Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 6504 Diode Thinking
Cao Cao's abilities are generally reliable, and he is even worthy of Chen Xi's trust. Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with slandering Cao Cao, but if you say that Cao Cao is not capable, then you need to carefully observe who you are comparing him to.

But these words were said by Zhuge Liang, so in Chen Xi's opinion, they are very trustworthy.

Zhuge Liang said that there were problems with Cao Cao’s abilities, so there were definitely problems with Cao Cao’s abilities. Don’t ask why, because these are what Zhuge Liang said.

On the other hand, if Zhuge Liang said that Cao Cao could not defeat Ardashir, then Chen Xi would not doubt Zhuge Liang's judgment at all, and would make arguments based on this judgment.

"It's not easy. I am sure I can defeat him, but I am not sure I can defeat him in one go. Ardashir is not easy to deal with." Zhuge Liang answered very carefully. He also wanted to go to Kandahar to take over Cao Cao's forces and then nail Cao Cao to the pillar of shame, but Zhuge Liang would not say anything nonsense about such things. After all, the success of a general is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers.

"Is that so?" Chen Xi was a little embarrassed. If Zhuge Liang could kill Ardashir who was entrenched in the Kabul Valley in one fell swoop, Chen Xi really wanted to mobilize Zhuge Liang to go there and kill Ardashir as soon as possible. It would have been fine when they were trapped in the Caucasus before, but after entering Kabul, Ardashir could develop with the support of Kushan, and a developed Ardashir would not be easy to deal with.

"I've thought about it carefully. Even if we have the right time, right place, and right people, the probability of me destroying Ardashir in one fell swoop is not very high." Zhuge Liang explained seriously, "There is a very important point here. If a flood breaks out in Kabul, even if we prepare in advance, we cannot guarantee the lethality of such a flood to our side."

Chen Xi was thoughtful after hearing this, it seemed to be true. If a flood broke out in the Kabul Valley, given the geology there, landslides, mudslides and other problems would inevitably occur. In such a terrible situation, the army would be restricted by the supermodel clouds in the valley area, and might suffer a great loss.

But compared to Ardashir's less prepared side, the Han Dynasty at least has some defenses, as long as they are not too unlucky...

Wait, it seems like if the Kabul Valley floods, everyone will be in trouble, but that’s fine.

Just like the situation that the dynasties after the Han and Tang dynasties faced, where imperial power did not extend below the county level, and only clans were allowed to govern themselves, and self-governance depended on ethics, which created gentry, the Han Dynasty's bureaucratic system on the other side of the Ganges could not deploy its power to the lowest level, and even if they knew about many things, they had no time to deal with them.

"I will give you all the hydrological data I have compiled, as well as the argumentation and analysis of the Gan and Shi families, and the calculation results of the Xugong River. Please send it to Cao Sikong and tell him that I, Zhuge Liang, do not want to see greater losses to the Han Dynasty. I ask him to think twice before doing anything in the future." Zhuge Liang said to Chen Xi with an unhappy look on his face.

"Who cares? There's no need to change it. It's fine for most people. Huang Tao is a little fast, but that's not a big problem." Chen Xi was very calm, and then turned to Li You and said, "You can point someone to ask Huang Tao to deliver this thing, saying it's a 45-day field mission, and ask him to do it faster. Why do you bring such a small matter to the State Council?"

"They are still struggling, hoping to accumulate strong military power, and then rush down from the Tibetan area to threaten Chang'an, but Masinde is in good control, giving Fuward hope, but Fuward cannot achieve it in a short time." Fa Zheng flipped through the intelligence at hand and explained to Chen Xi casually, "From the current point of view, this move can at least entangle Fuward for two or three years."

"Is that so? Forget it then." Chen Xi looked at Zhuge Liang with some regret and said. If Zhuge Liang could defeat Ardashir in one go, Chen Xi really wouldn't mind using some authority to let Zhuge Liang airdrop to Kandahar. As for the thoughts of Cao Cao's officers in Beigui, to be honest, Chen Xi really had no idea if he sent Zhuge Liang there.

