A knife in love

Chapter 785

Changsun Guangming heard Lao Yan's long-winded words, but the doubts in his heart were not solved, so he couldn't help asking: "Mr. Yan's detailed explanation has solved many doubts in our hearts. But I still There are some things that I don't understand. Who are you guarding the tomb for in this Taniguchi village?"

Old Yan chuckled, and said: "I have gone too far, let's start from the beginning. After Wu Zetian abdicated in the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Zhongzong was under the control of Empress Wei and Wu Sansi. Xiangwang and his son were in danger. They made plans in secret. So Emperor Xuanzong got this map. He heard that using this map can summon ghosts and gods to serve him. This large temple was designed to appease the hundreds of thousands of resentful souls who died in the Changping War, but secretly wanted to set up a large skeleton formation. However, the large formation has not yet been completed. Empress Wei and Princess Anle poisoned Emperor Zhongzong , the situation is already extremely urgent. Prince Xiang and his son were forced to join forces with Princess Taiping to launch a coup in Chang'an ahead of schedule, beheading Empress Wei, Princess Anle, Wu Sansi and others, and pushing Xiangwang to become emperor. Princess Taiping later planned to get rid of Xuanzong The emperor, Emperor Xuanzong had no choice but to launch the skeleton formation again. So he sent the person who presented the picture to be the temple owner of the Skeleton King Temple to preside over the affairs of the temple. In fact, Emperor Xuanzong asked him to be the temple owner because he wanted him The Dawang Temple has set up a large array of skeletons to deal with Princess Taiping.

"After the man took the order, he took the heavy gold gifted by Emperor Xuanzong, and more than a hundred of his disciples, and hurried to Gukou Village. Emperor Xuanzong stayed in Chang'an, preparing to deal with Princess Taiping. Seeing that the battle between the two sides became increasingly fierce, A big fight was inevitable. Suddenly one day, a Taoist priest from Zhongnan Mountain came to Emperor Xuanzong's mansion and explained to him that this formation was deliberately fabricated by someone in an attempt to cause a big dispute, and urged Emperor Xuanzong not to be fooled.

"Emperor Xuanzong naturally wouldn't easily believe the Taoist's words, so he sent his confidant Gao Lishi to lead people to the Skeleton King Temple secretly to see if the temple owner had other plans. The disciples spoke, and only then did they know that this person was the successor of the famous monk Bianji during the Zhenguan period. These people built the Skeleton King Temple in order to revive Bianji and kill all the descendants of Emperor Taizong.

"After Gao Lishi heard the news, he immediately sent people back to Chang'an to report to Emperor Xuanzong. Emperor Xuanzong was shocked, knowing that he had been fooled by the temple owner, so he sent Wang Maozhong and others to secretly go to Tanikou Village, and Gao Lishi and others On a dark and stormy night, Gao Lishi and Wang Maozhong led hundreds of experts and 1000 elite troops from Luzhou Prefecture to raid the Skeleton King Temple. The temple owner saw Gao Lishi and others killed him, knowing that the conspiracy had been revealed, but They are also unwilling to be captured without a fight, and defend the Skeleton King Temple. Although these people are far fewer than the officers and soldiers, they are all strong in martial arts, and they are not afraid of death when they start their hands. The temple was heavily surrounded, but they attacked for three days and three nights in succession, killing more than [-] people. They only broke into the courtyard, but could not enter the main hall and side halls.

"Gao Lishi and Wang Maozhong saw that they couldn't wipe out the temple owner and others for a while, and they were afraid that Emperor Xuanzong would be angered if they delayed, so they thought of a poisonous plan to drive these people out of the hall by using fire attack. Unexpectedly After the officers and soldiers set the hall on fire, no one in the hall escaped, and all died in the fire. Gao and Wang did not intend to destroy the Skeleton King Temple at first, but the fire was too large and spread, and thousands of officers and soldiers controlled it. Unable to hold back the flames, we could only escape far away, watching a large-scale Skeleton King Temple burn to nothingness."

After listening to Lao Yan's words, Li Qiufeng and others realized that the Skeleton King Temple was destroyed by Tang Xuanzong's order.The three of them couldn't bear to think that the disciples of Monk Bianji had such determination and the death was so tragic.

Lao Yan sighed, and then said: "Gao Lishi and Wang Maozhong were afraid that the temple master and his disciples would escape alive. Although they saw the Skeleton King Temple burnt to a white ground, they did not dare to leave. After the fire was extinguished, several Thousands of officers and soldiers searched carefully in the sand and rubble, and after confirming that the temple owner and others had all been buried in the fire, Gao Lishi and Wang Maozhong ordered the remaining broken bricks and tiles to be transported away and buried deeply, and all the foundation stones of the Skeleton King Temple were also taken away. Removed. Since then, there has been no trace of the Temple of the Skull King.

"Gao Lishi and Wang Maozhong returned to Chang'an and secretly reported the matter to Emperor Xuanzong. Emperor Xuanzong sighed and felt that the killing was too heavy. So he sent seven guards to Taniguchi Village and built another temple for Sacrifice the soldiers of Qin and Zhao who died in the battle in Changping, and even the disciples of Monk Bianji who died in the Skeleton King Temple. Of the seven guards, only the boss and the second child know the reason for this, and the other five are just ordered act.

