May 12 is the big day when Xu Xianzong enters the earth.

Early in the morning, the Wei Mansion was already crying and shaking the sky, and after the monk who had passed his soul recited the last mantra, the middle door of the Guogong Mansion was opened, and it was time to carry the coffin out of the house.

Xu Chengzong's face was full of grief, and after coming to the coffin and crying bitterly for a long time, he whispered: "Big brother, let's set off!" ”

Hearing this, Xu Lu immediately shouted: "Get up the coffin!" Suddenly, the eight wrestlers who carried the coffin shouted in unison, and lifted the huge coffin weighing five or six hundred pounds and made of gloomy wood that had not rotted for thousands of years.

The mourning music immediately rose, and the monks on both sides also began to recite the scriptures again, and under the guidance of several children of the Xu family carrying the spirit flag, the team of thousands of people left the Wei State Mansion, and drove towards the direction of the Purple Mountain outside the city.

After walking for a while, the officials and people on the side of the road also followed, and they followed the procession with the same sad faces, and walked out of the city together. In this way, along the way, more and more people participated in the funeral procession, and almost half of the people in the city participated in this trip to bid farewell to Wei Guogong.

Lu Zhen followed the middle of the team as a relative and friend of the Xu family, and when he saw this scene, he also felt a lot of emotion in his heart. It can be seen that these people spontaneously accompanied everyone on this journey, and it can be seen from here that the Xu family is indeed deeply popular with the people in Nanjing and is loved by the people.

I saw that there were still people in the middle of this mighty forward procession, whose bodies were weak because of crying, and fell to the ground, and they could only be supported by the people next to them to continue to move forward. Such a scene cannot be endured by those who have a great benevolence to the people.

Because the team was too large, and the coffin was carried away, everyone did not walk fast, from the Wei Mansion to the city gate was originally only more than half an hour away, but now it has walked for a full hour and a half, and there is still a considerable road to walk.

This time, their target was the Purple Mountain outside the city, and on this mountain, there was the tomb of Emperor Taizu. As the most trusted courtier of the old Zhu family, the ancestral tomb of the Xu family is also located on this mountain, of course, they only occupy the minister's cave, in order to follow and guard the Ming Dynasty in the end.

It wasn't until the sun rose to the middle that the team finally came to the ancestral tomb of the Xu family at the southern foothills. The people who accompanied them stopped here, and could only put out all kinds of sacrifices here to pay tribute from afar, while the cadres of the Xu family continued to walk towards the mountain, and walked along the mountain road for more than half an hour before finally stopping in front of a magnificent tomb.

This is where the Xu family of Wei Guogong has been buried for several generations, and under the shade of green pines and cypresses, there is a stream that slowly passes by. On the side is the Xu family temple, at this time the temple Zhu has already brought the whole temple monks to wait outside, seeing Xu Xianzong's coffin arrived, they also began to recite the mantra of the past.

After a long rush and related procedures, the hour happened to come to the time of the burial, as someone shouted for the burial, thousands of people knelt down at the same time, and the cry sounded again.

Then, there was an even more shocking cry from the bottom of the mountain, and the people who sent Xu Xianzong here still can't get rid of it, still staying at the bottom of the mountain, waiting to send him on his last journey.

Opening the door of the underground palace, someone had already sent many objects for the burial into the tomb first, which were all antique utensils that Xu Xianzong liked on weekdays, as well as a large number of funeral clothes. When these things were all in place, several wrestlers struggled to lift the heavy coffin again, and walked down the somewhat steep stone steps little by little.

At this time, as soon as the Xu family was a slave, they all stopped, just gathered around the tomb and cried bitterly, but they had no intention of following. After all, this tomb is the resting place of the dead, and it is always bad for the living to enter it, especially those of them who have status, let alone touch this mold.

When the wrestlers put the coffin out, Xu Chengzong stopped his grief a little, and waved his hand a little choked: "Seal the tomb." ”

At this time, there was no such thing as the easiest cement to use in later generations, but the ancients had their own methods, and with this order, someone pulled out a stone that stood in front of the tomb. Then, a rumbling sound came from the entrance of the tomb, and Lu Zhen looked at it and saw a huge stone slowly falling above the tomb door.

"This may be the legendary Broken Dragon Stone." Seeing this boulder weighing 10,000 catties falling, Lu Zhen couldn't help but have a strange thought in his heart.

Indeed, although the stone is not called this name, the effect is the same, and once it falls, the tomb is completely sealed, and unless it is destroyed by extreme means such as explosives, you will not want to enter it.

And as the tomb was completely sealed, everyone in the Xu family cried even more, and many people even grabbed the ground with their heads, crying uncontrollably. It was Xu Chengzong, who was already crying a handful of snot and tears at this time, completely lacking his usual calmness.

