Jiankang Zhongshan South Foot Official Road

The sound of "squeak" and "squeak" of friction between the axles was endless, bathed in the heat that had not dissipated overnight, Tuoba Shen sat on the Siwang car, with a slight sleepiness, looking at the dense forest on the side of the road through the not very bright shimmer. In the depths of the dense forest, there are mounds of earth from time to time. I don't know if it's strange in my heart, as if there is an unknown monster in Zhongshan Mountain, which has been used as a major burial area by Jiankang (Jianye) scholars for more than 200 years, I always feel that there are many pairs of eyes in the dense forest from time to time to spy on him.

Today is the fourth day after coming to Jiankang. The day before yesterday, after doing a small test on Chen Qingzhi, Tuoba Shen sent someone out of the museum to find Liu Wenyuan and told him that Xiao Zhen had agreed to him to go to Liu Yu, Liu Yilong and other ancestors to worship in front of the mausoleum. On the second day, he personally accompanied him to the ancestral hall of Shangshutai in the Southern Dynasty, and told Yu Yu, the secretary of the ancestral hall, that Liu Wenyuan was going to worship the tomb of Emperor Liu Song. Yu Yi was also a guest in the Qianguang Hall a day ago, so he didn't make much trouble, so he gave an official document approving worship, and appointed two ancestral officials to accompany him. In fact, it is just surveillance, and what prevents Liu Wenyuan from using over-sized sacrifices, sacrifices, and the wording of the sacrificial proclamation.

Liu Yu, Liu Yilong was the emperor during his lifetime, but now that the dynasty has changed, of course Nanqi will not allow the emperor's specifications to worship them, and even the wholesale official documents also indicate that the worship can only be used as a scholar's family ceremony, and the sacrifices can be used in the specifications of the Shaojiao. Since Liu Wenyuan did not have the title of Nanqi, the sacrificial clothes also needed to be of the scholar rank, and even the accompanying priests also needed the same. Speaking of which, it is not in line with the ancient etiquette to serve as an ordinary scholar, but Liu Wenyuan has no other way than to obey his fate, and he also knows that it is already generous for the Southern Dynasty to allow him to sacrifice in the Shaojiao. So without saying a word, I accepted it silently.

After returning to the museum, Liu Wenyuan asked Li Biao and Zheng Daozhao for advice on the scholars' rituals, prepared two sets of Taijiao sacrifices and sacrificial vessels, fine wine, and bought several sets of sacrificial clothes, including a set of Tuoba Shen, which Tuoba Shen himself requested. In order not to irritate the Southern Dynasty, of course he couldn't go to worship Liu Yu and Liu Yilong, but it was okay to be a companion, just as a private person, so that the Southern Dynasty had nothing to say.

When the sky was slightly bright today, it was estimated that the fence gate had been opened, and Tuoba Shen and today's protagonists Liu Wenyuan and Zheng Daozhao, Lu Guang and two Southern Dynasty ancestral hall langs, took three cars, and were accompanied by 20 military guards such as Zhong. Although Jiankang is the location of the capital, it is not completely free of dark things, and the necessary protection is still necessary.

"Da! Da! Da! There was a sound of horses' hooves in front of the official road, which was very clear in the quiet dawn. Soon, three guards on horseback appeared in front. To run in, it was Yu Zhong and his two personal guards.

"Your Royal Highness, Xia Guan has followed the path Jiang Langguan said, and went to the Chuning Mausoleum, according to the distance, there are still about ten miles (about five or six kilometers) from here" Yu Zhong said with the reins in one hand and the horsewhip in the other.

Tuoba Shen looked at Yu Zhong's crotch panting and snorting, and said, "Qing has worked hard, let's rest for a while." When I went to the Chuning Mausoleum, there may be something that needs to be strengthened. ”

Although Nanqi sent someone to sacrifice to Liu's father and son at four o'clock, he would not necessarily clean the grave for others. If you see a scene full of thorns and forests at that time, you have to help Yu Zhong and them clean it up.

