The escorts rolled away quickly and dejectedly.

Two businessmen, many clerks, and boatmen, some were very happy and refreshed, some looked regretful and felt that they had taken advantage of the escorts, and a few looked quite tangled, as if they felt that they were too much for the escorts.

harsh.

Lei Chuang rubbed his hands, feeling a rare embarrassment: "Brother Zhao, don't hit the smiling man. They really haven't done anything to harm us. Have we gone too far?"

The escorts were all kowtowing to him just now. He had never faced such a battle before, and it was very uncomfortable for him to experience it for the first time.

Faced with someone like Lei Chuang who could be taught, Zhao Ning was naturally willing to explain why he did this:

“Everything cannot be done in vain. Even if the government decides a case, it is most taboo to just focus on the words of the laws and regulations, and forget to go back to the specific circumstances of the specific incident to consider.

"Regarding the previous scene, the bodyguards had obviously reached a consensus with the river bandits. The evil deeds had already begun at that time. If I had arrived a step later, your lives would have been at risk.

"If it weren't for the fact that the abuse didn't happen, how could I just let them kowtow and apologize?

"Punishment is not the purpose, it is the means. Only in this way will they have a long memory. It is wrong to expect bad people to spontaneously have good thoughts, and it is a sign of weakness. They will only remember pain and fear."

Lei Chuang didn't expect that Zhao Ning would take things seriously and say such truthful words. He thought about it seriously for a moment, hugged Zhao Ning's fists seriously, and said sincerely: "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading.

"Although Brother Zhao is young, he has such profound knowledge and insights that no one else can have. I am really ashamed of myself as a brother."

When the other two merchants and the boatmen heard this, some were shocked and thoughtful, while others looked confused and didn't understand what it meant;

Some even think that it is ridiculous for a martial artist to make arrogant judgments on how the government handles cases, as if he were a high-ranking official in a state or county.

——Of course, if those people who think this way know the identity of Zhao Ning as the crown prince of Jin Dynasty, they will immediately kneel down to express their surrender. They believe from the bottom of their hearts that Zhao Ning is right, and it is a golden rule that cannot be wrong.

After dealing with more than ten escorts, Zhao Ning's eyes returned to the group of river bandits again.

Relatively speaking, this group of river bandits is more troublesome to deal with.

At this time, except for the dead river bandit leaders, everyone else struggled from the river and climbed onto the boat after Zhao Ning released the suppression of his cultivation power.

Either they were lying in there gasping for air, or they were huddled in the bottom of the boat and shivering - most of the boats had capsized, and only the bottom of the boat was exposed to the water.

Seeing Zhao Ning walking on the water as if he were walking on flat ground, the river bandits felt as if their spines had been stabbed by needles, and kept shrinking back like frightened sheep. Their faces were filled with intense fear in the face of an irresistible existence.

Zhao Ning came to the bow of a boat that was not capsized - the river bandits kept getting closer to the stern of the boat and almost capsized the boat. If Zhao Ning hadn't stepped on the bow of the boat, they might have done it again.

Drunk chicken.

A short and thin river bandit was pushed in front as a shield by the crowd. He was so frightened that he almost peed his pants. Zhao Ning looked at the calluses on his hands and the black dirt in his nails that could not be washed away. He squatted down at the bow of the boat and asked

road:

"Looking at you, you must have been a farmer before. I know you become thieves because you can't survive, but thieves also have their own ways. Usually, thieves will let people go after paying for the passage. At most, they will rob the goods. You are really swinging a knife.

Murders are rare.

"Why are you so cruel and vicious that you must kill all the merchants and shipmen on the cargo ship instead of just grabbing the cargo ship and leaving?"

Most people become robbers to rob property with strong force. This is the original meaning of robbers. Killings are only carried out when robbery cannot go smoothly. People who like to kill people and specialize in killing are not called robbers, but called murderers and killers.

This is the meaning of Tao Ye You Dao. The "Tao" in these four words is not morality, but principles and methods.

Just kidding, if you are a professional robber who commits illegal crimes, kills people and sells goods, what kind of morality can he have?

"We...we can't live. We can't live if we haven't done anything wrong. We can't live even if we work hard for half our lives. We...we hate! Hate this injustice!

"Since we can't live without doing anything wrong, why should we care about right and wrong? There is nothing right or wrong in this world! In order to survive, there is nothing wrong with killing. Kill...just kill.

!”

Because of fear, the man spoke awkwardly at first, his voice was very low, and he felt a little self-conscious. Later, when his mood got better, he spoke more clearly and his voice became much louder.

Zhao Ning frowned.

He pointed to the family that had not gone far and asked: "You can tell by their faces and clothes that they are just like you, they are all hard-working people who live a difficult life.

"You have suffered hardships in the past, and so have they. Now that you have a knife in your hand, you don't go to the big landlords who are harming you. The rich and powerful people are desperate, but when you see them, you rush to rob and kill them. What's the point?

"Don't you have any sympathy or empathy?"

The thin man seemed to know that he was going to die, so he simply took the risk, or maybe he was very resentful on weekdays, so he couldn't wait to vent his words when he got the opportunity, and he spoke without any covering up:

"The houses of big landlords have courtyard walls, some are very tall, and there are many servants guarding them. It is too difficult to beat them...

