Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

On the north bank of the Lishui River, the Nanyang military camp.

The camp stretched for more than ten miles. In addition to the various camps, the huge camp also had some school yards inside the barracks.

But at this time, the school grounds were quite strange, there were actually many ships.

In the evening, Shen Chen inspected each battalion, and the craftsmen followed his order carefully, continued to build wooden boats, and placed them in the camps of each battalion.

In the past few days, he had repeatedly attacked the city. Although he had not lost much and only spent countless arrows and stones, the soldiers were also quite tired. Therefore, except for the guards who were used as guards, most of the soldiers went to bed early.

After inspecting the battalions, Shen Chen returned to his tent of the main battalion commander of the Chinese army. In the tent, Zhou Buyi and Cai Du took Deng Ai, Xie Hui, Zhang Li, Hu Mian, Li Qiu and other disciples to make clerks.

It was Shen Chen's disciples, some from martial arts and some from literature. From the bottom to the top of the entire army, many students took control of key positions. After fighting with their master, they could learn a lot of new things.

Shen Chen can also use them to control the grassroots of the army, so that the [-] army can move freely, which is a good thing for both parties.

Seeing Shen Chen coming in, Zhou Buyi stood up and said, "Senior brother, arrows are very expensive these days. More than 430 million arrows have been used, and almost half of the storage has been used, but we haven't captured Cao Jun yet." A camp."

"It's okay."

It is also fortunate that Jingzhou has greatly improved productivity due to the appearance of double-cropping rice, and Nanyang is close. Otherwise, if Liu Bei transported grain like Liu Bei did in Longyou, it would be a waste of national power and almost militaristic.

He has spoken very boldly, mainly because Liu Xie's usefulness has become less and less.The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were already Wei officials instead of Han officials, and the people in the north were all Wei people instead of Han people, and the aristocratic families also supported Cao Wei instead of Liu Han.

""Mencius" said: "A hegemony who pretends to be benevolent by strength will lead to a great country." Cao Cao deviated from the White Horse Alliance and became king without authorization. He slaughtered queens, uncles, and ministers inside. He slaughtered people, families, and princes from all directions outside. Duke Huan respected the king because Duke Wen and King Hui held the Son of Heaven.”

So even if there is doubt, no one doubts it.

"Ah."

However, if it is an ordinary general, there may have been doubts.

The Shu Han mainly suppresses the aristocratic family, and the aristocratic family will not cooperate with the Shu Han, so they have to find a way to increase the enthusiasm of the people, so that they can barely maintain it, but at least the people will live a lot better.

"Tang and Yu Shangren, the people of the world follow the emperor, don't you say that the people of the world take the hearts of the people?"

But just like this, the two systems have produced essential differences.

Because he is no longer a new governor like Lu Xun Sima Yi who just took over, but a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years in his teens.

The excavation and construction of the ditches not only brought a great burden to the civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers, but also seriously hindered the siege equipment from going out of the camp.

The premise of all this is that the productivity of the Liu Bei Group has greatly increased, otherwise it would be difficult to support such a huge army.

"At the time of King Hui of Qin, because he hesitated between attacking Shu and South Korea, Zhang Yi once proposed to coerce the emperor to order the princes. By the time of the Warring States period, the majesty of the emperor no longer existed. Although it was the destiny, the son said that there is no way but courtesy Le Conquest comes from the feudal lords, that's how it is."

Shen Chen said: "Wei Shangquan drives the young people under sharp knives and fights for an inch of land in a hundred battles. The scholars are the lords, and the lords are the sons of heaven. You can't be powerful without soldiers, and you can't be subdued without war. It's not like taking the world and taking the people's life. ?”

Shen Chen said with a smile: "He said that Wang Lang, a great Confucian in the north, wanted to debate scriptures with me before the battle."

Shen Chen asked rhetorically: "As far as I know, there are many casualties among the common people under the rule of Cao Wei. Ten out of ten of the folk farms are left behind, and [-] to [-]% of the harvested grain must be handed over to the Wei State. It is also a system of scholar-officials, conscripting women, soldiers The front line is fighting, but the wife has been forcibly assigned to someone else, such evil deeds, how can you call a virtuous person?"

