Uncle Geng, who had just recovered from the shock, wiped his sweat and shook his head repeatedly. "It's okay, Platoon Leader Xiao Wang. Fortunately, you guys are here. I don't know where the mad dog came from. If it rushes into the village, it will be troublesome."
"Isn't this dog from our Longquanzhuang?" Wang Ke asked again.
"No, no!" A few young people nearby interjected. One of them reached out and pulled the limp mad dog again, as if he wanted to take it back. After all, there was dog skin and dog meat.
"Forget it, I think you should stop moving. After all, this is a mad dog of unknown origin. If there is really an infectious disease, it will be serious." Wang Ke said this and was immediately affirmed by Uncle Geng.
A few young people nearby thought for a moment and realized that it was true. Then they picked up their shovels and started digging in the ditch next to the stone path.
Wang Ke helped Uncle Geng put the scattered dung back into the basket, as well as the peasant woman's previous dung basket. Wang Mingsheng carried one on each side and prepared to go back.
The right pocket on my chest jumped a few more times. I didn't expect it when I beat the dog, but now it's jumping again. Wang Ke stood there, unbuttoned the pocket on his right chest, and took out the domino mahjong piece.
Put it on the palm of your hand, it is just an ordinary mahjong. Wang Mingsheng couldn't understand it, but Uncle Geng knew the origin.
"Platoon Leader Xiao Wang, you also pretended to be a mahjong player?"
Wang Ke couldn't express the "magic" of this mahjong piece from yesterday to just now. He smiled and said to Uncle Geng, "Well, this mahjong game is quite fun."
The hole here was almost dug. When everyone turned around to drag the dead dog and prepare to bury it, they looked back and saw that except for a pool of blood on the ground, there was no dead dog anywhere.
It turns out that this dog, like the cat, also has nine lives. He was beaten randomly just now, but he was knocked unconscious.
Taking advantage of the chaos of people digging holes, the mad dog woke up and ran away.
"Oh, it was too dangerous just now. The mad dog woke up and didn't attack us!" A young man shouted.
When everyone heard this, they were all frightened. But Wang Ke figured it out. This might be the reason why the mahjong was beating again just now. Could the mahjong in my pocket also have life? Like the snake stone in the box, is it another "living" existence?
No matter what time, you must first settle your mind. Only with peace of mind can we face the complexities of life with inner strength. When there is something in the mind, there is something there; when there is nothing in the mind, there is stillness; when there is nothing in the mind, there is enlightenment.
On the way back, Wang Mingsheng followed Wang Ke until they reached the entrance of the village. He handed two dung baskets to Uncle Geng, and then followed Wang Ke to the kitchen.
Now Wang Ke has a new understanding of Wang Mingsheng. A person who dares to rush forward when others are in danger is essentially bad but cannot be much worse.
Life is like a mirror, it can reflect people's hearts.
During the meal, the deputy company commander informed each platoon that training would still be organized in platoon units this morning.
That's easy to handle. Today the command platoon will go to the imperial mausoleum first. Wang Ke thought of this, finished eating quickly, and immediately returned to the station to find Uncle Geng.
"Do you want to visit the Imperial Tomb?" Uncle Geng was a little hesitant, because according to regulations, strangers are not allowed to enter the Imperial Tomb without approval.
"If it's difficult, then we won't go."
"It's like this. In our mausoleum area, there are four tombs of emperors Chong, Mu, Chang and Tai. Except for the Tailing Mausoleum in Taipingyu, which is open to the public, the others are not open to the public. Okay, you can wait until eight o'clock Zhong, go to the south wall of the mausoleum for training first. When I arrive, open the door and you can come in again. I will lock the door from the outside so that it will not attract attention."
"Okay, thank you Uncle Geng." Wang Ke was overjoyed. If he had known this, he would have gone to visit the tombs of these four emperors.
"Thank you for everything. I have to thank you all. Look at this morning..."
Wang Ke made an appointment and returned to the house immediately. He opened his shell box, took out the small cloth bag containing the snake stone, picked out a dark red cat's eye stone, and picked out a crystal clear crystal stone, and sewed it up quickly. I made a small cloth pocket, put the two snake stones and the domino and the rooster together, and put them in the right pocket of my coat.
