Chapter 374: The axiom is in the fist, on the steel knife!
As soon as these words were said, Xiao Wen and others suddenly showed expressions of surprise on their faces, staring straight at Ma Jun.
Xiao Wen only knew that this man was passing by here and came in to ask for water, but he didn't know why he was doing this.
Now, when he heard Ma Jun's voice, a look of understanding suddenly appeared in his eyes.
Seeing that several people were silent, Ma Jun kept to himself and poured out his bitterness, speaking out all the anguish in his heart.
It turned out that in recent days, the Xiqiang people, together with Li Wenhou and others, launched a rebellion, and the war swept across the entire land of China.
Although there are many places that have not been affected by the war, the owners of the aristocratic families in these small places are in danger, fearing that the bomb will eventually fall on their heads and explode.
Therefore, some thoughts of packing up and running away, or collaborating with others, emerged.
No matter it is the former or the latter, before leaving, they will never let go of the people under their rule.
Before leaving, he even scraped it without regard for life or death.
We have to leave anyway, so why care about fishing all the time?
However, when doing these things, you can't do them openly, you have to find an excuse.
The slogan put out by the Xiliang rebels is a good reason.
Therefore, this group of people shouted slogans to protect the people, and then plundered all the belongings of the people under their rule, leaving no way for them to survive.
The village where Ma Jun lives is one of them.
A powerful landowner wanted to steal something from his house, but Ma Jun refused to give it to him. A conflict broke out between the two parties, and eventually Ma Jun accidentally knocked the leader to death.
I never thought that the leader was the only child of a local aristocratic family.
After the head of the family heard the news, he was so angry that he directly ordered the massacre of the village.
For a time, the entire village was killed because of him. Ma Jun tried his best, even taking out several machine puppets he secretly made, but he failed to resist the opponent's attack and only rescued three poor children.
And these three children couldn't hold on while trying to escape, and died on the road.
Witnessing the village being massacred and the children starving to death, Ma Jun felt a burning rage in his cold heart. Holding his breath, he went to Sili and Luoyang to seek justice for the villagers who died in vain and for the people of Xiliang.
Seek justice.
However, the road from his village to Sili was long, and along the way there were constant bandits, wars, and refugees. Whether he could reach Luoyang alive was a question, let alone seek justice.
It was also by chance that I "accidentally" entered this place. I wanted to ask for a drink of water, but I never wanted to be "calculated" by the city lord and stay here.
After hearing Ma Jun finish telling what happened to him, Xiao Wen and others looked at Ma Jun with some sympathy in their eyes.
Of course, in addition to sympathy, there is more anger!
Officials from aristocratic families should share the emperor's worries even if they eat the emperor's salary!
The purpose of appointing hundreds of officials today is to allow these officials to protect the people, not to let them live in a fish and meat village!
"So, you plan to go to Luoyang and find someone to communicate with you?" Xiao Wen looked at Ma Jun with a rare serious look on his face.
Ma Jun nodded.
"Who do you plan to find to help you?" Xiao Wen asked again.
When asked this question, Ma Jun opened his mouth to answer, but fell silent again.
When he was in his hometown, Ma Jun heard that there was a censor in Luoyang City named Crouching Tiger. He was a close confidant of the emperor and was feared by all the officials.
The crouching tiger, the fierce tiger entrenched under the real dragon, can protect the owner's family and has the ability to kill!
He originally wanted to go to Luoyang, but then he risked his life to meet Crouching Tiger, hand over the charges of those people, and ask the emperor to punish them.
But along the way, Ma Jun also heard a lot of news.
For example, it turned out that Lord Shen Que, the captain of the Sili School, had been beheaded by the emperor.
Now, the emperor is seriously ill and bedridden, and the authority in the court is controlled by the ten permanent attendants.
What kind of thing is Shi Changshi?
A person who sells his official position!
Ma Jun and the officials around his village bought it from the court with money!
Therefore, even Ma Jun has looked down upon the Shi Chang Shi in recent years.
I wanted to leave it alone and go to Luoyang first.
There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, but maybe he will find a way out by himself?
With this thought in mind, Ma Jun also headed all the way to Luoyang.
However, now that I heard Xiao Wen ask, I didn't know how to answer.
Seeing that Ma Jun couldn't answer, Xiao Wen showed a look of understanding on his face.
This idiot wanted to go to Luoyang to seek justice simply because of his bravery.
But in the end, they will just return without success, and they will even be directly imprisoned by the high officials in Luoyang City.
The words "officials protect each other" are not for nothing.
