Three Kingdoms

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Is there a fixed number to measure human intelligence? This is probably something that even later generations may not be able to fully understand. For the Han Dynasty where Fei Qian lived, this matter was even more difficult to measure.

Fei Qian looked at the people under his command with some amusement, and was quite interested in their different attitudes towards the imperial edict.

Yang Xiu's attitude was naturally clear, but what Xun You meant was a bit ambiguous. It seemed that he didn't want Fei Qian to obey the edict, and he seemed to want to say something else. Anyway, his attitude was a bit vague.

This is understandable, after all, this can be regarded as an attitude of the Xun family, and as a member of the Xun family, it is normal to feel embarrassed when faced with such a situation.

Zhao Yun still had a calm expression on his face, as if he didn't care about the matter, but Fei Qian felt that this was an expression of Zhao Yun's true emotions, not a pretense of calmness. Because among everyone present, it can be said that Zhao Yun is the only one with a low background, that is, he has no ancestors to praise, no family to rely on, and even few brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. He is completely a native of the country. Class, of course, cannot be said to have a deep understanding of this edict, or feel its authority.

Therefore, Zhao Yun should be the least sensitive to edicts.

Zhang Liao seems to have not completely gotten rid of the impact of the previous battle, so he doesn't have too many ideas about the edict. It may still take some time to adjust. Zhang Babai, well, in fact, there is a saying from later generations that is quite appropriate. If not for the pressure of life, who would have made a talent out of himself? Regardless of whether this sentence was said by Lu Xun or not, let’s just talk about the history of Zhang Babai at that time. Is it just "eight hundred" times just to look cool?

Certainly not. If the situation were not urgent, Zhang Babai would not necessarily want to risk his life. In other words, in history, four words were added before Zhang Babai, "A dog jumps over the wall" or "A rabbit kicks off an eagle". It's like a battle between Okehazama. The winner is the Great Demon King Oda, and the loser is the Great Idiot Owari. So if you succeed and win, you will be regarded as the Great Demon King Zhang Babai, but if you fail, you will become a fool who has his IQ lowered forcibly?

Historically, Zhang Liao was a reduced general and had a foreign surname in Cao Cao's camp. Hefei was not a city at that time, but a newly built military fortress with the clear purpose of resisting Sun Quan's northward advance. Therefore, during the second defense battle of Hefei, Zhang Liao was not the only one, but there were also Le Jin, Li Dian, and Xue Ti. There was also a "trick bag" left by Cao Cao, which stated that Li Dian and Zhang Liao went to battle, while Le Jin and Xue Ti defended the city...

Thinking of this, Fei Qian suddenly remembered another thing and couldn't help but glance at Li Dian sitting at the end. Li Dian and Zhang Liao were not so harmonious in history, but now, because when Lu Bu, Gao Shun and others launched their campaign in Yanzhou, Zhang Liao was no longer in Lu Bu's camp, so naturally they are not as close as they were in history. Look at each other disgustingly.

Therefore, it is impossible that Cao Cao did not know about this in history, but he specifically asked Zhang and Li to fight. Did he think that these two people were supervising each other and competing together, or was he thinking about other issues? After all, the camp that fell into the camp had nothing to do with it since Gao Shun's death. After Zhang Liao's battle, there were also many casualties. About one-tenth of the people who returned from the battle were probably Zhang Liao's 800 men who went to battle at that time. The group that Gao Shun left behind were all used in the Battle of Hefei. In the end, Cao Cao finally felt relieved about Zhang Liao?

Fei Qian was thinking about it, but it made Li Dian a little nervous. He is now very similar to Zhang Liao in history. He is a demoted general. When facing his old club, it is not appropriate to express his stance, and it is even more inappropriate not to express his stance. Seeing Fei Qian's eyes sweeping over his body, the sweat on the back of his head couldn't help but roll down. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "This is because Xun Wenruo wants to trap Husband into injustice..."

"oh? Fei Qian looked at Li Dian with some surprise and motioned for Li Dian to continue speaking.