"My lord Liu Xuande acts with benevolence and righteousness. This is for the hearts of the people. He is like Duke Huan, who obeys the clothes and orders to attack the Cao thieves. He is ordered by heaven. How can we be afraid of the Cao thieves because the Cao thieves act in a fake way? So we Attacking the emperor's capital is not to disturb His Majesty, but to rescue His Majesty so that the Emperor can return to orthodoxy!"

Wang Lang didn't mean to refute at all, but nodded in agreement and said: "Well, if this is the case, how should Liu Bei make himself king, how should he explain it? Besides, wherever King Wei went, the hearts of the people belonged to him. You said that the hearts of the people are destiny. Shouldn't it be like Gao Zu replacing Qin to obtain the artifact?"

Shen Chen stretched out his hand to signal.

What's more, Shen Chen is not afraid.

So sometimes it should be upright or should be upright.

"No, the Son of Heaven is the king, and Cao Cao is the Duke of Wen and the King of Hui."

Cao Hong snorted and took the knife back.

"Cao Hong came down to fight and asked me to wait for the decisive battle tomorrow."

Wang Lang himself is the Wang family of the East China Sea. There are fields, people and properties, and they belong to the vested interests of the rich family's landlord manor. Hidden households and hidden properties can help them obtain a large amount of food and property. Naturally, they will not stand on the side of the common people.

Therefore, Wang Lang said almost in front of the soldiers of the two armies today that Cao Cao had already occupied the entire north, and the people in the north were loyal, so he should also replace the Han as the new emperor.

On the second day, the soldiers ate breakfast at the first moment of the meal, and went out of the camp at the last moment of the meal. From the beginning of the middle of the corner to the third moment of the middle of the corner, the army was already in formation.

Shen Chen nodded, such an orthodox theory itself does not need to be debated.

The two are still from the same hometown, and both are from the East China Sea.

Zhou Buyi wondered, "Brother, what did Cao Hong write in his letter?"

The rule of Cao Wei advocated power and the rule of law, and it was a slavery policy for the people, such as forced recruitment of strong men, relocation of people to farmland, scholar-family system, unmarried women, etc. Most of the people were exploited and oppressed, and it was often difficult for the living, let alone What dignity.

Shen Chen turned his head to look at the old man, and asked, "Could this be Wang Jijiu who asked me to debate the scriptures today?"

"Since it is for the sake of the world, even if there are casualties, it is unavoidable." Wang Lang said in a deep voice, "Killing one hundred thousand can save ten million. Isn't this what should be done?"

Cao Jun over there also heard the news and moved out at the same time.

Shen Chen saw three generals from Cao Jun and a white-haired old man. The leading general had an old face and looked very familiar. He asked tentatively, "Cao Hong?"

However, Shen Chen did not order to shoot the arrow.

A [-] army plus [-] to [-] civilians and auxiliary soldiers eating and drinking, is not a small number.

"How can a small trouble shake the foundation of the country?"

Cai Du said: "General, news came from Your Majesty today that Lucheng was captured by Cao Cao. He had to retreat to Qishan Mountain. Cao Cao sent Xiahou Yuan to rush to attack. The camps were precarious and precarious. Therefore, Your Majesty hopes that the Lord can take action as soon as possible."

A hundred steps away from the enemy and us, Cao Jun rode out on horseback and came to the center.

"Ha ha."

"Probably because I was deceiving myself to dig a canal, thinking that the siege equipment could not pass through, and the soldiers could not line up completely, so I thought I could go out of the city and fight with me."

Wang Lang asked, "Why?"

At this time, the camps of the Nanyang Army and Cao Army were completely different from before.

Wang Lang said: "The king of Wei was ordered by the emperor to fight against the Quartet. Is it a generalization? Do you think the emperor is Jie and Zhou?"

Under Liu Bei's rule, it was a normal kingly policy. The recruitment system was adopted, the army was paid, and one-tenth of the land tax was collected, and the aristocratic families were prohibited from monopolizing the population and land, and the people became richer.

However, Shen Chen has always insisted that it is destiny to win the hearts of the people, so he has always emphasized that Liu Bei wins the hearts of the people and Cao Cao's hearts are obtained by force.

"Ok?"

Shen Chen smiled and said: "When I go out of the city tomorrow, I will lose the morale of Cao's army again. Then I will capture Cao Hong alive."

Wang Lang said: "In "Zhuzi Yan", Xu Zi once asked Shen Zi, Gao Zu replaced Qin, can he be ordered? You said that he was ordered, and Minfu returned to Han as an envoy. Han is the destiny."

