Lan Moying said solemnly: "I'm sure a few of them are still alive, but none of them have officially returned to the world."
"When I came into contact with the Top Ten, I heard someone say that Men were not allowed to participate in Qiangu Beauty at first, but then the rules were changed for some reason. As for the reason, I don't know. However, I think this matter is very important. .”
When Lan Moying said this, he paused and said: "There are only so many things I can tell you. If you need help, you can contact me at any time."
"Thank you. I'll contact you if necessary!" I hung up the phone and said, "I'll go find some information first and see where to start."
After that, I flipped through the information for several hours and began to desperately recall the Wanxiang Sutra.
But I recalled something strange.
It is not that there are no records about ancient beauties in the "Wanxiang Sutra". There are many legends about beauties, but my father erased all the notes.
The real practicality of the "Wanxiang Jing" is not the legend, but the notes after the legend. Those notes were not written by one person, but were verified by many people. The things that can be found in the Wanxiang Sutra are often more useful than the information.
In the battle against the Five Poison Sect, I was able to counteract the Detective Hand largely because of the records about the Statue of the King of Medicine in the Book of All Things.
I don't know why my dad erased the notes in the "All Things Sutra", but the secrets involved in the notes are more terrifying than imagined.
A few of us were still looking for information, and Mother Fox called us to the conference room again: "The detectives have already taken action. This time they are divided into four groups, each investigating the whereabouts of the four beauties. The team configuration is extremely capable. I'm afraid that It's not easy to deal with. How are you doing here, are you ready to go?"
Doudui said: "We can set off at any time, but which direction to go in is a question. Wang Huan, tell me."
I nodded and said: "The idea Lan Moying gave us is right. Every peerless beauty is involved in the dispute over imperial power. In a sense, they are all victims of the struggle for imperial power. The four beauties are all without exception."
"Just take Yang Guifei as an example. In fact, everyone knows that the Tang Dynasty's turn from prosperity to decline should not be blamed on Yang Guifei. Even without Yang Guifei, the Anshi Rebellion would have occurred. The main reason why Anlu Mountain became bigger was because of Li Longji's influence on Anlu Shan's trust, he wanted to use Anlu Mountain to contain other Jiedu envoys, so he repeatedly delegated power to Anlu Mountain. This has nothing to do with Concubine Yang Guifei. "
"Why must Concubine Yang be killed during the Maweipo Forbidden Army mutiny? This is incomprehensible in itself. If Chen Xuanli, after killing Yang Guozhong, urged Concubine Yang to be killed because he was afraid that Concubine Yang would avenge his clan brother, it is both reasonable and unreasonable. reason."
"It's up to Li Longji not to deal with Chen Xuanli everywhere, not Concubine Yang. Chen Xuanli's insistence on the death of Concubine Yang is tantamount to offending Li Longji to death. If Li Longji wants revenge, wouldn't it be more terrifying than Concubine Yang?"
Mother Fox nodded when she heard this and said, "You continue."
I continued: "About the cause of Yang Guifei's death, there are roughly four legends, one is that she died by hanging, one is that she died of swallowing gold, and the other two are that she died in the rebellion. In other words, in addition to the place of death being on a horse Outside of Weipo, there is no clear conclusion on the cause of Concubine Yang’s death.”
"As for the legend that Concubine Yang is not dead, it is even more bizarre. According to official history, Concubine Yang was buried in Maweipo. According to legend, Li Longji searched for Concubine Yang's body after returning to the court, but could not find it. If so, then How come the body can’t be found when it’s buried underground?”
"There is also a legend that Chen Xuanli couldn't bear to kill Yang Guifei, so he conspired with Gao Lishi to replace the imperial concubine with a maid. Gao Lishi transported the body on a cart, and Chen Xuanli was responsible for the autopsy. The two conspired to save the imperial concubine by substituting one of the pillars for the other. Chen Xuanli He was escorted south by his trusted followers and arrived near what is now Shanghai, then sailed out to sea and arrived at Kutsu, the town of Yuya, Japan."
I paused for a moment and said, "If this legend is true, it would be even more difficult to understand. The leader of the Maweipo Forbidden Army mutiny was Chen Xuanli. Yang Guozhong was cut into pieces by the Forbidden Army and his head was killed with a spear. The superior was picked outside the gate of the inn. This shows how determined Chen Xuanli was in asking Li Longji to kill the imperial concubine."
"Since Chen Xuanli has brought things to this point, why did he let Yang Guifei go again? Besides, Yang Guifei went to Japan, so why has there been no relevant historical data in Japanese academic circles? You know, the Japanese TV University at that time The Tang Dynasty was a dynasty, and it was impossible for Concubine Yang to spend the rest of her life in obscurity when she arrived in Japan. Even if the Japanese official had reservations, some folklore should be left behind, right? I think the idea of traveling eastward to Japan is not credible."
Doudu disagreed and said: "Some legends are not true. They may be people's good wishes. Maybe some people made up this legend because they couldn't bear to believe that a peerless beauty died. Didn't Bai Juyi also say that the Sixth Army did not Are you feeling helpless?"
I nodded and said, "That's why I said it was too difficult to find clues from back then. Unless we can still find some legends that are close to the facts, we won't be able to find any clues even if we dig three feet into the ground in Maweipo now. "
Mother Fox said in a deep voice: "I don't want to hear this, I want to know your plan. Tell me where you want to start!"
