Three Kingdoms

Zhang Fen is not a big shot, and neither is Zhang Bai. Compared with their father and brother, they are almost transparent. There are only a few strokes in Jiangdong's records, or even just one or two names.

No one likes to be a nobody. Everyone thinks that one day he will become a big shot.

This day may never come.

But it is these little people, and the people who are even smaller than the little people, who can't even be called a person, that built the entire Three Kingdoms...

The four thieves mentioned by Zhang Fen are Jin Qi, Mao Gan, Chen Pu and Zu Shan.

That is, little people.

When Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, the external publicity was that he was going to Xiangyang single-handedly, that he was powerful and fierce, wise and brave, but in fact Liu Biao only licked two families, the Cai family and the Kuai family. Liu Biao first hooked up with the younger Kuai family, and then used Kuai's name to marry the Cai family. He squeezed into the circle of Jingzhou gentry as quickly as possible and gained the support of the Jiangling Kuai family and Xiangyang Cai family. It is almost invincible.

Zong thief is almost like a big fish eating the shrimp among the small fish.

Shrimp is not the bottom layer, because further down there are lower-level aquatic plants and insects.

There is a question that many people may have been attracted by Liu Biao's propaganda and have forgotten or ignored the fact. Why is it that Kuai is able to summon the clan traitors and leave them as soon as he calls them? Can it come by word of mouth? Then he set up an ambush and killed a bunch of sect leaders, and gave the sect's subordinates to Liu Biao as a meeting gift. Why were the sect's subordinates so happy and not at all sad that their boss was killed, or seeking revenge?

Thus, a conclusion emerges.

The clan thief was originally the dark side of a wealthy family in Jingzhou, the dog he raised!

Just like the Green Mao Sect is shouting and making a scene of hunting down an eagle and a dog from a thousand miles away, the big family who provided money and goods are shouting and asking the dog to run away. Can the dog refuse? If something goes wrong and the dog is asked to take the blame and offer his fur and flesh, how can the dog refuse?

The dark side of Xiliang's wealthy family is horse thieves.

The dark side of the big names in Sichuan and Sichuan is rice thieves.

Those in Jingzhou are clan traitors.

Here in Jiangdong, they are naturally bandits.

Jin Qi, Mao Gan, Chen Pu, and Zu Shan are the four bandit leaders near Jiangdong.

He has a name and a decent appearance.

Of course, there are also some scattered bandit leaders who don't even have their first and last names. Anyway, at this point in time, Jiangdong's economy may not be developing very much, but the bandits have developed a lot. To the people at the bottom, these bandit leaders were giants with sharp claws and teeth, but in the eyes of the upper-class nobles, they were nothing more than domesticated hawks and dogs.

In General Zhou's Mansion, there are courtyard pavilions, flowers and plants standing tall, and the moonlight is like water.

Occasionally, the sound of patrolling footsteps of soldiers and the gentle collision of beetle leaves could be heard, adding a bit of chilling air to this peaceful scene.

In the flower hall, Zhou Yu and Lu Su sat opposite each other.

The crane copper stove in the corner has green smoke curling up.

There seemed to be some faint sound of a piano coming from the backyard.

Zhou Yu closed his eyes and listened quietly.

I don't know how long it took, but after the music fell and disappeared without a trace, Lu Su gently asked: "Now there are rumors about the four thieves, how should we deal with it?" 』

Zhou Yu said: "Don't pay attention." These are mostly sideline complaints, and each family is left to deal with them on their own. If the handling is ineffective...don't blame it on the ruthlessness of national law..."

In Jiangdong, the power of the clan is still very strong. If you want someone to shut up, you don't need to send out official officials to arrest him.

Zhou Yu's judgment was correct. The noises coming out of Wu County were only caused by the uneven division of internal organs within the clan. As long as they were dealt with at home, these noises would disappear quickly.

As for the four thieves, Zhou Yu didn't take it to heart at all. This is not that Zhou Yu underestimated the enemy, but that these thieves were simply incompetent. Although they boasted that they had thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, in fact, they could only fight in the hundreds, not more than two or three at most. thousand.

Moreover, after the people complain about the people's suffering, there will inevitably be people's anger that needs to be vented. At that time, these bandits will be the best targets for venting. Now that they have been dealt with early, wouldn't it be bad to wait for the people's anger and have nowhere to vent?

