Chapter 655 The world collapses and the long road starts from the beginning (Part 2)
Xiaocang River.
Night has already fallen, and in the courtyard that is half cave dwelling and half house on the mountainside, dinner is still being prepared, and the atmosphere in each room has become lively.
This is not the first time that the host, who has returned from the mountains, is causing trouble for his family in the kitchen. In this era where gentlemen are particular about cooking at a distance, a great rebel who is already famous throughout the world (he is someone who does big things anyway)
, occasionally running into the kitchen to give suggestions on how to cook meals, and even frying eggs by hand, is really an annoying thing for both the family and the cook.
Ning Yi was scrambling eggs, and there were various chirping sounds in the yard outside. All the way back from the mountain, a lot of people came to the door. People like Chen Fan, Du Sha, and Fang Shuchang all came here to eat and drink.
.Before killing Zhou Zhe,
Zhuji's main business is to open a restaurant. Ning Yi is very particular about food. He is not like Cai Jing, a wealthy family who kills a hundred chickens for one dish and only stir-fries tongues. But for this era, the food is generally below the standard.
I just don’t like my eating habits.
So when Ning Yi was in the capital, he plundered many cooks. Chen Fan and others had previously worked hard in Jiangnan and had not joined Ning Yi, so they were not able to enjoy these benefits. After traveling all the way, they discovered that there were such benefits. At this time
Although when we entered the mountains, not many cooks came with us, and most of them had to take responsibility.
A big pot of rice, but there is always one person left in Ning Yi's family. The current Ning family cook is called Tang Shulie. He is actually a green forest man with strong martial arts skills. He is the same as Chen Tuozi, but he is also quite skilled in cooking.
, over time, Ning Yi nagged him to become a housekeeper and cook.
This Tang Shulie just likes cooking and thinks it is a trivial matter. He and Chen Tuozi and others worked as a nurse for Ning Yi. Later, he also experienced the Battle of Xiacun. During his free time when practicing martial arts, he consulted with Chef Zhuji for some advice.
Fang Zi was only used for leisure, but now he has really become a chef.
In the day, he felt like a bright pearl was cast into darkness. Chen Tuozi and others advised him that everyone should take over this matter. It would also be a good way to protect Mr. Ning, and it was hard to say what he thought in private. But at this time, Ning Yi actually still
He went to his territory to scramble eggs, and as a chef, he looked quite unhappy.
Chen Fan, Du Sha and others were watching from the door, provoking: "Put in more eggs, more eggs. How can there be enough food for so many people, just like this? Boss Ning, it's so late. You
Just know how to cause trouble."
"If you make more trouble, the taste of the big pot of food will change. You guys come here uninvited and you still have objections. Don't eat what I cook!"
"Of course I won't eat it! Old Tang, fry the same one for me... Look at Old Tang's face..."
"Brother Tang, Brother Tang, let me tell you, you know, I, Chen Fan, am not the one who stirs up trouble. I don't know what your temper is like. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to bear it!"
"Master... you'd better go out..."
"What a joke! Old Tang, who is your boss and who gives you food? Don't bully the weak and fear the strong. You know, Chen Fan, challenge him to a duel. I bet you win!" Ning Yi waved the spatula and smiled.
After joking, everyone inside and outside the room also laughed. Tang Shulie looked helpless. Chen Fan curled his lips and sneered at the door: "I won't fight with Old Tang."
Fang Shuchang, who was watching the excitement outside the door, came over and put his arms around his shoulders: "What challenge? What challenge? When has Chen Fan ever been afraid of a challenge? Xiaofan, I'm not a trouble maker. I don't know what your temper is like."
,If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t be able to bear it…”
"I can't bear anything. A man can bend and stretch. Will I still have food to fight with Old Tang..."
Everyone has been getting along together for several months. At this time, there was a lot of people near the kitchen. There were also many people coming and going in the courtyard and surrounding rooms. There were several leaders of the Ba Dao Camp, Su Wending and several other Su family members.
His relatives include Zhu Biao and Chen Tuozi. He Zhicheng, who came to see Ning Yi,
Liu Chengzong also had some disciples from his previous stay in Hangzhou, such as Zhuo Xiaofeng, who came to join in the fun. Su Taner, Xiaochan, Juaner and other family members were responsible for setting up tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks. Ning Xi, who was more than four years old, was among the crowd.
