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Chapter 141 Jinshi Archway, Guangzong Yaozu

It happened to be a cloudy day when we returned home. There was neither continuous heavy rain nor unbearable scorching sun.

Therefore, the whole township's elders and elders went out of the hometown for ten miles, and the road was covered with red silk.

You know, since Zhou Bai became the patriarch, he put forward the slogan "If you want to get rich, build roads first".

After the snow disaster last year, in order to help the villagers tide over the difficulties, the Zhou family even provided relief with work, and the official road connecting Hongni Township was expanded to three times, allowing the army to travel.

However, even if it was so wide, Zhou Bai led a small group of silver flood troops, and he was about to slow down and dismount early.

"Master Bai is back!"

"This is a young man from our Hongni Township. Hey, look at how big and majestic Bo Geer's horse is!"

"They're all dragon horses. The silver-armored knights behind Brother Bo are not the silver dragon army. I didn't expect that even the state would give him face."

Seeing Zhou Bai approaching, the welcoming villagers rushed forward and immediately filled the spacious avenue.

Faced with this kind of enthusiasm, Zhou Bai couldn't say anything, he could only answer one by one with a smile on his face, maybe one of the uncles and aunts in it was from his parents' generation.

Fortunately, the Silver Flood Dragon Army still did their duty. In order to prevent malicious people in the crowd, they put the dragon horses on the outside, and they themselves firmly guarded Zhou Bai.

In this way, it is difficult to move forward in the crowd.

"Boom, boom, boom~"

The noisy gongs and drums mixed with the joy and cheers of the villagers resounded through the sky.

In Dingzhou, in Bei'an, and even in the south of Pingcang County, Zhou Bai can only be regarded as famous, not popular.

But in Hongni Township, it is definitely what people want and what everyone expects.

He brought glory to the whole township, so that the people of Hongni Township can hold their heads high and get more respect outside.

Since Zhou Bai was admitted to Jieyuan, the status of Hongni Township is naturally higher than that of other townships, and the villagers began to enjoy some hidden preferential treatment outside.

If it involves a lawsuit in Hongni Township, the county government will definitely be cautious, and like a townsman setting up a stall in the county to do business, he will never be made things difficult by local ruffians and guards.

Those bandits who were still hiding and wandering around the border of Pingcang County did not dare to set foot in Hongni Township.

Do they know who single-handedly led the Qing Dynasty in Cangshan, and who led a few clan soldiers to repel the Jin people's invasion.

The mass grave at the foot of Cangshan Mountain is the burial of hundreds of regular soldiers of the Kingdom of Jin.

Zhou Bai can do this just by Jie Yuan, so now that he has returned from the list of heavenly registered scholars, what a great cause he can accomplish.

It can be said that if Zhou Bai stays in the family for a while, he will take care of him a little bit.

Even if they yelled and raised the flag to rebel, more villagers would support it, and no righteous people would unite to stand up for the court.

Just look at the vast history, how many heroes and heroes have made achievements, and the most loyal and most valued people around them will always be the relatives and the township party.

What they were afraid of was not that Zhou Bai wanted to do something, but that he would not do anything while pursuing the Tao.

Walking forward like this for an hour, almost all the Xiangdang clansmen met and greeted Zhou Bai.

At this time, the official welcome team just appeared, and a group of strong men in bunt black coats poured into the crowd. They were well-trained, and there was a hint of bravery and murder in their eyes. These people had actually seen blood.

In a short while, the original road was opened up, and the enthusiastic villagers stood obediently by the road.

It is not surprising that they are not officers and soldiers, but they are more deterrent than officers and soldiers, because they are Zhuang Ding of the Zhou clan, and they are the force that the entire northern part of Pingcang County relies on.

The crowd cleared in front, and at the boundary marker of Hongni Township, the old patriarch Zhou Mingxuan waited with a group of core members.

All the house owners, clan elders, and deacons of the Zhou clan arrived, along with Chen Zhongbang and other people from the inner palace and several respected village elders.

In Daxu and the previous dynasties, the principle of imperial power not going to the countryside was followed, but this did not mean that the governance power at the township level was completely abandoned.

A villager is an official representative appointed and selected by the imperial court, or a senior person in the village, or a senior official.

During the powerful period of the dynasty, the village elders were naturally an important help in maintaining the rule at the grassroots level, but at the end of the dynasty, these village elders may have to consider the future generations of the family.

The elders who failed to come to Xie Yuan's hometown after passing the exam last time, this time Zhou Bai Jinshi returned to his hometown, and they all came to welcome him.

In the short two years, the situation has changed drastically, and if you keep your posture, you may not be able to drink the soup of the Zhou clan in the future.

Apart from these people, there was also a pair of beautiful eyes staring at him with concern in the crowd. The yearning in the eyes was self-evident. It was Yu Yueyun who took over to guard the family after Zhou Bai went out.

Zhou Bai first took a deep look to show his response, and then strode forward to meet the excited old patriarch with slightly parted lips.

"Okay, Boge, okay!"

