Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Ancient Sacrifice of Yuzhou

Last time, King Liang and Guanqing went to Yuzhou, and occasionally heard the news of Qi Lehou's death, it is rumored that the funeral will be held on December 20, and now there is still half a month before December 20.

To tell the truth, King Liang was convinced that the death of the Hou Ye was a fraud, so he happened to find out this time.

After a short time, Meng Zu Yan Tu and the two of them all came to the lobby, this time everyone did not wear makeup, but wore their usual ordinary clothes.

Seeing Qi Lehou this time, somehow, King Liang was not afraid that he would know his true identity.

He believed that Qi Lehou was a smart man, since Yang Fengyin had violated it for more than ten years, he naturally would not have murderous intentions towards King Liang, even if he wanted to kill, he would definitely not do anything in his mansion, so as to prove that he was indeed a good man

Second, if King Liang died in his mansion, the other princes would definitely be responsible when they heard the news, and he was likely to be attacked by a group, which would outweigh the losses and was unnecessary.

At night, there is no wind, but the cold is biting, but fortunately, everyone wears thicker, otherwise, they have to know how to shiver.

Because there was no sun on these days, the weather was always gloomy, and the ice did not melt after the snow.

Meng was more reckless, so King Liang left him behind and took Yan Tu with him, at this time, Xu Wen, King Liang, and Yan Tu walked side by side, and their footsteps made a noise on the ice.

King Liang smiled and said, "Sir, I'll go rashly, do you want to bring some gifts, so as not to be said to be ignorant of etiquette."

Xu Wen put his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "If the prince wants to bring some gifts, he can make a decision after entering the city."

King Liang said, "I heard that the mink in the city is good, so how about giving him a cloak?" ”

Yuzhou belongs to the southern land, generally rarely snow, but if it snows, it is very cold, so mink is a very luxurious commodity for many people, and there are few sellers, and ordinary people can't afford it.

Xu Wen nodded and said lightly, "Yes"

King Liang smiled, and the three of them quickened their pace.

When talking about the cloak, everyone didn't take the news of Qi Lehou's death to heart, because in their opinion, Hou Ye must be a fake death, even if it is a real death, bringing a gift can be regarded as a condolence, and it is not abrupt.

Along the way, everyone didn't say anything, and after arriving in the city, King Liang and others found an inn to stay.

The hour was still early, King Liang ordered some wine and food to satisfy his hunger, these days on the mountain every day to game meat, very greasy, King Liang has long been tired of eating, so this time, only ordered some vegetarian dishes, Yan Tu Xu Wen did not drink, so there was no order.

After drinking and eating, King Liang and the others were about to go upstairs to rest, but they heard the sound of gongs and drums beating outside.

King Liang was stunned and asked Xiao Er, "Little Second Brother, what happened outside?" Why is it so noisy?"

Xu Wen and Yan Tu were also very curious and looked at Xiao Er.

Xiao Er was cleaning up the table, and when he heard this, he hurriedly put the towel on his shoulder, and asked with a smile, "How many of you just came here?" ”

King Liang glanced at Xu Wen, and then said, "Exactly"

When Xiao Er heard this, he began to wipe the table again, and replied, "Alas, the city has been preparing for the funeral of the Hou Ye in the past few days, and the Hou Ye has also arrived in some places, no, the people have just been ordered to greet it."

King Liang smiled bitterly, turned around and asked, "Xiao Er, isn't this Hou Ye's funeral a good thing, do you need to beat gongs and drums to welcome other Hou Ye?" It's like a happy event."

Hearing this, Xiao Er looked back at King Liang and made a silent gesture.

At this time, the shopkeeper seemed to have heard the conversation of several people, and scolded Xiao Er, "Ergouzi, if you feel capable, do it well, don't chew your tongue, otherwise you will fuck me out!" ”

The shopkeeper was angry, as if he was not very happy, King Liang couldn't help but glance at him, and when he saw this, he didn't say anything.

At this time, Xiao Er shuddered, shook his head, and gave King Liang a strange look.

King Liang was very puzzled, but because of the future of the shopkeeper and Xiao Er, he didn't ask more, but took a step, took Xu Wen and Yan Tu down the steps, and walked towards the door, she planned to take a look in person.

As soon as I went out, I saw that this place was overcrowded, rubbing shoulders, colorful flags fluttering, many people were looking inside, blocking the sight of several people, Xu Wenyantu and others couldn't see what was happening in the field at all.

The gongs and drums were bursting, and the people were dancing happily, which was very noisy and the scene was very chaotic.

Yan Tu pushed aside the few people in front of him and squeezed inside, those people were quite angry, and turned around and kicked Yan Tu, as if they were reluctant.

Yan Tu also looked at a few people with wide eyes, and a few people looked at Yan Tu and were indignant, but in the end they still moved away, just muttering in their mouths, as if they were scolding.

Yan Tu didn't care, and when he squeezed to the front, he could see some men in brocade robes and sitting on horseback in the field.

King Liang's eyes swept over several people, and he was immediately taken aback, Xu Wenyantu was also extremely shocked, and his pupils couldn't help but dilate.

I saw that the faces of the people on horseback were covered with all kinds of paints, all kinds of things, like ghosts and gods, and they couldn't see the past at all

King Liang took a closer look, he was very sure that these people could not be some Hou Ye at all, she showed a strange look, and looked at Xu Wen for some reason, Xu Wen shook his head, and he didn't know anything.

But at this moment, an even more amazing scene appeared, and many people actually jumped up excitedly around the horse

King Liang was stunned, but the most important thing was that there were no paintings on their faces, but they wore various masks, fierce and vicious, sometimes kneeling on the ground, sometimes jumping, like the form of ancient emperors sacrificing to the sky or gods.

King Liang couldn't be calm, his face was solemn, and he whispered, "What kind of name is this?" ”

King Liang's words, which seemed to be intentional or unintentional, happened to be heard by several people next to him, and they all looked at King Liang and the others with idiot looks, and at the same time sneered in a low voice.

King Liang felt that these people were not good-looking, and he was even more puzzled, and couldn't help asking, "Guys, I'm a foreigner, can you tell me what's going on?" ”

Among the several people, an older man looked at King Liang with disdain, looked up and down, and then explained, "These days are the annual sacrifice days in the city, and these are still small scenes, every time this festival is held in the past few years, it will be celebrated all over the city, and many local people have also come to celebrate."

On the day of the sacrifice, there are in every state, but it is the first time that King Liang and Xu Wen have seen such a strange one

Because generally speaking, all the sacrifices are very important, and the local governor leads the people in the city to sacrifice at dawn, and they are very particular about the time and process, and they need to prepare grains, slaughter cattle and sheep, kowtow and burn incense, etc., the process is very cumbersome.

At this time, Xu Wen couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "I have seen a lot of this sacrifice, why do you need to sacrifice at night?" ”

When the man heard this, his face immediately sank, and he seemed to be quite dissatisfied, snorted coldly, and threw off his robe.

Xu Wen was stunned, and Yan Tu and the others looked at each other.

At this time, an old man walked slowly behind Xu Wen, he was holding a cane, walked in front of everyone, and said to Xu Wen, "Young man, you are a foreigner, you don't know that there are many taboos in the local area, don't ask more"

Xu Wen was very puzzled, King Liang was also confused, and finally King Liang asked in a low voice, "Old man, we have no malice, and we are also sincere about sacrifices, can you tell me to remove our doubts?" ”