তৃতীয় খণ্ড: সামরিক বাহিনীর গৌরব অধ্যায় ১৪৯: কূপের তলদেশের সন্ন্যাসী
綏州之战ের কারণেzhong gu官-padabi-peyechhen, ti-shil-peyechhen direct secret pavilion-er, ebong tini ekhon-o secretary text-er dayitte achhen. Tini marshal-er headquarter-er secret text-er dayitte achhen, ebong shob gupochor tar adhine. Zhong gu achhanak byasto hoye padlen, ar age-er mato du-din machh dhara ba tin-din chalni chalba-er shujog nei. Tar ekta matha, kintu du-ti matha-er shoman chinta.
Yu fei-er kaje aro beshi chap chhilo, zhong gu-er cheyeo beshi byasto. Orderly, security guard, fighting instructor, clerk, ebong shishyo. Ekhon tini tar chhoto mukhta kunchke, eke eke document-gulo ulte dekhchhen. Tar du-pashe du-ti boier pahar jome achhe.
Yu fei-er shmriti shakti bhalo, tai zhong gu take kaje lagiyechhen. Headquarter-er opar shongkhok secret document-gulo take porte hobe, mathay rakhte hobe, jate zhong gu jokhon ichhe jiggesh korte paren. Na dekhle bujha jay na, ar dekhle chokh chana-khada hoye jay.
Secret-gulo-te hat debar por yu fei bujhlo je, yanzhou theke xixia-te pathano gupochor-er shongkha hazar-er beshi. Tader porichoy bibhinno rokomer, byabosayi, sadhu, gita-gayi, sadharon manush, xixia-er official, ebong shatru senapati-er goniur, ucho-sthorer official-er priya-gulo o.
Kintu tara mara geche beshi, yu fei mone mone nishshwas felle. Tara jonmechhe sadharon-er moto, mara geche nirabe. Keu jane na tara ke, shudhu rekhe geche ek khana document. Document-er modhye namgulo lal koli diye kete dewa. Ekta scroll rekhe, yu fei aro ekta scroll tule nilo.
Ekta sadharon nam, yu fei-ke thamie dilo. Ei namti tini kal-o shunechhen. Eta ki shongjog bhabe eki nam, naki asholei eki byakti?
Yu fei pore cholechhen. Ei byakti-er nam wang xin, boyosh tish bochor, lomba chhoy fut tin inch, gol mukh, chokh boro, shorir-ta ektu kalo. Tin bochor age wang xin-ke xixia-te pathano hoyechhilo, tar chhadmabeshi porichoy chhilo, tini ekjon ghure berano sadhu.
Yu fei document-ta rekhe, mukh-ta tebil-er upor rakhe, kal-er ghotona mone korar cheshta kore. Tobe fushi zhen-er ekta hattyakandar ghotona, khub-i abobot. Tian laizi-er mukhe shune, yu fei-er kachhe hashyakor legechhilo.
Bole rakha bhalo, ekjon ghure berano sadhu, tara-tari s-hor karoner jonno, raatri-bash miss kore felechhen. Tini ekta chhoto gram-er upor diye jabar shomoy, ekta barite ashroy chan. Malik jokhon dekhlo je ekjon sadhu, tini thakte dite chailen na. Sadhur hazar onurodh shotteo, malik raji holo na.
Sadhuti achhanak dekhlo je, malik-er barir baire, ekta gari dariye achhe. Tini bollen, "shudhu onugroho kore amake gari-tar bhitore ek rat thakbar shujog din, agami-kal shokalei chole jabo, kemon?" Malik ar upay na peye, raji holo.
Ke jane, rat jokhon onkhor holo, ekjon chhor, deyal periye ei barite dhuklo. Kshon-er modhye, chhor-ta ekjon nari-ke dhore ber kore anlo. Ei nariy-er hate, ekta chhoto potli chhilo. Tukhro dekhte sundor, shudhu khub-i vito. Dujone deyal periye jump kore, muhurter modhye hawa hoye gelo.
Sadhuti ghumayni, tini ei shob chokher samne dekhechhen. Sadhur buke thorkhor-uni chhilo, mone mone bhablo, tini aji ashroy cheyechhen, abar hazar request kore ei gari-te thakchhen. Malik-er chokhe, ki take shongdigdho mone hobe na? Oboshoyee shongdoy hobe, jail-er shasti o pete paren.
Joto bhabchhen toto vishon porinam mone hocche, tai tini ratarati paliye gelen. Keu jane na, sadhu vaba-chinta kore ekta shukno kuyo-te pore gelen. Voi kete gele, tini hate charidike khujte laglen, kuyo theke othar cheshta kore. K ke jane, hath diye dekhe, kuyo-r tolay ekta lash pore achhe.
