He had actually been paying attention to the huge commotion outside the city yesterday. When the Northern Navy's cavalry passed outside the city with great fanfare at night and returned to the north of the boundary river, he knew that something was wrong.
It's not that he has never thought about escaping, but where can he go? In the twelfth lunar month of winter, Tian Tonghe could only run to Culun. But if the trading city was captured because of his escape, he would lose his head and even have to
Implicating the eldest brother Tian Tongzhou and the proprietor Chang family.
Sure enough, when he followed Wu Yi's personal entourage into the government office, soldiers immediately surrounded him and tied him up. Afterwards, Wu Yi and his assistant leader Dai Peng, who were wearing official uniforms, came out and scolded Tian Tong.
The thieves were so bold that they colluded with Rakshasa and started provocations on the border. Now that it was the safety of the imperial court and the plan of the entire city's military and civilians, they must be locked up and handed over to the Northern Navy for disposal.
After Tian Tonghe heard these sanctimonious words, he said nothing and said to himself: How can you fools guard the country's borders? What a letdown of His grace! It's a pity that all his lofty ambitions have been wasted in vain, that's all!
After successfully capturing Tian Tonghe, Dai Peng ordered his soldiers to go outside the city and shoot a letter to the other side of the boundary river, informing the Northern Navy of the location to hand over the prisoners.
At the beginning of the afternoon, Yu Jinshui led a squadron of the Beihai Navy and escorted the Tsarist Russian businessman Pavlov to the agreed place by the woods five miles outside the city. No one on the Beihai Navy had seen Tian Tonghe, so they had to
Bring Pavlov over to identify him.
After Pavlov, who was bruised and swollen, confirmed that it was correct, Yu Jinshui handed over the matter to Dai Peng with satisfaction. According to Lu Shoushan's order, Yu Jinshui also sent ten sea otter skins and several large packages of matches to Dai Peng.
I was shocked.
Do you want it or not? Dai Peng struggled for a while and decided to accept it. Keep a line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future! He decided to share half of the money with Wu Yi when he went back.
I don't plan to take it, I plan to exchange it all for money and give it to my subordinates.
Only when everyone gets into the water together can we be safe. This was taught by Master En from the Beijing camp who was in the same class as me when we were in the prisoner camp.
Tian Tonghe had been to the square Russian city opposite the Buying City many times, but he had never been to the town to the north. However, when he was taken into the Northern Navy Barracks on the east side of Kyaktu Town, he was struck by
A scene he would never forget.
In the biting cold wind, a red flag fluttered high in the center of the military camp playground. Except for the sentry in the guard box at the entrance of the barracks, there was no one else on the playground, but bursts of uniform readings came from the barracks not far away.
come out.
"... Mencius said: 'I am good at cultivating my awe-inspiring Qi.' There are seven Qi's in that world, but I have one Qi. If one can defeat seven, why should I suffer! What's more, the awe-inspiring Qi is the righteous Qi of heaven and earth...
..”
"...He who knows the terrain is also assisted by soldiers. Predict the enemy's victory and plan for dangers near and far..."
"Song of Righteousness? Sun Tzu's Art of War? This is a barracks?!"
Hearing the sound of reading in his ears, Tian Tonghe's eyes suddenly widened, and his jaw almost fell to the ground and was trampled by the horse's hooves. Although he was doubtful, the wooden sign hanging at the door when he came in had already written, "This is the place."
This is where the Northern Navy is stationed.
As a scholar, he asked himself that he had traveled all over the country for so many years. He had been to Wuyi Mountain in the south, Tianjin in the east, and Ulia Sutai in the west, but he had never seen the imperial court organizing officers and soldiers to study; even if he looked at the history books,
I have never seen a single word.
In such a cold weather, what are the officers and soldiers of the imperial court usually doing? Except for those on duty, others are either drinking and gambling, or curling up in bed and sleeping with their heads covered. Reading? Don't be kidding. Is that grass growing on the ancestral grave?
!
Furthermore, the ancients have long said, "Every general wants to be strict, and every soldier wants to be stupid." If the soldiers were not stupid, who would fight to the death on the battlefield?
Yu Jinshui on the side saw Tian Tonghe with his mouth open and a stunned expression on his face, and he felt funny in his heart. He remembered that when he was in Beihai Town, Mr. Wang, the principal of the primary school, saw the soldiers reading and writing for the first time.
His jaw could hit a hole in the ground!
