[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

Sun Shangxiang has a secret that Lu Boyan doesn't even know.

In the eyes of others, Wu Hou can be said to be responsive to his younger sister, even if it is a national event such as a war, as long as Sun Shangxiang speaks softly, he will definitely agree.

Once, Sun Shangxiang also thought so, until after returning home from Jingzhou that time.

Why was she called from the capital to Jingzhou after the war?Why did you suddenly bring up her marriage?Why did you change your mind and say it was a misunderstanding in front of Guo Jia?

She has been pampered for too long, but she is not ignorant of the world.After returning home, she thought about it every day, every night, when practicing swords, and when eating preserved fruit, and finally figured out the key to it.

The person my elder brother wants him to marry is not Cao Cao, but Liu Bei.

On the night when she realized this, she was so uncomfortable that she couldn't eat, and ran out of the city to practice swords alone, until she fainted in the bamboo forest.When she woke up, Sun Quan was standing by her couch, saying something half blamed and half distressed, and then he personally took the medicine bowl from the handmaid, scooped up a spoonful and fed it to her mouth.

Looking at Sun Quan's hands with protruding bony joints, she sniffed and couldn't say any more questions.

She knows how hard Sun Quan has endured these years.After Sun Ce was assassinated, the Jiangdong dragons had no leader, and everyone wanted a piece of the pie.At that time, Sun Quan, relying on Zhou Yu's assistance, fought against his blood-related relatives day and night.She still remembered that it was an uncle who would bring cakes every time he came to the house. One moment was the sweetness of the cakes, and the next second was the swearing after being caught colluding with Liu Biao.She stood on the side blankly, and just before the knife fell, Sun Quan covered her eyes.

"Don't be afraid."

I am not afraid.

She answered secretly in her heart.

I'm just a little sad and don't know why.

In the next few years, she went to the barracks to watch soldiers drill during the day, and at night she turned on the lamp to read various military books and studied every battle fought.She didn't want to be a little girl protected by Sun Quan, and she didn't want to get along day and night with someone she didn't like. The only way was to let herself, as a woman, have greater value besides being married off.

She never questioned Sun Quan's love for her, and she never doubted that Sun Quan would do his best to protect her when life and death were at stake.It's just that she doesn't want to gamble on matters of people's hearts, and after seeing Sun Quan working hard at his desk, she can't bear to gamble even more.

And this time she was able to join the army, not because Sun Quan favored her regardless of public and private interests, but because she took the initiative to talk to Sun Quan before the army set off:

"In terms of ability, Bo Yan is definitely worthy of the position of the commander-in-chief, but in the army, it is not only about ability, but also about seniority. Anyway, I am a member of the Sun family. When encountering some situations, it is inconvenient for Bo Yan to come forward. On the contrary, I can overwhelm them A bit of arrogance. And...

Also, if the original speculation of the second brother is wrong, Liu Bei is willing to understand current affairs and form an alliance with us sincerely.Then...then I will go back to Yizhou with him, and make a good relationship between the two families. "

"What nonsense!" Unexpectedly, in memory, Sun Quan scolded her.The two were silent for a few seconds, and she saw Sun Quan rubbing his brows vigorously, restraining her anger, "If you want to fight, go, I will let Bo Yan look after you. Don't worry about other things, go home safely. "

When she saw the tiredness in the corners of Sun Quan's eyes, she suddenly felt a great sense of guilt.Obviously, her elder brother had given up the idea of ​​letting her marry far away, but out of that slight uncertainty, she still lied about the latter sentence.

What she wants to say is:

Whether it's an alliance with Sichuan, or a family, I don't want to marry any man in the world.

I want to create a career with my own hands and win glory for my father and brother.

Originally, this time, she only intended to gain military merit by killing enemies on the battlefield.But when she learned about Lu Xun's plan, she realized that she had a better chance now.

As soon as Xiaoting was on fire, Liu Bei had only one way to escape if he was not buried in the flames.

