Chapter 2515 Not all folk songs are loud and clear
Its daybreak.
Black smoke was rising everywhere, and there were still some embers of fire.
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 rising out of the sea of blood.
Sometimes, people'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, among the specks of history, there are heroes and bears. 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 happens, just look 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, "I'm late to save you! It's a great fortune for me to see that your majesty is safe!"
Liu Xie was silent for a long time, and then he said: "I feel very safe and sound."
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 is settled. Your Majesty, you were disturbed last night, why don't you go back and rest first?"
Liu Xie shook his head, "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 quarters 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 felt a chill rising behind his back, "How do you feel about 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 it 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, let’s see what kind of “trivial matter” it is?
Liu Xie thought that this was what he had in mind. He looked at the officials arriving one after another and remained silent.
The hundreds of officials who came obviously wanted to come forward to meet the emperor and salute or something, 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 loudly is a way to reassure these people. Although those standing in the front did not speak, but receiving support from behind seemed to add some courage in vain.
"Get out of the way! We want to see the emperor!"
"Who among you dare to stop us from seeing the Emperor?!"
"If you don't get out of the way quickly, otherwise you will delay the important matter, and you will be asking for nothing!"
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
"..."
The noisy voices gradually came and went, 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.
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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 that he reiterated such things as loyalty, filial piety, integrity, etiquette, justice, integrity, etc., had lost its fundamental meaning and was not necessary, so he just asked for help from below.
He waved to his confidants and erected two flagpoles in the front square.
The flag on one flagpole is red, and the other flagpole is white.
During the period before dawn, after taking control of the inner streets of the city, many people who were causing trouble in the city or being held hostage were separated and separated, and there was no place to hide in custody. 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 and repeated Cao Cao's order, "Those who are putting out the fire, use the red flag; those who are not putting out the fire, use the white flag!"
What Cao Cao did surprised many people.
Many people thought that Cao Cao would scold and scold him as soon as he came up, and then bring some guys caught on the street to confront him, and then mark them as being involved with certain officials and noble families, but in fact these
People are already prepared when dispatching personnel.
The main characters are all dead soldiers...
These dead men are the traditions of the Han Dynasty, or they are 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 must know that for a long time before Sima Yi usurped the throne, Sima Yi was under strict surveillance. There were even many times where someone specially went to test and secretly used a small needle 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.
, there is still no problem at all.
Therefore, among these personnel, generally speaking, they are relatively safe. Just like if Sima Yi betrayed Sima Yi among the three thousand dead men before Gaopingling, I am afraid it would be like Tang Zhou betraying Zhang Jiao.
As a result, Sima Yi was either captured and killed, or was forced to take action in advance, so that he might not be able to wait for Gao Pingling's good 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.
Do you use yourself to save others? It's a normal operation. Whether it's a neighbor stealing an ax or hiding a bell, you are all a sneaky old-timer. You feel bad for yourself. You always feel that no matter what others say, they are talking about you.
Therefore, instead of lying that you didn't go out, or that you didn't send someone out, and then being exposed and punished, you might as well take this opportunity to show that you just sent someone 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 is another question!
As long as you say you are 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 loose in the management of your subordinates.
These big men under his command failed to live up to their trust and could not withstand the severe test...
It's everyone else's fault!
Your Majesty, no, Prime Minister, you have misunderstood!
Is it a routine? The thousand-year-old fox is not common, but the thousand-year-old routine is very 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 about it, he didn't have the courage!
Is it possible that Cao Cao still dared to offend all the people in Yingchuan and his fellow villagers?
Can't?
No way!
So this time, it will probably be the same, just scare and scare, at most, give some blood, and offer some money and food! I have money, and the most important 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 I watch the people cry and stay aloof? This is our duty, and it is understandable!"
Then someone followed, looked at Cao Cao sideways, and said plausibly, "We are loyal to the country because of the awe-inspiring righteousness in our hearts! It is not what we do if we refuse to save him!"
"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 also live up to the emperor's kindness!"
"Yingchuan is my hometown, how can I sit back and watch the chaos happen? Fire-fighting is my duty, and it is really not worth mentioning."
"Mencius said that people have always said, "The country is the world." 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 the family and the country are in trouble, we should stand up and step forward. How can we shut ourselves in?
, turned a deaf ear?』
"That's it. 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.
It's 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, without the concept of family and country, and were unworthy of their salary and the high expectations of the emperor...
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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 scared 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 started singing.
Guo Jia stood next to Xun Yu and sneered.
There are many things in the world, and it cannot be right just because you think it is right. Nor can it be right when there are more people.
Of course you have to sing the song of the mountain on which mountain you are. This is true, but the problem is that you have not found the right mountain, and you have a ghost in your heart. How can you sing a folk song loudly?
Why are there ghosts, fears, and uneasiness in my heart?
I mean, you all just 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 it loudly with your lips. Over time, ghosts will naturally arise from your heart, so that
It is not surprising that people with inconsistent words and deeds are schizophrenic.
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.
Dahan 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.
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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 mixed in.
This made Xun Yu uneasy and suspicious, and also aroused his fighting spirit. He wanted to find out all the mixed colors...
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 the people standing under the white flag?
What about those people? Looking at us means they value us! So 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 surrendered to Cao Cao early, naturally there was no need to stand in line. By the time the rest of the officials arrived, all the officials, big and small, were almost in line.
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, "They are all there! Take it down with me!"
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 who were tied up, they even shouted words like "wrong" and "unjust" in an attempt to remind Cao Cao
He went in the wrong direction. Aren't the people who should be arrested more likely to be hiding in their homes and not coming 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, "Reporting 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 continued: "If it was a flood, he would have done a good job in putting out the fire, but now he is causing trouble, but in the name of putting out the fire, he is committing banditry... Haha... Then the Emperor is regarded as a stupid person, and he can do whatever he wants.
Confusing right and wrong, calling a deer a horse?"
The emperor Liu Xie finally understood a little, 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 are really...
No one came out to put out the fire? Isn’t that an injustice?”
Cao Cao shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not unfair!"
"Last night, the country was in danger of overthrowing, 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, and if there were rebels who rushed into the palace..." Cao Cao said slowly, "I'm afraid the consequences would be disastrous. It's worth it.
In this critical time, even if you are as stupid as a minister, you can put the emperor first... But these thieves are just going to put out the fire? Where to put out the fire? Is it your own fire? In times of crisis, since you have enough energy to put out your own fire
, why don’t you come to defend the emperor and protect the court?!』
Cao Cao shouted categorically, "If there was one person who guarded the palace gate last night, he would not only have escaped death! He would also have meritorious service! It's a pity, it's a pity that these dignified Han officials, with their big salary, think..."
Firewood for your own house! You don’t even have the slightest thought about the country. A man of loyalty and filial piety! In the name of putting out fires, he does dirty things! He deserves to die, he deserves 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 have no merit!" Cao Cao said solemnly, and then glanced at the officials with the white flags contemptuously, "Just because you have no faults, you will die, how can you talk about meritorious deeds? It's just that there was no chaos last night, and it was
Honesty and deeds are consistent, and there is no false talk or pretense, so it should be used for one purpose, but not for many."
After saying that, 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.
