Chapter 36: The Past of the Mausoleum
Gan Fei winked at Xie Xuan with some difficulty, his mind hadn't turned a corner yet, how could this weak-crowned young man get involved with the Tomb Captain? How did he know that the establishment of the Tomb Captain was inextricably linked to himself?
As if seeing the stunned in Gan Fei's eyes, Xie Xuan chuckled and explained: "Brother Gan, don't forget, the Commander of the Tomb is a subordinate of the Ministry of Officials, and the younger brother, Uncle An Shishi, is in the Ministry of Officials, and he has always had doubts about the Captain of the Tomb. Brother Gan, listen to the little brother. ”
It turns out that at the beginning of the establishment of the Tomb Commander, it was instructed by the Great Sima, how dare the hundred officials of the Ministry of Officials disobey it? However, Xie An, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, was quite strange, this Tomb Commander was set up in a nondescript manner, nominally for the emperor's mausoleum to protect the army, but this position has already been determined, and if there is a real need, a guard will be transferred to the Tomb Guard, so why bother to establish a new official office?
This discussion occurred not long after the news of the fine work in the Great Sima Mansion, and I heard a report from the ears and eyes in the Great Sima Mansion that it was because of the chaos that the Great Sima decided to establish the post of the chief lieutenant of the Mausoleum under the advice of Xi Chao, a confidant of the staff. But what does the Hu people's spy have to do with the protection of the tomb? Xie An was even more puzzled, and according to the ears and eyes, this mausoleum commander was deliberately let by the great Sima to let the newly accepted doorman surnamed Gan take on the responsibility, this is strange, it seems that this doorman surnamed Gan is just reckless in the rivers and lakes, not even the Han clan, and he is a new person, what is the purpose of the great Sima's promotion? Besides, how famous are the thirteen great swordsmen of the Great Sima Mansion? It is also rumored in the Beijing Division, Da Sima has the heart to promote his henchmen, since he should be selected from these thirteen swordsmen, when will there be such a person surnamed Gan?
The questions were one after another, Xie An was solemn and calm, and did not show it on his face, just waiting for the man surnamed Nagan to take office, and he knocked on the side, or he could learn something about the inside. Unexpectedly, in the end, it was a scholar from Hanjie who came to the Ministry of Officials to take over the official position of the Governor of the Tomb.
The name of Teng Xiang and Teng Ziyan, Xie An has also heard of it, although Teng Xiang is down-and-out at the moment, but his ancestors can be regarded as the Beihai Wang family, and if he really studies it carefully, it is not Bai Ding's body. I heard that Bo, who was the head of the Great Sima Shogunate in the past, left angrily in a short period of time because he could not be reused, and since then he has only been very close to Han Li, the chief swordsman of the Great Sima's sect, but he has never had any dealings with the Great Sima.
Xie An secretly paid attention to the Tomb Captain, and soon noticed many peculiarities of the Tomb Captain, saying that it was the army guarding the mausoleum, but this Tomb Captain did not have a single soldier, but there were a few strange strange people, the clerk in Shangshu Cheng who was said to be able to see the ghost, and the black and fat cook in the Lu family's mansion who was not afraid of demon chickens, ordinary people were a little afraid of this kind of person, but the Tomb Captain accepted them all like a treasure...... And after the specially arranged inspection of the Tomb Commander's Office, Xie An found that there were new members of the Tomb Commander, a young martial artist with a strong physique, who was only transferred from the post of Dongyang County Inspector Sima Ren; a fat scholar with a weak face who looked ugly but had an extraordinary bearing, claiming to be the son of the Yang Zhai family; a middle-aged man who was thin and thin, but always felt sneaky when he walked, Xie An saw that his eyes clearly revealed a yellow and depressing light, but he said that it was because he Wu someone had been a person since he was a child, Xie An simply wanted to laugh, who are these peopleAnd there are actually three beautiful young women in the cemetery, which makes Xie An even more surprised, that first a woman ended in a strong outfit, looking heroic, that is, seeing Xie An, a famous courtier, she was also quite arrogant tilted her head, neither polite nor spoken, and the woman in the white dress next to her was simply bright and beautiful, Rao is Xie An has read countless people, and when she saw this beauty, she couldn't help but move slightly, such a beautiful woman is like a fairy descending to earth, there is such a color in the world? At the end of the day, there was a girl with her head hanging down, holding a rickety old woman, bowing from a distance, just a glance, Xie An suddenly found that the girl with her head hanging down was delicate and beautiful, if she didn't deliberately restrain her posture, she was almost not under the woman in the white dress who was immortal that day.
