Chapter 46: Xuanyuan Sword
Ying Zheng was stunned for a long time, and then asked in surprise: "This week, the Tomb of King Wu actually has nine floors?" ”
Li Si nodded and said, "Listen to the master, there are indeed nine layers. And the coffin of King Wu is placed in the fifth layer in the middle. ”
"What's it like there?" Ying Zheng asked curiously.
"The grass people have never been there, so I don't know." Li Si said, "The two of us have only been to the first two floors with our master. ”
As he spoke, the three of them reached the flat ground below one after another.
The ground is so flat that you don't feel like you're in the middle of a mountain.
Not far ahead, there were terracotta warriors again, but when I saw the shadow behind me, I knew that there were a lot of them.
Sure enough, after approaching, rows of terracotta warriors appeared in front of him, like an array of troops.
Jing Liang did not pause, and continued to walk forward from a passage in the middle of the terracotta warriors.
Ying Zheng and Li Si followed.
Ying Zheng looked to the left and right, carefully observing the terracotta warriors, and his pace slowed down.
The terracotta figurines are made of pottery, but there is no damage to them, which shows that the terracotta figurines are very strong.
Strangely, these terracotta warriors are not only different in clothing and movements, but also in their appearance and expressions.
On the whole, these terracotta warriors do look like an array in the army, but if you look closely, these terracotta warriors do not look like they are arraying to meet the enemy.
While Ying Zheng was thinking, the three of them had already passed through the array of terracotta warriors.
Several coffins appeared in front of him, all lined up side by side.
However, looking at the appearance of the coffin, it is not considered superior, and it should be used for burial.
As for those lying inside, they must be just slaves.
Even if the tomb is stolen, I am afraid that the tomb robbers will return empty-handed, after all, this is only the first level.
Bypassing a few coffins, the space became narrower, and I saw the stone wall.
Jing Liang walked to the edge of the stone wall and looked back at the coffins.
Standing in place of one of the coffins, Jing Liang turned and felt for a stone in the middle.
The seemingly ordinary stone was rotated by Jing Liang for a week, and then unscrewed off.
A hole is exposed in the middle, very similar to the hole on the edge of the pit before.
It turns out that the coffins are for this purpose, to point to the location of the mechanism.
Without waiting for Jing Liang to speak, Ying Zheng said, "Brother Jing, it's the turn of the widow again." ”
"Huh." Jing Liang smiled and said, "Then you will have to bother the king." ”
Ying Zheng had experience this time, so he took out the dark iron snail and put it into the hole in a hurry.
Click......
Five feet to the left, a thin straight slit appeared in the mountain wall.
Jing Liang stepped forward and grabbed a stone block and pulled it outward, but a stone door opened outward.
"This is the secret room on the first floor, Your Majesty." Li Si said beside Ying Zheng, "In each floor of the mausoleum, there is a secret room. ”
Needless to say, there are always unusual treasures stored in the secret rooms on each floor.
Jing Liang walked into the secret room and lit the lights around him.
Ying Zheng and Li Si immediately entered the secret room.
Some of the ordinary jewels were piled on a stone platform, apparently to be used to answer the tomb robbers, but they were not stolen, so it is evident that no tomb robbers had visited here.
On the stone platform in the center, a dark yellow saber stood upright on a wooden frame.
On both sides of the sword, there is a book on each side, with a turquoise cover, antique.
Li Si stepped forward and picked up one of the books and handed it to Yingzheng.
"Your Majesty, this is the first volume of the Book of Changes, the main material is made of bronze, and it cannot be opened unless it is a black iron snail."
"Roll up?" Ying Zheng asked.
Li Si nodded and said, "There are three parts of the Book of Changes, and the other two are stored in other mausoleum levels. ”
"Then take this volume and go to other levels to find it all." Ying Zheng said.
"Your Majesty, don't go to other layers for the time being." Lees said.
"Why?" Ying Zheng asked puzzled.
"The master told me that every time you enter the mausoleum, you can only enter the first floor, and only after the conditions are met, you can enter the next floor." Lees said.