Lu Su nodded, "Captain, are you still holding your troops at Wuling?" 』

Zhou Yu hummed, "Don't move." 』

Wuling was in ruins, and the local county officials sent out many requests for help. They reported several times a day, like pigs about to be put on the slaughterhouse, howling in agony.

Zhou Yu didn't want to pay attention to it at all.

The Wulingshan barbarians are indeed a stubborn disease in Jiangdong. It is not difficult to defeat them, but it is really difficult to eradicate them.

At this time, Jiangdong needs to concentrate its main forces and march into Sichuan and Shu. As for the Wuling area, it can only leave it alone...

And judging from the experience of the usual Wuling riots and rebellions, despite the rapid momentum of the initial riots, it will soon become difficult to express opinions among the various tribes and strongholds of the rebel Wuling Mountains due to internal division of stolen goods or lack of unity of opinions. In agreement, some people want to just give up, some want to make another fortune, some claim to be invincible in martial arts, and some are worried about being retaliated by Jiangdong, so they argue with each other noisily, and then like a sand tower, the water rushes away , then collapsed with a crash.

The more he forces Wu Ling, the more those fools, well, the sand gathers closer...

What's more, most of the officials in the Wuling area are descendants of the Jiangdong gentry, and they are also the channels through which these big families suck the blood and fat of the people. Now that they have been cut off, it is only the Jiangdong people who are suffering the greater damage, so why worry about these guys?

If you only care about making money and eating empty wages on weekdays, leaving your county without soldiers, then if you can't stop the Wulingshan barbarian rebellion now, you should die!

only……

This time, there seems to be something wrong with the Wulingshan barbarian rebellion.

Samoko.

This name that frequently appears in emergency reports for help in the Wuling area recently made Zhou Yu feel a little uneasy, but he couldn't figure out why...

His health has been getting worse recently. The disease will not kill him immediately, but the pain is tormenting him every second of every day.

He doesn't want to die.

His body didn't want to die either.

Therefore, both his will and his body are struggling to fight against the virus, but to no avail. This disorder of the immune system in the body, as well as symptoms such as cough, runny nose, headache, sore limbs, fatigue, etc., are all eroding Zhou Yu's vitality and knocking Zhou Yu's spirit, making Zhou Yu more and more inclined to be more... For simple, direct, even some crude means.

Because he really doesn't have enough energy to think too much, he can only focus on the things in front of him, all this, as for the future...

A few years ago, Zhou Yu was still saying that Sun Quan was too anxious and asked Sun Quan to prepare for ten years or twenty years to build the Sun family's foundation, because at that time Zhou Yu also thought that he could live for twenty years, or at least ten years, but now He no longer has the confidence. He didn't even know if he would survive next year.

The more you think, the more you worry, the more uneasy you are, the harder it is to get rest and the weaker your body becomes.

This is a vicious cycle, like a bottomless abyss, gradually sliding down faster and faster.

Like a big man.

Just like Jiangdong.

"Zhuo Haotian, I would rather be humble...cough, cough, cough, cough..." Zhou Yu chanted with some emotion, but he didn't know whether it was because the voice was too loud and fast, or the airflow affected the trachea, causing another He started coughing, and then it became more and more uncontrollable.

"Captain!" Lu Su hurriedly stepped forward, stroking Zhou Yu's back and calling the doctor.

The doctor who was always on call rushed in quickly, and another group of servants and maids gathered around him.

Seeing this, Lu Su was about to leave, but Zhou Yu held his hand.

"..." Lu Su was stunned for a moment, and then he knew that Zhou Yu probably still had something to say, so he nodded and said, "I'll go to the side hall and wait..."

Only then did Zhou Yu let go of his hand.

Lu Su temporarily left the flower hall, his heart full of worries.

Zhou Yu was seriously ill, and the same was true for Jiangdong.

For Jiangdong, the large gentry family in Jiangdong is a disease, and the Vietnamese barbarians in Shanxi are also a disease, while the Sun regime is a body born with underdevelopment, struggling hard to find a way to survive.

"My husband..." Xiao Qiao's cry came from the flower hall.

Lu Su sighed slightly.

"...the four males are fair and graceful. When chaos arises, there will be no destruction, and when the country is in ruins, it will not be lost. The people are exhausted, and the disasters will burn to the ground. There is always sorrow, and the country is constantly moving. The country's pace is disdainful of its capital, and God does not want me to be a general... God does not want me to be a general..." Lu Su suddenly remembered the poem "Sang Rou" that Zhou Yu had recited before, and started to chant it in a low voice, his heart filled with complex emotions. , congested his entire chest, making him very uncomfortable.

