Chapter 22: Love and respect for others

That evening ten years ago was an everlasting pain in Zhao Yu's heart.

But he was still young at that time and couldn't even protect himself. Nowadays, the whereabouts of the parents' bodies have long been lost, but this must be the place where their souls return.

When I was nine years old, I failed to honor my parents, and I must make up for it now.

This is our duty as a son of man.

Sheep have the kindness of kneeling down to breastfeed, and crows have the kindness of feeding back, but what about humans?

Now that the great revenge has been avenged, Zhao Yu feels empty in his heart. It seemed that in an instant, I lost my biggest goal in life.

Looking around at a loss, I don't know where I am.

Fortunately, he still had the skills and the unprecedented feat of opening up acupoints.

So while observing filial piety, most of the soul that was freed from hatred was focused on polishing Qi and blood and exploring acupoints.

Perhaps the resentment dissipated, and his mind became more agile. In just a few days, he made considerable progress.

The energy and blood in his body have improved to another level, and it is estimated that the day when the spleen earth orifice will be opened is not far away.

Just when Zhao Yu was wearing hemp and mourning, sitting cross-legged in the thatched hut, closing his eyes and meditating, there was a faint sound of hooves approaching.

Zhao Yu opened his eyes and walked out of the hut. When he looked up, he saw a group of black spots galloping towards the river bank in the distance.

After a while, Zhao Yu found out the faces of the people in front of those black spots. The leader was Hong Chengchou.

There are also some generals such as Wu Sangui.

There was a group of people and horses, about five hundred in number. Soon they arrived outside the village entrance and the people stopped. Hong Chengchou and more than ten people got off their horses, stepped on the weeds, and walked towards the foot of the old pine tree.

Hong Chengchou saw Zhao Yu outside the old Matsushita hut from a distance. Seeing him wearing sackcloth and mourning, he also caught a glimpse of a rough stone altar with several human heads on it. He couldn't help but glance at the abandoned village next to him. Just know that this is Zhao Yu's hometown.

The look on his face changed, showing heaviness, and then he came forward and bowed in front of the altar without saying a word. He also shouted that he was derelict in his duties, saying that the imperial court was sorry for the dead souls.

After all, this is an old fox.

I have been in the officialdom for many years, and those who are not foxes have been eaten by foxes.

This behavior, whether it was acting or real, ultimately made Zhao Yu feel more relaxed.

Then they met each other, sitting on the ground by the thatched hut upwind, and each of them was particular about what they were doing. Basically, they were accommodating Zhao Yu, although Zhao Yu did not need them to accommodate him.

After chatting for a while, we got down to business.

The meaning of Zhao Yu's existence, to Hong Chengchou, is military merit. With this great victory in Jinzhou, the Tatar army was almost completely wiped out. There are only 60,000 soldiers and horses in total, and when counted, there are more than 20,000 heads.

Including more than 10,000 prisoners, less than 20,000 people actually escaped.

Although this incident was caused by Zhao Yu, Hong Chengchou was the supervisor in charge of the army after all, and Zhao Yu was not a member of the officialdom. The credit for this naturally lies with Hong Chengchou.

Now that the Tatars have been severely injured and their vitality is severely damaged, they are afraid of being beaten by Zhao Yu. At least in the short term, the Tatars will never dare to invade.

From this, Hong Chengchou knew that he would be entrusted with an important task by the emperor and send troops back to the Central Plains to exterminate the bandits.

The wandering thieves are naturally far inferior to the Tatars, but the wandering thieves are also a headache. One is that there are many people, and they often take away tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of refugees.

And he was extremely cunning. He couldn't beat him, left all his belongings and ran away. He ran into the mountains and forests, but couldn't find him anywhere.

Then a month or two later, they appeared again, and a large wave of rioters quickly gathered, making it impossible to suppress them.

If Zhao Yu is by his side, all the intruders, thieves, and revolutionaries will be nothing. As long as he enters the formation with one man and one horse, how can those rogue thieves stop him?

