The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 87 Witnessing history, the end of the song

The oil lamp was dim, the corpse was hideous, and the pungent smell of blood lingered in the room.

Facing the bloody scene, Xie Lingyun remained calm and said, "The idea of the Hu Lu being a demon is really too illusory. Ancient books say that the Hu Lu had shaman wizards, and that the Hu Lu warriors practiced by drinking magic water. Perhaps the magic water is the source of the Hu Lu's strength and brutality."

"It makes sense."

The Hu Lu are also called the mixed Hu, some of whom have demon blood, while some may not.

Fashui might be the alchemy of the Hu Lu. After all, alchemy and internal strength did not come out of thin air, but were relics from ancient times.

The northern desert where the Hu Lu lived was a gathering place for demons in ancient legends.

The magic water used by shamans in their rituals may be a substance containing the blood of ancient demons.

Liang Yue thought of the dragon blood and Yue King Yunchang. Yue King Yunchang took the dragon blood and gained infinite power.

Perhaps the same is true for the Hu people.

The Hu people always emerged from inexplicably cold and bitter places, prospered for a period of time, and then perished.

Maybe it has something to do with that substance.

Nowadays, the barbarians have learned the internal skills of the Han people, and with the support of the two, there are many masters among them.

The source of all this is that the barbarians learned knowledge from the Han people.

"It seems that the barbarians really cannot be educated." Liang Yue said to Xie Lingyun.

"That's true." Xie Lingyun agreed deeply.

The two walked along the official road.

Compared with the prosperous Three Wus, this place is a bit depressed.

As the war progressed, Southern Yan's exploitation of the people intensified, causing greater depression.

Xie Lingyun was no longer nonchalant, and his expression was solemn, unable to bear to watch.

"what!!"

Suddenly, a scream of pain woke them up.

The two looked at each other and ran towards the place where the shouting came from.

A residential house.

A boy of five or six years old fell in a pool of blood, covered with bruises and bleeding profusely. The most important thing a man has had cut off.

Not far away, her parents were lying in a pool of blood with their eyes open. Two Xianbei soldiers were grinning grimly and trying to do something inappropriate to her sister.

"Stop it! You bastard!!"

The more my sister resisted, the happier the barbarians were.

"Young lady, be obedient, or I will kill your brother!"

Sure enough, after these words were spoken, the eight-year-old girl stopped crying and dared not resist anymore.

"Sister...don't..." the boy said weakly.

He stared at the sky with lifeless eyes, unable to pray for God's blessing.

boom!
At this moment, the door opened and a cold light flashed.

bang bang...

Two heads fell to the ground, and blood spurted onto the roof.

As the boy lost consciousness, he saw a figure slowly approaching.

He was wearing a white robe and a black hat, with a fair and elegant face and a temperament that was as refreshing as a spring breeze. The boy remembered it deeply.

After an unknown period of time, in a deep forest, the boy gradually woke up. The scars on his body had healed and his sister had changed into clean clothes.

Liang Yue and Xie Lingyun built a bonfire by the river and roasted the pheasants until they were sizzling and the aroma was fragrant.

Seeing the boy wake up, Liang Yue turned around and asked:
"What are your names?"

"My name is Zong Lian and he is my younger brother." said the girl.

"...Zong Ai." The boy didn't dare to speak.

"What a nice name... Turn the roast chicken over again." Liang Yue said as he directed Xie Lingyun.

The girl Zong Lian winked at her brother, and they both knelt down to Liang Yue and Xie Lingyun at the same time.

"Thank you so much for saving my life!"

Liang Yue waved his hand indifferently and said, "No need to be polite."

"May I ask your name, benefactor?" Sister Zong Lian looked up and asked.

"My surname is Liang, my given name is Yue, and I am from Kuaiji in the south. If you two have nothing to do, why don't you follow me to the south?"

Liang Yue looked at the castrated boy and felt very sympathetic.

"Thank you so much, my benefactor!"

The girl has a high emotional intelligence and agreed to the request without any hesitation.

Only his younger brother Zong Ai remained silent for a long time before he said, "I won't go back. I want to stay here to avenge my parents."

"It will be reported soon. General Liu's army is about to attack. Murong Chao of Yan will not live long." Xie Lingyun suddenly spoke.

"No, I want all the barbarians in the world to die!!" The boy said this in a firm tone. People present did not find it funny, but felt a bitter hatred instead.

