A knife in love

Chapter 721

Changsun Guangming finished speaking, but Yang Yansi laughed and said, "You are so funny. After talking for a long time, you are talking nonsense like ghosts. Wouldn't it make people laugh out loud?!"

After he finished speaking, he turned to Yang Ye and Yang Yanzhao and said, "Father, Sixth Brother, do we still have to stay here and listen to this lunatic's nonsense?"

Yang Ye shook his head and said: "Yansi, don't be rude to Mr. Changsun! The situation here must be weird, and we shouldn't offend Mr. Changsun just because we don't know the reasons for these things."

Yang Yansi muttered a few words in his mouth, but he didn't dare to speak again.

The eldest grandson Guangming was not angry, just smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "General Yang Qi said that I am talking nonsense, but it is not unreasonable. Because I guessed most of this matter. But according to the information I have collected over the years, I am quite confident in guessing this matter. I have tried to piece together the skeleton king temple built by Li Longji with soil and wood blocks, and then look at the temple and the surrounding mountains and rivers. The skull king temple It is located at the west entrance of Gukou Village. From the perspective of the terrain, Yandi Ridge and Toutou Mountain stretch across the north and south, the Dan River and Xu River are on both sides, and Gukou Village leans on the east foot of Toutou Mountain. There is a great mystery behind this arrangement."

Changsun Guangming drew out his long sword while talking, and drew more than ten lines with different vertical and horizontal lines on the ground. Then he raised his head and said to Yang Yansi: "General Yang Qi, what I drew is the terrain around Toukuan Mountain. You might as well take a look at it." What is the terrain like?"

Yang Yansi lowered his head to observe carefully, raised his head after a while, with a surprised expression on his face, and said to Changsun Guangming: "This is the fifth change of the eight-door golden lock formation, but it lacks the big tent of the Chinese army..."

Changsun Guangming smiled slightly and said: "General Yang Qi, you are proficient in the art of war, can you draw the location of the Chinese army's tent on this map?"

Although Yang Yansi's simple knife had already been curled, he was still holding it in his hand.Hearing what Changsun Guangming said, he nodded, stretched out the simple knife in his hand, tapped the blank space on the lower right of the two vertical lines with the tip of the knife, and said: "If the eight-door golden lock array is set up, here is The big account of the Chinese army."

Changsun Guangming said: "The location pointed by General Yang Qi, from the map, happens to be the location of the Skeleton King Temple."

Yang Yansi was dumbfounded and couldn't speak for a while.

Li Qiufeng has been listening to everyone's words quietly, but now he looks at the map drawn by his eldest grandson Guangming, which confirms the topography and roads of Taniguchi Village in his mind one by one, but they are also inseparable.He pondered for a moment, and said to Changsun Guangming: "The map drawn by Mr. Changsun is indeed very similar to the terrain around Taniguchi Village. It's just that when we arrived at Taniguchi Village, why didn't we see such a large-scale building at the west end of the village?" The Temple of the Skeleton King?"

Sun Guangming said, "Hero Li still remembers the stage at the entrance of the village with only its foundation left?"

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said: "This Li will naturally remember. The situation on the stage is a bit weird. If we can escape from here, we must go and see what is buried underground."

Sun Guangming said: "Hero Li, in fact, behind that stage is the former site of the Skeleton King Temple."

Li Qiufeng was startled, and said, "Didn't Mr. Changsun say that the temple was dedicated to General Zhao Kuo? Why did it become the Temple of the Skeleton King?"

Sun Guangming said: "When I told Master Li about the origin of this temple, because it involved a lot and had nothing to do with Master Li, I didn't go into details. In fact, the Taniguchi Village we saw is not the original Taniguchi Village. Village. It is said that a year before Song Taizong Yongxi’s Northern Expedition, a great change suddenly took place in Toukuan Mountain. At that time, a huge gap was opened in the ground and swallowed the Skeleton King Temple. Then a huge wave gushed out from the ground and swallowed Tanikou Village. They were also involved in the water. After the flood receded, the whole village and the Skeleton King Temple disappeared. The villagers who escaped by chance were scared out of their wits and never dared to return to Tanikou Village. Afterwards, the Song army marched northward and fought with Liao At the end of the Great War, more than [-] troops were lost, and they were defeated and returned to the territory of the Song Dynasty. People in the world have said that the great changes in the Skeleton King Temple were an ominous omen from the sky. Later, the government summoned the scattered people to rebuild Taniguchi Village here. But after the war, Both the government and the common people were poor and had no money to rebuild the Skeleton King Temple, so they had to build a small temple with only one courtyard at the entrance of the village to worship Zhao Kuo. Later, a stage was built in front of the temple for social drama It's just that this place is really not auspicious. Later, as I told Daxia Li, the temple and the stage were swallowed up by the earth again. It's just that this time there was no flood from the ground, and the villagers did not suffer any disaster. However After these two catastrophes, no one discussed the matter of building the temple anymore. So when we came here, we naturally couldn’t see the Skull King Temple.”

