Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 377
A fierce massacre finally melted away because of Liu Xie's words.

However, Xu Huang, who was left behind by Liu Xie to clean up the battlefield, still couldn't help but muttered to himself against the dawning sky: "What did Your Majesty do tonight? He rarely does this Sensational, and spouting some specious non-official words..."

"Oh, Your Majesty...he just drugged these Black Mountain thieves." A voice came from behind, and Xu Huang suddenly looked back, but saw that it was the second son of the Sima family, who was using a very The boy looked at him in a strange posture.

This boy is like a ghost, even the coming dawn, it seems that it can't drive away the darkness around him.Xu Huang couldn't help frowning, but at the same time he also heard something in Sima Yi's words. Unable to hold back his curiosity, he asked, "What medicine? You can explain it clearly to me."

"Hmm..." Sima Yi pondered for a moment, showing a strange expression, and then opened the topic with a very concise questioning method: "General Xu, how many black bandits survived this time?"

"Four, there are always 5000 people, right? After all, half of these black bandits have no fighting spirit and can only obediently become prisoners of our army."

"Very good," the 16-year-old Sima Yi nodded as if he was satisfied with his student's answer like a lecturer in a private school, and then continued to ask: "Then, after the 'sincere' speech of His Majesty just now, these people , do you think there will be hostility towards His Majesty and the Han Dynasty in the future?"

Xu Huang heard that Sima Yi could bite the words 'sincerely and sincerely', and also saw his mockery, but he still replied truthfully: "How is it possible? They are afraid that Bingzhou will become the second Guanzhong immediately." .”

"This is the medicine that His Majesty gave them, the medicine that is in their hearts." Sima Yi laughed inscrutably. Under the candlelight and the dead bodies all over the floor, his smile was undoubtedly very strange: "Your Majesty ordered These black mountain thieves have brought hope and faith to Bingzhou. And Zhang Yanna and others, even if they want to maintain the state of self-government, do you think they can still do it?"

"How can the reckless bandits be compared with the 400-year-old Han court? Not to mention that Zhang Yan, even if I were asked to govern Bingzhou, I'm afraid I would be at a loss."

"No, no, no." Sima Yi said these three words quickly, and then waved a finger in front of Xu Huang's eyes: "General Xu, you may not understand what I mean. Although, you were born in a reckless way. , but it seems that you still don’t have a clear idea of ​​what the bandit separatism is.”

Xu Huang's brows had already frowned into the word "Chuan" at this time. As a general, he hated the strange way of speaking of literati.But the longer he followed Liu Xie, the more he discovered that some literati spoke in such a way that they didn't do it deliberately.It's just that there are too many things they want to express, and they must be gradually understood by the receiver step by step.

Obviously, Sima Yi belongs to this category.

Therefore, Xu Huang resisted the urge to beat up this kid, and said patiently, "Then you tell me, what should the thieves and bandits look like?"

"It's not what it looks like, but what kind of system it is." Sima Yi thought about his words and gave an example: "For example, general, you are the general of the imperial court's tiger and ben, and what you command is the imperial court's southern army. How to lead this army to win the battle is enough. After the victory, your majesty and courtiers will reward you and the southern army. Therefore, this power system is actually a top-down method."

"But Zhang Yan's black bandits are different. From the looks of it, he seems to be the leader of the whole band of black bandits. But in fact, besides considering how to make the bandits survive and win the battle, he has to try his best to satisfy The various demands of the leaders and thieves under him. Because only in this way, those leaders and thieves will recognize Zhang Yan as a great leader. Therefore, in fact, the source of Zhang Yan's power is actually a bottom-up method."

It was really hard for Xu Huang to understand Sima Yi talking so eloquently.But fortunately, after all, he had been the leader of the Baibo bandits and Huashan bandits for a while. After careful consideration, he found that what Sima Yi said was actually quite right: after all, being a bandit was a choice that no one wanted. , the leader must have some specific means.

Whether it was Xu Huang teaching Tai Shici to feed the thieves, or to beat up those thieves who provoked troubles, in fact, it all belonged to what Sima Yi said.Because Xu Huang knew that once the leader could not convince the crowd and his subordinates began to question the leader, the loose system would immediately fall into disintegration.

Seeing that Xu Huang began to half-understand, Sima Yi had an expression of "children can be taught" on his face, and continued to speak: "And now, Your Majesty has succeeded in getting these people to bring ideas that are not advocated by Zhang Yan back to Montenegro. In the army. Moreover, it is still a team of four to five thousand people, which is quite a lot.”

