Chapter 1260 You want to rebel! ?

One of the five great generals of Shu, Dian Junming?

Li Ziyu was stunned for a moment, but quickly stood up and said, "Jiyang County Magistrate, I pay my respects to General Dian."

Why is he here? Is he here to find the teacher?

Yao Yuanzai looked at Dian Junming and said, "General Dian, you came all the way here to see me."

As Yao Yuanzai spoke, he bowed to Dian Junming in return.

Confucian etiquette is indispensable.

Dian Junming laughed heartily. As he walked into the greenhouse, the already strong man suddenly made it much more crowded.

Several of the knights who accompanied him stood at the door. The scholar-like knight glanced at Li Ziyu and turned to look at the field ridge in front.

Dian Junming looked down at the documents, pens, and paper on the table, as well as the pots and pans on the floor, and immediately spoke, "They say that Jiyang County Magistrate Li Ziyu doesn't know how to enjoy life. As the eldest son of the Li family, a wealthy family in Shu, he lives a life of luxury, with gold, silver, and jewelry readily at his fingertips. Yet, despite all this, he refuses to enjoy it and insists on becoming an official. He doesn't even want one that's donated, insisting on taking the exam himself. He's failed several times, enduring ridicule and sarcasm. He's forced to endure hardship."

Dian Junming looked at Li Ziyu, clasped his fists and said, "But I admire you!"

As he spoke, he poured himself a bowl of water and drank it all in one gulp. "He angrily scolded that old man Yang Shanchang, and stubbornly stood up to his evil uncle, even killing his own relatives for the sake of justice. As a result, Mi Wanjun came back, and he came back with her. Damn his life. After he came, he ignored everyone and didn't do the officialdom's business. He was wholeheartedly serving the people. He was assassinated once within a month, but luckily he was lucky. The second time, he said he was trying to protect a child. Even with the knife stabbed in his chest and blood, he still refused to retreat. After saying "What's the point of being an official of Daxia if he doesn't protect the people", his desperate attitude shocked the Shu officialdom. The third time, he was thrown into jail by the fifth son of the prince's family and Mi Wanjun. His life was about to end, but he was still strong enough. The eldest princess came back and saved him."

"You don't live in the government office, you don't accept money, you just work in the fields and handle county affairs. You don't bow to superiors, but you kowtow to old women. They say you are actually incompetent and far inferior to your friends, especially Yan Shu and Zuo Shaoweng. They are both amazing, prime ministers, and destined for great success. But I have to say, even the pampered flowers are not as good as you! Li Ziyu, just for your character, I, Dian Junming, admire you, young man!"

Li Ziyu stood up and bowed with a proper attitude. "General, you're joking. I'm just doing what I have to do. I'm not what you say. I'm just an ordinary person. And compared to their talents, if Yan Shu and Shao Weng were in my position, they would do better than me."

"Hahahaha." Dian Junming waved his hand: "Humility is bullshit."

As he spoke, Dian Junming saw the sugarcane in the bamboo basket. He didn't hesitate to pick it up, broke it in half, and tore it open by biting the skin. Then he said, "However, you are indeed a good official! At first glance, not to mention the past, just looking at the old and young men in these fields, they all have their mouths full of determination, unlike those people in other parts of Shu who are still hungry."

Li Ziyu didn't say anything, but just glanced at Yao Yuanzai.

Yao Yuanzai looked at Dian Junming with a flickering look in his eyes, wondering why this person came to see him.

Dian Junming took a bite of the sugarcane and immediately felt the moisture. He said, "The people of Daxia are suffering, and the people of Shu are suffering even more! In the past, when the King of Shu was not here and the Chen family was in control, your Li family was big enough, but your grandfather could only be ordered around by the Chen family. With your Li family being like this, the people don't need to worry about anything. The rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are freezing to death on the streets. Pah!"

Dian Junming spat out the sugarcane crumbs in his mouth, took another bite, and continued, "Then the King of Shu came and slaughtered the eldest princess for the Chen family. In other words, the King of Shu took everything the Chen family had given them. It seemed good, but Brother Ziyu, tell me, after the King of Shu came to power, did Shu become better?"

Hearing this, Li Ziyu looked at Dian Junming and said, "General, your subordinate..."

But just as he said that, Li Ziyu looked at Dian Junming and changed his words: "The princess is very kind to the people."

Dian Junming was stunned for a moment, then laughed again: "They say you're a blockhead, but isn't this quite round?"

After that, Dian Junming chewed some sugarcane and continued, "Tingyu is a good girl. She's very kind to everyone, especially her family. She's very protective, and she can clearly distinguish between right and wrong. She's very good. But she can't protect everyone, right?"

