The Three Kingdoms: If you don't have money to buy an official position, you can only be the em

Chapter 47: Huang Chengyan is still stubborn

It turned out that Cao Cao thought Jiang Cheng wanted to support Yuan Shu, then sideline him, and kill him. He thought Jiang Cheng wanted to use the chicken to lay eggs and drain the foundation of Yuan Shu and the court.

Only then did he ask for a sip of soup in order to win Liu Xie's support.

But in fact, Jiang Cheng didn’t think so much.

Yuan Shu's foundation is the foundation of the Yuan family as a noble family, and the foundation of the court is the support of a group of nobles. Using Yuan Shu's chicken to lay your own eggs, draining it, you can rise up.

Cao Cao nominated Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, most likely because he wanted Yuan Shao to succeed and then take the opportunity to defeat Yuan Shao.

The Yuan brothers had limited abilities and rose to prominence thanks to their family background.

People who are stupid and have a lot of money are the easiest to cheat.

However, anyone can do this kind of thing except Jiang Cheng - no matter how powerful the nobles are, he cannot take over; no matter how powerful the Yuan family is, he cannot replace them.

Because Jiang Cheng had long ago chosen to stand against all the powerful and wealthy families.

What he wants is to smash everything!
If he really did what Cao Cao wanted, he would be cutting off his own path and letting down all his followers.

Therefore, he just wanted to help Yuan Shu enter the capital.

At most, they could plunder the national treasury, arrest some talented people, and trick some soldiers away.

Other than that, I don't plan to do anything.

But since Cao Cao thought so, he did not clarify and said with a smile: "Okay. As long as you come with me to the capital, support Yuan Shu to take the throne, the abdicated emperor will be yours!"

"Deal!" said Cao Cao.

The two brothers had a very pleasant conversation.

But how sincere they were, only they themselves knew: Jiang Cheng had no intention of supporting Yuan Shu anyway, and would run away after sending him to the capital.

And did Cao Cao really only want to become an emperor?

Of course it's impossible.

Even Yuan Shu had other plans. For example, once he ascended the throne, he would immediately order the killing of Jiang Cheng, making the so-called "descendants of Shennong" a thing of the past!
However, Jiang Cheng doesn't care what others think.

The most important thing is that Zhao Yun has been recovered, and the purpose of his coming to the alliance this time has been achieved.

Whatever you do next, you will make money.

It’s not a loss anyway.

"But Huang Chengyan has refused to give in from beginning to end. What should we do with him?" Jiang Cheng looked at Huang Chengyan who was tied up in the tent. For the first time, he felt like "a dog biting a hedgehog but not knowing where to start".

It’s not that he can’t control that guy.

In fact, Huang Chengyan was so tightly controlled by him that he had no chance of escaping at all.

If you want to kill, you can kill at any time.

But he wanted to conquer Huang Chengyan more, or to say, he wanted to seize the knowledge about "array formation" in Huang Chengyan's mind - that was difficult, because the other party was unmoved and remained unmoved no matter how Jiang Cheng threatened or tempted him.

"Yan bandits are Yan bandits, cowardly rats. If you have the guts, let me out for a duel!" said Huang Chengyan.

He is still a tough talker.

I don’t know if he did it on purpose or if he really just thought that he had failed. As long as he was prepared, he would not be afraid of Jiang Cheng.

"My lord, a soldier can be killed but not humiliated!" Zhao Yun looked at Huang Chengyan and said.

This immediately made Huang Chengyan excited, and he said, "Yes, look, this is so unethical that even the subordinates you just won over can't stand it."

In response, Jiang Cheng smiled.

Zhao Yun spoke again: "Since he refuses to surrender, why not just kill him!" Huang Chengyan: "..."

Come on, if you can't speak, just shut up!
"I also think he should be killed!" Dian Wei said, "He doesn't want to surrender, so keeping him alive is a waste of food. We have millions of brothers in the Taiping Dao, so what do we need from him?"

He didn't understand why Jiang Cheng didn't kill Huang Chengyan.

You know, Huangfu Song was killed by Jiang Cheng without hesitation.

As the leader of the Yellow Turbans and chief of the Shennong Army, Jiang Cheng has never been ambiguous.

This is the first time I have been so merciful.

"It's different." Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "If I caught someone else, even Cao Cao or Liu Bei, I would kill him without hesitation, but this person is very useful!"

Who is Huang Chengyan?
Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, his teacher of metaphysics and military tactics!

Although the earth-shattering formation is of no use to a peerless warrior, it can pose a great threat to "scientific creations" - just think about it, if the yellow sand is everywhere and blocks your vision, can you fire your cannon accurately?
In the Eight Diagrams Formation, the Shennong Army, which is unable to equip itself with guns and cannons on a large scale and still has to rely on cold weapons, is it a match?

Don't think that modern weapons are invincible.

During World War II, there were many sword-wielding teams in the ranks fighting against the Japanese. The Japanese's standard firearms could all be equipped with bayonets - if cold weapons were useless, were they all stupid?
To put it bluntly, war is fought with people, command, and logistics.

The competition is about knowing yourself and knowing your enemy.

Therefore, in order to deal with powerful "formation" enemies that may appear in the future, Jiang Cheng must get information about "formation" from Huang Chengyan and study it thoroughly.

This is the reason why he has not killed the other party.

"The more you want to know, the less I will tell you. If you dare, kill me. Then the inheritance of the 'array formation' will be completely cut off, and you will never get it again!" Huang Chengyan continued to be stubborn.

As a result, Zhao Yun spoke again after hearing this.

"My lord, why don't we kill him? This way, the formation will be lost and it won't pose a threat to us."

He knew why Jiang Cheng was unwilling to kill Huang Chengyan.

The Yellow Turbans all came from poor common people, and they were peasants who lacked inheritance. By prying open Huang Chengyan's mouth, the Yellow Turbans could learn a lot of things that they had never been exposed to before, which would be very useful.

Just like some methods of breaking military formations, they are all secrets that are not passed on to outsiders.

If Zhao Yun had not been a disciple of a famous master, given his background, he would have had no chance to learn the art of war.

Therefore, he had no objection to Jiang Cheng's attempt to snatch the inheritance from the aristocratic families. He believed that if he couldn't snatch it, he could just destroy it, and that would bring everyone back to the same level, which was not a bad thing.

As for whether this violates Zhao Yun’s principles?

No.

Zhao Yun is loyal and brave, but not pedantic.

"That seems to be the case. How about killing him?" Jiang Cheng pondered.

If Huang Chengyan is killed, Zhuge Liang will lose his father-in-law and will not be able to learn any mysterious arts or battle formations. He can only learn some poetry, songs, and military strategies from Sima Hui, and the threat will be greatly reduced.

"I come!"

Dian Wei said this and turned to get his weapon.

Seeing this, Huang Chengyan knew that Jiang Cheng was serious, and hurriedly said: "Wait, wait a minute, can I ask the Great Heavenly Master something about the future of the Yellow Turban Kingdom?"

"What do you want to ask?"

"I want to know, if you overthrow the imperial court and establish a new one in the future, where will the new nobles go?" Huang Chengyan said: "Your guard Dian Wei, your respected Zhao Zilong, they all have their own relatives. Once you gain control of the world in the future, they will transform from ordinary people into new nobles. How will you deal with them then?"

(End of this chapter)