অধ্যায় একশ সাতান্ন: বিরোধিতা
“cheng wan'er?”
“sothik, cheng poribarholo biddik-bibhager poribar. cheng wanli jibone ekti-matro konya. bachkal thekei se kub mehabi. cheng wanli take porashona o lekha-lekhi shikhiyechhen. akhon tar gyanker poriman khub beshi na holeo, ekti sthanyo bidyalayer prodhoker dayitto se oboshyoi palon korte parbe.”
sot rajbongsher sthanyo sarkari shikkhabhyash tinbarer shikkhashurur andoloner madhye druto unnotilabh korechhe. sthanyo shikkhabhyash er prodhoker pod kramonoye chhoriye porechhe, ebong nibachon probandho kromoshe unnoto hoyeche. rajdarbarer bishes nirdesh theke pore ta mononoyon o porikkhar maddhye rupantorito hoyechhe. bibhinno poristhitir opor bhitti kore nirdesh o nirdharon poddhotir moto niyom chalu kora hoyechhe. sthanyo shikkhabhyash er prodhokra shikkhadan ebong sthanyo o jelar shikkhabhyash porichalona chara sthanyo sangskritik anusthan gulo porichalona o tate ongsho nito. keu keu soraasori sthanyo rajnitio porichalona korechhen. tader dayitter bibhinnotai sthanyo bishoy gulo niontrone tader guruttopurno abosthake unmochon korechhe.
eta thekei bojha jay je, cheng wanli er kach theke cheng wan'er-er sthanyo bidyalayer prodhok howar mulyayon paowa, khub-i durlabh byapar.
cheng wan'er-er protibhar nam li jin-er jana chilo, tobe kotha-ti tar mathay asheni. kothay ache, shurute jokhon cheng poribarke bondhi kore pahare ana hoyechhe, tokhon paharer onek bhai bhabechhilo je li jin bodhoy cheng wan'er-er proti kono onurag rekhechhe. tobe cheng poribar pahare ashar por theke, li jin kono dhoroner karkhom akaye fayenik ebong cheng wan'er-ke ekbar dekhteo jayni. ekhoni ei rochona bibhrot tarpor theke r tike thakeni.
“tahole cheng wan'er ki bhratar emon mulyayon pete pare? mone hoy tar bastobe-i protibha ache. tobe se ekti uchu poribarer meye, ke jane se ki pahare eshe sabar samne ashte raji hobe?” li jin nishchit chhilo na je cheng wanli-r moto shongskritik bhabe gathito bibhaho-purbok kono meye tar antarale thakar obheshe ki bairer duniyay ashte chengbe naki.
xiao jiasui palta proshno korlen, “shikkha deya o manob goton kora, eta ekti boro punyer kaj, tahole se keno rajibe na?”
xiao jiasui er kotha sune li jin matha duliye bollen, “ekti kaajer jonno dui byaktike byasto kora thik noy. jokhoni emon kotha, tahole ei kajer jonno bhrata akbar bhromon korun. jodi cheng wan'er raji na hoy, tabe thak.”
“jiasui bujhechi.”
li jin o xiao jiasui er abashsthan kachakachi chhilo. tara ekshathe hatlo, pothe pothe kichu golpo korlo, ebong abar ekshathe mong kanger poribar ebong deng fei thikmoto boshechen kina ta dekhte gelo. tarpor tara tader nij nij kakho phire giye bishram nilo.
jotohoi din dhorer kashtho thakuk na keno, porer diner shukale, li jin shukalai uthechhilo. shorir taja kore tarpor ak dhoroner yuddho bidya abhyash korlo. ei bar pahar niche namay, notun dujon nayok deng fei ebong mong kanger joy hoyechhe, ya pahari durge ekti boro prapti. li jin-er byaktigoto obosthay, lu junyi-r sathe yuddho korar maddhye diye nijer yuddho bidya unnati korar jonno eta khub-i guruttopurno chhilo. yuddho bidyar pothe eka eka chola er folaphol shibha shibha ssimito hoye thake. onno karo sathe purbo porikkha kore nijer gun o durbolota dur kora onnoti korar path. lu junyi-r sathe yuddho korar por theke, pothe pothe li jin sob shubha-ashubha mulyayon korchhile, tobe pothe kono shomoy payni abhyash korar jonno. akhon pahari durge phire eshe, ta porikkha korar sothik shomoy.
