Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 252: Tai Sui God

The world background of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is the Yuan Dynasty, when the Mongolian Yuan court occupied the Central Plains.

Genghis Khan can be said to have ushered in a new historical period, which was the first time that ethnic minorities unified the Central Court.

Despite the large population of Han people, they were not treated well after the unification. After all, for the Mongols, Han people had to be suppressed. This is actually similar to the Qing Dynasty's exclusion of Han people, but it was more obvious during the Yuan Dynasty.

During the Yuan Dynasty, the Han people were ranked third after the Mongols and Semites. The term Semites originated in the Tang Dynasty and means "all kinds of colors and types", including the Western Regions, Northwestern ethnic groups and Europeans; the Han people were mainly the northern Han ethnic group and northern ethnic groups such as the Jurchen, Khitan, and Goryeo, who were originally under the rule of the Jin Dynasty; the southerners were the fourth class and were under the rule of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Mongolian nobles could enjoy all the property of Han people and other ethnic groups without having to work; killing a Han person only required a fine of the price of a donkey; common people were not even allowed to have names and could only be named according to their generation at birth.

Han officials were required to kneel when speaking to Mongol officials of the same rank, demonstrating a profound lack of respect for their Han counterparts, let alone their superiors. Mongol officials were the top officials in every department, while Han Chinese could only serve as deputies. Even talented individuals were not considered eligible for such positions. Many local officials were hereditary Mongol descendants. There was virtually no upward mobility for Han intellectual elites.

The Mongols, who came from the steppes, were not well educated and therefore had no interest in Confucian scholars. The imperial examinations were just a formality and would never allow Han Chinese to become high-ranking officials.

The path to the imperial examination was too narrow, so they resorted to writing plays. The Mongols were illiterate, and watching opera was a great pleasure. Therefore, the flourishing of Yuan opera during the Yuan Dynasty was partly due to the general lack of knowledge and inability to understand the script. However, the Mongols ruled in a hierarchical manner, with Confucian scholars ranked ninth, with nine Confucian scholars ranked ninth and ten beggars ranked ninth. This led to the decline of civilization and the collapse of rituals and music. Precisely because the Mongols had little control over the written language, the Manchus during the Qing Dynasty were deeply influenced by Chinese culture, and their poetry and songs could be criticized for flaws, leading to widespread literary inquisitions. However, the Mongols could not understand Chinese characters, so literary inquisitions were naturally avoided.

Li Weidong had no good impression of these Mongolians at all. No matter how powerful Li Weidong was, it could not change the idea that he was a Han Chinese. He had no good feelings towards these Mongolians who slaughtered Han people.

Therefore, when marking the good and evil values, the deterrence of these Mongolian people is increased tenfold, which means that as long as they kill a Han person, the deterrence on their heads will increase by ten.

If you look up from the sky over the Yuan Dynasty, you can see many red areas. That's where the Yuan army camps were. Every soldier's hands were stained with the blood of the Han people. Yuan soldiers who weren't stained with Han blood were rare. It's not that there weren't any. After all, with such a large court and such a large army, there must be kind-hearted people. But compared to the soldiers who killed Han people, these people were too rare. It's not an exaggeration to say that they were a drop in the bucket. This is only the ones who killed Han people. If you count those who bullied Han people, then these Mongols were basically wiped out. After all, the system established by the Yuan court clearly didn't regard Han people as human beings, and they had been oppressing and persecuting Han people.

However, Li Weidong did not do anything else. He believed that Yunque and Wusong would understand what he meant. After all, my value has increased tenfold. If Yunque and Wusong stayed behind, it would not be just the two of them. In order to practice the Nine Revolutions Profound Art, Yun would definitely not ask any more questions. As long as there was an evil light on their heads, they would be killed. He did not have time to chat with them now.

As for Wu Song, he's a self-defeating egomaniac. Even Shi Naian, the author of Water Margin, wrote ten fascinating stories about him. Superheroes experience redemption and desolation, but Wu Song doesn't. From beginning to end, even with a knife at his throat, Wu Song maintains his unwavering resolve, insisting he's always right and never backs down.

Some people say that he killed innocent people indiscriminately, and some people say that he was arrogant and rampant. It is true that he has a strong sense of justice in his heart, but this sense of justice comes from his own cognition.

Wu Song has never been a person who lives by the opinions of others. He does not rely on others to flatter him and is not afraid of being criticized. This confidence and heroism make people have to admire him.

On Jingyang Ridge, the waiter, upon seeing Wu Song asking for wine, repeatedly warned him, "Brave man, three bowls is enough to get you past the mountain!" But Wu Song turned a deaf ear to the warning and drank eighteen bowls in one breath, which made the waiter worried. However, Wu Song sat firmly at the table, patted the magic sword on his body, turned around and was about to go up the mountain without hesitation. When the waiter heard this, he became anxious and said, "There is a tiger on the mountain."

But Wu Song refused to believe it and ignored all the warnings along the way. If he really encountered a tiger, others would probably think that it was all over and would just lie down and pretend to be dead. But when Wu Song saw the tiger, he didn't even think about whether he could beat it. Instead, he had only one thought in his mind: either you die or I live!

Afterwards, Wu Song picked up his fists and started fighting with the tiger. He beat the tiger until all its strength was exhausted. After pouncing, lifting, and chopping with its axe, the tiger was pressed to the ground and rubbed by Wu Song. With such ruthlessness and such a spirit of not admitting defeat, no matter whether it was a tiger or a difficulty, they all had to lie down obediently when they came to Wu Song.

After successfully killing the tiger, the county magistrate rewarded Wu Song with 1000 strings of cash. You know, 1000 strings of cash was a lot of money at that time. Wu Song distributed all the money to the hunters in the mountains and did not take a penny for himself. If this happened to someone else, he would brag about it for three days and three nights.

"I am Wu Song, a tiger-slaying hero. A thousand strings of cash are enough for me to boast for the rest of my life."

But Wu Song didn't. After returning from killing the tiger, he didn't even bother to brag about it. He was so objective, without any boasting. He just said he beat the tiger to death with a punch and kick. What he wanted to brag about was not the fact that he killed the tiger, but that he didn't care about other people's praise. In his eyes, I am just that awesome! But it's nothing great. He doesn't care about money, and he doesn't care about fame. He can take it and let it go, and he dares to fight and is willing to give up. This kind of free and easy attitude is really not something that everyone can do!
Wu Song also has another important thing to do, which is to avenge his brother. His brother Wu Da was killed by that adulterous couple, Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing. When Wu Song heard this, he said nothing. Without saying a word, he went straight to the point and knocked down the adulterous couple. According to common sense, other people would have to be hesitant and pull back and forth to make a plan, but Wu Song's style is simple and rough. He solves all problems with fists and kicks. He is not concerned about worldly face and worldly loyalty, but because he can't suppress the anger in his heart that must be done. He never cares about what others think of him. He only recognizes the morality in his heart. As for loyalty and righteousness, Wu Song is a real believer. He does not rely on others' advocacy and does not listen to other people's gossip. Even if the emperor wants to stop him, he will do it.

Li Weidong was very confident in Wu Song's character. He didn't need to remind Wu Song because he could get the job done.

(End of this chapter)