Chapter 2205 is just one step away
What is Rende?
What is morality?
What is important?
When moving forward with a heavy load, when you are exhausted, what should you leave behind and what should you stick to?
Everyone has their own views on these issues, just like on a rugged mountain, everyone can choose their own path.
Easy, or hard.
On a rugged mountain road, Liu Bei looked around independently, surrounded by a vast expanse, like a thick fog pervading the whole world. Liu Bei remembered that he was asleep, so now...is it a dream?
Liu Bei wanted to wave his hands, but it felt as if he had fallen into a thick slurry, slow and difficult.
Well, it really was a dream.
Then, let''s go and see what we can dream of.
Liu Bei moved forward with some curiosity, but just as he walked into the clouds and mist on the mountainside, he heard a series of thunderous hoofbeats behind him!
The fear that had been hidden in his heart all these years suddenly revived with the familiar sound of horseshoes, and then flooded uncontrollably, occupying his entire body in an instant, making his body extremely stiff.
wake up!
Wake up!
Liu Bei tried to wake up himself in the dream, but he didn''t know when the original mountain road had disappeared, and the mountain was covered with mist, and a city gate stood majesticly in front of him.
No way to go!
Behind him, dozens of hundreds of cavalry on the official road, all dressed in iron armor, were galloping towards them, their hooves sounded like thunder, and even the ground trembled slightly...
In the next moment, Liu Bei found himself lying among the dead.
The cavalry went away.
Liu Bei remembered, this was the first time he played dead.
Many people pretended to be dead, but very few people were able to record their success. It''s not because few people do this thing, or it''s not in line with morality, but because most of the people who pretend to be dead are ordinary people. In the feudal era, most of the things that ordinary people did had no value recorded in the history.
The first recorded feigning death and also as a successful case is Xiaobai.
The second one is Li Guang.
The third one...
seems to be myself.
Liu Bei looked down, his left foot was cut by a stone or some kind of weapon at some point, and it was bleeding, but the strange thing was that the leg didn''t hurt, the pain was in his heart.
When Zhang Chun rebelled, Liu Bei boasted of his bravery, and then followed Pingyuan Liu Ziping to fight together. As a result, he was ambushed by Zhang Chun''s rebels on the way, and almost the entire army was wiped out...
Liu Bei is just like what he is now, hiding among the dead and escaped unharmed.
This is Liu Bei''s first time on the battlefield.
Liu Bei remembered, in that pile of dead people, he dropped some things...
In the wild, there are no beasts.
In front of the hungry crowd, no matter how ferocious tigers, leopards and bears are, they are all younger brothers.
There are no wild fruits, no grass roots and bark, but everything that can be eaten has been eaten. A hungry person is more terrible than a locust, because there are some things that locusts will not eat, but people will eat.
Which year there was a severe drought in Yanzhou, so Cao Cao in Yanzhou had nothing to eat, so he started to eat Xuzhou. And Xuzhou also encountered a severe drought, and then encountered a plague of insects, followed by continuous military disasters. All Zhuanghe was almost deserted, there were no harvests everywhere, and starvation everywhere.
The army was defeated.
Food and grass are cut off.
Either the whole army collapses, or you can only eat one thing, and only one thing...
The meat in the pot was tumbling, and there were layers of blood froth. Some of these blood froths were scorched by the flames at the edge of the pot, showing a black purple color and exuding a strange smell.
Liu Bei stood by the pot, didn''t say anything, just took out a knife from his pocket, and stuck it on the meat in the pot, didn''t care which part of the meat it was, didn''t say whether the meat was hot or not, even Whether it is cooked or not, it is just biting and tearing, like a very hungry beast gnawing its prey...
Behind him is his brother.
Take turns to come forward and eat meat.
The closest friendship in life is to carry guns together, go through windows together, share dirt together, and go whoring together.
Now there is another one, and we have eaten meat together.
By the way, Liu Bei remembered, he seemed to have lost something at the time, fell into the pot, or fell into the fire, anyway, he can’t find it now...
fire!
A little flame under the pot suddenly rose all over the sky and rushed towards Liu Bei.
