It was a steep hill, and the mountain was covered with tents. The burning smell of weeds mixed with the strong smell of blood filled the place under the moonlight like water…

After a day of fighting, the soldiers were exhausted, and except for the guards who were on guard, they all fell asleep. Except for the big tent of the commander, there stood a young general named Zhu Mingzhuo. This person was the champion of the new martial arts, just in time for the northern bandits to offend, and the emperor appointed him to appease Jingbian and lead the soldiers to retreat from the enemy. However, he rushed to the border with the hatred of the country and the family, and he was defeated miserably in the first battle and was forced to retreat to this mountain. Remembering the heavy responsibility on his body and the instructions of his loving father, the young general looked up at his hometown and sighed to the sky: "Father, my child has the high hopes of your old man! This first battle was severely thwarted by the enemy. Teach my child how to make great achievements and make great achievements. In the future, I will bring down the old thief surnamed Wang, which is the shame of the Xue Zhu family."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of laughter, and a crisp girl's voice came over: "Why do you worry about gains and losses, the future is long, how do you know that you can't show your ambitions!"

The wilderness has become a battlefield again, and even the beasts have escaped without a trace, so how can a girl appear? Zhu Mingzhuo pulled out his sword in his hand, looked around, and shouted sharply: "Who is a ghost, dare to bewitch this general, and don't quickly dodge!" As soon as he turned around, he saw a girl standing behind him, with slender eyebrows and lips, bright eyes and bright teeth, who really has the appearance of a sinking fish and a falling goose, and the appearance of a closed moon and a shy flower! The general was stunned, and for a moment, he bowed and bowed: "It turned out that the fairy came down to the earth to point out the little general, and he was mortal with naked eyes. Just now, there is a lot of offense, I hope you will forgive me!"

The woman said, "Where is the fairy? I am the ghost you mentioned. I am the ghost of fifteen years ago, and I am here to ask the general to take revenge together. Are you not afraid of me?"

Zhu Mingzhuo had never heard of the evil ghost, who should have a shaggy head, green face and fangs, but had the appearance of an immortal. He said, "Although Zhu is a defeated general, and the tiger is still powerful, you are a ghost, and I am not afraid. You just said revenge, what's going on?"

"I was also killed by the old thief Wang Zaiquan."

The female ghost's surname is Xue, and the small characters are Alian. Her father was an official and a waiter in the Ministry of Rites before his death. Because of her straightforwardness, he offended Wang Zaiquan, an old thief. Wang Thief relied on the teacher who was the emperor back then, and the official was a deputy privy envoy, which was actually more than what the prime minister said. Seeing that Alian's father did not listen to him, he snared his cronies and falsely accused him of collaborating with the enemy and conspiring against the enemy. In the end, Xue Alian's parents were both taken to the city of Cao to be beheaded and shown to the public, and the family was sold according to the law. That year, little Alian was eight years old, and according to the law, she should be sold into slavery as a prostitute... Miss Alian, who read poetry roughly, was unwilling to be humiliated, so she committed suicide with hatred. Her heart for revenge did not die, and her soul did not dissipate after Strange said, a ghost should always be the same as when she died, but she grew up day by day like a stranger. All these years, she studied and practiced martial arts, and only waited one day to sacrifice her parents' undead with Wang Zaiquan's dog head.

"Miss's heart of benevolence and filial piety is moving, and the last general is in admiration. In that case, why don't you take revenge?"

"When I was a child, I often heard my parents tell me how the old thief used power and misled the country, so my brothers and sisters will remember it. Now I am a ghost, and I can't enter the prime minister's mansion, and I can't step on the imperial streets. I need someone who can get close to the old thief to take me into the prime minister's mansion. I want to find out the evidence of the old thief's corruption and cheating on the king, and present the evidence to the emperor, and let him taste the taste of being cut and killed all over the house and abandoning the corpse city." The female ghost said bitterly.

It's really the same disease and pity! Zhu Mingzhuo's father, Zhu Zaiquan, was also blocked in his official career. He was overthrown by old thieves, confiscated his family property, and sent back to his hometown, never to be used. Sure enough, Wang Zaikuan became prime minister as he wished. Since Zhu Mingzhuo was three years old, his father asked him to recite Wang Zaikuan's crimes that brought disaster to the country and the people every morning, and recite Wang Zaikuan's despicable hatred of his father before going to bed. With the mentality of getting rid of adultery and avenging his father for the country, he read military letters, practiced martial arts, and learned a skill. According to his father's expectations, he went to Beijing to capture the champion of martial arts. If he can establish great military achievements, then he can go to court in the future and serve as a subject with the old thief. At that time, if he grasps the evidence of his crimes, will he be afraid that he will not

"It's a pity that Zhu has little talent and can't fight a strong enemy. He will have no face to see his father in his hometown." Zhu Mingzuo burst into tears.

