Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3087 Damn it

 Heluo, Tongguan.

Yang Xiu walked slowly through Cao Jun's camp.

 Looking calm.

 The sound of armored soldiers passing by a group of Cao soldiers was like the background music accompanying him as he walked.

Although he is in the army, Yang Xiu is still dressed in green clothes, neatly dressed and spotless.

Only Yang Xiu's boots were stained with a lot of mud.

There is no way around this. In the military camp, it is impossible to say that there is a bluestone road for Yang Xiu to walk on, right? The dirt road trampled by many soldiers is full of potholes. It is dry now and is just some dust and loess. If it rains or snows, it will be like a pile of mud.

 Several soldiers followed Yang Xiu at a distance, seeming to be protecting, more like monitoring.

Yang Xiu walked back to his tent, then sat down, straightened his clothes, and then gently raised his hands and played them in the void, as if there was an invisible piano placed in front of him. , and he was playing a beautiful piece of music.

Yang Xiu has been smart since he was a child, and he has stood out among his peers early on. Whether among the Yang clan or in the land of Heluo, he was at the forefront in the study of Confucian classics and the exploration of Confucianism. At the same time, he not only improved in knowledge, but also excelled in music, painting, and poetry. Have its own uniqueness.

He was extremely talented and once shone brightly, he was the idol of all young people. Although he did not cause any scenes of throwing Guoying cars, it cannot be denied that he was once a high-ranking official at the same level as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and ordinary people had no access to him. , like a fairy-like figure...

It's just that now he has fallen into the dust.

Perhaps only in such a small tent can Yang Xiu get a moment of undisturbed peace.

Yang's servants stood quietly in the corner of the tent, looking at Yang Xiu with respect and admiration. The old man is their god, and the young man is the one who inherits this god. As for the emperor, it has nothing to do with them. Their **** is the young man of the Yang family.

 A void playing stopped, and Yang Xiu opened his eyes.

The servant stepped forward and bowed slightly, "Young Master. 』

Yang Xiu was silent for a moment, and then said: "I...I'm afraid my life is not long..."

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 Xiliang, Jiuquan.

 It seems like endless soldiers and horses are unfolding in front of our eyes, filling every corner of our field of vision.

 Countless swords and guns.

 Countless flags.

 The battle armor is as cold as steel, but it is integrated with the flesh and blood of humans and horses.

On the high platform in front, there was only Fei Qian.

Under the high platform, the leaders of the big families and barbarians who came one after another from all over the world had their necks shrunk, as if they were **** under the platform by invisible ropes.

The cavalry array of ten thousand people was in front, and their breath seemed to set off a storm.

The cold wind howled by, but it was definitely not the wind that made these wealthy households feel cold all over their bodies.

Many of the ordinary people in Xiliang are honest and honest, but these big families and surnames do not belong to the ranks of honest and honest. They are all smart and cunning people. After seeing everything in front of them clearly, something emerged from the bottom of their hearts, like cold claws, grabbing their hearts, and also He squeezed hard, causing them great pain, but they couldn't scream.

Duan Yan stood in the queue under the stage, feeling goosebumps all over his body accompanied by chills, rolling up from his heels and penetrating into his head. All messy thoughts disappeared when facing these soldiers and horses. Disappeared. I just stared blankly at the soldiers and horses showing their majestic appearance under the high platform, doing various military drills.

Smoke and dust billowed like dragons.

 Horses galloping like tigers.

 The flags are ringing, and the clouds and smoke are spreading and billowing.

 Duan Yan looked up and saw the man on the stage standing in the sun, bathed in brilliance. It was so bright that it seemed to be a bit dazzling, making it difficult for him to open his eyes and see clearly. The words I had talked about during my meeting with that man two days ago were rolling in my mind, like a huge wave, sweeping over him, irresistibly hitting Duan Yan on the beach.

On the day when the chaos broke out in Jiuquan, many big-name households were still very ignorant, and Zhang Liao cleaned up Jiuquan very quickly, so that some people did not feel any changes before the incident was over.

 But now the large-scale military exercises during the day are different...

 Weapons, armor, men and horses roaring.

