Chapter 168: The Bronze Gate
In front of Fang Nian and them was a huge burial chamber, the burial chamber was built very tall, with a three-story small building lifting frame, and the surrounding area was also very wide.
Of course, what shocked Fang Nian the most was actually the bronze gate in the middle, which was different from the stone gate he had seen before, this bronze door was composed of two left and right doors, and it looked a bit like the iron cast gate in front of some big households in remote villages.
The door is arched, the whole door body is very solid, you can see at a glance that its materials are of high quality, in the Eastern Han Dynasty or the Qin Dynasty, where bronze is still very scarce, this is a big stroke, it is completely the architectural style of the local tyrant, which is also a better proof of the point, that is, the owner of the tomb has the financial resources that ordinary people can not match.
However, what shocked Fang Nian the most was the patterns on the bronze gate, as well as the words on a bronze plaque on the gate. For he saw that on both sides of the solid bronze door, two lifelike dragons were actually carved.
The two dragons entwined with each other spat out beautiful water in their mouths; Some are carved with two flying dragons, their front paws against each other, each looking back into the distance. These two dragons are bright and lifelike, as if they are about to rush out of the exhibition hall and fly into the sky.
However, this obviously did not make Fang Nian's mood change, and what really shocked Fang Nian was that the heads of these two dragons were both carved with a sharp knife, as if they had cut off the dragon's head.
And the three words of Dragon Slaying Cave engraved on the bronze plaque are even more dazzling, which makes a chill rise in the hearts of the parties, and even the back is wet with sweat.
You must know that the dragon, as the totem worship of the Chinese nation, has a history of thousands of years. Along with the totem worship of the dragon, in the primitive society, the dragon has become an important symbol of the clan leader's funeral.
The mussel shell dragon unearthed in Henan 6,600 years ago fully illustrates this point. The Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, was the dragon who ascended to heaven and left.
Since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the supreme ruler of the country, whether it is the emperor or the emperor, monopolized the "dragon" has become their exclusive pattern and symbol, and the people cannot use it casually, otherwise they will be wiped out by the nine tribes. There is a reason why the emperor monopolized the "dragon" pattern and used it as an exclusive one.
The dragon, representing himself as the supreme ruler of the country. In the hearts of the Chinese people, the dragon is the embodiment of auspiciousness, dignity and wisdom. The clouds are from the dragon, the wind is from the dragon, the dragon can go up to the sky and into the earth, and the dragon can dive into the abyss.
The Dragon King manages the water resources of the world, whether it is the Sea Dragon King or the Well Dragon King, they can call the wind and rain. When the land is dry, the dragon lord can rain down the rain, let the seedlings grow healthily, and bring vitality and vitality to the earth.
On the emperor's gown, the dragon must appear. At the same time, on the emperor's court clothes, on the front chest and back, and on the left and right shoulder armor, there are dragon symbols.
The emperor's clothes, also known as the dragon robe, the emperor's body, is called the dragon body, the emperor's appearance is called the dragon face, the emperor's children, and the common people are called dragon sons and grandsons.
This is enough to show the importance of the dragon in the royal family, and it is enough to prove that the dragon is a symbol of royal power. Of course, in addition to being a symbol of imperial power, the dragon also represents wisdom and strength.
Dragons, in general, are invisible, and beneath the potential abyss, the surface of the water is as calm as a mirror. When there is a change in the world, the wisdom of the dragon will be revealed, saving the people from fire and water. It's like the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, is such a person.
In the second year of Jianping in the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu was born in Jiyang Palace, Chenliu County. coincided with Wang Mang's usurpation of the new dynasty, perverse, and the world was in chaos. Liu Xiu followed his brother Liu Yan to raise troops in Nanyang County, called the "Chungling Army".
In the first three years of the change, Liu Xiu publicly broke with the change of the first regime, that is, located in the south Qianqiu Pavilion of Shanxi County, Hebei Province, respected the Han Yuan Emperor as the imperial examination, recovered the Han Dynasty, and set the capital in Luoyang, known as the Later Han Dynasty or the Eastern Han Dynasty in history.
After that, after a twelve-year war of unification of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the separatist forces in Boxbei, Guandong, Longyou, Xishu and other places were eliminated one after another, ending the peasant war, warlord melee and local separatism.
After quelling the turmoil, Liu Xiuli worked hard. Politically, he advocated "judo" to govern the country, reform the official system, rectify the style of officials and officials, streamline the structure, and give preferential treatment to meritorious officials. Economically, we should recuperate and recuperate and resume economic development. Culturally, Confucianism was greatly promoted, and integrity was admired, creating an era of "Guangwu Zhongxing" in Chinese history with "the most beautiful weathering and the most prosperous Confucianism".
Such an emperor can be said to be highly supported by the people, and he is also the son of heaven recognized by the people, the embodiment of the true dragon.
The founder of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, is also such a true dragon son. Although he was born in cloth, in the harsh social practice, he can quickly gather a large number of loyal supporters, and be good at using various talents to achieve the pinnacle of his career and become a generation of emperors.
These people are known as the True Dragon Heavenly Sons. Later, no matter who it was, as long as he could win the emperor's throne, sit firmly in the country, and be recognized by all parties, he was called the true dragon emperor.
Fang Nian's eyes showed a hint of surprise, since dragons could not be insulted and deteriorated in ancient times, then why would someone build such a mausoleum here. This is the Imperial Mausoleum, building such a dragon slaying cave in the Imperial Mausoleum, this can be said to be the strongest Tai Sui in history, and it is not too much to kill the whole family.
And it suddenly made Fang Nian think of a question, if this mausoleum is not an imperial mausoleum, and this is not the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, then who will be the tomb here? Who had the audacity to break ground on Qin Shi Huang's territory and make such a large-scale tomb?
Fang Nian couldn't find a clue for a while, so he could only ask Chen Deng, who had more experience in tomb robbing.
"Mr. Chen Deng, you said we should go in and have a look, I really feel that the things in here are very attractive to me."
Chen Deng was also taken aback by the scene in front of him, this was indeed a tomb he had never seen before, the Dragon Slaying Cave?
Chen Deng knew that it must not be simple here, and he was afraid that what he saw inside would be more dangerous than outside, but his huge curiosity made Chen Deng unable to refuse, so he nodded.
"Come in, we're all here, even if it's a sea of swords and fires, we have to go in and have a look, if not, wouldn't it be for nothing?"
Jia Xu laughed out loud when he heard this, and then nodded in agreement.
"It's like, who hasn't been young and frivolous."
When Cai Wenji heard this, she also nodded, expressing her agreement with their thoughts. Not to mention Zhou Cang and Zhang Liao, death is really nothing to them, the top generals of the Three Kingdoms period.
Fang Nian saw that everyone was united, and he understood, he really had to go in and have a look today, but the question was, how did they get in?