The Ascension of Ghosts

Commander Zhao followed the command of the general to gather the people and wanted to join the ancestral hall of the owner of the village.The owner's surname is Liu, and most of the people in Sanhe Village belong to his family, so the ancestral hall is built with tall blue bricks, and the eight tile-roofed houses are extraordinarily strong and spacious.

Unexpectedly, before approaching the gate, two old men in brocade robes and over sixty hurried over with crutches, stopped in front of the gate, and shouted harshly: "Presumptuous! Presumptuous! Dare to trespass in the ancestral ancestral hall! God damn it!"

Commander Zhao frowned slightly, and Liu Zhuangtou said in a low voice: "These two are the elders of the clan, the fat one is Uncle Liu, and the tall one is Uncle Liu. They are usually in charge of the affairs of the ancestral hall, and they are very important..."

At this time, the sound of the Habayashi Army's fighting and scolding came from far away from the end of the village. Presumably, General Lu and Commander Bai and their party had already fought the enemy.Since he didn't know the depth of the enemy, Commander Zhao naturally wanted to resettle the people properly as soon as possible. It’s convenient for you to be open-minded.”

The tall-headed Uncle Liu thumped the leading crutch in his hand, and scolded: "What a big commotion, it will disturb the ancestral ancestral hall! My Liu's ancestral hall was established in the former Han Dynasty. It has been 300 years old. , it’s fine if you let the Liu family’s children in, how can you let people with foreign surnames and women trespass!”

As soon as Liu Zhuangtou heard it, he stepped in to persuade him: "What the second elder said is true, Commander Zhao, if foreign surnames and women enter my Liu's ancestral hall, I am afraid that it will provoke the wrath of the ancestors and cause disaster... There are three vacant warehouses next door. , how about putting it inside?"

Commander Zhao sneered and said, "Why can't I ask Liu Zhuangtou for advice on how to act in my Yulin Army? Now that the manpower is limited, how can we defend the two places?"

Liu Zhuangtou was dripping with cold sweat, pleaded guilty again and again, and dared not speak more.On the contrary, the two elders became more and more self-conscious and lofty. They put on a posture of defending the ancestral hall to the death, and said tremblingly: "Anyone who wants to enter must step on the bones of the old man!"

This old and hoarse voice was extremely harsh amidst the noisy crying of children and the whispering of the crowd.

Commander Zhao saw that the two were relying on the old to sell the old, and were ignorant of current affairs, so he was frowning and wanted to tie things up. Even if he bumped into this old bone and acted in a hurry, he couldn't be blamed.

During the stalemate, suddenly a young man's voice broke in with a smile, "What the two elders said is true. In this way, I and Dujun Xie are both people with foreign surnames. Dujun Xie, I have to wrong you and my palace to hide in the warehouse. Dodge."

The other man said with distaste: "That's not right, the warehouse is old and decayed, and it collapsed as soon as it was hit. How to defend it? If I am injured, my father will not pursue it, but my mother will. I will have to discuss it with the crown prince." "

This conversation seemed to be understated, but it was like a sharp needle poking at the belly of the puffer fish that was bulging into a ball. The two old men were immediately discouraged and couldn't help but look at each other.

The person who came was His Royal Highness and the youngest son of Prime Minister Xie's family, Xie Xiao, who came forward and hugged each other. Commander Zhao understood what he heard, and hurried forward to salute without talking nonsense.For a while, the surrounding people knelt on the ground one after another.

Sima Yu didn't care about it at all, just looked at the gate of the ancestral hall with a smile, and said: "Commander Zhao, it's not too late, let's transfer the people there together."

Uncle Liu hurriedly winked at his younger brother, took two steps on his knees, and said in a respectful voice: "His Royal Highness, Lord Overseer, please stay! I'm old and confused... In the face of the enemy, it is reasonable to change the situation, so I invite the two nobles to move to the ancestral hall to rest for a while. "

Sima Yu smiled and said: "How can this be done, don't break the rules of the ancestral hall."

