Luo Laoqi is an impatient person and never likes to waste time on things that use his brain. At this time, when he saw the grimace Taoist priest and He Siniang leisurely guessing riddles, he couldn't help but interrupt them. After speaking, he raised his hand The torch took the lead and walked deeper into the Shinto.
The grim-faced Taoist priest and He Siniang looked at each other, knowing that they could not figure out the meaning of the words on the tablet for a moment, so they had to put aside their doubts first, shouted "Slow down, you idiot" and then followed them one after another.
On both sides of the Shinto, there are imposing stone statues lined up almost every few steps, but most of them are swaying, especially the tall stone statues. Almost all of them were spared, and their arms and legs fell all over the ground. Even the bluestone shrines under his feet were mostly damaged. The grimace Taoist priest felt more and more bad as he walked. Judging from various signs, the earthquake that caused the diversion of the Huishui River also had a great impact on the valley. The heavy stone statues in front of him were in ruins. If they all fell like this, wouldn’t the underground palace of King Hui’s tomb have collapsed long ago?
This thought came together in the mind of the Taoist Ghostface, just like the sound of the widow next door scratching the wall at night. It was difficult to get rid of it from his mind. However, the Taoist Ghostface was shaken to defend the army and did not say this idea out loud. The three of them After walking along the Shinto for about a hundred steps, the gate at the end gradually came into view. Behind the gate was a white marble bridge to the dead. This symbolizes the boundary between yin and yang. Once you cross this bridge, you are the real bridge to the dead. Entered the tomb of the tomb owner.
The so-called mausoleum has a tomb at the top and a tomb at the bottom. In the Han funeral system, it is important to "treat death as life". Naturally, none of the things the deceased had during his lifetime will be missing after his death, and the mausoleum area can only be enjoyed by emperors and princes. According to the burial system specifications, the cemetery will have an upper palace with the same specifications as the palace where the deceased lived during his lifetime, as well as a lower palace used for fasting and residence. In addition, there will also be burial tombs for concubines and ministers, and numerous auxiliary halls of various types. Even larger ones will build city walls around the cemetery. It can be said that a large-scale mausoleum is worth a large city, and the unknown Zhao mausoleum can be estimated to be very large just by looking at the scale of the outer mausoleum area. Although he did not inherit the throne during his lifetime, Duke Mu of Qin valued him very much. After his death, he also made an exception and named Zhao Wuxiang the King of Hui. All the architectural specifications in the cemetery were also set according to the princes and kings, and the Feng Shui of this place Shaped like a throne, it is a treasure "the king's refuge" that is difficult to find even if you travel across thousands of mountains. This shows how important this King Hui is in the eyes of Duke Mu of Qin.
Sure enough, when the three grim-faced Taoist priests arrived near the gate, they found that there were many cornices behind the Purse Bridge, and it seemed that there was a larger building complex hidden in the darkness. At this time, Luo Laoqi took out a fire dove from his backpack. , ready to go to Liangzi to see what happened, the Taoist priest with a grimace saw this and hurriedly stopped Luo Laoqi, saying: "Most of the palaces in front are made of wood, be careful not to skewer the fire." Just as he was talking, Tianji suddenly saw Another bolt of lightning flashed across, this time it was more powerful, lighting up the entire night as bright as day. With this bolt of lightning, the three of them could instantly see clearly what was behind the Bridge of Life, and they saw that not far from the bridge was a The city wall, which is nearly three feet high, runs east-west across the valley along the moat under the Purse Bridge. It is at least a hundred feet long. A black gate is tightly closed in the middle of the city wall, and there are several magnificent towers built on top of the city wall. , connected to each other by flying pavilions, and the color of the towers are black columns and black tiles. Just like the city gate, you can basically conclude that this place is indeed the architectural style of the Qin State just by looking at the color, because the Qin State belongs to the water virtue among the five elements. Water is opposite to black, so Qin people prefer black. In all solemn occasions, from clothing and utensils to architectural styles, black is the main color.
After seeing the majestic city, the three Taoist priests with a grimace had no time to be surprised. As the lightning disappeared, the surroundings were instantly shrouded in darkness, and then several thunderbolt-like thunders exploded above their heads. The Taoist priest with a grimace touched his face, He said hurriedly: "Grandma, it will rain as soon as you say. Find a place to take shelter from the rain. This rain will not stop."
"Where to go?" He Siniang pointed to the direction of the city wall and asked: "Right now, the only place to take shelter is the city tower, but a city wall appears inexplicably in the mausoleum area. Will I go there rashly..."
"The mausoleum area was built according to the residence of the tomb owner during his lifetime. The layout of the outer city and the inner hall is not uncommon. You have to go in sooner or later anyway. If you don't go in now, why don't you wait until you are soaked in water?" After saying this, the Taoist priest with a grimace asked the two to pass. He rushed towards the city wall from Xiangsheng Bridge. When he arrived in front of the city gate, Luo Laoqi hurriedly pushed the city gate, only to find that the two-person-high city gate was motionless. Seeing this, the Taoist priest with a grimace stepped forward and took a look along the crack in the door. , and then said: "There is a gate pillar inside that is sealed tightly. You will definitely not be able to get in from here. Get ready to climb over the city."
