37. The case of changing corpses in ancient tombs (14)
Li Jianjun's smile gradually restrained.
"But... the tomb robbers I found were not united. One of the people in the group secretly took away a piece of mandarin duck jade, and accidentally removed it when they left. Later, the jade was picked up by Wu Wenbo. The remaining people were originally planning to take away the burial objects from the pottery coffin. As for the reason why the burial objects were put back, I only found out when the four of us entered the main coffin chamber again."
Li Jianjun put away his smile.
"They believed in the rules set by our ancestors."
"People light the lamp, ghosts blow wax." Zhao Hao said this unconsciously.
"Yes! People light the lamp, ghosts blow wax, candles are extinguished, and they can stay away quickly. Even if they don't die, they will never escape. The dead just don't believe this rule and insist on bringing the remaining piece of jade back. The others are afraid of being implicated by the curse, so they beat him to death."
Zhao Hao was still a little confused, "How did you know these things? Also, since you know that the deceased insisted on taking the jade away, why didn't you pull out the jade when you find the deceased?" After Zhao Hao said that, he took out the jade from his pocket.
Li Jianjun's face became dark.
"After killing other tomb robbers, they were naturally afraid that they would be found, so they called me to ask me how to deal with the body."
"I proposed the idea of putting the body in the pottery coffin. At first, I thought that the group of timid tomb robbers were afraid of being cursed, so I put the jade back in the pottery coffin, so I didn't carefully search for the deceased if there was that jade on his body." After Li Jianjun said that, he carefully took out the jade wrapped in cloth from his pocket.
"This mandarin duck jade is a pair. I discovered in unofficial history that the real coffin of the owner of the Western Han Dynasty's ancient tomb is not this pottery coffin. His real coffin is under the pottery coffin, and this pair of mandarin duck jade is the key to opening the tomb door. Today I tell you all this because you have the piece of jade I want in your hand. Now, this ancient tomb of the Western Han Dynasty is about to be excavated. If I can take a look at the real coffin of the tomb owner, I will be satisfied even if I die."
Li Jianjun showed a requesting expression.
"Please."
Zhao Hao was still a little confused, "Even if you don't let the tomb robbers steal this pair of jade, you can apply to the country to excavate the ancient tomb, and you can get the pair of jade later. Then open the agency and see the coffin of the tomb owner. Why do you have to go through so much trouble?"
"The feeling of being alone and the ancients who were more than two thousand years ago was different from the first sight of each other and a group of people witnessing each other. Emperors and generals are noble, so wouldn't it be defiled that everyone watched?"
Zhao Hao could feel that Li Jianjun's obsession with the ancient tomb culture had become pathological.
"Give me the jade! I will give you all the information about the tomb robbers. Please, I just want to see what is inside."
Tears were already shining when Li Jianjun's eyes were already in his eyes. An old man in his sixties devoted his life to the archaeological cause, but now he is not conscious because of the ancient tomb. It is quite sad.
Zhao Hao sighed and gave the jade to Li Jianjun.
Li Jianjun took the jade and said thank you.
He placed the military flashlight on the ground, making the entire east room a little brighter.
Li Jianjun stood on the first step, and Zhao Hao felt his trouser legs being blown by the wind.
"This mechanism is magical, and it is also a symbol of the wisdom of ancient ancestors. When the first step is under pressure, the pot will be slightly lifted up, and wind will be blown out inside. When the second step is under pressure, the wind will be mixed with copper powder. When the copper powder touches the flame, the flame will react in flames, and the flame will turn green. When the third step is under pressure, the wind blowing out will be strengthened and the flame will be blown out. The sounds we heard last time were the sounds formed by the wind blowing from the underground."
Zhao Hao recalled the situation that day, it seemed that it was true. When he stepped on the first step that day, the flames of the candle fluttered gently. When he stepped on the second step, the flames turned green. When he stepped on the third step, the flames went out. There were strange sounds.
"No wonder Li Jianjun pretended to be very scared when he came out of the tomb. In fact, he already knew this mechanism very well." Zhao Hao thought secretly in his heart.
Upon climbing the three steps, Li Jianjun put two pieces of jade in a groove. The two pieces of jade were placed together, and the runes on it just formed a pair of mandarin ducks.
The pottery coffin began to shake violently, and Zhao Hao could feel the entire ground trembling, and some soil on his head was shaking off.
With a tremor, another pottery coffin rose up in an open space next to the pottery coffin.
Li Jianjun trembled and stroked every corner of the pottery coffin.
"This pottery coffin has not been destroyed at all. It has been thousands of years. How did the ancients do it? It's so incredible and amazing!"
Li Jianjun's body began to tremble, and he asked Zhao Hao to help push open the lid of the coffin.
Zhao Hao hesitated for a moment. Looking at the old man's gray hair, wrinkles carved by time and his rugged back. If he refused, he felt a little reluctant.
"Okay." Zhao Hao agreed to Li Jianjun's request.
Li Jianjun is already very familiar with this ancient tomb, so he knows the steps of opening the coffin. He taught Zhao Hao how to open the coffin. The two of them worked together to open the new pottery coffin.
The moment he opened the coffin, Zhao Hao's heart began to tremble. For some reason, he felt that this scene seemed familiar.
The coffin opens and people appear.
Zhao Hao was overly surprised and fell to the ground and fell to the ground. Seeing the scene inside, Li Jianjun finally became mentally ill and began to become crazy.
Inside the pottery coffin was a beautiful female corpse. The female corpse was lying on the side with a smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she had no pain before her death.
The female corpse was wearing a dark color persimmon-shaped cloud brocade cross-collar narrow sleeve carved silk satin robe, a horse-face skirt carved silk, bamboo, chrysanthemum pattern carved silk, and a black green thread of gold butterfly dark pattern of cicada wing gauze. Her black and bright hair, her head was tied with a unique style, and her hair was gently tied with a pearl-shaped ceramic swaying step.
These clothes are not very consistent with the Western Han Dynasty style, but she is actually wearing them.
"It's incredible! It's incredible! The ancients' anti-corrosion methods have reached such a level! Quick! Cover the coffin board quickly and don't let her get too much oxygen..." Li Jianjun looked a little crazy, muttering to himself, walking around the tomb.
Zhao Hao stood up again and took a deep breath. He came to Tao Coffin again and repeatedly determined whether he had read it wrong.
"This is impossible..." Zhao Hao was sure that he was not wrong.
Zhao Hao knew this female corpse.
Chapter completed!