Everyone crowded forward and looked in through the gap in the stone door that gradually opened.
The strange thing is that there is still light reflected inside, but it doesn't feel like the light from a torch.
Could it be that these luminous stones absorbed the light of the torches through a stone door?
That's outrageous.
The stone door opened wider and wider, and the scene inside was finally fully revealed to everyone.
Seeing the situation inside, everyone looked back at the secret room where they were.
The secret room that was just opened was exactly the same as the secret room that everyone was in. The only difference is that there is a circular stone platform in the middle of the secret room in front, and there seems to be a lid on it.
Li Si knew that everyone did not dare to enter the secret room in front of him, so he took the lead in entering the secret room in front of him.
Ying Zheng followed Li Si forward.
The craftsmen then followed Ying Zheng into the secret room. The people behind used torches to mark the inside of the stone gate.
Li Si and Ying Zheng walked to the circular stone platform together and looked up and down. The stone platform was more like a place to put things.
"Move this stone cover." Ying Zheng pointed to the cover above the stone platform and said.
Several craftsmen gathered in front of the stone lid and moved the lid down with force.
The rest of the people were staring at the inside of the stone platform. It was indeed hollow, and there was something unknown inside. Fortunately, no mechanism was triggered.
Li Si walked to the stone platform, leaned down, reached into the inside of the stone platform, and took out a brocade box from inside.
Opening the brocade box, I saw a letter made of brocade and silk. It didn't look like an antique.
Li Si took out the letter and handed it to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng knew that this was the letter left to him by the old man in white, so he took it and opened it to read.
Although Jing Fan and others were a little confused, they knew that there was something hidden in it, so it was hard to ask too many questions.
This letter was written in Chinese. Fortunately, Ying Zheng had made a Chinese character library before and had memorized all the Chinese characters.
The letter reads:
Qin Wang Zheng:
When you read this letter, you must have completed the requirements of the first three levels and reached the fourth level, and the real test for you has just begun.
The structure of this fourth floor is a maze of many intricate secret rooms connected together, but you don't have to worry, as long as you use a little skill, you won't get lost in this maze.
The reason why the mausoleum is built like this is because every secret room here hides an ancient book. The ancient books you got before were obtained from the first three floors here.
These ancient books are the hard work of the predecessors, and they are also very precious treasures for the world to come. You can choose some to benefit the world, but those that need to be kept secret must not be leaked.
"First Evolution"
What is hidden in this secret room is the pattern of this single secret room and the introduction of the secret stones that make up this secret room.
Don't underestimate this kind of dense stone. It is extremely difficult to make. Only by truly learning how to make it can you have the conditions and qualifications to build a replica of this royal tomb.
The last special secret room on the fourth floor hides the secret method of making Jiuding, and the task of this level is to imitate the secret stone and Jiuding.
Although it is difficult, it must not be difficult for the current King of Qin.
That's all the content of the letter. The signature was signed by the senior in white.
Ying Zheng read it carefully again, then put the letter away and put it in his arms.
The reason why the old man in white left a letter here instead of letting Li Si pass on the message is that there must be many things that even Li Si doesn't know, or is inconvenient to know.
Underneath the letter, there is a piece of cloth with a shiny surface. It looks a bit old. It must not have been placed here just now by the old man in white. It must have been there for some years.
Ying Zheng opened the cloth, and sure enough it was an explanation of the secret stone.
It turns out that, as Jing Fan said, the stones that make up the secret chamber are not naturally formed rocks, but are made from volcanic rocks.
The magma is cooled and subjected to special treatment to remove impurities, so it does not have the impurities and textures of natural rocks. It can be formed into various shapes, and then coated with paint, it can be preserved for thousands of years.
As for the principle of the dense stone being able to emit light, it was not mentioned in the introduction. This must be related to the construction of the royal tomb, not the function of the dense stone itself.
There is still a piece of cloth left, which is naturally the structural diagram of this dense stone.
Because these pieces of cloth were all written in Chinese script and not in Qin script, Ying Zheng put them in his arms and had to go back and copy them into Qin script before handing them over to the Jing family class.
After collecting the letter, Ying Zheng walked to the stone platform again and saw something like a wine baron placed inside.
Ying Zheng leaned over and took out the object, but after taking a closer look, he was stunned.
This is not a Jiujue, but a shrunken Jiuding. Judging from the material, it is made of dense stone.
"Sir, look." Ying Zheng handed the small stone tripod to Li Si.
Li Si took the small stone tripod and looked at it carefully.
The elite craftsmen of the Jingjia class have been studying Jiuding in Lu Buwei's house for more than a year. How can they not recognize it and come over one after another.
"Is this a Jiuding made of stone?" someone asked.
"It looks like it is."
"It's really exquisite. It's almost as good as bronze."
"However, it can be seen that it doesn't look like it was carved."
Everyone started talking about it.
As expected of a top craftsman from the Jing family, one could tell at a glance that this small stone tripod was not carved.
Ying Zheng raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
The secret room fell silent.
"This letter says that the task of this fourth level is to imitate this secret stone and Jiuding. And the method of making it is in these secret rooms." Ying Zheng said.
"Then, Your Majesty, should we continue to move forward, or should we go back and make preparations before coming in to explore?" Li Si asked with his hand raised.
Ying Zheng thought about it for a while and said, "Everyone must be hungry, so let's go back first. We will explore again when we are fully prepared."
