Chang'an ancient meaning

Xue Chongjian took Lai Junchen, who was bleeding from the quilt, out of the Judge's Court, glanced at the car parked at the door, and said with a smile: "Whenever I see someone stepping out of the gate, I will cut off one of your fingers, two steps will be two fingers." After the fingers are cut off, there are still toes. You might as well follow up and see how much I can get my lord an inch?" Those prison guards Habayashi looked at each other, and they were startled by the young man's vicious methods when they came, for fear that he would say It was done; secondly, Xue Chongjian's identity was also taken into consideration, he was Princess Taiping's beloved son after all, if he really wanted to go up and snatch Lai Junchen, Princess Taiping would not be able to offend him if he was injured.Everyone didn't dare to move for a while, and let them put Junchen in the carriage. The coachman flicked his whip, and the black chariot of Princess Taiping's mansion ran straight to Lijingmen in full view.

Xue Chongjian held the King Ding's waist card, and there was no need to go through the gates of the palace. It was dark early in winter, but just after Shen Shi, the sky was already dark and gloomy, and it was impossible to see in the car.Xue Chongjian handed the future Junchen into the hands of Suizi, and asked him to tie up the future Junchen. He took Li Chengqi himself, and said softly: "Listen, have they chased you?" Human habit, his hearing is extremely sharp, he listened quietly for a while, and said: "There should be no large group of people."

Xue Chongjian smiled silently in the dark, the wind lifted a corner of the car curtain, and the snow fell quietly from the sky, illuminated by thousands of bright lights, like a curtain made of fine pearls hanging down between heaven and earth.Today in Shangyuan, ladies and teenagers gather together to play and play with friends to enjoy the lanterns. Hundreds of colorful girls walk arm in arm and sing.The bell sounded from Shangyang Palace in the distance, but it could be heard very clearly amidst the gongs and drums on the thoroughfare. It seemed to tell him that the dark hell where there is no entry and exit, away from the joyful world of candles and heavens and earth, It's just a narrow strip of water across the Tianjin Bridge.

Xue Chongjian put his hand in Li Chengqi's arms, felt his seemingly weak heartbeat, and heard the sound of singing and dancing outside the car, but the tension just now did not dissipate in the slightest.No matter how happy the festival is, it is celebrated by others, and has nothing to do with the people in the car. Only now, only in this dark car, can they have a moment of safety.They had just turned around from hell, and he could still smell the thick bloody smell from himself, Lai Junchen, and Li Chengqi, whether Li Chengqi's injuries were healed, whether they would be captured by the emperor, and where should Suizi go? He doesn't know anything.He only hoped that the faint heartbeat in his palm would never stop, together with the creaking sound of the wheels.

Xue Chongjian's heart was filled with unspeakable fear and unbounded anxiety, his eyes were sore and he wanted to cry, he gritted his teeth and forcibly held back, and kicked Lai Junchen hard.Suizi quickly blocked Lai Junchen's cry of pain with his hat, and slightly pierced the sword point into the skin of his throat. Although Lai Junchen was in pain, he didn't dare to cry out.Xue Chongjian lowered his voice and scolded: "If something happens to my cousin, I'll kill you and feed it to the dog!" Lai Junchen took a few breaths, and said in a low voice, "I use the punishment properly. King Shouchun has no fear of his life."

Today, there is no curfew at the nine gates of the capital of God. Xue Chongjian and his team have the Luan bell of the Princess Mansion on their cars, and the driver also has a waist plate. Xue Chongjian doesn't even have to show his face when he leaves the city gate.The carriage drove to a deserted forest on the outskirts of the city, where there were already a dozen young men from the Khan Mansion waiting. Although they were all dressed up as Han Jiaerlang, the sturdy horse behind them and the curved saber at the waist were still faintly revealed. their identities.Xue Chongjian smashed Lai Junchen on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious, jumped off the carriage and threw Lai Junchen, who was tied up like rice dumplings, on the ground.