At least, if Xiao Wen remembers correctly, in his "previous life", Ma Jun was in prison, and later when Luoyang was burned down, he took advantage of the chaos and escaped.
Now, since he has met him, there is absolutely no reason to let him make the same mistake again.
"It seems that there is no one around. Since there is no one above you, going to Luoyang will definitely lead to a dead end!"
"You're an ant, but you're still trying to survive. I advise you to stay in my city."
"I don't know whether there is chaos or injustice in other places, but under my rule, the things you mentioned will definitely not happen!" Xiao Wenyan said, looking at Ma Jun with burning eyes.
Xiao Wen meant well, but when Ma Jun heard these words, he couldn't listen at all.
"So what if I die? Justice is in the heart of the people. How can those guys confuse right and wrong?" Ma Jun shouted angrily, holding a breath in his chest that was difficult to express.
Such words fell into Xiao Wen's ears, but they only received bursts of sneers.
How about saying this guy is really young?
This world is never black and white.
Although there are few things where black and white are mixed, and yin and yang are reversed, they are not unheard of.
The hands of bureaucracy, even under the power of the Holy Power, can still cover one side.
Nowadays, the holy power no longer exists, so the hands of Shi Changshi can naturally cover the sky with one hand.
Not to mention that no one in the whole of Luoyang dared to hand over the complaint paper on his behalf. Even if he handed it over, it would fall into the hands of Shi Changshi and eventually end up with no chance of survival.
"What do you think?" Xiao Wen looked at Ma Jun and sneered, but stopped talking.
When Xu Shao saw this, he saw the sad and angry look on Ma Jun's face, and couldn't bear to see this guy die, so he immediately said, "Have you ever heard of Mr. Lu Zhilu, Mr. Ma Jun?"
Lu Zhi?
Upon hearing this name, Ma Jun nodded heavily.
Although he is from Xiliang and has practiced the art of mechanism, he still knows some of the great Confucians of the time.
Especially the upright Lu Zhi, he is even more familiar!
This old gentleman may not have a high official position, but he is a decent man and loves the people like a son. He is a great scholar in the world!
"Sir, do you know Mr. Lu? I wonder if you, sir, would be willing to introduce me to me? I want to pay a visit to Mr. Lu and ask Mr. Lu to make the decision and submit a petition for me to sue those unscrupulous people!"
Ma Jun was like a drowning man who found a glimmer of hope and spoke immediately.
It's just that Xu Shao told Lu Zhi so that he could ask Lu Zhi for help.
As for Lu Zhi’s tragic experience?
But he hadn't heard of it.
He was imprisoned by eunuchs and even kidnapped on the way. He didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
This is not a glorious thing for the imperial court, so naturally it will not let the news spread.
This also makes most people in the world unaware of what happened to Lu Zhi.
Suddenly, Ma Jun found that after he made his request, no one answered him. He just thought that these people did not want to introduce Mr. Lu for him, and when they were about to say goodbye, Xu Shao on the side shook his head helplessly and sighed, saying:
road:
"Forget it, horse warrior, come with me."
With that said, Xu Shao took Ma Jun to the school, and Xiao Wen was happy to see this scene.
From the moment Mr. Xu spoke, he knew that he wanted to help him, so he was happy to see Xu Shao come forward.
Xu Shao led the confused Ma Jun all the way to the school.
When the two people came to the school, they did not go in. They just saw a master explaining the Four Books in the school from the window.
Let's look at the righteousness of this master, and the awe-inspiring Confucianism and Taoism behind him are even worse than Xu Shao.
Moreover, in addition to this awe-inspiring righteousness, there is also blood energy behind him, turning into a sea of blood. It is the killing energy that only people in the army can condense. Seeing it from this man at this moment, it makes Ma Jun feel uneasy.
Trembling, when he looked at the old man in front of him, there was a little more respect in his eyes.
His gaze then fell, but he inadvertently saw the man with anklets on his feet. He frowned slightly, turned to look at Xu Shao, and asked, "Sir, what do you mean by this?"
"Didn't the strong man want to see Mr. Lu? Shao just brought the strong man to meet him, he had no other plans."
As soon as these words came out, Ma Jun's face suddenly showed a look of shock.
The legendary Confucian scholar and general was actually right in front of me?
and……
Still so depressed?
The first second he heard Xu Shao's words, the first thought that came to Ma Jun's mind was that he was lying to him.
But then I thought about it, what's the benefit of lying to myself?
Moreover, there are probably not many great Confucians with such awe-inspiring righteousness in the entire Kyushu, right?
