In front of it is a zigzag stone staircase that slopes upward. After going up the stone steps for about ten minutes, you will come to the first bend of the zigzag stone steps.

Turning the corner, the team members saw a stone staircase much wider than the one they had walked on. On both sides of the stone steps are two rows of majestic stone carvings, including samurai, immortals, boys, and beasts.

Everyone continued to climb the stairs and climbed onto a platform made of white marble. At the end of the platform is a large stone door with two gilded bronze heads in the shape of lions. On each side of the stone gate squatted a majestic white marble lion.

"Looks like this is the tomb gate." Xie Yuan took advantage of the light flashing from the torch in Shi Tianji's hand, looked at the stone gate in front of him and said.

"Such a big tomb door, good fellow, how big the tomb must be in there!" Shi Tianji sighed in surprise.

"Look, everyone, there are carved patterns on this mountain stone!" Ye Ruliu pointed to the wall-like mountains on both sides of the stone gate and said.

Shi Tianji hurriedly approached these patterns with a torch. The others leaned over and watched. Sure enough, on the stone walls on both sides of the stone gate, a large number of exquisite patterns of various colors are carved. Judging from the content of the pattern, it looks like a picture that reflects the content of the deceased's life before his death.

"General Li, have you heard that there are any nobles such as concubines buried nearby?" Xie Yuan carefully inspected the murals carved on the wall, and felt that they reflected the life content of the harem, so he asked Li Ruzhu.

"Concubine...... By the way, it seems that there is, I remember when I was a child, I heard my third grandmother tell me, it seems that there was an ancient concubine who was buried near here. As for whether it's true or not, no one knows. Li Ruzhu thought for a while and said.

"Looks like she's it." Xie Yuan slapped his thigh excitedly.

"Who is it? Look at your surprise. Tell us who is buried in this. Is there a baby? Shi Tianji said.

"Judging from the architectural characteristics of the entire tomb, this should be a tomb of the Lee Joseon Dynasty. And it is very likely that the burial inside is the concubine Pu who died unjustly due to the 'Burning Rat Change'. Xie Yuan analyzed.

"What is the 'Scorching Rat Change'?" Ye Ruliu asked curiously.

"The 'Scorching Rat Rebellion' was a coup d'état that took place during the reign of Chunjong of the Yi dynasty. At that time, the eldest son of Concubine Park and her son, Zhongzong, Fujo-kun, was accused of using a rat that had been roasted by fire, cut off limbs and mouths, and made them into the shape of pigs, and hung them on a tree in the back garden of the East Palace on the birthday of the son, intending to curse the prince with witchcraft.

"In detail, it is said that during the Zhongzong period, under the protection of Queen Wending, the prince of Tianyin was established as the crown prince. The prince is smart and clever, which arouses the envy of some people. On the occasion of the twelfth birthday of the prince of Tianyin, a palace conspiracy surfaced. Around the time of the prince's birthday, abnormal conditions continued to appear in various parts of the palace. In front of the windows and beams of the palaces and pavilions, burned dead rats were found hanging one after another. The dead rats were horribly shaped, with their thin beaks cut off, their limbs cut short, and their body hair burned clean by fire.

"At a given time, these specially processed dead rats have a special meaning. The year of Dinghai is the year of the pig, and the son of Tianyin is a pig. The severed mouth and limbs of the dead rat resemble a pig, and the burn represents a malicious curse. The symbolism of burning dead rats is extremely sinister.

The matter was not trivial, and public opinion inside and outside the palace was in an uproar. The civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty were indignant and said that they would not hesitate to rummage inside and outside the palace and would definitely bring the murderer to justice. Thus, a large-scale interrogation began, and the people in the palace were suddenly panicked.

"The palace maids who didn't know anything about the truth had no choice but to chase after the wind and shadows when they were cornered. Some untruths from all mouths of money have once again caused a storm in the court. The focus of the investigation gradually shifted to Jing Concubine Park.

Prior to this, the ministers who supported the concubine Park family, Park Wonjong and Namgon, passed away one after another, and the once-glorious concubine faction was declining. As a result, confessions that were unfavorable to Jing Concubine emerged one after another, and then some witnesses who claimed to have witnessed Jing Concubine's strange deeds also appeared one after another. Concubine Jing and her prince Fucheng Jun are the most favored by Zhongzong, so they are the most suspicious of cursing the prince.

With this logic, the final verdict was reached, and the sinner's hat was fastened on the head of the concubine. The matter has come to this point, and the ministers do not dare to shelter the concubines, and some people have done their best to fall into the ground. Zhongzong was unable to resist the pressure of the imperial ministers. Concubine Jing and Fukujo-kun were expelled from the palace and later killed in exile. Xie Yuan always talks about this kind of historical knowledge.

"And then?" Shi Lang was aroused by Xie Yuan's speech.

It is said that when Zhongzong later learned that Concubine Jing had died unjustly, he was overwhelmed with grief and regret. In order to make up for his guilt for his beloved concubine, Zhongzong buried his concubine. Judging from the patterns and words on this stone wall, the ancient tomb in front of us should be the tomb of Jing Concubine Park. Xie Yuan said.

"There must be a lot of treasures in there?" Shi Tianji said.

"That's nature." Xie Yuan deliberately hung Shi Tianji's appetite.

