"Speaking of which, Wu Mei married your father and the emperor because of my fault." Yuan Ziyan said with a solemn face, and then told the cause and effect again: "After the death of Gaozu, Wu Mei's father missed Gaozu too much, and soon became seriously ill, and Wu Mei was in a hurry to leave the palace to serve. Not long after, Wu Shi Tong also died of illness, and Wu Mei's two half-brothers treated him badly, so Wu Mei had no choice but to return to the palace to serve me. ”

Well, Li Zhi nodded, these bitter Wu Mei had never mentioned it to herself, I really don't know what kind of power these two eldest brothers should have, so they drove the mother and daughter out of the house, how bleak and hard life should be.

At that time, Wu Mei lost her father's backer, she was strapped for money, and she was a girl's family, and it was not safe to hurry. After coming, I took it over, at that time your mother was no longer there, and the selection work fell on my shoulders, I didn't expect that there was Wu Mei who had not undergone any training among the candidates! ”

Li Zhi frowned slightly, and asked unhappily: "Mother-in-law, Sister Mei was angry for her mother at that time, and it is normal to have this intention of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix." ”

Yuan Ziyan shook his head, looked at the Jiuzhi Mountain that was getting closer and closer, and sighed: "Wu Mei was deceived by someone, she didn't know what to do at all, so she became your father's concubine by mistake." ”

"Who did it?" Li Zhi was very surprised, Yuan Ziyan smiled bitterly: "Because you were also growing up at that time, and when you reached the age when you should marry a wife, your father wanted to marry the sensible and considerate Wu Mei to you, maybe someone was afraid that the two of you would come together, so they forced Wu Mei to be stuffed to your father." After more than ten years of loneliness in the deep palace, I don't know how Wu Mei survived. ”

Li Zhi was silent, and he guessed something about the same in his heart. can have this ability, and is afraid that the person of the stepmother will marry him, only his uncle and eldest grandson Wuji can do it.

It's just that Wu Mei has changed from her mother-in-law to Zhaoyi, no wonder her uncle is so annoyed, it turns out that there have been nearly twenty years of disputes here.

The location of Jiuzhi Mountain in the east of Chang'an is more than 100 miles, and the road is not far. In ancient times. It is the meaning of the small mountain beam, Jiuzhi Mountain, as the name suggests. It is here that there are nine mountain beams evenly distributed, and it is quite imposing to penetrate into the sky.

Li Shisheng fought or hunted during his lifetime, and when he passed through this place, he was full of praise for this mountain. Lan Fu Cui Yong. The strange stones are uneven, the birds are singing, the mountain springs are murmuring, and the scenery is exceptionally beautiful. In addition to the beautiful scenery, Li Shimin loves the arrogance of this main peak the most, and the nine mountain beams are like stars holding the moon, which is more and more extraordinary.

The first person to be buried in Jiuzhi Mountain was the eldest grandson of Empress Wende, when Empress Wende was seriously ill. I know that my days will not be long, and both of them are very young. did not build a tomb, so he told Li Shimin to bury thinly, no need to raise the grave, let alone a luxurious coffin, as for the funeral utensils and clothes, use wooden clay pots instead of immediate, do not have to work the world, laugh for those who know.

But Empress Changsun has one request, that is, to be buried because of the mountain.

Because the queen was only in her thirties, Li Shimin was in high spirits, and he had just calmed down the internal and external troubles, and did not build his own mausoleum, so he temporarily buried the eldest grandson Empress on Jiuzhi Mountain.

Later, some masters pointed out that this is a treasure land, the respect of the Nine Dragons, and it is difficult to find in the world. Li Shimin was very happy, and simply set his place of return here, so he began to dig the underground palace on a large scale, and after his death, he was buried here with the queen.

Not only the royal cemetery, but also buried here many people who Li Shimin loved during his lifetime, such as the kings of the early Tang Dynasty, children and relatives, ministers and even the leaders of various feudal states, the leaders of ethnic minorities, etc., and the final scale of the funeral mausoleum is more than 180, creating the most in history.

As for so many people going to accompany Li Shimin after they died, whether he is lonely or not, this is not something that the living can know.

Knowing that when his father was alive, he once wanted to marry Wu Mei to him, Li Zhi felt a lot more relaxed in his heart, if it weren't for the sacred solemnity here, he would even have to hum a little song.

The chiseling work of the Zhaoling Tomb is still ongoing, this consumption is unavoidable in ancient times, many emperors are not long after ascending the throne, they began to build their own mausoleums, that is called a visionary.

There is no shortage of laborers on the mountain who have seen the construction of mausoleums, all of them are like walking corpses, and they are not in good spirits. It's good to work here, it's good to go back alive, and you still want to make money, what do you think. Which is like the future society, in charge of the cemetery cremation and other related units, then the oil and water is the boss.

It's far away, back to the point.

Most of them stayed at the foot of the mountain and agreed to arrange memorial services and other activities, but not many people were qualified to visit the tombs.

Of course Li Zhi wants to go, Yuan Ziyan naturally has to follow, the eldest grandson Wuji was crying all the way, and at this time he also squeezed to the front with red and swollen eyes, and even thought that he would also bury the emperor here after his death.

