Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2497 I don't know

  Why do people live?

   It is estimated that many people will not think about this question.

  A shepherd boy.

   asked: "What are you doing herding sheep?" 』

  Answer: "Make money." 』

   asked: "What do you do to earn money?" 』

  Answer: "Marry a daughter-in-law." 』

   asked: "Why do you marry a daughter-in-law?" 』

  Answer: "Give birth to a baby." 』

   asked: "Why do you have a baby?" 』

  Answer: "Help the sheep!" 』

   This is the answer given by the most ordinary people to the question of why they are alive.

   Just like the people of Yingchuan, they don't know why they are alive, and they also don't know why natural disasters and man-made disasters have happened to them again and again, and then ruthlessly bullied them, tortured them, and destroyed them. And they, like moths one by one, jumped on the flames of war, and then turned into a wisp of green smoke, leaving no trace.

  Yingchuan, heavy fog.

  Among the hazy mist, a group of people walked out.

  This group of people, although wearing custom-made costumes that look like soldiers, can clearly feel that these are not soldiers, but similar to soldiers, or they were originally ordinary people, and then they put on soldier costumes.

   Moreover, the so-called soldier costumes do not have armor like soldiers, but just red and black battle robes, and if you look closely, you can see some differences.

   This is just an imitation of the big man's shirt, no matter in terms of fabric or style, they are very different.

  The battle robes are imitations, and these "soldiers" are naturally imitations.

  Of course, for ordinary people, they can't tell the difference.

  『Wangjiazhai is ahead...』

  『Let’s go! Don't stop ahead! 』

  『Move faster! 』

  『…』

   Noisy voices sounded in the queue. Although some captains seemed to be organizing the formation, there was no sign of order at all, and it even became more scattered because of the unevenness of the road.

  In order to avoid the puddles on the dirt road, someone spread his feet and jumped left and right. Instead, he slipped his foot and fell down with a groan. He was immediately covered in yellow muddy water.

  The farmers working outside Wangjiazhai couldn't help laughing when they saw this, as if they saw a well-dressed gentleman stepping on a banana peel, but before they were happy, they realized that something was wrong...

   This group of people rushed directly to the Wangjiazhai on the hillside.

  『What are these people... going to do? A farmer in the field lowered his **** and leaned on it with both hands, asking.

  『I don’t know…』The same blank answer.

   Soon, the noise in the village seemed to indicate some problems. The farmers working outside looked around, put down their work one after another, and subconsciously followed into the village.

  The noisy voice gradually became louder, and then mixed with crying.

  『It seems to be Wang Laosan’s side...』

"Walk! Check it out! 』

   When these farmers arrived, they saw the soldiers of this group dragging Wang Laosan while tying Wang Laosan with ropes.

  『What are you doing? What are you going to do? 』

  『Daddy! Woooo...Daddy...」

  『The child's father! 』

   A large mess.

  The outer circle is a group of people from Wangjiazhai standing and staring.

"What's wrong? 』

"have no idea. 』

  『Did you commit a crime? 』

"have no idea. 』

  『Then what do you know? 』

"…have no idea. 』

  The leader of the soldiers in the field shouted: "Scatter! spread out! What are you doing around? 』

  『No, why are you arresting Wang Laosan? Among the crowd, someone finally asked to come out.

  『Stop minding your own business! The captain stared, "The superior ordered to arrest him!" 』

  『Then why did you arrest the boss? ’ someone asked again.

"how could I know? This is the top to catch! It's not that I want to catch it! ”The captain was impatient, and pointed to the place where the voice came from among the crowd, “Do you also want to be arrested together? Ok? ! Attempt to disobey the order? Ok? ! 』

  『…』The crowd fell silent.

   It’s not here to catch me anyway…

   Or, thankfully not catch me...

   Seeing that everyone was silent, the captain of the **** became more and more arrogant, his eyes widened, and he yelled viciously: "Get out of the way!" If you don't let me go, I will arrest you together! Don't get in the way! Those who stand in the way will also be arrested for disobeying the order! 』

Some timid people shrank to the side when they heard the sound. Even if these people were not standing in the road, those people standing in the road saw that their surroundings were thinner, so they couldn't stand anymore. stepped aside.

