Merchant of the Underworld

"Jilin, tell me what you found over there." Liu Laoliu said.

"The name of this village is very strange. It's called Innocence Village. Although it's very remote, it's very large and has a long history. It's said that many antiques have been found, most of which are from the Tang Dynasty."

"Since the village was founded, there have been very few foreign surnames. There are only two very rare surnames: Nv and Gui."

"Everyone in the village said that the feng shui of the place chosen by our ancestors was very good. Although it was a bit remote and poor, the weather had always been good, with neither drought nor floods. Over the years, not even a single person in the village had died young, and almost everyone had good weather. Live to be eighty or ninety years old.”

"Although the village is right next to the Wusuli River, no matter how big the flood is, even if the upper and lower reaches are flooded, the village has always been safe."

"According to them, there is a magical turtle living in the village, and it is the giant turtle that protects them. Therefore, every festival, they throw rice dumplings and salted meat to the river as offerings to the giant turtle. Even if the villagers accidentally capture a small turtle, they will not care about it. Release them. That’s pretty much the information.” I stopped talking and turned to them and asked, “What did you two discover?”

Liu Laoliu took over the conversation and said: "I didn't look for anyone, but I went for a walk by the river and found a very strange big locust tree! This tree is not tall or big, but the roots But it is twisted and tangled, very old, and there are clusters of green buds growing on the roots of the tree. You must know that this is the coldest season in the entire Northeast, commonly known as 3949, don’t take action, don’t say anything There are little buds, and even many big trees that have been there for many years have been frozen to death, which is obviously a bit weird."

Jiang Dayu twisted his eyebrows and asked anxiously: "Is that big tree you mentioned in the fork of Jiangkou Bay?"

"Yes! How did you know?" Liu Laoliu turned his head strangely.

Jiang Dayu explained: "I pretended to borrow cigarettes and found an old man who looked more than ten years older than me. According to him, a few years ago, there was a big blood-red stone in the village. Every time a newborn baby boy is born, he must pay tribute and worship in front of the stone, saying that it was brought by the older generation from the ancestral land. It is full of strange patterns. Later, during the Cultural Revolution, the four olds were destroyed, and the city The Red Guards and educated youths who came over insisted on smashing it, and several Red Guards in a row ducked as soon as they hit the stone with their sledgehammers."

"There was another person who brought explosives, but he blew himself up after detonating it."

"From then on, no one dared to touch the stone anymore, but the villagers couldn't stand the repeated reprimands from above. Finally, they secretly burned incense and offered it as an offering, held a ceremony, and threw the stone into the river. The place where the river sinks is the Wancha. It seems that the problem lies in that stone! By the way, Mr. Zhang, what do you think most of the people in the village have their last names?" Jiang Dayu suddenly remembered something and asked again. Me again.

"Women and ghosts." I replied.

"Most of the antiques found here are from the Tang Dynasty?" Jiang Dayu asked.

"Yes." I nodded, still a little confused.

"Are you sure that tree in Chawan is a locust tree?" Jiang Dayu asked Liu Laoliu this time.

Liu Laoliu nodded, and then he seemed to understand something. The two people shouted in unison: "Wei!"

"That's it." Jiang Dayuchang blew out a puff of smoke.

"No wonder the evil dragon doesn't dare to get close!" Liu Laoliu also clapped his hands.

"I mean, you two, can you stop playing riddles? What exactly did you find?" I was a little confused.

"Which person with the surname Wei in the Tang Dynasty was the most famous?" Jiang Dayu prompted with a sneer.

"No need to ask, it must be Wei...I understand!" I was shocked.

Jiang Dayu once told me about the past at the underwater ruins when King Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty sent people to explore the ancient ruins. Moreover, it was also discovered that according to the imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty, nine of the ten Yin Guards included in Ebony Core were Dragon Roar Guards, which showed that the rumors were not false.

The reason why Li Shimin sent people to pay homage was because he heard from Taoist Huangshi that Wei Zheng killed the dragon, and he was deeply afraid that this would offend God and punish Li Tang.

It seems that this stone must be related to Wei Zheng!

Liu Laoliu explained: "Although Wei Zheng was the number one remonstrator in the Tang Dynasty and was listed in Lingyan Pavilion, not long after his death, Li Shimin dug up his grave and whipped his body, and unprecedentedly withdrew the idea of ​​marrying the princess to Wei. The success of the family! Although it has not harmed the descendants, the Wei family was frightened. They replaced several direct descendants with civilian children overnight, sent family generals to protect them all the way to the north, and escaped directly from the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Among them An old slave who had driven Wei Zheng's carriages and horses for decades stole a stone from Wei Zheng's tomb and took it away with him."

"After Li Shimin learned about this, he did not pursue him. After the defeat of the Huns in the Northern Expedition, he sighed deeply, if Wei Qing was still alive, why would this happen? Later, he ordered Wei Zheng's tomb to be rebuilt, but strangely, half of the tombstone was not even None of them were missing, and everyone was surprised. According to folklore, the old slave who took away the tombstone was Wei Zheng's evil servant. The stone was by no means an ordinary stone tablet, but Wei Zheng's knife-hiding stone. It was said that he was beheaded that year. The Dragon King’s dragon-slaying sword is hidden in the stone, and the stone is splattered with dragon blood, which is enough to scare ghosts and gods!”

"Later generations heard that they also searched around along the route of the Wei family's northward escape, hoping to obtain this stone. However, the Wei family originally wanted to avoid disasters and preserve the last bloodline, so they did not dare to stay in Chang'an. If you have any contact with your relatives, it will be even more difficult for outsiders to find..."

"Unexpectedly, they changed their names and fled all the way north! If they weren't separated by the river, they might have fled to the bitter cold land on the other side! No wonder this village is called Guilty Village. It turns out that They have been praying for the king of Tang to pardon and the whole family to be innocent. Unfortunately, they don't know that Li Shimin did not pursue the blame at all, and even when he regretted it later, he sent people to find the whereabouts of this lineage of Wei Zheng's descendants."

"If this stone is really the dragon-slaying stone used by Wei Zheng back then, it's no wonder the evil dragon doesn't dare to get close! But, how can we use it to subdue the evil dragon?" Liu Laoliu said.

Although the truth has been revealed and the object to subdue the dragon has finally been determined, there is still one last step left.

Jiang Dayu puffed out smoke and said: "It is rumored that Wei Zheng's dragon-slaying sword has no edge, no shadow, and no shadow. It is a unique weapon. No one knows how to use it. So, I will go down to the bottom of the river. Go take a look and discuss it when you come back." After saying that, he knocked on the cigarette rod and stood up.

"Mr. Jiang... senior, your injury is not healed yet." I advised.

When he heard Senior Jiang, Jiang Dayu's body instinctively bowed, as if he didn't dare to do so. But he soon came to his senses. The old cunning Liu Laoliu was still beside him. He immediately bent down and rolled up his trousers and said, "Although my injury has not healed, I am much more water-resistant than you. Besides, with the With your little knowledge, even if you go down, what will you find out? Let me go."

With that said, Jiang Dayu refused to comment and walked out.

"Jilin, you go with him. I'll go find two pieces of dry clothes and prepare a pot of shochu. I'll be there soon." I don't know if Liu Laoliu discovered something, but he urged me to follow Jiang Dayu. , turned around and walked towards the village.