Wu Song was in a good mood, and he was eager to "return home", and went south from Cangbei all the way to take a shortcut.

By this time in the Song Kingdom, the social order of the whole society had only been restored to stability, order and peace on the surface, and the ruling order seemed normal, but in fact, people's hearts were unpredictable everywhere, and resentment, dissatisfaction, anxiety, confusion, greed and murderous opportunities were hidden everywhere.

Not to mention the officers and soldiers, government officials, township soldiers, village heads, security chiefs, and hotels in various places....... Most of them are fierce and powerful villains acting or occupying and operating, and their behavior is often like bandits, or officials and bandits dressed in various legal clothes, that is, there are too many ordinary people who are law-abiding and good citizens on the surface, and even look honest and honest old peasants and old women at a glance, but in fact, they may turn into murderous gangsters seeking money and killing at any time......

The great changes in society are too violent, too unexpected, the impact on people's hearts is too great, the ruling power of the Song Dynasty is weak, the future is uncertain, the future of the Song Kingdom and the Song people does not know what will be, the people's hearts are violently unbalanced, and they will inevitably become fierce and ruthless and selfish....... Mercenary.

The Confucian regime has tried its best to fool the people in order to enjoy the privileges of ruling for a long time, and has always emphasized that it does not rely on a good and fair state system and the legal system to govern the country, but relies on the so-called Confucian moral education to maintain the normal operation of the people's customs and customs, and the argument and effectiveness have in fact completely collapsed, clearly proving how low and unreliable the role of relying on the binding force of the moral system on the people's hearts to ensure the stability of the society is and how low and unreliable it is......

People in the world dare to do anything in order to protect their own interests, or in order to seize the interests of others, they want to seize the opportunity to try everything, killing people and setting fires is nothing, as long as they play smartly, no one knows........ The cruel reality also forces people to be selfish and fierce, otherwise they will take advantage of the country's turmoil and powerless control to grab the ownerless property and turn over the local owner as the boss...... Even the original property and living security are very likely to be snatched away by the fierce and powerful, and everything will be lost, and even life will not be guaranteed...... There is a strange phenomenon of contradiction among the people: a plate of scattered sand that is becoming more and more indifferent and self-conscious, but at the same time there is a strange high degree of unity.

Of course, there is a high degree of solidarity with the outside world.

Without relying on the strength of the collective to resist foreign invasion, it is impossible to guarantee the rights and interests of individuals, and it is impossible to effectively grab the interests of outsiders to gain more, and the power of individuals is too small. At this time, the Song Kingdom was no longer the so-called Confucian advocate that "filial piety is always above all else, even if it is a crime, it should be hidden from each other", and it is the evil hidden in the local village and the local collective. It doesn't matter whether it is "one's own person" or not, whether it is right or wrong or not....... In the past, it was the same, but it was only relatively rational and limited, and they generally did not dare to hide their sins casually, but now they are completely indulgent, and the whole society is open...... Killing you and robbing you is not the point, the point is that you are an outsider, and the murderer is my "own person", then you have to be protected, whether you die or not, it has nothing to do with me, you should be damned and unlucky.......

When there is no external enemy, there will inevitably be internal fighting. Between families, and even within families, they are ruthless to each other for interests or red eyes, and there is no need to worry about causing trouble. Especially now, how can the government have the heart to deal with such a trivial matter as the people..... It will inevitably become more and more scattered.

The road is difficult, the road is too dangerous, there is a human side, and there is a wild menace side. When there are fewer people, the territory shrinks, and the beasts are free......

During this period, only powerful families or organizations in the form of a team were able to resume traveling and trafficking and doing business after the national crisis....... Of course, the profits are also greater......

The society is not safe, and there may be bad people everywhere, Wu Song has already experienced it when he and his brother returned to their hometowns.

But as the so-called artist is bold, Wu Song is not afraid of the dangerous road.

At the beginning, he was able to protect his brother to travel hundreds of miles to return home safely, and he was able to escape from the pursuit of the government and take a remote road to escape thousands of miles to Cangzhou alone.

