Chapter 188: The Greatness of Life, the Glory of Death

"Nope! My lord, the stubborn resistance of the corner now will only cause more than 1,000 people to fall here. Are we still dead? My lord, you are so selfish, is it worth it to let more than a thousand people die in senseless circumstances in order to make a name for yourself? ”

Huang Liangde stubbornly asked, and raised his voice to a very high voice: "Do you remember what you said when you first came to Jeju? Who caused the thieves to gather in Liangshanbo? ”

Could this be a reason for them to rebel against the imperial court? They attacked the city and plundered the wall, and killed the officials, they really deserved to die! ”

"Why not? Isn't it all about survival? ”

"You're ......!"

Zhang Shuye suddenly felt that he was short of words, but when he thought of Huang Liangde's inflammatory words, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Huang Liangde, you dare to disturb the hearts of our army, and if you dare to talk nonsense, this mansion will kill you!" ”

Huang Liangde knelt down stubbornly and said: "The lower official is still a soldier of the prefect, kill me today, I have no regrets." I only hope that the Lord will put the lives of many brothers above all else, and give the order to surrender! ”

Uncle Zhang was furious and said: "You dare to provoke and instigate, trying to cause a mutiny among the sergeants, and your intentions are extremely hateful!" Come on, pull it down and cut it! ”

Someone immediately stepped forward and held Huang Liangde down. Several officers under Zhang Shuye stepped forward to intercede, and then two entourages who came with Huang Liangde, one was the captured soldier Xie Qiang, and the other was the Liangshanbo sergeant Wang Huo, both of them negotiated on the grounds that the two sides would not kill each other, but Zhang Shuye resolutely refused to allow it.

Huang Liangde couldn't help but have mixed feelings, grief and indignation surged, he broke free from his captors, and laughed loudly: "I can't imagine that I, Huang Liangde, died several times in Liangshanbo, and I was rescued by people you regard as enemies, and I actually died in the hands of the person I admire the most!" Uncle Zhang, I'm blind, it's not a pity for me to die, but it's a pity that there are more than a thousand men! ”

He turned to his two attendants and said, "When I die, you will carry my body back and bury it next to my uncle." Xie Qiang, go back and tell the brothers that he will follow Song Gongming in a down-to-earth manner, he is the hope of the poor people of the Great Song Dynasty! Wang Huo, you go back and tell Song Gongming, I, Huang Liangde, am not a person from Liangshanbo in life, but a ghost from Liangshanbo in death! ”

He yelled at the soldiers who were stunned when they looked at him: "Everyone must seize the opportunity to live, and don't be Uncle Zhang's funeral offerings!" ”

After saying that, he suddenly jumped down and hit the boulder below, killing him instantly.

Seeing the scene in front of him, the Liangshanbo soldiers were stunned, and then turned into anger, Zhang Shuye was so cruel that he killed the messenger, this was annoyed and angry, or demonstrated to Liangshanbo. They turned their heads to look at the generals who led the army, and now as long as they gave an order, they would definitely bravely attack Xiaoshi Mountain and tear Zhang Shuye to pieces.

Song Jiang frowned, although he didn't know the actual situation, Huang Liangde must have been forced to death by Uncle Zhang. At this time, the soldiers of Liangshanbo were full of righteous indignation, and if they ordered to attack the mountain, the stone mountain would definitely collapse. However, the morale of the officers and men on the mountain has not yet fallen to the point of depression, and the current attack on the mountain is only to increase the number of killings, and it will not help.

At this time, Xie Qiang and Wang Huo carried Huang Liangde's body down the small stone mountain, and when they came to Song Jiang, Xie Qiang was already crying, Wang Huo was full of grief and indignation to Song Jiang to state Huang Liangde's last words, and finally said an exciting news: Zhang Shuye promised to surrender, and he asked Wang Huo to bring a message to treat the surrendered troops well.

Song Jiang looked at Huang Liangde's corpse in a daze, and the shadow of his life hovered in his mind. Although Huang Liangde committed suicide three times and had a deep grudge against Liang Shanbo at first, he later became one of the more deeply recognized and comprehended prisoners in the reform of the prisoners. He was deeply moved by the new theories of the ideological instructor and the practical actions of Liang Shanbo, yes! Who does not yearn for a stable home free from oppression and exploitation.

By that time, he had already begun to take the initiative to appease the emotions of individual captives, and he also took time to communicate with the ideological instructors, and the ideal society that sounded distant had taken root in his heart. He is different from other generals, he is a person with ideals and beliefs, once the belief in his heart is formed, it will be unbreakable, this kind of person is difficult to change, but if he succeeds, it will be a sharp weapon for Liang Shanbo.

It's about to succeed, but ...... Now he is exchanging one death for the lives of more than a thousand Jeju soldiers. Going there to find people who sacrifice their lives for righteousness, isn't Huang Liangde a living portrayal?

Uncle Zhang's heart was broken, Huang Liangde's death completely destroyed the strong city wall in his heart, Huang Liangde chose to die without hesitation for the lives of more than 1,000 people, and this mansion can be weaker than a rebel general. He looked at these soldiers who got along day and night, and his heart was surging, maybe Huang Liangde was right, the government did not have the right to let so many people be buried together, and the choice of life and death should be returned to their hands.

