Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 331 Pentagram

When the two armies are at war, it is very common for the two armies to send each other to conduct detailed operations, and some capable generals often attach great importance to this aspect of investigation.

The first people in Xiangyang City to be affected by the anti-Japanese movement were people who frequently traveled around, such as traveling doctors, foot traders, and traveling magicians.

There are documents that can prove your identity, but you still need to pay some tribute to pass the test.

However, in today's world, war has been going on for a long time and order has not yet been fully restored. Most people do not have identity cards such as talismans and banners.

Especially for the people in frontline villages and county towns, this year's county magistrate may be killed next year, and no one will go to the government to ask for talisman festivals.

But at this time, they have become fat sheep in the eyes of Wei Jun...

"I am really not a craftsman sent by Guan Yu..." A blind fortune teller nodded and bowed, and said with a grimace, "I am here to divine for others, just to get a bite of food, and I have never done anything beyond the rules."

The leading county officers and soldiers were not interested in hearing this, and rang their ears: "You have never exceeded the rules? Huh, I think you are like a person who walks around the streets all day long and chats with people, most like a craftsman!"

"You're wronged, you're wronged!" The fortune teller kowtowed repeatedly, but unfortunately it seemed that he was really blind and bowed in the wrong direction.

The officer and soldier didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, and said bluntly: "If you have something that can prove your identity, just bring it to see, and I will naturally not make things difficult for you."

If the fortune teller can rely on this to make a living, he is naturally a smart person and can understand what the other person means.

It's just that business has been really bad recently, so he immediately smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I don't know etiquette, it's just that I've been in a tight situation lately... To be honest, I haven't eaten all day."

Hearing this, the officer and soldier raised his eyebrows: "Huh! You're just pretending to be a craftsman. If I don't give you a bit of strength, I'm sorry you won't confess, so I'll take you away!"

"Master Cha, you are wronged!"

The wailing blind man was dragged away directly... There was no profit to be squeezed, and he had to be made into a "qualified craftsman" and recorded in the credit book.

Otherwise, wouldn’t the brothers have just worked in vain?

……

Similar things are still happening in Xiangyang City, but the unlucky ones are these groups who may have some money to exploit but have no status.

And some groups, not only had to invite them over with nice words when they were trying to clear the country, but now they also have to choose a good place to entertain them, and they will never bother them when they are doing things like this.

These people are the eight major families in Jingzhou that were famous at the beginning.

The Liu family of Shanyang, the Wang family of Shanyang, the Zhuge family of Langya, and the Cai family, Kuai family, Huang family, Pang family and Xi family of Jingzhou.

But now, the Kuai family, which is most closely tied to Liu Biao, has long since lost power. The Zhuge family has long been in decline due to lack of prosperity and wealth, and the Pang family has gone downhill with the fall of Pang Tong...

Today, of the eight major clans in Jingzhou, not many can still be called wealthy clans.

But even so, no matter how the two sides fight, these families will still be treated well and respected.

There is no other reason. No matter who conquers the territory of Jingzhou, they must rely on these families to govern, and they are connected to each other through intricate and complex marriage relationships.

These wealthy families rarely put their eggs in one basket, striving to win favor for their own family if any force wins.

Even for Prime Minister Zhuge, his mother-in-law is from the Cai family, the eldest sister is married to the Kuai family, and the second sister is married to the Pang family...

That's why when he was in power in Jingzhou, he was able to make his policies clear and implement them smoothly.

Similarly, Cai Mao on Cao Wei's side is a member of the Cai family, and there are many similar officials. If they capture Jingzhou, they will also be able to gain the support of Jingzhou's powerful families.

But before the outcome is determined, these families often do not place bets on any one party.

Of course...if the siege war continues to develop in a cruel direction, it's hard to say whether Man Chong can treat these families as kindly as he does now.

In addition to these wealthy families, there is another group of people who do not have to worry about being made things difficult for them when they rebel - the poor.

Because no matter what, it is impossible to extract any profit from these people. Even if they were arrested for "taking credit", the superior officials would not believe them, so no one came to trouble them.

The strong man who was whipped to carry the stone was one of them.

"Dazhuang, you were beaten?! Are you okay?" A woman with dark and yellow complexion, whose face was stained with dust and mud, and as thin as a bamboo pole, hurriedly walked over from a broken mat.

