Chapter 549: The Secret of Qianqiu Ding
But what exactly do they need?
Zhao Yuan was completely unaware of this, and now he could only think that they just wanted the Qianqiu Cauldron.
Shang Qianfei immediately sent someone to pay attention to the movements of Zuo Yuming and others. However, five days passed, there was no news that they appeared in the capital. This made Zhao Yuan and Shang Qianfei confused about some of the words. Even if they didn't know that they had obtained the Qianqiu Cauldron, then they should appear and contact them at this moment. Why is there no news at once?
But now that the mission is completed, there is no need for the two of them to stay in the capital. After discussing for a while, they simply took the Qianqiu Ding and returned to the west mountain. If they wanted the Qianqiu Ding, they would naturally come back to find them. If they didn't need it, even if they put the Qianqiu Ding there, they would just pretend that they didn't see it.
So the two of them had no effect in staying in the capital, so they simply took the Qianqiu Ding back to the West Mountain first, and then let Tang Huaishan see where the mystery of the Qianqiu Ding was. He was also a poisonous person, and he might know it, but the two of them were also very skilled and brave, so they chose to go to Taiyuan first. Since Zuo Yuming was unwilling to meet, they both came up directly!
However, the two of them hurried to Taiyuan and went directly to the Zuo family. However, the news they received was that Zuo Yuming was not in the mansion and had been away for about a month. Zhao Yuan calculated the time and should have just been looking for the treasures from the door, but he never came back. In other words, Zuo Yuming and his group did not return to Taiyuan!
Neither returned to Taiyuan, nor returned to the capital, nor in Xishan. Where did this group go?
Zhao Yuan and Shang Qianfei were a little confused, but there was no clue at this moment, so they went directly to the Iron Blood Sect Main Route in Xishan. After arriving, Zhao Yuan immediately took the Qianqiu Cauldron to look for Tang Huaishan, put the tripod in front of him, and said, "Senior Tang, this tripod is the Qianqiu Cauldron found by the Tianpo Sect, but we really didn't see anything special about this tripod. I wonder what you can see?"
Tang Huaishan looked at the cauldron carefully, thought about it, then searched in his cabinet for a moment, and said, "You guys come with me!"
The three of them left the Iron Blood Sect Headquarters together and came to an empty place in the back mountain. Tang Huaishan placed the tripod on the ground and took out the things he had just searched for, but it was a little powder. After careful igniting it, he placed it in the tripod and said, "Let's go up the tree first!"
Zhao Yuan and Shang Qianfei were confused, but immediately followed him up the tree, and then watched the changes of the tripod.
After a while, a slight rustling sound came around the cauldron. The three of them were very powerful in kung fu, and they could also see such a slight sound. Then, after a closer look, I saw some poisonous insects and other things crawling towards the Qianqiu Cauldron. These poisonous insects contained centipedes, scorpions and other objects. Because it was already cold at this moment, I didn’t want the poisonous poison to cause the poisonous snakes that were specially trained. The snakes around here have hibernated, so there were no snakes.
The Qianqiu Cauldron is about to arrive in front of me. The spices inside have been burning. The poisonous insects suddenly lost their odor. They seemed a little unwilling to crawl around the cauldron for a while, and then retreated. After a while, they retreated completely.
After the three of them went down, Tang Huaishan took the Qianqiu Cauldron and said, "It seems that this tripod is indeed the Qianqiu Cauldron they are looking for!"
Zhao Yuan said: "Senior Tang knows Qianqiu Cauldron?"
Tang Huaishan nodded and said, "Of course, after all, I had been in the Tiandu Sect for a while, and I heard something about it. After all, this tripod has always been regarded as a sacred object by them!"
Zhao Yuan looked at Shang Qianfei next to him and said, "In this way, one of the purposes of the Tianpo Sect is really possible that this Qianqiu Cauldron is this, but why did they not show up after we obtained the cauldron?"
Shang Qianfei said: "Even if you ask me, I don't know, but Senior Tang, why can this tripod attract poison?"
