At the end of August of the twelfth year of Jinghan, the capital where warriors gathered completed the martial arts test. Originally, in order to cooperate with the Zhao'an edict issued in the first half of the year, this time the martial arts examination was extremely grand, but with the news of the death of Wanyan Aguda at the end of July, the rumors in the capital suddenly changed, and several conflicts that undermined public order were set off on the table, and the Kaifeng Mansion dispatched to arrest some people.

These things don't seem to have much to do with the martial champion test, and they are going on as usual, and then, a man named Wei Sannian in the Royal Boxing Gym won the first place in the martial arts trial, and after crossing the horse and parading the streets, waiting for the assignment, the voices outside have begun to calm down......

“…… It's anticlimactic. ”

The carriage walked forward, about to approach Bianliang, Ning Yi looked at the information sent and sighed slightly. After the martial champion test, the arrangements for each martial artist have not yet been issued, but the general arrangement, the positions that will be given, etc., etc., there is already a first draft on the Prime Minister's side.

Most of the participants and candidates for this martial arts are from the north, and many of them are also beneficiaries of Zhao'anzhao. In order to consolidate the role of this Zhao'an Zhao, so that grace will come from above, so that these people will not be loyal to a certain force or person, but can be loyal to the emperor and the country, this fair and honest selection was held.

Originally, after this selection, most of them would be reused. In the name of "protégé of the Son of Heaven", he gave real power, real power, and even autonomy over civil officials in some places and in some aspects of the northern land. I hope they will play a big role in the future. However, in this piece of information, all the arrangements have been greatly adjusted.

The government itself is a very delicate matter, the ministers are opposed to each other, robbing each other, and the relationship between the emperor and the ministers is also antagonistic in many cases. How to make this part of the military attache loyal to the king rather than to the person requires a lot of means. Otherwise, if you use great strength to hold up a person, but only cheapen a certain big force, it will be extremely inconsistent with the way of checks and balances.

Before Wan Yan was killed. The emperor also has this heart and idea. However, when the news of his death came, he took a clear step back. Because the power of civilian officials began to fight back, the initial tacit understanding has been lost, and officials from all sides are trying to suppress the power of military generals at the same time. is also already co-opting a number of martial arts moves in this time. It must be implemented according to the original plan. The effort and the need for checks and balances have become very troublesome. The emperor also saw the problem, so he simply followed up and broke up this martial arts examination. It's still at the same pace as before. He tried to take a step back, and the following is a sea change.

"Before the distribution began, the civil service department began to do it, and it really did it...... The head of the Cai Mansion and Wei Sannian secretly teamed up in the alum building, and Wei Sannian heard that he had suffered a secret loss. Tsk, Cai Jing, ......"

Looking at the intelligence, Ning Yi shook his head and smiled. Zhu Biao on the side pouted.

"I've also seen the big sect leader in Cai Jing's mansion, and I'm at most a line taller, if you really fight, you won't be able to tell the winner for a long time, and this martial champion is also very good. If I'm in the capital, it seems that it's me. ”

Ning Yi laughed and turned the information over: "Naive, do you know that Grandmaster Zhou Dong Zhou also participated in the martial arts examination, and later he was just a martial artist. He sat in the Royal Boxing Gym, fought all the way to the head of the Tianzi Sect, and became famous all over the world, but in the end, it was difficult to make up for the shortage of the army......"

Zhu Biao touched the back of his neck: "Then I'm ...... now Isn't there a backstage too? ”

"That's right." Ning Yi put down the information and thought about it, "If you really go to the test, you can really win the martial champion, at least the Prime Minister will definitely support it, and after you win it, there will be real shortcomings to make up." ”

"Haha, forget it. I've seen so many things, how is the army, I don't know, I went and was pressed by those civilian officials who pointed fingers, it is better to be at ease now. After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he said, "However, Brother Ning, you were originally promoting chivalrous things on the rivers and lakes, and this martial arts test is also very important, and now that you are pressed back, won't the previous hard work be in vain?" ”

