22 Mercy Magnolia
Muller hates this proposition of "choose to die one or choose to die a hundred" the most.
In her years of police career, she has also seen the affairs of the poor and vicious people taking hostages to demand this and that. Although she was only a forensic doctor, there were also hostages who died in the end, so she was asked to find out the cause of death.
Many families cannot accept that their family members died because of the murderer's madness, and they prefer to believe that the government is unwilling to accept the compromise of the criminals, thus forcing them to die.
Many times, even if a compromise is accepted, the hostages do not necessarily come back safely.
This kind of work can sometimes make Hermulan sad for many days.
In modern times, in order to stabilize the feelings of criminals, it is natural to be able to satisfy the desire to try to satisfy them, or to get some concessions in negotiations. But some wishes such as "give me 500 million" or "you let whoever kill me" are simply indescribable.
Anyone knows that this is a wish that cannot be granted, but there are still many people who will use innocent people as bargaining chips, hoping that the good "rulers" or the media will fulfill this wish in a "humanitarian" spirit.
People like Lu Shuihu, in the era of He Mulan, were directly listed as anti-human and anti-social terrorists.
If in modern times, the lives of ordinary people are at least concerned by the media and the public, then in ancient times, in a place where information was not developed, if the superior deliberately wanted to conceal the news of death, then even if he died in a village or township, the superior would be dismissed with a sentence of "thieves and thieves", and he would successfully transfer this hatred to the "thieves".
These Lu Shuihu people think very well and arrange them very cleverly, but they may not understand what kind of people are "politicians".
He Mulan has no obligation or purpose to think about both parties, but Mulan's family is here.
He Mulan, who inherited Mulan's qiē, has to think about his family who is now in this body.
He Mulan didn't know what kind of people the Cui family was, and she didn't know what kind of choices Tuoba Tao would make in the face of this kind of "kidnapping" that would disobey her majesty, so she couldn't bet.
She can't bet that the Cui family will "kill relatives with righteousness", nor can she bet that Tuoba Tao will obediently release the two monks.
If she was moved by You Ke to come here to save Cui Lin, at first she just wanted to say something like "You let Cui Lin go and leave Yucheng" after the defeat of Gai Wu......
So from the moment the white horse was obviously frightened and said his plan, He Mullan quickly calculated in his mind how to stop the possible tragedy
If you like to watch programs like "Man and Nature", you will probably know that for the kind of beasts that have attacked people, the local people will definitely find a way to hunt and kill them. Because once they have attacked people and found that it is easier to hunt humans than other animals, as long as they taste the sweetness, they will start to attack humans frequently.
Even if humans have guns and weapons, they will not retreat.
Therefore, for animals that have attacked humans, even if they have not really bitten or eaten people, they must be hunted and killed. Otherwise, that race will soon become a terrible race, swelling into a cannibal monster that defies human abilities and living space.
Man, as a higher animal, is no different from these beasts of prey in some cases. If the Lu Shuihu people taste the sweetness of "I go to threaten the lives and safety of the civilians, the court of the Great Wei will compromise", and there will be more and more such things.
And in order to prevent the Lu Shuihu people from doing this kind of thing again and again, Emperor Wei is bound to send troops to completely suppress the Lu Shuihu people.
The Lu Shuihu people are not only Gai Wu, including the conquered Beiliang, the number of Lu Shuihu is not a minority.
If most of the Lu Shuihu people who haunted the Wei land were mercenaries, then many of the Lu Shuihu people who originally lived in the border of Beiliang also made a living from farming or petty trading, how innocent are these people?
Just as there are many Islamic extremists and terrorist attacks in modern times, and many ordinary people have begun to fear and hate the Muslims who hate Naxure, the infection of love is a difficult thing to avoid, and He Mulan did not want the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was finally stabilized, to evolve from a foreign war to a civil war.
She believes that "Mulan", who no longer knows where to go, does not want to be like this.
He Mulan has already taken off the blessing of Mulan's armor and returned to the field, and has begun to live a peaceful life, and does not want to put on the battle robe again.
Then, this terrible trend will only stop if Gai Wu's idea is completely cut off and Lu Shuihu can taste defeat before he tastes the sweetness.
He Mulan doesn't want Wu's life, and he doesn't want anyone's life.
She wants everyone to live
Gay Wu stared at Hermulan deadly, such a request would be tantamount to sealing off many of his future paths.
"Kill me." Gai Wu gritted his teeth and said, "If I agree to such a request, any citizen with a hoe or a sickle in the future can kill us, and we will not be able to fight back."
"I'm the leader, and I can't make such a decision for my people."
"You can." Hermulan smiled, "You don't want to put you in a situation where even the people have to fight you with hoes and sickles.".
It was only now that You Ke and the Cui family breathed a sigh of relief.
Cui Lin has no official position, let alone a soldier or a military household, and from the definition of "civilian", Cui Lin is also an out-and-out "civilian".
The Lushuihu people believe in Buddhism and believe that they died in battle or were killed in battle. [,! People are "victims" and can become Buddhas immediately.
