Chapter 4 The Entrance to the Cave of the Tomb of the Flood

The water flows from the Jiangjun Ridge between Shouyang County and Feixi, and is divided into two tributaries, the one that flows to the northwest flows through 200 li, goes out of Shou County and enters the Huai River, and the one that flows to the southeast flows into Chaohu Lake. And the place where the crime occurred is in this section to the west. Because Cao Cao mobilized the military and civilians to rebuild the river during the Three Kingdoms period, it is also known as: Cao Cao River.

The group was led by locals to the entrance of the discovered tomb. The entrance is at the root of a hill, and the palm of the hat asks: "What kind of mountain is this?" Someone told that the north side of this mountain range is connected to the Purple Mountain, which is also known as the Purple Mountain, and it is said that Liu An, the king of Huainan, and the eight most appreciated bachelors climbed the mountain and buried the gold here, and the sun ascended to heaven. The remaining medicine is in the vessel, and the chickens and dogs lick it, all of which are immortals. Behind it, there are traces of people and horses, still there, so the mountain is named after the eight princes. It turns out that this mountain often says: the place where a person gets the allusion of the chicken and dog ascending to heaven. Everyone couldn't help but look up at the top of the mountain, and secretly sighed whether this trip could also get some fairy energy.

It seems that this place really has a bit of a mountain spirit, and it is no wonder that there are ancient tombs to hide.

The entrance to the cave that was washed away by the flash flood was not the entrance to the tomb, but it should have been sealed with mud after the tomb was sealed, and the outside was covered with gravel as a cover, so that no traces of man-made could be seen without paying attention. Wang Shao asked the accompanying craftsmen to investigate, and found that the original gravel hole was not built for a long time, but just a new wall, because the masonry was in a hurry, and it was the silt of the riverbed taken on the spot, so it was very unsolid, and the mud caught up with the heavy rain before it dried out, and the rain re-melted the mud, causing the gravel to peel off, causing the so-called torrent and stone flow, which washed onto the road.

It has been more than half a year since the incident, and the rainy season has long passed, and the ground is very dry, but there are still a lot of dry silt and stones.

Zhangli instructed Zhangli to bring ten personal soldiers, Wang Shao and Zhao Qi also selected five craftsmen, prepared torches and tools, and entered the cave together, while the rest of the people waited outside the cave with Shouyang County Order.

The tunnel is not wide, and it is roughly dug along the mountain, and it is only about one and a half wide. In order to save the torch, only Zhangjiao walked in front with a torch, followed by two pro-soldiers, followed by Wang Shao and Zhao Qi, and then with two pro-soldiers, and then Zhangli, then two pro-soldiers, and then followed by five craftsmen, and finally four pro-soldiers. Everyone is staring at the predecessors, following closely behind, and entering in order. About 400 paces, listen to a whistle, and know what you have found. Zhangli turned sideways to overtake his predecessors, walked to Wang Shao and Zhao Qi, and motioned for them to walk to the front with him to have a look. The person in front turned sideways and let the three of them pass. When I walked to the front, I saw Zhangqi standing in front of a stone gate with a torch. Seeing them coming, the palm of the hand motioned to his subordinates to light another torch to brighten up the surroundings.

This stone door is not big, the top is semi-arched, the height is only more than zhang, the single door of the inner buckle, the door does not have any pattern carving. Zhao Qi walked to the stone gate, and immediately someone held a torch to follow him to illuminate it. He first touched the surface of the stone door, and then beat it a few times with his knuckles and fists, then put his face close to the stone door, touched it carefully, touched the door, and then touched the stone cracks on both sides of the door, and then squatted down to touch the bottom of the door. Everyone watched him quietly, and no one said anything.

Finally, he turned to Wang Shao and said, "My lord, this should be an outer door, I don't know how thick it is, but it shouldn't be very thin, the stone is a whole piece, it should be like a local material." Looking at the traces, it looks like an internal sliding door. "Sliding doors, that is, doors that slide open and close from the inside to the left or right.

"Since it's an internal sliding door, does it mean that there is an operating mechanism outside?" asked Wang Shao.

"It stands to reason that it should be. Zhao Qi replied.

"Feel the rock walls around you and see if there's anything out of the ordinary. Palm immediately commanded. The four people in front immediately took advantage of the faint light of the torches to feel around. Zhao Qi also went to touch the walls on both sides of the stone gate.

"Here, there seems to be something. The second soldier called. After discovering the stone gate just now, Zhangli, Wang Shao, and Zhao Qi all walked to the front. And now Zhao Qi was in front of the stone gate, standing sideways next to him, followed by Zhangli and Wang Shao. Then the position of the second soldier should be the fifth in the order, about five feet away from the stone gate.

Hearing the shout, Zhangqi hurriedly held the torch and Zhao Qi turned sideways. On the top of the left head of the pro-soldier, a semicircular protrusion is faintly visible. Generally, the range of everyone touching the stone wall is within the range of their head to chest, and this pro-soldier happens to be tall, so when he reaches out to touch it, he just touches the wall near the top of the cave. He raised the torch and stretched out his head to look closely, and then raised his hand and touched it. Zhao Qi was much shorter than him, and his vision was blocked by his side.

"What do you see?" he asked eagerly.

"It looks like a smooth stone ball, embedded in the wall. ”

"The stone ball? You touch it, the ball is dead or moving. Don't push yourself. ”

"It seems to be moving. ”

"Left or right?"

"To the left... No, to the right... It seems that both sides can move. ”

"Can both sides move?" Zhao Qi was a little surprised. "Adjutant General, then you wait here and listen to my shout. Zhao Qi returned to the stone gate.

"How's it going?" asked Wang Shao eagerly.

"There is indeed a mechanism on the stone wall. But the ball can only be turned on one side, but why can this be moved on both sides?" Zhao Qi said, taking the torch in the hands of his own soldiers, and squatting down to check the bottom of the stone gate.

"The entrance to the cave is facing south, and although we have been going straight when we enter, there is no guarantee that the tunnel will be diagonally entered. Wang Shao seemed to be talking to himself, took out a compass, and then the faint light of the torch was bright, and carefully pointed at the direction. "Sure enough, the cave is diagonally entered. Now we're west-north. ”

"North to west, then the left Qinglong and the right Xuanwu, the door is generally opened from left to right. I see, why can this ball move left and right!" Zhao Qi almost jumped up and shouted.

"Deputy General, can you hear me?" Zhao Qi shouted into the shadows.

Audible. ”

"You turn the ball a quarter to the right, don't spin too much, slow down. ”

Okay! I turned. ”

"You turn the ball one more time to the left. Be quick. ”

Everyone was turning their heads to look in the direction of the palm, and suddenly felt a vibration on the soles of their feet, and with a dull rumbling sound, everyone hurriedly turned back, and the stone door was half opened.