Chapter 2515 Not All Folk Songs Are Loud and Clear

Its daybreak.

Black smoke was rising everywhere, and there were still some lingering fires.

The streets were filled with Cao's soldiers and various people who were being held in piles here and there.

Cao Cao slowly urged his horse forward.

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

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

how so?

How can you not understand such a simple thing?

For example, if you hold up a bamboo pole to enter the city gate, you have to go in sideways.

This is not surprising at all.

Except for a few congenital problems, the reason why most people's IQs have dropped to the lower limit, or even become negative, is often due to four words: "the intelligence is so sharp that it makes them faint."

Just like the current situation in the Han Dynasty, it can be said that the feudal princes are fighting and the people are suffering. Don't these people understand that they must work together to overcome difficulties together?

You know, I can talk about big principles better than anyone else, but as soon as I see some benefits, I forget everything.

You can't call them stupid if they can think of every possible means and resort to any means. However, from the perspective of the whole world, these people are extremely mentally retarded.

In history, there are heroes and bears among the specks of history. People lament the heroism of heroes and the shortsightedness of bears.

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

Royal Street has arrived.

Cao Cao looked up.

Cao Cao knew that he was not a good person, but he couldn't say that everyone should compete with each other, as long as he was not the worst, that would be fine?

Then if something goes wrong, just search around and find a worse one, then you are right?

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

All around were burning black smoke, smashed instruments, purple-black bloodstains, trampled rags, and corpses that had been dragged to the edge of the street, either prone or lying down.

Cao Cao smiled slightly, then urged his horse to the palace gate, swung his saddle and dismounted, took a few steps forward, and bowed to Liu Xie, "My rescue is too late!" It is a great blessing for this man to see that His Majesty is well! 』

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

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

"What's going on in the city...?" Liu Xie asked.

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

Liu Xie shook his head and said, "If I am here, the people's hearts will be at peace." 』

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

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

The officials who had received the news came one after another. Some were so frightened that they couldn't help but look around. Some people covered their noses, as if they were smelled by the blood. Others The man walked with his head held high, seemingly fearless.

Hundreds of officials.

All kinds of things.

Cao Cao looked at it and smiled slightly.

Liu Xie also looked at it, but he felt a chill rising behind his back, "How is your love?" 』

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

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

Since it is said to be a trivial matter, then let’s see what kind of “trivial matter” it is?

Liu Xie thought that this was his intention, and looked at the officials arriving one after another, silently.

The officials who came obviously wanted to come forward to meet the emperor and salute, but they were all blocked by Cao's soldiers in 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 courage it seems.

Facing Cao Jun in front of him, he seemed to have the courage to shout and shout.

After all, hiding in the crowd and shouting is a way to reassure these people. Although those standing in the front did not speak, the support from behind seemed to add some courage in vain.

"Step aside! We want to see the emperor! 』

"Who among you dare to stop us from seeing the Emperor?" ! 』

"Why don't you get out of the way quickly, otherwise you will delay the important matter, and you will be asking questions!" 』

"Step aside! Step aside! 』

"..."

The noisy voices gradually began to rise and fall, and then formed a relatively unified voice, "Get out of the way, get out of the way!" 』

Liu Xie turned his head and looked at Cao Cao.

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

After a while, some of Cao Cao's trusted guards rushed up to the city wall. After whispering a few words in Cao Cao's ears, Cao Cao nodded slightly, then took two steps forward and revealed his face from behind the battlements on the palace wall. .

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

Cao Cao didn't talk too much. Maybe he felt that what he said to these people was a big truth, or he felt that loyalty, filial piety, integrity, etiquette, integrity, etc. had lost their fundamental meaning, and there was no need for it, so he just asked the people below. He waved to his confidants and erected two flagpoles in the front square.

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

During the period before dawn, after taking control of the streets in the city, many people who were causing trouble in the city or being held hostage were separated and separated, and they were guarded and had nowhere to hide. Soon, some people were singled out. After interrogation, these people claimed that they were out to put out the fire, not to rob or cause trouble...

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

Choose red?

Choose white?

Do you choose to put out the fire yourself, or do you mean that you have never been out?

The soldiers of Cao's army made a loud noise, repeating Cao Cao's order, "Those who are putting out the fire, use the red flag; those who are not putting out the fire, put the white flag!" 』

Cao Cao's actions surprised many people.

Many people thought that Cao Cao would scold and scold him as soon as he came up, and then confront some guys caught on the street, and then mark them as being involved with certain officials and noble families, but in fact these People are prepared when they dispatch people.

The main characters are all dead soldiers...

These dead soldiers are the traditions of the Han Dynasty, or the local specialties of Shandong.

