The Three Kingdoms of the Widow

Under the somewhat dim light, the bed covered with simple mats looked a bit strange blue light.

Guo Jia lay quietly on such a bed.

her coffin.

Nv Xin, covered in white, knelt beside the brazier placed under the coffin, carefully guarding the fire so that it would not go out.

A few maidservants from Yizhou nearby who were helping to keep watch were like this for several days in a row, they couldn't hold it anymore, and dozed off bit by bit.

Nu Xin raised her head and glanced around. When she saw that the maid in charge of renewing the incense had fallen asleep leaning on the altar, and when the incense was about to go out in the cold Northland due to being unattended for a long time, her eyes were suddenly full of murderous intent. of red blood.Although she hadn't rested for two days and two nights, she still stood up swiftly, walked steadily in front of the sleeping maidservant, and mercilessly beat her with the tongs in her hand.

The maid was awakened by the pain in her sleep, and was beaten until she howled.

When Nu Xin heard her voice, she slapped her face: "Shut up! Bastard! Mr. is sleeping!"

That servant girl is not spring leek and okra, I don't know Nu Xin's habits, if it is spring leek and okra, she can't bear the pain and don't cry. He greeted her even more bluntly.

At this time, the other maidservants had fully awakened and hurriedly stopped Nu Xin.

"Who dares to stop?" Nu Xin paused for a moment, and uttered such a sentence coldly. Everyone was frightened and hesitated, and Nu Xin continued to beat the poor maid severely in the next second.

Seeing that the maidservant was in danger of being beaten to death, an elderly maidservant finally came out and kowtowed: "Mr. Xin, although she deserved to be punished for her duties before offering sacrifices to the spirit of wine, but when she died of sacrifices, she also To serve her personally is to be considered wholehearted, so that her merits and demerits will be judged, so spare her life! Besides... Besides, Mr. Xin punished this maidservant in front of the spirit of Jijiu, fearing that the peace of Jijiu will be destroyed. Offering wine to the spring is also uneasy!"

"That's right." Nu Xin said coldly, throwing the poker in her hand.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come here, drag this lowly servant girl to a quiet place far away from the mourning hall, and beat her to death with sticks. Don't allow her to make any noise."

Under the terrified eyes of everyone, Nu Xin ordered the soldiers to seal the mouth of the poor maid with a stern expression. The maid struggled and was dragged out with her bloody handprint left on the door frame. Nu Xin and everyone in the mourning hall listened quietly. Subtle but not indistinguishable sounds of clubs pounding flesh.

Nu Xin suddenly wanted to see what kind of purple the army sticks here were. She remembered Guo Jia's almost mischievous hobby of drilling holes in the army sticks of the Sikong Mansion, and then tied them with cloth strips painted in five colors.Nu Xin asked Guo Jia why he did this, and Guo Jia told her the example of Cao Cao setting up five-color sticks to strictly enforce the law, and then said that this is called "Sikong's characteristics".But Nu Xin thought, even Xun Yu didn't know about this matter, Guo Jia told him, Guo Jia came later than Xun Yu, why would Guo Jia know?Cao Cao didn't seem like a person who would share these experiences with his advisers. The five-color stick was a sign of political immaturity--Cao Cao offended his grandfather's colleagues--the eunuchs, and was demoted.

It seems that the stick used to kill this maidservant today does not have five-color markings, what a pity.

When Guo Jia passed away, Qi Ling became a big problem, and it was not that no one suggested burying him on the spot in Yizhou. Nu Xin cried when she heard this—Nu Xin is now the full authority to deal with Guo Jia's death, so everyone, big and small, Most people are looking for female Xin.

"If Sikong was here, wouldn't the sacrificial wine be like this?"

It's not about talking too much, it's about punishing the heart.

Regardless of whether Cao Cao considered ordering someone to help Guo Jialing return to her legendary hometown of Yingchuan based on the common customs of that era, or was buried in Xudu based on her long-term relationship with Cao Cao—the latter may move her grave to be buried in the tomb of Emperor Wu of Wei in the future——Cao Cao It is unlikely that Guo Jia will be allowed to sleep in Yizhou so casually.

