After returning to Huo Village, the days were as calm as ever. Zhang Jing has to come back from Fucheng at the end of every month, and she lives at home for two days before going back.

Recently, Allure has always looked sad, and he always likes to be distracted when doing things. I saw that she seemed to have something on her mind, so when I went to bed at night, I asked her, "What's wrong with you, why have you been acting sullen lately?" ”

But she sighed and said, "Well, I'm just wondering if I'm old." ”

I was a little surprised by what she said, and I don't know if she was worried about anything. Speaking of these days, her appearance is indeed a little more vicissitudes than at the beginning. First, she has no time to maintain, and secondly, she takes care of housework all day, so it is inevitable that she will gradually fade.

I smiled disappreciatively and said, "What does it matter if you're old, everyone will get old, and I won't dislike you." ”

But she said, "It's not that I'm afraid of being disliked by you, but I just think that if I can't give birth to a boy and a girl for you in the future, I will feel guilty." ”

I haven't thought about having a baby for a while. In my habitual thinking, you shouldn't push too much on everything. Especially for something as important as having a child, it should be more natural to go with the flow.

I smiled and said, "Okay, don't think about it so much; Even if you can't have children in the future, I won't care, not to mention that you haven't reached the age of sterilization, and the days to come are still long. ”

She couldn't help but turn over, looked at me and said, "No, I want to give you a baby as soon as possible, otherwise in a few years, I'm afraid I won't be able to give birth." With that, she rode on top of me.

I couldn't help but laugh at this and said, "Speaking of which, every time I've just warmed up, you can't; If you continue like this, your body will collapse. ”

She said, "I'd rather break down than give you a baby." ”

Almost all women in this era are like this, and they will unconsciously take on the task of reproduction. Although this task is very heavy for them, they think in their hearts that they should do it.

I know that the peaceful days will not last long, and that troubles will come back one day.

Zhang Xiao returned to the village, and brought back thousands of people by the way, and they were the thousands of elite soldiers under my command at the beginning. Externally, they are accustomed to saying that it is my first soldier, and they are willing to die for me, the commander, at any time. I never thought I would be so attractive, but that's to be expected in this day and age. Whoever can survive more easily will go to whomever he will take refuge in.

Zhang Xiao gathered the thousands of soldiers on the school field in the village, and then asked Erwa to come and report to me. I shook my head and said, "Well, these guys are really nonsense. ”

So, I went to inspect the school grounds. When Zhang Xiao saw me coming, he immediately bowed his hand and said, "The last general will meet General Wei." The soldiers on the school field also shouted: "Meet General Wei!" ”

At this moment, some adults and children in the village couldn't help but watch the excitement from the sidelines, and they also seemed quite excited about the current scene.

I glanced at the warriors below, and then said, "I am glad to see you again today, because you are all alive; But I am also unhappy that you have abdicated the responsibilities of a soldier, and I am a little disappointed. ”

When the soldiers heard this, they were puzzled, and they didn't seem to understand why I said this.

Song Xian on the side couldn't help but want to say something, but I waved my hand to signal that he didn't need to say more.

Then I went on to say to them: "I have told you that as a soldier, your mission is to defend your family and country, and your discipline is to obey military orders; But today you have taken what I have said as a deaf ear, and that is the reason for my disappointment; I don't care what your reasons are, but if you let me down, you let me down. ”

Zhang Xiao arched his hand and said: "It is the fault of the last general to disappoint General Wei, and I implore General Wei to punish him." At this time, the soldiers couldn't help but follow and said: "I am sorry for the guilt, and I implore General Wei to punish him!" ”

I have told them that if there is a mistake, there is a punishment, just to guide them to change their ways, not to show my authority. As a result, they have gradually developed a habit of taking the initiative to take responsibility whenever they make mistakes.

Then I said, "Remember to me, you are soldiers of the state, not me; Your task is to defend your homeland and country, not to do whatever you want; Although I have been your commander-in-chief, I have only the power to command you on the battlefield, and not to use you as a private arm; So you must remember that you will never allow such low-level mistakes to be made again in the future. ”

Everyone couldn't help but reply in unison: "We will obey General Wei's orders!" ”

I looked at them and said, "The old rule, a long run, the goal is fifty miles." ”

Zhang Xiao immediately responded: "The last general is ordered!" Immediately, he turned around and said: "All the soldiers listen to the order, run for a long distance, and the goal is fifty miles!" ”

I only heard the soldiers respond in unison: "Order!" ”

When the boys on the side saw it, they couldn't help but show adoring eyes. At this moment, they all unconsciously have a goal in their hearts, that is, to become a person like me in the future.

