The Collection of The End

——A.D. 180——

Huangfu Song was an old-school commander.

What this "old school" refers to is that the tactics he most often used were those of the pre-Han, pre-Qin, and even the Zhou dynasties, where soldiers faced off against soldiers and generals formed an upright formation. As for the new generation of generals, they like to treat them as surprise soldiers. The "unparalleled warrior" he used was directly converted into the combat power of the unit he belonged to.

There is a saying in Sun Tzu's Art of War, "Any warrior must use the right combination to win by surprise." But in Huangfu Song's view, that means that when the gap in combat power between the two sides is not large, they have to win by surprise. If they can directly "use the right combination to win" "Win", why do we need to be "wonderful"?

In his previous career as a leader, whether he was repelling invading border invaders or suppressing rebel rebellions, he always estimated the maximum combat power that the opponent could muster, and then led troops that doubled this combat power to crush them openly. In the past, so far, nothing has gone wrong.

In contrast, Zhu Jun, one of the three famous generals, prefers to "win by surprise". His view is "If you can achieve the greatest result with the least amount of troops, why not do it?" The last one is because he is a civil servant. Lu Zhi, who could not go into battle in person, believed that both sides were reasonable and would reconcile after the two argued or even quarreled.

The crusade against the Xiliang rebels this time was not only to put down the rebellion, but also to show the people of the world that the court was determined not to tolerate this. Therefore, Huangfu Song, who was upright, or in other words, made a lot of noise after the fight, was the first choice.

When Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were forced into the Hedong Army that Huangfu Song was forming under the pretext of "letting the juniors see the world" by Lu Zhi, the general who conquered the west didn't even blink. There was no other reason than that the person doing this was too That’s just too much.

According to the intelligence collected by Liu Bei, since the rebels have advanced to Fufeng County, the defenders have been in emergency several times. Therefore, the "Hanoi Knights" who are closest to Luoyang and the fastest to assemble have already been led by "General Dang Kou" Zhou Shen to set off. He will coordinate with the local defenders to set up defenses and wait for the knights from Hedong and Henan, who are far away, to complete their recruitment and rush to join them.

After the Hanoi knights temporarily blocked the rebel offensive, giving Luoyang officials the impression that it was "just that", many aristocratic families began to arm their own children and private soldiers to respond to the call-up, hoping to win this battle that "will definitely win" Give some credit.

This is really because the ten permanent servants are too arrogant and domineering at this time. If you want to be an official, you have to bow to them. As soon as you become an aristocratic family, you plan to take a different approach and let your disciples advance to higher positions with military merit first. As for the military position to civilian position, etc., Just pay the emperor.

When these aristocratic families deliver troops, they always hint that those servants and private soldiers can arrange dangerous tasks at will, but please pay more attention to who is younger - the result is that Liu Bei and Liu Bei, who have said that they want to go to the front line to kill the enemy, Gongsun Zan was slightly favored by Huangfu Song.

However, another problem arose at this time. When those aristocratic families "handed over" their troops, they formed "departments" and "qu" according to the agreed number and scale, and they could be used directly. However, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan's men did not Man, if these two obviously talented young people are used as soldiers... How stupid can Huangfu Song be?

It is not impossible to allocate other troops to them, but that will lead to a chain of chaos in a series of mature arrangements of the "Three Rivers Knights". In the end, General Zhengxi decided to let the two of them go to the recruitment points within the Hedong area to recruit troops. A team - this kind of spontaneous recruits, the quality of which varies from good to bad, is usually used as a reserve team or a baggage transport team, so it is not a big deal to separate a special team of several thousand people from them.

And Huangfu Song's magical stroke directly broke through Shi Changshi's behavior of adding sand to the army at the bottom. Maybe they didn't want Huangfu Song to fail, they just wanted him to win less easily, but the behavior itself was taking thousands of dollars. The lives of thousands of soldiers are nothing but trivial matters.

On the frontal battlefield, sudden damage to personal equipment often means the death of the user and a gap in the front.

And a gap that shouldn't appear often means the entire front collapses. Even if the general can successfully fill the gap and re-stabilize the front, who will be blamed for the soldiers who died as a result?

People who can see this will naturally go to the culprit to seek justice, and Guan Yu is the seventh person Liu Bei stopped while "waiting" near the county government office, and at the same time, he is also the most powerful one.

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"I'm Liu Bei and Liu Xuande."

"'Liu'?" Guan Yu narrowed his eyes after hearing the answer: "You think you are one of the many 'Knights of Three Rivers'. Could it be that because the person killed by this person was not one of your subordinates, you decided to let him go?"

The young man in green robe turned around and stepped back, slightly raising the long knife in his hand towards Liu Bei. Obviously, if Liu Bei answered incorrectly, he would ignore the unfavorable situation of one-on-one and take action forcefully, and kill the county magistrate no matter what.

"Killed to death?" Liu Bei spread his hands and made a puzzled expression: "When? Where? Who?"

"That's it-" Guan Yunchang blurted out two words, and then he frowned and stopped on his own.

Liu Bei gestured behind him and said: "This person is seeking small profits and has done something that may kill thousands of Han soldiers. However, since this matter has been discovered by us, it is absolutely impossible for him to kill anyone." , if we want to hold him accountable, the crime would at most be 'dereliction of duty' or 'corruption', and it would not lead to death."