He smiled with a spring breeze blowing on his face, a gentleman was dignified, but he felt a terrifying and deep sense of coercion, which made the old man kneeling at his feet tremble, his throat tightened, and he felt like falling cold Like ice, Liu Erbo saw his elder brother struggling to support him, so he hurriedly walked forward on his knees, kowtowed and said: "His Royal Highness, after all, is also a fellow of Sanhezhuang. It’s Cao Min and elder brother’s thinking that went wrong, and it’s a sin to delay the military master’s actions, so please come in quickly.”

Commander Zhao was silent on the sidelines, only seeing the two people's faces change so quickly, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no matter what kind of blood relationship or ancestral rules you have, in the face of power, you don't even count as a fart.I only hope that following the three great Buddhas on this trip can make meritorious deeds, return to Beijing to be promoted to an official position, and be a domineering blessing, this life is not in vain.

Although there were many thoughts in his mind, he responded quickly on the face. Sima Yu and Xie Xiao just entered the gate, and Commander Zhao ordered his subordinates to send the old and weak, women and children to the ancestral hall first.

Unexpectedly, a woman with a baby in her arms and a four or five-year-old girl in her hand came to the door. Uncle Liu raised his hand to stop him, his face turned red and then pale, and he said angrily: "It's fine for people with foreign surnames, how can women get into the ancestral hall! "

The woman was wearing a green shirt, with only plain silver hairpins on her head. Her appearance was considered pretty, although her figure was strong, but her expression was somewhat submissive, and she shrank back and said, "Then, then I won't go in, let these two girls Hide away."

Uncle Liu said coldly: "Isn't this the daughter-in-law of Liu Daniu's family? It's fine if you don't kowtow to your ancestors to apologize for giving birth to two daughters in a row. How dare you send her to the ancestral hall in vain!"

The woman was so scolded that she couldn't lift her head, she shrank her shoulders more and more, the little girl was also a governor, and timidly hugged her leg, and said in a soft voice: "Mother... let's go, we won't go in."

Commander Zhao frowned as he watched from the sidelines. However, since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, because the Jin Dynasty accepted Wei Zen, it would be embarrassing if he preached the way of loyalty to the emperor, so he only talked about filial piety. Day after day, year after year, the clan fought The name of filial piety to the ancestors has become more and more powerful.Now this old man must be called the ancestor, not to mention Commander Zhao, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not dare to use power to overwhelm him easily, otherwise if it spreads out, it will fulfill the good name of this elder and tarnish the reputation of the Crown Prince.

Therefore, he had no choice but to snort coldly, and walked to the side of the mother and daughter before opening his mouth, but he heard Dujun Xie's voice: "Hey, women can't come in? Then I have to go out."

The two nobles who didn't know when they left and came back were about to go out, Sima Yu put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Xie Xiao, so you have been disguised as a man for many years, and you have deceived me so much."

Xie Xiao scolded a few words with a smile, then pointed to a few followers behind him, and said: "My guards are all daughters. Although they are women, their skills are far better than men. They have been inseparable with me for several years, through life and death, and have made great contributions. If they can't enter the ancestral hall, I have no choice but to go out."

The lights were dim before, and these eight guards were all dressed in maroon pleats, with long fish-skin knives on their waists. Either heroic, or delicate and beautiful, all of them are beautiful women.

Soldiers such as Commander Zhao paid attention to their hands. All of them had slender and strong fingers, which lacked the delicate beauty of ordinary women. There were thick calluses on the finger pulps, knuckles, and palm edges. Those who can't leave such traces can't feel awe for a while.

For example, the second elder of the Liu family was the complete opposite. In his heart, he scolded several women and Taoists for not obeying the rules and showing their faces in public, but they did not dare to show any strangeness on their faces. The righteousness of filial piety is beyond reproach on the surface, if something goes wrong if the nobles are involved, the Xie family alone can turn Sanhe Village upside down.

Seeing that Xie Xiao was about to step out of the gate of the ancestral hall, Uncle Liu hastily slapped his younger brother hard across the face, and then he made an old-fashioned gesture, bowed and said, "Thank you, Governor, please stay. This is my younger brother who is confused... Zhuang Zhong Relatives will naturally come in to take refuge."