"It's not that the general is not good at learning, but the Northern Corps is too good at fighting immediately, and our army is in a hurry and lacks drills. In wartime, three are not as good as one. Besides, they are traveling long distances, and they are not suitable for geography and climate. How can they not be defeated?" The female ghost said, "If the general is willing to listen to me, he should retreat thirty miles and camp in the open, so that the enemy can be successfully annihilated."

How could there be such a war? Abandoning the danger and not standing there, retreating to the open ground to be beaten, so that the enemy's cavalry can just take advantage, wouldn't that be equivalent to giving the army to others to destroy? Zhu Mingzhuo almost jumped up!

"The general doesn't know anything, you forgot that I'm a ghost." The female ghost smiled, "I've come and gone without a trace, hundreds of miles away, in an instant. The enemy is now discussing how to besiege and attack this mountain. In three or two days, there will be no movement. You lead the army to retreat quietly tonight and retreat. The enemy finds out that you have retreated to the Jedi, or thinks that you are a rascal and you are underestimating the enemy; or he thinks that the general has a good plan in his heart, and he will not dare to act rashly. This is all to the advantage of our army."

"So what?" Zhu Mingzhuo doubted, "When he captures this mountain, even if I want to attack it, it will be difficult for me to go to the sky."

The female ghost said: "The Northern Corps invaded so far away to frustrate my spirit and seize my city in order to extort money from the imperial court. What's the use of him guarding that bald mountain? He will definitely attack you. The general just needs to rest assured. Let me inquire about the enemy's troop plan and inform you in time, and you can strategize and win thousands of miles."

Isn't that a dream? Zhu Mingzhuo read through ancient and modern classics, but he never found such a battle example!

"You definitely don't believe me." The female ghost said, "I will go to the enemy camp to steal one of his things as evidence. The general said, what do you want, as long as you don't let me kill."

"Can you bring the enemy's sword?"

In the blink of an eye, the female ghost disappeared. Zhu Mingzuo was surprised, and it only took a cup of tea for her to stand in front of Zhu Mingzuo again, holding a scimitar in both hands: "It's so troublesome, the general asked me to take his sword, but they only had this thing."

Zhu Mingzhuo was convinced. He had long known that the enemy's saber did not carry a sword, so he deliberately investigated the female ghost.

"Thank you, Miss."

"You can call me Lian, I like to hear it."

"Miss is very knowledgeable, looks like heaven, if you are willing to marry, Zhu's three lives will be fortunate..." General Zhu really fell in love with Alian, "Although people and ghosts have a special path, I will never live up to you in this life."

Alian also shed tears: "Lonely ghost, no one will pity you, but you have wronged the general. In the future, the general will become famous and help Alian avenge his father. Alian is willing to quit, and the general will choose another spouse, and he will not break his promise." Saying that, he threw himself into Zhu Mingzhuo's arms...

So, Zhu Mingzhuo ignored the hard advice of the generals and ordered the withdrawal of troops overnight. After setting up the fortress, Alian said to Mingzhuo, I just went to the enemy camp to see, and they stayed put tonight. Our army just needs to recharge and wait for work. If there is any change, I will tell you immediately.

Zhu Mingzhuo's subordinates have many old generals, who all think that the main general has something wrong with his brain and retreats to such a place. At night, he even forcibly orders the soldiers to remove their armor and sleep peacefully. If the enemy attacks, isn't that waiting for death in vain? Zhu Mingzhuo said with a smile: "This commander has divine calculations and can predict things thousands of miles away. You are relieved."

For three days and nights in a row, General Zhu's soldiers were full of energy and wanted to fight hard. But the main general did not issue orders, and everyone was anxious. That night, Alian went to the enemy camp to inquire about the news and said to Zhu Mingzuo: "The enemy general has decided to rob the camp tonight. You first let the soldiers sleep peacefully, and then summon more food, and then withdraw from the camp to ambush. The enemy soldiers are in my camp, and their front is still sharp. Remember not to go out to fight, but only order the soldiers to shoot with arrows. In an hour, let all the arrows go out, so that I will not hurt a single soldier. I will go to the enemy stronghold to set fire and burn up his food and grass. The enemy will be in chaos when they see the fire. At this time, you can attack the troops and win completely."

