Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 376 Hope?

Abandoning Zhang He who was almost petrified, Liu Xie walked in front of the captured black bandits again.This time, he didn't play big cards at all, not only let the trapped camps surround him, but also let the generals of the Han Dynasty follow him to protect him.

For generals like Zhang He, it was useless to kill him.But these black bandits are different, even if they kill themselves, it is useless.But at least, you can relieve the hatred in your heart.After all, these people are all thieves who have been harmed by the troubled times and their lives are lower than grass.

Since they are thieves, they don't need to consider the general trend of the world.Repaying the crown for a moment of humiliation in a fit of rage... Besides, the one who killed him was the current day-it seemed worth it.

Therefore, Liu Xie stepped forward with extreme caution. As early as in his junior high school politics class, he heard a famous saying: The proletariat has nothing, and all they lose is chains.And these Montenegrin bandits who have lost their land and have problems surviving are no longer just as simple as the proletariat.

But when they got closer and closer, the torches illuminated the faces of these black mountain thieves in Liu Xie's eyes. He looked at these haggard, sallow, lifeless, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered.Liu Xie suddenly felt that his worries were a bit redundant.

All the feudal dynasties have tacitly adopted the strategy of fooling the people in their treatment of the people.Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness all sound high-sounding.But if the common people do not even know the basic characters, and have not read a few books, but still accept such concepts, it is tantamount to spiritual castration.Because of this, most of the people in Huaxia are docile and sheep-like.

At this time, Liu Xie can almost conclude that none of these people thought of assassinating themselves and fighting against fate.Even, they didn't think about anything at all.

Because they have almost no things and abilities to think about.And for the next fate, they all have a pathetic to hateful awareness - simply waiting to die.

The feudal dynasties have adopted brutal and cruel methods against the rebels throughout the history.And arbitrarily regard this method as a law and a concept by default, and stuff it into the minds of people in this era.For rulers, thieves should be damned!And for these people, they also think they deserve to die!
Even the number one general of the Han Dynasty, Huangfusong, who was born in a prominent family in Xizhou and had read Confucian benevolence and love since he was a child, when he wiped out the Yellow Turban bandits, he slaughtered all the Yellow Turban bandits and built a capital with their corpses mixed with sand. Watch to warn the people.

Here, Liu Xie cannot criticize Huangfusong.Because, this era is so cruel.

As a result, Liu Xie sighed, gave up the drafts he had prepared before, and directly shouted to the black mountain thieves: "Don't be so badass as a hanged ghost, I will tell you now, I will not kill you!"

"What?!" The exclamation came and went, and the eyes and faces were full of disbelief, like a group of people who were about to be drowned in despair, suddenly found that someone had dropped the life-saving rope, and every time Everyone has a root in front of their eyes.

"I said, I won't kill you!" Liu Xie yelled again at the top of his voice, and an indescribable joy and relaxation began to surge in his heart.

After confirming the news once again, there was a dead silence among the Black Mountain bandits, and then, thunderous cheers resounded across the entire field in an instant.Their excited roars are like the wind that can blow away the winter clouds.

Liu Xie, whose heart continued to be agitated, looked at these black bandits who were cheering and embracing each other, and finally felt that he had done at least one meaningful thing.With this turbulent emotion, he suddenly felt that he had a lot to say to these former commoners.

"Everyone be quiet, be quiet!" Liu Xie pressed his hands together, and the cheers faded away like a receding tide.The black bandits looked at the boy, their expressions immediately became complicated again.They are worried and terrified, but at the same time they are also looking forward to and grateful.

"You may want to know why I let you go." Liu Xie dismissed these people's concerns with one sentence, and then said more bluntly: "I tell you, none of this is your fault! It's wrong, on the contrary. It is my son of heaven, the court of the Han Dynasty!"

As soon as this remark came out, not only all the black mountain thieves were stunned, but even the generals and soldiers of the Han Dynasty behind Liu Xie were stunned.For thousands of years, although the Son of Heaven has issued a "crime edict" against natural disasters, there has never been an emperor who pretended to be a rebel and said that it was his own fault and the fault of the court!

Such groundbreaking words and phrases seemed like a thunderbolt rolled across everyone's hearts.They have different expressions, some are shocked, some are puzzled, some are angry and some are frightened.However, without waiting for these people to continue to be confused, Liu Xie continued to shout: "I am the son of heaven, and I should follow the way of life. The court is the hub of the world, and it should also educate the world and benevolent. However, after all, I and the court are not Almighty, an anachronistic mistake ignited great turmoil in the entire world."

