A few days later, Niu Wuzhi was buried. After careful preparations, Qin Mubai and Li Ke took Da Lei Er Lei and San Lei and more than a dozen of the prince's confidants to Shizi Slope of Xihe Cao again. superior.
"Mu Bai, can these three old men do it?" Li Ke said softly.
"No problem." Qin Mubai nodded affirmatively.
Li Ke curled his lips, obviously still a little unconvinced, and said: "I am afraid that hundreds of sergeants will not be able to smash a big hole in this rocky ground within a month. These three old men who are about to die... "
"You won't know until you see it." Qin Mubai smiled slightly.
"By the way, we may need to explore deep caves and dig out tombs later. My people can do coolies, but they are not capable enough. Why don't you bring Baiqi?" Li Ke asked.
Qin Mubai rolled his eyes a few times, smiled strangely, and said nothing. Li Ke was stunned for a moment, smiled heartily, and muttered: "Okay, I won't ask anymore."
After all, Baiqi is the emperor's personal guard, so it is a bit indecent to bring him to dig graves. Besides... if there are some secrets here that they don't want the emperor to know, it would be better not to take Baiqi with them than to do more.
For a moment, Li Ke clearly felt that Qin Mubai seemed to be closer to him than to the emperor, and he felt quite happy in his heart.
"General, everything is ready." The three old men worked for a while, buried the explosives, and came to report. The voice was so loud that Li Ke had to cover his ears.
Qin Mubai laughed loudly: "Don't mind, Your Highness. They have spent their whole lives studying gunpowder and their ears have been damaged, so they naturally speak loudly because of their hearing loss - three masters, let's get started!"
"General, His Highness and others, please retreat further away." The three old men said, "The five-finger divine thunder is too powerful. The stone fragments exploded can fly hundreds of feet away and hurt people. It is better to stay on the ship."
"Is it that exaggerated?" Li Ke blinked suspiciously.
"It's better to listen to them and let's go!" Qin Mubai said.
"good."
The group of people walked to the boat, leaving Da Lei to take care of an extremely long lead, which they pulled directly to the shore. When everyone got on the boat, Huo Yizi shouted and jumped on the boat.
The lead wire burned with a chirp and flew forward like a spiritual snake. The three old men lay down on the deck of the ship in an exaggerated manner, covering their ears tightly. Seeing their exaggerated actions, Qin Mubai, Li Ke and others also squatted down and covered their ears tightly.
After a while, there was still no movement. Li Ke couldn't help but let go of his hand suspiciously and stood up to look out. Suddenly, there was a violent explosion in front of him. The deafening sound was accompanied by air waves, which made Li Ke tremble and almost fall to the ground.
The entire stone hill trembled violently, a raging wave arose near the shore, and the boat swayed. Li Ke was unsteady and almost fell off the boat. Fortunately, Qin Mubai caught him quickly with quick eyes and hands.
"Boom - boom!"
A mushroom-like black and white air wave rose into the sky. Except for Qin Mubai and the three old men, this was the first time for the people on the ship to see such a terrifying explosion. Many people on the scene turned pale with fright. Someone exclaimed: "Isn't this the demon king from the ancient tomb appearing?"
"Shut up!" Qin Mubai shouted and said, "It's okay now, let's go over and take a look!"
After that, he jumped off the boat first.
Li Ke's face turned pale and his legs were a little shaky. He jumped out of the boat, still a little frightened, and murmured: "It's too scary! This is really the power to move mountains and seas! - Mu Bai, if this five-finger divine thunder is If it's used to destroy a city..."
Qin Mubai smiled mysteriously: "We'll talk about that later. Now, the main thing is adventure!"
"Okay!" Li Ke smiled and rubbed his hands happily, "It's so exciting! Today is the most exciting day in my life! If you're still waiting, let's go!"
"Wait a minute! I almost forgot to put on heavy armor." Qin Mubai hurriedly called Li Ke.
"is it necessary?"
"There should be." Qin Mubai said, "Zhao Chong's grandfather must have entered the ancient tomb. Among his relics, there is a piece of Mingguang Armor. Obviously he did not treasure such a pre-Sui artifact for commemoration, otherwise why There are only armors, but no swords or seals? So I miss that there are mechanisms in this ancient tomb, and heavy armor is needed to defend it. "
Li Ke nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll listen to you - everyone obeys the order and wear armor!"
There were more than ten people in the group. Except for three old men and two sailors who stayed to watch the ship, the others all put on the best Mingguang armor and brought with them sharp blades, bows and arrows, realgar and torch Bai Yizi. They were fully prepared. , and went to the explosion site.
When they arrived at that place, everyone’s eyes widened in confusion—
"What a huge deep hole!"
A huge hole with a diameter of three to four feet appeared in front of everyone's eyes. The edge of the cave entrance was scorched black, with some vegetation sparks and burnt rock and soil still remaining. The cave was pitch black and you couldn't see your fingers. It was obviously extremely deep. However, one or two feet after entering the cave, you can indeed see the stairs extending downward. Only the first section was blown up by the huge power of the five-finger divine thunder.
