Every time I wake up, I take the blame for the villain

111. The Legacy of the Three Kings of Jianwang (VII)

With one palm strike, Jiang Chen pushed all the people who were surrounded at the door to the door of the inn. The old wooden door creaked and shook twice, but it still stubbornly held on under such a fierce palm wind.

When Hu Ermo, who was trapped here, saw this back, his eyes lit up and he said in surprise, "Wang...ah, Valley Master, you are finally back!"

Jiang Chen's eyebrows moved slightly.

The evil people inside looked at each other and scratched their heads. When they heard that the boss who had led them to hold on for three days and one night was calling the Valley Master, they all followed suit and cheered in unison, "Valley Master! Valley Master! Valley Master!"

Originally, they all thought they would die, but they didn't expect to see their allies again. Although these people were not familiar with the appearance of the so-called new leader of the Evil Valley, the fact that he came to rescue them despite the siege and did not give up on them was enough to make these people feel sentimental.

Many times, the so-called evil people are very loyal.

I don't know who threw a piece of wooden flute to Jiang Chen, but he didn't say anything. When the art of the mortal world was used, those with weak minds would have already fallen into the past and gone crazy.

Tiance was still good, but the people of Shence were mixed, and soon they became confused.

Jiang Chen's arrival undoubtedly gave the remaining dozens of people another dose of heart-strengthening, until half a day later, they joined the almost unscathed 800-plus people of the righteous road led by Miliguli.

Everyone seemed like a bloody man, with tattered bodies, much more miserable than the Dirty Clothes Sect of the Beggar Gang.

The sky seemed to be bright red, and I don't know if it was the lava outside the Liefengji or the endless blood here.

...

The coalition forces were defeated?

A complete defeat.

Rumors in the rivers and lakes.

But it was not groundless.

Li Chengen was still a guest in the Evil Valley with corpses everywhere, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

Qin Yiyan stayed in the reserve army, and after receiving the news of the defeat in the front, he could no longer sit still.

Many of the surviving Shen Ce generals have been "safely" sent out, but there are still few traces of Tian Ce people.

Several Tian Ce soldiers who were "rescued" by the Shen Ce brothers said with tears and snot that the general was determined to cut off their retreat in order to open a bloody path for them.

Qin Yiyan knew what Li Chengen was thinking. He probably felt sorry for the sacrificed soldiers and the royal family, so...

As for Shen Ce... at the critical moment of life and death...

He stared at the panicked Shen Ce young generals and snorted from his nose.

They got a bargain for nothing!

I'm afraid that these 20,000 people are not as good as Tian Ce's 1,000.

Qin Yiyan decided to meet Wang Yifeng in person. No matter what the general Li Chengen was like, he should take him back to Chang'an, otherwise, Qin Yiyan would have no face to see the emperor again.

Guo Ziyi hesitated and persuaded him, but Qin Yiyan still stepped into this beacon fire.

He has always been proud of Tian Ce, which protects the interests of the Li Tang royal family. He is also determined that the world is either black or white.

In fact, before this, he had never seen anyone who could make such absurd statements as human nature is evil so reasonable.

He had never seen anyone in the world who would be so indifferent to all living beings.

The battle was so fierce, and the blood flowed like a river, but Wang Yifeng was really like an outsider, indifferent to such a matter of life and death.

He came for Li Chengen.

He couldn't just leave Li Chengen here.

Even if this was a sea of fire and swords, he had to go through it.

Miliguli captured this man without hesitation, and Qin Yiyan didn't struggle much.

When Miliguli sent him to the Liefeng Jixue Demon Hall, Jiang Chen sat cross-legged in front of the desk, flipping through a silk book.

"Qin is here to make a deal with the Valley Master."

Jiang Chen put down the book and was not surprised by his arrival. He thought of the piles of corpses in the vegetable field, and a thousand thoughts flashed through his mind, but he said calmly, "Oh?"

"We will withdraw our troops. The Valley Master released the soldiers who were not dead yet."

"..." Jiang Chen paused, "General Qin is too naive?"

Qin Yiyan was not angry, and calmly analyzed the current situation. He said, "The Valley Master is not a foolish and reckless person. He should know the current situation. If the Valley Master still values this place, he should negotiate peace as soon as possible."

Jiang Chen already had the answer in his mind, but he still said calmly, "Today's peace talks, who knows what will happen tomorrow?"