Thinking of this, Yu Jinshui couldn't help but feel a little proud. When he got off the ship to Beihai Town, he was still an illiterate refugee, but now he is a lieutenant staff officer who can read 800 words! Even if he is not a soldier, various workshops in Beihai Town
They would also rush to get it, and they were even said to work as civil affairs cadres.
Bah! What are you thinking?! I’m not leaving. I want to follow Mr. Zhao to conquer the world and become a general!
Stopping his chaotic thoughts, Yu Jinshui jumped off his horse, pointed at Pavlov, Tian Tong and his two soldiers and said: "Put them in the solitary room first and hold them separately!"
After completing the report with Lu Shoushan, Yu Jinshui immediately began the interrogation. Tian Tonghe had no other thoughts at this time, knowing that sophistry was useless, so he planned to tell the truth.
But after arriving in the interrogation room, he encountered something very strange.
Yu Jinshui, who was in charge of the interrogation, first asked someone to take off Tian Tonghe's robe, leaving only a white singlet on top. A Northern Navy soldier wearing a red armband first tied two black straps around his chest and abdomen.
Tied to the chair.
Then he tied a blue "cloth belt" tightly to his left arm; it was called a "cloth belt" because Tian Tonghe couldn't tell what material it was made of.
Finally, the soldier tied two more black cloth bags around Tian Tonghe's left index finger and ring finger.
Tian Tonghe noticed that all the "cloth bags" tied to his body were connected to a long black string, leading all the way to a flat square box on the table in front of Yu Jinshui. And from that flat square box
There is also a thin black rope extending from it, which seems to be connected to a very strange black flat box on the table. The box is about one foot square, neither gold nor jade, and there is a small lamp on the bottom.
The traitorous bandit Zhao in the north knew sorcery and could see hundreds of miles at night. He could pick off people's heads as if they were picking out objects from a bag. This news had long spread to everyone outside the Great Wall in the south of the Yangtze River. Only then did Tian Tonghe think of the rumor, and his heart became even more frightened.
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Don't scold me, why are you trying to tie a bunch of weird straps?
So he twisted on his chair with a frightened expression and screamed: "What is this?! Are you trying to do something evil to me?"
The soldier from the Northern Navy wearing an armband next to him shouted sternly: "Be honest! Sit still and don't move, put your hands on the armrests!"
At this time, Yu Jinshui slowly said: "Tian Tonghe, be honest, this thing can't kill you! But if you are not honest, we have hundreds of ways to make you talk! The only thing is whether you can get out alive by then.
It’s hard to say.”
After that, he took out a short black stick from the drawer of the table in front of him and motioned to Tian Tonghe. Tian Tonghe saw two gray-white nail-like objects protruding from the top of the stick. In the midst of the clouds and fog,
Suddenly, he saw a bright white arc of lightning flashing between the tips of the two nails, and a crackling sound was heard immediately.
Tian Tonghe was shocked, thinking that this was really a sorcery, and if he got into contact with it, it might be wiped out. He quickly nodded his head and begged, "No! I say it, I say it!"
At this moment, in an officer's barracks on the other side of the military camp, Polya, who was wearing a military uniform that was obviously one size too big, was using gauze dipped in safflower oil to wipe the big bump on Fan Tong's forehead.
Fatty Fan now looked as if he was seriously ill. He had completely lost the energy he had used the electric baton to beat Pavlov and Ragutin last night. He leaned on the bedside and looked at the blond girl in front of him. He felt so beautiful in his heart.
“It’s so beautiful~~”
"Fan, what are you talking about?"
"Ah? No, I said you are so beautiful!"
Polya smiled shyly and asked, "Does your head still hurt?"
Fan Tong shook his head. At this moment, he felt a little melancholy. Because of the language barrier, it was difficult for him to express more of his feelings to the other party. But he knew that Polya was a good girl. When she was tied up in the col yesterday, the blond girl had several
She stood in front of him for the first time to prevent Lagutin and his men from harming her.
Thinking of this, Fan Tong looked at Polya across from him with affectionate eyes, and said in his half-baked Russian: "Thank you, Polya."
Polya smiled so sweetly. She suddenly stretched out her arms, hugged Fatty Fan's head, and kissed him on the forehead. Then she turned around and said softly in a voice as sweet as plucking strings: "Have a good rest.
,I am leaving."
Fan Tong was stunned at this moment, his heart was beating wildly, and he watched blankly as a streak of blond hair disappeared behind the door. After a while, he suddenly clenched his fist, waved it, and said "Hi" loudly and excitedly.
