Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

"Let's go down and have a look." After receiving Ping'an's affirmation, Zhao Can became even more excited, and took Ping'an to the valley he had chosen to investigate.

Although Ping An didn't know what to investigate, he didn't refuse.

In fact, based on Zhao Can's personality, Ping An thinks that he is the kind of person who can grasp the moment. After all, he has been a superior for a long time, and he can get what he wants. For him, he can hold it in the palm of his hand. Stuff is real.

It was hard to imagine him thinking about such a thing.

"Feng Lou, why did you suddenly start thinking about the funeral?" Ping An couldn't help asking.

Zhao Can turned to look at him, pretending to be casual and said, "I heard people say that if they are buried together after death, they can continue to be husband and wife in the next life."

"..." Well, this reason is indeed very strong. No matter how much power they have, it is impossible to control the "afterlife", so it is reasonable to rely on ghosts and gods.

But Ping An didn't want Zhao Can to put his mind on this.Because the theory of ghosts and gods is always easy to get people addicted to, Zhao Can will be a wise king in the future, and must not fall into this kind of nonsense.

People's hearts are very strange. At the beginning, it was just a small obsession, and it may not necessarily be realized, but as more and more things are invested, the obsession will become deeper and deeper. In the end, there is no way out, and we can only continue to walk Go down and hit the south wall without looking back.

The theory of ghosts and gods is illusory, believe it or not, and Ping An himself can't say that there is absolutely no such thing, but Zhao Can can't believe it.

Maybe Zhao Can just wanted to give it a try at the beginning, but as long as he believed it, it was hard to guarantee that things would get out of control later—for example, if he suddenly believed that Taoist priests could really refine the elixir, and after eating it, he would live forever, and then It is not impossible to become obsessed with asking for immortals and become like the late emperor.

For another example, if Zhao Can's thoughts are penetrated by others, then the convenience can be aimed at his thoughts, for example, telling him that there is a burial method that can increase the chance of meeting after death, and performing a certain ceremony can make the two people's love. The souls are bound together, and they will not be separated even if they are reincarnated, etc. It sounds weird but it hits Zhao Can's heart disease. If Zhao Can really believes it, the other party can take advantage of it.

Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?But history is not without such lessons learned.

Therefore, the superior should not show his emotions and anger, and prevent his subordinates from easily guessing their own thoughts.Because "what is good at the top, what is good at the bottom must be very bad."

So Ping An thought about it for a while, and put on a mocking expression, "I didn't know that you even believed such nonsense now."

"It's just a matter of convenience." Zhao Can said, "Besides, the mountains and rivers here are indeed beautiful, and it's where my Great Chu's ancestral mausoleum is located. It's not bad for us to be buried here."

Seeing that he was still clear, Ping An breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that you know. It's not something that can be done with just one or two rituals. For example, in this mountain, after Longxing, many Fengshui people have praised the outstanding people. .Does Your Highness think that the fact that Great Chu has been able to prosper for a hundred years is really because of the choice of such a burial place?"

If this is the case, where will the efforts of the Zhao royal family for several generations be placed?Without the living working hard, it would be too easy to choose a cemetery for the dead to make a fortune.

Of course Zhao Can didn't believe it. He scanned the valley in front of him and said with a smile, "I like the saying that everything depends on people's efforts. If people really have an afterlife, I will also find you without the help of external objects."

"I'll go find you too." Ping An said immediately.

This is what he has in mind.It's just that his current life is already a stolen time, and he doesn't know if there will be another life.

Zhao Can was very satisfied with Ping'an's reaction, and shook his hand and said, "Since the place has been chosen, there is no need to change it. You can think about how to do it here, and we'll send someone to build it after you think about it."

"Forget it, as long as you like it." Ping An is not half interested in this, "No matter how gorgeous the building is, it will only cost more money and food."

In fact, in terms of safety, so many tomb robbers in later generations dig graves for the funeral objects, the better the tomb, the less safe it is.He actually prefers the burial method of the Yuan Dynasty. It is said that only tombs are left without graves.After the burial is complete, the horses will run around it a few times to compact the soil so that no one can see that this is the emperor's mausoleum.

Of course, as the emperor, even Zhao Can could not decide on such matters.Because later generations need sacrifices to show their orthodox identity. ——In particular, Zhao Can had promised Ping An that he would have no heirs, and would choose a child from the clan to inherit the throne.Heirs who are not parent-child need this kind of ceremony even more.

