Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 115 A Man's Desire to Die Hard (Two in One)

The golden river flows quietly.

In this bleak winter land, it is the only color.

A city wall about several feet high rises from the ground and extends to the distance along with the river.The golden light refracted on the green-brown walls and the closed city gates, and several armored soldiers with guns stood on arrow stacks.

Because of this dazzling light, they had to squint their eyes, looking down at the camp on the other side with a slightly scrutinizing cold gaze.

There are camps built by nearly [-] victims, dotted with wooden houses, mixed with more tents, but they are still a minority.More people just squatted on the ground with their wives and children, waiting for the porridge shop to ring the bell.

A river separated, two worlds, but the atmosphere was equally gloomy.

Pei Huaizhen's tent is not far from the porridge shop.

It is said to be a tent, just a few bamboo mats hung under the wooden beams, and used for shelter from the wind.At this time, Chen Henglai could hear heated discussions coming from inside.

"Wait here for me." Chen Heng said softly to Xin Da who was following him, who nodded his head and stood there without saying a word, watching his brother cough softly: "Master Pei, student Chen Heng has something to see. "

The discussion in the tent paused for a while, and the voice of the head of the mountain came quickly, "Come in."

Chen Heng raised the bamboo curtain, and when he approached, he found that the heads of the various academies in Yangzhou had gathered here.

Among them was a small oven, in which coals were burning, and now and then a red flame rose.

Chen Heng noticed the excitement on the faces of these teachers. It was obvious that what was discussed just now was not going well.He didn't care too much about it, he bent down and saluted, "Master Shan."

Seeing the other party's students coming here, several academy chiefs stood up and said goodbye one after another. Only Pei Huaizhen in the middle was left, wrapped in a quilt and sitting on a wooden chair.

Shan Chang patted the vacant space beside him, "Come here and enjoy the fire."

"Yes." Chen Heng did not reject the teacher's kindness.

The teacher and the students gathered together in front of the charcoal fire, Pei Huaizhen seemed to be very interested in chatting, when he stretched out his hands towards the charcoal fire for warmth, he asked, "Did you hear what we just argued about?"

Seeing the students shaking their heads, Pei Huaizhen repeated the question to Chen Heng again.

As winter is approaching, some people think that the victims of the disaster should be taken into the city, otherwise who knows how many people will freeze to death, and then there will only be bigger troubles.

But let so many people into the city at once, how to manage and arrange them, do they have sharp weapons on them, and if they make trouble in the city and cause riots, should the magistrate be responsible for the crime?This is also the view held by the opponents.

"Which side do you think is more reasonable?" Pei Huaizhen rolled her hands, the cold wind blew a corner of the bamboo mat, and the fire in the basin flickered.

"The students think it all makes sense." When Chen Heng spoke, he was very serious and calm.

Noticing the uncharacteristic behavior of the students, Pei Huaizhen nodded. It was precisely because what these people said sounded reasonable that they argued endlessly.

"What do you think of the current method of disaster relief?"

"Everything is impeccable." Chen Heng said frankly.

Wei Yinghong is a responsible and good official, which is the luck of Yangzhou people.

It is even more fortunate for the disaster victims to have capable people like Lin Ruhai and Huang Weizhong beside the magistrate.

Everyone is doing their best for disaster relief and trying every means to make the victims have a good winter.

The big households in the city, not to mention donating clothes, even the bamboo forests and trees in the garden were cut down by the officials and transported out of the city.

"Since that's the case, do you still want to talk?" Pei Huaizhen really guessed Chen Heng's intention.

But yes, he has seen too many passionate people in the past few days, who came here with the strategy of saving the country and the country.There are his students, as well as teachers and students from other academies.

Everyone is anxious, everyone wants to do something, this simple heart is hidden in those few words.

So even if their ideas may be naive and shallow.Or they quarreled face to face, Pei Huaizhen just listened silently.

He is a scholar of the current dynasty, and he also receives a salary from the court.He knew that this was what he should accept.

"Yes." Chen Heng replied heavily. He took out the booklet he had written from his arms, handed it to the teacher with both hands, and said sincerely, "Please look over it, Master Shan."

