The Liao people attach great importance to feng shui and advocate heavy burials, the higher the status, the more exquisite, the more extravagant, the larger the tomb, and the more accompanying the burial.

This was influenced by the Han and Tang people, but it was not without its characteristics.

The first is not to leave a grave, not to erect a tombstone, descendants do not go to the grave, do not sweep the grave, not only to pay tribute, but also to set up livestock prisons and wine and food at home.

The second is that the coffin is not used for burial, but the corpse bed, that is, the high platform made of stone or brick.

In the case of cremation, clay pots, stone boxes, and wooden barrels containing the ashes will be placed on the corpse bed, and in the case of burial, the body will be placed directly. If the deceased was a nobleman, he would hang a tent and drape on the bed of the corpse, as if he were sleeping at home.

But in it, there is a big coffin: nearly four meters long, two meters wide, and about one meter six high.

With such a big coffin, Li Ding'an has only seen one: the tomb of Liu He in the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, the two coffins are almost exactly the same size: eighteen feet long (Han feet), nine feet wide, and seven feet high.

The burial chamber was just as large: about 400 square meters.

But Liu He is the emperor of the Han Dynasty (Emperor of the Han Dynasty), and he was also buried according to the imperial system, so what about here?

Ma Xianming recalled hard, "How big are the tombs of Liao Taizu (Yelu Abaoji, buried in BLZQ, Inner Mongolia) and Liao Taizong (buried in BLYQ)?" ”

Li Ding'an thought for a while: "Liao Taizu's tomb is relatively large, nearly three hundred square meters, and Taizong's is much smaller, only one hundred and eighty square meters. ”

Wei Zili took a breath: "Good guy, isn't this just overstepping, it's all overstepping?" ”

"It's not a question of overstepping or not exceeding the system at all!" Ma Xianming pointed to the coffin, "But the Liao nobles don't need coffins!" ”

Li Ding'an thought for a while: "It's not absolute: if it's cremation, if the stone box is used to hold the ashes, the Liao people will also call it a 'coffin', of course, it's very small, one meter long, half a meter wide is considered a big ......."

But what about this one?

Without a clue for a while, Li Dingan turned the camera.

Well, what is it, epitaph?

Near the tomb wall, the brick base is one meter two or three high, and a stone tablet one meter square is embedded on it.

The square dome-shaped cover, with four beveled edges engraved with patterns, is also covered with ash, and it can be vaguely seen that they are all in the shape of animals: some are feathers, some are hooves, and some are claws.

It should be the zodiac.

In the middle of the Zhigai is a yin-engraved seal Chinese character, which is also covered with ash: Ancient Politics...... Gift to King Han...... Ming.

The ash is too thick and can only be identified halfway, but combined with the official system of the Liao Dynasty and the knighthood system, it should be: the epitaph of the king of Han was given by the decree of the government.

Ma Xianming snapped his fingers: "I know the King of Han in the Liao Dynasty, there is Yelu Mulu, the king of the Northern Courtyard, Xiao Hui, the prime minister of the Northern Mansion, Xiao Pu, the privy envoy, and Zhang Jian, the prince...... Among them, there is no such small official as a government order, let alone a posthumous gift? ”

Li Ding'an is very sure: "Yes, the grandfather of the Empress Dowager Xiao Xuan (nicknamed Xiao Yanyan, known as the Empress Dowager Xiao in history) Hu Wuli, his predecessor Meili (the commander of the emperor's guard), the political order and the king of Han were all posthumously crowned after Xiao Sui was canonized as the queen......"

"Then if you count it this way, Xiao Shaoju, who is buried more than 20 kilometers away, is his great-grandson?"

Li Ding'an nodded: "Yes!" ”

"When did he die?"

"I don't know the specifics, anyway, it's earlier than Abaoji!"

"That's not right, is it?" Ma Xianming's eyes widened and he pointed to the computer screen, "Chinese characters? ”

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Abaoji created the Khitan script, which is the official language. Although the Liao people also spoke Chinese and wrote Chinese characters, edicts, military orders, place names, inscriptions, epitaphs, talismans, etc., could only be written in Khitan script.

It was not until Empress Dowager Xiao (Xiao Xuan, known as Xiao Yanyan by the people) and Song Zhenzong formed an alliance with Song Zhenzong, and the Song Dynasty paid tribute to the Liao Dynasty, that Chinese characters became one of the official languages of the Liao Dynasty.

It means that this tomb was built after the alliance of the Yuanyuan, but Hu Wuli died a hundred years ago?

There is a full hundred years in between.

