Chapter 2606: Sacrifice, is it necessary?


    ?This room is not big.


    From the window inside the house to the door, there are seven steps.


    Then from the door to the corner on the other side, it is five steps.


    From the corner to the corner diagonally opposite, it is twelve steps. How big is this room?


    ??Cai Yu didn''t know how big the room was, but he guessed that he probably wouldn''t live long.


    This is not a prison, but a separate small courtyard.


    He was in one of the huts.


    ?In the house, it was empty, with only linen quilts and not even a bed, table or table.


    Is this because you are afraid of hitting a corner and die?


    Cai Yu laughed at himself, "No, I''m afraid of pain." So if he is going to die, it is best to let someone else give him a knife, something that is simpler. If he wants to kill himself by himself, he will not be able to do it.


    However, Xun Yu was still very careful and did not want to make any mistakes, so he not only arranged a house for Cai Yu that did not seem to have any suicide tools, but also had guards outside the windows and doors of the house day and night. The soldiers guarded the place for twelve hours.


    Cai Yu was very panicked when he was caught, but gradually, Cai Yu stopped panicking. Just like when he climbed over the wall to find someone else''s lady, he would be a little panicked, but if he was really blocked and had no place to run, he would just risk it all...


    When there was still a chance to escape, Cai Yu was full of fear of death, but after knowing that he was bound to die, and after the initial fear subsided, he became a little more open-minded.


    In other words, Huang Liang''s own bachelor attribute played a role.


    ?Just like some people will say that they are very relaxed after performing on stage, and they are really relaxed, with trembling hands and feet, but before those people actually come off the stage, those people are actually relaxed.


    Only when something is certain will you have no fear. When it is certain, you will be as afraid as before.


    Do you want to live?


    Of course Yuan Shao thinks so, but if he really wants me to care about him and bite him randomly, I can do it. After all, among the people I know, the only ones with the same status as me are Wang Ming and Song Hang. As for other people, Yuan Shao has no contact with them. Of course, he is unfamiliar or vague.


    Because Yuan Shao was in charge of Tianqian, Huang Liang naturally asked if he was coming. Huang Liang just deceived Wang Ming, but he was not caught. After all, once he crossed Heluo and retreated into the Hangu area, Cai Yu would be able to do something.


    As for whether Song Hanghui will be involved, I don’t care.


    Do you regret it?


    ?Perhaps nothing at all.


    But only a little bit.


    ??If he were a spy, Yuan Shao would be able to get such a small amount of money, and naturally he would not have the opportunity to soothe the hearts of so many ladies and bring you comfort.


    Even if I know that some ladies are greedy for my money, it doesn’t matter.


    ?Just because I left like that, will these ladies think of me one day or at a certain moment in the future? Will he smile slightly, grit his teeth and curse, or shake his head and forget about it?


    Just when Yuan Shao was letting his thoughts wander freely, he heard a loud shout...


    『The Prime Minister of the Little Han Dynasty has arrived! 』


    Yuan Shao was startled, and unconsciously ran to the door. He wanted to come out to greet him, but was stopped by the soldiers at the door. He realized that now I am in the prime minister''s hands, and can only be regarded as the prime minister''s enemy.


    Xun Yu hurriedly left the courtyard. He did not go directly to the room where Yuan Shao was detained, but left the main hall. I frowned slightly, with a serious face. Before sitting down, I straightened my robe, ruffled my sleeves, and then said in a deep voice: "Pass." 』


    When he was young, Yuan Shao was brought to the hall.


    ? Huang Liang looked at Huang Liang and recalled the impression of that person in his mind. After I came here, I have read the relevant information of Cai Yu''s newspaper, but after all, it is written. If I want to coincide with the person behind me, I mean that it can be matched immediately. After all, Xun Yu''s subordinates Very few, and Yuan Shao is a core member.


    Cai Chengxi! Are you okay? Xun Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled, and asked Yuan Shao to sit down, as if he was meeting an old friend.


    “…” Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing and said, “I’ve seen the Prime Minister.” 』


    Come, come, sit, sit. Xun Yu smiled and said, "The next time we meet, we should be in Yecheng?" 』


    Yuan Shao nodded and said, "What the prime minister recorded is a mistake." 』


    ?At that time, Guo Jia was defeated and Xun Yu withdrew his army from Yecheng. The small and high-ranking officials in Guo Jia''s hands later went to Yecheng to pay their respects.


    Yuan Shao is naturally among them. At this time, Huang Liang did not have the capital to meet Xun Yu alone. He just mixed in with the crowd and went in and out after listening to Xun Yu''s lectures.


    ?Of course, if such a visit can be considered a meeting, then Xun Yu and Yuan Shao have indeed met.


