Section XII
"Okay, Your Majesty, please tell me, why are you doing this?!" Rick's face was flushed, and his hands were waving wildly in the air, and his expression was extremely angry.
Lin Feng sat upright on the big chair, looked at him coldly, and didn't say a word.
There was silence in the hall.
ββ¦β¦ General Rick of Yulin? Rachel, meet His Majesty the King!! Rick was embarrassed, then came to his senses, landed on one knee, and leaned down.
"It turns out that you still know that you are the general of the Great Han Kingdom, and the widow still thinks that you have forgotten!"
"Yes, I am the general of the Great Han Kingdom!!" Rick looked up and said persistently, "So, why did you go on an expedition to Europe, can you tell me?" β
Lin Feng frowned, this plan was extremely secret, he had already 'delivered' to Zhou Peigong and the others in advance, and he was not allowed to 'expose' it, and he didn't know how Rick knew, "Why can't we go on an expedition to Europe?!" β
"No...... No, I'm not saying we can't go to war with Spain......" Rick quickly noticed his speech and hurriedly corrected him, "I want to ask you, Your Majestyβwhy did you order the army to slaughter civilians, why did you give such despicable orders?!! β
"How do you know I gave such an order?!!"
Enraged, Rick stood up and shouted, "Oh God, are you still going to deceive your general?!" - Within two weeks, General Zhou Peigong transferred a large number of 'elite' soldiers and officers from my troops, all of whom were my loyal companions, do you think I would not know?! β
"I see!" Lin Feng was relieved, raised his head, quietly looked at Rick with an angry face, and said calmly, "Is there something wrong with this?!" β
"Of course not!! Your Majesty! Rick shouted, "We are soldiers, not beasts, and their weapons are only aimed at the enemy, not at innocent women, women, and children, isn't that so, Your Majesty?!" At this moment, Rick's expression was complicated, his anger was mixed with a trace of sadness and disappointment, he looked at Lin Feng with a blank eye, and pleaded, "Please answer me, Your Majesty - please tell me that this is a shameless rumor, and you are merciful and brave...... You're not going to do that, are you?! β
Lin Feng sighed, shook his head and said, "You're wrong, that's what I'm going to do!" β
"......" Rick's eyes widened, "but...... Why would you want to do that?! β
"I'm obligated to do this, and I have to!!" Lin Feng said coldly, "I am the king of the Great Han, I must shelter all Chinese - the Spaniards slaughtered 30,000 Chinese expatriates on Luzon Island, and the blood of Chinese 'women', 'women' and children stained the entire South China Sea, don't you know?!" - I don't believe you don't know!! β
"So you're going to massacre the Spanish civilians?!" Rick gritted his teeth, "That's not right, I know, those Spaniards in Luzon are all shameless executioners, vicious and vicious, and do all kinds of evil - but does that have anything to do with those Spanish civilians?!" He took a deep breath, stroked his chest with one hand, and bowed, "I am willing to lead the army to eliminate those shameless criminals for you, but please take back your order and do not vent your anger on innocent women, women and children!" β
Lin Feng looked at Rick in a daze, suddenly smiled dumbly, and looked at Rick with interest, "General, what do you mean-'you go and destroy them for me?!'" β¦β¦β
"Yes, Your Majesty, if you will!"
"Well, Mr. Rick, let me ask you, where do you live now?!"
Rick was taken aback and said in amazement, "Chengdong Willow Alley ......"
"Do your neighbors respect you?!"
"Of course - I am the general of the kingdom," Rick frowned, "according to the etiquette of the Great Han Kingdom, they saw me and wanted to kneel down to greet me!" β
"Very well, have they discriminated against you, or have they said bad things about you behind your back?!"
