A knife in love

Chapter 425

Tomb robbery is a serious crime of beheading for officials, but destroying the resting place of ancestors for private purposes has always been despised by the world.Although there are many thieves in the rivers and lakes, when it comes to tomb robbery, it is the most indiscriminate activity. Even the green forest cottages that rob houses look down on tomb robbers.So when everyone listened to Li Qiufeng accusing Situ Qiao of stealing Wen Tao's tomb, they thought that this person could deny it a few words, or at worst would turn a deaf ear.Unexpectedly, Situ Qiao would admit the matter directly without changing his face, everyone was shocked and angry, thinking to himself that this person is extremely shameless, I really don't know how he cultivated so thick-skinned.

It's just that Liu Yong heard Situ Qiao going around and talking a lot, and he was anxious, fearing that if he continued to talk, it would inevitably cause complications, so he hurriedly said: "Mr. Situ, let's talk about how you discovered this strange piece of land first." stone."

Only then did Situ Qiao remember what he said at the beginning, he smiled, and said: "Not bad. To be honest, I have stolen quite a few of the world-famous tombs. If you are interested, after you escape from here, you can choose In a restaurant and tea shop, wouldn’t it be nice for us to talk about the past while drinking tea and wine? But I got Wen Tao’s notes that day and knew that the "Preface to Lanting Collection" was hidden in Empress Wu Zetian’s Qianling Mausoleum, so I began to rob the tomb However, I also know that Wu Zetian’s Qianling Mausoleum was chosen by the top Fengshui masters Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng for Li Zhi, and there are extremely powerful traps set up in the mausoleum. I have never returned. I have robbed many Han tombs and Jin tombs, but most of the tombs in the Tang Dynasty were built on mountains. Not only do you need to be proficient in the art of organ information, but you also need to have enough people. I have always been alone. With the power of one person, it is impossible to even think about excavating Tang tombs. Therefore, I seldom excavate Tang tombs, and I keep a respectful distance from the Tang emperor's tombs. To rob Wu Zetian's tomb, we need to find a few tombs of the Tang Dynasty royal family to practice..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Murong Danyan said "Bah bah" twice, and said in his mouth: "Shameless! How shameless!"

Liu Yong's heart tightened, he was afraid that Murong Danyan would interrupt Situ Qiao's conversation, and there would be another incident, so he was about to stop Murong Danyan from speaking.Situ Qiao ignored it, and continued, "I went to Li Shimin's Zhaoling Mausoleum first, and saw ruins all over the place, and corpses could be seen among the weeds. Back then, Wen Tao robbed Zhaoling Mausoleum, destroying all the palaces on the ground, and the tombs underground. It was also ruined in a mess. I traveled all over the mountains and fields around Zhaoling, but I couldn't find a complete tomb, so I had to leave in dismay, and rushed to Qianling on the same day. The Qianling is located in Liangshan near Xianyang. Three peaks stand tall, and the North Peak The highest, the second peak in the south is relatively low, facing east and west, shaped like a woman's breasts, so the locals call it ** mountain. Standing in the south of Liangshan, looking at the Qianling Mausoleum from a distance, I sighed that Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng are worthy of being Fengshui masters , this Liangshan is indeed a treasure land with excellent terroir.

"It is said that in the past, Li Zhi secretly ordered Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng to find a geomantic treasure for him to build the mausoleum. After Yuan and Li took the order, they set out from Chang'an and traveled around the world. They returned to Chang'an a few years later, and each wrote a letter to Li Zhi, saying that Liangshan in Xianyang has excellent Fengshui, which is a rare auspicious place in the world. At that time, Wu Zetian had already taken control of the court, and specially summoned Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng to the palace. It is said that Liangshan is a good place to build a mausoleum, and judging from the terrain here, it is beneficial to the heroine.