As soon as Suizi showed his head, those teenagers rushed forward one after another, and asked eagerly, "Where is Khan? Have you been rescued?!" Suizi got out of the car silently. He took off his hat in the car, and his short braids immediately fell down. Staring at Lai Junchen, he approached step by step. I don't know if it was an illusion. Xue Chongjian seemed to hear the joints all over the Turkic man's body clucking softly as if they were breaking.

Suizi conveniently drew a knife from a friend's waist, and said, "Father Khan was killed by him." Xue Chongjian was startled, and stepped in front of Lai Junchen, grabbed Suizi's wrist forcefully, and said, "You can't Kill him!" Only then did he see clearly that under the full beard, Suizi's blood-red eyes were almost torn apart, and Suizi yelled angrily: "He killed my father Khan!" The owl in the forest was caught by his Surprised by the roar, they all rushed to the distance.All the Turkic teenagers fell to their knees and cried out in grief and indignation: "Kill him and avenge Lord Khan!"

Xue Chongjian stared at Suizi and said: "If you go down with the knife, I and Shouchun County King will have to give him a back. It's only natural that you want to kill him. There are so many of you, I can't stop you. But if you still believe that I am a friend, I swear to you, I will kill him in the future to avenge Lord Khan!"

Suizi's chest heaved, and he stared at Xue Chongjian, as if he couldn't understand what he said, and all the young people said angrily: "They Han people are the most cunning, you can't trust him! Lord Khan will not avenge his revenge, we have He Mianmu went to his hometown to meet the people of the Nine Surnames!"

Suizi slowly withdrew his veined hand from Xue Chongjian's, and Xue Chongjian stopped exerting himself, and slowly lowered his arm.He is not qualified to ask these bloody youths not to avenge his Khan. It would be great if life can be happy and vengeful, and he should be the first to kill Junchen. Already clear.

All of a sudden, like a boulder being cracked by thunder, or like a caged beast, it let out a final howl of grief and anger, and a howl of pain filled Suizi's chest and went straight to the sky.Suizi threw himself to the ground, buried his face in the cold and muddy ground, weeping loudly, and those teenagers also burst into tears.

Suizi cried a few times, raised his head, wiped the muddy water on his face with his sleeve, and tore the sleeve severely.He slowly raised the scimitar again, cut off one of his braids, cut off his two ears, and cut a knife on each of his left and right cheeks. Blood dripped down his thick beard, and blood and tears flowed on his face. [1].Xue Chongjian was startled, took a step forward and said, "What are you doing?" Suizi didn't answer, and those Turkic teenagers immediately showed serious expressions, just like Suizi, with their clothes ripped off, their hair cut off, their faces cut off and their ears cut off.Xue Chongjian guessed that this cruel action might be a ceremony for them to express their bereavement pain, or to make some kind of vow. Shocked by this ancient and tragic loyalty, he was speechless in a daze.

Suizi stood up, walked up to Xue Chongjian and knelt down. Xue Chongjian was about to pay homage, but Suizi had already shouted: "Don't move!" He bent down, kissed Xue Chongjian's boots deeply, and whispered: "My friend , my benefactor, please find the body of my father Khan, burn it and store it in a golden urn." Xue Chongjian nodded with tears in his eyes: "I will definitely do it."

Suizi just stood up, the scars on his face and the mustache on his face, he looked very hideous and terrifying, only those eyes could recognize the magnanimity and clarity of the young man.Xue Chongjian stuffed the waist card into Suizi's hand and said, "There are many obstacles on your way back. Before the emperor issued an order to arrest you, this card is easy to use." Suizi smiled lightly and said, "I took it, what should you do?" " Xue Chongjian also smiled brightly, glanced at Junchen and said, "I have already caused a big disaster, so it's not too much." Suizi said, "I want to go back to the Western Turks to inherit the position of Khan, and take care of the five troops of Dulu. If you have nowhere to go, come to me." Xue Chongjian said with a smile: "You go and get back the Khan position first." Suizi said: "The King of Tubo has a close relationship with me, Dulu Wubu, I will go to him Ask for help, borrow troops to reset."