"The martial arts test is not important in the first place." Ning Yi shook his head, "Whether it's done well or not, I don't have too many expectations for it." The propaganda of chivalry is the focus, we have taken advantage of this gust of wind to rise, and now although it has been affected a little, it seems that the impact is not too great. ”

He handed a piece of information in his hand to Zhu Biao: "This time to divide the fruit of the martial arts test, everyone is working hard, Cai Taishi is old, what he wants is the status of a literati, and the rest of the people, most of them think about their own families, win over and suppress together, Li Xiang and Qin Xiang want to really build a line of defense in the north, this is one of Tan Zhen's political achievements, he also hopes that the military attache can get up a little bit, in the end, those people have to give some face......

He smiled: "Suppressing the generals, instead of killing and suppressing the people who practice martial arts, in the case of Qin Xiang's presence, they will maintain an indifferent attitude towards my Zhuji propaganda." This can be regarded as taking into account Qin Xiang's face. Although the Wuju people tried to be a mess, we were bare. But ......"

After saying these few words, when he saw a page of information, his brows furrowed suddenly, he glanced at it for a while, and took a breath: "Qin Hui......" Zhu Biao looked over this side curiously, Ning Yi showed him the page, and turned his gaze to another staff member in the car who was dealing with the information of the Secret Investigation Division.

"Luo Jinyan's details, how is it now?"

The staff member arched his hand: "We are sure that we are dead that night." ”

The carriage went all the way forward, and in the constant slight bumps, Ning Yi was silent for a moment, his fingers tapped on the seat below, and then said, "What about his wife and children?" How's it going? ”

"There is no definite information for the time being, and we think it may also be dead."

"Don't think, be sure." Ning Yi said, "Immediately start investigating this matter, if the person is still alive, try to formulate a rescue plan, but it must also be clever, and you can't let Qin Hui know that we did it...... Be cautious and do it immediately. ”

"Yes."

The staff arched his hand, lifted the curtain directly, and got out of the running carriage. He split a horse from the returning convoy. Run into the distance.

Zhu Biao finished reading the information about Luo Jinyan in his hand, and slapped his palm on the seat: "This old dog." Then he frowned and looked at Ning Yi, "However, Brother Ning, let's start with Qin Hui now, it's a little early, if we startle the snake, will it outweigh the losses?" His reputation in the official reputation is excellent, and Luo Jinyan is dead, and the evidence is gone. Even if he has his wife and children. I'm afraid I can't threaten this guy anymore. ”

Ning Yi looked at him with a smile. Zhu Biao is actually an upright person, and when he sees injustice, for him personally, he must just be indignant. It's just been in the Secret Investigation Division for so long. He also understands the big picture. The immediate concern is not so much for himself. It's better to say that it is for Ning Yi and the entire secret investigation department.

"I'm not Luo Jinyan, for Qin Zhongcheng, of course it's good not to fight in the ring. If you really fight, it may not be so terrible. If you can really save Luo Jinyan's wife and children, it will be useless for the time being, but maybe it can be used as a foreshadowing, and it will always be useful in the future. It's reassuring and potentially beneficial, so why not. Ning Yi sat there, looking at the curtains occasionally rolled up by the autumn breeze and the scene of the road swaying outside the curtains, "But for you and me, I have seen too much of this kind of thing, and I think the most important thing is...... Let's take pity on the people in front of you. After returning to Beijing, I will give you a few days off and go around with the girl from the Wang family. Don't think about it. ”

"Yes!" Zhu Biao shook his fist heartily.

Ning Yi looked at the other side of the curtain, some things he said, and some things he didn't say after all. People like Qin Hui say that they are forced to do things, but in fact, they are very decisive.

The most terrifying thing in the world is usually not those bad people who simply do evil, just like the brothers Yang Yi and Yang Heng who kidnapped him in the Jiangning boathouse a few years ago, no matter how ruthless they say, they still think that they are doing bad things in their hearts, but they just feel that they can't live if they are not ruthless. This kind of consciousness of "doing bad things" is determined by the universal moral values of a society, and the destruction of the whole world by such people is usually not strong.

