Luo Tian had also heard of this story. Han Xin told the jailer that the square box was a battlefield with thousands of troops and horses, and each side represented the military strength of one side. He also taught the jailer how to jump on a horse to send troops. After Han Xin died, the jailer also
He escaped. He hid in a deep mountain, built a thatched hut, cleared wasteland, and cultivated the land. The whole family farmed and fed themselves. Whenever he had free time, he concentrated on studying the thaumaturgy taught to him by Han Xin.
Because the paper was easy to rot, they replaced it with small oblate wooden lumps, which were dyed red and black for better distinction. Based on the homophonic pronunciation of Qi, Qi was called Qi, and he even wrote a "chess score" and passed it on to Qi.
Later generations thought that although chess could form formations, it was not a real battle between two armies, but just a symbol, so it was called chess.
"I have heard of this story, but Ouyang Meng carved a chess piece on the wall..." Luo Tian suddenly saw that something was wrong with the chess piece on the wall: "Dad, that's not right, there shouldn't be a realm of Chu, River and Han.
The chessboard on the wall doesn’t have those four words, it’s just a basic layout.”
"It's true." Ouyang Tian also felt a little strange: "Looking at the mural, it doesn't look like I was in a hurry. When I got here, there were four words missing on the chessboard. It seems a little intentional."
"Dad, the altar." Luo Tian pointed at the altar and said.
The altar is made of stone, and there is a portrait of a person carved on it, which is very similar to the person suspected to be Ouyang Meng on the mural. "It seems that it is Ouyang Meng." Ouyang Tian said: "Look at this altar, there are also
No one has been here for many years, Luo Tian..."
"Okay, Dad." Luo Tian took out a candle from his backpack, lit it and inserted it into the incense burner.
The two men bowed several times to the portrait, and Ouyang Tian said: "Ancestor Ouyang, Luo Tian and I have come to worship. Please bless the descendants of the Ouyang family."
The smoke from the incense burner suddenly swirled around a few times. The two men, who never believed in ghosts and gods, looked at each other and felt a little chilly: "Dad, it's not really like what the third uncle said, here...
"
Ouyang Tian said: "No, it's because of the wind. Looking at the direction in which the smoke is drifting, the wind should be blowing from under the altar. Luo Tian..."
"It seems that there is a mystery under the altar." Luo Tian had already walked to the altar, squatted down, and shone the flashlight in. There was a hollow under the altar. Luo Tian knocked on it, and the sound did not sound like a rock.
Voice: "Dad, come and see."
Ouyang Tian leaned down and groped around, and found that a whole piece under the altar was loose. He called Luo Tian and the two of them worked hard together, and the stone slab was pulled up. There was a passage below.
Appearing in front of him, Luo Tian hesitated: "Dad, do we want to go down and have a look?"
"You're here, let's go." Ouyang Tian took the lead and got in. As soon as he entered, he felt a cold wind rushing up and blowing on his face. It was very cold. The passage was very narrow and could only be entered by one person.
But after going down, his eyes lit up. There was a large space below. When Luo Tian's flashlight shone through, he saw a brazier on the wall. He went to try it. The brazier could still be lit, and the place immediately became brighter.
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There is a coffin underground, which is a large coffin that is placed outside the coffin. It is an ancient coffin burial system that indicates the identity and rank of the deceased. The coffin is the wooden burial tool that holds the deceased; the coffin is the outer coffin that is placed outside the coffin. The wooden coffin appears. During the Yangshao Culture period of the Neolithic Age in my country, wooden coffins appeared in the Longshan Culture and were used for clan leaders. In the tombs of the Shang kings in the Yin Ruins, large wooden strips were often stacked to form a square or sub-shaped coffin room, in the center of which was placed the Shang Dynasty. King's coffin.
By the Zhou Dynasty, coffins were institutionalized, and it was stipulated that the emperor's coffin had four layers, and his own coffin was called "椑", which was covered with silk and buffalo skin; the second layer was called "ground" and was made of basswood; the third layer was called "genus", and the third layer was called "coffin".
The four-layer coffin is called a big coffin. The coffin outside the emperor and the empress has two layers, mostly made of catalpa wood, so the coffin is also called the Zi Palace. The prince, Hou Bozi, male, and doctor are divided into three layers, two layers, and one layer according to equal differences. Scholars are not heavier.
, but a large coffin is used. Also, the emperor's large coffin is eight inches thick, the official's large coffin is six inches thick, and the common man's coffin is only four inches thick, without a coffin. Later emperors, nobles, and scholar-officials basically followed this system.
There are also those who exceed the standard. "Book of Rites. Tan Gongshang": "The emperor's coffin has four layers: the water-stained leather coffin is covered with a three-inch-thick cover; one coffin; two catalpa coffins.
"Tongdian. Rites 4 and 5" once mentioned: "Zhou system, the coffin for the king is made of vermilion and mixed with gold; the coffin for the doctor is made of black green, and the coffin is made of ox bone; the coffin for the doctor is made of black green, and the coffin is made of gold.
Use ox bones to make a coffin; scholars are not green." It also mentioned the system of the Tang Dynasty: Yi people are not allowed to use stone as coffins and stone chambers, their coffins and coffins are not allowed to have colorful paintings, they are not allowed to have fences and sills, and they are not allowed to have gold, jewelry, or jade inside the coffins."
This coffin appeared very unexpectedly here. It was a wooden coffin. Luo Tian was surprised and said: "This is a coffin made of dark wood."
Among the Chinese people, dark wood is carbonized wood. The Shu people call it ebony, and Westerners call it "Oriental sacred wood". The formation of dark wood has a long history. According to the available data, in ancient times, the centuries-old precious ancient trees in the primitive forests were
Suffering from sudden and major geographical and meteorological changes, such as earthquakes, flash floods, lightning strikes, typhoons, etc., some are buried deep in the ancient river beds of rivers and lakes, under the sediment, and some are buried in dark strata anoxic.
