Chapter 123 The general's words are right because I am paranoid
Chapter 123 The general’s words are reasonable, but I am paranoid.
Liu Jian's words made Sun Jian feel helpless.
This boy is young and has his own unique skills in both civil and martial arts. Why is it so difficult to do such a small thing?
You are just a bunch of thieves and untouchables. You can kill them if you ask them to. Who can punish you for such a trivial matter?
This is a great opportunity to promote martial arts, why not do it?
You don’t want to promote the prestige of martial arts, but we still want to!
Thinking of this, Sun Jian took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said: "General, as the middle officer of the four government councils, he maintains integrity and has the power to make arbitrary decisions when the situation arises. Why should he decide what is right and what is wrong in Luoyang?"
Liu Jian sneered: "Do I call it a matter of justice in Luoyang? I am honoring orders and keeping 40,000 prisoners. I will hand them over to the court. The court is willing to kill and surrender, to discuss the crime, to drive them into slavery or to send them to the border settlement.
Everything is a matter of the imperial court, why do I have to take these people back from the imperial court to kill them, is it just because this matter can make me famous?"
Sun Jian said seriously: "This is for the sake of the overall situation. These 40,000 people are all rebels. Once a crowd rebels and puts Wancheng in crisis, the general will commit a serious crime!"
Liu Jian's face darkened, and he threw the water on the table, his tone gradually becoming colder.
"Forty thousand surrendered prisoners were placed in the four urn cities of Wancheng. They were unarmed and had only one meal from a hanging basket thrown from the city wall every day. The prisoners were powerless without food, just like lambs in cages waiting to be slaughtered. If you want
To kill him, we only need to place a hundred soldiers on top of the barbican city, so how can there be any talk of mutiny?"
"Even if it's a mutiny, Nanyang Prefect is now taking over the people. If anything happens, it's his fault. What does this have to do with me?"
"You keep urging me to kill and surrender here, just to show off your false reputation and gain prestige!"
"Today, when the capital is established, not only I, Liu Jian, but you, Sun Wentai, and all the auxiliary army commanders who participated in the Nanyang Campaign, should also be famous among the states and gain fame for their martial arts! But it's so simple, why bother talking?"
Liu Jian was Sun Jian's superior at the moment. Logically speaking, since Liu Jian had already said this, Sun Jian should know what the general meant and it would be inappropriate to say any more.
"After a few years, if there are bad people who want to punish us, they will use this as a means to discredit our actions today. And by then, no matter how you explain it, it will be of no use! No one will listen! People in the world
We will only comment on your evil deeds, and the court will not remember our merits. Maybe by then, the people who wrote our evil deeds in handwriting will be the ones who applaud you today!"
"If you die for your country on the battlefield, why return your body wrapped in horse leather? This is what people of our generation should do! Instead of making a name for yourself by killing prisoners!"
While Liu Jian was speaking, the commanders outside the tent filed in one after another and stood on the left and right sides.
When I was young, I heard Liu Jian shout again: "Sun Wentai!"
"Wow!"
Huang Zhong also stood up as a peacemaker: "Sun Sima, all the bandits and bandits in Nanyang have been eliminated by our army. Moreover, the general's memorial has been submitted to General He. There is no need to kill prisoners at this time. Our army no longer needs it."
Use this method to scare the bandits."
The faces of all the auxiliary commanders and commanders present changed when they heard this.
"Yes, I admit that General Huangfu's move has greatly won the hearts of your Yingshi clan. If we kill prisoners and build a palace in Beijing now, the prominent families in Nanyang will also praise our merits, because when moth thieves start an uprising, heaven will make up for the loss.
Ping Zhi said that he would attack the powerful clans of various states,"
"If you don't build this capital, won't your Sun Wentai's martial arts fame be in vain?"
Now that he had the opportunity to show off his martial arts skills and become famous all over the world, he naturally didn't want to let it go.
No one, including Sun Jian himself, spoke out to refute.
Sun Jian looked at Liu Jian dullly.