"This...is this Mr. Lu?" Ma Jun widened his eyes, looked back at Xu Shao, and exclaimed.
He didn't control his voice when he made the sound, which disturbed the person lecturing in the class.
Lu Zhi frowned, glanced at Xu Shao, and then looked at Xiao Wen and Xi Zhicai next to Xu Shao. The anger on his face was slightly relieved. He glanced at the students in front of him, said self-study, and then walked out of the school.
, came to Xiao Wen and others.
"I have met the general. I wonder why the general has time to come here today? Could it be that he is here to see me teach and educate people?" Lu Zhi looked at Xiao Wen, bowed his hands and bowed.
Over the past few days, he has witnessed the territory under Xiao Wen's rule, and he naturally has a lot of respect for him.
In addition, this person can be regarded as his savior, so he does not dare to neglect him.
Hearing this, Xiao Wen smiled and shook his head, then pointed to Ma Jun beside him and said: "This strong man wants to see Mr. Lu, so I will bring him over as soon as possible."
oh?
Lu Zhi let out a light sigh, and his eyes fell on Ma Jun. He looked up and down for a while, with a look of confusion on his face, but found that he didn't know this person at all, so how could he say "seeking"?
and……
The news that he is in this square city is extremely secretive, and he does not go out often. Even the students in the school are called Master. Very few people know his identity, so why do they come here to pay homage?
Thinking of this, the doubt in Lu Zhi's eyes became more intense. He looked at Ma Jun in front of him and asked:
"Who are you? Why do you see me?"
Ma Jun was stunned, but he was a little unsure about the authenticity of the person in front of him. For a while, he didn't know where to start.
Xu Shao, who was standing by, was still kind. Seeing that Ma Jun was silent, he took the initiative to tell him everything he wanted.
Hearing this, Mr. Lu's face became even more angry. He wanted to immediately mount his horse with a sword in his hand, rush into the house of those dog officials, and take off all their heads.
It's just that the murderous intention came and went away just as quickly.
It only took a moment before he returned to his calm demeanor. He couldn't help but look down at the chains on his feet, sighed, and said: "That's all, I know what happened. If you want to take revenge, old man
I just want to go with you."
"As for Luoyang, it's better not to go. If you go, you'll just suffer death."
Ma Jun shook his head and said firmly: "Young man is a man from the mountains and has not been educated, but he also knows that reason is greater than heaven! This time I went to Luoyang not only for revenge, but also to seek justice!"
Hearing this, Lu Zhi suddenly burst out laughing, laughing very happily and happily.
He hasn't met such an interesting boy for a long time.
I never thought that I would meet one now.
If before he was framed and imprisoned, even if he risked his life, he would go to court to seek justice for him.
But now...
Lu Zhi was extremely disappointed with the current court.
The so-called imperial court is just controlled by a group of lousy people.
"That's all, for the sake of your honesty, I will tell you a story."
As he spoke, Lu Zhi picked up a section of his robe, exposed the iron chain on his feet, and said, "Have you seen this iron chain? Today I will tell you the story of this iron chain."
"After listening to this, if you still want to go to Luoyang, I will never stop you!"
After saying this, Lu Zhi began to tell his story.
It's not anything else, it's just the story of him being framed by Zuo Feng and imprisoned, and then being rescued by Xiao Wen and others.
In fact, Xiao Wen's trust in Lu Zhi allowed him to take off the anklet, and Xiao Wen did so.
However, when Xiao Wen did this, he was rejected by Lu Zhi.
He must wear an anklet. A gentleman knows his shame and then becomes brave. Only by keeping an eye on the chain all the time can he remember the darkness of the court and the stupidity of the emperor!
After Lu Zhi finished speaking, Ma Jun did not dare to have any doubts about the identity of the person in front of him. He just plopped down and sat down on the ground with a look of dejection on his face.
All great scholars of the generation are like this. Is it really useful to go to the court and complain to heaven to hear it?
No!
Officials protect each other!
In this life, Ma will never be able to seek justice for those fellow villagers who died in vain.
Such thoughts echoed in Ma Jun's mind, but they made him feel so depressed that he didn't know what to say for a while.
Just when he was feeling desperate, Lu Zhi walked up to Ma Jun, reached out and patted his shoulder, comforting him:
"You are a good boy. It's just that sometimes, justice is not only in the hands of those in power, but also in your own fists."
"Since the court is unfair, why can't you clench your fists, pick up the steel knife, and cut out a righteous world!"