Everyone looked at Jia San, and Jia San's expression became very solemn at this moment, and he said: "This inscription was left by Dongfang Shuo."
"Dongfang Shuo?"
Hearing Jia San's words, Qin Yu and others had a look of astonishment on their faces. It can be said that the people present knew a lot about history, regardless of the fact that Hou Jiu and the others were doing underground work.
But it is precisely for this reason that Hou Jiu and others know more about history than some so-called history doctors. There is no other reason. If you don't understand some history in this field, how can you date an ancient tomb? When digging a tomb, you must know which dynasty and whose tomb you are digging.
Dongfang Shuo, a historical figure with some folk legends, will naturally be familiar to everyone present. This was an official under Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty during the Western Han Dynasty. Although his official position was not high, it was spread among the people. Many stories about him.
As a result, this character appears in many TV series related to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and his weight is not low. What's more, TV series are created directly with Dongfang Shuo as the protagonist. Such treatment can be said to be that of some emperors. None of them have ever happened.
Dongfang Shuo's highest official position was the position of Taizhong doctor. This position was somewhat similar to the current staff position of the Beijing Guard Division.
This is such a legendary historical figure with a low official position. The most popular among the people is the legend of helping Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty steal flat peaches. In many local operas, there is even the story of Dongfang Shuoyaochi stealing flat peaches. drama.
"So, Dongfang Shuo really came here with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?" The monkey smacked his tongue, "Dongfang Shuo really stole the flat peach?"
"I don't know whether I have stolen flat peaches, but I know that two thousand elite capital officials of the Western Han Dynasty are buried here." Jia San said with a solemn face.
"Two thousand capital masters?" Hou Jiu's face also turned ugly after Jia San said this.
Perhaps, many people may think that two thousand capital troops are nothing. In ancient wars described in wars involving hundreds of thousands or millions of people, two thousand soldiers are like a stone thrown into the sea. I am afraid that not even a wave can splash. stand up.
But the actual situation is not like this at all. These descriptions are all exaggerations. Take the Battle of Chibi as an example. Cao Cao's army was described as having more than 800,000 troops. But in fact, Cao Cao at that time plus the captured Liu Biao surrendered troops , it’s only 300,000 yuan.
And it is impossible for all of these 300,000 troops to participate in the Battle of Chibi. Therefore, the descriptions of hundreds of thousands of troops fighting in ancient times are actually exaggerated.
As for the people's uprisings in later generations, it is even more ridiculous to claim an army of one million people. Can ordinary refugees and refugees holding a stick be considered a soldier? They can only serve as a number.
Real soldiers are those who go to the battlefield after going through a set of training programs. No matter which dynasty they are from, the soldiers in the capital are the best among the best.
With the national strength of the Western Han Dynasty at that time, the two thousand soldiers from the capital could almost sweep across the entire Central Plains, except for the troops who stayed at the border to fight against the Huns.
But even such a powerful military force was buried on the Mountain of the Queen Mother of the West.
"This stele was carved by Dongfang Shuo, and what is recorded on this stele is that he led three thousand elite capital troops to conquer the West Queen Mother Mountain."
Jia San looked at everyone and finally told everyone the complete content recorded on the stone tablet.
In 92 BC, the first year of Zhenghe, the Western Han Dynasty was strong and powerful. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty controlled all directions, but like all emperors, he hoped to be immortal, so he began to think about immortality.
In order to seek immortality, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty listened to the words of the sorcerers and did not hesitate to waste national power and manpower. The sorcerers plundered the people's wealth and money, and the officials did not dare to arrest them, which made the people miserable.
It was also under that situation that the famous witchcraft disaster broke out in later generations. The then crown prince, the son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and his two grandsons all died tragically in this chaos.
Dongfang Shuo also saw this situation and planned to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but Dongfang Shuo knew that explicit persuasion would not work, so he wrote to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, saying that he knew how to find the elixir of immortality.
There is a mountain in the west, the Queen Mother's mountain, the medicine of immortality, I can pick it!
This was Dongfang Shuo's letter to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very happy after seeing Dongfang Shuo's letter. With a wave of his hand, he sent three thousand elite soldiers to Dongfang Shuo's expedition to the west to help him bring back the elixir.
With three thousand soldiers, Dongfang Shuo came towards the legendary Mountain of the Queen Mother of the West. But in fact, Dongfang Shuo did not believe that there was an elixir of immortality in the world. His actions were just to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to give up immortality.
But what Dongfang Shuo didn't expect was that when he came to the Western Regions, which is now Qinghai, the legend of the Queen Mother of the West actually spread here. Moreover, it was said that thousands of years ago, there was a country on this land called
The country of the Queen Mother of the West, and the Queen Mother of the West is the queen of this country.
