Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 247 The Secret
"Your Majesty, what are you thinking?" Gao Lishi couldn't help asking.

Li Longji recovered from his contemplation, he glanced at Li Tan, and suddenly asked very seriously: "Tan'er, did you really find this thing from the Underworld?"

"Exactly. According to what Li Canghai said, the reason why 'Nilin Xuanwu' appeared in Luoyang City is actually to find the so-called 'Treasure of the Martial Emperor'."

"Treasure of the Emperor Wu?" Li Longji seemed to have guessed it a long time ago, but when Li Tan said it, he was still a little excited.

Gao Lishi looked surprised, he looked at the brocade box, and said in surprise: "The treasure of Emperor Wu really exists?"

Yang Guozhong's pupils contracted slightly, he narrowed his eyes quickly, and asked in astonishment: "What's the 'Martial Emperor's Treasure'?"

Gao Lishi showed hesitation, he looked at Li Longji, saw Li Longji nodded, and said: "Xiangguo doesn't know that the 'Treasure of Emperor Wu' is the treasure left by His Majesty Empress Zetian. It is said that this batch of treasures not only contains gold and silver Jewelry, and many precious treasures in the world. According to legend, owning these treasures is equivalent to owning half of the country!"

Yang Guozhong's eyes were wide open, and his protruding eyeballs almost fell off. He said in surprise: "There are such treasures? Why has it never been mentioned?"

"This batch of treasures was set up by Empress Wu, and its original purpose was to prevent the restoration of the Li family and use it for the restoration of the country. Empress Wu was old and had no desire to compete, so she agreed to abdicate the throne, and the treasures originally used to restore the country were useless. Almost overnight, all news about the treasures disappeared, and these treasures, It’s as if it’s never appeared before in this world.”

Li Longji picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, took Gao Lishi's words, and continued: "In the fourth year of Jinglong, Empress Wei took power in chaos. In order to control the world, Empress Wei sent cronies to search for these treasures. Although the whereabouts of the treasure was not found, let her find out some secrets about the treasure."

"May I ask Your Majesty, what is the secret?" Yang Guozhong asked cautiously.

Li Longji put down the teacup, glanced at Yang Guozhong, and said deeply: "Guozhong, I believe in you, so I let you stay. I can tell you about the treasure, if you leak it..."

A thin layer of sweat suddenly appeared on Yang Guozhong's forehead. He plopped down and knelt down, tremblingly said: "I don't dare, even if you give me 1 courage, I don't dare to reveal a word!"

Li Longji coughed suddenly, Gao Lishi hurriedly stepped forward, and lightly beat his back.

After a long time, Li Longji stopped coughing and gasped for a few breaths. He waved his hands weakly: "I believe in you. Back then, I and Princess Taiping led the forbidden army to attack the palace city and killed Empress Wei, Princess Anle and others. The disciples of Wei's family got a secret volume from Empress Wei, and the secret volume recorded some secrets about the treasure."

Yang Guozhong knelt on the ground, strained his ears, and listened carefully to Li Longji's words, for fear of missing a word.

"According to the secret volume, apart from a large amount of gold and silver, the treasure also contains secrets about my Tang Dynasty's dragon veins. Those who get it can win the world. In addition, there is also the elixir of life." Li Longji was a little confused His eyes gradually regained some brilliance, he said excitedly.

"The elixir of life?" Yang Guozhong's jaw almost dropped in surprise, he was stunned for a long time before he realized, and muttered to himself, "Is there really an elixir of life in this world?"

Gao Lishi was worried about Li Longji's health, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said that your dragon's body is not in good condition, so you should not be too excited. Be careful of your dragon's body!"

Li Longji's face was rosy, and he said excitedly: "It's okay, I always thought these were legends, but now it seems that everything may be true! Lishi, as long as I find the elixir, I can be with my concubine forever! "

Gao Lishi hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty is as blessed as the sky, and will live the same life as the sky. Long live the Emperor Wu!"

Yang Guozhong also shouted Long Live, while Li Longji laughed triumphantly, as if he really got the elixir of life.

Li Tan stood on the spot, watching everything in front of him quietly, his deep eyes didn't show any waves, and he didn't seem to have any reaction.

"Grandfather, what does this brocade box have to do with the treasure?" Li Tan asked suddenly.

"When Emperor Taizong was in power, he followed the example of Emperor Shihuang and sent people to search for the secret medicine of longevity. Among the many magicians, Yuan Shoucheng was the most capable. According to legend, he did find the medicine of immortality, but when he came back, Emperor Taizong had passed away. This immortal The medicine was placed in the emperor's tomb according to Emperor Taizong's instructions. When Emperor Gaozong was in power, he was suffering from a serious illness. Empress Wu ordered someone to open the emperor's tomb to take out the longevity medicine. Unfortunately, Emperor Gaozong
"After the death of Emperor Gaozong, Empress Wu came to power, so the elixir naturally fell into his hands. According to the secret volume, Empress Wei sent a group of lieutenants who touched gold. After several years of investigation, it was finally determined that the location of the treasure was in In an underground palace." Li Longji sighed, stretched out his hand to pat the brocade box, and said deeply: "I also ordered people to search secretly, but I didn't find any news. I once thought these were all rumors. I didn’t expect that the underground palace actually existed, God’s will! It’s really God’s will! Hahaha!”

Li Longji couldn't stop laughing, his old body was constantly shaking due to severe coughing, and Gao Lishi couldn't help feeling deeply worried when he saw it.

Li Tan looked at Li Longji calmly, he never believed that there would be immortality in the world, so naturally he would not believe that there was an elixir of life in the brocade box.

But 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' spent so much effort to find it, the things inside must be extraordinary.

"Tan'er, have you ever opened this brocade box?" Li Longji patted the intricately patterned brocade box and asked fondly.

"This brocade box is made of special materials and has a complicated structure. It is equipped with clever mechanisms inside. If it is forcibly broken open by external force, the brocade box will be automatically damaged from the inside. Although Tan'er found a craftsman for research, he did not report to the emperor's grandfather. Dare to make a claim." Li Tan bowed slightly and replied in a low voice.

"Why didn't the prince send this brocade box to Chang'an overnight?" Yang Guozhong asked suddenly.

Li Tan's sword eyebrows trembled slightly, and he said lightly: "Master Yang, what do you mean?"

Yang Guozhong stroked his beard, squinted his eyes, and cupped his hands with a smile: "My lord, don't blame me, what I mean is, if my lord had sent the brocade box to Chang'an earlier, maybe your majesty would have opened the brocade box long ago and obtained immortality." Medicine, there is no other meaning in being an official!"

Yang Guozhong didn't take it seriously, but it sounded different to Li Longji.

Li Tan's brows trembled slightly, and he secretly cried out in his heart.Which one of the emperors doesn't want to live forever and live the same life as the world?What's more, the emperor in front of me has been deteriorating in recent years, and he is almost obsessed with the desire for the elixir of life. Now that a brocade box containing the elixir of life suddenly appeared, and he did not tell the emperor immediately, this will inevitably make the emperor suspicious .

(End of this chapter)