People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 321 Without You

Inside the dark prison cell in Julu City, Yuan Shao no longer had the demeanor of a nobleman. His dry and dirty hair was disheveled, his prison uniform was covered in stains, and his entire body exuded the foul smell of a dungeon.

But Yuan Shao seemed unaware of it. He just sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. He had been in this posture for more than ten days since he was captured.

Although he tried his best to escape, he chose to give up at the final moment. It was not because he was losing his last breath, but because he just accepted his fate.

In fact, the relentless pursuit of the Yellow Turbans completely cut off his chance of survival. Even if he hid in Julu City, he could only survive for a few more days.

Of course, he also understood that even if he really escaped from the Yellow Turbans' pursuit, there would be no place for him to hide in this world.

The land of China may seem vast, but the princes of the world have long since settled down. It is actually overcrowded and no one is willing to give up their land for themselves to settle down. If a loser like me goes to other places, I will only be despised and treated like a beggar.

When the war was lost and his army was slowly wiped out in the pursuit of the Yellow Turbans, Yuan Shao's voice would no longer be heard in the world.

The future of China is the story of Xuan Xia and other princes.
Suddenly, the door of the dungeon opened and light shone in. Yuan Shao subconsciously opened his eyes. He thought that another new prisoner was sent in, but when he saw who it was, he was stunned.

In front of me is a young man with short hair. Although he is young, he has a steady temperament and there is a gleam of wisdom in his eyes.

Although it was the first time they met, Yuan Shao quickly realized who the other person was.

"You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time." Yuan Shao moved his body, and the shackles on his body made a sound. His emotional fluctuations could be clearly felt.

Xu Chen walked to the cell door and saw Yuan Shao, who was in an extremely miserable state, but his expression was quite calm.

Xu Chen actually didn't care much about the fate of the so-called historical figures, but Yuan Shao had been his enemy for quite some time after all, so it was worth it for him to come and meet him.

He saw many emotions in Yuan Shao's eyes, but the most obvious one was deep-rooted unwillingness.

If possible, Xu Chen really wanted to tell him that this reluctance was totally unnecessary. Even without himself, he would have been destined to fail in history. It was just that the person who defeated him now had changed from Cao Cao to himself.

But even if such words were spoken, Yuan Shao could not understand, and Xu Chen just shook his head in the end.

"The ending between you and me is clear, why are you still waiting for me?" Xu Chen looked at him indifferently and said calmly.

Yuan Shao suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the cell railing. His eyes suddenly widened and his gaze seemed to swallow Xu Chen whole.

However, he just looked at him without any further action, as if he wanted to engrave Xu Chen's appearance in his mind.

"I'm waiting for you to see what kind of person I lost to!"

Yuan Shao's deep voice came over, filled with reluctance, helplessness, and a strong sense of jealousy.

Yuan Shao was envious of the young man in front of him. Such a young guy had already created such a huge foundation. He couldn't imagine how great the potential for his future would be.

Even if we ignore other things, his age alone is probably enough to outlast all the princes in the world.

How could God favor this guy so much? The people supported him, the soldiers were willing to go through fire and water for him, and Youzhou became a prosperous place once it fell into his hands.

Why don’t you give these things to yourself, but give them to this guy of humble origin!

"You should be very proud. After this victory, the entire northern territory will be yours."

Yuan Shao stared at Xu Chen intently, his unwilling eyes slowly turning into resentment: "But don't be too happy too soon, the Han will fight back sooner or later, and a mere bandit wants to occupy China, this is destined to be just your wishful thinking."

Xu Chen raised his eyebrows and suddenly found it a little funny: "Why, at this time, has Yuan Benchu ​​transformed himself into a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?"

Yuan Shao did not comment, but just snorted coldly.

Xu Chen looked at him and said again: "Don't you want to know how I will deal with you?"

Yuan Shao slowly calmed down, then sat back down and replied indifferently: "What else can I do? You just want to kill me. I'm ready. Do you still want me to beg for mercy in front of you?"

At this point, Yuan Shao actually began to tidy up his appearance, dusting off his clothes and tidying up his hair. Soon he really looked more alert.

In front of his enemy Xu Chen, even if he is facing death or imprisoned, he must try his best to maintain the dignity of the aristocratic family.

Even in the most embarrassing moments, the nobles should not show their misery in front of people of humble origins. A noble person is still a noble person even if he falls into dust, and a person of humble origin like Xu Chen is just a humble person even if he wins.

The pride of the aristocracy would not allow Yuan Shao to bow down in front of Xu Chen.

Of course Xu Chen also understood the meaning of this behavior, but he just sneered in his heart.

The so-called nobility based on blood and status is ridiculous. Yuan Shao is willing to maintain the so-called nobility dignity, so let him amuse himself. "I will kill you."

When Xu Chen's calm voice fell, Yuan Shao's body shook slightly. Although the amplitude was small, Xu Chen still noticed it.

This made Xu Chen feel even more ridiculous. Although he said it was calm, in reality he was not that calm.

