Hearing that Yanqiu said that these puppets have some origins, we found a tea stall, and the fat brother went up and kicked the four dummies to the ground, and we found chairs to sit around the table.

There is also a chaise longue next to the tea stall, on which a tall thin old man doll is lying with a straw hat covering his face and dozing, which looks like a scene from a TV series, very familiar.

The fat brother had to move the old man away and lie down by himself, and later we laughed at him for doing a lot of things, so he also moved a chair and sat next to us, waiting for Yanqiu to popularize the knowledge of dolls with great interest.

Yan Qiu told us a story recorded in "Liezi 61 Tang Wen". It is said that at that time, there was a king of Zhou Mu who went to the west to inspect and crossed the Kunlun Mountain, where the legendary Queen Mother of the West lived, and also climbed the Yin Mountain. On the way back from the army, when they were about to reach the border, they met a craftsman who said that he had volunteered to dedicate his skills, and this man was named Yanshi.

King Mu summoned him and asked him what the Yanshi was capable of. Yanshi first replied with greetings, as long as it was the king's order, he was willing to try. Then he said that he had already made a thing, and he hoped that the king would watch it first. King Mu agreed, and asked Yanshi to bring this thing the next day, and when he came to the king's cross, everyone watched it together to see what was so special.

The next day, Yanshi led another man to meet King Mu of Zhou. When King Mu summoned him, he asked him, "Who is with him?" Yanshi said that it was a song and dance artist he made. King Mu looked at it in amazement, and saw that the singing and dancing artist was very comfortable whether he was walking quickly, slowly, bowing his head or raising his head, and he was completely a real person. What's even more amazing is that it lowers its head and sings, and its voice is in tune with the melody. It dances with both hands raised, and the steps follow the beat. The movements that can be done are ever-changing, do whatever you want.

King Mu thought that this was a real person, so he called his favorite Sheng Ji and his concubines to watch its performance together. When the performance was about to end, the singing and dancing artist actually frowned at the concubines around King Mu and teased him in various ways. When King Mu saw the clue, he was furious and wanted to kill Yanshi immediately. Yanshi was so frightened that he was half dead, and immediately dismantled the singing and dancing artists with his own hands and showed them to King Mu.

It turns out that the whole thing is made of leather, wood, and resin, and at the same time beautified with various pigments. King Mu examined it carefully, and saw that this doll contained liver and gallbladder, heart and lungs, spleen and kidneys, intestines and stomach, and on the outside were muscles, bones, limbs, fur, and teeth. After reinstalling these things, the singers and dancers returned to their original appearance. When King Mu tried to remove its heart, his mouth could not speak, and when he took out his liver, his eyes were closed, and his kidneys were removed, and his legs were paralyzed and he sat on the ground.

King Mu was overjoyed and sighed that the skills of the Yanshi could have the same effect as the nature of heaven and earth, and make a puppet like a living person. He ordered his entourage to carry the singer and dancer in a carriage and return to China together.

Lu Ban's apprentice, Dongmen Jia, went back and told Lu Ban about it. Mo Zhai is also Mozi, and his student poultry slip 釐 (qíngǔxī) also reported this to his teacher. Since then, Lu Ban and Mozi have never dared to say that their manufacturing skills are a skill, but honestly say that they are carpenters and study hard.

Lu Ban would build ladders for siege and invent various professional tools for carpentry. The wooden kite made by Mo Zhai, that is, a big kite, can fly in the sky for three days and three nights, and the mechanism is the best in the world. Even the two of them sighed at their own craftsmanship, and a few of us were fortunate enough to see it today.

However, there are some differences from the historical description, that is, these puppets do not speak, perhaps in the process of historical transmission, someone added oil and vinegar to strengthen the ability of the Yanshi, or maybe the builder was afraid that it would be too noisy and disturb the deceased sleeping in the tomb. In any case, if we can make a puppet, we can't tell the truth from the fake face to face, and I'm afraid there is no one in the world today.

