Under Bai Ning's command, everyone went to the other end of the tomb chamber and continued digging along the direction of the previous tomb passage.
As expected, there are many holes and tunnels built here, and it is unknown where they lead. Even if some of them were destroyed by arrows, their densely packed pattern is still very eye-catching.
Digging along the foundation here, it turns out that the ground below is also made up of a large number of holes, as if this is a fluffy structure with a honeycomb structure.
Generally, such a structure is either for thermal insulation or to reduce the overall weight of the superstructure.
Combined with the characteristics of the superstructure here and being far away from the wind duct, this hollow structure is most likely designed to reduce weight.
This also indirectly shows that there is probably a very huge hollow area below this tomb.
The sudden appearance of a large tomb indicates that it has either begun to enter the main tomb area, or that some important things have been placed here.
Based on this consensus, everyone became nervous subconsciously, fearing that an accident would cause the entire area to collapse.
Fortunately, with the joint efforts of everyone, a narrow hole was finally dug out. There were no cracks in the overall structure of the tomb, and the possibility of collapse was unlikely for the time being.
While heaving a sigh of relief, everyone was even more delighted by the temperature inside this large tomb. Although the temperature was also very low, it was within the minimum endurance range of the drone.
Without any hesitation, the drone operator quickly controlled the machine and got in.
As the airborne light shines in, the layout of the entire tomb is clearly presented in front of everyone's eyes.
The layout inside is shocking. A large coffin is lying quietly in the center of the tomb. The burial objects around it are even more dazzling. There are countless kinds of jades and jewelry, precious metals, woodware, and pottery. People feel dazzled.
If an ordinary tomb robber saw such a scene, he would be so excited that he could not sleep for three days and three nights.
No one in the field cheered for this, not even breathing heavily. Everyone gathered around the drone operator and watched this luxurious tomb site with cold eyes.
Doubtful grave.
This is everyone's first impression.
Judging from the grandeur of the surrounding area of the mausoleum, it is absolutely unbelievable that this large mausoleum only has three floors.
"It is not uncommon to set up a tomb in one's own tomb chamber in general anti-grave robbing designs.
However, after my careful analysis just now, it seems a bit different.
The funerary objects are too rich and the structure is rigorous. I think this is more like a funerary tomb. "
After some careful consideration, Professor Huang rejected his first impression. His thinking direction could only be regarded as quite satisfactory.
In the imperial mausoleums, there will also be mausoleums where husbands and wives are buried together. In order to highlight the favor, the emperor will also let some ministers be buried with them. It is normal for different coffins to appear in the same mausoleum.
“Isn’t there something special about the overall layout of this tomb?
Or, there may be some murals recording people's lives.
Another point is that if it is a burial, the previous structure of the tomb does not seem to have much space to accommodate such a huge coffin. "
Jiang Yingxue was asking Professor Huang some professional questions, and also wanted him to completely clarify the basic layout of the tomb.
Whether it is a burial or a suspicious tomb, they will eventually have to continue exploring through here. Based on the consistent habits of the tomb designer, there must be dangers here.
Even thinking a little more seriously, this alluring area is actually a bait, luring them into it and making some fatal mistakes.
You must know that the underground structure of the entire mausoleum is intricate. The deeper you go into the mausoleum, the upper structure will gradually evolve into a threat of falling rocks due to its continuous increase in volume.
Especially if such a huge chamber suddenly appears, once there is a risk of collapse in it, everyone will be buried in the tomb.
When the wind and sand blow, all traces of the past will be completely buried, and the entire tomb is equivalent to being sealed twice.
“The layout of the tomb, the regulation of the grave goods, and the order in which the grave goods are placed all represent a culture’s unique funeral customs, as well as the unique ideas of the tomb owner and tomb designer.
Judging from the overall layout here, all the funerary objects are placed in the pattern of stars and the moon, which is a very ordinary hedonistic pattern.
Famous objects of gold and jade are with me, and I will be forever glorious in heaven and on earth.
With this basic layout, it seems that the owner of the tomb here has a vulgar style and low taste, which is completely different from the murderous atmosphere shown in the previous tomb structure.
However, if you look closely at the arrangement of the funerary objects, it shows a different style.
Qinglong on the left, White Tiger on the right, Suzaku in the front and Xuanwu in the back.
Qinglong belongs to wood in the east, White Tiger in the west belongs to gold, Suzaku in the south belongs to fire, and Xuanwu in the north belongs to water.
The funerary objects around the coffin are also placed according to the pattern of east wood, west gold, south fire and north water.