Rick thought for a moment and said categorically, "No, although I am a foreigner, the people of the Great Han Kingdom respect me, I heard that there are many rumors and stories in the teahouses in Beijing, and I am a heroic figure there, brave and loyal!" β
"And what about your men?! Have they disobeyed your orders against you?! β
"No, it can't be!" "All the officers and soldiers of the Guards are my companions, they trust me, they respect me, they are friendly with each other as brothers, and no one disobeys my ordersβjust as I did in the 'war' with the Tatars in Shanxi, even if I order them to die in the dark!" β
Lin Feng nodded, "Yes, then I'll ask you now, what will you do if someone wants to slaughter the people of the Great Han Kingdom and insult your subordinates?!" β
"That's my enemies, I'll beat them, crush them, and send them all to hell!" Rick was impassioned, "There is no doubt that even if I die on the battlefield, I still have no hesitation!" β
"Well, then I'll tell you now - those people who respect you, 30,000 people were killed shamelessly," Lin Feng said in a heavy voice, "They are so kind, they didn't break any laws, but they were slaughtered by the governor of the Kingdom of Spain, by the regular army of Spain!" β
"This ......" Rick was caught off guard and froze for a while, "I know that, so I'm willing to go and fight those villains for you!" β¦β¦β
"Not for me!" Lin Feng suddenly cut off his words, pointed at Rick's nose and said, "It's for yourself, the people of the Great Han Kingdom respect you and love you, and the soldiers of the Great Han Kingdom trust you and obey you, do you think you have no obligation to defend them?!" Mr?! β
"Yes! ......" Rick looked at Lin Feng in a daze and nodded slowly, "Yes, I must protect the people of the Great Han Kingdom!" β
"So do I!" Lin Feng said in a deep voice, "So I gave the order for the expedition!" β
"But...... But......," Rick hastily replied, recognizing himself, "but your order is not to crusade against the Spanish soldiers who have committed evil deeds, but to innocent civilians!! β
"Innocent?!" Lin Feng looked at Rick with a strange look, "Do you think those civilians are really innocent?!" β
"Of course, my majesty!" Rick said without hesitation, "There is no doubt about it, war is a military business!" β
"Well, I'll ask you! - If a criminal kills a lot of innocent people with his hands, and then rapes a lot of poor women and women with his lower body, what kind of punishment do you think we should punish him?! β
"Hang him!"
"Really?!" Lin Feng laughed and said, "My general, how can you think so, he kills people with his hands, and rapes his lower body, so I think other parts of his body are innocent, such as his head, eyes, nose, big 'legs', soles of feet, etc.βyou said you want to hang him, this must be wrong, because the hands and lower body are involved in the innocent neck and head, don't you think it's very cruel?!" β
Rick's eyes widened, and for a moment, he didn't know how to refute.
"Do you think my theory is correct?!"
"Of course not, oh, my majesty!" Rick shook his head and said, "Please forgive me for being rude, this is nonsense of yours!!" β
"Very well, in fact, I don't think this statement is correct, it seems that we have reached a consensus on this aspect!" Lin Feng nodded and said, "This is the reason why I went on an expedition to Spain to take revenge on the people of the enemy country!" β
"Your Majesty...... This ......," Rick stammered, apparently confused at the moment, "this...... It's not the same thing!! β¦β¦ The Spanish people ......"
"It's the same thing, it's the same thing!" Lin Feng interrupted him unceremoniously, "Who are those who committed the crime?!" It was the regular army of their country, and it was the legitimate officials appointed by the government who gave the order, and they used the will of their country to slaughter our innocent people - where did their army come from? Recruited from among the Spanish populace; Where did their warships, weapons come from?! It was made for them by the Spanish civilians; Where did the property they slaughtered and looted in Luzon go?! Shipped back to Spain for civilians to share! - Well, Your Excellency General, tell me, what kind of relationship is this? Which organ of the Spanish civilians are innocent?! Is it the eyes or the nose?! β
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Lin Feng raised his voice, his face flashed with anger, and he said loudly, "What kind of country is Spain?!" That's a rogue country, what kind of place is Madrid?! It is the axis of evil in Europe!! - Do you remember the Mayans in the New World, when the Spaniards arrived, the Mayans treated them as honored guests, brought them delicious food and wine, and entertained them warmly, but how did they do it?! When he had eaten and drunk, he took out his weapon and pointed it at his good master, and said: "Hey, you fools, we have come to robββ and let the good and peaceful people of the world testify that there is a more despicable race in this world than the Spaniards?" Is there anything more shameless than Bean's revenge?! He turned his head, looked at Rick condescendingly, and sneered, "Such a despicable and shameless country, such a group of bastards who have lost their conscience, you think I shouldn't punish them?!" β
"But......" Rick blushed and Nana said, "they ...... They are all ...... It's all barbarians......"
