I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 428 Death of An Bangyan

How could he run away with the meat in his mouth?

Wang Jianzhong did not stop as he spoke, and immediately led his people across the main hall and rushed to the back hall. Upon seeing this, Qi Jizu quickly followed.

The two acted separately and would not give up until An Bangyan was found.

At this time, An Bangyan brought five or six personal guards, An Wei and She Shehui, who were already at a loss, to the back door, preparing to evacuate first.

But before anyone opened the door, their expressions changed, and there was a lot of shouting outside.

"You have to keep an eye on everything. Even if a mouse escapes, I have to catch it."

It seemed that the officers and soldiers had already surrounded Anfu, fearing that he would escape.

Thinking of this, She Shehui looked at An Bangyan with a pale face, his face was at a loss and he didn't know what to do.

An Bangyan's face was ashen at this time. He never expected that the officers and soldiers would be so quick. It seemed that they would not give up until they caught him.

At this moment, he suddenly heard shouts coming from outside the gate, and there were constant wails and begging for mercy.

"Let's go to the ancestral hall. There is a secret passage over there."

She Shehui and An Wei were completely panicked now. When An Bangyan said this, they nodded repeatedly as if they had grasped a life-saving straw.

The ancestral hall is in the backyard, not far from the back door. As an important place for the An family, there are not many people on weekdays.Now that An's mansion has been breached, all the servants have fled, leaving only a few old servants who can't run away.

Now that I saw An Bangyan and others coming, I quickly welcomed them in and closed the door of the ancestral hall, as long as I could.

She Shehui and others were very anxious now. She was not qualified to enter the ancestral hall on weekdays, and she did not understand the layout inside. So as soon as he entered the ancestral hall, he started to look around, and at the same time looked at An Bangyan eagerly, and asked eagerly:
"What about the secret passage? Where is the secret passage?"

Compared with She Shehui, An Bangyan felt that he didn't care about the secret passage. He slowly walked towards the main hall of the ancestral hall, and what he saw was a mountain of memorial tablets piled up in the middle of the ancestral hall.

Seeing this, An Bangyan had no expression on his face. He walked slowly to the memorial tablet, gently picked up the incense on the altar in front of him, lit it, and then solemnly placed it on the incense burner.

After everything was over, An Bangyan was seen looking at the spiritual tablet and taking a few steps back.His face was resolute, showing a hint of determination. He knelt down solemnly and began to perform the grand ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times.

Although An Wei is young, he is the head of the An family and is very involved in the sacrifices. He also knows that worshiping ancestors is a big deal, and when he sees this, he also wants to follow An Bangyan and kneel down.

When She Shehui saw this, he didn't dare to stop him. He could only let go of An Wei's hand and let An Wei leave.

"Since the Shuhan period, my ancestor assisted Zhuge Liang in his southern expedition and was named the "King of Luodian". The Shuixi'an family has gone through more than 400 years and been passed down to 81 generations. Now the descendants are unfilial and cannot keep the family property. Today's city It is the fault of the descendants to destroy the family.”

Seeing An Bangyan say such words, the expressions of the old servants and guards of the An family who were present instantly dimmed. Now the shouts of killing outside the ancestral hall were getting closer and closer, and the mutual verification of An Bangyan's words made the atmosphere in the ancestral hall very bleak.

"King Luodian, the outcome is uncertain now. Your son An Wugong still has [-] troops. As long as we can escape, there may be a glimmer of hope."

An Bangyan did not reply when he heard this. He continued to look at the mountain of spiritual tablets in front of him, feeling very unhappy that the An family's foundation was about to be ruined in his own hands.

"King Luodian, at this time, please make a decision quickly."

Hearing the shouts of killing outside the ancestral hall getting closer and closer, She Shehui became more and more anxious and his tone became more and more anxious.

Hearing this, An Bangyan's face showed imperceptible impatience, and then he slowly stood up, turned around and looked at An Wei, who was also kneeling behind him.

"The secret passage is in the back room of the ancestral hall. You take An Si first and I will arrive soon."

She Shehui didn't know what medicine An Bangyan was selling in his gourd, but the situation was urgent now, and she didn't care why An Bangyan stayed.

So he immediately walked over, pulled An Bangyan up and bowed to An Bangyan:

"Okay, then I'll take An and leave first, and you can come back later."

After saying that, he walked towards the back of the ancestral hall without looking back. An Bangyan sneered, and then nodded to his personal guards.

The personal guard immediately understood, and quickly stepped forward and walked directly behind An Wei and She Shehui. He raised the knife and stabbed it in from behind.

"Uh!"

She Shehui, who had just been immersed in the thought of escaping, suddenly felt a sharp pain in her back. In disbelief, she found that a long knife had pierced her chest. Blood flowed from the blade, revealing "Didi" the sound of.

Compared to her, An Wei was in even worse condition. The knife touched his neck directly. Before he had time to shout, he was taken down by the guard with a knife.

"Don't blame me. There is no secret passage in the ancestral hall. Now the army has surrounded this place inside and outside. It is clear that they don't want me to escape. But even so, we cannot surrender, especially An's position." An Bangyan said Then he looked at An Wei, who was lying in a pool of blood, twitching because of pain. He was also a pitiful man.

