son-in-law

Chapter 1218 Redemption

Chapter 1218 Redemption

The wind above the earth seemed to stay for a moment.But immediately, the flowing clouds changed, the moon and the stars overlooked the ancient land, and the footsteps of the night were still flowing forward indifferently amidst the changing waves.

The stars move and the moon changes, and the light of the sunrise gradually takes over everything on this land, and hundreds of millions of creatures on the land start a new day of work.In a corner of the southwestern land, the light that once lit up near Xiaoye Village did not interrupt people's lives. After the explosion that occurred at night at 223, the slight waves that aroused gradually calmed down the next day. down.

Except for some new things that people added to their work and life in the near future, there are not many changes. It is probably in Wenpu Town, more than ten miles away from here. The members did not come back here for a long period of time after that. More than ten days later, a new member came to take over the job, and even hung a signboard next to the private literacy school class, there are serious teachers, come here He took over a group of Yexiang wives or the children of their relatives for him.

The new teacher did not read the newspapers bought from the outside, but distributed the unified elementary school teaching materials step by step. This kind of education has continued peacefully since then. After half a year, only a very small number of Yexiang women will be able to In the occasional conversation, I talked about the former "Master Tang".And even after many years, people who have already become talents come back here, talking about the magnificent years from scratch, and talking about the first teacher who taught the children of Ye Xiangfu here. Dung worker, people basically don't have much impression of his identity and name, as if the waves of time melted into the golden years...

The land improvement process in Erqing Village lagged a bit, but not many people knew the reason, and soon after, everything was on the right track again step by step.

Only in the most hidden place, the causal connection is quietly extending to a larger and farther place...

On March [-]th, when midnight was approaching midnight, Hu Tai, the second-in-command of the Wenpu County Police Department, rushed to the top of the mountain behind Xiaoye Village, and confronted Fang Lu who had pointed his bow and arrow at Tang Minjie.He is a veteran who retired from the battlefield, and now he belongs to the security system led by Hou Wu. Due to his injuries, he must not be able to beat Fang Lu and others in martial arts, but when things have developed to this point, violence can no longer determine It's time to go.

"...I already know what you have done, and I have been entrusted to conduct investigations. It is meaningless for you to kill and silence now... If the matter is not confirmed, he is alive, you are fine, and he is dead. There will be more investigations Continue; if the matter is true, kill him, and your crime will be increased..."

"...my brother is dead! I am Fang Lu, a major staff officer of the Third Division of the Fifth Army, and my brother is dead! What qualifications do you have to come and stop me—"

"...You are useless to anyone, you can't escape the guilt if you kill people in front of me—"

"...my brother is dead and no one can stop me from killing him—"

The confrontation between the two sides in the night was hysterical. The young soldier covered in blood even yelled and ran towards Tang Minjie—his hands were still bound, otherwise he would probably kill someone with a knife. The fight at this time was also to give Fang Lu offers the last chance, while Hu Tai holds a musket, Fang Lu draws a strong bow, and the two sides face off fiercely...

Until Chen Cirang brought more people to surround him...

The next day, someone came to the Wenpu County Government to clear up and intercede, but in fact the whole thing could not be stopped. On the night of March 223th, Hu Tai had already sent a letter to a larger system At the same time, the biogas explosion in the [-] Research Institute was impossible to be covered up. On the afternoon of the [-]th, along with Chen Tingrang's preliminary report, some first possible ins and outs were sent to the center.

After a few days of fermentation, the subsequent feedback was far more serious and powerful than Hu Tai imagined.On the morning of March 223th, he saw Tang Minjie's injuries at Office [-], and told him the initial development of the matter. After he came out, he saw soldiers and convoys approaching here silently. After that, he saw No matter how he imagined it, he didn't understand why the No. [-] chief Ning Yi appeared here.

Theoretically speaking, the development of land reform is in full swing, and Ning Yi will sit in the center of Chengdu no matter what, and will not leave easily. On the other hand, no matter how complicated Tang Minjie's identity is, it is not worth letting the other party make a special trip to Wenpu Run around a small corner - he can definitely call Tang Minjie to Chengdu.The appearance of Ning Yi can only show that he arrived near Wenpu because of some things before.