There are also frescoes and burial goods from the former burial chamber: the hair, the golden flower, and the robe of the left are all in the style of the Abaoji period. The cockscomb pot and the long-necked flask are the products of the Empress Dowager Xiao and the later period.

It's also a hundred years off.

It's strange: it seems that which part has crossed over?

"Don't worry!" Li Dingan thought for a while, "Nine times out of ten, the grave has been moved!" ”

Ma Xianming was stunned for a moment: "What? ”

"From the genealogy theory, this branch can only be regarded as the Xiao family's branch, and the lineage is Abaoji's cousin, the brother of Empress Yingtian (Abaoji's wife, the first generation of Empress Dowager Xiao, known as the Empress Dowager with a broken wrist in history), and the first generation of Khitan Prime Minister Xiao Dilu...... Hu Wuli is just Xiao Dilu's brother, and according to the Han people, he has already made five suits......"

"Hu Wuli's son is Xiao Siwen, the eldest daughter of Shangliao Taizong, the eldest princess of Yanguo, and then supported Liao Jingzong (the fourth emperor of the Liao Dynasty, Abaoji's great-grandson) to succeed to the throne, and then married the third daughter Xiao Xuan, that is, Xiao Yanyan to Jingzong as the queen......

Then Xiao Yucai posthumously presented Hu Wuli as the king of Han, and gave Naiman as Xiao's fiefdom...... So I guess that Hu Wuli's tomb was moved over at that time......"

This explains the past.

Ma Xianming pointed to the screen again: "But how to explain such a big coffin?" ”

It's really hard to explain......

"You make me think!"

Li Dingan pondered for a while, then clicked the mouse to zoom in on the lens.

The coffins grew larger and larger, taking up the entire screen.

It's really a bit strange: the Liao people only use coffins for cremation, but there are so many ashes, even if they are held in a sarcophagus, they will last until the sky is one meter square, and they can't use such a big coffin at all.

If it's for the burial goods, it doesn't seem to be needed.

Because there are many Liao tombs unearthed, there are also imperial tombs, but in addition to the close-fitting burial jade, the rest of the burial goods are all placed on the corpse bed. If you can't put it on the corpse bed, put it around the corpse bed, if you can't put it down, put it in the front room, and if you can't put it down, build another middle room.

Anyway, there is absolutely no need for such a large coffin.

Unless, a lot of ashes?

"Old horse, is it possible: there is a coffin in the coffin, and the coffin does contain ashes, but there is more than one person?"

"How many more can there be? The husband and wife were buried together......"

That's right.

Even if there is a concubine, they will only raise the tomb again, or build a corpse bed next to it, instead of pouring all the ashes of the three, four, five, six, seven, or eight into a stone box.

It is not limited to stone boxes, but also porcelain jars, porcelain jars, copper pots, or wooden barrels to put the ashes, which can be placed anywhere, and there is no need to squeeze together.

However, the "Green Capsule Book" records a more complex burial method, called the burial wooden figurines, if this is the case, it is possible to use a relatively large stone cabinet.

Roughly according to the appearance and body shape of the deceased before his death, the head, torso, and limbs are connected with wooden tenons, and then chiseled out, and then the ashes are put into the puppet.

The head is in the head, and the hand in the hand, and the foot in the foot...... Then put it into the stone box......

Well, I'll be ......

The ashes can be filled with wooden figurines, why can't the bones be contained?

Moreover, there are many more bones than ashes, and the wooden figurines have to be very large to fit the bones in.

Therefore, the stone box that needs to be buried needs to be done very large......

Ha ha!

"Team Xing, when you get off the camera, you will shine on the tail of the stone coffin...... Don't drill too deep, just drill open the coffin cover! ”

Zuo Peng came over: "Teacher Li, what's wrong?" ”

Li Dingan exhaled and pointed to the computer screen: "I suspect that this is a coffin, not a coffin...... Inside are wooden figurines! ”

"Figurines...... Fake mounds? ”

"It's not a fake mound, but the bones are in the doll, that's why the coffin is so big!"

A group of people looked at each other: human bones in puppets?

I haven't heard of this kind of burial, and I've never heard of it.

But no one dared to squeak.

The drilling rig rang again, for fear of damaging the stone coffin, this time it was slower, and it took nearly an hour to drill open.

The endoscope went down the steel pipe to the stone coffin, and when Li Ding'an clicked the mouse to turn the camera, a series of exclamations sounded all around.

Two wooden maids, one male and one female, sit opposite each other, the male wears a cirrus crown, and the female wears a high-winged phoenix crown, both of which are made of gold.

Both of them were wearing black robes, and their bodies were exceptionally large, one and a half times the size of ordinary people.

Wooden figurines......

(End of chapter)