That night, the silver snow in Panlong City flew and did not stop until the early morning of the next day.

Zu Jia was originally fine, but he was cold and hungry, his body was weak and weak, he ate something in the palace, and rested for the night, and he has generally recovered. He called the maidservant to change into a set of plain clothes, rode to the bottom of the courtyard mountain, and looked up to see that the roof and walls of the mountain house were covered with snow. A courtyard on the mountainside is full of white umbrellas and white flowers, and the wall is full of lanterns, and there is a faint sound of crying.

Zujia Shema walked up the mountain path, stepped on the stone steps and came to this family, all the way full of Wan'er's soul-soothing smile in the dragon boat race, and said in his heart, although Wan'er pretended to marry herself, and almost killed herself, but after all, it was just to save her husband, and thought that such a charming woman's life was so tortuous and sad, and couldn't help but burst into tears and sighed.

When I came to the gate of the courtyard, I saw a lot of people standing inside, and I guessed that they were all neighbors of the courtyard mountain. Walking into the courtyard, I saw a mourning hall in the middle of the hall, a new lacquered coffin was impressive, and under the coffin there was a young man with a white belt, kneeling for a long time, burning paper, it was Wan'er's only son, Ziyan. All the villagers knew that Zu Jia was about to take the throne, and when they saw him enter the courtyard, they hurriedly pulled the boy next to him to the ground.

Zu Jia was sad in his heart, he didn't care about the people on the ground, and went straight to the front of the coffin, only to see that the coffin was not closed, Wan'er was lying on her back, brocade clothes and embroidered clothes, her starry eyes were slightly closed, and her cherry lips were lightly blurred, as if she was responding to the call, and she couldn't help but whisper with deep affection:

"Wan'er!"

That Wan'er's tongue was slightly closed, and there was no reaction.

Zu Jia looked at her flower and moon appearance in a daze, realizing that the Si people had passed away and would never gather together, so he suddenly fell on the coffin and let out a loud cry of sorrow.

Everyone looked at him and was infatuated, and said in their hearts, this ancestor is a king, and there are a group of wives and concubines, how can he have a soft spot for the country woman in Yuanzi Mountain? Each other was puzzled. How do you know that this world is born of love, even if you are an emperor, you can't escape it.

Zuo Lie walked out of the wing room and knelt down in front of Zu Jia.

Zu Jia sobbed for a long time, looked back and saw Zuo Lie lying at his feet, and hurriedly wiped his face with his sleeve and helped him up.

Zuo Lie knew that Zujia and Wan'er had been together for ten years, and now he learned that Wan'er was coerced and used, not with the intention of harming him, so he released his suspicions and came to hang himself.

Zuo Lie took out the wax pill from his arms, although he knew that there might be a conspiracy in it, he also calmly handed it over to Zu Jia.

Zu Jia crushed the wax shell, took out a thin silk book that was rolled up, and saw that dozens of lines of words were written on it with charcoal essence, and his face showed bitterness after reading a few lines, and he felt that the past was unbearable, and when he saw the end, he suddenly became angry, and pointed to Zuo Lie and said:

"You are guilty!"

Zuo Lie was taken aback and hurriedly fell to the ground, but he didn't know where his sin came from.

Zu Jia threw the silk book on the ground.

Zuo Lie picked it up in his hand and looked at it sentence by sentence, only to realize that it was written an unbearable past ten years ago.

Ten years ago, that is, in the 59th year of Wu Ding, there was no war outside the Shang Dynasty Empire, no worries inside, the government was harmonious, the people were rich, there was nothing interesting to say, only Wu Ding Shoudian was still worth mentioning, in order to congratulate Wu Ding on his birthday, show the imperial prestige, the minister Fu said to inform the heads of the kingdoms under the heavens to join the royal capital, so that people will hang red lanterns on every street in the royal city, creating an auspicious and festive atmosphere, and the palace is noisy with drums and firecrackers.

On this day, the spring sun was shining, and Wu Ding was in a good mood, and he wanted to take advantage of the leaders of the subject countries to enter the palace to participate in his birthday ceremony to announce the new crown prince.

