Chapter 14 2
"No problem, I will definitely take care of everything in the next few days and leave with you on time then." Mu Linfeng said happily.
"Then we won't stay long. If you have anything, call us." After saying that, Ling Xiao and Xiao Cao stood up and walked out. Mu Linfeng hurriedly said to them, "It's not too late to leave after dinner..."
"You're welcome. We have to get back to Qingdao as soon as possible." At this point, Xiao Cao suddenly stopped and turned to Mu Linfeng and said, "By the way, the director asked me to tell you that Ma Ermu has suddenly disappeared recently. I don't know where he is hiding. You have to pay special attention and beware of any tricks he might do."
"Okay, I will pay special attention. Besides, he can't get anything from me." Mu Linfeng said nonchalantly.
As they were talking, three people came out of the house. The three people in the yard had already finished their meal, but they were still sitting at the table. When they saw them come out, they stood up and greeted them.
Mu Linfeng sent the two to the entrance of the alley. Xiao Cao opened the car door and suddenly turned around and asked Mu Linfeng with a smile: "Is that girl your girlfriend? She not only has a good temperament, but is also very beautiful, haha..."
Mu Linfeng seemed a little embarrassed: "A Chinese who just came back from abroad cannot be considered a girlfriend."
Mu Linfeng's words moved Xiao Cao's heart, and his professional instinct made him ask another question: "Which country did you come back from?"
"I came back from Europe, but I don't know which country."
Xiao Cao wanted to get in the car, but after hearing what Mu Linfeng said, he felt a little curious, so he stopped and asked, "How long have you known each other?"
"About a week, what's wrong?" Mu Linfeng felt that Xiao Cao was suspicious of something.
"One week!" Xiao Cao repeated softly, and then asked, "How did you two meet?"
Mu Linfeng looked at Xiao Cao in confusion: "You don't suspect that Xiao Wen has a problem, do you?"
Ling Xiao waved to Xiao Cao hurriedly: "Hurry up and get in the car. You are suspicious of everything. This is becoming your occupational disease. Really, you are suspicious of everyone."
Xiao Cao sat in the driver's seat silently. It was obvious that he had not eliminated his doubts. The Toyota SUV started and slowly drove out of the village...
Looking at the off-road vehicle going away, Mu Linfeng smiled slightly, shook his head and said to himself: "It's really an occupational disease, I doubt everyone..."
When they returned to the courtyard, Wen Yinqiu immediately came up to them with a smile: "Brother Mu, I just heated up the food, please have some more."
"No, I'm full." Mu Linfeng said to Zhang Xiaosan, "Xiaosan, clean up the dishes."
Gao Hongjin said indifferently: "Lin Feng, you won't say that your comrades came to you for a party, right?"
Mu Linfeng could tell Gao Hongjin had something else in his words and understood what he meant, so he smiled and said, "It's really not a gathering of comrades. Everyone come inside and I'll tell you the truth."
Gao Hongjin immediately said to Wen Yinqiu, "What do you think, Xiaowen? I think this guy is hiding something from us. Let's go into the room and listen to what he says."
Zhang Xiaosan was the last one to enter the room. After he had cleared the dishes, he had to feed Ah Huang. He ran in after hearing Gao Hongjin calling him twice, mumbling in a low voice, "You can tell me what's going on. I don't want to know."
Mu Linfeng smiled and said to Xiao San: "Everyone should know about this, because I will be away from home for a while."
"Get out of here! Where are you going?" Gao Hongjin looked surprised.
Mu Linfeng said to the three people calmly: "The two people who came to see me just now are members of a key national research group. To be honest, I am also a member of this research group..."
Before Mu Linfeng could finish, Gao Hongjin suddenly stood up, with a look of surprise and anger on his face, and said loudly: "Fuck! When did you join this crappy research group? How come I didn't know anything about it? How many things are you hiding from your brothers..."
