Chapter 287: Searching for thieves on the top of the Yellow Crane Tower
Tang Cui Hao has poetry clouds, the people of the past have taken the yellow crane to go, and the yellow crane tower is vacant here. The yellow crane is gone, and the white clouds are empty for thousands of years. Qingchuan calendar Hanyang tree, fragrant grass and parrot island. Where is Sunset Township? The Yanbo River makes people sad.
The Yellow Crane Tower here is the Yellow Crane Tower that Li Mi can see now.
This Yellow Crane Tower was originally built on the Yellow Crane Rock, the sound of the crane is close to the crane, in order to spread the falsehood, the Yellow Crane Tower became the Yellow Crane Tower, of course, there is also a saying that this Yellow Crane Tower was originally a restaurant of the Xin family, because it received an immortal, the immortal performed magic skills, and then drove the crane away to get the name.
Although this statement was written into the Jiangxia County Chronicles by later generations, it has no credibility, this Yellow Crane Tower was built in the Huangwu Year of the Three Kingdoms, and it should have been used for military strategic purposes at first.
Huang Wu is the first era name used by Sun Quan, the emperor of Eastern Wu, and this Yellow Crane Tower was first used for military purposes, which is why Li Mi came up to see it.
However, after reading it, Li Mi was inevitably a little surprised, because the Yellow Crane Tower in later generations was already magnificent and heroic.
However, the Yellow Crane Tower at that time was higher and bigger, and the building was about 50 meters high in later generations, but the Yellow Crane Tower that Li Mi saw was as high as more than 70 meters, and the top of the golden building was even shrouded in clouds and mist.
There are many ancillary buildings around the Yellow Crane Tower, such as the Shengxiang Pagoda, the Tablet Corridor, the Mountain Gate, etc., the lobby on the first floor is a huge mural painting, and the left and right walls are hung with all the masterpieces left by the literati and ink writers over the years.
Of course, these are all fakes for tourists to see, and the real works are in the top floor and high pavilions, and from the second floor, there are royal palaces and local officers and soldiers guarding, and tourists can't go up.
This octagonal tower is more huge and spectacular than later generations, Li Mi also expected it a long time, after all, the Yellow Crane Tower has gone through the war, people here in Wuchang often have a saying, saying that it is "the national fortune Chang then the building is prosperous", but only in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Yellow Crane Tower was destroyed more than a dozen times, and rebuilt more than a dozen times, to the Guangxu years, the last Yellow Crane Tower built up has only left the brass cover on the roof.
In these years, the Yellow Crane Tower also often changes its location, and each time it is rebuilt, it is almost not in accordance with the original site, and in the era of New China, the original site of the Yellow Crane Tower was occupied when the Yangtze River Bridge was built, and the new building can only choose another place.
Therefore, the Yellow Crane Tower seen by later generations is no longer the Yellow Crane Tower, although it is imitated according to the blueprint of the Qing Dynasty, but the blueprint of the Qing Dynasty is not authentic.
The Yellow Crane Tower that Li Mi saw at this time was actually rebuilt or repaired, because during the Jiajing period, the Chu Wangfu often ran water, and the Yellow Crane Tower was also full of disasters.
However, Li Mi didn't really want to come to travel and watch, as I said before, the reason why Li Mi wanted to climb the mountain and view the tower was because it was established during the reign of Sun Quan, the Emperor of Eastern Wu, and it was mainly used for military purposes.
What's more, this is the top of Gaoguan Mountain, standing on this yellow crane tower, the entire palace and even the layout of the royal city are in full view!
Therefore, the side of the royal city has been blocked, and ordinary tourists can only stay on the other side when they go up the mountain, and they must not go around to the southeast, otherwise they will be suspected of peeking into the palace!
When Zhen Mi fled, Li Mi suspected that she had fled to the mountains, but she didn't have time to pay attention to it at that time, she threw Kang Chunxia's mess to Li Mi, at that time, Li Mi was in a hurry to deal with it, and he was short of manpower, and he had to take care of factors such as the King of Chu, so he didn't go up the mountain to search for him.
