Weird Three Kingdoms

The night in the Western Regions is lonely.

Zhang Liao sat by the bonfire, the light and shadow on his face looming.

Different from later generations of anime, or other movies and TV shows, big men don't wear cosmetics, and wind and frost will leave imprints on people's faces and hands, and will also be precipitated under light and shadow.

It had been a long time since no one had spoken.

The bonfire crackled.

In the distance, there seemed to be wolves howling in the wilderness.

Since the forward scouts passed back Lu Buyi's situation in Kucha, no one spoke again.

Zhang Liao didn't want to say anything, and the others didn't know what to say. They walked silently, camped silently, cooked supper in silence, and listened to the howling night wind and howling wolves in silence.

Everything was beyond their expectations!
Lu Bu actually hit Kucha?Lu Bu not only beat Qiucha, but also wiped out the King City of Qiucha!Not only that, Lu Bu also killed the monks in Kucha, pushed down the Buddha statue, and cut off the Buddha's head...

This kind of behavior has brought about a strong backlash. Not only the people of Kucha are resisting, but even the states in other regions, such as the Shache area, seem to be secretly gathering to fight against Lu Bu.

This is a terrible thing.

What's even more frightening is that Lu Bu doesn't seem to care about all of this.

Lu Bu just killed people, killed more people, killed everyone who stood in his way...

These unimaginable news jumped out of the mouths of the forward scouts one after another.And the group, including Zhang Liao, almost seemed to have lost the ability to speak when faced with so many shocking news at once.

Especially Zhang Liao.

Lu Bu was no longer what Zhang Liao had imagined.

kill.

Lu Bu used to kill Hu people in the Northland and Jiuyuan, but at that time, Lu Bu only killed those Hu people who went to Han to burn, kill and loot. On weekdays, if he met ordinary Hu people in the grassland and desert , Lv Bu doesn't know how to fight, and even eats with them, shepherds sheep, races horses, and competes with them...

And now, it's just killing people.

Kill the Kucha people, saying that the Kucha people have rebelled.

Killing the monks is said to be the monks bewitching the people.

Even Buddha statues were pushed down to the ground, and their heads were beheaded to kill once.What can a Buddha statue do?Clay sculptures, stone carvings, neither bite nor scream...

Lu Bu seems to have been completely confused.

Lu Bu didn't seem to know what such behavior meant.

Lu Bu seems to have lost the judgment that a general should possess.

Killing people can stabilize the place?

Killing people will bring great achievements?

If this is the case, it would not have been the Yanhuang Alliance in ancient times, but Chi You should have dominated it.

The surrounding area is very quiet.

It was so quiet that everyone's heavy breathing and rapid heartbeat could be heard.

In such an extremely depressing silence, with every crackling sound of the bonfire burning, mixed with the occasional snorting of war horses, Zhang Liao looked at the guards around him, and said in a low voice, "The Governor of the Western Regions, this is not what it used to be." Than...someone made a mistake, trying to dissuade him may not be effective...』

The guard beside Zhang Liao nodded and looked at Zhang Liao.

Most of them didn't have any special ideas, they just knew to follow Zhang Liao, listen to Zhang Liao's orders, and protect Zhang Liao.There are also a small number of people who have some ideas, but most of the time, their ideas are not important, except for the moment when even Zhang Liao himself is a little confused.

"I want to hear your thoughts..." Zhang Liao said.

Zhang Liao hesitated.

All the fearless people in history have a fear of death behind them.It is human nature to be afraid of death, failure, and the unknown.Analyzing the pros and cons and weighing the pros and cons is the basis of most people's behavior except the reckless.

Before Zhang Liao came to the Western Regions, he thought that Lu Bu's problem was not too big. It might be due to poor communication, being deceived by Wei Xu in the Western Regions, or some other carelessness. After all, Lu Bu's character is like this. From being a chief secretary to today's chief protector, he is impulsive, irritable, soft-hearted, and uninitiated, almost occupying most aspects of Lu Bu's personality.Therefore, at first Zhang Liao felt that he still had a chance to persuade Lv Bu to come back. As long as he came to Lv Bu, talked about the past, recounted the friendship, and communicated well between Fei Qian and Lv Bu, perhaps this disaster could be avoided. Disappeared.

