Chapter 139: Inviting Hearts and Minds
After the Jieting camp, thousands of captured people were escorted and gathered together, surrounded by Han soldiers who were guarding them.
Dozens of civilians dressed up passed by, pointing at the people. This is not surprising, the people who fled back were all led by the prince Liu Chan and Shangguan Yu to the vicinity of Luoyang to be pacified, and staying in the street pavilion hindered the street pavilion garrison.
Inadvertently, the people slowly approached, and violently beat the hair of seven or eight people who grabbed them, and the rest grabbed stones from the ground and threw them, and several people were injured when they landed.
As soon as the other people saw it, they were about to stand up, and as soon as a few people stood up, the guards held Changge and shouted: "Sit down, sit down, don't want to die and sit down." Don't make a sound, shut up! ”
In the face of the bright knives and guns, the people had no choice but to sit back. The soldiers stepped forward to separate the beaten civilians from the beaten people, and the rest of the people were watching from afar.
The Han army drove and shouted: "What are you doing, who asked you to come over, get out of here, don't make trouble here!" ”
The civilians cried: "These people helped the thieves to kidnap us and others from our homeland, and we were lucky enough to escape back, and many of our relatives were separated and disappeared, and they were all harmed!" ”
Han Jun said: "They are all captives, the king will dispose of them, you guys hurry to the resettlement place to stay, obey the arrangement, don't make trouble here, go quickly!" The civilians dispersed.
The beaten man even claimed to be grateful, and the Han army led by him deliberately snorted loudly: "No need to thank you, we can't do anything about beating people now." When I send you to Beishan tomorrow, I will die or live or die.
Immortality is your life, that is, you can't avoid hard labor in this life, and you will regret it in this life, hum, look at the people just now, their relatives are separated and may be able to meet in the future, you don't even think about it! ”
When the nearby people heard this, they were apprehensive and passed it on privately. An hour later, a group of Han troops was marching in the distance, and the Han army shouted: "What are you doing, brothers!" ”
Everyone responded: "Go to Beishan and stand by, and be ordered to spread bows and crossbows on all sides!" ”
The soldier said, "Is this the disposal of prisoners?" ”
The crowd said: "It's not good, do what you are told!" ”
The captured people unconsciously thought that they were the captives to be disposed of, and listened to the meaning of the Han army, which would not end well.
In the big tent of the street pavilion, Liu Bei sits firmly in the main position, and Pang Tong, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Cheng Ji, Li Hui, Li Yong, Jiang Wei, Yang Wan and other people will be separated on both sides.
Liu Bei praised the generals and said: "This battle thwarted the offensive of the Cao army, and sat on the right side of Baolong, so that our army could maintain the base in the military pass. The generals have made a lot of contributions.
General Ma broke Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong and others. General Zhao defeated Cao Ren and destroyed supplies and equipment. Delay the speed of Cao Xiu and Yu Ban's march and threaten Cao's army's grain road. General Cheng followed General Ma to the battle, led the troops to fight in all directions, and marched into Tianshui to break Cao's army with Jiang Duwei and others.
The rest of the generals will not list the king one by one, and the credit will be remembered by the king. However, the title of this king is limited, and some official positions may not be crowned by themselves. When you are on the court, you will report to the Son of Heaven! ”
Pang Tong took over and said: "Only the Son of Heaven can be justified and invincible. Thou shalt not transgress thy authority, what the king says is very true, and all the soldiers understand! The crowd agreed.
Liu Bei looked around at everyone, his eyes fell on Ma Chao and said: "General Ma broke the Cao army, so that the Cao army could not advance into Liangzhou, and went south to open up Hanzhong and Longyou.
When the pursuit was pursued, it won a complete victory, rescued tens of thousands of people, captured 10,000 people, and achieved brilliant results.
