The orchids inside the flower pavilion are as bright as jade and amber, and the roses outside the flower pavilion are in brilliant purples and reds.
People say that two flowers bloom, one on each side.
But when asked about the current situation of Li Zong in Lushan, this is:
February 2 is when the dragon raises its head, and February 3 is the period of hibernation.
It's a pity that Li Zong doesn't have the atmosphere to celebrate this small solar term. Everyone has a gloomy look on his face and is rarely happy.
The main peak of Lushan Mountain is Hanyang Peak.
There are three front, middle and back halls on the peak, which are called the front side hall - Yingyang Hall, the middle hall - Zhengyang Hall, and the last hall - Sunset Hall.
Among them, the hall is where the masters discuss matters, and in front of the hall is the main school field, where the disciples practice swordsmanship.
The front side hall, Yingyang Hall, is the place where Li Zong's red and white affairs were taken over.
In front of Yingyang Hall, the red lanterns originally used to celebrate the Lantern Festival had been replaced by large white lanterns for funerals.
Obviously, Li Zong is having a funeral, and the person who is mourning is not a small person.
The main hall of Yingyang Hall has a mourning hall with coffins and a memorial tablet.
The memorial tablet reads "Elder Mei Jun, the sword-forging master of Li Zong".
Who is this Mei Jun? He is one of the six elders of Li Zong, the third-ranked elder among the sword-making elders of Zhujian Peak, and is known as Elder Mei Junmei.
The six elders of Li Zong, the third elder of Shoujian, in order are Ruan Zhong, the elder of Shoujian, the second elder Li Jun, and the third elder Li Zhiyun, who are Libei's cousin. As for the third sword-making elder, the eldest elder Li Gang is uncle Li Baibiao. The second elder is Li Yi, and the third elder is Mei Jun.
The status of these six people in Li Zong is second only to the sect leader Li Bei. These six people have made contributions that cannot be ignored for the establishment and consolidation of Li Zong.
Therefore, the death of Mei Jun should be treated with the funeral rites of a sect leader.
There was thunder on the third day of February, so it was inconvenient to send the coffin up the mountain, so we waited until the morning of the fourth day of February.
The funeral rituals have been completed, and the disciples who observed mourning have taken turns to observe mourning for seven days. Today, the fourth day of February, is the time for the coffin to be buried.
The Taoist priests invited to perform the rituals have already arrived early. The five Taoist priests have already put on their Taoist robes and have all the necessary attires. All the necessary things have been prepared. They are waiting for the auspicious time of the fifth hour to open the coffin. .
Inside the palace.
Standing on the left side are: Sect Leader Li Bei, Sword Guarding Elder Ruan Zhong, Sword Guarding Second Elder Li Jun, Sword Making Elder Li Gang. All have white flowers hanging on their chests to pay homage to the deceased.
As for the third sword-guarding elder Li Zhiyun and the second sword-making elder Li Yi, they were seriously injured and resting in their respective pavilions. The third sword-making elder Mei Jun was the deceased.
Standing on the right side are: Li Kun, the eldest son of Li Bei, Li Luo, the second daughter...Zhou Xiaoyi, seven of them in total, are the seven most outstanding disciples of Li Zong, all wearing hemp and wearing filial piety, they can be regarded as descendants.
Standing at the end was Zhou Xiaoyi, the youngest of the seven disciples of Li Zong. She was most familiar with Li Luo and An Ning.
Zhou Xiaoyi is a direct disciple of Mei Jun. Zhou Xiaoyi is a little girl who was picked up from the mountain by Li Bei. She has learned skills from Mei Jun since she was a child. Mei Jun is both a teacher and a father to her. Now that Mei Jun has passed away due to an accident, to her In other words, it is the pain of losing a father.
At this time, the other disciples in the sect were all standing around wearing sackcloth and mourning. An Ning followed Li Luo's arrangement and followed Zhou Xiaoyi to comfort her after she had paid her respects.
Several Taoist priests standing on the side of the coffin near the coffin. The main Taoist priest waved his mahogany sword in his hand, and the four Taoist priests standing next to him started beating gongs and drums in turn. The sound was loud enough to be heard on Hanyang Peak. All can be heard.
A quarter of an hour later, the Taoist Master waved his hand again, put the mahogany sword into its sheath, stood still, stood up straight, and said to Li Bai: "Master Li, the auspicious time has come, prepare to open the coffin and see the body." After he finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Li Bai. A Taoist priest beside him who was beating the gong said: "Lao San, let someone prepare the dragon wood and wrapping ropes for carrying the coffin."
