Standing directly below the magnificent and gorgeous palace like the "Heavenly Palace", I feel that the whole person has become smaller. The palace is a special building that represents the full essence of classical Chinese architectural style and achievements. It is a direct reflection of imperial politics and ethics. As early as the Xia Dynasty, there was a prototype of the palace in Chinese history, and the Sui and Tang dynasties were the peak. Later dynasties such as the Ming and Qing dynasties could not surpass, but they were more refined in the subtleties.

Although the "Ancient Dian Kingdom" is a barren land in the southwest and a country outside of China, it was originally a part of the Qin State, and the royal power was always in the hands of the Qin people. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the construction of this "Tomb of the Offering of the King" naturally could not get out of the overall framework of the Qin and Han Dynasty buildings, the appearance and layout were according to the Qin Dynasty system, and the building materials absorbed a lot of advanced experience of the Han Dynasty.

There are long jade steps under the main hall, and the number of stars is combined, with a total of ninety-nine steps. Due to the terrain, although this jade staircase is wide enough, it is extremely steep, and the bottom just extends from the rainbow light of the road to the temple gate. The main hall is composed of 160 nanmu as the main body, the golden glazed tile is paved with the roof, the two sides are towering dragon golden laurel trees, and the carved white marble railing pedestal is delicate. Not to mention the carved beams and paintings, the purple pillars and golden beams, all of which are extremely luxurious.

These are exactly the same as the descriptions on the "Genealogy of the Tombs". In the desperate place of this precipice, the rocks overlap, and the layers of palaces are embedded in the cliffs, gradually rising. In the smoke of nothingness, there is a risk of wanting to attach or not attaching. The three of us were dizzy and horrified, and climbed the jade steps along the stone plank road in the recess of the mountain to take a look: but we could see the towering rock pavilion on the golden roof, the waterfall hanging curtain at the ancient cliff road, and the ancient trees and strange vines around the deep pool. The rainbow light floats in all directions, and the birdsong valley is heard in the distance, a scene of isolation from the world. If I hadn't seen a lot of creepy things hidden in this deep valley beforehand, I'm afraid I would really think of this place as a fairyland.

And now, no matter how wonderful this "Heavenly Palace" scene is, I always have a preconceived feeling that there is an evil aura in it. No matter how decorated, no matter how luxurious, it is a palace for the dead, a large tomb. And in order to build this big tomb, I don't know how many people died, there is a way: 10,000 people cut wood, and one person ascends to heaven.

The white jade steps hang over the deep pool and valley, steep and slippery. Perhaps due to the shift of the center of gravity, the whole palace is inclined to the side of the deep pool a few degrees, there is a possibility of turning into the deep pool at any time, and people who are less courageous can not go up to the "heavenly palace". The fat man was so frightened on the plank road that his face changed color, and he couldn't say a word, at this moment in a very high place, his feet stepped on this dangerous white jade step, and his soul was not possessed, so he had to be supported by me and Shirley Yang, and he could slowly go up with his eyes closed.

Walking to the end of the jade steps, I suddenly realized that the air here was completely different from that under the dragon halo. The dragon halo was full of water and air, and everything including those vines and plank road slabs were all wet as if they had just been rained, but the heavenly palace where we were now was extremely cool and dry. Unexpectedly, between one high and one low, the air humidity is so much different, which should be the effect of the dragon halo isolating the water vapor below. It is in this turbid environment that the palace architecture is still as good as new. , sure enough, it is a subtle and mysterious, good first fairy cave. The immortal situation of the "Heavenly Wheel Dragon Halo" is indeed extraordinary.

This jade staircase is already difficult to walk, and it is even more difficult to carry a fat man. The three of them dragged and climbed, and finally rubbed to the platform, I asked Shirley Yang for a diamond umbrella, and when I came to the front of the temple, I saw a stone tablet standing next to the door, and under the tablet was a kneeling monster, making a posture of carrying a monument in the clouds. There are a few big characters on the stele, and the strokes are complicated, and I don't know any of them, but I only know that it may be an ancient seal.

I had to ask Shirley Yang to come over to identify it, and Shirley Yang only read it once and then pointed to those words one by one and said: "Xuanzhi and Xuan, the door of all wonders (Tao Te Ching?) ）。 Lingyun Heavenly Palace, Huixian Treasure Palace. It turns out that the Ming Tower of this ancient tomb has a famous purpose, called "Lingyun Palace", and there is a palace called "Huixian Palace".

I couldn't help laughing and scolding: "King Xian probably wants to be a fairy and wants to go crazy, thinking that by building a palace on the cliff, he can invite the immortal to come to meet, accompany him to play chess and explore the piano, and then pass on some immortal immortal arts." ”

Shirley Young said to me, "What emperor doesn't seek immortality?" However, since the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, most of the monarchs of later generations have understood that it is just a dream like light and shadow, birth, old age, sickness and death are the laws of nature, and even if you are the true son of heaven, it is difficult to act against the sky. Even if they understand this, they still want to enjoy the glory and wealth of their lives after death, which is why they attach so much importance to the layout of the royal tomb. ”

I said to Shirley Young, "If they hadn't spent so much money on funeral goods, where would there be any gold captain in this world?" As he spoke, he lifted up his leg and kicked open the door of the temple. The door of the temple was closed, and it was not locked, and it was very heavy. Even if I kicked three times, I only kicked a thin slit open, and it was difficult for even one person to enter. Inside, the lights were dark, and I couldn't see anything clearly.

