The Huai Shui God's Cave

Chapter 17

The professor said: "You only know one thing but don't know the other. There are two Chuxiang kings in history. One is the son of King Huai in the Warring States period and is also the protagonist of the allusion to Wushan Yunyu; the other is a king of the Han Dynasty. , that is, the master buried in Guishan, Xuzhou."

This Jiuding is the epitaph of King Chu Xiang, which not only records the life of King Chu Xiang, but also tells a shocking secret.And this secret is closely related to the woman in the mural.

This secret dates back to the period when King Xiang's father, King Huai of Chu, was in power.Chu State was originally a powerful country among the six countries, with strong national power.According to historical records, King Huai was greedy by nature, and repeatedly fell victim to the schemes of Zhang Yi, Minister of Qin, and often the gains outweighed the losses.Chu State was originally a staunch ally of Qi State, but turned its back on Qi State and turned to Qin State, which eventually exhausted its national strength.

The history seen by modern people is always shrouded in a layer of tulle, and the real inside story is often rarely known.When King Huai of Chu ascended the throne for the first time, he was broad-minded and ambitious. Like all the princes and kings, he dreamed of dominating the Central Plains and unifying the world one day.Of course, he also understands that this is not an easy task.So he pinned his hopes on witchcraft, trying to use the power of gods and ghosts to achieve his goal.

One day, at the foot of a continuous mountain in the state of Chu, a fairy fell from the sky with a jade box in her arms.She is as beautiful as a flower, with a slim waist, and the people worship her in awe and regard her as a god.After King Huai got the news, he felt that this was a wonderful opportunity. This must be a messenger sent by the heavens. If he got this fairy, he would definitely get the help of the fairy god and realize his ambition.

When King Huai sent an army to invite the fairy, other princes also got the news. Once the several armies met, they fought together.The fairy was injured in the melee and was rescued by General Mie sent by King Huai.The general fell in love with the fairy, and against his orders, he let the fairy go privately.King Huai was furious when he learned the truth.He originally planned to slander and kill the general, but his counselors suggested that the general be sent to supervise the construction of the tomb, and tempt the fairy to throw herself into a trap and come to rescue.

There is an unwritten rule in the construction of the tombs of ancient kings, that is, on the day the tombs are completed, all the craftsmen and soldiers will be killed to keep the secrets.Since General Mie was sent to build the mausoleum, it was difficult for him to survive.

Sure enough, the fairy fell into the trap and came to the palace of King Huai of Chu to meet her.She called herself Xi Yao, and then offered the jade seal in the box she carried with her, claiming that it was a supreme treasure with magical powers, and asked King Huai to release General Mie.King Huai accepted the jade seal, but proposed to let the fairy teach magic skills to help him unify the Central Plains.The fairy was unwilling to start a war and rejected his request.

When they were at loggerheads, Xi Yao asked to meet General Mie.King Huai agreed, and sent soldiers to escort Xi Yao to the entrance of the mausoleum to meet the general.After Xi Yao handed the box to the general, she pushed him off the cliff, and after chanting a spell, the general suddenly disappeared.

Now that the professor has said this, we all understand what the murals in the tomb tell about.

That fairy named Xi Yao pushed him down the cliff to save General Mie.And the moment he fell off the cliff, due to the magical power of the box, he disappeared out of thin air, and part of his body slowly disappeared, so a general without a lower body appeared on the mural.

Speaking of this, I asked the professor: "What is that box that can actually make people disappear. From Xi Yao's original intention, she must have wanted to save the general. Therefore, his disappearance must not be death, it must be death. went somewhere else."

The professor nodded, but couldn't think of how to explain it for a moment.Although he is a professor of archeology, he still follows the scientific basis, and dare not boldly imagine things that disappear out of thin air.

Yang Xiaoxie suddenly said: "Have you ever heard of Buddhist magic?"

Shenzutong, also known as Ruyizutong, Shenjingzhitong, Shenjingzhizhengtong, that is, the supernatural power of wishful and comfortable. "Daviposha Lun Volume [-]" contains its three divine functions:
[-]. Exercise the body and spirit, lift the body to hover over the void, like a bird, or like the flying fairy painted on the wall.