Wen Yinqiu sat by the bed in a dignified manner, looking at Mu Linfeng calmly, and didn't seem shocked by what he said. Wen Yinqiu exuded the dignified and calm temperament of a lady from a noble family, and she probably wouldn't panic even if there was a fire on the roof.
Zhang Xiaosan looked around and didn't take Mu Linfeng's words seriously at all.
Mu Linfeng waved his hands hurriedly and said, "I'll tell you some things in detail later. The research group is going to set up an expedition team recently and prepare to go to the Yucatan Peninsula in Central America to find an ancient tomb of the ancestor of the Yinfubu tribe. Our Mu family's tomb-finding skills can help the expedition team find it, so I must join the expedition team."
"How long will you be gone?" Gao Hongjin asked anxiously.
"I don't know the exact time, maybe it will take several months."
Gao Hongjin immediately asked: "What about what you promised Xiaowen?"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said, "That's exactly what I wanted to tell you. I've already asked for permission to report to the expedition team in a week. I want to use these few days to help Xiaowen fulfill her mother's wish."
After hearing what Mu Linfeng said, Wen Yinqiu immediately showed a surprised expression: "So Brother Mu already knows where the real Hengwang Mausoleum is?"
Mu Linfeng nodded: "I already know the exact location of King Heng's Tomb..."
"Ah, really?" Gao Hongjin shouted in surprise, as if he had discovered a priceless treasure trove. He couldn't wait to ask, "Tell me where the Hengwang Mausoleum is?"
When Mu Linfeng said that he already knew the location of King Heng's Tomb, except Zhang Xiaosan who still looked indifferent, Gao Hongjin and Wen Yinqiu both showed irrepressible joy.
Wen Yinqiu's happiness was understandable. Once she found the tomb of King Heng, she might be able to fulfill her mother's wish. But Gao Hongjin's behavior was a little puzzling. This matter didn't seem to have much to do with him.
Mu Linfeng looked at the two people who were very happy and said, "Don't be too happy yet. I only know the general location of the Hengwang Mausoleum and some information inside the Hengwang Mausoleum, but I don't know how to enter the Hengwang Mausoleum."
"Brother, I believe you must have a way. First, tell me how you found out where the tomb of King Heng is." Gao Hongjin urged.
"From the ancestor of our Mu family to my great-grandfather, there are a total of eighteen generations. Because the teaching of tomb-finding skills is very strict, only one person in each generation can master the art of tomb-finding. Every ancestor who has mastered the art of tomb-finding left behind a handwritten "Tomb-finding Notes", in which their tomb-finding experience is recorded in detail. In the notes of my seventh-generation ancestor, he recorded the process of finding dragon points for the Hengwang Mausoleum..."
"Oh, so the Hengwang Mausoleum was chosen by the ancestors of your Mu family?" Gao Hongjin asked in surprise.
"Yes, my seventh-generation ancestor spent more than a year traveling all over Qingzhou to select a tomb for King Heng. King Heng was worried that his real tomb would be discovered and looted, so he built the fake tomb at the foot of Sanyang Mountain."
Gao Hongjin hurriedly asked, "You mean the Hengwang Mausoleum is within the boundaries of Qingzhou?"
Mu Linfeng nodded, and then continued: "I found the clue from the notes of the eleventh generation ancestor . There were six generations and seven Heng kings in Qingzhou. Except for the last Heng king who was beheaded by the Qing Dynasty for treason, the funerals of the other six Heng kings were all organized by our Mu family ancestors, and the burial places were all in the same place..."
Wen Yinqiu interrupted Mu Linfeng when he heard this: "Brother Mu, do you mean that the tombs of the six Heng kings are all together?"
"Not only the six Heng princes, but also their princesses and county princes are all together. This is why no other Heng princes or county princes' tombs have been found in Qingzhou."
Wen Yinqiu pondered for a moment and then asked, "I don't understand. Are the tombs of these Heng kings gathered together, or are so many Heng kings buried in this one tomb?"
Gao Hongjin rushed to answer, "How could they be buried in the same mausoleum? I've only heard of husband and wife being buried together, but where is a family buried together?"
