Because there were police cars to open the road, although it was 140 kilometers from Luoyang to the ancient town, it still took more than two hours for the convoy to arrive at the ancient town.When the convoy arrived here, the town leaders and the director of the town police station were already waiting.They also received a notice from above yesterday, although they didn't know what this archaeological team was going to excavate, but they were strictly ordered to cooperate with the archaeological team fully, and even linked this matter to their political achievements.Such a strict order also made the town leaders very concerned about this matter, so when the convoy arrived, all the work was immediately carried out in an orderly manner.The preparations were presided over by Song Lao, and Wang Lao, Yang Jing and a few others went straight to the dock south of the town with the relevant equipment, and the big truck pulling the pocket submarine also followed to the dock.After arriving at the pier, a cruise ship that can take more than 50 people has long been moored on the pier, this is a cruise ship with the best conditions in the town, up and down two floors, it was originally a cruise ship that pulls tourists to visit the Xiaolangdi Reservoir, but now it is directly requisitioned by the archaeological team.Everyone moved some of the equipment to be launched into the lower deck of the cabin of the cruise ship, which was air-conditioned and could not be exposed to the sun, so it was the best choice as a surface platform.While everyone was carrying the equipment, the small crane carried by the big truck also hoisted the pocket submarine into the water, and a captain officer with a three-star on his shoulder also stepped out of the car.This officer's name is very ordinary, his name is Zhao Yong, but he is extremely not simple.According to Wang Lao, this Captain Zhao is a special forces officer of the Marine Corps, and this time he came with him just to pilot the submarine.Captain Zhao came with two armed brothers, who were there to protect the submarine.This is, after all, sensitive military equipment and cannot afford to go wrong.The appearance of these three soldiers, especially two of them being fully armed, immediately attracted a lot of onlookers.It's summer, and although it's hot, it's the peak season for tourism.The ancient town is an important tourist distribution center of Xiaolangdi Reservoir, so at this time, many tourists gather near the pier, ready to board a boat to visit Xiaolangdi Reservoir.But the appearance of the archaeological team immediately aroused the interest of the tourists.Visiting the Xiaolangdi Reservoir can be done at any time, but this kind of archaeological team is really uncommon.In particular, the appearance of the pocket submarine attracted many tourists to raise their mobile phones to take pictures.Fortunately, Yang Jing and the others prepared very neatly, and not long after the submarine was lowered into the water, it was connected to the back of the cruise ship through a cable.It's still more than 10 kilometers away from the dive site, so the submarine needs to be towed by a pleasure boat.When everything was ready, the captain of the boat pulled his whistle, and then the boat slowly left the dock and headed southeast.More than half an hour later, at nine o'clock, the cruise ship stopped at the predetermined water level under the command of Yang Jing, and the captain Zhao Yong, who had been sitting on the submarine, approached the submarine to the cruise ship, Wang Lao and a young man named Liu Yue got on the submarine with equipment, and as for Yang Jing, he had already put on his diving equipment and was ready to dive.Originally, Wang always wanted Yang Jing to go down on a submarine, but Yang Jing said that he had no problem diving to this depth, and he went down like this last time, so he didn't have to worry about his safety at all.And Yang Jing also said that he led the way in front, and it was OK for the submarine to dive behind, saving time and effort.So, at Yang Jing's insistence, Wang Lao and Liu Yue took a submarine, Yang Jing carried a compressed air bottle and an oxygen mask to lead the way in front, and the pocket submarine followed behind and began to dive.For Yang Jing's behavior, Captain Zhao Yong also expressed his admiration.He is an out-and-out Marine Corps officer, of course he knows how difficult it is to dive more than 100 meters almost with his bare hands, especially diving sickness is fatal, but this young man actually dives directly like this, this is simply a strange person!
Although the submarine is small, the strong light in front of it is extremely good, and after it is turned on, the light can even shine out forty or fifty meters.And this kind of military submarine dives very fast, Yang Jing is not slow because he is tied to a few pieces of lead, and a few minutes later, one person and one submarine came to the entrance of the mausoleum.After Yang Jing entered last time, the stone slab that was originally blocking the entrance of the cave had not risen again, but at a depth of more than 100 meters underwater, even if there was no stone slab at the entrance of the cave, no one could enter.Yang Jing beckoned to the submarine, and then said with the help of a miniature intercom hanging on his ear: "That hole is the entrance to the mausoleum, Brother Zhao, the width of the cave is only one and a half meters, and the height is about two meters, when you go in for a while, you have to be careful." ”"Don't worry, this size won't stump me."
