The three of us rushed back to the ancient tomb in Yerengou.
The work was almost done.
After a few cuts with the engineer shovel, a big hole was made in the wall of the tomb.
I shined a flashlight and found that the space inside was not small.
There was still a gap of more than one meter between the hole and the floor of the tomb.
The fat man was so happy that he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to go in.
I grabbed him and said, "You don't want your life.
Go and catch a few sparrows and put them in bird cages first."
Let’s put it in the tomb and test the air quality.”
Sparrows are easy to catch in the woods, unlike in densely populated areas where they are all sparrowed.
Use the simplest trap, scatter a few grains of millet, and hold the pot we cook on upside down.
People hiding in the distance will see sparrows entering under the pot to eat rice.
Pull the rope and pull down the wood supporting the pot.
Snap it down and grab it.
I caught three at once.
I put one of them into a birdcage first, tied a rope to the cage and threw it into the depths of the tomb below.
I smoked two cigarettes and estimated that the time was up, so I pulled the birdcage away.
When I came up, I saw that the little sparrow rolled his eyes and knew he was dying.
This tomb has been sealed underground for hundreds of years.
There is no air circulation inside.
Before the corpse rots, it must first expand and be filled with corpse gas.
Then the skin, flesh and internal organs begin to rot from the inside out.
Although the tomb does not have the true meaning of A vacuum environment, but if there is no ventilation, corpses will rot inside.
The stench will still be trapped in it and will not dissipate even after hundreds of years.
Even if there is no corpse odor, the air that has not flowed for hundreds of years will form poisonous gas that is harmful to the human body.
Once a person inhales this poisonous gas, The gas can cause dizziness in the slightest and death from poisoning in the worst case, unless you are equipped with a gas mask.
There is no room for carelessness in this aspect.
It seemed that it would take some time for the poisonous gas to be blown out of the tomb by the mountain wind, so we went back to the hillside to eat some dry food and dried meat.
We didn’t sleep last night and had done a lot of work today.
We were all tired, but when we thought about The goods in the tomb are gone, and the weariness is swept away.
This is our first time doing it, so it would be best if we could make something valuable.
In the past, my understanding of tomb robbing was only at the theoretical stage.
Today's practice is really not difficult.
Of course, this also has something to do with the goal we chose.
The Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom were uncivilized barbarians at that time.
The tomb they built almost completely copied the style of the Northern Song Dynasty.
It was very small in scale.
It was probably built by captured craftsmen from the Song Dynasty.
After all, the craftsmanship of the dragon fire glazed roof was very complicated.
Yes, it is difficult to build without superb craftsmanship.
If there is a slight deviation, the person who built the tomb will be burned to death inside.
After eating the dry food, we saw that it was getting late.
We thought that the air in the tomb had almost changed.
We were all worried about being attacked by the monsters in the underground cave at night.
We were eager to get our things and leave as soon as possible, so we brought our equipment.
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Then we descended into the valley of Yerengou again.
This time, I let the sparrow in first.
I saw that the sparrow was still alive and kicking after being taken out.
It seemed that there was no problem.
The fat man and I drank a few sips of soju to strengthen our courage.
Wearing a mask and gloves, hanging a golden charm around my neck, carrying black donkey hooves and glutinous rice in my arms, I took a flashlight, hung an engineer shovel around my waist, and set out to enter the ancient tomb.
Upon seeing this, Yingzi hurriedly grabbed me and said, "Take me in and have a look.
I've never seen what it's like in an ancient tomb."
I said: "There is nothing else in the ancient tomb, just ancient corpses and funerary objects.
What is there to see?
In fact, this is the first time for me to get on the sedan chair.
I have never been in it before.
Besides, aren't you afraid of death?"
Now I’m not afraid anymore” Yingzi was very curious.
Seeing how mysterious the fat man and I were, she was even more itchy and had to go in.
I thought about it, anyway, in these barren mountains, there is no need for anyone to rob.
Tomb robbers rarely work alone.
They usually work in groups of three, with one person digging the soil.
Tu, there is another one who is showing off in the distance, so it is not a big deal to let her go in and visit.
I found a mask for Yingzi and put it on, and told her not to take off the mask after entering.
Firstly, the air quality inside was not good; secondly, the breath of living people cannot be left in the tomb, which is unlucky. ; Third, you cannot breathe into the ancient corpse.
If you cheat the corpse, you will be in big trouble.
Although these are all superstitious legends, these rules have been passed down from thousands of years ago to today.
No matter how you say it, there is a certain truth.
We should be careful and do everything as usual.
The fat man had already become anxious: "Hu Bayi, when did you become such a mother-in-law?
If you don't dare to go down, let me go by myself.
You just wait and count the money."
I said fuck it, you might not even be able to find the coffin if you go down there.
Come on, let’s not stumble.
It’s almost dark, so hurry up and get to work.
The hole we dug in the tomb wall was only nearly one meter away from the ground of the tomb chamber.
We could go down directly without a rope.
As soon as my feet landed on the ground, I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
The area of the tomb chamber is not large, at most thirty square meters.