When the reconnaissance team came back from dinner, Wang Ke immediately arranged for Song Ruimin to notify the wireless team and telephone team, bring all the equipment, and set off in formation at Zhuangkou at eight o'clock. By the way, he also called the health worker Yu Deben.
Since there was no prior notice, no one knew what Wang Ke wanted to do. As a result, they were fully armed and even brought chemical defense bags.
The squad leader on duty now was reconnaissance squad leader Song Ruimin, who took the entire platoon to a small road on the south wall of the imperial mausoleum in the west of the village.
Wang Ke stood at the foot of the wall and began to look at the imperial mausoleum. This is the smallest of the nine emperor's mausoleums since the previous dynasty entered the pass. According to Uncle Geng, the construction area is only more than 40 acres.
"Platoon leader, what are we doing today?" Xiao Gao, the squad leader on the phone, came over first. He still doesn't know why they are all arranged here, and why they are relatively secretive.
Hygienist Yu Deben opened his mouth to ask several times, but when he saw that Wang Ke was looking mysterious, he stopped talking.
"It must be training, we'll find out later."
Sure enough, before long, Uncle Geng appeared. At this time, he wore a white towel on his head and a black coat with a double front, which looked very much like a member of the military workers back then.
When he saw Wang Ke, he waved and then walked towards the main entrance as if nothing had happened.
"Stop talking and follow me." Wang Ke gestured to the entire platoon, then followed Uncle Geng quickly into the mausoleum.
The whole row climbed up the stairs and faced six two-arm-thick vermilion pillars and five gates under the eaves.
After entering through the side door to the south, they all stood in the foyer. Uncle Geng said to Wang Ke: "Platoon Commander Xiao Wang, you are training in there. Don't make too much noise. I will be there in two hours." Come open the door."
"Thank you, Uncle Geng."
Uncle Geng closed the door and locked it from the outside. The command platoon of nineteen soldiers and health worker Yu Deben were immediately isolated from the world.
"Haha, platoon leader, it turns out you took us to see the imperial tomb!"
As soon as the scarlet door was closed, the soldiers started talking and everyone was extremely excited.
This world is like a closed magical world. Everyone raised their heads and looked behind the door. Behind the door was a row of north-south corridors about three meters wide, with carved beams and painted pillars.
Wang Ke pointed to the side door he had just entered and said to the entire platoon of soldiers and Yu Deben: "Everyone, do you all know the story of this imperial mausoleum?"
Everyone shook their heads together, "Lao Kezi, if you know anything, tell me as soon as possible. We are all anxious."
Wang Ke had heard Professor Wen say it before, but he only had some vague impressions, but now he finally got it right.
"This gate is called Long'en Gate, and opposite it is Long'en Hall. The east and west sides are called side halls. Have you noticed? Long'en Hall is the most special. Come on, everyone put their equipment in the south side hall. , let me introduce it to you.”
All the comrades of the command platoon and health worker Yu Deben did not have to worry about the unsafe equipment, because it was difficult for a bird to fly into the hall.
After putting away the equipment, the entire platoon of comrades came to the Long En Hall. Listen to Wang Ke.
"First of all, this mausoleum is called Muling. The emperor here is the most frugal in history. He wears patched clothes. At first, the Ministry of Internal Affairs took care of the patches on his clothes. Later, he saved all the money. The concubines in the harem took turns patching him up. He didn’t dare to eat more eggs than usual and only ate one egg a day. On the queen’s birthday, he also entertained the ministers with a bowl of braised noodles.”
"It seems to be more stingy than our platoon leader." Gu Maolin said in a low voice, and Sweet Potato Liang Xiaolong and Ma Zhuo Zhao Mingming laughed directly.
"Gu Maolin, are you looking for a fight? Why am I stingier than the emperor? I'm just going to eat both of you and get burned!"
Wang Ke glared, and Song Ruimin immediately picked up the conversation: "Platoon leader, don't listen to the 'old habits', just keep going."
"Yes, Lao Kezi, continue. I see that the soldiers in your command platoon are not afraid of you even if they are afraid of me." Health worker Yu Deben also interjected. He just found out that he came to see the imperial mausoleum, and he was very happy.
