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The Little Liangshan Mountains, where it's spring all year round, don't leave people with too deep an impression of the past winter. Compared to the heavy snows that blocked the mountains in the Little Cang River period, and the barrenness of the Northwest, winter here is just a name in time, without any real concept.

There was naturally a big celebration during the New Year, and then unconsciously it was March. Rice seedlings were planted in the fields, and every morning looking out, the high mountains and low ridges were full of lush trees and flowers. Except for the difficult roads, the area near Ji Mountain was almost like paradise.

The trees on a mountain east of the city had long been cut down, and terraced fields and roads were dug out, and houses were built. In this day and age, it was considered a pleasing sight.

This is where the Black Flag's internal staff live.

He Wen got up early every day, getting up before dawn to exercise and then read a book, carefully preparing his lessons. As soon as it was light, people were walking on the roads in front and behind the house. The artisans inside the factory and the Gewuyuan (Academy of Natural Sciences) and the teachers of the school basically lived together, and from time to time there were greetings, small talk, and voices.

In the Wu Dynasty, the social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants had actually begun to solidify. The status of artisans and scholars was originally worlds apart, but in the more than ten years from Zhuji (Bamboo Records) to the Huaxia Army (Chinese Army), the artisans under Ning Yi gradually trained and formed their own system. Later, many also learned to read and write, and now there is not much gap in communication with cultural people. Of course, this is also because the small society of the Huaxia Army relatively values ​​the joint efforts of everyone and emphasizes the equality of people's work. At the same time, it naturally intentionally or unintentionally weakens the role of scholars.

He Wen naturally had some opinions on the latter, but there was nothing to say. His current identity, on the one hand, was a teacher, and on the other hand, a prisoner after all.

He Wen was originally from a large family in the Jiangzhe area, a Confucian knight with both literary and military skills. Several years ago, when there was a military chaos in the north, he went to the Central Plains to try to do his part. Later, he joined the Black Flag Army by chance, and also developed some friendship with many people in the army. Last year, when Ning Yi came back and cleaned up the spies inside, He Wen was arrested for contacting the outside world. However, after being captured, Ning Yi did not make things too difficult for him, but kept him in Ji Mountain, taught Confucianism for half a year, and agreed that once the time came, he would let him leave.

He was both civil and military, and had a high and arrogant heart. Since there was an agreement, he taught here. In the classroom, he analyzed the breadth and vastness of Confucianism with a group of young students, and analyzed the possible problems of the Huaxia Army. At first, he was rejected, but now he has won the recognition of many disciples. This was the respect he won with his knowledge. In recent months, Black Flag members often came to "argue" with him. He Wen was not a pedantic Confucian scholar. The Confucian knight in his thirties was knowledgeable and sharp-minded, and could always refute and defeat people.

The time to leave was getting closer and closer.

He Wen did not doubt Ning Yi's original promise. Including these six months, he had been in the Black Flag for a total of three years. During the time in Heden, he was highly respected by everyone. Later, when he was discovered to be a spy, it was not good to continue teaching in Heden, so he transferred to Ji Mountain, but he was not unduly embarrassed.

Zhuo Xiaofeng, who was in charge of the security of Ji Mountain County, was familiar with him. He created the Yongle Youth League and was a guy who was obsessed with equality and Datong (utopia). He often took out unconventional ideas to debate with He Wen; among the people in charge of Ji Mountain's commerce, a young man named Qin Shaoyu was originally Qin Si'yuan's nephew. In the chaos in which Qin Si'yuan was killed, Qin Shaoyu was seriously injured by Lin Zongwu and has been in a wheelchair ever since. He Wen admired the name of Qin Si'yuan and also admired the old man's annotations to the Four Books. He often chatted with him, and Qin Shaoyu did not have a deep knowledge of Confucianism, but he also told the truth about many things about Qin Si'yuan, including the past between the old man and Ning Yi, and how he was influenced by Ning Yi to go from being a纨绔子弟 (good-for-nothing rich kid) to what he is today, which also made He Wen deeply feel.

Because of the Black Flag's precedent of regicide, there are not many Confucian disciples in the army, and there are even fewer erudite Confucian scholars, but the Black Flag's senior management treats them with courtesy, including He Wen. There have been many precedents of letting people leave after staying for a period of time, so He Wen does not worry that the other party will use dirty tricks.

