I was stunned that you look at me, I look at you, look straight at Feng Jinjie and then look at Feng Jinjie, the first to laugh, I don't know who was the first to cheer loudly, and I don't know who led the way and shouted: "Feng Gongzi, I have opened my eyes today, you are really a person like a fairy." ”

Feng Jinjie had a faint smile in his eyes, "If I say that compared to many people, I can really be regarded as an immortal, believe it or not." ”

"Yes, of course." This time it was not a perfunctory joke, but a cheer full of confidence.

Everyone laughed and hurried to clean up the table, the wine that the housekeeper drank and the peanuts he ate were all poured out, and some people were quick to put the wine sent by the family on the table, and some people automatically went out spontaneously to buy the freshest wine and food early in the morning.

Everyone sat down and celebrated with a drink.

After laughing during the banquet, Wang Dabao couldn't help but ask: "Feng Gongzi, I don't understand, you have such great ability, where can you be locked up, how can a few poor people hold you, how can you ......?"

Feng Jinjie shook his head with a smile without waiting for him to finish, and said lightly: "Do you know how many fields and shops I have in this county, and how many tenants rely on my business and fields to support their families." And how many shops, how many businesses, and how many people's livelihoods depend on me in the whole country. If you want to resist arrest, it is naturally easy, I just see who is not pleasing to the eye, and I want his life, it is just a matter of hand. But, what about after that? I can walk lightly, no one in the world can help me, but what about my men, the people who have been promoted by me, the housekeepers who have followed me for many years, and so many people who live by doing a job for me? The people close to me will be detained and handcuffed to interrogate my whereabouts, my property will be confiscated and confiscated, and countless people will have no livelihood. Can I change all this with the courage of one person? Even if I have great ability, not only can I get away with it, but I can also take a bunch of people away, and even have a way to remove all my property, but so what? Everyone wants to change their names and surnames, sneaky, fearful, and live in shock, is this helping them or harming them? Even if I have the skills to the sky and am not afraid of being chased by the government, what is the need to give up the comfort and wealth in front of me and play the game of chasing me with the government for the rest of my life. ”

Everyone was silent for a long time, and then Wang Dabao said softly: "Having said that, but Feng Gongzi, you are still too wronged now that you are in a cage." ”

"Grievance?" Feng Jinjie smiled, and a smile suddenly swept up on his lips, not knowing whether it was indifferent or indifferent, and said: "A long time ago, there was a chivalrous man surnamed Guo, his name was Duke, and he made friends all over the world, he had many disciples, countless people admired him, and his martial arts are said to be rare in the world. His career has been vigorous, and people at the time called him the first ranger in the world. However, one day the emperor had to deal with the local tyrants, and the local officials only played a random book explaining his situation, so he issued an order. Even the foundation of the heavens has turned into filth. He was forcibly driven away by the magistrate like a pig and a dog, and he left his hometown and moved to a different place. His son and nephew could not bear the humiliation on the way, and they fought to kill the magistrate, and he had to go into exile in a foreign land. This side of the famous man, after many years of exile, because of his chivalrous name, many people in order to cover him, willing to die for him, but the whole world, it is not the king's land, in the end he was still arrested, after interrogation, his entire family was killed. ”

Everyone just listened quietly, and no one spoke anymore, and Feng Jinjie just smiled lightly, slowly drank a glass of wine, and his eyes suddenly became a little distant: "I also heard a story." There is a legendary knight, who was a hero when he was young, and he will be heroes all over the world, making friends with black and white, and when he hears his name in the martial arts, there are many praises. When he was young, he also killed corrupt officials and corrupt officials, robbed ill-gotten gains, and made a shocking reputation. Later, when he was old and tired, he married a wife and had children, bought the Grange property, and became a rich man. On weekdays, in the county seat, he is also a figure with a head and a face, the gangsters on the road, and the officials of the government all give him face. However, as long as there is a major case in the county, it must be investigated and corrected. If there is a big official coming to the county seat, or there is a big celebration to be held in the county, or there is a big action to eliminate the stubborn bandits in the rivers and lakes, the people are rogues, the private incense hall is prohibited, and the gangs are entangled, the first thing to do is to lock him up in prison first, so that he can be guarded and in case there is a change. He used to smile proudly, but now that he has a wife, children, and a huge family, he can also throw his hands and leave, but no matter how far relatives and old friends can accompany him to the four directions, he has to endure the humiliation. Later, when he grew old and was imprisoned, his children and grandchildren had to be generous and begged the officials everywhere to ......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, looked at the looks of everyone, and did not continue to tell the story, but poured himself a glass of wine for himself, "The power of a person is always limited. How can a personal hero, no matter how great it is? We can laugh at the mediocrity of the rulers and the incompetence of the officials, but when this seemingly weak state power is in operation, it is impossible for one person to resist it. If you insist on doing your own thing, you will either be like that famous man, not only will he die by ?? It's also involved

?? People, either, are like the old man, in the face of reality, low young heroic, proud and uninhibited head.

