The Golden Age Chapter 252: Under Tiandu Peak
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If there is one person in this world who Qin Xiao trusts unconditionally, it can only be Mencius.
Qin Xiao did not hesitate. After escaping from the turtle city, he encountered Yuwen Chengchao being assassinated on the way and joined Yuwen’s house. Then he entered Baihuying and became a riding school. Then he went out to Wutuo briefly. As for Ruo Mu Yeji and Hong Ye, he didn't mention a word, and Tang Rong tried to mention as little as possible.
Until the two secret letters were found from Qifushan's mansion, after Yuwen's family got the secret letters, they also said about the plan to wipe out the true and false on the day of sacrifice to the mountain.
The experience of the past half a year is surprising at first. Although Qin Xiao tried his best to abbreviate or even omit many of these things, it still made Menciusmo open his eyes, and only found it strange.
"You mean, those two secret letters were you found in the underground chamber of Begging Fushan?" Mencius whispered: "And those two secret letters are from Yuwen's surname Bai 'S shopkeeper forged?"
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Exactly."
Mencius Mo thoughtfully, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, he patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder, and said, "That's how it is, that's how it is." But it was an expression of sudden realization.
Qin Xiao was a little strange, and asked: "Catch your head, do you know about the two sealed letters?" This is extremely secretive, and few people know it so far. Qin Xiao saw Mencius's expression, but It seemed that when I knew the secret letter, I suddenly felt a little strange.
Mencius Mo did not answer either, but smiled: "So, on the day of worshipping the mountain, Yuwen's family is also ready?"
"Deployment has already begun." Qin Xiao whispered: "Old Master Yuwen believes the two secret letters are true, so he is determined to get rid of the Zhen family."
Meng Zimo shook his head and smiled: "That's not necessarily true. It doesn't really matter whether the Yuwen family believes in the authenticity of the secret letter. What is important is that the Yuwen family finally finds a chance to be loyal to the court and get rid of the predicament of the Yuwen family. The three gate lords of Xiling have always been suspicious, and many officials in the DPRK even regarded them as enemy bandits. If the three surnames of Xiling remain in a group, then the hostility of the court to the three surnames of Xiling will become more and more serious. In fact, the court has already Someone asked me to help solve the problem of Xiling, but the court was unable to make a move for a while."
"Is it because of Southern Xinjiang Murong?"
"That's also the reason." Mencius sighed: "The important thing is that there is no peace in the DPRK. Some people are fighting for power and fighting each other, and they cannot focus on Xiling. If the Yuwen family destroys the Zhen family , And took out the evidence of the Zhen family’s rebellion, that is, the two secret letters. In this way, the court will naturally feel that the Yuwen family is loyal to the court. These years, the Yuwen family has also spent a lot of money in the court. Those who benefit from Yuwen's family also take this opportunity to say good things to the saint for Yuwen's family."
Qin Xiaodao: "In this way, whether the two confidential letters are true or false, the Yuwen family must act on the Zhen family?"
Meng Zimo nodded and said: "This is a golden opportunity, and the Yuwen family will naturally not miss it." With a smile, "These three big gates have indeed shown a common advance and retreat in order to protect their own interests over the years. , But they are on guard against each other privately." With a sneer: "The Yuwen family wants to find a chance to show loyalty to the court. Of course the other two have the same thoughts, but no matter which one expresses good to the court easily, it will definitely It aroused the alert of the other two families, so they didn't dare to act rashly, but they must have moved each other secretly. This time Yuwen's family got the secret letter, so there is a reason for the trouble. The truth is not important anymore."
Qin Xiaodao: "I saw Zhen Yujiang arrived at Fenggan Mansion yesterday, but did not see Zhen Huaqing. If Zhen Huaqing could not come to participate in the mountain worship ceremony, Yuwen’s family would not do it easily and would miss a great opportunity, so I thought After thinking about it, I must try to get Zhen Huaqing to Fenggan Mansion quickly, and must let him participate in the mountain worship ceremony."
