When the moon said there were two endings.

[ 1774]

Is it over?

It's over.

Is it really over?

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In theory, the article is over, but it is not.

talk nonsense

In fact, history and novels are different, because everyone knows that Comrade Chongzhen will die after all, and he must be hanged. He won't hit a wall, commit suicide or drink dichlorvos. Anyway, you all know I won't say anything.

So the ending should be fixed, there is no branch line.

However, my ending is not like this. In other words, my article has two endings, and this is only the first one.

I have studied history for fifteen years, and I respect history. Therefore, from beginning to end, this article can't be said to have no source, but most of them have sources. I dare not make it up.

So the second ending, also true, is just strange. It's always in my mind. Finally, I decided to write this strange ending.

I've finished writing, so I'll take a few days off to tidy up the manuscript, and I'll finish it in a week or two and send it out.

I've been writing for so long, and so have you. See you in two weeks. Take care.

I went to bed.

[ 1775]

When Xu Hongzu was born, it was fifteen years in Wanli.

It is fate to be born at this particular age, but the outside world has little to do with Xu Hongzu. His hometown is in Jiangyin with beautiful scenery. He doesn't have to engage in politics and is not afraid of being cut.

Of course, pure to pure. At that time, there was only one way to get ahead and make a name for yourself in history-exams (as if it were today).

Xu Hongzu doesn't want to take the exam, get ahead, go down in history, he just wants to play.

According to historical records, I have been playing since I was a child, and it is very hard and special. I didn't throw sandbags, and I didn't throw hoop. I just wander around, climb when I meet a mountain, and get off when I meet a river. I am very young and brave.

Besides, he hates exams very much. When I grow up, I will be asked to take the imperial examination and die. The plot, now, is roughly equivalent to boycotting the college entrance examination.

This kind of person, the fate of that year and today, is estimated to be similar. They were dragged home and beaten to death, and no one was spared.

However, Xu Hongzu's parents didn't hit him. Instead of hitting him, they told him to play if you want and do what you like.

This seemingly shocking idea seems unreasonable, but it is reasonable for Xu Jiaren.

By the way, introduce the family background of Comrade Xu Hongzu. Although his parents are not big shots or celebrities, he has a rather famous ancestor, which is not a good name, of course.

Ninety years before Xu Hongzu was born, an ancestor of the Xu family went to Beijing to take the exam. On the way, he met a companion named Tang Yin, also known as Tang Bohu.

Yes, he is Xu Jing.

Later, as I said before, some people said that Xu Jing cheated, and as a result, Tang Bohu was involved, and everyone was finished. Jinshi didn't pass the exam, and even the juren was gone. Therefore, Comrade Xu Jing learned from this bitter experience and hated the imperial examination system that had harmed countless people (mainly him) . Educate future generations, break with this evil system, and love to take exams, fuck it.

Whether Xu Hongzu understands this century-old feud is unknown, but he can use it, that's for sure. More importantly, although the Xu family had no grades and some money, he decided not to take the exam at all and went out to travel.

At first, he traveled mainly in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, such as Zijin Mountain, Taihu Lake and Putuo Mountain. Later, he became more and more brave and went to Yandang Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain, Huangshan Mountain, Wuyishan Mountain, Lushan Mountain and so on.

But here, there is a problem-money.

[ 1776]

The difference between a traveler and a hero is that travelers spend money. Make a list, they generally include the following expenses: transportation, accommodation, tour guide fees, catering fees, entrance fees, and slaughter fees if the place is not authentic.

As I said, the Xu family is rich, but only a little money, not a lot of money, probably middle class. According to today's standards, traveling once a year is enough, but Xu Hongzu's travel schedule is: once a year.

He went home to take care of his parents at the end of the year and was away all the year round, but his family lived like this.

The reason is simple, such as transportation expenses. He doesn't take a train or a car (he doesn't want to sit), and a few ride horses, but most of them walk (try riding a horse to climb a mountain).

