Chapter 374: Breaking the Barrier

"At the time of the fall of the previous dynasty, perhaps everyone was too obsessed with holding the land in their hands first, and no one paid attention to it, but in fact, it is really a question of how credible these historical books were, and to what extent they could explain the chaotic situation at that time, rather than being distracted by the opinions of the divided countries and the things that each wanted ordinary people to know, and not to be led into a world formed by selective events constructed by politicians and royal literati."

Tan Weixin doesn't know much about the construction of the underground palace and garden here, but she can still roughly estimate the cost of some of this kind of project. Even with the financial revenues of a huge unified country, such a project will by no means be able to withstand the fiscal revenues of one or two years. Not to mention, judging from the situation of that year, the financial aspect may not be as good as it should be, and whether there is a surplus every year is a big question. However, the long-term allocation of a large amount of funds, manpower and material resources has made the country's finances more and more depleted, making the people's resentment boiling, and it has always been the only way to hasten the collapse of a country.

After Tan Weixin briefly talked about this joint, she quickly started from the complete story they had obtained from Chen Kai, starting from the story of the last prime minister who was not honest but indeed capable, and narrated the formation and rise of the Daoming Sect, the fly camp dog of the Miao descendants of the previous dynasty, and the role played by the Chen family in it.

To say that for the story of the Chen family, no one really knows more than Wei Xin. Although Ye Tao summoned Chen Kai to work in Yunzhou, he just understood what kind of person Chen Kai was, and then he just asked Chen Kai about his work performance. But Tan Weixin and Chen Kai had a lot more contact. At the beginning, it was to train Chen Kai in financial knowledge, and later, he had to constantly negotiate with Chen Kai about various data verification in Yunzhou's financial aspects and how to deal with certain offenders. Talking about the things that Weixin, the "housemother", sometimes asks casually, Chen Kai knows everything and never hides anything. As for Tan Weixin, a detailed context has been sorted out from Chen Kai's narrative and many other materials.

The people present, whether it was the third princess of Xiling, the commander of Qin, or those young ladies of the son, where had they heard this kind of content. While being attracted by the story, I was also shocked by the deep lurking and bitterness of the Chen family, Daomingzong and the Miao descendants of the previous dynasty. And after so many years of precipitation, it is true that the anger, resentment, and hatred of the past may settle down and become gentle, but it is also possible that the kind of family that treats the whole world as their own private property will deepen and expand this hatred from generation to generation. If the Miao descendants of the previous dynasty never had a chance to return to the country, it would be fine, once they had the opportunity to restore the country, they would really be able to dominate the world again, and at that time, sitting on that throne would probably be a figure that no one could control, control, or even influence.

And now, when it comes to opportunities, although the economic, spiritual and political power of this trinity has lost the important corner of the Chen family, the power that has been accumulated is really not to be underestimated. The influence of Daomingzong in the government and the opposition has reached the point where the lord of Xiling has to consider the thoughts and feelings of Daomingzong to a large extent when he is making many decisions. The lord of Xiling regretted transferring Sun Boping from Taizhou to the center. Indeed, after Sun Boping became the head of the household department, he was hardworking and willing to work hard, and in just a few months, he made the financial process of the imperial court much smoother, and eliminated the redundant expenses of several million taels per year. But what is more troublesome is that without Sun Boping's direct support in Taizhou, although the neutral governor of Taizhou is Sun Boping's old friend, after all, it is impossible to help the Thunder Yin Demon Sect as before, and the Thunder Yin Demon Sect is not as fierce and direct as before in the battle with the Daoming Sect. The Lord of Xiling had summoned Lei Huang and the others this time, which could be regarded as giving them a certain amount of recognition, which was quite a clear expression, but Lei Huang and the others were on the front line of the open and secret struggle between the two sects in Taizhou and Zhongzhou, and it was obviously impossible for them to really devote themselves to it because of the casual talk of the Lord of the State.

What if the Thunder Yin Demon Sect can't withstand the Daoming Sect? What if Daoming Sect could recover from Ye Tao's ruthless men soon? What if the Daoming Sect's very successful upper echelons and military lines over the years continue to expand their influence? …… The Lord of Xiling has always been worried about this kind of problem. In Xiling, where there are many families, in fact, this kind of thing will make people very helpless.

Talking about Weixin's story made everyone silent for a while, constantly thinking about various problems. Although there are a lot of details in Tan Weixin's narration, these people will not be naïve enough to take all Tan Weixin's narratives as facts, after all, they are the children of Xiling's family, and where did Lu Zhen and his wife come from, what are their identities, and what is the purpose of saying these words, that is still a question.

