Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 17 The Curse of Loulan

Hearing this, Uncle Zhou nodded and said, "I'll tell you if you don't ask. It's a long story. I was a general in the Loulan Kingdom back then." An event that was deeply buried in his mind slowly surfaced.

"The Kingdom of Loulan is located in the Western Regions. Since the Han Dynasty, it has been friendly with the great powers of the Central Plains. The two sides communicated with each other through the Silk Road. Even though the Central Plains experienced wars, they did not waver in their friendship with the Central Plains.

During the reign of Taizong Zhenguan, the kings of the Western Regions even went to Chang'an to participate in the banquet in person. At this time, the diplomatic relations between the Western Regions and the Central Plains reached their peak.However, the moon is cloudy and sunny. Following the chaos of Empress Wu in the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was busy dealing with the change of the court, and a major event also occurred in Loulan. The exchanges between the two sides gradually decreased until 35 years ago. got in touch. "

Ling Changfeng nodded, and said: "I heard that Loulan Kingdom disappeared almost 30 years ago. It seems to be 35. I'm afraid what happened back then was extremely important. Otherwise, a country would not disappear .”

"Exactly. That incident happened five years before the disappearance of the Loulan Kingdom, 35 years ago, and I still remember it clearly." Zhou Bo recalled the incident back then, with deep fear in his eyes.

A fear of the unknown.Even after so many years, he still couldn't help trembling when he mentioned it again.

After taking a breath, he said hoarsely: "After the death of the old king, the new King Loulan was an ambitious man. He successively cleared out the important officials left by the old king in the court and appointed his own cronies. This is understandable. , after all, the emperor and the courtiers.

The new king succeeded to the throne, and a large number of construction projects were carried out. The ancient trees that had been planted by the Loulan people for generations were all cut down.As a result, the river diverted, the wind and sand invaded more and more heavily, and the fertile land where the people lived and worked in peace and contentment began to become desolate and bankrupt.

However, this is not the most terrible thing.After the felling of this ancient tree, for unknown reasons, the people in the city suddenly developed a strange disease, and all those who had the disease died of severe itching all over their bodies.And one spread to ten, ten to a hundred, one disease is one village, no matter the common people or the nobles, they all died in pieces.

Fear continued to spread, and rumors spread everywhere, the most widely spread of which was the theory of Loulan's curse.At first, when it was reported to the palace, the king and all the ministers were dubious.In the end, after trying all means, the matter was still unstoppable. King Loulan believed that this was the curse of the gods on Loulan. Everyone was terrified, as if the curse would come to him in the next moment.

About a month later, the new king appointed a group of mysterious people whose identities were unknown.And those mysterious people told everyone how to deal with this curse.Everyone rejoiced when they heard such good news, but they didn't expect it to be the beginning of destruction.

I, who lived in the palace for a long time, didn't know what good strategies they had, until one day, a large group of people gathered outside the palace, shouting for grievances there.The new king sent me to maintain order, and also ordered: Anyone who rushes to the palace indiscriminately will be killed without mercy!

In the end, after I inquired quietly, I found out that the new king really listened to the slander, and to practice the medicine to break the curse, he needed the blood of countless virgins! "

"And after sacrificing countless Loulan people, the blood of the royal family is still needed as a medicine guide. The little prince who was only five years old at the time was the medicine guide."

When Xiaolan heard such absurd things, she stared at her big eyes, gritted her teeth and said, "Aren't you just watching those mysterious people messing up your country? Why don't you resist! What a group of cowardly people!"

Uncle Zhou lowered his head in shame and burst into tears when he heard the words, Qi Qiran said: "We dare not, we are cowardly! We are afraid that the curse will fall on us, and we comfort ourselves, which is taking care of the overall situation! It's ridiculous, the girl is right."

After he calmed down, he continued: "By the time we realized that something was wrong, it was too late! The mysterious man colluded with Shanshan Kingdom behind the scenes. Only relying on the strength of hundreds of us, it was still useless. In the end, only me and the little one were left The prince escaped."

"When the prince and I fled to Datang, after a few years, we heard that Loulan had disappeared. Only we know that Loulan was cursed to disappear."

After finishing speaking, he smiled wryly, and said: "Now the prince is dead, and I am the only one left to live in the world. The Loulan Kingdom has also disappeared without a trace. I am the only Loulan person in this world. This The curse, in the end, I can't escape it!"

Ling Changfeng listened silently, and when he finished speaking, he said, "Since Loulan has disappeared, why do people still travel thousands of miles to Luoyang to kill Lord Wang?"

Uncle Zhou shook his head, and said slowly: "This old servant doesn't know what the murderer's purpose is. I'm afraid Mr. Ling has to go to find the truth by himself. Today, the old man finally vomited out his thoughts that he had hidden for many years, and finally got a chance to find the truth overnight. Sleep in peace, and die in peace."

Ling Changfeng then asked again: "Then, did Mr. Wang meet anyone before his life?"

Uncle Zhou recalled it for a while, and said: "The old servant really doesn't know who he has met. But I remember that the lord came back very late that day, and he said something to me after he came back. The lord said, "They are here again. Difficult. "."

Ling frowned and asked, "They're here? What do you mean?"

The old servant waved his hand and said: "Maybe it's a curse, who can harm such a prosperous Tang Dynasty. You can ask people who have been to the Western Regions recently. As for the old man, I'm afraid it won't be of much help."

After Ling Changfeng listened, he thought carefully about what he said just now, and only slowly sorted out Zhou Bo's words in his mind.Suddenly, I saw him yelling, "Oops!"

Xiaolan was immersed in the Loulan secret just now, but was awakened by her young master's call.He hurriedly stood up, looked around, and asked, "Master, did you find anything?"

Xiaoyu's two ears immediately stood up, and her whole body exploded.At this moment, its head and body are like two big leather balls put together.

Ling Changfeng let out a long breath and said, "Master Wang's body may be taken away."

Seeing Xiaolan and Uncle Zhou's puzzled faces, Ling Changfeng explained: "When Lord Wang was killed, I couldn't figure out why the murderer took Lord Wang's body away."

Xiaolan asked repeatedly: "Master, have you thought about it now?"

Ling Changfeng nodded, and continued: "I just heard Uncle Zhou say that the lifting of the curse still needs the blood of the Loulan royal family, and what Master Wang said on his deathbed. I suddenly thought of it."

"The murderer is probably going to take Lord Wang's body away to lift the so-called curse." Ling Changfeng expressed his guess lightly.

Uncle Zhou was shocked when he heard the words, and kept saying, "Impossible, impossible. Loulan has disappeared, and the curse has also disappeared." Since Ling Changfeng and Xiaolan kept reassuring him, he continued to mutter to himself.

Seeing this, Ling Changfeng had no choice but to say to Xiaolan: "For the present plan, we must first find out what happened in the Western Regions. We must find Lay Qinglian as soon as possible!"

Xiao Lan nodded, thinking to herself: It's just a matter of time to inquire about the whereabouts of the master.

Seeing that Uncle Zhou had eased up a bit, the two gave another good word of relief.After he regained his composure, he left the room and returned to his own room.

(End of this chapter)