The nine-tailed fox squatted on Wu Zetian's coffin and said: "My benefactors, since you have seen Gaozong's coffin, come and open the coffin of this eternal empress to see her beauty."
Ding Laosan knew that the nine-tailed fox was thinking about its 'Qing Ling Pearl', and he chuckled: "The fox fairy is really anxious. He has been waiting for more than a thousand years, why do he still care about this moment! The treasure of the fox clan It’s yours anyway, no one will snatch it from you, you can just take it later.”
"Wait a minute, what are you saying belongs to this Fox Immortal? This is not allowed! Everything in this Qianling Mausoleum belongs to the state!" Professor Dong did not hear the conversation between Kun Yuanzi and the Fox Immortal, so I don't know. The Nine-tailed Fox wants to take the 'Qingling Pearl'. Now that I heard that the Nine-tailed Fox wants to take away the things in Wu Zetian's coffin, I suddenly became anxious.
Mr. Ye quickly explained: "At the beginning, Kun Yuanzi took the fox clan's sacred treasure - the 'Qing Ling Pearl' and placed it in Wu Zetian's coffin. The fox fairy came to Qianling just for this Qing Ling Pearl. , and now that Kun Yuanzi has agreed to return the Qingling Pearl to the Fox Fairy, I think I’ll just let him take it away.”
"Brother, I can't make the final decision on this matter! In short, no matter what, nothing in the Qianling Mausoleum can be taken away during this inspection. This is discipline!" Professor Dong firmly disagreed.
After hearing this, the nine-tailed fox immediately spread its nine tails and glared at Professor Dong with an angry face. Professor Dong was so frightened that he quickly hid behind Mr. Ye.
Upon seeing this, Mr. Ye quickly persuaded: "Fox Fairy, please calm down! Brother Dong, for the sake of reason, this Qingling Pearl should be taken by the Fox Fairy. After all, it is someone else's property."
Professor Dong saw the nine-tailed fox glaring at him with a pair of terrifying eyes. He did not dare to object clearly for a while, but he never nodded in agreement.
At this time, Ding Laosan on the side rolled his eyes and said: "Hey, Mr. Dong, I think it's best to ask the Fox Fairy to take this evil thing away quickly, or else wait until Wu Zetian absorbs all the evil spirit in this bead. , once she comes back to life and becomes an old witch, not to mention the Qianling Mausoleum will be destroyed by her, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos! You can't afford this responsibility."
"Brother Ding, you... what are you saying, this... this thing is an evil thing?" Professor Dong couldn't help but be a little scared when he heard it.
"Of course! The demon clan's things are very evil! If you don't believe it, just open the coffin and you'll find out!" After Ding Laosan finished speaking, he called everyone together to lift the lid of Wu Zetian's coffin.
Wu Zetian's coffin was opened, and everyone looked inside and were immediately shocked and speechless.
The corpse of Empress Wu more than 1,300 years ago, lying peacefully in the coffin, is still lifelike. According to historical records, Wu Zetian was eighty-one years old when she died. Logically, she should have been an old woman with silver hair. , but the female corpse in front of her looks like she is only in her twenties or thirties, with a ruddy complexion and delicate jade-like skin that can be broken by a blow. If it were not for the phoenix robe and crown she was wearing, there would be no way to kill her at eighty years old. Contact the one-year-old Wu Zetian.
Ding Laosan originally just wanted to scare Professor Dong, thinking that since Kun Yuanzi said that the Qing Ling Pearl could keep her appearance forever, Wu Zetian must still be in the same state as when she died, and Professor Dong would be shocked when he saw her.
However, even Ding Laosan couldn't hold on to the situation in front of him. Not only was Wu Zetian's appearance not bad, but she was getting younger and younger. Could it be that he was right, that this old witch really came back to life!?
Thinking of this, Ding Laosan quickly pulled out the black iron sword. When the others saw it, they immediately took a few steps back and took out the sword one after another.
Professor Dong and Li Su were so frightened that they hid behind everyone.
At this time, the nine-tailed fox said: "My benefactors, don't be nervous. This is the most precious treasure of my fox clan - the 'Qingling Pearl'. I will take it out first."
After the nine-tailed fox finished speaking, its whole body rose into the air and actually floated on Wu Zetian's coffin. It closed its eyes and muttered words, while its nine tails gradually became larger and longer, intertwining together in the air.
After a while, a white bead the size of an egg with a layer of white mist rose up from Wu Zetian's body. The nine-tailed fox opened its mouth and sucked the bead into its body.
Everyone was watching dumbfounded. At this moment, a rustling sound suddenly came from Wu Zetian's coffin. Everyone's hearts tightened and they all clenched the things in their hands. They looked at the sound again and were shocked.
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I saw that Wu Zetian's body was rapidly shriveling up. Her black hair just now turned into silver threads in an instant, and her delicate jade-like skin gradually became shriveled and black, and the blood on her face had long since faded.
Nothing.