"Wu Zetian was overjoyed when he heard about this, so he sent his confidants to Liangshan to check. Yuan Tiangang said in his memorial to Li Zhi that he had buried a copper coin in the auspicious soil of Liangshan, and Li Chunfeng claimed that he had nailed it in the auspicious soil. After Wu Zetian's confidant arrived at Liangshan, he found the location of Jirang according to the direction mentioned by Yuan and Li, and found that there was indeed a copper coin on the ground, and an iron nail happened to come from the square hole of the copper coin. through, nailed firmly to the ground.

"The confidant returned to Chang'an and reported the matter to Li Zhi and Wu Zetian in detail. The two felt that it was such a coincidence that it must be God's order, so they chose Liangshan as the site of the mausoleum. I saw that Liangshan is majestic and open. A treasure land with excellent geomantic omen. Wen Tao and Huang Chao could not succeed in digging up the Qianling Mausoleum with an army of tens of thousands. Walking around the mausoleum, I want to find a burial tomb to practice my hands.

"Kung fu pays off. I searched for three days and finally found a burial tomb. This tomb was originally buried deep in the ground, and it was extremely difficult to find the entrance to the tomb. However, after the tomb was buried, it was opened again for some reason, leaving It was only when I found traces that I discovered it. At that time, I was still very puzzled and didn’t know why the tomb was opened for the second time. It wasn’t until I entered the tomb and found that it was the tomb of Princess Yongtai that I guessed the second tomb from the epitaph. The reason for opening it for the first time."

Murong Danyan had no interest in any emperor or general at all, but when he heard the word "princess", he immediately became curious, and said to Situ Qiao, "Which one is this Princess Yongtai? Is she a great beauty?" !"

Everyone was engrossed in listening, but they were interrupted by Murong Danyan unexpectedly, everyone was annoyed, and some even glared at her.

Seeing the dissatisfied faces of the crowd, Murong Danyan stuck out his tongue at Situ Qiao, not daring to ask any more questions.

Situ Qiao went on to say: "After I entered the tomb passage, I saw the murals on both sides of the tomb passage and the inscriptions on it, so I realized that this tomb is the joint burial tomb of Li Xianhui, the seventh daughter of Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, and her husband Wu Yanji."

Situ Qiao sighed at this point, and said: "If you talk about this Princess Yongtai, her life experience is really pitiful. As the beloved daughter of Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, she was forced by Wu Zetian's power. At that time, Wu Zetian was very powerful. Xuantian, although the Great Tang is nominally ruled by the Li family, in fact all the power is in the hands of Wu Zetian. Even the emperor Li Xian lives in trepidation every day, lest his wife Wu Zetian be in a bad mood one day and kill him with a glass of poisoned wine Think about Wu Zetian, who was extremely vicious, and before she was conferred the title of empress, in order to frame the empress, she personally strangled her infant daughter to death, put the blame on the empress, and instigated Gaozong Lizhi to abolish the empress, and put She was promoted to empress. Later, in order to become emperor, she first poisoned her eldest son Li Hong and forced her other son Li Xian to death. Although Li Xian became emperor, he was just a puppet.

"Wu Zetian is not only vicious, but also extremely lewd. Although he is over half a century old, he still has two male favorites, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong brothers, fornicating in the harem. Shao Wang Li Chongrun and his sister Yongtai Princess Li Xianhui, and Yongtai Princess's husband Wei Wang Wu Yanji once Discussing this in private, she didn't take seriously the evil deeds of her grandmother. However, the spy sent by Wu Zetian overheard the three people's private discussion, and immediately informed Wu Zetian of the matter. Wu Zetian was furious after hearing this, and she even Both her own son and daughter can be killed, let alone her nephew and niece? She called Li Xian in front of her and yelled at her, and then forced Li Chongrun, Li Xianhui and Wu Yanji to commit suicide. Poor Princess Yongtai was only 17 years old when she died, and Li Xian couldn't protect herself at that time , didn't even dare to say a fart about the death of his beloved daughter.