"It seems that I came prepared." Pei Huaizhen laughed, raised his hand to take the document, and before opening it, he deliberately joked to the students, "Are you nervous?"

Chen Heng nodded silently. What was written here were all his thoughts that he had sorted out recently. After several revisions, he felt that he couldn't come up with a better way.

Suppressing the pounding heartbeat, Chen Heng said to the head of the mountain again: "Please straighten the axe, the head of the mountain."

Be it success or failure.People live forever, just ask for a clear conscience.

Chen Heng himself didn't even notice, when Pei Huaizhen's fingers turned over the first page of the booklet, he couldn't help but lighten his breathing.

"There is a saying in the art of war that the victor in a hundred battles must have the right time, the right place, and the harmony of people. The art of war also says: the right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony of people."

Pei Huaizhen's eyes fell on the first paragraph.

oh?Is it from the art of war to explain the disaster?This child's thinking is rare, and his bearing is also very extraordinary.Pei Huaizhen hid the smile on her lips and continued to look down.

"The scourge of Yang and drought today is not the enemy, but governance. Constantly predict that there are three strong in Yang, and three weak in drought. The government has five victories, and the refugees have five defeats. One of the victories is the right time. This is called: good governance and harmonious people , up and down..."

Seeing this sentence, Pei Huaizhen frowned.Chen Heng didn't know if he made a mistake, so he could only wait anxiously.

After reading Chen Heng's views on the weather in one breath, Pei Huaizhen suddenly put the booklet on her knees, silently raised her hands and wiped her face, then stood up from her seat holding the booklet, and continued to walk down the tent while walking look.

To be honest, Chen Heng's thinking and perspective are not available to many people nowadays.

Most people nowadays regard disaster victims as a problem.I always worry that if it is not handled well, refugees will gather to make troubles. It is not so much to calm the people as it is to prevent thieves.

Such a state of mind naturally created an increasingly tense atmosphere inside and outside the city.

But this pamphlet uses simple and true words to describe an opportunity that only belongs to Yangzhou.

The ideas inside are penetrating, and the designs are interlocking and comprehensive.People who read it cannot help but marvel at the author's astounding mind.All of a sudden, I came back to my senses, so things can still be done like this.

After reading the brochure, "Hahahaha." Pei Huaizhen suddenly stopped and laughed. He raised his hands and asked Chen Heng, "You wrote all the things here?"

"Yes." Chen Heng nodded, his ears were slightly red because he was too nervous.

"Let's go." Pei Huaizhen didn't say much more.

Chen Heng was stunned, he still didn't understand what the head of the mountain meant.Pei Huaizhen, who had already started to pack her things, saw the student's foolishness, and couldn't help saying: "You monkey, what are you still doing in a daze, come with me to see the magistrate."

When Chen Heng was led by Pei Huaizhen and walked past the porridge shop, Xue Bian, Qian Dayou and others who were preparing lunch for the victims were a little surprised. Cai asked strangely: "Is the person being led by the head of the mountain our Brother Heng?"

"I thought I was wrong." Qian Dayou couldn't believe it, "Brother Heng, it must be something wrong."

"I think the head of the mountain looks good." Xue Biao shook his head. Based on his understanding of Chen Heng and the fact that the other party often writes and draws recently, he knew that Chen Heng must be busy with important things. Ask, and you will know everything."

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The two teachers and students arrived at the government office all the way, where they saw Lin Ruhai after a long absence, and the magistrate in official uniform with a gloomy expression.

Pei Huaizhen explained why she came here, so she handed Chen Heng's pamphlet to Wei Yinghong, and she took the students to sit aside and drank tea.

Wei Yinghong suppressed the wonder in his heart, pulled Lin Ruhai together, and looked at the things in the book.

After a long time, after the two of them read it, Wei Yinghong couldn't help admiring, "It's really a good article to help the world and the people." However, he still hesitated, "Is this method really feasible?" His eyes fell on his friends and mentors. The content of it was unheard of, and although he agreed with it very much, he was still a little hesitant.

"Is there a better way now?" Pei Huaizhen asked directly.

Withdrawing his gaze from looking at Chen Heng, Uncle Lin gave the simplest answer, "It's worth a try."

