The Demon Soul is Coming

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That night, the two generals Wu Yigang and He Xiang led their troops to stand out, and with the momentum of cross-coupling, they entered the front camp of the Western Navy. The Western Navy was already exhausted, and it was attacked at night again. Take back the defeated army in front, and shoot random arrows from both wings to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to charge into the formation.

Generals Wu Yigang and He Xiang did not dare to go too deep, and fired rockets everywhere. However, the rainy season has just ended, and although there are fires everywhere, there are mostly thick smoke, which really has little effect, and can only confuse the enemy The effect is that the enemy dare not counterattack.In the rear, Ximen often took the opportunity to snatch back the body of Chu Yugong, destroyed four large catapults in a row, and then went back to the city calmly with Wu and He.

***

Between the Dragon Palace and the Diejiang River, there is a beautiful mansion, where Chu Yugong's funeral was held.

The old lady, Chu Jian, Chu Leying, Wen Lu, and other descendants of Chu Yugong lined up in two rows, wearing sackcloth and filial piety, and weeping constantly. . .

Chu Leying looked around in a daze, because the old lady died of three sons, she was originally sent by a white-haired man to a black-haired man, and now even her wife has died, her grief is inexplicable and she can only cry.The rest of the audience were also crying unceasingly. Compared with the tragic death of the Patriarch, they were more afraid of their own unknown future. The Chu Clan was finished, and they didn't know what the fate waiting for them would be like. .

Looking at the younger brother on the opposite side again, the younger brother's face was still full of anger and indignation.

Chu Leying sighed inwardly, but she was helpless.

The two siblings hoped that their father's funeral could be held together with their grandfather, but no matter how much they begged or argued, Prince Ningyun just talked about it, and Princess Ningyun didn't even see them. .On this side, the grandfather's funeral was done with great splendor.The heads of various families and many generals came to worship one after another, or read the eulogy, or cried.Chu Leying was careful, and even saw that some people couldn't cry, and quietly wiped incense ash into their eyes.

the other side.Their father and second uncle were buried silently, and even the water could not splash.

Chu Leying knew it.The reason why there is such a difference in treatment is mainly because if the father's funeral is held with the grandfather, then the second uncle will naturally accompany him, but the second uncle died at the hands of Xu Dongjun.The reason why Princess Ningyun and her son-in-law wanted to organize their grandfather's funeral in such a beautiful way is to let everyone remember.He died at the hands of Xihai Haijun in order to buy off the old family members of the Chu clan, and in the name of avenging his grandfather, he took over everything in the Chu family with peace of mind. As for the second uncle who was killed when the city of Youyi was destroyed.Although it happened just a few days ago, it seems to have been completely forgotten at this moment, as if everyone can't remember such a person at all.

A group of guests went down, and another group came up, but they were Ximen Chang, He Xiang and other former members of the Chu Clan.

After this cry, from now on they can surrender to the Xia family with peace of mind. They are no longer traitors who betray their masters and seek glory, but will become great husbands and heroes who vowed to avenge their old masters!Chu Leying thought sarcastically.

Although he was angry in his heart, he could only take the place of his grandmother and younger brother and return the gift gently to them.

At this moment, someone shouted outside the door: "Princess Ningyun and her son-in-law have arrived."

The generals stepped aside, Xia Yingchen and Liu Sang stepped in, bowed and offered incense in front of the coffin, and Liu Sang personally read the eulogy, telling Chu Yugong that he was benevolent and virtuous, and under his rule, the people were peaceful , Nanyuan is peaceful, and the young Yugong in the west is greedy and tyrannical. He does not practice virtue and invades Nanyuan, causing repeated disasters in Nanyuan. Wild, gods and ghosts weep to the sky...

Chu Leying thought to herself: "Hypocrisy." But she didn't know whether she was talking about Liu Sang's hypocrisy or the eulogy's hypocrisy. In fact, she didn't know, given the current corruption of the Chu Clan and the collusion between officials and bandits over the years , Excessive taxation and extortionate actions, the tragic death of the grandfather, the people did not applaud and celebrate.

Although she knew the hypocrisy, but this eulogy exaggerated her grandfather, so naturally she couldn't scold her.

After Liu Sang finished reading the eulogy, he coughed lightly, and a big case was immediately set up outside, and a group of people rushed in to help the old lady and Chu Jian.

