Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3164 God’s will is just multiple excuses (more updates)

Ma Liang admired the hussar general very much.

Compared with the old Sichuan and Shu natives, new Sichuan and Shu people like Ma Liang had no objections to the policies being implemented by Fei Qian and Xu Shu, and even supported them.

Simply because it's good for them.

Therefore, young people like Ma Liang naturally support Hussar and Xu Shu.

The Han Dynasty has great righteousness, and all dynasties in the world, as long as they have a little bit of cultural heritage, will pursue great righteousness, and the most important part of this great righteousness is eating.

Appetite is actually the desire to survive, which is the most primitive and fundamental desire of human beings.

Lao Tzu talks about morality, Confucius talks about loyalty and filial piety, or what other sages are talking about. Does it delay these sages from eating? Not only did it not happen, Confucius also elevated the matter of eating to the level of "propriety". He taught the rulers of China how to eat in a "proper" manner and how to eat in a more "proper" manner.

Yang Song wants to eat.

Ma Liang also wants to eat.

When the rice pot is not big enough and there is not enough rice, if the old man takes one more bite, the new man will take one less bite.

The old man feels that this pot is enough for them, and they have sweated and shed blood for this pot. Isn't it the age when they should be enjoying themselves? Why should we continue to sweat and bleed?

The newcomers felt that why should newcomers starve when there was so much food but they couldn't even get two mouthfuls, so they either had to squeeze their heads to grab the pot, or they were beaten to death by a group of old people.

Few people would reinvent the pot.

There are few people to create, but many people are waiting to copy.

There are few people cooking, but many people are staring at empty bowls.

The pot of Sichuan and Shu was originally small. Fei Qian and Xu Shu came and made the pot bigger and made more. The pot in the snow area, the pot in Jiaozhi, and the pot facing the Western Regions that will be developed in the future. Will one be smaller than the original ones in Guanzhong and Jiangdong?

Then should these big pots and small pots start to be re-integrated?

So the old man was unhappy...

But for a newcomer from Sichuan like Ma Liang, who are you?

Ma Liang skillfully took off the leather bag on the horse's back, then took out the rope and hand axe, and with several guards on the side, he pulled several tripping ropes at the corners of the road.

Then after a certain distance, he pulled a few more times.

Ma Liang didn't think that he, a scholar, would lose face by doing this kind of work with these soldiers and guards, nor did he think there was anything wrong with setting up an ambush secretly to capture Yang Song.

Ma Liang felt that it was like Hussar, who brought a bigger pot to make more people eat, and then led the people who had eaten to do more things, more pots, more The right thing to do is to keep the original few pots of food, and then try to eat until death, and want all the children and grandchildren of the family to eat, are often people with little ability.

Since you don’t have the ability, don’t complain.

After everything was arranged, Ma Liang and others hid in the forest. He took more than 20 soldiers on one side. Another of Ma's confidants led the rest of his soldiers to ambush on the other side. They tied their horses deep in the forest, and placed their bows, arrows, swords and guns where they could.

After setting up the ambush, the forest became quiet again.

After a while, a bird song suddenly came from the outskirts of the forest.

The forest immediately became even quieter, like a black hole where even sound was swallowed up.

The sound of horse hooves was approaching, and the wheels of vehicles pressed against the gravel road.

The group of people walked in a hurry.

Ma Liang grabbed the bow, nocked the arrow, and controlled not to make any sound.

The sound of horse hooves was approaching.

Sichuan, Sichuan and Yunnan horses are not very tall, so most of the Sichuan and Yunnan horses are kept for private use. Although they are also used on the battlefield, there are better Xiliang horses, and the Sichuan and Yunnan horses are of course not enough. But no matter what kind of horse it is, if its feet are pinned, it will definitely fall.

When the first horse neighed and fell down, throwing the rider away, Ma Liang also stood up from behind the bushes in the forest, shot the arrow in his hand, and then quickly grabbed the second arrow. Repeating the previous action again, he shot five arrows in quick succession in the blink of an eye. Only then did his arm feel a little overwhelmed, so he dropped the bow and picked up the knife.

The people in ambush on the other side also rushed out, shooting arrows and slashing, and immediately tore the entire convoy into a mess. There were screams and blood flying everywhere.

Yang Song curled himself into a ball as much as possible, lying on the side of the handrail of the vehicle, shivering.

