Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 903 Breaking the Cycle
Zhuge Liang was not happy, even though his three-year goal had been achieved, or even overfulfilled, he still couldn't be happy. He wants to expand beyond the Great Wall, but not to increase his merits. He wants to get rid of his old enemies beyond the Great Wall for the big man in this cold winter season, which is rare in a century.

Since the time of Zhu Xia, Zhu Xia and the enemies outside the pass and outside the Great Wall have been fighting each other without stopping. Decades ago, General Duan Jiong defeated the Xianbei people and won a huge victory. How many years later, there will be new enemies outside the Great Wall, maybe they are no longer called Xianbei at that time, but their purpose is still the same.

General Duan's defeat of Xianbei, in Zhuge Liang's view, is no different from General Huo's defeat of the Xiongnu, or even Qin's defeat of Zhurong. , Sometimes, the two sides do not distinguish between each other, and sometimes, one side has the upper hand, but Zhu Xia has a different kind of culture.

All the powerful enemies outside the Great Wall who were defeated by Zhu Xia also became part of Zhu Xia, and brought many good things to Zhu Xia, such as the woolen coat, cotton, and beard that Zhuge Liang wore, and of course, many other things. The food also brought a lot of brave blood to Zhu Xia, such as Lao Qin, who struggled in the northwest, absorbed countless Rong countries, and grew stronger.

However, Zhuge Liang didn't like this kind of cycle to continue reincarnation. Zhuge Liang didn't know whether the big man could repel every strong enemy outside the Great Wall. Then one day, maybe a hundred years later, maybe a thousand years later, the big man will lose the last time, the big man can't afford to lose, and one failure may ruin this thousand-year civilization.

This is exactly what Zhuge Liang is afraid of. He wants to break this cycle of reincarnation, but he has never been able to break this cycle of reincarnation, because the outside of the Great Wall is too big, and Zhu Xia is constantly expanding his domain. The people who have become Zhu Xia have also become Zhu Xia, but the Great Wall is always too big, a powerful enemy that comes and goes like the wind, can be defeated, but cannot be completely wiped out.

The big man has had a powerful king, and he also had the same substantial treasury, but at most he just defeated the most powerful enemy outside the Great Wall. This time, the situation is different. The big man is very powerful, and has never been so powerful in history. A big man can commandeer millions of people without causing too much turmoil to the country. He can always have tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and he can completely defeat any enemy.

The great man has a wise emperor, a group of capable ministers, and the most outstanding generals. Zhuge Liang felt that he should do something, especially in such a cold climate, which is hard to see in thousands of years. It has never been heard that the outside of the Great Wall will become so cold, and even the most cold-resistant barbarians can no longer stand it.

Their horses couldn't run anymore and fell into the snowfield. This period is naturally the era when the big man can do a lot. Then how to solve this kind of reincarnation outside the Great Wall? Zhuge Liang felt that the only way to build these areas The city of the Great Han Dynasty sent officials to govern it, continuously immigrated to fill in the gaps here, so that more and more land became the territory of Zhuxia, and this cycle of reincarnation will be broken.

Zhuge Liang didn't want to destroy them, but to make them Zhuxia.

He will not raise the butcher's knife for no reason, he will hold the spring and autumn in his hands, and spread the principles of the sages of Xia to the whole world. This is what this era should really do. There will be another strong enemy, Zhuge Liang has already seen it very clearly, so he played it like this, because he wants to use millions of people, and also develops beyond the Great Wall, for the sake of future generations, to stop the disaster.

However, he didn't find anyone who could understand him. Even Xun Linggong, the person he always respected, didn't seem to understand his thoughts. He still remembered the letter sent by Xun Linggong. Work hard and mobilize the masses to conquer the barren land? ?

Barren land?Bitter cold place?
Zhuge Liang raised his head slowly, won't this cold winter pass?Could it be that Xizhou and Jiaozhou were not like this in the past?

What disappointed him the most was Sima Yi, who was both his enemy and friend. Could Sima Yi not see through this?Or does it matter nothing to him?Zhuge Liang would accompany these farmers all the time, working together outside the Great Wall, and the crown prince had also come to visit him. During these days, the crown prince had also grown up, with a bit of a military look. However, the most chilling thing for Zhuge Liang was the slaves.

All I did was to create a safe world for future generations, why, why did I use so many slaves, why did I do this? ?He could see the flames of anger erupting in the eyes of those slaves. They were terrified, but they were also terrified. The snow field was covered with their blood. Zhuge Liang was almost sure that these people settled here , The big man found himself an enemy again.

