Chapter 35 Forced to march

Soon after, Taiming returned to live in his own home from his sister's home.Brother Zhigang is still keen on the 'new system' and keeps improving his life.But his new system is to build a new bathroom with a large cypress wood bath with a scent of wood to heat hot water for bathing.He also believed that red was Chinese, so the colors in his home were painted in Japanese colors, and even the toilets were completely remodeled into Japanese styles. Zhigang greeted Taiming who came back after a long time, and asked him: "My home, what do you think?" Zhigang asked Taiming with a smug expression.Because Taiming knew that his younger sister Qiuyun had angered Zhigang by unceremoniously criticizing Zhigang's imperial life, so Taiming didn't say anything critical.Zhigang was even more proud, and talked about his painstaking experience in improving his life, just like he said to Baojiamin: "Today's lunch, please eat Japanese style!" As he said this, Japanese noodles were served on the table. While drinking the noodle soup, Zhigang asked Taiming: "How does the soup taste?"You have been to Japan, the taste is high, this taste is good, right? ’ Taiming didn’t want to hurt his brother’s self-esteem, so he agreed with him and said: ‘I’ve forgotten the taste, but it’s probably similar to this soup. ''yes?really? Zhigang is even more proud.Seeing his brother's simplicity, Taiming felt indescribable pity in his heart.

After Taiming returned home, he sometimes took a walk in the yard, and sometimes went into the public hall to have a look.A new Japanese-style shrine has been set up in the center of the public hall, and a Japanese-style scroll is hung, but the painting is not outstanding and flimsy, and it seems that it does not harmonize with the large building. Sometimes he would go out of the house, walk on country roads, or wander into the streets. Young men and women on the street, girls in wartime Ababa costumes, and young people in national uniforms.Like Chinese clothes, Taiwanese clothes are regarded as "enemy" clothes.As a result, drapers and tailors thrived.

No matter whether he was at home or on the street, Taiming always felt empty. No matter how fanatical he was in the crowd, his mood would not be infected by the warm atmosphere.And his emotions soon made him sink from helpless incompatibility to the abyss of loneliness.His seemingly empty expression worried the relatives around him, especially his mother.When he was in his room, lost in solitary contemplation, his mother would come in quietly like a shadow: 'Tai Ming! ' Mother called to him with a loving, fearful smile.At this time, Taiming understood very well what his mother wanted to say. She would sometimes bring up one thing that his mother had advised him a long time ago, before Taiming went to mainland China.She used a faint smile to cover up what she wanted to say, hesitated for a while, and then called him: 'Well, Taiming! ’ Then she said cautiously; ‘Have you not made up your mind yet?Well, let's marry another one! ' She mentioned it again.

She knew that Taiming married Shuchun and had a daughter, Ziyuan.But her explanation is that now that the war on the mainland has completely expanded, they may not be safe. Even though they are all safe and sound.It is not something that people feel guilty about being able to reunite in the future, monogamy and one concubine. However, what Taiming said to his mother: 'Marry another one! ' tone, feeling an indescribable resistance.Of course, it was mother's kindness out of love for Taiming.It's just that she was born in the old age and was an ordinary old woman, but Taiming couldn't agree with her way of thinking anyway.

Before his wife's whereabouts are unknown, he has absolutely no intention of remarrying.This is not so much a love for his wife as a sense of responsibility. Whenever he was alone in the dead of night, he couldn't help thinking of his wife and feeling distressed.However, there is nothing to do. 'It's just waiting for the opportunity! ’ he said to himself, in order to stimulate his heart, he flipped through the Mozi he was reading.Mozi is more active than Mencius's theory of peace, and he opposes war and non-war theory. The thesis is extremely clear, and it is very enjoyable to read.Mozi fought against the tragic trend of history and wanted to stop it, but in the social situation of the Warring States Period, his theories were nothing more than a drop of clear spring to the surging historical turbid current.In fact, no matter how much Mozi clamored for peace, his personal power was insignificant and ineffective.

Taiming closed Mozi, thinking about the tragic commonality of intellectuals.He believes that there must always be Mozi in the chest of a caring person.But such intellectuals of the past, cast aside from history at any given time, often do so in vain.Isn't this like rootless duckweed floating in the surging tide of history?Taiming thought again, in order to avoid being involved in this torrent of history, the old Lao Zhuang or Tao Yuanming might still be able to do it, but modern people cannot.Under the modern system of total warfare, the power of the individual is equal to zero.Whether you like it or not, no one can avoid the fate of being involved in the vortex of war under the supreme order of the country.The wisdom of Lao Zhuang and Tao Yuanming has lost the power of persuasion in modern times.

Taiming was thinking about all kinds of things like this, and almost didn't close his eyes all night. The next day, a terrible change happened around him. He suddenly received an order that he must go to the battlefield as a naval officer. At that time, Taiwanese youths were conscripted batch by batch to become strong men or soldiers. Although Taiming expected that he might also be recruited, when he saw the paper order, his whole body trembled involuntarily. Emotions cannot be calmed. Taiming tried his best to pretend to be calm, walked to his mother's room, and told his mother what was going on in a tone that did not irritate her as much as possible.

But no matter how eloquently he said it, the fact is still the fact.The mother's face changed instantly, and she was speechless for a while, suddenly; "No reason!" ’ she cried out as if her heart was being strangled, and she burst into tears.Taiming didn't know how to comfort his mother.I can only tell her that the military family members who landed in Tuntou Bay are safe and sound, and try to alleviate her mother's worries. Finally, when the day of the journey came, the township office held a farewell party, and Taiming and two young men were summoned at the same time.

Those who were conscripted into the military were all young people from the island with considerable education.First of all, the township head came to the stage and delivered a speech that was the same as before, followed by the speeches of the conscripts, and the other two enlisted military sects also took turns to come to the stage, expressing their determination impassionedly, but still vaguely revealing that they were forcibly conscripted into the expedition. Heartbroken and helpless.Taiming closed his eyes and listened unmoved as if it had nothing to do with him.Then it was Taiming's turn, he really didn't want to speak on stage, but the atmosphere in the venue couldn't allow him not to speak on stage.

Taiming walked up to the podium with heavy steps, feeling that he had nothing to say, but when he got on the stage and faced the faces of countless audiences packed in the auditorium...Taiming still felt a kind of oppression , he mechanically said: 'Everyone! ' As he spoke, he looked around the venue and suddenly saw his mother sitting in the back row crying.He was furious, but still managed to remain calm: 'Everyone!Thank you so much for today's grand farewell party!If you respond, I will do my best. ' He just said that, then bowed and stepped down. Because he knew that if he continued, he might say something inappropriate.The audience had expected Taiming to speak longer and more passionately.But he only briefly said these and then quickly stepped off the stage. He was stunned for a moment as if disappointed, and then as if he realized it, there was thunderous applause.