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Text Chapter 859: His burden, my treasure

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    Demolishing people's houses and letting them freeze to death in the cold wind, how can such a cruel approach be said to have helped the people?

    Mrs. Song was confused, and a look of loneliness and doubt could not help appearing on her plain white face.  .

    Zhuge Liang said, "My mother believes in Buddhism. Do you know that there is a story in the Buddhist scriptures about the time when the Buddha cut his flesh and fed it to the eagles?"

    Although Buddhism was not introduced to China for a long time, it already had considerable influence at the end of the Han Dynasty. Zhuge Liang loved reading and had extensive knowledge of the three religions and nine schools of thought, so he was somewhat familiar with this Buddhist allusion.

    "There is indeed this story in the Buddhist scriptures, but what does it have to do with current events?" Song said blankly.

    "Of course it does matter. Today's people contribute their own roof beams, just like Buddha, who sacrificed himself in order to protect others."

    "In this way, even if the people freeze to death, they will surely attain enlightenment and become Buddhas, and their souls will return to the Pure Land of the West. From this point of view, by doing this, doesn't it mean that the people have been fulfilled?"

    Zhuge Liang spoke eloquently, and in a blink of an eye, he described his cruel actions as helping the people reach the Pure Land of Paradise.

    Song was stunned for a long time, and gradually fell into Zhuge Liang's logical trap. He was at a loss for a moment, and suddenly showed a look of enlightenment.

    "That's it. Liang'er, when you say this, my mother feels a lot more relieved. I hope those people can achieve bliss." Mrs. Song sighed.

    After convincing his stepmother, Zhuge Liang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with a hint of pride quietly passing through the corner of his mouth.

    "That's all, I won't bother you for my mother's sake. Mother, please go to the Buddhist hall and pray to the Buddha to accept those people who are brave enough to sacrifice."

    ??????????????????????????????????????? off back to the back hall while twirling the beads in his hand.

    Zhuge Liang respectfully sent his stepmother away, his face turned cold in a blink of an eye, and he murmured: "Whether you go to heaven or go to hell, all this is caused by Yan Thief, your dead souls should go and haunt Yan Thief.  , all this has nothing to do with me, Zhuge Liang"

    Zhuge Liang sighed for a long time. A gust of cold wind came in through the cracks in the window. A chill ran down Zhuge Liang's back and he couldn't help but shudder.

    "Why is it so cold? Turn up the fire." Zhuge Liang complained dissatisfied.

    The servants on the left and right hurriedly held large amounts of firewood and stuffed it into the furnace without hesitation.

    In the blink of an eye, the fire was blazing, and the entire lobby was as warm as spring.

    Outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Ren's demolition operations have begun rapidly.

    After Cao Ren's order, nearly 5,000 strong soldiers were divided into more than ten teams, went deep into the streets and alleys of Yecheng, broke into the homes of civilians, and began to forcibly demolish the beams.

    For a time, Yecheng was filled with howls and terror.

    The benevolent and righteous troops of the Han army have now become [***] troops. Regardless of the people's pleas and obstructions, they tore down the houses one after another and removed all the flammable wood such as beams and pillars.  Walk.

    Naturally, the people would not give in willingly, and had to stop them if their begging failed. However, the Han soldiers punched and kicked the people who blocked them arbitrarily, and used violence mercilessly.

    With no way out, the people, whose faces were covered with blood, could only cry and watch as the Han army tore down their houses and took away everything that could be burned in the houses.

    Within a few days, the Han army demolished nearly a thousand houses and took back mountains of wooden beams.

    With these looted wood, the Han army's firewood supply problem was temporarily alleviated. The mood of the soldiers who were no longer suffering from the cold quickly stabilized, and naturally they no longer risked military action to fight for it.  Firewood.

    The soldiers were happy, but the people of Yecheng were miserable.

    The roof was demolished, and the whole family faced the vast sky with nowhere to take shelter from the wind and snow. They could only put up a tent to keep out the cold.

    However, in this freezing season, how can a tent withstand the wind and snow? Without a fire to keep warm, the only thing waiting for them is freezing to death.

    Sure enough, a few days later, the number of people freezing to death rose sharply. The elderly and children were the first to freeze to death because they were weak and could not withstand the cold wind.

    As for the young people, although they can barely survive for a while, in addition to the severe cold, they also face more severe difficulties.

    There was no firewood for heating, and naturally there was no fire for cooking. Although the people did not run out of food and grass, they were suffering from the lack of fire to cook the white grain and rice.

    There is no way to prevent it from being cooked, so we have to eat it raw. As a result, we will get sick from eating it raw and cause widespread death.

    Time has entered the depths of winter, and Yecheng has almost turned into a frozen hell.

    It was early in the morning, and Zhuge Liang was lying in the warm quilt.In the daze, he was awakened by the sound of crying and making noise in his ears.

    Zhuge Liang stood up and asked his servants very dissatisfied who was making the noise outside.

    The servant's answer made Zhuge Liang completely sleepless, and he couldn't help but frown, showing an unhappy expression.

    At this moment, thousands of people whose hands and feet were about to break from the cold and were so hungry that they were fainting were kneeling on the street outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, begging Zhuge Liang to take pity on them and give them some firewood to keep them warm and cook.

    Zhuge Liang put on his thick coat and pushed open the door, feeling a bone-chilling chill rushing towards his face.

    Zhuge Liang had a cold war, subconsciously wrapped his clothes tightly, and reluctantly braved the severe cold to go out and head to the gate of the mansion.

