Chapter 11 Chapter 11: Resentment Hidden Deep in the South of the Palace, Desolation, Wicked Daughter-in-Law and Folk Suffering, Du Ling Stops Tears and Writes New Poems

Prior to this, the Great Emperor (Xuanzong) had already returned to Luan and lived in Nanneixi Palace.But his precious emperor's son (Li Heng) is not filial at all. He listened to the slanderous slander of his concubine Zhang Liang and his best friend Li Fuguo, and often made the so-called great emperor Li Longji feel uneasy, but he himself is better than Li Longji when he was emperor. I love to enjoy it more.And he appointed the good and the evil, and let all the relatives and nobles make large-scale construction projects and build palaces and gardens.Daily life is just conscription, and there is a commotion everywhere, a scene of withering.Du Fu couldn't get used to it, he sent several memorials, but he didn't answer. He had no intention of being in the court, and he was squeezed out by others, so he couldn't stay in a daze.Soon after, he was released from Zuo Shiyi to be Huazhou Sigong. When passing by Xianyang, he remembered that there were two old friends there, so he went to visit, stayed for two days, and then got up.Because I want to go from the local area to Huazhou and Luoyang, there are many relatives and friends, and it is rare to meet, so I just took this opportunity to go to Xuzhou, so I went to Shanzhou first.

On this day, when I traveled to Xin'an County in the east of Mianchi County, I suddenly saw many people running on the road, shouting and complaining. Du Fu saw that there was another county magistrate in the room, holding a long whip and leading a few servants, beating and cursing at the crowd, suddenly recalling what he saw on the Xianyang Bridge when he was arresting strong men, he was agitated and dragged the magistrate away. Come on, why is he so noisy! The county official replied: "Now the country is recruiting troops to Heyang to guard the border. However, Xin'an is a small county with a small population and cannot recruit so many strong men. Last night, it was sent to the government. If there are no strong men, middle-aged men will be used as the number. (Tang system: People can be divided into small, medium, yellow, and small. Ding is over the age of 21. The three years of the Great Treasure, Lingmin over 18 are middle-aged men. Most of them are weak and short, making it difficult for them to fight.) It’s rare for the common people to have enough to eat, and middle-aged men are not physically strong, and it’s difficult to be selected, and they can’t do business, so they have to bring guards to check from house to house, grabbing one by one, trying their luck.”

Du Fu saw dozens of peasants tied with ropes behind him, all of them were thin and frail, with pale faces, and he tried to persuade him to let go of a few of them. It's useless to talk about it if you don't have people's hearts. Then go forward again, and arrive at a place where the weather is getting darker. I'm afraid I'll miss Sutou, because I've heard people say that Shihao Town is not far ahead. Stayed overnight in the town, got up tomorrow morning and went to visit friends in the east of the city. After walking for about ten miles, I arrived at a small village named Shihao Village.There are not many people in the village, and the land is full of desolation. At last, I found an old man named Wang. There are two people in the family. The family is poor, but they are very kind to people. I asked the distant visitors from Chang'an, and hurriedly invited them inside to boil water and offer tea. , very attentive.

As soon as Du Fu explained the reason for his visit, the old man Wang said: "It's been a chaotic few days. Guan Fu's officers are arresting people everywhere, making our people uneasy day and night. If you come to sleep at night, just sleep peacefully. If you hear any noises, don't pay attention to it. Tomorrow morning, we will go our separate ways. , so as not to avoid false alarms and evil spirits." Then he lit the lamps and brought meals to treat the guests.Du Fu had just finished his meal, and was talking about the year and the recent sufferings of the people, when he suddenly heard the neighbors on the left and right crying and shouting at the same time.Then a neighbor knocked on the door and said, "The captors are here, and I want Old Man Wang to hide, so as not to be caught by them." Before he could finish speaking, Old Man Wang stood up in a hurry and said to his wife, "Today is the day." It's coming more urgently, and I can't escape, so I have no choice but to escape over the wall, if an official comes, please be gentle and don't disturb the guests." After saying that, he ran to the back of the room.

