"Cooking human flesh!?" I couldn't help but be surprised, even Huang Yixian felt incredible, he said: "Li Zicheng is a representative figure of the peasant uprising in history, why did he become a man-eating demon when he came out of your mouth!" ”

Wen Qingshan smiled and said: "I'm not talking nonsense, not talking about wild history, even if it is recorded in the official history, the Dashun army has also had many records of cooking prisoners, the most famous is that after the Dashun army conquered Luoyang, Zhu Changxun, the king of Mingfu, was boiled alive and eaten!" Some historians believe that the reason why Li Zicheng did this was to give the enemy a strong deterrent effect, but I think there is another reason. ”

"And what do you think?" Huang Yixian asked.

Wen Qingshan replied: "In ancient times, some evil demons believed that cannibal flesh could greatly enhance the essence, and Li Zicheng may have been influenced by this view. Coupled with some other factors, I have always suspected that there are evil demons and foreign ways secretly helping Li Zicheng's Dashun army, but I didn't expect it to be the Black Demon Sect. ”

"Listening to you say that, it seems to make some sense."

Wen Qingshan said again: "I am worried that I don't know where to start investigating the Black Demon Sect, but now it seems that I can study the history of the Dashun Dynasty, and maybe I can find out some information related to the Black Demon Sect." He said as he tucked the stone into his backpack.

Huang Yixian suddenly thought of something, he patted his head and said, "By the way, let's not forget the business!" Hurry up and check the wooden box again to see if you can find any clues about the treasure. ”

Seabeard hurriedly hugged the sandalwood box, and now there is only a piece of golden brocade silk left in the sandalwood box that is used to pad it to play a certain protective role underneath, Wen Qingshan took out the brocade silk, and opened it to see, but there was no text or pattern on it, it looked like it was just an ordinary brocade silk.

Wen Qingshan couldn't help but muttered suspiciously: "Why is there no clue to the treasure!" ”

Huang Yixian said: "Boss Wen, could it be that we misunderstood the meaning of the words on the stone tablet?" ”

"There shouldn't be anything wrong! The clue to the treasure must be inside this sarcophagus! In any case, the treasure of Dashun cannot disappear out of thin air, let's look for it again! Wen Qingshan said, and carefully checked the sandalwood box inside and out, but still found nothing. He was not reconciled, and searched in the sarcophagus again, and he was about to turn over Li Zicheng's corpse, when the cheap man standing aside suddenly shouted: "Come and take a look, there are carved things here!" ”

I turned my head and saw the lowly standing next to the lid of the sarcophagus that had been lifted on the floor, with his head down, as if he was looking at something, and everyone hurriedly gathered around.

He pointed his hand to the sarcophagus lid on the ground and said, "Look at the coffin lid, why is there a chess endgame engraved on it?" ”

I looked at the lid of the coffin, and there was actually an endgame carved into it, and from the board, there were only seven pieces left on the red side, and all the black players were complete, and the rooks and horses were already in the ninth palace, which seemed to be a sure victory.

Looking at this endgame, Seabeard teased: "It seems that Li Zicheng is still a chess fan, and he has not forgotten to study the endgame even after lying in the coffin." ”

Wen Qingshan waved his hand and said, "No! Things should not only be as simple as the king of Chuang's hobby of playing chess, the idea of chess originates from the Book of Changes, and has a great connection with the Tai Chi Bagua diagram in the Book of Changes, from a certain point of view, chess symbolizes the Tai Chi Bagua, the game is ever-changing, very exquisite, so the ancients often used chess games to arrange the formation. Maybe this endgame is related to the treasure of Dashun! ”

"Something to do with the treasure!?" When Huang Yixian heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and he immediately squatted down and carefully examined the remnants engraved on the lid of the coffin.

Speaking of which, Huang Yixian is a full chess fan, when he is fine at home, he will turn the world upside down with Zhai Bo almost every day, and the level of chess skills is quite good, once Liangxian County organized a chess competition, and he also won a second prize.

Huang Yixian watched intently for a while, and said thoughtfully: "This game seems to have the advantage of Black and has a chance to win, but in fact, the winner of Zuihou is probably Red!" ”

Seabeard also seemed to have some research on chess, and he said with a smile: "What kind of joke is Master Huang making, how can the red side turn the game in this chess game!" It is simply impossible to defend against Black's attack. ”

Huang Yixian said: "If you blindly defend, the red side will naturally lose, but if you abandon the coach and strike with all your might, there is still the possibility of turning defeat into victory!" ”

"Abandon the marshal?" Seabeard looked dazed, and he tilted his head again to take a closer look, but he still couldn't see anything about it, because the endgame was carved on the sarcophagus lid after all, and there was no way to try to put it on the plate.

