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C1071C1012 To whom does the shadow go?

Chapter 1071Chapter [-] Who does the shadow go to?

Sometimes, time goes back in a dream.He will see many people, all of them alive and well.

When I wake up, I will sit in a daze for a while, forgetting where I am.

Misplaced memories still remain in my mind.It will not be long until the cold reality turns into an empty echo in the mind, and one can wake up painfully in this blank area.

The once full life, spirit, and even a part of the soul have been permanently damaged in the past.

Compared with everything that more people have lost permanently and permanently, what the survivors have lost now seems to be nothing.

At the end of February in the first year of Jin Tianjuan, in the cloud.

Tang Minjie woke up from the dream and sat on the bed.

In the previous dream, Wu Qiuhe appeared.

That woman used to be Chen Wenjun's maid, and earlier, she was the niece of the governor of Kaifeng.She is more knowledgeable than ordinary women and knows some tricks. After staying by Chen Wenjun's side, she planned some things. A few years ago, she even saved his life.

However, in terms of information transmission and support, Wu Qiuhe is actually more inclined to the Wu Dynasty regime, and doesn't like the Huaxia Army very much.

Both sides have the same goal, but also have their own masters. During that time, there were several times of contention and friction.Wu Qiuhe has a strong personality, and Tang Minjie is not a fuel-efficient lamp, but his life was saved, so he can't be aggressive with his tongue.There were victories and defeats in several secret actions, Tang Minjie took advantage of it before he could speak quickly, watching the other party's dumb eating Coptis chinensis, showing a vicious appearance.

In fact, I have made plans in private. This woman has a good temperament, and I can find an opportunity in the future to win her over to the Huaxia Army.

The last fight was because of that idiot named Shi Jin. Although he was skilled in martial arts, he had no brains, and he made it clear that he wanted to die, so both sides approached with a little caution.Of course, due to the strength of Mrs. Han's side, Shi Jin was rescued by Wu Qiuhe's side at first.

But Wu Qiuhe underestimated the blanket search inside and outside the city at that time. The government finally found Shi Jin, and after he escaped, Tang Minjie, who was behind the oriole, took advantage of it.

It was very happy at the time.

Then she can laugh at her.

However, when Shi Jin woke up and asked him about Wu Qiuhe, and even wondered if the woman had brought officers and soldiers over, Tang Minjie knew what had happened.Since he has such doubts, it means that the appearance of Wu Qiuhe and the officers and soldiers is just a time difference between the front and rear feet... The sadness comes from it.

"In a place like the Kingdom of Jin, the Han people want to live a good life, and they can't do anything. Since you have seen the face of that bitch, you should know that there is no warmth here, bitch, dog thief, next time Let's kill them together!"

The front dismissed Shi Jin casually, and then went to inquire about the situation. After a while, he also learned that Wu Qiuhe was beheaded by Xi Yin with a sword.She was smart enough to accuse Gao Qingyi in front of Xi Yin, she died at that time and did not suffer too much torture.It's just that where the body was thrown, I couldn't find out the details for a while.After finding out which mass grave it was thrown in, it was more than half a year later, and when I went to look for it, there was no bones left.

Over the years, many people who have experienced this have died like this. Many people died more humblely, and some died more painfully. The pain was so painful that people in normal times could not imagine it. There is a large gap.

Why dream of Wu Qiuhe?

He thought about it, maybe it was because he met a woman named Cheng Min in Shangjing some time ago.Some are similar to strong, some are similar to hatred...

After Wanyan Quan succeeded to the throne at the end of October, Tang Minjie stayed in Beijing for more than a month, trying to find possible breaking points in various messages.During this period of time, he often met with Cheng Min to collect the news she had inquired about.

After the new king came to the throne, the most news is about various rewards for meritorious deeds. Although Zonggan, Zongpan, and Zonghan lost the throne, they will be rewarded with countless honors and pets. In the foreseeable future, they will be under ten thousand. A minister of power above people.But in the middle, signs of power struggle still exist.

After all, Zong Han and Xi Yin of the Western Mansion were defeated in the Southwest, and this time in the situation in Beijing, they used too much scheming.Although Zonggan and Zongpan had to accept their later ideas and cede the throne to Wanyan Quan, after that, the check and balance and weakening of Xifu were still brought up.

