Today in History:

In the early morning of March 2, 1969, Soviet border guards dispatched more than 70 people, including two armored vehicles, one truck and one command vehicle, to brazenly invade Zhenbao Island in Hulin County, Heilongjiang Province, China. When the Soviet border guards repeatedly warned the Soviet border guards to no avail and could no longer bear it, they were forced to return fire in self-defense, dealing a devastating blow to the invaders.

After 4 March, Soviet border guards and aircraft invaded Zhenbao Island again. On March 15, the Soviet Union dispatched more than 200 infantry, more than 20 tanks, and more than 30 armored vehicles, and under the cover of aircraft, launched three consecutive attacks on the military and civilians defending the island. Our commanders and fighters, militia and masses who defended the island worked closely together and fought hard for nine hours to repel the Soviet attack. On March 17, the Soviet Union dispatched more than 100 infantry and 3 tanks to attack our country on the island again; Our border guards defended themselves and fought back with heavy artillery fire.

After receiving the telegram of the defeat of the Soviet army, Khrushchev convened an emergency military conference and successively dismissed one marshal (marshal of tank and armored arms) and three generals subordinate to the Soviet Far Eastern Army. 4 lieutenant generals, 24 generals, major generals. All military directors above the battalion level of the 134th Division (main division) of the Red Banner in the Far East were arrested.

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It's a chaotic time, it's a time of passion.

On the land of the Central Plains, which has been ruled by foreign races for a long time, the silent Han people finally broke out with an earth-shattering cry. Looking back on history, since the end of the Tang Dynasty and the fifth dynasty to the present, the Shatuo, Khitan, Dangxiang, Jurchen, and Mongolian ethnic groups in the north have risen one after another, and in the past three or four hundred years, the original owners of this land, ,—— the Han people, have repeatedly fallen into the situation of being ruled, exploited, and slaughtered.

Hair is like a leek, cut and reborn; The head is like a chicken, cutting and singing.

Compared to the nomads, the Han people are honest and industrious; The nature of the agrarian people determines that they are not aggressive, because farming and spinning can meet their basic needs. Their requirements are very low, they just want to have a piece of land, a little food, to live, face the loess with their backs to the sky, have a son to pass on the lineage, and have a descendant to inherit the bloodline, so that the wish is enough.

But even this simple requirement, which is too low to be lower, they can't get it. Look, these weak slaves, one might say! But don't forget, water can carry a boat, or it can capsize.

It is best to use water as a metaphor for them.

The sages of the Han people have long said: water is good for all things without fighting. It is true that they created wealth, they created brilliant civilizations, and their achievements, even under the rule of Meng Yuan, amazed a man from Venice called Marco Polo. However, they only bury their heads in creation, and when their survival is basically guaranteed, they do not fight.

Because the water is weak, the water is humble, the water is good at detours, and the water is good at forbearance. But all nations have such a legend: it is not wildfire that will destroy the world in the end, but water. Weak water! Once it reaches the bottom of its endurance, the power it contains will surely set off a monstrous wave.

It will tumble down, it will roll away, it will devour everything.

Therefore, the sages of the Han people have such a saying: The world is not weaker than water, and those who attack the strong can win. ......, so the strong die and the weak live. If the soldier is strong, it will be destroyed, and if the wood is strong, it will be broken. The strong are below, and the weak are above.

Hair is like a leek, cut and reborn; The head is like a chicken, cutting and singing. Rather die than live silently. They have the largest population base, and when the time comes, they have no shortage of heroes.

After receiving the report of the two officers about Park Xianzhong's remarks, Deng She's first thought was very strange, he thought of Zhao Timur, he thought of the chief of Yongping City who was cut by him, he thought of Zhang Jujing, one of the twin walls of Liaoxi, and he thought of many, many Han people who served in Mengyuan.

Yes, there are many. There are too many Han people who serve in Mengyuan and contribute to Mengyuan.

But immediately after, he thought of Liu Futong, Xiao Ming Wang, Xu Shouhui, Sesame Li, Deng San, and even Guan Duo, Sha Liu Er, Pan Mei who died in Dongmu Mountain, and he thought of more and more red scarf soldiers who died on the battlefield.

