Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3520 Avalanche

In the palace, Liu Xie was also awakened from his sleep.

Liu Xie hurriedly put on his cloak, climbed up to the high platform of the imperial palace, and looked outside the palace.

At this moment, he was like a groundhog, sticking his head out of the cave, trying to understand and explore the outside world.

But the night in the Han Dynasty, especially before dawn, is extremely chaotic.

The night sky without photoelectric pollution is full of stars, and under the concentrated light bands is the dark Xu County residential area. Only a slight outline can be seen, but no specific details.

In the distance, from where the sound came from, there was a flickering fire...

But the fire was too far away and too small, so no matter how hard Liu Xie tried, he couldn't see it clearly.

It was like he couldn't see clearly the future direction of the Han Dynasty.

“Huff…Huff…”

The eunuch sent by Liu Xie ran up hurriedly.

Liu Xie was a little anxious, but he held back and did not immediately speak out to urge or ask further questions.

The eunuch took a few breaths and said, "Your Majesty, there are thieves making trouble outside the city!"

"The thieves are causing trouble?" Liu Xie frowned, "Which thieves?"

The eunuch shook his head, "Even the captain of the imperial gate doesn't know either."

The rules of the imperial palace are the same as those of Xu County’s city wall, and even stricter than those of Xu County’s city gate.

Once the palace gates were locked in the evening, they would not be opened until dawn the next day.

Therefore, even if the eunuch wanted to go out to get information, he couldn't go out, and all the information would not be sent to the palace in the first place...

Liu Xie remained silent.

The sound from afar seemed like invisible ripples, spreading over and hitting the palace walls and the platform.

"get rid of……"

"The Son of Heaven..."

Perhaps the huge sound in the distance would become tiny words when it reaches Liu Xie.

Distance can change a lot of things.

"Remember..." Liu Xie suddenly said, "When I was appointed Prime Minister, the whole city was lit up..."

The eunuch looked up with some confusion, not knowing whether he should respond or say anything.

"I still remember the imperial decree at that time..."

Liu Xie smiled and raised his chin slightly.

"The responsibility of the prime minister is to consolidate the country and appoint talented people to maintain the stability of the prefectures and states. The great general of the Han Dynasty controls the military affairs of the seven prefectures of Ji, Yu, Jing, Qing, Xu, You and Yang, and supervises the affairs of the prefectures and the people. Cao, the Marquis of Yecheng, is a man of great virtue, broad-minded and far-sighted, with a great spirit and a great reputation. He has long been known for his great plans and has a benevolent character. He has suppressed the rebels and conquered the rebels..."

"You are a man of integrity, your military achievements are impressive, you are responsible for both internal and external affairs, and you are well respected by the government and the public. You should be removed from your position as general and promoted to prime minister..."

When he finished reading, Liu Xie's voice gradually became weaker, and the last word "Prime Minister" almost came out from between his teeth.

How glorious Cao Cao was at that time!

To celebrate Cao Cao's appointment as prime minister, lights were lit for ten days around Xu County!

Even the firecrackers that are used during the Chinese New Year were distributed directly to ordinary people.

At that time, Liu Xie was also standing on this high platform, looking at the lights all over the city. The twinkling lights illuminated the entire Xu County so brightly that even the stars in the sky were dimmed by the lights.

At that time, the sounds of countless firecrackers in the flames merged into one, like surging waves, hitting the high walls of the palace!

However, at that moment, there was a sound like waves coming from afar, but as far as the eye could see in the city, there was a dead silence. Occasionally, there was a flicker of fire, which was the movement of soldiers, not the lights of the people.

Prime Minister Cao, now you have come to this day!

Liu Xie gritted his teeth secretly.

Liu Xie's gaze turned slightly to his side.

but……

The person who once stood with him on the podium has disappeared.

Many people have disappeared along the way.

For the throne, for the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he lost a lot.

Is it worth it?

Liu Xie was not sure.

