Clam Pearl

Tiancheng four years, late autumn, Yi Xingri, Siming Zodiac, water in the Five Elements Spring.

It has been three days since the battle with Hubu Zuo Shi, Gu Zhao woke up early today, packed up and rushed to the eldest brother's house to worship the ancestors.

The Yi Xing Day in late autumn every year is equivalent to the Ching Ming Festival in the previous life. Every household has to offer sacrifices to ancestors and slaughter livestock to offer sacrifices. The sacrifices here are different.The origin of the custom can't be tested, but it's just like this.

In the second division of Maoshi, Gu Yan had already led the whole family to sacrifice. Today, their brothers are all wearing official uniforms with big belts around their waists, and even sister-in-law Lu Shi is wearing a dazzling scarf and Yuncui on her head.As long as the children in the family are adults, they are more or less blessed.There are high and low positions, but... even if it is not an important place, it is still available.Therefore, except for the minors, the uniforms of civil servants are all in uniform.

Gu Yan is an old man, when the ancestor stood up after paying homage, Gu Zhao gave him a hand, the old brother turned around to look at the children in the family, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, now the whole family's wealth is controlled by the little brother, but, in this life, only Can pass with this secret.

Gently patted his brother's hand, the brothers looked at each other and smiled, everything was said without saying anything.

Gu Zhao took care of his old brother today, and suddenly found that his old brother suddenly became a little old after getting rid of his worries. Even his sister-in-law Lu Shi over there had gray hair in two or three years, and became the old man in the whole family. Mrs.

"Brother, we'll share the meat and vegetable soup later, you can eat here." Shi Lu held Su Shi's hand and came over to invite Gu Zhao to stay.The vegetable soup mentioned by Lu is made of five kinds of wild vegetables, and its meaning is to warn future generations not to forget the origin.

Gu Zhao refused with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I still think that the seventh child is a child, and now I also have my own family, so I always go back to eat."

Lu Shi sighed, and wanted to say something in her heart, you should be an adult, but she talked too much, and she avoided Gu Zhao every time she mentioned it, and she didn't want to hurt her feelings because of such trivial things.

This sister-in-law and younger uncle were talking well, but someone beside her suddenly interrupted: "Little uncle, nephew... Mao Jia greets you."

Gu Zhao turned around and was taken aback. His nephew, Maojia, looked like a man a while ago, but now he was wearing a second-class crown uniform, but he had the wilting quail aura about him. It's coming.

It's only been a few days, and he's grown old. Well, yes, his mother's lethality is unlimited.

"Mao Jia." Gu Zhao weighed his sleeves and gave him a hand, but he turned around to look for Wen, but there was only Mao Jia and his two children.As an elder, it's not good to ignore him, so he asked, "Where's your wife? Why don't you see her?"

Gu Maojia's face turned red immediately, he looked around, sighed deeply, and said: "Mother...my mother said that the family should live frugally, and sent someone to ask her to... go to the temple of my grandfather's family to learn After weaving, Wen’s health has never been good, and he fell ill after half a day of doing it, and he is still lying on the bed.”

Gu Zhao chuckled lightly, looked him up and down and said, "That's right, if the elders teach their children, if they listen to it, it will benefit them forever. You are a good person. Now people say you are filial, and I am an uncle too... Not as much as you..."

Gu Maojia was a little anxious, and quickly saluted: "How dare you be a nephew, Uncle Qi, actually, today my nephew..."

Gu Maojia only said half a sentence, and Gu Yan yelled over there: "Old Qi! The car is covered over there, go back and drink the soup while it's hot. I'm busy today..."

Gu Zhao knew that his brother didn't want to get involved in the dirty work of the fourth family, so he stopped listening to his complaints, turned around and left.

Gu Maojia took the child and watched the people in this courtyard disperse, and the surrounding was infinitely desolate, leaving only a sigh.

