Chapter 33: The Great Hero
Under the walls of the tall Zhao Palace, ten rangers stood impressively. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Except for the belated "Lu Jujian", Mingyue had already asked the names of the rest of the people one by one, and also asked them in detail about their origins, and there were still families in Handan.
"My family lives in Binglu, East Gate, and I have parents and uncles at home."
"My family lives in the East Lane of the West Building, my mother is deceased, and my father and younger brother are still alive."
"I'm from Tobu City, and I've traveled to Handan."
They are of different heights, with different expressions, there is no order, the same thing is that they are all wearing rough brown cloth short clothes, they are basically bachelors, and they are all in their twenties, the youngest is Lu Jujian, don't look at his beard, in fact, the young man is only nineteen......
But no matter how poor they were, they had swords around their waists.
That sword is the foundation of this group of rangers.
After letting the black clothes next to him write down the names and residences of the ten people, Mingyue clenched her fists and bowed to them.
"The name of the ranger of Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Guang has heard of it for a long time, but he has never had the opportunity to make friends, and it is really my luck to get ten strong men to serve today!"
Everyone loves to listen to good words, and Lu Jujian and other rangers couldn't help but straighten their waists and become proud.
Mingyue looked at their expressions and said with a smile: "Speaking of chivalry, although I am ignorant, I also know that in the Spring and Autumn Period more than two hundred years ago, there were many heroes in cloth clothes. Among the disciples of Confucius, a scholar of Luguo University, there is a man named Zilu, he likes swords, good courage, and frankly said that he 'wishes to be light on the carriage and horses, and share with friends, and have no regrets', I think the second and third sons also agree with this sentence, right? ”
"That's nature!"
The rangers rushed to answer, the carriage and horses were light, and they were willing to share it with their friends, even if it was broken and worn, it would not be a pity. This kind of atmosphere of sharing blessings is very popular in the circle of rangers, and whether they can become their leader depends to a large extent on whether they can share their hearts and lungs with their friends and eat a bowl of rice in half.
"It's a pity, Zilu didn't end well......"
Mingyue sighed: "Zilu later worked as a retainer in Weiguo, there was turmoil in Weiguo, Zilu, who was the ruler of Kong Kuiyi, was outside, and rushed back when he heard about it, and met Zi Lamb who was preparing to go out of the city at the gate of Puyang City, Zi Lu persuaded Zi Lu not to die in vain, but Zi Lu said, 'Those who eat their food do not avoid it', and they must defend their own lord." After entering the city, in the fight with the rebels, he was hit by random arrows, and the crown belt was also cut off, but Zilu still insisted that 'the crown is inevitable when the gentleman dies', so he tied the belt, and at the same time the rebels' spears had already hit him, chopping him into pulp......"
After talking about Zilu's deeds, the rangers couldn't help but be moved, some people knew this story, some people didn't know, and now listening to Chang Anjun's detailed story, it was really shocking.
"In order not to break his promise of loyalty to his lord, Zilu generously donated his life, although death is inevitable, dare to ask you, can he be called a chivalrous word?"
Chang Anjun asked, and the ten of them all bowed their heads and said, "Of course Zilu is a chivalrous man!" ”
"Good!"
Mingyue said: "I also know the deeds of another person, his name is Beiguo Sao, he is a poor man in Linzi of Qi who makes a living by making fishing nets, tying pu reeds, and weaving straw sandals. ”
"Later, Yan Zi was suspected by Qi Jinggong and expelled from the country, and when Bei Guo Sao heard about this, he summoned his friends in cloth clothes and said, 'I heard that those who have supported their parents will bear his danger by themselves. Now that Yanzi is under suspicion, I will use my own death to clear his name. ’”
So Bei Guo Sao put on his clothes and asked his friend to follow with a sword and a bamboo box. Walking in front of the palace of the State of Qi, he bowed and said: 'Yan Zi is a sage who is famous all over the world, if he dies, the Kingdom of Qi will definitely be violated. Rather than seeing the country fall, it is better to die first. I would like to entrust my head to the king, to show that Yan Zi has been wronged. So he took a few steps back and killed himself, and his friend entrusted the palace officials with a bamboo box with a head, and then said that if Bei Guozi could die for the country, then they would also die for him, so they retreated and killed themselves, so as to move Qi Jun. ”
When listening to Zilu's deeds, the rangers were only touched by their hearts, but after listening to the story of Beiguo Sao, they were already angry, and Lu Jujian beat his chest and scolded Qi Jinggong for being a faint king, and then asked: "Son, and then what?" What's wrong with Yanzi? ”
Mingyue said: "Yan Zi ran away less than a day, more than ten people killed themselves in front of the palace gate, Qi Jinggong heard about this, he was shocked, and took a stagecoach to chase Yan Zi in person, and caught up with Yan Zi in a place less than a hundred miles away from the country, and asked Yan Zi to go back to ......"
