Chapter 770 The golden thread in the thief's cave

What lies in front of us is a tomb chamber that is only twenty or thirty square meters in size at most. The air is damp and stuffy, and the tomb walls are covered with moss. Because it has been sealed underground for many years, the inside is foggy, and it feels like a cloudy mountain.

After opening the door of the tomb, the mist hit my nostrils and was a little sour, but the bad smell was not much after all. It dissipated a lot in an instant, and the situation inside gradually became more realistic.

As I expected, this is indeed a place dedicated to storing burial objects, but it has obviously been stolen and dug up. It looks very empty inside. All the treasures have been taken away, except for a huge, boxy mouth in the middle.

The square tripod stands there alone.

The square tripod is made of bronze. The outside of the upright ears is in the shape of a curved groove. The decoration is an animal face pattern, and it is mainly single-line. Although it is large in size, it does not look very heavy and the walls are relatively thin.

This is the typical square tripod style of the Shang Dynasty. By the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was rectangular. There was no such thing at all during the Spring and Autumn and Han Dynasties, but there were more of this type after that, and they were all imitations, especially

During the Qing Dynasty, there were many imitations of this type, including even the Fangding tripod from the early Shang Dynasty.

The thing in front of me is obviously an imitation of the Tang Dynasty, and its meaning is easy to guess. The Shouchun County Lord built this tomb for Jiangxia King Li Chengyu in the hope that Li Chengyu would ascend to the throne in the next life. The tripod has always been an important weapon.

It would be unjustifiable if there was not a cauldron built in the tomb that was modeled after the Shang and Zhou dynasties to suppress luck. Not only that, but according to my understanding of the tomb burial method, this cauldron should have been filled with gold and silver when it was buried.

, in addition, a handful of soil from each of the nine states in the Han Dynasty must be placed inside, and even a white jade cap must be placed on top to be complete.

The soil from the nine states of the Han Dynasty is placed inside, which represents the meaning that the nine states of the world are all in the middle. The twelve white jade beads are actually the crown of the emperor. According to legend, the inventor of the hat is the emperor. In the beginning, this thing was not

It was used to keep out the cold and warm, and it was to mark the power and status of the ruler. Later on, the distinction between the crown and the crown became even bigger. The twelve white jade ripples were exclusive to the emperor. Putting this kind of thing in the tripod actually represents the king's scepter.

But the cauldron in front of me is completely empty, not to mention the twelve priceless white jade stones, not even the slightest bit of gold and silver coins left. Maybe Kyushu soil is still there, but what is the use of that thing? The soil of a thousand years ago

It’s no different from the soil a thousand years from now.

Just looking at the situation in the cauldron is enough to know that the tomb was robbed. The tomb robbers took away all the valuables. Only the cauldron was left untouched. I guess it was not because the cauldron was too heavy to get out.

, they all go to the tomb to seek money. No matter how valuable they see, they have to get it out. If today's tomb robbers see such a heavy weapon, see if they can get it out, so I think the native master who robbed this tomb should

He is an ancient person. Ancient people generally did not steal cauldrons when they robbed tombs. This thing is too deadly. No one dares to take it. As long as he is caught and has a reputation as a rebel and cannot run away, the whole family will have to be taken to the market to chop them up. His head is rolling.

People were playing bumper to bumper games all over the place, not to mention that Li Chengyu’s tomb itself was illegal, and no one with money dared to buy the tripod from this tomb under the high pressure of the ancient imperial power.

In addition to the cauldron, there was a pile of bronze lumps in the corners of the tomb. It was dark, looked like a big lump, and had no shape. It looked like car parts scattered in an auto parts factory. I held it with my hands.

After using the electric light for a long time, I finally saw that it was a set of bronze chariot and horse utensils. It was very complete, including the bits, danglu, thrift, etc. in the horse utensils, as well as the scales and jurisdiction in the chariot utensils.

Needless to say, this is also a Tang Dynasty imitation of the Emperor's Imperial Chariot. Its value is immeasurable nowadays. It seems that only a dozen or so bronze chariots and horses like this have been unearthed in the country. The specifications are too high.

Besides, there's no bullshit in the entire tomb.

After the bad smell in the tomb dissipated, I walked in first, walked around the tomb, and soon found the thief's cave.

The thief's cave is located in a corner behind the bronze chariot and horse vessel. It is very hidden. No wonder it cannot be seen through the gap in the tomb door.

