Qin Official

The sounds of fighting in Gaotang City stopped, and the ruins became quiet. Only the smell of dead flesh and blood could be smelled from high in the sky, and the circling crows made unpleasant cries.

The Qin veterans in black armor and crimson robes were like crows foraging among the corpses. They walked among the fallen knights and pirates, slashing at the undead, cutting off their heads with quick hands and feet, and removing their hair. Knot it and tie it to your waist.

Someone had three or four heads hanging on his waist. They bumped into each other as they walked, like wine bags full of wine. Dark blood flowed down from the broken neck and covered the shoes.

However, the Qin veterans turned a blind eye to this and talked and laughed with each other as they worked. For those who have experienced the war of unification, this scene is common. What is on the ground are not heads, but money bags and land deeds. They are also like harvesting crops. Keep bending down, raising and lowering the sword...

The new recruits from Dongjun and Hanoi couldn't accept it. They had already vomited next to them and stood tremblingly under the banner with "Jiaodong Warden" written on it.

The man holding the flag was Liu Ji, who was re-growing his beard. As the flag-carrying officer designated by Hei Fu himself, he did not participate in the battle. He looked at the young man who died in the battle with a very complicated look.

More than ten years ago, Liu Ji was also a rogue and light knight in the countryside. He stole chickens and dogs, indulged in righteousness, worshiped Lord Xinling, and would fight for Zhang Er for the favor of wine and meat. He also killed a Qin soldier in the Battle of Waihuang. …

"If I die in Waihuang at that time, I will end up with the same fate as these Qi Di Qing Xia who were killed, with no head and no burial place."

Thinking of this, Old Liu was a little scared. He was a smart man, and it would be a pity if he died so easily.

But on the other hand, Liu Ji also worked as a Qin official for a long time. As the chief of the pavilion, he would catch thieves in the countryside with ropes and rulers in his hands. Of course, he turned a blind eye to the locals, but when he encountered people running from other places, he The young fugitive who came here broke the law, so Liu Ji had no choice but to take his men to catch him, kill him on the spot, behead him, and happily repay him.

His dual identity made this battle very difficult for him.

But compared to the mentality of ordinary Qin officials and soldiers who "kill thieves and perform meritorious services", Liu Ji had more admiration and regret for the Tian brothers...

Although Tian Heng lost one leg, he was very brave and had martial arts skills. He fought bravely, wandered among the ruins, dodged arrows, and killed several people in a row. In the end, he was stabbed to death by the equally brave Cao Shen at close range. . His head had been beheaded and presented to the black husband, while the body remained in place.

But until he died, until he was beheaded, Tian Heng still held the weapon. Qin Bing tried to let go of his hand, but couldn't break it off at all, so he had no choice but to give up. Looking at it at this moment, he seemed to be Xing Tian who always had a strong will...

As for Tian Dan, the initiator of this turmoil, he was also dead, killed by random arrows.

In order to protect Tian Dan's head and body, the remaining dozens of light knights all fought to the death, and were eventually destroyed. Where the body lay, there was the "Linggu" flag, which was the symbol of Qi's rule, with the words "Linggu" on it. The two crossed dragons are now dyed a little bit red, as if weeping blood.

The people who just resolutely sang and died, now only corpses are left on the ground, lifeless. If people have souls, they may be gathering in the sky, listening to the orders of the Tian brothers, and rushing to Qi people's "underworld" Haoli...

Recalling that tragic scene, Liu Ji couldn't help but secretly praise: "The Tian brothers can win scholars and have high integrity. The guests are light knights and die because of their loyalty. Aren't they the most virtuous! They are all heroes!"

Although they did not understand current affairs and acted righteously when they should not have done so, they were unwise. Liu Ji praised their ambition, but did not agree with their strategy.

But in Liu Ji's view, it is better to cry out when there is injustice, to stand up and fight, even if you fail and die, but to make the world look at you with great vigor, than to be cowardly and anxious like a rat all day long!

Liu Ji was talking about himself! When Hei Fu sent someone to congratulate him on his wedding with tens of thousands of dollars, he had the chance to flee into the countryside, but in the end, after careful consideration and at Xiao He's suggestion, he chose the path most likely to survive and came to Hei Fu to plead guilty.

