Chapter 57 The Yellow King's Treasure
Le Yiyang saw his expression excited, and heard him claiming Huang Chao as the "King of Huang", thinking: "From the age of this old man, when Huang Chao was defeated and died, he should be under twenty years old, why did he be so clear about these things." The old man seemed to guess what Le Yiyang was thinking and said: "Mr. Le, I will tell you, I was a guard by Huang King back then and remember these things clearly." In one sentence, Le Yiyang, Cui Xin and the woman were both surprised. The woman called out, "Master, you..."
The old man told her not to interrupt, and continued, "My surname is Ge, and her courtesy name is fame and fortune. Now she is 79 years old. When Huang Wang died in Hulang Valley, Taishan, I was only eighteen years old. I remember that year was the fourth year of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty. Huang Wang besieged Chenzhou for several months. At that time, Li Keyong, a native of Shatuo, led his army to help. I followed Huang Wang to fight in Bianzhou. On the way, I encountered Li Keyong's sneak attack again. More than 10,000 rebels were killed or injured. Most of the generals under Huang Wang surrendered to the Tang army.
King Huang took only more than a thousand people to Xiaqiu and fought with the Tang army to fight to the death. Only General Lin Yan and dozens of others successfully broke through with King Huang. We fled all the way to Xiangwang Village in Tiger Wolf Valley, Taishan. King Huang saw that the situation was destined, and the Tang army would not stop chasing him until he saw his body. So he took out a piece of gold and silk and handed it to General Lin Yan, asking him to escape from the siege in order to make a comeback in the future. General Lin Yan and a group of soldiers tried hard to persuade him. King Huang had decided, and the sword was raised and the sword fell, and the head of King Huang had already fallen to the ground.
When we saw the Huang King commit suicide with our own eyes, we were amazed in our hearts. The Tang army chased us too quickly. Before we could bury the Huang King's body, we fought with the Tang army. General Lin Yan unfortunately died in the melee and handed me gold and silk before his death. I knew that gold and silk were very important, so I quickly recorded the map and secret signs above, and escorted General Lin Yan's wife with gold and silk to leave. The clinker gold and silk were unfortunately taken away by Shatuo soldiers.
Gold and silk are the holy objects of the Huang King. The map above shows the hiding place of my Han nationality's treasures for generations. How can the Shatuhu people know? I was extremely angry and killed more than ten Shatu soldiers in a row. Just when I was about to get back gold and silk, I met Li Keyong and rushed over. While I was fighting with him, the gold and silk suddenly broke into two halves. Shatu soldiers became more and more, and I handed over the gold and silk to Lin Yan's wife to cover her to escape from the Tiger and Wolf Valley. I was worried that Shatu soldiers would pursue Jin and Silk, so I made an appointment with Mrs. Lin to meet at the meeting place, and then went in two ways to disperse Li Keyong's troops..."
Le Yiyang and others were stunned when they heard this. This was far from the content recorded in the "Book of Tang" revised by the Jin court last year. The book only mentioned that Huang Chao was killed by his nephew Lin Yan in the Hulang Valley, and then Lin Yan was killed by Shatuo Li Keyong's subordinates. In the end, the heads of the two were presented to the Tang army together. The historical books revised by the Jin court did not mention gold and silk, but gold and silk really existed, and the treasure cave also existed. If Huang Chao and Lin Yan could take out the treasures in the cave, it would be no difficulty to make a comeback.
Ge Minshan saw Le Yiyang's heart was full of worries and said, "After I fled from Tiger and Wolf Valley, I came to the meeting place and waited for more than half a month, but I never saw Mrs. Lin. Mrs. Lin was still pregnant at the time. I felt guilty when I thought about this, but I still had a little hope of meeting her. I also asked about her whereabouts for dozens of miles nearby."
Cui Xin looked up at Le Yiyang, and saw his eyes slightly wet, and guessed something in his heart, so she asked, "Grandpa, did you meet Mrs. Lin later?"
Ge Minshan shook his head and sighed, "I have been searching for more than half a year, but there has been no news about Mrs. Lin. At this time, news came out that Emperor Xizong of Tang had executed more than 30 concubines of King Huang in the capital. I was worried that Mrs. Lin had also been killed, and I was discouraged and wanted to hit the tree and die. But when I remembered what General Lin Yan said before his death, I thought in my heart that only by finding the place pointed to in gold and silk and protecting the treasure of my Han people would be worthy of General Lin Yan's instructions. Then, in one month, I recalled the contents of the gold and silk day and night, and thought about it for eight or nine minutes. In this way, after many twists and turns, I finally came to the Secluded Valley and discovered this cave. I carefully investigated the situation in the cave, and it took another half a year to enter the stone chamber smoothly."
Le Yiyang had a little explanation and asked, "Senior Ge, do you know where the other half of the gold and silk are?" Ge Minshan said, "It must be still in the hands of Shatuo people. In the past few decades, hundreds of people have come to the Secret Valley. They are not weak in martial arts, but they are either buried in the mouth of tigers and wolves or trapped in this cave. Mr. Le, only you two can leave the stone chamber safely, which really makes me admire. I have a question in my heart. I wonder if the young master can answer one or two of me?"
Le Yiyang asked softly: "Senior Ge, are you saying I am a descendant of General Lin Yan?" Ge Minshan nodded with a smile. Le Yiyang recalled what Ma Ruhai said in Kaifeng and suddenly realized: "My mother is the surname Lin."
