An Chongqian and Yan Weishi's brothers hadn't been to the valley for a while, and they were all surprised to see the weeds covering the road in the valley.

"The rumors are true!" Ahn stood at the entrance—he thought it should be, because he didn't recognize the place he had lived in for years.

"Not common, but not unusual, remember? A senior brother once said that a few years ago, on a nearby hillside, a small yellow flower suddenly bloomed, all over the mountain, but the next year it disappeared cleanly, and almost no one remained. Yan Wei refused to admit the oddity.

"However, it is somewhat ...... that this kind of thing happened in the first summer after my husband passed away."

"When my husband was alive, he was silent and confused." Yan Wei reminded.

An Chongqian smiled awkwardly, "Silent, it's not a denial." ”

The two of them went into the valley one after the other, and after walking not far away, a person suddenly jumped out of the grass and blocked the way.

An Chongqian walked ahead, so frightened that he almost knelt on the place, and when he saw that the person was a little familiar, he barely stood firm, and said angrily: "Why is Your Excellency blocking the way?" ”

Chang Yanzhi looked up and down, glanced behind the guest again, and after confirming that there were only two people, he said, "What are the two of you doing without permission?" ”

"Trespassing? Haha, the two of us were taught by the teacher in Siguo Valley, lived before and after for three or five years, and now they came to sweep the tomb of the ancestor, and it turned out to be trespassing! An Chongqian became more and more angry.

"It's okay to sweep the tomb, but this place has been owned by my son-in-law, it's like selling a house, no matter how long the original owner lives, once it is sold, it will be a guest again, and it will be trespassing without notification."

An Chongqian is average in his arguments, and when he is provoked, he will only sneer and can't think of a suitable refutation.

Yan Wei, who was behind him, spoke, and recognized Chang Yanzhi, "General Chang is right, the original owner of the sold house will be a guest when he comes back, but if the house is taken away by someone who is not justified, it is another matter." ”

Chang Yanzhi didn't argue with him, and moved sideways, "Go to the grave, if you want to argue about right and wrong, go to my son-in-law." ”

The two walked inside, and Chang Yanzhi followed not far behind.

When they arrived in the valley, the two brothers recognized some of their former appearances, and saw that there were traces of fire everywhere, and the surrounding ravines were criss-crossed, and they couldn't help but feel great heartache, looked at each other, and shook their heads and sighed at the same time.

The two did not stop, and walked quickly to the grave in the valley, An Chongqian looked around along the way, as if he was looking for something.

Chang Yandao, who was still following behind: "Mrs. Feng has already entered the city, doesn't Gongzi An know?" ”

An Chongqian snorted, of course he had heard of Feng Juniang's whereabouts, but he just had a glimmer of hope, thinking that he would happen to meet her here.

Seeing that they went straight to the cemetery, Chang Yanzhi stopped following and turned to do his own thing

The area around the mound is also occupied by weeds, and it is still clean, and it is obvious that there are often weeds, and the tombstones erected by the disciples of Fan Men are hidden by the grass, and they will not be found until they get closer.

The two took out the sacrificial things, burned incense and kowtowed, and sighed in unison after getting up.

An Chongqian said: "Mr. should not have been buried here in the first place, I doubt it...... It is suspected that Song Zhuzhu faked the will of the ancestor in order to save himself trouble and worry. ”

"Before Mr. died, only Senior Brother Song was left by his side, so he shouldn't be wrong."

"It's hard to say, although it's a little disrespectful, but I still have to say, Mr. ...... on his deathbed Somewhat confused. An Chongqian lowered his voice, afraid of being heard by the ghost in the tomb, "Song Zhuzhu is not even a real scholar, he came to apprentice, one is to avoid trouble, the other is to seek fame, now that the goal has been achieved, and he has returned to his hometown in Jingzhou, he will definitely take Mr. as a banner and make benefits for himself, otherwise, how can he say that he will leave, and he will not even dare to say goodbye to his peers?" If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. ”

"Senior Brother Song...... It's not very gregarious in the first place. Yan Wei is not familiar with Song Zhuzhu, and he doesn't want to defend him more, "Don't care what he does, it's the weeds here - after we go back, we have to have an explanation." ”

Thinking that the news of the strange abundance of weeds in the valley has reached the city, it has been cited as a strange talk by everyone, and the two of them have come specifically for this, and sweeping the tomb is an excuse.

An Chongqian looked around, saw that there were no outsiders, and whispered: "If you want me to say, it must be Xu Ji who performs witchcraft." ”

Yan Wei frowned slightly, he didn't believe in this kind of thing, so he couldn't refute it directly, and asked, "Even if it's witchcraft, why?" ”

"Uh...... For example, those monsters recorded in the book, after occupying a nest, always throw the leftover bones nearby to add some bloody demonic qi to expel the pure yang qi. An Chongqian shuddered, afraid that there would really be a monster jumping out of the grass.

"It's not proper, there may not be many people who will believe such a statement, and it also insults Mr.'s reputation - it is said that the daughter of the king of Jibei also lives here, and it is even more inappropriate to spread such rumors."

The last reason was particularly powerful, An Chongqian nodded, "It's really inappropriate, so what should I say?" You can't say that the weeds are growing wildly, it's all a coincidence, right? ”

Yan Wei also looked around, not to look for monsters, but to observe the terrain, "I have an idea." ”

"Your idea must be good, come and hear it."

"Celestial phenomena, humanities, and geography are interconnected, and every move of the emperor and general can move the celestial phenomena, and the influence of ordinary people is smaller, which often leads to the demons on the ground, such as the evil son is not filial, and there will be strange things such as the killing of young animals and mothers around them."

"Hey, aren't you silent and confused?" An Chongqian scoffed.