Chu Jian's face turned pale with fright, and the old lady was shaking violently.Chu Leying turned pale in shock, and grabbed someone: "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

Xia Yingchen sighed softly, and wanted to go forward to help her, but Liu Sang grabbed her hand suddenly, shook his head, Xia Yingchen stood there, and then turned his head coldly.

The crowd embraced the old lady and Chu Jian, went outside and asked them to sit in high positions.

Chu Leying followed tremblingly, but saw some elderly elders in the clan coming in one after another, all saluting Chu Jian.

One of the elders said: "A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without an owner for a day. The lord and the elder have suffered from military disasters. Now my Chu family is in troubled times. I also ask Young Master Jian to inherit the position of the head of the family and revitalize the Chu family."

Only then did Chu Jian realize that he was originally asked to take over the Chu family, rather than dragging him out and beheading him, so he felt more at ease.He was originally the heir of the Chu family, and this was an internal matter of the Chu family. According to the usual practice, the elders asked loudly, but if they had different opinions, the others were speechless. And side branch, batch after batch came to worship.

Chu Leying also felt relieved. Xia Yingchen and Liu Sang would allow the Chu family to elect a new head in public, so naturally they did not intend to let the Chu family die.

After paying homage to the new Patriarch, all the houses withdrew one after another.

But Xia Yingchen walked forward slowly, and said in a slow voice: "According to the imperial court, the Patriarch of the Chu family is the hereditary doctor." With a clap of both hands, a seal letter was presented in front of Chu Jian.

Chu Leying let go of her heart, but immediately picked it up, as if facing an abyss, seeing her younger brother staring at the seal, his eyes were shining, she rushed up, stood in front of him, looked at Xia Yingchen, and slowly Xu Shili: "The Chu family suffered from this misfortune, and my younger brother is young and inexperienced, so it is difficult to assume the position of 'doctor' in the court. Before my Chu family was entrusted to Nanyuan, I originally lived in Suidi. If the princess allows, my siblings would like to I want to help my grandfather's coffin and return it to the land of Sui, and I will ask the princess to present the title to the court on my behalf, so I will resign."

Baifeng Kingdom regards itself as a descendant of Shaohao, and inherited the rites of Xia and Zhou before the pre-Qin period. The princes have the titles of Duke, Bo, Marquis, Nan, and Zi. Those who can be entrusted as princes all have more or less connections with the royal family. For example, although Zhiyu Gong has the surname of Yue.His ancestor was the younger brother of Xia Xiang, the founder of the country.

In addition to princes and princes, there are also scholars. "Shiqing" is just a general term.In fact, it is divided into three levels, namely Qing, Dafu, and Shi. Both Qing and Dafu not only have fiefs, but can also be hereditary. <At the end of autumn, the three families were divided into Jin. The three families of Han, Zhao, and Wei were originally the officials of Jin, and the common land of the king of Jin was not as large as the land of these three families.Later, the three families divided the state of Jin.They wrote together that King Zhou Weilie, the co-lord of the world at that time, had no choice but to divide the three families into lords, and these three surnames were promoted from "Shi Dafu" to princes. Of course, this is only in name.King Zhou Weilie is just acknowledging the reality, in terms of actual status, the power of these three families has long been equal to that of a duke.

And this is also the difference between "noble clan" and "noble clan". Shiqing and Shifu are both powerful clans.

"Doctor" was originally hereditary. Chu Jian was already the head of the Chu family, and Princess Ningyun and the heads of other families testified to take over the seal of "Doctor".

Chu Leying stood in front of her younger brother, her body and mind were cold, and her body trembled intermittently.

Xia Yingchen stared at her, silent.But Liu Sang said: "Miss Le Ying was originally a married person, and now your younger brother is the head of the family. Since Miss Le Ying is an outsider of the Chu family, how can she be the master of your younger brother?"

Chu Leying originally had a husband, but later her husband died of illness, and she had no children, so she returned to the Chu family. Liu Sang used this to block her, and it was really hard for her to refute.

But she still stood there, refusing to back down.

But Liu Sang ignored her, and only looked at Chu Jian behind her: "Brother Chu will be the doctor of Nanyuan after receiving the seal letter. Should Brother Chu succeed Ling Zu in the position and make the Chu family prosperous, or should we follow what Sister Ling said?" , Fu Ling returns to Sui Land, and this is farming, Brother Chu must think clearly."

