"Cooking human flesh!?" I couldn't help being shocked. Even Huang Yixian found it incredible. He said: "Li Zicheng is a representative figure of peasant uprisings in history. How come you turned into a man-eating demon when you said it?
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Wen Qingshan smiled and said: "I'm not just talking nonsense, and I won't talk about unofficial history. Even according to official history records, the Dashun Army has many records of cooking prisoners. The most famous one is in Dashun.
After the army captured Luoyang, they boiled Ming Fu King Zhu Changxun alive and ate them! Some historians believe that Li Zicheng did this to give the enemy a strong deterrent effect, but I think there is another reason."
"Then what do you think?" Huang Yixian asked.
Wen Qingshan replied: "In ancient times, some evil heretics believed that eating human flesh can greatly enhance the essence. Li Zicheng may have been influenced by this view. Coupled with other factors, I have always suspected that there are evil heretics.
The Dashun Army secretly helped Li Zicheng, but I didn't expect it to be the Black Evil Ghost Sect."
"Listening to what you said, it seems to make some sense."
Wen Qingshan added: "I was worried about where to start investigating the Black Evil Ghost Cult. Now it seems that I can study the history of the Dashun Dynasty, and maybe I can find some information related to the Black Evil Ghost Cult."
As he spoke, he put the stone into his backpack.
Huang Yixian suddenly thought of something. He patted his head and said, "By the way, let's not forget about business! Let's quickly check the wooden box again to see if we can find any clues about the treasure."
Haibeard hurriedly brought the sandalwood box over. Now there was only a piece of golden brocade silk left in the sandalwood box, which was used to cushion the bottom for some protection. Wen Qingshan took out the brocade silk and spread it out to take a look.
, but there are no words or patterns on it, it looks like just an ordinary piece of brocade.
Wen Qingshan couldn't help but murmured in confusion: "Why are there no clues about the treasure?"
Huang Yixian said: "Boss Wen, could it be that we misunderstood the meaning of the passage on the stone tablet?"
"There should be no mistake! The clues to the treasure must be in this sarcophagus! In any case, the Dashun treasure cannot disappear out of thin air. Let's look for it again!" Wen Qingshan said, and opened the sandalwood box inside and out.
He checked carefully outside, but still found nothing. He was not willing to give in, and searched inside the sarcophagus again. He was about to turn over Li Zicheng's body when Jianjian standing aside suddenly shouted: "Come and take a look.
, there’s something carved here!”
I turned around and saw Jianjian standing next to the sarcophagus lid that had been overturned on the floor. He lowered his head and seemed to be checking something. Everyone hurriedly gathered around.
Jianjian pointed his hand towards the sarcophagus lid on the ground and said, "Look at the coffin lid. Why is there a chess game engraved on it?"
I took a look at the lid of the coffin and saw that there was actually an endgame engraved on it. Judging from the board, there were only seven chess pieces left on the red side, all the black alchemists were intact, and the chariots, horses and artillery were approaching the nine palaces. It seemed that it was already the end of the game.
Be sure to win.
Looking at the endgame, Haibeard joked: "It seems that Li Zicheng is still a chess fan. He didn't forget to study the endgame even after he was lying in his coffin."
But Wen Qingshan waved his hand and said: "No! It should be more than just Chuang Wang's hobby of playing chess. The idea of chess originated from the "Book of Changes" and is closely related to the Tai Chi Bagua Diagram in the "Book of Changes"
, from a certain perspective, chess symbolizes the Tai Chi Bagua. The game patterns are ever-changing and very subtle, so the ancients often used chess games to set up formations. Maybe this end game is related to the Dashun treasure!"
"It has something to do with the treasure!?" When Huang Yixian heard this, he immediately became energetic. He immediately squatted down and carefully looked at the end game engraved on the coffin lid.
Speaking of which, Huang Yixian is a complete chess fan. When he has nothing to do at home, he will fight with Uncle Zhai almost every day, and his chess skills are quite good. Once Liang County organized a chess competition, he even won the second prize.
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Huang Yixian watched it attentively for a while and said thoughtfully: "It seems that Black has the advantage in this game and is sure to win, but in fact, the final winner is probably Red!"
Sea Beard seemed to have some knowledge of chess. He smiled and said: "Master Huang, are you kidding me? How can the red team come back in this game? It is impossible to defend against the black team's attack."
Huang Yixian said: "If we just defend blindly, the red side will definitely lose, but if we abandon the commander and attack with all his strength, there is still a possibility of turning defeat into victory!"
"Abandoned Commander?" Haibeard looked confused. He tilted his head and looked carefully, but he still couldn't see any clue, because after all, the endgame was carved on the lid of the sarcophagus, and there was no way to try it out.
