Chapter 52: Burying the Corpse 2
The plough was shoveled on the dry grass, and the dry grass turned out, the soil turned out, and some insects that sheltered from the cold also turned out. The insects rolled and struggled hard, but when they came down with a rake, they died, breaking in two and dying in the dirt.
Xiong Jing was digging the grave vigorously, and it was heavy, not sharp, and it took a lot of force to shovel out some soil, so he didn't take long to sweat and panting, but he still gritted his teeth and shoveled down, and when a shallow pit gradually appeared on the ground, the rake broke.
"The King." A group of relatives and servants and temple people were also digging graves, and when they saw that the king's old age was broken, several people surrounded them.
"Please rest for a while, the old minister will come." What you hold in your hand is no longer a pen, it is also a pen.
It is a matter of transgressing the law of etiquette to dig up the grave to bury the common people with the dignity of the king, but after many things, every close minister understands that what the king wants to do must not be stopped. So, the king dug the tomb, and the close ministers and temple people also dug the tomb.
Xiang Yan and the others in the shogunate saw Xiong Jing and said to dig a grave, and immediately looked at each other. Lu Dizhi's general Dongye Gu was the first to get up and said to everyone, 'The king has all the people in his heart, and he is benevolent', and he also came to dig the grave.
The Eastern Zhou Dynasty countries, hundreds of schools. The three kingdoms divided by the Jin Kingdom are the most realistic, acting in the way of heaven and becoming human, so they are legalists; The Song State was a remnant of Yin Shang, and changed his religion into a doctrine, because he came out of the Mo family; Tian Qi Dai Jiang, the country is not right, so Jianji is a Chongshi people, although there are many doctrines, but not a family; The first son of the Duke of Zhou in the Lu State, and later Confucius came out and advocated his own family; The state of Chu respects heaven and earth and believes in ghosts and gods, Chongli and Tang Wu are both astronomers, and it is logical to serve the heavens and govern the country, and they are Taoists.
Lu Zun patriarchy, Chu Jing Tiandao, although the two countries advocate differently, but they both act in principle. This is the ultimate reason why the Chu State destroyed Lu and the city quickly stabilized. Because of Da Wang Ren, Dong Ye Gu and these Lu generals also came to dig graves; Because I am afraid that the headless ghost will haunt meβif the ghost asks, 'Why don't you dig the grave of the kings you are waiting for?' The Chu generals were speechless, so Xiang Yan and these Chu generals also came to dig the grave. For a time, the cemetery outside Yiyi City was full of gravediggers.
Xiong Jing didn't go to see them, he didn't come to dig the grave because of Ren, nor did he come to dig the grave because he was afraid of ghosts and gods. As a king, he felt it was his duty to bury his people. In the simplest terms, he had an inalienable obligation with them - the common people provided for him with oral gifts, and he protected the common people with the sword. Now that the common people are dead, he should not only avenge them, but also bury their bodies. Otherwise, it is faithlessness.
Since he was born in this era and everything he has comes from the people of the Chu State, then he can only be a Chu person, and he is no longer a Chinese after two thousand years. He can no longer regard all this as a few pages in the history books, nor can he think that the Qin people are his compatriots after 2,000 years.
The Qin people are mortal enemies, just as in the two Jin Dynasty, the Xianbei people are mortal enemies; Just as in the Two Song Dynasty, the Liao, Jin, and Mongols were mortal enemies; Just as in the late Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens were mortal enemies. At this moment, in a certain year BC, his compatriots were Chu people, and they were only Chu people.
Compatriots were slaughtered, their heads cut off by the enemy, and planted like a bush outside the camp for inspection; Compatriots were bullied, women and children died naked in the market, their hands and feet tied before their deaths and their faces were distorted......
Last night, he was not smoked by the smoke and dust at all, he was dizzy after witnessing these tragic scenes, his blood swelled up, and his heart suddenly beat and dizzy.
Revenge! Revenge! Revenge at all costs! And revenge, the best way is to kill all the Qin people, kill all the Qin people! It is even more necessary to completely wipe out the Qin State from this earth!
