Xixia dead book

Chapter 240 The Finale of Death (30)
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Tang Feng had previous experience, so he didn't dare to enter the labyrinth-like complex civilian area rashly. Everyone quickly left the civilian area and came to the building on the south side of the square. The building, the gate of this building seems to have been damaged, the plaque on it is gone, the gate is open, Tang Feng walked into this group of buildings cautiously, the layout inside is also like a temple, "What kind of building is this?" Liang Yuan asked curiously.

"Whatever, it's like a temple, maybe it's the Town God's Temple or something like that!" Tang Feng guessed wildly, he was not in the mood to stay here for a long time, he knew that the real secrets of Mi City were not in these places, so he quickly withdrew After leaving this group of buildings, they walked into a rectangular site surrounded by two circles of walls. There were no buildings here, and it didn't look like there were buildings at first. "What kind of place is this? It seems that there is nothing there?" Han Jiang Staring around in surprise.

"This is like a market." Tang Feng judged.

"Market? But there is no sign of lively trading here?"

"Nonsense, after all these years, you still expect this place to be bustling and lively?"

"That shouldn't be so clean!"

"Maybe it didn't play much role here. You think Yuan Hao built Mi City mainly for military purposes. The traffic here is inconvenient, and the business will definitely not be prosperous, so although the market was built, it didn't play a role!"

As Tang Feng said, he walked into another area through the door at the other end of the market. It didn't look like a residential area, it looked like some handicraft workshops, but most of the workshops were empty, only a few workshops seemed to have been worked by people.Tang Feng picked up a thick iron bar on the ground of a workshop, "This should be a blacksmith's shop, maybe the iron fence in the water gate was made here."

"It seems that the handicraft industry in Mi City is not well developed, just a few workshops!" Makarov also recognized these workshops.

"No, I think that the handicraft industry in Micheng was very developed at the beginning, otherwise it would be impossible to build such a splendid city. For example, the smelting industry, if the smelting industry in Micheng is not developed, how can it build such a solid and magnificent city? The Golden City Gate?" Tang Feng thought for a while and understood all this, "What we have seen today can only show that when the last moment of Mi City comes, the handicraft industry in Mi City has withered, and the originally undeveloped commerce has almost completely disappeared. Disappeared, the materials and food in the city are estimated to have been changed to a rationing system, and the civilian class in the city has been greatly reduced, which is why we have seen everything we see today."

Everyone was speechless and nodded silently, and the tragic picture of Micheng's last moment appeared in everyone's minds.

Tang Feng walked west from the handicraft industry area, passed through several streets, and they were in a high-rise compound again. Liang Yuan asked curiously: "Is this area an aristocratic area?"

Tang Feng observed for a while, then shook his head, "The high-rise compound in this area is very similar to the residential area of ​​the nobles, but the buildings here are different from the private houses of the nobles. These buildings are quite regulated and different. Obviously there is a clear division of labor, on the other hand, most of the buildings in this area were burned down, and the degree of damage is no less than that of the palace area to the west, so I think this area should be an official building at that time."

"Government?"

"Well, the government office in charge of Mi city affairs." Just as Tang Feng finished speaking, Yelena suddenly pointed to the gatehouse on a high platform in front of her and said, "There is a building there that has not been destroyed."

According to Tang Feng's reputation, the location of the gatehouse should be very close to the square outside, "I guess the level of this group of buildings should be very high, because according to the building regulations, the closer the building is to the palace, the higher the level, and that building The gatehouse is the closest to the square and palace outside, so I think it is probably where the government office that manages the city of Mi is located.”

Everyone climbed up to the high platform and looked around. There were ruins behind the gatehouse. Only this gatehouse stood alone among the ruins. Tang Feng looked up and saw that the gatehouse was of a high level, but the original plaque hanging on it was no longer known. Where to go, Tang Feng shook his head and stepped back. Unexpectedly, he tripped over something on the ground. Han Jiang supported Tang Feng, and Tang Feng found a decayed plaque lying on the ground. The four characters written on the plaque—— Grand Marshal's Mansion.

"Sure enough, as I expected, this group of buildings is the government office that manages Mi City. From the name, it can be seen that the 'Grand Marshal's Mansion' indicates that the management organization of Mi City is a military organization, not an ordinary government office. After Mi City, this area was severely damaged." Tang Feng deduced.

Han Jiang nodded, "This also echoes your previous inference that Mi City is mainly for military purposes."

Everyone walked out of the official office area and returned to the square. Tang Feng looked at the time. The sun had already set to the west. Looking at the once glorious palace behind him, Tang Feng felt anxious and wanted to go there to check it out. , but time has not allowed him to do so.After everyone made up their minds, Liang Yuan proposed to spend the night in the empty mansion in the aristocratic residential area, but Han Jiang was worried that something might happen in the deep house compound, so he suggested camping in the square tonight. Any danger could be detected immediately, Yelena and Makarov agreed with Han Jiang's proposal, and Tang Feng and Liang Yuan had no choice but to agree to camp in this deserted square.