This is the result that Zong Han will inevitably face after the defeat in the Southwest War. In the next six months, some powers will be released, some positions will be replaced, and some benefits will be lost.In order to ensure the smooth progress of this transfer of power, Zong Bi will lead the army to press down on the cloud, and even conduct a large-scale contest with Tu Shanwei after the snow melts to judge whether Zong Han can retain the power. How much real power is in your hands.

Throughout November, the initial struggle for power in Shangjing was chaotic. Zong Pan and Zong Gan reached a temporary agreement here that they must cut off as much real power as possible in Zong Han's hand.A large number of clan relatives and nobles were no longer present at this time. Many people may speak out of conscience and do not want the Jin Dynasty to be chaotic, but the support for Zong Hanxi and Yin is not much.

However, the two veterans showed their domineering side when they arrived at this time, they accepted Zong Bi's challenge generously, and kept exaggerating the momentum of this competition in the capital.If Tushanwei is defeated, then Zonghan can only let go of his power, and there is no need to mention everything else; but if Tushanwei still wins, it means that the Black Banner Army in the Southwest is far more terrifying than everyone imagined. We must work together to prepare for the fight against this future enemy.

In the final analysis, in the Kingdom of Jin, what can decide everything—the most acceptable method—is force.

The news was collected until mid-December, Tang Minjie had a general understanding of the situation, then packed up his things, ventured out of Shangjing in a snow-covered mountain, and embarked on his way back to the clouds.Cheng Min was very surprised when he learned of his plan, but in the end he just gave him a few pairs of socks and gloves.

I set off in mid-December, stumbled on the road in the wind and snow, and arrived in the cloud smoothly in February.As he expected, Zong Hanxi Yin and the others didn't even wait too long in Shangjing. They set off a few days before the end of the new year, and they returned to Yunzhong in late February as a horse team of more than a thousand people.

During the long snowstorm, Tang Minjie was wearing thick deerskin gloves, and from time to time he would think of Cheng Min who was still in Shangjing.

Like Lu Mingfang, he also proposed to Cheng Min the idea of ​​letting her go back to the south, but Cheng Min simply refused, and the eloquent Tang Minjie couldn't even find any further arguments to persuade the other party to change his mind.

During the two or three months in Beijing, during the intervals between meeting, delivering information, and judging the news, Tang Minjie went several times to observe near the brothel where Cheng Min sold his body for information.The first few times were to connect with each other and confirm the existence of the other party. The last time and the only exception was a few days before leaving, when I stood at the street corner at dusk and glanced at the lights of the brothel from a distance, the warm yellow , crimson lights, thick curtains, and solid buildings, everything looks comfortable and solid, making guests want to go in and rest.

He couldn't even go one step closer to the long street.

That is a huge humiliation for being a Han Chinese.He could cut out his own heart with his own hands, and he never hoped that the other party would stay in that place for another day.

……

But he couldn't convince her.

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After getting up, I washed up, got dressed, went to the street to have breakfast, and then went to the predetermined place to meet my two companions.

The meeting was held on February 27. Apart from Tang Minjie, two deputies who had direct contact with him came over, Sun Wang and Yang Shengan. Both of them were members of the Huaxia Army who had not left after coming from the southwest. action.

In the enemy's place, in principle, it is very prudent to conduct such a multi-person meeting, but the request for the meeting was made by Tang Minjie. After all, he obtained first-hand information in Shangjing, and he needed to brainstorm, so he organized the staff below. wake.

"...Theoretically speaking, in the next six months, there will be a lot of friction in the alternation of power between the eastern and western governments. If we grasp it well, it is not impossible for us to make them suffer. But where the opportunity is, it needs to be discussed."

During the half a year in Shangjing, Tang Minjie's understanding of Yunzhong was somewhat lacking.But even if Sun and Yang accepted the order to go dormant, they naturally had their own sources of information about many things.The three first exchanged information, and then began to discuss.

Sun Wangdao: "After Wanyan Quan came to power, Yunzhong had some speculation about how Zong Han and Xi Yin went to Beijing. I once heard some news that Shi Liai, who passed away at the end of autumn last year, died before his death. He has written many letters asking his family to go north with Zong Han and Xi Yin to help persuade other people to cooperate with Zong Han and Xi Yin's actions. Shi Liai's status is second to none among the Hanchens, and he followed Wanyan Zongwang at the beginning. Now people say that he is Zongfu Zongbi's person..."

"...If this matter is true, this old dog was eating inside and out before he died, and put Zongfu Zongbi together. I heard that Jin Wushu is self-willed. If he knew that Shi Liai had done such a thing, he would not let Shi Liai go. The family is fine."

