Chapter 37: The "Dilemma" of Loyalty and Righteousness
"Heaven Shifts. Earth. Turn, big-move-shift-law! ”
As Zhang Wuji finished "chanting" in his mouth, he waved his hands, and the great shift of the two forces of yin and yang in his body instantly burst out from all over his body.
Suddenly, a very powerful dragon swirl appeared around Zhang Wuji.
Everything within a radius of tens of zhang was attracted by this powerful cyclone.
Countless trees, sand and gravel were pounded on everyone's bodies like steel knives. Under this strong gravitational force, even a small stone can become an armor-piercing "bullet".
And some of the people who were close to Zhang Wuji were the most unlucky, and their whole people were sucked in by the powerful cyclone that Zhang Wuji cast. Then he was quickly swept into the dragon whirlwind, or was swept into the sky, and then fell to his death, or kept spinning with the strong wind around Zhang Wuji, and was finally hit by various debris and lost his human shape.
And Chen Youliang was also "lucky" to be involved.
At this time, there were no more soldiers rushing up to escort the car, and after Chen Youliang's army saw this scene beyond their own cognition, they hurriedly frightened and fled backwards with their armor abandoned. Now they only hate their parents for having two legs less.
As they ran, they shouted "Monster! Monsters! ”
And Zhu Yuanzhang's army on the city wall was not much better, several people were lying on the side of the city wall to "watch the excitement", and were swept down by this sudden hurricane. If it weren't for this old Zhang, he had seen Zhang Wuji perform this trick at the foot of Shaomu Mountain, his hands and eyes were fast, so that everyone could lie down, or lean against the wall, maybe they would fall to their deaths like these unlucky eggs.
The Chen army, which was sweeping behind, also stopped the attack under the command of the general.
Pioneer General Zhang Dingbian came to Zhao Pusheng's side at this time, and he asked, "Brother Zhao, what's going on?" ”
Fu Youde, who was on the side, thought of something at this time and said, "Mingzun! It must be Mingzun! I've heard some friends talk about it before. When Mingzun was at the foot of Shaomu Mountain that day and single-handedly defeated and escaped, it was also a trick. ”
Zhang Dingbian looked at the scene in front of him and muttered, "Mingzun is not dead? Could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang is telling the truth? ”
And Zhao Pusheng sighed at this time and said, "It seems that yes." This kind of power that changes the color of heaven and earth, there is no one else but Lord Mingzun. I didn't expect that this time it was Lord Mingzun who personally took action. We."
Ding Pulang also came to the front of everyone at this time, and he also noticed this very outrageous scene on the battlefield. Seeing that everyone was at Ding Pulang, he asked, "What should we do now?" ”
At this time, everyone looked at Zhao Pusheng.
Zhao Pusheng looked at the eyes of the other three, and he asked, "What do you all see me doing?" ”
Zhang Dingbian said at this time: "General Zhao raised troops with the ancestor back then, and his qualifications are the oldest among us. Everyone respects you as a brother. It seems that Chen Youliang did deceive everyone this time. However, Chen Youliang also treated everyone well in the past. ”
"Now to send troops to save him is to be the enemy of His Majesty Mingzun, if we rescue Chen Youliang, we can only be Hanchen in the future, no longer Mingchen. But if we don't save it, then we will still obey His Majesty. It's just that he has lived up to Chen Youliang's past weight. ”
Fu Youde also said at this time: "Yes, although Chen Youliang deceived everyone this time, he really treats everyone well on weekdays. It's just that since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness have been difficult to achieve both. General Zhao is the elder of our army, just like Cheng Pu, the third old minister of Jiangdong, and Huang Gai are as respected. To save or not to save, how to stop, I will listen to General Zhao's words. ”
Although Ding Pulang still wanted to say something, he had no choice but to shut up when he heard that Zhang Dingbian and Fu Youde had finished speaking. Then he looked at Zhao Pusheng.
Zhao Pusheng looked around at the three of them, in fact, he already understood everyone's thoughts.
Although everyone said that Chen Youliang treated everyone well in the past, in fact, it was just lip service. If you really have the heart to save the driver, why do you need mushrooms here, what to discuss? Everyone has military power in their hands, at least they can mobilize the guards under their command, and if they want to go, they will go a long time ago.
