Tomb Raiders I Can Hear Antique Talk

Chapter 412: Han Dynasty wears pig
Hearing the second uncle read out these four words, the uncle and nephew looked at each other in surprise.

On this round wall, in addition to the freehand pictorial epics, there are also some twists and turns of Chinese characters.These Han Dynasty seal scripts that suddenly appeared were obviously not written at the same time as those with the seal characters, but were carved by later generations.

In other words, before the uncle and nephew came here, the ancestors of the Han Dynasty from outside had already visited here and left annotations in Chinese.But this person, or the unknown ancestors, had no offense to the things in the hands of these mummies.Is it because they also know about the zombies, or are they leaving these words on the round wall long before this circle of mummies knelt here?

"It's useless to think about what happened 2000 years ago. Let's just read on. Maybe there are words behind it..."

The second uncle greeted Xiao Ran and continued to look down. The next few paintings described many war scenes. The first few paintings were obviously wars within the Xinji tribe. This "Witch King Anton" commanded many war scenes. A simply sketched villain fights with another group of villains who also wear hair and beads.

The most eye-catching thing is that in the team of Witch King Anton, there are obviously some villains whose faces are painted in different colors such as red, yellow, white, green, etc., and small triangles are used to represent fangs and claws.There are also some animals that help in the battle, but generally they can be seen as long-bodied snakes, big-tailed foxes, hedgehogs with thorns on their backs, etc. However, the shapes look strange, and at first glance they look like some kind of decoration or artistic exaggeration. , and these animals are larger than humans.

"It seems that the Witch King Anton has mastered the art of controlling corpses and fighting wild beasts as early as 2000 years ago. It is estimated that at that time, the Witch King showed many tricks of controlling beasts and bringing back the dead. Only then was he regarded as the Witch King."

Xiao Ran nodded. This point is consistent at all times and in all countries. Whether it was the "Great Master" before the Three Kingdoms or the Son of God in the West, they all used this method or false rumors to unite people's hearts.

But he didn't expect that the appearance of corpse demons and even the "Xiao Bao" formed by the fusion of different animals could be traced back to before the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains.

In several subsequent paintings, the same tribes were beaten to pieces. Some were brought under the command of the Anton Witch King and surrendered, while others were driven to the other side of the mountains and rivers to join forces with the Anton Witch King. Danger separate.

The Witch King Anton, who was surrounded in the middle, leaned against a towering tree, still holding a sun- and moon-shaped sign, accepting the worship of people and beasts from all directions.

"Judging from this picture, the Witch King Anton probably conquered all the tribes in Xunbao in the white mountains and black waters, and became the highest overlord in this area, similar to Qi Huan and Jin Wen."

When Xiao Ran heard what his second uncle said, he wondered: "I have read a lot of stories about the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States and the Two Han and Three Kingdoms. I have never seen such a wizard king recorded among the surrounding ethnic groups. If it is so mysterious, why not write it in a book? How interesting?"

The second uncle rolled his eyes at him: "There are many things you haven't heard of. There must be a reason why there are no records. Let's look at it later."

The next picture still describes the war, but this time the side opposing the Witch King Anton has a large army of monsters in addition to other members of the Xinji tribe.

The monster in the painting is the same as the monster hidden in the darkness when Witch King Anton first appeared in the painting. It has six legs, sharp horns on its head, scales on its body, and a spear in its hand.

The most amazing thing is that compared with the "human" army of Witch King Anton, these monster armies seem to rely more on science and technology. The monster army even has long-range combat units such as catapults and archers, and even Rocket shooting was used.

Xiao Ran was puzzled and asked his second uncle: "These monsters look like they have three heads and six arms made of steel. How can they be more civilized than the Witch King Anton? This Witch King also uses zombies and monsters..."

The second uncle smiled and said: "I was confused when I was watching it just now, but after looking back, I guessed a lot. Since ancient times, this kind of artistic creation has been used to portray hostile people as monsters, but in reality From the perspective of future generations, the other party may be more civilized, advanced, and even righteous. If you think of these monsters as humans, then think about it carefully, under what circumstances would humans look like this?"

When asked by his second uncle, Xiao Ran seemed to have thought of something.He looked carefully at the six-legged monster with a bronze head and iron scales in the painting, and then at the naked-clothed Xinji tribesmen. The appearance of the six-legged monster gradually changed from a monster to an ant, and then from an ant to a figure in Western oil paintings. Centaurs... "It's cavalry! Cavalry in armor!"

Xiao Ran suddenly realized, and his second uncle nodded approvingly: "It seems you are not stupid, keep reading."

The next painting is a tragic one. Soldiers on both sides suffered casualties, but the Witch King Anton’s troops and tribesmen suffered even more casualties under the attack of armored cavalry and long-range weapons. Even the Witch King in the painting was on fire. There was a flame.

These cavalrymen, classified as six-legged monsters, formed a torrent from left to right in the center of the picture, dividing the Witch King's troops into many small parts.The Zhiqi people from other tribes slaughtered the Witch King's tribe in these small areas.

The Witch King, whose whole body was on fire, was surrounded by some human and animal troops and fled, leaving behind only some corpse soldiers who were filled with rockets and burned, providing him with the final cover.

Since Xiao Ran discovered the Chinese annotations, every time he passed a painting, his second uncle would search carefully with a flashlight, but he found nothing along the way.On this painting, the second uncle repeated his old tricks and continued to look for possible Chinese annotations.

"Second uncle, if that doesn't work, it's better not to look for him. There might be just one person. Don't be too shy..." Xiao Ran advised.

"Found it! Come and take a look!"

As soon as Xiao Ran finished speaking, he saw his second uncle waving to him excitedly.He hurried up, and his second uncle was already reading a line of unclear Chinese seal characters.

"Yuan Shuo... Yuan... Han Peng... Chuan Xie..."

In this line of annotations, some words are no longer clear and can be read intermittently.Xiao Ran looked at his second uncle in confusion, who explained: "Our guess just now is correct. These six-legged monsters are armored cavalry, or cavalry from the Han Dynasty. What this means is that in the first year of Yuan Shuo, there was a man with a Han Dynasty surname. Peng's men pierced the 獩芲. It seems that the evil ways of the Anton Witch King were fine against his own people, but when they encountered the powerful Han Empire, they were crushed into scum."

"So, all reactionaries are paper tigers... The Han Dynasty was a feudal dynasty, does it count as a reactionary?"

When Xiao Ran said this, he suddenly became confused.The second uncle shook his head and said: "When you look at people and things, you should put them in the context of the time. You can learn from history, but you can't be wise after the fact. The Han Dynasty was the most advanced in Asia at that time in terms of technology, culture, institutions and humanistic care. Top-notch. This Witch-breaking King uses this method of refining demons and corpses to trap the dead and the living. If he is not a reactionary, who will be? He deserves to be killed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty..."

Xiao Ran nodded heavily, looking at the three words "Chuan Xuan", he felt a burst of admiration in his heart.He quickly followed his second uncle and looked back, wanting to see if this ancestor had left any more information.

But when he saw the next painting, Xiao Ran couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Witch King...why...are there two of them?!"

(End of this chapter)