"In addition, after we signed a truce with the Kushans, Fuward contacted Vasudeva I again. Vasudeva I praised Fuward's previous behavior and asked him to stay useful and not to attack casually." Fa Zheng said with great fatigue. There was no need to fight anymore.

"It seems that he doesn't doubt. After all, even from our perspective, it is difficult to find flaws in Masinde's plan unless we are sure that the other party doesn't want to fight us anymore, because the Tibetan area is indeed moving forward under Masinde's command." Guo Jia said helplessly, "As for not taking down Fuward, it's probably because they don't want a head-on confrontation."

"Let Masinde come down from Tibet and select a group of suitable middle and lower-level bureaucrats from the country and send them to Ganges to strengthen the basic operating framework there. After all, the problems in Ganges have not been solved, they can only be said to have been suppressed." After thinking about it, Chen Xi still felt that the management of Ganges needed to be strengthened. A complete bureaucratic system should at least be shock-resistant.

"Then we have to send someone over." Li You raised his eyebrows and said, it would be fine for the War Eagle to deliver the approval report, but if it wanted to carry decades or even hundreds of years of hydrological records, as well as the logical thinking of comparing and analyzing future weather with the Xugong River, and long-term inference simulations, then a lot of information would be needed, at least dozens of kilograms.

"Won't that guy be suspicious?" Chen Xi said with a strange look on his face, "And what on earth is Masinde thinking? Why doesn't he just take down Fuward?"

Of course, there was nothing wrong with Vesudeva I's arrangement, but considering the premise that Masinde was a traitor, it didn't make sense whether Fuward attacked or not. It was all acting. Masinde really set up a crew to play The Truman Show with Fuward.

"Approved, then pack up the things Kong Ming mentioned and send them over, and also send them a copy of the detailed records." Chen Xi said after thinking for a while.

"Huang Tao, right? Is there something wrong with your field work system?" Li You glanced at Chen Xi and asked. Huang Tao had perfect attendance for a month, but he dared to report such an outrageous record of 200 days of field work. If it weren't for the fact that he was found to be like that, the false reporting and empty pay would definitely be deducted from the Chang'an Imperial Guards. It has to be said that it is easy to get by if he has a skill.

"It's better not to. We can indeed get through the Himalayas, but it's also very dangerous for Huang Tao. Let's just take a detour." Chen Xi thought for a while and said, "By the way, is Fu Ward still struggling in the Tibetan area?"

What's wrong with eating ten times more of your salary? If people really have this ability, do I, Chen Xi, care about this? If I don't care, then what's the point of talking about hammers!

"Oh, how about that? Why don't we let him go to the Tibetan area and communicate with Mashind." Li You said with some thought. Although he didn't trust Mashind, Mashind's ability was really useful.

Previously, the bureaucratic system on the Ganges side was barely built up using the southern aristocratic families and the middle and high-level officials sent by the Han Dynasty, so that the lower levels were even autonomous among the Brahmins. This was the key to the inability to solve many problems at the time.

If Mashind wanted to fight with Assam by his side, he could actually win, but the Tibetan area is generally stable now, and Mashind does not want to fall out with Fuward. After all, a workaholic with ideals, ambitions and a positive attitude will also be good for Mashind.

"Give me a super long field assignment. Someone in the Imperial Guard will take it. Some people just like this kind of long-term field assignment." Chen Xi said casually. Only Huang Tao could do the field assignment of two hundred days a month. Ever since he got involved in the field assignment of making the records of internal history, a certain person has been running towards Xinzhou every day.

"Then let's go through this matter?" Fa Zheng looked at Chen Xi and asked.

"No problem, I will definitely convey the message when the time comes." Chen Xi looked at Zhuge Liang and said, he had no problem with this matter, and Cao Cao did need to be warned. This guy was indeed too outrageous at times, and he couldn't be allowed to continue being so unscrupulous.

