Chapter 28 Mother Dong: Tell her son a story

One morning in a certain year AD, the prime minister Dong Zhuo who lived in the villa in Meiwu had just woken up when he heard the noise of people outside. Someone ran in to report to him, Prime Minister, great joy, today the emperor is willing to surrender the throne to you, and Situ Wangyun built a Zen altar in Chang'an City, please set off immediately, ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, and accept the congratulations of all officials. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said, I dreamed last night that there was a green dragon covering my body, and today I have good news, it's my fate.

The visitor said, yes, the chariots outside the gate are ready, please hurry up and drive into Beijing. Dong Zhuo said, okay, wait for a while, while I go to the back hall to say goodbye to my mother. Although this Dong Zhuo was cruel and murderous, he also had a kind side.He is very filial to his mother. When Dong Zhuo was young, his father died of illness.His mother worked hard to bring him up. His mother doted on Dong Zhuo and never beat or scolded him.Sometimes when I was very angry, I locked myself in the house, bored on the bed, and wept secretly.Dong Zhuo was terrified and knelt outside the house, motionless.After one night, the mother calmed down, opened the door and saw her son was still kneeling outside the door, she couldn't help feeling distressed, and stopped admonishing her son.

When Dong Zhuo grew up, he couldn't stay at home, so he often went out to find friends. But he didn't stay with his friends for long, after staying for seven or eight days, he was about to leave.Friends stay.Dong Zhuo said, it's not that I'm unhappy with you, it's that I miss my mother so much.I brought some delicious food home and dedicated it to my mother. Dong Zhuo later joined the army and had to leave his mother for many years.Finally, he entered Chang'an and became the prime minister.As soon as he settled down, he personally led a troop and went to his hometown to pick up his mother.At that time, the mother was very old, and because she missed her son, she cried all day long and became blind.The mother heard the commotion outside, thinking that her son was causing trouble outside, and the enemy came to the door, and she was very frightened.When she finally found out that her son had returned and became an official, he was so majestic, and she couldn't be happier.This cold and hot, the old man caught a cold.The son was very anxious, so he called a doctor to treat his mother, and even gave her medicine himself.As soon as the old man recovered from her illness, Dong Zhuo took her to Chang'an with a good chariot, and ordered his soldiers to beat gongs and drums, and went out of the city several miles to welcome her.

Although my mother couldn't watch it, she could feel the enthusiasm of the scene.Her eye sockets were damp, and she let out a long sigh, God opened her eyes, the Dong family has come out on top! Dong Zhuo at this time is terrible, besides the emperor, he is the boss.Of course, the emperor is cowardly, so he has to listen to him.In other words, Dong Zhuo is the standing emperor.At this time, Dong Zhuo was in his sixtieth year, and his mother was also in her nineties.It's really time. Dong Zhuo was afraid that he would disturb his mother by rushing outside, so he built another city, Meiwu, 250 miles away from Chang'an City.He moved his family inside.I also live in Meiwu every ten days to talk with my mother.

This time, Dong Zhuo came to Meiwu and wanted to stay with his mother for a while.However, within a few days, a messenger came to invite him to go back and receive Zen.Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, he left the envoy behind, and went straight into the back hall to see his old lady. In the spacious courtyard, it is quiet and serene.The maid is combing the mother's hair.This old man's hair is as white as frost and snow, and his face is as calm as a lake.Hearing Dong Zhuo's voice, the old man asked, what's the matter with my son?Dong Zhuo said, Mother, I am so happy!Today, the emperor is going to abdicate the throne to me, and I am going to Chang'an to become the throne, so I would like to congratulate you, congratulations on becoming the empress dowager!

While speaking, he took the comb from the maid and continued to comb her mother's hair. Mother closed her eyes.These shriveled eyes have not seen the light of the world for decades. The air continued to flow after being stagnant for a moment, and the mood bloomed everywhere like white flowers in silence.Mother said, Son, let me tell you a story.Dong Zhuo originally wanted to say, after I ascend the throne, you can stop talking.However, he didn't dare to spoil his mother's interest, so he said, "Please tell me, mother." The mother coughed and said, son, you listened carefully.Wang Dafa, a rich man in our village, raised many chickens and cattle.Among them, there was a chicken that was different. He was always eager to try and fly to the top of the tree.After it ate a little cow dung, it developed strength, jumped up, and really jumped onto the first branch.It's a pleasure.So, the next day, he ate some more cow dung, picked up his strength, and flew to the second branch.After repeated efforts, the chicken could finally fly to the top of the tree.The chicken flapped its wings and giggled, as if to say, look, everyone, I can finally fly to the highest place.The chickens on the ground are very envious of the chicken on the top of the tree, and hope that they can fly to the top of the tree.

Dong Zhuo listened and said, Mother, the story you told is really nice, I am the chicken now, and I am about to fly to the top of the tree. Mother wanted to say something else, but Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said, well, mother, I have to go first, and when I come back, you can tell me some more stories.With that said, Dong Zhuo handed the comb to the maid, went out, got into the chariot, surrounded by the crowd, and ran happily to Chang'an. The mother was stunned when she heard the sound of chariots and horses going away from her son, and she didn't say anything for a long time.She muttered to herself, my son, mother hasn't finished speaking yet, why did you leave?do you know?The rooster was screaming wildly on the top of the tree. At this time, the rich man Wang Dafa came over and saw it. He was very angry and said that it might not be a good omen for a chicken to be so rampant and rude.So, he threw out the knife in his hand and smashed the chicken from the tree.

The aging mother looked dazed, and she asked the young maid, did you understand my story? The maid yelled, as if to say, I understand. The maid was originally a mute. At this time, there were bursts of crisp singing from children outside: Qianlicao (Dong), He Qingqing!Ten days of divination (zhuo), no birth! The maid looked up and saw that the sunken eye sockets of the old man had already been filled with tears. On the same day, Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others in front of the altar of receiving meditation. At the moment when his huge body crashed to the ground, the city of Meiwu burst into flames.All the joys and sorrows, good and evil in the world are reduced to ashes in the fire.