Chapter Twenty-Three: The Khitan Past of the Ancestors

The first appearance of the bone incinerator was in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, when Yelu Abaoji, the chief of the Khitan Diera Department of Liao Taizu, was dominant! Several mysterious black-clothed 'monks' who had never been mentioned in Liao history brought this thing to the Khitan Diera Department and had a secret conversation with Yelu Abaoji, and several monks and this copper furnace did not know what happened that night、、、

At this time, the Khitan Abaoji was already the headquarters of the Diera Ministry, specializing in conquest, and since then he has started to fight all the way and quickly grow his tribe! In 903 AD, Abaoji succeeded to the post of General Governor of Vietnam. In 907, he was elected as the leader of the eight Khitan tribes and served for nine consecutive years.

Nine years later, Abaoji, who was already strong, designed to directly ambush the remaining seven leaders! Completely unified and integrated the Khitan tribes by bloody means. In the second year of Liang Zhenming (916 AD), Yale Abaoji was called emperor! ------ country name Da Liao!

After Abaoji's death, the queen of the land, that is, the famous Shuluhou, was the general regent of the military affairs. A year later, Yelu Deguang, with the support of Shulu Hou, seized the right to inherit the throne of his brother Yelu Xin and became Emperor Taizong of Liao.

In April of the first year of Datong (947), Taizong died in Luancheng, and his son Yelu Ruan was supported by the generals on the way back to the army as the emperor and changed the name of the country to Da Liao.

In 951, Yelu Ruan led the army to attack Hou Zhou to save the Northern Han Dynasty, and the general Cha Che and others actually launched a mutiny in the army, and the emperor Yelu Ruan was beheaded by the rebel army! His son Yelu Jing was in the rear army with the expedition, and Yelu Jing took advantage of the chaos to gather a crowd to quell the rebellion and directly killed Cha Che, and then succeeded to the throne.

In February of the nineteenth year of the calendar (969), Emperor Muzong Yelu Jing was killed by his close brother and others, and his body was buried in Huailing、、、 until Yelu Longxu succeeded to the throne, the entire history of the Khitan Liao State can be said to be a sea of blood and murder!

Although the country is miraculously slowly growing, almost half of the emperors of the Yelu family alone died in the chaos under the sword and axe! Its fortune was extremely strange、、、 until after the death of Liao Jingzong, the famous Empress Dowager Xiao Xuan in history was in power.

During the reign of Empress Dowager Xiao, she promoted the reform of the imperial court, and made great efforts to govern the country, focusing on agriculture, building water conservancy, and reducing taxes. Rectify the rule of officials and unite the Han people, so that the people of Liao are rich and the country is strong. The royal family of the Great Liao Kingdom seems to have gotten rid of this terrifying curse、、、

Time passes, in the gorgeous felt tent of the royal hunting garden in the northern suburbs of the Great Liao Kingdom.

"Shen Shenyan" 、、、 when the powerful Empress Dowager Liao Xiao looked at the strange man she had known since childhood and came from Han in front of her, her heart was not only filled with the joy of reunion after a long absence. There is also a strong sense of helplessness and bitterness、、、

She remembered the secret that her deceased husband had entrusted to her on his deathbed. That strange incense burner buried in the ancestral tomb of the Yelu family! The cruel and terrible curse that haunted the heads of the Yelu royal family、、、 "I have always advocated an alliance with the Great Song Dynasty!" Do you know, sir? ”

"I know! Otherwise, he would have gone directly to find the dragon vein of the ancestral land of the Liao Kingdom and laid down the means, instead of coming to see the Queen Mother late at night and telling her bluntly! ”

"My great Liao country Zuo cannot afford to lose! If there are pretenders, gods and Buddhas can also be killed! Empress Xiao's eyes showed a strong killing intent. Although she is a woman, she is also on the throne, and Empress Xiao's momentum at this time is like the angry tide of the river and the sea! The large butter candles in the tent seemed to be trembling and swaying、、、

Shen Shenyan's hair at the corners of his clothes did not tremble, and his expression was light and 、、、: "What is the evil of this thing?" The Queen Mother knows herself. How to choose, the Queen Mother is also self-explanatory! ”

"How about staying?" Empress Xiao's voice trembled a little、、、

"The Liao State can survive, and the country can continue, but the imperial clan 、、、 can't escape the bloody catastrophe! The branch side clan will prosper, and the imperial clan will 、、、 die! ”

"You! 、、、" Empress Xiao sat weakly on the couch, her eyes desolate、、、 "Do you really bear to see my mind destroyed for half my life?" Brother Shenyan! Can't you really help me? Although I am no longer the Yanyan I was back then、、、 I really want to beg you at this moment, is there really no way to have both? ”

