Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2957 Can't get rid of hidden traces, five wins against five wins

   Rumors.

  The ancient sages said that rumors are limited to wise men, but unfortunately, among the world, there are very few wise men, so rumors always have a market.

   Rumors can often provide a false sense of certainty, "This is what happened! 』

  Simple, so that everyone can understand and accept it without using their brains.

   But the truth, it’s like a young lady in a complicated dress, with one layer peeled off, and another layer, and each layer is connected to each other, complicated and contradictory, making it difficult to see the scenery under the skirt.

  In the face of such a situation, ordinary people prefer to choose to swipe directly and let the young lady twist it by herself.

  Simple actions lead to simple results. Anyway, many people who like simplicity can use the excuse that the brain has so many important things to deal with every day, and they are exhausted, to save brain cells that are not necessary at all, making themselves more and more dull. In the end, although I knew that there was something wrong with the rumors, but listening to the rumors would obviously be more in line with the cognitive strategy of the brain being lazy, so I believed it.

   On the other hand, rumors are inherently traps that some people with the ability to think can easily fall into.

  Prisoner's Dilemma.

  People are self-interested. Subconsciously, people are more inclined to be self-interested. They are afraid that under the double influence of suffering and gaining, people will choose a choice that is more beneficial to themselves, and they will also benefit from it when their own interests are hurt.

  This sense of insecurity will lead to a kind of thinking that one would rather believe in something than believe in nothing...

  I would rather kill a hundred by mistake...

  I would rather bear...

   Rather...

  So the rumors became more and more prosperous.

  Some people say that Zhao Yun has conspired with Cao Cao...

  Some people say that the Son of Heaven has appointed Zhao Yun as General of Chariots...

  Some people say that Zhao Yun has a different heart, and he hasn't entered the pass to see the hussars for many years. I am afraid that he is Lu Bu's second...

etc.

   But if you want some specific content, then there is none.

  What is the content of the conspiracy?

have no idea.

  Is the emperor's edict really issued?

   Also don't know.

   Of course, no one will know this.

  But what they don't know doesn't prevent these people from spreading their stories vividly and expressing their emotions.

  Capturing Li Kui is of no use in stopping the spread of rumors, because many people would rather believe the fake than the true.

  Or pretend to believe the rumors, waiting to see the jokes of Pang Tong and Fei Zhen...

What?

   Belonging?

  The hearts of the people at the grassroots level belong to Feiqian, but that is in exchange for welfare, and you must know that the middle level is neither "people" nor much extra "welfare"!

  China's millennium cultural heritage, the skin and hair of the parents, the millennium tradition, is it enough to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and then it's not itchy scalp, just shave your head when it's time to shave it? Thousands of years have not been able to cultivate these people's sense of belonging to the mainland of China. How can Fei Qian cultivate it in these people's hearts in the past few years?

Ordinary people are worried after the rumors spread, but there is no other way, but these middle-level people are not very worried, but secretly laugh, just like those in later generations who heard "why serve" and dangled in light and shadow Among them, the group of people laughing wildly while holding red wine glasses.

  Zhao Yun is about to rebel?

  Ahahahahaha...

   Want loyalty?

  Ahahahahaha...

  During the day, they are well-dressed, handsome, and sitting in a stable position. They must say fairness, justice, loyalty, and conscience in their mouths. As for the night, ah ha ha ha ha...

  A person who took the imperial examination?

There are people who got involved in the imperial examination, and on the one hand, Feiqian needs a county, a county to replace and infiltrate it, and on the other hand, the number of people is not enough. The reference of thousands of people seems to be a big scene, but the pass rate is not high. , Even if thousands of people accept it, how many can each township be distributed on average?

   Then the people of Shandong can clamor again, the land in Guanzhong is full of sieves, all eyes!

   These people think that future generations will be different?

The Huaxia Dynasty has to work hard to integrate the pulpy and skewed little by little in the sieve that leaks again and again, and what it pays is the reincarnation of thousands of years, the blood and tears of generations, even if it is like this, it still can't make the gangsters shut up , concentrate on doing things.

  Rumors "finally" spread into the Hussar General's mansion...

  Pang Tong was furious immediately, and then the Department of Wen was dispatched to arrest those who dared to spread rumors around Chang'an Sanfu. Later, Pang Tong personally beheaded three people who were said to have been carefully crafted by Cao Jun on the edge of the Wei River in Chang'an.

   It's just that this didn't make the rumor disappear, on the contrary, it spread more and more.