On the other hand, the eldest grandson Wuji is also afraid that Yuan Ziyan will do something to Li Zhi, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, although it sounds unlikely, it is still more important to miss the first emperor.

The three of them were escorted to the entrance of the tomb by a hundred guards, and it was pitch black inside, and there seemed to be light at the faint end, which should be lit by a permanent lamp.

The location of the cemetery is a state secret, and the internal structure is the most important, and the guards have no right to enter, and they are all on call outside. Some people may ask, when it was first built, many workers knew that they were all killed, just like in the novel?

Of course not, these workers came here blindfolded, supervised day and night, and when they left, they left blindfolded, without knowing where they were. And after the redundant organs inside are arranged, they will be operated by cronies, and as for the final burial place of the emperor and queen, there are even fewer people who know.

Li Zhi and Yuan Ziyan have both been here, but the eldest grandson Wuji was a little hesitant when he arrived at the door, going in for fear of disturbing the spirit of the first emperor, and if he didn't go in, he was worried that Yuan Ziyan would make a ghost.

"Lord Eldest Sun, I advise you not to go in, if someone leaks secrets in the future, it will be me, and I will not wronged my lord." Yuan Ziyan sneered.

The eldest grandson Wuji was so provoked, he stiffened his neck and said: "I am loyal to the first emperor, so naturally I will not leak half a point." If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, the minister can swear to heaven! ”

Li Zhi waved his hand, "Uncle, why bother, don't make a noise." ”

The three of them were dressed and changed into new shoes, and then slowly walked into the long road, Yuan Ziyan took out the night pearl, and the surrounding mountains and rocks did not seem to have been carefully carved, maybe they still needed to be perfected.

But the further you go, the more beautiful the environment becomes, and it even looks a little familiar. Because Zhaoling is neither the Qin and Han dynasties accustomed to sitting west to east, nor the hidden burial during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but according to Li Shimin's wishes, it was designed according to the establishment of Chang'an City, and the chief designers are Yan Lide and Yan Liben, two brothers.

At this time, Yan Lide was the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, responsible for the construction of the palace and urban architecture, and his younger brother Yan Liben was a court painter, and Yan Liben was more famous than his brother in later generations.

The mausoleum includes the palace city, the imperial city and the outer Guo city, the location of the palace city is in the center of the north, which coincides with the current location of the Taiji Hall in Chang'an, and the south is a residential area, which means that Li Shimin is also the emperor in the underworld after his death.

Although it is reduced in the same proportion and adds a strong artistic atmosphere, along the way, the eldest grandson Wuji is already tired and out of breath. Li Zhi is young after all, so he doesn't think so, not to mention Yuan Ziyan, who is as light as a swallow and his feet are not dusty.

The eldest grandson Wuji secretly admired, to say that intelligence and family wealth can be compared, but only in this physical condition, Yuan Ziyan seems to have forgotten his age, and he is still full of vitality, comparable to his twenty-year-old peers.

Walking through the above-ground palace, there is the underground Xuan Palace, where the coffins of Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji are parked. This location is cleverly designed, at the southern foot of the mountainside, through a steep single-plank bridge, of course, it is also improvised, and it usually has to be demolished.

Falling down is broken bones, Yuan Ziyan crossed the small bridge with a few sharp jumps, Li Zhi's face changed slightly, and he also moved over step by step, the two looked back, Yuan Ziyan couldn't help laughing, the eldest grandson Wuji stood at the other end, his face was bloodless, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to move.

"Lord Eldest Sun, if you are afraid, you don't have to come over, just wait where you are!" Yuan Ziyan said with a smile.

"Laugh, joke!"

They have all come to him, how can the eldest grandson Wuji turn back the same way, he tried and tested, until Li Zhi was impatient and wanted to take the first step, the eldest grandson Wuji stood tremblingly on the small bridge.

The breeze was blowing, but it felt like it was going to overturn people, and the small bridge began to fluctuate up and down under the shaking of the legs of the eldest grandson Wuji, and the eldest grandson Wuji was so frightened that he didn't dare to move anymore, and finally relented: "The national teacher save me!" ”

If it weren't for such a solemn place in the mausoleum, Yuan Ziyan would definitely laugh, Li Zhi frowned and glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, and then said, "Mother-in-law, please help." ”

"It's easy!" Yuan Ziyan agreed, flew up, and then fell quickly, stepping heavily on the small wooden bridge. The eldest grandson Wuji was so frightened that he screamed in the process, ah!

The eldest grandson Wuji knelt on the small bridge, shaking non-stop, and he didn't even dare to open his eyes, it turned out that the impeccable eldest grandson Wuji actually had a fear of heights. What's more, it is still at a height of several hundred meters, and it seems that the eldest grandson Wuji is also quite desperate to cry before Li Shimin's coffin.

Yuan Ziyan threw a ribbon in front of the eldest grandson Wuji, and he was led by Yuan Ziyan with his eyes closed, kneeling and passing on the small bridge. When his feet touched the ground, he sat on the ground with a sigh, sweating as big as beans, and couldn't say a word.

Li Zhi didn't understand the fear of heights, and thought that his uncle was cowardly, so he snorted and went straight inside, and the eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly got up and followed. (To be continued......)