Of course, these things are not something Hu Tai dares to think deeply about.After being interviewed, Hu Tai revealed all his previous relationship with Tang Minjie, his understanding of him, and his understanding of this incident: he paid attention to Tang Minjie because Peng Yueyun came here one day last year I asked for a request once, but I don’t know the specific identity of Tang Minjie. After that, I only received one request from the other party for a long time, that is, I hope to go to Chengdu through Hu Tai to order some newspapers on a regular basis. This matter is not taboo. , Hu Tai helped, and later I heard that the other party used these newspapers to educate a group of Yexiang women and children.

And on the morning of March [-]th, Tang Minjie came to him, hoping to use him to secretly treat a landlord in Erqing Village. Under Hu Tai's questioning, Tang Minjie seemed to think it was necessary, so he also treated him. Some doubts in Erqing Village made a report and filing: He currently has doubts about the whole matter, and he doesn't want to casually hurt the staff there, so he also asks Hu Tai to conduct a simple investigation, and emphasizes that This is a personal request, I hope that I will not enter the procedure for the time being, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to the other party.

On the afternoon of March [-]th, Hu Tai found out about Fang Lu's identity background and part of his behavior. Not long after, he heard the news that Fang Lu had left Wenpu County in a group. Out of keen insight, he also took a gun after thinking about it Chased to Xiaoye Village overnight...

When Ning Yi asked, he told all these things together without embellishment. Afterwards, he was asked about various details, including how the other party opened the school for Ye Xiangfu and her children, and The state of the standoff that night.

On March [-]th, at the end of the afternoon, Tang Minjie saw Ning Yi who came here...

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Spring is in full swing.

Even Xiaoye Village, which is close to the barren Liangshan mountainous area, can see wild flowers blooming everywhere in this world.

The people in the village have already passed the busiest period of spring plowing, but many figures are still busy outside. Near the composting field of the 223 Research Institute, the traces of the explosion have not been removed.Tang Minjie, who was wrapped in a bandage, followed Ning Yi around this place and walked towards the mountain beside him.

He didn't understand why Ning Yi came here.

But Ning Yi then told him about Fang Lu's ending.

"... Just last night, Fang Lu committed suicide by piercing his throat with a chopstick after answering all the questions in the confession."

Tang Minjie's body shook and he was unable to speak. After a while, Ning Yi took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket: "This is the confession of the young man named Yu Jue who was held hostage by you. I also read it. Yes, basically consistent with your statement, retelling the things you talked about that night..."

Ning Yi handed him the paper: "Look, is there anything to add?"

Tang Minjie read the confession. He blinked and thought for a moment: "This...young soldier is decisive, adaptable, not afraid of death, even...he is willing to sacrifice his life for his comrades, if...if not this For the second time, he's a good fighter..."

Ning Yi nodded and sighed: "...what he said is also very enlightening, isn't it?"

Tang Minjie shook his head: "These claims are not worth refuting, but if... there are many such voices inside..."

"There will always be such and such voices inside, especially extreme voices. Moreover, once people who want to make money have a legitimate reason, they will feel more at ease." Ning Yi waved his hand, and then Said, "According to... this Yu Jue's confession, and Hu Tai's report, you don't really want to live anymore. After the accident in the composting field, it is confirmed that there is something wrong with them. You can obviously go to the research institute or the place where there are many people in the village. Shout out and it's settled, but instead of doing that, you turn around and run up the hill...how did you think?"

The two stood by the stream where Tang Minjie and Yu Jue fought on the [-]th night, and Ning Yi looked at him.Tang Minjie thought for a while: "I'm afraid that there are too many of them, and they will take the risk and harm the entire research institute."

"Well..." Ning Yi nodded, "If they didn't say that you finally let go of the Yujue, they pointed at Fang Lu and shot you to death, I would have believed your reason."

Tang Minjie remained silent.

"But you are ruthless enough. You have determined the problem and decided that you want to die. At that time, you still lied to Yu Jue, saying that Qiu Zishu died when he came out of the dung bucket. In fact, he was admitted by Hu Tai. He finally died on the night of the [-]th, ruthless... Even if Fang Luhuo went out to kill you and heaved a sigh of relief, they didn't know that Qiu Zishu was still alive, and even had Hu Tai's double insurance, so even if you gave him They said good things and thought that Yu Jue was a good person, and when he was about to die, you didn't do anything to them except to kill yourself with their knives, so...what do I think of you, Tang Minjie?"