  The captain waved his arms arrogantly, threatening the people behind, "Be honest! Disobedience to the order will not have good fruit for you! go! take away! 』

   A group of soldiers dragged Wang Laosan out.

  Wang Laosan was tied up, his mouth was gagged with a rag, and he was staggeringly pulled by the rope, pulling at the back of the queue.

   I walked through the field ridge, the dirt road, the official road, and then came to a small post station.

  The captain triumphantly stepped forward to hand in the order. "Report to the head of the pavilion, man, we have captured it!" 』

  『Understood, bring people up! The head of the pavilion nodded, then stretched out his arms, lifted his sleeves up, and shouted to Wang Laosan who was escorted up, "Wang Laosan! You committed a crime, do you know that? ! Say! Yesterday morning, who did you meet at the market, and what did you talk about? Who did they talk to? And then went there again? All honestly! Otherwise, don't blame me for serving you! 』

   Wang Laosan hesitated.

   "Oh..." The captain finally came to his senses, stepped forward and tore off the rag covering Wang Laosan's mouth.

  『Cough cough cough...』 Because of being blocked for too long, Wang Laosan coughed and panted violently, curled up on the ground like a skinned sheep, and couldn't even bark.

"Oh? The head of the pavilion sneered, "Are you still stubborn? Come on! Hit ten whips before asking! 』

  The captain smiled grimly and took the whip from his subordinates.

He likes this link the most. When he sees the helpless guy howling under his whip, and sees that his whip is bloody, he is excited, and feels that his hand is not just a simple one. A whip also represents something that makes him speechless, but makes him as excited as if he climbed into the sky...

"one! 』

"what…"

"two! Three, four, ha ha...」

  Wang Laosan rolled on the ground, trying to avoid it by twisting his body, but how could he escape?

  Where the cowhide whip was drawn, it immediately became red and swollen, and blood seeped out, staining the grayish-yellow ground red.

"stop! stop! The pavilion chief stretched out his hand and shouted, then lowered his voice, "Didn't you say ten lashes?" Why are you fighting endlessly? 』

  『Uh…』The captain froze for a moment, 『I couldn’t help it… No, he was the one who hid here and there. If he didn’t hide, I wouldn’t forget to count! 』

  『Okay, let’s not make an example! 』The head of the pavilion waved his hand, and asked the question just now again.

  Wang Laosan was panting violently, with snot and tears on his face.

  『Still honest? The head of the pavilion threatened, "Are you going to be beaten again?" 』

"No! No, no..." Boss Wang shouted, "I don't know, I don't know..."

  『Don’t know yet? The head of the pavilion said contemptuously, "I have already received orders from the superiors. Someone reported that you openly preached disobedient words and slandered Prime Minister Cao at the Wang Family Gathering the day before yesterday..."

  『I have never been to the Wang Family Collection! 』

  『I didn’t say you went today, I meant you went the day before yesterday...』

  『I didn’t go the day before yesterday either! I didn't go yesterday either! ’ Wang Laosan shouted. With a sincere expression, "I really didn't go!" I haven't gone out for ten days! All in the fields! My family... No, people in the village can testify! I'm all in the stockade! I haven't been anywhere for the past ten days! 』

  The pavilion chief was taken aback for a moment.

  There seems to be something wrong with this situation.

  Wang Laosan spoke with such certainty that it didn't look like he was lying. After all, it is easy to find a witness. If you can see and testify in a village, and the possibility of colluding confession in advance is not very great...

   Inevitably, it will be a little difficult.

  『Have you ever been to the Wang Family Collection? ’ the pavilion chief asked again.

  『I’ve never been there before! ”Wang Laosan repeatedly kowtowed, expressing his injustice, “Really not! If I tell a lie, let the heavens strike me with lightning! 』

  The head of the pavilion looked up at the sky.

  The fog gradually dissipated, and the sky was clear and transparent.

  The head of the pavilion beckoned to the captain, and then the two walked aside.