Mu Linfeng said softly: "This is exactly the question that has been bothering me recently. From the notes left by several ancestors who presided over the funeral for the Hengwang Mansion, it seems that all the Hengwangs and their princesses and princes were buried together..."
"Ah, how is this possible?" Gao Hongjin asked in surprise.
Wen Yinqiu then said: "From the perspective of Chinese funeral customs, the tombs of a family are indeed together, but it is very rare to be buried in the same mausoleum."
"In the notes left by our ancestors, the records of all funerals in Prince Heng's mansion and the situation of Prince Heng's mausoleum were very obscure, as if they were intentionally concealing something. Even the fact that Prince Heng's funeral was presided over by the Mu family was kept strictly confidential. However, after this period of dedicated research, these mysteries have gradually been solved by me..."
At this point, Mu Linfeng suddenly stopped talking. Gao Hongjin waited for a few seconds and hurriedly urged him: "Why don't you say anything? Tell me why?"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said, "These are just my guesses. I will tell you after I find the Hengwang Mausoleum to verify them."
"Then tell me where the Heng King's Tomb is."
"Regarding the exact location of the Hengwang Mausoleum, none of the ancestors who presided over the Hengwang's funeral left any clues, including the seventh generation ancestor who selected the mausoleum for the Hengwang. Only my great-grandfather left two sentences in his handwriting, 'From the peak, I see thousands of clouds passing by; one Buddha sleeps, and all the other Buddhas watch.' My great-grandfather left a message that as long as you understand these two sentences, you will know where the real Hengwang Mausoleum is."
"From the peak, you can see thousands of clouds passing by; one Buddha is sleeping and all the other Buddhas are watching." Wen Yinqiu and Gao Hongjin each whispered these two sentences, and after thinking for a while, they still didn't understand the meaning.
Gao Hongjin looked up at Mu Linfeng and said, "Linfeng, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us where the Hengwang Mausoleum is."
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly: "It's okay if Xiaowen can't guess it. You are a local. If you don't even know where the 'Buddhas' are, it's a bit unreasonable."
After Mu Linfeng's suggestion, Gao Hongjin suddenly realized something, and then said in surprise: "The place with the most Buddhas in Qingzhou is of course Tuoshan... I know where 'One Buddha Sleeps, Many Buddhas Watch' means..."
Wen Yinqiu asked hurriedly, "Where is it? Brother Gao, please tell me quickly."
"There are five cliff caves on Tuo Mountain southeast of Qingzhou City. There are more than 600 Buddha statues in them. All of these cliff cave statues face southeast. If you stand in front of the caves and look southeast, the entire mountain in the distance looks like a lifelike Buddha head statue facing up to the sky..."
At this point, Gao Hongjin stared at Mu Linfeng and said, "You mean this mountain that looks like a Buddha's head is the tomb of King Heng?"
Mu Linfeng nodded vigorously, "Yes, this mountain with an altitude of more than 400 meters and a width of three kilometers is the real Hengwang Mausoleum. The underground palace of Hengwang is hidden under this Big Buddha Mountain..."
Wen Yinqiu said softly, "It is entirely possible to use a mountain as a royal mausoleum. Such a mausoleum is the safest. The Qianling Mausoleum, the joint tomb of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, and Empress Wu Zetian, uses the entire Liangshan Mountain as its mausoleum. Countless tomb robbers have tried to rob Qianling Mausoleum, but none of them succeeded. It remains safe and sound to this day."
Mu Linfeng looked at Wen Yinqiu and said jokingly, "I didn't expect that Xiao Wen is not only an excellent zither player, but also has research on tomb robbing."
Wen Yinqiu was stunned and quickly explained, "How would I know about tomb robbery? This is something that even children know. Of course it's safe to hide the tomb in the belly of the mountain."
"Haha..." Mu Linfeng couldn't help laughing, "I don't think there's such a beautiful tomb robber in the whole world..."
Wen Yinqiu blushed and said shyly, "Brother Mu is really good at joking. Tell us when we are going to the Hengwang Mausoleum."