"What are the conditions?" Ying Zheng then asked.
"Didn't the king see the terracotta warriors here?" Li Si said, "The king needs to imitate these terracotta warriors to reach a certain degree of similarity, and then he can enter the second layer." ”
Ying Zheng's face was depressed. I thought that the old man gave him a bunch of good things, but this time when he came to the Tomb of King Wu, he also took back the things he needed, but he thought that he still needed to meet the so-called requirements.
"No wonder there are a few terracotta warriors on the outermost side." Ying Zheng sighed lightly and said, "Those few are for the widow to take back and imitate." ”
Li Si nodded and said, "Exactly." ”
Ying Zheng calmed down, took the first volume of the Book of Changes, and looked at it.
The ancient book was packed in a box about two inches thick, and it was quite weighty and slightly cool to the touch, and it looked as if it was wrapped in a bronze shell, with a dent in the lower right corner of the back.
"Presumably, this first volume was not originally stored here, right?" Ying Zheng asked.
Li Si looked at Ying Zheng and said happily: "The king really guessed it." ”
The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth turned upward, and said: "You came back last night and said that you went to meet your seniors, and the whole day must not be as simple as just discussing some things, now it seems that you came here in advance and made some preparations." ”
"What is the king's basis?" Li Si also asked with a smile.
"Not to mention that those terracotta warriors just moved there not long ago." Ying Zheng said, "This "Book of Changes" alone is absolutely extraordinary, if the mausoleum has nine floors, how can it be placed on the first layer that is the easiest to sneak into?" ”
"Hehe, it seems that the king's sensitivity has improved a lot compared to before." Li Si looked very pleased.
"I've been with my husband for a long time, so naturally everything has to be analyzed." Ying Zheng said, "It was only after the widow took over this ancient book that he saw that there was no dust on it, so he determined this. ”
Li Si picked up another classic and said, "Your Majesty, this one is the "Grain Classic" in the "Shennong Sutra". ”
Ying Zheng took over the "Classic of Agriculture and Grain", and with the two ancient books in his hand, it was already a little difficult to hold them.
From the appearance of these two ancient books, they are almost the same, but the "Classic of Agriculture and Grain" is a little lighter.
Ying Zheng put the two ancient books on the stone platform and asked, "Sir, how can these two ancient books be opened?" ”
Li Si flipped one of them over, pointed to the dent behind it, and said, "Put the dark iron snail on it and press it." ”
Ying Zheng took out the dark iron snail according to what Li Si said, put it on the dent on the back of the ancient book box, and pressed it slightly.
Nothing has changed.
Ying Zheng just wanted to ask something, but he only heard Li Si say: "The king will turn it over again and open it." ”
Ying Zheng turned the ancient book over, face up, and used his hands to remove the cover.
The lid was easily opened, but just now, Ying Zheng used a lot of strength and did not respond.
Ying Zheng saw the books inside at a glance.
Ying Zheng gently picked up the Book of Changes and looked at it carefully.
It is a bronze book, but judging by its weight, it is probably not made entirely of bronze. The cover is bronze and a little gray, I don't know if it's an age problem or something else.
There is not a word on the cover, and there is no symbol on Jiuding, which is very flat.
Ying Zheng's heart was agitated, so he wanted to open the cover, but he still couldn't turn it.
This time he didn't ask Li Si, Ying Zheng turned the ancient book over, and sure enough, he saw that there was also a dent in the lower right corner of the back.
Ying Zheng was just about to put the dark iron snail on the dent, Li Si raised his hand and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, no." ”
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si suspiciously and asked, "Why?" ”
Li Si said: "This is the king's exclusive thing. The two of us were present, and it was inconvenient to open it. ”
Ying Zheng nodded, indicating that he understood, and flipped the bronze book over again.
It seems that this rule is quite strict, and he, the heir of the Heavenly Inheritor, can be regarded as having some privileges.
Ying Zheng put the bronze book into the box, and picked up another ancient book in his hand.
In the same way, Ying Zheng opened the box.