"Report to the Hussars..." Li Dian started, so naturally he had to bite the bullet and continue, "Firstly, His Majesty is trapped in the palace, the seal is also under the control of the palm seal, and secondly, the Chancery of the Secretariat belongs to the Xun family..." Li Dian's The meaning is very clear. Although the seal represents the emperor, the problem is that the emperor does not have the seal in his hands, but is kept by the seal official, and the chancery is under the full control of Xun Yu. It is not enough to make an edict. As simple as drinking water?

When Li Dian said such words, he actually meant that he was willing to go all out, which was equivalent to giving Fei Qian a reason not to obey the edict. If Yang Xiu just expressed a speculation on Fei Qian's side, then Li Dian is equivalent to providing an endorsement by the so-called "informed person".

Under such circumstances, Fei Qian had more sufficient reasons to veto the edict this time. Once any problems arise due to such behavior, Li Dian, as an "informed person", is obviously more powerful than Yang who is purely speculating. Xiu needs to take on greater and more responsibilities.

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on Fei Qian again. This is also a very important issue. Only Fei Qian can make such a final decision. At the same time, such a decision will also affect many aspects...

Fei Qian tapped the table gently, thinking.

Xun Yu's behavior actually made Fei Qian a little strange. The so-called coercing the emperor to command the princes, the focus is not on the "order", but on the "coercion", just like the nuclear weapons of later generations, the focus is not on using this nuclear weapon to attack the enemy, but on possessing...

Although Liu Xie is definitely not equivalent to nuclear weapons, the general meaning is this. It is said that rare things are valuable, and the same is true for edicts. If the emperor Liu Xie issued 180 edicts a day and had the same virtue as Manjing, So what value can there be?

So this time, it seemed that Xun Yu was using an edict to coerce Fei Qian, who always held high the banner of loyalty. In fact, it was more like Xun Yu was "testing" to determine Fei Qian's ultimate goal.

An edict looks light and easy, but in fact it is not simple.

Yes, the edict can indeed be disobeyed, or it can be regarded as forged, but in this way, in addition to some cracks in Fei Qian's previous image, if Fei Qian really insists on attacking Xu County, then Will welcoming the emperor Liu Xie plant a thorn in Liu Xie's heart?

Secondly, Fei Qian's current actions have stirred up the world. Almost all the nobles have focused their attention here. If Fei Qian refused to accept the edict, it would be natural for some people to think of the same situation back then. Dong Zhuo, who refused the imperial edict to be transferred...

The third aspect is more obscure. Perhaps Xun Yu used this method to tell Fei Qian that the word "nominal" has weight only to those who value it. Then he "asked" Fei Qian, Do you really value this "name", or are you just a hypocrite who is just trying to gain fame?

These aspects are relatively simple and straightforward, but Fei Qian wonders if there is any other meaning in it?

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Just when Fei Qian received the order, the situation in Jingzhou suddenly became tense. The reason was simple. Liu Biao's body had finally run out of oil.

Liu Biao thought he could survive, but unfortunately, God did not arrange things according to personal wishes.

Just like there is a saying, well, regardless of whether it was said by Lu Xun or not, everyone has a certain amount of food and money to earn. Once the amount is reached, people will be about the same. Although there is some "fatalism" in saying this. , but sometimes when you look at many people who exchange their lives for money when they are young, and then use money to extend their lives when they are older, it seems to reflect this truth...

Liu Zhan now really wants to use the money to exchange for more time and his own life, but unfortunately, it is like the business of "vulnerable groups" in later generations. Once the exchanged money leaves the counter, it will be gone. irresponsible.

The diseases of the elderly are very terrible. The scary thing is not the disease itself, but the complications caused by a certain disease. Maybe it seemed to be fine a few days ago, but then due to a small cold, a small wound, or a fall Once they hit something, they all fell down like dominoes in an instant, and they didn’t even know where to go to help them.

Liu Biao has been suffering from back carbuncle for several years, but I don’t know if this time it was because of the fight between Fei Qian and Cao Cao, the fight between Cai and Huang, or some other reason, which caused Liu Biao to have no symptoms for a period of time. No matter how well I rested, I lost a lot of energy. Then one time when I was napping during the day, I hit a carbuncle on my back. After the wound burst, my condition took a turn for the worse...

The small room was dark, and although candles and oil lamps were lit, it still felt eerie. Liu Biao was lying in such a small room, with only a few maids and servants around him.

