Chapter 3524: The Lesser of Two Evils (Updated)

Chapter 3523 The Lesser of Two Evils (Updated)

When the smell of blood spread from Xu County again, the situation was completely in chaos.

The old man who was killed fell down, and then more people stood up angrily.

Although the Cao army soldiers who maintained order said that they did not kill the people, the angry crowd lost their minds and a huge conflict broke out.

Just when this storm was about to sweep the whole city, Cao Cao arrived.

Cao Cao looked at Xu County, where many black smoke and fire were coming out, and his face was gloomy.

In the Han Dynasty, cavalry is still the best unit for rapid response, without a doubt.

Cao Cao's entire army did not arrive, but only brought the cavalry of the front army.

Even so, these were almost the last two hundred cavalry of the Cao army, and they still gave these troublemakers in Xu County a small shock.

When the sound of horse hooves knocked on the bluestone slabs, although the sound was not loud, it quickly suppressed the chaotic noise!

From the city gate, silence slowly extended, and finally the whole street was filled with the sound of horse hooves, the snorting of warhorses, and the cold sound of armor.

There were less than two hundred cavalrymen, and although the heights of the warhorses varied, some were taller and some were shorter, and the cavalrymen on horseback were also fatter and thinner. They were not carefully selected soldiers and warhorses, but the armor on these cavalrymen and the horse clothes on the warhorses all showed the strongest land combat power of this era.

It's not that Cao's army was strong, but that the cavalry was strong.

Or in other words, the equipment was strong.

Every cavalryman, from top to bottom, from the helmet to the brow, from the neck to the drum, had more than ten parts of armor, which were combined.

In addition to horse clothes, the warhorses also had face curtains, chicken necks, chest guards, and back guards.

When these cavalrymen walked through the street, they were like human tanks walking side by side...

Well, perhaps from a certain perspective, the cavalry led by Cao Cao was actually a high-imitation of the heavy cavalry, but such a high-imitation cavalry had already given these guys in Xu County a great shock.

The old guys who had seen the might of the cavalrymen before, the memories that were intentionally or unintentionally buried and abandoned in their minds were drawn out again, and their faces turned pale...

Six cavalrymen formed a queue and passed through the streets of Xu County in sequence.

In the queue, Cao Cao looked at the Shandong gentry who suddenly turned from a furious state to a quail-like state, and he did not feel any sense of relief in his heart, but just felt deeply exhausted.

Cao Cao even vaguely hoped that these guys could show a little blood and courage, even if they knew they would die, they would go forward and fight once!

But...

It's a pity...

In fact, not all people in Shandong are cowards.

For example, Taishi Ci is from Shandong.

But when Taishi Ci showed his attitude of fighting against injustice and taking the initiative to take responsibility in Shandong, what did Taishi Ci get? He took the initiative to stand up for his superiors and tried his best to complete the task, but what did he get? The superiors of the prefectures and counties praised him on the surface, but in fact they were shirking responsibility, implying that everything was caused by Taishi Ci alone, and when the prefecture and county gentry did not tolerate Taishi Ci, they turned a blind eye, and finally forced Taishi Ci to flee his hometown...

Those who are brave enough to take on responsibilities will not have a good end.

Those who carry firewood will freeze to death on the roadside.

The landlords shouted, look, it’s all because their parents didn’t work hard. My parents worked so hard in their early years and started from scratch to have this family business!

In fact, no landlord would talk about the significance of land resources.

Are there not enough examples like this in Shandong?

After a long time, what kind of people will be left in Shandong?

These guys in front of Cao Cao.

When things go wrong, everyone hopes that the law will not punish everyone, and when they have to take responsibility, everyone is gentle and kind.

Isn't this very noisy?

Isn't this asking me to resign as prime minister?

Why did everyone remain silent when someone brought these soldiers and horses?

Cao Cao's eyes slowly slid across the streets.

A group of rabble, incompetent people!

Cao Cao could even imagine that if it was really the cavalry, these guys would definitely be the same "pure and obedient"!

But Cao Cao was wrong about this.

