The first thousand two hundred and eighty-nine chapters treasure city
This corpse wears a black gauze winged crown on its head, an embroidered robe, a jade belt around its waist, yellow satin trousers, and high red satin embroidered boots.
After careful cleaning and classification, dozens of precious gold objects of various kinds were found in the two coffins, among which the gold crowns of the emperor and empress were the most exquisite.
There are more than 60 pieces of various robe materials, materials and clothing items, especially the emperor's tapestry twelve chapter dragon robe and the queen's Luo Di thread embroidered Baizi robe are the most precious.
The gold-wire winged crown in the round box on the side of the male corpse's head is made of extremely fine gold wire braided to create a pattern of two dragons playing with beads. The holes are small and even, and the shape is vivid and lively.
Such a complicated production, but no joints are exposed on the outside, reflecting superb craftsmanship.
The queen's phoenix crown includes three dragons and two phoenixes, six dragons and three phoenixes, nine dragons and nine phoenixes, and twelve dragons and nine phoenixes.
Among them, the six dragons and three phoenixes on the crown are all made of gold wire, which is lifelike. The three phoenixes pasted with kingfisher feathers sit underneath, as if they are about to rise through the sky.
Dragons and phoenixes hold jewels in their mouths and walk among peonies, wishful clouds and flower trees decorated with pearls and gems.
The six temples behind the phoenix crown are separated to the left and right. They are jeweled and extremely luxurious. They are decorated with 128 red and sapphires and more than 5,400 various pearls.
Gunfu dragon robes are the clothes worn by emperors when they participate in the most solemn ceremonies such as offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, ancestral temples, and the state of the gods. Seeing this, you will be sure that this ancient tomb is the tomb of an emperor, and it is the tomb of an emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
But the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty are very famous, and this tomb is definitely not the tomb of the thirteen emperors.
"Could this be Emperor Jianwen's?" Professor Wang asked.
"Impossible, I think this is the tomb of King Zhou Ding, and only the tomb of King Zhou Ding is the most reasonable." Han Kongque said.
"What about these clothes? They are obviously royal items and can only be worn by the emperor." Professor Wang said.
The shading of the Kesi Twelve-Chapter Gun Clothing is covered with Chinese characters, longevity pictures, bats and auspicious clouds, which symbolize longevity and prosperity. In ancient times, only the emperor could say longevity, and others wore the Kesi Twelve-Chapter Gun Clothing.
That is courting death.
What's more, 12 dragons are made of tapestry on the front and back of the body and both sleeves. Each round dragon is decorated with 8 auspicious patterns: conch, wheel, umbrella, white cover, lotus, vase, and goldfish.
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In addition, all twelve complicated chapter patterns are also included on it, including the sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragons, Chinese insects, Zongyi, algae, fire, rice flour, 黼, and 黻, which symbolize the ruling authority of the dynasty and the emperor.
Both civil and military.
The tapestry technology used to weave dragon robes is also very unique, but this technology has been lost for a long time today.
According to historical records, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the early Ming Dynasty, worked hard to govern and lived a frugal life. He strictly prohibited the use of tapestry silk to make clothing. Because the tapestry craftsmanship was complex and costly, skilled weavers could only finish one inch a day. Making a long coat of tapestry fabric required continuous weaving.
Weaving continuously for 10 years.
Since the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, tapestry has reappeared in the world under the influence of royal luxury. The emperor's uniform required peacock feathers, real gold threads and other processes, which can be described as unparalleled luxury.
Of course, the one on the female corpse is no less generous. The Baizi clothes embroidered with Luo ground threads are from the coffin of the female corpse. The pattern is beautiful and very contagious. There are rising dragons and walking dragons coiling around. The dragon body is surrounded by decorations.
The clouds and water are extremely majestic.
A total of 100 lively children are embroidered on the front and back lapels and sleeves. They are in different poses, such as reading, traveling, or bathing.
It is surrounded by eight treasures such as gold and silver ingots, Fang Sheng, ancient coins, and rhinoceros horns, as well as spring, summer, autumn, and winter patterns composed of plum blossoms, lotus, peach blossoms, chrysanthemums, camellias, and other flowers. It contains the meaning of "descendants will have good fortune and longevity for generations to come."
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The whole dress is graceful, elegant and jewel-like, projecting the queen's majesty and splendor to the world. If such clothes cannot represent the queen's majesty, then it would be nonsense.
Han Peacock took things out one by one, and each one was able to arouse everyone's amazement.
"Take out the Dalu Belt from the treasure house?" Professor Wang exclaimed when he received a piece of yellow silk studded with gems.
"Take out the Dalu belt from the treasure house? The yellow silk unearthed from the tomb of Emperor Wanli?" Because there were too many treasures in the coffin, Han Peacock did not pay much attention to this yellow silk. At this time
When I took it over and took a look, there was actually a line of ink writing on it.
This is an exquisite Dali belt. There is a line of ink words on the yellow silk: "Take out the Dali belt from the treasure house."
The Dalu belt is made of a double layer of yellow plain satin with a layer of leather inside. It is inlaid with 20 gold ornaments inlaid with precious stones. The gold ornaments are all made of pure gold and have a flower-shaped twig. In the middle of the holder is an emerald.
