Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3498: The superior has a preference, and the subordinates must follow it.

The environment a person lives in determines whether there are more "good people" or "bad people" around him.

The good and bad people here are not good or bad in an absolute sense.

Fei Qian had heard a joke in the later generations before, saying that since a certain person became rich and famous, there were "good people" around him, so Fei Qian had expected that there would be "good people" and "bad people", but Fei Qian did not expect it to appear so soon...

This is actually not difficult to understand.

In simple terms, it is the word "interest".

Fei Qian needs to arrange and control a lot of things, including soldiers, food, land, resources, and even the family affairs of the military school generals, civil officials and military generals under his command. They may all be placed in front of Fei Qian and need Fei Qian to deal with.

But these are not difficult things. The most difficult thing is still how to adjust people's thoughts.

Just like Ma Yue.

Pang Tong's march slowed down.

The reason is not how powerful Cao Cao is, but that there is a problem inside.

Pang Tong messed with Cao Cao's mentality, and then Cao Cao responded.

Although it is normal to dig holes and fill holes in each other's pits on the battlefield, it is still very annoying when it really happens...

Fei Qian is now in Tongguan City.

Fei Qian put down the brush temporarily and rubbed his wrist that was a little sore from writing.

There are too many things.

Except for the problems on the front line, other places are relatively stable.

The pontoon bridge that was originally destroyed on the river has now been rebuilt. Through these pontoon bridges, the soldiers from Hedong will reach the south from the north of the river. The navy's ships are also constantly ferrying back and forth between the two ferry crossings of the river, transporting soldiers and supplies.

The Tongguan camp, which was originally abandoned by Cao's army on Niutouyuan, has now been reorganized and renovated, and began to fly the tricolor flag. Even if it is not used as a military camp in the later period, it will be used as a backup transit station for stockpiling supplies.

Now the connection between Guanzhong and Hedong is no longer through the north line over mountains and ridges, and it is relatively smooth. Some linen and fodder, bricks and wood shipped from Guanzhong will speed up the post-war recovery process of Hedong.

The damaged ships in the previous battles were also repaired at the ferry at Tongguan. However, even if these ships are repaired, they may not be able to keep up with the pace of the war. If you really want to use these ships, it will be next summer. Because the footsteps of heavy snow and ice in the north are gradually approaching.

These ships will be trapped by ice and snow after the ice is frozen, and people will also be trapped.

The document approved by Fei Qian now is the deployment of a large number of logistical materials.

Fei Qian has received a letter from Yinshan in the north. Snow has fallen in a large area north of Yinshan. Perhaps next month, or perhaps in just ten days, the temperature in the Hedong area will drop again.

The temperature drops very quickly in winter, and because of the geographical reasons, the temperature difference between morning and night is very large on the loess land. If some cold-resistant materials are not prepared, people may freeze to death in the middle of the night.

A large number of Cao army captives and surrendered soldiers, as well as the civilian laborers in Shandong and Heluo, need to be settled before the severe cold freezes, otherwise after the cold air moves rapidly south, these captives and surrendered soldiers who have no ability to resist the cold, and civilian laborers will definitely suffer unnecessary casualties.

It is not easy to survive the war, but they are frozen to death before the arrival of spring...

That's funny.

So at this stage, Fei Qian has a lot of things to do.

Not only the military on the front line, but also the cold-resistant materials, food and grass in the logistics are also headaches for Fei Qian.

It is necessary to mobilize more materials and food without lowering the living standards of the people in Guanzhong to meet the current needs and prepare for the possible late spring cold next year.

Maybe some people think that they just need to wait until spring, but Fei Qian doesn't think so.

This kind of thing has always been prepared.

It is always good to be more prepared, but Fei Qian was indeed not prepared for Ma Yue's problem.

The main reason was that Fei Qian did not expect such a problem to arise so soon...

In the interval between handling affairs, Fei Qian waved his hand and signaled Huang Xu to go and bring Ma Yue.

...

...

To be honest, after Ma Yue arrived at Tongguan, he regretted it a little.

Regret, but not so scared.

Ma Yue is from the north.

His father was one of the first batch of people who followed the cavalry to conquer the world.

