The Wu Dynasty lasted for two hundred years and lasted for about four years. During this short but long period of time, people had gradually become accustomed to war, displacement, death, and life.

The fact that the clouds have fallen. In the early spring of the third year of Jian Shuo in the Wu Dynasty, the south of the Yangtze River melted into a gray-white bleakness. The Jurchens' search for mountains and seas continued.

In Jiangning, the city is still covered with snow, but huge chaos is already brewing.

Many wealthy gentry and wealthy households are fleeing this city one after another. The property of Princess Chengguo's Mansion is being relocated. The Puyang family, which was once known as the richest businessman in Jiangning, has a large amount of gold and silver being moved onto trucks and trucks.

Cars and family members in various mansions are also ready to leave. The head of the family, Pu Yangyi, is not willing to escape first. He rushes between the government and the army, expressing his willingness to donate a large amount of gold, silver, and property for resistance and rebellion.

However, more people were already on their way out of the city.

If you all still remember, this is the city that Ning Yi first came into contact with in this era. Over the course of hundreds of years, it has become calm and graceful, with majestic city walls and mottled ancient courtyards. It was once the residence of the Su family.

It is still there at this time, it has just been sealed up by the government. Bushes and weeds have grown up in the courtyards. The valuable items in the rooms have long been moved away, the window lattice has become dilapidated, and the wall pillars have become dilapidated.

The old paint has faded away and is mottled.

In the yard where Ning Yi and Tan'er once lived, spider webs were formed in the rooms. Cats and stray dogs regarded this place as their home. They looked for food here and walked quietly through the snow-covered courtyard walls. Maybe.

We still remember that nearly ten years ago, Ning Yi and a woman named Su Taner talked in the room in the courtyard here. Life gradually became familiar in the spring rain and autumn frost, and gradually became a simple couple.

There were two small buildings here, one of which was later burned down by Tan'er, and they lived together.

At that time, the old people and children were still here, and the dandy teenagers spent their days doing limited things like walking around and fighting dogs, while the adults in each room were scheming with each other driven by small interests. In the past, there were also

When such a thunderstorm came, ferocious strongmen entered the compound, some fell in a pool of blood, and some made hysterical resistance. Soon after, what happened here led to the destruction of the bandit village named Liang Shanshuibo.

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Outside the courtyard, the city's roads go straight forward. The Qinhuai River, which is famous for its romantic beauty, passes through this city. In the past two hundred years, brothels and Chu pavilions have opened on both sides of it, with courtesans and talented women.

It gradually became famous here, but was gradually blown away by the rain and wind. The Jinfeng Tower, which was ranked one of the best in Jiangning City more than ten years ago, collapsed a few years ago. The person in charge of the Jinfeng Tower is named Yang Xiuhong.

The temperament is similar to Li Yunli's mother in Bianliang Fanlou.

Different from Li Yun, when the Jin soldiers broke into Bianliang, under the huge pressure of the court to search for beautiful women in the city for the Jin soldiers to rape, his mother Li Yun and several fanlou courtesans committed suicide by taking medicine to protect their chastity. And Yang Xiuhong died in

A few years ago, she dissipated all her family wealth under the coercion and extortion of officials from all sides, but her life has become cleaner since then. Now, this aging woman has embarked on the road out of the city. In this cold snowy day,

Occasionally, she would think of the former Jinfeng Tower, the girl who jumped into the Qinhuai River on a heavy rainy day, and Nie Yunzhu, who had been chaste and self-possessed and finally redeemed herself and left.

Along the Qinhuai River, in a remote place by the river, the former traitor Qin Siyuan set up a chess stall under a tree beside the road. Occasionally, people of this kind would come to see him and have a game with him. Now the road is long and leisurely.

The trees are still there, but the people are no longer there.

Going further up, the small building by the river that Ning Yi once ran through has collapsed due to the snow and disrepair two years ago. The girl named Nie Yunzhu would stay here every morning to give him a warm welcome.

He smiled, and Yuan Jin'er started making mischief after living here. Sometimes, they would sit on the terrace next to the river, chatting and singing, watching the sunset, the falling autumn leaves, and the long winter snow. Nowadays, it is abandoned and decaying.

The foundations of the buildings have also been filled with snow and wormwood has accumulated.

Wu Qilong, who was once the head of the three major cloth merchant families in Jiangning, has succeeded as the head of this family. In the competition for the imperial merchants, he was severely set against by Ning Yi and the Su family. Since then, Wu Qilong has become the head of the Wu family.