Chu Jian gritted his teeth and reached out to take the seal.

Nearby, Liu Sang smiled without saying a word, in the distance, Ximen Chang let out a long sigh, and all the generals stepped forward to congratulate.

Looking at the dangling smiling faces around her, Chu Leying felt dizzy, her delicate body softened, and she fell down...

***

Chu Leying woke up slowly, looked aside, and saw Wen Lu sitting there quietly.

At the window pane, the pale yellow light cast a veil, and it was clearly evening.

When Wen Lu saw her wake up, she panicked and wanted to call someone.Chu Leying pulled her back, and said weakly, "Where's Brother Jian?"

Wen Lu whispered: "The uncles of each family are still toasting to him."

Chu Leying sighed, "Wait a minute, make sure he comes to see me."

Wen Lu gave a soft "hmm", hesitated for a while, rubbed the corner of her clothes again, and said anxiously: "Sister Le Ying, what will we...be like?"

Chu Leying was silent for a while, and said with relief: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. You just need to take care of your body and don't worry too much." Seeing her tired face, she asked her to go to rest early.

Wen Lu had no choice but to leave, Chu Leying lay on the bed, tossing and turning, but couldn't fall asleep.

Is it really going to be okay?

After a while, I heard Chu Jian's drunken voice, came in, hiccupped, and said, "Sister, do you want to see me?"

Chu Leying struggled to get up. Chu Jian had been under the care of this elder sister since she was a child, and she was somewhat afraid of her, so she hurriedly stepped forward to help her.

Chu Leying leaned back against the head of the couch and sighed: "How dare you really accept the seal at a time like this?"

Chu Jian said dissatisfiedly: "Originally it belonged to our Chu family, and our Chu family has been a doctor for many generations. Is it really possible to abandon it?"

Chu Leying coughed anxiously, and said: "What is a public official, what is a doctor? Powerful and powerful people are public officials, princes and men. In the past, my Chu family was very powerful, and the seal in our hands was power. It is status. Now we are no different from prisoners. With your seal in your hands, that is the reminder, the oil poured on your body. Look at Liu Sang, who was born in a peasant family. Now he is just a son-in-law. Come here in a hurry, so what if you don’t have the seal from the imperial court? You hold the seal now, as a doctor, try to transfer the guards at the door who are watching us?”

Chu Jian said bitterly, "Then what should I do?"

"Quickly returned the seal and resigned from the official position," Chu Leying said, "Xia Ningchen held a grand funeral for her grandfather and held a funeral for the whole army. She still has us to use. At this time, she will never kill us. Although the heads of Ximen and other families have already invested in the Xia family, in the past they were always members of my Chu family and were married for generations. If we dissipate the family property and try our best, they will always speak for us. Be careful to please the princess and son-in-law, and let them I know. My Chu family has already resigned to their fate, and I have no ambitions anymore, so there is no problem in keeping my life alive..."

Chu Jian said angrily: "They took my fief. They killed my grandfather and father, and my second uncle was killed by them. Why should we bow our knees to curry favor with them?"

Chu Leying sighed: "It's the time, the situation, my Chu family can't live up to it, and it has fallen to this point. At this time, if we can keep the whole family from worrying about their lives, it will be the best result. As long as you keep your voice low, Xia Yingchen I don’t want to chill the hearts of the heads of the families, so although I won’t let us go, I probably won’t kill us either. In this way, even though my Chu family lost the benefactor, it is still a gentry family, and the whole family will not perish.”

Chu Jian snorted: "Sister, is she really willing to swallow her anger like this?"

"So what if we don't? Just look at Xia Yingchen and Liu Sang's way of capturing the city, we can't beat them." Chu Leying said helplessly, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Wen Lu and her In the belly..."

Chu Jian suddenly became angry: "Stop mentioning that bitch!!!"

Chu Leying said: "Brother Jian, you, you... I know that you two are not on good terms, but she was always your wife, and now you have your child..."

Chu Jian gritted his teeth: "The child in her belly...is not mine!!!"

Chu Leying was taken aback for a moment, feeling as if her entire head had been struck by a thunderbolt, and after a while she said, "Brother Jian, you...what did you say?"