Hearing that Qi Jinggong had woken up, the rangers breathed a sigh of relief, but they still lamented the death of Bei Guo Sao and his friends.
Mingyue asked again: "Dare to ask you, in order to repay the kindness of a meal, and not let the sages of Qi State gladly die, can he be called a hero?" ”
Lu Jujian took the lead and shouted: "Of course Bei Guozi is a chivalrous man!" And it's a hero! ”
Seeing that everyone's emotions have been driven by herself, Mingyue is relieved, sure enough, the rangers of this era are actually not much different from the people in the rivers and lakes who worship Guan Gong in later generations, are righteous, and like to listen to the stories of loyal ministers, and even much more simple and stubborn.
In the past few days, he has also been cramming for a while, running to the well-read and well-remembered Luling Jun, asking him for a lot of brief books, and at the same time inquiring about the history of some countries and the deeds of the rangers, for today's use.
This Zilu and Beiguo Sao are precisely the ancestors of the ranger group, they are the same as the current rangers, born in the bottom society, and the values and actions they pursue are incomparably compatible with today's Handan rangers.
So he took the opportunity to say: "That's right, Zilu and Beiguo Sao are the best among the rangers, but in my opinion, the chivalry of today's ten strong men is better than Zilu and Beiguo Sao!" ”
"What!"
The ten rangers just now still sighed that one day they would be as famous as Zilu and Beiguo Sao in the world, although they had no regrets in death, Chang Anjun immediately said that their chivalrous heart had surpassed those two, how could they not be surprised?
Lu Jujian had a fever on his face, and he hugged his fists and said: "Chang'anjun said that he laughed, how dare we compare with Zilu and Beiguo Sao as Lu Zuo villains." ”
Mingyue said solemnly: "I'm not joking. ”
"Why did Zilu die? He believes that cannibalism means eliminating disasters for others, and he cannot escape when the lord is in trouble, which is for the sake of loyalty. ”
"Why did Bei Guo Sao die? He believed that he had received the favor of Yan Zi, and Yan Zi was a virtuous man, and his departure would lead to foreign aggression against the Qi State, although there was also a patriotic element, but to a large extent, it was to repay the favor. ”
After dissecting the two ancients, Mingyue spread her hands and said, "But today, ten strong men are willing to go to Linzi in Qi with me to protect my safety, for what?" Are you my retainer Zhao Guang? No, we haven't met before. Have you ever received a penny of my favor from Zhao Guang? Not at all. Since you are not here for money or gratitude, why are you gathered here today? ”
Lu Jujian and the other rangers pondered there, but before they could react, Chang Anjun had already waved his arms and said: "Chivalry, the difficulty of rushing people, and the misfortune of going to soldiers, this point, many people have done it throughout the ages, but!" ”
"People who usually do this are nothing more than for friends, neighbors, benefactors, and lords, but like ten strong men, not for money, not for rewards, words must be believed, deeds must be fruitful, promises must be sincere, do not love their bodies, and go to trouble generously, but Zhao Guang has never seen it, you are purely for the country and the people!"
"For the country...... For the people? ”
Lu Jujian and others were a little dumbfounded, most of them did this because they were stimulated by Chang'anjun's deeds, and they were enthusiastic for a while, and then the inertial thinking of "if you don't do what you promised, what kind of husband is you, how can you mix in Handan", it is not too lofty and idealistic.
However, Chang Anjun didn't care, and then a high hat was buttoned down.
"The little man of chivalry is a friend and a neighbor. The great man of chivalry, for the country and the people! ”
It can be seen that although Zilu is inevitable that the gentleman will die, he is still the youngest of the chivalrous. Although Bei Guo Sao died generously, he had the intention of repaying his kindness, and he was just a chivalrous person. Only ten strong men, who come for the country and the people, are the great heroes! ”