Xue Chongjian didn't know why, but it suddenly occurred to him that in the past few months, he and Suizi were still shooting, hunting and playing ball, gambling and wrestling, wandering in the mountains and forests, going in and out of the orchid's house, pissing off horses in fresh clothes, domineering.At that time, they were all safely in front of the big children, and they would never have imagined that suddenly the road in life would become so narrow that they had no choice but to fight to the death.He wants to go back to save Li Chengqi, this young Turkic goshawk, who wants to fly thousands of miles away to fight for the position of Khan. Maybe they will all lose and die, but it is not a useless way of dying.

He patted Suizi's shoulder hard, and said with a smile, "I'm waiting to hear the news of your succession." The two suddenly embraced each other tightly, and Xue Chongjian could smell the Turkic sweat, sweat, and sweat coming from Suizi's body. The astringent aroma of milk, mutton, and earth.Although Suizi grew up in Shendu since he was a child, the luxurious silk and elegant incense of the Han people never let this smell disappear.The smell like that of a cow made Suizi suffer a lot of ridicule from the noble boys of the Han family, and Xue Chongjian didn't want to get too close to Suizi, fearing that he would smell him.Now Xue Chongjian is in awe of this smell, and he thinks that his friend will definitely be able to become a Khan.Suizi can't write well, can't compose poems, his swordsmanship is not as good as that of the Han people, he always eats rudely, and has lice on his body, but when he returns to the grassland, mounts his horse and picks up his bow and arrows, he is a warrior.This Turkic boy has never been obliterated by the wealth and extravagance of the Han family. Whether it is a person or a race, if he can keep his most fundamental beliefs and loyalty, he will not perish.

Xue Chongjian watched Suizi and his party get on the horse and go away, then lowered his head and kicked Junchen fiercely. The coachman was also sent by the Khan's mansion, and asked him, "What should we do with this man?" Xue Chongjian bent down and cut off Junchen's body. He said: "He wakes up and goes back by himself. If any beast comes to eat this piece of rotten meat, God will not tolerate him, and I am no different." He put the dagger back into his boots and said: "Go to the north of the city. .” He hugged Li Chengqi tightly, and they had to bear the rest.

Today there were lanterns in the city, but the outskirts of the city were so quiet that no one could be seen, so Xue Chongjian simply opened the curtain of the car.After nightfall, the snow has stopped, the bright clouds have dispersed, and a hazy cold moon in the east gradually rises to the top of the mountain. The continuous Beiman Mountain is gently undulating under the clear light, as if it was randomly painted on the screen with light ink, and it is within reach.He used to hunt in the mountains and forests on the outskirts of Shendu, and he had been to Mang Mountain several times, but he had never seen such a desolate and quiet distant mountain under a full moon on a cold winter night.An ancient ballad suddenly drilled into my mind, Hou Feihou, Wang Feiwang, rode thousands of horses to Beimang.He was 15 years older, and for the first time today, he felt that death was close at hand. Seeing the misty moonlight covering the mountains, and listening to Li Chengqi's soft breathing, his heart gradually calmed down.

Arriving at a suburb in the north of the city, a lady's oil-painted car was waiting there. A gray head in the car saw them coming and whispered into the car: "Fourth sister, they are here." Bai raised the curtain of the car with his hand, revealing a pair of Qiushui Qiutong.Xue Chongjian's car drove in, and the woman got out of the car gracefully, and said with a smile: "It's been so long, I still think you died in the hands of A Laizi." Taking the head of the general from the army is like picking something out of a bag, how could it be lost in the hands of a villain? Today is the big festival, Fourth Sister should still say auspicious words."