Gu Zhao returned home, set up an incense table and sacrificed again according to the etiquette, and then ate a piece of meat and drank a bowl of vegetable soup.He also gave the guards and servants of the married family a half-day holiday to let them go home to sacrifice. For a while, the whole house was full of gratitude.

Now that there is no one at home, Ah Run is much more powerful than himself, so he is busy.Today, there is also Jinshan who offers his sword.That's right, it's for offering, not for sale!

The three of them talked about their lines for a long time yesterday. It was nothing more than the Lord of the Golden Mountain watching the sky at night and felt that the time had come and he had to come out.Because Ah Run's fortune is deep, and he is the son of heaven, so Jinshan is willing to go out to assist Jinshang Yunyun. In short, the promotional words are very good.

Ah Run's other end can't be praised for nothing. Naturally, the official position is very high.After Mr. Hu Ji stepped down, his position has been vacant, so Jin Shanzhu did his part and was immediately named Taifu, with a prefix in front of him, Great Taifu.

Lord Jinshan didn't come in vain now, he brought twenty Jinshan disciples, and together they were willing to make sacrifices for Liang.Coincidentally, Jin Shanzhu's first disciple is named Jin Ziwu, and he is best at spells. Now others don't even think about this position, Ah Run waved his sleeves and gave it to Jin Ziwu.

Gu Zhao sat at home thinking for a while, and suddenly remembered something, and couldn't stay idle anymore.He hurriedly asked Xizai to find a set of ordinary clothes for him, and he wanted to go to the street to experience the people's sentiments.

Nowadays, Gu Qiye only cares about going out on the street to be aware of the people's sentiments, otherwise someone won't allow him to go out, he is afraid that there is danger, there is a fart danger!

Gu Zhao tidied himself up and just moved out of the yard, but he didn't want Gu Maochang to lead melon guan'er and pig guan'er to find his little uncle to hide for leisure. The family sacrificed today and all the relatives in Beijing were there, so it was very confusing.

"Seventh Grandpa, I'm here to look for you." Zhu Guan'er had a clever mouth that didn't match his body shape at all, and when he saw Gu Zhao, he immediately flattered him.On the other hand, the melon official standing there was very silent, with his head down, neither looking at anyone nor speaking.Now this child is well-clothed and well-fed, and is taken care of in vain and fat. Unfortunately, he was frightened when he was young, but he spoke very little.

Seeing the kindness, Gu Zhao immediately threw away his fan, hugged his nephew and grandson and kissed him twice. Naturally, Gua Guan'er treated him equally and rewarded him with a cheeky sip.The whole little guy was shy and kept wiping his face with his sleeves, looking angrily at Gu Zhao as if he had been insulted.Gu Zhao found it interesting, so he went up and "insulted" him a lot.

"Why did you bring them here?" Gu Zhao asked Gu Maochang while hugging Zhu Guan'er.

"This little guy has been making a fuss in the morning looking for his little dad, and no one can coax him. Isn't there a way?" Gu Maochang explained while stroking Guaguan'er's head.

Gu Zhao said with a smile: "He went to the big temple outside the city to worship his ancestors, and some people are waiting. Hurry up and go to the street to watch the excitement. Today, Lifang is exorcising ghosts, and the fun is very lively. It is said that it is the chief priest of the Ministry of Rites. This year, last year, it is very lively. A lot of money has been paid to go to the dirty place."

After Gu Zhao finished speaking, he didn't wait for Gua Guan'er to hear that his little father was not crying, he just grabbed it and put it under his armpit, and trotted outside.

Gua Guan'er snorted a few times, and was quickly attracted by the bustle of the street, and immediately forgot about his little father.

Gu Zhao and Gu Maochang boarded the cart at home. Today the cart will be pulled by a green mule. The green mule is strong and has a five-color silk flower on its forehead, and the cart is also covered with five-color silk to remove dirt.The street is full of colorful colors, which makes people very excited.

Soon, Qing Mule pulled the cart to the widest street in Shangjing, Jiulianmen.Because the end of this street is the Tongtian Road, which goes all the way to the East Gate. There are nine high pavilions along this road, so this road is called Jiulianmen.

