Chapter 6 rebuild filial piety

Cao's hometown is in Qiao County, Peiguo (now Bozhou, Anhui). What makes the people quite proud is that there once appeared in their family a great figure—Cao Can, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.However, since the time of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, the Cao family has gradually declined. It was not until the rise of Ah Man's grandfather, the great eunuch Cao Teng, that this declining family regained its vitality.As the saying goes: "One person achieves the Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven." Many of Cao Teng's nephews and nephews have entered official careers, ranging from being ranked in the Jiuqing to being a clerk in the government office.Because of this, keeping in line with the power of the eunuchs has become the tenet of the Cao family.

Ah Man was originally born in his hometown in Qiao County, but he didn't spend many years here.Because of the early death of his mother, Zou, Brother Aman has been living with his father in Luoyang.Luoyang, the capital of Han, was undoubtedly the most prosperous place in that era, and Ah Man also found happiness there.But now it is different, he secretly helped Tai student He Yong on the night of the coup.This kind of betrayal to the family is unforgivable, so Aman was sent back to his hometown, fished out of the honey jar and thrown into the ice cellar.Because he is Cao Teng's only adopted son, Cao Song's family has a small population, and basically all his family members are resettled in Luoyang, so the houses and real estate in Qiao County are actually only taken care of by a group of old servants.Ah Man was still young, so he was sent to the home of his brother Cao Yin.

When he first saw this seventh uncle of his family who had never met before, Ah Man felt that the future life might not be easy.Cao Yin is not very old, less than thirty years old, and is the youngest among Cao Song's brothers.But he has a rigid and harsh personality, and his behavior reveals a sternness and arrogance.Especially that fair and long face, which seldom smiled. The environment has changed, and life has changed.The old and young master's attitude in Luoyang in the past is gone, and the lingering of a group of house servants and servants is missing. I can no longer stretch out my clothes, stretch out my hands, and open my mouth, and I have to trouble myself for everything.But Cao Yin still picked on him everywhere, he had to be scolded for a long time even after eating, such as not talking, not dropping rice grains, not eating loudly, not looking left and right... every movement and stillness, every step and stand, You have to learn from scratch.

The most terrible thing is to study.Aman is not as sensitive and eager to learn as his younger brother De'er. He hated touching books the most. At the age of twelve, he didn't even read a single volume.But now he didn't dare anymore, Cao Yin paced up and down in front of him with a ruler in his hand, and would beat it down as long as he relaxed a little. "Ah Man, you are used to idleness, and your homework has been delayed. You must know that time is not waiting for you, and now you have to start from the beginning." Cao Yin said, shaking the bamboo slips in his hand, "You cheated on your elders to make friends with sinners, and then contradicted your father, Uncle, it is unfilial, so I want you to learn from the most basic "Book of Filial Piety."

Ah Man feels as awkward as eating a fly. In his opinion, He Yong is not a sinner, and being reasonable in a situation is not contradicting, and the "Book of Filial Piety" is a book for children to enlighten. Although he doesn't like to study, he has long been sloppy. seen it already. Cao Yin saw a trace of disdain in his eyes, tapped the ruler in front of A Man's case, and said coldly: "You think you understand the "Book of Filial Piety"? Do you think my book is shallow? Well then, Recite to me the first sentence Confucius said in the book." Ah Mo was dumbfounded, bowed his head and pondered for a long time before he stumbled and replied: "Filial piety, the foundation of... the virtue, the reason for teaching... the reason for... the birth of..."

"Hmph! No!" Cao Yin sneered, "You memorized it like this in a single sentence, which shows that you haven't read the book hard at all, and you still have the face to laugh at the superficiality of "Book of Filial Piety"?" After finishing speaking, he grabbed Ah Man hand, raised the ruler and slapped it three times.Ren Aman grinned his teeth, and continued to speak: "The Master said: 'The former king had the most virtuous and important way to obey the world, the people used it to be harmonious, and there was no complaint between the people. Do you know it?" This is the first sentence Confucius said. Do you remember?"

"Oh." Ah Man rubbed his hands perfunctorily. "Then let me ask you, what is the most important way of virtue that Confucius said? Do you know it?" "It's filial piety." Ah Man blurted out.This question is too simple. The ultimate virtue mentioned in the "Book of Filial Piety" is naturally filial piety. Cao Yin sneered, shook his head and said, "You don't know! If you knew filial piety, you wouldn't contradict your father, and you wouldn't be sent here by him. So you must study hard for me and learn what is real filial piety."

"No, you are arguing! I am not unfilial, how can saving people be wrong?" Cao Yin didn't expect his nephew to be so hard-spoken, saying that he was irrational, and still arguing about this matter to this day, he angrily said: "You are right, is it your father's fault? You just don’t know the truth. Don’t read today’s book, just kneel to the side and reflect on it!” A Man glanced at him, knowing that no matter how much he defended, there would be no result, so he got up and went out, and knelt down in the yard. How tormented by the scorching sun, Ah Man just knelt there upright against the sun, full of depression, fiddling with the green sword under his ribs: sword, sword, the whole clan is blind, only You know my heart, only you know right from wrong, good from evil...

