Ping An Biography

There is no snow here, but every time it rains, the temperature will drop, and people can only feel the coming of winter from such rain. .. Zhang Ning stayed with Yao Ji for a long time, and even had dinner together.

The light outside gradually dimmed, and he never asked whether Zhang Xiaomei's attitude towards him had changed, maybe he was avoiding her.His mood became inexplicably depressed...and sometimes he would be full of enthusiasm, thinking that the fifteenth century was a great era with great potential, and wanted to make great achievements; sometimes like now, he would feel empty in his heart, and It's fragile.

The "family" in the room chatted about quite restrained topics one after another, and occasionally fell silent. He listened to the sound of the drizzle, and didn't want to show his vulnerable side, even in front of Yao Ji.

I don't know when Yao Ji talked about the prospect of raising troops, her tone was mostly pessimistic.Zhang Ning already knew that she was a pessimist.This time they went out and "robbed|robbed" more than 1 taels worth of property and came back, but it didn't make people like Yao Ji blindly optimistic.

The maid next to him lit the candle on the lamp stand, and the light in the room became brighter.At this time, Zhang Ning said slowly: "During the Tang Dynasty, Chinese envoys should have reached the Eastern Roman Empire at the farthest. This country is probably located farther west of Dashi..."

Yao Ji thought that he was going to change the topic at the beginning, and seemed to think that Zhang Ning was talking nonsense, but she still maintained a look of listening patiently.Most of the noble ladies of the Ming Dynasty that Zhang Ning met had such self-cultivation, and their "politeness" was a bit too much.

He hurriedly explained: "I'm not talking nonsense. I read it in the history books and called it Fushi Kingdom. And the Eastern Roman Empire still exists in the world... Zheng He's ocean-going fleet has already touched East Africa, and the north should be the The position of this empire."

Yao Ji said: "The Tang Dynasty has been at least 600 years. How can a dynasty last for such a long time?"

Zhang Ning said with a smile: "The way of governing a country in a distant country is very different from ours, and their emperor is not a continuation of a family with a surname. According to my understanding, because there are many races in the West who have been fighting for a long time, the establishment of a race is different. The dynasties of the period are collectively referred to as an empire; according to this statement, the country established by us Han people can be called an empire since Emperor Zhou, because the same civilization has continued.”

Seeing that Yao Ji was curiously interested, Zhang Ning continued: "There is Eastern Rome, so naturally there is Western Rome. This Eastern Rome can be traced back to the period of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, when a great empire Rome split|divided; here There was a Roman Empire before, which had a huge territory and existed for a long time. It was founded around our pre-Qin period. What I actually want to talk about is the situation at the beginning of the founding of the Roman Empire.”

Yao Ji changed her sitting position, put her arm lightly on the armrest of the chair, and said with a smile, "What do you want to persuade today?"

Zhang Ning paused and continued: "At that time, there were two brothers who were said to be orphans raised by a female wolf and lived on a small peninsula. Then they recruited some fugitives and exiles who were abandoned by various countries. The people of the world recognized their legal status and had nowhere to go, so they built a stockade between two hillsides under the leadership of the wolf boy brothers. Then the stockade continued to grow and develop, and finally established a city, which became the city of Rome. The city of Rome endowed The city residents have a kind of right, called citizenship; and then the people of this city are constantly conquering and expanding, forming a huge empire. The area of ​​the territory may be similar to that of our Ming Dynasty, but the terrain is more complicated. The most interesting thing is that because of the There are many ethnic groups. In fact, the territory of this empire seems to be a country controlled by a Roman city, and the number of people under its rule has far exceeded the 'citizens' of the city of Rome..."

After hearing this, Yao Ji sometimes pondered, sometimes shook her head slightly, and looked up at Zhang Ning with some puzzlement.

"There are still many different paths in this world. We don't have to restrict ourselves to a tacit and customary rule. We can try new methods to realize our dreams." Zhang Ning said.

After a while, Yao Ji said softly: "The emperor has sent someone here, and his attitude has changed... Maybe what you do is not unavoidable. We don't have to 'go back' for the time being, and the superiors know that they can't force us."