Tang Huaishan said: "The poison used by any sect that is good at using poison is nothing more than two sources. The first is to extract from crops, such as mandala, and the second is to extract from poisonous insects or poisonous snakes. The environment in the Western Regions is harsh, so they cannot obtain enough poison through crops like our Central Plains. Therefore, their poison mainly comes from those poisonous insects and poisonous snakes. These poisonous insects and poisonous snakes can also be raised artificially, and the toxicity of the poisonous insects and poisonous snakes artificially raised is far less than that of those wild. Then the toxicity of the poisonous insects is constantly fighting to survive. To make the best poison, wild poisons must be used, but how to capture these poisons has become a problem. The most direct and simple way is to use poison to draw out these poisonous insects. After all, the food consumed by these highly toxic substances is also highly toxic things!"
Shang Qianfei said: "Since that's the case, then can't you all do other tripods? Why do you have to use this Qianqiu tripod?"
Tang Huaishan continued: "I also read their books when I was in the Tiandu Sect. It turned out that the Qianqiu Cauldron was extraordinary. You should know that most places in the Western Regions were hot. However, the jade used to carve the Qianqiu Cauldron was found to be in an extremely cold place in this hot place. The jade stone has been there for millions of years and has become an extremely cold thing. So the discoverer carved the object into a tripod. Originally, this tripod was just what the usual tripod did. Then he knew by chance that someone said that the medicine used to attract poisonous insects was placed in the tripod. Unexpectedly, he found that it attracted a large number of poisonous insects. Later, they found that the cause of all this was the tripod. Later, this tripod was dropped into the hands of the Tiandu Sect and became a holy object of the Tiandu Sect."
Tang Huaishan carefully looked at the cauldron in front of him and said, "You must know that the poison in the world lives in a place with difficult environmental conditions, the stronger its toxicity and the more powerful it is. The Qianqiu Cauldron has always been in an extremely cold place, so it may not be attractive to poisonous insects on weekdays, but once the medicine is put in, the attraction of the drug can be increased several times. This is impossible for other things to think of. This will make the Tianpo Sect twice the result when it captures this poison."
Zhao Yuan heard this and said in confusion: "Since this cauldron is so important to the Tianpo Sect, why was it presented to Emperor Taizu like a treasure? Is there any reason for this?"
Zhao Yuan was also very confused about this, or he was always confused. The Eye of Charming was a gem, and he had seen it himself. No matter how the countries in the Western Regions get this gem, it is indeed sufficient to be used as a tribute. However, although the Qianqiu Cauldron is of good quality, since it is a sacred object of the sect, it is naturally very cherished. How could he obediently give it up as a tribute?
Tang Huaishan sighed and said, "Why are you wondering about this? I did, but the size of the tripod in the books they taught was indeed the same, but the patterns were somewhat changed. And haven't you noticed that the shape of the dragon carved on this tripod was a bit stiff and completely lacking in agility. If such precious jade was to be carved, it should be made by the best-skilled carving master. Unless the tripod has been modified with the pattern, even if the carving master does not damage the tripod, it is impossible to carve it on rough jade. Therefore, the Qianqiu tripod is likely to be re-carved to cater to the preferences of Emperor Taizu. Another point is that the emperors in the Central Plains have regarded themselves as true dragon emperors, but the countries in the Western Regions are not like this!"
The most basic feature of the image of a dragon is "Nine Likes". Legends mostly say that it can be visible, hidden, thin, huge, short, and long. The spring equinox climbs to the sky, the autumn equinox hides from the abyss, and calls the wind and rain. These are the images of dragons developed in the late stages, which are more complicated than the original dragons. "Zhang Guoxing Jing" says: "With auxiliary wings, it is a real dragon." It is believed that the winged side is a real dragon. For example, there were a large number of winged dragon patterns in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and even the Azure Dragon also has wings in the pre-Qin patterns. It is said that the Azure Dragon is an ancestor dragon. In the feudal era, the dragon was a symbol of imperial power, and the use of the imperial palace was also decorated with dragons.
The Shang Dynasty, the Western Zhou Dynasty, and then to the Warring States Period and the pre-Qin Dynasty, the utensils of dragon images have always been endless, with wings, wings, horns, and horns. There are also beast-body dragons with Liangzhu culture and snake-shaped dragons at the sea ruins. The images of the dragons in the Western Han Dynasty have many different images. Therefore, some scholars believe that the origin of the dragon has many sources. The dragon images in the Western Han Dynasty are slender, serpentine, with no distinction between body and tail, and fins at the end. The head is like a crocodile, and the overall length is thin. They are divided into wings and no
There are two types of wings. Some horns are similar to cow horns, slender, and slightly curved at the front end. The upper and lower jaws are equally long, and the upper and lower lips are rolled up and down respectively. They are divided into two types: bird wing shapes. The legs of the beast are short and thick. The feet are beasts, eagle feet, and three toes. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the dragon body was thick, like a tiger, with clear body and tail, and some had fins. The horns are similar to cow horns. Protruding edges appear under the horns, and the tops are rolled forward, and there are also deer antlers. They all have wings. The legs of the beast are longer.