At this time, Buddhism was very flexible, just like in modern propaganda shouting "Amitabha" and then burning high incense to make wishes come true, they preached different teachings to different courts, different nationalities, and different regions here.
The Southern Dynasties were all Han Chinese, paying attention to "benevolence and righteousness", and they preached "compassion".
In the early days of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the people were burdened with the heavy taxes brought by the conquest and worked extremely hard, and Buddhism preached "patience" in the north and preached "death in battle to become a Buddha".
Since Buddhism also often raised orphans in the war, teaching civilians and Hu people the language and knowledge, it was even more admired by the disadvantaged.
In an era when people's hearts are in turmoil and their lives are in danger, all kinds of beliefs that support people's hearts to continue to move forward have become extremely important.
The Lu Shuihu people lived a more difficult life than the people and soldiers of the Great Wei, and their faith was more important than their lives.
If Gai Wu issued an oath of "gods and Buddhas to abandon together", for the Lu Shuihu people, it is tantamount to the Han people's "no more life after death" and "no place to bury after death" has a similar meaning.
The Lu Shuihu people have Cui Lin in their hands, and their iron cavalry generals point to the people of Yucheng, and the magistrates and government soldiers of Yucheng almost play no role at this time, and they can only passively fall into Lu Shuihu's conspiracy and not move.
The only one who can turn the tide by force is Hermulan in front of him. Or rather......
- Only "Mulan".
Baima and the other Lushuihu people kept communicating in the Xiongnu language, and it can be seen that most of the Lushuihu people did not agree to the request of "Mulan".
Gai Wu closed his lips and kept his usual silence.
"I can't stand it anymore......" A man's voice sounded suddenly.
After a while, several strong men carrying a young man in Chinese clothes with a bloody face flashed out from the back of the Prayer Temple, and the rangers behind them shouted:
"Cui Lin is here! Cui Lin is here! "
The one who said "I can't stand it" is none other than Gao Jinlong, the leader of the rangers here in Liang County.
With a "Cui Lin" here, the situation has reversed.
The Cui family almost watched with an excited expression as their son-in-law was carried out of the broken temple.
At this moment, these rangers in sackcloth and kudzu shirts have become legendary figures.
Gao Jinlong asked the ranger to carry Cui Lin to Wei Jun's side, pointed at Lu Shuihu and scolded:
"You'd better obediently agree to General Hua's conditions and then get out of the territory of Yucheng for me, if a citizen dies in Yucheng, all the rangers in Wei will always follow your traces in the future, and they will never die!"
"That's right!"
"You Lu Shuihu, hurry up and get out of here!"
"Provoke us rangers, wherever you go in the future, the soldiers and horses of Great Wei will follow our news wherever they go!"
If the words of "Mulan" made Gai Wu resist, then the ranger recited "Cui Lin", which made Gai Wu suspicious. The leader of the rangers here said, "Chase your trails endlessly", which almost made Gai Wu bite his teeth.
Lu Shuihu is a cavalryman, coming and going like the wind, and his movements are erratic. Sometimes they are broken into pieces, sometimes they are reduced to pieces, and whenever their employers need them, they can join the battle at once without showing their tracks.
The Northern Wei Dynasty was dominated by cavalry, and there were many foreign races, and horses were not a rare thing to control, and some people on horseback appeared in various places and did not pay attention at all.
But being targeted by the rangers, it doesn't have to be.
They are the best scouts and spies who will watch your every move everywhere.
Seeing that Lu Shuihu was shaken at this time, He Mulan waved the "rock" in his hand and pointed his sword at Gai Wu.
"Agree to my terms, or uphold your rules and die, you choose.".
Gai Wu's jaw was shaking, Bai Ma's eyes were already full of tears, and all the Lu Shuihu people's faces seemed to be clouded.
At this time, Cui Lin had been rescued, even if they threatened the people of the city and countryside with the slaughter of Guangyu, it was impossible for the town army of Liang County to let them leave here.
The road against the Great Wei is not easy, they kidnapped Cui Lin and offended the Han magnates, and now if even the folk rangers are provoked, don't say whether they can save the two monks, and even survival in the future has become difficult
So Gai Wu spoke slowly.
"I, Gai Wu, and my subordinates, will not harm the lives of any civilians in my lifetime......"
He clutched his injured waist and abdomen, inhaled, and said word by word:
"If you violate this oath, God and Buddha will abandon it!"
As the word "abandon" spit out, Gao Jinlong let out a long breath. The government soldiers, county commanders, and Cui's family members present all showed relaxed expressions.
"Let your subordinates go to the countryside to spread the news, and release the people who were accused by you......" He Mulan looked at the white horse whose expression stiffened, "I will go and check it out for myself, if there is nothing wrong in the four towns, I will come back again."
"If your people let the people go and are willing to leave Yucheng, the county order will naturally let you go."
She was referring to the hundreds of soldiers who were riding around the fifty or so horsemen.
Cui Lin was rescued, and they really wanted to fight, and they were not afraid.
