Old Dog and Little Dog got in touch with Guan Shanhai, and the bad baldy got the medicine. Ning Que had thought that evil things would be done soon, but it turned out that these people seemed to be infected with some kind of disease of "planning slowly". After that, the evil things seemed to be in a deadlock.
Old Dog attended dinner parties every day and never got tired of it, while Little Dog was locked in the yard all day in a daze. The two bad guys named Huang wholeheartedly participated in the Kung Fu Contest, and occasionally called their friends. From a distance, it seemed that they wanted to participate in the "hero's party" like what was written in the book. The book was written by my father, and you said that you would do evil things.
Time passed in the blink of an eye. Ning Ji even found out the residence of Huang Shan, Huang Jianfei, and the others by following them when he was bored. However, the two groups of enemies were slack and did nothing to destroy the city. Such efficiency made Ning Ji speechless, and the poker face he kept in the competition arena almost became real.
As time went by, things in the world were certainly moving forward. In July, the number of merchants, Confucian scholars, and martial artists from all over the world increased. The atmosphere in the city was bustling, and it became even more lively. There were more people clamoring to teach the Huaxia Army a lesson, and several teams of the Huaxia Army were entering Chengdu one after another.
On the second day of July, there was a conflict at the southern end of the city, which caused a fire in the middle of the night. The blazing flames were reflected in the sky, and a group of bandits started the fire in the city. Ning Ji ran all the way to help, but when he arrived at the scene of the fire, the bandits had either been killed or arrested. The Huaxia Army's patrol team responded very quickly, and two "martial arts heroes" were killed by the patrolling soldiers in their stubborn resistance.
This incident happened suddenly and quickly subsided as well. However, the ripples that followed were not small. On the night of the third day of July, Ning Ji went to eavesdrop on Old Dog. Wen Shoubin was drinking and chatting with two trustworthy fellows. He sighed about the heroic deeds of more than a dozen righteous men who fought to death when they were besieged by the Huaxia Army yesterday, and praised their behavior for "finding out the layout and actual situation of the Huaxia Army in Chengdu". As long as they found out the situation, there would be more righteous men to help.
In the past 20 days, Ning Ji had heard this kind of words countless times. Finally, he could restrain his anger and sneered. More than a dozen brave and righteous men were besieged and fought to the death, a group of people from the Greenwood Forest gathered to cause trouble, set fire to the house after being discovered, and then surrendered themselves to capture. Two of the experts encountered two patrolling soldiers. In a two-on-two situation, life and death were decided in just two moves. The patrolling soldiers had come from the battlefield, and their opponents thought highly of themselves. Their martial arts were indeed not bad, so they could not hold back at all. They killed two of their opponents, but they also suffered some injuries.
In this kind of situation, if it was a one-on-one battle, the outcome would be difficult to predict. It was a two-on-two situation. If it was a five-on-five situation, the Hua Xia Army would probably not be injured. In such a situation, Ning Ji ran fast and arrived at the scene to understand a little bit. He didn't expect that in just one day, it had become such a rumor …
"… I heard that this incident caused a huge commotion within the Hua Xia Army. When the fire started, the entire city was shocked. Although it was said that a few people were arrested and the Hua Xia Army didn't suffer any losses, in reality, they had a total of five dead and sixteen injured. Of course, I don't dare to say it in the news, so I can only pretend that everything is peaceful … "
"… In any case, these righteous people are really magnificent. As long as the orthodoxy of our Wu dynasty is not destroyed, there will naturally be such heroes coming one after another … Come, drink, cheers … "
"… Alas, I think, now, there is no need to limit the orthodoxy of this Wu dynasty. With all due respect, the Jianshuo world also has its own faults to blame … "
"… I can't bear to hear this. As a scholar, how can we forget the Great Dao of ruler and minister? Are you a traitor on Wu Qimei's side … "
"… Who is a traitor, who is a traitor? The former crown prince, Jun Wu Jiangning, succeeded the throne and then fled, abandoning all the people in the city. What's the difference between him and his father? The sages say that the ruler is the ruler, the minister is the minister, the father is the father, and the son is the son. Now, the ruler is not like the ruler, and the minister is naturally not like the minister. Father and son are quite similar. When you talk about orthodoxy, I want to debate with you. Is your orthodoxy a family with only one surname, or a orthodoxy that follows the teachings of the sages? What is the Great Dao … "
"… You are talking nonsense that deviates from the orthodox path. You call yourself a person who is familiar with the sages …"
"… I am full of righteousness …"
"… Hey hey hey, don't quarrel, don't quarrel … Don't fight …"
The light and shadow in the room and the farce converged into a strange silhouette in the late summer night. The young man sighed and went to the backyard to keep an eye on the girl named Qu Longjun.
As time passed, this atmosphere would become an image of his youth many years later. The sun at the end of summer shone through the treetops, the warm wind rolled up the cicadas, or in the afternoon or evening before a thunderstorm, Chengdu City was noisy. For him, who had just come from the forest and the battlefield, it had a special charm.
