Fang Yun didn't care about the old woman's screams. Instead, he turned to face the seven soldiers.
"Get up!" Fang Yun shouted angrily. The seven soldiers hurriedly stood up. Two of them swayed and almost fell down. They had to be supported by the people next to them.
The seven soldiers' legs were numb, but they stood up straight.
"Men kneel to the heavens and earth. How can they kneel to a group of fools? Where would I, Jing Ren, put my face? After returning to the army, everyone's merits will be reduced by one level! "
"Yes, sir!" The seven soldiers said in unison.
"I can't hear you!" Fang Yun shouted even louder.
"Yes, sir!" The seven soldiers roared.
At this time, the well-dressed old man woke up. He struggled to sit up and said angrily, "Fang Yun, even if you are Xusheng, you should not commit violence on the street!"
"Only you are allowed to whip the soldiers, but I am not allowed to hit you? Whose reason is that? "Fang Yun sneered.
"I am beating deserters, not soldiers!"
"I am beating idiots, not old people, and definitely not committing violence!" Fang Yun said.
"You … you are bullying people!" The old man was unable to restrain his anger.
"Then what about you?" Fang Yun said indifferently.
"You …"
Fang Yun coldly glanced at the old man and said, "Your children and grandchildren died in battle. You should have received everyone's sympathy, but you used the death of your loved ones as a reason to do whatever you want. You only have your own grief in your eyes. You want those who are not dead to die with you! You will never know that every soldier who comes back from the battlefield carries the lives of their comrades. They carry the kindness of their comrades. If there is a chance, they will not hesitate to die in their place! The reason why they are not dead is because they have a more important mission! Every soldier who comes back from the battlefield can help the imperial court understand the details of the frontlines. They can help the imperial court prepare for the next battle more thoroughly. They can save thousands of soldiers! Not long after, they will continue to carry everything on their shoulders and go into battle to kill the enemy until they die, so that their comrades who are still alive can continue to carry out their last wishes! "
Fang Yun paused for a moment and continued to scold, "You don't care about the lives of your children and grandchildren. You only care about what you have lost. In your eyes, your dead children and grandchildren are nothing more than lost treasures. Therefore, you don't care about what your children and grandchildren have done or wanted to do. You are only here to vent your anger for losing things. You guys came here to cause a ruckus just to get some benefits. As long as you have the slightest bit of affection for your children and grandchildren, you will not insult and beat up these soldiers who have fought side by side with your children and grandchildren. You will not forget how much your children and grandchildren trust them, and you will not harm these brave warriors who may very well die on the battlefield like your children and grandchildren in the near future! "
The seven soldiers were still standing straight, fourteen lines of tears flowing down their faces.
"Mount Liu is playing with power. Do you dare to surround the Liu residence? The officials are incompetent. Do you dare to dye the Imperial Palace in blood? You wouldn't dare! You are a bunch of trash who bully the weak and fear the strong. You know that your children and grandchildren's comrades won't fight back, so you vent your anger on them! You may think that you have sacrificed your children and grandchildren to fight against the barbarians and demons, but that is not the case! Your children and grandchildren are sacrificing themselves, not you. Those who still sympathize with these soldiers are sacrificing themselves, not you! You can cause trouble, you can make a ruckus. You have the right to curse the imperial court, from the monarch to the officials, a thousand times. You can even point at me, Fang Yun, and curse me, Xusheng, for being useless for not being able to save the fallen soldiers. However, you can't insult these soldiers! You are experiencing sorrow, but they are experiencing the world's greatest terror and the most important mission! "
Not only were the seven soldiers crying, but all the captains and generals nearby were secretly wiping their tears.
Fang Yun looked at these old people with a disgusted expression. He raised his chin high and coldly said, "Get out of my way. Don't stop us from going to our deaths!"
After saying that, Fang Yun walked toward the Spring Garden with the seven soldiers following behind him.
Everyone looked at the backs of Fang Yun and the seven soldiers. Suddenly, their vision blurred, as if more and more people were following behind them. In the blink of an eye, there were millions of people following behind them.
These people spoke, sang, walked, and never looked back.
The old people sat on the ground, at a loss.
"Bah!" An old man who was watching spat in disdain and said as he walked, "Fang Xusheng was beaten too lightly! If it were me, I would definitely beat the crap out of you! "
"Wasn't the person who was beaten up by Fang Xusheng a famous gangster in the city thirty years ago? Tsk, tsk. After so many years, he's still a jerk. What's the point of beating up a small soldier? If he had the guts, he should have slapped Mount Liu! "
"They angered Fang Xusheng to the point of teaching him a lesson. You can see how shameless they are."
"Our Jingguo lacks people like Fang Xusheng! So what if he's old? He's old, but he's not that shameless! "
"Our soldiers risked their lives on the frontline, and they still got bullied when they came back. Those who know will think that they're just a bunch of old men, but those who don't know will think that we Jingguo are all ungrateful old bastards!"
"It's a pity for their children and grandchildren."
"It's not a pity! We can't learn from them. Their children and grandchildren are martyrs and righteous people. It has nothing to do with them! "
"Yes! Listen to what Fang Xusheng said at the end. He knew that he was going to die, but he still went. That's what a hero should say! "
"I really look down on these people. They should have just scolded them, but they hit their children. Who doesn't have parents? Why should they be hit?"
"Let's go, let's go. Just looking at them makes me angry."
The crowd chatted as they left.
After a long time, the old people who were causing trouble stood up, looked at each other, and slowly dispersed.
An old woman whispered, "I told you not to come, but you insisted. You angered Fang Xusheng. How can we show our faces in the future?"
The group of old people disappeared in the autumn rain, their faces covered in dirt.
Fang Yun found someone to treat the seven old soldiers while he went to the Spring Garden. He used the Shuidiao Getou to pass through the Moon Gate to Jiangzhou. He explained some things to Yang Yuhuan, then returned to his study to deal with various official matters and letters. The next day, he would review the Capital Army, then go north to Ning 'an to rescue Zhang Poyue.
It was August, and the next month would be the Juren Examinations. Every year after the Juren Examinations, the academies in Xiangzhou would recruit students. The academies in each province would review the compulsory and elective books of all the academies.
Today, the academies sent all kinds of books to Fang Yun for Fang Yun to review.
If it was an ordinary document, Fang Yun would simply read it and hand it over to the Governor's Office or the provincial yamen. However, education was the most important thing. If there was a problem with education in a country, it would inevitably lead to problems in all aspects of the country.
Fang Yun carefully reviewed the books submitted by the academies. When he read the compulsory "Twenty-four Filial Piety", his expression suddenly changed.
Most of the "Twenty-four Filial Piety" advocated proper filial piety and traditional virtues. For example, even after Shun became the Emperor, he still showed filial piety to his parents. For example, there was a man named Tanzi who pretended to be a deer to milk a female deer because his parents were old and needed to drink deer.
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