Xue Chongjian got out of the car with Li Chengqi on his back, and didn't have the heart to understand their jokes. He was about to get on their oil wall car in a hurry. "Where is the thing I want?" Xue Chongjian said impatiently, "I'll give it to you when I go back. I have to go now. My cousin is seriously injured. Have you prepared any medicine?" The woman pursed her lips lightly, and shot Xue Chongjian on the forehead: " If you take it out, you will have the car and the medicine. Otherwise, you can leave without giving it away." Xue Chongjian was so angry with her that he couldn't free his hands from Li Chengqi's back, and said, "In my arms, take it yourself! You People, you really don’t know the severity!” The woman didn’t hesitate, she put a small soft catkin hand into Xue Chongjian’s arms and fumbled for a while, and said: “You see your cousin’s life is serious, but I think my life is serious. Heavy." She finally touched the piece of paper, took it out and looked at it with the glass lamp on the car, a beautiful hibiscus face suddenly bloomed like a hundred thousand spring flowers, and said pleasantly: "Ah, Ah! It's true, I It's off!" In joy, she suddenly put her arms around Xue Chongjian's neck, and kissed him crisply on the cheek.

That Cangtou smiled very pleased, and sighed while twirling his beard: "Congratulations to Fourth Sister for her successful cultivation."

Xue Chongjian was anxious and embarrassed, stomping her feet and said: "If you keep talking, I'll take it and tear it up, then smash your house, tie you and your concubine to parade in the street!" With a sip, he twisted Xue Chongjian's ear and said: "Be careful, I will send you to see your grandma!" But he dodged the car door and helped Xue Chongjian get into the car.The four glazed lanterns at the corners of the car swayed gently, showing the extraordinary identity of the owner of the car. Most of the nobles in the city of God have heard the singing of the famous courtesan Liu Qianqian.

When they arrived at Liu Qianqian's house, the oil wall car went straight to the courtyard. Xue Chongjian got out of the car with Li Chengqi on his back. Seeing that the surrounding lights were brightly lit, but there was no sound of people, he frowned and said, "What's going on?" : "I sent grandma to take them to see the lights first, and I have to go after you settle down in a while." When they came to Liu Qianqian's embroidery room, the old man went to lift up the bed, uncovered the red 氍毹, and cleaned the floor. Pieces were pried up with a knife, revealing a dark tunnel underground.Although Xue Chongjian was full of worries, Liu Qianqian just made fun of her, and snorted, "Tell me about the hidden place, so it's the place where you stole men." , smiled and said: "You are the one who stole."

Liu Qianqian walked in front holding the lamp, and Cangtou supported Xue Chongjian and walked behind. The four of them walked a foot deep underground, and then set foot on the flat ground.Xue Chongjian looked around, and saw that it was a clean room, furnished with only a bed and a table, and a small medicine stove was placed beside the bed.Liu Qianqian lit up a few candles and said, "My yard is directly above this place. There is a place for ventilation, so it won't be too stuffy. I've prepared the medicine for his external application. I didn't dare to decoct the medicine for internal use. Ah Weng, help him Look at the wound." The Cangtou stepped forward to pick up Li Chengqi's wrist, opened his eyelids to look at him, and looked at his wounds but fell silent.Xue Chongjian only felt dry and uncomfortable in his mouth, swallowed hard, and said in a trembling voice: "He...is there any hindrance?"

The old Cangtou said: "It doesn't matter if you live for a while, but your body is too weak, the trauma is too severe, and you have a high fever. In addition..." He pointed at Li Chengqi and said: "Look, the clothes are all glued together with blood. Let's take care of it." It's also very tricky, Fourth Sister, go and cook a cup of ginseng soup first, then fetch clean water, bring medicinal wine, and sore medicine." Liu Qianqian was very clean at this time, promised, turned around and went up to get ginseng , Light the fire and fry the soup.

Xue Chongjian took off Li Chengqi's dirty coat little by little, presumably because he had been tortured for a long time, and the blood stains stuck the cloth to the wound, and with just a slight pull, the scab opened and blood flowed out.Every time a wound ruptured, Xue Chongjian's body would tremble slightly, and the pain pierced his heart. He really couldn't imagine how Li Chengqi survived the four days of torture.He wished to die with regret in his heart. He said to his cousin, "If something happens, I will bear it with you", but now he can't transfer these pains to himself.

