She asked again: "Where is the location of the imperial mausoleum?"
The prince pondered for a moment.
Zhan Beihan frowned and said, "Why do you ask this?"
"In order to determine which of the two goals is more likely." Xiao Lingyue said lightly.
She looked at the prince again: "Your Highness, I know that the location of the imperial mausoleum is relatively sensitive and it is inconvenient for outsiders to inquire, but I have no selfish motives for this. I just want to complete the task assigned by your majesty and help your highness find the route of the bandits' stronghold to smuggle iron ore."
, if there is any offense, please forgive me, Your Highness."
The prince shook his head: "I believe you have no selfish motives, but the imperial mausoleum is different from other places. I can tell you, but you must ensure that it rots in your stomach."
The prince said seriously: "It must not be leaked to the outside world!"
Xiao Lingyue said: "Of course, I can guarantee that."
The prince glanced at Zhan Beihan again, and when he saw that he didn't speak, he knew what he meant.
The prince's finger slid on the map, shifted a certain distance, and drew a circle on another mountain range: "This area is the royal mausoleum of my father."
Imperial mausoleums are the places where emperors are buried after their death.
The ancients paid great attention to things after death. The higher the status, the more attention they paid to the tomb after their death.
The emperor is even more important.
After every emperor of the Seven Kingdoms ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to build a mausoleum for himself.
Starting from the site selection, every process must be carefully considered. Each mausoleum is larger than the last, and the various layouts inside are also more complex than the last.
In the end, it often took more than ten years or even decades to complete the construction, and the mausoleum could not be officially sealed until the emperor died and was buried in the mausoleum.
Some emperors had strict requirements for their mausoleums and were still dissatisfied after building them for a long time. In the end, they even died and the mausoleums were not completed yet, so they had to be buried reluctantly.
Although Emperor Zhaoming did not go to this extent, he ordered the construction of an imperial mausoleum from the day he ascended the throne.
It took six years just to select the site.
Then various preliminary preparations took several years.
It has been sixteen years since the construction of Emperor Zhaoming's mausoleum began.
It has not been built yet.
Xiao Lingyue looked at the area drawn by the prince's finger and couldn't help but twitching at the corner of her mouth: "Does this entire mountain range belong to the imperial mausoleum area?"
"Not only the mountains, but also the area at the foot of the mountains. After the imperial mausoleum is built, these places will be enclosed as places of worship and sacrifice," the prince said.
Xiao Lingyue was completely speechless.
She thought to herself: No wonder it took so many years to build!
In such a large area, there are underground tombs and mausoleums on the ground, and a worship hall must be built on the outer layer.
According to the construction speed of the seven countries, let alone sixteen years, it may not be completed in twenty-six years...
What else can be said?
I can only lament that fortunately Emperor Zhaoming is still in good health and should be fine if he lives for a few more decades. The imperial mausoleum can also be built slowly, and there is no rush to use it anyway.
Xiao Lingyue suppressed the rebellious thoughts in her heart.
She looked carefully at the location of the imperial mausoleum marked out on the territory map, and noticed that there was a long river not far away. This chapter has been completed!