Firmament

Winter comes, don't think about the barn full of grain.

- Achang proverb

The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind.

If the Dongfang Kingdom is compared to an autumn cicada waiting to be killed, and the Khitan Kingdom is compared to a praying mantis that is determined to win, then the female Zhiguo is the fierce yellow finch hiding behind the praying mantis.

After the establishment of the Nuzhi State, it first attacked the Khitan State that oppressed him back then, marched to the northern part of the Eastern Kingdom occupied by the Khitan State, conquered Yanjing at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, and pocketed all the vast land. The desire to rule the world swelled dramatically, and a large army marched south to attack its ally, the Eastern Kingdom.

The royal family of the state capital was passed down to this generation, and the patriarch was a man named Wang Zhihe.

Wang Zhihe has alien genes, tall and mighty, thick and lush body hair, and a circle of beard on his face. His education was Confucian and Mencian thought. As a businessman, he advocates the way of life in which people are friendly and wealthy, and he is low-key and cautious.

Wang Zhihe saw that the ancestral homeland was reluctantly ceded by the king to the Nuzhiguo, and he felt aggrieved and sad: Although our Wang family has foreign blood, they have been proud of the Central Plains for hundreds of years, and now they are going to become the subjects of the Nuzhiguo, how will they face the ancestors and ancestors under the Jiuquan in the future?

Although Wang Zhihe was unwilling, he did not dare to offend the female soldiers. He adhered to the businessman's concept of "there are thousands of things in the world, and silver is the main beam" and "spending money to eliminate disasters", and took the initiative to send silver to the officers and soldiers who came to inspect the door, in exchange for their little favor, but also in exchange for a few days of peace in the store. His trick worked. The officers and soldiers took the money and stopped coming to the door to look for trouble.

Recently. Wang Zhihe's eldest son was forcibly arrested by female soldiers to serve as soldiers. The father and son said goodbye in a hurry in a panic, and since then there has been no news of the son, and his life and death are still unknown.

Wang Zhihe and his wife Yuwen were afraid that the claws of the Nuzhiguo army would reach out to several other children. They hid their children in the cellars where the gold and silver treasures were kept, and at night they locked the doors of their shops before calling them out to climb out for a good meal and a good night's sleep.

The Gong Shixiang clan continues to this day, developing into a large family at the South Gate of Tokyo. Gong Qilin served as the patriarch

In order to defend the Eastern Kingdom, the Gong family responded to the call of the imperial court and successively sent more than 10 young people to join the army. However, less than five people returned alive from the battlefield.

Gong Qilin had long heard of the barbaric acts of the female Zhiguo army, and now that the enemy was about to enter the city of Tokyo, he knew that the capital was in danger and would fall into the hands of the enemy sooner or later. It seems that the city of Tokyo can no longer be lived.

Gong Qilin convened a meeting of the Gong men to discuss the issue of the family's stay and stay.

Some of the clansmen argued: "The invasion of Tokyo by the female Naokoku is a punishment for the king of the Eastern Kingdom, and it has nothing to do with us ordinary people." It is not easy for us to have the property we have today, so it is better to stay in Tokyo and take care of the family. If you go out to flee, you will be displaced, you will have to work hard, and the lives of women, children, and children will not be guaranteed. "

Another part of the clan retorted: "The Nuzhi Kingdom, like the Khitan Kingdom, has a tyrannical temperament, robs grain and plunders property, sets fire to houses, and kills people like hemp. If we stay in Tokyo and don't leave, it's like sending sheep to a hungry tiger, and we will definitely die!"

The two factions of the people had their own reasoning and argued.

Gong Qilin saw that everyone could not form a unified opinion for a while, so he announced the end of the meeting in advance and asked everyone to go back and make their own decisions.

At this time, the female army was encamped just over 100 miles from Tokyo and began to deploy troops before the war. The situation in Tokyo has suddenly become grim and complicated, and it is as urgent as burning eyebrows.

