Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 291 Fakes
"He's an art advisor, this kid is full of groceries." Gu Zhenduo smiled and said, "I can teach the literature and history of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but I don't know the style of the Yongling Stone Carvings of the Western Wei Dynasty."

"The biggest shortcoming of scholars of my generation - of course, is also limited by conditions - is that they are too devoted to the study of words, and lack the comparison of field and real objects." Gu Youwen is as partial as ever: "Dawen's The way of studying is very good, and the conditions of their generation are also good. They have read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles. It is a matter of course that the blue comes out of the blue."

Zhou Zhi felt a little slanderous, saying that if I really went to travel thousands of miles, Master Zuzu, you would reimburse me for the travel expenses.

Quickly change the topic: "The main reason is that the weathering of the red sandstone is too severe. Otherwise, it would be more in line with the actual situation to use the red sandstone that is easy to get in Sichuan to make the carvings on both sides of the Shinto. —Dazu Rock Carvings—Jiachuan Song and Yuan Brick and Stone Tomb Carvings In a series of unique carving arts in central Shu, it is true to find a similar style and restore them.”

"Then it's not about the money." During the conversation, everyone had come to the tombstone, and Lao Wang took out another key to open the door of the tomb, and said with a smile: "The more real ones are not serious, the bigger ones are real." , It’s all in the purse.”

"This gate is also a replica. Back then, the sealing soil here was 15 meters high, three meters higher than Liu Bei's Huiling."

"A total of hundreds of bronze door nails have been unearthed, and each one is a cultural relic."

The tomb is divided into front, middle and back rooms. For protection, the front room is slightly better, but the middle and back rooms are dark.

Although the tomb is tall and magnificent, but without light, it is also eerie.

Lao Wang gave everyone a few flashlights, and when he spoke, there was a buzzing response: "Let's go, go in and have a look, there are some treasures."

Entering the tomb, Zhou Zhi turned on the flashlight, and the light shone on the round arch on the top of the tomb. Then, the tomb magically looked even more gloomy.

Jiang Shuyi was a little frightened, so she pressed close to him, and quietly took Zhou Zhi's left hand.

Chi Xueli was also flustered, so she took Zhou Zhi's right arm, causing the beam of light in Zhou Zhi's hand to shake wildly.

Fortunately, Lao Wang's explanation eased the fear of the two daughters a little: "The tomb of the Yongling Mausoleum is a masonry structure. This structure was later widely used in the tombs of Bashu and even the Song Dynasty."

"The diameter of the tomb is about 80 meters, and the height is 15 meters. There are nine layers of sills at the bottom of the tomb. It has not collapsed for many years, it is still a big sealed mound, and it is even misunderstood as the 'Fuqin Terrace'."

"In fact, the structure of this fortress seems to be rare when the tomb was built, but it is a very common architectural structure in the buildings in central Sichuan." The godfather also held a flashlight in his hand and looked at the bricks on both sides of the tomb. Stone structure, said thoughtfully.

"Yes." Zhou Zhide's godfather reminded, and immediately remembered: "For example, in our Jiachuan area, there are many hills and slopes. To build a house in the countryside, you must first build a flat foundation. In dialect, the foundation is called 'Qibaokan' .Huh? Speaking of which, this tomb is a bit strange..."

"What's so strange?" Lao Wang started to think about it: "I'll follow Bureau Wu and call him Elbow, let's talk about it."

"This is... the chamber of this tomb..." Zhou Zhi suddenly shone the flashlight outside: "The ground is almost level with the outside! This is actually a house covered with soil!"

"That's right." The old king said with a chuckle, "This is the only third emperor-level mausoleum discovered so far. Its underground palace is located above the horizon, unlike traditional mausoleums, where the underground palace is located below the horizon."

"There is another feature."

"and also?"

"Didn't find it?"

Zhou Zhi looked around seriously: "I didn't find it."

"This is a round tomb." The old king looked a little proud: "This is also the earliest round tomb discovered so far. It is a change from the square pyramid-shaped tombs from the pre-Qin to the Five Dynasties."

"Hey, it's true!"

These things are nothing in the eyes of ordinary tourists, but to researchers of literature and history, they are very interesting topics. After talking and laughing, everyone walked into the largest tomb—— The middle room of the mausoleum.

In the middle of the middle room, there is a strange coffin. The whole is carved out of red sandstone. It is rectangular, but the shape is peculiar. There are twelve coffin-carrying wrestlers engraved on the outside of the coffin.

The general pattern of the coffin is low relief or deep relief, but the coffin bearers in Wang Jian's tomb are very peculiar. There are 12 people facing each other in pairs, with only half-lengths, which is completely realistic.

Because the coffin is too heavy, it cannot be carved in the style of 12 people lifting the coffin in the air. The statue is carved from the waist, that is, with the bottom of the coffin as the horizontal plane.

Therefore, the palms of wrestlers can just rest on the bottom of the coffin. When the coffin is placed in the underground palace, the wrestlers seem to be half of their bodies pressed into the soil by the weight of the coffin. Visually, the image feels natural.

The twelve strong men are all wearing helmets and armor, with different descriptions, some with beards, some with mustaches, and some with white faces and no beards.

Some images are majestic and mighty, and they are the images of fierce generals; some are gentle and gentle, and they are the images of Confucian generals.

"Tell me, Elbow, the identities of these twelve coffin-bearers."

"Where do I know where to go..." Zhou Zhi couldn't help shaking his head.

Lao Wang was just about to speak when Zhou Zhi continued: "Taoism is prevalent in the Bashu area. In Taoism, there are twelve gods, there are twelve heavenly generals, there are twelve thunder generals, and there are twelve heavenly generals. Jun."

"If this is the god who led Wang Jian to heaven, then it may be the [-]th district of Zhoutian, which is also named after the [-] grandsons of the water god Gonggong."

"However, the base of the coffin bed is in the style of Xu Mizuo, and the bottom is a lotus pattern, which is a typical feature of Buddhist culture."

"If you want to consider the influence of Buddhism, then there are twelve Dharma Protectors, twelve Yaksha Generals, and twelve Heavenly Venerates."

"Who is it, then we have to carefully study the religion, customs, and tomb format of the Shu capital plain in the former Shu period, and it will be a big article after it is done."

This time it was Old Wang's turn to be stupid again. He just said it casually, but he didn't expect Zhou Zhi to list so many possibilities: "Uh, we've actually been researching this, and there is no conclusion yet. But elbow, your accumulation of knowledge is really good, many of the things listed just now are beyond our expectation, I will trouble you to write them down later.”

Zhou Zhi felt that Jiang Shuyi squeezed his palm twice, which was the little girl's pride and encouragement to him.

Zhou Zhi also pinched twice to acknowledge receipt, but said modestly: "Just saying it casually made Director Wang a joke. If I didn't see this thing here, it really makes people suspect..."

"What is the suspicion?"

"I suspect it's a forgery made by later generations who cobbled it together, copied it mechanically, and forcibly produced it!"

(End of this chapter)