Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2515 Not all folk songs are loud

Its daybreak.

  Black smoke rose everywhere, and there were still some embers.

  The streets are full of soldiers of the Cao family, as well as all kinds of people who are being guarded here and there.

  Cao Cao slowly urged the horse forward.

  The huge Chinese characters on the red banner behind him seemed to be jumping out of the sea of ​​blood.

Sometimes, a person's IQ is not a fixed value, but a value that fluctuates up and down. When it reaches the upper limit, or exceeds the upper limit, of course it will make others feel amazing and admired, but sometimes it falls to The lower limit, even when it falls below the lower limit, is also incredible.

How could this be?

  How can you not understand such a simple thing?

  For example, resisting a bamboo pole to enter the city gate, you must enter sideways.

   This is not surprising at all.

  Except for a few congenital problems, the reason why most people's IQ has dropped to the lower limit, or even negative, is often four words, "benevolence makes wisdom faint".

  It’s like the Han Dynasty now, it can be said that the princes are fighting and the people are suffering. Don’t these people know how to work together to tide over the difficulties?

  Understood, I can talk about big principles better than anyone else, but when I see some benefits, I forget everything.

  Students are stupid, they can use their brains to think and do everything they can to play tricks. It is true that they cannot be called stupid, but from the perspective of the whole world, these people are extremely mentally handicapped.

  In history, there are heroes and bears in the speckled history. It makes people feel the heroism of heroes, but also laments the shortsightedness of bears.

   This was the case in the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and even the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

   Royal Street is here.

  Cao Cao looked up.

  Cao Cao knows that he is not a good person, but he can’t say that everyone is bad together, as long as they are not the worst, it’s fine?

   Then something happened, so I searched around and found a worse one, so I was right?

  On the wall of the palace gate in the distance, under the umbrella of the canopy, the emperor Liu Xie also looked over.

   Surrounded by burning black smoke, smashed utensils, purple-black bloodstains, trampled rags, and corpses that were dragged to the side of the street, lying or lying.

  Cao Cao smiled slightly, and then urged the horse to the palace gate, swung the saddle off the horse, took a few steps forward, bowed down to Liu Xie, "I am too late to save you!" It is the great man's fortune to see His Majesty safe and sound! 』

   Liu Xie was silent for a long time, and then said: "I am very safe. Flat body. 』

  Cao Cao straightened up, then entered the palace gate, walked up the palace wall along the corridor, and saluted Liu Xie again.

  『What’s going on in the city? ’ Liu Xie asked.

  Cao Cao smiled, "Everything can be decided. Your Majesty, you were disturbed last night, why don't you go back and rest first? 』

  Liu Xie shook his head, "If I want to be here, the hearts of the people will be at ease." 』

  Cao Cao nodded and said, "That's fine too. 』

  While the two of them were talking, hundreds of officials came one after another from various lifangs and gathered in the small square under the palace gate and city wall.

Those officials who had received the news came one after another. Some of them were terrified and couldn't help but look around after taking a step. The man walked with his head held high, seemingly fearless.

   Hundreds of officials.

  Various states.

   Cao Cao looked at it and smiled slightly.

  Liu Xie also watched, but felt a chill rising behind his back, "How do you want to love Qing?" 』

  Cao Cao smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, let me deal with such trivial matters. 』

  『…』Is this a trivial matter? Liu Xie couldn't help but almost blurted out, but in the end he held back, otherwise he would lose his calm vest and appear flustered.

  Since it is a trivial matter, let's see what kind of "small matter" it is?

  Liu Xie thought about it, and with such an idea, he watched the officials coming one after another, and remained silent.

  The officials who came here obviously also wanted to come forward to meet the emperor and salute, but they were all blocked by Cao's soldiers on the square.

  As time went by, more and more officials, big and small, gathered in the front square.

  The more people there are, the more courageous it seems.

  Facing Cao Jun in front of him, it seems that he has begun to have the courage to shout five and six.

   After all, hiding in the crowd and shouting is a way to reassure these people, and although the one standing in front did not speak, it seems that they will gain some courage in vain when they get the support from the rear.

