Chapter 636: Half a Step in the Air, Where the Knife Goes (Middle)
It was already dusk, and in front of the street outside the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, a small riot spread all at once.
After the Battle of Bianliang, like a big wave sweeping sand, those who could follow Ning Yi were already the most loyal guards. For a long time, Ning Yi's identity is complicated, he is both a businessman and a scholar, he is an evil demon in the green forest, but he is only a staff member in the officialdom, he organized a fight against the gentry of the grain during the famine, and when the Jurchens came, they went to the forefront to organize battles, and finally defeated Guo Yaoshi's resentful army.
These things, these identities, those who are willing to see can always see a part. If it is an outsider, there are admirers and contempt, but to be honest, there should be more contempt, but it is different from the people around Ning Yi, they have seen everything and everything, if the famine and disaster relief incident at the beginning were just the preliminary stage of their admiration for Ning Yi, after the southern invasion of the Jurchens, these people's loyalty to Ning Yi has reached another Cheng dΓΉ, plus Ning Yi's treatment of them is good, material giving, coupled with the spiritual agitation in this war, some people in the guards admire Ning Yi, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are fanatical.
These days, seeing that the Right Prime Minister's Mansion has lost power, Zhu Ji has also encountered various things, grievance is one thing, Ning Yi was punched in public, it is another.
In the midst of the crowd, such as Chen Huozi and others, they pulled out their double knives and slashed towards Tie Tianying!
The rest of the guards also came back from the battle formation, how shocking. Ning Yi was punched, and the sane person may still be hesitating, but when his companion drew his sword, there was nothing to say. In the blink of an eye, everyone shot almost at the same time, and the sword light rose. Then the Western Army drew his sword, and Ning Yi shouted: "Stop!" The planter also shouted: "Stop!" "Tie Tianying has swung out the giant sword and fought with Chen Huozi. The surrounding crowd rang out in chaos. They all retreated.
The catchers who followed the Iron Sky Eagle only hesitated to draw their swords and confront each other this time. It's not that there are no good hands among them, but right now in Bianliang City, near the Imperial City, who could have predicted the situation in front of them.
The crowd around them was frightened and retreated a lot, but fortunately it was not too crowded, but it did not cause a stampede. In front of the Qin Mansion, the situation was after Fang Cai's moment. It stopped again, the scene froze, and the two sides confronted each other. The atmosphere was solemn. The majesty of Ning Yi and the Seed Master Dao was still useful after all, and after the heavy drinking, everyone regained their senses, but the knife had already been drawn. Some of the Bamboo Guards stood face to face with the catcher. Each is terrifying with its momentum.
Among the guards of Zhuji, there are many people in the green forest, some such as Tian Donghan and others are decent, and there are many evil factions such as Chen Huozi. Although Chen Huozi was a good hand at the evil sect before, he was compared to the Iron Sky Eagle. The martial arts identities are much worse, but the battlefield has been bloody for a few months. Coupled with the recognition of what Ning Yi had done, he was standing in front of Tie Tianying at this time, with a pair of small eyes forced over, and he was treacherous, facing a chief arrester of the Criminal Department, but he did not back down in the slightest.
Tie Tianying held Juque in his hand, but smiled: "Chen Huozi, Mo Dao I don't know you. Do you think that if you find a backer, you won't be afraid, can you rely on it? β
"Rotten life." Chen Huozi stared at him and said, "This time, you don't have to look for me, I'll go to you." Find your family! β
Tie Tianying's eyes sharpened, and over there, Ning Yi stretched out his hand to wipe the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were already gloomy: "I said stop!" Didn't hear!? β
Only then did the Bamboo Guards take a step back and put away their swords. Chen Huozi lowered his head slightly, took the initiative to avoid it, and Ning Yi stood in front of Tie Tianying.
The two confronted each other for a moment, and the cultivator Dao also waved his hand to let the elite of the Western Army collect the knife, and the old man with a gloomy face walked back to see the condition of the old lady Qin, and pulled Qin Shaoqian back by the way. The crowd on the side of the road did not completely run away, and when they saw that there had been no fighting, they continued to watch the excitement.