Ping An told Zhao Can his thoughts, and Zhao Can couldn't help but twitched his mouth. In fact, there were tomb robbers at this time, but usually it was difficult to scale it up, because the ancients were more in awe of the dead.So Zhao Can didn't think about it for a while, and asked Ping An, "In that era... was this kind of thing normal?" Random tomb robbing?

"Tomb robbery is not normal," Ping An said with a complicated face, "but there is still official archaeology."

The word "archaeology" is very easy for Zhao Can to understand, and he understands it when he thinks about it.This is the same as people excavating the Yin Ruins today. If they find traces of the lives of the ancients, they will definitely dig them out and study them.Think about what if the tombs of him and Ping An are discovered in the future...

Zhao Can quickly changed his mind, and said, "Actually, we can build the mausoleum, put the empty coffin inside, and then have someone bury the two of us somewhere else." This way, we won't be disturbed even more. .

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the idea was simply too good.So I really started to think about how to operate this matter.After all, the emperor's mausoleum is heavily guarded and there are many traps, so it is not so easy to steal the corpse out.And the person who does this has to be able to keep a secret.

"Let's walk around again and choose a place you like." He turned his head and said to Ping An.

Although he didn't quite understand Zhao Can's obsession in this regard, Ping An still followed him forward.

The summer sun was very hot, but the two of them felt extremely shady as they walked on the path between the mountains and forests.In this season, many wild fruits in the mountains have begun to ripen. After seeing them along the way, Ping An will pick the ones he knows and taste them.

Facts have proved that although the wild fruit has the original taste, a large part of the taste is indeed not as good as artificial cultivation. Not to mention the small size, it tastes sour and astringent. Apart from tasting fresh, there is no benefit.

Ping An often tasted it and didn't want to eat it anymore.

But not without exception.For example, Ping An found a bayberry tree with big and red fruits hanging from it.Although it is only red, not purple, it is not yet fully ripe, but it tastes very sweet.After Ping An tasted it, he immediately picked a handful, washed it in the mountain stream, and handed it to Zhao Can, "This tastes good, try it!"

Zhao Can ate one, and seeing Ping An looking at him with bright eyes, couldn't help but twist the other and put it to his lips, "Open your mouth."

Ping An was taken aback for a moment, and closed his mouth.

However, before he could eat the red bayberry, Zhao Can had already leaned over and kissed him.Because he was afraid that the bayberry he was holding in his hand would fall to the ground, Ping An could only stiffen all over, not daring to move, and passively accepted Zhao Can's kiss.

After sweeping Ping An's mouth, Zhao Can withdrew his tongue contentedly, and rolled back the red bayberry in Ping An's mouth. After eating, he made a serious comment, "It's really sweet."

Safety:"……"

Zhao Can picked up another one.This time, Ping An was determined not to be fooled, and kept his mouth tightly shut.

"This time it's really for you to eat, I won't steal it." Zhao Can immediately promised.

Ping An looked at him suspiciously.He had already discovered that Zhao Can had become worse and worse when he was with him.Do you want to trust him?this is a problem.

Finally, with the most basic trust between people, Ping An opened his mouth.

This time Zhao Can really didn't grab the bayberry from him, but kissed him after he finished eating. After the kiss, he touched his lips and smiled at Ping An, "Even if there is no bayberry, it is still very sweet."

Ping An's face turned red all of a sudden.

Although he is an old man, but with such ambiguous hints, Ping An said that he still can't hold it!He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Zhao Can, his face was so red that he was about to explode.What the hell is it sweet?When did Zhao Can learn to flirt like this? Why doesn't he know? !

Ping An didn't bother to pay attention to Zhao Can, and quickly ate the rest of the red bayberry, then stood up and said, "Let's continue walking!"

I always feel that something terrible will happen if I stay here!

Zhao Can smiled and followed, not forgetting to make a mark on the bayberry tree.Since Ping An likes to eat it, he should pick some more and take it home.Thinking of Ping An's reaction just now, Zhao Can couldn't help laughing.

In this matter, Ping An actually seldom shows a feeling of "shyness", and has always been calm.Even at the very beginning, he acted more "experienced" than Zhao Can.

Although he knew that there was no one else around Ping An, Zhao Can always cared about this matter, always thinking about how to overwhelm Ping An.