In the three years in the Huaxia Army, he was mostly vigilant. Now that he was about to leave, looking back, he realized that this place was like another world compared to the outside world. This world has many monotonous things, and also many chaotic things that make it impossible to see clearly.

With Heden as the core, the "Four Peoples" were promoted; the "equality for all" most radically promoted by the young people of the Yongle system in the Badao Camp (Overlord's Saber Camp); the "logic" promoted in the Gewuyuan, and the Mohist thinking that some young people pursued for the connection of all things; the "spirit of contract" promoted by Ji Mountain County, greed and laziness. These are the core of these chaos.

The Huaxia Army is a military group after all. After developing for so many years, its combat power is enough to shake the world, but the entire system is only more than 200,000 people, and it is in a difficult gap. It is still impossible to develop a systematic culture. These cultures and sayings mostly come from Ning Yi and his disciples, and many are still in the state of slogans or are in the embryonic stage. The discussion of a hundred or so people does not even count as any "theory". Scholars like He Wen can see that some of them even contradict each other, but Ning Yi's approach is confusing and intriguing.

Relatively speaking, slogans such as "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of Huaxia" are more simple and mature.

Of course, these things made him think. But what troubled him was some other things.

After morning exercise was the crowing of chickens, and not long after the crowing of chickens, there were footsteps outside. Someone opened the bamboo fence and came in. Outside the window was a woman's figure. She walked through the small yard and then lit a fire in the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

He Wen read aloud, and then prepared the lesson to be taught today. When he finished these things and went out, the breakfast porridge was already prepared, and the woman in a coarse cloth skirt had already lowered her head and left.

The woman's name was Lin Jingmei, and she was one of the things that troubled him.

Objectively speaking, even though the Huaxia Army has fought its way through a sea of ​​blood, it does not mean that the army only admires martial arts. In this day and age, even if it is weakened, literati and scholars are still admired. He Wen is thirty-eight years old this year, both civil and military, and also has a handsome appearance. He is in the best age for the accumulation of knowledge and temperament. When he first entered the Black Flag Army, he said that his wives, concubines, children, and daughters were all killed by the Jurchens. Later, he became familiar with the Black Flag Army and naturally won the hearts of many women. Lin Jingmei was one of them.

When He Wen first entered the Black Flag Army, he had a sense of generosity and tragedy. He threw himself into the den of demons and had already put life and death out of his mind. The girl named Lin Jingmei was nineteen years old, a full twelve years younger than him, but in this day and age, it was not a big deal. She was the daughter of a martyr of the Huaxia Army. She was weak in appearance but strong in character. After she took a fancy to him, she took care of him carefully, and a group of brothers and fathers fueled the flames. Although He Wen claimed to be heartbroken, he could not do too much in the long run. Later, the girl washed and cooked for him. In the eyes of outsiders, they were a couple who would get married soon.

In fact, after all, male chauvinism prevails in this day and age. He Wen was born into a scholarly family. Although he had learned martial arts, he had always kept his distance from cooking. Lin Jingmei's coming to take care of him did improve his life a lot. He did not directly ruin her innocence, but maintained a sense of reason after becoming familiar with the Black Flag members.

Who knew that half a year ago, the news that He Wen was a spy was exposed. Lin Jingmei's protectors may have been warned and did not come to make things too difficult for him. Lin Jingmei was sad and disappeared for a while. Who knew that she would be transferred to Ji Mountain in winter and come to wash and cook for He Wen every day, but no longer communicate with him. People are not plants, how can they be emotionless? This attitude made He Wen even more troubled.

After eating breakfast and cleaning up the dishes, he went to the Huaxia Army Children's School on the mountainside not far away. Relatively advanced Confucian knowledge also requires a certain foundation, so He Wen does not teach enlightened children, but mostly teenagers of fourteen or fifteen years old. Ning Yi also attaches great importance to Confucian knowledge and arranged for some of the children to receive his personal lessons. Many people are active in thinking, and there are occasional questions in the classroom.

A few more people came today. Among the young men and women sitting in the back of the classroom, there was surprisingly Ning Yi's eldest son, Ning Xi. He Wen had seen him before, so he knew that Ning Yi was probably coming to Ji Mountain County.