"In this world, the living space is all created by yourself. It is better to ask yourself than to rely on others to survive." Zhang Ning showed a sneer on his face, and then said, "I will give you all the property I brought from outside the mountain." Take charge, and send someone to withdraw when needed, so as to calculate the expenditure account. There is one more thing, the next strategic goal, I hope my mother can give me some help."

After Zhang Ning said, he asked Xu Wenjun to bring a blueprint, put it on the piano case, and pointed to Yongding Weidao first: "The goal is to capture this place and open the portal for the activities of the evil cult to the Dongting Lake Plain to obtain greater resources. And strength. At the beginning, I had such an idea, but Yongding had many guards, and it was difficult. Later, you sent someone to send good news, and the Miao people in Laer Mountain raised troops. This gave us another way to achieve our goal. So I just withdrew my troops from Shimen County, avoiding conflict with the official army, and directed the attack of the official army to the Miao people in the south. So I have a second strategic goal: to form an alliance with the Miao people."

Yao Ji frowned and said, "We still have some contact with the Miao people in Yongshun Division, but it doesn't matter in the Miaojiang area of ​​Chenzhou. I don't know how to form an alliance, and how to persuade them?"

Zhang Ning stood up and took a few steps, "We have a common enemy, and they are all court officials. The main reason is that I am short of manpower, and I can't find anyone who can be a messenger. My mother has run the church for many years, and maybe I can find two messengers." To do this, first try to establish contact with them, and then try to form an alliance. The Miao people were forced to rebel when they couldn't survive, but they also knew that it would be difficult to succeed. I believe that after the establishment of contact, they will gradually appreciate us. interested."

Yao Ji said: "I will pick out the right one in two days and let him see you." She turned her head and glanced outside the door, and said, "It's getting late, you should go back and rest earlier."

Ning had no choice but to turn around and bow, "I will leave."

He came out of the upper room, walked on the corridor in the yard for a while, and finally asked Wenjun to take the gift he had prepared, and they went out of the yard together.The two of them were walking on the road in the village under umbrellas, the road was muddy and difficult to walk... Maybe some people would like the gracefulness of the light rain weather, most of them are scholar-bureaucrats in the city, and the road after the rain in the country can dispel all the poetic and picturesque, unless Don't go out at all.

The two came outside the Chen family's house, knocked on the door and walked in. The master kept saying compliments, but Zhang Ning agreed with him casually and didn't want to be long-winded.He first cleaned his boots with water under the eaves, and then knocked on the door of the little sister's room.Perhaps she had heard voices outside.

It was Fang Ling who opened the door, and Peach Blossom Fairy was also in the room.The two came forward to greet them, and Zhang Ning gave them some gold toys and said a few words.As expected, Zhang Xiaomei sat at a table with her back and ignored her, even without basic etiquette.

Fang Ling gave Xu Wenjun a wink, and said, "Let's go back to the room first, and Mr. Pingan will come and talk later."

Zhang Ning nodded, and the few people made a soft blessing, and closed the door after going out.He walked over, because the little sister turned her back to him, and he didn't know how to speak for a moment.

The scene when he just woke up in this world, and the innocent smiling face that day flashed through his mind, and he felt a little lost for a while.Life is full of regrets, big or small, and he thinks of the face of another sister who has long been blurred in his previous life.

Ning couldn't help but sighed lightly.

Suddenly the younger sister whispered: "I already know a lot of characters, sister Fang taught me."

Zhang Ning hurriedly turned her head, and sure enough, she saw a book on the table in front of her, so she tried to maintain a calm tone and asked, "What are you reading?"

"Red Cliff Fu." The younger sister said, and after a while, she read it softly, "In the autumn of Renxu, when the seventh month is over, Su Zi and the guests go boating under the Red Cliff. The breeze comes slowly, and the water is calm. The wine belongs to the guests. Recite the poem of the bright moon, sing the chapter of the graceful..."

In the quiet night, the pleasant Nanjing official tune sounded softly, very quiet and pleasant.Zhang Ning walked behind her, wanting to get close to her, he raised a hand to put on her shaved shoulder, but he was afraid of frightening her.