At this time, Liu Yong and others also followed, and everyone was shocked when they saw the situation in front of them.

Li Qiufeng told Fang Cai about it. Liu Yong exclaimed: "Could it be that these soldiers are really dead?"

Situ Qiao sneered: "This is easy, just take off the masks on the faces of a dozen more soldiers and take a look." ”

After he finished speaking, he strode forward, walked around the ranks of soldiers, found a few soldiers at random, and used the steel grip in his hand to remove the masks from the soldiers' faces. Deng Yao, Lin Yilang and others were not far behind, broke into the military formation, and constantly took off the masks on the faces of the generals.

Although Li Qiufeng, Liu Yong, Qingfeng Daoren and others did not make a move, they kept staring at the whereabouts of Situ Qiao and others. In a matter of moments, they had removed the masks from the faces of a hundred and ten soldiers.

Behind each mask, there is a white skull.

Later, Situ Qiao and the others were also deflated and withdrew from the ranks of soldiers. Deng Yao said to Liu Yong in a trembling voice: "Mr. Liu, these soldiers are indeed dead. And it looks like he died many years ago. ”

Everyone looked at the tens of thousands of dead soldiers in front of them, who were still wearing armor and standing still, and their faces changed drastically, and they involuntarily retreated.

After Situ Qiao became an artist, he stole many tombs alone. Among them, there are many graves where the owner of the tomb was killed and martyred. It's just that there are only a few dozen slaves and servants used for burial at most, how have you ever seen tens of thousands of corpses placed in such a state? He said in a trembling voice: "Yao Guangxiao, this bastard, has killed so many people, and he wants to use this underground imperial city as his own mausoleum, and use these people to bury and guard the tomb for him. Throughout the ages, there has never been such a brutal and vicious person. Compared with Yao Guangxiao, tyrants such as Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Yang of Sui, and Zhu Di are nothing. ”

Zhu Sanjia said: "What you said is not right. Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Yang of Sui were called tyrants, but there was no objection. However, Emperor Chengzu was resolute, but he was not a tyrant. ”

Situ Qiao sneered: "Zhu Di is a wolf, extremely vicious, seizing the throne of his nephew and killing the minister. He rebelled, and the battlefield was bloody, and it can be said that he was a field war, and life and death were determined by the destiny of heaven. It's just that after he seized the throne, he slaughtered Jianwen's loyal ministers. Raiding homes and exterminating the clan, the means are ruthless. For example, Tie Xuan was sentenced to Ling Chi and Fang Xiaoru, and after many Jianwen courtiers were killed, his wife and daughter became official prostitutes in the teaching workshop, and his parents and sons were either beheaded or confiscated. Although Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Yang of Sui were brutal, they did not do such evil things?!"

Zhu Sanjia was speechless for a while, but he couldn't refute it. Situ Qiao continued: "It's just that these people are not so vicious compared to Yao Guangxiao. He killed so many people, and he put the corpses in armor and armor for burial, which was more powerful than using slaves and servants. I think Yao Guangxiao's body must be in this underground imperial city. ”

As soon as Situ Qiao's voice fell, everyone couldn't help but look at the big hall in the distance. Under the starry sky, the hall looks even more majestic. It's just that under the heavy protection of tens of thousands of skeleton soldiers, there is a faint strange atmosphere.

Qingfeng Dao said: "Since Mr. Situ said that Yao Guangxiao's body is placed in the main hall, we must work hard to find his body in order to have a glimmer of life." ”

Deng Yao said: "This surnamed Yao is so vicious, if we find his body, we will definitely crush his bones and scatter ashes to pay tribute to the creatures slaughtered by him." ”

The group nodded yes. Situ Qiao sneered: "It's always called Hanako, I advise you not to talk big about it yet." What kind of character Yao Guangxiao is, even if he has been dead for more than a hundred years, it will not be easy to kill you, an old man called Huazi. What are you still dreaming of here, and you still want to crush him, it's really ridiculous!"

