Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 268 One Heart!
Although Gao Qi was well-versed in poetry and books, he had no intention of becoming an official. He was not invited by the king, but only wished to live in seclusion in the market place, write books, collect poems and essays, and devoted himself to restoring and carrying forward the dilapidated Sinology literature under the ravages of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

Among them, he paid special attention to poetry and prose, firmly believing that "poetry and prose can go far and show ambition".Make a vow to collect poetry and prose works of Ming Dynasty that can glorify history, so as to pass them on to future generations.

However, the literature and Taoism in the Ming Dynasty have not recovered, and the poetry circle has not flourished. Although there are one or two excellent works, they are far inferior to those in the Tang and Song Dynasties.Apart from sighing with regret, Gao Qi could only secretly hate Meng Yuan for destroying the Chinese literary world, and hoped that one day, the Chinese literary world would recover.

Unexpectedly, one day, I suddenly heard Zhu Su's "Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water", and I was shocked for a while, and I heard "Looking at the Sky at Dawn and Watching the Clouds at Dusk" written to Xu's daughter, and I danced with joy, thinking that The literary and morals of the Ming Dynasty will prosper, and poets have been born in the Ming Dynasty, which is a clear proof that the literary world of the Ming Dynasty is about to revive.

Therefore, Gao Qi highly praised Zhu Su, and since he came to Suzhou, he has been willing to serve under the magistrate Wei Guan with his own reputation, gather students, and help the victims.

Before the New Year's Eve banquet, Gao Qi also brought people to participate, and thought that during this festive season, His Royal Highness King Wu might have a good poem in the world.I don't want to think that until those bandits in the city were captured, His Highness didn't seem to want to chant poems to celebrate.

Originally, Gao Qi was about to give up, lamenting that His Royal Highness Wu Wang had a lot of affairs, and he didn't have the pleasure of reciting poems against others.

But I didn't want to, there was such an unexpected joy today!

"You poetic idiot..." Luo Guanzhong nodded his old friend Gao Qi, and then unfolded the page under Gao Qi's expectant eyes.With just one glance, the whole person was shocked in place.

"You old bastard, why are you in a daze!" Gao Qi panicked when he saw that he had stopped talking. "What did His Highness write, you should recite it!"

"Today I know what Prime Minister Wen said is 'awe-inspiring righteousness'." Luo Guanzhong's pupils narrowed slightly, and he sighed aloud.Gao Qi was in a hurry, he didn't care about being disrespectful if he watched it privately, he probed over to have a look, and with just one glance, his whole body was shocked in place.

"Lime... groan?"

He unconsciously recited the name of this poem. The whole poem is only four short lines, which read:

Thousands of hammers dig into the mountains,
The fire burns as if waiting for a while.

I'm not afraid of being crushed,
Be innocent in the world.

"I'm not afraid of being smashed to pieces... I want to stay innocent in the world..." Gao Qi couldn't help muttering.

"The scholar who raised his arms and shouted outside the city, but was killed by the thieves, can rest in peace!" Gao Qidao, his eyes even revealed a very strong feeling of envy. "To get His Highness's poem, I, Gao Qi, wish I could die with my own body!"

These were Gao Qi's words from the bottom of his heart, and speaking from his heart, the scholar who raised his arms and shouted did not deserve these four sentences from His Royal Highness King Wu.These four sentences are more like describing a hero who is in a desperate situation, but has no hesitation and turned the tide.

For the sake of the way in his heart, even though the fire is burning, he will be smashed, even knowing that his end will definitely be smashed to pieces, but he still upholds his innocence and never complains or regrets.

What a supreme conduct this is!
"Your Highness didn't write it just for that scholar. Your Highness is... writing for me and other Ming scholars." Luo Guanzhong was also shocked. "Leave innocence in the world...Leave innocence in the world...If all literati are like this, the Ming Dynasty will prosper!"

"Quickly explain this poem to the whole city!" Gao Qi said. "Such a good poem should not be put on the shelf, it should be passed on to the world, and it will be a clear aspiration for us scholars of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Not bad." Luo Guanzhong also said.Turning to ask the dog: "Dare to ask the father-in-law, I don't know the name of the scholar, can you find out?"

"I will write the story of the scholar into a storybook, and teach the whole city to know it together with this poem. We must let the common people know that the thieves outside the city are vicious and vicious, and this martyr is strong and resolute!"

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Luo Guanzhong, Gao Qi and other literati were full of fighting spirit by the song "Lime Song", and a very provocative article "Remembering Zhao Sheng's Unyielding was Killed by Zhang Thieves" was quickly captured by Luo Guanzhong's pen. write out.The people of Suzhou were already panicked by the thieves outside the city, and everyone was concerned about the war.This story is a record of the war, and it is the news that the people of Suzhou are most concerned about now, so it spreads very fast.

