Pawn Crossing the River

After Chen Jianqiu came out of the tomb passage, he couldn't help but be stunned by the sight in front of him.

This is an underground hall, but it is an underground hall transformed from a natural cave. It is circular in shape, and more than one tomb passage leads to this place. There are other exits on the walls surrounding the hall, plus the one where Chen Jianchou is located. There are exactly seven exits.

Chen Jianchou couldn't help but be surprised.

Because the file clearly stated that there happened to be seven eunuchs who died suddenly.

If he guessed correctly, the other six tomb passages should lead to the tombs of the other six great eunuchs.

Different from the Daxuan court, Dayu State inherited the old system of the Wei Dynasty and still retained the complete eunuch system of the inner court. It consisted of twelve supervisors, four divisions, and eight bureaus, collectively called the twenty-four yamen. The eunuchs in charge of these twenty-four yamen They were called eunuchs, and there were left and right young eunuchs under them. In addition to several Bingbi among the ceremonial eunuchs, as well as the supervisors of the local shipping department and weaving bureau, and the local guard eunuchs, there was no eunuch who could be called a eunuch.

Among the twenty-four yamen, the Chief of Ceremonies is the leader and has the most authority. The ceremonial supervisor holds the title of eunuch, which is only an official position of the fourth rank, but he holds the power of approval, which corresponds to the voting power of the chief minister of the cabinet. He is known as the internal minister. The Chief Supervisor of the Bureau of Ceremonies, Bing Bi, has the post of supervising the Qingluan Guards, which is also the so-called Du Gong.

The Chief of Ceremonies approves cabinet votes and handles confidential matters with the cabinet. He is actually the "internal minister". The Royal Horse Supervisor shared the military command with the Ministry of War and the Governor, and directly commanded the Longxiang Guard and Huxiang Guard. He was actually the "prince" of the inner court. In addition, the Royal Horse Supervisor also manages the pastures and imperial villages, operates the imperial stores, handles finances with the household department, and serves as the chief steward of the inner court.

Generally speaking, the chief eunuch who holds the seal of the ceremonial officer is

The first eunuch is Bingbi, the chief eunuch, and the third eunuch is the chief eunuch.

Among the seven eunuchs who died suddenly, there were two eunuchs who were the chief eunuchs of the ceremonial department, two chief eunuchs of the ceremonial department Bingbi, two eunuchs of the royal horse eunuch who were in charge of the seals, and one eunuch who was the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi.

The Wu Fu investigated by Chen Jianqiu was Bingbi, the eunuch of ceremony. Not only was he the last person to die suddenly, he was also the lowest-ranking person among the seven eunuchs.

It felt like six high-ranking eunuchs had died in a row. There was really no one left, so I had to find a relatively ordinary eunuch, Bingbi, to make up the number.

Why do we have to gather seven eunuchs?

Does the number "seven" have any special meaning?

Chen Jianchou has no clue yet, but he is certain that the death of these seven eunuchs has nothing to do with the Taoist sect. At least the theory that the Taoist sect killed all the eunuchs in order to warn the Lord Dayu is untenable. If Dao Sect is really for warning, then there is no need to make up a certain number.

Also, judging from the corpses of tomb robbers in the tomb passage, this large tomb was not built recently. It should be a historical site and then renovated. Those tunnels without masonry structures were also recently dug. They should be the remains of seven great tombs. What happened after the eunuch was buried.

That was all. What really surprised Chen Jianchou was that there was a lake in the middle of the underground hall.

A statue of Bodhisattva about ten feet high stands in the center of the lake.

At first glance, it looks very similar to Guanyin Bodhisattva, except that Guanyin Bodhisattva only wears white clothes, but this fake Bodhisattva is wearing blood clothes. It is the Blood Bodhisattva that the king dreamed of.

Does the king's nightmare have anything to do with this place?

of the king

The dream and the sudden death of the eunuch have become faintly connected.

But there are still two questions. What about the Buddha on the mural outside?

Is there a Blood Buddha besides the Blood Bodhisattva?

In addition, Chen Jianqiu remembered clearly that Chen Jianqiu once said that the king always dreamed of a large red lake, a black mountain hanging upside down in the sky, and a huge blood-clothed Bodhisattva.

Now there is the Blood-clothed Bodhisattva, but the lake has not turned red yet, and there is no black mountain hanging upside down in the sky.

If this is a cult ritual, does that mean that the cult ritual has not been completed yet?

Although Chen Jianchou is not an official Taoist priest, because of Xu Jiaorong, he knows no less than a real Taoist priest, so he immediately associates the ritual with the coming of the ancient immortal.

Generally speaking, rituals have only two functions. One is to go up, that is, to ascend. The second is coming down, that is, coming into the world. This posture doesn't look like anyone is preparing to ascend. Moreover, ascension is a good thing and a grand event, and there is no need to be so secretive about it.

As a result, Chen Jianchou was faced with two choices. Should he expose this place to the public and completely destroy it? Or should we use this as an opportunity to continue investigating?

The former may cause the gecko behind the tail docking to disappear, while the latter will take greater risks.

But one thing is certain, this is not a place to stay for a long time, so Chen Jianchou retreated from the original path before the effect of the "Too Invisible Talisman" completely disappeared.

Although Chen Jianchou has thought of erasing his own traces, it is difficult to recover the living corpses that were killed, and Chen Jianchou has no other better way.