[-]. It is used by the supernatural powers to make near-distance interpretations from far away. According to this power, one may live on this continent and touch the sun and the moon with one's hand, or bend and stretch one's arms in an instant to reach the ultimate sky.

[-]. The power of the mind, the eye consciousness reaches the "top of form", or goes up to the "ultimate sky of form", or transcends the boundless world.

Yang Xiaoxie continued to explain: "The jade box device may be a time machine or a material transfer device of a superhuman civilization, and it is very likely that it was used for the long-distance transportation of certain substances. This device makes the transmitted Matter has a function similar to the divine foot power in Buddhism, allowing people to freely and unimpededly transmit in multiple material spaces. Maybe this is just one of the functions of the box, and it may reveal a super eleven-dimensional material space Of course, this is beyond our human comprehension."

Yang Xiaoxie's words made us all feel incredible, but we couldn't help but admit that what he said made sense.Even the professor nodded repeatedly, and said, "Although there is no factual evidence for what Xiao Yang said, it can be used as a reference in theory."

I stared at Tang Mo and thought to myself: This guy is called Tang Mo, and he looks similar to that general Mie. What is the connection between them? Could it be that they were reincarnated?
It's just that this idea is a bit too unbelievable, and Tang Mei has always been at a loss, as if he is more puzzled than us.Such a guess, I dare not say it for a while.What's more, he has been playing the role of protecting everyone along the way.If we treat him as a soul reincarnation, maybe he is in a hurry with us. With our abilities, I am afraid that we are not his opponent. Let's just wait and see.

Ma Chuchen took a bottle of mineral water and handed it to the professor, who took a sip and continued.

After the general Mie disappeared, King Huai of Chu didn't pursue it further, but he asked Xi Yao to be his concubine and built a palace named Garden of Last Dreams for her.However, Xi Yao was not happy.The poem that the merman chanted should be a reflection of her mood: Chu Gong sweeps Dai Meixi lazily, but is speechless to Mu Xi.Difficult to die through the ages, Yao Xi Yao Xi hurt alone.

A lonely, lonely, longing for her lover, and full of grievances, a resentful woman in the palace jumps out of it.

It stands to reason that in ancient times, being the favorite concubine of an emperor was a supreme honor. Many women couldn't ask for it, but Xi Yao was not uncommon. Conditions for being a concubine.

In order to achieve his ambition to unify the Central Plains by relying on those wizards, King Huai of Chu agreed to her request.However, men themselves are very strange emotional creatures, especially those with great power. They desire more and more what they can't get.Because of Xi Yao's refusal, his desire to conquer and possess her became even stronger.He didn't think about eating and drinking for her, and couldn't sleep at night, and here he used the phrase "I can't think about it, I toss and turn".

It can be seen that King Huai of Chu liked Xiyao very much at that time, so there was a historical legend that "the king of Chu was so thin and starved to death in the palace".

Xi Yao trained many powerful wizards for King Huai of Chu, preparing to launch wars against the surrounding countries.This incident was learned by the secret agents of the state of Qin and reported to King Qin Zhao at that time.King Qin immediately dispatched troops in advance, and captured eight cities of Chu before Chu was ready.

The mother of King Qin Zhao was originally the aunt of King Huai of Chu, so King Qin Zhao used his mother’s name to write to King Huai to ask him to meet in Wuguan to discuss the relationship between the two countries. .In fact, Xi Yao deliberately sent him to die.

King Huai was imprisoned by King Qin in Wuguan, forcing him to hand over Xi Yao.King Huai knew very well that King Qin Zhao's ambitions were not limited to this, so he resolutely refused to agree; he believed that as long as Xi Yao was in hand, sooner or later he would be able to dominate the world.During the period of being imprisoned in Qin State, he tried every means to escape countless times, but in the end he really escaped.It's a pity that he fled to the State of Zhao to seek asylum from the King of Zhao. The King of Zhao also asked him to write a letter to summon Xiyao to exchange. He refused and fled to the State of Wei. In the end, in order to keep Xiyao in Chu State, he was captured again by Qin State's army and died in Qin State.