The wall of this city is a brick city wall. As the name suggests, it is a thick layer of large bricks on both sides of the rammed earth city wall. These bricks are called city bricks. They are wider and longer than the wall bricks used in ordinary houses. They are made of bricks. Made of white mortar. The construction process of the entire city wall is to first build a foundation with loess, and then continuously compact and tighten each layer to a height of about one bar, and then increase the height layer by layer to form a city wall, and then build a half-person-high stone strip at the bottom of the city wall as a For the base, start laying the wall tiles upward from the base, and stick them until there is a crenel at the top, which is considered complete.
The construction process of a brick city wall is much more complicated than that of a rammed earth city wall. Although it is stronger, it also consumes a huge amount of material and financial resources. The grim-faced Taoist priest traveled all over the country and only saw brick city walls in no more than ten cities, such as the imperial capital Jinling or In the important border towns of Xiangyang, Guanggu, Jiande, and most other cities, there is no need to build brick walls. Ordinary rammed earth walls are strong enough. Secondly, they may not have the financial resources and manpower to build them.
The grim-faced Taoist priest was a little puzzled by the city wall of King Hui's Mausoleum in front of him. Not to mention how much earthwork a city wall of such a length required, and a huge number of wall bricks had to be affixed to the outer layer. The key was that the city wall in a mausoleum area was built like this. What's the use of being firm? If it is to prevent tomb robbers, it would be too laborious and laborious. Besides, there is no way for tomb robbers to walk through the door. Why not climb over the wall? Could it be that there are still people who will lead troops to attack his cemetery?
At this time, the raindrops in the sky gradually became heavier. The grim-faced Taoist priest quickly put aside his doubts and raised the torch closer to look at the towering city wall. The outside of the wall seemed to be painted with a layer of black paint. As long as the rain stopped later, When he reached the top, it would become extremely slippery. He didn't dare to delay any longer. He put the torch in his hand at an angle to his waist, then took out the Eagle Lock and flicked it hard against the crenel above. When he had a firm grip, he leaned back and threw down the sentence. "Pint Dao, go up first to explore the depth," and he quickly climbed up to the top of the city wall.
The grimace Taoist priest used his hands and feet at the same time, and he reached the crenel on the wall in only seven or eight steps. The wall was only three feet high and his skill was no problem. When he put his hand on the crenel and then applied more force, he was as happy as a monkey. He jumped to the top of the city wall with a backflip, and he secretly sighed in mid-air that he was so cool. Who knew that when he turned around and landed on the ground before he could stand still, he saw a pale human face. Appeared suddenly in front of him.
The grim-faced Taoist priest was completely unprepared. He was so frightened that he instinctively leaned back. Since his feet were not firmly planted yet, he stumbled and bumped into the crenel behind him. He let out an ouch, and he didn't know whether it was because he was frightened or because of the pain. .
He Siniang and Luo Laoqi heard the grimace Taoist priest shouting from below, and immediately knew that he had encountered an accident. Luo Laoqi hurriedly asked loudly: "What's wrong with the Taoist priest?!"
In comparison, He Siniang was more calm and decisive in dealing with things. When Luo Laoqi shouted, the kung fu master had already grabbed the flying lock of the grimace Taoist priest and jumped up. How could the grimace Taoist priest above him have the energy to respond to them at this time? After falling, he ignored the pain of his lower back hitting the corner. He pulled out the torch and shined a light on the face. After seeing the true face clearly, the grim-faced Taoist priest couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, turned his head and said loudly outside the city wall: "They put a fucking dummy on the city wall to scare the poor guy."
While she was talking, He Siniang also crawled in from outside the wall. By the light of the torch, she saw a pottery figurine standing upright two steps away. It was the same size as a real person. Its hands were open and flexed in front of the chest, as if it was trying to resist. What are they wearing? The faces of the pottery figurines are carved very realistically, with lifelike eyes, ears, mouths and noses. There seems to be a layer of white ash on the face, which makes the whole face look white and a bit oozing. It is indeed a bit easy to be scared when you catch a glimpse. .
He Siniang was afraid that the grim-faced Taoist priest would be embarrassed, so she came up to see what was going on and hurriedly found a place for him to get off the stairs. The grim-faced Taoist priest waved his hand and said it was okay. He wanted to just let the topic go, but he saw Luo Laoqi's head peeking out of the wall. He came in and asked, "Did the Taoist pee because of fear?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace rolled his eyes at him: "Can I read the letter under the city wall for you again?" He stood up, walked closer to the pottery figurines, and asked doubtfully: "What does it mean to put pottery figurines on the city wall? To scare people?"
"Hey Taoist priest, look!" He Siniang pointed behind the pottery figurines and said, "There are more over there."
Upon hearing this, the Grimace Taoist priest hurriedly looked inside, and sure enough he saw another pottery figurine standing not far away. He just didn't notice it because he was a little far away and the torch couldn't illuminate it, so the Grimace Taoist priest held the torch and went in again. After walking around inside the city wall, I finally got a clear view of the surrounding situation - this city wall is about four feet wide, and the three of them are currently in the middle of two city towers, and in this four-foot-square city wall There are nearly thirty pottery figurines standing densely on the ground. They are all about the same size but in different postures. Some have their hands folded around their chests, some raise their hands to roar, and some even cover their faces. The only thing that is the same is that all the pottery figurines are the same. The figurines all have male appearances and pale faces. It is unknown what kind of paint is applied on them that can not fade after thousands of years. It makes these dozens of pottery figurines standing on the city wall like a Rakshasa, which is both weird and terrifying.
