Late at night, Zheng Zeru dragged his heavy steps back home, turned on the electric light in the living room, and found his son sitting alone on the sofa, holding his arms as if it was very cold.

Father and son were opposite each other, silent for a long time, Zheng Zeru still had slap marks on his face, and there were bruises on his arms, he smiled bitterly and said: "Xiaojie, you have seen it, Dad is useless, he was criticized by the young generals, Beijing is not safe, you can leave tonight." ”

Jeff Zheng opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but finally didn't speak.

Zheng Zeru said: "The situation has deteriorated too quickly, everyone was unexpected, and the provincial capital is afraid that it is not safe, when the situation is critical and there is no way out, you go to Beitai to find this person and tell her that you are my Zheng Zeru's son." ”

As he spoke, he took out a pen and wrote a few lines in his notebook and handed it to his son: "Take it." ”

Zheng Jiefu put away the note, went to the bedroom to pack his luggage, Zheng Zeru arranged for the driver to send his son to the train station, when the father and son parted, Zheng Zeru finally showed a fatherly expression, stroked his son's hair and said: "Xiaojie, after experiencing these things, you will grow up." ”

"Dad, can I still see Teacher Meng?" Zheng Jiefu still couldn't help but ask.

Zheng Zeru smiled bitterly: "Teacher Meng went to a far away place, maybe you will meet again in the future." ”

The driver said at the door: "Minister, the train will leave in half an hour." ”

Zheng Zeru waved his hand and said: "Xiaojie, let's go, listen to my mother's words, study hard, no matter how the world changes, knowledge is always the most useful." ”

Zheng Jiefu nodded vigorously, took the luggage and got into the car, this was the first time he took his father's special car, and it was also the last time, sitting on the soft sofa seat of Volga, looking back at his father's figure, the farther away he was, Zheng Jiefu felt that his father was so old and so vulnerable, he couldn't help crying.

The driver sent Zheng Jiefu to the train station, and there happened to be a train to Jiangdong that departed in the middle of the night to catch up, and there was no need to buy a ticket, because there were a large series of Red Guards everywhere, and those who went to Beijing and left Beijing could get free tickets as long as they wore the armbands of the Red Guards.

Zheng Jiefu squeezed on the train with difficulty, stayed awake all night, and finally returned to Jiangdong Province the next afternoon, the moment he walked out of the station, he found that the whole world seemed to have changed, all the walls were painted with slogans, all the shop signs were replaced with red, and the names of those time-honored shops that had been used for many years had all become "Hongwei", "Red Star", "Jinggangshan", "Long March" and the like.

When passing by the provincial government building, the square was crowded, the red flag was waving, thousands of Red Guards were storming the building, there were three rows of PLA soldiers standing in front of the building, arm in arm to form a human wall to resist the impact, on one side is the red five-star and the red collar badge, on the other side is the red treasure book and the chairman portrait Zhang, but there are two distinct factions.

The sound is rolling, the slogan is shaking the sky, Zheng Jiefu can hear it clearly, it is to defeat Han Letian, the establishment who takes the capitalist road, the revisionist royalist Ma Yunqing, and the traitor and traitor Xu Tingge!

The people the Red Guards want to defeat are the current secretary of the provincial party committee, the provincial governor, and the secretary of the provincial political and legal committee and the director of the public security department.

What's wrong with this world, the party committee and government of *** have become the target of the Red Guards, although Zheng Jiefu is also from the Red Guards, but he can't understand that things have evolved to this extent in a short period of time, just as he can't understand the students of the Forestry and Animal Husbandry College criticizing his father, he didn't dare to look at it anymore and hurried home.

The mother was not at home, the pot was cold, the hungry Zheng Jiefu found some noodles to eat, waited for a long time Pan Xin came home, saw her son come back, she was happy and worried, asked about the situation in Beijing, Zheng Jiefu did not tell the truth, only said that everything was fine.

"I'm relieved that your father is safe, now the provincial capital is in chaos, the Red Guards are attacking the provincial party committee, if it weren't for the troops, the leaders would be criticized, and our family is not safe, I don't know when they will hit the door." Pan Xin said.

Zheng Jiefu took out a note: "Mom, Dad said that he would go here if he was in danger." ”

Pan Xin looked at it, and his expression suddenly became very strange: "Your father still hasn't forgotten them, this place should be safe, you can go tomorrow." ”

Zheng Jiefu said: "Mom, you can go with me." ”

Pan Xin said: "Child, anyone can go, but mother can't go, you will understand in the future." ”

Suddenly, there was a noise outside, Pan Xin stood at the window and looked over, only to see a group of Red Guards breaking through the barrier of the doorkeepers and coming straight here, led by a tall young man, wearing an armed belt and holding up the Red Book, it was Xu Tingge's son Xu Xinhe.

The trick of attacking the family courtyard of the provincial party committee at night was thought up by Xu Xinhe, the provincial party committee building was defended by the People's Liberation Army, and it was really impossible to rush in, so it was better to copy the back road and go straight to Huanglong.

