Chapter 654: People's Hearts
He clutched his throat, blood still flying out of his fingers like a fountain. There was no anger in his eyes, only doubt, and he stared at Suleiman, whose hands were trembling. Suleiman gritted his teeth and tried to calm himself, as time seemed to freeze. Mu Shibai was suddenly relieved, and he only then understood why Hua Houwei said such a thing. Ji Mu Shibai's gaze slowly moved to Hua Hou Wei, and there was a hint of mockery on his face, as if he was mocking Suleiman's clown-like behavior, and he also seemed to be mocking himself.
Suleiman couldn't stand the pressure from himself, and shouted, "Bow to the wood! Die! Osman will only be better off when you die, why don't you die yet?"
Hua Houwei's indifferent voice sounded: "If you cut the main artery, you won't die right away. After a minute or two, the amount of blood loss reaches the limit, and the person will fall into a coma and gradually die. But some people with strong willpower will live extraordinarily long."
Jimu Shibai shook his head slowly, and suddenly let go of the hand covering his neck! Yikes! Blood instantly spewed out a blood mist, and the blood-covered Mu Shibai smiled, unable to support his body anymore, and fell on the cold opposite side.
Hua Houwei shook his head, just waved his hand: "Xiao Linzi, let people clean it up." The blood of loyal ministers also smells of blood. Suleiman, it looks like you've already made a decision, haven't you?"
The knife in Suleiman's hand fell, and he fell to his knees, trembling in submission: "Suleiman is willing to serve the Ming Empire!"
"Well, I see, you change your clothes and go rest. Tomorrow I will take you with you to meet with Ismaili and them. The Ottoman Empire will not fall, and you are the next Ottoman sult. It's just, remember, what the Ming Empire wants is loyalty!"
The guards came in and took Suleiman away, cleaned the floor, and then retreated. Wan Songlin couldn't wait to ask, "Master, why did Suleiman do this?"
Hua Houwei asked rhetorically, "Why not do this? Xiao Linzi, great kindness is great hatred, think about it!"
Wan Songlin didn't speak for a long time, but his heaving chest showed his entanglement. Hua Houwei smiled faintly and shook his head: "The superior is always ruthless, except for himself, the lives of the rest of the people are just chips on the scale. He was a hero, but Suleiman didn't need it. Xiaolinzi, you remember, when Osman was Suleiman, he was not an ordinary Ottoman; If Osman is not Suleiman's Ottoman, then Osman can not be Ottoman."
Wan Songlin still couldn't let go, and shook his head: "Master, I'm upset. Obviously, for the sake of Ottoman and Suleiman, he gave everything he could, but."
"Sit down, hehe, this is the tragedy of all heroes, and it is inevitable. The identity of Mu Shibai is too embarrassing, he killed his teacher and castrated himself, and his reputation was a mess. It is impossible for Suleiman to use a discredited person as a confidant in the future. There are still 20,000 or 30,000 Ottoman troops in his hands, and if he does not die, this army will not be used by Suleiman. Suleiman's ugliness in the camp today was witnessed only by Jimu Shibai, and you say, with so many factors, can Jimu Shibai still live?" The sympathy in Hua Houwei's eyes flashed.
Wan Songlin retorted unconvinced: "Everything that Mu Shibai did was for the sake of Ottoman, why did his reputation ruin? What Suleiman did, wouldn't he necessarily say it? The army was Ottoman, and it was not a personal man. How could you not listen to Suleiman?"
Hua Houwei laughed, but there was no trace of joy in his laughter: "You don't understand! Human hearts, hehe! I'll tell you a real thing. How can a woman live in a poor family, her husband is paralyzed, and her children are still young? had no choice but to be a secret doorman, raising his own children and serving his husband. Such a woman, a good person, right?"
Wan Songlin nodded: "Yes, a good woman who is hard to find in the world."
"Haha, if a son is killed, the husband will divorce his wife for seven sins! None of the children spoke for the woman, and she committed suicide by throwing herself into a well. Xiao Linzi, why is that?" There was a kind of madness on Hua Houwei's face, but there was sadness in his eyes.
Wan Songlin's scalp was numb in shock, and he looked at Hua Houwei in horror: "Master, this, it's not true, right?"
Hua Houwei shook his head slowly: "No! That's true!"
"Why? These people should be killed!"
Wan Songlin was angry, he really couldn't figure out why these people would treat all their relatives like this.
Hua Houwei sneered: "My husband has a prairie on his head, can he be willing? Yes, the problem is that he is not able to support his family, but everyone is lenient and strict with himself, if he has been inseparable from women, forget it, now that his son is out, he doesn't need a woman, and a woman will become a thorn in his heart. If he does not pull out those sufferings, he is still a demon in his heart!"
