The Curse of King Zhuang Chapter 18: Huang Cong's Soul Terrace (1)
On August 6, 1980, Song Ming and Captain Li came to Shijiagou Village, they were not exploring geology and ore, but an unknown Han tomb, this tomb was first discovered by the local villager Shi Xiaogou (the father of the blind man), it was buried several meters underground, if it was not for Shi Xiaogou digging a well to dig out the bronze, it is estimated that it would be difficult to be found. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
When Captain Li first went, he looked at it and thought it was just the tomb of a wealthy family in the Han Dynasty, thinking that he would just make a summary report and it would be over. However, with the Luoyang shovel to hit down 5 meters, the 10 meters are still flower soil, 15 meters is still flower soil, and then found a vacant land 100 meters away, hit down 10 meters, Luoyang shovel brought out the soil sample made Captain Li instantly stunned, and the soil composition of the shovels just now was exactly the same.
The news spread throughout the Cultural Relics Bureau at once, such a palace-like tomb buried deep in the ground and with such a grand scale, the owner of the tomb should be a certain emperor, and ordinary people would not dare to imitate the mausoleum of the Son of Heaven even if they have the ability. But the strange thing is that almost all the ancient books have been searched, and no records related to it have been found.
So there was this exploration activity.
When Captain Li and Song Ming pushed open the stone door of the underground palace for the first time, they were simply stunned. An underground river flows slowly, and an arched stone bridge leads to the opposite bank, on the other side of the river, there is an endless road, and on both sides of the road stand stone pillars, on which are carved with the pattern of two snakes circling.
Why can I look so closely, because the inside is so bright! It resembles a modern auditorium full of chandeliers. The light source is a permanent lamp hanging on the wall, one at intervals.
Song Ming was so excited when he saw this legendary lantern that he stretched out his hand to take one down, but was pulled back by Captain Li.
"Don't touch it, legend says that this light will go out as soon as it moves!" Captain Li actually didn't know the bottom in his heart, but he stopped Song Ming out of dedication.
Song Ming was also sensible, and looked closer and said, "There really is an ever-bright lamp!" Isn't this a violation of the law of conservation of energy? β
"The wisdom of the ancients may have been far beyond our imagination......"
Captain Li was also puzzled, not knowing where the energy source of this lamp was.
For the first time in years, they had encountered something that defied common sense.
Captain Li and Song Ming walked into the underground palace and walked along the corridor to the depths. The more they walked, the more surprised they became, where is this tomb, it is simply an underground palace.
There are mountains, there is water, there are plants that cannot be named, there is almost no photosynthesis, but the leaves are still green, perhaps because of the light of the lantern.
The two gradually reveled in it, enjoying the peerless beauty around them as they walked, and compared to the noisy city outside, this is the place that people yearn for in their hearts.
As they walked, they came to a half-open bronze door, which was not very large, but there was no patina, and when a searchlight shone it, it reflected a dazzling light, and the figures of the two appeared on the faΓ§ade.
Song Ming was surprised: "Team Li, this door is two mirrors!" β
"The custom of bronze mirrors for burial has long existed, and this powerful person should make two large mirrors!"
Captain Li's half-joking explanation, even he didn't believe it, and it was the first time he had seen such a strange door.
"Why is this door open? It's like welcoming people in. Song Ming muttered to himself.
"Then go in and have a look!" Team Li walked in as he spoke, looked back at Song Ming and said, "Why don't you come in!" β
"I'm thinking, we haven't encountered a single mechanism or hidden weapon along the way, the road is flat, and even this door is open, which is unreasonable!"
"What's this, maybe someone has stolen it a long time ago, and the mechanism has been triggered."
"I still think there's a problem......" Song Ming shook his head.
Captain Li suddenly opened the other half of the door, glared at Song Ming and said, "Actually...... Once you've entered this door, you'll never want to go out! β
Song Ming's face was frightened for a moment, he shouted "ah", turned around and ran back.
"Haha, when did you become so small, you kid, look at the scare of you!" Captain Li just saw that Song Ming didn't dare to enter, so he was just joking with him.
But the moment he turned his head, the hairs on his whole body stood up, and he was so frightened that he almost turned his back in one breath. There was a person sitting on the chair in the middle of the lobby, dressed in Hanfu, with long hair scattered on the back of the chair, unable to distinguish whether it was a man or a woman, and his eyes were looking at them directly.
