Lin Yi smiled and stepped into the green striped stone gate again.
The cold air coming from the pavement inside was gone.
The twelve mummified bodies were all returned to their positions and stood around the coffin.
The coffin was still in its original position, and Wukong was squatting on the top of the coffin, playing with the bronze mirror that was hanging in mid-air just now.
Lin Yi whistled.
Wukong looked back and saw him, with excitement on his face. He hugged the mirror and ran towards him, jumping onto his shoulder with a "whoosh".
His eyes also returned to the clarity they had before.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's so strange! It's simply breathtaking! It took just a moment to turn around, and everything was as if it had never happened. Could it be that what we saw just now was all an illusion?"
Qian Sheng held up the flashlight and marveled.
Wang Qiang patted Qian Sheng on the shoulder as if he had been through it before and said:
"You call it rare and strange. There are a lot of evil things going on under the ground, and you can see them!"
Qian Sheng nodded and looked around.
After experiencing the scene just now, and seeing these mummies now, he indeed no longer felt the same fear as before.
Wang Qiang pointed at the bronze mirror held in Wukong's hand and asked:
"Is this the bronze mirror you're talking about?"
Lin Yi nodded, reached out to take the bronze mirror, turned on the flashlight and looked around.
At first glance, it is something from the early Tang Dynasty. It is round in shape. The pattern on the back is a five-petal peach blossom and Kui dragon pattern. There is already some patina on the front.
"Shopkeeper Qian, boss's eye!"
Lin Yi handed the bronze mirror to Qian Sheng.
Qian Sheng carefully took the bronze mirror, first put it under his nose and smelled it.
"It tastes right, something with a big door opening, early Tang Dynasty."
After looking at the mirror and then turning it over to look at the patterns on the back, I couldn't help but take a breath.
"Master Lin, this mirror is amazing!"
Wang Qiang was the first to come forward.
"What's so great, tell me quickly."
Qian Sheng pointed to the decoration on it.
"Then I will try my best. First of all, this dragon pattern is a special decoration for the royal family. If it is used by others, it is arrogance. Secondly, this thing is an object from the early Tang Dynasty. It stands to reason that before Xuanzong, it can be called the early Tang Dynasty, but in our eyes The orthodox early Tang Dynasty is nothing more than Gaozu, Taizong, Gaozong and Zhongzong.
And among these four, the one who likes peach blossoms the most is Taizong!
Legend has it that Empress Wende's grandson composed "Spring Outing Song", which contained the sentence "New peaches on the well steal the complexion, and young willows on the eaves learn to lighten the body." Taizong praised it after hearing it, and ordered skilled craftsmen to make a batch of "peach blossom" as the name. Royal-themed utensils.
Naturally, this bronze mirror is indispensable. "
Wang Qiang didn't understand anything else, but he knew the origin of the bronze mirror, and he immediately smiled and said:
"Shopkeeper Qian, do you think this bronze mirror might be something used by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? Come on, let me touch it."
Qian Sheng handed it over with both hands, and Wang Qiang took it and played with it carefully.
"Don't tell me, the feeling of getting started is different from any of the things the emperor has played with."
Qian Sheng immediately extended his thumb.
"Look, how about I tell you that Mr. Wang has wisdom? He will know the quality of things as soon as he gets started."
"Hey, look, why are there words underneath?"
Wang Qiang pointed to the side of the bronze mirror and said to them.
"Where is it? I didn't even look at it just now."
With that said, Qian Sheng took the bronze mirror over again.
"Tai Chi. Oh, gentlemen, what kind of luck did we have? We unexpectedly came across such a priceless treasure!"
Qian Sheng looked very excited, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Shopkeeper Qian, please stop shaking and tell me what the origin of this thing is!"
"Wait a moment."
As he spoke, Qian Sheng took out a piece of suede leather from his bag and carefully held the bronze mirror in his hands.
"The Tang Dynasty built three major palaces in Xijing City. The most famous one is the Daming Palace, followed by the Xingqing Palace and the Taiji Palace.
The word Tai Chi on this mirror comes from here.
At the beginning, Taizong launched the mutiny at the north gate of Taiji Palace, that is, Xuanwu Gate.
In the end, he was enthroned in the Tai Chi Hall and was honored with a great treasure. On weekdays, he met with the ministers in the Tai Chi Hall.
You must have heard of it. It is recorded in "Zhenguan Zhengyi" that Taizong once said this: Husband, using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses. If Wei Zheng is gone, I will be dead! "
Lin Yi nodded, and Wang Qiang also nodded along with a hint of understanding.
"According to legend, after Wei Zheng's death, Taizong was so sad that Empress Changsun took it out with the bronze mirror from Taizong's bedroom and hung it in the Taiji Hall to remind Taizong to be a wise king.
The official name of this thing should be: Taizong Zhengguan Mirror! "
"You mean, this mirror is the same one that Empress Changsun used to warn Taizong?"
"The possibility is extremely high! This object is mentioned in many rare ancient books of later generations. However, after Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne, he moved to Daming Palace to live in, and Taiji Palace was no longer used.
And you can see that the word "Tai Chi" was obviously engraved on it later. It should be to distinguish it from the bronze mirrors in other palaces, and at the same time, it would also make it easier for the palace people to avoid confusion. "
"Shouldn't the important treasures in the deep palaces of the Tang Dynasty be taken directly to Zhaoling by Taizong for burial? How could they appear in the tombs of the Western Zhou Dynasty?"
This is Lin Yi's biggest doubt at the moment.
It even surpasses the Jiang Taigong cenotaph itself.
"I don't know about this. I can only say that this place is indeed a bit evil."
"Shopkeeper Qian, if this mirror is sold, how much will it be worth?"
Wang Qiang was not interested in the origin of the bronze mirror, so he opened his mouth to ask the price.
"Priceless treasure! If you really meet a buyer who knows the goods, you will lose all your money to get it."
When Wang Qiang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Then we've made a fortune, haven't we? We've got something good again!"
The expression on Lin Yi's face was indifferent.
"Shopkeeper Qian, are there still a few pieces of the bronze tripod that you collected just now that you haven't seen yet? Take them out and have a look."
Qian Sheng nodded, took out a bundle from his bag, and placed the fragments in order.
Lin Yi turned on the flashlight and studied the "golden text" on it.
"Gongshu Dan composed an essay and took the Qingzhou tripod as a sacrifice."
Uncle Gong!
Qingzhou Ding!
Lin Yi muttered these two names.
The hairs on Qian Sheng's arms stood on end, and his expression suddenly tightened.
"Isn't this Gong Shu Dan the Duke of Zhou Ji Dan? Is this Qingzhou Cauldron one of the Nine Cauldrons?"
"King Wu died young, and his son Cheng Wang was young. Ji Dan, Duke of Zhou, took over as regent. When Lu Shang passed away, Gong Dan of Zhou took the Emperor of Zhou with him to pay homage to him with a group of clan members surnamed Jiang.
The Qingzhou tripod, one of the nine tripods representing the territory of Qi State, was specially taken out as a sacrificial object to be buried with him! "
Lin Yi and Qian Sheng looked at each other.
After counting the words "Liangzhou Ding" that appeared on the "Ladder to Heaven" in Jingjue Kingdom, we once again saw traces of the "Nine Cauldrons of King Yu" that symbolized the common master of the world and the orthodoxy of imperial power.
The humble author puts out a bowl and asks for votes!
(End of chapter)