Zheng Jiefu also stood at the window and watched, and he found that the people behind Xu Hongbing were no longer members of the team blown by the east wind, but unfamiliar faces.

The family home of the provincial party committee is a Soviet-style four-story building, and the door is locked from the inside, but it can't stand Xu Hongbing living here, there is a key, he opened the door and led his comrades to drive straight in, straight to his own house on the second floor, the door is locked, and the key cannot be opened.

"Xu Er, you revolutionary traitor, surrender, the Red Guard general may be able to spare your dog's life!" Xu Hongbing shouted loudly, and whispered to his comrades: "Xu Er is very cunning, be careful that he jumps out of the window." ”

He really expected it, Xu Tingge was blocked at home by the Red Guards, and in a hurry, the dog jumped off the wall and jumped from the balcony on the second floor.

The secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee was surrounded by a group of hairy children, Xu Tingge felt very humiliated, and he shouted: "You are responsible for doing this!" ”

"Take your mother's responsibility!" A Red Guard picked up the armed belt and pulled it down, and smashed the iron head on Xu Tingge's face, and immediately blood flowed.

Xu Tingge has been engaged in political and legal work for many years, and has the habit of being equipped with a gun, and he is in charge of the power of life and death.

When the Red Guards saw him draw their guns, they were not afraid at all, but they were even more angry, and they puffed up their chests one by one and said: "Shoot, if you dare to kill the young revolutionary general, you will never recover!" ”

Xu Tingge didn't dare to hit someone, but he still had the courage to fire a warning shot, he buckled it towards the sky, but it didn't sound, thinking it was smelly, he pulled the bolt to discharge the bullet, pulled the trigger again, and was still blind.

"Your bullets have been replaced by me." On the second floor, Xu Hongbing said coldly, and with a wave of his hand, several shiny and yellow bullets fell and bounced on the concrete floor.

Xu Tingge hung his hand weakly, he was unjustly defeated, there was a ghost in the family, and it was strange if he was undefeated.

"Trying to shoot and kill the Red Guards, shoot him!" The Red Guards swarmed up, punching and kicking.

"I'm coming!" Xu Hongbing jumped off the balcony on the second floor, landed firmly on the ground, separated everyone, lifted his big foot wearing forty-three yards of military rubber shoes, and kicked his father's rickety body on the ground, once, twice, three times, and the dull sound was like kicking on a sandbag.

Xu Hongbing crossed his waist, stepped on his father with one foot, and said impassionedly: "Chairman Mao taught us that daring to rebel is the most valuable quality of a proletarian revolutionary and the basic principle of proletarian party spirit. ”

The Red Guards applauded warmly, and a heroic female warrior shouted: "Well said! ”

Xu Hongbing nodded proudly, and suddenly found that Xu Tingge under his feet did not move at all.

Xu Tingge was silent, and the Red Guards were afraid of losing their lives, so they bluffed: "Xu Er, don't pretend to be dead, let's withdraw." ”

The crowd hula all ran away, and the neighbors dared to step forward to help Director Xu, pinch the person, feed the water, and Xu Tingge woke up after a long time, feeling the pain between the ribs, he sighed and said: "Xinhe's three feet are ruthless enough, this child will definitely have a future in the future." ”

Xu Tingge was sent to the hospital, and after diagnosis, he was kicked and broke three ribs, as well as multiple soft tissue contusions.

The next day, Zheng Jiefu went to the train station with his luggage, planning to go to Beitai to join his family, and on the way he saw a teenager walking across the street, and was robbed of his military hat on his head.

Zheng Jiefu recognized this as his classmate Ma Jingsheng, and his father was the provincial governor Ma Jingsheng.

He stepped forward to greet him: "Ma Jingsheng, what's wrong?" ”

Ma Jingsheng wiped his nosebleed and said: "It's okay, a few little ruffians snatched my military hat and was beaten by me." ”

Zheng Jiefu said: "I haven't seen you for a few days, how have you been lately?" ”

Ma Jingsheng said: "I have been to many places everywhere, Daqing, Dazhai, Jinggangshan, Xiangtan, and I have all gone. ”

Zheng Jiefu was envious, and said: "Why did our East Wind Blowing Combat Team disband?" I see your armbands are gone. ”

Ma Jingsheng said: "Where have you been during this time, you don't even understand this, Chairman Mao knocked down Chairman Liu, our ** children have lost power, now it is the world of those mud-legged people, even Lao Tzu's military hat dares to rob, before that, I asked my father to send the police to arrest them and sentence them, by the way, how are you?" ”

Zheng Jiefu said gloomily: "I just came from Beijing, and the situation there is not good, many high-ranking cadres have been knocked down, and my father has not escaped. But I thought of Meng Xiaolin in my heart, and I felt a pain for no reason.

The two chatted as they walked, and a group of Red Guards came from behind, one by one rolling up their sleeves and carrying belts, and one of them raised his arms and shouted: "Down with the reactionary warlord Chen Zikun!" Then a group of people shouted along, and passers-by looked sideways.

"They went to raid Chan's house." Ma Jingsheng said.

"Let's go, let's see." Jeff Zheng was suddenly excited.