Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 100

Just listen to Ma Shang said: "At that time, Emperor Taizong was seriously ill. After he recovered, in order to thank the King of Hades for letting go, he built a large-scale construction project in Luoyang, hollowed out Longmen Mountain, and built this underground palace."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple, is it?" Li Canghai looked at the brocade box in his arms, and suddenly felt that there seemed to be something hidden in it.

The story of Tang Taizong's soul wandering into the underworld is widely circulated in later novels. Generally speaking, Wei Zheng beheaded the Dragon King of Jinghe who violated the rules of heaven in his dream. The underworld, fortunately, was rescued by King Yan Luo, who allowed him to return to Yang.

Judging from the layout of the entire Nether Palace, it is indeed like a scene in the underworld, but the coffins placed in the Golden Palace of Treasures seem to have other secrets.

Ma Shang glanced at him and praised: "Brother Li is really smart. This saying is only spread among the people, but the real reason is not the case. Emperor Taizong built this palace of the underworld. In addition to thanking Lord Yan for his kindness, there is another more important thing. Purpose - to bury people."

"Buried people?" Thinking of the coffin, Di Qing hurriedly asked, "You mean the coffin? Who is buried there? Could it be Emperor Taizong?"

Seeing Li Canghai's silence, Ma Shang frowned, so he said, "Brother Li, looking at your expression, you seem to have guessed something."

Li Canghai touched the brocade box and pondered, "If I'm not mistaken, the one buried in the coffin should be the crown prince——Li Jiancheng."

Ma Shang's eyes lit up instantly, and he said in surprise: "Brother Li, how do you know?"

Rubbing between his brows, Li Canghai felt as if he was uncovering a historical mystery. He said, "From the content on the stele, we know that the person buried here is a member of the royal family. What kind of person will be buried in this Jedi, until you say that Emperor Taizong ordered the construction of this Ming Palace, you can easily know the identity of the buried person."

He paused, and said, "Everyone in the world knows that Emperor Taizong and Crown Prince Li Jiancheng are like fire and water."

Li Canghai finally understood why someone would bury the coffin under the 'Fulong Vein'. This trend was artificially changed. The original Tenglong was changed to Fulong for the purpose of burying Li Jiancheng.

As a former prince, Li Jiancheng was killed because of the "Xuanwu Gate Incident", which is in line with "Tenglong enters the ground".

At the same time, he also understood the purpose of the ten halls of hell. To put it bluntly, it was used to suppress the Tenglong's veins and make the dragon's head buried deep underground forever.

Thinking of this, Li Canghai immediately sighed with emotion: "My dear, this is too cruel. It takes a lot of hatred to get to this point!"

"According to what you said, this Nether Palace is for burying King Xi, but why are there so many treasures here?" Di Qing asked puzzled.

"Actually, this Nether Palace was built under the auspices of Yuan Tiangang. Yuan Tiangang used to be the official of the Qintian Supervisor. He was best at the skill of avoiding armor. He was the number one physiognomy master in the Tang Dynasty. When there is a female misfortune, Emperor Taizong asked him to build this palace of the underworld to serve as a treasury by the way, to store military equipment and money, in case of chaos in future generations."

Yuan Tiangang!Another thunderous name!

Although Li Canghai doesn't know much about history, he still knows a little about Yuan Tiangang's abilities, especially the "Tui Bei Tu" co-authored by him and Li Chunfeng, which directly predicted the situation in China for more than 1000 years.

Li Canghai's heart beat wildly, so the 'Qimen Dunjia' outside the Nether Palace must have been created by Yuan Tiangang.

But there is one suspicious point, he can't figure it out, since there is a 'Qimen Dunjia' outside, why make another entrance?As a result, 'Qi Men Dun Jia' did not play any role.

Looking around, this secret room is very safe, so he is not worried that Liu Suifeng and others will find it. There are many doubts in his heart, and these doubts are incomprehensible, as uncomfortable as claws scratching his heart.

Expressing the doubts in his heart, Ma Shang said with a strange expression: "Emperor Taizong left the treasure to prevent chaos in future generations, and after the funerals of Emperor Taizong and Gaozong, there was unprecedented turmoil in the Tang Dynasty."

"Empress Wu usurps Tang!" Di Qing cried out.

Ma Shang nodded heavily, and said solemnly: "Yes, that's exactly what happened. At that time, Empress Wu didn't know where to find out about the treasures of the Underworld Palace. The royal family found the treasure, but they were unable to break through the 'Qimen Dunjia', so they ordered people to start digging another passage with the White Horse Temple as the center."

"Empress Wu hoarded soldiers and horses with treasures and proclaimed himself emperor easily, but for some reason, Empress Wu sent the treasures back later." Ma Shang frowned and said doubtfully.

"You mean, the treasure we saw was actually sent by Empress Wu later?" Li Canghai was a little surprised.

At this time, Hui Guang, who had been listening to the conversation of several people, suddenly said: "Amitabha, I know a thing or two about this matter."

The eyes of the three people shifted to him in an instant, Li Canghai touched his nose, a little puzzled, he, a monk, knew these things?
"When Emperor Wu was old, he felt guilty about usurping the Tang Dynasty. When the national power was strong, he told Di Gong the whole story, asked Di Gong to return the treasure in secret, and asked him to leave clues for future generations. Use it indiscriminately."

Li Canghai was a little stunned, he didn't expect the truth to be like this.

"Hearing what Master said, did you know about the treasure early in the morning?" Li Canghai frowned slightly.

Huiguang recited the Buddha's name apologetically, looked at Ma Shang and said, "Do you have a tiger-shaped birthmark on your left shoulder?"

Ma Shang was stunned. He touched his left shoulder and asked in surprise, "How do you know?"

Huiguang didn't speak, but opened his collar, exposing his left shoulder.

When the three of them looked at it, they discovered that he also had a tiger-shaped birthmark on his left shoulder.

"What's going on here?" Di Qing asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"Brother." Huiguang called out with tears in his eyes, his lips trembling slightly.

Several people froze for a moment. Ma Shang exposed his left shoulder and looked at the same birthmark, but he didn't react for a long time.

"You...you call me brother?"

Hui Guang nodded heavily: "Brother, I am your elder brother."

Di Qing rubbed her nose and said in a daze, "Are you... brothers?"

Huiguang tried his best to suppress his excited expression, and said: "To be honest, the little monk guarding the Di cemetery is to protect the secrets of the underworld palace. I heard from the host that I have a younger brother who was taken to guard the tomb, and I stayed behind. In the White Horse Temple. For so many years, I always thought that my younger brother was dead, and I didn’t know that he was my brother who was taken away until today when I learned about his identity as the mausoleum guard.”

(End of this chapter)