Chapter 5 The fifth chapter, the people are dead, the lonely army sleeps forever, the grass and the world are full of disasters, and the four wildernesses are in pain.

Everyone followed Yue Fei to guard the tomb in the reed canopy next to the tomb, offering incense and offering sacrifices every morning and evening.After seven or seven, each went home, but Yue Fei was reluctant to leave.Later, despite repeated advice from parents, wives, and colleagues, I still had to go to the tomb to cry and lay a drink twice a day. Zhou Yi originally planned to return to his hometown in Guanzhong after the hundredth period, arrange some trivial matters after his father's death, go to the tomb every day, and often stay with Yue Fei.Ji Qing, Huo Rui, and Xu Qing also kept visiting.Only Wang Gui, Tang Huai, and Zhang Xian were the three sons of a rich family. Because the weather was very cold that year and the spring had not yet thawed, their parents feared that they would catch the cold, saying that people would not be able to come back to life after death.Yue He and his wife are poor and hospitable, they shouldn't bother people often, so they meet Yue Fei less often.

It was already the end of the first month of the second year, another heavy snowfall, and the spring was very cold.There are several inches of snow, and when the cold wind blows, it is all frozen, and the feet rustle when they step on it.The wind blowing on the face was like a knife, and it hurt to the bone. Zhou Tong was buried on a high slope half a mile away from Yue's house.Surrounded by poplar trees.The tomb is in the middle of the woods, next to it is a reed canopy with a radius of Zhang Xu.Zhou Yi had something to do in the future, and Yue Fei sat alone in the tent, remembering his teacher's kindness, and his heart was grieving. His wife Li Shu was called by his mother's order to turn around together.

When the mother-in-law Yao saw the two young couples coming back, she turned her head and said with a smile, "You two are about to warm up in front of the stove. The day after tomorrow will be Master Zhou's 100th anniversary. Your brother Zhou Zhou is young. He has not gone through such a big event, and he obeyed his father's will. Let’s keep it simple, I’m afraid we won’t be able to complete the ceremony tomorrow. I steamed the bacon and pickled carp that Xu Qing and Huo Rui gave me last year, and added the pickles and peppers that your mentor loved to eat before his death. Your father was not willing to eat the altar of green bamboo leaves that was given in autumn, so he happened to take it as an offering. Before it gets dark, send a letter to your second brother, saying that I have prepared it, and he doesn't need to bother anymore."

Yue Fei felt that in the past two months, the family's situation has become more and more poor. Li Shu only has some dowry, which has been sold out.Back then, the spring famine was sad, and my father was sick recently and needed to be recuperated. According to Wang Ming and Zhou Tong's friendship, there must be a sacrificial table. "A good sacrifice is for the existence of the family", as long as you do your best, there is no need to force yourself.If all the family gifts are used up, my father wants to eat some meat when he is sick, but he has no money to buy it.Then he said: "Men Baiqi, Wang Gui. Tang Huai. Zhang Xian will come to sacrifice, and there will be more than enough leftovers from the sacrifice. How about keeping these things in my house for daily sacrifices?"

The mother-in-law paused for a while, then smiled and said, "It's just doing our best. If there is such a heavy snow, if there are places we didn't expect, how can we do it now? Your brother Zhou was with us in the cemetery this morning, crying so sadly." , there must be a reason. You should discuss it with him and try to comfort him." Yue Fei knew that his mother had always acted in a proper manner, so he responded repeatedly.After eating two pieces of wheat cake indiscriminately, he hurried away.After arriving, I saw Zhou Yi sitting alone in front of the lamp, with a look of grief and indignation on his face.He called out "Second Brother" and was about to ask a question.Zhou Yi had already rushed over, clasped Yue Fei's hands tightly, and asked with a smile: "It's so windy, snowy and cold, why did you come to see me again?" Yue Fei explained the purpose of his visit.