"If he falls into the hands of the army, they will definitely use him as a banner to win over and divide the An clan. It doesn't matter if I die, but he must die. As long as he dies, An Wugong may still have a chance."

She Shehui was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She looked at An Wei lying in a pool of blood, feeling filled with grief and anger. She wondered how could An Bangyan be so vicious, and she wanted to curse.

But An Bangyan didn't give her a chance to speak. He immediately waved his hand, and She Shehui's neck was slashed with a knife. She struggled to point her finger at An Bangyan, making a sound of "uh uh uh" on her lips, and finally fell to the ground unwillingly. on the ground.

Seeing She Shehui's useless struggle, An Bangyan didn't show any mercy on his face.

"The Ming army is coming back. I can't leave. There is a back door behind this ancestral hall. You still have a way to survive if you leave now. Come on, let's all leave."

Seeing that both of them were dead, An Bangyan's last wish was gone. Now there was nothing left to miss, so he immediately waved to the people around him and let them run for their lives.

The shouts of the officers and soldiers outside the ancestral hall became louder and louder. The soldiers present looked at each other in confusion when they saw An Bangyan, wondering whether what An Bangyan said was true or false.

But one of the soldiers couldn't stand it anymore, so he bowed to An Bangyan, then picked up his knife and walked towards the back door.Someone took the lead, and the rest of the group also gained courage, and bowed to An Bangyan and left.

An Bangyan's eyes were blank and he was sitting on the ground, wondering what he was thinking.

At this time, he looked up and found that there was an old servant in charge of the ancestral hall who had not left yet.

"Why don't you leave? Do you want to be buried here with me?"

Seeing that everyone else had left, only this old servant stayed.This made An Bangyan curious. There were actually people who were not afraid of death and wanted to die with him.

The old servant had pale hair and was hunched over, looking overwhelmed.

He heard An Bangyan's question and laughed "haha" without answering.Instead, he bent down and walked slowly to the memorial tablet of An's ancestors. He first dusted off the dust on the altar with his hands, then lit three sticks of incense and slowly inserted them into the incense burner.

Seeing what he did, An Bangyan instantly understood what he meant, so he shook his head helplessly and walked slowly to the old servant.

After watching him put in three sticks of incense, he found some yellow paper from somewhere, put it on the ground and started burning it.

"At this time, you can still care about me and settle down, and I am ashamed of myself."

"Haha, what's so good about the An family now? I'm thinking of the ancestors of the An family, and the real "King of Luodian" Ji Huo took the initiative to donate military supplies, cut mountain passes, solve problems for the king's division, and assisted Zhuge Liang in conquering Meng Huo, thus safeguarding one side. stability and tranquility.”

As he spoke, he looked at the highest spiritual tablet, which was the tablet of Ji Huo.

"I am thinking of the 46th ancestor Longzan Aqi and his wife Shexiang, who guarded Shuixi and opened up Jiuyi to connect the southwest, allowing me, Guizhou, to live and work in peace and contentment, thrive and benefit all people.

I even thought of the 72nd chieftain Longpu (first known as Longfu) who met with Emperor Yingzong and asked about his surname, and was told that he had no surname.So Yingzong named his original place Anxi and gave him the surname An. From then on, Shuixi generations could use An as their surname. "

While listening to his words, An Bangyan looked at the memorial tablets of Mrs. Shexiang and Longpu that had been placed as an exception. His heart was full of guilt, so he immediately knelt in front of the tablets.

"The unfilial piety of the descendants will lead to the destruction of a thousand-year-old inheritance. The unfilial piety of the descendants will result."

The old servant was expressionless when he heard this, but continued to burn the yellow paper in front of him. The fire became more and more intense, and gradually burned to the altar, and began to spread to the location of the spiritual tablet.

However, when the two of them saw this, they had no intention of putting out the fire. Instead, the old servant put yellow paper inside, hoping to continue to help.An Bangyan also knelt on the ground unable to raise his head, and kept kneeling to repent to his ancestors.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the An's Spirit Tablet at the front was also on fire. The surrounding curtains and candles further fueled the fire.

"An Bangyan is inside, hurry up and open the ancestral hall for me."

The Ming army outside the door had already arrived. They were afraid that An Bangyan would run away, so they frantically knocked on the door to open the ancestral hall.

At this time, the flames had burned the entire ancestral hall red, and An Bangyan was blurred by the sultry flames.

Suddenly, a burst of singing suddenly came to his ears. At this time, the burning pain filled his body, but the singing slowly entered his mind, allowing him to hear it really clearly.

"The box is full of gold, the box is full of silver, and people are slandering people when they show their eyes. I am sighing that others will not live long, but I don't know that I will come back to mourn! If you train well, you will not be able to be a strong supporter in the future. Who can hope to fall into the old flower alley after folding the ointment? !
Because I thought the gauze hat was too small, I carried the shackles; I felt sorry for the cold, but now I think the purple awns are too long.There is a lot of chaos, just after you sing, I will appear on the stage, and think that this foreign country is your hometown.It's so ridiculous that in the end, you just make wedding clothes for others. "

An Bangyan laughed miserably after hearing this, wasn't he the one he was talking about, and the An family that lasted for thousands of years.No matter how brilliant it was in the past, everything is false now. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but murmur to himself.

Yes, it is very absurd. In the end, you only make wedding clothes for others.

(End of this chapter)