At the moment, everyone asked him to take ideas and discuss with him, but obviously everyone didn't want to go.
Zhao Pusheng also got off the donkey at this time and said: "Yes, since ancient times, it has been difficult to achieve both loyalty and righteousness. Although our personal relationship with Chen Youliang is indeed not bad, but Confucius once said that 'the prince of heaven and earth is a teacher', Chen Youliang was not a person of Mingjiao, and now he is privately usurping the throne, which is a great rebellion in itself, and there is nothing wrong with His Majesty Mingzun personally taking action. ”
"And we vowed to expel Hu Lu, and now His Majesty Mingzun is still there, and Chen Youliang is a traitor who usurped the throne. Since loyalty and righteousness cannot be both, we should abandon the kindness and righteousness of the past, be loyal to the king, and be loyal to the people. ”
Hearing the meaning of "not saving" in Zhao Pusheng's words, Fu Youde also began to echo: "What General Zhao said is extremely true. Loyalty and righteousness cannot be both, and we should be loyal first. ”
Dingplon also expressed his opinion and said: "Yes. The ancient sages were all loyal to the king, and the friendship of friends was put on the side. is like Shen Baoxu in Chu back then. He and Wu Zixu were close friends, and out of friendship, he let Wu Zixu go. When Wu Zixu led Wu soldiers into Chu to take revenge, he gave up his friendship out of loyalty and went to Qin to borrow troops. With seven days and seven nights of howling and crying, he attracted his own soldiers into Chu to recover the country. My husband should also be loyal and righteous. ”
Zhang Dingbian and Chen Youliang have the best personal relationship, but when he heard everyone say this, although he couldn't bear it, he could only agree with everyone's opinions.
However, this is not because these people do not have a sense of loyalty, and they "sell their lords for glory" in a few words.
If Chen Youliang was besieged by others, even if they fought for their own lives, they would have to rescue Chen Youliang.
And no one can survive such a powerful dragon whirl, Chen Youliang is now dead, and it is in vain for them to save him.
The most important thing is that the person who wants to kill Chen Youliang now is Mingzun Zhang Wuji.
Mingzun was the co-lord of the world recognized by the princes of the world when the Butterfly Valley Alliance. Moreover, when Zhang Wuji was proclaimed emperor in Bianjing, their former lord Xu Shouhui congratulated the tribute. They are all the courtiers of Mingzun.
And Chen Youliang claimed the emperor without authorization, which was already a rebellious move to break the covenant, and when the alliance was formed, he said, "Those who violate the covenant will be discussed by the whole world, and the world will fight together." ”
If Mingzun is really dead, then it makes sense for Chen Youliang to lead them to crusade against Zhu Yuanzhang, because there is no co-master in the world. But now that the co-owners are still there, their rebels have begun to "fight" themselves. This has made them lose their righteous name.
Since ancient times, if there is no proper name for the crusade of the army, it will be difficult to calm the hearts of the people in the world.
But these are not the two most important ones.
The most important thing is that Zhang Wuji has shown his strength, and he has proved that Mingzun is still alive with his strength. Most of the sergeants under Chen Youliang's command came for the prestige of Mingzun. Even if they wanted to save them, the soldiers were afraid and did not dare to be enemies of Mingzun.
The morale of the army has been lost, and the defeat of the army is like a mountain. It's useless to do it any more.
And in the end, it was Zhao Pusheng's own selfishness, he was the veteran who raised troops with Xu Shouhui. is also Xu Shouhui's best friend, Xu Shouhui's previous death is unknown. And Chen Youliang's position is also unclear.
Zhao Pusheng has always suspected that Chen Youliang assassinated Xu Shouhui. Otherwise, Xu Shouhui was not so stupid and blatantly went to claim the emperor.
Zhao Pusheng felt that all this was a conspiracy by Chen Youliang to get on the throne.
But he has been without evidence. Moreover, Xu Shouhui said that the emperor was killed, and he was also to blame. And Chen Youliang treated him well, so the matter was also shelved.
Now Chen Youliang seems to be dead and lifeless, and he can't save him if he wants to, and Zhao Pusheng can't offend Mingzun for him again. So let him go.
(End of chapter)