"Don't move!" Cao Yin shouted and walked to him, "Take off the sword and give it to me!" Ah Man didn't even bother to look at him, and shook his head. "pick up!" Ah Man looked up at him, his eyes were full of anger, this unemotional uncle actually wanted to take away his sword, and didn't even give him the last bit of comfort. "Do you want to pick it?" Cao Yin raised his voice. "Don't pick it!" Ah Man gritted his teeth and stood up, "Why should I listen to you..." Before he could finish speaking, the ruler had already hit his face, and a red mark instantly appeared on his fair face.What Ah Man felt was not pain, but a moment of bewilderment, and Cao Yin shouted: "You useless thing! In the end, you will only embarrass yourself and ruin your school."

Why do you assert that I will ruin the family?This sentence really touched Ah Man's heart.Don't look at his young age, but his anger is not inferior to that of an adult, he stretched out his hand and pulled out the Qingzhi sword, stabbing Qishu's chest involuntarily!Cao Yin never dreamed that his 12-year-old nephew would fight against him, and he was still teaching the child a lesson. Suddenly, a blue light flashed and the sword edge came to meet him, and he turned his body and hurriedly dodged.Don't hide it, it's another sword.Cao Yin was already staggering, he really couldn't escape the second encounter, he grabbed the sword in a hurry, his hand was cut immediately, blood gushed out, and the wound throbbed with pain.But he didn't dare to let go, and firmly grasped the sword, just shouted and asked: "Bold! What are you going to do?"

Ah Man was awakened by the sound of drinking, and even he couldn't believe what he had done.Trembling, he let go of his hand, threw away the scabbard, and ran out in a panic.Ren Cao Yin shouted at the back, but he ignored him and rushed out of the courtyard door, and ran down. No longer caring about east, west, north, south, he has been running down in a daze like this, crossing country roads and plunging into endless fields, like a frightened rabbit.Running and running, running desperately, I don't know how long I ran, until I was exhausted and could no longer walk, and then slowly stopped.The dazzling scorching sun hangs above the sky, scorching the earth scorchingly, and shrouding everything in hazy heat.Ah Man was sweating profusely and panting heavily, squatting there feeling dizzy, but felt dazed for a while.Father didn't want him anymore, and now he stabbed Uncle Seven, where else could he go?The world is so big, where is the shelter, who can listen to their own confession? In a daze, Ah Man saw his family's cemetery. mother! Ah Man thought of his mother, and only in his dreams would he come to comfort his mother who accompanied him.He staggered into the cemetery and threw himself in front of Mrs. Zou's grave. "Mom! The baby is here...I miss you so much, mother...Daddy doesn't want a baby anymore...Everyone doesn't want a baby anymore...Look at me...Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......" The Cao family kid finally cried.Crying so sadly, so miserable, so heartbroken. He hugged his mother's grave, poured out his pain, and seemed to want to push the grave away with all his strength.It seems that by pushing away this cold and ruthless mound, you can fall into the arms of your mother... But everything is in vain, it is all just wishful thinking, who can hear his heart? Unknowingly, the gloomy dark clouds gradually covered the scorching sun, there was a rumbling thunder, and the cold torrential rain poured down, hitting Ah Man mercilessly.He cried until he was dark, and was exhausted, so he fell asleep on the grave mound in a daze, and continued to cry when he was woken up by the rain. He drowsily cried for a while and slept for a while, and he didn't know how long it took until his tears ran dry and he couldn't cry anymore. Only then did he realize that no one could change his current situation, and everything could only depend on himself.He had no choice but to get up, his clothes were already drenched, his bun was wet and draped over his shoulders, and his body was covered in mud.This is the pampered and pampered young master of the Cao family, who is now dirty and wet like a drowning dog! "How did you come here?" A Man raised his red and swollen eyes, only to find that Cao Yin was standing alone outside the graveyard.His face was pale, he was not wearing a coir raincoat, his body was already soaked, his hands were wrapped in cloth, and blood was seeping out.A Man looked at him in fear for a while, got up and wanted to run, but his foot slipped and fell to the ground.Cao Yin came to him slowly, but didn't hit him again. He stretched out his bloody hand to help him up: "Silly boy! You are so stubborn. The master said: "I have been admonished by my parents, but I don't follow my will, and I don't respect you." Disobedience, labor without complaint.'Even if you did everything right and he wronged you, so what if you bowed your head and confessed to your father? How many people have suffered because of stubbornness! If you were willing to To put it mildly, how did you end up where you are today?" Ah Man took a long breath, he was finally willing to admit that he did nothing wrong. "I would rather die as an official father than die as a beggar. My child, my heart is made of flesh. If I am a heartless and ignorant person, how can your father entrust you to me? If you are willing to study hard, what will happen to me, uncle?" Are you willing to beat you?" Cao Yin sighed, and rubbed Ah Man's head, "In the future, you must be obedient, study hard, and make a good figure for your father to take a good look at!" For some reason, when he said this, it seemed like There was a trace of dissatisfaction with Ah Man's father. Seeing that his voice was soft and different from half a day ago, Ah Man couldn't help feeling guilty, and grabbed Cao Yin's hand wrapped around his wound: "Uncle Seven...I was wrong...Is your hand okay?" "It's such a powerful sword, I'm afraid I won't be able to pick up a pen within half a month." Cao Yin smiled helplessly, and didn't wait for A Man to apologize, so he took his little hand, "Let's go! Let's go home. Let your aunt cook hot soup for us." The two uncles and nephews staggered away in the rain holding hands like this...