In the second year of Emperor Han's reign (AD 212), before the spring snow had melted, Prime Minister Chen Chong announced his mourning, saying that his wife, Princess Wannian, had died of an accident due to dystocia.
It was said to be a funeral, but in fact there were very few people who came to pay their respects. After all, the deceased was a former princess and her status was extremely sensitive. Wannian usually lived in the courtyard and did not interact with others. As a result, she had no close friends. As for her relatives,
, was basically burned to ashes by Liu Xie in the Gengyin Incident. Therefore, only Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Chen Qun and others came to visit, but in fact they only came to visit Chen Chong.
Chen Chong didn't expect Wannian to be so desolate after death. He was confused for a moment and didn't know what to think. He could only confess secretly to Wannian's pale face, heartbroken that he was so slow. But in a daze, he felt that it was very strange.
Well, in the last days, Wannian probably just wants to have him by his side.
After holding the coffin for ten days, Chen Chong didn't find anyone he wanted to wait for, so he helped the coffin to be buried. The burial place was chosen on the north side of the plateau at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. The plateau has a high terrain, with green mountains at its back, Weibin in front and two sides on the left and right.
Covered by mountains and forests, it is a family cemetery that contains momentum but reveals its edge. This is the family cemetery that Chen Kui decided during his lifetime. Chen Chong buried all his elders in the family on the original site, and his peers and younger generations were buried under the original site. His first wife Cai Yan and his eldest son Chen Shi were also here.
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Chen Chong buried Wan Nian next to Cai Yan. He had already thought that a hundred years later, he would be buried here with his wives. Before Wan Nian was buried, he placed a poem he had written on
In the Wife’s Coffin, the full text reads:
"Whose family has been separated for a long time, and I feel good about saying goodbye to you. The fragrance is still there on my clothes, and the whispers in my ears are not extinguished. I wear a pair of gauze belts around my waist, and my dream is a knot of hearts. I have always regretted the thought, and the Yaohua has not endured the break." p>
As the coffin was officially buried, Chen Chong looked at the shovels of black soil burying the princess. He felt that something was buried inside him. What was it? Chen Chong couldn't think clearly for a while, but he knew that he would probably never be the same again.
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After the funeral was over and everyone dispersed, Chen Chong did not leave, but waited quietly in front of the tomb. He knew that the person would definitely come.
Sure enough, just before dusk that day, there were faint footsteps in the mountains and forests. Chen Chong heard the sound and quietly avoided it, hiding in the dense forest nearby. Then he saw Chen Zhang coming in mourning. He stood in front of the tomb for a long time, and suddenly
He hugged the tombstone and cried loudly, bursting into tears. Chen Chong had been with him for so long and had never seen him show such an expression, but thinking about it at this time, it was not surprising. Maybe he had never understood his child.
Chen Chong stayed in the forest for a while. After Chen Zhang calmed down a little, he walked out slowly and looked at his only son without saying a word.
At first, Chen Zhang was immersed in sadness and did not notice it, but a cold wind blew through the mountains, making him shiver, and then he saw his father behind him.
He wanted to get up and leave immediately, but Chen Chong quickly stopped him. Chen Chong asked him: "A man, if you dare to do something, don't you dare to act?"
This sentence immediately angered Chen Zhang, his face turned red, he looked directly at Chen Chong and said without hesitation: "Why shouldn't I take it? You can kill me with just one blow, Zuo Hou! I have thought about it a long time ago, why should I be hypocritical?
Pretending?"
When Chen Chong heard this, he couldn't help but feel great sadness in his heart: When did he become such an image in the children's minds? But he did not answer Chen Zhang's words, but asked again: "Why do you do this?"<
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Chen Zhang sneered and said: "What reason is there for a man to love a woman? She is a human being, and so am I. Do I have to stay a widow with you for the rest of my life?"
Chen Chong just said lightly: "Then you should always stay by her side instead of coming here now."
This sentence hit Chen Zhang's weak point. He was unable to refute at all, so he simply yelled: "Chen Tingjian, you are a beast in clothes. You don't care about me at all. What qualifications do you have to point fingers at me?! From childhood to adulthood,
Have you ever said a kind word to me? On weekdays, you said you were busy with official duties and always came home very late. It was rare for me to see you, but you never asked me whether I was good or bad. Later, when the prince became a disciple, you often cared about the prince. Do you think
Who is your son after me? She has been alone at home for many years, and you have ignored her. She stayed with a woman named Na Dong. Do you deserve to be called a role model? When you come back to talk occasionally, when we meet, you say with a straight face that I am not improving. Yes.
, I am not as noble as you, not as talented as you, and my peers also laugh at me for being stupid and not as good as you. So what? I don’t care about being a human being?"
When he said this, he was obviously very emotional, and the tears that had stopped burst into his eyes again. He couldn't help sobbing on the ground for a moment, and then he raised his head and continued to curse: "Yes, I am afraid of you, so I don't dare to see you, but like
A hypocrite like you who is hypocritical and follows the trend is not qualified to be my father! When you killed my whole family, I shouldn’t have left home. If I could go underground to accompany my mother and brother, I don’t know how much happier I would be now.