That's all he's thinking about from last night to now. It's just that every time he silently recites a sentence in his heart to kill all the Qin people, his heart beats harder, his breathing becomes more and more difficult, and his face becomes darker and purple.
"It's time for the king to rest." The old servant Ge saw that Xiong Jing's face was wrong, and immediately persuaded.
"Not necessarily!" The graves of the others were dug up, and only the bears were left. When he was broken, he used his sword, believing that he could dig a grave and bury the charred corpse that had been brought by the camel.
"Rest, King!" Xiang Yan and Peng Zong came, their faces were solemn, and their hands were full of soil. As nobles, they never thought that they would dig a commoner's grave and bury the corpse.
"Rest, King!" Not only Xiang Yan and Peng Zong, but also the generals of the Chu army came, and they bowed down, and the black pressure was overwhelming.
"Why should I rest?!" Xiong Jing screamed, the sword in his hand brandished hysterically. "Why?! Tell me, why can I rest?! β
No one dared to answer. None of the men in Yiyi survived, all the men were beheaded, and the heads taken from the wooden stakes at the entrance of the Qin camp were buried on which corpse they did not know which one they were pressed on; Women and children died either in the market or in the fire, which was extinguished in the early morning, and the corpses were scorched.
"If we are guilty, please grant the king." The generals said again, and no one had the joy of victory at this time.
"All sides are guilty, and the sin is bowing. You wait for innocence, go. Xiong Jing restrained his broken emotions, he found a new one, and continued to dig the earth.
"The king hasn't eaten since last night, so please eat." Ge was standing behind Xiong Jing, and when he saw Xiong Jing digging more than once, he immediately knelt down.
"Invite the king to eat." Except for Ge, the rest of the chamberlains knelt down together.
"If you like to kneel, kneel." Xiong Jing sighed, still digging non-stop. It's just that with his strength, if he wants to dig the grave well, it is estimated that he will have to dig it until tomorrow, so Ge climbed into the pit and helped him dig out the mud with one hand.
Xiong Jing didn't stop him, he was so tired at this time that he didn't even have the strength to speak. An hour later, the grave was finally dug up. The charred corpses without coffins were wrapped in military tents and buried in graves. When the sun set, a small moundium was erected. However, when the wizard wanted to pay tribute, Xiong Jing stopped him. He wants to speak, not to boost morale, but to express his heart.
"I don't know that the Qin army is strong, and yesterday's victory was extremely difficult. However, when I saw Yiyi, I thought of the Chu Palace Pavilion, the fox Qiu brocade clothes, and the Zhong Ming Ding food, and I suddenly felt embarrassed. When the first king was king, only because the children in the border areas of Chu and Wu were fighting for Sang, they were angry and sent troops to attack Wu, and the king of Wu also sent troops to attack Chu. The historian said that King Ping is not the king of benevolence, but King Ping knows that he protects my Chu people's child, and now he is not a king, but can only bury the corpse of my Chu people. β
Xiong Jing's words were very short, but the words in his heart were very long, and in the end, in the astonishment of everyone, he used his sword to cut off all the hair hanging on both sides. Cutting off hair is a kind of shame similar to castration, adults would rather be tortured than cut off their hair, Xiang Yan saw Xiong Jing cut his hair, and he also pulled out his sword to cut off his hair bun in a long sigh, he bowed: "The minister is guilty, but as a general, he can't protect his country and protect his people, so that the king humiliates himself." β
"The ministers are guilty. As a warrior, he could not protect his country and protect his people, which humiliated the king. The sound of drawing swords continued, and the generals also cut their hair. Yue General Lu Ji, Ou Qin and others were originally cut off their hair, and they could only cut their beards.
"You are not guilty, but you are not guilty." Xiong Jing shook his head, he just vented the grief and anger in his heart by cutting his hair, and never thought of letting others cut his hair together.
"The king is heroic and virtuous, and his ministers are guilty." A chorus of voices. The character of the martial artists has always been not hard but soft, and the more Xiong Jing said this, the more ashamed they felt.
"Don't fight anymore, drive Qin Kou out of the Chu State! This enmity, the enmity of the past, will have a time to return. Xiong Jing didn't have the strength to speak again, his body slowly softened, but fortunately, the people of Gehe Temple supported him.