Upon hearing this, the Taoist leader hung the gong and drum in his hand on a bench and turned around.
Li Bei summoned eight young swordsmen and went with him to carry the dragon wood over in preparation for carrying the coffin up the mountain later.
Li Bei then turned around and asked a boy to go to the side hall to bring the prepared scissors and a small square white cloth, and handed them to the Taoist Priest.
The Taoist Master then started to cut off the clothes of the juniors one by one. Starting from Li Kun and ending with Zhou Xiaoyi, he cut off a small piece of clothes one by one, put them into a square scarf and white cloth, wrapped them up, and waited. When the coffin is opened and the corpse is revealed, it is a folk custom to put these corners of clothes into the hands of the corpse, so that the deceased can remember their descendants in the afterlife.
"clang!!!"
With a loud sound of gongs, several Taoist priests lifted the lid of the coffin, and everyone gathered around to see the deceased for the last time.
Crying for filial piety, crying for filial piety, feeling sad and sad, the whole Yingyang Hall was so miserable.
But there was no body in the coffin, only a pair of black shrouds arranged in a row, and a stack of sword suits on the pillow, which were used by Mei Jun during his lifetime.
Everyone still felt sad when they saw it, and the sadness arose from their hearts, especially Zhou Xiaoyi, who lay directly at the end of the coffin and cried loudly. An Ning stood behind her and patted her back to comfort her.
Half a moment later, the main Taoist leader called for someone to pull Zhou Xiaoyi away, closed the coffin lid, and raised his voice: "Send life to death, and in the next life you will be rich and noble, and enjoy all the happiness in the world." Then the five Taoist priests shouted in unison. Shouted: "Hey! We're out!"
Everyone began to carry the coffin out of Yingyang Hall, and slowly followed the Taoist priests who were playing gongs and drums to the pre-selected burial place.
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At the last moment of the fourth hour of the second lunar month, Meijun went to the mountain for burial. This funeral of Meijun will not be described again.
Let's talk about why there was no one in Mei Jun's coffin, except for the clothes coffin. We have to start from the night of the Lantern Festival.
It’s the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival.
That night, the moon was shining brightly, and it was the middle of the night.
At this time, Li Kun had already met Kong Ge from Donghang Mountain and returned to Lushan Mountain. Because Kong Ge failed to cure the disease of the guarding beast of Donghang Mountain and was unwilling to follow Li Kun back to the Central Plains, so Li Kun and Li Jun moved together The trip returned on its own.
Kong Ge, the chess doctor, was taught a lesson by Xiao Yu because he lost the chess game. After he suddenly realized the medical ethics, he suddenly realized that although he was captured by Huang Daoling and the four ghosts of the Demon Sect in Dongxing Mountain, it was only after arriving at Dongxing Mountain that he learned about the Demon Sect. The reason why people arrested him was not for anything else, but to save Kongge, the guardian beast of the demon sect.
After being taught a lesson by Xiao Yu, Kong Ge became open-minded. He no longer only treated people who won chess, but took it as his own duty to save the world. His medical ethics sublimated, and he was determined to help the world by hanging a pot. As for whether he would be rewarded, he had long ignored it.
Seeing that the demon sect's mountain guardian beast was seriously ill, he agreed to stay and treat him. Earlier, Huang Daoling begged him to save this mountain guardian beast, but he was unwilling. But now he is willing to stay in Dongxing Mountain and agreed to Huang Daoling's request. It is really valuable to leave after treatment.
Li Kun and Li Jun led a group of disciples and made trouble several times in front of the Demon Sect, and were almost arrested by the Demon Sect. Only then did Kong Ge come forward and let them go back, saying that they were willing to stay in the Demon Sect to treat people's illnesses. .
Li Kun and others couldn't resist Kong Ge's temper, so they had to leave and go back to Lushan.
Furthermore, at this time, Li Luo had also brought several elders who were poisoned by fire to find Luokong Mountain again. He asked Luo Yao to cure their fire poison, and they all returned to the Lushan Sect.
Seeing that everything is going smoothly and there are no more troubles, the Lantern Festival can be a time for family celebrations. However, when the Lantern Festival is setting off fireworks to celebrate, something goes wrong at Zhujian Peak again.
