The word "Ling" is literally interpreted as "Fu" and "夌".
It usually refers to the emperor's tomb, which is tall and majestic, and seems to reach the sky.
But when Fu Xiaoguan looked around, he found that there was no tomb on this huge platform. There was only a huge stone tablet standing at the end of the platform, and two equally huge white marble lions on both sides of the stone tablet.
The team stopped on this platform, and the guards in front dispersed to both sides in an orderly manner. Then hundreds of Taoists walked to the altar in front of the stone tablet, and the royal relatives also walked to the front of the stone tablet and stood in two rows.
The coffin moved forward again, came to the altar, and was placed on the back of a black tortoise on the altar.
Fu Xiaoguan thought that was the end of it, but he found that the people carrying the coffin did not move, so he had to continue standing there, still holding the cold coffin.
The Taoist priests began to perform the ritual. Fu Xiaoguan's hands were already frozen, and he just wanted to curse in his heart - the process of these stinky Taoist priests was too tedious, with singing and dancing, yellow talismans flying around in their hands, and whisks swinging around, endlessly.
After more than half an hour, the group of Taoists finally stopped. Yu Xi, the director of the Imperial Observatory, came out and stood on the altar, holding a compass and gazing at the sky. After an incense stick of time, he shouted, "The auspicious time has arrived. The gate to heaven will soon open. Princes and grandchildren of the emperor, come forward and kowtow, respectfully sending the Empress Dowager to heaven!"
Led by the eldest prince, a group of people knelt in front of the coffin, covering their faces with their sleeves and sobbing. The scene was very dramatic in the snow and wind.
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Yu Wenjun below and thought that she was probably the only one who was truly sad.
"Open the Emperor's Tomb!"
As Yu Xi shouted again, Fu Xiaoguan heard a roar coming from behind him, and his feet suddenly shook as if there was an earthquake.
He turned his head and his eyes widened immediately!
The mountain behind the stone tablet cracked!
It turns out that this mountain is the imperial tomb!
The coffin was lifted up again and slowly moved towards the huge open entrance.
The three thousand Imperial Mausoleum Guards in front solemnly divided into two columns, and five hundred of them walked out. They walked in front of the team. The Imperial Guards who came to escort the coffin did not follow. When they arrived here, they completed the handover with the Imperial Mausoleum Guards. Entering the imperial mausoleum was the duty of the Imperial Mausoleum Guards.
Five hundred royal guards, along with hundreds of Taoists and the coffin, walked into the door. The light inside was not dim. Fu Xiaoguan looked around and saw that the smooth stone walls were carved with lifelike auspicious clouds and beasts, and many eternal lamps were burning.
This passage slopes down slightly and should be very long, with no end in sight. It is estimated that the real cemetery is at the foot of Zijin Mountain.
The number of people entering the imperial mausoleum had decreased significantly. The Imperial Guards and the remaining officials did not accompany the emperor. Aside from the imperial family, only the pallbearers and a few elderly people were allowed in. This was the custom of the imperial mausoleum. Fu Xiaoguan was unaware of it, but he assumed the space inside was insufficient to accommodate so many people, and the mausoleum was supposed to be quiet.
It was indeed quiet inside, even the Taoists stopped chanting scriptures.
The team walked solemnly and then came to a corner.
Fu Xiaoguan suddenly listened carefully. There seemed to be some sound coming from inside, but it did not attract his attention.
The coffin turned the corner and the space inside suddenly became spacious, but just as Fu Xiaoguan was looking around, the oil lamp inside suddenly went out!
At that moment, Fu Xiaoguan heard the whizzing sound of the arrow, and then the puff sound of the arrow entering the body. He turned around almost at the same time and knocked the emperor behind him to the ground.
"Enemy attack!"
He dragged the emperor behind the corner and rushed towards Concubine Shang.
What the hell!
The enemy is actually hiding in the imperial tomb!
The intention is self-evident!
Fu Xiaoguan felt very cold in his heart, and he was afraid that he would not be able to escape this time.
He dragged Concubine Shang out of the corner. He thought Concubine Shang would be frightened, but he didn't expect that Concubine Shang's face was still calm.
"Your Majesty, they finally couldn't help themselves and took action."
Yu Yin sat on the ground, his face as gloomy as water.
"No, what should we do now?" Fu Xiaoguan was very anxious.
"What else can you do? Look behind you."
Fu Xiaoguan turned around, his heart sinking to the bottom.
On the way there stood a dense mass of masked soldiers, swords in hand, waiting in a stern manner! They had no way of breaking out, which meant they had no chance to even send a message to the Imperial Guards outside.
"Yu Wentian, that's enough!"
His Majesty shouted inside, and the sound of fighting gradually stopped, and then the oil lamps were lit again.
"I, your son, feel that this is enough. I invite your Majesty to come in and have a chat."
Yu Yin stood up from the ground, took a deep breath, and walked inside with his hands behind his back.
Concubine Shang looked at Fu Xiaoguan and walked inside.
What could Fu Xiaoguan do? He had no choice but to follow him in.
Only then did I realize that this was a huge circular space with three passages on the left, middle and right in front, and a huge stone tablet in front of each passage.