This class was not peaceful again. He Wen's course was about the article "Li Yun" in the "Book of Rites", combining Confucius and Lao Tzu to talk about the concept of Datong (utopia) and Xiaokang (well-off society)—this kind of content is difficult not to cause discussion in the Huaxia Army—when the class was about to end, several teenagers who came with Ning Xi stood up to ask questions. The questions were relatively superficial, but they could not withstand the teenagers' insistence. He Wen sat there and refuted them one by one. Later, when he talked about the Huaxia Army's strategy, he talked a lot about the chaos of the world that the Huaxia Army wanted to build. This class did not stop until after noon. Later, Ning Xi could not help but participate in the debate, and was still beaten by He Wen.

The atmosphere in the Huaxia Army's class is active and questions are allowed, but respect for teachers and respect for Taoism have always been strict. Otherwise, a guy like He Wen who is eloquent will inevitably be swarmed and beaten into a reactionary.

After the class, he returned to the yard. The food was a little cold. Lin Jingmei sat in the room waiting for him, her eyes red, as if she had cried. He Wen entered the house, and she got up to leave, and said in a low voice: "Pay attention to what you say this afternoon."

He Wen sat down, and after Lin Jingmei left the house, he stood up again: "Thank you Lin for taking care of me during these days. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Lin Jingmei left quickly, presumably with tears in her eyes.

In the afternoon, He Wen went to the school, sorted out the books and prepared the lessons as usual. Around Shen Shi (3-5 pm), a girl with a knife scar on her face like him came to him and asked him to see Ning Yi. The girl's eyes were cold and her tone was unkind. This was the seventh miss of the Su family, and she was Lin Jingmei's best friend. She had met him several times after He Wen was arrested, and she never got a good look. Naturally, it was human nature.

He Wen followed the seventh miss all the way, out of the school, down the road, to a market not far away. He Wen looked at the surrounding buildings and felt emotional. On the way, he also saw a small man shouting loudly there, distributing leaflets to the surrounding passers-by: "...People in this world are equal. Those big people have hands, feet, and heads, and you and I also have hands, feet, and heads. There is no difference between people..."

This is someone from the Badao Camp. They are also subordinates of Liu Xigua, one of Ning Yi's wives. They inherited the legacy of the Yongle system and pay the most attention to equality. They also engage in "democratic voting" in the Badao Camp. Their requirements for equality are even more radical than Ning Yi's "Four Peoples". They often promote in Ji Mountain, and there is also a gathering every day. Even some merchants from outside the mountain will be affected and go to see it out of curiosity at night. But for He Wen, these things are also the most confusing. For example, the commercial system in Ji Mountain emphasizes greed and "making profits in a proper way", and the Gewuyuan also emphasizes wisdom and efficient laziness. These systems will eventually divide people into different levels. The ideas conflict like this, and the internal will split and fight in the future. He couldn't understand Ning Yi's brain cramps, but similar doubts were easy to use to beat Ning Xi and a group of children.

In the past, He Wen was deeply puzzled and disdainful of these propaganda, but now he felt a little nostalgic. The atmosphere of these "heretical theories" is not available outside the mountain.

Walking over here soon, without reaching the bustling place of the market, He Wen met Ning Yi at the Huaxia Army's office. In the relatively heavily guarded courtyard, he could also see Ning Xi and his companions copying things with their heads down. When He Wen came over, Ning Yi was sending away a merchant from Dali, and then asked him to sit down with a normal expression, and brewed a cup of tea for him.

Most of the time, Ning Yi would meet people with a smile. The last time he met He Wen was also like this, even though he was a spy, Ning Yi did not make things difficult for him. But this time, the man who could shake the world with his feet was serious and sat in the opposite chair in silence for a moment.

"In the morning, I met with Jingmei."

"Mm." Only then did He Wen understand why Lin Jingmei's eyes were red at noon.

Ning Yi thought for a moment, sighed, and then opened his mouth after deliberation:

"Jingmei's father is called Lin Nian. More than ten years ago, he had a famous nickname called Five Phoenix Saber. At that time, I was still running Zhuji and had a relationship with the Secret Intelligence Division. Some martial arts people came to kill me, and some came to join me. Lin Nian came at that time. He is a侠 (xia, knight-errant). Although he is skilled in martial arts, he never deceives people. I remember that when he first arrived, he was very thin from hunger, and Jingmei was even more so. She has been weak and sick since she was a child, and she has little hair, a real yellow-haired girl, and it is pitiful to look at..."