Yang Sheng'an frowned: "However, Shi Li'ai is dead, and if this incident is revealed, it may not cause any harm to the overall situation of the Kingdom of Jin."

Tang Minjie said at the side: "You can remember it first, and then find a way to find evidence. No matter what, as long as we can let them bite dogs, we will be happy."

The three discussed for a while and talked about other places.

"... Zong Han and Xi Yin rushed back without celebrating the New Year in Shangjing. Obviously, it was for the next martial arts contest with Zong Bi at the time of Xuerong. There are no detailed rules for this contest yet, but I guess , everyone will focus on this piece of meat in the cloud. Wherever the Xifu is weaker, it will be eaten up. If we can find out more detailed information, we can make a plan, start from the beginning, and even... launch a few This assassination caused Xifu to lose in some key places."

"...This matter sounds possible, but I think we should be cautious. For such detailed intelligence collection, we must first wake up everyone. To be honest, even if we wake up everyone, we may not have enough action power... And Zong Han and Xiyin have already returned, so we must consider that Xiyin was on guard and deliberately dug a trap for us to jump."

"...From the perspective of feasibility, our only chance right now is here...We all know the combat power of the West Mansion. Although Tushanwei was defeated in the southwest, but against the gang of Zongfu Zongbi, I am not afraid of it. It seems that the Western Mansion has a better chance of winning... Once Zong Hanxi Yin stabilizes the situation in the Western Mansion, from now on, as they themselves said, they don’t want the throne and only concentrate on defending us. A lot of people died..."

"...From last winter to the present, although they are in a dormant state and have not acted, four people on my side have died. To wake them up and put them all into this matter, we have to see how big the chances of winning are... ..."

"...at least gather intelligence first, I think it's always worth the risk..."

"..."

There was a long discussion in the room in low voices, and when the morning was about to pass, Tang Minjie suddenly spoke.

"...I still have a plan, maybe it's time. Let me say it, let's vote together."

Tang Minjie looked calm, Sun Wang and Yang Shengan both nodded, motioning him to speak out.In the past few years, many of Tang Minjie's ideas may have been risky, but in the end they all found a way to implement them, and they naturally trusted him.

Tang Minjie then slowly expressed his plan.

After listening to the other two, their faces were all complicated. After a while, it was Yang Shengan who shook his head first: "This can't be done..." Sun Wang also agreed with Yang Shengan's thoughts, and the two raised many objections. view.

At this time, when the time was approaching, Tang Minjie nodded.

He said: "Well, Yang Sheng'an, you will make the minutes of the meeting. This plan was voted on after detailed discussions. Our Huaxia Army rejected it."

Yang Shengan thought for a while: "Is it necessary to record...?"

Tang Minjie nodded.

"...Write it down, so that future generations can have an opinion."

Yang Shengan made a simple record.

The city looked dark and peaceful as the wind blew past the windows of this secret meeting place.White snow covers this world. After many years, people will know some secrets of this world and forget others...that is the truth that records cannot reach.Truth and falsehood are forever intertwined.

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At noon on February 27th, Wanyan Dezhong and Wanyan Youyi were attending a party.

They followed their parents to the north, witnessed a gorgeous power struggle, and then went south in the torrential wind and snow, and only returned to the cloud a few days ago.This kind of journey has sharpened their hearts, made them have a more sense of mission, and made them more impassioned.

Everyone in Yunzhong City felt more deeply about Zong Hanxiyin and others' strategizing in Shangjing. In the past few days, people even thought that this operation was great. During the day, the nobles in the cloud set up banquets one after another, waiting for all the heroes to attend the banquet, and recounting to them all the thrilling things that happened in Shangjing.

Wanyan Dezhong and Wanyan Youyi were keen on this kind of banquet, and many of them were their former partners, so they couldn't refuse, and there was no need to refuse to promote the actions of the Marshal and others.So for several days in a row, they were very busy.

Drunk.

When I got home, I saw my mother who looked a little gloomy these days.They are all well-bred, and they knew in the past that they should not make the Jurchen's position too clear in front of their mothers, but after going to Beijing this time, they were full of enthusiasm on the one hand, and on the other hand, they also had a great sense of urgency. One day, Black Flag would attack and destroy everything in the Kingdom of Jin, so in the past two days, he would occasionally persuade his mother to look away.

"Mother, handsome, he really thinks about Jurchen..."

