Chapter 145: Goodbye
Zhang Fatzi's words made Ye Feng stunned: "Go, where are you going?"
Zhang Fatzi looked at Ye Feng and said very seriously: "You can do anything, but the farther away the better, stay away from these conspiracies, stay away from these rights and wrongs, go and live the life you want to live with the people you want to be with." ”
As he spoke, his face was filled with a look of yearning, perhaps this was exactly what he wanted to do but couldn't.
Xie Zhenliang on the side also nodded again and again, indicating that this was a joint decision between the two of them.
Ye Feng was silent, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of warmth in his heart, after all, his two righteous brothers still cared about the feelings between them, and they were not cold-blooded and ruthless.
But he shook his head and said, "What will you do if I leave?"
Zhang Fatzi smiled a little slyly and said: "Don't worry, now there are only four of us left who know the real situation inside, if you don't say it, if we don't say it, who will know what happened in this underground imperial tomb?"
"After the two of you are gone, my second brother and I will naturally tell them what a powerful mechanism you have, and how dangerous our journey is, and in the end, you all unfortunately died, and the corpses were locked in the maze forever, leaving only the two of us to survive. ”
Ye Feng hesitated for a moment: "Will they believe it?"
Zhang Fatzi snorted coldly: "What if they don't believe it? Now that the passage into the center of the maze has been closed, can they still go in and find your corpse? I'm afraid that it will have to wait until the next Seven Stars Alignment." ”
He comforted Ye Feng: "Don't worry, no matter how you say that our father is still an official in the court, he is very important, they don't dare to do anything to us." ”
Ye Feng nodded, it sounded like Zhang Fatzi's rhetoric was indeed tightly knit and irrefutable.
After thinking about it, he still felt a little unrealistic: "Now that Zhao Zongru is guarding the outside with the army, he must surround the exit, I am afraid that even a mouse will not want to run out, how can we leave from under his nose?"
Zhang Fatzi suddenly smiled and said, "It's not that it's all out of the question. Do you remember what Sun Lao Er said to you before he died?"
Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, of course he remembered.
When Sun Lao Er was carrying Mo Qizhong to die generously, the last sentence he shouted to Ye Feng was "Those history books don't deceive me."
For this somewhat brainless sentence, Ye Feng has always felt strange in his heart, what does Sun Lao Er mean by saying this sentence for no reason?
Now that Zhang Fatzi suddenly mentioned this sentence, he must have discovered something.
Sure enough, Zhang Fatzi sighed lightly: "Sun Laoer's last sentence is the most important and crucial place." ”
He saw that Ye Feng didn't understand, so he began to explain: "Just now, when we found the tomb of the First Emperor, the layout in it was almost exactly the same as what Taishi Gong described in the historical records, and it was exactly the same. That's why Sun Lao Er said this, Shi Shucheng doesn't deceive me. ”
"However, the next question comes, Taishi Gong, as a figure in the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, it is impossible for him to enter the labyrinth in person and see the tomb of the first emperor with his own eyes, so where did he know the furnishings in the tomb?"
"You know, when the mausoleum was completed, even all the craftsmen who participated in the design and construction were all killed, and naturally there could never be any books and written records circulating, the real situation in the tomb, I am afraid that even the son of the first emperor, Qin II, has not seen it with his own eyes, so Taishi Gong recorded it in such detail, how did he know all this?"
Ye Feng also felt strange when he said this, and then asked, "Yes, why is this?"
Zhang Fatzi deliberately sold Guanzi, smiled without saying a word, looked up at Tang Da on the side and asked, "Mr. Tang Da should already know the reason, right?"
Tang Da seemed to have understood at this time, nodded and sighed lightly: "That's because those craftsmen back then didn't all die. ”
Ye Feng was taken aback when he heard this: "How is this possible?"
The First Emperor was brutal and ferocious, in order to protect the secrets in the imperial tomb, and even did not hesitate to create the tragedy of burning books and pit Confucianism, in order to erase all the records and traces of technology used in the imperial tomb, how could he tolerate the survival of the craftsmen who knew the truth about the tomb?
It really seems impossible.
