Chapter 40 Serving in the Army on behalf of his father

"Anyone who served as a soldier in the Song Dynasty had to tattoo words on his face, which was a punishment for criminals in the past, but in the Song Dynasty, it was used on men who fought for the country."

"Since Zhao Kuangyin released the military power with a cup of wine, the status and power of the generals have been low to an extreme, and it is also the root cause of the humiliation of the Song Dynasty later, and the Great Song Dynasty was wrong from the beginning."

"In the richest dynasty, the soldiers who can imagine fighting for the country, all of them are yellow and hungry, they are already in the bitter cold land of the border pass, and they have to be on guard against the attack of the enemy army all the time, the pressure is huge, but such a group of loyal people to the country, but not to mention the military salary, even the supply of grain and grass can not be guaranteed, and sometimes even a full meal can not be eaten for a few days, even in the nearby mountains, the lake can eat wild beasts and fish they have already searched, but there are still people starving, this is still when the weather is warm, in winter, can be imagined."

"The soldiers gnawed on hard cakes, wore shabby winter clothes, and were covered with iron armor that was frozen to the cold, and even this cold iron armor was very few people could have, and the court's Wenchen, at this time, was enjoying the peace, the table was full of delicious food, and the beauties around them served, and the precious dishes were only eaten in a small bite, and the rest was discarded. The day after tomorrow, I threw it all out because the food didn't fit well. ”

Qin Shi Huang: This is not even as good as Hu Hai!

Liu Che: Just this kind of country, this kind of dynasty, what kind of loyalty, what kind of country, without these soldiers, they still want to have big fish and big meat, and they can't be lightly armed to this extent!

Li Shimin: With this country, how can it not die!

As a great Song Dynasty who recovered half of the Central Plains, Zhao Kuangyin still has some merits, all the chaos and corruption, mainly from the second generation of the Great Song Dynasty, after Zhao Kuangyin died, his younger brother Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne, and regarded "heavy literature and light martial arts" as an ancestral training, so that the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty slowly collapsed. ”

"In the long river of history, there are many people who have destroyed the inheritance because of the people of later generations, and we will explain them one by one later, now let's look at the second woman."

This character is also widely spread in later generations, and there are many places where we have set up temples for it in later generations, and the story she has passed down to this day is none other than "serving in the army on behalf of her father", which is the second woman who does not let her eyebrows - Mulan. ”

"Mulan, a native of Yucheng in Song Prefecture of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a heroine, the deeds of Hua Mulan have been passed down to this day, an ancient Chinese national hero, loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, famous for defeating the invading nation for his father's army, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty posthumously awarded the title of "General Xiaolie" For thousands of years, Mulan has always been loved by our flower country. ”

"Mulan's father used to be a soldier and raised Mulan as a boy since she was a child. When Mulan was a teenager, he often took Mulan to the small river outside the village to practice martial arts, riding horses, archery, dancing knives, and making sticks. In her spare time, Mulan also likes to read her father's old soldier books. ”

"During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the northern nomadic Rouran tribe continued to harass in the south, and the Northern Wei regime stipulated that each family should send a man to the front. But Mulan's father is old and frail and sickly, unable to go to the battlefield, and her younger brother is still young, so Mulan decided to join the army for her father, and since then she has been in the military for more than ten years. ”

"Going to the border to fight is a difficult thing for many men, and as a woman, Mulan has to hide her identity and kill the enemy with her partners, which is even more difficult than ordinary people in the army."

The good news is that Mulan finally fulfilled her mission and triumphed decades later. Because of her great merits, the emperor pardoned her for the crime of deceiving the king, and at the same time believed that she was capable of serving in the imperial court and was appointed as an official and a half-post. However, Mulan refuses because her family has an elderly father to take care of, and asks the emperor to let her return to her hometown to compensate and honor her parents. ”

"Between the two heroines of Mulan and Qin Liangyu, General Qin's exploits and exploits are much stronger than Mulan, but Mulan has a deeper influence on us, we have an ancient saying in later generations called "Everyone wants to be Mulan" Mulan represents the great ambition of our female compatriots, who do not admit defeat and are no worse than men. ”

"In the future life where I live, women can be soldiers, and they can also win glory for the country, but the conditions for being soldiers have also screened out most of the people, and the women of the country of planting flowers are not inferior to men, and they also want to make themselves like Mulan, go into battle to kill the enemy."

"There is another kind of influence of Mulan on our future generations, that is, teaching, in my country, all people will receive nine years of compulsory education, and in this education, a poem about Mulan is widely circulated, even seven or eight-year-old children will read two sentences - "Mulan Poem".

Chirp and chirp, Mulan is a household weaving. I don't hear the sound of the machine, but I hear the sigh of the woman.

Ask the woman what she thinks, and ask the woman what she remembers. Women don't think about anything, and women don't remember. Last night, I saw the military post, the Khan ordered a large number of soldiers, and the military book was in twelve volumes, and the scrolls had the name of the master. Grandpa has no eldest son, Mulan has no eldest brother, and he is willing to be a saddle horse for the city, and from now on he will recruit for his grandfather...... The feet of the male rabbit are fluttering, and the eyes of the female rabbit are blurred; Twin rabbits walk on the ground, can Ann tell that I am male and female?

"Mulan Poems has been included in middle school textbooks and has been recited by thousands of people for generations. Mulan's deeds and image were put on the stage and performed for a long time. Her spirit has inspired thousands of Chinese sons and daughters to defend their country. ”

"For thousands of years, Mulan has been a woman respected by Chinese because she is brave and simple."

"A reward of 1,000 catties of sweet potatoes, a set of gold armor iron horses, three Yishou Pills, one solid Dan, and one Sun Tzu's Art of War."

Hua Mulan, who was disarmed and returned to the field, was overjoyed to receive this reward, a set of silver robes, an iron gun, and a BMW, only this reward is not ordinary, but unfortunately she is no longer on the battlefield, but she will give the country and this food and the art of war, looking at the two small porcelain vases next to her, Mulan cried excitedly, her father has been sick in bed, and her mother's eyes can't see clearly, with these at least her parents are saved.

Mulan: Thank you, Miss Zhang!

Qianlong: Three longevity pills! I'm so envious, Miss Zhang, why didn't I have the Qing Dynasty on the list!

Liu Bang: I also want to ask in the Han Dynasty!

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Li Bai: Don't you see a problem? Nine years of compulsory education? Can all the people go? How much does that cost!

Qin Shi Huang: I also saw it, what is the situation of Miss Zhang's nine-year compulsory education, has she been in school for nine years?