Die standing, live kneeling

Father Xie looked at the large family in the yard, sighed, and said, "The matter has come to this, and we can only leave it to fate."

"Dad, why do you want to surrender?" Xie Yuan stood far away with a hard expression, "The Xie family was exterminated by the Wei court in the Northern Dynasties. Our surname is Xie, can they tolerate us? Besides, Master is here On the front line, we surrendered, what will he do? He will never come back!"

"Then what are you going to do? Do you want me to watch you die? Watch the Xie family turn into ashes in the flames of war?"

"Every eunuch from Sima Qian said that one's own death may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. Father, you often talked about integrity when you lectured us, saying that a scholar can be killed but not humiliated, but the result is that the battle has not yet happened. You surrendered as soon as the fight started! Where is your integrity? Where is the pride of the Xie family?!" Xie Yuan's mind kept flashing through the image of Xunya submerged in the crowd, as well as the little corpse lying on the ground and the twisted hands. .The hatred surged, and the louder the voice got louder the more he spoke.

"A Yuan... the teacher must be delaying the attack by doing this..." Shen Liuzhen was frightened by Xie Yuan's fierce aura. Although she was naughty, she had always been filial to her parents. When had she ever been like this, so she subconsciously I just wanted to persuade her.

But before he could finish his words, Xie Yuan interrupted angrily and stared at him:

"You stop pretending to be good! With Fu's delaying strategy, the city was given away. Originally, the imperial court was not strong enough and was at a disadvantage. What should we do when the master comes back? Should we let him attack the city? Or should we wait for the Beiyi people to surrender on their own initiative? !”

Xie Yuan's last sentence was extremely sarcastic. Xie's father, who was already ashamed and angry, heard Xie Yuan's sarcasm and became extremely angry. His face turned red with anger and he pointed directly at her and said:

"Xie Yuan! Don't be ungrateful. If you hadn't insisted on resettling those refugees and fell into their hands, I wouldn't have surrendered so quickly! Who am I for?!"

"You did it for me?! Have you ever asked my opinion? You did it just for me... Dad, do you know what I felt when I saw you kneeling there handing over the book?!" Xie Yuan said. Choking, tears welling up in her eyes, she forced herself back and roared:

"I don't accept it! I would rather die standing there! I don't want to kneel down to the enemy!"

Father Xie looked at her, his eyes were red, and his whole body was shaking with anger. He stretched out a hand tremblingly, as if in great pain, and said:

"...How many years have you lived, and how many enemies have you seen, how dare you say such big words?! In the north, the five Hu tribes and ten tribes are constantly fighting, in the south, the Han dynasties change frequently, and the royal surnames change faster than the weather! Today is the day Enemy, tomorrow you will be the leader of a country!... In this way, everyone in the world is your enemy! You don't want to kneel? Then just go and die, your death is meaningless, not even a feather. Can’t compare!”

Xie Yun said these helplessly, with fierce words, hoping that her stubborn daughter would understand a little bit, and being looked down upon by her was the second best thing. However, as the saying goes, "too strong is easy to break", she has such a temper, and she is born in today's world. How can you live long in the chaos where you can't find anything?

After hearing this, Xie Yuan frowned and pursed her lips and stopped talking. Although her expression was still unconvinced, she was thinking...

Being able to think is good.

Father Xie softened his tone, his face full of pain, and said to her sincerely:

"A Yuan... In life, there are many things that cannot be violated by humans. Sometimes you can survive only by being a little confused. Do you understand? Dad has let you down. Dad has no ability to turn the tide and save the common people... The only thing dad hopes for is

, I just hope that everyone in the family will be well and that the Xie family can continue. Dad can't control the rest, do you understand?"

People all over the courtyard watched the father and daughter quarreling and arguing, and it was extremely quiet.

Xie Yuan suddenly spoke helplessly, scratching his face in pain and said:

"Dad... I'm afraid that after enduring this humiliation, I will still die... It would be such an injustice to die. If that happens, even if I go to hell, I still can't swallow the breath in my heart..."

For a while, the courtyard was filled with a sad atmosphere of impending doom.

At this time, Mrs. Xie walked up to her, touched her daughter's head with sadness in her eyes, forced a determined smile on her face, and comforted her by saying:

"Our A-Yuan is a man of character, which is good. Don't worry, if it's time to die, why don't you kill the two of them to relieve our unjust lives?... Mom will be with you then.

"

Mrs. Xie looked at her eleven-year-old daughter lovingly, with tears in her eyes.

She couldn't bear that she was going to die at such a young age. She thought to herself, how great it would be if she could risk her life to give her child a chance to survive.

"Come... go wash up with your mother and change your clothes. Even if you are a ghost, you have to be a decent ghost, don't you think?" After saying that, he led Xie Yuan away.

Xie Yuan, Shen Liuzhen, and the three soldiers all crawled out of the ruins, their bodies covered with dust, and their true colors could hardly be seen.

Father Xie watched the mother and daughter turn around the corridor and go to the backyard. He turned back to look at Shen Liuzhen, who was covered in dust and could hardly see his face. His eyes flickered and he asked with some anxiety:

"Liu Zhen...do you blame me too?"

Shen Liuzhen thought for a while, took two steps forward, looked up at Father Xie, and said seriously:

"No wonder. Teacher, the students all understood what you just said... I'm just a little scared and worried about my dad. I don't know how he is doing now..."

When Xie Yun heard this, he raised his hand and patted his young shoulder gently, sighed and said:

"Child, don't blame the teacher... Your father, I can only hope that he is fine... In troubled times, each of us should take care of ourselves. Now, we don't know whether our own lives can be saved. You should go and wash yourself first.

"

"Yes, teacher." Shen Liuzhen lowered his head, pursed his lips, and followed the Xie family's servant to the backyard to wash up.

…

…

On the third day of the Xie family's house arrest, the commander-in-chief of the Beiyi people came immediately with a large number of people.

Xie Yun looked at the many soldiers behind him, his heart filled with anxiety, and then he knelt down and knelt down and worshiped:

"The common people have met Your Majesty."

Shi Yu Foli raised his eyebrows and said: "Although you are from the Xie family, I remember that you are a branch of the Xie family and have never been taken seriously by Xie Situ. We must have never met."

Xie Yun bowed his head and said respectfully:

"Returning to Your Majesty, the common people recognized it from the Long Tun sword that His Majesty was equipped with. They had heard the clan leader praise His Majesty's appearance, and also heard that His Majesty was brave and good at fighting. He often went on battles, and the Long Tun sword never left his body. Therefore, the ordinary people guessed it.

"

Shi Yu Fo Li was the emperor of the Wei Kingdom. He had deep eyebrows and obvious features of a barbarian, but he was described as majestic and had extraordinary weapons. He had been fighting for many years, and he had a murderous spirit, which made him powerful.

He suddenly sighed and said: "Yes, you are from the Xie family. Situ Xie is good at seeing the big from the small and knowing the subtle... You can guess it, it's not surprising."

Some people may see that the historical background of my story is the background of the great national integration during the Northern Wei Dynasty. However, I mainly wanted to write my own story, so I basically made it up, and I dare not call what I wrote a historical article.

If anyone thinks it looks familiar to you, don't ask for details. If you can't withstand investigation, I made them all up.
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