Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3396 Destruction

Just when Xiahou Dun and other surrendered soldiers and generals were treated by Fei Qian to relax their nerves and carry out the next step of reorganization and transformation, another wave of "surrendered soldiers" were eating and drinking the northwest wind, and their lives became more and more difficult.

They were Cao Xiu and others who were going to Pingyang, Linfen to "surrender". Halfway, Cao Xiu and others met the scouts of the cavalry, and Cao Xiu immediately expressed his attitude and wanted to surrender in Pingyang, Linfen. The scout team of the cavalry sent people back to contact, and at the same time, they were coldly watching around Cao Xiu's team.

The closer they got to Linfen, Cao Xiu and others felt like they were trapped in a big net.

The cavalry scouts who whistled back and forth became more and more dense.

After the empty carts from Pingyang took away the weapons and wounded of Cao Xiu and others, the cavalry scouts and others were more friendly and would occasionally share some food with Cao Xiu and others.

All along the way, it was fine on the Emei Plateau, but once he got off the plateau, Cao Xiu saw the scouts of the cavalry army, whistling and coming, without any gaps. There were also large groups of soldiers, led by some old military academies, heading south.

When these soldiers passed by Cao Xiu and others, although they did not make any special gestures and movements to show off their power, the contempt between their eyebrows was fully revealed.

The cavalry scouts who first contacted and monitored Cao Xiu and his men had left, and they were replaced by another group of cavalry scouts.

The night was cold.

The heart was even colder.

The closer he got to Pingyang, the more Cao Xiu felt like he was on a road of no return.

Regret?

I don't know.

Cao Xiu looked at the night sky.

The night sky could not give him an answer.

Cao Xiu looked at the stars.

The stars also avoided his gaze.

Cao Xiu stood here for an unknown period of time. Later, he felt that his hands and face were chilled to the bone by the cold autumn wind from the north.

Is this wind from Yinshan Mountain or the desert?

If he had not decided to come to Pingyang, Linfen, even if he could not return to Shandong now, he would not be so cold. Even if there is no warm wine to soothe his heart, there is a bowl of hot soup to warm his stomach.

But now...

This war has come to an end.

His own destiny seemed to have come to the last moment with the war.

Cao Xiu felt the final arrival of his destiny and saw what his future would look like, but he was still stubborn, even a little stubborn, wanting to prove his courage and prove that the blood of Shandong had not disappeared.

If he was a person who could give up easily, then when he supported his parents' coffins and traveled thousands of miles in the early years, he would have had too many reasons and excuses to give up. No one would even criticize, blame, or despise him, because no matter who it is, they may not be able to do what Cao Xiu did, carrying the coffin at a young age.

The suffering and pain along the way are definitely not something that ordinary people can bear.

And now, Cao Xiu feels that he is walking this road again with the coffin.

An invisible coffin exudes the smell of decay and decay.

But he is holding, pushing, gritting his teeth and carrying it forward.

Although the coffin is not in his hands now, it is on his back and in his heart.

He has never let it go.

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Cao Xiu is far from the only one who can't let it go.

Those who achieve great things need great perseverance, but not those with great perseverance can achieve great things.

Zhou Yu obviously has great perseverance, but he is now...

Under the same night sky, Zhou Yu's figure is getting weaker and weaker. Although it is not winter yet and it is not necessarily very cold, Zhou Yu has already put on a fur coat.

The night is cold, and the heart is cold.

When people get old, they have more memories.

Perhaps it is not because people like to reminisce when they get old, but when people get old, they know that they have nothing but memories...

That year, that day, Zhou Yu was still young, and Sun Ce was still young.

Those wanton joy and laughter, now thinking about it, are as precious as gold and gems, shining in Zhou Yu's memory, and also illuminating the seemingly endless night now.

When Zhou Yu came, Zhu Zhi gave up his job.

Zhu Zhi did not say anything directly, just claimed to be sick, and then handed over the seal, ribbon, and arrow, and then shrank in his own tent and did not come out.

Kill?

Zhou Yu sneered.

If you want to kill, you can't do it at this time, this is the basis for Zhu Zhi to claim illness.

The Han Dynasty is corrupt, and Jiangdong has not grown up yet, but it is already full of stench.

Only Zhou Yu, who was threatened with death, could smell and understand this stench. The rest of the people were either blinded by power or blocked by wealth, and could not see or hear it.