"I understand." Mencius nodded and said: "You are worried that Zhen Yujiang will replace Zhen Huaqing to worship the mountain, so you have a strategy to make Zhen Yujiang seriously ill.
So if Zhen Huaqing gets the news, he will definitely come here. As long as he comes, he will have to participate in the mountain worship ceremony. "
Qin Xiao nodded and smiled: "That's how I think, but I don't know if Zhen Huaqing will take the bait."
Mencius smiled and said: "You have always been clever, and now you have a sense of measure. I misunderstood you." He got up and said: "You rested earlier, I'm going first."
Qin Xiao still wondered why Mencius stared at Zhen Yujiang but didn't act rashly. He only felt that the matter of Mencius coming to Fenggan Mansion this time was very difficult, but since the other party didn't say anything, he didn't ask too much.
"Catch your head, when will I see you?" Qin Xiao asked.
Mencius patted Qin Xiao's shoulder gently, and said softly: "Soon, after the incident, everything will return to what it should have been. At that time, we will get together to drink and eat meat." Without saying much, he left.
The mountain worship ceremony in Xiling is actually a very sacred thing. Everyone who grows up in Xiling will regard the Changling Mountains as a sacred mountain. In people’s eyes, the Changling Mountain God is the **** who allows them to live peacefully. Only by respecting the gods of the mountain can the weather be smooth.
October 25 is of course a sacred day for the people of Xiling.
Ordinary people will worship in front of their homes, facing the direction of the Changling Mountains, and the Xiling family, headed by the three gate lords, will send people to Changling Tiandu Peak to participate in the mountain worship ceremony.
It is precisely because of the ritual ceremony held every five years that every major family invested in the construction of a post house in Fenggan Mansion. It covers a huge area and has many houses. The family who paid the money to build the post house came to Fenggan. After Fucheng, you can stay in the post house.
There are still three or four days to go to worship the mountain, and people from the Xiling family in Zhen County and Fan County have already sent people over.
The ceremony of sacrificing the mountains is mainly based on the three main gates. According to the custom, the patriarchs of the three surnames must participate in the ceremony. Even if the patriarchs of other major families cannot participate in person, they must send respected elders to participate.
So Fenggan Mansion City became lively for a while.
The powerful families of nearly a hundred generations in Xiling sent people to come, each with their servants. These were big clans with no shortage of silver, and they were generous in their actions. For a time, Fenggan Mansion became the focus of Xiling's attention.
The mountain sacrifice ceremony must be carried out under Tiandu Peak. It takes two days to travel from Fenggan Fucheng to Tiandu Peak. Therefore, on October 22nd, people who participated in the ceremony began to set off to Tiandu Peak.
There is an open space under Tiandu Peak, which is suitable for setting up tents.
For most families, it is better to go there early and set up a tent to wait than to delay participating in the mountain worship ceremony.
Many years ago, the patriarchs of two big families left too late. When they arrived, the sacrificial ceremony had already begun. At that time, they were deprived of the right to participate in the mountain sacrificial ceremony, and the three big families stayed in the next two years. Here, desperately suppressing these two big families, the two big families finally reluctantly moved out of Xiling.
It is true that the three gate lords are trying to show off their power and slay chickens, but they also let other families understand that other things can be sloppy, but in the matter of sacrificing the mountain, it must not be sloppy.
From then on, people from all major families will rush to Tiandu Peak in advance, set up camps at the foot of the mountain, and bring enough wine and meat. Anyway, they eat meat and drink everywhere. It is not as good as having fun under Tiandu Peak, at least not Delay the sacrifice to the mountain.
It was October 23 when Yuwen's house departed, and when it arrived at Tiandu Peak, it was already at dusk on October 24.
Tiandu Peak is the first peak of Changling Mountain, like a long sword rising from the ground, towering straight into the sky, extremely steep.
It was empty at the foot of the mountain.
A few days ago, Yuwen's family had already sent people to build an altar here, and dozens of guards had been deployed to guard the altar.
Many tents have been set up at the foot of the mountain, and the figures are dazzling and lively.
