A knife in love

Chapter 413

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

Li Qiufeng recounted what happened just now.Liu Yong asked in shock: "Could it be that these soldiers are really dead?"

Situ Qiao sneered, "It's easy, you just need to take off the masks on the faces of a dozen soldiers and see."

After he finished speaking, he strode forward, turned around in the ranks of soldiers, found a few soldiers at random, and picked off the masks on the soldiers' faces with the steel claw in his hand.Not to be outdone, Deng Yao, Lin Yilang and others broke into the army formation, taking off the masks on the faces of the generals.

Although Li Qiufeng, Liu Yong, Taoist Qingfeng and others did not do anything, they kept watching Situ Qiao and others.In a short while, they had taken off the masks on the faces of a hundred soldiers.

Behind each mask is a white skull.

After arriving, Situ Qiao and others were also discouraged and withdrew from the ranks of soldiers.Deng Yao said tremblingly to Liu Yong: "Mr. Liu, these soldiers are indeed dead. And it seems that they died many years ago."

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

After Situ Qiao became an artist, he robbed many large tombs by himself.Among them, there are also many tombs where the owner of the tomb killed and died.It's just that there are only dozens of slaves and servants used for burial. Have you ever seen tens of thousands of corpses arranged in such a situation?He said in a trembling voice: "Yao Guangxiao, that bastard who killed so many people, most likely wants to use this underground imperial city as his own mausoleum, and use these people to guard his tomb. Throughout the ages, there has never been such a cruelty." Vicious people. Compared with Yao Guangxiao, tyrants like Qin Shihuang, Sui Yangdi, and Zhu Di are nothing."

Zhu Sanjia said: "Your words are wrong. Qin Shihuang and Sui Yangdi are called tyrants, and there is no objection. However, Emperor Chengzu is a resolute man, but he is not a tyrant."

Situ Qiao sneered and said, "Zhu Di was ambitious and extremely vicious. He seized the throne from his nephew and killed ministers. He rebelled and blood flowed in rivers on the battlefield. He can be said to be the frontier of a wild war. Life and death are up to fate. It's just that he won the throne. Afterwards, Jianwen’s loyal ministers were massacred. Families were raided and clans were wiped out with vicious means. For example, Tie Xuan was killed by Ling Chi, Fang Xiaoru’s ten clans were condemned, and many Jianwen courtiers were killed. Their wives and daughters were turned into prostitutes, parents and sons were either beheaded or exiled into the army Although Qin Shihuang and Sui Yangdi were cruel, they never did such evil things?!"

Zhu Sanjia was at a loss for words for a while, but he couldn't refute.Situ Qiao continued: "It's just that these people are not so vicious compared to Yao Guangxiao. He killed so many people, and then put the corpses on top of the armor and put them into an army array for burial. Compared with using slaves Domestic servants are even more powerful. I think Yao Guangxiao's body must be in this underground imperial city."

As soon as Situ Qiao finished speaking, everyone involuntarily looked towards the great 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 strange air faintly.

Qingfeng said humanely: "Since Mr. Situ said that Yao Guangxiao's body is placed in the hall, we have to work hard to find his body, so as to have a chance of survival."

Deng Yao said: "This Yao man is so vicious, if we find his body, we will smash his bones into ashes and pay homage to the creatures he slaughtered."

Qunhao nodded in agreement.Situ Qiao sneered and said, "Old beggar, I advise you not to speak big words. Yao Guangxiao is such a character, even if he has been dead for more than a hundred years, it will not take much effort to kill you, old beggar. What are you still doing here? Dameng, wanting to crush him into ashes, is really ridiculous!"

Deng Yao was furious, pointed at Situ Qiao with his left hand and said, "You bastard is insidious and cunning! When you walked out of the Meridian Gate just now, the first time you saw so many people, you wanted to escape. Now you put on a complacent look You are full of ghosts, and you are blowing your breath here. I see that your heart is not inferior to Yao Guangxiao. If you follow us all the way, I am afraid that you may not have any good intentions."

Situ Qiao said: "Hey, if I hadn't followed with ill intentions, you old beggar would have died five or six times long ago, how could you have the opportunity to stand here and talk to me?!"

Seeing that the two were arguing again, Liu Yong hurried forward to persuade them.Chu Danyang and Xu Chenghe also helped Liu Yong speak, and it took a long time to persuade them to leave.Liu Yong said to Situ Qiao: "We can't delay any longer. Although these sergeants are all skeletons, Yao Guangxiao may have other plans to set up an army formation here. Liu has always felt that this army formation is not simple, so we should find it as soon as possible." It’s a secret way, it’s better to rescue friends from the Jianghu.”

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

Deng Yao was blocked by Chu Danyang and Xu Chenghe, wanting to yell at him.Liu Yong winked at him, and Deng Yao held back his anger and didn't speak.

Situ Qiao suppressed Deng Yao, and then glanced at him contentedly.Holding the torch in his left hand, he walked towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Seeing Situ Qiao walking forward, everyone followed closely.This road has to pass through the skeleton soldiers, and everyone feels a burst of cold air.At the beginning, all they saw were rows of infantry, and soon after, chariots appeared, but the horses pulling the chariots also rotted into skeletons.Going forward, there are also large bed crossbows, catapults, and some offensive and defensive weapons that cannot be named.

