Everyone who had been under the illusion of grandeur suddenly woke up.
After opening their eyes, they found that the surroundings were still in a mess, and even...even the roads that seemed feasible before were now blocked.
How desperate is this?
More rational people, such as Zhuge Liang, Fazheng and others, also looked like they had suffered a serious blow.
Now they have nowhere to complain.
This is probably the kind of game where everyone works tenfold and a hundredfold in one game, protecting key NPCs and working hard towards the final goal.
As a result, we are almost reaching the end now, or even if we just reach a save point, and when we are finally about to achieve some significant results, we turn around and find... not only are countless side mission prompts popping up above the NPC's head, but also prompts for the current
The main mission adds a bunch of harsh restrictions——
In fact, it doesn't mean that the task cannot be accomplished until now. Everyone has overcome many difficulties along the way. Now everyone's morale is high, united as one, and they feel that everything can be overcome - but someone suddenly discovered an intriguing fact, that
These troubles are all caused by this pig NPC himself when everyone is working hard to move forward.
While everyone was moving forward, you not only did nothing, but also tried your best to drag the team back. Not only did you drag the team back, but after you finished dragging, he suddenly disappeared. The next time we meet,
He has been captured by the enemy and has become a hostage used by the enemy to threaten him.
To be honest, if Liu Xie was a fool, maybe everyone would be better off?
Despair permeated the scene.
Guan Yu thought for a moment and responded to Zhuge Liang's question, but the result was as expected:
"There is no news at the moment. The worst case scenario is that the emperor has passed away...Similarly, as at the previous time, Queen Fu and the father-in-law were seen together for the last time two years ago, and they have never been seen together again.
Showed up."
"Today's imperial court is basically a stagnant water. Cao Cao can control the imperial court without any risk by just giving orders easily."
"Remember what I said before, my eyeliner has been uprooted by Man Chong?"
Guan Yu let out a long breath, unable to hide the fatigue on his face:
"Cao Cao has completely moved his hometown to Yecheng. You should all have heard about the Tongquetai... In just one year, Yecheng has become the new center of the north, leaving Xudu and
Those colleagues in Luoyang...are now basically in a state of being exploited and have no power to fight back."
Tongque Terrace... this thing Guan Yu said, in fact, as early as last year, many people in the army knew about it.
Zhuge Liang and Fazheng, after receiving the news, immediately understood Cao Cao's intention of building such a luxurious platform.
"Scholars moved northward..."
Zhuge Liang predicted this at that time.
Judging from the facts in the past six months...Zhuge Liang's words have come true...years ago in Jiangling, a large number of literati actually chose to cross the river quietly, starting from Xiangyang and heading all the way to Yecheng.
The same thing happens everywhere in the world.
Scholars from Chang'an, Chengdu, Jiangdong, and even... even scholars from Jiaozhi rushed to Yecheng despite Cao Cao's promise - if the number was small, it would not have much social impact, but when
This number is getting bigger and bigger, spreading from one to ten, then to a hundred, mixing facts and rumors, suspicion and following the trend, and the final result and impact are huge.
"Sure enough...has the impact of the scholars' migration to the north already appeared?"
As soon as Zhuge Liang said this word, most people who knew about it put their foreheads in their hands and sighed.
If the emperor simply had his identity changed, Cao Cao moved his headquarters, and built the Three Towers of Tongque in Yecheng, these alone may be just Cao Cao's response to the situation.
But if these are all connected, there is a certain trend behind them that makes people feel scared.
"The scholars moved north...Cao Cao not only planned to move the economy to Yecheng, to his own feet, but also planned to control people's thoughts and eliminate the influence of the Han Dynasty on the people of the world..."
Fazheng murmured and speculated.
hiss--
Suddenly, Zhuge Liang and Fazheng took a breath of cold air, and the panic in their eyes could not be concealed.
"Cao Cao's purpose...could it be..."
At this moment, the quietness of the needle drop could be heard in the venue. Apart from the sound of heavy breathing, there was only the sound of one person's footsteps walking around.
Pang Tong calmly walked to the field and told everyone the answer:
"Cao Cao is planning to proclaim himself king and emperor. Now he just lacks an opportunity."
The change of dynasty is a very heavy topic for everyone present.
This is the law of history. No dynasty can last forever. The Zhou Dynasty lasted for eight hundred years, but it eventually ended in fragments.
The big man... has actually reached the end of his life long ago.
No one is unclear about this, but no one is willing to admit it. Many stubborn people even feel that although the Han Dynasty has almost collapsed,... but as long as people like them are around, the old Han Dynasty will also be defeated.
The New Han Dynasty was reborn from the ruins of the Old Han Dynasty.
What is important is the continuation of the Han Dynasty spirit.
The continuation of the old system——
But if Cao Cao really wants to proclaim himself king and emperor... everyone knows Cao Cao's true intentions——
He is a destroyer of the old system and a pioneer of the new era. The world calls him a hero and a traitor, but does not call him loyal, brave and benevolent. The reason is that many people can see that Cao Cao had no intention of saving the Han from the beginning.
dynasty.
In any case, as long as Cao Cao succeeds in the end, the Han Dynasty will only become his wedding dress that changes the world.
This... is unacceptable to most people, especially those on Liu Bei's side.
"How...how could this happen..."
Meng Da and others were trembling all over and kept mumbling something, as if they wanted to deny this fact.
Ordinary people, like Meng Da, in their world view, there is a fact that the Han Dynasty will perish.
If the Han Dynasty died, what else could they do?
Surrender to Cao Cao when everything becomes meaningless?
Sure enough, Pang Tong told the cruel truth without any scruples, which caused the civil and military personnel present to start making noises.
Before the situation got out of control, Zhuge Liang hurriedly ordered the door of the courtyard to be closed tightly, and even the windows to be closed.
Next, no one can walk out of this door without determining a truly feasible policy - Zhuge Liang knows very well that the power of human words is endless, and even his own people must always be on guard.