In the land of the Western Regions, there has always been a legend that the country of the Queen Mother of the West was originally the most powerful country in the Western Regions, but hundreds or thousands of years ago, this country suddenly disappeared.
Overnight, a country completely disappeared. There are only two possibilities for this situation, one is that it suffered a natural disaster, and the other is that it was destroyed by other countries.
Dongfang Shuo didn't know what the situation was, but based on the clues provided by the local people and the legends left behind, Dongfang Shuo actually found the Mountain of the Queen Mother of the West, and also came to the place where Qin Yu and the others are standing now.
Moreover, Dongfang Shuo and Qin Yu were also attacked by pill insects.
"In other words, these pill bugs killed two thousand soldiers." Deng Wei asked with a frown.
"No." Jia San shook his head, "No more than a hundred soldiers died at the hands of Dan Chong. Dongfang Shuo led these elite soldiers, all wearing armor. There are not many places where Dan Chong can bite."
"Less than a hundred people died, so where did the remaining more than 1,900 people die?" Monkey asked curiously.
"I don't know." Jia San shook his head, "It wasn't mentioned above. Dongfang Shuo left this inscription just to advise future generations to leave, saying that this place is the Asura Hell."
Dongfang Shuo left this inscription to inform future generations of the dangers ahead and not to step into it easily, but Qin Yu and others remained silent because they knew that they had come this far and could not look back.
"Anyway, everyone just be careful. Now let's figure out where to go."
After a long time, Hou Jiu spoke again, staring at the huge lake in front of him, "Currently we have two roads, one is walking along the shore of the lake, and the other is directly passing by the lake."
This time, in order to prevent various situations that they might encounter, Hou Jiu and the others carried easily built sliding boats. However, there is also a problem with this kind of sliding boats. Once there is any huge fish in the lake, they attack.
If the planing boat is inflatable, it will be easily punctured.
If it were in other places, Hou Jiu would not have such worries, but here is the West Queen Mother Mountain. With the previous encounter with the Danworm and the reminder from this inscription, Hou Jiu had to be cautious.
"Actually, I think the most important thing for us now is to determine what exactly we are looking for?" The general who had been organizing things spoke up and looked at Deng Wei, "Boss Deng, you might as well give us a thorough explanation.
, only when we know what we are looking for can we determine the route."
As soon as the general spoke these words, Deng Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, "What we said before was just listening to me all the way. As for what we are doing, we will naturally know it when we get to the destination."
"Boss Deng, what you said is so true, but the situation is very complicated now. Zhao Yan doesn't know where he is going. If he doesn't know what he is doing at the Mountain of the Queen Mother of the West, we have no idea whether he is looking for the tomb of the Queen Mother of the West or the so-called Immortal.
Only by telling us about the elixir can we know how to find it."
Deng Wei didn't speak, he just looked at the general with a smile, and the atmosphere at the scene began to become a little subtle.
"Since Boss Deng doesn't want to say it, forget it. It's true that he said not to ask these questions when he took the job. But Boss Deng, my apprentice's whereabouts are unknown now. I'm afraid that my apprentice will be in danger. Can you go find my apprentice first?
." Hou Jiu spoke, breaking the silent atmosphere.
"Don't worry, your apprentice will be fine now." Deng Wei said firmly.
"Oh, Boss Deng is so sure?"
"Yes, your disciples are one step ahead of us."
Hou Jiu did not ask again, but looked at Jia San, "Third Master, is there anything magical about this place?"
When Hou Jiu asked, Jia San kept looking at the lake and the surrounding mountains, muttering something softly in his mouth. After hearing Hou Jiu's question, Jia San replied: "I'm not sure about this place.
.”
"The big land looks at the momentum, the small land looks at the spirit. The West Queen Mother Mountain is surrounded by mountains on all sides, but there is a lake in the middle. From the perspective of Feng Shui, this should be a good piece of land, but the strange thing is this mountain.
"
Jia San pointed at the mountains on all sides and said, "Have you noticed that the mountains surrounded by them all have a common feature, that is, they all have a rocky passage that lines the sky, eight in total, which is also called the wind coming from all directions."
"If we use one thing to describe the place we are in now, it would be a pot, a big pot with the right side facing up."
"Pots are basins, and basins are about storing wind and absorbing air. However, these eight passages that line the sky are the biggest failure. They are leaking air. Logically speaking, this area should be completely wiped out, but I just checked, this area
The terrain in the area is actually very good, even beyond my expectation.” (To be continued)