After the uncle and nephew took a half-minute car ride to Anshangli where the door was located, Gu Zhao and Gu Maochang got off the car in front of a well-decorated shop.

Today, all the storefronts on both sides of Anshangli are covered with red silk, and there is no other reason. Since ancient times, Anshangmen is the place where people's heads are cut off, and Yixing Day is also the day of autumn chopping. into the alley.

Wang Tuanzi, the shopkeeper of the lacquerware shop on the side of Anshangli Road, has been waiting at the door of the shop. This shop is the dowry of Gu Maochang's wife Houshi.When Wang Tuanzi saw Gu Maochang, he sang a big fat song, fawning over him in a hurry, and even went to move the pedals himself.

"Greetings to grandpa, my grandpa! It's also your luck. I haven't seen this show for three or four years this year. The windows on the second floor along the way are all rented out. That's why grandma doesn't like to make money. Fragmentary, we didn’t rent any windows at home, and the tops are all ready, and we’ll clean them up as soon as they come and tell us to, and you’re sure to be satisfied! The location of our store is very good.” Wang Tuanzi was delighted. Dimly leading Gu Zhao and the others upstairs.

This fat man was still nagging while walking: "These few years are no better than before. In the past, when we settled down, we didn't watch the excitement twice. It was a batch of clicks in spring and a batch of clicks in autumn. I was thinking Grandpa Long Live is eating every other day now. I am afraid that the coffin shop in Anshangli will be closed. Who would have thought that this opening will be enough for them to eat for three years. This is more than 200 small heads... Listen Listen... two hundred!"

Gu Maochang smiled and said: "I'm afraid they will close the door. Your Majesty is not allowed to leave the whole body this year!"

Wang Tuanzi was taken aback, wanted to ask but dared not.

Gu Maochang was originally a restless person, always wandering around when he had nothing to do, and because the shopkeeper Wang was in charge of his daughter-in-law's face, he often went to his house to pay the bills, so he was familiar with those who came and went.What's more, Gu Maochang is an airless person who smiles at everyone. Wang Tuanzi dares to flatter him in front of him, but he can't ask if the master doesn't speak. This is the rule.

"Grandpas, please, this is an old building, and it's cheap when you find it." After Wang Tuanzi finished nagging, he pushed open the double-sided carved doors on the second floor. Gu Zhao hugged Gua Guan'er, and turned to tell Wang Tuanzi: "Go and find some good food to bring here. If you have soft cushions in your house, you can also find two. It's cold, and the mat is cold, and the children are showing their buttocks."

Wang Tuanzi didn't know Gu Zhao, and he didn't dare to ask who it was. When he heard the order, he hurriedly went downstairs with a smile on his face. Not long after, his assistant brought up two soft mattresses and spread them on the mat. Wang Tuanzi personally brought a tray of food and placed it on the On the high couch on the second floor.

The couches on the second floor here in Anshangli are very particular, they are two inches higher than the couches of other people's homes, and they are specially customized for the purpose of opening the windows to watch the excitement.Sometimes Gu Zhao also wondered, in order to see the executed prisoners, all these tricks were done, and there was really nothing to do when he was full.

After taking off his shoes, his uncle and nephew got on the couch, Gu Zhao detained Gua Guan'er and Zhu Guan'er in a corner of the couch, carefully moved a stool and sat watching.

Gu Maochang seldom talked today, and his face was not as cheerful as usual. After he and Gu Zhao got on the couch, he reached out and took out a wine gourd from his arms, unplugged it, and poured it into his mouth. After a few bites, I leaned against the window and looked out.

Gu Zhao knew what he was thinking, but it was his first love, and he was going to die today.That's right, the slander practiced in ancient times was still very cruel, although Gu Zhao's uncle, Mr. Shui Jing, had repeatedly written a book a while ago, demanding the abolition of the crime of punishing married women from their natal families.Today, Shang Shengming made it easy to say that after the conclusion of the case this autumn, the married daughter will not be implicated by her natal family from now on.