"Step aside! We want to see the Son of Heaven! 』

  『Who are you, dare to prevent us from meeting the emperor? ! 』

  『Get out of the way quickly, otherwise you will delay the important matter, and you will just ask! 』

"Step aside! Step aside! 』

  『…』

  The noisy voices gradually rose and fell, and then formed a relatively unified voice, "Get out of the way, get out of the way!" 』

   Liu Xie looked sideways at Cao Cao.

  Cao Cao was unmoved, as if the noise in the front square and the crowd of officials did not exist.

After another moment, Cao Cao's confidant guards rushed up to the city wall, and after whispering something in Cao Cao's ear, Cao Cao nodded slightly, and then took two steps forward, revealing his face from behind the battlements on the palace wall .

  As soon as Cao Cao showed his head, the sound in the front square was like a duck being caught by the neck, and it suddenly became quieter.

Cao Cao didn't talk too much nonsense, maybe he felt that talking to these people about the truth, or reiterating loyalty, filial piety, honesty, propriety, righteousness and shame, had lost their fundamental meaning, and there was no need for that, so he just beckoned to the people below. He waved and signaled his confidant guards to erect two flagpoles in the front square.

  The flag on one pole is red and the other is white.

During the period before dawn, after controlling Lifang in the city, many civilians who caused chaos in the city, or were coerced, were divided and spaced out, and there was nowhere to hide, and then some people were selected separately. After interrogation, these people claimed that they came out to fight fires, not to rob and disrupt...

  Cao Cao said in a deep voice, let those officials who came out to fight the fire last night, or those officials who came out to fight the fire in their own courtyard, stand under the red flag, and those who did not come out to fight the fire last night, stand under the white flag.

  Choose the red one?

  Choose white?

   Did you choose yourself to fight the fire, or did you mean that you never went out?

   Cao Jun’s soldiers clamored loudly, repeating Cao Cao’s order, “Those who put out the fire, go to the red flag, and those who can’t put out the fire, go to the white flag!” 』

  Cao Cao did this, which surprised many people.

Many people think that when Cao Cao comes up, he will probably scold and curse, and then confront some guys caught on the street, and then mark that these people are involved with some officials and wealthy families, but in fact these people People are ready when dispatching personnel.

  The main characters are some dead men...

  These dead men are all traditions of the Han Dynasty, or they are native products of Shandong.

   It's like when Sima Yi usurped the throne in history, with a cry, three thousand dead men gathered.

   You know, for a long time before Sima Yi usurped the throne, Sima Yi was under strict surveillance, and some people even went to test it many times, and secretly took a small needle to stab Sima Yi who was lying on the bed...

Under such circumstances, Sima Yi can bring down 3,000 dead men, so even if these Yingchuan officials and wealthy gentry are not as talented and tolerant as Sima Yi, they should do a few, or a dozen or so. , still no problem at all.

  So among these personnel, in fact, normally speaking, they are relatively safe. Just like if Sima Yi was before Gaoping Mausoleum, if any one of the three thousand dead men betrayed Sima Yi, it would be like Tang Zhou betrayed Zhang Jiao. It's a great time to wait for Gaoping Mausoleum.

   But the problem is that these Yingchuan officials and noble families do not have Sima Yi's mind and courage, and even feel that these dead men may not be reliable...

   What if these dead men slipped their mouths?

  What if these dead men tried to escape and betrayed their old masters?

  What if these dead men could not bear the temptation under the sword and money, and betrayed their loyalty and oath?

just in case…

  These thoughts immediately lingered in the minds of these people.

  Because they themselves are such people, they naturally think that their dead soldiers are also such people.

   Use yourself to judge others, normal operation. Whether it is a neighbor stealing an ax or stealing a bell, they are all sneaky seniors. I have lost my heart, and I always feel that no matter what others say, they are talking about me.

  Therefore, instead of lying about not going out, or not sending people out, and then being exposed and punished, why not take this opportunity to express that you just sent people out to put out the fire!

   As for what those people sent out to fight the fire did, or whether they actually went to fight the fire, that is another question!

  As long as you say you are fighting a fire, wouldn't everything be explained?

Even if you are caught, you can still claim that you are kind, that you are loyal to the court, to the country, to the prime minister, and to the big man. Those underlings, whoever they are, have not been able to live up to their trust, and have not withstood the severe test...