He himself had followed the cavalry to sleep in the open air, march into the desert on snow and ice, and recapture Yinshan.

He had made contributions.

So when he came to Tongguan to meet Fei Qian, he was not so scared at first.

But Fei Qian did not meet him immediately, but left him alone...

This made Ma Yue naturally suspicious...

Not being afraid does not mean not being worried.

Every day Fei Qian did not see him, Ma Yue's confidence in his heart was reduced by one point.

His face was haggard, his eye sockets were sunken, and in just a few days, he had almost lost his shape.

His initial idea was to find an excuse for his failure, a reason, a result that would make him look less stupid, but Ma Yue didn't expect that things would get bigger and bigger.

Now, he was a little bit stuck.

If he admitted his mistakes, then it would not only be a matter of defeat...

If he insisted...

When Fei Qian's guard came to pass Ma Yue, Ma Yue couldn't help but tremble, then stood up, slapped his face hard a few times, making himself look more energetic, and then followed Fei Qian uneasily. The escort arrived under the Tongguan lobby.

The lobby of Tongguan has now become an information center. All kinds of writings and matters to be processed that were originally stored in Guanzhong, after learning that Fei Qian arrived at Tongguan, flowed like water, and truckloads of transportation came over, and then again It is taken away and distributed in a hurry.

To enter Shandong is not something that can be accomplished by shouting slogans like some people do.

From Guanzhong to Shandong, it almost spans the entire territory of China. Even if you use cavalry, regardless of logistics, it still takes twenty days to reach one. If you add infantry and logistics baggage, the consumption on the road alone is a big number. It is not enough to rely on supplies from Guanzhong alone. Sichuan, Sichuan, Longyou and other places must also be prepared. Any negligence may cause the army to run out of food halfway.

Some blindly optimistic soldiers and military academies feel that they can feed off the enemy, but these people have completely failed to consider that they are "enemies" right now, but will they still be "enemy" after they are defeated? So what impact will the original "eating" behavior have?

These things all need to be arranged and considered by Fei Qian.

Under such circumstances, what happened to Ma Yue made Fei Qian even more depressed.

This shouldn't have happened, or rather, it shouldn't have happened so early.

Fei Qian understands the complexity of people's hearts, and also knows that once there is not enough meat from the outside world, some people will start to think about eating their own people.

This is human nature and cannot be changed.

But isn’t there still meat in the outside world now?

Therefore, when Ma Yue arrived at the hall, Fei Qian deliberately asked Ma Yue to wait aside.

This wait is from noon to sunset.

The number of petty officials who were like running water was finally reduced.

Ma Yueqiang's high spirits gradually weakened under the long wait. By the time he was brought into the lobby, he had completely lost his previous high-spirited state. When he saw Fei Qian, he couldn't help but lower his head, "I'm humble... pay homage to my lord..."

Fei Qian looked at Ma Yue and said nothing for a long time, nor did he let him get up.

Fei Qian knew very well what Pang Tong meant by sending his horse over. Since his rebirth, it has become his habit to meditate alone. He likes to figure things out from different angles and analyze the motivations behind certain actions.

Pang Tong was born in Jingxiang, so no matter what Pang Tong does, he will be branded with this mark, and then we will discuss whether it is right or wrong. It is not difficult for Pang Tong to deal with Ma Yue. The difficulty lies in the fact that after he is done with it, there will definitely be all kinds of discussions and analysis by the big man's keyboard warrior, standing on a high place with his hands on his hips and pointing. If it is handled lightly, it will not work. If it is handled seriously, it will also be difficult to handle.

Ma Yue failed to advance and lost his troops and generals.

This crime may be considered big or small.

But Ma Yue's most serious problem was that after his failure, in order to find a reason for himself to escape guilt, he falsely accused Zhang Liao of having a deal with Cao Cao, deliberately stopped the army in Hangu, and let Cao Cao go!

This reminded Fei Qian of later generations saying that Guan Yu let Cao Cao go...

Then a bunch of people commented on whether Guan Yu should let Cao Cao go. Those who supported the release and those who opposed it spat at each other and explained their reasons, but no one cared to find out the truth.