I don't know how long it took, but the coughing sound gradually subsided, and then the doctor and the servant gradually withdrew.

An attendant found Lu Su and bowed to greet him.

Lu Su sighed slightly and returned to the flower hall.

Everything seems to be no different from before.

There is just the vague smell of medicine in the air...

"The Commander-in-Chief still needs more rest..." Lu Su said in a low voice, "How about keeping your story as short as possible?" 』

Zhou Yu nodded.

Lu Su didn't talk nonsense and asked directly: "So the second general of Zigui, Huang and Zhu..."

Zhou Yu pondered for a moment, and then said, "The land of Sichuan and Shu is not the place for the main battle... Jiangdong still needs to leave some troops and horses in case of emergencies... Send the new soldiers to Huang Zhu's place in Zigui, and the rest of the troops will remain as usual. Do not move……"

This is Jiangdong's helplessness.

If Sichuan and Shu can be opened up, it will undoubtedly be a great boost to Jiangdong, both in terms of strategic depth and economic development. However, Jiangdong cannot attack Sichuan and Shu with all its strength. It must keep at least Half of the troops are used to deal with various problems in their own base.

Lu Su responded, paused for a while, and asked again: "If so... why is it that the Lord is immovable?" 』

This sentence is a bit vague, but the meaning is very clear.

During this period of time, Jiangdong's frontline suffered setbacks and tension, while Jiangdong's rear was struggling in a tacit understanding. Blood flowed between the teeth, and countless innocent souls were swallowed.

The battle report of the attack on Huang Gai has been reported to Zhou Yu, and the words and deeds of Zhu Huan, Zhu Zhi and others have been described in detail. Jiangdong's frontline military arrangements have also been prepared. It can be said that Jiangdong's offensive momentum has temporarily stalled, and Although the entire strategy of attacking Sichuan and Shu was not clearly stated, it can be seen that Huang Gai's confidence has declined slightly, and he is not as sure as when he first set out.

Zhou Yu felt that Huang Gai's remarks about Zhuge Liang seemed a bit exaggerated.

Because concealing and lying are basic behaviors of generals, more or less.

No matter how sincere Huang Gai is, he cannot say that he was careless or that there was a flaw in his strategy. He can only say that the little thief Zhuge is too cunning and the enemy is too cunning...

For Zhou Yu, who could only understand the situation on the front line through letters and battle reports, he could not take matters on the front line lightly, nor could he completely believe them. If it really supports the front line regardless of the situation, if there is any flaw in Jiangdong's fundamentals and the front line cannot be defeated, will it mean that the Sun regime will directly go out of power?

Therefore, Zhou Yu could only free up some materials and manpower as much as possible in this extremely complicated and difficult situation...

Under the weak economic foundation of Jiangdong, we must not only worry about the front line, but also take care of the rear. We must ensure that the soldiers have money and food, but they must not force the big households too much. They must ensure that the core of Sun Quan's central government remains unshakable, and they must also take care of the interests of the local gentry. Damaged, then...

Money cannot come out of thin air, nor can it be said that you go from your left pocket to your right pocket, and then step on your left foot and right foot to directly create money and property, and then suddenly soar high...

As for the work-for-relief scheme, it is even more bloody. Those who died on the construction site were directly buried in the ground. Even so, it is still impossible to say that the food and drink that are eaten every day are extra for no reason. They still have to be consumed...

No one in the upper structure is willing to give up their interests, and the upper structure is the one who makes the rules and controls violence, so who will be allowed to give up their interests? Under such various conditions, who can be the one who suffers, endures, and persists in the end?

It is understandable that large-scale refugees appear inexplicably in Jiangdong.

Refugees are prisoners of crime.

Household registration is the fence where cattle and sheep are kept. Any cow or sheep that escapes from the fence is an unforgivable sin for the feudal dynasty. So isn't it natural for these sinners to use their labor, sweat, and flesh to forgive their sins?

This wave of refugees has reduced the total population of Jiangdong, especially the total number of refugees fleeing from the north, which means that local management will be simpler. Refugees are equal to trouble. This must be the common sentiment of many Jiangdong local officials. Now that we are arresting criminals openly and sending them to the battlefield, doesn't it mean that we have eliminated local hidden dangers?

