In the wilderness of Runzhou, Zheng Anping, an old villager who is more than a year old, lay down in the flying dust with a gray head and face. With the muddy eyes that have been confused by the dust, the old tears watched the chicken flying and the dog jumping in front of him. The scene of crying and crying, grief and sorrow are extremely high and shout out:
"God, why is this so... We are the righteous people who welcome the king."
The incense table placed at the forefront has been overturned, and countless feet are stepped on torn apart, and together with the flowers, fruits and meats above, it has turned into a color like dust;
As for the ceremonial welcoming ceremony, the big cyan cow has been stabbed with a knife and fell on the ground, spurting blood and wailing and twitching, and the wine jars covered with silk cloth under several picks were also overturned wantonly. After kicking and cracking, it flowed all over the ground.
As for the elders and elders greeted by the team, the male members were all pressed to the ground, regardless of age, and some young and strong who tried to struggle and distinguish were beaten with blood and fell to the ground.
However, it was the turn of those women who had been frightened by this accident and sat on the ground with their legs and feet paralyzed, crying, crying, or shouting; including one of the dozen or so aunts, daughters-in-laws, daughters, and nieces he was able to persuade. The genus were all pulled away by these officers and soldiers like wolves and tigers, crying and crying face to face.
Among them, there are few delays and resistances, and the light ones will be scolded by the officers and soldiers, and the heavy ones will drag their hair and shave their ears and beat them down until they become swollen and unconscious. And those young women who were still purple were surrounded by officers and soldiers on the spot to move their feet.
And Zheng Anping, who saw this scene with his own eyes, felt like a knife in his heart. I don’t know how deeply regretful and painful he was; why he suddenly lost his heart and believed the rumors that came in privately and came to welcome Where's Master Wang
As a villager, he was originally from Nanyang, the host country of Shannan, to escape the war. The ancestor was the general of the prime minister's house in the middle and middle years; he was honoured to follow the master's surname.
Therefore, when he came to him, he did not feel proud that he was proud of the Xiaobaifang of the Xingyang Zheng family in the lineage of the five surnames, Qiwang and the prime minister, separated by unknown ancestors and the same surname, and he was always awake to the younger generations of his family. .
But because it is a foreigner, the age of staying in the place is only one or two generations. Therefore, although it is commonly known as wealthy in the local area, there are not so many reasons for being questioned and investigated; it has also been able to escape the inevitable catastrophe of the wealthy and superior people in most villages.
But for those surnames who were humiliated and degraded by the parade and public trial, and then hanged to death or beheaded and hung on the wall, he still couldn't help feeling sad for those dead rabbits and foxes, and often cursed and complained privately for these peaceful thieves.
After all, these long-standing homes of good-for-nothings and first-for-most households are not the objects of his family's dream of fighting day and night. Therefore, he once thought of relying on his and his children and grandchildren to work hard from generation to generation, and eventually he would accept it and become one of them.
As a result, after the Taiping thief came, everything was over. He urged his sons and grandchildren to study and apply for exams, and he was able to be among the local big family, the dream of the Hao surname Shijia, and he was completely stillborn under the brutal methods that scared people. .
Therefore, after generations of high-class people in the township have almost been wiped out, or after their families have been cut off, and their clans have been scattered; those villagers who don’t know a single word are at a loss, they still think of the qualifications of him. Old people who are enough but able to read and write are introduced as temporary leaders in the village. .
However, although he was recommended by the villagers to carry out daily negotiations and contacts with the peaceful thieves; and from this, the people near the water gained a lot of tangible and intangible benefits in the process of money, food, taxes, and civil service. But in his heart, he never forgets the great surnames and the good days of the Shijia family.
In private, I never forget to lament and talk with my family about when and when will the reinstatement of Wang Shi be ushered in, so that everything will return to the original right track and the excellent situation dictated by the dignity and inferiority. Therefore, he also severely flogged and punished those grandchildren who deliberately or unintentionally took advantage of the thieves.
Therefore, when he finally confirmed that the Huainan official army was about to fight, and the peaceful thieves also rushed to abandon the long-running farm and escape, Yang Feng Yin violated the other people’s suggestion to escape, and persuaded most people in the village. The purpose of staying is to seek the initiative of welcoming the officers and soldiers.
In the selfishness he had originally expected, his sincere expressions and actions were somewhat useful and helpful in the eyes of the officers and soldiers;
After all, in the local area, the top-dressed households and the situational households have been mutilated by the thieves; shouldn’t it be a good time for him, a loyal and righteous man with a heart for the court, to rise in response to the times and take his place
Maybe it makes the high officials in the royal masters look good and feel comfortable, and maybe they can make a few blank notices, so that his children and grandchildren will get past the situation in the country and become a city. One of the decently dressed households in the town.
Then the reality at this moment was like giving him a stick, and he fell into the dust of despair and sorrow; there was no longer any chance of turning over. Thinking of this, Zheng Anping, who was furious, spit out a mouthful of blood and fainted, but he also escaped more unbearable things in the future.
When Zheng Anping regained consciousness, he found that he was no longer lying at the intersection where he was greeted, but returned to the village where he lived. It was only the sound of crying and wailing that reverberated in the air, and Burnt smell from fireworks.
"This is the village elder? It seems to be useless..."
