Under the flickering lights, Yuchi Jiong's figure looked particularly lonely, and his voice was even more erratic:
"My father has been fighting for the Great Zhou all his life. Now I can't let my father abandon the Great Zhou. After my death, my father will have the face to go to the underworld to meet the great Zhou.
Ancestors?"
Yuchishun frowned.
It is well known that my father always puts loyalty first, and will never betray the imperial court just because of the imperial court's distrust. The reason why he is tired and shaken at this time is because he feels guilty towards his family, not because he resents the imperial court.
Therefore, when Yuchi Shun came to persuade him to surrender, he did not focus on emphasizing the Northern Zhou Dynasty's distrust of Yuchi Jiong. Instead, he used his mother's letters home to open the way and first defeat the weakest part of Yuchi Jiong's psychological defense.
Judging from the current situation, Yuchijiong seems to have not fallen yet.
The old man has been fighting all his life, and the strong will cannot be completely shaken by the love between his children. Even Yu Chishun has nothing to do about this. He can only repay the hope. At present, it seems that even the last bit of hope is gone.
Asking him to hug the old man's thigh and cry, Yuchishun really couldn't do it.
You are no longer a young man, this is a shame.
If he really wanted to do this, he would rather go back to Li Xingchen in despair to apologize.
"Tomorrow, I will guard the south gate and face His Majesty. Do you want to fight to the death?" Yu Chishun asked the last question directly.
Okay, if you don’t surrender it’s okay, then you can also let go.
Yuchi Jiong was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "As a general, you should carry a three-foot sword to achieve unparalleled achievements. I have been in desperate situations several times in my life, and I have always turned danger into safety. I will not feel helpless in the battle tomorrow.
There is room for war, and in this case, a general should fight to the death as a king."
After a pause, Yuchi Jong drew out his sword, and Yuchi Shun's eyes flickered. He watched Yuchi Jong get closer and closer, but did not flinch: "Then dad regards the child as an enemy now?"
Yuchi Jiong sighed: "I will never be sorry to your mother and you in this life."
Before he finished speaking, the sword in his hand drew a line in front of Yuchi Shun's feet, leaving a mark on the ground: "From now on, there will be no Yuchi Jiong in the Yuchi family. From now on, the head of the Yuchi family will be decided by his wife Yuanshi."
.You just go back with these words from me."
Yu Chishun looked at his father in shock. He did not expect that his father would be so decisive and adopt such a method.
By doing this, he is tantamount to putting himself out of the Yuchi family. The life and death of the Yuchi family has nothing to do with Yuchi Jong. But having said that, if Yuchi Jong is not worried about it, the Yuchi family is indeed capable within the Han Dynasty.
If you occupy a position, you can even seize a piece of the pie while the Han Dynasty is still annexing the world, and become an out-and-out hero.
It is precisely because of the existence of Yuchi Jiong that the actions of the Yuchi family have been restrained for a long time. These children of the Yuchi family who are not yet completely old have no way to serve as officials. As a result, the existence of the Yuchi family and even the Yuan family are insignificant under the system of the Han Dynasty.
Somewhat embarrassing.
If you want to let these two families reduce their presence as much as possible like the Xiao family of Xiliang, you are naturally unwilling to do so. After all, our two families were not caught as emperors, but if you want to let them come out,
And because of the presence of Yuchi Jiong, everyone was also uneasy, fearing that one day Li Xingchen would not deal with them, and their political opponents would seize on this fatal weakness and send them to the west directly.
But now that Yuchi Jiong has taken the initiative to leave the Yuchi family, it seems that he has nothing to do with the Yuchi family anymore.
Yuchijiong turned around silently.
Drawing a clear line with the family means expelling oneself from the family, which means that the ancestors no longer recognize this descendant and will not protect this descendant.
Family has been a very important element for Chinese people throughout the ages and is an indispensable thing in life. Even in the minds of many people, family is more important than country. And the derivative of family is naturally family.
, A large and powerful family is often an important guarantee for a person's success.
Especially in the late Han and Southern and Northern Dynasties when the idea of aristocratic families was rampant, the existence of aristocratic families made people have a stronger sense of family identity. Everything people did was no longer for the monarch and the country, but to maximize the benefits for their family.
Transformation, so that the family can thrive more smoothly and exist longer in the ranks of the aristocratic family.
Even in later generations, home is still something that Chinese people long for when they have relocated. It is the place that wanderers from far away dream of. It is the destination that many people pursue. Returning to their roots after falling leaves, returning to their families, and being buried in their hometown is the dream of many people.
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Although Li Xingchen used many methods to eliminate the influence of the aristocratic family on this era, he could not deny the concept of "family", and he could not deny it, because even he himself could not give up his family and exist. At the same time, he also knew
, the concept of family is the inner link that connects generations of Chinese people, allowing the Chinese people to show their tenacity and unity under any circumstances than any other nation in the world.
Li Xingchen emphasized more about the connection between family and country, making people realize that this big man is actually a big family, a big family composed of countless small families. If each small family is a piece of land, then this big family is
The sky above our heads has collapsed, and nothing can survive on the land.
Therefore, in order to protect their own small family, people must protect this everyone.
If he directly denied the existence of the family and asked people to recognize the existence of the country, Li Xingchen could not do it, and it was impossible to do so. This would be equivalent to killing a shining point of Chinese civilization in the cradle.
For Yuchi Jiong, expelling himself from his family was almost equivalent to exile himself.
Although it is not a physical exile, it is an out-and-out spiritual exile.
Yu Chishun's hands trembled slightly, and he knelt down on the ground: "My child is unfilial, how dare I ask my father to take back my life!"
Yuchijiong suddenly looked back and pointed the sword in his hand at Yuchishun: "From now on, you are a minister of the Han Dynasty and I am a general of the Zhou Dynasty. They have become fire and water. Leave quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Yu Chishun's tears burst out immediately.
Dad, why are you doing this?!
How can it be so simple to be strangers from now on? Whether it's my mother, me, or the Yuchi family, who can let you go?
"Get out!" Yuchijiong yelled.
Yuchi Shun stood up, saluted solemnly to Yuchi Jiong, turned around and left.
Yuchi Jiong watched Yuchi Shun's figure getting further and further away, and let out a long sigh.
The sword fell to the ground, but he didn't notice it. He just knelt down and faced the dark sky outside.
Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot have both ends. I have to be loyal. Otherwise, how can I face the late emperor and Paoze who are under the Nine Springs?