If one day Cao Cao asked: "Who told you to bury Fengxiao in Yizhou?" Who would have the guts to take this responsibility?

"However... Mr. is dying, and he has a lot of nostalgia for Yizhou, so he ordered me to set up a clothes tomb here."

Nu Xin's compromise plan was acceptable to everyone, so she did it. Some smart people saw that there was another purpose here - to set up a suspicious tomb, which would have some preventive effect on possible tomb robbery in the future.This is also normal. Cao Sikong dug up a lot of gold and silver from other people's tombs in order to raise food and grass for the army. Except for Xun Yu who has been in charge of the logistics, Cao Sikong has been in charge of the logistics for a while. Guo Jia, Guo Jia Relying on the fact that I have read "Tomb Raider Notes", I still gave Cao Cao some ideas, and because of this, he is familiar with most of the tomb robbery methods. Therefore, it is human nature for Guo Jia to prevent tomb robbery in advance.

So Nv Xin presided over a small tomb for Guo Jia.Nu Xin listened to someone secretly laughing at her ignorance: Guo Jia's coffin was transported back to Xudu with great fanfare, how could others fail to see that Yizhou's tomb was fake, and how could it play a role in preventing the tomb from being stolen.

Nu Xin looked on coldly. These people didn't know that Guo Jia hadn't made any arrangements for her burial after death. At the moment before her death, Guo Jia was only thinking about history and history.

In Guo Jia's tomb, a body was actually placed.In fact, this tomb was not for Guo Jiaxiu from the very beginning. Inside it was the poor Cao He who had not yet come to see the world.

When Guo Jia was still sober, she once told Nu Xin about Cao He with tears, and asked Nu Xin if there was any way to give this child who was thrown directly to a corner by convention a legitimate resting place?

At that time, Nu Xin was silent.

Since this child was not born at all, and his natural identity cannot be seen, it cannot be said to be a legitimate resting place.Moreover, his non-existence is still the most ideal ending for everyone.

To realize Guo Jia's wish, to satisfy both those who know and those who don't know, and to satisfy Nu Xin's own secret desire—in her eyes, this child is also one of the murderers who killed Guo Jia— She didn't want the child to be buried with Guo Jia at all.In the end, even Nu Xin herself couldn't think of a way to satisfy everyone.

Although this method is at the price of the result that Nu Xin least wants to see.

According to the custom, it is time to awaken the spirit after seven days at the latest, but at this time, there is a big problem of awakening the spirit - the soul-inducing banner must be beaten, and it is best to fight with filial sons and grandsons. The Han Dynasty has always used filial piety In the world, there is no heir to carry the banner before the spirit after death. It is an unspeakable thing. The worst thing is that in the hearts of people at that time, the soul was not guided by this, and it was rootless, unable to return to the hometown, and could not enjoy the offerings of the four seasons .

Someone suggested that a local official in Yizhou should take over the banner. Nv Xin, who has always been kind and talkative, was very stubborn on this issue. She ordered people to return to Xudu early to pick up Guo Jia's son-in-law, Guo Yi.No matter what others say, Nu Xin insists on not compromising on this issue.

It will take many years to come and go, and some people are impatient to wait, Nu Xin flicked her sleeves: "The weather in Yizhou is cold, and the appearance of the sacrificial wine is still good, so why not wait a few more days!"

But what was unexpected was that after another three days, someone reported that they had met Chun Jiu Qiu Kui and Guo Yi on the way, and Xun Yu had arranged for the escort of the three of them.Xun Yu didn't know that Guo Jia was dead. The three of them had arranged to take care of Guo Jia simply because they heard that Guo Jia was ill. They didn't expect that the original purpose would not be used, but they would have an additional purpose.

When Nu Xin saw Chunjiu and Qiukui, the two had changed their filial piety and came to see her crying.

Seeing their eyes swollen from crying like peaches, Nu Xin wanted to cry with them, but found that warm water could no longer flow from their eyes.

