Chapter 43: Brothers Meet
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Lu Shi stood at the gate of the city, looking at the pole minions who returned victoriously and happily, and the prisoners of the countryside who knelt in the clearing, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
Is this what you want? In order to live for yourself, let those innocent lives disappear, which has deviated from your original intention of kindness, but what can you do otherwise? Born in troubled times, this is just the beginning, suffering and frustration will continue to encounter with yourself, that is you want to hide and can't escape, what you can do is to let the people around you live with you as much as possible, and live a relatively better life.
Guo Tianxing came to Lu Shi with a smile and saluted Lu Shishen and said: "Sir, this battle is hearty and exciting, not only captured swords, guns and horses, but also captured nearly 100 Ding Zhuang, and the cottage can grow again." ”
Lu Shiyi frowned, and then said, "I don't know how the big boss will deal with these captives?" ”
Guo Tianxing said with a grin: "According to the previous rules, those who are seriously injured and those who are unwilling to join the cottage will be cut down on the spot, and those who are willing to join the gang will be put into a team." ”
"The big boss, Lu Shi has a reluctant invitation here, forget the big boss and give me a thin face." Lu Shi bowed deeply to Guo Tianxing.
When Guo Tianxing saw Lu Shi giving him a salute, the tiger jumped, hurriedly dodged away, and said angrily: "Sir, don't do this, but I will obey all the words of Mr., but please say it." ”
"I take those who don't want to join the gang and those injured villagers to ask for a favor, please let them go home, after all, those are forced to come to the battlefield, and they all have families at home, even if they are coerced to go up the mountain, they must not be at ease, everyone is the same hard-working people, we hard-working people don't sympathize with themselves, who else can we count on in this world?"
As soon as Lu Shi said this, the eyes of the prisoners who were kneeling on the ground were full of gratitude, and the injured person cried for Lu Shi's intimate words.
Guo Tianxing listened and said without hesitation: "Since Mr. has arranged it like this, I have complied with it." Then he turned around and said loudly to those village warriors who were kneeling on the ground: "What life are you waiting for to cultivate blessings, I met the Bodhisattva's heart-hearted gentleman, saved your life, and those who are willing to go up the mountain with me will stand up for a big bowl of wine and meat, and if you don't want to, come over and thank you, Mr., and go home separately." ”
Those who were unwilling to stay and those who were injured came to worship Lu Shi's life, and after a thousand thanks, with the palpitations of the rest of their lives full of heart, they staggered away with each other's support, and there were also more than 20 people who were originally homeless and ate everywhere, so they stood in front of Lu Shi and asked Lu Shi to take him in, after all, living with a leader who knew how to sympathize with his subordinates, in this era of treating human life as a mustard, this is a kind of luck in itself.
Lu Shi hurriedly shook his hand and said with a wry smile: "Listed as, I have no intention of occupying the mountain as the king, and I can't afford to give you food and stability, so let's follow the life of the great master of the Heavenly Star." ”
Everyone listened to Lu Shi's words, but they didn't have the idea of being a thief, and they were even happier in their hearts, in fact, if they could not be thieves, it would be the wish of these ordinary people, not to mention that everyone also knew that this gentleman had the ability to make windmills and other fairies, and following him had a hopeful future. He knelt on the ground and couldn't get up.
"Everyone, please get up quickly, don't be like this, I have nothing but this body of leather and clothes, where can I afford to hire all the folks? You should follow the great masters of the stars. ”
I am cumin, and I don't want to be a thief and rebel in my heart, but I can't afford to support myself, where can I still have the ability to feed these twenty or so mouths? Besides, these Ding Zhuang were originally captives of Guotianxing Cottage, if he rashly took them in, and he had a dirty dislike with Guotianxing, it would really be a big mistake, so he hurriedly tried his best to shirk it and stepped forward to help.
How could those Ding Zhuang believe Lu Shi's words, just because he was insincere, so he swore and swore to express his heartfelt intentions, if Lu Shi didn't take him in, he wouldn't get up.
This made Lu Shi really helpless, so he looked at Guo Tianxing with his eyes, hoping that Guo Tianxing would help solve the siege.
When he saw Tianxing, he laughed and said: "Sir, since the brothers have recognized you as the master, then don't postpone it any longer, just take them, no matter how you behave in the future, it is good for multiple people to take care of them, now, these brothers are your own soldiers, and I will immediately send someone to pick and choose the best ones to send to you." The implication was to ignore what Lu Shi said earlier about having no intention of occupying the mountain as the king, and gave it to his own soldiers.
When those brothers heard this, they cheered together, and Lu Shi could only smile bitterly. I wanted to express my heart to Guo Tianxing again, but thinking about the fact that the big thing is not over, and the person has not been rescued, it is not beautiful in case Guo Tianxing turns his face, think about it and talk to Guo Tianxing after the matter is over.
Lu Shi knew the reason why everyone cheered, in the old days, most officers had the habit of supporting their families, taking the food and salary of ordinary soldiers, and concentrating on raising a certain number of family generals, these family generals usually received much higher treatment than ordinary soldiers, and at the same time, once there was a promotion, these family members would also become the first candidate, how could it not be envied?
