"The Ryukyu country, the South China Sea resort also. Zhong Sanhan's show, with the Ming Dynasty as the auxiliary car, with the Japanese domain as the lips and teeth, the Penglai Island that gushes out between the two. With the boat as the beam of Wanguojin, the treasure of different productions, full of ten directions, the spirit of the earth, the far fan and the wind of Xia Ren......"

—The inscription on the "Wankokutsu Liang Bell" of the Ryukyu Kingdom

Located in the westernmost of the Kerama Islands of the Ryukyu Islands, Aka Island is mostly covered in forests, and is known as the world champion for its beautiful coral reefs of 260 species. During the Ryukyu Kingdom, Aka Island prospered as a relay point for Chinese trade.

Lin Junxiong and his entourage sailed at sea for more than 20 days, and finally arrived at their destination on December 19, 1925.

They were greeted by Wang Da Mingying and Lin Liren of the 12 Fujian families in the Ryukyus, and after a while of greetings, they set off to set up a location for this celebration. To ensure safety, the festival is held deep in the forests of the northern part of Aka Island.

When Lin Junxiong and his team walked through the forest with the atmosphere of a subtropical jungle to the altar, they saw that there was a square in front of the altar, and the surrounding area was divided into twelve fields, all of which had been set up for temporary housing, and a stage was set up on the side of the altar.

Lin Liyi led his family to the Lin family station, led by Lin Liren and his son Lin Jiajun, and there were more than a dozen houses about one meter above the ground, supported by wooden piles underneath. Lin Junxiong lived in one room with Lin Ruigang and Du Sheng, and after cleaning up, Lin Junxiong came to his parents' house, at this time Lin Lizhong was talking with Lin Liren's father and son, and after meeting the ceremony, he stood aside and listened to Lin Liren talk about the situation on Ryukyu Island today.

"Since the Japanese occupied the Ryukyus, they have pursued a three-light policy on many smaller islands, and today only a dozen of the 55 large and small islands in the Ryukyus are inhabited. In order to facilitate management, the Japanese gathered everyone together, set up a police security team, and did not allow the Ryukyuan people to speak Ryukyuan or Hokkien, only Japanese. ”

Lin Liren sighed and continued: "The Japanese police security team not only used Japanese culture to enslave the islanders, but also did not allow the people of the Ryukyus to spread Chinese culture and contact the use of new technologies. ”

"Didn't the islanders resist?" Lin Junxiong was very puzzled, since Japan adopted an iron-blooded policy, where there was oppression, there should be resistance, and couldn't help asking.

Lin Liren shook his head, and before he could speak, Lin Jiajun next to him preemptively said: "Hey, why not, from the initial resistance to the brutal killing, the total number of residents killed on Ryukyu Island has reached two or three hundred thousand, plus the continuous immigration of Japan from the inner islands, now the number of Japanese on Ryukyu Island has reached five or six hundred thousand, and the original inhabitants of the island are less than five or five hundred thousand." ”

"It seems that the original inhabitants of the Ryukyus have had a hard time under the control of the Japanese, and it is difficult to break the current situation. Lin Lizhong sighed.

"Actually, a few of our families can also secretly transport a small number of weapons to the island, but the Japanese implement the joint sitting system, and they have found out which family has participated in the resistance, and the whole family is killed, and everyone only dares to put hatred in their hearts, and survive under the supervision of the Japanese." When Lin Liren talked about the bloodshed of the Japanese, he couldn't help but be terrified.

"Uncle Ren, don't the Japanese have a garrison in the Ryukyus?" Lin Junxiong asked.

"Why not, the Japanese army has a division of nearly 20,000 troops stationed in Okinawa, well-equipped, and there is also a flying group of about 40 aircraft."

"Now the Japanese are powerful, the people are accumulating hatred, and the Ryukyu Islands are sleeping. But I believe that one day the people will have their patience and the Ryukyu Islands will wake up, and the people will stand up and fight for the independence of the Ryukyus. Lin Junxiong said indignantly.

Lin Liren even praised Lin Lizhong for having a good son, and he will definitely have some great achievements in the future, and he wants his son to learn from his cousin. After chatting for a while, Lin Liren got up to say goodbye, and after the father and son sent them out, Lin Junxiong thought about it and said to Lin Lizhong: "Dad, the child wants to stay here for a while after this celebration." ”

"Why, Jun'er?"