Then, he had the idea above.

He sighed with emotion and said to the officer who was still waiting for his reply: "This is a talent. Send someone to Wu Henian and ask Park Xianzhong about his usual words and behaviors, if it is really reliable, let him out. ”

"Yes."

Deng She pondered for a moment, handed a handwritten commendation, handed it to the officer, and said, "Ask Wu Henian to read it to him, and find an excuse to show his praise." If he wants, he will be allowed to become a Chinese citizen. What kind of official is he now? ”

"Priest."

"Got your name?"

"I didn't accept my name."

The officials of the governor's office have the governor above and the officials below. The chief official is the chief official, and the chief official is divided into the chief officer and the second officer, and there is a chief officer under the chief official, and the chief official is under the officer. The officials do not enter the stream, that is, the foreign officials, and the specific clerks in the yamen, they have no rank.

The priest is a kind of official, and it is responsible for a wide range of ministries, such as the Twin Cities Governor's Office, and there are no less than dozens of officials. And it is divided into two categories, one is "collecting the name" and the other is "collecting the name without accepting the name", the former is the official clerk, and the latter is the probationary clerk.

In other words, that is: Park Xianzhong's current official position is not in the stream, and it is temporary.

"Little priest, too condescending." Deng She waved his hand, and said that Park Xianzhong Qingyun went straight up, "After this purge, if there is a member of the governor's office, give him a chief official to be responsible for the internal affairs of Goryeo." ”

The highest rank of the chief officer is the seventh grade, and the lowest is from the ninth grade. Even from the ninth grade, the little sesame is also an official, and the identity is very different.

"Yes."

"Tell Wu Henian that similar talents should be excavated." After a few words, skipping this matter, Deng She asked the main question, "You went to see Master Yao, what did you say?" ”

"The last general was ordered by the general to watch quietly for a moment outside the prison where Lord Yao was held. Seeing Lord Yao sitting cross-legged, as if he was closing his eyes and reciting poetry, it was a pity that his voice was too quiet, and he couldn't hear what he was chanting clearly. ”

Bard? Deng She was slightly stunned, shook his head, and thought, "Do you see death as home?" He asked, "Did he drink the wine I sent?" ”

"I haven't drunk it. However, according to the cell boss, he asked for some water to wash and bathe; I didn't eat either, but I only drank water at noon, saying that I would cleanse my stomach and intestines, so that I could go to see my ancestors and ancestors cleanly. ”

It's okay to wash and bathe, cleanse the stomach, and go to see the ancestors cleanly, Deng She is the first time to hear about it. He was stunned again, shook his head again, and couldn't help but recall his words to persuade himself to rescue Liaoyang for the sake of the ancestors of the Han family, and thought: "Today, it seems that those words did come from his heart." He asked, "Did you ask what I said?" ”

"Asked."

"How did he answer?"

"The general's three questions, the general will ask them one by one."

The officer spoke conveniently, and when he recounted it, he showed the scene in front of Dun She. Deng She was like being there, in a dark, damp cell, Yao Haogu stood with his back to the window, and the afternoon sun cast into the small window, elongating his figure and spreading out on the dirty ground full of firewood and grass.

Two officers stood opposite him, and one of them said: "The general asked you: Qian Shide, Brother Huang Donkey, and Han's civil strife, you said that you did not participate, I believe it." But as Qian Shide's superior, you must have heard about their specific plan, who else is involved besides them? ”

"To save Liaoyang, you have to be a general; I made it very clear, I didn't want the general to die. If there were others involved, I would have taken the initiative to say it a long time ago without the general asking. ”

Will Yao Haogu say that whether he knows it or not, Deng She actually doesn't care, because it doesn't matter. He sent people to ask, but it was a matter of routine; He knows very well where the problem of the twin cities lies, and if he wants to solve it, he can't rely on others.

"The general asked you: Guan Pingzhang privately colluded with Shenyang and betrayed Pan Mei, do you know it?"