Of course, these family members are also loyal to their masters in wartime, which is also a capital for the lord to save his life.
Since there was no way to push, Lu Shi had no choice but to nod in agreement, and immediately caused a burst of cheers from those original villagers, who knelt down together to confess the Lord and ask for a name.
In ancient times, once you become the general of the family, it is equivalent to handing over your entire family to the head of the family, that is, even the name must follow the main surname, let the owner preference, even if it is to take a cat or a dog, it can only be recognized, not only this life is driven by the main family, but the next generation is also the so-called family child, and the main family lives and dies.
Lu Shi stepped forward again to help, and said solemnly: "Brothers, since you have become my family, then you are not an outsider, I have a few points to make an appointment with you, and those who obey will stay, if you can't comply, please leave, and there will be no estrangement when we meet in the future." ”
"Everything is commanded by the head of the house, and we will obey it." More than two dozen people bowed down and replied.
"This is the first one, that is, don't be called the head of the family, you and I brother, just call my brother, and at the same time, don't bow down, just bow your hand when you meet."
As soon as these words came out, everyone changed color, and they waved their hands again and again and said loudly that they didn't dare. In this era, there are strict hierarchies, and there is no one who dares to make the slightest mistake, the head of the family beats and injures the servant, the official slashes and kills the subordinates, and the patriarch executes the clansman, which is a matter of course, where does the servant dare to call the head of the family brother? That's no different from looking for death.
But after all, Lu Shi was born in modern times, and everyone is equal to the belief that it is deep in the bone marrow, and when he sees people bowing down to him and putting himself in a high position, he is uncomfortable, so he has this agreement, but he doesn't know that in the eyes of people at that time, this is already deviant and ruthless.
Those townsmen were excited for a while, and their hearts were hot, but the rules formed for thousands of years were already deeply rooted in their bones, where could they be changed as easily as Lu Shi said?
So a group of people did not follow each other, and one person said that he would do this, and if it didn't work, he asked everyone to find another way out, and they insisted on being together for a while.
At this time, Guo Tianxing laughed and stepped forward to relieve the siege and said: "I don't think everyone should insist like this, why don't you all take a step back, all the brothers call Mr. Mr., and everyone will give Mr. a gift when they meet." Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to feel at ease? ”
The twenty or so men nodded in agreement, and Lu Shi had no choice but to do so, so everyone solemnly stepped forward again to salute, which was considered to be a fixed name.
Lu Shi continued: "The second point is that everyone still calls their own names, which also saves everyone from dishonoring their ancestors. ”
As soon as these words came out, those men couldn't communicate with each other in tears, and they knelt down again at the moment, buried their heads and faces deep on the ground one by one, and cried bitterly.
What do Chinese care about most? It is born with a surname, and when you die, you can return to your roots and bury them like an ancestral grave, but if you sell them into slavery, you have lost yourself, but in order to live in this world, but this is also a betrayal of your ancestors, which heart is willing? But when I heard that Lu Shi not only treated each other as a brother, but also opened up a great grace, so that he still did not turn his back on his ancestors, and had the opportunity to return to the ancestral grave after death, and his children would not lose their foundation in the next life, how could such grace not make people cry bitterly?
Lu Shi had to help them up one by one with a wry smile again, and when everyone's mood calmed down, Lu Shi said solemnly: "This third point is to follow me, no matter how hard life and death are from now on, everyone must never give up, and all brothers can do not abandon or give up?" ”
As soon as these words came out, even Guo Tianxing was silent, not because this concept could not be recognized, but because this oath not to abandon and not to give up deeply touched the hearts of everyone present.
In this troubled world, in this world of cannibalism, just this simple sentence of not abandoning or giving up, how many people can do it in the face of endless temptation when life and death are at stake? And if you can really do this, then what else in the world can stop such a group of people with strong beliefs?
After a period of silence, Guo Tianxing strode up to Lu Shi, whispered with tears in his eyes, but said firmly: "I am willing to live with my husband for the rest of my life, not to abandon or give up." Then he stretched out his big hand and held Lu Shi's hand tightly.
Lu Shi looked at his sincere eyes, and his heart suddenly rolled like a river and a sea, in these clear and sincere eyes, in this firm and unrepentant oath, how could he refuse? But once you agree, you have to take the responsibility of this promise, which is in conflict with what you want in your heart.
To say yes or not to agree?
After a while, Lu Shi nodded firmly and said: "I am also willing to work with my brother in this troubled world, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles I encounter, I will not abandon or give up." ”
The twenty or so men stepped forward together, stretched out a pair of big hands, shook Lu Shi firmly, and said excitedly but firmly: "I am willing to be with Mr., no matter how many life and death dangers, do not abandon or give up." ”
All the minions standing in the autumn wind and sunset quietly felt the boundless trust and entrustment, and suddenly an old minion raised the spear in his hand and shouted loudly, "We are willing to share life and death with Mr. ”
All the poles brandished their swords and guns together, and shouted together with all their strength: "Don't give up, don't give up." ”
The sunset is like blood, although it is poignant, but you don't see it, isn't such a sunset more magnificent?