According to Liu Ji's assumption, for ordinary people, if a small person like himself pleads guilty, the big person will most likely be freed from the blame. But Heifu was a little different. Although he spared Liu Ji from death, he did not let him go home. Instead, he stayed in Jiaodong and ordered him to do this and that. He was either a pawn or a flag-bearing officer. In short, he just ignored him. Underneath.

If it weren't for the fact that the county guard had a wife and children, Liu Ji would have thought that he had any special requirements for him...

Living like a mouse under a cat's paw was not comfortable. Liu Ji wanted to leave, but he was an unfamiliar place in Jiaodong, and Heifu's retainers were monitoring him. He had no chance, so he could only endure it.

Brother Tian did what he wanted to do but didn't, so Liu Ji admired him and praised him as a "hero"!

At this moment, the soldiers of Qin were busy beheading, while the officials of Qin were settling accounts after the fall, collecting the faults of the rebels and convicting them, such as treason, killing officials, robbery, rape and plunder, but in Liu Ji's view...

Zhu Tian fights for his family, what's wrong with that?

What's wrong with a light knight fighting for himself?

selfishness? Harm the whole land? Affecting the people?

"Pooh!"

Lao Liu dismissed the criticism of Qin officials.

Who is not selfish?

No one in this world lives and fights for himself! ?

He talks about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but criticizes this and that from the moral high ground.

Is it Moroda's hypocrisy, or are you being hypocritical?

When everyone talks, they are just looking at their butts and not their heads.

What is right and what is wrong, what is good for me is right, what is harmful to me is wrong, what I like is justice, what I hate is evil.

The logic is so simple and clear. If you are not a Mohist, how can you come up with so much "for the common people of the world".

In Liu Ji's eyes, the common people in the world should be considered after victory. Before that, slaughter them and kill them. The means are not important, only the result is the only one!

Of course, now that he is in the claws of the black husband, he is not allowed to be free, so he can only hold on to the flagpole and think about it in his heart.

But just this small wish is not enough...

"Are you thinking that the Tian brothers are heroes?"

A terrible sound sounded nearby, and Liu Ji's scalp suddenly became numb. He gripped the flagpole tightly and stood up straight!

It was Hei Fu. He and two of his trusted guards rode past Liu Ji and stopped one step in front of him. The personal guards were holding swords and stood on either side. Hei Fu looked at the inner city full of corpses and smiled. :

"There was a policeman... Well, the senior who was the chief of the pavilion told me that this man had two legs, one for good and one for evil, and they ended up together. No one is pure white, and no one is pure white. It’s hard to be pure black.”

"These young knights were not engaged in production in the past. They were scoundrels who acted as they pleased. Since they were not in the jurisdiction, I had no control over them. Later, they followed the various fields to cause trouble and allowed the land to rot. They were traitors. I have ordered you to punish them. In recent days, I have been punished. After being defeated and struggling, he also began to commit crimes and rob people, becoming a villain. As a Qin official, I must bring him to justice."

"But now, they face death without fear. Even though they are like a chariot, I see it in my eyes and want to call them warriors..."

Liu Ji didn't dare to speak, and his heart was beating wildly. This black man seemed to be able to read his mind and could always see through his thoughts.

Hei Fu turned his back to Liu Ji. Liu Ji could not see his expression and could only lower his head and listen to his words.

"I admit that brothers Tian Dan and Tian Heng are the heroes of Zhutian and their own heroes, but they are not the heroes of Qi people, let alone the people of the world!"

Everyone suffered in the rise and fall. Heifu had been in the army for ten years and had shed enough blood in the unification war.

Once he becomes famous and his bones are withered, the birth of a "hero" in this world, the ambition he creates, and the career he creates are enough to devastate all living beings. What's more, in just ten years, dozens or twenty "heroes" will emerge?

Most of the people who find it fun and exciting to see heroes vying for the throne are just idlers sitting in study halls, theaters, and in front of the TV. As for people in this world?

They would rather be peace dogs!

"So I just wish that there would be fewer of these so-called 'heroes' in this world!"

Heifu turned around and looked at Liu Ji, who had led his horse and held the flag for him. This great hero in history who "always promoted heroes to kill Qin Xiang" said with a smile:

"Liu Ji, do you want to be a hero?"