However, Zhang Fatzi smiled mysteriously: "What's impossible? Don't forget, these skilled craftsmen were the smartest and most skilled people in the world at that time." ”
"In fact, throughout the dynasties, every monarch and emperor will do the same thing, that is, to search for skilled craftsmen in the world and build a mausoleum for themselves after death. ”
"Without exception, they will put their favorite treasures in the mausoleum for burial. And in order to ensure the safety of the mausoleum after death, it is natural that they will also kill many craftsmen who know the secrets of the mausoleum after the mausoleum is completed. ”
Therefore, no matter which dynasty or generation, once these skilled craftsmen were selected by the emperor to build a mausoleum, they already knew that their fate would be certain sooner or later. In order to survive, their only way is to leave a way back for themselves. ”
Ye Feng was a little absorbed when he heard this, and asked, "What is the back road?"
Zhang Fatzi smiled and said nothing, but looked at Tang Da.
Tang Da then recounted: "In order to survive, these craftsmen would secretly dig a secret passage when building the imperial tomb, which would be used for escape in the future. Although the project of the imperial tomb is supervised by the forbidden army and closely monitored, it is very difficult to avoid their eyes and ears to excavate secretly, and the progress is slow, but fortunately, the project of the imperial tomb is quite huge, and it will generally last for many years, like this Qin Emperor's Mausoleum has been built for more than 40 years, and the time to dig an escape passage must be relatively abundant. ”
Ye Feng seemed to understand a little: "What do you mean is that when the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum was built, there were actually craftsmen who escaped from here by using the escape passage dug in secret, and they were not killed?"
Zhang Fatzi nodded and said, "That's right, it is precisely because of this that the secrets in the tomb of the First Emperor can be revealed. Although we don't know exactly how Tai Shi Gong obtained this information, it is certain that he must have seen the records left by these craftsmen who escaped with his own eyes, or heard the relays of their descendants with his own ears, so his records in the historical records are so vivid and accurate. ”
Ye Feng nodded, this is the most reasonable explanation at present, I am afraid that the truth back then was indeed as Zhang Fatzi said.
At this time, a sudden excitement suddenly flashed in his mind, and a thought flashed: "You mean that in this Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, there are other hidden passages to the outside?"
Zhang Fatzi nodded, it seems that Ye Feng, a stupid boy, finally understands, which is also the reason why Sun Lao Er shouted that headless sentence to Ye Feng before he died.
When he was dying, he wanted to tell Ye Feng that there must have been someone in this mausoleum who had escaped back then, so there must be other ways to get out.
He probably also saw the situation Ye Feng was in now, and even the identities of the two closest brothers around him were suspicious, so he vaguely shouted this sentence to him, hoping to help him.
Ye Feng thought for a moment and asked, "But how do we find that hidden passage?"
Zhang Fatzi said: "If Sun Lao Er is still there, it must not be a problem to find this passage, although he is dead now, but he told you this secret before he died, I think he must have known that you will be able to successfully find this passage." ”
He turned his head to Tang Da and smiled: "You have the eldest young master of the Tang Sect in Shuzhong, who is also proficient in the art of mechanism building, I guess this must not be a problem for him." ”
Tang Da smiled and nodded, signaling that what Fat Zhang said was right.
It was only at this time that Ye Feng completely relieved his heart, although Tang Da was not very old, he had always been calm and old-fashioned, since he said that there was no problem, then it must be done.
It's no wonder that when Sun Lao Er was dying, he believed that his words would definitely help Ye Feng.
Ye Feng thought of Sun Lao Er at this time, as well as the old man Mei who was buried inside, the black ghost Helian Tie, and the ink Qizhong who had exhausted the calculations, all of them paid for their precious lives, just for the secret on the stack of wax paper in their arms.
Is it really worth it at such a huge cost?
Thinking of their deaths, Ye Feng couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.
In order to explore the secrets of the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum this time, there were already too many people who died, and the price paid was too great, and he didn't want anyone to suffer misfortune for this.
He looked up at the two brothers in front of him, and although they had betrayed their friendship to a greater or lesser extent, he did not hate them.
Just like what Zhang Fatzi said before, they also have their own unspeakable secrets, and they are all involuntarily.
In the world, who can disregard family affection and dare to oppose the imperial power without scruples?
Not only them, but even Ye Feng couldn't ask himself.
He raised his head, faced the two righteous brothers who had grown up together, and asked with concern, "Let's just leave, you guys are really fine, right?"