Yan Wei's face was serious, "This is not a strange force to confuse the gods, the three talents of heaven, man, and earth, discussed by the sages, contained in the classics, the imperial court set up officials to observe the celestial phenomena full-time, if there is a monster in the place, it must be reached, and it is clearly recorded in the history books to serve as a lesson for future generations, which is a serious esoteric knowledge, and Mr. has also done some in-depth research when he was alive." ”

An Chongqian arched his hand, "Senior Brother Yan is right, but the vision in this valley corresponds to the evil deeds of ordinary people? ”

"It must be so."

An Chongqian got the hint and immediately woke up, "That's right, Senior Brother Yan is too right, the weeds 'occupy' Siguo Valley, isn't it exactly ...... He? ”

An Chongqian looked at the house in the distance, although he didn't see anything, he knew that Xu Ji's residence was over there.

Yan nodded slightly, "Let's go back to the city, we don't have to say anything, people of insight will understand the meaning." ”

"Yes, if Xu Ji is orthodox, it should be Ganoderma lucidum and fairy grass that grow in the valley, not these artemisia grasses. Hey, Xu Ji is proud of his cleverness, but he can argue with everyone, but he can't argue with the righteousness of heaven and earth. After we go back to the city, will we go to see Senior Brother Kou or Senior Brother Yin? ”

"It must be Senior Brother Yin, his opinion has more weight."

"But Senior Brother Yin seems to be ...... I don't care about Xu Ji's occupation of the valley. ”

Yan Wei struggled to pull out a weed that was nearly one person high, "Let's persuade Senior Brother Yin to come here, seeing this vision, he can't help but believe it." ”

An Chongqian nodded again and again, pulled out a grass, did not say goodbye to the people in the valley, and went straight out of the valley.

Not long after the two left, Xu Ji came back from the back mountain with two buckets of water, saw the incense that had not been extinguished in front of the grave, and said, "Someone has been here." ”

Zhang Shiqing walked out from behind him, "It's neither Qingming nor Halloween, who will sweep the tomb?" ”

"Mr. Fan has many disciples and friends all over the world, and anyone can come."

Xu Ji continued to move forward, and now he can keep picking it up without stopping to rest.

Zhang Shiqing's hands were empty, his hair was tied tightly, he didn't wear jewelry, he wore tight clothes and trousers, which was easy to walk, if it weren't for the innocent arrogance on his face, he was like a little girl who did hard work.

"So what? When he just passed away, the pomp was quite large, and it was only less than a year, and almost no one asked, and I lived in it for so long, only to see this time to sweep the grave. ”

Xu Ji smiled and said nothing.

Zhang Shiqing didn't care about Fan Shu, and continued: "The military report of the past two days has been unremarkable, presumably the progress on the Qinzhou side has become smooth again. Although the thief army occupied Xijing, it lacked food and horses, and the people were not attached, so they would definitely not be able to hold it, but gave the officers and soldiers a chance to catch them all. If you want me to say, your wife is very confused when she returns to Qinzhou, and it is even more stupid to capture Xijing. ”

"It was I who suggested that she go straight to Xijing." Xu Jidao.

"You also have times when you are confused." Zhang Shiqing didn't think that Xu Ji was right in everything, "For example, if you are not the king of Wu, you have to come here to fetch water and chop firewood, and you are extremely confused." ”

"Haha." Xu Ji didn't want to argue.

"If the officers and soldiers can quell the rebellion, and the changes you said happen in Jiangdong again, will Yecheng not need the cavalry of He Rong's department? Will my family be able to send the little barbarian girl back to the outside of the Saiwai? Zhang Shiqing only cares about this matter now, and it is with the support of this idea that she can live in this remote valley with peace of mind, study the military newspaper with Xu Ji every day, and calculate the more boring situation in the world from the boring words.

"This is the general trend, and we need to observe it again."

"Hey, that's not what you said before...... What to look at again? ”

"Merge the state with Huaizhou."

"What's going on with these two states? Haven't the Shen family and the Sheng family already taken refuge in Yecheng? ”

"The two families took refuge in an expedient measure, and the reason why they were willing to suspend the war was all for their own gain. Pacifying the World Army, it was the Shen family and the Xi family who benefited, Jiangdong was in turmoil, and the happiest was the Sheng family, these three families were able to take advantage of the situation to expand their territory, and Yecheng was only an emperor. ”

"Just an imperial throne? You're looking too high, aren't you? ”

"If the world is unified, the emperor is the highest, the four sides are restless at the moment, the territory and the people are the most important, and those who get it will benefit."

"According to you, you're just confused?"

"Not necessarily, she must have a deeper plan, but it has not yet been revealed."

"Don't use He Rong's cavalry." Zhang Shiqing was most afraid of hearing the news.

"In order to compete for the world, nothing is impossible."

"What the hell is going to do so that Yecheng can't care about He Rongbu at all?"

"If you can get one of the two states again, Yecheng will have no worries and a stable foothold, so you won't be restricted by He Rong's department."

"So much trouble? Huan Yan has this ability, right? ”

"The world is unpredictable."

"Hmph, you just won't tell me the truth."

Chang Yanzhi came running from a distance, and Zhang Shiqing said loudly: "Who came to sweep the tomb just now?" ”

"An relocated and Yan Wei."

Zhang Shiqing didn't know who these two people were, and he didn't care, "Why is General Chang running in such a hurry?" ”

"Big news." Chang Yan panted, "The emperor of Jiangdong...... The Emperor ......"

"The emperor is dead?" Zhang Shiqing asked happily, because it meant that his brother could ascend the throne.

Chang Yanzhi shook his head, "The emperor didn't die, but appointed Ning Baoguan as the general, and gave him back the army, so that he could recapture the eastern capital!" ”

Xu Ji raised his eyebrows, and he was also a little surprised by this news.