The image of a tiger is mainly supplemented by other animals. The dragon body from Jian'an to Wei and Jin Dynasties is relatively slender, like a tiger, with clear body and tail. The head and horns are slightly similar to deer antlers. There are two types of wings. The shape of the dragon with wings is still bird wings. The legs are beasts and long. From the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Sui Dynasty, the dragon body is slender, like a tiger, with clear body and tail, and flame rings appear on the neck and back. There are still two types of dragon wings, with streamer wings, and bird wings still exist. The limbs are floating on, and there are long
The animal hair. During the Tang and Song dynasties, it was thick and plump, and returned to the snake body, with no distinction between the body and the tail, and there were scales on the back to the tail. In the Song dynasty, there were a circle of fins on the tail. It absorbed the characteristics of the image of a lion, and it was round and plump, with a mane behind the head. In the Tang dynasty, it appeared for bifurcated deer antlers, which were slightly similar to deer antlers in the early stage. The upper lip was very long, the top was pointed, and the lower lip was short and no longer curled down. The dragon wings were all streamers. In the Song dynasty, the feet with four claws appeared, and the hind limbs and tail often crossed and hovered.
Now the dragon pattern on it is almost no different from the Song Dynasty, which is the so-called five-clawed golden dragon representing the emperor.
He paused for a moment and said, "Why did the Tiandu Sect contribute this tripod and rushed to carve the patterns on it? I was puzzled by this when I was in the Tiandu Sect. After returning to the Central Plains, I looked up the historical materials of this period in detail and then came up with an amazing possibility. The reason why they attacked the Qianqiu Sect, or the Jiulong Xiangyun Sect after changing their name, was actually to murder Emperor Taizu at that time."
It was Zhao Yuan and Shang Qianfei's turn to be surprised. Shang Qianfei's reaction was relatively fast. He thought about it carefully for a moment and said, "By the way, the countries in the Western Regions were already rich in spices, and these spices also included sandalwood that can be used to calm the spirit, etc., did they mix the drugs that can attract poisonous insects and venomous snakes into this sandalwood? You must know that this sandalwood has the effect of calming the spirit, and most of the time they paid tribute was special. It was the time when the prince Zhu Biao died and Emperor Taizu was extremely sad! Moreover, the capital was set at that time. It was located in the south. There were many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the south. Even the palace was not spared. Therefore, if sandalwood offered from the Western Regions was ignited in the palace at night in the Qianqiu Cauldron, it would attract a lot of poisonous insects and achieve the purpose of regicide!"
Tang Huaishan nodded and said, "Miss Shang is indeed smart. I think so too, but unfortunately, although the raw materials of this tripod are the best choice, the carving skills on it are a bit shoddy. Emperor Taizu was not interested in this tripod. After receiving it, he was thrown into the national treasury and never used it once. As for the spices offered from the top, they soon turned into waste in the humid and hot weather in the south, so their plan was completely ruined. Although the emperor likes to practice Taoism, he turned out the tripod. However, there was no medicine to attract poisonous insects in the spices he used, so this tripod is no different from ordinary tripods."
Zhao Yuan sighed: "It turns out that the tribute is also ulterior motives, but after all, since the purpose of this Tiandu Sect is to be the Qianqiu Cauldron, and when Zuo Yuming came to me that day, I had asked him to tell the people of the Tiandu Sect that as long as they were willing to leave the Central Plains martial arts world, I would naturally send the Qianqiu Cauldron to them. Then we waited in the capital for several days, but there was no trace of them. When we went to Zuo Mansion to ask, there was no news about Zuo Yuming and Bai Chenxi."
Shang Qianfei also took on the topic at this moment and said, "I have already told the people of Zuiyu Pavilion to pay attention to their hearts, but I still have no news about them so far. My Zuiyu Pavilion intelligence website cannot be completely compared with the Jinyiwei or the East Factory. Moreover, whether it is Bai Chenxi or Zuo Yuming, they are not ordinary people! I wonder if something happened to them?"
"Accident?"
Chapter completed!