"Alas、、、" Shen Shenyan's eyes still showed a faint emotional fluctuation、、、 "The Queen Mother, Shenyan is no longer the original Shenyan, everything in the world is caused by the origin and extinction!" How can there be a 10,000-year-old country and a thousand-year-old foundation? The cycle of all things is variable、、、 only the Tao lasts forever、、、"

"If only you could have come to me when he died! It is still unknown to follow you to the forest spring、、、 now you and I are nearly forty years old, I am afraid that time is running out, I just ask you to help me this time. Let me finish my promise to him! Since then, I have only been willing to go with you、、、 I hope you will have mercy on you、、、"

Empress Xiao, who still had the charm, actually walked down the imperial steps and slowly knelt down in front of Shen Shenyan, stretched out her white arms and hugged Shen Shenyan's legs tightly!! He looked at him with teary eyes and said.

Shen Shenyan's body finally stiffened, his face wrinkled, and then he leaned over and slowly held up the woman in front of him who was still beautiful and moving、、、

The raised right hand paused in mid-air, but finally reached over and gently wiped away the tears on the woman's face.

"Twenty years ago, when you cried, I wiped your tears for you, but unfortunately I was bumped into by your mother's guards! Almost took my life、、、 if it weren't for my grandfather's action, I'm afraid I would have lost my soul a long time ago、、、 when my grandfather and I stayed in the northern Xinjiang for three years, just to wait for the demon furnace to kill the living beings in the present world and absorb the good luck of the Yelu royal family! Only then will there be a chance to destroy the demon furnace, although your Khitan ancestral dragon vein will lose the soul thing, and the dragon qi will gradually dissipate、、、 but the Yelu clan should no longer have a calamity and blood light. It can also continue in the world、、、 but unfortunately, the southern Xinjiang has changed greatly, and my grandfather and I have returned in a hurry. Looking back, you are already a noble person in the palace、、、"

Empress Xiao's eyes flickered, and tears flowed down again: "You have a way, you must have a way!" I promised him that I would give the Great Liao Kingdom to his children and keep the Great Liao Kingdom extended、、、 I only ask you for this one thing! Help me keep the incense burner and cut off the curse on the royal family's head! Promise me that I will immediately remove my robe and go with you. I beg you、、、"

"After all, I am a Song person! 、、、" Shen Shenyan's face returned to tranquility, and he looked deeply at Empress Xiao's beautiful and deep eyes.

"Liao Song can also be like you and me, and I will always be married!"

"Really? Then why did you come to the leather room military station that was a hundred paces outside your account and hidden under the stables? 、、、”

"You! 、、、" In an instant, Empress Xiao's eyes were full of disgrace, and she immediately broke free of Shen Shenyan's arm. Turning around, he didn't look at him、、、 "You go、、、 he said, I'd rather the clan be mourned!" will never continue to send the Great Liao Guozuo! I won't kill you, you can go! ”

Shen Shenyan smiled, looked at Empress Xiao's slightly desolate but extremely stubborn back, and said indifferently: "I actually knew that this was the result, but I still can't let go of this obsession in my heart, I am actually not completely sure that I can find your Liao Dragon Vein Ancestral Land." Don't say you won't allow anyone to set foot in it, even the 'men in black' won't let me destroy the demon furnace'、、、! Now that this is the end of the matter, I will give it to you. ”

As he spoke, Shen Shenyan took out something from his arms and gently placed it on the luxurious carpet at the feet of the two. It is a small jade, finely carved, in line with the regulations of the Liao people, jade such as the nine orifices of the Autumn Mountain, and the beast Ruicao is hidden in it.

Shen Shen said: "Pressing this jade overlay on the top of the demon furnace and placing it firmly on the round button on the furnace can dissolve the power of most of the demon furnace's evil curses. After doing this, seal the ancestral lineage of the town, and don't let those people in black get involved anymore! This can at least ensure the safety of your Daliao Yelu royal family for a hundred years、、、 you 、、、 take care! After speaking, Shen Shenyan's white robe flashed, and he walked outside the Golden Tent Gate、、、

"You stop! Did you really send this jade to help me? 、、、 100 years from now? ”

"A hundred years later, there will be a hundred years later, and people will have their own chances、、、 how can you and I interfere?" Shen Shenyan didn't look back, standing at the door of the Golden Tent, and the calm and peaceful voice like a breeze through the forest reached the ears of Xiao Hou, who turned around.