Xie Lingyun smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone wants the Hu Lu to die, but unfortunately there is nothing we can do."

Huan Wen, Huan Xuan, Xie An, Xie Xuan... The population in the north is several times that of the south. Even the heroic Liu Yu faces the problem of insufficient military force.

Conquering the north with the south has been an eternal problem.

The aristocratic families are incompetent and only want to live in peace. If they were capable, they would not have rolled from the north to the south.

After all, they were not good at governing the country in the north, so it was impossible for them to become diligent and hardworking all of a sudden when they arrived in the south.

"I can definitely do it." Zong Ai knelt down with a plop and kowtowed to Liang Yue continuously.

"Please teach me some magical skills! I will kill the leader of the barbarians!"

Liang Yue shook his head and laughed, saying: "Let's not talk about how you broke through the siege and assassinated the Hu Lu monarch. What happened after the assassination? Did the other Hu Lu disappear on the spot?"

"..." Zong Ai was choked by Liang Yue's words and was speechless for a long time.

"Come and eat." Liang Yue didn't pursue the matter any further, but instead invited everyone to come and eat.

It is too difficult to assassinate the monarch. It is possible to assassinate a few generals, but the generals also have martial arts skills, which may be higher than those of the assassins. In addition, there are guards watching over them. It is extremely difficult to kill the enemy without anyone noticing.

Faced with the troubles of aging, Liang Yue only wants to solve the problem of protecting the way in the second half of his life.

One pheasant was not enough to eat, so Liang Yue used the golden needle method to shoot a few fish on the shore.

Zong Ai's eyes widened with delight, and he wanted to ask for admission, but because his benefactor had rejected him once, he was afraid of being rude, so he held back and dared not speak again.

Unexpectedly, Liang Yue changed the subject and said, "You can learn if you want, but I have one condition."

"Please tell me, benefactor. We will repay you even if we have to work like slaves for you."

Zong Lian said while holding his brother's hand.

"How about helping me collect information about the Northern Dao in the future, especially the Fang Xian Dao?"

"Fang Xian Dao..."

The two did not know what Fang Xiandao meant, but since they were collecting intelligence, they would tell him if they heard any news about Fang Xiandao in the future.

After Liang Yue finished eating, he clapped his hands and stood up and said, "Follow me, I will teach you how to practice on the way."

"Yes, Master!"

The brother and sister said in unison.

After that, two little ones followed them.

Liang Yue traveled around Qi and Lu, and occasionally killed lone barbarians he saw on the road.

In the early morning, the fog has dissipated, the roosters crow, the morning light begins to bloom, and all things wake up.

There are bushes on both sides of the official road.

Da da…….

At this time, a group of Xianbei barbarians galloped on horseback, raising dust along the way.

In the bushes, there was a child of about five or six years old lying down. The child had a feminine appearance, but a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

When the Xianbei cavalry came to Zong Ai's side.

Whoosh! !

Zong Ai flipped his wrist, and five steel needles flew out from his right palm.

"not good!"

The Xianbei captain sensed the danger, his hair stood on end, and he subconsciously dodged, avoiding two steel needles shot at his head, but the remaining three needles still pierced his heart.

thump!
The body fell to the ground.

The Xianbei spoke a language that was incomprehensible to them, and Zong Ai had already left the house.

Zong Ai walked quickly and excitedly through the forest.

He finally succeeded in practicing the Golden Needle Method and Pure Yang Kung, and now has the ability to assassinate the Xianbei captain.

He couldn't wait to tell his master and sister the news.

The forest is lush and green, the mountain streams are gurgling, the pool water is crystal clear, and small fish and shrimps seem to be swimming in the air.

By the stream.

Sister Zong Lian was practicing Sima Sanshou, Xie Lingyun was taking a nap leaning against a treetop, and Liang Yue was flipping through a secret book called Liu Ren Xian Fa.

Liu Ren Xian Fa is actually a series of witchcraft to cure diseases, including stomachache, leg pain, stopping bleeding and dissolving bones, emergency treatment for fainting, snake and insect stings...

This is the true method, and it is quite useful.

Liang Yue raised his head, looked at Zong Ai, and smiled, "What's wrong?"

"I killed the Xianbei barbarians!"

"Well done." Liang Yue praised casually, "But don't be complacent, you are only a low-grade warrior now."