"Conquering their forts, seizing their goods, destroying their fields and houses, and depriving them of all their belongings. Many noble families once fell into poverty and fell into poverty, so they deeply hated the Yellow Turban thieves. Now no matter who they are, as long as they kill the thieves,
If you are a thief, you will be praised by all the scholars in the world!"
As Liu Jian finished speaking, everyone in the tent, except for Sun Jian, knelt down on one knee.
Sun Jian understood this truth in his heart. The problem was that he had a bad temper. It would have been fine if Liu Jian could persuade him nicely. However, Liu Jian was not used to his bad habits and refuted him coldly. He also made Sun Jian quite shameless when everyone came to his attention.
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"But today's situation is not worth it! Today's killing of prisoners is of no use except for the short-term gain in the name of martial arts. It will even leave us with evidence that others will tell us in the future. Moreover, since the imperial court has accepted
If these prisoners are to be killed, the people in the court will discuss it publicly. As soldiers, we only need to control the battlefield and don't interfere with other things."
"Wow!"
When he said this, he saw Liu Jian picking up a slip from the desk, shaking it towards Sun Jian, and said: "I have written down all your achievements, and I will send it to you some day."
Court, why are you still not satisfied and insisting on using this matter to gain fame?"
This is his nature, so he has to go on to say it if he bites the bullet.
After hearing this, Liu Jian stood up slowly.
"I can tell you very responsibly, that within a few years, no one in the world will remember what happened today, and no one will be grateful for your achievements today. Historical records will only record it accurately.
In order to shock the army in Nanyang County, we killed 40,000 prisoners and stained the city walls with blood!"
Liu Jian said every word: "Liu, one of the reasons for doing things, is to be loyal to the country, and second, to have a clear conscience. When it comes to serving the country on the battlefield, I, Liu, am not inferior to any of you!"
Among them are Xu Rong, who has high eyesight, and Cheng Pu, who is usually taciturn.
Liu Jian couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
"Sun was not speaking for his own benefit, but for the sake of justice. It is said that after General Huangfu built the Jingguan in Changshe, no one in the Ruyingshi family blamed General Huangfu for excessive killings, and among the scholars, there were many celebrities from all walks of life.
Everyone praised General Huangfu for his great martial arts! General Liu can't deny this, right?"
They all clasped their fists and saluted Liu Jian.
But Sun Jian had a violent personality, was persistent in his actions, and was far more utilitarian than the average general who would assist the army.
"Even if he lays down a million corpses, I, Liu, can kill him!!!"
He walked out from behind the desk and looked around at everyone present.
"Sun Sima, are the rebellions in the world just because you built a Beijing temple, so they don't dare to rebel again? Let me tell you, you can't stop the rebels even if you build a million-person grave!"
For a moment, the tent fell into a deathly silence.
"But, have you ever thought that this compliment is just a temporary compliment? What about three years from now, five years from now, ten years from now?"
"Thanks to the general's teachings, we will benefit from it for the rest of our lives!"
But his laughter was cold.
At that moment, I saw that he was still stubborn in admonishing: "The officials are not just for their own selfishness, but actually for the sake of the overall situation. All thieves are rebellious. If they are all slaughtered, the remaining thieves will be frightened, and the rebellious thieves in the world will not be able to do anything."
Dare to rebel again!"
After a while, Liu Jian's tone gradually turned calm again.
The disdain on Sun Jian's face disappeared, and he seemed helpless and lowered his head.
"Fighting with thieves in the border areas and eliminating the thugs into big men, if it can really relieve the country's worries, if it can really relieve the suffering of thousands of people, let alone the mere 40,000 prisoners in Wancheng now,"
There is more Huang Zhong and Gao Shun.
"General, please accept our courtesy!"
The voices of more than ten soldiers sounded in this small camp, which seemed to be deafening.
Until this moment, Sun Jian, who had been keeping his head down and silent, raised his head and let out a long sigh.
"What the general said is true, he is just paranoid."