Ge Minshan said: "Based on age, the young master's mother should be General Lin Yan's granddaughter, so the young master is naturally General Lin's great-grandson."
Le Yiyang said, "This matter cannot be concluded yet." Ge Minshan said in surprise: "Lingtang has never told you this? However, I am afraid that the young master's mother may not know about it, right?" Le Yiyang said sadly: "Senior Ge, my mother left when she was very young, so I naturally couldn't ask. This piece of gold and silk has been on my back. If Ling Tu hadn't wanted to kill me, my sister and I, how could I know that there was such an important thing hidden on my body."
Ge Minshan was stunned and comforted: "Gold and silk are crucial, so they are hidden very deeply. That's it. Your mother must know this. Mr. Le, you are a descendant of General Lin Yan, and this will definitely not be fake." Ge Minshan's words make some sense, and Le Yiyang had to believe it as true.
Cui Xin and the woman were fascinated by it. Le Yiyang asked, "Senior Ge, who is this girl? Who are the men in blue clothes outside? How could they be in the cave?"
Ge Minshan looked at the woman and said slowly: "She is my eldest disciple, named Yuan Zhenzhen. Like those outside, she has lost her parents since she was a child. I took them here and taught them how to make a living in this world. I am old and now it is the world of you young people. These treasures of King Huang must be handed over to you."
Le Yiyang said, "Senior Ge is humble. With your martial arts, there are probably few people in this world who can surpass you." Ge Minshan said with a smile: "More than fifty years ago, I entered this cave and found a book called "The Secret Book of Yuanhe". It records the internal skills of heroes in the martial arts world during the Yuanhe period. I studied it for several months, but my internal skills increased greatly. I also learned the strengths of various schools of martial arts in the book, so that I can achieve what I have done today."
Le Yiyang said: "During the Yuanhe period, Emperor Xianzong sent troops to the vassal states several times, which scared all the princes to obey the orders and submitted their condemnation to the central dynasty. Naturally, the court's civil and military achievements were indispensable during this period, but the martial arts of the martial arts people had to mention the merits of the martial arts people. In order to commend their merits, Emperor Xianzong issued a special order to convene a martial arts conference and ordered the world to practice martial arts and serve the court. During this period, the heroes of all walks of life showed their abilities, and were unprecedented in their moments of prosperity. I believe that the "Yuanhe Secret Book" records the martial arts of various sects at that time."
Ge Minshan said: "As Mr. Le said, "But Emperor Xianzong was poisoned to death by eunuchs soon. From then on, the Tang Dynasty was ruined and the gods were angry. This led to the rise of Huang Wang's army decades later. Huang Wang got this book "The Secret Book of Yuanhe", and was delighted and afraid of falling into the hands of traitors. He hid it in a cave in the quiet valley in order to seize the world as a powerful weapon. Unfortunately, the heroes of Huang Wang could only leave a resentment for eternity."
Ge Minshan took a break and asked again: "Young Master Le, which emperor is now in power?"
Le Yiyang replied respectfully: "Senior Ge, Li Tang was usurped by Zhu Wen's Liang Dynasty forty years ago, and the Liang Dynasty was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty established by Li Keyong's descendants. Ten years ago, the Khitan went south to the Central Plains and destroyed the Later Tang Dynasty. Now it is the world of the Jin Dynasty. However, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty was unwilling to be a puppet, which caused the Khitan to go south several times. This time, the Khitan emperor personally fought to Hengzhou, and the Jin Dynasty was in danger." He said in a brief manner about his trip to Hengzhou.
After hearing this, Ge Minshan said nothing for a long time, and said, "The Tang Dynasty lost its power and the country was divided. It has only been a few decades, and the country has changed hands several times." He turned his head and pointed at Yuan Zhenzhen and said, "Zheng'er, I don't want to hide it now. Your parents were killed by the Khitans ten years ago."
After hearing this, Yuan Zhenzhen covered his eyes with his sleeves and kept sobbing. Cuixin handed out the gray handkerchief and said, "Sister Zhen Zhen, don't be sad." Yuan Zhenzhen took the handkerchief and said softly, "Thank you."
Ge Minshan said: "Ten years ago, the Khitan cavalry came to the villages around the valley, burned, killed, looted, and did everything. I happened to pass by and couldn't bear to have these children died in the butcher's knife of a foreign race, so I rescued them back."
Le Yiyang looked at Yuan Zhenzhen and saw that she was beautiful and had a deep hatred in her eyes. So he said, "Miss Yuan, I am in the same ill with you. The death of my parents is related to the Khitan invasion of the Central Plains." Yuan Zhenzhen said softly, "Mr. Le, I have offended me so much in the stone chamber just now, so please forgive me." Le Yiyang said, "Miss Yuan, you don't need to blame yourself. We have taken the liberty to break into the valley, and there were some inappropriate things." Yuan Zhenzhen's mouth moved slightly and he was not talking.
Cui Xin was unhappy when she heard the conversation between the two and thought, "There is another beautiful woman next to Mr. Le. Why is my life so miserable?"
Ge Minshan heard Le Yiyang's words and said, "Mr. Le Ling Tangye has passed away, and it is another blood debt. The Khitans will definitely repay it." After saying that, he took out a book with wrinkles from his arms and handed it to Le Yiyang and said, "This is the "Yuanhe Secret Book". I will give it to the young master today. When I have nothing to do, I can study one or two things. At that time, my master's martial arts will definitely be improved."
Chapter completed!