A rare blizzard obliterated Qin Chuan. There is a proverb in the Qin Dynasty: If you don’t get rid of the summer heat after autumn, there will be twenty-four fire tigers.Who would have thought that with the fiery tiger still at the head, the billowing thunder would continue to explode in the sky, and huge snowflakes would pour down densely from the sky, filling the mountains and rivers and annihilating the wilderness.The boundless bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, etc.The four-door archery tower of Xianyang City in Xiongshi Guanzhong was immediately plunged into the vast snow and fog.The Weishui River, which is more than nine miles wide, was originally still rolling with blue waves, but it was blocked by the snowstorm in half an hour and turned into a flat river!Jingshui, Bashui, Fengshui, Chanshui, Jishui, Cushui, and Luoshui are all carved with snow and jade seals in the light of the meal.The majestic Nanshan Mountain and the pale Beiban Mountain are also covered by endless white curtains.Suddenly, for half a day, birds and beasts returned to their nests, and pedestrians stopped walking. The sky and the earth were filled with chaotic white, and the whole world was swallowed up by the boundless snowstorm!

On the south bank of the Weishui River, there is a black cavalry team, speeding southward in the snow and fog. Thunder and lightning, blizzard overwhelming!However, this cavalry team still maintained a clean and tidy troop, marching at a leisurely pace, without the slightest panic.The horse team guarded a black caravan, crossed the Bashui River in the boundless snow curtain, climbed up to the Lantian Plain, and then gradually sank into the continuous peaks called "Nanshan" by the Qin people.Strangely, as soon as the horse team entered the Nanshan Pass, the terrifying blizzard turned into flying goose feathers, and there was only a thin layer of snow and ice on the dangerous canyon road that the horse team had to pass through, which did not affect the horse team caravan. March.When climbing up to the main peak of Nanshan Mountain, the vast green mountains and green waters can be seen indistinctly among the snowflakes flying all over the sky.

A majestic main peak rises abruptly among the continuous mountains, exuding a majestic and domineering aura in the boundless world!This is the main peak of Nanshan Mountain and the watershed of the Yangtze River.From south to north, there is a long downhill road that falls into the mortal world.In such rainy and snowy weather, ordinary business travelers and pedestrians would not dare to walk the canyon road of the main peak of Nanshan Mountain.Just this ten-mile-long ramp is enough to make the walker change color and stop.The horse team also stopped at the top of the peak. A man in a black cloak jumped off his horse and looked back at the chaotic Qin Chuan shrouded in boundless snow. , turned around and ordered loudly: "Twenty people get off the horses and ambulance! The road down the mountain is slippery, be careful—!"

"Sheriff, where are we going?" A lean general in front of the cavalry asked hoarsely. "Big Python Ridge—" the black cloak and whip pointed to the southeast, "be sure to arrive before noon tomorrow!" "Hi!" the general agreed, and immediately got off his horse, tore off the sleeves under the scales of the iron armor with a snap, and shouted: "Brothers, wrap the wheels so that they don't slip!" The twenty knights who had dismounted, Immediately tear off their respective sleeves and start wrapping the wheels. "Shanjia, use this!" The sheriff raised his arm and flew towards the thin general with a black cloak.

"Sheriff, this is not acceptable! You will suffer from the wind and cold." The thin mountain armor threw back the cloak again. "Hey, why not?" the sheriff said as he got off his horse, and tore the cloak into pieces in twos and twos, "You are willing to be a former lieutenant general, but I, Chi Liji, can't bear to have a cloak? Don't you be surprised..." His voice was choked with sobs. "Junshou..." Shanjia wiped his face, shaking off a handful of tears, sweat and snow, and shouted hoarsely: "Brothers, be careful! Lord Shang, please go home safely!"

"Don't worry, general! Shang Yu You Shang Jun, break the bones and connect the tendons!" The soldiers roared, and they all hugged the wheels in unison.Dozens of knights behind also all got off their horses, tied the stirrups with two big ropes in a row, and then grabbed the carriage, the knights held the horses and wanted to go backwards downhill in a row. Shanjia flicked the command flag: "Be careful! Downhill——!" "Hey - yo! It's going downhill! Don't slip!" Following the slow and heavy chant, the caravan slid backwards and slowly slid down the hillside.It took about an hour, after being carried by the infantry and the cavalry, the caravan slowly slid down the long hillside and was buried in the snow and fog.After running around all day and night, the horse team finally arrived at the precipitous and amazing Damang Ridge around noon the next day.