"Mu Bai, it turns out that your inference is correct." Li Ke said happily, "You can change your career to become a Feng Shui master."
"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, "Actually, I was only half-guessing and half-confused - what are you waiting for? Go down!"
"Okay!" Li Ke laughed with joy, put his hands on his waist and made a gesture of inhaling to gather courage, and waved his hand: "You guys - come on!"
"yes!"
Although they were very scared, the soldiers of the palace all agreed loudly. Several people lined up, lit torches and carefully slid hand in hand into the steep cave. After sliding down a few steps, I stepped on the stairs, and then stepped on them one by one. After exploring a few feet down, I heard a voice coming from inside the cave: "Your Highness, General, everything is fine! This is a very deep cave!"
"Okay, let's go down too!" Li Ke jumped down happily, and the people below hurriedly reached out to catch him, keeping him steady.
Qin Mubai shook his head, smiled, and jumped down.
The cave has been closed for many years and the air is very turbid. After entering for a while, everyone felt a little tight in their chests. Someone whispered in a low voice: "There won't be any evil curse, right? I feel dizzy and uncomfortable."
"Don't talk nonsense." Qin Mubai shouted, "Everyone, please exit and wait for a while. Let me deal with it and come back later."
Everyone obeyed the order and climbed out first. Qin Mubai picked up some torches and threw them into the cave. When they burned, they caused air convection. Secondly, they also played a role in driving away the poisonous miasma. After waiting for a while, Qin Mubai said: "Okay, you can go in now!"
Everyone entered the cave again, feeling much better this time. Although there is an unpleasant smell of burnt smoke in the air, fortunately, the air is much more comfortable, and I no longer have the feeling of chest tightness and dizziness.
"It seems that this tunnel is not as deep as usual." Everyone said as they lit the torch and saw the road ahead clearly.
"Let me go to the front!" Qin Mubai said.
"No, it's too dangerous." Li Ke hurriedly pulled him back.
"Don't worry, it's okay." Qin Mubai smiled confidently and patted Li Ke's hand.
Li Ke understood what he meant and stopped forcing it. Maybe if Qin Mubai didn't go ahead and observe carefully, everyone would be in danger.
"Okay, then be careful."
So Qin Mubai took a torch and walked in the front.
I carefully walked several feet inward, but everything was fine. The initial Sui Cave was relatively narrow and crude. Traces of axes and shovels were clearly visible on the cave walls, and green moss grew in some places. After walking a few feet, Suidong seemed much wider. The ground was actually covered with smooth and flat stone paths. There were torches on the walls on both sides. Occasionally, one or two murals could be seen.
"Your Highness, it seems that the section of the tunnel in front was probably dug and built temporarily by Zhao Chong's grandfather and others after the Han River was diverted to fill the Xihe Channel and flooded the mausoleum. Therefore, it looks very rough. Now, we It should be close to the real mausoleum," Qin Mubai said, "Look, this is obviously a huge construction project. Even the walls of Suidong are made of high-quality stones and there are exquisite murals on them. ”
"It's a palace painting from the former Sui Dynasty." Li Ke said, "I know it."
Of course Qin Mubai would not doubt it. Li Ke's mother was the princess of the former Sui Dynasty.
"So, is this really the tomb of a former Sui royal family?"
"It shouldn't be wrong." Li Ke's expression became much more solemn.
If so, isn't the owner of the mausoleum still a relative of Li Ke's mother and his uncle
Everyone continued to move forward cautiously, and suddenly the cave opened up, and a huge body cavity in the belly of the mountain appeared in front of them, several feet high, like a theater hall. Although there has been no human trace for many years, the place still looks very neat and tidy, with no other debris except a lot of old dust.
Ahead is a very flat "mountain wall", where Suidong reaches its end. There were several torches on the mountain wall. Everyone carefully looked around and found that there was no other way out.
At this time, Qin Mubai saw that there was actually a huge relief on the mountain wall, but it was obscured by a lot of dust and could not be seen clearly. After careful identification, it turned out to be a heroic man riding a horse and holding a long whip waving forward. He was wearing familiar Mingguang armor, but on his head was a Yulian crown.
"That's...!" Li Ke was suddenly stunned when he saw the picture!
"Former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, your grandfather?" Qin Mubai asked in a low voice.
"It should be..." Li Ke's eyes widened, he took a deep breath and nodded gently, "I once saw my mother painting my grandfather's appearance for me, and it was not much different from this. I didn't expect that there was actually one here. His image!"
"Your Highness, General, look!" At this time, a careful soldier discovered something strange on the mountain wall and shouted loudly.
Everyone walked over and took a look. It turned out that there was a special frame the size of a door panel on this mountain wall, with many different Chinese characters engraved inside. These characters are all the same size as a fist, and there are hundreds of them engraved here in relief.
Li Ke stepped forward curiously, carefully wiped the dust on the handwriting with his sleeves, and examined it carefully. It turned out that it was all messy handwriting, neither a sentence nor a written document. He stroked it curiously, then suddenly frowned and said, "This can be pressed!"
