In 1952, Xu Shiyou, then commander of the Shandong Military Region, was given the opportunity to return to his hometown to visit. But it was a very happy day, but it almost caused a human life, if it were not for Xu Shiyou's mother to stop it, I am afraid that it would have been blood spattered three feet.
General Xu Shiyou was born into a poor peasant family and was very naughty from an early age. Because his family was poor and could not afford to read, he entered the Songshan Shaolin Temple at the age of 8. Xi Wu returned to his hometown after many years and practiced a good skill.
But his jealous and vengeful personality caused him a problem shortly after returning home. He killed the evil young master of the landlord's family. In the end, he was forced to leave his hometown and wander around, and later defected to a brother of the Shaolin Temple.
This brother is a casino owner, after Xu Shiyou came, it coincided with a few mountain thieves making trouble to grab money. Xu Shiyou, who was serving righteously, saw the situation and did not say a word, helping his brother to beat up the thief. Unexpectedly, Xu Shiyou, who had no weight in his hand, accidentally killed a mountain thief leader.
There was a human life, and Xu Shiyou could not continue to stay, so he had to continue wandering. Finally, when he heard that the troops were safe, he joined the warlord forces of his immediate lineage. The vices of the warlord troops disgusted Xu Shiyou very much, and it wasn't long before Xu Shiyou clashed with a veteran and fought.
The veteran who had been eating, drinking and gambling all day could withstand Xu Shiyou's punches and kicks, and within a few strokes, he was beaten by Xu Shiyou and lay on the ground, without moving. It was no joke that people were killed in the barracks, and Xu Shiyou was soon thrown into prison by the five flowers and was ready to be shot.
Later, one of Xu Shiyou's battalion commanders, uncle, entrusted the person with a message to calm the matter. After his release from prison, Xu Shiyou said that he was still in the warlord army, but he already had the idea of leaving.
Xu Shiyou's company had a chief secretary, nicknamed "Unable to afford to provoke," who often bullied the people, robbed the women, and withheld military food. Xu Shiyou hated him to the bone, and one day after drinking, Xu Shiyou broke into the "unbearable" room and grabbed a kitchen knife and wiped his neck.
Subsequently, he left the old warlord's troops overnight and defected to the Red Army, which had already been in contact.
Since then, Xu Shiyou has truly embarked on the road of revolution. The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, and Xu Shiyou made many meritorious achievements, from an ordinary Red Army soldier to a real general.
As we all know, General Xu Shiyou is a great filial piety, who has been busy with military affairs during the war years and cannot go home to visit his elderly mother. It was not until after the end of the Liberation War that General Xu Shiyou was given the opportunity to return to his hometown to visit.
One day in 1952, General Xu Shiyou, who was already the commander of the Shandong Military Region, returned to his long-lost hometown, Xujiawa, Macheng County, Hubei Province (present-day Xuwa, Xinxian County, Henan Province).
From having nothing to being the commander of the military region, General Xu Shiyou became a celebrity in his hometown. On the day of returning to his hometown, he attracted many onlookers from his hometown. Everyone wanted to see the general's demeanor, and Xu Shiyou also warmly shook hands with the fellow villagers and said hello, and also asked how the life of the fellow villagers was.
Xu Shiyou's mother saw that her son had achieved such an achievement today, and her heart was quite happy, and she was so excited that she couldn't stop shedding tears. On this day, the Door of Xu's House was like the New Year, very lively, and there was a joy everywhere.
At this moment, the smile on Xu Shiyou's face suddenly disappeared, and his eyes stared coldly at a person hidden in the crowd. That person was Xu Shiyou's uncle, Xu Cunli.
Just when people were wondering, Xu Shiyou strode forward and pulled Xu Cunli out of the crowd. He scolded fiercely, "Do you still have the face to see me?" Where did you get the guts? After saying that, Xu Shiyou pulled out the pistol in his waist and pointed it at Xu Cunli.
It turned out that his uncle Xu Cunli had served as an errand boy for the Kuomintang during the revolutionary period, and was still a small bodyguard, doing no evil, running amok everywhere, and persecuting many revolutionary fighters. After the founding of New China, Xu Cunli escaped the people's trial during the "three antis and five antis" movement and has been living in his hometown.
Now, Xu Cunli heard that his nephew Xu Shiyou was already a high official and wanted to return to his hometown to visit. Xu Cunli thought to himself, this is undoubtedly a good opportunity to turn over, with the relationship between uncle and nephew, Xu Shiyou will definitely help himself.
Unexpectedly, Xu Shiyou was angry when he saw him, and he was going to shoot him on the spot. Frightened, he hurriedly fell to his knees on the ground and said in a loud voice, "I have done things that I am sorry for the Red Army, but it has been many years, and besides, I still take good care of your family, even if you look at the face of the old Xu family, you must leave me a way to live." ”
Xu Shiyou blushed angrily and scolded loudly, "Leave you a way to live?" Why didn't you leave a way for those Red Army soldiers to live? Don't kill you, can I afford to die a warrior? ”
After saying that, there was a "click", Xu Shiyou's pistol was loaded, and Xu Cunli was so frightened that he collapsed directly on the ground. In the crowd, some people have subconsciously covered their ears, and some people can't bear to look directly at the bloody scene and turn their heads.
Suddenly, Xu Shiyou's mother stopped in front of the muzzle of the gun and cried, "He is your uncle, you are going to commit evil, put the gun down." ”
However, Xu Shiyou just wouldn't let go, and his mother was anxious: "If you don't put it down, I'll kneel down for you!" "The posture is to kneel in front of Xu Shiyou."
When Xu Shiyou saw this situation, he hurriedly put away his pistol and supported his old mother. Turning to Xu Cunli, he said, "We owe you two, and I will repay you in the next life, but the blood debt you owe to the Red Army cannot but be repaid. ”
Subsequently, Xu Shiyou helped his mother into the house, and Xu Cunli was twisted to the local government by Xu Shiyou's guards.
A few days later, when Xu Shiyou was about to leave his hometown to return to the army, he did not forget to instruct the relevant personnel handling this matter: "Xu Cunli, you should judge as much as you want, don't look at me, if you dare to favoritism and fraud, don't blame me Xu Shiyou for turning his face and not recognizing people." ”
In the end, Xu Cunli was sentenced to life imprisonment until the time of his death, and remained in prison. It was the result of his own doing, and he could not blame anyone.
Although General Xu Shiyou personally punished his own uncle, he gave up his family affection for the sake of the country's great righteousness. This is not the six relatives who do not recognize, but the great righteousness and destruction of relatives, and he will surely be admired by the world.
Hats off to General Xu Shiyou!