Wen Qingshan smiled and said: "You are right, the Yongling Tomb where Emperor Jiajing was buried is indeed one of the Ming Tombs, Yongling is located in Yangcuiling, Tianshou Mountain, where have I been to see it, although I only know a little about feng shui, but I can also see that it should be regarded as a treasure of feng shui." However, at first, Emperor Jiajing did not take a fancy to that piece of feng shui treasure. Speaking of this, Wen Qingshan asked rhetorically: "Do you remember Shao Yuanjie who was buried in the ancient tomb of Loess Ridge?" ”

I immediately nodded and replied, "How could I not remember!" His Sifang Shengmen tomb is very dangerous, not to mention that there is a unique soul sarcophagus inside! ”

Wen Qingshan continued: "At that time, Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism, respected Shao Yuanjie as a national teacher, and trusted him very much. ”

"What do you mean by that?" I asked, puzzled.

Wen Qingshan replied: "Shao Yuanjie told Emperor Jiajing that the soul sarcophagus needs to be buried in a damp place to play the greatest role, so he chose such a place to gather yin, at that time, the feng shui practitioners represented by Luo Yongqing expressed their opposition, they believed that the damp place is really not suitable as a mausoleum, because buried in this kind of place, if the body is not well preserved, it is very easy to decay and deteriorate, and if it is well preserved, it is easy to cause corpse transformation. However, Emperor Jiajing obeyed Shao Yuan's words, and finally chose to drive the excavation of the soil in this place to prepare for the construction of the mausoleum. Fortunately, not long after digging a large depression, Shao Yuanjie suddenly died, and the soul sarcophagus that had not yet been built was nowhere to be found, and Emperor Jiajing had to give up the idea of building the mausoleum here. ”

Hearing Wen Qingshan say this, I couldn't help but say: "Throughout the ages, unless you are a person who cultivates evil arts, you will not deliberately choose the place of gathering yin as a tomb site. This Shao Yuanjie insisted that Emperor Jiajing choose the place of gathering yin as the tomb site, could it be that he is also a member of the cult!? ”

As soon as I finished speaking, the flat-headed man who was leading the way in front turned his head to look at the two of us, Wen Qingshan saw this, and hurriedly smiled and changed the topic and said: "Hehe, this statement is just a legend, not necessarily a historical fact, don't take it too seriously." As he spoke, he gave me a wink, and I realized that I shouldn't mention the cult in front of outsiders, so I hurriedly shut up.

The flat-headed man led the two of us along the shore of Longtan Lake for about 20 minutes, and came to a rustic-looking courtyard.

The two red lacquer gates in the courtyard were closed, the flat-headed man stepped forward, raised his hand lightly a few times, and after a while, with a "creak" sound, the door was slowly opened, and a fat-headed and big-eared head poked out of the door, looking me and Wen Qingshan up and down, and nodded slightly at the flat-headed man, and without asking anything, he let us into the courtyard.

This is a typical courtyard house, with blue bricks and black tiles, and it looks like it has been many years old. The fat-headed and big-eared guy pointed his hand towards the door and pointed to the room, and said, "The Ninth Master is inside, please two of you." ”

Wen Qingshan and I walked towards the room, and when we walked into the room, we saw an old man with thin body, gray hair, and a white silk Tang costume sitting on a mahogany sofa, with his head down, holding a cigarette stick that seemed to be jadeite, and holding a magnifying glass, carefully examining it.

Wen Qingshan clasped his fists at the old man, and said with a smile: "Ninth Master, don't come to harm." ”

It turned out that the old man in front of me was Long Jiu, I couldn't help but be a little surprised, I originally thought that Long Jiu should be a very capable middle-aged man, but I didn't want to be an old man. Long Jiu raised his head, and when he saw Wen Qingshan, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and when he laughed, his face was kind, which made me feel cordial.

Long Jiu greeted the two of us and said, "The three brothers Wen are here, so you don't have to be polite to me." You two may be seated! ”

He shouted outside the house again: "Ah Leopard, pour two cups of tea for the guests." ”

Wen Qingshan pulled me to sit on the mahogany sofa, and after a while, the fat-headed and big-eared guy walked in with two cups of tea, and he placed the teacups in front of us and stood aside.

Wen Qingshan smiled and said to Long Jiu: "Ninth Master, we are here this time to ......" Before he finished speaking, Long Jiu waved his hand and interrupted him: "Other things will be talked about later, since the third brother Wen is here, help me take a look at this jade cigarette stick first." As he spoke, he handed the jade cigarette stick in his hand to Wen Qingshan.

"I gave this thing to a friend, it is said that it was a cigarette stick used by the Empress Dowager Cixi back then, you are an expert in this area, help me take a look."

Wen Qingshan took the jade cigarette stick and magnifying glass, looked at it carefully for a while, raised his head and said: "The material of this thing is good, it is made of high-quality old pit jadeite, and the craftsmanship is also very good, if it is on the market, the value is at least seven figures, but if it is said that this cigarette stick is the ...... used by the Empress Dowager Cixi" Speaking of this, Wen Qingshan paused and said with a smile: "Hehe, with all due respect, this is not true." ”

"Oh? I want to hear about it! Long Jiu's tone was calm, and he didn't seem to be annoyed that he had bought a fake.

