novellhall Chapter 171 The Sorrow Under the Government Order
Chapter 171 The Sorrow Under the Government Order
Chapter 171 The Sorrow Under the Government Order
"Father, are you really going to surrender to Liu Bei?" Liu Xun asked Liu Zhang solemnly in the huge palace.
Liu Zhang, on the other hand, is still in the previous decadent appearance.However, at this moment, between his brows, there is a little more sadness.
"Everywhere in Xichuan, all the cities are lost! Only the city of Chengdu is left, how can it withstand Liu Bei's army!
It's not enough for you and me to lose Xichuan, do you still want to die here? "
What Liu Zhang saw was the reality, and the bloody reality made him have to choose to succumb.
But what Liu Xun saw was an ideal, and the blueprint that Huang Quan drew for him made him fantasize.
And when father and son have different ideas and collide with each other, the one who can really make the decision is whose voice is more powerful.
Obviously, Liu Xun at this time has already understood this truth, so when Liu Zhang said this sentence, his response was already prepared,
"Father, although Liu Bei's army is fierce, it is not invincible! If we unite with Cao Cao at this time and jointly attack Liu Bei, then Liu Bei will be a lonely tree!
And at that time, as long as we divide Jingzhou equally with Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be delighted.
In this way, you and my father and son can not only keep Xichuan, but also carve up half of Jingzhou!
Could it be that, for me, Nishikawa, this deal is not the best of both worlds? "
Liu Xungang said this hypothesis, which directly made Liu Zhang shake his head frequently.
"Xun'er, you are thinking too simply! Who is Cao Cao? Do you think he will really divide Jingzhou equally with us?
I'm afraid that if you unite with Cao Cao, instead of eradicating Liu Bei, you will harm the people of Xichuan!
Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Bei is a member of the royal family after all. If Xichuan falls into Liu Bei's hands, the people of Xichuan can still live and work in peace and contentment.But if Xichuan falls into the hands of Cao Cao, then the people of Xichuan may really be in disaster!
For so many years, you and I, father and son, have neither given to the people with blessings, but also enjoyed the service of the people many times. How can you bear to push the people of Xichuan into the mouths of tigers and wolves? "
Liu Zhang's words and sentences have never been separated from the people of Xichuan. From this, it can be seen that although he is mediocre and incompetent, he is not the kind of treacherous and evil person.
But Liu Xun couldn't listen to a word of his reasoning.
In Liu Xun's view, as a monarch, you should make good use of your own resources. Whether it is the people or the city, it belongs to the monarch.
Nowadays, the monarch is in trouble.The people should solve problems for the monarch and sacrifice everything.
As for things like caring for the people and giving alms, that is what a monarch who is in charge of the world should do after the world is peaceful.
Therefore, when Liu Zhang expressed this point of view, Liu Xun raised objections on the spot.
In fact, he no longer cares about the so-called eldest child gift between father and son!
"Father, what you said is really stupid! No wonder the people in Xichuan all these years have said that you are stupid! Now, in my child's eyes, the words of the people in Xichuan in the past are somewhat credible. place!"
"How dare you! How dare you talk to me like this? Do you still think that I am your father?"
Hearing this, Liu Zhang was furious immediately, and his entire face was like a wrinkled paper in hysteria, which was difficult to stretch.
"Please forgive me, father! The child's words are indeed unpleasant, but they are much better than the enemy's cynicism!
If father can't even stand the words of the child, then after Liu Bei captures Chengdu, father, I'm afraid you will be even more uncomfortable with Liu Bei's cynicism! "
"you……"
Liu Zhang was so choked by Liu Xun's words that he couldn't speak, and he had to say that what Liu Xun said was indeed somewhat reasonable.
As the leader of a defeated army, no matter how arrogant he was before, once he is defeated, he will instantly become a bandit.
Therefore, if Liu Zhang really wanted to open the city and surrender, then he had to overcome this difficulty.
But today, after Liu Xun's provocation, Liu Zhang suddenly realized that he could not resist such insulting words.
Therefore, since Liu Xun's explanation, Liu Zhang has been completely lost in thought.
When Liu Xun saw Liu Zhang's actions, he didn't say anything more.After saluting and saying goodbye, he turned and left the palace, leaving Liu Zhang alone, sitting high up in the palace, as if he were a wooden sculpture carved on the seat.
A few hours later, Liu Zhang's new decree quickly spread throughout Chengdu.
The decree stated that all residents in the city, as long as they have the ability to survive, must provide assistance to the defense team.
In every family, if there are more than three men, one must be selected and sent to the military camp to join the army to defend against the enemy.
Those with less than three men in the family must contribute a certain amount of money to reward the army.
The amount of money will be measured according to the number of people in the family.
As soon as the decree was issued, it immediately caused panic among the people in the city, and the people were in dire straits.
The people in the city would escape almost every once in a while, and once those escaped were arrested, they would be imprisoned easily.
Moreover, those who encourage escape will be severely punished.
After a few days, it is rare for the people in the city to escape, only occasionally some people will seek death, the population of the city drops sharply, and within a few days, the city is already completely dead.
Apart from the negative impact of the decree, the issuance of the decree also provided great benefits for the expansion of the military camp.
The first is the increase in the number of soldiers in the army. Previously there were only [-] soldiers in the city, but since the decree was issued, in just a few days, the military camp recruited [-] soldiers from the common people.
The number of defenders in the city also jumped to 18.
In addition, the money and rations available in the military camp have also been greatly expanded. From the book value, the money and rations in the army have at least tripled. Previously, the military rations that could only be used for one year have now extended to more than five years .
As for the current situation in Chengdu, Liu Zhang, the initiator of the decree, is also full of contradictions in his heart.
On the one hand, he is delighted with the high-quality effects brought about by the decree.On the other hand, he also felt guilty for the suffering people in Chengdu.
And his sense of guilt has already appeared since the government decree was issued.
And after the decree was issued, the guilt in his heart never subsided in the slightest.
It seemed that he was living in that kind of guilty mood all day long, and he could neither escape nor avoid it.
It wasn't until Liu Xun sent an envoy to Luoyang to contact Cao Cao that Liu Zhang's mood was slightly relieved.
(End of this chapter)