Hearing Qin Qiong ask about the corpse bone mountain on the north side of the new city, Liu Mu couldn't help but show a somewhat solemn expression, and only after a while did he speak: "When we built the new city last year, I heard about the corpse bone mountain, the locals call it the White Bone Mountain, don't look at the green grass and trees on the mountain now, but in winter, the withered yellow grass and trees are all full of white bones, and it is said that it is haunted, and there are ghost fires everywhere at night, and no one even dares to approach it during the day." ”

When he said this, he saw Liu Mu pause for a moment and then said: "I don't believe much in those ghosts and gods, and the imperial court has long wanted to transport the bones of these Sui soldiers back, I also went to check it myself last year, and found that it is not difficult to excavate, but the number of bones is too large, and transportation alone is a big problem." ”

"We have already thought about the transportation, the river surface of Liaoshui is wide enough to pass ships, so before we came, we have mobilized a group of suitable ships from Dengzhou and other places to come, and after the bones are dug up, they will be directly placed on the boat and transported along the river, and then transported back to the Central Plains through the Yellow River and other river sections." Li Xiu spoke again at this time, he had already thought about this route, and thanks to the prosperity of shipping in Datang over the years, he was able to mobilize enough ships.

Hearing that Li Xiu was going to take the water transport, Liu Mu also deeply agreed, in fact, he also thought the same, but he didn't have so much power to transfer the boat, and then Li Xiu, Ma Ye and the others asked about the details of the White Bone Mountain, and Liu Mu also answered one by one.

After resting for a night, early the next morning, Li Xiu and the others ate something casually, and then rushed out of the north gate to the White Bone Mountain, the new city is only about seven or eight away from the White Bone Mountain, Li Xiu and they arrived soon on horseback, originally he wanted to let Ping An Lang, Li Zhi and Di Renjie The three children stay in the new city, but the three children all wanted to see the White Bone Mountain with their own eyes, Li Xiu couldn't resist them in the end, so he could only bring them too.

In fact, this White Bone Mountain is not tall, and even strictly speaking, it is only a low hill at best, about a dozen zhang high, it is okay to say that it is a mound, but it is not black dirt underneath, but layers of white bones, especially when Li Xiu and the others came here, and pushed away the weeds on the surface, they saw the white bones below at a glance.

"The 300,000 army, when I lined up in the military formation, I could hardly see the edge at a glance, but I didn't expect that after death, it was piled up together, and it was just a low hill!" Ma Ye looked down at the bones on the ground, and then looked up at the hill in front of him, and couldn't help but cry at the moment.

Although Qin Qiong, who was calm by nature, did not speak at this time, his eyes were also full of tears, and those old brothers of the year also flashed in front of him one by one, and he made an oath back then, he must personally take these brothers who died in battle home, but unfortunately there are too many bones in front of him, and he can no longer tell where his brothers are?

"First...... Sir, how do you ...... How can you be so human bones? Li Zhi's frightened little face turned pale at this time, although he already knew in advance that this was a mountain of corpses, but the child was young and vigorous, and at first he thought it was just some bones, so he had to quarrel, but when he saw so many bones piled up together, especially skulls were also everywhere, the visual impact was also very strong, which made him scared at a young age.

In contrast, Ping An Lang is much calmer, after all, he has followed Sun Simiao to study medicine for many years, and he has also personally diagnosed and treated many patients, and there are not a few white bones he has seen, although there are more bones in front of him, but they are still within his tolerance.

Di Renjie is the youngest, and his little face is pale as frightened as Li Zhi at this time, but he is much calmer than Li Zhi, in fact, although he is young, he is more mature and stable than ordinary children, if it weren't for the fact that the White Bone Mountain in front of him was too scary, he wouldn't have lost his temper because of this.

"In the art of war, it is said that a general is incompetent and exhausts thousands of troops, but if the emperor of a country is incompetent, there may be immediate results!" Li Xiu also sighed at this time and taught Li Zhi and the three of them a lesson, Yang Guang is a controversial emperor, although he has made a lot of achievements during his reign, but he has also made countless big mistakes, and these bones in front of him are the biggest mistakes.

Li Zhi also slowly calmed down at this time, and when he heard Li Xiu's words, he was also thoughtful, and only after a while did he speak: "Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo, millions of soldiers died, and in the end he failed to defeat Goguryeo, but my father only used 100,000 troops to destroy Goguryeo, so it seems that my father is more wise and powerful!" ”

"Compare your father with Yang Guang, be careful that your father scolds you when he finds out!" Li Xiu couldn't help laughing when he heard Li Zhi's words, Li Shimin is recognized as a Ming Jun, but unfortunately Yang Guang has always been the representative of the faint monarch, and Li Zhi is simply insulting Li Shimin by comparing the two of them.

Li Zhi couldn't help but smile embarrassedly when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then Li Xiu took them around the foot of the White Bone Mountain, this hill is not big, and the circumference is only about a mile, and in some places it may be because of the rain, causing the soil layer on the surface to be washed away, revealing layers of white bones inside, and in some places there are already towering trees, after all, more than 20 years have passed, and it is enough for some trees to grow.

When Li Xiu took the three children around, he found that Qin Qiong had already started digging a big pit with his own hands, and there were several mutilated bones next to him, and Qin Qiong immediately said when he saw him coming: "Don't worry, I don't think there is a big problem, from tomorrow, let's transfer people over and start digging!" ”

"It's okay, it's just that it may take some time for the fleet to arrive, and the excavated bones can only be temporarily placed on the Liaoshui River, and a simple dock needs to be built by the river to facilitate the removal of the bones onto the boat." Li Xiu also nodded when he heard Qin Qiong's words.

"You will be in charge of the docks, and as for the excavation of bones, Uncle Bao and I will be in charge of it personally!" Ma Ye also spoke at this time.

Li Xiu didn't have any objections when he heard this, and immediately discussed the detailed division of labor and excavation plan with Ma Ye, and the next day, Li Xiu and the five thousand troops they brought, as well as the one thousand people drawn out by Liu Mu, a total of six thousand people began to dig up the bones, and Li Xiu also transferred hundreds of people from it, and built a simple small dock by the Liaoshui River to facilitate the docking of ships transporting the bones.

But on this day, Li Daozong suddenly found Li Xiu, and before he could speak, Li Xiu knew what he was going to say, which must be related to finding his father's bones.