Three Kingdoms

Young people's curiosity and thirst for knowledge are sometimes considered by some to be insufficiently calm and dignified. Especially in the current era of the Han Dynasty, this social trend of seeking "stability" and "heavyness" is inadvertently displayed in the daily lives of the Han people as a whole, especially the children of the gentry, and has universal significance in their words and deeds.

The big man was not so "stable" from the beginning. He was once high-spirited. This kind of external manifestation of social psychological state and group will structure is reflected in the cultural appearance, but its root lies in "ruling the country by economics." superior.

After the re-establishment of the feudal unification in the Western Han Dynasty, the entire society was filled with a positive and enterprising "spirit", even a bit similar to a hasty and wild atmosphere. This is naturally not very good, but it shows a certain vitality.

The changes in the social atmosphere of the Han Dynasty probably began when the two Han Dynasties met. Yang Xiong's "Fayan" in the Western Han Dynasty has a chapter on "cultivation", which clearly states the principle of selecting "heavy" and discarding "light", "taking out the four heavy and getting rid of the four light", "emphasis on words, emphasis on deeds and emphasis on appearance". , heavy good. A heavy word will lead to law, a heavy deed will lead to virtue, a heavy appearance will lead to authority, and a heavy love will lead to outlook." It is proposed that "light words will lead to worry, light actions will lead to betrayal, light appearance will lead to humiliation, and light love will lead to adultery. . 』

Because of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, people like cruel officials who were eager to serve in politics became increasingly unpopular. In addition, there were more and more contradictory national laws and local regulations, even known as "Laws and Orders Chapter 359..." …There are many documents in several pavilions, and the editors cannot see them all.” So in the late Western Han Dynasty, “people easily break the law, and officials easily kill people.” This made the people of the Western Han Dynasty miserable...

Then there was Wang Mang, a more "eager" comrade.

After Liu Xiu came to power in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he wiped away the past shortcomings. Not only was he strict about his own life, "he wore well-dressed clothes, his appearance was colorless, his ears did not listen to the voices of Zheng and Wei, and his hands did not play with pearls and jade... he was diligent in making appointments." "The wind travels up and down", and he also required the same for his ministers. He often warned the heroes that "it is better to face the abyss, walk on thin ice, fight and fight, and be careful every day." He was considered to be one of the few in the feudal dynasty who could reconcile with the heroes. The emperor who came to the end.

It's just a pity...

Later, the Eastern Han Dynasty went astray.

At present, even if a madman like Mi Heng does not die by Huang Zu's sword, he may not be welcomed by everyone. A madman like Mi Heng, among the noble nobles in the Qing Dynasty, of course wants fame and banquets, but when it comes to the ruler, the only choice is between flat noodles and wonton noodles...

Is "being cautious" a bad thing?

Nor does it count.

But everything must have a degree. Once it is overdosed, even the most ordinary water needed for daily use will become "poison".

The current problem of the Eastern Han Dynasty is not that it is not "prudent" enough, but that it is too "prudent".

And this problem is also vividly displayed in Xiangyang, Jingzhou.

Liao Hua is a young man.

Xu Huang is not considered old.

Even Fei Qian himself is not too old. It can be said that among the entire Xijing political group, the average age is quite low and tends to be younger, while on Cao Cao's side, it is just the opposite...

Cao Cao is not young anymore, as are Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, etc., not to mention the group of old people who follow the emperor Liu Xie. The overall average age is at least one or two generations behind Xijing.

Young people are impatient and not steady enough in doing things. Sometimes they are careless and forget about other things. Therefore, they are often criticized by others and often scolded by older people.

But who doesn’t come here from a young age?

Fei Qian's attitude is to let some young people do it. Of course, with the experience of later generations, it is naturally more convenient for him to judge whether a young person is worthy of use than the natives of the Han Dynasty. But even aside from this, Fei Qian It is far better to have a more encouraging and open-minded attitude towards young people than the Shandong political clique. This difference was ruthlessly displayed under Xiangyang.