Just like when Sima Yi usurped the throne in history, three thousand dead soldiers gathered together with a roar.

You know, for a long time before Sima Yi usurped the throne, Sima Yi was under strict surveillance. There were even many people who went to test and secretly used small needles to prick Sima Yi who was lying in bed...

Under such circumstances, Sima Yi was able to bring down three thousand dead soldiers. So, even though these Yingchuan officials and large noble families are not as talented and forbearing as Sima Yi, they can still kill a few or a dozen of them. , or no problem at all.

So among these people, generally speaking, they are relatively safe. Just like if Sima Yi was before Gaopingling, if any one of the three thousand dead men betrayed Sima Yi, it would be like Tang Zhou betraying Zhang Jiao, and Sima Yi would either be arrested or killed, or be forced to act in advance, and he may not be able to It’s time to wait for Gaopingling’s great opportunity.

But the problem is that these big officials and noble families in Yingchuan do not have Sima Yi's mind or courage. They may even think that these dead soldiers may not be reliable...

What if these dead men spilled the beans?

What if these dead men try to live quietly and betray their old master?

What if these dead soldiers could not resist the temptation of swords, guns and money and betrayed their loyalty and oath?

just in case……

These thoughts immediately lingered in these people's minds.

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

Use yourself to save others, operate normally. Whether it's a neighbor stealing an ax or hiding a bell, he is still a sneaky old-timer. He feels guilty and always feels that no matter what others say, they are always talking about him.

Therefore, instead of lying that you didn't go out, or that you didn't send people out, and then being exposed and punished, you might as well take this opportunity to show that you just sent people out to put out the fire!

As for what those people sent out to put out the fire did, or whether they actually put out the fire, that's another question!

As long as he said he was putting out fires, wouldn't everything be explained?

Even if you are caught, you can still claim that you have good intentions, that you are loyal to the court, the country, the prime minister, and the Han Dynasty. It is just that you are not strict with your subordinates, and you are too trusting and too lax in the management of your subordinates. None of the great men under his command could live up to his trust or withstand the severe test...

It's everyone else's fault!

Your Majesty, no, Prime Minister, you misunderstood!

Is it a routine? Thousand-year-old foxes are not common, but thousand-year-old routines are quite common.

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

Then wasn’t Lao Cao burned?

What does it mean that all the evidence we obtained was burned in the end?

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

Is it possible that Cao Cao still dared to offend all his fathers and fellow villagers up and down the Yingchuan River?

Can't?

No!

So this time, it will probably be the same, just scare and scare, at most, some blood will be shed, and some money and food will be offered! I have money, and the most indispensable thing is money. As long as Cao Cao is willing to accept money, anything can be said!

Money is nothing!

Many gentry children openly stated that they did not like money at all.

So, some people tentatively moved under the red flag.

As he walked, he shouted: "As a minister of the Han Dynasty, how can I watch the neighbors walking in the water and just watch?" How can it be seen that the people are wailing and staying aloof from the incident? This is our responsibility, and there is nothing wrong with it! 』

Then someone followed, looked at Cao Cao sideways, and said plausibly, "We are loyal to the country, which is why we have such great righteousness in our hearts!" It's not our fault to refuse to save someone even if you die! 』

"Although the world's heroes are incomparable, we have to do what we can to live up to the words of the sages and sages, and to live up to the emperor's kindness!" 』

"Yingchuan is my hometown, how can I sit back and watch the chaos?" Firefighting is a matter of duty, and it is really not worth mentioning. 』

"Mencius said that people have constant sayings, which are all called "the world and the country." The foundation of the world is the country, the foundation of the country is at home, and the foundation of the family is the body. Now that our family and country are in trouble, we should stand up and step forward. How can we shut ourselves in and turn a deaf ear? 』

"exactly. We are all scholars, so naturally we should be awe-inspiring..."

A group of guys all talk in a smooth and dignified way. I don’t know whether it’s because they are used to doing dirty things while talking in front of others, or because they are afraid and need to say something bold. Anyway, everyone is like a messenger of justice. The people marched in the direction of the red flag representing participation in firefighting with their heads held high as if they were protecting themselves.

It's better spoken than sung.

Better than folk songs.

Among these people, those officials who walked up to the white flag and did not participate in putting out the fire seemed to have done a lot of wrong things. They were timid people who had no concept of family and country, and were unworthy of their salary and the high expectations of the emperor... …

Scholars, some really read in their hearts, while others read in their stomachs.

In the dog's belly.

Shouting slogans is like a folk song. Some people have been singing it for more than ten years and have never actually entered the mountain. They feel proud of themselves and actually think that this is normal. When they really have a chance and finally enter the mountain once, they feel not friendly and honored, but I was so frightened and uneasy that I even couldn’t sing after I got to the mountains. When I came out to sing a line, I sang the wrong song as soon as I opened my mouth.

