"What does the Lord think of An Cui?"
Wei Ci asked Jiang Pengji in private. He wanted to hear her evaluation of An Cui so that he could carry out the next step of the plan.
Jiang Pengji looked at the burning bonfire. She rested her elbows on her knees and rested her cheeks on her palms.
"Ann? What special opinion can I have of him? If I have to say, this person is very vengeful. I don't like him very much. " Jiang Pengji clicked her tongue and said, "He's not on the same path as us. He's ambitious. Are you trying to rope him in?"
Wei Ci almost choked on her speculation.
He hurriedly said, "No, I just want to hear the lord's evaluation of this person."
Jiang Pengji snorted with the tip of her nose. "I didn't expect Zixiao to be so curious. As for Andy, I don't like him very much. He doesn't reflect on himself and doesn't learn from his mistakes. If he is unlucky, he will be like this for the rest of his life. "
Wei Ci was surprised. "My lord said that … An Cui did not reflect on his mistakes and did not think about his lessons?"
She said, "Just now, I got a rough understanding of this person's background from him. Speaking of which, he could be considered half a member of the royal family. Ever since their grandfather's generation, the An family had risen to glory, enjoying all the riches and honor in the world. An Cui was even a young master who lived a lavish life. For the first half of his life, he lived in a honeypot. The four factions of Nanman invaded and plundered, destroyed his home and family, and seized his country. He had reason to be angry and take revenge. "
Wei Ci listened attentively. He knew very well that his lord's way of thinking was very different from ordinary people. She could always come up with fresh ideas.
As expected, Jiang Pengji changed the topic.
She said, "… But Zixiao, I don't think there's anything wrong with the four factions of Nanman attacking Nansheng."
Wei Ci's expression stiffened. He did not expect his lord to say this.
Jiang Pengji raised her hand to stop him. She said in detail, "An Cui intended to take revenge on the four factions of Nanman because of the hatred between his country and his family. Can't the four factions of Nanman take revenge on Nansheng for the sake of their homeland and family? Think carefully about what the four factions of Nanman have done all along the way to invade: rape and pillage, brutally killing women and children, beheading men who are taller than the shaft of a carriage, not having enough military rations, using human flesh as food … all kinds of crimes are too numerous to list. They were Berserkers through and through, brutal and brutal … But! Does Zixiao know what Nansheng did to the four factions of Nanman? "
Wei Ci was well-read. The books he had read in his previous and current lives were as vast as the sea. When she asked this question, Wei Ci seemed to have thought of something.
Jiang Pengji sneered and said, "Look at your expression. Zixiao, you know. During the period of the Great Xia Dynasty, the four tribes of Nanman submitted to the Great Xia Dynasty. They paid tribute every year and called themselves subjects. The Central Plains and the Barbarians lived in harmony. The last emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was muddle-headed and incompetent, and all the feudal lords in the world had thoughts of rebelling. When Nansheng Country was first established, the country was not stable. Many of the Southern Barbarians were captured to be slaves and soldiers. More than two hundred thousand people died of exhaustion and battle. "
Nansheng's capital city was built. Inside the city was a luxurious city, and outside the city were piles of bones. Other than a small number of prisoners of war and slaves, the rest were the strong men of the Southern Barbarians who had been captured. No matter how Nansheng tried to whitewash this history, a fair historian would not give in so easily.
"… Furthermore, after Nansheng was founded, the four factions of Nanman claimed to be the suzerain of the country. They used their powerful armies to force the other party to pay tribute year after year. Every year, the tribute was heavier than the last, and the grain tax was so heavy that it was unbearable. The Southern Barbarians rebelled a few times but were defeated. Nansheng suppressed them a few times and slaughtered no less than a hundred thousand people. "
The four factions of Nanman were indeed uncivilized barbarians, but were Nansheng not beasts in human clothing?
Oh right, in the early days of Nansheng's founding, human trafficking was very serious.
It was roughly divided into three categories: prisoners of war, slaves, and barbarians. Among them, the barbarians had the best physical strength and were the cheapest.
Among them, the number of barbarians was the largest.
How did they come?
They used their armies to seize people and force them to buy and sell!
The pockets of many aristocrats in Nansheng Country were filled with the blood and tears of the barbarians for generations!
An Cui dared to say that every penny he used since he was young came from a clean background?
She said mockingly, "From what I see, the people of the Central Plains and the barbarians are all people. Everyone has a despicable side. During the glorious period, Nansheng claimed to be the legitimate ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty, but what did they do that they dared to publicize? How much of the land of the four tribes of Nanman was occupied by Nansheng under the pretext of violence? Conspiracy and overt plots, robbery and murder, Nansheng's crimes were also too numerous to list! If Nanman were beasts, Nansheng wouldn't be able to be open and aboveboard. The difference between the two is that Nanman wrote savagery and cruelty on their faces, while Nansheng wore a layer of pretentiousness. "
After saying this, Jiang Pengji softened her tone. She said, "Do you know why I don't like An Cui? It's not that I think it's wrong for him to take revenge. In fact, I also like to take revenge with hatred and revenge with hatred. Hatred for one's country makes one want to eat the enemy's flesh and blood. But An Cui is a noble, not a commoner. The more rights he enjoys, the more responsibilities he should bear. His hatred comes from Nanman destroying his family, family, country, and status, causing him to fall from a favored son of heaven to a stray dog. It's not for the people who are still in the enemy's hands! "
At a time like this, he still wants to use the people's flesh and blood to take revenge?
Shouldn't he think of ways to protect the people, stabilize the situation, and then chase the four factions of Nanman out?
To put it bluntly, An Cui was too selfish. Jiang Pengji didn't like him.
Everyone had selfishness, and she had it too.
She understood An Cui's feelings, but she couldn't agree with him.
When Wei Ci heard this, he was stunned on the spot for a while.
Jiang Pengji thought that Wei Ci had suffered a huge blow, so she added, "Now the people of Nansheng are meat on the chopping block. We can't let the people of today wait helplessly to be trampled on by Nanman just because of the hatred from a few generations ago. I just feel that An Cui hasn't reflected on the grudge between Nanman and Nansheng. According to his character, if he really succeeds in taking revenge, the four factions of Nanman won't be far from being annihilated. "
It was impossible to completely annihilate the tribe. There would always be fish that slipped through the net and escaped.
Life was full of ups and downs. Who knew if the descendants of the fish that slipped through the net would stir up an even bigger wave?
Wei Ci said, "My lord's way of thinking is different, and it has enlightened me."
Jiang Pengji secretly rolled her eyes and asked bluntly, "Zixiao, what's your motive for suddenly asking me about An Cui?"
Wei Ci was originally hesitant about whether he should "let the tiger return to the mountains," but now he was calm.
"Previously, Zi Shi and I talked about something, and I think it's feasible." Wei Ci said, "An Cui wants to borrow the troops of the Red Lotus Group, and my lord wants to take back Chengde County, which the Red Lotus Group is entrenched in. Why don't we have a win-win situation? We can let him coordinate with us, and the two of us can work together. "
There were Shangyang County, Fengyi County, and Chengde County in Wanzhou. Shangyang County was in the bag, and Fengyi County was thriving. If they could have the help of an insider, the difficulty of taking down Chengde County would be greatly reduced. Jiang Pengji was a little tempted by his words.
But …
"The Red Lotus Group has a lot of manpower. Are you letting me take advantage of An Cui?"
After the Red Lotus Group was defeated, the people that were captured would all be hers. Why should she let An Cui, who was alone, take advantage of them?
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