Li Ke hid behind several guards and pulled Qin Mubai over to accompany him. Looking at the five-step poisonous snakes that were killed by the guards, his face turned a little pale, and he kept inhaling cool air, and he was really frightened.

Zhao Chong glanced back at him a few times and kept sneering.

Li Ke was a little annoyed and reprimanded: "What are you laughing at? Wei Chi Jingde: Have you heard of it? ”

Zhao Chong turned around with interest and asked, "Of course I've heard of it, it's like thunder!" It is a heroic figure on the same level as General Qin's father. ”

"Humph! Wei Chi Jingde is afraid of dogs, you must not have heard of it, right? Li Ke snorted, "Such a fierce general who kills people on the battlefield, his legs are weak when he sees the dog, and sometimes he is chased by the dog and cries his father and mother, what's so strange about me being afraid of snakes?" ”

"Did I say it's weird? It's really self-defeating. Zhao Chong laughed a few times, and Shi Shiran walked forward.

Li Ke rolled his eyes in annoyance, and said to Qin Mubai: "Mubai, this fight is a little hateful!" ”

"Haha, don't spoil the interest of the adventure because of a little thing, let's go!" Qin Mubai snorted, but said in his heart: It seems that Li Ke hates people talking about his little whip. In fact, this is just human nature, and no one likes to be found out about their weaknesses and flaws, and openly laughed at them. Especially a person with a noble status like Li Ke loves face more, and hates and even hates being made fun of in public.

"That's right, not like him. Let's go, start the treasure hunt! Li Ke was also generous, rubbed his hands and smiled, "Where to start digging?" ”

Qin Mubai bent down and picked up a stone and smashed it on the ground, banging, the ground was extremely hard.

"How do you dig this?" Standing up and clapping his hands, Qin Mubai shook his head.

"What then?" Li Ke was also worried.

Zhao Chong stepped forward and said, "General Qin, there are also dozens of acres of land in a radius here, can you determine where it is?" If you can be sure, even if Yugong moves mountains, there is a hope for slowly planing. ”

"Yes, let's decide on the location first." Li Ke said the same. The two looked at each other, each pouted, and then shifted their eyes.

Qin Mubai took out the map and took a detailed look, but unfortunately, this map only depicted the distribution of waterways in the West Daocao, and did not explain the location of the treasure in detail. Those few short lines of poetry were already like a sponge, almost wringing out the last piece of water by Qin Mubai, and he really couldn't think of anything else worth discovering.

"With such a large rocky mountain, full of wild grasses and poisonous snakes, and nothing particularly characteristic, I really can't think of anything for a while." Qin Mubai also shook his head.

"So that's it?" Li Ke couldn't help but be a little disappointed, and said, "Otherwise, let's look around again, maybe we will find some organs, entrances and other things?" ”

"Okay, let's look separately, be sure to pay attention to safety, and sprinkle more realgar to prevent poisonous snakes!" Qin Mubai said.

"General Qin, so-and-so is with you. Lest anyone worry that I will take the opportunity to escape. Zhao Chong said.

Qin Mubai smiled: "It's okay." Let's split up and look for it. ”

Everyone divided into searches, dozens of acres of land said that the size is not small, but it took a long time to search, but still no clues were found.

Everyone gathered again and shook their heads.

The whole stone mountain is like a whole big rock, not to mention the entrance to the mechanism, there is not even a cave, and even poisonous snakes only inhabit the rock crevices.

"Hey, it seems that I am destined to have no chance to solve this mystery left by my ancestors." Zhao Chong regretted his head and said to Qin Mubai, "General Qin, I have to ask you to spend more time unlocking this secret." Even if you don't see the results during your lifetime, if you can learn the good news under the spring a few years after your death, it will be enough to be happy. ”

"Don't be discouraged, maybe there will be another surprise?" Qin Mubai could only comfort him so much.