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At the end of the story, Chen Zhang bent down and burst into tears. When he looked up again, he found that Chen Chong was also crying silently. This situation made him shocked. Since he could remember, he had never seen Chen Chong shed tears, so no matter how much he cursed his father in his heart
, but still regarded Chen Chong as the only strong man in the world. Seeing him crying in front of him this time, all the anger disappeared for a while, leaving only a little doubt and resentment.
Chen Chong looked at his only child, lowered his head to him, and kept crying, making himself look like a child who had done something wrong. Chen Chong asked: "You don't want to be someone like me, I understand.
So who do you want to be?"
Chen Zhang was asked again. He was at a loss. He didn't dare to look into his father's eyes anymore. He lowered his head and said, "I...I don't know..."
Chen Chong continued to ask: "You are still young, but you are already a father. What kind of person do you want your child to be?"
This question made Chen Zhang panic even more. He had never even seen his child, but when he thought about it, he felt as if he was in a sea of suffering, and was soon overwhelmed by the waves. But he had to
To answer this question, he straightened his back and said: "I just want him to have no worries..." He choked up quickly and realized how naive he was. This made him feel like a child, but only when he was
He didn't want to feel this way in front of Chen Chong.
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Chen Chong had to start his sermon: "Hanzhen, you are still young, and the road is still long. But many people in the world have no way to go, and they may not even survive tonight..."
But the words were quickly interrupted by the only son, who yelled: "What does this have to do with me? This is his Liu family's kingdom, and it is my turn to worry about it? When you become the emperor, come and talk to me about this again!"<
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However, this sentence angered Chen Chong. He was so angry that even after the blood rushed to his head, he didn't even react. He slapped Chen Zhang with his left hand. He grabbed Chen Zhang's collar and spoke in an unprecedentedly sharp voice.
He shouted: "Who said it has nothing to do with you! Everyone and all the land in this world has nothing to do with you, so why are you still alive?!"
"Look at how you look now! Do you know what kind of person I want you to be?"
"I want you to love everyone in the world, and then let everyone in the world love you! I want you to stand in the crowd, and everyone should laugh sincerely at you, instead of you using a hypocritical mask to deceive! I want you to
If you feel that you are indispensable, you must first learn to give and understand!"
Speaking of this, Chen Chong's tone slowly dropped. He suddenly wanted to laugh at himself, but the pain in his heart was even worse. Chen Chong loosened his hand holding the collar and said in a sad tone: "Do you think I treat you
Indifferent, I really want to dig out my heart and show it to you. You are my only son, how could I not care about you? But I am not only your father, I am not responsible for the corpses lying on the road.
No less than what I have for you for ten thousand years. Of course, I am indeed not a good father or a good husband. I admit this. But can you think about it for me? Can you understand my hardship? "<
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This was the first time that Chen Chong said so many words to Chen Zhang, so that Chen Zhang was completely at a loss. He subconsciously wanted to continue to refute, but when he looked at Chen Chong's expression, he suddenly felt ashamed again. For the first time, in an instant
At that moment, he sympathized with his father, put himself in his shoes, and couldn't help but feel sorry for him. But what could he say or do? Chen Zhang lowered his head and was silent for a moment. But embarrassment and anger soon overcame him.
The superiors came to make him unwilling to admit that he was the weak one.
At this time, dusk had ended, the mountain roads were gloomy, and the cold wind was getting more and more rampant, constantly inciting soul-stirring ghostly screams in the wilderness. But neither father nor son were moved, and they still stood in front of the princess's tomb, confronting each other,
It seems that whoever makes a move loses.
Chen Zhang finally clarified his thoughts and said with a smile: "Yes, as long as you put on a hypocritical face of serving the country and the people, you can say that it is everyone else's fault. Do you know what the classmates in Taixue do in private?
Are you guessing? If cannibalism can save the country, you can probably go even further than Zang Ziyuan, even swallowing his wife and children alive! This is what you call the reward for worrying about the country and the people."
When Chen Chong heard this, the blood on his body turned cold. He slowly shook his head and said, "Hanzhen, I can't control what they think, but you are my son, and I must tell you this."
"People in this world are like lighting lamps in a dark room. The more lamps there are, the less darkness there is, and vice versa. If there is still darkness in your eyes, it must be that you are not bright enough."
But Chen Zhang no longer wanted to talk to him anymore. He finally said: "Look, how many people in the world will believe what you say? You'd better say it to the dead. They will probably thank you." After that,
Then he turned around and walked down the mountain path, his figure disappeared in the forest, and he never looked back.
Chen Chong did not stop Chen Zhang. When he heard the word "dead man", he couldn't help but look back at the graves of Wan Nian and Cai Yan. Neither of the two deceased wives gave him an answer, but Chen Chong knew the answer. At this time, he thought
, maybe Chen Zhang is right, at least they will not thank him.
Chen Chong didn't know how he got down the mountain and back home. When he returned to Dong Bai's small house, he fell seriously ill that night.