Three Kingdoms

Hedong, Wangwu Mountain.

Xia Houyuan also wanted to prove his martial arts and regain the martial arts he had lost.

But what he didn't expect was that not long after he entered the mountain, he was kicked to the ground by altitude sickness and fell flat on his face.

In fact, Linfen Basin, Yuncheng Basin and other areas can only be regarded as the first level of China. Generally speaking, altitude sickness is not too strong, but Xia Houyuan not only has to bear high-intensity loads, but also exercises vigorously in a short period of time...

But after all, Wangwu Mountain is not Kunlun Mountain, so when Xia Houyuan and others took a breath, the symptoms of altitude sickness gradually disappeared.

For Xia Houyuan and others, of course they did not understand the reason for this and could only attribute it to the gods.

There are mountain gods and beasts in the mountains.

This is not just a similar legend in one place, but everywhere.

Mountain gods are either famous or unknown, just called mountain gods, but they all have the magical power to move mountains. If you don't want certain people to leave the mountains, then those people will never be able to leave.

So Xia Houyuan thought that their behavior disturbed the mountain god...

Wasn't the sound Xia Houyuan heard in the mountains just the dissatisfied mutterings of the mountain god who was disturbed from his sleep?

Isn't it natural for someone to be punished for disturbing the mountain god?

Xia Houyuan immediately ordered the entire army to stop, then beheaded three horses as offerings to the mountain god, and worshiped them devoutly.

Sure enough, after the sacrifice, all the pain disappeared!

Standing on the mountain peak, Xia Houyuan worshiped respectfully again and again, and then slowly retreated.

Although it took a few days, Xia Houyuan felt it was worth it.

I was still a little worried at first, but now I have completely calmed down.

Having received the blessing of the mountain god and being freed from endless pain, doesn't this prove that I have a bright future during this trip?

"We are protected by the mountain god!" Xia Houyuan shouted loudly, "This battle will be won!" 』

The soldiers of Cao's army also shouted together, and the morale that had collapsed miraculously came back again. At this moment, they all felt the blessings of the gods in their hearts, and the pain that originally plagued them seemed to have disappeared...

Therefore, they became more and more convinced that they could succeed and gain supreme glory, just like the knights galloping towards the windmill, heading straight for the East Wall!

The main reason why Sneak Attack is regarded as a classic is that it is rare.

If you want to become a classic, you must possess many innate conditions, and luck is an indispensable main factor.

Surprise attacks will only be used when Xiaobo is strong, when his troops are not superior, and when his troops are at a disadvantage, surprise attacks will be used. Otherwise, no real general will entrust his hope of victory to God.

This time, Xia Houyuan more or less handed himself over to God.

After rushing out of Wangwu Mountain, Xia Houyuan felt that he had really been protected by the gods and mountain gods...

The land near Wangwu Mountain was not considered fertile farmland, so there were no large villages. The people in these sporadic villages looked at Xia Houyuan and others in horror.

Facing the frightened eyes in these villages, Xia Houyuan remained silent, and then waved his arms.

The soldiers of Cao's army roared and rushed towards the village as if they had seen a jackal of flesh and blood.

This kind of thing doesn't even require Xia Houyuan to explain anything specifically.

This is not the first time Cao Jun has done something like this.

The concept of friend and foe has become very confusing after the Shandong Jujube Alliance. What was an ally yesterday may be an enemy today, and what is an enemy today may be an ally tomorrow.

After Han Fu fell, more and more people died under the sword of their own people.

This was the first village Xia Houyuan encountered after coming out of the mountains.

Cao's soldiers were exhausted, so they must have a good "rest" in this village.

These Hedong people are also Han people.

Same skin, same black hair, same eyes, same language.

But now he has become a different person.

enemy.

Why do people kill each other? Because everyone wants to be the only one who is the best.

Can we not kill each other?

Can't.

People in the village would not give Xia Houyuan food, nor would they keep Xia Houyuan's secrets secret. So no matter from which point of view, Xia Houyuan will kill everyone in this village, regardless of men, women, old or young.

Moreover, Xia Houyuan had to send people to explore the surrounding situation before he would launch an attack on Hedong to help Cao Cao win the final victory and clear all obstacles.

Before launching the final attack, Xia Houyuan must maintain a certain degree of concealment, and the price of this concealment is the lives of everyone in the village.

Perhaps there is also the life of everyone in the next village, until Xia Houyuan's troops are discovered or he appears on his own initiative.

I don’t know whether people have changed the way of war, or whether the way of war has changed people. I don’t know whether it is the human nature that is difficult to eradicate, or whether people simply don’t want to eradicate the animal nature.

Some people praise war, some eulogize war, and some look forward to war, but these people have certainly never experienced war. When these people become innocent people who were killed indiscriminately in the war, I wonder if these people can continue to praise, sing and look forward to the war?

Cao Jun's soldiers rushed into this small village like wild beasts, and then screams and cries suddenly sounded.

