Chapter 7: The Journey of Wisdom
Things go back to the previous time when Qin Jie wanted to get rid of Jingwei, and Jingwei was forced to flee.
Soon after Pound left, Jingzhi watched the city burn out, although it was far away, but Jingzhi seemed to be in the same situation, as if he was a child who had lost his parents in the fire, kneeling in front of his home that was engulfed in flames. In the midst of his wailing, Kyungchi felt a severe headache and fainted.
He didn't understand why he was so uncomfortable, he had witnessed the scene of Qin Jie's order to slaughter 10,000 people, and he really watched the loss of life one by one, and a miserable scream echoed in his ears, but he had never been so tormented as now.
I don't know why, in Jingzhi's dream, I vaguely saw my brother standing between the raging flames with his blood-red eyes. When Kyungji woke up, he was greeted by a beautiful and intoxicating face.
"Little brother, are you feeling better? You can't be a child who lost a family in the Wancheng fire, right? The girl's cheeks were so beautiful that Jing Zhi only looked at her face and didn't hear what she said.
I saw that this girl was born with pink Dai Yu Rongling flower noodles, the face is like peach blossoms in March, bright red cherry mouth, corn and silver teeth in the mouth, a pair of autumn wave eyes, eyes Sailing apricot willow eyebrows are bent, and the curved eyebrows are like Jiang Xinyue. In short, a big vernacular, absolutely. In fact, the girl is only about twelve or thirteen years old, and she has the unique beauty of a child's transformation into an adult.
It's so beautiful that even an ignorant child like Jingzhi is fascinated by it. When the girl saw Jing stunned, she stretched out her hand and shook it in front of him, and then Jing Zhi came back to his senses stupidly. Before she could speak, the girl said, "Alas? Your hair is so short! It can't be a little monk from any family, right? It's a mess. The monk is not at peace. ”
"That, isn't it......" Jing Zhi just wanted to say something, but the girl said again: "I haven't eaten for so long, I'm hungry, right?" Thirsty, right? As he spoke, he walked away, and a girl's voice was heard in the distance: "Dad, he's awake." I guess I'm hungry, do you have anything to eat for him? ”
Another more simple voice returned: "Wake up, there's nothing to entertain in this chaos, Dad still has to work, you go to the stove and get some dry food!" With the sound of footsteps, only Jingzhi and the girl were left in the room, and it seemed that the girl's mother was not there.
Jing Zhi sat alone on the bed and muttered, "I didn't even ask your name...... Although everything the girl said was related to herself, Jing Zhi did not feel happy. Because it made him feel weak, so weak that he didn't have the power to speak!
With the sound of light footsteps again, the girl returned. "The year is not good, there are no good things, I hope some dry food will not be disgusted and will eat here first." The girl said with a smile on her face as she approached, and when she got closer, Jing Zhi asked again, "Where do you live?" Do you want to ......?"
"My name is Chen Jingzhi! What is your name? Before the girl's words were finished, she was interrupted by Jing Zhi, who saw that Jing Zhi was flushed at this time, and his face was very shy, but his voice was very loud. The girl was taken aback at first, but when she looked at Jing Zhi's appearance, she smiled, and that smile seemed to be able to nourish the barren land, and the holy light soaked into Jing Zhi's heart little by little. After laughing, the girl replied dignifiedly: "My name is Ren Hongchang, so where do you live Jingzhi?" ”
"I, I don't have a home here." Jing Zhi's voice was low, and the girl couldn't help but be curious, and then asked, "There is no home here?" Are you saying your home is far away? Or are you just a little monk in the temple?"
"No, I'm not a monk. It's just that the hair is a little short......" Regarding the girl's strange jumping pattern, Jing Zhi always replied in a panic, which seemed absurd and ridiculous, causing Ren Hongchang to burst into laughter, and Jing Zhi didn't know why he was not angry at all. Listening to the laughter of a simple girl from the countryside is so hearty and beautiful.
In fact, Pound hurriedly took people to greet Jingzhi after a little tidying up the city, but there was no one in the agreed place, and for a while Pound, who faced thousands of troops and horses like Mount Tai, his face did not change, and he didn't think in his heart: "Shouldn't it be robbed by some robbers?" Or taken by wild beasts......
The lord entrusted me with this important task in danger, but I even messed up such a simple matter, and what face did I have to meet people! ”
The more I thought about it, the more shocked I became, and hurriedly ordered: "Wait for batches, half of them will search for the surrounding villages, and half of them will explore the mountains and forests, if there is news that a strong man has plundered a child, report it quickly!" That being said, Pound still took the lead in running into the mountains and forests, after all, if it was still okay in the village, but if it really fell into the hands of the strongman, it would be a little more life if he went early. As for the beast, Pound didn't dare to think about it.
Returning to Jingzhi, "Not a monk?" What about your family? ”。 Listening to Ren Hongchang's words, Jing Zhi always felt that he should cry at this time, a child is far away from his parents and can no longer be described as a foreign country, directly to another world, no matter how much you miss, desperately chasing and running, but you can't find the small party that belongs to your own hut, and you can't hear the nagging sound that restricts you. should be crying, I can cry to my brother if I am wronged, but who should I go to when my brother is wronged now? I was supposed to cry......
But every time tears slip in his eyes, Jingzhi's mind will appear that his brother's blood-red eyes in his dream are intertwined with his brother's eyes when his nose is blue and swollen in order to protect himself.