Zhou Yi smiled wryly and said, "Thank you auntie and brother Shi for your kindness. I'm planning to find you tomorrow morning. Our two brothers will part ways within a few days, how about a long talk tonight?" When Yue Fei heard the words, he was shocked and asked why.Zhou Yi replied: "Father's dying order, he will leave once the 100-year period is over. Originally, I planned to stay for a few more days. This morning, I received a letter from a close friend of the same school. I went to kill all the thieves. There was a man named You Shanhu. He is the son-in-law of Jinshi Yuanxiu, a teacher under the traitor Tong Guan. His wife Han Sanjiao owns a poisonous leaf flying spring crossbow in his family. He didn't know that his father died, and he will seek revenge soon. This matter is not worth worrying about, but helpless Relying on the influence of the traitor Tong Guan, this woman is obviously unable to defeat her. She will definitely collude with the government and conspire against her. One unfortunate thing is that she will implicate the good people. When my father was in Japan, he originally set up his own house. Both Tang Huai and Zhang Xian's fathers seldom see each other, as long as I leave, everything will be fine. I have decided to leave the day after tomorrow, and I hope you will work hard to make progress according to the last words that your father said on weekdays and what I told you when you were dying. In the future, you will make contributions to the country, bring peace to the people and kill the enemy, so it’s not because of your father’s hard work for you.”

After talking about returning from the tomb that day, he had already stopped by Zhang's and Wang's houses, and was going to see Xu Qing tomorrow to say goodbye. When Yue Fei came, he happened to go with him early in the morning. When Yue Fei heard Zhou Yi's words, there was a slight look of indignation on his face, he knew that he never told people's faults behind his back, so when he went to Wang's house, he must have received indifference, and he didn't want to ask questions.The next morning, the two of them went to visit Xu Qing and the others, but they didn't meet any of them.

It turned out that Jiqing came back from the tomb three days ago, but was invited away by an outsider and disappeared.Huo Rui was taken out by his uncle, one of them was Bo Zhouyi and Yue Fei who knew about it and they didn't let him go, the other got up in a hurry and wanted to come back soon, so they didn't inform in advance.Although Xu Qing didn't go far, because Wang Gui persuaded him to go to Wang's family to study, he knew that Wang Ming was snobbish, and he invited a rotten Confucian who talked about reason, so he refused to agree. He had an argument with Wang Gui, and his parents said something In other words, I was forced to find Wang Gui to make amends, and I just left not long ago.

The two had no choice but to rush to the tomb, picked some pine dregs, and arranged it overnight.Afterwards, Yue and his wife took their daughter-in-law Li Shu, and brought incense candles, food, water and wine utensils, together with the night's food and drink.After the pre-sacrifice in the reed tent, five people, old and young, built a fire on the spot and sat together until dawn.When talking about Zhou Tong's life, they all mourned. The next day, the weather suddenly turned warmer, and the snow in front of the grave gradually melted away. Dozens of tall and large poplars around, and the branches that were originally covered with ice and snow, received the sun's rays, dripping and dripping snow water.The spring breeze is slightly rippling, and the face is not cold, and bright yellow new shoots have appeared on many branches.

After the morning offering, Zhou Yi saw that Yue and his wife had stayed up all night, and the grave was covered with mud again, so he repeatedly urged him to go back.Yue Fei also persuaded his father because his father was old and sick, and asked the two elders to come back first.Yue He saw that the situation on that day was very different from when Zhou Tong first died. Not only did the three rich men not send any sacrifices, but no one came.Although I don't say it, I feel very emotional in my heart.Because of Zhou Yi's repeated persuasion, he had to return first with his wife and daughter-in-law.

