Jinyi Night Walk

Xu Ming'er dug a hole with a small shovel in the small courtyard behind the house, planted the cherry tree, picked up some stones specially with the shovel, walked around in a circle, then stood up, and wiped the bruises on her forehead. Sweat, looked at it, and laughed with satisfaction.

This is a wild cherry tree, in half. I found it at my waist, and it was entangled tightly by many weeds and vines. It was half dead. Xu Minger saw a few small pink flowers blooming messily on it. Hearing Xia Xun said it was a cherry tree, she pestered him and insisted on killing it. The tree was transplanted in my backyard.

Xia Xun blurted out with a smile: "It's impossible for us to live here forever, maybe we'll leave soon, why bother..." Well, it's planted in the courtyard, not far from Jinling City, and if you think about it later, you can come back and have a look. "

Seeing the disappointed look in Ming'er's eyes, Xia Xun hurriedly changed his words, and Ming'er smiled sweetly.

A small tree doesn't need to dig a deep hole, and the soil here is soft and fertile, so Ming'er rushed to do it instead of asking Xia Xun to dig it, but she was sweating profusely after the tree was planted. ,

"Well, what did you take!"

A foul smell wafted down the wind, and Ming'er pinched her nose quickly, Xia Xun said with a chuckle, "Dung manure, a flower in the crop, all depends on manure, this cherry tree is entangled with vines to half-dead, add some manure , so that it can grow as soon as possible, maybe by this time next year, it will be able to bear a lot of cherries."

With that said, Xia Xun evenly poured the excrement spoons borrowed by Duo Chen's mother-in-law into the stone fence that Ming'er had set up, and poured some well water.

Xu Ming'er pinched her nose, and said angrily and amusedly: "I just like the cherry blossoms, you just got these things, it looks so disgusting!"

Xia Xun clapped his hands and said with a smile: "If you want to plant, then plant well. Flowering is the process of flowering, and the result is the process of fruiting. There are only gorgeous spring flowers but no abundant autumn fruits. At that time, it is inevitable that there is another kind of loss in my heart. "

Xu Ming'er laughed jokingly and said, "Hey! What the talented man said is so philosophical, why don't you write a poem."

"Recite poetry?"

Xia Xun thought about it carefully, and said, "Cherry blossoms, there are tens of thousands of flowers on each branch. There used to be flower pickers on the flower brick, and the ragged skirt was as red as fire."

Ming'er coquettishly said: "I asked you to write your own poems, who told you to copy the ancient poems of the Tang Dynasty?" Thinking that she was wearing a red dress, and Xia Xun was probably praising herself, two blushes of embarrassment climbed up her cheeks .

"Create a poem by yourself? I don't have the ability to compose a poem in seven steps. Why don't you ask the princess to write a poem."

Xia Xun laughed and said that the cherry poems he remembered were only two lines in total, and the other line: "You can suck these two red cherries, let you bite, I'd rather teach my brother to swallow until the stomach is better." Yes, if the little girl turned her face away and used the soft catkins and green onion orchid fingers to paint a painting on his face with a splash of ink, "Frost stains the forest, and the mountains are red."

Just as they were talking and laughing, a person came on the path outside the village. There are only a dozen or twenty families living here scattered along the mountain, with a very wide field of vision. Cover up the figure.Seeing the man's appearance, Xia Xun couldn't help shrinking his eyes, and said to Ming'er: "Pour some more water, sprinkle a thin layer of soil to cover the smell, and I'll go ahead for a while.

Ming'er also saw someone coming, so she nodded.

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The person who came was Jiang Mengxiong. Unless there was an urgent matter, Jiang Mengxiong could not contact him directly, and Jiang Mengxiong didn't know where he was. There is a possibility that Ji Gang told him.In view of the timeliness of some important information, it is impossible for Xia Xun to restrict Ji Gang's actions. He once said that the only first-class, most urgent and important news needs to be dealt with immediately before he can make his own decisions. At the same time, arrange for other people to contact him. Right now, the most important news has already appeared.

Sure enough, when he saw Xia Xun, Jiang Mengxiong said: "My lord, Ji Gang has left Jinling overnight and crossed the river to the north. Let me come to meet your lord and report the news."

Xia Xun asked, "What's the big news?"

Jiang Mengxiong told Xia Xun the news in a hurry, Xia Xun murmured: "No wonder..., sure enough...."

The intelligence that Ji Gang told Jiang Mengxiong was that the Beijing camp was empty, but he took the opportunity to go south and seize Jinling City before all the troops who worked hard for the king.It also mentioned that Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, Lian Zining, Jing Qing and others are all recruiting troops from various places. The status quo of Jinling's empty defenders will not last long. Maybe when a certain army rushes to Nanjing, it will greatly strengthen the city of Nanjing. defense capability.The recruits may not be able to fight in the field, but it is always much easier to defend the city.

Only then did Xia Xun clear his doubts. With such a big news, it was reasonable for Ji Gang to immediately give up other tasks and go north decisively. If at this time he still held a note and ran to Cigrao Mountain to ask himself for instructions, thus delaying the opportunity of the battle, that would be really true. There is no redemption for a hundred deaths.Xia Xun thought for a while and said, "This news is very important. Have you activated the backup delivery channel?"

Li Jinglong is an extremely important pawn in the intelligence network developed by Xia Xun, but Mu En, who is lurking in the palace, is a more secretive line than Li Jinglong.He once ordered that unless such important news related to the victory or defeat, Mu En should ignore other news and make preserving himself the most important task.