Ma Liang held the knife and walked forward slowly.

The sounds of fighting and screaming could be heard from time to time.

The vehicle looked like it was empty, but it was trembling slightly.

Ma Liang couldn't help but shook his head and smiled, and knocked on the outer panel of the car with his sword, "Come out!" Stop pretending to be dead! 』

Yang Song continued to huddle his head under the shadow of the car board, saying nothing and trembling all over.

Ma Liang waited for a short while, then became a little impatient. He turned his head slightly to signal, and some soldiers rushed into the car and pulled Yang Song out of the car like a pig. There was a pop. Thrown to the ground.

Yang Song also let out a scream as if he was about to be dragged onto the chopping board, which was appropriate.

"I'll give you money!" Give me money! Yang Song howled, his whole body filled with the smell of grease, "Don't kill me!" I'll give you money! 』

"Haha..." Ma Liang smiled and kicked Yang Song, "Look who this is?" Can even dead people come back to life? Magical! 』

After being kicked by Ma Liang, Yang Song basically felt nothing. He had too much fat and such a powerful blow was ineffective on him.

But such a kick can be regarded as kicking out some of Yang Song's sanity.

At first, Yang Song thought he had encountered a robbery, but when he heard Ma Liang's words, he opened his eyes wide and looked around, and suddenly saw a familiar figure. Suddenly, an unknown fire rose up on the ground. He jumped up and down as if he wanted to pounce on him, which made it difficult for the soldiers holding him down. Only one more person was able to push Yang Song back to the ground.

"traitor! You betrayed me! Yang Song was twisting on the ground, cursing, "Shuzi!" My adopted son! Don't die a good death! 』

The figure that made Yang Song angry nodded and bowed to Ma Liang with a smile on his face, "Ma Xiaolang, I'm not wrong, this guy is pretending to be dead..."

The thunder copper who betrayed, or rather betrayed, Yang Song could not find any guilt or embarrassment on his face. Instead, he was as bright as a chrysanthemum, "Ma Xiaolangjun, this time, I have made some meritorious deeds." stop? 』

Lei Tong is actually a bit like Erha, a dog that can never be fed enough and is not familiar with it. Maybe it is just for a bite to eat, and one day it may be wagging its tail and running away after the passerby. Let Lei Tong guard the house, even if the house is not torn into a mess, he can still play with the thieves. On weekdays, he will growl and scream when nothing happens, accusing the owner of being unfair and not giving enough dog food...

So Lei Tong behaved like this, and Yang Song naturally noticed him. He threw some bones casually, and Lei Tong immediately wagged his tail wildly, which made Yang Song very excited. He felt that he had found a good dog, but he didn't You know that with this breed of Thunder Copper, when you have meat to eat, you will be closer than your own mother. If you don’t have meat to eat, you will be a hammer?

Yang Song was ambitious but not very talented. He thought he could control Thunder Copper and let his dogs go out to cause trouble. Unexpectedly, when he found Thunder Copper, he was sold to him without hesitation.

"Yes, of course. Ma Liang smiled and nodded.

The relationship between Ma Liang and Lei Tong is not good, but Ma Liang is very smart. He understands that he will definitely give Lei Tong some rewards at this time, so there is no need for him to have a conflict with Lei Tong with a straight face.

"That's good... Hehe, that's good..." Lei Tong rubbed his hands, without any embarrassment at all when the young man bowed his head.

For him, the dog food in front of him... Oh, the real benefits are the most important, so he betrayed Yang Song without any hesitation in his heart. Anyway, the benefits from Yang Song were obviously not as good as betraying Yang. For Song's benefit, Lei Tong didn't even take another look at Yang Song. He even felt annoyed by Yang Song's chattering on the side, so he intentionally or unintentionally raised a kick of sand and hit Yang Song's mouth and nose. .

"Bah...cough...cough..." Yang Song coughed.

Ma Liang made a tour and took everything he needed to bring. He packed up the letters and tokens found out, and then had Yang Song tied up and put on the horse's butt. "I'll ask Lieutenant Laurel to clean up the rest..." 』

Lei Tong smiled with wrinkles all over his face, "Easy to say, easy to say, Ma Xiaolangjun, walk slowly, walk slowly..."