    Stepping into the courtyard, hundreds of servants and soldiers were already lined up in front of the closed gate.  He was on standby, guarding against the people outside the door breaking in.

    And the sad cry came clearly from outside the door. The miserable cry made the weather in the depth of winter seem even colder.

    "Hit the door" Zhuge Liang wanted to leave the house to comfort the people, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

    How to appease them? Those people are here to ask for firewood. Apart from giving them firewood, any appeasement is in vain.

    How can you tell them the story of how the Buddha sacrificed his life? With such an excuse, in addition to fooling the stepmother who believes in Buddhism, how can he fool the people who are on the verge of freezing to death and starving to death?

    After hesitating again and again, Zhuge Liang just sighed and turned around helplessly.

    "Prime Minister, what should we do with these unruly people outside?" the pro-army commander stepped forward and asked.

    "Send an order to General Cao and order him to send a team of soldiers and horses to drive away all the people kneeling outside." Zhuge Liang gave the order without any hesitation.

    After Zhuge Liang gave the order, he quickly returned to the warm room.

    Not long after, there were shouts and screams from outside. It was obvious that Cao Ren's troops had arrived and used violent means to force away the people who were kneeling outside.

    Hearing the annoying noise go away, Zhuge Liang felt much better.

    But not long after, Cao Ren came to see him again, and Zhuge Liang only ordered Cao Ren to come in.

    "Prime Minister, just now I sent troops to drive away those people. These unruly people dared to resist. In my opinion, if this continues, it will probably lead to a civil uprising." When they met, Cao Ren said worriedly.

    Zhuge Liang fell into silence.

    As far as the current situation is concerned, the common people in Yecheng have indeed become a drag on them. If Zhuge Liang does not want to imitate Guan Yu and plans to keep these common people as human meat buns, then these common people will be a complete burden.

    At present, there are less than 30,000 soldiers in the city. It is difficult to defend the city with 30,000 soldiers and horses. We also have to guard against tens of thousands of people who may revolt at any time. If the situation continues like this, it will indeed be extremely unfavorable.

    After pondering for a while, a strange sneer suddenly appeared on the corner of Zhuge Liang's mouth.

    "Don't worry, General Cao, the prime minister has thought of a plan that kills two birds with one stone."

    Killing two birds with one stone?

    Cao Ren was refreshed, curious, and asked Zhuge Liang what his plan was.

    Zhuge Liang then shook his fan and smiled, and unhurriedly laid out his strategy.

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    One day later, Chu camp.

    In the royal tent, it is as warm as spring.

    At this time, Yan Liang was lying on the tiger couch with his back stretched out, breathing heavily and glowing with glory.

    In his eyes, a naked Zhen Mi is sitting on his body, her delicate body is bumpy in the waves, her unbuttoned black hair is dancing in all directions, how charming and attractive she is.

    "The two sisters, Big and Little Qiao, are equally naked. Zheng Zhe is lingering around Yan Liang, and their sweet tongues are like snakes, wandering around Yan Liang's body.

    Yan Liang controls the three beauties and enjoys the happiness only an emperor can have.

    The clouds were turning over and over again, with so much passion. I don¡¯t know how long it had passed, but in this warm spring tent, the sex gradually came to rest.

    "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has something to ask for and has been waiting outside for a long time." Zhou Cang, who was in the outer tent, heard the movement inside and stopped before he dared to report it.

    Yan Liang just stretched out, got up from the pile of meat smell, put on his clothes slightly, and walked out of the tent.

    "Prime Minister Xuan, come in." Yan Liang sat down and took a big gulp of thirst-quenching wine.

    After a while, Pang Tong entered.

    After the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers, Pang Tong cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Zhuge Liang just sent an envoy here."

    Zhuge Liang sent an envoy?"This is really unprecedented." Yan Liang was surprised and said with a smile: "Is your classmate planning to surrender to Kaicheng?"

    "That's not true." Pang Tong moved forward and said, "The envoy said that Zhuge Liang would like to ask Your Majesty to consider the lives of the people and allow him to release some people in the city to prevent them from freezing to death and starving to death in the city."

    I see.

    "Prime Minister, what do you think? You don't think that this classmate of yours is really so kind." Yan Liangwen sneered.

    Pang Tong stroked his beard and said: "There is a shortage of firewood and food in the city. Leaving these people in the city will become a burden sooner or later. I think Kong Ming has no good intentions and just wants to take the opportunity to dump the burden on us."

    "I think the same thing." Yan Liang nodded slightly, but then said: "Prime Minister, you are in charge of the transportation of grain and grass. Can our army accept the tens of thousands of people in Yecheng if we have grain and grass?"

    Pang Tong counted with his fingers and said: "Tens of thousands more mouths have been added. Although it will be a bit of a burden, it is basically enough."

    Hearing this, Yan Liang had no doubts.

    He happily said: "This is the best, then tell Zhuge Liang that I am willing to accept these tens of thousands of people. These people are not a burden. I also want to thank Zhuge Liang for sending me tens of thousands of precious labor force, haha¡ª¡ª  "

    Zhuge Liang thought that by driving the people away from Yan Liang, he was putting more burden on Yan Liang, but unexpectedly, Yan Liang's ideas were completely different from Zhuge Liang's.

    But at this time, Pang Tong said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to agree. I believe that Zhuge Liang's move is not just a simple matter of throwing away the burden." (To be continued.
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