Zhou Yuanchu came with expectations but left disappointed, Chu Zheng could only say that he couldn't help, he shouldn't have expectations.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and at noon, Chu Zheng came to the west gate of Yujing City. On the side of the bluestone road outside the west gate, there were forty or fifty horse-drawn carriages. The carriage at the front stood with his hands in his hands. It's just that two days have passed, and Liang Cheng's spirit seems to have undergone earth-shaking changes, without the previous decadence, but with a faint momentum that has been brave and refined.

"Lord Liang. ”

"Chu Dutong. ”

Liang Cheng pointed to the carriage behind him and the young man standing next to the car, "These are all Xiucai near Yujing City. Over the years, the government has been stable, and it is even more difficult for these talents to enter the office. With this opportunity, these people also have a chance to display their ambitions, so even if they leave their hometowns, they are willing to go to Lanbian County. ”

Chu Zheng glanced at these people, most of them were about twenty or thirty years old, and at this age, they no longer had the enthusiasm they had for the initial contact with society, but their enthusiasm was not completely extinguished, but the current situation of society made them a little decadent. A hundred Xiucai looked at Chu Zheng cautiously, some wanted to step forward to say hello but were a little timid, and some had blazing eyes, and everyone's demeanor was different. They will travel thousands of miles, they will be uprooted, they will arrive in completely unfamiliar environments, but they will manage completely strange people.

"May I ask the Dutong, why do you treat those people of the Xiyue tribe kindly. "Someone will always muster up the courage. At this time, a young man who looked to be in his twenties stepped forward and arched his hand in a stiff tone and said, "My Great Zhou is good and the people of the Xiyue tribe are feuds, and how many people of the Great Zhou have died in the hands of the Xiyue tribe. I heard that the area under the jurisdiction of the Chu capital treats the people of the Xiyue tribe and the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty equally, may I ask the Chu capital commander, how can the people of the Great Zhou in the area under your jurisdiction be embarrassed!"

This person's words immediately attracted everyone's attention, and some of them looked at Chu Zheng with a little annoyance and hatred.

The Great Zhou Dynasty and the Xiyue tribe have been hostile for countless years, and countless people on both sides have died at the hands of each other, and the propaganda of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the outside world is all how ugly, greedy, cruel, and arrogant the people of the Xiyue tribe are, in short, under the inducement of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Zhou people have no friendship with the people of the Xiyue tribe, and even many of the Great Zhou people do not regard the people of the Xiyue tribe as people at all.

"What's your name?" Chu Zheng glanced at everyone and asked lightly.

"My name is He Jin. ”

He Jin arched his hand again, straightened his waist and looked directly at Chu Zheng, and asked impassionedly: "Every year, nearly 1,000 of my Great Zhou people die in the Xiyue tribe; every year, people from the Xiyue tribe climb the Sunset Mountains to burn, kill and plunder in my Great Zhou; every year, there are women who are spoiled by the birds and beasts of the Xiyue tribe; and the hatred between my Great Zhou people and the people of the Xiyue tribe for generations cannot be washed away by the Lancang River. May I ask Chu Dutong, the area under your jurisdiction is full of people from the Xiyue tribe, why do you want to be kind to our enemies!"

"That's it, Dutong, the people of the Xiyue tribe are all beasts. ”

"It's okay for me to help the capital to develop the territory, but I can't do it if I want to be kind to the people of the Xiyue tribe. ”

"Just treat them like slaves, they won't dare to rebel against the capital. ”

"Slaves are also better managed. "Everyone is gossiping, it can't be said that the crowd is excited, but it is also boiling.

Chu Zheng nodded, his eyes wandered among the crowds, taking in everyone's expressions, some of them were resentful and indifferent, but more were expectant and curious. If Chu Zheng's achievements in the past two months are well-known among the monks, then among these literati, Chu Zheng is most famous for the song "When is the Spring Flower and Autumn Moon". So even if everyone had an opinion, they were all curious about what explanation Chu Zheng would have.

"What He Jin said is the truth, and no one can deny this. But I want everyone to be clear that the fate of the people of the Great Zhou is even worse in the Xiyue tribes, and this is the hatred of generations. In everyone's eyes, the people of the Xiyue tribe were wearing shabby animal skin clothes, and even the clothes were shabby, and there were holes and patches everywhere. You are right, the living conditions of the people of the Western Vietnamese tribe are generally very poor, and the description of ragged clothes is appropriate. ”

He Jin nodded slightly, and everyone also looked approving. What Chu Zheng said was the truth, but more importantly, it made them feel a sense of superiority, as a Great Zhou person, as a literati.

"In everyone's eyes, the people of the Xiyue tribe live in thatched huts, leaking wind everywhere, their homes can't protect themselves from the wind and rain at all, and they can only curl up in the corners and shiver when the wind and rain come at night. ”

Everyone looked at Chu Zheng, this time no one felt a sense of superiority anymore, more people fell into contemplation, and some people showed a look of pity. Only a very small number of people have a look on their faces that they take for granted, and the enemy, as it should be.

