Professional Ethics of a Concubine

“This has diced meat in it, too!”

"There are some here too! Oh, they smell so good!"

……

There were five strips of cloth in total, each with diced meat inside. One of them was directly eaten by the soldier who tore off the cloth strip.

"It might be poisonous! Why did you eat it?" someone nearby shouted, swallowing his saliva as he shouted, his eyes almost popping out.

"Even if it's poisonous, I'll accept it. Damn, it smells so good... wuwuwu... so good!" The soldier said as he chewed, and finally started crying.

He wanted to cry not only because of the smell of meat cloves, but also because he was afraid that he would die like this. Moreover, he thought of his miserable half life. He had never eaten such delicious meat.

"Give me the diced meat and let the enemy poison me to death!" Immediately, someone started to grab the diced meat.

“You wish. If anyone has to die, I’ll be the one to die!” He said, and swallowed it in one gulp.

“Ahhh! Spit it out! Spit it out!”

……

Under extreme hunger, no one could resist the temptation of a piece of delicious diced meat. Military discipline and punishment were all thrown out of the window.

Even though everyone knows that it has been put into the mouth, it does not matter whether it is full or not.

But, no matter how small it is, it is still meat!

If you are extremely hungry, you will even eat tree bark, let alone meat.

For a moment, everyone's pent-up emotions seemed to have found an outlet and they all started fighting.

"Stop it all!"

A general of the Yan army ran up and saw the scene on the city wall. He was so angry that he almost fainted.

He roared angrily, but no one listened. Finally, the general drew his knife, killed a man and cut off his head, which made the out-of-control soldiers stop.

"Come here! Change the shift! Tie these people up and take them away. Each of them will be beaten with a hundred military sticks."

One hundred military sticks can beat a person to death.

All the Yan soldiers who heard this were terrified, with deep fear in their eyes.

"General, spare my life! Spare my life! Spare my life!"

"Have mercy! It's the poisonous meat of the Zhao army that made us crazy!"

"What's diced meat?" This sensitive word made everyone's eyes light up.

Someone immediately explained that there was a small piece of diced meat in the strip of cloth that Zhao Jun had just shot. It was very fragrant, but also poisonous and could make people lose their minds.

After hearing this explanation, the general of the Yan army saw the strips of cloth thrown on the ground. He picked them up and looked at them. His face suddenly turned dark, because he was loyal to Ji Wu, and written on them were the crimes of Ji Wu's regicide and treason.

The general knew the seriousness of the situation, and without saying anything, he announced that the diced meat was poisonous, which would drive people crazy and be contagious if eaten.

Therefore, those soldiers who had just eaten the diced meat must be executed immediately, and their bodies must be transported away. An order was also given that if the Zhao army shot cloth strips at them again, they must not be opened without permission and must be reported immediately!

After saying this, he ordered others to drag away the soldiers who had eaten the meat.

"General, the meat is not poisonous, it's not poisonous, it smells so good! Don't kill us, we are eating it because we are too hungry..." The soldiers shouted for mercy.

"Shut up!" the general shouted.

Such words that disrupt the morale of the army must not be spread!

However, although few of the soldiers could read, they were all smart and could figure out what was going on.

The diced meat could not be poisonous. The Zhao army was just trying to trick them and tempt them.

So, a soul-searching question arises:

If the Zhao army shoots the cloth strips wrapped with diced meat again, will you really not open them?

If it is handed over, then the diced meat will belong to the superior, right?

Even if you eat it secretly, it’s yours.

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Over the next half day, Zhao Jun shot dozens of strips of cloth wrapped in diced meat every half an hour.

At first, no one dared to move due to the general's majesty and the fear of death.

But gradually, some people couldn't help it anymore, because when they gathered the arrows together, the aroma of the meat could penetrate into their noses through the cloth strips.

"Why don't you eat some? It smells really good. I can't stop drooling when I smell it. Anyway, there are so many, the general doesn't know."

"I want to eat it, but I want to know what's written on it. If anyone can read, please take a look and tell me."

"Who can read? Come and see." Suddenly, Shuisheng, who could read, was pushed out.

Shuisheng unwrapped the cloth strip, looked at the diced meat and swallowed his saliva before putting the diced meat aside and picking up the cloth strip...but everyone's eyes were not on the cloth strip at all, they were all staring at the diced meat.

"I'll tell you what's written here. I'm the one who should eat the meat cubes. If you report me, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost."

