Chapter 155: Emperor Taizu's Mausoleum
Ascension in broad daylight? !
Looking at this couplet, Zheng Yi suddenly felt a little bad in his heart.

Could it be that this great ancestor is also a cultivator?

And he's hiding himself in this mausoleum to cause trouble?
Turn into a zombie?
Or rely on some method to fall asleep?

Are there some powerful restrictions, traps, or methods used by cultivators here?
For a moment, Zheng Yi was actually a little hesitant.

"His Majesty?"

Chen Liancang came closer, his tone somewhat excited.

He has spiritual roots!
Just a few months ago, when Zheng Yi asked Concubine Cui to test the spiritual roots of the five princesses who met the grade requirements, he also checked Chen Liancang's spiritual roots.

Four attributes, low-grade spiritual roots.

Gold, earth, wood, and water.

The five elements are missing fire.

Although it is only of low quality, it is undoubtedly a spiritual root and is qualified to embark on the path of cultivation.

Therefore, he cared more about the things in Taizu's mausoleum than Zheng Yi did at this moment.

Zheng Yi must have already possessed the "Spirit Food Technique".

Although it's just a technique for the Qi training stage, it's there after all.

Zheng Yi suddenly patted Chen Liancang on the shoulder and said, "Old Chen, the mausoleum of Taizu must be opened, but I am the emperor after all, and the court cannot do without me."

"In this way, you will be in charge of the Tianshou Mountain excavation work. Do you understand?"

"You are in charge of all the tomb raiders, royal guards, and palace guards in Tianshou Mountain."

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!"

Chen Liancang immediately straightened his chest and said seriously: "This old servant will definitely open the mausoleum of the great ancestor and find the secret method of cultivation for your majesty!"

"it is good!"

Zheng Yi patted Chen Liancang on the shoulder again and said, "Then I'll leave this place to Elder Chen. I'll return to the palace first."

"promise!"

If Zheng Yi was curious about Taizu's mausoleum, of course he was.

but……

Zheng Yi values ​​his own life more.

Who knows what’s in Taizu’s mausoleum, so it’s better to let Chen Liancang take the lead.

After leaving Tianshou Mountain, Zheng Yi immediately called Tang Cheng.

"His Majesty?"

"Go get my order and mobilize 20,000 soldiers... Forget it, 50,000 imperial guards will be stationed at Tianshou Mountain. No one is allowed to approach."

"Also, mobilize two more artillery regiments to guard together with the Imperial Guards."

"promise!"

Tang Cheng hurried to pass on the message, and Zheng Yi left.

Looking out the car window at Tianshou Mountain in the distance, Zheng Yi was wondering what might be in Taizu's tomb.
Gongfa?

treasure?

Or...something alive?
At this time, inside Tianshou Mountain.

After Zheng Yi left, Liu Chengen looked at the dark but majestic entrance to the mausoleum and asked, "Where is the tomb robber?"

"The humble position is here!"

"Open the tomb!"

"promise!"

Several tomb raiders immediately stepped forward and directed their men to begin searching the gate.

It took them a full stick of incense to finally find a way to open the door.

Hu Bafeng came up and said, "Eunuch, this tomb has been sealed for more than three hundred years, and it is also a royal mausoleum, so there must be a lot of mechanisms in it..."

"Oh? Do you have any good ideas?"

Hu Bafeng gritted his teeth and said, "In the past, when we opened tombs, we would use living things to explore, such as chickens, ducks, pigs, etc."

"But this is a royal mausoleum, and the area is definitely very large. We don't know whether these ordinary living things will have any effect..."

"We understand what you mean."

Chen Liancang waved his hand, and a Jinyiwei quickly ran over.

"I met my father-in-law."

"You, go to the Imperial Prison and bring ten death row prisoners, including some with some basic martial arts skills."

"promise!"

After the Jinyiwei left, Chen Liancang said, "Take a good look at this tomb and make sure nothing goes wrong."

"I obey your orders!"

A group of tomb raiders began to explore the tomb again, and they gathered together from time to time.

As for Chen Liancang, he sat aside and drank tea, being served by his eunuchs.

