Mountains and seas can be flat

Chapter 18 The Art of War

At that moment, even Fang Zheng, who felt completely irrelevant, was choked up and panicked.Zifeng's ruthless rhetoric froze the commune like a spring of ice.Suddenly shattered the illusion that many people relied on, and told the bloody and cruel truth:

Rebellion is a narrow escape, freedom must have a price.

Fang Zheng became suspicious when he heard Zifeng's voice, why was it similar to the eunuch who couldn't see his face that day?But now Zifeng's voice is still very hoarse, and I don't know what will happen when he recovers?

Fang Zheng suddenly choked up even more panicked. If Zifeng was the guy who bullied him that day... Fang Zheng's hair was standing on end... This is a more terrifying existence. He has seen Zifeng's terrifying force value with his own eyes. It's harder to get revenge.How does the other party view him these days?What about playing tricks on him?

In the past few days, Zifeng believed in the undefended, innocent and youthful disguise, which almost made people forget what kind of war weapon this person was sent by the eastern power.Fang Zheng had lingering fears: This guy is really...very cruel.

How can it be easy to come up with the method of killing all babies.

Unexpectedly, those women did not fry the pot, but accepted it silently with an incredible calm attitude.

They wept silently but didn't say a word, maybe because they were afraid of Zifeng, or maybe they really realized that they couldn't protect those babies.

In the face of life and death, there are so many choices and hypocrisy.

Whether one's own life is more important, or the evil seed born by rape is more important, the answer is self-evident.

One arrow and the problem is solved.

That cynical disgust emerged in Fang Zheng's heart again, although he was not qualified to judge.

If it doesn't threaten his life, he will choose to be like his adoptive father back then, saving a child is nothing.

It's a pity that he can't do it in this dangerous, cold, precarious era, where people are worthless and fate is like a dog, so he is not qualified to judge.

Zifeng may be cruel, but it is also due to the environment.

Now that Zifeng can speak, the most important thing for Fang Zheng is of course to go to him to inquire about the news, and test his guess by the way.

But he didn't find the right time to talk to Zifeng alone, because Zifeng gathered all the women in the commune square to "train" them.

"I don't expect any of you to be able to master the method of killing in the past few days. I just need you to obey the orders. There will be fewer deaths."

Zifeng looked back and forth at these women whose eyes were shining with hope, and said coldly: "Now you all look for something that can be used as a weapon, and come back when the sun is overhead, and you can't be late."

Fang Zheng looked up at the sun, which was very close to the top of his head, only about half a quarter of an hour.

Zifeng glanced at Fang Zheng: "You have to look for it too."

As soon as Zifeng opened his mouth to speak, he seemed to be a completely different person, or maybe this was his original face.

Although Fang Zheng didn't care about the other party's childish gentleness, the huge change in an instant still made him feel complicated.

At the same time, because of doubts, he is walking on eggshells.

Fang Zheng rolled his eyes, and thought of a way to try again.

Fang Zheng pointed to the sword on Zifeng's waist, "My lord, you need to carry a bow and a battle axe, let me use that one."

Zifeng was startled for a moment, he had never met such a cheeky guy, but instead he was interested, it had something to do with Fang Zheng's connivance these days, he raised his eyebrows and said: "Do you know what this is? ?”

"sword."

Zifeng smiled, "Do you know how to use a sword?"

Fang Zheng said: "Can you try me?"

Fang Zheng listened carefully to Zifeng's voice while talking, but the memory of that day was too confusing, and Zifeng's voice was not fully recovered, and it was a little distorted.It was difficult for Fang Zheng to make a decision, and he didn't want it in his heart.Firstly, Zifeng's skills are too brutal, secondly...

Fang Zheng couldn't help sweeping Sao Zifeng's white robe, but unfortunately he couldn't see it. If such a handsome young man was really a toothpick eunuch, even the victim Fang Zheng couldn't help but regret for a second of courtesy.

Zifeng pondered for a moment, untied the sword and handed it to Fang Zheng.But the moment he handed it over, Zifeng's sword suddenly turned and stabbed straight at him.However, Fang Zheng's wrist also turned around and stuck to the hilt of the sword. Not only was it not restrained, but he used his strength to hold the lower end of the hilt.

When Zifeng and Fang Zheng held the hilt of the sword at the same time, Fang Zheng suddenly felt the opposite force, and instead of resisting forcefully, he suddenly chose to withdraw his strength and just hold it empty.Zifeng couldn't feel another resisting force, so he quickly withdrew his force to avoid being brought down.But Fang Zheng saw the right moment, and pulled the palm of Xu Xu's hand violently. Zifeng couldn't continue for a while, and let the hilt of the sword slip out of his palm, and Fang Zheng was about to snatch it away.

Zifeng's expression changed, his arm suddenly twisted, and he grabbed the hilt of the sword abruptly. He didn't try his best before, so he couldn't help pulling with all his strength at that moment.

This time Fang Zheng really withdrew his hand immediately. The force was strong enough to drag the sword away. If it hit head-on, his arm would have to be broken.

However, in Zifeng's original plan, he didn't intend to use his full strength at all.There was a look of vigilance in his eyes, and he quickly covered it up.

Fang Zheng was able to pull out these tricks to reach Zifeng's bottom line because Fang Zheng was already prepared to be made things difficult.

No one can easily give their weapons to others.