Because he didn't know what else he could do with his life besides becoming the emperor?

Up to now, in most cases, he was carried forward by the waves. Even if he occasionally wanted to deviate, he would be quickly pushed back by the bigger waves...

Just like now, after dawn, Liu Xie was also unclear about what he would face.

It was like being caught in an avalanche, with no control over the body.

He once thought that he controlled everything and manipulated everything, but in this chaotic night, Liu Xie once again felt lonely. He could only stand here to greet a new day and a new result.

……

……

In an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

This sentence is often used by later politicians, keyboard warriors, and others as an excuse to exonerate themselves or to criticize others.

In fact, if politicians know there is a risk of avalanche but do not deal with it in time, then it is obviously a problem of the politicians' governance capabilities, rather than blaming the snowflakes. And if keyboard warriors can dare to strike hard and speak out for justice in real life, rather than occupying high positions and pointing fingers on the Internet, then the world will naturally be brighter and less dirty.

The storm in Xu County was like an avalanche.

In this avalanche, the first to fall were the young students from Shandong.

It's like floating snow on top of a thick layer of snow.

It's light and moves when the wind blows.

This is not a problem for the students, it's just that they are still young and have not experienced enough pain or endured the pressure of life.

Among these students, there may be some with impure intentions who want to deceive others for personal gain, but there are also many who are just followers who think that everyone else is doing the same and therefore they are just following the crowd.

There are still many young students who believe that the world is black and white, and that the emperor is deceived by treacherous ministers. Therefore, if there is a problem, the emperor only needs to step up and remove the treacherous ministers, and then the sky will be clear again and the world will be peaceful again. Therefore, these relatively simple-minded people are particularly easy to be instigated to become followers.

Although this type of followers may shout slogans, they may not actually have any personal political needs, nor are they necessarily seeking to gain personal wealth or status. However, one thing that cannot be denied is that these people are somewhat stupid.

Young people all like to make friends.

Before the meal was over and the wine was drunk, they could already call each other brothers.

I can forget what my parents have repeatedly told me, but I can remember what my brother said more clearly than anyone else.

My parents warned me not to get involved or cause trouble, but once my friend called me, I would secretly climb over the wall and follow him.

Parents have raised them for more than ten or twenty years, providing them with food, clothing, shelter and transportation every day, but these young people don’t feel that good. However, if a bowl of wine or a piece of meat is handed to them by a friend or brother they just met two days ago, they will be so grateful as if they have received the sunshine and warmth of the whole world.

In fact, contrary to what these students believe, the constraints from their parents that they hate and resist are precisely their greatest protection, whereas the freedom that their brothers and friends, who drink and eat meat together, like and are excited about, leads these inexperienced students into the abyss of collapse.

The conspirators only wanted their blood and lives, and did not care about their families, parents, and the bright future they might have had. The conspirators just took advantage of their innocence and stupidity, pointed out a path to death for them, and then used wine and meat as bait to make them walk step by step to the underworld.

When death came, these students were unable to react at all...

When Ren Jun arrived with his soldiers, it was the darkest moment before dawn.

The visibility was poor, and Ren Jun had a clear goal, which was to quell the riot, so he shouted once or twice as a routine.

Just like most fools who think that the law does not punish the masses, the students gathered together, stimulated by the wine, also thought that these Cao army soldiers would not dare to do anything to them...

There were also some students who, for unknown reasons, shouted and cursed Cao Cao in the crowd, attributing all the current predicament in Shandong to Cao Cao, and said that no matter what, they would make Cao Cao return power to the emperor and apologize to the world!

These high-sounding words are so inspiring and morale-boosting!

These words of guidance from a high position really meet the psychological needs of these young students!

At this moment, these young students felt the pride of being the only one sober while everyone else was drunk, and the pleasure of pointing out the way forward...

Until Ren Jun impatiently gave the order for the soldiers to go forward and arrest them!

