Chapter 59

The entire team of Xingyuan Escort Bureau left the Gu family's old store in angrily. It wasn't until these people were all gone that Yu Changyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said to Yan Dufei and Li Qiufeng: "Thanks to the help of the two brothers today,

I didn’t make a big mistake.”

Yan Dufei said: "What did Master Yu say? We are working together to make this deal, and brothers should contribute." Yu Changyuan said: "I thought I had been friends with Tang He for more than ten years, so I approached him.

Zhuquan, I didn’t expect that he had hidden ambitions and actually wanted to take advantage of the situation. But it’s good, because it lets us know the true face of this old thief, so we can deal with it carefully in the future, so that we won’t be taken advantage of by this person again.”

At this time, Zhuang Hengyun and others also came to the lobby. Yu Changyuan briefly explained what had just happened, and then said: "Since the Taishan faction and the Xingyuan Escort Bureau have left, the Huashan, Kunlun and other gangs probably will not dare to embarrass us anymore. It is just in time.

Taking this opportunity, we rush to Babao Lotus Mountain to find Mr. Qiao Sinan’s grave first, and then make plans.”

The villagers of Wuhu Villa gathered together and drove the five carts to the door. Zhu Ming removed all the information from various agencies. Yu Changyuan left the four villagers pretending to be the shopkeeper and waiter.

When they came down, they repeatedly told them to take good care of Liu Kang and his entourage, and left Zhou Jingtian's ashes in the Gu family's old shop, planning to come back for a grand burial after finishing the work. Everyone paid their respects before leaving with tears.

The group of people left the Gu family's old shop and headed straight to the east of the city. No one stopped them along the way. When they arrived at the gate of the east city, they saw a lot of blood on the ground and walls. They wanted to fight the battle between the beggar gang and the soldiers.

It was quite tragic. Zhuang Hengyun said with a smile: "These years, the beggar gang has long lost its former prestige, but it still has the dream of being the largest gang in the world in the past. These stinking beggars usually steal chickens and dogs, rob homes and houses, and do a lot of bad things.

It’s time to endure the hardships, so don’t have the big dream of Spring and Autumn as soon as possible.”

Everyone came out of the city and walked east along the main road for five or six miles, then turned northeast and walked along a small road. Zhuang Hengyun took the lead and led the way. After walking for several miles, they saw a continuous stretch of land in the distance.

Peak. Zhuang Hengyun reined in his mount, turned to Yu Changyuan and others and said: "Brother, in front of us is Babao Lotus Mountain. The imperial mausoleum is on the east side of Lotus Mountain, and there are officers and soldiers stationed around it. We must not go too close. If we are

If these officers and soldiers find out, it will be quite troublesome."

Yu Yuanyuan said: "Let's find a stable place first and discuss in detail how to explore the tomb, and then we can make any calculations."

At that moment, everyone searched for a nearby small valley, released the carriages and horses, and sent out several villagers to guard. Yu Changyuan summoned the three village owners of Wuhu Villa and Yan Dufei, and Li Qiufeng discussed how to find Qiao Sinan.

Tomb. Yu Yuanyuan said to Yan Dufei: "Now that we are here, there is no way back. Brother Yan, can you take out the map so that everyone can refer to it in detail?"

Yan Dufei said: "Of course, how dare Yan hide his secrets." After saying that, he took out the map from his arms, spread it on a piece of bluestone, and said to everyone: "Let's take a look at this map."

I saw several mountain peaks painted on the map, which were quite similar to the Babao Lotus Mountain that everyone saw just now. Seven palaces were painted on the east foot of the mountains, with uneven locations. Next to a palace in the upper left corner,

There is a monkey squatting under a big tree, while the other six palaces have no trees or rocks.

Zhuang Hengyun is an expert in tomb robbing. Everyone looked at the map for a long time and all looked at Zhuang Hengyun. He pondered for a long time and said to everyone: "This picture is a detailed map of the imperial mausoleum. The palace in the upper left corner is that of the late emperor.

Kangling, the remaining six palaces are Changling, Xianling, Jingling, Yuling, Maoling, and Tailing. In the picture, this tree and this monkey are specially painted in front of the late emperor’s tomb, which obviously has a special meaning.

.If Zhuang’s estimate is correct, Mr. Qiao Sinan’s grave must be related to this tree and monkey. We must find this place first, and then make calculations.”

Yu Changyuan said: "The second brother is right, what do brothers Yan and Li think?"

Yan Dufei said: "The second owner of the village is a great expert. We only need to follow his orders and everything will go smoothly."

Zhuang Hengyun shook his head repeatedly and said: "The imperial tombs are heavily guarded. Zhuang has stepped on the plates here many times over the years. It's just a shame to say that he has never been close to any imperial tomb."

