Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 21 Chen Siyuan
Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, lived a happy life and died a worthless person. It is said that he died of wantonness. To put it bluntly, he probably died on the belly of a certain woman one night.

Wu Zong did a lot of absurd things, and he was so beautiful, so Liu Jin set up a leopard room for him, just for his enjoyment, a bit similar to the deer terrace and wine pool meat forest of King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, where there were countless beauties and concubines.

It is said that he is not only absurd, but also likes to visit privately in micro clothes. The women presented in the palace are already tired, and Wu Zong likes to visit the United States by himself.

It is said that once, when he visited Chuzhou in private, a woman suddenly rushed out from the mountains.This woman has a graceful figure, more like a fairy, but unfortunately she wears a strange jade mask on her face, covering her face.

Even so, Wu Zong was fascinated by that beautiful body, and immediately asked the people around him to stop the woman and forcibly take off her mask.This is unbelievable, the person under the mask is so beautiful, this woman was immediately brought back to the harem by Wu Zong, and she was doted on in every possible way, and she would not give the stars if she wanted the moon.

Although Wu Zong was lustful, he was more diligent in dealing with the government.But there is a saying that says: the spring night is bitter and the day is bright, so the king will not go to court early?This Wu Zong got no one, and political affairs gradually fell into disuse.A courtier came forward and said to the effect: the emperor himself wanted this woman, and he ignored the government. This woman's origin is unknown, she came from the mountains, and she often likes to wear a strange mask. She must have been transformed by a monster in the mountains.The emperor must learn a lesson, don't imitate King Zhou and get Daji by his side. "

Wu Zong was not happy when he heard it, he said to you old people, you are in charge of the world, nagging in my ears all day long, now you even control my woman, don't show any color to you, Really pinched me as a soft persimmon.

Even if a few old officials were dismissed, the strange thing is that after these few were dismissed, they had constant bad luck and died soon after.This is not the end of the matter, even the descendants of the old officials are all unlucky stars, and few of them can live past 30 years old.

This story gradually spread, and it was said that the woman was transformed by a monster, and whoever offended her would be in bad luck.

The people hated her to the core, and privately called her Wan Yaofei.

It is said that Concubine Wan Yao was buried in her hometown after her death. That is to say, her golden coffin mausoleum is likely to be in Chuzhou area.

There is another legend, it is said that Concubine Wan Yao does have a kind of demon power, which can lead people into dreams and kill people in dreams.All her demon power comes from the strange mask she wears.

What kind of mask this is, is unknown.

But this Yang Fang happened to pass by, and accidentally discovered a geomantic treasure cave. According to the geomantic specification, he concluded that there must be a concubine's tomb under his feet, so he searched and shoveled to see the soil.

The so-called soil inspection is a technology accumulated by tomb robbers based on their experience. Experts can judge the size, specifications, funeral objects, depth and other information of the tomb by looking at the soil brought out by Luoyang shovels, which is better than modern underground detection instruments. are more precise.Although tomb robbers are increasingly relying on high technology, true experts still retain traditional methods.

There are too many ways to talk about it, so I won't describe them one by one here.

When the soil was brought out, there were five colors of mud.Five-color mud, that is, when the tomb was built, the surrounding soil structure was destroyed, so that the soil layers of different periods were mixed together to form the soil, which does not really have five colors.Most people are not very sensitive to this, but those who dig mushrooms, archeology, or geology are very sensitive to the nuances of these soils.

If the five-color mud is brought out deep in the soil layer, it means that there must be a tomb below.

Yang Fang carefully looked at the soil, smelled it, felt it, touched it and looked at it three times, he was shocked at once, the soil has cinnabar in it, it is a poisonous place, no wonder there is no grass in this area, it turns out that there is a large poisonous tomb buried underneath.

Cinnabar is used to ward off evil spirits, but who would mix cinnabar around the mausoleum?Could it be that there are ghosts and ghosts living in this tomb?Shake it with cinnabar?
This poisonous tomb is difficult for one person to touch, so Yang Fangfang temporarily stopped, went home to collect various clues, and gradually locked the identity of the owner of the tomb on Concubine Wan Yao.

After finishing speaking, Yang Fang looked at the two of them and said, "Brothers, it is said that the mask of Concubine Wan Yao is carved out of strange jade, as thin as a cicada's wing, and has unpredictable power. She is also the favorite concubine of Wu Zong. , Funeral objects must be indispensable, I just want to get the mask this time, as for the other things in the tomb, the two brothers just take it. The three of us will work together and we will be able to turn it upside down."

It would be foolish not to dig a tomb. The three of them are experts in this field. Although the poisonous tomb is a bit dangerous, it can't scare them. , each brought two subordinates, a group of seven, secretly went to the graveyard of Concubine Wan Yao.

