Strange news: ghost soldiers mourn their souls

In the first year of the Tang Dynasty, Yu Pei, a scholar, went to Beijing to take the exam and arrived at the border of Zhou Pu. He saw a mountain blocking the way ahead. The mountain is magnificent and stretches for dozens of miles.

At the foot of the mountain, a narrow path extends into the mountain. The mountain road is rugged and doesn't look so easy to walk. At this time, the sky was overcast and covered the sun, and the sky was dark. It seems to rain. Yu Pei hesitated, not knowing whether to move on, for fear of being mistaken for being in the mountains by heavy rain.

However, there is no place in the middle of the village, no place to stop. He had to bite the bullet and go to the mountain, hoping to get out of the mountain as soon as possible and find a home inn to stay.

Into the mountains, he walked along the winding mountain road, and I don't know how long it took. A mist gradually appeared in the mountain, and the whole mountain was shrouded in dense fog. The sky is gloomy and terrible, and it is difficult to see around. In the fog, the branches and leaves of trees sway with the wind, like a demon with claws, which is particularly gloomy and terrible.

The mountains rustle from time to time, and Pei Yu is timid. At this time, he couldn't help feeling a little scared. He regretted his insistence on going into the mountains. He walked trembling, afraid that some jackals and beasts would suddenly appear in the thick fog. Suddenly there was a pattering sound of water droplets condensed from the fog behind him, which made his heart tremble. He felt as if someone was following him.

He felt uneasy, so he couldn't help but speed up his steps and walked a little further. At this moment, he suddenly heard a noisy voice in front of him, as if there were many people. This endless mountain range and plain, he is nervous, can meet people, naturally make him feel happy, just want to find someone to go, suddenly seemed to think of something, suddenly zheng, feel something is wrong, this deep mountain, how can anyone? Besides, there are many people listening to the voice. Did you hear wrong?

He stepped forward for dozens of steps, and his voice became clearer and clearer, mixed with the sound of people fighting, the collision of weapons, the neighing of horses, the contention of horns and drums, and the golden drums filled the sky.

No ... Yu Pei Zheng, is there a war ahead? As soon as the idea came out, he shook his head again In today's world, the world is peaceful and the four seas are clear. How can there be a war?

Then what the hell is that noise? Yu Pei wondered and followed the sound. The further he went, the more shocked he became. In front of the drums, the momentum is huge. Obviously, there are soldiers fighting, but the scene ahead is covered by fog. Seen from a distance, it is white, but nothing can be seen.

Yu Pei just looked ahead, but she didn't pay attention to her feet. I don't know when she really came to a hillside. Suddenly she felt that her feet were empty and she lost her center of gravity. She fell forward involuntarily and rolled down the hill after falling.

Fortunately, he is very lucky. Although he was black and blue, he was all right. He struggled to his feet. At this moment, he only heard the voice of brother Jin in his ear. He looked up and was shocked at once. I see this is a valley, and there are two teams fighting. The soldiers on the battlefield are brave and not afraid of death, and their eyes are full of rejection and loud cries.

I wonder how long the two teams have been playing here. The valley is like a winding farm, full of residual limbs and rivers of blood. In this bloody sea of corpses, the soldiers fought with the bodies of their companions without fear, and no one flinched.

At this time, it rained cats and dogs, but it could not dilute the bloody gas on the battlefield. The rain flowing on the ground was dyed red with blood, and the whole valley was dyed red.

Yu Pei was shocked by the bloody scene on the battlefield, shaking all over, trying to leave here quickly, but he couldn't pull his legs. He looked at the soldiers in the battle trembling. Some soldiers had their hands and feet cut off. They picked up their broken hands and feet and put them on themselves, and continued to fight as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this strange scene, Yu Pei was even more afraid. This scene is unbelievable. Is this still a person? He paused, and his mind went blank. It took him a long time to recover.

It's too late to think about what happened. Yu Pei just wants to escape now. He swallowed, calmed down, carefully crossed the swords, avoided the soldiers, and crept out of the valley. Fortunately, the soldiers didn't seem to see him, just fighting and ignoring him.