But when he arrived in Xihai City, Zhang Liao discovered that things had actually deteriorated.Rotten officials have eaten up the Western Regions like moths, and greedy generals have ruined the original reputation.Lu Bu, the governor of the Western Regions, seemed to be sitting on a throne of bones that could collapse at any time. It looked huge, but it was actually rotten.

This was beyond Zhang Liao's surprise, but Zhang Liao still felt that there might be a glimmer of life, for Huqi, for Lu Bu, and for himself...

But now, after Zhang Liao received the news sent back by the forward scouts, Zhang Liao couldn't even see this ray of life.

fight...

Yes, fighting is indeed important, but endless fighting will only lead to perdition.

The army is very important, but only the army, the country without construction is very fragile, without any self-regeneration ability, as long as there is a small wound, it will eventually bleed to death because it cannot be healed.

Therefore, it is no problem for Lu Bu to kill horse thieves, rebels, and enemies, but he cannot point the butcher knife at ordinary people.

Even if it is sophistry, false claims, or nonsense that these people are thieves when they get on their horses, so they must be killed before they get on their horses...

It's like grabbing someone at random on the street, condemning him, and saying that he will be guilty in the future, so he should be beheaded.

Can all people really guarantee that they will not do wrong things in this life?If the answer is no, then it is natural to kill.If the answer is yes, then he is lying and killing him.

This kind of random massacre of civilians, no matter what era it is in, is disgusting and indignant, and will even trigger large-scale resistance.

Because this kind of behavior is very absurd, and naturally violates the foundation of all orders.

And once there is no order, where is even the Great Guardian of the Western Regions established as the image of the defender of order?Where is the guard?
The guardian of the Western Regions is a banner of the great man!

Now Lu Bu is almost destroying this side of the flag. Even if the hussars send people to rebuild and erect the flag again in the future, it will inevitably be more difficult, more troublesome, and more expensive.

Zhang Liao exhaled, and said in a deep voice, "We have already made a move in Xihai City, if we catch up with the General Protector... what do you think?" 』

Most of the guards knew what Zhang Liao meant.

Everyone's heart suddenly tightened.

However, no one was swayed by it.They are Zhang Liao's guards, Zhang Liao's sword, and Zhang Liao's shield.So they all looked at Zhang Liao, and didn't answer this seemingly complicated but also simple question.

"All two. 』

"Subordinates are here!" ’ Quan Er straightened up and replied.

"what are you thinking? 』

"Everything obeys the command of the general!" 』

Zhang Liao nodded, then turned to ask another person, "Sun Laosan, what about you?" 』

"I also obey all the orders of the general!" 』

"Han Zheng? 』

"Subordinates, subordinates have no idea, what the master says, subordinates will do. 』

Seeing that Zhang Liao's eyes turned to him, the guard beside Han Zheng said in a deep voice, "We all obey the command of the general, and everything is obeyed by the general!" 』

Zhang Liao smiled, then shook his head, "This is the biggest problem..."

"ah? 』All the guards were stunned, looking at each other, and went inside if they didn't understand.

Zhang Liao lowered his eyes, watching the lights and shadows of the bonfire dancing under his feet, either facing himself or the guards around him, "You are my guards, of course you listen to me, it seems that there is no problem...then Of course, the guards of the Great Duty listen to the Duchess... the guards of the hussars also listen to the hussars... Of course there is no problem, the guards of the Dadu can't listen to me... Haha...』

Zhang Liao laughed twice, and the surrounding guards also laughed inexplicably, but they still couldn't quite understand what Zhang Liao meant.