Today probably because of the daytime and being outside, Ping An's reaction was so great.

Seeing such a rare reaction from Ping An, Zhao Can was naturally in a good mood.It turns out that Ping An's face is not so thick, probably in his heart, it's normal to do this thing inside the house, but it's different outside.

With these thoughts in mind, Zhao Can followed Ping An's footsteps, thinking about how to tease Ping An again.

Later, the two met a peach tree.

He said it was a peach tree, but Ping An almost didn't dare to recognize it.Because the peaches on this tree are very small, one is only as big as his finger.And there is no hair, it looks very smooth.There are small black spots on the white and red skin, and it looks fully mature.

Ping An had never seen this type of peach before, so he hesitated for a moment, and picked two to taste.

The taste turned out to be pretty good.

This time, Ping An didn't foolishly pick it up and carry it to Zhao Can to eat, but raised his hand and beckoned him to come over.If you want to eat, pick it yourself, and send yourself to your door, Ping An will never do it again!

Just eating and walking all the way, there is no fixed route, and I don't care where I go.As a result, after walking for a while, the eyes of the two suddenly opened up, and they came to an open flat land.

Ping An couldn't help turning his head to look around, only to realize that they had been going up the mountain all the way, and they had reached the top of the mountain without knowing it.

He couldn't help asking in doubt, "How can there be such a place on the top of the mountain?"

"Someone must have lived here." Zhao Can's eyes were sharp, and he had already seen a small wooden house hidden among a few trees not far away. "There is a house over there, let's go and have a look."

"But isn't this the imperial mausoleum?" Ping An was even more surprised.Who would live in seclusion here?

Zhao Can looked down the mountain and said, "It's already outside the scope of the imperial tomb."

But even living in seclusion near the imperial mausoleum seems strange.After all, there should be no one in Luozhou who doesn't know what this place is, and who still lives here, which is obviously very strange.Zhao Can subconsciously felt that this person might have something to do with the royal family, but she couldn't figure it out at once.

The two walked to the door of the wooden house. Because there were trees all around, a lot of leaves fell on the front and back of the house, including the roof. It was paved with a thick layer, and it would make a creaking sound when stepped on.

Ping An took a look at Zhao Can. He couldn't rely on this man who would be notified wherever he went, so he could only speak up and ask, "Is anyone there?"

No one answered.

He asked again, then turned to look at Zhao Can, "It's probably deserted, shall we go in and have a look?"

"Let's go and have a look." Zhao Can said as he walked forward, and raised his hand to push open the door.The door was neither locked nor bolted from the inside, and it actually opened with a push!

A thick cloud of dust had already accumulated in the room, and the movement of opening the door stirred up a lot of dust, which made the two of them take two steps back, waiting for the dust to settle again, before walking to the door and looking inside.

This house is really small, a large space is divided into two rooms inside and outside.There is a curtain on the door leading to the inner room, so you can't see anything, but the furnishings in the room outside are very simple, a table, two chairs, and a tea set on the table.Next to the wall on the left is a long table, on which I don't know what is placed, and it is covered with a cloth.There was a painting on the wall facing the door. After years of corrosion and dust, it was not clear what was painted.

Other than that, nothing else.

For some reason, seeing this scene, Ping An suddenly felt a little melancholy.He exhaled lightly, and asked Zhao Can in a low voice, "Do you still want to go in?"

Zhao Can was not as sentimental as he was, and said, "Go inside and see if you can find some clues to know who is living here." He always cared about this.

Nodding safely, the two entered the house carefully and walked inside.Along the way, two lines of shallow footprints were left, printed on the dust.

Compared with the outside room, the inside looks darker.Because the position of the window is completely blocked, no light comes in.

Zhao Can walked in and opened the curtain blocking the window.The sun scrambled to shine into the room, illuminating the room that had been dusty for an unknown amount of time.

The furnishings in the room are as simple as the outside, except for a bed against the wall and a desk by the window, there is also nothing superfluous.The bedding on the bed is complete and tidy.There is a pen holder and inkstone on the desk, as well as a book.

I don't know how long these things have been placed, but they are very well preserved.

Zhao Can walked over carefully, looked at it for a while, and opened the book on the table.I don't know how long the pages of the book have been placed, they have turned yellow, and the words "Yu Gui" are written on them.Ping An followed and asked Zhao Can, "Have you heard of this name?"