However, just as he was about to walk out of the valley, a soldier rushed at him with a big knife in his hand. He shivered with fear and fell to the ground in panic. The soldier's face was murderous and fierce. In an instant, he came to him, holding a broadsword with cold light in his hand.

Yu Pei was scared out of her wits at that time, and her heart said that she would be finished today. However, what he didn't expect was that the soldier actually passed through him and went straight to an enemy behind him.

In a flash, Yu Pei only felt a gust of evil wind blowing and felt cold all over, such as falling into an ice cave. He shuddered, and seeing that he was all right, he forgot these strange things and hurriedly got up and fled to the valley. Out of the valley, I dare not stop, thinking about what I saw before, or dying.

Yu Pei walked in a panic in the rain. It rained harder and harder and he felt colder and colder. He didn't know whether he was frightened or caught cold in the rain, and his mind was in a daze. He stumbled and walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and finally went down the mountain. At this point, he was exhausted. Fortunately, there is a small village at the foot of the mountain, and he wants to find a family to spend the night in.

When he entered the village, he knocked on the door of a family. At this time, he couldn't support it any longer, and his body was soft and he fainted.

When he woke up, it was early the next morning, and he found himself lying in bed, waiting for an old man beside him. The old man said that he fainted in front of his house yesterday, so he took him home to take care of him. Yu Pei quickly stood up to thank him, but he felt top-heavy, cold and dizzy, and almost fell down. The old man quickly helped him up and said don't bother.

The old man asked him where he came from and why he fainted in front of his house. Yu Pei went to Beijing to catch the exam, passing through mountains and mountains, and met two armies at war.

Hearing this, the old man frowned and said, "Did you see those soldiers in the valley?"? No wonder you fell ill and fainted. Seeing what the old man said, Yu Pei seemed to know something, so he asked the old man what had happened to those soldiers.

The old man sighed and said that the soldier you saw was not human at all.

"Not alone?" Yu Pei was stupefied, remembering the strange scenes that happened on the battlefield, and then she understood. She said in surprise, "They are ..."

The old man nodded. "They are ghosts! What you see is the yin soldiers fighting. "

The old man told Yu Pei that the mountain near the village was called Cliff Mountain, and the valley in Cliff Mountain was called Cliff Valley. This cliff valley was once the place where Chen Qi fought his country more than 200 years ago. At that time, the country was not unified, and wars were frequent in various countries. Chen Qi and his country once fought in the Cliff Valley. Although the number of combatants is small, the situation is extremely tragic. Soldiers of the two countries fought bravely and were not afraid of death. In the end, both sides ended in the final battle.

Perhaps the war was so fierce that the soldiers were immersed in the killing. Although they are dead, their souls refuse to leave because of their strong obsession. They are still wandering on the battlefield, fighting bravely day after day, but they don't know that they are dead and will never return to their hometown.

On rainy days, or when Yin Qi is heavy, such as the Qingming Ghost Festival, there will be scenes of those Yin soldiers fighting. If they are seen, that person will often be unlucky. It is not uncommon to lose his life from serious illness to terminal illness.

Therefore, all of us here are far away from the cliff mountain, and no one dares to go. It's just that some passers-by did not know the inside story and strayed into the cliff mountain. They were scared out of their wits when they saw the scene of the Yin soldiers fighting. Some timid people, even if they are scared crazy and lose their minds, even if they escape from the mountains by luck, are likely to get seriously ill, whether they live or die, by personal accident.

Yu Pei listened in horror. No wonder he is ill, but he just has a cold. It turned out that he had seen those Yin soldiers. Although the old man's words are unbelievable, Yu Pei is familiar with literature and history, and he also knows the war between Chen Qi and the two countries that happened here. Because of the unprecedented tragic situation of the First World War, he still remembers it vividly. What the old man said should be true.

Mindful that she went to Beijing to catch the exam, she was seriously ill before she showed her talent, and her life and death were uncertain. Yu Pei can't help feeling sad and sad. Seeing this, the old man encouraged him not to worry too much and to rest at home. Maybe after three or five days, I'll get well.