It's not that Shandong has no brave people, but that Shandong will automatically exclude brave people!

It's not a problem of people, but a problem of system and law!

Don't the upper-level rulers of Shandong know these problems?

The answer is obvious.

After all, when the Han Dynasty was first established, it still emphasized bravery.

Since the Qin Dynasty, these brave people of the Han family have fought bravely in the desperate situation of the Han Dynasty's territory!

In Yanzhi Mountain, in Langjuxu, we drank the water of the horse medicine and marched out of the desert.

Expanded to Liaodong with white mountains and black waters in the east, advanced to Central Asia in the west, passed through dense rain forests and countless hills in the south, planted the flag of the Han Dynasty in Jiaozhi, and expelled the Huns in the north. The Northern Huns who were driven away by the Han Dynasty became the "whip of God" in Europe!

Countless Han children fought bloody battles in the yellow sand, but now these military forces and blood have been destroyed and withered in the classics and laws of Shandong children!

Because Shandong wants to promote its own classics, it has devalued military force to the extreme!

Warriors, warriors!

High above, criticize and accuse!

This made the big man's keyboard warriors feel the intracranial climax one by one, and they are inexplicably excited! They gained supreme pleasure from criticizing others, and swear to show that they have the right to this or that, but never really understand where these rights come from, and they did something for these rights. What?

Taking advantage of others as their ability and criticizing others as their ability, these Shandong mobs, in front of the cavalry brought by Cao Cao, these abilities and abilities have become a mess and a joke.

In the peaceful years, I hope that the whole world will be obedient to the people, and I hope that through this castration and courage, the stability of the class, the stability of the imperial power, the harmony of the society, and the interests of the gentry, but when the turmoil came, these gentry children in Shandong discovered that they were good at it. The words and words are useless in front of these swords, guns and armor.

This made the children of Shandong gentry feel fear!

It is precisely because of this that these people are afraid of Dong Zhuo and reject Cao Cao. The "acceptance" of Fei Qian is just a secondary choice for them to be forced to do nothing, and they are the least likely to choose the two harms.

Just like at the moment, when Cao Cao came, they instinctively took advantage of the two evils.

With the sound of horse hooves rumbling, Cao Cao led his people around the street intersection.

The chaotic scene on the streets of the Palace.

As thousands of people gathered, not only blood was filled with fire, but also greedy desire!

Cao Cao even saw many people standing on the street in front of the palace, waving their arms, as if shouting something...

The people who were far away in the street were alarmed by the sound of horse hooves, turned their heads and saw the cavalry approaching in a dark way, and suddenly a look of horror appeared on their faces. The slogan I originally shouted was blocked back, and subconsciously rolled and crawled to the side of the road to avoid it.

In front of the street window, the children of the gentry who were happily watching the lively had a higher vision, and naturally saw the cavalry ranks of Cao Cao and other cavalry ranks clearly, and they couldn't help but be stunned. All the matters being discussed and the clamoring voices were all This moment ends completely!

Silence is also powerful.

With Cao Cao's arrival, it was like an invisible hand pressing the switch to silence. On the streets of the palace, which were crowded with people, the voices slowly stopped from the intersection, and countless eyes were turned to where Cao Cao was. Where.

Cao Cao raised his chin slightly, reached out and touched his long beard, facing the eyes of countless people, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Cao has heard of it, there are treacherous rebellions!" Today I will come to Pingzhen! 』

The next moment Cao Cao finished speaking, it was like a huge rock thrown into a deep pool, and the entire street in front of the palace was in an uproar!

Before, Cao Cao had been hiding without showing his head, and Xun Yu also claimed to be sick in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Many people thought that Cao Cao would collapse this time, and many people also speculated whether Cao Cao was dead or seriously injured, so he could not come out. The money was scattered, and thousands of people pushed it. Just as the troubles were so much that the emperor was almost at the critical moment when he issued an edict to dismiss Cao Cao, Cao Cao actually came back!

Cao Cao appeared here and in front of them with these cavalry armed to the teeth!

