Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3402 Food (more updates)

What is the purpose of living in this world?

If this question were asked to the young Wenpin, at that time he would definitely puff up his chest and respond loudly, "You should make great contributions!" Make an immortal contribution! 』

But if you ask Wenpin now, you will probably get silence.

As people grow up and become more realistic, they also lose something.

Especially when Wenpin saw that what was coming was not reinforcements, but the angel Lu Su, Wenpin realized the deep malice the world had towards him...

Lu Su came, but the two sides failed to fight.

Temporary.

Everyone knew it was temporary, but no one said it.

Under Lu Su's strong request, Wenpin and others were able to take a breather and received some supplies from Lu Su.

Seeing his soldiers staring at the meat as if they were reincarnated from starvation, surrounding the pot and cauldron, unwilling to move, just waiting for it to be cooked and ready for sharing, Wenpin suddenly understood. , in fact, people just want to live.

Everything is for living.

Survive first, then there will be other things...

In order to give the angel at least some courtesy treatment, a layer of cloth was used to surround a small hill, making it a good reception place.

Although there is no fine wine and food, there is still barbecue.

Lu Su's appearance is not particularly outstanding, but he is very talented, eloquent, and has a reputation for being generous. Although the errand this time was almost forced on him, he still smiled and seemed not to feel any grievance at all.

Lu Su seemed to like Pang Shanmin very much and was very close to him. He was full of admiration intentionally or unintentionally when talking and laughing.

Although Pang Shanmin was a little embarrassed to see Lu Su admiring him so much, he felt quite comfortable in his heart. In addition, both of them were knowledgeable and discussed some scriptures and poems, which was considered a compatibility, so they talked more.

The atmosphere is pretty good for now.

"Today is such a good day. If we use swords and guns and see the blood, it will be a terrible sight!" "Lu Su said with a smile, "How about for the sake of the emperor, how about the two sides stop fighting for the time being? I'm not very talented, so I just want to borrow this precious land and invite General Wen to come down to the fort and have a few drinks together! If there is any grudge, just let it go for today and wait until tomorrow. I wonder what the people think? 』

Seeing Lu Su carrying out the emperor, Pang Shanmin's expression changed slightly, and then he glanced at Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong sat at the bottom, just twirling his own beard without commenting.

Pang Shanmin pondered for a moment, then slowly straightened his back, looked at Lu Su, and said in a deep voice: "Yes!" 』

Lu Su's heart skipped a beat. He knew that when he said these words, the good atmosphere he had created before would be compromised, but he had to do it.

Because Lu Su couldn't guarantee that he would be able to successfully mediate. What if he was delayed in Guanzhong for a while, and then Hedong was finished before Pang Tong let him go?

Therefore, Lu Su must seize any opportunity to at least show that he has the ability to work hard...

Just like this Wuguandao.

After a one-day truce, the two sides, oh, the tripartite talks, no matter how you say it, can prove that Lu Su has worked hard and is not just a freeloader.

Moreover, Lu Suka's point is just right. After all, the two sides have not really beaten the brains out of human heads. If they stop for one day, the losses for both parties, especially Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong, will not be so great, but Lu Su Nor did he expect that Pangshan people, who seemed a little shy when talking about poetry and scriptures, would change so much after hearing the military suggestion of a one-day armistice!

It's like...

A knife was pulled out from the scabbard!

Although Lu Su felt vaguely that something was wrong, he couldn't immediately regret it even after he said it.

Wenpin was invited to leave the fort, and then led seven or eight guards through the hussar formation to the curtain of the temporary gathering.

Huang Zhong looked at Wenpin and saw that although he looked tired, he was not afraid of shrinking. He nodded and said hello, without deliberately making any moves to embarrass Wenpin.

Wenpin came forward and paid his respects one by one.

Wenpin didn't expect that there would be such a sit-down meeting before the war, so even if he came, he didn't know what to say. Of course, even if Wenpin was asked to prepare, he still didn't know what to say. He was just a military commander and had read some books, but if he was asked to say some allusions and poems in a fog, he couldn't.

So after Wenpin sat down, there was silence.

Fortunately, there is Lu Su.

As someone who often travels around...