When Chen Jianqiu passed

When the tunnel returned to Wu Fu's tomb again, they found that the remains of Wu Fu's body and the green water that had been poured out had disappeared, and the coffin had been restored to its original state.

Chen Jianchou's pupils shrank suddenly.

Has his trace been exposed?

If you think about it carefully, this is reasonable. Since the deaths of these seven eunuchs have hidden secrets, and their tombs are so important and can lead directly to the underground tombs, then the people behind the killing of these eunuchs will definitely send people. He was guarded day and night, so he was still careless.

At this moment, the door connecting the main tomb chamber to the left and right ear chambers suddenly opened, and many living corpses poured out from the ear chambers. They were not only strong and strong, but also a little more agile and cunning. They were just like living people, attacking Chen Jianqiu. Forming an encirclement trend.

Chen Jianchou pulled out his saber, and with just one blow, he chopped off the head of the living corpse at the front, and rolled far away. Then Chen Jianchou swept forward, dodging the two living corpses that followed. s attack.

A living corpse strode forward and passed by Chen Jianchou. Then he saw an arm flying high, and half of the living corpse's shoulder was cut off with a knife.

Chen Jianchou didn't stop at all. He twisted his body while rushing forward to avoid the claws of the two living corpses. He swept up with his sword and directly cut off the forearms of the two living corpses. At the same time, he swung out a palm to kill the two living corpses. The third zombie swatted back, then pinched the wrist of the fourth zombie behind him, pulling his body towards him, and then slammed his elbow into the chest of the zombie, with a huge impact. When he fell, he saw that the living corpse's chest collapsed and lost all power.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Jianqiu paused for a very short time and held the

The blade of the knife was pointed downwards at an angle, and the blade on one side was almost close to his left leg. The third zombie who had been repelled earlier roared and rushed towards Chen Jianchou with all his strength. Chen Jianchou did not move, and the long knife in his hand quickly rose up. While knocking away the living corpse, the long knife also A downward slash was formed, and without waiting for the living corpse to react, Chen Jianchou slashed out from right to left, cutting it in half.

Finally, Chen Jianchou turned around and kicked a living corpse rushing from behind, causing it to collide with its fellow corpse and turn into a rolling gourd.

These living corpses no longer have intelligence, only instinct and the drive of their masters are left. At this time, there is no fear at all. Although they are no match for Chen Jianchou, they still rush towards Chen Jianchou with a crazy momentum regardless of life and death. Sword feud.

Chen Jianchou was fighting on his feet, and while he kept swinging his sword, a burst of fire blunderbuss appeared in his left hand. He fired the blunderbuss continuously, and each shot could accurately hit the living corpse's eyebrows. The person who hit the blunderbuss was immediately Falling to the ground really helped Chen Jianchou relieve a lot of pressure.

However, as the number of living corpses increased, Chen Jianchou gradually fell into a stretched situation.

When the fire gun was empty, Chen Jianchou put away the fire gun. He turned his palm and found an extra bead. The overall color was deep, but there was a hint of fiery red color in the center, just like an eye pupil.

It's a "phoenix eye Yiyi".

Chen Jianchou threw it out, and with a loud bang, the "phoenix eye Yiyi" suddenly turned into a rain of fire, rising up into a flame several feet high. Many living corpses fell down like rice fields after autumn.

In an instant, the fire spread rapidly and turned into a sea of ​​​​fire. The flames were soaring into the sky, and the living corpses were inside.

The pus could not extinguish it, but instead added fuel to the fire, intensifying. After one living corpse caught fire, it collided with the surrounding living corpses, and other living corpses also burned, rolling all over the ground, wailing hoarsely, and even The smell of burnt meat could be heard, and the situation was unspeakably miserable.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Jianchou jumped and returned to the ground from the hole he dug.

The result was that as soon as Chen Jianchou climbed out of the robbery cave, someone held a knife to his neck.

The blade is about three feet, the handle is about six inches, the spine is straight, and the blade is slightly curved.

This knife is Wenluan knife.

Even Chen Jianchou himself used this kind of knife.

The person coming was naturally Qingluan Wei.

The Qingluan Guards of the Daxuan Imperial Court have declined, and of course they will not appear here. These are the Qingluan Guards trained by Dayu Kingdom themselves.

In other words, these people are Chen Jianchou's colleagues.

Two Qingluan Guard masters held Chen Jianchou hostage and escorted him to the tombkeeper's hut not far away.

There was a person sitting in the hut. Although he was wearing regular clothes, Chen Jianchou recognized this person's identity at a glance.

It was Qingluan Guard's immediate superior and the new Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, Bing Bi. That is, the new governor who came to power after the sudden death of seven eunuchs was named Sikong Guang.

For a moment, Chen Jianchou felt a chill running down his spine.

What does it mean? Is Sikong Guang the man behind the scenes? Or is it a pawn of the person behind the scenes?

Could it be said that while the king was seriously ill, the people behind the scenes had taken control of the inner court and isolated the king?

Could it be that the seven eunuchs who died suddenly were actually loyal to the king? The reason for killing them is to weaken the power of the king, and then place their people in key positions in the inner court instead of the king's people?

Who has so much energy?

Is it Chief Chen, who also comes from the royal family?

So what about Chen Jianqiu, will she be in danger?