Although the world is not the opposite of good and evil, there is always such a fine line of gray between black and white.

"Oh?"

"The number of days has changed, and the artifacts are easier to buy, and they belong to virtuous people. This is a natural principle."

Shen Chen said again: "I have been to Henan many times. What I saw and heard along the way is full of bones. There are no strong men for thousands of miles in the fertile fields. The government forced the people to join the army, so that the fields were abandoned and hunger was rampant. I heard there was a rebellion in Qingzhou last year? "

Wang Lang arched his hands to the north and said: "Your Majesty is in Chendu, and the Son of Heaven lives here, so he orders the world. Since it is an edict, it should be accepted."

Shen Chen said: "In the past, Duke Wen of Jin defeated Chu in the battle of Chengpu in order to dominate the world. Later, King Xiang of Zhou was invited to come, and he was named Hou Bo. According to "Spring and Autumn", King Zhou visited Heyang But Confucius once attacked Jin Wengong in anger, saying that "the princes have no right to summon the emperor", which shows that the emperor was coerced by Jin Wengong."

"Someone is here!"

So Cao Hong, who is in his 50s, suddenly appeared in front of him. He really didn't expect that time would change so fast. General Cao, who was majestic and majestic back then, has gradually grown gray hair now.

of course.

Wang Lang made a bow with both hands, bowed his hands and said, "Eastern Sea King Jingxing."

Without the siege equipment, Shen Chen's army still lined up to the center of the battlefield.

But Shen Chen was questioned by no one.

There is no need to care about the dead.

"Forehead"

After the establishment of Cao Wei, due to the alliance with the aristocratic family, the support of the aristocratic family was obtained. The aristocratic family controlled a large number of people and land, and the grassroots would be forced to support Cao Wei, so that Cao Cao always had a strong army, but the people would suffer extremely.

If Wang Lang thought that the writing style of the scriptures in the south was not as good as that in the north, he was very wrong.

Wang Lang said: "Since this is the case, why did Liu Xuande disobey orders and not respect evil? Why are you rebellious? How many times have you attacked the capital of the emperor and disturbed His Majesty? Are you not a traitor?"

"The general is mighty."

After these disadvantages are magnified, there may be a chain reaction, and finally even the strategically important Hanzhong area will be lost.

Shen Chen returned a salute.

In particular, Liu Bei attacked the aristocratic families in the south, so that the aristocratic families in the north all moved closer to Cao Cao. As the masters of the right to speak, they naturally did not care whether the majesty of the Han emperor still existed.

Shen Chen said: "If I follow the edict to hunt for thieves, do I disrespect the edict? Don't you respect the clothes belt edict written in blood written by Your Majesty, and respect the false edict written by the Cao thief who held the emperor hostage?"

Shen Chen waved his hand, sat back on the table and began to process the official documents.

People in the world think that they teach and educate people all day long, and they have become a teacher.

"But I didn't see Cao Cao saving tens of millions!"

But Shen Chen just smiled and said: "I didn't expect you to be so old. The last time I saw you was ten years ago, when I besieged Kunyang."

During the Qin and Han dynasties, knight-errants prevailed. Although there were a large number of "traitors" who bowed to Cao Wei, there were also righteous men like Gibbon and Wei Xi who had a heart for the Han Dynasty.

After seeing the ceremony, Wang Lang got up and said solemnly: "I have heard about Shen Zhongzi's name for a long time, and I am honored to meet you today. However, you have read the scriptures, and there are some things that I don't understand. I hope to clarify."

But Shen Chen knew that there was no rush to fight, and he still patiently waited for the opportunity.

I have been sitting in Nanyang for more than ten years.

However, Shen Chen immediately replied: "In ancient times, the world was taken from the hearts of the people, and now the world is taken from the hearts of the people."

So Wang Lang would not come to talk to Shen Chen about the people, he would only come to talk to him about whether the Han Dynasty was ordered by heaven, the Han Dynasty was exhausted, and whether Cao Wei's replacement of the Han was the destiny of heaven.

"Dead man!"

Shen Chen laughed and said: "Husband Jie and Zhou were in chaos, Tang and Wu punished Jie and Zhou because of the will of the world. Jie and Zhou were kings, Tang and Wu were ministers, could it be that Jie and Zhou ordered Tang and Wu to respect them? Soup? If Gao Zu was ordered by Li Si and Zhao Gao, how could there be the present Han Dynasty?"

