"What's wrong?" Zu An was shocked and subconsciously focused on alert, thinking there was some danger.
But I heard Mi Li say: "According to the tomb regulations, the number of tomb passages represents the status and glory of the tomb owner. The highest level is the four tomb passages in the southeast, northwest and northwest. This kind of tomb resembles the ancient word "Ya", so it is generally called
Only the emperor is qualified to build a sub-shaped tomb; the second-class tomb has only two north and south passages and is called a "middle"-shaped tomb. It is usually the tomb of a king or a big noble. Depending on the status, the size of the tomb varies.
The difference; the second-class tomb has only one passage. This type of tomb is called an "A"-shaped tomb, which is generally enjoyed by nobles."
"Generally speaking, the owners of these three types of tombs have very noble status in person. However, the tomb in front of you only has a shaft and not even a tomb passage. According to the etiquette, the status of the owner of the tomb is average. You can see the enjoyment outside.
The size of the palace, the abundance of funerary objects around it, and the fact that he was buried right next to the royal tomb. No matter how you look at it, the owner of the tomb should have been a very talented minister during his life, but his tomb is like this...
Simple."
Zu An said: "Perhaps the tombs in the Yin and Shang Dynasties are different from those in later generations. I will go first to see if there is the jade cong that Jiang Jiang is looking for."
There are a lot of funerary objects placed around the coffin, which cannot be seen clearly from above.
Pei Mianman was worried that he had made a mistake, so he jumped into the grave pit with him.
The tomb is surrounded by various funerary objects, most of which are bronze vessels, as well as some jade vessels, pottery vessels, bone vessels, ivory vessels, shell ornaments, etc.
All kinds of bronze tripods are placed on the north side of the coffin. In ancient times, tripods were not only vessels for cooking things, but also symbolized power and status.
In the tunnel to the south of the coffin, there are Fang Zun, Fang Zhu, Fang Yi, Zou, Lei, Yu, Gu, Jue and other daily necessities in front of the tomb owner. Ancient tombs pay attention to death as well as life, so these things will also accompany the tomb.
Buried together with the owner.
Of course, Zu An didn't know these strange-shaped bronze vessels, so Mi Li explained them to him.
She is the Empress of the Qin Dynasty, so she is well-informed. In addition, she has read all the royal books in the past, so she is even more knowledgeable. Explaining these things gives her a sense of pleasure in finally showing off her talents.
It's a pity that Zu An is not interested in these, and it is difficult to interrupt her elegance, so he can only change the topic to other places: "There seem to be weapons on both sides of the east and west. Hey, what is that weapon?"
Zu An noticed that there were many bronze weapons on both sides, including many long swords, spears, and arrows, but the other weapon was a bit strange, a bit like an axe, but with the blade pointing upward.
"That's a yue!" Mi Li looked a little solemn, "This is not an ordinary weapon. It is generally not used for actual battlefield fighting. It is mainly a symbol of power. It is often awarded by the emperor to the general, allowing him to conquer the four directions and deal with the officers at will.
1, 2, 3... there are actually seven axes, which shows how transcendent the tomb owner was in the army, but why haven't I heard of his record?"
"that
It's not like there are history books for later generations to keep. It's normal that you haven't heard of them. Since there are no jade congs here, let's look for them elsewhere." Zu An originally planned to take some of the bronzes here, but you should know that they should be placed in his own place.
Era, these are priceless national treasures.
But then I thought about it, these things are not valuable in this world, and they are ordinary utensils, nothing special, and there is no use taking them out.
At this time, Pei Mianman's voice came: "Ah, this thing is so cute."
Zu An hurriedly ran over, originally thinking that she had discovered the jade cong, but who knew that she was looking at a bronze vessel with a smile in her eyes.
The bronze vessel is somewhat special. It is in the shape of a buffalo, but it is different from the common cow. The cow has a strong body, its head stretches forward, its mouth is slightly open, its eyes, ears, nose, horns, abdomen, tail and other
The physical features are all vivid and lifelike.
The body is fully decorated with dragons, birds, tigers, elephants and other animal-shaped patterns, with unique and magnificent shapes and intricate patterns.
Although it looks majestic overall, its head is slightly tilted and its mouth is open. It is really naive. No wonder Pei Mianman likes it so much.