But his slightly trembling hands showed that his heart was not as calm as he appeared.

After most of the day, almost into the early morning of the next day, the Jinyiwei came in one after another with more than a dozen prisoners still wearing shackles and leg irons.

These dozen or so prisoners were all disheveled and had a lot of blood on their bodies, but they were still full of energy and looked around in surprise.

The leading Jinyiwei ran up to Chen Liancang and said, "Eunuch, the prisoner is here!"

"There are twelve prisoners in total, all of whom have committed capital crimes and are set to be executed on a certain day."

"Among them, there are seven third-grade warriors, four second-grade warriors, and one first-grade warrior."

"Oh? There is actually another first-grade warrior?"

Chen Liancang was surprised and said: "As long as a first-grade warrior is willing to join our Shangwu Division, he can obtain the position of a lieutenant general."

"What did this first-rank warrior do?"

The leading Jinyiwei twitched his lips and said, "Killing people in the street, and the person killed was a relative of the current Minister of War Li Changfeng."

"The Li family sent someone to investigate and sentenced him to death. He will be executed in a few days."

"Li Changfeng's nephew? How brave! Who is he?"

One of them was tall and had an extraordinary aura even though he was in chains. He said, "I will not change my name. I am Linghu Cang from the Canglong Sword Sect!"

Chen Liancang looked up and down at the man who was about thirty years old and nodded slightly: "He has good momentum, but it's a pity that he committed a capital crime."

"But I will give you one chance. As long as you can complete the task assigned by me, I will spare you the death penalty. How do you think?"

Linghu Cang frowned and said, "I killed Li Changfeng's nephew. If you let me go, aren't you afraid that Li Changfeng will blame you?"

"Hehe, Li Changfeng?"

Chen Liancang sneered, "In our eyes, let alone Li Changfeng, even if Lu Xiangqing is in front of us, we can pardon whoever we want!"

Among the twelve prisoners, many of them had their eyes light up slightly.

Linghu Cang asked in confusion, "I wonder what the eunuch wants us to do?"

The people present were not ordinary people, and of course they knew that a mission that could pardon a death sentence was definitely more terrifying than the death sentence itself.

But, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, who would not try their best to fight for it?
As long as they can survive, they will explore any dangerous place!
"It's very simple. You just need to go in and walk through it."

Chen Liancang pointed to the gate of Taizu's mausoleum behind him and said, "As long as you can come out alive with me, I will pardon your death penalty. Do you understand?"

"tomb?"

"Tomb robbing?" "This is Tianshou Mountain, and this eunuch is actually robbing the royal tomb!"

"No...! No! It should be the order of the current emperor!"

"Hiss...Emperor Zhengyong is so courageous that he is actually digging up the imperial tomb of his own ancestors?!"

The twelve death row prisoners began to discuss in low voices; some were excited, some were surprised, and some were in admiration.

Linghu Cang, the leader, frowned and said, "Eunuch, I'm sorry I can't agree to this. Please bring someone to send me back to the Imperial Prison."

"Oh? Why is that?"

Linghu Cang said, "Eunuch, no matter whether it was your idea or His Majesty's idea to steal the mausoleum in a dangerous place, this matter must not be spread out, otherwise His Majesty's prestige will be greatly damaged."

"It's fine if I wait to die in the tomb, but if I survive by chance, will the eunuch really let us, who know the secret of His Majesty's tomb robbery, leave?"

"I think... neither your Majesty nor you would dare to bet on this."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other death row inmates began to discuss excitedly.

"Yes! No matter whether we are dead or alive in the tomb, the emperor will never let us go!"

"Brother Linghu is really thoughtful!"

"We understand His Majesty's order..."

Facing the discussions of these death row prisoners, Chen Liancang looked at Linghu Cang and smiled with satisfaction.

This kid is not bad.

such a pity……

"You...really underestimated His Majesty."

Chen Liancang bowed to the south and said: "Your Majesty is a man of great talent and strategy. For the sake of the common people, he did not hesitate to launch reforms and offend many noble families and sects, which led to ten of the thirteen states in the world rebelling!"

