Zhui Xu

"The situation in the Central Plains has changed drastically. Although it has been expected, we still need to make major adjustments in terms of specific responses. The Propaganda Department has been very busy recently..."

I don't know what time of night it is, in the courtyard of Mohe Pond, I can occasionally hear human voices not far away. In the study, Shishi spoke quite casually.

Yu Hezhong thought for a while and said in a low voice, "This is related to your Propaganda Department..."

"The propaganda work has now entered a new stage. In the past, many people's attitudes were somewhat vague, but this time, two major events have intensified the confrontation. One is the initial implementation of the land reform, which clarifies the attitude of the Huaxia Army. The other is Dai Mengwei. His actions made him and Zou Xu happen to be the key figures in the confrontation with the Huaxia Army at a critical point in time. In the future, the complicated public opinion confrontation will not just stay in words..."

"... Those who support the Huaxia Army will seriously consider the possibility of dividing the land and establishing a new era, while those who oppose the Huaxia Army must be conscious and sacrifice for the family's land. The public opinion in this situation is the same as before. It's not the same, even many people in the Propaganda Department are re-recognizing the meaning of this incident, you know those of us who were singled out to write dramas, many of us are still good with the old Confucianists and Masters In the past two years, everyone has been arguing in Chengdu, and the quarrel is nothing more than whether they admit the achievements of the Huaxia Army and whether they can let go of killing the emperor. But recently , probably realized that in the future, for the land, people will die..."

Maybe it was because of the private environment, or maybe it was because of talking too much recently, Shishi's words were calm and smooth, and Yu Hezhong's chaotic mood was calmed down a little, but then he was terrified by the meaning of the second half of the words shock.

He hesitated cheaply: "Huaxia Army, if you really want to do this, Ning Yi... really wants to destroy Confucianism like this?"

"...What does Brother Yu think?" Shi Shi looked at him with a smile.

Yu Hezhong thought for a while: "...I don't have a real sense of it now, but if it is as sinister as you said, Shishi... Also, in the past two years, many old Confucian scholars almost seemed to want to reconcile with the Huaxia Army in private, even though they abused them in their mouths. Yes, but if the division of land continues like this, those who have land outside will probably stand behind Zou Xu and Dai Mengwei and fight the Huaxia army, is it really... necessary?"

"This kind of question has been asked every day in Chengdu for the past two years, but things will still come to this point. In fact, the answer has already been given, and the next thing is to make some decisions." Shi Shi smiled and looked at him. , "Brother Yu, what are you going to do next?"

"I..." When asked this question, Yu Hezhong fell silent. He lowered his head and took a breath. After a while, he took another deep breath, opened his lips several times, and finally whispered: " ...I, what can I do, I'm not a... big shot. And since Mr. Liu is dead, what can I do, I'm... out of the game, right?"

He looked up at Shi Shi, Shi Shi looked at him, with a little regret in his gentle eyes. Friends for many years, Yu Hezhong is not dull, he can actually see what she meant, but he was also helpless, and opened his mouth for a while: "Actually...you...you know what happened in the city these few days, right? me…"

"Brother Yu, when it comes to important events, one must be calm. In fact, there is a very interesting saying in Li Heng's place. He said that men are only stubborn. There is no such thing as a big man, but they are all stubborn." Shi Shi said Then, he stretched out his hand to tidy up the manuscripts on the desk, "Actually, Brother Yu, just think about it, the news of Dai Mengwei, Xiao Zheng and others killing Liu Guangshi spread to Chengdu. In such a situation, once Liu Guangshi died, did the warlord alliance he formed just listen to the orders of Dai Mengwei and Zou Xu and hand over power obediently?"

"this…"

"In today's Central Plains, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and once the alliance is disbanded, some big leaders may start to approach and negotiate terms with Zou Xu, but all the middle and lower levels are probably in chaos. It's up for grabs, some people like Dai Mengwei and Zou Xu, and some people think, this is not as good as the Wu Dynasty back then, or I might as well vote for the Huaxia Army...Brother Yu, you have been in Chengdu for more than a year and have a high status , How many people have you known, approached you, and talked to? You know so many people, why do you feel that you are useless and out of the game when something happens?"

"I...but..." Yu Hezhong's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth slightly, "I...I thought that the Huaxia Army didn't care...that thing outside..."

"The Huaxia Army is not a prodigal." Shi Shi smiled.

"But... Ning Yi didn't come back..."

"Ning Yi didn't come back because it wasn't a big deal compared to the land reform, but the Huaxia Army wouldn't push anything that could be delivered to his mouth. You don't even know that Ning... oh, Let’s not talk about this. Brother Yu, the Huaxia Army really does not support idlers. Originally, the news from the Central Plains came. I considered whether to stop here and let your identity be released from here, but..." Shishi said here , he hesitated for a while, "Whether you can do something or not depends on your own thoughts."

"I... Shi Shi said, let me recruit those who want to come for the Huaxia Army..."

"It's about recruiting useful people. The Huaxia Army also has its own standards."

"But...my ability..." Yu Hezhong hesitated, "I, I'm afraid I'll miss a big deal..."

"Brother Yu." Shishi called him, looked at him, settled down, and then spoke slowly, "If you don't do this, someone will do it. If you can do it, it will be possible in the future." It's up to you to do it."

