"These people...are they the Ming Dynasty people who were dug up from the graveyard and buried at the foot of the mountain after we landed on the island?" I couldn't hold back and interrupted Mai Lao's words.
He squinted his eyes and looked at me, "Yes, it is these people."
"Then what happened? That caused all of them to die? And what happened to those Qing soldiers?" I asked again.
Mai Lao pondered for a moment, "The cause of everything was when Zheng He returned to the island for the second time..."
From that day on, these people who stayed on the island became residents here. In order to manage these people, Zheng He left Mai Lao and Taoist priests here. He said that he asked them to take care of these people, but in fact he was afraid of him.
The two of them leaked the news, but the person he wanted to guard against the most was Mr. Mai.
The purpose of letting the Taoist priest stay here is to restrain Mai Lao. Everyone can understand that this is an absolute house arrest, and it can even be said to be a kind of torture. Mai Lao and the Taoist priest will never be able to leave this island.
From that day on, Mr. Mai hated Zheng He so much that he swore that he would leave this ghost place one day.
Mai Lao and the Taoist priest lived on the island for several years. During these few years, Mai Lao discovered an unknown secret, which is the ginseng fruit that can lead to immortality. In fact, the first person to find the ginseng fruit was Mai.
Old, it’s just that he was very scheming at the time and didn’t mention it to anyone. Instead, he secretly ate these magical fruits. But he didn’t know at the time that these magical fruits could lead to immortality. He just regarded them as a kind of mountain fruit.
eat.
But it didn't take long for the Taoist priest to find this fruit. Mr. Mai overheard it from his mouth. He then learned that this thing had such a magical effect and could actually make people immortal. From that day on
, he insisted on eating ginseng fruit every day, and came to explore the mystery of this immortal person so that he could practice his own skills.
As for the Taoist priest, he didn't know that Mai Lao knew all this better than he did. He always thought that he was the only one who knew the secret of the ginseng fruit on the island, but he underestimated Mai Lao's strength.
, Mai Lao looks crazy and depressed on the surface, but in his heart he is calmer than anyone else. He is waiting for the best time to leave this island...
A few years later, Zheng He landed on the island for the second time. This was his sixth trip to the sea. At this time, the island was already very suitable for human habitation. After several years of construction, the residents of the island have fallen in love with it.
, they like to live a carefree life here, and some residents have their own children. It is as if this island is another country. There is no money and rights here. Everyone is equal and full of happiness.
Happiness and tranquility.
When Zheng He saw that they were living so comfortably, he felt somewhat more magnanimous. After all, he had forced these people to stay. He was originally worried that they would die here, but now they are better. They are living better than the people on the mainland.
be happy.
This time Zheng He came to the island because he had important matters to discuss with the Taoist priest. That night, Zheng He dismissed Mr. Mai and went into the house with the Taoist priest to discuss the matter. But how could Mr. Mai let him be so peaceful and contented?
Dominated, he turned in a circle and lurked back secretly. Although there were people guarding him around, it still did not affect Mai Lao's hearing. He found that since he ate the ginseng fruit, he seemed to have ears that could hear the wind. He could hear people dozens of meters away.
You can hear other people's voices.
"What did you say? You can hear someone talking dozens of meters away?" My face suddenly changed and turned ugly, "So... our previous conversation on the boat..."
"I know everything. I heard every word you and Jiao Ba said clearly. As long as I want to hear it, I can definitely hear it. Therefore, every move you make is within my control.
." Mr. Mai said with a proud smile. The way he looked at me was as if what you are playing are just childish tricks. Stop playing them in front of me. He looked completely mocking.
Jiao Ba and I looked at each other. There was almost sweat on our foreheads. No wonder this old guy knew everything. He could hear our conversation about feelings. Now I was a little confused. This damn monster,
How capable is he? This immortal man is really scary.
"So what happened next?" I stabilized my nervousness and managed to calm myself down.
Mr. Mai took two steps forward, turned his back to us and said, "Later, I heard the most important secret..."
That night, Zheng He went to the Taoist priest to discuss two things. The first thing was that he planned to build his own mausoleum here, because at that time he knew that Zhu Di's body was getting worse day by day and he didn't have a few years to live.
He planned to bury himself here after Zhu Di died, not only because he liked this island, but most importantly, after he buried himself here, no one could find his tomb. Since ancient times, tomb robbers have
Rampant, in order to prevent his tomb from being stolen, this island is his best choice. At the same time, he can also protect his secrets.