Even Huang Taiji can't escape, let alone a trespasser or a thief?

All those thieves can be wiped out in a few battles!

Since the world is at peace, Hong Chengchou is still not a supreme minister?

In the good news to the emperor, Hong Chengchou did not say in detail where Zhao Yu had gone. The idea was to persuade Zhao Yu to go to Beijing with him, meet the emperor first, claim credit in front of the emperor, and then go to suppress the bandits.

Hong Chengchou was certain that the emperor must be particularly interested in Zhao Yu.

However, Zhao Yu disappeared after that battle. Although Hong Chengchou was impatient, he never gave up. While learning from Li Fuming the purpose of Zhao Yu's trip, he guessed where Zhao Yu might be.

Then many scouts were sent out to search for him near Daxing Fort and Dafu Fort.

This morning, I finally received the report that I had found it. So he quickly took his important officers and generals and rushed here.

Finally met Zhao Yu.

"Now that the strong man has taken revenge, what are his plans?"

Hong Chengchou's words can be regarded as straight to the point.

Of course Zhao Yu understood the meaning of his words, but just as he said bluntly to Hong Chengchou, he was not interested and disdained to associate with the dynasty's worms.

So he refused directly: "I came down the mountain this time only for revenge. Since my great revenge has been avenged, after I have observed my filial piety to my parents for three months, I will return to the mountain to fulfill my filial piety to my master."

Hong Chengchou sighed secretly in his heart and couldn't help but look at the generals who were accompanying him, considered it, and said: "I also understand the thoughts of a strong man. But from what I can see, a strong man is wrong."

Zhao Yu was unmoved.

Hong Chengchou did not give up: "A strong man is a very filial person. However, it can be seen that among parents in the world, who doesn't hope that their children will become talented? How can a strong man ever achieve anything such as honoring his family and carrying on his family line?"

He also said: "A strong man has no intention of pursuing an official career and serving in the army, so there is no way to glorify his family. He wants to go back to the mountains to practice Taoism, and to pass on the family lineage is just like a mirror. Strong man, this is unfilial!"

"Avenging your parents, this is filial piety? Keeping filial piety for three months, this is filial piety? Don't you know that there are three kinds of unfilial piety, and the greatest is not having children?"

As Hong Chengchou spoke, he looked at his words and expressions, and sure enough he saw Zhao Yu's expression moving.

I couldn't help but secretly rejoice, and kept saying: "Marrying a wife and having children is a great filial piety. When a man is born in the world, he has a family and a room, but he still needs a big lintel. In this way, the family can be prosperous and the children can be rich. Is it possible that a strong man marries a wife and has children? , taking his wife with him, can he also go up the mountain to practice Taoism?"

Zhao Yu was silent and speechless.

"I understand what the supervisor means."

After a long while, Zhao Yu lowered his head and slowly said: "I am so confused at the moment that I can't give an answer to the supervisor yet. I will give the supervisor an answer when I go back to the mountain to ask my teacher."

Hong Chengchou knew that the matter was probably done.

From Zhao Yu's words and deeds, he could roughly guess what kind of person Zhao Yu's master was. He is definitely not a heartless person who is indifferent and innocent. Otherwise, Zhao Yu would not be able to be taught a character like Zhao Yu, who has a desire for revenge and attaches great importance to filial piety.

In this way, he concluded that Zhao Yu's master, after listening to Zhao Yu's inquiry, would definitely not object to Zhao Yu's passing on the family line to fulfill his filial piety.

On the contrary, he would persuade Zhao Yu to go down the mountain and join the world.

In some cases, going too far will have the opposite effect.

So Hong Chengchou didn't say much more about this matter, and chatted for a while, then stood up and left: "Then the governor will wait for the good news of the brave man!"

He also said: "I will not leave Songshan within one month. If a strong man is interested, he can come to Songshan and I will sweep the bed and wait for you."

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At night, Zhao Yu tossed and turned, unable to meditate and unable to sleep.

