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Chapter 165 Steep
Zhuo Ran sat up straight, she looked at Nie Hanshan, and said in a slow tone: "You may as well tell me how you plan to hand over Yongzhou to me, the ancient Qiang people will not accept a person with unknown background as the master. "

Nie Hanshan said: "The ancient Qiang people were not as ignorant as you imagined. Do you think that the civil strife in Dayu didn't make sense to these swarms of dogs? Besides, my words have some weight, so you won't be the target of public criticism."

Zhuo Ran withdrew her gaze, and she said, "What does the master need me to do?"

Nie Hanshan shook his head: "Don't worry, I will help you when the time comes. Before that, you should learn about the past of these ancient Qiang people."

"The past?" Zhuo Ran raised her eyes, "The master, the past of the ancient Qiang is nothing more than how they grew from weak to strong, how they discovered during the running-in that in fact they are not limited to living in the west of the Luxi River, and how they did these despicable things. They are all stories without characteristics, what's the use of them?"

"You have a deep prejudice against Gu Qiang." Nie Hanshan sighed, "Zhuo Siye, you shouldn't completely deny Gu Qiang just because of a certain point. They have lived very comfortably in Yongzhou these years. They are not on the battlefield. It will remove its minions, so no matter what, you should not involve these innocent people."

Zhuo Ran sneered: "It's not that I will take revenge. The people of Yongzhou were so innocent back then, didn't they still massacre the city? Since they didn't feel any guilt, and in this troubled world, why did you ask me to sympathize with you?" They? It's not fair to me."

"This is not determined by fairness," Nie Hanshan said in a deep voice, "Zhuo Siye, if you want to sit on the throne, the first thing you need to do is to kill all these unconvincing thoughts. To be a person with the world in mind, you must There has to be pain."

"Who said one must be magnanimous to be an emperor?" Zhuo Ran didn't quite agree, she said, "There is no rule that you must convince people with virtue. If they don't recognize it, I can beat them until they think it. They are all used to describe people who are like exiled immortals. In the past years, whether it was Shang Luoqiu from Beili, Tai Fu Han Congzhong, or Feng Qianshi from Yidong, they all interpreted their loyalty to the fullest. Whether it is death in battle or seclusion, they insist on their own beliefs, but can you guarantee that they are right? In my eyes, it is stupid to always blindly insist on something impossible, I know I If they won't let go of the ten ancient Qiang tribes easily, then naturally there is no possibility of being merciful, others can forget what they did, but I can't."

Nie Hanshan frowned slightly, and Zhuo Ran continued: "The master may not understand why I am so paranoid. You have investigated me, and you must know about my affairs in Gaodu. At that time, I had just arrived in the imperial city, and life in the imperial prison would be worse than death." , I was begging for someone to save me, and at the same time I was thinking of ending myself as soon as possible so that I wouldn’t suffer from these pains, but at that time there were still some people around me who were desperate for me, and I didn’t want to let them down, so I gritted my teeth and persisted, but Later I discovered that these people seemed to approach me with a purpose. The Tai Tuo wanted peace and prosperity, but he was just a weather-beaten dead tree on a lonely rock. He pinned his hope on me, and he must feel that I hate him Wei Xing, this is an excellent handleless blade, it can be so sharp that he can hurt himself. Although it is a bit heartless to say this, it is the truth. We are all poor people who surrender to our long-cherished wishes and benefit from each other. I am grateful, but I am also sad that he should have chosen me to work for him, I was not made to be a good person from the beginning, and I am still not, even though the Taifu has paved so many roads for me."

Nie Hanshan looked at Zhuo Ran: "According to Zhuo Siye, all the true feelings in this world are hypocrisy? You don't trust the people around you too much, so it's hard to win the hearts of the people."

"What's the use of wanting the hearts of the people?" Zhuo Ran smiled, "Although those who speak the words of the hearts of the people win the world, but the same water can carry a boat and capsize it, so what good do I want them for me?"