Metal, wood, water, fire and earth, with thick earth in the middle, seems to be a metaphor that the person in the coffin is a being that can carry everything like the earth.
Even if all the gold, jade, and splendor surrounds his body, the owner of the coffin still chooses the most humble soil.
Although it seems humble, it is the thick soil that can carry all living things. This is like an extremely noble self-explanation. "
Professor Huang's analysis of the tomb pattern went from shallow to deep, from the outside to the inside, and seemed very professional.
Under such a suggestion, Bai Ning also had some daydreams, thinking that the person in this coffin might be the designer of this mausoleum.
In the previous continuous deductions, this mausoleum was finally characterized as a mausoleum built for inheritance.
Imagine that when the entire Xiwangmu clan began to decline uncontrollably, the last wise man in the clan worried and struggled to support himself, but still could not change.
Using one's own body to support the future of the entire clan, isn't this like a thick soil that can bear everything?
However, considering the cunning and changeable nature of the tomb designers, this crude conclusion cannot be fully believed.
"Not to mention the layout of these funerary objects, are the tomb murals captured by drones used to represent some records of the lives of the people in the coffins?"
She had seen some murals in the drone footage before, so Jiang Yingxue was very concerned about them and asked them about them individually again.
"Can not be sure.
The murals in some tomb chambers mostly depict scenes of the immortal world, which means that the tomb owner can take the road to immortality in the paintings to the immortal world.
Only those who have made great achievements in their lives can, under the deliberate arrangement of future generations, have the builders of the mausoleum paint some murals praising their merits to commemorate their life achievements.
But judging from the overall layout of the current mausoleum, it should be a royal mausoleum, and there is a high probability that it is a burial chamber.
If it was buried with him, then being able to enter the royal tomb is already the greatest honor, and there is no need to draw other things to praise his virtues. "
Professor Huang rejected the hypothesis that murals are personal narrative themes. This will not make the value of these murals much less, and they may even contain some more valuable historical information.
For example, will it record some ancient rumors related to the Xiwangmu clan, what is the origin of the Xiwangmu clan, what they experienced in Kunlun Mountain, etc.
This important information is the most valuable value of these murals.
Because of this, Jiang Yingxue's eyes became brighter after being rejected by Professor Huang, and her desire for the content of these murals became even stronger.
"I think these murals may just be some misleading information traps."
Just when Jiang Yingxue enthusiastically began to study the content of the mural and wanted to understand its meaning as soon as possible, Bai Ning's abrupt words caused the atmosphere in the venue to instantly drop to freezing point.
The mural is a false information trap.
On this point, if it is based on previous dangerous experiences, this guess can be said to be beyond doubt.
However, it is simple to guess, but it is not ordinary difficult to give a reasonable explanation for this.
After all, there are very few records or even rumors about the Queen Mother of the West in various historical books.
Take the Classic of Mountains and Seas as an example. It is the classic that contains the most information related to the Queen Mother of the West. However, even if it appears multiple times in different chapters, it is always mentioned in one sentence and is extremely repetitive.
There are insufficient sources of information, and there is no information basis for screening, so it doesn't matter whether it is true or false.
But at this time, Bai Ning judged these pictures so decisively that they were all decoys. While this was surprising, one had to ask why.
Faced with everyone's doubts, Bai Ning also slowly explained:
"If the owner of this coffin does not need to use murals to record his past achievements, then he is not qualified to use murals to record the past history of the Queen Mother of the West in his tomb.
You must know that the Queen Mother of the West is buried here. In the real main tomb, there must be murals recording the life of the Queen Mother of the West, as well as the related history of the Queen Mother of the West.
The tomb of the Queen Mother of the West contains records of her life, while the tombs of her subordinates record the history of the Queen Mother of the West.
It is such a non-priority matter, and it is still a funeral that was buried later. Do you think the successor of the Queen Mother of the West will agree to such behavior?
The only possibility for the existence of murals here is that these murals are also part of the tomb chamber.
Murals are the basic carrier of information, and their greatest value is misleading. "
Bai Ning's analysis was like a thunderbolt, logically denying the possible historical value of these murals.
There is nothing wrong with this. From the perspective of hierarchy, even if there is any important history of the Xi Queen Mother clan to be recorded, it should indeed be drawn in the main tomb of the West Queen Mother.
Being buried with someone in a tomb is already a great privilege, and it is impossible to do all these fancy things over the others.
For a while, even archaeological experts like Professor Huang fell into silence.
