The years of reselling the haunted house

Seeing Qu Kangcheng seriously looking at the epitaph, I also pinned my hopes on him.In this way, waiting is no longer a painful thing.I even hope that he can see the epitaph in more detail and more meticulously.

About an hour later, Qu Kangcheng finally walked around the coffin, probably reading all the words.

He supported his waist and slowly stood up straight.I hurried over and gave him a hand.

Qu Kangcheng grinned and rubbed his waist non-stop. It was obvious that he just maintained that pouting posture, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

He waited for a while, and then said slowly: "Oh, my old waist, it almost broke."

"Old Qu, don't talk about anything else. When you get out, I'll invite you to a high-end club for a massage. Conditions are limited now, so let's stick to it. Let me ask you, what is written on it, do you understand?" I asked in a hurry.

Qu Kangcheng nodded: "I understand. It's all in Manchu, and it's not complicated."

"Then tell me, does it mean that there is a secret passage here, or a secret door or something that can lead to the outside?" I asked.

Qu Kangcheng glanced at me and shook his head: "That's not what I said."

As soon as I heard it, I was discouraged, and it felt like all hope was dashed in an instant.

No matter what is written on it, the premise is that we can leave here.Now we can't even get out of this stone tripod, so what's the use of knowing more secrets.

Seeing that I was feeling a little depressed, Qu Kangcheng pointed to the coffin and asked puzzledly: "Li Yang, don't you want to know what is written on it?"

I shook my head: "Not interested."

"You..." Qu Kangcheng managed to understand the content above, and felt helpless by my attitude.

Liang Yue hurried over and said, "Old Qu, don't worry about him, tell me what's written on it."

Qu Kangcheng nodded, pointed to his feet, and said, "The stone tripod we are in has a name, and it's called Jiulong Ding."

"Nine Dragon Cauldron?" I nodded after listening, and felt that the name was not surprising, because when we were outside, we saw this huge stone tripod with nine dragons engraved on it.And we also climbed to the top of the stone tripod along the engraved dragon body.

Qu Kangcheng pointed to the sarcophagus and said: "There is a large paragraph of text engraved on it, and the title is called "Jiulong Cauldron". Some unknown things about this Nine Dragon Cauldron.”

"Old Qu, how long ago was this Nine Dragon Cauldron built?" I asked.

Qu Kangcheng replied: "It is recorded that it was built in the spring of 1789."

"The spring of 1789? Wait a minute, let me do the math..." I snapped off a few fingers, trying to figure out the date.

Qu Kangcheng looked at me and said helplessly: "Don't forget it. 1789 is the 55th year of Qianlong. In other words, this stone tripod was built in the spring of 55th year of Qianlong. It should be around March or April."

I was stunned: "Then this time is after the An Nanguo incident, that is to say, it may coincide with the time when the ancestors of the Huang family, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou at that time, stationed troops in Sanshou? Did it say who supervised the construction?" of?"

Qu Kangcheng nodded: "Yes. At the beginning of "Jiulong Ding Ji", it was written like this: In the spring of the 55th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, Duke Huang Jiye was relegated to Sanshoutun. However, Duke Huang's crime was committed in accordance with the imperial edict. The real merits and virtues are equal to the sky, benefiting the land. Now supervise the construction of the Nine Dragons Ding, increase its great virtues, and engrave the tripod on it, so that future generations can look forward to it..."

When Qu Kangcheng said this passage, he was afraid that we would not understand, so he spoke very slowly. After I listened to it once, I understood the general meaning of the Dingwen.

I sighed: "It's a pity that Huang Wenbai is not with us. Isn't the main purpose of him coming down with us to rehabilitate his ancestors? According to the Ding Wen, Huang Gong Jiye, that is, Huang Jiye, should be The ancestors he said."

Liang Yue nodded: "This tripod article said it at the beginning. Whether Huang Jiye resigned or was demoted, he was sent to Sanshoutun. And it was all in accordance with Emperor Qianlong's will, so Huang Jiye Not only is he not guilty, but he also has merits equal to the sky, bringing benefits to all people in the world. Supervising the construction of this Jiulong tripod can also increase his merits and virtues, and he also specially engraved the tripod inscriptions for future generations. This evaluation is already quite high. Not only can it be rehabilitated, the Huang family can simply rely on this to sing praises."