The ten-mile road was completed in less than half an hour, when the sky was already bright, the sun had just risen, and there were more pedestrians on the road. Tuoba Shen looked up at Zhongshan in the north, and it was roughly from Zhongshan West to the eastern end. In addition to the dense forest, there are two temples on the mountain that are almost completely hidden by trees, and one of them is emitting black smoke into the sky, as if something is burning.

"Your Highness, it's here." Lu Guang tightened the reins, jumped out of the car, took a high table and put it under the car, and said.

Tuoba Shen retracted his gaze, got up and walked to the car door, and got out of the car with Lu Guang's help.

In the other two cars, Liu Wenyuan sat alone in one car, and in his car there were also sacrificial vessels and sacrifices that will be used today. As for the two ancestral halls of the Southern Dynasties, they rode in the same car.

Tuoba Shen walked forward more than a dozen steps, turned around and saw that there are two stone pillars up to three zhang high in front of more than 100 meters on the left side of the official road, there are six or seven meters apart, below the stone pillar is a slightly wider stone pillar pedestal, the main body of the stone pillar is a streamlined yin and yang carving, above is a dew plate, the center of the plate is slightly convex, there is a phoenix bird that wants to spread its wings and fly to the sky, the stone pillar is integrated up and down. Three meters in front of the stone pillar and the dew plate, there is a stone standing on each side with its head and mouth open to ward off evil spirits, which looks very powerful and domineering, if it is not covered with moss and vines.

The straight path in the middle of the stone to ward off evil spirits is all paved with bricks and stones, and it is already overgrown with branches and weeds, and there are also four pairs of stone unicorns on both sides. At a glance, I can see a Shinto monument at a distance of about a mile, and behind the Shinto monument is an oval mound with a height of several zhang and a width of more than ten zhang against a mountain wall, and there are several trees with dense foliage growing on the mound. Then look at the low shrubs that grow on both sides of the main road, the tall trees and the weeds and dead vines between the masonry and the ground. The entire imperial mausoleum looks very decadent and desolate. At a glance, there will be no desire to go in and see what is going on.

This is the Chu Ning Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, Liu Yu and Liu Jinu, who "swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger"! Where is there still a little bit of the posture of the emperor's tomb!

"Your Highness......" Lu Guang began

"Today is to accompany Liu Jun to sacrifice for Emperor Wu of Song, there is no His Royal Highness here, only Tuoba Langjun." Tuoba Shen interrupted Lu Guang's words. He is going to accompany the sacrifice today in his personal capacity, but he doesn't want to provoke, there are two Southern Dynasty ancestral halls next to him! He didn't want to tell the truth.

"Yes...... Palace, Xiao Langjun"

Tuoba Shen turned around and said with a smile to Lang Jiangsong of the ancestral hall: "I heard that at the beginning of the year, the Lord of Qi met Emperor Gao of your country in a dream, saying that Emperor Song often begged for food in the Qi Tai Temple, so he deliberately set up a family sacrifice in the old residence of Qingxi. Looking at this scene today, do you know that if Emperor Song has a spirit, he will not ask for food? ”

When the ancestral hall Lang Jiang Song heard this, he was a little embarrassed, and thought about it and said: "The "Biography" says, "Ghosts are not non-class, and gods are not worshipping non-clans". The children of the foreign family are sacrificed, it is not as good as the heart of the family, and the dynasty also has a sacrifice household for the tombs of the Song Emperor, but it is not as abundant as the fruit treasure in the first time. I think it was caused by Emperor Song's extravagance during his lifetime and his impatience with poverty after his death. ”

What is this called! Tuoba Shen disdained to argue with him again, snorted and laughed, stopped Liu Wenyuan, who was about to accuse Jiang Song angrily, with his eyes, and said, "Since you have arrived, let's hurry up!" Now that it is very hot, I have to go to the Changning Mausoleum to worship Emperor Wen of Song. If it is delayed any longer, it will be noon, and I don't know if I can rush back to the Qingyi Pavilion. ”