Liu Bei woke up suddenly, but it was still in the dark night, he listened attentively, the surrounding was quiet, only the sound of wind and snoring.
This is still in the army, in Jiaozhi, and in front of the pass.
Liu Bei stood up and touched his forehead, which was sweating.
『Brother...what''s wrong? 』The concerned voice behind him somewhat warmed Liu Bei''s heart.
『It’s okay, second brother…』 Liu Bei smiled gently, 『It’s okay…』
『A mere pass, we will take it! Guan Yu thought that Liu Bei was worried about the military, so he comforted him, "I see that the enemy''s army is exhausted, and it is already unbearable to fight. They will be captured soon!" 』
『Mmm…』 Liu Bei patted Guan Yu on the shoulder.
Guan Yu''s shoulders are still so thick, full of strength, and enough to make people feel at ease. "I''m just thinking about the third brother, should the third brother be here soon?" 』
Liu Bei and Guan Yu are in front, and Zhang Fei is behind. This is of course the old way, but it still works.
Guan Yu nodded and said: "It''s almost as expected..."
Liu Bei stood up, prevented Guan Yu from getting up, and said, "Second brother still needs to supervise the battle tomorrow, it''s still early, so let''s rest for a while... a certain one is going to patrol the camp, come as soon as you go..."
Liu Bei lifted the curtain of the tent and looked around.
The sky is like a cover, and the surrounding mountains are like a pot of stewing meat.
And he is standing in this pot.
It''s like that undulating piece of meat.
…~□____肉____□~…
Also thinking of the old way, there are other people...
The night was dark.
The blackness around it is like thick grease, staining everywhere, soaking in all people and things, even the spirit will be soaked together.
Maybe because he lay down a lot during this time, Cao Cao didn''t want to sleep.
Cao Cao stood in the courtyard, silent for a long time in the dark night, then clasped his hands and raised them high, like holding an invisible knife.
The north wind roared past, and there was a cry and an angry roar in the sky.
Cao Cao took a slight step forward, and then lowered his hands, like a sword in the void slashing at the enemy in front of him, and it seemed to cut through the boundless darkness.
One knife, another knife.
The surrounding area is still black, endless night, as if it has been like this forever, and it will not change. Even though Cao Cao has hacked more than ten times, except for Cao Cao himself slightly panting, there is no other change.
The wind is still the wind, and the mountain is still the mountain.
The gentry is still a gentry, and the methods are still the same old methods, the old methods.
Resign from office and incite the people.
Just like back then.
It’s just that Cao Cao was on the side of the gentry back then. At that time, he also thought that the emperor was wrong, the general made mistakes, and the eunuchs were corrupt.
Now, Cao Cao just wants to say one thing, it''s all bullshit!
Cao Cao slashed his hands down, and the big sleeves of his robe were blown up by the wind, flying like a butterfly in the night wind.
One knife, further.
Going one step further, chop with a knife.
Taking this road is actually so difficult.
Every step you take, you need to cut a knife.
Overcoming obstacles.
There are thorns all around.
『Who is it? ”Cao Cao cut it down with a knife, as if he was asking Beifeng, but also as if he was asking himself, “Who is it?” Leaked news? ! 』
The north wind roared past, making a sneer.
It was quiet around the courtyard, and no one responded. No one would give Cao Cao an answer.
Cao Cao knew that he would not be able to cover up his feigning injury and death for a long time, but he did not expect that he would be exposed in such a short period of time...
At the same time, Man Chong''s actions seemed to have been exposed from the very beginning, so that many big gentry families in Jizhou were on guard. Either the personnel and assets were transferred, or the whole family fled elsewhere, so that Cao Cao could only occupy those lands, but did not gain much.
Of course, in a certain sense, Cao Cao can be considered to have initially achieved his goal, which is to resettle the population who migrated from Jingzhou. These large households either died or fled, freeing up a lot of space for these Jingzhou people. .
But that''s not enough...
Cao Cao''s original plan was to be like Hussar General Fei Qian, clean and tidy, with both face and ability, and then these big gentry in Jizhou would have to bow their heads to beg, beg, yield, and beg for mercy, not now So, **** with him!
