The nineteen brothers present did not know the meaning of Tai Hao's question, so they looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing this, Fu Yi said slowly to the brothers: "I can't remember how many years I have been in Mangdang Mountain, but I remember that I met a woman at that time, and then I made a private agreement with her for life, and she became my wife." But her grandfather strongly objected, and my wife was forced to commit suicide by jumping into the river, so I began to wander, and finally came to this Mangdang Mountain. With the martial arts taught to me by my master, I defeated the bandits who once lived on Mangdang Mountain, and this place became my shelter and my only safe place. Later, you came here one after another, and we married Jinlan and became brothers, and lived a carefree life every day, we never hurt those poor people, but robbed the rich and helped the poor, and specialized in robbing those corrupt officials and rich businessmen, but I often wondered, are we doing all this right? ”

The second brother He Liang said: "Big brother, I know what you mean by this, but we brothers have all committed crimes, isn't it good to live a fairy life here, why do we have to think about whether what we do is right or wrong?" ”

Voy sighed and responded, "Brothers, we do live a free life, but all these things we do always have a price. Not to mention far away, let's just say that in recent days, how many brothers have died one after another on Mangdang Mountain, some because they are seriously ill, some because they are old, and some because they have eaten poisonous mushrooms and are dying...... These deceased brothers, when they die, can only be buried in this desolate valley, but they cannot return to their roots...... Moreover, our act of robbing the rich and helping the poor has only temporarily solved the plight of some poor people, but it has not been able to fundamentally solve social problems. If we continue like this, sooner or later we will be sanctioned by the forces of justice. ”

When the brothers heard Voy's words, they all fell into deep thought. Tai Hao also frowned deeply, he didn't expect Senior Brother Fu Yi to see all this so thoroughly.

Tai Hao opened his mouth and said: "My senior brother is right, the brothers can't escape reality all the time, and this will not be the final destination of the brothers. I just saw that there was a plaque hanging in this hall, and the word 'morality' was written on the plaque, but what is 'morality'? Tao, that is, morality; Righteousness is righteousness. Brothers, can you think about it, is what we are doing here moral? Is it just? ”

He Liang asked a little puzzled, "Do you mean to let us get out of here?" ”

When the fourth child heard that he was going to leave here, he hurriedly said, "Leave Mangdang Mountain?" Where to? I came to Mangdang Mountain in desperation, and now I leave here, do I want to be arrested and put in prison? ”

Voy said: "What I just said is very clear, for the sake of the future of our brothers, we should really think more. ”

He Liang said: "Big brother, have you ever thought that our brothers all have cases, and some of them are homicides, in case we leave here and are caught by the government, it will be a capital crime." ”

Tai Hao stood up and arched his hand: "Brothers, my identity is the lord of Wenchuan City, and now when the Eastern Empire is suffering from internal and external troubles, justice needs talents, the emperor sent me to Wenchuan City to fight against the Japanese." If all the brothers follow to fight against the Japanese, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, all the brothers will be rewarded by the emperor, and then the previous crimes of the brothers will also be written off because of their merits. ”

Mi Quan shouted: "You are not the emperor, how do you know that the emperor will write off our crimes at that time, in case we win the war and he regrets it again, what should we brothers do?" ”

There were also a few brothers next to him, and they responded in unison: "Yes, we will follow you to fight, if we really regret it, we will be punished." ”

Tai Hao said: "I can plead with the emperor for all the brothers......"

Voy said: "Do we have a way to live here?" The imperial court will soon rectify the bandits on the large and small hills of the Eastern Empire, and when the time comes, they will all be killed, and how can we resist. ”

"The lives of our brothers are given by the eldest brother, we will go wherever the eldest brother tells us to go, I know that the eldest brother will not harm us, everything the eldest brother does is for the sake of the brothers." Old Fourteen Baidong said.

The old thirteen Huaishan said: "Me is the same, I will go wherever my eldest brother goes, Mangdang Mountain is just a residence, not our home." As long as there is a big brother, where is not home in the world? ”

The old nineteenth leap Tianying said: "Well said, I have the same idea as the thirteenth and fourteenth brothers, I will go wherever the eldest brother goes." ”

After listening to Voy's words, most of the brothers were hesitant in their hearts. Although they live a carefree life here, there is always a sense of uneasiness in their hearts, as if something is wrong. Seeing this, Tai Hao continued to persuade: "Brothers, we can't always escape from reality, we need to face the past bravely, admit our mistakes, and then work hard to correct and make amends. Only in this way can we truly get out of the predicament and welcome a new life. ”

Voy also added: "My junior brother is right, seeing my brothers fall here one by one, their lives are uneventful, there are no waves at all, most of our brothers came to this Mangdang Mountain to fall into the grass, because they were framed by corrupt officials, profiteers, and inferior gentry." But now that we have become the king of the mountain here, what is the difference between us and those corrupt officials, profiteers, and inferior gentry? We can't go on like this. We need to find a place where we can start over, a place where we can forget the past and show our righteousness. ”

Taihao solemnly assured the brothers: "I will personally write to the emperor and ask for forgiveness for the crimes of the brothers." If you are willing to follow me to Wenchuan City to fight against the Japanese, after the victory of the war, I will not let you down, and ask for merit for you! His words were sonorous and powerful, making the brothers present feel his sincerity and determination.

