Volume of Changning Kingdom: Section 37 Jianwen Lost Track (2)
There is a courtyard dozens of meters away from this small ancestral temple. Although it is located at the foot of a wild mountain, it does not feel dilapidated and is kept clean. It seems to be inhabited. But when you get closer,
Look, there is a big lock on the door.
"This is the house where our ancestors lived. Our ancestors lived here for a long time, but because of the inconvenient roads and the abundance of ferocious beasts, they returned to live by the sea. Thanks to the Huang family, all the family heads have sent people here.
Carefully maintained..." Zhu Shunshen said with emotion.
Cui Yunhong looked around at the environment. The house was located on a hillside. There would be no accumulation of water. There was a well with clear water and a cold air coming from the well. It seemed that it was connected to the underground water system of the sacred mountain. Maybe so.
This is the reason why mosquitoes do not breed here and malaria does not spread here. On the other hand, the villages below are in the lowlands beside the river and paddy fields have been reclaimed, so the breeding of mosquitoes is inevitable.
Wu Tingwei couldn't hold it any longer and asked: "Where are the ancestral relics you mentioned?"
"We still have to go back, please follow me."
After bypassing the house, they passed through a dense forest. Everyone came to a forest that was obviously artificially planted. It was surrounded by big trees and there was a cemetery in the middle. It was similar to the cemetery of wealthy people they had seen on the mainland. But here
There is no stone archway or various stone elephants. A stone road in the middle of the cemetery is also covered with grass. A stone altar enshrines the five stone vase stoves, which are covered with moss.
There are more than twenty graves scattered in the cemetery, all surrounded by bricks and stones and covered with earth. The earth is also covered with vegetation and vines.
"The vegetation here grows too fast. Even though Tao Bo brings people to plant and weed every month, it can only maintain its current appearance." Zhu Shunshen sighed.
"This...is this it?" Wu Tingwei said excitedly.
Huang Shidong probably guessed what the other party was thinking, and replied: "This is the place where Emperor Gao and all subsequent emperors and queens rest in dragons..."
At this moment, the wind from the sacred mountain rustled through the dense forest and swirled over this unknown cemetery. The majestic emperor of tomorrow and his descendants were buried in the grassy earth of this tropical rain forest. Even this burial
The sacred mountains on the back of the bone land were named by usurpers... Cui Yunhong and Wu Tingwei couldn't help but lament the impermanence of their personal destiny and the black humor they displayed...
"Why is there no tombstone here?"
"The rule set by Emperor Gaozu is that there is no monument or name inscribed in front of the tomb..." Zhu Shunshen said, "But there are marks on the tombstones of each tomb, so we still know which ancestor is buried in which one."
Wu Tingwei thought to himself that he did not erect a monument for safety reasons, but in this case, Baoxi might be in the tomb, and he would have to touch Colonel Jin today. But this was too much, and the Huang family would definitely fall out if he did this.
"Are all the late emperor's relics in the tomb?"
"I don't know if there is anything in here, but there is another secret place, and I am allowed to worship my ancestors here without disturbing their purity."
Huang Shidong ordered people to bring incense wax that had been prepared in advance. After Zhu Shunshen paid homage to his ancestors, he led everyone up the mountain and followed a remote path to the recesses of the mountain. He pushed aside the spreading vines and plants, and appeared
There was a crack in the stone.
"This..." Huang Shidong looked at the entrance and probably guessed that this was the forbidden area of the Zhu family that his father had mentioned. Even the head of the Huang family was not allowed to peek. Only the legitimate son of the Zhu family in Boni could enter and have a glimpse of the shocking things in the cave.
secret.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to take everyone in? I'm afraid this goes against the teachings of our ancestors..."
"Brother Dong, you really don't want to call me emperor anymore... In fact, since grandpa, he has never regarded us as princes and grandsons... It has been two hundred years, and it has been too hard for everyone to keep this secret. I contracted the disease this time
, had it not been for the rescue by the Australian magic medicine, I am afraid that the secret of the ancestral land would have been buried under the Changning Mountain forever, and the ancestor’s last wish would have never been realized..."
"It's all my fault that I and others were unable to provide adequate support."
"Why do you say that? The Huang family has protected my family for more than ten generations. I dare not say anything in the world, except that I can't find anyone more loyal than your family in this land of Nanyang." Zhu Shunshen was very calm at the moment, "Now, I am the only one who has
I hope the Senate can give the people magic medicine as soon as possible and get rid of the plague as soon as possible. As for the emperor, there is no need to mention it again in the future."
The stone crevice was narrow enough for only one person to pass through, so everyone entered the cave entrance one after another. Cui Yunhong discovered that the structure of this cave had the characteristics of karst landforms, which formed a strong contrast with the huge granite mountain of Changning Mountain. It is estimated that part of the limestone layer was just exposed.
The ground forms the karst terrain here. However, this structure is not stable. Maybe within two hundred years, this karst cave will collapse due to the huge pressure of the granite mountain on top. Then the descendants of Emperor Jianwen will
The clues will be buried under Changning Mountain forever, never to be seen again by the world. Cui Yunhong couldn't help but feel that it was time travel that gave us the opportunity to solve historical mysteries!
After walking about thirty steps inside, the space inside the cave gradually became wider, but the sunlight outside the cave could no longer penetrate, and the temperature dropped several degrees. Cui Yongfang quickly took off his coat and put it on
On Anna's body, Huang Shidong took out the flint and steel to make a fire for lighting. Cui Yunhong said no, and then took out a miner's lamp from the bag. When he turned it on, it illuminated the cave space instantly.
