Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2907 Survival and death, ups and downs

  Tai Shici leads the vanguard, and he will rush to the West Sea to face the Western Allied Forces as the vanguard.

   And Feiqian is the next step to take a large force, as the central army and backup, and head to the West Sea with luggage.

  Jia Xu will stay at Yumen Pass and be responsible for mobilizing and transporting supplies from Longyou to the front line.

   While Fei Qian and Tai Shici were looking forward to the future of the Western Regions at the Yumen Pass, Jia Xu also sat in front of Lu Bu inside the pass.

  The future is ahead, and the history is behind.

  Lu Bu took off his military uniform at the moment, and only wore a cloth robe. His hair was a little messy, and his body barely moved. He looked like a sculpture. Perhaps with more yellow sand on his head and body, it would be more like it. Lv Bu's eyes did not know where to focus. He had been sitting here for a long time, and the occasional noisy voices from the soldiers inside and outside Yumen Pass could not move the expression on his face at all.

  『Meet Wen Hou. 』

  Jia Xu cupped his hands.

  Seeing Jia Xu, Lu Bu just raised his eyelids lazily, "Wen He wants to make fun of Yu Mou?" 』

  Jia Xu shook his head, and was not even dissatisfied with Lu Bu's attitude, because Jia Xu knew that Lu Bu had such a good face habit for many years, so it is possible to change it?

  A tiger never loses its prestige.

   What's more, Lu Bu is not dead yet.

  『Wei Xu is dead. Jia Xu called his name directly, directly showing disdain and contempt, "fleeing in the Gobi, encountering wild wolves, no bones left. It can be regarded as the fate of this vertical child. 』

  Lu Bu couldn't help laughing back, "It's a good life to be killed by a wolf's mouth, but there are no bones left?" ! 』

   Jia Xu nodded seriously, "Indeed. 』

   Lu Bu snorted.

"If it is according to the lord's wishes, this son should be tried according to the law... Fengxian may not know something, the so-called law is a public trial, and the people in the audience are suffering people, and they take turns to accuse their crimes on the stage..." Jia Xu aimed Glancing at Lu Bu, "I was lucky, but I watched it a few times...it was really...unforgettable..."

   Jia Xu clicked his tongue a few times, and then seemed to be caught in some memories.

  Jia Xu said he was a bystander, but in fact he personally organized several trials, so he was very impressed by the public trial.

The process of obtaining information for ordinary people in the Han Dynasty was actually very little. The public trial system proposed by Fei Qian not only provided some enlightening effects, let the people know what a crime is, what kind of crime will be punished, but also Deterring some potential criminals, let these people feel the strictness of the law more intuitively.

  In particular, public trials are often held in the criminal’s local hometown, and in the criminal’s hometown, the criminal also has relatives, friends and even family members. The public trial will undoubtedly cause great visual impact and psychological shock to the relatives of these criminals. Even some criminals have not yet appeared on stage, and their legs and feet are already limp, limp like a pile of mud, and in the lobby, in the cell It's exactly the same as two people...

In later generations, some filial sons and bricks who had learned half a barrel of Western law criticized the public trial system, talking about civil rights, innocence defense, criminals' return to society, etc., but in fact even other crimes are not suitable. Public trial, but if we talk about the corruption crimes of officials, no public trial can be overstated.

  I believe that some people who heard that the public trial system was abolished must have let out a long breath in the dark and touched their chests. Just like those guys in later generations who desperately mosaiced the suspect, but wanted to show all the pores of the victim.

"If this son is captured, he will inevitably blame Feng Xian for what he did..." Jia Xu glanced at Lu Bu's body, and said slowly, "If it is in the public trial, he will bite...so... Isn't that good luck? 』

   Lu Bu fell silent.

  Does this mean that Wei Xuming is okay?

   This is clearly saying that Lu Bu is lucky!

   But how does this make Lu Bu answer?

  Can't answer.

  Jia Xu didn't have to wait for Lu Bu's answer, so he sat down directly, then took out two wine gourds from his sleeve, placed them in front of Lu Bu, and stretched out his hand as a gesture.