Between heaven and earth, at this moment, it seems that regardless of wind, frost, rain or snow, as long as the man on the high platform gives a command, the steel beast in front of him will pounce on it and tear it to pieces!

The thunderous sound of horse hooves made the big family members including Duan Xuan's feet tremble a little.

I don’t know whether it is the passive vibration caused by the galloping horses’ hooves, or whether the feet are trembling spontaneously...

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 Hedong, Pi County.

Sima Yi stood under the tricolor flag, and in front of him, a fortress was struggling in the fire.

　　　　Those who conspire against us shall be punished! 』

Sima Fu shouted excitedly, as if he wanted to transfer his pain to others.

On the high wall of Wubao, a white-haired old man roared angrily at Sima and others, his face full of anger, and his eyes full of anger.

Within Wubao, not far away, some people with weapons and bows were being surrounded and killed by soldiers.

Although those who wielded knives and clubs were tall and powerful, they could not make too big a wave under the encirclement and suppression of soldiers...

 Blood was splattered everywhere.

　　　　This is our land! Our manor! ” Someone cried, “You robbers! Executioner! 』

Sima Yi turned his head slightly and looked at the man who was pushed to the ground and still yelling angrily.

　　　　Your land? 』

Sima Yi asked with a sneer.

“A certain person settled here a hundred years ago...” The man struggled and seemed to want to argue with Sima Yi.

"Ah...a hundred years..." Sima Yi shook his head, "It's been a hundred years, and you can't even raise a smart person?" Just cut it off..."

A cold light flashed through, and the head fell to the ground.

　　　How can incompetent people live in this world? 』

Sima Yi raised his head and looked up. It seemed that only the three-color flag was the most beautiful thing and the thing that attracted his attention the most. As for the other noises, Sima Yi seemed not to care at all...

"Brother," Sima Fu was obviously stimulated by the blood, and came over excitedly, "The roster has been checked, everything is done..."

 The word "done" means that more than a hundred heads have fallen to the ground.

 No one, male, female, old or young, was spared.

Sima Yi nodded, suddenly remembered something, and laughed twice.

　　　　Brother, why are you laughing? Sima Fu asked while wiping the blood on the knife.

"I remember when I was in the academy, some stupid people said that we Han people were cruel and easy to kill, while the Hu people were kind... The reason was that the Han people would kill three tribes at every turn, but the Hu people could leave behind women and children who were no taller than a wheel. Those who don’t want to be killed...hahaha..."

　　　『How stupid to say something like that! ” Sima Fu shook his head and laughed, “Such stupid people must have been expelled from the academy!” 』

Sima Yi nodded.

During the initial period of the academy, due to the inconsistency of ideas, uncertainty of teaching materials, and the erosion of some obscurantist content in Shandong scriptures, Shoushan Academy also experienced a period of ideological chaos.

During this period of chaos, there was such a saying that the Han people were punishing people for treason and genocide would be too cruel. However, when the Hu people killed people, they still knew how to leave children who were not taller than a wheel height and not kill them. Why did the Han people just kill them? What if you can’t imitate it?

The person who raised this question was scolded by a group of people. The key is that this person was still unwilling to correct his own ideas and stubbornly believed that he was right. In the end, he became the laughing stock of the academy.

If we simply take the scene of killing as an example, the Hu people do have a rule not to kill women and children and leave no children taller than a wheel. However, the problem is that not all the Hu people abide by this rule, especially those who went south to rob Han people. How many infants and young children were killed during the war? Moreover, when most of the Hu people caught Han women nursing infants and infants, they would immediately kill the infants who were still in the nursing period. There were almost no consequences. exception. The reason is very simple. In the Hu people's concept, if these babies are killed, the captured Han women can quickly give birth to children again...

 And the children conceived next will naturally be of the blood of the Hu people.

As for the rule of not killing those who are higher than the wheel, most of them only appeared during the tribal wars between the Hu people.

 And this phenomenon is still not the "kindness" of the Hu people, but is caused by the Hu people's living habits, productivity and production conditions. It has nothing to do with kindness or unkindness.