【No.16 Eastern Pyramid】

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It was a tense and peaceful night. When the darkness fell, five people were in the middle of this empty dead city, and the great fear quickly surrounded everyone. One night, no one really fell asleep.

Tang Feng almost opened his eyes, ushering in the dawn. After dawn, the temperature rose sharply. Tang Feng felt that the surface temperature at this time was at least above [-] degrees, and it might even be close to [-] degrees.Although the drinking water everyone carried was sufficient, it was only enough for three days, which meant that they had to end everything in Mi City and withdraw from Wild Wolf Valley within three days, otherwise they would face the danger of water shortage.

Maybe it was to save energy, or maybe it was to not disturb the souls still wandering in Mi City, everyone was silent, packed their luggage, and without Tang Feng's guidance, the five of them walked towards the palace area at the west end of the square in unison.

Climbing up the huge staircase, Tang Feng counted silently. There are 32 steps in total. When he was the first to climb the No. 30 second step, what he saw in front of him was an indescribable shock. Four huge round columns fell down. In front of him, the column is two meters in diameter and nearly 20 meters high. The base is a scene of two traditional party wrestlers back to back, struggling to support the column. It is clearly visible and can be described as lifelike.

Han Jiang and the others were also shocked by this scene, "What a pity! Such beautifully carved pillars are rare."

"That's right! Judging from the collapsed appearance, the column has been broken into several pieces. It should have been knocked down intentionally. I think it may have been destroyed in the last battle of Mi City."

"Is this also a Huabiao?" Liang Yuan asked.

"Yes, this is also a Huabiao. It is of the same nature as our South Tower and North Tower, which shows that the building behind it is a royal-level building. Look at the back."

Tang Feng pointed to the back, and everyone saw piles of collapsed ruins behind the pillars, "These large and small ruins are the palaces of the past. If detailed archaeological excavations can be carried out here, many relics will be unearthed."

"Tang Feng, I've been thinking about a question for the past two days. You said that at the last moment of Mi City, the city has run out of ammunition and food, and I can't eat enough. Will there still be a legendary treasure here?" Makarov said. Suddenly such a question was asked.

Tang Feng smiled, "Lao Ma, don't worry, being hungry doesn't mean you're poor here, because at the last moment of Mi City, Mi City was surrounded by Kublai Khan's army, even if you have a mountain of treasures, you can't change it." Food is coming, which can be proved by the scattered jewels we found in the Golden City Gate and Water Gate. In addition, the Kexue Army Stele also says that the wealth and luxury of Mi City are difficult for the soldiers to control, even Basiba. "

"Tang Feng, even if what you said is reasonable, how many treasures in Mi City will be left after the Qi Xue army looted them?" Makarov asked again.

When Tang Feng heard this, his heart skipped a beat, but he quickly said: "I think there are two explanations for the treasure, one refers to the wealth of Mi City, and the treasure that the cowardly Xue army can see when they enter Mi City; The other refers to the treasures Yuan Hao pre-hidden in Micheng back then, these treasures were obviously difficult to find when the cowardly army invaded Micheng, I think the treasures in Micheng should refer to the second kind."

"That is to say, in addition to what Xue Jun could see back then, there is also a treasure that Yuan Hao has hidden somewhere in advance?!" Liang Yuan asked rhetorically.

"Yes, and this batch of treasures must be very amazing, far beyond what the cowardly soldiers who invaded the city saw. Of course, apart from these treasures, Mi City itself is a treasure. Its historical value and artistic value may It is impossible to calculate at all." Tang Feng further explained.

"So, where will Yuan Hao bury those treasures?" Han Jiang asked.

"It must be a very important and very hidden place. I think it may be under our feet."

"Under our feet?" Tang Feng's words surprised everyone.

"Yesterday we already knew the general distribution of Mi City. The eastern part of Mi City is the civilian area, commercial area, handicraft area, aristocratic residential area and administrative area, while large buildings such as palaces are in the west half of Mi City. Obviously, this is the most important part of Mi City. area, so I think the treasure must be buried somewhere in the west." When Tang Feng said this, his eyes kept staring at the uncollapsed hall he saw yesterday. The main hall is located on the three-story Xumizuo high platform. They have climbed 32 steps, and there are three-story Xumizuo under the main hall, so it looks taller and grander than all the collapsed buildings in the palace area of ​​Micheng; of course, it shocked Tang Feng It's not just that, compared with the surrounding palace buildings that have collapsed, this hall is even more mysterious. Tang Feng thought, what is the power to support the hall to stand here for a thousand years without falling down?

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While Tang Feng was thinking wildly, he had already passed those fallen pillars. Not far behind those four pillars was a pile of collapsed building ruins. Tang Feng looked in front of the ruins and quickly made a judgment. "This place is just on the central axis of the palace area, and it is the most front building in the palace area, so I speculate that this should be a gate, the gate of the entire palace area."