Gai Wu turned his head to You Ke's side, and the soldiers of Liang County seemed to be a little unwilling, and wanted to say something more, but they were held down by You County's order.
The young county magistrate nodded solemnly
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"If you let the people go and leave Yucheng, I will not let the soldiers of Yucheng embarrass you. On the side of the court, I will go to the meeting to explain the reason. All the consequences are willing to be borne by this officer."
As soon as he said this, the soldier Cao originally wanted to say something, but he could only shut up obediently.
Gai Wu looked at You Ke for a long time, and finally gave a few instructions in the Xiongnu language, and after the white horse stomped a few feet, he reluctantly took out a small white flag from Gai Wu's arms, waved it at the later more than twenty Lu Shuihu knights, and shouted.
The knights were obviously stunned for a moment when they received the order, and then began to make peace with the white horse, you and me, and the others one by one.
Bai Ma pointed at Mulan, then pointed at Gai Wu, said a few words of Xiongnu, and waved the white flag in his hand. No matter how reluctant the knights were, they could only turn their horses around and go the way they came.
The sound of whispering came from time to time, and no one knew what these Lu Shui were talking nonsense about.
They couldn't understand the Huns, but there were people here who could understand it.
Cui Lin, who had already been handed over to You Ke by the ranger, leaned on the arms of this friend and nodded at him.
You Ke has been friends with him for many years, and naturally he can see that this means that Lu Shuihu has no problem. He sighed, a little helpless and didn't know where to put his hand, his eyes were red, and he could only comfort weakly:
"Though you have suffered, your life is safe. The so-called catastrophe does not die, and there will be blessings in the future......"
You Ke muttered a lot, but he didn't wait for Cui Lin's response, and when he looked carefully, Cui Lin's eyelids that were covered with tears and blood had slowly closed.
It's like he's endured it for so long and hasn't fainted, just to nod his head at him like this
When Hermulan saw this, he almost did not hesitate to turn away.
"Mulan."
Gai Wu suddenly shouted.
He Mulan froze suspiciously, and turned his head to see what else this "defeated general" had to say.
Gai Wu didn't say anything, just threw something at Mulan with a painful expression.
Bomb!
Hidden weapon!
Almost reflexively, Hemulan quickly drew his weapon!
Click, click.
A wood carving dressed as a humble man was cut off by a sword from Hermulan and scattered to the ground.
Gai Wu showed a devastated expression.
He Mulan looked at the wood carving on the ground a little stunned, and didn't know what Gai Wu meant for a while.
This wood carving is extremely ugly, and you can't see the head and face at all, and the whole work of Fauvism.
Could it be a cursed villain?
I don't know what to say!
She nodded to Gai Wu reservedly, put away the rock, walked to her Yue Ying and turned over her horse, and snorted coldly in her heart.
'I'm sorry, I don't believe in witchcraft at all.'.
"General Hua, you are going to ......" You Ke handed Cui Lin to the Cui family and shouted at Mulan.
"Go home!" He Mulan galloped away without looking back.
Where she's going first, it goes without saying.
No one will condemn her for not going to another village first. If it were them, they would rush home first.
You Ke was a little worried, and commanded the cavalry in the government to ride and follow Mulan. For a moment, the sound of horses' hooves was loud, and these sons all chased after Hemulan's figure with anxious expressions.
At lightning speed.
He Mullan tapped "Yue Ying" with his heel.
This is a BMW that understands human nature, it feels the anxiety of its owner, and at this time it runs as fast as it can.
Lu Shuihu's white knight watched in surprise as He Mullan followed them, and returned with them towards Yucheng Township. Perhaps because of the natural competition between riders, these white knights also increased their speed, unwilling to fall behind the famous horse "Yue Ying".
Hurry up!
Faster!
The horses' feet stretched out, tugged at the earth, and then pushed back with force. They repeated this action as they quickly rushed towards the south of Yucheng.
More than a dozen horsemen separated on different roads and rushed to different townships, only the white-clothed knights who were going to Yingguo Township to give orders and the government soldiers who followed Hua Mulan to inspect the township still followed Mulan firmly behind him.
From afar, it looked as if these knights wanted to follow in the footsteps of Hermulan, but were afraid of her majesty, and had to keep a few horses in respect
Gradually, the high wall of Yingguo Township had reached the front of He Mulan, and the figure of Father Hua suddenly crashed into her sight in an incredible way.
This old man, who often hunched his back on weekdays, actually rode a war horse, wore armor, and stood at the battlement to personally command the villagers to confront the Hu people.
After stomping on the wall, the villagers in Yingguo Township, who usually only wield rakes, insisted on using solid and slender bamboo, spears made of wooden poles sharpened at the top, and stood in several rows to block the gaps in the earthen wall.
Yingguo Township actually used this simple stomping wall to resist the cavalry of the Lu Shuihu people.
Tears welled up in Hermulan's eyes.
Because of a certain emotion that only Mulan should have, it seemed to come suddenly, so that she almost shouted out with a cry:
"Grandpa!"