When King Huai was imprisoned by the State of Qin, his son King Xiang was still a hostage in the State of Qi. Later, he was welcomed back to the country by the people of the State of Chu and proclaimed the throne.He knew very well that his father's death was due to Xi Yao's divination words, but he didn't blame her; on the contrary, he felt that it was all thanks to Xi Yao that he could become a king from a hostage.He doesn't care about his father's life or death, but regards Xi Yao as the number one female wizard in Chu country.

When King Huai's body was sent back by Qin, King Xiang symbolically buried his father in Bailizhou.The place where King Huai built the mausoleum was the place where Xi Yao descended from the sky. Xi Yao told him that it was a geomantic eye connecting the sky and the earth. After death, burying there can keep the bones and soul immortal.So King Xiang prepared to use it as his secret mausoleum.

When the professor mentioned this point, we all knew that Xi Yao landed here.And this mausoleum was once built by King Huai, and was used by King Xiang for his own use.

Xi Yao's appearance has not changed throughout the years, and she is as beautiful as a flower.While respecting her, King Xiang also developed a heart of admiration for her.At this time, Qin State attacked Chu State again, in fact, it wanted to take Xi Yao away.However, the Qin army beheaded 5 Chu troops and seized 15 cities, but finally failed to get Xiyao.

After the defeat, King Xiang of Chu also understood that Xiyao was a hot potato, so he ordered the talented Song Yu to write "Gaotang Fu" and "Goddess Fu".

It is recorded in "Gaotang Fu" that King Huai of Chu went to Gaotang to play in the mountains and rivers one day. He was exhausted from playing, and soon fell asleep at night.In the dream, I saw a goddess called Xiyao, the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven. She came to him with a pillow and a mat to beg her, and the two fell in love overnight.Saying goodbye after dawn, the goddess did not forget to leave an address for King Huai: "The concubine is in the sun of Wushan, and the obstruction of the high hills. It is the morning cloud, and the evening is the rain. Day and night, under the balcony."

"Goddess Fu" talks about the revisit of the old place of King Chuxiang, and he also saw the goddess in his dream as he wished.In the dream, when King Xiang wanted to make further moves, the goddess was "resentful and self-sufficient, and she never committed crimes." At the last moment, the goddess resolutely rejected King Xiang's courtship, left gracefully, and Teach King Xiang to work hard to govern and devote his mind to governing the country and benefiting the people.King Xiang enshrined Xi Yao as the "goddess protecting the country" of Chu.

"The goddess has a heart, but the king has no dreams" has also become a very literary line for many girls to express their love tactfully.

King Chuxiang's intention was to stop other princes from wanting to rob Xiyao, and at the same time, to build up his prestige. Since Goddess is willing to make friends with Chu, it means that King Chu is the rightful ruler to rule the world.

Unexpectedly, Qin State did not buy it, and still rectified its army to attack Chu State.At this time, the strength of Chu State was obviously no match for Qin State.King Xiang asked Xi Yao for the way to defend against the enemy, and Yao said: This is the destiny, and no one can change it.

After three years of war, Chu State retreated steadily, so King Xiang had to lead the army to move the capital to Chen, and never recovered.The state of Qin occupied most of the cities of the state of Chu, which made King Xiang extremely resentful and fearful, worrying that his soul would not be at peace after death.

Xi Yao was grateful for the courteous treatment that King Xiang treated her, and promised King Xiang that although the current situation of the Chu State could not be changed, after his death, he would use supreme magic to protect his tomb and body from damage.

Afterwards, Xi Yao arranged for her eldest disciple Song Yu to train a group of witches and gu soldiers, the famous Xialiba people, to protect the peace of Chu State. It is recorded in "Warring States Chu" that Song Yu said to the king of Chu: "The guest has a song in Yingzhong. Its beginning is: Xialiba people, thousands of people belong to the middle of the country and make peace." It is said that Chu State raised several Thousands of Liba people are used as witchcraft soldiers.

After the death of King Xiang, he was not actually buried in the Yiling Mausoleum he built for himself, but secretly buried in the mausoleum built for him in Chu City by King Huai, and Xi Yao asked to be buried with him.

The story on Jiuding ends here.

(End of this chapter)