   Some people began to poke secretly, or half-openly mocked Pang Tong's incompetence, and some people coughed, saying that Pang Tong's killing of spies was meaningless, and more important news should be released.

  For example, the situation of the Western Regions and the Northern Regions...

The reason for these people is that the people in Chang'an Sanfu are somewhat worried about the Western Regions, so now that the news of the Northern Regions has spread, it has naturally aroused more people's worries, and this kind of worry is obviously not to say that they will not let them go. It is not necessary to spread the news, and it does not mean that beheading on the Wei River will calm the situation. Only the "true" announcement of the news can alleviate the worries of the people.

   Does it make sense?

   Makes sense.

   But actually?

  Do these people really care about the truth?

  So, when the rumors became more and more uncontrollable, Fei Zhen, the son of the Hussar General who stayed behind in Chang'an City, was "at a loss" and held an enlarged meeting of the General's Mansion.

  At the meeting, Fei Zhen wanted Pang Tong to announce the "truth", but was opposed by Pang Tong, but Pang Tongguang objected, but could not come up with any countermeasures. Fei Zhen asked Zaoyi again how to deal with this matter, and Zaoyi said that he was just in charge of the farmland and Zhuanghe, and knew nothing about military affairs and political affairs.

Fei Zhen asked Sima Yi again, and Sima Yi, who was like a ghost, saw that Pang Tong and Zaoyi's behavior was a little different from usual, how weird, so he immediately followed Zaoyi's example and said that he was only in charge of legal proceedings. The rest is less clear...

  College Examiner Huang Chengyan also did not comment.

  Guo Tu of the Senatorial Academy even shrank his head, not daring to fart.

  Kao Gongsi had a sad face, saying that he was good at arithmetic, but his intelligence was limited...

  Everyone was discussing matters, from morning to noon, still no action came out.

  Fei Zhen lost her temper, saying that there must be a way to deal with it, and then proposed to send people to the Northern Territory to investigate the rumors and solve the problem of rumors from the root cause, which was immediately opposed by Pang Tong.

   Then at the end of the day, nothing was discussed.

  At night, Fei Zhen couldn't stand it any longer, so she had to call off the meeting and discuss it tomorrow...

  Pang Tong especially emphasized that everyone is not allowed to leak the content of the meeting, otherwise the military law must be involved, but it is strange that many people knew that the whole day's discussion could not be discussed that night.

   This made the lower-level officials even more uneasy.

  For these low-level officials, they know some things, but it is impossible to know everything.

   This is their pain.

  They are always at the end of the information chain.

  As for the people at the bottom?

   That is excluded from the information chain.

The next day, Fei Zhen held the so-called "closed door meeting". Everyone watched Pang Tong enter the General's Mansion with a gloomy face, and then closed the door again with a bang. Unlike before, this time The only participants in the closed-door meeting were Pang Tong and Zaozhi.

  After all, the most important disagreement lies with Fei Zhen and Pang Tong.

  Those guards of the General’s Mansion with big arms and round waists guarded various points. Anyone who wanted to spy on the General’s Mansion would be warned immediately.

  Everyone thought that Fei Zhen and Pang Tong were going to have the most serious discussion, maybe it was a discussion that would determine life and death...

  College examiner Huang Chengyan is still a smiling optimist, with a heartless look, pretending to be deaf and dumb, and laughing, as if he doesn't care about being excluded from the closed-door discussion. And Sima Yi of Dali Temple was silent for a long time after learning about this, but he still didn't say anything, and no one knew what he was thinking.

  Guo Tu also strictly forbade the officials of the Senate to discuss the matter, and then closed the door and secretly found Feng Ji.

  Feng Ji, as the director of the examination department, is actually qualified to speak, but like Guo Tu, he smelled something ominous, but just like Guo Tu, he didn't say anything.

  The two sat, and after a long time, Guo Tu let out a long sigh, "Oh, Pang Shiyuan still can't trust you and me..."

   Feng Ji was silent, also closed his eyes, and let out a long breath.

   After a while, Guo Tu suddenly sneered, "But we are not too bad... At this time, whoever moves randomly... Hehe... Then I really want to die..."

  Feng Ji nodded, shook his head again, and said: "However... Chang'an has been cleaned up for several rounds... But yes, there are always some people who think they are smart..."

  Guo Tu laughed and said, "It's different this time. It is said that the prime minister came here with the emperor's order!" 』

"hehe. Feng Ji sneered, and repeated half a sentence, "Yes, after all, it is the order of the emperor..."

