As he went deeper into the underground palace, Han Kongque had already sensed the passages on the periphery of this layer. He had already discovered a lot of biogas pools hidden in the underground mezzanine and the tomb mezzanine.
After walking around, under the command of Han Kongque, Huangshan and others cut open several tomb walls. Before the methane gas inside was leaked, Han Kongque used a thin layer of water curtain to cover the poisonous gas.
It was wrapped and stored in the Xuanyuan Water Control Flag.
Of course, Han Peacock did not forget to replenish the air in the tomb, otherwise they would be starved of oxygen.
"I don't know who built this ancient tomb. Such a vicious mechanism can be designed." Huangshan wiped the sweat on his head and said.
Seeing Han Kongque looking at them again, Ma Jifang said: "We really don't know whose ancient tomb this is, but we suspect that it is a suspicious tomb of an ancient noble, or directly a false tomb."
"Huh? How do you say it?" Han Peacock was really surprised. There were so many treasures found in the tomb passage. How could this be a suspicious tomb?
"We previously entered the main tomb chamber through a secret passage, but we didn't find anything valuable, let alone the body of the tomb owner." Shan Yinglei said.
"So this is really a virtual tomb?" Han Peacock said with a smile.
Ma Jifang smiled bitterly and said: "It's really hard for us to say this. As you just said, there are so many treasures in the tomb passages here. How noble does one have to be to do such a thing?"
"The ancient people naturally didn't want people to discover their tombs, so building such a suspicious tomb is really suspicious." Han Peacock nodded.
Huangshan is more direct: "If such an ancient tomb is still a suspicious tomb, then the real tomb of the owner of the tomb must be found no matter what."
"So from the perspective of anti-grave robbery, this suspected tomb is a failure. It is so well built and the things buried there are so valuable. Just for money, someone must be diligent in finding his real tomb and digging his grave.
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The value of virtual tombs is so high, let alone real tombs. Therefore, such anti-grave robbery is not advisable.
In fact, the most common way to fight against tomb robbing is to hide the tomb site so that the tomb robbers don’t know where it is. This is an effective method to fight against tomb robbing.
However, this way of handling things was inconsistent with the psychological norms of emperors and aristocrats pursuing magnificence and splendor, so another form emerged that not only showed off their power and wealth, but also tried hard to "leave the queens unaware of their whereabouts."
This is the legendary "suspicious tomb" of Cao Cao. Most of them are not used as real burial places, and are also called "virtual tombs".
The so-called "cloth tomb" that is often seen in historical records is sometimes actually a kind of "virtual tomb".
Except for hidden tombs, tombs generally strive to be strong. For example, stone coffins were once commonly used as anti-theft measures, and stone accumulation in ancient tombs may be a more common and more effective method.
For example, in the tomb of Zhao Qing of the Jin Dynasty in Taiyuan in the late Spring and Autumn Period, a large stone weighing about 50 kilograms was placed at each of the four corners of the tomb at a depth of about 1 meter. This phenomenon continued until the filling close to the upper part of the coffin chamber.
The stones were obviously placed intentionally when filling the tomb.
The coffin chamber is surrounded by tightly packed gravel. There is also a layer of gravel about 1.2 meters thick inside the tomb. These gravels should be leftover stones from around the wooden coffin and were intentionally filled in at the entrance of the tomb. Their function is to
The stone accumulation is very easy to collapse, making it difficult for tomb robbers to enter. Many tomb robbers have died in the accumulation of stone.
"Yes! For a virtual tomb, it really doesn't take so much effort, but as a suspicious tomb here it is enough. You see, now we are full of doubts." Shan Yinglei said.
The others have not yet responded. Ma Jifang said again: "We have finally broken through the Xuanhuo Cave, and the next step is probably the crossbow."
"We have encountered fire and poisonous smoke. If there is a mechanism, it is probably a crossbow. However, it seems easier to set up stones and quicksand. You must know that there are yellow sand and stones everywhere outside here." Han
Peacock nodded and acknowledged what Ma Jifang said was possible, but he did not completely trust Ma Jifang.
"Ambush fire", "poisonous smoke", and "machine crossbow" are the most effective means of killing tomb robbers, and they are also the simplest settings.
If concealing tombs and accumulating stones in ancient tombs are a passive way to prevent theft, then there are other ways to kill tomb robbers, such as storing water, accumulating sand, setting fire, poisonous smoke, crossbows, etc.
Water is stored in this tomb. Once a tomb robber enters, he will drown. This method of preventing theft will eventually destroy the tomb, but the tomb robber will not be able to escape.
However, it is difficult to fill the tomb with water because there is no water, so this possibility is almost impossible. Therefore, this is a rare form of preventing tomb robbing.
The more common form of anti-grave robbery is to store large amounts of sand in the tomb, and use quicksand to prevent tomb robbers from digging holes and invading the tomb.
"If there are possible traps, Mercury Pond is also possible. With the size of this ancient cemetery, it is not impossible for many traps to appear." Wei Changqing said.
