Chapter 2: Wu Hook (Part 3I)
"Those days, now I think about it, it's like a dream!" Pan Zhanyang changed to a semi-lying position and summarized lazily. The dual effects of wine and night finally made him feel some heat, and he reached out to widen the gap in the fur at the neckline, revealing his fat but rough skin.
It was rough and blown by the wind of the grassland, and no amount of thick leather could restore its original color. "You look like a rich horse thief!" Xuzi pushed him with her hand and smiled. "I'll ask someone to boil some water for you to wash, go to the fatigue, and go to this old mud by the way!"
"I can't puff in the barrel, I'm used to washing in a 'bubble'. The sky is like an upside-down cauldron, there is no one in the four fields, and you can soak it for as long as you want. Unlike here, there is a lot of water, but you can't find a secluded place! Pan Zhanyang shook his head and refused. The expression on his face became more and more like that of an uncivilized bearded man. Maybe he drank too much, and he gradually spoke presumptuously, "If you want to find a woman, you don't have to bother to hire or hire a matchmaker." Whistle and she'll follow you obediently. The stars in the sky are candles, and the grass on the ground is softer than a bed! β
"Pervert, you're not afraid of a snake coming out of the grass!" Seeing that the other party was talking more and more inappropriately, Xu Zi scolded with a smile, "You have completely become a Hu person, not at all like you have read a sage book!" β
"Sage book, is it useful to read it?" Pan Zhanyang held the wine bowl and was angry. "When I was a child, my family told me to study hard so that I could have a good future in the future and have no worries about food and clothing. As a result, when I finished the ten-year cold window, the imperial court, his grandmother's imperial court, did not open on time again. A million army went to the East, and less than half of them returned. Fortunately, I ran in time back then, otherwise I would be a handful of soil in Liaodong now! β
"It's not all like that!" Asahiko didn't intend to agree with him, "Look, I'm not living a good life." β
"How many people like you can come back alive and gain fame!" Pan Zhanyang became a little excited, put down the wine bowl, and shouted. "Is there one out of ten? Or is it one in a hundred? His grandmother's bullshit court, if he hadn't cornered everyone back then, would you and I go to the outside of the plug where birds don't shit? His grandmother's bullshit court, if he gave everyone a way to live, would there be so many people who would rebel? β
Xu Zi couldn't answer the other party's question, and there was no one like him who came from a humble background, but who was able to achieve military exploits and be promoted smoothly, among the 100,000 people in the Great Sui Dynasty. It is a well-known fact that talented people do not get ahead, and mediocre people are in high positions. But after all, the court gave him a chance, although it was only a small gap, after all, he poked his head out of the gap like a grassroots and saw the sunlight on the stones.
"Sometimes I'd rather be a huh!" Pan Zhanyang's palms gestured in the air, making a strong gesture for his words, "Look at the barbarism of the Hu people, men from a tribe are also beating around." But they are heroes, and if you have the ability to overturn all others, you will naturally get the respect you deserve. As for our Da Sui, the whole thing is for the family. As long as you're not a person with those big surnames, it's useless how much skill you have. It turned out that there was also a scientific expedition, so that the people below could see some hope. In the past few years, I have not been too lazy to open scientific examinations, and I have said that only talent is a move. Bullshit, how to measure whether there is talent or not, it's not up to them to say it! β
The channels for selecting talents in the Great Sui Dynasty were not smooth, and Xuzi could not deny it. But he still didn't want to listen to others accuse the court of its faults, especially Pan Zhanyang, a man who wore Hu costumes. "Isn't it chaotic in the past few years, I guess it will be fine in a few years. The tradition formed from the Wei and Jin dynasties is difficult to reverse for a while! β
"Will it be good in the future? How I can't see it. Pan Zhanyang's head shook like a wave drum, "The decree is from the family, will they make trouble for themselves?" In my opinion, they wish that others would never come out! If these people who have power know how to work for the country, then it counts. But whatever they encounter, they put their own interests in front of the safety of the society and the welfare of the people! β
"Alas!" Xuzi sighed and stopped arguing. Pan Zhanyang said the truth, and Xu Zi himself could see it. He couldn't change it, so he had to choose to be numb.