"Does the Valley Master think that you, the Evil Valley, can defeat the million-strong army of the Tang Dynasty?"

"The ups and downs of the world often turn from a peak to a trough."

"Why doesn't the Valley Master use the term 'prosperity and decline' to describe the Evil Valley?"

"..."

"Because, I am not Li Longji."

Qin Yiyan looked ugly.

This name... really shouldn't be called casually...

Really... really disrespectful...

Also, what does it mean to rise to the top and then decline? ? ?

"...Does the Valley Master really think that the Valley of Evil should continue to exist?"

Jiang Chen said slowly, "People often say that evil people are no longer human beings, and they should be killed without mercy. Haven't you heard that a white horse is not a horse?"

Qin Yiyan immediately understood his inner meaning. People admit that evil people are not human beings, just like a white horse is not a horse. According to Wang Yifeng's words, this phrase is also true when used in the right way. Good and bad, when applied to people, have already been separated from the scope of people. Evil people are not human beings, and good people are not human beings. Therefore, it will return to the previous question, that is, everyone is human, why can't we live...

Qin Yiyan said, "Whether good or bad, everyone is human. Good and bad are just a kind of modification of human behavior, just a limitation. In essence, they still cannot escape the essence of human beings. Isn't it sophistry for Valley Master Wang to refute that a white horse is not a horse?"

Jiang Chen said, "Then why do people in the world say that evil people are just like beasts? The lives of righteous teachers are like killing chickens and sheep. It is natural and justified, and there is no need for any reason or mercy? There is no mercy and tolerance, and there is no need for mercy and mercy. What's the difference?"

"That's because what many people in the Valley of the Wicked have done is worse than animals."

"People regard animals and birds as beasts, who knows if animals and birds regard us as beasts!" Jiang Chen looked at the crows outside the window and said coldly, "Mortals treat birds and beasts with a superior eye, isn't it just like you, a righteous person? Valley of the Wicked?”

He withdrew his gaze and focused on the Tao Te Ching. "Is there any real good or evil in the world? Both your hands and mine are stained with the blood of the same kind. Today you kill me and I will kill you tomorrow. It is normal." There is no distinction between good and evil in human nature. Many people who think they are righteous believe that everything is for survival, and they will pursue whatever is beneficial to them. "

"Master Wang Valley used to be the son of an aristocratic family, but now he is just blinded by hatred. It is wrong to say that people are greedy for profit and greed for life."

The hall fell into silence.

Outside the door, Xiao Yao'er and Mili Guli stood outside the window and listened. At this time, they looked at each other speechlessly, looking around for a while, and they all sighed.

Sure enough, the Valley Master's words are not as good as his fists and kicks. If I had known this, it would be better to blast this person out directly.

Having said that, the Valley Master has been silent for so long, could he be persuaded by Xiao Tiance...

Xiao Yaoer immediately frowned, stood up straight, and pricked up his ears.

On the peak outside the strong wind, the yellow leaves of the trees fell into the lava. Before they were touched, they were ignited by the hot fire and turned into ashes. When it fell into the red lava, it had no impact at all.

The life-eating hot lava slowly flows outside the gale, just as it always has.

For a long time, Jiang Chen just laughed without meaning.

This chuckle made everyone understand his position.

Qin Yiyan frowned. He knew that the person in front of him didn't agree with his words at all.

"Since Qin entered the valley, from what he saw along the way, he knew that the Valley Master was also an extraordinary person. Although the Valley of Evil is full of villains, they all admired the Valley Master very much. From the time Qin came here, countless people wanted to kill Qin. He was immediately cut down by the knife. Their eyes looked at Qin. They all wanted to eat my flesh and sleep on my skin, but they didn't do anything to Qin. This girl tied Qin directly to the owner of the valley, but did she get the order in advance? Nowadays, there is such a majestic person in the Valley of Evil. Although the Valley of Evil is rumored to be free and easy, it still has to abide by the rules of the Valley Owner. How is this different from the laws of the country? ? If others violate the rules of the grain owner, they will be punished. Should the grain owner also be responsible for violating the national laws? The book "Wuzhi" once said, "Xia uses force to break the ban! Today's emperor is merciful to the Jianghu and does not prohibit the affairs of the Jianghu. However, people like Wang Guzhu repeatedly kill people and disrupt the law. How can they be inferior to thieves?"

