My husband Zhuge Kongming

Chapter 173 171. Huang Yueying: It's better to drag it down and cut it off

Wang Can, courtesy name Zhongxuan, his great-grandfather was an official to Taiwei, and his grandfather was an official to Sikong. He has few talents and names. If it weren't for the chaotic current situation, he would have become an official long before he went to Jingzhou.

In the past few years when Cao Cao welcomed the emperor back, in addition to officials from the Cao family, Xiahou family, and Yingchuan family, he also used quite a few second and third generations of officials.

Among them, just a few people are Wang Can's old acquaintances.

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Among the mountains and forests to the south of Xuchang.

Liu Bei listened to the words of "Little Mister", and said, "Little Mister... Is this enough to be considered successful?"

Huang Yueying glanced at Liu Bei, "Doesn't Lord Xuande want Brother Zhongxuan to succeed?"

"This...not really." Liu Bei smiled wryly, then found a clean stone, sat down, pointed to the stone next to him, and asked Huang Yueying to sit down.

Huang Yueying naturally followed suit.

"Bei, it has been 24 years since I participated in suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the age of 17." Liu Bei sighed, and looked outside the forest in the distance, "Since the county captain, he has also served as the county magistrate, Sima, county magistrate, and state governor." The Prime Minister...was in exile after that, served as the governor of Yuzhou, and led Xuzhou, and now although he has an official position, he has no place to settle down."

Huang Yueying was silent, although there was no place to settle down, but Liu Bei's official position has been going up. Now, he is General Zhendong, Yuzhou Mu, and Yicheng Tinghou.

"I have failed many times. Seeing the decline of the Han Dynasty, I can't do anything... My heart is suffering." Liu Bei continued, with a calm tone, "This time, even with the help of Mr. Xiao, Bei... I don't know if I can succeed."

To put it simply, Liu Bei has almost failed for [-] or [-] years. He doesn't think he will succeed in this operation, even if the plan is very good.

"The general doesn't need to suffer." Huang Yueying shook her head, and then looked at Liu Bei seriously.

The other party has been wandering for so many years, and his temples have already had gorgeous hair, his face is also weathered, his hands are placed on his knees, and the palms are full of calluses.

Just like an old farmer.

If it wasn't for the sword on his waist and his elegant demeanor, it would be difficult for anyone to associate this person with Xuande Gong.

"Hey..." Liu Bei let out a long sigh.

Huang Yueying thought for a while and asked, "Now that the world is in chaos, does the general not bear to see Liu's imperial power fall aside, or does he not bear to see tens of thousands of people suffer?"

"I can't bear it."

"What if you can only choose one of the two?"

Liu Bei stared wide-eyed, looking at the young boy who suddenly became sharp-tongued, seeing that the other party didn't look away at all, and finally turned his head away and closed his eyes.

After a long time, he sighed and said, "If you can only choose one of the two, be prepared, and I don't want to see the people of Li suffer."

"Why?"

"A member of the royal family, even today's emperor, was supported by all the people when he was young, and he never lacked food or clothing." Liu Bei said desolately, "Now that he has inherited the throne, he has more power and responsibility at the same time."

"Oh? What's the responsibility?"

"The country and the people."

"Is it the community or the common people?"

"Common people." Under Huang Yueying's questioning, Liu Bei still unswervingly chose the common people, "but now, the common people are like ants, and tens of thousands of people slaughter the city, blocking the river; even if they are alive, there are people who eat each other... Droughts, floods, military disasters...the disasters all suffer from the common people."

"Sheji Sheji, Sheji is the God of Earth, and Ji is the God of Valley. The Earth nurtures all things, and the Valley nurtures the people." Huang Yueying said, "So, the Sheji and the people are actually inseparable."

"What Mr. Xiao said is true." Liu Bei agreed, and then smiled wryly, "But today's society mostly refers to the imperial court, and the common people... the distance is not only hundreds or thousands of miles away?"

"Yes, above the temple, there are many officials who have not lacked clothes and food since they were young." Huang Yueying agrees with Liu Bei's opinion.

Moreover, Huang Yueying understood the question just now. The other party knew that the future of this world had nothing to do with Liu Han. All he could do was to work harder. As for whether he would succeed...he didn't know.

Furthermore, Liu Bei's answer to her direct questioning was the common people, which made her feel a lot more at ease. At least, there was finally someone who would take the suffering of the common people to heart.

"Hey..." Liu Bei sighed again.

Huang Yueying: ...

"Although the current situation is difficult, the general does not need to be discouraged. The Han Dynasty has been in power for 400 years, and countless Han officials and Han people have worked hard for it." Therefore, Huang Yueying comforted her, "Whether it is the general or the Jingzhou shepherd, all in this way."

Liu Bei nodded, "It's a pity... some people call themselves Hanchen, but what they do is bullying and flattering."

"What the general said is true." Huang Yueying nodded, and wanted to say something more, but saw a group of soldiers escorting an old farmer over.

"Captain, a spy has been caught." The soldier reported.

"That's not true, little old man!" The man who looked like an old farmer shouted, with an aggrieved tone, "General Mingjian!"

Seeing this, Liu Bei stood up and said, "Untie the old man."

