Chapter 245 The Great Wall
After leaving the school, Song Yuanchao drove with Lu Jun towards the northwest.
This car belongs to Luo Yang. Some time ago, Luo Yang got a Lada. No one knows where he got it from. In that era, Lada was considered a luxury car, and there were only a few of them in the entire Yanjing City.
Song Yuanchao specifically asked Luo Yang to borrow the car because he had something to do these days, but the car was not parked on the campus. After all, driving a small car into the campus was too conspicuous, so Song Yuanchao parked the car not far from the school.
Lu Jun never thought that Song Yuanchao actually had a car. Sitting in an imported Lada, Lu Jun was surprised and curious about the car under his butt. He had never even seen such a good car in his life, let alone sitting in it. You know, nowadays even the county officials in their hometown only ride in jeeps like 212.
Although there are no expressways now, there are national highways for a long time. In addition, there are few vehicles nowadays and there are no traffic jams. The speed is not slow all the way to the northwest.
To the northwest from Imperial University are the Ming Tombs, and further ahead is Yanqing.
There is a famous scenic spot in that direction, Badaling. However, the place where Song Yuanchao took Lu Jun to today was not Badaling, but it was not far from Badaling.
After passing the Ming Tombs, Song Yuanchao turned onto another small road and continued driving forward. He stopped the car halfway to ask a local villager for directions, then continued driving along the small road.
After driving for another half an hour, the place was getting more and more remote. Lu Jun didn't know where Song Yuanchao was going to take him, so he couldn't help but ask.
"We'll be there soon. Don't worry. I won't sell you to someone in the mountains as their son." Song Yuanchao deliberately made a joke to Lu Jun. Lu Jun also laughed and couldn't help laughing out loud. But after he finished laughing, he seemed to think of his own affair and the smile on his face faded again .
After driving forward for a while, the road ahead became more and more difficult to drive. Finally, the road was impassable. Song Yuanchao parked the car aside and asked Lu Jun to get out.
After getting out of the car and locking the door, Song Yuanchao and Lu Jun continued to move forward. At this time, the road under their feet could no longer be called a real road, but just a path trampled out.
They walked up for about ten minutes. Just when Lu Jun couldn't help asking where they were going, Song Yuanchao, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and turned back to say to Lu Jun, "We're here!"
"What have we arrived? This is..." Lu Jun continued walking without stopping and asked in confusion. But before he could finish his words, when he walked onto the high ground in front of him, he was suddenly stunned by the scenery in front of him.
What appeared before him was an incomparably spectacular scenery. Looking ahead, he saw the towering Great Wall among the mountains, tall pass towers nearby, a long ancient road under his feet, and the vast mountains in the distance, which was extremely moving.
In such a magnificent scenery, Lu Jun was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment. Facing these, he suddenly felt that compared with what he saw, he was so insignificant and small.
Song Yuanchao had been to this place in his previous life. Compared with the Badaling Scenic Area, this is just a "wild Great Wall". But compared with the regular scenic area, the Great Wall here can make people truly feel its greatness and grandeur, and feel the oncoming suffocating historical atmosphere.
"Let's go and take a look." Song Yuanchao pointed to the nearest gate tower and said. Lu Jun made a few meaningless sounds in his throat and continued to follow Song Yuanchao in a daze.
This wild Great Wall looked intact from a distance, but when you get closer, you will find that many places have been damaged or even collapsed. However, Song Yuanchao did not take Lu Jun too far, but just walked along the path to the front gate tower. Local villagers in this area often come here to herd sheep and chop firewood, and usually come to rest during breaks, so safety is still no problem.
The Guanlou looks very close, but it is actually quite far away, and it is not easy to go up all the way.
It took them some time to finally climb up the gate tower. After thousands of years of wind and rain, the tower had long been in disrepair and only a rough outline remained.
The sun was already setting when they reached the gate tower. Standing on the Great Wall and looking out into the distance, the setting sun dyed the mountains and the towering Great Wall among them golden. A flock of birds flew across the sky, and the faint cries of eagles could be heard in the distance...
Looking at the scenery in front of him, Lu Jun didn't know what to say for a moment. At this moment, he deeply felt the greatness and grandeur of it all.
"Do you know who built the Great Wall?" Song Yuanchao and Lu Jun stood side by side, looking into the distance, and suddenly asked.
"Isn't it Qin Shihuang?" Lu Jun answered subconsciously.
"Yes and no." Song Yuanchao lit up a cigarette and said, "The original Great Wall was built by the states of Yan, Zhao, Qi, and Qin during the Warring States Period. The area under our feet belonged to Yan and Zhao at that time. In other words, it was the territory of Yan and Zhao at that time."
"After Qin Shi Huang unified the world, he reconnected the Great Walls of these countries to defend against the northern barbarians, thus forming the prototype of the Great Wall of later generations."