"Strange to say, this place is bare and there are no trees, only a few weeds. It's as if it's all made of huge stones. Li Ke said, "I have never seen such a hillside mound, there is no soil, it is all stones." Mu Bai, don't you think this is weird? ”

"It's kind of weird." Qin Mubai said, "The West River Channel is full of swamp mud, but here it is full of stones, which looks very different. If there is a large amount of treasure to be buried, how much effort does it take to dig a pit? ”

Li Ke shook his head: "Even if you know that there are countless treasures buried underneath, you can't take it out." Could it be true that the foolish man moved the mountain? I'm not so idle. Maybe there will be nothing in the end, and then I will be depressed to death. ”

"Hehe, that's right." Qin Mubai said this on his lips, but said in his heart: I don't care about treasures or anything, of course it's better to have them, and it doesn't matter if you don't. I kind of enjoyed the process of solving the mystery. This is the difference between me and him, Li Ke is obviously more pragmatic and more pragmatic and pursues practical benefits; As for me, I'm a little more playful.

"General Qin, you're not going to give up like this, are you?" Zhao Chong hurriedly said, "Maybe there are countless treasures buried down here, just waiting to be taken out, and you will be rich and rival the country!" ”

Qin Mubai smiled, waved his hand to signal him not to worry, stood on a stone and climbed a little higher, and looked around. Gradually, his expression became a little silent and grim.

"What's wrong?" Everyone asked in surprise.

"Nothing." Qin Mubai smiled casually and said, "It's getting late, if you don't leave, there will be fog in the river, and it will be inconvenient to sail." That's all for today, let's go back first! ”

Li Ke knew that he had something to say before he finished speaking, probably because there were too many people present, so he didn't ask, and waved his hand and said, "Okay, go back first!" ”

Only Zhao Chong was dejected and disappointed.

drove all the way back to the Assassin's Mansion, and Zhao Chong was still taken to prison, just waiting for tomorrow to be escorted to the capital. Li Ke grabbed Qin Mubai and asked him to accompany him to dinner. As soon as the wine and food were arranged, he hurriedly dismissed the others and asked, "You don't seem to have finished what you just said?" ”

"Yes." Qin Mubai didn't deny it anymore, nodded and said, "There are many people, and there are some things that can't be said casually." ”

"What did you find, so serious?" Li Ke's curiosity rose and he asked.

Qin Mubai twisted his head, moved the dishes, dishes, chopsticks and other things on the table and placed them for a while, and said, "Your Highness, come and see." ”

"Well, what?"

"For example, this plate of steamed fish is the stone slope we climbed, and these chopsticks are the surrounding rivers, and this is the mound with plane trees on the side not far away, and this is the other mound, which is covered with reeds that are larger and higher than the area of the Sycamore Mountain. That's it, right? Qin Mubai said.

Li Ke looked at it carefully for a while and said, "It should be right!" You know, I can't remember the road. But if you say yes, then it must be. You showed a rare surprise at the time, and you should remember it right. ”

"Actually, I'm a half-jar, and I can only speculate." Qin Mubai stared at the table and said as if talking to himself.

"What half a jar, speculation about what?"

"Feng Shui!"

"Feng Shui? Do you still know this? Li Ke couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"I can only say that I know a little bit about it. Li Jing passed on that many of my art of war are about the five elements of yin and yang, Qimen Dunjia, heavenly weather, hydrology, and the vertical and horizontal lines of the earth, which are broad and profound, and it is difficult to understand. I didn't read it for long, and although I asked him many times, I didn't pay much attention to it. Qin Mubai said, "However, the geomorphology and hydrology in front of me made me feel very surprised!" ”

"What the hell is it, tell me quickly!" Li Ke asked.

"Look-" Qin Mubai pointed to the table and said, "Wutong Mountain in the west is for the backing, and it also happens to respond to the sentence 'Xishan Phoenix'; Xishan Feng and Yujing Long look at each other day and night, and it is this stone mountain that is located between them. Therefore, the treasure can be sure to be there. I understand it this way, and the next two sentences are homophonic as 'looking westward, three lines inside', which means that there are west to east, and the third river bay is facing the location of Shizi Mountain - that is, here! ”

With that, Qin Mubai slammed his knuckles heavily on the side of the steamed fish plate.

Li Ke's eyes widened in surprise: "It makes sense, it seems that it should be right - then why didn't you break the explanation just now?" ”

"Can't tell." Qin Mubai's face became a little grim.

"Why?" Li Ke asked in surprise.