Zhou Yi originally planned to get up in the afternoon that day, but Yue Fei repeatedly stopped him, talking about the afternoon, but still no one from the same sect came.The two knew that this group of little brothers were as close as father and son to Zhou Tong, and they were very loyal on weekdays, so they said that some of them went out, and there were two or three children of rich masters, and their father was a bit more snobbish, so why didn't they even meet Xu Qing and other poor fellows? ?All do not understand. Zhou Yi had to leave that day, his luggage and horses had already been brought to the Lu Peng, and after talking for a while, he bid farewell to Yue Fei.Yue Fei was going to send it off, but Zhou Yili said: "You and I will have a meeting later, why bother?" Yue Fei also felt that it would be inappropriate if someone came to offer sacrifices and no one would receive him when he was young, and he only had one horse, so he had to hold Zhou Yi's hand tightly. The two parties parted with tears. The remaining snow has not completely melted, and the few rural paths are quiet, with very few people coming and going.The scenery is very desolate.Yue Fei stood alone in the shadow of the setting sun, looking around at the vast expanse with mixed feelings.I thought to myself: "Last year today, I was discussing with my mentor in the early morning and discussing military affairs at midnight. The words are still in my ears. Once upon a time, this old hero with an open mind and all-round talents in civil and military affairs, the only confidant and mentor in his life was actually a piece of loess. Keeping the door of the tomb closed for a long time, people will die in clouds, what hatred is there!" When Yue Fei thought about this, he couldn't help but feel sour, so he threw himself on the muddy ground and cried loudly.He was crying on his sad head, when he suddenly heard someone behind him calling "Senior Brother Yue".Looking back, it was Xu Qing, holding incense candles in his hand, and rushing through the residual snow and mud.First went to the grave to cry for a while, and then talked to Yue Fei about his feelings. It turned out that Xu Qing's family was poor, and his father planted more than ten mu of land, which was not enough for him to spend. He had no money to prepare for the sacrifice. Yesterday, he was forced by his father to go to Wang's house and delayed for a long time, and it was too late when he came back.In the early morning of that day, I just hunted some game and went to the market to exchange some sacrifices, so I came a step late.Seeing that Zhou Yi has left and never said goodbye, I regret it. Seeing that it was almost dusk, Yue Fei was about to take the altar table and leftover food and drinks home, so he left Xu Qing to finish dinner before leaving, when he suddenly saw Tang Huai and Zhang Xian coming on horseback.After the sacrifice, it was said that the teacher invited by the Wang family was a Taoist teacher known as Confucianism.It is often said that as long as you are familiar with half of the book, you can rule the world. If you swing a spear and dance a stick every day, you can at most practice the courage of a man. What's the use? Wang Ming was regarded as a god because he had been Cai Jing's guest of honor and had many relatives and dignitaries in the court.Within a few days after school started, the teacher asked Wang Gui to stay away from the school for three years, and keep his eyes on the garden. He cultivated the aura of grandeur first, and then read it well, so he would naturally rule the country and the world.He also said that Tang Huai and Zhang Xian had to go home after school every day, so they couldn't follow suit from morning to night. It was a matter of imitating Rongzhi, a sage like him who "shenshenruye, yaoyaoruye" and Yinfengnongyue. The most deplorable thing is that his career will not be as good as Wang Gui's in the future. Tang Huai was angry at him, so he took the essence of Zhou Tong's daily reading and asked the teacher about the scriptures, but nine out of ten times he was stumped.Every time the teacher can't answer, the "calmness" he is usually proud of will definitely turn into outrage.Tang Huai didn't mention what Zhou Tong taught, it was fine, but when he mentioned that Zhou Tong taught, he shouted loudly and denounced it as heresy, angrily that he couldn't go straight to Zhou Tong's tomb door and "knock on his shin". Wang Gui only took advantage of his teacher's visit to the city the day before yesterday to find Xu Qing once. Besides, he just sits and reads every day, and he can't even practice martial arts.The teacher is late after school, and when he is happy, he often asks the students to study hard until late at night.The students who are attached to the school often refuse to go back, saying that if a man wants to make a wish, he must taste the taste of "three nights of light and five nights of chicken" in