She excused herself from being unwell and did not lead troops out of the city with Lu Xun.After the army left, he dressed his horse lightly and galloped to the place that had been drawn countless times on the map.Sure enough, she really caught Liu Bei who fled here. Fortunately, Liu Bei was alone.

Her heart pounded as the sword touched the man's neck.Taking a deep breath to stabilize his mind, the next moment, he became a little curious again.

This Liu Xuande who almost became her husband, what does he look like?

As if responding to her expectation, Liu Bei really raised his head in the next second.

The gray hair was messy and scattered on the sides of the cheeks and shoulders, and the soot and blood stains almost covered the entire face, which was extremely embarrassing.But what surprised Sun Shangxiang the most were those eyes.At this time, the mountains, the bright moon, the shining stars, the fireflies, and the countless lights couldn't be reflected in these black eyes.

This is the despair of the living dead.

She couldn't help but froze for a moment.But even this short period of time is enough for a seasoned veteran to reverse the situation.She didn't even see Liu Bei holding the sword. In the next second, the sword was knocked to the ground, and the lamb to be slaughtered became a hunter.

This time, she finally saw a little color in the boundless darkness.

The color of blood.

She clenched her fists and wanted to sneak attack, but Liu Bei found out that her joints had been removed first.Regardless of the severe pain in her wrist, she raised her foot and kicked vigorously, brushing past Liu Bei's side face. Immediately afterwards, the two swords were in her throat, completely blocking any of her moves.

Is this the end?

She didn't recover from it for a long time, she just felt that her nose was getting more and more sore, and the liquid accumulated in her eye sockets, and finally it couldn't stop falling down.She didn't even care about the sharp sword lying across her vitals, she just knelt down and hugged her head, crying loudly.

She wasn't afraid, really not.

She hangs around in the military camp every day, and she knew that fighting is no joke.On the battlefield, losing a life is considered light. If you lose a hand or a foot, you will be a useless person for the rest of your life.She had already been mentally prepared, since she was going to go to the battlefield, no matter whether she was injured, disabled, or shrouded in horse leather, she was not afraid.

She didn't feel any pain either.In the beginning, her kung fu was taught by Sun Ce. In order to make her happy, Sun Ce only used half of his strength when fighting back and forth, so that when she ordered the sergeant to fight her without reservation, she was thrown off countless times in a few strokes. He fell to the ground, and was seriously injured once, and one leg could not touch the ground for half a month.But no matter how hard she was beaten, no matter how painful the injury was, she gritted her teeth and never shed a tear.The battlefield is a place where life is fought, and crying is useless except to expose weakness.

But when Liu Bei blocked any possibility of her resistance, she suddenly couldn't bear it anymore.At this moment, she suddenly understood why she was so sad when her uncle died, the night when she practiced swords in the bamboo forest.

The bamboo forest is secluded, the birds are singing, the boy's eyes are like the bright moon, and his pole dances like a dragon, piercing the wind and piercing the leaves.She just wanted to applaud Sun Ce's marksmanship, but a peeled fruit blocked her mouth first, so she could only obediently sit back to a distance with Sun Quan, listening to Mr. Wen Run plucking the strings gently, the sound of the piano clear and clear Melodious, floating with the bamboo leaves into the distance.

Those were the tenderest years in her memory.

But troubled times have never been able to accommodate even a corner of bamboo forest.It doesn't matter if she is coquettish and self-willed, whether she studies martial arts with all her life, or memorizes military books when her eyes are red. She naively thinks that as long as she is stronger, she can share some pressure for her brothers. Maybe one day, elder brother and Gong Jin Brother can go home, and they can go to the bamboo grove again, where the friends and birds cover the moon, and the clear frost is for tea.And Liu Bei's ease, like a heavy hammer, completely shattered all her delusions.

I can't go back, Zhulin, Jiangdong, I can't go back.

"If you want to be a general, you must first learn not to cry. Generals on the battlefield bleed but not cry."

She raised her head tearfully.At some point, Liu Bei had put his swords back into their sheaths.He untied the sword from his waist, bent down and placed it lightly in front of Sun Shangxiang.

