The winter in the capital is exceptionally cold, not only cold, but also dry as if the skin is about to crack, mixed with a cold wind from time to time, and the cold wind is wrapped in gusts of sand.

A convoy set off from the hospital and drove to the outskirts of the city.

Shen Duli and Ye Huan sat in the car, Ye Huan pursed his lips and twisted his body a little uneasily.

A smile appeared in Shen Duli's eyes: "What, a little scared?" ”

Ye Huan shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't happen, I just want you to say hello and close all the toilet lids in your house, lest the third uncle pretend that it is his home field and ask someone to put my head into the toilet......"

Shen Duli: "............"

"The Shen family...... What kind of family is it? After being silent for a while, Ye Huan finally took the initiative to ask about the Shen family for the first time.

Shen Duli smiled in his eyes, quite a little relieved, and said with a smile: "The Shen family is a scholarly family that has been inherited for a hundred years, and the ancestors have produced a lot of people and jinshi in the Qing Dynasty, and one of them was even appointed by the emperor as the top of the gold list during the Daoguang period, when the champion of the department, the Shen family at that time can be described as extremely glorious, and has attracted the attention of the world, and later in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court [***], the people are not happy, the military is weak, the imperial court was forced to sign many treaties with the great powers that lost power and humiliated the country, the whole country was rotten from the roots, and the ancestors were officials in the court, Seeing that the country had decayed to this point, but he was unable to return to heaven, he resigned from his official position, left the court gloomily, and retired to the suburbs of Beijing, not asking about the world. ”

"In the decades since, China has been in turmoil, warlords have been fighting non-stop, but the Shen family has never come out to be an official, the children of the Shen family have closed the door and only read the books of sages and sages, until my father's generation, when all kinds of novel Western free cooking ideas poured into the country, the Shen family finally stopped only reading Confucius and Mencius, they began to have their own ideas, they thought about the future of China in the old house, what kind of road China should take, in order to make the country rich and strong, and the people to live in peace. whether to continue the feudal monarchy, or to emulate Western capitalism, or [***]......"

Shen Duli paused, with a rare expression of admiration and admiration, and said in a deep voice: "My father's generation, a total of seven brothers in each room, at that time they had great differences, but this difference is admirable, they have no selfishness, they just want to do something for this vicissitudes of life and the people, with their own ideas, they parted ways, embarked on different life paths, and then the Anti-Japanese War broke out in full swing, they were full of enthusiasm for serving the country, abandoned literature and joined the army, and the four brothers entered the Whampoa Military Academy, The other three went to Yan'an, Shaanxi ......"

Ye Huan interrupted: "Aren't they all readers? Can you lead troops to fight when you enter the army? ”

Shen Duli said with a smile: "At that time, the scholars generally only read, but the Shen family is different, the children of the Shen family are very comprehensive in reading, not only reading Confucius and Menglaozhuang, but also reading the art of war, and even archery, riding and archery are proficient in everything, the so-called 'six arts of the gentleman', not only reading, the number of books of etiquette and archery, everything must be learned, so it is not difficult for the children of the Shen family to abandon the literature and join the army, in fact, because they are familiar with the art of war, and receive the new systematic education of the military academy, the children of the Shen family quickly stood out and showed their edge......

"You also know what happened later, the four elders died on the battlefield and sacrificed their lives for the country, they did their best for the country and the nation, and they used their lives to maintain the dignity of the country......

Shen Duli looked out the car window, the bustling street scene flashed quickly, and his eyes were full of emotion.

"It is said that heroes create the current situation, but how can a real hero ever think of creating a current situation? When the country is in crisis, is it for the sake of its own prosperity? ”

In the carriage, the father and son fell silent, as if mourning the turbulent years that had passed, in which the guns and horses were neighing and the smoke of gunpowder was billowing out, and they went forward one after another, forgetting their lives and deaths, just to seek freedom and dignity for this troubled country.

Born in such a family, Ye Huan inexplicably felt a faint sense of pride in his heart, a wonderful feeling, as if he had the blood of a hero in his body, what a glorious thing.

Shen Duli quietly looked at Ye Huan's solemn face and smiled.

"Ye Huan, the surname Shen will not bury you, although it is a bit pedantic to talk about the sense of honor of the family in these years, but we Chinese have always come first and then the country, the deeds of the ancestors in the family make our descendants shine, you can not do things that disgrace the ancestors in the future, no matter when and where, you must remember that you are a child of the Shen family, our heads will always be high, and dignity will always be higher than life."

Ye Huan nodded heavily.

The convoy bypassed the ring highway and drove to a small green hill in the suburbs, and after a few turns, a set of ancient Chinese garden-style old houses covering a wide area came into view.

There are still hundreds of meters away from the gate of the old house, and they have entered the warning range of the Shen family, until the convoy reaches a tall white marble archway, all the cars stop, and the guards behind the car open the door for Ye Huan and Shen Duli.

Shen Duli and Ye Huan got out of the car, and Ye Huan stared at the tall archway above his head curiously.

Shen Duli explained with a smile: "This memorial arch is given by the Daoguang Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, when the ancestors were in the champion, when the Daoguang Emperor Golden Palace answered questions, I heard that the Shen family poems and books were handed down, before many people entered, the emperor was greatly pleased, the straight way Shen family taught the son of the family, can be a model for the world's scholars, so the archway was given, standing outside the old house of the Shen family, the courtiers were envious, called this archway as the 'champion square'......"

Outside the archway, the guards were heavily guarded, Ye Huan stood for a long time, the cold wind was blowing, and his ears seemed to hear the clear sound of reading in the Shen family's private school a hundred years ago, the young children of the Shen family had solemn faces, quietly listening to the teachings of the master, accepting the Confucian holy words of serving the country with their bodies, and on the battlefield to resist foreign invasion, in the rumbling guns, the ancestors opened their eyes angrily, and shed the last drop of hot blood on their bodies, blood stained the rivers and mountains, the tragedy of unpaid ambitions, and the calm and heroic of sacrificing life and death are intertwined, Like a gorgeous poem full of blood and cruelty, like a long song containing the sorrow of the country.

Decades have passed, and the poems and songs are still in my ears...... Ye Huan stood for a long time, suddenly bent down, and bowed deeply to the white marble archway.

A hundred years of vicissitudes, a hundred years of joys and sorrows, if there is a spirit in the archway, but I have seen this ancient family, the joys and sorrows of the scene, the ancestors walked out of the house with a steady and unrepentant pace, but they came back with a cold coffin and tablet, they dedicated the most precious life, just to fight for dignity and freedom for this suffering nation.

The "fearlessness" mentioned by Buddhism means perseverance, the transformation of sentient beings, the proclamation of the right path, the subjugation of demons and demons, and the exchange of oneself for the bliss of sentient beings.

In this way, it can be called a "hero".

(To be continued)