In the middle of the night, according to what Alian said, Zhu Mingzhuo ordered the soldiers to ambush in the forest by the roadside outside the barracks. At the fourth watch, there were indeed people holding a ball, and the enemy soldiers of the horse picking the bell quietly approached the camp, shouting and swarming in, but it was an empty camp!

The enemy general was shocked and hurriedly ordered the withdrawal of the troops. But it was too late, the camp's nickname was Cannonball, and the arrows were like locusts, shooting countless enemy soldiers! The North Corps were desperately trying to break through the encirclement, and from a distance he saw the fire in the direction of his barracks, and across a mountain, the fire lit up the mountains! The enemy general thought that the divine soldiers had descended from the sky, and his soul flew out of the sky, and he led his troops out under the rain of arrows. Zhu Mingzhuo also saw the fire, and ordered the whole army to stand out and chase them with all their might. The North Corps had no fighting spirit, and were killed all over the place, and blood flowed into the rivers. He fled to his camp only to find that the ground was full of ashes. The enemy general dared not stay for a long time, and fled back to his own country with the defeated soldiers.

General Zhu Mingzhuo had never used a trick before, and he defeated powerful enemies in conversation and laughter, which became a myth for a while. On the day of the class teacher, the emperor personally demoted to greet him, and the prime minister Wang Zaiquan also praised General Zhu and suggested that the emperor add General Zhu to the Marquis of Jingbei. Alian said to Ming Zhuo by the pillow at night: "The old thief took the opportunity to win you over, and you must not be deceived by him. When you see the emperor, don't forget to beg for the credit of the corner of the old imperial robe, and say that you have seen the corner of the robe, sooner or later it will be like seeing the saint in person."

"What do you want this thing for?"

"Did the general forget that this concubine is a ghost?" Alian reminded, "Only the emperor's robe can help me enter the prime minister's mansion."

The emperor was grateful to Zhu Mingzhuo for his miraculous achievements, and actually promised to cut off a corner of the old robe and give the seal to Marquis Zhu. Zhu put the royal robe on Alian, and Alian disappeared into the corner of the robe. Marquis Zhu pretended to visit Prime Minister Wang with the corner of the robe, and Alian entered the prime minister's mansion smoothly.

A Lian's ghost entered the prime minister's mansion. As soon as it was dark, she would float around, as if she were in a no-man's land. She first entered the Wang family's warehouse, but in addition to broken boxes and rotten cans, there were only a few grains, which were not as good as a county official! A Lian couldn't find the stolen silver, and thought to herself, the old thief was really cunning and pretended to be clean, no wonder she had been sitting in the phase for many years. She entered Wang Zaikuan's inner room again and rummaged through the cabinets and cages. She was puzzled, what was going on? I couldn't find a piece of jewelry worth a hundred taels of silver, and I didn't find a silver ticket worth more than five hundred taels!

When Alian entered the study, it was already the third watch, and she saw that the old Prime Minister's hair was all white, and he was still at his desk reviewing the official documents, and only a very thin candle was lit in front of him. This old thief is really a miser, where did the people's fat and people's ointment he searched go? Alian had an idea and discovered the true form, and shouted: "Wang Zaiquan has heard the truth, I am an angel of the upper realm, and I have a jade decree to investigate your greed and framing of Zhongliang, you don't hurry up and recruit it!"

A woman suddenly appeared in front of him, but he didn't expect the old Prime Minister to be afraid. He opened his dim old eyes, looked at Alian for a long time, and said, "This old man is loyal to the country, and he is capable of being virtuous, hoeing and traitors, how can he be greedy for corruption? Those who say this lie are either evil or evil! This old man pity you for not being able to practice well, and let you retreat quickly, otherwise, there will be a sword here."

"I'll tell you the truth, I'm the ghost of Xue Shilang's daughter, and revenge is coming. You confess first, how did my family die?"

"Oh. So you are his daughter. Childish and innocent, but the law of the country is ruthless, and it is not up to this old man to control." The old prime minister sneered, "Are you asking your father? He is a spy of the Beikou. He studied the culture of the Central Plains since childhood, and later, under the name of my citizen, he infiltrated the imperial court and served as the ceremony department. He used the opportunity to deal with the Beikou to collude with the enemy country many times, leak my secrets, and mislead my society. Later, the border gate intercepted his messenger, and revealed his true identity. Whether it is a spy or a collaborator with the enemy, he should be executed according to the law, which is ordered by the emperor. If you are replaced, is there any other way to deal with it? Girl, here is the original letter just transferred today, you can distinguish it carefully."