From Liao Hua to the junior military officials under the Hussar, they are basically all young. Not to mention Liao Hua, some of these Hussar military officers are descendants of the Shanxi gentry, and there are more who came from the academy, so the overall age is on the younger side, and the oldest is only close to thirty.

Contrary to Liao Hua's side, whether it is in Cao's army or in Xiangyang, even the so-called "little officials" are not young, and there are even some with gray beards...

Perhaps in terms of experience, older people do have certain advantages, but similarly, in another aspect, young people have stronger physical strength and endurance than older people. And when young people become more disciplined in doing things, the gap in physical strength often becomes an insurmountable chasm that cannot be overcome with experience alone.

After Liao Hua ate a large group of refugees that he had prepared before, he said he wanted more and could ask for more...

On the Jingxiang side, a no-fight card was issued. Several older "minor officials" even fell down from exhaustion and could no longer fight.

This was the second lesson Qiao Qi taught in front of Xiahou Dun and others.

It's a pity that even if Xiahou Dun and others saw it or even thought about it, they still might not be able to use it, and they would even treat it as invisible and unexpected...

Quite simply, because there are too many interests involved.

Just like in the Eastern Han Dynasty, if a young man raised any questions, the first reaction of these officials, or local village elders who were not even officials, was not the question itself, nor what the opinions raised by the young people were. Right or wrong, but the instinctive reaction: "What are you?" How dare you come to accuse me? Who are you, and who are your teachers? 』

Those with vested interests will not give up their interests easily, and young people who grow up in such a political environment, when they are old and their wives become mothers-in-law, they will often become what they hated most when they were young. .

This was the original political system of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Just imagine, if Fei Qian refuses to give up, or launches a large-scale attack on Shandong, even if he can really regain the whole territory, when these vested interests, which are far larger than Shanxi, have sneaked into Fei Qian's original territory. What will happen among the younger rectification group?

What?

Stop these vested interests and prevent them from getting in?

hehe……

Even in later generations with stricter laws and stricter regulations, when trying to eliminate these "vested interests", no matter how much resistance, how many difficulties, how many risks, and how much time is spent, the elimination is still incomplete, and even more so. What's more, in the current situation of the Han Dynasty?

As the saying goes, "summer insects cannot speak of ice."

Those with vested interests will never relent and give in easily.

Just like in Jiangdong, Sun Fu also had to face the same problem...

Those salt workers and miners don't think about what will happen tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or what will happen in the future. Even now that they are free and no longer have the burden of labor, the habits they have developed over the years still make them only focus on the present and the present. Just carpe diem.

This is very troublesome.

After getting out of jail, Sun Fu took a good bath and put on clean clothes. He couldn't help but feel uncontrollable tiredness and fell asleep directly.

In his sleep, Sun Fu actually dreamed that he was chasing Sun Quan with countless people, and then he chased and chased, and finally caught up with Sun Quan on the bank of the river, and surrounded Sun Quan, but when When Sun Fu was ready to scold Sun Quan and ask him to surrender, Sun Quan actually wiped his neck and died without saying a word.

And the next dream was even more interesting. When Sun Fu returned to Wu County with Sun Quan's head, what greeted him was not the throne of the Sun family in Jiangdong, but an endless siege!

Countless people, including those from the Sun family, the Wu family, the Jiangdong gentry, the Zhu family, the Gu family, etc., were all surrounding him and yelling curses, pointing fingers and accusing him of overwhelming ambition. Burning, but the virtue is not suitable. The soldiers who followed Sun Fu fell one by one amidst such scoldings, and then even their corpses melted...

Countless hands stretched out, and then tore Sun Fu's hair, clothes, and even his skin and flesh, and then tore them bit by bit, making Sun Fu miserable...

Finally, Sun Fu woke up.

My whole body was covered in sweat.

"Is it still raining outside? "Seeing his son Sun Xing standing guard at the door, wiping his armor, Sun Fu woke up from his dream. He paused for a while before he came back to his senses and asked.