When all the clothes on Li Chengqi's body were removed, revealing the young man's bruised body, Xue Chongjian couldn't bear to recall Li Chengqi's jade-like skin in the soup pool. He bit his lower lip and trembled slightly, and murmured: "Beast, one day, I'm going to kill him." Liu Qianqian came up, silently put the basin on the table, mixed the water with medicinal wine, laid out two handkerchiefs, and handed one to Xue Chongjian.Xue Chongjian was flustered, and with these two well-informed people by his side, he finally calmed down a little, took the handkerchief and nodded, "Thank you."

They wiped Li Chengqi's body, and it took half an hour to wipe away the blood. At this moment, footsteps sounded from the top, Xue Chongjian's color changed, and he went to touch the dagger in his boot, only to hear a girl's voice say "Fourth sister?" Liu Qianqian pressed Xue Chongjian's hand with a smile, and said, "It's my sister." Xiang Shang asked, "What's the matter?" The girl said, "Someone from Zhang Qijie's house next door urged my sister to look at the lamp." Liu Qianqian said: "Tell her, when I was combing my hair, I was startled by a bun, and my bun fell apart, and I have to do it again, let them play first." The girl agreed, and heard the sound of footsteps, and closed the floor the sound of.

In just a short while, Li Chengqi's several whip wounds slowly ooze out pus, Xue Chongjian said urgently: "What should we do?" The Cangtou said: "If the pus and blood are not punctured and squeezed clean, his The high fever is hard to get rid of, but, hey, this kind of person is too much to suffer." He pulled a golden step shaker from Liu Qianqian's head, soaked it in the medicinal wine, and touched it a few times on the fire, whispering He said to Xue Chongjian: "Go up and hug him, don't let him struggle." Xue Chongjian felt as if he was being boiled in soup, hesitantly said: "Yes—how painful?" The old Cangtou smiled bitterly: "Short-term pain is better than long-term pain. Xue Chongjian had no choice but to take off his boots and climb onto the bed, and gently hugged Li Chengqi in his arms.

The sharp end of the Cangtou will gently pierce a bleeding wound, squeeze the wound with both hands, bloody pus flows out, Li Chengqi, who is in a coma, also feels this piercing pain, and sighs. With a low moan, although his eyes were closed, his body convulsed slightly.Xue Chongjian couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted in a low voice: "Okay!" He knelt beside Li Chengqi, stared at the hideous wound for a moment, then slowly lowered his head, put his lips on the wound, and slowly sucked the pus.

Liu Qianqian stood aside, it was the first time she saw the arrogant Xue Erlang, she would lower her head like this.She was a little surprised in her heart, but felt that everything was reasonable and reasonable, like the rivers and rivers, and she shouldn't have guessed about this young man with worldly feelings.She handed over a small spittoon, and sat by the side to wait. The ginseng soup was stewed gradually, with a sweet and bitter smell, quietly diffused in the small secret room. .

The author has something to say: [1] Note:

"If there is a dead person, put the body in the tent, and the descendants and relatives, men and women, kill the sheep and horses, put them in front of the tent, cut their faces with a knife and cry, and the blood and tears flow together. If this happens, it will stop after seven degrees." - "Tong Dian" volume In [-] "Turkic Biography" "When you die, you will burn your body, and there will be countless mourning periods. Faces and ears will be cut off, hair will be cut off and clothes will be split" - Xuanzang's "Da Tang Western Regions" preface Hundreds of people from the court and those who came to pay tribute cried bitterly at the news of the mourning, cut their hair, cut their faces, cut their ears, and bleed on the ground." - "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" Volume [-].

It can be seen that this kind of funeral custom of "cutting the face and cutting the ears" has been popular among the Beihu and Xihu groups for a long time, and has become a major feature of the ancient Asian inland funeral culture. The sound of "剺" means "pear". mean.This kind of cruel funeral culture uses the exchange of blood and tears to express the grief in my heart. Every time I see it, I feel sad and moved. I don’t know how Li Er released his small universe of personality charm in exchange for such sincere guests. Clothes.