"Send it to you."

"Ok?"

"There is also this life, and I will give it to you."

"What the hell are you—" Sun Shangxiang sniffed and stopped whimpering, "What are you trying to do?!"

"Have you heard the story of Xiang Ji?" Liu Bei said, "When Gaozu forced him to Gaixia, he was besieged on all sides and defeated like a mountain. Xiang Ji knew that there was no hope of recovery, so he killed himself by the Wujiang River and gave his head to his old friend Lu Matong to help him. Fenghou." He smiled softly, "Although I don't know who you are, but judging by the armor you wear, you must be from Jiangdong. I give you my life, even if it is not as good as the overlord's body, you can seal thousands of households, At least you won't get nothing." As he spoke, he pointed to Sun Shangxiang's sword that fell aside, "

Can I borrow it? "

After this reminder, Sun Shangxiang didn't bother to wipe away her tears, but endured the pain and hugged the sword back into her arms, with a vigilant look on her face.

Liu Bei shook his head helplessly: "You really don't have to doubt me."

"You don't get paid for nothing, why do you help me!"

"Thank you for..." He looked up into the distance with the flames of the white night, "I have made countless mistakes in my life, and with unnecessary innocence, I have killed countless people. Brothers, confidants, old friends , subordinates, they all died for me, but I, the chief culprit who ruined everything, have survived until now."

He squatted down again and put his hand on the hilt of the sword that Sun Shangxiang was holding.

"Why don't I want to be like you. But now, I don't have the face to shed tears. I give my life to you as a thank you for crying for me."

It was still darkness without a ray of light.But at this moment, Sun Shangxiang inadvertently caught a bit of tenderness from it.She slowly let go of her hand, quietly watched Liu Bei raise his sword, and put his backhand across his neck——

"When my elder brother told me Xiang Ji's story when I was young, I didn't like him."

The sword that had just cut the bloodstain paused slightly, as if surprised why Sun Shangxiang would speak.

"Xiang Ji led 8000 disciples from the east of the river across the river to the west. He joined a group of heroes, destroyed the Qin Dynasty, and ruled the world. What a boldness. In the end, Gai was defeated in the next battle, and he thought his life was over, so he committed suicide in Wujiang. Thousands of miles east of the river, there are hundreds of thousands of people, crossing the river, it might be impossible to make a comeback."

"...If he knows, there is no possibility at all?"

"Then at least, he should bring the Jiangdong disciples home!" Sun Shangxiang suddenly snatched the sword, raised his finger to the fire that Liu Bei was looking at earlier, "Look, eight thousand Jiangdong disciples are fighting bloody battles for the Overlord. Even from now on So what if you fail, they left your hometown for you, even if there are only 100 people, ten people, or one person left, you should find them and bring them home! Before that, what right do you have to die?!"

She didn't know why she said these words suddenly, maybe she was angry because of her previous emotions, or she couldn't understand Liu Bei's appearance of wanting to die.

"Also, I don't care for things that are free. Pick up your sword and fight with me. If I win, you have no chance of surviving."

"Are you really going to fight me?"

Following Liu Bei's gaze, Sun Shangxiang remembered that her wrist joints hadn't been connected yet, and in a fight, she would definitely lose.

Sun Shangxiang gave Liu Bei a shameful look, and couldn't help laughing. After a long time, he lowered his voice: "The male and female twin swords belong to you. As for my life... the girl is right, if I really die here , It is indeed too irresponsible. They...do not hope that the lord who follows them all their lives is actually a coward who escapes with death."

"I'll take Haojilang home."

A few fireflies floated by with the wind, and in the dark night, it seemed that some stars were finally reflected.

The birds suddenly stopped singing and left the branches, and the rapid sound of horseshoes came from far to near, and they were heading here.

"Bo Yan must have found out that I ran out." Sun Shangxiang frowned slightly, "You...you better go."

"Girl doesn't want to kill me and go back to claim merit?"

"You didn't intend to take me hostage either."

After the words fell, they looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly laughed at the same time.