The law has been amended, but Ah Run will not let go of all the forces that threaten him.Yan Jinzhu couldn't be forgiven even more. From the perspective of her natal family and her husband's family, she didn't run anywhere.Gu Zhao is not familiar with her, nor has he heard anything about her.All he knew was that his nephew liked her.She also abandoned her nephew. From this point of view, this woman is not worthy of sympathy, but according to the measure of taking care of Zhaoxian, death is over.

Why!Thinking about it, in the heart of the boy, there will always be a just right year, when a woman in Xiaguang will appear to admire him.

Gu Maochang drank for a while, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Little uncle, I don't have any energy in my heart."

Gu Zhao also sighed: "The law is like this. In fact, whoever makes a mistake will be punished. What does it have to do with those innocent people?"

Embarrassed, Gu Maochang raised his face to look at his little uncle, and swallowed the rest of the sentence. Now that he is a father, even if those children's love has been violated, no one will come to comfort him.

A child's mind is always sensitive, Zhu Guan'er saw that his father was unhappy, so he looked left and right.Somewhat reluctantly, he handed out the half-laden pastries and pancakes in his hand to his father and said, "Daddy, you can eat." This child is too fat, and the Hou Shi does not allow him to eat snacks, so he cherishes food very much.

In the past, Gu Maochang would never rob his son's things, and he doesn't know what to do today. As soon as he leaned down, he took a big mouthful of the saliva-filled pancake.

Zhu Guan'er suddenly didn't know what to do. He looked at the pastry in his hand, then at his father, at his seventh grandpa, and then at Gu Guan'er who was playing with the ball with his head down. What should we do?What to do next?No one taught him?

Gu Zhao looked at his nephew and grandson with tears in their eyes, and his heart melted immediately, and he gave Gu Maochang a big slap without saying a word: "It's so big, you still want to grab the baby's food, don't be ashamed ..."

He didn't finish the beating, Zhu Guan'er gave Gu Zhao a hammer without saying a word and cried: "Don't hit my daddy! Wow..."

The child's crying rushed to Maochang's sorrow, he picked up the child and gave him a few reprimands on his little buttocks: "I'm so spoiled, Grandpa Seven dares to punch you!"

Zhu Guan'er was even more aggrieved, crying so much that the roof fell off, and when he cried like this, Gu Guan'er remained calm on the other side, and didn't even raise his eyes. Zhu Guan'er's food was all taken in front of him.

This side was coaxing the child, and someone on the other side suddenly yelled: "Here we come! We come!"

Immediately!The whole street became strangely silent, and this unusual silence frightened the crying children.Gu Zhaoyi covered Zhu Guan'er's eyes with his hand, held him in his arms and patted him a few times, but turned his head to look at the other side of the street.

At the other end of Jiumen Street, a group of chariots and horses came slowly, and the chariots and horses were pulling cages, and inside the cages stood death row prisoners in prison clothes.These death row prisoners were all numb, shaking with the car as if they had lost all hope.That long line couldn't see the end from this end.

Gu Maochang took a sip of wine, and said with a trace of sarcasm: "When I was young, I often watched this excitement with my father. Our children all saw blood early. My nephew was stupid at that time, so I asked my father, why didn't they What about calling for injustice?"

Gu Zhao asked dumbly: "What did your father say?"

Gu Maochang replied without emotion: "My father said that since ancient times, the death row prisoners in Anshangli have their tongues removed the day before, so the death row prisoners in Anshangli don't complain..."

Gu Zhao said nothing, there is no way to explain this matter from a modern point of view, he is just one person, and the whole world is here.