On the hillside, Ning Yi looked at him, and there were complex and even compassionate expressions in his calm eyes.But Tang Minjie didn't notice this scene.

"I didn't think about it that much," he said.

Ning Yi stopped being entangled, and they looked at the village below the hillside. After a while, Ning Yi just spoke.

"After defeating the Jurchens, the Huaxia Army was in the limelight. On the surface, the Seventh Army was in charge of the business routes out of Chuan. I am very willing to make friends with members of the Huaxia Army. I have been doing containment and investigation of this matter every year, but there must be a lot of people who slipped through the net. Just like people like Fang Lu, Yu Jue said in his confession that Fang Lu took This situation is true, but on the other hand, he has a bold personality and a wide range of friends, he is loyal to his friends, and has high requirements for his own life. Part of the money is spent on the dead. Some of the money from the comrades in arms brought the living comrades to spend a lot of money... This person has no spare money, as long as he gets money, he must spend it with his comrades and friends, and even if someone borrows money from him, he has no reservations. Tang Minjie, do you want to have such a friend, frankly speaking, I want to."

"This kind of Jiyu, the big brother of the rivers and lakes, has always been the most popular outside, and there are some brothers who are willing to help him desperately. But where does his money come from? In the past two years, he has helped some outsiders. It is a kind of matchmaking, and these heroes from outside have flexible brains, knowing that as long as they have power, they can cash in any way, so they have been friends for two years, and since the news of the land reform was released half a year ago, they have already made various calculations and prepare..."

"When the land reform officially started, I personally took care of the initial hundred-village pilot project, so there were not many problems. But when the hundred-villages spread to larger areas, I couldn't really catch them. At this time, they started their own plans. Even taking advantage of internal differences of views, they can have their own ideas and slogans... So at this time, Tang Minjie, do you still sympathize with them?"

The wind blew across the ridge, and Tang Minjie didn't speak. Ning Yi said: "The land reform is going well. In Chengdu, the discussion of the people and the like is slowly starting to land. When you talk about it, it's no longer the same as before. The empty talk of the younger generation. But if this reform is to be carried out, where will the biggest problem arise, do you know?"

"Inside." Tang Minjie said.

"Yes, inside." Ning Yi nodded, "The principle of the operation and collapse of all social models, to put it bluntly, is just an unfair profit distribution method that will eventually accumulate until the moment of collapse under long-term operation. The slogan We can pursue idealized fairness, but in actual operation, we need to find a feasible and better operation model than the previous method, so as to extend this time as much as possible. To put it bluntly, this is civilization The process of progress... In the past, the rural sages held the distribution power at the grassroots level, and they had a distribution ratio. Now that we want to replace this distribution right, we must ensure that the actual ratio will be better than theirs."

"If the land reform is implemented, the control and mobilization of grassroots forces will increase tenfold, and the civilization of society will improve a lot. But people have a tendency to self-destruct...Fang Lu, Yu Jue, these people Let’s take it as their tendency to self-destruct. Tang Minjie, if the land reform can be maintained for ten or 20 years with benign results, all people in future generations will feel that such equality and human rights are justified. At that time, the discussion may become a kind of common sense, so in any case, we must maintain its healthy development for at least 20 years, and we must try our best to contain those self-consciousness in us who pretend to be "human nature". Ruinous tendencies..."

"I didn't come here this time to find you." Ning Yi said, "After making arrangements for things in Chengdu, I came out secretly and planned to go to the front-line villages of the land reform as much as possible to have a look and collect all kinds of information. The possible problem... is that you happened to meet this matter on your side."

"...Teacher, are you so unconfident?" Tang Minjie asked after a long time.

Ning Yi turned his head to look at him, and smiled: "Xiangxian itself has its advancement and inevitability. If you want to rely on a single bureaucrat to replace it, either the supervision of discipline has been strict to a certain extent, or, It is enough for them to be noble enough. If they are just some people who forgive themselves easily and shout about human nature, they will not be able to cause this revolution. Outdated materials will not be able to build an advanced society.”

Tang Minjie raised his head: "But we are doing both."