Yu Pei is very grateful to this kind old man and thanks him again and again.

A few days later, Yu Pei's illness not only failed to recover, but became more and more serious, and her body became extremely cold. She covered herself with several quilts and was still shivering with cold. She became weaker and weaker and became terminally ill.

He felt that his time was running out and he was heartbroken. Every day in Lacrimosa, when the old man sees him like this, he will feel something and feel sorry for him.

However, God never shuts one door but he opens another, so it shouldn't. On this day, a Taoist priest came to the old man's house for the night. As the saying goes, there is no distinction between medicine and Taoism. This man is good at Qi Huang's skills. When he learned that Yu Pei was seriously ill, he came to see him. At this time, Yu Pei was exhausted and dying.

The old man told the Taoist about Yu Pei's encounter with the Yin soldiers. At first glance, the Taoist priest knew the cause of Yu Pei. He said that Yu Pei was washed away by ShaQi and Yin Qi invaded his body, so he was cold and uncomfortable.

The Taoist priest took out the exorcism symbol, put it into the water and fed it to Yu Pei. Yu Pei felt warm all over and the evil soul was driven away. He gradually realized that the Taoist priest had saved himself and was grateful.

Taoist priests know that there are yin soldiers in the cliff valley, and they want good people to do it to the end, cross the yin soldiers and avoid the victims of passers-by The old man was naturally overjoyed. He said that the people in their village were also afraid to go up the mountain to collect herbs because of the Yin soldiers on the cliff mountain. If they can really get past the Yin soldiers, it will be a great merit.

Road flyover said, Yin soldiers must wait until Yin Qi is strong and Yin soldiers appear. Two days passed quickly, and finally it was rainy. At this time, Yu Pei's body was well, so he followed the Taoist priest to the cliff valley. In the valley, it was indeed the sound of golden drums, and all the soldiers went into battle and shouted loudly. The battlefield is full of bloody fragments, broken limbs and arms everywhere, and beheaded "people" everywhere. Some Yin soldiers had their heads cut off, but their bodies were still standing, waving weapons with their hands, as if they still wanted to kill the enemy. The whole valley smelled of blood.

The Taoist priest frowned when he saw this. He didn't expect the scene in this valley to be so tragic. He stepped into the battlefield, set up an altar, set foot on the highest sky, danced the seven-star sword, recited the mantra of life, and the sound of dharma echoed in the valley, making people feel quiet and peaceful. After hearing this, the Yin soldiers were also intrigued, but they just paused and then killed each other.

Taoist spells are getting more and more urgent, but they have little effect on Yin soldiers. The Taoist priest was so tired that he was sweating, but he still stopped. Seeing this, the old man came forward and asked the gentleman what was going on.

The Taoist sighed and said, "These Yin soldiers are so angry that they never stop killing their hearts. Even I can't cross it. "

The old man asked what to do.

The Taoist priest said, "If you want to cross over these Yin soldiers, you must stop their fighting and let their rage gradually calm down. Only when they stop killing can you cross over. As for how to do it, I don't have any good ideas at present. "

After listening for a long time, the old man was still at a loss. At this moment, Yu Pei suddenly said, "The soldiers pay attention to beating gold with gongs, beating drums to advance, and beating gold with gongs to retreat. This gold refers to a cymbal, and its sound is similar to that of a gong. Why don't we beat gongs and drums and retreat? "

Road flyover nodded and said this method is wonderful. These Yin soldiers have been fighting here for a hundred years and have lost their minds. They are only obsessed with killing the enemy, and they can only hear the golden drums. He asked the old man to go back to the village to get two gongs, and Yu Pei stood behind the two armies, beating gongs and withdrawing troops. Those Yin soldiers really hit the road and withdrew their positions one by one.

Taoist priests took the opportunity to set up an altar again and chanted incantations, but it was still useless. Although the two Yin soldiers stopped fighting, they clenched their swords and glared at each other. Their red eyes were full of hatred, as if to devour each other alive.