The Robber's Cave is round. It is indeed a Robber's Cave dug a long time ago. Because it is too old and there are many water veins underground, the structure is not stable enough and has collapsed. The wet loess surges out of the Robber's Cave.

After exiting and squeezing into the tomb, a small mound of earth was even piled up.

I took a look at the appearance of the robbery cave, and I could probably tell that the robbery cave was drilled directly from the surface. I curled my lips and said in a solemn voice: "It seems that we don't have to climb up the pile shaft when we go out.

Just dig up this tunnel again. Anyway, I would rather dig the tunnel again than experience the pressure of the mud in the pile shaft again."

We, the ceremonial officers, build tombs, so it is safe for me to use the skills of building tombs to rob tombs. However, my understanding of the tomb robbers is not as good as Brother Yaozi, a serious and serious thief.

What I can judge, Brother Yaozi can naturally judge too. He thought about it and said: "The thief directly broke into the place where the burial objects are placed. It seems that he encountered a ruthless person. This is not ordinary."

What grave robbers can do, it can even be said to be unique. After all, the vast majority of grave robbers in this world are just ordinary people who are too poor to live. After digging up the things in the grave, they may not be good or bad.

We know many people who have robbed tombs and had things appraised, but were caught. Obviously, what we have encountered is the most professional group!"

"Not only that, but this person probably had a very high status at the time!!"

I squinted my eyes slightly and said calmly: "At this point, haven't you noticed that the layout of this tomb is a bit weird? Normally, the tomb chambers where the burial objects are placed are at the side and rear, and some are even hidden directly in the tomb.

In the compartment of the main tomb, after all, money is something that can only be hidden in the backyard. How can it be shown openly? What about being insincere and attracting thieves? This is the principle behind not leaking money.

But what about now?

We came in along the main tomb passage and ran into the place where the burial objects were placed. This means that the tomb chamber is at the front. This kind of arrangement is very, very rare. Needless to say, the purpose is to let the tomb robbers quickly take the things away.

People, don’t continue to disturb the tomb owner’s sleep!

If, as you said, the tomb robber is extremely professional, he can judge the size of the tomb and even the layout of the entire tomb by looking at the feng shui, terrain and covering soil from the surface. His robber hole should be directly to the side of the tomb.

This is the normal thinking to attack from the rear. No one would attack from the front of the main tomb because the chance is too low!

Whether the burial chamber is in the front or in the back cannot be seen from the surface!

Therefore, it is very likely that this crime was committed by an acquaintance. I cannot say that I must know the Shouchun County Lord. At least he must be from the Tang Dynasty, and he has a high status. He has had contact with the descendants of the Shouchun County Lord. For this family

Everything is very clear, including who is buried in this tomb, what are the burial objects, the layout, specifications, etc., the tomb robbers knew it in advance, and only in this way can they carry out such an accurate attack!"

Brother Yaozi fell into deep thought after hearing this, and then nodded in agreement with my opinion.

Crazy Bear and the others didn't know what was going on, but they suddenly became excited after seeing the burglar's cave. They gathered together and muttered, all speaking in foreign languages, which I couldn't understand anyway.

I didn't pay much attention to it. I felt that these people had the same idea as me. They didn't want to have to swim in the mud in the pile shaft again. Seeing the robbery hole was like having a safer alternative route, so of course I was happy.

This place was completely excavated and there was nothing to see. I thought that the next tomb should be the main tomb. Just as I was calling Brother Yaozi and Wushuang to prepare to leave, I saw Crazy Bear and the others just picked up the engineer shovel.

, go up and start digging the robbery hole.

"What's wrong with this?"

I was a little suspicious, so I pushed the crazy bear and said with a smile: "Are you sorry? Are you ready to withdraw now?"

Crazy Bear didn't say anything and continued digging. In the blink of an eye, he cleared away the small mound of soil blocking the entrance of the robbery hole and dug a little deeper into the robbery hole. Then he screamed in surprise and trembled out of the robbery hole.

A thin thread was pulled out from it, like a golden thread. It had been buried in the soil for an unknown period of time, but it didn't look rusty at all. Under the illumination of the flashlight, it shone brightly!

"It's him, it's definitely him!"

The crazy bear yelled excitedly, and even shook the shoulders of the companion next to him vigorously.

"Isn't it just a golden thread?"

Lao Bai curled his lips and said disdainfully: "These guys are crazy about money. They are so happy with a little gold thread."
Chapter completed!