Ye Tian and the others took a few more steps forward, and only then did they see the bronze statue of the little boy standing on the street, peeing naked!

This is the world-famous sculpture of the Manneken Pis, the protagonist of the sculpture is Xiao Lian, the first citizen of Brussels, Belgium, and the symbol of Brussels.

Walking close to the sculpture, Ye Tian and Betty found a suitable place to stop and began to admire the world-famous sculpture.

Taylor and Lisa stood in the back, on high alert, protecting Ye Tian and Betty's safety.

A little farther behind, Walker and the others also stopped, standing on the side of the road, pretending to be tourists smoking and chatting on the street, secretly paying attention to the situation here, and could come up to support at any time.

Although the sculpture of the Manneken Pisque is world-famous, it is very small, about 53 centimeters tall, which can be said to be inconspicuous compared to its huge fame.

If you don't come to this sculpture or don't know it's here, it's easy to pass by and miss this famous sculpture.

Tourists who don't know much about this sculpture and see it for the first time will inevitably be a little disappointed and feel that it is not worthy of the name.

But when you take a closer look at the Manneken Pisque statue, you'll be struck by it.

This Belgian child with curly hair, a crossed waist and a bright belly, peeing in front of people without restraint, has a vivid posture and vivid image, and his serious and happy appearance is indeed very cute.

Looking at such a Renaissance-style sculpture full of innocence, many people's mood will become more happy, perhaps this is why people like Xiaolian.

The sculpture stands above a fountain with a semi-circular pool underneath, enclosed by a black iron fence to separate visitors from pedestrians.

After standing in front of the sculpture and admiring it for a while, Ye Tian began to whisper the story about the sculpture to Betty and Anderson.

"You've all heard the story of the Manneken Pien, and there are all kinds of versions of the story, seven or eight in total, and each one is very interesting.

The most widely circulated is that the ancient Spanish invaders, when they evacuated Brussels, prepared to blow up the city with explosives. Fortunately, Xiao Lian came out to pee in the middle of the night, which extinguished the fuse.

In order to thank Xiao Lian for saving the whole of Brussels with his own soak of urine, this statue was erected to commemorate him and gave him the reputation of 'the first citizen of Brussels'.

Over the centuries, the Manneken sculpture has become a city icon in Brussels, and almost everyone who mentions Brussels will associate this famous statue with it.

Visitors to Brussels will come here to see the sculptures of Xiaolian and feel the innocence and happiness, which has become a must-see attraction in Brussels.

This statue of innocence has also brought a lot of money to Brussels, not only attracting a large number of tourists, but also related tourist souvenirs can be found everywhere in Brussels.

Of course, not everyone likes the Manneken Pisque statue, and Julien is an ill-fated little guy who has been vandalized and even stolen many times in history.

The Renaissance-style Manneken Manneken sculpture we see today is not the original work of the famous Belgian sculptor Jerome Duxno, cast in 1619.

As early as 1871, the original was smashed to pieces by a French drunk, and people re-forged the recovered pieces, giving new life to Xiao Lian, and engraved this history on the pedestal.

One day in 1965, people woke up in the morning to find that Xiao Lian had been killed, with only two feet left on its pedestal, and its humble body was gone.

After more than a year of searching, the Belgians found the body of the company from the Brussels Ring Canal and restored it to its original place for the second time in history.

In view of the repeated vandalism of this statue, the municipality of Brussels decided to send the statue to the collection of the Municipal Museum, and the statue in front of us is a replica of the seventies of the last century,......"

While explaining, Ye Tian also secretly opened the perspective, looking through the sculpture of the manneken boy in front of him, as well as the base of the sculpture, and the situation underground.

This small Renaissance-style sculpture has no secrets worth exploring in itself, just a hollow pure bronze statue with nothing to be discovered inside.

However, under the pedestal of this sculpture, Ye Tian discovered a hidden secret.

It was a deep, damp passageway, about one and a half meters high and less than a meter wide, that sloped down to the depths of the underground side of Constant Temperature Street, where the Manneken statue was located.

In this secret passage, which may not be known, Ye Tian saw several stone holes used to insert torches, as well as four or five fat mice, but apart from these, nothing else was found.

Through those ancient stone holes in the walls of the secret passage, Ye Tian instantly came to a judgment.

This is a secret passage built in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, older than the statue of the Manneken Pis.

According to legend, before 1619, there was a fountain sculpture of the 'Little Eros Pee' on the spot where the statue of the Manneken Child was located, dating back to the mid-15th century.

Ye Tian was not surprised by the discovery of the secret passage here, this could not be more normal.

You know, the location of the Manneken Pisque statue is in the center of Brussels' old town, a stone's throw from the Grand Place in Brussels, just a few dozen meters away.

Historically, Belgium has been a country that has been invaded repeatedly, especially the city of Brussels, I don't know how many invaders have been sent and how many times it has been ravaged!

In the Middle Ages, it was even darker, and everyone was living a precarious life, and there was a risk of extinction at any time.

Faced with this situation, the people living in the city will inevitably dig tunnels to protect themselves from natural and man-made disasters.

Not only are there secret passages under the pedestal of the Manneken Pis, Ye Tian can be sure that there must be countless secret passages under the Grand Place in Brussels, and even in the entire Old City of Brussels.

In medieval Europe, which was shrouded in darkness, it was a common occurrence, and there are countless legends related to secret passages throughout history.

Some of these secret passages are used to protect themselves and avoid enemy attacks, and some secret passages are used to carry out assassinations, and even used by some famous historical figures to cheat, which is quite fragrant!

As for these secret passages under the old city of Brussels, it is estimated that most of them have been discovered, and there should be undiscovered secret passages.

It is likely that this secret passage at the foot of the company has never been discovered.

In Ye Tian's eyes, this secret passage still maintained its original appearance, and there was no trace of anyone entering.

Unfortunately, he didn't find any valuable antique art in this secret passage.

As for the situation in the depths of the secret passage and beyond the scope of perspective, we do not know for the time being! Only by finding an opportunity to go in and explore can we know the specific situation.

After thoroughly seeping the surroundings of the Manneken Pisque sculpture, Ye Tian withdrew his gaze and ended the perspective.

And his professional and precise explanations did not stop.

“...... , Xiaolian is now 'sprinkled' with tap water, but when it comes to the Brussels carnival, this little guy pees out of beer.

As you can imagine, thousands of people who participated in the carnival rushed to drink the 'pee' that was less than the continuous sprinkling, and it must have been a very interesting scene!"

"Hahaha"

There was laughter around the statue, and Betty and Anderson, as well as the other tourists who were there, laughed.

After admiring the statue for a while and taking a few photos with their mobile phones and cameras, Ye Tian and the others turned around and left, walking along Hengwen Street, talking and laughing towards the Grand Place in Brussels.

Immediately after, the Belgian plainclothes policemen also sprang into action and followed up again.

Walker, too, is still following the Belgians.

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