As the prefect of Yangzhou, he is also the actual decision-maker of Yangzhou.After careful consideration, Wei Yinghong finally chose the former between the victims and the pros and cons.

"Okay." Wei Yinghong nodded, and asked the students in the hall, "Do you need me to send you a helper?"

Chen Heng shook his head, stood up and bowed, "The student just wants to ask for a document, allowing the student to act cheaply outside the city."

You child, why are you so stupid.If this is not handled well, it will leave a mark on the imperial court and government records.Lin Ruhai frowned on the spot, because he saw it and was anxious in his heart, and couldn't help but wink at Chen Heng frequently.

He himself is willing to come out and sway his blood, but it is his turn to take risks with his juniors, and he still can't let go of the worries in his heart.

Chen Heng stood silently, wondering if he didn't see it.

"Okay, I'm up to you." Once a decision was made, Wei Yinghong acted rather vigorously.

Picking up the pen, swiping a few times to write a document, covering it with his official seal, before handing it over to Chen Heng, he exhorted, "Let go of it and do it."

"Students take orders." Chen Heng stepped forward and took it without hesitation.

After finishing this, Chen Heng followed the head of the mountain out of the mansion.

Just as he was about to step out of the gate, Uncle Lin caught up and pulled Chen Heng to a corner, talking about his worries.

Chen Heng stopped where he was, feeling Lin Ruhai's concern, but he didn't change his mind.

"Before it's too late, you go back to Brother Wei and ask him to send you someone."

Hearing his uncle's concern, Chen Heng shook his head and said with a smile: "Uncle, please allow me to refuse."

"You child, if you don't think about success in everything, think about failure first. Are you so sure that you can make it?" Lin Ruhai asked anxiously.

Chen Heng tilted his head in thought, and suddenly a youthful smile appeared on his face.

"Uncle, it's because of the possibility of failure that I can't push this matter to others."

One's own plan is naturally the most confident in doing it by oneself.If safety is the only consideration, wouldn't it be better for him to hide in the porridge shop and not get out?
In the world, where can I find another time traveler who has been human in two lives?Chen Heng knew that he was the only one who could accomplish this.

Lin Ruhai froze on the spot when he heard this sentence.He only silently watched the large and small figures disappearing at the end of the street in the sunny wind.

On the way back, Pei Huaizhen had a rare conversation with the students. "I can't tell, but Ruhai thinks highly of you."

"Hey hey." With a clear thought in his mind, Chen Heng began to behave mischievously again, "Isn't it because the student is talented and intelligent, and my uncle loves him so much."

Pei Huaizhen was noncommittal, he didn't want to listen to what kind of love is so eager.

No matter how much you say, you are still a student of my academy.Not knowing what to think of, the head of the mountain suddenly said: "I have a granddaughter, the age is very suitable for you..."

Shanzhang, do you want to hear what you said? Chen Heng trembled.

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Today, Lin Ruhai rarely returned home.

The family members who haven't seen each other for many days, after receiving the report from the boy, have already left a table of dishes waiting for him to come back.

Daiyu and Lin Jue were a little excited for the long-lost family reunion.Jia Shi had to remind him from the side: "Don't disturb Daddy's meal."

"Father, dad, what's the situation outside? Is the refugee really dangerous?" Lin Jue didn't know which servant had heard nonsense, but she actually said such childish and innocent words.

Thinking of Chen Heng's remarks in the book, Lin Ruhai's heart moved, and he took advantage of the break to teach the children, "Everyone is human, and there are children as old as you among the disaster victims. What does Jue'er think? Are they scary?"

"There are children, so there's nothing to be afraid of. If I see them, I can play with them." Lin Jue rested his chin on his hand and leaned against the dining table, but the food in the bowl didn't move at all. He chatted with his father.

Seeing that the child didn't eat well, Jia could not help reprimanding him a few more times.Lin Ruhai asked this question to his wife and daughter again, but the reactions of the two were very different.

Jia felt that it was dangerous, which is why she didn't allow her children to go out recently.Daiyu felt that seeing is believing, and she had to see it herself to make a judgment.

After Lin Ruhai listened silently, he suddenly said, "Perhaps Heng'er is right. It's easy for the victims, but hard for the hearts of the people."

