Wulin martial arts hegemony record

Chapter 319
Walking in the dark and uninhabited secluded alleyway, there are uneven weeds growing in the uneven stone crevices, and you may stumble if you are not careful. The hot wind blowing from time to time will blow up the dead leaves on the road, roll and collide, sending The sound of "creaking" gave Xue Chang a strange feeling, especially when Shangguan Yi said casually: "It is said that my father likes to be quiet. Back then, Emperor Taizu moved his capital to Luoyang and gave the meritorious officials a residence. My father There is no big house close to the inner city, but I chose this secluded place, which is near the foot of Mang Mountain, and it is the least populated place in the entire Luoyang city."

"Mangshan?" Xue Chang remembered something, and asked, "But Mangshan, where there are many royal tombs and ancient tombs of nobles?"

"That's right, it's Mang Mountain." Shangguan Yi pointed to the northwest and said, "However, the ancient tombs you mentioned are still far away from Luoyang City. Deep in the mountains, there are not only ancient tombs, but also Mang Mountain. Pai, if we go back a few decades to the last years of the previous dynasty, there is still the Tianzun Sect that once made Jianghu fearful—"

"Tianzun religion?"

"I also heard from my master that the Tianzun Sect was regarded as a demon sect by various sects back then. Their martial arts are overbearing and conducive to quick success, but they are prone to madness. Xie often claims that "he is the only one in the entire Central Plains martial arts", and sends his congregants to kill fellow martial artists and destroy his school inheritance at every turn, so he is hated by all martial arts schools.

At that time, the "Xuan Yuan Treasure Book" was published, and various factions fought for it, and finally fell into the hands of Huangfu Xie. The various factions were worried that after Huangfu Xie got this treasure book, no one would be able to cure him, so they united and besieged the Tianzun Sect, which eventually led to its collapse. The "Xuan Yuan Treasure Book" is also missing..."

Xue Chang was fascinated by hearing this, he had never heard of this anecdote: So there used to be a Demon Cult in this world!

When Xue Chang was thinking about it, Shangguan Yi's deep voice sounded next to his ear: "It's here..."

Xue Chang followed Shangguan Yi's gaze: there was a dilapidated house not far in front of them, the moss-covered courtyard wall was already ruined, and the courtyard seen through the cracks was overgrown with weeds...

Standing in front of the rotten wooden door that was about to fall off the door frame, Shangguan Yi looked at the lock that was already full of rust, and was silent for a while, then said in a low voice: "When I first came to Luoyang, I used to find Once, I just looked at it from a distance, but didn't go in...let's go in from the side."

The "beside" that Shangguan Yi mentioned was a gap in the courtyard wall that could allow one person to pass through. The two of them stepped over it and found a passable path in the wild grass half a person's height.

Shangguan Yi walked and looked around: the whole courtyard was not only overgrown with weeds, but also trees of various sizes, and even two trees grew directly from the house.There are only frames left in those houses, and there are no doors, windows, even walls or roof tiles. You can see the inside from the outside at a glance, and even the frames of the houses are decayed, as if they will collapse when the wind blows... …

This is no longer a house, but a ruin. Shangguanyi can't find a trace of his childhood memories from here, and a deep sadness rises from the bottom of his heart...

In the end, his searching eyes stopped on the side not far in front: there was a raised earth mound, a wooden monument was erected in front of the earth mound, and there was no weeds in the entire earth mound and its surroundings, so it was particularly conspicuous.

Shangguan Yi walked over in a hurry, and saw the wooden sign engraved: You Shangguan Ce's clothes tomb, Ye San stood weeping.

Shangguan Yi stretched out his hand to caress the wooden tablet, and said in a low voice with some joy: "...I heard from Master that my father died in the rebellion, and then the Iron Blood Changhe Gate was forcibly disbanded, so the body was not released. I found it, even this tomb was erected hastily by my master when he left Luoyang. Fortunately, it has not been damaged, and it has been there for decades..."

"It seems that someone has maintained your father's cemetery." Xue Chang reminded.

Shangguan Yi was not surprised, nodded and said: "It may be my father's former comrades-in-arms. After all, there are quite a few old people from the Jagged Changhemen who stay in the Gyeonggi area."

Shangguan Yi squatted down and began to pull out the newly grown grass around the cemetery with his hands, and Xue Chang also helped.

After pulling out the weeds, clearing out other garbage, and carefully compacting the soil of the grave...

After the repairs were completed, Xue Chang said softly, slightly complaining: "Brother Shangguan, you should have told me that you are here to visit Uncle's grave, so I wouldn't be empty-handed. I should have bought some sacrifices."

"There will be opportunities in the future." After Shangguan Yi said something, he raised his head and looked around, then flew up and broke two branches from a willow tree. Carefully insert the grave mound.

According to the custom, inserting willow branches on the grave means mourning for souls. Xue Fu also taught Xue Chang to do this when he was sweeping graves in Chengdu Mansion, so he also inserted willow branches without further questioning.