Gong Qilin was so anxious when he saw this, and he couldn't take care of his solid family property. He hurriedly led the men, women, and children who were willing to move south, bid farewell to the Kaibao Temple Iron Tower, which looked at each other day and night, overnight, and followed the remnants of the Eastern Kingdom to flee to the distant and unfamiliar south.

Gong Qilin's eldest son was named Gong Taishan, and because of his service in the Tokyo Praetorian Guard, he became the only member of the family left. He has served in the army for a long time, has a wide range of contacts, has a relatively broad vision, and has his own unique views on the current situation.

Gong Taishan deeply felt that a group of traitorous ministers controlled the government and government, wantonly looted the people's ointment, were extremely poor and extravagant, and were extremely corrupt, causing the country to make ends meet.

The army of the female direct country invaded Tokyo, took 100,000 people captive, including the king, concubines, clansmen, ministers, and craftsmen of the eastern country, and happily returned to the old nest to go to Beijing with mountains of gold and silver treasures. Gong Taishan was also in the ranks of the captives.

The outcome of the defeated country is almost identical.

The

scene of the Nuzhiguo army escorting the Zhao royal family to the north is strikingly similar to the scene when the steppe army later plundered a large number of craftsmen from Khorezm and moved eastward. Unlike the Eastern Kingdoms, the king of the Khorezm Empire was not in a huge group of captives, but led his men and horses to flee far away, actively resisting the enemy's attack, and preserving the face and dignity of the royal family.

Gong Taishan desperately protected the royal family, and was beaten and abused by female soldiers of the country. He fought back, but was brutally cut off by the angry soldiers, and died on the land of the female country.

Gong Qilin's family worked hard and traveled to Jinling City on the south bank of the river. They found a secluded alley, Bamboo Alley, and stayed for the time being, intending to observe the changes in the situation before making the next preparations.

The northern kingdom has fallen, and the great enemy is at present, but the nobles of Jinling do not have the slightest sense of crisis about the danger of the country and the survival of the nation.

When Gong Qilin saw the extravagant and flashy scene, he felt a burst of sadness, and couldn't help reciting the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu's "Bo Qinhuai":

Smoke cage cold water moon cage sand,

Night park Qinhuai near the restaurant.

The merchant girl does not know the hatred of the country

Across the river, he still sings backyard flowers.

Under the pressure of the female direct state, the new king of the eastern kingdom fled from Jinling in a hurry, fled to the farther south, and set up the capital in Lin'an.

This time, Gong Qilin did not continue to flee to the south, because the river was his last bottom line away from his homeland. He was very worried that if he continued to flee south like this, he would never be able to return to his hometown of Tokyo.

Gong Qilin's family property was left after the war, and he did not have enough financial resources to open an embroidery workshop. So, he opened a private school in Bamboo Lane, teaching literacy to the children of ordinary people, and earning some scraps of money to support his family.

His second son, Gong Taiyuandan, followed the king south to Lin'an. Before parting, he repeatedly told his parents and relatives to quickly go south for refuge.

Gong Qilin earnestly instructed his son to perform his duties carefully, protect the king, accumulate strength, and recover his northern homeland as soon as possible.

Soon, Gong Taiyuan was appointed by the king as a general of the army. He received the letter of appointment with a heavy heart, feeling a heavy responsibility and a heavy responsibility, and was determined to repel the army of the female direct country and protect the safety of the eastern country.

Gong Taiyuan led the army to the front line, dealt a heavy blow to the female Zhiguo troops, fought against other armies, suppressed the enemy's fierce offensive, and laid a good foundation for a large-scale counterattack against the enemy.

In 1142, the political situation in the East changed dramatically. The northern homeland fell into the hands of the female direct country again.

Gong Taiyuan thought that the king was blinded by traitors for a while, and he listened to and believed partially. He hoped that the king would one day come to his senses, punish the shameful capitulation faction, reactivate the main battle faction, and lead the army back to the north.

Time passed, but there was no good news from the king.

Gong Taiyuan was so disappointed that he locked himself in the tent and borrowed wine to drown his sorrows, grieving and indignant for the soldiers who had succumbed to death, and at the same time scolding the surrender faction who bewitched the king for losing his conscience.