When Lin Daiyu heard her brother's name, her eyes lit up.She hurriedly finished the last bite of food, and asked anxiously on the table: "Father, what does this matter have to do with brother?"

Lin Ruhai didn't hide anything, and gave a general account of what happened in the government office in the afternoon.

After hearing this, Jia frowned and said, "This kid is too careless. If he does this wrong, how many mouths and eyes will stare at him in the future."

"What does that matter? Yu'er thinks that my brother is doing the right thing." Lin Daiyu retorted immediately, and said in a shallow voice, "If you only want to be wise and protect yourself, you are not worthy of teaching the sages."

"Hahaha, Yu'er said it well." Lin Ruhai nodded frequently, completely different from the previous appearance in the government office, advising Chen Heng to be cautious.

Seeing that Jia Shi was about to get angry at a father and daughter who had vented their anger, Lin Daiyu hurriedly jumped off the dining table and ran back to the room with Xueyan.

'It is possible to fail, let alone push it to others. '

Such a simple sentence expresses the courage and courage of the scholar.Isn't this why scholars in the world are respected by the common people?
"Elder brother is indeed elder brother."

Talking nonchalantly, Lin Daiyu couldn't hold back the smile in the end.She opened her closet and searched for suitable clothes.

Today, she also wanted to understand the problems that bothered her.

She doesn't want to be the next layman Yi An, she wants to be the unique Lin Daiyu.

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After Chen Heng and Pei Huaizhen returned to the camp, the latter helped him call the students of Yueyi Academy to one place.

Qian Dayou and Xue Biao were mixed in the crowd. When they saw their classmates standing next to the head of the mountain, they guessed that the other party was tossing another moth.

"Second and third sons, the magistrate has an order." Pei Huaizhen explained to her students, "From now on, Chen Heng of this academy will be fully responsible for all disaster relief and civilian affairs in the camp."

All the people present were whispering on the spot, and from time to time, their eyes were cast on Cui Youdao and Du Yunjing.

But more people still looked at Cui Youdao.

Knowing that these people want to see his own fun, Cui Youdao just stood up lightly, and said frankly: "Students obey."

Everyone looked lonely, and they all said yes together, and in front of the head of the mountain, they had the right to praise each other.

Pei Huaizhen nodded, gave up her seat, and greeted Chen Heng, making him stand in front of everyone's eyes for the first time.

"Classmates and seniors, the disaster is raging right now." Chen Heng knew that time was precious, so he cut straight to the point when he came up, "Let's talk about the old days in the future. But starting from today, I ask all seniors to help you first."

"it is good!"

There were scattered voices in the crowd, it was Jiang Yuanbai and Qian Dayou.

The two wanted to stretch their necks so that everyone could see the pride on their faces.

Did you see that, the guy talking on the stage belongs to our house.

Chen Heng had expected everyone's reaction.He's not a scheming character.

It's just that right now, there is no time to take into account everyone's emotions.He is not a son of a dragon, how can he convince everyone.

"Xue scorpion is here." The first person he ordered was to attack his old acquaintances first.

"Yes." Xue Biao, who was still giggling, hastily withdrew his gaze from Jiang Yuanbai, stood up and raised his hand.

"I have three letters here. Take them and go into the city immediately, and go to Hu Ji, Wang Ji Shulou, and Jing'an Newspaper Shop." Chen Heng took out the letters he had prepared a long time ago and signaled the other party to come forward.

After finally squeezing through the crowd, Xue Biao took the token from his friend, turned over and ran out of the porridge shop.

"Brother Du." Chen Heng saluted Du Yunjing, "I have an extremely important matter, and I need to ask you."

Du Yunjing was a bit of a hero, and he was happy to see Cui Youdao suffer. At this moment, his attitude towards Chen Heng was very friendly, "But it doesn't matter."

"In the future, we will not divide the living division of the disaster victims by region. We will only let them choose. Three to five households will form a domain, and a card will be set up to record the number of people. marked in red."

"Okay." Seeing that it's a trivial matter, Du Yunjing bowed his hands and accepted the order.This is not difficult, but the amount of repetitive work is large and time-consuming.

"Xin Suzhao is here." Seeing that Du Yunjing had no objection, Chen Heng shouted again.

