From Ancient Times to the Present Chapter 39: Sudden Changes
In ancient times, the general large reclining Buddha was cultivated according to the mountain, and some were the whole mountain peak that was processed to form a Buddha statue.
The ancients made full use of the natural environment to carve out a vivid and incomparably large statue, towering to the sky and the earth, spitting mountains and rivers, and its incomparably large scale showed the vast majesty and boundless Zen of Buddhism to the world.
However, the huge sleeping Buddha in the apse is much smaller than those cultivated by the mountains, but compared with ordinary people who are more than one meter high, it is huge and incomparable, its body is more than 50 meters long, and the height from the ground is about five or six meters, the eyes are slightly open, the big earlobes are large, the face is kind, one hand supports the cheeks, and sleeps peacefully on the lotus platform.
On each side of the Sleeping Buddha Hall there is a celadon jar, which is full of grease that has condensed into a solid, and Professor Hai explained that this oil is said to have been practiced by capturing mermaids in the sea, and can be immortalized.
The Changming glass cup offered to the Buddha in front of the lotus platform is also made of this lamp oil, but the remaining lamp oil in the jar still confirms that this merman oil is just so magical.
Hearing that the lamp oil used to burn the lamp is so rare, a few old professors are okay, and there is no gaffe. The other young people were all surprised, and the huge sleeping Buddha in front of them was even more shocking, and they were all impressed by the skills of the ancients, and they were all amazed, dazzled, and sighed loudly, throwing the ban on making loud noises out of the clouds.
There are also many stone tablets in the hall, which are all carved with incomparably complex Xixia characters, which should be inscriptions such as Buddhist allusions.
The attention of Curator Wang and the others was attracted by the inscription, and they stood by the stele and looked at it for a long time, but they couldn't understand it, and beckoned Li Qingcang to come over and watch.
Li Qingcang had a cursory glance in the past, and without much effort, he recognized the names of the inscriptions such as "Guan Maitreya Bodhisattva Shangsheng Tushituo Heavenly Sutra", "Great Treasure Accumulation Sutra Dharma Realm Body No Distinction Meeting", "Dafang Guang Buddha Huayan Sutra Puxian Xing Wish", "Buddha Mother Birth Sanzang Prajnaparamita Sutra" and other inscriptions.
provoked a few old professors to smile, looking at their appearance, with the treasure of Li Qingcang, it is estimated that they are more happy than finding the treasure.
Li Qingcang was about to carefully translate the inscription, when suddenly the leopard shouted loudly: "Good girl, this Buddha's grandfather's mouth is really big, it seems to be a hole!" ”
When I looked up, I saw that the leopard and Xiao Meng, two bastards, had climbed to the head of the sleeping Buddha and were standing at the mouth of the Buddha statue and shouting.
The lips of the Buddha statue were open, enough to accommodate one person to enter and exit freely, Xiao Meng leaned into the mouth of the Buddha statue to take a look, turned around and shouted to Li Qingcang: "Big brother! There is a shaft here, leading to the underground, I think this temple should not be called Tongtian Great Buddha Temple, it should be called the Great Buddha Temple! ”
When everyone heard this, their interest was even higher, and the flashlight shone at the Buddha's head, shaking Xiao Meng, and the leopard couldn't open his eyes.
The leopard shouted: "I said comrades, don't take a blind photo, it makes me dizzy, I have a fear of heights, and I will report a work injury to you when I fall down." Xiao Meng also shouted: "That's it, that's it, I don't want you to lose money, just find a treasure and pay one or two pieces later." ”
Everyone stayed together for a few days, and they all knew that these two people were out of tune and vulgar, so they didn't care, but caused a burst of good-natured laughter.
Several old professors also shook their heads with a smile. Then squad leader Zhang volunteered and explained that after Ni Weidong came down last, he was the first to climb the Buddha's head, took the glow stick thrown by Gu Zhaohui and threw it down the shaft, only to see that there was a hanging ladder on the wall of the well for people to climb all the way to the bottom.
The glow stick can be seen at the bottom of the well, and the lighter is lit horizontally at the mouth of the well, and the flame is seen swaying straight towards the roof, which proves that there is still air flowing up at the bottom of the well. Squad leader Zhang was not delaying, the first one climbed down the shaft, and then Leopard, Xiao Meng, Li Qingcang, Hai Ruyu and others climbed down one after another.
Everyone climbed down the wall of the well for five or six minutes, and then they arrived at the bottom of the well, only to see that there were stone walls all around, the space was very spacious, and the dozen or so people stood together and were not too crowded, and the air was cold and seeping, but it was very dry, and there was no damp feeling under the well.
There is a stone door on the wall of the well, in a half-open state, it is covered with copper door nails, Li Qingcang counted it, nine horizontal and seven vertical, according to the "House Classic" this should be a tomb door. It seems that this is supposed to be the entrance to the tomb in the temple of the Buddha Temple.
Behind the tomb gate was a passage, full of sand, almost half a man high, and if it had not been for the tomb door, it would have flowed to the bottom of this well. There is also a stone tablet on the side of the tomb door, which is engraved with Western Xia characters, as if it has been smeared with blood, although it has lasted for a long time, it is still bright red in color, and it looks a little shocking at the bottom of this dark well.
Li Qingcang looked at the inscription for a while, and the inscription meant that there was a demon king in charge of darkness sleeping inside, and all light was not allowed to enter, and violators would be punished by the demon king, turned into pus, blood and white bones, and fell into hell forever, not into reincarnation.
It just so happened that Professor Hai, Director Wang and several other old professors also came down, and when they saw Li Qingcang's solemn face, they asked about the situation, and Li Qingcang told them the meaning of the inscription.