"It's ridiculous!" Guan Yu retorted: "If a thief wants to kill you with a knife, and I stop him halfway, will you let him go on the grounds that 'you have not been killed'?"

"Well said!" Liu Bei clapped his hands and said, "After Brother Bogui heard about this, it took him two days to think of similar remarks."

"Hey..." Gongsun Zan smiled bitterly.

"This matter involves a word called 'attempted'," Liu Bei continued: "It should be dealt with based on 'intention' rather than 'facts'. 'Attempted murder' is the same crime as murder."

Guan Yu was stunned for a moment. Obviously, whether it was "facts" or "intentions", the county magistrate did not meet the premise of "wanting to kill the soldiers on the border", so he was not guilty? ...I always feel like there is something wrong somewhere.

"The ignorant county magistrate should be temporarily detained and asked to help in the aftermath of the matter, and then clearly explained to him the rule that 'malfeasance in important matters is equal to a subjective serious crime', and finally demoted," Liu Bei said. Explained in detail: "Confucius said, 'If you don't teach, punish those who abuse them.' After making sure that all officials understand this rule, if there are still those who dare to derelict in their duties, they can be dealt with directly as if they intend to kill a large number of border troops."

"Ha..." Unknowingly, Guan Yu had put away his long sword and said to Liu Bei: "See, Your Excellency has no official position and is actually thinking about things that even the emperor is too lazy to think about?"

"It is precisely because the emperor is too lazy to think about it that I have to think about it." Liu Bei replied seriously, seemingly unaware of how inappropriate this statement was.

Gongsun Zan held the big gun and looked at the sky, acting as if he didn't understand at all.

This truth, or "law", was summed up by Liu Bei when he was dealing with the Luoyang plague. Thanks to the woodcarving's ability to detect gratitude, he easily felt that some low-level officials were being corrected by him. "Objectively, it will cause the spread of infection", and expressed heartfelt thanks. However, at the same time, there were also officials who had no fluctuations in their hearts and even laughed at Liu Bei's stupidity. There is no doubt that these people knew that their malfeasance would lead to death. Many common people still decide to do something for the sake of money. If there is a chance, they must be dealt with severely.

However, it can be said that its implementation date is far away. The problem is that ordinary judges are completely unable to determine whether there is "subjective malice" and can only make a vague judgment based on the small wooden carving Liu Bei carried with him at this time. If someone's "Wushuang" awakens It would be nice to have a similar function.

Finally, Liu Bei concluded: "Not only officials, but also ordinary people with insufficient knowledge. They may be inadvertently involved in wrong actions due to distorted concepts or deliberate misleading. At this time, they should be given a chance to He understands what is right and what is wrong, rather than punishing him directly. If he refuses to change, it will not be too late to punish him."

At this time, Guan Yu had completely given up the idea of ​​killing the county magistrate, but he still stubbornly said: "What is 'correct'? What is 'wrong'? What basis do you have for believing that the 'right and wrong' you speak of are the real truth?" 'Right and wrong'?"

Liu Bei seemed to have already thought about this question, and answered without hesitation: "[It is wrong to benefit oneself at the expense of others, and right to benefit oneself at the expense of others]."

"..." Guan Yu fell silent.

Liu Xuande knew from the sudden warmth that came out of the wood carving that he had been convinced.

Because this statement is too simple, if you meet someone who is familiar with classics and history, you will probably argue with him about the detailed definitions of "benefiting yourself at the expense of others" and "benefiting others at the expense of yourself", as well as the stance of "people" and "self" .

Liu Bei couldn't explain that those things had already been determined by a certain "Bodhisattva". If he was pushed too hastily, he could only say "I will admit it, I will define it, and I will explain what is right and wrong in the world" - this is a bit arrogant. Overdone.

"My grandfather often told me to read more "Spring and Autumn" and "Book of Changes"." Guan Yu spoke again, with a slight change in his tone: "In his view, perhaps everything in this world is nothing new, and everyone is repeating it. Things that the ancients have done long ago, I hope I can learn from the past and find out the path that suits me best."

Liu Bei looked confident, smiling and saying nothing.

"However, I can't find any similar words in the history of what you said. I can only think that you are trying to break out a new way with a new concept. I can neither confirm whether this road can be passed, nor its impact on it." I am deeply curious about the development." Guan Yu cupped his hands and said: "The two generals came here to recruit troops to go west. So, Guan is not talented and boldly asks to come with him to witness what will happen at the end of this road."

"Haha, with the help of Yun Chang, I will be even more powerful." Liu Bei returned the favor: "Next, what we have to do is to stop all those who try to assassinate this county official, and when they finally prepare to take the money and escape, Capture them and hand them over to General Huangfu - as for the tattered equipment and horses, they can be used by the soldiers to familiarize themselves with horse fighting before the actual battle begins."

At this moment, Liu Bei suddenly felt a strange sense of déjà vu, as if he had worked with Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang for many years. In addition, Gongsun Zan next to him seemed to be stronger and darker?

Could it be that "Bodhisattva" did something else? Liu Bei just thought about it briefly and put this feeling behind him.