"There were a total of four people who came back from the north."
The lights in the houses along the street were on, and some light shone onto the street. From afar, they could hear children running and dogs barking. Ning Yi and his group were walking on the road at the edge of Zhang Village. Peng Yueyun walked alongside Ning Yi and told him about Tang Minjie in a low voice.
"… Apart from Tang Minjie, there was another woman. She was the younger sister of a regiment commander in the army called Luo Ye. She had suffered a lot and her mind was not normal. After arriving in Hanzhong, she temporarily stayed there. There were also two Han people who were good at martial arts. One was called Yu Shuinan, and the other was Wei Su. They were Greenwood Swordsmen who worked for Madam Han in the north. "
"… After discovering the four people in Hanzhong, they conducted the first round of questioning. Tang Minjie … confessed to what he had done. In Yunzhong, he had violated the rules and appointed Madam Han, thus provoking the confrontation between the Eastern and Western Mansions. Madam Han saved him and gave Luo Ye's sister to him, forcing him to come back. Then, she secretly sent Yu Shuinan and Wei Su to escort these two people to the south … "
"Because of the complexity of this matter, the four people in Hanzhong were separated. Two people were sent to escort Tang Minjie back to Chengdu, while Yu Shuinan and Wei Su were escorted by another team. They arrived in Chengdu less than half a day later. After I conducted a preliminary interrogation, I hurriedly brought the records here … The conflict between the Eastern and Western Mansions of the Jurchen World has already spread like wildfire in Chengdu's newspapers, but no one knows the inside story yet. Yu Shuinan and Wei Su have been temporarily placed under house arrest for protection. "
Ning Yi and Peng Yueyun walked in front while Hong Ti and Lin Jingmei chatted behind them. After Peng Yueyun finished talking about Tang Minjie, Ning Yi glanced at him and said, "Preliminary interrogation … Don't you know what we're going to interrogate?"
"Tang …" Peng Yueyun hesitated for a moment and then said, "… Senior, he … confessed to all his crimes, and there is not much conflict with Yu Shuinan and Wei Su's version. Actually, according to Zhui and Wei, they wanted to kill senior, but senior himself … "
Peng Yueyun was silent for a moment. "It looks like … he doesn't want to live anymore."
His words were spoken lightly, but at the end, there was a hint of sourness in his words. Peng Yueyun was already used to the fact that a man's heart was as hard as iron even when he died. Tang Minjie's body had experienced unspeakable torture on one hand, but he still survived. On the other hand, he wanted to die because of what he had done. This kind of unsolvable contradiction, even though it was said casually, was still moving.
Ning Yi also walked forward silently, his gaze falling on the darkness in the distance of the village.
"Yu Shuinan and Wei Su said that they brought down Madam Han's message, but in reality, they didn't bring any proof of this."
"Yes." Peng Yueyun nodded. "Before they left, the madam only asked them to bring one sentence: Tang Minjie's talent is good for the world, so please let him live. Ji and Wei had asked that madam about the keepsake and asked if they should bring a letter to us. That madam said there was no need for that. She said … it's fine if the message can't be brought, and it's fine if the dead can't testify … All these statements have been recorded … "
In the night, Ning Yi's footsteps slowed down and he took a deep breath in the darkness. Both he and Peng Yueyun could understand Chen Wenjun's intention of not leaving any proof. It was beneficial for the Huaxia army to use this method to provoke the conflict between the Eastern and Western Prefectures against the Jin. But as long as they revealed what had happened, they would inevitably be blamed for Tang Minjie's ruthlessness.
The merits and demerits of later generations were secondary. Now that the Jin Kingdom had not been destroyed, there would be a war of words about the Huaxia army's sacrifice of an ally. If Chen Wenjun didn't leave any proof, the Huaxia army's denial would be more justified. This choice was extremely rational for the resistance against the Jin, but especially cruel for himself.
"… What a pity." Ning Yi said with a slightly hoarse voice. "More than ten years ago, when Elder Qin was imprisoned and handed over the Office of Secret Investigations, he told me about the spy he left in the Jin Kingdom … He said that she was pitiful, but not necessarily controllable. She was the daughter of an old friend of Elder Qin. She happened to be in that position and should have been saved …"
"The old man said that if possible, he hoped to give her a good ending in the future. Damn a good ending … Now that she's so great, what Tang Minjie did is nothing. Who do we think we are … "
His last sentence was angry and heavy. Hongti and Lin Jingmei, who were walking behind, heard it and could not help but look up.
After calming down, the group continued to walk forward. After a while, they left the riverbank. There were many people on the road, most of them returning from the wedding banquet. When they saw Ning Yi and Hongti, they came over to greet them.
They could only discuss Tang Minjie's matter with Peng Yueyun here. That night, Ning Yi, Su Tan 'er, and the others talked with Lin Jingmei about love affairs. The next morning, when they called Peng Yueyun over, they said to him, "Find a time to propose the matter between you and Jingmei."
He sighed and said, "This is the first time I'm marrying off my daughter … That's enough."