"So we can rely on the current level of organization to make the first round of land reform come true." Ning Yi said, "We can barely promote the next development, but every step is already very tight... Hundred villages pilot, one Thousands of working groups, 1 people, this is the administrative elite we have accumulated, but do you know how many people are behind the supervision? Then they will develop to a thousand villages, 1 villages, and in the continuous land reform In order to recruit newcomers, what level of supervision can be used to ensure that they are always under pressure without affecting efficiency too much. Tang Minjie, if you talk about confidence... Yes, I don't have [-]% confidence, [-]% , Seventy percent did not..."

"That's already very high. We are already some of the most organized people in this world...in this era, no matter what, I think..." Tang Minjie paused slightly when he said this, "We... ...will succeed..."

Seeing his attitude when he talked about it, Ning Yi laughed, but he didn't refute it.After a while, I took a breath.

"All in all, that's what happened... I was thinking on the way, how to get strong men everywhere, and I just heard that you don't want to live anymore, so I suddenly thought, just in time, use the waste, and you come out Do something."

"I……"

Tang Minjie was subconsciously waiting to refuse, Ning Yi waved his hand, his eyes became serious.

"Don't be naughty." He looked down the mountain ahead, put his hands behind his back, and was silent for a moment, "Internal supervision is the most difficult thing to do now. In the past, the Huaxia Army was united like a monolith, but It also made many people in the company become friends. I can’t say how well they have done in terms of supervision and how to break up these private friendships. If it was really good, there would be no Fang Lu today. It happened. Let me talk about it in depth, your good friend, my new son-in-law, Peng Yueyun is doing this right now, he has my background, the background of the Western Army, he is not afraid of offending people, but he really wants to Do you offend people every day? When will you soften your heart, when will you raise your hand, who knows? I can't guarantee him."

Tang Minjie stood up, not daring to speak.

"On the other hand, this is the most dangerous thing now. We fought with the Jurchens in the past and said that the Jurchens were dangerous. What is more dangerous than the Jurchens? To put it bluntly, it is your comrades. If they have People who have become corrupted and regressed in human nature have become people like Fang Lu. When they are investigated, once they take a desperate risk, what they have to consider is whether the investigators can live well."

"Then Tang Minjie, since you are neither afraid of death nor want to live, I suddenly thought that this might be the most suitable job for you."

On the hills in the afternoon, the sun fell, and Ning Yi said this, and calmly said such a decision.Tang Minjie was silent for a long time, the coldness in his body and the flames in the sun pulled him at the same time, he had almost accepted death, but at this moment, the world seemed to be pulling him again, asking him to contribute the final value.And in his heart, the tired man seemed to be saying that it was unnecessary, but in the end his rationality seemed to be saying: This is reasonable.

It is reasonable to let yourself do it.

"Also... do you want to know about Chen Wenjun and Xi Yin?"

Afterwards, when he heard Ning Yi talking about this topic, Tang Minjie raised his head, and the sun was dazzling on the hillside.

……

"...In the second half of last year, after making the decision to go north to rescue Mrs. Chen, in order to avoid accidents, I asked a few people to leave for the Kingdom of Jin as soon as possible. Then not long ago, that is, at the beginning of this month, the first group of people from the past team I have returned to Chengdu and reported what happened to the north..."

"...According to what they said, since Xi Yin's question was brought up in Jin Guochao, it has been nearly a year, and some developments in Yunzhong are also very exciting. Of course, Wanyan Zonghan wants to try his best to keep this old comrade-in-arms. It was impossible to keep the second-in-command of the West Route Army, but it was impossible. There were several tugs at the court, and Xi Yin was convicted, but he still stayed in Yunzhong for the whole year. For the couple Chen Wenjun and Xi Yin, during this year, one is still organizing the escape of Han slaves in the Northland, while the other is intercepting and killing all the subordinates of Mrs. Han who escaped from the cloud..."

"... two people, living together - basically under house arrest, on the one hand, living like a husband and wife, on the other hand, killing each other's subordinates outside for the sake of the country... This process is romantic, stupid, and continues After a long period of time, our people went in and met Chen Wenjun. What I have to tell you is that of course she is not doing well. Her two sons do not forgive her. Sometimes people beat and scold her, and some even She wanted to kill her, but she didn't want to come back. This may be seen as her confession to her family, but what I want to emphasize here is: Tang Minjie, you are not the last Han people she saved..."

