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Chapter 649 - 410 Historical Main Text_3

Chapter 649: Chapter 410 Historical Main Text_3

"Indeed! This scroll is the ancestral heritage of the Iwazaki family, obtained from Jianzhen by the monk Si Tuo,

who accompanied him across the sea to Fusang six times, never abandoning him. He could be said to be Jianzhen’s most trusted disciple and eventually received Jianzhen’s legacy."

"Could this secret... be related to the great monk Jianzhen?" Iwazaki Hideyoshi asked.

"Yes! That was a millennium ago, already sealed in the dust of the past, an unknown Chapter of history.

What remains is only this painting and calligraphy, and the greatest secret of our Iwazaki family, passed down orally from generation to generation..."

Hanzang’s dim eyes gleamed with a touch of vitality as he spoke nostalgically.

"A thousand years ago, the great monk Jianzhen was fortunate enough to witness the glorious history of the Female Emperor of the Great Tang in Divine Capital Luoyang.

And you would certainly be familiar with his master’s name."

"Who?"

"Xue Huaiyi!"

"What... That Xue Huaiyi, who is said to have been the empress’s favorite?" Iwazaki Hideyoshi’s eyes widened.

He was Jianzhen’s master?

That’s too unbelievable!

The Iwazaki family has a very peculiar family rule, that is, from a young age, all family children must enter the Jingjia Hall Library to study Huaxia characters and culture.

Therefore, the descendants of the Iwazaki family, even more so than those students from Country Hua who underwent nine years of compulsory education, understand Huaxia’s history.

And because of their ancestor Si Tuo the monk, the history of the Tang Dynasty is even more a focus of their studies!

"A favorite? Ha! That’s nothing but the vilification of impotent literati," Hanzang sneered.

"Back then, the empress was advanced in years, Xue Huaiyi was in his prime, and the freshly accepted disciple Jianzhen was just a teenage novice monk.

In Jianzhen’s words, Xue Huaiyi had knowledge of geography and astronomy, was skilled in both letters and arms, and profoundly versed in both civil and military strategy, a true polymath—a master of military tactics and strategy.

People thought it was the empress’s favor that brought Xue Huaiyi his moment of great influence.

Little did they know, it was with Xue Huaiyi’s counsel that this once-in-an-eternity empress came to be!

It was not Wu Zetian who made Xue Huaiyi.

But Xue Huaiyi, who made Wu Zetian!"

"Ah this..."

Even as a tale from a millennium ago, it left Iwazaki Hideyoshi utterly speechless and struck dumb.

Even the wildest historical gossip could hardly concoct such explosive Eight Diagrams, right?

If this statement got out, it would undoubtedly provoke a massacre by historians worldwide, who would label you a proponent of "historical nihilism"!

(Solemn declaration: This story is purely fictional, and any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental!)

"Is this the secret you’re talking about?"

After finally coming to his senses, Iwazaki Hideyoshi asked with a rather strange look on his face.

Even if this explosive gossip were true, is it really that important whether it was a woman who made the man, or a man who made the woman...?

"Of course not, the secret... lies with Xue Huaiyi himself!" Hanzang’s face suddenly revealed a hint of fervor.

"What exactly is the secret?"

"A book!"

"Uh... A book?" Iwazaki Hideyoshi was bewildered.

"Exactly! Throughout the history of Huaxia, there have been several occasions when this book appeared, leaving legends behind each time, and then it would be lost again..."

Hanzang’s face grew more passionate.

"Each time, it had different names: ’Luo Shu,’ ’Tai Gong Yin Symbol,’ ’Six Strategies,’ ’Taigong’s Military Art,’ ’Peace Skill,’ ’Qing Nang Sutra’..."

Iwazaki Hideyoshi: "..."

Are you sure you haven’t gone mad, creating some ethereal "True Text of History"?