Yao Haogu's face was as usual, and he replied, "I know." ”

"Know? As Pingzhang of Liaoyang Province of the Great Song Dynasty, colluding with Tartars and selling my soldiers, what kind of behavior is this? You don't care about it, it's okay; But when Guan Pingzhang was cocooned and fell into danger in Liaoyang, he kept saying that the national righteousness was going to be rescued, are you embarrassed? Let me ask you, don't talk about national righteousness, are you worthy of Pan Mei? Are you worthy of the thousands of soldiers who died in Dongmu Mountain? Are you worthy of the tens of thousands of soldiers in Liaoyang City who are in danger? ”

Deng She's questioning is heart-wrenching; Yao Haogu looked up to the sky and laughed, and after a while, he said slowly: "Hooking up Naha, it was originally proposed by my surname Yao, what am I ashamed of?" Not only is he not ashamed, Lao Tzu is proud! Soldiers, deceit; If you don't cheat, how can you have an army? The general is familiar with military affairs, so why bother to say this? ”

He sighed and said, "It's a pity that the plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky; Guan Pingzhang was too anxious, and he didn't listen to my suggestion to wait a little longer and find out Naha's move, but after all, he fell short and lost a great opportunity to win Liaodong in one fell swoop, but it's a pity! ”

"What about Pan Mei?"

Yao Haogu's laughter stopped abruptly, he stared at the two officers for a while, and then looked back at the sunlight outside the window, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally told the truth. He said: "It is not my proposal to transfer Pan Mei to Dongmu Mountain. He was a little dissatisfied, "It's a pity for Shenyang, it's a pity for Pan Mei." ”

Deng She heard the meaning of Yao Hao's ancient saying, and he appreciated Pan Mei very much. His previous hesitation was probably thinking about whether to hide it for His Holiness, but Guan Duo's killing of Pan Mei with a knife had already spread throughout Shuangcheng and even Liaoyang, and there was no need to hide it at all.

"The general finally asked you: Do you have any requirements for tomorrow's execution?"

Listening to the ultimatum of tomorrow's execution, Yao Hao Ancient Town is calm. He paced around the cramped cell several times, and what would he think about when he was about to die? Attachment to life? Missing your parents? Reminiscing about the joys of the past, or repenting of the wrong things you have done? Or, believing in gods, Buddhas, and immortals, believing that there will be reincarnation in the next life, as a way to comfort the fear of death? Of course, it is not excluded that there will be some people who think higher and farther.

Yao Haogu stopped, and he sighed: "Those who inherit thousands of years of unity and droop for thousands of generations will not be in me." Now that he is dead, the only thing to tell the general: Gogo is endless, and the fault is not the people. The general is wise and wise, or can achieve great things, Mencius said: the people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light. The words of this sage, I hope that the general can remember them, but do not hope for them. ”

Inheriting thousands of years of unity, sagging thousands of generations, this sentence was said by Yao Shu at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. He used this to advise Zhao Fu, the successor of science, not to die lightly in order to fulfill his personal integrity and fame, but to make the Chinese civilization lose its inheritance and development.

Yao Haogu used it at this time, vaguely revealing the idea that he was unwilling to die; But Mencius said again: You can't have both fish and bear's paws, you can also do what you want in life, and you can also want righteousness, if you can only choose one of the two, you can sacrifice your life for righteousness. In the case of dissatisfaction with some of Guan Duo's actions, he still chose to die, and he was unwilling to beg for mercy to live, and he was really a rare loyal minister.

Words such as upward inheritance and sagging, Deng She did not know the source, but he understood the meaning. Mencius Yunyun, he read private school when he was young, but he read it. He thought that Yao Haoguti's request would be to ask him to rescue Liaoyang again; Unexpectedly, it was this sentence. He was silent for a long time and had a new understanding of Yao Haogu.

A man dies like a lamp goes out. In this world, there are too many mediocre people, and too few people have such a sense of responsibility and mission. If he dies, there will be no more such man in the world, and he will never be seen again. You can't kill it, okay? Dunsher denied it with difficulty. If you don't kill, you can't.