However, there were 7,000 people among the captives, not Cao Jun in armor and halberds, most of them were coerced to help Cao. Leaving unkindness, letting go of unwillingness, it's not easy to do, how to deal with General Ma, can you have a plan? ”
Ma Chao remembered in his heart what Pang Tong had said: General Ma is a smart man, and he must know how to gallop with the battle on the battlefield, and with the stability and silence of the battlefield, the general needs to be cautious in managing things outside the war.
Ma Chao flashed Pang Tong's words and arched his hand: "The last general is a martial artist, good at conquest, not good at pacifying. I only know how to act blindly according to the battlefield situation, so I am afraid that it will be a bad thing, and how to deal with it is up to the king to decide! ”
Pang Tong glanced at Ma Chao, stroked his beard and said: Ma Mengqi listened to my advice!
Liu Bei said: "This king has sent someone to inquire, and the people are all poor people, whether they are serving conscription or for payment, they just want to live better."
The world is in chaos, the soldiers are in trouble, and the Guanzhong is in trouble. I'll have to have a little kindness and let them go!" It's a good thing for them to go home and see their parents, wives and children! ”
Ma Chao bowed down and said: "The king convinces people with benevolence, and the last general acts violently, hurting the king's benevolence, and asks the king to atone for his sins!" ”
Liu Bei hurriedly got up and stepped forward to help Ma Chao and said, "Why did Meng Qi say this." In fact, you and I are not wrong, benevolence without force brings disaster, and without the force of benevolence, only violence remains. Meng Qi is a martial artist who will break the enemy by force, what is wrong! "Ma Chao thank you.
Liu Bei said: "Shiyuan, you go and make arrangements, this king will go tomorrow to give a lecture to these seven thousand people, especially the people who are paying for food, don't encourage this trend." This king needs to make them understand what a righteous teacher is, so that they don't be confused by Cao Jun! Pang Tong promised.
After the discussion, the crowd dispersed, and Liu Chan, who had been waiting for a long time, entered the account to report on the affairs of the people, and Liu Bei praised Liu Chan with satisfaction.
Liu Bei asked Liu Chan to rest, and Liu Chan insisted on serving Liu Bei to sleep and standing beside him.
At dawn, the figures in front of the big tent walked back and forth, Liu Bei was sixty years old, he had slept for a short time, and he had already gotten up. Liu Chan was young and tired, but he was sleeping.
Liu Bei got up lightly and walked out of the tent in clothes. That night, Cheng Ji, the guard, saw Liu Bei come out to give a gift and report: dozens of people fled at night, and all of them were arrested and ordered to be escorted to the king's disposal.
Liu Bei pointed and said, "Go and see!" ”
The Han army escorted the people over, and Liu Bei looked around and said, "Who is the leader, come out and speak!" ”
The head of the people stood up and said: "I'm headed by Yang Tiao, it's none of anyone else's business!" ”
Liu Bei smiled: "You are quite righteous, Ji Ran, let them go, let them go!" Cheng Ji promised.
Liu Bei asked, "Yang Tiao, why are you running?" This king is ready to let you go back, why can't you wait! ”
Yang Tiao said fiercely: "Don't lie to people, the sergeants under your command have said that if you don't kill us, you will send us to do hard labor in distant places, and you will never see your family again in this life!" ”
Liu Bei smiled and said: "Why doesn't this king know, it's really interesting, what did the soldiers say, did they shout to you that it was the king's order?" Do you know this king? ”
Yang Tiao said: "Since you claim to be the king, eighty percent is Liu ......!" ”
Cheng Ji shouted on the side: "Don't call the king by his name!" ”
Liu Bei pressed his hand and said, "It's good to know, the king of Yang Tiao didn't issue an order to kill you or let you do hard labor."
This king is the biggest here, this king said that it counts, and the generals who are guarding you have Tianshui and stable people, and they will inevitably speak viciously when they are angry in their hearts.