Tie Tianying's gaze swept around, and stopped in front of Ning Yi again: "I can't control your family, Mr. Ning, draw a knife on the street, I can bring them all back to the Criminal Department." β
Ning Yi's eyes were calm, but he didn't look tough at this time, he just took out two handwritten letters and handed them over: "The warrant of the left minister and the criminal department, if you see it, you will accept it, Tie Zong, the matter is already yellow, and the exit should be beautiful." β
Tie Tianying sneered, he raised his fingers, stretched out his hand and slowly knocked on Ning Yi's shoulder: "Ning Liheng, I know that you are a ruthless person, so when the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is still there, I will not move you." But the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is coming to an end, and I see how many times you can block it. You scholar, let's go write poetry! β
Ning Yi turned his head to look at his hand, then raised the warrant and put it in his hand: "Seeing him raise the Zhu Tower, seeing him feasting guests, seeing his building collapse." Everything in the world has ups and downs, iron always catches, I don't want to cause trouble, take things and go. β
Tie Tianying finally took the warrant: "Then now that I am up and down, there is a beam between us, I will remember you." β
"Always merciless." Ning Yi nodded tiredly, and then spread his hand to the side, "The Criminal Department is over there." β
"Hmph." Tie Tianying snorted with a smile, and then he bowed his hand to the side of the Seed Master Road and left with the catchers.
Qin Shaoqian had an accident, everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion was dispatched, Yao Zunian was looking for the seed master, Ning Yi went to find Li Gang, Wen Ren went to find Tang Ke, and also found Qin Siyuan after being imprisoned. At this time, Ning Yi finally rushed over to relieve the siege, and a kind of Qin family's disciples, plus the seed master Dao and others, escorted the old lady Qin into the mansion. Ning Yi stood there, looking at the crowd around him, and then Cheng Zhouhai also came over to talk to him. Nearby onlookers saw that the matter had been revealed, and only then did it disperse like a tide.
After the crowd dispersed, leaving a mess, when the two sides drew their swords and swords, some onlookers turned around and ran, and finally ran into something, and some people who were passing by to buy vegetables had their baskets knocked over, and they squatted on the ground to pick up vegetable leaves. Some people have already begun to hold the lamp, and the teacher looks over from here, but he feels that the night wind is bleak, although Ning Yi, who is standing there, is still dressed in a green shirt, and he has just faced the big arrest of the criminal department, but in the depths of his back, he still looks a little tired after all.
The master originally felt that Zhuji began to move south, and the industries in the capital were being disturbed, arrived, and sold, including the entire Liheng family, I am afraid that they would also leave Beijing and go south, but he never came to tell him, and he was still a little uncomfortable in his heart. At this time, I saw Ning Yi's figure. This feeling becomes another kind of discomfort.
Sometimes some people have to take on more things than others......
She was thinking about it here. On that side, Ning Yi and a group of Zhuji people stood outside the gate of the Qin Mansion for a while. Seeing that the onlookers were almost gone, he went in to inquire about the old lady's situation.
Compared with the stimulation of the previous period, Old Madam Qin was not in a big problem at this time, but she was blocking at the door, shouting and shouting, her emotions were excited, and her body was overdrawn. Coming out of the old lady's room. Qin Shaoqian sat in the courtyard outside, and Ning Yi and Cheng Zhouhai also went over and sat down at the stone table.
"Today's events. Thank you Liheng and Brother Cheng. After sitting for a while, Qin Shaoqian spoke first, his tone was calm, and he was suppressing his feelings.
Ning Yi clenched his fist with one hand and placed it on the stone table. At this point, there was a bang. He didn't speak, just stared at him. Cheng Zhouhai said: "Li Xiang probably didn't dare to say anything, right?" β
"Hiding this time, and next time." Qin Shaoqian said, "There will always be times when I can't hide, and I have been mentally prepared." β
"That's not the way it is, hide a few more times, and you can dodge." Only then did Ning Yi speak, "Even if the Qin family collapses to the point that Cheng DΓΉ can't get up." Second, you don't have to be guilty. β
"It's better to be able to go down. Otherwise, wait for me to take revenge? Qin Shaoqian said.
Ning Yi shook his head and didn't answer: "Except for Qin Xiang, everything is just an addition, so if you can keep one of them." β
After saying a few words, Ning Yi said hello to Yao Zunian before leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion. It was getting late at night, and he had not gone far when someone stopped the carriage and drove him over.