It seems to be designed according to the residence of a living person, with a main chamber, a back chamber, and two side chambers.
The location where we entered happened to be an ear room, and the tomb owner's coffin was parked in the center of the main room.
There was no tomb bed, and a shallow pit was dug in the middle of the main chamber.
The dark coffin was placed in the pit, with half of it exposed above.
This was a tomb within a tomb.
There are several skeletons piled up in the corner of the main room.
The skulls are dented and cracked, and there are obvious signs of being struck by blunt instruments.
They may have been prisoners used for burial or wives, concubines, and servants.
If we don’t do archaeology, we don’t want to pay attention to these.
Yingzi suddenly took my arm and said, "Brother Hu, look there are paintings on the wall."
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I used my flashlight to shine on the tomb wall that Yingzi mentioned, and it turned out that there were pictures painted in relief, with the characters in the pictures simple and lifelike.
Despite the passage of time, the colors are still bright, but as the flowing air enters the tomb, these murals will fade in a short time.
The fat man admired: "It seems that the dead man in this tomb may have been a painter in ancient times."
I said, why don't you pretend to know something?
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, most of the tombs of princes had murals to record the important events in the tomb owner's life.
Let's take a look at who is buried here.
There are eight murals in total, and we looked at them in order.
Some of these paintings depict scenes of hunting in the woods, some of drinking with friends in the palace, some of scenes of expeditions, some of escorting prisoners, and the last one depicts scenes of feudal princes.
Each mural There is a man wearing a fox coat on his head, who should be the owner of the tomb buried in the tomb.
It seems that this is the tomb of a general, or at least a Marquis of Wanhu.
When the Jin soldiers went south to destroy the Song Dynasty, they actually robbed a large amount of gold and silver treasures.
This Jin general might have taken some of his trophies underground.
Anyway, they are all treasures of us Han people, so we won't You're welcome.
The three of them walked around the tomb first.
The two ear chambers were filled with porcelain pots and basins, and the back chamber contained four horse bones and some armor and weapons.
There was nothing else extra.
It seemed that the gold I am somewhat disappointed that people are not buried well.
Light a candle in the southeast corner, and the three of them go to the coffin in the main room together.
Whether there are dates or not depends on this pole.
The coffin of the tomb owner is not small.
It is made of mahogany and black lacquer, with golden patterns painted on it.
The color and shape are very strange.
This should be related to the national totem of the Jurchen tribe.
I touched the coffin board.
It was very thick.
Most poor people couldn't afford such a thick coffin.
It would have been nice to have a thin coffin.
Those who were too stupid just swept it up with straw and buried it casually in the ground.
The best thing in the coffin is the trunk of the dark wood, which is the heart of the tree.
It takes at least thousands of years for a dark wood to grow, become a timber, and then be buried in the ground to take shape.
This kind of top quality can only be found but not sought, only by the royal family. to enjoy.
The corpse is buried in the ground inside the trunk of a gloomy wood.
The body will never decay.
It is more valuable than an antiseptic coffin made of crystal, and is more effective than the preservation function of a refrigerator.
The second is basswood and thousand-year-old cypress.
The thicker the heart of the tree, the more valuable it is.
The first is to prevent the body from rotting.
The second is that it does not breed insects, which can effectively prevent maggots and ants from biting.
Unlike ordinary wood, it will be eaten away in a short time.
It is rotten by insects and ants, and no tomb owner wants their body to be eaten by insects after death.
It is disgusting to think about that situation, so the nobles have strict requirements for the wood of their coffins.
The wood of the coffin before us is not as luxurious as that of the royal clan, but it can still be considered extremely luxurious.
I inserted an engineering shovel into the gap between the coffin boards and pried it hard.
Unexpectedly, the nails were firmly nailed, and even after applying force twice, I couldn't pry it open.
The fat man also pulled out his guy to help.
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The two of them worked together, and the coffin made a "creak" sound, and finally a big gap was opened.
We changed positions and pried out the nails of the coffin one by one.
The tomb is very dry, the walls of the tomb are very waterproof, and the glazed tiles on the head do not seep water.
In addition, most of the rainwater in Yeren Ditch is absorbed by the leaf litter, so there is a lot of dust in the coffin.
This movement caused dust to fly, and even though we were wearing large masks, we were still choked and coughed constantly.
We had to prepare a few pairs of gas masks when we went back, otherwise we would choke sooner or later.
The fat man wanted to push open the coffin lid.
I suddenly wanted to scare him and play some prank, so I took his arm and said, "Fat man, guess what's in this coffin."
The fat man said: "How did I know?
Anyway, the things inside can be exchanged for RMB and national food stamps."
I deliberately lowered my voice and said, "I once heard my grandfather tell me a story in Taiping Guangji.
It also talked about two tomb robbers, one fat and one thin.
They dug a big coffin in the ancient tomb.
No matter they They tried all kinds of methods with swords and axes, but nothing could be done to open the coffin.
One of the fat tomb robbers knew how to recite the Great Compassion Mantra, so he recited a section of it to the coffin.