I'm not the same, it's just that I'm a little more flexible, I don't fight against the rules of the whole world with my own strength, but I just try my best to protect myself within the rules of the game. “

The wine table was suddenly surprisingly quiet, and I don't know who it was, and said in a very low voice: "Many heroes in stories are not like this......"

Feng Jinjie smiled, with a little warmth in his smile, but also a little sadness: "In our thousands of years of legends, there have been countless heroes and heroes, who have done many legendary deeds, and we often mistakenly think that one person can challenge the rules and systems of the whole world. However, there is a story of a hero that has a beginning and an end, and is told to us to the end. Those legendary people have always been successful and famous, and in their prime, they retired from the United States. Therefore, we also believe that from then on, they will live a fairy-like life. Has anyone asked, what happened after that? When they get older and older, when their children are born one by one, when they have more and more ties in the world, when their pride is replaced by the warmth of life, the grievances they once had, the old debts they once had, do not exist? What can they do when the enemy comes to the door, when the government is chasing down old cases, when the court still wants to chase down the Tongji? Dragged his children and fled with his wife? Or maybe a family jumped out and rebelled. Besides, what do they eat, what do they wear, what do they use to support their daily expenses, and what do they rely on to do all their extravagant deeds? It's easy to be a hero for a while, it's too difficult to be a hero for a lifetime, it's very easy to be a thief, it's very enjoyable to kill corrupt officials, but after killing, after stealing, if you don't expose your true face in your life, you really want people to know who he is, can you really take a beautiful wife out of the rivers and lakes like in all stories, be at ease, and be happy in your life? ”

His eyes were far away, looking ahead, but they seemed to be looking through a wall, looking in a direction beyond countless times and spaces. "Maybe there were such chivalrous and heroic characters a long, long time ago, but it is precisely because they do not meet the requirements of this world that they have long been extinct in the legends of history. In fact, the future generations of martial artists, the way out is only a few days, either become the pawns of the powerful, or for the officials to escort the errands, the most comfortable so-called hegemony of the party, in fact, must also curry favor with the government, in order to really gain a firm foothold. ”

He said that he was idle, but others listened to it, but they were gloomy. Feng Jinjie looked around, saw that everyone's expressions were gloomy, and he smiled unconsciously: "What's wrong with you, I was so happy, I told you a story together, and I all put my face up." ”

Wang Dabao smiled reluctantly: "It's nothing, just listened to what Feng Gongzi said, in this world, there seems to be no real legendary heroes, those legends, as well as the stories that Bao Delou often tells, have all become lies, I don't know why, I feel a little uncomfortable." ”

Feng Jinjie smiled: "What are you unhappy about, you are a fast catcher, a servant, a jailer, if those stories are true, those heroes, if they really exist, won't your life be sad?" ”

Everyone laughed dryly, which was regarded as a combination, but no one's face changed for the better, and another person said in a small voice: "Although we are errand soldiers, we still hope that in this world, there are heroes and legends, even if it is ......."

Even if, in those beautiful legends, the heroes will always beat the servants to death when they kill corrupt officials and rob the wealthy.

Even though, in those moving stories, the image of the jailers has never been good.

But there's still hope.

Feng Jinjie lowered his head and quietly looked at the empty wine glass.

Yes, people's hearts always yearn for beauty and heroes. When I was young, I had to listen to my parents tell the legends of those heroes at my bedside before I fell asleep, and in my dreams, I would always see good triumphing over evil, and I would feel happy.

As I got older, I realized that good people and bad people are not engraved with words on their foreheads, and only then did I know that good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil, but it is just for children, but I will still be willing, a pot of wine, a few dishes, sitting in the restaurant, listening to the storyteller, to tell that paragraph after paragraph, legendary heroic deeds.

Although it is found that right and wrong are actually indistinguishable, although it has begun to become a villain specially taught by the legendary heroes, although it can gradually beat the prisoners with a hard heart, although it can extort money without changing its face, and then, when I return home, what I tell by the child's bedside is still a beautiful heroic legend, and it is still the victory of justice over evil.

In people's hearts, there will be dreams, even if they no longer believe in justice, they are still in dreams, looking forward to heroes.