"Yes! A hundred years later、、、 there are people who will worry about it a hundred years from now, what can I manage? ”

"Take care! 、、、I'm gone、、、"

A plump delicate body slammed into Shen Shenyan's back! The head full of gold beads and beautiful jade collided on Shen Shenyan's back, and there was a fine and beautiful impact sound、、、 "Don't go!" I know it's wrong、、、 Yanyan knows it's wrong! I can't believe you're really here to help me! Yanyan, please stay with me! Let's just live in this North Garden and not leave, okay? Stay with me, okay? Twenty years ago I begged you, and I beg you today. ”

The noble daughter of a different race who admired when she was a teenager, and the Empress Xiao who is now in the northern Xinjiang! At this time, he was still holding himself tightly like the brutal and cute girl back then、、、、 Shen Shenyan felt for a while that Empress Xiao behind him at this moment was probably the true expression of his true feelings、、、 just like the hearty and innocent beautiful girl back then、、、

"Yanyan、、、 I'm afraid this is the last time I'll call you like this in my life." After saying this, Shen Shenyan felt that those powerful arms tightened suddenly, as if he was afraid that he would fly away.

"Let it go、、、 let me go, don't torture yourself anymore、、、 I can help you, and the only thing that can help your child is this Zhenling Jade! Don't let me go back, okay? I'm afraid that I will not be able to extricate myself from your eyes again、、、 so let's not live here! I swear to the sky that I will no longer pursue your Khitan Dragon Vein Ancestral Land in this life, and I will never 、、、 step into the northern country again! 、、、 take care! ”

After saying that, Shen Shenyan gently broke away from the woman's arms that tightly wrapped around him, and walked out of the golden tent, a few steps away, several guards and maids under the torches stood quietly and solemnly like wood carved clay sculptures, and turned a blind eye to Shen Shenyan who walked out quickly.

Not far away, a gust of wind common in northern Xinjiang rose on the ground, and for a time the flying sand and rocks blew the lights and torches outside the account to be extinguished. Hearing only a clear whistle, Shen Shenyan, who was fluttering in a white robe, actually rose from the ground in the wind and sand and soared into the night sky!

At this moment, there was a burst of cheers at the stable camel pen a hundred paces away on both sides! Suddenly rushed out two of the most elite leather family troops of the Great Liao Imperial Family! Armed with knives, guns, bows and crossbows, the murderous one outflanked Shen Shenyan's figure and wanted to kill him、、、

"Stop!" Empress Xiao rushed out of the account, holding the jade in her hand tightly and shouting. Seeing that after the gust of wind dissipated, only a white robe fell in the air, and Shen Shenyan had disappeared at this time、、、

"Don't hurt the Dao Chief! Thou shalt not track it down, nor speak of it to anyone! The Taoist is a land immortal-like figure, and today is to leave a way for the mourning family to protect the continuation of my Great Liao Kingdom、、、 so retreat! No one shall follow the trail of the Chief, and if anyone violates the will, the clan will be destroyed!! After a while, Xiao Hou's cold Khitan language echoed around the Golden Horde、、、

"Obey the will of the Queen Mother!!" The surrounding maids, guards, and three hundred royal soldiers all knelt on the ground tremblingly, singing loudly!

Empress Xiao staggered a little and walked towards the white robe that fell on the carpet outside the Golden Horde, and a maid on the side hurriedly knelt down next to the big robe and wanted to pick it up and serve it to the Queen Mother、、、

"Fuck off! No one is allowed to touch this robe! Violators will be put to death! Empress Xiao suddenly became angry, so frightened that the maid kowtowed again and again, and did not dare to move.

Empress Xiao bent down and picked up the white coat herself, gently threw off some of the dust stained on her robe, hugged it to her chest, and slowly walked back to the golden tent. The door curtain was gently lowered by the maid, and the queen mother's slightly tired and cold voice came from the golden tent: "Tonight, everyone retreats a hundred steps away, and you must not approach!" 、、、”

Many years later, there were still old people in the Liao court quietly circulating, and that night, Empress Dowager Xiao seemed to be in the golden tent from time to time, and people felt that the cry of the liver and intestines was broken 、、、 extremely sad、、、

The old man said it was like commenting on a book, and he almost burst into tears! The secret past of the bone incinerator is wonderful, especially the emotional drama between Shen Shenyan, the jade connoisseur of the generation in the Song and Liao periods, and the Empress Dowager Xiao, which is the key point! Listening to Shen Yuanshen, the two of them almost flew through the ages, and their little apprentice Hu Xiaomei was even more tearful, and her snot couldn't stop sobbing!