  The head of the pavilion lowered his voice, "Let me ask you, where did you arrest him?" 』

  『Wang Family Village! 』

"Hi! It's Li's village! 』

"what? ! 』

  『The order from above is from Li’s village! 』

"plum? Li's village? 』

"Ok. 』

  『No, this, what, why is it Li’s Village? The third son of the Li family village? Shouldn't Wang Laosan be in Wang's village? 』

  『The order from above is Li’s village! How do I know why it is the third son of the Li family's village! 』

  『…』X2

  The captain and the pavilion chief turned their heads secretly, glanced at the third son of the Wang family village on the other side, and then turned their heads at the same time, and got together.

  『Then what about this...how about this? 』

  『…』The head of the pavilion was silent for a while, 『What else can I do? I've caught them all... Lock them up first and then talk... After all, what if you can't catch the third son of the Li family's village? At that time, it’s really not going to work, so just put this on top…”

"high! Just do it! ’ The captain stretched out two thumbs and praised, ‘Great! You are so tall! 』

  …(o▽)bb…

   Something happened to Yingyin, and the county officials around Yingchuan were scared out of their wits.

   Or rather, moving...

  Yingyin county magistrate and county magistrate, a large group of people, their heads fell to the ground.

  These people quickly disregarded all kinds of ties, and immediately began to sing praises for Cao Cao.

   This is the case on the surface.

  『No one can speak ill of Prime Minister Cao! 』

  『No one can criticize the government! 』

  『Anyone who dares to talk about Yingyin will be arrested! 』

  『Anyone who spreads rumors must be severely punished! 』

   During the clamor, all the county guards and thieves Cao are all dispatched!

   Do you want to have a meal? It's not shabby.

  The shabby ones are those who throw **** into the pot while making dinner.

  In order to prove that they have never thrown shit, these people began to grit their teeth and assign deadly tasks to the staff below, that is, the kind of tasks that you have to do if you want to do it, or do it if you don’t do it, no matter whether you can do it or not.

   This point is also a tradition in China's political arena. When I first had time, I didn't bother to explain it. Later, when the situation was urgent, I didn't have time to explain it, so I didn't explain it at all.

During normal operation, everyone is peaceful, peaceful, peaceful, smooth, and everything is so beautiful, but only in an emergency can we distinguish what is the real bottom line. What is the appropriate model, and what can better ensure the survival of the people.

   Is it to protect the "people" or the "public"?

   These are two completely different concepts in Dahan.

  But there are still people who can't tell the difference, or even where they should stand?

  Behind the superficial respect for Cao Cao, obeying orders, and even defending Cao Cao's reputation at all costs, there are still some ulterior things hidden, like the darkness under the light.

  Amidst the gloom, demons and ghosts gather together to discuss countermeasures with each other.

  After taking off the outer human skin robe, it was like Lucifer dropped his camouflage white feathers, revealing his fleshy wings.

  『Put on Xiahou’s clothes! To beat people, to kill, to set fire to the surrounding villages and fields! 』

  『And the flag! Flags are also important! Let people see that it is Xiahou's flag! 』

"right! I heard that Xiahou soldiers will come here soon! Be quick! Before they arrive, first mess up the market, as well as the countryside and villages! 』

  『We have no way to compete with them, we can only compete with them after raising those heads! 』

  『Rice is stuck, the caravan is out of service! Let’s just say that these spies in the caravan relationship cannot be let go until they are thoroughly investigated, and they are not allowed to transport a single grain of rice! 』

  『Yes! Since they don't want us to live well, we're going to be in chaos! 』

  『The world is in chaos! 』

  So, almost quickly, two kinds of information spread like crazy.

They "maintained" Cao Cao's reputation indiscriminately without reason, and encouraged ordinary people to report to each other, and even fabricated unwarranted reports, and put them in jail after arrest. Anyway, the point is not to really maintain Cao Cao's reputation. It's to show that I'm doing something and working hard.

During the day, these county soldiers and county soldiers will wear formal clothes, and then solemnly declare that there is no chaos, no panic, everything is stable, everything is under control, don't believe those rumors, don't listen to them Those rumors, those are all false!