On the street in front of the palace, Cao Cao and less than 200 cavalry faced thousands of people from Xuxian, the sons of the gentry. Who can win?

If the winner is determined by the number of people, then Cao Cao will lose, but it is obvious that after Cao Cao appeared, all the people on the street in front of the palace were retreating, and wanted others to take the lead. , the one behind is shouting, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid of us too many people, don’t go back, you can go forward!

As the cavalry under Cao Cao pressed forward, the people on the street in front of the palace couldn't help but retreat, squeezed the people behind them so hard that they couldn't stand, and then they naturally triggered pushing and trampling!

Everyone was shouting not to squeeze me, but while shouting not to squeeze, I pushed others with my hands and stepped on others with my feet. Even though I felt something was wrong with my feet, I still didn't stop...

Anyway, others keep stopping, and it’s useless for me to stop, right?

The hustle and impetuousness during this period, coupled with the continuous transmission of Cao Cao's defeat to Xu County, these people almost forgot the last scene of Cao Cao's bloody purge of Xu County with his soldiers. Some people even felt that the time for revenge was up. This time, Cao Cao could be knocked over to the ground and stepped on him. But now, everyone suddenly realized that it was not Cao Cao who was knocked over to the ground and stepped on him!

Although there were not many cavalrymen in nearly 200, the force displayed was not comparable to those of these mobs. Before the Cao army's cavalry could be cut off, these mobs had collapsed in an instant!

Standing on the gate of the palace, Liu Xie looked at the scene in front of him and seemed to feel extremely familiar...

Why is this the case again? !

Looking from the gate tower of the palace, the number of cavalry brought by Cao Cao is undoubtedly obvious, but only these cavalry can suppress the gathering of the people on Qianmen Street dozens of times without any backhand power, just like being sheep grazed The flock of sheep driven away by dogs is just like that, but knows how to run, but knows how to use your horns to hit similar people!

This scene has been staged in Luoyang, in Chang'an, and now it has been staged repeatedly in Xu County!

When Dong Zhuo's soldiers crossed Zhuque Street, then Li Guo's cavalry crossed the gate of the Royal Palace. Now Cao Cao is trampling on Qianmen Street...

What's going on?

If Fei Qian comes, what should he do?

Liu Xie grabbed the railing tightly, his fingers turned white, and he bit his teeth tightly, otherwise he would not know whether he would yell loudly or cry bitterly in the next moment!

How many soldiers are there in Cao's thief?

Why are there no loyal and brave people standing up and showing off their arms and shouting?

Didn’t it be agreed that Cao Cao would step down? Are they all criticizing Cao Cao’s crimes like this?

Why did these people really feel so unbearable when Cao Cao appears, like frightened birds, just thinking about escaping, and never thought about fighting to the death with Cao Cao? !

Why? !

Liu Xie couldn't understand.

It is precisely because he can't understand that he thought things too simple before.

He thought that a white silk, a pot of poisonous wine, and a short blade could lead to the lives of some people. An edict, a seal, and a gossip could determine the future of some people...

All of this is indeed the embodiment of imperial power, the embodiment of the supreme authority and majesty that the king wants his minister to die and his ministers have to die!

However, this has a prerequisite...

Liu Xie also thought that since he was the emperor and the emperor, he naturally obtained this authority, but he had always forgotten, ignored, and avoided. Where did his authority and such majesty come from? Come?

Once the imperial power is left by the people, it is nothing better than the people!

The imperial power supported by the people is the real imperial power, and once the people lose confidence in the dynasty and abandoned by the people, the imperial power will naturally become a joke!

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Shi Sun Rui whispered from the side, "Cao thief... Prime Minister Cao's momentum... Your Majesty should first appease it and wait and see what the change will be the best strategy..."

Liu Xie gritted his teeth and remained silent.

He didn't want to pay attention to Sir Sun Rui.

Who said in advance that Cao thief was dead this time, but now he changed his words to call him Prime Minister Cao?