Qu Kangcheng also nodded and said: "I haven't seen any generation of emperors who can give such a high meritorious treatment to a small governor. It seems that the matter of supervising the construction of the Nine Dragon Cauldron must be extremely important to Lord Qianlong." work."

I thought about it carefully, and asked: "We all know that the ancestor of the Huang family, that is, Huang Jiye mentioned in this tripod, received a mysterious mission, so could this mysterious mission be to build the Nine Dragon Cauldron? This is a bit of a big move right?"

Qu Kangcheng shook his head: "I think the entire underground palace was built under the supervision of Huang Jiye. The Nine Dragon Cauldron is just one of the contents, and he must have other tasks on his shoulders, but we haven't done it yet." Just go to those places. From the map, the Nine Dragons Cauldron is located in the entire underground palace, which should only be regarded as the tip of the iceberg. Moreover, it is also mentioned in the later content of the Ding Wen that this underground palace is also called Nine Dragons The underground palace. If the Nine Dragons underground palace can be completely unearthed, it will be a major event in the history of modern archaeology..."

Chapter 1063

When Qu Kangcheng said this, his eyes lit up.For him, this is definitely something to be excited about.This old Qu's health is not good, and he regards exploring the underground palace of Kowloon as the last job in his life.If he can reveal the secrets of the Nine Dragons Underground Palace to the public, he will be able to draw a successful conclusion for himself.

"The problem is, no matter how big this Nine Dragons Underground Palace is, we are still trapped in this Nine Dragon Cauldron. If we can't get out, it's hard to say whether we will die here." I looked around, except for us. Except for the light, there is darkness everywhere.I couldn't hear any sound from outside, it was deathly quiet.

When I mentioned this, Liang Yue also felt the same way, looking around with frowns.

Only Qu Kangcheng didn't take this matter to heart at all, and was completely immersed in the joy of discovering the Nine Dragons Underground Palace.

Pointing to the sarcophagus, he said, "This "Nine Dragon Cauldron" also said..."

I waved my hand: "Old Qu, if you want to say something, can you refine the content and pick some important ones. Also, you can translate the Dingwen into vernacular and then tell us. I'm not in the mood to listen to your original text right now. , I was ignorant after listening to it."

Because of my mood, my attitude became a little anxious, and my words were a little rushed.

Liang Yue teased me and said, "I'm going to be stuck here anyway, so I might as well just listen to a story. Don't listen to Lao Qu, tell us slowly."

Qu Kangcheng didn't care about my attitude, and was still very interested. He nodded: "Li Yang is right. I read the Dingwen above, and it's hard to remember. But I have a general understanding of the content. I said Let me hear it... do you know who is in that sarcophagus?"

"How would I know? Who is he?" I shook my head. At that time, Huang Jiye supervised the construction of the Nine Dragon Cauldron. Why did he set up a sarcophagus here, and there was a corpse in a jade robe in the sarcophagus.This should also be the purpose of building the Nine Dragon Cauldron.So Liang Yue and I listened carefully, trying to get the answer from Qu Kangcheng.

Unexpectedly, Qu Kangcheng also shook his head: "I don't know about that either."

As soon as I heard it, I became anxious: "Old Qu, we haven't reached the time to be silly. If you know it, just say it, and if you don't know it, don't say it. What's the point..."

Qu Kangcheng waved his hand: "I didn't mean that, I mean, I don't know the specific identity of this person, but I know he must have a close relationship with the royal family."

I was taken aback: "The Huang family? So it has something to do with Huang Jiye? The person lying here is not Huang Jiye himself, is it?"

Qu Kangcheng couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this: "It's wrong, it's the royal family, the emperor's emperor, not the yellow yellow. Besides, no matter how high the status of Huang Jiye is, no matter how important he is by the emperor, he will not wear gold because of his status. Buried in a jade robe."

