A knife in love

Chapter 60

Yu Changyuan and the others knew Zhuang Hengyun's ability for a long time, and they believed in his words.For more than ten years, Zhuang Hengyun has surveyed around the imperial mausoleum several times a year, but each time he returned empty-handed.

Li Qiufeng said: "These Xiaoling guards are haunted by ghosts. It is said that they once competed with Jin Yiwei in the palace in the past and won a complete victory. Therefore, all the commanders of Jin Yiwei were quite afraid of Xiaoling guards. Now that we have arrived at the imperial mausoleum Territory, be careful, and you must not be negligent when you meet suspicious people."

Several people discussed again, but they couldn't think of a solution.Finally, Yu Changyuan said: "Today, let's settle down first, and then explore the imperial tomb at night."

The group started on the road again, Zhuang Hengyun had already decided on a secret place.Everyone turned to the northwest and walked slowly along a mountain path.After walking for more than ten miles, the mountain road was rough and the carriage could no longer move forward.Everyone had been prepared for a long time, and unloaded the luggage from the carriage, and loaded it all on the horse's back.Then he pushed the carriage into the valley and cleaned up the traces before moving on.

This time after walking for three or four miles, a mountain peak appeared in front of it, but there was a flat mountain nest under the mountain peak.Zhuang Hengyun said: "Turning around this mountain, you will find the tomb of the late emperor. We only need to put our luggage here, and no one will be able to find it. Every time I dive near the emperor's tomb, I go here first to rest and prepare."

Yu Changyuan praised: "Second brother, you really have a good eye. The terrain of this place is both high and flat. It can be attacked or defended. It is indeed the best hiding place."

Everyone immediately took off the luggage and set up several tents. He Yi took out several boxes of gunpowder, divided them into bundles and packed them, and said with a smile: "When we enter the imperial mausoleum, we will carry these gunpowder separately. Blow open the door of the tomb."

Yu Changyuan shook his head and said: "The imperial mausoleum is heavily guarded. It is best to find the tomb passage and find a clever way to open the tomb door. Otherwise, use gunpowder to blow it up. Once there is a sound, the defenders will come later. We are outnumbered. I'm afraid something bad will happen."

Yan Dufei said: "The letter left by my senior brother already mentioned that as long as he finds his tomb, there is a way to find the treasure left by the late emperor. It's just that he didn't mention in the letter whether the treasure is in the imperial tomb. "

Zhuang Hengyun said: "Since the first emperor left behind treasures, the scale must be quite large, and it is most convenient to put them in the mausoleum. Otherwise, it will be very inconvenient to find another place for treasures and find someone to build caves."

Yu Changyuan said: "Second brother is right, this treasure is probably in the imperial tomb. As long as you find the secret in Mr. Qiao's tomb, the matter will naturally be resolved."

Several people discussed again, and suddenly heard a Zhuang Ding come to report, saying that there was a big temple not far away, and everyone turned pale in astonishment.Zhuang Hengyun pondered and said: "I came here five months ago, but I didn't see a temple. Could it be that I lost my sight?"

The crowd followed Zhuang Ding to a huge rock on the left. Zhuang Ding pointed to a forest in the distance and said: "The temple is in that forest. Just now, the villain went down to the bottom of the valley to fetch water, and passed by the forest. When I was in the forest, I discovered that there was a big temple built in the forest. The villain was afraid of being discovered by the monks in the temple, so he hurried back to report to the owners of the village without even drawing water."

Yu Changyuan said: "Second brother, didn't you find this big temple when you came here?"

Zhuang Hengyun shook his head and said: "Every time I come here, I am a nocturnal, I hide here to sleep during the day, and I don't climb over the mountain until night to step outside the imperial mausoleum, so I never pay attention to the forest .”

Yu Changyuan said: "Since ancient times, there have been many monks in famous mountains. Lianhua Mountain is a place of geomantic omen. It is not uncommon for monks to build temples here. It's just that this temple is quite close to us. If the monks in the temple see us here Activities, to reveal this news, I'm afraid..."

When he said this, he fell silent.He Yi sneered and said: "Let's just give them a good time! After a while, my fourth brother and I will go over and kill them all, so as to avoid future troubles!"

Yu Changyuan had already thought of this joint, but he usually regarded himself as a hero, and if he opened his mouth, he would kill someone, which would inevitably embarrass him.Hearing what He Yi said was exactly what he wanted, and he immediately said to everyone: "In order for us to achieve great things, I'm afraid we can only do it according to the wishes of the third child."