A majestic general who was riding on a horse and wearing a white cloak on his head was a little disappointed looking at Zheng Anping who was desolately placed by the wall. He turned to the other officers and soldiers who had brought the people back and rebuked loudly:
"It's all you bastards. At any rate, you come out to the corresponding place in person. How can you treat each other rudely? At any rate, you can ask for the reason and then deal with it... Why don't you send people home soon..."
Hearing these words, Zheng Anping couldn't help but wriggle his lips, trying to struggle to show his feelings. Maybe it was a misunderstanding at the beginning, maybe this is an opportunity to negotiate and redeem;
Then he suddenly caught a glimpse of the women who were unclothed, hoarse and walking corpses. He couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart; because several of his family's female relatives were among them, and they were all covered in them. It was dust and mud, as well as broken wounds.
He loves the little daughter who is not yet a man, and half of her face is swollen and purple and she can't see her eyes at all; but Zheng Anping is lucky enough to try hard, maybe she can't save others, and can report her own. Human life is good.
"will...."
However, before he could say a few words, someone rushed over and fell back on the ground desperately, begging and crying:
"Let's do the main thing, change the child's mother to me... I will offer your tablet..."
Before he finished his words, he saw that the general's complexion changed slightly, and the impatiently lifting the reins immediately took a step, and everything came to an abrupt end with a dull puff, and then he turned his head and said to the left and right with a cold smile :
"What nonsense is this guy talking about..."
And seeing this tragic scene with my own eyes, the spark of hope that suddenly rose in Zheng Anping's heart was quickly extinguished again. After a while, he was pushed into the open old mansion.
The old servant who fell to the ground for many years almost tripped him to the ground with his stiff and dead corpse. Then more sporadic corpses went from the outside to the inside, some of them were servants of his family, and some of them were members of the tribe.
It seems that no matter whether you resist or hide, you can't escape the result. In the side courtyard, there was a corpse hanging in the air, which made him retreat and exit. It was his wife who was a widow who lived at home and kept birth control for a few years.
"Although the soldiers and horses in front of the temple are powerful,
The violence is slightly the same as that of Qiang.
Hearing the murderer on the water,
Women are mostly in the official army. . "
Don't feel any emotions, chanting Du Zimei's "Que Jue", looking at the empty and messy courtyard of the house, feeling dry eyes that are so dry that there are no tears, Zheng Ping'an laughed bleakly.
This is the difference between one's own thoughts and selfishness, and this family, which is still prudent and beautiful, is completely shattered.
The dreams that I have been obsessed with and the things I have always been obsessed with, and have been avoiding, have finally been completely awakened by the cruel reality. It's a pity that everything is too late.
While thinking about it, he took on the belt wrapped around his waist, which was the heirloom given by Zheng Xianggong’s family, and then threw it onto Liang with all his strength; then he found that there was no suitable stepping, but what happened? I can't fit my neck anymore.
When he was sitting groggy on the ground, he suddenly heard a cry of killing, and fierce fighting and fighting from far and near; at this moment, Zheng Anping suddenly did not want to seek death immediately;
Instead, he climbed up to the top of the turret in spite of his old age, and wanted to use this pair of eye-catching tricks to watch the soldiers and soldiers who cruel and abuse their family members, what will happen and end.
It was like some kind of wishing things were done, and soon I heard rush and messy footsteps and shouts, and then the army general at the village was surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers, hurriedly rushing from his house and expensive. , Leaving a vague and intermittent shout in the wind:
"Damn thieves will only use these despicable means..."
"Don't you dare to stand upright in a battle..."
Not long afterwards, Zheng Ping'an saw the figure of the general who had gone and returned, but there were a lot fewer officers and soldiers around him, and the beautiful and neat white cloak became tattered and charred. It's just that he is still cursing:
"There are actually firearms. I'm afraid it wasn't because of the brigade of the thief army. I immediately looked for shelter and waited for assistance..."
Following his order, the remaining officers and soldiers retreated into this rather spacious courtyard, and they were armed by the wall against the door; and a banner of the black crow on the green background was erected. It seems to be here as a temporary military location.
However, whistles and drumsticks that soon resounded from all directions also quickly surrounded; but the most wanted to appear in a few curved spheres, exploded amidst the officers and soldiers who could not dodge. The waves and the ashes come.
Afterwards, Zheng Anping, who was struggling to drop several bricks and tiles in front of the officers and soldiers running around underneath, fainted again amidst fatigue and excitement. When he woke up, when he saw the green flag again, he no longer felt particularly dazzling.
But when the Taiping soldier searched and cleaned his house again, he finally found that it was hidden in the big tank, and like the grandchildren and grandchildren who were hugged in panic by the little chickens, Zheng Anping will never again. Unable to control the tears of the old, the emotions collapsed on the spot, desperately crying loudly:
"Blame me, I'm so stupid... Blame me, I'm so stupid..."
The experience of Zheng Ping'an and his villages is only a small part of what happened to many local people because of fluke, paranoia, ignorance, or simply being unable to give up their homeland in the Jiangdong prefectures at this time.
—I am the dividing line of luck —
In the inner city of Jinhua, Zhou Huaian, who was ready to prepare, also stepped onto the temporary high platform, intending to see Zhang Zimian who was trapped in the inner city. What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd. (End of this chapter)