"May I know the girl's name?"

"I won't tell you now." Sun Shangxiang raised his head slightly, his face full of heroism, "When I become famous all over the world, you will know!"

The person who came was really Lu Xun.As soon as Sun Shangxiang saw a shadow, he recognized him, and immediately began to rack his brains to think about how to smooth out his actions tonight, so that he didn't see the flash of regret in Liu Bei's eyes before he left.

future……

Unfortunately, he has no future.

When Lu Xun asked about the injury on his hand, Sun Shangxiang secretly glanced in the direction where Liu Bei was going.Perhaps the night wind was too warm, the moonlight was too soft, and the figure gradually disappearing in the fireflies and dense fog was clearly disheveled, but it seemed to be more powerful than any unrivaled hero.

Recalling this scene many years later, she realized what she saw.He was a mortal who didn't know whether he could be considered a hero. Half his life was wasted and wandering, half his life was lost, and he finally decided to hold his head high and walk towards his own end.

But I don't know who's mind is moving slightly, I don't know where it started, and I don't know where it will end.

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"Three days ago, Zhuge Liang left the public security." After scanning the content with one glance and ten lines, General Zhu Ran handed the report to Zhuge Jin, "It turned out to be five days earlier than expected. The crouching dragon of your Zhuge family is really not to be underestimated."

Zhuge Jin was well aware of Zhuge Liang's resourcefulness, and was not surprised by this result.He took the military newspaper and read it carefully. After a long silence, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "I don't know how he felt when he heard the news about Xiaoting."

"Didn't the military newspaper say that he had read the letter you left him, and he went to Baidi City without a moment's hesitation." Zhu Ran said, "The victory and defeat are as usual, life and death are fate, those who have been on the battlefield should have got used to."

"That's the reason, but... hiss."

"Why, the wound hurts again?" Zhu Ran rushed forward, half blamed and half blamed: "It's been said that Fu Tong's brain is not bright, but you still have to pretend to be Zhuge Liang to perform that play yourself. The burn is minor, you The arrow wound on the shoulder won't heal within ten days and half a month, so you can take care of it."

"Planning can never keep up with the situation, so at least at the moment, it is Jin's responsibility to try to be thorough." After all, it was an injury many days ago. Although it sometimes hurts suddenly, it comes and goes quickly, and it is not a serious problem. "Besides, in Cao Cao Before sending that forged letter, we really have no better way to ensure that Fu Tong will believe it."

"Then after you have the letter, why do you need to take that risk again?"

"Ziyu, Yifeng, what are you talking about?"

The two followed the prestige and saw Lu Xun walking towards here just after completing the camp. They clasped their fists in salute and said:

"Captain."

"There is no need to be too polite." After the Yiling battle, no one in the army questioned Lu Xun's authority. He also changed his previous pretending to be humble, and his every move had the demeanor of a general. , I haven’t had a chance to ask you about the police in detail. Just now you said that Cao Cao sent a letter, what’s going on?”

"Oh." Zhu Ran responded, and began to talk about the situation of the police in those few days. It was nothing more than putting Zhuge Liang under house arrest, and then letting Zhuge Jin, who looked similar to him, act in a play for Fu Tong and the Shu army.After finishing speaking, he remembered that Lu Xun asked about the letter on purpose, and said, "As soon as we returned to the city, the person Cao Cao sent to deliver the letter arrived. The letter was written in Zhuge Liang's handwriting, which helped us a little. It's a pity that writing The words are too vague, otherwise, Tzuyu wouldn't have to suffer this injury."

Zhuge Jin said: "According to my younger brother's personality, he will be prepared for everything. Maybe he has left other strategies for Liu Bei. If the letter is too detailed and conflicts with the content left earlier, it will make Liu Bei Doubt." After a pause, he looked at Lu Xun, "However, Jin has always been puzzled by one thing. Since Cao won a big victory that day, why didn't he continue to pursue the victory, but insisted on borrowing Jiang Dong's hand. It was only because he was worried about losing troops, and Giving up the Jingxi area is not something that a man who knows how to fight like Cao Cao would do."