When Ma Liang led the people back, Lei Tong exhaled a long breath, "Immortal Banban was almost killed by this grandson... Come, clean it up and take away all the valuables!" Take off all those clothes for me! Don't kill the lame horse yet, raise it first and see... over there! Hold back the arrows over there... Dig a hole and throw the body into the forest..."

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Did Cao Jun not work hard enough?

Or is the ladder Lao Cao used to climb over the wall not enough?

However, Cao Jun was still stuck at Tongguan, unable to advance even an inch.

Although for Guo Jia and Dong Zhao, they can understand better than ordinary single-minded people that a war is not a street fight and Tongguan is not an ordinary pass, but they still feel a little depressed every time they stare at Tongguan. .

The relationship between Guo Jia and Dong Zhao is actually not that good.

Guo Jia looked down on Dong Zhao, and Dong Zhao looked down on Guo Jia even more.

One of them is a military advisor offering wine, and the other is a military advisor offering wine...

ha.

Although both of them are strategists, they have their own division of labor. One is more offensive and is even responsible for part of Lao Cao's intelligence work, while the other is more logistics-oriented and is responsible for the dispatch of military supplies and other matters. However, both of them are strategists. In many cases, you can also have a few words to say about matters within the other party's jurisdiction.

In addition, the origins and positions of both parties are completely different, and it is even more unpleasant to look at each other...

Of course, on the surface, they are all polite.

Being polite is actually a kind of political compromise.

In fact, whether it is the military advisor offering wine as a sacrifice or the military advisor offering wine as a sacrifice, they are all products of Cao Cao's initial lack of official positions. Supporting this position are various central guards.

These positions, which were originally not very popular among the big men, have built Cao Cao's core political personnel structure.

These are all products of compromise.

Those who can compromise are not big problems, but those who cannot compromise are often big problems.

Just like Tongguan in front of you, and Guanzhong behind Tongguan.

"Konghito is so happy today!" It's rare to find me to enjoy the scenery... Haha, you might as well tell me bluntly, what is going on? 』

Guo Jia was wearing a leather robe, with his head hidden in the fur. If it weren't for the ribbon on the belt indicating that he was a Han official, people would have thought that Guo Jia was a Hu.

Dong Zhao wore a Han official robe, a large cloak, and a Jinxian crown on his head. Even in the cold wind, he was meticulous.

Dong Zhao looked at Guo Jia and said, "The scenery here is unique... Please take a look..."

Dong Zhao pointed to the river.

Due to the ice in the upper reaches, the current of the large river in Heluo area is now very small. In some places, it is even obvious that the river bed is exposed, and then, under the blowing of the cold wind, it hardens into blocks, like a solid stone. .

Guo Jia's eyes moved, and then he laughed, "It's so cold here, I really don't know what the scenery is like..."

"Why do you need to make false promises to show your filial piety?" Dong Zhao took his hand back into the cloak and stopped pointing at the river.

I can't help it, it's too cold.

Dong Zhao turned to look at Guo Jia, staring into Guo Jia's eyes covered by fur, "In this critical moment, Fengxiao still pretends to be crazy?" 』

This sentence is a bit harsh.

Guo Jia stopped laughing and said, "How about Gong Renyu?" 』

Dong Zhao was silent for a while, "I just want to gamble less and be more sure." 』

As soon as Dong Zhao said this, Guo Jia couldn't help but laugh again.

When the two met each other, in just a few words of conversation, they found out a lot about each other.

Dong Zhao was with Yuan Shao in the early years, but later turned his head and worshiped Cao Cao. He supported Cao Cao in welcoming the Han Emperor, but later persuaded Cao Cao to become Duke of Wei. Therefore, it is not correct to say that Dong Zhao was an outright royalist or conservative.

It can only be said that Dong Zhao is a "stable" person, while Guo Jia is a "radical" person relatively speaking.

Prudence and conservatism are two completely different concepts.

Being conservative means not wanting to change at all, while being prudent means wanting to be safer and more sure when things change.

The reason why Dong Zhao fell under Cao Cao was because Cao Cao was a more "safe" choice. Of course, Cao Cao's political attitude at that time was actually more tolerant and far-sighted than Yuan Shao's.

As for Fei Qian in Guanzhong, most people ignored him at the beginning...

No one thought that Fei Qian would become such a giant.

In fact, Guo Jia is also thinking and weighing these days. After all, before the chess piece falls, it can still change, but once it falls, the position is fixed and the change is nailed down.

