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Chapter 264 Real tomb and fake tomb?
It was a pity that because his descendants were always sinners, he was buried twenty kilometers away.
Although Li Ji was ranked last among the 24 heroes, he was extremely valued by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. When he was about to die, he beheaded the king of the Goryeo Dynasty on his horse. It can be said that he devoted himself to death and died!
Li Ji was a generous man who was generous and charitable, and the people appreciated his kindness. Therefore, Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty spared no effort and reburied him, hoping that he could rest in peace.
On the small tombstone on the other side, the identity of the person buried in the tomb is written.
It turned out that he and the others were all retainers of Li Ji's grandson Xu Jingye. Xu Jingye had already been executed by the Nine Tribes for opposing Wu Zetian.
In order to keep these retainers in mind, their relatives were not executed together, but they were buried as Li Ji's sacrifices.
The words on the inscription record a dark era.
Lin Ran felt a little uncomfortable watching this, but no matter what, this was their past history and must be faced squarely.
Fortunately, we have now entered the era of scientific civilization, and the tradition of sacrificial burial has long been abolished.
The inscription also records that the design of this mausoleum was actually directed by Li Ji.
Li Ji was actually a Buddhist and requested that the overall structure of the cemetery be made in the form of a pagoda.
It is a pity that Tang Zhongzong did not help him redesign it, but only transformed the mausoleum structure into a temple pattern.
Lin Ran pondered for a long time, recording these forgotten histories in his mind.
When he came back to his senses, the survey work for the treasure had been completed.
Liu Jingfeng and others watched silently.
"Brother Lin, the treasure has found the opening of the coffin. Do we need to open the coffin?" Liu Jingfeng asked politely.
He wanted to refer to Lin Ran's suggestion.
According to his estimation, the contents of the two auxiliary tombs were enough to meet their needs for robbing the tomb this time.
Whether he wants to disturb this hero's sleep depends on Lin Ran's intention.
They can also understand the words on the inscriptions.
In troubled times, those who can consider the people are worthy of respect!
Moreover, this tomb can actually be regarded as discovered by Lin Ran, so the decision-making power was left in his hands.
Lin Ran smiled and said: "Brother Liu, you are the leader of the team. You have the final say on this matter, as long as you remember our agreement."
One of the agreements was not to damage the structure of the tomb.
Returning the decision-making power to Liu Jingfeng is actually a cooperative attitude.
He didn't want to overstep his authority, he wanted to have a good relationship with the tomb robbers, and he also wanted to see their attitude towards the tomb.
Liu Jingfeng nodded, feeling very satisfied with Lin Ran's decision.
Then he fell silent and began to think.
There are already a lot of good things in the two auxiliary tombs. It seems a bit regretful to disturb the tomb owner's eternal sleep.
However, this coffin is obviously the most important thing in the tomb.
Showing it and letting it see the light of day may be the right way to go.
Immediately, Liu Jingfeng made a decision.
"Let's pray for this hero first, and then open the coffin."
This is already the highest ceremonial treatment they give to the tomb owner.
Everyone lowered their heads silently as before, and Liu Jingfeng began to chant.
Lin Ran had heard of this passage before.
It is the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra".
Lin Ran also lowered his head, but he was even more excited to see this piece of history.
After the blessing ceremony was over, Lin Ran looked up at the coffin.
The treasure had arrived in front of the coffin. There was a hidden ring next to it. He pulled the ring out and then turned it hard.
The stone door at the bottom was opened.
"Everyone, this is the destination of our trip, everyone, cheer up." Liu Jingfeng said.
He was also surprised that this trip to the tomb could be completed in one day.
If it weren't for Lin Ran's help, they might still be stuck in the tunnel.
"Okay!" Everyone was highly focused, with Wang Jinpeng still walking at the front holding a searchlight.
His heart was pounding, and now he had to face the tomb owner head-on.
"Everyone, when you enter someone's tomb, please keep quiet and don't offend him." Liu Jingfeng gave his final instructions.
There should be a lot of good stuff in it, but I'm afraid that the two fools Wang Jinpeng and Huang Hao will shout it out in public and offend the dead souls.
"Don't worry, boss, I won't say anything." Wang Jinpeng chuckled.
Huang Hao also nodded. In order to express his attitude, he now became silent.
"Okay, let's go." Everyone stepped into the final tomb.
Lin Ran followed the team cautiously. The main tomb seemed very empty, with Tang Dynasty-style murals carved on the surrounding walls.
He has never seen the style before, and it seems that these murals have been carved away by others.
In the center of the room, there was a marble coffin, two meters long, one meter wide, and about half a meter thick.
"Open the coffin!" Liu Jingfeng whispered to Wang Jinpeng.
Wang Jinpeng and Xu Ning stood on both sides of the coffin, and at the same time they used force to lift the coffin board.
The moment it was lifted up, there seemed to be gas flowing out of the coffin, which was black and visible to the naked eye.
The two men were so frightened that they quickly closed the coffin again.
"Boss, is it another poisonous gas?" They quickly fanned their noses.
"Let you be quiet." Liu Jingfeng glared at him. He walked to the coffin and sniffed it.
A putrid smell hit his face.
"Don't worry, it's just carbonized dust." Liu Jingfeng made a judgment.
Many people believe that the black air that appears when a coffin is opened is an ominous sign and a symbol of evil spirits.
In fact, these things were spread by tomb robbers.
This is to prevent more people from joining this industry and increase competitive pressure on them.
Once again, the two stood on both sides of the coffin.
This time, with a strong force, he lifted the coffin lid and threw it aside.
Everyone gathered around, wanting to see the face of Xu Maogong Li Ji.
However, when they saw what was in the coffin, they were dumbfounded.
There is no skeleton here, it is clearly an empty coffin.
There is also a jade pillow in the coffin.
"What's going on?" Liu Jingfeng was confused.
Lin Ran stepped forward to check, and he was also confused.
Judging from the structure, this should be the main tomb. Why is the body not buried here?
With Liu Jingfeng's permission, Wang Jinpeng took out the jade pillow with gloves.
Several people looked around the jade pillow for a while. There was no trace of patina, which meant that it had never been pillowed by a corpse.
This is a brand new jade pillow, and this coffin is a fake coffin!
Lin Ran was also puzzled. He looked around the coffin for a while and found that there were no other switches in the cemetery!
Could it be that what was presented to him was a fake tomb?