Zhu Ran also nodded, obviously this question has been lingering in his mind for many days: "I think it may be that when he attacked Liu Bei, Jiang Dong would strike back from behind; The spies sent to the north came to report that Cao Cao was terminally ill and would die soon. But if this is the case, he should have stayed in Luoyang, instead of solving the predicament in Xiangfan and defeating Liu Bei."

"Actually, this matter is easy to verify." Lu Xun smiled. "We just need to wait here. If Cao Cao is fine, we will not just sit back and watch Jiangdong occupy most of Jingzhou. If Cao Jun does not move for a long time—"

"Report!" At this time, a soldier ran to Lu Xun's side, "Cao's army was found [-] miles outside the city, and the number is unknown."

The smiles of the three of Lu Xun suddenly faded.Although they also said that Cao Cao would not give up Jingzhou easily, compared to the former possibility, there is no doubt that they all hoped for the latter.

However, when the mighty Cao army came to the city, Lu Xun saw the leader of the army, and a glimmer of hope surged in his heart.

Cao Cao is not there.

"The king of Wei has a heart for the common people, and he will personally lead his troops to attack wherever there are traitors. The world is so big, and Jia doesn't know where he is now." The counselor in green shirt who said this was very sincere, " Whether it is in Jingzhou or not, the governor may as well take a gamble."

If you win the bet, Cao Cao's army is still in Jingzhou and can still fight Jiangdong; if you lose the bet, you will lose everything.

However, Jiangdong has not broken face with Cao Jun after all.Let's have a polite talk first.

"Then I don't know why Mr. suddenly brought a large army to Yiling."

He thought, no matter what, Guo Jia will always rely on righteousness, whether it is talking about the Han Dynasty or the rules and regulations, there is always room for game.

"Governor Lu asked this question knowingly."

Unexpectedly, Guo Jia really wasn't trying to reason.

"Wu and Shu turned against each other, and Liu Bei was defeated. Then we—of course, came to reap the benefits of the fisherman."

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"How about the Jiangbei army under Huang Quan's supervision?"

"General Zhenbei has led his troops to surrender to Wei."

"Where's Ma Liang?"

"Being defeated by Jiangdong Buzhi, he died in Wuling."

"Cheng Ji, Fu Tong—"

"They and tens of thousands of soldiers...none of them came back with the lord."

After the words fell, Zhao Yun saw Zhuge Liang slightly closed his eyes.After a long silence, he heard someone say in a deep voice, "Let's take Liang to see the lord."

"Yes." After hesitating for a while, he said again with a measured tone, "My lord's condition is not very good, sir..."

"I'll see you later."

So, he led Zhuge Liang to the room where Liu Bei was resting.The soldiers at the door greeted him, saying that Liu Bei had just taken the medicine and hadn't woken up yet, Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, but decided to enter the house quietly to see the situation.

Xu Shi was dazzled, but Zhuge Liang, who was still in good spirits after running around day and night for several days, seemed to tremble when his hand touched the door of the house.

Outside the house, Zhao Yun stood by the door and waited quietly.He seemed to be observing the expressions of the soldiers in the courtyard unconsciously.Xiaoting was defeated, and the casualties were heavy. Liu Bei only led more than a thousand people back to Baidi on foot. Just after the military affairs were settled, he fell ill. The soldiers who came back all said that Zhuge Liang had been killed by Jiangdong. During that time, people were really panicked. Some said to flee back to Yizhou as soon as possible, some advocated to write a letter to Cao Cao, and some even wanted to assassinate Liu Bei so that he could go to Cao Cao or Jiangdong for an official.Fortunately, among the soldiers he brought were his own soldiers who had followed him for many years, so he managed to maintain the situation.Now, Zhuge Liang has returned to Baidi and is safe and sound. Seeing this, the soldiers in the city have gradually settled down, and even the patrolling guards have become much more energetic.

Like many people, these soldiers believed from the bottom of their hearts that no matter how desperate the situation was, as long as the wise and near-spirited Zhuge Liang was there, the world could be turned around and the danger turned into safety.