After standing for a second, Captain Li pulled out his legs and ran out with Song Ming.
ran a few meters away, and when they saw that there was no movement behind them, the two stopped. Looking back again, the man sat motionless in his chair in the dim light.
Song Ming breathed a long sigh of relief: "That's a wax figure, right?" β
"How can there be wax statues in the Han Dynasty, your classes are all in vain!"
"And what is it?" Song Ming still looked a little timid.
"Dry corpse!"
"Nonsense, I just saw a skin and flesh, have you ever seen such a fresh dried corpse?"
"It's not alive anyway, just go in and have a look!"
Song Ming didn't dare to go, Captain Li dragged Song Ming over with a push, and said as he walked: "We have a task on our bodies, don't you even dig a hole!" β
The two came to the bronze door again, and the figures of the two were reflected on the door, in front of them were motionless dry corpses, and their eyes were still staring at them, this kind of strange scene, anyone would feel a chill in their backs. But at this point, they can only go in hard.
Looking closer, the face of the dried corpse was lifelike, and Captain Li couldn't help but tap his finger and retract it suddenly.
"This skin is so elastic!"
"Huh?" Song Ming was very surprised.
"This dry corpse...... No, how could this man be so well preserved! β
"Team Li, look at the coffin in the back!"
"My God......" Captain Li couldn't believe his eyes.
In the corner of the lobby, there was a gorgeous jade coffin, and my attention had been attracted by this corpse just now, but I didn't see it.
The two strode over, even more surprised, this coffin has no traces of splicing, like a piece of natural jade carved directly, such a large and pure jade, rare in the world, the two once again have a strong curiosity about the identity of the owner of this tomb.
Surprised, Captain Li was puzzled again: "No, why doesn't this person lie in the coffin?" β
"Yes, why do you want to sit on a stool......" Song Ming was also puzzled.
"Is it possible...... Was someone moved out? β
Captain Li suspected that this tomb had been stolen from the moment he came in, but there was no trace of damage, if it wasn't for the clever tricks of the tomb robbers, or some conspiracy hidden in this tomb, such a luxurious underground palace could not have no mechanism.
In this hall, there was nothing but the dead man who was sitting, the empty jade coffin, and the stone walls were carved all around.
They searched for a long time, but they didn't find anything, as if this was the end of the road.
"The mountains and rivers outside are beautiful, why is the main tomb shabby?" Song Ming said puzzled.
"This is also called shabby, this jade coffin is now worth at least 10 million!"
"I mean layout and dΓ©cor ......"
"Maybe we were wrong at the beginning, this is probably not a tomb, otherwise there will always be some clues in the historical materials."
"When you say this, I think it's really possible, the construction pattern of this underground palace is completely different from that of ordinary Han tombs." Song Ming looked suddenly enlightened.
It seemed that the exploration operation was coming to an end here, and I thought that I could make some earth-shattering discoveries that could cause a sensation in the entire cultural relics world and make headlines myself. Song Ming was a little disappointed.
Captain Li smiled and comforted: "Just this thousand-year-old lantern is enough for you to make headlines!" β
The two walked out of the lobby together, and when they passed by the ancient corpse, Captain Li subconsciously glanced at it again, thinking about how to protect it, similar incorruptible corpses had been found before, but once they came out of the tomb, they instantly disappeared.
"Team Li, this person is really panicked with his eyes!" When passing by the ancient corpse, Song Ming deliberately went far away.
Captain Liu saw Song Ming's timid appearance, so he made fun of him again and said, "Guess why he is open?" β
"Why?"
"I don't want to die."
"Cut! You still need to say it! β
"I'm not done yet!" Captain Li deliberately said in a low voice, "That's why he crawled out of the coffin, sat on a stool and looked outside......"
"Shut up!"
"Haha, you go slowly!"
The two walked out of the bronze gate one after the other, and Song Ming turned to Captain Li behind him and said, "Going to the tomb with you, it's really bad luck for eight lifetimes!" β
Captain Li was so happy: "Hahaha, it's not the first day of cooperation!" β
"Team Li......" Song Ming suddenly trembled, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth.
"What's wrong?" Captain Li was taken aback by Song Ming's hideous expression.
"After ...... After...... Face ......"
"What's going on in the back?"
Captain Li turned his head to look at the lobby, the ancient corpse was still sitting there, wondering in his heart, his eyes swept over the bronze door, and he was instantly frozen.
In the mirror of the bronze door, there was no figure of the two of them!