Sure enough, this chess piece is easy to use, and it can be used only once to forge the world.Xu Zengshou was in his own home, his vigilance was greatly reduced, and he finally got a very important news, but he was reported by his brother who killed his relatives. But he was caught in front of the imperial court, but he was heard by Mu En, who was waiting in the imperial court, and then passed the little palace maid Dai Yixuan. It was passed on to her elder brother who worked as a clerk in the Zhangjia Rice Grain Store.

Xia Xun stipulated for his intelligence network the transmission methods of Level A, B, and C three-level information. Level A information is the most important information. In order to ensure the transmission, three transmission lines must be activated at the same time. If any one of them is cut off, it can ensure that the news will not This is a ruin, so I have this question.

Jiang Mengxiong nodded and said: "Yes, when Ji Gang contacted Beizhi, he once said that this is the most important news, and he must activate multiple channels to pass the information to His Highness as soon as possible, so as to prevent him from encountering accidents. He also told Beizhi that only Xu sent a message, don’t just write a few words on the paper, once the grass is stunned, the information may become invalid!”

Xia Xun nodded, revealing a comforting smile. Ji Gang is thoughtful and thoughtful, but he is a good material for intelligence work.But Jiang Mengxiong's next words made his smile freeze on his face.

"By the way, my lord, when I was leaving Beijing, I heard a news that Xu Zengshou, the governor of the Chinese army, had cheated on the King of Yan. The emperor was furious when he heard the news, and the Jin Yiwei arrested him and wanted to chop off his head...

The smile on Xia Xun's face froze, and a strange look appeared on his face: "How is that possible?"

Jiang Mengxiong said: "It's true, the news has spread all over Jinling City."

Jiang Mengxiong glanced at Xia Xun secretly, and asked tentatively: "My lord, Governor Xu... is he really one of us? Could it be he who sent this confidential news?"

Before Xia Xun could speak, a trembling girl's voice said, "My third brother..., what's wrong with him?"

Xu Ming'er turned from the gable of the house and asked with a pale face.

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"Hey, have you heard that Xu Zengshou and Governor General Xu have been placed under house arrest? Fang Xueshi and other court ministers are writing a letter to the emperor. Please behead Governor General Xu to thank the world."

"I know, I know, I heard that it is because Xu Dudu tipped off the king of Yan, so the court has repeatedly fought and failed."

"Nonsense, didn't you say that the imperial court has been winning battles, and the Yan army can't move an inch?"

"Damn! Not long ago, Yan's army fought to the edge of the Huaihe River. Concubine Mei led 40 troops to station on the Huai River to resist Yan's army. Is it difficult to move an inch?"

"Don't interrupt, don't interrupt, I heard that Jin Yiwei broke into the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion early that morning and took Xu Dadu away. Madam Xu and several young masters and young ladies chased to the gate of the mansion and cried loudly. "

"Let me tell you, it is said that Wei Guogong reported to the emperor when he found out that his brother was having an affair with the King of Yan and killed his relatives righteously."

"Oh, it's really hard for the two brothers of the Xu family, one wants to protect the emperor, and the other wants to protect relatives..." "It's not easy for Duke Wei, the head of the family, the successor to Zongtao, and the next generation, can do it for a brother. Did you destroy the entire Xu family? I heard that although Wei Guogong reported Xu Dudu, when the emperor Longyan was furious and wanted to kill Xu Dudu's head, Wei Guogong still knelt down and begged for him, and asked Taizu to give him Therefore, the emperor pardoned Xu Dudu's crime, and ordered Wei Guogong to put him under house arrest in the mansion to think about his mistakes, and never leave the mansion again, which can be regarded as a complete brotherhood."

"But Scholar Fang doesn't want to do it. The last time the imperial army was defeated in Jiahe, ten thousand boats of food and grass in Peixian County were burned, and the two adults, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai, were demoted and exiled. Scholar Fang is writing to the emperor, demanding that Dudu Xu be killed to thank the world. , summon Huang Qi and the two adults to return to Beijing!"

At the "Sanyou Pavilion", the drinkers were discussing a lot. Xia Xun, who was pretending to be a merchant with a bag on his shoulders, stopped and listened to a few words, then gave a wink to Xu Ming, who was dressed by a waiter beside him, and walked to the third floor go.

The "Sanyou Pavilion" restaurant is on the west side of Zhongshan Wangfu, separated by four or five Zhang wide.On the third floor, Xia Xun chose the private room on the far east, went in and ordered a few drinks and dishes, and when the waiter stepped back, he immediately closed the door and pushed open a small door facing the window.Outside is a small balcony with green waist-high guardrails and two thick pillars on both sides. This is a high-rise building built from Qinling logs, sharing 48 giant logs. This scale is only inferior to the emperor's pardon. The sixteenth floor of Jinling.

Xia Xun leaned on the guardrail, overlooking the scenery of Zhongshan Wangfu, and his heart was agitated: "If I remember correctly, the history books say that Xu Zengshou was revealed when King Yan was crossing the river, and was killed by the enraged Zhu Yunqi with a sword. But something happened to him now! History has changed, and I really changed history!"

Xu Ming'er walked up to him, looked at her home, tears welled up in her eyes, and cried in a low voice: "Uncle, I want to go back, I want..., save my third brother!"! ~!