Chapter 41 The Third Way
After refuting Guan Ping's suggestion, Yu Jin told Mi Yang his suggestion.
"Master Secretary, I think that the current fluctuation of public sentiment in Gong'an City is due to Master Mi's lack of prestige."
"Master, just think about it, if General Guan is in the city now, with General Guan's prestige, even if our army has only a small number of soldiers, how can we have people's hearts wandering?"
Mi Yang deeply agrees with what Yu Jin said.
The most fundamental reason why the military morale in the Public Security City is turbulent is that Mi Yang, as the commander-in-chief, cannot give peace of mind to the people in the Public Security City.
But at this point, not to mention Mi Yang, who has only been in office for a month, even Guan Ping, who has been in office for a long time, does not have this kind of prestige now.
Seeing that Mi Yang agreed with his intention, Yu Jin continued to speak,
"So I think the chief administrator should not show favors now, but should establish authority."
"Like those generals who were originally Shiren, although they were deceived by others and fearful in their hearts, this caused a large number of popular sentiments in the army.
But as a lieutenant general in the army, he is unable to make his subordinates perform their duties faithfully, but instead causes the morale of the army to be unstable due to his own reasons. This is a serious crime."
"The chief secretary can use this excuse to summon those worried generals and commanders to the school grounds.
Then he ambushed the swordsman outside the school grounds,
When they all arrive, kill them all."
"Killing the generals can intimidate the soldiers, and can also establish the prestige of the generals.
In this way, the current worries about popular turmoil in the military will be solved soon."
Unexpectedly, Yu Jin actually wanted to trap and kill those generals whose hearts were in doubt!
The purpose of a meeting is for everyone to express their opinions. If Yu Jin made good suggestions, Guan Ping would not be tempted to draw a sword against him.
But it was as soon as Yu Jin's suggestion came out that Guan Ping became angry.
Guan Ping originally despised Jin as a person, and now that he was confusing Mi Yang and trying to take Mi Yang into a pit, it would be strange for Guan Ping not to be angry.
"If Zi Sheng uses this strategy, the three thousand troops of the police will be suspected of mutiny."
"Even if this move does not cause the three thousand soldiers to mutiny, once all the generals and commanders in the army are killed,
How will Zi Sheng command the three thousand troops from now on?"
Guan Ping was worried that Mi Yang did not understand the military establishment, so he specifically expressed his concerns to remind Mi Yang to prevent him from being deceived by Yu Jin.
Guan Ping's worries are not unreasonable. County officials are not as good as county administrators.
The original public security garrison numbered three thousand.
Among the three thousand troops, there were more than a hundred generals, commanders, and assistants at various levels in the army.
These people are the link between the previous and the following. On the one hand, they are the ones who convey orders from above, and on the other hand, they are also the ones who specifically direct the actions of the soldiers below.
If they were all killed, the command system of these three thousand troops would collapse in an instant.
Moreover, due to the special nature of their responsibilities, these generals and their subordinate soldiers basically eat and live together, and they have a deep relationship with each other.
If they were all killed, it would inevitably lead to a mutiny among the three thousand former police defenders.
Although Mi Yang was new to military affairs, he was aware of the simple stakes involved.
Therefore, Guan Ping's reminder made him quite worried.
But at this time Yu Jin said to Mi Yang again,
"Defend the city, and defend it with the people's hearts."
"The people in the public security city are unstable today. Even if the chief has tens of thousands of troops, there will still be a chance of failure.
What’s more, the commander now has less than 10,000 soldiers in his hands!”
"What Guan Xiaowei said is not unreasonable."
"But since Lieutenant Guan has such foresight, there will naturally be ways to prevent it."
“If the public security garrison rebels and they don’t have a general to direct them, they can suppress it with a wave of their hands.
Besides, a large army with unstable people's hearts should be abandoned, so why worry about the disadvantages of commanding it?"
"Since ancient times, the weak defenders of a city may not necessarily be defeated, but if the people in the city are not united, they will definitely be defeated in the end.
I also ask the Registrar to think twice."
After Yu Jin finished speaking, he stopped admonishing him. He ignored Guan Ping's angry actions and walked straight to his seat and sat down.
Then I just closed my eyes and rested my mind.
He had already said everything that needed to be said. He promised Mi Yang that day to plan for him to defend the city with all his heart, and he did so today.
What he said today was all from the bottom of his heart,
In the face of the unstable public sentiment in the public security city, if Mi Yang has significant military achievements, then there is no need to worry about this.
But now Mi Yang does not.
Under such circumstances, the only shortcut to quickly stabilize people's hearts is to kill people to establish authority.