   Lu Bu rolled his eyes, stared at Jia Xu, and then reached out to take one.

   Jia Xu smiled, took another one, opened the stopper, and took a sip in front of Lu Bu.

Lu Bu watched, his eyebrows trembling, and he seemed to want to take the one in Jia Xu's hand, but finally held back, opened the wine gourd stopper in his hand, took a sip, and then smacked it, "Hey ? This wine tastes good! 』

  『This is a new wine from Chang'an, called Zhejiang Wine. It is said that frost sugar is added, and it is better than Jinjiang Wine, but the quantity is not much. ’ Jia Xu took a look at Lu Bu, ‘I only have so much left now, it’ll be gone after drinking it...’

...

  In the Han Dynasty, or most of the ancient people, they basically drank rice wine.

  Later generations of advertising, film, etc., watching the ancients pouring wine is always pouring white wine, in fact, one is for financial reasons, tap water is used as white wine, it is cheap to drink, and the other is also for subtle influence...

   Baijiu, in ancient times, was an inferior wine.

  The ancients did not have the concept of baijiu at all, not even the word "baijiu".

  Most of the ancient Chinese drank rice wine with a more complex process, while the so-called baijiu was not popular because of its pungent taste, simple process and strong stamina.

As for why baijiu defeated rice wine in later generations, it was because in special times, food was in short supply, grain could not be used to make wine, and even sorghum was not enough to eat. In order to make up for the people's demand for wine, a small amount of sorghum was used to brew high-quality wine. Count the base wine, and then dilute it with water to reduce the concentration, and even add essence and edible alcohol to the diluted wine to meet the needs of a large number of wines.

  As for why the special period ended and there was still not much rice wine when the grain output increased, then we have to ask why bad money drives out good money. The cost is low, the profit is high, and the cycle is short. Manufacturers can use a lot of money to buy bricks and brag about it. Naturally, there will be more and more black technology and ruthless products, which are more fragrant and exciting.

   And those rice wine factories that kept the tradition and brewed good wine with heart, closed down one after another. It takes at least one or two years to brew rice wine, and white wine, especially blended white wine, is at most just a troublesome label, and then there must be all kinds of sweet potatoes, all kinds of goods, all kinds of traffic, all kinds of bricks, all kinds of wine. A certificate to prove its good quality...

  Can it not be excellent?

   Guaranteed to add proportionally, there will be no less black technology!

  This is the rule of the wine game for later generations, and it can be regarded as a different kind of "evolution". Rice wine is not suitable for the fast-paced life of future generations, and the most expensive cost that cannot be reduced is "time". Therefore, when it is necessary to anesthetize oneself quickly, capital caters to the choice.

   What about people?

  How much time does it take for a person to practice martial arts, to meet the requirements similar to Lu Bu, or even lower, at least to be an elite warrior who can fight on the battlefield and has a higher survival rate?

   From time to time, can you succeed in a short period of time?

  Fei Qian brought a lot of "black technology", and it is also running on the living space of generals like Lu Bu. So does it mean that with the gunpowder developed by Fei Qian's craftsmen, there is no need for a general with personal martial arts like Lu Bu? Anyway, no matter how high the martial arts is, it can't resist the roar of artillery.

   Obviously not working...

  Even in the era of firearms, those who know martial arts on the battlefield will have a higher chance of surviving.

  Jia Xu gently shook the wine gourd. He also likes to drink, but he prefers to drink with people he knows well. Lu Bu could not be said to be someone he knew well, but he could only be regarded as someone who knew the basics.

   "This wine..." Jia Xu said slowly, "It was created by the lord. I remember, back then when the lord was in the north, doing things like eating and drinking, the people in Shandong ridiculed him as the reincarnation of gluttony...』

   Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, as if he wanted to say something, but after smacking his lips twice, he raised the wine gourd and took a sip without saying anything.

  Zhejiang wine is actually rice wine with Zhejiang added.

   Of course, it is not a simple addition in technology.

  Multiple times of filtration made the Zhejiang wine less residue particles than ordinary rice wine, and a little more sweet and thick, which also made Lu Bu's mood gradually brighter.