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "We are here to make a fortune, and it is always wrong to hurt more people's lives. Besides, this place is not far from the imperial mausoleum, and this temple may be a royal temple. Once we hurt the monks in the temple, I'm afraid that the garrison guarding the mausoleum will be aware of it immediately, which will be very detrimental to our next move."

He Yi snorted, and said, "Then we should listen to brother Li's advice."

Li Qiufeng said: "Let's go to the temple first and have a look. If it's just an ordinary temple, we don't care about it. If there are weird things in the temple that are not good for our actions, then it's not too late to start."

Yu Changyuan said with a smile: "This is an old-fashioned and prudent method, I think it is feasible. Which brother is willing to go through it?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Since Li has come up with this idea, naturally it is most appropriate for Li to go."

Yu Changyuan said: "This is the best, but I have to work hard again, Brother Li. If everything in the temple is as usual, Brother Li should turn back quickly. If there is any danger in the temple, Brother Li should not fight, and try to get out as soon as possible. Let's discuss it again."

Li Qiufeng tidied up, and then said goodbye to everyone.He saw the direction, went down into the valley first, and walked along a mountain stream for a few miles, and reached the edge of the forest.Li Qiufeng hid behind a big tree and carefully observed the surrounding situation.Sure enough, I saw a red wall and green tiles not far away, but the distance was too far, and it was vaguely visible.

Li Qiufeng waited for a while, and seeing no one around, he cautiously walked around to the monastery.He was afraid of being noticed by the monks in the temple, so he didn't dare to walk along the path paved with gravel, so he had to go around in a circle at a distance, and went around to the back of the temple.The scale of this temple is really not small, the courtyard wall is more than one foot high.It's just that it has been in disrepair for a long time, and it looks a bit dilapidated.

Li Qiufeng leaned against the wall and listened carefully for a while, and could faintly hear the sound of melodious chanting.He performed the Gecko Swimming Technique, climbed to the top of the wall silently, poked his head out and looked into the courtyard.I saw that this is a temple with three entrances, with carved beams and painted buildings, which is very gorgeous.It's just that a lot of weeds have grown in the yard paved with bluestone slabs, and the yellow tiles on the roof of the main hall are full of weeds, which obviously has been neglected for many days.Seeing that there was no one in the courtyard, Li Qiufeng jumped up and landed lightly in the courtyard.

He clarified the direction, and ran to the front hall along a bluestone path.Turning around a moon gate, there is a row of monk's rooms on the left. He was about to stop and think again, when he heard a "squeak", it seemed that someone was about to walk out of the monk's room.Li Qiufeng saw the opportunity very quickly, he jumped behind a big tree.

He just finished hiding when the door of the monk's room opened, and two men in red came out.Li Qiufeng looked intently, startled, and thought to himself: "So this is a Lama Temple."

I saw these two people wearing purple-red monk robes and tall yellow monk hats, with their arms bare, walking and chatting by themselves.The lama on the left said in a low voice: "The masters and uncles can't do anything about that person. If this person stays for a few more days, I'm afraid everyone will have to run for their lives."

The lama on the right was deeply worried, and said: "This man is accompanied by a woman, I'm afraid he is a thief who kidnapped people. Although some brothers advocated to report to the government, but since he came to the throne today, the status of our Yellow Sect is not as good as it is. A few years ago, we built a mausoleum for the emperor, and almost demolished our temple. The presiding master said, if you can not provoke the government, then don’t provoke it, so as not to cause trouble. Although this person is arrogant, he is still reasonable. Compared with those Greedy bureaucrats are much better."

The lama on the left said: "We are most afraid that he will not leave. If the pilgrims see women hidden in our temple and let the county government know, they will use this excuse to send people to tear down our monastery." temple."

The two looked frustrated, talking as they walked, and walked out through the moon gate.When Li Qiufeng heard the two mentioned that someone had brought a woman to live in the Lama Temple, his heart couldn't help but he kept his mind.He knew that when the late Emperor Zhengde was in power, the Yellow Sect was very powerful, and the ritual affairs in the palace were always presided over by the master of the Yellow Sect.It's just that after succeeding to the throne today, he favors Taoism, and Lamaism has gradually declined.The local officials also saw the joints, so they took the opportunity to squeeze the Lama and profit from it.Lamas can't help women's sex, which is used by many officials as an excuse to punish lamas.That's why the two lamas were deeply worried about someone bringing women into the monastery.

(End of this chapter)