Chapter 037: Pencil Knife

There are some things that you can never forget, and that is where you came from, your ethnicity, that is something that runs in your blood, and you can never change it.

When the Khitan ruled the land of Yanyun, in terms of folk culture, they never forced the Youyun Han people. Han people are free to wear, Han costumes, Khitan costumes. The Khitan and Han people intermarried, and there was no political and cultural discrimination. In the later period of the Liao Kingdom, the Han and Khitan people lived together, and it was difficult to distinguish them in clothing. The Liao people boasted of themselves: "Martial arts cultural relics, politeness is no different from China." ”

After the fall of Liao, the Song dynasty took over the Yanyun region, and due to the stupid local policies, as well as the military and political capriciousness and incompetence of the Song people, they pushed the Yanyun Han people to the side of the Jurchens with a low degree of sinicization.

The Jurchens' southward march was repeatedly frustrated and failed to effectively control the Lianghe region, resulting in them having to increase their exploitation of the Han Chinese in the land of Yanyun in order to maintain their high military needs and attrition.

Militarily the first to bear the brunt, the Han people in the land of Yanyun have been conscripted into the army, transporting grain and grass, building roads and bridges, attacking cities and villages, the so-called "signing army" in history, also arrived in advance, but from the two rivers to the north of Yanyun and the two rivers.

This practice of forcibly transferring Han strong men has caused public resentment and opposition to Yanyun, which is not densely populated and the vast majority of Han people live. The reason is that after the Han people enlisted in the army, most of them could only be used as cannon fodder, and did not have a real military status.

Whenever there was a big battle, the Jurchen cavalry pursued when they were victorious, and gathered and retreated when they were defeated, advancing and retreating freely. The Han people were foot soldiers, and when they encountered vicious battles, they were not happy to win, and their military exploits were all owned by the Jurchens. Defeat is a result of many casualties and rivers of blood.

As a result, in the land of Yanyun, two completely different classes were formed. One is the scholar class of the Han people, most of whom are former ministers of the former Liao, who are high-ranking officials and pampered and pampered. On the other hand, the Han people at the bottom of the group bear huge taxes for military service and face the doom of Latin enlistment, which is already overwhelmed.

Under the boiling of public resentment, some accidental and sensitive external factors can often break the psychological balance of these Han people and young scholars, not to mention the things they are most reluctant to mention in their hearts, but they are the most proud.

On the side of the lotus pond in the west of Yanjing City, in a pavilion and pavilion, brocade is used as a curtain, a carpet is woven in the Western Regions to cover the ground, wine and delicacies, fruits and vegetables are placed on the stone table, and there are bows and arrows, long knives and other things in one corner. On an old tree in front of the pavilion, several horses with full saddle bridles were tethered.

On the wasteland next to the pavilion, a few subordinates were dealing with a few pheasants that had just been laid, the charcoal fire had been lit, and the iron frame had been set up, just waiting to roast the prey and feast on it.

Several young men sat around the stone table, drinking and talking loudly. Several people are dressed in short clothes, but they are all silk and satin, brocade clothes, and they are not ordinary people at first glance.

"Today's trip, but I hunted a lot of prey. It's so refreshing!"

The man who spoke was named Shi Tao, in his 20s, with a short beard under his chin, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and he looked quite handsome, but his figure was a little thinner.

The Shi family is in the land of Yanyun, it is a famous family, there are many powerful people, and there are many children in the clan who are officials in the court. In particular, Shi Tao's uncle Shi Liai was the right-hand man of the late second prince Wanyan Zongwang of the Jurchens.

Shi Liaicong worked for Wanyan Zongwang for several years, especially for the invasion of the Song Dynasty, spared no effort, worked hard, and was named Chen Guogong by the Jin State.

But because of this, Shi Li fell in love with the "traitor list" that had just been published in the newspaper, and ranked among the top three.

What Brother Shi said was very true. Autumn light fur horses, climb high and sing, poetry and wine take advantage of the youth, it is really a great joy in life!"

Xie Yifeng, who was sturdy and small-eyed next to him, picked up his wine glass and took a leisurely sip.

The black and fat Li Hua shook his head and said: "Only the three of us are here, Zhou Yan, Liu Yun, Zhang Zhongxia, these people are not invited, it is really a bit disappointing."