He will inevitably encounter some twists and turns along the way to the south, but his tall and majestic style is not easy to bully at first glance, which has reduced a lot of trouble for him....... There are black shops, black villages, black farmers or something, playing yin, drugging...... Wu Song is also alert, smart and keen, and can always escape calculations, and fight against the lessons, kill, and rob....... He doesn't have to worry about crime anymore, he can let go of evil as much as possible, just pat his ass and leave quickly, with the ability and sense of responsibility of the government at this time, how can he care about such a trivial matter as ordinary people, and where can he check it if he wants to take care of it.

Even in the age of advanced technology, the police have the most headache for passers-by to commit crimes, not to mention the ancient times when everything was backward. can only hang up the unsolved case.

The danger of the road did not affect Wu Song's mood.

On this day, he took the mountain road he took as usual, and suddenly four masked men jumped out of the woods on the side of the road, one with a sword, three with a knife, and a standard saber.

As soon as Wu Song reined in his horse, he heard the rough voice of the sword-wielding shout: "Robbery." If you don't want to die, you will obediently leave your horses and belongings. ”

Wu Song was happy.

Along the way, he encountered all kinds of dangerous twists and turns, but it was the first time he encountered robbers.

It is said that when he fled to Cangzhou for refuge, he also walked through here, this mountain is very sinister, called Wolf Howling Mountain, from the name you can know the beast situation of this mountain, only wild wolves are many. In the past, when the population of the Great Song Dynasty was so large that it seemed to be crowded everywhere, the wild beasts were all shrunk in the mountains, and they would not easily set foot in the human living area, and the threat was very small, and there were very few people within a dozen miles around here, at most they were professional hunters, and now there are even fewer people.

The last time he passed through this area in ignorance, he walked from south to north for no less than thirty miles and did not see a single figure, even if he walked on the official road at the foot of the mountain, he encountered a few wolves who wanted to eat him, but fortunately he met a wolf, otherwise Wu Song would have to starve down in this area....... The whistle stick killed two of them casually, scared away the others, and peeled and barbecued the sharp knife from his mentor Zhou Dong, so that he was full, and had extra barbecue meat as dry food to support him out of this area. I didn't expect there to be robbers this time........

That's interesting. These four guys must not be ordinary people, otherwise they would not be able to live here, and if they dare to entrench here, they would have become wolf dung.

Wu Song looked at the four of them alertly.

Well, it's really not an ordinary person, just this body is all majestic, at least there is no lack of strength. Judging by their standing posture, they must also be practicing martial arts, and it seems that they are still in a formation of four people. Seeing that I am tall and fierce, afraid that I am powerful, do you want to strike together?

Then look at the three-mouth saber and the standard officer's sword. Could these four guys be the officers and soldiers and generals who defected from the nearby government?

It's very likely. Although they are all ordinary people's clothes, not military uniforms. But that doesn't mean much. It may not be a disguise for avoiding crime........

After the four big men saw the threat and reprimanded them, the man immediately just looked at them and did not say a word, obviously without the slightest hint of fright or fear. They were immediately angry and very shameless.

A knife with a saber pointed at Wu Song and shouted angrily: "You guy, you know at a glance that you are not a good person." Said, cough, Lao Tzu didn't want to kill or hurt people, but now he can't leave you alone. ”

Wu Song heard something meaningful, smiled, and asked, "The four heroes are strange." Why am I not a good person? I'm big, I'm mighty, that's wrong? Must it be a bad guy? ”

The sword-wielding snorted coldly and said, "Look at what you are wearing, look at how you actually have a horse to ride, you are a rich and powerful person." In this world, how can anyone who can still be rich and powerful be a good person? Are there any good people in this world who are rich and decent? ”

Another big man with a knife shouted angrily: "If you don't rely on the government to do evil, don't kill people and rob people, will you have a horse to ride?" Can Zhou Zheng, who can dress like five people and six people, decent? You just look at the boots on your feet, although they are old and not so dazzling and noticeable, but they are only worn by officials and wealthy businessmen in the past. You don't look like an official master, and you can't be a rich businessman, you can only be a murderer. You can have the dignity you have now, I can't say how many people you have harmed. ”

The last one who didn't squeak at this time also said angrily: "The third brother said it well. I think this guy must have a lot of lives on his hands, and he killed a lot of people by relying on his ferocity. ”

The questioning of these four people cannot be said to be logically wrong.

