Chapter 234: The Battlefield
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A gentle gust of wind drifted through. No one knows where it comes from or where it's going. It's just that there is a soft feeling on his face, as if a piece of flannel has been rubbed.
The green space in the square in front of the palace, this will turn the grass back to green, and the leaves are chōu tender, so the people walking on the sidewalk can smell a kind of huā grass fragrance, and there is also a unique smell of chūn day, this is a good season to go out, in previous years at this time, it is often the best time for Nanjing citizens to go out of the city.
After the founding of the empire, with the popularity of Han customs, the trend of outing became more and more popular, and both men and women often traveled with their families to play.
But on this chūn day this year, Nanjing is very different from the past, the sky over the whole Nanjing is shrouded in a strange atmosphere, the streets of Nanjing can be seen everywhere on the military police on duty, unarmed police standing at the street corner, unarmed soldiers standing outside the big mén of various political institutions, including the Consultative Council, ready to form a chéng human wall, the atmosphere of the whole Nanjing seems extremely depressing, and this depression has a hint of tension.
In front of the palace, the royal guards dressed in army uniforms, for the first time, put down their rifles in their hands, they stood outside the palace with white gloves, their serious expressions with full vigilance, and in front of them, there sat rows and rows of young people, they sat there, without saying a word.
"Defend My Civil Rights"
"Return my constitution"
One banner after another with black letters on a white background was held in the ranks of thousands of young students who were sitting, and around the square, a military policeman watched them quietly, and from time to time there would be magnesium lights flashing in the square, which was reporters taking pictures of them.
The students sat in silence, and among the students, there were one elderly person after another carrying their rice bowls.
"Li Zicheng, eat some, when you are full, you will be powerful, not ......"
“…… Eat a bite, just take a bite"
"Drink your saliva, look at the ...... of the sun"
Teachers and officials who comforted the students walked back and forth among the students who were sitting, with one goal in mind - to get the students to eat. The latest and fastest update of this book comes from du58.
rice
On the side of the square in front of the palace, several army cooking trucks are cooking rice, and the smell of rice is permeating the square along the wind, and by the side of the cooking car, dozens of soldiers are gobbling up food, but when they eat, they always knock the rice bowl very loudly, as if they are deliberately seducing those students.
quiet
In the square, the students who sat quietly sat there without saying a word, staring at the palace with blank eyes, and occasionally there were people who looked at the government building, expecting that behind the curtain, His Majesty would stand there, looking at them, and finally agreeing to their petition.
hungry
Really hungry
Breathing in the air of the aroma of rice, Cao Shijing only felt that the drum was beating in his stomach, the stomach wall was squirming, and the stomach acid was burning the empty stomach, this was the third day.
"You know, you're stupid to do that"
Sitting in front of his classmates, Wei Nan persuaded softly.
"Your father, your mother, your Cao family, there is only one college student like you, do you know how much the country and the people have expectations for our generation?"
Wei Nan tried to understand and persuade him to reason, so that his classmates could have a bite to eat, but Cao Shijing, who had no strength, just hung his head and sat there without saying a word.
"If you do this, if you really starve to death, are you worthy of your father and mother? Is it worthy of the country and the people you call it? ”
His silence annoyed Wei Nan, who roared loudly, and his roar even moved Cao Shijing, Cao Shijing raised his head, and a smile appeared on his pale and bloodless face.
"If I don't, I'll be sorry for them, we'......"
Silent, a tear flowed from Cao Shijing's eyes.
"It is precisely because the country and the people are full of expectations and expectations for our generation that we have to do this, and if we don't do it, then in four years, 450 million people will lose their rights and freedoms."
"Freedom, you can meditate here, it's freedom, what kind of freedom do you need, you say, you tell me, what do you want, you ......"
"I want a constitution for the people"
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"What we want is a constitution set by the people, even if the constitution of the people is stricter than now, I am willing, because that is the choice of the people, like, we chose the emperor back then, but what about today?" ,
Raising his head and looking at the palace mén hanging with the royal coat of arms, Cao Shijing's face showed a hint of mockery.
"Today, the people choose the emperor but trample on China's civil rights"
"But ......"
Shaking his head, Cao Shijing looked at his classmates.
"Do you have a cigarette?"