Shuisheng immediately picked up the diced meat again and put it directly into his mouth. It smelled so good that he squinted his eyes.

Everyone took a deep breath, suppressed the burning feeling in their stomachs and nodded, "Then tell me quickly."

"It's said above that the current emperor of Yan State ascended to the throne by regicide and is a traitor. Now the righteous King Ming is leading his army to quell the rebellion with the help of Great Zhao. If we surrender obediently, not only will we not die, but we will also have meat to eat."

The Yan army was shocked!

This is nothing like what they heard!

That's right. It was said before that Yan and Zhao had formed an alliance and there would be no more wars, but suddenly they were forced to fight again.

They can only obey in the war, but at least they should be fed!

Countless times, they privately cursed the current emperor for being too cruel, and the generals for being unkind and treating them like livestock. It turned out that the current emperor was a traitor!

In an instant, many people felt that they had realized something!

"Hey, don't shout this out loud, or you will be beheaded!" Shuisheng quickly put the cloth strip in place and warned everyone in a low voice.

Everyone was not stupid and nodded one after another, but each of them had some concerns in their minds.

"Then let's eat this meat..."

"If you eat it, you will be killed immediately! Don't eat it! I will spit out what's in my mouth now and put it back." Shuisheng actually spit it out.

He had been holding it in his mouth just now, and was reluctant to eat it. He just wanted to suck and lick it slowly like a candy, eating it bit by bit.

Everyone,...

You're disgusting to us.

"No, why do you want to spit it out?" Some people didn't understand.

"I just ate with the determination to die, because I didn't want to live anymore and felt there was no hope." Shuisheng explained to them in a low voice.

"But after I knew the truth, I found a way to survive and had hope again, so I didn't want to die anymore."

"What are you looking forward to?" someone asked immediately, with excitement in his throat.

"As long as the Zhao army attacks us, I can seize the opportunity to surrender and survive. It's not the Zhao army that wants to kill us, but our generals and our emperor."

Shuisheng lowered his voice and said,

"If you want to survive, surrender when the war breaks out, become a deserter, and flee to Da Zhao."

Everyone,...

real or fake? !

Don't fool us!

Shuisheng saw that they couldn't believe it, but he didn't say anything. He quickly returned to his position and stood guard in an orderly manner.

He can't make any mistakes at this time or get punished or killed. If he waits for Da Zhao to attack, he will be able to survive.

Shuisheng's words also planted the seed in the hearts of others to want to surrender and save their lives.

Just like that, three days passed, and under Rou Ding's attack, more and more "aquatic creatures" appeared, but they were silent, forbearing, and hoping.

The generals of Yan State were of course aware that the army’s morale was about to be disrupted, and they were even more aware that their food and supplies were about to be exhausted.

Therefore, they made the decision that they could not delay any longer and had to fight the Zhao army again and fight to the death!

However, before they could take the initiative to attack, the Zhao army attacked the city in the early morning of the fourth day!

Rumble!

Rumble!

First fire two cannons to make some noise and celebrate in advance for the upcoming great victory. Of course, these cannons are fired at the city gate.

Two large holes were blown out of the city gate.

If there were no moat to block the city, the Zhao cavalry would be able to attack immediately.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" The Yan army shouted in panic, "The Zhao army is coming!"

The Zhao army shouted loudly:

"If you surrender, you won't be killed. You'll have meat to eat after the battle!"

"Brothers from Yan, lower the bridge quickly! We are here to save you!"

"Hurry up and lower the bridge. We will only kill the traitors when we get over there!"

……

Then, the bridge over the moat was actually lowered.

Although the Zhao army shouted like this, they were just shouting and did not expect the bridge to be actually lowered.

So, they were confused for a moment before they rode their horses across the river and rushed towards the city gates, shouting!

"Ahhh! Traitor! Traitor! Who on earth set the bridge free? I'm going to kill him! Kill him!"

When the generals of the Yan army saw this scene on the city wall, they shouted and cursed with gritted teeth and eyes.

Xie Wenyuan, who was standing behind, saw this scene and shook his head with a bored look on his face.

"Again?! Why is it like this again! Fighting like this is not difficult at all. It's too boring."

Upon hearing this, Prince Su slapped him on the forehead in annoyance, "Alright, stop being so cocky! You only say such rude words because you have never experienced the beatings on the battlefield!"