The entire tomb was shaking, as if it was a sign of an earthquake. Liu Qi, Chen Wen, E Huan and the two bronze guards did not know whether some mechanism was touched or something happened, and they did not have the time to find out.
As Chen Wen shouted "Young Master, run!", Liu Qi's first reaction was to desperately run back toward the entrance of the underground maze. He could only go back the same way through the maze, and there was no second way to choose from.
Liu Qi's second reaction was to run and scold the ancestor of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, who was inscribed on the gold slip: "Liu Bang, your ancestor did not take your sword. I took the sword of King Goujian of Yue. Besides, if you can, why can you do it to me?"
Can't take it? Also, I haven't touched your coffin, and I don't know if you are holding your body in the coffin, so why do you want to harm me?"
Scolding followed scolding, Liu Qi did not dare to relax at all when the wind was blowing at his feet.
Liu Qi threw away his ordinary sword and ran towards the entrance of the maze with the Goujian sword in hand.
Perhaps it is because people can stimulate unlimited energy in times of crisis. Even though he is wearing iron armor, Liu Qi can still run as fast as flying. The specially trained bronze guards can run no worse than Liu Qi, while Chen Wen and E Huan, who are wearing lightweight crocodile armor, are just as fast.
Not to mention.
Fortunately, hemp ropes were tied at the exit of the maze in advance. When Liu Qi and the five of them followed the hemp ropes and ran out of the underground maze while the maze lanes were shaking, they heard the sound of the stone door behind them closing heavily as it fell, followed by the stone door.
There was a rumble in the room, the maze alleyway collapsed, and then the tomb passage one meter behind Liu Qi also sank following the footsteps of Liu Qi and the five of them.
The situation is so critical that it cannot be said that if there is a slight hindrance or a half-step delay, the tomb passage will be buried in the royal tomb forever!
Liu Qi only heard the sound of the ground sinking and the tomb wall collapsing from behind. The passage to the tomb was very dark. It was too late to light the lantern left at the entrance of the maze. If it weren't for E Huan's pair of night owl eyes, which he had honed from hunting in the mountains and forests for many years.
, without E Huan leading the way in the dark tomb alley, I am afraid that Liu Qi and the five people would really be buried with him.
Fortunately, the tomb passage only collapsed following the footsteps of Liu Qi and the five of them, not the collapse of the entire mausoleum. When Liu Qi, Chen Wen, and E Huan ran out of the royal tomb by stepping on the four large pine trees that were placed on the black holes of the pythons,
, but seeing the sky full of stars and the brilliant galaxies in front of me, I didn’t expect to have stayed in the tomb city for several hours.
Everyone reached the tunnel, and before they had time to take a breath, they turned around and saw that the tunnels in the tomb city that had been dug for two consecutive days and nights were gradually collapsing.
Liu Qi was hugged by the giant ape with an injured leg bone and stumbled to a safe area. Before he could stand still, the whole tomb city in front of him was sinking, and the mud and sand from all the collapsed tunnels were pouring in. In the blink of an eye,
A huge tomb of the king of Chu disappeared. Except for a huge earth pit and dust that was raised ten feet high, there was no trace of the tomb city.
E Huan, who had eaten the guts of a leopard, still looked at the huge earth pit where the tomb city disappeared with lingering fear. He said in panic: "Young Master, you finally escaped. It was so dangerous. You almost got buried with you."
Chen Wen didn't care about life or death, with a happy face. He presented the gold slips inscribed with Liu Bang to Liu Qi, and bowed to Liu Qi: "Congratulations to the young master for receiving the golden slips and the sword. This is the manifestation of the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. The king's sword appears.
This is a great blessing for the young master. If the young master returns to Jingxiang to punish Cai Mao for his murder, and supports one hundred thousand soldiers in Jingzhou, the world will gather to respond, root out the rebellious parties, and help the Han Dynasty. It will be just around the corner."
Liu Qi took the gold slip and turned it over and looked at it carefully. In fact, he was thinking about the meaning of Chen Wen's words.
It has to be said that Chen Wen assessed the situation, had gold slips in hand, and had conclusive evidence that Cai Mao had murdered the young master Liu Qi. It was not impossible to raid the Cai Mansion and remove Cai Mao's military power.
Chen Wen's impassioned words made Liu Qi excited, and he almost followed Chen Wen's advice. However, Liu Qi had a premonition that the time was not yet ripe. His main worry was that although there were gold slips of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, he was still young.