Now the Jiangdong Army has withdrawn from Jiangling City and returned to the water fort on the shore. Because the negotiations with Cao's army have not been settled, even if both sides know that it is impossible to continue fighting, the necessary defenses and official business cannot be reduced.

Cao's army originally attacked Jiangling with great momentum, but was interrupted by the cavalry attacking from Wuguan Road.

Even if Cao Ren changed his name to become Superman, he could not let the Jingzhou army fight on two fronts and bear the threat from three sides. Therefore, when Zhou Yu came, Cao Ren took this opportunity to withdraw his troops.

But no matter what, the gap between the two sides has been buried...

Of course, even if Zhu Zhi didn't take the lead, Cao Jun would probably do it in turn.

Any agreement or covenant is just a bargaining chip for politicians to wipe their ass.

The torn covenant can be picked up again, but the dead people cannot be reborn.

Zhu Zhi devoured the fat that Jiang Ling had finally accumulated, and then distributed it to the nobles in Jiangdong, so someone was there to protect him. Even before Zhou Yu made any move, letters from Jiangdong kept coming one after another.

Zhu Zhi’s surname is Zhu, but at the same time his surname is Zhang, Gu, Zheng, and other surnames...

"Zijing hasn't arrived yet?" 』

Zhou Yu asked the guard.

The guard glanced into the distance and saw that the signal lantern in the distance had not yet been raised, so he whispered: "Reporting to the Governor, it should be... ah, here it is!" 』

While he was talking, the guard saw a lantern in the distance suddenly hung up on the flagpole, swaying with the night wind.

Not long after, Lu Su appeared in front of Zhou Yu covered in dust.

"Captain!" 』

"Zijing!" 』

After seeing Lu Su coming, Zhou Yu felt relieved.

At the same time, Lu Su's return also means that Cao Jun and Sun Jun put aside their disputes and jointly develop... er, against the Fei army...

However, Lu Su also brought bad news to Zhou Yu.

"What? Zhou Yu could hardly believe his ears, "Jizhou Youzhou... is so unbearable?" 』

Zhou Yu also has some eyes and ears and spies in the north, but after all, the mountains are high and the rivers are far away. Even if these ears and eyes have information, they cannot know that Zhou Yu has arrived in Jiangling, so the information will be sent to Wu County in Jiangdong before it can be transferred from Wu County. Come to Gangneung. After going back and forth like this, Zhou Yu's news was naturally much slower than that of Lu Su, who arrived at Cao Jun's base camp in person.

Lu Su went around in circles. During this period of time, he was either running around on the road, or working hard to communicate and talk with people. It was a great consumption of both physical and mental energy. He also became much darker and thinner, but his eyes were still the same. Bright, the voice is still calm, "Captain, the current situation, you might as well make more preparations... I have to go to Hedong..."

"Why are you going to Hedong?" Zhou Yu asked.

Lu Su sighed, and then took out an edict, "This is the emperor's edict." 』

In exchange for the truce with Jiangdong, Lu Su became an angel.

This is undoubtedly an extremely funny thing, but if you think about it carefully, it seems to be logical.

"An edict from the emperor?" Zhou Yu reacted quickly, "The emperor wants to stop fighting?" ha! This is really..."

Zhou Yu shook off the edict, looked at it for a few times, and then sneered, "Such an order is simply... Huh, that's all the big man has to do now... I asked you to pass on the edict, but you have to follow the Wuguan Road." ? Xun Lingjun killed three birds with one stone, what a good plan! 』

Lu Su smiled bitterly, put the edict away again, and put it into his bag.

Zhou Yu could guess Xun Yu's plan, and Lu Su naturally knew it too, but it's just that people under the eaves can't keep their heads down.

"Captain, I might as well go to Hedong..." Lu Su said in a low voice, "It's just the Governor's plan to divide the world..."

"Well..." Zhou Yu leaned slightly on the cushion beside him and let out a sigh of relief, looking a little lonely and helpless. "If Jiang Dong can work together with all his heart, at this time... alas..."

If we go by theory, Jiangdong does have a chance to win Sichuan and Shu.

Once Jiangdong takes Sichuan and Shu, the situation in the world will immediately change, Feiqian's entire foundation will be shaken, and it will also be beneficial to Cao Cao's frontline operations.