"Because ......," Qin Mubai took a deep breath, "The topography here is extraordinary!" Wutong Mountain, Shizi Mountain, and Reed Slope in the west should be connected. If it weren't for the rising water during the flood season, it should be able to be seen. Perhaps many years ago, it was not a river bay that did not form here, but it was flooded due to a change in the water level of the Han River. In other words, these three slopes may be three undulating mountains. ”

"What does that mean?"

Qin Mubai's face sank and said, "Your Highness, haven't you thought of it yet?" This is a dragon and a phoenix, is it something that ordinary people should mention? And these three mountains facing north and south, with treasures buried in the middle, are they common to see? ”

"You mean! ......" Li Ke was also taken aback, lowered his voice and exclaimed, "This is a place - the emperor's mausoleum?!" ”

"Isn't it?" Qin Mubai, "Wutong Mountain is the tail, the phoenix is the yin, and the queen of the dragon should be; The reed slope is the head, and the dragon is the head; The middle runs through the stone slope, coupled with the 'mountains and rivers around, negative yin and yang', isn't it a dragon vein of 'the unity of heaven and man'? ”

"Really!" Li Ke's eyes widened in astonishment, "I said...... I said why don't trees grow on this stone mountain, only snakes are born, just because there is dragon energy, and the grass and trees are self-defeating. The snake is in the shape of a dragon, so it is prosperous! …… Mu Bai, why did I suddenly have a sense of fear? ”

"Now you understand why I suddenly had that look on my face, right?" Qin Mubai said.

"Understood...... Li Ke's expression became solemn, and he said in a low voice, "Fang is now in the Tang Dynasty, my Li family's country, who dares to be so rebellious and build a dragon vein mausoleum here, isn't this intended to harm my Li Tang Jiangshan?!" Mu Bai, is it ...... This time, we're in even bigger trouble? ”

"It's hard to say whether it's rich or bad." Qin Mubai said, "This map was left by Zhao Chong's grandfather, maybe his grandfather didn't know much about it, and was only responsible for passing it on to future generations." It's a pity that the old man didn't catch it in one breath before he died, and forgot to leave what he had to say. Now, unless we figure out what's underneath the gravel slope, we'll never know what's buried underneath. But as far as I can guess, what is down there should not be at least something from this dynasty. ”

"Makes sense." Li Ke nodded and said, "It has only been twelve years since my father ascended the throne, and it has only been more than twenty years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but this drawing has been passed down by Zhao Chong's father for three generations, at least for more than twenty years. In this way, it should be possible to rule out that some people have bad intentions and have bad intentions to gather dragon qi here? ”

"It should work." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled.

Li Ke wiped a cold sweat: "Then I can finally rest assured." Otherwise...... Such a big thing happened in my Xiangzhou, and I'm really afraid that I can't afford it. But then again, the dragon qi is the property of my Li family, how can I let someone else absorb anything? No, anyway, I've got to get the stuff out of this gravel slope! No matter what it takes! ”

"It's best to start with a little quieter and not alarm too many people. Wait until the matter is clear, and then it is not too late to report to the Holy Court. Qin Mubai said.

"I agree." Li Ke nodded thoughtfully, "This matter, just let the two of us know about it now and keep it secret." I'm not interested in finding any treasure now. Compared with it now, that bit of gold and silver jewelry is not worth mentioning compared to my Datang Jiangshan Sheji. Mu Bai, it's all up to you. Wind and hydrology, I don't know anything. But as soon as you say that, I remember to come. The royal tomb does have such a customary structure. In this way, the possibility that that this place was an emperor's tomb is extremely high. Whatever secret lies down there, we must dig it out! ”

Qin Mubai nodded, then pointed to the edge of the fish basin that he had just tapped with his knuckles, and said, "The emperor's mausoleum, sit north and face south." The entrance is also a little more special than the usual mausoleum, and it is generally heavily guarded to prevent tomb robbery. Since the ancestral drawings of the Zhao family allude to this place, I estimate that it is very likely that this is the entrance. ”

"If you didn't say it, send troops to plan! Planing him for ten days and a half months or even half a year, I will also gouge out the exit! Li Ke said categorically.