Lu Jin, who was beside him, saw it, but there was a strange feeling in his heart. Because at this time, he had already decided that Xu Xianzong was killed by Xu Chengzong's younger brother, so he always felt a little uncomfortable looking at his sad performance at this time. But soon, he suppressed this thought again, and whispered to persuade the other party: "Brother Xu, the deceased is gone, you still don't have to be too sad, otherwise you will hurt your body." ”

The people under the mountain also seemed to know what this meant, and then they also let out a loud cry of sorrow, which made people's hearts sour, and also made the mourning and crying of these people on the mountain even louder.

After a long period of trouble, everyone stopped crying, and once again paid tribute and kowtowed, and then they got up one after another. At this time, Xu Chengzong couldn't stand up several times because of excessive grief, but fortunately, Lu Zhen saw it clearly from the side, and quickly reached out to help him, so that he didn't make any mistakes. Judging from this situation, Lu Zhen felt that his feelings for his brother were still true.

Then, a group of monks stepped forward again and gathered around the tomb to recite the sutra again. Judging from the identity of the Xu family, during this period, the monks had to live here for a long time, and they recited scriptures for Xu Xianzong every day.

By this time, the sun had set slightly to the west, and everyone who had been tossing all day was exhausted and hungry. Fortunately, someone had already prepared everything, and immediately led everyone into the family temple on the side to rest, and there was already a cook who had prepared a vegetarian meal, and as soon as he saw people coming in, he brought the food.

Ordinary people, as well as the children of the Xu family, naturally ate indiscriminately directly in the main hall, or even outside. And a person with a high enough status like Xu Chengzong naturally has his exclusive wing, thinking that he can rest and eat.

Originally, no one should bother him at this time, even Xu Zhang, who was a close confidant, had already flashed to the temple to worship his own five organs. But as soon as he sat down in the chair and calmed down a little, the door was gently pushed open, and a familiar figure walked in.

"Brother Lu......" Looking at Lu Jin, who Shi Shiran came in, Xu Chengzong's face obviously showed a strange expression: "Why don't you go to dinner, it's been a tiring day." ”

"I have something in my heart, and I always feel panicked, so I can only stop eating for the time being." Lu Zhen gave a reason, turned around at the same time, and gently closed the door.

His move made Xu Chengzong even more vigilant: "What are you doing?" ”

"There are some things I want to talk to you about." Lu Zhen came to him with a solemn expression, sat on another chair next to the table, and then his eyes fell on the other party's face: "Brother Xu, you and I have been friends for more than ten years, and you have saved me and helped me many times, so there are some things I have to say." ”

Seeing him like this, hearing him say such words, Xu Chengzong's heart also moved suddenly, and his tired color was completely changed: "What do you want to say?" ”

"From today on, you are the real master of the Xu family, and you will also become the Duke of Wei, I want to ask you, what do you think about the future? What is your attitude towards the imperial court? Lu Zhen stared at the other party's face and asked.

"When my brother was older, I was naturally average. Xiao Gui Cao followed. Xu Chengzong said, but his eyes drooped, and he didn't seem to dare to look at Lu Jin.

Hearing this, the corners of Lu Jin's mouth curled slightly: "This is what Brother Xu is saying in your heart?" ”

"Of course, what do you think I'd have in mind?" Xu Chengzong immediately asked rhetorically.

"If it had been before, I would have believed that this was what you had said, and I believed that you would have done it. But now......" Lu Zhen said, his eyes flashing: "Can you tell the truth, how did Wei Guogong die?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" There was a hint of annoyance in his tone: "My brother has just entered the ground today, but you are saying such things in front of me...... Even if you and I have a deep friendship, isn't it a bit excessive? ”

"It is precisely because Wei Guogong has already entered the ground, and there are only you and me in this house, that I will ask you this, in order to take care of your reputation and face." Lu Jin was not frightened by his attitude at all, and still stared at the other party without flinching.

At the same time that Xu Chengzong's face gradually sank, Lu Jin's hand suddenly raised again, and he made a slight movement on his neck. This move came out, even if Lu Zhen didn't say anything, it still made Xu Chengzong's face change abruptly, and his body shook down, and he almost stood up from the chair.

After taking a deep breath, he stared at the other party, "What else do you know?" ”

"What should be known and what should not be known, I have found out. For example, there are now a large number of crossbow arrows hidden in the military camp in the city. Lu Jin's answer was very simple.

After Xu Chengzong heard this, his eyes were full of coldness, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a chilling smile: "It seems that Brother Lu has really done a lot of things these days, you really deserve to be the most trusted courtier in front of Your Majesty!" There was a faint murderous intent in his tone......