order to achieve a big career, but the teacher is working hard every day and can't afford to sit down.Claiming that this kind of behavior according to one's heart is exactly the demeanor of people in the Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties. There are many great principles hidden in it.The students stayed up all night, dizzy, and had no energy to study, so they had to learn "Zaiyu's nap" and dreamed of Zhou Gong with the teacher. Both Tang Huai and Zhang Xian's fathers had served as frontier generals, and they knew that their sons' skills were taught by Zhou Tong, and they usually don't like this kind of Daoists.It was not the original intention to send the son to read because of Wang Mingqiang's persuasion.But the teacher was too famous, so he didn't want to offend him at this time. Tang Huai and Zhang Xian came to offer sacrifices that day, and they still had to get away by reasoning that there was something wrong at home. The four younger brothers talked for a while, and Tang Huai and Zhang Xian resigned first.Yue Fei went home with Xu Qing. After dinner, Xu Qing was about to leave when his mother-in-law suddenly discovered that Zhou Yi had left a letter under Yue Fei's pillow, as well as more than forty taels of silver and a handwritten summary of Sun Wu's Art of War.The general idea of ​​the letter was: Fearing that there would be a spring famine back then, these dozens of taels of silver were a gift from Tang Huai's father Tang Yongcheng, and they were specially reserved for uncles and aunts for daily use. After reading it, Yue Fei thought about it, then told his parents, and distributed ten taels of silver to Xu Qing.Xu Qing did not refuse either.Yue Fei misses the kindness of his teacher, and still visits Zhou Tong's tomb every day, paying homage to him at any time. Time flies, and I don't realize it is the end of March.Yue Fei looked at the flowers and plants planted in front of the tomb, which were already in full bloom, and was sighing sadly.Suddenly, my beloved wife Li Shu came and said that a large number of refugees had fled from the local area. Fearing that they would be harassed, the Wang family of Yilin Village had closed the gate of the village and put strict security on it.Most of the refugees were disheveled and disheveled, and there were many wounded and sick people among them.There is a spring famine everywhere, and the people in the countryside are all very poor.All the prefectures and counties they passed closed the city gates tightly, and they were not allowed to enter the city.At the beginning, when the number was small, they were often bullied and humiliated by the officers and soldiers. Later, people who fled from famine were everywhere, and more and more gathered.The military mission may change drastically. Although the oppression is better, it is more difficult for the refugees to find food. The severe cold and hardship are unbearable.The anger of the crowd was deep, and the people changed easily. A few people climbed up and roared a few times, and at that time they formed a gang to fight against the rich and powerful in the palace.As a result, those who were younger and stronger became the deadly enemies of the officers and soldiers. The old and weak, women and children suffered from severe cold, wandered off the road, and died without a place to bury them. Yue Fei couldn't help being agitated and indignant after hearing the previous incident, and asked as he walked, "How much money do you have left?" Li Shu said angrily, "What are you talking about! We have already made up our minds. The mother-in-law forced the father-in-law to go. Seeing Wang Yuanwai, it would be better to ask him to lead the relief. Otherwise, we will buy him more than 20 tans of coarse grains and cook a few large pots of porridge for those old and weak women and children. Unexpectedly, Wang Yuanwai met his father-in-law, and Zhou Before the teacher died, it was very different. He kept saying that it is difficult to open the door of kindness. Not only did he refuse to give relief, but he was afraid of causing trouble by selling coarse grains to us. Well, I will never give up everything, I didn't expect to be ridiculed for nothing. My mother-in-law has always been reluctant to ask for help. Today, seeing these refugees crying in front of these rich men's villages, it is really pitiful, so I specially ordered me to find you. Back to discuss, I want you to find Wang Gui, Tang Huai, and Zhang Xian, and try again with the love of your classmates. The sooner this matter, the better." As the two were walking, they met two villagers who said that there were a large number of refugees, and there were more than a thousand gathered in Shanxilin Village. It was said that there was a group of robbers who were dedicated to robbing wealthy households and would come soon.The government is dispatching troops and generals, ready to intercept them head-on, wipe