Gao Hongjin also hurriedly said: "Yes, Lin Feng, now that we know that the Hengwang Mausoleum is at the foot of Dafo Mountain, when can we go over and check it out?"
"Tomorrow, we will go to look for the Heng King's Tomb."
Gao Hongjin seemed a little worried and asked: "Lin Feng, Xiaowen is right. The tomb is safest in the belly of the mountain. Even if we know that this Foshan is the tomb of King Heng, it is difficult to enter the tomb of King Heng."
"This Hengwang Mausoleum is different from other mausoleums. It has been opened dozens of times. I think it must have an entrance that is very convenient to open. As long as we find this entrance , we will be able to enter the underground palace of Hengwang Mausoleum."
As soon as Mu Linfeng finished speaking, Wen Yinqiu said hurriedly: "If what Brother Mu said is true, the Hengwang Mausoleum may have been robbed many times."
"Yes, if there really is an entrance and exit in the Heng King's Mausoleum, then tomb robbers will definitely be able to find it." Gao Hongjin also echoed.
Mu Linfeng looked at the two calmly and said, "I'm not sure whether the Hengwang Mausoleum has been robbed, but one thing is certain, only a few people in our Mu family and Hengwang Palace know the secret of the Hengwang Mausoleum, and the ancestors of the Mu family who were in charge of funerals in Hengwang Palace are also very secretive about this matter. They only mentioned this matter in the notes, and there is no record of the details of the Hengwang Mausoleum. This is why almost no one in Qingzhou knows the situation of the real Hengwang Mausoleum for many years."
After hearing what Mu Linfeng said, Gao Hongjin suddenly said, "Lin Feng, your great-grandfather disappeared with the Japanese devils. Could it be that he entered the Hengwang Mausoleum from the entrance you mentioned and locked the Japanese inside?"
"This is exactly the mystery I have always wanted to solve. To be honest, I was looking for the Hengwang Mausoleum before I met Xiaowen. My purpose was to uncover the mystery of my great-grandfather's disappearance."
Wen Yinqiu showed a thoughtful look. She looked at Mu Linfeng and said, "If Brother Mu's great-grandfather really led so many Japanese soldiers into the Hengwang Mausoleum and never came out, this incident can at least prove two points. First, the underground structure of the Hengwang Mausoleum must be very large and complex, and second, there must be a very powerful mechanism..."
"You are right. During this period, I have conducted in-depth research on the 'Tomb-Looking Notes' left by our ancestors and have made a preliminary judgment on the Hengwang Mausoleum. I guess there is probably a huge group of karst caves under this Foshan Mountain, and the Hengwang may have built the caves to make it his own mausoleum. This can also explain why the Hengwangs of all generations and their queens were buried in the same mausoleum."
"Well, that's right. There are indeed many caves in the mountains of Qingzhou. It is not impossible that there are caves under Dafo Mountain." Gao Hongjin also agreed with Mu Linfeng's speculation.
Mu Linfeng smiled and waved his hands, saying in a relaxed tone: "Forget it, let's not discuss this issue. Everything will be clear after we enter the Hengwang Mausoleum. Let's use the afternoon to prepare and go to Dafoshan early tomorrow morning."
Zhang Xiaosan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked, "Brother, can I go with you tomorrow?"
Gao Hongjin showed an expression of concern for Xiao San: "Don't let the little cripple go with us. We must climb the mountain, and his legs are not convenient."
Mu Linfeng felt that what Gao Hongjin said made sense, so he said to Xiao San: "Old Gao is right, you should stay at home. Besides, there are still many things to do in the old house that need your attention."
"Well, I'll go first." Xiao San agreed and went out.
To be honest, Zhang Xiaosan didn't want to go with them because Gao Hongjin was there. He didn't want to be with Gao Hongjin at all, so he was happy to be alone at home. Besides, he didn't feel lonely with the company of the clever Ah Huang.
Then the three of them separated to prepare for tomorrow's action...