Sadhur pran ure gelo, kintu tini paliye jete parlen na. Kuyo-r mukh onek uchu, charidike dayal shikhon, kothao dhar-kar nei. Upay na peye, du hate prarthona korlen, mantra jop korlen, mrityu-r opekkhay thaklen.
Shokal hoile, oi barir malik grambashider niye pichhu nite laglo. Shukno kuyo-te, sadhu-ke khuje pelo. Kuyo-r modhye onno ekta lash chhilo, seta-i chilo rat-er oi nari, malik-er bouma.
Fushi zhen-er court-e niye giye, kichi lashki mara holo, sadhu shikkha swikar korlo. Tini nije keu fake sadhu, mool nam wang xin, fuzhou-er lok. Barir bouma-r sathe age thekei prem chhilo. Ebar, tar theke taka-paisa niye paliye jabar plan chhilo.
Ke jane nari-ta pothe mot palte felechhe, sadhu voy peyechhe je jinis-pator katha fas hoye jabe, tai tini hattya kore lash kuyo-te fele diyechhen. Keu jane na, tini nijeo pa kishke kuyo-te pore gelen. Chorai jinis-patra kuyo-r pashe pore chhilo, onno karo hate pore geche.
Ekhane eshe mamla clear holo. Fake sadhu wang xin, mrityu-r cell-e bandhi holo. Court theke zhou headquarter-e report pathano holo, shudhu ucho-sthorer approval-er opekkha, tarpori shiras chhed hobe.
Ekhon ei katha bhebe, yu fei shob bujhe gelo je, ei fake sadhu-i holo song-er gupochor. Tini tar porichoy lukate parchen na, kintu wang xin nam-ti mukhe enechhen. Clear vabe message pathano, jate secret department take raksha korar jonno keu-ke pathate pare. Yu fei matha nare, shudhu fake sadhu noy, ekta boka sadhu o bote.
"Age ei boka sadhu-ke dekhte hobe," yu fei nije nije bollo.
Uthe dariye, zhong gu-ke khujte jabechhilo. Kintu eto tara-tari uthe poray, pasher boier pahar dhore pore gelo, shob chhoriye gelo. Age sajabe? Naki age jabe? Ek muhurto bhabte laglo, tarpor room theke beriye gelo. Ei shukno boier pahar-er cheye case solve kora kisher anondo!
Room theke berotei, shiro-r opor shi biaozi-er sathe dhakka laglo. Shi biaozi gari thellchhe, gari-te yao bin boshe achhe. Gari bolte ki, ekta chair, chair-er char-ta paye chaka lagano. Dekhte mone hoy book-er zhuge ruge wuhou-er gari-r moto.
Yao bin kichu din shanti-te thakar por, tar bashor bhalo hoyechhe. Yao bin shi biaozi-ke dekhe khushi holo. Tarpor sotti jotno niye, tar shorir din-e din bhalo hocche.
"Kun-ge, kothay jachho?" Shi biaozi jiggesh korlo.
"Ami ekta case solve korte jachhi," yu fei hasi-mukhe bollo.
"O? Shonate parbe?" Yao bin khub-i a-grah prokash korlo.
"Thik achhe," yao bin-er katha shune, taratari jaoa gelo na. Firiye door khule, yao bin ebong shi biaozi-ke bitore amontron korlo. Shobai apun-jan, tai bola jae.
Ei room-ta du-ti part-e bhakta. Bairer part-e ghoro-ar lokjon, bhitorer part-e document rakha. Boshar por, yu fei shob ghotona bolte laglo. Shi biaozi shudhu golpo shonbar moto shunechhe, kintu yao bin main point-ta dhore felechhe. Tar mukh khushite ujjol hoye uthlo, chokh jhikmik kore uthlo.
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Linzhou abhiyan-er katha thik hoye geche. Ebar, zhong shiheng kangding sena-ke mukhya-sthan diye, tin hazar sena niye, shigiri-i obhijan shuru korbe. Kintu gupno obhijaner jonno, khub kom lok-i eta jane. Zhong gu-ke kaje lagano hoyechhe, ek dol gupochor niye sena-r agani-sthan hote khabor shongroho korar jonno.
Shi biaozi ebong yao bin-er biday, kintu yao bin linzhou abhiyaner katha shune onno plan korechhe. Yao bin heihu zhai-e thake tar mane ei noy je tini kothao kichu janen na. Ulto, tar buke boro iccha chhilo, shob shomoy song-xixia yuddho-ke follow korchte. Li yuanhao, yeli, ebong onnanyo byaktider bhalo moto janto.
