My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 439: Killing is useless, it is more valuable to use

"Have you ever thought about killing me?"

Su Chen wiped the edge of the sword, put it back into its sheath, and threw it back into the chariot, where it was carefully caught by Lu Lingqi. Here, the old man was lying on the ground and nodded.

"The country of Wu is an old and decayed homeland. My homeland has been destroyed. How can the people who destroyed the country not hate you?"

"You are honest."

Su Chen was not afraid of the old man being a master and hurting others. After all, his strength was greatly reduced after a broken leg, and he felt that it would be much easier to deal with him than Yuan Bai Sheng.

Of course, it may also be related to the secret technique. Yuan Baisheng's secret technique is indeed a bit beyond the scope. All weapons can echo the opponent's. This caused many generals present at the time, such as Zhao Yun, to suffer a lot.

"Old-timer!"

Su Chen walked up to the old man, glanced at the soldiers approaching around him, sighed, raised his wide sleeves, and told the soldiers to stop on the spot, only letting Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Lu Bu and other generals approach.

"You feel that your homeland was destroyed and you became a subjugated person, but have you ever thought about the people of the Wu Kingdom? My predecessor is a man in the world, and he is also a master. He should understand many more principles than ordinary people. The world is unified, and there are few After many conflicts between countries, do you think the people are living well or not?"

Su Chen's words surprised the old man. In his concept, or in his ancestors' lifetime, the whole world was a coexistence of six kingdoms. In his concept, the State of Wu was the State of Wu, and there was not much concept of world unity.

Let alone think about whether the people would live well if there was only one country in the world.

"Now, after two years, the people of the Central Plains have begun to accept this concept. Some people have already regarded themselves as Xia people, because after becoming a country, they have benefited, the environment is stable, they have fields at their feet, and they have houses when the rain comes and the wind blows. She has a wife, children, and children by her side, and her life is full of hope."

Looking at the old man's astonished expression, Su Chen was not impatient, but continued: "When I set up an army, I actually didn't think about unifying the world. But when I stood at a high position and saw the panicked people under the soldiers, suddenly Got this idea.

If there were no more wars in this world, or if the wars did not affect the people under the rule, they would live and work in peace and contentment. There would be business travelers coming and going on the roads, people in the city who were busy with their daily lives, farmers in the fields who were comfortable and contented, and in the villages. It’s the woman sitting on the threshold looking at her children, holding the soles of her shoes, waiting for her husband to come home...

Rather than between the six countries, because of borders, because of clan disputes, because you are unhappy with me, you kill me! "

Su Chen knelt down, picked up the knife left by the old man, and handed it back to him.

"Instead of such endless quarrels, why not unify these six countries in one go? There will be no boundaries, no distinction between the people of the six countries, and no discrimination. You and I are the people of Xia. words, read Xia Guo Shu, understand Xia Guo characters, walk on the official road of the same size, sit on the carriage of the same size, such unification, what do you think of the people?

Today, I won’t kill you, why?

Because you at least understand one thing. Before you kill me, see if I am a tyrant. I am a hundred times stronger than those indiscriminate assassins. Old senior, you have just come out of the mountain. You might as well walk around the Central Plains to see if I am. Tyrant, see if the people of the Central Plains live in poverty and everyone is in danger. "

The old man surnamed Du listened with rapt attention, especially when Su Chen described the life of the people after the unification of the world. It was as if he saw the warm sunshine shining on the earth in an instant. Between the roads and fields, farmers were hard at work planting rice, and children were shining brightly. Running and playing on the field ridge with feet covered with dirt.

Streets in the bustling city are bustling with pedestrians, shops are open, waiters yawn and stretch lazily at the door, porters at the ferry drink hot porridge and rice, start a hard day, and fall into the dusk. , they received the settled wages, with happy smiles on their rough faces; the soldiers were in high spirits, guarding the city gate to check the passing merchants, and the county magistrate who got up early took the complaint and scolded the criminals in the court.

Thousands of sails pass by on the sparkling river. On the seaside, fishermen sing heroic songs, intertwining with the waves. Friends from the village gather in groups on the beach to pick up shells. Occasionally, they pick up a sea fish and hold it in their arms, laughing and laughing. In the fields in the distance, suonas sounded, and crowds gathered in the town to bless and cheer the newlyweds. The newlyweds were anxiously thinking about what the husband or wife across from them looked like and the good days ahead.

Pictures of thousands of lives were spread out in the old man's mind. He didn't come back to his senses until he heard Su Chen's words, "The old man has lived in seclusion for many years. He said that he cultivates his moral character and observes the mind and enlightens the Tao. But compared with His Majesty, he is nothing. I am so ashamed, can you really see the grand scene that your Majesty just described?"

"Why can't you see it?" Su Chen laughed, "The grandmaster's life span is longer than that of ordinary people. Just like the sword body Yuan Bai Sheng, he also lived for more than 120 years. If he hadn't insisted on killing me, maybe, I I will also let him live. After all, it is not easy to live to such an old age, and it is even more difficult to become a master. It would be a pity to kill him."

After saying that, Su Chen stood up and turned around to ask Jia Xu on the carriage to get a book. He handed the book to the master in front of him.

"This is what I wrote. It is all about my thoughts and the peaceful and prosperous times in my heart. Seniors can read it if they have nothing to do in the future. Maybe they will understand whether I am the kind of person who loves great achievements and is cruel and unkind."

The old man hesitated for a moment, and then took the book in his hand. "My China" was written on the cover.

"Now I not only want to unify the six countries and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, but also find a way to resist the rise of a new country on the sea. The elders don't know what the old people know. The powerful families of the Wu Kingdom put the emperor under house arrest and used the clear port as a condition to fight with overseas Japanese. When doing business, it is the land of the Wu State, and it will be the land of the Xia State in the future, and I will never sit idly by."

"But I am only one person. It is difficult for me to unite the six countries and resist the Japanese overseas. I am exhausted. I hope that people in the world will think of their family and country and the common people. Don't let me be distracted anymore. I I heard that great heroes should serve the country and the people. Even if seniors don’t think they are Xia people, they should also think of the people.”

After Su Chen finished speaking what was in his heart, he sighed, then returned to the chariot and asked a soldier in front to drive the car, and gradually drove away from the farmland. Before leaving, he told Wu Zixun to compensate the fields that he had ruined and not to treat the farmers harshly.

Immediately, Su Chen opened the curtain and waved to the soldiers and generals outside.

"It's over, let's go back."

Lu Bu picked up his halberd and glanced at the old man who was sitting on the ground, lost in thought with a book in his hands. He turned around and called the girl who jumped on and off the chariot. While asking her if she was injured, he promised to find her a good horse next time. .

The soldiers dispersed, and the old man sat alone in the field. The pain caused by the broken knee was not as shocking as the content in the book he felt at the moment.

The further he turned back, the more surprised he became.

I didn't expect that the Xia Emperor could have such great ambitions at such a young age.

"A life of ninety-seven is in vain, not as good as a young man of ten or more, I am ashamed!"

He closed the book, closed his eyes, and repeated: "I'm so ashamed. Maybe I should do something within my power."

The old man suddenly remembered the overseas country mentioned by Emperor Xia just now.

(End of this chapter)