These three people are all young and handsome people with heads and faces in Yanjing City. Shi Tao is the cousin of Shi Liai who stayed in Yanjing, and Li Hua and Xie Yifeng are both rich children of Yanjing City. As for Zhou Yan, Liu Yun, and Zhang Zhongxia mentioned in the mouths, they are all either rich or noble, and their identities are extraordinary.

These people ride horses lightly on weekdays, swagger through the city in Yanjing City, hunt and play on weekdays, gather and write poems, and even sleep in flowers and willows, often in groups. The number of people is much smaller today, no wonder Shi Tao feels a little strange.

"I said two, why didn't Liu Yun and them come, could it be that something happened?"

Hearing Shi Tao's words, Li Hua shook his head and said disdainfully: "It's not the newspaper that came in at some point and now!"

Xie Yifeng said inarticulate while eating grapes: "It's the newspaper that made trouble." It seems that the name "Alarm Bell" was introduced to Yenching in recent months. ”

He wiped his hands with a handkerchief and said to the subordinate who was roasting meat: "Xie Er, you go to the bag next to the saddle and take out those torn newspapers."

He glanced at Shi Tao, who was frowning next to him, and said with a smile:

"Shi Tao, I advise you not to watch it, my stomach is full of anger. Liu Yun is dissatisfied with the Jurchens and is secretly forming a society, I am afraid that this matter will get bigger and bigger!"

"I want to see what it is, and I can make Liu Yun and them so ruthless that they don't come to see our friends!"

Shi Tao couldn't help but shake his head, depressed.

He grew up with Liu Yun and Zhou Yan since childhood, and he didn't believe that a few so-called newspapers could make them break off their righteousness and not associate with him.

Shi Tao took a few pieces of torn yellow paper handed over by Xie Er, spread them out, and looked at them.

"Traitors, anyone who betrays the interests of the Han people and betrays China is an unforgivable crime, and is called a traitor......... In the old land of China, there are still a lot of traitors in the land of Yanyun, this generation is trying to be rich and noble, family interests, taking refuge in foreign races, fanning the flames, it can be said that the ancestors have forgotten their ancestors, no father and no mother, and they are extremely shameless!"

Shi Tao saw that his palms were sweating, he concentrated and continued to read.

"In order to warn the people of the world and distinguish between loyalty and traitor, the name of this traitor is listed on paper to announce to the world, so that everyone in the Han will have integrity, know honesty and shame, love the nation, and rejuvenate the country."

"The list of traitors is as follows:

1st place: Liu Yanzong (late Minister of Liao, deceased).

Second place: Shi Liai (Jin Yanjing stayed behind, so Liao minister).

Third place: Guo Yaoshi (left behind in Jinpingzhou, so Liao, late Song minister).

Fourth place: Zuo Qigong (Jin Privy Council, late Minister of Liao, deceased).

Fifth place: Zhang Tonggu (Waiter of the Ministry of Metalwork, the former Minister of Liao).

Sixth place: Gao Qingyi (Jin Xijing stayed behind, so Liao minister).

Seventh place: Han Qixian (Jin Privy Council, so Liao Minister).

Eighth place: Geng Shouzhong (the capital of the Han army on the Jinxi Road, so the minister of the Song Dynasty).

Ninth place: Dong Cai (Jindong Road Han Army Commander, so Song Minister).

10th place: Han Fang (Jin Rite Ministry Shangshu, so Liao Minister).

11th place: ............"

Uncle Shi Liai was listed second on the list of traitors, Shi Tao was furious, and wanted to tear up the newspaper, but he endured it and read it.

"The Jurchen barbarians, the wolf is ambitious, and the sin is unforgivable. Since the end of Xuanhe, the Jin people invaded the Song Dynasty in the south, burning, killing and looting, doing all kinds of evil, the corpses of our Han people have piled up into mountains, blood has flowed into rivers, tens of millions of people have been displaced, and the water is in dire straits. The crimes committed by the Jin people are too numerous to mention......"

Shi Tao thought for a moment and nodded slowly. Not to mention anything else, just in the slave market in the southeast of Yanjing City, there are no less than 100,000 Han slaves who have entered and exited in recent years. The miserable fate of the Han slaves' wives being separated is indeed unbearable.

