Three Kingdoms

Although Ma Chao kept yelling for revenge, everyone obviously hadn't recovered from the incident, and they didn't have any good suggestions at the moment, so they dispersed for the time being and returned to their small team to come up with a After a unified opinion is reached, it is convenient to sit down and discuss together.

Therefore, various tribes in Xiliang shouted some slogans, such as Han Sui led the destiny of Xiliang, was the person who realized Xiliang's dreams and ideals, and was the great forerunner who guided the road, etc., indicating that except Han Sui, Xiliang No one is needed. Xiliang only knows Han Sui, only supports the great Comrade Han Sui, and will always support and love Comrade Han Sui...

That’s pretty much what it means anyway.

Basically, the tribes of Xiliang, like Ma Chao, believed that Han Sui was unlucky and incompetent, so the best gift to a dead person was to keep adding false names to the dead person's head, and then quietly bury him. Take the remaining belongings into your hands.

The Xiliang tribes thought so, and Ma Chao Chao did the same thing. Ma Chao found Pang De right away.

Pang De and Ma Chao are basically the front and back legs.

Pound was a little earlier, but before Pound could say anything, the traces of Ma Chao and his party were discovered. All the attention of the Xiliang tribes were focused on Ma Chao, and Pound was naturally forgotten.

In the hearts of the commanders of the Xiliang tribes, Ma Chao and Han Sui were together. Ma Chao also knew the information that Pang De knew. And as a leader-level figure, Ma Chao should even know some things that Pang De didn't know. Since So, why bother asking repeatedly to understand?

"Ling Ming..." Ma Chao sat next to Pang De, turned to stare at Pang De, and said, "During the previous battle, there was so much chaos that I didn't have time to return to camp to take care of him... I wonder if Ling Ming has seen Tiedi. …”

Pang De stared at the ground, slowly shook his head and said: "...There was a big chaos in the camp, and someone woke up from a daze...Fires were everywhere, soldiers rushed in disorder, and there was no organization...Someone was lucky enough to run quickly. I ran out of the way, but I never saw Commander Tie..."

People always subconsciously avoid some troubles, especially when they realize that they are troublesome things.

At the beginning, Pang De also thought about telling the truth about his experiences in the Feiqian camp, but later, firstly, the Xiliang generals did not ask, secondly, Ma Chao came back, and thirdly, the follow-up Han After the armor thing happened again and again, Pound seemed to have noticed something strange, but it was hard to say, and he couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply concealed his experience of being captured. down.

Ma Chao frowned slightly. He and Pang De were already very familiar with each other and could be regarded as good friends. Ma Chao was also aware of Pang De's habits. When he saw Pang De, he didn't dare to look at him. With some not-so-good guesses...

"Ling Ming!" Ma Chao suddenly grabbed Pang De's arm and confirmed again, "Are you sure you haven't seen Tiedi?!"

Pang De raised his head, looked at Ma Chao, and said, "I really didn't see him."

Ma Chao stared at Pang De for a moment, then let go of his hand, lowered his head, and said, "Sorry... Ling Ming, it's just..." Regarding this issue, Ma Chao could tell that Pang De's eyes were very upright, without any traces of embarrassment. avoid. Well, maybe the look on Pang De's face just now was just because he felt a little guilty for not being able to save Ma Tie...

Under the circumstances at that time, Ma Chao himself was unable to rescue Ma Tie, so there was no point in blaming Pound for not rescuing him.

The two were silent for a moment.

"A certain person wants to return to Jincheng..." Ma Chao broke the silence and said, "Will your order be willing to help a certain person?"

"Jincheng?" Pang De looked at Ma Chao.

Ma Chao nodded and said: "My uncle died, and I will not avenge this revenge. I am ashamed of the kindness I owe to my uncle for taking care of me. However, all the commanders have their own thoughts and are hesitant to move forward. You and I are weak, so we can only return to Jincheng and summon my uncle's old troops. Only then can we take revenge.”

Pang De hesitated and said, "Young Commander, Yan Ming is currently guarding Jincheng..."

Ma Chao looked at the ground and said slowly: "Ling Ming, you know that although my uncle has a son who is weak, so most of the military matters are entrusted to Yan Yanming, but... my uncle left in a hurry and did not stay. Just a few words, if I don’t go back to help Brother Wang..."

Han Wang.

Son of Han Sui.

I don’t know if it was because Han Sui was living on the move at that time, or because Han Wang’s mother was not a Qiang girl, so she was weak and sick when she was born. Although she was nursed back to health in many ways, her congenital deficiencies meant that she could not go into battle, and Han Sui was unable to fight. Next, a daughter was born, so Yan Xing, the son-in-law, had to be allowed to lead the troops.

Pang De understood what Ma Chao meant. From a certain perspective, Ma Chao's statement is correct. Although Yan Xing is Han Sui's son-in-law, he is still a member of the Yan family after all. Once Han Sui dies, Han Wang will be unable to inherit the family business, so he will naturally be taken away by Yan Xing. There is no doubt about this, and according to the customs of the Han Dynasty, there is no big problem for Yan Xing to inherit Han Sui's family business. As long as Yan Xing expresses his intention to let one of his children be named Han, Han Sui's family will be in the future. If Han Sui's family members passed the inheritance to him, most of them would agree.