Well, I don’t run around often in the West, but Lu Su still has a lot of experience in the East. He knew not to let the scene cool down, so he laughed and said some warm words to support it, but Lu Su never expected that What's strange is that some of the scene words he has always used successfully in Shandong have problems here.

Just like the atmosphere in the Sakura Empire is always inseparable from the weather, within the Han Dynasty, the topic in recent years is also inseparable from the Yellow Turban.

Yes, in the Han Dynasty, it was called the Yellow Turban Rebellion. But in later generations, it was also called the Yellow Turban Uprising.

The Yellow Turban Uprising was a peasant war in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the largest religiously organized popular uprisings in Chinese history. Bankrupt peasants who had no choice but to launch a fierce attack on bureaucratic landlords had a huge impact on the rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty. . Although Zhang Jiao failed in the end, he promoted the Han Dynasty to form a situation where the princes were divided.

Lu Su is a landlord.

Pangshan people are also landlords.

But now when it comes to talking about the Yellow Turban, their attitudes are completely different.

Lu Su had always been very disgusted with the Yellow Turbans' uprising, resisting the imperial court, burning, killing and looting.

If it weren't for the Yellow Turban Thief, there's no way he would still be in Linhuai and be a good little landowner. Why would he need to go bankrupt and go to this place or go into exile there?

Although it is said that in troubled times, there will be more opportunities, but it is also hard in troubled times!

Just like all kinds of drifting in later generations, opportunities are just duckweed on the water, successful ones are survivor bias, and unsuccessful ones are landlords and homeowners' happiness index enhancers. Earn whatever you can, and don't even think about taking a cent home.

Lu Su believed that the unorganized Yellow Turban thieves were just mob rebellion, causing harm to the country and ruining lives. Lu Su was very straightforward. He believed that suppressing the rebellion was correct and essential. However, he retained a certain attitude on whether to kill other ordinary Yellow Turban thieves after capturing the culprit.

Lu Su thought it was too much to trap and kill captives. The Huangfu family may have caused subsequent troubles and harmed their family because they killed too many people and damaged their luck...

Lu Su felt that when dealing with the Yellow Turbans, he should win the battle and let them surrender. Those who can be recruited for his own use can be used for his own purposes. Those who cannot be used should be appeased on the spot, so that they can live a stable life, and the world will naturally stabilize.

But Lu Su didn't expect that Pang Shanmin had different opinions on this.

When Lu Su was talking, Pang Shanmin frowned slightly, but said nothing. When Lu Su had almost finished speaking, Pang Shanmin slowly said something, which made Lu Su surprised and puzzled, but also felt that It makes sense, something that needs to be understood and pondered...

"Why do the people rebel?" Pang Shanmin asked, and before Lu Su could answer, he said, "It's impossible to live." All the people in the world are seeking to survive. If they can’t live or die, why don’t they rebel? ! 』

Wenpin, who had been acting as the background wall, couldn't help but feel a sudden movement in his heart when he heard this!

He looked at Pang Shanmin.

This is the first time Wenpin has seriously visited Pang Shanmin since he arrived here.

Pang Shanmin was neither handsome nor suave, but at this moment, Pang Shanmin's expression seemed to be full of power, solemn and solemn.

"How can the Han people live?" There is no silk for mulberry, no meat for fishing, no fur for hunting. If a farmer does not work for a day, he will have no food for a day! How can the Han people live? After working hard all year long, I have no clothes to wear, no food to eat, no leaks to repair, and no mend to the rags! How can the Han people live? ! A family of five farmed non-stop. For a hundred acres of land, two or three hundred dan would be very good. However, half of the tax was cut off, and transfers were directly levied. The young and old at home howled, and the beetles howled outdoors! 』

Wenpin sighed and lowered his head slightly. He knew that Pang Shanmin was right.

A peasant family of five in Han Dynasty needs at least a hundred shi of grain to eat every year, and it also has to be mixed with a lot of wheat bran and wild vegetables. In addition, the cost of exchanging salt, production tools, daily necessities, etc., and selling the rice costs 100 kilograms. One layer of skin is peeled off, and another layer of skin is peeled off when buying something...

If a family's income does not meet the minimum standard of living they need, they will inevitably fall into a situation of hunger and cold, let alone maintain farming in the coming year.

