The Ascension of Ghosts

A few days later, Lu Sheng was listening to the teaching of the head deacon Jia Jun in the Qingming Office. Although Jia Jun was in the military camp, he acted like a civil servant, with elegant demeanor and soft words. To criticize, the small ones think that his brushwork is rigid and his words have no charm; the big ones think that his writing is plain and lacking in rhetoric.Every time it gave Lu Sheng a headache, with Mr. Jia's eyes above the top, I'm afraid only Wang Xizhi and Zuo Taichong could catch his eyes, but he had no choice but to bow his head and be taught.

Bailixiao was in the room with him, but he didn't dare to make a sound at this moment, he just hid behind the bookshelf and sorted out the files, for fear of getting burned, he was also taught a lesson by Mr. Jia.

When Lu Sheng was falling asleep from the old pedant's reading, there were sudden hurried footsteps outside the study door, and the half-hidden wooden door was pushed open. Ji Chong stumbled in, his face pale and out of breath. Then he said: "Lu, Brother Lu! Something is wrong!"

Mr. Jia, however, remained calm, cast a sidelong glance at Ji Chong, and slowly twisted his beard and said, "Presumptuous, in the barracks, you should be punished thirty times..."

Seeing the opportunity, Ji Chong immediately cupped his fists and bowed to Mr. Jia, saying in a deep voice, "Mr. Mr. Mr. Zhang, something is wrong. There is a team of royal guards coming to arrest Lu Gongcao!"

Mr. Jia's white eyebrows frowned more deeply, he stood up from his seat, hurriedly walked out of the book case, and asked: "Which palace? Why are you arrested?"

Ji Chong was out of breath, supported his knees with both hands, shook his head, and said intermittently: "No, I don't know, as soon as I heard that the palace is arresting someone, I rushed to report..."

Baili Xiao was furious when he heard the words, strode out of the study, pulled out his knife, and blocked the door like an iron tower, shouting loudly: "I don't care what big things you did, Brother Lu! You go first after I'm done."

Lu Sheng was at a loss, but Mr. Jia said: "I am a member of the Qingming Department of the Yulin Army, how can I let him take whatever the palace says? Lu Sheng, you should avoid it first, and the old man will make decisions for you. .”

As soon as he lifted the hem of his official robe, he walked out the door. Ji Chong gasped enough, stood up straight and said, "Brother Lu, don't worry! I asked Master Liu to inform General Wei, so you can stay away at ease. "After that, he trotted all the way and chased Mr. Jia.

Lu Sheng was left in the room, feeling grateful and uneasy at the same time, and he was about to step out of the study room after him, but was stopped by Baili Xiao, the young man said proudly, "Brother Lu, where is the place?" Leave it to me, hurry up and go through the back door to find General Wei!"

Baili Xiao was tall and tall, but this block blocked him like a door god. Lu Sheng held his arm and said anxiously: "Although I don't know what's going on...but one person does things and one person is in charge, how can I implicate my colleagues? Xiao, let me out."

But Bailixiao was as immovable as a mountain, and said with emotion: "Is it said that you have no clothes? You have the same robe with me. The king Yu Xingshi repaired my spear. I have the same hatred with you!"

The young man was loud and impassioned when he opened his mouth, but Lu Sheng couldn't laugh or cry, he just said: "The guards of the palace are also my subjects of Jin Dynasty, who do you want to share the hatred with?"

Before he finished speaking, there was another burst of footsteps coming from the corridor outside the study. The leader was actually Ji Chong shouting: "Protect Big Brother Lu!"

Immediately, a row of Habayashi soldiers dressed in blue and gray hakama pleats poured in like a stream of iron, surrounded the office and study of the Qingming Department, and stood guard under the front porch.

Outside the courtyard, a group of royal palace guards with indigo hakama pleats poured in, occupying most of the courtyard, holding weapons in hand, glaring at each other angrily, seeing that swords were on the verge of breaking out, Ji Chong preemptively stood in front of the Yulin army, and said loudly: "Who trespassed on the barracks!"