"If you don't want to borrow it, just say it." Fang Zheng deliberately pretended not to understand, and complained to Zifeng, "I was scared to death."

After pondering, Zifeng said something that really surprised Fang Zheng.

"I was just trying to see if you have the ability to use a sword. Here you go."

After saying that, Zifeng stepped forward two steps, stuck the tip of the sword in the soil, and then backed away silently, letting the sword stand between him and Fang Zheng.

Alarm bells rang in Fang Zheng's heart, but until he really half-believed and pulled out the sword, nothing happened.

Really use it for him?Fang Zheng was surprised: "I will return it to you when it is over."

To put it nicely, he won't pay it back.Turning to a sword for protection made it easier to escape.

Fang Zheng felt keenly that Zifeng seemed to be pampering him?Is it because he reminded him about the little golden snake that day by the small river?Also help him bandage?

Regardless of the reason, since he knew this, Fang Zheng had to make good use of it.

Zifeng didn't say much, but his eyes became more and more unpredictable.But after Fang Zheng got the weapon, before he had time to inquire further, Zifeng walked to the square in the middle of the commune, and many women had already returned, holding bone forks or stone axes in their hands.

"There are 130 women in the tribe. Now that the sun is over, only 96 have returned."

While Zifeng was talking, there was some kind of cruelty brewing in his words, he turned his head to get the huge axe, and drew a long trace on the soil outside the square.

After a while, the late women came one after another.Zifeng asked them all to stand outside the line.

Most of the women who arrived late were women who sewed and cooked. They didn't usually make their own weapons, so they hurried to find them. Some found some small bone forks and sticks, while others left them empty-handed.

"I said, look for weapons and come back on time. Some people only do one thing, and some people don't do it." Zifeng's eyes were ruthless like a wolf.

"King of the North, someone was late for a leader's meeting on a high mountain. The King of the North killed him and cut his body into pieces!" Zifeng raised his ax and said to the 34 women outside the scratch, " You're all late. Some found weapons, some didn't. Now, those with weapons kill the unarmed, and I won't divide you up."

Fang Zheng's heart was shocked at that moment: Sure enough, this guy is just pretending to be a person, and he is simply a war weapon dedicated to killing.The essence is no different from the brutal exploiters of the primitive slave society.

There was deathly silence on the field, no one moved, they were all frightened, even if they understood Zifeng's words, they still thought it was impossible.

None of them moved.

Only Fang Zheng was vigilant immediately after listening, and in the next moment, when Zifeng raised his big axe and stabbed at the nearest woman outside the scratch line, Fang Zheng suddenly blocked him with his sword.

When the big battle-axe and the copper sword intersected, there was a crisp "Dang" sound.

Fang Zheng has experienced many times of life and death in his life, but seldom like this moment, he firmly feels that "one sentence determines life and death".

Zifeng was standing up, if Fang Zheng didn't block that attack just now, the other party would really kill someone.Whether it is disobedient or obstructive, it is a challenge to authority.Not killing Fang Zheng immediately is the limit of connivance.But Fang Zheng had to find a suitable reason, not to hinder Zifeng's original intention of standing up.

Fang Zheng's mind was spinning rapidly, moral concepts such as "killing innocent people indiscriminately is wrong" are not only completely inapplicable in this era, but even counterproductive.Just now Zifeng has made it very clear with the example of the previous kings that the great kings with supreme power have done this. Not only is there nothing wrong with their worldview, they are even encouraged to emulate.

Fang Zheng happened to know who the king of the north was, and his name was Xia Yu.

"Guoyu · Lu Yuxia" contains: "In the past, Yu sent the gods to the mountain of Kuaiji, and the Fangfeng clan came later, and Yu killed them."

Dayu summoned the tribal leader at Kuaiji Mountain, but Fangfeng came late, so Dayu killed him and dismembered him.

When Zifeng told this story just now, Fang Zheng knew it.

Fangfeng did not record any serious crimes. The context of this example in "Guoyu" is just an example to illustrate "how big the bones of ancient gods can be". It is a pure narrative without judgment.

Dayu was a great monarch. An isolated record in "Guoyu" cannot deny his achievements, and the point is not to accuse him, but after all, it leaves an unclear record that will be disseminated.

Maybe it's because Tianwei can't be offended, maybe it's too late to have a bad influence, maybe Fangfeng made some other mistakes and find a reason to get rid of it... Anyway, Fang Zheng can only persuade Zifeng to change his mind. The root cause of the practice is the wrong start.

That's not Dayu's fault, it's the fault of the ancient society that didn't form norms.

Fang Zheng seized the opportunity when his life was hanging by a thread, and said a word for everyone to survive, "The king of the north, it is wrong to punish him without teaching."

In the primitive society, in the early stage of civilization development, the punishment for mistakes was not announced in advance, but the disposal method was not announced until someone made a mistake.This is fundamentally different from the legal system in modern civilized society.

If Dayu told the tribal leaders who came to the meeting that they would be dismembered if they were late, Fangfeng might not be late.But Dayu didn't say anything.

If Zifeng told these women in advance today that they would be punished by death if they were late or could not find a weapon, then Fang Zheng believed that they would not be late or empty-handed.

This is "punishment for not teaching".The barbaric and inefficient way of disposal was completely denied as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

As expected, Zifeng was taken aback, his eyes full of disbelief. "You actually said that the King of the North was wrong?"

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