The heavy snow has stopped, and the red sun has just risen, and the mountains and mountains are actually white and crystal clear. Looking from a distance, the Damang Ridge is generally a north-south mountain peak, bordering the Taolin Highland in the north, bordering the peaks of Xiaoshan Mountain in the east, and tens of miles to the south is Wuguan, the fortress of the Qin State, which is like a winding dragon snake. , Shang Yuren called it Da Mang Ridge.Although this mountain area is not very hidden, it is close to the border mountain area of ​​Wuguan and Xiaoshan, so it is very convenient to go out of Qin State.The governor of Shangyu, Chi Liji, had a secret discussion with the old patriarchs of Shangyu's famous family, and decided to bury the remains of Lord Shang and Baixue here; the deep meaning is that once the state of Qin changes, the remains of Lord Shang can be transferred quickly. .

The tough and stubborn Shang Yushan people have always regretted not being able to protect Shang Jun at the beginning. Now they want to bury and protect Shang Jun's remains, and the government and the people are united as one, without the slightest hesitation.All the disciples of Shang Yu who went out from Shang Yu Mountain to enter the world, whether they were soldiers or officials in politics, all regarded Shang Jun as Shang Yu Dashan's "own people" without hesitation, and Shang Jun's destination should be Belongs to Shangyu!Common people who have become famous ministers and fiefdoms regard the feudal lord as the supreme sage. This is a long-standing tradition of righteousness since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.Naturally, the deeper foundation lies in the fact that Lord Shang has made great contributions to the Qin State, and he has been kind to rebuilding the poor Shang Yu, but he has never asked for the slightest fiefdom.How can Shang Yuren not be engraved with such a feudal lord?God gave Shang Yu to Shang Jun, that is, entrusted Shang Yu's ups and downs to Shang Yu's people. If Shang Jun is in trouble, if Shang Yu people stand by and stand by, how can there be righteousness in the world?How can business save face?Shanjia, who became the former deputy general of the army, was the wood-carrying boy who used to be the wood-carrying boy when Shang Jun moved to Mulixin in Liyangnan City.It was this Shanjia who led a hundred soldiers of Shang Yu's disciples from Hangu Pass to the Xianyang execution ground secretly. He wanted to snatch the corpse from the execution ground, and vowed to transport the remains of Shang Jun back to Shangshan.At the same time, Shang Yuren, who were officials, officials and merchants in Xianyang, also moved around one after another, contacted secretly, raised money privately, built a strong caravan, and prepared to collect the corpse for the Shang monarch.

In the Weishui Great Execution Ground, Shang Yu's prefect, Chi Liji, and Shang Yu's patriarchs unexpectedly met these two groups of Shang Yu's "township party". The plan is ready! When the execution was about to end, autumn thunderstorms suddenly fell!When the prison officials were still at a loss, Shang Yuren used their unique shrewd calculations and the cooperation of the three parties to take the lead from the countless forces that wanted to collect Shang Jun's body, and snatched Shang Jun's bones scattered on the grass in the execution ground, and also snatched He picked up Baixue's body so neatly that he didn't even pull a single hair off!When Qian Long, Du Zhi and Meng Xibai all exclaimed and searched for Shang Jun's body to "verify his integrity", Shang Yuren's cavalry had disappeared into the snow and fog.

Shang Yuren's speed, stealth and cleanliness amazed the disciples of the Bai family led by Hou Ying who had a tradition of secret operations.They wanted to transport Shang Yang Baixue's remains back to the State of Wei and bury them in the Bai family cemetery in Sushui River Valley, Anyi, in order to take advantage of Bai Gui's great reputation and protect the cemetery of Shang Jun and his wife from being destroyed.Although Hou Ying thought that the people of Qin would never let Shang Yang's dead body die on the streets, he also thought that even if someone in Qin State took action amidst the clamor of anti-revolutionary movements, he would be quite scrupulous. Overt action comes quickly?Unexpectedly, Shang Yuren could move so miraculously and quickly in such a chaotic sea of ​​people!In a daze, Hou Yu learned that the corpse snatchers were Shang Yuren, so he let out a sigh of emotion and ordered the Bai family's disciples to stop their actions.