Even if it is to set up a camp, it is very particular about it.
The camps of the three gates live in the middle, and the Yuwen family lives between the Fan and Zhen houses. The camps of the three gates are only two or three miles apart from each other. If the tents of the other families are separated, they are separated. Around the camp of the three surnames.
After getting off the carriage, Old Master Yuwen looked to the left and saw a flag fluttering in the wind. Soldiers were standing guard every few steps around the camp, and he smiled: "Has Chang Xinhou arrived? ?"
Wen Chengchao, who was on the side, said: "They set off half a day earlier than us. They should be there at noon." He whispered: "Zhen Yujiang was also brought here by him. He brought two hundred The wolf rider, the wolf rider leads the commander-in-chief of Shiling."
Old Master Yuwen nodded slightly and looked to the right again. The flag over there has not been erected yet, that is to say, the Fan family has not arrived yet.
"Changrenhou sent someone to say that he would come directly to Tiandu Peak and not enter the city." Yuwen Chengling said immediately: "Changrenhou has never been absent to worship the mountain. He should arrive later."
When the first rays of sunlight fall on the ground tomorrow, the mountain worship ceremony will begin, so all the major families participating in the ceremony will definitely arrive tonight.
As one of the three surnames, the Fan family will certainly not be absent.
Old Houye glanced at the camp on the other side of the Fan's house without saying anything. He entered the camp and entered the largest tent in the camp. The two brothers Yuwen Chengchao followed in.
"How's Shang Yu's preparations?" Old Master Hou asked softly after sitting down.
Yuwen Chengchao came to the old man and sat down and said in a low voice: "According to the previous plan, we will start tonight at midnight. The two hundred cavalry we brought are responsible for protecting my father. General Yuan will lead the rest at midnight. The six hundred cavalrymen arrived. According to the plan, after they arrived, they immediately surrounded the Zhen family’s camp, then marched into the camp, directly beheading the Zhen family father and son. After we control the situation, we will gather all the major families and seal the two The secret letter was taken out and told everyone that the Zhen family had colluded with the Wutuo people, betrayed the Tang and Xiling. At the same time, we took out the memorial written in advance and let the heads of the major families press their handprints, and the memorials would be delivered overnight. Kyoto, told the court why we eliminated the Zhen family."
Old Houye pondered for a moment, and Yuwen Chengling asked in a low voice: "Father, what are your concerns?"
"There should be no problem." Old Master Hou thought thoughtfully, his eyes deepened: "Just do it. Chengchao, you are brave, and Shang Yu led people into the Zhen family camp, You don’t need to leave too many people to protect this side. To be foolproof, you take someone into the Zhen family camp. You’d better take the heads of Zhen family father and son off by yourself."
Yuwen Chengchao was startled, but he immediately understood what he meant, knowing that if he killed the Zhen family father and son with his own hands, he would be the prime minister in eliminating thieves. Although the cavalry of the White Tiger Camp killed the Zhen family father and son, it would only be counted as Yuwen The family’s credit, but Yuwen Chengchao personally took down the traitor’s head, which is naturally more beneficial to Yuwen Chengchao’s future.
"Yes, father!" The old Master Hou gave this great credit to himself, and Yu Wen Chengchao was really surprised.
In the past few years, Master Hou has always treated him coldly. If it weren't for Master Hou's indifference, Yuwen Chengchao would not have moved out of the Hou Mansion in a huff.
Yuwen Chengling was obviously also a little surprised, saying: "Father, I killed the eldest brother together, it is also an experience."
"You are worse than Wenlue, you are far inferior to your eldest brother." Old Hou Ye said indifferently: "Your eldest brother is going to kill people. If you follow him, you will only be dragged by him."
Yuwen Chengling’s face stiffened, and he did not expect that Old Hou Ye would say such things in front of Yuwen Chengchao. In these years, the old Hou Ye had ridiculed Yuwen Chengchao many times in front of him, but never before Yuwen. Cheng Chao mocked himself on his face.
He was a little surprised, I don't know why Lord Hou had such a sudden change.