On the twenty-second day of the first month, there was another news from the army, the news was not very good, and when attacking another pillar, the court failed, causing a lot of losses.

However, Concubine Ping also said that by the end of this month at the latest, they could capture it.

And here in Nantong, there are already 2,000 martial arts people, and most of these 2,000 people are coming because of the ghost mansion, and the martial arts people who came because of the hero post are still on the way.

Only a few of these people are willing to participate in the training, and some have not yet decided whether to assist Lin Quan or not.

Beitang Zhixin also came to Lin Quan and told Lin Quan that the friends of the Ghost Mansion were almost here, and it was time for Lin Quan to talk about it.

Lin Quan nodded, and that night, Lin Quan got ready and went to the camp.

The people of the Ghost Mansion had gathered, and they formed a circle, and in the middle of the open space was a burning pile of wood, illuminating the surroundings.

After Lin Quan arrived, these people made a way and let Lin Quan in.

Lin Quan reached the middle and made a four-way bow, and most of the people who were originally sitting stood up and returned the salute.

"First of all, thank you all for coming all the way here to participate in this martial arts conference. If there is anything inadequate, please forgive me. ”

Hearing Lin Quan's words, a person spoke: "We are not selling your Lin Quan's face, but always beckoning, we have to come, Lin Quan, these polite words are not to be said, I don't know what you are looking for us this time?" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am looking for you to ask you to assist in defending the city, and I think you have already heard about this matter when you have arrived here."

Although the people around had already guessed it, this was confirmed from Lin Quan's mouth, and they still had some surprises.

There was a lot of discussion around, and Lin Quan didn't let them be quiet, after all, this matter still had to be discussed thoroughly, so as not to cause chaos for this group of people when they really defended the city.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, most of the people were quiet, and the rest was a part of the whispered discussion, one of the swordsmen stood up and said to Lin Quan: "Lin Quan, we haven't gotten the imperial court, and we are not from this Nantong County, why do we come all the way here to defend the city?" ”

"Because you are all chivalrous men who are anxious for justice and righteousness."

Lin Quan made a judgment first, and then said to the surroundings: "You have received the letter from the head of the North Hall, and you have come without hesitation, which shows that you are all one of the best heroes in the chivalrous road, and your actions are not awe-inspiring." When you are chivalrous and righteous, the first thing that comes to mind is whether you have taken the court's money, or are you a local? ”

Lin Quan's high hat is buttoned down, and most people can't say anything, they call themselves chivalrous people, and what they do is according to the standards of chivalry.

Even if some of them don't usually act chivalrous, but when Lin Quan says this, they can't deny it, otherwise they are not chivalrous.

Another chivalrous warrior stood up and said to Lin Quan: "It is naturally my generation's duty to be chivalrous and righteous, but guarding the city for the imperial court is not a chivalrous actuality." ”

"This is not to defend the city for the imperial court, the purpose of your chivalry is to help others. If this Nantong County is breached, then tens of thousands of people will be affected by the sword soldiers. ”

When Lin Quan said this, he said a paradox in Mozi's book, he didn't want to kill people, but the ladder he made would cause most people to die, so he was refuted by Mozi.

The same is true of this situation now, these chivalrous men usually see unevenness on the road, draw their swords to help, and they only help one family. And now they are pulling out their swords to help, but they are helping people in a county town. A family is a small righteousness, but a city is a great righteousness. If you can see one person and have an unbearable heart, you will naturally have compassion when you see the misfortune of ten thousand families.

"You are all chivalrous people, chivalrous words, and you will not repent of death. Righteous and full of heart, the hosts will not give in. Lin Quan wore a high hat again, and after everyone listened, there was silence again.

After this silence, a chivalrous man stood up again and said to Lin Quan: "Lin Gongzi, we help each other with righteousness, but no one can help, now defending the city is a matter of the imperial court, the imperial court raises the three armies, and the three armies have the burden of defending the city, if we defend the city, then why does the imperial court still raise the army?" What is the Yangfu Army doing? ”

When Lin Quan heard this question, he also had a long time to say, telling them: "The imperial court does have an army, but now the imperial court does not know the danger of Nantong City, if the imperial court finds out, then Nantong City has been breached." Ladies and gentlemen, when you are doing chivalrous deeds, why shouldn't the people you help come forward from the yamen? ”

"Yamen came forward? As for the virtue of the yamen, if you count on them, I am afraid that justice will not be realized. A person said indignantly that most of these knights had suffered the loss of the ban on martial arts, so they echoed it and scolded the incompetence of the court.

