[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

"Is it okay to kill innocent people?"

"No."

"If this innocent person has no relatives or reason with you, is that okay?"

"No."

"If you kill this innocent person, you can save hundreds of people, is that okay?"

"No."

"If there is an old wife among a hundred people, is that okay?"

"No."

"If this innocent person has no relatives or friends, and is worthless, and a hundred people are full of descendants, is it true that Derby Zhou Gong is better than Guan Zhong?"

"No."

"If killing one can save a thousand people, is that okay?"

"No."

"Ten thousand people, can you?"

"No."

"The world?"

"No."

"The war is over, the river is clear and the sea is quiet, and peace will last forever, is it okay?"

"No."

"Kindness does not rule the country, compassion does not command soldiers, and acts according to your principles. It is difficult to govern the world, let alone the world at the end of the season. If you are weak and indecisive, you will lose good opportunities; the benevolence of women will lead to great evil. If the world enters Your hands may suffer a hundred times more than those of a single husband."

"Either so, or not so. But I don't know what the young master wants?"

"In today's world, there is a need for a hegemon, who will follow the king's edict to unify the princes; a heroic general, who will charge into battle, and sweep the world; a wise man, who will strategize and win thousands of miles; a doctor who will diagnose diseases and save people; Evil requires strong men to plow the fields and labor, and infantry to fill the ravines. But I don’t know, what do you think?”

"Be prepared to save the world without killing an innocent."

"Idiots are lying. From my point of view, even if you start a great cause, you will inevitably collapse."

"The road ahead is unknown, but if you want to see goodness, you must do it. Make progress every step of the way. The way of heaven is to seek goodness, and you will surely pay off."

"The way of heaven is ruthless, and it often traps good people... Forget it, my heart is full of rocks, how can I turn it around, it is useless to talk more."

"I don't know—"

"It's useless to say more, that is, don't talk about such polite words anymore."

With tea instead of wine, the host drank it all in one gulp first,

"Zhang Yide, a native of Yan, is willing to be smashed to pieces for an idiot, until he dies."

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"My lord? My lord?!"

Facing Cheng Ji's worried gaze, Liu Bei wanted to wave his hand to signal that he was fine.When he raised his hand, he couldn't see the teacup, only saw the blood on his hand, he was startled, and he woke up suddenly a second before the sword was about to be thrown out. He quickly suppressed his emotions and asked as calmly as possible:

"How's it going?"

"Exploring the horse and reporting back, there are only less than ten miles away from the mouth of the valley. Today, we will start at the time of the day, and we will be able to leave the valley before noon."

Liu Bei nodded absently.He is no stranger to An Legu, and he asked Cheng Ji just to cover up his gaffe just now.He listened to Cheng Ji's continued report, and before he knew it, his thoughts drifted back to the dream just now.In the past ten years, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have been frequent visitors in his dreams, but most of them are scenes of their tragic deaths.The pouring rain, the crimson land, the screams of dying, but he could only stand a foot away numbly, those two pairs of bloody and tearful eyes stared at him fiercely, silently questioning why he didn't avenge them.

Just now, it was the first time in ten years that he dreamed of meeting Zhang Fei for the first time.

That seemed farther back, almost 40 years ago.

"The army at the rear has also caught up with the main army, and the damage is not too great. It seems that Cao Jun's purpose is only to force us into this valley of peace, and will not go deep into the valley to pursue. The army master's plan is as expected."

Tips.

Hearing these two words, Liu Bei woke up again like a dream, and took out the kit from his arms.When he was in Yizhou, Zhuge Liang handed Ying Pingping three kits on the second day of his assassination. If he was defeated, he would open the first kit.In addition to stating that Cao Jun was troubled by internal worries, he would not pursue him relentlessly, it was also written that when he was dealing with Cao Jun in Xiangfan, Ma Liang had already brought Shu brocade gold and silver to Wuling from Yishan Mountain, and summoned troops from the Tuugu and Yougu areas. to ensure that the road back to the west is unimpeded.Most of these barbarian rulers had been favored by Liu Bei, and Ma Liang did not leave empty-handed. He promised a lot of benefits and entrusted him with kindness. It was not difficult to persuade the barbarians to send troops.

