"Mr. Zhao said that sacrificing one's life for righteousness is not a strange thing, people all want to live, they don't want to die, even if they live one more day, otherwise, how can we people be captured by you? When you and those of us who are greedy for life and afraid of death say 'sacrificing life for righteousness', you are simply playing the harp to the cow and talking in vain.

Zhao Xingde stared at Aji, who was asking. On the first day they were escorted, the Han merchants identified Aji's family as warriors of the Vaishya tribe for generations, and rows of human heads were stuck in the stumps of the courtyard in front of his house, most of which were skeletons because of their age. Born in such a family, Aji was not only interested in the Han people's heads, but also in the Han culture, and he learned the Chinese language from the Han people who were taken captive and imprisoned by the clan when he was a child. When the Han army went to the island to reclaim the land, Aji had more contacts with the Han people, and also revealed the idea of traveling to the Song Kingdom. Before this plan could become a reality, Aji became a prisoner of the Song army during a conflict.

"Sacrifice for righteousness? Stealing a living? Zhao Xingdehuan's audio-visual lecture on the sailor officer and Daoyi asked, "The ants are still stealing their lives, but if someone breaks the existing rules and makes you feel angry from the bottom of your heart, are you willing to fight to the death, or do you hold back with hatred?" There was silence in the seat, and the officer of the Navy Division understood that this was igniting Daoyi, so he did not answer silently. And Dao Yidu looked at each other, not understanding what he meant, Zhao Xingde shook his head and continued slowly: "If someone says that your race is inherently inferior to others, are you willing to fight it to the death?" If someone breaks into your homeland, burns and loots, are you willing to fight to the death? Some of them were ashamed, and some of them showed hatred, but they didn't understand Zhao Xingde's intentions, and no one dared to answer.

"If the enemy razes the tombs of your ancestors and burns down the temple, are you willing to fight to the death?" Zhao Xingde continued to ask with a calm face, "If your children are taken away, your relatives are humiliated, and your parents are killed in front of your eyes, are you willing to fight to the death?" At this time, under the contemptuous eyes of the naval officer, the faces of the Vaishye captives were very ugly, some of them blushed, and some of them looked at Zhao Xingde with hatred, for them, this was a naked threat, and in the tribal battle, the extermination of the clan was likely to become a reality. Aji stared at Zhao Xingde, both of them clenched, and his throat made a howling sound like a beast. The officers of the Sailor Division all put their hands on the hilt of their swords, and the scene in the tent became very tense.

Zhao Xingde looked at these people and said in a low voice: "There are always some things that you risk your life to protect, and this is sacrificing your life." ”

There was silence in the tent, and it became audible that the officers of the Navy Division were still calm, but many of the captured Daoyi were deeply shocked, and Zhao Xingde explained this principle of sacrificing his life for righteousness so plainly that many people secretly asked themselves: "What is there that I have to protect at the cost of my life." The original muddy, stiff and numb heart struggled extremely at this moment, Aji looked at Zhao Xingde with complicated eyes, and asked: "General Zhao does not teach us to be tame and obedient, but talks about this 'sacrificing oneself for righteousness', isn't he afraid of arousing the resistance of my people, and finally lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot?" ”

Many captives had the same doubts. Because the Vaishye tribe often crosses the sea to Pinghu to plunder, they belong to the more civilized ones in the Liuqiu Island, Rao is so, and there are very few people who can communicate with the Song Dynasty orally, none of these people are fools, they are all Vishya people who are quick thinkers and have high intelligence. They also looked at Zhao Xingde with complicated expressions, this person should not wake up these people from their numbness, and then kill them to eliminate the troubles.

"Talking about 'sacrificing oneself for righteousness' is an agreement, no matter who or anyone does these evil things, you have the right to fight to the end." Zhao Xingde said in an accentuated tone, "No matter who it is!" He paused for a moment, and then said, "Next, what I want to say is 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you', you 'out of the grass' to kill foreigners, have you ever thought that you will also be killed one day, if you feel that it doesn't matter if you are killed, then others will not cut you down the grass and feel a trace of guilt." "If you feel that it is painful and unacceptable to be killed senselessly, please push yourself and think about the phrase 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.'" ”

The sound of the waves was loud, the voice of the sermon was clear, and the officers of the sailors listened quietly with the prisoners.

