Chapter 83 The ancestors hold a meeting
The ancestral hall is located in the northwest corner of the south chamber, facing north, and has a square shape. There is only a large tribute table inside, and there are more than ten wooden steps above it for placing Place the spiritual thrones of emperors of various dynasties.
The four corners of the hall are supported by fir trees, with column foundations underneath. The entire ancestral hall is painted brown and black, making it appear solemn and solemn.
Su Chen stepped up the stone steps and came in. Dian Wei and Xun Yu went to both sides. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Emperor Xian of Han were also there, but the Taoist priest over there could not be seen. He lit a stick Xiang came over and handed it to Su Chen, and then went outside consciously. On the way, he bumped into Guo Jia, who was carrying a wine pot. The latter quickly approached the ancestral hall, quickly put the wine pot behind the eaves column outside, and then came in leisurely.
“I sincerely tell the ancestors of China that the descendants of future generations will break through the imperial court and return with hundreds of thousands.”
Here, Su Chen held up the incense, knelt down respectfully on the futon and kowtowed three times. Then he stood up and inserted the incense into the incense burner. When he returned to his original position, a statue of a saint above him was in the curling green smoke. He gradually came to life and heard a sound. .
"The beating stinks." The first sentence was the message from Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
"It's good to win when you fight for the first time. Don't be too strict with your requirements." Zhu Yuanzhang's spiritual throne moved forward: "Tell me about the news about this little Yan Kingdom, I like to hear it. ”
Su Chen didn’t explain much, but took out the three letters and burned them on the spot.
For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang’s tomb clattered on the top, and loud laughter erupted: “Haha, I just like hearing this, it’s so damn funny, a majestic emperor has brought such trouble to the family! ”
"Hey, Lao Zhu." The spiritual throne of Song Taizu on the side pushed him: "Isn't this similar to your grandson?"
Gah...
The laughter solidified, Zhu Yuanzhang's spiritual throne Suddenly he started shouting: "Fourth! You bastard, I want to whip you again!"
The newly placed spiritual tablet shook slightly and jumped to the side to distance itself.
“Don’t talk about family affairs.” A voice sounded from the spiritual throne of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. “Based on my experience, at this point, the court will definitely not focus all its energy on Ding’an City. However, according to the previous approach of the Emperor of Yan State, There should be other dirty tricks to prevent you from recuperating, so you should be more cautious.”
"Your majesties, have you ever thought about the insidious means the other party will use?" Su Chen would be stupid if he didn't ask so many smart people.
"Haha, of course I don't dare to send troops. I think he will take advantage of it." Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty interjected in a low voice.
Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie coughed dryly and signaled his father not to interrupt.
"How about you let me come out? I'm good at fighting in the north. If it doesn't work out, I can ask the Fourth Brother to come." Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted, "Fourth Brother, please say something, otherwise Dad will ask you, Where did Yunwen go?"
Facing Zhu Yuanzhang, the newly carved spiritual tablet was a little scary. Before he could speak, he was interrupted by Tang Taizong's spiritual throne: "We agreed to draw lots to choose one of the three. Last time we asked Liu Bei to come out. It was forced by circumstances. We urgently needed to recruit surrender troops. Now we have to get back on track!"
When you speak to me from the spiritual place above.
The Mangshan thief Zhu Wen, who had not spoken for a long time, said: "In my place, as long as I don't hit you head-on, I will do whatever I can to delay you, and I won't lose you a cent. Assassination, kidnapping, etc. , attack the relatives and generals around you, or else give you beauties, gold, silver, and titles to lower your guard..."
Temujin's spiritual position said faintly: "The tricks of villains are left on the grassland. On the road, warriors like eagles are never afraid, but you have to be careful, there are grasslands here too... I really miss the endless greenery when my horse is galloping..."
"Don't mention your grassland, you guys are stupid. Anyone who dares to offend his country will be destroyed, his species will be destroyed, and his descendants will be exterminated!"
"Okay, okay, let's get down to business"
...
Outside, Thirteen walked into the south chamber. When he saw no one in the huge courtyard, he knew where the third son was. When he walked to the door of the ancestral hall, he was stopped by the Taoist priest.
Thirteen knew the rules and did not break in. He just stood outside and looked inside. What he saw was that the subordinates recruited by the Third Young Master were standing on both sides as before, while the Third Young Master was kneeling on the futon. , as if he had lost his soul, and was speechless.
"Is it possible that the soul can fly when you kneel there?"
While he was thinking about it, Su Chen moved in his sight. He bowed respectfully to the spiritual place, and then stood up. Come out with Dian Wei, Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others.
"Third Young Master, the old lady asked you to come over for dinner with everyone."
"Well, you can ask the chef to prepare some more and put a table in the ancestral hall, and then you don't have to worry about it." After that, Su Chen asked Thirteen to leave first, and when they left the Crescent Gate, he stopped and raised his hands towards Liu Bei, who was always silent: "Uncle Liu Huang, the second master and the third master, I will recruit them in a few days. I just want new ones." There are several battalions of soldiers and horses. The second master is aloof and arrogant. Please help me persuade him when I am troubled."
"I am very grateful to see my second and third brothers. Why can I help you? Hearing this, Liu Bei finally had an expression, and Cao Cao on the side also nodded: "If you want longevity faster, let Yun Chang come over first. I guess Wen Yuan also wants to see it."
Liu Bei glanced at him: "Yes. Duke Cao wants to see you, right?"
"Haha, what kind of person is he? Come on, Duke Xuande, let's talk about how you fought in Hanzhong at that time." Cao Cao made a request. , inviting Liu Bei to go to the ancestral hall.