"I came to the throne at a young age, and I kept telling myself every moment that I was born to liberate the people from the upside down, and return the common people to a bright blue sky!" After a pause, Liu Xie gave these black bandits a little time to accept, Only then continued to shout with even more angrily: "However, although I and the court are at fault, this is not the reason for your rebellion, nor is it an excuse for you to kill the kind and poor people like you once!"

"In the land of Guanzhong, you may have heard about it. I and the court officials are trying their best to reverse the mistakes. The court distributes fields to the people, allows the people to do business and work, and even the taxes and corvees are all sent by the courtiers to the fields. Jing, after being sympathetic to the real situation of the people, he set a reasonable standard like walking on eggshells."

When he said these words, Liu Xie actually blushed a little.Although what he said was all the truth, he also concealed the real reason why these black bandits made trouble.After all, as the power bearer at the top of the pyramid, it is impossible for Liu Xie to spread the idea of ​​Marxism communism and call on the common people to overthrow the evil feudal dynasty with a clear conscience.

It's not that Liu Xie has any selfish intentions, but that in an era when the productivity can't reach the mass production of machines, shaking the current system that conforms to the times is tantamount to being irresponsible for the greatest disaster in history.

Fortunately, these words of avoiding the trivial and focusing on the important still reached the hearts of these black mountain bandits.The haggard, haggard, gloomy, and even desperate faces in the front row gradually became alive in Liu Xie's words, their eyes became eager, and their expressions became vivid.They are thinking, grateful, and regretful, but the same thing is that they have already had a friendly change towards this emperor.

"Your Majesty, we were wrong too! We shouldn't have listened to that monster Zhang Jiao and thought of changing the sky to Huang Tian. We have indeed killed officials and soldiers for so many years, but we killed more people who were suffering. !Even those officers and soldiers are not as miserable as we are?!" Yu Du was the first to kneel down, recalling the past like a dream, he couldn't help crying.

As Yu Du took the lead, the entire Black Bandit also knelt down one by one.They are all making various calls, expressing the most ardent and sincere emotions in their hearts.Liu Xie bit his lip tightly, looked at all this, and tried his best to straighten his spine, so that those black mountain thieves in the distance could also see his appearance.

After the turmoil that lasted almost a stick of incense, the roaring and crying of these black mountain thieves gradually stopped, and everyone's eyes fell on Liu Xie's proud figure like a green pine.After venting, their eyes were full of anticipation, expecting the emperor to give them a blue sky.

"I know that some of you want to follow me into the customs and forget everything before. But I tell you, this is just an escape. The sins you have committed will inevitably come when you don't expect it. You feel guilty for living, life is better than death."

"Your Majesty, just tell me, what exactly do you want us to do?" Zhang Baiqi was also excited at this time, wishing to cut off his own head in exchange for the peace of mind of his subordinates.But he also knew that this was impossible.Because, what the Son of Heaven said was right, those sins must be paid for by oneself.

"I have also led the army to fight many battles. It can be seen that no matter the victory or defeat, the people who died were my big fellows, and all the innocent blood was shed. Therefore, I don't want to treat my own with knives and blood. The common people... Bingzhou is the land of the great Han, and it is also the hometown of most of you, and people like Hu Shou, Zhang Yan, and Yang Feng are also officials appointed by the imperial court. I am thinking, is it possible to use another method? peaceful way to resolve the issue.”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what exactly do you want us to do?..." Zhang Leigong was completely dumbfounded at this time. He could understand every word Liu Xie said, but he found that he couldn't hear it all together. understood.

At this time, Liu Xie also spread his hands directly, and said bluntly: "I don't know, I only know that there will be no more killings tonight. You can all return to Bingzhou safely. And after I return to the court, I will also send Everyone in Guanzhong wants to improve the legal system of the common people, and personally write a letter to Zhang Yan..."

"Oh..." Yu Du, Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Leigong, and all the black bandits all nodded their heads speciously, as if they understood something.But after looking at each other, they found that in each other's eyes, they were still a blurry silhouette who didn't understand anything.

However, in any case, a wave of hope rose in their hearts.That kind of hope, the torch tonight is hotter and brighter than the stars in the sky—even though, they really don't understand why they have such a strange feeling.

It's just that when they found that the emperor turned sideways slowly, and let them go with his hands.They suddenly realized that this hope originated from this young emperor of the Han Dynasty...

(End of this chapter)