"Your Highness, wait a minute!" Qin Mubai shouted hurriedly.
But it’s slow!
Li Ke has already pressed a word.
Suddenly there was a loud bang from behind, and a huge stone door suddenly descended from nowhere. It fell in an instant, completely blocking the Suidong in the future tense!
"Ah!" Everyone shouted in panic.
Li Ke's face turned pale, he looked at Qin Mubai dully, and murmured: "I didn't expect... this would be a trap!"
Qin Mubai frowned: "The matter is over now, let's find another way out. Don't panic, everyone! There must be a way out!"
Under Qin Mubai's comfort, everyone finally settled down and began to carefully look for a way out. Li Ke, on the other hand, was filled with worry, anger and some self-blame. He had been staring at the embossed calligraphy board in a daze, staring at it without moving his feet.
"Mu Bai, come here!" Suddenly, Li Ke shouted.
"What's wrong?" Qin Mubai walked over.
Li Ke took a deep breath and said: "This stone slab may be both the activation gate of the mechanism and the way out!"
"What do you say?" Qin Mubai asked.
Li Ke gritted his teeth and said: "Although the words on it are arranged in a disorderly manner, many of them make me feel like I have seen them before. So I thought that they were not irregular scattered words, but a certain poem. The poems were separated randomly and placed here scatteredly. If you want to find the entrance to the tomb, you have to press the words one by one in the order of the poems. If you make a mistake, a large stone slab will be activated to seal the entrance. This road is probably used to deal with tomb robbers."
Qin Mubai suddenly said in surprise: "Then do you know what kind of poem this is?"
"I know." Li Ke said calmly, "It's a poem by my grandfather, "Drinking Horses at the Great Wall Cave"!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Try quickly! Even if you are wrong, the situation will not be worse than now!" Qin Mubai said hurriedly.
Li Ke's expression became solemn, and there were some sweat stains on his forehead. He stretched out his finger, but it was slightly trembling, and under the gaze of everyone, he pressed one of the words - "Sudden"!
While pressing, Li Ke chanted in a deep voice -
“The autumn wind rises solemnly and travels thousands of miles leisurely.
Wherever you go for thousands of miles, build the Great Wall across the desert.
How could it be that Xiaozi Zhi was the camp of the sages
This is a policy that will last forever to ensure the survival of hundreds of millions of people.
Don't worry about worrying about it, so you can sit back and relax in Beijing.
Beihe Bingwu Festival, thousands of miles rolled Rongjing.
Mountains and rivers come and go, and the wilderness is impoverished.
Holding gold to stop marching in formation, beating drums to encourage soldiers.
Thousands of horses are riding around, drinking horses in the caves of the Great Wall.
In the dusk of autumn, there are clouds outside the fortress, and the fog obscures the moon behind the mountains.
Yuanyan Post is on the horse, and the beacon fire is in the air.
I'd like to ask about the Great Wall, Shanyu came to pay a visit.
The turbid air is calm in the Tianshan Mountains, and the morning light shines on the high tower.
Release the troops but still revitalize the brigade, and only then can disaster be carried out.
Drink until you say goodbye, and the credit goes to the temple. "
…
After pressing the last word "front", Li Ke was sweating profusely and panting, looking around with wide eyes, but there was no movement.
He immediately shook his head in disappointment: "It seems that I guessed wrong."
"boom-"
Suddenly a loud noise sounded in the hollow cave, shocking everyone.
The entire large stone wall in front of him suddenly cracked open in the middle and moved to both sides.
There was a loud rumble and dust and sand fell!
"Your Highness, be careful!"
The sergeants hurriedly pulled Li Ke back to dodge.
At this moment, the huge stone gate that was pressed down behind him was slowly rising, making a huge and dull squeaking sound.
The opening in the big stone wall became wider and wider, and a howling wind came from inside, stirring up the sand and dust falling from the stone wall, flying all over the sky and disappearing out of sight.
"Your Highness, you succeeded!"
"Really?" Li Ke responded happily, but was choked by sand dust and kept coughing.
Everyone hurriedly covered their mouths and noses with their robes to avoid the countless sand and dust.
After a long time, the loud noise stopped, the wind stopped, and the dust gradually subsided and stopped flying. Everyone opened their eyes again, and they were immediately horrified!
After the huge mountain wall was opened, a palace-like scene appeared inside!
Carved beams and cornices, gold bricks and jade tiles; white stone pavements, and chilong columns!
It’s actually a golden palace!
There are countless priceless night pearls embedded in the large stone pillars in the hall, illuminating the interior as bright as day. In addition, the light reflected by those magnificent objects made Qin Mubai and others who had adapted to the darkness a bit dazzling.
"Oh my God! Is this the Palace of Heaven?!" Everyone was shocked and said, and immediately a few soldiers who were so excited that they forgot about themselves were about to rush inside.
"We're getting rich, we're getting rich!"
"Stop!" Li Ke shouted, and the sergeants woke up as if in a state of enlightenment and hurriedly knelt down on the ground to plead guilty.
"Get out of here!" Li Keshen shouted, his expression extremely serious.