"My Zhou family also has a day when the dragon emerges, and the old man died in peace, and the ancestors and ancestors in the underground should also congratulate you!" Zhou Mingxuan said with tears in his eyes.

The frail hands looked extraordinarily powerful at this moment, holding on to Zhou Bai tightly, as if afraid that this living celestial being was a dream of the Zhou clan.

Feeling the excitement of the old patriarch, Zhou Bai clasped his hands back and said very gratefully: "You have worked hard for more than half a year!"

At this time, the feelings of the old and the young are very sincere, because they have given each other the greatest return.

One guards the family well, and the other honors the ancestors.

Zhou Mingxuan's body obviously can't be overworked anymore and needs to be cultivated, but he still goes to the Qunshitang every day to do his best for the development and operation of the family.

The reason why Zhou Bai, the authentic patriarch, dared to leave behind and go to Shenjing for the imperial examination was because of Zhou Mingxuan's sea-fixing needle. With him around, people would not be flustered.

"Go, go and comfort your parents, pay homage to your ancestors, and let them know that Qilin has grown into a dragon of our family!"

"The patriarch Hui clan! All the houses go to the clan temple and prepare to worship the ancestors!"

Afterwards, Zhou Bai supported Zhou Mingxuan with his own hands, and walked step by step towards the clan site. At the original entrance, a memorial archway for Jinshi had been erected high.

The blue brick masonry is stacked and astringent to protrude the eaves, and the blue tiles cover the roof of the hall.

Four pillars, three gates, and the third floor. The stone plaque on the second floor of the middle gate is engraved with "Jinshi" horizontally, "Xiangxing 47th Year Chunwei" is vertically engraved on the right, and "Zhou Baili, No. 1 Jinshi in the second-class examination of the pilot test" is vertically engraved on the left.

In addition, the three-story stone plaque is vertically written with the words "heaven and man" in block letters, which tells the world the gold content of this archway.

It is a memorial archway approved by the Heavenly Court. It is different from other Jinshi's establishments. It only represents the honor bestowed by the Daxu court.

From then on, all outsiders who want to enter the Zhou clan's clan land through the archway have to dismount their horses and disband their troops to show respect for heaven and man and heaven.

Even if the officials of the imperial government came here, they had to put down their weapons and walk in from under the archway.

In a sense, it is still only the Zhou family of Haojiage in the county, and it can also be called the Tianren family.

If Zhou Bofei hadn't wanted to fight for the dragon, this archway alone could have saved the family from the troubled times of dynasty change.

The clansmen who followed Zhou Bai followed suit, all looked up, their faces were full of pride, they were also members of this clan.

As for the locals who watched the excitement, they were full of yearning and awe. That was the ancestral land of the Tianren family, and everyone thought in their hearts that they would definitely not be bad in working with the Zhou family in the future.

The silver-armored knights who were standing outside the archway with their dragon horses were a little at a loss.

The Jiaoma and the others can lead them away, but they must never take off the sabers on their bodies. Otherwise, how could they proudly say that they are Silver Jiao cavalrymen.

After all, from ancient times to the present, there has been a saying: the sword is with the people, and the sword is dead and the people are dead.

"That Captain Yunqi has returned to the ancestral land, it should be safe, and they don't need to protect anything, why don't they just leave?"

"But isn't this a bit rude, heaven and man, even the state city can't see it."

Whispering and discussing could not lead to anything, and even under the awe of this archway, they still struggled with Zhou Bai's title.

Fortunately, Zhou Yuan's arrival relieved them of the embarrassment of being surrounded by crowds.

"My family head said that you are his guards, they are his own people, and it doesn't matter if you have a sword."

"The clan is going to hold an ancestor worship ceremony now, you go with me to rest and settle down first, and return tomorrow morning, the refined food and flesh of the Jiaoma have been arranged."

The knights looked at each other in blank dismay, and for a while, no one refuted the word "our own people". After all, in terms of mission, they are really Zhou Bai's guards now.

He just hesitated for a moment as the chief cavalry general, and said: "I'm afraid it's not possible to stay overnight, the state is still waiting for our reply."

"I'm afraid we'll harm you at night, Momo Chirp is like a bitch, what a waste of such a good horse!"

Before Zhou Yuan said anything, a lean man behind him yelled impatiently, seeming very dissatisfied.

This man is Gao Hu, his eyes are bright and his back is straight, like an extremely sharp spear.

It's strange to say that the food in the inner mansion is far better than that in the mountains, but Gao Hu still doesn't get fat, and he is as thin as a gun but has infinite strength.

There was often a joke in the camp, saying that all the energy in Gao Dutou's body was sucked away by the gun in his spine.

As soon as Gao Hu said such a rush, the cavalry of the Yinjiao Army couldn't bear it, and they touched their waists one by one, glaring.

Zhou Yuan said with a grim expression, "Are you planning to use force under this archway?"

"I lost my composure... Please let us find a place to fight this guy one-on-one. He doesn't like horses, so let's see how he is on horseback!" The cavalry general of the Silver Dragon Army first apologized, and then he was still dissatisfied.

