Weird Three Kingdoms

Fei Qian's sense of direction undoubtedly surpassed that of all Han Dynasty people, but even so, Fei Qian had a concept of a map of China in his mind and a general understanding of the world map. After entering the Western Regions, he would still feel It is difficult to distinguish between east, west, north and south.

It’s not that it’s really hard to tell the difference between south, east and north. After all, the simple sun rises and falls, and the general location is clear, but it has to be connected with the relevant map in the mind, which is almost a transformation from two-dimensional to three-dimensional.

When Fei Qian's troops arrived at a small town with a long name in Shanshan, the Shanshan officials in the small town led people to kowtow outside the city to surrender.

The little prince Lou Shan kowtowed in front of Fei Qian, then rushed forward with a yelp, kicked the guard of the small town, or a gray-haired old man, the local official of Shanshan, to the ground, and then Punch and kick.

There was no resistance.

He just instinctively protected his vitals.

Even though he was kicked on the face by the little prince, he did not cry or scream, but silently endured the little prince's anger like a sandbag.

Fei Qian was not interested in participating in the grievances between the little prince and the city guard, but seeing that the little prince didn't intend to use a knife, he could generally guess that it was not a life-and-death enmity. Maybe it was when the little prince fled. Give the little prince the treatment he deserves?

Fei Qian didn't bother to ask.He didn't even bother to pay attention to the little prince's little trick of beating him on the surface but actually doing something.

Fei Qian was looking at this small town with great interest.

Perhaps in later generations, this small city has become a few short walls in the desert, and no one knows what is buried under the yellow sand.

In this era, Loulan, um, the current oasis in Shanshan is not small, and the animals and plants that survived from ancient times still depend on the Cheerchen River for survival.People in Shanshan call this river the Qier River, but perhaps because of the weird pronunciation, Fei Qian always thinks it sounds like "Qieer River"...

This is a small town rebuilt from Han camps.

Because the city was very small, the army could not fully enter the city. Zhang Liao commanded the front army to clean up the surrounding horse thieves, while Tai Shici accompanied Fei Qian to the outside of the city.Shanshan's Jini City is still to the southwest of this small town.

The soldiers were camping, and the sound of the trumpets and the panting and crying of the little prince were mixed together.

That's right, the old man with white beard and white hair didn't cry, but the little prince did, as if the little prince was the one who got beaten.

The translator at the side was intermittently translating the little prince's words, and then Fei Qian understood some general stories between the little prince and the old city guard.The old city guard with white hair and beard was named Al.Of course, this is the first syllable of his name, and there is a long list after that.This old city guard is the cheap old father-in-law of the little prince. I don't know if it should be regarded as the future tense or the past tense.

It's a bit convoluted to say so, but to put it simply, the little prince is a proper template for repenting marriage waste, so maybe it's easy to understand...

So at the moment the little prince beat up the father-in-law who broke the contract, there is something different about it.

Anyway, the Cheerchen River, to be honest, its channel is not very stable, just like the Yellow River likes to change course in the east area, 30 years is too short, just seize the day!
Logically speaking, the old city guard raised his books and went out of the city to surrender, and brought five or six carts of melons, fruits, grain, grass, wine, cattle and sheep, showing his sincerity, but Fei Qian felt that there seemed to be some problems.

For example, these people who followed the city guard to greet them.

It can be seen at a glance, the class level of these people.

This class hierarchy is not simply a gap between the rich and the poor.Because regardless of whether it is ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, as long as there is surplus value occupied by a certain system, there will inevitably be a gap between the rich and the poor.

The political system here in the Western Regions can be said to be in a half-slave and half-feudal state.

The poor remain poor.

Ragged and naked, his whole body can be compared to a Kunlun slave, and there are countless dirt and insects hidden in his messy hair.People are also like insects, or they just kneel down on both sides of the road, with their heads buried in the yellow sand, and they dare not even lift them without orders.Or hide under the shadow of the houses in the distance, in the cracks of the street, take a sneak peek, and then retreat quickly.

Rich people remain rich.