"No." Zhao Can shook his head, carefully put the book away, turned around and said, "There is a smell of medicine in this room, it is probably used to repel insects, that's why these things can be kept for such a long time."

Ping An didn't pay attention to it just now, but after hearing what Zhao Can said, he smelled it carefully, and there was indeed a strange smell of medicine.

"The place is so well preserved, it should be impossible to leave suddenly due to accidents, but these things are not taken away, it's really strange." Ping An said.

"Forget it." Zhao Can held his hand and led the man out, "Although it looks like it's an ownerless thing, let's not disturb it."

"Huh?" Ping An looked at him in surprise.Obviously Zhao Can was going to find out who the owner of this house was just now, why did he change his mind in the blink of an eye? "What problem did you find?" Ping'an could only doubt in this way.

Zhao Can said, "No, I just thought that since the other party lives in such a secret place, he probably doesn't want to be disturbed."

This is true.Ping An turned his head and took a look. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him, and it was meaningless to find the truth. Thinking of this, he felt relieved.

The two walked out of the cabin hand in hand.Looking at the environment outside, Ping An couldn't help but said, "If it weren't for someone who had already stepped in first, this would be a good place."

Although it is the top of the mountain, there is such a large flat area.And being surrounded by woods, it is not easy to be found.

Zhao Can said, "Forget it, anyway, there are other places, let's go and have a look."

When going down the mountain, Ping An paid attention to the mountain path under his feet, when a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, he stopped quickly, trying to catch that flash of light.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Can turned around and asked.

Pingan frowned and said, "I always feel that I have overlooked something. I just thought of it, but I forgot it all at once."

Zhao Can couldn't help being a little funny, but Ping An seemed to be very concerned, so he had no choice but to help guide, "How did you think of it just now?"

"I just saw this way..."

"What happened to the road?"

"Ah!" Ping An suddenly slapped his hands, "Mr. Lu Xun said that there is no road in the world, and if there are many people walking, it will become a road!"

Zhao Can: "...what?"

These words are somewhat interesting, but who is Mr. Lu Xun?

"Cough..." Realizing that he had lost his composure, Pingan coughed quickly and drew Zhao Can's attention, "I know what's wrong!"

"what?"

"Road!" Ping An said, "In this mountain forest, there will never be a road for no reason. It must be someone who walks it often, and it will become a road. Look at the side of Fenglou. Even if there are no trees, there are many thorns and shrubs. Clumps. That kind of thing grows fast, but it doesn't grow this way."

"You mean, there are still people walking this road?" Zhao Can asked after taking a deep breath.

Ping An nodded, "That's right. If no one has been walking, this road will disappear in at most three to five years. If it is still there, someone must be walking!"

"But the dust in the house is so thick, it should be that no one has lived in it for a long time." Zhao Can objected.

"So..." Ping An rubbed his chin and put on an expression that there was only one truth, "The people living in the house are not the same as the people who came here recently! However, they must know each other, maybe..."

Speaking of this, Ping An stopped, a little uncertain and hesitant, "Maybe the owner of the house has passed away, but there is someone who knows him who will often come to pay his respects."

This also makes sense, why the house that is obviously unoccupied remains intact, and the things are well preserved.Clearly, someone else is meticulously maintaining it all.

Up to this point, Zhao Can had to admit that Ping An's reasoning had some truths.

Even if it is not correct, think about it and get a little bit of it.At least, it is certain that people often come here until recently.

Ping An turned his head to look at the path they had walked, and said curiously, "I don't know if that person will come again recently."

"It's not necessarily necessary for him to come here." Zhao Can said, "I'll have someone check it out."

There is a village not far down the mountain. Although the villagers usually don't come here, if someone comes through the factory, they will definitely find something.Besides, there are people guarding the imperial tomb around, so maybe they know something.After all, this wooden house has existed for a long time.

Ping An thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Forget it." After all, he didn't do anything wrong, and he didn't infringe anyone's interests. He was just doing his own private affairs.Ping An felt that it was inappropriate to investigate others out of curiosity.

Zhao Can herself was actually a little curious about who would live there, but for some reason, after entering the house, that curiosity faded a lot.

Now that he has come out, he will think about it again, maybe because although there are a lot of things in that room, it looks like someone lived there, but to Zhao Can, it really doesn't look like a place where he lives alone.