Chapter 115: Forward
There's no way to get out? What does that mean?
Everyone, look at me, I look at you, and they all involuntarily began to look carefully at this small stone room.
Seeing that they didn't understand, Sun Lao Er pointed to this stone room and said: "This stone room has two doors, no matter which door you go out from, there will be a stone room outside, and there is a stone room outside the stone room, and the cycle is endless, so we can't get out at all." ”
Everyone felt incredible when they heard this, although this underground cave is very large, but after all, it is a limited space, so the mausoleum built in it must also be limited, how can there be an infinite number of rooms, so many to the end?
It's simply impossible.
Sun Lao Er sighed and said, "These stone chambers seem to have a kind of magic that traps us in them, and we can't get out. And when we tried to go back the way we came, we found that the stone chamber had changed when we came, and we were completely trapped inside. ”
"We scurried back and forth like headless flies from one chamber to another, unable to get out or find our way from here, until we were exhausted, and we were running out of food and water, and we were all discouraged, thinking that this time we would die here. ”
Sun Lao Er and Mo Qizhong both fell into the memory, and their faces showed a look of pain and fear, it was obvious that this was an unbearable memory.
"Fortunately, at this last moment, I don't know how, Tang Taigong seemed to have discovered something, realized the law, and took us back and forth in the stone room for a while, and was lucky to find the stone room when we entered, so that everyone was lucky to be able to get out. ”
Sun Lao Er sighed: "Therefore, even if our journey ends here, I can only bring you here, as for whether you can get out of these stone chambers and find the true secret of the imperial tomb, it depends on your wisdom and creation." ”
After listening to Sun Laoer's narration, Ye Feng felt that it was not only shocking, but also as unbelievable as the Arabian Nights.
He believed that what Sun Lao Er said was true, and he had no reason to make up these words to intimidate them, but how to explain all this he said?
According to him, this should be a labyrinth that can trap intruders and trap them alive.
There have been many such labyrinths in the legend, all of which are the so-called Five Elements Bagua according to Zhou Yi's principles, Qimen Dunjia and other formations, in the final analysis, they are just some obstacles set up by relying on the surrounding environment.
It is rumored that during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Kongming, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, once used stones to form eight formations in a place called Yubeipu, blocking the 100,000 pursuers of Lu Xun, the governor of Eastern Wu, but this is just a folk legend and cannot be true.
I think the labyrinth here must also be a design such as a blinding method, didn't Tang Taigong see through the mystery back then, and successfully led everyone to find the way to come?
So Ye Feng opened his mouth and asked, "Since Tang Taigong was able to comprehend the mystery and lead you to find a way out, did he mention what was going on with these stone chambers?"
Sun Lao Er shook his head, Mo Qizhong sighed, and said: "At that time, even the Mei family brothers had already died in these stone chambers, and the few people who survived were also in a trance, and they didn't remember what Tang Taigong had said about these stone chambers. ”
When everyone heard this, they glanced at Tang Da, who was silent, and a deep look of disappointment appeared on their faces.
Tang Taigong had disappeared as early as twenty years ago, and it should have been after he went out from here, after his disappearance, the tragedy in the secret cave of Huashan happened, and the matter of Lei Potian killing his brother to establish the Great Thunder Gate, which also caused a series of ups and downs on the rivers and lakes in the next twenty years.
Now say that
The secret is only known to Tang Taigong alone, isn't it equivalent to nonsense?
Tang Da looked at everyone's gaze, shook his head, and said that he didn't know anything about this matter, and then said: "Since all of us have come here by surprise, no matter what, we should also give it a try, perhaps, with the strength of all of us, we can solve the mystery?"
Everyone nodded yes.
It's already here, so you can't just turn around and go back halfway, right? There are more than a dozen top masters of the Jiangnan Ming family outside, and the consequences will be unimaginable once they encounter it.
What's more, there are also people in the team who experienced it twenty years ago, such as Sun Lao Er and Mo Qizhong, and Tang Da, who is the best among the young generation in the rivers and lakes, and Ye Feng, a smart person who is known as the first in the world, it is not completely impossible to say that he can crack the secrets of these stone chambers.
Thinking of this, everyone began to have hope in their hearts again, and the crowd was excited.
At this time, Old Man Mei, who was standing quietly on the side, as if he was indifferent to everything in front of him, suddenly asked: "You once promised me that as long as I am willing to come with me, you will tell me what happened here back then." Now that I've mentioned that my father died here, I just want to know, how did he die?"
He asked Sun Lao Er, and it seemed that Sun Lao Er had made some kind of promise to him, so he would come here from outside the customs to follow everyone to visit the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum.
But Sun Lao Er hesitated for a while, but shook his head and said, "Since I promised you, I will definitely tell you the truth back then." It's just that now is not the time. ”
Old man Mei frowned: "When will it be?"
Sun Lao Er said: "When you finish what you should do, I will naturally tell you the truth." ”
He didn't speak loudly, but there was an irrefutable resoluteness, so Old Man Mei stopped talking, and stood silently aside with his head down, regaining that demeanor of not caring about anything.
This conversation between the two of them did not attract the attention of others, and at this moment, everyone's emotions were excited, and they were ready to explore the mysterious and strange labyrinth in the mouth of this second child.
There is a closed stone door on the left and right of this stone room, and the eager Zhang Fat Man took the lead and stepped forward to push open the stone door on the side of the stone room.
This stone gate is not big, but it is unusually heavy.