Jingzhi desperately shouted in his mind: "It's just a dream!" It's just a dream! But he really felt the weight of fate, he couldn't breathe, and he couldn't cry. After a long silence, he replied in a deeper voice: "I don't have parents here...... Only my brother ......", Ren Hongchang didn't know why, looking at the tired appearance of the little boy, there was always a voice reminding him in his heart: "Don't, don't ask!" ”。 And so everything fell silent......
After a long time, Jing Zhi broke the silence and asked, "Before, I only saw your father. What about mothers? Not at home? In fact, Hongchang had already guessed that Jing Zhi would ask this question, but he still remained silent for a long time, as if he didn't want to mention it, and finally spoke slowly before Jing Wei just wanted to stop it, and Jing Zhi stopped his actions when he saw this.
Hongchang said: "When I was six years old, my mother was captured and ......", there is no cause and effect, Hongchang said everything simply and clearly, but it made Jingzhi's heart itch, but he also knew that he should not ask.
Hongchang seemed to understand Jingzhi's actions, and after a sigh, he slowly spoke: "My mother is beautiful and moving, my father is honest and hard working on the ridge, although the life in my childhood memory is difficult but happy, and my family is poor and can no longer afford to raise a child." The elders in the village talked a lot about my father, and gave me up to have a younger brother. But my father used to say, 'Both men and women are husband and mother's blood'. My mother often held me in her arms and blocked my ......ears," he said, and Hong Chang couldn't help but burst into tears again. In fact, what is really easy to move is not the moment when you encounter tragedy, but the beautiful memories that are lost forever.
"Or ......" Jing Zhi just wanted to speak but was interrupted by Hongchang, "I'm sorry, I'm fine." Six years ago, Taishou Zhang Zhongxun traveled here. The whole village went out to greet each other, and Zhang Zhong was disgusted when he saw his mother's beauty. Then he said to the village chief, 'Lord Ben saw that the people were good, and there was a scene of peace and prosperity. You, the village chief, must have contributed a lot. My lord, I will stop here for the time being, and I will investigate and investigate. In this way, the village chief will be very happy. ”
With a smile, he summoned the villagers to take out good wine and food to entertain Lord Taishou, and his honest father donated the good wine that the family had treasured for a long time for my marriage. However, Zhang Zhong drank my family's wine, and took advantage of his father's going out to hoe the ground to do something bad to his mother. And at that moment I was in the house, and I took the opportunity to sneak out to look for my father. But now I'd rather hope I didn't find ...... at that time" Speaking of this, Hongchang has long been unable to cry, and there are many cries in his words. After all, he was still only a twelve-year-old.
However, Hongchang did not give up, and it seemed that he had not told this past in his heart for a long time. What a painful thing it is for a person to bury this painful memory in his heart...... After a pause, Hongchang continued: "Although my father arrived even if he arrived, Zhang Zhong was in power, and he directly ordered to break one of my father's legs and press my father to the ground. What's even more frustrating is that he actually humiliated my mother in front of my father and me! ”
When he said this, Hongchang bit his lips so tightly that blood flowed out. Jingzhi on the side could only hurriedly help her wipe away her tears and bloodstains, and he didn't even know how to comfort her. He could only stand up and embrace Hongchang in his arms, he could only do this if he didn't know how to speak.
After a short rest, Hongchang continued to speak: "The matter is not over yet. Zhang Zhong actually brought his mother back to the mansion, no matter how his mother resisted, but everything was powerless in the hands of several big men. The father could only cry and watch his mother being taken away. Afterwards, the elders of the village advised the father to give up. But my father was unwilling, so he sold all the family property and took me to Luoyang to beat the drum and voice my grievances. However, he only got a more desperate news, Zhang Zhong was actually the sister of the Empress Dowager Dong, and she was a relative of the emperor! After being beaten out by the government officials. My father was completely desperate and desperate for the world.
He wanted to rush into the Taishou Mansion alone with a knife and burn Zhang Zhong's jade. But looking at the young me next to me, I gave up. So I have to be good, because I'm my father's only hope in life! Speaking of this, Hongchang showed a smile, but this smile made Jingzhi feel uncomfortable.
"Do you want revenge?" Jing Zhi asked.
"No, I don't want to. I just want to take care of my father now. Hongchang replied with a smile.
"Do you want revenge?" Keeji asked again.
"No...... I don't want to ......" Hongchang's eyes welled up with tears again.
"Don't you really want revenge!" This time Kyungji almost shouted out because he hated it. I hate Hongchang blaming himself for his father's business. Can't struggle out of the past.
Hongchang finally held back his tears and responded crying: "I want to! I hate Zhang Zhong! I hate this dog thief and I want to have him torn to pieces! But he is a relative of the emperor! What about us ordinary people? I don't want anyone to be like my father anymore......", "Do you believe me? Jing Zhi interrupted Hongchang again.
For some reason, at this moment, Hongchang seemed to see not a child but an emperor who was high up, and involuntarily replied: "I believe ......"
"Daughter, Daddy is back. Take that kid out to dinner! An old voice came from outside. Hongchang straightened his face slightly, and then took Jingzhi to the dinner table. Jingzhi observed that in fact, Hongchang's father was not very old, perhaps because he had experienced vicissitudes that made him look extraordinarily old. At the dinner table, although he was very friendly to Jingzhi, he didn't talk about it in detail.
Not long after the meal began, it was interrupted by a noise outside the house. Immediately followed by a knock on the door, when Hongchang's father opened the door, he saw a neatly arranged army, he was not as flustered as ordinary people, but recalled the original Zhang Zhong and the officials of the government, and some were just angry. Jing Zhi saw that it was Pound Leader in the house, and he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. It seems that my brother is fine.