"The child in her womb is not mine at all!" Chu Jian paused and said, "Before that incident happened, I did feel sorry for her. I spent all day drinking and drinking, and never touched her at all. .After that... that incident, whenever I think of it, I feel disgusted. Up to now, I have never touched a woman. I have not slept with her for at least half a year. The child in her belly... no, be mine!"

"This, this is impossible," Chu Leying murmured, "Wen Lu... she is not that kind of person."

"Could I still lie about this kind of thing?" Chu Jian said angrily, "Don't you remember that she didn't want to see a doctor at first. At that time, she already knew that she might be pregnant, but she was afraid that people would find out. , Later, you were worried about her, and you forced a doctor to feel her pulse, but she couldn't hide it, so you had to let others know."

Chu Leying was stunned for a while, and then said after a while, "This matter...why didn't you say it earlier?"

Chu Jian said: "This kind of thing... how do you tell me to tell others?" Not only did I get gossip from people doing that kind of thing, but even the child in my woman's belly belonged to someone else. Young master of the family, how can he afford to lose face like this?

"Wen Lu is definitely not that kind of person, I'm afraid something happened," Chu Leying sighed, and said, "Leave this matter aside for now, and I will find a way to ask her to clarify. As a doctor, you don't care You have to resign no matter what, and you have to hand over your seal..."

Anger flickered in Chu Jian's eyes: "It was originally my thing, and I will never give it to others."

Chu Leying said in shock: "Brother Jian..."

Chu Jian said bitterly: "I will take back everything they took away sooner or later, and I will make them regret not killing me sooner. One day, I will repay them thousands of times for what they have done "He said again: "Sister, just rest assured and recuperate, I will never let them have a good end."

Take a big step outside.

Chu Leying wanted to reach out to hold him back, but she coughed anxiously. She could only watch Chu Jian leave, and finally spit out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed on the bed...

***

In the depths of the Dragon Palace, the building for stargazing.

Every palace will have a star observatory building, which was originally a place for Wu Zhu or Jian Tianhou to check the astrology and deduce the calendar for the emperor, and later it gradually became a part of the garden architecture.

At this moment, Liu Sang and Xia Yingchen are on the stargazing tower, looking at the astrolabe in the sky together.

The Star Observation Tower is built extremely high, much higher than the arrow towers scattered around the Dragon Palace. From here, you can look outside the city wall of the Dragon Palace. From another perspective, this is also the best place to monitor the outer city. The location, of course, is not the purpose of Liu Sang and Xia Yingchen.

At this moment, the Dragon Palace is extremely quiet, the direct descendants of the Chu Clan have all been moved outside the palace, most of the servants and maids in the palace have also been dismissed, and there are not many soldiers stationed on the city walls.Liu Sang knew very well that if the outer wall was breached by the enemy, it would not make much sense to defend the inner city. The main force was sent to the outer city, and only a small part of the Dragon Palace was stationed.

Although Xia Yingchen also wanted to personally supervise the battle in the outer city, Qiu Danyang suggested that she sit in the Dragon Palace. As a high-ranking person, whether she takes the lead, or sits in the main tent, she needs to judge the situation according to the situation. The front line may be able to boost morale, but now she needs to be calm, making people feel that she has the chance to win, calm and elegant, if she takes the risk of taking the risk of arrows and stones to lead the army in battle, it will make people feel that she lacks confidence and will sway indefinite.

Liu Sang looked intently, the stars were shining, but the moonlight was thin, Xia Yingchen changed into a peach red dress, and stood under the moon, as if he was about to step away on the moon.

Liu Sang said: "Lady, what are you thinking?"

Xia Yingchen sighed lightly: "It's just that during the day I saw Chu Leying fainted on the ground, remembering that the last time I came to Youyi City, she also treated me wholeheartedly, and called me sister and sister, this is only two or three short Yue, when I turned my head, things are right but people are different, I am a little sighing."

Liu Sang said: "The lady blames me for blocking the lady and not letting you go forward to help her?"

Xia Yingchen shook his head and said, "You are not wrong, I was impulsive."

Liu Sang already knew that the lady is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, so she doesn't want her to have a close friendship with Chu Leying. After all, the Chu family is just a tool in their hands. If necessary, they even have to be ruthless. It is possible to destroy the Chu family. Well, if the lady gets too close to Chu Leying, she may not be able to calm down at that time.

The road to kingship, sometimes, is so cold and ruthless.

... (To be continued.)