There is another force in the Xianyang execution ground that wants to collect the corpse secretly, and this is the Mohist disciples led by Xuan Qi.After Xuan Qi settled the weak and unconscious Yingyu in the Chencang River Valley, he and more than a dozen young disciples around him began to plan for the burial of Shang Yang and Bai Xue.With the well-trained Mohist disciples, it should be done safely.But in the crowded execution ground, in the chaos of thunder and snow, Xuan Qi's dozen or so people seemed powerless.As soon as he squeezed close to the execution platform, Xuan Qi saw a group of knights surrounding the execution vehicle, a group of strong men in black roared towards them, galloped to pick up the scattered bones, and disappeared in an instant!Asked an old man, and learned that this was Shang Yuren's action, Xuan Qi gave up snatching the corpse, and led his disciples straight to Shang Yu Dashan. Among the thousands of mountains and mountains, there is a lone peak that soars into the clouds. Shang Yuren calls her Guyun Peak. Ordinary days, there is always a white cloud wrapped around the mountainside of this Guyun Peak, and no one has seen how high this Guyun Peak is?How risky is it?At this time, it was snowing heavily, the sun was shining brightly, and the clouds and mists in Guyun Peak were all collected, and it was revealed clearly.Looking from a distance, a long sword pierces the blue sky, and looks like a fairy with long hair wrapped in silver, standing gracefully on the Wanren Mountains.The top of the peak is covered with white snow, and several green pines and cypresses are exceptionally pure in the sunshine; a small rock platform grows near the top of the peak, and a curtain of crystal clear ice waterfalls hangs down, stretching towards the faint valley bottom. Here is the cemetery chosen by Shang Yuren for Lord Shang Baixue. Xi Liji, the thirteen county magistrates and dozens of old patriarchs spent a lot of thought on burying Lord Shang.According to the traditional etiquette, the Shang Jun should be treated as a prince and state funeral; now that the Shang Jun has been wronged and is under the death penalty, how can he ask for a state funeral for his husband?After repeated deliberation, Shang Yuren decided to bury Shang Jun according to the oldest and most solemn etiquette of the mountain people.Originally, people only thought of burying Lord Shang's body sacredly in the hidden area of ​​the endless mountains, but they didn't expect that such a beautiful woman would die for Lord Shang!Baixue disemboweled himself on the execution ground, and the blood stained the execution ground, which made Shang Yuren's blood boil like thousands of old Qin people, and he sighed endlessly.After discussing again, they hit it off, and Shang Yuren decided to use the "Hanging Coffin Dazhen" to bury Shangjun and his wife! Among these lofty mountains, the mountain people have an ancient custom - to bury the remains of those martyrs who are well-known for their life and death on the high peaks, which is called "hanging coffin". Zhen"; the hanging coffin, the way of burial.Dazhen is the positioning of the living to the dead.All the dead who are buried in hanging coffins are revered by the mountain people as holy gods and admired by people from generation to generation.Lord Shang is dedicated to serving the people, respects God, is a sage of the law, and is a noble and famous man who has achieved loyalty and love. At noon, the people who came from Siye Mountain Township had already gathered on the top of the surrounding hills, arranged the sacrifices they brought, and looked at the snow-white and verdant Guyun Peak in the distance.One hundred and thirty-six Yaonong children who were good at rock climbing were selected by Shangyu Thirteen Counties. Under the command of Shanjia, the thin former army deputy general, they hammered a road leading to the isolated peak platform. mountain ladder.Yao Nong's disciples went up to the platform and tied more than a dozen thick hemp ropes on the pines and cypresses in the cracks in the rocks. With an order, the big rope sank to the root of the mountain. The bottom of the mountain has already been leveled.Chi Liji led the thirteen county magistrates and dozens of gray-haired old patriarchs, under the guidance of two wizards, respectfully and solemnly held the encoffining ceremony for Shang Jun and his wife. A large table in the middle space is covered with smoke, and the heads of cows, sheep, and pigs tied with red silk are neatly arranged.This is the most solemn sacrifice of three animals.Ordinary mountain people are not willing to use these three sacrifices even if they worship their ancestors.In front of the sacrificial altar was an unusually large double burial coffin.To say that it is unusual, one is that it is made of cypress wood, the other is that it is a triple-layer coffin, and the third is that the protective decorative layer outside the coffin is actually made of "water leather" - buffalo leather! According to ancient etiquette, this is an arrogance that violates etiquette.For coffin materials, the etiquette rules are "big materials are used for the respected, and small materials are used for the humble".Specifically, the emperor used cypress wood, the princes used pine wood, and scholars and ordinary officials used miscellaneous wood.Today, Shang Yuren actually uses cypress wood for Shang Jun!The coffin regulations are still strict.In terms of practicality, the "coffin" is a wooden vessel directly containing the corpse, and the "coffin" is the outer layer of the coffin.The coffin is covered with an outer and outer shell. The etiquette regulations are four for the emperor, three for princes, two