But what Fan Tong didn't see was that not long after, Polya left the military camp and was walking home. The blush on her face had not dissipated, and she was as happy as a swallow.
However, when she passed by the door of a private house, she found that two middle-aged Russian women in the yard looked at her with a little disgust. Polya seemed to understand something, and a trace of sadness appeared on her eyebrows.
After entering November, the atmosphere in Beihai Town became joyful, with lights and colorful decorations everywhere in the residential area. Whether it was an old resident or a newcomer this year, every household wanted to prepare a gift that could express their feelings.
Nothing else, in a few days, Zhao Xin will get married to the eldest lady of the Shen family!
During the lunch break, in the principal's office of Beihai Town Primary School, the principal Lao You was talking with the vice principal Wang Zhong.
"Principal You, Mr. Wang has something to ask."
"Lao Wang, tell me what you have to say, there's no need to be so polite."
"Wang knows that you and King Zhao are both from the same place, but what Wang really doesn't understand is that for such a big event as King Zhao's marriage, why can't the two high officials attend?"
"Uh..." Lao Youxin said, this is really a pot that cannot be opened. What should he say? Lao Youxin said that if this was his son, I would definitely beat him to death.
He smiled awkwardly and said to Wang Zhong: "It's too far, it's really too far to get through."
Wang Zhong said in surprise: "There is a large iron ship in Beihai Town that rides the wind and waves and can travel hundreds of miles a day. I heard that it can travel up to ten thousand miles. Even if it is far away, can we pick it up in advance?"
Lao You was heartbroken and entered the making-up mode, so he explained: "The wind and waves in the southern hemisphere are high and fast. When we came here, we almost fainted. Zhao Xin, oh no, King Zhao's parents are old.
If something goes wrong halfway, then his sin will be huge."
"Oh, that's true."
Just when Wang Zhong was about to ask again that now that Beihai Town had conquered such a large territory, the old King Zhao and his concubine could not always be separated from their son, the door was knocked lightly from outside.
Lao You was granted amnesty and shouted loudly: "Please come in!"
The door of the room opened slightly, and a young woman with dark oily hair on her head, no makeup and a face like morning glow reflecting snow, walked in. She also held a light blue oil-paper umbrella in her hand, which was stained with a little bit of oil.
Xuehua. When she saw that Wang Zhong was there, she quickly said: "It turns out to be Mr. Wang. Zhenyi was rude."
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave. Lao You quickly stood up and stopped him, saying with a smile on his face: "It's okay, it's okay. Principal Wang and I were chatting. Mr. De, are you looking for me? Do you need my help with anything?"
Wang Zhong knew that Wang Zhenyi was a disciple of Lao You and studied martial arts. Wang Zhong still admired Wang Zhenyi very much. Not to mention her outstanding appearance, this girl's self-respecting and self-loving character alone made him admire it very much. If it weren't for
Lao You was the first to arrive, and Wang Zhong also wanted to accept such a student.
"Principal You, since your disciple has something to do, let's talk about it another day."
Lao You was eager to hear this and said quickly: "Okay, okay! Let's talk some other time."
As soon as Wang Zhong went out, Wang Zhenyi, who was originally a little reserved, breathed a sigh of relief. This Wang Zhong kept a straight face all day long. Sometimes he would discipline others and speak harshly. Apart from Lao You, there were almost no one in the school.
Not afraid of him.
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Wang Zhenyi has been studying with Lao You in Beihai Town for almost a year and has now reached the high school mathematics stage. The progress makes Lao You very happy.
This girl is extremely smart and hard-working. Now she has learned logarithmic functions and solid geometry. If she studies for another two years and reaches advanced mathematics, Lao You feels that she will have a hard time. The problem is that she can also shoot arrows and chant.
When it comes to poetry and painting, Laoyou cannot even catch up with him in these aspects.
Wang Zhenyi took out the exercise book from the plain handbag she carried with her and handed it to Lao You, saying that she wanted to ask for help on a few questions she had done before. Lao You put on her spectacles and first watched her process of doing the questions, and then looked at the answers.
After that, I analyzed and explained each one for a long time.
When Wang Zhenyi almost understood, she looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. Seeing that it was getting late, Wang Zhenyi quickly saluted and thanked Lao You, put away her things, and left the elementary school.
