Chapter 155: Tomb Robbery?
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Liu Minghua looked at Wu Cao with a little complicated eyes, and then said, "Wu'er, are you more curious about the palace and your majesty?" If that's the case, I'll have time for Le'er to take you to the palace. You and Le'er are good sisters now, and it's nothing to go to the palace. β
When Wu Cao heard Liu Minghua say this, he said a little keenly: "Brother Minghua, did I say the wrong thing?" β
Liu Minghua was shocked and shook his head: "Why do you say that?" Hey, let's not talk about that. Wu'er, when you fought the royalist just now, were you the emperor's Shi Shuang, or were you a common man or a royalist? β
Wu Cao said casually: "Of course, it's when you are the emperor!" β
Liu Minghua rolled his eyes and said, "That's really the case!" "Liu Minghua worked hard to toss this royalist playing card, in fact, he also tried Wu Cao. Now it seems that Wu Ze is born to like power, and history has not changed.
After Wu Cao finished speaking, he smiled, and then thought about it calmly: "That's not right." When I felt the coolest and most excited just now, it was Brother Minghua who was the emperor, and I came to protect you, and at that time my whole heart was ...... I don't know how to describe it, it's the feeling of sacrificing your life to protect you......" Wu Cao finished speaking, and looked at Liu Minghua with bright eyes.
Liu Minghua was shocked in his heart and patted Wu Cao's head: "Children, don't think too long-term things, don't think too big things." Although I don't agree with the saying that 'a woman is virtuous if she is not talented', girls should do girls' things. Well, hopefully, you will remember and understand this phrase in the future. β
"Oh, Wu'er will remember it for the rest of his life!" Wu Cao didn't know why Liu Minghua would say these words to her. But she knew that Liu Minghua was very magical. There must be something to be said in what he said.
"Alright, I'm a little hungry, let's go find something to eat!" Liu Minghua can't say too much to Wu Cao now.
When he arrived at the kitchen, Liu Minghua saw Zi'er jumping up and down, and there was a smell of burnt wood in a large cauldron.
Liu Minghua asked, "What's going on?" β
Zi'er exclaimed, "Ah, Childe, is it...... The support wood in the pot broke, and it burned......"
The cauldron, when you want to cook something, you need to have support. Otherwise, it would not be possible for things to hang in the air of an iron pot, right? In modern times there are various metal products. The Tang Dynasty could only be supported by wood.
Liu Minghua lifted the lid of the pot and said: "Sweat, the water is boiling dry, and the wooden sticks are on fire." Well, don't put cold water in the water. Otherwise it's fryer. Such. I'll make a more scientific support. It's called: 'Stove'. β
At this time, Xiaoji ran over and said to Zi'er angrily: "Dead girl, I said I wouldn't let you cook." You have to rush to watch xiΓ n! Do you look at the table xiΓ n like this? But Minghua, what is the 'stove' you are talking about? Hey, how can you do anything? β
Liu Minghua smiled: "Of course I can do anything!" It's no problem to blow a, bubble girl, be suave, steal jade and steal incense! Anyway, except for having children, everything else will! β
Yes? Amid the laughter of several girls, Liu Minghua took out a toolbox that Su Dingfang had sent before.
The toolbox contains nails, hammers, saws, axes, chisels, planers, and other woodworking essentials. These are nothing in modern times, but it is very difficult to make these tools in Datang, which is already the highest level of ordnance supervision.
Liu Minghua first took out a whetstone, and then sharpened the axe, planer, chisel, etc., and all the women looked at these things, and they all stuck out their tongues and said, "It's so sharp!" I didn't expect Datang's smelting level to be so good. β
Liu Minghua took out a file and sharpened the serrated teeth, and said, "This is not sharp, but it is powerful enough!" Before, I joked with a guy with a freshly sharpened pusher blade, and he raised the pusher blade, and I subconsciously blocked it with my hand - guess what? β
"Won't your fingers fall off?" A couple of girls asked.