When Curator Wang heard this, he took a closer look at the tomb door, slapped his thigh in annoyance, and sighed: "What Dark Demon King, hell reincarnation, these things are just warning tomb robbers with bad intentions, what use can they be?" Look, nine times out of ten, this tomb has been stolen! These native masters are really pervasive. ”
When everyone heard him, their hearts were like pouring cold water on them, pouring out the passion for treasure hunting just now.
The leopard was unwilling and asked, "Old man, how do you know that this tomb has been stolen?" ”
Curator Wang glanced at the leopard and said slowly: "When I was in the apse just now, the Buddha's mouth opened, I suspect that someone has been here, if it is normal to enter and exit, the Buddha's mouth is estimated to be organically closed, and it will not be so easy for the two of you to find out."
"Now there is so much sand flowing out of this tomb, it must be that the mechanism in the tomb has been triggered, during the Song Dynasty, most of the anti-theft of the noble tomb is this quicksand method, the upper layer of the entire tomb is full of fine sand that has been screened and processed, and the mobility is extremely strong, as long as the mechanism is touched, it will pour out from the top of the tomb, bury the tomb robber alive, and the tomb itself will be covered by the sand, this kind of organ is commonly known as "sand top sky".
"Looking at this tomb now, the sand almost fills the entire passage, and if it is opened normally, it is impossible for this phenomenon to occur, so I guess this tomb has been stolen.
The leopard was still unwilling, and asked: "Old man, even if what you said is right, but looking at it like this, even if there is an estimate of tomb robbery, it is estimated that it was buried alive in the sand, and the corpses are still inside, why do you sigh?" ”
When Curator Wang heard this, he thought to himself, he finally found this place by mistake, and he was really unwilling not to go in to take a look, and as soon as this "Shading Sky" was triggered, it was really not easy to escape, I hope these tomb robbers did not succeed, no matter what, I still have to go in and have a look to make my heart feel more comfortable.
Leopard, Xiao Meng, the two thieves insisted on going in to have a look, but the other students were a little hairy in their hearts, after all, they were all literate intellectuals, and they were a little scared when they heard any curses, organs, buried alive and the like.
Although everyone has received atheist education since childhood, the more they come into contact with the profession of history and archaeology, the more they find some things that cannot be explained by science, especially some ancient curses.
Curator Wang saw that there were some dark red particles in the sand, took out the instrument and filled some sand, then poured some reagents into it, tested it with a test strip, and saw that there was no toxicity, so he put his mind at ease.
Looking up and seeing that the students and disciples were a little uneasy, Curator Wang coughed, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then made a pre-war mobilization for archaeology.
It is emphasized that everyone is about to make a major discovery here, "traveling a hundred miles and a half ninety", and the task is not completed until the last step.
You don't have to care about the statement on this inscription, there is no demon king and devil in the world, the darkness can never defeat the light, and the scientific research is exquisite, and you must not give up halfway, but you can't take it lightly, the curse of the pyramid of Tutankhamun, the most famous in ancient Egypt, has been investigated and shown to be a microbial infection, and it is not that anyone who disturbs the pharaoh's rest will die.
Now the tomb is full of sand, it is estimated that someone triggered the mechanism, which is bad news, proving that someone has stolen this tomb before us, but it is also good news, proving that the mechanism in this tomb has been triggered, reducing some dangers.
When you go in, be sure to wear a mask and gloves and do not touch the items inside.
After Director Wang's encouragement and reminders, the morale of the students has improved a little, and their courage has recovered a lot.
The bold Li Qingcang, Leopard, Xiao Meng and others don't need to say anything, they are not allowed to enter, and these people will go in if they don't do well. Where you need to cheer up and mobilize.
So everyone began to put on masks, gloves, and sapper shovels, and began to dig sand, and the tomb was paved with smooth stone bricks, and now there is no need to worry about any mechanism, even if there is, it has already been triggered by this quicksand.
The archaeological team was busy digging sand underneath, but Xia Zhi'an, who was on the ground, was bored, and the old camel slept on the belly of the camel and snored loudly, which was extremely sweet.
At first, the little warrior would get up and patrol every once in a while, and after three or four rounds of inspection, not even an ant could be seen in the depths of the desert, and he felt that there was no danger, so he sat down at the mouth of the cave, hugged his knees, and froze.
Listening to the snoring of the old camel, it was like a lullaby, and I couldn't help but doze off one by one.
Xia Zhi'an was already in a state of half-asleep and half-awake in a daze, unaware that someone had tiptoed behind him.
This person had a purple complexion, a fierce expression, wearing a tight jacket, quietly sneaked behind Xia Zhi'an, and stretched out his hand to wrap Xia Zhi'an's neck.
The little soldier woke up suddenly, but he couldn't make a sound, and then he was hit hard in the back of the neck, and he fainted without saying a word.
At the same time, the old camel's snoring also stopped abruptly, and a figure stood up in the middle of the camel herd, stretched out a hand and made an Ok gesture, indicating that it had also been done there.
I saw more than a dozen people coming out one after another from behind the sand pile not far from the entrance of the cave, dressed in different shapes, most of them were Asians, all carrying pairs of people. Tube hunting. Guns and five companies. Hair hunting. guns and other weapons.
But among them there is also a black man as black as ink, a white-haired white man, these two are tall, with an M4A1 assault rifle on their shoulders, wearing US Army desert camouflage, imposing and murderous, and they know that they are soldiers at a glance.
Escorted by a bloated yellow-skinned fat man in a casual jacket and a pair of sunglasses, walked towards the entrance of the cave.