One of the guards, a strong man with a beard and a captain's appearance, stepped out and said angrily: "Presumptuous! After I passed the pass, I got permission and walked in dignifiedly. You young man is talking nonsense, and you just opened your mouth and buckled it. The felony of breaking into the barracks is punishable!"

Ji Chong was unfavorable in leaving the army, after all, he was less experienced than the other party, so his momentum suddenly let go, and he stammered: "You...you don't want to win people in my camp!"

The strong man stared at him like copper bells, and was about to speak, but suddenly, from behind all the guards, came the clear and hearty laughter of a woman, like an oriole singing in the empty valley, the woman laughed for a while, and then said: "Before we leave, I will I made a bet with my grandfather, and now I am really misunderstood, Wenxiu, don't back down."

The strong man looked vicious, but unexpectedly his name was so delicate, he didn't care, bowed his head and stepped aside, the guards of the palace separated like a tide, revealing a passage, and a woman in red came out gracefully.

The woman's figure is not very tall, but her dress is crimson red like fire, and she has a bright smile. As she moves, her tucked-in sleeves are as wide and as long as clouds, and the skirt is full of flowers and weaves like waves.

The people around all suppressed their voices unconsciously, staring at the young woman in a daze.

The embroidered clothes and the quilt are not short, not long, and they are descended from the palace of Yao, and suddenly change their appearance, as graceful as a dragon riding a cloud.

Song Yu's Fu Jinci Yuzao, a goddess, can't describe the beauty of the woman in front of her eyes. If there is really anyone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with this beautiful woman, and can go beyond it, Lu Sheng thinks about it, and there is only one Xie Rong .

That woman should be used to the attention of everyone, she didn't care at all, she still had a pleasant smile on her face, passed through the guards, Zhuo Ran stood still in front of the spears and halberds of the Yulin Army, and then said: "Simaqian, Prince of Chuyu, By order of my grandfather, I am here to invite Lu Gongcao to come over to the residence for a talk."

She is generous, fearless and fearless, on the contrary, the group of Habayashiro shy away from fighting, their morale suddenly stopped, and they were a little at a loss.

Bailixiao rolled his eyes twice before he remembered what kind of person King Chuyu was, and he turned his head in shock and said, "Brother Lu, when did you get involved with that idle old prince?"

Lu Sheng was also stunned for a moment before he suddenly realized that Xie Rong also vaguely mentioned that the grandmother of the Yunchan siblings was the younger sister of the old King Chuyu. In this way, this royal princess named Sima Qian, The relationship with Yunchan and Yunye is cousin.

Inviting him now must have something to do with Yunchan's affairs, and it was inconvenient for Lu Sheng to refuse because of emotion and reason.

He had no choice but to smile wryly and said: "This matter is hard to explain in one word, I will discuss it with you some other day." As he stepped out of the study door, he saw Mr. Jia appearing from outside the courtyard gate, nodded slowly to him, and signaled him to say hello You can do what you want without worrying about other things.

Lu Sheng was even more relieved. When he took a step forward, all his comrades retreated. Ji Chong became more and more melancholy, and whispered: "Brother Lu..."

Lu Sheng shook his shoulder and said in a low voice, "It's okay."

He clasped his fists to Habayashirou and said, "Everyone, this is a misunderstanding. Lu Sheng would like to thank you all."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, responded loudly, and dispersed.

Lu Sheng had just turned to the eldest lady of the Sima family, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart. He had heard that the kings of Chu and Yu had been doing nothing for generations. Bright and beautiful, it caused a sensation in Jianye, and together with Yunchan, they were called the Twin Walls of the Capital.Lu Sheng was fortunate enough to meet the two of them one after another, and felt that his reputation was indeed well-deserved.

There were thousands of turns in my heart, but my face was respectful, and I saluted: "Lu Sheng has seen the princess."

Sima Qian was generous, and laughed loudly: "Lu Gongcao, please don't be polite. I will take the liberty of disturbing you, but I want to invite Cao Haihan. It should not be too late, please Lu Gongcao."