Ning Yi's voice was low and slow. He recalled and talked about the past: "Later, the Jurchens came. I took people out to assist the Xiangfu (Prime Minister's Residence) in strengthening the walls and clearing the fields. After a great battle, the entire army was defeated. I led people to kill back to Qixian to burn the grain and grass. Lin Nian, Master Lin, died on that road, fighting with the Jurchens until he was exhausted. His only wish when he passed away was that we could take care of his daughter."

"And then." He Wen's eyes were calm, without much emotional fluctuation.

"I treat Jingmei as my own daughter." Ning Yi looked at him, "You are a full twelve years older than her, enough to be her father. At first, I opposed her liking you, but she is gentle on the outside but firm on the inside. I thought, you are a good person after all, everyone doesn't mind, so let it be. Later... The first time your identity was found out was a month before I took action against you. It was too late when I knew."

He Wen raised the corner of his mouth: "I thought Mr. Ning asked me to come here to either let me go, or talk to me about the affairs of the world, or because I humiliated your son in the school in the morning, and you want to get back at me. I didn't expect you to talk to me about these love affairs?"

He already had a psychological construct and was not moved by the other party's barbed words, but Ning Yi did not care about his barbed sentences. He sat there and leaned down, rubbed his face a few times with both hands: "The affairs of the world can be discussed with anyone. I just hope that you can consider it from a personal standpoint and stay for Jingmei, so that she will feel happy."

"Mr. Ning thinks this is more important?"

Ning Yi looked at him: "Is there anything more important than this?"

"I can't see hope, how can I stay?"

"Isn't being able to defeat the Jurchens hope?"

"Learning that can't stand scrutiny has no hope."

He Wen confronted each other tit-for-tat. Ning Yi was silent for a moment, leaned back on the chair, and nodded: "I understand. Whether you leave or stay today, I was originally going to talk to you about these things."

He Wen smiled: "Mr. Ning is straightforward."

"It's not that I'm straightforward, I want to see how you feel about Jingmei. You avoid talking about it, so you still have some feelings."

Only then did He Wen fall silent. Ning Yi looked out the door: "What Mr. He wants to know is the problem of how to govern the world in the future, but I want to talk about the problem in your ideas, in Confucian ideas, in many people's ideas."

"Mr. Ning has said a lot before." He Wen said, his tone no longer as deliberately unfriendly as before.

"...When I was young, my ideas were no different from ordinary people. I have been quite smart since I was a child, and my brain is easy to use. People with good brains must be very self-respecting, and I am also very confident. Like Mr. He, like many Confucian students, not to mention saving the world, they will always feel that if I do things, it must be different from others. I can do what others can't do. The simplest thing is that if I become an official, I will naturally not be a corrupt official. How does Mr. He feel? Did you have this idea when you were young?"

He Wen looked at him: "Even now, He will definitely not be a corrupt official."

Ning Yi smiled complexly:

"Yes, at that time, I felt, is money so important? Is power so important? Can't the suffering of poverty really not be taken on the right path? Until one day later, I suddenly realized something. Those corrupt officials, bad people, and incorrigible guys, they are also very smart. Many of them are actually smarter than me... When I deeply understood this, a question changed my life. My entire world view in the three views began to change dramatically."

Ning Yi looked at He Wen coldly: "Why did Mr. He fail?"

He Wen raised his head: "Hmm?"

"Why did such an excellent person as He Wen become a corrupt official? Why did such an excellent person as Qin Si'yuan fail? What inevitable reason is there for countless excellent people in the world to become corrupt officials and unable to stick to their original upright ideas? Mr. He, do you think only you have the idea of ​​never becoming a corrupt official? Or only me? The answer is actually everyone, almost everyone, is unwilling to do bad things or become a corrupt official, and in the middle of it, there are countless smart people. Then what they encounter must be a force that is more terrible and more reasonable than death."

"What kind of situation will I encounter that will slowly and inevitably lead to failure? After this question... I began to truly understand this world..."

Ning Yi sighed and stood up with a complicated expression.

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