The long row of death row prisoners passed by slowly, some cars had one person standing in them, some had two people standing in front of and behind them, and some cars only had wooden cages, but four or five female prisoners were locked in the cages.Never mind what these people did!This kind of death row inmates with no end in sight still bluffed the people all over the street.Where the prison car passed by, there was a depressing and gloomy atmosphere.

imperial power!This is imperial power!This is the bone in Ah Run's heart that Gu Zhao has never touched, that indescribable strength!Ah Run is usually gentle and soft, like a spring breeze, and he also avoids showing such a face in front of Gu Zhao.

At this moment, Gu Zhao thinks he has seen that everything that threatens Ah Run and is not good for him is not allowed to survive.When I read books before, I always talked about feudal emperors, this class, that class... This is class, you can't imagine how powerful it is...

Gu Maochang didn't speak, but was looking for something in the prison car carefully. Later, after an unknown amount of time, Gu Zhao saw Gu Maochang pour the wine gourd over, poured out the leftover wine, threw the gourd away, and sat back in the room. Zhu Guan'er, who had hugged Gu Zhao's hand, coaxed in his arms: "Are you still angry?"

Zhu Guan'er remembered his grievance again, so he began to sob softly: "Daddy is bad!"

Gua Guan'er suddenly raised his head, and ordered like a big man, "Play the board!"

Gu Zhao laughed, his mood gradually stabilized.

Gu Maochang couldn't kiss, he lowered his head and bit his son's fat hand and said: "What should I do, Daddy is hungry."

"Mother didn't give you balls to eat?" Zhu Guan'er felt that Daddy was very pitiful.

"Yes! Your mother said that Daddy is not good today and won't allow me to eat." Gu Maochang continued to talk nonsense.

Gu Zhao had no choice but to cover his forehead and look outside. The long prison cart always passed by its tail. Gu Zhao was unlucky and saw a few young prisoners, so he felt uncomfortable again.Are these children afraid that they have never done anything?He was thinking wildly, when the door behind him opened suddenly, Wang Tuanzi walked in with a mournful face, and choked out a dry mouth: "I'll come and see the grandpas, do you want anything else?"

Gu Maochang shook his head: "What can I ask for now? You can do your own thing."

Wang Tuanzi's legs trembled a little, but he didn't dare to stay downstairs alone. He was really scared. In the past, there were two or three death row prisoners, but now this is... At this moment, when two hundred lives are linked to numbers, his fingers are I can't stretch out.

"The little one... the little one is here to serve, so that the grandpas won't have to shout loudly after a while, so it's a waste of throat, right..."

Gu Zhao smiled and nodded to Gu Maochang.

That time passed slowly, how the Taoist side behaved, how they beheaded, and how the whip was cracked, they were far away and couldn't hear it.But after a long time, an uncontrollable smell of blood suddenly filled the air. The smell of human blood and fat was mixed together, and the bustling atmosphere in the capital could not be covered.

Gu Maochang had been on the battlefield, he didn't feel much about the smell of blood, but Gu Guan'er and Zhu Guan'er's noses were sensitive, so Zhu Guan'er covered his nose and said to his father: "Daddy, it stinks! "

Gu Maochang forced a smile and said, "Has the little pig farted?"

"But no, daddy is talking nonsense..."

Behind them, Wang Tuanzi suddenly said lazily: "The blood of corrupt officials is naturally stinky. How can people who eat people's blood smell so good... This is bright and clear, good killing!" He comforted himself. Come on, the businessman leaned on the wall, slowly sat on a pier beside him and muttered: "I even sent things to Anji Hou's mansion. At that time, there were more than 30 sets of fashionable lacquerware a year, and I didn't bring them every year." If it’s heavy, if it’s not good, grandma will return it, but it’s not less than our reward..."

Gu Zhao shook his head lightly, but he didn't want to look at it anymore, because there was a corpse cart in the middle of the road downstairs, and the once wealthy men and women were randomly thrown on the cart, and they were about to be pulled out of Shangjing to be incinerated in one place. A large pit was buried together.