Zhu Sanjia has been in the army for a long time, so he knows most of these weapons.The more he walked, the more frightened he became, and he said to Li Qiufeng: "Many of the weapons here were used by the previous dynasty, but they have been lost since then, and they were all brought here by Yao Guangxiao unexpectedly. If our Ming army can equip these weapons and weapons, the combat power will definitely be great. Promote. By then, it will not be difficult to eliminate the Japanese pirates and drive out the Tartar soldiers."

Li Qiufeng said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhu, don't forget. If these weapons and weapons are obtained by others and used to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, they will get twice the result with half the effort and will be extremely disadvantageous to the court."

Zhu Sanjia was startled, glanced at Li Qiufeng, and said, "Young Master Li, what do you mean by that?"

At this moment, Li Qiufeng, Murong Danyan, and Zhu Sanjia walked last, and when they talked, they kept their voices down so low that even Murong Danyan, who was walking on the side, couldn't hear their words clearly.Li Qiufeng said in a low voice: "Emperor Chengzu was able to seize the throne, and Yao Guangxiao contributed a lot. However, after the Battle of Jingnan, Yao Guangxiao did not occupy a high position, and died a few years later. After his death, Emperor Chengzu also There is no decree to praise, this matter is quite strange. Yao Guangxiao built this underground imperial city, stored up a large amount of military equipment, but did not hand it over to King Yan's army. What is his plan? These tens of thousands of corpses , Was Yao Guangxiao killed and put it here, or was it killed by someone else, he transported the corpse here, and then arranged it in an army formation? Everything here is weird. Ever since it was rumored that the imperial mausoleum under the Babao Lianhua Mountain There are treasures in it, until the battle of Yong'an City, and then to the change of Shajiabao, we are like pawns, pushed forward by others. Perhaps we have reached here, finally reached the end of the road, we must try to See you poor."

The more Zhu Sanjia listened, the more frightened they became. After Li Qiufeng finished speaking, he said in a trembling voice, "Young Master Li, do you say that someone deliberately manipulated these things behind the scenes?"

Li Qiufeng nodded, and then said: "Since Emperor Jiajing came to the throne, the battle between the new ministers and the former emperor's cabinet ministers has never stopped. In the past ten years, there have been disputes over great etiquette, disputes about dispatching troops to Hetao, and inspections in the south of the Yangtze River. In the field case, these major events seem to have little connection with each other, but when you think about it carefully, everything is related to party struggles. Although the emperor holds the supreme power, the big bosses in the court are each in their own party, and they use the emperor's power to suppress their opponents. The two sides have been fighting for more than ten years, with each winning and losing. Today, they have reached a situation where fire and water cannot be tolerated. It's just that these big bosses have sinister intentions. Although they wish to tear their faces and use knives in the court, they have to borrow money to be safe. The power of the rivers and lakes to realize their plans. The secrets buried under Hutou Rock have been buried for more than a hundred years. If my guess is correct, I am afraid that Sha and Zhu are not the only ones who know about it. If they get the secret in the belly of the mountain Things will definitely gain the upper hand, and at that time, they will give it a go."

The two talked and talked, and before they knew it, they had followed the crowd to the stone steps of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.Murong Danyan raised his eyes and saw a wide platform in front of the hall, on which there was a sundial, a Jialiang, a pair of bronze tortoises, a pair of bronze cranes, and eighteen bronze tripods.Although the starlight is not bright, it can roughly see the outline.If you want to enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony, you have to go through three stone steps to climb up the platform before you can enter the main hall.

But I heard Liu Yong say to Situ Qiao: "This is the main hall where the emperor summoned his ministers. Unexpectedly, the momentum is so majestic. When I come here, I feel afraid."

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

Li Qiufeng said: "The two are [-]% similar, but this hall is slightly smaller than the Fengtian Hall in the imperial palace..."

Before he finished speaking, Murong Danyan asked in surprise, "Fengtian Hall? Isn't this hall called the Hall of Supreme Harmony?"

Li Qiufeng said: "When this hall was built, it was called the Hall of Supreme Harmony at the beginning, but it was soon renamed the Hall of Fengtian. The Jinluan Hall that the people refer to refers to the Hall of Fengtian. According to folklore, the ministers go to court every day. In this Fengtian Temple, it is actually not true. Fengtian Temple is a place used for holding various ceremonies in the imperial palace. The emperor will sit facing south in the Fengtian Hall on the three major festivals of going out, Wanshou Festival, New Year's Day, and Winter Solstice every year, accepting congratulations from civil and military officials, and giving banquets to princes and ministers."

When the two were talking, Situ Qiao had finished their discussions with Liu Yong, Qingfeng Taoist and other gang leaders and leaders, and Situ Qiao and Liu Yong still walked in the front, and the rest of them entered in turn.Li Qiufeng, Zhu Sanjia, and Murong Danyan still followed at the end.The crowd walked up slowly along the stone steps paved with white marble, and walked up three floors in a row before reaching the platform in front of the main hall.In front of you is the main hall with a width of eleven rooms.The roof of the main hall is covered with golden glazed tiles, shining a faint yellow light under the starlight.The doors and windows on the front of the main hall are all painted red, but the columns and eaves are connected by white stones.

Standing in front of the main hall with a torch, Situ Qiao turned around and said to everyone: "This is the center of the entire palace, and it is the most important place. When we enter the hall, everyone must be careful and listen to my orders." , don't act recklessly."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Deng Yao.Deng Yao sneered and said, "Old beggar's life is my own. Even if you don't tell me, I won't seek my own death. You still take care of yourself, don't let the boat capsize in the gutter, leaving only a laughingstock."

(End of this chapter)