Although according to past experience, there are very few hidden weapons in facilities like Ming Lou, but I am not willing to take this unnecessary risk, and I am still worried that there will be accidents. As soon as the door of the temple was opened, he immediately dodged and hid by the door, holding up a vajra umbrella to cover the vital point. After waiting for a while, he saw that there was no abnormal movement in the hall, so he went over again and pushed the gap in the temple door a little bigger.

I nodded to Fat Man and Shirley Young, signaling that I could go in. The three of them took weapons and lighting equipment and worked together to push the temple door completely open, but due to the angle, even though it was daytime, the sunlight could only reach the doorway. The depths of the vast palace were still dark and gloomy, so I had to raise a flashlight to find the way.

As soon as I stepped through the tall mahogany threshold of the temple gate, I saw dozens of colossus statues standing on both sides behind the door. First of all, there are two mighty bronze lions to ward off evil spirits, both of which are as tall as a person, and the one on the left is a male lion with a golden ball under his paws, symbolizing the supreme power of unifying the universe.

Under the paw on the right is a lion cub, symbolizing the endless offspring, this is the female lion.

The bronze platform where the lion crouches is carved with a phoenix and a peony. Taken together, the three symbolize the "king". The king of beasts, the king of birds, and the king of flowers.

Although there are mostly stone lions in the world, and bronze lions are relatively rare, they are not absent, so this is not surprising. It's strange that this pair of bronze lions is not placed in front of the temple door, but placed on the inside, I don't know for what reason, in short, it is very unreasonable.

Behind the bronze lion is a pair of hedgehogs, horses, elephants, unicorns, camels, and horses. After the bronze beast, there are a total of 36 generals, civil ministers, and lords. It's hard to say about the bronze beast, the posture and clothing of the bronze people are very peculiar, not so much serving the royal road in the court, but more like doing some kind of strange movements in the ritual. A large group of bronze beasts and bronze men guarded the deepest throne in the temple like stars holding the moon.

The fat man said: "How is this palace completely different from the Ming Tower of the Ming Tombs we visited?" In the treasure roof of the Ming Tombs, although it is also in the form of a palace, there are no these strange bronze people for sale. ”

I said to the fat man: "It's not strange, anyway, they all pursue death like a waiter, and the dynasties are different, so the form is different." But its purpose is exactly the same, let's go to Shaanxi...... Didn't you see the big tiles all over the ground in the Hanling District when you traveled? It was all left over from the collapsed Han cemetery, and the wooden beams could not withstand the wear and tear of thousands of years and had long since decayed into the air, while the bricks and tiles have been preserved until now.

The so-called "different dynasties have different shapes." "It's just that I have spoken words of comfort myself, and I don't know what the name of these bronze statues that have stood quietly in the palace for thousands of years is. But I don't want to turn this suspicious element into psychological pressure on Fat Man and Shirley Yang, but I hope I'm overthinking.

Shirley Yang saw the extraordinary atmosphere in the hall and said: "This Dian country is the southwest of the country, and its king's tomb has such a pomp, in contrast, the tomb of the Tang Dynasty and Han Wu, which represents the centralization of power, the treasures are calculated in thousands of tons, and I don't know how large. It's a pity that they have been seriously damaged a long time ago, and we modern people will never have the opportunity to see them, so we can only imagine them. ”

I said to Shirley Yang: "Not all king's tombs have the style of offering the king's tomb, the king has no plan for his descendants at all, maybe his life's pursuit is to be buried in the dragon halo after death, so as to become an immortal." During the Qin and Han dynasties, the wind of seeking immortal alchemy was the most prosperous. ”

Because this "Lingyun Palace" is the above-ground facility of the ancient cemetery, not the burial chamber where the coffin is placed, we still feel relaxed and not as nervous as if we have entered the Xuan Palace. As we talked, we had walked into the depths of the palace, far from the light at the door of the temple behind us. The hall was eerily quiet, and the more there was no movement, the more eerie it began to look.

My palms began to sweat, too, after all, this place had not been visited by a living person for 2,000 years, but there was no damp mildew here, and it was a little dry. Almost all objects are covered with a thick layer of dust, and these ashes are also in the bricks and tiles of the temple, each layer is covered with the history of 2,000 years ago, and there is not a trace of dust from the outside world.

The throne inlaid with gold and jade is in the deepest part of the "Huixian Palace", with a golden pool in front of it, but there is no white jade bridge in the middle. The pool is not narrow, and the water in it has long since dried up. From here, through the pool, with the "wolf's eye" to shine through, you can only vaguely see a red jade dragon coiled on the throne, and you can't see whether there is a statue of the king.

Seeing this, the fat man scolded: "Is it true that people who have become leaders like to break away from the masses?" It's so far away from the ministers and it's still discussing the government, let's go and take a look. Picking up the Chicago typewriter, he jumped into a pool more than a meter deep.

Shirley Yang and I jumped down from the dry golden pool with him, and saw a wooden boat in the pool, made in the shape of a lotus leaf, which had to be walked across the pool. It seems that this dedication to the king will also play some tricks.

Before we could go up from the other end of the golden pool, we couldn't hold our breath and took the "wolf eyes" to the opposite side. There seemed to be no one on the throne, but the back was unusual, and the more we looked at it, the more strange it became, and we couldn't wait to climb to the opposite side. I became apprehensive in my heart: Could it be that I have misunderstood the collapse of the sky with my god-like mind? It seems that the collapse of the sky should have nothing to do with the crash, so is the body of the king still in the tomb?