"Yes!"

Guanggu City of Southern Yan State.

This place was the capital of the Murong Xianbei, and its ruler was named Murong Chao.

The sky was filled with flames and the flags covered the sun.

"Report! The Nanman Tan Daoji and Wang Zhen'e's troops are coming! Report! The scouts of our team have been attacked by unknown assassinations one after another!"

"Report! Qin's reinforcements were blocked by Tan Shao's troops!"

The young Xianbei emperor stood on the top of the city wall, expressionless, looking at the defeated army.

At this moment, no amount of strategy will work.

Looking at the ferocious Jin soldiers, Murong Chao smiled coldly and said, "Han boy, we Xianbei still have the Great Wei, and our dream of a northern expedition will never come true!"

Cursing or self-consolation, it still can't stop the army's footsteps.

"kill!"

Tan Daoji had a ferocious look on his face, covered in the blood of the barbarians. He rushed into the chaos and killed and wounded countless people.

boom!
"The city gate is broken!!"

The city gate was broken and the State of Yan was destroyed.

On the top of the city wall, Murong Chao held a sword in his hand and fought to the death.

"Good Chieftain!!"

Tan Daoji took a few steps forward and used his long spear to knock off the head of the Xianbei leader.

In this battle alone, the entire Shandong region was conquered.

The Xianbei city was broken and all the barbarians were slaughtered.

In a corner not far away, Zong Ai saw this scene and felt extremely happy. He said, "The Xianbei are going to be destroyed."

"Difficult." Liang Yue was not optimistic. "The Murong Xianbei only occupied Qingzhou and Yanzhou, while the Tuoba Xianbei occupied the most fertile land in the world. Their population and money and grain were better than those of the Jin State. The Tuoba Xianbei's national strength would rise unless they fell into civil strife."

"Civil unrest..."

……

The army entered the city.

Liu Yu was full of vigor and vitality.

What an achievement it is to repel the Qin army, the Wei army, annihilate the Yan State and kill the chieftain of the enemy.

"Next, we will go straight to Jizhou, attack the Central Plains, and even take over Guanzhong and recover the two capitals!" Liu Yu said with high spirits.

Except for a few direct descendants who agreed, the others remained silent and looked at each other.

After a long time, someone said, "Our army is exhausted, there are only a few soldiers left, and the soldiers are homesick. General, please withdraw and come back another day."

"Yeah, there's no point in cutting it down any further."

Liu Yu fell silent and looked around at the people around him.

The Northern Expedition was meaningless for the Jiangnan clans, it would only consume their own strength.

They thought that Liu Yu only wanted to use the Northern Expedition to establish his prestige and then successfully usurp the throne. They worked hard for the sake of their family's wealth and glory.

Who knew that they would have to fight again, and not only that, they would have to fight in the more difficult Guanzhong and Chang'an.

"Anyone who dares to back down will be killed!!"

"Yes!" Everyone obeyed helplessly.

The undercurrent is surging.

During the process of the army returning to the camp.

I happened to meet Liang Yue and others.

"Third brother? Why are you here?"

Liu Yu was deeply moved when he suddenly saw his third brother.

The third brother is still the same as he was back then.

"Brother, I'm out to do something."

There was no one in the corner except the two brothers.

Liu Yu was silent for a moment, then said, "Third brother, I am fifty-two years old this year. Do you think I can still be emperor?"

"You can, but I suggest that you learn from Cao Cao, use the title of Son of Heaven to unite all parties, and gradually sort out the internal affairs until the Northern Expedition is successful. Let Yi Fu take charge of the title of Emperor."

Liu Yu remained silent.

The group stayed in the military camp for one night.

The next morning, the army set out.

"Third brother, take care!"

Now that they have reached middle age, have achieved success in their careers, and have countless interests intertwined, only the two of them still have the most sincere brotherhood they had at the beginning.

Liu Yu rode a red-maned horse and disappeared at the end against the golden light.

Liang Yue stood under the tree, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

There are many crossroads in life, I go to Xiaoxiang and you go to Qin.

At this point, it was no longer something Liang Yue could interfere with.

Apart from providing a lot of help to Liu Yu when he was making his fortune, in the years that followed, Liu Yu basically started his business on his own, risking his own death and the extinction of his clan, and moving forward step by step.

“Will peace really come?”

