I was an alchemist in those years

I estimate from the time that the Leshan Giant Buddha was built in the early Tang Dynasty, and the clues left in the Tianshi Cave in Qingcheng Mountain are clearly from the Ming Dynasty. The time span of the two clues is so large, it is difficult for me to connect the two for a while.

Yue Qianling has participated in many archaeological projects, but they were all discovered artificially and then excavated and surveyed. It is the first time that today's discovery based on clues bit by bit is really the first time, so she danced excitedly.

Leshan Giant Buddha is not far from Rongcheng. After leaving Qingcheng Mountain, they and I rushed there overnight. It was already early morning when we stood at the foot of Leshan Giant Buddha. Yue Qianling rented a fishing boat specially.

Leshan Giant Buddha is located at the side of Lingyun Temple on the east bank of Minjiang River, near the confluence of Dadu River, Qingyi River and Minjiang River.

The Great Buddha was excavated in the first year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty and completed in the 19th year of Zhenyuan. It lasted about 90 years. A brick pagoda, thirteen stories high, is similar in shape to the Small Wild Goose Pagoda. In the left river of the temple stands a solitary peak, named Wuyou.

This information was shared by Yue Qianling. If it is a trip, it is really good to have an archaeologist as a tour guide, but these things do not arouse my interest at all.

The clue points to the Leshan Giant Buddha, but this Buddha is a mountain, and the mountain is a Buddha. The Buddha was helpless.

"The Great Buddha was built in the early Tang Dynasty, and the clues we found were left by the Ming Dynasty. In fact, it is reasonable to think about it. This Great Buddha is majestic. Even if the dynasty changes, the kings of all dynasties will treat the Buddha with courtesy, and they will never destroy a Buddha. , so it's easy to keep the clues on the Buddha." Qiu Nuo said calmly.

"Probably not!" Yue Qianling said with certainty without even thinking about it. "The rocks on both sides of the Buddha are red sandstone, which is a loose and easily weathered rock. In the long years of nearly 300 years, it has been eroded by natural wind and rain and man-made damage, so that the body of the Buddha is riddled with wounds. Kong, beyond recognition."

I nodded in agreement.

"Judging from the current Buddha, it is obvious that it has been artificially repaired. If the clues of the Ming Tombs were really on the Buddha, they would have been destroyed long ago. Moreover, the Ming Tombs are so important that they really leave the clues in a day. Wouldn’t it be too much fun for a place full of tourists.”

"But the clues we got from Tianshi Cave refer to this place. For such a big mountain, it will take at least a year or two if we really need to investigate the top and bottom of such a big mountain." Qiu Nuo said with some disappointment.

"A year or two..." I smiled helplessly. "Looking around without a clue, let alone a year or two, maybe I will spend my whole life with this Buddha."

The early morning sun rises slowly from the east, shines through the thin smoke-like morning mist, the whole big Buddha statue is plated with gold, a circle of light surrounds the big Buddha, and the big Buddha reflected in the river is like the light of Buddha It is as majestic and solemn as the sun.

I was stunned, and quickly raised my head to look around again, and the brows that were tight just now slowly relaxed.

"Did you discover anything?" Qiu Nuo asked curiously when he saw my expression.

"Why was this big Buddha built?" I answered the question to myself.

"I know this. According to records in the Tang and Ming dynasties, the founder of the excavation of the Great Buddha was the monk Haitong, who lived in Lingyun Mountain. In ancient times, it was where the three rivers converged. The Minjiang River, the Qingyi River, and the Dadu River converged at the foot of Lingyun Mountain. During the summer flood season, the river rushes directly against the mountain wall, often causing the tragedy of shipwreck and human death. Seeing this, the monk Haitong determined to dig a statue of Maitreya Buddha from the cliff, hoping to rely on boundless mana to reduce the force of the water and suppress the wind and waves forever. " Yue Qianling said.

"It's a kind of sustenance, the purpose is to control the water." Qiu Nuo also nodded.

I focused my attention on the surroundings of the Buddha. After a long silence, I suddenly shook my head meaningfully and said.

"I'm afraid it's not as simple as water control!"

"Then...why is that?" Qiu Nuo and Yue Qianling asked almost in unison.

"Qianling, you said just now that the Minjiang River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River converge in Lingyun Mountain, and in Fengshui, water is the source of wealth. Wherever the three rivers converge, it must be a place of prosperity. And this Lingyun Mountain is from west to east, and Qixia Peak is proud of it. Refers to the sky, which means that the dragon is proud of the nine heavens, and the three rivers below gather together, intending to surge, and the dragon rides the wind and clouds straight to the sky, and the mountains are endless, and the three rivers are endless, this... This is a dragon vein!" I was pleasantly surprised said.

"Dragon pulse?!" Yue Qianling looked at me dumbfounded, and thought for a while. "But... have you never heard of an emperor coming out of this place?"

I looked up at the big Buddha opposite and smiled faintly.

"Of course the emperor can't come out. With this big Buddha, how can this dragon soar to the nine heavens!"

"What do you mean, this big Buddha is not used to control the water, but to suppress the dragon's veins!" Qiu Nuo seemed to understand.

I nodded and said with a smile.

"The Great Buddha was built in the early Tang Dynasty. The location chosen happened to be at Qixia Peak, which is the dragon's head. The Buddha sat on the dragon's head. The dragon couldn't lift its head at all, let alone soar. Every day at sunrise, the sun shines from behind the Buddha, just like the light of the Buddha. Eyes slightly closed, staring directly at the river at night without sleep, guarding this dragon vein day and night, the Buddha will never be able to go straight to the nine heavens without falling down the dragon vein!"