Everyone secretly let out a sigh of relief. After all, exploring this thousand-year-old tomb was still quite stressful.
After exiting the secret room, everyone relit their torches and followed Li Si back to the ground.
Jing Fan took the people from the Jing family class back to Jing Kiln.
Ying Zhengze and Li Si returned to the palace.
After returning to the study and sitting down, Ying Zheng calmed down and then took out the small stone tripod and asked Li Si: "Sir, how much do you know about this kind of secret stone?"
Li Si cupped his hands and said: "Back to the king, I don't know much about it. It is said that the cores of the tombs built by the Heavenly Successors of the past dynasties seem to be made of this secret stone. It is said that only by using this secret stone can the construction of the tombs be made possible." The building is extremely sturdy, and with unique construction techniques, it can stand for tens of millions of years without falling down.”
"Millions of years?" Ying Zheng was surprised.
It is easy to stand for a thousand years, the tomb of King Wu of Zhou is an example, but to stand for ten thousand years, it cannot help but be amazing.
Li Si smiled and said: "This can also be regarded as a legend. After all, there is no actual evidence to verify it. If there is any earthquake or volcanic eruption, these buildings may not be intact."
Ying Zheng frowned, as if he had thought of something, and asked: "Except for this Zhou Wu King's Mausoleum, sir, do you know where the tombs of the previous Tiancheng seniors are?"
"This question is not difficult for the king to guess," Li Si said.
Ying Zheng pointed at Li Si with a wry smile and said, "Sir is playing riddles again. Could it be that he wants to ask me some questions and let me find the answer on my own?"
Li Si cupped his hands and said, "I won't ask this time. The king must be able to figure it out."
Ying Zheng stood up, walked slowly, and entered a state of thinking.
After thinking for a moment, Ying Zheng stopped
He stopped and analyzed: "Before we were in Lishan Mountain, Yaizhen asked me to build the mausoleum there in order to protect the fire eyes there from being discovered by the outside world. At that time, I was thinking about the construction of the tomb of the Heavenly Bearer. , is not a trivial matter, and this request of Yazhen was obviously discussed with the senior in white."
"In other words, the construction site of this mausoleum is either at the place where the nine guardian beasts guard the Celestial Eye, or at the place where the ancient ruins were discovered by the former senior Tiancheng."
"Sir, either he said that there are several places named after emperors, such as Shennongjia and Huangshan, or they were named after Shennong and Huangdi respectively, so I guess that these two places are not just named after them. It’s that simple.”
What Ying Zheng meant was that Shennong's mausoleum was in Shennongjia, and Huangdi's mausoleum was in Huangshan.
Li Si's smile grew stronger and he said, "This is what the king himself guessed. It's not that Li Si is soft-spoken."
The two men laughed at the same time.
After laughing, Li Si asked: "It is not difficult to guess this place that protects the Tianmu, but how did the king guess this place of ancient ruins?"
Ying Zheng said: "That's what I was told by the Tomb of King Wu of Zhou this week. According to the rules of Tiancheng, King Wu of Zhou should be my predecessor, but his old man's mausoleum was not built to protect the Tianmu."
"Then, the only possibility is that it is the place where Senior King Wu discovered the ancient ruins."
"And what was discovered in this ruins is expected to be the Book of Changes that is well known to the world."
"Hahaha..." Li Si laughed.
Li Si was rarely so unruly. What made him happy was not that Ying Zheng guessed something, but that seeing Ying Zheng's growth made him happy from the bottom of his heart.
Ying Zheng sat back in his seat, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "It's just that this secret stone has aroused some confusion in my mind. Why is there only an introduction to the origin of the secret stone? But the method of making the secret stone is not known, so I don’t know how to imitate it.”
Indeed, the description in the cloth only stated that the dense stone was made from volcanic lava, but did not elaborate on the specific manufacturing method.
"On this point, Wei Chen really can't help." Li Si sighed softly, "It is said that the secret book of making secret stones has been passed down directly. The reason why the master has not done that for the time being must be I have other intentions, so I can only wait for Master to arrive as scheduled."
Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said, "It seems like this is the best thing to do."
"The king does not have to worry about delaying the construction of the mausoleum in Lishan Mountain because he cannot produce the secret stone." Li Si said, "The fourth floor should contain the construction drawings of the tomb. With this drawing, you can Let's start digging first, and after the digging is complete, Master will come to meet the King, and then the King can create this secret stone."
When Ying Zheng heard this, he frowned and said with a smile: "This is a good idea!"
Li Si smiled and added: "In this case, Yaizhen will not misunderstand why we have not gone to Lishan to start construction of the mausoleum. We are just afraid that this maze is too complicated and will take a long time."
"There is no rush. After all, the things hidden in each secret room are very important treasures to the world. It would be a good thing not to leave one behind and investigate it carefully."
Li Si nodded in agreement.
"By the way, sir, I still have something unclear." Ying Zheng asked, "Why, those successive Tiancheng predecessors built extremely strong tombs, but there are no legends in the world, and only this place is surrounded by Where is Prince Wu’s Mausoleum?”
"That's because..." Li paused for a moment before saying, "There is another rule in the Tiancheng lineage, that is, after successive Tiancheng holders build their own tombs, they must replace the previous ones' tombs. Some mechanism was activated to bury it and isolate it from the world forever."
"What?" Ying Zheng's eyes widened.
Is this fair to the previous successors who have worked hard and made great achievements?