This is indeed the case in the current Great Song society. Today's fierce and powerful people, even if they do not bear human life, will definitely take the interests of others and harm others.

Wu Song knew that the bloody aura on his body was seen by these four guys, but he couldn't explain that it was formed by killing the foreign enemy Jin Jun, and there was no need to explain.

He felt that these four guys were funny, so he wanted to tease them: "Haha, you guys call me a bad guy, I should be killed." Does that mean you're good people, righteous? Then you are still robbers here? ”

When the four big men heard this, they were not embarrassed and speechless, but they were even more angry.

The sword-wielder roared, "We are robbers, it's not that you villains who collude with the government are forced to do anything. ”

The other three also opened their eyes angrily, as if they were too excited to do it, gritting their teeth, and looking bitter and hateful.

Wu Song was even more interested, avoided this entangled question about himself, and asked with a smile: "You say that there are no rich and powerful people in this world who are good people, then I want to ask you, Cangbei Marshal, that is, the Marquis Wen Cheng of the Cangzhao family, he is at least powerful, isn't he a good person?" ”

“............”

This question, these four big men were speechless for a while.

If it weren't for the people in the official palace of the imperial court for political reasons, or if they had interest disputes and enmity with the Cangzhao family, ordinary people, even if they had no conscience, would not be able to deny the Cangzhao family and Wenchenghou at will, unless he didn't have face at all, and just wanted to use shamelessness as a weapon for profit and prestige........ The grains, vegetables, melons and fruits eaten by the Great Song Dynasty people all have indelible contributions from the Cangzhao family. Even if you don't take the Cangzhao family seriously, and don't recognize Cangzhao's contribution and personality, a slightly normal person will only disapprove it in their hearts, and they won't say it casually. Otherwise, it doesn't matter if you say it, deny and attack the Cangzhao family, the Cangzhao family is far away, you can't hear it and you can't care about it, but the people around you will have thoughts in their hearts, and they feel that this person is not a play, and his heart is black enough and unscrupulous enough, so he has to be careful to guard against it. The human heart has its own name.

Even if the four big men were robbers who committed murder and robbery in this uninhabited mountain wilderness, they did not deny or even insult the Cangzhao family, which seemed to mean something. The killing intent in Wu Song's heart weakened a little, and he smiled and looked at the four of them carefully again.

The four big men were obviously laughed at and looked at by Wu Song.

The sword-wielder was a little annoyed and angry, "You are you." What is the? The people of the Cangzhao family are far away, are they good people who have anything to do with you, a fierce man. ”

A knife-wielding man shouted angrily: "Brothers, this thief is rough in appearance but cunning and can speak well. Let's not fall for him. ”

The other waved his knife and said fiercely: "What do you have to say to him?" We're robbers, so we're done with him. ”

"Yes, we're still waiting for money to buy food and clothing. This horse alone is worth a lot of money. ”

With a roar, the four guys outflanked and forced them up.

"What? You righteous heroes still want to bully me with four to one? ”

Wu Song jumped off the horse as he spoke, did not take the treasure knife hidden in the horse bag, only carried the whistle stick in his hand and prepared for the battle.

He was confident that he could clean up these four potentially powerful men with just this whistle stick and punches.

This is the self-confidence of the battlefield.

Wu Song's contemptuous provocation and ridicule made the four big men more and more annoyed.

The sword-wielding man, who was obviously the leader of the four, shouted: "You can still use our four brothers to clean up your vain villain." Poor, well, this god alone can kill you in a few strokes. ”

Saying that, he stepped forward, well, a sword went straight to Wu Song's front heart like electricity, calm and firm and ruthless, only this hand revealed that he was an orthodox swordsmanship practitioner, not a cat or a dog casually practiced, nor did he practice halfway, and it was impossible to reach this level without at least ten years of kung fu.

Wu Song blocked it with a stick, and did not fight back, but stared at the four of them and smiled: "This sword is a bit interesting." You are the same brother of the same sect in the mountain field, right? Ever served as an officer and soldier? ”

"You're curious. Less fuss. Suffer death. ”

The swordsman swung his sword and still missed, followed by another counter-attack........