"I realize that you still don't quite understand what it means to be an emperor." Nie Hanshan said, "Listen to what I told you. Just now I want you to know the past of Gu Qiang, not to let you know how miserable they are. Zhuo Siye You are full of knowledge, and you are a talented woman from Yongzhou. You will not understand these principles, but you must not pretend not to understand them. It is the trend of the times for Gu Qiang to grow from weak to strong. Although there are not many of them, it is important to unite them. In a short period of time, they can Aware of this problem, this is the ability of Agamula from being fragmented to being unified as it is now. He knows that only by uniting with the ancient Qiang can people not be oppressed. If you look at it in a different way, turn Dayu and Gu Qiang upside down. The status of Gu Qiang is low, so they have been threatened and intimidated all the time, and they have to defend themselves all the time. If they don’t want to die, they can only stand up and resist. Isn’t this the same as Dayu today? Gu Qiang can gather quickly because of Agamula’s idea It is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, that's why they are willing to follow, and Guqiang was able to achieve such a state. But now for you, you are the same person as Agamula. What you have to do is to gather the hearts of the people and let everyone look up to you. Only in this way can the arrangement of Yongxin Tu Sanzhou be completed as soon as possible."

"Then you still want me to deal with those ancient Qiang people?"

"Dealing with each other is inevitable." Nie Hanshan said, "Zhuo Siye, isn't the Yongxintu Sanzhou so peaceful on the surface, is it because you want to take this place to drive out the ancient Qiang people? This is not your original intention or a good strategy. Besides, so many are ancient Qiang people, after you kill them, there will be three empty cities."

Zhuo Ran raised his eyebrows: "People's hearts are unpredictable, aren't you afraid that they will turn against us? Master, you know that I will not easily trust them and will not do it easily. If you give me such a suggestion, why not I will do it myself."

"You can't." Nie Hanshan shook his head solemnly, "Zhuo Siye, without my permission, how much trouble do you think you can cause, I tried my best to persuade you, just to let you know that Gu Qiang is not easy to mess with, and neither am I. Easy to talk to. Whatever you want to do, you have to get my consent first. "

Zhuo Ran leaned forward: "Really?"

"You are in Yongzhou now, on my territory, do you dare to do anything?" Nie Hanshan asked back.

Zhuo Ran pulled the corner of her lips.Her eyes froze on a certain place, she was not afraid of Nie Hanshan, and she didn't care about tearing up the face with him. Anyway, the friendship is only these two days, but the only worry is that she can't help Li Xunchuan guard this place.

Gu Qiang attacked Beili, and Dingbeiguan was the only line of defense south of Beili. If the three states of Yongxintu were still in the hands of Nie Hanshan, it would be a worry for Beili.But Zhuo Ran didn't have that kind of boldness. At that time, she barely blamed herself for the death of Yong Niang and Kang Sheng'an. She only felt guilty for a moment when she killed the innocent jailer at 56, but after a long time, she seemed to have nothing too much to do. After experiencing strong feelings, as usual, she would subconsciously tell herself that there was nothing to be sorry for when they died, even though she was the one who killed them.

Zhuo Ran gradually accepted that she was not a good person.She is not without ambition, nor is she without ability. Everything she does has a purpose. She wants to seize the throne not for the sake of the common people. She just wants to pull Yan Chengxuan down, just like she is thinking of killing Li Chengru. , she just wanted revenge, and wanted to see him get the retribution he deserved.

But Zhuo Ran is not a sage, although she knows the things of the ancients, knows the small words in the book, and understands what kind of person is a good minister and loyal bone, the more people she wants to kill, the more bad things she wants to do, the more people she wants to do, the more she wants to do, the more she wants to do, the more she wants to do. Morality runs counter to that.Scholars, talented women, these noble and pure words are like a fleeting breeze, blowing through Zhuo Ran's heart but leaving lightly, leaving only disgust.She hated her own hateful face, but she couldn't help it, she was too good at hiding, but only in front of Li Yuchuan, she would fully reveal it.She doesn't know how others look at her, but Li Yanchuan's eyes are always filled with distress. She believes that Li Yanchuan will not lie to her, and will not think that she is an out-and-out bad person, no matter what she has done.

It can be considered that Li Yuchuan is used to her.Li Xunchuan never talked about Zhuo Ran's hidden surlyness, he would only silently transform them all in his own way, but once he left, the shackles were gone, and Zhuo Ran would reveal his true colors.

