On the first day of the Lunar New Year, early in the morning, the land of China was full of firecrackers to welcome the new year.

The men of the Chu clan all got up early in the morning, because all the men of them had to participate in the ancestral hall sacrifices, and the custom was also called New Year's worship, but the first step here was to worship the heavens and the earth to worship their ancestors.

There are many people in the Chu family, four generations are in the same hall, two or three-year-old boys are led to the outside of the ancestral hall, and the women are all outside the ancestral hall, not close to the ancestral hall, but this time Chu Xiu was directly brought into the ancestral hall.

The ancestral system of the Chu nationality, men who have not performed a coming-of-age ceremony are not allowed to step into the ancestral hall, so those under the age of eighteen can only kneel outside, but this time all the people of the age generation are kneeling outside the ancestral hall, they don't know why, they can only see the notice at the door of the ancestral hall written clearly in red paper and black letters: "All the men of the age are worshipping outside the ancestral hall this year." ”

Chu Ge also knelt on the ground, suspicious in his heart, it was said that he could enter the ancestral hall to worship after the coming-of-age ceremony, but not this year, many people had the same idea as Chu Ge, but they didn't question anything, in the Chu clan, the elders and young are very strict.

Soon, Chu Yuangong arrived, followed by the old people of the Hongzi generation, all wearing Chu clothes, and then walking behind were the old people of the Xingzi generation, who could be regarded as old people in other places at the age of not being confused, but they could be counted as young people here.

After all the Yaozi generations entered the lobby, the patriarch Chu Yaowen came out and announced to the kneeling young men: "Next, I will recite the names of several people, and those who read the names will follow me into the ancestral hall to participate in the worship of the heavens and ancestors." ”

The crowd was quiet after a small commotion, and the hearts of all the young or middle-aged people were tight, what does it mean to be able to enter the ancestral hall today, and the status in the family has been greatly improved.

The patriarch shouted angrily: "There is a new generation of young master Chu Ge invited." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, what does the word young master mean, it goes without saying that he will be the successor of the Chu clan in the future.

Although the crowd was a little noisy, when the patriarch spoke again, the crowd immediately quieted down, and several names came out of the patriarch's mouth, Chu Yingnian, Chu Liunian, Chu Jingnian, Chu Yinian, Chu Guangnian, Chu Xinzhou, and Chu Xinping stood up with a look of excitement, among them, Chu Jingnian was the eldest, he was the eldest grandson of the Nian generation, and in addition to them, there were also two people from the next generation of new characters.

Chu Yingnian knew at a glance that these people were the first people to walk out of the passage when they were tested in the ancestral hall, but it should be nine people, why are there only eight people with Chu Ge? Chu Yingnian was a little puzzled, but when he stepped into the ancestral hall, he found that there was a girl kneeling behind his grandfather, Chu Yingnian walked in and found that it was Chu Xiu, in addition to Chu Xiu, Chu Yingnian also found that there was another woman, it was an old grandmother in the second room, the ancestral hall does not allow women to enter, why are there two today, Chu Yingnian was shocked in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask.

Except for Chu Ge, who is relatively calm, the others have the same thoughts as Chu Yingnian, because Chu Ge saw it yesterday, and he appeared in the ancestral hall today, and he understands it when he thinks about it, after all, Chu Ge is very smart, otherwise he would not be able to become a young master.

At the beginning of the New Year's festival, a set of cumbersome processes, burning incense, three knocks and nine bows, and so on.

Chu Ge was surprised to find that there was also a set of chimes, only to see the old grandmother get up, a sound like flowing water came, and then suddenly there was a sound of killing of the Jin Ge Iron Horse, the younger generation listened to it very incomprehensibly, and the older generation seemed to know it in their chests. The music was very exciting, which made people listen to the blood surging, and then I saw Chu Yuangong slowly get up, bow to the ancestors three times, and then slowly turn around.

Chu Yuangong got up, the others still knelt and didn't move, Chu Yuangong slowly spoke: "Since the young master of this generation is out, then there are some things to tell you, you nine little guys listen well." ”

Chu Ge and the others naturally listened attentively, at this time, even Chu Liunian, the patriarch's son, did not dare to make a mistake, he would really be killed.

Chu Yuan said fairly: "The music you listened to just now is the song of the Chu army breaking the formation, which was passed on to the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has been passed down from generation to generation. Chu represents not only the surname, but also the state of Chu, and the eight of you are the young lord's guard, I hope you descendants can remember it. ”

Many people were shocked, not only the Nian generation, but even the Yaozi generation, many people heard it for the first time, they turned out to be the first line of the Chu State, and it felt a little incredible.

