Hero of heart The amazing son in law complete
Chapter 7391
“Lying master?! Why would Mrs. Wade say that?!”
At this moment, Maria Lin’s face was full of shock and confusion.
Margaret An asked Maria Lin, “Senior, do you know anything about Meng Changsheng’s life? For example, when was he born and when did he die?”
Maria Lin said without thinking, “My teacher was born in Chang’an City in the first year of the Linde reign of the Tang Dynasty, which was 664 AD, and died in 1663, which was the second year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, exactly one thousand years ago.”
Margaret An shook her head and said, “I have already asked the people in Chang’an to look for many ancient books and materials.”
“Because Meng Changsheng passed the imperial examinations and served as an official in the palace, some official history books contain records about him.”
“According to official historical records, Meng Changsheng was indeed born in the first year of the Linde era.”
However, this contradicted what the Taoist priest said, so I hired some tomb robbers to search for clues in the ancient tombs of the Wu family from the Tang Dynasty.
After more than a year of searching, until Senior and Charlie went to the Shiwan Mountains, we finally found a document from more than a thousand years ago from the Wu family.
The document states that the 16th generation grandson of the Wu family at that time was named Meng Sheng, with the courtesy name Cynthiag.
He was born in the second year of Qianfeng’s reign in the Tang Dynasty, which was 667 AD. His surname, first name, and courtesy name all match. I’m sure this Meng Sheng is Meng Changsheng!
Maria Lin’s eyes widened, her expression no longer calm. She exclaimed, “Mrs. Wade, you mean Tuan-shi changed his birth date? He deliberately changed his age by three years?”
“Yes!” Margaret An nodded and said, “Based on my findings, that should be the case.”
Maria Lin frowned. “But that doesn’t make sense! I once talked to you about a man you met by chance.”
“That man’s ancestor was a servant named Jiang whom Master took in when he was young. He even said that Master was born in the first year of the Linde era. So, Master must have been less than a hundred years old at the time. It’s impossible for him to plan something a thousand years in advance, right?”
“Moreover, some scholars in the Tang Dynasty were willing to spend a lot of money and effort to bribe the examiners and lower their age just to pass the Tongzi exam.”
“Some officials also lowered their age to delay retirement, but I’ve never heard of anyone actually raising their age.”
Margaret An smiled and said, “Why did Meng Changsheng claim to be born in the first year of the Linde era? I’ve analyzed some clues from other records. Senior, please listen to my analysis and see if it makes sense.”
Maria Lin nodded and said seriously, “I am ready to listen.”
Margaret An said, “First of all, let me analyze human nature. Meng Changsheng’s real name is Meng Sheng, with the courtesy name Cynthiag.”
“Later, after practicing Taoism, he changed his name to Meng Changsheng and called himself Changsheng Jushi.”
“It’s like a businessman who was originally named Meng Sheng and then changed his name to Meng Facai.”
“The only difference is that the word Changsheng sounds more refined, so it seems less vulgar.”
“But actually, the basic logic is the same as names like Meng Facai and Meng Dangguan.”
“I feel that someone who can turn his deepest thoughts into his own name must have a very strong inner desire and is definitely not the type of person who has no desires or demands.”
Maria Lin agreed and said, “Mrs. Wade’s analysis is indeed very reasonable.”
Margaret An continued, “When Meng Changsheng passed the imperial examinations and entered the palace as an official, the emperor was still Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi.”
“Emperor Gaozong changed his title fourteen times during his lifetime. His wife, Empress Wu Zetian, later ascended the throne and changed her title seventeen times.”
“Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong of Tang each used only one title, while other emperors generally used one or two.”
“It is said that Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu frequently changed titles because they both believed in Taoism, the I Ching, and Feng Shui. Each title had a special meaning for them, most likely because they frequently used the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams for divination.”
Then he continued, “I asked someone to calculate Meng Changsheng’s birth date and time, which was the first year of Qianfeng.”
“Personally, his career in government is not very promising, and will not be of much use to the country.”
