Chapter 787: People Are Selfish

The big ship broke the waves, and the two men on deck were relatively silent.

I don't know how long she was silent, Chen Que'er slowly breathed a sigh of relief and stood up and walked to the side of the boat, looking at the green peaks on both sides of the river, her heart was like a stone blocked, and even her breathing was a little unsmooth. The story told by Daxi Changru is only a very short period in his life, but it is the most memorable period in his life.

"Is there a person who doesn't have a little sadness in his memory?"

After a long time, he asked a question to which he knew the answer.

Daxi Changru was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "If there is really such a person, then he is either an idiot or a madman." ”

This answer did seem to have some truth, but Daxi Changru quickly shook his head again: "Even idiots or madmen will not have only happiness and no sorrow in their lives, they will suffer from having no physical food and no clothes to protect them from the cold. ”

"I hope you are well."

Chen Que'er spilled the wine from the glass in her hand into the Yellow River.

Who this cup of wine is dedicated to, even he does not know. He just thanked those men who died on the frontier in order to defend their homeland, and since ancient times, it is these people who are most worthy of admiration. The number of people who have died defending their homes is uncountable, and the names of the vast majority of people are not sung. They were born nameless and died nameless.

"How can we keep foreign enemies from invading?"

He thought of another question.

He knew the answer to the previous question, and he knew that there was no solution to this question.

"An Zhi and I have also discussed this issue, when I was on the grassland, An Zhi said that only if I am strong enough, strong enough to make everyone fearful, no one will dare to invade. But when Anzhi and I talked about it again a few years later, he didn't think so anymore......"

Daxi Changru paused and said, "Ten years ago, An Zhi thought that he could guarantee everything if he was strong, but then he understood a truth...... Because you are strong, more people will try to knock you down. And if you are weak, then there will be an endless number of people who will bully you. The reason why this is the case is because human nature is greedy...... I don't know if An Zhi has thought of a way to make foreign enemies dare not intrude. ”

He smiled and said, "But Yasuyuki has always been very smart, maybe he will find the answer." ”

Chen Que'er nodded, thinking that An Zhi was indeed the smartest and wisest person in the world. He can think of things that others can't think of, and if others can't solve things, maybe he can solve them.

And at the same time, in the camp of the Yanyun army in Zhanghe. Ye Huaixi, who came with Li Xian on a light horse, also asked Li Xian the same question in the big tent.

"Sir, if you are the Supreme, how can you make foreign enemies dare not invade?"

Li Xian asked, "For example?" ”

"For example, the Tiele people invaded the south and disturbed my Turkic royal court...... Another example is that the grassland people have gone south for many years, invading the Central Plains. ”

Ye Huaixi said.

Li Xian thought about it for a while, and answered his question very seriously, but it didn't seem to have anything to do with this question: "I'm a selfish person. ”

He replied seriously, but did not explain anything. So Ye Huaixi didn't understand what the hidden meaning of this sentence was, and he didn't know if this sentence was the answer to his question. When he wanted to ask clearly, Li Xian had already gotten up and walked out of the big tent. Ye Huaixi wanted to follow, but in the end, he chose to stay in the tent and think carefully about what the answer given by Mr. meant.

"How can you keep it from being harassed by foreign enemies?"

"I'm a selfish person."

In any case, the two sentences do not seem to have much to do with each other. But Ye Huaixi knew that since Li Xian answered like this, there was naturally a reason. He is a smart child, but the smarter he is, the easier it is to extricate himself. He didn't understand what it meant until dark, so he didn't even want to eat.

"Selfish people ......"

He muttered and repeated, the soldiers came in and lit the lamp, but he didn't care at all, and when the light suddenly brightened, he thought of an answer, but he didn't know if it was the true meaning contained in the gentleman's words.

Could it be that Mr. is saying that he is a selfish person so he only cares about what he can do, and how can the people after him ensure that the country is not disturbed, and he is too lazy to think about it? But Mr. is a person who wants to create an eternal foundation, he wants to create a powerful empire, how can he not think about the aftermath?