"Royal? You mean, this person wearing the jade robe is from the royal family and has something to do with the emperor?"

"That's right. It's mentioned in the Ding Wen that the Nine Dragon Ding has the function of Nine Dragons gathering Qi. Only the royal family can have this treatment lying here."

"Nine Dragons Gather Qi? What kind of Qi did you gather?" I asked.

"Of course it's the dragon's energy. Although the Ding Wen didn't say whether the location of the three villages is the dragon's veins or not. But I guess it must be the place where the dragon's energy gathers. The purpose of building this Nine Dragons Ding should be to absorb the dragon's energy from the surrounding dragon veins. Gather here. The general meaning of the description in the Ding Wen should be like this. There are still many cumbersome text descriptions that don’t fit the theme, so I won’t tell you.”

I nodded: "Jiulong Gathering Qi, that fits well with what we learned before. We also learned about it from the family history of the Huang family and Huang Wenbai's description. In addition, the third uncle I probably know what’s going on with the deduction I made in Shenzhen.”

"Oh? Tell me." Qu Kangcheng was very interested in this history, and urged me to tell my inference.

"Didn't you talk about the gathering of Qi in Nine Dragons? That means that the Sanshoutun, the current location of Sanyang Pu, is the place where dragon energy gathers even if it is not a dragon vein. That's why Lord Qianlong built the underground palace here. "

Qu Kangcheng nodded: "Actually, to tell you the truth, I have consulted relevant people before and conducted a survey of the surrounding terrain. There are three mountains around, and there are nine mountain ranges running through them, which fits the theory of Kowloon. Obviously This is the place hand-picked by Lord Qianlong."

"That's it." I replied: "According to my understanding, when Qianlong was 55 years old, his imperial career had come to an end. At that time, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty was in power for 61 years, and Lord Qianlong had been in power for 55 years. , the people and even the important officials of the court have said that Lord Qianlong should abdicate the throne, and it should not exceed the 61 years of Lord Kangxi, otherwise it will be considered unfilial. However, according to later generations, Emperor Qianlong wanted to continue his imperial career and be the emperor himself. The longest emperor. But he needed a reasonable explanation to deal with Yunyun's mouth, so he thought of a way..."

"That's right. There have always been different opinions about Emperor Qianlong's abdication. Regarding this, there has never been a clear statement. Various schools of thought hold their own opinions, and the debate has never stopped. But I think, what exactly does Emperor Qianlong think , Only Lord Qianlong knows it best. Your statement is novel. I have never heard it before. You said that Lord Qianlong built the Nine Dragons Underground Palace to give himself and all living beings a reasonable explanation?" Qu Kang Cheng said.

I nodded: "You also said that only he knows what Lord Qianlong thinks. What all of us say is just a guess. It's just that there is always a statement that is closest to Lord Qianlong's thoughts. My statement is also one of many speculations. We are in a new era now, so there is no right or wrong way to say this.”

Qu Kangcheng nodded, motioning for me to continue talking.

"The method Qianlong thought of was related to the five emperors' money he carried with him. Every emperor will promote his own currency. The first copper coin cast in the furnace will be poured into gold thread and worn by the emperor. This is the origin of the five emperors' money. To a certain extent, the five emperors' money represents the rise and fall of the emperor's industry. Because once it is passed on to the next emperor, another coin furnace will be opened to recast coins. The five emperors' money that you carry with you is tainted with dragon spirit and has great spirituality. Whenever the emperor's reign is about to come to an end, there will be a sign on the money. For example, there are cracks and the like mark."

Chapter 1064 Descendants of the Royal Family

Hearing this, Liang Yue asked: "That's not right. It seems that the five emperors' coins we obtained seem to be intact. It is said that their imperial career has ended long ago. If there is a sign, it should have been split long ago." That's right."

I nodded: "That's right. This is the beauty of the five emperors' money. When the emperor is in power, when the throne is about to abdicate, the king's money will indeed have cracks as a sign. But this kind of king's money has a very strong The self-healing property. I think it should be related to the gold thread in it. After the emperor died or abdicated, the cracked king coins will gradually repair themselves, and finally become what we see."