Chen Xi was not in a position to say anything about this at the time, because there really were not so many bureaucrats. No matter how outrageous the Han Dynasty was, there were not so many decent people available. As a result, the operation of Nangui was in chaos at the time. It was cleaned up through Li You's means, which to a certain extent solved the problem of autonomy of the lower castes under the Brahmin system. The next step was to use the bureaucratic system.

Chen Xi had considered this earlier, but at that time there was no Mashind and no Ganges crisis. Chen Xi just took the attitude of holding on for now, he would not die anyway. But after the Ganges incident came out, in fact, many problems broke out. He could not hold on any longer, and had to use bureaucracy to strengthen management.

It was thanks to Masinde that Chen Xi found him, otherwise he would still be having a headache about what to do. "Are you sure there's no problem with this? If Masinde has bad intentions, the foundation he built could easily kill us, especially in the current situation." Li You looked at Chen Xi with a serious expression. Every time he faced the consideration of human nature, Li You firmly stood on the opposite side.

"Although this is possible, Masinde is still trustworthy. Besides, the situation is not as bad as you think." Chen Xi said with a smile, "So contact Masinde and ask him to come down from Tibet. The large-scale spring examination will be over soon. It's time for him to show his value. Let him stop dragging his feet."

Chen Xi was not optimistic about the Ganges issue at first, because people's hearts were very unstable. In his opinion, many of his methods were only temporary solutions and not fundamental solutions. Even if he sent middle-level officers to Central Asian families to learn how to build a feudal state, the fundamental problem was not solved.

But it was not until an old centurion from the Taishan period came to ask Chen Xi that Chen Xi realized that human beings, under the extreme education of Gongyang Chunqiu, are very likely to go from one extreme to another. In this case, the situation may develop in other ways.

Wang Gui served under Hua Xiong in the early days, but later he was injured and transferred to Guan Yu to take care of logistics. Around the second year of Yuanfeng, the medical technology in the Central Plains had an overall explosion, and Wang Gui's old injuries were cured. Then Wang Gui was transferred to the front line again.

It's not to say how capable this man is, but he has a lot of experience. He basically joined Liu Bei's army at the same time as Yu Jin, earlier than Zang Ba and Sun Guan. The only difference was that when Yu Jin and the others joined, they were military Sima, while Wang Gui was a team leader. In addition to the difference in ability, Wang Gui can only be said to have a lot of experience.

But seniority is really useful, especially when the boss above you is a decent person, such seniority can sometimes be monetized.

At the very least, it would be almost impossible for an ordinary noble of level 12 or 13 to meet Chen Xi. However, after Wang Gui came back from the Ganges, he wandered around the door of Chen Xi's house for a long time, and then he met Chen Xi. Wang Gui brought bad news to Chen Xi, but this bad news to some extent reflected the extreme changes in the thinking of officers in the current environment.

"Lord Chen, one of my brothers did something wrong. He has made some arrangements and contacted the Kushans, but he has no intention of taking action against the Han Dynasty. He just wants to obtain a higher title in the future. But now, before he has executed his previous plan, he risked his life to save his comrades who were plotted against by him, and died in battle. How should this be accounted for?" Wang Gui's words were so rude.

At that time, Chen Xi looked at Wang Gui like this. Wang Gui was talking about his friend, but Chen Xi could vaguely feel that Wang Gui was talking about himself. Wang Gui himself missed several opportunities for promotion due to injuries. Although because of his seniority, those who were of the same period as Wang Gui, as long as they are alive, are basically guards, military commanders, or temporary leaders of an army, etc.

Jealousy can really eat away at one's heart, especially when one sees his former brothers rising faster than him and having a better future than him, while he does not stay in this position because of his ability. That kind of jealousy makes one even more uncomfortable. In this case, it is understandable that Wang Gui would have the idea of ​​taking a further step at the last moment.