Teng Xiang only said that these people were all lieutenants and officials of the Mausoleum Lieutenant, Xie An carefully checked the letter of the body, but he did not find any flaws, and the letter was clearly written: Sima Wu Ping, Zhong Linbo, Shi Huan, Wu Ling, Feng Yingxiu, and the lieutenants of the Mausoleum Lieutenant Bureau...... Cao Zhan, Niu Wu, Bai Juan'er, Feng Shi, Cao Xiaopei, and the officials of the Mausoleum Lieutenant Office......
And after Xie An finally checked the palace of the Commander of the Tomb, he was even more surprised to find that the Captain of the Tomb had collected many strange stories of the world and compiled them into a book, and several rooms in the palace seemed to be completely unchanged at first glance, but Xie An could also feel the strange atmosphere of the whirlpool and agility, and asked Teng Xiang, but Teng Xiang said that his words were unknown.
Neither the army of the mausoleum guards who served the emperor's mausoleum, nor the witch place where he had always heard of disasters and exorcisms, Xie An felt more and more the mystery of this mausoleum captain. In the face of repeated inquiries from the Ministry of Shangshu, Teng Xiang pushed all these on Da Sima, only saying that the camera was moved by Da Sima's order, and the details were also asked by the adults to know Da Sima.
This prevarication has avoided his own difficulties cleanly, not to mention that Da Sima has accumulated power for a long time, ordinary officials don't dare to question it slightly, so they really want to ask, Da Sima also personally led the army to fight on the front line of the Northern Expedition, but where to ask?
Although the Lingwei is under the rule of the officials, but in essence it belongs to the Great Sima Shogunate, Xie An is not afraid of the Great Sima, but he is not strong for a while, so he can only leave the Xiling Lieutenant with full of doubts, the more he thinks about it, the more he feels uneasy, it just so happens that this time the prince went to Luoyang and his line, he conveyed this meaning to his most valued nephew Xie Xuan, if he can see Huan Da Sima, he can ask one or two. Xie An thought clearly, if he asked as a subordinate of the ministry, it would be easy for Da Sima to be vague in an official-style article, and Xie Xuan, as a junior to an elder, inadvertently mentioned a little, but it was easy for Da Sima to spit out some truths, this is a skill in questioning, and Xie An, who is subtle and cautious, knows how to do it.
Xie An's confession made Xie Xuan stay interested, and after thinking about the situation before and after, it was easy to connect the rumored Gan surnamed Men with the brave swordsman who was in the same place as Mei Yu and the lonely goose in the Suzhen Pavilion Station, if the establishment of this Tomb Captain was the idea of the Gan surname Sect, then ask him directly, wouldn't it be more concise and clear?
Kong Ti's suspicion of the enemy's family made Xie Xuan and Yin Yu walk all the way, and because An Wanxi and Wang Hong joined like a chain reaction, they unexpectedly met the brave swordsman again, and caused a small turmoil, which is simply an incredible coincidence.
Therefore, Xie Xuan rushed to meet Gan Fei early in the morning, in addition to expressing his admiration and apologies for the original situation last night, he had to make sure that this brave swordsman and the man surnamed Na Gan were not the same person.
After hearing Gan Fei's name, he was sure that everything was as he thought, but after witnessing the terrifying scene of the demon appearing and wreaking havoc in the market town, this mood that should have been surprised and happy became quite calm, at least compared to the shock of the first sight of the demon, it was already insignificant.
Xie Xuan's words came down, and he chose to ask for it simply, not only omitting the section where Uncle Xie An had doubts about Da Sima, but also the past of the inspection of the Tomb Captain was only a passing word, but it was enough to make the whole matter clear and clear.
Even Kong Ti has never known much about this matter, but now it suddenly dawned on him, it turned out that the son was in a hurry to find this fat man for this reason, and when Xie Xuan narrated, Kong Ti didn't say a word, and listened very seriously. Like him, there was also the bearded girl behind Gan Fei, who quietly showed half of her face, sometimes looking at Xie Xuan, sometimes at Gan Fei, her clear green eyes slightly revealing some confusion.
So that's the case, Gan Fei sighed lightly and nodded: "That's right, the establishment of that Tomb Captain is precisely because of me......" Thinking of the past of killing Yun Weeping Bead that finally led to the birth of the Tomb Captain, and then thinking of the fact that he recommended the down-and-out Teng Xiang, Gan Fei couldn't help but feel a trace of concern in his heart.