"Shit!!" Lin Feng suddenly became furious, slammed his palm on the table, "I knew you would say this - General Rick, I warn you, you are now a glorious Chinese, a Han general who has been influenced by noble Chinese civilization, you have to draw a clear line between yourself and those shameless European robbers, robbery, murder, rape, deception of trade, plundering of human beings, and slave trade are all heinous crimes, whether it is Allah of Islam, the Bodhisattva of Buddhism or the God of Catholicism, it is expressly forbidden, It is spurned by all civilized human beings! Lin Feng suddenly stood up, pointed at Rick's nose and said, "General Rick, tell me, did God tell you to go to Europe to sell black slaves?!" Did Jesus ever ask you to rob someone else's property?! Did the Virgin Mary allow you to rape a woman?!! - As a devout believer, you tell me - please answer me!! β
"......" Rick's face was full of shame, he raised his hands to hide his expression, and said embarrassedly, "No...... Almighty God, I am guilty......"
Lin Feng's anger gradually subsided, and he sat down slowly, "Now, Europe has fallen, the world has entered a dark and bloody era, the former splendid European civilization has degenerated, and only the great and glorious Chinese civilization on the earth shines on all mankind - General Rick, you open your eyes and take a look, our people have crossed the sea, bringing respect and peace to the locals, and the Europeans - including the evil Britain, the shameless Spain, the criminal Netherlands, the hypocritical France and the bloody Russia, where have they gone, Disaster and death are enveloped in a place that cannot be forgiven by all gods, and this is intolerable to all peace-loving people who believe in goodness and justice, so as a representative of the glorious and great Chinese civilization, I must correct all this, so that Europe that has fallen into the abyss will wake up and return to the civilized world!! β
Rick looked at Lin Feng in disbelief and was speechless.
"So I spent a huge amount of money and endured painful sacrifices, and two thousand warriors with the mission of justice and civilization went thousands of miles away, just to bring Europe to its senses!!"
"God...... My Majesty, what do you mean...... ...... by slaughtering 'women' and 'women' and children," Rick stammered.
"Yes, it's helpless, but it's also the only way, blood and grief can make people sober, you know, my heart bleeds whenever I think of the insensitive faces of Europeans!! For the sake of all European peoples, I had to make this decision! β
Rick looked at Lin Feng blankly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me...... You are about to face the wrath of all Europe! β
With a bang, Lin Feng kicked over the desk in front of him, and said angrily, "Europe is facing the wrath of the whole of China!" β
"It's disrespectful, but as your general, I must warn you," Rick said solemnly, "this may be a protracted war!" The people of the Great Han Kingdom will suffer because of this! β
"I am preparing everything so that the whole people can meet this war!! - Now the expeditionary force needs six months of training, and then it will take eight months to go to Europe, and when the war breaks out, it will take at least six months for the news to reach Southeast Asia from the Iberian Peninsula in Spain, so I have two years to prepare for the war! Lin Feng said solemnly, "I will unify China, reorganize the navy and army, and mobilize 60 million people to fight a decisive battle with Europe!" β
Rick couldn't help but shudder and said tremblingly, "This...... Is it worth it? What do you hope to achieve?! β¦β¦β
"For the sake of justice and civilization, for the benefit of all mankind, we Chinese are willing to give everything," Lin Feng said solemnly, "As I just said, Europe has been shrouded in darkness, degenerated from a civilized world into a barbarian settlement, with killing as its own responsibility, robbery as glory, annihilating human 'nature', losing the nature of goodness, sir, you are from Europe, do you need me to explain all this?!" - The people of Europe were wantonly bullied by the nobles and clergy, the land was seized by them, the wealth was extorted by them, and the layers of unjust laws bound them, but this was not enough, these evil nobles and clergy also wanted to spread their evil rule to the whole world, they 'forced' Ping Ming to form an army, drove them onto warships, plundered and killed other innocent and good people, and shamelessly declared to 'spread civilization' - God testify, do you think I am making up lies, am I making something out of nothing?! β
"Yes...... Sometimes that's ......" Rick nodded, then felt plausible and frowned, "But...... But ......"
"No, it's all true, just like you, Mr. Rick, you are a soldier with a knightly 'spirit', brave, faithful, and merciful, but what do they do to you?! - The nobility bullied you, and then the king was on the side of injustice, the whole society rejected you, you were forced to flee, you were forced to go to Africa to do something you didn't want to do, it was all unjust, it shows that justice in Europe has degenerated, the social order has been distorted, and we must work hard to get Europe back on the right track," Lin Feng said with a sickly blush on his face and waved his hands, "Now all the political systems, ethics, and societies in Europe The spirits and even all the technology have degenerated, slipped to the side of evil, and must all be destroyed, and then they must be transformed with Chinese civilization - the entire Western world must be orientalized, so that the devastated and oppressed European people can be happy and free!! β
Rick looked at Lin Feng in a daze, frowning and thinking deeply.
