The young man didn't know if he really believed it, or because he had no choice but to believe, he nodded heavily.

It is not only a point to the middle-aged man, but also a point to himself to let go of those uneasiness.

Yes, the Mo family has recognized the change of the monarch of the Fei country, and will fulfill the non-offensive alliance, it has reached this point, even if the Qi country interferes, what can it do?

At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the silent crowd.

As if seeing him off, I don't know who it was, and spilled a jar of spirits on a dozen people who were restrained.

The middle-aged man stretched out his tongue and licked the wine that fell from his mouth, the spicy and slightly bitter feeling spread on the tip of his tongue, and then said in a very small voice that only he seemed to hear: "This is made of sweet potato, a little bitter, not as good as corn." ”

Then, a loud noise erupted from the crowd.

Dozens, hundreds, maybe thousands of voices shouted at the same time: "Gentleman! Let's go! ”

The middle-aged man who had licked the wine squeezed out a smile at the crowd, and the young man whose legs were still trembling in front seemed to be affected by the strength brought by this send-off, and his legs were no longer trembling.

Gentleman......

That's a good name.

This is the salutation of praise.

Twenty years ago, when a gentleman was mentioned in Wucheng, the first thing that came to people's minds was Zengzi.

Fifty years ago, Zengzi, who was critically ill, sat up in shock when he was dying, because he thought of the mat under him, which could only be enjoyed by doctors.

I am not a doctor, if I continue to lay such a mat, it is against the "Rites", it will be a stain on my life, and I will no longer be a gentleman.

So Zengzi, who was seriously ill and dying, asked the mat under him to be replaced, and said that he was not a doctor, and he did not die in the doctor's office, and he could not spread the warm mat that only doctors could use.

Later, Zeng Zi died of illness, and it was reported that in this city where Confucianism was prevalent, everyone thought that Zeng Zi was a gentleman, and a gentleman was a person like Zeng Zi.

Until the Battle of the Wet.

After the city was broken in the first battle of Huangshui, the activities of the Mo family in Wucheng increased, and the Mo family relied on paper and printing technology to grasp public opinion, and relied on the heart of "benefiting the people" to benefit the people.

To this day, some people finally shouted a "gentleman" at these people who were about to be torn apart.

The Mo family has not yet shouted out such shocking words as "After stealing the reputation of Zhuang Zhuang and relieving it, King Chen rose up and waved Huang Yue", overthrowing all the arrogant words in the world.

It's not because Zhuang Yi hasn't stood on his own yet, and King Chen is far from being born, and if you want to find someone else, you can always find someone else to replace you, just because the time doesn't allow.

Or maybe looking at the world, the righteousness of the Mo family is still obscene after all, and the gentleman in the eyes of the Mo family may not be the gentleman in the eyes of the mainstream of the world, but at least in Wucheng, the people recognized the Mo family's definition of "gentleman", and drove away the original definition of "gentleman" in more than ten years.

The word gentleman is still written like that, but the righteousness behind the gentleman is different.

For example, heroes, the heroes in Mohist vocabulary are not the same thing as the so-called heroes in the world today.

For example, benevolence and righteousness, the benevolence and righteousness in Mohist vocabulary are not the same thing as the so-called benevolence and righteousness in the world today.

What the Mohists want to do is not to dominate the world, but to change customs and reshape good and evil. Compared with the struggle for world domination, it is a very small and small thing, and the small competition for world domination is just a means and never an end.

Once upon a time, Junzi was a synonym for a noble son, and that was determined by blood.

You are not a nobleman, so you have nothing to do with a gentleman.

A hundred years ago, Zhong Ni opened a private school, and the gentleman was no longer bound to blood, and became a perfect scholar with spiritual sublimation.

Focusing on "benevolence" and "propriety", Zeng Zi replaced the warm seat before his death, which is a gentleman.

More than ten years ago, the Mo family rose in Sishang, and the definition of a gentleman changed again.