But this is the way out.

It is the way for the disgraced remnant soldiers to escape after ten years of hard work and courage, but still fall short.

"Is there any news about Kong Ming?"

"Reporting to my lord, according to reports from the soldiers, the military division was probably forced into Zhanggu at that time. Other information is not yet known."

Two fingers squeezed the brocade bag and twirled it into the palm of the palm, and the flower picture on the brocade crumpled into a ball in the next second.After a long time, Liu Bei slowly let go of the fragile brocade cloth:

"Order the whole army to set off immediately."

"My lord, most of the soldiers have just fallen asleep at this time. It's better to wait until tomorrow morning when the soldiers are full of energy, and then march with all their strength."

"Let's go now."

"Can--"

Liu Bei turned his head to look at Cheng Ji. In those dark pupils, Cheng Ji saw the faint bonfire, which was burning quietly and strangely.

As a result, the remaining words of persuasion were completely choked in his throat.After a while, Cheng Ji forcibly suppressed the heavy worry in his eyes, bowed his hands and withdrew, and conveyed the command of the general to the generals.

At this moment, Liu Bei glanced at his hand again.The red blood that occupied most of the palm has turned into a maroon imprint. There is his blood, Cao Cao's blood, his own blood, and the enemy's blood, but they are mixed together. No matter how he tries to distinguish, there is only a hideous blood. shocking.

How is it possible not to kill someone?

With a sound of "shua", the two swords returned to their sheaths.

Just after falling asleep and being woken up again, the soldier didn't show much displeasure on his face.The terrain of Yizhou is steep and rarely affected by wars; the state shepherd is kind and generous, and the rule is always peaceful. Therefore, although the soldiers brought out of Yizhou have undergone years of training, most of them are actually fighting on the battlefield for the first time. .Liu Bei was not mean to Shuzhong. The slogan of "kill the country's thieves and help the Han Dynasty" is both righteous and blood-boiling. Coupled with the ambition of "a man should make meritorious deeds immediately" and the successive victories some time ago, this group of Shuzhong children is very serious. Excited, even if you encounter a little failure, your blood hasn't cooled down yet.

Even if they were defeated on the battlefield, not many people died.

Many people even think so optimistically.After all, seeking truth from facts, Cao Jun's counterattack made them a little embarrassed, but the actual battle damage was indeed not much.

After counting and reorganizing the army, tens of thousands of people marched forward along the valley again by the moonlight.As the strength of their feet has not weakened, as Cheng Ji reported before, they have already seen the plain outside the valley when it was daylight——

And the Jiangdong army who had been waiting for a long time.

Liu Bei reined in his horse a hundred meters away from the Jiangdong Army, with vigilant eyes and a vigilant expression.Previously, Zhang Yi went to the Jiangdong alliance to fight against Cao, but there has been no news so far. During this time, Jiangdong took advantage of his dealings with Cao Jun, first occupying Jiangxia and Baqiu, and then destroying Jiangling and Gongan. The former is still the northern city guard, and the latter is the With the troops stationed in central Shu, after these actions, it is really difficult to tell whether Jiangdong is an enemy or a friend.

Moreover, he didn't want to show good looks to the person who betrayed Guan Yu and killed Guan Yu.

There were quite a few soldiers on both sides, and each was waiting for the other to speak first, and naturally the same silence followed.As the sky gradually brightened, the atmosphere inside and outside the valley became more and more tense. Just when it was about to deteriorate into a tense situation, Jiangdong's main general finally arrived in front of the army.

Liu Bei was quite surprised. He thought that in this critical battle, the leader would definitely be Lu Meng.

The lord general looked not very old, and his handsome face was still a bit green.He left the army alone and rode into the valley unsuspectingly, then got off his horse and bowed to Liu Bei.

