Chapter 174 Will the Truth Hurt People? (Part 7)
Qian Qing said goodbye to Master Changxin. After coming out, he felt as if he had heard a lot of incredible things from him. However, when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that he didn't remember anything.
The more I walked, the more relaxed I felt, and the heavy pressure I had felt before actually began to dissipate.
Just as she was enjoying the relaxation, someone behind her called out, "Big sister." Qian Qing turned around and saw that it was Yan Zhengxiong, deputy to the intelligence director Wan Qian. Yan Zhengxiong came up and said, "Big sister, some of the Qing soldiers who were captured by us in Jinan before escaped to us after being released, saying that they wanted to surrender to us."
Qian Qing immediately felt that something was wrong and asked Yan Zhengxiong what the results of the interrogation were.
"Sister, there are really a lot of things going on here. I didn't expect you to have done so many things in Jinan, and they are so ingenious." There was a strong sense of envy in Yan Zhengxiong's voice.
Qian Qing didn't think there was anything mysterious about this battle. After the battle, she was not in a good mood. She devoted herself to the work of transporting the spoils back to the base to avoid too many thoughts to disturb herself.
Instead, it was the Qing army that came to join the Han regime again after being released that made Qian Qing feel that something was wrong. After thinking for a while, he was about to speak when he heard Yan Zhengxiong say, "We have already locked these people up. But the number of these people is increasing, and we don't have enough manpower."
"How many people have come?" Qian Qing then felt that things were truly beyond his imagination.
The report on this matter was sent to Huo Chong. In the current Han regime, if there is something that even Qian Qing cannot handle, especially those related to the military, then it can only be handed over to Huo Chong.
After reading the report, Huo Chong asked Yan Zhengxiong, "Do you have a standard list of questions to ask these people?"
"Standard...question list?" Yan Zhengxiong asked hesitantly.
Qian Qing suddenly realized something and quickly took out his little notebook and wrote down this method.
Huo Chong did not make things difficult for anyone, but just explained to Yan Zhengxiong what the "standard question sheet" was, and how to compile and summarize it. Then he gave a solution, "Compile this and execute it on these people again. Then tell them that if they want to go home, we will provide food, travel expenses, and transportation. I think that most of the people who come here want to go home. As for the remaining few, you can deal with them easily."
Yan Zhengxiong nodded repeatedly, his happiness was beyond words. At this moment, there were more than 400 former Qing army Green Camp soldiers. How could there be so many places and manpower to deal with these outsiders who had to be strictly guarded? He had to deal with them. He immediately accepted the order and started working.
Qian Qing was very surprised by Huo Chong's idea. "Sir, giving travel expenses, dry food, and transportation. Isn't this too much of a loss?"
"What else can we do if we don't do this? Kill them all?" Huo Chong said with a smile.
Qian Qing felt his heart drop in panic, and for a moment he didn't know what to do. It seemed that his bloodlust was indeed the kind that Huo Chong disliked.
"What's wrong? I think there's something wrong with you, why don't you tell me."
After hearing what Huo Chong said, Qian Qing knew that he couldn't hold on for long. So he simply told Huo Chong about his problems. After that, Qian Qing felt relieved and nervous.
"I think I've talked a lot about reason. There's no point in analyzing this. I just want to ask you a question. What should I do so that you don't worry that I really look down on your reaction?"
Having been Huo Chong's student for several years, Qian Qing could tell whether Huo Chong was lying or not. This time, Huo Chong's attitude of not caring about anything was genuine. However, Qian Qing felt that this attitude was just what she should have, and it was not enough to make her feel relieved.
"It's not enough." Qian Qing told the truth.
"Is it because of insufficient support? Or insufficient explanation?"
"First explain why this happened."
"There are many modes of judging people in the world. I think there is a mode like this: one is driven by external stimulation, and the other is driven by internal satisfaction. External drive mostly takes advantage of human panic and hatred to make people take action. Internal drive is the satisfaction brought after completing things. According to your description, I think your feeling of internal drive is stronger at this stage. Internal drive is a chemical reaction that comes from the inside of the body. In addition to the satisfaction of the brain, the more sensitive parts of the body may also feel something. This feeling will of course make people feel shy or something. This is normal."
Qian Qing just felt that Huo Chong was at it again. His teacher had this ability. If something was very sensitive and romantic, after his explanation, it immediately became dull and boring.
This is just a personal style. The problem is that if you completely empty your mind and follow this line of thought, you will often find that what Huo Chong said may not be untrue.
There was some disdain in my heart, but for some reason, as this disdain came, the shadow in my heart continued to dissipate. In the end, Qian Qing covered her mouth and laughed. Yes, I initially expected teacher Huo Chong to give me unconditional and comprehensive support, but now I realize that I was just overthinking.
Huo Chong also felt that
Qian Qing felt more and more that his previous thoughts were somewhat boring and ridiculous. It was not easy to be more abnormal than his teacher. If teacher Huo Chong thought he was normal, or even pitiful, then what did he care about?
Qian Qing's thoughts changed, and he suddenly became concerned about these former Qing soldiers who came to surrender. "Sir, why don't you use these Qing soldiers like we did outside Jinan?"
"I am indeed using them. But using them is too utilitarian. Qing'er, have you noticed one thing? In this era, under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, it is very difficult for you to live a good life. All the reasonableness, even the rules that the Qing Dynasty said, are nonsense. In this era, the law of the jungle is the real rule."
To Qian Qing, this was indeed correct, but it was also a bit nonsense.
Ever since Qian Qing's family suffered the persecution of the literary inquisition, she had fully understood the nature of this era. Although she couldn't describe it like Huo Chong did, Qian Qing asked, "Sir, how do you want to solve this? I think you don't agree with this system at all."
"We must rely on our own strength to build a new lifestyle that is different from this era. In our lifestyle, the strong cannot bully the weak. Even the strong who have the same ideals should protect the weak."
Qian Qing wanted to refute, but as a weak person, she was saved and protected by Huo Chong. And Qian Qing was not the only weak person protected by Huo Chong.
Feeling the huge gap between this era and Huo Chong, Qian Qing asked tentatively: "Can you do it?"