This reduces the number of mouths that originally consume food, which means saving money.

As for open source...how to open source in winter? right?

At the same time, perhaps the Jiangdong lords and the core of the Sun family can cultivate the feelings of some comrades in the process of joining forces to eat and drink flesh and blood...

If people want to gain something, they must lose something.

With so many advantages, of course there are also disadvantages.

That is, the victim...

For big things, some sacrifices are inevitable.

Is there a word for sacrifice? Since ancient times, the three animals have mainly been pigs, cows and sheep. Who would use tigers, leopards and dogs as the three animals?

Although this is the case, Zhou Yu also knows in his heart that doing so is actually drinking poison and will cause great consequences.

In this wave of refugees, tens of thousands of people were killed and injured, and the biggest sinner was only himself. If Zhou Yu hadn't nodded in agreement and coordinated in the middle, this storm would never have been so violent, and the flesh and blood would have been cut so quickly.

Just because of himself, he had to let Jiangdong embark on this most difficult road.

Stop, don't you want to walk?

no.

We have come to this point and have invested so much in sunk costs that Zhou Yu can't help but not go on.

In the process of going on, in addition to Zhou Yu as the leader, there is also a very important core element, which is Sun Quan.

As long as Sun Quan can endure it and persevere, if he wavers even slightly, all his previous efforts may be wasted.

Although Lu Su's question was brief, it actually represented concerns about Zhou Yu and Sun Quan. Now the front line is just a small defeat. There are problems, but they are not serious. However, if the stalemate continues, money and food continue to be consumed, or if it suffers certain setbacks and the defeat spreads to Jiangdong, how will Sun Quan respond?

If Sun Quan suddenly makes some inappropriate moves, the overall strategy that Zhou Yu has worked so hard to lay out will be immediately wasted.

"Lord..." Zhou Yu said in a low voice, "I will persuade you..."

Lu Su was silent.

As the children get older, they become more rebellious. I'm not sure whether it will have any effect.

Maybe Sun Quan feels that this is the right time to promote public anger and resentment and deal with the Jiangdong nobles? At that time, there is no result on the front line, but there is chaos in the rear, then it will really be...

The cold wind blows, the shadows of the trees are dancing, and the moonlight is clear.

After a long time, Zhou Yu said softly: "Zijing... I have something to ask of you. I hope that Zijing will not refuse..."

Lu Su responded with a straight face: "Captain, please speak." 』

Lu Su did not beat his chest or stamp his feet. He gritted his teeth and vowed that he would do it. If he couldn't do it, he would be struck by thunder and lightning. But no one doubted the determination represented by such a few simple words.

"Zijing..." Zhou Yu raised his head, his eyes dim, "If...something happens..."

"Captain!" Lu Su straightened up and leaned forward slightly, "How could the Governor..."

"I can't die now..." Zhou Yu interrupted Lu Su, "But... this man is destined to die... Then I'll have to worry about Zijing... Someone heard that there are three mountains out of the sea in the east, and they are called Nanshan, Zhongshan and Northshan. Each one has its own name. People, respect women... If someone..."

Zhou Yu turned his head slightly and looked in the direction of the backyard, "If I don't live long with you... I would like to ask Zijing to take my wife out to sea and find a mountain to help me become the queen... I have said something first, allowing her to have peace in the world." At that time, I will definitely go boating on the sea... Now, haha, that's all I can do..."

Zhou Yu had a wife, and Xiao Qiao was just a concubine, or Mrs. Ru.

Zhou Yu's relationship with his wife is obviously not as deep as his relationship with Xiao Qiao. This is also a normal phenomenon for the current gentry. Most of the marriages of gentry children are related to politics or interests, and have nothing to do with personal emotions.

In addition to Xiao Qiao, Zhou Yu also has a considerable number of private soldiers under his command. After Zhou Yu's death, most of these private soldiers would follow the royal wife and accompany and protect Zhou Yu's children.

However, there are also some people who are completely loyal to Zhou Yu and will kill themselves and be buried with them according to ancient rituals.

To say that these people are not allowed to kill themselves would be an insult to their beliefs to some extent, so Zhou Yu entrusted them to Lu Su so that these people could have other tasks to continue living, such as helping Xiao Qiao become the queen of Sanshan. …