Chapter 1112: The Undertaker
I don't have a particularly good relationship with Zhao Zhentang, and I still despise and disdain Zhao Zhentang's personality.
If it weren't for the fact that he had been in the same classroom for so long under the same professor, and he could barely be counted as a classmate, I wouldn't even bother to remind him.
But even if I deliberately reminded Zhao Zhentang, Zhao Zhentang was resolute to enter the mausoleum.
In this case, I can no longer forcibly interfere with Zhao Zhentang's fate trajectory.
Because there is not much cause and effect involved between Zhao Zhentang and me, with my current level of physiognomy level, if I forcibly interfere with Zhao Zhentang's fate trajectory, not only will I not be able to change his fate, but it is very likely to cause me a lot of trouble.
So I could only shake my head helplessly and did not express any more opinions.
Next, after the four of us made preparations and brought all kinds of tools, we entered the mausoleum.
The mausoleum was pitch black, so to speak, that we couldn't see our fingers, and each of us had a large flashlight in our hands to illuminate it.
In addition, in addition to using flashlights for lighting, there are also several people holding torches in their hands, and the main purpose of letting these people hold torches is to judge the air condition in the mausoleum?
If the air in the mausoleum is in good condition, the torch will definitely be able to burn normally, but once the flame of the torch becomes weaker and weaker, and it seems that it is about to burn, it means that the air in the mausoleum is relatively thin and not enough to support the breathing of so many of us.
In this case, the only way to deal with this is to let some people go back the way they came, or put on oxygen masks and continue to move forward.
After entering the mausoleum, when dozens of people illuminated the road ahead with flashlights at the same time, the situation inside the mausoleum was presented to us at a glance.
The mausoleum was built by digging a huge cave in the belly of the mountain.
It gives me the impression that the ancients liked to do this kind of thing the most.
Before General Yongda, his situation was similar to this Song Dynasty mausoleum.
It's just that compared with the mausoleum of General Yongda, the scale of this Song Dynasty mausoleum is much larger.
I don't know how deep the whole mausoleum is? I don't know how big it is? We had to follow the path paved with white marble inside the mausoleum.
The white marble is carved with patterns and patterns that can only be carved on the ground in ancient palaces.
Walking forward with your feet on these patterns and patterns gives the impression that an ancient court official went to the court to meet the emperor.
Professor Zheng was a well-known authority in the study of the history of the Song Dynasty, and after entering the mausoleum and seeing the patterns and patterns on the ground, Professor Zheng immediately squatted down and began to study those patterns and patterns.
Professor Xia also squatted down, shone a flashlight on the ground, took out a magnifying glass, and carefully observed the patterns and patterns on the ground.
Professor Fang actually didn't know anything about academics at all, but at this time, Professor Fang followed the example of Professor Xia and Professor Zheng, and also took a magnifying glass and pretended to observe the patterns and patterns on the ground.
After observing and studying for a while, Professor Zheng looked a little excited and excited: "This pattern and pattern are in line with the royal style of the early Northern Song Dynasty, and it seems that this mausoleum must be related to a certain royal figure in the early Northern Song Dynasty." ”
As a historical researcher, Professor Zheng is a very rigorous person in academics, even if he suspects that the tomb is buried in the Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, but until he reaches a definite conclusion, Professor Zheng can only say that the tomb is related to a certain royal figure in the early Northern Song Dynasty.
Although Professor Xia is not very disciplined in his private life, he still has certain achievements in the study of the history of the Song Dynasty.
Professor Cheng does not recognize Professor Xia's personality, but he still recognizes his academic achievements.
At this time, after doing a study of the patterns and patterns on the ground, Professor Xia said to Professor Zheng: "Old Zheng, have you noticed that the patterns and patterns on the road we are walking on now are exactly the same as those on the road leading to the palace in the early Northern Song Dynasty. ”
"Could it be that the people who built the mausoleum built this mausoleum as if it were an underground imperial palace?"
Hearing Professor Xia's words, Professor Zheng fell into deep thought and did not answer immediately.