After fighting more than a dozen moves, Wu Song judged that this is not a martial art in the army, it must be a school of rivers and lakes. He has this insight and eyesight, because his mentor Zhou Tong has told him a lot of knowledge and differences in this area, and he has been in the Cangbei Army, and he has become more and more aware of the difference between swordsmanship in the army and swordsmanship in the rivers and lakes.

All martial arts in the army only pursue a rampage, fierce and killing, simple and effective moves, which is conducive to forming a military formation.

The rivers and lakes are different, paying attention to moving and tossing and turning, and it is conducive to wandering and fighting alone.......

This person's swordsmanship is not ordinary, but he always feels that something is missing, and he understands it: this man has extraordinary strength, which is an advantage in martial arts, but he is poor in using a sword. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period of the Qin and Han Dynasties, the weapon was the first heavy sword, and the battle array paid attention to chopping, and it was bronze as the main material, so the sword was generally a heavy sword and was not easy to break. But now the main weapon of war is the knife, which is harder iron, and the sword has become an ornament light sword or a weapon used by the Jianghu people, and the swordsmanship has also changed, and the sword is light and agile. This man is strong enough to use heavy weapons or knives, and his qualifications and understanding are not suitable for using swords. He can't use the lightness of the sword, and he has no problem dealing with ordinary people, but he is blind to this unusual set of swordsmanship when he is a good hand.

Wu Song immediately danced the stick and hit it hard.

The swordsman immediately sat down, the light sword in his hand could not be slashed hard, nor could it exert enough lightness, it had no strength, and it was swept in the chest by Wu Song with a stick in just a few strokes, and he fell out........

The other three men were startled and furious, and they all pounced on them in unison, and they were fierce, but after fighting for a while, they felt wrong again.

These three guys who are not short of strength can give full play to the power of slashing with the one-handed knife in the heavy army, but they always subconsciously or habitually use the sword moves, reverse picking, and reverse cutting...... It should be a sword that only has a double-edged weapon, it should be a sword practiced before, just changed to a knife, and I am not used to how to use a knife, so no matter how strong and powerful the strength is, it is also full of flaws in the eyes of a master at this level of Wu Song.

The four men were embarrassed and unconvinced, and put on the way that seemed to be a formation, and pounced together, besieging from four directions, with skillful and tacit understanding, it was indeed subtle, and it was indeed very powerful. But it was useless, and he still lay down in a moment. Hard power is fundamental.

So three times, the four men were dumbfounded, they wanted to fight, they couldn't fight anymore, they wanted to retreat, it was obviously delusional, at least they couldn't all four of them successfully retreat, obviously they had deep feelings for each other, and they were unwilling to abandon their partners and run away by themselves. Whether it is martial arts or feelings, it is really a close relationship between teachers and brothers.

Wu Song didn't kill them, nor did he humiliate them, but just smiled and said, "You are Taoist priests, right?" ”

"Why be a robber? Even if you have suffered injustice or even government persecution, killed officers and soldiers, absconded for serious crimes, you will not be reduced to this dangerous mountain and have no way to live. ”

The four men were originally rolling their eyes and wanted to shout: Kill if you want to. Lao Tzu is not afraid of death. Twenty years later, he was a good man again" or something, and then he became depressed and speechless.......

Wu Song said: "I don't think you are bad people, at least you are not an unforgivable evil with a broken conscience, and you have the ability, at least you have extraordinary courage." There is nowhere to go, you can go to Cangbei to join the army, or go to Shuibo Liangshan. Liangshanbo is not far from here, so it is very convenient to go. You are capable Taoist priests, and you will definitely be able to take them in if you go to Liangshan. Don't you like the people of the Cangzhao family? Or do you not know that the Cangzhao family is accumulating strength to prepare for the invasion of foreign enemies, and they need a strong man like you? “

The four men undoubtedly listened to these words and were moved.

The sword maker hesitated for a moment and said, "Who are you?" Are you talking to us? Or are you sure that the little overlord of Liangshan will take in us Taoist priests who can only recite scriptures? Liangshan has no land to plant, right? We don't know anything else except that we have the strength to plant some land. The Cangzhao family is also poor, and they don't have the money to feed us like this, right? “