"That's a distant story."

This morning, before stepping out of the hall, under Zhao Wuxian's continuous questioning, Ji Huan stroked the Kunlun beautiful jade, and told a story about it and herself in a warm voice.

"The ancestor of the surname Ying is Shaohao, who admires birds; Shaohao passed on to Gaotao, Gaotao passed on to Boyi, although Boyi was seized by Xia Qi as the leader of the Yixia Alliance, but the Dongyi Ying clan was still strong enough to protect itself. He has two sons, one is called Da Lian, whose real name is the Bird Clan, and is the ancestor of the Zhao family; The second is called Ruomu, moved south to the land of Huaisi, and established the ...... of the Xu State"

"Later, the descendants of the Bird Vulgar clan could not bear the conquest of Xia, and formed an alliance with Yin Shang, and its leader Fei Chang assisted Cheng Tang to rebel against the brutal rule of the Xia Hou clan, and defeated Xia Wei in the battle of Mingtiao, avenging the shame of the ancestors being seized the throne.

"When it came to the Yin Zhou Dynasty, they naturally stood on the opposite side of the Zhou people......

Unlike the bronze inscriptions of Zhou, Jin, Lu and other Zongji states and the Spring and Autumn Accounts of the Nations, the family history of the Zhao family wrote something different about that period of history, which belongs to the memory of the loser.

In the battle of Muye, the tall body of the evil came was crushed into minced meat by the chariot of the Zhou people, and his father and brother Yu Lian and Ji Shengzheng were ordered to take the main force of Yin Shang to conquer the unruly Huaiyi on the seashore. Until the news of the evil coming to the distance came to die in battle, and there were rumors that Di Xin had died by self-immolation.

In the face of the Zhou people, who were in full swing, the father and son surnamed Ying did not rush back to the master, but chose to forbear for the time being. They roamed the seashore and persuaded the allies such as Pugu and Xian to contact the "recalcitrant people" of Yin Shang. Their pent-up hatred erupted in the Wu Geng Rebellion a few years later. It's a pity that it was easily flattened by the eloquent Zhou Gongdan......

Fei Lian and Ji Sheng were besieged in Huotai Mountain, and it is said that Ji Sheng was already carrying a bow and arrow at that time. Brought up the big Yue, and wanted to go down the mountain to fight to the death with the Zhou people. was stopped by his father, who was famous for being good at running. The general trend of the world is irreparable, and they did not learn from Boyi Shuqi in the end, but wisely chose to surrender.

After the rebellion was put down, the Zhou Gong of Shengming used "leniency" methods to punish those involved in the rebellion, one of which was to drive them out of their homeland and move to other places.

Zhou Gongdan announced in the name of the Mandate of Heaven and King Cheng: "You! Sue Erdos, when he moved to Xi'er, I am not the only one who is not Kangning, and the time is only the destiny of heaven! ”

So the Ying family was banished to a distant place. To the west of Longshan, the bitter cold and desolate western land.

In this way, Ji Sheng, the ancestor of the Zhao family, lowered his arrogant head and fended off the Rong people on the western border of Zhou, "guarding the border" for the enemy who killed his brother. After the conquest of the Ying family, who had been a high-ranking official for the Shang dynasty in Dayi, their social status plummeted, and the entire clan was reduced to the herding of horses by the Zhou emperor, driven and enslaved by the Zhou people.

"Ji Sheng had a son, Meng Zeng, and Meng Zeng was given the name Gao Wolf by King Zhou Cheng because of his meritorious work in raising horses. Gao Wolf has a son Heng's father, and Heng's father's son is the perpetrator of the Zhao family. Father-making! ”

"The father is a once-in-a-century talent, he knows horses, raises horses, and drives horses with superb skills, and has become a famous royal hand in the world, and has also become the most favored servant around King Zhou Mu. Although the tribesmen are in a humble situation. But the father still silently drove the royal horse for King Mu of Zhou, and he selected eight horses, and presented them to King Mu together with the famous horses such as the thief, the horse, and the green ear obtained in the peach forest. King Mu was overjoyed. Let the Father drive for him and go to the West to make rounds. Along the way, they waded through quicksand and climbed Kunlun. I met the Queen Mother of the West on the Tianchi and witnessed all kinds of wonders, and King Zhou Mu was so happy that he forgot to go back......"

The others had all been driven out by Zhao Wuxian, and only he and Ji Huan were left in the hall, telling ancient secrets. Speaking of this, Ji Huan suddenly approached and toyed with the white and flawless jade ring around his waist, with reluctance in his soft eyes.

"This piece of jade was originally obtained by King Zhou Mu in the ruins of Kunlun during this westward trip, and he regarded it as a treasure......

This is expected by Wu Xian, when he was in the Lu State, he had found a jade worker to identify, this kind of jade can not be found in the Central Plains, it comes from the land of jade, through the jade road spread in.