"Don't plane. Such a toss, not all Xiangzhou knows, and it has been passed on all over the world? Qin Mubai shook his head, "Either don't do it, or do it; You have to take it quickly! ”

"What then?" Li Ke's face was embarrassed, "Could it be that I beg God to send a yellow turban wrestler, like helping a foolish man, to smash a mountain pass for you?" ”

"Not really. He's so busy, I'm embarrassed to bother him. Qin Mubai smiled and said, "I'll do it myself." ”

"You?" Li Ke was stunned at first, and then smiled again, "The surprise you gave me is enough, don't joke anymore." ”

"Haha, trust me, no problem." Qin Mubai laughed.

"What do you want to do?"

"The old rules, it's almost time to toss, I'll give you good news. Now how about we eat first? I'm so hungry! ”

"Okay, let's eat! - Then it's all up to you! ”

That night, Qin Mubai slept in the Thorn Shi Mansion, rested for a full night, and recuperated his spirits. Early the next morning, he took a few local officials as his entourage and came to Xiangyang Port City.

"The general came here early in the morning, could it be to buy something? If necessary, just command us to be subordinate. The officials said.

"It's okay, I'll just go out and shop. Because the ground is not familiar, I will ask you to accompany and guide the way. Qin Mubai said casually, "By the way, it's almost the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is a custom of dragon boat racing in Xiangzhou, right?" ”

"Yes! Although it is not as lively as Tanzhou Miluo, it is quite good. The official replied.

"The palace must have prepared a few dragon boats to compete, right?" Qin Mubai said again.

"Yes!" The officials were all excited when they talked about this, and laughed, "We are all target players!" ”

"Targetman?"

"It's a dragon boat sailor, we're used to saying that!" The officials laughed.

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed and said, "I heard that dragon boat rowing is not only a hard job, but also requires skills. First of all, we have to work together, and we can't take half a step in the wrong pace, otherwise it will be messy. By the way, firecrackers must be hung on dragon boats, right? I don't know how the firecrackers in Xiangzhou are? ”

"Oh, we call it 'firecrackers' here, and every year when it comes to the Dragon Boat Festival, there are many firecrackers for sale." The officials replied.

"Miners? That's right. Qin Mubai grinned and said in his heart: Although gunpowder has been invented in the Tang Dynasty, it has not been used in the military, and is generally only used to make some fireworks and firecrackers, but they are not very popular, at least Qin Mubai has been in Xiangzhou for so long, and he has not seen any household that has firecrackers, or where there is such a special store. Chang'an is common.

Occasionally, the gunpowder of the Tang Dynasty is also used for mining, but the power is not great, and the smoke is very black and very much, so it is also called black powder.

The people of Datang can't make high-purity and powerful explosives, can't Qin Mubai? Otherwise, a few years of national defense engineering have been read in vain?

"I can't make airplane cannons, I can't make glass cement, and it's always okay to take the time to mix explosives." Qin Mubai secretly laughed and said, "Take me to buy some firecrackers." It's the Dragon Boat Festival, and I'm ready to join in the fun. If you don't want to be a target on the dragon boat, I'll give you firecrackers to cheer you on! ”

"Good!" The officials smiled happily, "There are no firecrackers sold in the port market, because they are rarely used, and this thing is relatively valuable, and ordinary people can't afford it." Probably only a few government-run mines have more of these things to help with mining. It is only during the solar term that they double with some firecrackers. ”

"What are you waiting for, find a mine!" Qin Mubai ordered.

"Huh?" The officials were surprised, "General, if you want a few strings of firecrackers, can you use them to go to the mines?" Let the villain go and take a trip to get it. Whip and pat the horse back, tea kung fu. ”

"Then you don't understand." Qin Mubai smiled a little unpredictably, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, lead the way!" ”

"Yes!"

The group also rented a carriage and headed to an iron mine in the suburbs. The copper and iron of the Tang Dynasty are all strictly controlled materials by the government, and it is also a loss to a figure like Qin Mubai, otherwise how could the mine be a place where he can enter if he says so?

"General, you're here for another important purpose, right?" On the way, one of the officials finally couldn't help but ask.

Qin Mubai waved his hand and smiled without saying a word, and the person naturally didn't dare to ask again. Qin Mubai was thinking in his heart: Of course there is something important. It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and if you want to prepare explosives, you should always have raw materials and tools, and it is best to have a few experienced old miners to help you do it, because the "inventor" is also rich in theoretical knowledge.

Only the mine is here, and it is all available!