This king is not a murderer, and he has never killed a captive, but he wants to harm you innocent people, joke! ”
Yang Tiao's eyes widened and said, "Really? ”
Liu Bei said: "Why should this king lie to you, now this king exempts you from the capital crime of escaping, you go and tell the other people to go to Beishan now, this king will go over and say something after dawn, and you can go home after speaking!" ”
Yang Tiao was overjoyed and said, "Thank you for your kindness!" ”
Liu Bei said: "Ji Ran, give them some food and water, save a while and have no strength to shout!" ”
Cheng Ji promised, walked up to Yang Tiao and said: "I chased you for half a night, chased you back to take care of the rice, are you a prisoner or an uncle." Don't hurry up and leave, I didn't see you grinding so hard when I ran! ”
Liu Bei returned to the camp, Liu Chan had already gotten up, and bowed his hand and said: "The child actually slept by himself, and the father forgives the sin!" ”
Liu Bei said with a smile: "Zen'er is up, young people can't stay up normally." After a while, I went with my father to give a lecture to the people, and Zen learned to learn, which is called inviting people to buy people's hearts! “
After dawn, Yang Tiao got up with 7,000 people and went to Beishan. The people and the people said: "Beishan, yesterday didn't say that the soldiers and horses would arrange bows and crossbows to Beishan, how could they arrange weapons when they spoke!" ”
Yang Tiao was pardoned by Liu Bei at that time and was able to live, forgetting this stubble, now that he thinks about it, he can't make up for it, so he can bite the bullet.
Everyone entered the mountains on both sides of Beishan, and the Han army was densely packed with flags and soldiers lined up closely. When they arrived, they shouted in unison: "Stop!" The people stopped unconsciously.
Then Han Jun shouted: "Sit down!" The people sat down in a hurry.
The people around Yang Tiao asked in a low voice: "This posture is not right, Yang Tiao, you will not be bribed and deceived us to death, right?" ”
Yang Tiao scolded: "Fart, didn't you see that I'm here too?" The king himself said let us go, shut up and wait and see! ”
Pang Tong looked at the people from a distance, and said with emotion: "The king's method of inviting people to buy people's hearts is inferior to himself, scaring the people for one night, and then coming to show kindness during the day, and not moving these people to the ground."
However, this kind of thing is not visible, and letting me do it naturally proves that the king regards me as a cronie, but if I know too much, my life will be in danger. I have to be careful! ”
An hour later, Liu Bei arrived with Liu Chan, Ma Chao and others. The Han army quickly erected a high platform, and the Han army drove the people forward.
Liu Bei boarded up and looked around at the crowd, pointed left and right and shouted: "Remove the banner, there are still soldiers who don't need so much." It's not about looking at the captives, so you don't have to be so guarded. Those who are far away are leaving, what are they doing? ”
When the Han army heard this, they withdrew one after another.
Liu Bei said with satisfaction: "Don't be nervous, I, Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, have you heard of my name?" Do you want to go back? "The people were silent.
Liu Bei smiled and said, "I don't want to go home, so forget it!" ”
Yang Tiao shouted below: "I want to go back!" ”
Liu Bei immediately said: "It's Yang Tiao who is shouting, okay, send you back alone!" ”
The people hurriedly shouted, "Yes! ”
Liu Bei said: "Okay, this king heard it, this king said that you listen, and you can go home after listening!"
I know what you are doing, the delivery of grain and equipment, supplies, etc., are forced and rewarded, no matter what form you have, you have already helped Cao Jun harm me. I saw groups of people being escorted, but I didn't see the words! ”
The people replied, "I see! ”
Liu Bei said: "It's good to see it, they are ordinary people like you, they are more innocent than you, and they didn't carry food and materials for us?"
In the end, they were all forced to leave their homeland that had been cultivated for generations, abandoned the graves of their ancestors, and were harvested by Cao's army and burned down their houses and cities.
Where did Cao Jun get the strength, thanks to everyone. Everyone helped to transport the grain, and the Cao army had the strength to threaten them with a sharp blade.