So he said weakly and helplessly: "Put down your weapons, go down the mountain and surrender!" ”

"Your Excellency!"

Zhang Bofen and Yao Zhongyou stepped forward to persuade them, but Uncle Zhang waved his hand to stop their words, and said decisively: "The government has made up its mind, all lay down their weapons, go down the mountain and surrender!" "The girls are small

Immediately, the soldiers threw down their swords and guns, raised their hands and went down the mountain along the road, and in an instant only Zhang Shuye, Zhang Bofen, Yao Zhongyou and more than a dozen guards were left on the mountain. Uncle Zhang said: "You all go down the mountain!" We won't blame you! ”

Everyone understood Uncle Zhang's thoughts, he wanted to use death to report to the court, so he came over and surrounded him tightly and said: "We are born as soldiers, and death is the ghosts of adults, we will go wherever we go!" ”

Uncle Zhang's eyes were moist at night, and there were still like-minded people standing with him. All right! Someone accompanied them on the Huangquan Road, and they were not alone, so they all knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of Bianliang.

Song Jiang understood that Uncle Zhang was going to choose suicide. He is a rare loyal minister of the Great Song Dynasty, how much loss is lost when he dies, and how can he die in his own hands, but how to save him now. Song Jiang had an idea, and suddenly gave an order, and Ming Jin withdrew his troops.

The sound of gold sounded, Zhang Shuye and the others were all surprised, they looked at the slowly retreating Liangshanbo team and were very confused, which one did Song Jiang sing?

At this time, a soldier ran up the mountain panting, and said to Uncle Zhang: "My lord! King Song asked me to bring you a message, he said that if an adult chooses to commit suicide, he is a cowardly person, and it is irresponsible to the people of the Great Song Dynasty. Seeing that the traitorous ministers of the Great Song Dynasty were in power, and corrupt officials were rampant, loyal ministers like adults were rare. Adults should leave their innocent bodies to fight against the demons in the court, and strive for more clarity and less turbidity for the Great Song Dynasty, so as not to lose the pride of loyalty and goodness! He also said that all the soldiers and horses along the way had been withdrawn, and the adults could return to Jeju safely. The road in the future may not be smooth, but I hope that the adults will not wear out the pride in their hearts and contribute to the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

"Take care, my lord!"

After speaking, he knelt down to worship Uncle Zhang, and then got up and went to chase the Liang Shanbo team without hesitation.

This captive soldier named Liu Shengli had the opportunity to return to Jeju with Zhang Shuye, but he chose to be a prisoner instead. In the near future, as an officer of Liangshanbo, when he led the team to fight in the north and south, he was very glad to have chosen now.

Uncle Zhang's old tears are not a blessing for surviving, but throughout the entire Song Dynasty, how many high-ranking officials and dignitaries are not as good as a thief leader, and those who know me are actually a thief leader!

Joke, a big joke!

Since then, Uncle Zhang has a firm belief in his heart that in his lifetime, he must recruit these thieves, and they will be the backbone of the Great Song Dynasty after recruiting them.

There was a solemn scene in Liangshanbo, and Huang Liangde's memorial service was underway.

Huang Liangde, a captive soldier, a captive soldier who committed suicide three times, a captive soldier who was once full of hatred for Liangshanbo, is now posthumously regarded as a hero, which is unique in the history of Liangshanbo.

The captive soldiers in Jeju wept silently, and the Jeju soldiers who witnessed Huang Liangdek fall from a mountain and commit suicide were even more grief-stricken, and their lives were bought by Huang Liangde with his own life. The Jeju soldiers, who had witnessed him commit suicide three times, looked at and admired this boss who was born and died together.

He finally died by suicide, but this suicide is undoubtedly a great achievement, an extension of the Chinese nation's advocacy of sacrificing life for thousands of years, and a real hero.

What makes him so reckless?

It's Liangshanbo. Liang Shanbo gave Huang Liangde a new life and gave his soul a new life. The last words brought by Xie Qiang made the Jeju captives enthusiastic, and strengthened their determination to follow Song Gongming and take root in Yangsanbo.

Huang Liangde is a hero of Liangshanbo, so he naturally has to be treated as a hero, in addition to burying him next to Huang An's grave, he also built an ancestral hall for him. The sentence "Life is not a person of Liangshanbo, but death is a ghost of Liangshanbo" expressed the regret in his heart, and also touched all the soldiers of Liangshanbo, inspiring them to continue to fight and seek happiness for the poor people in the world.

Song Jiang felt even deeper, he deeply felt that the spirit of Huang Liangde was the soul of Liang Shanbo, so he personally inscribed eight big characters in the ancestral hall: "The greatness of life, the glory of death." ”

Since then, the Jeju captives have changed as if they were different people, and they have asked to pick up swords and guns to join Yangsanbo's team, so the captives continue to enter the formation of each division, and the ranks of Yangsanbo are also expanding. Some of the outstanding prisoner soldiers were identified as the instructors of the rest of the prisoners, and they each led more than 30 prisoners, and Song Jiang promised that as long as the reform was good, these people would be their soldiers in the future, and they would be the platoon commanders.

So a campaign to reform the captives was in full swing.