Guo Jia stood next to Xun Yu and sneered.

There are many things in the world that cannot be right just by thinking they are right. It is not true that when there are more people, the principles will be correct.

Of course you have to sing the song of the mountain you are on. This is true, but the problem is that you haven’t found the right mountain, and you have ghosts in your heart. How can you sing a folk song loudly?

Why are there ghosts, fears, and uneasiness in my heart?

Are you all going to shut up and 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.

You know your mistakes and make mistakes, you know the law and you break the law, you know what is right, but you follow it when you see others doing it, and then you sing loudly with your lips. Over time, ghosts will naturally arise from your heart, so that It is not surprising that schizophrenia occurs when words and deeds are inconsistent.

Guo Jia was sneering, while Xun Yu was looking under the red flag with his eyes...

Xun Yu has not forgotten what Guo Jia said before. He wants to identify among the noisy guys under the red flag, making all kinds of dignified words, and speaking better than singing, are there any? Some people are 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 to yellow, because Zhang Jiao believed that yellow is the color of soil, the color of common people who were as inconspicuous as sand and dust in the past, but Zhang Jiao ultimately failed. .

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 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 searching and scrutinizing eyes under the red flag would be 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! As a result, these people became more and more excited, and their slogans resounded like songs throughout the world.

As Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and some related core figures, such as Xiahou Dun, Ren Jun, and Zhong Yao, who had defected to Cao Cao early, naturally there was no need to take sides. When the rest of the officials arrived, and all the officials, big and small, were almost standing, Cao Cao turned his head and nodded to Xiahou Dun beside him.

Xiahou Dun took a slight breath, then raised his hand, and then pointed at those people under the red flag, "All of them are there!" Win with someone! 』

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

The whole audience was stunned for a moment.

Even the emperor Liu Xie thought that Cao Cao or Xiahou Dun had made a mistake. Not to mention the officials, big and small, who were tied up, even shouting words such as "wrong" and "unjust" in an attempt to remind Cao Cao that he was in the wrong direction, and those who should be arrested were not those hiding at home. The guy who comes out to put out the fire?

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

Cao Cao smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Report to your Majesty... Last night, it was not a mistake, but a 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 Emperor, and then continued: "If you are in trouble, you have done a good job in putting out the fire. However, now that you are causing trouble, you are committing banditry in the name of putting out the fire... Haha... Then you will regard the Emperor as a stupid person, and you can do whatever you want." Confusing right and wrong, referring to a deer as a horse? 』

The emperor Liu Xie finally understood a little bit, but he was still a little confused. "Prime Minister, among these..." Liu Xie pointed to the officials who were tied up under the red flag and said, "Is it possible that there is something really wrong among them?" No one came out to put out the fire? Isn't this an injustice? 』

Cao Cao shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not unfair!" 』

"Last night, the country was in danger of being overthrown, and the world was in danger of being reversed! If I hadn't set up defenses early and ordered people to strictly guard the palace, if there were rioters and bandits rushing into the palace..." Cao Cao said slowly, "I'm afraid the consequences would be disastrous. In this critical moment, a person as stupid as a minister can still put the emperor first... but these thieves are just going to put out the fire? Where to put out a fire? Home fire? In times of crisis, since you have the energy to save yourself from the fire, why not come to defend the emperor and protect the court? ! 』

Cao Cao shouted categorically, "If anyone defended the palace gate last night, he would have been spared death!" And it works! It's a pity, it's a pity that these dignified Han officials, with their salaries, think they are just fuel for their own houses! He has no regard for the country at all, and the great man is loyal and filial! Doing dirty things in the name of putting out fires! Damn it, deserve to be killed! 』

"..." Liu Xie didn't know what to say. After being silent for a moment, he pointed at the officials standing under the white flag and said, "As the Prime Minister said, isn't it true that doing nothing but achieving merit?" 』

"If you do nothing, you will achieve nothing!" ” Cao Cao said in a deep voice, and then glanced contemptuously at the officials with the white flags, “If you only have no faults, you will die, how can you talk about meritorious deeds?” It's just that we didn't cause any trouble last night, and we were sincere and consistent in our actions, and there were no lies or pretense, so it should be used for one purpose, but not for a big one. 』

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao no longer explained to the emperor Liu Xie, nor did he even say anything more to those guys who were crying about being wronged. He just coldly said one word from between his teeth: "Behead!" 』

Liu Xie raised his arm slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he did nothing.

Knife up!

The knife falls!

This is also a classic operation of Lao Cao...