Soldiers, you look at me, I look at you, and finally look at Huang Yueying.

Because this team of soldiers is Jingzhou soldiers, they don't recognize Liu Bei, they only recognize Mr. Xiao.

"Let's let go first." Huang Yueying said afterwards.

Liu Bei smiled wryly, yes, the soldiers on patrol today are all Jingzhou soldiers.

"No." The soldier agreed and untied the old farmer.

"Excuse me, Mr. Xuande." Huang Yueying spoke now.

"Why did the old man go up the mountain?" Liu Bei asked.

"The weather is getting colder, and there is not enough firewood at home..." The old farmer grimaced.

"Where's the axe?" Liu Bei asked again.

"Abducted by the soldier." The old farmer looked at the soldier next to him, saw the ax in the soldier's hand, and couldn't help but said, "Can you return it to the little old man... This ax was borrowed from the little old man's brother's house .”

Liu Bei choked, although his heart was inclined to be an ordinary person, but he still observed him carefully.

Coarse linen with many patches.

On the feet is a pair of straw sandals.

The skin is rough and weather-beaten.

How similar to him.

"The old man has also seen it. We are stationed here, so we can't let the old man go down the mountain in these two days." Liu Bei said again.

"This...then can the little old man go home and report a letter?"

Liu Bei: ...

"No." Liu Bei naturally shook his head.

Now is the critical time of the plan, how could people leak the news?

"The family will come to look for it..." the old farmer said again.

Liu Bei was also helpless, "If you come to look for it, I will stay with my husband."

"How long will this be?"

"I don't know." Liu Bei shook his head. The war has not started yet, let alone when it will end, so he really doesn't know.

"From my point of view, let's drag it down and chop it up." Huang Yueying shook her head, "Now is the critical time, the general must not lose the big because of small things."

"Sir!" Liu Bei's eyes widened, "This person is just an innocent commoner!"

"Innocent?" Huang Yueying shook her head, then looked at the old farmer, "Old man, let me ask you, are you really an old farmer at the bottom of the mountain?"

"Naturally!"

"Where does the family live and how many people are there?"

"I live in Zhangjia Village outside Xuchang City. There are seven people in my family including the youngest."

"This place is twenty miles south of Xuchang, and we are stationed in Shanyang. If you live outside Xuchang, why go to Shanyang to collect firewood?"

"This... the firewood on the sunny side is better." The little old man choked, and immediately said.

"is it?"

"Yes."

"You said that this ax belongs to your brother. How old are you this year, and how old is your brother?"

"The little old man is forty-nine this year, and the elder brother is fifty-one."

"Is your brother your real brother?"

"This... no, it's brother Cong."

"How many people are there in your brother's family?"

"Nine in total."

"How many children does your brother have?"

"Six."

"How many of the six children are married?"

"Three."

"Is it a male marriage, or a female marriage?"

"Two men marry women, one woman marries out, and three children remain unmarried."

"Why are the other three children unmarried?"

"Too young."

"Is it a man or a woman? How old is the man, and how old is the woman?"

"Two women and one man, they are fourteen, thirteen, and twelve."

"Your brother's family has one child a year?"

"Ah... yes."

"Is there enough food for his family?"

"not enough."

"When did you borrow this ax?"

"This morning."

"To cut wood today, borrow an ax this morning?"

"I greeted my brother yesterday."

"When did you borrow it this morning?"

"It's time for breakfast."

"Then it can be seen that what is the breakfast at your brother's house?"

"This...has never been seen before."

"Then what do you think it should be?"

"Corn porridge or barley porridge."

"that's it?"

"A little more sauce."

"anything else?"

"Maybe...a chicken will be added, but it's probably for the elder brother and the younger son."

"Why?"

"My youngest nephew has been weak since he was a child."

"Have you seen the doctor?"

"I've seen it, the doctor said to take care of it carefully."

"How many acres of land does your brother have?"

The old farmer widened his eyes, "I don't know."

"I don't know?"

"Anyway, more than the little old man."

"Your married niece, how many people are there in the family?"

"Probably...five or six." The old farmer began to sweat on his forehead.

"Didn't you know when you got married?"

"Never looked carefully."

"Oh." Huang Yueying nodded, and then stopped asking, and looked straight at Liu Bei, "What does the general think?"

Liu Bei carefully recalled the questions just now, and felt that the old farmer didn't have too many questions in his answers, but... there were also questions.

That clan brother has such a good relationship with him, why doesn't he know how much land the other party has?

This kind of thing...in the same village, how could they not know about it?

"There is indeed something suspicious." Liu Bei nodded, "But the old man is now forty-nine, maybe he didn't think of it for a while."

"Yes, yes, the little general asked too quickly, and the little old man didn't think of it for a while." The old farmer nodded quickly.

"Do you remember now?" Huang Yueying asked with a half-smile.

"Remember, my brother's family has a total of 120 acres of land."

"Oh? Then I will send someone to investigate, and dare to ask the old man's brother's name." Huang Yueying continued with a smile.

The old farmer was stunned.

His brother's name?
He did know, but... he made up the 120 acres of land just now!

"Take it!" Huang Yueying ordered.

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