Autumn rain fell continuously on every courtyard within sight. Incense burned in the room. A bamboo screen divided the space, and on this side, Ning Yi was sketching numbers with a brush at a long table near the window. He glanced at the rain outside, then filed the notebook away.

There weren't many notebooks on the table. It wasn't even halfway through the *wei* hour (1-3 PM), but he'd already finished most of them. It seemed like someone was doing the same work on the other side of the screen because, after a moment, a woman's laughter drifted over: "Heh heh."

The laughter wasn't loud, as if she'd seen or thought of something amusing and laughed to herself. Ning Yi continued to write, ignoring it. After a while, the woman seemed to chuckle again as if reminding him. Ning Yi closed his notebook and tossed it aside, casually asking, "What amuses you, Milord?"

"A few days ago, a stone was brought from the mountains, a green one, quite beautiful..."

Her voice trailed off before finishing her sentence. Ning Yi was used to it and didn't reply. He rested his chin on his hand, studying the information in the notebook. After a moment, another sentence came.

"I want to carve it into a large saber and place it at the gate. Carving stones reminds me of Wang Yin… You haven't met him. He's a stone carver. I think if I asked him for help, he would definitely get angry, and if he gets angry, he'll fight."

"I might not be able to beat him." The figure behind the bamboo screen nodded, concluding the thought. She then went back to writing. Ning Yi raised an eyebrow as he wrote, "I believe I can be of assistance when it comes to fighting."

"Hmm." The woman didn't react much. She was quiet for a moment, perhaps blinking behind the screen, then nodded and said, "Very well."

"Tsk, naturally, very well..."

The acid in his words was a bit contrived. The one on the other side of the screen was just making conversation. In this room, as the rain fell, Liu Da Biao, with the "Milord" status, figured there shouldn't be too much awkward silence, so she spoke randomly. But her temperament was eccentric, and her sense of humor was often different from others. It was said that the scholars in the Tyrant Saber Camp had often made the situation even more awkward when trying to deal with her.

Ning Yi was somewhat different. Of course, a few days ago, he would have been stunned for a moment in such a situation. Later, he roughly understood that she wanted to be gracious and relax the atmosphere, so he nodded and answered a few words.

Both of them were peculiar people in their interactions. Liu Da Biao told a joke because she thought that a superior should provide a relaxing atmosphere for hard-working subordinates, but she didn't deliberately pursue the effect. In short, she told the joke, whether one laughed or not was up to them. Ning Yi was sometimes full of calculations when dealing with people, and sometimes he didn't care about their acceptance at all. During their conversation, sometimes he made up nonsense, sometimes he talked to himself. In this large room on a rainy day, it added a bit of chilly atmosphere.

The room was quiet again after the few sentences. A maid in a dark gray uniform brought tea and walked past the eaves before silently leaving.

"The batch of military supplies from a few days ago was sold as you suggested. We didn't buy much grain from Zhou Pingfu, and we've only transported half of it back. I'm afraid it's still not enough. Food is always a big problem… A while ago, in July, at the beginning of the month, there were just as many notebooks being delivered every day. I would start reading them every afternoon, then ask people about them, and I wouldn't finish organizing them until the lights were lit. Now it's still the same amount, but I'm almost done in less than an hour. I think I'm getting lazy. Looking back, this started happening a few days ago..."

Her tone was flat, without much emotion. Ning Yi had only seen the girl behind the screen a few times. The way she looked wearing a bamboo hat and ethnic clothes in Hangzhou, and later in the Taiping Lane. When he shot at her, he faintly saw the look in her eyes behind the veil. It was hard to connect that to the style of thinking and speaking like a man behind the screen.

But after these days of contact, the girl behind the screen was quite imposing in this mode. On the one hand, she was an eager student, and on the other hand, she had various seemingly strange and somewhat childish ways of doing things. But obviously, under long-term cultivation, this behavior pattern had formed a unique aura. At least, the reaction among the Tyrant Saber Camp members showed that everyone generally supported and respected this woman who had inherited her father's mantle. The former could be said to be the cohesion left by her father, but the latter was not simple. The confidence and reliance that everyone had in her must have been cultivated through long-term correctness and without making mistakes.

He closed the notebook in his hand: "Is Milord dissatisfied with something?"

"A few days ago, when Mr. Ning handled these matters, the questions he asked and the words he spoke were quite thought-provoking. But looking back these past two days, Mr. Ning's methods of handling things have been extremely conservative. Following the rules and regulations, there's been nothing truly amazing. If that's the case, I could just ask anyone to do this. Why did I have to invite you, to invite Mr. Ning to teach me?"

Ning Yi glanced over there: "At first, to sell myself, I had to say a few nice words to leave an impression. But the most important thing when doing things is the rules, not any amazing moves. How many big things can happen in a village of several thousand people? The rules already exist. Just have the people below follow the precedents. If you carefully weigh everything, over time, personal feelings will break the rules, which is not good."