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"...In December last year, Zong Han still failed to keep Wanyan Xiyin. The poisoned wine sent from Shangjing entered Xiyin's mansion. Wanyan Xiyin probably didn't want to procrastinate, so he drank the wine...Chen Wenjun She is not dead yet, she refuses to come back, and there will be no good life in the future, but I think, if it is fast enough, maybe one day we will enter the cloud... She is still alive..."

"...As for you, in the last meeting, she only said that what should be said to you has already been said... Then I think it should be the sentence that tells you to come back and use your treachery to benefit the Han people I can’t remember what’s messed up on me, but you can recall it slowly.”

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"...Then, because there is a shortage of people, I don't want to talk to you anymore. After your injury is healed, I will go to Wenpu to report... No, there is no need to wait that long, I will give you two days Clean up and arrange things here, the day after tomorrow, go to Wenpu to receive orders. People of your age should not rest for too long anyway, go to Peng Yueyun and lead a team to help him, before you accidentally die . . . let me work hard."

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"...I hope this time... I arranged the right place for you..."

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On the hillside, the spring sun was shining warmly, and they had such a conversation, which was a detailed conversation that the master and apprentice had not had for many years.Ning Yi looked at Tang Minjie's slightly hunched but trying to straighten up, stretched out his hand with a complex expression, and patted him on the shoulder. Tang Minjie stood up again, raised his hand, and saluted.

They returned to the foot of the mountain, and when they were about to part at the end, Ning Yi seemed to think of something and wanted to say something, but finally waved his hand again: "It's not a big deal...you'll know after a while..."

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On March [-]th, Tang Minjie went to Wenpu to accept his new job.He is very clear about the theory of land reform and the need for supervision in it, and his long-term experience in leading a team in the north also allows him to quickly get started in this area. He quickly devoted himself to this job and joined the This piece of land is in the midst of a wave of innovation.

Only Ning Yi's last hesitating words left him with some doubts in his heart, and this doubt was only really solved after a long time.

But the clues of the matter happened in May of this year.

That day was May 27 of this year, and the season was already summer. He and his team were verifying land reform cases. In the evening, his superiors suddenly asked him to pick up a person, saying that he was a new member of the team. .Tang Minjie was buried in the paperwork, dizzy and confused for a while, he was a little confused and wanted to refuse, but the other party said that he had to be responsible for the arrangement personally because of the order from his superiors.

I don't know what the relationship is, Tang Minjie thought to himself, and went to the street outside.At this time, it was the evening when dinner was going to be eaten. Zizhou is a big city, and a new public carriage drove up from one side of the street, with figures up and down. Tang Minjie distinguished the people who got on and off the carriage in the setting sun. Soon, he I saw a figure carrying a burden, looking left and right.

Tang Minjie was stunned.

Scanning around, the other party also saw him.At first he was surprised, then he opened his eyes wide, turned into a smiling face, waved vigorously, and ran over.

In the sunset...

...That's Cheng Min.

She has a dignified appearance, and there is a familiar mole on the corner of her mouth, but she almost lost her image when she smiled, her white teeth were all exposed, and tears were about to fall. She said: "Why are you, Why are you... Unexpectedly, you are an acquaintance..."

She bent over laughing.

Tang Minjie blinked blankly, and at some point, he felt blurred drops of water suddenly appear on the glasses he wore to read the account books.He also laughed, not violently, but gently, as if it didn't belong to him.

"You...why are you here..."

"I just came back not long ago, the superior asked me to come over and help you..."

Cheng Min said heartily.Her bright voice seemed to melt in the sun.

Tang Minjie did not inquire about the specific process afterwards.

Some things, it took him a few years to understand.

When he came back from Beidi that year, he talked about the process of betraying Chen Wenjun, and also roughly explained all his mental journeys. He briefly mentioned the humiliation he felt after meeting Cheng Min in Shangjing.Soon after, the team in charge of going north to try to rescue Chen Wenjun set off. Ning Yi gave them an order to ask Comrade Cheng Min, who was doing espionage work in Shangjing, to leave work immediately and return to the southwest to report after they went north.

During the three months when he met Fang Lu and was assigned to work, Ning Yi did not tell him the news because Cheng Min had not arrived in Chengdu yet...

This is just a small thing.

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