A few years ago, the original prince is Wu Ding's eldest son Zuji, repeatedly criticized by the concubines and ministers, although Wu Ding found that some things have no evidence, obviously people are chasing the wind and shadows, but after all, it shows that the eldest son can not convince the public, only to be insufficient, so Wu Ding had to abolish his position as the prince, exiled him to other places, hoping that he would take the opportunity to be angry and strong, make some achievements, impressive, and he would be able to re-crown him as the prince, who knew that he was not angry, but because of this, he collapsed and died of depression, causing Wu Ding to regret and pain, For many years, the matter of the crown prince has not been spoken, and to this day there is no legal heir to the throne.

In recent years, Wu Ding has considered that he is old and his physical condition is deteriorating, so it is urgent to redefine the prince. According to the ancestral system of brother and brother, father and son, the legal heir after the eldest son Zu Ji should be the second son Zu Geng, Zu Geng's biological mother, which is now the queen, has repeatedly made noise to set up Zu Geng as the new prince, but after Wu Ding secretly investigated Zu Geng, he found that Zu Geng was suspicious by nature, insidious and fierce, if the throne was passed on to him, I am afraid that his brothers and sisters would suffer, and the third son Zu Jia was generous and loyal, and he repeatedly followed the favored concubine to conquer Fang Guo, and his military achievements were impressive, so he chose Zu Jia to succeed the crown prince in his heart, As the rightful heir of the empire, he just didn't find the right time to make it public.

When it came to the intersection of Tatsumi, the envoys of the Fang State, the heads of the subject countries, and the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government all entered the palace one after another, and when they saw each other's old knowledge and new knowledge, they inevitably climbed their shoulders and hugged their waists, and they talked happily, and the court suddenly became lively. At noon, the queen led the ** concubine in a long queue to come, sitting on both sides of the Danqi, and the smell of fat powder suddenly floated in the court. Those women are full of breasts and buttocks, cherry lips are red, fighting for beauty, some are beautiful, delicate and lovely, and some are fragrant and glamorous, and they are fat and thin, they are really beautiful and boundless. After that, Wu Ding was dressed in a dragon robe and stepped on cloud boots, and walked into the hall surrounded by maidservants, and sat on the Danqi dragon couch, and everyone in the hall shouted in unison: "My king is long-lived, my king is auspicious!" "It's really sonic boom.

At the beginning of the birthday ceremony, everyone just sat down, and immediately heard the bells and chimes ringing in unison and the drums were noisy. I also saw the dancing girls singing into the orchestra pit and performing their own stunts. Envoys from various countries stepped forward to toast Wu Ding on his birthday. After three rounds of drinking, Wu Ding instructed the ministers to say that all the Kabuki would retreat and teach everyone to be quiet.

The court was silent at once, and only Wu Ding's voice remained: "Today coincides with the widow's birthday, and the days are very good, because the widow is considering the old age, and the matter of establishing a new prince cannot be delayed." Today, it coincides with the envoys of various countries and all the Aiqing in this court, and the widow takes this auspicious time to announce to the world that the position of the prince will be conferred on the ......"

Before she could finish her sentence, the queen who was sitting with Wu Ding pretended to be drunk, raised her glass to Wu Ding, and said delicately: "My lord, the concubine's toast has not been drunk yet, how did she change the topic?" Then he turned to the people in the hall: "I have heard for a long time that Zujia has great achievements in war and outstanding martial arts. ”

When everyone in the hall heard this, they cheered in unison.

Wu Ding likes to fight all his life, these years the frontier is peaceful, there is no war, there is already a little itching, the queen's words are in the heart, and let Zu Jia play martial arts, can also help him establish prestige, did not blame the queen for interrupting his imperial teachings, but also made Zu Jia go to the school with great interest, and led everyone to move to the school to help.