Seeing them like this, Lin Quan took the opportunity to say, "Since you know that they are unreliable, why pin your hopes on the imperial court. ”

"Even so, when the court usually doesn't use us, it's a ban on martial arts, and when it's time to use it, let us defend the city. This abacus is very good, Lin Quan, you say that we are not stupid, we will be fooled like this. ”

When Lin Quan heard this, he took a deep breath and told them, "Yes, I confirm that you are idiots. ”

Lin Quan saw the unhappy expressions around him, and continued: "There is an old saying among the people, each sweeps the snow in front of the door, and the people around the museum are frosted. This Shengdou small people, which one will go to the soup for others, and he will not give up? Who will change the money for the sake of a promise? Who would be able to throw life and death away for the sake of morality. Aren't these things stupid and stupid in the eyes of secular people? And you who are chivalrous, you do what others do not do, and you are anxious about what others are anxious about. Where loyalty lies, where the heart is. ”

When Lin Quan said this, he said loudly: "A gentleman promises to live and die lightly, why should he be a thousand golden. It is this kind of stupidity and stupidity that can have chivalrous ways and those exciting and tearful legends. ”

Lin Quan's words made everyone not know what to say, Lin Quan struck while the iron was hot and talked about the matter of the original drinking friend.

Guyunhou has a friend named Li Shouyuan, who was the same as Guyunhou by Yu Chao, but like Guyunhou, his whereabouts are uncertain, and Yu Chao is difficult to find.

So Yu Chao caught Heaven and Earth and was severely tortured, hoping to find out Li Shouyuan's whereabouts, and Heaven and Earth were drunk for the sake of friends, and did not hesitate to die.

After Heaven and Earth were drunk and died, Yu Chao took their heads and hung them on the city gate.

Everyone knows that this is to lure Li Shouyuan here, and many people in the ghost mansion have also persuaded Li Shouyuan that this heaven and earth are drunk and dead, and Li Shouyuan must live well.

And Li Shouyuan said that there are too many smart people in this world, how about being an idiot now?

So Li Shouyuan went in person, and before Li Shouyuan died, he said: "In the past, the old man Zeng Yinuo fought for me with a sword and sang generously for a thousand miles." Now I'm the only one left, alone, and I whispered wine in front of the mound. ”

This incident has been preached in chivalry for a long time, and many chivalrous people take this as an example.

Lin Quan's repetition of this story aroused their chivalrous hearts.

Beitang Zhixin stood up at this time and said, "Yes, a friend on the chivalrous road, isn't he an idiot?" For the sake of morality in my heart, throw my head and spill my blood. Don't seek fame, only fame. Do not walk in Lero, but on the way. ”

After Beitang Zhixin finished speaking, a person stood up and said to Lin Quan: "Lin Quan, what you said is right, we are indeed fools, but we fools, how many people died in the hands of the imperial court, you Otsuka Zai knows it." In any case, we will not be able to contribute to the court that has slaughtered our friends on a large scale. ”

Lin Quan knew that the core question was coming, this question, he had already answered it, he looked around, paused, and then said to Beitang Zhixin: "Chief Dart, you also asked me this question at the beginning, I didn't answer it at the time, and now I tell you in front of everyone." ”

"You think that this time the city is defending the city for the imperial court, right?"

"Yes, Lin Gongzi, aren't we guarding this Nantong City for the imperial court."

"No, as I said earlier, you are defending the city for the sake of the people of this city. Maybe everyone thinks that even so, this is to guard the city for the court. ”

Lin Quan looked around, and saw that the people around him showed such expressions, and then continued: "Well, I can tell you, who are you guarding the city for, you are guarding this city for the sake of the common people in the world, for the land that has been handed down by the ancestors. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Di people crossed the Luo River on that day, and the Zhao Dynasty moved south, and since then, the north of the Di River is no longer part of the Central Plains. This matter, when later generations talked about it, who did not grit his teeth and hated himself for not being able to contribute, so that Di people could run rampant in the Central Plains. This thousand years ago, if you feel that there is no pain in your skin, then at the end of the Song Dynasty, the Di people crossed the Dijiang River, hunted in Jinghuai, and turned into pastures. Dressed in the south, the gentry of the world do not hate. Talking about it now, who is not sad about weak Chen and Di Shi. ”

Speaking of this, all the bloody people, no matter who they were, could not help but be angry, and some of them still smashed their fists on the ground.

"Now it's the southerners who want to attack, they are not from the Central Plains, the dispute between Yu and Wei is just a dispute between brothers, why do outsiders need to take care of the affairs of this family. Ladies and gentlemen, if the southerners capture this Nantong city, then this Xiangyun Mansion will no longer be in danger to defend, do you prefer that the Xiangyun Mansion that Emperor Wei Wu worked so hard to fight will fall into the hands of the southerners? ”

In order to win the favor of the Ghost Mansion, Lin Quan gave the credit for pacifying the Xiangyun Mansion to Emperor Wei Wu.

The faces of the people around him were heavy, and Lin Quan's words made them ponder. Lin Quan struck while the iron was hot and shouted out that sentence.

"I'd rather give Yu Ting, not Fanbang."

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