However, they have not made any achievements. Raising the banner may not necessarily convince the public. After all, Liu Biao and his son are only members of the Han family, not the direct sons and grandsons of the prince.
You have to take your time. With the golden slips, the King's Sword, and the three hundred soldiers, you have many elite soldiers and strong generals. Given time, if you sit in Jingzhou, are you still afraid that you won't be able to become bigger and stronger? Liu Qi knows that the country is built by fighting.
, the prestige was also gained through fighting, but at this time, he was still young, and it was too early to punch. He had not made any achievements in his weak years, and it was not enough to convince the public. Chen Wen was a little anxious.
Holding the sword of King Goujian of Yue in his left hand and the golden slips of Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty in his right hand, with Chen Wen's words echoing in his ears, Liu Qi had a lot of thoughts, thinking about the country and the beauty, and unexpectedly thought of Zhao Yun attacking Cao's army seven times in and seven out to save Adou.
In order to win over Zhao Yun, Liu Bei actually faced Zhao Zilong who was covered in blood, and pretended to throw Adou, the only young man, to the ground, saying touching words such as Adou, who almost killed one of my generals because of you.
Now doesn't Liu Qi have a good opportunity to show off? He can also learn from Liu Bei's trick and show off his love for talents, so that he can better express his noble sentiments of loving talents rather than money.
Thinking of this, Liu Qi threw the gold slip and the Goujian sword, then raised his hand and pointed at the hanging coffin where the four bronze guards were buried, and said angrily: "What do I want with it? It's all harmful.
To break my four bronze-armored warriors for this sword is the same as breaking my arm. I hurt them, they don’t deserve to die, my good brothers..."
As Liu Qi spoke, he burst into tears. The more he cried, the sadder he became. I am afraid that he was really moved for a moment. You know, just for a sword, he killed four bronze-armored warriors who loyally protected him.
He actually died prematurely in the battle with the Tomb Rat, instead of dying on the battlefield where the warriors fought hard. How could this make Liu Qi so embarrassed? It would be strange for Liu Qi not to be sad.
Liu Qi's emotional cry was very contagious. The four Bronze Guards standing beside him also cried with red eyes. They were moved to tears by meeting Liu Qi, the young master who was so considerate to the corporal. The four living Bronze Guards saw this.
In this scene, I feel happy for the four guards who died. A soldier dies as a confidant. With a master like Mr. Liu Qi who attaches great importance to love and justice, the guards will die without regrets.
Needless to say, the guard was sad. What was even more rare and valuable was that the ape king wiped away his tears when he saw the human being crying. He limped, gritted his teeth and tried to maintain the upright walking posture of a human. He walked up to Liu Qi and gently touched it with his ape palm.
He patted Liu Qi's shoulder lightly and rubbed Liu Qi's arm with his thick mouth, expressing the ape's emotions in an intimate way.
Seeing Liu Qi angrily throwing away the gold slips and Goujian sword, Chen Wen was shocked. He also saw Liu Qi crying sadly for the dead bronze-armored warrior. His heart suddenly fluctuated. Like the bronze warrior, he suddenly felt a heroic spirit of a soldier dying for his confidant.
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Chen Wen signaled E Huan to pick up the golden slips of Liu Bang and the sword of King Gou Jian of Yue, and bowed to Liu Qi again. His words were very sincere: "Since ancient times, sages have said that a scholar will die for a confidant. The gentleman treats the virtuous and the corporal. It is a blessing for us to meet the gentleman.
.Everyone will die, and this is the best destination for a bronze-armored guard. The prince should not be overly sad, but just hold the sword and hide the slip, waiting for the opportunity. One day, the prince will be a highly respected minister, high in the temple, and the guards will be given posthumous titles one by one, so that they can be comforted.
The guardian spirit is in heaven.”
What a good Chen Wen, a good man who died for his confidant. This is the best and highest evaluation of the four bronze guards who were buried in the hanging coffin. What’s even better is that the word posthumous title in Chen Wen’s words implies that Liu Qi will one day
Although Chen Wen did not explicitly say that Liu Qi might borrow the gold slips to ascend to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan in the future due to the prophecy of the Dragon Master, pursuing posthumous titles was the exclusive preserve of the emperor.
It would be disrespectful to the emperor to say that Liu Qi would one day ascend the emperor's throne. Although the emperor Han Xiandi was still a young and ignorant kid who was held hostage, he was the emperor after all. Even though the rebellious Dong Zhuo could despise the emperor today.