Why is this happening?
In the dark night, there seemed to be countless enemies around, staring at Cao Cao and sneering.
Bachelor of Agriculture? Bachelor of Engineering?
Cao Cao slashed in vain.
Someone is also using it, why is it not as useful as hussars?
The enemy in the void seemed to fall down, while the opponent in reality stood up.
Countless roars sounded, and people gathered outside the General’s Mansion. The towering old man stood at the front with his gray beard shaking, as if he wanted to dedicate the last light and heat of his life to justice...
However, in fact, it is because of two hundred dollars a day.
Elderly people double, women and children halve.
Life and death depend on fate.
Xun Yu and other Yingchuan gentry children have all tried to stop and dissuade them, but the effect is not good.
Because I only have three hundred when I go back, but if I stay here for five days, I will have a thousand dollars. If I throw it away for food and drink, I can also leave hundreds of dollars of spare money for the family, which is more and which is less, needless to say .
It seems that there are always some problems with my own plan.
From the very beginning, it has been like this.
Cao Cao recalled that he and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were together in the grove, the first action, the first "military action".
Goal, grab the bride.
Because there are only three people on hand, Cao Cao and the two Yuan brothers, everything needs to be prepared and planned.
The plan went smoothly at the beginning, and it was indeed being implemented according to the steps of the plan.
The guards escorting the bride were diverted away by Yuan Shao, and the people surrounding the bride’s car were thrown into chaos by Cao Cao’s surprise attack. The bride naturally succeeded...
But no matter how good the plan is, there will be omissions.
That time, in case anything was missed, it was the weight of the bride.
It was so heavy that Yuan Shu could not move his back.
Wenxiang nephrite is too heavy, so it is not a fragrant thing, but a burden.
Even if he threw the bride halfway, Yuan Shu, who had exhausted too much energy, was caught up and caught.
Of course, there is not much to do in the follow-up, the son was just kidding around, no one was killed, just give a few money, everyone laughed, and even the bride can claim that she is with Mr. Yuan, one of the four young masters in Luoyang. Having had skin-to-skin contact is a great honor. It''s like some men and women in later generations who smiled and said that they had been played by that star, that son, that rich woman, and said that you can play the rest, because you are convinced.
Cao Cao smiled a little, but it disappeared quickly.
The little friends who were together back then are still walking on the road now, and he is the only one left. From a certain point of view, he was stepping on Yuan Shu with his left foot, and Yuan Shao with his right foot. It was because he stepped on the two Yuans that he climbed to this position halfway up the mountain.
Cao Cao stood in the night, staring at the invisible opponent, and also examined himself in the past.
The rugged mountain road of life, every step is a step, a hurdle, and a pit that have been passed. Looking back on the past, I re-examined those ups and downs, joys and sorrows, wife and children died.
Guilt, helplessness, sadness, grievance, hatred, countless emotions came together under the oppression of the thick night, as if to suppress Cao Cao''s body even shorter.
Heavy mental oppression can easily cause people to collapse and get lost. Giving up everything will also make people feel like forging, the more painful, the sharper.
Cao Cao raised his head, and the pupils that had no focal length gradually returned to normal. He smiled slightly, as if facing someone in the void, and said softly, "Want to see it?" 』
『Then I will kill it for you to see! 』
After saying this, Cao Cao continued to take a step forward, raising his hands high, as if he was holding a heavy sword in the air, that one he often used on the battlefield, that familiar sword, cut To the nothingness in front of you.
"kill! 』
…(╬￣dish￣)刂…
Sleepless nights.
alone wandering.
Liu Xie stood on the imperial palace tower, looking at the light and shadow outside the imperial palace, the long sleeves of the robe, and the cloak fluttering in the cold wind, there was a faint look of fatigue between the brows.
Liu Xie thought he could, but when everything started to move, he realized that he couldn''t control everything. Sitting on the throne seemed to be looking down on all the people in the world, and then he found that in fact, all the people in the world were not looking at him, as if he didn''t exist.
