After all, who lost whom: broken glass

Chapter 31 Xilin Temple (3)
Xilin Temple is very powerful in Youzhou. Its own land is owned by Xilin Temple for tens of miles, and some of it is leased to nearby farmers, businessmen, and craftsmen. With such a big accident, there were no casualties nearby.Some locals rummaged through the place where the tower fell to see if they could find anything valuable. Some people found human remains, or wild cats swished past, and some old people passed by and sighed: "What a crime!"

Rong Yu went up to him and asked him: "Old man, my brother and I came here to offer incense today, what happened last night?"

The old man looked up and saw that she had a peaceful face, she really looked like a common pilgrimage crowd, and said: "Brother, don't go to offer incense, something must have happened in the temple."

Rong Yu wondered: "I also ask the old man to enlighten me."

The old man said: "I am a local, and I have lived here for 50 years. Xilin Temple was not as desolate as it is now, and people came and went. It was much more lively. Later, one night, the tower suddenly fell down. It is the same as this time. Exactly the same, many people died in the temple, I heard that a prince also died, and then no one went there, in such a big temple, except for the original monks in the temple, only monks with hanging feet dare to stay in the temple."

Rong Yu said: "When was the last time the tower collapsed?"

The old man said: "Almost 20 years ago, my youngest son was just born at that time. I got up in the middle of the night to feed him, and suddenly there was a bang, and I saw only the light of the fire. Everyone in the city saw it. Go, say it's a crime."

Rong Yu said: "It's really strange, such a big tower, it will fall down as soon as it is said."

The old man said: "I heard that a few years ago, when Lord Hou was still alive, he fought a fierce battle, and many people died unjustly. Xilin Temple couldn't get over it and was crushed under this pagoda. Come to think of it—brother, don’t you believe it, the old Wang who was watching that night saw people flying around on the tower. Tell me, such a tall tower is not a ghost, how can it fly up? Pity the monks in the monastery."

Rong Yu said in his heart: The ghosts and gods said that most of them are ignorant people. There are people going up and down in the middle of the night. I am afraid it is the decisive battle that Tang Min mentioned. Naturally, Wang Pingyi and others will not go to the meeting alone. Tang Min has been preparing for revenge for so many years. I'm afraid they also have their own forces. The two sides fought fiercely, and it's not surprising for outsiders to see them. As for the tower collapse... Tang Min kept saying "swear not to survive", which is probably what he meant. The Tang Sect was already proficient in With hidden weapons, if she had ambushed explosives in the tower in advance, neither side would have a chance of surviving.

She echoed the old man and said a few words of "poor", then resigned from him and moved on.

The tomb of King Ping Yi is about a few miles away from Xilin Temple.Youzhou is dry and windy and sandy, but you can't see the style and features of Youzhou at all when you go to King Pingyi's tomb.There are a lot of trees planted here, neatly arranged in a square array, with verdant flowers and trees, hanging down into an arch, with a clear stream beside it, with gurgling water, and you can see rocks at the bottom of the water and fish swimming around, Rong Yu thought: No. I don't know if it's natural, or Wang Pingliu spent a lot of effort to build it. It is estimated that the latter is more likely.

There were soldiers in uniform guarding the tomb of King Ping Yi, and as soon as Rong Yu and Yu Nian approached, someone shouted and asked, "What are you doing?"

Rong Yu replied: "We are from the capital city, because our ancestors have received favors from the prince, so we passed through Youzhou this time, and came here to pay homage."

Soldiers lived here for a long time, and few people came. Only King Pingliu came to worship once a year on Qingming. After King Pingliu left, no one came for three years.Seeing someone coming at this time, one is surprised, the other is happy, but more happy.

Although Rong Yu didn't know what was going on, but she calculated that their thoughts were close to each other. She took out a sufficient amount of silver from her sleeve and quietly handed it over, saying kindly: "We first came to Youzhou, and we are not familiar with the place where we live. We didn’t even get any fresh fruits, so please ask Master Bing to buy some fresh fruits for us with this little money.”

The soldier weighed the silver, not to mention buying three animals, but buying five animals would be more than several times, so he naturally smiled and said: "Brother, wait a moment, I'll do it now--Brother has a conscience, unlike some If the father is dead, he can't even take care of his ancestors."

Naturally, Rong Yu knew that he was talking about King Ping, and he was also surprised, thinking: Hasn't King Ping been here?It's funny to hear him talk about conscience. What kind of conscience do I have, and I still have a silver conscience.

The soldier talked to his companion, and the companion took Rong Yu and Yu Nian to wait in the tomb guard's room. Although the room was simple, it was well-equipped.This soldier was slightly older than the one just now, with a yellow complexion, thick lips, and he didn't like to talk. Rong Yu wanted to ask him about King Pingliu several times, but seeing his expression, he swallowed it again, and the previous soldier returned after a while Sure enough, he brought three fresh fruits and led them there.

There are only two tombs in the cemetery, which are very close to each other. One is written "Liu Yi's Tomb" and the other is written "Liu Yi's Beloved Wife, Duan's Tomb".King Pingyi and Princess Xuanji, these names are also well-known legends in Qing history, but King Pingliu didn't add a single title, as if they were just common fools and foolish women who stayed together for a lifetime, lived together, and died together hole.

