#855 - hope

"Get out of the way! Everyone get out of the way!"

"Gongsun Yan is a criminal designated by the imperial court! Anyone who pleads for him will be considered an accomplice!"

"Get lost!"

“. . . ”

Half an hour later, at the beginning of Si time (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM).

Although there was still a full hour before noon, under the "escort" of thousands of imperial guards, the prison cart escorting Gongsun Yan had already left Dragon Head Mountain and was heading towards the execution grounds.

Without a doubt, the carriage and the imperial guards encountered heavy obstacles as soon as they left the mountain.

Countless commoners crowded on both sides of the street, the calls to "Release him!" rising higher and higher, and some even knelt in the middle of the road, causing the escort procession to move very slowly.

Although they shouted "Pleading for a criminal will be considered an accomplice," the fully armed imperial guards would certainly not actually kill people to clear the way.

And the more they acted like this, the more "unscrupulous" the commoners became, after all, the imperial court dared not kill people, but Wei Changtian really dared to kill people.

Therefore, as more and more people "petitioned", after traveling down a street, the prison cart finally reached a point where it could not move an inch.

The sound of horses' hooves "da da da" was noisy, and all kinds of shouts were crowded together.

The scene became extremely chaotic for a time, and behind a window on the second floor of a tea house on the side of the street, Wei Changtian, who saw all this, showed a hint of a smile.

"Hmph, judging from this situation, it's hard to say whether the prison cart can even reach the execution grounds. I want to see what other tricks Chu Xianping has up his sleeve."

Looking at the chaotic street with a calm expression, Wei Changtian's tone was very relaxed.

Yang Liu Shi, who was beside him, rolled her eyes at him and joked with a smile:

"Husband, don't get carried away too early."

"Since Chu Xianping has escorted Gongsun Yan out of Dragon Head Mountain, he will naturally not give up easily, and he will definitely try again."

"Try? What else can he do?"

Wei Changtian shook his head dismissively: "Apart from killing to clear the way, I can't think of any other way he can do it."

"And if he really does that, then he has already lost."

"That's hard to say, others may not have a way, but Chu Xianping . . ."

After a pause, Yang Liu Shi didn't continue to talk about this issue, but changed the subject and suddenly asked: "Husband, since Chu Xianping is about to leave, why is he still arguing with you about this?"

"Even if he wins in the end, Lu Yuanjin will definitely not be able to sit firmly on the throne, why doesn't he simply admit defeat and let you owe him a favor?"

The topic shifted to Chu Xianping, and Yang Liu Shi's doubts were actually something Wei Changtian had also had.

Indeed.

Chu Xianping said last night that no matter what the result of today is, he will immediately go after those few Kui Dragon people.

Therefore, the win or loss of this bet seems to have no great significance.

Even if Chu Xianping wins, he will not be able to control Da Hui, so he might as well give himself a favor.

But why is he still so serious?

"Perhaps he just wants to see who is right and who is wrong between him and me."

Withdrawing his gaze, Wei Changtian no longer looked at the scene outside the window: "He still believes that the people of this world should all understand what is righteousness like him."

"Is that so? Then he should be disappointed."

Yang Liu Shi blinked and smiled: "From the looks of it now, most people are still selfish after all."

"Selfish . . . Alas, not necessarily."

Sighing, Wei Changtian unexpectedly denied Yang Liu Shi's point of view.

This sentence "not necessarily" was obviously the opposite of what he had done before, which naturally made Yang Liu Shi very puzzled.

"Why does Husband say that?"

Yang Liu Shi pointed to the outside of the window and asked in confusion: "If these commoners are not selfish, why would they come here to stop the prison cart and plead for Gongsun Yan?"

"If you feel it's worth it, there's nothing to regret even if you risk your life."

"If you feel it's not worth it, you won't be willing to part with a penny."

"In the end, whether it's selfish or not is just a matter of whether it's worth it."

"These commoners just feel it's not worth it, so they haven't done anything wrong."

“. . . ”

Whether it's selfish or not, it's just a matter of whether it's worth it.

Hearing these words from Wei Changtian, Yang Liu Shi couldn't help but be stunned.

Because according to this statement, there are no selfish people in the world, and no selfless people either.

After all, there is no unified standard for the matter of "worth it or not", and everyone has their own judgment.

So . . .

"Husband, but if that's the case, then there is one thing this servant doesn't understand."

After pondering for a moment, Yang Liu Shi suddenly asked softly: "Previously, Fengyuan was besieged by Qian Hui's million-strong army, and the people in the city and the defending army defended it together for a full month."

"You should know that Xin Feng had only been established for half a year at that time, and most of the people even felt that they were still Da Feng people, and they didn't have much sense of belonging to the new dynasty."

"If it were according to your statement, shouldn't the people of Xin Feng feel that it was even more unworthy?"

"But why were they still willing to defend the isolated city to the death, and never wavered even if they died?"

Looking at Wei Changtian, Yang Liu Shi quickly expressed her doubts.

And this question can be said to be on point, asking very practically.

Compared with Xin Feng, which was only established recently, Da Hui, which has a history of thousands of years, has experienced vicissitudes of life, and the people's "national identity" is undoubtedly stronger, and logically speaking, they should be more willing to sacrifice for the country.

But why could the people of Fengyuan City resist the invaders desperately, while the Da Hui people were so "compromising"?

This obviously contradicts the statement of "worth it or not", and if you have to explain it, is it that the "ideological awareness" of the Xin Feng people is higher?

Or is it . . .

"You forgot one thing."

Shaking his head, Wei Changtian replied calmly: "It's hope."

"Hope . . ."

Yang Liu Shi's eyes suddenly widened, although Wei Changtian's answer was very concise, she still understood everything in an instant.

"Although Fengyuan was in crisis at the time, there was still hope, so the people were willing to resist to the death."

"But now the people in Yongding City have no hope at all, so they will be like this . . ."

Muttering to herself, Yang Liu Shi finally understood why Wei Changtian wanted to let the Da Hui army in the city leave.

And the latter also said softly at this time:

"That's right."

"If the city garrison army didn't escape, but put on a posture of defending to the death, I'm afraid the people of Yongding would not be like this now."

"But it's a pity that the city garrison army is no longer under the command of Lu Yuanjin, and coupled with the fact that I gave them a way out, they will naturally escape."

"And once they escape, the people have no other way to go except to plead for Gongsun Yan."

"So now the overall situation has been decided, and it's useless for Chu Xianping to do anything."

"Unless he can make the people believe that they still have—"

"Boom!!!"

Suddenly, a shocking loud noise came from the sky, like rolling waves, drowning out Wei Changtian's unfinished words, as well as the chaotic sounds outside the window.

Frowning, Wei Changtian and Yang Liu Shi looked at each other, and then quickly walked to the window and looked out.

The ground trembled remotely, and the dragon's roar shook the sky.

I saw that the huge Dragon Head Mountain in the distance had been covered by a vast expanse of white mist at some point, and then a long rainbow flying across the sky rose into the sky.

That long rainbow was like a golden waterfall falling straight down from the nine heavens, its momentum magnificent to the point of being unparalleled.

This kind of vision is undoubtedly extremely shocking.

However, this is not the end.

Because just a moment later, a giant dragon soaring through the clouds rushed out of the long rainbow in the astonished eyes of countless people, circling above the Dragon Head Mountain with unparalleled grandeur!

The dragon vein transformed, the divine dragon protects the country!