"At the same time, His Majesty also outlined a wonderful but nihilistic future for them. You said, after these people return to the Montenegro Army, will they continue to spread this idea? You know, the people in Guanzhong are getting richer, but they are already The ironclad facts, and those Montenegrin troops, I am afraid they are still struggling to dig wild vegetables to barely cover their stomachs..."

"I understand!" Hearing what Sima Yi said, how could Xu Huang still not understand, he slapped his forehead and said quickly: "You mean, His Majesty is using this Black Mountain Army to influence Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army from within. And, this kind of influence is something that Zhang Yan can hardly resist, and dare not resist!"

"Those thieves followed Zhang Yan just to seek a better life, and if he wanted his Black Mountain Army not to be affected by this, he could only drive out and kill all these Black Mountain thieves... No, Zhang Yan is the Black Mountain Army after all. The big leader, he can't do such a thing, which in itself shakes his position."

Xu Huang's speech speed was quite fast at first, but as he unraveled layer by layer, his speech speed gradually became slower and more dignified.After finally saying these words, Xu Huang looked at Sima Yi who had a clear expression, and then looked at the back of Liu Xie who had disappeared... In a daze, he seemed to see Liu Xie turning his head slowly, revealing a smile to himself. A sly smile.

"As expected, this is the Majesty I know..." Xu Huang suddenly rubbed his eyes, confirming that the scene just now was just an illusion.Afterwards, he swallowed hard again, and said a word with a little palpitation: "Fortunately, I have joined the court long ago, otherwise...hehe, poor Zhang Yan, I will just wait to see you take your time." Enjoy the power of His Majesty's heart medicine."

After thinking about all this, the worry on Xu Huang's face was gradually replaced by gloating.However, at this time, he also saw that this Sima Yi was no longer in the pool.After pondering for a while, he asked a question in his heart: "Young Master Sima, what do you think His Majesty will do next?"

"Action?" Sima Yi smiled, but at this moment he became more humble: "I'm just a nobleman from Hanoi, how can I know the important affairs in the court? These should be done after I enter Chang'an and understand the court situation. I'll give you an answer. But..."

"But what?"

"However, if General Xu thinks about galloping on the battlefield in a short period of time, I'm afraid there is no hope." Sima Yi's words were so swearing that Xu Huang couldn't help but not believe it.

"why?"

"No reason." Sima Yi seemed to have lost much interest, and replied wearily: "First of all, His Majesty has already slapped Yuan Shao severely. In the short term, Yuan Shao's here will not cause any disturbance to the Han Dynasty."

"Secondly, after welcoming Taifu Liu back, His Majesty must properly let the Taifu become a good chess piece for the imperial court to promote the integration of Han and Hu in Kansai."

"Finally, I heard that the imperial court is currently carrying out the reform of the military system and the reconstruction of Taixue, as well as the expansion of some trade routes in Guanzhong and the drought relief of the people, all of which will require His Majesty to be busy for a long time."

Listening to Sima Yi's analysis, Xu Huang frowned deeply again: "No, no, no matter what I heard, it was wrong. Your Majesty is not the kind of person who can live in peace and recuperate. I think His Majesty must have something big action!"

Sima Yi laughed proudly: "General Xu, you may be a good fighter in war, but when it comes to the situation in the court, you may not have entered the room. Your Majesty's reputation has been in full swing in the past two years. He must need a dormant period to transform his personal reputation For the influence of the imperial court, and then display the way of sage inside and king outside... You must know that before you hit someone, you always have to bend your arm before you can hit with all your strength."

Xu Huang couldn't say enough about Sima Yi, but he always felt that he knew Liu Xie better than Sima Yi.So, he couldn't help but muttered to himself: "Then why did His Majesty throw Ziyi in Yuzhou earlier?"

"Yuzhou? You mean Yuzhou?!" Sima Yi had already got up to leave, but when Xu Huang said this, his eyes suddenly burst into countless fierce lights, as if he saw a delicious prey like a wolf: "General Xu, you just now Say, besides setting this series of wonderful timings in the north of the river, His Majesty also laid a foreshadowing in Yuzhou in the south of the river?"

"It should be like this, right?" Xu Huang didn't understand what Sima Yi said at this time, he just thought of Tai Shi Ziyi who dared to fight with him, and felt a little bored.But thinking of Zhao Yun with the white horse and silver gun, he felt that that person might also be a good opponent.

So Xu Huang smiled slightly again.

As a result, he didn't realize that the corner of Sima Yi's mouth also curled into a strange arc: It seems that he still underestimated the emperor, and the days to come will probably become more and more interesting...

(End of this chapter)