An ant drove a carriage across the Qingshui River, and the water splashed with the horse's hooves, heading straight to the Grand Canyon and entering the territory of the termite tribe. There are long stretches of yellow sand along the way, and the setting sun reflects the red clouds on the horizon. The carriage ran all the way and stopped at Qingshitan City. Bearded Ant looked up and said: "Open the city gate." The soldiers guarding the city stood up and looked down. Then the city gate opened, and the officers and soldiers in the city rushed out with their soldiers, surrounding Bearded Ant in the middle. The city gate officer rode out on a tall horse and said, "Why do you come to the termite tribe?" Xu Yan walked out and stepped forward and replied, "I am the envoy of the termite tribe, sending the martyrs back to their country." The armored soldiers moved out of the way. After the bearded ants bowed and thanked them, they got on their horses and drove the carriage into Qingshitan City and went straight to the capital of the termites. The bearded ant ran all the way, passed many checkpoints, stopped under the capital, looked up at the city tower, dismounted again, and said: "The envoy of the ant tribe escorts the martyrs back to the country, please open the city gate." Then he lowered the drawbridge and the city gate opened. The bearded ant crossed the moat, drove the carriage straight to the capital, and settled down temporarily in the post house.
Following Xiao Yi's instructions, he walked out of the post house and walked towards Bai Mansion to visit the Prince's Master. Standing in front of the mansion door, he walked forward and knocked on the door. Xiayi opened the door, stuck his head out, and asked: "What do you want from my big ant?" Xiayi handed over a letter and said: "This is a letter written by my master to your big ant. The big ant will understand after reading it." The lower ant took the letter and said: "Please wait a moment, the little one will go and report to my big ant." Then the door of the mansion was closed, and the ant was standing outside the door and waiting. . It was already dark at this time, and thousands of houses were brightly lit. The evening breeze blew across its face, blowing the pair of tentacles on its forehead and swaying in the wind. It looked up at the full moon in the sky alone. Dark clouds moved to cover it. The full moon slowly came out, and the silver light spread over the earth. The moonlight was as bright as day. After a while, the door of the mansion opened, and the Prince Master went out to greet him personally. Xu Yi knelt down and said, "Big Ant." The Prince Master helped Xu Yi up and asked, "How are you doing recently, Little Yi?" Xu Yan looked up and said, "My lord. You are living a good life, there is no need to worry about Big Ant." The prince's master said: "Let's go into the mansion to talk."
The prince's master welcomed it into the palace and knelt down in front of the desk. Xu Yi faced the prince's teacher and said: "By the order of the lord, I escort the martyrs back to the country for burial." The prince's teacher said: "I already know about this matter, Xiao Yi has made it clear in the letter. Xiao Yi's move is a benevolent and righteous move. Sir, you can rest in the mansion and report the matter to the king tomorrow and handle the handover." Xu Yi nodded and said: "Okay, I will settle down in the post house. Now that the matter is completed, I should return to the post house to wait for the king's summons. ." Then he stood up and was about to leave. The prince's master called Xu Yan to a stop and said: "Let me know if you need anything in the future, and I will do my best to help your ants." Xu Yan turned around, bowed and saluted, and then withdrew. The prince's master watched him off and returned the gift.
At dawn, Xiangguo led his soldiers to the post house and entered the post house. The bearded ant came out to greet him. Xiangguo said: "The king has many affairs, and I will take over them on my behalf." The ant saluted and said: "Xiangguo big ant." Then he stood up and looked up, but saw that the prince's master was not there, and asked: "Why don't you see the prince's master?" Xiangguo sneered: "The admonishment doctor is busy with other matters and cannot go." Xu Yi asked the post officer to go to the backyard to fetch the carriage, take out the wooden box in the carriage, and display it in the front yard. Xiang Guo called out Wu Zuo, opened the wooden box to examine the bones, walked up to Xiang Guo's ear, and said: "It is indeed the remains of the martyrs of our termite tribe, not a single one of the more than 900,000 bones." Xiang Guo's facial expression gradually changed. He calmed down and ordered the soldiers to seal the coffin and carefully carry it out of the post house. The Prime Minister stepped forward and said: "Sir, you have been working hard all the way. Your Majesty has already prepared a banquet in the palace. Please come with me to the palace." Xu Yan refused and said: "The country has just experienced a war, and we need to cultivate with the people. Furthermore, my lord is in a hurry. I will wait for my return next time. I don’t dare to delay for a moment. Please forgive me for being disrespectful.” The Prime Minister looked up at the surroundings and sighed: “Sir, you insist on doing this. It is inconvenient for me to force you to stay.” Then he called out the armored soldiers and said "You escort Mr. out of the country." Then he faced Xu Yan and said, "The country has just been in war, and there are many bandits coming in and out. I am worried that it is not safe for Mr. to return to the country this time, so I have sent twenty troops to escort Mr. back to the country. In this way, I will Don't worry." Xu Yi bowed and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your thoughtfulness." Then he stood up. Xiang Guo glanced at him and said, "Let's go." He led the armored soldiers and walked away. Looking at the departing figure of the Prime Minister, Xu Yan knew that this Prime Minister was narrow-minded, jealous of the wise and capable, and would definitely retaliate. He was also in a false alarm, and he was actually a little worried about the situation of the prince's master. Under the escort of more than 20 armored soldiers, he drove out of the capital and was escorted all the way to the Grand Canyon, where the border between the two countries stopped. Xu Yan stood under the horse and said: "You will be sent here." Then he got on the carriage and drove away. Once within the borders of the country, he dismounted and hid in the dark, observing the more than twenty armored soldiers riding on their horses and not leaving for a long time. Instead, they inquired at the border. They are actually escorts, but they are secretly inquiring about the reality of the ant clan. There are no soldiers on the border now. If the enemy attacks again, our ant tribe will be at risk of extinction again. This prime minister's country is unfathomable!
