Chapter 48 Chapter 5 The Chaos of the Allure

Since Liu Yan and Liu Xiu raised their troops, Huyang was the first city they captured, and the first time was always exciting and unforgettable, and even panicked.As soon as the army entered the city, Liu Yan was busy taking over the county government and the arsenal, while Liu Xiu led two of his entourages to the county prison to release Fan Chong's family.The old man Fan Chong was ashamed and angry when he saw his little grandson Liu Xiu. He put on a martyr's integrity and refused to get out of prison, shouting, "I don't want you to rescue me." He said angrily: "You can be content. Fortunately, it is Uncle Wen who came. If Bo Sheng came, then he is not here to save you, but to kill you." Fan Zhong gave a strange look, " He dares!" After speaking, he felt that he lacked confidence, and asked Liu Xiu with a guilty conscience, "Does he dare?" Liu Xiu nodded, and Fan Zhong shut his mouth in panic, not daring to play his master's temper again, and then obediently came out of prison. Along the way, he walked like flying, and he couldn't catch up with him.

Liu Xiu bid farewell to Fan Chong's family, it was already dusk, so he rode back slowly, went to join Liu Yan, and ran into a group of drunk soldiers, shouting and shouting, staggering on the street. Xiu watched with a smile, as if happy with their happiness.However, the more Liu Xiu walked, the more he felt wrong. Huyang was clearly taking over peacefully, but why was the city full of crying and shouting?Going forward, you will see violent soldiers, people fleeing in panic, damaged shops and houses, and the echoing flames from far and near. It is purely a scene of a doomsday city.Liu Xiu was furious, and heard a woman's screams coming from a house next to the street. When Liu Xiu kicked in the door, he saw a soldier holding the woman under him. They gathered around the couch, shouting and booing for their companions.A baby was thrown far away on the ground, motionless, and did not know whether it was dead or alive.Liu Xiu's eyes were bloodshot, and he yelled: "Stop." A soldier came over and said with a playful smile, "My friend, don't worry, it will be your turn later." Liu Xiu slapped the soldier and turned him on the ground. Stepping on the ground, he shouted angrily: "Who are your subordinates? How dare you do such a beastly act, do you know the military law?"

Seeing that their comrades were being attacked, more than a dozen Xinshi soldiers turned around one after another and looked at Liu Xiu together.They didn't know who Liu Xiu was, and there was no military rank or uniform to identify him at the time. In their eyes, Liu Xiu was nothing more than a paler face, a nicer trimmed beard, and brighter clothes. Other than that, he was just an ordinary young man That's all, nothing to worry about.More than a dozen Xinshi soldiers drew their swords in their hands and pressed forward step by step, while the buddy on the couch was aloof, not worried about Liu Xiu at all, just leaned on the woman and continued to move endlessly.Liu Xiu's blood was surging, and regardless of the number of opponents, he drew his sword and wanted to slash at them.Fortunately, Liu Xiu's two followers were carefully selected by Liu Yan. They had only one purpose, that is to ensure that Liu Xiu would not have any accidents, no matter big or small.The two relatives saw that they were about to fight, swords had no eyes, if something happened to Liu Xiu, they would not be able to explain to Liu Yan, so they couldn't help saying, they held Liu Xiu and went out, all the way back to the county, and then let go.

When Liu Xiu returned to the county government, his lingering anger still persisted, so he summoned dozens of troops, and wanted to kill the generals and execute those soldiers on the spot.Liu Yan rushed over after hearing the news, asked about the situation, called Liu Xiu to the inner room, stepped back from the left and right, and said solemnly: "You can't go." Liu Xiu thought that Liu Yan was worried about his personal safety, so he smiled and said, "Brother, you don't worry too much. Those new city soldiers are only a dozen or so soldiers. I bring dozens of troops, which is enough to deal with it."

Liu Yan shook his head and said: "I'm not worried about this. You are so quick to kill a few Xinshi soldiers, which is trivial and cause internal strife. What should we do if we recruited Xinshi soldiers and Ping Lin soldiers with great difficulty? It is tantamount to wasting all previous efforts. Without Xinshi Bing and Ping Lin Bing, it will be difficult to restore Gaozu's world! Listen to me, patience is the most important right now." Liu Xiu said anxiously: "Patience? You go out and see what kind of tragedy the city is in! Not only Xinshi soldiers and Lin soldiers, but also Liu's children and guests are still burning, killing and looting. Such a chaotic situation, if you don't kill everyone, how can you do it?" Can you stop?"

Liu Yan scratched his head subconsciously, but this subtle movement failed to escape Liu Xiu's eyes.Liu Xiu looked at Liu Yan, with unprecedented pain in his eyes, he seemed completely heartbroken, and murmured: "So you already knew." Knowing that he had let Liu Xiu down, Liu Yan sighed sadly: "If you are not the coach, how would you know the difficulties involved. There are never easy decisions, and every decision must be sacrificed. Sometimes, you have to give up the small ones. Just be big, let go of the near and seek the far. I am the world, so I don’t care about the small people.”

Liu Xiu argued: "This way, there will be countless Huyangs, and there will be more innocent people. If they are broken and plundered all the way like today, this is not a restoration of the country, it is a disaster for the country, elder brother !" Liu Xiuyue said more and more passionately, and said: "The world won by such cruelty, I would rather not have it." Before speaking, the two brothers were discussing and discussing, but what Liu Xiu just said has become full of gunpowder.On the other hand, Liu Yan thought that Liu Xiu was only complaining, so he was tolerant all the time, but now Liu Xiu began to question the entire restoration operation, which has already crossed Liu Yan's bottom line!Liu Yan's face was livid, and he jumped up against the case, glaring at Liu Xiu, and cursed: "Bastard! What do you know, a little child?"