When the King of Wei conquered Xuzhou, the people of Xuzhou were very unwelcome, and many people in Xuzhou rebelled against him.
In order to quickly stabilize the situation, the King of Wei also raised the butcher's knife. To this day, Xuzhou is still not submissive to the rule of the King of Wei.
What King Wei did back then, Mi Yang can naturally do today.
As for the notoriety brought by the massacre, who cares as long as you climb higher and higher?
After getting along with each other for a period of time, Yu Jin knew that Mi Yang was a smart man similar to Cao Cao, and he believed that Mi Yang would know how to make a choice.
Rather than what Jin expected, after Jin Jin finished speaking, Mi Yang's face showed a look of emotion.
Seeing this scene, Guan Ping felt anxious.
After Yu Jin's statement, Guan Ping was not an ignorant person. Of course he knew it now.
The booby trap strategy proposed by Yu Jin is a good way to quickly stabilize the situation in the city.
But when he thought that more than a hundred lives would disappear just because of the fear in his heart, Guan Ping couldn't bear it.
Guan Ping came to Mi Yang and said to him,
"Although the booby-trap strategy is good, it is also dangerous."
"Moreover, those generals have not revealed their rebellious intentions. If they are killed right away, they will be killed."
Not only will Zi Sheng's reputation be tarnished, but it will also chill the hearts of everyone in the city who hears about it."
Mi Yang looked at Guan Ping, who advocated mercy, and then at Yu Jin, who advocated severe punishment.
He sighed silently in his heart.
This is the first time he has chaired a meeting as a general.
Unexpectedly, in the first meeting he hosted, there was a difficult problem that made him unable to make a decision for a while.
Different from his previous role as a counselor, he is now a decision-maker, which undoubtedly puts him under a lot of pressure.
How could he not know what Guan Ping said at the end, but just as Yu Jin said,
Defending a city means protecting people's hearts.
To stabilize people's hearts, since showing kindness is not possible, the only way is to establish prestige.
In fact, in this world, the strategy Yu Jin just proposed is really a common method to quickly stabilize people's hearts.
After Mi Yang thought carefully, he said to Guan Ping,
"Frankly, please order someone to summon those generals to the school grounds."
As soon as Mi Yang said this, Guan Ping closed his eyes and couldn't bear it.
In desperation, he could only stamp his feet on the spot angrily.
He was unwilling to implement Mi Yang's arrangement.
But after taking over the police, in order to unify the command and have already convinced Mi Yang,
Therefore, Guan Ping has truly regarded Mi Yang as his handsome man.
As a subordinate, Guan Ping could only silently accept the order and leave.
After Guan Ping left, Mi Yang stood up and came to Yu Jinshen.
"It's just you and me in the room now, don't pretend to close your eyes and relax."
Mi Yang knew that just now Yu Jin pretended to be concentrating with his eyes closed, but in fact, his ears were always perked up.
Seeing that Mi Yang had exposed his pretense, Yu Jin was not embarrassed. He opened his eyes and said to Mi Yang,
"The master is wise."
With Mi Yang's order just now, anyone would think that he finally chose Yu Jin's suggestion.
Seeing that Mi Yang had adopted his suggestion, Yu Jin felt that there was no harm in praising him.
Mi Yang chuckled lightly at Yu Jin's praise,
Regarding the ban, he said,
"General Yu, why don't you come with me to the school grounds?"
Mi Yang's invitation made Yu Jin confused.
What's so cool about killing people?
He is an old man. He is getting old and can no longer see those things.
Seeing the reluctance on Yu Jin's face, Mi Yang raised her eyebrows.
He said lightly,
"General, do you think I'm discussing with you again?"
As soon as Mi Yang said these words, Yu Jin's face changed drastically.
Come again!
Such a familiar raising of eyebrows and such familiar words made Yu Jin's thoughts drift back to the day when he was ravaged by Mi Yang.
Thinking back to that day that I couldn’t bear to look back on,
Yu Jin was so frightened that he shuddered.
Yu Jin was scared and angry at this time.
He was almost violent, but he looked at Mi Zhong beside Mi Yang and thought that his lifeline was in Mi Yang's hand.
In the end, he could only stand up feebly and bow to Mi Yang,
"You have what you want, how dare you ask for it!"
Yu Jin almost gritted his teeth and said these eight words.
Yu Jin thought that Cao Cao's massacre of the people in Xuzhou had been forgotten by the world.
But little did he know,
Mi Yang has not forgotten.
Because he didn’t forget, Mi Yang couldn’t learn.
He has his own third path to take.
(End of chapter)
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