"Under Lu Xun, I would like to join hands with the general to attack Cao Jun."

Liu Bei didn't answer.Intellectually and emotionally, he hesitated.Cheng Ji beside him suddenly remembered something, hurriedly whispered: "My lord, the kit."

If you encounter Jiangdong soldiers and horses, you will open the second kit.

These are the words at the end of the first kit.

Liu Bei immediately took out another kit.Different from the previous one, there are only four words in this second kit:

Lian Sun against Cao Cao.

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On the other side, Zhuge Liang, who walked out of Zhanggu, also encountered Jiangdong Army.In addition to the main general Zhu Ran and the general Han Dang, General Jiangdong Suinan, Zhuge Liang's brother Zhuge Jin, also joined the army.

Zhuge Liang was well aware of the reason for Jiang Dong's arrangement, and he was not surprised: "Liang made up his mind in a rather embarrassing situation, and I made my brother laugh."

"I know that everything is not easy for you." Zhuge Jin sighed lightly, with distressed eyes, "The city has prepared drinks, so let's go and have a rest first."

Zhuge Liang's hand holding the rein slightly tightened: "Now that General Liu is in danger, Liang must rush to join him immediately, brother, please forgive me."

"Even if we let Mr. Zhuge go now, since Jingzhou is so big, how would you know where General Liu is now? Why don't you go to the city to rest first, and let us send someone to investigate. It won't be too late to tell you when we have news."

It was Zhu Ran who spoke at this time.Where is Liu Bei now, most of the people present know, so this obvious lie, Zhuge Jin cares about his feelings, really can't say it, so Zhu Ran can only say it.

Of course, in order to make the lie come true, while Zhu Ran was speaking, Han Dang waved his hand, and the Jiangdong soldiers behind him immediately drew their swords and aimed at the Shu army.

"Since that's the case, there will be Lao Jiangdong."

Seeing that Zhuge Liang was interested, Zhu Ran grinned and waved his hands high again. The soldiers immediately retracted their knives and halberds, and then spread out to surround the Shu army in front, back, left, and right to "escort" the Shu army into the city.

"Kong Ming, put away your sword."

The sharp sword moved slightly to reflect silver light, and it was falling on Zhuge Jin's face in front of him. He was startled for a moment, and Zhuge Liang retracted the sword and sheathed it belatedly.He thought that a few hours would be enough for him to regain his composure, but the fact is that he completely underestimated the impact of Guo Jia's words on him.

His mind can't calm down, and if his mind can't calm down, it means that he can't analyze the current situation rationally.

He can make mistakes.

However, the current situation does not allow Liu Bei to take a wrong step.

"This saber of yours has a slender blade and a cold edge. It is not ordinary."

"One year, an iron mine was discovered in Yizhou. The quality of the iron was particularly good. The Lord ordered eight swords to be made, and this is one of them."

"Sure enough, Fengshui in the middle of Sichuan is excellent. Not only is the climate pleasant, the brocade of Sichuan is beautiful, even the minerals are innumerable. I don't know..."

"Brother." There was a trace of bitterness and helplessness in Zhuge Liang's eyes, "Liang knows that you want to use this to divert Liang's attention and make Liang feel more relaxed. But now is different from when I was a child, Liang can't help worrying, let alone dare not worry." .”

Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Zhuge Jin was silent for a while, then sighed again: "What Jin said just now is sincere. Your burden is too heavy, Jin hopes that you can take a rest, even if it is only for a short period of time."

"Since that's the case, the elder brother might as well answer Liang's questions truthfully. Liang can rest assured that he can take a good rest." Zhuge Liang raised his brows and smiled briskly, "After all, Liang is in your hands. It's okay to know.

"You ask, but Jin may not answer all of them."

"Brother, don't worry, Liang won't make things difficult for you."

Xu Shi heard the content of the conversation between the two, Zhu Ran glanced back, Zhuge Liang looked back with a faint smile, Zhuge Jin also nodded lightly, indicating that he was fine.

