Located at No. 113 Wukang Road, Xuhui District, is a three-storey western-style building, which was built in 1923 and used to be the Soviet Union's commercial representative office, but since 1955, this small building has changed owners, and this owner is Ba Jin.

Since then, this small building has not only become Ba Lao's residence in Shanghai, but also a literary mecca in the minds of millions of readers.

In the past half century, this small building has witnessed the ups and downs of Chinese history, the ups and downs of Chinese literature in the second half of the 20th century, and the transformation of Ba Lao from a sturdy young man to a dying old man, as well as the joys and sorrows and joys and sorrows of Ba Lao in the second half of his life.

This small building has received many guests, from Xia Yan, Shen Congwen, Cao Yu, Ke Ling, Wang Xiyan, Tang Tao and other literary celebrities, to French writers Sartre, Beauvoir, and many Japanese friends...... They were all once guests here. It can be said that Ba Lao's home is a "foyer" for literary exchanges between China and foreign countries, and the people who walk in and out of it are the people who support the literary giant.

In this small building, Ba Lao wrote novels reflecting the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea such as "Reunion", many prose collections such as "Endless Feelings" and "Collection of Hymns", and also translated literary masterpieces such as "Past and Caprice", and even the "Caprice" that is now being created will be completed here.

This three-storey building is a typical Western building, a simple garden house, including a main building, north and south annexes, and a garden, surrounded by gray cobblestone courtyard walls, showing a quiet classical charm in the shade of greenery.

In front of the main building is the garden, the old Ba Lao likes to plant flowers very much, and it is a means of recreation for Ba Lao to raise flowers and plants after fatigue.

Among these flowers, Ba Lao's favorite is a magnolia tree in the garden, which was planted by Ba Lao's family not long after they moved into the small building.

The small saplings of the year have become strong with the passage of time, majestic and majestic, because it is located in the south, the magnolia tree is lush all year round, and the autumn of each year is full of flowers, and the distance is white and flawless, enchanting.

Gowen, who had accompanied Ba Lao, knew that on weekdays, Ba Lao liked to walk under the tree alone with a cane, and no one knew what Ba Lao was thinking about wandering under the tree, whether he was thinking about the philosophy of life, whether he was pondering literary creation, or remembering the people and things of the past......

However, every time he sees Ba Lao on crutches and looking up at the thriving magnolia tree, Ge Wen's mind will always involuntarily come up with a Ming Dynasty essay "Xiang Zhi Xuan Zhi" in his middle school Chinese textbook -

There is a loquat tree in the garden, which was planted by my wife in the year of her death, and now it is like a pavilion!

The cobblestone path through the garden forks towards the end, leading to the main building on one side and the other to Pa Lao's favorite sunroom. Different from the study on the second floor of the main building, this sunroom was originally an open corridor, and later with the addition of doors and windows, it became another study, which is the "sun room" often mentioned by Ba Lao in "Caprice", which is named because of the abundant sunlight.

This sunroom has glass windows on many sides, and you can see the garden directly opposite from the room, and the sunlight is pouring in through the huge glass windows, which is very warm and comfortable.

At this moment, Govin was sitting in a wicker chair near the glass window in the sun, absentmindedly reading a magazine.

In front of the desk opposite him, Ba Lao was wearing reading glasses and carefully reading the manuscript of "Bright Sword" brought by Gowen.

Since the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, after being dragged by Lin Yiming to the foundation to help carry the inaugural issue of "Tongpao" magazine, Govin finally suspended his crazy writing process day and night, at this time, "Bright Sword" was almost finished, and the buzzing reflection had entered the climax-

Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong's old partner and friend of life and death, was persecuted for resisting the wrong line, and finally committed suicide; After his lover Feng Nantuo handed over his child to Li Yunlong to raise, he also committed suicide with his husband.

Ding Wei, Li Yunlong's good friend, the head of the new regiment, one of the Iron Triangle in the northwest of Shanxi, was dismissed from all positions and sent to a certain farm for transformation because of persecution, and has not been heard from since.

Kong Jie, who is also a good friend of Li Yunlong, the head of the new second regiment, and one of the iron triangles in the northwest of Shanxi, because of his sleek and windy rudder, although he has been affected by the buzz, he is in a good situation, and actively assists his old friends and subordinates when he can.

Li Yunlong, who has become a high-ranking general of our army, made a forward-looking prediction of the domestic situation and began to make preparations in advance when the spearhead first appeared. He not only protected his lover and children, but also his subordinates.

Zhao Gang actually received a notice from Li Yunlong, but Zhao Gang had absolute trust in the country and the party and didn't want to follow Li Yunlong to make "mistakes", so he did not accept Li Yunlong's suggestion, which also led to Zhao Gang's final suicide.

In 1967, the buzz intensified, and the whole country began to hunt "a handful of people in the army", and the spearhead was directly aimed at the senior generals of our army.

Many high-ranking generals with outstanding achievements were defeated one after another, and even the ten marshals could not escape. Zhongnanhai and the Ministry of National Defense buildings were attacked by the rebels, not to mention the military organs in various places.

At this time, the rebels finally began to target Li Yunlong.

Six or seven hundred rebels attacked Li Yunlong's military office and wanted to arrest him. The military organs were heavily guarded and could not enter, so these rebels stayed outside the walls and shouted slogans of defeat.

Considering that his people are in the hands of the rebels, they will have to peel off several layers of skin if they don't die. Li Yunlong, who had been retreating, finally became angry, and the strength of the second pole, which had never been willing to suffer losses, finally broke out, and he brandished a loaded American-style revolver, stood on the wall of the military organ and shouted loudly: I'm not welcome, whoever dares to rush will shoot one by one. For most of Lao Tzu's revolutionary life, I was not afraid of bullets and bullets on the battlefield, and I was even less afraid of being arrested. Whoever dares to catch me, I'll shoot!

