Born here?

Zhu Feng was shocked, but his face was still very quiet. He turned his head and looked at the silent tombstones in the night outside the door, and asked, "Your ancestors are?"

The old man Wen Liyu smiled bitterly and said, "Yes."

“…”

"Our ancestors have already arrived here."

“…”

"What His Majesty the Emperor saw was the ancestral tombs of our ancestors for generations. No one had left here. Even if some had left, they would eventually return here and die here."

“…”

"Our Wen family can only be here."

This sounds heavy, but it reveals a hint of weirdness.

Ye Zheng said in confusion: "Why do you want to stay here? Is there someone who forced you?"

Old Wen smiled bitterly and said, "To put it, it's already the ancestors' business that happened to countless generations ago."

"Oh? You said."

"When it comes to that time, Yumen Pass didn't want to be deserted now. At that time, the road from the Central Plains to the Western Regions was completely opened. Envoys and merchants were in constant contact. Yumen Pass was the most important gate on this journey to the west."

Ye Zheng glanced at Zhu Feng, and Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.

To put it this way, the "ancestor" mentioned by Mr. Wen may have been the ancestors of Emperor Wu during the reign of Emperor Wu, a thousand years ago.

But they didn't interrupt him, they just listened quietly.

Mr. Wen said: "My ancestor of Wen's family worked on this pass."

“…”

"Although there were endless exchanges between merchants and messengers here, the ancestors were extremely moved and thought about quietness, but instead began to practice Taoism and seek spiritual liberation."

Hearing this, Zhu Feng sighed softly in his heart.

If a person can calm down and devote himself to practicing Taoism in such a prosperous place, it can be seen that this person has the root of Dharma.

Ye Zheng immediately asked, "Then how has he practiced?"

Mr. Wen shook his head and said, "These are all things I heard from my grandfather and the others, but after all, it has been too long since. No one knows how far he has practiced. But one day, an old Taoist priest suddenly came to Yumen Pass."

A Taoist practitioner met an old Taoist priest.

It sounds interesting.

Ye Zheng immediately asked, "What's the matter?"

Old Wen said, "That Taoist priest... is said to be the Taoist bone fairy wind, and he was very knowledgeable at first glance. He came to Yumen Pass and made a bet with his ancestors."

"What are you betting on?"

"We don't know what to bet, but grandfather said again, it may not be a bet, but a fight between two people. No one knows the specific situation, we only know that our ancestors lost."

Ye Zheng said "uh".

He asked, "What is the result of losing?"

"result?"

These two words made Mr. Wen smile bitterly and said, "The result is that the Wen family has to stay at Yumen Pass for generations and cannot leave again."

“…!”

Ye Zheng opened his eyes widened.

It turns out that this is the reason why their ancestors stayed at Yumen Pass and this deserted city for generations?

He frowned and said with a smile: "You... have you really stayed?"

Old Wen smiled bitterly and said, "The ancestors practiced Taoism and naturally valued the spirit of words and would not go back on their word. But just as he was willing to accept the loss and was ready to stay in Yumen Pass, the situation in the Central Plains changed soon."

“…”

"The civil war in the middle school affected foreign relations. Soon, the gates in the northwest were closed, and there were fewer merchants coming and going, and there were no traffic on the Silk Road. Soon, the Central Plains court withdrew all the troops from the northwest to the middle school."

Speaking of this, he sighed: "Yumen Pass, it's down."

When everyone heard this, they sighed.

However, Zhu Feng's expression became more and more serious.

If someone else just listens to a story, but he knows very well that a country needs to be strong in foreign relations and must ensure the stability of the domestic situation; if the domestic situation is unstable and civil wars continue, then the foreign policy can only be tightened, or even show weakness.

In the early days of the founding of the Yan State, Emperor Gao completely closed his way to the west, which was due to his personality, but wasn’t it because of years of war that the country had no energy to develop the northwest?

This is a wise move and a helpless move.

He took a deep breath.

Then he said in a deep tone: "Yumen Pass is down, your ancestors are still here?"

Old Wen said, "The ancestors promised a thousand gold."

"Could it be that the old Taoist really let him stay here for generations, without a time limit?"

“…”

"If this is the case, it will not be fair to you."

Old Wen's eyes were red and he said, "It's not that there is no time limit."

He said, looking back at the dark night outside the door, and in the distance, where Zhu Feng left the men and horses, there was a faint light of fire. He said, "When Your Majesty came here, you must have seen the words on the stone tablet."

“…!”

Zhu Feng's expression frightened.

When you see jade, you are calm, when you see smoke, you are hidden;

When you meet the emperor, you will be relieved, and when you meet the sea, you will be prosperous.

At this moment, he recited the sixteen words on the stone tablet again and immediately understood something: "It's time to see the jade!"

"Yes."

Mr. Wen smiled bitterly and said, "The first sentence left by the old Taoist is this. At that time, there were many merchants in Yumen Pass, but this was not the most common one here. The one who traveled the most was the team that mined jade from Hotan in the middle of the country."

Zhu Feng's eyes lit up.

But he was still calm, without saying a word, and just listened silently.

Mr. Wen said, "The old Taoist and his ancestors agreed that they would make a decision when they see jade. As long as one day, if they can't see jade, we can leave."

Ye Zheng immediately said: "Yumen Pass has fallen, and the teams traveling to and transporting jade will naturally no longer come."

"yes."

"Then, can you leave?"

Old Wen smiled bitterly and said, "It's up to you to see the jade."

“…”

"Sir, Yumen Pass... doesn't there be 'jade'?"

“…!”

Ye Zheng was stunned and shocked.

Indeed, although there are no jades coming and going, Yumen Pass is still there.

The "jade" at Yumen Pass is also jade.

It’s just this jade word that has not been changed for thousands of years, and it has bound them here!

Ye Zheng was amazed and thought back, and said, "Did that old Taoist priest have planned this way from the beginning and deliberately deceived you like this?"

Mr. Wen smiled bitterly and couldn't speak.

Ye Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "Those old-fashioned wise men are not good things!"

Zhu Feng glanced at him.

He didn't say anything, but said to Mr. Wen: "Even so, your ancestors promised a fortune, but there are so many people from generation to generation that none of them want to leave?"

Mr. Wen said: "Yes, why don't you?"

"What's the result?"

"result"

Speaking of this, his eyes were filled with sadness and even a little fear.
Chapter completed!