Zhu Ran turned around and whispered to the soldiers to follow him more closely.

"Is Jiangdong an enemy or a friend to Shuzhong?"

"Whether you can be an enemy or a friend, the key is General Liu's will."

"Shuzhong and Jiangdong, if they are divided, both will benefit, and if they are combined, both will be hurt. If Jiangdong is willing to make peace, Shuzhong will naturally be happy."

"Reconciliation? What the gentleman said, it seems that Jiang Dong provoked this matter first."

Zhu Ran cut in a sentence out of the blue, his words were hard to conceal their sharpness.Zhuge Jin expressed a little apology to Zhuge Liang, but Zhu Ran's tone was much more gentle: "Kong Ming, no matter what, Jiangling and the police, you need to give Jiangdong an explanation."

"Jiangling is located on the bank of the Zhangshui River. Attacking Jiangling first can block the way of Cao's army going south. The public security has Cao's equipment and is not well-prepared. It can be used as a stronghold in the rear of the army. General Liu knows that there may be misunderstandings, and deliberately Send Zhang Yi to Jiangdong to explain to Sun Hou, but for some reason, Zhang Yi has never returned." His voice paused slightly, and he looked at Zhu Ran inquiringly, and looked at each other for a moment, the latter snorted and turned his head, and he lowered his eyes , looking at Zhuge Jin again, with a sincere voice, "Zhang Yi and Liang are brothers in love, and Liang is very worried about his safety. If brother knows his whereabouts, please tell Yu Liang."

"It's not that Jin concealed it on purpose, it's just that Jin really doesn't know Zhang Yi's whereabouts." Zhuge Jin said, "My lord did receive the letter from him, but he didn't show up on the appointed day, so I sent someone to look for him. There is no clue at all. At the same time, the Xun clan is intimidating, and under such circumstances, the Lord chooses to send troops, which is also a helpless move."

"In the letter—"

"Kong Ming, let alone whether a letter is enough to form an alliance. What's more, the letter was not written by General Liu himself, but in your handwriting."

"It's urgent. At that time, the lord led the army, so Liang wrote it for him. This—"

"Zhuge Liang." Zhu Ran suddenly flicked his horsewhip hard, turned his horse's head and came to Zhuge Liang, "Ziyu is kind and kind, and you are close relatives, so I can't say something. But you and I are not relatives, so we just straight up." Having said that, Jiangdong is rich and has a deep foundation. Even if it is difficult to make progress, it is more than enough to surrender a corner. To put it bluntly, it does not matter to Jiangdong whether we form an alliance or not. What Cao Cao always wanted was Liu Xuande's head. It is clear that you are begging us For the matter, Shuzhong sent an unknown person here, who disappeared for no apparent reason, and Liu Bei couldn’t even write a letter himself. With such sincerity, why does Jiangdong take the risk of offending Cao Cao to form an alliance with you.”

"By Jingzhou."

"what?"

"Jiangdong will not be willing to be encroached by the north, and Sunhou will meet Cao Cao sooner or later as long as he wants to win Jingzhou."

"What you said is that Jiangdong wants Jingzhou, so doesn't Shuzhong want Jingzhou?"

"can."

Both Zhu Ran and Zhuge Jin's expressions changed, and Zhuge Liang continued in a deep voice:

"As the general said, forming an alliance requires sincerity. The sincerity of Shuzhong means that from now on, before taking Chang'an, they will never use troops in Jingzhou."

According to Longzhong, one is to send troops from Yizhou to capture Hanzhong, and then force Chang'an; the other is to send troops from Jingzhou to guard Xiangfan and invade Luoyang.Things are in a hurry at the same time, which can make Cao Jun overwhelmed by enemies on both sides.Therefore, to revive the Han Dynasty, Yizhou and Jingzhou are indispensable.

But the strategy is determined by people and changed according to the situation.Right now, forming an alliance with Jiangdong is far more important than Jingzhou.

