Zhu Yuanzhang pondered. Although it was a folk legend, it seemed quite possible that he himself had said those words!

“Sun Quan is also a hero, so let him stay and guard the gate for me!” Zhu Yuanzhang repeated, and the more he listened, the more it seemed plausible.

"Father, now that you've said that, things will never be clear-cut again," Zhu Biao said helplessly.

"So what if I said it?" Zhu Yuanzhang sneezed for some reason. "Does Sun Quan think he can come and kill us from a thousand years away? Humph!"

Empress Ma brought over two bowls of noodles and placed them in front of the father and son, her face full of smiles. "Why are you still arguing with those ancient people like a child?"

"Now that the sky has been revealed, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, can even speak with Qin Shi Huang. Who knows when Miss Zhu might come over, or even Qin Shi Huang himself? Father, what if Sun Quan comes to chat with you..."

Zhu Biao wasn't afraid; on the contrary, he seemed somewhat anticipating seeing this scene, and couldn't help but tease him a little.

"Let him come, we're not afraid of him. He's just a nobody living in Jiangdong, how could he possibly have more soldiers than us? We still have muskets and other things, how could we be inferior to the ancients from over a thousand years ago?" Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly. "Let him come and fight us one-on-one. Even if he's not Zhao Kuangyin, we're not afraid!"

"It's really a miracle that someone like Sun Quan could fight you one-on-one..." Zhu Biao thought to himself.

"Now that we can come here, we can also call our descendants. The Heavenly Canopy says that our Great Ming Dynasty has sixteen emperors. Apart from the last emperor, the unfilial descendant Chongzhen, we should be able to gather quite a few people, right?"

"If one isn't enough, can't we all go together? Look at Sun Quan, his father and elder brother are good, but his son... well, he's barely passable, not as good as our Biao!" Zhu Yuanzhang praised as he spoke.

"If all else fails, we can try to win over Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Or we can ask Liu Bang to fight in our place while we go to Baideng Mountain to rescue him. Or we can send that rebellious Emperor Yongle to Baideng Mountain. Didn't he say that he searched through all the books during his northern expedition and used the excuse of avenging Liu Bang's defeat at Baideng Mountain? Let him go and truly avenge himself!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words made the mother and son both sigh and laugh.

The reason I'm laughing is that his vengeful nature hasn't changed; he's still the same.

"You, you, Chongba, I think even Sun Quan would be driven mad by you if he came here," Empress Ma said.

“That’s perfect. Let’s just bury the King of Wu’s tomb directly. It’s both economical and convenient, and the mausoleum is already ready…” Zhu Yuanzhang said.

That's really mean.

Empress Ma laughed uncontrollably.

This time it was Sun Quan's turn to sneeze loudly. "Could this Zhu fellow be talking about me?"

Sun Quan, who was not yet the King of Wu and had not yet declared himself emperor, had already begun to use the title "朕" (zhen, meaning "I" or "the Emperor"), and even found it particularly natural to use.

However, in front of outsiders, he still needed to maintain the dignity and face befitting the ruler of Jiangdong, so he certainly couldn't use such a title openly.

Zhu Yuanzhang could have used "朕" (zhen, meaning "I" or "the emperor"), but he didn't; he preferred to use "咱" (zan, meaning "we" or "us").

"What a coincidence!" Liu Che exclaimed. He knew he couldn't build his mausoleum like this; it would have to be in its own separate place. How could he share it with others?

"These two seem to be Kings of Wu, what a coincidence!" Li Shimin was just watching the show.

He could even guess how exciting the comments would be when the live chat was enabled.

Now, everywhere under the sky is filled with people having fun, all waiting for the moment when they can send comments.

"The great river flows eastward~" Su Shi originally wanted to recite another poem, but he couldn't continue. He talked about the Red Cliff and the heroes of the country, but now he was completely led astray.

They're all just Jiangdong rats, Sun Quan, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei's son Sun Zhongmou.

It's all just laughs and jokes; there's no grand ambition left.

He clapped his hands, sighing repeatedly, "Miss Zhu, what am I to do!"

And he is not alone in being the only one like him.

Originally, I wanted to reminisce about the past and talk about the heroic figures and their deeds, but I was suddenly reminded of what Zhu Qinggu said. For a moment, countless scholars and patriots were left with only a sigh.

However, there were far more people who just wanted to have fun than those who wrote poetry.

Over the centuries, even the tombs of once high-ranking officials and nobles could not escape the ravages of time or the clutches of tomb raiders. They were no better off than ordinary people who could simply be buried in a random patch of land, taking nothing with them, and their descendants would not do anything to their tombs.

Zhu Qinggu's arrival awakened the fun-loving gene in many people's bones.

Now she continued, "It is precisely because of this that the tomb passage of Xiaoling Mausoleum miraculously bypasses the tomb of Sun Quan, and the spirit path, which should have been straight, has become curved, which is rare among imperial tombs throughout history."

"It is said that the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty only moved a pair of stone kylins in front of the tomb, and all the other surface buildings were left. But now only a small grave remains of Sun Quan's tomb."

Zhu Qinggu released more pictures, showing that one can indeed overlook the Sun Quan Tomb from Xiaoling.

Only a stone tablet, a stone bridge, a commentary tablet, and a stone statue remain in front of Sun Quan's tomb.

"The Records of the Three Kingdoms describes the scene of Sun Quan's burial, which was also a luxurious and grand one. At that time, the practice of lavish burials was still followed in the Han Dynasty. It is likely that there were many rare treasures inside. Moreover, there is no record in ancient books of any dynasty that Sun Quan's tomb was robbed."

Zhu Qinggu released another short video clip.

A modern person, holding a handheld device, explores the vicinity.

"Now, the state has also sent specialists to scan the underground palace of Sun Quan's tomb with instruments and equipment. At a depth of about 20 meters underground, there was a reaction in the stone chamber. When the excavation was about to begin, a large amount of water began to seep out from underground."

"The authorities also urgently halted this excavation because, according to our country's regulations, imperial tombs cannot be excavated unless absolutely necessary."

"As for whether Sun Quan's tomb has been robbed, the official conclusion is that it has not been robbed, but many people still think that this is impossible."

"So many imperial tombs have been looted in the past, how could Sun Quan's tomb have remained untouched?"

[Actually, Zhu Yuanzhang first had Sun Quan guard his gate, haha.]

[It's definitely been hacked.]

[Not necessarily. After all, nobody knew about Sun Quan's tomb before. Once it was located next to Zhu Yuanzhang's, who would dare to rob it?]

[So Sun Quan should thank Zhu Yuanzhang?]

[I bet he'll still lift the coffin lid and come out cursing: "Damn you, you old fool! Are you guarding your father's door or your mother's door?"]

Sun Quan wasn't lonely; Zhu Yuanzhang could even go and chat with him.

[Both kings of Wu died at the age of seventy-one. What a coincidence!]

Good news: Later generations did not actively excavate the imperial tombs; they did not dig up his grave!

Bad news: This tomb is also leaking!

Sun Quan began to panic and feel afraid. Could it be that he had been soaking in the water for hundreds of years?

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