Su Chen also bowed his hands to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to say goodbye, and invited everyone to go to the atrium with him. A banquet had been prepared in the hall over there. Originally, Dian Wei was going to stand outside the door, but Su Chen pulled him inside.
"Today at home, not outside, there are not so many rules. In the past, you all ate at separate tables, but here, there is no separate table. General Dian, Guo Jijiu, and Shi Xun are all here to invite you!" Dian Wei One person took up half of the table, plus Guo Jia and Xun Yu. As soon as Su Chen sat down, the only old woman left in the first place was Xiao Wei.
"Where is father sitting?"
"Your father is sitting at the same table as Su Huan and the others." The old woman pointed to the other side of the hall, where Su Congfang was also sitting. The first one is flanked by the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law, and the rest are relatives of the family, including men and women, so it doesn't seem awkward at all.
"You are not at home. Your father's indecisiveness makes mother angry. Let him have a good time these few days." Xiao Wei whispered, then stood up, picked up the wine glass boldly, and turned around: "Although I am a woman , but I also know that you are all heroes, and the success of the Su family depends on you. I give you a drink!"
"Old Madam!" Guo Jia and Xun Yu stood up and responded.
Dian Wei raised the big bowl and shouted: "The old lady has a good drinker, Wei Xian has a bowl!"
Drinking like a cow, he raised his head and poured it down, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down. , I drank everything from the huge sea bowl. After I put down the bowl, I stopped drinking. I just used chopsticks to keep picking up vegetables and stuffing them into my mouth.
After Su Chen said a few words to the old woman, he also raised his wine glass and paid tribute to Guo Jia: "That day during the battle, Chen hadn't thanked the wine sacrificer yet. If he hadn't secretly arranged for General Zhang to lie down on one side, , attack the Chinese army, otherwise the outcome is unknown.”
"Now is it clear how Changsheng will use his troops in the future?"
Guo Jia has always been bold in his actions and plans. He dared to give nearly 50,000 people to Su Chen's command. Xun Yu on the side also broke out in a cold sweat.
At the other table, Su Ting’s voice was making noises. He was not at all like his quiet and quiet temperament before. He held his chopsticks to Su Congfang, Su Huan, and Hong Zhenjiang. They were all excited about what they saw and heard. Speak up.
“… At that time, Brother Su and I almost couldn’t come back. Many cavalry from the imperial court rushed towards us. I had heard how the cavalry was doing before, but I saw it with my own eyes that day. Even if there were hundreds of cavalry, the formation would be awesome. My heart was trembling."
Su Congfang glanced at her second son, Su Lie, and couldn't help but ask, "What happened next?"
"They suddenly stopped in the middle of the charge. Uncle, you don't know. Those cavalrymen heard something happened on the front line, turned around and ran away. Two thousand cavalrymen, they just passed by in a mighty manner."
"Later, Brother Su and I arrived a few days later. There were corpses everywhere along the way. There were many soldiers from the Ding'an Army carrying corpses, and there were also our people inside. They looked like they were dead and had their heads dropped. , broken hands and legs, broken stomach..."
The tragedy on the battlefield made everyone at the table frown. Just hearing the description, they felt their hands and feet were weak, especially Su Congfang, who looked at On Su Chen's side, it was hard to imagine how the eighteen-year-old could remain calm in the face of thousands of troops fighting.
Ugh!
In Su Ting's description, Su Huan couldn't help covering her mouth, stood up quickly, and ran to the back hall with the help of her maid. Su Chen naturally saw it too. As a person of later generations, he was relatively sensitive and familiar with this aspect. He immediately looked at his sister-in-law's belly. At this time, in March, the temperature was getting warmer. He wore much less clothes than in winter, and he could vaguely see it. to the slightly bulging lower abdomen.
Calculated, the time is still three and a half months, which is about the same as when my eldest brother left. This is indeed a bit pregnant.
Thinking that there was no problem, he continued to treat Guo Jia and Dian Wei to eat and drink.
After lunch, I returned to the south chamber and saw Xun Yu sitting under the eaves writing, so I curiously went up to him. When I saw "Ping Yan Ce", his expression was a little stunned.
"Wen Ruo said he wouldn't help, but he was soft-hearted. This is to help you write how to capture the Yan Kingdom!"
Guo Jia smiled and held the wine bottle over, but Xun Ruo was Yu glared and said, "Put the bottle down and go back to your room to sleep! It hasn't been long since you started drinking again."
"Yes!" Guo Jia smiled, blinked at Su Chen, and staggered to the room.
Here, Xun Yu didn't explain either. He concentrated on writing the content. From time to time, he took out some books and looked through them to look for clues, and then continued writing.
Seeing that the other party's mind was focused on the content on the paper, Su Chen didn't want to interrupt. Just as he turned around and walked away for a few steps, Xun Yu's words came.
"...I will give this policy to you after I finish writing it."
"Thank you, Mr. Xun!"
No matter what, I thanked Su Chen for what he wanted to say. After leaving here, I suddenly felt a little idle and had nothing to do. I wouldn't want to unlock another emperor, right?
With this little merit in his hand, he still wanted to leave the four tokens Liu Bei gave him. Why was he always keeping the fifth one?
While thinking about it, Cao Cao appeared beside him at some point, sitting on the steps beside the ancestral hall, his voice was calm.
"Originally the fifth token... I wanted to give you was from Zixiu, but I was afraid of seeing him. After all, what happened in Wancheng made me feel guilty, so I prepared Change someone.”
“Who?”
"Those who can command the entire army and dare to fight tough battles will win at the right pace!"
(End of this chapter)