Wen Qingshan said with a smile: "Hehe, as far as Wen knows, although the Empress Dowager Cixi loves cigarettes, she doesn't smoke this dry tobacco stick, she likes to smoke hookah, so this jade cigarette stick is definitely not used by the Empress Dowager Cixi." Moreover, this cigarette stick is not a Qing Dynasty thing. ”

"You mean, it's a modern imitation?"

"This thing is indeed carved by hand, and the craftsmanship is quite good, but it is still difficult to hide the traces of polishing."

Listening to what Wen Qingshan said, Long Jiu took the jade cigarette stick back from his hand, took it in his hand and checked it, suddenly, he raised the jade cigarette stick high, and before Wen Qingshan and I could react, he had already slammed the jade cigarette stick on the mahogany coffee table, only to hear the "bang", the cigarette stick was immediately broken into several pieces.

I couldn't help but be surprised, although Wen Qingshan said that this jade cigarette stick was just an imitation, but he also said that this thing was made of high-grade old pit jadeite, and the craftsmanship was quite good, if it was on the market, it would be worth at least seven figures. But I didn't expect this ninth master to smash it like this.

Wen Qingshan also showed a shocked expression on his face, he looked at the jade cigarette stick that was smashed by Long Jiu, and said in a daze: "Ninth Master, you just smashed this thing like this!?" ”

Long Jiu smiled faintly and said, "The thing is a good thing, but it's a pity that it's an imitation!" Speaking of this, he suddenly changed his words and said, "Let's not talk about this, Brother Wen, why did you come to me?" ”

Wen Qingshan hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Ninth Master, I won't go around the bend, I came to you this time to ask you to help me get something." ”

"What's that?"

"Detailed survey information about the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang." Wen Qingshan said bluntly.

Long Jiu's eyes suddenly lit up: "What?" The three brothers plan to visit the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang? ”

Wen Qingshan smiled slightly: "The Ninth Master is serious, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is a national-level cultural relics protection unit, how dare Wen have such thoughts, just out of curiosity." ”

Long Jiu raised his head and smiled: "Haha, what a 'out of curiosity', Brother Wen, it stands to reason that I shouldn't ask you for the purpose of asking for this news, with your friendship with me, if you ask me for other information, I will definitely give it without saying a word." But the news you want is related to the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, so I have to ask for clarification. ”

Wen Qingshan asked puzzledly, "Why is this?" ”

Long Jiu said slowly: "I won't hide it from you, because I am also interested in this Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. ”

"What!?" Wen Qingshan was taken aback: "Ninth Master, are you here to ......"

Before Wen Qingshan's words were finished, Long Jiu waved his hand and interrupted him: "I'm not here for the gold, silver and jewelry, those things are in my eyes, just like this jade pipe, the same pile of dung." ”

"Then why are you interested in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor?"

"I'm here for the elixir of immortality in the Imperial Tomb!"

"Elixir of Immortality!?" Wen Qingshan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The immortal pill is just a legend, could it be that the ninth master, do you really believe that the group of warlocks in the rivers and lakes that Qin Shi Huang found can refine the anti-heaven elixir?" ”

Long Jiu tilted his head and glanced at Wen Qingshan, and asked rhetorically, "Third Brother Wen, do you suspect that my information is false?" ”

Wen Qingshan was slightly stunned: "Ninth Master, what do you mean by this, is that you have determined that there is an immortality pill in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang?" ”

"That's not true, but by Qin Shi Huang's side, there is indeed an immortal."

"Oh? Who is it? Wen Qingshan hurriedly asked.

Long Jiu replied: "This person's name is An Qisheng, known as Qiansui Weng, according to the classics, he had a lifespan of three hundred years during the reign of Qin Shi Huang, and until the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were still people who had seen him. This person is deeply aware of the way of Taidan, the method of three elements, and his cultivation has reached the point of reaching the peak, Qin Shi Huang once invited him into the palace and asked him to guide the monks in the palace to refine the elixir of immortality. ”

"Ninth Master, do you mean that this An Qisheng helped Qin Shi Huang refine the elixir of immortality?"

Long Jiu smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, no! Not only did it not, but it also killed an important person around Qin Shi Huang. ”

"And that kind of thing?"

Long Jiu nodded and said: "At that time, under the guidance of An Qisheng, the priest in the palace refined the so-called elixir of immortality, at that time, there happened to be a person who was extremely important to Qin Shi Huang who was seriously ill, and all the imperial doctors were helpless, Qin Shi Huang ordered someone to give her the elixir to eat, the original intention was to save his life, who expected that after she took the elixir, her condition worsened, and she passed away a few days later. For this reason, Qin Shi Huang was angry with An Qisheng and wanted to kill him, but he was no longer there. ”