"Brother Cui! What is this? It's so magical!"
"Ah, this thing is a mining lamp. It is most suitable for use in caves and can detect poisonous gas..."
"Australian creations are really amazing!" Huang Shidong said in admiration, "I don't know how much this lamp will cost, but it can be of great use!"
"This is something we don't sell..." Upon hearing that it was something not for sale, Huang Shidong shook his head and sighed: "There are so many magical weapons and medicines in Australia, but none of them are sold outside. I feel disappointed and disappointed..."
"Well, brother Huang, don't be depressed. We are digging for oil in the south. When the oil comes out, we can make it into oil lamps. It is also very useful. I will give Brother Huang a few..." Cui Yunhong hurriedly consoled him.
"Thank you Brother Cui! The Huang family will spend a lot of money to buy this thing, and they are determined not to let the leaders suffer! And...Brother Cui will also help negotiate the magic medicine. Huang is really grateful..."
After getting along with each other for the past few days, Cui Yunhong has developed a good impression of the Chinese people in Bo Ni, and has developed sympathy for their helplessness in facing the ferocious malaria. "Why don't you go back and help them get some malaria drug quotas?" Although he said so.
They still didn't agree to Huang Shidong's request, but he and Wu Tingwei didn't refuse to buy medicine as resolutely as before.
At the end of the cave was a wooden door with a large lock on it. Zhu Shunshen took out the key from his waist, opened the padlock, and pushed the door open. It was dark inside, but there was a breeze, indicating that it was ventilated inside.
It was pitch dark inside, but Zhu Shunshen was familiar with the road. He took a torch and walked in. After a while, the lights came on inside. Only then did a few people walk in.
It turns out that this is a large stone cave with an area of about 200 square meters, and the highest point is more than ten meters high. The stone walls and ground have been manually polished and are very smooth, and there are stone steps and some furnishings inside.
Cui Yunhong took a cursory glance at the cave and found that there were quite a few things. There was a stone throne in the middle. In front of the throne were five stone stove bottles and a pair of large porcelain jars filled with grease - ten thousand year lamps.
There are several more such ten thousand year lanterns in the cave. After they are all lit up, the light will be enough to see clearly what is going on inside the cave.
Behind the throne is a stone screen. In front of the screen is a long stone altar table, with more than a dozen tablets enshrined on it. Around the screen, there is a large huanghuali wooden bed. It can be seen that it is very old. There are still hanging drops on it.
There are some curtain brocades that have decayed and weathered.
Zhu Shunshen said that this bed was the burial bed of Emperor Jianwen's crown prince Zhu Wenkui during his funeral. After he was buried, it was moved here.
"So that's it." Wu Tingwei couldn't restrain his excitement and at the same time secretly wondered why he didn't put the dragon bed where Emperor Jianwen was in power? He took a look and found that although there was no coffin in the cave, it was detailed and detailed according to the mausoleum system.
of settings.
There are more than ten large boxes stacked together in the east and west corners... These large objects in the cave also confirm Cui Yunhong's conjecture-the cave is being squeezed and shrunk, and the original cave passage can still allow large objects to enter the cave.
Each item and furnishing was successfully entered, but now it can only allow one person to pass through. Now if you want to move out the items inside, you have to dismantle them into small pieces... Maybe this cave will be squeezed and completely disappeared before the 20th century.
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"Zhu Yunwen asked future generations to put the memorial tablet in this secret room and leave no tombstone in the cemetery. It was a last resort. Zhu Di was looking for his whereabouts until his death..."
On top of the altar, a total of fourteen wooden ancestral tablets stood in front of them, but the tablets placed on them were tilted here and there and covered with dust. It seemed that no one had come to worship for a long time.
"Please allow me to pay homage to my ancestors. I haven't been here since the epidemic. Later, my eldest brother and second sister fell ill, and then I fell ill again. I haven't come to pay homage to my ancestors for almost a year..." Zhu Shunshen started to clean up the offerings.
He went to the stage and took out the tributes from his luggage and worked for a while.
Cui Yunhong and Wu Tingwei read the content on the tablet while Zhu Shunshen was sorting it out.
"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Shuntian, Honest, Benevolent, Ming Zhaowen, Jian Ping, Wu Jing, Zhi De, Xiao Guang Chang," is the top tablet standing on the altar.
"It's strange...this temple name..." Huang Shidong muttered as he looked at the tablet.
"What happened to the temple number?"
"This compound character... is not a word used in posthumous titles..."
Among the group of people, Huang Shidong is the most familiar with temple names and posthumous titles. The posthumous law is the criterion for pursuing posthumous titles. After the death of emperors, princes, officials, ministers, etc., the court will give them a critical title based on their deeds and moral character during their lifetime.
Commendation. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the content of posthumous titles was basically fixed. The posthumous names of emperors in the Ming Dynasty were 17 or 21 characters (Ming Taizu), with 1 character for prince, 2 characters for prince, and 2 characters for minister. The emperor’s posthumous title and temple name used both characters.
It must be selected from the 102 posthumous titles in "Yi Zhou Shu Posthumous Law Interpretation" written by Liu Xiang, a classic scholar of the Western Han Dynasty. However, this compound character is not among the prescribed words for posthumous titles.