Chapter 409

"But... the turning point is coming."

"Xiaoxiang water breaks, Wanwei mountain tilts. Pearls sink and circles break, jade shatters in the city."

"It means that your sudden death is like the water of Xiaoxiang suddenly breaking."

"The mountain peak collapsed, jade shattered in the city."

"Finally, looking at the pine and tea trees, listening quietly to the tomb. For thousands of years, the sound of pepper flowers praising."

"I came to your tomb, listening to the sound of pine and tea trees blowing in front of the tomb."

"I hope that thousands of years later, someone will remember you like me and come to your tomb to worship you."

"So, for thousands of years, the sound of pepper flowers praising."

"From here, it can be seen that the relationship between Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er should be very deep."

"I believe they have political interests, but the feelings are indeed true feelings. These few epitaphs are also quite moving."

"So Princess Taiping later did one thing."

"Sent someone to collect Shangguan Wan'er's poetry collection and pass it on to later generations."

"Today, the poems left by Shangguan Wan'er that we read in *Complete Tang Poems* were all collected by Princess Taiping."

"But what is recorded in traditional history books is that these poems were collected by Li Longji."

"Obviously, it's impossible!"

"Li Longji would never do such a thing, he would only do one thing, he wanted to clear the accounts thoroughly."

"You think, Li Longji killed Shangguan Wan'er back then, but Princess Taiping rehabilitated her, gave her a grand burial, and the country paid for it. And used such a high level to praise her."

"This is equivalent to slapping him in the face, telling him that he killed the wrong person. Can he, as an emperor, endure it?"

"So later, after Li Longji killed his aunt Princess Taiping, the first thing he thought of was to dig up Shangguan Wan'er's grave!"

"This is also why Shangguan Wan'er's tomb was found to be severely damaged."

"And this kind of damage is an official act, belonging to smashing bones and scattering ashes, making a mess inside."

"This is also a means for ancient times to strike at political enemies."

"So he directly dug up Shangguan Wan'er's tomb, and even the epitaph was thrown here for some reason."

"Coupled with the records in history books, it led to the realization of the mistake until today."

"This is actually the significance of archaeology. Without archaeology, the story of Shangguan Wan'er would never be known to later generations."

"History is written by the winner. How Li Longji said it back then, history is recorded like that."

"A talented, politically outstanding strong woman was blackened for thousands of years because of the emperor's thoughts."

"There are many such things.."

"For example, the former Qin Shi Huang, when I was young, I always heard that he was a tyrant, but it wasn't until later that I knew he was the true first emperor of the ages."

The more he thought about it, the more amazed he became.

Finally, he couldn't help but speak up: "Fang Yang, I wonder if you have time today to visit our Cultural Relics Bureau? The bureau knows you've arrived and everyone wants to meet you in person."

Fang Yang smiled awkwardly: "Forget it, I'm a person who prefers peace and quiet; too many people give me a headache."

Director Lin laughed and didn't press the matter further: "Alright then, if there's ever a place where you need us, just give a shout!"

"Will do!"

Fang Yang didn't stand on ceremony either.

He looked at the epitaph still being excavated.

He could only continue digging in other areas.

At this moment, Tiger couldn't get a word in on the side.

His mind kept dwelling on that Lady Shangguan Wan'er who had been dead for a thousand years.

Such a woman, if placed in the modern era...

She would probably be a goddess in the hearts of countless people.

After a while, the excavator began working again.

With a buzzing sound, a large amount of soil and weeds were uprooted.

A large number of birds had already gathered nearby.

There were all kinds: magpies, sparrows, and mynas.

Every time Fang Yang scooped up a shovel of dirt and threw it to the side, they immediately swarmed in to find bugs to eat.

In their eyes, today was a delicious feast.

However, just as everyone was attending to their duties.

Suddenly.

Clang~~~

A loud sound echoed across the site.

Everyone looked over in surprise.

They only saw a puff of smoke rising from beneath the ground in front of them.

Fang Yang was stunned.

This sound could be called the loudest one he had encountered since he started digging.

It felt just like striking a bell.

But it was also very muffled.

This might be because it was buried in the soil.

Furthermore, this sound was clearly a metallic collision, completely different from the epitaph just now.

Fang Yang could conclude that there must be a large metal object underneath.

Without even thinking, he knew he must have dug up something rare again.

Tiger stood by, excited beyond measure.

He had been called by his brother to supervise today; while it was called supervision, in reality, he was just there to be of service.

To be able to personally experience the entire process of Fang Yang unearthing a treasure.

Even Director Lin, who was nearby, hurried over.

He asked with an excited face: "How is it? Did you dig up another cultural relic? Do you need our help?"

Fang Yang smiled helplessly: "It's not certain yet. It should be something made of metal underneath. Don't worry about damaging it; I'll dig a bit first, and if it really is a cultural relic, I'll let you handle it."

Director Lin didn't refuse and nodded: "Good, you decide!"

Following that, Fang Yang tried to dig from the side.

After several consecutive shovel strikes.

Just as he had expected, the object underneath was very large.

The width was at least over a meter.

And it gave him the feeling of being a round object.

This was puzzling...

He didn't seem to have dug up such a huge, round metal object before.

His mind involuntarily tried to guess what it was.

But no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't guess.

He could only dig downwards from the perimeter to unearth its main body.

However, the next scene that occurred surprised him even more.

This large metal object not only had a width exceeding 1 meter.

The depth to which it was buried in the soil was even more startling.

It was originally discovered at a depth of less than three meters.

Now he had already dug to four meters, and still hadn't reached the bottom.

Looking at the trench around it.

Fang Yang vaguely guessed what this thing was.

Round, very tall, very large.

And it was made of metal.

It emitted a loud sound upon impact.