I ran blindly and went to the kitchen to get a bowl of water to bring back for my brother to drink.
His younger brother Xiaochan's child, Ning Ji, who is one year and four months old, is walking slowly under the eaves on the other side, saying "Daddy! Daddy!" Shaking like a penguin, when he is about to fall, he
Xigua, who was watching with a straight face, reached out to grab him. Ning Ji shook his head and saw the person clearly before opening his mouth and revealing his baby teeth: "Hey, Aunt Gua!"
"My name is Liu Dabiao." Xigua picked him up and corrected him seriously, "Come on, call me Aunt Dabiao."
"watermelon!"
"I won't play with you anymore." She put the child back where it was, sat back under the eaves and continued to have a straight face. Ning Ji staggered towards her and continued to smile heartlessly with her mouth open.
.Xiaochan passed by not far away, and when she saw Xigua’s helplessness, she covered her mouth and smiled, not wanting to take any more care.
Yunzhu was already pregnant, and her belly had just begun to show, but she couldn't tell if she wore thicker clothes. Jin'er accompanied her in the room and placed the dishes and chopsticks. Their circle was temporarily separated from Chen Fan and the rebels.
We don’t get along very well yet, but we still have our own things to do. Since moving up north,
Later, Yunzhu was mainly responsible for sorting and managing some books shipped out from the capital. She had the highest attainments in music, but when it came to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she had dabbled in and in-depth in almost all of them. She also had an orthodox understanding of some ancient books and classics.
, perhaps even better than Ning Yi.
It was also for this reason that when she came to Qingmuzhai and then to Xiaocanghe, what she did was besides slowly filing books. Every afternoon, she would spend half to an hour teaching the orthodox Four Books and Five Classics.
In order to stabilize the morale of the military, the entire Xiaocanghe team held a lot of meetings at this time. The lower levels mainly explained the problems of the Wu Dynasty and the future situation to increase the sense of urgency. The upper levels were often led by Ning Yi, who participated in the administration.
People talk about the importance of efficiency, management skills, and skills in arranging various things.
, when explaining to people in the army, they mostly focus on stabilizing the morale of the soldiers, analyzing various principles, and also participating in some methods similar to MLM, inciting people to preach, and caring for people, but these are basically short- and medium-term based on "use".
Tutorials, short-term classes similar to modern teaching management, forum lectures by successful people, etc.
When it comes to knowledge learning, there are not many people who need to advance in this area. When Ning Yi was in Hangzhou, he taught some formal Confucian knowledge to Zhuo Xiaofeng and other children from the "Yongle Youth League Zhengqi Association" and did some
Some enlightenments have also used various metaphors and modern teaching methods.
This enabled them to quickly understand some truths. Later, when these people arrived in Miao territory, they mostly acquired knowledge through self-study. This time when they went north, some children showed interest in orthodox knowledge and "principles", so Ning Yi sent them to
Distribute Yunzhu. Explain some words in regular books.
Although Yunzhu does not have a very broad perspective and vision in this regard, her explanation of knowledge is very upright. In the eyes of Zhuo Xiaofeng and others, it is simply incredible that such a weak and weak wife can have such profound knowledge.
She was no different from a great scholar, so she respected her more and more. During this period, some children of the core figures of Zhuji gradually joined in. Although the team was not large, life here in Yunzhu became more fulfilling.
A group of people were chatting and laughing. Ning Yi cooked some food and moved the stove out of the way so as not to hinder Tang Shulie's work. He, Du Sha, Chen Fan and others were chatting in the yard on the side, and the topic naturally changed.
This time Bianliang broke into the city, or they encountered many situations when they went out. Not long after, Qin Shaoqian wearing an eye patch and a military uniform also came.
The men sat down in one room and sat at two large tables, while the women and children went to the other room. Although Xigua was one of the leaders, she also accompanied Su Tan'er and sat down in the other room. Occasionally
After teasing little Ning Ji who had just started talking, she soon made Ning Ji cry, and she hugged him with a cold face and coaxed him sheepishly.
We sat down, exchanged greetings, and served the food. When Qin Shaoqian asked about this trip, Ning Yi shook his head slightly.
The problems facing Xiaocanghe are not small.
Of course, no matter who kills an emperor and raises an army to rebel, the problems encountered will not be small...
