Chapter XXVIII
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It's as if Pang Tong in the romance had to lie dormant in Leiyang County first, wait for Zhang Fei to come to inspect before showing his talents, and then bring out the recommendation letters of Lu Su and Zhuge Liang.
Tao Qian's official document is very simple, that is, he sighs about the martyrdom of the Son of Heaven and the decline of the Han Dynasty, and then congratulates Cao Cao on his entry into Yanzhou, and finally encourages him to work hard and settle the place. Cao Cao's Yanzhou assassin was not appointed by the imperial court, but was recommended locally, and after the election, he found two celebrities and bureaucrats to give a "table" to the "table", not to mention whether the imperial court would pass the seal, and even whether it could be safely delivered to Chang'an, the big guy was not the same thing. Therefore, Tao Qian's nonsense is actually to show that he recognizes Cao Cao's status as the lord of Yanzhou, and hints that we can strengthen our contacts again.
As for the various conflicts that arose in the past because they belonged to different camps, and even the conflicts that had occurred on the border, including the invasion of Yanzhou's land by Cao Bao and Zang Ba this time, they were not mentioned at all.
Cao De's letter is simpler, just say that Xun is not only a relative of our family, but this person is very capable and worthy of trust, I hope you don't neglect others, brother.
This time, Cao Cao's attitude became more enthusiastic. Shi Xun struck while the iron was hot, and said that I might as well go and persuade Guan Hai to surrender, you send someone to collect weapons and arrange Tuntian, and at the same time send troops to the territory of Snake Hill to pick up your father, your brother, and your nephew. Time waits for no one, and you have to race against time to do big things!
So in the afternoon of the same day, Shi Xun went to the Yellow Turban Camp and told Guan Hai bluntly, Cao Cao has promised to pardon you, and of course he has also pardoned several other Yellow Turban leaders who were originally on the execution list, so you should lay down your arms and surrender quickly, I am afraid that a few more people will starve to death in the evening. Guan Hai convened the generals to discuss, and everyone spread their hands: "It's all at this time, do we have any other way to go?" ”
Some people were not at ease, so they asked Shi Xun: "Cao Cao really plans to spare us?" He didn't want to trick us out, and then set up an ambush to capture us, right? Shi Xun pouted and smiled: "You are now the caged bird and the fish swimming at the bottom of the kettle, as long as he surrounds him for a few more days, you will all starve to death, and you will still be trapped by setting up an ambush?" ”
Guan Hai nodded: "I believe that Mr. will not harm us, but ...... Does Cao Cao have any other conditions? "Yes Xun said, Cao Cao will not let you go back immediately, restore your status as ordinary farmers, he has to enclose you for a few years first. Roughly explained the rules of Tuntian, Guan Hai said that it is equivalent to being a slave to the Cao family, planting land for a few years first, as long as he is willing to give farm tools and seeds, we will take this job - don't look at Lao Tzu's bad luck in fighting, farming is a good hand.
Shi Xun pouted secretly, and said in his heart that with the technology and experience of these years, even if you brag that you are the champion of farming, how capable can you be? Can you produce 500 catties of grain per acre of land? What a smug fart!
So at dusk that day, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban was divided into teams of 100 people and began to go to Cao Ying according to the designated route. A cauldron was set up next to Cao Ying, boiling thin gruel, and hanging the lives of the hungry people - they had to exchange weapons for porridge to drink. When it gets dark, the surrender operation will be temporarily halted - who knows if there will be that thief-hearted guy who will take the opportunity to sneak attack Cao Ying?
After accompanying Guan Hai Palace, Shi Xun stayed in the Yellow Turban Camp for one more night. Of course, no one will starve to death for this night, and the weakest ones have already been sent out before dark, and the camp of a million people on the other side covers a wide area, and it can dig up grass roots for another day or two. Guan Hai boiled the pot of black soup with the grassroots, and handed a bowl to Shi Xun.
It's Xun's stomach "gurgling", he hasn't eaten anything except for a few mouthfuls of dry food at the gate of Cao Ying all day, so he naturally took the bowl and looked up with a big mouthful - damn it, it's so unpleasant! He almost didn't throw up. I remember that before I was thirteen years old, I stayed in the poor ditch, and I drank this thing all year round, why is it that I am not used to it now that I am pampered? Even if Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, wouldn't he still pinch his nose and pour it into the "pearl jade white jade soup"?