The people you have seen in ragged clothes have fled these days, and I have heard that some of you have been beaten, and that the beaters are the same as you! ”
Liu Bei paused for a moment and continued: "It stands to reason that you shouldn't be forgiven, but after thinking about it, what does it matter to you to fight?"
You don't want to fight, you don't have to do that hard labor if you don't have to fight, you just need to work diligently, pay taxes according to the law, and you can live a peaceful life with your parents, wives and children.
I thought maybe it was the person we were fighting for that was wrong, but I couldn't help it. Because I am surnamed Liu, a relative of the Liu clan of the Han Dynasty, after the ancestor Zhongshan Jingwang, the great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing.
At the time of Emperor Xiaojing, the world was rich. Let's just say that the grain is piled up in the warehouse, and the warehouse can't be filled and piled outside, and it is moldy when it rains.
There is a lot of money, to what extent, the new money presses the old money, can't you always spend it, the rope that wears the money is rotten, the money is scattered everywhere, it is clearly recorded in the book, it is not nonsense, the real thing!
Think about what it would be like to go back to this prosperous world! ”
None of the people had ever read a book, and they were guided by Liu Bei's words.
Liu Bei saw that everyone was concentrating and said: "This king attacked and destroyed the Cao thief in order to reproduce the prosperous world." Can't help but fight.
I see that you remember that this king used to weave mats and sell shoes for a living, and this king used to be the same as you, and now I remember that the straw mat was ten cents at that time, and what is the price now. Is there anyone who knows! ”
Minfu shouted intermittently: "Sanwen! ”
Liu Beiqi said: "How cheap! ”
The crowd replied: "King, it's good to be full now, who can make the straw mat yourself to buy, how can you have money?" If there are more dead people, the straw mat will be expensive, and now that people are almost dead, there are fewer people who use it! ”
Liu Bei nodded and said, "Yes, it's been chaotic for thirty years, and it's hard for you." I don't know what this king will do in the future, and you don't know whether he will help or not, but what he can do now is to let you go home and be reunited with your parents, wives and children, so that they don't have to rely on the door to hope.
Each person goes to get a meal and has a full meal. Then each person has a bag of grain for you to eat on the road, and you have the strength to walk when you are full, and each person is given a little cloth, the cloth is not long, it is enough to make a short shirt, and it can also keep out the cold.
Go home early so that your relatives don't worry, this king can only help you so much. ”
Everyone was happy to hear that they could go home, and they were even more grateful for the food and cloth, and they bowed down and thanked Liu Bei.
Liu Bei ordered everyone to get up and eat and get food according to the arrangement. Liu Bei watched as everyone distributed food to the people, and the people expressed their gratitude.
After Yang Tiao stepped forward to receive it, he thanked Liu Bei and said: "The king, the small people are stable in Linjing, and they are no longer among the conscripts, but they have gathered more than 20 people from the same township to charge grain because of greed for compensation.
Most of these fellow villagers were captured, they were brought out by the small people, if there is a good one, the parents, wives and children of the small people will always be hated by the relatives of these people, and the small people will thank the king for his kindness, and they will never forget! ”
Liu Bei patted Yang Tiao on the shoulder and said, "Okay, well, whether you are paid or not, you just want your relatives to live better, you are right."
The real sin is those of us who are on the crusade. Let's go and go home early! ”
Suddenly, Liu Bei remembered something and said, "Wait, someone, stop everyone for the time being!" ”
Liu Bei hurriedly brought hundreds of pieces of broken armor and blades, summoned the puzzled people, and said: "This king just remembered that you are not regarded as a spy when you go back so swaggeringly, there are hundreds of armor, choose a strong man to wear."
When we returned to Guanzhong, I said that you took advantage of our unpreparedness, killed the guards and fled back, and we couldn't stop you because there were many of you.
Remember, after the grain is eaten on the road, don't leave it, hide the cloth, and you have to be obedient to the king. The people agreed, took their weapons and dispersed.