When he came out of the alley, it was not very late, but after all, he had to go back. Su Tan'er walked him to the intersection.
On the roof far away, Lu Hongti stood in the darkness and watched the figure go away.
If the other party was living a good life in Jiangning, it would be very unkind to kidnap people to Luliang to suffer. However, survival was the first principle. When they saw capable people, they would either coerce and bribe them, or set them up to make them join their group to strengthen themselves. Such things were not uncommon among the rebellious or fallen forces. Whether it was Fang La here, Song Jiang of Liangshan, Tian Hu of Hebei, or Wang Qing of Huaixi, they had all done such things. Lu Liangshan's stronghold was originally too small, but at present, it was time to consider expanding it.
Even so, when Lu Hongti left Luliang, she still did not seriously consider the feasibility of this matter. Based on her personality, she was more open and aboveboard towards those who were kind to her. Lu Liang was living a better life than before, but compared to Jiangning, it was still just a small mountain valley. Kidnapping people was equivalent to harming people. It was too much. However, on the way down the mountain, Grandpa Liang had said a few things to her, either directly or indirectly. She understood the meaning of those words, and then … although she did not admit it on the surface, sometimes, when she was in her dreams at night, she would inadvertently recall it.
"… Here in Luliang Mountain, everyone is not living well. Your master passed away early, and you have no relatives around you. You have to take care of the village, so many things are always delayed …"
"… You have been smart since you were a child, and you have seen the world with your master. In the past few years, there have been no good families nearby, and I know you don't like them. For example, when the nearby villages came to propose marriage, you also rejected them … They are indeed not good people, but a woman must have a man to protect her for life. No matter how good your martial arts skills are, it is the same …"
"… Originally, I wanted to say that you are old and find someone to make do with. But when you go down the mountain this time, there's something grandfather wants to ask you about. You should also think about it … In these past few years on and off the mountain, there haven't been many men who have received your praise. Only that scholar surnamed Ning that you mentioned. I can see that although he seems to be a bit unreliable in many aspects, you still admire him quite a bit. You … are you … "
"… Hmm, Grandpa is thinking the same thing. If we just go there directly and ask him to join us, I'm afraid it's not possible. However, it was said that he was the son-in-law of a merchant family. With such a strategic mind, how did he marry into the family? Grandfather couldn't figure it out. But as a man, he had to make contributions and establish a career. You can try to persuade him like this. If he really has the ability and can come over, so what if our stronghold follows his lead? Also, if you are interested in him … uh, these things … "
Grandpa Liang was a little hesitant when he said this, but his meaning was obvious. You are old and have to find a man to marry. Although it is said that you are married, after all, he married into the family. If he also has the intention to come to Lu Liang and leave the family, why not marry him? When she heard these words, she only blushed and did not refute it. But she did not really take it to heart. Along the way, when she thought about it, she only felt that it was a little ridiculous. She hurriedly put these thoughts back into the depths of her mind. But as time passed, the most embarrassing thing for her was that these thoughts were like the seeds of weeds, falling to the ground and even showing signs of germination. Every time she thought about it, she would feel embarrassed and hurriedly put them away again.
Or … it was not impossible. She was actually one or two years older than Ning Yi. Generally, when a woman reached this age, people would say that she could not get married. It was indeed difficult for a woman to find a husband. In the early years, when she was still a young girl, she had already been through swords and sabers, mountains of corpses and seas of blood. In the blink of an eye, she had already been delayed. When her master died, she was also single. She might have learned from her. But to be honest, as a woman, she also longed to have a husband. Now that she thought about it, perhaps her master was the same. It was just that life had forced her to the point of suffocation, and she had never met anyone who moved her heart, so her thoughts were buried.
On Mount Lu Liang, the nearby strongholds had also proposed marriage several times. The people from her own stronghold did not dare to mention it, but they had asked indirectly. She had rejected them all. She was a female mountain king and did not necessarily need to find a mountain king. Perhaps someone from her own stronghold could make her feel that she could make do with it. But in the end, she did not agree. If Ning Liheng left home and went to Lu Liang to be a vagrant, she thought she could marry him. After all, she was already grown up. Fortunately, her face had not been disfigured after all these years of walking through swords and sabers. She still looked good. If he was willing, she could even give him her body.
The idea was a little sudden and made her blush. But for her along the way, she was more calm. But after seeing Su Tan'er's situation in Huzhou, some of her ideas began to change. When she came to Hangzhou, she knew in her heart that some of her ideas were no longer possible.
In any case, she had thought about these ideas in her heart. At this time, as she watched Ning Yi go far away from the roof, she slowly let go. At the same time, the aftershocks of those ideas were like leaves falling on the surface of the water, creating little ripples in the new lake. Forget it, don't think about it anymore. It's not that no one wants me, and it's not that I have to marry someone. I will protect him for a while in Hangzhou and try to discuss with him in detail and remember his opinions. After returning to Lu Liang, I will focus on the so-called five-year plan. As long as the people in the stronghold live well, I will … be happy …
*****
In the next two days, Ning Yi started to get busy.