What, the one named Du is the elder brother, and the person named me is Xin Suzhao?Someone lazily raised his hand and said, "Brother Heng, I'm here."

There was a chuckle from the crowd, and Chen Heng was not annoyed, but shook his head with a smile.The current relaxed atmosphere is very suitable for him to further implement the plan, "If you want to build a stage tonight, how many people do you need?"

Xin Suzhao has soldiers on hand, and has managed them.He's the best person here for the job.

When it came to business, Xin Suzhao couldn't help standing up straight, and after asking Chen Heng's requirements for the stage, he gave 30 answers.

When people from Yueyi Academy gathered to discuss, people from other academies also saw the change here.First, a few people gathered around curiously and asked the students on the scene about the situation. When they heard that the magistrate had handed over the disaster relief to Chen Heng, the other party only instructed his classmates in the academy.

These people immediately refused to accept it, and immediately went back to shake people. After a while, the students who had received the news from several places ran out of the porridge shop in black, and said aggressively: "Brother Chen, is it possible that Yangzhou is only your Music Instrument Academy? Where are the scholars?"

Interesting, those of you who are privately educated, dare to show your prestige in front of our official school?The students who were still giving orders to Chen Heng when he came to the stage had some opinions, and immediately stood up and surrounded Chen Heng.

"Since it is the order of the magistrate, you just listen to it, so there is nothing to shout about."

"What are you waiting for? Since you need disaster relief, you should treat them equally. Whatever happens, tell the people in your academy."

"Why? When Brother Cui went to you, couldn't you be very eloquent? Everyone is the reincarnation of Zhuge Kongming. Let us say one thing, and you should say three."

The conflict between the two parties has actually existed for a long time.Cui Youdao is a proud character, and he just got married not long ago, which is the time when he is proud of his life.

Whenever someone asks a question, he likes to answer one or two.After coming and going, it is inevitable that some people will have ideas and opinions.

He was modest, showing an attitude of listening to advice and remonstrance.But others have seen it a lot, and somehow feel that this person has soft ears and is easy to handle.

Seeing that they were about to quarrel, Pei Huaizhen hid in a corner and watched happily.He was actually quite curious about how Chen Heng would deal with this problem, Cui Youdao, but he didn't solve it in the end.

Chen Heng didn't want to solve it at all, he was waiting for these people to make trouble and stir up conflicts between several academies.

Now he is holding the Shangfang sword given by the magistrate, and he is not afraid that other people will be disobedient.The only thing to worry about is that everyone is trying their best to use [-] points, and the other [-] points will be used to find his faults.

The way to manage and employ people is the most taboo to spend time on convincing people.If there is anything to be convinced, as long as you are obedient and able to do things.

Chen Heng has seen a lot in later generations, and he knows that the best way to deal with these people is to use aggressive methods.

At this time, he pretended to be surprised and said: "I didn't expect you to come here, and I will be disappointed. Don't blame you, seniors. It's just that I don't know each other on weekdays, and I don't have friendship with you. I'm afraid you won't listen to me. Arrangements, so I dare not send them at will."

"Don't judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. You didn't even look for us. How do you know if we obey your orders?" Someone choked.

"Before I spoke, I didn't even dare to announce my name. I think you are a villain." Jiang Yuanbai was the first to stand up and refute.

"Shut up." One of the leaders shouted softly at his classmate, then turned his head to salute Chen Heng, "Brother Chen, don't blame us, as long as it's for disaster relief, we will obey what we say, and you just need to do what you say."

Although I don't know if you are listening for real or fake.Chen Heng still smiled cheerfully, and said with a thick-hearted face: "Since that's the case, I really have something to trouble you all, so I don't know if you can..."

With so many eyes watching, and the conflict between the two parties, the leader immediately cupped his hands and said, "But it's okay, we will do it."

"Do it according to what you say, but don't do it according to the three-point effort." The people of Yueyi Academy are also very subtle when speaking.That is to say, in front of outsiders, these talents are willing to take the initiative to defend their classmates.

"You still worry about yourself."

"Humph."

　It’s [-] words, it really takes a long time to revise and polish, so you have to wait hard
　　
　
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