Cao Cao did leave from Huarong Road, but it had nothing to do with whether Guan Yu let him go or not.

The actual situation in history is that Cao Cao escaped quickly and Guan Yu didn't catch up. There is no question of letting him go or not!

So the current matter is actually somewhat similar to "Guan Yu manipulates Cao Cao".

When Zhang Liao arrived at Hangu Pass, Cao Cao had already begun to retreat. No matter whether Zhang Liao arrived, Pang Tong arrived, or Fei Qian arrived, Cao Cao's retreat trend would not change. ’ It doesn’t matter at all.

Ma Yue was arrogant and arrogant, did not listen to Pang Tong's dissuasion, and did not do a good job in early investigation, which led to Cao Cao's ambush. From this perspective, Ma Yue was guilty. But just from the perspective of the responsibility of the defeated army, Ma Yue's crime will not lead to death. The military order was indeed issued by Ma Yue, but in fact, there were not many people who directly beheaded people in accordance with the military order. Generally speaking, most of them take punitive measures such as demotion and dismissal. This has been true at all times and in all countries. There is nothing to say.

But Ma Yue's behavior of biting Zhang Liao was very bad...

"Why is it said that Zhang Wenyuan indulged the enemy?" 』

Fei Qian asked.

Fei Qian could understand why Ma Yue did what he did, but understanding didn't mean he could agree.

No matter whether it is ancient or modern, China or foreign countries, such people must be indispensable.

Just like when the American capitalists tried to lower wages and once again squeezed the labor force, some people refused, but there will definitely be people wagging their tails at the capitalists, saying that if they don't want to do it, I will do it, and I will do it cheaper! Just give me as much as you want! When others accuse this kind of person, this kind of person will definitely say plausibly that he has no work and no food to eat, regardless of whether the capitalist will lower the remuneration of everyone else because of this!

It is harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself.

Therefore, Ma Yue's behavior must be dealt with, but how to deal with it? Pang Tong has no regulations and can only send it to Fei Qian.

When Fei Qian asked Ma Yue, he was not asking what "evidence" Ma Yue had, but to give Ma Yue another chance. However, it was obvious that Ma Yue was not smart enough. He thought Fei Qian did not understand the actual situation...

"Zhang Wenyuan received a letter from Cao Cao before!" Ma Yue stared and said, "If he had no contact or friendship with Cao Cao, how could Cao Cao write any letters to him?" ! Also, this time, Thief Cao specially gave Zhang Wenyuan a jade belt! Everyone has seen these things! This is not nonsense! 』

Fei Qian was speechless.

Is this considered the support of the Han Dynasty?

Or why did he hit you instead of others?

etc.

Fei Qian frowned.

He suddenly thought of another question.

He is the one in power now, and he is very clear about this so-called "help or not" or "it's you" problem. Could it be said that the ruling class of the later generations of Mi Emperor cannot see clearly and cannot investigate it?

Sometimes you say you can't find out, but you're actually just farting.

Just like a bicycle lost somewhere in later generations, some people will never find it again, while others can find it within three days and return it intact. Why can't some people find it, while others can find it so easily?

It's not terrible to lose your car, nor to lose your face. What's terrible is to just continue to throw it away so numbly.

Is it really that difficult to find the truth?

I'm afraid that more often than not, it's a question of whether you want it or not.

Therefore, all the "help or not", and "it's you", and the "don't fight back" punishment, in the final analysis, are accidental, and there are also factors of local officials' mutual protection and favor. But after the incident, it is even more The high-level cold treatment, as well as the method of keeping the lid closed and not open to the public, can also be a manifestation of class will in some aspects.

Stability and harmony.

Are what Ma Yue said true?

Yes.

It must be true, Cao Cao did send letters and jade belts to Zhang Liao.

But Ma Yue is not alone in concealing one fact from another.

Just like in history, whether Guan Yu really let Cao Cao go is not the focus.

Because no one in the ruling class can guarantee that they will one day take Huarong Road...

The butt curtain should be covered or should be covered.

As the saying goes, if the superiors do something good, the subordinates must follow it.

otherwise……

Therefore, Pang Tong probably had the same intention when he sent his horse over.

