Chapter 6 Chapter Five Gao's Ancestral Hall

The exit of the secret passage was in a house downhill. When Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang got out from behind a thin wall, they found that the old house was well preserved and the room was relatively large. The tables, chairs and utensils are still placed as they were when people lived in those days, but they are full of dust. On the corner of the coffee table, there are actually a few dog paw prints, and there are several portraits hanging in the middle of the hall. ancestral hall. Di Renjie looked around, nodded and said: "Now it seems that this ancestral hall has a secret passage leading to the cave on the slope. The things in the cave may not be tombs. The village and the cave should be built to store and protect some things. Both There is a secret passage between them, and things can be taken out when necessary."

"What is so mysterious?" Li Yuanfang said: "It's a pity that the things on the stone platform have been taken away." Di Renjie said: "It is true that the things have been taken away, but outsiders seldom enter here, or some clues are left behind, it is unknown. Yuan Fang, you and I will check around together." It was only then that Li Yuanfang discovered that the layout of the hall was very simple, and there were no plaques in ordinary ancestral halls. Except for a table and two chairs in the middle, and two rows of wooden chairs on the left and right, there was nothing else. Hiding something, he walked to the case and looked at the two hanging scrolls of portraits.

Di Renjie narrowed his eyes and said, "Yuan Fang, do you see that the picture on the left is a little crooked?" Li Yuanfang lightly jumped onto the table, pushed away the scroll, and sure enough there was a grid behind, took out a piece of thin tissue folded in the middle, and handed it to Di Renjie, seeing it was easy, he couldn't help but joked: "The people in this village are also strange, look It seems to be cautious, hiding things here, but it is unavoidable." As he said, he still jumped down from the case, and read the above content with Di Renjie. It turned out that what was recorded on the silk was related to the things hidden in the cave. Although the cave was not the tomb of King Lanling, it did contain the mask used by Gao Changgong during his lifetime.

Narrative in the article: Qi Zhu Gao Wei was politically corrupt, licentious and immoral, often believed in the words of treacherous villains, and killed the ministers of the court for no reason.Gao Changgong was famous for being good at fighting, so he was afraid of being hated by the empress of Qi, so he pretended to be sick and lived in seclusion. High authority, in the name of the empress dowager's deep belief in Buddhism, ordered Gao Changgong and the general Hu Luguang to locate in Yique, south of Luoyang, imitating the temple shape of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and looking for a site for the empress dowager to open a cave for statues.

At that time, I accidentally entered an ancient wonderland. All kinds of scenes were like a fairyland, but all the things in it were extremely dangerous. They were all unseen and unthinkable by the world, and they were naturally hidden. This treasure, by chance, was able to enter, and it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to find the entrance.So he concealed it without reporting it, and agreed that this place will be a place to avoid disasters in the future, and quietly arrange operations.Unexpectedly, shortly after the Battle of Luoyang, Gao Changgong became more famous, and was poisoned to death by the queen lord, and Houqi was destroyed by Zhou, and finally had no chance to re-enter it, so the tribe had to hide his mask and other things in the cave on the slope.The article also warns the descendants of the Gao family: the cave can only be opened after the descendants of the Hulu family come with another treasure, and there is another thing called "Mi Fei Tears", which is too vicious, so remember to use it with caution.

In just a few lines, the history and origin of the things hidden in the cave are recorded, and because the person who recorded it thought that he could pass it on orally in the future, he wrote it very briefly.Di Renjie smiled and said: "This is also a family motto to warn the younger generation, so there is no need to hide it deeply. The real secret has disappeared along with the things on the stone platform." On the other hand, he recalled: "When I was young, I read history. I remember that in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yu Wenhu personally took command and led 100,000 troops to attack Luoyang. The Northern Qi Dynasty sent Lanling King Gao Changgong and Hu Luguang to rescue. Lu Guang won the first battle, and Gao Changgong led 500 cavalry to break through the siege of the Zhou army, enter Luoyang City, and join the defenders in the city, and it was also in such a winter day."