Liu Minghua said depressedly: "Do you think your fingers are papier-mΓ’chΓ©? So easy to drop? That guy's hands were all cut to the bone, and the flesh on his fingers was all cracked, which was terrifying! But there was no bloodshed at that time. β
Wu Cao said at this time: "Brother Minghua, this carpentry tool is so dangerous, don't you use it?" β
Liu Minghua smiled: "Don't worry, I am a master, and there will be no danger." β
After Liu Minghua finished speaking, he picked up an axe, found a branch of a plane tree, and used the axe to chop the cylindrical wood into a square. Then the square wood was sawed with a saw.
Liu Minghua took the sawn two halves of the wooden strips and smoothed the wooden strips with a planer.
Listening to the sound of the planing blade touching the wooden strips, and watching the wood flowers fall slightly, the two wooden blocks were smooth in an instant.
Liu Minghua took a pen and ruler, measured the length, and then sawed the wooden block into 4 pieces, and then used a chisel to make two holes in the two long wooden strips, and opened the short wooden strips, so that the short wooden strips could be inserted into the long wooden strips, so that the stove was ready!
When the women saw Liu Minghua chopping and sawing a piece of wood like a trick to make it into a beautiful stove, they all felt very curious, and they all stepped forward to pick up this thing and looked at it.
Liu Minghua said: "Have you seen it?" This is called a 'stove', and the bottom of the cauldron should be filled with water, and then the stove should be placed on top, and some food will be placed on top of the stove, so that the water will heat up the meal. This wood is a sycamore, and the wood of the sycamore tree has no peculiar smell, so not any wood can be used as a stove. β
Xiao Ji scrubbed and took the stove and said, "Hehe, Zi'er, go cook, try this!" β
"Okay!" Zi'er happily went to work.
Liu Minghua shook his head helplessly, the two little maids Wan'er and Zi'er tried their best to please him, of course Liu Minghua knew. However, Liu Minghua is not in the mood to think about these now.
As soon as they had eaten, Cheng Chumo and Ma Zhou hurriedly ran over.
Ma Zhou said: "Minghua, Your Majesty asked me to deal with an ancient tomb with you!" β
Liu Minghua was stunned: "What? Tumulus? I'm not an expert in archaeology! What are you looking for me for? β
Cheng Chu said with a bitter face: "Minghua, that's the case, we may be in trouble." When we shot the hole, we accidentally pierced an ancient tomb, probably saying that the imperial tomb ......"
Liu Minghua was stunned for a moment and then said, "Ah, so that's why it affected me?" But what are you talking nonsense? A real imperial mausoleum. How sturdy is that? How can it be lightly pierced? On the other hand, an ancient tomb that can be easily pierced is definitely of no value, how can it be an imperial tomb? You need to make such a fuss? β
Cheng Chumo smiled bitterly: "Minghua, this ...... We made a deep hole with a lot of gunpowder, and then we ......"
Liu Minghua was dumbfounded and said: "I'll go, I'm afraid you are the first to rob a tomb with gunpowder in Huaxia, right?" Did the gunpowder I invent be used to rob tombs? β
Ma Zhou said: "Let's go Minghua, the matter has come to this." Since His Majesty has spoken. We've got to check it out. Well, the palace has found an old scholar who is particularly familiar with the ancient tomb, and we have to cooperate with the old scholar to deal with the ancient tomb......"
Liu Minghua nodded and said, "Let's go, some cultural relics will oxidize when they see the air!" In this era, there was no constant temperature and humidity collection room. If you don't get the unearthed cultural relics, it's over! β
Ma Zhou heard the words and said: "Your Majesty said that Minghua knows everything. It seems to be true. β
Liu Minghua shook his head and said, "I just understand a little." Let's go! β
Liu Minghua and others arrived at the scene and saw many onlookers. It turned out that some villagers did not agree to carry out rescue excavations.
Liu Minghua had no choice but to come forward in person and explain that the ancient tomb had been destroyed. There is no way to restore the original state, and it is necessary to carry out rescue excavations as much as possible, otherwise the burial goods inside will be destroyed.
Ma Zhou also stepped forward to persuade him, and in the end, most of the villagers supported the excavation.
After a series of preparations, the excavation of the ancient tomb officially began.
Although the top was blown up, you can't go directly from the top, you still have to come from the outside step by step.
