Chapter 25 - Ritual - II - Nameplate
Within the scope of Anxi Fort, if Xun Qinyi was asked to choose a place he hated the most, it would definitely be the ancestral hall of the Xun family's ancestral temple. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
As the most spectacular, majestic and magnificent building complex in Anxi Fort, it is also the theoretical spiritual heart of Runzhou Xun's family, a sacred and inviolable place, but in Xun Qinyi's hidden in the deepest part of a miserable memory, every stone wall, every floor tile, every piece of green tile here is stained with scarlet, every alley, every hall, every hall is surrounded by ghosts crying and wailing.
Raised his head and stared at the huge "Xun Clan Ancestral Hall" Plaque, a trace of red flashed in the depths of Xun Qinyi's eyes and quickly disappeared, and then the corners of his mouth brought a hint of mockery, at the door of the huge ancestral hall, a group of men, women, and children Xun clansmen in the complex silent gaze, quickly stepped in, behind them, more than a dozen Xun clansmen followed, most of them were just the recent period of refuge in the bridgehead grass, but also mixed with some of the descendants he had worked hard to recruit for so many years, until Xun Yilong fell, Xun Yichang's attitude began to really relax, only by Xun Qinyi intentionally leaked some and put it in front of the stage。
"The ancestral temple ancestral hall is not used to make you show your prestige! Xun Qinyi!"
As soon as he stepped into the ancestral hall, he once again had a thick mockery on his face, and turned his head to look at the voice, Xun Qinrong was alone, quietly hidden in a corner of the door, half of his body fell into the shadow of the stone pillar, and the whole person looked a little obscure.
"The younger brother seems to have a lot fewer people close to him recently, do you need the eldest brother's fulcrum to go over!"
"Huh!"
In response to Xun Qinyi's undisguised ridicule, Xun Qinrong was so uncharacteristically uncharacteristic that he did not show the slightest anger, and even took a step back slightly, hiding his entire body in the shadow.
"The second uncle has worked hard for the Xun family all his life, and in this last journey, I hope that my wife can be peaceful, Xun Qinyi!"
Xun Qinyi's calmness was a little hesitant, but then the words that came led Xun Qinyi's face turned pale, nodded slightly, and walked towards the depths of the hall alone.
"Big brother?huh!"
Coldly watching Xun Qinyi slowly walk into the inner hall, Xun Qinrong's low muttering finally turned into a cold sarcasm, and glanced at the group of Xun clan people who stayed in the front hall, several of them were still the most intimate doglegs in their eyes a few days ago, a trace of coldness flashed in their eyes, and they lowered their heads and fell into silence.
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The entire Xun ancestral hall is roughly divided into three main buildings, the front hall, the inner hall, the back hall, and the scattered small buildings attached to the surrounding area form the largest building complex in the rest of the fort.
Theoretically, the annual ancestor worship is generally only carried out in the front hall, at the time, the clansmen of the major main branches of the Xun clan in Runzhou will gather together to worship the ancestors of the Xun family, although the ancestral hall is large, but the front hall is barely plugged into the main vein of the long house, and most of the Xun clan people will be arranged in the huge square outside the front hall door.
The inner sanctum, on the other hand, is used to hold some small sacrificial activities, and most of the time only the main vein, that is, the head of the family, can be used.
Although he is a family parent, as an illegitimate child, Xun Qinyi is actually the first time to enter the inner hall of the ancestral hall, in fact, in the past, he was arranged in the square outside the hall every year in the ancestral worship activities of the front hall, and a number of branches were side-by-side.
Walking through a blue brick and stone corridor that was only more than twenty meters long, Xun Qinyi nodded to the two guards at the door of the inner hall, and then wanted to step in, but as soon as he lifted his foot, he was stopped by the guards, and the quaint bronze spears crossed and completely sealed the grand inner hall gate.
"Is the head of the house included?"
It seems that he has long been accustomed to this kind of ruthlessness, Xun Qinyi did not see the slightest annoyance, but stood in front of the door fixedly, and asked gently.
However, in the face of Xun Qinyi's questioning, the two guards who blocked the door not only did not respond at all, but even kept their eyes as they were from beginning to end, as if they didn't see Xun Qinyi at all.
"On the orders of the head of the family, participate in the sacrifice of Elder Xun Yilong's return to the soul!"
His face froze, and Xun Qinyi's tone unconsciously carried a trace of coldness.
However, the two guards blocking the road remained unchanged and did not see the slightest movement, just when Xun Qinyi's anger was slightly raised, and his eyes flashed with a dangerous light, Xun Yichang's voice suddenly came from inside the ancestral hall.
"Qin Yi?"
"Yes!
"With the nameplate, I remember letting you change it!"
"Yes!"
Bowing his head in response, Xun Qinyi turned his hand and took out a palm-sized silver nameplate from the inner pocket of his chest, and his name was engraved in ancient seal script on the wooden structure of the card, and the lower left corner of the name was also decorated with the words that were about to be given to him by Xun Yichang, Yuan Hui.
Every Xun clan member who enters the family tree will be engraved by the family with two identical nameplates at birth, one is stored in the Xun ancestral hall Zongming Hall, and the other is carried by himself.
Previously, Xun Qinyi also had a similar nameplate, but the one before Xun Qinyi was inky black, and the material was also ordinary sunken wood, which was the identity nameplate of the ordinary clansmen of the Xun clan.
Glancing at the "Yuan Hui" in the corner of the nameplate, Xun Qinyi turned his hand and shook it at the two guards blocking the door, and the two guards who were originally like sculptures returned to their original state in an instant, retracted their bronze spears, and stood at both ends of the gate.
Retracting the nameplate and staring at the guard on the left for a while, Xun Qinyi retracted his gaze thoughtfully, raised his head and walked into the inner hall.
As soon as you enter the inner hall, the line of sight is vain, this inner hall looks two points smaller than the front hall from the outside, in addition to being slightly dim, its interior seems unusually spacious, or rather, compared to the front hall is enshrined in a large number of Xun ancestors tablets and memorial inscriptions are relatively crowded, the inner hall is more like an empty hall, at a glance, except for a one-meter-high long stone platform placed in the center of the main hall, there is nothing else on the black floor tiles that are integrated.
"In principle, the inner hall belongs to each Xun family master, and compared to the layout of the previous one, I prefer to be simple and clear, so most of the old objects have been cleaned up by me!"
"Father!"
Xun Yichang's faint voice came from his ears, Xun Qinyi turned his head to look, and found that Xun Yichang was standing closely behind him, his body almost against the palace wall behind him, and a huge figure relief was derived from behind him, hidden on the top of the palace.
"The Great Elder will be here soon, you go and kowtow to your second uncle first!"
"Yes!"
Bowing his head in response, Xun Qinyi turned his head and walked slowly to the stone platform in the center of the main hall, Xun Yilong, who was dressed in a cyan ancient costume, was lying quietly on it, the corpse had been specially treated, even in July and August, it could be kept for a long time without rotting or smelling, and after staring at Xun Yilong, who seemed to be sleeping, Xun Qinyi leaned down, kowtowed respectfully three times and prayed.
"Uh-huh!"