"What? You said that the tomb that Wu Zetian built for her was discovered in Xiaolangdi Reservoir? This jade seal was discovered from that tomb?" Master Liu Lao asked in surprise with a look of seeing a ghost.

Although the other three masters did not ask, their expressions were similar. Obviously, the process of finding the imperial seal mentioned by Yang Jing sounded a bit unreliable to them.

Especially Wu Zetian and Li Zhi were buried together, which is well known. Although Qianling is the most fully preserved among the eighteen tombs of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the only imperial tomb that has not been visited by tomb robbers, modern people do not have a definite evidence to prove whether Wu Zetian and Li Zhi were really buried together, but from the records in various historical books, it can be clearly known that Wu Zetian was indeed buried with Li Zhi.

But since that's the case, why did another Wu Zetianling appear here?

Therefore, the four masters of course thought that Yang Jing’s statement was a bit unreliable.

Yang Jing smiled bitterly. He knew that if he didn't provide real evidence, let alone outsiders, he might not be able to pass this level of his four masters.

So Yang Jing pulled it out of the alloy code box twice, then took out a stack of plastic seals that seemed to be materials.

"Four masters, these are some photos I took when I was alone in search of Wu Zetianling some time ago. At the same time, there are clues about me discovering Wu Zetianling here."

In front of everyone were a few not very clear photos. Because of the light, these photos were not very clear, but you can still see what was taken on it.

Of course, the most attractive thing is the Luban box that is divided into two pieces.

Mr. Guo picked up the Luban box divided into two pieces, with a rare look on his face, held it in his hand and played with it for a while before asking, "Xiao Jing, where did you get this Luban box?"

"Three Master, I got this Luban box from two different places. This larger half-piece Luban box was discovered in the treasure of Nicholas II when I went to Siberia the previous year."

Yang Jing captured the treasure of the last Tsar Nicholas II in Siberia. Although he had always said that he had found these treasures from a wrecked ship, he did not hide anything from the four masters, so the four masters knew that this apprentice actually dug out these treasures from the territory of the Russians.

Strictly speaking, Yang Jing's behavior is to rob the tomb. But who cares?

Of course, the four masters knew about this, which did not mean that they would tell it out. Therefore, outsiders believe that Nicholas II's treasures were really discovered by Yang Jing from a shipwreck in the Sea of ​​Japan.

"At that time, this half of Luban box was mixed with those treasures. I didn't pay attention at first, but later when I discovered this half of Luban box, I realized that it should contain something very important. Unfortunately, if this combination Luban box does not have another half, it will not be safely cracked. If it is brute-force, I am afraid of destroying the things inside, so this half of Luban box will always follow me."

"Xiao Jing is right." The third master Guo Lao nodded, obviously agreeing with Yang Jing's statement. "I have seen this combination Luban box once before. If there is no correct way to open it, if you open the box by brute force cracking, although you can open the box, it will destroy the things stored in the box. This combination Luban box was usually used to hold some extremely important things in the past."

"I know this too, so I never dared to brute-blade this half box. However, when I went to the United States at the beginning of this year, I accidentally found another half of Luban's box at an auction in San Francisco, so I took the opportunity to take it."

Of course, Yang Jing would not say that the other half of Luban box was sold through the way he spent 100 million US dollars from a charity auction organized by the Mellon family more than 30 years ago. For this reason, he had just joined the Boston Consortium. As a result, those guys used secret tricks to kill themselves in the form of an air crash. They turned around and formed a dark shield and used "ghost" to kill the core figures of the Boston Consortium.

"At first, I wasn't sure that this was the other half of Luban box, but since I found it, I definitely had no reason to let it go. Fortunately, this half of the box is not expensive. After I took it, I confirmed that these two half-piece Luban boxes were actually one. After opening it, I found this thing inside."

Yang Jing picked up a plastic sealed silk. The silk was a little damaged, which was obviously caused by oxidation. However, because the plastic seal was added, the words on it could be seen clearly.

Master Liu took the silk of the plastic seal, and the other three masters also came over to watch.

"Being appointed by heaven, I will live forever" are sixteen peaks below the eight words "below the eighth word ", ", Yuecheng Temple" and a surging river at the foot of the mountain.

Although there are no other words on the silk silk, anyone who sees this silk will understand that the place painted on the silk silk should be an important clue about the imperial seal.

The four masters are all real masters, especially the master and the third master, who are both professionals who specialize in cultural heritage protection. They can see at a glance that the history of this silk is at least a thousand years, because the effect of rapid oxidation cannot be done by forgery.

"When I just took out this silk, the silk and the inner box in the Luban box began to oxidize. Fortunately, I was prepared and immediately expelled the silk and sealed it with oxygen to keep the silk."

Master San nodded with satisfaction and said, "Xiao Jing, you did a good job in this matter, otherwise, once this silk is oxidized and damaged, you will lose an important clue."

"Yes, Master Third, it was because I kept this silk and I could finally discover this imperial seal."