them out as rebels, and go to the court to ask for credit.Knowing that Wang Gui, son of Wang Yuanwai, and some of his classmates are very capable, and that these wealthy families in the vicinity have many strong men, they specially sent people to consult with them, and asked these wealthy and powerful households to help suppress the refugees and bring down the rebellion. Yue Fei became more angry when he heard this.I thought to myself: "This group of refugees, either the government expropriated them violently, scraped the fields to chase food, and forced them to flee everywhere, or the golden soldiers invaded the country. In addition, they escaped after a narrow escape. If not, it was the corruption and incompetence of the government that drove them to nowhere and provoked a civil uprising. These are all tragic situations caused by internal and external troubles. How can they be suppressed violently? Useful troops are not used to deal with the enemy, but are used to kill their own poor people, relying on those local tyrants who only oppress the poor. Since the troubled times, fate is not as good as chickens and dogs. There must be more good people killed. As a result, the hatred between the two sides will become deeper and deeper, and there will be more and more civil uprisings in various places, and the Jin people will also take advantage of the opportunity to attack aggressively, and the country will be ruined and the family will be destroyed in a blink of an eye, what should I do?" The more he thought about it, the more indignant he became, he suddenly raised his head, and saw his mother-in-law with a sad face, leaning against the door, hurried over, called "Mother" a few times, and asked, "Where's Dad?" The mother-in-law smiled bitterly and said: "Your father has gone to find someone. There are so many refugees coming from the place, but the government ignores them. Our place is better. In some places, they insist that they are thieves and stir up civil uprisings. I Knowing that Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, and Wang Gui have grown-ups in their families, they cannot be the masters, but these refugees have suffered a lot. Even if we are ashamed and kneel down, we must try our best to try him. You Zhang and Tang The uncles are more straightforward, and Tang Huai and Zhang Xian are their only sons. You should discuss it with Tang Huai and Zhang Xian first, and then let them persuade the adults. Only one family nodded. Wang Ming has always had a good reputation, so he would not stand by Yes. This is different from begging for help, and it doesn't matter if you feel idle, so go quickly." Yue Fei answered "Yes" repeatedly. The mother-in-law stopped him again and said, "I just heard from your father that the government has recruited some strong men to join forces with the rich and powerful to prevent rebels from making trouble. Wang Ming is the richest man in the area. He is afraid that refugees will come to his house to beg for food, and he cannot handle it. He also wanted to take this opportunity to seek military merit on behalf of his son. Hearing what the government said, he agreed at that time. Wang Gui actually wanted to take care of you and Xu Qing, and put your two names on the list. Although you have learned all the arts and martial arts, It's a pity that the family background is poor and no one has introduced it, so it is supposed to be an opportunity to get in, what do you think?" Yue Fei said angrily: "What are rebels! Aren't they some poor and kind people? Taking the massacre of kindness as a step to advance, first of all violated Master Zhou's will. Even if the Wang family wrote his name and his son didn't go, he couldn't help me. what." The mother-in-law smiled and said, "Wu Lang is so good! Your father and I are afraid that you will come to the Wang family, but you will not be favored by the little brothers, and you will be the government's minions and do those unreasonable things. Since you remember your teacher's death, no matter how good you are, you go quickly." Only then did Yue Fei know that his mother intended to test him, so he hurriedly said: "Mother, please rest assured, the son will never violate the teachings of his parents and teachers." After finishing speaking, he rushed to Tang Huai's house first. Tang Yongcheng, the father of Tang Huai, and Zhang Tao, the father of Zhang Xian, are both retired generals.Although his family wealth is not as rich as Wang Ming's, he still has a lot of land.Because of Tang Yongcheng's love for Tang Huai, Yue Fei was reluctant to visit Tang Huai because of the disparity between the rich and the poor, and Zhou Tong didn't like to associate with these rich people, but Yongcheng's temperament is more straightforward, as long as he is persuaded, things will be easy.As soon as Manbi arrived, he could see Tang Huai. As soon as he opened his mouth, he would nod his head and go to