"No, the big Buddha recorded in the history books was built spontaneously by the people. Since this is a dragon vein, why use a big Buddha to suppress it?" Yue Qianling asked suspiciously.

"Do you really think this giant Buddha was built spontaneously by the people?" I asked with a meaningful smile.

"The dragon's pulse came out of the Son of Heaven. The Buddha was built in the early Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty has already ruled the world. Now that there is a Son of Heaven..." Qiu Nuo suddenly realized and raised his head and said in shock. "This Buddha was built at the behest of King Li Shimin at that time. He is the one who benefits the most from suppressing the dragon's veins!"

"I can't think of anyone other than a generation of emperors with such financial and manpower to arrange such an exquisite and huge Fengshui bureau. Besides, don't forget that Li Shimin is surrounded by two masters of metaphysics, Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang. If I'm not mistaken, this Buddha is probably the masterpiece of two senior masters!" I took a deep breath and said with a smile.

After hearing what I said, Yue Qianling blinked and said in puzzlement.

"Since Li Shimin was already the emperor at that time, a dragon vein appeared for no reason, and the world belonged to him, why didn't he simply destroy this dragon vein, save worry and trouble, why bother to dig a big Buddha on this mountain Woolen cloth?"

"Destroying the dragon's veins is a detrimental thing. Of course, if it endangers the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin will do it without you teaching him. It's a pity that this wonderful horse born from the dragon's veins, I guess Li Shimin didn't want to destroy it at the time, but he didn't dare to destroy it at all. !” I replied with a smile.

"Why is that?" Qiu Nuo asked.

"This starts with the noble Feng Shui of the Li family." I sat on the edge of the boat and said slowly. "Tracing the family lineage of Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, we have to mention Longxi. The Li family is an aristocrat in Longxi. From Li Guang, a parachutist who was famous in history during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, to Li Hao, Li Yuan's eighth ancestor, the Li family has lived in Longxi for generations. area."

"This dragon vein has nothing to do with the Feng Shui of the Li family, why did you pull it so far?" Yue Qianling asked impatiently.

Qiu Nuo said calmly with a faint smile.

"Speaking of feng shui metaphysics, who is more proficient than Brother Yan Hui? Since we start with the feng shui of the noble Li family, there must be his intentions. Let's listen to him quietly."

"Longxi is located in the hinterland of the Loess Plateau, on the Hexi Corridor. The Wei River flows through the whole area, borders Lanzhou in the west, and reaches the ancient capital Chang'an in the east. This area connects the Central Plains and the Western Regions. Dragon and tiger aura, the Li family is nourished by this prosperous place, and the dragon aura gradually emerges." I said calmly.

"It's no wonder the Li family occupies such a good feng shui treasure land. It's no wonder that they are dignified. The rule of Zhenguan later must have been brought about by this feng shui pattern." Qiu Nuo nodded and said.

"The feng shui occupied by the Li family is indeed good, but it is a fly in the ointment. Presumably Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang also saw the clues later."

"No, I've become the emperor, so what's wrong?" Yue Qianling asked with a pout.

"The mountain is the momentum of the dragon, and the water is the blood of the dragon. Therefore, the dragon's veins cannot be separated from the mountain and the water. Since ancient times, the land surrounded by mountains and rivers has been a treasure land of geomantic omen."

"Surrounded by mountains and rivers..." Qiu Nuo suddenly thought of something and said excitedly. "Lack of water!"

I nodded and said with confidence.

"Qiu Nuo is right! This dragon vein lacks water, so the Li family won the country and established Chang'an as the capital. It was not a random decision. It was this water that was important!"

"Eight waters surround Chang'an!" Qiu Nuo blurted out. "The eight rivers refer to the eight rivers of Wei, Jing, Feng, Lao, 潏, 滈, Chan, and Ba. They flow around Chang'an City and belong to the Yellow River system. Among the eight rivers, the Wei River flows into the Yellow River, while the other seven The water flows directly into the Wei River."

"The Li family has consolidated the foundation of the country with the help of these eight waters..." I was interrupted by Yue Qianling before I could finish speaking.

"Wait a minute, what does the Li family's borrowing of eight waters have to do with this great Buddha?"

"Jiang University or He University?" I asked back.

"Jianghe, Jianghe, of course Jiangda!" Yue Qianling replied disapprovingly.

"The feng shui dragon veins of the Li family are short of water, so they must grow according to the water. Here, the three rivers converge, and there are dragon veins extending. The Li family will lose if the water is cut off. I believe Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng absolutely know this. What's more, the dragon veins are separated by the Qinling Mountains. It will affect the Li family, so building a giant Buddha here suppresses the dragon's veins, neither destroying nor allowing it to develop."

Qiu Nuo and Yue Qianling were both a little surprised that a thousand-year-old Buddha statue hides a little-known secret, but Qiu Nuo couldn't be happy at all, and he hesitated to speak after thinking about it.

"Brother Yanhui, even if this big Buddha is used to press the dragon's veins, it is still a matter of the Tang Dynasty. The clues we have are all from the Ming Dynasty, so it has nothing to do with this big Buddha?"

"This is also something I haven't figured out yet, but there is one thing that I am very strange about."

"What's strange?"

"Although this big Buddha suppresses the dragon's veins, judging from the terrain here, there is a flat river opposite the big Buddha. It can be regarded as a bright hall. Although the dragon's veins on the mountain can't lift its head, after hundreds of years of changes, there will definitely be a real dragon's lair here!"

"The real dragon's lair?" Yue Qianling frowned and asked. "What is the True Dragon's Lair?"

"To put it simply, there must be a place near here. If the ancestors are buried, the emperor will be born in the future!" I replied firmly.