"One is that the Northern Expedition is expected to start next year, the second is that the child grows up in China and wants to feel the customs here, and the third is that although the situation here is bad, it is conducive to the tempering of the child, and the child also wants to take this opportunity to do something for the awakening of the Ryukyu people."

"But" Without waiting for his father to speak, Lin Junxiong knew his father's worries, so he interrupted his father's words: "Dad, the eagle will eventually fly to the sky when it grows up, as long as the child doesn't make trouble here, and Uncle Ren takes care of them, it will be fine, Dad don't worry." ”

Seeing that his son seemed to have made up his mind, he had to say helplessly: "Okay, everything is safety, I still have to discuss this matter with your mother." ”

"Okay, Dad, the child doesn't want to be a greenhouse flower, in the troubled times, the child should work hard and achieve something. In addition, Dad, I analyzed that the Northern Expedition of the Nationalist Government should be successful, and if Dad wants to go further in business, he needs to move closer to the Nationalist Government, but he can't get too involved. ”

Lin Lizhong looked at his son in surprise, a little incredulous, and said half-loudly: "My son is ambitious, and he is very pleased with his father, but how do you know that the national government will win?" ”

Faced with his father's question, Lin Junxiong replied: "When the child was in Lingyan Temple, he and Master Yuanjue often discussed the current situation. Second, China has been divided for a long time, and the people yearn for reunification; Finally, at the moment, it seems that the Nationalist government is more suitable for China than the Beiyang government. The reason why the father is not allowed to have deep contacts with the Nationalist Government is that the child thinks that the future China will not necessarily belong to the Nationalist Government, and he has to observe it slowly. ”

Lin Lizhong nodded, touched Lin Junxiong's head and said with a smile: "It seems that my son's ideals and ambitions are very big, and my father will fully support you, so you can rest assured to chase the sky that belongs to you." ”

It's not that Lin Junxiong doesn't want to tell his father about the Communist Party, it's just that the Communist Party is still weak at the moment, and it seems that the party is still in the stage of combining communism with China's national conditions at this time. This really can't convince my father that China will be led by the Communist Party in the future, and this matter needs to be done slowly, slowly instilling Communist Party theory in my father, and slowly reforming my father's thinking, not to mention that I don't know where to find the party now.

There are still a few days before the celebration, Lin Junxiong and Lin Ruigang, Dusheng are circling nearby, but they don't dare to stay too far from the station, during which they met their cousins Lin Junbi and Lin Junxia again, although there are many people this time, Lin Junxia came up to hold Lin Junxiong's arm, others know that Lin Junxia has had a good relationship with Lin Junxiong since childhood, but they didn't think much about it, but they just suffered Lin Junxiong, and they were cramped and uneasy for a while, and it took a while to get used to it. Several people chatted together and walked back to the station.

Lin Junxiong wondered in his heart, the first time he was tempted by a girl in his previous life was to rescue a hostage, to save a beautiful Miao girl Ruiya, Ruiya is enthusiastic, cheerful, and as charming as Lin Junxia when she laughs, then he will also be red when he sees Rui Ya's face, and after getting along for a period of time, he was trapped in Rui Ya's amorousness, and both of them had feelings, which was considered to be a relationship established, but they didn't say they loved you. Later, after the mission was completed, she returned to the army, and Ruiya also went to Guiyang to find a job. Because Li Yuanhao often goes out on tasks and gets together with Ruiya less and leaves more, Ruiya can always calm Li Yuanhao's heart, and people are also infected and cheerful, and the seeds of love also take root and sprout in his heart. It's just that one year I went abroad on a mission, and I went for more than a year, but I couldn't find Ruiya when I came back, and I didn't see Ruiya at Ruiya's house in Miao Village, Ruiya's parents just said that Ruiya had found a good home, so let Li Yuanhao take care. Li Yuanhao traveled to many places to find Ruiya to ask clearly, but he couldn't find it, and he was depressed for a while, this relationship has been engraved in his heart, and it was his first love in his previous life, and it was also an unforgettable emotional experience.

Lin Junxiong always felt that there was some shadow of Ruiya on Lin Junxia, but he was a little unpredictable, and he secretly wondered in his heart, could it be that Ruiya had also crossed over to Lin Junxia, and when he thought about it, he felt that his thoughts were a little ridiculous. pretended to chat with Lin Junxia calmly along the way, and naturally blushed and was quietly teased by Lin Junxia.

On January 1, 2016, the clouds were light and the wind was light, and the sun was warm. The 500th anniversary celebration of the 12 Fujian families moving to the Ryukyus officially began.

