All the clothes and accessories of the Celestial Kingdom would be exchanged with the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty and would come to the surrounding vassal countries.
As an "outstanding student" of the Tang Dynasty, Haidong Shengguo often sent envoys to Chang'an to visit him, and naturally he also brought the aristocratic atmosphere to Longquan Mansion in Shangjing, the capital.
At that time, the nobles of Haidong Shengguo also learned from the nobles of the Tang Dynasty to make luxurious costumes.
However, only a great country in a prosperous age can support it with gold hairpins and pearls.
Haidong Shengguo's national strength was insufficient, so it was naturally unable to completely copy gold ornaments.
Although glory and wealth are not attainable, everyone yearns for them, so they thought of a compromise.
Noble women carved jewelry out of tortoise shells. The poor were inlaid with red copper, while the rich were inlaid with gold wires. They also wore hairpin rings all over their heads. Because tortoise shells are clear and transparent, they glow like jade in the sun, giving them a unique style.
Their tortoiseshell products gradually became popular in the Tang Dynasty through the trade of Bohai Pavilion.
Song Siyuan talked about ancient culture with great clarity, and Yue Guanchao also knew that this ancient artifact was probably related to Haidong Shengguo.
"Did this thing come from the tomb in Changbai Mountain?"
Mrs. Zhang nodded in agreement to the two of them and asked the old housekeeper to put away the tortoiseshell crown. She ate the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and explained the origin of the crown clearly.
The month before last, a group of local masters lurked into Changbai Mountain and saw the strange mountain Jade Box Peak standing upright with golden clouds in the mist. They discovered that Yuxia Peak contained treasures and might contain ancient tombs.
A group of people picked up the matter of tomb robbers and searched for the golden cave on the mountain. Unexpectedly, they actually found a tomb with intact soil.
They dug holes to collect soil and cut through the tomb walls. When they entered the tomb, they found that the tomb was indeed intact, but there were too few things.
Originally, the native master should abide by the old rules and could only touch the burial objects in the side chamber of the side hall, but should not touch the contents of the coffin.
But the thief can't get away with it!
They couldn't find the treasure in the side hall, so they naturally thought of coffin.
People light wax and ghosts blow out lamps.
They lit a white candle in the corner of the tomb, and when they saw that the heart of the fire was not extinguished and beating like a moth, they were relieved to open the museum.
With a click, the coffin lid was lifted, and all the local masters looked into the jade coffin with anxiety.
Oops!
What's incredible is that the person lying in the jade coffin is a beautiful nobleman from the Northern Dynasties.
If you look carefully, you can see that this aristocrat is dressed like a noble lady in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, with a high bun like a cloud and dark eyebrows flying into her temples.
She has a wine halo on her cheeks, a flower crown between her brows, and is wearing an autumn-colored half-arm, a flowered skirt, gorgeous silk draped with gold hairpins all over, and a tortoiseshell lotus crown on her bun.
At first, Tufuzi thought it was just an ordinary tomb of a Northern Dynasty noble.
After taking a closer look into the tomb, I saw that she was wearing gold and jade clothes with Buddhist patterns, and then I was sure that the identity of the tomb owner was not simple.
At this time, they were happy that the coffin was rich in treasures and sent many treasures out of the robbery cave one by one.
Seeing that the coffin was empty, the local masters came up with the idea of the corpse of the noble woman.
These local masters are all homeless men, and they have never seen such a well-preserved body and fragrant bones.
After taking a closer look, the ice and snow formed the bones of the leather jade, and the skin was alive and fragrant. The more I looked at it, the more it tasted, and I actually had dirty thoughts.
The local master broke the precepts and wanted to ruin others' bodies. There were spirits in the tomb's underground, so how could they bypass them.
Just when they were about to kiss each other, the tomb collapsed, burying all the native masters inside.
Such a big movement was quickly noticed by the local master who was responding to the robbery.
From ancient times to the present, digging graves has been a capital crime. These people were quickly tied up by the county government and hanged in public.
As for their many treasures, how can this kind of wealth stolen from ancestral graves be lost in the market?
The county governor clearly understood everything and decided to keep it on his behalf and deposit it into the county government treasury.
Among these many treasures, only the tortoiseshell lotus crown is extremely valuable.
The county governor knew that if he kept such a treasure to himself, it would definitely lead to disaster.
He thought about it and planned for several days, and finally remembered that his brother was under General Zhang.
In this way, he sold a favor and gave this crown to General Zhang, so as to win over him and help his brothers go further.
With a smile on her face and eyes, Zhang seemed confident:
"I originally had questions about the Haidong Imperial Tomb in Changbai Mountain, but now that this lotus crown is in my hands, it has also helped me find out the truth."
"Could it be that just by relying on this crown, you can be sure that the tomb of the Haidong Emperor is in Changbai Mountain."
Yue Guanchao didn't really believe it, and he didn't know the origin of it.
"Do you know what this tortoiseshell crown is called? It was called the Baohua Qiongyu Crown in history. It was a gift from Lord Sheng of Haidong to his beloved concubine, Mrs. Qionghua."
Yue Guanchao looked at Song Siyuan and saw her nodding, confirming that Mrs. Zhang was not tricking him.
After Da Yinzun, the monarch of Haidong Sheng Kingdom, succeeded to the throne, among many concubines, only Mrs. Qionghua was doted on!
It is said that she has a high nose and deep eyes, beautiful blue eyes, curly hair like golden yarn, and skin as white as mutton fat. She is a Hu woman from the Western Regions.
Replying to Yin Zun, he knew that beauty was hard to find, so he specially ordered the skilled craftsmen from the Tang Dynasty to make a crown for his beloved concubine, Mrs. Qionghua, and named it Baohua Qiongyu Crown.
However, Mrs. Qionghua's beauty was poor, and she had already passed away before the crown was made.
He deeply felt that his beloved concubine was ill-fated, so he ordered the official who had served the Bohai royal family for generations to choose an auspicious place to bury his beloved concubine in Changbai Mountain, and left a poem in the history books.
When I get to Huangquan Naihe, I will meet you at Taibai Peak.
Song Siyuan told the rest of Mrs. Qionghua's story, which saved Mrs. Zhang a lot of time. She looked at Yue Guanchao:
"My son was having a drink at Huamanlou a few days ago and met the son of the chief steward of the Chao family in Songjiang Town. After he lost money by playing money, he told my son a secret in order to default on his debt. The tomb of Emperor Sheng of Haidong It is indeed protected by the imperial family for generations, but he does not know the specific location."
"However, the most troublesome thing is not the location of the tomb, but the noble family that has guarded Changbai Mountain for generations, the Chao family!"
