Unofficial History of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty

Emperor Zhengde was about to arrive in the capital, and the officials of the capital came out to greet him in full attire, but only saw the two father-in-laws and the mighty guard of honor.

"Where's the emperor?" Liang Chu felt a faint headache.

Zhang Yong folded his sleeves and said, "Go to Kangling."

On Tianshou Mountain at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, there are Changling Mausoleum of Chengzu, Xianling Mausoleum of Renzong, Jingling Mausoleum of Xuanzong, Yuling Mausoleum of Yingzong, Maoling Mausoleum of Xianzong, Tailing Mausoleum of Xiaozong...Kangling Mausoleum is located in the northeast of Jinling Mountain in Changping. It is the place where Emperor Zhengde will be buried in the future.

There is a meandering river in front of the mausoleum, with beautiful mountains and rivers, and flowers in full bloom. There is no doubt that the land is auspicious.

Emperor Zhengde decided to build the mausoleum when he was 15 years old, and it was finally completed recently.The sealing soil of Kangling is all rammed tombs from within the circular drainage ditch in Baocheng, showing a natural uplift.Jiang Bin looked at the majestic treasure city from a distance, and felt a pang in his heart. Emperor Zhengde looked at his hand tightly and comforted him: "People will have this day."

The officials responsible for the construction of the Kangling Mausoleum brought people out to greet them. Emperor Zhengde dispatched the Mausoleum Army and Ban Army, and only let the supervisor lead the way, and entered the Shinto together with Jiang Bin.

In the center of the Shinto stands a solemn stele pavilion, a white marble platform base, a stone Xumi seat, and a dragon-headed tortoise shell Rui Gong Shengde stele in the middle.There were no inscriptions praising virtue on the stele, and the surface was covered with a layer of powder. Emperor Zhengde squatted down and looked at it for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "I may not be able to ridicule me in the future."

Jiang Bin frowned, and Emperor Zhengde dragged him and the supervisor across the imperial bridge behind the stele pavilion.From a distance, you can see the towering hexagonal white marble watch pillars, and only when you get closer can you notice the pairs of stone statues behind the watch pillars - lions, ermines, camels, unicorns, horses, elephants, and others. There are two pairs of generals, one pair of civil servants and one pair of Xunchen.Behind the stone statue is the Lingxing Gate with six pillars, three gates and four floors soaring to the sky. After the Dragon and Phoenix Gate crosses the imperial bridge, there is a curved dragon-shaped Shinto. After crossing the Shinto, there are three imperial bridges.On the east side of the last imperial bridge are the God's Kitchen, God's Storehouse, and Sacrifice Pavilion, and on the west side is the Shrine Supervisor, Lisheng Lehu Zhifang.

After passing through the Yan En Hall and the Mausoleum Gate, we finally arrived at the Ming Tower of Fangcheng. The back of Fangcheng is connected to the front and rear Baocheng.Several soldiers were guarding the entrance of Baocheng leading to the underground palace below. Under the instruction of Emperor Zhengde, the supervisor ordered them to turn the wrench together and slowly lift the heavy lead iron gate.

Gradually, a gloomy tomb passage was exposed, and two soldiers found Huo Zhezi, and under the leadership of the supervisor, they led the way for Emperor Zhengde and Jiang Bin.Jiang Bin sneaked into the door shortly, and shivered as soon as he stepped on the slope. Emperor Zhengde, who was holding his hand, said in a low voice, "I'll show you the way, and I'll come out in a while."

Know the way?What is the way?But the stumbling under his feet quickly diverted Jiang Bin's attention. Holding the wall with one hand, he could feel the strange totems on the walls on both sides, whether they were reliefs or organs. The cold touch was creepy.Perhaps nothing incredible happened in this place where the underground palace is turned up and down. The layout here is roughly the same as the treasure city above, but there are still subtle differences. It should be the entry or burial of the tomb guards Those who want to escape?

Taking another turn, Jiang Bin, panting slightly, finally saw the apse of Emperor Zhengde in the underground palace.

The boundless darkness seemed endless, and the light from Huozhezi was not enough to draw its boundary.It was clearly a closed underground palace, but there were gusts of sinister wind piercing into the neck. In the silence, the footsteps of several people had some strange echoes.

Walking in front of a huge shadow, Emperor Zhengde stopped, stretched out his hand to break a mechanism, and after a while, the vault of the apse lit up from far to near.There are hundreds of long-burning lamps suspended at different heights, creating the scene of an underground starry sky. On the top, there are large celadon vats filled with lamp oil for these long-burning lamps, connected in all directions with some No filaments.The shadow I saw just now is a temporary slope that revolves around the apse.Emperor Zhengde turned off the fire and led Jiang Bin up.

Jiang Bin smelled the sour smell from the vinegar-soaked wick when it burned, and felt his stomach churning. When he reached half the height of the apse, Emperor Zhengde stopped his steps, and Jiang Bin saw it clearly. The three giant shadows standing in the center of the hall are actually three vermilion coffins.The huge quadruple coffin in the middle is naturally the home of Emperor Zhengde.The slightly smaller catalpa coffin on both sides must belong to Empress Xia, and the other...

"is yours……"

Jiang Bin was startled, and turned his head in disbelief.

Emperor Zhengde pointed to the statue on the left, "Now I have someone dig a secret passage, which is connected to the white marble platform of the stele pavilion." He gently hugged Jiang Bin from behind, and whispered in his ear: "The secret passage is The key is the Si Nanpei on your waist... When you have lived enough, come here to find me, and I will wait for you by the Naihe Bridge..."

These words pierced Jiang Bin's heart like a barb, and the familiar warmth behind dispelled the coldness of the tomb. Jiang Bin took a deep breath and said, "How does the emperor know that the minister did not take the first step?"

Emperor Zhengde smiled: "This is destiny."

Fate?What is destiny?

Jiang Bin wanted to refute, but Emperor Zhengde came around and shook hands, saying, "Jiang Bin, can you agree?"

Jiang Bin averted his eyes angrily: "When I get old, I have to hide from the mausoleum guards and climb in to wait for death. It's better to be buried."

"It's not that I haven't thought about it." Emperor Zhengde Jiang Jiangbin embraced him, "It's just that I can't bear to..."