Therefore, the story of Zhao Sheng and many brave people who died generously and won a good opportunity for His Royal Highness to rescue the people, and the song "Lime Song" that His Highness paid tribute to the morale of this life, also spread at a very fast speed. All over the city of Suzhou.

"Have you heard, this story is about the battle that took place in the east of the city today! The descendants of the Zhang family brought the Japanese pirates and threatened the people outside the city as human shields to attack the city!" Somewhere in the tea room in the city, a disciple of Gao Qi , flushed with excitement, telling the story of what happened in the east of the city for the common people.

The common people kept gathering around these scholars explaining the latest news of the war, and behind them, a few common people were discussing in low voices.

"Isn't this a disregard for human life? King Cheng is so kind, why is his son so vicious!"

"Tch! What goodness? It's just to win the hearts of us in Suzhou and fight for the world! Isn't his son showing his true colors in order to seize the city? We also live outside the city. If we enter the city slower, I'm afraid it will be too late. Captured by them to die!"

"You're right! I heard the story of Huang Chao before, and I knew that none of those tyrants had a good intention. Now that tomorrow is coming, Emperor Zhu has finally expelled the Tartars. He is the emperor of our Han people. He treats us kindly. For their own selfishness, those people want our Han land to be divided, so why not go back to the time when they attacked each other in Yuan Dynasty?"

"Besides, if His Highness King Wu, the old man's son, were not here, the city gate might be broken by today's time!"

"Extremely extreme! If the gate of the city is broken, none of us Suzhou people will be able to escape! That Zhang Li and the Japanese are working hand in hand, and if the Japanese invade the city, will there be any way out?"

"Our brothers are strong and healthy. If we don't want to help His Highness the King of Wu, or help the defenders deliver some meals, some rocks and logs, maybe we can do our best."

"At least you don't have to stand by and watch the thief bring the Japanese dog into the city!"

"Extremely! I heard that His Highness will be on the east wall of the city tonight to pay homage to the souls of the common people who died in vain today... If His Highness didn't let us enter the city, I'm afraid there will be you and my brother among the dead souls."

"Then Zhao Sheng died for us, we should pay homage to him!"

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Conversations like this continue to happen everywhere in Suzhou City.In the evening, Zhao Sheng's bones had been put into the coffin under the city wall. Zhu Su was worried that the thieves would not dare to go to the city at night, so he held a memorial ceremony for Zhao Sheng on the city wall.When he stood on the city wall, Zhu Su was surprised to find that under the city wall, many people carrying lanterns had been densely surrounded.People lowered their eyes and whispered, looking at Zhao Sheng's coffin and a group of hundreds of people standing in the front row who were lucky enough to be rescued into the city.

"Your Highness, do you want to say something?" Beside Zhu Su, the dog asked in a low voice.

"...After all, it's wartime, so there's no need to be complicated. Let's do it according to the original plan." Zhu Su thought for a while, but still shook his head.Too much is too late, if you incite the people again, the people will be too excited at night, and accidents will not be good.

"Yes." The dog bowed his head and backed away.Then he brought Zhu Su a Kongming lantern that had been prepared earlier, and Zhu Su lit a flame for the Kongming lantern under the eyes of everyone under the city.Zhu Xi, Zhu Di, Qin Wang, Wu Wangwei, and the surviving people in the city also lit the Kongming lanterns that had been prepared earlier, and the 35 members of the Wangwei cavalry who died in order to go out of the city to fight, and the 730 people who died in vain outside the city. pray.

"The heroic soul is not far away, let's go on the road with peace of mind!" The Kongming lantern was buzzing in Zhu Su's hand, and it was about to climb up. Zhu Su shouted, and then let go of the paper lantern.The sergeants also shouted at the same time, and then, a total of 770 Kongming lanterns flew into the air together.

More than 700 lights, just like the souls of more than 700 people who died today, swayed upwards in the dark blue night sky.The people were all solemn for a moment, looking at these souls who had left them far away.

"Gentlemen, we should recite in unison, so that the thieves outside the city know our integrity!" Suddenly, a scholar shouted loudly under the city.

"Thousands of hammers and tens of thousands of hammers have carved out the deep mountains, and the fire is burning like nothing. Don't be afraid of breaking your bones and breaking your body, you must stay innocent in the world!"

Immediately, under the guidance of this person, many scholars in the city began to recite the "lime chant" they had only heard today.In the beginning, only one person recited it, but gradually there were six or seven people, and in the end, hundreds of people shouted. Even the people who had never been illiterate and illiterate, followed the scholars, looking at the sky lanterns that were getting higher and higher, with a sacred look on their faces. Reciting this poem that they may not know the specific meaning at all.

"...This, are these really the people of our Ming Dynasty..." On the city floor, Zhu Xi looked at the extraordinary imposing civilians who were chanting in unison, and muttered to himself in shock.

Beside Zhu Su, the dog who is a Jurchen, also looked at these people who were reciting poems with one heart and one mind, with envy shining in their eyes.

(End of this chapter)