for doctors, and one for scholars.Now the triple outer coffin outside Shangjun's coffin is actually the same ceremony as the princes!For the protection and painting decoration outside the coffin, only the Son of Heaven can use "Shuixi Leather", other princes and nobles can only use silk fabrics of different grades, or other low-grade leather.Shang Yuren didn't care about these tedious etiquettes at all. There are many paddy fields in the mountains and villages, and there is no shortage of buffaloes. Why not?With such an arrangement, the coffin for the double burial, which was already huge, was even more luxurious and prominent when placed there. It was no less impressive than a royal funeral! "Put ice—!" The coffin was ready, and a wizard in red announced the next encoffining procedure. The four old men stepped forward and carefully placed the four boxes of dry ice chiseled from the rock into the four corners of the coffin.This is called "Zhibing", that is, placing ice cubes next to the corpse, and there is also a very strict etiquette.Ice is not easy to come by. Both the royal family and the princes have a workshop called "Lingren", which is specialized in making ice. The size of the block (a few feet of ice) depends on the level of the deceased and the temperature at the time of death.Shang Yuren ignored this, picked the dry ice from the Ice Fall of Guyun Peak that would never melt, and carved it into a square box with high-quality Lantian jade, and put the dry ice in it. to do it. After packing the dry ice, the wizard carefully assembled Shang Jun's bones, and miraculously put on the bones a white silk gown, a tall white jade crown, and a white cloak.The white-haired sorceress in red carefully wiped Baixue's body clean, dressed her up in a lifelike manner, and then put her and Shang Jun into the coffin.According to etiquette, several sets of "mortuary clothes" should be placed in the coffin after entering the coffin.During the Spring and Autumn Period, no matter how high or low the deceased was, at least nineteen sets of "mortuary clothes and shrouds" were needed.The funeral in the Warring States Period was greatly simplified, but the basic procedures were still kept. The "mortuary clothes" placed in the coffin is a necessary funeral procedure that cannot be simplified.However, it is precisely this point that Shang and the National People's Congress feel embarrassed.There are no big merchants in Shangyu, and the best clothes are the official uniforms of the county magistrate, but the grade is too low, which is very different from the status of the Shang monarch; let's put the ordinary clothes of the common people in the coffin, there are many, it's just Shang Yuren I can't bear it.After repeated deliberation, he was at a loss what to do for a while. Xi Liji thought for a while, and ordered decisively: "Shang Jun is not an ordinary person, it is okay to respect and respect, there is no need to be rigid, let's go down." With one stroke of the wooden sword, the gray-haired wizard wanted to summon the soul.After summoning the soul, the coffin is covered and buried, and the inner and outer coffins cannot be opened again. At this moment, Shan Dao shouted: "Wait a while to close the coffin!" As the words fell, horseshoes rained like rain, and a group of knights in long shirts rolled off their saddles outside the field!A gray-bearded, middle-aged man hurried up to Chi Liji, cupped his hands and said in a loud voice, "Hou Ying, chief deacon of the Bai family, is here to deliver a funeral gown to Miss Bai, Lord Shang!" Xili let out a long cry, "God's will, God's will... dare to ask the martyr, how much is the funeral service?" "Forty-eight sets of mortuary clothes, all of which were placed by the Lord Shang before Miss Bai was alive." The officials and people in the arena suddenly sighed with emotion.At this time, the sound of horseshoes was heard again, and a masked woman led a group of teenagers off their horses, walked into the middle of the field and said, "Lord Chuli, on the order of Princess Yingyu, is here to bury Miss Bai of Lord Shang, bringing three funeral clothes. Ten sets, all of which are common clothes for the two of them." Xi Liji was deeply moved, and bowed deeply to the two, "You two great sages, not only solved my difficulties in Shang Yu, but the Shang Jun and his wife know it underground, they should also rest in peace in Jiuquan! Come, enshroud clothes!" The two wizards respectfully took the bags one by one, and placed them carefully and evenly in the coffin. For a while, the old wizard raised his sword to the sky and called out in a long voice: "Shang Jun is back—! Sansheng is a god—!" The witch then raised her sword and shouted: "My lady is back——! The third saint——!" During the repeated calls, the huge coffin was closed and sealed with a bang by the craftsmen in sackcloth and filial piety. Xi Liji picked up a jar of sake, poured it slowly in front of the coffin, knelt down and worshiped: "Shang Jun, Miss Bai, you can go with peace of mind, Shang Yu's people will always guard your soul..." The white crowd all fell to their knees, and the mountains around them cried loudly, and the mountains and valleys were filled with sorrow. "Miss Shang Junbai, ascended to heaven——, get up—!" The thick ropes were straightened, the sound of chant was heard from the platform of Guyun Peak, and the huge coffin was steadily raised.Yaonong's disciples who specially guarded the stone ladder on the mountainside straightened the wooden branches in their hands, and firmly supported the coffin, making it slowly rise two or three feet away from the mountain.Countless pottery xun and bamboo chisel blew the tragic funeral song of Qin Feng.