After a period of excavation, the tomb cleaning team was dumbfounded when they finally opened the door of the tomb.
What's going on? There is water! The water gushing out of the tomb like a fountain was a means of protection for the tomb when it was originally designed? Otherwise, why is there so much water here?
The tomb cleanup team immediately decided to drain the water! It's just that there are no pumping machines these days, and the drainage rate is very slow.
Since this matter is handled by Ma Zhou and Liu Minghua, the two of them must follow up the whole process.
Seeing that the drainage had been done for several days, Ma Zhou was a little anxious. If this matter is not done well, how to explain it to His Majesty? If it is done well, this is of course also a political achievement.
Liu Minghua was also a little anxious, he said: "Big brother, don't worry, as long as this kind of ancient tomb is opened, I will bring people in!" We're definitely going to do our best to get this thing right! β
Ma Zhou shook his head and said, "That's not good, it is said that there is a hidden weapon in it?" β
Liu Minghua smiled: "That's just a legend. Big brother, it must be us who go in person, and the treasure we find is our political achievement. Otherwise, what does it have to do with us? Haven't we worked so hard for so many days? β
Ma Zhou smiled bitterly: "That's also ......"
Heard that Liu Minghua was going to enter the ancient tomb first? The old scholar in charge of the tomb cleaning team said: "Liu Gongzi, don't worry, you still need to continue draining." β
Old scholars still admire Liu Minghua's courage. Because several of his subordinates felt that this ancient tomb was strange, they did not dare to enter the ancient tomb first.
Finally, there is one of the oldest who is willing to open the way! In case he has three longs and two shorts, he is old anyway, right? The young people in the back still have a long time.
Liu Minghua said with a smile: "Old man, after all, I am in charge of this matter, and it is inevitable that I will take the lead." But why is there so much water? Could it be that there is a dark river in this ancient cemetery? β
The old scholar shook his head and said, "Dark River? There won't be! It's a mountainous place, and the mountains are full of boulders. The accumulation of water in this ancient tomb should be caused by the water pouring down from the mountain. β
Liu Minghua nodded and said, "I think so." "Sometimes the rain is too heavy and flash floods can flood some of the higher places below.
Next, the crowd continued to drain the water.
Three days later, the tomb cleaning team, who were busy outside the sealing bricks, suddenly saw that the water seeping from the ancient tomb was slowly moving downward, which meant that the water level behind the sealing bricks had begun to gradually decline. This proves that the water inside the tomb is about to be drained.
It's just that people still wonder where the gushing water comes from. After observing the scene, the old scholar analyzed that because there were some big trees on the dungeon, the roots of these big trees slowly penetrated the top of the ancient tomb into the dungeon, and once it rained, the rain on the ground would penetrate into the dungeon along the root system of the plants, and gradually form stagnant water in the dungeon.
However, some people have raised doubts - according to this reason, the water entering the underground palace will continue to penetrate into the soil layer below and will not stay in the underground palace. So why does this water stay in the dungeon in large quantities?
Later, scholars comprehensively analyzed the situation: ordinary burial chambers. No matter what kind of tomb it is, the first step is to do a moisture-proof and waterproof treatment, the tomb is equivalent to a basin that gathers water, so the water seeping down from it is concentrated in the tomb. However, the underside of the burial chamber was treated with moisture, so that the water could not continue to penetrate the ground.
After the scholars found that the water seeped out, they did not find that it was poisonous, and everyone calmed down a little.
A lot of harmful or toxins and other things, scholars who specialize in cultural relics protection conduct on-site sampling and analysis, and these waters are basically normal for water.
After waiting for a while, the water finally drained! This time. The problem of water accumulation in the underground palace has been solved. It's time to open the sealing wall. "Old man, I'll be the first to enter the tomb." At this time, a bold tomb clean-up team member volunteered to be the first to enter the tomb to find out.
The old scholar shook his head and said, "No." The situation is unclear now, so be cautious. The impulse of the young tomb cleaner was stopped by the old scholar. Because he didn't know what strange phenomena still existed in the tomb.