Pang Tong didn't know whether Fei Qian wanted to "help or not"...

Thinking of this, Fei Qian's headache became more and more severe, and he couldn't help but reach out and rub it.

Fei Qian looked at Ma Yue.

Ma Yue gradually shrank his neck under Fei Qian's gaze.

Fei Qian pondered for a moment and said slowly: "In the past, Fei Wuji said to Chuzi, "Jian and Wu She will rebel outside Fang City. They think they are like Song and Zheng, and Qi and Jin are also supporting each other. , It will harm Chu." In terms of future events, it is Wuji who trapped Wushe. Let me ask you, why was Wuji trapped in Wushe? 』

"I didn't..." Ma Yue subconsciously wanted to distinguish.

Fei Qian stretched out his hand to signal Ma Yue to calm down, "I'm talking too much... I'm just discussing the matter..."

Many dramas in later generations adapted Fei Wuji and Wu She into various grievances and grievances, but in fact, there was no direct grievances between the two of them at the beginning.

Later, the reason why Fei Wuji framed Wu She was just because he was afraid. The reason why Fei Wuji was afraid was because he felt that Prince Jian should not respect Wu She and ignore Fei Wuji, so Fei Wuji deliberately disgusted Prince Jian and tricked the King of Chu into marrying Meng Ying instead of a Qi State official. The woman pretended to be Meng Ying and married Prince Jian.

This matter is obviously harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself.

And it’s impossible to cover the lid forever and hide the truth...

Later, when the matter was exposed, Fei Wuji was worried that Prince Jian would retaliate against him because of this incident, so he spoke ill of Prince Jian in front of King Chu Ping every day, and also dealt with Wu She...

And in this whole incident, was King Chu Ping really completely deceived by Fei Wuji?

Definitely not.

From a certain point of view, King Chu Ping must have felt that he was also doing it for the "stability" and "harmony" of Chu State. After all, King Chu Ping was not old yet and could still marry a lovely wife and have children. The prince was young and strong, so it was inevitable that there would be I have some ideas that I shouldn’t have, so I borrowed money from Wuji to beat Prince Edward. Is there anything wrong with that?

Fei Wuji framed Prince Jian and Wu She again and again, which was extremely abominable, but King Chu Ping's ambiguous attitude and attitude in handling things were the real root cause of the eventual civil strife in Chu and the suffering of the people.

As for the remarks that were deceived by villains, they are actually either stupid or they are being held back for bad reasons.

Fei Qian didn't want to be a fool, nor did he want to hold back his bad feelings, so he told Ma Yue straightforwardly about King Chu Ping and Fei Wuji...

"You think, judging from the past, what happened to Zhang Wenyuan..." Fei Qian looked at Ma Yue and asked, "Who is right and who is wrong?" Who is King Ping of Chu and who is Fei Wuji? 』

After hearing this, Ma Yue's face turned white and blue for a while. After staying for a moment, he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "My lord... you deserve to be humbled by your humble position... you are guilty of your humble position..."

Fei Qian watched Ma Yue kowtow on the ground, and soon cut his forehead to pieces. The blood was stained on the stone slabs on the ground. He thought for a moment and signaled Huang Xu to help Ma Yue up.

"You should be glad that the big mistake has not been made!" Fei Qian said in a deep voice, "You should be glad that Pang Lingjun never listened to you, and I didn't offend others with your words!" If the rebel army kills generals because of what you said, you will be responsible for hundreds of deaths! 』

Ma Yue fell down and confessed again.

Fei Qian looked at Ma Yue, "Since you know your crime, how can you atone for it?"

Ma Yue kowtowed, "I am willing to sacrifice my life, charge into battle, and die on the battlefield to atone for my sins!"

Fei Qian tapped the table with his hands a few times, nodded, and shook his head, "Since you are like this, you can't be in the same army with Zhang Wenyuan... You can choose the Western Region or the Snow Region... But before that, you still need to do something..."

"Please tell me, my lord." Ma Yue replied.

"Go find Zhang Wenyuan and bear the responsibility in front of the army."

"Ah? This..."

Fei Qian's eyes turned cold, "Don't want to?"

"I... I obey your order..."