Ever since he learned that the Hu Lu might be a race of demons, Liang Yue understood that these Hu Lu who emerged from the mountains and rivers from time to time might be the Han people's thousand-year-old enemy.

There are too many mysteries in the universe, and I am not the only smart person in the world.

"Forget it, let's go home."

Liang Yue said to everyone.

Zong Ai stopped at this moment and said, "Master, you go, I won't leave."

"You want to stay here?"

"Yes." Sister Zong Lian also said.

"That's fine. Don't neglect your inner cultivation in the future. Lingyun, let's go!"

The two horses headed south.

The two watched their master leave.

At the end of the year, a young eunuch named Zong Ai appeared by the side of Prince Qinghe of Wei State.

Kuaiji County.

Nearly a year later, Liang Yue and his partner returned here again.

After entering the dock, butler Bao Qian came to report.

"Master, Senior Zhang Wen is dying."

Everyone brought Liang Yue to Zhang Wenzhi.

Zhang Wenzhi glanced at Liang Yue with his cloudy old eyes and said with a smile, "I am leaving now."

"Walk slowly."

After saying this, Zhang Wenzhi closed his eyes, died at the age of eighty-nine, and was buried in the back mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, in the pavilion, the warm breeze is blowing, and the man has grown old.

After twenty years of living together, Liang Yue has already regarded Zhang Wenzhi as a family member.

Facing their departure, Liang Yue's mood was completely different from before.

Liang Yue returned to Wutong Garden.

As my wife reaches forty, her beauty gradually fades.

"We must seize our youth and prepare to travel the world!"

"Hmph, you always say that, but you never really go out!" Zhu Yingtai knew that her husband was just making empty promises again and couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

"It will be soon." Liang Yue turned to look at his son, "Come, son, I will teach you the Great Zhoutian Pure Yang Kung. You will definitely be able to master it!!"

"Yes, Dad!"

At night, Liang Yue returned to Penglai Danshi.

Seeing Sima Daozi jumping around, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "You're still alive?"

"Nonsense, don't we have the Bigu Pill?"

……

time flies.

The Northern Expedition Army captured Luoyang and recovered Henan. Liu Yu ignored everyone's dissuasion and insisted on attacking Guanzhong.

The Jin Dynasty engaged in a long and tug-of-war with Yao Xing of the Qin State and was defeated several times. The Qin State's national strength was greatly reduced and the Jin Dynasty spent a lot of money.

Four years later, it was the ninth year of Yixi (413).

This year, Liang Yue was forty-seven years old.

Liu Yu finally chose to proclaim himself emperor. He was first named King of Song and then began to abdicate.

Jiankang City.

"I swear by the Luo River that after the Jin Emperor abdicates, I will ensure that the Sima family will be rich and prosperous."

Liu Yu said.

There were civil and military officials, eunuch attendants, and musicians playing stringed instruments.

Those who followed Liu Yu all achieved a class leap, instantly moving from humble backgrounds to high-class ones.

Liu Yu ascended the throne with mixed feelings.

Born in a poor family, he struggled for many years and finally ascended the throne at the age of fifty-four.

Looking at this group of brothers, he seemed to see them becoming the new aristocratic families, pursuing fame, wealth and personal gain, and plotting their own private affairs...

The first Southern Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, was established with the Yongchu reign title.

Everyone had mixed reactions.

Lin Jian was happy for his elder brother and also for himself. His vision back then was finally correct.

Lanling Xiao Hongzhi thought of his grandson Yilong.

Tan Daoji didn’t think so much. He just wanted to fight in the future. A man should make achievements on the battlefield.

Xu Xianzhi looked up to the sky and sighed, this was the victory of the strategy to pacify the world.

Tan Shao, Liu Muzhi, and the prominent families had different reactions.

Crown Prince Liu Yifu smiled and thought to himself, "Heyun, Zuo'er, our golden age is here."

Among the crowd, Liang Yue witnessed history once again.

History is heavy and vicissitudes, and the surging trend carries everyone forward.

After more than 20 years of hard work, the results finally came to fruition.

"It's time to leave." Liang Yue said with a smile.

He understood that everything must eventually perish, and that all things must eventually come to an end.

The imperial ambitions of emperors and generals, and the unrivaled elegance and grace of talented men and beautiful women, will also vanish with the passage of time.

The prosperity is booming, and the death is sudden.

(End of this chapter)