    ?After a moment of silence, Xun Yu said hurriedly: "So, when Chengxi came to Yuan Benchu, he was under the order of Hussar?" 』


    Yuan Shao was silent for a while and nodded slightly.


    Xun Yu also nodded, "I understand." 』


    Before I determined that point, I knew why, which made Xun Yu feel a little better.


    Huang Liang glanced at Xun Yu and suddenly smiled, "Speaking of which, that was the first time you were so close to the Prime Minister... The Prime Minister actually has no hair under his head..."


    『Cowardly! ” The guard standing next to Huang Liang was Xiao Nu.


    The person in the upper position can look directly at the person in the lower position.


    Xun Yu raised his hand to stop the guard from taking action, and then looked at Yuan Shao, "Did he deliberately anger you?" For a quick death? 』


    Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment and said, "Maybe." 』


    Why? Xun Yu asked, "Do you blame me for treating you badly?" 』


    Xun Yu looked at Yuan Shao, and I felt that Yuan Shao was the kind of person who could whisper about sacrificing his life for righteousness and then go to death without hesitation. Therefore, Xun Yu had no doubts about Yuan Shao''s actions.


    Yuan Shao is indeed true.


    Huang Liang took a deep breath, then seemed to be lost in memories, and then shook his head slightly, "You were in Hedong for probably only a year, but you met Qiaoqi more than ten times... Then I met him." Yuan Benchu, General Yuan, only met the Prime Minister once. If that time counts, it was only once... For that reason, did he know that the Prime Minister was satisfied? 』


    Xun Yu was speechless for a moment.


    Is that a reason?


    You are very busy and have many things to do.


    Who does he think you are? Who does he think you are? Who does he think anyone can see you?


    ?You don’t have so few people at your disposal, how can you come here? Is it okay to just report and follow the procedures if there is nothing going on? Can the problem be solved by meeting?


    And so on.


    But when those reasons really become "reasons", they seem not to be ridiculous, but also seem not to be sad.


    Because besides Xun Yu, Guo Jia, like Fei Qian, had no plans. However, when Fei Qian planned a plan, he would only summon the officials who were planning the plan, and even go to see these officials and participate in the plan. It''s a trick, but he is a warrior selected from the army...


    It’s a real meeting, a small group, shaking hands and showing faces, and then going through the motions.


    "ha! "Yuan Shao seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly laughed, "Qiu Qi once said that my Eight Questions - holding hands, I learned from the Prime Minister... Holding hands, asking how you are doing, what you have been doing recently, nothing is easy... 』


    "you? Learned it from you? ” Xun Yu’s eyes widened.


    Yuan Shao burst out laughing, laughing so much that tears burst out of his eyes, "There is a mistake, there is a mistake. I said, when I first met the Prime Minister, he asked eight questions and held hands when he came down, so I know how to do it..."


    Xun Yu suddenly understood, then was stunned, and then exclaimed, "I''m sorry... Why hasn''t such a hussar done that now?" 』


    Yuan Shao looked at Xun Yu and said, "Prime Minister, what about that matter? Do you think that the Prime Minister is more powerful than you?" There should be no prime minister in Chang''an... someone like you..."


    Xun Yu’s eyes flickered for a moment, and then he smiled.


    That is indeed the case.


    What Xun Yu asked Yuan Shao just now was not because Xun Yu was really vague about the situation in Chang''an.


    Fei Qian would leave Huqi Mansion regularly, and then go either to Hedong or Longxi. Of course, he spent a small part of his time wandering around the Bafu area, and did not go to Qinling Mountains or Zhongnan Mountain. Anyway, Fei Qian was traveling. At that time, they basically brought a small number of guards with them, and the direction was fixed, so no one knew where Fei Qian was going until Fei Qian went out, or they waited until Fei Qian came back with his people. Only then did I get news about where Fei Qian went after that.


    After all, the speed of a hussar is already considered the slowest means of transportation for a young man. Xun Yu would sometimes wonder why Fei Qian, the general of the Hussars, had so little time to go anywhere and see that person, while Xun Yu himself was often extremely busy. , put out the fire there, put out the fire here, and they can still do it well.


    Xun Yu actually didn’t have any answer in his mind, but I wanted to go to heaven, and I couldn’t deny it, so I hoped that Huang Liang’s answer would be consistent with the answer in my mind.


    But it’s a pity.