Tang Feng quickly proved his judgment, because he found piles of ruins slightly above the ground on both sides of the ruins. These piles of ruins should be the walls of the palace in the past.They continued to walk forward, and about 20 meters away from the first pile of ruins, another pile of ruins appeared on the central axis. Tang Feng originally thought that this should be the ruins of a palace, but he observed on the pile of ruins After a while, he overturned the previous judgment, "This is still a gate, the shape is similar to the previous one, and there is also a surrounding wall."

Everyone continued to move forward, and after walking for more than [-] meters, another pile of ruins appeared on the central axis. Tang Feng quickly judged that this was still a gate site, and three gates appeared on the central axis in a row, which made everyone puzzled puzzled.

"What does this mean? Why is there another door and a wall?" Han Jiang asked puzzled.

"This is rather strange. Ancient Chinese buildings generally have a gate in front of an important building, surrounded by walls. The more walls and doors, the more important the building inside. Three gates and triple walls, if counted The city wall of Shangmi City itself is equal to four gates and four layers of city walls, what a grandeur it is, one can imagine that the buildings here are of high grade, and should be the most important buildings in the whole city of Mi.”

"It's the hall that didn't collapse, right?"

Tang Feng didn't answer Han Jiang's words, because he would get the answer by himself soon. Tang Feng walked into the last door first, and suddenly there was a huge square square in front of him. Only then did Tang Feng see the hall clearly. It is as wide as thirteen rooms, and Tang Feng can't see the depth clearly, but from the tall roof ridge, the depth will not be less than seven rooms, thirteen rooms wide, and seven rooms deep. The largest hall.

The distance between the third gate and the main hall is about 60 meters. Tang Feng walked to the front of the main hall and climbed up to the Xumizuo on the third floor. He suddenly felt that the main hall was a bit strange.Tang Feng couldn't figure it out for a while, but when Tang Feng's hand touched the pillars under the eaves of the hall, he immediately understood the specialness of this hall.

Tang Feng took two steps back, stared wide-eyed, looked at the pillars in front of him and the whole hall in surprise, and said in surprise, "This...it's actually made of copper."

"Bronze, what copper?" Han Jiang didn't understand what Tang Feng meant.

"I mean this pillar, no, it's... the whole hall, it's... made of copper!" Tang Feng's voice began to tremble when he spoke.

"Bronze Hall? Such a large copper hall is unheard of!" Han Jiang was also surprised.

Everyone was astonished. Tang Feng suddenly remembered something. Looking up, he saw a huge plaque hanging above the corridor eaves of the main hall. The wind slowly read the four big characters in Xixia script on the plaque - "Immortal... The Temple of Immortality... It really is a Temple of Immortality!"

"The Hall of Immortality, I understand!" Liang Yuan suddenly said, "It is precisely because this hall is made of copper that it survived the disaster and has been standing for thousands of years. The Hall of Immortality is worthy of its name!"

"It escaped the fire, look here." Yelena found the black traces of being burned on the row of pillars under the eaves of the Hall of Immortality, "This place was also burned before."

Tang Feng also noticed that there were traces of fire around the Immortal Hall, "This is the trace left by the fire. Judging from the current situation of Mi City, the fire must have been huge, but..."

Tang Feng seemed to think of something, Liang Yuan urged, "But what?"

"I was thinking that if the fire is big enough and burns for long enough, even the strongest copper and iron walls can melt it down, but we saw that only the eaves of this immortal temple left traces of fire, and the inside The building is very well preserved, and there is no trace of fire at all, what does this mean?"

"Does it mean that the copper hall is strong?" Liang Yuan didn't understand what Tang Feng meant.

"No, I said that no matter how strong the Copper Temple is, it can be destroyed by fire!"

"Basically all the palace area was burned down. The fire must have been huge. Then the Copper Palace was not burned down. There is only one explanation. The burning time was not long, so the Copper Palace only left some traces of fire, but no It was completely melted by the fire." Makarov understood Tang Feng's meaning.

"It must be like this. Although the fire was fierce, it didn't burn for long. When the fire reached the Immortal Palace, it happened to be extinguished." Tang Feng deduced.

"How could it be such a coincidence that the fire went out just as it reached the copper hall?" Han Jiang didn't believe it.

"But the fact is such a coincidence!" Tang Feng thought for a while, and then continued: "There are two possibilities for this situation. One is that when the copper temple was built, some special methods were used to prevent the fire from burning. The main hall, another situation is that conditions from the outside put out the fire."

"External conditions? You mean someone put out the fire?" Liang Yuan asked.

"This possibility is not ruled out, but the greater possibility is that there was a heavy rain." Tang Feng said.

"Heavy rain? In the desert? I can believe that someone put out the fire." Liang Yuan looked up at the blazing sun.

"People? The party members either died in battle or committed suicide, or fled out in chaos. How can there be anyone in Mi City?" Tang Feng shook his head and said.While Tang Feng was speaking, Yelena was already curiously pushing the gate of the Palace of Immortality.

(End of this chapter)