"Confucianism knows benevolence, and is pushing oneself and others, from here to the other. The old and the old, and the old, the young, and the young, you all know this truth. Now everyone asks themselves, stretching out in the bottom of their hearts, is there a kind of 'righteousness' that would rather die than be maintained, and then grow from it......" Zhao Xingde paused, looked at the seabirds flying outside the big tent, and said slowly, "Everything in the world is not isolated, there must be practice with each other, maybe there was a heavy snowfall in Mobei last month, and Guanshan will be in an emergency next month, and the imperial court will urge the requisition of grain, and the price of grain in the south will rise." If the government does not handle it properly, the people will be displaced, the cowardly will sell their sons and daughters, the defectors will look at each other, the brave will rise up, and under the internal and external difficulties, perhaps a powerful dynasty will die. Who would have thought that this earth-shaking change would be caused by a heavy snowfall thousands of miles away? ”

Seeing that everyone's faces were different, Zhao Xingde smiled and said: "This example just shows that everything in the world is connected. So it is with the righteousness of your hearts, and the righteousness of the way of a gentleman. As Shicai said, when someone breaks the rules, although you are angry, but still endure it, as everyone knows, an inch of land retreat, so that the enemy sees our cowardice, the enemy has to make an inch, and we retreat step by step, we will form a cowardly habit, and in the end, even if we give up our lives, we cannot protect what we cherish the most, more important than life. He took a sip of tea and asked, "Think about it, isn't that the truth?"

Cadre Feng Shu listened attentively, and couldn't help but speak: "According to the general's words, if everyone wants to protect the righteousness cherished in their hearts, they can't wait until the last moment, because at that time the enemy is strong enough, but we are cowardly enough because we are retreating step by step." To defend what you value most, fight with all your might when someone breaks the rules for the first time! He groaned slightly, looked at Zhao Xingde and asked rhetorically, "But if there is a disparity in status, the strength is invincible, and the rules broken by others are still far from our absolutely unacceptable limit, then at this time, do we still have to fight to the death?" If each other's righteousness conflicts with each other and refuses to back down, don't they want to see each other live and die? Everyone is like this, how can people in the world live in peace? ”

Feng Shu was the officer who took the lead in the battalion when Zhao Xingde mobilized the southeast battalion to quell the rebellion. Zhao Xingde cherished talents, and thought that instead of letting the military department punish him indiscriminately, or even transfer him to death, it was better to take him with him, anyway, in the eyes of others, the South China Sea Sailor fought against Da Shi ten times farther than the ends of the earth, which was also an extremely serious punishment. Many officers of the naval division made wills before boarding the ship, and the military department also issued a special decree that the only son in the family should not sail far. Over the past few days, Feng Lan has gradually integrated into the environment of the water division, but he still makes people look sideways.

"Good question!" Zhao Xingde replied, "We are all people in the army, and we know the most important geographical advantage with soldiers. If Henan and Hebei are flat, the northern barrier Youyun Sixteen Prefectures will be lost to the hands of the Khitan. The Liao cavalry occupies a place of great beauty and can drive south at any time, but if our army goes on a northern expedition, it will have to fight hard again and again. He looked around at the others and said slowly, "The righteousness of a gentleman and the way of etiquette are the same. Heavenly reason and human desire, such as the terrain of mountains and rivers. People are not saints and sages, who can have no desires. Those who desire are human nature, and there is no difference between good and evil. However, people also want to tempt evil things. And the way of etiquette and law is to choose its key points to abide by, so that it will not be out of control. Some etiquette seems to be strict, but it is just a reversal of the car in front and a lesson in the car. Speaking of this, Zhao Xingde paused slightly. He remembered his private affairs, and he couldn't help but feel guilty.

Zhao Xingde straightened his mind, he avoided the section of men's and women's defense, and said: "As for where is the key point, selfish speculation, see the wisdom of the people, and my court's great etiquette is a collection of the wisdom of people of insight in the world." Etiquette rules like this are the key points. If we are willing to risk our lives to protect something, it is like this Henan and Hebei. And no matter how negligent the Great Rites Law is, it is also a mountain barrier, and if someone destroys the Great Rites Law and we turn a blind eye, one day, the traitor's hand will reach out to what we cherish the most. His words were mainly for Feng Shu, hoping that he would understand. According to the investigation of the Ministry of Rites, Feng Shu was not a disciple of Wu Zilong, he was even influenced by Zhao Xingde to join Rong, and he just sympathized with those who besieged the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"General Xie has been taught," Feng Shu said in a low voice, "the last general has been taught." ”

Zhao Xingde smiled and nodded, and continued to explain the way of a gentleman to everyone. After this class, there was also news of another victory in Qianzhai. Because there are countless barbarian tribes in the South China Sea who are unknown to us, Zhao Xingde regarded Liuqiu as a place for military training, and the battalions took turns to practice island landing battles. The meticulous work of the Han army is stepping up the agitation of all parts of Daoyi, and it can be wiped out as long as the army of Liuqiu Daoyi gathers. After the generals retreated, Feng Shu stayed alone.

"General," he bowed and said with a solemn face, "There is still a question about the lowly position, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

"Speak." Zhao Xingde said simply, "This is not a matter of the Chinese army at this time, if you have any doubts, you can tell them." ”

"Mr. Zhao's gentlemanly way is very admired by the students." Feng Lan looked at Zhao Xingde, gritted his teeth and made up his mind, and said, "However, General Zhao taught the way of a gentleman in the army, and the students thought that this was the opposite of the same thing, and it would eventually backfire. The last general dared to ask Mr. Zhao to think twice. ”