"I don't have a choice. Xia Houyuan leaned on his sword and seemed to be saying to himself and the people in this village, "We have no choice." To conquer is to kill. If killing cannot make them surrender, then they need to continue killing, without exception since ancient times. 』

"So, I'm right!" Xia Houyuan took a deep breath and said, "Let them move faster!" Don't just kill people! The important thing is to collect food and grass! In addition, scouts are traveling around! Don't let anyone get away! 』

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…

Sima Yi set out to search for evidence of crime on a grand scale, just to force the guys who usually hide inside to come out.

Otherwise, it will take some time to trace them one by one.

There are people from Wensi in Hedong, but it is unrealistic to say that they are dotted like the street offices of later generations.

Most of the important county towns and a few rural nodes are covered by Wensi, but those smaller villages and private manors are difficult to penetrate. Even if they really send people there, they will be of little use for a while.

The entire village belongs to a large private family, almost like a private property, and any stranger is as conspicuous as a firefly in a pile of coal.

Even if it is not a private estate, there are dozens or dozens of households in scattered villages, and almost everyone knows everyone.

Any unfamiliar face will arouse the vigilance of the people in the village.

In the era of low productivity, the village was a simple agricultural mutual insurance society, because no one could be sure when his or her family would encounter an accident. If the relationship with other village households was not good, it would be equivalent to cutting off one's own future. If anything happens, the family's weak ability to resist will not be able to survive.

In such an environment, the centripetal force within the village is very strong, just like when a herd of bison is attacked by wild beasts, the strong bulls will be in the outer circle to protect the old and young in the inner circle without special instructions. Behavior is the same as a survival instinct.

And this instinct makes it difficult for Wensi to penetrate, and even inspections are somewhat helpless. After all, there is an old saying in China, "Family scandals should not be made public." Many conflicts between farmers are resolved privately, and they will not go to inspections even if they are not contacted. Go to court.

These old habits and the old administrative structure have now become a problem for Sima Yi.

"strangeness. 』

Sima Yi looked at the map and frowned.

Sima Yi, who just ate a chicken, obviously had a huge appetite and was not satisfied.

In the past few days, Sima Yi was like a predator busy on the spider web. He would kill the moths and insects that touched the spider web on the spot, or tie them up and drag them to his nest to eat them slowly...

Xun Chen couldn't move, and Huang Cheng couldn't move, so the only one who showed his face outside was Sima Yi.

Inciting hatred and stirring up trouble, lest Hedong remain in chaos.

Of course, this was also Sima Yi's original intention. If he didn't move more, how could he get more merit?

If you don't first establish your authority, how can you show your virtue?

Sima Yi seemed to be very busy running around here and there, just to let the people in Hedong see that this was the only mobile force left in Hedong...

"Brother," Sima Fu was still somewhat immersed in the pleasure of destroying his opponent, "Who is next?" 』

"How can you enjoy killing dolphins and dogs?" ” Sima Yi raised his eyes from the map and glanced at Sima Fu, “For the joy of hunting, you should count tigers and leopards...”

"This..." Sima Fu rolled his eyes twice, "Isn't this Bei Qu already..."

"In the northern bend, there is only one chicken..."

Sima Yi flicked his sleeves. If he had a fan or something in his hand, his bearing would be the best.

Sima Fu also smiled at first, but after a while, looking at Sima Yi's face, Sima Fu's smile slowly faded away.

"Brother, what's wrong? ” asked Sima Fu.

Sima Yi pondered, "Do you still remember the Xiahou of Zhiguan?" 』

Sima Yi wanted to hunt, but he didn't want to let himself become the prey.

Wangwushan is not big, but it cannot be said to be small either. There are many peaks in Wangwu Mountain, and naturally there are also many valleys and trails. Sima Yi couldn't be sure where Xia Houyuan would get out of, but normally, as long as he got out, he would be discovered...

The problem is that Sima Yi has not received the alert now.

Calculate the time, it should be almost there, why is there no alarm?

Sima Yi had a headache.

"Why don't you... ask Xun Changshi to ask for some scouts?" ” Sima Fu suggested.

Sima Yi pondered for a moment, "That's inappropriate." hold on……"

He had to pretend that he didn't know that prey was coming. If he searched with great fanfare, he might be able to find Xiahou, but what if it had the opposite effect and scared Xiahou away?

But why didn't Xia Hou show up?

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…

Under Fei Qian's rule, there were areas with good development, but there were also areas with slow development.

As a government official, there are often many things to consider, but as a wealthy country squire, you often only consider your own family.

Therefore, the government offices at the county and township levels formed by the gentry class are often inherently incomplete. The government established by these gentry class has never thought about letting the people live a better life, but is thinking about how to ensure that they can live a better life. It is not thinking about how to develop the place, but thinking about how to develop the place. How can I keep my family growing...

This kind of putting the cart before the horse has put the government model in the Hedong area in a very lagging state for a long time.

To say that these officials are corrupt does not mean that they have much value, because the economy in these areas is very poor, with no commercial circulation and no industrial and real estate industries. Therefore, if they are really corrupt, they will only produce low-value agricultural products. On the whole, it is Corruption money is far lower than in other highly developed areas.