It is surrounded by pomegranate seeds, rubies and pearls.
I brought a total of 20 emeralds, 91 pomegranate rubies, and 4 ruined pearls.
Among them, emerald green is transparent, the variety is precious, and the price is equivalent to that of diamonds. In addition, it is huge in size, making it a priceless treasure.
Another cat's eye ribbon is made of cat's eye from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Thumb-sized cat's eye is very rare. It is a subspecies of chrysoberyl with phantom properties. After careful shaping by skilled craftsmen, it will
A moving and changing light band appeared, with a strange brilliance, just like a cat's eye.
The cat's eye stone is surrounded by red, emerald and pearls, and decorated with filigree gold supports. It is a rare treasure.
"That's wrong! Why are there only clothes and no burial objects in these two coffins?" At this time, Han Peacock finally realized something was wrong.
"There are no funerary objects? Are these not funerary objects? Such precious things have appeared, so what else can it mean?" Secretary Zhang had been dazzled by various gems for a long time, so he did not understand the meaning of Han Peacock's words at all.
"There is indeed something wrong. If this is really the emperor's mausoleum, there will be too few burial objects." Professor Wang also said with a solemn face.
"Too few?" At this time, not only Secretary Zhang, but also all the archaeologists following them began to doubt.
Han Kongque said: "Look, these things can only be regarded as clothes. The phoenix crown and other things are part of the standard clothing. Apart from these things, what else is in these two coffins?"
"Gems! What's more, there are a lot of gold, silver, jade and porcelain outside. With so many treasures, don't they prove that this is an imperial mausoleum?" Secretary Zhang said.
Han Peacock shook his head and said: "These gems are all inlaid on clothes or gold crowns. These things are considered personal clothing, not burial objects. As for the things outside, I am a little doubtful. Have any of you seen Huang Lingzhong?"
The things are piled up in a messy way?"
"Perhaps this is really the tomb of Emperor Jianwen, and only this short-lived emperor would do such a thing when he fled in a hurry." Professor Wang said.
Emperor Jianwen disappeared after being ousted by his uncle. It is still a historical mystery. Maybe he was buried here.
Han Kongque couldn't figure it out at this time. He looked at the male corpse and said: "We will know after doing an appraisal. If this corpse is very young, it may be that of Emperor Jianwen. If this is the case, then here
It is no longer the treasure house of King Zhou Ding."
"It is certain that this is a mausoleum. Your guess is good. If this is not the tomb of King Zhou Ding, maybe the tomb of King Zhou Ding is still hidden in an unknown place." Professor Wang said.
Han Kongque nodded, he thought so too. After discovering the situation here, he did not carefully explore the situation of this underground palace. Maybe he was too careless.
Han Peacock released his magical power again and carefully sensed the situation here. When he looked around the underground palace, Han Peacock was surprised: "This is the treasure city? Is this mausoleum on the top of the treasure?"
"How is that possible? You said this is a treasure city? We are standing on the top of a mausoleum?" Professor Wang opened his mouth wide and couldn't believe it.
"What is this treasure city? What is the treasure top?" Secretary Zhang didn't understand anything else. He only heard that there was a mausoleum down here.
Han Kongque and Professor Wang glanced at each other, and then began to look around. Baocheng was easily identifiable.
Since the Zhou Dynasty in our country, earth-enclosed tombs have begun to appear on tombs. On the top of the tomb, earth should be piled up to form a tomb, and trees should be planted as markers to express remembrance and pay homage.
When the imperial tombs developed into the Ming and Qing dynasties, the layout and architectural form tended to be fixed, and the seals were all in the form of Baocheng and Baoding.
The tombs of more than 30 emperors and hundreds of concubines from the two dynasties are all Baocheng Baoding. The construction method is to build a tall brick city on top of the underground palace, fill the brick city with earth, and raise it above the city wall to form a dome.
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There are crenels and parapets on the city wall, which looks like a small city. The city wall is called "Treasure City" and the high dome is called "Treasure Ding".
This kind of Baocheng Baoding and the bright tower in front form a whole, which not only highlights the solemn atmosphere of the mausoleum, but also enhances the artistic effect of the building.
Due to the serious damage to this treasure city and the fact that it was obviously transformed into a mausoleum in the later period, Han Kongque didn't think much about it after seeing the two coffins.
At this time, he explored the surrounding environment a little and saw that this was not a mausoleum at all, but a treasure city.
But later on, someone renovated this treasure city and built the current underground palace, and this was entirely because this treasure city had been buried underground.
"It seems we need to plan carefully. If this is really a treasure city, then the mausoleum below must be much more important than the underground palace above." Professor Wang said.
Han Kongque agreed with this point. The scientific excavation of the first imperial mausoleum was not the barbaric excavation conducted by warlord Sun Dianying when he robbed the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. It could not use explosives or dig indiscriminately, but strictly followed archaeological procedures.
Exploration is the first step. The purpose of exploration is to find the tunnel leading to the underground palace and enter the underground palace in an orderly manner while keeping the tomb, coffins and ancient objects in the tomb intact.
"Just dig an exploratory ditch from the center of this treasure city." Han Kongque said. (To be continued...)