Lighting a cigarette for him, Cao Shijing took a puff of cigarette and coughed a few times, and there was a trace of absolute sè on his face.
"We have our responsibility, we have our backbone, every generation, there is the backbone of each generation, perhaps, we failed to dedicate ourselves to the nation on the battlefield of liberation, it is their backbone and responsibility to the nation, let them go to the battlefield, but today, we have to go to our battlefield, we are willing to die to maintain the power of 450 million people."
"You're just playing with nòng language eloquently and meaninglessly, do you think you're doing it for the power of the people? But you look at it, look at what the newspapers say, look at what everybody thinks"
Holding the newspaper in his hand, Wei Nan shouted loudly.
"You are practicing yourself, you are pretending to be the will of the people, you are using your own death, Your Majesty to make concessions, you are using your own lives to kidnap Your Majesty"
Wei Nan's roar echoed in Cao Shijing's ear, but he looked up at his angry classmates.
"It's an unnecessary conversation, isn't it?"
"I hope you can make the right choice for you, your family, your country"
"You're softening me"
"What does your heart say? Is that what you say? ”
"I think you already know me well"
"Tell me what your heart says"
Facing the direct gaze of his classmates, Cao Shijing lowered his head slightly, and after a moment of silence, he raised his head to look at this classmate who couldn't understand him.
"Everything in my life is important to me, freedom means everything, I know you won't laugh at me, Anan, this is our chance, it's our chance to keep our faith pure, I believe that freedom belongs to everyone, and I believe that our citizens should have the opportunity to choose the constitution in the same way that they chose the emperor,"
At this time, Cao Shijing's face had a hint of longing, he seemed to see that when his father told him that we could choose an emperor, the jī moving look on his father's face, he seemed to see, when he saw the portrait of His Majesty for the first time, there was only one voice in his heart, it was his emperor, it was him, it was His Majesty the Emperor elected by everyone, not because of his bloodline, not because of his guns, just because of his contribution to this country, this nation, he gave freedom to the people, And the people gave him the highest honor
But what about now? Everything is over, and it seems to him that his emperor, betrayed them, betrayed the people who elected him to the throne.
"Maybe people like you won't understand,"
At this time, he looked at Wei Nan with a hint of relief in his eyes, and he said in an extremely heavy voice.
"But please respect my life's desire for freedom, my unwavering love for my faith, which means that I can stand up for my faith without fear and risk my life, it's not the only thing I can do, Anandan, that's right"
Silent, facing the explanation of his classmates, Wei Nan didn't know what he should say for a while, but he knew what his classmate would face.
"Is this your choice?"
Looking at his classmates, Wei Nan knew that his classmates, like him, were republican students from various schools, and they had found the most powerful weapon against the "King James Constitution", they were meditating here and going on a hunger strike to death, which would touch the most basic human emotion - pity
“…… They are creating tension and igniting the flames of hatred"
A cold voice spat out from Chen Moran's mouth, and he looked coldly at the 986 young people in the square, among them were students, republicans, and even ** party members who wrote a letter of repentance and were released from prison.
"They used their deaths to demonstrate to me, to this country, to the 450 million people, and they used their deaths to stir up the emotions of the whole country, and they used the compassion of everyone."
Snorted coldly, for the first time, Chen Moran was angry with these, they were not petitioning themselves, they were using their own death to trap themselves in a dangerous situation.
"Your Majesty, it's already the fifth day"
Zhang Zhidòng pleaded with His Majesty in a slightly trembling voice.
"Your Majesty, no matter what, in order to prevent them from starving to death here, you have to do something, even if it is ......"
"No"
Resolutely roaring, through the window screen, Chen Moran looked coldly at the students who were meditating, although he admired their courage and their choice in his heart, but they put themselves in a dilemma, if they made concessions, then what would happen in the future?
Will they use hunger strikes as a weapon against themselves again and again? Power is earned, but not in this way, they can fight for themselves, they can petition themselves, but ......
"It's a war"
Chen Moran, who was silent, looked darkened, and his eyes no longer looked at those young people.
"Their actions are to pull the battlefield over their bodies - this is the last battlefield, and the most sacred battlefield, I admit it, they have the courage and responsibility, but ......"
Looking at the person outside the window for the last time, Chen Moran's expression also became resolute.
"This afternoon, I will go to Purple Mountain to escape the heat"