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Since Ning Yi and others committed regicide half a year ago, the primary problem they have encountered is not external pursuit. Although in the Jinluan Palace, Cai Jing and others broke through Ning Yi's delay by shouting "His Majesty was assassinated and died."
But later, Luliang’s cavalry
Once they rushed into the palace city and had a round of fighting with the imperial guards. Later, according to the previous plan, they carried out several rounds of shelling on the soldiers who were rescuing and quelling the chaos in the city. In the environment like that in Bianliang City, Yumu
The artillery shelling once overwhelmed the defenders.
Afterwards, thousands of soldiers from the Wurui Camp who were counterattacked by Qin Shaoqian marched into the city. After great chaos, they even faced off with the Forbidden Army in the city for two days and two nights.
At this time, the emperor died and all the ministers were leaderless. Ning Yi and others looted several important places in the city, such as the Hanlin Academy, the Palace Library, the Armory of the Ministry of War, the Firearms Department, the Ministry of Household Warehouse, and the Ministry of Industry Warehouse...
A lot of books were stolen
, gunpowder, seeds, medicinal materials. Tong Guan, who was in charge of the army at that time, had been killed by Ning Yi. Although Cai Jing was scheming, experienced a lot of troubles, and could make decisions, in order to survive, he ordered the imperial army to fire arrows in the palace.
His behavior gave Ning Yi a handle.
Ning Yi not only publicized the scandal of the redemption of the six states of Yanyun and the shady stories of each household in the city, but also arranged for people to shout the truth about regicide eighty times a day in the city. Cai Jing's disciples all over the world also knew that at that time
This is the most important moment. If Tong Guanshen dies, he
It is also possible to obey power in an emergency and unify power against Ning Yi, but Ning Yi's behavior disrupted the legitimacy of his command of the army, so that all parties could not help but hesitate and wait and see. Ning Yi and others responded.
They packed these things and dragged them on the road in a horse-drawn carriage.
After leaving Beijing, the team did not move very fast, and another army caught up with them on the way. Ning Yi now had 6,500 soldiers from Wurui Camp, 1,800 soldiers from Luliang Mountain Cavalry, and more than 2,000 soldiers from Ba Dao Camp. The total number was just over
Thousands. Those who are chasing behind are often 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Some generals are aware of the role of heavy cavalry and have already equipped their few cavalry with armor. However, these are meaningless.
Ning Yi and others dispersed the chasing army twice in a row. They did not kill all the soldiers and dispersed them. Only the generals of the two armies and the Luliang cavalry chased and killed them. The commander of Wu Hui Army, He Ping, together with
The personal guards around him were chased by Han Jing to the bank of the Yellow River and captured the owl leader. After that, the troops chasing behind him only worked without any effort.
They have successively defeated the resentful army, confronted the Jurchens, made a riot in Bianliang City, and killed the emperor's army. Their combat power is at its peak. But at this peak, there is an air of hysteria. The real huge problem is that
Regarding the thoughts and future of this army, not many people dare to consider this matter. Once they do, they will inevitably fall into confusion. If this situation is maintained, the army will collapse in less than half a year.
The core of Ning Yi's response is one sentence: "The capital and the north of the Yellow River will fall within one year, and all north of the Yangtze River will fall within three years. This is the general trend of the Jurchens, and the Wu Dynasty court will be unable to recover. By then, everything will be lost.
If we are overthrown, we must try our best to save the Chinese people who can be saved..."
In order to infiltrate this sentence into every part of the army, Ning Yi also did a lot of things at that time. In addition to sending people to various states and states to publicize the black materials of the Wu Dynasty family, he shook people's hearts and made them kill each other.
, the real brainwashing is still carried out in the military. Top-down meetings break these things apart one by one, crush them and instill them into people's minds. When these things penetrate, the following conclusion
And prophecy, only then can we truly have a foothold.
The prophecy about the fate of the Wu Dynasty set the short-term and medium-term goals, determined the program and correctness of the action, and also hinted that once the imperial court fell, we would only face enemies. In this way, the military morale of the Wu Rui Camp would be greatly reduced.
It was only after this conclusion that it temporarily stabilized. If this assertion did not happen a year later, it is estimated that the soldiers' psychology could only last until that time. However, the Jin soldiers eventually went south again.
