Chapter 202 Life is like a play
Life is like a play,
The world is like a game of chess.
There are only a few people who can sit on the chessboard and manipulate the chess pieces.
Everything else is just a chess piece on the chessboard.
What's amazing is that the chess pieces have different names and different functions.
Some are pawns, some are chariots and horses, and some are generals.
They may be big or small, strong or weak, but they have one thing in common, that is, they are manipulated by others and cannot help themselves.
Perhaps they all think that they are independent individuals who can control their own lives.
In fact, the real situation is that behind them, there is an invisible rope pulling them, silently affecting their every word, every move.
And I am just one of these people.
And all of its functions are only an auxiliary function, making those who are being manipulated more confident.
When Wu De walked out of the black ice platform, he was a little lost.
Finding a tavern, Wu De went wild for the first time, drinking one glass after another, one bottle after another. He wanted to get himself drunk, but the more he drank, the more sober he became, and the more he drank, the brighter his eyes became.
Everything is just a game.
Dayin and Wei Xiang planned all this and plotted against everyone.
Zhang Ruo was the first person to come into contact with this matter. Because he might reveal the truth, his family was ruined and he was sent to a foreign country.
Perhaps when those wealthy families were preparing to fail the Battle of Xiangcheng, Dayin and Prime Minister Wei also had a clear understanding of the situation and clearly calculated the interests involved.
Dayin had a saying, Wu De remembered clearly, that the Southern Town Army had a tendency to become He's private army.
Then, at the deepest level, the wealthy family's failure to mess up this war and bring down the Southern Army was in line with the interests of Dayin and the Prime Minister.
If this war is really won, who will benefit the most?
Da Qin?
No.
Great Qin just gained a few more years of breathing space. In fact, the domestic conflicts that needed to be resolved still existed, but it was just covered up by an external victory.
The one who benefited the most was He.
He Qiku was originally the most prestigious general in the country, and this victory would definitely establish his supreme prestige in the army.
Just look at the Chu State. Empress Dowager Jiang Qian won the Battle of Xiangcheng and immediately used this victory to seize power, excluding all veterans and generals from the center of power. Finally took over the power.
On the Qin side, if He Qiku wins, the He family will definitely become the top noble family in the Qin Dynasty.
Honor is always complementary to power.
What a good plan!
Now in the Hedong area, He Zudao and the Hedong giants are fighting each other with all their strength. They never thought that behind them, a group of tigers were watching them, looking for opportunities to catch them all.
He Zudao picked off all his confidants in the army in the south.
This time they will definitely be wiped out.
The remaining Jiangnan Zhenjun are leaderless, and if the court reorganizes them, they will not have any worries.
Hedong heroes fought a fierce battle with He Zudao, and then they were hunted by mantises and cicadas, with oriole behind.
It is conceivable that after the incident, the entire Hedong area will completely fall into the hands of the imperial court. Then, with the pressure of this great victory, the imperial court will vigorously purge the Guanzhong area. Once the consolidation of Hedong and Guanzhong areas is completed, Da Qin's basic situation will be considered stable.
Such a plan is truly brilliant.
Now that I think about it, Wu De has to admire Dayin and Wei Xiang who planned all this.
But what about the people who died in the process?
This is not tens or hundreds, but thousands, no, it is in units of hundreds of thousands.
Dayin, Prime Minister Wei, oh, by the way, and Deputy Yin He Bing, they all think this is natural and the price paid is worth it.
Isn’t it a good deal to exchange hundreds of thousands of casualties for the next ten or even decades of peace in the Qin Dynasty?
Wu De doesn’t know if this question should be calculated this way.
Because he can see that all this has not finally solved the biggest problem within Daqin. It is still a kind of strong coercion that kills chickens and scares monkeys to deter those with evil intentions.
Because all this planned by Dayin and Prime Minister Wei is just a bargaining chip in the court.
Thinking about it this time, the two of them will definitely win.
When he walked out of the tavern, although he staggered and staggered, he looked like a drunkard to others, but he himself was extremely sober.
Getting on his horse, he rode all the way to the outside of He's mansion.
The soldiers guarding outside have been withdrawn long ago.
When He Zudao went to the south to select soldiers and prepare to go north, the court quietly withdrew the guards outside the He family's mansion.
But the He family mansion did not become lively because of this.
There is still a lot to be done.
The weeds at the door are already up to the knees, and no one has come out for an unknown period of time.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, several wild cats poked their heads out from the grass, glanced at Wu De, and then disappeared without a trace with a whoosh. He got off his horse, walked to the door, and knocked on the door knocker hard.