Around "righteousness" and "profit", the various stories in the textbooks compiled by those are true or false: Shennong, who tasted all kinds of herbs for the benefit of the people, was a gentleman; Nie Zheng, who was martyred and sacrificed alive by the people of Qin, was a gentleman; Cao Mo, who robbed the alliance and saved tens of thousands of soldiers in Qilu, is a gentleman; Dayu, who repairs water conservancy for the benefit of the people, is a gentleman......

Even, those nameless people who have been teaching and educating people in the village community for a few years are gentlemen; Those nameless people who teach the art of harvesting in the village community are gentlemen; Those who study the secrets of heaven and earth are gentlemen......

The gentleman still writes like that, but he is no longer the same gentleman.

Now the people shouted a gentleman, and those who were bound and about to die laughed.

To the ears of middle-aged people, it is the clarion call for victory: the wish of the Mo family is to change the customs of the world, and the righteousness of the Mo family is in the world. War, violence, in the end, is for righteousness and profit, and now that righteousness has reached Wucheng, what can the Wei army do?

To the young man's ears, it was a relief before death: everything he did was not wrong, not only did he think it was not wrong, but even the people of Wucheng did not think it was wrong, and he died as he deserved, quickly!

The cries of the people became more and more violent, and the swords-wielding private soldiers drove the people with great force, keeping the road to the market passable.

The nobles in the distance trembled one by one, as if newborn chicks had heard thunder for the first time in the spring.

But the thunder did not turn into a torrential rain after all.

More than a dozen people were pulled to the center of the street, and the executioner put the rope on the middle-aged man, and a nobleman stood up to tell some of these people's "crimes", and the middle-aged man seemed to have not heard those words, and the corners of his mouth were still smiling.

When the nobleman's last powerless nagging was over, the middle-aged man put his head over the noose that was about to pull his head off in a carriage, and then looked at the nobleman not far away with a smile.

When his hands and feet were also tied, the middle-aged man suddenly asked, "Hey, do you know?" Sishang has just banned flukes, car splits, beheadings, and corporal punishment, but the death penalty has not been banned. ”

Just a simple sentence, those nobles who fled to Wucheng from all over the place trembled, but the middle-aged man no longer paid attention to these people, but shouted at the onlookers: "People ......"

As soon as he shouted three words, the nobles in the distance immediately jumped up and shouted in an extremely nervous and anxious voice: "Execution!" Execute! Don't let him shout! Don't let him bewitch the slut! ”

The tough whip whipped the horse's back, and with a few neighings, the middle-aged man's body was divided into five pieces.

The young people who had been shaking their legs before looked at the cracked middle-aged man and the internal organs that were still squirming on the ground, turned back to the people and bent down at the people and said, "I was shaking my legs just now, not scared, this is not. I don't know why I'm shaking, don't think I'm afraid of death! ”

Then he got ahead of the man in front of him, stuck his head in the lasso, and closed his eyes......

…………

After the execution, the nobles gathered with worried expressions on their faces.

"The people are unavailable, and Wucheng may be difficult to defend."

"The Mo family has spoken out, and the Mo family has announced that the Mo family recognizes the government of Gongziluan and wants to fulfill the non-offensive alliance."

There are also humanitarians: "The Marquis of Qi has decided to send troops, and the Marquis of Wei also said that he will send troops...... Although the Wei people have not moved now, the Qi people have moved! ”

"Now you have seen that the matter is no longer solvable. If according to the new policy, you and I have no fiefdoms, how is it different from the common people? It's better to fight to the death. ”

"When the Qi people come, they will return to Qi, as long as they protect our fiefdoms. When the Wei people come, they will return to Wei, as long as they protect our fiefdoms. ”

"Wucheng can't be abandoned, if you abandon Wucheng, you and I have no soldiers, and we will flee alone, even if Qi Wei sends troops, why do you and I still have fiefs?"

"In the wilderness, it is difficult to defeat those mobs. Only by using the method of sitting together to trap the martial city and wait for the help of Qi people. ”

"The Marquis of Qi has ordered Father Liang's father to gallop in the starry night, with 20,000 peasant soldiers, and he will be able to arrive soon."

"Wei Chengyang's army is not long away, and the army of Qi is gathering in Linzi, with thousands of military vehicles and thousands of warriors."