Xie Xiao snorted and said with a smile: "You are also confused, and your younger brother is also confused. If there is another third elder, fourth elder, and fifth elder, will he also be confused? In the face of the enemy, I can't afford to let your whole family of brothers be confused."

These words were a bit heavy, Uncle Liu turned pale, and knelt down to plead guilty while gritting his teeth, while Uncle Liu hurriedly bowed to the woman and said in a low voice: "Daughter-in-law, is it Er Uncle? Come in, don't delay the people behind."

Has that woman ever been on such an occasion, she was trembling for a while, she didn't even dare to speak, but she was clever, she hurriedly stepped into the gate, pulled her daughter, knelt down facing Sima Yu and Xie Xiao from a distance, and knelt down. After turning his head, he went to the depths of the ancestral hall.

Afterwards, without hindrance, Commander Zhao hurriedly moved hundreds of Sanhezhuang villagers into the ancestral hall.

Sima Yu and Xie Xiao avoided the crowd and stood by a pomegranate tree in the front yard of the ancestral hall. Naturally, many villagers saw the previous dispute. Villagers, women, and girls with foreign surnames knelt down and bowed to the two nobles from a distance, with pure gratitude on their faces.

Sima Yu looked at it, and suddenly sighed: "These people are dead or alive, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. I originally thought that this order was issued by Lu Sheng. He's just happy. But now he feels that it's interesting to do a good deed every day."

Xie Xiao crossed his arms, stroking his chin and grinning: "I also have credit."

Sima Yu chuckled, squinting at the noble young man's handsome appearance, although he was a bit older, he was still handsome and charming, with a special charm.He was a little moved for a while, so he got closer, and said with a low laugh: "A Xiao, I think the two of us can't help, why don't we go to the wing room and rest, so as not to cause trouble to the guards."

Xie Xiao glanced at him with a half-smile, "Prince, why bother thinking in vain, I, Xie Xiao, have my own heart, and if I don't change it for 20 years, I won't change it in another 20 years." Then he turned his head and said: "Peony, send four people Go to assist the Habayashi Army, leaving four people to follow."

A woman among the eight guards responded briefly, and ordered the four to leave. Xie Xiao turned around and said with a smile: "It's just that the house is tight, and His Royal Highness must be wronged to spend the night with me."

Sima Yu touched a soft nail of not too big or small, and his face was a little embarrassed for a while, but he could only follow behind Xie Xiao, and as he walked into the wing, he murmured: "20 years? How old were you 20 years ago? Do you have your own heart? Could it be that Xie Rong fell in love with him?"

Xie Xiao smiled but said nothing, and refused to reveal a single word.

In the distance came the noise of birds fluttering their wings and chirping wildly. The flock of birds approached like a dark cloud in a blink of an eye, like a group of dark clouds that could destroy the city, and struck gloomyly.

The black feathers covered the entire gossip mirror, not even a single gap could be seen. "Xie Rong" raised his hand to stroke it, and the scene disappeared, and the gossip mirror returned to a smooth mirror.

He turned around and sighed: "Ghost Mother God has old grievances with Lu Sheng, and now it's natural that enemies meet and are extremely jealous. Xie Rong, I'm only worried that Lu Sheng will die in Sanhe Village if he fails to leave the army."

He raised his head, looked at a wall of the vast hall, and said softly, "Are you really... not worried?"

It is made of pitch-black basalt, and it seems that there are cobweb-like dark iron chains criss-crossing on the walls that have stood up to this day, entangled on a young man, and firmly imprisoned him.

The man's thick black hair spread all the way to his feet, and he was dressed in dark clothes like night. He had black hair, black clothes, and black iron. Only his face was white, like a glacier that was being gradually swallowed by darkness, completely lost. There is only a glimmer of white ice and snow on the top of the peak.

Under the gentle questioning of the man, he slowly opened his cold eyes and looked at the man who looked exactly like him.

This person is the real Xie Rong.