As a result, the coffin lid automatically opened a slit and stretched out from the inside.
An arm covered with green hair came out."
The fat man was not afraid, but Yingzi was so frightened that he immediately hid behind the fat man and said, "Brother Hu, stop talking nonsense.
You don't even know where this place is.
You want to scare people to death."
Apart from being afraid of heights, the fat man is really not afraid of anything.
When he was fighting with other kids at school, he was the one who got into trouble.
At this time, the fat man had no fear on his face, and was not moved by my threats at all.
He had a righteous expression: "Sister Yingzi, don't listen to him.
This kid just wants to scare me, and he doesn't care who the fat man is.
Damn it."
What have I been afraid of?
Me, let him continue."
I continued: "The green-haired arm, with fingernails more than three inches long, grabbed the fat tomb robber who was reciting the Great Compassion Mantra, and pulled him into the coffin.
The coffin boards were then closed, and only the sound inside could be heard.
There were screams one after another, which scared the other tomb robber and turned around and ran away."
The fat man grinned and laughed a few times, which was a bit forced.
I guess he was also muttering in his heart, but he insisted on being a good man and walked up to push the coffin board with me.
As a result, we used too much force and the coffin board was completely broken in one go.
Pushed to the ground, the contents of the coffin were clearly visible.
A tall male corpse lay inside.
The water in his corpse had evaporated, leaving only the dry purple skin covering the bones.
After nearly a thousand years, it was relatively well preserved, like the one unearthed from Mawangdui, Hunan.
The wet corpse is extremely rare Although the facial features are sunken and the eyes and nose have turned into black hollows, the face is still vaguely distinguishable.
He is about forty or fifty years old, wearing a crown facing the sky, and wearing a red gold embroidered dress with blue edges. robe, wearing cloud boots, hands on chest.
Yingzi stuck his head out from behind the fat man and took a look inside, and exclaimed: "Oh my God, it's so scary."
He quickly looked away, not daring to look again.
When she yelled like this, my scalp started to tingle, but the coffin was already open, how could I still turn around and run out?
Just go ahead and do it.
I put my hands together and bowed three times to the ancient corpse in the coffin: "We are short of food and clothing, so we have no choice but to borrow a few pieces of domestic goods in exchange for a small amount of money.
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Don't blame me for offending you.
Anyway, you should have ascended to heaven a long time ago, and you should have gone to earth." , go wherever you need to go.
Dust to ashes, dust to dust, money to pearls.
Treasures are all things outside the body.
If you don’t bring them with you in life, you won’t take them with you in death.
It’s of little use if you leave these belongings.
We are also good at stealing.
After taking them away, we will definitely use most of them to build bridges and pave roads to improve people’s lives.
Let’s learn from Lei Feng.
A good role model, he clearly understands love and hate, never forgets his roots, and stands firm.”
I still had half a word to say, but the fat man couldn't hold it any longer.
He reached in and groped around in the coffin.
I quickly reminded him: "Be gentle, don't damage the body."
How can the fat man listen?
Since entering the tomb, he has not found anything valuable.
Except for a few worn-out jars and jars, they are the remains of humans and animals buried with him.
After all this trouble, it depends on what good things are in the coffin of the owner of the tomb. .
I saw that it was useless to persuade him, so I might as well stop talking and look through the items in the coffin with him.
There were still some porcelain placed next to the ancient corpse.
I didn’t know much about antiques at the time, especially porcelain.
I had only seen a few pieces of blue and white porcelain from the Northern Song Dynasty.
I didn’t know anything about the value, craftsmanship, and history of porcelain.
I only knew that gold was valuable and jade was priceless, so I was obsessed with finding a few pieces of ancient porcelain.
Jade came out and threw all the porcelain aside.
Seeing pity, God finally found two pieces of jade in the hands of the ancient corpse.
They were green in color and carved into the shape of two moths that looked like butterflies but were not butterflies.
We looked at this pair of jade bis for a long time, but we couldn't tell what they were.
I only knew that they were probably jade.
They were from before the Northern Song Dynasty and should be a good thing.
Otherwise, how could the tomb owner still hold it before he died?
It's in hand.
It's probably worth tens of thousands no matter what.
That was quite a lot.
At that time, there were not many households worth ten thousand yuan in the country.
The exact value had to be appraised by an expert like Da Jinya and sold by contacting a Hong Kong businessman or a Taiwanese compatriot.
The fat man felt dissatisfied and wanted to open the mouth of the ancient corpse to see if there were gold teeth.
I said it was almost enough.
Don’t do it too much and leave some for others.
We also picked out the porcelain in the coffin.
Take out a few good-looking ones and put those without colors and patterns back in their place.
After taking out the things, I lifted up the lid of the coffin and closed it again.
Although this time I didn’t return as fully loaded as expected, I finally didn’t return empty-handed.
I said to them: “It’s almost done.
Let’s go out quickly and replenish the tomb wall.”
Let's go back home."
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After saying that, he turned around and wanted to go out, but suddenly found that the candle in the corner had been extinguished silently
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