Chapter 221 Imperial City Maze
The huge Imperial Palace City is the center of the entire Han Ling. It occupies a huge area and is majestic. However, only a few people know that the bottom of the Imperial Palace City is hollowed out.
Rumor has it that there is a giant maze beneath the palace, and there are endless legends about the maze.
Some people say that this labyrinth was built during the goddess's period, and its function was to hide the treasures left by the goddess to prevent them from falling into the hands of rebels. Others say that this labyrinth was built by the goddess herself, and the purpose was to hide the treasures left by the goddess. As her own mausoleum, the goddess has the world in mind. Even if she dies, she will use her body to protect the safety of the imperial city.
These are some of the widely circulated theories, and there is another, less well-known theory, which is that the body of the goddess is hidden here, and the goddess is not dead, but is sealed in the maze.
But no matter what the statement is, it is just a message legend, and there is no evidence to prove it, just because...
No one ever made it out alive.
This left too much fantasy color to the maze. People in the palace were very taboo about this matter, which made people panic. Starting from the previous generation of emperors, they had placed a taboo on it, sealed the entrance to the maze, and ordered, It is strictly forbidden for anyone to talk about this matter. If anyone is involved, he will be killed immediately. After a long time, no one talks about the maze anymore, and the rumors naturally stop.
Time has slowly submerged this incident. Now, except for the old people in the palace and some important courtiers who also know about it, the maze of the imperial city has become a taboo. However, I did not expect that Emperor Qin would actually open it. The labyrinth was used as a test for beautiful women. This incident was like a bomb, which exploded the civil and military forces of the dynasty.
When this maze was opened, not even a strong warrior could come out alive after entering it! There was even a small group of royal guards who went in but didn't come out, which was enough to show how dangerous it was. If a group of helpless girls were to go in now, wouldn't they be going to die?
What's more, most of this group of beautiful girls are the darlings of various courtiers' families. How can they just go to such a dangerous place like this?
One after another, the Emperor Qin's desk was almost full of remonstrances, but none of them could remove the emperor's attention. Gradually, some ministers were really reluctant to let their daughters die and risked their lives to go to court. After the first one, there was a second one. In the end, almost all the courtiers stopped coming to court, and they just choked up and asked the emperor to change the order.
On the other hand, when the beautiful ladies of the Ama Palace learned the news, almost everyone came back and cried, crying so hard that their hearts broke. They put down their fine clothes and food at home and came to the Ama Palace for training. This was not I'm going to die! They all worked so hard to join the royal family. After finally getting to the third level, it turned out to be life-threatening! How is this acceptable? All of a sudden, countless letters flew out of Ama Palace and towards his home, trying to persuade his family to resist.
Just when everyone was waiting for what Emperor Qin would do, the masters of the Imperial College stood up and spoke, saying that this was all destined by God. If you want to become a member of the royal family, you must pass this test, otherwise A mortal's body is simply not capable of serving as a royal wife.
This is simply nonsense!
In the past, the beautiful girl who needed this kind of trouble would have lost her life in the test!
But unfortunately, no one dared to refute.
At this point, we have to mention the so-called Imperial College, which is a unique department under the royal family. Those who serve in it are not called ministers, but are called masters. They are not subject to royal control and belong to sons inheriting their father's legacy. There is no need to go through any tests. As long as you are a master, then your descendants will all be in this profession, and the Imperial College does not need to directly give orders to the emperor, but will act according to nature.
To put it simply, they are a group of people with status and status... magic sticks.
The master's daily work is to look at the celestial phenomena, calculate the auspicious dates of the zodiac, etc., and pray for blessings when encountering disasters or other disasters for the people. They don't usually do much, but they have something to do with everything! From the time when the emperor boarded the plane to the determination of an official's fate, the masters of the Imperial College had to carefully calculate everything.
For example, when Emperor Qin ascended the throne, it was Master Taiming of the Imperial Academy who personally calculated the most suitable candidate for emperor. As expected, the incoming emperor passed the throne to Emperor Qin, whom no one was optimistic about at that time, and Han Ling's The national power also reached an unprecedented level in the hands of Emperor Qin. The prestige of the Imperial College suddenly became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and became more and more feared. After all, man and nature are always invincible, and no one wants to offend the anger of the gods.
And even on the day the third prince Qin Che was born, the masters of the Imperial College declared that this son would have a bad life and would not live long. And sure enough, the life of the third prince Qin Che could be regarded as one of the four "poor fates". The meaning of the word was lost, and the sick body could not last much longer. The emperor was not happy, and he was almost an abandoned prince. Even if he was granted the title of king, it was just a temporary soft-heartedness of Emperor Qin. No one really Seriously.
There is an interesting story that has been circulated among the officials. Han Shangqing and Han Cheng's wife were pregnant. It happened that the maid who was lucky enough to be pregnant was also pregnant. They were one big and one small, which made people envious. The day of delivery was even more exciting. It was on the same day, and on that day, Master Taiming from the Imperial College happened to pass by the Han Mansion. Feeling that it was destined, he stayed.
Rumor has it that when the eldest lady gave birth, the originally clear sky was filled with rumbles, lightning and thunder, and dark clouds. Even if it didn't rain, there would be dry thunder, or it would be dull and dry, which only made people tremble with fear. This is the concubine of the Han family. She was born at this time. As soon as she was born, the eldest lady died due to hemorrhage. Master Taiming frowned on the spot and said that this girl had offended the gods and was displeased by the gods. She killed her mother as soon as she was born. The gods deliberately Thunder was brought down as a warning.
As for the second lady who gave birth half an hour later, the weather turned sunny, but it started to rain. A rainbow was seen by the people in the city, and many people were surprised.
Han Shangqing asked the master on the spot what the fate of this woman was. Master Taiming just smiled and said, this girl has an excellent destiny. She will be rich and powerful in the future. She is also tainted with a royal aura and is unattainable. As long as she is raised well, she will be a beautiful girl.
Han Shangqing looked at his two children with very different fates. In addition, Han Fei was a wrinkled and black ball when she was born, while Han Yan was white and tender. She could open her eyes right after she was born, and she could also face He smiled to himself, the partiality had arisen from that time, and with Master Taiming's prestigious reputation, he couldn't help but believe it, so he disliked his first-born daughter and completely doted on the second daughter. This is why Han Shangqing must put it into his hands. Han Yan was sent to Ama Palace, and she firmly believed that the reason why Han Yan could marry into the royal family was that everything was destined by the gods!