Three Kingdoms

Liu Xie's problem was not that he couldn't find the problem, but that he found it but didn't have the ability to solve it.

He discovered problems again and again.

He fell down in front of new problems again and again, and fell into disgrace.

He seemed to understand but not quite what imperial power was.

He has only a superficial understanding of what prime ministerial power is.

He seems to understand what the common people of the world and the common people are, but he also seems not to understand.

He was not born an emperor, but he became an emperor. The emperor was supposed to be the king of the world, above tens of thousands of people, and he should obey his word and follow the law, but his word did not count...

He tried to recruit some help, but more often than not he found himself acting alone.

The tall and large Chongde Hall is Liu Xie's stage.

And no matter whether he was smearing red, black, white and yellow on his face, the surroundings were just as silent as a tomb.

The Huangmen eunuchs were like squeaking insects, accompanying the withered bones. They sounded like they could make some noise, but in fact they were of no use.

"I'm not dead yet!" 』

Liu Xie gritted his teeth.

"The big man is not dead yet!" 』

But he had a vague feeling in his heart that the big man was not far from death.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, doesn't want to admit it, and doesn't dare to admit it.

Cao Cao and Fei Qian fought fiercely, and he seemed to see a glimmer of hope.

The battle in Guanzhong, Shandong, was like two tigers fighting. If both sides suffered losses, then it would naturally benefit him. But now it seems that Cao Cao's strategy is booming and he is making great progress. Why is this Fei Qian so invincible?

If Cao Cao really successfully takes Guanzhong, or wins without much damage, then Liu Xie will not be a fisherman, but a prey!

The previous Cao Cao was less powerful than in history, but because of this, the conflicts with Jizhou and Yuzhou, as well as the conflicts with Liu Xie, were not as intense as in history.

But now, if Fei Qian is gone, then there is no buffer between Cao Cao and Liu Xie, and only the most fundamental conflict remains. This is inevitable, just like as long as differences exist among humans, the birth of classes cannot be avoided.

Who doesn’t want to be God?

Who wants to put shackles on their ankles?

Naturally, you can only pretend to be honest when you can't break it open, but if you have the opportunity to break the shackles, then who would stand there in a daze?

For the powerful nobles in Jizhou and Yuzhou, they have such a shackle on their feet, and Cao Cao is the leader who takes the lead in breaking the shackles, and is the first hero...

Well, strictly speaking, Cao Cao is not the first, he can only be said to be the bigger one.

And the honor of first place still belongs to Yuan.

Why do many gentry descendants of the Han Dynasty always say what the Spring and Autumn Period was like, what the Duke of Zhou was like, and what the ancient sages were doing? The purpose is not really to think that the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, or even the earlier Zhou Dynasty must be so good, but that they I also want to be the "Emperor of the Earth"!

Strictly speaking, at this stage, the powerful nobles of the Han Dynasty still want to obtain the goal of "power of the prime minister".

Until this guy Cao Pi...

What is phase power?

Xiang means "consulting with each other", which is a matter of national importance. The emperor cannot have the final say alone and must consult with the "xiangguo". But during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the power of the prime minister completely declined.

Replaced by relatives and bureaucrats.

Therefore, for a long period of time, the pinnacle of the development of local power was nothing more than aristocratic families, like the Yuan family and the Yang family, with three hereditary fathers and disciples all over the world.

Then……

It’s gone.

Reached the top!

Further up, there is no way to go!

Unless he overturns the Liu family and sits on it himself, the only way to go is downhill.

The so-called prosperity and decline are all like this.

In fact, after the local tyrants developed to the extreme level of people and ministers, their ultimate goal was either to separate the local areas and become vassals during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, or to restore the tradition of the early Han Dynasty and rule the country in order to control the world.

At this point, Liu Xie originally had a chance...

It's a pity that he didn't understand, so he missed it.

Liu Bang, an old gangster, cut leeks in waves, which drove the powerful locals almost crazy. He finally helped Wang Mang up, but as soon as Wang Mang sat on it, he pulled up his pants and fell out, even thinking about the originally negotiated price. To default on the debt...

How can this be accomplished?

So Liu Xiu, the chosen son, came into being.