And only those who have philosophical cultivation, a way of thinking, and a self-belief that everything is justified will allow themselves to do things without hesitation, because they will distort the concept of moral values and values from the root of the logical chain. The watchdog who was ambushed by Qin Hui's side said that Luo Jinyan finally accused Qin Hui of being "forced to do something", it seems that people in the world are forced to do everything, but once they truly accept this compulsion and do evil things, they will be more resolute and more subjective than doing good.

Because they have found a good reason, they can only do it, and they may have shallow guilt, but they usually don't hesitate anymore.

…… That Luo Jinyan's wife and children may have died

In Ning Yi's heart, there was actually this kind of speculation. It's just that because it's still speculation, he didn't say it.

The wind blew through the post road near late autumn, and outside the curtain of the carriage, the yellow leaves and flowers of autumn danced. Outside Bianliang City, the number of pedestrians gradually increased, and on the way, someone came to meet them. Later, several large cars in the middle of the convoy broke away from the team and headed for the countryside near Bianliang.

The road twists and turns, winds for a while, joins and separates from the surrounding paths, occasionally with streams, and old waterwheels can be seen in the distance. After the autumn equinox, the rice in the field has already been cut, leaving yellow rice stubble. Several carriages slowed down as they saw the village in front of them from a distance, and when Ning Yi got out of the car, yellow leaves floated down from the trees on the side of the road.

At the fork in the road not far away, there were pedestrians coming from that side, and in front were several women, including a female knight with a weapon, and a few followers in the rear.

It's just that the head of the front is a tall and beautiful woman, her face is soft, intellectual and delicate, wearing a white autumn dress, and the embroidered shoes under her feet are also white. It looks like a full lady temperament, the autumn wind blows, blowing a strand of hair on her face, and the sun shines softly.

She settled on that side, and then ran towards it.

If she hadn't done it before, she wouldn't have run like this.

Nie Yunzhu, a smart and demure woman who met and knew him in Jiangning and experienced many things, at this time, she was also a little different from when she first met.

She ran closer, her steps stopped, her chest rose and fell, her face raised slightly, and she looked at Ning Yi with clear and joyful eyes, Ning Yi had already come over and hugged her directly.

She was suddenly at a loss.

On the side of the carriage and the road, many subordinates looked at this scene belonging to the young couple with a smile, and they had long been accustomed to the shocking behavior of their boss, and it was not surprising.

It's just that some people still smile and turn back consciously......

Not long after, in Bianliang City, in the courtyard of the alum building, a maid also walked in, looked at the teacher girl who was sitting idly in the room and arranged flowers, and said, "Girl, I heard that Uncle Ning is back." ”

"Hmm." The master nodded casually and continued to complete the flower arrangement in his hand, and soon after, a neat and tidy work took shape on the table.

She propped her hands on the floor, leaned back, and leisurely looked at her work. When she felt the sunlight shining in the courtyard outside the door, she raised her head and squinted her eyes slightly, feeling the warmth, like a cat basking in the sun in autumn.

When the summer of this year passed, she also officially rejected Zhou Bangyan's desire to marry her. Since then, although some people have put forward such requests one after another, which has made her hot in the topic of "redemption" and "marriage", in a sense, the best possibility may have passed.

What does the future hold? She hasn't answered yet.

But some people may have some opinions.

She wanted to talk to him.

After a while, there was a sudden bang in the room, and when the maid came to look, her girl was sitting up from the floor with the back of her head covered. The autumn sun cast a bright demarcation in the room, and her girl sat in the middle of it, squinting one eye beautifully and lovely, and pursing her lips at her.

It's like a cat that charms all beings......

Even the maid, who had been following her for a long time, couldn't help but be stunned at this time, and then covered her lips and laughed...... (To be continued......)