The old scholar saw that this young tomb clean-up team member was a little depressed, so he sighed: "Many years ago. We excavated a royal tomb. We have made full mental preparations. But when the tomb cleaning team entered, they were still very panicked. Someone built yΓ¬ is to rush directly into it. But there was an old scholar who said no, it was too dangerous. Because the legend may contain hidden arrows, throwing knives, and even poisonous gas. If this thing is turned on as soon as it is opened. Rushed out, aren't we all finished? You can't do that. β
The old scholar heard it for a moment and then said: "According to the building regulations of the underground palace, the sealing wall is the first pass to officially enter the underground palace. Looking at the current situation, this tomb may be very important, and we must pay attention to it, because it may be a heavy discovery! β
Liu Minghua saw that the old scholar said that this ancient tomb may be a heavy discovery in the archaeological community? He couldn't help but be stunned!
What does it mean to be a heavy dΓ discovery? This is not everywhere, if it is really an ancient tomb with a heavy dΓ meaning, then for Chang'an City, this meaning is also dΓ .
Ma Zhou is responsible for this matter, and Ma Zhou may achieve a lot of merit because of this, and maybe it may be possible to go to the next level.
At this moment, "Wen Ting" suddenly reminded that there was an energy source that "Wen Ting" urgently needed in this thousand-year-old tomb! Let Liu Minghua get this kind of energy no matter what, and after having this kind of energy, it is possible for "Wen Ting" to build a "teleportation channel"!
"Teleportation? What is this? Liu Minghua fainted.
"Old man, what do you mean that this ancient tomb may have a heavy meaning? Then let's hurry up and get in! After being dizzy for a while, Liu Minghua turned his head and said to the old scholar. Since "Wen Ting" said that there is a very important energy source in this, Liu Minghua knows that this should not be an ordinary ancient tomb underneath.
The old scholar shook his head and said, "Li Gongzi, this can't be in a hurry. You have to know that the more important the tomb, the more powerful the anti-theft facilities. For thousands of years, most of the legendary hidden weapon traps were designed in this place. β
Liu Minghua was stunned: "Won't it?" Really? What are the hidden weapons? β
The old scholar said, "Of course there is." What kind of hidden weapons have been found in ancient tombs in history? After our previous arrangement, there are several main methods, namely: water storage, machine crossbows, poison gas and sediment accumulation. β
Liu Minghua said curiously: "Old man, how powerful are these methods?" β
The old scholar smiled: "Yes! Li Gongzi, do you dare to be the first to charge now? β
Liu Minghua patted his chest and said, "Of course." What are you afraid of? Although Liu Minghua said this, he was still a little weak in his heart.
Ma Zhoushi couldn't help but quietly pull Liu Minghua. Let him not be impulsive.
The old scholar smiled: "Okay, Li Gongzi has courage. It's just that even if there is a little hidden weapon, it is not as powerful as the legend. But we have to guard against it. You see, why is there so much water in the ancient tombs that we are digging now? Could it be a coincidence? If it's not a coincidence, it turns out that this is the first line of defense. With the first line of defense, will there be a second and third? β
Liu Minghua rubbed his nose and smiled: "If it's a hidden weapon, it's a machine crossbow, right?" Legend has it that many mechanical devices were arranged inside important tombs. When a tomb robber enters the tomb and triggers the mechanism, ten thousand arrows will be fired from the tomb, instantly putting the intruder to death. But I think all the dark arrows and knives should have failed after so many years, right?? β
The old scholar smiled: "I really can't scare you?" There are anti-theft in ancient tombs, such as filling sand and stones, and there are very few machine crossbows. β
Liu Minghua breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Isn't that okay?" Old man, I still dare to be the first to charge! Liu Minghua is now sure that there can't be these hidden weapons in the ancient tomb, so he has become bolder.