   It's all other people's fault!

  Your Majesty, no, Prime Minister, you have misunderstood!

  Routines, thousand-year-old foxes are not common, but thousand-year-old routines are very common.

  In addition, after Cao Cao captured Jizhou, he burned a wave of "letters" in front of everyone! You must know that there were many things in those "letters" that were as serious as what happened last night!

   Then Lao Cao was burned?

  The evidence that was clearly obtained was burned in the end. What does it mean?

  It shows that even if Cao Cao knew about it, he still didn't have the guts!

   Is it possible that Cao Cao dared to offend Yingchuan and all his fathers and villagers?

  Can't you?

   No way!

  So this time, it’s probably the same, scare and scare, at most shed some blood, and offer some money and food! I have money, and the most important thing I need is money. As long as Cao Cao is willing to collect money, I can say anything!

  Money is everything!

  Many children of the gentry have publicly stated that they don't like money at all.

  So, some people tentatively moved under the red flag.

  While walking, he also shouted: "As a minister of a big man, how can I watch my neighbor walk through the water and stand by with my hands?" How can it be seen that the people are wailing and staying out of the matter? This is our duty, there is nothing wrong with it! 』

   Then someone followed, squinting at Cao Cao, and also said plausibly, "I am loyal to the country because of the righteousness in my heart!" It's not my fault to see death and refuse to save him! 』

  『Although the heroes of the world are incomparable, we also do what we can, so that we can live up to the words of the sages and the emperor! 』

  『Yingchuan is my hometown, how can I just sit back and watch its chaos? Fighting fires is a matter of duty, and it is really not worth mentioning. 』

  『Mencius said, people have constant sayings, and they all say "the country under heaven". The foundation of the world lies in the country, the foundation of the country lies in the family, and the foundation of the family lies in the body. Now that our family and country are in trouble, we should stand up and stand up. How can we close ourselves and turn a deaf ear? 』

"exactly. We are all scholars, so naturally we should have awe-inspiring spirit...』

A group of guys, they are all talking bright and majestic words. I don’t know if it’s because they are used to doing nasty things at the same time, or because they are afraid that they need to say something bold. Anyway, everyone is like an envoy of justice. The people held their heads high and chested like bodyguards and went in the direction of the red flag representing the fire fighting.

  Speaking is better than singing.

  It sounds better than folk songs.

  Among these people, those officials who went to the white flag and did not participate in the firefighting, seemed to have done a big mistake, they belonged to the cowardly people, they had no concept of family and country, and they were ashamed of their salary and the high expectations of the emperor...

  Scholars, some people do read in their hearts, while others read in their stomachs.

   In the stomach of a dog.

Shouting slogans is like a folk song. Some people have sung it for more than ten years. They have never really entered the mountain. It was fear and restlessness, and even after arriving in the mountains, I couldn't sing anymore. When I came out to sing a sentence, I sang it wrong.

  Guo Jia stood beside Xun Yu, sneering.

  There are many things in the world, and you can’t be right just because you think it’s right. Not to mention that when there are many people, the truth will be right.

  What mountain is on, of course what mountain song to sing?

  Why do you have ghosts, fear, and restlessness in your heart?

   Every now and then you all shut up, listen to me?

  It's very simple, because these people know that they have done something wrong, but they just don't want to admit it.

Knowing mistakes and making mistakes, knowing the law and breaking the law, knowing what the right thing should be, but following others to do it, and then singing loudly on the lips, ghosts will naturally arise from the heart over time, so that It's no surprise that words and deeds are schizophrenic.

  Guo Jia was sneering, while Xun Yu was looking for it under the red flag...

Xun Yu hasn't forgotten what Guo Jia said before, he wants to identify among the noisy people under the red flag, who make all kinds of dignified words and speak better than singing, are there any? Some people were infected with other colors.

  The big man is red and black.

   That's blood and iron.

Zhang Jiao once wanted to change the color of the big man, and wanted to change it to yellow, because Zhang Jiao believed that yellow was the color of soil, the color of ordinary people who were as inconspicuous as sand and dust, but Zhang Jiao failed in the end. .

  Xun Yu believed that in Shandong and Yingchuan, other colors should not be allowed to exist among the pure red and black, but Guo Jia actually said that there were already mixed colors.

