"What a gorgeous mural." Subai said: "The owner of this tomb must have had a very high status during his lifetime, but there are only female statues on it and no male statues. Could it be that he believed in male chauvinism?"
Cui Ying raised her hand and knocked Sub Bai: "What nonsense are you talking about? If you believe in male chauvinism, the portrait on this should be a male statue instead of a female one. At least there needs to be some basic logic, right?"
"That's right." Subai looked down: "I don't know how long these steps are. I can't see the end at a glance."
"Stop talking nonsense and we can get to the end." Yue Qing suddenly said: "The real tomb should be down there. Qian Renjie said that he saw a coffin with the pattern of the Big Dipper."
Yue Qing was in a bad mood. Su Bai stuck out his tongue, stopped talking, and walked down behind Bai Moxuan. The underground world was silent, and even the smallest sound was infinitely amplified. The sound rang in his ears.
, always creates inexplicable heart palpitations, and the murals on both sides of the steps become more and more gorgeous. From the beginning of fairies, pavilions, three-legged crows, and red sun, it gradually turned into a bustling palace scene with countless concubines dancing gracefully.
, the palace pavilions are layered one after another, very magnificent...
"Isn't this the scene of the imperial palace?" Subai asked doubtfully: "Even in the tombs of nobles of the Ming Dynasty, the murals will have some scenes that reflect their aristocratic life during their lifetimes, but to directly show the palace life, this is counterproductive."
"There is only one exception." Cui Ying said: "This is the imperial mausoleum."
Su Bai let out a "wow", he was really lucky this time. If it were really an imperial mausoleum, the burial objects inside would be astonishing. Just two of them would be treasures. When the two of them were talking, Bai Moxuan quickened his footwork and already had
The three of them were far behind. Subai quickly chased after them. About a quarter of an hour later, he vaguely saw a row of stone statues in front of them. The stone steps had reached the bottom.
Stone statues are the stone figures installed in front of the emperor's tombs. The stone beasts are collectively called stone statues, also known as Weng Zhong. They are the epitome of the imperial ceremonial guards. In the Ming Dynasty, whenever a grand ceremony was held, in addition to the civil and military officials and military honor guards lined up on both sides, there were also
Domesticated lions, elephants and other animals were put in cages and placed on both sides of the royal road to show the emperor's power. After the death of the emperor, the same pomp was needed, so stone statues were set up in front of the mausoleum. This practice began in
During the Qin and Han dynasties, emperors and important ministers continued to use it, but the number and image were different.
At present, there are twelve stone statues placed here, all appearing in pairs, one pair each of a lion, a deer, a camel, an elephant, a unicorn, and a horse. They are placed on the left and right sides of this open space, one on each side, and the height of each statue is
They were all above one meter. Twelve stone statues stood majestically in front of the four people. A sense of oppression suddenly came over. Su Bai carefully stretched out his hand to poke the stone statue of the horse. It was hard and cold, and Su Bai felt the pressure.
Han shivered: "There are stone statues, it's really an imperial mausoleum..."
"Judging from the content on the mural, it should be the Mausoleum of the Ming Emperor." Bai Moxuan folded his hands on his chest: "But..."
"The imperial mausoleums of the Ming Dynasty are all concentrated in Tianshou Mountain in Beijing, which is the Ming Tombs. The Ming Tombs include the imperial mausoleums of Chengzu, Renzong, Xuanzong and others. From the time Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, selected the mausoleum site, until the demise of the Ming Dynasty
, after more than 200 years, the cemetery was continuously built and became a mausoleum complex. As for the founding emperor, he and Empress Ma were buried together at the foot of Mount Everest in Dulong Fuwan, at the southern foot of Zijin Mountain in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing City, on the west side of Maoshan Mountain and adjacent to Zhongzhong in the east.
The mountain mausoleum is adjacent to Meihua Mountain in the south, so who owns this imperial mausoleum?" Subai finished speaking, and the other three fell into deep thought.
"I have counted all the emperors in the past, but I'm afraid there is only one. But it is rumored that he became a monk. How could he..." Cui Ying murmured: "We have to go in and see what happens."
Behind the twelve stone statues, there is a big red door. Behind the red door, the head of a building pokes out, seeming to carefully look at everyone. Such a large-scale building was cast underground, but it did not leave any clues in the history books.
, it can be seen that this is an abnormal behavior.
The red door faces south and has three holes in total. It has a red wall with yellow tiles and a single eaves on the top of the mountain. It is solemn and majestic, dignified and dignified. The yellow glazed tile roof and the vermilion door wall complement each other. The colors are harmonious and alluring. The right hand side of the red door
There was a large stone tablet standing beside it. When the four of them got closer, they found that it was a blank stone tablet. There was not a single word engraved on it, but it was polished very smooth. If it were not for the texture, it could be used as a mirror.
Wordless stele: Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty erected a wordless stele after her death, allowing future generations to comment on her life. The significance of this wordless stele is unknown.
"This is the real wordless monument." Yue Qing said: "What is Yaoguang doing here? This is not Zhu Di's mausoleum."
"There may be something he is interested in inside." Bai Moxuan looked at the three door openings and chose to get in from the middle one. After passing through the red door opening, he saw the palace building inside, which was the same as the stone tablet outside.