Chapter 10 Chapter 10 First Solution to the Puzzle

In the Palace of the King of Han, Li Yuanjia, the Eleventh Son of the Great Ancestor, the King of Han, is drinking tea with his son Li Zhuan. The old prince has silver hair and beard, but he is energetic, but there is a hint of worry in his expression.Since Prince Li Xian was abolished, Empress Wu pacified Xu Jingye's rebellion, Guangxing's injustice case, the world has become tense, and the situation in the court has become increasingly tense. Take the risk. Li Zhuan cautiously said: "Father is highly respected, and the clan kings will always look up to you." The king of Han took the case lightly with his fingers, and said slowly: "This matter should be titled 'returning to welcome the prince'. Although the prince has been abolished, there are still people who secretly support him. Whether the prince is willing or not, we will wait He must be involved."

Li Zhuan said: "It's better to write another book, saying, 'The emperor wants to pour over the land of the Li family, and move the country to the Wu family. "Okay, if King Langya's affairs in Ningzhou can be accomplished, and he can obtain Taizong's last decree and treasures, then he can help us." Li Zhuan said: "A letter from Ningzhou the day before yesterday, saying that everything is going well." "Well," King Han said in a deep voice, "If this time fails, my royal children will be exhausted." Ah Yu came in with tea, seeing Di Renjie standing in front of the case with his hands behind his back in deep thought, he didn't dare to disturb him, and lightly put the tea on the case, where the files on the desk were the files brought back from the Ministry of Industry, as well as maps and books, which were a bit obvious Messy, when I picked up a book to read, I saw it was "Sou Shen Pian", and I was thinking in my heart, it turns out that adults also read these books about ghosts and legends.

Di Chun came in and reported: "Everything that your lord entrusted has been properly arranged." Di Renjie said: "Okay." Seeing Ayu standing beside him, he said with a smile, "Ayu, go and see if Yuanfang is back, and invite him to my study." Ayu went away in response, and for a while still came in with Li Yuanfang, Li Yuanfang hadn't slept all night, but he was still refreshed, and there was no wrinkle on his clothes. Di Renjie said: "Yuanfang, come and see." As he spoke, he handed over the "Sou Shen Pian". Li Yuanfang sat down and looked carefully. One of the articles recorded that there was a goddess in Ningzhou in ancient times, named "Hao", who was brave and good at fighting, with extraordinary arms. The weapon was a big axe, which could kill demons and ghosts. Smart and beautiful, she is good at offering sacrifices and divination, communicating with ghosts and gods, and praying for good weather, so she is respected by the local people.One year, a demon dragon suddenly appeared in the mountains, flooding the city and fertile fields, bringing plagues, people displaced, starvation everywhere, "good" and the demon dragon fought in the wild, nine days and nine nights, the world was shaken, mountains and rivers changed direction, and finally subdued the demon dragon , the dragon turned into a girl and became a "good" maid. From then on, he assisted the goddess and benefited the people. This dragon pattern is an auspicious decoration.

After Li Yuanfang read it, he didn't know what he meant for a while, and then heard Di Renjie say: "Yuanfang, come and see here again." After speaking, he pointed to the scroll on the case, Li Yuanfang got up and looked, but it was the scroll that was taken back from the Ministry of Industry a few days ago , read softly: "In July of the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, the official road was repaired at the foot of Ziwu Ridge in Qingyang Mountain. The river was turbulent, and there were many eddies. We can only go far away." Di Renjie pointed to another one: "In September of the 14th year of Zhenguan, the celestial master Yuan Tiangang was ordered to repair the princess's westward journey, and encountered a divine beast in Qingyang Mountain, and the accompanying craftsmen were all poisoned. The gods and monsters in the mountains are making troubles, so they set up altars in the local area to refine and obtain elixir, and the disease will not recur afterward, and so on."

Li Yuanfang looked at Di Renjie with a puzzled look in his eyes. Di Renjie smiled lightly and gestured: "A few days ago, the mine in the mountain sacrificed a boy..." "You mean 'snake'!" Li Yuanfang realized immediately. "That's right, this is the first," Di Renjie said, "The second is the sign of 'backflow of water from the sky'." "So that's how it is. Master Weidao ordered me to search the mountains for days to see if there are any rivers with swift currents that seem to be flowing backward." What are you dumbfounded, just asked: "My lord, Brother Li, what are you talking about?"

Li Yuanfang had no choice but to explain a bit, and then heard Di Renjie say: "As for the 'Red Dragon Nine Turns' and 'Yunxian Mantra', let Di Chun explain it to us." "Yes, the master ordered me to investigate carefully in the mountains these few days, and I saw a circle of mountains around the Ziwu Ridge. There were no trees and grass, and only red mud and rocks were exposed. It was very strange. As for the mantra of Yun Xian, there was nothing wrong with it." The special thing is that I waited for seven or eight days on the mountain before it rained one day. When the clouds and mist cleared, a line of writing seemed to appear on the stone body on the cliff opposite the ridge. Tracing it down and bringing it back to the master, after the master read it, he said what the "six-character mantra" is, but I forgot." As he said, Di Chun touched his head, making Ayu laugh again.

Di Renjie said: "The water in the river flows back. It must be that the river flows through here and communicates with another underground river. Therefore, the river flows backwards. According to my speculation, the ancient ancestors probably did it for them. Drive snakes or control snakes in one place, and apply some kind of medicine on the periphery for a long time, so that the vegetation will not grow; and the characters on the cliffs, whether they are carved by humans or natural weathering, just form this Buddhist esoteric The six-character mantra, which looks like Sanskrit, no wonder Di Chun didn't recognize it."

Ayu said: "Unexpectedly, legends of gods and monsters have such uses, but it's really hard for others to think of this." Di Renjie said with a smile: "Of course the legends are not accurate, but comparing them with the files of the Ministry of Industry gave me a lot of hints." Li Yuanfang said: "Since the door to the hidden treasure has been found, should we go ahead first?" "No rush," Di Renjie said, stroking his beard. "At this moment, there is still one key thing missing, and since we know that there may be a giant snake guarding the cave, we have to make detailed preparations."