Chapter 553
Li Qiufeng was stunned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Naturally, the country and the people are safe, and the four seas are peaceful." ”
Situ Qiao smiled slightly, and said, "Brother Li, you can't help but say this, aren't you? You are no longer a Jinyi guard, why do you have to save any face for the emperor?"
Li Qiufeng said: "I'm ashamed to say that although I am a hundred households of Jinyi Guard, I am only on duty in Wuying Palace. Today's emperor believes in Taoism, rarely comes to the Wuying Palace, and only has a real person in the harem every day. I'm a small brocade guard, how do I know what the emperor wants to do?"
Situ Qiao smiled: "Brother Li, what you just said is to the point. I have long heard in the capital that the current emperor worships Taoism, reuses the Taoist priest Shao Yuanjie, and all major events in the court often have to be fasted in the palace first, begging for the instructions of the emperor. But what is the emperor doing for the sake of Taoism?"
Li Qiufeng listened to him peel off the cocoon and go deeper step by step, although there was a faint clue in his heart, and he couldn't say it clearly for a while. Situ Qiao continued: "The emperor's greatest wish is neither the peace of the people of the country, the peace of the four seas, nor the smooth wind and rain, and the return of the world to the heart. After becoming an emperor, there is only one wish, and that is immortality!"
Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and just now he had faintly thought of the words "immortality", but he didn't say it. But I heard Situ Qiao say: "After the emperor ascended the throne, the world was served, and no one dared not obey the emperor's orders." At this point, he really became a loner, with no parents, no friends, and nothing in the world under control. It is the thing that the emperor pursues, that is, to continue this power for thousands of years. Immortality has become the emperor's greatest wish. Powerful kings such as Qin Shi Huang and Tang Taizong were bent on finding immortals and elixirs of immortality in their later years, which is the reason.
"Yao Guangxiao is not only an emperor, but also immortal, and longevity is the same as that of heaven. He took refuge in Zhu Di because he wanted to use Zhu Di's power to find the white bone skeleton needed to set up the military array. It's just that he didn't expect Zhu Di to be more vicious than him, and he actually struck first, almost killing him. After he fled back to the Jingxin Temple under the Hutou Rock, his hatred became even stronger, and he was bent on training the Yin Array one day earlier, so that he could find Zhu Di for revenge. It's just that before the big thing happened, his sister killed him with her own hands. ”
Li Qiufeng thought to himself, Situ Qiao, this person has always been verbose. Fang Ming talked about immortality and resurrection, why did he go around to the military formation again. Just as he was impatient, he heard Situ Qiao continue: "Yao Guangxiao thought that since this Yin Array can make the Yin Soul attach to the white bones, and make the white bones turn into skeleton soldiers, they act like ordinary people. If the soul of a living person is attached to the body of another person, will he not be able to rise from the dead and live forever......"
When Li Qiufeng heard this, he suddenly realized, and couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, and said in a trembling voice: "This, is this the legendary resurrection of the corpse?"
Situ Qiao nodded and said, "Not bad." Yao Guangxiao just wanted to use the Yin Array to eventually be able to attach his soul to other people's bodies. In this way, even when his body is aging, he only needs to transfer his soul to others, and he can come back to life and live forever. ”
The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more frightened he became, although this thing sounded ridiculous, but he recalled all kinds of situations he saw in the belly of the Hutou Rock, with Yao Guangxiao's ability, it was not surprising that he was afraid that he would really get out of the corpse and resurrect the soul.
Situ Qiao saw the look of surprise on Li Qiufeng's face, knowing that he didn't believe his words, and was about to say more. Suddenly, Li Qiufeng said: "You are so keen on this matter, I'm afraid that you also plan to live forever like Yao Guangxiao?"
Situ Qiao shook his head and said, "Brother Li, what you said can make me look down on a little bit." Although I am not a well-educated person, I also know the reincarnation of heaven and has its own truth. Just like the sunrise and sunset, the flowers bloom at four o'clock, if you forcibly reverse the reincarnation, the end will definitely be extremely miserable. Yao Guangxiao is a living example. If he hadn't been wishful thinking about immortality, with his ingenuity, he would definitely have become a generation of eminent monks. In the end, he ended up with a cannibalistic death, a tragic death in the mountains, and a place to die. I want this array, just to know whether this heavenly reincarnation is arranged by heaven, or whether it is like flowing water from high to low, purely accidental. ”
Li Qiufeng heard what he said mysteriously, and thought to himself: "This person's martial arts are not high, but this mind is too tortuous and unpredictable." People live well, so what's the use of thinking so much?"
But I heard Situ Qiao continue: "I figured out the truth of the Yin Array, and when I saw the spell written by Yao Guangxiao in the scroll, I was overjoyed, so I thought I wanted to give it a try." It's just that in the peaceful world, where am I going to find skeletons? Although I have stolen some ancient tombs, I have never touched the remains of the tomb owner. If I want to dig up other people's graves, it will be detrimental to yin morality, and I will categorically refuse to do such a despicable thing. Second, if you want to form a yin array, you need thousands of white bones, that is, if you want to dig graves in the wilderness in a deserted village, where can you find these many tombs?
"I thought about it, but I couldn't do anything. It was also a coincidence, that night I accidentally opened a book, which said that Qin Zhao fought a decisive battle in Changping during the Warring States Period in order to fight for the party. The general of the Qin State killed 400,000 Zhao troops in Bai Qikeng, which was the famous Changping War. When I read this article, I didn't think it was any different at first, but when I closed the book, I seemed to remember something......"