, for thousands of years, even tens of thousands of years, they have been washed by rapids, crushed by mud and rocks, and fished and eaten by crabs, resulting in various shapes and postures.
After thousands of years of natural abrasion, sombre wood has both the elegance of wood and the charm of stone. Its texture is solid and thick, its color is black and luxurious, its cross section is smooth and delicate, and its wood is oily, resistant to moisture, has fragrance, is incorruptible for thousands of years, and is not afraid of insects.
, completely natural. Ancient books record that individual tree species also have medicinal value.
In ancient times, dignitaries and literati regarded dark wood furniture and artworks carved from dark wood as family heirlooms, treasures for the house, and things to ward off evil spirits. Throughout the ages, especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, dark wood has become a popular choice for various people.
It was the first choice material for emperors to build palaces and make coffins. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty even listed it as a material exclusively used by the royal family, and the people could not use it privately, making the dark wood even more scarce. The great thief Yuan Shikai during the Republic of China went against the historical trend, and the emperor
He died not long after the dream. However, in order to show that he had been an emperor, his family worked hard and spent a lot of money to find dark wood and build a coffin for him. Although this is a historical joke, it can also be seen from it.
The price of gloomy wood lies in its hardness to find.
To a certain extent, this dark wood no longer belongs to wood, but belongs to the series of treasures. In this remote mountain of western Hunan, the sudden appearance of such a dark wood coffin is really too great an impact.
Ouyang Tian was also a knowledgeable person. After circling the coffin, his expression became heavy: "Why does Yin Mumu's coffin appear here?"
"Dad, the most important thing is who is inside, right?" Luo Tian hesitated for a while: "Dad, do you want to open it and take a look?"
"This," Ouyang Tian was a little embarrassed. Since this coffin appeared under the family's sacrificial altar, it is entirely possible that the people in this coffin are the ancestors of the family. It would be treason to open the ancestor's coffin. Ouyang Tian walked around the coffin.
After a long time, he still couldn't make up his mind: "Luo Tian, I'm afraid this is not suitable."
Luo Tian knew what Ouyang Tian meant: "I know, unless it is absolutely necessary, we should not open the door. Let's start from the surrounding areas first. Dad, look at the portrait of a woman carved on the wall. Who do you think it is?"
"What?" Ouyang Tian was still wondering whether to open the coffin just now, and didn't notice anything on the wall at all. After Luo Tian mentioned it, he saw the portrait on the wall. On the wall was a Miao girl, very delicate.
Ouyang Tian's heart was moved by her pretty appearance. When she got closer, she saw two words carved on the wall - Junyao.
"Junyao, this should be the name of this girl." Luo Tian said: "Look at her clothes and the silver jewelry on her body. We are Han people. Why is there a portrait of a Miao girl here? Dad,
You said that Ouyang Yi was from a foreign tribe and changed his name when he joined our tribe, right?"
"Yes." Ouyang Tian said. Seeing Luo Tian's eyes staring at the girl on the wall, his heart moved: "Are you trying to say that Ouyang Yi is this Miao girl named Junyao?"
"Yes, I just have such a feeling." Luo Tian bravely said, "Dad, I'm afraid I have to use my superpower again."
"No, I'll do it." Ouyang Tian said: "Compared to the two of us, I live a long life, and I don't have any abnormalities. Don't argue with me. I will take good care of you."
Send it back to Cheng Zhen."
After Ouyang Tian finished speaking, he put his hand on the portrait on the wall and closed his eyes... Although Ouyang Tian closed his eyes, Luo Tian knew that his father must have seen a lot, because there was surprise on his face, and
Some... moved, I don't know how long it took, Ouyang Tian opened his eyes, Luo Tian quickly asked: "Dad, what's going on?"
"You guessed it right, this girl is Ouyang Yi. As soon as I put my hand on it, I saw some scenes. The person who carved this painting is herself." Ouyang Tian looked back at the coffin: "The people inside
It's Ouyang Meng, it seems we don't need to open the coffin because the lid of the coffin was closed by Junyao himself."
"Who is this Junyao?" Luo Tian asked.
"I'm afraid she's a Gu girl from the Miao ethnic group." Ouyang Tian said, "I just saw her carving her own portrait here and then walked to Ouyang Meng's coffin. At that time, the coffin lid hadn't been closed yet. She had some skills.
As a result of the Gu's movements, many flying insects flew into the coffin, and before they could fly out, Junyao closed the coffin lid. These actions were all like the legendary Gu girl doing the poison."
"Gu girl?" Luo Tian had heard it more than once in film and television works or novels. Like driving corpses, it also belongs to the mysterious witchcraft of western Hunan and is an unsolved mystery.
"But..." Luo Tian was a little confused: "What is the relationship between the fragments and the Gu girl?"
Ouyang Tian smiled bitterly: "The jar she held holding the worms in her hand is a garlic pot. It is exactly the same as the garlic pot restored by Lao Fu using modern technology. Do you think this is a coincidence?"
It seems that I was wrong in targeting the ancient country of Yelang from the beginning. But why did I hear a voice calling my lord when I touched the garlic pot? According to my opinion of Gu
As far as I know, Gu girls attach great importance to Gu insects and cannot let them leave their side. Most of the Gu girls are hidden in the mountains and have nothing to do with their lord. Luo Tian saw Ouyang Tianruo
Looking at the portrait on the wall thoughtfully: "Dad, have you thought of something?"
Ouyang Tian said: "From the beginning, we only knew that this woman came here in a strange way."