People who really have a heart and have never been troubled by their hearts should be able to find that something is wrong with the Xuanyi Department of the Moshi.

According to the propaganda situation at the beginning of the defense of the city, this time when the granary was burned and rumors spread in the city that they did not want to defend the city, it should be the time when the Xuanyi Department was vigorously active.

However, the members of the Xuanyi Department led by Shi Shi were surprisingly slow to react this time, and they seemed to have forgotten that the granary was burned down.

The Xuanyi Department did not express any opinion on this matter, nor did it do anything on behalf of Mo to calm people's hearts even a little.

It seems that because after the day the granary was burned, the Chu people attacked the city urgently, so they did not have time to do such a thing.

It seems that the Mo Scholar was really consumed by the siege of the Chu people, and he couldn't be distracted to do this kind of thing anymore.

Rumors began to grow more and more in the city, like a fire that ignited after the wheat field was harvested, and the Xuanyi Ministry, the only one capable of fighting the fire, seemed to be asleep, not caring about the spread of these wildfires, so the city was full of rumors.

Three days after the granary was burned, Shi took a few people to inspect under the city walls.

Many of the able-bodied people were called up near the city walls to prepare for what seemed to be an increasingly "severe" form these days.

Because of the war, the people who were difficult to gather together on a daily basis were brought together reasonably and reasonably, and this should have been the most suitable time for the Xuanyi Department to publicize.

In the open space under the city wall, the military farmers who guarded the city at night were chatting about something, and I don't know who saw Shi first, and said in the crowd, "The ink is coming", and everyone was silent.

Shi walked up to everyone and said with a smile: "Why, the ink master still has the ability to block everyone's mouth?" The so-called mouth of the people is more than the mouth of the Sichuan, although we Mu Yu, but there is no Yu ability to control the water, how can we prevent the mouth of everyone? ”

Everyone just smiled awkwardly, and they were speaking the local dialect of Shangqiu, and they were originally the sons of shoemakers in Shangqiu City, so everyone was no stranger.

In addition, these people have either used ink carts in the city, or used renovated ploughshares, or have been to mills outside the city, or have planted winter wheat and winter wheat, and they have a close affection for the ink artist himself.

It is appropriate to know what the reason for the silence of the people is, it is nothing more than that the ink man had a ban before, and the speech that hinders the defense of the city cannot be spread casually, otherwise he will be punished.

Appropriately said to everyone: "Whether you want to keep it or not is another matter; It's another thing to have decided to defend the city but get in the way of defending it. You don't say, and I know, you're talking about the things that have been in the city for the past few days, are you? ”

A few bold people laughed out loud, and they were quite kind and pleasant on weekdays, even if they poisoned dozens of people with their own hands in Pei County, it was still elegant to kill, not to mention that his murderous reputation was not grand in Shangqiu.

Shi casually walked to the side of a bold man, and the swordsman behind him followed, inadvertently separating the back, ensuring that Shi could leave at any time if something happened.

When the man saw Shi sitting over, he sighed first and said, "Shi, you ink masters are smart people and know what to do, but we can't tell right from wrong because of the words in the city." ”

Shi smiled: "What is right and wrong? What have you heard? ”

Probably afraid that everyone would think too much, Shi joked again: "Look, what I'm asking is what you've heard." Even if we ink scholars have a ban on defending the city, it is only to punish those who incite rumors, but it doesn't say that even those who hear it have to cut off their ears! ”

When the person next to him heard this, he was really relieved, laughed for a while, and said: "There are many sayings in the city, you must have heard it." ”

Shi replied: "I've heard of some. ”

The most courageous person asked: "Suitable, you said before that the Chu people broke the city, we had to serve labor, provide the Chu people's military rations, and increase taxes. That's why we have to defend the city. ”

"But now, if it continues to be defended, if the Chu people can't break it, they will continue to besiege the city...... The granaries in the city are burned, and we are not going to starve to death? ”

"And ye say, ye giants say, 'It is for the good to take advantage of the evil...... So, in this way, if we don't defend the city and let the Chu people break the city, it is advantageous. ”

"Isn't it easy to choose between starvation or hard labor?"

When the bold man said this, he may have been promoted by too many ink writers on weekdays, and he couldn't help but say again: "Besides, the current king has never given us any benefits, on the contrary, he has to increase taxes and taxes." Even if you change the Chu people, I'm afraid it won't make any difference! ”

He said these bold words, and the rest of the people echoed them.

Or someone said, "I heard that during the siege, only two of my grandparents and brothers and sisters were starved." There was really no firewood to burn, and those who starved to death piled up to make bonfires to warm up and cook......"