Accommodation is basically unnecessary. Where did Xu Hongzu go? Most people didn't go, not to mention three stars. They didn't even have a black shop. Sun Erniang was there, in the Woods, on the cliff, making a floor and sleeping.

There is no charge for meals. I have been to the place where Comrade Xu Hongzu went, and there is no restaurant. Every time he set out, he took dry food and was very hungry. It is said that he can recite for seven or eight days. As for drinking water, it is all mineral water in the mountains.

The entrance fee is also unnecessary. In those days, whoever wanted to set up a ticket collection place where Comrade Xu Hongzu went can only show that he is better than Xu Hongzu and should accept it.

Being slaughtered has no money, but it is possible to be more open. There has never been a hidden price increase, and all of them are openly robbed with knives. You know, where there are no tickets, there are no profiteers, but there are probably robbers.

According to my research, Xu Hongzu's biggest expense is the tour guide fee. As a traveler, Xu Hongzu knows very well that everything can be saved, and this money cannot be saved. Otherwise, he will go halfway up the mountain and dig a hole for you to have a rest.

In this way, Xu Hongzu, whose family is not very rich, wears simple clothes, has no attendants and guards, and carries dry food. He went to the famous mountains and rivers alone, not afraid of suffering or hunger. He only goes home once a year, just to climb the mountain.

From a secular point of view, Xu Hongzu is an eccentric. This person does not seek fame, official position or marriage. According to many people, it is ruined.

I know, many people will still say that this kind of life is absurd, unconventional, abnormal, lacking a string and having mental problems.

In my opinion, people who say these words are full. People only live a lifetime, how to live is their own business. They have never had a good life in their lives, and they have the cheek to accuse others and go as far away as possible.

[ 1777]

The only obstacle to Xu Hongzu's travel is his parents. His father died young, leaving his mother unattended. The sage once taught us: parents are here, don't travel far.

So before leaving, Xu Hongzu hesitated, but his mother found him and said this to him:

"Men are ambitious in all directions, so they should show their mind between heaven and earth!"

In this way, Xu Hongzu began his great journey.

He left home at the age of 20, dressed in cloth, without government support and friends' help. He has traveled all over the world for more than 20 years, including Huguang, Sichuan, Liaodong and Northwest China, in short, China 13 provinces.

The mountains he climbed include Mount Tai, Huashan, Mount Heng, Songshan, Zhong Nanshan and Emei Mountain. In short, he has been to everything you have heard and everything you haven't heard.

In addition, the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, Jinsha River, Hanjiang River, almost all rivers and lakes, all travel.

During the trip, he was robbed of his belongings and stabbed three times. Because I entered the mountain, I couldn't find a way out, and I was starved to death several times. The most time spent hanging is in the southwest.

At that time, he went to Yunnan-Guizhou area. As a result, on the road, he suddenly found that the traffic was interrupted and his residence was surrounded by local aborigines. A few days later, the Ming army went outside again, surrounded for a few days and began to fight. After a few days, he began to be confused. Xu Hongzu saw the world, ran fast, and finally got away smoothly.

During the trip, he also began to take notes, and he recorded his daily experiences in detail. Because he had another name besides his name, Shaq, his notebook was later called "Xu Xiake's Travels".

In the ninth year of Chongzhen ( 1636), fifty-year-old Xu Hongzu decided to travel again, which was his last trip, although he didn't think of it himself.

Just as he was considering the direction of his trip, a monk found him.

The monk's legal name is Wen Jing, and he lives in Nanjing. He is very devout and worships the Bodhisattva of Ye Jia Temple in Jizu Mountain. He once pricked his finger and wrote a "Goblet of Fire" in blood.

Jizu Mountain is in Yunnan.

At that time, Jizu Mountain in Yunnan was a wild place, and nothing could pass. If you want to go, you can only walk.

Obviously, Wen Jing is a clever man. He knew that he wanted to go alone. He probably stopped halfway and had to find a companion.

Xu Hongzu was already famous at that time, so he came to see you specially and wanted to go with him.

