Chapter 526: Rebellious Morning Star
Chapter 526: Rebellious Morning Star
"Just after dawn, Ritsuka received shocking news."
"Spartacus and several villagers are heading towards Xianyang!"
"This will undoubtedly be considered an act of rebellion. In order to bring Spartacus back, Ritsuka quickly led Mashu, Jing Ke, and Mordred to chase after them."
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"Speaking of which, is this really okay? Isn't it said that we can't leave the village and farmland that raised us?"
"In Spartacus's army, the people were as leisurely as ever. They didn't even understand what they were supposed to do, and then they were led out by Spartacus."
"No problem," Spartacus said with a smile. "No matter what system, ethics, or laws, they can't stop the pace of freedom! You have to forge your own path!"
"But it's precisely because His Majesty loves us that he has granted us farmland and elixirs." Another farmer scratched his head. Is this also a bondage?"
Spartacus grinned: "If those in power oppress you in the name of love, you should show your love by rebelling!"
"But we're not oppressed, are we?" The farmers didn't understand what he was saying. They were clearly living a good life.
“It doesn’t matter. As long as we communicate and keep moving forward, you’ll eventually understand.” Spartacus, fully displaying his berserker nature, refused to listen. “Come, let’s set out to the oppressor’s capital!”
“Capital, speaking of which, I’ve heard that there’s something called ‘art’ in the capital where His Majesty the Emperor resides.”
““Art… is that the thing called ‘poetry’ that Sister Jing Ke read to us?””
The young men in the crowd were excited: "I want to hear more poetry! I want to see the scenery of the capital!"
"Well, let's set off! Sing the song of liberation as we march forward!" Spartacus laughed wildly.
"This guy is a complete rebel. The people are clearly living well, yet he's leading them in rebellion! Isn't this sending them to their deaths?"
Zhang Liang frowned, somewhat dissatisfied.
In his opinion, those people were already living a life like gods, without having to worry about food!
Even in the Han Dynasty where they lived, many landlords could not live such a good life!
(The founding emperor once wrote in his memoirs that when he was young, his father would ask farm workers for help and feed them well, but he, his son, had nothing to eat because the farm workers were responsible for the work and he, his son, could not do it. This is a manifestation of the cruel exploitation of the feudal system.)
(On the other hand, this also shows that many small and medium-sized landowners don’t live as luxuriously as we imagine… On the contrary, they also have times when they go hungry and don’t have enough to eat.)
(Another example is Xiahou Yuan, who starved his own son to death in order to take care of his deceased brother's daughter, Zhang Fei's wife. Xiahou Yuan's family was not ordinary wealthy! You can imagine how difficult it was to have enough food in ancient times.)
"Perhaps, in the eyes of that Spartacus, as long as there is an emperor's rule, it is a form of oppression!"
"What are you talking about? Institutions, ethics, and laws are all oppression of freedom! Brother, we also need to think about how to govern the world after overthrowing the Han Dynasty. We can't oppress the people anymore."
Zhang Bao seemed to have already felt that they would definitely be able to overthrow the Han Dynasty.
After all, they had secretly contacted the 800,000 Yellow Turban Army!
How many troops did the Han Dynasty have? Let's say 600,000.
Eight hundred thousand versus six hundred thousand, the advantage is on my side!
"..." Zhang Jue pondered, "I always feel that Spartacus's words are too extreme... If there are no systems, ethics, or laws, then will no one care about brother-sister marriage? Will there be no legal consequences for random murder? Yes, his ideas are very problematic!"
Freedom without any institutional constraints is not freedom at all; it will only lead to an uncontrollable hell!
You think you have unconstrained freedom and can do whatever you want.
It's practically unconstrained freedom. If someone wants to kill your whole family, they can kill your whole family!
Sure enough, the so-called berserker is just brainless.
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"Just as Spartacus was about to lead everyone forward, Ritsuka, Mashu, Mordred, and Jing Ke finally caught up."
"Wait, wait, wait! Do you really think things will go so smoothly? You rebellious fool!" Mordred cursed.
Jing Ke also asked, "You embarked on this journey without even saying hello. You are quite heartless, aren't you?"
"I, Spartacus, will seize the antidote to the poison that tormented Lixiang and the captain with my hammer of justice!" Spartacus roared, "If you doubt my righteousness, just sit and wait. Come, embrace the oppressors, embrace the First Emperor! With all your heart, march towards Xianyang!"
"Please stop, Spartacus!" Ritsuka said urgently, standing in front of everyone.
"But unfortunately, it doesn't make any sense."
"Sure enough, the 'use your fists to keep him from standing up' kind of teaching method really works!" Mordred charged at Spartacus with a sinister grin."
"Jing Ke and Mashu followed suit, and the four of them immediately engaged in a fierce battle."
"Watching the chaotic fight between the four, the young man in the village casually shouted, 'Go ahead, Spartacus!'"
"The farmers were also quite leisurely watching the show."
"But why did Master Spartacus want to fight with Big Sister and the others?"
“Who knows?”
"The four of them fought for an hour, but there's still no winner!"
"At that moment, Nezha, who had stayed behind, suddenly rushed over and said, "Stop! This is an emergency, and now is not the time to fight!"
"Nezha?" Mashu paused, surprised. "Why are you here? Aren't you staying here?"
"Qin Liangyu, you went back on your word and stole the Shadow Border. Holmes, let me take this..." Nezha took out the box containing the spirit portrait.
"Hey! How did it come to this? You were here! Did you just stand there and watch the enemy take the city?!" Mordred scolded.
Nezha's eyes turned red. "I don't want to do that either, but Holmes said, don't let me fight, and let me send this here immediately."
"She's in a lot of trouble too. She's never escaped without a fight before in her life!"
"Everyone, please don't blame Nezha. Since Holmes has made such a judgment, it means that the situation is still under their control." Ritsuka stopped Mordred.
"She was thinking, perhaps Holmes felt that if a real battle broke out around Shadow Border, they might be completely destroyed by Xiang Yu!"
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