She can't control herself, and she doesn't want to.

This was not her fault in the first place. Anyone who accompanied her for a walk would not be able to bear this kind of ups and downs. Maybe no one can persist until now, and they may have become lonely ghosts long ago.

Zhuo Ran didn't want to become so bad, but everyone didn't allow it.She thought a lot, what Nie Hanshan said was not unreasonable, Zhuo Ran looked sideways at Nie Hanshan: "I can listen to you. But, what you said just now is in the past, can you tell me now?"

Nie Hanshan waited for a long time before Zhuo Ran replied, the meaning was obvious, Zhuo Ran could listen to him.Nie Hanshan didn't expect that Zhuo Ran would have such a short time to convince himself. He couldn't help but silently praised in his heart, but his face was calm: "The past of the ancient Qiang is very simple. Has Zhuo Siye read the chronicles of the ancient Qiang?"

Zhuo Ran nodded.Nie Hanshan smiled slightly: "If you have read it, you will forget it. They are different from us. We are at ease by the mountains and rivers, but they live in houses made of stones because they need to move from time to time. , a few built tents. They do not have our trade routes, nor our cultural background. In vulgar words, they are a group of barbarians, but they are not barbarians, just regional influence. They like to wear big robes. There are a lot of silver ornaments hanging on them. To put it bluntly, silver ornaments are weapons. Women always hang some bells or something. The women of Guqiang are not as delicate as Dayu, they can do everything. In fact, they domesticated cattle and sheep at first. The ancient Qiang people lived in the grasslands beside the Cangshan Mountain. They used wool to make felts. They used to wear sheepskins or felts. Now you can see that these ancient Qiang people are dressed in the same way as us. If you don’t look at the body or face The characteristics, you can't tell the difference."

Zhuo Ran knew that they were living well now, and they were all dressed in long robes and short jackets. She was only a little surprised when they first returned to Yongzhou.Zhuo Ran said: "You might as well tell me about Shi Bu."

Nie Hanshan hooked his lips: "Okay. You also know that the Xianling tribe is the main tribe, and Agamula and Baier were born there. Besides Xianling, there are Fengyang, Guanghan, Wubu, Baishi, Yanzhong, Shaodang, Nuruo, Zhenyan and Youxiang, although there are more than ten before, but these are the last ones left. Their tribes are not close, but as long as Mrs. Agemu shouts, they will be able to gather immediately and follow Agamula go, it's not difficult. They have different flags, but they have the same belief. I heard people say that everyone in their tribe is brave and good at fighting. They don't desert soldiers, and the women are not good. I was lucky enough to see their battle scenes. At that time, there was a young girl named Sangena. Her husband was a fierce general of the Nuruo tribe, and the flag was destroyed. , their army retreated steadily, and Sangena refused to listen to his husband's words. He left the battlefield and committed suicide together with his husband when he was about to be captured, which shocked the enemy soldiers present. But in the eyes of the ancient Qiang people, That’s all very normal.”

"The master knows a lot." Zhuo Ran nodded, "However, if you tell me these things, it shouldn't be of much use. If it wasn't for the so-called power and interests, these wars would be unnecessary. Breaking the contract was the best thing they could have gotten, and it backfired."

Nie Hanshan said: "This is not a power struggle. There were civil strife in the ancient Qiang at that time, but I admire their courage, which is completely different from ours."

"Life is the most precious thing, and it should not be thrown away at any time." Zhuo Ran said, "Many things need to be alive to do, so many people are like me, dragging their feet along."

"Don't underestimate yourself," Nie Hanshan said, "Zhuo Siye is now the favorite of everyone, and you don't even think that there are still many people who miss you in Gaodu. At this time, what Zhuo Siye needs to do is to live well and make arrangements, maybe In the future, you will understand the meaning of what I said today, many things are not static, you have to follow your heart."

Zhuo Ran smiled: "The master is really eloquent. I can promise the master, but most of the time I can come by myself, so I don't need the master to bother."