People were fighting in the arena, and the scholars were chattering away. The aura of iron and blood was hidden in the seemingly restrained opposition. As time passed, the tension of waiting for something to happen became higher and higher. The scholars and swordsmen who had just entered Chengdu became more and more arrogant. Occasionally, there would be some experts appearing on the arena. The stories of some great hero or some old man appearing in a gathering of heroes would be spread around the world. The storytellers of the Bamboo Story would also follow suit. They would boast about Yellow Clay Hands, Eagle Claw, and Old Man Liu Tong as if they were the world's number one expert …
Among them, the girl who often wore a white dress and sat in the room or in the pavilion would also become a part of this memory. Due to Guan Shanhai's slow progress, Qu Longjun had no idea about the whereabouts of the "Young Master of the Ning Family". Qu Longjun could only stay in the courtyard all day. The only place she could move was the small courtyard facing the river.
The girl was quiet. When Wen Shoubin was not around, she always looked sad. She liked to be alone and did not like frequent disturbances from maids and servants. When she was quiet, she often sat in a certain position for half an hour. Only once did Ning Ji meet her when she woke up from her sleep. He did not know what she had dreamed of, but her eyes were frightened and her forehead was covered with sweat. She got off the bed barefoot and walked back and forth as if she had lost her soul …
Ning Ji did not like these melancholy and depressing things, but he seemed to have become used to watching them every day to see when they would launch their evil plans. But as time went by, strange things happened occasionally. One night, there was no one else in the small building. Ning Ji sat on the roof and watched the thunder and lightning in the distance. Qu Longjun, who was in the room, suddenly seemed to be startled by something. She looked around and even asked softly, "Who is it?"
Ning Ji frowned, thinking that he was not good at learning. Could it be that he had made a noise and been noticed by her? But he was just sitting quietly on the roof without moving. What could she have sensed?
The girl walked around the room in confusion. Finally, she gave up. She picked up the pipa and played it for a while in front of the window, facing the thunderclouds in the distance. Not long after, Wen Shoubin came back drunk. He went upstairs and praised Qu Longjun's musical skills. He said,
"The whereabouts of the Ning family's young master are erratic. It is difficult to know his schedule in advance. I have discussed with Shan Gong and the others in private. Recently, the situation in Chengdu is tense. There will be a big disaster, so the Huaxia army is very nervous. Even if we get close to him now, it will easily cause alarm … Daughter, you have to plan for the long term. If the Chengdu gathering fails and Hei Qi gets through, you can find a chance to get close to the Huaxia army. It will not be difficult … "
"I will listen to you, father." Qu Longjun said.
"This is also for your safety," Wen Shoubin said. "Daughter, look at the lightning and thunder in the distance. It is just like the situation in Chengdu today. Before long, it will come … Hei Qi army, they are holding back. Who knows how many righteous people will lose their lives in this chaos … What a magnificent feat. Longjun, you will see it next. This is a heroic deed. It will not be inferior to what happened in the past …" He hesitated for a moment, finding it difficult to find an example. In the end, he finally said, "It will not be inferior to … Zhou Dong assassinating Ni Han!"
Idiot!
The thunderstorm was indeed coming. Ning Ji sighed and went downstairs to go home.
The commotion caused by the fire on the second day of the seventh lunar month was still brewing. The number of volunteers and the number of casualties of the Huaxia army had increased by three to five times. On the sixth day of the seventh lunar month, the Huaxia army announced a series of concrete measures on the news. These measures included several key points.
First, on the first of August, the Huaxia Fifth Army, the Seventh Army, and the 29th Army stationed in Tan Zhou would hold a grand military parade in Chengdu. At the same time, there would be a ceremony to present prisoners of war. Some of the generals of the Jurchen army and some of the villains captured during the southwest war would be publicly sentenced and dealt with.
After the parade, the Huaxia army would begin the process of the first people's congress of the Huaxia army on the third of August to discuss all the major issues of the Huaxia army's future routes and direction.
And from the middle of August onwards, the Huaxia army would conduct both civil and military talent selection for the outside world. In the selection of soldiers and generals, the performance in the World Number One Martial Arts Tournament would be considered a plus — it might even become a channel for them to make an exception for recruitment. And in the selection of scholars, the Huaxia army announced for the first time that the examination would be conducted on mathematics, physics, and general knowledge. Of course, it would also appropriately test the officials' views and knowledge of the world's general situation.
The announcement of this specific project on the news caused a huge uproar. The military parade and the presentation of prisoners of war was naturally the most popular event for ordinary people, and it also caused people from all sides to be deeply vigilant. And the selection of civil and military talent was truly a drastic measure. Once news of this external selection got out, the morale of the people from all sides who had come to Chengdu would be shaken.
Some scholars called on others not to participate in these selections on the news, while others analyzed the deviant nature of these selections from various aspects. For example, the news placed the greatest emphasis on the so-called mathematics, physics, and other such tests. The Huaxia army wanted to select officials, not select officials. This was to destroy all the knowledge of the scholars of the world in a single day. This was a method to truly oppose the Great Dao of Confucianism, and its intentions were sinister and despicable.