After listening to Tai Hao and Voy's words, the brothers began to slowly clear up in their hearts. Although they have committed crimes, they are always flesh-and-blood men of steel, not ruthless bandits. They also don't want to live like this on the run forever. Here, they are always afraid of being caught in prison and losing their freedom.

He Liang hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "Big brother, I understand. We can't keep running away from reality, we need to be brave enough to face our past, admit our mistakes, and then try to correct them. I am also willing to follow Lord Taihao to Wenchuan City to fight against the Japanese and atone for the mistakes I have made. ”

When the other brothers heard He Liang's words, they also expressed their willingness to follow Taihao to Wenchuan City to fight against the Japanese. They know that only by working hard to correct their mistakes can they truly get out of the predicament and welcome a new life.

Voy watched the change in the attitude of the brothers, and his heart was also full of emotion. He knew that his and Taihao's efforts had not been in vain, and their words had deeply touched the hearts of these brothers. He knew that it was purely unexpected to meet Taihao this time, but leading these brothers to be recruited by the imperial court was something he had wanted to do for a long time, but he had never met a trustworthy court official and the right time, and Taihao's arrival provided him with such an opportunity.

The eleventh laughed and said, "Hahaha...... I've been to a lot of places, and since I came here, I've not had as good a life as I used to be, but I've been carefree. My eldest brother treated me like a brother here, not only taught us how to survive in this barren mountain range, but also taught us some martial arts. Now that the eldest brother said let's get out of here, of course we have to follow the eldest brother. Just I want to ask, when are we leaving? ”

Voye asked, "Senior brother, when do you think we will leave?" ”

Tai Hao said: "It's up to Senior Brother to decide, I am taking the waterway, and it will be faster to get to Wenchuan City." ”

Voi said: "We are more than 180 brothers, it is too dangerous to take the waterway, it is better to go on foot, and we can rest at any time when we are tired on the road." ”

The brothers nodded in agreement.

At this time, a little minion ran to report in a panic: "Bosses, a group of officers and soldiers are coming outside. ”

Hearing this, the faces of all the brothers became nervous. They knew that the arrival of officers and soldiers meant trouble and danger. Voy calmly asked, "How many officers and soldiers are there?" ”

The minions replied: "About 500 soldiers......"

Voy asked again, "Did they say what they were doing here?" ”

The little minion said: "They have been shouting, let me put ...... Let Taihao-sama go! ”

When Tai Hao heard this, he patted his head and exclaimed: "Oh, I forgot Brother Jin Xian who was waiting for me outside the cave, he must have seen that I hadn't gone back, so he went back to Songchuan City to bring rescuers." Senior brother, leave this matter to me, I'll go out and talk to those officers and soldiers. ”

Voy nodded and asked, "Do you want to take a few brothers out with you?" ”

Tai Hao shook his head and said, "No, the officers and soldiers just misunderstood, thinking that I was trapped here, and I went out to make it clear by myself." ”

So, Taihao walked out of the Miyun Cave, and the officers and soldiers were shouting in unison: "Release Lord Taihao quickly!" Release Taeho-sama out! ”

Seeing such a scene, Taihao couldn't help but smile bitterly, Jin Xian saw Taihao coming out, and hurriedly ordered the officers and soldiers to stop shouting, and stepped forward to salute Taihao: "Lord Taihao, have these bandits released you?" Now if we want to kill it directly, we will take care of the old nest of these bandits. ”

Tai Hao said: "Brother Jin Xian has worked hard, but they have now been recruited by the official, and they will follow the official to Wenchuan City to fight against the Japanese, and they will never go to Songchuan City to rob shops in the future." ”

Jin Xian exclaimed: "Lord Taihao is really a wise and martial artist, and in less than two hours, he can recruit these bandits, and I really admire them." ”

Tai Hao said: "Brother Jin Xian, you can take the officers and soldiers back to the city and tell the city lord of Liangli that this official has recruited the bandits on Mangdang Mountain, and now he has set off for Wenchuan City." ”

Jin Xian asked, "Is Lord Taihao going to leave now?" ”

Tai Hao nodded and said, "Yes, we have to rush to Wenchuan City as soon as possible to prepare for the upcoming battle." ”

When Jin Xian heard this, he arched his hand and said, "Lord Taihao, take care of yourself on the road!" ”

Subsequently, Jin Xian left Mangdang Mountain with his officers and soldiers.