He genuinely cared about them, not only because he had always regarded them as his brothers, but also because he didn't want anyone to pay for them anymore.
His words made Xie Zhenliang and Zhang Fatzi's expressions change, and they seemed to be a little surprised, it was obvious that they betrayed Ye Feng and betrayed their best brother, but Ye Feng still cared about them as before, and it could be seen that he was sincere.
But soon, Zhang Fatzi's face returned to the same kind of game world as before, and he didn't care about anything, and said easily: "What can it be? Who are we, what can he do with a small five-grade prefect?"
Ye Feng was still a little hesitant, he reached out and touched the stack of wax paper in his arms: "Otherwise, if you take this with you, it will be good to go back, and finally you don't go back empty-handed." ”
Zhang Fatzi shook his head and said: "For this thing, I don't know how many people have died, and I don't know how many people's lives have been ruined, this is really a bad thing." It's better for you to deal with such an evil thing, but don't let it reappear, otherwise I don't know what kind of turmoil it will cause. ”
After a pause, he told Ye Feng uneasily: "You yourself must not continue to pursue, this is a great danger to others and yourself." Remember!"
Ye Feng nodded, silent.
Zhang Fatzi turned his head to Tang Dazheng and said: "Mr. Tang, our righteous brother will entrust it to you, I believe you will be able to take him out safely and securely, and everything will depend on you in the future." ”
Tang Da also said with a serious face: "Tang will definitely live up to his trust." ”
The more Ye Feng listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, the fat man who was smug on weekdays suddenly became a mother-in-law, as if he was explaining what was going on.
He was faintly uneasy in his heart, and just as he wanted to say something, Zhang Fatzi interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "You must not tell us where you want to go after you leave here, we don't want to know at all, and we will never want to go to you." ”
"No matter what we have done before, after parting today, we will go back to be our gentlemen, as for you, I hope that we will never see each other again, and we will not hear any news from you, which means that you are safe and live a long life. ”
After speaking, he didn't wait for Ye Feng to react, turned his head to Xie Zhenliang beside him and said, "Second brother, let's go?"
Xie Zhen nodded brightly, and said casually: "Yes, if you don't leave, that Lord Zhao outside should be in a hurry, right?"
The two walked outside side by side, and the fat man was still chattering: "The most important thing is that I have been hungry for a long time, and since I came here, I have never tasted meat, it is really heart-wrenching......"
As the sound drifted away, the two walked out of the main hall.
Ye Feng watched them leave, his heart was full of reluctance and worry.
It's just that he didn't know that as soon as he stepped out of the door, Zhang Fatzi, who had been pretending to be relaxed, closed his mouth, looked back at the underground palace in the dark, and said silently in his heart, I'm sorry, fourth, even if it is a lie to you, brother, this is the last time.
I hope that in the future, you can really be safe and live a long life.
The same look of worry appeared on his face as on Ye Feng's face.
Only they themselves know what awaits them this time empty-handed.
Suddenly, Xie Zhenliang on the side asked, "Guess, who won the battle between the white snake and the group of meerkats just now?"
Zhang Fatzi was a little surprised, he didn't know why he asked about this now, he shook his head blankly, and said, "I don't know." What do you say?"
Xie Zhenliang smiled without saying a word, and stretched out his hand to point.
Zhang Fatzi looked in the direction of his finger, and in the corner of the fence outside the underground palace, there was a white shadow,
Small size, pointed mouth and small eyes, and a long gray-white hair, it is the gray meerkat that was cute before.
At this moment, it also seemed to be injured, and it was limping a little when it walked, staring at a pair of small eyes, staring curiously at the fat man who was leaving.
Zhang Fatzi smiled, it seems that the victory or defeat is already very clear.
This meerkat is also very polite, and he came to see them off.
This was originally the home of these meerkats and the white snake, which were both natural enemies and neighbors, and they didn't know how many years they had lived in this huge underground cavern.
It was the sudden arrival of the humans that disturbed their peaceful lives.
Now that people are gone, their lives will return to their original tranquility.
At this time, Zhang Fatzi suddenly remembered that when the first emperor sent someone to dig the mausoleum thousands of years ago and accidentally dug through and discovered the huge underground cave, I don't know what kind of mood he would be in at that time?
Are you surprised, or are you lucky?
However, is there really such a luck in the world?