"The family is in power, but it is a chronic disease of the Great Sui! The longer you drag it on, the more sick you will be! Seeing that Xuzi was silent, the more Pan Zhanyang said, the clearer his thinking became, "The people below can't see any hope of getting ahead, so they have to pull the flag and rebel." Do you know how many anti-flags I've seen on the road, almost every county? But when I arrived in the Eastern Capital, Master Pei and Lord Yu also told me not to tell the truth to your emperor. Explain to me that if Your Majesty asks, he will answer, 'The world is peaceful, and the world is prosperous for a hundred years!' ββ
Slowly, a few beads of sweat seeped out of Asahiko's head, shining brightly by the candlelight. Before Dugu Lin returned to Beijing, everyone had mentioned the matter of several powerful ministers colluding to deceive the emperor. He originally hoped that after Dugu Lin returned, he would use the facts that happened in the place to wake Yang Guang up from the dream of a peaceful and prosperous era. But from Pan Zhanyang's mouth, Yang Guang is obviously still sleepwalking. I don't know if Dugu Lin didn't have a chance to get close to him, or if he himself was unwilling to regain his senses.
"What do you say to the emperor, don't you want to tell the truth?" With a glimmer of hope, Xuzi asked in a low voice. At this moment, he felt like a beggar, lying on the ground waiting for a handout.
"Your emperor didn't ask at all. I could see that he didn't care. Pan Zhanyang's answer carried the same disappointment as Li Xu's heart. Zhong Jian, I boldly ask you a question today! He turned around, supported his head with his arms, and met Li Xu's gaze, "The Great Sui Dynasty is almost over, do you really want to be martyred for him?" β
"Nonsense!" Xuzi slapped the ground hard, stood up with his strength, and retorted loudly. "The Great Sui Dynasty will not die, the Great Sui, the Great Sui Dynasty will still be restored, and there is still a chance to revitalize!" Because he stood too hard, his head was a little dizzy, he shook, and he held his arm against the wall.
This is the Great Sui for whom he once shed blood and tears, how could he easily lose the country? Besides, what is the benefit of the arrival of troubled times to everyone, a few people can take the opportunity to find a career, but most people have to lose their lives.
"The Turks are out and about, but the politicians are not aware of it. In the eyes of the family, there is no country in the family, and they don't care whether the court will collapse or not. The people below could not survive and were displaced. The heroes who could not get ahead of themselves pulled their flags and rebelled, fighting to the death with the officials and soldiers. Can such a court last long? Pan Zhanyang also sat up straight and analyzed in an orderly manner. He was looking up at Li Xu, but there was no respect in his eyes.
"You've already seen Xu Maogong!" Xuzi used the wall to support his tired back, "Before coming to me, you went to Wagangzhai, right?" He laughed, a chill slowly shooting out of his eyes. Don't lie to me, and treat you as a friend while I'm still around. Otherwise......" don't need to continue, the black knife is already the best answer.
"I did meet Xu Maogong. But instead of taking the initiative to look for him, he was caught by the Wagang Army on the way to find you. He was so busy that he didn't talk to me much at all. They just stayed with me for one night, and the next day they sent me down the mountain. Pan Zhanyang moved his body back and explained in a low voice. The murderous aura on Xuzi's body is too heavy, so oppressive that people can't breathe. But there are some things he must say clearly, otherwise the misunderstanding will always be hidden in his heart.
"Didn't you say that if you wear this dress, the thieves will treat each other politely?" Li Xu hung the black knife back on the wall and asked with a sneer.
"It's true that the Wagang Army didn't slow me down. After discovering that I was a Hu man, they offered me to Li Mi. Then I met Xu Maogong and was recognized by him. Li Mi and Mao Gong asked me more carefully about the situation outside the Saiwai than the ministers in the court. It can be seen that their understanding of the general trend of the world is much clearer than that of the imperial court! β
Speaking of opponents, Xu Zi felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart, "You think they can replace the imperial court, and then you want to be lobbyists for them, right?" But what does Li Mi know, in addition to pretending to be a god and playing ghosts, what is the difference between him and the powerful ministers in the court? You can say that he rebelled because he saw the ills of the imperial court, but after he rebelled, did he propose any solution? In addition to destroying, looting, and stirring the world into more and more chaos, what else has he done! β
Pan Zhanyang moved back again, until he felt safe, and then slowly answered. "Li Mi is indeed not a person who can achieve great things. But he knows how to take advantage of the situation. Vertically and horizontally, among the heroes, it is easy to play. With that alone, you won't be able to destroy him soon. In addition to him and Mao Gong, there are many heroes in the north, who may not have the ability to settle the world, but they are together and subvert the Great Sui, but it is within a few years! β
A few years of tribal big Meru is not in vain, and his ability to read people and analyze the current situation is much better than that of the corpse vegetarian in the court. The Great Sui will be chaotic, and the heroes will rise together, which is a disaster and a godsend.