"Okay, you all settle down first, and then I will take you to the manor school to exchange riding skills."

"By the way, the patriarch will entertain you at night, please be sure to stay overnight."

What the Silver Flood Dragon Cavalrymen didn't expect was that Zhou Yuan agreed to it like that, and blocked their reason for leaving overnight.

No matter how urgent the state was, Zhou Bai couldn't have time to treat them to a meal.

When Zhou Yuan led the crowd to disperse from the archway, Gao Hu made a few twists and came to Chen Zhongbang. At this time, he was no longer violent, but more respectful.

"Sir, you and your lord's scheme is effective, and these guys really fell for it."

"I don't know why the lord has his eyes on them, what a brave and reckless man can be of great use!"

Listening to Gao Hu's muttering, Chen Zhongbang's expression was rather strange, you kid was not the same as a reckless man a year ago, now that you have attended a few classes of martial arts lectures, you look down on other big soldiers?

Of course, now Gao Hu is just a slightly smarter reckless man, specifically he was trained by the lord himself.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhongbang didn't say anything to refute him, but said indifferently: "My lord is so far-sighted, he doesn't want this small group of silver flood troops, but more."

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On the other side, Zhou Bai and others also arrived at the ancestral hall in the center of the ancestral land, and almost all the strong men of the Zhou clan gathered.

If something happened to the ancestral hall at this time, the huge Zhou clan would collapse in one day.

For this reason, almost all the clan soldiers of the entire family, Zhuang Ding, were mobilized. They stood solemnly and guarded every important traffic route in the ancestral land.

In the main hall of the ancestral hall and on the shrine, layers of spiritual tablets look down solemnly and majestically, as if the ancestors are really watching.

This time, Zhou Bai asked Zhou Mingxuan to be responsible for receiving the sacrifice. He felt his pulse, the old man was exhausted, and he might not live for a few days.

"The ancestors are the ancestors. Today, there is Zhou Bai, the contemporary patriarch, who has won the first place in the second class. He is granted a Jinshi background and listed in the heavenly register. I hereby condolence to the ancestors to show off the lintel!"

The first stick of incense was inserted into the incense burner tremblingly by Zhou Mingxuan. Seeing tears in his eyes, he heaved a long sigh of relief.

This was a release of pressure, and it also made him almost exhale his last few breaths, and he almost couldn't even stand still.

When Zhou Bai went out for the imperial examination, whoever was under the most pressure could only be him.

The family has not declined under his hands, and there are successors, so he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the old man's birthday fire was about to go out little by little, Zhou Bai hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and calmly poured in a stream of mana, barely bringing him back to life.

The next process will naturally be continued by the protagonist Zhou Bai.

Under the leadership of Zhou Bai, the Wuyangyang tribe bowed three times, and then offered incense one by one.

Soon the censer was filled with incense sticks, and the whole ancestral hall was gradually filled with fragrance, and the dense incense permeated into the ground.

Immediately, an invisible spiritual domain reappeared, even Zhou Bai didn't need to use the Qi Watching Technique, it seemed solid.

The clansmen below also faintly saw the figures of the five ancestors in a moment, and they sat on it and smiled at the descendants.

Zhou Bai took a deep breath, took out an imperial edict, and said loudly: "The unfilial son Zhou Bai, who failed to be filial in his lifetime, has achieved what he has achieved, so he should be honored. I specially granted my father the title of Nine Rank Confucianism with the imperial imperial seal. Lin Lang, my mother is a ninth grade child!"

Under Zhou Bai's reading, a ray of light flew out from the imperial edict, pierced through the spiritual domain and landed on Zhou Bai's parents.

In an instant, the five ancestors showed a difference. The other three ancestors still kept their clothes, while his parents wore official robes.

And with every move, it seems to be able to transform the environment of the spiritual realm, a coffee table and a few chairs are actually formed in the empty spiritual realm, which is the gift of the stranger to the ancestors.

In the end, Zhou Bai put his Jinshi papers on a tray, and the seven-rank official seal edited by the Imperial Academy, and put them on the shrine. Then he lit a stick of incense and offered sacrifices with great gifts.

"The ancestors are above, and today they use Jinshi documents and imperial official seals to offer sacrifices to suppress the luck of our family. I hope that the ancestors will continue to protect the family, so that the inheritance will be orderly, and the blessings will last forever!"

"May my family prosper forever and be promoted to prefect soon!"

The luck gushing out from the Jinshi documents and the seventh-rank official seals, together with a huge amount of incense, poured into the spiritual domain, making the ancestors extremely useful.

What is Guangzong Yaozu, this is it!

The yin and yang fortunes of the clan converged to reach their peak at this time, and the red light became deeper and deeper, and finally formed a crimson invisible barrier around the ancestral house.

If you look carefully, not only is it red, but there is a hint of yellow at the core. It is not impossible to enter this red house of the Zhou Clan.

The red house has the ability to ward off evil spirits, and the yellow house can really shelter the offspring, and the success rate is greatly increased.

(End of this chapter)