The reason why the Hu people do not kill women and children is because the Hu people regard women and children as property and treat them as the same as cattle, sheep and livestock. After not killing men who are not older than the wheel, they often follow the cutting and distribution of these animals, treating them as As servants like their own cattle and sheep, those who survive not only have to serve their enemies, but also call their enemies their parents and masters. This kind of production and life relationship is only possible in a barbaric land with few ethical concepts. But after the Han Dynasty underwent civilization, it would be impossible to appear...

Most of the genocide of the Han people, similar to what Sima Yi did now, was due to political factors. They also killed upper-class rulers. They rarely massacred ordinary people, serfs in the manor and the owners of the manor like the barbarians did. Irrelevant people will generally not be killed as long as they do not resist or obstruct.

The barbarians killed the Han people, but more ordinary people killed the Han people!

 So as a Han Chinese, he said that the Hu people did not kill women and children as a benevolent system, which was undoubtedly a betrayal of China's own culture.

Those who have betrayed their own class should not cry and shout about injustice or inhumanity when they are retaliated against.

 Just like these big households in Hedong who colluded with Cao Jun and lent the road to Cao Jun...

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 Yuzhou, Xu County.

Emperor Liu Xie slapped the table angrily, "I treat him with sincerity, why can't I get sincerity?" 』

 Huang Men stuck his **** out and trembled.

　　　『When discussing politics, everyone talks nonsense! ” The flesh on Liu Xie’s cheeks was trembling, “If you really want to do something practical, you just have to push back and forth!” I am a great man, but why don’t I have any loyal ministers or good generals? ! 』

"Your Majesty, please calm down..." Huangmen **** raised his buttocks higher and his body trembled more and more.

―Calm down your anger, calm down! Liu Xie patted the table, "That's all you can say!" 』

"Your Majesty... calm down..." Huangmen **** followed suit as usual, and then kowtowed loudly, "Slave... deserve to die..."

　　　『It’s me who deserves to die! Liu Xie patted the table and couldn't help but shed tears, "Everyone in the world wants me dead!" They all want me to die! I give them a position, I give them rights, I give them what they want, and then what do they give me in return? Deception, concealment! Treat me like a fool! 』

 Liu Xie was very angry because he was deceived again and again.

 Lies were surrounding him, seemingly filling every corner of Chongde Hall.

 Whoever he puts his hope in will give him a hard slap...

 Zhong Yao tricked him.

Zhong Yao got the position and was promoted to the imperial censor. The result was not as Liu Xie had hoped. He immediately led his people to diligently and painstakingly formulate new laws of the Han Dynasty, and then tied the two ends like shackles. The ferocious beasts were tied up, but they led a group of people to have banquets every day, criticizing this, criticizing that...

He said he didn't have any work, but Zhong Yao said he was trying his best to recruit talents. He said he had work. He drank and feasted every day, only asking for money and things without any feedback.

Liu Xiecai expressed his dissatisfaction, and Zhong Yao immediately took off his hat and said, "I am incompetent and have failed to fulfill your majesty's trust..."

Liu Xie hoped that after experiencing these sufferings, the Han Dynasty would be reborn in the fire like a phoenix. However, he found that it was unclear whether the Han Dynasty could be reborn. He was about to be dried by the fire...

"Why? Why? ! Liu Xie patted the table, his voice became quieter and quieter, and finally he slumped down on the throne, "They are all rebellious officials and traitors... They are all..."

The Huangmen **** still stuck his **** out and said, "Your Majesty, calm down... calm down..."

"roll! ” Liu Xie shouted.

The **** of Huangmen hurriedly rolled out of Chongde Hall as if he had been pardoned.

Liu Xie sat on the throne blankly, like a wood carving and clay sculpture.

 Liu Xie simply doesn’t understand why this is happening...

The old central court and three-gong system of the Han Dynasty was a Confucian bureaucratic system created by Dong Zhongshu. It was also a sword used by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to fight against his relatives, the queen mother, and the old nobles. When this sword hacked to death this prince and that prince After that, it became a little uncomfortable.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that he was so talented that he could use the people of the world as cattle and horses to drive him at will. However, he did not expect that no matter how powerful he was, he would still be like an ant in the face of time. When he aged, this sword began to Backfired.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that by killing the prince, he was killing the last batch of old nobles who resisted him. But what he didn't expect was that it was he who cut off the foundation of the royal family. From then on, the bureaucrats lay on the corpses of the royal nobles and devoured them. Flesh and blood became a parasitic tumor on the body of the dynasty.