What? Does the patient need fresh air and good ventilation? Sorry, this was in the Han Dynasty. Opening windows for ventilation was regarded by many people as a very harmful "leakage". It must be in an environment like a small room to "strengthen the foundation and cultivate the vitality and gather the middle energy"...

At the same time, the Han Dynasty did not distinguish between so-called infectious diseases and non-infectious diseases, so people who got sick were generally treated in isolation. Even the queen was sick, and the same was true. Cao Cao's Mrs. Bian fell ill, and was treated in isolation. After she recovered, someone told Zhen Mi. Zhen Mi still didn't believe it, saying that Mrs. Bian had been sick for so long every time before. How could she be cured this time? It must be a lie...

Therefore, when Liu Biao was in the small room, Mrs. Cai did not wait on the bed. Instead, she asked the doctor outside the small room, and then greeted Liu Biao softly through the thick brocade gauze curtain, as if she was a gentle and well-behaved woman. There is no difference between his appearance and his usual performance.

As the saying goes, the three most happy events for a man are promotion and wealth, but the same is true for women, especially when the wife is much younger than the husband, and the husband has quite a lot of property... ...Uh, who is that? Comrade Lu Xun, don’t run away...

Of course, not all couples are like this. There are many poignant and admirable love stories like Butterfly Lovers. But the question is, is the marriage between Liu Biao and Cai because they love each other?

Liu Biao seemed to have said something, but through the thick gauze and the lack of breath during the illness, his voice was muffled, as if a thick phlegm had not been vomited out in his throat. Can't hear clearly.

"Madam, the master seems to want to see someone..." the slave beside Liu Biao's bed whispered.

Cai's eyes flashed for a moment, and she ordered in a cold voice: "I'll take good care of you!" ’ Then he got up and left. As for whom to meet? Can Liu Biao be allowed to see anyone at this time?

joke!

It's not that Mr. Cai is cruel, but that Mr. Cai is also afraid of something. Liu Biao saw that he was getting worse day by day, and the small room seemed to be filled with the smell of death. Cai judged that Liu Biao would not be able to survive. Therefore, Mr. Cai also needs to think carefully about his future.

After all, in the Han Dynasty, burial was still a good thing.

If Liu Biao really met someone and said something, and then that person said that Liu Biao said he was reluctant to leave Cai, and decided to be husband and wife with Cai for all eternity. The so-called living in the same room and dying in the same room was so in line with the values ​​​​of the Han Dynasty, then Cai was To listen or not to listen?

Then add a group of people who don't mind the size of the melon. Even if Liu Biao never said that, he would probably poke his finger in front of Cai's face and force Cai to "willingly" jump into the pit. And they arrogantly stated that if Cai didn't do this, they would boycott everything Cai had and would be just passers-by again...

If Cai really had to be buried, Mrs. Cai was not willing to die while she still had a lot of years to live. Others could, such as the few maids and servants serving in front of Liu Biao's bed...

The key question now is how to maintain Cai's top position in Jingzhou after Liu Biao's death! You must know that in the Han Dynasty, titles could be inherited, but official positions could not. Jingzhou Mu was Liu Biao, but that does not mean that the next Jingzhou Mu would be Liu Cong! The official system in the Han Dynasty was very confusing. It was divided into three types: those granted by the imperial court, those recommended by local officials, and those elected by oneself. Among these three types, those officially assigned by the imperial court were naturally the most recognized by the public.

For the Cai family, they naturally want Liu Cong, who is easier to control, to inherit the position of Jingzhou Shepherd. However, even if the Cai family recommends Liu Cong to sit in that position, it is just the lowest official position. The safest thing is of course to let the imperial court canonize him.

But the problem is that Liu Biao not only has one son, but also has a son in Chang'an, in the hands of General Hussar! So what if General Hussar took this opportunity to join forces with the Huang family to seize the power of Jingzhou? Of course, if the Huang family is willing to join forces and cooperate with the Cai family to control Jingzhou, it will not lose an excellent result, but the question is, will the Huang family be willing? Will other people be willing to do it? If the Cai family showed a little bit of weakness, would those other noble surnames who were usually suppressed by the Cai family have any other ideas?

Cai raised her head high and walked forward as if rushing to the battlefield.

Cai cannot lose this battle.

I can’t afford to lose either…