By the way, pinch your nose - as soon as Shixun gritted his teeth and pinched his nose, he poured the whole bowl of grassroots soup into his throat, so he should drink Chinese medicine. Guan Hai kept looking at him, and asked, "Do you still want it?" Shi Xun shook his head hurriedly and handed the bowl back: "No, no, I'm full." ”
"You can really drink it," the folds on Guan Hai's face unexpectedly stretched, "You, Mr. Shiren, are really different from others." You said you worked hard to save my life, what are you doing? I don't even take my life seriously. ”
How is it that I am not so different from other scholars? Ji Xun asked himself silently. He came from two thousand years later, and there is basically no distinction between "gentlemen" and "villains" that are common among scholars and doctors in this era, and he doesn't think that there is any difference between Guan Hai and landlords like Cao Cao in terms of personality. Besides, when I first came to this world, I was also a mud leg.
Intellectually, Shi Xun understood that it was impossible for the mud legs to turn over in this era, and that the peasant revolution had no hope of victory, and that if he wanted to live steadfastly and live better, he had to find a way to blend into the landlord circle - otherwise he would not have impersonated and Li Daitao to go to Yingling; But emotionally, although he is not like the protagonist of many literary works, he laments the injustice of class exploitation and class oppression when he sees the displaced people, and evokes the historical mission of saving the country and the nation when he goes to the battlefield, but for Guan Hai, who has had several faces, whether he is a peasant or a landlord, he is not willing to see them innocent and killed after all-of course, whether Guan Hai is innocent or not, there is still a question mark.
Alas, after all, he is only one of the many living beings, not a hero, and he can't do any great things, so he is really worthy of the title of "traversing person".
At this time, Shi Xun was sitting side by side with Guan Hai outside the big tent with the hole and leaking air—they were really "sitting", not kneeling, with their legs spread apart and their buttocks touching the ground—looking at the camp that was almost pitch black, with only a few fires. The more Shixun thought about it, the more he felt sad and pitiful. So he leaned back, supported the ground with his hands, looked up at the endless starry sky, and answered Guan Hai's question lightly: "If I say that because you cured my dumb disease, you repay the favor again and again, do you believe it?" ”
Guan Hai turned his head, his eyes were scattered, he didn't know where he was looking, he didn't know what he was thinking, and said casually: "You say yes." You saved my life, and you saved the life of the big guy, what you say is what. ”
"I saved your life, but I didn't save everyone, you will still come down sooner or later, of course, if you cut off your head first......" Shi Xun continued to look up at the starry sky, he and Guan Hai seemed to be talking to themselves, "But if you die, Ling Ai ...... Your daughter is going to die of sadness......"
"She has no kindness to you, she has even captured you, and even stabbed you with an arrow," Guan Hai said weakly, "You saved my life and my daughter's life, we don't know how to repay you." ”
"Guan Si is sixteen years old, when you settle down and farm with peace of mind, you will have to marry her off......" Shi Xun took a deep breath and simply said clearly, "Why don't you marry me?" ”
"Huh?"
Shi Xun gritted his teeth, sat up straight again, turned his head, and carefully observed the expression on Guan Hai's face by the bright starlight: "I just made a kiss...... You know that there is a huge disparity between our families, and it is impossible for me to marry Guan Si as the wife of the main house, but I promise that I will never treat her badly, and I will never fail her. That family matter is determined by the elders, and I can't be independent, but I treat your daughter, that's ...... That's genuine...... I can swear to God, or to your Zhonghuang Taiyi, you can tell me to swear to whomever I want! ”
He had already tried very hard to squeeze out these words, but unfortunately, Guan Hai's face was not full of expression at all, as if Xun was talking about someone else's family. Shi Xun waited patiently for a while, Guan Hai let out a long sigh and said, "I don't want my daughter to marry, I hope she can always be by my side, of course, that's impossible...... You haven't been a father, you don't understand my feelings. So, I don't care, you tell her yourself, she just says it's okay, I can't do it......"
The next day, Guan Hai and a dozen other Yellow Turban leaders finally set off, accompanied by Shi Xun, escorted by a whole group of Cao soldiers, into Cao Cao's camp to meet Cao Cao. Although they had promised to spare their lives, the traditional process still had to be followed, and the façade work still had to be done, so they all tied their hands behind their backs, hung their heads, and signed up to enter the big tent. After entering the account, he immediately knelt down, and said according to what Shixun had taught in advance: "A certain rudeness, offending Cao Gong's tiger power, I have come to ask for guilt." Originally, Xun taught them to say "a certain kind of rebellion", but Guan Hai had to hold on to it when he surrendered, saying: "We are surrendering to Cao, not to Han, we are coming out to fight a peaceful world, what do you say 'rebellion'?" So I had to change it to "rude", which means: We make another thing that is not right, but we should not come to invade your Yanzhou, and please forgive us.
Cao Cao hurriedly got down from his seat and clasped his hands together, and said: "Let's not mention the past, since you have come to surrender sincerely, you will be Cao's people in the future." Take care of the guards: "Send them out, untie them, give them food and wine, and treat them well." At the same time, he quietly winked.
Shihoon happened to see his eyes and couldn't help but be surprised!