Moreover, Pang Shanmin is talking about a home with a hundred acres, which is already a very good family. But among the big Han people now, many farmers actually own less than a hundred acres of land, usually only dozens of acres or even a few acres, and only one hundred acres a year. With an income of more than a stone or less, after deducting various taxes, there is not much left, and it is impossible to survive.

"Why did the Han people die?" Birth, old age, illness and death are human ethics. However, if you don’t lose your family, you won’t be filial to your children; if you don’t lose your property, you won’t be your son! Why did the Han people die? The lender wore fine clothes and sat high behind the counter, and the dutiful son, wearing white linen, knelt down and begged in the hall! Why did the Han people die? ! The three chapters of the founding law of the country by the great ancestor are known to all the villagers. Now it’s a matter of rules and regulations again? There are even those who enter the woods and mountains without permission and die without compensation, but are severely punished for their lives! If you can’t live without living, and you can’t die without dying, why not fight back? ! 』

Lu Su was stunned.

In fact, doesn’t Lu Su know about these issues?

He also knew it, but the mainstream thinking in Shandong, or most people when talking about the Yellow Turbans, held a critical and opposing attitude. At the same time, when dealing with ordinary people, they often treat them with their nostrils turned upward and their eyes downward.

Because people in Shandong feel that these untouchables are not literate, ignorant of reason, and unable to communicate, and they belong to a completely different category from them...

But they have forgotten that if in the Spring and Autumn Period, Laozi, Confucius, Xunzi, Mozi and others had not spread knowledge and writing, preached, taught and solved doubts, most of them would still be lackeys under the princes. Understand the skills taught by family business. After they acquired the knowledge, they took it for themselves, set up various obstacles, and then laughed at the people who were unable to acquire the knowledge.

People in Pangshan sighed with emotion: "Someone heard that there was a folk song in the early years that said, "The hair of ordinary people is like a leek, and it will come back to life after being cut; the head is like a chicken, and it will crow again after being cut. Officials don't need to be feared, they must always be treated lightly. But in the past, hope and desire are flat!" When I heard about it, I was just sighing, but I didn’t know how miserable the people were! I also hated the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Now that I know it, I should know why! If you rebel against the Yellow Turban, you will die, if you don’t rebel, you will die! So, it is better to do the opposite. You can still kill corrupt officials, get rid of the bullies and evil gentry, you can burn the carved beams and painted buildings, you can destroy the buildings, you can divide the money and jewels, you can eat fish, meat and fat... Even if you know you are about to die, how can you be happy! If the people have no future, the whole world will rebel! By then, all jade and stone will be burned, how can there be spring and snow? Only blood and fire covered the ground, and corpses filled the rivers! 』

Lu Su swallowed his saliva and was speechless for a long time.

Lu Su has already gone to Jiangdong and stayed too long...

People will transform the environment, and the environment will also affect people. Everything has two sides. Lu Su was in Jiangdong. Even though he was quite disdainful to Zhang Zhao and other people who only cared about what was in front of them, Lu Su himself was gradually affected by it, and his view of the problem was limited to Jiangdong instead of the entire city. The world is even less clear about its future direction.

For Pang Shanmin, after a baptism in Guanzhong, especially after a heart-to-heart talk with Pang Tong, he was truly transformed. He had many feelings and accumulated them in his heart. It happened that Lu Su hit the muzzle of the gun...

What Pang Shanmin said was not entirely a refutation of Lu Su, but rather a mockery of Pang Shanmin himself.

In the early years, Pang Shanmin only stared at the Pang family, the surrounding areas of Wancheng, and his own three-acre land.

But so what?

Can you keep it if you just stare hard?

Pang Shanmin didn't believe that Pang Tong would give up the Pang family business or that Pang Tong would abandon Wancheng. That was because Pang Shanmin's eyes at that time were only so big, so he couldn't see it and couldn't believe it. As a result, when he arrived in Guanzhong, Pang Shanmin discovered that the clown was It's always been him.

Pang Shanmin is talking about the ordinary people, the rebellious people, who are obsessed with the present because they can't see the future. Isn't he mocking himself before?

Because we can’t see the future, we can only see today.

Because we can't see the distance, we only focus on the present.

After his mind became clearer, Pang Shanmin understood why Wancheng was so easily broken and why it couldn't be defended. However, places like Tongguan Wuguan in Guanzhong were like copper and iron walls. Even if ten times or even a hundred times the enemy troops came, Still cannot be broken.