The old scholar suddenly said sternly: "I don't care about the mechanism of the Dark Arrow Flying Knife, but I think that it is possible for poisonous gas and sand to be stored in this ancient tomb." I don't know how many years this ancient tomb has been closed, and in the process of so many years, the corpses inside the dungeon are very likely to form toxic gases, and it is also very dangerous to enter the dungeon and breathe such gases. β
After speaking, the old scholar looked at Liu Minghuajue. Liu Minghua shrunk his neck and said, "It's terrifying! β
The old scholar said, "No matter what, we have to open this ancient tomb." Let's start demolishing the door! β
The old scholar gave an order. The tomb clean-up team also immediately went into action. They went up with a ladder and started prying the bricks. Of course, this tomb is very well built. Although the tomb cleaners were very experienced, it took a lot of effort to remove the first brick! But with the first block, the rest of the work is a little easier.
The tomb cleaning team members were methodical, taking bricks down layer by layer according to the number. After disassembling the upper layers of sealing bricks. The tomb clean-up team found the tomb in pitch black. And he clearly felt a yin wind coming towards him. The tomb clean-up team members were a little trembling. Then they came down and rested for a while. Let's talk about the situation.
Finally, after the fire is real, it is found that there seems to be no combustible gas inside, and the tomb cleaning team members are relieved to continue their work.
See this. Liu Minghua admired it more. I didn't expect the archaeologists of the Tang Dynasty to be so smart, and they knew if there was combustible gas in the ancient tomb with torches?
Slowly, the sealing bricks were dismantled, and the tomb cleaning team members were very excited, they found that the entire tomb was very complete, and it should not have been stolen?
Now that the tomb cleaning team is no longer worried about the poisonous gas, at this time, the air outside has come in, and the gas inside the ancient tomb will soon return to normal.
The convective air continued to dilute the foul gas in the tomb, and the tomb cleaning team began to speed up the removal of the sealing wall. As the sealing bricks were gradually removed, the mood of the people at the scene became more and more excited, as if the rare treasures of their dreams were just a stone's throw away. The emotions of the crowd behind began to stir, and everyone wanted to witness what was stored behind this sealing wall.
At this moment, an object floated in the water behind the sealing wall, and this item immediately attracted the attention of the old scholar!
"Huh? Is there such a bright silk? No, this tomb is very old! The old scholar was a little excited and incoherent. Silk fabrics are extremely perishable and very difficult to preserve in ancient tombs, and once they appear, it means that the burial goods in this tomb are very well preserved. Based on this, it can be inferred that this underground palace not only preserves a wealth of hard artifacts such as gold, silver, jewelry, etc., but also has a high probability of the presence of paper or silk fabrics that recorded the text, which would be a very important find. In this case, how can an old scholar not be excited?
"Huh? This...... It's incredible! The rest of the tomb cleaners were equally shocked. The tomb is very old, and according to custom, silk fabrics or organic artifacts are rarely found in such burials, including bones that are generally decomposed. But now there is a silk fabric, can everyone be unhappy? That's a big deal!
Of course, such a precious artifact cannot be grasped by hand. Everyone could only squat down and observe carefully, and did not dare to move.
In the end, the old scholar decided to hold up this precious artifact with his own hands and then preserve it. But the old scholar felt that something was wrong, and wondered: "No, this color is so bright, isn't it ancient silk?" β
The big guy immediately looked at it. Found this cloth very new? What the hell is going on?
Liu Minghua was puzzled: "This ...... Isn't this a headscarf? Is it the kind of villager Baotou? β
The old scholar was dumbfounded and said, "Really? Can...... Why are there things in the tombs that are there today? Could it be that this tomb has been stolen? β
The old scholar's face immediately turned pale. The great hope immediately turned into a great disappointment.
At this time, the tomb cleaning team finally discovered that this was really a headscarf. The big guy is really petrified. The excitement plummeted!
It's over, and there must be people who have gone in with the bandana now. Everyone was so frustrated! Now the tomb clean-up team is really silent. In less than half an hour, these personnel felt as if they had taken a roller coaster ride and experienced the feeling of falling from the sky to the ground. Frustration enveloped the whole scene, is this the end of it? This fact cannot be accepted by all people.
The old scholar said with a strong spirit: "Go on! The turban is so new, it is possible that the tomb was stolen, and it was stolen recently. But we still have to find out. β
Seeing that the old scholar had spoken, the tomb clean-up team members also cheered up and continued to work. After analysis, it was concluded that: first, the previous visitors had not intended to fall in, but this was not possible. No one had gone in before. Conclusion two, the thieves have entered the Backrooms. This is what everyone is most worried about. However, looking from the outside in, there was no sign of theft.