persuade his father, but Tang Huai was still in Wang's house and hadn't returned yet.I thought: "I'm so confused, how could I forget that both he and Zhang Xian are studying at Wang's house! A large number of refugees without food and clothing are waiting for food. It would be a waste of time for them to come back! If you go to Wang's house first, even Wang Gui It can be seen that these three senior brothers will not refuse to listen to me, but Wang Ming is the one who can pay the most. If he refuses to agree, even Zhang and Tang will inevitably make excuses. My mother is so careful. Man, how can I forget that these two people will not come back at this time? If the matter fails, not only will I feel uneasy, but I will also be sorry for the painstaking efforts of my parents." Twice I wanted to go to see Tang Yongcheng directly, all because of his soft-spoken, once rejected, the bottom It is difficult to speak, and stop when you want to do something. Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly saw two people running towards him, and shouted from afar: "Quickly close the village gate, refugees are coming!" The two ran inside. It turned out that Zhang Tao had just heard that many refugees had come to Yinlin Village, and Wang Ming closed the village door tightly, as if he was facing an enemy.The crowd was so angry that they insisted on eating. Wang Ming wanted to ask the officers and soldiers to disperse him, but the famous Confucian teacher was agitated by Zhang Xian's words and tried to dissuade him.Said: "The way of kingship is nothing more than benevolence and righteousness. As long as Dong Weng holds the heart of the people, he will come forward in person and explain the principles of peace and happiness to the refugees, and he will naturally retreat." After all, Wang Ming understood some human feelings. He felt that the refugees were eager for food, and they couldn't be stopped by a few empty words. Famous. If you can show your own experience and use the way of sages to rule the fleeing people, and if you call on the wall, you will be safe and secure with a word, so that they will be convinced and go away after being taught." These few words aroused the arrogance of the teacher at that time, and said with a smile: "I have been studying for ten years and nourishing my spirit for ten years. The way of sincerity can transform gold and stone, and connect with heaven and earth, let alone people? It is about the property safety of Dongweng Quanzhuang. Those who are worthy of their salary are loyal to their work, 'Although there are tens of thousands of people, I will go!'" After saying that, he stood up. Just in case, Wang Ming sent some Zhuang Ding to protect him.Zhang Xian originally intended to use this sour and famous Confucian old master to persuade Wang Mingmo to invite officers and soldiers to prevent troubles.Unexpectedly, this old master would volunteer himself to talk about the way of sages on the wall.Because the teacher usually claims to be a talent for helping the country and the world, he often makes people headaches, and everyone wants to see him comfort the suffering people with a word, hide aside, and never pass. The famous Confucian thought that as long as he read the principles of the Supreme Being for a while, the refugees could retreat.Unexpectedly, these people who he thought were poor and foolish people did not realize his humble words and righteousness, and they were not as obedient as those smart rich men.Although the famous Confucianists have two halves in their chests, their speaking skills are not very good. They forgot the ancient sages' words of "following the food and clothing and then knowing how to be courteous". .This made everyone angry, his set of sage words didn't take effect at all, but he was scolded by the refugees, stones and soil clods, like a torrential rain, hit the wall of the village. This famous Confucianist kept in mind the words of the sage who knew the destiny and did not stand on the "upper" wall of the "zhuang".If it wasn't for the protection of the Zhuang River, these refugees were starving and had no strength, so it would be strange if they didn't beat their heads and bleed. The refugees who originally only gathered in front of the village to ask for help, now all became tough in their tone, insisting that the owner open a warehouse to release food, and they would not retreat even if they died.At the same time, I heard rumors that there are still a large number of refugees coming to Tang's side, and the momentum is very alarming.Zhang Tao and Tang Yongcheng have a deep friendship, so he hurriedly sent a letter, asking Yongcheng to make preparations early.He also said that some wealthy families had already been robbed. Although the refugees only wanted to eat and did not rob, all granaries were opened and robbed.In other states and counties, there are still officials who have killed officials and rebelled.