Then, there were people beating on the front and back doors, and shouting and cursing.Mrs. Wang smiled bitterly and said, "Let me see, this bastard is not going to demolish my house." After that, she also rushed back. After that, I heard someone jumping and insulting and Mrs. Wang crying.Du Fu couldn't bear it anymore, he walked back a few steps quietly, and listened carefully, it turned out that the arresting officer had already broken into the door, scolding and insisting on handing over the man, he must go to Heyang to serve. Mrs. Wang knelt down and cried, "I only have two old couples. My old man has been frightened by you. I just ran away as soon as I opened the door. I had three sons. I received a letter yesterday. Two of them were killed on the battlefield, and the remaining one was also injured. There is only one grandson in the family, and his mother is quite strong! But all the clothes and dresses on her body are sold out! Now she is naked and cannot see anyone, so I didn’t come out to see you. I need someone. Although my old lady is seventy-eight years old and frail, she can barely do some chores in the army. If you really don’t want to let me go, take me to According to the number, I can leave with you tonight." When he said, he was still crying and choking.After a while, I heard the sound of the door behind me, but there was no voice from below.Only the voice of the old woman crying, seemed to be still choking.

Feeling pitiful, Du Fu took some of the scattered silver and put it on the table.Seeing that it was already dawn outside, and the rooster sounded everywhere, he opened the door and walked out.Thinking of the past, he was shaking his head and sighing, when he suddenly saw a figure flashing behind the haystack beside him, he hurried over to have a look, and saw a human head popping up in the haystack, he couldn't help being startled, and he heard shouting: "Respected guest, have some food!" It’s still early before we move on.” When he took a closer look, it was the old man Wang who got out of the haystack with a mess of hay on his head, and said that he needed Du Fu to eat before he could go on the road.Du Fu had no choice but to be dragged inside by him. Seeing that there was money left on the table, Old Man Wang insisted on returning it to Du Fu, but he refused to accept it.He went to the back to prepare soup and food, forced Du Fu to wash and eat, and then personally sent it out.After walking seven or eight miles with him, and explaining the route again and again, Fang Shi shook hands, said goodbye eagerly, and parted ways to go back.

Du Fu said goodbye to old man Wang, and after walking not far, he suddenly heard a woman crying in front of him, similar to the sound of crying last night, he suspected that something happened to old man Wang's wife, so he hurried over.Seeing many people around the road in front, I went over and saw an old woman lying on the ground crying, and an old man beside her was persuading her, and the onlookers shook their heads and sighed, saying: "This old couple is so pitiful. " Du Fu pulled one of the old men to the side and asked what was the matter. The old man said: "The surname of this old couple is Feng. The man is over 80 years old. He was arrested by the officials at the age of 13 and sent to serve as a soldier. He hasn't returned for many years. Last year In winter, our army laid siege to Langcheng, and failed to capture the city even after several months. The bandit general Shi Siming led a large group of bandits to confront the enemy. They sent bandits to burn, kill and loot everywhere every day. By the end of March this year, the two The army fought a battle in Anyang. The victory and defeat were not yet decided. Suddenly the sky was dark and strong winds blew up. During the day, no one could see people on the opposite side. Both armies retreated. The army saw that the entire army was wiped out. Fortunately, Guo Ziyi, the governor of the Shuofang Army, led a large group of troops to help, and broke down the Heyang Bridge to defend Tokyo, lest the bandits invade by chance. Only then did the crisis turn to safety. The old man Feng’s name is Feng An, and he fled back because of this defeat. When he got home, more than a hundred families in the village had died and fled. He was also homeless. They were crushed to death by the earth wall, and the walls and houses collapsed everywhere, and they were dilapidated. After walking all over the village, they found two families, both of whom were widows. When you come here, when you see someone, force them to serve in the army."

Feng An said: "I have been in the army for decades, and now my beard and hair are white, and I am old and weak. What can I do?" The county official said: "You are old and weak, you can't fight, and you don't force yourself. You can practice drumming with me and do some chores. Isn't that okay?" Feng An had no choice but to reluctantly agree.When I got home and talked to my wife, I remembered that I had several children and grandchildren who were taken away by the conscription and died outside. Now that I was defeated and fled back, the county magistrate came to force me to serve again. The more I thought about it, the more I felt uncomfortable. The couple cried bitterly For two days, nothing can be done.In the end, I went to learn how to play the drums. After only three days of learning, I was ordered to join the army. After a lot of talking, I had to ask for half a day off and go home to say goodbye to my old wife.