The two brothers have lived together for more than twenty years, they have always been dear, and have never blushed. This is the first time Liu Yan has spoken harshly and reprimanded Liu Xiu.Liu Xiu showed no fear, and said back, "They are broken, but you indulge them, they plunder, but you acquiesce. The one who really raped that woman was not those Xinshi soldiers, but you." Liu Yan was so angry that he trembled all over, and roared: "Say it again!" He was about to beat Liu Xiu with his fist, but Liu Xiu refused to back down at all, holding his head high and chest out, and said angrily, "Since you dare to do it, why don't you dare to admit it? "

Liu Yan and Liu Xiu were arguing loudly here. Some soldiers reported to Liu Ji a long time ago. There is no room for paper, and they glared at each other like eternal enemies, neither of them would take a half step back.Seeing the aura of the two brothers, Liu Ji knew that he couldn't hold back, so he quickly sent someone to invite Liu Liang over.After all, Liu Liang is an uncle, with great face and respected seniority, he forcibly penetrated when he came, forcibly separated the two, ordered the two to sit down, and sat in the middle, saying: "Brothers are of the same heart, their strengths will be broken." Jin. There are still thousands of miles away from Chang'an, why are you two brothers incompatible?"

Almost at the same time, both Liu Yan and Liu Xiu wanted to speak to defend themselves, but Liu Liang stopped him with his hand and said, "From now on, you all only talk to me. Whoever I ask will speak, and the other Don't interrupt. Otherwise, you will be trapped in endless conflicts. Uncle Wen, tell me first, how did Bo Sheng offend you?" Liu Xiu replied angrily: "In the past, Tang Wu started his expedition from Ge to save the people from the water and fire. He conquered Xiyiyuan in the east and Beidiyuan in the south. He said: "Xi is the last me?" In the world. When Gaozu invaded Xianyang, Qiu did not commit any crimes, took nothing from treasures, and women had no luck. The people of Qin were overjoyed, and they competed for cattle, sheep, wine and food to offer to the soldiers, lest Gaozu would not be the king of Qin. The so-called teacher of the king should be like this .Today, Wang Mang has no way, and the people think of Han. We will raise righteous soldiers, punish the people and punish crimes, and restore the Han Dynasty. As soon as the army entered Huyang, they burned, killed, looted, and killed people. The damage was even worse than that of Wang Mang, which only made the world cold and disappointed. The Han army and the people lost their hearts. Although they can be proud of it for a while, it will not last long."

Liu Liang nodded and said, "What Uncle Wen said makes a lot of sense. Bo Sheng, what do you have to say?" Liu Yan didn't think about it, and blurted out: "Before Tang Wu conquered Ge, he used the people as bait, let Ge Bo kill them, and then took the opportunity to question the crime. Before Gaozu entered Xianyang, he also slaughtered the city and established power, which is better than today's Huyang It’s all the same. How will Uncle Wen explain this? The sages seek to stretch out the wronged ones, and seek straightness in the wronged ones. Therefore, even though they follow the evil way and walk the obscure way, they will use it to prosper the great way. , to achieve great success. If you go out of the forest, you can't go straight; save the drowning person, you have to wet your feet." Obviously, Liu Yan had seriously thought about this issue, and he continued, "You only see the people suffering in Huyang, but 400,000 people starve to death in Chang'an. How do we calculate the account? People who starve to death all over the world, how can they be counted?" More than one hundred thousand, how to calculate this account? The only solution is to overthrow Wang Mang, rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, and then reform with the people, so that the people can rest in peace. However, if you want to change the world, you must first Has the ability to change the world. Why don't I want to build the Han army into a king's division, but right now I have more energy than I want, and I can't do anything.Both Xinshi Bing and Ping Lin Bing were from refugees, they didn't know benevolence and righteousness, they only knew benefits.Now is the time for employing people, if they don't give them sweets, how can they be willing to sacrifice their lives!This is the price that must be paid.How can a family cry like a whole street?How can a city cry like a country cry?Small benevolence, big inhumane also.You pity the people of Huyang, but I pity the people of the world even more. " After Liu Yan had finished speaking, Liu Liang asked Liu Xiu, "Uncle Wen, what do you think?" Seeing that Liu Yan's will was determined, Liu Xiu sighed, "If this is what Eldest Brother wants." Liu Yan replied proudly: "As long as the restoration of the country can be achieved, the glory belongs to the Liu family, and the crime belongs to me." The continuous silence, no one spoke, the robbery and violence outside continued, but at this time the four people in the room could only respond in silence.In the face of cruel war, whose soul has never struggled?Whose human nature has never been distorted?However, the road has to go on, for the final victory, for the ultimate justice. After a long time, Liu Liang got up and smiled at Liu Yan and Liu Xiu: "In this case, brothers bow to each other, and this matter is over." Liu Yan and Liu Xiu knelt down and worshiped each other. At some time, Liu Liang and Liu Ji had already left. In the high hall, only the two brothers were left with their faces on the ground and their heads pressed together.Liu Yan was crying indistinctly. At this moment, he was no longer the commander-in-chief of the six departments. He was just an ordinary person who was under too much pressure. He ran towards his ideal, but was forced to bow his knees in front of reality. He intended to protect the common people. But he had to choose to hurt the common people first.The heavy moral torture made his soul restless. Feeling Liu Yan's fragility and loneliness, Liu Xiu asked Liu Yan, "Do you still remember what you said to me at my father's funeral?" Liu Yan shook his head, and Liu Xiu said, "I've always remembered your words. Now, I want to say the same thing to you." Liu Yan waited, Liu Xiu looked into Liu Yan's eyes, and said word by word: "Don't be afraid, I'm still here."