Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 247 Daqian Unofficial History
"Where will it land?"

Zhao Qi'an looked confused and asked, "What does this mean?"

An Shoudao smiled slightly, raised his hand to roll up his sleeves, and pointed at the table.

The tea that had been spilled on the table began to flow slowly as if guided by something, and finally formed a map.

Zhao Qi'an only needed to glance down to know that this was a map of the imperial palace.

"The location of Mount Sumeru... is here."

An Shoudao pointed his finger at the north side of the palace, then raised his head and looked at Zhao Qi'an: "Boss Zhao, do you know where this place was originally?"

Zhao Qi'an pondered for a moment, found the answer in his mind, and replied: "Qitian Hall, the place for royal sacrifices?"

“That’s only half right.”

An Shoudao looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Under the Qitian Hall, the dragon coffin of Emperor Guiyuan, the founding emperor of the Daqian Dynasty, is hidden!"

Zhao Qi'an was surprised and said, "The Guiyuan Emperor's dragon coffin is under the Qitian Hall? Why did the Emperor Tianwu ask the Imperial Master to move Mount Xumi here? Isn't this disrespectful? And the entire court agreed to it?"

"Why Emperor Tianwu suppressed Mount Xumi above the burial place of Emperor Guiyuan, I don't know. However, the fact that Emperor Guiyuan's dragon coffin is hidden under the Qitian Palace, there are no more than five people in the entire Daqian Dynasty who know about it. Most of the civil and military officials in the court are unaware of it, so there is no objection."

An Shoudao explained.

Zhao Qi'an frowned slightly: "But why would Emperor Tianwu do this? Could it be that Emperor Guiyuan will be revived one day, and he is guarding against this?"

An Shoudao shook his head and said, "Even if one has achieved the highest level of Taoism, one's life span is limited. How is it possible to be resurrected thousands of years after death?"

However, Zhao Qi'an disagreed in his heart.

After all, he still has two statues of the Three Lamps Spirit Lord in his hands. This person is truly immortal after death and there is a chance that he will be resurrected one day.

"But..." An Shoudao pondered for a moment and explained, "It is recorded in history books that Emperor Guiyuan originally planned to establish the capital in Zhongnan, Liangzhou, but for some reason he suddenly changed his mind and moved the capital to the current capital of Yuzhou."

"There is no explanation for this in the official history, but there are some records in the unofficial history. When Emperor Guiyuan unified the country, there was a divine light in Yuzhou that penetrated the sky and the earth. Emperor Guiyuan built the imperial capital there, using the divine light to nourish the dragon energy of Daqian and continue the national destiny of Daqian."

"Now that Emperor Guiyuan has hidden the dragon coffin in the Qitian Palace, perhaps... he is suppressing something."

Otherwise, it’s better to study.

Dean An has read a wide range of scriptures from all over the world, and he can more or less find clues about many secrets from ancient books.

Perhaps the things recorded in a single ancient book are extremely biased.

However, as there are many ancient books recording this incident, and the contents of the books corroborate each other, it is still possible to restore a lot of useful information.

This is also the reason why Zhao Qi'an is willing to come to Dean An to discuss these matters. It is true that an old man in the family is like a treasure.

Zhao Qi'an asked, "According to Dean An's opinion, should I go with the Imperial Master on this trip to Mount Xumi?"

An Shoudao glanced at him and said, "The boss has already made up his mind, why bother asking?"

He sighed, "It's better to go. If you go, it will help to solve the confusion in my heart..."

He raised his head and looked towards the direction of the palace with a complicated look in his eyes. He murmured, "Back then, I wanted to help Emperor Tianwu quell the turmoil in the country, control the floods, quell the wars on the borders, kill the treacherous ministers, make the people live and work in peace, and make the country of Daqian prosperous and secure..."

"But in the end...he chose Shui Yuexian."

"I don't understand. Can one person's immortality be compared to the prosperity of this country?" "Not to mention the achievement of a true immortal, how illusory is that? He is already at the end of the martial arts in this world. Can a Shuiyue Immortal help him take that unprecedented step?"

"It's a good thing for you to go to Mount Xumi. Just take a look for me to see whether the emperor is worthy of my death!"

Zhao Qi'an was silent for a long time, then asked, "What if it's not worth it?"

An Shoudao retracted his gaze and fixed it on Zhao Qi'an, saying with a smile, "Then I will help Mr. Zhao to fight for the throne in the Central Plains and ascend to the throne, okay?"

Zhao Qi'an sneered and said, "President An, why are you joking?"

An Shoudao stroked his beard and laughed: "Hahaha, I was just joking, just joking!"

……

After meeting An Shoudao, Zhao Qi'an's slight uneasiness about going to Mount Xumi was dispelled a lot.

He left the city's west market in a carriage, intending to visit the Astronomical Observatory.

But as soon as the carriage drove out of the market, it found that pedestrians along the way were running towards the east of the city.

For a moment, the carriage was blocked and couldn't get out due to the crowded crowd.

Zhao Qi'an lifted the car window curtain and looked out. He saw an old man carrying a shoulder pole and walking out excitedly. He said, "Old man, what's going on?"

The old man saw Zhao Qian'an in his gorgeous clothes in the carriage, and he didn't dare to offend him. He answered loudly: "Your Excellency, you don't know yet? The eldest prince has returned to the capital in triumph! What a grand ceremony! I heard that there are many new things brought back, including a white-haired insect as big as a house. Everyone is rushing to see the novelty. If you go too late, you won't be able to get a good seat."

The eldest prince is returning to Beijing today?
Zhao Qi'an was a little confused. Didn't they say that the expeditionary army was still on the way and would not arrive in Kyoto City until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the earliest?
He took out some loose silver coins from his sleeve and threw them to the old man casually. The old man took the silver and immediately smiled happily, thanked him profusely and left.

Old Nie, who was in charge of driving the horses, made a few gestures towards him and asked him if he wanted to go to the east of the city to see what was going on.

Zhao Qi'an shook his head and refused: "With so many people here, we won't be able to see anything. Let's go to the Sky Survey Station first."

……

In the east of Kyoto City, usually only the side gate was open, but now all three gates were wide open.

The people who came to watch the excitement along the way stood in two rows on the roadside, and the team spread to the outside of the city gate.

The soldiers responsible for guarding the city gates were all dispatched at this moment to maintain order on the streets.

In addition to the common people, there were several luxurious carriages parked outside the city gate.

Many officials also went out of the city to welcome him, and two of them were the most eye-catching.

Ji Haoyu stood in the middle of the avenue outside the city gate, with Ji Qingkong and his great companion Wei Fu standing on his left and right behind him, and behind them was a formation of civil officials from the court.

He glanced at a carriage parked not far away. It was covered with gauze, and figures could be vaguely seen inside it. He could also vaguely hear coughing.

Behind the carriage was the military officers' team.

"Third brother."

Ji Haoyu shouted to the carriage, "You are not feeling well, why bother going out of the city to welcome big brother? Before big brother arrives, you need to have someone carry you back."

A calm voice responded from inside the carriage:
"Don't worry, brother. The sun is scorching today. Don't get a heat stroke, brother."

(End of this chapter)