soon.
The news that the King of Chu was sent as a hostage to the Turks by His Majesty spread throughout Chang'an City.
The entire city of Chang'an is composed of 108 squares, and each square can almost be regarded as a small city.
Chang'anfang.
Yunzhong Street.
This entire street is equivalent to a small village, with more than a thousand households living in total, most of them surnamed Wang.
As for the small number of people with non-Wang surnames, there are only about 20 households.
today.
All the people in Yunzhong Street, under the call of the respected elders in the street, gathered in the main square of the street and moved out their own tables to place tributes, worshiping something as if they were offering to gods.
"Mom, our family is obviously so poor, why do we put out the few things we have so early to worship God? I am very hungry, can I eat?"
In one of the houses, there was a little girl who was only five years old. She was drooling as she looked at the tributes on her table.
She has been hungry for a long time.
The Turks invaded the Wei River, and the city of Chang'an was no longer functioning. There was no business or trading, and everyone was thinking about how to escape.
As for her mother, who had no other ability to make a living, she relied on spinning things for those masters or wealthy people, earning a few meager coppers every day.
That little copper can only be used to maintain their home every day.
After the Turks invaded the Weishui River, those Chang'an gentlemen would not think about wearing new clothes, spending all kinds of money, etc. They were all thinking about how to escape, which also caused her family to lose their income.
These days, I live my life on a budget.
What I used to eat for one day can be eaten for several days.
My family was originally poor and couldn't eat much in a day. Now I break the daily portion into several days to eat, which makes me even less full!
So the little girl didn't eat for only half a day. In fact, she only drank some bark soup half a day ago. She had been hungry for several days and couldn't eat enough.
"Silly boy, mother is also hungry, but we still have to wait until the worship is over before eating."
The woman knelt down and stroked her child's hair softly, with tears glistening in her eyes.
When talking about her children, she felt that their children's lives were miserable.
After giving birth a few years ago, her father had not held the child for a few months when the Turks came in and killed her father, leaving them alone as orphans and widowed mothers.
She lost her father when she was a child, and she didn't have enough food or clothing to keep her warm. Therefore, she was still suffering as a child. She really did! I really feel that I am really ashamed of my child!
And now….
The woman lowered her head and held her baby's little head, looking at the object of worship with her eyes wide open.
That is a jade pendant.
When I saw this jade pendant.
His eyes, which were already glistening with tears, started to shed more and more tears.
"Mom, I'll eat it later, but why do we worship that jade pendant, not God?"
Children from poor families become masters early and become sensible early.
The little girl has been hungry since she was a child, so now she doesn't cry or make fuss no matter how hungry she is. This is so sensible that it makes people sad, but also so sensible that it makes people resent this troubled world! Angry Turks!
Taking away the time that children should have had to be happy and unreasonable! !
At this moment, the little girl endured hunger and was very curious as to why she worshiped the jade pendant.
Speaking of this jade pendant, she also had some memories.
Two years ago, a thief learned that the older generation on Yunzhong Street valued a jade pendant, thinking it was a valuable treasure, and stole it that night.
The next day, when people in the street learned that the jade pendant had been stolen, the whole street was furious.
From that day on, everyone in the street stopped participating in any work, even her mother, and devoted themselves to finding the jade pendant. They even organized the whole village to pool money to ask the officials and people in the world to find it.
The majestic operation lasted for five full days and did not stop until the jade pendant was recovered.
That was the first time the little girl saw the whole street, acting together, sharing the same hatred, and vowing not to give up until the jade pendant was recovered, so the memory was particularly deep.
Since then, I have never heard anything about the jade pendant. I didn’t expect to see it again today.
The woman looked at the jade pendant, her eyes were soft, and her eyes seemed to be a little hot and pious: "That jade pendant, does it have an origin? It is the benefactor of all the Wang people in Yunzhong Street."
at this time.
This phenomenon occurs in all places of worship.
Many younger and less experienced people don’t understand why they worship the jade pendant, but the elders will explain it to them.
That is, benefactor! !
A lifelong benefactor! !
"Is everyone here?"
In front of the altar, a respected old man named Wang asked a junior.
"We are all here, Grandpa Wang. All the people with the surname Wang in our street are here. The other elders who are offering sacrifices have nodded and said they can start. They are waiting for your nod."
The old man named Wang nodded and then looked at the jade pendant.
That jade pendant.
The work is so exquisite that you can get a lot of money even if you sell it.
But the few old men in the street who kept this item never thought of selling the jade pendant from the beginning to the end, no matter how poor they were.
That jade pendant!
It has a great background!
The old man surnamed Wang looked at it with soft eyes, lost in reminiscence.
That was several years ago.
They people with the surname Wang originally did not live in Chang'an City, but in a village further north, called Wangjia Village, with more than 3,000 households in the village.
Life has always been peaceful and good.
If anyone in every household is in trouble, other neighbors will help, and they are very harmonious.
And one day.
Disaster is coming!
When the Turks invaded the Tang Dynasty, their villages located on the border were the first to bear the brunt!
That day!
The local officials cherished their lives and abandoned them.
They became two-legged sheep waiting to be slaughtered in the eyes of the Turks.
kill! kill! kill!
The old man only remembered that day, where the Turks' wanton killing cries and the villagers' heart-rending screams were everywhere.
Juniors who used to know each other were dead everywhere, limbs were broken everywhere, and houses were burning everywhere.
despair!
There is despair everywhere! !
On that day, all the villagers named Wang were filled with despair!
That man, he, appeared! !
He led his army and charged into the Turks with 500 horses, killing the Turks to pieces and removing their armor, saving the few remaining flames of their villages.
That man, after seeing the border insecurity after the war, was not tired of it and personally arranged for the people named Wang to move into Chang'an City, which is now Yunzhong Street.
It can be said that without that man, there would be no people named Wang today! !
And that man is King Chu! !
King of Chu! Li Kuan! !
The jade pendant in front of me is the legacy of King Chu! !
Over the years, they have even worshiped it as a sacred object!
Now the hostage offered to the Turks in Chang'an City is the King of Chu, and the King of Chu has killed many Turks, and if he falls into the hands of the Turks, there is no way to survive! !
"King Chu...His Royal Highness King Chu, I didn't expect that you did not die on the battlefield, but died in despicable politics, in the hands of villains, died in...that man who killed his brother and imprisoned his father... The one who killed the son was General Tiance Li Shimin!!"
The old man's cloudy eyes were full of tears.
He never imagined that a hero as unparalleled as King Chu would die in the hands of his own people.
"King Chu, have a safe journey!"
"I hope that you will become the god of the land and can still bless me, the people of Yunzhong Street, after you pass away. I also hope that in the next life, you will not be born into a ruthless emperor's family, or die young again!!"