The row of people standing behind the old city guard were naturally relatively wealthy.

It seems that in order to welcome the inspection of Fei Qian, a Han, these people may be officials in the small town, or the local ruling class, and they deliberately put on some Han costumes.Maybe it's been too long since Hanfu, these people have forgotten how to wear it.Some just put a coat over the sheepskin robe, some just wore an embroidered single-color jacket, and some even put the lower jacket that should have been worn as trousers around their necks, and then put the two trouser legs together. As a cuff...

However, among these people, Fei Qian found that not only the old city guards were older, but also the ages of these wealthy families were not young either.At least all above middle age.

Further back, Fei Qian didn't see any young people either.

This is where it gets interesting.

Fei Qian's eyes were slightly cold as he glanced at these people wearing nondescript Han clothing, and then returned to their original appearance, as if everything had changed.

As a guard, Xu Chu followed Fei Qian, his eyes rolling around.

The little prince didn't know whether he was tired from the fight or just calmed down.

The old city guard whose nose was bruised and swollen from the beating simply wiped the blood from his face, then bowed down in front of Fei Qian, "The benevolent general..."

The little prince seemed sad and was still crying...

"etc. ’ Fei Qian stretched out his hand and interrupted him, ‘Who told you that I am merciful? 』

"Well?ah? 』The old city guard was stunned, he didn't know how to answer.

"You brought all these people? ’ Fei Qian asked.

The old castle guard nodded, "Yes, yes, honorable general..."

Fei Qian hummed, then pointed to the beef, sheep, melons and fruits placed outside the city and said, "All these things should be returned. 』

The guard of the old city was stunned, unable to react for a long time, "Honorable general... what... the general means... these are too few, isn't it enough?" 』

Fei Qian laughed, "No, look..."

Fei Qian pointed to those poor people who were huddled in a corner or hiding in the shadows in the distance, "You still have so many poor people...how can I have the nerve to eat?"Didn't you say that I am merciful?Take all these things back, we don't need them!If we need something, I will ask you to buy it... Don't worry, I am an army of benevolence and morality in China, and I will not disturb the local people... Seeing that you are full of blood and dirt, go wash up first Well... let these people go back, all go back... what's the matter, let's talk about it tomorrow...』

Fei Qian waved his hand, ignored the old city guard, led the people back to his camp, and said to Tai Shici with a smile: "Ziyi, why don't you accept laborers' belongings?" 』

Tai Shici glanced back, his eyes were slightly cold, and there was a murderous look in his words, "My lord, is there something wrong with these things?"Such thieves are really brave! 』

Fei Qian nodded, "Maybe, maybe not...but why try?What if it is a poison we are not familiar with...Since horse thieves are arranged...Naturally, it is also possible to poison food and drink...Did you notice just now, these people who came out to welcome...most of them are Chinese Old people are not young and strong... Then where are the young and strong in the city?Or where did he go? 』

Tai Shici gritted his teeth and said: "The thief is not willing to die, he should be punished!" 』

Fei Qian waved his hand and said, "This is normal.There is a record in Zuo Zhuan, "Qin people poisoned the upper class, and many teachers died"... This must be guarded against.Ziyi, killing these people and slaughtering this city is simply a piece of cake... But, maybe they want you and me to slaughter the city... This land of the Western Regions is not the middle land, although it has been more than a hundred years since the Han Dynasty established the capital guard, However, he did not accept his heart to win over his people... Therefore, the law of governing the Western Regions is different from that of the Central Plains.Does Ziyi think so? 』

Although Fei Qian didn't know which layer the Western Regions or Dashi had reached in the poison technology tree, since Huaxia has entered the stage of proficient collection and use of poison, then other places are probably not too different. .

Of course, Fei Qian believed that the few carts of food delivered were most likely not poisoned, but he couldn't tell what happened next...

Instead of taking precautions in the later stage, it is better to reject these things at the beginning, so as not to overturn the Han army in the Western Regions in the future.