ekbar yuddobidya porikkha korar por, shorire gham diyechhe, ya din dhorer pother klanti dur kore diyechhe. li jin abar tar kakho phire giye gosol korlo, ebong aro besi utshahi hoye uthlo.
poshak poriborton kore, li jin tar shathe thaka koyekjon rakhokhke niye songh-er hall-er dike hatlo. pichon pahar theke songh-er hall porjonto ei pothe, protikhnay notun kore beriye asha nayokder sathe dekha hochhilo. kusol binimoyer por, tara ekshathe path chollo. songh hall-er baire chotottore pouchhanor shomoy, paharer upor theke asha joler sena nayokder sathe hothat dekha hoye gelo, ebong tara ekshathe hall-er bhitore probesh korlo.
songh hall-er bhitore probesh kore, shobai niyamito bhabe nij nij asoner kachhe gelo. mong kang ebong deng fei arobhrobe pichoner dike sthan khuje nilo. jokhon li jin prodhan asone eshe boshe porlo, tokon shobai ek ek kore boshe porlo.
kaapor ghorar awaj shishoyer por, songh hall abar shanto hoye gelo. li jin-er bam pasher niche, lin chong-er netritte sainik nayokra boshechhilo. dan pasher niche xiao jiasui-r netritte an daoquan, tang long ebong onnanno nayokra boshechhilo. tobe aji dan pasher shishe ekti notun byakti jog hoyechhe, tini hollen cheng wanli. deng fei ebong mong kang tatkalik bhabe bam pasher sheshe boshechhilo.
shobai shanti-te boshechhe dekhe, li jin sabar age kotha bollo, “ami ek mash dhorer niche giyechhi, shobai pahari durger bhai der kashtho shongjoger karone amra rakhte perechi. ekhane pratham sabai bhai der kabhinay dhonnobad janachhi.” bolte bolte, li jin shobaike ekshathe hath jor kore nomoshkar korlo.
lin chong shobaier protinidhi bhabe bollen, “sena-adhipotir kotha khub guruttopurno. durgo rakha eta amader nijer dayitto, kashtho kothay peyechi? kashtho jodi bolte hoy, tabe sena-adhipoti baire durger jonno chotopothod kora-i ashol kashtho.”
li jin jokhon ektu namro hote jachhe, ruan xiaoqi hothat uthe dariye hashi mukhe bollen, “amar mote, lin chong bhai ebong sena-adhipotir ei kotha madhur table-er jonno thakuk. akhon shobai age ashol kaj gulo shesh koruk, jaate bhai der sathe ekshathe modh paan kora jay. xiaoqi-r pet khubi khuda legeche.”
li jin hashi theke thamblo, tabe bolte holo, “tahole thik ache, xiaoqi bhai-r peter jonno, xiao jiasui bhai ke onurodh korchi taraatari babostha korar jonno, jaate joler dragon der khub kshudartha na kore feli.”
li jin-er ei rochona mazaak sune, shobai ekshathe hashe uthlo. hall-er duare paharadar sena matha bariye dekhlo je keno eto gulo nayok eto khushi hochhe.
hashi-thamsha komar por, xiao jiasui ason theke uthe dariyechhen. eta dekhe onnanno nayokra o hashi thamkiye gombhir hoye gelo.
shobaike gombhir bhabe boshe thakte dekhe, xiao jiasui r deri korlen na, tar ebong li jin-er modhye alochona kora babostha ghosona korlen.