   This made Xun Yu uneasy and suspicious, and it also aroused his fighting spirit. He wanted to find out all the messy colors mixed in...

   But what Xun Yu didn't expect was that his gaze of searching and examining under the red flag was regarded as encouragement and support by these guys standing under the red flag. Otherwise, why didn't Xun Yu look at those people standing under the white flag? Looking at us means you value us! So these people became more and more excited, and the slogans resounded like singing.

  As Guo Jia and Xun Yu, as well as some related core figures, such as Xiahou Dun, Ren Jun, and Zhong Yao, who had voted for Cao Cao early, there is no need to stand in line. When the rest of the officials were all standing, Cao Cao turned his head and nodded to Xiahou Dun who was beside him.

  Xiahou Dun took a breath, then raised his hand, and pointed to those under the red flag, "There are all of them!" Take it with someone! 』

  The soldiers were stunned for a moment, but they responded loudly in a blink of an eye, and then rushed forward, kicking down and binding all the officials standing under the red flag.

   For a moment, the audience was stunned.

  Even Emperor Liu Xie thought it was Cao Cao, or Xiahou Dun was mistaken. Not to mention the big and small officials who were tied up, and even shouted words such as "wrong" and "wronged", trying to remind Cao Cao that he was in the wrong direction, and those who should be arrested are not those who are hiding at home. The guy who came out to fight the fire?

  "Prime Minister..." Liu Xie asked in bewilderment, "This...why is this?" 』

  Cao Cao smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Report to Your Majesty...Last night, it wasn't because of trouble, but because of chaos!" 』

  『This...』 Liu Xie seemed to understand something, but he didn't seem to be able to fully understand it.

Cao Cao glanced at the Son of Heaven, then continued: "If the water escapes, you will be able to fight the fire, but now you are making trouble, but in the name of putting out the fire, you are doing banditry... Hehe... So you think the Son of Heaven is a dull person, and you can turn black and white at will." , Are you referring to a deer as a horse? 』

Only then did the emperor Liu Xie understand a little bit, but he was still a little confused, "Prime Minister, among them..." Liu Xie pointed to the officials who were **** under the red flag and said, "Is it possible that there is really no one among them?" Came out to fight the fire? Isn't that wrong? 』

  Cao Cao shook his head and said with a smile, "No one was wronged!" 』

  『Last night, the country was in danger of being subverted, and the universe was in danger of being reversed! If it wasn't for the minister's early deployment of defenses to make people strictly guard the palace, if there were rioters rushing into the palace city..." Cao Cao said slowly, "I'm afraid the consequences would be disastrous. At this critical time, even as stupid as a minister, he can still take the emperor as the most important thing...but these thieves are going to put out the fire? Where to fight the fire? Is it your own fire? In times of crisis, since you have spare energy to save yourself from the fire, why not come to defend the emperor and the court? ! 』

  Cao Cao shouted resolutely, "If there is a person who guarded under the palace gate yesterday night, he will not only avoid death!" And merit! It's a pity, it's a pity, these majestic officials of the Han Dynasty, with the salaries of the Han Dynasty, think they are firewood for their own houses! There is no thought of the country at all, the big man is loyal and filial! In the name of firefighting, do dirty things! Damn it, **** it! 』

  『…』Liu Xie didn't know what to say. After a moment of silence, he pointed to the officials standing under the white flag and said, "As the prime minister said, isn't it true that doing nothing is meritorious?" 』

  『If you do nothing, you will do nothing! Cao Cao said in a deep voice, and then cast a contemptuous glance at the officials with the white flag, "It's just that you can avoid death without fault, how can you say meritorious service?" It's just that there was no chaos last night, and the sincerity and deeds are consistent, and there are no false claims to pretend to be meritorious, so it should be used, not too much. 』

   After finishing speaking, Cao Cao stopped explaining to Emperor Liu Xie, and didn't even say anything more to those guys who were crying and crying about being wronged. He just popped out a word from his teeth coldly: "Cut!" 』

  Liu Xie raised his arm slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't do anything.

   Knife up!

   Knife falls!

   This is also the classic operation of Mr. Cao...

  (end of this chapter)