Nie Hanshan turned his eyes and nodded. The carriage stopped in front of Beiyuan. Nie Hanshan raised the curtain to take a look, sighed and said, "Only this kind of place can make me feel extremely relaxed. Zhuo Siye, are you interested in talking with me?" I'll go in."

Seeing him turning around and raising his eyebrows at her, Zhuo Ran smiled, "I've never been to Beiyuan. If the master is willing, I naturally want to go in and learn more."

Nie Hanshan stepped out first: "Then follow me."

Zhuo Ran jumped out of the carriage, Nie Hanshan motioned for people to go back first, shook his clothes and led Zhuo Ran into Beiyuan.Beiyuan pavilions, pavilions, pools and waterside pavilions reflect the best of all kinds of flowers. The girl's powder smell is mixed with the smell of wine, the flower bed bonsai, green bamboo and green vines seem to be unable to conceal the wind and moon. Zhuo Ran is also a person who has entered Wuhualou. This can be regarded as a first-time familiarity and second-time familiarity, which is much more comfortable and indifferent.

Nie Hanshan originally thought that Zhuo Ran was not used to it, but seeing that Zhuo Ran was able to handle it with ease, the Hua Niang Zhuo Ran who rushed forward did not refuse, and symbolically pulled her hand over to look at it carefully.

Zhuo Ran's beauty is not the best, but at any rate she is slightly better than those girls in Gaodu.The beauties in Beiyuan are all stunning beauties recruited by Nie Hanshan from outside. With the addition of powder, daisy and rouge, even Zhuo Ran feels a little inferior. Zhuo Ran doesn't like heavy makeup, but looking at Nie Hanshan's aesthetics, it is really pleasing to the eye .

Nie Hanshan led people to the private room on the second floor, Zhuo Ran chose a flower girl with a red plum flower between her eyebrows to accompany her, Zhuo Ran took the green plum wine handed over by Nie Hanshan, put it in front of her nose and sniffed it gently smell.

"You don't like this smell?" Nie Hanshan drank a glass of wine on his own, and was very comfortable being massaged by the flower girl. He said, "Just tell me what you want, I have everything here."

Zhuo Ran shook her head, put it on the table, and said, "I like it very much. By the way, Master, let me ask rudely, did you kidnap all these girls?"

"Hahaha..." Nie Hanshan laughed loudly, "Look at them, don't they seem to be reluctant? Besides, I'm not that perverted, I just want to make some excuses for myself and let people spread it like this on purpose. Well, they are all homeless people, and I have found something for them to do."

"It's been rumored outside that you are singing and singing every night, so happy," Zhuo Ran said with a smile, "I never thought you would be such a good person."

"Your words are ambiguous." Nie Hanshan said, "Although Beiyuan is a brothel in the sense, it has changed a long time ago. You have stayed in Yongzhou for a while, didn't you find anything?"

Zhuo Ran shook her head: "Didn't you want me not to act rashly and wait for your arrangements? Dare I find anything?"

"Why do you talk like this..." Nie Hanshan said, "The reason why the ancient Qiang was so comfortable was because I was living in it. Do you think I am the only overlord? Yongxintu has been there for so many years, and there is no big deal. The news about this matter went to Gaodu, and I suppressed the news, do you think Gu Qiang has no spare power to manage this place?"

Zhuo Ran frowned: "You mean, is there anyone here that you are afraid of?"

Nie Hanshan looked at Zhuo Ran: "Smart. Have you ever heard of King Hanshan?"

"Isn't that your name?" Zhuo Ran said, "The King of Hanshan is the tyrant of Yongzhou, he says he controls everything, and no one else has a chance to do what they want, why, is there someone else for this King of Hanshan? "

Nie Hanshan smiled coldly: "What's my name? You don't know what's going on in Yuzhou, do you? Although Yuzhou and Tuzhou are a bit far away, there's no way I can control it. It's not me, but the Lord of Yuzhou."

"If Yuzhou is in turmoil, how could Beili and Zhongqu not know about it?" Zhuo Ran frowned, "Master, don't you deliberately divert my attention?"

"Ah Xuan, you go out first." Nie Hanshan told the people around him in a deep voice, he and Zhuo Ran were the only two left in the room, so he told Zhuo Ran these things carefully.

(End of this chapter)