After a pause, Yang Jing continued, "After having this silk, I began to look for such places with sixteen peaks and a big river across the country. Fortunately, there are everything on the Internet now, and it took me a few days to narrow the scope to a limited number of locations. When it comes to the Sixteen Peaks, the most famous one is the Sixteen Peaks of Changbai Mountain. However, it is obvious that at that time, the person who painted this silk could not hide things in Changbai Peaks. So I continued to look for it and finally targeted the Sixteen Peaks of Daimei in Xin'an, northwest Luoyang."

"The Sixteen Peaks of Daimei?" The fourth master Cai Yi said thoughtfully, "I have been to that place before. The scenery is very beautiful, and the Xiaolangdi Reservoir is at the foot of the mountain. However, the history of this silk painting is obviously long-lasting. At that time, there must be no Xiaolangdi Reservoir, only a Yellow River. Xiaojing, your judgment is very reasonable and you did a great job."

"Hehe, thank you for the praise of Master Four." Yang Jingle, "So I took the time to go to Xiaolangdi. As a result, when I rented a speedboat and drove at Xiaolangdi Reservoir, I found sixteen peaks exactly the same as those drawn on silk. So I determined the specific location of Yuecheng Temple. However, because of the construction of Xiaolangdi Reservoir, the location where Yuecheng Temple was located had long been flooded by the reservoir, and it was about a hundred meters below the water surface."

Yang Jing talked about how to dive and discover Yuecheng Temple and discovered the cave behind the stone tablet, which made everyone feel a little nervous.

"Old Yang, you really dived for about 100 meters without decompression and then got into that cave at the same time? Aren't you afraid of diving diseases?" Guo Xiaoxiang asked worriedly.

"Haha, you also know that my master once taught me two kinds of martial arts. They are the authentic Taoist martial arts in our China, just like the internal strength of the martial arts. So I have martial arts to protect myself, so I am not afraid of diving diseases."

"Oh, don't be wrong, Yang Jing, hurry up and tell me what happened after you entered the cave." The princess was displeased and expressed serious protest.

"What else is there to do when entering the cave? I discovered Yuechengzi. Oh, that is, a stele left by the Taoist priest who actually found the imperial seal. It clearly records how he came out of the mountain at that time, and how he began to serve as the official of the Sitian Taizhong of the Li Congke Dynasty. Finally, Li Congke gave the ministers poison wine and took his wife and children to set fire to the tomb. How could Yuechengzi find the imperial seal in the fire and then quietly take it back to Yuecheng to observe. Look, I also took the stele to me at that time, this is it."

As he said that, Yang Jing found several photos taken from different angles and handed them to several masters.

Although the photos are not very clear due to light, you can also see the content engraved on the stele.

"In the first year of Tianyou, I went to Shangqing Temple on Wangwu Mountain and traveled around the world. At that time, the world was in chaos and turmoil. In the third year of Tiancheng, I accidentally discovered this cave and was amazed at its magical skills. So I built Yuecheng Temple outside and lived in seclusion here. In the fourth year of Tongguang, I met Li Congke, the commander of the Tang Puqiu City Commander."

"In the first year of Qingtai, I was invited by my emperor to join Luojing as the official of Taizhong of Sitian. In the third year of Qingtai, the traitor Shi Jingtang raised an army, but Luojing was in danger. In the face of danger, the emperor ordered me to meet and ask for a plan to withdraw the army. However, I was just a Taoist, how could I pacify the world? The emperor became increasingly anxious. In the intercalary November, Shi Jingtang's army was at the city of Luojing. The emperor wanted to do something to stop himself, but he was unable to persuade him.

When the emperor brought the imperial seal and the empress dowager, the empress, and the prince climbed the Xuanwu Tower, he gave all the ministers poisoned wine, and I was also listed. Fortunately, I had been practicing medicine for many years and was prepared. I did not die immediately after drinking the poisoned wine, so I saw that my emperor was burning himself.

The fire was extinguished, and I took the imperial seal from the fire, quietly left the palace, and returned to the Taoist temple. However, the poisonous wine was very toxic and the remaining poison was not clear. I knew that my life would not last long, so I built a mechanism outside the cave to close the cave."

However, no one present except Yang Jing could recognize the font carved on the stele.

This is the inscription engraved by Yue Chengzi in the eradication text. Even the four masters like him did not recognize this eradication text.

But Yang Jing knew him, and he began to translate the contents of this silhouette of the silence to the four masters one by one.

When Yang Jing translated all the words in the photo, the four masters began to be excited. Of course, they knew that if the content on the inscription was true, then the authenticity of the imperial seal could be completely judged.

Whether it is the imperial seal or other old objects, if you want to determine their true identity, one needs to be examined based on their own characteristics. Another more important thing is that if there is a proof of inheritance of this old object, then your true identity can be directly determined.

In essence, the imperial seal is no different from other antiques, but it is just that the significance is even greater. Therefore, to determine the authenticity of this imperial seal, the most stringent investigation must be carried out.

But with this stele, the effect will be different immediately. As long as the authenticity of the stele is proved, you can directly determine the authenticity of the stele.

And now it seems that the inscription is obviously real. That means that this imperial seal is also real

If it can really prove the authenticity of this imperial seal, it will definitely be the most significant thing in the archaeological history of the whole of China!

ps: Bow and thank you for the reward of 500 for "first kiss to the hand" and 100 for "very lazy fish".
Chapter completed!