How to establish and popularize democratic ideas such as equality for all and form a system was still in the incubation stage. He only needed to answer questions for Liu Watermelon, who was thinking. But the relatively practical work was Liu Watermelon. She gave him the preliminary work to deal with Bao Daoyi. Chen Fan, Liu Tiannan and the others all believed that Ning Yi was capable in this aspect. And for Ning Yi, at this time, he was very willing to let the Tyrant's Saber Camp and Bao Daoyi really go against each other.
Now that the Tyrant's Saber Camp and Bao Daoyi had been established in Hangzhou, they could be regarded as a big shot in the Revolutionary Army. The Revolutionary Army was not like the court. At this point, they were all familiar with each other, and human relationships were more important than reason. Many people would come out to dissuade them from doing something that would disrupt the internal balance. If they wanted to do it, they had to be prepared in two aspects.
First, they had to let everyone know that Bao Daoyi and I had really fallen out, and there was no room for reconciliation. He would either kill me or I would kill him. Only when this kind of atmosphere was laid out to a certain extent would people really accept it. If they directly went over and killed Bao Daoyi on the day they fell out, the upper echelons would definitely not be able to stand it. If they killed a big official like Bao Daoyi without consulting with everyone and without any tacit understanding, it would not be a personal grudge, but a rebellion to seize power.
To achieve this, they had to find all kinds of faults, which Liu Tiannan, Du Sha and the others could do. The second point was the most important: If you have to kill Bao Daoyi, I may be able to accept it, but I can't let the city be in chaos after Bao Daoyi is killed. Someone must take over his business, someone must make up for his lack of power, and someone must appease his subordinates. Only when the second point was satisfied could Liu Guihua not cause too much of a backlash after killing Bao Daoyi. Only when the second point was satisfied could Liu Guihua make up his mind to take action. Therefore, this was the most practical thing to do.
Investigate the situation of Bao Daoyi's subordinates, investigate the businesses he was in charge of, investigate the various powers he had, and arrange people to take over every one of them, investigate how many of his subordinates could be divided, how many of them could be drawn over, how many of them could be convinced, and how many needed to be controlled. There had to be a contingency plan for every one of them. These contingency plans did not have to be completely effective, but they had to be effective in a certain proportion to ensure that the situation would not collapse in the future. This also made people feel that the Tyrant's Saber Camp would not cause too much of a stir after killing Bao Daoyi. In this way, the various forces around only needed to consider their own likes and dislikes of Bao Daoyi.
In the past, if they had to do something like this, the higher-ups would at most give some general orders, and the final outcome would basically be out of their control. But this time, the situation in the Tyrant's Saber Camp was really different. After receiving Liu Guihua's request, in just half a day, Ning Yi gathered all the people in the Tyrant's Saber Camp and formed a strategy group. He began to sort out how to carry out each task, how to divide it, how many things needed to be inquired about, and so on.
This kind of thing did not need experts like Liu Tiannan and Du Sha to do it. It would be enough for the well-informed people in the Tyrant's Saber Camp to gather information. The Tyrant's Saber Camp already knew a lot about Bao Daoyi's situation. Even if they did not know much about it, they could send someone to inquire about it on the same day. After all, it was not a big secret. For example, who was in charge of salt, who was in charge of weapons, who was in charge of collecting protection fees, and who was in charge of a group of gangsters? They began to collect and file all the information related to stability. Then, they considered the people who had connections nearby and who could be substitutes to suppress the situation later. Those who had ideas made plans, and those who had problems immediately brought them out for discussion.
The group of women who had been rescued from the Ancient Tong Temple were just at the bottom of society. It was not very meaningful to use them to stir up public opinion. However, the group of children in the Academy had a lot of help. Their families were all in the middle level of Fang La's camp. Some of them were close to the Tyrant's Saber Camp, while others were relatively distant. But on the first day, Ning Yi had already sorted out the information and written a letter. He sent someone to contact these parents. The message was simple: "Your child has a grudge against Bao Daoyi. We don't want you to do too much. However, if one day you and Bao Daoyi fall out, we hope you can stand on our side and take over Bao Daoyi's territory in a certain area …"
Small things were sorted out and filed one by one. When the number reached a certain level, the scale of the whole thing would become terrifying.
It was the first time since Ning Yi came to the Wu Dynasty that he had really put his effort into a practical case of strategizing. Especially after he came to Hangzhou, the situation was stronger than him, and he had nowhere to use his power. At this time, he finally found an opportunity to press the huge lever in his hand and began to stir up the storm.
In the current Wu Dynasty, it wasn't that they didn't have advisors who could manage many accounts and still manage them in an orderly manner, it wasn't that they didn't have practical officials who could manage countless matters. However, to subdivide the organic problem of "seizing power" to such an extent, and to organize dozens or even hundreds of subordinates, so that each of them could find their own tasks, and so that they could be so efficient and multitask, there was probably no second person who could do this. In this regard, whether it was Liu Guagua or Liu Tiannan, or even the pragmatic Qin Siyuan who was far away in the capital, they could only focus on one or a few lines at a time. They could only ignore the rest.
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