"There is still some light rain..." Sun Xing quickly sat upright and then asked, "Did Father have a good rest?" 』

Sun Fu was silent for a moment and nodded slightly, "It's okay... what time is it?" 』

"It should be past Tatsuki. ” Sun Xing said.

"this late? Sun Fu stood up immediately and said, "Did anything happen last night?" 』

Sun Xing replied, "It's nothing serious...it's just..."

"Just what?" ” Sun Fu frowned and asked while putting on his robe.

"It's just that there was some trouble in the market last night..." Sun Xing replied, "There were many people in the salt mine who were undisciplined, and they broke into the people's courtyard... Later, the military marquis led people to go and killed two or three of the leaders of the trouble. It’s been settled..."

"Kill right. ”Sun Fu nodded.

Sun Fu put on his robe and stood for a while in the corridor at the door. He looked at Sun Xing and said, "I remembered something... There is a ferry to the north of Juzhang. There should be some ships?" 』

Sun Xing nodded, "Yes, but they are all fishing boats. There are not many fishing boats. There are only seven or eight boats in total... Father, do you have any orders?" 』

Sun Fu patted Sun Xing's shoulder, and then touched Sun Xing's head, "Well... are you tired?" 』

Sun Xing shook his head, "I'm not tired!" Please give me your instructions, Father! 』

"Haha, it's good to be young...much stronger than my old bones..." Sun Fu said with a smile, "It's still raining, and the surrounding soldiers won't come for a while...so there's something happening , I can only leave it to you... I will write a letter to you now, and then you can take some confidants to Juzhang Ferry and take a boat to the north... to find your uncle... After meeting your uncle, you will The causes and consequences are clearly explained here..."

"ah? Sun Xing was stunned, "Then I'm leaving. Father is here..."

"Haha, you don't have to worry about this anymore..." Sun Fu turned around and went back to write a letter, while saying, "As long as you bring the letter to your uncle, it will be great... There are no decent soldiers and horses around here, even if Yes, they won't come easily, Xing'er doesn't have to worry! 』

After a while, Sun Fu wrote the letter, stuffed it into a bamboo tube, sealed it with fire paint, handed it to Sun Xing, and said softly, "By the way... after you see the uncle, , there is no need to come back in a hurry and see what the uncle has ordered... You must also listen to the uncle and don't lose your temper at will..."

Seeing Sun Fu's resolute attitude, Sun Xing could only agree one by one, then turned around and left.

Sun Fu raised his head and watched Sun Xing go away until Sun Xing's back disappeared into the thin rain curtain. After a long time, he sighed slowly and closed his eyes reluctantly.

After a while, Sun Fu came out and said in a deep voice: "Come here, go and summon the army to come!" 』

……(?′?`?)……

"The rain is about to stop..." Sun Hao looked at the raindrops hitting the pond in the courtyard, making little ripples, while drinking a small drink, looking very leisurely and contented.

"Is there any movement around?" ”Sun Hao put down his wine glass.

Sun Gong shook his head and said, "Never." "After a pause, he said, "Father, are we really... just doing nothing? 』

"what you up to? ” Sun Hao glanced at Sun Gong.

Sun Hao has three sons, but the eldest son is not with Sun Hao now. Sun Hao made a tentative move back then, but was later blocked by Yu Fan, so it never succeeded.

Failure to succeed will naturally require you to pay a certain price, and then Sun Hao's eldest son, the heir who was among the legal officials of the Han Dynasty, was "honored" to promote Xiaolian and was recommended to Sun Quan.

However, this was not enough. Sun Hao was forced to push his second son outside and deliberately indulged him. Some people felt relieved after seeing Sun Chao, Sun Hao's second son, running horses and driving dogs around every day, showing no knowledge or skills. The restrictions around Sun Hao were finally loosened.

So from a certain perspective, Sun Hao is actually focusing on cultivating Sun Gong now, while the previous two sons can only depend on their own destiny...

Sun Gong said: "If the rain gradually subsides, the surrounding soldiers will definitely start to disperse..."