"If you like it, we can take him away." Zu An held Pei Mianman's little hand and smiled fondly.
Mi Li on the side rolled her eyes.
"It's better not to use it," Pei Mianman thought for a while and shook his head, "Since this thing is a burial object of the tomb owner, he must have liked it very much during his lifetime, so we won't take it from others, and..."
She glanced at the huge coffin next to her, then lowered her voice and moved closer to Zu An: "This place is really weird. It would be bad if the owner of the things he took was unhappy and jumped out to settle accounts with us."
Zu An couldn't help but smile. He saw Pei Mianman being so bold outside on weekdays, but he didn't expect her to be so afraid of ghosts and the like.
This was the voice of Mi Li: "Don't be so close to each other there, there is still one place you haven't checked."
Noticing her eyes looking towards the coffin, Zu An was startled: "You want to open the coffin?"
Mi Li snorted: "Of course, the best burial objects are often found in the coffin. The jade cong you are looking for might be among them."
Zu An swallowed: "This is not good, disturbing the deceased's rest."
"Pedantry!" Mi Li refuted directly, "This is an opportunity. It would be the biggest fool to pass by the treasure mountain without entering. Not to mention that you agreed to the girl, and you also wanted to find a way to leave. This tomb is so unusual.
, maybe there are some key clues in it."
Zu An knew what she said made sense, especially when he thought of the girl's tragic experience, he finally made up his mind: "Okay then!"
Seeing that he was about to open the coffin, Pei Mianman was startled and hurriedly stopped him. Zu An answered her with Mi Li's words.
Pei Mianman bit his lip and finally nodded: "Well, since you have decided this way, I support you and be careful in everything."
Zu An hummed and came to the coffin and bowed: "I didn't mean to disturb the peace of my seniors. The main reason was that we were looking for the jade cong and a way to escape. We really had no choice but to do it. I hope you can forgive me."
Noticing his behavior, Mi Li snorted secretly: "What a waste!"
There are two layers inside and outside the coffin, the outer layer is the coffin and the inner layer is the coffin.
The body of the coffin is painted mainly with black paint, but also with red paint and yellow paint.
After Zu An saluted, he found a bronze long sword from the side, inserted it into the gap and pried open the coffin lid.
There are also some funerary objects in the space between the coffin and coffin, such as the general's helmet and some exquisite pottery, but unfortunately there is no jade cong as described by the girl.
But this gives people hope that the things here are more exquisite than outside. Presumably the things in the coffin are more valuable, and the jade cong may be hidden inside.
The coffin in front of you is painted with red paint and has exquisite patterns, mainly Kui dragon patterns and fish patterns. The lid of the coffin is decorated with gold foil. With the production of gold in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, so much gold can be pasted on the coffin. You can imagine the owner of the tomb.
status during life.
Zu An originally wanted to learn from "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" and light a candle in the corner to see if the light goes out to prevent accidents, but then he thought about it, they are both practitioners, and even if there is some carbon dioxide in the coffin, it will not hurt them.
If the rice dumplings really came out, it would be a fight at most. Anyway, I have fought these undead creatures many times in these days, so lighting candles is really unnecessary.
So while reminding Pei Mianman to be careful, he used a long sword to pry open the coffin lid.
There are indeed many jade articles in the coffin: Bi, Qi, etc. are placed on both sides of the tomb owner's upper body; 4 dragon-shaped ornaments are placed on the back of the tomb owner, basically in a straight line from head to toe; jade tubes are mainly placed on the chest and abdomen of the tomb owner.
Shellfish were placed under the tomb owner, and the bottom of the coffin was covered with cinnabar.
Pei Mianman subconsciously leaned towards Zu An: "He... why is his posture so weird?"
The tomb owner in front of me is not a skeleton, but a relatively well-preserved mummy, whose image in life can still be vaguely seen.
But that's not what's strange, it's his posture in the coffin.
He is not lying flat or on his side in the coffin like a normal tomb owner, but face down and lying prone in the coffin, which looks extremely weird.
At this time, Mi Li's voice sounded: "This should be the legendary prone burial. There are two possibilities. One is the burial method used by people with low status, but this person is obviously not, so there is only another possibility left.
That is to say, he did not die naturally, but died violently!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a dark wind blew around her, causing the air temperature to drop a few points, making her whole body feel cold.