After hearing this, the fat brother sighed: "Even my idol Mozi, a person who sighs that he is inferior, seems to really have some ability." ”

Yan Qiu smiled and said, "If I make today's discovery public, I will probably win the Nobel Prize in Archaeology." ”

Lu Shan was amused by Yan Qiu, she said: "Where is there any Nobel Prize in archaeology? Daydreaming. ”

Speaking of daydreaming, I don't really agree with it, if this is all a created scene, then there will never be daylight here, it seems that the moon in the sky has been very round for almost two thousand years. At this time, we, the tourists in a group of six, are like dreaming, playing in the city shrouded in the moonlight, as the song sings, "The moonlight in the city illuminates the dream." ”

Now that they know that they are all fake, the enthusiasm of the girls to go shopping has also been greatly reduced.

I still didn't want to stay longer, so I urged everyone to go in the direction of the palace in the city.

Because of the trip just now, we had already changed directions, so we went to the main road opposite the main entrance. On both sides of the main road, it is even more lively, with all kinds of storefronts and strange architectural designs. Among them, there are many people who come and go, there are performers, players, passers-by, and permanent all kinds of people, each with its own characteristics, and there are no similar replicas at all. This prosperous scene is no less than the Yangzhou written by the ancient poet, and what is presented in front of us is simply a 3D version of the Qingming Riverside map.

But we now know that they are not living people, and in the light of the moon, they look a little strange and strange, and I carefully examine them with my right eye, and find that there is no sign of spirits, and I am relieved. This yin city is full of yin energy, just like the fēng capital city that connects the underworld and the human world, as described in the mythological books, and leads to the Yama Temple.

The main street is called the copper camel road, from south to north, to the end is Sima Gate, after entering Sima Gate, it is a moon city surrounded by four walls, and the moon city is actually a square space built before entering the main city. When Li Shimin Xuanwumen Incident occurred, I heard that his two elder brothers were surrounded in Yuecheng and shot.

There are four gates on the four walls of Moon City, and the one we enter is Sima Gate. Between the Changchun Gate on the right and the Yingchun Gate where we enter Yecheng, it is connected by a road. On the left is the Yanqiu Gate, and on the front is the End Gate.

Judging from the names of these gates, it follows the pattern from right to left, from east to west, from spring to autumn, and we are now in the middle of summer. It seems that the ancients attached great importance to agriculture, and their favorite was the summer season that was suitable for the growth of crops.

Looking up at the buildings on the end gate, not only the city walls, but also the buildings, blue bricks and gray tiles, red wooden doors and windows, although old but clean, as if someone is always cleaning.

Entering the end gate, you can see the buildings in the palace, which does not look as grand as the Forbidden City, but from the beautiful Cheng dù, it is more than that. From the pedestal to the eaves, there are decorative patterns of various animals and plants everywhere.

After another door, you can see the main hall, my mood at the moment, indescribable, I don't know whether to be more excited or worried more, excited, can finally see the true face of Lushan here, worried that if there is still no clue to the exit after reading, it will be sad.

The fat brother said to Yan Qiu: "Hurry up and look at that map, where is the kitchen, let's find some food first, I don't know what delicious food is in the palace." ”

Yan Qiu poured a basin of cold water on it and said, "Don't be whimsical, the ancients could make puppets, but it is absolutely impossible to preserve food, and you still expect them to set up a big refrigerator for you in it?" ”

Lu Shan seemed to be in a good mood, and said with a smile: "No matter what, let's go first and have a look, maybe there is a big refrigerator, the ancients are so smart, I am a little in love here." ”

Sister Hua glanced at Lu Shan and said, "If you like it, I'll leave you here, and we'll come to see you next year, you'd better not cry." ”

Lu Shan was told by Sister Hua, and quickly changed her attitude: "There must be no good home here, if you come to see me once a year, how tiring it will be, I can't bear to let Sister Hua suffer." ”

Sister Hua patted Lu Shan's face and said, "Well, it's pretty much the same, my sister likes your sweet mouth, if you don't have you by your side, it's really less interesting." ”

I didn't have time to watch them perform dramas, so I looked at Zhao Tiesuo thoughtfully, and I asked him, "Brother Zhao, what do you want?" ”

Zhao Tiesuo said: "Did you hear it, why is there a faint sound of the machine?" ”