Three Kingdoms in a box

Zhang Bao glanced at the military advisor and saw that he was uncomfortable being stuffed with socks, so he said to the minions around him: "Take out what is in his mouth and let him talk."

Hearing this, the minions hesitated a little.Then he pinched his nose and used the thumb and index finger of one hand to pinch the sock and pulled it out of the counselor's mouth.

As soon as the socks came out, the military advisor desperately breathed fresh air and gasped. Just now, he thought he was about to be smoked to death.

At this time, he turned around like crazy and glared at the three bandit leaders kneeling on the ground and cursed fiercely: "You three treacherous bitches, you will not end well. I usually treat you very well, so you are like this Treat me like this. Ugh..."

As he spoke, the military advisor started retching, and the smell of socks just now was still lingering in his throat.

The military advisor retched for a long time.

At this time, he calmed down and looked at Zhang Baodao: "You are the hero of Jitoushan, right? Now I admit defeat. But I want to remind you. I hope the three of you can betray Master Diao without any scruples today. Then I can betray you without any scruples in the future. If I were you, I would take this opportunity to kill them all to avoid future troubles. Please think twice, what I say is from the bottom of my heart."

Hearing what the military advisor said, the three bandits were frightened and kowtowed quickly.

"You, you old bastard, don't believe him. This old dog already knows that he has no way to survive, so he keeps trying and talks nonsense. He framed me and others. His words cannot be taken seriously. I mean it sincerely." Take refuge in the good man."

"Yes, yes, good man, we are wholeheartedly joining our Jitou Mountain, and we have no intention of repeating ourselves. Don't listen to this old dog's nonsense. It's just that we have the intention of repeating ourselves. It is not allowed by nature, and the gods are complicit. "

"Yes, Mr. Hao Han, we really surrendered sincerely. We betrayed Pu Tian Diao because they didn't treat me as a human being. Now, as long as Mr. Hao Han treats us sincerely, we have no intention of going back. Please understand, Mr. Hao Han. See."

"Yes, yes, this old dog obviously has no chance of survival, and now he insists on dragging us to die together. This is a vicious old dog."

Several bandit leaders rushed to express their determination, fearing that if they spoke too late, they would be dragged down and killed by Zhang Bao.

After Zhang Bao heard this, he looked around for a few times and felt a little hesitant. When Xu happened to look at it, Yan Liang came in with his men and horses, slowly and comfortably.

Yan Liang looked up and down at Bijia Mountain, where the old bandit Putian Diao had been occupying for more than 20 years, and couldn't help but sigh, this place is really the domain of the king, and it is several times stronger than Jitou Mountain.

This mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is also close to the commercial road and has inexhaustible wealth.

It is no wonder that the Flying Eagle has been able to occupy such a treasured land for more than twenty years and still maintain its identity as the Sixth Bandit of Julu.

Look at the houses here. They are built like fortresses. Although the city wall is not high, it is very thick, giving people a very safe feeling. If the people in the city had not surrendered voluntarily, it would not have been easy to capture this mountain. thing.

Yan Liang was admiring his future territory, when he saw Zhang Bao slowly walking over.

Yan Liang was stunned, looked at Zhang Bao and said, "Is something wrong?"

Zhang Bao nodded lightly and said, "I have something unclear, and I would like to ask Battalion Commander Yan for advice."

Hearing this, Yan Liang smiled and said: "Brothers, you and me, I don't want to ask for advice, but it doesn't matter."

Zhang Bao smiled when he heard this and said, "You still have to ask for advice."

After saying this.Zhang Bao told the three bandit leaders that they obviously had poor moral character. He also said in passing that the military advisor was a good character but a tough guy who refused to surrender. He didn't know how to make a decision at the moment.

After Yan Liang listened from beginning to end, he didn't have any entanglements. He just replied: "Brother Zhang Bao, this attack on Bijia Mountain is the mission of your security forces. Logically speaking, I shouldn't make any decisions. It’s up to you to judge.”

"But since you asked, I only want to say one point of view. We want to win in the war. Victory requires others to surrender. Although the things those three bandits did are very shameful and they are not hard-core, it is precisely because they It is the people who defected on the battlefield that made our war so easy. If everyone was like that military advisor, would you still be able to conquer this mountain?"