She looked at the silent Yu Hezhong: "Actually, in the past two years, after I was in the Propaganda Department, the front jobs have been handed over one after another. Brother Yu, you are the last spy line relationship I keep. To be honest, we expected Liu Guangshi to have It may fail, reminding you to take over your sister-in-law...Now that Liu Guangshi's big ship is sinking, it will be very dangerous to go to his and Zou Xu's territory to collect chestnuts. If you think about it, Brother Yu, you think it can't be done, and I will deliver it on the spy line. let go..."

Shi Shi has a transparent temperament. In the past, he would rarely want to force the few people around him to do something. The noodles came in.

Yu and the center are in chaos, although he has suffered some grievances these days, but at this moment, he also understands the nature of the "joining the gang" that Shi Shi said. Liu Guangshi is dead, and his detached status in Chengdu is no longer there. If he wants to keep something, he has no choice but to leave here and go to the Central Plains to recruit people for the Huaxia Army.

But my ability is low, and I can't do good things; if I am an enemy of Dai Mengwei and Zou Xu, once I am caught, will my life be worse than death? dealt with by the opponent.

After the fall of the Central Plains, he had been tossed and tossed for many years, and he had seen many unbearable things, and he had heard many such pros and cons during his more than a year in Chengdu. Once you choose a side, there is no leisure to speak of.

But what other way can we go?

He hesitated for a while.

After enjoying the blessings in Chengdu for more than a year, everything came to an abrupt end without even being mentally prepared. In fact, since the tenth day of the lunar new year, when he came to look for Shishi, he still had luck in his heart. I really don't want this kind of life to disappear, and I hope that Shishi's supernatural powers can arrange a similar path for him again.

But just like those old Confucians who saw that the Huaxia Army was determined to divide the land, some things will become reality sooner or later.

He picked up the noodles, and in the steam, he thought of Gao Wenjing and Wei Rou who had been by his side for more than a year...

Suddenly it seemed very far away.

"Is there no other way?" He whispered.

"No." Shishi sighed, "It's okay to find a place and continue to be a salted fish..."

"But that... Shishi, on your side, don't you look down on me?"

Shishi sat down on the opposite side, raised his head, and smiled slightly: "Before...everyone could see past, and everyone was taken lightly, probably this is the so-called Buddha nature, relying on this nature, in love Lou also had a very happy life. But these years...Maybe it was spoiled by Liheng. Sometimes, he became very harsh. Liheng said that everyone should be awakened. How could everyone be awakened...But seeing those Hard-working people, motivated people, and desperate people have died a lot. Sometimes, I don’t want to make friends with mediocre people. Brother Yu... If you go somewhere secretly, you will live a good life. I occasionally Thinking about it, I should be happy, but I also feel that there is probably nothing to talk about..."

She paused: "Li Heng, on his side, is determined to climb a high mountain. He doesn't want to be the emperor and ask for a three-hundred-year replacement. He really... wants to make a completely different from before. In the same situation, many people gritted their teeth and ran forward. Brother Yu, you also thought about helping the world and saving the people. When you were with Chen Sifeng, you talked about doing many big things. People I knew at that time Many, sometimes when I think about it, I feel that it is good for the two friends around me not to do big things, but now, Brother Yu, it is a pity not to do big things. Because it was a prosperous age, and the prosperous age can make some people be salty fish, Today is a chaotic world of ups and downs, and you can't be a salted fish anymore. Besides, when you see Liheng doing such a great thing, how can you stay out of it? Rural learning is to enable tens of thousands of people to read, and it is to overcome the things that Confucius could not do. Brother Yu, how can you stay out of it? This is three hundred years, or even one thousand years. Opportunity never met."

She spoke softly, but after speaking, her tone finally became turbulent, which was also the way she had never shown in front of Yu Hezhong in the past. It wasn't until this time that Yu Hezhong realized that Shi Shi was not only in love with the regicide, domineering, and outstandingly capable Ning Liheng, but she was truly infected by the other party's ideas, so she admired him wholeheartedly.

His heart was a little sad, but it was different from the past. In the past, he had imagined that he would do some great things, which would impress and favor the master. That was because all the women in the world admired the strong. However, letting Shishi agree with his great ideas, and thus admiring such a thing in his heart, he has never even imagined in his heart, this may be true love.

He smiled bitterly in the heat of the noodles: "Teacher, you are really a propaganda department, deceiving people's hearts. But... as they say, things that Confucianism has never overcome for thousands of years, enlightenment and land distribution, many people in this world People have done it, but they haven't done it once. Why can the Huaxia Army really do it? What if it can't be done..."

"If something can be done or not, it depends on the specific problems encountered. If there are specific problems, just talk about the problem and find a way to solve the problem. Is it something that Chengdu has been doing in the big discussion? No specific issues are discussed, just that no one has done it before, so it will not be done in the future. What can't be done, can be done today..."

"And the most important thing, if there are always some people who want to solve these problems, why can't these people be us..."

Facing the hot air, Shishi suddenly stretched out his hand and shook Yu Hezhong's arm. In the dim light, those eyes were shining brightly.

Seeing this scene, Yu Hezhong's nose suddenly became sore. He realized that after so many years of acquaintance, he seemed to have never been close to the heart of the woman in front of him for a moment. And eyes full of vigor and vitality like this, even when she was in the building, in the scene where they pointed out the country and stimulated the words, in her youngest years, she had never had...

What did Ning Yi do...

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Insufficient sleep, let's add a small chapter.