Perhaps the best way is to let them all be buried in this snow field. However, Zhuge Liang looked at those poor people and their frozen tears. He really couldn't give this order. Every time he encouraged himself , Even for the sake of the future descendants of the big men, he must make up his mind to get rid of the hidden dangers of these big men, but when he falls asleep at night, he can see the disappointed face of the master.

"Kong Ming? Did I teach you this?"

"The soldiers of the Three Thousand Valor Battalion, do you still remember?"

"Do you remember that big fish with dragon whiskers?"

Zhuge Liang woke up from the nightmare. On the second day, he lost his determination to give orders. This was not a good thing for Zhuge Liang. The whole day of entanglement, wandering between conscience and homeland made him thinner and thinner. He was getting more and more tired, but he was always on the front line and never fell down. The more disturbed he was, the more he wanted to do more. Perhaps, doing more things for the big man would make him feel more at ease.

As for Sima Yi who caused all this, he hated him to the core. He no longer looked down on this villain, and he was no longer worthy of being his friend.

"Father!" He was helping a farmer carry a log, and when he heard the call, Zhuge Liang turned his head away in a hurry, but it was Zhuge Zhan who had arrived. Zhuge Liang looked at the child with some disappointment. I have high hopes, but Zhuge Zhan is too lazy. No matter what he does, he always thinks about how to relax. If he does things like this, he may not be able to achieve great things, but he is just a little clever.

And Zhuge Zhan thinks very highly of himself, because he is very intelligent since he was a child, and he has no disadvantages, so he is full of confidence in himself. Except for Zhuge Liang, he looks down on everyone. No, maybe he even looks down on Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang subconsciously thought, After several decades, the stupid Yuan Yao will definitely surpass Zhuge Zhan and make a great achievement. At that time, Zhuge Zhan may only be able to help Yuan Yao.

"What's the matter? Are you willing to give up the tent?" Zhuge Liang asked, Zhuge Zhan looked solemn, bowed to his father, and then said: "A document has been sent from the temple. Liu Sikong has passed away. , I am afraid that father is the only Sikong left, and an old minister, who is said to have been in charge of the embroidered clothes messenger, also passed away this year."

"Liu Sikong." Zhuge Liang was taken aback. He didn't have much contact with this person, but he also admired this person. This person is benevolent and courageous. When he first entered the temple, he also visited him Zhuge Liang once helped him, even when he made the law, and suddenly heard that this person passed away, Zhuge Liang felt a sharp pain in his heart.

"Oh," Zhuge Liang sighed.

"Father. The document also said that I hope His Royal Highness can go back."

"What did you say?!?", Zhuge Liang's eyes widened, and he asked suddenly, Zhuge Zhan was taken aback for a moment, his father was so calm in the face of Sikong's death, how could he be so surprised by the act of recalling His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! ?Zhuge Zhan thought about it carefully for a while, but couldn't come up with a general idea, so he could only seriously say: "It is said that the empress misses Her Highness so much, that's why she issued an urgent order to let the prince go back."

"No, no." Zhuge Liang shook his head in a daze, looking terrified. Zhuge Zhan had never seen his father like this before, so Zhuge Liang ordered: "Hurry up and send someone to call His Highness the Crown Prince!", Hearing Zhuge Liang's order, Zhuge Zhan didn't dare to delay, and hastily sent people. Now, the Northern and Southern Army are still outside the Great Wall, and they are still chasing the bandits.

They had thought that Zhuge Liang would oppose their actions, but unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang supported them in conquering the thieves, and gave them a lot of help, and even helped them cover up these things, so that only the emperor would know. They also get along very harmoniously, and many generals respect this unusual important minister very much.

After Zhuge Zhan sent people over, Zhuge Liang had been waiting for His Highness the Crown Prince. After waiting for two days, Hu'er rushed to the new city where Zhuge Liang was located. This place was called Han County, and Hu'er walked into the camp. , still with a smile on his face, he asked: "Mr. Zhuge Ling, if you have any orders, just send someone to say, why call me here?!"

Hu'er was obviously used to the cold here, so he walked into the battalion commander with a smile, and sat in front of Zhuge Liang without restraint.

Zhuge Liang straightened his face and said very seriously: "Your Highness, something serious has happened."

"Huh?" Hu'er was also taken aback by him, and quickly asked, "What happened?"

"I heard that His Royal Highness' teacher Cui Gong is seriously ill, and the emperor wrote a letter, hoping that His Highness can return to Luoyang quickly."

"Ah? Shijun!!", Hu'er has gradually grown up now, and he understood the meaning of death. He jumped up in fright, and rushed out of the camp without asking any further questions.Watching the prince leave, Zhuge Liang shook his head, Cui Gong, I'm sorry, I will apologize to you in person when I return to Luo County.

(End of this chapter)