"In everyone's eyes, the people of the Xiyue tribe have no poetry and songs, and some just kill directly. ”

Everyone looked at Chu Zheng with a look of agreement, what Chu Zheng said was the truth, this was their understanding of the people of the Xiyue Tribe.

"But!"

Chu Zheng glanced at everyone with blazing eyes, and said loudly: "What you said, what you thought, and the information you received are all correct. This is indeed the case with the people of the Western Vietnamese tribe. But you never know the origin of the Western Yue tribes. ”

"100,000 years ago, humans in this world were still fighting brutally against monsters in order to survive. At that time, human beings were still in a weak position, and human beings were still in danger of being killed by demon beasts. At this time, our ancestors, some of our most powerful ancestors, the most powerful families of the human race, they resolutely approached the west, directly driving a wedge in the demon beast area. They have suffered countless sieges, they have almost lost all their dead and wounded, many of their families have disappeared into the long river of history, they still advance without regrets, they have made indelible contributions to the survival of mankind, they are the pioneers of mankind, they are the ancestors of the Xiyue tribe!"

Chu Zheng looked at everyone with a majestic expression, and his voice echoed in the sky like Hong Zhong Da Lu: "Because of the living environment, the people of the Xiyue tribe are more direct, they are more sensitive, and they are more insecure, but they know better who is good to them, and they will reciprocate." Such a group of Western Yue tribes, I, Chu Zheng, must treat them and the people of the Great Zhou on an equal footing! I will not allow anyone to discriminate against them in the area under my control, and such people are not welcome in my jurisdiction! Such people can leave now!"

"The people under my jurisdiction will have plenty of food and clothing, the people within my jurisdiction will love and help each other, the people within my jurisdiction will enjoy equality and justice, and everyone in my jurisdiction will show their strengths, this is my ideal! I firmly believe that although equality is far away, I will always pursue it, and I firmly believe that I can realize my ideal, this is my belief!"

These literati and their family members looked at each other, and for a while, Chu Zheng's words peaked all their cognitions, even if everyone knew what the people of the Xiyue tribe were like, but their roots were completely different. They are no longer beasts or savages, they are the same ancestors as themselves, they are the forerunners of humanity.

At this moment, Liang Chenglang said: "Few people remember the history of the Xiyue tribe, but they all say the truth. The descendants of those pioneers of humanity should not be discriminated against. Many people have heard of Dutong's speech in the Lancang Plain, and that remark made the people of the Xiyue tribe return to their hearts. I hope that your speech here will make you clearly aware of your own narrow prejudices, so that you can truly understand your beliefs, and let us work together to realize our common ideals. Now, if anyone still doesn't agree with the unification of the capital, and can't try to accept the people of the Western Yue tribe, please leave now. I'll have to clean up your mess in the end. ”

Liang Cheng's words were not polite at all, but everyone present could understand them. Since they knew that they were going to Chu Zheng's territory but developed, these people all made up the information in Chu Zheng's territory, and they knew very well that Chu Zheng's current territory was mainly composed of people from the Xiyue tribe. Before they came, they knew about this situation, and they all understood that Chu Zheng was helpless to do this, after all, Chu Zheng was self-made, and there was no one under his hands at all, so he had to use people from the Xiyue tribe. But before they came, they always thought that Chu Zheng was just helpless, and in their hearts, like them, they didn't treat the people of the Xiyue tribe as people at all. Now Chu Zheng's words are very clear, Liang Cheng's words are very direct, whether everyone is out of interest or compassion or some remorse, most people choose to acquiesce.

"Dutong, Lord Liang. An elegant man who was nearly thirty years old owed a look of shame, "I pride myself on being familiar with history books and taking history as a mirror, and I have seen the origin of the Xiyue tribe group in history books before." But the history book only has one sentence and is vague, but I selectively reject this fact in my heart, and the students are ashamed. ”

"I didn't know the origin of the Xiyue tribe before, and the students were even more ashamed. ”

"Since they are the pioneers of humanity, since they are not living well, students are willing to do their part to make their lives better. ”

"Although I don't like the people of the Western Yue tribe, I am willing to try to treat them as equals. ”

Some were emotional, some were reserved, and the vast majority of the literati present chose to try. Although the people there have such and such problems, as the pioneers of mankind, they have made great sacrifices for the survival of mankind.

But not everyone was full of expectations to redeem, and more than a dozen literati chose to remain silent.

Chu Zheng respected other people's choices, nodded to Liang Cheng, and said loudly: "Everyone has their own paranoia, I respect your choice." Now, all the literati who can accept the people of the Western Yue tribe are invited to follow me to the Crescent Lake Annex. ”