But what's interesting is that the officials in these areas didn't care at all and were quite complacent, saying that their rule was safe and stable. Indeed, if there is no good political performance, only the four words "Anping is stable" can be used to write some articles. For example, the two words "Anping" can be used to write a book or something...

But I didn't expect that Xia Houyuan's arrival would give these officials who claimed to have "safe and stable" rule a heavy slap in the face!

After all, Xia Houyuan's troops would not be able to carry out various tactics in an orderly manner like the elite special forces of later generations. Even if Xia Houyuan issued an order not to leak information and to massacre villages, some fish would inevitably slip through the net.

The people who were lucky enough to escape reported the information to the local government...

Initially, the delivery of information was biased.

"Is there a thief?" 』

asked the subordinate official.

That's right, the first people to come into contact with this kind of thing are often subordinate staff.

Subordinate officials are generally not within the system.

The ninth-rank sesame official is still an official, and the subordinate staff is not even the ninth-rank official.

Of course, there was no concept of nine ranks in the Han Dynasty, but subordinate officials were still subordinate officials. The vast majority of subordinate officials would be stuck in the official position for their entire lives. They watched the officials above them change from one post to another, but they just couldn't get up. go!

But these subordinate officials are the key link for local government to manage the local area.

For collecting taxes, maintaining public order, and issuing orders, ordinary people generally cannot see the county magistrate. They can only come into contact with these subordinate officials.

The power of subordinate officials is not great, and they are nothing outside the area under their jurisdiction. But this subordinate official, who is as big as a fart, can form a parasitic and symbiotic mixture with the county prince, and has controlled the local political power of the Chinese feudal dynasty for thousands of years.

"Thieves?" Did you read that correctly? ” The subordinate official frowned and said, “In this season, the weather is freezing. How come there is a thief suddenly? 』

The subordinate official did not want to believe the truth.

Even if I know in my heart that this is a fact, I still don't want to "believe" it, because if I "believe it" it will become very troublesome.

Most subordinate staff have no room for advancement. These subordinates are gloves, urinals, brooms, and moving tools. But who will give the tools how much respect? It has always been a tradition to throw it away when you are done using it.

Therefore, it is not a good choice for subordinate staff to do their duty.

Doing his job means he has to fight a lot of people.

The people below were dissatisfied because the conscientious subordinate officials had taken away the tax calculations and could not delay or adapt. Therefore, the people would scold such subordinate officials as inhumane and cruel.

The officials above are also dissatisfied, because subordinates who do their job well will bring more things to deal with and cannot be carefree or pretend not to know. Therefore, officials will hate such subordinates who do not know how to advance or retreat and are looking for trouble.

Therefore, people in the subordinate level who perform their duties will be killed quickly.

Then the subordinates understood that it was not cost-effective for them to stay clean, because no matter how honest they were, they would not get any honors. At the same time, it was also not cost-effective to be diligent, because there was no room for promotion, no matter how hard they worked. invalid.

Therefore, it is most cost-effective to cheat and cheat.

People can have poems and dreams, but salted fish and gruel are the only things that can fill their stomachs.

As a result, subordinate officials naturally became more and more cunning.

Whose fault is this?

When faced with information about a "thief", subordinates have two choices. One is to report it immediately, the other is to delay the report or not report it at all. Obviously, choosing to delay reporting or not reporting is in line with immediate interests.

The villagers' descriptions are unclear and impossible to make clear.

Do you expect a villager who can't even count and is confused if he counts more than ten to be able to clearly express the difference between Cao's army and the rebels?

So when subordinates report, are they also so unclear?

So if he wants to know clearly, it means that he needs to investigate and understand, so who should he ask to do it for him? If they were just bandits who would naturally flee after looting, what would be the use of him going now to collect the corpses of the people? Will the government reimburse the money for collecting the body? If he didn't collect the body, what would he do there? Waiting to be scolded and beaten? When people suffer, they always look for someone to vent their anger on...

"Yes, it's a thief!" 』The villagers naturally hope that the subordinate officials can lead a large team of people to rescue people now.

"impossible! you are lying! ” The subordinate official was furious, swung his hands, frowned, and glared, “How can there be thieves and bandits in this bright world?” The hussar is so benevolent and virtuous, how can someone do evil things? You are smearing the Qiusi and humiliating the big man! Someone is coming! Lock up this man with ulterior motives! 』

The elder He He who was on the side rushed up, pushed down and covered his mouth, and tied up a dragon. He was very skillful.

After watching the villager being dragged down, another subordinate official who was watching the show came over.

"I said, this... if it comes true..."

"What is it really?" 』

"You know……"

"I have no idea……"

"That's okay, I don't know either..."

"You'd better not know..."

"Don't worry, I don't know anything, I don't know, I don't understand..."

"This is naturally the best..."

The voice fades.

The two walked away.

Ah, another peaceful day.

Be happy and well.

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