"But the Great Wall we see now is no longer the Great Wall of Qin Dynasty. After thousands of years of history, the Great Wall of Qin Dynasty during the Qin Shihuang period has long been unrecognizable, and only some relics can be found in very few places. And now, the Great Wall under our feet is the Ming Great Wall from the Ming Dynasty, but even so, it has a history of several hundred years..."
Speaking of this, Song Yuanchao sighed: "The Great Wall is still here, but Qin Shihuang is no longer here..."
"Yes, compared to the profound history, life is only a short hundred years." Lu Jun, who was infected by all this, couldn't help but say.
Patting Lu Jun on the shoulder, Song Yuanchao said, "You are right. It took several or even more than ten generations to build the Great Wall. Every brick was mined from the mountains little by little and then built slowly. But in the blink of an eye, can people still remember the people who built the Great Wall here?"
"When people mention the Great Wall, they only think of Qin Shi Huang, or Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. At best, there is Meng Jiangnu, who cried down the Great Wall. Apart from these, how many of the millions of ordinary people who actually built the Great Wall and left behind this great building have left their names?"
"A hundred years of life pass in a flash, and after a hundred years, we are just a handful of dirt. But people are different. Some people live a mediocre life, so what if they live to be a hundred years old? But some people can leave a strong mark in history. Compared with these outstanding people, ordinary people are just ordinary people."
Exhaling a cloud of smoke, Song Yuanchao smiled and said, "You only have one life. Instead of living it in mediocrity, you might as well fight for it. Whether you can do something is one thing, but whether you do it or not is another. Lao Liu, compared to these, what you have experienced is nothing. Don't forget that you are a college student, the pride of this era! You are the future of this country!"
With a wave of his hand, Song Yuanchao pointed forward with great enthusiasm: "Now, we are facing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and an era of change! A real man should live his life to the fullest and face challenges head-on, so as not to leave any regrets."
At this time, Lu Jun understood why Song Yuanchao brought him here. While being shocked by the scenery before him, the words Song Yuanchao said also touched his heart deeply.
Yes! Compared with the Great Wall in front of us, those historical figures who have passed away, what are the things that happened to me?
The spring breeze of reform and opening up has blown across the earth. The ivory tower is not a closed Garden of Eden. As a college student, Lu Jun can also feel these changes and the impacts they bring.
Recalling his original intention of working hard to get into university, although Lu Jun had the idea of changing himself by getting into university , he also had the passion and ideals of a young man.
And now, a mere change in his feelings has made Lu Jun so obsessed that he almost couldn't get out of it. This made Lu Jun feel extremely guilty. Thinking back on this, Lu Jun didn't know why he had changed his original intention, and how he had become so obsessed with feelings that he had forgotten his original intention.
Only by keeping your original intention in mind can you achieve your goal.
People have ideals after all. Ask yourself what your ideal is. Is it a wife, children, and a warm bed? Or is it the pursuit of financial satisfaction like those millionaires? For a moment, Lu Jun seemed to understand a little, but also seemed to be more confused.
Standing quietly, gazing into the distance, Lu Jun was a little dazed for a moment. His expression kept changing. He frowned one moment, and looked confused the next...
I don’t know how long it took, but Lu Jun’s brows gradually relaxed and a smile appeared on his face, a faint smile.
Song Yuanchao noticed his change of expression, but did not disturb his thoughts, just accompanied him quietly. When Lu Jun's smile gradually became firm, Song Yuanchao's initial worry also turned into a smile.
"Third brother, thank you, thank you for bringing me here."
"We are brothers, aren't we?" Song Yuanchao didn't ask Lu Jun whether he had figured it out, because Lu Jun's expression had already given him the answer.
Lu Jun smiled and nodded vigorously. Although Song Yuanchao did not enlighten him in a targeted way like others, he used this method to make him feel the meaning of life, and thus completely walked out of the depression of losing love. Lu Jun was extremely grateful to Song Yuanchao for this, but some words did not need to be said. Lu Jun would remember everything today.
It’s getting late, and once the sun sets, the way back will be difficult.
Since Lu Jun had come to terms with it, Song Yuanchao accompanied Lu Jun to look at the sunset again, and then the two turned around and walked back.
As their car headed back the way they came, it gradually darkened. It was already evening when they returned to school. After parking the car outside the school, Song Yuanchao and Lu Jun found a place outside the school to eat a bowl of noodles. After finishing the noodles, they walked back to the campus. When they were almost at the dormitory, Sun Yaoliang appeared from nowhere.
"Third brother! Hey, why are you here too, Sixth Brother?" Sun Yaoliang asked subconsciously when he saw Lu Jun coming back with Song Yuanchao.
"We just happened to meet on the way back. What's the matter? Do you have something to talk to me about?" Song Yuanchao answered casually without mentioning anything about Lu Jun.
Sun Yaoliang nodded but didn't say anything. At this time, Lu Jun smiled and said, "You guys chat, I'll go back to the dormitory first." After that, Lu Jun walked quickly towards the dormitory building, and soon his figure disappeared at the door of the building.