Just when he was pondering and couldn't figure it out, Li Xian summoned a few people.

Wu Bushan, Guan Xiaoshu, Wang Qinian.

These three people were specially brought by Li Xian when he rode north, because he had something in his heart that he couldn't let go of and had to arrange someone to do it.

"The three of you, take all the people of the Military Inspectorate and rush to Zhaozhou."

"All?"

All

Wu Bushan was surprised: "But the lord can't leave a guard by his side." ”

"There is a lonely sword guard battalion."

Li Xian shook his head and said, "You should all know how important those two people in the city of Zhaozhou are to Gu, so after arriving in Zhaozhou, you will immediately find a way to bring the two of them back." ”

Wu Bushan hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "As long as you can bring it back, you can use any method?" ”

Li Xian was stunned, and then smiled: "It's up to you." ”

A hundred miles away from the Yanyun Army's camp, a person ran wildly to the north against the wind in the night. His whole body was wrapped in a black robe, revealing only a pair of eyes full of hatred. He holds the reins in one hand and an iron hammer in the other.

Two hundred miles northeast of Yaocheng, hundreds of thousands of Yan Yunjun had just set up their tents. Yan Yunjun, who came from Xiangyang City, did not rest, and after converging Xu Shiji's men and horses, he immediately rushed over in the direction of Wei County.

In the tallest tent, Ye Huaisleeve glanced at Xu Shiji Xie Yingdeng and said, "I have to rush over first...... Last night, a military guard went missing, and today the body was found, and his clothes were stripped off...... It's too strange. ”

"I'll go!"

Xie Yingdeng stood up and said, "You stay." ”

"The Military Inspectorate must cooperate with the army, so you should stay in the army."

Ye Huaisleeve waved his hand, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes: "I hope there will be nothing." ”

She paused for a moment, and suddenly thought of something: "I only bring a cavalry, and I don't bring any black robes from the military guards." ”

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When Li Xian returned to the big tent, Ye Huaixi was still pondering. Li Xian didn't notice when he entered the door, and his brows were furrowed deeply on his immature face.

"I just received a secret report from the Military Inspectorate."

Li Xian sat down on the chair and glanced at Ye Huaixi: "The war on the grassland has taken a turn for the better, Ashina Chongli took the people to walk around the hometown of the Tiele people, and the Tiele people are already panicking." Zamuhe sent troops to attack the Turkic royal court, fell into your sister's ambush, and lost tens of thousands of soldiers. If nothing else, the Tiele people will not be able to hold out for half a month and will inevitably retreat...... Luo Yi's Tiger Rider has also arrived, you can rest assured. ”

"Huh?"

Ye Huaixi woke up from his contemplation, and then couldn't help jumping up: "Great! ”

This jump, childish. Speaking of which, he was only an eleven year old kid after all. No matter how much he learns and comprehends, he will still have a childish side. This is also one of the reasons why even if he tries his best to chase it, he can't get close to Li Xian.

When Li Xian was still an infant, he already had a mature mind.

"However, the grassland was hit by a disaster a while ago, and countless cattle and sheep were frozen to death within thousands of miles. The Tiele people are in need of food and grass, and so are you Turks. Even if you can repel Zamuhe and keep the royal court, you Turks will have to face the problem of how to feed your stomach. ”

Li Xian looked at Ye Huaixi and asked, "Over the years, if the grassland suffers from natural and man-made disasters, it will be difficult to be self-sufficient...... How did you Turks cope? ”

Ye Huaixi's smile suddenly froze, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. She was silent for a while, and then replied in a very soft voice: "Go south and plunder the property and grain of the Han people in the Central Plains." ”

"The second year of Emperor Kaihuang of Sui......"