The Taoist sighed and said, "These Yin soldiers have been fighting here for a hundred years, killing their hearts and holding their breath, and it can't be put down in a single blow. They have lost their minds, but they are obsessed with killing the enemy and serving the country, so they refuse to leave, so they can't cross over. If they want to cross over, they have to regain their minds, abandon their obsession, put down their hatred, and have no intention of killing. "

Yu Pei thought for a moment and said, "Soldiers miss their hometown most, marching and fighting outside, always thinking about returning to their hometown, to their wives, children and relatives. Why not use the local accent to awaken their hearts? Chen Guoren likes western music, while Qi Guoren is good at Wu Ge. We can sing these two songs to them separately, which will bring them back to consciousness. "

After hearing this, the Taoist priest said that this method is feasible, but it is not easy to find this congenial person.

The old man smiled and said, "It's not difficult. There is a man in our village who used to work in a troupe. He is good at singing music and doing nothing. He often sings some little songs for us. I know him very well, so I can call him. "

The old man said, "then he came down from the mountain and soon brought a thin man." When the Taoist heard that he was going to turn over the Yin soldiers, he was very admired and readily agreed to sing for them. He walked into the cliff valley and sang Xiqu and Wu Ge, expressing his feelings of leaving home. The tune is sad and touching, and a local accent makes people feel deeply grieved.

But seeing the red blood in the eyes of Yin soldiers being hidden, their ferocious faces gradually returned to normal. They stood blankly in the cliff valley, their eyes looking dull, as if trying to think something.

At this time, Taoist priests chanted curses to help them regain consciousness. After a while, I saw the Yin soldiers crying with a sad face. They remembered that they were dead and could never go back to their hometown.

"They are still so young, some faces are childish, but at the age of weak crown, they have been killed in battle. When they die, maybe there is a mother waiting for the children to come back at home! No wonder they are so sad. I wonder if they ever regretted it? "

Pei Yuchang sighed and wanted to encourage them, but he didn't know how to speak at the moment.

However, before long, the soldiers in Cliff Valley stopped crying. Their weeping eyes are full of determination and their faces are fearless. They are dead, and there is nothing to worry about. The murderous look pervades them, and the struggle between them is endless.

The soldiers on both sides were tense, the storm was coming, and the whole valley was silent.

When Yu Pei saw that there was going to be another battle, he was very anxious. In desperation, he ran between the two armies and shouted, "You soldiers died for your country, and now you are heroes. Why don't you just put aside what happened before you died, make peace, calm your hatred and die? "

"Who are you? Why dare to stop in front of the battle? " One of the Yin soldiers hit the nail on the head and said, "We were born as Qi soldiers and died as Qi ghosts. He killed the enemy for his country before his death and was loyal to his country, so that Chen thieves did not dare to invade our border and save the people without humiliating the country. When they die, we will kill all Chen's ghosts so that they will never dare to offend me again. "

As soon as this was said, our soldiers were furious and cursed the Qi army for being shameless. Didn't you say that Qi Xian offended? Attacking the city and plundering the land, Chen people were displaced and starved everywhere.

Bing Qi retorted that the land of this city was not forcibly annexed by Chen Guo 30 years ago. As Qi people, isn't it to recover territory and lost land?

The soldiers of both sides rebuked each other and exchanged words. After a while, they wanted to fight again.

At this time, suddenly said: "The past has passed, and both Chen and Qi countries have perished. What are you fighting for? "

When this was said, the soldiers on both sides were shocked. They looked at Yu Pei with incredible eyes.

Yu Pei also said: "You became heroes after the war. You have been fighting all day, and you have lost your will. Therefore, I don't know the year. Today is Li Tang's world. You have been killed in battle for more than 200 years, and dynasties have changed. Chen and Qi have been extinct for many years. "

Hearing Yu Pei's words, the Yin soldiers woke up and they burst into tears at once. Their old country has died, their faith has collapsed, and their hearts are full of sadness.

"So ... who won and who lost the battle of Chi-nese medicinal?" A Yin soldier asked, and other Yin soldiers also looked at Yu Pei, waiting for his answer. Even though the old country has been lost, they still want to know the war situation in their own country.

