It was already late autumn, but the lush forests of the four roads of Southwest Sichuan still did not show any signs of decline. The ancient city walls of Chengdu stood tall and majestic. Behind it was the vast expanse of the Chengdu Plain. The smoke of war had already spread over.
The main force guarding the four roads of Sichuan was originally Lu Qiaoshan's Wuxiang Army. After the defeat at Xiaoliangshan, the Huaxia Army's declaration shocked the world. Within the territory of NMAU, there were countless people who cursed Ning Yi for his "wild ambition." However, the central government's will was not firm. Chen Fan's faction in Miaojiang had begun to move again. Under the situation where the troops were approaching Changsha, a small number of troops could not stop the advance of the Huaxia Army. Chengdu Magistrate Liu Shaojing asked for help everywhere. In the end, before the Huaxia Army arrived, he gathered about eighty thousand troops from various places and started a confrontation with the invading Huaxia Army.
During the time when the Huaxia Army was advancing towards Chengdu, the three counties of Hedeng — in Ning Yi's words — were busy and very lively. A few years had passed. The first expansion of the Huaxia Army had begun, and a huge test followed. In more than a month, Hedeng's meetings were held every day. There were expansion, rectification, and even public trials. Ning Yi also entered a state of working day and night. The Huaxia Army had already fought its way out and occupied the territory. Who to send out to manage it, how to manage it, all these things would become the prototype and template for the future.
In a sense, this was also the first time the Huaxia Army was divided after its establishment. In these years, although the Huaxia Army had achieved many results, every step forward was actually walking on a difficult cliff. People knew that they were facing the current situation of the entire world. It was only because Ning Yi managed the entire army in a modern way and achieved great results that everything had not collapsed until now.
After the Huaxia Army defeated Lu Qiaoshan, the declaration that they released not only shocked the Wu dynasty, but also shocked their own side. After they reacted, everyone began to jump for joy. After a few years of silence, the boss was finally going to make a move. Since the boss was going to make a move, nothing was impossible.
Sichuan was a land of abundance. Ever since the Qin dynasty built Dujiangyan, the Chengdu Plain had always been a rich and fertile land for grain production. Compared to the barren northwest and the starving Lu Liang, this place was simply a paradise on earth. Even before the Wu dynasty had lost the Central Plains, it had been of great importance to the entire world. Now that the Central Plains had been lost, the grain production of the Chengdu plain was even more important to the Wu dynasty. Ever since the Huaxia army was defeated in the northwest and returned to the south, they have been hiding in a corner of Liang Mountain to recuperate. Taking this step out of nowhere, their appetite is really too big.
But taking a step back, after the defeat of the Wu Xiang army led by Lu Qiaoshan, if Ning Yi insisted on biting down, who in the Wu dynasty could stop him?
For the Hua Xia Army, the sudden relaxation of their arms and legs gave them a feeling that the bitterness was over and the sweetness was beginning. The impetuousness of the internal affairs and the expression of demands were also human nature. Among the relatives and neighbors, gifts and persuasion rose for a while. Rectification meetings were held every day from top to bottom. Among the Hua Xia army fighting outside Liang Mountain, due to the continuous attacks on cities and territories, there were a few vicious incidents of bullying and killing of civilians. The internal pickets and the military law team arrested people and were ready to kill them at any time.
On one hand, he was keeping an eye on this. On the other hand, Ning Yi was keeping an eye on the cadre team that was going to be sent out. Although they had many courses before, they still had to strengthen their training and repeatedly warn them. They were so busy that they couldn't even eat normally. One day at noon, Yun Zhu brought Xiaoning Ke over to give him some sugar water and told him to take care of his health. Ning Yi finished snoring and showed Xiaoning Ke, who ate slowly, to his bowl. Then he answered Yun Zhu, "This is the most troublesome time. After I'm done with this, I'll take you to Chengdu to play."
"I haven't been to the big city for many years. I'm thankful that you're healthy." Yun Zhu smiled gently, "As for Young Ke and the others, they haven't been to a big city since they were young. This time, they can finally go out … Young Ke, drink slowly."
Little Ning Ke, who was six years old, was gurgling sugar water into her mouth. When she heard them talking about the big city, she opened her mouth. But before she could swallow the sugar water, "How do I cry?", sugar water flowed down from the corner of her mouth. Ning Yi smiled and wiped it for her.
"When?"
"Uh … in two months."
"Oh …" The little girl nodded, not really understanding. She was not very clear about the specific concept of two months. Yun Zhu wiped some water stains on her clothes and said to Ning Yi, "Did you quarrel with Watermelon last night?"
"No, I didn't quarrel." Ning Yi frowned. After a while, he said, "… We had a friendly negotiation. She has some misunderstandings about the concept of equality. These years, she's been moving a little too fast. "
"Aunt Gua beat Daddy up yesterday," Xiaoning Ke said from the side.
"What? Where did you hear that rumor?" Ning Yi looked at the child and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Liu Dabiao is no match for me!"
"Girls shouldn't talk about fighting and killing." Yun Zhu smiled and picked up the child. She looked at Ning Yi up and down, "Dabiao is the tyrant of the family. It's not surprising that you were beaten up."