Recalling what Hong Chengchou said during the day, he had to admit that it was right. Ten years ago, the whole family, including parents and children, except for him who escaped with his life, were all killed by Tatar swords.

He was the only one left in the Zhao family.

If the family lineage is not passed on, the Zhao family will be extinct in his place.

This is extremely unfilial!

But he really doesn't want to immerse himself in this turbid world and associate with those moths.

And Master, who is already over eighty years old. If he doesn’t have life with him, how much time will he have left?

He didn't want to regret not having served under his master after losing his parents.

For a moment, my heart was in a state of confusion.

Early next morning.

Zhao Yu knelt in front of the altar and whispered: "Father, mother, I don't know what to do. I want to go back to the mountain and ask my teacher."

When Zhao Yu left the village, he saw someone vaguely watching from a distance, and he quickly sent the news back to Songshan.

When Hong Chengchou got the news, he stroked his beard and smiled.

Qingyun Mountain.

It was in the evening, Zhao Yu was walking outside the refugee village, covered in dust.

Someone saw him, recognized him, and nodded in greeting.

We went up the mountain and soon reached the Qingyun Temple halfway up the mountain.

Zhao Yu stopped, a little afraid to step in.

"come in."

Master's voice is so familiar.

Zhao Yu did not conceal his aura, and after hesitating in his heart, he moved his mind slightly and released his aura. Taoist Qingyun's kung fu cultivation is not as good as Zhao Yu's. But if you still can't notice it, then you are not Taoist Qingyun.

Zhao Yu heard the sound and felt certain in his heart. He quickly walked into the Taoist temple and saw his master in the simple Taoist temple after being away for more than ten days.

Master is still the same, with white hair and a childish face.

Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Taoist Qingyun smiled and said: "Why are you giggling? Sit down."

Pointing to the futon: "Let's talk to my master."

So Zhao Yu told everything in detail, everything he had experienced from the time he came down the mountain to now.

Taoist Qingyun couldn't help but sigh when he heard that Zhao Yu had committed such a killing: "All creatures in this world, whether humans or animals, are the darlings of heaven and earth, and they have their own strength. You have killed too much, I'm afraid... alas... "

He added: "Parents' hatred is irreconcilable, and revenge is a matter of course. I don't know what to say, even as a teacher."

Zhao Yu was silent.

Taoist Qingyun sighed for a while and said: "You need to recite the Sutra of Saving People more often to cleanse your soul and wash away the evil spirits. I see that there is murderous aura between your eyebrows. If the murderous aura is too strong and covers the soul, it will be bad."

Zhao Yu just listened, but he didn't feel that his murderous aura was covering his heart. On the contrary, after taking revenge, my mind became clear and more relaxed than before, although it was a bit empty.

After Qingyun Taoist said a few words, he stopped talking. He observed Zhao Yu's words and saw some doubts in Zhao Yu's eyes. Knowing that he had something to ask, he said: "You must have some doubts in your heart when you come back this time. Tell me, and I will do it for you as a teacher." You clear up the confusion.”

So Zhao Yu told his master what Hong Chengchou said.

After hearing this, Taoist Qingyun could not help but be silent for a while, and then sighed: "Although Supervisor Hong is eloquent, it is not unreasonable. People are born from their parents, and they have the greatest obligation to become parents. This is the filial piety in the world. , passing on the family line from generation to generation is the greatest thing. This is the foundation of being a human being."

He added: "This is not only for people to know, but also for people to understand. If there is no inheritance of the family line, within a hundred years, people will be extinct from this world."

Finally he said: "Disciple, both of your parents are dead and you have only one child in your family. If you don't pass on the family line to the next generation, it would be a great act of unfilial piety. I know your thoughts as a teacher, so don't worry about me. Although I am a teacher for more than eighty years, you still have nothing to worry about." You are light and healthy, and you still have twenty or thirty years of good life. Since you came down from the mountain to join the world, you have done your best to be a human being. After you have descendants and a family, it is not too late to come back to practice Taoism with your teacher."