Pushing open the stone door and walking in, everyone saw that it was really as Sun Lao Er said, this is a stone room exactly the same as just now.
The difference is that in the stone chamber just now there are some black lacquered pottery, while in the center of this stone chamber is a pile of bronzes with strange styles and exquisite workmanship.
After so many years, these bronzes have not been corroded, and their shapes and craftsmanship are not inferior even today, which really makes people feel the great Qin Empire thousands of years ago, and the skills of these skilled craftsmen.
There was also a mural carved on the stone wall on one side of the stone room, and Zhang Fatzi walked over and looked at it carefully.
The painting depicts a scholar with a halberd standing high in the hall, while a man wearing a crown and a dragon robe salutes him respectfully below.
Everyone didn't understand what it meant, only Zhang Fatzi thought about it, and then said: "This painting should describe the story of Corporal Zhenglixian, the king of Qin, who worshiped Wei Yu as the national lieutenant." ”
Seeing that everyone was at a loss, he explained: "This high-ranking scholar should be Wei Yu, the history books record that he doesn't know his surname, only knows that he is called Wei Yu, because he is the national lieutenant of Daqin, so he is called Wei Yu." ”
Legend has it that he was a disciple of Guiguzi, a famous family in the Warring States Period, and learned a skill, he was originally from Wei, and wanted to return to Wei to serve the motherland, but he was not appreciated by the King of Wei and did nothing. ”
"In the tenth year of the reign of King Qin, Wei Yu came
Qin State, on the one hand, is to lobby his own political views, and on the other hand, he also wants to meet Qin Wangzheng, who is rumored to be a tyrant by the world. ”
He made a suggestion to Qin Wangzheng, believing that at that time, the Qin State was the dominant family in the world, and no country could compete with it, but he should be careful that all countries united to fight against the Qin State, which was also the reason for the decline and destruction of the overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period before. ”
Therefore, he advised the Qin monarchy not to be stingy with gold, silver and jewelry, but to send a wide range of people to various countries to lobby and bribe their powerful ministers to prevent them from uniting against the Qin state. His views were very consistent with the situation of the Qin State at that time, so he was deeply appreciated by Qin Wangzheng, who thought that he had extraordinary knowledge, so he personally met him. ”
However, this Wei Yu learned the art of physiognomy from Guiguzi, and he was startled by a piece of Qin Wangzheng. In the original words recorded in the historical records, Qin Wangzheng is this person: bee quasi, long eyes, beloved birds, jackals, less grace and tiger wolf heart, easy to live in the covenant, and easy to eat people. I clothed myself, and then I saw that I was always under me. Sincerity made the king of Qin aspire to the world, and the world was captured. Don't travel with long. ”
The approximate meaning of this passage is that Qin Wangzheng behaves when he asks for help, but once the goal is achieved, he is afraid that turning his face will be faster than turning the book. And this person lacks kindness to the people of the world, once he wins the world, I am afraid it is not a good thing, this kind of person cannot have deep friendship. ”
So Wei Yu refused Qin Wangzheng's solicitation several times, and even secretly fled several times, wanting to escape from Qin. The king of Qin was furious and wanted to kill him, but under the persuasion of Li Si, the guard at that time, he calmed down his anger and sent Li Si to chase him back, and sincerely asked for advice and worshiped him as a national lieutenant. ”
And Wei Yu was finally moved by Qin Wangzheng, and stayed to assist Qin Wangzheng to reform politics and law, train the army, and show what he had learned in his life. Later, he wrote his own opinions into the book "Wei Xuanzi", which was passed on to future generations. ”
After listening to Zhang Fatzi's narration, Ye Feng nodded and said, "This is really a bit of Xiao He Yue's pursuit of Han Xin." ”
Zhang Fatzi said with a smile: "What you said about Xiao He chasing Han Xin under the moon, that was something that happened decades after them, I don't know if I just drew a gourd in the same way and borrowed from their story." The reason why the first emperor wanted to engrave this story in his mausoleum was mostly to show that he was eager to seek talent, and the high style of Corporal Lixian was bright. ”
After admiring it for a while, everyone continued to move on.
Pushing open the stone door, there was indeed another stone room, but this time, the center of this stone room was filled with shining gold and silver beads, reflecting the light of the torches in their hands, these gold and silver shimmered seductively.
There are so many gold, silver, pearls and jade, and some people have never seen them in their entire lives. Everyone present couldn't help but feel a little flurry in their hearts, and they were a little ready to move.
Zhang Fatzi stood closer, and he couldn't help but want to reach out and touch the gold and silver to see if it was a real treasure or an illusion in front of him.
At the moment when he stretched out his hand, Sun Lao Er on the side suddenly shouted: "Stop!"
Everyone was taken aback, and their greed for the gold and silver in front of them disappeared in an instant.
Sun Lao Er looked at Zhang Fatzi and shook his head and said, "These funeral things here must not be touched." ”
Zhang Fatzi was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why?"
Sun Lao Er said slowly: "Because on their surface, they are all smeared with poison, once they are stained, you will be helpless." ”
Zhang Fatzi was startled and hurriedly took a few steps back.
Knowing that these gold and silver are poisonous snakes and beasts that kill people, when I look at them again, I no longer have that kind of greedy throbbing in my heart.
Ye Feng and the others couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in their hearts at this time, they were not greedy people, how could they involuntarily feel such a greedy thought in their hearts when they saw these gold, silver, pearls and jades?