Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1228 Popular support is available

  The rapid changes in the current situation in the world often make people dizzy. Even Fei Qian, who is a descendant, feels the danger and cruelty of the ups and downs.

In the Han Dynasty, although Guanzhong was not very stable, it was not enough to go to pick chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and see the leisurely state of Nanshan leisurely, but it is normal to be in a daze or hold a banquet, even if a day has passed. Since the arrival of General Zhengxi, the rhythm has suddenly become a little weird, especially for the gentry in the Han Dynasty who are used to a slow life. One after another, the rapid change of the front foot just after the back foot, The remaining gentry nobles in the pass couldn't breathe.

  General Zhengxi is here.

  General Zhengxi is gone...

   General Zhengxi is dead?

   General Zhengxi is alive!

  What the **** is going on?

   Even the gentry who passed on the scriptures to their families, and the scholars who pay attention to etiquette, in such a dazzling transformation, they will inevitably have slander. Especially when I saw General Fei Qian of Zhengxi with his own eyes, passing through Longyou all the way in a high-profile way, the disturbing atmosphere that permeated the Guanzhong was suddenly like a smog meeting a scorching sun. The moment was torn apart and blown away by the brilliance brought by the extremely dazzling Fei Qian!

Especially after seeing the soldiers and horses led by General Fei Qian of Zhengxi, those who originally wanted to take advantage of the accident of General Feiqian of Zhengxi to do something, suddenly fell silent , seems to be a little lucky, I feel that I didn't do any action, it is the most correct, I completely forgot that just a few days ago, I was still jumping in a hurry to express that I didn't go to find some foreign aid like Guanzhong Zheng's earlier...

  Of course, there are still some people who are still a little unconvinced even now. With some forbearance, they continue to squat down and wait and see the changes in Guanzhong, and even Beihanzhong and other areas.

The Zheng family from Guanzhong originally jumped out. Although they said that there were not many followers, everyone now knows that in this contest, it is obvious that General Fei Qian of Zhengxi has the upper hand. As for any other changes in the future, No one can say for sure, but one thing is certain, that is, the ending of the Zheng family in Guanzhong is not optimistic.

   Feiqian, while sitting in Zuo Fengyi, controlled the government affairs of Guanzhong soldiers and horses, and at the same time sent Zhao Yun to lead some troops northward to chase Huchuquan who fled northward. Although Fei Qian was still a little worried about the situation in the North, but before Guanzhong was completely stabilized, it was still inappropriate for him to leave this shining sign.

As for Tai Shici, Chen Hao, and Chen Gong who have newly defected and made great contributions to defending the city of Linjin, Fei Qian can't treat them badly either. The relief supplies transferred from Jing Zhaoyin have been sent to Linjin in a steady stream these days. Come on, as for those gentry Haoyou in Guanzhong who were not involved in the Zheng family incident, they also sent their family members to send some supplies more or less, just like a blood transfusion, to prop up the dilapidated Linjin City at once. Recovered from a near-death state.

Of course, the reddish-brown soil beside the city, the corpses that have not been completely subdued, and the dilapidated houses that have not been restored still remind everyone that death has just gone away, or in other words, just left a little bit temporarily, and still Hovering around like a carrion vulture.

  Longyou has Li Ru and Jia Xu, two full-fledged people staring at him, and Han Sui is now considered a hidden card that has not been played, so Longyou is not a big problem for the time being.

The biggest threat in Hanzhong was Shuzhong, but Liu Yan died of illness. After Liu Zhang came to power, he was too young to suppress it. Before he was full-fledged, he would never be able to escape Fei Qian's assistance, and the assistance from Jingxiang was almost here, so Hanzhong was relatively stable at this time and did not need too much attention.

Guanzhong Sanfu, fortunately Fei Qian arrived in time, and controlled the entire war on the front line of Linjin. The fields of Jing Zhaoyin and You Fufeng to the west were not harmed by soldiers, and more than half of this autumn's harvest was preserved. It made Fei Qian breathe a sigh of relief. It's just that before the Guanzhong is completely stabilized, Fei Qian still can't do other actions. After all, Fei Qian is like a needle of Dinghai. If he leaves him, who knows what demon moth will come out.