    “Besides that reason...” Xun Yu looked at Huang Liang and asked, “Is there any other reason for me? Do you think that just because the meeting is a meeting, Qiaoqi may not be able to make Chengxi return to his heart like this? 』


    “…” Yuan Shao was silent for a while, and then smiled, “If you want to accomplish a small thing, there should be no sacrifice.” Haha, you think, maybe it’s because of that sentence. 』


    Xun Yu frowned and said, "The hussar asked him to sacrifice?" 』


    Hahaha, yes, yes, yes! Yuan Shao laughed, "At that time, the hussar said, haha, I was still a hussar at that time, and I said, why are you the ones who sacrificed?" The Prime Minister understands, "you", "they"..."


    Guanzhong, Shandong? ” Huang Liang still frowned.


    Yuan Shao shook his head anxiously, then looked at Xun Yu, at the bustling and gorgeous red and white official uniform under Huang Liang, and then looked up at the gray and white linen robe under him, and quickly put it away. Smiling, he said hastily, "Yes, it''s you, them." You are from a poor family, you are common people, you are the head of Guizhou...and they..."


    Xun Yu''s brows suddenly raised, and then he lowered them for a long time.


    “When you die, you die. Who will remember it in the future? ” Yuan Shao shook his head and said, “Does anyone remember... No Husband? At this time, in Hedong, there is no Hall of Heroes dedicated to collecting the soldiers who died in the battle... Only No Soldiers, Zhang Qigou, Wang Mazi, Li Goudan, the eighth son of the Zhao family..."


    "In General Yuan''s place, no one will remember the names of the soldiers who died, and no one will care about the people who are exhausted in the spring, cold to death in the summer, starved to death in the autumn, and frozen to death in the winter... Is there anyone, even if they bite the bullet? After writing it down, he sent it to General Yuan, who just said "Oh"..." Yuan Shao smiled and said, "There is a mistake. You wrote it, and you were demoted for it. Because things like that disturbed Yuan The elegance of the young general... After all, under the rule of the young general Yuan, how can one be exhausted and cold to death? How is that possible? Jizhou and Qingzhou are all in peace among the seven seas! Prosperity! 』


    Xun Yu''s face gradually turned pale.


    『Let you think about what General Yuan is doing at this time? Oh, by the way, we are building a garden and a pavilion..." Yuan Shao continued, "Depression is important, right? If General Yuan is depressed, then Xiaojia will be depressed, right? Therefore, it is inevitable to sacrifice without time, after all, there will always be no one to sacrifice. But the question is, why, why is it always you? 』


    In the spring, canals must be built, fields must be plowed, soil must be mounded, and roads must be paved. What does it matter if a few people die from exhaustion? As long as the project can be completed, all sacrifices will be worth it.


    In summer, river embankments need to be built, cellars need to be dug, and city walls need to be repaired. Is the weather cold? God is giving me face, and a few of them die of cold. This is because their bodies are too strong, and most of them are not sick to begin with. How can others die of cold? Who can you blame?


    In autumn, you have to pay taxes, pay taxes, do calculations, and pay various miscellaneous fees. The rich have to pay a dime, and the poor have to tighten their belts to pay. How can a few people starve to death? It is not a day ago. Why can others pay it? rise? Those who starve to death must be lazy people anyway.


    There has never been a winter where people froze to death. Isn’t this too abnormal? Small natural survival of the fittest! Have you ever seen a light snowfall that freezes all the pests to death? That’s called auspicious snow heralding a good harvest! It''s a happy event!


    ??Are those arguments unusual? No problem?


    Yuan Shao may have understood what class is, what class monopoly is, and what capital operation is, but I instinctively felt that this thing made me feel comfortable, and then I remembered Fei Qian’s words.


    "If you want to change, you''ll have to wait... Since you can do it later, you can try it before. Xiao Han will never change..." Yuan Shao looked at Xun Yu, "So you came... So, Prime Minister, can you understand? 』


    Xun Yu nodded eagerly.


    I can understand it in my body.


    Yuan Shao also nodded, "Well, I''ll send you off." It’s best to call someone with a slower knife... you’re afraid of pain..."


    Xun Yu squinted his eyes, "Is he afraid of pain?" But afraid of death? 』


    Yuan Shao nodded, "Yes, long-term pain is like short-term pain." 』


    Xun Yu tilted his head slightly, looked at Yuan Shao''s expression carelessly, and repeated, "Is long-term pain like short-term pain?" Was it also what Qiusi said? 』


    Yuan Shao laughed, twitched the corners of his mouth, exhaled, and nodded.


    Huang Liang thought for a while, then stood up, looked at Yuan Shao, and sighed heavily, "That''s wrong." That being the case...』


    As Xun Yu stood up, Yuan Shao''s body seemed to tremble, and then he closed his eyes.