"So you're saying…" The girl inside paused slightly, seeming a bit indignant, "That I've been a fool for the past few years, asking about everything and doing everything myself?"

"It's good to have such a heart and do things that way. Why not use it elsewhere?"

"Why can't I use it on this?"

"Compared to others, it's indeed much better, but I've seen your methods of handling things from two years ago. Ah Mao in the village should get a good position, and you would carefully consider it. Ah Gou married a wife, and you would care about where she came from. The way you handled things was indeed comprehensive. I don't think I could do it. Although you usually don't show your face, everyone knows that you have good intentions, and they all appreciate it, and the village is more humane than other places. But when the human touch overrides the rules, everyone knows that you're supporting them when they do good things, but what if they do bad things? They won't think about the rules, they'll only think about how you'll handle it after you know. Those who have made contributions, you can't bear it when something happens, and you want to use discretion. Who would be willing to talk about the rules in the future? Such things have happened several times in recent years..."

The words from behind the screen interrupted Ning Yi's speech: "The law is nothing more than human feelings. I treat the people in my village as my own brothers and sisters. Under the Holy Duke, they are the most courageous in battle. They rush to the front, bleed the most. No one in the Tiannan martial world dares to provoke my Tyrant Saber Manor. Everyone likes this very much and is doing very well. They can't see me, but they will see what I've done. If we only talk about the rules, one day I will be abandoned by everyone."

The first half of her words seemed slightly angry, but then she calmed down, simply stating her thoughts. Ning Yi smiled: "Human feelings and rules are both necessary. There's no place that can be separated from human feelings. But the village has rules, and the country has laws. I'll tell you, what's the simplest way to measure whether a place is healthy: If a person has some conflicts or commits some things, the first thing he wants to do is solve it through the rules, or he wants to find someone to stand up for him directly, and see what percentage of the ratio is. If he only considers the rules and thinks about going to court in everything, this world is not humane at all. Of course, I haven't seen or heard of such a place, but if he only thinks about finding someone, then the law is just a formality. If you want to manage this village, you need both. The way things are now, with so many people dying and so many things happening, everyone is looking at you, and you're just killing yourself..."

Blah blah blah, the rain was still falling. The two people in the room argued about this for a long time. In the end, it seemed that there were no results. Earlier, he had looked at some information, asked some questions, and understood some things. He was somewhat amazed at the girl's efforts in this village. Not many people could achieve this level.

In this world, whether it's managing a village or ruling the world, human feelings are ultimately higher than rules. His idea of a modern management philosophy that completely emphasizes the balance of power was naturally not accepted. But theory is theory, and doing things depends on the results. These days, Ning Yi's seemingly conservative but clean and neat handling and classification methods have indeed relieved the already overwhelmed Liu Da Biao. The girl behind the screen also knew this very well, so the two argued for a long time, and she snorted: "I will consider your statement." Then she sulked and didn't speak. He also curled his lips and started doing what he was about to finish.

After a while, the voice from behind the screen said: "These past few days, I've heard that Mr. Ning has been making connections with people outside? He's been going to social events every day?"

Ning Yi thought for a moment and nodded: "Well, since I'm going to live here, I should get to know some people."

"I originally thought you would stay in the Tyrant Saber Camp and not get involved in miscellaneous matters. That would be fine too. But now that you're going out to meet people, the people you're making connections with are all sorts of people..."

"Mostly merchants." Ning Yi made a slight correction.

Liu Da Biao snorted: "Anyway, they're not people worth making connections with. Chief Manager Liu said that you're smearing yourself. I've said that since you've joined my Tyrant Saber Camp, I can guarantee your safety. You've been handling many things for me recently, and I want to thank you for it. You don't need to do these things you don't want to do. If you don't want to go, you can just say you're sick for the official banquet the day after tomorrow, and I'll allow you not to go."

Hearing her say this, Ning Yi blinked his eyes with some amusement. In the three or four days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, he began to go out to meet some people and participate in some small social events. In the current city of Hangzhou, various Jianghu people and all sorts of people gathered, so there were such opportunities. However, once he started communicating and getting to know the people around him, he would gradually be drawn into this circle, just like attending the official banquet. Once the government marked him, he, a scholar, would not be able to escape if something happened in the future.

If he was unwilling to associate with people in the Fang La system from the beginning, he would naturally be aloof, but it would be difficult for people to truly trust him. But taking the initiative to go out and make connections with all kinds of people was equivalent to submitting a certificate of loyalty. Liu Da Biao called it smearing himself, which was not appropriate, but the meaning was clear. Ning Yi admired the girl a little, naturally smiling and insisting on his own business. The other party didn't force it, just snorting: "As you like."