Mrs. Feng knew that her husband's crime was serious, and when she thought of Tianhan's clothes, she became more and more anxious. She lay on the ground and cried, holding Feng An's hand and crying: "A person's body is important. No matter how hard it is, you must eat enough every day. It is best to have enough food every day." Add half a bowl to every meal, so I don't worry." Speaking of sadness, the two of them cried blood in their eyes. Everyone knew that Feng An would never return home after leaving, Feng's wife was still worried that he would catch the cold, and advised him to work hard to add food, the situation was very miserable.Everyone felt soft-hearted and sad, and couldn't stand it anymore, and several people also shed tears.

Du Fu was very sad when he heard this, but when he looked at these people, they were all in shabby clothes, in tatters, with yellow and emaciated faces, and they all looked weak.After inquiring again, I found out that all the people from the local area to Luoyang are like this. The houses are empty, and because of the chaos every year, the people are in dire straits and are in extreme hardship.After thinking about it for a while, there was nothing I could do, so I had no choice but to visit two old friends in Shanzhou City. I lived there for two days, and suddenly remembered that Luoyang, the eastern capital, was my second hometown. He Guangjing, why don't you take advantage of this time to visit and make up your mind, get up alone the next day, and rush to Luoyang.

As soon as I arrived at the east gate, I saw a young woman with disheveled hair and tears, crying and running forward.Curious for a while, I followed the general to see that there were dozens of strong men escorted by officials in front of them, and the young woman was also chasing after him, and suddenly rushed forward, hugging one of them, crying and jumping, screaming continuously, with an expression on his face She was very sad, and when she heard it, the young woman cried: "Since I married you, I didn't even sit on your bed and stool to warm up. I got married the night before, and the wedding was not completed yet. You left me early the next morning." Go, the haste is such a pain!" The young man replied: "Don't be angry, the place I went is not very far, but I went to Heyang to guard the border, and I will come back after three or five years at most. Why are you so sad?" The young woman cried: "Do you know that although Heyang is not far from here, but my identity has not been determined yet, how can I see the girl? Remembering how much my parents love me! I just want to marry someone A good husband will grow old together, even if you marry a chicken and a dog. Who would have thought that you and I grew up together, and you are in love with each other. You only say that the marriage is happy, who would have thought it would end like this! And you don’t tell me, I know, He Yang Nai is the battlefield, and there are Hu soldiers besides the thieves. It is clear that this is going to be bad or good. I cried until midnight yesterday, and my heart was broken. I really want to fight this life. However, people are in a hurry, so you can’t get what you want. Thinking about it again, it’s inconvenient for me to be in the army as a woman, and it also hinders your ambition to fight the enemy for the country. Turning around, I advise you to work hard from now on, aiming at the army, and don’t miss it because of your wedding Me, delaying my future. Also, I was born in a poor family, and it is not appropriate to wear such a gorgeous wedding dress, so I will take it off and return it to you now, and I will never wear it again." Then she took off the robe she was wearing. Then, she washed off the makeup on her face with the rainwater from the small ditch beside the road, and cried, "Don't you say that I look good? Wash it off in person now, so you won't miss me!" The young man persuaded: "You dress up well, what's wrong with washing it off? It's unnecessary to throw away this wedding dress for no reason. Are you angry with me?" The young woman smiled wryly and said: "You are gone, who should I dress for? Who should I wear? Poor me, I am not as good as that bird in the sky, it flies in pairs, but I have become a lonely ghost since then, oh my! Father and mother! Oh, my husband! I only hope that you will take care of yourself, come back early, and reunite your husband and wife. I can’t say anything else!” After she finished speaking, she burst into tears. The officials in front rushed over to threaten them.The young man held the young woman's hand and wanted to speak, but was forcibly pulled away by the guards. Then he tied his arms with ropes and walked forward. Du Fu was very sad when he saw it, and when he returned to his friend's house, he was very sad