"Chen Qi and that year the two countries didn't win or lose, but declared a truce. Later, in order to resist other countries, the two countries made good friends and signed a contract of no war. "

"How come!" Yoon warrior heard the news is one leng, incredible expression on his face.

Pei Yuchang sighed, wondering how to tell this absurd historical story to these loyal souls who died for their country, or whether to tell it to them.

After a long time, he finally spoke and said slowly: "The battle between Chen and Qi in those days was nominally because Qi wanted to recover lost ground and attack Chen. However, according to historical records, the real reason was that the court of Qi was corrupt, the domestic people rebelled everywhere, and the regime of Qi was unstable. The emperor then went to war with foreign countries, resolved contradictions and set fire to foreign countries.

Although it makes people's life worse, it can keep the political power. When the two countries are at war, they can find a just name and give some guidance. The people of the whole country are excited, United with the outside world, and the heart of defending the country has greatly increased. Even if they have no food and clothing, they will only blame their enemies and will not blame the monarch again. At this time, anyone who exposes the uprising will be regarded as a traitor and spurned by all the people. "

The battle of Chen Qi has been fought for nearly two years, and the two countries suffered heavy casualties. Seeing that the goal was achieved, the Emperor of Qi wanted to call a truce. The messengers dedicated several exotic and beautiful singers to Emperor Chen to make up for it. Abatti Giresse Concorde is so beautiful that the emperor is very happy. Besides, he is old and ambitious, and he wants to be happy. Therefore, the two countries declared a truce.

Later, both countries posted a yellow list, saying that the son of heaven knew that successive years of war had made great rivers and mountains miserable, the people were in dire straits, and he deeply felt the people's sufferings, knowing that the people's hearts would move toward peace, so he sought the method of not fighting, took the road of peace, made a truce with the enemy, rested and created a peaceful and prosperous era.

At that time, all Chen Chi-nese people suffered from war. When they heard that there was a truce between the two countries, they all cried with joy, saying that the son of heaven was merciful to the people and was the king of saints. "

After a pause, he sighed and said to the Yin soldiers, "At the time of the Battle of Cliff Valley, the two countries had already stopped fighting. Perhaps this cliff mountain is too remote, or perhaps you are too few for the imperial court to take care of. When everyone was enjoying it, the news of the truce was forgotten to convey to you, which made you sacrifice in vain. This is really a tragedy.

Later, according to Shi Wen, the local people built a monument for you to comfort the heroic spirit. Later, due to the friendship between Chen Qi and the two countries, * * * sacrificed soldiers in the war between the two countries in order to safeguard the enemy of other countries, for fear of hurting national policies, so the court ordered the inscription to be removed again. "

After listening to this, all the Yin soldiers looked sad and sobbed. They died unjustly, died for their country and went to war to die. They thought they were defending their country, their homeland, and their loved ones behind them, and they died a fair death, but they never thought that they were just pawns of the monarch's stable regime and were abandoned at will. How sad.

A Yin soldier muttered, died in hundreds of battles and fought for more than two hundred years. Finally, what is it for? What are these people themselves? He crouched down slowly, crying, and the collapse of his faith made him extremely sad.

"You are heroes." Yu Pei stepped forward and said, "Those who are pregnant and die for their motherland are nothing but heroes. You have done nothing wrong. It was the imperial court and the monarch who failed you. "

Those Yin soldiers looked at them and said nothing, but their eyes were full of gratitude.

"The past is the past, the past, why worry? It is better to let go of the past and the past, let go of the pain, and live! "

All the Yin soldiers in the world have no nostalgia and obsession, and they all nodded in agreement.

The Taoist priest once again set up an altar to cast spells, recite spells, and cross over the soul. The shadow of the Yin soldiers gradually faded away and finally disappeared.

This matter is over. Yu Pei bid farewell to the Taoist priest and the old man and continued to go to Beijing to catch the exam.

Many days later, Pei was listed as a high school student and was awarded the position of Xiangzhou, not far from Yashan Mountain. After he took office, he revisited his hometown and came to Yashan to pay homage to the fallen soldiers, and built a monument for them, called the Memorial Hall of the Heroes.