Some of the students in the bamboo forest who understood the situation secretly retreated to the back, while some who were confused were still trying to show that they were just full of passion and enthusiasm to serve the country. At first, the soldiers were still a little restrained, but soon some soldiers had their swords and guns snatched away and then killed...

The smell of blood filled the air, and the situation changed dramatically immediately!

Swords and guns were chopped down, and blood was flowing.

These students immediately scattered and fled. Many were killed directly, while many were chased and jumped into the moat. Only a few survived.

After Ren Jun ordered these soldiers to attack, he felt something was wrong, but he did not stop immediately. After all, in the current situation, there was no way to let go of the wrong people.

So, after the killing was almost complete, Ren Jun and his guards went forward to check, only to find that something was wrong...

Most of the dead and wounded were students. They did not carry any swords or guns, let alone any weapons or armor!

broken!

Ren Jun's heart trembled immediately.

"What are you doing here?!" Ren Jun grabbed the collar of a surviving student and yelled, "Don't you know there's a curfew in the city?! What are you trying to do by blocking the city gate?!"

The student was shivering, his crotch was black, he didn't know if it was blood or feces and urine, "I... I... we are here to write a petition..."

Books on the bus.

Dongfang Shuo did this. There was no paper at that time, so he used three thousand rolls of wooden and bamboo slips, which caused a sensation in the capital.

Therefore, for the students in the Han Dynasty, criticizing some current affairs and writing public petitions to the emperor was not a big problem.

"Then why did you come at this time? !"

Ren Jun still couldn't understand.

If you want to write a letter on the bus, just write it on the bus. Why block the city gate in the middle of the night?

Still clamoring for Cao Cao to step down?

Are you really that brave?

But the student might have been frightened, or he might not have strong expressive ability, and he mumbled for a long time without being able to make himself clear.

Ren Jun was so angry that he found another living person, and only then did he have a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

it's actually really easy.

After getting drunk in the bamboo forest, a group of people started to write political essays. You said a sentence, I added two sentences, and then naturally it became a book.

Everyone felt a sense of participation, and some even felt that they were already the leaders of the Han Dynasty and the rulers of the court. Later, some agitators said that it would be a pity if the policy paper that they had worked so hard on was discarded and covered in dust.

So they started clamoring to get on the bus to write the letter, and some people even said that the book was written by everyone together, so everyone should go together, and when the city gates opened at dawn, the first thing they would do was to go to the palace to write the letter collectively!

There is momentum only when there are many people!

So a bunch of people came...

Because there was a curfew in Xu County, they waited outside the city gate.

Those who were drunk, or pretending to be drunk, would occasionally shout a slogan or two. At first, some people were still worried, but later, as a group of people walked like this and shouted slogans, they naturally became excited and felt that they were omnipotent and could comment on all major events in the world. So more people shouted, and then a whole group of people shouted.

After shouting, I laughed out loud, feeling very capable. Then, when I was about to reach my climax, Ren Jun came. After a few words, a conflict broke out before they even started talking...

"Maid her daughter!"

Ren Jun was furious.

It was just such a small thing, but it ended up with corpses everywhere!

The guards at the city gate were also dumbfounded.

Ren Jun stared at the captain at the city gate.

The captain of the city gate shrank his head and said nothing. He felt that he was not wrong. He should have given a warning if there was any situation. Who asked you, Ren Jun, to start with the big man's Iai Slash? Couldn't you ask a few more questions?

Of course, when shirking responsibility afterwards or making year-end summaries, people can always find some excuses, but during the process of an incident, not everyone can always come up with the best solution like a keyboard warrior.

There are only two paths before Ren Jun now.

One way is to admit that you killed someone wrongly.

Another way is to insist that you are right to kill.

After thinking for a moment, Ren Jun let out a long breath and ordered that all the remaining survivors be killed.

Without victims, there will naturally be no lawsuits.

……

……

On the other side, Cheng Yu found Xun Yu. When the two met, they immediately guessed Cui Yan's strategy.