But after all, he forgot how majestic he was when he fought against countless famous Confucian scholars in Jingzhou with lotus blossoms in his mouth.

Daily business is still very busy.

The two sides gathered in the middle of the soldiers on both sides, facing each other five or six meters apart.

According to precious historical records, when he died, he was six out of seventy, so he was exactly 67 years old at this time.

If Cao Wei ruled the world, just like the Jin Dynasty, the aristocratic family has the right to speak, and the people of the whole world will be enslaved like cattle and horses.

He was not yet Situ at this time. According to history, it was not until eight years later that Cao Rui succeeded Hua Xin as Situ, and finally died of illness in the second year of Taihe, that is, nine years later.

Cao Hong raised his knife angrily and shouted, "Little thief, do you want to die?"

"Please."

Standing with a saber in hand, Cao Hong's demeanor remains the same as before.

So he must be very anxious.

Shen Chen said categorically: "The life of the Li people in the north is not to plow the fields to support themselves, but to be enslaved by Cao Cao's garrison, and enslaved by the aristocratic family. My lord gets one out of ten taxes in the south, and the people get nine. , the people will become richer, everyone has clothes to wear, and everyone has food to eat. However, Cao Cao enslaved the people in the north, and the fields yielded ten, Cao Cao got seven or eight out of ten, and the aristocratic family got eight or nine of them, only for hard work The common people all their lives eat one bite at a time and barely survive. How can such a life be considered a good one? Have you ever seen how many people from the north have fled to the south since the confrontation between the north and the south? Jijiu is also from a great family, and he has enslaved countless people under his rule, because Cao Cao sheltered you, and you are his minions, you cynical, are you worthy to talk to me about the people, and you are worthy to talk about the world?"

For example, Lu Xun before the Battle of Yiling and Sima Yi encountered by Zhuge Liang during the Northern Expedition would probably be ridiculed by Wu Jun and Cao Jun for fearing Shu like a mouse.

Shan Yi said angrily: "Are you going crazy again?"

Wang Lang was at a loss for words for a moment, because Cao Cao had indeed done this, and the exploitation of the farming system has become more and more serious now. It used to be four or five or five, but now it has risen to seven or three.There are also soldiers on the front line who are fighting, and the daughter-in-law in the rear is assigned to someone else, which is really unethical.

This is already within the range of the arrows. If Shen Chen ordered all the arrows to be fired, these people would undoubtedly die.

Just as the West cannot lose Jerusalem, Liu Bei must not lose Hanzhong.

If you order to shoot arrows in front of tens of thousands of people on the battlefield, you will humiliate the soldiers on your side, and it will also fill Cao Jun with righteous indignation and increase the morale of the opponent.

The two sides quickly met.

At that time, no matter it was poetry, scriptures, ancient or modern literature, he was proficient in everything, almost overwhelming Nanzhou.

Everyone bowed their hands in salute.

Shen Chen nodded: "My lord is anxious, and I also understand that once you withdraw from Qishan, Wudu will have no danger to defend. You can only retreat to Yangping Pass. Yangping Pass is the last line of defense. Once Yangping Pass is in danger, Hanzhong will not be able to keep it." , the lord needs Hanzhong."

Wang Lang sneered and said, "You opened up the people and shut up the world. The King of Wei has already conquered the north, and there are more than tens of millions of people under his rule? If you hadn't taken the order of King Yu, the King of Wei would have already ruled China and made the people live in peace."

Shen Chen waved his hand: "Utensils are originally used to kill the enemy. No matter how much the bow and crossbow consumes while reducing the casualties of our army, even if it only kills a few thousand people, it is still worth it."

This is where the contradiction lies.

Cao Hong said coldly: "Zhu Zi, the certain family is not here to catch up with you. If you are sensible and obediently retreat back, if you are not sensible, the certain family will have to pay with your blood."

Shen Chen took the letter and looked at it, then laughed.

However, Shen Chen is from Xiangben County, East China Sea, and Wang Lang is from Tan County, East China Sea. The two counties are neighboring counties, separated by Yi River.

Wang Lang waved his hand and said, "According to what you mean, today the people in the north have lost the hearts of the people, and the people in the north are no longer Han people. It is the destiny for the king of Wei to replace the Han. If you go against the sky, you will act against the sky. It is said that the king of Wei uses his strength to pretend that the benevolent dominates, Didn't Liu Bei usurp the country against the hypocrites?"