Ah Run was ruthless this time, he didn't ask the living people to wash the way of Tongtian, but he ordered people to build a temple at the other end. The temple was nameless, but there were dozens of dug deep pits behind him.Starting from this year, all criminals and corrupt prisoners shall not be returned to their ancestral graves after being convicted, and the whole body shall not be kept!Do not sacrifice!Frustrated!Bury the pit!

Zhao Chunrun is using this form to tell some people that he has never been a compassionate person!

Time flowed slowly, and finally the prisoner's car passed by, and the sound of huge musical gongs and drums suddenly came to mind on the street. When it comes to elders, look outside.

Wang Tuanzi let out a long breath, and muttered, "I'm going to prepare a bucket of good wine, three hundred dollars, and get rid of the filth this year!"

Gu Maochang said to him with a very relaxed expression: "Give it to Yiguan! Five buckets of wine!"

"Okay!" Wang Tuanzi agreed, and went downstairs briskly.

On the other side of Anshangli Street, a group of people dressed as ghosts and gods came. There could be more than a hundred of these people, all holding tools to exorcise ghosts, playing while walking.On both sides of the procession, hundreds of gongs and drums were beating so that people's hearts brightened.

There are shops constantly pouring good wine into the wine bucket of the motorcade, and there are also shops holding a lot of rewards, throwing yellow and orange copper coins at the ghost officials one by one. There are too many death row prisoners this year, and everyone is Buy an Anson.Only after the ghost officials played tricks did the shopkeepers dare to remove the red silk from the plaque on the storefront.

Those ghost officials got a lot of rewards, and they played more and more vigorously, and the yelling continued.

The two children were so excited that they kept clapping their hands.

This excitement lasted for two full hours, when suddenly someone shouted from the other side of the street: "Hurry up! It's amazing! The descendants of Jinshan have come out of the mountain, the descendants of Jinshan have come out of the mountain! There is a golden sword at the gate of Qiyuan Palace! !!!!!! Hurry up..."

The name of the descendant of Jinshan is indeed a joke. The decades of wars, as if they followed the two hundred prisoners to death, have given a bloody blow to everyone in Shangjing.

Gu Zhao was at a loss, did the old man seem to have some strength?How did the people on the street kneel down to God?He leaned against the window and looked at Wang Tuanzi who was kneeling on the street.

The old shopkeeper, with a fat body and tears on his face, knelt down to the sky and thanked him: "Thank God... Ming Lord! Ming Lord! I am finally at peace! I am at ease!"

Tiancheng four years, late autumn, B star day.

On a high hill outside Shangjing, an old man dressed as a farmer carried a five or six-year-old child on his back and watched from afar the smoke of burning corpses.They watched for a while, the old farmer put down the child, pointed to the green smoke in the distance and said to the child: "Nian Guaner, kowtow to your parents and relatives!"

After standing blankly for a while, the child brushed off the dust from his body like an adult, and slowly knelt down and said, "Give the child Meng Chong to parents, grandma, aunt, aunt, uncle, uncle, brother, Big sister, second sister, and third sister kowtow."

After he finished kowtowing, the old farmer took out two strings of paper money from his pocket and burned them, then squatted down and said to the child: "Nianguan, let's go."

The child nodded, lying on the old farmer's back, neither speaking nor crying, he just looked back at Shangjing with hatred in his eyes.

Tiancheng four years, late autumn, B star day.After Gu Maofeng sacrificed to his ancestors, he quietly came to a new house in the alley outside the Ministry of Justice. He opened the door and shouted: "Jiaojiao, my dear..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beautiful girl appeared from there, wearing a donkey gauze dress from which the inner curves could be seen, she stretched out her tender white arms to him with a soft catkin like water onion: "Yo, fool? It's daylight." Yes, you dare to come here!"

Gu Maofeng walked over with a strange smile, hugged the delicate arm and kissed like a chicken pecking rice: "This is three thousand guan." He kissed her neck again, pecking at the same time: "This is two thousand guan , Grandpa Jiaojiao, you are too expensive, right?"