My son is so young, and the daughter just wants him to be alive.
When the woman named Zhang Zhen knelt in front of Lu Yuanjin and said these words with tears streaming down her face, the chaotic sounds around her seemed to gradually become quieter.
Many people stopped suddenly and looked this way blankly.
The eyes of Wei Changtian and Lu Yuanjin also froze slightly.
Obviously, for this woman, she must have mustered up great courage to dare to say these words.
She should have anticipated her end, but she did it anyway.
The reason is not complicated to think about.
Because she is a mother, she does not want to see her infant child die like this.
so......
"enough!"
Suddenly, a loud shout interrupted the woman's plea.
Lu Yuanjin, who had recovered from his surprise, suddenly flicked his sleeves and roared in an extremely cold voice:
"Don't forget! You are a citizen of Dahui!"
"You need to know better! It's not me who wants to kill you! It's him!"
Lu Yuanjin reached out and pointed at Wei Changtian opposite him. Lu Yuanjin's face turned red, and he could tell that he was very angry at the woman's actions.
"He was the one who killed my father! He was the one who killed my second brother! He was the one who ordered the army to besiege the city! He was the one who threatened to massacre the city!!"
"He is the one who wants to kill you! And as Dahui people, instead of rising up and resisting, you are helping the tyrant! You actually want me to admit defeat to him?!"
"ridiculous!"
"Hahaha! It's really ridiculous!!"
Under the scorching sun, the two dragons faced each other in the clear sky.
Lu Yuanjin's angry laughter spread far and wide, causing most of the people to lower their heads in silence.
Because what Lu Yuanjin said is not unreasonable.
Indeed, the person who intended to kill was Wei Changtian, not Lu Yuanjin, let alone Da Hui.
What's more, Wei Changtian had already killed Lu Hongji and countless Dahui soldiers, so he should have been a life-or-death enemy to the Dahui people.
So when facing an enemy who wants to kill you, should you "die standing" or "live on your knees"?
Perhaps everyone will have their own choice on this issue.
But now it is obvious that most people in Yongding have chosen the latter...
"The eldest prince, the daughter of the people just wants to live, she just wants my child to live..."
More tears welled up from the corners of her eyes, and the woman trembled and wanted to say something.
But before she could finish speaking, Lu Yuanjin interrupted her sharply again:
"Shut up!"
"Let me ask you! Are you a trick sent by thieves to deceive people with lies?!"
"ah!"
Hearing Lu Yuanjin's words, the woman's eyes widened for a moment, she hugged her baby and hurriedly shook her head in denial: "People's girls are not meticulous! People, people's girls are just..."
"Then you just think I will lose?"
His tone became cold and biting. Lu Yuanjin suddenly took a step closer and looked at the woman at his feet coldly: "You think I have no chance of winning against Wei Changtian, so you intercede for Gongsun Yan to save your life."
"Say! Yes or no?!"
"..."
Either you are a spy sent by Wei Changtian to deceive people, or you have decided that I am no match for Wei Changtian.
Although Lu Yuanjin's expression at this time was already a bit ferocious, his logic was correct.
Or in other words, from his perspective, he can only see these two possibilities.
But Lu Yuanjin is a high-ranking prince after all, so he may never understand the thoughts of these most ordinary people.
"The eldest prince, the daughter of the common people has never thought of it like this..."
She shook her head with a wry smile. The woman was still kneeling on the ground, but the previous fear was no longer in her eyes. She stared at Lu Yuanjin as if she was risking everything and answered truthfully:
"A common girl has never practiced cultivation, and has never seen a scene like the twin dragons appearing in the world. How can I know who will win..."
"But the eldest prince, common girls don't dare to gamble..."
"A common girl has a humble life, and she will die if she dies..."
"But if you lose, the children of the common girls will also die..."
"People, people's daughters don't dare to gamble, they don't dare to gamble..."
"..."
Don't dare to gamble.
This is the answer given by the woman.
And just after she finished speaking, more and more people around her suddenly left the crowd silently, walked up to Lu Yuanjin, and then knelt on the ground without saying a word.
Ten people, hundreds, thousands...
Soon, countless people were kneeling around Lu Yuanjin.
At first glance, this scene seems familiar.
But it's actually completely different.
An hour ago, they knelt at the foot of Longshou Mountain out of anger and petitioned for Gongsun Yan.
Now, they were kneeling at Lu Yuanjin's feet out of fear, begging for a way out for themselves or their relatives.
Just like the woman said, they don't dare to gamble.
They are not Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping, but they are betting on a country.
They are not Lu Yuanjin and Gongsun Yan, they are fighting for the position of the Son of Heaven.
They are just the most ordinary people, the most ordinary "untouchables".
So, why do they risk their lives on that illusory "dignity"?
This has nothing to do with righteousness or family and country, it is just the simplest issue of "gains and losses".
After all, from the perspective of "loss", Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping only lost a country's sphere of influence at most.
From the perspective of "getting", Lu Yuanjin and Gongsun Yan can become emperors above ten thousand people.
Maybe it's because "you can afford to lose", or maybe it's because "it's worth a try".
All in all, what Wei Changtian and the four of them made was a fairly fair bet.
But what about these people?
If they win, they get nothing.
If they lose, they will all lose their lives.
Who would dare to bet on such an unequal bet?
"You, you..."
Seeing more and more people kneeling down in front of him without saying a word, Lu Yuanjin's face turned from red to blue, and then from green to white.
He seemed very angry, but he was too trembling to say a word.
At the same time, behind a wooden window beside the long street, Chu Xianping, who was watching all this, slowly closed his eyes and sighed softly.
"Oh, let him go."
"..."
"yes!"
After being stunned for a moment, the person next to him, Kui Long, immediately exited the room. Not long after, Lu Yuanjin's hysterical shouting came from outside the window.
The latter seemed unwilling to admit defeat and was shouting something at this time.
But Chu Xianping did not go to see him, nor did he go to see Wei Changtian who was standing at the other end of the long street.
He just looked up at the two golden dragons in the sky, and then his eyes fell on the densely packed people kneeling on the ground.
When the woman said, "People's women dare not gamble," Chu Xianping already knew where he lost.
Despair is as vain as hope.
After all, I still think that ordinary people are too brave.
But maybe it’s precisely because ordinary people “don’t dare” that the world needs heroes...
In the clear sky, the so-called "Dragon that protects the country" turned into little lights amidst Lu Yuanjin's unwilling shouts, just like the stars appearing in the daytime.
And Chu Xianping finally glanced at Wei Changtian from a distance at the last moment, then closed the window and turned around, going to be his hero.