What is written in the history books is that the Chosen Son was surrounded by local powerful people who relied closely on each other, forming a strong core and united under the banner of the Liu family...

But on the other hand, does it also mean that Liu Xiu is tied up by local powerful people?

The originally imprisoned centralized system has exposed its cracks.

The shackles are getting looser and looser.

Weeds sprouted crazily from the gaps in the throne, with a clump on the east side and a bunch on the west side.

Liu Xie sat on such a throne that looked like it, but was actually overgrown with weeds. He was thinking about clearing the weeds and re-decorating the throne, but he didn't know if these weeds could really be removed. His throne also collapsed...

Is there anyone good at dealing with weeds?

Yes, the people who work on the fields every day are the best at dealing with weeds. All they have to do is organize them.

The difficulty lies here.

Liu Xie couldn't organize it, and he didn't know how to organize it.

He tried.

He failed.

The people at the bottom are far away from Liu Xie and are very busy. They don't have much free time to look up. Even if they look up occasionally, they can only see an outline of Liu Xie and his throne. They don't know that Liu Xie has been weeded. Troubled, and Liu Xie's voice could not reach the bottom, so the weeds grew unscrupulously, making Liu Xie hate him more and more.

Liu Xie wanted to use the emperor's natural skills to mobilize the masses to fight against the masses, and let other courtiers attack Cao Cao, but he suddenly found that it was difficult to use because the masses did not have knives in their hands, but Cao Cao did.

Liu Xie didn't have a sword, and even if he had one, he couldn't move his butt off the throne. Because once he leaves this throne, he will no longer be the emperor of the Han Dynasty, nor the emperor. Even though this throne is already in tatters and overgrown with weeds. So what Liu Xie wants is for Cao Cao to break his sword and Fei Qian to break his gun, and the world will suddenly return to the state of masses beating masses, just like tenants fighting against the property, whether they fight life or death, they will fight against the throne. The above doesn't matter. Although their money will eventually be taxed, the logic is that they have to do things after receiving the money...

"Or is it like the Yuan family and Gongsun were quarreling, and the edict stopped it?" 』

Liu Xie thought about it, then shook his head and smiled.

wry smile.

He once thought that his edict was useful, but later he realized that the edict was only useful when others were willing to listen and admit it, otherwise...

Suddenly something flashed in Liu Xie's mind, and he thought of something Fei Qian had said before when he was still in Guanzhong, saying, "The Han Dynasty is out of order..."

right!

This is it!

Liu Xie suddenly became excited. He circled in the Chongde Hall, then stood still and said loudly: "Come here!" 』

The Huangmen eunuch who was in the shadow outside the main hall appeared at the door, blocking a little light, and knelt down on the ground.

"Go and ask Mr. Zhong to come!" Just talk about the new laws of the Han Dynasty! 』

Didn't Zhong Yao put forward the theory of avoiding death?

But just a theory of avoiding death obviously does not bring any additional benefits to Liu Xie, because there are not enough people participating, and the voice is not loud, and it cannot even fill the Chongde Hall. Now, the new laws of the Han Dynasty, Only by allowing more people to participate can there be more different voices in Chongde Hall!

The eunuch of Huangmen left in a hurry.

Liu Xie raised his head and looked at the outline of glory reflected at the gate of Chongde Hall, full of expectation.

He looked forward to it.

It's like looking forward to tomorrow...

Tomorrow, tomorrow again.

…

…

Tongguan.

Cao Jun joined forces and behaved in a strict manner.

The military array was displayed in front of Tongguan, and the soldiers' armor reflected the cold light under the sun.

Sometimes, you know it won’t work, but you still do it.

Sometimes, you know it is a waste, but you still waste it.

In war, human life is the least valuable, and among human lives, the life of a laborer is the cheapest. If you are so cheap that if you have nothing to do, you can try to work as a laborer first. It is like a pawn in Chinese chess. You can't escape from the beginning. Eat destiny.

Amidst the roar of war drums, intensive laborers pushed the shield cars forward side by side, trying to build a safe shelter on the Huangxiang Slope of Tongguan. Behind the shield car, there were more laborers holding wooden shovels and sticks, filling the holes dug by the Hussars. They had already filled the holes dozens of steps ahead, and they were sweating profusely even in winter. They were dripping wet and consumed a lot of energy, but no one felt pity for them, but still drove them like cattle and horses, letting them continue to move forward.