In fact, judging from Wang Zhenyi's ability, she is more than enough to be a Chinese studies teacher or a mathematics teacher in Beihai Town Primary School, but Miss Wang likes to delve into the sea of problems. As for Lao You, he hopes that he can cultivate students in this time and space.
A top mathematical talent, so that this visit is not in vain.
It is said that one should have awe of history, and this is even more obvious in Lao You. Whether it is Wang Zhong or Wang Zhenyi, Lao You always treats them with the attitude of treating their predecessors, and is always polite; even if it is
As a disciple, Wang Zhenyi, he never said a harsh word.
As a mathematics enthusiast, Lao You knows that it is precisely because of these scholars who have made great achievements in history that China's ancient civilization shines with stars.
Wang Zhenyi left Lao You's office. The snow outside was heavier than when she came out at noon. Usually in the afternoon, she would either do homework and read books in the school library, or read at home. Usually at five-thirty in the afternoon, she
Then she would take the food box and walk out of the house, go to the cafeteria to get a half-portioned dinner, and then go to the hospital to find her father Wang Xichen. After the father and daughter had eaten together, she would not join her father until eight o'clock.
go home.
Although it was still early and he could go home and read a few pages to pass the time, Wang Zhenyi saw a huge word "囍" posted on the bulletin board outside the school door, and suddenly felt upset and lost interest in reading.
She held an umbrella and walked south along the stone streets. After more than 20 minutes, she arrived at the coast.
Snowflakes were flying in the sky, the sky and the earth were white, and the unfrozen sea became calm and waveless, slowly hitting the shoals on the shore.
Because the port where ships berthed was moved to Whale Bay in the southwest during the summer, the earliest temporary dock south of Beihai Town was gradually abandoned and the only remaining wooden trestle will be demolished in the spring of next year.
However, Wang Zhenyi felt that the towering chimneys on the east bank of the Xila River really made the scenery a bit unsightly, so she closed her eyes and listened to the rustling of snowflakes all around, feeling that it was really quiet.
After a while, Wang Zhenyi felt a little cold, and was about to turn around and go back, when she suddenly heard a voice behind her that told her that she didn't mean to hate, and that she didn't mean to hate.
"Girl, it's too cold and the beach is too dangerous. How about we go back?"
Wang Zhenyi prepared her expression for a moment, then she made her eyebrows stand upright and her almond-shaped eyes widened. She looked back angrily and said, "I want you to take care of me! If you come near me again, I will hit you with a slingshot!"
"Meow~~"
"Puch~" With a sudden cat meow, a fat cat head protruded from the man's chest. The serious expression that Wang Zhenyi had finally prepared could no longer be tightened. She covered her mouth and smiled happily.
He raised his head and looked at the person opposite.
There were only two of them on this stretch of beach at this time.
One is a pretty woman wearing a red cloak holding a light blue oil umbrella; the other is a tall man wearing black clothes, with a head covered with wind and snow, and a fat cat head exposed on his chest.
Wang Zhenyi frowned slightly when she saw his head covered with snowflakes. She stepped forward and stood on tiptoes, holding the end of the umbrella handle, trying to shield him from the snowflakes. But suddenly a gust of sea breeze blew away the paper umbrella.
The two of them just stood in the snow, looking at each other. Snowflakes fell on their eyebrows, which made their originally dim sight suddenly brighten.
Looking at the proud and independent woman in red across from him, Zhao Xin suddenly remembered the song "Bodhisattva Man" written by Wang Zhenyi in another time and space. The second half of it read: "The fragrant soul is cut off by sorrow, and the cuckoo calls the moon on the spring platform. Jade
The beauty is the most beautiful among the three Wus, and the romantic Xiaomeng Gu is alone."
Perhaps because of his own appearance, this woman who is "the most beautiful in beauty" will never be able to "live in her youth" again, right?
Thinking of this, Zhao Xin suddenly felt guilty. He had this talented but short-lived woman kidnapped to Beihai Town, but he never explained anything to her.
Tell Wang Zhenyi to be your lover in the future? Zhao Xin feels that she will definitely hit him all over the head with a slingshot!
When he and A Miao came out of the office just now, he saw the beautiful figure going away who looked like Wang Zhenyi, so he sent A Miao back first, but he followed up with King Duofu by mistake. As for why he hugged Duofu,
Zhao Xin didn't know either. Maybe he could make up a reason if the other party asked, "Why are you here?"
For example, taking a cat out to go to the toilet...