Li Xian said in a calm tone: "There is a catastrophe on the grassland, and seven or eight out of ten cattle, sheep and livestock have died. The photo gathered 400,000 troops of the five Turkic khans to march south, and suddenly broke through the defense line of the Great Wall and entered the Central Plains. Burned, killed and looted more than a dozen counties, the Han people in the Central Plains suffered millions of casualties, and the scorched earth ...... thousands of miles"

"In the eleventh year of the Great Cause of Sui, the grassland catastrophe. Ashina Jishi, that is, your father gathered all the tribes of the steppe and raised 600,000 troops to the south, and even the Murowei people in the deepest part of the steppe were also summoned. Trapped the Sui Emperor Yang Guang at Yanmen Pass and almost captured. Although the army was defeated and retreated, the Central Plains counties were thousands of miles of fertile fields. ”

"In the first year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, the grassland was catastrophic. Or your father, Ashina Jishi, led hundreds of thousands of troops south. Liu Wuzhou, who joined Mayi County, almost broke Taiyuan. More than a dozen counties in Hexi and Hedong were plundered, although your father died in the Central Plains, and Ashina Erich also died in the Central Plains, and you Turks lost more than 200,000 wolf riders. But there is no doubt about it...... The people of the Central Plains died even more. ”

As Li Xian said it one by one, Ye Huaixi's face became more and more ugly.

He almost forgot that he was also surnamed Ashina, and his name was Ashina. His father was the Turkic Shibi Khan Ashina Jishi who was forced to die by the Han people in Niangzi Pass.

"Just now you asked me how to keep foreign enemies from intruding."

Li Xian looked at Ye Huaixi's eyes and asked: "Then I ask you now, if you Turks defeat the Tiele people with the assistance of Lone's direct troops, but after the victory, you find that there is not much to eat on the grassland due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, will you immediately kill the reinforcements sent by Lone, and then gather the Tiele people who were not together before to invade the Central Plains together?" Not long ago, you were still fighting each other, and maybe the next moment you will celebrate together how many Central Plains people have plundered the land and how many Central Plains people have been killed...... What if you go back to the grassland? ”

This question stabbed Ye Huaixi's heart like a knife.

"You chose to personally lead the troops south."

Li Xian smiled and said, "Because people are inherently selfish. You came to the Central Plains, you have seen all the maps in our army, and you have traveled a lot of places, and it is not a problem to remember some with your wisdom, and even copy them secretly. Will what you learned in the Central Plains become your weapon for slaughtering the Han people in the Central Plains? ”

"If so...... It would undoubtedly be a razor-sharp scimitar that kills like a hemp. ”

Li Xian said.

Ye Huaisleeve was sweating profusely and didn't know how to answer.

"You may wonder if I am willing to send troops to help you Turks defeat the Tielers, does that prove that I am willing to ally with you Turks? Since we are allies, should I send a large amount of food relief to you Turks when they are plagued? The granaries in the Central Plains are almost full, and emptying any granary is enough to help you steppe people tide over the difficulties. After all, after years of fighting, you steppe people have indeed died a lot. ”

"I won't"

Li Xian looked at Ye Huaixi's eyes and said, "Actually...... I'm glad that the grassland has been hit by a disaster. Even I will not be satisfied, but too few people on the grassland have died after this natural disaster...... Don't talk about food, if I have enough strong cavalry and enough manpower and material resources to transport grain and grass into the north...... I will take advantage of the decline of your Turks to slaughter you in one fell swoop. ”

"It's a pity...... I can't. Sending troops from the Central Plains to the north, the grain route is too long, even if the cavalry only sends 50,000 people out of the customs, the logistics supply team is at least ten times, and the consumption is a hundred times, which will drag down the country. So I really hope that after the spring is warm, you steppe people will come south to plunder...... I'll wait at my doorstep to kill as many people as I want, and I don't mind dying more people before this troubled world is about to end in my hands. ”

Li Xian smiled and said, "That's why I said, people are selfish. ”