Zhao Yong's rather confident answer sounded in the headset.Yang Jing nodded, and then took the lead in swimming.Zhao Yong operated the submarine cautiously, and it took a few minutes to slowly drill into the hole.After entering the mouth of the cave, it is easy to say, because of the air pressure in the cave, there is no water more than three meters behind the mouth of the cave, and this position is just enough to allow the submarine to surface.By the time Wang Lao and the three of them came down from the submarine with masks, Yang Jing had already taken out a dry pair of shorts and shorts from his waterproof backpack and changed them on.When he went into the water, Yang Jing came down in swimming trunks, and when he arrived in the cave, he simply took off his swimming trunks and changed into clean clothes directly."
This cave is the passage leading directly to Wu Zetian's mausoleum?"
Elder Wang's voice sounded in the headset.The four people who went into the water today are all wearing miniature communicators, so even if they have face masks, they will not affect their communication with each other."
That's right, Elder Wang, walk up about fifty meters along this naturally formed cave to reach the first underground hall, where there is the first inscription erected by Yue Chengzi.""
So what are you waiting for?
Let's go. ”Elder Wang greeted him and walked forward.Zhao Yong and Liu Yue lifted the equipment carried in the submarine and followed Wang Lao and Yang Jing forward.This cave is a natural cave about one and a half meters wide and two meters high, with an upward angle of nearly 40 degrees, so it is quite difficult to walk.Yang Jing helped Wang Lao, and after walking for about four or five minutes, he came to the underground hall with a radius of more than ten meters, where several people saw the stone tablet that was more than two meters high and one meter wide.Wang Lao immediately walked up, and with the help of the light on his shoulder and overhead, he carefully looked at the stele, while Liu Yue pointed the lens of the miniature camera at the stele.The upper part of the mask of the four people, including Yang Jing, has a strong light, and there is a high-definition recorder next to the lamp, which records all the scenes after they enter the water.In addition to the recorder that everyone carried, Liu Yue also took a miniature high-definition camera to record some important places, such as the stone tablet in front of him."
This—This is the stone tablet?"
Liu Lao asked excitedly.There was a photo of this inscription in the photo that Yang Jing handed over to the four masters before, so Wang Lao knew that there were two inscriptions in this mausoleum that were carved by Yue Chengzi in the form of inscriptions.That's right, this is the first stone tablet erected by Yue Chengzi that year.Elder Wang, can you still read the text?
”"I don't understand very well, but I can understand some of them, and I only understand about 200 or so Chinese characters."
Wang Lao is a master of archaeology, and this kind of extremely rare inscription, he can know more than 200 inscriptions, which is actually quite remarkable.After a pause, Wang Lao beckoned to Zhao Yong, Zhao Yong immediately took out a single-lens reflex camera from his backpack and handed it to Wang Lao, Wang Lao said to Liu Yue while fiddling with the camera: "Xiao Liu, record everything here, especially this inscription!"
”"Don't worry, Mr.
Wang, I promise not to miss any key parts."
Liu Yue said with a smile with a big mask.Wang Lao frantically took dozens of photos of this stone monument before returning the camera to Zhao Yong.The last time Yang Jing came here, he had put this stele into the space at the last moment, and at that time he was thinking about using this stele as a proof of innocence, but now it seems that he can't use it at all, so when he returned here a few days ago, he put this stele here again."
Xiao Yang, can you understand the inscription on this tablet?"
Elder Wang asked."
Yes, my first master is our ancient Chinese Taoism, and my master is really a very capable person.Just now I dived here without any problems, because Master taught me a set of very magical Taoist exercises, so I can ensure that diving sickness cannot find me.In addition, Master has taught me a lot of other knowledge, and this inscription is also one of them, so I can understand this inscription. ”Wang Lao gave Yang Jing a thumbs up, obviously he also admired the master in Yang Jing's mouth.After the four of them stayed in this hall for less than ten minutes, they continued to walk forward, and if they walked forward, it was the divine path that led to Wu Zetian's mausoleum."
Elder Wang, this is the Shinto that leads to the core of the mausoleum.However, the last time I visited, this Shinto path was full of all kinds of murderous mechanisms, and fortunately, Koshijoko left a method on the inscription on how to pass this Shinto, and I was able to pass this Shinto in that way.But it was also extremely thrilling at the beginning, and I almost didn't go there. ”"You little one, you're so reckless.Remember, don't risk this situation in the future. ”"Hehe, wasn't that anxious at the time?
Besides, there was a way to go through Shinto, so I didn't think much about it, and it finally passed.Also, don't worry, the mechanisms in this Shinto path are powered by the flow of a dark river inside the mountain.The last time I entered the core of the mausoleum, I had already turned off the power source of the mechanism, so it was safe for us to enter Shinto this time.I'll open the way in front as I walk for a while, and you will keep a distance and follow behind, so that you will not be in danger. ”