Chapter 0095 Sorry
It was not easy to find a time when Xiao Rong was alone. It was not because Qu Yunmie did not allow Xiao Rong to leave, but because Xiao Rong went into the king's tent and could only come out at night. ...
Yu Shaoxie squatted for a long time before he finally saw Xiao Rong coming out to get some fresh air. He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stepped forward: "Rong'er!"
Xiao Rong: “…”
Qu Yunmie, who was left in the tent with nothing to do, said: "..."
They all dislike this title.
Following Yu Shaoxie to his tent, Xiao Rong did not see the idle Yu Shaocheng this time. He even glanced at Yu Shaoxie.
The latter understood: "His injury is almost healed, so I let Cheng'er move back. He is now one of the generals of the central army. How can he live with his brother? If this goes on, the other generals will laugh at him. Cheng'er always listens to me, so he moved out yesterday."
Xiao Rong: “…”
Xiao Rong wisely chose not to say any more about the matter between the brothers.
He asked Yu Shaoxie: "Brother Yu, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Yu Shaoxie pursed his lips and said, "I heard about today's execution."
Xiao Rong understood. He lowered his head and chuckled. "I didn't discuss this decision with you before because I knew you would definitely not agree. Since ancient times, capital punishment has never been eliminated. Every dynasty has its own cruel characteristics. I never thought that one day I would be the one to give the order, but I don't regret giving the order. It is necessary to serve as a warning to others. This infamy doesn't have to fall on the Zhenbei Army. It should fall on me. Anyway, I don't have an official position now. I'm just a commoner. If I'm kicked out of the Zhenbei Army one day, those people will think it's justified."
Yu Shaoxie frowned and looked at him: "Drive out the Zhenbei Army? Why do you have such an idea?"
He paused, his expression changed slightly: "Did someone say something to you?"
Xiao Rong: “…No.”
Xiao Rong showed that expression again. When he didn't want to talk more, he would show an expression that Yu Shaoxie couldn't describe, a little stubborn, a little impatient, and a little childish. Yu Shaoxie was silent for a moment, and had to change the subject: "I'm telling you this not to blame you. Damaging the tombs of the prince's parents is a crime of treason. According to the laws of Nanyong, the punishment should be beheading, execution of the same nationality, castration for those under the age of fourteen, and no county magistrate for women. If you follow this law, today it's not five people who died, but more than a dozen people. You let their families go, which is already a great mercy."
Xiao Rong: “…………”
He blinked slowly. Although his expression was calm, his tone revealed his astonishment: "Is there still such a thing as collective punishment at this time?"
He thought that in this era of sharp population decline, collective punishment should have been abolished long ago.
Yu Shaoxie laughed with an ambiguous meaning: "When has there been no collective punishment?"
Xiao Rong: “…”
He whispered, "I will never implicate innocent people. This time I had no choice but to do it. The king was in a hurry to go to war and had no time to gather and consolidate the morale of the army. It is true that these people are not the real Zhenbei Army, but the family members of the Zhenbei Army. However, the same problem has also appeared in the army. I heard that when the king was just seriously injured and the morale of the army was in turmoil, there were actually people who accused the king of not being reckless. Even if what this person said is correct, at that time and in that situation, it should not be his turn to say it."
Yu Shaoxie said faintly: "Qu Jin."
Xiao Rong heard this name twice, both times Gao Xunzhi told him. The first time Gao Xunzhi told him that Qu Jin was one of the king's last relatives, and the second time Gao Xunzhi told him that Qu Jin was beaten with twenty military sticks for offending the king. He had said that a long time ago, but before Gao Xunzhi came, no one dared to really do anything to him. Even Jian Qiao could only tell him to get out, but couldn't do anything to him. With the word "Qu" on his name, he could walk sideways in this military camp.
Yu Shaoxie was also troubled by Qu Jin's surname issue. He was an angry young man, for sure, but he was not stupid. In this age where family interests were above everything else, he would never speak ill of his relatives in front of someone. Although it sounded a bit strange to say this, this was a world where people helped their relatives rather than the law.