Empress Chu Yuangong gave a few more orders, then the ancestor worship was officially over, and the others left the ancestral hall one after another, only some of the core people and the nine people of Chu Ge were still in the ancestral hall.

Chu Yuan said fairly: "The nine of you wear Chu clothes, and follow me to greet the other eleven branches surnamed Chu." ”

Chu Ge's heart was quite shocked, it was the first time he heard that his surname was so famous, and there were even eleven branches, my good girl, this is terrible, he is the young master of the Chu clan, so will their eleven branches listen to their own words in the future?

Chu Ge fantasized in his heart.

When Chu Ge changed his clothes and arrived, he found that everyone was waiting for him alone, and he was a little unbearable because he was thick-skinned, only to see Chu Yuangong approaching, taking Chu Ge's hand and saying, "Let's go pick up the other eleven rooms." ”

Chu Liunian looked quite jealous, and he was favored by Chu Yuangong, and he could go sideways directly in the clan, Chu Ge, a bastard, took shit luck. But Chu Ge didn't think so at all, he was very frightened in his heart, he was under a lot of pressure, and he felt very strange, because his grandfather died before he could remember, and it was the first time he was held by such an old person, and it was an indescribable weird feeling.

Everyone came to the entrance of the village, and after waiting for a short time, a group of cars drove in, and the people who came down, including military officers, wealthy businessmen, and all kinds of people, stopped at the entrance of the village, and then knelt down in front of Chu Yuangong very neatly, and only heard one sentence: "The grandchildren give Yuangong New Year's greetings." ”

It was the first time that so many people knelt on Chu Ge, and Chu Ge was even more stressed, and there was no part for Chu Ge to speak on this occasion.

Chu Yuangong said slowly: "This is the young master of our Chu clan, Chu Ge. ”

The eyes of that group of people looking at Chu Ge immediately became different, very respectful, this is in their bones, even if they are sixty or seventy people, they all said to Chu Ge: "See the young master." ”

At this time, Chu Ge was a little floating, feeling light, this feeling was very cool, it was really cool!

Chu Yuangong said lightly: "Get up, you go to the ancestral hall with Yaowen to worship your ancestors, and someone is coming to the eleventh room." ”

The most headed old man, the chick pecked at the rice and nodded: "Xie Yuangong." ”

A group of people walked towards the ancestral hall, and when they walked away, Chu Ge asked, "Grandpa, who are they?"

Chu Yuangong looked at Chu Ge with a loving face and said: "Little guy, they are the ten rooms that our Chu clan moved away, back then our Chu clan had thirteen rooms, the largest family within a radius of thousands of miles, and the war and plague behind it, ten rooms were moved away one after another, and only three of us were still in the ancestral land." ”

Chu Ge said, "Then are we waiting for the people in the eleventh room now?"

Chu Yuangong said with a smile: "No, the thirteen rooms of the Chu family have arrived, what we are waiting for is the eleventh branch of the Chu surname, and our Chu family is just a branch of the Chu surname." ”

Chu Ge was puzzled: "The eleventh branch of the surname Chu?"

Chu Yuangong's eyes became deep, and he said slowly: "The surname Chu is a general term, including twelve big surnames, our ancestors have always called the surname Chu twelve rooms, in addition to our Chu family, there are also eleven branches, that is, the eleven clans, namely Mixiong, Ji, Xiang, Chen, Wang, Jing, Sun, Qu, Yang, Zhang, Jing, these eleven clans. ”

Not only Chu Ge, many people only know the eleventh room, but it is not clear what the eleventh room branch is called. Chu Yingnian's heart was turbulent like a turbulent wave, he felt that he was very excited in his heart, it was a little difficult to breathe, and a shocking secret seemed to unfold in front of him.

The eleven surnames that Chu Yuangong said, Chu Ge is not very good at reading and doesn't know it's normal, Chu Yingnian is a top student of Peking University, these are known, Mi Xiong was the surname of the king of Chu back then, the Chu royal family or surname Mi or surname Xiong, and Chu has three major royal families, namely Qu, Jing, and Zhao, but Chu Yingnian is not clear why there is Qu Youjing in the eleventh room, but there is no Zhao.

Soon, another convoy came to the entrance of the village, and this time there were not so many convoys, but there were still a lot.

The first cars, all the latest Mercedes-Benz models, each car is four people, a total of five cars, and there is still some distance to stop at the entrance of the village. Then someone got out of the car, and the first thing was to take out a flag, and a dragon flying and phoenix dancing fluttered.

An old man got out of the car and walked slowly, followed by a middle-aged man who looked very capable, and then followed by eight teenagers and a girl.

The flag bearer's angry "Qifangjing's surname has arrived" shocked Chu Ge, who was a little sleepy.