Ma Chao is very familiar with Pound, but Pound is also familiar with Ma Chao. Although there was nothing wrong with what Ma Chao said, Pang De had a doubt in his heart...

"So, what do you mean, Young Commander?" Pang De asked.

Ma Chao said: "General Chenggong and all the Xiliang commanders are here. You and I should go back to Jincheng quickly to stabilize the situation for Brother Wang, and then come back with Brother Yanming to have a showdown with the little thief from Zhengxi!"

Pang De pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Ma Chao was overjoyed, patted Pang De on the shoulder, and said, "Let Ming tidy up, and you and I will set off immediately!" After that, Ma Chao left first.

Pang De silently returned to his tent. He had just taken off the armor from the wooden frame, but something moved in his heart. Then he just took two steps outside, but stopped, raised his head and thought about something, and finally grew long. With a sigh, he turned around and took the weapon, opened the tent curtain, and walked out.

Outside the tent, Ma Chao and several Qiang cavalry were already waiting in the distance. When they saw Pang De come out, they waved.

Pound nodded, tightened the harness, put all his armor and weapons on the horse's back, then got on his horse and followed Ma Chao to the west...

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Go to Gui City.

Shanggui is not big, it is just a county under Tianshui County, formerly known as Qingshui County. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, Qingshui was the residence of Junrong and Mianzhurong. During the reign of King Xiao of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Feizi, the leader of the tribe surnamed Ying, was granted the title of vassal of the royal family because of his meritorious service in raising horses, and his fiefdom was in Qingshui. Therefore, the history of this city wall can be considered to be quite old.

Later, due to the eastward shift of politics, culture and economy, Shanggui did not get any tilt, let alone tearing down the original old city wall and rebuilding and expanding it. It has been used in this way until now.

There are spots of leaking blue bricks on the city wall, and some of the battlements have collapsed without time to repair, exposing the loess that originally belonged to the inside of the wall.

Ever since Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and the Qiang Rebellion, Shanggui has no specific county magistrate assigned by the court. The Zhao family of Tianshui has always been in charge of it. The fake county magistrate's surname is Zhao Ang and his courtesy name is Weizhang. When Fei Qian arrived with his soldiers, He held a book and a ribbon to welcome him outside the city.

Fei Qian smiled and took the ribbon without caring about Zhao Ang's little thoughts, and then handed it back to Zhao Ang with his backhand.

Zhao Ang was naturally very happy and quickly arranged for cattle, sheep, drinks and other materials to pay for the army.

It makes no sense for Fei Qian to go to an enclave like Gui. There are too many troops stationed in the city. One of them is poor and the other is small in Shanggui. They can't deploy them at all. If there are no troops stationed, what's the point of taking the title?

Therefore, it is better to be a favor and turn it around in your hand, which is equivalent to making a footnote to Zhao Ang. From then on, Zhao Ang can take off the "fake" on his head and become a real Shanggui. County magistrate.

As long as Zhengxi Feiqian does not fall, then Zhao Ang will have an extra talisman, and he will be regarded as Feiqian's protégé and old official, which is probably what it means.

With the fresh cow wine, Fei Qian no longer had to chew horse meat, so he asked people to get charcoal from the stove in the tent, and used some iron wire to make iron sticks, and then he could barbecue.

Grilled food has been around since ancient times, but the methods of grilling have been changing.

The appearance of the word "Zhi" vividly depicts the delicacy of barbecue, which is to take meat and roast it on the fire, and "popular" means that people's articles are like barbecue, which makes people take one bite after another and can't stop!

"If you have a rabbit, you can burn it with a cannon. If a gentleman has wine, he can offer it as he pleases." People in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period already knew that roasting hare alone was out of date, and it had to be paired with wine to be delicious.

By the Han Dynasty, rectangular charcoal-fired ovens similar to those used for roasting beef and mutton skewers in later generations had appeared. They were also called "Shanglin stoves". The iron ones were relatively larger, and the ceramic ones were smaller. It is smaller and has two handles on the left and right sides for easy carrying.

So at the moment, Fei Qian just used iron wire instead of bamboo skewers, and added some more seasonings to marinate the mutton. However, eating meat was still a relatively high-level matter in the Han Dynasty, and ordinary people could not eat as much as they wanted. Meat is more or less a good treat.

Fei Qian picked up an iron skewer and looked at the mutton skewered on it. The originally white mutton fat has been roasted into a golden brown, with slightly charred edges, exuding an alluring aroma of oil. Pull off two pieces with your teeth, and the fragrant oil will mix with the tender mutton fiber between the teeth to form a Mouth-watering delicious taste.

Fei Qian chewed hungrily, and then ate the mutton pieces on an iron stick in a few mouthfuls. He threw the iron stick into the wooden plate, grabbed another one, and looked at Meng beside him while eating. Shu said: "Be lenient, feel free to do whatever you want, don't be polite."