when he thought of what had happened inside and outside the city, so he wrote three poems.This is the most famous "three farewells" in his poems ("Farewell to the Old", "Farewell to No Home", "Farewell to the Newly Married"). Du Fu knew that his aunt had passed away long ago, but he wanted to see her survivors.So when you arrive in Luoyang, first visit Zheng's house in Renfengli, Qingchunmen.After careful inquiry, after the death of the aunt, the whole family was separated, and the whereabouts of the two cousins ​​were also missing.Du Fu lit incense and saluted in front of the hall, and wept and bowed to his aunt's spiritual throne for a while.I went to the Xiangting cave dwelling where I lived in Luoyang more than ten years ago, but I didn't meet an acquaintance.All he could see was dilapidated.There is not even a shadow of the prosperous scene of the Eastern Capital back then.After sighing for a while, I went back to the city again. It was very difficult to find two old friends. We got together for a day, and then we parted ways. In the second year of Dali, Du Fu first moved from Zizhou to Yun'an County, where he lived for a short time, and then moved from Yun'an to Chijia in Lingzhou. Because of his love for the local water and soil scenery, he soon separated in Dongtun and Rangxi. A hut was built and the family settled down.He led his family to open a few acres of land, built a small boat, and traveled between Dongtun and Dangxi. The life of the farm family was quite interesting.In Du's poems, the so-called "East villages and west villages, one kind lives in Qingxi" is what he is talking about. It was hard work, and the whole family lived in peace for a while, but in the third year of Dali, they still couldn't live longer. In the first month, they went boating out of the gorge, left Sichuan, and went to Jiangling County in Hubei.Arrived in Jiangling in March, lived not long, then moved to Gongan, and then moved to Yuezhou in the winter of that year.After staying for a few days, he moved to Hengzhou.In summer, because the weather was too hot, I moved back to Tanzhou again.In the fifth year of Dali, he lived in Tanzhou for three or four months. He encountered the rebellion of Zang Jie, the rebel general, and returned to Hengzhou to avoid the chaos. Living in a different place, dragging a family of women and children, it is a lot of inconvenience, so I have to endure it for a while, but I can't go.In the end, it took a lot of trouble to get up reluctantly, and I still drove a small boat and went down the river. When the ship came to Yang, it was moored at Fangtian post, but I couldn't make up my mind.In autumn, I really felt that the situation was difficult and I couldn't live for a long time, so I sailed to the Jingchu area and went down the river, hoping to take a chance!But I didn't know anything, and I didn't see a single person I was looking for.Because of poverty, depression, and desperation, the family's women and children had difficulty in food and clothing. After a long time, they became ill from worry and work, and got a serious illness. After a few months, I went to Yuemiao for a leisurely stroll. Suddenly, a flash flood broke out and I couldn't turn around. Later, the magistrate of Laiyang County found out that he personally took a boat to rescue him, and only then did he bring him back.The county magistrate was very polite to Du Fu!Often give him some wine and meat. On this day Du Fu's illness was just a little bit better, and when the county magistrate brought him wine and meat, he was happy for a while and ate more, but his condition relapsed, and the next day he even asked a doctor to see him and take medicine, but nothing worked.After suffering for several months, he finally got sick.This night, the moonlight is very good!There was a great wind and dew on the river, the clear sky was clear, I was happy for a while, I just watched the moon, and it was already late at night when I slept. That night, I couldn't stop breathing, and my illness worsened, and I died suddenly at the age of fifty-nine. Depressed after death, his wife Yang had no choice but to sell her clothes, bought a coffin, made a hasty coffin, brought Zongwen, Zongwu, and a few aunts, and sent the coffin to Yueyang.He sold the boat he was on, and was forced to be buried locally.Later, although Zongwen and Zongwu grew up, they had no way out, and their family was still so poor.It wasn't until Zongwu's son Siye grew up that he had been working hard for many years and begged many people. Then he continued the ambition of his ancestors and sent Du Fu's coffin to Luoyang.At this time, Yang's family had already died of illness, so Siye had to bury his grandparents' coffins together in Shouyang Mountain.It has been more than forty years since Du Fu died. (End of the book)