When he said this, he heard Li Qiufeng sneer and said, "You remembered the bones of the 400,000 Zhao soldiers who were buried alive." ”
When Li Qiufeng spoke, his words were sarcastic. After hearing this, Situ Qiao's face did not change, and he even said a little proudly: "Exactly." At that time, I thought to myself, wonderful. Bai Qi, the bastard, killed so many people, and the bones must still be buried in the underground of the Changping battlefield. If I go anywhere, I only need to dig up hundreds of white bones, and then borrow the Soul Banner Mantra and Yin Array Mantra written by Yao Guangxiao to see if I can form a Yin Array. If this Yin Array, as Yao Guangxiao said, can make the Yin Soul attach to the bones, then it proves that this method is effective. I only need to look at the power of the Yin Array, and I am satisfied. Then destroy the scroll, and it will not fall into the hands of those who harbor evil intentions, and it will be a hundred and a hundred. ”
When he said this, seeing Li Qiufeng's look of disbelief, he had to sigh and said, "Brother Li, if you don't believe what I said, I can't do it." One day, I will teach you to understand that I am not a fool like Yao Guangxiao. ”
Li Qiufeng thought to himself, your martial arts are naturally not as good as Yao Guangxiao, and your talent may be far behind. It's just that when it comes to being ruthless, it may not be below him.
Situ Qiao continued: "Since I thought of Changping, I couldn't bear it anymore, so I set off from the capital and went straight to Shanxi. It's just that more than a thousand years have passed since the Changping War, and even the place name Changping has been annihilated. After I arrived in Shanxi, I immediately searched everywhere and went all the way to Gaoping. I found some local old people and listened to them talk about the old legend that Bai Qi surrounded the 400,000 Zhao army near Gaoping Zuo, and finally wiped out the Zhao army. It's just that Bai Qi buried the defeated and surrendered Zhao army prisoners, and he couldn't ask anything from the mouths of those old people. Later, I stole into the Gaoping County Office, found the Gaoping County Chronicle, tore off a few pages of the county chronicle about the Changping War, took it out of the county office, and returned to the inn to scrutinize it carefully. Hehe, I finally discovered the exact location of the Changping War. “
When Situ Qiao said this, he took out a few pieces of paper from his arms with his right hand, handed them to Li Qiufeng and said, "Brother Li, take a look." ”
At this time, the two of them had walked several miles, and they could see from a distance that there was an extremely high mountain in front of them, which was the big mountain that the old man had just said. The surrounding fields are barren and the grass is everywhere, and from time to time there are crows "dumb" and "dumb" cries passing over the heads of the two people, a scene of slaughter.
Li Qiufeng took the pieces of paper from Situ Qiao's hand, and the words on them were written very correctly. One of them reads: "Zhao Kuo took advantage of the victory to chase to Qinbi, that is, the valley of the province is also surrounded by mountains, only one road can accommodate chariots and horses, shaped like cloth bags, Zhao soldiers are not conducive to entering the battle, build a fortress, and hold on, Zhao Kuo has gone out to fight, and 400,000 people shot by Qin have surrendered to Wu Anjun to lure into the valley and the pit." ”
Seeing this, Li Qiufeng nodded, and said, "I think you have found the battlefield of the Changping War from these words." ”
Situ Qiao said proudly: "Not bad. The provincial grievance valley mentioned in the county chronicles is next to a village ten miles outside Gaoping City. When I got there, I learned that the local people called this valley the Killing Valley. It is said that Bai Qi killed tens of thousands of Zhao troops here, and the entire valley turned into a river of blood. I arrived in the middle of the slaughter, and it was evening. The wind was cold and windy, and it was indescribably eerie and terrifying. I circled the valley and saw scattered human bones, rusted arrowheads, and blades. I was overjoyed, knowing that I had finally found the battlefield of the Battle of Changping, and the corpse pit where Bai Qikeng killed Zhao Jun must be near the left. That night I stayed at a common man's house, and early the next morning, I borrowed a shovel from him and went to the left side of the killing valley to try to dig. I think although it is said in the world that Bai Qi buried 400,000 Zhao soldiers alive, this is probably an exaggeration. The Qin army and the Zhao army confronted each other, and the two sides attacked each other, and the Zhao army lost many casualties. In the end, he was defeated by Bai Qi, not because the sergeants could not fight, but because the grain route was cut off by the Qin army, and the Zhao army was starving, and in the end it even ate human flesh and was unable to fight anymore, so it surrendered to the Qin army. It is expected that the number of Zhao soldiers buried alive in vain is definitely not 400,000. But even so, Bai Qi is really ruthless enough. That's how many lives are there, this bastard was buried alive overnight. What is even more terrifying is that these corpse pits of the Zhao army were buried alive, or the Qin army deceived the Zhao army, only saying that they would build a long siege and drive the Zhao army to dig it prisoners. ”
When Situ Qiao said this, he sighed, and then continued: "It's just that the retribution is not happy." After the death of Qin Shi Huang, the world was in turmoil. Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, led tens of thousands of Chu troops and fought a decisive battle with the main force of the 400,000 Qin army under the general Zhang Han and Wang Lisuo of the Qin State in Julu. Xiang Yu broke the cauldron and sank the boat, led the Chu army to attack the Qin army, completely annihilated Wang Li's army, and killed more than 200,000 Qin people. Eight months later, Zhang Han was forced to lead 200,000 Qin troops to surrender. Xiang Yu was worried that the 200,000 Qin army would cause a rebellion, and he killed all the 200,000 Qin troops overnight, leaving only Zhang Han and a few other Qin army generals to act as guides for the Chu army to attack Xianyang. If there is a spirit in the ground in Baiqi, knowing that more than 400,000 Qin troops will be like the Zhao army in Changping, they were killed or buried by Xiang Yu, and no one was left, I don't know if he regretted that he was too vicious that day. ”
(End of chapter)