Wen Qingshan pondered for a moment and said: "I think this chess game should be an allusion to the current situation at that time, the red chess symbolizes the Great Shun, and the black chess symbolizes the Qing Dynasty, if it is really as Master Huang said, the red chess can finally turn the table, perhaps Li Zicheng thinks that although the battle situation is very unfavorable to them, as long as they are willing to fight with all their might, there is still hope to turn defeat into victory." ”

"I don't care who wins or loses in the end, but what does this game of chess have to do with the treasure of Dashun?" The cheap asked puzzled.

Wen Qingshan shook his head: "I haven't been able to see this yet. ”

I stared at the chess game for a while, and suddenly my mind was excited, and I thought of the chessboard valley, which is said to be like a chess game if you look down from a high place! Could it be that this game of chess is alluding to the Valley of the Chessboard?

Thinking of this, I immediately said, "Do you think this game of chess is referring to the chessboard valley?" ”

"Chessboard Valley!?" Wen Qingshan was slightly stunned for a moment, slapped his head suddenly, and said, "Why didn't I think of it!" ”

"What do you mean? Are you saying that the treasure of Dashun is actually hidden in Qiping Village!? Huang Yixian exclaimed.

Wen Qingshan said: "Yes, there is no possibility, Bai Xiaowu once said that their Bai clan people actually took root in the Chessboard Valley in order to protect the treasure of Dashun!" I always thought that the treasure was hidden in the caves around the Chessboard Valley, but in fact, the safest place to do so was to bury the treasure under the land where they had lived for generations! ”

Hearing Wen Qingshan say this, Huang Yixian was excited: "It makes sense! Reasonable! After we go out, I'll go and tell Second Master Qi and ask him to organize the people in the village to excavate! ”

The cheap man poured cold water on him: "Dad, Qiping Village is not small!" Could it be that you plan to dig up the entire Qiping Village? ”

Seabeard smiled and said, "Actually, you don't have to dig to find the treasure, we can use metal detectors, the most advanced metal detectors now, which can detect metal objects several meters underground." ”

"Hehe, Brother Hai still has a way, just use a metal detector! As long as the treasure is indeed hidden in Qiping Village, it will definitely be found! The more Huang Yixian spoke, the more excited he became.

However, Wen Qingshan unexpectedly didn't speak, he frowned, as if he was thinking about something, I couldn't help asking, "Boss Wen, what are you thinking?" ”

Wen Qingshan said: "Even if you know that the treasure is in Qiping Village, it may not be easy to find it. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Huang Yixian asked puzzled.

Wen Qingshan said: "If the treasure of Dashun is really in the village, it must be buried deep underground, otherwise it is impossible for Qiping Village to be undiscovered after more than ten generations of reclamation in the past few hundred years." ”

Wen Qingshan's words were not unreasonable, Huang Yixian immediately turned his head and asked Seabeard: "Brother Hai, if it is buried very deeply, can the metal detector still come in handy?" ”

Seabeard replied, "The detection range of a metal detector is generally five to ten meters, but this area is rocky, and I estimate that it is difficult to detect more than five meters." ”

"Only five meters?" Huang Yixian was a little disappointed, and he asked again: "Is there any other way?" ”

Seabeard said, "There's no better way to do it yet. ”

Wen Qingshan said: "Finding underground treasures is not an easy task. If it is buried deep in the ground, it may take years or more to rely entirely on metal detectors to get it out. ”

"What! Waiting years? Huang Yixian's expression darkened, "If you wait for several years, but Zuihou can't find the treasure, wouldn't it be in vain!" ”

Wen Qingshan smiled and said, "Hehe, so I'm thinking, maybe this endgame is the key to solving the mystery of the treasure, as long as we solve this endgame, maybe we can find the specific location of the buried treasure." ”

"What? Crack this endgame to find the location of the buried treasure? Huang Yixian couldn't believe it.

Wen Qingshan said: "It's not impossible! After we get out, we can find a way to draw a map of the chessboard valley and compare it with this endgame, and maybe we will find the answer. It's just that Wen is not very proficient in chess, so to solve the endgame, I am afraid that there must be Master Lao Huang. ”

Huang Yixian immediately patted his chest and promised: "No problem, this matter is on me!" There is no endgame in this world that Lao Tzu can't solve! Hey! ”

Wen Qingshan took out a camera from his backpack, took a few photos of the endgame, raised his head and said to everyone: "This place is not a place to stay for a long time, let's go!" ”

I looked at the three bodies on the ground and asked, "What about these guys?" ”

Huang Yixian glared at me and said angrily, "What do you care about these guys!" They are more than innocent! ”

I asked again, "What about King Chuang?" I don't think his coffin will be left open like this. ”

Wen Qingshan said: "King Chuang's body is also a national treasure, and it can't be damaged because of us, let's help him cover the sarcophagus." ”

Huang Yixian nodded: "It's disrespectful for us to disturb his peace, and it is only natural to reseal the sarcophagus for him, let's do it!" ”