Professor Fang actually didn't understand anything, but at this moment, in order to show his professionalism, he pretended to interject there: "I think what Lao Xia said is very reasonable, and I think so too." ”
Professor Zheng and Professor Xia could not have been more aware of Professor Fang's professionalism, so when Professor Fang pretended to express his opinion there, Professor Zheng and Professor Xia both cast disdainful glances at him.
Then, after a moment of silence, Professor Zheng seemed to answer Professor Xia, and as if he was talking to himself, he said, "Why do you want to build a mausoleum to look like a palace?" ”
Hearing Professor Zheng's words, Professor Xia shrugged helplessly.
Obviously, Professor Zheng agrees with his statement, but I am afraid that no one can answer Professor Zheng's question except the person who built this mausoleum.
But the person who built this mausoleum may have already become a ghost, and I don't know how many times he has been reincarnated.
Then we continued on our way, and after about six or seven hundred meters, we saw the decomposing corpse of a dead man on the road.
In this gloomy and dark huge mausoleum, the corpse of a dead man was suddenly seen, and if ordinary people saw it, they would definitely be shocked.
Even the frightened scalp is numb, and it is normal to turn around and run away.
But most of us are historical researchers, and we are used to seeing the remains of dead people.
Especially when there are dozens of us together, how can we be frightened by the remains of a dead person?
Even for Professor Zheng and Professor Xia, the study of the bones of this dead man can give them a deeper understanding of the mausoleum.
Therefore, when the dead man's skeleton was discovered, Professor Zheng and Professor Xia immediately took out various tools and squatted on the ground to study the dead man's bone.
At this time, the professionalism and dedication of Professor Zheng and Professor Xia were reflected, but Professor Fang, who had deceived the world and stole his reputation, was far away, unwilling to even approach the corpse.
This mausoleum was arranged into a huge seven-star soul locking array, since there was a corpse here, it meant that after the owner of this corpse died, his ghost must have been locked in the mausoleum.
After more than a thousand years, with the addition of the Seven Stars with the Moon Bureau and the Five Yin Wood, what kind of existence has the owner of this corpse become? It's hard for me to judge!
So while Professor Zheng and Professor Xia were studying the corpse, I started to investigate the situation inside the mausoleum.
But to my surprise, I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, at least within a few hundred meters.
After more than half an hour, after the research of Professor Zheng and Professor Xia, I had a relatively clear understanding of the corpse.
Professor Zheng and Professor Xia judged by the armor and ornaments he wore on the corpse, and believed that the owner of the corpse should have been a Praetorian Guard in the Imperial Palace before his death.
Moreover, the owner of this corpse was no more than thirty years old when he died, which was the best age of his life.
As for the owner of this corpse, why did he die in this mausoleum? In the view of Professor Xia and Professor Zheng, I am afraid that most of them died because of burial.
To put it bluntly, the identity of this dead man's body is actually a poor undertaker.
Martyrdom is usually a system in which those high-ranking officials, emperors and generals, let their wives and concubines, and servants be buried with them.
This system can be said to be inhumane, cruel and barbaric, but it was very popular before the Qin and Han dynasties, especially the Shang Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
However, after the Qin and Han dynasties, it was much more convergent, so among the mausoleums found after the Qin and Han dynasties, it was rare to see the burial of living people.
Like the world-famous terracotta warriors, terracotta figurines are used to replace living people.
But this mausoleum is obviously from the early Northern Song Dynasty, and there are living people who were buried, which makes Professor Zheng and Professor Xia feel difficult to understand!
Of course, even if Professor Zheng and Professor Xia find it difficult to understand, we still have to continue to walk deeper into the mausoleum.
Because only by going inside can we uncover more secrets and discover more historical truths.
Next, we walked about five or six hundred meters, and in the process we encountered more and more dead human remains.
At a distance of two or three hundred meters, we could see the remains of a dead man at every step or two.
According to the conclusions reached by Professor Zheng and Professor Xia, these corpses of almost two or three hundred dead people should all be the Praetorian Guards of the Imperial Palace during their lifetimes.