When Li Qiufeng and Yan Dufei heard what he said, they both thought: "It turns out that you five guys have been planning the imperial mausoleum for a long time. You are really brave."

Yu Changyuan said: "Today we are doing business together, and there are some things that we don't need to hide. Brother Yan, Brother Li, and our five brothers have been trying to make a fortune in the imperial mausoleum for many years, so we built Wuhu Villa in Li."

Near Yong'an City. Over the years, the five of us have been working separately, with the intention of one day stealing an imperial mausoleum, taking the gold, silver and jewels and flying away, so that we will no longer be scorned by the court."

Yan Dufei said: "This is the behavior of a hero! The gold, silver and jewels in the emperor's tomb are the treasures of the people. If we take them out and spend them, we will do a good thing for the people of Li."

Yu Changyuan slapped his thigh and said: "Brother Yan is not only good at swordsmanship, but also has this knowledge that I really admire. The country of Ming Dynasty is now in a state of turmoil. The court is arguing about great rituals and engaging in party disputes. Good officials with some knowledge are being screwed up.

You can die and you can escape. The White Lotus Sect is causing trouble in the Central Plains again, harassing several provinces and making life difficult for the people. We succeeded early and took the gold and silver overseas. I heard that there are many small foreign countries in the far away oceans. As long as we

If you have money, you can live freely there, so why bother being exploited by the imperial court in the Central Plains?"

Everyone got excited and came up with some ideas. However, Li Qiufeng remained silent. Yu Changyuan said, "Brother Li didn't say a word. Is there anything he can't say?"

Li Qiufeng said: "With how far things have come, how can Mr. Li still dare to hide anything? There is just one thing that makes Mr. Li quite worried."

Yu Changyuan and others were startled and looked at Li Qiufeng with some doubts. They heard Li Qiufeng say in a deep voice: "Although there are many troops and horses stationed around the imperial mausoleum, this is not a cause for concern. It's just that there are many Xiaoling Guards hidden among them.

Masters, these talents are truly terrifying..."

"Xiaoling Guards?" Yu Changyuan said to himself: "Isn't Xiaoling Guards in Nanjing? Why are there any masters?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "The Xiaoling Guard is not a place name, but a bodyguard army established by Emperor Chengzu to guard the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizu. Although the Xiaoling Guard is not included in the twelve guards of the bodyguard army, it is

Holding the tiger talisman left by Emperor Chengzu, he specially guarded the mausoleum of the Empress of Ming Dynasty, and held the power of life and death. Those who entered the Xiaoling Guard as errands were personally selected by the commanders of the Xiaoling Guard in the past, and they also had hereditary privileges. These people

Not only are they highly skilled in martial arts, but many of them have acquired special skills. Although Jinyiwei and Dongchang have great power in recent years, they are also very afraid of Xiaolingwei. Fortunately, Xiaolingwei has been stationed in Nanjing, and only a few masters are in Beijing.

The mausoleum guards have little prestige among the imperial court and the world. If we enter the imperial mausoleum, we will be in great trouble once we meet the masters of the Xiaoling Guards."

When everyone heard what he said, their hearts became heavy. Yan Dufei had never heard Li Qiufeng mention the Xiaoling Guard before, so he immediately said: "These masters of the Xiaoling Guard are not in Xiaoling, Nanjing, but came to Beijing to do it."

What?"

Li Qiufeng said: "After Emperor Chengzu established the Xiaoling Guard, in addition to letting these people guard the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizu, he also visited Feng Shui magicians from all over the world and asked these people to teach the Xiaoling Guards. Therefore, the Xiaoling Guards

The top masters of the Ming Dynasty were not only strong in martial arts, but also knew the secrets of Feng Shui. After Emperor Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, he established a rule that the setting up of the Emperor Ming's mausoleum must be directed by the cabinet bachelors in the court together with the emperor's confidants and Xiaoling Guards.

After Emperor Daxing is buried, several Xiaoling Guard masters will be left to guard the imperial mausoleum to prevent the feng shui pattern of Emperor Daxing's mausoleum from being damaged. These masters are not under the jurisdiction of the officers and soldiers guarding the mausoleum.

The power to mobilize the imperial tomb defenders is extremely powerful."

When Zhuang Hengyun heard what he said, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and said: "No wonder I tried to enter the imperial mausoleum several times, but in the end I failed. It turns out that there are such powerful people lurking in the imperial mausoleum."

Li Qiufeng was startled and said: "Has the Second Village Master ever encountered these masters of Xiaoling Guard?"

Zhuang Hengyun sighed and said: "If Brother Li hadn't told me, I would have thought that I was just unlucky before. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid I have fallen into the trap of Xiaolingwei masters several times. I just don't know why these people didn't

Only by killing me painfully did I escape from the imperial mausoleum."
Chapter completed!