Although Liang Tongcheng and the young swordsman are lurking in the craftsman's room, the craftsman is a low-level person, and many secrets of the palace cannot be accessed, and if they want to hide in the palace, they are not like a fish in the sea and river, since they can hide, it is estimated that they have also got Zhen Mi's secret help.
Li Mi thought about it, but he didn't understand it very well, and thanks to Zhu Huachi inviting him to climb the mountain, Li Mi came up with an idea, half of the area of this Yellow Crane Tower is not allowed to be entered by ordinary people, will Zhen Mi hide here?
With such a mentality, Li Mi had no intention of enjoying the beautiful scenery, and when he arrived at the hall on the first floor, he saw that there were not many tourists, and a few literati and artists were pointing out the rivers and mountains in the pavilion outside, exalting the words, and from time to time there was a slightly pretentious laughter.
In the hall, there are a few painters, quietly copying the paintings on the four walls, but it is also very quiet.
Li Mi looked at the stairs leading to the second floor, and said to Zhu Huachi: "I heard that the Yellow Crane Tower is hiding treasures on the top, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”
Zhu Huachi heard Li Mi say this, and he also became proud, and said in his heart that although he was only a lieutenant of the auxiliary state, no matter how he was demoted, he was a member of the royal family after all, and he knew the secrets that he was most interested in, which also gave him enough superiority.
"Master Li is knowledgeable, but these things are just false, the Yellow Crane Tower had a lot of treasures earlier, but when the first King of Chu was in the first generation, all these treasures have been collected, although the Yellow Crane Tower was also burned several times later, but in fact, the treasures in it have not been burned, but have been hidden in the palace treasury!"
Although Zhu Huachi deliberately lowered his voice, Li Mi was inevitably surprised when he heard this, but he was relieved when he thought about it.
The first Chu king Zhu Zhen Hongwu came to Wuchang at the beginning of the martial arts, although the Chu palace was built for eight or nine years to complete, but in the early Ming Dynasty, the world was initially settled, and everywhere was not stable, and the remnants of Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang were still lurking in various places, and there were often armed riots.
Although Zhu Zhen was not very old at the time, he may have been instructed by Zhu Yuanzhang to protect all the treasures in the Yellow Crane Tower, which can be regarded as a merit.
Zhu Huachi thought that Li Mi wanted to take a look at those treasures, and at this time he regretted Li Mi: "It's a disappointment for the adult, with the friendship between the adult and the prince, if the adult speaks, the prince can open your eyes ......."
Li Mi didn't want to see any treasures, he came to search for Zhen Mi's traces, it would be better if he didn't have those treasures, and immediately said to Zhu Huachi.
"General, at the beginning, I was afraid that there were treasures on the top, and I didn't dare to propose to go up for a walk, but now I know that the treasures are in the palace, so I dare to go to the top of the building to take a look, what is the scenery, why so many people want to climb the Yellow Crane Tower."
Zhu Huachi also wanted to befriend Li Mi, but at this time, Li Mi took the initiative to propose it, and he naturally did what he liked and said to Li Mi.
"The guards inside are all my people, just go up and take a look."
Saying this, Zhu Huachi took Li Mi to the second floor, which was also very large, with a lot of bookcases and books, but at first glance, it was not a lone ancient text.
Feel free to look through one or two, most of them are Wuchang Jiangxia county chronicles or geographical chronicles and the like, there are also some literati in the Yellow Crane Tower banquet left behind, this kind of literati tone Li Mi has also encountered, at that time also borrowed a poem by the Jianhu Woman, Li Mi was deeply impressed.
To the third layer, there are some porcelain, which is a pipe kiln in Hubei, a lot of monochrome glazed porcelain, and above the fourth layer, there are some antiquities such as bells with the characteristics of the tomb of Marquis Yi, and when they reach the top floor, what is displayed is the sword and spear of Wu Wangfucha!
Of course, Zhu Huachi has already said that these things are fakes, and Li Mi didn't look at it much, but Li Mi didn't understand it a little.