Ekhon, li yuanhao weizhou-te here giye, sena phiriye nite badhy hoyechhe. Shunechhe ambassador pathano hoyechhe weizhou theke tokyo-r dike, song-er kachhe shanti chaite. Yeli linzhou-te subidha-te achhe, mungkin, li yuanhao-er chokhe, ei obostha-te song-er sathe barganing korar bhalo shujog.
Kintu yao bin ekta shujog peyeche, ektu na nare dilei obostha palte jabe. Yeli-er subidha, li yuanhao-er shongshoy-e porinoto hobe. Shongshoy hole, li yuanhao oboshoyee yeli-ke phiriye anbe. Kintu yeli ki tyag korbe? Tokhon tar zid, tar nijer mrityu-r toroyari hobe.
Yao bin zhong gu-r kachhe eseche, ei katha boltei. Ekhon, yu fei-er katha shune, safolyo nishchit mone hocche. Karon tar plan-e ekjon letter carrier missing chhilo. Ekhon letter carrier akash theke poreche, keno anondo hobe na?
"Kun-ge, ei case-ta ektu pore solve koro," yao bin bollo.
"Keno?" Yu fei obak holo.
"Ei byakti-er madhyome, age yeli rongwang-er matha kete feli," yao bin gambhir shor e bollo.
Yu fei-er chhoto mukhta age kunchke gelo, tarpor khushite vore uthlo. Tini boka non, age-pichhu bhebe yao bin-er uddeshya bujhe fello. Mukher kachhe chole elo, "divide and rule policy (li-jian ji)."
"He he, kun-ge sotti-i bhalo bujhechho," yao bin prosongsa korlo.
"Ki policy?" Shi biaozi bujhte parlo na. Bola holo case solve korbe, abar kothay theke yeli ar ki sob policy ashlo. Matha golmele hoye geche, yao bin-er dike chokhe takiye roilo.
"Bhai, ei byapar-ta tomar khele na," yao bin shantona dilo. Manush-e manush-e tulona kora jay na. Ke bole na, manush-er sathe tulona korle pran jabar uprom hoy? Yu fei chokher paloke bujhe felechhe, kintu shi biaozi hazar bhableo bujhte parlo na. Shi biaozi-ke zor kore bujhate chawa manush-ke kosto dewa!
Beshi deri holo na, yao bin tar chair-e boshe, marshal-er hall-e nite asha holo. Pang ji upore boshe achhe, zhong shiheng pashe boshe achhe. Yanzhou-er zheng quan, zhong shiheng-er samne boshe achhe. Zhong gu ebong yu fei-er kachhe khari thakar chara onno kono upay chhilo na. Yao bin-er plan pang ji-ke obak kore dilo.
Yeli rongwang purono senapati, military strategy-te top-class. Tar adhine central army onek kosto peyeche. Ei byakti ucho podobi-te achhe, ebong xixia-er queen-er dada. Jodi sotti ei byakti-ke shariye fela jay, linzhou yuddho chara-i joy hoba, seta song-er bhagya.
Yao bin adha jibon kete felechhe, kintu shorir akshom hobar por ekhane ekta shujog peyeche tar shokti dekhate, tar shopno puron korte. Yao bin ektu uthejit, kichu khon kotha bolte parlo na.
Zhong shiheng seat theke uthe, he hasi he heshe, kachhe ese yao bin-er bahte hath rakhlen. "Yao先生, uporer seat-e Pang Marshal achhen. Ini, Zheng zheng shi achhen. Tomar ki bolar achhe, bole felo."
Yao bin shant hoye, hath bendhe pronam korlo. "Chhoto lok yao bin, shorir akshom, purno pronam korte parlam na. Pang marshal, zhong marshal, zheng zheng shi – ama-ke khoma korben."
"Yao bin, tomar plan-ti bhishon kore bolo," pang ji bollo.
"Amar plan holo yuanhao ebong yeli-ke alada kora," yao bin bollo. "Yeli khub powerful, yuanhao-er shongshoy-er karon. Ekhon yuanhao sena phiriye niyeche, yeli eka linzhou-te achhe. Eta khub bhalo shujog, ek khani chithi dilei take shesh kora jabe."
Lokjon shobai yuanhao-ke bhalo moto jane, jare khub shongshoy-e thake. Kintu sadharon loker modhyeo keu yuanhao-ke niye bhabe ebong plan banay, eta shune pang ji khub prosongsa korlo. Ektu simple policy, kintu manush-er mon bujhe toiri.