Liang Yue's eyes widened in surprise: "Oh. That is to say, when the emperor is about to abdicate, the king's money will have cracks. After the emperor really abdicates, the king's money will gradually repair itself? This is amazing. "

I smiled: "Haven't we seen too many miraculous things? I absolutely believe this. Judging from the king's money we obtained, they are not ordinary things. It's not that after the king's money is gathered..."

I just wanted to talk about Wang Qian, but I felt a bit off topic. There was no need to talk about these things with Qu Kangcheng, so I stopped in time.

Qu Kangcheng didn't care about these, and continued: "Qianlong's 55th year is already the last few years of his reign. At that time, Wang Qian should have cracks. Does he want to use the Nine Dragons Underground Palace to repair the cracks?"

I nodded and said: "That's right. We thought about it before, Qianlong might find a way to repair the cracks on the king's coins. And this set of methods is likely to be related to that kind of Annan coin. But so far, we have not I didn't find any connection between Annan coins and this underground palace. So this Nine Dragon Cauldron may be the main way to restore the king's money. Because the king's money itself has dragon energy, and when the emperor's career is coming to an end, the dragon's energy will fade, so it will be restored. Cracks appear. If you want to repair it, you can only start with the dragon energy, and then pour more dragon energy into it, and naturally the cracks on the king's money will be repaired."

Qu Kangcheng said: "That is to say, the Nine Dragons gather Qi, and the gathered Dragon Qi is for repairing Wang Qian."

I nodded: "No matter from which angle or theory, my judgment should be correct. But there is one thing that I really don't understand."

Qu Kangcheng and Liang Yue asked at the same time: "What is it?"

I smiled bitterly and said, "Wang Qian. Where is Wang Qian?"

When Liang Yue heard this, she gave me a disdainful look: "Li Yang, what you said was so lively and well-founded, I thought you could find the whereabouts of Wang Qian. Looking at it now, you don't have a clue. Your theories are all centered on Wang Qian, and now that Wang Qian is not here, your theory should be overturned. Perhaps in history, this is not what you said. "

I shook my head: "No. I still stick to my theory. I guess there must be a mistake somewhere in the middle. Have you seen this ancient corpse? Old Qu said that he should be a member of the royal family. But I boldly speculate that he should not be a member of the royal family."

"The royal family is on the record? What do you mean?" Liang Yue asked.

Qu Kangcheng explained: "To put it bluntly, the royal family means that it is in the compilation. Regarding the descendants of the royal family, not only the emperor's princes, but also the descendants of the royal princes, all must be recorded in the book. Only those recorded in the book will be recorded. To be officially recognized and enjoy the title, salary and treatment that the royal family should enjoy, etc."

I nodded: "What Lao Qu said is not straightforward enough. In other words, those who are registered in the royal family are the heirs of normal marriages. The illegitimate children of the emperor or prince are not recorded in the book."

Liang Yue curled her lips: "Look at what you said, how can there be so many illegitimate children?"

I laughed and said, "Liang Yue, you don't know about that. These lords of the Qing Dynasty and those dandies in the lord's mansion have nothing to do to eat, drink and have fun. more."

Liang Yue glared at me: "It's as if you have experienced it yourself."

Qu Kangcheng also said with a smile: "Although what Li Yang said is a bit exaggerated, it is also true. As for the royal family's heirs, it is true that the royal family's registered children shall prevail. Outside heirs, especially those born to Han women, are not allowed. It's on the record. Li Yang, you just said that the identity of this ancient corpse is not a member of the royal family?"

I nodded: "If you want to absorb dragon energy, you must use someone with royal blood. But this action of Lord Qianlong is a secret that should not be known to outsiders. It is impossible for him to choose such a person from the royal family. If you come alone, you can only look for it from the outside. I guess it will be a long process, and the requirements for this person's birth date and fortune-telling and numerology will be very strict. Finally, he was selected..."

I pointed to the ancient corpse.