"Then let's ......" Shi Tianji just wanted to speak, but was stopped by Luo Shiyin waving his hand, "Okay, don't say it again." Let's think about where the entrance to this tomb should be. Luo Shiyin knew what Shi Tianji was going to say. The purpose of the team's trip was not to hunt for treasures, not to mention that in the presence of Li Ruzhu, it was somewhat unseemly to talk about the treasures in the tomb of a late Korean princess.

"Yes, yes, my lord is right, hurry up and find the exit. I'm so hungry now. Even if there was a dog hole, I would quickly climb out. Shi Tianji also realized that there were some words that Li Ruzhu should not say, so he quickly changed his words.

Since there is a tomb gate in front of us, the zigzag stone steps we have just walked through should be equivalent to a special kind of tomb road. The entrance must have been in front of the zigzag stone steps we had walked through. Xie Yuan analyzed.

"Hey, Brother Shi's words just now reminded me, isn't there a deep hole under the dragon's back?" Ye Ruliu said.

"Yes, the deep hole under the dragon's spine should be an underground river, and it may be able to lead us out." Shi Lang said.

"Yes, everyone's analysis makes sense. It seems that the designer of this ancient tomb is really ingenious and ingenious, and even designed the entrance of this ancient tomb in an underground dark river that is not easy to find. Luo Shiyin said.

"Yes, when I was a child, I knew that there were many underground rivers in the Yashan Territory. I didn't expect it to become an escape channel for us. Li Ruzhu said.

"Go back where you are, go to Dragon's Back!" Luo Shiyin ordered.

Everyone returned the zigzag stone steps they had come from.

Shi Lang walked in front with a torch, he took the lead in front of the dragon's head, looked at the deep hole on the right and said: "This deep hole is black and rumbling, and I don't know how deep it is." But how can it go down? ”

Luo Shiyin picked up a small stone from the ground, carefully walked to the middle of the dragon's back, and then threw the stone in his hand into the hole.

"Smack!" There was the sound of stones falling to the ground.

"It shouldn't be too deep. Judging from the time when the stone falls to the bottom, there is also a depth of more than zhang. Luo Shiyin said.

"Take off the dragon's whisker grass from your back and give it to me." Li Ruzhu said.

“……？” Everyone was a little puzzled and untied the dragon beard grass on their backs and handed it to Li Ruzhu.

Li Ruzhu squatted down and quickly kneaded the dragon whisker grass handed by everyone into a thick straw rope more than two zhang long.

"We can tie this rope to the dragon's head and go down it." Li Ruzhu finished rubbing the rope and said.

"Will this thing work? Don't go down until I go down and break it halfway. Then I was smashed into a meatloaf. Shi Tianji was skeptical of Li Ruzhu's methods.

"Come, Lao Shi. You grab one end of the rope and let's pull it. In order to dispel Shi Tianji's doubts, Li Ruzhu handed one end of the rope to Shi Tianji.

Both of them exerted force at the same time, and the rope was intact.

"Not only can this dragon's beard grass be used as a torch, but it is also very strong, and the rope it makes is extremely tough. This is a little bit of knowledge I learned when I was a kid and played with Uncle Yi Sunsin. Rest assured, everyone. There won't be a problem. ”

"Okay, I'll do it first. Everyone is waiting for my good news above. Shi Lang handed the torch in his hand to Shi Tianji. Then, he took the rope from Li Ruzhu's hand and tied one end of the rope firmly to the dragon's head.

"If there's any danger down there, shout for help. We'll pull you up with all our might right away. Luo Shiyin said to Shi Lang.

"Don't worry, my lord, there will be no problem." Shi Lang clenched the rope tightly with both hands, and his body was already hanging below the side of the dragon's back.

"Stay safe, brother." Shi Tianji handed the torch in his hand to Shi Lang.

"Brother Shi Lang, be careful!" Ye Ruliu squatted on top of the dragon's spine and looked at Shi Lang worriedly.

"It's going to be fine. I'm down here to answer you. Shi Lang squeezed his eyes mischievously at Ye Ruliu. Then with a torch in one hand and a rope in the other, he slid down.

The stone wall in front of him was damp and cold, and almost all the protruding parts were extremely smooth, which was obviously the result of years of running water.

Shi Lang looked down, cautiously probing the stone wall below with his feet in order to find a place to stay.

After about a few minutes, Shi Lang's feet slammed into the hard stone. He stretched the torch in his hand underneath him. Sure enough, I found that my feet were stepping on a smooth pebble.

Shi Lang slowly let go of his grip on the rope and stood firm. He held the torch in front of his eyes and tried to take a few steps forward.

Indeed, there is an underground river in front of you, and the hole is higher than your head. Judging from the smooth surface of the pebbles underfoot, the direction of the water flow should be in front of you.

Shi Lang continued to walk, still with the same pebbles under his feet. Faintly, Shi Lang felt a cool wind blowing in his face, and he stopped to observe the burning torch in his hand, the flames clearly slanting towards him.

"It looks like this underground river is connected to the outside. At this time, it is the dry season, as long as you follow the river, you will definitely be able to get out. Shi Lang judged in his heart.

"It's a dark river, and it should be able to get outside." Shi Lang turned back and shouted at the top.

"Okay, let's go down now." Luo Shiyin heard Shi Lang's shout below and responded.