At this time, Zhuge Liang withdrew from the house, his expression still indifferent, showing no joy or sorrow.His lowered voice was as calm as the surface of a lake: "Have you invited a doctor?"

Zhao Yun was slightly stunned: "Naturally."

"What did the doctor say?"

"My lord has four stab wounds, more than a dozen minor wounds, but none of them are critical, so it's not a serious problem. It's just three arrow wounds on the chest. Although they are not critical, the tail of the arrow has been broken, and it took many days to recover. For medical treatment, the arrow goes deep into the body and cannot be taken out." He paused, "...the doctor said, at most, there are still ten days left."

"Go and invite other doctors in the city."

"Yun has invited all the doctors within a ten-mile radius, and they all say... there is nothing they can do."

"Then go to a further place. If the doctor in Yizhou can't do it, go to the doctor in the north. They will have a cure."

"gentlemen?"

"Also, the witch doctor from Nanzhong can also be invited here, the Yi people have always had the skill of obscenity, maybe—"

"gentlemen!"

Zhuge Liang's voice stopped abruptly.

There was another moment of silence, which was especially biting on this chilling winter day.

After that, he saw Zhuge Liang close his eyes again.When he opened his eyes again, he became the Zhuge Wolong who was exhaustive, wise and close to God, shouldering everyone's anxieties and expectations, and capable of turning things around.

"Go back to Chengdu and invite the young master."

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When Liu Chan arrived, it was already late at night on the ninth day.

After several days of cold rain, this is a rare sunny day in Baidi City.Above the dark blue night sky, the sky is full of stars shining brightly, enveloping the heaven and earth in a layer of gentle mist.In the direction of true north, the stars are extraordinarily bright, as if they want to use all their light to say a silent and grand farewell to the friend who is about to be extinguished in the long night and who is in the dust with the earth.

"Is that star the general star you mentioned?"

Liu Bei put on thick fur for Zhuge Liang, and then asked.

"My lord, it's windy on the mountain at night, you—"

"It's okay." Liu Bei waved his hand, his voice was as gentle as the warm night wind, "Adou has already arrived in the city, I heard Zilong said you came to the mountain, so I took him to find you. A Dou, come here."

The 14-year-old boy was hesitant, but he followed his father's words and left the soldiers who were protecting him.

Come to the clearing on the edge of the cliff.Liu Bei pulled him to sit down, pointed to the night sky:

"Look how beautiful the starry night is."

Suppressing his fear of the cliff, he raised his head and looked at the sky as he said.The vast sky is boundless, and the vast galaxy is also endless. Here it dies, and there it shines, like a long dream with ups and downs, and I don’t know when it will wake up.

Gradually, he forgot about the steep cliff and only remembered the stars in front of him.

So, under the stars, Liu Bei told him a story.

That was an ordinary person who couldn't be more ordinary.He doesn't have a wealthy farm, nor a profound family education. Even if he has a so-called noble surname, he has long been far away from the prominent clan.To make matters worse, he was also born in a turbulent age.He grew up with homeless neighbors who had their fields taken over by the wealthy family, country officials who rampantly murdered people without paying for their lives, and groups of refugees who were starving and emaciated, living on tree roots and soil.

Once, he really couldn't see it, so he stole some food from the family and distributed it to the women and children who fell to the ground from starvation.They kowtowed in gratitude incessantly, which made him feel overwhelmed, but he felt a little relaxed, as if a certain stone that had been pressing on his heart had finally fallen to the ground.

But things didn't end there.The next day, he saw more refugees outside his home.They gathered at the door of his house, their pitiful appearance was exactly the same as that of the mother and child yesterday.It started with humble pleas, then intensified complaints, and then attempted to forcefully break into the house. In the end, it was the mother who hurried to find the village officials and drove them away.His mother, who knew what happened, scolded him severely and fined him not to eat for a day, and he shut himself up and thought about his mistakes.

