All people are the same. We all have one nose, two eyes, and need to eat and drink.
If you stab someone with a knife, they will bleed and die.
But people are different. There are differences in wealth, beauty, and ugliness, as well as high and low status.
These things have probably existed since the day humans called themselves human beings.
Moreover, they will continue to accompany humans until the extremely distant future and will probably never disappear completely.
These things will not disappear just because you see through them and become open-minded.
On the contrary, the more one sees through things and the more open-minded one becomes, the more one will understand its essence and a truth... The superiors may not care, or pretend not to care, but the inferiors must know what is right and what is wrong.
So although the old soldier was open-minded, he still stopped after drinking the third bowl of wine.
He bowed to Zhao Xin again and said, "Thank you very much for the wine and meat, young master. I am also grateful for the trouble you have taken to personally pour wine for me, an old man. I would be remiss if I did not accept such a generous gesture."
However, as the saying goes, when you give a gift to someone, you must ask for something in return. The old man asked himself that he had nothing worthy of the young master's request. The only thing he could offer was the welcoming and seeing off of guests in this post station. It could be said that he had seen some of the ups and downs of life and had seen some of the world.
Sir, I wonder what you want to hear from me, an old man, about?"
"hehe."
Zhao Xin laughed heartily, "Old man, your words really make me feel ashamed.
To be honest, what you said is wrong. Apart from anything else, you have fought for the Qin Dynasty for decades, and you are still busy at this post station in your old age. Doesn't that mean you are not worthy of Zhao's wine and meat?"
The old soldier was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at Zhao Xin with a hint of surprise.
He really didn't expect that a nobleman like Zhao Xin would actually say such words. Moreover, the vision honed by his decades of life made him sure that what Zhao Xin said was not the empty words of those corrupt scholars, but was sincere.
At this moment, he was really shocked, but it was even more intense than when Zhao Xin invited him to eat meat and a noble lady like Nan Luoying poured wine for him.
Zhao Xin finished speaking, then said with a somewhat embarrassed look, "However, it is embarrassing to say that I invited you here today because I really have some questions for you."
The old soldier stood up upon hearing this, clasped his fists and said, "You are too polite, sir. Based on what you just said, I, an old man, will tell you everything I have to say."
"Thank you very much."
Zhao Xin also clasped his fists in return and then gave Cao Xiong a slight wink.
The latter immediately understood and walked towards the postmaster and others with a smile, "Everyone, my son has something to talk to this old man, please give him some convenience.
Take these few copper coins and have a bowl of wine..."
As he spoke, he took out another handful of copper coins, about forty or fifty of them, not a lot, but not a little either.
It was enough for the postmen to go out and buy some wine.
However, the postmaster, upon seeing this, quickly held out his hand to stop him and said, "Sir, I absolutely dare not do that.
I am honored to have received this business from my respected master today. It is already beyond my reach, so how dare I accept any more money?
As for them, the money that the steward just deposited in the account is still plenty, enough for them to eat and drink."
After saying this, he waved to the postmen, clasped his fists, and led the group of postmen out.
Seeing this, Cao Xiong nodded and smiled slightly, without forcing it.
He just led the Nan family's guards out of the courtyard, and at the same time closed the courtyard door for Zhao Xin from the outside.
On the other side, Nan Luoying also called the Kong brothers and sisters and Xiao Cui to go to the back.
Zhao Xin waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. I only asked the old man to come and ask him about the natives of the Great Wilderness Mountain.
We asked the postmaster to wait for everyone to leave, for fear that they would spread rumors and go out.
Brothers and sisters are not outsiders, why do you have to do this? "
Upon hearing this, the Kong brothers and sisters looked at each other and sat down again.
Next, Zhao Xin asked questions about the situation of the natives in the Great Wilderness Mountain.
Although the old soldier did not know Zhao Xin's identity, he knew that Zhao Xin must be extraordinary.
That was why he had deliberately complained about the natives in front of Zhao Xin and the others during the day.
Although he didn't know whether Zhao Xin would really be interested in this matter, and even if he was interested, whether he would have the ability to do it.
But this is the limit of his ability.
After hearing that what Zhao Xin asked was indeed this matter, he felt a little excited and naturally told everything he knew.
After the discussion, even the Kong brothers and sisters felt their eyes were opened.
Kong Xuan couldn't help but interject in surprise, "We used to think that the natives were all the same, but we didn't expect there were so many divisions among them.
What about the three caves and twelve tribes, and so many earthen forts of all sizes? Doesn't this mean that the natives are a group of scattered sand?
But if that were the case, why would the prefects and other Qin officials still worry about the locals causing unrest?
Although she is a woman, she speaks in a very coherent manner, which is quite different from her brother who is always silent.
The old soldier said that he had seen a lot of life and had seen some human affairs, and he was not exaggerating.
At least as far as the natives were concerned, the old soldier knew them very well.
Hearing this, he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "They're not worried about the natives causing chaos. In fact, the reason the natives are causing chaos is precisely because of the King of Qi and the current county governor and others."
When this person said this, he frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "When Xie Lao, the old county governor, was here, including the previous King of Qi, they all adopted the same strategy that the Great Qin had always used towards the natives.
It's nothing more than divide and rule, giving benefits to the obedient ones and supporting the obedient ones in suppressing the disobedient ones.
The reason the natives have so many earthen forts is, to some extent, due to the strategies of the previous King of Qi and the old County Magistrate Xie."
After listening to his description, Zhao Xin immediately understood it. Simply put, the strategy of the previous King of Qi and the old County Magistrate Xie was to divide and suppress, coupled with the effect of the Enfeoffment Order.
Pull one and beat the other, and then support them in their separation.
As a result, the natives naturally became a group of scattered sand.
“But twenty years ago, the old King of Qi passed away. The current King of Qi took over and changed his strategy. He began to cultivate leaders among the natives who were close to him.
The old county magistrate Xie began to feel overwhelmed.
Two years later, the old county magistrate stepped down, and the current county magistrate took over and also changed his strategy.
Although the natives today still seem to be in disarray, with countless earthen forts of various sizes, in fact, Qingyun Cave has become the most dominant of the three caves.
Among the twelve tribes, the Muyi tribe also rose to prominence.
In addition, there is the newly rising Hangjiabao, which is also a dominant force in the area.
The rest are not worth discussing, as they basically all fall under these three categories.
Because of this, the rebellions by the natives have intensified over the years, becoming stronger each time."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned, and they were not sure whether what the old soldier said was true or not.
If this is true, then the actions of the current King of Qi and the prefect of Dahuang County are too confusing.
Nan Luoying couldn't help but frown and asked, "Old man, may I ask why the current King of Qi and the current Governor of Dahuang County changed their previous strategy?"
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