After two or three rounds of eating, along with the large and small muttons, and a few bowls of water and wine, Fei Qian slowed down, picked up the wine bowl, and said to Meng Shu: "I'd be very grateful if Kuan came out to help someone, and I'd rather drink it!"

Meng Shu raised the bowl and drank it all in one gulp, then put the wine bowl down. After pondering for a moment, he said straight to the point: "I heard that the general has the 'Old Qin Order', can you take a look at it?"

Fei Qian took out the piece of Old Qin Ling from his arms and asked his guards to show it to Meng Shu.

Meng Shu wiped his hands on his robe, then carefully took Old Qin Ling, held it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

While Fei Qian was slowly chewing on the mutton skewers, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional in his heart as he watched the changes in the expression on Meng Shu's face that could not be concealed.

"In the past Jin Dynasty offered Duke Li Ji to Xi Qi. Later, Li Ji stole the prince and the prince hanged himself in Xincheng. Ji then defied Chong'er, who ran away, only to get help from Duke Mu, and finally became the hegemony of the Jin Kingdom for a century." Fei Qian said slowly. He said, "Now we know that those who run away live, and those who hang themselves perish. However, what happened in the pre-Qin Dynasty is so similar. If it had been that time, which one was right and which one was wrong?"

It was Li Ji who secretly worked for Duke Xiang of Jin and framed Prince Shen Sheng, while it was Zhao Gao of Qin who gave the death of Prince Fusu. Although the years are different, they are actually very similar, except that Duke Xiang of Jin also had a more capable person. His son Chong'er, and the environment in the Spring and Autumn Period was not as bad as that in the late Qin Dynasty, so Chong'er became the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Prince Shen Sheng is a tragic figure. He is a victim of Li Ji's machinations and the ideas he believes in. He already knows who the culprit is, but he is unwilling to resist for the sake of so-called righteousness. He could have survived by running away. But he committed suicide to prove his innocence.

The same goes for Fusu.

Most of these tragic characters can only be found in a social environment that values ​​filial piety, kindness and benevolence. They regard the moral principles they believe in as more important than their lives. They would rather die unjustly than let what they have done It is detrimental to the object of loyalty and filial piety. From their standpoint, it is absolutely impossible to think of repaying tooth for tooth or evil for evil. The only thing left is to sacrifice oneself to help others.

Such behavior is certainly valuable, but there is a question of whether it is worth the sacrifice. In fact, they can all have better choices, and they can avoid being framed and give the conspirators what they deserve. punishment, and used this to show loyalty to his father.

Meng Shu returned Lao Qin's order and sighed deeply, remaining silent. Strictly speaking, Montessori was also like this at the time, and even the Great Wall Corps was a victim of this kind of thinking.

"The people who destroyed Qin were not the Han people, but the people of Zhao and Hu. If Chen and Wu had not rebelled, Chu and Zhao would have rebelled, and it was not Meng's fault! The Meng family hid in the mountains and forests for more than 400 years to repay their kindness. That's all!" Fei Qian looked at Meng Shu and continued, "What's more, the world is changing, and the past cannot be admonished, but the past can still be pursued. In today's troubled times, evil is taking over, and it is not advisable to hang someone who is good. Those who are angry and fight should do something. If the people are in mourning, support them and save them, save the world from falling, and make achievements for eternity. Naturally, we will do our part. Do you think you are right?"

Different people naturally use different methods, just like opening a lock with a key. If you use the wrong key, it will basically be useless. For Montessori, it is naturally different from other people. It is necessary for Fei Qian to preach such sage principles. Such a high-level concept can untie the original knot, break the shackles left by the Meng family ancestors, and give them a stronger and better reason and direction for the future, so that the Meng family and the old Qin people they represent can The deceased really joined in.

That's why Fei Qian said that there was no life-and-death relationship between Qin and Han. It was not others but the Qin Dynasty itself, Zhao Gao, Hu Hai and others who caused the demise of the Qin Dynasty.

Of course, the appearance of Meng Shu and others actually represents a sign and change in the thoughts of the Meng clan. Fei Qian's words are just a boost. Therefore, when Fei Qian finished speaking, Meng Shu lowered his head, thought for a moment, then left the table and bowed, saying: "The general's words are like a yellow bell, which shakes away the dust, cleanses the ears and purifies the heart. I'm sorry to be taught this." , I am willing to serve under the general, fight on the battlefield, and make achievements."

Fei Qian quickly stepped forward to help him up, and then encouraged Mengshu again and ordered a banquet to be held. For Fei Qian, who is well versed in the rules of the workplace, the banquet was naturally held to celebrate his previous military exploits and to allow Meng Shu to better integrate into the team. Furthermore, Fei Qian also wanted to use Meng Shu to show his attitude. , naturally it would be better to have a lively one.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly came forward to report that a messenger had been sent by the relevant authorities and presented a bamboo slip sealed with fire paint. The expression on Fei Qian's face did not change, but his heart couldn't help but jump...