Zu Jia took off his robe, changed into armor, put on his combat boots, carried a gun and straddled the horse to the center of the school field, saluted his father, and then threw the stirrup and galloped around the field, performing the horse rifle method, sometimes hiding under the horse's belly, sometimes standing on the horse's back, sometimes jumping off the horse and galloping with the horse, but a spear in his hand did not stop, up and down, hanging in front and back, flying like a storm in the air, leaping like a dragon out of the sea, as if sweeping thousands of troops.

Everyone on the sidelines of the school field applauded in unison.

Wu Ding raised his glass and poured it out, remembering that when he was young, he fought in the south and the north, drank blood on the battlefield, and laid a huge country, and he didn't feel that his face was full of red light, and he saw his son heroic and brave, and his martial arts were strong, and he couldn't help but be enthusiastic and heroic, as if he had returned to the years of Jin Ge Iron Horse in the past.

When the queen saw that Wu Ding's eyes were shining, she was secretly proud, so she took the opportunity to step forward and coquettishly said: "Your Majesty, Zujia's martial arts are really superb, but they are not very enjoyable to play like this, and they can't show their true skills." ”

Wu Ding asked with interest, "How can I show my true ability?" ”

The queen said: "The second prince Zu Geng also loves to fly spears, although he is not as good as Zu Jia, but he is also quite skilled, it is better to let the two of them appear together to help the fun." ”

The third son Zu Jia is the widow of the woman, and the second prince Zu Geng is the queen's own son, and the queen often favors Zu Geng, but these two are Wu Ding's own flesh and blood, and the palms and backs of their hands are meat. Besides, Wu Ding also happened to be on the rise, so he smiled and said, "It's more interesting like this!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zu Geng was already neatly draped all over his body, and he ran into the school field with a ghost-headed knife in his hand, and fought with Na Zu Jia.

Because both of them knew that they were acting martial arts to help the fun, and they were afraid of hurting their brothers, they didn't use much force in their hands, and the martial arts and everyone looked bored.

The queen said to Wu Ding: "These two people are so disappointing, and they also lose the martial spirit of my royal family. ”

Wu Ding has been handsome all his life, and he is used to seeing real swords and guns, and when he sees his two brothers, he feels that he is really boring.

The queen looked at her face and said at the right time: "It is better to send two hundred soldiers to guard Nanshan, give each of the two brothers a hundred fine cavalry, and let them each lead this hundred fine cavalry to attack Nanshan, and whoever can take the lead in pulling out the handsome banner on the top of the mountain will win." ”

Nanshan stands one mile at the southern end of the school field, just in the sight of everyone. It was originally a high platform when Wu Ding ordered the army, because of the harmony of the frontier in recent years, there was no war, and there was no military parade at this point for many years, so it was abandoned. The mountain was less than 100 meters high, and there was a stone city built on it, and there was only an empty gate on the north side.

Wu Ding said: "That's very good. ”

The queen said, "If there is no reward or punishment, the two brothers will be humble and willing, and they will not be able to show their hands and feet." I have a way to teach them to be willing to do what they really can. ”

Wu Ding said: "The queen makes her own arrangements. ”

Then the queen turned to the two princes and the people and shouted, "The two princes listen to the order, you and others each lead a hundred fine horsemen, and whoever first attacks the opposite hill and pulls out the handsome banner will be the prince." ”

When Wu Ding heard this, his heart couldn't help jumping, knowing that the queen had a ghost idea to fight for the throne for her own son Zu Geng, and wanted to stop him, but she had already announced it in public, and then thought that this successor to the crown prince's position must serve the public, and now the envoys of the Fang Kingdom, the leaders of the subject countries, and the civil and military officials are all here, if you speak out to stop the queen, you will be said by others that I favor Zu Jia. In fact, Zu Geng is used to playing a little pampered in the palace, Zu Jia has been fighting on the battlefield with his biological mother for many years, Zu Geng is not Zu Jia's opponent, and furthermore, let Zu Jia win the handsome flag in front of everyone's eyes today, and he can also build his prestige and convince everyone. Thinking of this, Zu Jia didn't say anything to stop him.