Deng Yao was furious, pointed at Situ Bridge with his left hand and said, "You bastard is insidious and cunning! When you just walked out of the noon gate, when you saw so many people at first glance, you wanted to find a chance to escape. At this time, he put on a complacent ghost look, and he was blowing nonsense here. I see that the poison of your heart is not under Yao Guangxiao. You follow us all the way, but I'm afraid that you may not have any good intentions. ”

Situ Qiao said: "Hehe, if I hadn't followed with bad intentions, you old man Hanako would have died five or six times, how could you have the opportunity to stand here and talk to me?!"

Liu Yong saw that the two were arguing again, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them. Chu Danyang and Xu Chenghe also helped Liu Yong speak, and it took a long time to persuade the two to leave. Liu Yong said to Situ Qiao: "We can't delay any longer, although these sergeants are all skeletons, but Yao Guangxiao is only afraid that he has other plans to set up a military formation here." Liu has always felt that this military formation is not simple, let's find the secret passage as soon as possible and rescue the friends in the rivers and lakes. ”

Situ Qiao rolled his eyes and said proudly: "Mr. Liu's words are right, unlike some bastard bastards, who have no ability and are still making noise on the side." ”

Deng Yao was stopped by Chu Danyang and Xu Chenghe, and wanted to scold him. Liu Yong glanced at him, and Deng Yao held back his anger and did not speak.

Situ Qiao suppressed Deng Yao, and then glanced at him with satisfaction. Holding a torch in his left hand, he walked towards the Taihe Temple.

When everyone saw Situ Qiao moving forward, they also followed. All the way through the skeleton soldiers, everyone felt a chill. At first, all I saw were rows of foot soldiers, but soon after there were chariots, but the horses pulling them also rotted into skeletons. Further on, there were large bed crossbows, stone-throwing carts, and some unnamed offensive and defensive armaments.

Zhu Sanjia has been in the army for a long time, and most of these ordnance are also recognized. The more he walked, the more frightened he became, and said to Li Qiufeng: "A lot of ordnance here was used by the previous dynasty, but it has been lost later, and I didn't expect it to be all brought here by Yao Guangxiao." If our Ming army can be equipped with these ordnance weapons, its combat power will definitely be greatly improved. At that time, it would not be difficult to eliminate the Japanese and drive out the Tartar soldiers. ”

Li Qiufeng said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhu, don't forget it. If these ordnance weapons are obtained by others and used to overturn the Ming Dynasty, it will also get twice the result with half the effort, which is extremely unfavorable to the imperial court. ”

Zhu Sanjia was taken aback, glanced at Li Qiufeng, and said, "Li Gongzi, what do you mean by this?"

At this time, Li Qiufeng, Murong Danyan, and Zhu Sanjia walked at the end, and when the two spoke, their voices were extremely low, and even Murong Danyan, who was walking on the side, couldn't hear the two of them clearly. I only heard Li Qiufeng say in a low voice: "Emperor Chengzu was able to seize the throne, and Yao Guangxiao made great contributions. It's just that after the Battle of Jingjing, Yao Guangxiao did not occupy a high position, and died a few years later. After he died, Emperor Chengzu did not issue a commendation, which is a lot of weirdness. Yao Guangxiao built this underground imperial city and hoarded a large amount of ordnance and baggage, but he did not hand it over to the army of King Yan, what was his plan? Did Yao Guangxiao kill these tens of thousands of corpses and put them here, or were they killed by others, and he transported the corpses here and then arranged them into a military formation? Everything here is full of weirdness. Since it was rumored that there were heavy treasures in the imperial tombs under the Eight Treasures Lotus Mountain, until the battle of Yong'an City, and then to the change of Shajiabao, we were like chess pieces, pushed forward by others. Maybe when you get here, you finally reach the end of the road, and you will have to see the dagger. ”

The more Zhu Sanjia listened, the more frightened he became, and when Li Qiufeng finished speaking, he said in a trembling voice: "Li Gongzi, you said that these things are deliberately manipulated by someone behind your back?"