Li Ziyu said, "The princess is not a perfect person. She is under pressure from above and cannot do anything."

When Yao Yuanzai heard this, he glanced at Li Ziyu.

Dian Junming immediately asked, "Who is suppressing the princess?"

Li Ziyu was stunned.

Yao Yuanzai said, "General, you are not here today to embarrass a student like me, are you?"

Dian Junming laughed heartily and waved his hand, saying, "Mr. Yao, you're joking. I admire Brother Ziyu so much. How can it be difficult? We've just been chatting."

After saying this, he spit out the sugarcane in his mouth, looked at Li Ziyu and asked, "But since we are talking about this, Brother Ziyu, what is the difference between the officials in Shu and the officials in the capital?"

Li Ziyu had just realized that Dian Junming was setting a trap for him, so he answered more cautiously: "There is no difference. They are all Daxia officials."

Dian Junming put down the sugarcane in his hand and asked with a smile, "It's different, isn't it? I heard that no one in the capital dares to embezzle money these days. And once you become an official, you have to show off your presence when you go out and your aura when you come in. That's no longer the case in the capital, right? But look at us in Shu. It's amazing. It's only here. In other counties, those county magistrates, at first glance, are dressed in the same pomp and circumstance as third-rank officials."

Li Ziyu looked at Dian Junming and said, "General, what happens to him is none of my business. I just don't know why you've come here."

Dian Junming smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with you. As an official or a man, you think about yourself seven-tenths of the time, and the remaining three-tenths are for the court and the people. Those people, nine-tenths think about themselves, and one-tenth thinks about the ways of the world. You're different. You think about the people ten-tenths of the time."

After saying this, Dian Junming stood up and patted Li Ziyu on the shoulder: "The people need officials like you, do your job well."

Then he looked at Yao Yuanzai and said, "Master Yao, your student is a good one. But the world doesn't allow him to be an official properly. What should I do?"

Yao Yuanzai said: "The world is unfair, so we should stand in the world and be fair."

Dian Junming laughed. "If you can't be one with the light and dust, or if there's no one to protect you, then three times. Old sir, your student has been killed three times."

Yao Yuanzai looked at Dian Junming and said, "General Dian, please speak frankly."

Dian Junming spoke directly: "If the world is unfair, then let's make it fair. The people of Shu are like this, you should know why. Are you going to do nothing?"

Yao Yuanzai immediately replied: "I am just a scholar, I can't even tie a chicken!"

Dian Junming continued, "I may not be able to even tie a chicken, but I can pick up a pen and write words of great weight! I came here today to ask you to write an article for me."

Li Ziyu looked at Dian Junming, pursed his lips and looked at the general who was always smiling. He seemed to have some idea in his heart what this man was going to do.

Yao Yuanzai asked: "What to write?"

Dian Junming smiled and said, "Give me back the bright and clear Shu land's anti-traitor manifesto!"

Li Ziyu was stunned.

Yao Yuanzai asked again: "Which bandit is General Dian talking about?"

Dian Junming smiled and said, "King of Shu, Xia Fengye!"

Yao Yuanzai looked Dian Junming straight in the eye and asked, "When did the King of Shu become a thief?"

Dian Junming smiled and waved his hand, "Old sir, there's no need to do that. Just write it. And don't worry, I won't try to trick the Ziyu brothers into joining me. You two are ministers of the Xia Dynasty, and I am also a minister of the Great Xia Dynasty. Today, we are fighting against the enemy for the people of Shu! So, old sir, write it."

At the end of his speech, Dian Junming pointed to the pen and ink on the table.

But at this point, Dian Junming looked at Yao Yuanzai's expression and continued, "I was chatting with that girl Tingyu before, and she asked me a question. She said that some bandits had captured some people, and someone went to rescue them. The bandits said there were two groups of people, one person on this side and more than ten people on the other side. You can only save the people on one side. So the question is, should you save one person and the other dozen die, or save more than ten people and the one die?"

Dian Junming placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and gestured outside the shed with a smile. "Old sir, as long as the King of Shu is alive, there will be no peace in Shu. Someone might even be dead right now. Of course, it's okay if you don't write. I'll have people kill these civilians here. I won't touch a hair on your head, but they'll all die. Li Ziyu killed civilians as an official. He was protected by the princess, and the princess is the daughter of the King of Shu. So I have my reason for sending troops."

"So, you decide, old man, whether to write it and let the King of Shu die, or let everyone else die here except you two!"

Li Ziyu stood in front of Yao Yuanzai and said, "Dian Junming! You want to rebel!"

(End of this chapter)