Zhang Liao withdrew his smile and said, "A person can't do too many things. After all, a person only has twelve hours a day... This is what Huqi said. If you want to achieve great things, you must have more people. Working together to do something... It's like building a house. If only one person builds a wooden house, it may take a year, but for ten people, it may only take one month. If it is 100 people, it may only take one day, or even It's been a long time... This is what the hussars call "unity"...』

Taking building a house as an example, all the guards could understand and nodded.

"But what if...the people who came to build the house were divided into two groups, one group said to start from the left side of the house first, and the other group said to start from the right side?" Zhang Liao said slowly, "The person who wants to build from the left only listens to the leader on the left, and the one on the right only listens to the one on the right. Both sides have reasons... Then how to build this house?" 』

The guards froze for a moment.

Han Zheng hesitated for a moment, "Let the owner of the house choose from the left or the right?" 』

"The owner of the house said to build from the foundation. 』Zhang Liao smiled, but the smile was a bit bitter.

"..." All the guards looked at each other.

Han Zheng guessed some of Zhang Liao's intentions, and said, "General, you mean... the Western Regions?"Are you building a house too? 』

"Um. Zhang Liao nodded and took a deep breath, "I know that some of you once had some friendship with the subordinates of the Chief Protector..."

Zhang Liao's guards were also with the guards of Lu Bu Gao Shun and others when they were in Luoyang. Although they were damaged and supplemented later, some of them knew Lu Bu and were with Lu Bu's guards. More or less friendship.

It's like the friendship between Zhang Liao and Lu Bu.

Zhang Liao looked around, "But friendship belongs to friendship. Now... the general guard is obviously not doing things according to the orders of the hussars... so... so when you really need to raise your swords and guns to your old friends... you will obey my general orders what? 』

The guards including Han Zheng suddenly turned pale. They didn't expect Zhang Liao to say that.

Zhang Liao brought a scepter, not a Yue.

The scepter can be used to kill officials below a thousand stones first, and the official rank of Da Duhu is two thousand stones.

Only hussars have Jieyue, so hussars can seal officials with two thousand shi, which is no problem, but Zhang Liao can't.

The guards did not expect Zhang Liao to say this at all.They never imagined what they should say and do in this situation...

Old friends may no longer sit together.

Han Zheng tensed his face and straightened his waist. He swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva, but still didn't know how to answer.He secretly looked at Quan Er and the others, but to his disappointment, these people didn't seem to have any answers.Han Zheng tried to look at Zhang Liao's face, looking for an answer from Zhang Liao's face, but he found that Zhang Liao's face was like a wooden sculpture of clay, as indifferent as the Gobi beach in the Western Regions. A thick layer of sludge and dust, like a mud shell, concealed all the expressions on Zhang Liao's face.

Zhang Liao drooped his lower eyelids, lowered his eyes, and stayed on a stone in front of him. He seemed to be very interested in this stone suddenly, watching the shadow of the stone grow or shorten, left or right under the swaying of the campfire.

Sun Laosan coughed, and seemed to have made a choice not too long ago, "Subordinate, naturally the only one who will follow the lead..."

Zhang Liao raised his head, without any expression on his face, neither nodded to confirm Sun Laosan's decision, nor commented on Sun Laosan's statement, his eyes moved slowly but firmly to Quan Er's face.Zhang Liao didn't speak, but looked at Quan Er with a very calm look.

Not only the houses in the Western Regions, but also a group of people on the left and a group on the right, even Zhang Liao's own guards were actually divided into several groups.

Zhang Liao's own relatives, such as members of the Zhang clan like Zhang Chen who had been killed in battle, had come here one after another in the past few years, and they were considered to be the group most closely related to Zhang Liao.

The second-class people are a group of people who were recruited in the Heluo area in the early days. There are Bingzhou people and Xiliang people. They can be regarded as the guards of the older generation.

Sun Laosan, Zhang Liao expanded in Hanzhong, spent a relatively short time with Zhang Liao, and didn't have much affection with Lu Bu, so he can be regarded as a new generation of Zhang Liao's guards.