In retrospect, his heart was actually unusually cold. Many years ago, he went to the capital with Old Qin and used the name of the Office of Secret Investigations to recruit people. In his eyes, a large number of Underworld experts were actually cannon fodder. At that time, the subordinates he recruited included righteous people like Qin Dong Han and "Five Phoenix Saber" Lin Nian. There were also evil experts like Hunchback Chen. It did not matter to him. He used power to control people and use benefits to drive people. That was all.
Who knew that along the way, so many people would slowly fall on the road, and these people would gradually become important in his heart. When the Female Zhenren went south for the first time, Lin Nian fought until he was exhausted on the battlefield, so Ning Yi adopted the little girl as his daughter. In the blink of an eye, the little girl was already 24 or 25 years old. Fortunately, she did not stupidly continue to like He Wen. Now, she could be with Peng Yueyun. This kid was the descendant of the western army, and now he could be called an independent administrative officer. Ning Yi finally lived up to Lin Nian's trust in the past.
"I will personally ask about Tang Minjie's matter when I return to Chengdu." Ning Yi said, "I will give you two days off. Discuss with Jingmei and Aunt Su about the following matters. In the future, Jingmei can also be transferred to Chengdu."
"Chairman, Tang Minjie …"
"I know he saved your life back then. Don't ask about his matters. "
"… Yes."
*****
The three boys in the family were not in Zhang Village now. Ning Xi and Chuyi went to Chengdu, Ning Ji ran away from home, and the third son, Ning He, was sent to the countryside to suffer. Only a few lovely daughters were left in the family here.
In the morning, he said goodbye to his daughters who were going to school. After meeting some people, including Peng Yueyun and Lin Jingmei, and explaining things here, it was almost noon. Ning Yi boarded the carriage to Chengdu and waved goodbye to Tan'Er, Xiaochan, Hongti, and others. In the carriage were a few pieces of winter clothes for Ning Xi and Chuyi, as well as Ning Xi's favorite roast chicken symbolizing maternal love.
In the carriage, he dealt with government affairs and perfected the arrangements for the next day's meeting. He ate the roast chicken. In the spare time, he thought about how to deal with Tang Minjie, but he did not make a decision.
As Peng Yueyun said, there were actually troubles around Ning Yi every day. Tang Minjie's problem could only be regarded as one of them.
It was late at night when he arrived in Chengdu. He told the secretariat about the next day's meeting. In the morning of the next day, the secretariat first reported the new situation in recent days. Then there were several meetings about the mine death, the research of new crops in the farm, and the new situation after the fight between the eastern and western prefectures of the Jin Kingdom. This meeting had been held several times, mainly related to the layout of Jindi, Liangshan, and other places. Because these places were too far away, it was like an armchair strategist to intervene randomly. But considering that the situation in Bianliang was about to change, if more roads could be opened and material support to the troops in Liangshan could be strengthened, the initiative in the future could be increased a lot.
"At this stage, the only springboard to provide material support to Liangshan is still in Jindi. But according to the recent information, the female minister in Jindi chose to bet on Zou Xu in the upcoming war in the Central Plains. We have to face a problem sooner or later. That is, although the Prime Minister is willing to give some food to let our troops in Liangshan survive, she may not be willing to see the troops in Liangshan grow … "
"Can we negotiate with He Wen?"
"According to He Wen's way of doing things, even if he is willing to cooperate with us and help us, it will be difficult to resume large-scale production in the next year … Now they are aiming to swallow Lin 'an."
"The young emperor has a ship, and he has kept some property there. If he is willing, it seems that he can subsidize some food and weapons."
"Even if the young emperor is willing to give, there is nothing in Liangshan. How can we make a deal?"
"Borrow some on credit with our reputation?"
"Don't forget that Wang Shanyue is the young emperor's woman. Even if the young emperor can save some property, he will definitely support Wang Shanyue first … But although the possibility is not high, we should give the negotiation power in this aspect to Liu Chengzong and Zhu Biao. Let them be more active in contacting the small court in the southeast. We will accept their debts with the young emperor. In this way, it will be convenient for us to negotiate with Jindi. "
"But according to the character of the Prime Minister of Jindi, will this move anger her? So that she can find an excuse to not help Liangshan anymore? "
"The bridesmaid is very calculative, but she can really pretend to be unreasonable. Fortunately, she made a deal with Zou Xu first, so we can carry out a round of condemnation on her first. If she finds an excuse to fly off the handle in the future, we can find an excuse. After all, the technology transfer with Jindi is still going on. She won't go too far … "
The crowd chattered for a while. In the end, some people also raised the question of whether they should pretend to be courteous with Zou Xu and temporarily borrow the way. Of course, this proposal was only put forward as an objective view. After a little discussion, it was rejected.
After the meeting, the condemnation of Lou Shuwan was at least temporarily finalized. In addition to the public attack, Ning Yi also had to write a letter in private to scold her, and inform Zhan Wu and Xue Guangcheng to pretend to be angry, to see if they could temporarily take some goods from the goods Lou Shuwan sold to Zou Xu to be sent to Liangshan.