After finishing all this, Shangguan Yi kneeled and kowtowed three times and nine times in front of the grave solemnly, Xue Chang also accompanied each of them, and then he saw Shangguan Yi put his hands together, his eyes closed, his lips moved slightly, maybe he was with him. What is my father talking about...

After a while, Shangguan Yi opened his eyes, stretched out his hand to grab a handful of soil, and sprinkled it lightly on the grave, then stood up, and said to Xue Chang: "It's getting late, let's go back first. "

"Okay." As soon as Xue Chang finished speaking, he heard a strange old voice behind him: "Who is there?"

The two hurriedly followed the prestige, and saw a lantern lit up at the gap in the courtyard wall. The lantern slowly moved towards them, and when the sight was no longer blocked by trees and weeds, they saw clearly that they were holding the lantern. The person in question is an octogenarian, with gray hair, wrinkled face, stooped figure, and staggering steps.

"The two of us are the sons of Uncle Fu Chang's deceased (ranked by Shangguan Ce), and we were visiting his grave just now." Shangguan Yi said.

"It's rare, it's rare!" The old man's voice was hoarse and piercing. He first looked at Xue Chang with his cloudy eyes by candlelight, and then landed on Shangguan Yi, and never deviated from it: "There are still people who can remember this year. Uncle Fu Chang! In the past few years, few people have come here to visit the grave!"

Hearing this, Shangguan Yi suddenly felt sore, he let out a breath, and asked a little excitedly: "May I ask what is your name, old man? Who is it from Uncle Fuchang?"

"The old man's surname is Zhao. He is not a relative of Uncle Fuchang. He is just an ordinary soldier under the command of General Ye. After retiring, he lived near here. Because he was saved by Uncle Fuchang, he came here when he was free. Watch over his grave."

Shangguan Yi immediately saluted gratefully and said: "The old man's righteous deed is really admirable!"

The old man smiled and waved his hands: "I have never thought about what kind of righteous deeds are unrighteous, I just want to be at ease. However, the old man's life-saving grace does not mean that Fu Changbo really saved my life, but yes……"

The old man paused for a moment, perhaps considering his words: "...After General Ye led us to recover Shandong, we fought hard one after another, resulting in many casualties. Everyone was exhausted, but General Ye still wanted to continue to attack Hebei. We didn't take much rest, and we were about to head north. Some comrades-in-arms and I had already asked scholars in the army to help write the suicide note, but within a few days, we said we would not fight again. Later, we found out that Uncle Fu Chang was firmly against it, and because of this, we told General Ye had a quarrel, which made General Ye temporarily cancel his plan to continue the attack.

Later, I retired and went home smoothly because of this. I was not like my comrades...I was buried in the loess early...I think not only me, but the soldiers who survived back then, if they are still alive, should come to pay homage Fu Changbo..."

Hearing this, Shangguan Yi was emotionally overwhelmed, took a step forward, and said eagerly: "But...some people think that Ye Lao...after the death of General Ye, Uncle Fu Chang failed to control the army, and instead ordered , Leading the army to attack Beiyan without authorization is the chief culprit that caused the army's disastrous defeat and the disbandment of the Iron-Blooded Changhemen... The old man thinks this kind of statement... right?"

"I was guarding Shandong at that time and did not participate in that operation, but later I heard some comrades talk about it... After the news of General Ye's death came back, the people in Iron Blood Changhemen were very sad and very angry. They shouted To avenge General Ye, Uncle Fu Chang—”

The old man looked at Xue Chang, then turned his gaze back to Shangguanyi, sighed and said, "Hey, I'm just a scholar who doesn't know martial arts, looks as handsome and delicate as you, and usually speaks softly when talking to others. , how could it be possible to stop those Iron-Blooded Changhemen who started a fire like a fierce god. Young people, don't listen to the wind and the rain, there are some things you just need to think about to understand..."

Shangguan Yi was thoughtful.

The old man didn't speak any more, he carried the lantern, walked around Shangguanyi, and wanted to walk to the grave, but his foot was tripped by the weeds, and he staggered and was about to fall.

Shangguan Yi hurriedly helped him up, the old man seemed to be a little weak, he supported Shangguan Yi with one hand, and then he stood up, and sighed: "Speaking of which, Uncle Fu Chang's life experience is really bleak, I heard that he The entire family was killed by the northern barbarians, his wife died in battle, and his son disappeared. After his death, he was charged with arbitrarily mobilizing the army, and no one dared to come to pay homage to him publicly... Alas, they also made great contributions to the country. But it ended up like this..."

Shangguan Yi stared straight at his father's tomb, his teeth clenched his lips, and his entire facial features gradually twisted into a ball...

"Brother Shangguan." Xue Chang couldn't help reminding: "It's getting late, we should go back!"

Shangguan Yi did not respond.

Xue Chang yelled several times before he came back to his senses, and bowed respectfully to the old man: "Old man, thank you for taking care of Fu Changbo's cemetery for so many years! The junior came here in a hurry, so I will visit another day. I wonder if it's okay to hear your story about Fu Changbo?"

(End of this chapter)