Li Qiufeng nodded, and then said: "Since Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, the battle between the new ministers and the ministers of the first emperor has never been broken. In the past ten years, the dispute over the great etiquette, the dispute over sending troops to the Hetao, and the case of inspecting the fields in Jiangnan seem to have nothing to do with each other, but if you think about it carefully, everything is related to the party dispute. Although the emperor holds the supreme authority, the court bosses are each a party, borrowing the emperor's authority to suppress their opponents. The two sides have been fighting for more than ten years, each with its own victories and defeats, and today, it has reached a situation where water and fire are incompatible. It's just that these bigwigs have sinister intentions, although they can't tear their faces and use knives in the court, but for safety, they have to borrow the power of the rivers and lakes to realize their plans. The secrets buried under the Hutou Rock have been more than 100 years, and if my guess is correct, I am afraid that it is not only the Sha and Zhu families who know about it. If they get their hands on what is in the belly of this mountain, they will have the upper hand, and then they will have to give it a go. ”

The two talked and talked, and before they knew it, they had followed everyone to the stone steps of the Taihe Palace. Murong Danyan looked up and saw that there was a wide platform in front of the hall, on which there was a sundial and a Jialiang, a pair of copper turtles and copper cranes, and eighteen copper tripods. Although the starlight is not bright, you can see the outline clearly. If you want to enter the Taihe Palace, you must go through three stone steps to climb the platform before entering the main hall.

But I heard Liu Yong say to Situ Qiao: "This is the palace where the emperor summoned his ministers." I didn't expect the momentum to be so majestic, but my generation came here, but I was also afraid. ”

Murong Danyan whispered to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Li, do you think this hall is the same as the main hall in the imperial city of Beijing?"

Li Qiufeng said: "The two are nine points similar, but this hall is slightly smaller than the Fengtian Hall in the palace......

Before his words fell, Murong Danyan said in surprise: "Fengtian Palace, isn't this hall called Taihe Palace?"

Li Qiufeng said: "When this hall was built, it was called Taihe Hall at the beginning, but it was soon renamed Fengtian Palace. The Jinluan Hall referred to by the common people refers to the Fengtian Temple. Folklore has it that the ministers go to court every day in this Fengtian Temple, but this is not true. The Fengtian Hall is a place used to hold various ceremonies in the imperial palace, which is rarely used in ordinary times, and is closely guarded by the Jinyi Weinan Zhenfu Division. Only when the emperor ascends the throne, the emperor's wedding, the canonization of the empress, the fate of the generals, the annual longevity festival, New Year's Day, and the winter solstice, the emperor will sit in the Fengtian Hall facing south, accept the congratulations of civil and military officials, and give banquets to the princes and ministers. ”

When the two were talking, Situ Qiao and Liu Yong, Qingfeng Daoren and other gang leaders and heads of the gang had finished their discussions, and Situ Qiao and Liu Yong were still in the front, and the rest of the people entered in turn. Li Qiufeng, Zhu Sanjia, and Murong Danyan still followed last. Everyone walked slowly up the stone steps paved with white marble, and walked three floors in a row before they came to the platform in front of the main hall. In front of you is a large hall with a width of 11 rooms. The roof of the main hall is covered with golden glazed tiles, which shimmer faintly yellow in the starlight. The doors and windows on the front of the main hall are painted red, but the columns and eaves are connected with white stone.

Situ Qiao stood in front of the door of the main hall with a torch, turned to everyone and said, "This is the center of the entire palace, and it is the most important place. When we enter the temple, you must be careful not to do anything rashly at my commands. ”

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Deng Yao. Deng Yao sneered: "I always call Huazi's life my own, even if you don't say it, I won't kill myself." You still take care of yourself, but don't capsize in the gutter and leave a laughing stock in vain. ”