Actually, the distance between the two sides was too far. According to speculation, if the balance between the two residences of the Jurchen people had been broken, according to the characters of Liu Chengzong, Zhu Biao, and Wang Shanyue, the troops over there might already be preparing to send troops. And by the time the condemnation was sent, the war might already be over. The southwest could only try their best to help the other side, and they believed that the staff at the frontline would be flexible.
It wasn't easy to write a letter condemning Lou Shuwan. The letter also mentioned some character analysis of Zou Xu, so that she wouldn't be tricked by Zou Xu in the following deal. Just like that, it was almost evening when he finished writing the letter. Ning Yi, who finally had some free time, got on the carriage and prepared to see Tang Minjie. During this time, he couldn't help but think of Zou Xu, Tang Minjie, Qu Zhengyan, Lin Qiu, Xu Shaoyuan, and Peng Yueyun, the young people that he had personally taught.
During the few years that the Hua Xia army was in the Small Canghe, Ning Yi had taught many talents. In fact, the most important thing was the experience of the three years of cruel war. Many talented young people had died, and Ning Yi could still remember many of them. He could even remember how they had suddenly disappeared in the war.
Of those who were able to stay, the most powerful one was, of course, Qu Zhengyan. However, Ning Yi believed that Qu Zhengyan's talent in the art of war was not something that could be taught. It was purely a wild talent that had been stimulated by the war. And other than Qu Zhengyan, among the students who had survived, Ning Yi had the highest opinion of Zou Xu.
In the political arena, especially as a leader, Ning Yi knew that the emotions of his students were not a good thing. However, he had personally taught them and had a deeper understanding of them, so he was able to use them more easily. Therefore, he had a different attitude towards this matter, and it was difficult for him to avoid it.
And among those students, Tang Minjie was not one that Ning Yi particularly liked. Back then, that little fatty had thought too much, but many of his thoughts were gloomy and useless. In fact, there was nothing wrong with gloomy thoughts, but if they were useless, at least to the Ning Yi at that time, he would not have paid too much attention to him.
However, in the later stage of the cruel war, Tang Minjie had survived and had performed two beautiful high-risk actions under extreme circumstances. His actions were different from Qu Zhengyan's. Qu Zhengyan had walked a tightrope under extreme circumstances and had actually done the correct calculations subconsciously. Tang Minjie, on the other hand, was more like a pure risk. Of course, he could come up with an idea under extreme circumstances and take a risk. This in itself could be considered an ability that surpassed ordinary people. Many people would lose their rationality in extreme circumstances, or they would shrink back and be unwilling to make a choice. Those people were the real trash.
After that, it was difficult for the Huaxia army to retreat from Little Cang River. The team that Tang Minjie was the advisor to had encountered several difficult situations, and he had led the team to bring up the rear. He had cut his wrist and finally found a way out. This was his contribution. Perhaps it was because he had experienced too many extreme situations, and then in Liang Mountain, he discovered that Tang Minjie's methods were fierce and almost cruel. This became a problem that troubled Ning Yi quite a bit.
He had no choice but to send him to the Northern Lands to cooperate with Lu Mingfang and be responsible for the implementation of the operation.
In fact, if he thought about it carefully, if it weren't for the fact that Tang Minjie's ability to act at that time was very powerful and he had almost copied many of Ning Yi's characteristics back then, Tang Minjie's excessively extreme methods would not have been so prominent in Ning Yi's eyes.
The carriage stopped in front of the gate of a courtyard with light walls and gray tiles on the east side of the city. This was the courtyard where Chen Shanjun, Li Ximing, and the others were temporarily detained. When Ning Yi got off the carriage, it was already close to evening. The sunlight fell on the courtyard within the high walls. There were vines crawling on the courtyard walls and moss growing in the corners.
Tang Minjie was reading a book.
The window of his room was open, and the setting sun shone through the window. Thus, Tang Minjie's figure could be seen bending over the table and reading. When he heard someone's footsteps, he raised his head and stood up.
Ning Yi walked through the courtyard and into the room. Tang Minjie closed his legs and raised his hand to salute him. He was no longer the little fatty from back then. There were scars on his face, and the corners of his lips were tightly pursed. His slightly squinted eyes were solemn and sorrowful. The skin and flesh on the fingers he used to salute him were twisted. Even though he tried his best to stand up straight, he didn't look like a soldier. However, there seemed to be something more persistent than a soldier.
Ning Yi also saluted him. He looked at him solemnly and only put his hand down after a long time.
"I was thinking about it the whole way here. What's the difference between you and Dai Mengwei for doing such a thing? "
"… There's no difference, disciple …" Tang Minjie just blinked his eyes and then replied in a calm voice, "What I did is an unforgivable crime. Tang Minjie … pleads guilty and will be executed. In addition, to be able to come back here to be judged, I feel … very good. I feel happy. "There were tears in his eyes. He smiled and said," I'm done. "
"…" Ning Yi was silent for a moment and finally took a deep breath. "… Then sit down."
Tang Minjie sat down. The setting sun shone through the open window and fell on his face.
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