"Fengxiao, I can see this strategy..." Dong Zhao said slowly, "Then the people in Guanzhong can't see it?" 』

Guo Jia remained silent.

"Now General Zixiao is taking action in Wuguan. He attacked Wuguan openly and took Hanzhong covertly. Isn't that just in case..." Dong Zhao lowered his voice, "Isn't it just in case? Is there any other option?" In this case, why not slow down? In the past, Qin was strong, but what could be done? To destroy the Qin Dynasty, three households are enough..."

Guo Jia snorted, "What's the theory about "the world is suffering from Qin" again? Doesn’t Gongren really know the reason for the saying that “the world is suffering from the Qin Dynasty”? 』

In the official documents of the Han Dynasty claiming that the pre-Qin Dynasty was in the Qin Dynasty, it always stated that "the world suffered from the Qin Dynasty", and then used this to prove its political correctness, whether in relatively rigorous documents such as "Historical Records" or "On the Passage of the Qin Dynasty" "" and other commentaries and poems, it is always said that "the punishments are severe and the officials are incisive", which makes "the world suffer", which finally led Chen and Wu to "strengthen the great river, and the world responded".

But in fact, the so-called "The world is suffering from Qin" is just a slogan, and it is used repeatedly by different people to prove the correctness of their actions. Chen Wu said so, General Zhang Chu and Wu Chen also said so, and naturally Liu Bang also said so speak. The real situation is that there is no "bitter Qin" in Guanzhong. Even among the six countries, Chu is the most violent against Qin. There is not much reaction from other places at all. The so-called "world" is just a cover-up.

Therefore, Guo Jia said here that Dong Zhao's remarks are similar to "the world is suffering from Qin", and its intention can naturally be understood by anyone.

Dong Zhao's eyes became more and more worried.

The biggest cognitive difference between Guo Jia and Dong Zhao is that Guo Jia believes that if Guanzhong continues to develop for a few years, Shandong will not be able to compete, while Dong Zhao thinks that it is nothing more than "strong Qin" and "strong Qin". If you want to unify, you have to fight for three lives. Now, no matter how powerful Fei Qian is, it will only last one life. By the time Fei II comes, it will collapse without a doubt, so why take a risk now?

"If we can't overcome it..." Dong Zhao said in a deep voice, "Fengxiao, have you ever thought about the consequences?" If we stop here and use this as a gap to cut off traffic, it will be difficult for us to attack Tongguan, but will it be easy for us to reach the natural chasm? In the land of Shandong, the people are ten times that of Guanzhong, and the goods are also ten times that of Guanzhong. Why take risks..."

Dong Zhao knew that he could not impress Cao Cao himself, because Dong Zhao knew in his heart that Cao Cao had a strong gambling habit, which fit well with Guo Jia, so if he directly went to remonstrate with him, there would probably be no results, but If Guo Jia, who can best support Cao Cao's gambling, also objects, then it is possible that a more prudent strategy can be adopted.

In Dong Zhao's view, the development of Guanzhong is inseparable from Shandong. If we say that we are isolated from each other and use deep ravines and natural moats as barriers to cut off communication, then what can Fei Qian do even if he can jump around? Without such a big market as Shandong, it is impossible to obtain Shandong's money. At the same time, Shandong has a huge population and a good agricultural foundation. After Qin I, um, Fei I, came to an end, there will naturally be better opportunities to attack. Wouldn't this be safer?

Guo Jia shook his head, "I also know the benevolent intention... It's just that this is sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat... The right way is to divide the Chu River and Han realms, and who knows that Gaixia's song is chaotic..."

"As a tribute to you..."

Dong Zhao was still waiting to say anything, but suddenly saw something in his eyes, and then he couldn't help but look up.

At some point, snow fell in the sky.

Snowflakes were flying, temporarily blocking everyone's sight, blurring the sky and blurring the mountains and rivers in the distance.

"God wills it like this, God wills it like this!" ” Guo Jia also looked up at the sky, “Haha, since God’s will is like this, then take a gamble and buy it! 』

After saying that, Guo Jia immediately turned around and strode away.

Dong Zhao stared blankly at the sky, and then waited until the snowflakes hit his face and felt a little cold, then turned to look at Guo Jia's leaving figure. After a long time, he sighed slowly. …

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