"You've seen more than just the leader of the Wagang Army. You didn't just go to the Central Plains to find me! Xuzi shook his head slightly, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. He finally understood Pan Zhanyang's task, and he wanted to kill him with a knife, "You came to the Central Plains mainly to snoop." If the Central Plains remains strong, you, the Khitan Yuling Tribe, will refuse to join the Turks. If the Central Plains falls, you'll have to respond to the call of the Turks, right? β
He stepped forward slowly, staring at Pan Zhanyang's eyes. From the wandering gaze of the other party, dig out the truth. This man had hoped for him, but had never had a chance to deceive him a second time.
"I, I'm mainly looking for you. But you're right, the Khitan tribes are weak, and they must find a strong one to take refuge! I warned the Great Sui court to guard against the wolf ambitions of the Turks, but no one would believe me! I have done my duty, I ......" Pan Zhanyang was forced by Xuzi's gaze to make his scalp flutter, and he had to stand up and put his hand on the weapon rack beside him. On the weapon rack behind him is Asahiko's long lance, which is rarely used, but it has been wiped extremely clean.
"So, you are ready to collude with the Turks and sell the state of the parents of the Great Sui." Xu Zi stepped forward and pointed at Pan Zhanyang's nose and shouted angrily, "Da Sui does have such and such flaws, but he is our Da Sui from the Central Plains after all. Your parents and brothers are here, your friends and relatives are here, and if you sell it, what benefits can you get! Is it famous, or is it promoted to become rich? Aren't you afraid that your children and grandchildren will ask you what you did when you were young? Aren't you afraid to face your conscience in the dead of night? β
The repression that had been suppressed for many days finally erupted at this moment, and his follow-up questions were repeated one after another, and the windows were buzzing. Under the aggressive gaze, Pan Zhanyang's face was covered with sweat, supporting his body with a weapon frame, and muttered a reply: "The Great Sui Imperial Court has no talent for governing the country, and the people of the Great Sui have been displaced. β
"That doesn't justify you betraying him!" Xuzi shook his head, his voice was not loud, but it was extremely firm. "Da Sui's flaws can never be a reason for you to betray him. You have been outside the fortress for a long time, and you know how they treat the vanquished. All the men were killed, and the women and children were taken as slaves. Houses were burned, property was emptied, and farmland was turned into pasture. For the Central Plains, it will definitely be a disaster, not a blessing! β
"I didn't betray the Great Sui, and the Khitan tribes haven't decided what to do, but the Turks will definitely be in the army within two years! I can't control the choice of the Feather Ridge Division, nor can I influence the choice of other Khitan tribes! Pan Zhanyang wiped his sweat and argued in a low voice.
"But you can control your own behavior! Whether you are wearing a bear skin or a wolf skin, you are still a Central Plains person in your bones! Seeing the lance that was wet with sweat by Pan Zhanyang, Xu Zi's eyes softened slightly, but his tone was still intense.
"I didn't say I'm not, so I hope that a hero from the Central Plains will come out as soon as possible to turn the tide!" Pan Zhanyang deduced from Xuzi's gaze that he had run back and forth between life and death, seized the fleeting opportunity, and swore a promise. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been delayed in the Central Plains for so long. I can convey your meaning to the princess, and join him in persuading the Feather Ridge to try not to respond to the call of the Turks. But how long it can be delayed, I'm not sure! β
"The chaos will definitely end. Until then, I'll keep my home! Xuzi smiled and slowly retreated from in front of Pan Zhanyang. In his impression, Pan Zhanyang is not a very responsible guy. So being able to force the other party to do this step has reached the limit. "Sit down and continue to drink the bar, our Central Plains has lasted for so many years, and we will not be easily crushed by a minor illness!"
"That's why you've been fighting fires for the Imperial Court! The first time I saw you, I thought you were stupid, but now I realize that my judgment was not wrong at all! Pan Zhanyang sat down sideways and cautiously made a joke. There is not much time left for the Central Plains, and your emperor is obviously a person who can't listen to advice! β
"There are many heroes in the Central Plains. It's not all Li Mi, Wang Bo and the like! Asahiko shook her head and looked out the window. In the dialogue between the two, they tacitly used the word 'Central Plains' instead of the Great Sui. Xu Zi didn't know so much in his heart before, but after a confrontation with Pan Zhanyang, his eyes had become no longer confused.
There are many heroes in the Central Plains, not only Wang Bo who just wants to take advantage of the fire to rob, Li Mi who can only destroy, and those Confucian scholars and clowns who consciously see the overall situation of the world clearly and are eager to jump out to reap the benefits. There are also Zhang Xutuo, Luo Yi, Zhou Fashang, and Xuzi himself in this land.
"The duty of a military commander is to guard!" At this moment, Xuzi finally understood Zhang Xutuo's original words.
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