This tattered mat, a long clothes pole, a leather water bag, an earthen pot that could be used for cooking, and a linen bag containing tattered clothes were all the belongings they brought out.

There was half a bag of grain hidden in his pocket, but he didn't dare to reveal it for fear of being stared at.After they were forcibly moved from the village by the Wei army, an area was set aside for them in Xiangyang City, and the Wei army ignored them.

These people had no roof over their heads and ate the food they brought with them. Only the servants who helped the Wei army defend the city received a small amount of food rations every day.

Fortunately, it was summer. If it were winter, I was afraid that the old, weak, women and children would die in one night.

"It's okay, it's just a skin injury." Niu Dazhuang casually handed over a cloth bag from his arms. The blood scars all over his back looked like those on others.

The woman took the shriveled cloth bag, and inside were two handfuls of corn mixed with soil. They made porridge and drank it, so that they could barely starve to death.

My husband's original appetite might not even be enough to fit between his teeth.

But she still carefully collected the food, which her husband had worked hard for all day.

With tears in her eyes, she said: "You said it was okay, but you were almost beaten to pieces..."

"It's okay." Niu Dazhuang still said calmly, sitting cross-legged on the mat, quietly in a daze.

She had long been accustomed to her husband's reticence, so she sighed softly and went to cook porridge.

Niu Dazhuang was still sitting there silently. Although he looked silent and dull, his expression was not as desperate as others.

"Great!"

A young man who was several times thinner than him ran up to Niu Dazhuang.

In fact, this kind of figure is the norm among the lower class people. Niu Dazhuang's strong figure is simply unbelievable.

It's no wonder that the Wei army drafted him into the service team on the first day they were forced to move here.

Niu Dazhuang, who was called, then turned his eyes to the visitor: "What's the matter?"

The young man glanced around secretly and saw that no one was paying attention. Then he sat down next to him and said in a low voice, seemingly casually: "Uncle Li said there is a way to take us out to join the Han army at night, will you go?" "

Uncle Li is the head of their village. I heard that his son is working in Xiangyang.

The light in Niu Dazhuang's eyes flashed away, and he asked doubtfully: "What way? Manshijun has sealed the four gates long ago, where can he get out."

"How did I know!" the young man said anxiously, "Don't ask so many questions. Uncle Li asked me to pick someone else. Come with me! Xiangyang cannot be defended."

Niu Dazhuang thought for a while and suddenly said: "What should I do, mother-in-law?"

The young man glanced back at the thin woman who was lighting a fire in the open space and didn't seem to hear her. He turned back and said: "Save your life first, and then marry the woman!"
"You are so strong. If you join the Han army, are you afraid that you won't be able to win a wife?"

What he said was the truth. In a place where war is in chaos, as long as you take care of the food, you don't have to worry about not having a woman to follow you.

"You go ahead, I won't leave." Niu Dazhuang refused calmly, cherishing his words like gold as always.

The skinny woman paused unnaturally, and then her shoulders shook slightly silently, but neither of them noticed.

"You're crazy!" The young man realized that his voice was a little loud. He looked around quickly, and then said quickly, "There won't be a second chance! Do you want to die? Come with me tonight!"

Niu Dazhuang just shook his head, but soon smiled and said: "If you really go out, can you do me a favor?"

The young man once almost fell off a cliff in the mountains and was saved by Niu Dazhuang. Now he felt a little depressed when he saw that he refused to leave.

But he still said in a low voice: "Just tell me."

"If you can really surrender to the Han army's camp, take this with you." Niu Dazhuang took out a wooden five-pointed star painted red from his arms.

Then with a strong effort, he broke off one of the corners and kept it on his body.

He handed the red five-pointed star with one corner missing to the young man and said with a smile: "This can guarantee you good luck, just think of it as me going with you. If I really die, I can have something to think about."

"Bah! You said something auspicious." The young man wiped his eyes, "You don't want to give me something valuable, so I can sell it for some food. No one wants this crap, I can only keep it for the rest of my life. It’s in my hands.”

He said no more, got up and hurried back to his place.

Niu Dazhuang looked in the direction where the young man left, a smile appeared on his dull face for the first time, and he said silently: "That's not necessarily the case."

(End of this chapter)