Chapter Twenty-Three: The Vacant Sixth Coffin
Hearing the second uncle say this, I was a little surprised, "Second uncle, could it be that someone found out about this place before our Zhuo family?" ”
The second uncle nodded and continued: "Yes, in fact, it is not surprising to find people here. ”
"Who is it?" I blurted out.
The second uncle told me, "It is Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan who ordered to flood Wujia City." ”
"Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan?" I am relatively unfamiliar with this name, and I know very little about this Northern Qi emperor.
The second uncle said: "Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan has been handsome since he was a child, and this person has a good skin, he also knew how to sympathize with the people's feelings at the beginning, but later he favored the villain, fornicated the court, and the Northern Qi Dynasty from him from prosperity to decline. Another point is that this person is brutal and easy to kill! ”
I nodded, "I can see this, a Wujia city says it will be buried, and the people of a city will be killed if they say they will die, which is simply a matter of careless human life." ”
The second uncle continued: "When Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi was twenty-eight years old, a vision appeared in the sky, and the Taishi official said that this was the intention of breaking the old and establishing the new, and he asked Emperor Wucheng to comply with the will of heaven and quickly set up a new monarch, otherwise once the new monarch was born on his own, it would threaten the throne. Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan then let his son succeed Gao Wei, and he himself became the emperor, still monopolizing military and political power. ”
Listening to the second uncle's narration, I opened my mouth and asked, "This is an internal matter of the Northern Qi royal family, what does it have to do with the dungeon." ”
"Don't worry, listen to me," the second uncle motioned to me not to be impatient: "This Gao Zhan indulges in wine, and his body has long been hollowed out, and soon he feels that his physical condition is getting worse. This Emperor Wucheng could feel that his time was running out, so he remembered the resurrection of the dead that happened in Wujia City at that time. Gao Zhan and the Taishi Guan secretly discussed the matter, and the Taishi Guan felt that if the buried Wujia City was changed to an imperial tomb, then Emperor Wucheng might be resurrected with the help of his mysterious power. Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan was overjoyed, so he mobilized people and horses to start re-excavating Wujia City and rebuilding the mausoleum. ”
Hearing this, I finally understood that it was no wonder that there were signs of large-scale excavation and construction in the dungeon. I continued, "But the dungeon doesn't seem to be finished, huh?" ”
The second uncle nodded and said, "That's right, yes, it may be that Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan has done too much to lack virtue, and God won't help him." The imperial mausoleum with the help of the dungeon has not yet been completed, and Gao Zhan is dying. Although Gao Zhan died, this strange Wujia City was not completely forgotten, and the Taishi Guan also knew the mystery of this Wujia City, so after Gao Zhan's death, the Taishi Guan continued to explore the situation of Wujia City. ”
I nodded and said, "But, second uncle, how did our Zhuo family know about this matter in Wujia City?" ”
The second uncle said to me: "Speaking of which, this Taishi also has some connections with the Faqiu family, so this incident is recorded in a memoir he wrote in his later years. And this memoir was obtained by the Faqiu family after the death of the Taishi official, and then the time passed, and the memoir has long been lost, but this matter was recorded and continued by the Faqiu family, until one day it fell into the hands of our Zhuo family, and finally more than a hundred years ago, the Zhuo family settled here for the Wujia City that had been buried for thousands of years. But I believe that the Zhuo family has definitely discovered this place for more than a hundred years, and I am afraid that the time is much earlier. ”
I thought for a moment, and then asked tentatively: "Since this buried Wujia City has such a strange divine effect, why don't our Zhuo family use this to bring our ancestors back to life?" "Speaking of this, my mind came to mind again, when we were in the dungeon some time ago, the countless arms that stretched out from the cracks in the city gate, I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart.