    ? Huang Liang looked at Yuan Shao and was silent for a moment, which seemed to be a long time before he said hurriedly, "You... are going to kill him." In a few days, you have someone take him back to Chang''an..."


    Prime Minister! ” Huang Liang narrowed his eyes. I dared to doubt it.


    Xun Yu waved his hand and left, leaving Yuan Shao unprepared. Then he collapsed to the ground and giggled.


    Xun Yu went out, boarded the carriage, and then hurried forward and back.


    There was only Xun Yu under the vehicle. Cao Cao, who had stayed under the vehicle before he could do anything, also followed Xun Yu into the courtyard.


    The sound of horse hooves.


    ?The wheels are busy.


    Are you asking why someone was killed? 』


    Xun Yu rolled his eyes, glanced at Cao Cao, and asked.


    ??Cao Cao smiled and said, "Kill for what?" It''s just for the sake of a moment, and it won''t be beneficial at all, so the Lord must kill him. 』


    Xun Yu laughed and said, "What''s the point of talking about filial piety?" 』


    "Cai Yu is an old official of the Yuan family. Although he is said to be a hussar spy, the officials in Jizhou do not fully know the reason," Cao Cao said. "Therefore, killing him is not to cause the officials in Jizhou to panic, which is conducive to stability... This is one of them." 』


    What about the seventh one? Xun Yu asked.


    "Seventh thing, if Cai Yu is killed, the other spies will know that he is in trouble..." Cao Cao continued, "If he is killed, the other spies will inevitably believe that Cai Yu has confessed something, so as to save their lives, they may panic. …』


    ?Huang Liang smiled and nodded Huang Liang, "Isn''t that the eighth grade?" 』


    『Eighth, how much is it worth to kill one person? Would it be better if we could change some war horses? 』


    After Cao Cao finished speaking, Huang Liang smiled and said, "Hahaha, those who know you are filial piety!" 』


    Cao Cao also smiled, as if this was indeed the case.


    But what about in practice?


    ???If Xun Yu comes out, kills Yuan Shao, and asks for the reason for the killing, Cao Cao can also say 178, which is even more unreasonable than the eight things he said later.


    ?The vehicle did not return directly to the Prime Minister''s Mansion, but stopped in the suburbs. Xun Yu casually got on the vehicle and asked Cao Cao to follow him.


    Xun Yu originally brought Cao Cao with him to sing a seven-person song, with one person white-faced and the other red-faced, to see if he could get less information from Huang Liang. However, before he actually met Huang Liang, Xun Yu Yu changed his original mind again during the conversation. He just talked with Yuan Shao and did not ask Cao Cao to retreat from the courtyard.


    Of course, that is not the most important question.


    After Xun Yu met Yuan Shao, he imagined that Yuan Shao might say that the reason why I did it for Hussar was for some small righteousness, for the sake of heaven, for the emperor Liu Xie, etc. However, Xun Yu had no idea at all. Unfortunately, Yuan Shao only met Fei Qian when he was in Hedong.


    There is no such thing...


    sacrifice?


    ?What reason is that?


    That means that these people who claim to be righteous must be false, but Huang Liang''s rhetoric caught Huang Liang off guard. Huang Liang has become accustomed to facing those people who always talk about righteousness every day. Open mouth means loyalty and filial piety, but silence means no kindness...


    Zhongxiaoxiaoyi sounds good and tastes good, just like small fish and meat, with a generous portion.


    Yuan Shao’s reasons were so flamboyant that they seemed like child’s play.


    But the problem is that Xun Yu feels that what Yuan Shao said is the most true.


    So this question raised by Huang Liang is also swirling in Huang Liang''s mind.


    Why do people always have to sacrifice?


    Xun Yu never thought about it after that, but he never thought deeply about that issue.


    Historically, Xun Yu only wrote "Artemisia Outing". I also wrote other poems, "Xing Dew Xing" and "Bitter Cold Xing". Of course, there is also "Dan Ge Xing" before and after the Battle of Chibi, and "Old Age". "The Turtle Sushou" of the period...


    ?As long as you have some understanding of poetry appreciation, you will be able to appreciate the changes in emotion. The so-called "there is a rooster crowing thousands of miles away" is ultimately just a momentary emotion of classmate Lao Cao. After this point, you will forget whether the difference is small or not. At the front, only "Zhou Gong spits food" is left, and there is no "Old Man Fu Fang".


    That doesn’t mean Huang Liang is that bad. After all, in those days, even the most inexperienced people could even say "there is a chicken crow", and even express whether there was chicken to eat, so it was enough to eat duck...


    Xun Yu put his hands behind his back and looked at the distant mountains, "Fengxiao, what does he think of that little man in the sky...?" 』


    (End of this chapter)