"At this point, millions of ordinary people have already died under the coercion of many princes and rebels."

"Now, who would care about your majesty stealing the tomb of the previous emperor?"

"After all... the world has already rebelled, so why should we care about this little charge?"

"Moreover."

Chen Liancang continued, "As long as you can come out of the mausoleum alive, we will let you join the Shangwu Division."

"By then, we will all be family. How could our family kill you for no reason?"

"Also, no matter whether you are alive or not, whoever comes, our family will give your family one thousand taels of silver as a reward."

"Once you can come out alive, we will let you join the Shangwu Division!"

This narration prompted the twelve death row prisoners to think carefully.

Yes.

The whole world is in rebellion, and the current emperor has been charged with countless crimes.

What does it matter if you rob the imperial tomb?
"Father-in-law! I did it!"

"I did it too! I've got a big scar on my head, so I might as well give it a try!"

"Twenty years later, I'm still a good man, hahahaha..."

"One thousand taels of silver! Let's fight!"

The twelve death row prisoners all agreed, and in the end only Linghu Cang was left, who was still considering it.

"Linghu Cang, what do you think?"

"Okay! I agree, but I have one condition!"

Chen Liancang became interested: "Oh? What are the conditions?"

"We have been tortured in the imperial prison for several days. You need to prepare a rich meal for us and let us rest for half a day."

Linghu Cang immediately said: "Also, we need weapons for self-defense. Just give them to us when we enter the mausoleum."

Chen Liancang said without any hesitation: "Okay, I promise you!"

"Someone, get ready!"

Chen Xiao, who was born with a baby face, came over and said respectfully, "Yes!"

There must be thousands of troops stationed on Tianshou Mountain, each with its own mess hall.

Soon, plates of sumptuous food were served.

Gourd chicken, grilled fish, pork elbows, pig's trotters, meat buns, etc. are all meat dishes and are the most popular among warriors.

In addition, there are twelve jars of fine wine.

Chen Liancang said: "Everyone, don't drink too much wine before the action. It would be bad if you delay His Majesty's important event."

"After you return from the tomb, we will host a welcoming reception for you."

"Thank you, father-in-law!"

The twelve big men immediately started eating with big mouthfuls, not caring whether there was poison in it or not. They just ate and drank with big mouthfuls, treating it as their last meal before execution.

As for Linghu Cang, he just drank the wine silently, and occasionally pulled off a chicken leg to eat it with relish.

In front of the huge mausoleum gate, hundreds of palace guards and tomb raiders stared blankly at the twelve death row prisoners who were eating and drinking heartily, wondering what they were thinking.

"Godfather~"

Chen Xiao came over and whispered, "Do you really trust these death row prisoners so much? Not only do you give them food, you also give them weapons. If they rebel later..."

"Ha ha……"

Chen Liancang sneered: "Emperor doesn't need hungry soldiers, let alone these death row prisoners?"

"Even if these twelve people were in their prime, you could kill them all with your strength. What are you worried about?"

"What our family values ​​most now is to complete His Majesty's instructions."

"It's just a small matter, our family doesn't care."

The minister was convinced and said, "My son knows."

In the distance, Linghu Cang's ears twitched and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that I don’t have to die today.

After finishing their meal, several death row prisoners who were proficient in internal Qi began to seize the time to gather their internal energy and restore their strength.

As for the rest of the people, they were stretching their bodies so that they could fight desperately in the tomb later.

After more than half a day, more than ten people finally adjusted their breathing and arrived at the gate of the mausoleum.

Everyone held a steel knife as a weapon.

As for Linghu Cang from the Canglong Sword Sect, he was indeed holding a long sword.

"Open the tomb!"

"Click...!"

"Rumble...!"

Along with a loud roar, the dragon-shaped door in front of everyone was slowly opened.

The harsh friction sound caused many people to frown slightly.

"Ouch...!"

As soon as the door was opened, a low humming sound was heard from inside.

The twelve death row prisoners looked at each other, and finally the leader, Linghu Cang, took a deep breath and took a step forward.

Suddenly, a huge black dragon rushed out from the gate and pounced towards everyone fiercely!

　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)