People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 467: Things harm their own kind
"It seems that the situation of Cao Cao's relatives is not very good."

Fu Xie took the telescope from Liu Xie, looked at it for a while, and then put it down.

Just now, after taking a look at Bian, Cao Pi and others, Fu Xie clearly found that their complexions were not very good.

A former noble lady like Bian has now become like an ordinary village woman, wearing simple clothes and without makeup. The children of the Cao family have also become thinner, and it is obvious that they are living a busy life.

Liu Xie said: "It's not surprising. Most of the people in this family are women and children, and only Cao Pi is a little older. His life is not easy."

While speaking, Liu Xie also recalled that he and the Cao family had once undergone Xuan Xia's transformation together. At that time, everyone was quite awkward getting along with each other, but fortunately, after the transformation, they all went their separate ways.

The difference is that he surrendered voluntarily and brought a large number of soldiers with him. The Xuanxia court gave him a lot of care in view of his merit, which made his life much easier.

The Cao family was captured by Xuanxia general Zhao Yun, so their treatment was a different matter, so it is not surprising that they had a hard life.

As the two were talking, they suddenly heard a commotion among the crowd. They were alerted and looked up to the sky. It turned out that the time had come.

When I turned around again, I saw teams of Yellow Turbans holding knives walking into the execution ground in the distance.

Seeing that the execution was about to take place, the people naturally became excited.

They don't mind eating the blood-soaked rice of the old rulers. This is not perverted or evil, but a way to vent their anger and relieve their hatred.

Liu Xie quickly picked up the telescope and looked in the direction of Cao Cao. Even though he was just a spectator at this time, he couldn't help feeling complicated.

If it had been when I was held hostage by Cao Cao before, I would never have thought that the final outcome would be like this.

The whole process was very peaceful. Liu Xie saw the Yellow Turbans all raised their long swords in unison. Then with a command, hundreds of swords fell together, ending everything neatly. Only a few hundred heads rolled, adding a touch of blood and terror to the calm.

The ending was too peaceful, so peaceful that Liu Xie felt it was unreal. The once powerful and powerful hero who held the emperor hostage ended his sinful life just like that.
But soon he was awakened by the commotion of the crowd. When he came to his senses, he saw the people below shouting with joy in unison. The shouts were very mixed and there were all kinds of things said, but it was certain that most people were very excited and happy about the execution.

The atmosphere of universal celebration made Liu Xie feel a little frightened.

At this moment, he inexplicably felt a sense of fear. Fortunately, he had already devoted himself to Xuan Xia, otherwise such strong hatred and loathing could have fallen on him as well.

He discovered that the people of Xuanxia generally had an extremely strong hatred for the old rulers. One or two people might not be a problem, but if almost the entire nation had this attitude, it would be a bit scary.

If he were still the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he would now be hated by tens of millions of Xuanxia people. Just thinking about this made Liu Xie feel cold all over.

For some reason, he felt something at this moment.

In fact, if you don’t look at anything else but the excited crowd on the ground, there is no doubt about who will own the world.

For the first time in the long history of mankind, countless people in the world finally figured out clearly who the enemy is.

Liu Xie didn't know how to describe this state. Perhaps he could say it was awakening. Once the people awakened, they could no longer tolerate being enslaved as usual. Even if Xuanxia still had a slight chance of losing the war, the people's will was enough to overwhelm everything. Even if Liu Bei and Sun Quan had divine help, they would never be able to fight back.

As he was sighing in his heart, he subconsciously glanced in the direction of the Cao family, and saw Bian and several other ladies crying together, while Cao Pi just stood there motionless, Cao Zhi and Cao Jie both knelt on the ground with their heads down in silence, and only Cao Chong and the other young descendants of the Cao family were at a loss.

After a long sigh, Liu Xie looked at Fu Xie and said in a deep voice: "Speaking of which, our strategy is correct. Once the cotton cloth entered the market, it was indeed very popular among the people. We have seized the market opportunity, and perhaps we can consider expanding the scale."

Fu Xie was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Liu Xiehui would talk about business at this juncture. After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "It's indeed worth considering."

Liu Xie said: "Since we want to expand the scale, the current manpower is definitely not enough, and we have to recruit more talents and workers."

Fu Xie said: "It's easy to find workers. Now that the autumn harvest is over, there are many people willing to work. It's just that it will take some time to recruit some people who can take charge."

Liu Xie nodded for a while, then pondered for a moment: "Talent is indeed rare. Xuanxia's business and industry are booming and in great demand for talent. Not to mention graduates from the academy, even people who graduated from middle schools will be snapped up. If we want to compete with others for talent, it will probably be difficult if we don't pay enough wages."

Fu Xie was naturally aware of this, but there was nothing he could do about it. Xuanxia's industry and commerce had already prospered to a certain extent, and talent was simply in short supply.

Top talents like those from Xuanxia Academy will basically not flow into the market.

Occasionally there are a few of them, and they are rare and valuable. With his small family and business, there is no need to even think about recruiting them. Even for the many middle school students below, it is not so easy to recruit them. Fu Xie is already prepared to bleed.

However, Liu Xie's next words stunned Fu Xie.

"I was thinking that our small business might not need such practical talents as Xuan Xia's. Those old scholars might also be an option. Although these people are Confucianists and may not be good at practical work, they are also knowledgeable and can be used after all."

Fu Xie was a smart man. Combining this sentence with Liu Xie's slightly abrupt topic raising, he immediately realized something.

Looking at the crowd downstairs and seeing the Cao family members who were gloomy and out of tune with the people around them, Fu Xie understood that Liu Xie was moved by compassion.

This surprised Fu Xie a little. After all, Liu Xie had once suffered greatly at the hands of Cao Cao, but now he sympathized with Cao's family.

But on second thought, he could vaguely understand Liu Xie's feelings.

Perhaps Liu Xie was not sympathizing with a specific person, but was sympathizing with the era that was gradually disappearing.

Is this a case of hurting one's own kind?
Fu Xie had no answer in his heart, but the glorious era that once belonged to the aristocratic families was dying out, which really made Fu Xie sigh. People like him were actually abandoned by the times.

In essence, there is no difference between himself and the Cao family members below, except that the Cao family members suffered a more miserable fate.

"Your Excellency is right. I know what to do now." Fu Xie raised his wine glass, looked at the hundreds of Wei monarchs and ministers whose heads were separated, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

(End of this chapter)