[ 1778]

For Xu Hongzu, it doesn't matter where he goes, so he promised to go with them.

Their route is like this, starting from South Zhili, crossing Huguang, going to Guangxi, entering Sichuan, and finally reaching Yunnan and Guizhou.

You don't have to go to Yunnan-Guizhou, because something will happen if you go to Huguang.

When I arrived at Huguang Xiangjiang River (now Hunan), I couldn't go, so I crossed the river by boat.

On the way, I met a robber.

For Xu Hongzu, he has seen people engaged in this profession several times, but it should be the first time to hear the words of Master Wen Jing. After that, the details are not clear. Anyway, Xu Hongzu drove away the robbers, but Wen Jing was injured in the storm and was weak. He just died in Guangxi.

Xu Hongzu stopped to deal with the quiet funeral.

Because of the robbers on the road, at this time, Xu Hongzu's travel expenses are insufficient. If he keeps going, the consequences are unpredictable.

So the local people advised him to give up the idea of going forward and go home.

Xu Hongzu and Wen Jing are strangers. After all, they are just companions, each with his own ideas. Wen Jing didn't intend to write travel notes, and Xu Hongzu didn't intend to worship Buddha. There is really no friendship. Moreover, I also checked that he had been to Jizu Mountain before, and this trip didn't mean much to him.

But, he said, I want to move on and go to Jizu Mountain.

The local people asked: Why go?

Xu Hongzu answered: I promised him to take him to Jizu Mountain.

However, he has passed away.

I want to take his ashes with me. I will help him realize my promise to him.

Xu Hongzu set out, for the sake of the wish of a deceased, but also to realize his promise, although he was not familiar with the deceased.

The journey is very hard. Xu Hongzu, who has no travel expenses, walked quietly with the ashes he had heard. Without any financial support, he can only live in the wild, relying on wild vegetables and dry food to satisfy his hunger. In order to continue his life, he pawned what he could, just for a promise.

In this way, according to the original route, he visited 100,000 mountains in Guangxi, where the news was quiet, and then entered Sichuan, climbed Mount Emei, followed the Minjiang River and arrived in Songpan, Ganzi.

Cross Jinsha River, Lancang River, Lijiang, Xishuangbanna and reach Jizu Mountain.

In Ye Jia Temple, he untied the package on his back and took out the quiet ashes.

Here we are.

He solemnly buried his ashes in the temple of Ye Jia, where he fulfilled his promise.

Then he should go home.

But he didn't.

[ 1779]

In a way, this is a gift from God, because it will be his last journey, so he can go as far as he can.

He left Jizu Mountain, moved on, crossed Kunlun Mountain for half a year, moved into Tibetan area for half a year, traveled for several months and set foot on his way home.

Not long after I went back, I became ill.

People who like sports should be in good health, while people who exercise every day (such as athletes) are not necessarily in good health, and so is travel.

It is estimated that Xu Hongzu fell ill after years of fatigue and failed to travel again. In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen ( 164 1), he was seriously ill and died at the age of 54.

It is said that his notes have more than two million words, but unfortunately they have not been preserved. The rest, about hundreds of thousands of words, were compiled into "Xu Xiake's Travels" by later generations.

In this book, the details of the mountains and rivers of the motherland are recorded, involving geography, water conservancy, landforms and so on. It is regarded as the greatest geographical work in the 17th century, and it has been translated into dozens of languages and spread all over the world.

Ok, the summary should come out. This is the story of a great geographer. He traveled around to study geography and made outstanding contributions to the development of geography, which is the pride of the Chinese nation.

Is that so?

In fact, telling the story of this man, I just want to discuss a question. Why did he do it?

No funding, no recognition (at least not before death), no interest, no future, giving up everything and spending a lifetime just to travel?

What is it for?

I was puzzled, so I remembered another story.

After climbing Mount Everest, New Zealand mountaineer Hillary Clinton is often asked by reporters a question:

Why do you want to climb the mountain?

He never answered, so the reporter kept asking. Finally, once, he came up with an answer that everyone could no longer ask:

Because it's there!