Because Xie Xuan didn't mention it, he didn't know that there was another Xiaopei girl who had come to join the Lingwei of the Dao, of course, even if he heard this name, he didn't know who the Dao was, but Zhong Linbo, Shi Wei and Wuyan were personally recommended by him to the Lingwei, at that time, it was not only to strengthen the Lingwei, but also to allow himself to take the opportunity to get out, counting, but a few months ago, it was as if it had gone through countless springs and autumns, and I don't know how the Lingwei was progressing under the auspices of Teng Xiang......
How easy is it for me to forget each other? From today's desperate and extremely reckless and stupid solo invasion of the city, to the spontaneous concern that arose after hearing about the Captain of the Mausoleum, all illustrate this point.
“...... Having said a lot, you just want to know what the Tomb Captain of the Lu Dao Sect is doing, right?" Gan Fei continued, Xie Xuan bowed slightly, his expression focused.
"In the past, only we knew about the existence of the demons of the Dao Dao, and fought against them for thousands of years, a few months ago, the Great Sima also knew about the existence of these demons, and now, you are also very aware of the existence of these demons, right?" Gan Fei pointed to the town in the distance where the clouds and mist had not yet dissipated, "The Commander of the Tomb is a human army specially set up by the Great Sima to prepare to fight against the demons after learning about the demons in the world. ”
"Sure enough! The little brother Shicai just guessed like this, and the big Sima even prepared this. Xie Xuan gave a high-five of his excitement, this speculation had surfaced in his mind after he had experienced the tragic scene in Guangliang Town, and now it had finally been confirmed by Gan Fei.
"It should have been better prepared. It's a pity that it soon encountered the war of the Northern Expedition of the imperial court. It seems that Da Sima's thirst for making meritorious contributions and seeking a country and conquering the country is far above guarding against demons and protecting the people, so he may not really pay attention to the threat from demons......" Gan Fei's outstretched finger did not let go, "I think that when Da Sima Zhilu explains the scene that happened here, maybe he will change his mind." As I said, if the world is not prepared, such tragedies will only increase. ”
"I understand, no matter whether Da Sima will change his course in the end, I will also go back and report this matter truthfully to Uncle Shi, and work together to strengthen the Tomb Captain, and become a strong army that can resist demons and defend the land as soon as possible. Xie Xuan bowed to Gan Fei, his tone full of determination.
"Well, don't worry, those demons and monsters are not as terrible as you think, the power of mortals is far more powerful than most people themselves have not discovered, this is the hidden power in the human body, as long as this potential is really stimulated, then the demons and monsters will only fear people, not people to fear them. "Gan Fei is a rehash of the old words, similar words have been said in front of Da Sima in the past, for this, whether it is Xie Xuan or Kong Ti, they are deeply touched, yes, demonic illusions, terrifying, but under their courage, can't they also deal with the ferocious Kunlun slave? And the god-killing swordsman Deng Yuzi even killed a demon with a sword, and then look at those cranes and white-robed immortals, destroying all the demons raging all over the city, so it seems that the demons are not as terrible as imagined, as long as mortals master some kind of tricks, or as Gan Fei said, they can really compete with demons if they can stimulate the kind of potential in their bodies.
As soon as his doubts were resolved, Xie Xuan's expression was even more relaxed, and he didn't know how many ways to strengthen the Tomb Captain in his mind, and he was more and more eager to try it in his heart, and suddenly thought of the key point, and looked straight at Gan Fei: "Brother Gan, listen to what you say, whether you are a disciple of the Great Sima Sect or not, it is always the same...... Oh, the master in the Demon Dao is unmistakable, since the Great Sima intends to hand over this Tomb Captain to you to command, why do you push but not accept it? After all, you are an expert, you don't care, isn't this line of work half the effort, and it is a waste of effort? The little brother has the courage to beg Brother Gan to return to the Tomb Captain for the Great Sima and Uncle Shi......
A sentence that the disciples of the Qianjia family are not allowed to enter the dynasty as officials and eunuchs almost blurted out, but when the words came to his mouth, Gan Fei changed his words and said with a bitter smile: "...... I'm a wasted person, so it's useless to go, you tell that Teng Ziyan, he naturally has a way to find another way. ”
At this time, Kong Ti, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Forgive me for relying on the old man and calling you Xiaolang, Gan Xiaolang, I don't know why you became like this in the past, when even I was afraid of three points, but I see that you have sound hands and feet and intact meridians, but why do you always look like a self-willed person?"
"Whether it's martial arts skills or occult spiritual power, now that I don't have anything left, I can't even walk out of breath when I walk normally, how can I not be a wasted person?"
"The old man doesn't understand the occult spiritual power, it doesn't need to be said, but what if the old man has a way for you to reproduce the martial arts of the past?"