  『What rumor? ’ Some people were puzzled, ‘What happened recently? 』

  『Aha? You don't know? 』

"have no idea. 』

   Immediately, the enthusiastic "people" began to talk vividly, and at the end they would definitely add a sentence, "It is said that this is a rumor, don't believe it..."

  The people who heard this swallowed their saliva, rolled their eyes a few times, and wanted to ask more details, but saw that the enthusiastic people had already left.

"what did he say? what do you know 』Another person came over.

  『I know...you don’t know? 』

"I have no idea. 』

  『Oh, let me tell you…』

  So, the news that those Yingchuan people died by hundreds, or even tens of thousands, spread like this, and spread all the way to Guanzhong.

   Naturally, the same spread to Xu County, to Shangshutai, and to Cao Cao, Xun Yu and Guo Jia.

  Guo Jia smiled, and put the information in his hands on the table one by one, and muttered in a teasing tone:

  『Look, this is to say that Xiahou’s subordinates robbed people’s property in the street, smashed it with their hands, and killed and injured people...There are four witnesses and two victims, which can be evidence...』

  『Look, this is to say that Qingzhou soldiers robbed caravans in the countryside, bought and sold them by force, bullied and raped civilian women... There is no doubt that the Qingzhou accent is spoken! 』

  『Look, this means...』

  Every time Guo Jia read a letter, Xun Yu's face turned pale.

  『So, do you still protect them? ’Guo Jia patted the information on the table, and then slightly turned to Cao Cao’s direction, ‘Where are the Qingzhou soldiers stationed under the lord’s command? Don't you know? Even Qingzhou soldiers came to Yingchuan to plunder the caravan? Not to mention looting property, but also **** and looting! This matter... tsk tsk, and there just happened to be a witness... and it was left alive... tsk tsk...』

  『…』 Xun Yu's face was extremely pale.

  『The military discipline of Qingzhou soldiers is indeed not good. ’ Guo Jia cupped his hands to Cao Cao, while Cao Cao squinted his eyes and waved his hands, expressing that it’s okay, ‘Even if Qingzhou soldiers really did this thing...I’m just assuming, if they really did it, naturally they should be arrested, they should Punishment, should be killed! But the question is... is it supposed to be hyped at this point in time? 』

  『What should I do now? Keep the autumn harvest! Stabilize the hearts of the people! 』

  『In the current situation, what are these people doing? 』

  『Look at these censors, these doctors, all of them are righteous, and they seem to be pleading for the people, but what are they doing? 』

  『Look, this book says that Xiahou soldiers burned Zhuanghe and looted villages! Do you think these soldiers of the Xiahou Clan are really that stupid? Can't even tell what should be the focus at the moment? 』

"and also…"

   Xun Yu closed his eyes, "Stop talking. 』

  In the Shangshutai Festival Hall, there was a moment of silence.

  Outside the festival hall, the sky is clear and the wind is light and the clouds are calm.

  Cao Cao raised his head and stroked his beard slightly, wondering what he was thinking.

  Guo Jia slowly stacked up the censor's impeachment forms one after another, like bricks and stones on a city wall, or like a tall tower.

  『These guys are not cooked well...when there is meat to eat, he smiles at you. When there is no meat to eat, he will pounce on you and bite your meat! You think they are loyal, turning around meekly under your feet, hehe, they are just thinking about which piece of meat on your body is more delicious! 』

  『Only like this…』Guo Jia gently pushed the stacked watches, and they collapsed and scattered all over the place, 『It’s time to collect the net! 』

   These matters were originally planned by Cao Cao and Guo Jia.

  Holding Yin Yin high and lightly, in fact, it can also be called leading a snake out of its hole...

  Xun Yu turned around and bowed down to Cao Cao, kowtowed to the ground, "My lord... this matter, let me do it..."

  Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then stepped forward to help Xun Yu up, "Wen Ruo, I won't make things difficult for you, don't worry, just pretend you don't know anything..."

  (end of this chapter)