Chapter 77 All powerful men are thieves (2)
Among the three, Liu Bei was from a lower class background, and Guan Yu was also from a lower class.
Come to think of it, Guan Yu had seen quite a few cases of ruthless seizure of wives and daughters.
Although Guan Yu was not used to it when he owed money and food and his wife and daughter were robbed by others, Guan Yu was once angry and unjust, but he didn't know what the evil of tyranny was.
Now, listening to Li Mengxi's free talk is like clearing the clouds and seeing the sun.
Guan Yu was immediately furious and furious. He raised his hand and slapped the short boy angrily. He was so powerful that with one palm, with a crunching sound, one of the short boy's legs was broken.
"Okay! What a clever plunder, what a clever plunder! Those powerful people are really thieves. Now that we know their evil, we should kill them!"
Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes opened wide instantly, and murderous intent burst out from his eyes.
I wonder what experiences Guan Yu had experienced that made him react so violently to the evil deeds of powerful men.
At this time, Liu Bei understood the meaning behind Li Mengxi's words. At this time, Liu Bei secretly looked at his second brother Guan Yu, who was burning with anger, and Zhang Fei, who was hesitant to speak, with a dark face that was red and stagnant in speech.
Liu Bei was worried.
"You...you're talking nonsense!" Zhang Fei stammered, pointing angrily at Li Mengxi, with a stern look and a stern look on his face, "My family has never used clever tricks to price the land...taking advantage of it."
Zhang Fei argued.
Hearing this, Li Mengxi smiled. He turned to look at Zhang Fei playfully, "May I ask, where did the general's family fortune come from? Is it true that not one acre of heaven and earth was obtained by plundering? Is it true, not one acre?"
Li Mengxi's words are sarcastic.
Zhang Yide is a warrior who can't be stopped by ten thousand men, and he has a fierce face. Now, he is being stared at and questioned by Li Mengxi's children. Zhang Fei dare not look into Li Mengxi's eyes, and his eyes dodge, "Nothing...nothing!"
"Ha!" Li Mengxi sneered. He raised his hand and pointed at the roof, and asked sternly, "The Emperor and the Empress are above! You can learn from the sky, the sun and the moon! If you dare to make false claims, the sky will strike with thunder! General, do you dare to swear an oath? How dare you?!"
Li Mengxi pressed him step by step.
Zhang Fei lowered his head, still wanting to argue, and muttered in a low voice, "Nothing...nothing..."
"The sky is thundering!" Li Mengxi stared at Zhang Fei, pointed at the sky, and shouted again.
He put down his hand and said, "Third General, please tell me truthfully whether there has been any swindling or plundering of the general's family fortune for generations." Li Mengxi's tone softened slightly.
At this time, Zhang Fei's breath had been taken away by Li Mengxi. It is possible that the heroic Zhang Yide would never be so short of breath again in this life.
Zhang Fei's mouth trembled, and he looked at Li Mengxi with an extremely complicated expression. He opened and closed his mouth several times, but no words came out.
For a long time, Zhang Fei's lips trembled, and he uttered one word in a faint voice, "Nothing..."
"The sky is thundering!" Li Mengxi pointed to the sky again.
Zhang Fei was angry, and simply punched the short table with his fists. With a click, the short table was smashed to pieces by Zhang Fei's huge force.
"Yes! My family has this habit of plundering and taking advantage of other people's dangers, buying fields at low prices. What can you do to me! What can you do to me!"
Zhang Fei became angry and ashamed. He stood up with a roar and was about to cry. His chest was heaving and twitching. He clenched his fists and glared at Li Mengxi, preparing to blast Li Mengxi.
Liu Bei and Guan Yu hurriedly stood up and grabbed Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei was as strong as an ox. If he really acted wildly, even if Liu Bei and Guan Yu tried to hold him down together, they would not be able to hold him down for a while.
But Liu Bei just pressed Zhang Fei and pushed Zhang Fei back to his seat.
Li Mengxi was extremely stunned at this time. He looked at Zhang Fei who was sniffling and licking his nose hard with the back of his hand. He was looking at him with red eyes and his neck. Li Mengxi wanted to laugh wildly in his heart.
Damn it, Zhang Fei was so angry that he cried, Wori, God!
"Xi'er! Say less."
Liu Bei patted Zhang Fei's shoulder worriedly, then turned around and sat down. Liu Bei secretly winked at Li Mengxi, signaling Li Mengxi not to use any more aggressive words.