Li Yuanfang recalled that a hundred years ago, two generals joined hands to fight the enemy, heroic and heroic, he was fascinated for a moment, and was deeply moved. "It's a pity that Gao Wei, the empress of Qi, was fatuous. Wei Xiaokuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty could not win the battle with Huluguang for a long time, so he fabricated rumors that Huluguang usurped the throne, compiled a nursery rhyme, and sang it in Yecheng, the capital of Qi. The song said: "Baisheng Flying to the sky, the bright moon shines on Chang'an". A hundred liters is a hu, and the bright moon is the character of Hu Luguang. The rumors imply that Hu Luguang has the ambition to usurp the throne. Gao Wei listened to the slander, destroyed himself, killed Hu Luguang, and charged him with treason Exterminate his family." Di Renjie sighed: "Neither Hu Luguang nor Gao Changgong died well, and his descendants never found this place again."

Li Yuanfang suddenly signaled softly: "My lord." Di Renjie listened attentively. There seemed to be the sound of people and horses walking outside the village. The two walked to the south-facing window and looked out through the broken pane. Although they were separated by several houses, they were staggered left and right, and they could just see the entrance of the village. Can't help secretly praising that the village is really exquisitely built.There were about twenty people at the entrance of the village, dressed like government servants. One of them rode a bay red horse and shouted loudly: "Listen up, traitors in the village, you are using sorcery to harm the Queen of Heaven." , committed a serious crime of treason, and now the village is surrounded, you can't run away, come out and be bound!" Although he shouted, he stopped, and the gang of government officials behind him also pushed and shoved, He didn't dare to take a step into the village, thinking that he had suffered a loss the day before yesterday, and he didn't dare to be a rafter in the early days, which made Li Yuanfang secretly amused.

Di Renjie couldn't help being shocked when he heard "witchcraft and conspiracy".What Li Yuanfang thought was: Could it be that our horseshoe prints attracted people from the government?If it really involves the "Lijing Gate" as the waiter in the shop said, it will be very bad. At that time, Empress Wu set up a magistrate's court in Lijingmen, Luoyang. Junchen was in charge, specializing in treason cases, and designed various tortures. Anyone who entered this gate could not survive one out of a hundred people. It is nicknamed "Li Jingmen", which means that all the people who are locked in this prison must be alive and dead, without exception.

It was past noon now, the snow was dazzling, people shouted from time to time at the entrance of the village, and they couldn't hold back, and the horses kicked their hooves from time to time, appearing anxious, but the village was still silent, Li Yuanfang knew Di Renjie would not want to get entangled with these officials at this time, just as he was making plans, he suddenly heard a long voice not far away: "Idiot, you have already left, why are you still here poor!" Li Yuanfang's heart shuddered, and he looked at Di Renjie: there are other people in the village. Looking from the pane, the leading official was furious, and shouted: "Who are you? You are sneaky, you must be an accomplice of the traitor!"

I just heard the man laughing and saying: "Grandpa, I don't have time to play with you—" Before the words finished, the official's horse suddenly neighed, stood up and threw the leading official to the ground, and heard A whistle sounded, and the horse ran into the village regardless of its owner's life or death. A figure landed firmly on the horse's back, but in the blink of an eye, it had jumped over the crowd at the entrance of the village and galloped away. Many yamen servants here saw that the horse suddenly seemed to have grown wings, leaping over its head and neck in the air. "Thief" is so powerful, he loses face in front of everyone, becomes angry from embarrassment, yells and scolds everyone to chase after him, but one person and one rider have already gone far, in the vast snowy field, how can they catch up? Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang were in the room watching the man summon the horses, leap on them, and rush out of the encirclement with the horses. His posture was free and easy, and he was done in one go. His movements were so fast that people didn't even see what he looked like, and they were very surprised. Li Yuanfang couldn't help but praised: "Good equestrian skills!" "There is no trace of this person at the entrance of the village. It should be that before the snow stopped, he passed the ancestral hall and entered the cave on the slope. He walked in a different direction from us, but his purpose was clear. He must have come for the things in the cave. But I'm afraid we won't get what we're looking for, so we'll stay in the village for a long time." Di Renjie pondered for a while, and said, "The palace is haunted by ghosts, and it's related to treason. It seems that we should rush to Luoyang as soon as possible." Li Yuanfang nodded, and said: "He just left our siege, and it seems that he has no malice towards us."