Or someone said, "Your method of staying in wheat has only been used for a year, and the king will have to increase the tax on corn and wheat, and you will also have to serve labor to repair the palace, where can you be busy?" ”

As soon as someone opened his mouth, all kinds of grievances erupted, which had been suppressed because it was still advantageous to defend the city, but now they burst out even more violently because they might starve to death.

Shi took out a paper bound together with a rope from his body, felt a thin pine branch from the campfire, and extinguished the burning flames on it with his rough fingers honed over the years, revealing black charcoal.

Turning the page, he pretended to conclude: "I probably understand what you mean." That is to say, it is not advantageous to defend the city, unless it is more advantageous, it will defend the city? Is that the case? ”

This is the truth he has been promoting, imperceptibly moisturizing things and silently propagating, which has always been this purpose, but it has never been summarized into a simple sentence.

At this time, he didn't say anything, still waiting for these people to admit it.

After he finished speaking, everyone around the campfire pondered for a while, nodded and said, "That's what it means." ”

"Yes, didn't you ink writers say that everyone in the world is for profit? We are also human beings, so why can't we take profits? ”

"That is, it is only the meat eaters who defend the city and gain it. Why should we defend the city? We will defend the city, and we will not gain it, but we will die. I'm dead, what will happen to my family? Who will make offerings? Is it true that when I die, my family will not have to do it if I repair the palace and other labor? ”

"Didn't you say there's no shame in taking profits?"

Everyone talked babblingly, and said with a smile: "Don't we still understand these truths?" I mean, you're right. So, how can we get everyone to defend the city? In other words, how can we make everyone defend the city at the risk of starvation? ”

After thinking for a while, he said, "If I cut off your fingers now, but give you 100 gold, would you be willing?" ”

Where have you seen a hundred gold? I didn't dare to think about it, and I thought it was nothing more than a finger, and said one after another: "Naturally, I am willing." ”

Shi Yi clapped his palms and said, "Then I will kill you now and give you 100 gold, are you willing?" ”

And everyone thought that if he died, it would not be interesting to ask for this hundred gold.

Or maybe they feel that they can leave it to their families, but it's not that they can't die, so some say they are willing, and some say they are unwilling.

Shi smiled and said, "Look, that's the problem." Now that the hundred gold has become one gold, you still want you to die, and you must not want to, right? ”

Seeing that everyone nodded, Shi took a pine branch with charcoal and tapped it on the paper a few times, and said, "Then you can tell me, how can you be willing to defend the city?" ”

It seemed like it was just a fantasy, or just a small talk, and everyone didn't think much of it, and they used their brains to say everything they fantasized.

"If you want me to say, it is to set the mu tax unchanged. That is, the tax per mu before the use of wheat, ploughshares, and compost remains unchanged. That way, my family will be able to eat meat in a few years. ”

"If you want me to say, it's such labor as repairing the palace room, and you still have to pay for it. Another example is to build a city wall, not to rush to the wheat harvest season, when the time comes, delay planting, and prepare your own food. ”

"If you want me to say, if I die in battle, I have to leave something for my family. For example, it would be nice to be exempt from some taxes or something......"

One by one, one by one, these simple people, for the first time, thought about their own interests, and then said these words hidden in the bottom of their hearts.

Very simple requirements.

It was simple to make Shi feel sad - it turned out that they could only do this to this extent even in their dreams.

Shi Yi recorded these words one by one, and said seemingly unintentionally: "You think about the same as people elsewhere, but there are a few things that people from other places think of, but you haven't thought of yet." ”

As for the rest of the county, is it the distant Pei County? Or is it another group of defenders under the walls?

I didn't say it, I didn't lie, I just let these people guess for themselves.

Everyone was interested, and they read a few words that sounded extremely "rebellious", and everyone just thought that the people around the other campfire under the city wall were gossiping, and they all agreed.

After summarizing the requirements of the people and some of the conditions that the ink master had already prepared, he read them out one by one, and said: "If this is the case, you are willing to defend the city at the risk of starvation?" ”

When everyone heard those simple requests that seemed simple, they were already fascinated, and they all thought that if this was the case, wouldn't it be the paradise that the ink master said was almost the same?

If this is the case, it is really possible to defend the city, even if you may starve to death, but if you don't starve to death, then you will have a good life in the future.

Some people also think that this is like the joke that Shi just said: Will you accept giving people 100 gold and killing people? Besides, this person is still certain to die, and the ink man has been saying that the Sanjin will definitely send troops to appease everyone, if the Sanjin sends troops to rescue, then there is no need to die, and he can live a good life, which is really acceptable.