"What tyrant Liu Dabiao? Those are all rumors among you ignorant women. Moreover, there's Hong Ti. She's not that powerful."
"Brother Xiaogua is the tyrant of the family. I can't beat him." Before Ning Yi finished speaking, Hong Ti's voice came from outside. Yun Zhu couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle.
Perhaps it was because they had been separated for too long, but in the year since they returned to Liang Mountain, Ning Yi had always been peaceful with his wife and children. He didn't give them too much pressure. After they became familiar with each other, his wife and children would often joke around in front of Ning Yi. Ning Yi often showed off his martial arts in front of the children. He once killed Lu Tuo with one palm strike, scared away Lin Zongwu, and almost made Zhou Dong beg him to become his sworn brother … Others couldn't help but laugh and naturally wouldn't expose him. Only Watermelon would occasionally join in and compete with him for the title of "the best in the world in martial arts." As a woman, she was bold and cute. She called herself the "tyrant of the family, Liu Dabiao." She was quite popular with Jin 'er, Xiaochan, and the others. Most of the children also regarded her as a famous martial arts teacher and idol.
Outside of the family, Watermelon was committed to the goal of equality for everyone. She had always carried out idealistic efforts and propaganda. Between Ning Yi and her, there would often be deductions and debates. Of course, these debates were also benign. Most of the time, it was also Ning Yi teaching Watermelon based on the knowledge of the future. This time, the Huaxia Empire's army was beginning to expand outwards. Watermelon naturally hoped to leave as many imprints of her ideals as possible in the contours of the future regime. Thus, the debates with Ning Yi became more frequent and sharp. In the end, Watermelon's ideals were too extreme. It even involved the final form of human society. There were also countless practical problems that she would encounter. Ning Yi only needed to give her a small blow, but Watermelon would also be somewhat depressed.
Ning Yi could only rub his nose helplessly and shake his head with a bitter smile towards the false rumors from his wife and daughter's mouth.
He had two more meetings in the afternoon. The first one was a report on the progress of the Huaxia Empire's establishment of a court of law. The second one was also related to Watermelon. In the process of the Huaxia Empire's army attacking the Chengdu Plain, Watermelon had led a team to supervise the military law. Many of the members of the Huaxia Empire's army in the three districts of Hedeng were soldiers who had surrendered during the Little Canghe War. Although they had gone through a few years of training and polishing, and had already united internally, there were still problems in the war against the outside world. Some of the problems of violating the law and bullying the people had been dealt with seriously by Watermelon. Although there was still a war outside, the three districts of Hedeng had already begun to prepare for a public hearing to suppress these problems.
This matter had caused a certain amount of internal disagreement. The army more or less felt that handling this matter too seriously would affect military discipline and morale. Watermelon, on the other hand, felt that it had to be handled more seriously. In the past, the young girl had rejected the unfairness of the world in her heart. She would rather see the weak kill to protect Steamed Bun than accept cowardice and unfairness. After more than ten years, when she vaguely saw a great path, she was even more unable to tolerate the phenomenon of the strong bullying the weak.
Halfway up the mountain, when he saw the woman whose hair was slightly ruffled by the wind, Ning Yi absentmindedly thought of the young girl he had first met more than ten years ago. Watermelon, who was now a mother, was the same age as him. She was already in her thirties. Her figure was relatively petite, and her long hair was parted in front of her forehead and tied up at the back of her head. Her nose was straight, and her lips were not thick, appearing firm. The wind on the mountain was strong, and the hair by her ears fluttered. When there was no one around, the petite figure seemed slightly perplexed.
There was still some time before the next meeting. Ning Yi came to find her. Watermelon pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes, preparing to argue with Ning Yi about the next meeting. But Ning Yi didn't intend to talk about work. He didn't bring anything with him. His robe had been specially sewn with two strange pockets, and his hands were in the pockets. There was a look of contentment in his eyes.
"Take a walk?"
"Don't you want to talk about what's going to happen later?"
"Anyway, everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. I'm on your side. There's still some time now. Let's take a walk. "
"Oh." Watermelon wasn't afraid, and walked over.
Because Ning Yi had come to find Watermelon, the guards didn't follow. The mountain wind blew, and the two of them walked on a path that wasn't very lively. Turning their heads, they could overlook Hedeng County below them. Although Watermelon often disagreed with Ning Yi, she didn't put up any defenses by her husband's side. As she walked, she raised her hands and slightly stretched out her muscles. Ning Yi remembered that night in Hangzhou when he had planted the germ of killing the Emperor in her mind. More than ten years later, his impassioned thoughts had turned into practical troubles.
"Da Biao, the Manichaeans believe in Ajati Matriarch and Maitreya. Do you believe in them?" he asked as he walked.
"I do." Watermelon blinked. "When I have things that I can't solve, I often talk to Maitreya Buddha." As she said this, she put her palms together as she walked.
Ning Yi laughed. "Then what do you think is the benefit of religion?"
"It makes people feel at ease."
"Why does believing in religion make one feel at ease?"
"… Lord Husband, what do you think?" Watermelon glanced at him.
"I think … because it can help people find the 'right' path."
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