"After all, we are Jurchens, and we don't care about things on weekdays, but we shouldn't avoid it at this time, mother, there is no benevolence in the national war..."

"One day we may also have to go to the battlefield and fight against the black flag..."

Amid such words, Chen Wenjun could only nod sadly, and then asked the maid at home to help them go back.

……

At the same moment, Mandu Dalu was kneeling in the study of this mansion, listening to Wanyan Xiyin's instructions.

He has now been promoted to the inspection envoy of the Yunzhong Mansion. Although this official rank is not high, he has already crossed the transition from an official to an official. Being able to enter the study of the Gushen Mansion proves that he has been accepted by Gu. The gods are regarded as trustworthy confidants.

"...The army has already started to move, and Zong Bi and the others will arrive soon... The situation in the cloud this time. It's not just a fight or a few contests. In the past, everything under the hands of the entire Xifu, as long as they can move, they will also Let’s get moving, now there are conflicts between two official documents in the government offices in several places, people on our side, take a step back today, and there may be no officials tomorrow..."

"...You are the inspector I personally mentioned, so don't worry about it, but under such circumstances, the gangsters behind - especially the secret agent who put the black flag here - must be ready to move, where are they going to do it? , Adding fuel to the flames, I don’t know right now, but I brought you up because of this matter, find a way to find them all for me..."

The interview didn't take long, Xiyin waved his hand after finishing speaking, and let Mandu Daru leave as promised.When he left, Chen Wenjun also came over with some snacks from outside, probably because she heard about something, her brows relaxed a little.

Xi Yin, who was writing at the desk behind the desk, got up to greet her.

You can see that the couple have actually lost weight for a few days after returning home. The last time Xi Yin was at home was a few years ago, especially she lost a lot of weight, and her hair has changed from half white to all white. I am worried about the current situation, and my hair has turned gray.

"That's..." Chen Wenjun asked.

"The new inspector is Mandu Dalu." Xi Yin replied, "In the next few days, we will start to compete with Zong Bi. Some people have been changed in the yamen, mainly to deal with someone making trouble secretly. In a few months, if the two armies compete in martial arts, if we lose, it will be rare for us to be kind... Well, the cakes made by Madam are still delicious."

Xi Yin's words are frank, and there may be a reminder in them, but in front of his wife, he can be considered frank.Chen Wenjun looked at his husband who was eating, and his brows relaxed a little. At this moment, he said: "I heard about the official documents outside."

When she mentioned this, Xi Yin, who was stuffing the millet cake in his hand into his mouth, paused slightly, but put down the cake with a solemn expression, then got up and walked to the desk, took out something, and sighed.

"In the first few months of winter, every month, tens of thousands of people died of freezing and starvation, and they died of freezing because they were not allowed to cut firewood. This kind of thing is extremely stupid. Can they live alone after killing others? A group of stupid people Donkey...I only sent out the order today, it was already too late, and it is not really a big remedy..."

He looked back at his wife, and it was actually a little difficult to speak: "Among them... there are many things, I am really sorry for you, I promised to treat the Han people better, but until now... I know you these days How difficult it is. We lost in the southwest, but your Han family has produced a hero..."

When Xi Yin said the last sentence, he smiled reluctantly and complicatedly.Naturally, he originally wanted to do many things for his wife, and he had made promises, but now some things are beyond his ability, so he can only talk about the heroes of the Han people to make her happy.A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Wenjun's mouth, but tears were already streaming down his face: "...No matter what, you have saved someone this time. You should eat..."

It could only be a personal thank you from her as a wife.

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Mandu Dalu walked out of Gushen Mansion, and the sky in the afternoon was looking gloomy.

He walked to a small square not far away, where the notice of the Marshal's Mansion was pasted. Someone read it aloud, but it was the Marshal who issued an order that no one was allowed to massacre Han slaves under any pretext. Useless vegetation, no one is allowed to deliberately obstruct the Han people from picking them up. At the same time, the Marshal’s Mansion will allocate some charcoal and rice grains to distribute in the Han people’s areas inside and outside the city.

In addition, several measures to ensure the survival rights of Han slaves were announced.

Some Hannu passing by timidly heard this, and wept on the side of the small square.

Xu is thanking the Marshal for his benevolent governance.

That's what Mandu Dalu thought. He stood aside and observed the suspicious person inside.

A thin man named Tang Minjie was bending over and passing him from the other side.

　The name of the next big chapter should be called: "Joker"

(End of this chapter)