Jiang Chen listened to him quite calmly, and even praised him calmly, "General Qin is really a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. Unfortunately, General Qin knew what Han Fei said: Confucianism disrupts law with literature, and chivalry disrupts prohibition with martial arts. . Do you know that he once advocated that human nature is evil? As for the Valley of Evil, there are no rules here. Everyone is willing to listen to me, just because your attack harms the interests of this place, and I am protecting the interests of this place. . General, why bother arguing with me? Li Chengen... Humph, what will happen if you lose your troops like this?"

The words reached outside the house, and everyone took it seriously. Anyway, Valley of the Wicked has always been impersonal. Whoever has the biggest fist is the boss. Only now that this disaster has occurred, everyone knows how to unite and protect this place. Therefore, what he said was so inhumane, but it was in line with the requirements of the Valley of the Wicked. The people here, in fact, have long given up hope in human relationships.

He paused for a moment and said in a rather playful tone, "Will he let you live?"

Distinguish between good and evil and right from wrong with him?

What is in line with one's own interests is good, and behavior that harms one's own interests is evil.

It is right and wrong to speak freely in the human heart, but everyone knows that the human heart also has biases of liking and disliking.

There is no right or wrong way to do things in this world. It just depends on the perspective of the person who evaluates them.

Being answered like this, Qin Yiyan suddenly didn't know how to answer. Qin Yiyan looked at the cold and frosty man in white clothes in front of him. From his eyes, he could only see the kind of indifference and ruthlessness that was seen in the world. Such a look should not appear on the face of such a young man. Even if he is a vicissitudes of life, he may not have such a look.

Being looked at by his eyes like this, it seemed as if all the dark pain in my heart was being pulled away, as if every thought was being exposed to the world. Qin Yiyan unconsciously avoided such sight and remained silent.

"Human beings are originally good by nature. It's just that the environment has cultivated different people and induced evil causes. If people were evil by nature... how could the world be so peaceful?"

Jiang Chen picked up a book on the table and said, "Existence and non-being complement each other, difficulty and ease complement each other, long and short complement each other, high and low complement each other, sounds harmonize, and follow each other, forever. Without such self-righteous goodness, how could there be anything? What the world calls evil?”

"As long as the saints die, the thieves will continue."

"..."

"In the past, I traveled around with my mentor. I once met a woman. She saved a man, but in the end, he let this man massacre ten thousand people in the city. Do you think this is good or evil?"

Qin Yiyan didn't dare to answer easily. After a long while, he said, "This is evil."

"Oh?" Jiang Chen was noncommittal.

"Her actions killed many people."

"Then the general says that he will die without saving his life?"

Qin Yiyan frowned tightly and said tangledly, "This is about sacrificing the small to protect the big."

"For the evil deeds he will do in the future, the general will be ruthlessly stained with blood. Is this good or evil?"

"...is good."

"Both are killing people, one will die more and the other will die less. For the sake of the many, a few will be given up. Is it because the general is pursuing the maximization of interests?"

yes……

The only answer is yes.

Qin Yiyan was speechless.

"General Qin, for a long time, I have had a doubt in my mind that cannot be answered. Today I would like to ask the general for advice."

Qin Yiyan looked at his expression and felt inexplicably that he had caused a big trouble for himself. A voice in his heart made him not want to listen to Jiang Chen anymore.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, put down the book in his hand, and said quietly, "Was Taizong Li Shimin good or evil? He ruled the world in peace, but he killed his brother and imprisoned his father."

Qin Yiyan's face turned green and white. This period of history was, after all, a dark history that Taizong could not cover up. Can he say that the late emperor was kind? I'm afraid that Wang Yifeng will say that he is blind again. Can he say that the late emperor is evil? How could he, as a minister, evaluate the late emperor's faults?

So sharp...

Can you change someone?

Can we not talk about the late emperor of this dynasty?

In front of a loyal minister like me, you have Li Longji on your left and Li Shimin on your right. Are you going to rebel?

But Qin Yiyan really couldn't explain this matter. Good and evil, right and wrong...

Do people really only live for profit?

It seems that there are indeed many things that are linked to interests.

"but……"

His voice changed, and after pausing for a long time, he finally got to what he wanted to talk about.

Qin Yiyan was a little discouraged after being rejected repeatedly. Now seeing a turn of events, his eyes lit up as expected, "But what?"

"If the general can help me find something, I'm willing to let him go..."

Qin Yiyan: "?"