 Everything needs balance, and once the balance is broken, it is almost a dream to restore it to its original state.

Now Liu Xie wants to let bureaucrats deal with bureaucrats, just like appointing corrupt officials to investigate and deal with corrupt officials. It is destined to have no good results from the beginning.

 But Liu Xie still couldn't figure it out and felt that the person he found was wrong...

Most people who can’t figure it out will never figure it out.

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 Heluo, Tongguan.

Yang Xiu slowly flicked the dust off his body, then looked at the mud on his boots and sighed, "Cao Jun's strategy of attacking Hedong may have failed... Cao Zilian's son is deeply trapped in Hedong, and there is no news at all. I'm afraid there are too many Something unexpected happened... Xiahou Miaocai invaded Wangwu Mountain, lost contact, and lost his trace... Prime Minister Cao stopped at Tongguan and could not advance..."

The trusted servant whispered: "What...how do these have anything to do with Mr. Shao Lang?" 』

　　　『Guanzhong is like the jade of the He family, only the virtuous can live there. Yang Xiu whispered, "I still can't control my greed... I hate him... So I hope he can fall down and fall to the mud... Then I can look down at him and look at him, and then I can get rid of the pain in my heart." The devil... But now..."

"If Prime Minister Cao fails to attack Guanzhong," Yang Xiu smiled, and then the smile stiffened little by little, and finally it seemed as if his face was frozen, "We must find someone who will bear the responsibility for the failure... Who can it be?" suitable? 』

　　　　Is it the Cao family, the Xiahou family, or someone else? 』

　　　For example...like me? 』

Yang Xiu smiled.

The smile is a little bleak.

The trusted servant said hurriedly: "How...how does this have anything to do with Mr. Shao Lang?" This is obviously them..."

Yang Xiu's eyes were dark: "Do you think they care about the truth?" They just want an explanation...and I'm neither big nor small, just right..."

Hongnong Yang family, is it more threatening to have a young man in the prime of life as a leader, or is it more terrifying to have an old man who is old and clinging to his old age?

The Yang family, caught between the two major powers, has no future.

If Cao Cao wins, the Yang family still has hope, but if Cao Cao fails...

Now, Yang Xiu can't see the hope of Cao Cao's victory, and the best outcome is that both sides will lose.

Then, Yang is doomed to be unlucky.

Who made Yang Xiu come up with a "damn" plan?

The tradition of the Han people is that they will always have more compassion for the orphans, the old and the young. Therefore, once Yang Xiu dies, it is only Yang Xiu's personal death, and instead he will protect the Yang family. On the surface, the Yang family is missing a young heir and no development in the next few decades, but in fact it can truly lie dormant and wait for subsequent opportunities.

Of course, if you become like Yuan Shang, you can live in a cage and be watched by others.

 But Yang Xiu's pride did not allow him to live like an animal.

"Young Master..." The trusted servant glanced out, "How about... let's escape..."

Yang Xiu sneered, "Escape?" Where can I escape? 』

At first, when Cao's army surged forward and captured Luoyang in a blink of an eye, Yang Xiu thought that such a majestic force would be difficult to resist even if the hussars were powerful, and it might even hurt both sides. Then Yang would have another chance. However, during his stay in Tongguan, he discovered that he had been wrong.

Although Cao's army had a large number of soldiers, they were large and useless. There were great differences among the soldiers. There were not no elite soldiers, but the vast majority were ordinary soldiers with thin bodies and crude armor. Such soldiers have no problem dealing with the princes of the Central Plains and the mighty powers from all over the country, but against the hussars...

"Only if I die..." Yang Xiu said slowly, his eyes full of desire for life, but also full of pain, "Only if I die, Yang can live..."

　　"That's it..." Yang Xiu closed his eyes and started playing the piano in the void with his hands again, "Go and tell my father...if something happens to me...he can't be too sad, the Yang family still needs him to hold on..."

 (End of this chapter)