The expression on Xiao Liang’s face after reading the text made it clear that the contents were incredibly shocking.

Xiao Liang’s jaw nearly dropped.

We eagerly asked, "Xiao Liang, what does it say? What does it say? Tell us quickly!"

Xiao Liang composed herself, organized her thoughts, and slowly said, "The content is very important. This text basically confirms that the Ming Dynasty emperors cutting off the dragon veins of the world is a true event!"

"W-what?"

We were stunned upon hearing this!

My guess was right; the content was indeed shocking!

Huang Mao Xiaoming asked in surprise, "No way? The story of Liu Bowen cutting off the world's dragon veins is real? I thought my fortune-teller was just pulling my leg!"

Xiao Liang shook her head and said, "No, it wasn't Liu Bowen who cut off the world's dragon veins. The details of the story differ from the unofficial historical records. The person who cut off the dragon veins wasn't Liu Bowen, but Yao Guangxiao. The emperor who made this decision wasn't Zhu Yuanzhang, but his son – the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di."

"This…"

We were even more shocked to hear this.

The story was becoming increasingly unexpected.

Although we were full of doubts, we didn't interrupt Xiao Liang. We listened attentively, waiting for her to unravel this historical story for us.

Xiao Liang said, "According to the records, after Yao Guangxiao finished compiling the *Yongle Encyclopedia* after Grand Scholar Xie Jin, he received a new task. This task was to cut off the dragon veins of the world, leaving only the dragon vein of the Zhu family of the Great Ming. Yao Guangxiao acted immediately, gathering feng shui masters from all over the world, scattered across the land to seek out dragons and cut off their veins."

"In the ninth year of Yongle, Yao Guangxiao went south to Sichuan and identified a peerless dragon vein on the banks of the Mamuyu River. Because this dragon vein was ancient and unfathomable, he described it as the – Ancestral Dragon Vein."

Lao Wei nodded in agreement, saying, "The ancient Shu Kingdom has a long history and a brilliant culture. The ancient Shu kings used the dragon veins as their mausoleums, living on this land for thousands of years. This place is indeed worthy of the name Ancestral Dragon Vein."

Huang Mao Xiaoming couldn't wait to ask, "And then? And then? Did Yao Guangxiao cut off this dragon vein?"

Xiao Liang continued, "After discovering this Ancestral Dragon Vein, Yao Guangxiao immediately returned to the capital to report to the Emperor. Zhu Di carefully considered it and felt that if this dragon vein was cut off, it would be a waste of God's gifts. At this time, bad news came from the capital. One of Zhu Di's grandsons died of illness at the young age of thirteen."

Hearing this, I immediately guessed that this unfortunate grandson must be the tomb owner lying in the coffin before us.

After all, the age matched, and only he was worthy of wearing a dragon robe.

Sure enough, Xiao Liang continued:

"This was originally a matter of national grief, and the Yongle Emperor was also very sad. Unexpectedly, Yao Guangxiao came up with an idea. He told Zhu Di that the discovery of the Ancestral Dragon Vein coincided with the death of the Emperor's grandson. This did not seem to be accidental, but rather the will of heaven."

Uncle Mei sneered, "Heh, this guy knows how to explain things."

Lao Wei said, "This Yao Guangxiao really has some guts. He actually dared to make a fuss about Zhu Di's grandson. This matter could anger the Emperor and lead to his death. I estimate that no one but Yao Guangxiao would dare to do this."

Jiang Yongguang nodded in agreement, saying, "Yao Guangxiao's identity is extraordinary. If it weren't for Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Di would have been squeezed to death by Zhu Yunwen long ago. In a sense, Yao Guangxiao is Zhu Di's savior and the number one contributor to his ascension to the throne."

"That's true," Lao Wei agreed.

At this time, Xiao Liang continued, "Yao Guangxiao said that the Emperor's grandson and the Emperor were of the same lineage, flowing with the same blood. He could be regarded as the Emperor's substitute. Now that the Emperor's grandson has died, he can be buried with the Emperor's rites. If he is buried on the dragon vein on the banks of the Mamuyu River, then the Zhu family can draw on the feng shui fortune of this dragon vein, protect the Zhu family's descendants, and enjoy the world forever."

"So that's how it is!"

We all understood after listening!

All the mysteries were completely solved!

We finally understood why there was such a high-standard Ming Dynasty tomb on the banks of the Mamuyu River. Whether it was the decoration, utensils, or burial objects, everything in the tomb fully met the standards of a prince or even higher.

It turned out that this was a tomb set up with the rites of an emperor!

And the owner of the tomb was actually the Yongle Emperor's own grandson!

Yao Guangxiao's move was even more of a double-edged sword, allowing the Zhu family of the Great Ming to enjoy the feng shui fortune of the Ancestral Dragon Vein and use it to create a setup, cutting off the dragon vein's aura and the orthodox fortune of the original ancient Shu dynasty. Such a scheme was indeed worthy of the title of Black-Robed Prime Minister!

Even Jiang Yongguang couldn't help but say, "He truly deserves to be called Yao Guangxiao, the Daoyan monk who changed the entire Ming Dynasty with his own strength. I didn't expect the truth about cutting off the dragon veins to be buried in an ancient tomb on the banks of the Mamuyu River."

Jiang Yongguang carefully kept this cultural relic at that time and later handed it over to the relevant departments for safekeeping. I originally thought that after this cultural relic was unearthed, the story of Yao Guangxiao cutting off the dragon veins would be made public, but the result was not so.

Even now, this matter has been deliberately suppressed, and there is no trace of the existence of this cultural relic in the museum.

Once, when we were drinking together, I asked Jiang Yongguang why the cultural relic from the Ming tomb in Mamuyu River was not made public? Why wasn't the historical truth about Yao Guangxiao cutting off the dragon veins announced?

Jiang Yongguang smiled and replied, "The history of feudal superstition cannot be called history, it can only be called dross! It is better to let it dissipate in the dust of history!"

Only then did I realize that some cultural relics can never be exhibited.

Back to the main topic.

After Xiao Liang finished translating for us, the whole truth came out.

The tomb owner was Zhu Di's grandson, and the person who built this mausoleum was the famous Black-Robed Prime Minister Yao Guangxiao.

At this time, I suddenly recalled the Dragon-Locking Well in the pit of corpses. I quickly asked Xiao Liang, "Xiao Liang, does it say anything about the Dragon-Locking Well? Yao Guangxiao built a Dragon-Locking Well here, what was he trying to do?"

Xiao Liang shook her head and said, "It doesn't say anything about it."

It seems that the secret of this well can only be explored by ourselves.

After figuring out the truth about this mausoleum, Jiang Yongguang told everyone to put the coffin lid back on.

After all, the tomb owner was also a pitiful person, who died young.

When the lid was being put on, Huang Mao Xiaoming kept staring at the burial objects inside. The little imperial grandson was covered in jewels, all of which were valuable treasures. Just taking something from him could be sold for hundreds of thousands.

However, Jiang Yongguang was watching closely, and Xiaoming was wearing silver bracelets on his hands, so it was impossible for him to steal anything.

After the coffin was closed, I pointed to the dragon bone fragments behind the coffin and asked, "By the way, do you think the ancient Shu jade slip is still there?"