It is a bit ironic that the morale of an army depends on the victory of its biggest enemy, but in any case, it is true. The Jin people's march south made this team's "rebellion" initially gain a foothold, and it was also because of this.
When the news of the defeat of Bianliang City came, there was such a huge morale increase in the valley, because the correctness of our side has improved again, and everyone's belief in Ning Yi will undoubtedly increase greatly.
However, even if the initial foundation is ironically laid down, for Ning Yi and other senior officials, one problem after another has just begun to be solved. The first huge problem faced during this period is that Qingmuzhai is about to lose its geographical advantage.
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Before deciding to kill Zhou Zhe, Ning Yi had planned and operated Qingmuzhai for two years. As a business tycoon in his profession, he was very familiar with the understanding and coordination of supply and demand. Although Qingmuzhai did
Smuggling, however, under Ning Yi's operation, the care of business travelers and their superiority
Regardless of their strengths and weaknesses, Shanli will actively analyze and make suggestions for every transaction they can obtain and need. In these years, they not only do business with people, but also teach people how to do it, actively coordinate with others,
The supply and demand between gold and gold is a huge convenience for businessmen, and of course the profits are huge.
Two years is not a long time, and the first year can only be said to be the beginning. However, the Secret Investigation Department has a large amount of information. Through disaster relief, Zhuji has also united many businessmen. These businessmen formally partnered with Zhuji.
If there were any irregularities, Ning Yi would send people from Luliang Mountain to find them. In the second year, the Jin people went south and broke through Yanmen Pass. When the border trade stopped, Qingmuzhai had expanded dramatically.
If Ning Yi did not rebel, and the Jin people did not go south again, in the winter of Jinghan's fourteenth year, I am afraid that Qingmuzhai would have taken a large piece of meat from the border trade income of Yanmen Pass, and then forced the army to officially turn their backs.
There is no such worry now. However, the Jin people went south to seize the north of the Yellow River and break through Bianliang. Once they begin to formally digest this area, the business between the north and the south will no longer be smuggling, and Qingmuzhai will also be destroyed by Yanmen Pass.
The passage is completely empty.
For more than a year, Qingmuzhai has searched and gathered a large amount of resources, but no matter how amazing it is, there is a limit. The two thousand cavalry and nearly two hundred heavy armored cavalry from Luliang Mountain are the core of this resource. And in
Secondly, a large amount of food has been stored in Qingmuzhai. This is not premeditated, but the environment in Luliang Mountain is not good after all, and everyone has been hungry before. Once they are rich, the first choice is to stockpile food.
Since its development, Qingmuzhai has taken in nearby mountain people, refugees, and deserters from the north and south. At present, it has a population of more than 20,000. If there are another 10,000 people, it will not be a big deal for about a year. However,
The afterglow has also begun to appear.
Of course ordinary soldiers don't know this. But also because of these considerations, Ning Yi chose to move the new base westward, relying on Qingmuzhai to gain a foothold first and infiltrate into the Western Army's territory. The people in this area are fierce, but they do not have a sense of belonging to the imperial court.
Not very
Strong, and Zhong Shidao and Qin Siyuan had previously cherished each other. Ning Yi and others believed that the other party might give Qin Shaoqian a small favor so as not to kill them all. At least until the Western Army was unable to kill them all, they might not do so easily.
In the past two or three months, Ning Yi used all the storytellers who followed him under Zhuji to go to several states and counties in the territory of the Western Army, pretending to be survivors and telling the story of the imperial court's regicide.
The truth about the six states, etc., and occasionally the heroic sacrifices of the masters were also publicized.
During this period of time, the Western Army did not vigorously obstruct this, but because of the strong folk customs, sometimes people thought that the storyteller would beat people away because he spoke ill of the court.
He was worshiped among teachers and filled with righteous indignation at the imperial court's weakness.
On the other hand, Ning Yi has already begun to build a preliminary business network nearby. He still has information on many businessmen on hand. They were originally related to Zhuji. It doesn't matter. Now of course he no longer dares to be involved with Ning Yi. But that
It doesn't matter, as long as there is a need, he can always play some tricks in the middle.
As long as the territory of the Western Army can give him about a year, with his business ability, he may be able to connect the interests of all parties in the northwest where the Tubo, Xixia and Jin forces meet. Even
Extend the tentacles along Tubo and into Dali... (To be continued.)