After I finished lighting the menorah, nothing weird or unexpected happened.
After looking around for a few times, he immediately stepped back. Under the bright candlelight, the square was clearly visible.
I looked at the steps behind me, then at the square in front of me, and frowned on the spot.
Qin Yujie looked at my expression and asked doubtfully: "Brother Feng, what are you looking at? Is there something wrong here?"
I thought thoughtfully: "There is something wrong, but I can't put it in words. I just feel like there is something unexpected here."
Then he stretched out his finger and said to the center of the platform: "Based on what I just observed, this place looks like an altar."
"Altar? What altar?"
Lei Zi and Lone Lang were a little surprised and both became nervous.
Although the two of them did not know much about the ancient rituals of sacrifice.
But I also understand how it is possible for the altar to be set up in a cave that never sees the light of day.
After hearing two people asking me what kind of altar it was, I immediately pointed to the small steps in the center of the square.
He said solemnly: "Look at the steps in the center of the square. The steps are on both sides. There is a space after you go up the steps."
"And what is placed in the middle? It is clearly a nine-story tower. Who would normally put this here?"
"A piece of masonry faceted crystal is placed on the top of the tower. This is obviously what an altar should look like."
Qin Yujie looked at the nine-story tower and wondered. In her eyes, it looked like a tomb passage. What did it have to do with the altar?
In many large tombs, there are similar tomb passage platforms, but the tombs built in each dynasty are different, and the tomb passages are also different.
This is the Three Yin Jedi Land, which can also be regarded as the burial ground of Taoist corpses. It is normal to have a similar platform.
So Qin Yujie said: "It will be located in a sunny place, how can it be located here?"
"Brother Feng, are you thinking too much?"
I glanced at Qin Yujie and pondered for a moment: "This is what I'm confused about. In theory, it shouldn't be like this."
"It is impossible to build the tomb passage leading to the tomb chamber with steps on both sides."
"When you are carrying the deceased during burial, you must pass by the tomb platform with both front and back sides."
"Then the deceased will never be reincarnated. Don't you think there is something fishy about this?"
After saying that, he turned to look at the long ladder that he had just come down, and continued: "When we came down just now, I silently counted the number of steps."
"There are ninety-nine steps in this staircase, and the steps in the middle of the square are nine, and the tower above is also nine."
As I said this, I took two steps forward to the candlestick and pointed at the pattern carved on the granite on the ground.
He said: "I just discovered when I was lighting candles that different animals are carved on every piece of granite here."
"They are Qiu Niu, Yasui, Chaofeng, Pulao, Suanni, Bixi, Bifan, Fuxi, and Chiqi!"
I asked the three of them: "Do you know what these nine animals mean?"
Seeing my question, Lei Zi and Lone Lang shook their heads behind them, indicating that they did not understand this.
Qin Yujie knew it, and followed my words and said directly: "These nine animals are the nine sons born of the real dragon."
"It's also the word nine. There are exactly nine pieces of granite in the square. Is it such a coincidence?"
"It shows that every layout here is interconnected. The Three Yin Jedi is really ingenious."
"Nine is the ultimate number, representing perfection, that is, nine and nine return to one, according to the ancient saying of heaven and earth and yang and yin."
"This should be a temple of heaven. It should not appear in a tomb where the dead are buried."
Qin Yujie expressed her thoughts on the layout of this place in one breath.
Yang means odd number, and yin means even number. This is the law followed by the ancients, and the requirements for the meaning of numbers are very strict.
In addition, the round shape of this altar symbolizes the round sky and the square place. This is why I dare to easily conclude that this is the Temple of Heaven.
The largest and most complete altars in China are all in Beijing, and there are different types of altars. Each type of altar has different types of worship and blessings.
There are nine major altars in Beijing. In the south of the Forbidden City, there is the Imperial Ancestral Temple on the left, and the Sheji on the right. The one in the capital is the Temple of Heaven, the Chou is the Earth Altar, the Mao is the Sun Altar, and the Unity is the Moon Altar.
After listening to Qin Yujie's explanation, Lei Zi and Lone Lang took a few steps forward and went down the steps to inspect.
Everything here is exactly as Qin Yujie said. Everything is set according to the nine-character inheritance.
Qin Yujie pointed to the candlesticks and asked: "If they are all based on the character nine, why are there only four candlesticks instead of nine?"
Staring at the crystal on the nine-story tower in the middle, my eyes were full of admiration.
I sighed: "The people who built this place are really masters. They have to be admired."
"Being able to be extremely proficient in yin and yang, the five elements, directions, and the laws of heaven and earth is really amazing."
Stepping towards the granite, I walked up the central steps and looked at the top of the nine-story tower in front of me, looking at the crystal as big as a human head.
Lei Zi and Lone Lang followed and waited for Qin Yujie to come down.
Look at the crystal above. If I guess correctly, this crystal should have ninety-nine facets.
These ninety-nine noodles alone cannot be made even with current technology. "
"That's not very valuable. How about taking it away later." Upon hearing this, Lei Zi was about to move.
"Leizi, do you need me to repeat to you what we should take and what we shouldn't take?" I stared at Lei Zi with burning eyes.
Under my gaze, Lei Zi smiled awkwardly: "Xiao Lin, I just said it casually, how can I really take it!"
I looked away, ignored it, and continued: "There are not four candlesticks here, but five."
"There are obviously four roots. How can there be five? Judging from your ability to recognize them, you are not as good as me." Lei Zi laughed at the side.
"Yeah, we only saw four. Where is the other one?"
Qin Yujie also asked in agreement, her eyes constantly searching.
"Here!" I raised my mouth to indicate the position of the fifth penis to the two of them.
The two people took advantage of the situation and looked over. What kind of candlestick was this? It was obviously a nine-story pagoda. When did it turn into a candlestick again.
Lei Zi thought to himself, I won't let him take the crystal, just let him fool himself, your candlestick looks like this.
Naturally, he didn't dare to say this, so he could only complain silently in his heart, obviously a little angry.
Because I didn't let him do it just now, he took the crystal and was very upset and angry.
Qin Yujie also wondered how this nine-story tower could be a candlestick, and asked: "Brother Feng, we really didn't see the mystery in this tower."
"One moment you say this is an altar, and the next moment you say this is a candlestick, which makes me a little confused."
"Don't say you can't figure it out, even a smart person like me has been fooled!"