Naturally, Tan Weixin is not naïve, they will all believe what they say. In fact, talking about Weixin is just boring. It's also a two-handed preparation. They were going to take these five people, including Commander Qin, away, but what if something happened? What if one or more of them escapes? After all, it is now in the territory of Xiling, and anything can happen. And if that happens, it's pretty good to spread the story through them.

Tan Weixin gently stroked Ye Tao's head and gently smoothed his hair. Ye Tao slept very deeply, and did not wake up until an hour and a half later. After washing his face and rinsing his mouth, Ye Tao continued to toss the password disk. Seeing Ye Tao's confident expression after waking up and shaking his head slightly, Tan Weixin secretly shook his head. Although he is as powerful as Ye Tao, he is still a big boy who likes toys in his bones. When it comes to this kind of technical problem, he is much more skilled and happier than he is in handling government affairs. Although he slept for an hour and a half, Ye Tao must have spent most of his time simulating cracking the code disk in his dreams.

Putting on the cherry wood earmuffs, Ye Tao began to crack the password disk again. After resting, both the strength and stability of the hands and the concentration of the mind have improved a lot. And the simulation in the dream also has many benefits, although the current Ye Tao still does not know the structure and configuration of the outermost circle of the password ring, but based on the structure and setting of the previous rings, he also has a lot of understanding of the technical style of the craftsman. And he also realized one thing, this cipher disk with the symbols of heaven, earth and stars, and a circle of traps, after all, is a ritual weapon of the opinion clan. That password must have been from the inside out, and in the entire setup of the Twelve Rings, it must have been a rather auspicious combination, and it could not have been some kind of vicious curse. Thinking about this, in fact, many permutations and combinations are ruled out at once. With more understanding and fewer possibilities, Ye Tao's progress in cracking the password disk is much faster.

After less than a quarter of an hour, the eighth and ninth rings were broken in succession, and only the last three rings remained. Ye Tao took a deep breath and began to challenge the outermost three rings with the most choices. And as Ye Tao cracked the code to the last moment, Liu Yong also raised his vigilance, in case something unexpected happened at the moment when he cracked the mechanism. In this kind of underground palace in the shape of an imperial mausoleum, there may really be anything treacherous and vicious.

However, this danger did not happen after all. When Ye Tao carefully turned the outermost cipher ring to the correct position, the entire cipher disk clicked, and when he began to hear the rotation of the parts inside, no danger occurred. There were no arrows shooting from all sides, and there was no poisonous mist or anything like that. The platform on which the entire cipher disk was located slowly rose to a height of about a foot, and then moved to the side, and in front of them, stones descended to different heights, and a downward staircase passage appeared.

Seeing that Ye Tao was ready to go down like that, Liu Yong grabbed him, he smiled and said, "You take it easy, let me be in front." ”

Ye Tao scratched his head, he really didn't think he would encounter any danger. Liu Yong carried the torch, slowly descended, step by step, until he stepped on the flat ground, and still nothing happened. Liu Yong took a few steps forward, looked at the lamps sticking out of the walls on both sides, and lit them casually. Unexpectedly, he lit a lamp, but the two rows of copper butter palace lamps on both sides were hula-la, one after the other, and they automatically lit up, and a bright corridor immediately appeared in front of them.

Ye Tao's eyes lit up, and he went up to study it, but there was nothing too surprising. It turns out that there is a reed in the lamp of each tallow lamp, and the tallow lamp is not hung by a solid copper rod, but by a copper pipe. After the convection of hot gas blows into the copper pipe, there should be machinery or other ignition devices in the wall, although it is indeed exquisite and complicated, and it has a very visual effect, but Ye Tao feels that it is not too difficult. Especially, now Ye Tao doesn't look down on such things as butter lamps at all.

Walking through the corridor, a circular hall appeared in front of them. The hall was not as large as the super-large palace just now, but it was much more magnificent. The walls are beautifully painted with various paints. Although it may not be as detailed as the gold paintings on the outside, insiders can find more from these rustic-looking murals...... These mineral pigments have lasted for a long time, and they are still bright and brilliant after so many years. And the ventilation of this dungeon has always been very good.

In the circular hall were twelve sarcophagi, with their heads facing the middle, forming a radiating shape, but the sarcophagi were uncovered, and there was nothing but ash inside. At the other end of the rotunda, there is another hall with a variety of papers. There are many stone doors in the hall, and behind each one is a small room. After that, there is another oblique downward road. Ye Tao knew that walking through this road should be the place where they could store their treasures very well, and they would be able to leave here soon.