Lin Yi pulled Bai Lu out of the water and stepped onto the stone steps. The two disassembled each other's diving equipment, put on casual clothes, and packed the equipment properly.
He turned on the strong flashlight and climbed up the stairs.
The entire passage was pitch black, with an arched structure overhead. The condensed water vapor from the well water rose up and fell into the water drop by drop from the vault.
The sound of "tick-tock-tock" is particularly clear in the deep passage.
The bright flashlight in Lin Yi's hand swept across the stone steps and surrounding walls.
The workmanship here is obviously more exquisite, with bluestone floors and blue brick walls, which are well-proportioned, complex but not chaotic.
Every stone is cut neatly and stacked perfectly.
This project must have been carried out by the 300 Xichuan masons who were "invited" to Qingfeng Mountain.
As we continue up this straight staircase, the moisture becomes lighter and lighter, and the surrounding environment begins to become drier.
There are also lampstands dug out in advance on the wall.
There are thirty-three stairs in total. When you reach the end, two huge stone pillars suddenly stand in front of you.
Like two ancient soldiers standing in the darkness.
When the light was turned on, it turned out to be two three-meter-high Chinese watches.
"It's Huabiao!"
Bai Lu pointed at the stone pillar and shouted.
Who among the children who grew up in the capital does not know Huabiao?
"Brother Lin, why is there a Huabiao here?"
Lin Yi used his flashlight and carefully observed these two watches.
The three-story base is engraved with cloud patterns, and a stone-carved mythical beast "Looking at the Sky and Roaring" sits on the top.
This Chinese watch is a typical Ming Dynasty style in terms of shape and carving art form.
"Things like Huabiao were widely used in the Shinto tombs in the Ming Dynasty. If they appear here, it means that we have really found the right place this time!"
On the other side of the camera, Wang Qiang, Qian Sheng and Fifth Brother immediately became extremely excited when they heard Lin Yi's words. They high-fived each other and celebrated a little.
"Those grandsons from the Southern Clan still don't even know which way the door opens. We've all gone in. How can we compare?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down. If you alert the people in the front yard again, don't rush to celebrate. What's going on? Just be patient and don't be impatient." Qian Sheng patted Wang Qiang on the shoulder and told him Try to control your emotions.
After the two gorgeous tables, there are various stone statues lined up on both sides of the road.
The size of each statue is estimated to be several tons.
“By the Ming Dynasty, there were already clear standards for funeral regulations.
Failure to comply with this standard is overstepping the limit.
For example, the "Ming Huidian" stipulates that the duke and the first- and second-grade officials should be a pair of stone pillars, a stone tiger, a stone sheep, a stone horse, and a stone man.
The third grade is minus a pair of stone figures, and the fourth grade is a pair of stone pillars, a stone horse, and a pair of stone tigers.
The fifth grade is a stone pillar, a pair of stone horses, and a pair of stone sheep. No stone statues are allowed below the sixth grade. "
While Lin Yi was explaining to Bai Lu, he used a flashlight to look at the stone statues lying quietly on the ground one by one.
Bai Lu recited the numbers silently and counted them one after another.
"No, this number is definitely exceeded. Look, there are a pair of Huabiao, two pairs of lions, two pairs of Xiezhi, two pairs each of camels, elephants, and unicorns. This makes twelve pairs.
Not counting those stone tigers and stone horses.
Behind, there are two pairs of military ministers and civil ministers, both of which are standing figures. How correct are these? "
Lin Yi looked back with the help of a flashlight.
"It's normal. The larger the stone statue is, the more it means we have found the right place.
You have to know that Zhang Xianzhong proclaimed himself emperor. As the emperor of Daxi, of course he had to adopt the regulations of imperial mausoleums to build his own mausoleum. This further proves that we have found the right place. This is Zhang Xianzhong's Tomb of the Eight Great Kings and it is also the Tomb of the Daxi King. "
Bai Lu nodded in understanding, took out her camera, and recorded these lifelike stone statues one by one.
By the Ming Dynasty, the carving techniques of these stone statues had become very advanced.
It is also more realistic. In addition, these stone statues are hidden underground and have not been weathered or eroded. They are still well preserved. It is just because of the influence of some water vapor that some moss has grown underneath.
Bai Lu's footsteps finally stopped in front of the last two stone statues.
These two stone statues stand opposite each other, one civil and one military.
Judging from the clothes, one can tell at a glance that this is an old acquaintance - Weng Zhong.
Weng Zhong in the imperial mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty was divided into two types: civil and military.
Wu Wengzhong, wearing a double-eared helmet, arm armor, and holding a steel whip.
Wen Wengzhong, wearing a black gauze hat and a round collar, holding a wat board.
These are all features that can be recognized at a glance and are highly recognizable.
"This is Shi Wengzhong. When we see him, we will be not far from the tomb gate."
Lin Yi explained.
"Is this really carved out of stone? Why do their armors still reflect light in the photos I took?"
"Reflective?"
Lin Yi suddenly felt strange. When he took a closer look, it was exactly what Bai Lu said.
After she turned on the flash, the Wu Wengzhong in the photo actually had that dark, shiny reflective effect.
How come the stone carvings have a luster similar to that of lacquerware?
They were still three or four meters away from the two stone towers, and Lin Yi could already feel a faint sense of uneasiness.
Just like when they entered the "Two Weeks Tomb" before, everything was going smoothly until they discovered that the stone statue was dead, and the situation took a turn for the worse.
This time, there was another problem with the stone statue.
Lin Yi drew out his sword and held it in front of him, blocking Bai Lu behind him.
Unexpectedly, Bai Lu ducked out of the way and stood side by side with him, with two more tiger claw daggers in her hands.
"I almost forgot, you also have two brushes!"
"It's not too late to think about it now."
At this moment, Wang Qiang's voice came from the intercom on Lin Yi's shoulder.
"What's going on with you two? What happened?"
"I can't tell for a while, but the stone statues here are quite strange. I'll go over and have a look."
"Do you need reinforcements? The gadgets we brought this time are not ordinary. Do you want to give me a try on this set of American equipment?"
"It's useless to kill a chicken with a sledgehammer, save these things for packing the big rice dumplings!"
After saying that, Lin Yi held a flashlight in one hand and slowly approached the stone statue.
Maybe it was because the light from the flashlight was fleeting, but there was nothing strange about the stone statue.
When the two bright flashlight beams came over, the dark "armor" on Wu Wengzhong's body actually moved slowly, and rustling sounds began to reach Lin Yi and the others' ears.
Lin Yi took a closer look and immediately felt a chill all over his body.
What kind of armor is this? This is simply a layer of overlapping hard-shelled arthropods. Each segment of the shell is the size of a mineral water bottle cap, and each one has at least twelve or thirteen segments.
They were entangled with each other, wrapping the whole Shi Wengzhong tightly.
(End of chapter)