He said: "I heard that during this westward journey, Xu Zi pretended to be king, called King Xu Yan, launched a rebellion in the east, and united Jiuyi to attack Zhou and invade Yiluo. King Mu of Zhou was shocked, let the father as the king, take a carriage, and travel thousands of miles a day to return to Zong Zhou, which defeated Xu Zi, and after the war, he gave Zhao Cheng to the father, which is the origin of the Zhao family. As for this jade, it has also become the heirloom of the Zhao family since then, isn't that so? ”

Zhao Wuxian stared at Ji Huan's eyes tightly, what she said today was quite appalling.

Ji Huan smiled: "That's right, this jade pendant was given to the father by King Zhou Mu for this matter." It's just that he was enshrined in Zhao Cheng for another reason, and ......"

Speaking of this, she suddenly became serious: "Wuxian, you shouldn't call King Xu Yan Xu Zi, he is the same as Zhao Zaofu, he is the queen of Boyi, he governs the country in a way, is very benevolent and righteous to the same clan and surname, has a land of five hundred miles at its peak, and pays tribute to him There are three hundred countries in six countries, and he is a hero who leads the surname Ying to resist the rule of the Zhou people!" ”

She showed a soft smile again: "But it's no wonder to you, because everything in the Zhao family has been made around, so you only know half of the story, the half of Zhao Zao's father." About the half of Xu Guo, I have to tell you! ”

……

As Ji Huan narrated, the story continued, and unconsciously, Zhao Wuxian was attracted by the story itself, and he listened to all this with a deep doubt in his heart.

"After King Xu Yan invaded Luo, but failed to successfully attack Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Zhou people, King Mu of Zhou quickly returned to organize a counterattack, and the Chu people also attacked the rear of Xu from the depths of Jingshan, and the Xu people were defeated, and it didn't take long for them to retreat to Huaisi......"

Since the fall of Yin Shang, Zhou Tianzi has never been so pressed, King Mu of Zhou was annoyed and angry, and nearly 100 princes such as Qi and Lu attacked Xu. After the siege of the city for three months, the city of Xu was broken, and the state of Xu, which challenged the state of Thailand alone, was defeated, but the king of Xu Yan and the royal family of the state of Xu disappeared.

King Mu was furious and sent everyone around him to search for King Xu Yan's traces, and the father was no exception.

A few days later, most of them returned with nothing, except for the late Father, who brought back the head of the Yan King.

It's just that. The piece of jade given by King Mu disappeared with the princes and grandsons of King Xu......

"I see, that's why the Father was canonized?"

Zhao Wuxian breathed a long sigh of relief. Staring at his sister, there is no record in the history books that the Father has anything to do with this matter. The merit of killing King Xu Yan was put on his head by King Mu of Zhou, and there was only such a statement within the Zhao clan, and it was not surprising that Ji Huan knew this.

But even more amazing is yet to come.

"Otherwise, in fact, the father didn't kill King Xu Yan."

Ji Huan said: "The father did catch up with the Xu royal family, but he used his identity as a cover to help them leave the encirclement of the Zhou people, because he was also a member of the Ying clan, and he admired the actions of the Yan King. ”

"Then how did King Xu Yan die?"

Ji Huan closed her eyes, her long eyelashes with a hint of sadness.

"It's suicide."

"Suicide!?" Zhao Wuxian was slightly surprised.

"Seriously wounded. King Xu Yan, who knew that his fate was not long in coming, killed himself and gave his head to Zhao Zaofu, asking him to go back in exchange for a great credit. He is willing to exchange his head for the lives of his clansmen, in exchange for the opportunity for the resurgence of the Xu Kingdom, and at the same time, he also wants to exchange for the opportunity for Zhao Zaofu, a branch of the Ying surname, to multiply and grow! ”

"The relationship between the Zhao family and the Xu royal family comes from this. Later, the Xu royal family moved south to avoid the edge of the Zhou people, re-established the state in Huaisi, and became a prince who kept to himself. They were sealed in Zhao City. Zhao Zaofu, who became a close confidant of King Zhou, made an oath that the two families were both members of the Ying family, sharing weal and woe, and if there was danger. Never forget! It was an oath in exchange for the head of King Xu Yan, and Zhao Zaofu was moved by King Xu Yan's feat and handed over the jade ring to the Xu royal family. As a token, it has been passed down from generation to generation in the Xu royal family......"

"Since this is a secret between Xu Guo and the Zhao family. Even our brothers don't know about it, so how did my sister know about it? This jade pendant should be in the hands of Xu Guo. How did my sister get it? Zhao Wuxian pinched Ji Huan's wrist, he only needed one truth and one answer now.

Ji Huan looked at his eager brother and smiled helplessly, and only when facing her would he lose his usual composure.

"Don't worry, listen to me, there's still time."

Glancing at the slowly falling hourglass and the table outside, Zhao Wuxian knew that he was running out of time, and he still had the responsibility of a marriage, and it was likely that he would have to endure an assassination attempt to provoke a big war.