But the bold man before finally asked, "Even if these can make us die, who can promise it?" Will the king agree? I'm a vulgar man, where can I see the king? ”

Shi smiled: "That may not be unseeable." The giant has listened to rumors in the city in the past few days, and thought of things that benefit the world, but he came up with a way. ”

"In this way, among the hundred of you, choose one person as the representative of the people's will, maybe you can follow the giant to see Song Gong in a few days, and say out loud what you want."

"It's good for yourself and good for everyone. Which of you has the guts? Are you willing to follow the ink to pursue your own interests? ”

He got up and looked at the crowd and said, "This kind of thing is like farming." You say that you are not burdened, how can you be rewarded? You all dare to want to harvest, why don't you want to do such a thing that is more important than harvest? ”

As soon as these words came out, the person who had the most courage before stood up and said, "Who said that you don't dare? The puppet also has courage! Besides, this is for your own benefit, so why not do it? ”

He didn't look at it, but turned to the crowd: "What do you think of me?" ”

These people were gathered around the campfire because of the defense of the city.

Originally, they may or may not know each other, but this person was extremely bold and courageous in defending the city a few days ago, and this matter seems to many people...... Some are dangerous.

What if Song Gong doesn't agree?

What if you get revenge in the future?

What if it will suffer in the future?

What if there is a possibility of threatening your own life and family?

Since there were people who stood up, and those who had gathered together for the defense of the city, they could only pay attention to courage at this time, just as they would pay the most attention to cooking when they were hungry, and the crowd shouted, "Good! ”

He asked the man's name and said, "I'll talk about it again, and I'll come back to you in a few days." You may continue to discuss this matter, and it is not forbidden. What's wrong with pursuing one's own gain? We ink people benefit the world, but in fact, it is not for the benefit of you? ”

"But if you are not inkers, you cannot ask you to benefit others. But it's always okay for you to do something for your own benefit, right? ”

Everyone also felt that this was reasonable, and after a few words with everyone, he said that he would continue to patrol the city, and said goodbye to everyone before leaving.

It's just that he said that he was patrolling the city, but in fact he went to the next place where the people gathered, and said something similar to win more people to come forward.

Because of the defense of the city, the people of Shangqiu were allowed to organize by the king.

Also because of the defense of the city, the people of Shangqiu have a more convenient opportunity to listen to the propaganda of the Xuanyi Department.

Even, when defending the city, the Duke of Song hoped that the people would be strong, but the people would one day break out as a threat to the monarch, which could not be considered when defending the city.

Think about it, drink to quench your thirst, I'm afraid that's it.

These people who defend the city under the city walls represent the families behind them, and as long as they dare to demand their own interests, then the ink people can have more room to operate.

Naturally, there are still people in the city who have not been gathered, and what those people may have heard at this time are the rumors of those Liuqing nobles, and they don't care.

He didn't give up on the city, but he thought that it was impossible for the people and nobles in the city to control them, and the people in the city were scattered and had no power.

These conscripted people under the city walls gathered together, although they were still a rabble, but after all, they were people, and they were still powerful compared to those scattered individuals in the city.

Moreover, Shi is very confident that once something really happens, he has the ability to make it easy for those instigated people in the city to turn against him and stand on his side.

The truth is simple, it can't be simpler, it's the simplest selfishness. The ink is not selfish, but he can do many things with the help of the selfishness of the people in the world.

The Chu people were still besieging the city for a day, and these people, who had been incited because of selfishness, could still maintain the most basic organizational structure.

The organization that Song Gong allowed and hoped for in name to be correct will eventually make Song Gong have a hard time.

After the people of the Xuanyi Department visited the people in the city who gathered under the city wall in the name of defending the city to prevent the strong attack of the Chu people, more than 100 representatives of the people had been selected.

They may not have the power for the time being, but they can make the ink master do something justifiable.

After all kinds of news are gathered, it is appropriate to believe that those who spread rumors at this time must also be prepared.

If you want to do it, you will see it in just two days.

Because Mozi told Shi that the Chu people couldn't pretend anymore, and if this continued, the morale of the Chu people's military morale would collapse.

Under the collusion between inside and outside, the people in the city will inevitably choose to do it in the next few days.

The aristocracy, perhaps, based on past experience, thinks that what the people think is what they hear.

It's just that they don't know that the people who are organized together in the name of defending the city under the city walls are thinking about things that the nobles don't think the people are thinking at all......

Think about it, what are the nobles who are spreading rumors busy with at this time?