RPAGF Chapter 620 The Rogue Zhao Shan
Chapter 620 The Rogue Zhao Shan
Although their numbers have greatly increased after they reunited, if someone comes along and takes advantage of the situation, wouldn't that be a waste of time?
"Two?"
Cui Bianxu pondered for a moment and said, "Before we even set foot in Liuzhou, a group of people sent by the Cui family arrived... but they have been dealt with."
Those assassins acted boldly, and although they tried to hide their actions, it was easy to tell that something was wrong.
At that time, he guessed that with Cui Quan's scheming, he might have sent out two groups of people, one group to attract his attention in the open, and the other group in the dark.
This is the only way to dispel his vigilance.
But these are not the main points: "This mountain range is endless. Even if they want to do anything in the deep mountains, it will not be easy. Now, this tomb is even more difficult."
I don’t know what Zhao Tuo was thinking when he built this tomb. Not only are there crises everywhere, but the layout also doesn’t make sense.
As for Zhao Shan who was unlucky enough to be brought here by Zhao Ji...
Cui Bianxu was a vengeful person and didn't even look at him.
The young couple who had not seen each other for a long time exchanged a few words and then started to talk about serious matters. They drew the tombs they passed by on the ground and pieced together a complete tomb structure.
According to common sense, for a vassal state leader like Zhao Tuo, such a tomb specification is sufficient and completely in line with the burial form during the Qin and Han dynasties.
For such a tomb, there is no coffin that matches Zhao Tuo's identity in the main tomb chamber, and Zhao Tuo's body has never been seen. This is a bit unreasonable.
Especially the burial pit where they are now, at least a hundred people died here.
"These people should be the Xiou people who built the mausoleum." Zhao Shan shamelessly came over, sat behind Jiang Shangxian, and interrupted unwillingly.
This is what feudal rule is like. They don’t take the lives of foreigners seriously, nor do they take the lives of slaves and civilians seriously.
After hearing this, Qiqige finally realized that the old man Zhao Tuo could seize the people who were buried alive with the dead from the Xiou tribe.
His nose immediately became crooked with anger: "No wonder I heard from the elders in the clan that during the Qin and Han dynasties, many people in our clan died, which led to a period of extraordinary hardship for our clan!"
Zhao Tuo came from the Central Plains. Even when he became the king of Nanyue, he still referred to the Central Plains rules in terms of burial.
Qi Qi Ge didn't know that in order to maintain the confidentiality of the mausoleum, it was almost a common practice for emperors in the Central Plains to kill the craftsmen in charge of the construction as human sacrifices in the tomb upon completion.
She only knew that the more adult laborers there were in the tribe, the more prosperous the Xiou tribe would be, and that they would be able to eat well in the mountains that nurtured them.
Jiang Shangxian certainly disapproved of this behavior, but now that things had come to this, he could only advise: "Since you know where this place is, why not wait until you return and find your clan members to take the remains of our ancestors away and bury them properly."
What really transformed Xiou from the ancient Xiou Kingdom into the present-day Xiou people was Qin Shi Huang's invasion of Lingnan. Although it may not be polite to think so, but...
Compared to the people who died in the construction of the mausoleum, the biggest reason was that too many people died in that battle.
"I must come." Qi Qige already had a plan in mind.
The Xiou tribe has a tradition of collecting bones and burying them elsewhere. When the time comes, they will bring their tribesmen to take away all the gold and silver in the tomb and make gold jars to place the remains of their ancestors.
It's only natural that they don't feel any heat in their hands when handling this gold and silver!
As for the patriarch...
Haha, when she brings the Gu God back, her status in the clan will surely rise. So what if he knows that she eavesdropped on his conversation then?
Cui Bianxu's attention was now on Zhao Shan. He curled his lips and raised his chin towards him with a hint of dissatisfaction: "What on earth do you do for a living? You were arranged for, yet you were kidnapped and brought here? How could you come to this place?"
There is no need to worry about breaking that fragile body!
His tone was harsh, but Zhao Shan, feeling despised, instantly became red-eyed. He acted as if he had found his organization, his face full of grievance: "Everyone is here, why are you still scolding me? It's not like I wanted to come here... And besides, after what happens here, you have to find a way for me to get married to Xueyan."
I don’t know if it’s because of bad luck this year or what, but his marriage failed, and he was kidnapped when he went out to see Aunt Jiang off. He also encountered so many dangers in this mountain. Where can he go to complain?
Cui Bianxu didn't expect that his good friend would be so unlucky, but Li Xueyan's marriage no longer fell into the category of children's marriage.
Even though the imperial decree had not yet been made public, the marriage between a princess of the royal family and a foreigner was already considered a national policy. He couldn't think of how to ruin the marriage, but he couldn't say that he didn't care about Zhao Shan's affairs.
She could only angrily throw the small piece of Hu pancake in her hand at his face, angrily cursing, "Li Xueyan has been following you around for so long. If you had come to your senses earlier and arranged the marriage sooner, why would we be in such trouble now?"
You are such a stingy person. Don’t you know how stingy you are?
If Li Xueyan's family is worthy of him, they should have settled the matter earlier!
It’s all the fault of those old pedants in Jixian Hall. They are conservative and stubborn. They just bury themselves in piles of books all day long and have led good people astray!
Despite the scolding, he was still very protective of his son and naturally shifted the blame to others.
In a way, these two people are the same kind of people, they protect their own shortcomings, extremely so!
Zhao Shan, with his head down, held the piece of Hu Bing that fell on his clothes and was reluctant to throw it away. He also regretted it, but who could have predicted the current situation?
He could only say dryly, just like he did in childhood: "My daughter Xueyan is a good friend of Aunt Jiang, and you and I are childhood sweethearts. If I marry Xueyan, won't we be even closer relatives in the future? I don't care, but you can't ignore this matter!"
From childhood to adulthood, he was ostracized by his brothers because he was more interested in literature than martial arts. Whenever he was bullied, Cui Bianxu would stand up for him. In Zhao Shan's eyes, Cui Bianxu was often more reliable than his own father.
Cui Bianxu was so angry at his rogue look that he almost died. His teeth were almost ground to pieces. He used all his strength to avoid kicking him.
"Is there any passage here?" Seeing that his own Xiao Cui remained silent, Jiang Shangxian understood that he couldn't think of any solution now, so he stared at the walls around him with swollen eyes and changed the subject.
This burial pit is located in a very large circular space, which is only about two and a half meters high. The passage they came down is on the west side.
"There is a passage there, very small, and it doesn't look like it is for people to walk on." Cui Bianxu pointed to the east.
One of the reasons why they endured the stench and repaired here was that this passage was only wide enough for people to crawl through. No one knew what dangers lay ahead, so they had to be in the best condition to deal with them.
Under his guidance, Jiang Shangxian and others saw the passage that was almost a dog hole.