"If you think about it, if you are a copycat and no one surrenders, how much effort will it take and how many people will die if we want to capture this mountain? So my opinion is that the military advisor cannot be retained. Those three bandits want to rebel. Stay and reward.”

"There is nothing to reward them. I just want to tell others that as long as they surrender, I, Jitoushan, will forget the blame and give them benefits, so that when we fight in the future, the enemy will not resist desperately, and our battle will be easier. , less brothers will die."

After Yan Liang said this, he stopped talking.

Zhang Bao heard this and thought for a long time.

He said something like: "One thousand gold buys horse bones."

Yan Liangwen was also a little surprised, then smiled and said: "Yes, that's what it means."

Zhang Bao nodded slightly, cupped his fists and said, "I understand."

After saying this, Zhang turned around and looked a little lonely. After all, no one with moral integrity would like betrayal. Heroes are the belief that everyone pursues.

But heroes never die well.What is a hero?
A hero is a dead warrior. Heroes are always linked to sacrifice and dedication.

Therefore, heroes often cannot defeat villains.

This is what happens to heroes.

Overlord Xiang Yu lived a heroic life, but in the end his head was cut off by Liu Bang.The killing of Wujiang River has become a regret for thousands of years, but it is the Han who is firmly in charge of the country. 400 years.

After Zhang Bao heard Yan Liang's words, he glanced at the bandits who were shouting insults at his master.

A sense of powerlessness arose in my heart.

These three people are obviously beasts and I can't handle them.On the contrary, he wanted to reward them and slowly walked towards Zhang Bao.

When I arrived, I saw three bandits cursing and persuading the master.

"Master, you are tired of scolding and you can't beat us, so why should we torture each other like this? I ask you again, surrender."

The three bandits said to the master.

At this time, the master raised his head arrogantly. At this time, Zhang Bao and Zhang Bao were looking at each other. Zhang Bao sighed, looked at the master and said: "I, I am here to persuade you, I am afraid you will not surrender."

The master sighed: "I will obey my fate despite all odds."

Hearing this, Zhang Bao sighed: "You are a hero, you have backbone, courage, and loyalty. I like you, but you can't be used by me. God bless me!"

After hearing this, the master also let out a long sigh.

Turning his head stubbornly, he knew that he could not save his head.

But it doesn't matter, life and death may not be a big deal, but losing integrity is a big deal.

At this time, even if Zhang Bao was as courteous and virtuous as Meng Huo, he might not be able to retain his master's heart.

This kind of person feels that his moral integrity is more important than his life. If this is the case, then let him be fulfilled.

Zhang Bao waved his hand: "Come here, pull the master down and behead him. The head will be hung on the city wall for three days as a warning to others." "Yes."

After hearing this, soldiers naturally came forward. At this time, the master felt panicked for some reason, secretly thinking, had he pretended to be cool?

In fact, he is not that afraid of death, he just wants to surrender, with some high standards.

I hope Zhang Bao can be courteous to the corporal and invite him again and again.

But he didn't expect Zhang Bao to be so neat and tidy, and not to be polite to him at all. If you don't play according to the routine, how do you expect me to accept the move?
But in Zhang Bao's mind, he really regarded the military advisor as a hero.

If you want to treat a hero with the etiquette of a hero, if you keep trying to persuade him again and again, then you are being ungrateful, so you don’t need to ask any questions and just behead him.

The military advisor didn't think so.

What he was thinking was, shouldn't you appreciate me?
Shouldn't you, Corporal Lixian, personally untie you, apologize to me, and ask me to come out and give you some advice?
But why are these benefits no longer available?

Just ask me directly and rudely, are you willing to surrender?If you don't want to, then kill me.Is this too much?

The military advisor wanted to speak out his thoughts, but three bandits with quick eyes and quick hands held him down, stuffed the smelly socks into the military advisor's mouth again, and dragged him down.

At this time, the three bandit leaders thought: "Bah! You've caught the old guy, so kill him quickly to save yourself trouble in the future."

The art of imperial control is never black and white. It does not mean that good people must be rewarded and bad people must be punished.

The art of imperial control always relies on interests to distinguish groups.Even if what he does is a good thing, but it is not beneficial to the superior, then it is still a bad thing.

But if what he does is beneficial to you, then it is a bad thing.He is also good.

As for morality, it is just a way to regulate ordinary people.

It is ineffective for superiors.