This is like playing chess. At the beginning, when no one makes a move, no one knows where the other party is going to make the move. Even in the relatively simple Chinese chess, before the pieces are moved, who knows whether this game will be a cannon two-level five or a pawn three-advance one?

But once the move is made, there will probably be some routines to follow.

Previously, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others generally believed that Cui Yan would launch the attack in Xu County. After all, this was the most direct way. It was like the front cannon. If it was not defended, the middle pawn would be easily eaten. Not only would the central defense be passive, but it would also involve problems on the surrounding flanks.

Unexpectedly, Cui Yan bypassed Xu County and went from the outside to the inside!

This caused Xun Yu and Cheng Yu's responses to be somewhat biased...

When the two of them were still discussing what Cui Yan would do next, they heard the report that Ren Jun had "defeated" the "rebel army" outside the city!

Of course, the version reported to Xun Yu was naturally a more detailed one.

When Xun Yu heard this, his expression changed immediately, "How reckless!"

Cheng Yu whispered: "This must be Cui's evil plan!"

Xun Yu glanced at Cheng Yu and sighed, "I was careless..."

Cheng Yu said: "Your Majesty has a lot of things to do..."

Xun Yu waved his hand, interrupting the second half of Cheng Yu's words. Now that things had come to this, the first thing to do was to find a way to deal with it.

Although Ren Jun silenced the witnesses, the most he could do was to leave no evidence, but he could not ensure that there were no flaws.

Because in the Han Dynasty, these students were not poor people like the Americans in later generations who owed student loans and could not pay them back for the rest of their lives. Those who could study had some extra money in their families. In other words, at least they were from poor families.

Killing one or two poor students would be fine, and it wouldn't cause much trouble, but now there are dozens or even hundreds of people!

It is almost foreseeable that this incident will definitely involve the local gentry group in Yingchuan and even the entire Yuzhou!

As for the students in Jizhou...

The two looked at each other and almost instantly decided on the corresponding strategy.

Everything was instigated by the students from Jizhou!

Cheng Yu whispered, "Your Majesty... Cui's son is in prison now..."

Before Cheng Yu finished speaking, his expression changed.

Xun Yu's face also changed, "Order it to be brought here immediately!"

The two of them were just discussing that Cui Yan's move was quite vicious from the outside to the inside, but they didn't think of Cui Qin for a moment. When they wanted to shift the responsibility to Cui Qin, they realized that for Xu County, there is a distinction between inside and outside the city. Similarly, in Xu County, there is also a distinction between inside and outside!

Within the Prime Minister's Mansion and near the court, the Cao family is naturally in control. If they are strictly guarded, there will not be any problems. But what about outside these important departments?

such as……

prison.

When Cheng Yu came again, he found that Cui Qin was dead.

Died in the cell.

Perhaps before he died, he still didn't understand why things turned out like this.

He obviously didn't do anything...

Shouldn't he be holding the gentle Meiji in his arms and enjoying a happy life on the early spring night?

He didn't even know why he was arrested, let alone why someone would want to kill him while he was in prison.

Maybe there will be an answer to this a long time ago, or maybe there will never be an answer.

Destruction from within is often more difficult to guard against than external dangers.

Swords, guns, water and fire, although terrifying, are still tangible things after all, as long as you are prepared in advance, you can resist some of them. However, diseases and disasters in the human body are often silent and difficult to prevent. It is not until the moment of the outbreak that the body realizes that something has gone wrong!

Its daybreak.

The keyboard warriors in Xu County poked their heads out and jumped out to find out what happened last night...

Although Xun Yu and others tried to cover it up, unfortunately, this matter cannot be covered up at all!

Even if Cui's clan hadn't been secretly plotting, those students who died outside the city were not without family and friends. The students who were lucky enough to hide under the moat and not be killed by Ren Jun almost instantly ignited the low pressure that had originally enveloped Xu County!