At the same time, because Cao Cao was facing further competition between Guanzhong and Longyou, he had no time to take care of him. Jiangdong would have a long period of time to stabilize the place and develop its business. When Cao Cao cleaned up Fei Qian, he would When the decision is still undecided, it is a good time for Jiangdong to attack from both sides, to fight on both fronts from east to west, and then to dominate the world...

Now all these plans have come to nothing.

Like a dream, like an illusion.

Zhou Yu whispered: "There may be a chance now...but..."

Zhou Yu didn't dare to look at Lu Su, but just looked at his hands.

Lu Su smiled and stretched out his hand, "Captain, there is no need to worry about it, Su has his own way of protecting himself!" 』

Zhou Yu held Lu Su's hand and said, "Zijing!" 』

"Um? Lu Su frowned, "Commander, why are your hands so cold?" Didn't the doctor go with the army? 』

Zhou Yu smiled and shook Lu Su hard, "It doesn't matter if your hands are cold, as long as your heart is not cold!" 』

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Under the same sky, the discussion between Fei Qian and Xiahou Dun seemed less tragic.

Rather, it is full of scrutiny and exploration, like a god looking down on the earth from the sky...

Is the world for one family or for everyone?

This seems to be an unsolvable problem, just like what you say is often inconsistent with what you actually do.

Xiahou Dun was obviously not a great scholar in literature, so he could not elaborate, refute, or criticize Fei Qian's problem by quoting scriptures, but he instinctively knew that this was a fundamental problem, one with serious consequences.

Fei Qian had no intention of forcing Xiahou Dun to answer on the spot. Instead, after throwing such a question to Xiahou Dun, he chatted about other things, and then Shi Shiran left, leaving Xiahou Dun with a messy heart. In place.

Xiahou Dun was in a state of confusion.

This feeling is like originally thinking that the other person was trying to become the boss of the street, but it turned out that this guy actually wanted to be his cheap stepfather...

"No, no no!" 』

Xiahoudun shook his head. He felt that Fei Qian's remarks were all a ploy, and he said them deliberately just to make him confused!

"Yes, that's it!" 』

Xiahou Dun tried to strengthen his belief, but for some reason, he suddenly felt a little more lonely in his heart...

It turns out that what I value and pursue is nothing more than this in the eyes of others.

But that's it!

Xiahou Dun looked at the drink in front of him, sighed, stretched out his hand, and started to drink.

If wine is not intoxicating, everyone will get drunk. Xiahou Dun used wine to drown his sorrows, and soon he was extremely drunk.

When Fei Qian learned the news, he was discussing the next stage of work with Xun Chen, Xu Chu and others, so he simply responded that he understood it and put the matter aside.

Planting the seeds in Xiahou Dun's heart is obviously not something that can be done quickly. Only by absorbing a little bit of Xiahou Dun's own doubts and denials can it be possible to grow a towering tree that overturns Xiahou Dun's original three views. However, the use of external forces will only kill the seedlings and encourage them to grow, and the effect may not be very good.

It's like recruiting the soldiers and civilians left behind by Cao's army...

It is necessary to leave the seeds without appearing too deliberate.

A war is not easy, but what happens after the war is even more difficult than when the war is going on!

This dry and decadent dynasty of Han Dynasty has more than one disease?

Have they all been killed?

Some to be healed, some to be corrected, some to be cut.

Each one needs to be weighed by Fei Qian, and every order is a human life.

Take for example those who need treatment, some are diseases in the body, and some are diseases in the heart.

The disease on my body is relatively simple.

Like Bao Zhong's child.

Bao Zhong thought that it was his good luck that his children survived the war, but in fact, his children and other sick and injured patients were all left behind intentionally by Cao Jun!

How could there be so much good luck in this world, but it was his child who got it?

"The wounded soldiers need to be treated, and they have to be treated publicly so that other Cao soldiers can see..." Fei Qian frowned and said, "Let Pingyang prepare the herbs and increase the harvest price..."

"Will this affect the autumn harvest?" Xun Chen said from the side, "And if the price of herbal medicines is too high, it will also increase the cost of medical treatment for other people..."