Unexpectedly, after Zhuge Liang showed such great sincerity, Zhu Ran was stunned for a few seconds, but then laughed.And Zhuge Jin also had a subtle expression, as if she had the same happy expression as Zhu Ran, but also had a bit of unspeakable helplessness mixed with deep worry, and looked deeply at Zhuge Liang.

"In my hometown, there is a story. It is said that there is a pastry seller on the street. The things they sell are not expensive, but passers-by still want to bargain. But I didn't expect to say something. The pastry seller is Not only that, but also give away the rest for free. Pedestrians felt strange, so they told you about it. Sure enough, it was the pastry seller who just killed someone and wanted to sell it quickly. I exchanged some pastries for some money and ran away." He played with the horsewhip, and looked at Zhuge Liang with a half-smile, "So, this is too sincere, and it is not a good thing. Because it shows that you have a guilty conscience."

Zhuge Jin also sighed lightly: "Kong Ming, you are impatient."

Zhuge Liang's heart sank suddenly.

He made a mistake, a fatal mistake.

The reason why Jiangdong and Shuzhong did not form an alliance was not because the interests were not large enough, but because they did not trust each other.Regardless of Zhang Yi, Jiangling and the police, Jiangdong suspected that Liu Bei had been dazzled by hatred and completely ignored the overall situation.Although there is a price to pay for surrendering to the north, since the two sides are exchanging interests, there are benefits and reasons to talk about; and if Liu Bei has gone crazy to this point, no matter how great the promised benefits are, sooner or later it will be empty talk.

He was not sure how Liu Bei would choose now, so when he saw a turning point, he subconsciously lured him with benefits, but he never thought about it, and instead exposed the most fatal flaw.

The cold spread from the fingertips along the meridians all the way, Zhuge Liang felt as if his whole body was immersed in ice water, and the chill that penetrated into the bone marrow almost swallowed him.Things were getting out of his control, but for a while he couldn't think of any remedy.He heard his elder brother seem to be comforting him in his ear, saying that if Liu Bei was willing to take the initiative to show his favor to Jiangdong without his persuasion, everything would turn around, but at the same time, what he saw was Liu Bei's frail and fragile face and red eyes.Who can know better than him how much this man-eating quagmire of hatred has swallowed up the gentle and benevolent Liu Xuande in the past.

"Even you can't believe Liu Bei, how could Jiang Dong take such a big risk. Let me be frank, Jiang Dong would rather seek skin from a tiger than form an alliance with Liu Bei."

"This doesn't mean that Jiangdong wants to lose Yizhou as an ally. It's just that it can't be Liu Bei." Zhuge Jin covered Zhuge Liang's hand, with a gentle palm with strength that could not be resisted, and gradually pulled Zhuge Liang's fingers from the Freed from the shackles of the bridle.

"In troubled times, the ruler chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose his ruler. Kong Ming, you have the Han Dynasty in your heart, and since Liu Bei is of no benefit to the great cause—"

Do not abandon it.

Even though Zhuge Jin didn't say the last four words, he was ready to say them.

Zhuge Liang lowered his head and looked at his hands that had lost the rein.Riding a horse and holding a sword all year round, calluses have grown on his knuckles. What the rough reins can leave are nothing but narrow bloodstains. Between the fingers, it looks like the blood that is not wiped clean in the groove of Zhang Wujian.

It was more like the lingering hatred and suspicion in Liu Bei and Jiang Dong's hearts at this moment.

Abandon Liu Bei, help the young master, and form an alliance with Jiangdong.

Then, revive the Han Dynasty.

He knows how to choose, and Zhuge Kongming, who is so wise and close to the demon, should have known how to choose.

"Kong Ming, Jin came to Jingzhou this time and brought an official document written by my lord himself, as long as you seal it—"

"No."

Zhuge Liang interrupted him directly, he was rarely so rude, so stubborn and impulsive.

"Liang can't do it."

Reining in the reins and stopping the crowing of the horse, he drew a sharp sword from his waist and pointed it at his closest relatives and believers.

"Brother, forgive me for offending you."

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