He was very sad at the time, not because he was scolded, nor because he was hungry. In fact, before noon, his soft-hearted mother quietly delivered food, although after this incident, there was indeed not much food in the house.

What makes him sad is that when the village officials violently and violently drove away the refugees at the door of his house, he didn't have the usual anger.

He actually had a hint of joy.

As he grew older, he began to study with his husband.He prefers to read history rather than complicated and lengthy scriptures.In the vast classics, he knows that hundreds of years ago, there was such an era, the world was peaceful, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, the emperor above the court was wise and all officials were upright, the officials in the counties and counties were kind and the people were honest, and there was no closed-door house in the village. There are no hungry people in the wild, widows, widows and loneliness, all are supported, and benevolence, righteousness, propriety and trust are everything.

It was a dynasty known as the "Han", which was exactly the same as it is now, but very different.

That year, holding the roll of letters whose rope was mostly broken, he secretly made up his mind:

He wanted to help the Han Dynasty.

He wants to find the Taoyuan Township that was lost in the past.

But with the establishment of ideals, new troubles followed.He wanted to defeat the Yellow Turban Army and save the people, but when he arrived at the lair of thieves, he saw women and children who were as hungry as the refugees; Gift giving, without good township reviews, he can't even be a small pavilion head.If he wanted to save more people, he had to shut up about the atrocities in front of him, turn a blind eye to the people who were about to starve to death in front of him, and sacrifice one innocent person after another.

"It's always like this in the world." Liu Chan interjected ignorantly and maturely, "Those who achieve great things don't care about small things. There will be sacrifices in everything."

At that time, he was surrounded by the same words.In order to save a hundred people, one may still hesitate to sacrifice one person. Those 1000 people, 1 people, will bring the whole world back to peace... The bigger the chips, the more innocent the person who was killed will naturally become more and more obvious. less important.

"However, if in order to achieve peace in the world, we ignore or even harm the poor people in front of us, then what is the so-called "peace"?"

Everyone and everything told him that only by paving the way with blood can eternal peace be achieved.But no matter what, he couldn't regard a living person as a bargaining chip, and he couldn't sacrifice the innocent for the sake of the overall situation.There is no extra reason, no more noble excuse, stupid and naive, a woman's benevolence, but he just can't do it.

He couldn't bear it.

The result of wishful thinking is naturally bumping into walls everywhere, running around for half a life but getting fatter and fatter and getting nothing done.The only luck in misfortune is that he doesn't have to walk this road alone.The brothers are willing to agree with him, support him, abandon the family wealth, abandon the generous salary, go through ups and downs, and still never give up.Later, when he was at his worst, he met another person who held his hand and told him that the so-called Taoyuan Township was not out of reach.Because of them, even if he was beaten to shame and disarmed, he never wavered in his faith.

Those who want to save the world without killing an innocent.

One day, there is no need to water it with blood, and the peach blossoms can still be seen.

Speaking of this, Liu Bei suddenly stopped, with some indescribable thoughts in his brows and eyes.Suddenly, he felt warm in his hand, looked sideways, and saw that Zhuge Liang had also sat beside him at some point, covering his cold back with his hand.

"What happened later?" Liu Chan couldn't help asking, seeing Liu Bei's reluctance to speak.

"Later, he realized that this road was far more difficult than he thought."

He can give up the land of the city to protect the people, or he can be driven away by the enemy like a bereaved dog in order to rescue the refugees.He thought that the price he paid was nothing more than his own honor or life, but in order to find that Taoyuan, he never complained or regretted it.

Until his brothers died one by one.

It turned out that the real price was not his life, but the lives of others.

On the rainy day when his brother died, he rode a horse on the mountain road to Shu and questioned himself over and over again, whether the principles he insisted on were really so precious that so many people died for him.He is not willing to sacrifice the life of an innocent person, so why is he willing to sit and watch the other hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of people displaced and precarious.And the most embarrassing thing is that when he asked himself this question before, he could give the answer without hesitation.But this time, when his brother also died, he hesitated.

If he had given up on that naive idea sooner, wouldn't they have died?

