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But he has more or less his own ethics. He usually handles government affairs in a regular manner, and he is less corrupt. Although he is not very diligent, he is not lazy, and he is not strict with the people, but he is not harsh.

Even so, it also brought Gao Tansheng the reputation of being a clean and honest official and guarding the people!

The Confucianism of this era, which emphasizes benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, is still the mainstream of society and the benchmark of behavior for many people. Although there are still countless corrupt officials, there are also many officials who are clean and self-sufficient.

Different from the later Ming and Qing Dynasties, Confucianism became a package, and only interests were seen in the eyes, with no benevolence, righteousness and morality, shameless, indecent, despicable and dirty, which is the essence of most officials.

The glorious period of Confucianism was actually the Han Dynasty. Although the other schools of culture were suppressed, there were also many great Confucianists with strong character, knowledge, and knowledge.

During the Tang Dynasty, Confucianism was still carried on.

The real degeneration of Confucianism was firstly caused by Zhao Song's policy of suppressing martial arts and promoting, and then starting with Zhu Xi's cannibalism, the core ideas of Confucianism were gradually abandoned.

After the Southern Song Dynasty, great Confucian scholars who could cultivate a noble and upright spirit became increasingly rare.

By the Ming Dynasty, people all over the world regarded themselves as Confucianism, but the real Confucianism was only superficial.

After the Song Dynasty, everyone claimed to be a member of Confucius and Mencius, but few of them were true Confucianists. They were just pretending to be saints!

Of course, there are exceptions in any era, and there are great Confucians like Tianxiang and Wang Yangming.

However, compared with the general trend of society, Confucianism hardly existed after the Song Dynasty!

After talking a lot of nonsense, let's go back to Mr. Gao, the governor of Xiangzhou.

Gao Tansheng, as a traditional person, has a bit of righteousness in his heart, and his conscience is still there. After hearing about Uncle Ma's evil deeds of eating children, he was furious, and immediately beheaded the personnel sent by Uncle Ma to deliver orders.

Chapter 125 The Rage in Front of the Battle

But Gao Tansheng didn't have the confidence to deal with Ma Shumou's revenge. Although there were thousands of people in the city to help him, how could the people contend against the army?

What's more, Ma Shumou was once a powerful general in the army, and it is said that his arms have the strength of a thousand catties!

At this time, I was overjoyed to see the famous purple-faced king Xiong Kuo Hai coming to help on Taihang Mountain.

"Thank you for the brave men who came from afar to help. Uncle Mamou's dog thief is coming, please enter the city quickly and defend against the enemy together!"

After finishing speaking, he ordered the left and right to go to open the city gate.

While the people in the city were waiting for the gate to open, there were bursts of exclamations from the city.

"The thief is here!"

Han Dong looked in the direction of the sound, and saw that a mile away, there was a lot of dust, and thousands of soldiers and horses were galloping towards this side.

The smoke and dust billowed, and the sound of people shouting and neighing continued to be heard.

In the middle of the front of the soldiers and horses, a large flag was fluttering in the wind, with a big letter written on it.

It turned out that Ma Shumou's soldiers and horses arrived just at this time, and the people in the city saw it first and exclaimed.

Gao Tansheng obviously saw it too, and hurriedly shouted at the top of the city:

"Heroes, all heroes, the thief is coming, please enter the city quickly!"

Xiong Kuohai naturally also saw the soldiers and horses in the distance, glanced disapprovingly, raised his head and said to Gao Tansheng on the city:

"Gao Inspector, close the city gate, wait for my old man to take off Ma Shumou's dog's head, and then come to drink and talk with you!"

After finishing speaking, Xiong Kuohai raised the hatchet with both hands, and with a little force on his feet, he pinched the horse.

Xiong Kuohai's riding skills are excellent, without using the rein, he easily turned the horse's head, and roared at the attacking soldiers and horses:

"Brothers, follow me to pick off the head of Uncle Ma's dog thief!"

With the sound of "driving", Xiong Kuo Hai took the lead and rushed towards the three thousand soldiers.

The hundred bandits who followed had blind confidence in Xiong Kuo Hai, and were not afraid of the might of the enemy. They followed behind Xiong Kuo Hai, brandishing their weapons, and rushed forward shouting.

After Han Dong went to the Taihang Mountains, he also practiced riding for a while, but he was still not good at riding, and his movements were a beat slower than those of the bandits.

When he turned his horse's head, Xiong Kuo Hai and the bandits had already rushed several feet away.

However, the good horse under Han Dong's seat was much faster than the poor horses of the bandits and a few good horses. With repeated accelerations, they soon caught up with the crowd, and only fell behind Xiongkuohai.

Xiong Kuohai took the lead, and the horse under his seat was astonishingly fast, and soon came to the front of the three thousand army horses.

Raising the huge ax in his hand, Xiong Kuohai roared:

"I am the majestic sea in the Taihang Mountains, which one is Uncle Ma's murderer, come and die quickly!"

The voice was so loud that everyone on the battlefield heard it.

Although riding alone, it does not diminish the momentum of the majestic sea!

Hearing the roar of Xiong Kuo Hai, the officers and soldiers on the opposite side stopped for a while, but were quickly scolded by the leader and rushed towards Xiong Kuo Hai.

With 3000 troops approaching, everyone shouted and neighed, and everyone held up their weapons, facing the cold light of the blade. Only when they were on the scene did they know the power of the battlefield.

It was the first time for Han Dong to fight a real army. Infected by the atmosphere of the battlefield, he couldn't help becoming excited. Holding the rein in one hand and the blood shadow gun in the other, he rode forward.

Controlling the horse, Han Dong followed Xiong Kuo Hai and charged head-on at the enemy formation.

The leader of the other party saw Xiong Kuohai rushing over alone, and while ordering his soldiers to keep moving forward, he said a few words to the surroundings.

The distance was too far, and the battlefield was filled with smoke and dust. Han Dong couldn't see the face of the leader, let alone hear what he said.

A moment later, an officer dressed as a general rode a good horse, holding a long gun in both hands, and greeted Xiong Kuohai, shouting loudly:

"Where did the bandits come from, how courageous, I am"

Facing this general, Xiong Kuo Hai rode his horse non-stop, and met him head-on, galloping like a strong wind, and soon collided with him.

At the moment when they were about to hit each other, Xiong Kuohai put away his double axes, clamped his legs, turned his horse slightly, and passed by the opponent. At the same time, with one hand, he grabbed his leg and pulled the general Get off your horse.

The general who was speaking was caught in the air by Xiong Kuohai, and he couldn't speak at once.

Holding the general with one hand, Xiong Kuohai stared angrily, and shouted:

"I want to kill Uncle Ma and seek out the dog thief, why are you running out here?"

After finishing speaking, the other hand stretched out, grabbed the other leg of the general, and exerted force with both hands.

"Bah!"

Xiong Kuohai let out a roar.

"thorn"