He was too lazy to expose Yuan Shao. Death was a natural fear of human beings, so there was no need to laugh at it.

"I'm not killing you to vent my anger or to kill you out of revenge. Logically speaking, you haven't committed any serious crimes in private. Even if I, Xuan Xia, punish the nobles, I won't kill people like you."

After Xu Chen finished speaking, he saw Yuan Shao's lips move, but no sound came out.

He could see that Yuan Shao really wanted to ask why, but he couldn't swallow his pride.

Xu Chen had no interest in teasing him, and quickly explained his confusion: "Although you have not committed any direct and heinous crimes, to the world, you are a first-class sinner. You are in a high position and hold power, but for your own selfish interests, you led Dong Zhuo to the capital to cause chaos in the world. Your Yuan family is directly responsible for the disastrous consequences caused by this incident!"

Yuan Shao was shocked. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

In fact, as Xu Chen said, it was indeed the Yuan family who brought Dong Zhuo to the capital. At that time, the previous emperor had passed away and the empress dowager was in power, and the struggle between officials and eunuchs entered a white-hot stage. But in fact, there are many ways to solve the harm caused by eunuchs, and there is no need to recruit Dong Zhuo from outside.

Who is Dong Zhuo? He was a person promoted by Yuan Wei, the head of the Yuan family at that time. In other words, Yuan Wei was Dong Zhuo's mentor and was very kind to Dong Zhuo.

Among the relationships among the nobles, Dong Zhuo could be considered a disciple of the Yuan family. The essence of bringing Dong Zhuo to the capital was that the Yuan family intended to use Dong Zhuo's Western Liang troops to control the government.

But things went wrong later. Dong Zhuo didn't follow the rules and fell out with Yuan Wei after entering the capital. That's why Yuan Shao reprimanded Dong Zhuo and left the capital in anger.

Yuan Shao's scolding of Dong Zhuo was never because he was loyal to the Han Dynasty, but simply because Dong Zhuo did not listen to the Yuan family.

Finally, Dong Zhuo even killed Yuan Wei, who had been kind to him. His actions were extremely cruel.

These things are already a thing of the past, but now that Xu Chen brought it up, Yuan Shao could only remain silent. No one knew better than him what exactly happened.

What a disaster Dong Zhuo brought when he entered the capital. Apart from anything else, the catastrophe in the two capitals alone is an incalculable blood debt.

Yuan Shao certainly didn't want to be contaminated by these evils, but he knew that it was useless to argue. Now that he was in the hands of the Yellow Turbans, the Yellow Turbans wanted to hold this account against him, and he had to admit it even if he didn't want to.

If this account is taken into account, the millions of lives lost in the two capitals and tens of millions of disasters, his life alone is not enough to pay for it.

"What have I done wrong!" Yuan Shao's deep voice sounded, and he actually laughed at the end: "To pursue achievements, one tramples on the people. Who is not like this? The people of grass and grass are born in a lowly state, so death is not a pity. If you can help my Yuan family ascend to the ninth level, hundreds of millions of lives can die for you!"

Hearing this, Xu Chen's eyes became even colder.

Yuan Shao's words can be described as perverted, but in fact these were not deliberate shocking remarks made by Yuan Shao before his death. This was his true mentality, and also the general mentality of the gentry.

The nobles who are high up in the sky are actually two different creatures from the common people below. They will not have any empathy for the consumables below.

Therefore, it was not unfair to sentence Yuan Shao to death, and it was not unfair to sentence most of the nobles to death, as they did deserve to die.

"You!" Yuan Shao suddenly stopped laughing, then pointed his finger at Xu Chen, his eyes full of mockery: "You are the one who deserves to die. You hold supreme power, but you want to share your wealth with all living things in the world. Are these lowly creatures worthy of it?"

Xu Chen just looked at him coldly, waiting for him to finish his last performance before the end of his life.

As Yuan Shao spoke, his tone was filled with a hint of regret: "You are powerful, I, Yuan Shao, admit defeat. I can lose to you, and you can take everything from me, but you can take these things, but you shouldn't share them with those lowly guys!"

At this point, Yuan Shao pointed at Xu Chen again and said, "You don't deserve to be here if you do this. Our food comes from those lowly people, but you want to feed them instead. Isn't this ridiculous!"

The cell fell into silence for a long time, and Yuan Shao stared at Xu Chen.

Xu Chen was hateful and he defeated him, but this was not enough to make Yuan Shao so angry. What made him even more angry was that everything Xu Chen did denied the dignity of the old aristocracy, which was what Yuan Shao was most proud of.

Xu Chen said calmly: "Do you think that the things you care about are important to me?"

Yuan Shao said coldly: "Everyone in the world wants to stand higher. If this is not important, then there is nothing important in this world."

Xu Chen shook his head: "These are not important. What's important to me is that you are not here."

After saying that, Xu Chen turned and left. After pausing for a moment, he left another word before slowly walking out of the cell.

"To be precise, you are not important to me."

(End of this chapter)