The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 419: The Barbarian King Meng Huo
It was located in the county seat of Yuexi County, Qiongdu County.

Zhuge Liang led a group of Han soldiers here.

Meng Huo had been waiting here for a long time.

As soon as he saw Zhuge Liang, Meng Huo couldn't help but ridicule him.

"Why did they send a weak scholar like you? Don't they have any men in the Han army?"

No matter what, you must have enough momentum first!
When the barbarians on both sides heard Meng Huo's words, they couldn't help laughing, as if they had turned this place into their home ground.

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang was neither arrogant nor impatient, but smiled slightly.

"I came here today not to seek war, but to resolve the war. What does it have to do with my being a civil official?"

Zhuge Liang asked Meng Huo before he could say anything: "I heard that someone received a gift from his neighbor, but instead of thanking him, he went to his neighbor's house and killed him. Is there really such a thing in the world?"

As soon as he came to power, he stood on the moral high ground!

The barbarians who were laughing just now suddenly fell into silence.

Because even they knew that what their king did was not right.

The Han people took the initiative to provide food and herbs, and even recently sent doctors to treat the barbarians in some counties.

At this time, it is really unreasonable for our king to start a war again.

Meng Huo's expression tensed.

In fact, Meng Huo knew that he was not in the right.

But he also has his own reasons!
The aid from the Han people will eventually run out!
If the root cause of the disease among the Southern Barbarians is not eliminated, the tribe will become a bottomless pit!
If I don't rob, will I starve myself to death?

Which is more important, morality or life?

Meng Huo snorted heavily: "The Han people have always been cunning. Who knows if you have poisoned the food and let those doctors secretly murder our people?"

Shameless!
The Han soldiers behind Zhuge Liang glared at Meng Huo!

"You guys ate the food, and now you're still suspecting that the food is poisonous? I'm going to kill you, my god!!!"

Meng Huo was not right, but he was also angry!

Seeing the Han soldiers being so arrogant, he immediately slammed the table and said, "Who gave you the courage to talk to me like this?"

The barbarians on both sides also rushed forward to support their king!

Zhuge Liang raised his hand and looked at Meng Huo with amusement.

"I understand what you mean."

"In this case, the government will no longer provide any assistance."

"Since you are afraid that the food is poisonous, we will not bring any more food to you."

"You are afraid that the doctors will murder you, so we will recall all the doctors... In this way, can both sides achieve peace?"

Peace?

Peace is a ghost!
In fact, Meng Huo was by no means a fool.

What he is doing now can be summed up in four words:

"War blackmail!"

If the Han people don’t provide assistance, we will start a war!
When Meng Huo heard that a senior official from the imperial court had come to Yizhou, he immediately came up with a plan in his mind.

What the Han people care about most is the word "stability".

Shu is a prosperous land.

Meng Huo was almost certain that this high-ranking Han official would accept his conditions and choose to keep the peace, so he acted so arrogantly.

But unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang refused to continue providing assistance?
Meng Huo suddenly felt panic for no reason!
But after a panic, Meng Huo said in a timid tone: "Okay! In that case, let's talk about the war!"

While continuing to threaten, he secretly prayed in his heart—

"Please! Please! Don't agree! Don't agree! Continue to give us food and medicine, and send doctors over..."

"it is good."

What surprised Meng Huo again was that Zhuge Liang actually nodded slightly and agreed to this matter!
"Since you insist on doing this, I have nothing to say."

no……

no……

Alas, you...

Meng Huo really wanted to go up to Zhuge Liang, pull him up by the collar and give him a good scolding!
Is this how the Han Chinese do things?
Shouldn't the Han people take out a bunch of rituals, music, poetry and books, talk about a lot of principles, and then bargain, and after paying a certain price, reach stability with the barbarians?

What are you doing here, wanting to start a war?
……

After noticing the flash of surprise in Meng Huo's eyes, Zhuge Liang became more determined in his decision.

Then he bowed to Meng Huo and made a gesture to leave.

That's it?

Is this the end?
Meng Huo was dumbfounded!

It shouldn’t be!

This high-ranking Han official went through so much trouble to come to Qiongdu, and now he's just leaving after a few words?
"Stop them!"

Meng Huo gave the order, and immediately the barbarian soldiers surrounded Zhuge Liang.

The Han soldiers who were guarding Zhuge Liang also drew their swords and looked at the surrounding barbarians with vigilance and anger.

"What is the Barbarian King doing?"

Zhuge Liang looked back and was somewhat confused by Meng Huo's behavior.

"I came here today to find out what the Barbarian King is thinking."

"Since the Barbarian King has decided to fight the Han army, both sides should prepare for the war. Why go back on their words at this time?"

"you……"

Meng Huo's eyes rolled and he quickly found a reason for himself!

"The war has already started!"

"Now you are all my prisoners! Yes! Prisoners!"...