"Do you know why I helped Mr. Nan Huairen establish a university?!" Lin Feng asked Rick, and immediately gave his own answer, "I hope that more people of insight in Europe will come to their senses, send students to China, accept the influence of the glorious and great Chinese civilization, abandon the evil and bloody European habits, and come to the East to learn our advanced academics, including philosophy, humanities, social morality, advanced political systems, etc., I hope that those insensitive people can learn from the East 'courtesy, righteousness, honesty, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness', reform their barbaric and backward customs and habits, and move closer to the civilized world." β
"Oh...... Oh, God! Poor Rick gradually came to his senses from the series of blows and nodded thoughtfully, "My Majesty, what you said is very reasonable, there are indeed many irrationalities in Europe now, but we are not barbarians, there is no doubt about it!" β
"Really?!" Lin Feng looked at Rick with a smile, "To give you two examples: Is it popular for European aristocrats to wear wigs - that kind of disgusting thing woven from the skin and 'fur' of beasts?!" And apply a lot of paint on your face?! β
"Yes......"
"Well, have you seen people like Indian or African bush tribes?!" Lin Feng laughed and said, "Are they also wearing a lot of pig's head and dog head or something like that?" And then what kind of 'flower' pattern is painted on the face?! β
Rick immediately understood, as if he had received a heavy blow in his heart, and said in a trembling voice, "Yes...... Yes......"
"In addition, let's talk about eating habits, is it popular for European aristocrats to eat steak, and it must not be grilled, it must be half-cooked, and it must be bloody to be delicious?! β¦β¦β
"Yes...... In some places......"
"So......" Lin Feng sighed and shrugged his shoulders, "My dear general, doesn't all this prove something?!" - When did you see our officials going to do that kind of boring stupidity?! β
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"In fact, there are some not very good things in our Chinese civilization, but compared to Europe, it is simply a paradise on earth!" Lin Feng smiled, "Here, even the lowliest and poorest peasant, as long as he is willing to work hard, study knowledge hard, and then take the imperial examination, he may become the prime minister of the country and become the second most powerful person in addition to the emperor, absolutely no one discriminates against him because he is poor, his father or grandfather is not a nobleman, do you say so?!" - Can Europe do it?! β
ββ¦β¦ Temporarily...... Not yet, my majesty! Rick was saddened, but still admitted it.
"All this must change, the people need freedom and happiness, the current ethical and social order in Europe is sinful and must be Orientalized!! Rick, for the good of all the peoples of Europe, we must declare war on the evil forces of Europe!! Lin Feng said viciously, "As you told me before, like a knight, fight for justice and the people!" β
"You...... Are you going to invade Europe?! β¦β¦β
"Invasion?! ......" Lin Feng smiled dumbly, shook his head, and said, "No, what am I doing when I invade Europe?" It's 10,000 kilometers away, do you think I can effectively rule there?! - I do everything for the benefit of the people of Europe, for the glory of all mankind, I do not need an inch of land in Europe, and I will never plunder the slightest wealth of Europe......"
He took a deep breath, looked at Rick tightly, and said loudly, "I only hope that all Europeans can take peace and kindness as their virtues, stop plundering and killing, and yearn for an advanced civilized world. ', and then we all work together to smash those shameless shackles, abandon the habits of vampires such as nobles and clergy, stop eating bloody steaks, eat 'fine' cooked food, wear silk clothes, live in warm, sturdy, and beautiful Chinese-style houses, and join hands with us to live happily and happily on the earth!! β
Rick was moved, "Your greatness and kindness are unparalleled, my majesty, and I am honored to be able to fight under your leadership!" β
Lin Feng nodded and said solemnly, "I'm doing this, Spain is just the beginning, in order to save the whole of Europe, blood and killing are inevitable, just as the knights of tolerance and mercy must also be equipped with swords, for the awakening of the whole of Europe, the Spanish people must also make sacrifices for this!" β
Rick lowered his head, hesitated for a while, and then raised his head to Lin Feng and asked, "Your Majesty, if so...... What are you going to do if the evil nobles and kings of Europe can't accept civilization?! β
"So what else?!" Lin Feng said without hesitation, "Fight, we must fight, I believe that justice will eventually defeat evil, we will defeat them, crush them, glory belongs to Europe, Confucius shines on the world!! β