"Then what? ” Sun Hao poured himself another glass of wine and began to sip it slowly.

"Uncle Guoyi's move will definitely catch... some people off guard..." Sun Gong lowered his voice, "With the troops and horses rushing forward, there will definitely be some flaws. If... some good soldiers are sent, even if it is not a head-on confrontation, there will be some flaws." By burning grain and grass and cutting off the grain road, these soldiers and horses can be defeated! 』

"Well said! ” Sun Hao nodded and said, “If you do it this way, you can definitely solve the problem of sentences and chapters...”

Sun Gong raised his eyebrows, "So, father is..."

"What is it?" Haha..." Sun Hao pointed to the small pond in the corner of the yard in front of him, "Did you see the ripples over there? 』

Sun Gong turned around and said, "I saw it." 』

"Where do the ripples come from?" ” asked Sun Hao.

"Wherever the rain falls." 』

"Where does the rain come from?" 』

"Comes from heaven." 』

"good. Sun Hao pointed to the sky, "If the rain has never fallen here, do you know where the clouds gather and how this rain came about?" 』

"This... I don't know. ” Sun Gong replied.

"The rain falls in the sky without a trace, but when it falls on the ground, there are traces..." Sun Hao smiled and said, "Do you know?" 』

Sun Gong pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Thank you, Father, for your advice... But if this happens, Uncle Guoyi may be..."

Sun Hao was still smiling, with the decree lines on his face deeply engraved, "Isn't it great to be benevolent when the country seeks benevolence?" 』

From the beginning, Sun Hao never thought of asking for Sun Fu's rescue. On the one hand, Sun Fu didn't have any decent men, they were all salt workers and miners. If Sun Hao hadn't sent men in advance to lurk in Ju Zhang, how could they have conquered it with just these ragtag men?

Then everything will end here. The soldiers outside the sentence will come like crazy and strangle Sun Fu and others!

The reason is also very simple, because Sun Fu's subordinates are these miners and salt workers!

Sun Hao did not tell Sun Gong about this matter in detail. On the one hand, he had already mentioned it earlier and was afraid that Sun Gong would accidentally let it slip. On the other hand, it was because it was more complicated to understand...

If Sun Fu had not relied on the power of salt workers and miners, he might not have died even if he failed. But now that he has led these salt workers and mines into chaos, everything has come to an end.

If you look closely at Jiangdong, which family does not have these dirty, smelly, and cheap slave labor?

Therefore, Sun Fu must die!

All that's left is to make Sun Fu's death more valuable.

Sun Hao held up the wine glass, stared at the green color rippling in the wine glass, and said with a smile, "Now... Jingzhou has done something, Jiangling is fighting hard, the generals are working extremely hard, and the Jiangdong nobles have adjusted their food and grass, but an unexpected mistake has happened." , returned with a great defeat... Although I gained a little bit, but... Haha, now Jingzhou can't get it, and it has lost its troops and generals... If I go back to Jiangdong and hear about Juzhang, I will definitely be intolerable..."

"There is no merit outside, but there are killers inside..." Sun Hao shook the wine glass slightly, "When the bitter wine is brewed, even if you don't want to drink it, you still need to drink it!" 』

"This..." Sun Gong was stunned for a moment, with some unbearable expression on his face.

"well! Sun Hao saw this, put down his wine glass, motioned Sun Gong to come closer, then patted Sun Gong's shoulder and whispered, "If you achieve great things, how can you be so benevolent as a woman?" If not, sooner or later we will become other people's flesh! 』

"Father taught you that!" ”Sun Gong lowered his head, “...if...by then, wouldn’t it be cheaper..."

"It's impossible!" Once Guoyi dies, Boyang will be worried! ” Sun Hao sneered, “Without great achievements on the outside, but resentment and resentment on the inside, under internal and external pressure, we can fake Boyang’s order, spread the message to the surrounding areas, eliminate the arrogant people, and help the son of Bai Fu to ascend to the throne! As a result, even people like Zhou Gongjin would have nothing to say! Great things can be expected! 』