Li Qiufeng nodded, meditating on his thoughts, and then did not speak again.Changsun Guangming went on to say: "Back then when Li Longji was building a large-scale construction project in Toutou Mountain and Gukou Village, there must have been expert advice behind him. He wanted to summon an army of skeletons on the ancient battlefield of Changping, and then go south to seize the world. It's just that he hasn't waited for him to become a master. Empress Wei poisoned Emperor Zhongzong to death because of the exposure of her adulterous relationship with Wu Sansi. Li Longji could no longer be delayed by the sudden changes in the court. So he returned to Chang'an and joined hands with Princess Taiping to wipe out Wei. The empress and Princess Anle supported Li Dan to become the emperor. Li Longji became the crown prince, the heir of the Tang emperor who was tacitly appointed by the Sacred Heart. Naturally, he didn't need the skeleton array. His heart to use the skeleton array was also weak. Unexpectedly, although Li Dan wanted him to inherit the throne wholeheartedly, his aunt Princess Taiping wanted to monopolize the power and even seize the throne. The court planted forces from top to bottom. However, Li Dan and Li Longji were first imprisoned by Wu Zetian and later suppressed by Empress Wei. However, it is far inferior to Princess Taiping. At this critical moment, Li Longji thought of the skeleton formation again, and sent Mr. Gao Lishi Gao to Gaoping, preparing to restart the skeleton formation to deal with Princess Taiping's party."

Changsun Guangming said to Gao Lishi when he said this, "Master Gao, am I right?"

Gao Lishi's face was pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "You, who are you? What kind of place is this?"

Changsun Guangming said: "You don't need to know who we are. As for where this place is, we are just as clueless as you are. You just need to know that we have followed other people's ways like you, and are now in a desperate situation. That's fine. If you deliberately conceal the truth, everyone can only die here together. If you want to survive, you must be honest with each other. If we work together, we may be able to escape a life."

Gao Lishi is so smart that he knows that his current situation is extremely unfavorable.Although the origins of these people are unknown, they don't seem to have any deep hatred with themselves. If they can help each other, they may be able to escape.As long as he leaves here, relying on his own martial arts and the influence of the prince, it will not be difficult to kill people and silence them at that time.Thinking of this, he already had an idea in his mind, nodded immediately, and said: "Although what your excellency said just now is speculation, it is inseparable. Since I offended Princess Taiping, I was kicked out After leaving the imperial palace, he was transferred to Xiangwang's mansion to serve the young prince. At that time, Ruizong was abolished, and he was imprisoned in the mansion together with other princes. Therefore, although it is said to be Xiangwang's mansion, it is no different from a heavily guarded prison. All the eunuchs in the palace know , if you are driven to work in Xiangwang's mansion, it is no different from going to jail."

Gao Lishi let out a long sigh when he said this, and continued: "I hate Princess Taiping to the core. From the day I left the palace, I have formed a relationship with her. She was the one who found me that day and asked me to monitor Emperor Zetian. The Emperor Zetian treated me well, so I naturally couldn't agree. Princess Taiping was afraid that I would leak the matter and accuse me of colluding with foreign ministers. Originally, she wanted to kill me. Thanks to the mercy of Emperor Zetian, she didn't kill me. I was kicked out of the palace and served in the Prince Xiang's Mansion. Although working in the Prince Xiang's Mansion is no different from going to jail, it's better than being cut off with a knife.

"Later, Zhang Jianzhi and others suddenly raised troops, locked up Emperor Zetian, and pushed Emperor Zhongzong to restore him. King Xiang regained his freedom, and King Linzhi also escaped from the prison. He is a very smart man, and his thoughts are always on his mind. I don’t want to tell others about it. It’s just that I have served him for many years and tried my best, so he treated me very well. When Emperor Zhongzong was restored, he was very worried, and often lamented that Emperor Zhongzong had no opinion, and Queen Webster was very strong. I'm afraid that Emperor Zetian usurped the Tang Dynasty again. Later, Empress Wei was afraid of Linzhi Wang Yingming's prowess, and instigated Emperor Zhongzong to issue an edict to drive Linzhi Wang out of the capital and make him a farewell to Luzhou.

"At that time, everyone in the Prime Minister's Palace thought that King Linzhi was about to face a catastrophe. Because since the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the prince was exiled from Beijing, and either died on the way or at the place of exile, or was strictly guarded at the place of exile. He even couldn't keep his food and clothing, and eventually died of serious illness or hunger and cold. Therefore, when King Linzhi left, the palace of Xiangwang was full of sadness.

"However, King Linzhi was very happy. The imperial decree required him to leave Beijing within three days, and the next day he received the imperial decree, he took me and two other relatives to leave Xiangwang's mansion and rushed to Luzhou to take up his post. After crossing the Yellow River, those two relatives fled away without making a sound, leaving us, master and servant, alone to go to Luzhou. I saw that King Linzhi didn't look sad at all, and I was puzzled , couldn’t help asking. King Linzhi said, Empress Wei’s intention to usurp the Tang Dynasty is known all over the world. If she stays in the capital at this time, it can be said that she is in danger. The swords of Empress Wei and Princess Anle may fall at any time. Come down. Although Luzhou is a humble place, it is not under the control of Queen Wei and Princess Anle. If they want to kill them, it will be far more difficult than in the capital. Besides, Shanxi is the land of the ancestor Longxing, and the subjects are loyal to the Tang Dynasty. If something happens in the capital, if I raise my arms in Luzhou, there will be a hundred responses. When the time comes, I will raise my troops to serve the king, and great things will be accomplished.

"After listening to King Linzhi's words, I was filled with admiration. From that day on, I knew that the one who would be able to sit on the throne of the Great Tang Emperor in the future must be this young prince. Although the road ahead is difficult, as long as you follow King Linzhi, prosperity and wealth in the future are just around the corner!"

(End of this chapter)