The catapults set up on the plateau by both sides bombarded each other. The huge stone bullets screamed, or hit the wall platform, or hit the advancing shield vehicle. The bricks and tiles of the fortress collapsed, and the shield cart was torn apart.

Cao Cao frowned on the high platform.

This hit rate...

Cao Cao is detecting firepower at Tongguan.

The price, of course, is human life.

Even if the laborers behind the shield car were not hit by stone bullets, many of them suffered broken arms and internal bleeding from the shock. However, the supervising team behind still waved their whips and swords, forcing these laborers to move forward without mercy. Kill the slow-moving coolies directly.

Cao's army also had catapults, which were built on Niutou Plateau.

The level of technology contained in the catapults of both sides is not much different.

However, the differences in the guiding ideology and engineering technology of the two sides have caused some differences in the catapults of the two sides.

Most of the catapults in Tongguan were used to suppress Cao Cao's catapults, but even a small number of catapults were used to defend Huangxiang Ban, which still made this section of the journey feel like a hell gate.

The advancement on Huangxiang Saka required a large amount of blood and lives for almost every inch.

There is never any warmth in war.

The soft images, gorgeous scenes, and love scenes shown in later generations of film and television dramas actually almost do not exist. It is just that the audience likes to watch it, especially when the battle is unfolding, whether it is arrows or arrows. No matter whether it was a stray bullet or not, the hero and heroine would not let the hero and heroine chat with each other for 50 cents in the middle of the bloody battlefield and then kiss on the lips for three minutes...

In war, fear is displayed nakedly.

Both sides show each other the death produced by violence, show each other fear, and show their own fearlessness.

Are you afraid?

There are so many deaths, so miserable, look at it!

You could be next!

Are you afraid of death?

If you are afraid of death, run away, escape, surrender!

The attackers spent countless lives in front of the city walls, trenches, and defenses to show their bloody determination. Even if countless people died, they would pile up to the top of the city and capture the city. The defenders used counterattacks again and again to show that they were not He was not defeated by the death and fear before his eyes...

Tongguan is like a huge chessboard.

Cao Cao was a cheating chess player. He brought more than a dozen sets of chess pieces. If a pawn was killed, he would place a new one.

Cao Jun's shield chariot array was shattered to pieces under the attack of the catapults. But behind the crooked and broken wreckage of the shield car, laborers were still being driven up, silently, or crying, mercilessly digging against the land, digging desperately or by appointment.

Thousands of laborers fell, turning Cao Jun's action of filling holes into an extremely life-consuming project.

Through this method, this display of death, the Tongguan defenders declared their territorial sovereignty, "Those who advance and offend will die!" 』

Cao Jun on the other side also spent countless lives in labor to tell the Tongguan defenders one thing, "I am not afraid of death because there are many people!" 』

At this moment, life seemed extremely cheap, even so humble that it was only worth a falling thorn.

Blood quickly flowed down the land of Huangxiang Ban, soaking this area, and then meandered into the river, dyeing a large area of ​​​​the river red.

Cao Jun finally sounded the golden gong before Lao Lao collapsed completely.

The laborers cried and shouted and retreated from the front line, while the soldiers of Cao's army who were pressing the formation walked back halfway, looking back from time to time, like the bloody tide still fluttering unwillingly when the tide ebbs. spray.

Ma Yue waved his hand and gave the order, and immediately a war drum sounded on the top of Tongguan City. A music commander loudly directed a group of people to rush out of the gate of Tongguan Lower City, crossed the blocking ditch, and passed through the remaining potholes. Shouting, they rushed to the wreckage of the shield chariot abandoned by Cao Jun, used bows and arrows to shoot at the retreating Cao Jun soldiers, and killed the wounded soldiers on the ground with swords, or worked on the Cao Jun soldiers who were pretending to be dead, and finally in the shield chariot The wreckage was doused with kerosene and ignited before it was slowly withdrawn into the pass.

This is like a demonstration to Cao Cao, saying that no matter how many sets of chess pieces Cao Cao brings, no matter how many soldiers are placed, he can't even think of crossing the river boundary!