He was wearing a general's armor, with a tiger's gall knife hanging from his waist, and a jade horse on his hip, accompanied by only his disciple Shan Yi, and walked over there swaggeringly.

"Debate?"

Shen Chen cupped his hands to the north and said: "Your Majesty, my lord Xuande will help him for a day. If Cao Cao usurps the Han Dynasty and seizes the artifact of the country for the sake of the common people, my lord will also take it back from Cao Cao. It's fate!"

But if the ruling class can't draw closer to justice indefinitely and seek benefits for the common people, then the common people will suffer forever.

Shen Chen stopped Shan Yi, then turned his head and smiled at Cao Hong: "The older you get, the more irritable your temper will be."

A speech, well-founded and convincing.

Wang Lang said with a smile: "Liu Xuande himself said that he acted with benevolence and righteousness. Didn't he also establish himself as a king this time, fighting for an inch of land with swords and soldiers? You said that the king of Wei took the world to take the lives of the people, so why didn't he do so?"

On the other hand, Shen Chen is 33 years old this year. Xu is a successful student of Confucianism. He has become more and more calm, and his emotions and anger are not displayed. Even if Cao Hong's words are rude, he just smiled and didn't care.

Many Nanyang Army soldiers and even middle and senior generals did not understand why Shen Chen did this at all.

"good."

Although the two sides have confronted each other all year round, it is only a confrontation. The generals of both sides are in the camp, how can they meet?

It's just that Cao Hong restrained his impulsive temper when he thought of Wang Lang's saying last night that he could call Shen Chen down, otherwise he would have started scolding his mother a long time ago.

"Yide."

At this moment, scouts from outside the tent came in, knelt down on one knee and said, "General, a letter from Cao Hong."

"That's being polite."

In history, when Cao Cao and Liu Bei scolded each other in his later years, they were much more powerful than talking with each other.

Zhou Buyi recalled how his teacher, Song Zhongzi, and the great Confucianism were so refuted that he couldn't speak, and said with a sneer: "It seems that since ten years ago, no one in the south is willing to argue with the senior brother anymore. The north also often There are scholars who come to the south, but they all come to Nanyang to learn from their masters, and I didn’t expect that some people would come to provoke them.”

Shen Chen also sneered: "You said you have read my book, but I feel like you haven't read it at all. I only heard you opened your eyes for Cao thief and told me that since Cao Cao won the north, I You should submit to him. But you didn’t see the people I mentioned in the book, and you didn’t see how many cities Cao Cao slaughtered as I mentioned.”

"Donghai Shen Xiaoqing."

Therefore, in every battle, he has to deal with everything from the weapons, food, armor and equipment of the entire army to the morale and mental health of the soldiers.

"Back then, Duke Huan of Qi joined the Zhou family and respected Wang Xiangyi. He ordered King Cheng of Chu to pay tribute to the emperor. The Taigong watched his troops go to Muye and had success. When ordered by the emperor, he must respect etiquette and not exceed the rules."

"The destiny is still in the Han and not in the Wei. Under my rule, the people have enough food and clothing, and everyone lives and works in peace. Isn't it the way of kings?"

There are hundreds of criss-crossing ditches and canals, which are as hideous as the criss-crossing scars on the bodies of many generals, stretching for three or four miles, all the way to the outside of Cao's camp.

The price of hiding soldiers is that there is a serious shortage of elite main forces on the front line. In addition, the number of food and grass supplies and the number of soldiers and horses is far less than that of Cao Jun. Liu Bei will be at a serious disadvantage in the overall battle situation.

"Report!"

If the Shu Han ruled the world, just like many later dynasties when the country was just founded, the original inherent classes were destroyed due to the chaos in the world, the land was redistributed, and the lives of the people would naturally recover.

Even if another 200 years later, a group of gentry emerges to replace the group of aristocratic families and become a new landlord class like in the late Ming Dynasty, it will be better than the current landlord class directly in power.

At least the Western Jin Dynasty has existed for more than 50 years, and the Ming Dynasty has existed for more than 200 years.What's more, Shen Chen will definitely make new policies in the future to prevent this kind of thing from happening.

So in essence, what the Shu Han is doing now is to safeguard the interests of the people just like our army.

However, what Cao Wei defended was the interests of the aristocratic family, so conflicts between the two sides were inevitable.