Zhong shiheng yeli rongwang-er kachhe ekta chithi likhbe. Chithi-te thakbe, yeli-r song-e yog dite chawa katha samrat zene gechhen. Ucho podobi shob dewa hobe, shudhu yeli shigiri ashar opekkhay achhe.
Ei chithi yeli-r hate gele, tini zenen eta fake, tobuo tini lukate parben na. Oboshoyee lok ebong chithi shob li yuanhao-er kachhe pathabe. Keno? Yuanhao eto shongshoyi, yeli ki jane na? Take ke garanty dibe je tar kachhe yuanhao-er gupochor nei?
Jodi lukie rakhe, shob-shese yuanhao zene jay, obostha aro kharap hobe. Kintu pathale ki shob thik hobe? Seta-o noy. Keno? Yuanhao-er shongshoy to achhe. Ei chithi ekta bij, ekbar mon-e porle, aro boro hobe.
Yuanhao yeli-ke test korbe, sena phiriye nite bolbe. Kintu ekhon yeli-te subidha-te achhe, linzhou shigiri dhorar shujog, tini ki shohaje tyag kore sena phiriye neben? Tini oboshoyee yuanhao-ke likhbe, ekdike bishwasho janabe, onnodike linzhou-er bhalo shujoger katha bole sena phiriye nawa thamakbe. Kintu tini যত e korbe, yuanhao-er shongshoy toto barbe.
"Sotti-i bhalo policy," zhong shiheng-er mukhe khushi chharalo.
"Kintu ei chithi pathanor byakti-ta khub bhalo moto select korte hobe," pang ji dariyate hath buliye bollo. Policy-ta bhishon tricky, direct manush-er mon-e agha kore. Yuanhao-er nature onujayi, safolyo-r chance onek beshi.
Kintu, eta bhabar katha noy je yuanhao ei chithi peye khuje dekhbe na. Tai, chithi jokhon pathano hobe, tokhon shob dike lukano thakbe, gupone hobe, jate boro kono conspiracy achhe mone hoy. Tarpor, bujhe shune boka bhul korano, jate xixia-er gupochor zante pare.
Yuanhao-er chokhe, song-sena-er ei kaj mane lukonor cheshta. Kintu yao bin-er plan holo yuanhao-ke vul decision nite badhy kora. Yuanhao trap-e porlei, yeli rongwang-er mrityu beshi dure noy.
"Marshal-ke bolchhi, chithi pathanor lok peye gechi," yu fei matha niye bollo.
"O?" Pang ji obak holo, tarpor target korlo je zhong gu-r pichhe ekjon chhoto chele khari achhe. lomba, bhalo smart, kintu mukhta ekhon-o bachha-type.
Ektu bhebe, pang ji bujhte parlo. Ei chele-i ki white horse silver spear noy? Tini khub obak hoye, hasimukhe bollo, "tumi bolo, ke ei chithi pathabe?"
Yu fei voy pelo na, samne ekta step fele pronam korlo. Shob katha fake sadhu-r byapar niye ekek kore bollo. Yao bin-er plan yu fei agei bujhechhe. Yuanhao-ke bokate hole, ei chithi gupone pathate hobe. Fake sadhu case-e poreche, tar cheye bhalo cover ki hote pare?
Ekjon gupochor, khun koray dhara poreche, jail-e achhe. Abar jail theke paliye, shokho mile dur feli yeli-ke chithi pathate jacche. Ei sob nautonki dekhle li yuanhao ki bhabbe?
Song-sena eto kosto kore, eto boro ghuriye chithi pathchhe, ki ar kono kaj nei? Tini shudhu bhabben, song-sena yeli-ke bachate chay. Ultopokhe, eta ki aro bishwash korabe na je yeli song-ke join korbe, eta shotti? Tarpor yuanhao-er hate khun hobar somvabona barbe.
Pang ji yu fei-er katha shune zore heshe uthlo. Firiye zhong shiheng-ke bollo, "zhongping, tomar chele-ta bhalo-i."
Pang ji-er chokhe prosongsa-r bhab. Yao bin-er plan khub sharp, karon tar boyosh beshi, experience bhalo. Kintu yu fei-er eto kom boyosh, tobuo eta bujhte pereche, mane tar buddhi osadharon.
Tini yu fei-er dike takiye thaklen, aro dhyan diye dekhte laglen. Eta dekhe, tarpor mone holo eke kothao keno chena chena lagchhe. Yu fei-er rang forsha, mukh bhalo, chokh chhoto, kintu smart. Bhrur moti, nak soza. Pang ji yoto dekhe, toto obak hoy, mone hoy kothao zenechhe.