For my husband, I have no more tears, Nu Xin thought.

"Don't cry!" Nu Xin's cold growl made the crying Chunxiu and Okra tremble.

"I want to cry, there will be time in the future, let's do business first. Mr. Yi has already settled down?"

Chun Jiu quickly replied: "As soon as he came, someone led him to the mourning hall to kowtow to the sacrificial wine. Tomorrow, he will hold the banner for the funeral. He is still young, so he is afraid that his energy will be low, so he will go to bed first."

"Okay." Nu Xin nodded thoughtfully.

"Sister Xin, have you reported to Monk Sikong about your matter?"

"Cao Sikong, Mr. has left a will, and I don't want to report it. Mr. Xunling should... No, no need, I will personally report the letter when Fuling arrives in Xudu." Nu Xin made up her mind, and turned her head to face Chun Jiu and Qiu Kui said, "You two need to be careful and diligent in the past few days. You two must take good care of the matter of offering incense and food to Mr. Wang."

Chun Chiu and Qiu Kui didn't doubt that he was there, and they kept retreating.

Nu Xin then brewed a cup of angelica in her room, sat quietly and waited for the next inevitable thing to happen.

Spring leeks and okra replaced the maid who added incense to the coffin, and the maid tremblingly came to ask Nu Xin for her next arrangement. Nu Xin watched her trembling and couldn't move, and even tripped twice on the threshold when she entered. It's clear in my heart.

The maid finally came to Nu Xin, lowered her head close to her chest, and saluted Guo Jia with a voice like a mosquito.

Nu Xin didn't even look at it, she opened her mouth in a forceful manner: "Kneel down."

The servant girl panicked and fell to her knees with a plop, shaking like chaff: "Sister Xin... Sister Xin, spare my life! Spare me!"

Nu Xin is very satisfied with this effect, and this is what she wants.

Of course she knew why this maid was so terrified. The maid who was beaten to death was a partner with this maid, and they were in charge together in front of Guo Jialing.Seeing her companion being executed with her own eyes, it is impossible for her not to worry about harming herself.

But female Xin pretends not to know. "You're smart and know how to beg for mercy. But, you're begging the wrong person, so what's the point of begging me? You should beg Cao Sikong."

The maid raised her head and looked at Nu Xin inexplicably.

Nu Xin also looked confused: "You don't know who to ask, how do you know that your life is in danger?"

The maid was even more confused, but at least she understood the words "worry for life", so she kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Sister Xin, save me".

Nu Xin stood up holding the angelica water: "The sacrificial wine is about to die that day. Besides me, there are you and another person who will serve you personally. After the sacrificial wine, you two will be driven out, and only I will leave the will with you—the two of you." Where was it?"

The little servant girl showed a sudden realization and then fear expression on her face, she stopped talking and just kowtowed desperately.

"Hmph!" Nu Xin sneered, "On the day Cao Sikong left Yizhou, I specifically told you two to serve him personally, but you must be careful about anything related to sacrificial wine, no matter how big or small—so you two don't care about it." The purpose of the sacrificial wine to expel them is to eavesdrop through the window, with the intention of reporting to Cao Sikong in the future, right or wrong! Do you really think that the sacrificial wine is completely ignorant of your intentions?"

The maid did not speak, but increased the frequency of kowtow.

"Guo Jijiu's entrustment at the end of his life is a major military matter, which is not known to you. I was ordered by Jijiu to know what is important. Can you tell the difference?"

The maid shook her head.

Nu Xin held the cup full of angelica water, walked a few steps around the maid, suddenly squatted down, stretched out her hand to pinch the other's chin, raised the other's head, looked into the other's eyes: "Then you go Report it to Sikong verbatim, but before that, remember to say goodbye to your family and make arrangements for your funeral..."

The maid had already been terrified by Nv Xin's loose and tight behavior, and she was even more at a loss when she saw Nv Xin suddenly become ruthless.