Those two officers were born rough men, and they didn't know a single big character, Yao Haogu's words, they didn't know what they meant, they only vaguely felt an awe-inspiring righteousness, and they couldn't help but be in awe. The officer who asked said: "The general said that respecting the character of a great person can be regarded as a true Confucian; Tomorrow's execution, I can't bear to see the adults bleed, and I will be hanged. Would you like it? ”

Deng She came back to his senses and asked, "What did Lord Yao say?" ”

He didn't say anything, and bowed to the general.

This is a thank you to Dunsher. Deng She and him, two people, one killed, the other was killed, what should have been bloody and cruel, so a salute, there was no murderous aura, and the rest was only dignified and solemn. Kill Yao Haogu, Deng She; Knowing Yao is a good ancient, Deng She.

Deng She was tired, and he nodded lightly: "Stand down." ”

The two officers bowed out of the room respectfully, and the friction of their footsteps against their armor faded silently. Dunshe leaned against the head of the bed and sat blankly for a moment. Hearing the wind blowing the lattice, he turned his head to look out of the window, and in the evening, he saw the sunset sinking, and the overcast sky was a mixture of red and black.

"What does the general think?" Bi Qianniu walked in at some point.

Dunshe did not answer, he looked out the window at the strange scenery, he seemed to sigh, like a statement, he said: "When the sun sets, it will always rise." ”

Bi Qianniu nodded in agreement: "General, it's time to take medicine." ”

Li Jixiu, Luo Guannu and others, although they were released, at this very moment, Bi Qianniu was not at ease, and insisted that he serve and serve Deng She. Deng She was poisoned, he thought he was derelict in his duties, and he was already very self-reproachful; If he rejected him again, Deng She was afraid that he would carry more guilt, and he had a considerate side of his subordinates, so he didn't object.

The steaming medicinal soup is the entrance of misery. Deng She held the medicine bowl, frowned, and swallowed it in one gulp. Bi Qianniu said with a smile: "Bitter is a little bitter, good medicine is bitter." ”

"Good medicine is bitter."

Deng She's heart suddenly moved, Yao Haogu, isn't it just like the medicine in this bowl? Loyal ministers and wise men, it is difficult to use them for their own purposes. He tossed and turned, and stayed awake all night.

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1, Shatuo.

Among the five dynasties at the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were three dynasties, namely the Later Tang, the Later Jin, and the Later Han, and their founding kings were all Shatuo people. Among the more famous ones, there are Li Keyong, Li Cunqiao, Shi Jingjiao and others.

2, Clerk.

Also known as "Peng", the number of its members "no customization, with the complexity of the amount of the amount", there is a Yuan generation, the road officials can reach more than 30 people. For example, at that time, there were 25 officials of Zhenjiang Road and 30 officials of Jiankang Road.

The ministry of the priests was relatively extensive, including those who handled cases, those who rectified the affairs of the post station, and those who repaired the city walls.

Although the officials are foreign positions and their status is quite low, the Yuan system, "the Peng of the big mansion is mostly taken from the county officials Cao, and the officials Cao has to be the Peng of the big house, and they often stand up to the public." Therefore, if the history of the county is temporarily suppressed at that time, it will be able to believe in a different day." That is to say, once he obtains the position of Lu Shi, he is promoted to the "Peng of the Great Mansion", and then appears in the eunuch road, there is great hope.

3. Inherit the system of thousands of years, and droop for thousands of generations.

Zhao Fu, the successor of science, after the death of the Song Dynasty, wanted to die for the country, "went to the water on a moonlit night to sink himself", Yao Shu rescued him, and said: "Everyone has been in the same disaster, and they will be killed." Then the one who inherits the system of thousands of years, and the one who sags for thousands of generations, will not be in the body? A few words woke up Zhao Fu, and since then, "my way into the north" has opened a new chapter in the transmission of Neo-Confucianism in the north.

Zhang Hengqu, a great Confucian in the Northern Song Dynasty, said: "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations." "The conversation between Yao Shu and Zhao Fu is the meaning of continuing to learn for the sake of the saints!

This is the mind of a true Confucian, and it is also the knowledge and ambition of a true Confucian. Only those who have such a sense of responsibility and mission can become true Confucians.