I continued: "Lan Moying told me not to focus on the four beauties. The example he gave me was the four beauties, Daji, Meixi, Liji, and Baosi. The most recent one, Liji , was in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the other three were all in the Pre-Qin Dynasty, so there is less information available, so basically they are not considered."
I took the information and said, "I took a rough look at the information. The only beauty in the Song Dynasty who was involved in the emperor and whose whereabouts are unknown is Li Shishi. Among the eight beauties of Qinhuai in the late Ming Dynasty, only Chen Yuanyuan can be considered to be related to the dynasty. Wu Sangui was furious. Beauty, this is how the Qing Dynasty entered the border, but the whereabouts of Chen Yuanyuan are extremely clear, and she can rule it out."
Doudu was anxious: "After all, you didn't find anyone?"
I waved my hand and said, "No. There was another person whose whereabouts were unknown in the Qing Dynasty, but the turmoil she caused was too small, so she has been ignored. That person is Lu Siniang."
"Her?" Douduo's eyes almost popped out of his head.
Lu Siniang has always been considered a figure in folklore. Without Yongzheng's mysterious death, perhaps the legend of Lu Siniang would not have appeared.
According to official historical records, Yongzheng suddenly died suddenly at night. Although historians tend to believe that Yongzheng died due to poisoning caused by taking elixirs, there are also various folk legends about the cause of Yongzheng's death. Among them, the most widely spread is that Lu Siniang stabbed Yongzheng.
During the Yongzheng period, Hunan scholar Zeng Jing wrote to Shaanxi Governor Yue Zhongqi to instigate rebellion against the Qing Dynasty. Yue Zhongqi stabilized Zeng Jing and reported to the court secretly. After Yongzheng imprisoned Zeng Jing, he made a big fuss about the matter, interrogated the criminals harshly, and widely implicated him, which led to the literary prison case of Zhejiang scribe Lu Liuliang. Although Lu Liuliang was dead, his coffin was opened and his body was killed, implicating nine clans.
His granddaughter Lu Siniang survived the disaster at her nurse's home in Anhui. Later, she became a disciple of the hero Gan Fengchi. She took advantage of the opportunity of choosing a concubine in the palace to sneak into the palace, assassinate Yongzheng, and take away Yongzheng's head. Qianlong had no choice but to use gold to cast Yongzheng's head for burial.
Lu Siniang's story was once compiled into a comic strip. Even if I didn't explain it, Doudu and the others knew it very well.
Doudu pondered for a long time before saying: "Hasn't this legend of Lu Siniang been overthrown by the academic community a long time ago? Some scholars have verified that Lu Siniang was only four years old when the Nine Clans were executed. Even a few years later, with her It is simply impossible to assassinate Yongzheng due to his age. Do you think this legend is reliable?"
I said seriously: "The research conducted by scholars may not be accurate."
Ye Xunxian said: "If we follow the standards of beauty through the ages, Lu Siniang is indeed the most likely person. Although the legend does not describe Lu Siniang's appearance, she can be selected by the palace. Even if she is not a stunning beauty, at least she will not be a beauty. Too ugly."
After Ye Xun finished speaking, he turned around and said, "Do you have any other basis?"
I continued: "I have also heard of a legend. You have seen the palace drama now. The concubines who are served by the emperor are rolled up in blankets and sent to the palace. The purpose of this is to prevent the concubines from getting dirty on their bodies. Hidden weapons to assassinate the emperor."
I paused and said, "This rule did not come from the Qing Dynasty, but came after Yongzheng. More importantly, this secret came from the mouth of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty."
Doudv was shocked and said: "Puyi admitted that Yongzheng was assassinated? How come there is no record in the historians?"
I shook my head and said: "Pu Yi only explained that the concubine was wrapped in a blanket and entered the palace. He did not admit that Yongzheng was assassinated. After all, the royal face was involved. Even if that was the case, he would not admit."
I said in a deep voice: "As for whether it is right or wrong, won't we know it when we go into Yongzheng's tomb and take a look?"
"Are you crazy?" Doudou almost spat out his saliva, "Yongzheng's tomb is still intact and the government does not allow it to be easily developed. You want to get in and take a look? Are you not afraid that Chen Wen will hide you?" Beat the shit out?"
I looked at Mother Fox with a half-smile: "Mother Fox has to communicate with me about this."
I don’t know how Mother Fox finally convinced Chen Wen and he agreed to let us explore the Yongzheng Tomb without damaging the inside of the tomb.
The order came down like this, but Ye Xun and I were worried - neither of us knew how to rob a tomb, and we couldn't open the tomb door, so how could we get down to the tomb? It is definitely unrealistic to find experts to excavate directly. Even if Chen Wen opens his mouth, the cultural protection department will not agree.
After much deliberation, the two of us decided to go into battle with Sui Xin. Among us, she and Mother Fox were the only ones who had learned how to rob graves.
If possible, I wouldn't want to take Sui Xin with me. This is not because of Sui Xin itself, but because she is already dead in the eyes of the Detective. If I take her out again, she might cause more trouble.
Sui Xin himself didn't seem to care much about his betrayal of the Detective Hand. I didn't ask Suixin much, and set out overnight to go to Qingxiling.