pappabearbooks Chapter 434 Female general?Destroy the country!
Chapter 434 Female general?Destroy the country!
The experienced people quickly explored the nearby coffins and rooms.
"Get rich!"
The excited voices of everyone resounded.
In the room on the left, there are a large number of burial objects.
There are a large number of silk remnants inside, and of course the most numerous ones are gold and silver jewelry.
A rough estimate is that there are one hundred kilograms of gold jewelry and about fifty kilograms of silver jewelry.
The silk fabrics were obviously no longer useful and were in a state of decay.
Lin Ran asked them not to touch the silk fabrics yet, and it would be better to leave it to the local archaeological team to investigate.
The peasants were obviously not interested in worthless things, but instead stuffed lots of gold and silver jewelry into their backpacks.
"This trip will be very profitable!" The previous worries were swept away. As expected, the greater the risk, the higher the reward.
The current price of gold is 50 yuan per gram.
Even if all are sold with a deposit, this batch of jewelry can be sold for 50!
Of course, they must not do this. Selling a large amount of gold will attract the attention of relevant departments.
After all, the gold mines are still in the hands of the state.
Obviously, it would be worth more if sold as a cultural relic.
In addition to gold and silver jewelry, there are also some daily necessities in the room.
For example, uniquely shaped tables, as well as copper chopsticks and copper bowls.
Most of the daily necessities seen before are made of wood.
There is no doubt that those are the daily necessities of the common people.
The owner of the tomb was of noble status and used copper furniture.
"It would be great if I could absorb this mural back." Lin Ran's attention was entirely on the mural behind him.
Different from the weird painting styles in other places, the paintings here are more inclined to the murals of the Tang Dynasty.
Although the characters in it have big eyes, they don't look particularly obtrusive and appear natural.
The woman standing on the elephant had a calm face. The civil and military officials and people around her were all kneeling on the ground. It was obvious that she was deeply loved.
"Brother Lin, based on your guess, who is the owner of the tomb here?" Liu Jingfeng was excited and noticed Lin Ran observing the murals.
If they want to sell cultural relics, they should at least understand the historical background of the cultural relics.
Lin Ran's role is also reflected here.
Unfortunately, Lin Ran shook his head and said, "I find it a bit strange. There are no war elephants in Tubo. They are weapons domesticated by countries in the tropics."
"But if you look at the painting, the elephant is wearing a saddle-like harness and obviously has armor scales. The woman standing on its back looks more like a commander."
"So I speculate that the person in this tomb should be a certain female general!"
"Female general?" Liu Jingfeng exclaimed, and then asked: "Does Tubo have a small population? Why do women go to the battlefield?"
"For minorities, everyone is a soldier, and they will not get any privileges just because they are women." Lin Ran closed his eyes and his thoughts went back to a thousand years ago.
"Chinese history records that during the Five Dynasties period, the status of women in the Tang Dynasty was the highest in history. But there is actually no conclusion about the status of Tubo women."
"At least among the unearthed warrior corpses, the number of women is relatively small."
"However, there was a lot of discussion in academic circles about their status at that time."
Lin Ran opened his eyes and thought to himself that if he hadn't seen this picture, he wouldn't have been able to draw the corresponding conclusion.
"The basis is "The Records of Tibetan Kings and Ministers" written by a former lama, which records that among the sixteen pure people, there is a special rule called 'not listening to women'."
"That's what it means on the surface. According to research, during the Tubo period, officials of sixth rank and above carried a manual with them."
"In the manual, it is written among the sixteen regulations. Article [-] of them reiterates this point."
"Therefore, some scholars believe that their status is low and they are not allowed to express arguments."
"However, facts often have two sides. Perhaps it is precisely because they also enjoy the right to speak in the DPRK that they will be stated in the law."
Liu Jingfeng couldn't help laughing after hearing what Lin Ran said.
"According to what you said, what we are in now is a general's tomb."
"I don't know if she is a general or a princess. Anyway, her status is definitely not low." Lin Ran looked at her burial objects. Unlike other generals, there were no weapons at all. They were all items from her daughter's family.
In another room, there were more than ten coffins placed in various directions.
After prying it open, it was different from what they expected.
It was originally thought that the victims should be full of resistance and pain, and their unwillingness would be reflected in the bones.
However, the bones inside the coffin behaved very peacefully.
There were no restraints or broken bones. It looked like he had committed suicide by taking poison.
Their burial objects were very simple, consisting of some bronze statues.
Unlike the martyrs we saw before, they also carried burial objects with them, which showed that they were no ordinary slaves.
In fact, Lin Ran had roughly guessed who was buried below.
Being able to allow so many people to be buried with him, from humble slaves to noble soldiers.
There is only one situation in which such a mausoleum appears.
It means destroying the country!
After putting all the valuable things in the tomb into their backpacks, they had gained a lot. Even if they went back directly, they would still be able to make a lot of money.
But they didn't intend to leave like this.
We have already reached the eighth floor. If we don’t go to the ninth floor at the bottom, our trip would be in vain.
Things can be taken away in several batches when they arrive, as long as they are sorted and placed in a secret place in the mausoleum.
In the tomb on the other side is a male general.
In his tomb, there was no gold or silver jewelry, but there were a large number of iron tools, glass products, and armor.
The items inside are relatively cheap and of greater quality and are not suitable for immediate removal.
After exploring the tomb chambers on both sides, the next step was the secret room in the direction they just entered.
But there was nothing in this secret room, only a huge standing coffin.
"Brother Lin, did you guess wrong? Are we already at the bottom?" Liu Jingfeng asked after checking all the secret rooms.
"How is that possible?" Lin Ran shook his head. "A man and a woman are buried at the bottom of this mausoleum? Although their identity and status are special, there is no reason why they built a special tower for burial."
Imperial mausoleum?It's hard to say that they were buried at the same time.
And after opening them, they found that they were all empty tombs.
Only the coffins of the martyrs contain bones.
"But we can't find the way down below." Huang Hao also said.
The total treasures in the two tombs can be sold for over [-] million, which makes me feel quite satisfied!
Lin Ran was not going to give up just yet.
His gaze rested on the scale wall below the demon statue.
If other walls can be opened, why not this wall?
Lin Ran had doubts in his heart.
Then, he glanced around the field.
Three huge coffins...could this be where the mechanism is?