  This is human instinct, like a blind bear licking honey.

  Sugar is the deepest trace engraved in human genes.

   Too much sugar is no good, too much sugar is no good, too much sugar is no good...

   Say important things three times.

   This sentence is a warning that accompanies everyone in the future when they grow up, but they say no to it, but their body is very honest. Because the addictiveness of sugar is higher than that of so-and-so, the reason why every sip of happy water can be happy is that there is sugar in it that exceeds the normal standard.

   But now, as soon as Zhejiang wine appeared, it almost became popular in Chang'an, replacing the original status of spiced wine from the Western Regions, and became the latest happy water for fat houses in Dahan.

  In today's big man, no one can refuse a sip of Feizhai happy water... er, zhejiang wine.

At first Lu Bu was just going to take a sip to deal with Jia Xu, otherwise he would appear timid, but he couldn't hold back after taking a sip, and after a while he took another sip, and then another sip. Drank it all.

"If this wine is sold in the Western Regions," Jia Xu looked at Lu Bu shaking the wine gourd, and did not intend to give his own wine gourd to Lu Bu, but shook it twice, took a sip, and said after tasting it slowly , "I don't know how much it is worth? And who wants to buy it? 』

  After drinking the "Happy Water", Lu Bu was obviously in a much better mood. He laughed and said, "No matter what others say, if it were me, I would buy some!" 』

Jia Xu nodded, and said: "This is what the lord will use to bring peace to the Western Regions... If the Western Regions are restored, this wine will be sold to Guishuang, rest in peace, and stationed in merchants, buy residences, practice the method of cannibalism, and promote the way of enlightenment... 』

   Lu Bu was stunned.

  He looked at the wine gourd.

  Hold it, as if holding a wine gourd in your hand, but a knife. And he swallowed the knife just now, and he was quite happy.

  『Wenhe...you...ah...' Lu Bu didn't know what to say, 『Are you born to be so calculating? 』

   Perhaps Lu Bu originally wanted to talk about Fei Qian, but when he got to his lips, he turned a corner.

   Jia Xu laughed loudly, "This method is not new! Isn't it the same when the lord entered Sichuan and Shu in the early years? It's just a change of some utensils! How come sooner or later? 』

  『…』 Lu Bu held his breath, and it took him a long time to let it out, and he remained silent.

  Jia Xu is not wrong, this is not a new method. When Fei sneaked into Sichuan, he used these gold and silver treasures to clear the way, and this method was not created by Fei Qian. How did the golden bull road in Sichuan and Shu come about? This has already been explained. ?

  『Dawan has horses, we have wine...』 Jia Xu laughed, then looked at Lu Bu and shook his head, "It's a pity..."

  Lu Bu suddenly felt that the happiness brought by the happy water seemed to have passed away, and the unhappiness in his heart was churning again, and he couldn't help but sink his face.

Jia Xu shook the wine gourd and took another sip, "After the chaos in the Western Regions was pacified, according to the law of Longyou, education, agriculture, industry examinations, and chambers of commerce were established everywhere to meet the needs of the four peoples. At the same time, in Xihai City, the Han people In the gathering place, according to the law, set up official houses such as Hucao, Cangcao, and Facao to coordinate and handle various political affairs. There are also patrol inspections, Zhiyin, and the second assistant to govern the people...there is also General Taishi in charge of military affairs...』

"Soldiers and generals are to hunt down and kill bandits, calm the land, and resist foreign enemies..." Jia Xu raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Bu, "This is the way to continue to advance government affairs in the Western Regions... well, the same way to do government affairs , and it’s not a new creation, haha, it’s been implemented in Longyou for a long time, and it’s quite flexible and effective...』

   Lu Bu pursed his lips, "...Wen He is here to mock Yu Mou? ! 』

   Jia Xu shook his head and sighed, "No. It's just a little sigh... The policy is not a new policy, the law is not a new law, and the law is not a new law. This way... is not a new way, so why not, what to do! 』

   Lu Bu squinted his eyes, feeling that Jia Xu said no, but in his heart it was on purpose.