The old man stepped forward and still saluted Chu Yuangong and said, "The scenery of the seventh room is far away to meet Chu Yuangong." ”

After the old man called Jing Zhiyuan knelt down, the people behind him knelt down like dumplings.

Chu Yuangong said lightly: "Get up, someone will take them to the ancestral hall to worship." ”

Next is a series of three-room Ji surnames, five-room Chen surnames, twelve-room Jing surnames, ten-room Yang surnames, eleven-room Zhang surnames, nine-room Qu surnames, eight-room Sun surnames, four-room Xiang surnames, and six-room Wang surnames.

Then he knelt down like a ghostly animal, and Chu Ge was a little tired of seeing it, wishing it would end early.

These teams come in luxury cars, dozens of people, and more than a dozen people, but all teams have one thing in common, that is, there are nine teenagers, eight men and one woman. After these people finished the formalities, it was already noon, and the eleventh room came to the tenth room, but only the second room did not come.

Finally, the last group of convoys slowly drove into everyone's sight, all of them were luxury cars, and a group of people came down, brightly dressed, wearing famous brands, and they were also nine teenagers, eight men and one woman.

The middle-aged man at the head came to Chu Yuangong with a smile and smiled: "How is Yuangong's health lately?"

Chu Yuangong said lightly: "The body is stiff. ”

The middle-aged man left after speaking, and he didn't mean to kneel down, no one stopped him, and Chu Yuangong didn't speak, but Chu Ge clearly felt that Chu Yuangong was holding his hand and clenching and putting it down repeatedly, as if he was hinting at himself.

Chu Ge looked at Chu Yuangong, and saw that Chu Yuancheng was signaling him, Chu Ge was a little panicked, he didn't know what to do, and blurted out a sentence: "That uncle, you haven't bowed down yet?"

The middle-aged man turned his head in surprise and looked at Chu Ge incredulously, he thought it was Chu Yaowen who would be able to exit, but he didn't expect it to be a hairy boy. But he didn't answer, just cast a look, and behind him a young man stood up and said loudly: "What are you, dare to speak to our patriarch like this." ”

This is tantamount to a bombshell falling down, the crowd is as silent as death, many old men know it, Chu Yuangong is even more motionless, standing still like a living Buddha.

Chu Jingnian seemed to have received a signal, walked straight forward to the young man, and raised his hand to slap him. The young man was stunned on the spot, he didn't expect that on such an occasion, someone would dare to do it to himself.

The young man was furious and said, "Who are you who dare to beat me, I am the son of the patriarch." ”

Chu Jingnian was unmoved, and said coldly: "The eldest grandson of the Chu family's long house." ”

Chu Ge felt that they were acting, the script seemed to have been written a long time ago, and even the lines had been written, Chu Jingnian dared to beat someone on such an occasion, and he didn't believe it if he was killed, although Chu Jingnian was two years older than him.

Chu Yingnian didn't believe it either, he could see at a glance that Chu Jingnian must have received some kind of signal, otherwise how could he dare to do it.

As soon as the name of the eldest grandson came out, the middle-aged man couldn't help but glance at Chu Jingnian more, and then said with a smile: "When you are old, your memory is not good, and you forgot to salute Yuan Gong." ”

Chu Ge obviously felt that the aura was wrong, it was a little difficult to breathe, and the air in the field seemed to be still, as if there was a murderous aura, a leaf fell, and then shattered in an instant.

Not only Chu Ge, but all the teenagers felt it, and the atmosphere didn't dare to come out, but after a while, the air resumed circulation, and the feeling of death disappeared without a trace.

I saw that the middle-aged man gave his son a slap with his backhand, very loudly, the young man was even more confused, others beat him, it was obvious that his father let him do it in the car, but he also beat himself, but the young man didn't dare to contradict anything, and endured it silently.

I saw the middle-aged man laugh and said: "The tutor is not good, let everyone see the jokes, I don't want to go, I will teach it well when I go back." ”

Then he immediately made a gesture, bowed down, and went away with the people.

Chu Hongtu stepped forward and said to Chu Yuan: "It seems that the second room wants to challenge the position of our long room, and he was stopped by me just now, I'm afraid he won't give up." ”

Chu Yuangong puffed up a sentence and said: "The second room is not just that little careful, what is there to be afraid of, their old man has not come." ”

Chu Hongtu stopped talking, and Chu Ge didn't dare to ask even if he wanted to.

Immediately, a little old man ran all the way to Chu Yuangong and said respectfully: "Grandpa, according to your orders, the plane is ready." ”

Chu Yuangong nodded and said, "Now that you are ready, let's start to prepare them to go to the Land of the Ten Thousand Gods, we have to hurry up." ”