Wen Qingshan pondered for a moment and said: "I think this chess game should be a reference to the current situation at that time. The red chess symbolizes Dashun, while the black chess symbolizes the Qing Dynasty. If it is true as Master Huang said, the red chess can eventually turn the tables.
, perhaps Li Zicheng believes that although the war situation is very unfavorable to them, as long as they are willing to fight with all their strength, there is still hope of turning defeat into victory."
"I don't care who wins in the end, but what does this chess game have to do with Dashun's treasure?" Jianjian asked in confusion.
Wen Qingshan shook his head: "I haven't been able to see this yet."
I stared at the chess game for a while, and suddenly my mind suddenly flashed, and I thought of the Chessboard Valley. It is said that if you look down from a high place, the Chessboard Valley looks like a chess game! Could it be that this chess game is a reference to the Chessboard Valley?
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Thinking of this, I immediately said: "Do you think this chess game refers to the Chessboard Valley?"
"Qipan Valley!?" Wen Qingshan was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead and said, "Why didn't I think of that!"
"What do you mean? Are you saying that the Dashun treasure is actually hidden in Qiping Village!?" Huang Yixian asked in surprise.
Wen Qingshan said: "It is possible. Bai Xiaowu once said that the Bai clan actually took root in Qipan Valley to protect the Dashun treasure! I originally thought that the treasure was hidden in the caves around Qipan Valley.
, but in fact, the safest place is to bury the treasure under the land where they have lived for generations!"
Hearing what Wen Qingshan said, Huang Yixian was very excited: "It makes sense! It makes sense! After we go out, I will tell Mr. Qi and ask him to organize the villagers to dig!"
But Jianjian poured cold water on him: "Dad, Qiping Village is not small! Do you plan to dig up the entire Qiping Village?"
Seabeard said with a smile: "In fact, you don't have to dig to find the treasure. We can use metal detectors. The most advanced metal detectors today can detect metal objects several meters underground."
"Hey, Brother Hai still has a way, just use a metal detector! As long as the treasure is indeed hidden in Qiping Village, it will be found!" Huang Yixian became more and more excited as he talked.
However, Wen Qingshan unexpectedly remained silent. He frowned as if he was thinking about something. I couldn't help but ask: "Boss Wen, what are you thinking about?"
Wen Qingshan said: "Even if we know that the treasure is in Qiping Village, it may not be easy to find it."
"What do you mean by this?" Huang Yixian asked puzzledly.
Wen Qingshan said: "If the Dashun treasure is really in the village, it must be buried deep underground. Otherwise, Qiping Village has been cultivated by more than ten generations over the past hundreds of years, and there is no way that nothing has been discovered."
Wen Qingshan's words made sense. Huang Yixian immediately turned to ask Haibeard: "Brother Hai, if it is buried very deep, can the metal detector still be useful?"
Seabeard replied: "The detection range of metal detectors is generally five to ten meters, but this area is rocky. I guess it will be difficult to detect if it exceeds five meters."
"Only five meters?" Huang Yixian was a little disappointed, and he asked again: "Is there any other way?"
Seabeard said: "There is no better way yet."
Wen Qingshan said: "Finding underground treasures is not an easy task. If it is really buried deep underground, it may take several years or longer to come out completely relying on metal detectors."
"What! We have to wait for several years?" Huang Yixian's expression dimmed, "If we wait for several years and fail to find the treasure in the end, wouldn't it be in vain?"
Wen Qingshan smiled and said: "Haha, so I was thinking that maybe this endgame is the key to unlocking the mystery of the treasure. As long as we crack this endgame, maybe we can find the specific location where the treasure is buried."
"What? Can you find the location of the buried treasure if you crack the endgame?" Huang Yixian couldn't believe it.
Wen Qingshan said: "It's not impossible! After we go out, we will first find a way to draw a map of the chessboard valley, and then compare it with this endgame, and maybe we can find the answer. However, Wen Mou and chessboard
I’m not very proficient, so I’m afraid I’ll have to help Master Huang to solve the problem.”
Huang Yixian immediately patted his chest and assured: "No problem, this matter will be taken care of by me! There is no endgame in this world that I can't solve! Hehe!"
Wen Qingshan took out a camera from his backpack, took a few photos of the game, raised his head and said to everyone: "This place is not a place to stay for a long time, let's go!"
I looked at the three corpses on the ground and asked, "What about these guys?"
Huang Yixian glared at me and said angrily: "What do you care about these guys! They deserve to die!"
I asked again: "What about King Chuang? We can't leave his coffin open like this."
Wen Qingshan said: "King Chuang's body can be regarded as a national treasure. It cannot be damaged because of us. We should help him cover the sarcophagus."
Huang Yixian nodded: "It's disrespectful for us to disturb his peace. It's only right to reseal his sarcophagus. Let's do it!"