The door was opened a crack, and it was still the same gray-haired veteran, but the wrinkles on his face were more wrinkled and the look of sadness was thicker.
"Wu Tixing, I didn't expect you to be the one who came to see our general off on his last journey!" The veteran sobbed in his voice.
"What did you say?" Wu De's drunkenness suddenly disappeared. He pushed open the door suddenly, took a few steps to pass the veteran, and bypassed the screen wall.
The simulated sand table in the yard is still there, but He Qiku is a normal person. He puts on his full set of armor. On his left hand is his usual heavy sword, and on his right is his sword when he charges into battle. Big sword, behind him is his banner with the word "he".
"General!" Wu De saluted with clasped fists.
He Qiku laughed and said: "An hour ago, I received the news that He Qiku killed the Liu family and the Wang family in Hedong!"
An hour ago, that is, he walked out of the Black Ice Platform. , when he started to get drunk in the tavern.
Wu De nodded.
"The He family is finished!" He Qiku looked up to the sky and sighed: "I have been running around all my life, but in the end, it was all in vain. In fact, after the defeat of Xiangcheng, I should have realized some truths and seen it. There are some tricks inside, but I still missed the mark and didn’t think it through, causing my son to get stuck in it and never be able to extricate himself.”
“Brother He is very talented, maybe he can get over this deadlock. Come out!" Wu De looked at the old man and said.
"It's not difficult for He Zhidao to escape, but losing everything will make him feel even worse than death!"
"If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about not having firewood!"
How painful it is. Hehe laughed: "I hope he can see as clearly as you do."
"General, I want to ask you something!"
"Tell me, man. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
"What will you do if you win the Battle of Xiangcheng?" Wu De asked.
He Qiku laughed loudly: "Does this need to be said? Then the south will naturally become the possession of my He family, and my He family will become a truly top family. The so-called wealthy families have to crawl at my feet and lick my feet."
Wu De lowered his head sadly, as expected.
It’s just that he has never calculated against those people from wealthy families, let alone Dayin and Wei Xiang.
“One more thing, when you betrayed Prince Anze, have you ever regretted it in the past few decades?”
"When a man does something, he just does it. There is no point in admitting his mistakes and regretting them!" He Qiku laughed: "Even if I die, I will not admit my mistakes!"
Wu De nodded, of course He Qiku will not Admit your mistake, because if Prince Anze and He Qingqiu succeeded back then, the so-called top wealthy families would no longer have any basis for their existence, because what Prince Anze and He Qingqiu planned was to eradicate the foundation on which the wealthy families relied for their survival. .
This is contrary to what a painful dream.
He is envious, he is jealous, but he wants to be one of them rather than hollowing out the foundations of these people. In this way, he will never have a chance again.
He Qiku was still laughing, but the laughter gradually subsided, and finally there was no sound anymore, leaving only a pair of big eyes still looking at Wu De.
In Wu De's perception, the other party's vitality was gradually weakening until there was no trace at all.
This brave general who struggled all his life to make the He family a top nobleman ended his life alone in his own yard.
Wu De did not stop the other party.
It’s so painful that I don’t want to live anymore.
This is his last resistance to despair in life after figuring out all the truth.
His whole life was a life of being manipulated and manipulated by others. He always wanted to be his own master, but in the end, he failed to achieve this goal. Perhaps the only thing that could make him the master was death!
It would be better to die, lest this old man, who is nearly eighty years old, would eventually have to face the destruction of his entire family.
Walking in front is not a blessing.
Wu De could think of the fate of the He family after the complete failure of He Zudao.
Although the He family is not prosperous.
When the nest is overturned, there are no eggs left!
He and his son finally became a feast on the dining table.
Wu De crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows, solemnly saluting.
No matter what the character of the man in front of you is, he has indeed made a lot of contributions to Da Qin in the past few decades.
Death is a big deal, everything in the past will become ashes!
If we really want to talk about it, the mistakes made by the person in front of me are simply not worth mentioning compared to the mistakes made by some people who are still alive and well today.
It’s not wrong to want to climb up.
It’s just that he chose the wrong direction.
He walked up to the sobbing veteran and said, "Report it! Let someone take care of General He's affairs!"
He walked out of the He family mansion with heavy steps, holding the horse. , Wu De walked aimlessly on the street.
Looking up at the sky, I wonder if there will be a star falling from the nine heavens because of such a painful death.
(End of this chapter)