There were also people who began to discuss the question of how to select true officials based on their moral conduct and conduct. They quoted the various classics to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of many selection methods throughout history, as well as their rationality. Of course, even though this caused a huge uproar on the surface, no small number of scholars who entered the city still bought several books on mathematics, physics, and other things compiled and published by the Huaxia army, and spent the night studying them. It was not that the scholars of the Confucian school did not study mathematics, it was just that they had too little time to use and study it in the past. But compared with ordinary people, they naturally still had various advantages.
It was also because of this that for the selection in Chengdu, the really famous scholars and celebrities who wanted to be conferred the title of marquis and minister protested the strongest. But for the scholars who were not famous, or even the poor scholars who had tried many times and loved unorthodox methods, they only resisted verbally and secretly rejoiced. Even some of the merchants who had come to Chengdu, as well as the accountants and advisors who followed the merchants, were even more eager to take action. If it was a competition of mathematics, those great scholars were not as good as me. If I came here to sell things, could I still be an official?
People were vigilant against these measures, and there was a lot of commotion and discussion. Most of them showed an indifferent attitude towards the news of the conference. Those who did not understand the industry thought that it had nothing to do with them anyway, while the knowledgeable scholars sneered at it, thinking that it was nothing more than a show. "Demon Ning, you can decide the affairs of the Huaxia army with just a word. Why do you want to cover it up by holding a conference? It's just to fool people …"
The atmosphere in the city was chaotic and tense. When Ning Ji went to the old b * tch's side, a group of people were also cursing Ning Yi for his sinister intentions and taking drastic measures. Some people also reminded that once these troops entered the city, it meant that they had finished dealing with the aftermath of the previous war. The incorporation of the puppet army and the settlement of the Jurchen prisoners had all come to an end. If they wanted to take action, they could only do it before the military review.
As for "taking action" in the city, these scholars mentioned it the most. Wen Shoubin talked about it quite naturally, because he had already planned to wait here with his "daughter" until the matter was over to make some considerations. Instead, he was in a relaxed mood, and his words and deeds were also heroic and generous all day long.
After seeing so much, Ning Ji did not even sneer anymore.
He lived alone in the small courtyard and hid his identity, but occasionally there would be people coming over. On the afternoon of the sixth day of the seventh month, Sister Chuyi came from Zhang Village and asked him to go to her father's place for a gathering. When they arrived, there were already many people there. This was a welcoming banquet. The members who participated were his father and brother, Aunt Gua, and a few uncles of Domineering Blade. And the people they were welcoming were Chen Fan and Ji Qian 'er, who had already arrived in Chengdu.
The children of the Ning family were very fond of this heroic, sunny and handsome Uncle Chen, especially Ning Ji, who had been taught the most fist techniques by him and could be considered one of his personal disciples. Now that they suddenly met, everyone was abnormally excited. They chattered with Chen Fan about the process of him killing Master Silver. Ning Ji also told him about what he had seen on the battlefield over the past year. Chen Fan was also very happy. When they got to the point where they hit it off, he took off his clothes and competed with Ning Ji on the scars on his body. This childish and boring behavior was stopped by a group of people with punches and kicks.
Since they could not compete with scars, then they would compete in martial arts. Chen Fan then let Ning Xi, Chuyi and Ning Ji form a team, and he would compete with the three of them. This suggestion was accepted by the excited crowd.
"You have been living like a prince all these years, don't get beaten to death." Fang Shuchang laughed.
"I bet Chen Fan won't last thirty moves." Du Sha laughed.
"Ning Ji is ruthless, you have to be careful." Zheng Qiming said.
Ji Qian 'er laughed. "Chuyi, his left leg is injured, stab his left side."
Chen Fan looked over helplessly and saw Watermelon carrying Domineering Blade's case over. "Take it easy, don't get too injured. After you guys finish, I will teach you a lesson."
Chen Fan did not show weakness. "You two want to come together? I will let you two. "
Ning Yi put his hands behind his back and smiled calmly. "Let's talk after we get past my son and daughter-in-law. Kill him! "He remembered Ji Qian 'er's words." Stab his left leg! "
"I think it's the left leg."
"It's the same, the same meaning."
"Don't break anything."
The group of Guru Realm experts and the Inner Demon among them laughed and laughed. On the other side, Ning Xi held a stick, Chuyi held a sword, and Ning Ji dragged an entire weapon rack over. He chose a pair of boxing gloves and prepared to fight with the Diamond Series Punch. As he put on the gloves, he asked casually, "Uncle Chen, why did you sneak into the city? The army hasn't arrived yet, right? "
"Of course it's your father's trap. Even if Lin Zongwu comes this time, he won't be able to leave Chengdu." Chen Fan did not use any weapons, but his fists were wrapped in strips of cloth. Under the sunlight, their fists collided.
"Ready?" He smiled. "Come on!"
"Uncle Chen, wait, I still …"
Before he finished, the three of them charged at him at the same time! Ning Ji's fists whistled through the air like a tiger pouncing —
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