Chapter 1 The high door of the Xiangfu
The autumn wind is rustling and the weather is getting cooler.
On the streets of Kaifeng, there was no smile on the faces of vendors or the people. It would be strange if you could laugh in an unlucky world.
A family of sons sent their father's coffin out of the city for burial, but was stopped by the doorman. If they didn't pay the tax, they wouldn't think of going out. It's unheard of to collect taxes on the dead!
When I held a funeral, I had already spent all my money and I still owed a lot of debts.
The son could not pay the tax, so he could only cry and pull his father's coffin back, not knowing what to do. He cried all the way, and the people around him looked pitiful, but he didn't dare to say anything more!
At the tea stall on the side of the road, there was an old woman in her seventies sitting, with a bowl of clear water in front of her. Her hair turned white, she had a bare stick on her hand, and a large worn bag on her back.
Opposite the old woman, there was a boy, at most eleven or twelve years old, very tall, but he was too thin, and he couldn't find a few taels of flesh all over his body, his cheeks were shrinking, and his eyes were unusually large, which seemed a bit ridiculous. But when you look closely, these eyes showed the depth that the boy did not have, and looked like he was worried.
He had reason to worry because he did not belong to this era... The boy's name was Ye Hua, and he was a funeral home makeup artist. This is an industry that sounds like a creepy and keeps away from many people. Especially the girls who went on blind dates, after they knew it, they even saw ghosts and didn't want to say a word, so they quickly ran away.
Ye Hua had no choice. He was a single-parent family, and his father ignored him and dropped out of school early. If the master of the funeral home took him in and taught him the ability to wear plastic surgery and make-up for the dead, he might have starved to death. Ye Hua is not a person who likes to complain about himself. There are gains and losses. He has been working for many years and has saved money. The reason why he continues to work is all about the face of the master.
After two years, the master retired, he went out to do business and said goodbye to his experience in the funeral home!
This is what Ye Hua had already planned.
But he never expected that God would realize his wish in advance, and he could use such a special way to travel through time to bring him to ancient times!
It's a scam!!
At this moment, Ye Hua just wanted to sigh: "Let me go back. I would rather not find a wife for the rest of my life and be in the funeral home for the rest of my life, than to come to the fifth generation!"
That’s right, Ye Hua came to the most chaotic and darkest Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms!
As memories merged, Ye Hua finally knew that the current country name was Han and the year name was Qianyou.
With these two information alone, I am afraid that ordinary history enthusiasts may not know what era it was, but Ye Hua is clear.
It is difficult to have friends when working in a funeral home. When Ye Hua’s free time, his favorite thing is reading books. From the initial magazines and martial arts, to famous works, and then to online novels, he reads almost everything.
With inventory in his stomach, Ye Hua would join some book friends to give advice and argue with other book fans. Ye Hua's profound skills, citing classics and incisiveness always make people amazed... Facts prove that reading more books is beneficial, and Ye Hua suddenly confirmed that this "Han" is the Later Han Dynasty established by Emperor Gaozu Liu Zhiyuan in the fourth dynasty of the Five Dynasties!
After Liu Zhiyuan ascended the throne, he died soon. According to time, the current emperor is Liu Zhiyuan's son Liu Chengyou, who is Emperor Yin of Han.
There were only two emperors in the Later Han Dynasty, which was less than 4 years in total and was soon replaced by Guo Wei's Later Zhou Dynasty.
By the Later Zhou Dynasty, perhaps more familiar people might be.
Guo Wei reigned for three years and passed the throne to his adopted son Chai Rong. This Zhou Shizong was famous for his literary and military strategy, and was quite capable. He was hailed as the number one wise ruler of the Five Dynasties.
If you gave Chai Rong some more time, you might be able to wipe out the world, restore Yan Yun, and establish a prosperous era that was comparable to the Han and Tang Dynasties.
It’s a pity that Chai Rong died young, and Zhao Kuangyin got the advantage, put on a yellow robe, and established the Song Dynasty... Ye Hua was combing the historical process in his head. The little emperor Liu Chengyou was just a yellow flower tomorrow, and Boss Guo was the king.
It’s true that he found a glimmer of hope. It turned out that he and Guo Wei, the Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, had some relatives. This time he and his grandmother went to Beijing to join the Guo family and asked for help.
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Guo Wei's father Guo Jian once served as the governor under Li Keyong. At that time, Ye Hua's grandfather and Guo Jian were in the same palace and had a good relationship. Moreover, Ye Hua's grandmother was also the daughter of Guo's cousin. At that time, the two often communicated and took care of each other.
Later, Guo Jian was killed, Guo Wei was only a few years old. He was displaced with his mother Wang, and his mother died. Fortunately, his aunt raised him to adulthood. Speaking of which, Guo’s childhood was also very miserable.