Nu Xin knew she was confused.Chaos is good, it means she is in chaos, people will only lose their judgment when they are in chaos, and this is also the best opportunity to control and use.Just like putting a robotic fish with a clear direction in a chaotic school of fish, all the fish will follow the new leader—whether the new leader will lead them to death or not—the wrong direction is better than no direction, That's the reason.This is what Guo Jia talked about when chatting with Nu Xin. Of course, the details of the robot fish were replaced by brainless fish, otherwise Nu Xin would not understand.And Guo Jia was inspired by Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi's common revenge prank - Sanhe University of Technology's new campus had not many buildings in the first year, and there were still many farmers' fish ponds and valleys in the school, and students often went there. Most of the farmers did not care about the waste of the fruits of their labor with good intentions, but one farmer was more careless, and fences and clips were placed around the fish pond.Sima Yi, the vice chairman of the student union, was very annoyed after many incidents of students being trapped and injured. He found Zhuge Liang and discussed with her to make a robotic grass carp with a similar appearance, and then controlled it to lead a group of grass carp on a dark and stormy night. Rushed to the gate——Zhao Yun led a group of students to wait there, and then... there was no more. The cafeteria made free fish soup for two weeks in a row. It was rated as "excellent cafeteria", and the farmers almost sued the school The court, in the end, Guo Jia and Zhou Yu settled the matter. Sima Yi was dismissed because of this matter, and Zhuge Liang was recorded as a punishment, and both were dismissed a week later.

Nu Xinju looked down at the maidservant, and said in a contemptuous tone, "Do you know about the Battle of Guandu?"

"Know……"

"When I went to Guandu, there was a shortage of food. Sikong killed a millet official. Do you know why?"

The maid shook her head.

"Because..." Nu Xin pinched hard, "He knew that the food and grass were not enough, so he went to report to Sikong. Of course he did nothing wrong. Sikong was very grateful to him, so he beheaded him and told the soldiers that this man Embezzling and stealing military rations and spreading rumors, everyone cheers for Sikong Yingwu... Now, tell me, you plan to do the same?"

The servant girl was almost frightened out of her wits. As soon as Nu Xin let go, she fell limply on the ground, and she didn't even have the strength to kowtow for mercy: "Xin... Mr. Xin, help me..."

"What can I save you for?" Nu Xin walked back to her seat and sat down without looking at her.

"Teach me...teach me...reply to Si...Sikong..." The maid waited for half a stick of incense, and finally regained her sanity.

Nu Xin looked at her quietly for a moment, and finally sneered: "Think about it yourself, I can't save you."

"I……"

"It's still a long time before Sikong comes back here to summon you, think about it slowly." Nu Xin said, "Get out, it's none of your business."

The maid didn't move, as if she was seriously thinking about something. After thinking for a long time, Nu Xin didn't chase her away. Finally, she gritted her teeth, kneeled and crawled towards Nu Xin, and grabbed Nu Xin's lower garment: "Mr. Xin...take me away Come on, take me...back to Xudu...I am willing...willing to guard the tomb for the rest of my life..."

"It's not your turn to guard the tomb of sacrificial wine. Who do you think you are?" Nu Xin coldly refused, "Can't you see how much Sikong attaches importance to sacrificial wine?"

"So Sikong will definitely kill me...Here...he will definitely kill me. I am the last person to follow the sacrifice. Sikong must not want other people to know about the sacrifice. He will definitely kill me... ...Maybe it will hurt my parents and family members... Only if I follow the tomb for the rest of my life, can I survive..."

Nu Xin smiled, and kindly helped her up: "You are not stupid. Go and pack your things, and leave tomorrow."

The author has something to say:

The layout of the mourning hall after Guo Jia's death, the author imagined the scene of the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Speaking of Qiling, why do you feel that the little brother is lying on the gun...

The incident between Boss Cao and the officials in charge of grain and fodder first appeared in "Cao Man Biography", but it did not specify which battle it was, and "Three Kingdoms" did not include it, so it is very likely that Guo Jia and Nu Xin told the same story Just kidding, whether it is true or not, the maid has no way of knowing, Nu Xin has the final say, she just wants to use this story.