The right prime minister's mansion is located, not far from the imperial city, there are actually not many people, and the road is wide. It was the steward of the Guangyang County Palace, who came to stop him, entered a courtyard in front of him, and went up to the platform on the second floor, but saw a person standing in front of him, who was once a privy envoy and is now in charge of the military department. The last time I saw Tong Guan, Tan Zhi followed on the side, but this time when I came up, I only saw him alone, but his face was not good, he put his hands behind his back and glanced at him.
"You've been doing a good job these days."
"I've seen Lord Tan......"
"Seen me? Mr. Ning is left and right, I'm afraid that he didn't even pay attention to the king of Guangyang County. What does it matter if little Tan can't see it? β
"Uh, Lord Tan, this is ......"
"Do you remember what the prince told you?" Tan Zhen's tone became more and more stern, "You are a little businessman who doesn't even have a reputation, when you get the Shang Fang Sword, you can't die, right!?" β
With his current status as the head of the military department, he had such a temper with Ning Yi, and the situation was really rare. Before Ning Yi could speak, another figure came out from the side, that figure was tall and calm, wiping his hands with a cotton cloth.
"Lord Tan, pay attention to your identity, it's a bit too much to say these things." Tong Guan warned in a deep voice, Tan Zhi took a step back and apologized: "...... I really can't see such a fool. Ning Yi also bowed. Looking out from the small platform on the second floor, you can see the lights of the houses below, and in the distance, there is also the scene of street traffic.
Tong Guan glanced at Ning Yi a few times, and said in his mouth: "Being eaten by others, being loyal to people, now the right prime minister's mansion is in a bad situation, but Liheng will never give up and go all out, which is also a good thing." It's just Liheng, sometimes good intentions may not necessarily lead to bad things. If Qin Shaoqian is convicted this time, he knows if he has escaped the next catastrophe. β
He paused, and then said: "You don't have to think about it, the main person in charge of the affairs of the Criminal Department is Wang Hao, and this matter has nothing to do with me." I don't want to do everything, but I don't want the water in the capital to get muddier either. More than a month ago, when this king came to talk to you, things were still a little incomprehensible, but at this time, there was nothing to say. The Qin Mansion can't hide this time, not to mention the overall situation, what are you in it? You have no fame, no background, but a businessman's identity, even if you have some talents, strong winds and waves, and shoot them casually, what point can you block? Now it's just that no one wants to touch you. β
Tong Guan's eyes were stern: "Your identity, how is it compared to Yao Zunian, and how is it better than Jueming?" Even Ji Kun of the Prime Minister's Mansion has a much thicker root than you, and you have escaped a few catastrophes precisely because you have no support. This king wants to think that you can see these clearly, but I can't think of it, you seem to be a little fluttering, not to mention this time, just a matter of Luo Shengzhou, this king should kill you! β
The voice echoed on the platform, Tan Zhi was silent, his eyes widened, Tong Guan pursed his lips, and then slowed down his tone slightly: "What kind of identity is Lord Tan, he is angry with you." Because he cherishes you for learning and treats you as his own, and this king is the one who leads the army. I don't want you to mistake yourself when I talk to you about these heavy words. Today's matter, you looked beautiful and summoned you over, not because you protected Qin Shaoqian, but because you were looking for Li Gang! β
He pointed at Ning Yi heavily: "Now it's a matter of now." You look for Master Cai, you look for this king, you go to Lord Wang. It's all a solution, which shows that you can see the situation clearly. If you look for Li Gang, either you can't understand the situation, or you understand. But there is still a fluke. That is, you can't see who you are! It's the way to die! Earlier, what kind of bamboo mark did you let you make, stop touting the Qin family, I still think you are smart, now it seems that you are not smart enough! β
Tong Guan paused for a moment, finally put his hands behind his back, and sighed: "It's okay." You're still young and a little stubborn. Not a bad thing. But you are also a smart person, if you still can't figure out the hard work of this king when you calm down, then it is not worth this king's protection. You young people, at this age, this king can escort you for a ride, and after this king goes, Lord Tan and they can also escort you for a ride. After walking for a long time, you can slowly protect others to move forward, and your ideals and ambitions can only be achieved at that time. This officialdom is like this, the world is like this, this king still says the same thing, don't be merciful when chasing the wind and chasing the moon, if you show too much mercy, it will not help, and you will lose your future life...... Think for yourself, Lord Tan has a fist for you, you have to appreciate it and apologize to him. β
Tan Zhi said: "How can I deserve the apology of such a talented person!" β
Tong Guan laughed: "Look, he is treating you as his own." β
Not long after, Tan Zhi sent Ning Yi out, Ning Yi's temperament was as good as flowing, he apologized and thanked him, Tan Zhi just nodded slightly, still with a straight face, but said in his mouth: "The prince is talking about you, and he is also protecting you, you have to experience the prince's hard work." These words, Master Cai, will not be said to you. β
Then Tan Zhi went back to the platform on the second floor, and when he was alone with Tong Guan, he said: "I think this kid is quite slippery, and the prince has worked hard, and I don't know if he understands it." β
Tong Guan put his hands behind his back, shook his head and smiled silently. In fact, he knew it clearly in his heart, where did Tan Zhi love Ning Yi, the matter of Wu Ruiying earlier, Luo Shengzhou was seriously injured and was driven out in disgrace, if Tan Zhi and the others were slapped in the face on the spot, the thunder was furious, and he almost wanted to do something to Ning Yi, who was suspected of being a black hand behind him, it was Tong Guan who suppressed him, and he was holding back a belly of anger in his heart.