This classic is one of the "Shennong Sutra" - "Agricultural and Food Classic"
There is still not a word on the cover, but the color is much lighter, close to off-white.
The thickness is also thinner and lighter than the Book of Changes.
Ying Zheng could have opened this ancient book, because this ancient book, Li Si and Jing Liang could read it, and even the two of them might have read it.
But Yingzheng didn't open it, and also put it back in the box.
Putting the two ancient books into the cloth bag, Ying Zheng pointed to the sword and asked, "Does this sword also need to be taken away?" ”
Jing Liang walked up to the sword, took it down very respectfully, and handed it to Ying Zheng.
"Yes, the master will give this sword to the king." Jing Liang said.
Ying Zheng took the sword, and then looked at it carefully.
Under this look, Ying Zheng was suddenly stunned.
The whole body of the sword is golden yellow, and the hilt and scabbard are engraved with many patterns, which looks very noble and luxurious, and the hand is not as heavy as expected.
Before, Ying Zheng's attention was on the two ancient books, plus the light was dim, and it was the light of the blue flames, and it seemed that this sword was also the color of brass, so Ying Zheng didn't care.
With a bang, the sword was unsheathed, shining with golden light, and the momentum was compelling.
"What kind of sword is this?" Ying Zheng looked at the golden sword intently.
"This sword is called Xuanyuan." Jing Liang also stared at the sword and said a little sluggishly.
"What...... Is it? Ying Zheng was shocked, thinking that he had heard it wrong.
"This is the legendary Xuanyuan Sword." Compared with Yingzheng, Li Si is obviously much calmer.
"Xuanyuan Sword ......" Ying Zheng said to himself, "In the legend, the sword of the Yellow Emperor is the symbol of the emperor......
"Not bad." Li Si said, "Didn't the king know the" my weapon ", legend has it that after the Yellow Emperor found the" my weapon ", the biggest gain was not to create a weapon with high lethality, but the forging skills have been developed by leaps and bounds, so the Yellow Emperor went around collecting raw materials and finally created a peerless sword, which is the Xuanyuan sword in front of him. ”
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, but his eyes still did not leave Xuanyuan Sword: "The later legend is known to the world. After that, Dayu got this sword, unified China, established Xia, hundreds of years later, Tang got this sword again, established Shang. ”
"That's probably the case, but there are a few points that the world gets wrong." Li Si said, "Several emperors received this sword as a gift, not by chance or plunder. And it is precisely because they are Heavenly Inheritors that they are eligible to get this sword and then dominate Huaxia. It is not with the help of the divine power of this sword to dominate China. ”
"Sir, do you mean that this sword is also a heavenly inheritance?" Ying Zheng finally looked away and looked at Li Si.
"Exactly." Li Si said, "This is the heavenly inheritance left by King Wu of Zhou, and only the savior emperor who changed the dynasty is qualified to have it." ”
It turns out that this is the real function of the Xuanyuan Sword.
"Legend has it that after Shang Tang got the Xuanyuan Sword, this sword disappeared." Ying Zheng said, "Now it seems that Shang Tang was left to King Wu of Zhou, but King Wu of Zhou did not say anything. ”
Li Si nodded and said, "The king guessed right, it is true. ”
"Then since King Wu of Zhou has never made a noise." Yingzheng paused and said, "There is no reason for the widow to publicize it. ”
After speaking, Ying Zheng looked at it again, and then wrapped the Xuanyuan Sword in a cloth bag and carefully placed it in another cloth bag.
Ying Zheng felt that this Xuanyuan Sword was the biggest gain this time, and he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.
"Sir, what about the terracotta warriors?" Ying Zheng retracted his thoughts and asked.
"It's best not to let the soldiers from outside carry it." Li Si said, "It's better to leave it to the grass people and Jing Liang to find a way to transport it back to the city." ”
Ying Zheng nodded and didn't ask anything more, but he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
The torches were almost lit, and after looking around to make sure that nothing was missing, Ying Zheng raised his feet and walked out of the secret room.
Li Si and Jing Liang followed out of the secret room and returned the same way.