Liang Yue glanced at the ancient corpse, and said: "According to what you said, that ancient corpse is also a descendant of the royal family, but it is not registered. It seems that he should not be very old when he died. Would he be willing to do this for the emperor? You must know that he will pay the price with his life."

I smiled wryly and said: "Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's minister on the shore of the land. The emperor's order is hard to disobey. Another thing is that although he is also a descendant of the royal family, he is not recognized, and his life may be extremely difficult. The emperor asks. After that, they will definitely promise a lot of favorable conditions to their family. Look, didn’t he wear this kind of golden jade robe? If he didn’t do this, he might never have the chance to touch this precious golden jade robe in his life. .”

Liang Yue disagreed: "What can a piece of rags do? There is nothing more important than life."

I waved my hand: "At this time and at that time, we can't use our modern thinking to guess the ancients' thoughts. My guess is that this is the case. Lord Qianlong should appoint Huang Jiye to take charge of this task. According to the normal progress, Within five years, that is, before the 60th year of Qianlong, the dragon energy of the Wangqian will be full, and the cracks on it will be repaired. At that time, Lord Qianlong will announce to the world, saying that the sky will warn, and the Wangqian will be cracked and restored. , he must obey the arrangement of the heavens and continue the imperial career."

"There must be something wrong. In history, Emperor Qianlong abdicated after 60 years in power." Qu Kangcheng said.

I nodded: "There must be something wrong. According to my guess, what this descendant of the royal family should have in his mouth at that time was the imperial coin of Qianlong Tongbao. In this way, after the Nine Dragons gather energy, the dragon energy will pass through the royal family." Descendants, transmitted to the king's money in the mouth. But now, the king's money is not there, but there is an extra blood jade. No matter how precious the blood jade is, it can't replace the role that the king's money can play. So in the end, this The plan still failed."

Chapter 1065

Liang Yue analyzed: "Then the question arises. Who and when was this Wang Qian stolen?"

"I guess 60 years before Qianlong, someone replaced the king's money with blood jade. This person should be someone who is familiar with this plan. Because it was a secret mission, Huang Jiye at that time would definitely be cautious about it." You are cautious. When he arranges the construction of the underground palace, he will also arrange different batches of craftsmen to carry out the construction. In other words, even the craftsmen who built the underground palace will not know the secret of the Nine Dragon Cauldron."

Liang Yue questioned: "If you want to say this, could it be that Huang Jiye did it? Only he knows the true meaning of this secret mission. Maybe he guards and steals himself."

I nodded: "It's possible. It's just that everything is just speculation now. It's a pity that the third uncle concluded that there could be clues to find the five emperors' money here, and he really found it. Who knew that it was Wang's money that was missing. Clues. Looks like we're going to come back in vain this time."

Liang Yue shook her head: "Maybe there are other possibilities. For example, someone sneaked in here before us. Didn't Meng Daqing come here just now? They took away the king's money and stuffed it into the ancient palace with blood jade." corpse's mouth."

I analyzed: "I think this possibility is relatively low. If modern people come in, they want to get the king's money, just pry open their mouths and take it away. There is no need to get another blood jade instead. I think the blood Jade should have a certain attribute of the king's money. Therefore, after being replaced, it will not be discovered in a short time. Therefore, this is a measure taken by the people who entered the underground palace at that time. It will take away the king's money without alarm People of Emperor Qianlong."

"If that's the case, the king's money was taken away 200 years ago. Wouldn't it be hard to find it now," Liang Yue said.

"There is another possibility that you didn't think of."

At this time, Qu Kangcheng, who had been quietly listening to our discussion, suddenly said.

"What's possible?" Liang Yue and I asked at the same time.

Qu Kangcheng asked: "Don't you think the construction technique of this Nine Dragon Cauldron is very special?"

After Qu Kangcheng's questioning, I finally understood what he wanted to say.We just focused on these historical events within the Nine Dragon Cauldron, but neglected the Nine Dragon Cauldron itself.

Indeed, as Qu Kangcheng said, the Nine Dragon Cauldron is so huge and exquisitely crafted, it is amazing.Even if it is on the ground, it is not a simple matter, let alone here is underground.

