The tomb passage here is wide and long, like a time tunnel leading to the depths of history.

The walls are painted with various exquisite murals. Those murals are colorful and delicate in brushstrokes, as if telling the glorious history of the Tang Dynasty and the glorious stories of the royal family.

Each mural is a work of art, with figures, scenes, myths and legends. The figures are lifelike, with some wearing fluttering clothes and some with majestic expressions.

The scenes are depicted in great detail, including the luxurious and lively atmosphere of court banquets and the fierce battles on the battlefield.

Li Chengqian looked at the murals and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "These murals are truly a stroke of genius. They must have taken the painstaking efforts of countless craftsmen."

On the top of the tomb are lifelike stone carvings. The auspicious beasts and birds carved into the stone seem to be guarding the mausoleum. Their postures are different, some spreading their wings to fly, some looking majestic and awe-inspiring. Every line demonstrates the superb skills of the craftsmen.

Li Chengqian followed the team and walked carefully through the various forked tomb passages along the marks made in advance.

The tomb passages were like a maze, but everyone did not dare to slack off and finally arrived at the main tomb chamber.

There are two huge sarcophagi in the main tomb chamber, and the stone lid of one of them has been sealed.

The outside of the sarcophagus is carefully carved with a three-dimensional phoenix on a paulownia tree. The phoenix's feathers are carved in great detail, and each piece seems to be trembling slightly, as if about to spread its wings and fly away.

The carved stone statue is also painted with brightly colored pigments, red like fire, gold like light. These colors are intertwined to make the phoenix more vivid and lively.

But the sarcophagus was already closed. Li Chengqian looked at this strange yet familiar sarcophagus, and his mother's voice and smile emerged in his mind. Thinking that the mother who was best to him was lying alone in it, sadness surged like a tide, almost drowning him.

His eyes were red, his lips were trembling slightly, and he murmured softly: "Mother, your son is here to see you..."

At this time, Li Shimin's coffin was slowly lifted into another stone coffin, and then precious burial objects were carefully placed on the coffin.

An official in charge of placing the burial objects picked up an exquisite jade artifact and said to the person next to him, "This is something your majesty loved during his lifetime. It must be placed properly."

The burial objects include gold, silver, jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, each of which is priceless. They carry the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and respect for Li Shimin.

Then, with a heavy sound, the sarcophagus slowly closed. This sarcophagus was ingeniously designed. Once closed, it could no longer be opened from the outside. It was locked from the inside using a complex mechanism.

If someone tries to force it open, the first thing that will be triggered is the mechanism of the tomb, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Li Chengqian watched all this quietly, looking at his father and mother lying there quietly, a feeling of loneliness spread from the bottom of his heart, as if he was the only one left in the whole world.

He took a deep breath and said to the soldiers around him, "Guard this place well and don't disturb my father and mother."

The soldiers responded in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

After everything was arranged, Li Chengqian stood there quietly for a while, as if he wanted to remember this moment forever.

Then he took a deep breath and ordered the soldiers to seal the tomb door.

His voice was a little hoarse: "Let them rest in peace here forever!"

The soldiers received the order and began to slowly push the tomb door.

Since Li Chengqian had already revealed his identity, he no longer wanted to waste time and did not want to go through those tedious and complicated ceremonies.

He directly ordered the funeral procession to return to Chang'an.

At the same time, he ordered Wen Ruchu to send someone to rush back to Chang'an to inform Prime Minister Fang and Grand Tutor Qi to end the funeral as soon as possible.

In Li Chengqian's view, the Tang Dynasty was in a critical period of development and needed to focus more on national construction rather than wasting time on these red tape.

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