Just like this military advisor, if you look at his character, he is far better than the three bandit leaders who surrendered, but his morality conflicts with the core interests of Jitoushan.

The higher his moral standards at this time, the more detrimental it will be to Jitoushan.

The three bandits and sellers were seeking glory, betrayed their faith, and secretly carried out assassins. It can be said that they were bad to the core. However, what they did helped Jitou Mountain take Beacon Mountain and caused the security forces to kill many brothers. This is helpless. Controversial credit.

Therefore, the military advisor must be killed and not retained.

The reason for killing him was precisely because his moral values ​​were too good, he was loyal to his original master, and he refused to betray his promise and surrender.

If he kept it, he would be like a mirror, telling the surrendering bandits all the time.Look at me, I am a loyal person, but you are treacherous villains, and you will be cast aside.

If those who surrender are placed in such an environment all the time, how can they have a sense of belonging to Jitou Mountain and how can they sincerely seek refuge in Jitou Mountain.

So he must die.

And those three bandits must be heavily rewarded for buying horse bones with thousands of gold.

The purpose of doing this was to show this group of surrendered bandits, to tell them that Jitoushan was not a small-minded person and would not liquidate them.As long as they continue to work hard for Jitou Mountain and work hard, all the past problems will be forgotten.

Peace of mind is the most important thing.

For a big thing, how can it be successful if people's hearts are uneasy?
Kill the military advisor, then plant three bandits who surrendered in Kaicheng, and then let these three bandits calm down the other bandits who did not surrender.

After everything was done, he asked the three bandit leaders, Zhang Bao and Yan Liang, to take an inventory of Beacon Mountain's inventory over the past twenty years.

A bandit who has been here for 20 years has a very rich family.

First, we opened the grain depot in Bijia Mountain. This is a grain depot hidden in a cave. There are many, many grains accumulated in it.This food is enough to feed 1000 bandits on the mountain for more than two years.

This is the foundation of Beacon Mountain. Food is the most important thing in this era.

You must know that the output of food in this era is very small, so as long as you can keep people fed, there will be people who will work hard for you.

Moreover, the past two years have not been good for Julu, with successive years of drought and serious food shortages, especially in the north.

It's already mid-September, and the autumn grain will be harvested soon. Once the autumn grain is harvested, the giant deer will be attacked again. By then, there will be no harvest, and I'm afraid some people will be restless.

Wasn't it because Zhang Jiao rebelled because of insufficient food?After the people have eaten, that is the biggest problem.

In addition to natural disasters, the reason why the people do not have enough to eat is, in the final analysis, due to the excessive greed and mergers of the clans in this era.The disorderly expansion led to the collapse of the peasant class that supported the Han Empire, thus destroying the entire empire.

This is the main reason for the vigorous gold uprising. At the beginning, the victims just wanted to have a full meal. If you give them food, no one will rebel.

Chinese people are the most realistic. They will believe in gods and Buddhas when they can provide them with food.

When the imperial court can provide them with food, they will trust the imperial court.

When one day the court cannot give them food and the gods and Buddhas can give them food, they will help the gods and Buddhas attack the court. To put it bluntly, they just want a bite of food, and they can only rob if it is not given to them.

The victims who do not have enough to eat will instantly transform from sheep into ferocious wolves. This is also the origin of the Yellow Turban Uprising.

Uprising is normal and has nothing to do with people's quality. Only those who have been hungry know what kind of big hole it is.There are great terrors between life and death, and hunger is the most obvious manifestation of them.

Not to mention people of this era, even if you have completed nine years of compulsory education, you will lose your rationality after experiencing hunger.

Yan Liang knew it very well. He escaped because his hometown was in trouble and he didn't have enough to eat.

He has the most to say about hunger.

At this time, he stood in front of the cave and looked at the food here, and couldn't help laughing. With this food, he could recruit troops with confidence, become bigger and stronger, and create greater glory.

Zhang Bao also smiled when he saw the food here.

Who doesn’t love food?
Yan Liang grabbed a handful of fresh corn, put it into his mouth and chewed it. He looked at the bandits and said, "Is all your food here?"

After hearing this, the bandit replied: "Go back to Haohanye, most of them are here, and some daily food is placed in the kitchen. There is about enough food for our whole village of 1000 people and horses for three days."

Yan Liang and Zhang Bao looked at each other and smiled: "That's quite a lot." (End of Chapter)