Han Zhengze is different again. He has nothing to do with the so-called old and new. He is from Xiliang in Longyou. He has read books and scriptures, and knows some arithmetic, so what he represents is relatively knowledge. The group with a higher level and a relatively better background...

Han Zheng didn't look at Zhang Liao, he lowered his head and said, "The guardian of the capital was appointed by the hussars himself. If the general does not have an order from the hussars... After all, the guardian of the capital can decide the advance and retreat of the Western Regions army... General, if Using this to accuse the chief protector, the chief protector and his subordinates probably won’t listen to the general...』

"Yes, the Grand Protector does have the authority to command the generals of the Western Regions..." Zhang Liao nodded and said, "But what I want to pursue is not this..."

Han Zheng fell silent, and said after a long time, "General... those officials in Xihai City... after all, they are not the same as Da Du Hu... really different... If one day in the future... General, you will also be in the position of Da Du Hu ...'

Zhang Liao was not angry, he nodded, "I know...so when I killed those officials in Xihai City, I didn't hesitate, but now I hesitate... This is not a good thing, and it can even be said that the For 400 years, this is not a good thing...』

Zhang Liao was talking, but his tone gradually became heavy, as if the night wind was howling on the four fields, "I really can just take a walk like this, just take a walk, and then meet Da Duhu... no , I don’t even need to meet... Most guards may not embarrass me in the past friendship, and then I can go back to Chang’an to report that there is nothing I can do, just let the hussars take action... In this way, I don’t need to bear the burden There is no need to take too many risks for the crime of "authorized homicide"... Isn't that great?But I can't... can't! 』

Zhang Liao's voice rose, bringing out a faint anger, rising like a flame, "I must go there myself!"I need to see if it's the Chief Protector...or this damn Wei Xu! 』

"Wei Xu!Shuzi! Zhang Liao called Wei Xu by first and last name, obviously unable to suppress his anger, "What kind of thing is he, Wei Xu?" !In Xihai City, other than arrogance and domineering, other than greedy for credit, other than cheating and lying, other than corrupting money, what did he do in Xihai City?What good did he do in the West Sea?What good deeds did they do in the Western Regions? 』

Zhang Liao said angrily, his eyes were burning with anger, "I need to bring Wei Xu's crimes collected by Supervisor Zhang to the Chief Protector!"Let the chief protector know how many evil things this Wei Xu has done behind his back! 』

"No matter what the chief guard is like..." Zhang Liao glanced at the guards, "I will deal with Wei Xu first!"Even if this will make the guardian dissatisfied, I must deal with Wei Xu first! 』

Zhang Liao said so, but he also knew in his heart that without Lu Bu's acquiescence, Wei Xu might not have been able to do such a disgusting thing, but this was Lu Bu's only way out.A strong man cuts off his wrist, puts down his sword and gun, and returns to Sangtian. It may not be impossible for him to die.The blame can only be borne by Wei Xu, and it can only be attributed to Wei Xu's level. If it falls on Lu Bu, the trouble will be big.

Zhang Liao didn't want Lu Bu to go the wrong way again.

Lu Bu took the wrong path before, and there are other paths to take...

After all, Lu Bu was still young back then, and there was still a chance of trial and error, but now Lu Bu is no longer young, and there is no chance of trial and error.Now on Lu Bu, not only the general guard of the Western Regions, but also more...

Including involving Zhang Liao himself.

Therefore, if we can control all the problems on Wei Xu, maybe there is still salvation.

Zhang Liao sincerely hoped that this could be the case.

Quan Er looked at Han Zheng, then at Sun Laosan, "We all listen to the general..."

Sun Laosan nodded and said, "That's right, listen to the general!" 』

Han Zheng was silent for a while, then said, "General, we all listen to you... But if we say, in case... everyone will protect him..."

Zhang Liao breathed out, fell silent, and said in an indescribably heavy tone after a long time, "That's really bad..."