When he was seventeen or eighteen years old, Guo Wei joined the army. Because he was young and energetic, he killed a butcher in the street.
You should know that ancient butchers were not something that ordinary people could do. Some forces must be involved in this. Guo Wei made a fuss. Someone immediately complained to Li Jitao, the queen of Luzhou, and even wanted to kill Guo Wei.
Fortunately, Ye Hua's grandfather worked under Li Jitao. When he saw Guo Wei's name, he remembered his old friend. After asking, he realized that Guo Wei was really a descendant of his old friend.
Mr. Ye found Li Jitao and finally protected Guo Wei.
Later, Guo Wei gradually developed and went to Ye’s house several times to thank him.
About 20 years ago, when Ye Lao died, the Ye family declined, and Guo Wei became bigger and bigger, and the situation between the two families reversed. Ye Hua's father was quite pride of a literary man, for fear of being said to be flattering the powerful ministers, and he moved less and less, devoted himself to becoming an official.
Just four years ago, Yelu Deguang rushed into Kaifeng. Old Man Ye refused to kowtow to the Khitan and surrendered. He was killed. Ye Hua's mother was heartbroken and died within a month. Ye Hua was less than seven years old at that time, so she could only rely on her grandmother for life.
The old lady lost her husband in middle age and her son in old age. She encountered all kinds of miserable things.
The old and the young are lonely and helpless, and have no choice but to rely on Aunt Ye Hua's family. But Ye Hua's uncle is a bad guy, lazy and likes to gamble. The money in Ye's hands was defeated by his son-in-law. It was winter soon, and Ye Hua was still wearing single clothes and straw sandals, and the old lady really had no choice.
"I am so old that I don't care about this face. The Guo family has become more developed over the years. Relying on the previous friendship, I go to the Guo family to ask for it! No matter what, I will ask you for an errand. Do you do it well and support the family? Can you do it?"
Ye Hua's uncle smiled and he thought to himself that he had been waiting for a long time!
"Don't worry, Mother-in-law, it's not that my son-in-law is incompetent, but that he is not satisfied with his talent. This time I will do my best to live up to my mother-in-law's wishes." My uncle slapped his chest so loudly.
The old lady believed that she wanted to pack up her things and set out into the city. Her uncle's eyes rolled, "Mother-in-law, can you talk to the Guo family? Just find a civil servant in the capital, don't let me go to the army... I'm not afraid of death, I'm close to you, isn't it convenient to take care of the family!"
My uncle's explanation is so obvious. The old lady gritted her teeth and said that she really couldn't make progress. Why did she blind her eyes at the beginning? Marry your daughter to you, a waste!
Seeing the old lady hesitated, my uncle turned his eyes and pulled Ye Hua over.
"Let Huazi follow you, the Guo family will not help you because of the old and the young!"
OK!
My uncle's limited mind is used in these things.
The old lady twitched her teeth into the city and met the Guo family.
After inquiring, I realized that Guo Wei had been leading troops to fight in recent years. He first pacified Li Shouzhen in Hezhong, and then moved his troops north to resist the Khitan. He was appointed as Privy Councilor, left behind in Yecheng, and was governed by the Tianxiong Army. He was in charge of all the people in Hebei, and was able to be called a powerful minister with heavy troops below one person and a powerful man with heavy troops.
When I heard that Guo Wei was so glorious, the old lady was full of hope and shameless, and asked for an errand to find an errand for her son-in-law. But I didn't know that the Guo family refused rudely and said a lot of ugly words, such as poor people, flattering, and ungrateful... They also drove out the grandparents and grandchildren, and even the whole bag of local wild game brought by the old lady was thrown out.
Facing this situation, Ye was so angry that his whole body trembled, ashamed, and ashamed.
"I'm so confused. I'm so old that I'm so shy and humiliated. I've long known that the Prime Minister's Mansion is tall and I shouldn't have come to die. Your grandfather has been strong all his life, so I've lost all his people!"
The old lady complained about herself and held her grandson's hand tightly.
"Hua'er, you must be successful in the future. Learn from your father and grandfather, don't learn from me!" The old lady's tears of grievance flowed out.
Ye Hua felt uncomfortable, his throat was a little hoarse, "Big, Big Mom (Grandmother), the Guo family may have something to hide, it may not be because they are disgusted with poverty and love..."
Before Ye Hua finished speaking, the old lady glared at her eyes and taught a lesson fiercely: "Listen, don't mention their family anymore, just pretend we don't know each other!"
Although the old lady is old, she is very strong. She pulled Ye Hua and quickly walked to the east gate, preparing to go out of the city to go home. Suddenly, hundreds of imperial guards came and blocked the city gate. All those who wanted to leave the city were driven back!
"Your Majesty has an order to close the city gate and no one is allowed to go out!"
Chapter completed!