Shi Sun Rui seemed to have noticed the resentment in Liu Xie's heart, and whispered from the side: "Your Majesty... Prime Minister Cao's behavior is becoming more and more violent, just like the past... What's more, this Guanzhong... If we talk about the situation in the world, Not sure...』

Liu Xie turned his gaze slightly and glanced at him, "Love... how did you know that if the cavalry had come here... wouldn't show off so much force? ! 』

"This..." Shi Sun Rui lowered his head and was silent for a while, and finally whispered, "Your Majesty... two harms, take the light... Fortunately, your Majesty has not given the order yet...

Liu Xie turned his head again and looked at Qianmen Street.

Hundreds of people, from the beginning, developed slowly on Qianmen Street, and later they went to the palace to write a letter to dismiss Cao Cao for five or six days, but now they are in a moment. Inside the Zhongzhi, he was driven away by the cavalry of Cao's army and trampled and killed!

What is this? !

Is this the least? !

Liu Xie felt that he seemed to have fallen into a trap.

"No order has been issued yet..." Liu Xie repeated in a low voice.

Yes, he "luckily" has not ordered the removal of Cao Cao, otherwise he would be dead now!

Liu Xie climbed the city gate tower today just to watch the fun?

Obviously not. He originally planned to issue an edict today to "comply with the will of the people"!

But he didn't expect that Cao Cao would come at this time!

Liu Xie suspected that Cao Cao was waiting for him to come forward and immediately showed up when he received the signal?

Although Liu Xie has not issued an edict, it is not a complete turn of confrontation, but in fact it is not much different. Even so, it is still very embarrassing. Liu Xie even felt that Cao Cao was deliberately slapping himself in the face!

This was the case last time, and this time it was still the case!

Liu Xie couldn't help but think that if he was a little more impulsive today, no, he would have issued an impulsive order yesterday to send an angel to the Prime Minister's Mansion with the edict, and also to read out the edict to dismiss Cao Cao. What will happen?

Did Cao Cao become a betrayal dog?

But the next moment, Liu Xie realized that even if he made this decision yesterday, it might not be useful. Maybe he had just made the decision, and Cao Cao appeared the same...

This is……

Liu Xie looked around and looked around.

Above the high walls of the palace, there were a row of imperial guards standing.

These guards are bright and stand straight, facing outside the palace, and seem to be the conscientious guardian palace, guarding him, the emperor...

『…』 Liu Xie's eyes swept over these guards one by one.

As soon as he climbed the gate tower of the palace, there were probably people who sent messages directly to the outside world, right? !

What are these guards?

Should I protect him or monitor him, was it the imperial guards of the Han Palace, or the minions under Cao Cao?

Liu Xie originally thought that Cao Cao had really fallen, so the guards arranged by Cao Cao should consider moving closer to him. But now he realized that even if Cao Cao fell, these guys would not listen to him. ...

So what about the edicts he thought he was clever before?

No, it was not just his edict, but everything he had now, including the palace in front of him, and everything inside and outside the palace. Liu Xie suddenly realized that these things did not belong to him!

There is no one around him!

Cao Cao, Fei Qian.

There were other princes, other ministers, and even Shi Sun Rui who stood in front of him were his opponents and enemies!

And the people running on Qianmen Street in front of you are like the collapsed Han Dynasty!

A complete defeat!

‘My dear, you can meet the Prime Minister Cao... on my behalf! ’

Liu Xie took a deep breath, shook his sleeves, and left the city gate tower. He didn't want to see Cao Cao's smug face, at least not at this time.

‘This... I obey your order...’

Shi Sunrui was a little flustered. Although he was called Sanlao and was respected on weekdays, respect was not a golden robe for immunity from death. If Cao Cao really wanted to settle accounts...

But Cao Cao could disobey Liu Xie's order, but Shi Sunrui had no right to disobey it.

‘Ahem...’ Shi Sunrui coughed a few times. After all, he had been up and down in the officialdom for many years, and thick skin was the first course to be cultivated. He quickly adjusted his mentality and put on a smiling face to welcome the Prime Minister. ‘The Prime Minister rescued the emperor in time and calmed down the rebellion. We should prepare the ceremonial guard to welcome him! Go and prepare! ’

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