"Since then, these seven guards have stayed in Taniguchi Village and served as temple priests and Taoist priests guarding the temple. Moreover, the seven left their last words that future generations must also guard the temple and not leave Taniguchi Village. Therefore, these seven guards The descendants of the guards also stayed in Taniguchi Village from generation to generation.

"After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the descendants of the eldest and the second child told the descendants of the other guards about the Skeleton King's Temple. These people did not expect that their ancestors turned out to be Emperor Xuanzong's cronies, but they were sent to such a place. I became a guardian of the temple in a remote place. Some people are indifferent, so naturally they don't take this matter to heart. Some people are very angry, thinking that their ancestors are Emperor Xuanzong's cronies. If they stay in Chang'an, after Emperor Xuanzong ascends the throne, Surely high-ranking officials have to sit, and horses have to ride. Therefore, the descendants of the three guards secretly discussed that they wanted to leave Taniguchi Village and find another place where they could make a living.

"It's just that I don't know why this news leaked out, but the descendants of the other four guards have to follow the order of their ancestors and stay in Taniguchi Village to guard the temple. At the beginning, the two sides were just talking and attacking each other. Later, some The people were so angry that they secretly killed those who disagreed with each other. After the death, everyone in Taniguchi Village was in danger, and the seven families that were originally close to each other fell apart, divided into two factions, and blamed each other. Hands-on, a big fight broke out among the seven major families.

"This battle was extremely tragic. In the end, the families of the three guards who wanted to leave Taniguchi Village were all killed. It's just that the winning side also suffered heavy casualties, and the descendants of the two guards also died in this battle. In the end , only two families survived. One family was named Yan, and the other was named Du..."

When Lao Yan said this, Li Qiufeng and others were startled, they couldn't help but look at Lao Yan, and then turned to look at Lao Du.

Lao Yan went on to say: "The fire killed 500 people, and the temple was burned to the ground with only a few ruins left. It was the early years of the Yuan Dynasty. If the government knew about this, there would be a big case So the two remaining families discussed it and only said that there was a plague in Taniguchi Village, and four or five hundred people died overnight. Because they were afraid of the spread of the plague, they had to burn the bodies of the dead. When the government handed in the official document, it specifically asked the government to send Wu Zuo and an official messenger to Taniguchi Village to inspect the ashes. When Wu Zuo and the official messenger heard that there was a plague in Taniguchi Village, four or five hundred people died overnight. How dare they go to Taniguchi Village to see the ashes? The government just replied with an official document, asking Tanikou Village to dispose of the corpses by itself, so as not to spread the plague, and no one asked about this matter anymore.

"After this battle, there are only more than 20 households left in the two major families of Yan and Du. After they burned the dead who died in this battle, they buried them under the old site of the burnt temple at the entrance of the village, and held sacrifices at four o'clock. After the incident, the two big families of Yan and Du became weaker and weaker day by day, and the leaders of the clan became depressed. They called themselves grave guards and stayed in Tanikou Village to eat and wait for death.

"Until the founding of the Ming Dynasty, several outstanding figures emerged from the two major families and joined the Yan King Zhu Di's account, and some even became Yan King's confidantes. Later, the Battle of Jing Nan took place, and the Yan and Du families became kings of Yan. A lot of efforts were made, and more than ten people died in the battle. When the Sanbao eunuch went to the west, an ancestor of the Yan family went overseas with the Sanbao eunuch, and accidentally got a strange grass, which can disturb people's minds. This ancestor got a lot of gold and silver treasures overseas. After returning to Middle-earth, he wanted to go home and become a rich man, so he resigned from his official position and brought back the gold and silver treasures and strange grass he got from overseas to Taniguchi Village. , And use this kind of strange grass to make the god of death powder, in case of emergency.

"Taniguchi Village is located in the ancient battlefield of Changping. There were all kinds of bizarre legends. In addition, a plague killed four to five hundred people. Therefore, the eight neighboring villages said that Taniguchi Village is an ominous place, regardless of day and night. Haunted. After the ancestor of the Yan family returned to the village, he distributed the money to the two big families. Tanikou Village was not spared either, and most of the people in the village died of the plague. After the plague, the Yan and Du families withered, and could no longer maintain the situation where the two families monopolized Tanikou Village. Later, foreigners continued to move in. In Tanikou Village, some people keep leaving. But no matter how the village changes, the descendants of Yan and Du have always guarded the ruins of the temple at the entrance of the village, and also guarded the secret of the Skeleton King Temple."

When Lao Yan said this, he looked at Situ Qiao and Changsun Guangming, and then said: "After the two arrived in Gukou Village, they dug everywhere and were immediately discovered by the Yan and Du families. At first, they thought they were on this ancient battlefield. Searching for ancient times, but later found out that the two dug up skeletons on the ancient battlefield, which was closely related to the formation map that caused the bloody battle back then, so we took it to heart. You all know what happened later, so there is no need to be small The old man talks too much. Fortunately, a few of you have realized everything and no longer believe in those weird legends, and this matter is considered a good result."

As soon as Lao Yan finished speaking, Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Yan, Mr. Li has something to ask for advice, and I would like to ask Mr. Yan for your advice."

Lao Yan smiled slightly, and said: "Mr. Li is very strong in martial arts, and he is extremely alert. This little old man admires him very much. If you have something to say, just say it. The little old man will definitely know everything and say everything."

(End of this chapter)