Because it's there.

In fact, many things in this world do not need a reason. They need an excuse because many people like smoking. If they smoke for a long time, they need a reason.

As Xu Xiake said before his death:

"Zhang Qian in the Han Dynasty, Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty and Lu Ye Chu Cai in the Yuan Dynasty have all traveled all over the world. However, they all accepted the emperor's orders and were ordered to travel in all directions. "

"I'm just a civilian. I wasn't ordered. I only wear clothes, crutches and sandals. I traveled around the world alone, so I have no regrets when I die. "

That's all.

What I want to say is in this story.

I believe many people will ask, what did you say?

Such a large space tells the rise and fall of a dynasty, but in the end, it tells such a story. what are you trying to say？

I repeat, what I want to say is in this story, and I'm done.

So the following words are incomprehensible, and you don't need to continue reading if you understand them.

I have talked about many things before, many ups and downs, many princes and princes, many helpless changes, many changes, but this thing, in my opinion, is the most important.

Because I want to tell you that the so-called hegemony and immortality are all just dirt. First it becomes feces, then it becomes soil.

I don't understand now, but I will understand later. If you don't understand later, wait later. If you don't understand it all your life, it doesn't matter.

And this last thing, it goes beyond all of the above, at least in my opinion.

But this thing, I thought for a long time, can't be expressed in accurate language or words. In the most embarrassing words, you can only understand, but you can't express.

However, I don't need to be beaten after all. After reading a lot of books, but unable to speak, I finally found this appropriate sentence from an obscure and worthless reading.

This is a desk calendar, a desk calendar that has been in front of me for a long time, but has never been turned over and has already expired.

I know, it was God who put this desk calendar on my desk. It looked at my daily efforts in recent years and persisted. It waited quietly and patiently for the end.

It is waiting, and on the day that is coming to an end, I will open this desk calendar that has been with me but has never been opened, with the final answer on it.

I opened it, and there was a famous saying on this desk calendar that didn't even make it clear who the celebrity was.

Yes, this is what I want to say, and this is what I want to express through Xu Xiake, which is enough to despise all princes and princes and the most perfect conclusion:

There is only one kind of success-spend your life in your own way.

(End of full text)

postscript

I don't want to write at first, so I'd better write one. After all, I wrote so many words.

I remember some time ago, I went to CCTV for a face-to-face interview. The host asked me, how do you feel after writing?

In fact, I have asked myself this question many times. Happy, excited, depressed, anything is possible.

But when this moment came, I only felt it, but I didn't feel it.

Not melodramatic.

I don't know, because I always think it's too small to write this thing. However, someone soon told me that your book has been on the best-selling list for days, months and years, and then hundreds of thousands and millions of copies, until one day, a person was very excited to tell me that after 30 years of reform and opening up, the circulation of this book can be ranked in the top 15.

Is it interesting? Honestly, it's quite interesting.

There are also media, newspapers, periodicals, magazines, TV stations, from fashion to society, from leisure to the current situation, from central to local, from home to abroad, and even pet magazines come to you to borrow a comrade's words. On average, I go several times a day and ask the same questions. Over and over again, there are always a few questions. I have to recite it several times a day. If a boring person like me wants to talk to me, it's work. I see.

The appearance of the soil is ruined, and some TV forums are dragged on to tell some so-called history (similar story meetings) that is quite popular, quite popular and quite understandable. Of course, if you want to ask questions, you may also want to talk.

This is boring, boring, and we have to continue to mix.

I always feel that I am a very ordinary person and I can't find it in the crowd. If I put it on the wanted list, I guess no one can remember it. I still think so. If I am remembered today, I will be forgotten tomorrow. Many people know today, but I won't know tomorrow, so the so-called postscript, the so-called feelings, the so-called acceptance speech and so on are all boring, nonsense, self-deception nonsense, and rest.

Then, say something necessary.

First of all, thank you. Thank you very much.