If you can''t see through it, it exists.
If you can''t let go, it is a burden.
Liu Xie thought he had seen through it, but he didn’t, and he thought he had let it go, but he didn’t. So these existences, these burdens, are like pouring a lot of gravel into his chest and abdomen, and then grinding, stimulating his heart, liver and stomach, making him painful and unable to sleep peacefully.
『Unreal...lie...』
Everything looks fake.
Even what his father said was false.
His father told him that as long as he is happy and grows up peacefully, he will be fine.
His grandma told him that as long as he grows up without any worries, diseases and disasters, he will be fine.
His father is the most powerful man in the world, and his grandmother is the most powerful woman in the world. In his own little world, he is favored and has everything he wants, making him forget what happened to his mother.
Anyway, he had never met his mother, and the young Liu Xie naturally had no impression of his mother.
Life is full of sunshine, the fragrance of flowers, the sweetness of food, and playing as one likes, being happy.
Everything is beautiful, everything seems to be as his father, his grandma said...
His relatives shouldn''t lie to him, right?
However, the real world came out of nowhere, piercing through that illusory film...
The cold blade, the chaotic screams, the hot blood, all illusions were broken at that moment, and then revealed the coldness, cruelty, and helplessness of reality.
『The Master said, "A gentleman is not a weapon"...haha...a son, but he said a gentleman, haha, haha...』
The night is long, just like life.
On the rugged mountain road, there are pits every step, and every time you fall, you will be injured all over your body, **** and bloody, and the pain is unbearable.
But what can I do?
Just lay flat?
Or get up and face the next pit?
Liu Xie looked back, and it seemed that under every pit behind him there were some flesh and blood, some remnants of souls, both his own and others''.
The earliest naughty, lively, sharp-toothed child had died in a certain pit, but now the one standing here is silent, and gradually learned that no matter what he sees or hears, he can''t ignore it. A middle-aged man with a moving expression.
That''s right, the boy who was supposed to be reckless, a middle school sophomore, fearless, also died in the pit.
The one lying with the boy was a young man holding an unformed baby in his arms.
The only ones who can still get up are middle-aged.
or…
Only old age remains.
In the past, Liu Huihui was angry because he had no meat to eat, felt humiliated by a few stinky bones, and sad because he saw death, but now, Liu Huihui sat quietly and watched, like a sculpture without emotion.
It also looks more and more like the appearance that others hoped him to become in the past few years.
Heaven and earth are not benevolent.
What about the Son of Heaven? The emperor is also unkind.
In the night, Liu Xie looked up at the endless sky, with a slightly mocking smile on his face, "Since none of the things I expect can be achieved...then why is there the saying of the Son of Heaven?" The emperor, such an emperor...hehe, hehe...』
Cao Cao is not dead, not even injured.
This is the result that Liu Xie least expects to see, and it happens to be this result.
Fortunately, Liu Xie chose to be cautious at the time and did not do anything unusual, otherwise it would not only be the people in Jizhou who died now, but there might be one more person lying on the bottom of the pit, or a few...
The world is not benevolent, and all things are regarded as dogs.
The sky looks at the chaos in the world, and calmly watches generations of people walking, falling, or getting up again and again, and doesn''t care whether people are loyal or treasonous, and will not even change because of screaming and cursing .
The son of heaven should also be like this, high above, accustomed to seeing life and death, without sorrow or joy, without worries.
He is the emperor, but he is also Liu Xie.
He was learning to become the Son of Heaven, and when he suddenly looked back in the dead of night, he saw those **** and **** teenagers who were still struggling at the bottom of the pit, but the more they struggled, the more painful they were...
Standing on a high-rise building, it seems that the distance to the sky seems to be within reach, and the sky seems to be within reach, as if it is only one step away.
It seems that there is only one step away.
It is easy to lower your head, but difficult to raise your head. When you bow your head, there are thousands of beauties, all kinds of beauty, but when you look up, there is nothingness, endless loss.
Every time you take a step upward, you will find that there is still one step left.
And every step is as difficult as reaching the sky...
(end of this chapter)