Although the two of them talked and argued every day, they were naturally not close. After a while, they finished their work, discussed a few more sentences, Ning Yi got up to say goodbye, and the other side told him to take an umbrella. After Ning Yi left, someone came in from the side door. This person was tall and burly, and he was Liu Tiannan, the chief manager of the Tyrant Saber Camp. When Hangzhou had not yet fallen, he had entered the city with Liu Xigua and had a one-sided relationship with Ning Yi. He was once thought to be Liu Da Biao himself. When Ning Yi was in the room just now, he waited for a while outside the side door. At this time, he came in, mainly to ask about the daily handling of various matters of the Tyrant Saber Camp.

Now that Fang La has started an uprising, the families of the Tyrant Saber Manor are distributed in the Tyrant Saber Manor and Hangzhou. The young and middle-aged people who can really fight and resist are still participating in the war in Jiaxing. The daily reports of all sizes are reported over, and Liu Xigua is also a character who does everything himself. Recently, she has been injured. Liu Tiannan is worried about the daily fatigue. But the girl is very strict with herself and regards this kind of thing as a test for herself. Even if Liu Tiannan wants to persuade a few words, the girl will skip it casually.

Liu Tiannan is actually quite a shrewd person. He is an old man in the Tyrant Saber Camp, with high martial arts and sufficient majesty. He also has the ability to handle things. Otherwise, the real Liu Da Biao would not have allowed him to be the chief manager as a minister to assist an orphan. But recently, there are indeed many things. Although he and Liu Xigua use the greatest strength, there are actually many busy things every day. It was after Ning Liheng came and pointed his finger for a while, "You go here", "You go there", the situation seemed to ease, and he saw it in his eyes.

"Speaking of which, this Mr. Ning is really a talented person. However, when I saw him in Hangzhou, he was brave and extraordinary. When he led the crowd to break through in Huzhou, he was also brave and resourceful. I originally thought he should be a free and unruly person. But these days it seems that he is more organized than those old scholars. Haha, Manor Lord, if this person sincerely joins us, it's really a treasure."

"What if it's not sincere?" The girl sat on the big bed, took a stone and flicked it, and opened the window with a bang, "He is now making connections with many people. If we lose in the future, the court will investigate and reveal the bottom, someone will definitely point to him. I asked him to participate in the official banquet, and he understood in his heart and started doing these things."

"Isn't it... a little too decisive." Liu Tiannan frowned. He had seen people who would rather die than submit, and he had also seen people who were greedy for life and afraid of death. But Ning Yi's actions did not show too much emotion, which made people feel a little strange.

"Everything is about the rules. We killed him, he helped the court fight us, he was caught, he started helping us. I asked him to participate in the official banquet, and he knew he couldn't refuse, so he simply did it more thoroughly. These days, handling things is also like this. He knows what should be done, but doesn't care what he wants to do. But at this point, he should know that he has no way out." Liu Xigua thought for a while, "... A boring person."

People in this world have their own persistence and desires. Under the Holy Duke, there are many bad people, full of selfishness, with dirty thoughts doing dirty things. But there are also people to admire, even though everyone's thoughts and persistence are different, such as Buddha Shuai, who works hard for this foundation, Lou Minzhong, who wants to be famous forever, Chen Fan, who seems reckless but is actually careful, is also a fiery person in some things, and An Xifu, who is indifferent and kills his own people like mowing grass on the battlefield, has his own efforts and persistence.

She knew that there was a person named Ning Liheng in Hangzhou who set up a situation for the court. Later, in the Taiping Lane, she saw him blow up the entire alley clean, and with his own power, he made her and Shi Bao helpless. He also thought, this person may be an unrestrained romantic figure who can settle everything with a smile, just like Wolong said by his father when he was a child, but now it seems that the other party does not seem to take those things to heart at all.

The most important thing is the rules, what should be done, not what you want to do. He killed himself, he wanted to set up a situation to save his life, so he almost killed all of himself and others. In Huzhou, he was among the fugitives, so he manipulated people's hearts and made those remnants rise up and kill more than 3,000 people on his side. After being caught, he wanted him to do things, but he couldn't refuse, so he did it like this. He asked himself to participate in the official banquet, and he knew that things could not be avoided, so he simply went out to make connections with all kinds of people, even if he didn't like it - if his own life was like this, what would be the point.

Thinking like this, Liu Tiannan also knew what she was thinking and smiled: "If he was so interesting, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to let him do things for us."

"Um..." Liu Xigua nodded. But I always hope he is more interesting... Not too thoroughly, I originally thought of many ways to make him succumb, or to make him move, but in the end he agreed happily. Of course, I think he is on the road, but when I feel the other person's temperament these days, it's like a knife cut in the air, and she can't help but feel a little boring.

But that's all, such a person is most needed by the mountain village. In the future, he will do things well, and I will naturally treat him well as the owner of the village. As for the others, it doesn't matter.

Of course, I really want to know what this person really wants to do. But this is not urgent, so let's take it slowly...

Curiosity ends here, I already know what kind of person the other party is, and in the future, there is probably nothing to explore... That's what she thought. (To be continued.) Vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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