The four subordinates took turns digging holes, and the Luoyang shovel was very fast for digging holes, including modern times. Although many new tools have been produced, when it comes to digging holes, the Luoyang shovel is the most convenient. Even the archaeological team also used this thing.

Luoyang shovel is called by outsiders. In the tomb robbery circle and the archaeological industry, our standard name for it is: exploration shovel, which is a shovel with multiple functions of detecting the environment in the soil.

At that time, the 60-style Luoyang shovel was used. Although it was not as convenient as the 21-style now, several people took turns to dig holes, and they were all veterans. They were not as bad as me and Tofu, so they dug in less than two hours. More than ten meters, pried to the bluestone slab.

A strong smell of cinnabar came to the nostrils, making people dizzy and dizzy. Several people pried the bluestone slab, and a foul smell forced people from the tomb.

The few people were not in a hurry to go down to the ground, they stayed outside, made some hares, roasted them, and waited for the stale air in the tomb to be emptied.At night, when the moon is in the sky, all the people gather together and go down to the tomb.

What exactly is in this tomb, what exactly happened, Mr. Zhao himself can't say, but since this tomb, Tu Heihu and Yang Fang disappeared from this world.

Some people guessed that the two of them might have been cheated by Bai Laosi.

It's a common thing for the fourth child to be covered with a flying knife, and the smiling fox is stabbed in the belly. It's a common thing, who doesn't know it?But it's impossible for him to defeat Tu Heihu and Yang Fang, two masters by himself, no matter how you think about it, right?
Besides, even if he really ate black, where is the food he ate?
But I haven't seen him sell any goods.

This matter has always been a mystery. After the fight there, the times became more chaotic, civil wars broke out, the people were in dire straits, and Bai Laosi gradually disappeared and faded out of people's sight.

No one knows the exact location of the Wan Yao Concubine's tomb.What happened inside is a mystery.

This is the first person Zhao Erye told us about. Why did he talk about him?

Because after Bai Lao Si disappeared for many years, when he appeared again, there was an additional apprentice beside him. This apprentice was nicknamed "Ghost King", and Lao Bai Si liked to call him "Little Ghost". people know.

Bai Laosi came back out of the arena again, and he has kept a low profile a lot, so not much is known about what happened after he came back out of the arena.In contrast, his apprentice is even more special.

What is the ghost king's real name?
His name is Chen Siyuan.

Chen Siyuan, this is my grandfather's name.Tofu knew it too, he gasped, and said: "The old man still has such a nickname, he is from a famous family." I was even more excited in my heart, but I didn't show it on my face, I hate being led by the nose , and I don't want to lose my composure in front of Master Zhao.So he said lightly to Tofu: "Don't talk about it, the ghost king is not a good nickname, it's a god name, how can it be placed on a person, if the ghost king is not happy, maybe he really invited my grandfather down."

There is a kind of superstition in the folks, that the name or nickname is too high-spirited, which will arouse the dissatisfaction of the gods.For example, when we enshrine tablets, only gods and dead relatives are eligible to be enshrined.

In the past, there was a way to entrap people. For example, people hated corrupt officials, but they couldn't beat him to vent their anger. What should we do?Just offer a sacred place to the corrupt official at home, write the name of the corrupt official on it, and add the name of the god after the name.

For example, my name is Chen Xuan, so I write on the altar: Priest Chen Xuan.

Then burn incense in the morning and evening, and worship according to the ritual of worshiping the gods.

The person being worshiped is an ordinary person, how can he receive this incense, his fate cannot be suppressed, and it will not be long before the catastrophe of being worshiped will be imminent, and he will see the king of hell early.Of course, these are all folk superstitions and cannot be taken as true.

But there must be a reason for my grandfather to have the title of Ghost King.And he is actually related to Bai Laosi, why has he never told me about this?
Why does Second Master Zhao know so clearly?
After saying the name of my grandfather Chen Siyuan, Second Master Zhao smiled and said, "Your grandfather, Chen Siyuan, this is the second person I want to tell you about."

Bai Lao Si led Chen Siyuan to keep a low profile on the road. Everyone thought that Bai Lao Si was old and could no longer do it. Finally, one day, Bai Lao Si completely disappeared from people's sight.He may have encountered some danger and died in a certain ancient tomb.Perhaps it is to wash your hands in the golden basin, bid farewell to the past, and hide somewhere to enjoy your old age.

As soon as he disappeared, the ghost king did not disappear. It was during this period that the ghost king Chen Siyuan became famous.

If you want to say why, then there is a lot to talk about.

(End of this chapter)