Cao Cao stood on the high platform built in Niutouyuan, squinting his eyes and saying nothing for a long time.

"There is a way to advance and retreat, leaving no loopholes." ” Guo Jia was smiling, as if he didn’t pay attention to the bloody scene in front of him, “The general stationed in Tongguan is the Ma family, and his name is Yue. It is said that he is the descendant of the Northland general..."

Cao Cao hummed, and then ordered, "Come here, put up the flag!" 』

The large banner representing Cao Cao stands tall on the Niutou Plateau, swaying slightly in the cold wind, showing an enchanting figure.

It seems to be despising Tongguan on behalf of Cao Cao.

"He is right here, do you dare to come?" 』

Maybe this is a kind of pride shown by Cao Cao?

perhaps.

…

…

Wei Yan was also proud.

"Pang Lingjun again..." Jia Hong came to Wei Yan again and recited the tightening curse.

"I know, I know!" I can't cross the river! Wei Yan gritted his teeth and said, "I can't cross the river!" 』

Jia Hong obviously didn't believe it and looked at Wei Yan sideways, "General, your coveting of Cao's grain is obvious to all." 』

Although Wei Yan had promised Jia Hong not to cross the river before, Jia Hong watched Wei Yan pulling at the river bank every day, watching Cao Jun's carts on the opposite side transporting grain and grass to Shaanxian County, and then it was like a dog seeing meat. Although the bones did not move under the feet, saliva flowed down, flowing down the corners of the mouth...

"ah? ” Wei Yan clapped his hands and said, “That’s right! This Cao Jun is too arrogant! 』

Jia Hong stared, "Pang Lingjun..."

"etc! Wei Yan raised his hand and said, "Wait until I finish!" 』

Jia Hong closed his mouth and raised his beard. Others were afraid of Wei Yan, but he was not afraid. The reason why he was not afraid was that he neither wanted any benefits from Wei Yan nor was he afraid of being killed by Wei Yan, so he spoke directly and strictly abided by the laws, neither to please Wei Yan nor to cater to Wei Yan. Unexpectedly, this would actually make Wei Yan respect Jia Hong more.

Wei Yan said: "Pang Lingjun's order is that I am not allowed to cross the river...right?" So what if I don’t cross the river? I'll send some people there..."

Jia Hong looked at Wei Yan, and then at the ruined Shaanxi County on the other side of the river, "General, Cao Jun is probably hiding an ambush!" 』

"I know! I've seen it already! Wei extended his hand and pointed, "The nearest one is over there... there is a little dust behind the mountain ridge, yes, that's right there. Look, is it obvious at this time?" This must be the ambush army! The ambushes are also human beings, and they also need to eat, drink, and defecate. Now is the time to eat breast milk... If they see me crossing the river, they will come out of the mountain to intercept and kill me and cut off my return..."

Jia Hong sighed, "In that case, General..."

Wei Yan stared at the wreckage of Shaanxian County on the other side of the river, rubbing his hands as if his skin were itchy, "Stop nagging!" Listen to me... It is true that Cao Jun has an ambush, but look... from the mountain ridge to the river bank here, from here to Shaanxi County... can you see anything? 』

Jia Hong looked at it for a long time and said, "The distance from the river bank to Shaanxi County is closer... But it's useless. If you want to attack the Shaanxi County granary, it will always take time. And even if it is closer to Shaanxian County, it will be a long time." It will naturally take more time to return... It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate, General, just..."

"Tsk! You are such an old guy! " Wei Yan couldn't help but pat Jia Hong on the shoulder and staggered him, "I've thought about what you said a long time ago! What if you don’t go to town? 』

"Not going into the city?" Jia Hong couldn't understand, "No matter whether he enters the city or not, the general can't cross the river!" 』

"Oh! I can’t explain it to you! ” Wei Yan groaned, then reached out to grab his sword.

Jia Hong's legs were a little weak, but he still stood in front of Wei Yan without taking a step back.

Wei Yan grabbed the knife in his hand, then gave a wry smile, smashed the scabbard into Jia Hong's hand, and then gestured on his neck with his palm, "Take it!" You stand behind me at night! I promise, I'm on the boat and not going anywhere! If I step foot on the other side, you'll chop my head off with a knife! Can it be done? ! 』