The imperial mausoleum guards who were originally standing beside the stone tablets now fell to the ground.
The five hundred royal guards who brought the soul in were almost all dead at this moment, and blood was all over the ground.
The eldest prince Yu Wentian was still in mourning, but at this moment he was standing in front of the thousands of soldiers opposite him, with one or two people standing beside him - Old Master Fei, Old Master Shi, and Eunuch Wei!
None of the princes and grandchildren died. They were extremely terrified at the moment, and many of them did not understand what had happened in such a short time.
The fourth prince Yu Wenshu raised the corner of his mouth, glanced at the eldest prince with contempt, then lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Yu Wenjun's eyes were filled with anger. She naturally knew the current situation and thought to herself, how could her elder brother dare to do such a treasonous thing? Was he stupid?
Yu Hongyi was so angry in his heart, I finally came to the capital, thinking that the matter of the Empress Dowager's death was over, and I would go to have some fun with that Fu Xiaoguan...but what the hell is this? I guess he will be buried with the Empress Dowager!
Yu Yin came to the front of the group. He looked at the eldest prince carefully, thinking of the Crown Princess Xue Binglan. He remembered what she had said when she gave birth to Yu Wentian and saw that he was beyond saving: "I am leaving. Children without mothers are the most pitiful. Crown Prince... you must protect him."
"Binglan, I have always protected him, but now he wants to kill the king! Kill his father! And seize the Great Yu River!" Yu Yin said in his heart, his chest heaving.
"Why are you so anxious?" Yu Yin asked.
Yu Wentian bowed respectfully and said, "Father, I know you have decided to send me to the Eastern Frontier Army."
"Isn't this your ambition?"
"This is indeed my ambition, but... I have thought for a long time. If this country is in my hands, then I will naturally be able to command the eastern border troops. This does not conflict with my ambition."
The fourth prince Yu Wenshu laughed and cursed in his heart: Damn my ambition!
There was silence.
After a long pause, Yu Yin asked again, "Even if you kill me, you won't be able to control the ministers in the court. This will only lead to chaos in the Yu Dynasty, and you will ruin the Yu Dynasty's two hundred years of rule!"
"Don't worry about this, Father. Yan Beixi is already old. There are many new talents in the six major clans, and there are also many frustrated officials in the court. Of course, many senior officials have had a very good impression of me over the years, so even if there is chaos, it won't last for a few days."
Yu Yin frowned and asked, "When did you start planning this?"
Yu Wentian bowed again and said, "Since the day I learned the cause of my mother's death."
Yu Yin was furious: "How could you be so stupid! Your mother died in my arms. She died of childbirth because of you. This is the truth! If you have any brains, think about it carefully. If that rumor is true, how could you still be alive now?"
Yu Wentian straightened up and stared at the emperor, his tone calm and even, "In the first year of the Xuanli reign, my father ascended the throne. I was already fourteen years old. That winter, Jinling also experienced a heavy snowfall. Your Majesty canonized my mother as empress, and it was during that winter's heavy snowfall that my mother's tomb was moved to this imperial mausoleum."
"Your Highness, I accompanied you. After paying my respects, I did not leave. Instead, I stayed here to observe mourning for six months. Your Majesty, I believe you should remember this."
"Eunuch Wei, who served my mother, was also sent here that year by your father. This son and I already knew each other. He was by my mother's side when she gave birth to me."
"That bitch..." Yu Wentian pointed at Concubine Shang, a sneer on his face. "Indeed, it was that bitch who came to see Mother. Not after Mother gave birth to me, but the day before. She gave Mother a bowl of medicine. This is recorded in Mother's daily records. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can check it out."
"It just so happened that Eunuch Wei was not with Mother that day. He was sent to the Xue Residence by Your Majesty, Father, to announce the good news. But now, in my opinion, you deliberately sent Eunuch Wei away and conspired to kill Mother."
"The imperial physician originally predicted that Mother would give birth in three days. However, after drinking that bowl of medicine... she gave birth to me the next morning and then died. The imperial physician recorded it as a difficult birth. But, Father, I want to ask you, did Mother die of a difficult birth or of poisoning?"
Yu Wentian's words shocked everyone. They seemed to have forgotten the fear of being prisoners. All their eyes were on the back of Concubine Shang, except for Yu Wenjun, Yu Wendao and Fu Xiaoguan.
Fu Xiaoguan just glanced at Concubine Shang. He didn't know whether what Yu Wentian said was true or not, but this was not important to him now.
The important thing is... he holds two poison pills in his hand, one is Frosty Moonlight, and the other is Sugu Powder - they are produced by the eldest brother, so they must be top-quality!
Yu Yin took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked at the dome. "So, this is what Wei Dazhuang told you?"
"Eunuch Wei is already a top-notch expert, so he naturally has some knowledge of poisons. Eunuch Wei analyzed the residue of the bowl of medicine and found an ingredient called malachite green. This ingredient isn't unusual, but few people know that malachite green mixed with sawtooth grass, and if combined with purple dew jam, becomes a highly toxic abortion-inducing drug."
"It just so happens that the dregs contain all three of these herbs. So, Father, can you tell me the truth now? Right here in the imperial mausoleum, in front of all the ancestors and my mother's spirits in heaven!"
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