The sarcophagus was quickly pried loose. As Luo Laoqi pushed open the coffin lid with a muffled shout, everyone in the venue made doubtful sounds. He Siniang even asked directly: "Isn't this a tomb?"
It turns out that after the sarcophagus was opened, there was an inner coffin inside. The inner coffin was made of a rare crystal stone. It was about one foot long and was carved into a smooth arc shape. The crystal inner coffin was translucent and illuminated. You can faintly see a corpse lying inside, and based on the size of the corpse, it is estimated that it is probably a male corpse.
The Taoist priest with a grimace looked at Xia Houyun, and then asked: "Senior, have you ever dumped a tomb?"
"Why did the Taoist priest ask this question?" Xia Houyun didn't understand the meaning of the grimace Taoist priest for a moment.
"I would like to ask if there are any rules for posing the clothes buried in the tomb as human figures?"
"Oh! That's what the Taoist Master meant." Xia Houyun immediately reacted, pointing to the crystal inner coffin and replied: "The burial custom of the tomb is not just as simple as putting a few clothes for burial, but it requires building another one. It is called a 'shadow tomb', where the tomb owner's clothes are covered with clothes during his lifetime. This is considered a complete tomb. If there are only partial remains of the tomb owner but no clothes, it is called a 'shadow bone tomb'. Only clothes and no bones are used. , then it is called 'Ping Ling Burial'."
"Does this mean that even in the tomb, there may still be corpses?"
"Yes, there are many types of corpses in the tomb. There are 'scapegoats' captured according to the birth date of the tomb owner, and there are also skeletons carefully crafted with precious materials. In short, it is to find a substitute for the tomb owner's body, and then put its Putting clothes on the tomb serves as a concept of 'Yiguan tomb', so the name 'Yiguan Tomb' is derived from the homophonic pronunciation of 'Yiguan'."
The Taoist priest with a grimace nodded, but secretly murmured in his heart: I just want to ask you if it is normal to have a corpse in the coffin. You are going around and talking a lot. Luo Laoqi is going to eat people after hearing this. Since the tomb of clothes is It's such a particular thing, so the poor man should hurry up and open the coffin, otherwise Luo Laoqi would be listening impatiently with his teeth grinning.
The Taoist Priest with a grimace asked Luo Laoqi to remove the entire cover of the outer stone coffin. He leaned in and touched the inner crystal coffin. The body of the coffin was cold and bone-chilling, like a rare sapphire essence. This crystal stone is known as "Fist". "It's more valuable than gold", which means that the fist-sized sapphire essence is worth an ingot of gold. The overall look is bright white with a faint turquoise color. It is a top-quality stone. What else is there in the underground palace of Shizhou Huozhu? It's hard to tell what it is for now, but it seems that the most valuable one at the moment is this sapphire sarcophagus.
The sapphire sarcophagus adopts a fitting structure. Like most jade sarcophagi, because the stone is cold and brittle, it is difficult to nail nails on the coffin body, so we have to adopt this fitting method similar to the mortise and tenon structure. There is no need for a nail or a lock, only the carved tenons and grooves are connected. When sealing the coffin, first press down on the coffin lid, and then push it inwards. As long as the coffin lid and the coffin body are tightly sealed, it will become difficult to open the sarcophagus. very difficult.
The fitting sarcophagus is one of the more difficult to open among all the coffins, but it depends on the person. The person who is least afraid of opening the sarcophagus in the field is Luo Laoqi. In the hands of the former Xiling warriors, he would not be able to open the sarcophagus at all. There is no need to add up, just give a few hammers to whoever is close. Because of this, there are countless treasures in the ancient tombs in the world that have been ruined by the Xiling thieves. The reputation of this sect can also be said to be extremely disappointing in the Mushroom Gate. Disdainful.
Luo Laoqi placed the coffin cover at an angle, relied on his previous "professionalism", and turned over into the coffin with the mace. Seeing that his posture was not good, the Taoist priest with a grimace glared at him and said: "Hurry up. Be honest, opening the jade sarcophagus is a delicate job, and we have to let Siniang and senior Xiahou work together."
He Siniang and Xia Houyun stepped forward after hearing the words. The three of them took out their tools and began to carefully find the wedge. After a long time, the coffin lid was finally pried open and a gap was opened. Then everyone worked together to lift the coffin lid parallel, and the jade The scene inside the sarcophagus immediately came into view.
Inside the sapphire sarcophagus lies a male corpse wearing a black wolf-patterned burial robe. He has a high crown and a belt, looking like a Han emperor. However, the male corpse's head is still well preserved. Judging from his face, he has high cheekbones and deep cheekbones. The characteristics of the eye sockets are obviously that of a Hu person, which is more in line with the characteristics of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms era. Even if the Hu people regard the Han people as pigs and sheep, the Han culture is indeed ahead of the Hu people, and Han people's clothing is in their eyes , that is real "high-end clothing". You may not wear it when you are alive because you are afraid of gossip, but after death, your true nature is immediately exposed. The Han people's loose clothes and big cloak are much more elegant when they are buried. Isn't it better than the sour waistcoat of the Hu people?
The skin of the male corpse was a shriveled white-grey color, which was probably due to the "spiritual cleansing" process performed at the time of death. As we all know, in ancient times, the higher the status of a person, the more funeral regulations were required after death. At the level of the emperor, it took about three months for the body to be buried, even if the mausoleum, Zi Palace and other hardware facilities were in good condition. If so, it would take a month at the fastest. How to ensure that the emperor's body would not rot for several months became a very thorny problem, so the imperial court set up a special department called "Yu Ren" at the bottom of the department under Taichang control. "The official position was assigned to the Ministry of Rites after the Qin and Han Dynasties, and was specially used to purify the souls of the dead in the royal family, that is, to deal with the embalming of corpses.
Yu Ren's work is very complicated. Jingling alone requires at least five steps: first, the emperor's body needs to be soaked in hot water. At this time, Yu Ren's subordinates will wipe and bathe the emperor's body; this step is completed. Finally, the body will be smeared with strong white wine to disinfect and sterilize the body to prevent the body from being unclean and causing corruption; the next step will be done by Yuren himself. They will use tulips to make a fragrant soup in advance, and then mix it with Wipe it with white wine made from valuable grains such as black millet. This is called "bathing the corpse". Its purpose is no longer sterilization, but preliminary pickling. After this step is completed, the emperor's body will exude a refreshing fragrance. ; Then at the royal interment stage, Yu Ren will fill the surroundings of the body with spices and Chinese herbs. This is to absorb the moisture in the body, slow down the rate of decay, and cover the smell of impending decay with fragrance; wait until all etiquette After the regulations were over, Yu Ren would seal the coffin coffin gaps with plant ash to prevent air from entering and keep the coffin dry. After doing all this, the emperor was basically buried. If the coffin continued, Yu Ren had no choice but to Move the coffin to the Lingyin (ice cellar) of the palace, otherwise the smell of the emperor's body will not be covered.