"Although the Mo family is strong, it can't defeat the Qi and Wei coalition forces! As long as he guards Wucheng, he will be like the Gongsun Society's guard of Xiaqiu, and he will be able to devote himself to being promoted to the doctor of Xiaqiu, and he will still be sealed in Xiaqiu. ”

"If you can't hold the martial city, you and I have no soldiers, no land, and we are as panicked as lost dogs, when Qi Wei will recapture the city, can we still divide it between you and me?"

The nobles also knew that there was no other way but to defend it. And now it's a matter of life and death, if Wucheng is broken, they will all die.

Today's execution was supposed to be a demonstration to the people, so that the people did not dare to move lightly, but they did not want the people to shout that those people were gentlemen, although they did not dare to hijack the court.

Counting on these people to defend the city spontaneously?

If the army is really surrounded, I am afraid that these people, who dare not hijack the car and execute it today, will have the courage to see the gathering of thousands of troops under the city, and it is unknown to open the city gate.

In the first battle of Wucheng that year, the speed of the Mo family's destruction of the city was shocking, and now they can only strengthen the city wall, thinking that they will defend it.

Now the Mo family has not sent troops, because it is only fulfilling the non-offensive alliance, but once the Qi people send troops, with the consistent image of the Mo family's words and deeds, they will inevitably send troops.

Fortunately, the Mo family, who is good at attacking the city, has not yet sent troops, and there are few copper cannons in the capital of Feiguo, so they can only besiege the city.

When the army arrives, the alliance of Qi, Wei and Han may not be the opponent of the Mo family.

"Or you can keep it! Or can keep ......"

As if to comfort themselves, these nobles muttered to themselves.

Although if Wucheng is not defended, they may lose their fiefdom, but after all, if they can't defend it, they can still flee to Qi Wei, and there is always a way back.

…………

Pengcheng.

The long-lasting law-making conference is still going on, but today a grand rally is being held in Pengcheng, and the content of the rally is to support the reform of the country and recognize the new law and new policy of the country.

Organized people gathered around the smoke-filled iron-smelting workshops, and young people continued to ascend to the podium, shouting their understanding of the changes in the country, and many of the young men who had returned from the army hoped to be re-drafted to fight against possible interference by the unjust country.

After the fierce public opinion, it was the self-confidence of the Mo family's top brass that they did not issue an order for re-recruitment, and even policies such as food control were not introduced.

It's business as usual.

Because the Mo family has already gotten the exact news.

The battle for the restoration of Zhongshan has begun, Wei sent troops to Zhao to besiege Handan, and Chu practiced and advanced in Chendi, and divided his troops to retake Yuguan......

It is precisely because of these exact news that Yu Huali announced in a high-profile manner more than ten days ago that the Mo family's recognition of Gongzi Luan's ascension to power is in line with "righteousness".

The Wei State is now a fox and a fake tiger, pretending to be the prestige of the Wenhou era, and the Qi State still believes that the Wei State can maintain a four-front war.

After collective deliberation and analysis, the Mo family determined that the Wei State was now a golden jade and was defeated by the outside, and it had no ability to interfere with the Qi State at all.

There is no need for general mobilization.

Shi Shi, who has not put on a military uniform for a long time, is now wearing a military uniform, and he has been collectively decided to be the commander of the Western Front to counter Qi Wei's interference, and the person in charge of the Eastern Front to prevent the chaos that may occur in the direction of Qi along the East China Sea and the southward migration of Yue is Gongzaoye.

Today, I will set off first and go to Tengcheng, where the righteous teachers have gathered.

Nowadays, the means of communication are backward, and it is necessary to be on the front line.

When the bird slippery and others saw them off, the bird slippery said: "The number of wins and defeats, victory is inevitable." It's just that there are big victories and small victories. ”

"If it is just to defeat the Qi army, the troops are on the Great Wall, and the Qi people quit the army, it is just a small victory."

"If you win a big victory, you must let those young brigade commanders, division commanders, and staff officers around you, and those children who have not fought for many years but have only studied in military schools grow up."

"Teach them. for the future. ”