Qu Kangcheng went on to say: "The tripod has already been explained in the text. The construction procedure of this stone tripod is very complicated. Since it is all mountains, the underground part is also full of rocks. This stone tripod was excavated out of the underground rocks. First, Open up a space here enough to accommodate the stone tripod, and then take the mountain rocks here for carving. According to the Ding Wen, the Jiulong Ding took more than a thousand people and took more than two years to erect. Ding Wen said that it was completed in 1789. If you do the calculations, it would be 1787 when construction started."

I nodded: "That should be the time of the Annan Kingdom incident. At that time, the ancestor of the Huang family, the governor of Yungui, accompanied him to participate in the Annan Battle. Perhaps at that time, Huang Jiye began to prepare for the Nine Dragons Underground Palace."

Qu Kangcheng said: "It should be like this. But what I mean by this is that it is not easy to build the Jiulongding. Emperor Qianlong knew that he still had five years to operate. During these five years, can he successfully restore the Qianlong Tongbao?" Wang Qian is very important. It is impossible for Huang Jiye not to leave an entrance when he built it, and it is impossible for Lord Qianlong not to send people to inspect it regularly. I suspect that it is the person who entered the underground palace for inspection and tampered with it."

I asked, "Why are you so sure?"

Qu Kangcheng smiled and said: "It's very simple. As I said, Lord Qianlong still has five years to go. During these five years, even if he can't send heavy troops to guard this underground palace, he will definitely send shrewd and capable soldiers in private." People, guard day and night. With such strict inspections and guards, it is unlikely that someone will steal into the underground palace. Only those who are ordered by the emperor will have the opportunity to enter the underground palace."

I nodded: "And then..."

Qu Kangcheng continued: "Assuming that what I said is true, then I dare to draw the conclusion that after successfully replacing the five emperors' money with blood jade, the person who cheated did not take the king's money out of the underground palace, but It is hidden in another place in this underground palace. Because after he goes out, he will inevitably be subject to strict searches, and he has no way to take Wang Qian out of the underground palace. In addition, I said that this underground palace is not easy to build. If Wang Qian leaves the underground palace The scope of this underground palace will definitely change, and the people above should be aware of it. To sum up, I suspect that the king's money is still in the underground palace, but it is no longer in the Nine Dragon Cauldron .”

After listening to Qu Kangcheng's analysis, Liang Yue and I looked at each other, feeling that what the old man said really made sense.In other words, there is a high possibility that the Qianlong Tongbao's royal coin is in the Nine Dragons Underground Palace.

However, we immediately realized that no matter how thorough our analysis is, it would be futile to be inseparable from the Nine Dragon Cauldron.

I glanced at the mummy not far away, shook my head and smiled wryly: "Anyway, this man is a descendant of the royal family, and we disturbed his cleanliness. After the matter is over, we should carry him back into the coffin. "

Liang Yue curled her lips: "He was demonized and almost killed us. Did you forget it so soon?"

I shook my head: "The demonization is due to a mistake in a certain link. I suspect it is related to the overall feng shui changes here. According to common sense, it is absolutely impossible for him to be demonized in such a place where the dragon energy gathers. When such a situation occurs, It can only show that the dragon's aura has turned into evil spirit. The gold-haired jade garment has been integrated with his body, which means that those jade pieces have also absorbed a lot of evil spirit, so that they can fit into his body. Looking at it now We came in time, he has not been completely demonized, because the jade flakes on his face have not absorbed enough evil spirits, if we come in later, when the jade flakes on his face have absorbed enough evil spirits, he will completely change Turned into a corpse."

Qu Kangcheng sighed: "It's a pity, this gold-threaded jade garment is gone. Although the archaeological value may not be as high as that of the Han Dynasty, if it can be taken out, it can be regarded as the most perfect one in modern times."

I nodded: "Old Qu, give up your mind. The golden jade garment has been fused with the mummy, and it is full of evil spirits. Once you take it outside to see the sun, no matter what professional methods you use, it will probably be the same." It turns black and brittle quickly. Of course, I don't know about that, what do you think?"