Chapter 473: Underground Tomb
This peak has been reduced to precious jade, and it has only been a hilly tomb for thousands of years. ----------Tang. Liu Changqing's "Poetry on Tiger Hill"
It is said that Chen Long and Empress Dowager He, who was dressed in splendid palace attire, said goodbye with their eyes. Under the cold eyes of Empress Fushou, who was suspiciously shaving her eyebrows, he led forty people into the tunnel under Weiyang Palace to inquire about the whereabouts of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Chang'an has Zhuge Liang in charge, assisted by Xun You, Xu Shu, Huang Gai, Zhang Ning, etc., and there are four King Kong kings of the Green Dragon Army nearby. It should be more than enough to stabilize the situation in Chang'an.
The tunnel is long but crudely made, and the air is so thin that it is stifling, highlighting the age of the excavation. Chen Long silently calculated the distance and walked for more than thirty miles. Finally, several stone steps appeared and he finally reached the end of the tunnel.
At the beginning of the construction of the Xue Palace, the area was still a wilderness by the river, with a total area of nearly 60 acres. It was large in scale but sparsely built. There were garrison troops stationed for a long time to guard the palace and at the same time guard the north of Chang'an. The Tzuyu Palace faces the Zhuoyu River to the east, the Qingyu River to the west, and a large gully to the north. Taking advantage of the natural terrain, rammed earth was used to build platform foundations and high platforms between the three rivers, and dozens of palaces were built at the same time. It is difficult to defend and attack. Among the palaces, the one in the middle is the emperor's palace, where the tunnel exit is located.
In the tunnel, torches were hung high. The Qinglong Army and the others had reached the end, and Chen Long signaled to be silent. I saw that the top of the stone steps seemed to be a closed stone roof. The left and right walls were smooth and there were no mechanisms. Chen Long reached the bottom of the stone top, held the stone top with his hands, and used all his strength to push it upwards. Wherever the Tuan Xin Kung Fu went, the stone top did not move at all.
Chen Long tried a few times, but found that the stone top could not be shaken by human power, so he had to give up. Seeing that the surrounding tunnels have reached the end, if this stone top is a false exit, where is the real exit? If it is really exported, where is the agency?
Lu Chang beside him whispered: "How could the tunnel built by our predecessors have such a secret exit?"
Chen Long thought. The tunnel ahead was very rough. The exit mechanism shouldn't be too difficult. Looking at the red torch, he suddenly said in his mind: "Look, the fire here is back to strong, and the breathing is not particularly stuffy. There must be a hole leading to the outside world. Let's light a few more torches and find where the ventilation holes are."
At this moment, everyone suddenly understood and hurriedly lit torches and searched around together. The area at the end of the tunnel was indeed much larger. It was originally difficult to see the whole picture in the darkness. After searching, it was discovered that the end of the tunnel had been dug forward, and a cellar-like world was dug out. With firelight everywhere, Chen Long discovered that the cellar was full of broken things. When the wooden box was opened and looked at, the wooden box contained tattered military uniforms, which had long since turned into powder, carrying an ancient musty smell.
Everyone searched and found that there was nothing unusual except for the wooden box in the cellar, and they were all a little disappointed. Lu Chang angrily kicked one of the wooden boxes to vent his anger and said: "Master, let's dig up here. At least we can dig this tunnel through!"
Chen Long suddenly raised his hands and silenced. The wooden box that Lu Chang kicked just now shook and stayed on the spot. How could a wooden box be so heavy? Chen Long simply hugged the wooden box to the left and right, and struggled with his arms. The sound of friction between the wooden box and the soil was heard, and the whole wooden box was actually pulled out.
Lu Chang couldn't help but be stunned, and then cheered: "It turns out there is something weird under this wooden box!"
The special operations team members had already raised a torch to shine a light, and saw a dark entrance under the wooden box. It turned out that this wooden box was different from the others. It was embedded in the ground. No wonder it couldn't be kicked. Lu Chang was overjoyed and was about to jump in. Chen Long also said excitedly: "Good boy, it turns out you hit the real exit. You are indeed my lucky general!" As he said this, he caught Lu Chang who was half jumping, and then pulled him back. He lifted it up.