I remember Comrade Ma Weidou once told me that there are many people in this world who have reasons not to like you. Because you became famous too earl y and too young, others don't like you, which makes sense, so no matter how others hate you and tease you, you should understand and understand.

I think this sentence is very reasonable, so I have never cared.

But what moves me is that the broad masses of people should still like me. For a long time, I have been helped by many friends. I can't do it today without you. Thank you, thank you very sincerely.

Thank you.

Then there is the experience. If you want to ask me, what is the successful experience and the principle of being a man? I think there is only one, who writes books honestly and diligently, without it.

Over the past few years, I have written every day, and not a day has dared to neglect, not make trouble, not make trouble. Even under the so-called reputation, I have never slacked off. Some people ask me to write articles recommending goods and give them whatever they recommend. Others hope that I can do som e advertising, and the cost can reach six figures, so I can easily earn it.

I ignored it. Because I'm not a businessman.

The publisher calculated it for me himself. Because I insist on publishing unpublished parts for free, the loss of royalties can reach seven figures every year, not including pirated and various unauthorized texts.

I still insist, because I believe that this is an era of freedom. Everyone has the freedom to watch and not watch, and also the freedom to buy and not to buy. No one should be forced.

This is my life principle, and I have always adhered to it. Many people may think it is a loss, but as a result, I believe you have seen it.

Well, there's history. Since we have written history, we should also talk about our views on history.

There are only a few words left. Forget the fiction. Let's do something real.

Many people ask why we should look at history, and many people answer that we should learn from history.

Now let me tell you that it is impossible to learn from history.

Because I found that history has not changed, technology has changed, clothes have changed, and diet has changed. These are all shells, and nothing has changed inside. As it was thousands of years ago, the people who should be killed will still be killed. Yue Fei will die, Yuan Chonghuan will die, and in another thousand years, he will still die.

All this happened for a reason. What can transcend history is called taking history as a mirror. However, we can't surpass it after all because of our own desires and weaknesses.

We know all the mistakes, but we can't change them after all.

What can be changed is called weakness, and what cannot be changed is called weakness.

By the way, there are still some people who can transcend history. We call such people saints.

If you can understand the above, you will understand If you don't understand it, you will be considered crazy.

Finally, talk about my own thoughts.

Because I have seen more history, I have a sense of history. Of course, this is a civilized saying. Roughly speaking, it is pessimism.

This is no joke. Although I am often humorous, I am pessimistic about many things, because I often watch history (just like many people watch TV dramas). The difference is that among the ancient people in China I have met, there are only tragic endings, without exception.

Everyone, his apprentice, his decline, for him, is decades, for me, only a few pages. The first page is awesome, and the next page is cowardly.

The same is true of dynasties.

It is so boring. It is so boring.

But I insist on humor, because I understand that no matter how desperate the world is, you should be full of hope yourself.

Life is not as short as some people say. In fact, sometimes it is very long, especially for those who are suffering.

But I insist that no matter how desperate and sad I am, I will wake up every morning and say to myself that the world is good and powerful.

This sentence is not said when there is hope, but when there is despair, helplessness, pain and confusion.

I firmly believe that I am a brave man.

Because you are alive, alive, you have to move on.

Someone once asked me, how do you know so many things you shouldn't know, and how do so many people in their sixties and seventies feel? I said I don't know. Tian Qinxin, the director who rehearsed the play with me, said, I read too many books in my last life. I am so humbled that I will write all my life.

I have nothing to say.

Can you still write? I think so, too. I feel I can write, I can write. After all, I'm still young, I'm still early to retire, and I can eat.

Take a break before you continue to write. I'm so tired.

Yes, the world is still very interesting.

Finally, I will send you a poem of index finger. What I want to tell you is probably among them.

When cobwebs mercilessly sealed my stove.

When the smoke of ashes sighs the sorrow of poverty

I still stubbornly smooth away the ashes of disappointment.

Write with beautiful snowflakes: believe in the future.

When my purple grapes turn into dew in late autumn

When my flowers snuggle up to other people's feelings

I still stubbornly use frosted vines.