One of the three soldiers died because he refused to tell the whereabouts of his family. Xiao Rong was angry for this man and thought he was stubborn. However, what Xiao Rong didn't know was that others were even more shocked by the two who survived. Why could someone who didn't care about his family be recorded in history books and called a hero? It was because ordinary people couldn't do that.
At this time, whether it was Yu Shaoxie or Xiao Rong, they actually didn't care much about Qu Jin. After all, he was the kind of person who would jump out to show his presence when he saw that Qu Yunmie was about to die. His IQ was too low to stir up any waves. Xiao Rong cared about those who didn't say anything but might have the same idea as Qu Jin, while Yu Shaoxie cared about Xiao Rong. ...
Yu Shaoxie: "I came to look for you just to see how you are. As expected, I guessed right. You, oh you, when will you realize that you and the Zhenbei Army are one? The Zhenbei Army is not glorious if you have a bad reputation. You don't have to care so much about the Zhenbei Army's bad reputation. Rong'er, in the final analysis, we are doing things that change dynasties. In the eyes of some people, or even most people, we are thieves, bandits, and traitors who will never be able to show up on the stage. It is impossible not to be scolded. This kind of infamy will continue until a hundred years after you and me, and it will not stop at that time, because the right and wrong will be judged by future generations, and the words of future generations are not much better than those of people today."
Xiao Rong looked at him speechlessly: "So, the Zhenbei Army will be scolded for thousands of years?"
Yu Shaoxie smiled and said, "This is the reputation after death. No one is perfect. Some people focus on that little mistake, while others carefully calculate the merits and demerits. Whether you want it or not, Rong'er, you and I are already in the history books, and once we are on the top, there is no going back."
Xiao Rong: “…”
He leaned to the side and muttered, "I know."
Yu Shaoxie looked at Xiao Rong, who was uncomfortably scratching a small crack on the mat beneath him with his fingernails. As he scratched, the crack gradually turned into a small hole.
Yu Shaoxie: “…”
Halfway through, Xiao Rong suddenly looked at Yu Shaoxie again and said, "You are wrong. I don't care that much about the bad reputation of the Zhenbei Army. It is Yuan Baifu who cares. He said that if I do this, I will attract abuse from scholars. I thought about it and felt that what he said makes sense. If it really attracts abuse, then I will take the blame for my own actions. Anyway, the thing I care least about in my life is my own reputation."
Yu Shaoxie whispered, "You don't care about 'certain' reputations."
If it touches on something that Xiao Rong cares about, he can jump directly to the roof.
Xiao Rong asked him doubtfully: "What did you say?"
Yu Shaoxie shook his head repeatedly: "Nothing, as for Yuan Baifu, I have also observed him for some time, but apart from feeling that he is a bit nosy, I haven't found anything strange about him."
Xiao Rong slowly straightened up: "You observe him. Why do you want to observe him?"
Yu Shaoxie blinked: "General Jian's attitude towards General Yuan has changed, and the two of them even had an argument. Cheng'er happened to see it and told me. I guess this was your instruction, wasn't it?"
Xiao Rong: “…………”
He just reminded Jian Qiao, and didn't ask him to target Yuan Baifu!
He regretted why he had handed this matter over to Jian Qiao in the first place. Now it seemed that Yu Shaocheng was more reliable than Jian Qiao.
Xiao Rong started to sulk again, but he couldn't blame anyone else. Essentially, he had chosen the wrong person. He knew that Jian Qiao was a sieve that couldn't hide his thoughts, but he still gave him such an important task.
Fortunately, Qu Yunmie and Jian Qiao are similar, neither of them is the kind of person who likes to think too much. Xiao Rong doesn't care if the whole army finds out about this, as long as Qu Yunmie doesn't find out.
Xiao Rong leaned back again, and Yu Shaoxie also sat quietly on the other side, no longer talking. Just as Yu Shaoxie was enjoying the quietness of the room, he suddenly heard Xiao Rong ask hesitantly, "Brother Yu, in your opinion, how long will it take for the king to unify the north and the south and ascend the throne?"
Yu Shaoxie was stunned for a moment, then thought seriously for a while: "At least two years, at most three years."
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