Hearing my question, the second uncle's expression suddenly became a little serious, "Although the imperial historian also knows that there is a mysterious power here that can resurrect people, but he didn't bury himself here, do you know what the reason is?" ”
I shook my head blankly, and the second uncle said in a deep voice: "Because he found that the people who died and came back here are not people!" Or rather, they are all incomplete people. ”
The second uncle's voice was not loud, but it sounded like thunder to me, and my body involuntarily hit a spirit. I asked softly, "W-what does this mean?" ”
The second uncle shook his head, "I don't know, this is also one of the reasons why the Zhuo family stayed here." ”
I didn't understand, "Since the consequences of the strange power can't really achieve the purpose of resurrection, then what's the point of our Zhuo family staying here?" It's better to just rebury it here. ”
The second uncle waved his hand, "You don't understand the peculiarity of this power, do you remember the mural we saw at the site of the 100,000 Great Mountain Hades Clan, which recorded the strange changes in the army of the Chiyou Jiuli tribe." ”
I was so impressed that I pondered for a moment, and the image of that time resurfaced in front of my eyes. My heart moved, and I said to the second uncle: "Second uncle, do you mean that the Jiuli tribe used this mysterious power against the Yanhuang tribe coalition back then?" ”
The second uncle thought for a while and said, "It is very likely that although the Jiuli tribe lost in the end, this mysterious force should not be underestimated. ”
Combined with the scene depicted on the mural, and my brain made up the scene at that time, I couldn't help but feel a huge shock in my heart, and I couldn't help but mutter, "What kind of power is this?" ”
The second uncle also frowned slightly, and said, "Is it crossing?" ”
"Crossing?" I smiled bitterly, "It's not going to be so bloody, isn't this a stalk only used in third-rate TV dramas!" ”
The second uncle bowed his head and was silent, and after a while, he raised his head and waved his hand and said, "No, no, I think a more accurate statement should be called copying?" ”
"Copy? How to reproduce it? I asked the second uncle. The second uncle didn't speak, but just spread his hands helplessly.
I heard the second uncle tell me so many secrets at once, and I didn't react for a while. I sat across from my second uncle, not knowing what to say, and my mind was full of the information that my second uncle had just told me.
After a while, the second uncle stood up, "It's not too early, it's not a matter of staying here, let's go." ”
Hearing the second uncle say this, I stood up a little absent-mindedly, nodded and walked out behind the second uncle. But when I walked to the gate, I suddenly stopped, and I remembered that I still had a question in my heart, so I said to the second uncle: "Second uncle, I still have a question?" ”
"What?" The second uncle also stopped, turned his head to look at me and said.
I looked at the second uncle, "I want to know what happened to the six coffins placed in front of the dungeon tower?" ”
The second uncle was slightly stunned, "I don't know very well about this matter, these six coffins were placed there a long, long time ago." ”
I didn't know if the second uncle was perfunctory to me again, so I then asked, "Then tell me, who are buried in the five coffins?" ”
The second uncle shrugged his shoulders, "Except for the empty coffin, I have never opened it." However, I heard your grandfather say that the ancestors of the Zhuo family are buried there. ”
"The ancestors of the Zhuo family?" The second uncle's statement made me a little unconvinced, "How can it be the ancestors of the Zhuo family, could it be that the Zhuo family has such a long family history, only these ancestors?!" ”
The second uncle smiled, "Do you think that place can be hidden if anyone wants to?" ”
I couldn't help but be stunned, "What?" Are there any restrictions on where to be buried? ”
"Of course," the second uncle glanced at me and said, "For example, I am not qualified to be buried in it." As for you......"
I smiled and said, "Second uncle, don't make fun of me." You're not qualified, and I'm even more out of play. ”
Unexpectedly, the second uncle shook his head with a strange expression, "No, according to the rules handed down by the ancestors of the Zhuo family, you can be buried in it." ”
"Huh?" I suddenly grew my mouth, "Second uncle, are you teasing me?" How could I! Looking at the second uncle's expression, I knew that he shouldn't be joking.
I couldn't help frowning, "Why is that?" The second uncle didn't speak, but pointed at me, and then pointed to his own ear.
I thought about it for a moment and couldn't help but be stunned, "Is it because of that so-called natural inspiration?" The second uncle nodded lightly.
I couldn't help but think of the gloomy environment of the dungeon in my mind, so I hurriedly said: "Second uncle, I don't want to be buried in that weird place after I die!" ”
The second uncle smiled bitterly, "Now that it's all collapsed, you can't bury it even if you want to, but even if it doesn't collapse there, the empty sixth coffin won't be buried anymore." ”
"Why is that?"
The second uncle said to me in a deep voice: "Because your grandfather told me before he died, don't let all six coffins be filled with corpses!" ”