Then he was able to persist again and again before, was it just because the hundreds or thousands of people who died had no real relationship with him?Is he really practicing the way of benevolence and righteousness, or is he just fulfilling his own hypocrisy?

He thought of the secret joy many years ago, but the sadness that should have followed was instantly ignited by stronger hatred.

Thus, a mixture of indelible hatred and occasional surges of suspicion filled the next ten years of his life.Eager for quick success and quick profit, he squeezed the power of the people of a state, assembled the army and restarted the war, wanting to avenge his brother and all the humiliation he suffered in the past.

In the end, it was a huge fire, and the achievements were in vain.

He lost his brother because he insisted on benevolence and righteousness; and he killed tens of thousands of people because he indulged hatred.

"It's not easy to be good." He finally concluded, "The difficulty is not only because the world is sinister, but also because you can't stop torturing yourself forever. If you agree that you can sacrifice the innocent for the sake of the overall situation, you can naturally kill and make a decision; if you You have no intention of caring about right and wrong, just for the sake of brotherhood, and you can also enjoy revenge. But if you want peace in the world, but you can't just ignore the life in front of you, then you will never be able to make a decision so quickly. You have to face More risk, more blame, more self-doubt, and, in the end, not having both."

Liu Chan was a little confused.The vicissitudes of life honed in a lifetime are always very difficult for young people to understand.

He wanted to ask, since it was so difficult, since in the end he not only lost everything but was not thanked by anyone, why should he be such a fool.

But when the words came to his lips, he turned a corner:

"Then what should we do?"

He felt that his father was gentle and somewhat bleak, so he couldn't bear to ask carefully.

"Don't do good because it's small, and don't do evil because it's small." Liu Bei said, "All kindness and kindness in the world start from a heart that can't bear it. I can't bear the child falling into the well, I can't bear the old and the young without support, and I can't bear the loss of life. Do the good in front of you and abandon the evil in front of you, only then can you not take the sacrifice of the innocent as a matter of course, and only then can you always maintain the heart of intolerance, so as to implement the policy of intolerance, and benefit the people of the world."

"It's hard, maybe stupid." He rubbed Liu Chan's head, "But if you can, I hope you can do it."

This time, Liu Chan had no chance to say anything.General Zhao Yun came to his side, held his hand, and told him that he needed to leave his father and Mr. Zhuge alone for a while.

"Am I giving up on this?" After Liu Chan walked away, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and asked with a smile, "Obviously I have suffered so much, but in the end I still let my son wishful thinking."

"It seems to be." Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang actually nodded.His eyebrows were curved, and the corners of his lips were raised, "But my lord can finally say this, Ryo is very happy, really happy."

"Go to soldiers, go to food, don't trust. People, you can kill someone for a bag of rice, or go through fire and water for the trust of strangers. What they want is not just to live." He said, "So, at least in the In Yizhou, as far as Liang knows, the people may be afraid and complain, but no one has ever really hated the lord."

Just like Cheng Ji who willingly gave up his wife's farm and house, like countless Yizhou children who escorted Liu Bei away in Xiaoting.

"Everyone wants to have a dream."

When Zhuge Liang sighed these words with a smile, in his eyes, Liu Bei seemed to see thousands of stars.

"You gave us this dream."

The wind blew up the clothes and fell back into the distance.

"But if it can only be a dream," Liu Bei said after a long time, "Kong Ming, destroy it."

The smile in Zhuge Liang's eyes instantly turned into astonishment.

"If Adou continues on this road as I said, or if he does something else, but makes the situation in Yizhou worse...Kong Ming, you can replace him. The relationship with Jiangdong is also good, how to choose sacrifices That’s okay, you can definitely do better than me and Ah Dou.”

"Liu will never—"

He raised his hand to stop Zhuge Liang's words.

The stars in the extreme north have cooled down and started to fall.

"Never sacrifice a living person for something unreal."

"Even if the name is——"Renyi"."

After another long time, he heard the answer in the wind as he wished.

"Am I being too capricious?"

this moment,