"Get out of the way! Get out of the way, everyone!"
"Gongsun Yan is a criminal ordered by the imperial court! Anyone who intercedes for him will be treated as guilty!"
"Go away!"
"..."
Half an hour later, it was the beginning of the hour.
Although there was still a full hour before noon, under the "escort" of thousands of imperial troops, the prison car escorting Gongsun Yan had already driven out of Longshou Mountain and headed towards Caishikou.
There is no doubt that the carriage and the imperial army encountered many obstacles as soon as they came out of the mountain.
Countless people crowded on both sides of the street, and the calls for "release them" became louder and louder. Some even knelt in the middle of the road, making the escort team move very slowly.
Although they shouted that "pleading for mercy for life-threatening criminals is treated as a crime," of course the heavily armed Imperial Guards would not actually kill people to clear the way.
The more this happened, the more "unscrupulous" the people became. After all, the court did not dare to kill people, but Wei Changtian really dared to kill people.
Therefore, as more and more people "petitioned", after walking down a street, the prison car finally reached the point where it was difficult to move.
The sound of horse hoofbeats was noisy, and various shouts were crowded.
The scene suddenly became extremely chaotic, and Wei Changtian, who saw all this from behind a window on the second floor of a teahouse on the street, showed a smile.
"Hmph, it's hard to say whether the prison van can reach Caishikou in this manner. I want to see what Chu Xianping has in store."
Looking at the chaotic streets with a calm expression, Wei Changtian's tone was very relaxed.
Yang Liushi on the side rolled her eyes at him, smiled and joked:
"Ms. sir, don't get carried away too soon."
"Since Chu Xianping escorted Gongsun Yan out of Longshou Mountain, he will naturally not give up easily and will try again no matter what."
"Try? What else can he do?"
Wei Changtian shook his head nonchalantly: "Besides killing someone to clear the way, I can't think of anything else he could do."
"And if he really does this, he has already lost."
"It's impossible to say for sure. Others may not be able to do anything about it, but Chu Xianping..."
After a pause, Yang Liushi did not continue talking about this issue, but suddenly asked, "Ms. Chu Xianping, since he is about to leave, why do I still have to argue with you about this truth?"
"Even if he wins in the end, Lu Yuanjin will definitely not be able to secure the throne. Why doesn't he just admit defeat and let you accept the favor?"
The topic shifted to Chu Xianping, and Yang Liushi's doubts were actually shared by Wei Changtian.
really.
Chu Xianping said last night that no matter what the outcome was today, he would immediately hunt down and kill those Kuilong people.
Therefore, the winning or losing of this bet seems to be of little significance.
Even if Chu Xianping wins, he can't control the big game, so he might as well give himself a favor.
But why is he still so serious?
"Maybe he just wants to see who is right and who is wrong between him and me."
Withdrawing his gaze, Wei Changtian no longer looked at the scene outside the window: "He still believes that all people in the world should know what justice is like him."
"Really? Then he should be disappointed."
Yang Liushi smiled and blinked: "Looking at it now, most people are still selfish after all."
"Selfish...well, not necessarily."
Sighing, Wei Changtian unexpectedly rejected Yang Liushi's point of view.
This sentence "not necessarily" is obviously completely contrary to what he has done before, and naturally makes Yangliu Shi very puzzled.
"Why did your husband say this?"
Yang Liushi pointed out the window and asked doubtfully: "If these people are not selfish, why did they come here to block the prison car and plead for Gongsun Yan?"
"After all, don't they value their own lives more than the justice of their family and country?"
"Life is more important than justice, is this selfish?"
Looking at Yangliu Shi, Wei Changtian smiled and asked: "The so-called selfishness is just seeking profit."
"And since it's about profit, there has to be a comparison."
"If you think it's worth it, there's nothing to regret even if you risk your life."
"If you feel it's not worth it, you won't be willing to part with even a penny."
"In the final analysis, being selfish or not is just a matter of whether it's worth it."
"These people just feel it's not worth it, so they haven't done anything wrong."
"..."
Selfish or not, it's just a matter of whether it's worth it.
Hearing Wei Changtian's words, Yang Liushi couldn't help but be stunned.
Because according to this statement, there will be no selfish or selfless people in the world.
After all, there is no unified standard for "whether it's worth it". Everyone has their own judgment.
so......
"Ms. sir, if this happens, my family will have something they can't understand."
After pondering for a moment, Yang Liushi suddenly asked softly: "Previously, Fengyuan was surrounded by a million-strong army, and the people in the city defended the city together with the defenders for a full month."
"You must know that Xinfeng was established as a dynasty for only half a year. Most of the people even felt that they were still members of Dafeng and did not have much sense of belonging to the new dynasty."
"If it's according to what you said, shouldn't the new people feel that it's not worth it?"
"But why are they still willing to defend the isolated city, even if they die?"
Looking at Wei Changtian, Yang Liushi quickly expressed his doubts.
This question can be said to hit the nail on the head and is very practical.
Compared with Xinfeng, which was just established, Dahui, which has a history of thousands of years, has gone through vicissitudes of life. The people's "national identity" is undoubtedly stronger, and logically speaking, they should be more willing to sacrifice for the country.
But why can the people of Fengyuan City fight tooth and nail to resist the invaders, while the Dahui people are so "living"?
This obviously conflicts with the statement of "is it worth it?" If I have to explain it...could it be that the "ideological awareness" of Xinfeng people is higher?
Or...
"You forgot one thing."
Shaking his head, Wei Changtian calmly replied: "It's hope."
"hope......"
Yang Liushi's eyes suddenly widened. Although Wei Changtian's answer was very concise, she still figured everything out in an instant.
"Although Fengyuan was in crisis at the time, there was still hope, so the people were willing to fight to the death..."
"But now the people in Yongding City have no hope, so that's why..."
Whispering to himself, Yang Liushi finally understood why Wei Changtian let the large army in the city leave.
The latter also said softly at this time:
"That's it."
"If the city guards did not flee, but put up a defensive posture, the people of Yongding would not be as good as they are now."
"But it's a pity that the city defense army has long been out of control of Lu Yuanjin. Plus, I gave them a way to survive, so they will naturally escape."
"And once they escaped, the people had no other choice but to plead for Gongsun Yan."
"So now that the overall situation has been decided, it's useless for Chu Xianping to do anything."
"Unless he can convince the people that they still have..."
"boom!!!"
Suddenly, an earth-shaking loud noise came from the sky, like a rolling wave, drowning out Wei Changtian's unfinished words and the chaotic sounds outside the window.
With a frown, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi looked at each other, then quickly walked to the window and looked out.
The ground trembled, and the dragon's roar shook the sky.
I saw that the huge Longshou Mountain in the distance had been shrouded in a vast white mist at some point, and then there was a long rainbow flying across the sky rising into the sky.
The rainbow is like a golden waterfall that flies straight down from the sky, and its momentum is so majestic that it cannot be increased.
These visions are undoubtedly extremely shocking.
But this is not over yet.
Because just a moment later, a huge dragon soaring over Suyun rushed out of Changhong in the astonished eyes of countless people, and guarded the top of Longshou Mountain with incomparable majesty!
The dragon veins take form, and the divine dragon protects the country!