But he is willing to give Ji Huan time to tell.

Seeing Zhao Wuxian's promise, Ji Huan looked relieved: "It's very simple, because I am a direct descendant of King Xu Yan, my name is Ji Huan, not Zhao Huan's win, but Xu Huan's win!" ”

……

He looked at the girl in red in front of him and examined her from head to toe, with extremely complicated feelings. A moment ago, she was his own sister, but now after confiding a big secret, the relationship between the two suddenly changed.

Shocked, incredulous, but with a hint of relief and unclear joy, this is how Zhao Wuxian felt when he heard Ji Huan say that she was not his own sister.

After half a ring, he said: "Sister, Xu Guo was destroyed by Wu State fourteen years ago......"

Fourteen years ago, King Wu crossed the Huai River north to crusade against the pro-Chu Xu State, and Wu Zixu released Surabaya to irrigate Xucheng. Three months later, the city was broken, Xu Wang Zhang Yu put on a paper, tied himself, led his wife and children out of the city to surrender, knelt and begged King Wu to keep the land, King Wu was not allowed, and the Xu State, which had been established for thousands of years, perished, and the Xu people lost their land and became slaves of the Wu people......

Ji Huan said calmly: "I know, in fact, this is destined, the country of Xu is no longer the hegemon of Huaisi when King Xu Yan was the king, his national strength is weak, the people are loose, and there was a crisis of extinction as early as twenty years ago." In that crisis when Wu soldiers came to the city, the prince of Xu, that is, Zhang Yu, the elder brother of the last Xu Jun Zhang Yu, carried Yuhuan and his wife who was pregnant for six months to the north of the Jin Kingdom, wanting to beg the Zhao family, who was becoming the secretary of the Jin State, to try to save him......"

Unfortunately, Gongzi Zhang Yu died shortly after arriving in the Jin Kingdom, leaving behind a pair of helpless wives and daughters. With the danger of Xu State lifted, Xu Jun died of illness, and the second son Zhang Yu ascended the throne, he relied on the protection of Chu State, but he was ungrateful, and announced to the public that the crown prince Zhang Yu was abandoning the country and fleeing. As a result, the prince's orphan could not return to his hometown, and could only go into exile! Maybe it's about herself, Ji Huan said a little painfully, her slender hand tightly grasped the placket on her chest, and she could only comfort her closely.

Fortunately, the sect master of the Zhao clan took them in, and then he had a friendship with the prince's wife, so he took her as a side room. The orphan of Xu Ying also became his daughter, or because of the covenant between the Zhao family and the Xu State, he regarded her as his own daughter, and even after the fall of the Xu State, he even claimed that she was the bloodline he left outside......"

"Zhang Yu, the prince of Xu State, is my biological father, his wife is my mother, and I am the lucky one who was adopted by the Zhao family."

After saying all this, it seemed that she realized that from now on, she would no longer be able to get along with Zhao Wuxian as her own sister, Ji Huan suddenly felt a little shy, and she bowed her head and bowed, like a colorful butterfly that had been fiery red.

"So Wuxian, you should understand by now, why although I am the daughter of the Zhao family, I can't enter the Zhao family's temple even if I die, right?"

……

Unlike the initial impatience, Zhao Wuxian now listened quietly to everything, silent.

It's time to face up to your emotions.

After Zhao Ying made the decision to let Ji Huan marry, Zhao Wuxian was not only angry, but also felt a huge hollowness in his heart.

That hollow, called "Family".

In his previous life, his family would never see him again, and in this era, the only people he really regarded as his family were Ji Huan, as well as Lingzi, who was about to become his wife, his concubine, and a few sons.

Among them, the emotion for Ji Ying is particularly strong.

Because when he has nothing, only this girl comes like a fairy, stepping on clogs into the stable cowshed, bringing him food, bringing comfort, and the courage to make him strong to live in this era.

For this body, she is a meticulous sister, and for the soul in the body, she is an irreplaceable goddess.

So when he learned that she was going to marry another woman, Zhao Wuxian was really panicked.

It meant that he was going to lose her.

Even, when he woke up this morning, he could feel the hollowness inside himself. was originally occupied by Ji Huan's heart, but now it is all nothingness. Just like a tooth that has been forcibly extracted, you can feel the cavity of the original tooth with the tip of your tongue, but the tooth will grow back, but the cavity in your heart will still be the same, and once you lose it, the cavity will never get better.

So, it's time to look at your emotions.

People are always selfish creatures, Zhao Wuxian has never been shy about saying that "widows have diseases", he wants to keep her by his side, and he wants to think about it very much.

And there is only one way.

Zhao Wuxian held Ji Ying's hand, gently helped her up, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said solemnly to her: "Xu Guo is dead, Sister, your homeland has been lost, but Zhao will always be your home." Not only do you have a father, but also me, I swear, sooner or later, I will let you enter the Zhao Clan Temple, while you are alive! ”

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(To be continued.) )