"However, Wu Zetian also committed too many crimes. Although he abolished the Tang Dynasty and became the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was eventually overthrown by Zhang Jianzhi and others in a coup. After Zhongzong Li Xian was restored, he thought of the tragic death of his beloved daughter. He was very sad. Rebuilt Princess Yongtai According to the royal regulations, the tomb of a princess can never be called a "ling". Since the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, the only one whose tomb is called a "ling" after death is Princess Yongtai. It can be seen that Li Xian has deep guilt towards his beloved daughter.

"After I entered the tomb of Princess Yongtai, I inferred the death of Princess Yongtai and his wife based on the murals in the tomb passage, the tomb, and the inscriptions inside. After entering the main tomb, there was a round stone hanging on the top of the tomb, the size of a human face. It exudes a faint light, like the moon. At first, I thought it was a piece of jade. Its size is naturally extremely precious. However, I entered the Yongtai Princess Mausoleum to explore the layout of the Tang tomb, so I did not examine this stone too much.

"At that time, I thought that the reason why Princess Yongtai's mausoleum was opened for the second time was that Li Xian expanded the mausoleum after ascending the throne. However, after searching in the tomb, I found that Tang Xuanzong Li Longji wrote for Princess Yongtai. Only then did I realize that my initial guess was wrong."

When Murong Danyan heard this, he slapped his palms and said with a smile: "I've heard of Li Longji, he and Yang Yuhuan are in love with each other. I wish to be a lovebird in the sky, and Lian Lizhi in the earth..."

When she said this, she frowned suddenly, and said to herself: "But how did Li Longji meet this Princess Yongtai again? Could there be some unexplainable relationship between the two?"

Situ Qiao snorted, and said, "You kid only knows about love, how do you know about military affairs and the art of emperors?! Princess Yongtai is the daughter of Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, and Li Longji is the son of Tang Ruizong Li Dan. , the two are real cousins. And according to the epitaph written by Li Longji himself, he has a very good relationship with this unfortunate cousin, and the lines are full of regret. And there are a few words in the epitaph , It really shocked the viewers. I still remember those few words: The misfortune of Princess Ai is also the catastrophe of the Li family. The array, the spirit stone hanging from the sky, summons the innocent soul of the princess, and feeds it with sorrow.

"After I read this epitaph, I suddenly realized. It turned out that when Princess Yongtai was forced to commit suicide, she must have been buried hastily, and the tomb was not here at all. After Li Xian returned, he rebuilt the tomb for Princess Yongtai. , and named it Princess Yongtai Mausoleum, that is, the mausoleum I entered. Li Longji first joined forces with Princess Taiping to eliminate the remnants of Webster and Wu, and helped Prime Minister Li Dan ascend the throne. Later, he turned against Princess Taiping and used Yu Lin Jun eradicated the party of Princess Taiping and became Emperor Xuanzong himself. After he ascended the throne, he reopened the Mausoleum of Princess Yongtai, set up Zhuge's legacy in the mausoleum, and hung a spirit stone from outside, hoping to give the princess Calling back souls. And that piece of spirit stone, presumably, is the round jade stone hanging on the top of the tomb."

When Situ Qiao said this, everyone involuntarily raised their heads, and through the big hole in the caisson in the main hall, they could clearly see the huge "moon".

Situ Qiao continued: "At that time, I couldn't figure out what the 'Zhuge's legacy' Li Longji was talking about. I was very interested in that piece of spiritual stone from beyond the sky. It was to hold a torch and carefully watch it hanging on the ceiling of the tomb. I have always been very interested in the way of jade, but I have never seen such a strange stone. At that time, in the tomb, there were many fluorites inlaid on the stone walls and ceiling, so There are little stars everywhere, which is somewhat imaginable with the city we are in now, but the scale is not the same.

"I was fascinated by watching it. Suddenly, I felt that there seemed to be someone behind me. I couldn't help being startled. I hurriedly turned around to look, but I didn't know when, there were three people standing under the stone wall not far behind..."

When Situ Qiao said this, his voice trembled slightly, as if he had returned to the deep ancient tomb, and the three ghostly figures appeared in front of him again.

(End of this chapter)