Fei Qian nodded, "If you are right to remind me, the public notice must emphasize that it is only a temporary need and the price will be increased temporarily, reminding the people that they can handle it as appropriate according to their own strength." If there are some civilians who lose their roots because they are greedy for small profits... just let nature take its course, and there is no need for special care. 』

A person who is greedy for small profits and forgets the fundamentals. Even if he is persuaded to go back this time, he may not be grateful firstly, and secondly, he will not have a long memory. Maybe he will resent the persuader for losing the opportunity to get more small profits...

Fei Qian is now in a superior position. The longer time passes, the more he feels that he cannot cover everything.

Never, just like there is no absolute freedom and absolute fairness.

Every decision makes one person gain and another person lose. What Fei Potential does is to ensure that the general direction is relatively fair as much as possible, and that it ensures fairness for the vast majority of followers. As for a small number of people who cannot keep up, or have gone astray...

Xun Chen nodded and asked again: "Cao's army has many prisoners. Should we follow the previous practice and promote some of Cao's troops to surrender as auxiliary troops?" 』

Fei Qian agreed.

These things seem cumbersome, but Xun Chen must ask, unless Xun Chen gets an instruction from Fei Qian to act expediently. But now as Fei Qian, he cannot let go immediately, because now he is only building a model in Hedong in the early stage. After all, the quality of the model constructed now will also determine the quality of the future to some extent...

Xun Chen never tires of details, and so does Fei Qian.

After talking about the people's livelihood and government affairs, Xu Chucai said from the side: "My lord, now among Cao's troops, there are many rumors, saying that my lord... well, it is said that there is a habit of cannibalism in Guanzhong. If such rumors are allowed to spread, It was reported...but sending someone to explain it was ineffective..."

The reason why some people believe rumors is because they feel that the rumors are in line with their own perceptions and what they want to hear. To put it simply, it means that the three views are consistent. To invalidate rumors, it is not just about denying them, nor is it simply about issuing a notice.

Have you never eaten anyone in Guanzhong, Chang'an?

Apparently not.

And not only in Guanzhong, but also when there are natural and man-made disasters and when there is a flood of refugees, cannibalism will occur in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.

"It is a sin to be a cannibal." "If there is a famine and someone eats people in order to survive," Fei Qian said slowly, "the crime is merciful, but the evil will not be eliminated." He does not deny that there were cannibals in Guanzhong, but describes that Guanzhong is rich now... This is the fault of the superior and should not be concealed. 』

In China, every time there is trouble, there will be cannibalism.

Due to severe social famine caused by natural disasters or wars, people are forced to feed on their own kind in order to survive. This phenomenon is commonly recorded in history books. Every dynasty will suffer from cannibalism in years of great famine. Even in prosperous times, it is unavoidable. As Bai Juyi wrote in his poem, "When there is a drought in the south of the Yangtze River, people in Quzhou cannibalize people."

This is not a matter of natural disaster.

Because natural disasters happen every year, big or small, if they are dealt with properly, there will be no worries, so there are more subsequent man-made disasters. In man-made disasters, if the initiator does not receive the punishment he deserves, or is only demoted on the surface, he will quietly appear again when the storm is over. In this way, how can we avoid man-made disasters from happening again?

If there is no punishment, and if future generations are not warned by their crimes, there will be a second type of cannibal.

In order to show force and brutality, to deter ordinary people and make them dare not resist, they deliberately engage in cruel cannibalism.

Due to different purposes, the various specific manifestations of this kind of situation are different. Some people show their brutality by eating human flesh, some people believe in evil magic and eat human flesh to treat certain diseases, and some people eat the flesh of the enemy to vent their revenge because of hatred, etc. Compared with being forced to eat human flesh during the famine years, they are more barbaric and cruel.

Some people deliberately eat people who resist injustice to intimidate the people, and display their bloody bodies in front of everyone. This behavior undoubtedly greatly destroys the original foundation of the country and the order of society.

The disease on the body is simple even if it is complex, and the disease in the heart is complex even if it is simple.

"In the 15th year of Xuan Gong, Chu attacked Song. The people of Song refused to surrender. They said that they would exchange their children for food and split bones for cooking. Although the alliance under the city has the possibility of the country's death, they cannot follow it. "Fei Qian said slowly, "Now there is cannibalism again, can the country be destroyed? The people are afraid that the king will eat them, and they abandon the country and run away. What can the king do? This is a disease that has been a problem for thousands of years. If this disease can be solved, China can prosper. "