  The two people glanced at each other, and then looked away at the same time.

  After a long time, I don't know who whispered softly, "Big man..."

  The voice is thin, dissipating like smoke.

   And in the hussar general's mansion, it was full of enthusiasm.

  『Where is Uncle Zi Jing? ’ Fei Zhen asked.

  Pang Tong said very seriously, "Sleep behind that pillar." 』

"ah? ’ Fei Zhen was taken aback.

  Pang Tong said: "Zijing transferred the grain and grass from the two regular granaries overnight...how can there be chaos if you don't burn the two granaries?" 』

  『Then...don’t call him? ’ Fei Zhen asked again.

  『He said no. ”Pang Tong shook his head.

  『So shall we start now? 』

  Pang Tong nodded, "Let's begin." 』

   Fei Zhen and Pang Tong looked at each other.

  『The knife needs to be sharp. ”Pang Tongtong had a serious face, “This is very important. 』

   Fei Zhen nodded slightly, "Yeah. 』

  『The knife is even faster. Pang Tong continued, "This way we won't get stuck everywhere..."

   Fei Zhen still nodded, "Yeah. 』

  Pang Tong said in a deep voice: "Since the son already knows the trick, you can do it now." 』

   Fei Zhen froze for a moment, "Why did I do it? 』

  Pang Tong still said seriously and earnestly: "I'm wearing a court robe, and I'm so fat, it's inconvenient..."

  『I’m also wearing formal clothes! Fei Zhen said dissatisfied, "And you are older than me, and I am younger!" And it was you, Uncle Shiyuan, who suggested it! No matter what you say, there is no problem that a meal of Qiang cooking can't solve! 』

  Pang Tong frowned and said, "That was also agreed by your son!" What's more, this sentence was also said by the lord before! If you don’t want to do anything now, then it’s going to be difficult. We agreed to discuss the matter behind closed doors, so it’s not easy to let the servants come…』

   Fei Zhen nodded, "It's really difficult...but if this continues, the soup will boil..."

  The two frowned together.

  Suddenly a burst of white smoke rose between the two of them.

  The soup is boiling.

   The gurgling heat burst out.

  『Hey... I can’t live up to this pot of good soup...』 Pang Tong sighed deeply, 『I didn’t expect that I, Pang Shiyuan, would have today! Bring it! I will cut! 』

   Fei Zhen happily put the mutton strips and cutting board in front of Pang Tong, and commanded unceremoniously, "This piece is thick... thick... thin... crooked... broken..."

  『Quack! ”Pang Tong’s head was full of sweat, “I said earlier, my hands are fat, and it’s inconvenient to do this…”

  『Fat and eat so much,』 Fei Zhen said, 『Father also told me to watch you exercise, but you are lazy every time! 』

  Pang Tong chuckled, "If you're not full, how can you have the strength to exercise?" The lord wants me to watch you write policy theory! Are you lazy too? 』

  『Uh...then you should eat less meat and more vegetables! Fei Zhen continued, "My little nephew will do what he can, and just do the meat for Uncle Shi Yuan." 』

  『That’s impossible, it’s hard to eat meat, who wants to go back and eat grass? If you really want to do it for me, come and cut the meat for me. Pang Tong said, "Or put the meat in the pot first... We just have a pot of soup... Forget it, anyway, it's like this, the big and small pieces are rotten in the pot..."

  『Uncle Shi Yuan,』 Fei Zhen said while putting the meat on, "Why does it sound to me, what you said...isn't all meat..."

  『What else can it be if it’s not meat? After cutting the meat, Pang Tong grabbed a piece of cloth and wiped his hands, "Who in this world is not meat?" We have very little meat in this pot, so it is even more important to distinguish who can eat and who can't... Not everyone is qualified to eat meat...』

   Fei Zhen watched the meat in the soup pot rise and fall, "Yesterday was okay..."

"As the saying goes, meat is no more than three...wrong, things are no more than three..." Pang Tong laughed, staring at the meat tumbling in the pot, "Look, wait until the fire burns tonight, and then we will make another order... There must be someone who can't help it..."

  Fei Zhen rolled her eyes, "Understood, does this count as giving those people a chance..."

"That's right, if these people don't move, give them a chance, if they want to move, give them a chance...Come on, do it yourself...I won't help you scoop the meat..." Pang Tong nodded and said , "It's just a pity, Cao Mengde is no longer the Cao Mengde of the past..."