Lu Chang was pulled up by the collar, his face turned the color of pig liver. When the master's hand was released, he coughed and breathed out, but Chen Long covered his mouth again. Chen Long said softly to the surrounding soldiers: "From now on, you must be careful in everything you do, and don't be as reckless as Master Lu. Did you hear that?"
Lu Chang then remembered that there was a palace outside the exit. Although it had been abandoned for many years, its condition was unknown, and he couldn't help but secretly praise his lord for being cautious. Just listen to Chen Long continue to say: "From now on, everyone remains silent." The special operations force, after years of training, naturally understands that speech and action must be silent, and it immediately became silent.
Chen Long began to give orders with hand gestures. He stretched out two fingers and pointed first at himself, then at Lu Chang, and then at the tunnel. Lu Chang understood and lay down at the entrance of the tunnel to get ready. Chen Long held a torch and one The green onion was stuck upside down, and Lu Chang grabbed Chen Long's big feet and just hung Chen Long in the air at the entrance of the tunnel, so that Chen Long could use a torch to inspect the environment below.
Wherever the torch light hit, Chen Long found that he was in the middle of the ceiling of a small space. The fire light illuminated the surroundings and there was nothing unusual. Chen Long's right thumb pointed down. Lu Chang, who was observing above, understood and immediately let go. Chen Long A body fell silently to the ground. Then when the fire dimmed, Lu Chang also fell down. The two of them looked around and found a secret door on the left, just below the stone steps above.
The two of them suddenly realized that the exit was not above the stone steps, but under them. Lu Chang looked at Chen Long and asked for instructions. Chen Long nodded. Lu Chang quickly opened the secret door. Suddenly, a figure flashed outside the door. Lu Chang was so frightened that he did a backflip. He forgot about the narrow space and hit his head first. , and then hit the master. Fortunately, Chen Long was prepared and tried his best to neutralize the force of Lu Chang's collision.
Lu Chang rubbed his big head in pain and silently pointed to the door, gesturing that someone was there. Chen Long didn't hear anyone's voice and was confused. He opened the door and looked outside. He couldn't help laughing silently. Lu Chang was so angry that he raised the torch and took a closer look. It turned out to be several poorly made terracotta warriors and horses. Lu Chang was so angry that he stood up. With one kick, the terracotta warriors and horses were smashed into pieces.
The sound of shattering was heard, and Chen Long was startled. He raised his hand and hit Lu Chang on the head. It hit the big bump just now. The pain was so painful that Lu Chang burst into tears. Only then did he remember that he had violated the master's rule of silence. Order. Chen Long put out the torch and lay dormant for a long time without seeing any movement. Then he lit the torch again and called for the troops to file down.
Chen Long was very sure that his small force had arrived underground in the Qi Zhen Palace. In the cellar where the terracotta warriors and horses were hidden, there was a secret door at the other end. He passed through several cellars in succession, accompanied by clay figures and pottery sculptures, until the space of a cellar became huge. Chen Long searched carefully and saw that the middle of the cellar was downward. Digging down, a huge underground space was formed, which actually seemed to be a crypt where noble coffins were stored. Chen Long couldn't help but suddenly realized that he and others had accidentally entered the tomb built by their ancestors for the royal family at that time. No wonder there were so many terracotta warriors and horses.
Chen Long couldn't help but marvel in his heart. He didn't expect that the tunnel was actually connected to the mausoleum. It was really incredible and very secret. It seems that this tunnel is not as simple as imagined, and there should be some secrets hidden deep inside. Chen Long suddenly remembered, didn't Jiang Ji and others go out from here to find the emperor? Why has no one ever been here before? It seems that there is indeed another exit at the stone steps, but I didn't find the mechanism, and finally found this underground mausoleum by mistake.
A slight doubt suddenly arose in Chen Long's heart. It was not an exaggeration to say that Jiang Ji and others knew about the tunnel exit mechanism. How did the person who kidnapped Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty know about the tunnel exit mechanism? I also thought of Huang Yueying's arrangement of the books in the Weiyang Palace, and I might have the answer to this mechanism. While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard several noisy sounds, which seemed extremely abrupt in this silent mausoleum.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
