Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 798
Speaking of this, the old man Zhang sighed, and said: "It's just that I am old and weak, and I don't have the ability to return the gems."

"Since you have such a treasure in your hand, why don't you pawn it and exchange it for some money so that you can live in such a poor life?" Li Yu stared at the gem and asked curiously.

The old man Zhang shook his head, and said solemnly: "As the guards of the tomb, we have violated the oath of the year by rushing to disturb the first emperor. The gem stolen by Zhang Liang ended up going crazy to death. This is a violation The punishment of the ancestors. Besides, this gem belongs to the first emperor, how dare the old man pawn it off?"

Li Canghai took a look at the gemstone in his hand, then put the gemstone in the wooden box, handed it back to the old man Zhang, and said, "Old man, this gemstone is priceless, so you must keep it well. If it is known by others, it may cause thieves." Coveted."

The old man Zhang didn't go to get the wooden box, but looked at Li Canghai, and said seriously: "My lord, the old man has something to ask, I don't know if you are willing to agree."

"What's the matter, old man, but it doesn't matter." Li Canghai said.

The old man Zhang looked at them and said, "Old man, although I have little knowledge, I also know that the son and others came here to find the Mausoleum of the First Emperor."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of several people suddenly became embarrassed.

Li Yu grinned and said, "Old man, you misunderstood me, I'm just a businessman."

Old man Zhang glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Master, I have lived for decades, old man, and I have seen many people who came to look for the imperial tomb, so why should you deny it? The old man sees a few people who are extraordinary, not ordinary. Tomb robbers, that's why I entrusted this matter to a few people."

Several people looked at each other for a while, feeling a little at a loss.

Li Canghai stared at the old man Zhang for a while, and saw that he was serious, and he was not joking. After thinking for a while, he said, "Old man, since you know that we are coming to look for the imperial tomb, why don't you stop us? Instead, tell us so many things about the imperial tomb?"

The old man Zhang sighed, and said: "Although the old man is the guardian of the mausoleum, he is dying, and the village of the mausoleum is about to disappear. Our Zhang family has guarded the imperial mausoleum for thousands of years. It is an honor for us. It is a mission, but it is also a curse. For thousands of years, countless people have died on the mission of guarding the mausoleum. Now, there are only a few old, weak, sick and disabled left in Shouling village. How can I stop you? There are not many old men There is time to live, but the old man will help Zhang Liang fulfill his last wish no matter what."

Li Canghai hesitated for a while, nodded and said, "Don't worry, old man, I will definitely return this gem for you."

"The old man believes in the young master. If the young master can fulfill this wish for the old man, the old man will die without regret." The old man Zhang said with tears.

The night outside the house was dark, the cold wind was howling, and it was midnight in a blink of an eye.

Li Canghai and old man Zhang talked about some homework, and then carefully asked where Zhang Liang found the cave, and everyone went to sleep.

The next day, a few people hurriedly ate some breakfast, packed up briefly and saluted, and prepared to leave the village and enter Lishan Mountain.

As soon as they reached the head of the village, they met a group of people walking on the snow.

There were about ten people in this team, and there were three horses in total, pulling a cart full of goods, walking towards the village.

The leader was a young man, seven feet tall, imposing, and wearing a high-quality plush cape, he looked either rich or expensive.

This group of people soon came to Li Canghai and the others. When the man saw them, he immediately jumped off his horse, clasped his fists and said, "Guys, I don't know where we are going?"

Li Canghai clasped his fists and replied, "There is a village ahead, I don't know where you came from and where you are going?"

The man said: "We are merchants outside the Great Wall, and we wanted to go to Chang'an to do business, but we suddenly encountered heavy snow last night and lost our way, so we came here."

Li Canghai nodded, pointed to the north and said, "If Xiongtai is going to Chang'an, it should be heading in that direction. However, the wind and snow have been heavy recently, so it may be difficult to move forward. You can stay in the village for a few days, Xiongtai. It’s not too late to go to Chang’an after the blizzard has passed.”

The man looked in the direction Li Canghai pointed, and saw that the mountains were covered with snow, not to mention the direction, even the road was hard to see, so he sighed.

"Thank you for telling me, brother. If that's the case, then I'll go to the village to make repairs and make plans tomorrow." The man clasped his fists and said.

Li Canghai cupped his fists in return, and then led Di Qing and the others towards Mount Li.

Mount Li, belonging to the offshoot of the Qinling Mountains, is about a thousand feet high and has a radius of a hundred miles.

There are everlasting trees on the mountain in four seasons, and fragrant flowers in spring and autumn. The shape of the mountain is beautiful and the peaks are undulating. From a distance, it looks like a horse that is concentrating on the distance and eager to run, so it is named Lishan.

At this time, Lishan Mountain was covered with heavy snow, which added a layer of mystery.

Li Canghai took a few people and carefully climbed up the mountain through the snow.

Due to the heavy snowfall, the road leading to Mount Li was covered with heavy snow, and the journey of several people was much slower.

It took about two hours for a few people to arrive at the Beacon Tower on Mount Li.

Several people rested for a while at the beacon tower, and Lu Jitong lit a bonfire, and several people gathered around the fire to warm up and eat dry food.

"Canghai, this Lishan Mountain is so big, where do we find it?" Di Qing looked at the mountain tops and asked with a frown.

Li Yu also said disheartenedly: "If we knew this was the case, we should have sent more people here. Such a big mountain, what year and month are we going to find?"

Li Canghai swallowed the biscuits, then took out the map from his arms, walked out of the beacon tower, checked the surroundings carefully, and said, "Finding the mausoleum can only be done by a large number of people. I don't know how many people have searched for it for thousands of years After the whereabouts of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, Cao Cao was short of funds and sent thousands of people to look for the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, but he never found the entrance to the Mausoleum of the First Emperor. If you want to find the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, you must gather the right time, location, and harmony. The three are indispensable This time, we came here just to try our luck."

Di Qing rubbed her hands together, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In this way, isn't Zhang Liang's luck very good? As long as we find the hole where he fell, wouldn't we have found the imperial tomb?"

Looking into the distance by the sea, Li Cang said, "Whether the tomb that Zhang Liang encountered is the imperial tomb is too early to tell. As far as I know, the scale of the first emperor's tomb is huge, and it is absolutely impossible that there are only one or two tombs. What's more How could the First Emperor be so honorable, so casually place the coffin in a tomb that doesn't even have an ear chamber?"

"If it's not the imperial tomb, who else's tomb is it? There are many servants there!" Li Yu asked while wrapping his clothes.

(End of this chapter)