At this time, Zhang Pan suddenly walked up to my side, smiled and said, "These sergeants look very evil, and at a glance, you can tell that they are fierce soldiers who have been trained on the battlefield. ”

I sighed lightly and said, "These guys are indeed quite capable of fighting, but they can't distinguish right from wrong on issues of principle, and they still don't make people worry." ”

Zhang Pan smiled disappreciatively and said, "I think they have a clear distinction between right and wrong." ”

"Oh? How so? I couldn't help but ask with interest.

Zhang Pan replied: "Speaking of which, the leader of you, you are good at everything, but you are too reasonable; Perhaps, this is the common disease of those who adhere to righteousness; As you said, Chief, everyone has the right to choose to do what he wants; Even if they are soldiers and have the responsibility to defend their homeland and country, they should also have the right to choose the commander they want to follow; They are willing to go to great lengths to follow you because you are the only one in the world who they deserve to follow. However, the chief, you have punished them, and I think it is not appropriate to take them so seriously. ”

I shook my head at his opinion and said, "No, Yiwu, you're wrong. ”

"Oh? What's wrong? Zhang Pan asked a little puzzled.

I replied, "There is no one in this world who is worth following, especially for soldiers; As a soldier, the only one can follow is the leader of the current country, which is a rule that cannot be changed at any time; If one day I die in battle, will they also go to Yellow Springs with me? I don't need anyone to be loyal to me, I just want the world to understand one truth - man's innate responsibility is to ensure the continuation and strength of the race, which is the common "destiny" of all people; If the world is free from this destiny, then the end of the human race is not far from extinction. ”

When Zhang Pan heard me say this, he nodded and said, "My subordinates are finally able to thoroughly understand why the leader would oppose the Confucian doctrine. ”

I smiled and shook my head, saying, "I'm not much against Confucianism, I just think that Confucian principles are not really conducive to the development of mankind, nor can they make the world understand the correct outlook on life and values; What's more, many times those truths will become the ideological tools of some selfish rulers to enslave the people, which can not help but make people feel a little sad. ”

Zhang Pan nodded again and said, "My subordinates understand; So what should these thousands of sergeants do, and should they register and arrange a place to live? ”

I shook my head and said, "No need, let them camp outside the village tonight and go back to Luoyang early tomorrow morning." ”

"No." Zhang Pan responded.

Subsequently, when Zhang Xiao learned that I was going to let them go back to Luoyang, he couldn't help but come to report to me: "General Qiqiwei, the last general has sent scouts to investigate on the way back, and Luoyang was captured by the rebels earlier. ”

"Oh?" I was a little surprised when I heard this, but said: "The rebel alliance in the east has been dispersed, and Sun Jian and Yuan Shu in the south have also surrendered one after another; With the strength of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao alone, it should not be enough to break through Luoyang; What the hell is going on? ”

Zhang Xiao replied: "General Huiwei, just a month after you left, Sun Jian and Yuan Shu rebelled one after another; Subsequently, Yuan Shao, Han Fu and others discussed to set up Liu Yu as the emperor, but Liu Yu refused this matter; Soon after, the White Wave Thieves marched south again and defeated Niu Fu's troops; After that, Dong Taishi mobilized tens of thousands of troops at each checkpoint to Luoyang City, leaving only the three checkpoints of Yique, Xiaopingjin and Mengjin to defend the rebels in the north and south; Then, Dong Taishi led a large army to Shaanxi County to crusade against the White Wave Thieves, leaving Zhu Jun to lead the army to defend Luoyang; But what he didn't expect was that Zhu Jun suddenly turned against him, and opened the city gate at night to lead a group of rebels into the city, which caused Luoyang to be captured by the rebels. ”

I nodded and said, "I see; Okay, you can stay in the village for the time being, and I'll ask Yiwu to arrange a place for you to live. ”

Zhang Xiao couldn't help but say: "General Wei, the last general thinks that there is no need to bother arranging accommodation; Let the soldiers go home separately, so that they can save a lot of housing, and second, they can reunite with their relatives; When the need arises in the future, summon them to come and return to their lives. ”

I nodded and said, "Well, it's okay, send some money and food to each of them, and when I go back, I can explain to my family." ”

It was indeed unexpected for Luoyang to be captured by the rebels so quickly. As the saying goes, a wise man will make a mistake if he thinks a thousand times. If I don't leave, maybe the world will gradually become stable. But I had to leave, just because Dong Zhuo was no longer the Dong Zhuo I knew before. (To be continued.) )