Qilong learned from the pain and became calmer and more mature in a few years, and his relationship with the government became closer. He finally pushed the Wu family's business back to its previous scale, and even exceeded it. In the beginning,

In the past few years, he thought about regaining his place with the Su family after rising, but soon after, he lost this opportunity.

Over the years, Xue Jin, the former playboy of the Xue family, has reached his thirties. He still has not made any great achievements. He is just messing around with women and having a house full of wives and children. At this time, he may still remember the bricks he made when he was young and frivolous.

, the man who married into his wife who once gave him a brick, later killed the emperor, and at this time, he was still carrying out such an earth-shattering event as a rebellion somewhere. He occasionally wanted to use this incident as a topic of conversation with others,

But in fact, this matter was suppressed in his heart and he never spoke out.

The Jurchens are coming.

As they searched mountains and seas, burning and killing all the way, the Jurchens' vanguard was now approaching Jiangning. The Wulie camp stationed here set up a resistance formation, but not many people were optimistic about the outcome of their resistance.

attitude. During these months of burning and killing, except for the Jurchens who encountered slight setbacks when they went out to sea to capture, their siege on land was almost complete. People have realized that their court's

The fact that the army had no combat effectiveness, and due to the failure to pursue Zhou Yong at sea, the opponent's offensive on land became more and more fierce.

A few months ago, Prince Zhou Junwu returned to Jiangning to organize a resistance. Later, in order not to implicate Jiangning, Junwu took some soldiers and craftsmen to escape to the southwest, but one of the Jurchens still followed this route and killed

Came over.

The car from Princess Chengguo's Mansion also left the city in such chaos. The elderly Princess Zhou Xuan of Chengguo was not willing to leave, and the consort Kangxian was also unwilling to leave. There is no reason for a woman to die for her country. This is

The couple finally compromised for each other, but on the night after leaving the city, Chengguo Princess Zhou Xuan fell ill in her villa outside Jiangning City.

They stayed in Biye for two days. Zhou Xuan's condition became more and more serious, and Kang Xian did not intend to leave again. That night, someone came back from a dusty trip outside. It was the prince who traveled back through the starry night accompanied by Lu Agui.

Junwu, he visited Zhou Xuan, who was already critically ill, in his other business. When he asked Kang Xian about his condition in the courtyard, Kang Xian shook his head.

The old man was also gray-haired. After a few days of companionship and worry, his eyes were bloodshot, but there was already a hint of understanding in his expression. He said: "She has spent her whole life in Jiangning. She had discussed whether she should do it a few days ago.

When I left, I thought about it, maybe I shouldn't leave, but...when things come to a close, there is always a trace of luck in my heart."

Then he said: "You shouldn't come back. When dawn comes, leave quickly."

There were tears in Junwu's eyes: "I am willing to do it. If I leave, the Jurchens will at least let Jiang Ning go..."

"How could the Jurchens let your father live here for half his life? In addition, there is no need to say depressing words. There are tens of thousands of people in the Wulie camp, so it may not be impossible for them to resist."

After he said this, Jun Wu looked at him and shook his head. Before the words were spoken, Kang Xian smiled: "Well, I deceived myself. Wu Lieying... shouldn't be able to resist it.

So, you can only go."

"That you……"

"The things from Princess Chengguo's Mansion have been handed over to you and your sister. There is nothing we can't let go of. The country's weakness is the fruit of two hundred years of sowing. You young people want to move forward, so you have to take your time.

. Junwu, you don’t have to sacrifice generously here. You have to hide, endure, and don’t worry about other people. It’s meaningless for anyone to risk their life here. As long as you are alive, you may be able to win in the future.”

The old man had a clear understanding in his heart. When he spoke these words, he felt calm and gentle. Jun Wu felt sad and unspeakable in his heart, but he didn't know where to say it.

Late that night, Zhou Xuan regained consciousness. Kang Xian went into the room to talk to his wife, and Jun Wu was waiting at the door. He thought the old man would finally ask him to come in, but after waiting for a long time, there was no more movement inside.

Dawn was about to break, the night was darkest, and the lights in the room had naturally been extinguished. Jun Wu carefully pushed the door open and went in, lighting the lamp. Kang Xian held his wife's hand beside the bed and sat quietly.

The tears on his face had dried, but his eyes were clear. Jun Wu walked over, and Zhou Xuan hugged Kang Xian's hand, closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully forever.

Jun Wu couldn't help but fell to his knees and started crying. It wasn't until he finished crying that Kang Xian spoke softly: "She finally talked about you without saying much. You are the last heirs of the emperor, and she hopes that you can guard the Zhou Dynasty."