Tong Guan may not really be a talent who really cherishes Ning Yi, such young people have momentum and don't know whether they are alive or dead, but they are not old enough, they can be pioneers and embarrassed. It's just that after Qin Siyuan went, someone had to take over the things in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and he knocked it with his hands, but it was just a gesture. In fact, whether it is Tan Zhi or Ning Yi, they are just general in nature, chess pieces, jumping around, he just feels sarcastic and interesting when he looks at it, and sometimes he can't help but sigh. At this time, Tan Zhi said bad things about Ning Yi, and Tong Guan only smiled slightly and did not comment.
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Ning Yi came out of the courtyard, the night breeze caressed, and his gaze seemed calm.
I've decided to leave, I've already anticipated what I'm going to do in the next few years, and if I want to sigh or be angry, there are reasons for that, but those don't make any sense.
These days, there is intrigue and interest exchange in the open and in the dark, and he sees such things. Go down, find Zhu Ji or Ning Yi's troublesome officials and officials, or Tie Tianying's old enemies, go up, whether Cai Jing or Tong Guan, or even Li Gang, what he can care about now is also the next issue of interests - of course, Ning Yi is not Li Gang's confidant, and Li Gang doesn't need to express any impassioned feelings to him, after Qin Siyuan was imprisoned and the seed master Dao was discouraged, Li Gang may still want to hold up a piece of the sky, and he can only rely on interests, try to pull people, and try to protect himself.
Ning Yi is leaving.
Swallowing his anger and pretending to be a grandson is not a big deal, although he hasn't done it for a long time, but this is also a skill that he has been proficient in many years ago. If he is really a young man with great ambitions, Tong Guan, Cai Jing, Li Gang or the rhetoric of people who are practical or ideal will bring him some touch, but now, what is hidden behind these words, he can see too clearly, what to do behind the indifference, what to do, what to do. Of course, on the surface, he still will.
He didn't even bother to move the ridiculous thoughts. "The current situation is like this", "the world is like this", "the intention is so", "I have to do it", all this, when he put it in his heart, what he saw was only the scene when the entire Bianliang City fell. At this time, most of these people were going to die, the men were taken to the north to be pig and dog slaves, and the women were brutalized for fun, this kind of scene can't even be regarded as a curse at the moment.
Because of this, many times when he sees those faces who want to be shot up, he will let him go.
There are many things in the world that cannot be solved by saying that they are difficult to deal with, nor can they be solved by understanding and understanding. I understand a lot more, people who have hardships only deserve to die, this is a cold reality, and I never take care of people's wishes.
He didn't even have the idea of sighing in his heart, and all the way forward, the guards also brought the carriage, and was about to go up, but at the intersection in front of him, he saw a figure of recognition.
In the past few days, one by one, people have come, and he has also looked for them one by one, and it seems that he is in a hurry, and his heart will feel more or less tired. But the figure in front of him, at this time, did not make him feel troublesome, in the slight lights on the side of the street, the woman was wearing a light pink dress, her clothes floated in the night breeze, smart but dignified, she had not seen her for many days, and she also looked a little thin.
Seeing that she was looking at her over there with some caution, Ning Yi smiled and walked over. (To be continued......)
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