  So, after going around and going around, the Pingyang area of ​​Beiping, which was originally the most stable, is now facing greater threats and challenges...

After Huchuquan ran away, Fei Qian was worried that Huchuquan would take the risk of bypassing Linjin and pounce on the hinterland of Guanzhong, so he specially dispatched scouts, not only to investigate the entire Linjin area, but also to the surrounding area hundreds of miles away However, the facts proved that Hu Chuquan was not a desperate gambler, but just fled to the north, and he had no intention of dying. This made Fei Qian put down some worries, and added new worries.

And Beipingyang is not like Chang'an Sanfu. Although it is far away from the political and economic center at present, after more than a hundred years of operation in the Western Han Dynasty, many county towns are high and deep. No matter how bad it is, there are some that can It can be regarded as a powerful pass military stronghold or something, but Pingyang is not even considered a strong city. The most important thing is the excellent fields around Pingyang that have been reclaimed for many years, as well as the school palace and workshops in the north of Pingyang. Of course, there are people in Binh Duong...

  But now, no matter how eager you are, it is useless. What should be done first must be done first.

   For example, murder.

  Autumn is refreshing.

   Good time to officially kill.

   Having said that, just like human mating can happen in any season, killing people doesn’t need to consider the time and climate. As for the saying that prisoners should be killed in autumn...

   It's just a matter of habit.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the population was sparse. During the Warring States Period, prisoners served as death squads. The pre-Qin Dynasty was relatively short. Only the Han Dynasty began with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. What kind of relationship between heaven and man was emphasized, leading the public to recognize that there is a mysterious connection between human beings and heaven and earth. Therefore, All human behaviors must conform to the will of heaven. The establishment of officials and the establishment of systems must not only be in harmony with the will of heaven, but also punishment and pardon must not violate the will of heaven. Spring and summer are the seasons for the growth of all things, and autumn and winter are the seasons for killing and hiding. Therefore, from that time on, Confucianists believed that the relationship between heaven and man is the order and law of the entire universe, and the judiciary of the natural world should also adapt to the will of heaven. According to the four o'clock.

  Fajin of the Han Dynasty stipulated that criminal killings could only be carried out in autumn and winter, and that criminal killings were not allowed after the beginning of spring. Later generations of the Tang and Song Dynasties also continued such regulations, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties were similar.

   Missed a Yuan Dynasty?

hehe…

   They kill people based on their mood.

  However, whether it is the Han Dynasty or the later dynasties, treason and criminals are all executed without delay.

  Dozens of riders were in the front, and the infantry was in the rear. The flags were unfurled, and the queue was dense. They escorted a long group of prison cars. They drove from Anpingfang and walked slowly in the streets near the center of the city.

Although Linjin City has experienced the flames of war, the main street in the center is still intact. The wheels of prison carts are crushed on the bluestone ground, accompanied by horseshoe kicks and armored weapons colliding with each other. The voice of crying and shouting seemed extremely lethargic and cruel.

  Before the queue, there was a figure with a slightly haggard face. It was Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi, the prefect of Zuo Fengyi who had stood guard in Linjin City for many days. After the brutal baptism of war, the current Xu Shu is a little less refined and a little more tough, completely parting ways with that romantic literati line.

  Xu Shu sat on the horseback and moved forward slowly. He was Zuo Fengyi's prefect, so he was naturally the leader of the local military and civil affairs. The first big guillotine under Linjin City was naturally opened by him.

On both sides of the street, there are guards from Zhengxi soldiers in armor. They can only hear the sound of the procession and the sound of cursing or pain from inside the prison car. On the contrary, the rest of the crowd standing on both sides dare not make any noise at all. Even the voice of speaking is very thin.

  This group of Guanzhong nobles who are almost rotting to the end...

  Xu Shu glanced at these people indifferently from the corner of his eye, then raised his head to look at the top of the tower. Under the three-color battle flag, there was a figure standing in front of him, his gaze intertwined in the air.

   Fei Qian nodded slightly.

  Kill it.

  Yang Jun surrendered, Zheng Gan naturally became an extra gift, and fell into Fei Qian's hands.