Zhuge Liang lived to this age, but he never expected that there would be such a shameless person in the world!
At this moment, Zhuge Liang finally understood why his ancestors were so obsessed with the word "education"...

"Well, since the Barbarian King won't let us go, he wants to kill us."

Zhuge Liang turned around and raised his chin slightly, revealing his neck.

"In this case, I hope the Barbarian King will act quickly."

……

No, you...

Zhuge Liang's behavior undoubtedly surprised Meng Huo again.

When his life was threatened, shouldn't Zhuge Liang have trembled with fear and begged for mercy?
Then, wouldn't he be able to take advantage of the situation to make demands and ask the Han people to continue to provide aid?
Why did Zhuge Liang's behavior turn out to be completely different from what he expected?

What's even more hateful is that Meng Huo could clearly see the smile in Zhuge Liang's eyes at this moment...

This Han Chinese is making fun of himself!
Meng Huo clenched his fists as big as casserole pots and glared at Zhuge Liang, wishing he could punch Zhuge Liang to death!
Zhuge Liang saw Meng Huo's anger and sat down again and asked, "Since the Barbarian King neither wants to start a war nor wants to kill us, can we talk about it now?"

It was at this time that Meng Huo realized that all his thoughts had been known by Zhuge Liang in advance!

Sitting down sulking, Meng Huo no longer had the arrogance he had just had, and instead his expression became somewhat sad.

"The impact of this strange disease is really too great."

"If we had not had to, why would we fight the Han people?"

"Especially recently, the Han people have a new weapon called the 'Zhuge Crossbow', which is so powerful! Damn it! If I knew who made the 'Zhuge Crossbow', I would definitely twist his head off!"

Zhuge Liang:......

Shaking his head slightly, Zhuge Liang took the initiative to ask: "Why doesn't the Barbarian King discuss this matter with the government?"

"It's nothing to discuss!"

Meng Huo started swearing!

"You Han people are all so cunning! If I talk to you nicely, you will pay a ridiculous price!"

"A black dog without any color, a mite brain that is already hard to obtain, and a three-meter-long log... You will definitely do this! Definitely!"

……

Of course, it is impossible for all Han people to be gentle, kind and just.

Judging from what Meng Huo said, he was most likely cheated by the Han people before.

The Han merchants must have asked for extremely outrageous prices in previous transactions, causing Meng Huo to no longer trust the Han people and be unwilling to do business with them.

Therefore, Meng Huo used war as a threat and blackmail this time.

but……

The habit of "plundering" had obviously been deeply rooted in Meng Huo's bones, so Meng Huo dared to invade Yizhou so easily to rob food and medicinal materials.

But this is not right!

Zhuge Liang looked into Meng Huo's eyes without dodging.

"Then have you ever thought that if you lead your troops to rob the Han people of their food, those Han people will also starve to death?"

"These people have never deceived or bullied you."

"It's even possible that they have helped you and have done nothing wrong."

"You took away their food. Have you ever thought about how they are going to survive the rest of the day? Have you ever thought about it?"

What Zhuge Liang didn't expect was that his words actually broke Meng Huo's defense...

Meng Huo, who was originally sulking, suddenly went crazy and roared with tears in his eyes.

"I know! I know everything!"

"But what can we do? Now it's either you die or I live!"

"I don't want to do this! What can I do?"

……

Zhuge Liang did not expect that Meng Huo would have such a big reaction to this matter!

Perhaps, Meng Huo himself knew that what he did was wrong and was suffering from the condemnation of his conscience?
When the Han people and barbarians around saw Meng Huo suddenly become angry and burst into tears, they all looked at each other in confusion, wondering how he became like this.

Bewildered, stunned, silent, waiting...

After experiencing a brief emotional breakdown, Meng Huo's crying turned into sobbing, and he looked at the reactions of others shyly.

"I understand."

At this moment, Zhuge Liang also stood up and stretched out his hand towards Meng Huo.

"I understand what you mean."

"Everything that happened in Yizhou now should not be blamed on you...but it is undeniable that there is indeed a more appropriate solution than the current one."

Zhuge Liang has made his decision.

"If I say that I will let the government conduct a fair transaction with you and help you get through this difficult time, will you agree?"

A fair trade...

Meng Huo's eyes were full of vigilance: "Why should I trust you?"

"I will stay here and teach you how to farm, how to do arithmetic, how to write, and how to do arts..."

"And most importantly—"

Zhuge Liang was extremely determined: "The government will help you solve this disease so that you will no longer be troubled by it!"

"What we, the Han people, have brought to the surrounding areas is never war and chaos, but peace and civilization!"

At this moment, Zhuge Liang thought of Liu Bei, the emperor, and many people in his mind.

"Peaceful coexistence and harmonious communication... this is the Han people today!"

(End of this chapter)