The remains of the martyrs were buried in their homeland, and the people wore sackcloth and mourned. Just like Liu Yanshi's "Love in the North Plains", the sky is full of sadness, and the elegies are full of sadness. Whose car has hundreds of nets, sending guests into the secluded land? Mingjing went down to the official road, and his father was buried among the dead. In the depression of Huanghao, the evening wine is faint. The tomb was deserted, and the black kites flew into the open space. Fireworks remain in the wasteland, and strangers suffer more. When you enter labor, your body will be full, and your business will become deeper day by day. But I can't get there very often, it's lonely and lonely at the end of the tunnel. The grass is green and the pear trees are green in spring, on the northern mountain of Luoyang City. In ancient and modern times, people buried in the underworld gathered their bones and turned them into mud. The soil on this mountain is so white that mourners have been mourning recently. I also went to hear the sound of returning home, but how could the wheels be so fast? Gradually, the tombs invaded the city, and the city was filled with people. If you want to win over each other, could it be that you are the Queen of Beimang? He was born again in Luocheng, and a solitary grave was raised on the ground. The whole family went to the funeral, but it was too late to return. No longer know the place again, and the burials continue one after another. The soil and hay are deep, and the paper is lined with pulp in the pot. The sky cries to the spring clouds, still crying for children to die in battle. Or weeping for the husband who has not returned, and the bones are buried in the wilderness. The soul returned to his hometown and was buried, and Fei Bai wanted to summon his soul. Ghosts travel thousands of miles, and clouds and smoke cover the green mountains. Under the dim curtain of sunset, grief spread across the sky and earth. Thousands of miles are in the green mountains, and duckweed is in the wilderness. (Later Wen Zhongxian added it)
At this time, some bandits came down the mountain in pairs and stopped by the Qingshui River. They were so shocked by what they saw that they quickly turned their horses around and returned. The horse bandit next to him turned his horse's head, puzzled, and asked: "Why is this? Your Majesty, now is the time to return home with a full load." But the mountain king replied: "Don't fight if you don't fight, little ants have these people , we will fight to the death, and our army will suffer losses." He was busy returning and didn't care about so much, just like there were pursuers behind him, scattered in pieces, fleeing in all directions.
Such a movement alarmed the people nearby. The little ant raised his eyes and looked around, leading the people back to the cave and gathering in the ant hall. The bearded ant drove a carriage across the Qingshui River into the ant hall, sprang out from among the people, and said: "My lord, my lord, on the way back, I escorted my armored soldiers who refused to leave at the border for a long time. I was thinking, they They are spying on the reality of the border." The little ant said: "Sooner or later there will be a big war between the ant tribe and the termite tribe. If the prince's master loses power, the little ant will become a monster." The little ant thought about it and said: "Now that it's time, When a new ant king is established, he first stabilizes the situation of the ant tribe, and then orders an edict to allow the bandits to surrender and form a large army to jointly defend the ant tribe." Everyone recommends the little ant as the king. Their reason is, "The little ant is resourceful and capable. He has the ability to lead the ant tribe to glory. His wisdom can stabilize the country, and his bravery can behead enemy generals in the midst of thousands of troops." It is rare among the ant tribe to have both wisdom and courage. The little ant is a well-deserved king and is expected by everyone. This matter was immediately rejected by Xiao Yi, saying: "Xiao Yi is not a royal family and was born in a humble way. I might not be able to take on this responsibility." Facing the requests of the common people and the ants around them, Xiao Yi said: "Xiao Yi, you have long been in our hearts. The king." Then the people all knelt down and said: "Your Majesty." The little ants helped them up and said: "No, absolutely no, I will recommend an ant. Black ant, it is a descendant of the royal family, and later the family was destroyed. It declined, fell to the common people, and later joined the worker ants. It is the king of the ants." The black ant stood up and said: "Little ant." When the little ant was very young, because he disliked the cowardice of the little ant, he wanted to expel the little ant. Ant. The little ant did not remember the past grudges, but still elected it as the king. He was very moved and said: "Little yi, I'm sorry for you." The little ant said: "Just let it go if you have some unhappy things. I am doing it out of public conscience. We The people are the best people in the world. When the country settles down, recuperate with the people, make friends, train and strengthen the army, recruit more ants to serve the ants, and the country will be strong if the people are rich." Black Ant nodded and said: "I've already written it down." The little ant put the royal crown on its head, wore a black bird indigo robe, climbed onto the throne, waved its long sleeves, and sat down. The common people and the little ants knelt down and shouted: "I will be king for ten thousand years, and the ant tribe will have no borders for ten thousand years." The king of ants faced the little ants and their people and said: "Your Majesty is safe." Then facing the little ants, he said: "Little ants He is resourceful and resourceful. He worships Xiao Yi as his prime minister, and cooperates with him to deal with political affairs and revitalize our ant tribe." Xiao Yi stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, no, the top priority is to Zhao'an and stabilize the border."