Chen Xi was silent for a long time, then looked at Wang Gui and answered him in awe and worry, "How should I know how to calculate? But things that haven't happened cannot be settled. This world judges by deeds rather than intentions in such matters."

Chen Xi could only answer this way, because the incident really did not happen. Before this kind of thing that could be called a breakup happened, what Wang Gui did could be completely regarded as a blind box. Even if some clues could be found after Wang Gui's death, he died in front of his brothers in order to save them. Not to mention that the evidence is incomplete, even if the evidence is complete, the brothers who were rescued would not believe it.

In this kind of thing, it's not what you say that counts, but what you do.

Even if you keep yelling about wanting to kill the other party, but on the battlefield you use your life to block a bullet for the other party and save his life, then you are comrades-in-arms who live and die together, and your yelling will not make you a comrade-in-arms, because you are already dead.

Therefore, Chen Xi could only give this one answer to Wang Gui's rude inquiry, rude solution, and rude operation from one extreme to another.

Even for the sake of stability, these officers and soldiers who actually died in the battle to protect their comrades, even if some evidence is really found, Chen Xi will destroy it. As long as they have not actually done it, but are preparing to do it, that is another matter.

If you are prepared to do it, then there will be no damage. It's just empty talk. It's the army. It's just cursing. There's no problem. If you really do it, then it's the prodigal son who returns. The two are different arrangements.

After Chen Xi's answer, Wang Gui was obviously much more relieved. At that moment, Chen Xi was basically certain that Wang Gui had indeed done something out of jealousy and some elusive reasons. Even if he really investigated it now and arrested Wang Gui, he would definitely find something that would bring Wang Gui directly to a military court, but there was no need to do so.

"Sometimes, as long as things haven't happened yet, it's not a sin to think about it in your heart. Just do what you should do, not what you think. If you get too deeply involved, you can only think of a decent ending plan." Chen Xi looked at Wang Gui and said seriously, "You are also an old man from the Taishan era. As the chief steward, I still hope to see you in the jade book of nobility."

Wang Gui was very determined when he left. Chen Xi was basically certain that if the Han army was defeated in the next battle, Wang Gui would definitely die on the battlefield. He was the kind of guy who would do anything to save a few comrades.

This incident had a great impact on Chen Xi. It made Chen Xi truly understand the thinking logic of Hanmo Diode. He had originally planned to cheat others, but after realizing other ways, he gave up and decided to get himself involved.

The logic that one's sins are forgiven when one dies is basically valid, and dying with dignity can indeed solve many problems, so Chen Xi has no intention of stopping this behavior.

Of course, this is actually a good thing. At least it means that even if people are unsettled and there are problems in the overall situation, there will be a group of middle-level officers who will fight to the death. In this way, even if the Han army is defeated, it will not be completely defeated. This is enough.

After making this judgment, Chen Xi came up with the idea of ​​strengthening the bureaucratic system in the Ganges region. He did not strengthen it before because he was worried about a major defeat and being directly rushed into the west of Purpura by Oswald. At that time, the bureaucratic system that was built with great difficulty would also be destroyed, which would be a complete loss of both the wife and the army.

Now, with a group of diode officers like Wang Gui jumping from the previous extreme to this extreme, the situation does not seem to be as bad as Chen Xi had worried about before, so the things that should be prepared for the post-war period earlier can be put into practice now.

After all, many things can be arranged and problems solved one day earlier. Although there is still a long time in office, problems can be discovered earlier if they are solved and operated early.

"I always feel that Zichuan, you are in a good mood recently, much better than before." Mi Zhu looked at Chen Xi with some curiosity. Last year, when he was with Chen Xi, Mi Zhu was always a little depressed and could obviously feel that the other party was in a very bad mood. This year, he seemed to be normal.

"It has solved some problems, allowing me to focus on government affairs." Chen Xi explained casually.

　I got up late, sigh, I shouldn't have chatted with you guys until midnight last night

　　(End of this chapter)