And this secret is about Emperor Jianwen. That night, he and the Taoist priest drew two navigation charts with their own hands, one for Zheng He's descendants, and the other for burial in his own mausoleum.
, Zheng He wanted his descendants to find this heirloom treasure, He's Bi. His idea was very simple. Rather than letting this treasure disappear, it would be better to leave it to future generations to explore. Regardless of whether it can be found in the end, he
He must leave something valuable to his descendants, and this nautical chart couldn't be better.
At that time, Mai Lao heard all this from outside, and the ambition hidden in his heart sprouted again. He was determined to get He's Bi and unlock the secret of He's Bi. He wanted to summon magic soldiers to unify the earth. For this
For an immortal person, this does not seem to be difficult, after all, his time is unlimited.
After Zheng He left, the residents of the island began to build a mausoleum for Zheng He. This construction took nearly ten years. It was not until Zheng He went to sea for the last time that his mausoleum was completely completed. Emperor Yongle had been sleeping for many years.
Well, the emperor at that time was Xuande. After Zheng He went to sea this time, he had no intention of returning to Beijing. He sent people to release him and said that he died at sea. In fact, he himself had returned to that beautiful city.
on the small island.
Although Zheng He was already old at this time, he was still in good health. Logically speaking, he could live for a few more years. However, Zheng He died within two years of his arrival on the island. This was neither God's will nor
When life is over, all this is man-made, and the person who let Zheng He die is Mr. Mai.
Mai Lao gave Zheng He a chronic poison, which was made from a variety of mountain grasses he found on the island. If Zheng He was poisoned directly, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Taoist priests, so it would be best
The best way is to let him die slowly, just like a serious illness. As time goes by, it will kill the person's life.
Maybe Zheng He didn't know until his death that he would die in Mai Lao's hands, and he couldn't believe that his subordinates and confidants would actually plot against him. Even if he saw that Mai Lao was ambitious, he would probably think
, having trapped Mr. Mai on the island for so many years, even the most ambitious person would have been wiped out long ago, but he has forgotten that a person's nature cannot be changed, Mr. Mai will only get worse, and there will never be any
No repentance at all.
After Zheng He died, he was buried in the mausoleum built for him. The Taoist priests arranged a magic circle for Zheng He's mausoleum and raised skinks. They used their powerful magic power to seal the entire mausoleum so that
Outsiders cannot get close to this mausoleum in the mountains. In fact, even if you enter the ancient tomb, you will basically have a narrow escape. There are many mechanisms inside and there are evil spirits guarding it. Ordinary people have no way of getting out alive.
Everything we encountered later inside was also caused by the formation of Taoist priests. It was our luck. There were monsters like Mr. Mai at that time, and each of us was very strong, so we barely managed to rush in.
After leaving the ancient tomb, this was the island we finally left with the guidance of the Taoist priest. Otherwise, we would still have died inside.
Not long after Zheng He's death, Mai Lao also died suddenly. The residents of the island built a mausoleum for Mai Lao next to Zheng He's main tomb, and buried his coffin and 'corpse' there.
Here, this was the first cave tomb that Jenny and I found, but Mr. Mai was not dead at all.
He did this completely to cover up others' eyes. Even the Taoist priests didn't know that just when everyone thought he was dead, he had actually left the island quietly. When Zheng He came for the last time, he left behind
After getting off a small boat, he used this small boat to cross the ocean and return to the Central Plains.
This is why when the Taoist priest later faked his death, he discovered that Liu Qian's coffin was empty and his body was gone. In fact, at that time, Mr. Mai had already left and flown away. That's why when I asked the old Taoist priest, he said
Mai Lao disappeared because he was not sure whether Mai Lao was dead or not.
Mai Lao drifted on the boat for a long time before returning to land. The journey was actually not smooth. The boat can easily capsize at sea. He was almost capsized by the waves several times, but fortunately he survived tenaciously.
The only thing he was lucky about was that he did not encounter a storm at sea. If he encountered such weather, even if he was immortal, he would be buried under the sea in the end.
After many twists and turns, Mai Lao returned to the Central Plains. From that day on, he hid in the mountains and forests and lived a life of anonymity. It was not until the fall of the Ming Dynasty and Li Zhicheng became emperor that he came out of the mountains.
In his words, after the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, no one would know his true identity. He had been waiting for this day to come for hundreds of years.