Early in the morning, the whole pig and the whole sheep are put on the shelves, and various sacrifices such as five animal sacrifices, candy boxes, rice soup, tea and wine are neatly placed on the offering table, and the descendants of the male surname who come to participate in the celebration come to participate in the sacrifice in a neat and polite manner. As a representative of the festival, they are very particular about etiquette, and there is a sequence of teams entering the venue. Before the sacrifice begins, twelve rings are sounded in front of the altar, and the "three guns" (ground cannons) symbolize the moon and the moon.

Drums and music are played on the altar, and suona is blown in unison. As each house enters, 500 firecrackers are lit, indicating that it has been 500 years since their ancestors moved to the Ryukyus. On the stage, the auspicious "Five Blessings" repertoire began. At this time, the drum music is noisy, the suona is playing, and the firecrackers are rumbling, shaking the heavens and the earth, presenting an exciting scene in full swing.

Then, the master of ceremonies sings "washing" (washing the face and washing hands), and the priest guides the heads of the twelve families to reset after washing, and according to the master of ceremonies to sing the "incense", the usher then guides the heads of the twelve families to the front of the offering to offer incense, and the patriarch must kneel down and kowtow, then kowtow, and kowtow three times when performing various worship rituals. And the rest of the families who are participating in the sacrifice shall prostrate three times as the patriarch of the family.

Then, Wang Damingying, the patriarch of the Wang family, who was promoted by the elders of the twelve families, read out the congratulatory message, the first part of the congratulatory text is about the struggle experience of the ancestors when they first arrived in the Ryukyu Islands, and asked the younger generations to remember the struggle of the ancestors, not to forget the Yanhuang bloodline, and not to forget the roots in China, so as to remember. The second part of the text talks about the experience of the Ryukyu Kingdom being repeatedly invaded by Japan and finally destroyed, as well as the history of the ancestors of the 'Thirty-six Fujian Surnames' who constantly fought for the Ryukyus and asked for help, inspiring future generations not to forget the shame of the past, to work hard for the freedom of the Ryukyus. The third part of the congratulatory essay mainly talks about the influence of the ancestors on Ryukyu culture over the past 500 years, making Ryukyu the inheritance of Chinese culture, and asking future generations to stay true to their original aspirations and Chinese culture under the control of Japan. At the end of the congratulatory article, he talked about the current situation of the Ryukyu Islands, always remembering the mission given by the times to the 12 Fujian people who emigrated to the Ryukyus, and fought for the continuation of the Ryukyu civilization and the struggle for the Ryukyus to get rid of Japanese colonial rule!

The whole celebration, along with the process, is also twelve sad and sometimes joyful. And the descendants of the twelve Fujian families who moved to Ryukyu also sometimes wept and sometimes rejoiced.

Lin Junxiong also secretly vowed that he must do something in his lifetime, not to be vigorous, but to have a clear conscience. But I also know in my heart that I can't change anything now, so I can only endure the humiliation and wait for growth.

A few days after the celebration, Lin Junxiong followed his parents to visit the twelve homes of the Fujian people and six of them in the Ryukyus. Half a month later, the night before Lin Lizhong and his wife were ready to follow back to China, Cai Yuexiu kept admonishing, for fear that she had missed something. Dusheng and Lin Junxiong stayed together, Lin Ruigang also wanted to stay, but was stopped by Lin Junxiong, he was afraid that his three brothers were not around, and his parents would be uncomfortable, and finally Lin Ruigang remembered what he had during this time, and after he went back, he would strengthen his training and read more military books.

On the day of parting, Cai Yuexiu's tears were not dry, and she finally persuaded her mother to get on the boat, Lin Junxia ran over and hugged her and cried wildly, Lin Junxiong patted her back and comforted her for a long time, this little girl wiped her tears on his clothes, and after saying a word, I turned around and ran.

Watching the boat slowly move away, Lin Junxiong's heart also emptied, how could he be reluctant to let go of his parents.

"Brother, my father-in-law and sister-in-law are gone. Let's go back too. Seeing that the boat was gone, Dusheng pulled Lin Junxiong and said.

Lin Junxiong came back to his senses, looked at Dusheng and asked, "Sister-in-law?" Who? ”

Twilight smiled and said, "Sister Junxia, I can see that she likes you." ”

"Oh, she's my cousin, one of our grandfathers." Lin Junxiong knocked on Twilight's head and said.

"Does it matter?"

Lin Junxiong glared at Dusheng fiercely, didn't bother to talk to him, and strode back.

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