As early as the pre-Qin period, there were records of the use of poisons, but they were considered high-end products. Not everyone knew about them, even princes, ministers, etc., but after the Han Dynasty, the use of various plant, animal and mineral poisons has become a reality. Quite mature.

Therefore, in the Han Dynasty, the use of poisons can be said to be very extensive.These mineral poisons that are applied on the surface of food or incorporated into food may not necessarily lose their toxicity in high-temperature cooking, so avoid eating unknown food at random in enemy-occupied areas. Naturally, Fei Qian wants to give Tai Shici first class.

The second lesson is killing people.

In other words, massacre the city.

Taishi Ciliu was thoughtful.

"Prince Shanshan beat the city guard just now..." Fei Qian asked Tai Shici again, "If Lu Fengxian came here, he would see that there were no young and strong people, and he was given cattle and sheep wine, and the soldiers in the army would develop symptoms...Ziyi thought, Fengxian when? 』

Tai Shici frowned, "Tu Zhi? 』

Fei Qian nodded, "Then? 』

Tai Shici was silent for a while, "The Western Regions are in chaos again. 』

Fei Qian nodded and said, "So, Ziyi should know why Shanshan stopped the army with horse bandits." 』

Tai Shici frowned and said: "My lord has far-reaching insight, which is beyond the reach of compassion."The young and strong in this city may be those horse thieves... Therefore, the Shanshan thieves deliberately wanted me to slaughter them?And use this to gather people and horses to fight against the big man? 』

"It's not possible to get together again, but to resist..." Fei Qian squinted and said, "Although there is a war, there must be a killing, but who will be killed?"Is it to kill men, women and children in the Western Regions?Monks and officials?Local surname?Who can kill, who can use, who can communicate, who can make?Those who are rebellious, what is the rebellion?Where is the benevolent person?The country of Shanshan is where Ziyi practiced his skills... Next, what should Ziyi want to do? 』

Tai Shici took a deep breath and made an insignificant contribution to global warming. After pondering for a long time, he had no choice but to surrender, "Please give me some advice, my lord." 』

"It doesn't matter. Fei Qian waved his hand and said, "Ziyi, don't worry...just think about it..."

Although Fei Qian told Tai Shici not to be in a hurry, Tai Shici himself couldn't say that he was really not in a hurry.He knew that following Fei Qian this time was actually following Fei Qian to learn how to govern the Western Regions, how to govern a piece of land that the big man had governed for more than a hundred years, but still hadn't managed it well.

Undoubtedly, the Western Regions should be ruled by those on the side of military commanders. The aggressiveness, determination and ability to control soldiers of military commanders will be relatively stronger than those of the civilian series.

For most of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty, they would subconsciously worship a general who can fight on the battlefield and lead them to victory after victory, rather than a general who only sits in the government office all day long and spends only a year. A civil servant who has not met once or twice can generate much emotion.

This is a natural question and an inevitable choice.It's not that civil servants can't fight wars, or that military generals can't govern the country, but the emphasis is different.In governing an area with relatively more hostility, imperfect order, mixed language, and chaotic writing, force will obviously be more direct, and then some people will be willing to sit down and listen to the communication of the Han people.

Therefore, the order of conquering a region must be that generals go first, followed by civilian officials.

There is only blind massacre, then there will be chaos.

No one likes to live in a world where there is only killing.

Rebellion and riots are the inevitable derivatives of killing.

Continued turmoil will cause the structural collapse of the entire dynasty.The big man has told everyone at the moment with his own experience that simply killing can't solve the problem, and everyone who still has some brains in their heads knows this.Well, that's right, except for the bullshit.

Huangfusong killed so many rebels, so many yellow scarf thieves, killed thousands of miles across the wild, killed the plague, and then the big man was stable?So, in fact, the question Fei Qian asked is similar to the common words of later generations...

"Who is the one who can unite? 』

Then, those who cannot unite are naturally opponents.