Wan Songlin was stunned, and subconsciously asked, "What about the son? Although the husband is wolf-hearted, it can be regarded as a cause for the incident, what reason is the son?"
Hua Houwei sneered: "Isn't it good to change to a decent mother? What is a prostitute's mother? Yes, the prostitute raised him with hard work, but he can't all wear the hat of a prostitute's descendant, right?"
Wan Songlin's legs weakened, and he fell back to the Taishi chair, muttering to himself, "It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this."
Hua Houwei shook his head: "Silly boy, this is human nature, this is the human heart! That's why Mushibai must die!"
Wan Songlin raised his head, and the muscles on his face kept beating. He wanted to refute, but he knew that what his master said was true. Master is right, so who is wrong? Confucius? He froze, and asked again, "Well, why did the men of the Mushibai definitely listen to him, and not Suleiman?"
Hua Houwei stood up and moved back and forth twice: "You don't understand people's hearts, what will those who surrender and capture think? Traitors are suspicious everywhere, and only by holding together for warmth can they protect their own interests. Therefore, if you don't die, these two or three thousand people will not fall apart, and you will not be completely loyal to Suleiman. After all, Sailum died at the hands of the Ming Dynasty, Suleiman did not avenge his father, but became a loyal lackey of the Ming Dynasty, do you think the emperor should not be famous? People are all subject to change, what if one day Mu Mu Shibai tells the truth? Who can keep a secret? Hehe, besides, he Suleiman said that he would surrender to Cheng? How can I trust him without a name? Kill an Ottoman hero like Tim Shibai, and he will only follow me all the way to the dark, and of course I will believe him."
Wan Songlin didn't seem to know Hua Houwei, and couldn't help but show a strange look in his eyes. Hua Houwei smiled: "Silly boy, treat your own people sincerely, and treat outsiders the same, are you stupid?"
Wan Songlin finally nodded, "Yes, Master, I'm really too far behind. Oh, Master, as soon as Suleiman told me that he wanted to talk alone, why did you know that it would not be long before he was killed?"
Hua Houwei sighed and sat back in his seat: "Xiao Linzi, Su Laiman can kneel, what else do you need to hide from Mu Shibai? Then it's easy to guess, only things that are not conducive to Mu Shibai need to carry him! It's not that I didn't give him a chance, but unfortunately, alas, too, if such a person is willing to compromise, then there will be such a bad luck?"
Wan Songlin was still a little unconvinced, and asked angrily, "Suleiman is not worried about how to explain to his subjects?"
"Explanation? What to explain? Although he completed the task assigned by his teacher, he really couldn't pass the hurdle in his heart. When the Ottoman Empire achieved a phased diplomatic victory, Suleiman wept bitterly, buried the Turk Mushi with the rites of the country, and promoted the descendants of the Tim Shibai. Well, it doesn't matter if you don't, you can also call on everyone to learn from his spirit of sacrificing himself for the country, and leave a portrait to pay tribute to the palace every night. You see, the death of the Mushi worship is as it deserves, and the reputation has become good, and Suleiman has benefited, what a perfect ending?"
Wan Songlin was speechless and silent, and sat there dumbfounded. Hua Houwei shook his head and turned to leave. Tonight's series of tragedies made Wan Songlin doubt himself all the time, doubting what he had seen, heard and learned in the past 20 years. Hua Houwei taught him a solid lesson, letting him understand how sinister people's hearts can be. Even Hua Houwei was glad that Suleiman's despicability provided the most solid and irrefutable case for the growth of Wan Songlin.
The next day, a bloodshot Suleiman came to Hua Houwei's tent to say goodbye. After Hua Houwei washed and ate, he took him to visit Ismaili.
Ismaili saw Suleiman behind Hua Houwei and asked with a smile, "Prince, who is this?"
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smiled, and pulled Suleiman behind him: "Let me introduce, this is Prince Suleiman, the Ottoman crown prince, and he has reached a series of agreements with the Ming Dynasty. Well, the matter between you, Da Ming does not express his opinion, you talk about it yourself!"
Ismaili's heart was cold, you said that you still brought Suleiman over no matter what? Doesn't this mean that Suleiman has been recognized by the Ming Empire? That is, the Ottomans have been protected by the Ming Empire? What else to talk about? But after thinking about it, he laughed: "It turned out to be Prince Suleiman, welcome, welcome, please sit down."
Hua Houwei shook his head: "I still have important matters, so I won't bother His Majesty Shah too much."
Ismaili immediately understood what she had just thought, and that was the correct answer. Zhu of the Ming Empire supported Suleiman as the Ottoman Sultan, and he also supported the Ottomans, but this support was limited! Suleiman can be the Sultan of the Ottomans, and the Ottoman Empire can also be a loyal friend of the Ming Empire, but the Safavid Empire is also a friend of the Ming Empire, and it can also make a lot of conditions to Suleiman!