  『What the lord thinks, but the wonderful method is unusual. ’ Jia Xu shook the wine gourd in his hand, ‘If it wasn’t for this Zhejiang wine, who would know the beauty of the wine? If it wasn't for the affairs of the Western Regions, who would know how complicated it is? Lu Fengxian, have you ever thought about it, do you want to live or die? 』

  『Life or death? ’ Lu Bu stared at Jia Xu, ‘What do you say? 』

  『If you want to live, it’s simple... 』Jia Xu said slowly, 『If you want to live, there are two ways. One is to go to Jiuyuan and return home as a villager, and the other is to live in Chang’an and serve as the instructor of the military academy...』

   Lu Bu fell silent.

  Jia Xu was not in a hurry either, sitting on one side, sipping his drink slowly.

   After a while, Lu Bu said: "What if you want to die?" 』

  『It's easy to ask for death...』Jia Xu stretched out his finger, "This time the Western Region coalition forces will be defeated. After defeating all the states, their soldiers should be collected... then they can lead the army to fight in Guishuang, and their death is possible." 』

   Lu Bu took a deep breath.

   Healthy, simple. Let go of the military power in your hands, let go of the pride in your face, let go of everything you once carried on your body, and when you let go of all authority, life will naturally be simple.

   Die, equally simple. On the battlefield, several people returned the shroud of horse leather. Not to mention that swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield, even if they win, they may still have some hope of returning in their lifetime to conquer Dawan, but if they want to conquer Guishuang, they will basically die.

   After all, Lu Bu is not considered young anymore.

   Going to Dawan is calculated in years, so the expedition to Guishuang is almost in ten years, and how many decades does Lu Bu have? He now feels that he is getting old and his strength is getting weaker. If he really goes to Guishuang, even if he wins, he probably won't have time to come back.

  And is Guishuang easy to fight? Although Jia Xu did not go into details, Lu Bu also knew that he would not be able to bring a large number of Han soldiers and have almost continuous backup support like the last time he fought in the Western Regions. He could only rely on his own private soldiers. , and the incomplete soldiers of the various states gathered after defeating the Western Regions Allied Forces, that's all.

  『My lord is not afraid...』

  Lv Bu just spoke half a sentence slowly, then suddenly came to his senses, and then swallowed the rest of the sentence.

   Jia Xu smiled.

  Lu Bu originally wanted to say that Fei Qian was not afraid of him leading the army again and leading the remnants of the Western Regions to carry out a second rebellion, but after saying a few words, Lu Bu himself understood that Fei Qian was really not afraid of this matter...

  Because the situation is different from before.

  Although it is said that Fei Qian is not as brave as Lu Bu, in fact, it is no longer the time to fight the world alone.

  It’s like the Western Regions. If Lu Bu’s reputation for martial prowess is really so important, will there still be an allied army from the Western Regions?

  Lv Bu was silent for a long time again, and then slowly said, "Thank you Wen He for the reminder...you have to think about it..."

  『No problem. Matters of life and death should be carefully considered. 』

   Jia Xu nodded, stood up, and was about to leave when Lu Bu stopped him.

  『Wenhe...this wine is very delicious, if it is convenient, how about the remaining wine? 』

  Jia Xu let out a sigh, looked at the little gourd in his hand, felt a little bit reluctant, but put it on Lu Bu's desk, then turned and left.

   Lu Bu picked up the small wine gourd and shook it. There was not much wine left in the wine gourd, only about half, so he sighed and took a sip.

  The sweet and mellow wine slipped from the mouth.

  The taste buds receive the taste of sugar, which sends a signal to the brain, and the brain releases dopamine to the nucleus accumbens, making people feel happy...

  This is the instinct of human survival, this is the joy of eating, this kind of thing engraved in the genes, is to drive the human ancestors to actively consume high-calorie food in the primitive era of food scarcity, and increase more chances of survival.

  Yes, every sip of happy water is actually singing instinctively.

  So now, what is Lu Bu's instinct talking about?

   Lu Bu let out a long breath and looked up at the sky.

   To live, or to die, that is the question.

  (end of this chapter)