Li Mengxi received Liu Bei's hint, kept silent, looked at his nose with his eyes, and kept quiet.
Next to him, the younger brother Li Zhuangang was frightened by Zhang Fei and hugged Li Mengxi's arm for fear of being beaten by Zhang Fei.
Li Mengxi smiled at his younger brother and touched his little head to comfort him.
In the house, you can hear the quiet needle drop.
At this time, even if Liu Bei and Guan Yu wanted to say some words of comfort, Liu Bei and Guan Yu couldn't.
In fact, Li Mengxi's sharp words pointed out the fundamental shortcomings of the feudal dynasty. With the limited knowledge of the two ancients, Liu Bei and Guan Yu, there was nothing they could say about land annexation.
Li Mengxi's discussion is wonderful. The powerful places in the world were indeed obtained by cleverness and plunder. Liu Bei and Guan Yu are not fools. What Li Mengxi said is so clear that Liu Bei and Guan Yu can understand clearly.
However, please understand, the third brother Yide is also a powerful person, and he also has the behavior of taking by force and robbery like a bandit.
The word "thief" was so harsh that the third brother cried in anger.
Liu Bei and Guan Yu, whose anger had subsided, were never as confused as now between a dilemma between benevolence and righteousness.
The only person who can comment here is Li Mengxi, who comes from a later generation and has two thousand years of historical experience that far exceeds his time. However, what Li Mengxi wants to say must still be directed at Zhang Fei, a powerful person in Zhuojun.
It was as quiet as death. For a long time, without hearing a sound, Li Mengxi could almost hear his own heartbeat.
"Xiao Meng, you also scolded me for being cunning and plundering, so I accepted it." After Zhang Fei was at a loss for a long time, he asked Li Mengxi again, "But I also have a lot of land, which I bought for 10% of the price. What should you say?
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Li Mengxi raised his head and saw that Zhang Fei's red eyes had calmed down. Li Mengxi was silent for a moment and bowed to Zhang Fei.
"As I asked before, General Guan's Qinglong Yanyue is worth a thousand guan, but even if he buys it for a thousand guan, even though the price is fair, General Guan will definitely be unwilling to sell it, and he will be in trouble if he sells it.
In the same way, even if the three generals spent a lot of money to buy fields, they were not taking advantage of others' danger, nor was it a bad act. However, a gentleman will not take away people's love. The fields belong to the people, and the ancestral inheritance passed down from generation to generation. If there is room for change, who will
Selling land.
Regardless of the full price of the land, even if it were several times the price, the people would not want to sell it.
The general paid only 10% of the price to buy fertile land that the common people were unwilling to sell for double the price. This behavior was not bad, nor good, nor banditry, nor benevolent. The general must have made his own judgment."
After Li Mengxi finished speaking, Zhang Fei became even more exhausted.
The atmosphere was silent again.
After a moment, Li Mengxi looked at Liu Bei, bowed his hands, and said, "There are many powerful people who take and plunder skillfully. Their wealth is taken from the people. We can take it and return it to the people. Why not?"
“The Yellow Turban refugees in the four borders of Zhuozhou must be appeased.
Recruitment must provide food for the powerful.
Please make a decision, Duke Xuande."
After finishing speaking, Li Mengxi bowed his hand to Liu Bei.
Then, Li Mengxi took his younger brother by the hand and said, "It's late at night. My brother can't stand the long night, so I'll leave temporarily."
Li Mengxi took the opportunity and took his younger brother to go to bed first.
Liu Bei was in confusion at this time. He heard Li Mengxi say to rest first, "Have a rest early." Liu Bei responded casually.
Then, Li Mengxijiu took his younger brother and walked out.
When he walked into the yard, Li Mengxi remembered that this was Zhang Fei's house. He didn't even know where the bedroom was. He should go back and ask later.
Li Mengxi took his younger brother to play around in the yard out of boredom.
There was a lantern in the courtyard. In the lantern, Li Mengxi wanted to see what was burning in the lantern and wanted to poke the lantern down to see, but he couldn't find a stick.
"Brother, aren't we going to sleep?" The younger brother looked up and asked strangely why he didn't go to bed.
"Shh!" Li Mengxi hissed and touched his brother's little head, "Let's go to bed later." Li Mengxi whispered.
Tonight's discussion, Liu, Guan, and Zhang reacted violently and temporarily left the scene, allowing the three of them to recover before it was too late to listen to Liu Bei's final decision.
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