At the same time, the special detachments still under the leadership of Li Yunlong also pulled the bolts, and the black barrels of the guns braved the cold light to force the rebels back.

Again and again, he forced back the rebels who stormed the office building of the military region, but Li Yunlong did not have the slightest joy.

Now the situation has become more and more urgent, and there are rebels with guns in their hands, and the proportion is increasing.

Li Yunlong scolded other military units and armies that easily let the rebels disarm: they even let a group of unarmed civilians snatch their own food, and the sharp weapon of the country is so easy to let people, so in the war years, all these soldiers are not qualified, and all of them deserve to be shot!

As a soldier and a member of the People's Liberation Army, although those rebels made him hate him to the core, Li Yunlong could not really shoot, this is the nature of a People's Liberation Army, and it is also the political wisdom of a general of our army who has experienced a hundred battles and came out of the people!

Li Yunlong finally made up his mind to change the current passive situation.

He scolded and scolded: Lao Tzu would rather jump off a cliff than enter the "tiger's mouth", Lao Tzu can't afford to provoke them, can't he still hide?

While looking at the map and looking at it for a while, he said to his subordinate Duan Peng, it is not safe for the military region to be close to the city, so we should go to Taihang Mountain. It is our old base area, the old revolutionary area, and we are all familiar with the terrain there. Once the rebels chase them there, we can go up the mountains and fight guerrillas.

Li Yunlong sent a telegram to his superiors, saying that he would go to Taihang Mountain to inspect the war preparedness work. It's a pity that at this time, not only was he attacked by the rebels here, but even the higher-level organs were also in chaos, and there was still someone to give him orders.

So Li Yunlong didn't wait for a reply telegram, and led his special detachment and all the people he protected to flee to Taihang Mountain by car.

Li Yunlong commanded the jeep to drive for a day and smoothly drove into Taihang Mountain. When he arrived at the intersection, he jumped out of the car, carefully observed the terrain from front to back, left and right, and ordered the machine gun to blockade it, saying that whoever dared to climb this slope would be killed.

The rebels chased after them, and when they saw the black muzzles and the big characters of "Military Restricted Zone, No Approach," they had no choice but to bland shout a few slogans of "Down with Li Yunlong" and "Capture the rebel Li Yunlong alive," and obediently retreated.

Li Yunlong was stationed at a military base in Taihang Mountain. Then he sent a second telegram to his superiors, saying that he had nervous vomiting, and after checking his combat readiness, he was seriously ill and admitted to a hospital at a military base in Taihang Mountain, and there was no way to return to the military region.

Li Yunlong knew deeply that although he forced back the chasing rebels, it did not mean that he was safe. He did not dare to slack off, and began to climb the mountain to see the terrain, draw up a plan for armed self-defense, and arrange troops inside and outside the garrison hospital, ready for battle at all times.

Li Yunlong said to Duan Peng, what kind of rebel? Bandits and hooligans! Once caught by them, there is only one way out. Everyone in your special forces must have guns, and once the rebels come, let's fight a small-scale Huaihai campaign.

Duan Peng asked hesitantly, Chief, the above repeatedly emphasized, shoot...... All right?

Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment, then changed his mouth and said: Of course, the regulations above still have to be enforced, and if you really want to shoot, you have to get the approval of the higher-level leaders. In this way, in a few days, you will send someone to the Taihang Mountain Military Management Committee to greet them, and ask them to persuade the rebels not to storm the base hospital casually, otherwise they will run into my Lao Li's gun, and tell them to stand and come in and lie down!

In addition to actively organizing resistance, Li Yunlong also sent a special detachment under his command to find a new hiding place.

After some time, Li Yunlong's superior sent a telegram to Li Yunlong in the process of accepting criticism.

This is a very special order!

In the telegram, the veteran leader asked Li Yunlong to lead the special detachment to conduct military training in the Taihang Mountains, and the training time was not limited; when Li Yunlong thought that the special detachment had reached the world's advanced level, and when Li Yunlong would return to the unit to resume his life.

Li Yunlong, who was holding the telegram, this iron-blooded soldier and heroic general, burst into tears for the second time in his life! The first time he shed tears was many years ago, when he conquered the county seat and rescued the people, but he held the tears left by the body of his daughter-in-law Xiuqin.

A month later, someone sent the children of Zhao Gang and Feng Nan to Li Yunlong.

In addition to Zhao Gang's children, there were also some children of old comrades-in-arms, and a few of them knelt down and begged Uncle Li for help. In the midst of crying, Li Yunlong's voice choked, he said that you are my children, no matter what you say outside, I will take care of it. I want you to go to high school and university, but now it seems that it is impossible. Go to the place, you will all suffer, or become a soldier (no recruitment back then), my army recruits.

Li Yunlong "locked" more than 40 of the victims, including his own children, into his "red safe."

In addition to the arrival of these children, another news that made Li Yunlong collapse also came, the old chief who gave him the telegram order was killed in the well in the backyard of the guest house of the military region, and his body was marked with a black cross.

Li Yunlong, who was agitated, looked up to the sky and roared, his lower lip was bitten off by himself, his flesh and blood were blurred, and his eyes were even more bloody and tearful.

This was the third and last time he shed tears in his life, not only tears but also blood!

After that day, no one in this military hospital in Taihang Mountain saw Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong disappeared into the Taihang Mountains with the special detachment and all the people he protected.

When a few years later, Li Yunlong returned to the world again, the world changed, and the white clouds and dogs were already another spring and autumn. (To be continued.) )