Chapter 184 Why the Luo People Fight

Zhaocheng.

The city walls are covered with mottled ancient relics. This city, which has been built for thousands of years, is a holy place in the hearts of countless people in the Xia Dynasty.

But the glory will eventually come to an end.

The city of Haojing, where the Zhou emperor once sat on the throne and all the princes in the world paid homage to him, has gradually become abandoned.

The former Luoyi, now Luoyang, was the capital of the Zhou Dynasty for 800 years and was known as the place where the Mandate of Heaven was received.

Now it is gradually declining. Zhaocheng prospered because of Luo State, but now it will eventually come to an end with the decline of Luo State.

There are not many people in the city now, and most of them are strong and capable soldiers.

Every piece of equipment for defending the city was placed on the city wall.

These were all prepared before.

At the corner of the city wall, the soldiers who followed Luo Ji to raid the Qin army were excitedly telling their comrades about their bravery.

"You don't know what happened at that time. I was riding on my horse, shooting arrows from both sides, and I shot ten times in a row. Every arrow killed the enemy. I just put my spear aside and didn't need to move at all. The Qin people just rushed up on their own. It was really refreshing."

The man next to him laughed after hearing this and said, "Are you dreaming of being young again?

When you were young, you were indeed brave and valiant, the bravest among the three armies. The king personally praised you and even granted you marriage.

But now you can’t shoot three arrows.”

Then everyone burst into laughter. They were all warriors when they were young, and now they are unwilling to admit their age.

"Hey.

Someone is just jealous that I can follow the prince into battle.

There is no other way. I am so brave that even the prince knows my name."

As soon as these boastful words came out, many people around him stared at him with covetous eyes, and the resentment in their eyes almost solidified into substance.

Following the prince to defeat the Qin army is a glorious deed that can be recorded in the family tree, but we missed it.

This bastard is rubbing salt into their wounds, he really deserves a beating!

“Brothers, just kidding, just kidding.

Hundreds of thousands of Qin troops attacked Luoyang, and everyone had a chance to kill the enemy afterwards."

The man hurried to make amends, but it was too late. Everyone pounced on him and several screams were heard.

"You hit the wrong guy!"

Luo Ze and Luo Ji were observing the defense points in the city and happened to see this scene.

Luo Ze smiled and said, "It seems that the tribe members are in a good mood."

Luo Ji looked up at the cloudless, clear blue sky, and said softly with a hint of melancholy, "Maybe it's because the weather is very good."

Luo Ze patted Luo Ji's shoulder gently with his large hand and consoled him, "Don't be so sad.

In this world, only beasts live just for the sake of living.

Human beings are born between heaven and earth, and are essentially different from wild animals.

We always pursue something that ordinary people cannot understand.

Stepson, what do you think is the greatest thing that Luo Shi has done in the past thousand years?"

Luo Ji was somewhat puzzled, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Preserved the thousand-year destiny of Bang Zhou?"

Luo Ze shook his head and said with emotion: “For thousands of years.

The greatest thing that Lowe did.

It is in Luo Country that there is such a large group of people who can truly be called "people".

They have their own ideas and are willing to risk their lives for their beliefs.

They trust the Luo Kingdom's royal family and believe that we will relieve them of their worries.

Ji'er, do you know why your family hates Qin law so much?

It is clear that the lower classes in Chu State had a worse life, and there were even a large number of slaves left. "

Luo Ji certainly knew this, he had also thought about this question, and said in a deep voice: "It's because of the future.

There was no reform in the State of Chu.

With the current system of the Chu State, it is destined to be swept into the garbage dump and disappear in history.

A country and system without a future are not worth criticizing.

The Qin State had already carried out reforms, and to some extent they were extremely successful.

He represents the future direction of Zhu Xia, but this direction is not recognized by the family!

The future of the Xia Dynasty should not be like the Qin State is now.

Fundamentally, the ideas contained in the Qin Law will harm the people of the Xia Dynasty."

This is the most fundamental contradiction between the Luo family and the Qin State.

Luo believed that the new dynasty should not be like the Qin Dynasty.

In Luo's view, the state and the people are not in opposition, but the Qin law is completely about raising pigs and sheep.

To shepherd the people on behalf of God does not mean that the monarch should treat people as cattle, horses, pigs and sheep, but that he should care for his people as he would his own property.

"The most hateful thing is that Qin law restricts thought.

The policy of keeping the people ignorant is digging out the roots of the Chinese nation. Although it is impossible to make everyone read now, how can we directly deprive them of their right to study?

They reported on each other and implemented the system of collective responsibility. The Qin people always talked about profit, neighbors were like enemies, and parents and relatives had to be on guard against each other.

They attack the self-confidence of the Chinese people spiritually, control their thoughts, make them economically dependent and afraid to resist, and ultimately trample all their dignity to the ground.

If a person has no thoughts, he is just a walking corpse. Is that still considered alive?"

Luo Ze smiled and said, “There is a scale in people’s hearts.

Is the reason why the Luo family is so popular just because of the thousand years of kindness?

Look at those tribesmen just now, don’t they know that this is a lost war?

Don’t they know this is a burial place?

But can you see a hint of reluctance in their smiles?

They are not illiterate peasants who can be easily instigated.

But he is a warrior who has read the Way of Benevolence and Justice and has his own beliefs in his heart.

I guess in their minds, this is no longer a simple fight for the office.

They are also fighting for themselves.

Life is what I desire; righteousness is also what I desire. I cannot have both, so I would rather sacrifice life for righteousness.

I'm sure you're aware of how popular Mencius's teachings are among the Chinese people.

The tribesmen are practicing the great way of righteousness with their actions."

Although Mencius appeared relatively late among the sages of the Hundred Schools of Thought, he had a great influence in Luo State.

In particular, his views on the relationship between the ruler and his subjects and on benevolence and righteousness almost completely hit the nail on the head for the people of Luo and were highly praised.

"It is easy for Qin Shi Huang to defeat Luo State, but if he wants to change the minds of the people of Luo State, it will require severe bloodshed.

It's such a pity that the world will never know the righteousness in the hearts of the Luo people, and will only attribute it to the loyalty and love of the Luo people for the Luo family."

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"Zhaocheng Wanren Sue" is the first book in history that reflects the thoughts of grassroots soldiers. On the eve of the country's destruction, the soldiers of Luo State were full of optimism.

They revered the King of Su as a god, but what really guided their thinking were the books of the ancient sages.

They are flesh and blood, their words are full of sincere emotions, they have a bright future, and they are willing to sacrifice for the light because their master will never let their blood be shed in vain.

In that era, it was truly a miracle that such a group of people came together. ——My thoughts after reading "Zhaocheng Ten Thousand People's Complaint"

(End of this chapter)