"National thieves, kill my people, destroy my civilization, there are Han people, there are also Jin people, Xia people, and now the Jin people are the first, the Xia people are the second, the Song people are attached to the tail, everyone can kill them. The list of national thieves, according to the crimes committed, is attached to the paper, and I hope that the people of the country will remember it. ”

Shi Tao perked up and continued to watch, he wanted to know what the ranking of this national thief was.

"List of national thieves:

1st Place: Wanyan Wu Qimai (Monarch of the Kingdom of Jin).

Second place: Wanyan Zongwang (the original Jin Ren East Road Army invaded the Song Dynasty and died).

Third place: Wanyan Zonghan (Marshal of the Western Route Army of the Jin Army, the culprit of the invasion of the Song Dynasty).

Fourth place: Wanyan Lou Room (under the command of the Jin Army's West Route Army).

Fifth place: Wanyan Zongbi (the current coach of the Jin Army East Route Army).

Sixth place: Wanyan Yinkeshu (deputy capital of the West Route Army of the Jin Army).

7th place: Wanyan Zonggan (Jin Guoxiang).

Eighth place: Wanyan Xiyin (Jin Jun right side supervisor).

No. 9: Wan Yanchang (Jin Jun Jian Jun)

10th place: Li Qianshun (Western Xia monarch).

11th place: ............"

After reading it, Shi Tao was stunned for a long time, and suddenly felt lost.

"Your dignified descendants of China, the descendants of Yan and Huang, thousands of years of civilization, noble as Si, but under the knees of the barbarian wild tribe in the caves of Yanju, enslaved the people of their own tribe, causing the civilization of Yao Shun to become a place full of blood. It is advisable to hold high the banner of righteousness, rise up to fight, drive out the Tartars, and restore the Chinese ......"

Shi Tao raised his head, drank a glass of wine, pointed to the newspaper and said astringently: "Li Hua, this is why Liu Yun and they don't want to be with us?"

Li Hua nodded, his face was helpless.

In the past few days, as this newspaper has spread in the sixteen states of Yanyun, the words "nation" and "Han people" have also become hot topics in the land of Yanyun. Many Han people, especially young people, quietly put on their Han clothes again. Unconsciously, there were more young scholars in the association, and "descendants of Yan and Huang" and "Spring and Autumn Righteousness" also became hot topics for them.

In the past, they just lived in a blur, not knowing that they were from a noble background. Now when I talk about my ancestors and my own civilization, the sense of pride and pride that arises spontaneously bursts out from the depths of my heart.

Just like what was published in the newspapers, "Huayi's Distinction" is to establish one's own nation and one's own civilization. "The nation of the nation" reminds everyone to be loyal to their own nation. "Death by righteousness" means that everyone should have the spirit of sacrifice and build an ideal country of Chinese civilization.

"Liu Yun wants to be a Han Chinese, how can it be so easy! "

Xie Yifeng shook his head and said: "Rong Di barbarians, the southerners regard us as Fanren, and the Jurchens treat me as Han people. The Han people are weak, and they are not the opponents of the Jurchens. It turned out that there was a Wang Song, but now that Wang Song is dead, the Han people are scattered again. It's a mess in the world, I don't know when?"

"Brother Xie, what you said is very true!"

Li Hua lowered his head gloomily and said: "However, can you deny that you are an upright Han person, I can't deny it to anyone!"

Shi Tao smiled bitterly: "Isn't it?" Otherwise, why is my uncle called a "traitor", not a "Jurchen traitor" and a "Khitan traitor". Just like Dong Cai and Guo Yaoshi, even if they are given the surname Wanyan, they are still Han. No one can change their own nation!"

Roasted game was served. The few people who were originally in high spirits have become boring at the moment.

A gust of autumn wind blew, Xie Yifeng couldn't help but wrap his clothes tightly, and said softly in his mouth.

"The autumn is high and cool, the grass grows and the horses are fat, I'm afraid that the Jurchen army will be difficult again, and the two rivers, Shaanxi, and even the Central Plains will encounter another catastrophe, I really pity those Han people!"

The children of wealthy families, who are idle on weekdays, let out an inexplicable sigh and felt sad about the fate of their own clan.

Li Hua and the others just shook their heads and sighed when they saw Shi Tao, they were not surprised by the expected thunderstorm.

Xie Yifeng shook his head, they are all people who have lost their country, and it is inevitable that they will have relatives.