Lu Sheng didn't dare to talk, so he had to go towards the gate of the Qingming Department. A large carriage was parked outside the gate, but it was open on all sides, with only a thin veil hanging down, and he could see everything in the carriage from the outside.

Two maids greeted them, put the small stool on the ground, and said softly: "Please, Princess, please, Lu Gongcao."

Both the carriage and the owner of the carriage were frank and upright. Although Lu Sheng felt it was inappropriate, it was just that Sima Qian could still be informal. How could he be left behind by others?He simply did his part, and when Sima Qian sat down properly, he also stepped into the carriage and sat down opposite Sima Qian.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he sat down, Sima Qian burst out laughing again, Lu Sheng's face turned red immediately, feeling that he was being teased, he couldn't help becoming a little annoyed.

Seeing his strange expression, Sima Qian quickly suppressed her smile, sat upright and said solemnly, "Don't misunderstand Lu Gongcao, I just feel that the person Xie Rong is looking for is really brave and different, so I can't help but be a little happy."

Unexpectedly, Lu Sheng heard Xie Rong's name again from her mouth, and heard her praise the two of them. He felt relieved, coughed and said: "Unexpectedly, the princess also knows Xie Rong."

Sima Qian said with a smile: "Of course I recognize it. Three years ago when I was appreciating plum blossoms in Jinzhong Mountain, I ran into Xie Rong. I was shocked and swore that I would not marry you. Unexpectedly, that person was so hard-hearted and cold-hearted that he refused firmly. No sympathy left."

Lu Sheng couldn't help being dumbfounded, not only shocked by the audacity of the princess, but also shocked by Rong's beauty, which has brought disaster to the country and the people.

Sima Qian was still full of joy, and continued: "Since he doesn't like me, I naturally don't like him either, so let's just let this matter go. However, recently, it has been rumored that Mr. Xie, who is difficult to get close to ghosts and gods, has made friends with a For the sake of him, I broke the rule of never allowing anyone to stay overnight. It happened that my grandfather wanted to invite Lu Gongcao, so I volunteered to come here. I wanted to take this opportunity to see who could make Mr. Xie come again and again. And three exceptions."

Seeing that she was very interested, Lu Sheng looked at him carefully with a pair of Jianshuiqiu pupils.The carriage rattled and passed through the streets surrounded by all the guards.The wind blew the tulle fluttering, although passers-by were all far away, but such a standout made the princess's concentration on the man fall into the eyes of passers-by.

Lu Sheng felt a chill in his back, and hurriedly sat on the side, lowered his head and said, "Well, Mr. Xie is righteous, but in fact, there are hidden secrets, and it is helpless to make an exception."

Sima Qian said: "Oh? Xie Rong, this cold-hearted wood, when did he become a righteous knight? What's the secret?"

He put on an appearance of listening attentively.

Lu Sheng smiled wryly, "I'm afraid I will ask the Princess to ask Xie Rong himself."

Sima Qian snorted lightly, stopped looking at Lu Sheng, turned her head away, and took a cup of hot tea from the maid, "Grandfather is mysterious, and you are also mysterious. You men are used to playing tricks, lest people will see something wrong." It's a place to show cowardice. Unexpectedly, it is full of flaws, and this princess is just too lazy to care about you."

Lu Sheng still smiled wryly, but he didn't dare to respond, but his heart became more and more confused. If Yunchan's matter still had a beginning and end, why was there no movement in the Yun Mansion, but Chu Yu's Mansion came forward instead?Furthermore, to break this situation, seeking Xie Rongfang is the best strategy, why seek him?Is it possible to borrow his hand to ask Xie Rong to come out of the mountain?

While thinking about it, the carriage had already entered the palace, and after about two cups of tea, it stopped outside a five-entry room with gray walls and black glazed tiles. All the attendants stepped forward to welcome Lu Sheng inside, but Sima Qian was caught blocked outside.