However, those who once had heroic style, those who were truly indifferent to life and death, those uninhibited smiling and proud princes, all the good things that once existed in that knot were lost in the wind and smoke because of inopportune times a long, long time ago, and destroyed under the will of the superiors.

No stable and powerful regime will allow this kind of detachment from the system of rights holders

?? then exists. In the original historical line, from Emperor Wu's great I, the annals of history, among countless legends, how could I ever see a real chivalrous shadow again.

The red line Nie Yin, the essence is empty, what a magical person, but he is just an assassin guard of the powerful.

After that, in some legends of Shi Gong's case and Bao Gong's case, the best destination for heroes is nothing more than being a guard by the side of a certain Qing official. Those characters who are uninhibited, free and majestic, heaven and earth cannot be bound, and kings and queens cannot be restrained, only exist in the fragments of history.

And what about in this parallel line of history? There are many sects in the world, and there are countless people in black and white, but they are just living tame in the rules, big and small.

Today's troubled times have given these warriors more freedom. A large number of civil forces can be developed in order to seek better power and glory, and more advancement ranks. or by the powerful, by the king's favor, or by the power of collusion with officials and businessmen, to become the pride of one party. However, among them, there are a few people who can stand up to the forces and rules of the entire country, and how many people can really walk the path they want without scruples and without fettering.

It is the Demon Sect, how beautiful, how powerful, the power has even penetrated into all countries, and the final fall is not actually due to the suppression of various factions in the rivers and lakes, but also to the purging of the imperial courts of various countries.

It's too hard and too exhausting to fight against the default rules of the whole world. The Demon Sect back then, still left a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood again and again, and finally retreated to a corner, he was just a rich folk man, what was the need to carry it?

Bending your waist flexibly within the rules, that is, not too wronged yourself, but also allowing everyone to have a way out and live well, in this way, what's wrong?

So, why, at this moment, even his heart is a little indifferent.

Could it be that a monster like him would actually crave some unrealistic dreams?

Could it be that even though I know that all the legends are just legends, countless stories, in fact, they are just made up by the world to deceive themselves, but in my heart, there are still dreams, still hopes, and expectations.

It turns out that even though I already know the truth of this world, I still naively expect some unrealistic beauty in my heart.

It turns out that in fact...... Everyone, in the deepest part of their hearts, will have such innocence, such longing.

As a result, those beautiful, legendary, and moving stories will be repeated countless times, told by countless people, and listened to by countless people, so that there will be many new and beautiful stories that will slowly appear.

This chapter was posted a day late because I was very confused when I wrote it. The ideas are very messy, and I always feel that it is difficult to sort out.

This chapter is not so much a transition of the plot as it is an expression of some long-held thoughts, some sighs that have been pressed in my heart for a long time.

Or, after watching countless martial arts works, and then looking at the historical records, as well as the ancient chivalry, and legends, a kind of regret and sadness gradually arose in my heart.

I've always felt that the real chivalrous man may only exist in the complicated Warring States.

I admire the Mo people very much, love at the same time, non-attack, help the weak, resist the strong, be poor and self-controlled, help others without asking for anything, knowing that it is not appropriate, knowing how hard it will be to choose this road, how desperate, but it is the one who is righteous, although he will die.

In the records since the Han Dynasty, it is almost difficult to see that the heroic stories of the real romantic and heroic legends are really difficult to see the figure of the hero.

In those stories that describe powerful warriors, most of the warriors' identities are only subordinates of the powerful, or tell the story of them becoming subordinates of the powerful because of their martial arts skills, and then ascending to the sky.

Or in the case of Shi Gong and other public cases, loyal and humble guards.

In many stories of the so-called righteous men, rebellions, uprisings, etc., which were interpreted and beautified by later generations, those protagonists at that time were not for the sake of the people of the world, such a beautiful reason, and raised the flag for the way of heaven, in fact, most of them were just to be officials, kill people and set fire to be recruited, or the emperor took turns to sit and come to my house next year.

In most stories, warriors, Jianghu people, and even some heroes who rebelled against each other, when facing the laws of the time, the government, and the rules of the whole society, most of the time, adopted an attitude of tameness, obedience, or only a small struggle and confrontation.

So, after reading a lot of ancient records, after looking at the martial arts works since Liang Yusheng Jin Yong, I saw those legendary heroes, coming and going, laughing at the king, watching them alone against the army, watching them take the head of corrupt officials like child's play, watching them enter and leave the palace, cutting the emperor's hair, so, smile, happy, happy, however, to add a little bit, small, stunned.

Therefore, I can't help but use words to express this feeling, and I hope that readers can forgive me for my willfulness and can't help it.