The old man pouted his teeth, looked at the story with satisfaction, and said to Shen Yuan, "How is it?" This secret history has been known to few people for thousands of years! Today you have heard, that is your fate、、、"

Shen Budo suddenly interrupted him and said, "His ancestor is really not responsible!" It's the dead of night, and the lonely man and widow are unbearable for widows、、、 why do you chirp crookedly for so long? Just 'take' her! When the wind blows on the pillow, what bone incinerator, Da Liao Kingdom, and the first husband 、、、 must all stand aside! ”

"Shut up! You 、、、 you little sinner! Why do you bury your ancestors like this? You 、、、" the old man almost jumped up in anger、、、

Shen Budo pointed to Shen Yuan, who was still flying out of the sky: "His ancestor, not my 、、、"

Hu Xiaomei rolled her eyes at Shen Budo and said: "Your mind is really dirty, what a good pair of childhood sweethearts, it's a pity that creation makes people fateful." Why is it so disgusting after you comment? Hum! ”

Shen Yuan didn't want to deal with Shen Budo's stinky fish, so he came back to his senses and asked the old man suspiciously: "Since this secret history is so old, and it involves a major event of a country's national ancestry, there is no third person present. How do you know? ”

"Hey, hey, hey! 、、、 you kid just ask the right person! Are you really stupid to be your ancestor? How could he dare to break into the Golden Horde of the Empress Dowager Da Liao without any preparation? Back then, a grandfather of my Hu family's 'Fox Immortal Family' followed your ancestor invisibly and secretly followed the camp of the Empress Dowager of Da Liao!

In the end, the wind was blown by my 'fox fairy' grandfather himself! Otherwise, how coincidentally, a gust of wind will come and let your ancestors take the opportunity for the golden cicada to escape from its shell and perform light skills? At that time, it was really a thousand shots, and the slightest mistake could make Xiao Yanyan turn her face and kill people on the spot! What kind of good people are you who are the rulers of the world? The old man Hu Baoyi looked triumphant.

"But my 'fox fairy' Taizu is a 'fairy family' with six senses and psychic, squatting outside the golden tent and 、、、 cough cough、、、 these past events of those two people in the golden tent are really true. It's also a legend、、、 fortunately, there is my 'fox fairy' Taizu, these secret histories have been fortunate to be handed down、、、tsk、、、 "The old man looked embarrassed.

Shen Yuan asked, "Then this bone burner seems to be a deal made by those mysterious men in black and Yelu Abaoji?" They helped the Yelu family nourish the ancestral cave dragon vein with the spiritual power of yin and resentment, and helped the Abaoji family lay down half of the country! In exchange, what he got was the number of the Son of Heaven who came to harvest the bloodline of the Great Liao Emperor on a regular basis? A bone incinerator used to feed back and nourish the power of yin and resentment? ”

"Clever!" The old man nodded and squinted at Shen Yuan.

"What is the purpose of those black-clothed people using the blood of an emperor to nourish this bone incinerator?"

"Back then, the grandfather of my Hu family's 'fox fairy' didn't leave any information about those black-clothed 'monks', and it is said that he only left three words 'can't be said'!

"'Don't say'?" Shen Yuan was a little shocked、、、

The old man's face also became solemn, and he said slowly: "That ancestor back then, until he finally faded away from the position of the flesh shell and the earth immortal, he kept silent about those black-clothed people! It can be seen that those people have a great origin, and their purpose is probably a great terror、、、"

"This bone incinerator and the Zhenling jade of the ancestor of the jade master still failed to keep the peace of the Yelu royal family for a long time, and after more than a hundred years, the Jin people still entered the Great Liao and destroyed the national Zuo of the Great Liao! 、、、" Shen Budo said with a frown.

The old man glanced at him: "Your ancestor said, at most, she will be protected for a hundred years!" You're joking? But old man, I think it's very likely that your ancestors did something to the jade back then! Otherwise, how could Liao destroy Jinxing and finally the Mongolian iron cavalry swept the world, so many years have passed, and this bone burning furnace has disappeared without a trace? It's not good, Xiao Yanyan, an infatuated woman, was coaxed by your ancestors! ”

Shen Yuan: 、、、、、、

Although Shen Budo listened to Hu Baoyi's story here with a few people, he was a little bottomless in his heart、、、 the fox fairy family, the fox has nine tails and nine people's hearts. Who knows how true these words are and how false they are? Looking at the foaming of the old man Hu Baoyi's words here, Shen Yuan was fascinated by what he heard, and Hu Xiaomei was crying and wiping away tears. Shen Budo always felt that something was wrong.

Old man Hu Baoyi took a sip of the water handed over by his apprentice, moistened his throat, and looked at Shen Budo playfully: "What are you stinky boy thinking about?" The doorway on the road at a young age looks like it's quite familiar, and since you have taken on the name of jade connoisseur, can you have a little interest? A bit of magnanimity? Don't keep scratching your ears and cheeks, everyone looks like calculating your virtue! Look at the master of your family、、、、、、 know how polite he is, and you see the scheming expression on his face, even I, the old man, were almost deceived by him、、、"

Shen Budo pursed his lips: "He? 、、、、、、He's so stupid、、、、、、"

Hu Baoyi 、、、 'poof'、、、 a mouthful of water was choked out、、、