“sena adesh: ek, agni chokh-er deng fei pahari durger padatik sena-r prodhan adhipoti, xiao jiasui ke sahajjo korbe durgo rokkha bahini porichalona korar jonno; dui, jadei flag mong kang durger nirman bibhage probesh korbe, durger jonno boro choto juddho tori nirman korar prodhan nayok; tin, cheng wanli durger rajnitik bibhage probesh korbe, xiao jiasui ke sahajjo korbe durger nagorik byapar gulo porichalona korar jonno, ebong durger nayoker podo pabe. ei adesh, liangshanbo sena prodhan adhipoti li jin.”
xiao jiasui er babostha shesh howar por, lin chong, xu ningra thik chilen. tobe ruan poribarer bhai ra, li jun, zhang shun prabhriti trina-bhumi theke asha nayokder mukhe ovinnotar chinha chilo. li jin proshno korlo, “sob bhai der ki kono obhimot ache?”
ruan xiaoqi emon ekjon byakti je moner kotha lukiye rakhte pare na. kotha sune se soraasori uthe dariye bollen, “deng fei ebong mong kang dujon bhai ke nayok hishebe peye amader kono apotti nei, kintu cheng wanli ei kuttukor official keno amader shomane boshe ekshathe alochona korbe?” ruan xiaoqi joto kotha bollen, toto rager shathe bolte laglen, ebong jore bollen, “ar o ek kotha, ami shunechi je cheng wanli tong guan-er palok kutta, durger songh hall-er bhitore ki vabe emon apotodher jayga thakte pare?”
tar kotha shesh howar por, ruan poribarer bhai ra, guan hu, zhang shun, tong wei, tong meng prabhritira shobai golmal korte laglen. kothar shathe manush gulo mone korchhe je cheng wanli rajdarbarer kutta, tader sathe kono motei ekshathe thaka jay na.
li jin cheng wanli-r dike takalo, ei boyoshe bipad-er mukhe pore ‘chor’ hoye gechhe ye byakti, eto apoman suneo tar mukhe kono vikhyat chinha nei, shudhu chokh bondho kore shob shunche. eta khub bhalo doirjo.
“saptam bhai ebong adhipoti shobai shanto hon.” li jin kotha bollo, abaj beshi chilo na, swor o garo chilo na, tobe sabar modhye shanti fire ashe.
“sob bhai ra ye kotha bolchhen ta shotti, tobe beshii boriye bolchhen. cheng mosai shudhu tong guan-er barite shikkhok chilen, kibe bhabe tong guan-er palok kutta bola jay? cheng mosai jokhon yunchou-te lokjonder abhibhabok chilen, tokon ki kono desh-er durbhaggo ba kharap kaj korechhen? pahare ashar por, cheng mosai durger shob choto boro kajer jonno ki kono truti rekhechhen?”
li jin ei tin ti proshno korlo, keu uttardate parlo na. ruan xiaoqi prabhritira cheng wanli-ke durger nayok hishebe mante chachhe na, tar byaktigoto kono kharap dharona thakar karone noy, shudhu cheng wanli-r puraton poribari-r karone. pahari durger ei shob bhai ra eirokom durniti-r rajdarbarer shasokke birodh korar jonno-i pahare ekshathe eshechhen. akhon tader cheng wanli-r moto rajdarbarer official poribarer bondhir sathe kaj korte hocche, eta mon theke mene nite ektu somoy lagche. huyanzhuo prabhritike tara mene niyechhe, karon huyanzhuo senanipati chilen, akhonkar rajdarbarer “shoytaan” der sathe tar kono jogajog chilo na. kintu cheng wanli tong guan-er moto boro shoytaan-er sathe ghrishto shomporko rekhechhe.
birodhi shobaike nirab dekhe, li jin shujog niye bollen, “jokhoni sob bhai der kono bhinno mot nei, tahole ei byapar ti ekhane-i thakuk. tarpor je-i hok na keno, aar kono kotha bola jabe na.”
shobai kotha na bole nirab hoye boshe porlo, tobe mon theke tara ta mene nite pereche kina ta keu jane na.