Alian took the letter and immediately cooled it from head to toe: the unique handwriting in that hand was not written by her father, who it was! The Prime Minister showed her father's confession again, and after it was very detailed, every crime was enough for the death penalty! She suddenly realized that she and her brothers had been deceived by their parents. Her father instigated hatred against the old prime minister in order to imagine that one day they would grow up to be officials, so that they could continue to oppose the court until the country was brought down!

"The girl died unjustly, and the old man also has pity, and I can't bear to do it to you tonight." The old prime minister sighed, "The girl has been destroyed long ago, even if the old man has been greedy and wronged, how can you, a child, know it? You must be confused by a traitor. Hey, think about it for me, the old man has only one son, and when he was not one year old, he was stolen by someone, and his life and death are still unknown. Now, the old wife has also passed away, leaving my lonely old man. If it wasn't for the people and the society, I would have gone with them long ago. You say, what is the use of this old man asking for money?"

There was a wooden box in the old prime minister's house. When he opened it, he saw a tear-stained piece of paper inside, which read: "The child is a child, with starry eyes and sword eyebrows, and under the breasts of the chest, there are seven cinnabar records, arranged like a Big Dipper. She was kidnapped and robbed before she turned one year old, and her life and death are unknown..." So it was! Such a good official for the country and the people, she, A Lian, actually used her head to pay homage to the souls of the spies' parents!

"My lord," Alian slowly knelt on the ground, "Alian was blinded by her parents and turned upside down to be a traitor, it's really shameful."

The old prime minister helped Alian: "They are their own masters, your father is right. If this old man is a spy and infiltrates the North Country, don't you have to do the same? But once exposed, you will inevitably be killed. This is justice and justice. You were just a child at the beginning, and you were even more innocent. It is what this old man owes you! Say, do you want this old man to save your soul for you?"

"I want to call you Daddy."

"My daughter."   The old prime minister hugged Alian and cried, "I didn't expect the person who was about to die to have such a daughter as flowers and jade."

"Father, I want to ask another question. There is Premier Zhu..."

"Oh. This person is greedy for power, forms parties for personal gain, sells officials and titles, and messes up the court program. How could this old man allow him to play a book. After being verified by the Secretary, the Emperor Long Yan was furious and ordered to be arrested and sent to prison. He should have been sentenced to death, but it was the old man who forcefully advised him to spare his life... This old man has always been concerned about the society and acted impartially. His son Zhu Mingzhuo has both civil and military skills, and he is also recommended by this old man.

That night, Alian didn't go back to Hou Ye's mansion to accompany Zhu Mingzhuo. She beat the back and pinched the shoulders for the old prime minister, did her duty as a daughter, and made breakfast herself. She didn't leave reluctantly until the sky was dim...

Back at Hou Ye's mansion, Alian said to Zhu Mingzhuo, "We almost did a stupid thing that has been notorious for thousands of years." She told Zhu Mingzhuo how the old prime minister was honest and just, and how he served the country and the people. Finally, she said to Zhu Mingzhuo, "Hou Ye, the concubine saw the description of the lost son written by Master Wang, and the son he lost was you, Master Hou. Besides you, who can grow cinnabar like the Big Dipper on their chest? The concubine went to your adoptive father's place of origin and visited the land god of the village. He personally confirmed that you are indeed Mr. Wang."

Zhu Mingzhuo was also in a dream: "It turns out that my adoptive father stole me and took great pains to raise me into an adult, but let me and my biological father kill each other, is it so cruel?"

"He used to have a son who was as old as you and was born with dementia. The old thief killed his own son and killed all the insiders, and then sent an expert to steal you to his mansion and replace his son."

How dangerous the world is!

Alian's eyes were full of tears: "Lord Hou, let this concubine accompany you for a good night. Tomorrow, our fate will end."

"How can my beloved wife say this! Zhu swore to guard you for life. Zhu Mingzhuo hugged his beloved wife tightly, as if he was afraid that she would run away.

The next morning, Alian shook off the imperial robe and said, "Lord Marquis should recognize my father as soon as possible. The old man is gone, so don't let him think about it anymore... If you miss my concubine, you can show this robe once a day. I went there to settle accounts with my parents."

After saying this, Alian plunged into the imperial robe, leaving only a pool of blood stains on it, which turned into a blooming red lotus flower.

After recognizing his biological father, Zhu Mingzhuo still misses his sweet wife.  Every night, he unfolded the imperial robe and wept while watching. The tears dripped on the lotus flower, and the red lotus was as beautiful as day by day.

He always thought that Alian would come back to life and return to his arms. But at nine months, a baby's cry suddenly came from the imperial robe, and a white and fat boy was wrapped in it, and the red lotus was no longer found...