# Oh my god, Her Majesty's tomb has been opened! #
Wei Ci's face was deathly still. He clenched his teeth and stood at the entrance of the imperial mausoleum.
He did not know what had happened. In the blink of an eye, the warm spring of March had turned into July.
The unfamiliar environment made him tremble. When he saw the introduction in front of the imperial mausoleum, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He was angry and sad.
The Jiang Dynasty had a total of 13 emperors. The imperial mausoleum was called the Chen Mausoleum, and it was the only imperial mausoleum that was open to the public.
Wei Ci did not know what kind of mentality the descendants of the later generations had. They actually allowed the imperial mausoleum to be visited and disturbed the peace of the ancestors. It was really … Thinking about it, he did not know what words to use to express the grief and anger in his heart. He could only hold the ticket tightly.
He was pushed through the inspection like a piece of wood and entered the first door of the imperial mausoleum.
Although it was an imperial mausoleum, the layout did not feel gloomy, but it was not extravagant either. Instead, it looked spacious and simple.
There was a long stone corridor leading to the imperial mausoleum. The two walls were carved with the great and small deeds of the great ancestor from her youth to her old age. Passing through the stone corridor seemed to be looking at her life. As one of the famous tourist attractions in the country, the imperial mausoleum had a limit on the number of tourists it could receive every day. The tickets were often in short supply. Wei Ci followed the crowd for about a hundred meters and saw several tour groups. The tour guides were introducing the historical deeds represented by the murals to the tourists. Wei Ci pursed his lips and staggered forward. His pale face made him look like a ghost in the imperial mausoleum.
He heard one of the tour guides say, "The mural we are looking at now is the famous' Great Ancestor's Admonition '. It warned the young emperor of the time not to hold a grand funeral. All the funerary objects should be replaced with ordinary clay. No living people, jade, gold, silver, copper, iron, and the like should be buried with them. This also became a custom passed down by the Jiang Dynasty emperors. According to historical records, the most 'extravagant' emperor in the history of the Jiang Dynasty was Jiang Renzong. The funerary objects were only two more pure gold medals than his ancestors. This also made the funerary customs of the Jiang Dynasty extremely simple. At the same time, the imperial mausoleum of this period was also the last target of the tomb raiders because there was no profit at all. "
The imperial mausoleum could be considered poor, but the area was not small. It was divided into five parts.
The "Stone Corridor" recorded the events of the Emperor's life, the "Main Tomb" where the Emperor's coffin was buried, the "Abode" where the Emperor's calligraphy was buried, the "Official Hall" where the statues of the Emperor's ministers were placed, and finally, the "Outer Hall" where the statues of thousands of soldiers were placed.
According to historical records, except for the current empress, the tombs of the previous twelve emperors were exactly the same.
Opening the Chen Mausoleum was equivalent to looking at the tombs of the other eleven emperors.
Wei Ci followed the crowd and walked through the 'stone corridor'. There were many people, but fortunately, his body was tall enough to stand out from the crowd.
He endured the redness in his eyes as he stood in a corner at the end of the stone corridor, slowly calming down.
At this moment, he heard a young female voice speak out the voice in his heart.
"A great humiliation!"
Although the Imperial Family had handed over their authority and become a constitutional monarch, they were not completely dead. They were actually forced to open their ancestor's mausoleum.
Wei Ci tilted his head and looked at the source of the voice. He saw a six or seven-year-old girl with a straight face and slightly red eyes.
"Do you think it's a humiliation too?" Wei Ci asked her.
The girl said, "Isn't it?"
Wei Ci saw that the girl looked kind and even had the urge to get close to her.
"There are too many people here. Shall I take you somewhere else to wait for your family to come?"
There were too many kidnappers. This girl was so pretty, so she might be unlucky.
The girl glanced at him, pursed her lips, and held out her hand.
Wei Ci held her hand and walked forward. He asked casually, "Why did you say it's a great humiliation just now?"
The girl said coldly, "Nearly a hundred years ago, the power of the people rose and encouraged the people to force the Imperial Family to reform. The Imperial Family's influence gradually weakened. The empress of that generation made a decision and took the initiative to sign a constitutional monarch treaty. However, the Imperial Family is still the Imperial Family. There are always people who are worried that the empress will return, so they repeatedly tested the bottom line. The Imperial Family had already delegated power. Besides a small amount of military power, they basically had no other reliance. They had no choice but to compromise. More than twenty years ago, the mausoleum of Emperor Chen collapsed. The outside world wanted to send experts to intervene in the restoration of the mausoleum under the pretext of protecting the mausoleum so that they could study the history of that period. Then, they made an unreasonable request to make it a scenic spot … "
Wei Ci trembled. "That's too much … Then why did they delegate power and establish a constitution?"
"Because …" The girl tilted her head and pondered for a while. She said sadly, "Times are always moving forward. The Imperial Family can't keep up with the changes. If they stubbornly seize the power of the Imperial Family and don't let go, they are bound to fight against the trend of the entire era. One of the two has to be sacrificed. The Imperial Family chose to sacrifice their own interests. On one hand, they are thinking about the stability of the entire country. On the other hand, they are also thinking about long-term survival. "
There was no change that didn't require blood and sacrifice, unless one side took the initiative to give in and allow the change to happen.
Wei Ci felt like a fish bone was stuck in his throat. He almost didn't know how to respond.
"But …" The girl's expression suddenly became more severe. She muttered, "The Imperial Family giving in doesn't mean that they don't remember this feud. Delegating power doesn't mean that they will really be trampled on by others! The feud of being forced to open the mausoleum of the ancestors will be settled sooner or later … "
The core of this era was technology.
The Imperial Family had never lost in this. Sooner or later, the power of capital that rose during the chaos would lose all the underwear of their ancestors!
Ancestors?
A trace of astonishment flashed in Wei Ci's eyes. Before he could think more, two mature women with excellent temperaments blocked their way.
"Crown Princess Huichang."
The girl asked coldly, "Can't I come to visit the ancestors during the Dragon Boat Festival?"
At this moment, Wei Ci realized that the girl was holding a string of dumplings in her other hand.
This girl was indeed …
"Madam is angry that you ran away from home without saying anything," the girl said.
"It's not the first day she knows that I like to run away from home. At most, she will go back and punish me."
The two empresses from the time of the constitution were quite gentle and soft, at least on the surface.
The girl's mother appeared to be good-tempered to outsiders. Who knew how cruel she was when she was angry and hit her daughter.
"I'll be back after I put the dumplings in."
The main mausoleum of Emperor Chen was not open to the public unless it was a special occasion, but the descendants of the Imperial Family could come to worship their ancestors.
Wei Ci found something strange. The two women who called the girl "Crown Princess Huichang" didn't see him.
The girl pulled Wei Ci through the secret passage to the main mausoleum of the Imperial Mausoleum. The surroundings were empty, except for the lights near the dome.
There was only one coffin in the main mausoleum of the Imperial Mausoleum, but there were two corpses buried in it.
Other than the direct descendants of the Imperial Family, no one knew the identity of the other male corpse. Some gossip experts did all kinds of research, but unfortunately, they didn't guess correctly.
The girl was baffled. The male corpse in the coffin was also her ancestor. To put it bluntly, it was her family matter. What was the point of outsiders studying it?
Wei Ci saw the girl put the two dumplings on a plate and respectfully saluted her.
She said, "This is the first time I've seen my ancestor's spirit. The portrait left by my ancestor is quite realistic. Otherwise, I wouldn't have recognized it."
Wei Ci was speechless.
This child was a bit smart.
"I'm here … to see her."
"What happens after you see her?"
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