The old scholar was in an unusually heavy mood at this time. Maybe this treasure hunt is over before it even begins.
At present, the only way to enter the underground palace is this narrow passage dug by the archaeologists, but the appearance of modern turbans in the underground palace means that someone has already entered the underground palace before the tomb cleaning team. Shockingly, no trace has been found to indicate a second passage into this mysterious tomb. Who can enter the dungeon without knowing it?
If anyone can get in, then this grave robber is too powerful!
When Liu Minghua saw the current situation, his heart was also up and down. Could it be that this ancient tomb has really been stolen? How else to explain the bandana? Joke. How could the headscarves used by the villagers of the Tang Dynasty run into this sealed ancient tomb?
But. Liu Minghua still believes in "Wen Ting" very much. "Wenting" is definitely an ultra-high-tech system. The system is certainly not going to make this joke.
The old scholar saw that everyone was a little depressed, so he immediately cheered everyone up and said that this ancient tomb was not necessarily stolen.
Because looking at the current situation, even if there are really tomb robbers entering the underground palace. However, since the tomb was filled with water and foul air, it was impossible for the intruders to get out alive again, and they were likely to die directly in the dungeon.
If the truth is as it is, then the treasure inside the tomb should still be intact. After getting this conclusion, the old scholar became more and more excited, and his face was flushed with excitement again! Immediately command everyone to speed up the progress.
Now we have to find out the truth: did the grave robber finally get out? If there were, the artifact was definitely stolen. What if not? That's the answer you need to know!
At this time, some young tomb cleaners wanted to enter the dungeon immediately to see what was going on. Whether there are any tomb robbers who have died in it, and whether the treasures in the dungeon have been stolen.
The old scholar said, "Don't be in a hurry. Can't mess around. In this way, a few of you and Liu Gongzi will be the first to go in, and you can't all go in. β
Liu Minghua said excitedly: "Okay! After Liu Minghua finished speaking, he gave Ma Zhou a reassuring look, and then slowly walked into the ancient tomb with a few tomb cleaning team members.
Now that it's come to this point, someone needs to enter first anyway and make a basic judgment about the situation in the underground palace.
The old scholar led the team, and several people walked in. One footprint pressed one footprint and one footprint went forward, in order to explain the doubt, and also to see if there was a robbery hole that caused the damage of collapse.
The torch burns this, and everyone moves forward slowly.
The old scholar observed whether the masonry structure in the corridor was in danger. After entering, there was no sign of the front room, no collapse or accumulation, no disturbance, just a layer of silt, a quiet little water. The thick silt is a little concave, and I can't think of what is underneath.
Liu Minghua thought about it and went to the front, "Wen Ting" needs the mysterious energy inside, Liu Minghua must first discover this mysterious energy.
Suddenly, the old scholar stopped Liu Minghua. Because he discovered a strange phenomenon. The old scholar couldn't seem to believe his eyes. He closed his eyes to calm down, and when he opened his eyes, he realized that he had not been mistaken! He was shocked: "How so? How can this be ......?"
Liu Minghua looked back at the dumbfounded old scholar and felt a little strange. What did the old scholars find? What could have shocked him so much?
Liu Minghua followed the old scholar's gaze, and then Liu Minghua was shocked, and he was stunned!
What did Liu Minghua see? He saw that there was only one door inside the tomb! Liu Minghua just doesn't understand it anymore and knows that the tomb of the ancient people is actually the same as the human room, and the door must be complete! Now I see that this door is only half wide. Where there should have been two doors, only the east one is left? What does this mean?
Was it stolen? But the most that was stolen was to open the stone door, not to disappear like now! What the hell is going on here? How can one not be stunned to see this incredible scene?