"Okay, let me continue, pay attention to this Long'en Hall. The emperor changed the custom of five rooms in width and reduced it to three rooms, and the depth was also three rooms, and changed the double eaves to the single eaves. In addition, The three buildings in the east and west auxiliary halls are all made of wooden frames and are made of precious golden nanmu. There is no painting inside and outside the hall, but thousands of cloud and dragon pattern inlays are carved with exquisite skills."
Everyone looked at it together, and sure enough, the three halls were all in their original color, without any blue paint. The most amazing thing is that the doors, windows, partitions, beams, columns, ceilings, and caissons of the three halls are covered with wooden dragons of various shapes. Look at the dragon heads looking down on the ceiling of Long'en Hall, which are made in high relief. They are lifelike, exquisitely crafted and vivid.
"This emperor reigned for thirty years and died at the age of sixty-nine. He was cautious and cautious throughout his life and accomplished little. In particular, the failure of the Opium War was the Treaty of Nanjing he signed, which was a loss of power and humiliation to the country."
"ah?!"
"Look carefully." Wang Ke continued to point to the front and rear and said: "This emperor abolished the Shengde Shenggong Stele Tower, Huabiao, Shixiangsheng, Fangcheng, Minglou, Erzhumen and other buildings. He added a dragon under the underground palace. There will be no railings around the Xu ditch, the platform and the main hall, the three-way three-hole bridge in front of Longen Gate will be changed to one arch bridge and two flat bridges, and the name of the mausoleum will be engraved on the middle gate of the archway, etc."
"Platoon leader, you know so much." Wang Mingsheng was completely dumbfounded. Even the health worker Yu Deben looked at Wang Ke in surprise.
Wang Ke ignored Wang Mingsheng and continued: "The characteristics of Muling: first, it uses a large amount of golden nanmu and exquisite wood carvings for dragon decoration; second, it uses a large amount of white marble carvings inside; third, the walls are made of polished bricks with seams and dry placement. The grouting process is top-notch. The materials and craftsmanship are exquisite, which further highlights the mountains and waters surrounding the mausoleum. Hey, do you all know how much this small mausoleum cost?"
"I really don't know about this." Including Yu Deben, they are now completely immersed in Wang Ke's narration. This period of history is enough to shock the entire platoon of soldiers.
"The total is 4.4 million taels, which is equivalent to more than one billion yuan!"
"Come on, my good boy!" Sweet Potato Liang Xiaolong blurted out, his mouth wide open.
"Comrades, this large terrain is called Longquan Valley. In the distance, the Taihang Mountains are called Lailong, the round and dignified Yongning Mountain is Shaozu Mountain, and the nearby Houbaoshan Mountain is regarded as the main mountain with the trend of Xuanwu bowing its head. Living together in the northwest, they together form the far-reaching and majestic natural landscape in the west of Longquan Valley."
At this point, the whole row has passed through Long'en Hall. Behind it is a row of white marble stone sculptures, and behind it is the huge dormitory roof, like an altar.
"As you can see, the two wings of Lailong extend into sand mountains, with the double peak Xiu on the left and the sand-protecting mountains on the right, which look like green dragons and white tigers docilely and majesticly guarding the left and right. The outer dynasty is Yuanbao Mountain and Xihuagai Mountain, which are located in the southeast. . The surrounding mountains are green and affectionate. The surrounding rivers are winding and winding in line with the mountains. The two rivers in the east and west meet in front of the cave and go east, circle around, and finally turn back to the west and flow into the river. The water method of the mountains is well organized and is indeed A place of great beauty."
Wang Ke's words were very elegant. This was also the first time since he acted as the platoon leader that he let go of his mind and shared what he saw and learned from Professor Wen, plus his own understanding, to the entire platoon.
Everyone stared at Wang Ke, including the old squad leader Huang Zhonghe, the same-year soldier Xue Lin and the health worker Yu Deben.
"Longquanyu Mingtang is broad, with the terrain high in the west and low in the east. It bears the yin and embraces the yang, hiding the wind and gathering the qi, especially the vigorous qi from the southeast. As the so-called inner qi sprouts, it can be called a dragon's lair created by heaven and earth. Such a beautiful place can be Looking at the arches of the hills and mountains, you can see the wandering rivers and lakes, and the scale is comfortable and unambiguous."
Huang Zhonghe, the old squad leader, took the lead in applauding. If you didn’t introduce it, you wouldn’t know that there are so many stories behind the small imperial mausoleum of more than 40 acres.