  『Prime Minister Cao back then? Fei Zhen asked, "What was it like back then?" 』

"What my lord said before..." Pang Tong replied, "Back then, Cao Mengde was concerned about the country and the people. Swear that you will never change it for the rest of your life? Hey, this meat is ready...」

  Pang Tong pinched the piece of meat that had just completely changed color very accurately, rolled it in the sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth.

   Mutton is undoubtedly the best sheep on the Yinshan grassland, because this kind of sheep is said to be able to eat shallots by itself, and it will be marinated by itself over time.

   Seeing this, Fei Zhen stopped talking, and started to grab meat with Pang Tong.

   Rice is delicious only if you have to rush to eat it.

   Meat even more so.

Not long after, the two of them shared the meat and ate it all, and then Pang Tong put the remaining side dishes into the pot with some inadequacies, "This season is the time to kill cattle and sheep...Do you know, my son? There is a custom in the Western Regions. It is said that two months before the winter moon comes, no meat can be eaten, no cattle and sheep can be killed... and then you can kill it on the first day of the first month of the winter moon... what kind of **** is it? What does the son of the world think of his will? 』

  『Where does the **** have an air traffic control? ’ Fei Zhen laughed, “There must be some other reason, but they used the name of the God of God. If the God of God really cares about everything, it’s impossible to slap these fake names to death...”

  Pang Tong also smiled, nodded and said, "That's right. In fact, it has nothing to do with the gods, but with the weather. The two months before this winter month are the most critical time for cattle and sheep to put on autumn fat in the desert grassland, just like the last grouting time of our Hanjia Zhuanghe at the end of summer, so no one would be willing to be in the Zhuanghe soon Harvesting when they are mature, the same is true for cattle and sheep... When winter comes, those cattle and sheep that have successfully put on autumn fat can survive the winter smoothly, and those cattle and sheep that cannot put on autumn fat for various reasons...Naturally Slaughtered and enjoyed...』

"Originally it was the simplest change of solar terms, following nature," Pang Tong said with a grin. Putting the cart before the horse, and what Cao Mengde did is a mistake...』

   Fei Zhen said: "Uncle Shi Yuan is saying that Cao Mengde framed General Zilong?" 』

  Pang Tong nodded and said, "That's right. Zilong is in the Northern Territory, is there less than a soldier's salary? Have you skipped the people's wealth? Since there is none, what is the mess? What are you betraying? Just like this time the chaos in the Western Regions, why do you want to hit fast? That's because the current chaos in the Western Regions is just superficial chaos. It's not true that all the herdsmen in the Western Regions have been affected by the disaster and have nothing to eat... If there really is a day when all the herdsmen in the Western Regions have nothing to eat, then who will calm down? Mess is useless! If there is still something to eat, there will be no mess! No matter when, don't take away the last bite of the people, otherwise... the lord took soldiers with him when he left Chang'an, and when he arrived in Longyou, he brought many craftsmen and farmers, as well as those Qiang people. What is the most important thing in the chaos? 』

  『Mmm…』 Fei Zhen sat cross-legged, frowning.

  Pang Tong tapped the pot that Qiang cooked with his chopsticks.

"Meat! No, it's food! is to eat! Fei Zhen came to her senses, "If the people have food, there will be no chaos!" Before this, my father also said that he took me to eat folk food... But, it was really unpalatable...』

  Pang Tong sighed slightly, "That's right. As long as there is food, the people will not be in chaos, so as long as we have food and grass in hand, Chang'an will not be in chaos either! It's a pity...it's a pity that some people don't understand...some people want to **** such unpalatable food from the poor people. Do you give winter charcoal to the people in Guanzhong to keep out the cold? Do you know what the people in Shandong are talking about? Are they saying why it won't be cold if they don't let these people go out for a couple of laps? It's a waste of coal...」

  『…』 Fei Zhen was speechless.

  A moment later, Fei Zhen asked, "By the way, Uncle Shi, what order do you want to issue just now?" 』

  Pang Tong laughed and said: "Simple... the prince ordered that he be removed from the post of Northern Territory Protector!" 』

"ah? ’ Fei Zhen was stunned, and then said, ‘Acting again? 』

   But he didn’t expect that Pang Tong shook his head, “No, it’s true…”

"ha? ’ Fei Zhen’s eyes widened, ‘Really free? ! 』

  Pang Tong raised his head and laughed, "Of course it's true...Cao Mengde wants to win five things in Chang'an, so naturally we want five too!" You might as well think about it, where did our five harvests fall? 』

  (end of this chapter)