“Given his birth date and time, as well as Emperor Gaozong’s deep belief in Taoism and the I Ching, he would have had no future prospects.”
After a pause, Margaret An continued, “Regarding his birth chart recorded in the official history, the first year of the Linde era, I have already had someone calculate it.”
“If we refer to that birth chart, he was definitely destined for a high-ranking career. To the nation, he was a rare talent capable of saving the country from ruin.”
“When Meng Changsheng practiced Taoism, he tried his best to achieve immortality.”
“When he becomes an official, he will definitely work hard to climb the career ladder. He will definitely change his birth date and horoscope to prepare for a successful official career. He will definitely be able to do something like that!”
Maria Lin felt a chill run down her spine as she muttered, her face pale.
“If that’s true, then in 1663, Master was only 997 years old, three years before his natural death. My father and Victoria followed his wishes and arranged his funeral. I think he must have faked his death…”
“That’s right,” said Margaret An. “Meng Changsheng won’t let your father and Victoria know his true intentions and plans.”
“He faked his death and deceived his two disciples, giving them three years to prepare the Blood Lake Hell, which would allow him to be destroyed before his death. That was his true goal.”
After that, Margaret An continued, “I also looked into the historical records of the counties around the Shiwandashan Mountains.”
“Between 1664 and 1666, the area experienced a rare natural disaster, which forced a large number of refugees to leave their homes and flee, numbering at least tens of thousands.”
Maria Lin looked at him and muttered, “Could it be that these people were all hurt by Master?”
Margaret An shook her head and said, “I don’t have direct evidence for this, but according to that senior, the formation of the Hell’s Blood Lake formation requires a large amount of blood sacrifice and afflicted souls.”
“Besides, I’ve checked almost every historical record of the counties within a radius of hundreds or thousands of miles of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.”
“During the same period, and in the following year or two, there is no record of any place receiving large numbers of refugees, nor is there any record of a sudden increase in local banditry.”
“These tens of thousands of refugees didn’t flee to other cities, nor did they become bandits. So where did they go?”
When Maria Lin heard this, her whole body couldn’t help but tremble violently, and her eyes were filled with tears.
He was a smart man and knew that what Margaret An had said, taken together, was enough to prove everything.
Meng Changsheng, whom his father highly respected, had actually lost his humanity in his pursuit of immortality.
Using the lives of tens of thousands of people to build a hell formation, just so he could die in it and avoid the destruction of his soul, this method was extremely cruel!
He wiped his tears with his sleeve and choked up, “Master… Oh, no, it was Meng Changsheng!”
“He killed so many people and planned all this, just so that someone with the Shenglong Destiny would appear in this world.”
“Then he would lure them into the Blood Lake Hell in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to possess someone else’s body, then be reborn in someone’s body with the Shenglong Fate…”
“This step-by-step plan, a layout that spans hundreds of thousands of years, just for his own eternity, what… how is this any different from a demon?”
Margaret An sighed, “Even the devils in myths and folklore rarely contain such evil people.”
Maria Lin asked again, “By the way, Mrs. Wade, since Meng Changsheng must die in the Blood Lake Hell, does that mean he will never be able to leave that Hell?”
“Yes.” Margaret An nodded and said, “He shouldn’t have existed in the first place. Only by remaining in his Blood Lake Hell could he hide from the Heavenly Dao.”
“If he leaves the Blood Lake Hell, he will be torn to pieces by the thunder of the heavens. However, if he remains in the Blood Lake Hell, he will be the only god in the Blood Lake Hell.”
“The Taoist said earlier that he had refined tens of thousands of wronged souls in the Blood Lake Hell into a magical instrument. With the blessing of such a powerful magical instrument, no one could be his match wherever he went.”
Maria Lin let out a sigh of relief and said, “This also means that as long as you never go to the Hundred Thousand Mountains and never come to his hometown, he will never be able to do anything to you, because he can’t leave his Blood Lake Hell, right?”
Margaret An pondered and said, “In theory, that’s true, but I always feel like things don’t seem that simple!”