Zong Tomb: Starting from Huangpizi Tomb

When Uncle Ming heard this, he quickly said: "However, the specific method of making it has not been handed down. It may be just a legend."

To be honest, after listening to Bai Jing and others' explanation, Ruan Hei and others also felt that this 'clam charm' was too cruel, but they couldn't help but be curious about whether this thing was really so magical.

However, everyone took a rest and decided to find the exit first.

Immediately, he found a passage and walked forward.

After walking for more than half an hour, everyone finally arrived at the mountain wall. At this time, everyone finally saw clearly what this mountain wall looked like.

I saw many reliefs carved on the mountain wall, but because I couldn't see them all, I could only see a group of people fighting someone or something.

Suddenly, the fat man seemed to have discovered something and immediately said, "Look, what is this?"

Bai Jing heard this, looked in the direction pointed by the fat man, and immediately said: "This is a tripod ear."

Hu Bayi also took a look, and then said: "Yes, it is a tripod ear."

The one with a different reaction from the two was Shirley Yang. When she saw the tripod's ears, she was a little surprised and said: "I have seen the largest Simuwu tripod unearthed. The ears of that tripod are not half as big as this one."

When Bai Jing heard this, he looked at Shirley Yang and said, "It's the Stepmother Wu Ding, not the Simu Wu Ding. I just found out through research this year."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Bai Jing, making him feel a little embarrassed.

Whether it is the Simuwu Ding or the Houmuwu Ding, at least so far, that tripod is the largest pre-Qin bronze ware found in the country.

You know, in the era before the Qin Dynasty, the bronze tripod was an important weapon of the country and could be said to be a symbol of power.

The reason why Dayu was able to command the world by fixing the nine tripods was because these nine tripods, if made into weapons, could arm at least thousands of soldiers.

Thousands of soldiers carrying bronze weapons were completely invincible during the Xia and Shang dynasties.

So the tripod symbolizes power.

However, China has a long history for thousands of years, and the largest bronze tripod excavated so far is only the Stepmother Wu tripod, which weighs more than 800 kilograms.

As a result, at this time, everyone saw this bronze tripod that was twice as big as the Stepmother Wu tripod. What did everyone think?

After looking at it for a few times, the fat man couldn't help but said: "The ears of a tripod are so big. How big is the tripod? How much bronze does it use?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi also looked around, and finally looked at the giant cauldron and said: "It seems that the rumors are correct. The Hentian tribe did fall into the Guixu. This is probably part of the ruins."

Seeing this, Bai Jing walked to the side of the bronze tripod, looked at it, and then said, "If you get it out, you should be able to learn a lot of information."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they saw Bai Jing move.

Bai Jing suddenly grabbed the tripod's ears with one hand, held down the exposed portion of the tripod's body with the other hand, and then roared: "Get up!!"

Immediately afterwards, following Bai Jing's movements, he saw the giant cauldron on the ground slowly leaving the soil. Finally, a huge bronze cauldron that was more than half a man tall was lifted above his head by Bai Jing.

This scene made everyone dumbfounded.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Jing slowly placed the tripod on the ground, and then he closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. But looking at everyone, it's obvious that they haven't reacted yet.

Finally, Lei Xianming was the first to react, and then said: "I have long heard that Xiang Yu, the king of Chu in ancient times, could lift a thousand-jin cauldron. I just thought it was an ancient bragging. I didn't expect that today I can actually see with my own eyes lifting such a huge cauldron." Ding’s hero is really enjoyable.”

Following Lei Xianming's words, everyone also agreed.

For a moment, all kinds of rainbow farts resounded in Bai Jing's ears.

When Bai Jing heard them comparing him to Xiang Yu, he just curled his lips but didn't say anything.

As an archaeologist, he naturally has a good knowledge of the weights and measures of the Qin Dynasty.

He knew that a pound in the Qin Dynasty was only 256 grams in modern weight.

In other words, the thousand-jin cauldron lifted by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, was only about two hundred and fifty-six kilograms in today's terms.

Compared with himself, he looked down upon King Chu.

Bai Jing estimated that the weight of this giant cauldron was about 1.5 tons.

But now is not the time to talk about this, but to see if we can find some clues from this tripod.

At this time, Shirley Yang looked at the huge cauldron and couldn't help but sigh: "As expected, Hentian's bronze technology was at its peak, but how much dragon fire ore did it take to cast such a huge bronze? Ding, and so many bronzes?”

Lei Xianming also looked at the huge bronze tripod at this moment, and then said: "You see, this bronze tripod has not deformed after being soaked in the sea for so many years. It seems that the craftsmanship of Hentianbu at that time was really excellent. No."

Bai Jing also nodded, then took a look and said: "Looking at the shape of this vessel, it should belong to the early Western Zhou Dynasty. The Central Plains Dynasty of the same period did not have such superb copper smelting technology.

It seems that, at least in that era, the forging technology of Hentian Department was even more advanced than that of Zhongyuan. "

As he spoke, Bai Jing pointed to a cloud pattern on the bronze tripod and said, "Look, these cloud patterns here, many bronzes unearthed before, also have such textures, but at the time we just thought it was some kind of cloud pattern." Special texture.

However, seeing the same pattern on the bronze tripod here, we might as well make a bold guess as to whether there is a possibility that some of the bronzes with the same pattern unearthed in the Central Plains are actually produced here in Hentianbu. ? "

As soon as this statement came out, everyone fell into deep thought. It was possible.

As we all know, China has been a place not rich in copper mineral resources since ancient times.

However, why so many bronzes can be found in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and even the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? It is very likely that the shadow of Hentianbu is among them.

Suddenly, Lei Xianming pointed to the waterfall in the distance and said, "Look, the water over there has risen again, and judging from the situation here, it has been flooded before. Let's leave quickly."

After hearing this, several people stopped worrying and started to continue on their way.

It was Bai Jing who took the lead, looking for a way out.

Soon, Bai Jing and others walked to the edge of the cliff. There was a narrow gap, just enough for one person to pass. Bai Jing immediately took the lead and passed the gap one by one. (End of chapter)