Liu Minghua was stunned for a while and then asked, "Old man, this door is gone, does it mean that this ancient tomb has been stolen?" This must be man-made! A door doesn't just disappear into thin air, does it? β
The old scholar was stunned for a long time and then shook his head and said, "Hey, I don't dare to conclude at this moment." However, this is the first time I have seen such a situation. You must know that this kind of huge stone gate is very heavy, even if a tomb robber comes in, it will not be able to smash a huge stone door. β
The old scholar shook his head again after speaking. According to the rules, this pair of stone doors should be completely closed, who will open this stone door? And a stone door is missing?
And that's not all. The old scholar has been since the moment he entered the dungeon. His mind was extremely nervous, and the questions were one after another. He was familiar with the royal tombs of all eras, but he found that the tomb in front of him was completely different from what he had experienced before. Now the old scholar has a little headache.
"Keep going! Go inside and have a look. I don't believe a huge stone door could go away! The old scholar gritted his teeth and said.
"Okay!" Liu Minghua held the flashlight and held his breath. Cautiously walked in. The old scholars followed Liu Minghua's footsteps.
As the two of them slowly walked through the door, which had only one stone door. Once again, his eyes saw an unbelievable phenomenon! This stone door is really gone! There was only a thin layer of silt on the ground. Not even a single broken stone! What the hell is going on?
Liu Minghua opened his mouth and said, "Old ...... Old man, this tomb can't have only one stone door, right? It's just weird. β
The old scholar smiled bitterly and said, "How can there be only one door? This huge stone gate was designed with tomb robbers in mind. Normally, after the two huge stone doors are closed. Behind the stone gate, there will be a large running stone against it. Therefore, once the stone door is closed, it is difficult for manpower to open it. Therefore, tomb robbers in the past generations have drilled holes to enter the tomb directly to rob the tomb, instead of choosing to open the stone door of the tomb! β
Liu Minghua listened to the old scholar's explanation and said, "I understand. It seems that the big stone gate is really useful, and those tomb robbers can only turn into rats. β
The old scholar looked up and said, "Look, there was a stone gate when it was designed. Because there is an iron mortar here. This device is the one that covers this stone door. But now this mortar is broken, and only half of the stubble remains. β
Liu Minghua looked up and said, "It's true, such a huge iron mortar has been broken, how much strength does this need?" Could it be that a group of people entered the ancient tomb? How else to explain it? β
The old scholar pondered for a while and said, "It really needs a very great strength! As far as we know, there is only one explanation - the stone gate was broken! You see, from the cracked iron mortar, it can be inferred that the missing stone gate was once hit by a strong force, and this force was very strong, not only crashing the stone door, but also crashing this thick iron mortar! β
Liu Minghua said stupidly: "It's really unimaginable, how much strength does it take to smash this stone gate?" I'm afraid there will be dozens of people, right? β
The old scholar said: "What's even more amazing is that the stone gate was smashed into a fact, but there is no trace of rubble on the ground? How can this be explained? Could it be that after the stone gate was broken, the person who broke the stone gate not only left the ancient tomb, but also cleaned up all the rubble scattered on the ground? It's impossible! Could it be that the tomb robber is a gentleman? β
Liu Minghua said: "Even if you are a gentleman, you can't clean it up so cleanly, right? I stepped on it, and not a single stone was found underground. After Liu Minghua finished speaking, he continued to observe. There's always a clue, right?
The old scholar suddenly said, "Do you see it?" There was a pit in the ground, which used to be the place where the tap stones were placed. At the moment, we haven't found the tap stone either? Then this tap stone must have been smashed and pulled away! How heavy and strong is that? To break through this stone door and the running stone behind it, you must vigorously hit the stone door from the inside of the corridor! But when the sealing wall is still intact, who can descend from the sky to enter this corridor, and finally break through the stone gate and enter the underground palace? β
The old scholar raised this question, which was also what Liu Minghua was puzzled about. As of what has been observed so far, there is no indication that there is another passage into the area. But if the number of people is small, how can it be possible to break the stone gate?
The old scholar is a little confused now. A series of questions tested the old scholar - first the flood, which lasted for several days and nights. Then there is the headscarf of unknown origin. Now the stone door of the ancient tomb has mysteriously disappeared...... Eventually, the old scholar realized that the dungeon had most likely been ransacked. But how did the tomb robbers get in
(To be continued......)