The queen gave an order, and the two princes each led their cavalry to gallop towards the opposite hill, and a long yellow dust rolled up on the school field. When they reached the bottom of the mountain, they each ordered the cavalry to dismount and run to the top of the mountain on foot. When they reached the mountainside, two guards rushed down from the top of the mountain to defeat the two of them. Zu Jia in order to seize the position of the prince, his subordinates were merciless, all the way up the mountain, to come to the mountainside, but saw that there was a person on the head of the city who had already pulled down the handsome flag, looked at the mountain and waved the flag and shouted, Dingqing saw that it was Zu Geng, and shouted: "Oops! ”

When the two brothers returned to the school, Wu Ding was shocked when he saw that the handsome flag was in Zu Geng's hands, but he couldn't change his words in front of everyone, so he had to let Zu Geng be the prince.

Zu Jia didn't expect that he had been through a hundred battles but lost in the hands of Zu Geng, who was not leaving the palace, and couldn't help but be disappointed and annoyed.

The following year, Wu Ding died, and Zu Geng succeeded to the throne. Zu Jia knew that Zu Geng was a yin owl, and in order to avoid being poisoned, he left the royal city, took a boat to the bank of Jianghan, and escaped in Panlong City.

At that time, Zu Jia and Zu Geng competed in Nanshan, causing Zu Jia to lose the position of prince, so that he was exiled and suffered. For ten years, Zu Jia has been sighing about the will of heaven to make people, unwilling to look back on the ugly things of the year, when he saw the old things in the silk book again, he naturally felt entangled in his heart, showing a sad face, and only when he saw the end did he know that he was plotted by someone, so he was furious.

It turned out that the queen secretly bought the Nanshan guard in advance, so that he would block Zu Jia to death, and bluffed Zu Geng, let him enter the city and pull out the flag, so that Zu Jia lost the position of the crown prince. Zujia's misfortune today is due to the treacherous plan of the queen and the guard.

Seeing this, Zuo Lie couldn't help but sweat like rain, because he was the guard of the year.

In that year, after the queen announced to everyone the rules of the mountain attack competition, she came to the middle of the forbidden army and made Zuo Lie a general, so that he could block Zu Jia's siege of the city with all his might, and let Zu Geng enter the city and pull out the flag, promising that as long as Zu Geng wins, he will be promoted to the leader of the forbidden army, and after Zu Geng succeeds to the throne, he will worship him as the general of the country. Zu Geng dreamed of getting ahead, knowing that this was the crime of bullying the king, but he also accepted it and blocked Zu Jia from the royal power. I thought that ten years had passed since this incident, and it had been forgotten, but I didn't want that Zu Geng to be extremely insidious, so I dug up this matter and used it greatly. His purpose is obvious, that is, after the shady army failed to kill Zuo Lie, he will fake Zu Jia's hand to kill him, so that he will never know about Zu Geng and Zuo Jie's conspiracy to coerce Wan'er to hunt and kill Zu Jia. If Zuo Lie died, Zu Jia would never know who was really behind the hunt for him.

Zuo Lie looked at the sky with his eyes, remembering that he had pursued vain and vain all his life, being played with by others, and being ignorant and ignorant, he was left with a disability, people are not like people, ghosts are not like ghosts, and Wan'er died tragically, in the country and at home, unkind and unjust, right and wrong, it is simply better than a pig and a dog, and he was full of sorrow for a while, full of remorse, his heart was like ashes, and he said to himself: "What a self-inflicted sin!" After saying that, he pulled out the short knife at his waist, wiped it on his neck, and fell in a pool of blood with a pop.

Outside the mourning hall, a flock of chickadees flew by, chirping......

I don't know when the snowflakes fell in the sky again, just like the snowflakes that a general named Yan saw on Panlong City on a winter day many years later, lonely, barren, and seemingly absent.

After 3126, a young man named Zuo Yan came to the ruins of Panlong City with a camera on his back, only to see gravel and artemisia grass in his eyes, and there was no trace of the big city.

A mysterious woman said that he was Zuo Lie 3,000 years ago.

The young man said coldly: only ghosts believe!