It's not how strong the barrier is, but how firm the people's hearts are.

Previously, Pang Shanmin, as the prefect of Wancheng, only focused on his own family and the three feet of land in front of his door. Then he wanted other merchants in Wancheng who could work selflessly and fight and sacrifice for the Pang family business. ?

Pang Shanmin felt how ridiculous he was before, but now he naturally showed how hateful he was.

But in Lu Su's eyes, it was as if Pang Shanmin hated him, was dumbfounded, and did not dare to say another word.

At that moment, Lu Su even thought that Pang Shanmin was possessed by Zhang Jiao or some other rebel leader. Maybe in the next moment Pang Shanmin would leave the table and shout, "Prince and General Xiang Ning has such a talent!" 』

So Lu Su did not dare to continue arguing, for fear of irritating Pang Shanmin, so he could only smile awkwardly and politely.

However, Lu Su did not expect that the person present who was most shocked was not Lu Su himself, but Wenpin!

In the Han Dynasty, "righteousness" was very important.

This level of importance may be something some people put on their lips, while others may keep it in their hearts.

Wenpin is undoubtedly the latter.

In history, when Liu Cong surrendered, Wenpin did not follow him closely to see Cao Cao. Later, Cao Cao even asked Wenpin, "Why are you so late?" 』

Compared with the gentry children in Jingxiang who were too busy to bow to Cao Cao and show that they were strong-willed and loyal, Wenpin, who was not good at expressing himself and was even a bit "pedantic", seemed like an alien.

It's like "food" and "food".

When everyone thinks that rice is food, they forget that rice must actually be quantitative in order to be called "food." Otherwise, the world only focuses on a few grains of good rice, but ignores that the majority of the people are actually eating more and worse wheat bran and wild vegetables.

Wenpin put down his wine glass, lowered his head and was silent in thought.

It is not that no one among the Han Dynasty has noticed that there is a problem with the Han Dynasty system, or the political model, but many times even if they know that there is a problem, they don't know how to solve it. So we can only drag, waste, and then watch the whole country slide into the abyss little by little.

Wenpin had loyalty and bravery in his heart, but he never said it on his lips. He also had a strong man in his heart, but he also never said it in his mouth.

In comparison, is Lu Su's "loyalty" to the Han...

In fact, to a certain extent, the more loyal Lu Su was to Sun Quan, the less loyal he was to the Han Dynasty.

It's just that under the long-standing dual monarchy system of the Han Dynasty, it was in line with the cognition of the nobles and was praised as virtuous...

As a result, Lu Su was a little unable to adapt to being **** by Pang Shanmin in such a just and awe-inspiring manner. He forced a smile and wanted to save the situation, but it already looked very weird. When he was thinking hard about how to save it, he heard Wen Pin on the side say: "I am willing to go to Guanzhong with the angel... Oh, just a certain and A few personal guards will suffice, as for the rest of the soldiers...it will be up to General Pang Shijun and Huang to decide. 』

"ah? Lu Su was stunned, "This..."

What kind of divine expansion is this?

"Pang Shijun..." Wenpin raised his head and looked at Pang Shanmin, "These words, before... Oh, I'm sorry for being rude, but Pang Shijun only came to Chang'an to realize this and say such words of appreciation?" 』

Pang Shanmin did not shy away and nodded in agreement.

Wenpin nodded, and after being silent for a long time, he raised his hands to Lu Su and said, "Wen is not talented, but has some martial arts skills. He would like the guardian angel to enter the pass. I wonder if the angel is willing to accept it?" 』

Lu Su was stunned for a moment, then agreed and said, "I am willing, but I don't know... would Pang Shijun be willing to let General Wen go?" 』

Pang Shanmin looked at Wenpin and said, "General Wen, why do you insist on going to Guanzhong?" 』

"Because before the Han Dynasty, no one had ever said that the Han people could neither live nor die!" Wenpin said in a deep voice, "Pang Shijun never said that before he went to Chang'an!" Chang'an Qinglong Temple... Wen has been fascinated by it for a long time. Since the angel has come today, isn't it an opportunity for Wen? 』

I wish the country will be stronger and the people happier!