But today, it was not Zheng Gan who was killed first, but the big Wang family who was planning to cooperate with Zheng Gan in Anpingfang in the city, including all his clansmen in Wubao outside the city, there are still two hundred and three Sixteen people were alive, including 125 males, 91 females, and 22 underage children. Today, they were executed together and went to Huangquan Road.

   Kill them all.

  As for those servants and private soldiers, they have already taken a step ahead, and the tenants outside the city basically act as cannon fodder in the approaching siege battle, and there are not many left.

  Fei Qian originally had the idea of ​​killing only the males and leaving the women and children behind, but was categorically blocked by Xu Shu's words—"Three clans must be punished for treason!"

Yes.

  It can only be so.

Otherwise, the profit of this rebellion is too high, and the cost is too low, it will attract wave after wave of people to jump on it, and in the end, Feiqian will be busy dealing with the internal rebellion, and how will he have the energy to deal with external opponents ?

Near the city gate, the people whose houses had been stripped away to guard the city, when Xu Shu escorted the long prison car team of the Wang clan passed by, suddenly rushed to the side of the prison car, cursing angrily, while throwing the mud in their hands. and gravel were thrown into the prison cart...

It's very simple. Fei Qian sent some people to help the people whose houses were demolished to clean up the wreckage, and promised to rebuild new houses for these people. After a little guidance, he explained the cause of the war in Linjin City this time. , and even the chief culprit of the displacement of these people was pushed to the head of the Wang family in the city.

  So there is this scene in front of me.

In fact, it was not the Wang family who pulled the houses of these people, and strictly speaking, the Wang family did nothing, but provided some food for the private soldiers of the Zheng family who were ambushing in the city. Blade, because the inspections in Anpingfang were too tight, there was no chance to send it out, not to mention that Tai Shici discovered it early, and when the murder came to the door, the Wang family was still in a daze and did not react...

Fei Qian looked at the waves of extremely angry people. While crying and cursing, he threw the stones and dirt in his hands on the faces of the Wang clan members in the prison car, hitting them so badly that their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. Blood came out from the smash, gurgling out along the opening, all over his face.

The angry people who came suddenly like a raging wave frightened the old and young Wang family who were waving their arms pointing at the sky in the prison car, cursing, yelling, and even crying miserably with their children in their arms. The clods of soil, gravel, mud, and rotten wood were thrown like heaven, and even the old Mrs. Wang, who was originally the most rigid, even if his throat was slashed all the way, was still scolding, and was covered by a few pieces of mud. When he reached his face, he was hit on the head by several stones one after another. He couldn't maintain the original strong posture any longer, and could only curl up in the corner of the prison car with his head in his arms.

  What is public grievances, that's it.

Those Guanzhong gentry who were standing on both sides of the street, and there were still some chirping and chattering noises, now also closed their mouths at the same time, and stared at the people in Linjin City like madmen with wide eyes. They once thought that Baiding, the head of Guizhou, was insignificant.

  These grassroots people are great, but they are also ignorant, and they are also easy to divert the focus of attention...

  Because they have the least information, what they know is only what the upper class is willing to let them know, which makes them basically unable to think about problems from a collective level and a higher position. For them, which country is closer to home?

  Fei Qian remembered reading some serious novels in later generations, one of which was a novel written by Erich Maria Remarque called All Quiet on the Western Front.

"All Quiet on the Western Front" is very long, but the core of its theme can be summarized into one sentence. In the face of national interests, the vast majority of individuals are the objects of being used, hypnotized, deceived, and sacrificed. Interestingly, these The individual is always foolish, always easily fooled, and repeats the same mistakes over and over again.

   "Kill them! Kill these traitors!" Among the angry people in Linjin City, someone shouted loudly.

   Immediately, more voices rang out, gradually converging into one sentence, as if doing so would relieve their pain and bring their hearts into balance.

   "Kill 'em! Kill 'em! Kill 'em!"

  The people of Linjin threw mud and gravel, waved their fists, and their faces were full of angry and distorted expressions. They shouted loudly one by one, like a surging tide, rushing wave after wave on the prison car.

   Fei Qian looked up at the sky, took a long breath, let it out slowly, and then waved his hand.

  This is the popular opinion.

   And popular, available.

  (end of this chapter)