In ancient times, there was no archaeology, tomb robbery was a short-lived thing that was punished by God, and things such as husbands and swords were only born in later generations, so where did the Ming Dynasty come from these things?
Regarding Li Mi's doubts, Zhu Huachi also explained on the side, after all, he is the master of eating, drinking and having fun, and he may not be very good at poetry, books, rituals and music, but when it comes to play, he has it at his fingertips.
It turned out that these things were recovered from the tomb robbers, and some of them were copied by Shi Chongsheng, the great master of Hangzhou, through the description of ancient books.
When Li Mi heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, because he had seen the real objects excavated by later generations, and these replicas were basically the same as the real things, and it was hard to imagine that they could be imitated so successfully just through ancient records!
Although the top floor is not very large, it is not open on all sides, as mentioned before, the half of the area facing the direction of the palace is still closed, and the walls have been completely built with bricks and stones, completely sealing off half of the area.
Li Mi came all the way up from the ground floor hall, and he paid close attention, and several places where people could be hidden were also explored one by one, and there was no trace of Zhen Mi's figure, let alone living or staying.
Although there are many guards on the Yellow Crane Tower, these guards come up during the day to maintain order and do not allow tourists to approach, and they cannot stay at night.
Since Zhen Mi was not upstairs, Li Mi didn't stay long, looking upstairs by the railing, he was also open-minded, the breeze was slow, as if he was between heaven and earth, and he could pick the stars with his hands, giving people an extremely comfortable and impulsive urge to shout loudly!
This feeling made Li Mi stay away from the hustle and bustle of the mortal world, and suddenly it was like a soul floating in mid-air, which was really as the Taoist people said that he was fluttering and wanting to soar.
"General, can you leave me alone for a while?"
When Li Mi said this, Zhu Huachi seemed to understand, and seemed to understand very much, people who wanted to come to the top for the first time had Li Mi's performance, and he was used to seeing it, so he said to Li Mi.
"It's okay, I'm waiting for the adults below, the adults can see it for as long as they want, as long as they come down before dark, if the north gate is closed, it's also troublesome to knock on the door and shout to close."
Li Mi also smiled and said to Zhu Huachi: "It's just that I feel like it for a while, and I need time to calm down and make the adults laugh." ”
Zhu Huachi smiled and waved his hand, and then retreated, Li Mi even heard him order the guards: "Be smart, don't let people disturb Lord Li!" ”
"Yes!"
Seeing this, Li Mi was relieved, and when Zhu Huachi's footsteps were far away, Li Mi came to the terrace.
There are a total of eight terraces at the top of this tower, four of which are cut off from the middle, forcibly dividing the roof space into two, and the other half is able to overlook the palace, and Li Mi is on this side, but it is the scenery of the northern foot of Gaoguan Mountain.
Li Mi took a deep breath, then hugged the pillar and climbed to the railing, the distance of dozens of meters under his feet was also chilling, but Li Mi had no choice, if he wanted to go to the other half of the area to see what was going on, he couldn't pass through the wall, he could only go around from the outside of the roof!
Yes, Li Mi still didn't feel at ease in the end, because this place is too suitable for hiding, the palace is forbidden, and there is no way out, although Zhen Mi's martial arts are not too high, but his body is light, and if he doesn't use Li Mi's method, he turned to the other half of the area!
Since Zhen Mi is hiding here, she will inevitably pay close attention to the movements here, although there is a wall, but the wall has ears, maybe she has recognized Li Mi's voice, if she takes advantage of Li Mi's halfway and pushes Li Mi down, then Li Mi will die!
Li Mi's whole person hung on the upturned eaves, fortunately, the roof cover was made of brass clad wood, which was extremely strong, and although it had gone through wind and rain, it was still able to bear the weight.
Because the distance between the two terraces is too long, Li Mi can only swing from this side, after all, the height of his feet is tens of meters, Li Mi is also scared into a cold sweat, but at this time, the most afraid is still here!