In the Western Regions, who should be the object of "unity"?
"The little prince of Shanshan? ”Tai Shici replied subconsciously, but soon he himself denied it, “No.Since the Han Capital Protectorate, it has supported the kings of the Western Regions, but the land of the Western Regions still deviates from the Central Plains of China, and it is difficult to return to their hearts...』

Fei Qian smiled and did not continue to embarrass Tai Shici. Instead, he asked him to go back and arrange military affairs first, and then talk about it the next day.

Tai Shici left in silence.

Xu Chu watched from the side and suddenly said: "My lord, are the available people in the Western Region local officials?" 』

"Um?Zhongkang is not bad," Fei Qian asked in surprise, "but why? 』

Xu Chu chuckled twice, "This subordinate is talkative for a while... But, I feel that the language in the Western Regions is impenetrable... Only these local officials can communicate..."

Fei Qian nodded and said, "Good."Local officials in the Western Regions should be used, but they should not be reused. 』

Xu Chu said: "That's natural, we need to guard against these guys." 』

Fei Qian chuckled twice, "It's not defense, it's substitute."If you can't replace it, how can you prevent it? 』

"for? 』Xu Chu froze for a moment, then seemed to think of something, tilted his head, and remained silent for a while.

Fei Qian patted Xu Chu, "Zhongkang can also think about this matter slowly... But there is something to do first... You sent a few people to keep an eye on that old monk..."

Xu Chu's eyes widened, "Master, this old monk... he still wants to cause trouble?" 』

Fei Qian shook his head, "No, I suspect that someone might use him to make trouble... So, be careful, don't let him die like this, at least not until I need him..."

Fei Qian thought of the monks he saw outside the city.

Faith is a very strange thing.

This is a double-edged sword, but it is still human beings who use this belief in the end.

It's like religion.Most religions are intended to be good, but there are many people who use religion to do evil.

In the expressions of those monks, Fei Qian saw neither sadness nor worry, only calmness, like a dead thing.Then those who don't take their own lives seriously will naturally not take other people's lives seriously.

After all, Buddhism pays attention to reincarnation, maybe these monks already feel that this life is enough, and they are ready to reincarnate in the next life...

Xu Chu nodded with a serious expression, and then went to tell his subordinates to keep a close watch on Busen and the others.

Silent all night.

Fei Qian didn't ask any "lady" to sleep with him, so Xu Chu was of course safer.

After the camp was stationed and took over the defense of the city, Fei Qian led Tai Shici into the small city with its gates open.

There is no doubt that Han people were once stationed here.

Because in many places, whether it is the structure of the house, the tiles covered, or the canals built, there are imprints of the Han people.

But now in most places here, there are no Han people left.The living people were Semu people, Shanshan people, and Qiang people. Fei Qian also saw a few monks who came to greet Bu Sen, but he didn't see any Han people.

Fei Qian watched quietly.

Tai Shici followed, also watching quietly, more seriously than Fei Qian.

Because Tai Shici knew that this was the third class.

When I was young, I didn't take classes seriously, but I was beaten on the palm of my hand. If I don't take classes seriously now...

It will kill people.

Others will die, and so will your own.

Fei Qian stopped and walked, and suddenly stopped in front of the outer wall of a Chinese-style house.

Facing the street entrance, this wall is stacked with stones and smeared with yellow mud. It is a very ordinary earth-stone structure wall, but some patterns painted on the wall attract Fei Qian.

This may have been a wall where the Han people issued announcements, but now it has become a place for graffiti.

Compared with the abstract painting masters of later generations, these "artworks" of today are relatively exquisite.

There are fruit trees, animals, and people that appear in pairs, perhaps in the hope of a good harvest, abundance, and happiness...

There are also some smaller and fatter children, playing and frolicking in the corner...

There is a sun, a curved moon, and some weird-shaped things, which may represent gods in the sky, or something else...

When Fei Qian looked at these paintings, he didn't say a word or ask, he just looked at them.

Tai Shici was also watching.

The old city guard and the others did not dare to step forward to disturb or explain.

"Ziyi. 』Fei Qian tilted his head slightly.

Tai Shici responded.

Fei Qian motioned slightly, and asked Tai Shici, "Seeing this picture, what do you think of it?" 』