The blood of the family. If you are here, the Zhou family will still be there." He gently stroked his dead wife's hand and turned to look at the familiar face, "So, run away quickly."

At this time, Zhou Pei was drifting on the sea with his fleeing father. Junwu knelt on the ground and kowtowed in front of the bed on behalf of his sister. After a long time, he wiped away his tears and swallowed some more: "Grandpa Kang, follow me.

Let’s go…”

Kang Xian just looked at his wife and shook his head: "I won't leave. She and I lived in Jiangning all our lives and died here in Jiangning. This is our home. Now, others are coming into our home. We shouldn't have

If she is alive, I will cherish my life. If she is dead, I should do what I should do."

"But I can't live without you, Grandpa Kang..."

"Of course you can live without me. Only when the old man is gone can children see the cruelty of the world and grow up to be independent. Although sometimes it is a little too fast, things in the world are what they are and there is nothing to criticize about. Junwu, the future is yours.

The way to go..."

In Jun Wu's life, among his relatives, those who were the best to him were his grandparents. Now that Zhou Xuan has passed away, Kang Xian in front of him was obviously very determined and unwilling to leave again. He felt sad for a while.

Unable to restrain himself, Kang Xian finally spoke again after swallowing for a while.

"Well, when I was young, I had my own way. Me, your Grandpa Qin, Zuo Duanyou, Wang Qisong... these people, one by one, want to find a good way for this world. Jun Wu, we

It is a failure. It seems that there is some experience, but it is nothing more than the experience of the loser. What should be taught to you has actually been taught to you. Don’t be superstitious. The views of the old people and the views of the loser are only for reference and not enough.

"By the way." He was silent for a moment and then said, "The only one who is unwilling to admit defeat kills the emperor..."

When he talked about Ning Yi, he regarded him as an equal.

In this room, Kang Xian didn't speak anymore. He held his wife's hand, as if feeling the last warmth of her hand. However, Zhou Xuan's body became uncontrollably cold. Long after dawn, he finally held that hand.

Let go, go out calmly, and ask someone to come in and handle the rest.

At noon, Kang Xian urged Jun Wu to go on the road and leave. Jun Wu persuaded Kang Xian to go with him for the last time. Kang Xian looked back at the courtyard and house covered with white flowers, shook his head slowly but firmly, and smiled again:

"I know what you are thinking, but your Grandpa Kang is already old. If you leave, he will definitely die on the road... How can you bear to see your grandma stay in Jiangning while I die in a foreign land and never be reunited again? Okay?

Yes, please leave quickly."

Jun Wu and others then prepared to leave. When they were leaving, Kang Xian looked in the direction of Hangzhou City and finally said: "Over the years, your teacher's battle in the northwest has been the most exciting. I really hope

, we can also fight such a battle...I probably can't see him again. If you can see him in the future, tell him for me..." He may have a lot to say, but after being silent and thinking for a long time, he finally just said:

"... He plays well, which is very difficult. But he is too rigid in his formal affairs. When he starts playing chess, he is afraid that he will never be my opponent again."

When winter came last year, the Jurchens marched southward in a destructive manner, and no one could be their general. Only when the northwest battle report came, the Black Flag Army defeated the Jurchen West Army head-on, and killed the Jurchen War God Wanyan Loushi. For some

For senior people who knew about it, this was the real shock and the only exciting news. However, at this moment when the world was in chaos, not many people could know the news, and Ning Yi, who killed Zhou Zhe, could not

Perhaps as an example to boost morale, he was promoted in the Central Plains and Jiangnan. For Kang Xian, the only person who could express a few words was probably the young man in front of him who also had a trace of goodwill towards Ning Yi.

This is both his pride and his regret. The Zhou Zhe and Wu dynasties were too corrupt back then, and a hero like Ning Yi could not be used by the Zhou family after all. Now, he can only watch the world fall and live in peace.

The army in the northwest, after killing Lou Shi, will eventually fall into an isolated and helpless situation...

After that, Jun Wu and others headed southwest in a few steps, and in the evening, Kang Xian returned to Jiangning with the coffin of Princess Cheng Guo. He was already old and had no worries, so he was no longer afraid.

To enemies who invade your home.

Soon after, the Jurchen soldiers forced Jiangning, and Yin Tu, the commander of the Wulie Battalion, surrendered and opened the city gate to welcome the Jurchens into the city. Due to the "good" performance of the city defenders, the Jurchens did not launch a massacre in Jiangning.

A large number of wealthy households were robbed in the city and gold and silver treasures were collected, but of course, various small-scale massacres also occurred during this period.
To be continued...