He didn't know what kind of mood he had when he erected these two monuments. Instead of avenging his father, he married the daughter of the enemy—whether he really thought that the past should be let go, and future generations should not be entangled , just like what he taught Liu Luo, but Liu Luo couldn't let it go, Xin Yu couldn't let it go, and she couldn't let it go either.Rong Yu smiled wryly, and thought: The only person who really let go from the beginning to the end is probably only King Pingliu.

She lit incense and bowed deeply several times.She sat for a long time, the smoke curled up into the sky, and she said softly: "Do you think it's strange that I come to worship him?" She wasn't saying this to Yu Nian, but rather to herself Said, so he didn't wait for anyone's answer, and continued: "If it wasn't for his own selfishness, there would be no tragedy of Tang Clan's destruction, and the other big families would not lose their lives in vain. Nothing."

If it wasn't for him, there would be no such relationship between Lin Lang and the emperor;
If it wasn't for him, everyone in Guanju Palace wouldn't have had a miserable rest of their lives;

If it wasn't for him, she would be in Yuzhou now, marrying an honest man, having children, and living her life.

But there is such a person... This person's ambition, he sealed his wife and son, and made a career in the sky. After thousands of years, his merits and demerits will be praised more than his deeds, but he died in conspiracy and deceit in order to fulfill his ambition. The people in the middle, those ghosts of the Jianghu, the young and old of the Tang Sect, are the dead bones behind the success of the generals, no one cares, no one pays attention.

So she wanted to come and see what kind of scenery such a person would have after death.

"But if it hadn't been for his battle in Youzhou, the border would not have been safe for 40 years." Rong Yu looked up, and an old man was standing beside him quietly, wearing a broad robe with loose sleeves, and a Taoist attire, thought Rong Yu. : When this person came, I didn't even notice it at all.She looked at Yu Nian, he stood aside blankly, holding something in his hand, he didn't move, as if he was restrained.

Then I heard the Taoist slowly say: "He is a hero, he will use any means for his ends, and if you look at him from the eyes of ordinary people, it must be a heinous crime, but little girl, you have to know that a person has to pay a price for doing something."

Rong Yu was terrified in his heart, and Lang Lang replied: "The Taoist priest is right, but the Taoist priest uses these words to listen to those innocent souls, and to listen to their descendants—if they have any descendants—they will Don't you think it makes sense, they deserve to die in vain?"

The Taoist lowered his eyebrows when he heard the words, and remained silent.

Rong Yu continued: "Those who do great things don't care about small things, and everyone knows this truth, but when things come to an end, who is willing to do such a thing?"

The Taoist said: "The little girl is eloquent, the old man won't argue with you, but there are some things that people have to do, even if they are evil people or evil things. 40 years ago, the court was in turmoil. The court fought against Jing every year, and the treasury was empty. The vassal king sits big, not to mention that the people are not living well, but the building will collapse, and there will be no eggs under the overturned nest. King Pingyi knows that he can't do it, and future generations can call him cruel, but he has to be called a man. .”

"But in the end, he had an unreasonable desire to covet the throne. How can this be done by a real man?"

The Taoist said: "People's greed... He is in such a high position, calling the wind and calling the rain, doing whatever he wants, after a long time, it will be difficult for him to be inferior to others, not to mention that he is originally a person with great ambitions, don't say that it is him, he can't change anyone. One person, can’t you not think of this? Wang Mang usurped the throne in the Han Dynasty, and then the Wei and Jin Dynasties changed. Which dynasty and generation didn’t come like this. Even General Yuwen of this dynasty also changed the emperor. Desire is like a scourge, and control is Good for the world, if you can't control it, you will become king and lose the bandit, not to mention that he didn't personally force Emperor Luo of Qing Dynasty to abdicate, otherwise, those sitting in the court today may not necessarily be the descendants of Duan's family--the little girl can't Too harsh."

He didn't wait for her to answer, he sang a promise, and then went away, he suddenly appeared, and then disappeared suddenly, as if he came to this world only to answer Rong Yu's few questions.Rong Yu knelt upright on the spot, his face ashen.

I don't know how long it took before Yu Nian changed his posture, from Rong Yu's point of view, he saw a flash of cold light, slipped into his sleeve, he looked very disturbed, seeing that, Rong Yu asked: "Do you know that person just now? "

Yu Nian nodded and said, "His surname is Shen Mingping. He was known as the number one sword in Zhongzhou 40 years ago. People in the world mentioned it and everyone called him a hero. Later, he disappeared for unknown reasons, and unexpectedly appeared here."

Another person from 40 years ago, Rong Yu sighed, Yu Nian's expression changed, and he said, "A large number of people have come over."

Rong Yu took a deep breath and thought: This place is empty, how can there be any place to hide?Before I finished thinking, a group of soldiers had already appeared at the end of the road, and the leader was led by the tomb guard, and said straightly: "It's there."

The man came to his eyes in a blink of an eye, saluted and said, "Excuse me, is this Rong Niangniang?"

At this time Rong Yu was still in male attire, his complexion was yellowish, he didn't look like a woman at all, he was thinking whether it should be or not, when the man took out something from his chest, unfolded it, when Rong Yu saw it, he couldn't help but respond: "... Is Prince Ping still alive?" It turned out that what he took out was the portrait Liu Luo had painted for her in Yangzhou.

The man saluted and replied: "Pingjun Wang is waiting for my wife in my prince's tent, please come with me."

Rong Yu thought to himself: Are there any other princes in Youzhou?Could it be King Rui?For a moment, all kinds of thoughts arose in my heart, but I only said in my mouth: "Please brother Yu to go with me."

(End of this chapter)