Chapter 37: Another Kind
"What is the legend of the Lanling King about the mask?" Niu Mingming asked, "I have been to the tomb of the Lanling King, and I have never heard of a mask." ”
"You haven't heard of it when you go to the tomb of King Lanling, because you haven't met me. Han Shi said: "Lanling King Gao Changgong was one of the four beautiful men in ancient times, "Sui and Tang Jiahua" said that he was as white as a beautiful woman, and so on There are too many descriptions of handsome appearance, so I won't repeat it. ”
"But it's not good for a general to be too handsome on the battlefield, especially like a beautiful woman, in ancient times, she couldn't eat with her face, but she would be laughed at by the enemy, so Gao Changgong created a very hideous and terrifying mask for himself, like the evil ghost Shura. Han Shi paused.
Niu Mingming didn't know whether he could hear that Han Shi was using his own story to answer his question, or if he simply thought that this story was very interesting, under the big tree, in the situation of the occasional rain flowing, he pricked up his ears and listened carefully.
"The king of Lanling, who wore a mask, seemed to have become a person, with infinite strength, without a single enemy, leading the army to victory in a hundred battles. ”
When Han Shi was talking, the rain that dripped down his cheeks fell into his mouth, but even so, he didn't have the slightest intention of moving.
"Before wearing a mask, King Lanling was a fair and honest general, about this point, whether it is the official history or the wild history, there are records, even if the amount of delicious food and drink is small, it will be shared with the soldiers, and the law is strictly enforced, it is a rare good leader. ”
"But after putting on the mask, it was as if he was a different person, and King Lanling became the complete opposite of the usual ferocious and brutal, not only abusing and killing prisoners, but also having no previous fairness and **** dictatorship. ”
Han Shi said: "At first, the mask was only worn when he was fighting, but slowly, the king of Lanling wore the mask for longer and longer, and his personality became more and more irritable, and finally one day, even if he took off the mask, he would not see the original fair and strict character, only the same cruelty remained." ”
"The moment a person puts on a mask, he actually wears a mask in his heart, and the mask can be taken off at any time after wearing it for a long time, but the layer in his heart cannot be removed. Han Shi finally summarized the story.
Niu Mingming's mind was a little bent, and when Han Shi finished telling this story, she pondered for a few seconds...... Well, it's useless, continue to ponder for a few minutes.
Whoop -
In the middle of the hillside, only the sound of raindrops lapping on the leaves or low bushes is hollow and quiet.
Finally five minutes later.
"I know, I know. Niu Mingming shouted as if he had won five million: "There are many examples of your kind in families where parents are very busy, and then you are the same as the King of Lanling, you are ......"
"Just know something, don't say it. Han Shi interrupted Niu Mingming's words.
In fact, if you have a little bit of brainlight, you can understand it, and combined with Niu Mingming's words, everything will come out.
Although the age of fourteen or fifteen is a rebellious period, it is also a time when parents need to care for themselves, and once their parents do not give enough love, then they will use various methods to "want".
From not sleeping at the beginning, not going home on time after school, to skipping school, fighting, and depravity, it is one step after another.
The original owner has changed from a good student in junior high school to the current state of high school for this reason, at first I thought that I could exchange this care with good grades, but in fact, with the frequency of the original owner's parents coming home, not to mention the reward, even verbal care and praise are very little, so the original owner used just the corresponding other extreme way.
Don't think it's an exaggeration.
On Earth, "Drag Boy", which won the Teddy Bear Award for Best Short Story at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival, tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy who wears women's clothes to participate in a girl's beauty pageant in order to get his father's attention and wins the championship.
Maybe you think this is a film and television drama, fake, and artistically processed, but in fact, this ten-minute short story "Drag Cool Boy" is adapted from a true story.
The content of the script is only cut, not exaggerated, and a twelve-year-old child is still like this, not to mention that the original owner is fifteen years old.
At the beginning, the original owner became bad and did something out of the ordinary in order to attract the attention of his parents, but after a long time, like a mask that couldn't be taken off, he couldn't change it back, and he really changed from a good student with excellent character and learning to a bad teenager.
"That ......" Niu knew that he seemed to have done another stupid thing and said something that shouldn't be said.
Seeing Han Shi's dark eyes looking into the distance, the rain was lying on his face with his hair, sliding fiercely across his cheeks, the cold wind was blowing with malice, and the cold environment constituted a very distressing picture in front of him.
At this moment, An Li, who had already left, walked over wearing a coat and a hat, holding two big oil-paper umbrellas.
"Why are you here again? Niu Ming asked a little stupidly.
People have two umbrellas in their hands, what else do you say?
An Li silently gave an umbrella to Niu Mingming and an umbrella to Han Shi.
The original owner was enjoying the feeling of raindrops falling on his head, so Han Shi didn't pick it up.
An Li, perhaps understanding the original owner's thoughts, stuck the handle of the umbrella in the soil, covering the lower half of his body starting from his stomach, and Han Shi's head and chest were still exposed.
After doing this, An Li, who was dressed in a cloth, left silently, without saying anything during the process.
The atmosphere at the scene did not become hot because of An Li's sudden intervention, but because the wind became more and more wild, the rain became heavier and heavier, the temperature became lower and colder.
"That...... Han Shi: You know a lot of stories about history, and the last time I gave a lecture, it seems that things in history can be easily brought at your fingertips. Niu Mingming insisted on finding a topic to make up, and continued: "Is there any historical record of the story of the mask of King Lanling?"
"Nope. Han Shi replied.
Niu Ming was dumbfounded, why didn't she play cards according to the routine at all, but she was not discouraged, and continued the topic: "The mask worn by King Lanling is really a little scary, and I also remember the record of King Lanling in the tomb of King Lanling, which is a very good evaluation in the official history." ”
"A single mask can make a huge difference. Niu Mingming said: "Let the good King of Lanling become a tyrant." ”
"There's another version of the story. Han Shi suddenly popped out such a sentence in Cheng's silence.
Niu Mingming listened with great interest: "What other version, the story of this mask." ”
"The beginning of the story is no different from what we are telling, but the mask on the face of King Lanling is actually an ordinary mask, but the ordinary mask is more hideous. Han Shi subversively narrated.
"Huh?" Niu was obviously stunned.
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