Your Majesty, but to other upright, loyal and virtuous ministers, the Emperor cannot be offended.
After a rough analysis of Chen Wen's words, the meaning is very obvious. It is necessary to avoid modesty, but also to point out the things that cannot be said clearly. This is the art of speaking.
What Chen Wen said was not something that Liu Qi didn't understand, but Liu Qi wanted to pretend to the end, and resorted to the trick of making excuses. With a melancholy expression, he said sadly: "What Brother Wen said is absolutely true, and it's the only way to go."
That’s it.”
As Liu Qi spoke, he suddenly turned around, hugged Chen Wen, and burst into tears. While crying, he muttered: "Second brother, I'm sad, I'm sad, I can't help my good brother..."
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Chen Wen was excited and patted Liu Qi on the shoulder: "Third brother, third brother..."
The sworn brothers hugged each other sadly, all to mourn the death of the bronze-armored guard. Such a scene is moving.
Liu Qi and Chen Wen burst into tears. The smoke and dust above the Chu King's Mausoleum in front of them calmed down. Although the four bronze guards were damaged, the Gou Jian Sword had been found, and a set of jade clothes with gold threads had also been obtained unintentionally.
God's will was to obtain a gold slip belonging to Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, in the royal tomb. Although it was a pity, the journey of thousands of miles to Jiangling to rob the tomb was not in vain.
Finally, he looked at the Chu King's Mausoleum covered in smoke and dust, and at the hanging coffin on the cliff. There was nothing to miss. Liu Qi ordered the starry night camp to return to Longmen Town, and ordered E Huan and four bronze guards to remove the giant python covered with dead branches.
Throwing it into the collapsed tomb of the King of Chu, the python corpse was allowed to sleep in a huge pit. When the python was thrown down, a cloud of smoke and dust was stirred up again, and the python protecting the mausoleum that was hunted by Liu Qi and his party was submerged in the billowing smoke.
After throwing the giant python into the pit above the sunken royal tomb, Liu Qi ordered the guards to throw all the tools for tomb robbing into the pit, leaving only tents, weapons, crocodile skins, crocodile meat, dry food and some cooking rice.
tool.
In the future, there is no need to rob tombs on a whim. If it were not for obtaining the sword of King Goujian of Yue, which is the sword of the king, and using it in the name of killing the rebellious parties and supporting the Han Dynasty in the future, the act of tomb robbing is ultimately the work of thieves, no matter how high-sounding it is.
Disdainful to righteous people.
When he was about to leave the Mausoleum of the King of Chu, Liu Qi's heart surged with a myriad of thoughts: Farewell, King Chu's Mausoleum, the princes, marquises, nobles, concubines and ladies in the underground, rest in peace. Although I, Liu Qi, have disturbed your souls, I am still harvesting the golden jade.
Four bronze-armored guards were buried with the king's body in the hanging coffin. The coffin was not opened in the underground tomb city. All this is considered worthy of you, and I will never come again in the future...
The starry sky was still brilliant. On the way back to Longmen Town, Liu Qi suddenly realized that he had accompanied the ape king who was stumbling along the way and the apes all over the mountains and plains. After seeing him off for a while, he disappeared into the mountains without saying goodbye.
Along the way, Liu Qi couldn't explain how he was feeling. Four bronze guards died, and Liu Qi couldn't suppress his sadness. But after finding the Goujian Sword, the jade clothes with golden threads, and the golden slips of Han Emperor Gaozu, Liu Qi couldn't suppress the sadness in his heart.
excited.
Traveling under the starry night, Liu Qi and his party arrived at Longmen Town at dusk without making any stops.
The scene in Longmen Town is the same as when I first came a few days ago. There are loud sounds of gangsters selling tomb items everywhere, and female prostitutes looking for customers as night falls. The most eye-catching thing is still the small bridge next to it.
The Thirteen Hairpins of Gangneung in Flowing Water.
When Liu Qi and his group of seven walked to the center of Longmen Town, they were surprised to find a new fortune-telling stall in front of them. In front of the stall was a shrewd man who was nearly forty years old. He had a Tai Chi picture in front of him and a small flag erected next to it.
There are seven characters "Hu Banxian predicts and predicts characters", but the group saw it and didn't pay much attention.
When Liu Qi passed by the fortune-telling stall, Hu Banxian suddenly straightened up, his eyes flashed, and ran to Liu Qi to take a look. He said in a strange way: "Sir, please stay. I see that there is something unforeseen in your domineering eyebrows."
Qi is far away, can you take a look at your future?"