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Chapter 263 The main tomb!Tang animal head agate cup!
Wang Jinpeng was so frightened that he quickly put the jade slab back on the wellhead.
The dizziness finally disappeared.
Everyone felt relieved and gasped for air.
In ancient tombs, a large amount of mercury was added for antisepsis.
The antiseptic method is also very simple, that is, after the princes and generals die, they are soaked in mercury, and then the seven orifices are blocked with jade plugs.
At the same time, the mercury in tombs also has the effect of preventing theft. For example, the tomb of Qin Shihuang was covered with high-concentration mercury vapor, easily killing everyone who came close.
Liu Jingfeng said: "Everyone, please be careful when working. After all, it is an ancient tomb."
Xu Ning, who was sitting on the chair, jumped up suddenly, for fear of running into other organs.
After checking the hall, there was no other abnormality.
"Okay, let's continue walking in." Liu Jingfeng said.
Cross the last stone door and enter the main tomb chamber.
Next to the main tomb are two auxiliary tombs.
Opening the door to an auxiliary tomb, there were actually weapons inside!
Swords, guns, swords and halberds are all available, as well as a complete rack.
It is indeed a mausoleum of military commanders, with weapons filling the entire shelf.
Huang Hao picked up a sword with his gloves and pulled it out. After so many years, there was still a gleaming sense of oppression.
It's obviously a great sword!
"If what Brother Lin said is true, this is Li Ji's tomb, and this should be his favorite weapon in his life." Huang Hao touched the sword, and there was a faint rust on the blood groove.
"Yes, this famous general is indeed not a person who deserves his fame in vain!"
This sword is stored separately from other weapons and obviously has special significance.
Li Ji is a legendary figure who was originally an aristocratic son in the late Sui Dynasty.
At that time, the world was in chaos and the people were in dire straits. He did not have the arrogance of a nobleman. Instead, he saved the poor without caring about his relatives, leaving a good reputation among the people.
He joined the army at the age of 17 and advised the generals at the time to keep the war away from home.
He also proposed the idea of robbing the rich and giving to the poor to win over people's hearts.
Facing the crusade of the famous Sui Dynasty general Zhang Xutuo, Zhai Rang wanted to retreat, but under the leadership of Li Ji, he beheaded him and became famous in one fell swoop.
He is worthy of being a famous general who can defeat the Emperor of Goryeo at the age of 76. He originally tried his best to treat Tang Dynasty, so he should end well.
It is a pity that his descendants opposed Wu Zetian and were exhumed from Zhaoling and buried in the funerary mausoleum.
This is a mausoleum dedicated to storing weapons, which represents his status as a tiger general.
In addition to the sword of the king of short soldiers, there are also spears, sabers, bows and arrows. This mausoleum can definitely be called a small arsenal.
It can be seen that after Tang Zhongzong reburied him, he still hoped that he would fight for his ancestors under the spring.
"There is nothing wrong with these weapons." The informant took out something to test the weapons and wiped them with a handkerchief stained with chemicals to confirm that there were no toxins.
"Okay, let's put the things away first." Although weapons are valuable items, they are not easy to get rid of.
Because such large weapons are easily targeted by management departments.
After checking the tomb where the weapons were stored, they came to the door of another tomb.
I saw Zhen Bao slightly turning a wire on the tombstone, and using a clever technique, he opened the tombstone instantly.
This method is much more professional than the experts on the archaeological team.
This ancient tomb is filled with porcelain, in addition to some tea bowls made of agate.
They all look very Tang Dynasty style and are well preserved.
"Brother Lin!" Liu Jingfeng looked very excited. This was the main purpose of their trip.
Lin Ran understood, picked up a jade article and examined it.
The lighting in the tomb was poor, which gave him a chance to test.
When the light of the flashlight shines on the agate, it emits a transparent light and you can see the lines inside.
Pick up the cup with gloves.
The tomb is extremely clean, so except for a little dust on the agate, it is no different from new ones.
After Lin Ran saw the truth about the agate cup, he was so excited that it was difficult to calm down.
This turned out to be the Tang Beast Head Agate Cup!
This is the first batch of cultural relics in China that are prohibited from being exhibited abroad. It is also the only beautiful jade carving unearthed in his era!
After many twists and turns, the National Museum finally bought it from an antiquities dealer at a sky-high price.
The man kept hesitating about its origin. It turned out that it was buried in Li Ji's tomb.
However, Lin Ran did not show his excitement.
He thought to himself that this thing was priceless and probably not something that today's museums could "afford".
Although they were Southern Tufuzi, they also promised that they would not sell to foreigners.
However, Lin Ran wanted to take down this item first and donate it to the museum when the time comes.
Because the previous life was bought back at a sky-high price, it invisibly increased the collection burden of the museum.
Compared with other jade carvings and Tang Sancai, the agate cup in front of you is the most expensive thing in the tomb.
"Brother Lin, what's the cup in your hand?" Liu Jingfeng asked curiously.
"It's just an ordinary agate cup. It should be used by the royal family for drinking." Lin Ran replied casually and handed the cup to Liu Jingfeng. He couldn't show the desired emotion now.
After all, he can still clearly distinguish between interests and the righteousness of his family and country!
Compared with the agate cup, everyone is more interested in the Tang Sancai.
After confirming that the collection was not in danger, the tomb robbers also took out the snakeskin bags and prepared to put everything into the bags.
As a member of the royal family, Li Ji was buried with more than [-] Tang Sancai pieces in his tomb, with shapes ranging from ladies to soldiers.
Because it was Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty who personally reburied it, the specifications naturally followed the national standards.
There were 25 funerary objects, [-] Tang Sancai pieces, and five jade carvings.
This should not be all, Liu Jingfeng's face showed an extremely excited look.
"Let's go and see the main tomb!"
This is just a treasure pavilion. There should be other funerary objects in the mausoleum.
Arriving at the entrance of the main tomb, Zhenbao began to study the mechanism.
And everyone began to gather around to look at the huge coffin of the Supreme Being. You had to look up when you stood underneath it, it was about 5 meters high.
The coffin is beautifully carved, obviously the work of a master.
The coffin is located on a bluestone platform, and there is a stone tablet in front of it, which is full of words.
Lin Ran and Huang Hao stepped forward to study at the same time.
This stone tablet did not exist in Lin Ran's memory. It was obviously taken away by others.
There are small seal characters engraved on the stone tablet, which are obviously the notes of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty.
"It is indeed the tomb of Li Ji." Huang Hao admired Lin Ran even more when he saw the words on the stone tablet.
Because they did not determine the identity of the tomb owner only by seeing the inscription outside.
Back in the capital, Lin Ran confirmed the true identity of this hero just by looking at his location.
He had doubted Lin Ran's true talent before, but after a series of events, he only felt that it was a loss for them not to bring Lin Ran into the team in advance.
Lin Ran was quietly looking at the words on the stone tablet.
In addition to the story of Li Ji's life, the story of his descendants' opposition to Wu Zetian's rule is also added here.
According to the tombstone, Li Ji's tomb was not originally here, but considering his great contribution to the Tang Dynasty, it was moved back to the tomb in Zhaoling!