The image of a girl who was full of body and charming just now has completely turned into a mummy with clearly visible skeleton outlines in an instant.
Ding Laosan put away the black iron sword and sighed: "I didn't expect this Qingling Pearl to be so magical! My eyes were opened today!"
Professor Dong was stunned as he watched. After a while, he remembered and asked Li Su: "Did Xiao Li take a photo?" Li Su was still immersed in the magical scene just now. When he heard Professor Dong's words, he quickly raised his hand
The camera starts shooting.
Professor Dong said anxiously: "I'm not asking you to take pictures now! I'm asking you if you have taken pictures of Wu Zetian before she changed?"
Li Su was stunned for a moment. Apparently, he had just been completely frightened by the girlish appearance of Wu Zetian's corpse. How could he have thought of taking pictures of her?
Professor Dong looked up to the sky and sighed: "God's will! God's will! The world is destined not to be able to see the beauty of Empress Wu."
At this time, Mr. Ye comforted him: "Brother Dong, don't take it too seriously. Wu Zetian's appearance just now should not have been seen by the world. If you want to know what Wu Zetian looked like when she was young, there might be something else in this coffin."
thing."
Yu Fei asked from the side: "Mr. Ye, are you saying there is a Qingling Pearl in the coffin?"
"Haha, I'm afraid there is only one Qing Ling Pearl in the world. However, it is said that among Wu Zetian's burial objects, there is a portrait that she loved very much during her lifetime. Brother Dong, why don't you look for it." Old Ye reminded.
"Yes! Yes! I almost forgot about this!" Professor Dong said, and wanted to go up and check the stack of calligraphy and paintings beside Wu Zetian's pillow. However, when he got closer, he did not dare to reach out and take it. After all, Wu Zetian had just
His appearance changed so much that he felt timid for a moment.
Mr. Ye saw Professor Dong's scruples and helped him take out the thick stack of calligraphy and paintings.
Professor Dong took the calligraphy and painting and couldn't wait to look through it.
""Cui Gong Collection"! It's "Cui Gong Collection"!" Professor Dong shouted excitedly as soon as he turned the first page.
"What? This is "Cui Gong Collection"?!" Mr. Ye hurriedly stepped forward to take a look. Sure enough, on the first page, there were three big characters printed - Chui Gong Collection. Mr. Ye couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out it's really like historical data.
According to records, "Cui Gong Collection" indeed became Wu Zetian's burial object."
Yu Fei had never heard of what this "Cui Gong Ji" was, not even Lao Guitou or Ding Hao, let alone Luo Zi.
Ye Lao then explained to everyone: "Cui Gong Ji" is a volume written by Wu Zetian in imitation of Wang Xizhi's running script. It is a treasure in the treasure house of Chinese calligraphy art. There are one hundred volumes in total, and the content can be divided into two parts. One is narrative.
The process of how she went from a talented girl to Zhaoyi, then to empress, and finally to emperor is a diary of her palace life; the other part is a summary of her experience in governing the country."
Professor Dong added: "This "Chui Gong Collection" records many major court events in the Tang Dynasty's Gaozong and Wu Zetian dynasties. It is of great historical value for studying the history of the Tang Dynasty and uncovering many doubtful points in Tang history. Xiao Li, put this "Chui Gong Collection"
"Take pictures of them all and take them back for further study!"
After saying that, he placed a thick stack of "Cui Gong Ji" books on the ground and opened the pages page by page for Li Su to take pictures. The memory card in Li Su's camera was full, so he replaced it with a new one.
Card, start shooting seriously.
This "Cui Gong Collection" has more than a thousand pages, and Li Su has been shooting for nearly two hours and has not finished shooting. He has been holding the camera with both hands and can hardly lift it, while others are waiting aside.
Almost fell asleep.
Finally, I took pictures of the last few pages, and suddenly a portrait of a girl suddenly came into view.
"This is the only self-portrait of Wu Zetian when she was a girl! It really looks a lot like her just now!" Professor Dong said excitedly.
"Wow! The painting is so good!" Even Luo Zi, who knew nothing about calligraphy and painting, was amazed.
"Brother Luo doesn't know that this portrait is Yan Liben's authentic work. It is also the only portrait of Wu Zetian that allows future generations to see her true face. Its value is immeasurable!" said Mr. Ye.
Luo Zi was stunned, turned around and asked Yu Fei: "Who is Yan Liben?"
When everyone heard this, they almost fell to the ground. Yu Fei shook his head helplessly and sighed: "Brother, how did you pass the exam in history back then?"
Luo Zi smiled and said: "Haha, you forgot, I have never passed the exam in history. The only time I passed was by copying your exam."
Yu Fei felt that he was completely speechless, so he had to say: "Forget it, you and I can't communicate, just remember that Yan Liben is a painter from the Tang Dynasty!"
"It turns out he is a painter, no wonder he paints so well!"
"Even though you are blind in calligraphy and painting, you can see that you draw well!" Yu Fei said with a bitter smile.