"All the fire pit tombs that appeared in the south appeared here. Even if some weird things appear again, we shouldn't feel strange." Shan Yinglei said.
Han Peacock said: "Compared with quicksand, water storage, crossbows, poisonous smoke, etc., Han Peacock believes that it is the most difficult to fuse a fire. The so-called 'fire' can 'fly brightly with flames' and has the effect of burning tomb robbers to death."
, this kind of fire pit tomb is the most complicated to design, and now that it has appeared, it is not surprising that other mechanisms appear here. "
At this time, Zhaodong Ke, who had been following everyone silently, said: "I remember that the fire pit tomb is a unique type of tomb in the south, right? The mysterious Mawangdui Han Tomb is a famous fire-breathing ancient tomb.
In addition, there is a "mercury pool" in the Mawangdui Han Tomb. The mercury volatilized gas poisoned the tomb robbers. This is a typical historical example of making full use of various means to fight against tomb robbers. In addition, during the excavation process, the staff also used
I encountered a crossbow and described the situation at that time.
But for some unknown reason, these circumstances were not included in the archaeological reports at the time, but these things cannot be concealed. If the design of this ancient tomb is so complicated, is it really the tomb of an emperor?"
"It's really hard to say. Judging from the specifications of this tomb, it doesn't look like the tombs of emperors and generals. However, looking at the complexity here, it is very complicated." Han Kongque said.
"It's really not simple. If the mercury pool really appeared, there would be no difference between Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum." Huang Shan said.
"Actually, you are all wrong. Poisonous smoke may have been difficult to produce in ancient times, but mechanical crossbows represented a higher value, and the records passed down from our family clearly indicate that there are indeed organic crossbow traps here." Ma Jifang said.
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Han Kongque thought about it, and it was really like this. In ancient times, the status of weapons like machine crossbows was almost the same as that of today's heavy machine guns. Not to mention its value, at least the poor must not touch it. Whoever gets this thing will be punished.
It represents rebellion and wants to kill the nine tribes.
"So, the level of this tomb is really comparable to that of Qin Shihuang?" Han Kongque said as if joking.
It is well known to the world that Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum has strict and terrifying anti-theft measures. It can be said that Qin Shihuang took great pains to prevent tomb robberies.
The internal structure of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum is said to have an unprecedentedly complex form: "The craftsmen were ordered to make machine-shaped crossbow arrows, and those who penetrated the area would shoot at them. Mercury was used to infuse hundreds of rivers and seas with machine-shaped arrows."
The method of shooting the robbers with machine-made arrows should be said to embody the highest level of mechanical design ideas and mechanical manufacturing technology at that time.
In addition, Sima Qian recorded that a large amount of mercury was stored in the underground palace of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum. In addition to historical records, some people actually discovered it through tomb robbing practices during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Today, this fact has been confirmed by archaeologists and geologists using new geochemical prospecting methods.
A large amount of mercury was stored in the underground palace of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum, and there may be a motive for killing the robbers with highly toxic mercury vapor.
Based on the understanding of the chemical properties of mercury at that time, people would not have failed to notice the phenomenon of mercury poisoning, and it was natural to use this property of mercury for anti-theft design.
"There are indeed traces of mercury here, but perhaps because of the age, or because the tombs have been opened, the mercury should have evaporated." Ma Jifang pointed to some facilities that looked like sewers and said.
Han Kongque said thoughtfully: "Maybe what I just eliminated was not just mercury and poisonous gas, but also corpse poison."
"Corpse poison?" Everyone was shocked and confused.
Han Kongque didn't say much, but the corpses hidden in those small secret rooms seemed to be used to make corpse poison, and corpse poison was also a very common anti-grave robbing method.
I believe that anyone who has watched Hong Kong zombie movies will have a deep impression of corpse poison. People infected with corpse poison will not only have their skin ulcerate and lose their senses, but in severe cases, their muscles will stiffen and become a living zombie.
It is said that this kind of thing can only be removed with items such as glutinous rice and cinnabar, and ordinary medicines are of no use to it.
It is also often mentioned in novels that tomb robbers will wear a lot of protective gear when entering ancient tombs to prevent them from being infected with corpse poison.
Maybe others don't know, but Han Peacock knows very clearly that corpse poison does exist.
At the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a group of tomb robbers in Luoyang. The leader was named Zhu. This man was nicknamed "Zhuqi Lian". Why did he have this nickname?
It turned out that when he was excavating the Yongchang Mausoleum of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, he encountered a strange thing: after he pried open the coffin, he found that Zhao Kuangyin's body was not rotten. He wanted to remove the jade belt from Zhao Kuangyin's body, but the body was too heavy.
It can't be taken by force.
At this time, he came up with a way. One end of the rope was tied under the shoulders of the corpse, and the other end was put on his body. He pulled the corpse up facing him, and took advantage of the situation to take off the jade belt.
Unexpectedly, the corpse sprayed a jet of black mucus onto his face, which could not be washed off and turned into a "red face". (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!