"Most wealthy people from rich families are prestigious and have close connections with the government. If you kill a commoner, you will be killed. If you kill a child of a rich family, the impact will be great!

"If we capture the landlord Zhuangzi and the villa of a wealthy family, the government will definitely be furious and will spend great efforts to arrest us and encircle and suppress us!

"So we only rob ordinary people. Even if the ordinary people who are robbed go to the government to complain, the government may not pay attention to it. Even if they do, they will not easily use a large number of officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress us.

"Even if you kill someone, as long as they are civilians and the corpses are destroyed and traces are destroyed, it won't be a big problem..."

Zhao Ning's face darkened: "So you just went to rob and kill that family of four because they were easy to bully, because they were weak?

"Even if you become violent bandits, you don't dare to go against the big landlords, powerful and wealthy people who have really caused harm to you, and you only dare to kill people who are weaker than you?

"What's wrong with those weaklings?!"

The thin man felt a little ashamed and blushed, but in the end he still said with a pinched neck:

"It is the nature of people to seek benefits and avoid harm. The strong cannot defeat them, so of course we can only attack the weak. Otherwise we will be in big trouble and we will die without knowing how. What is wrong with this?

"There is nothing wrong with those who are weak, but what's wrong with us? It's hard for us. Why should we consider others? It's better if everyone has a hard time!"

Zhao Ning felt like he was hit in the head, and he almost saw stars in his eyes, and almost couldn't control his hands shaking.

In his past impression, ordinary people were diligent and kind people - at least most of them had nothing to do with treachery or evil.

Therefore, as long as they are given fairness and justice, they will unite and unite. Under the leadership of the Zhao family and with the help of the imperial government, they will fight against evil and injustice, fight against injustice, build a beautiful home and create a happy life.

But now, the thin river bandit in front of him made him think for a moment that he was the Ghost Shura.

The weak are oppressed by the strong. Instead of uniting to seek revenge from the strong, they draw swords on the weaker!

They attacked innocent poor people and turned themselves into evil thugs who couldn't distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil. What future and hope was left? How else could Zhao Ning help?

In Hedong, Hebei Province, Zhao Ning has traveled to quite a few places, and has seen many ordinary people. He has never encountered a situation where a weak person draws a knife at an even weaker person, and yet he is so confident.

Speaking of which, during the National War, Hedong was one of the main battlefields against Beihu, and because the Yanmen Army and the Hedong Army fought effectively, the Zhao family was well prepared, and the war situation did not deteriorate. The people were brave, everyone supported the army, and the national integrity

The righteousness of family and country was fully inspired at that time.

People who have national integrity and the righteousness of their family and country in mind will not be so despicable.

There was a rebel army in Hebei, and they had been resisting. Although in the later period, due to Xiao Yan's so-called benevolent government, the people's support for the rebel army decreased, but after all, it was only for a very short period of time. With the example of the rebel army, bloody people are not uncommon.

Later, the resistance army started in Hebei, and its influence was extraordinary, and ordinary people received great guidance.

In comparison, the land of Xuzhou was not the territory controlled by the Zhao family during the National War, but the war zone of Zhao Yujie. When the rebels rose in Hebei, they did not affect this place.

The people here have not been protected by the Zhao family, and they have never had the rebels as role models. They have not overturned injustice because of the resistance. They have suffered too much oppression and exploitation, and they have not been guided correctly. They have been left to perish in the accumulation of suffering over time.

, is to degenerate into a demon.

From this perspective, the situation in Xuzhou is different from that in Hebei and Hedong.

Based on this, the situation in the Central Plains is also different from that in Hebei and Hedong.

If Zhao Ning wants to lay the foundation for a revolutionary war here, it will not work just by following the script of Hebei and Hedong.

Fortunately, he came here personally and experienced it himself, so that he could have such a profound and clear understanding and be able to respond in a timely manner.

The situation in the Central Plains is changing rapidly, the outcome is still in the fog, and there is no room for any difference.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ning sighed secretly.

It is true that the river bandits in front of us have degenerated into demons, and they themselves bear great responsibility, but the country also has an unshirkable responsibility.

In other words, he, the prince of the Jin Dynasty, is also responsible.

When the Qi Dynasty was still in power, Zhao Ning always said that the emperor was the most responsible for all kinds of injustice and chaos in the world. He, as a general's son, could only do what he could to consider future affairs.

Nowadays, the Jin Dynasty has replaced the Qi Dynasty, and the Zhao family has become the number one clan. He, Zhao Ning, has also jumped from a general's son to the prince of the dynasty. The world is in chaos, and in terms of responsibility, he can't escape no matter what.

Whether it's a legacy from history or something new.

Because of this awareness, when the people of Fangjia Village came as river bandits to rob boat passengers, he did not criticize the villagers of Fangjia Village harshly, but worked hard to solve the fundamental problems for them without causing any casualties to the people.

But now, the group of river bandits in front of him are different from the villagers of Fangjia Village, and Zhao Ning's response methods must also be different.

Zhao Ning stood up, pointed at the thin river bandit who was speaking, and glanced around at the restless river bandits: "I'll give you a chance to choose your own destiny.

"Everyone who thinks similarly to this man, raise your hands so that I can see clearly. I will only count three times and will not wait until the time comes.

"I know your sufferings and difficulties. I always pursue fairness and justice in my dealings. You have also seen what happened to those escorts just now. I did not threaten their lives.
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