I couldn't help but quicken my pace because I knew the truth was probably just ahead!
As a result, Lao Jiang gave me another kick in the butt: "Boy, remember! You must be vigilant at all times after entering the tomb, otherwise, a casual hook can cause you to capsize in the gutter. This is what Master teaches you. of."
Lao Jiang is reminding me not to lose my mind by this curse. I must do it slowly and step by step.
We walked around the burial pit with a mystery, and saw only the dazzling golden dome of the royal city and the towering city walls. We quickly reached the exit, and it turned out that the location of the exit actually led to the belly of a huge mountain.
On both sides of the door, there stood a mighty giant statue. The two giant statues must have been molded one to one according to the size of the giants during their lifetimes. However, they were muscular, wearing bronze armor, and holding sharp axes. This ax could probably kill someone with just one swing. The person cuts him off at the waist.
I know that this kind of weapon was called Yue in the Shang Dynasty.
Only the Royal Guards can use it!
Facing two giant statues that were nearly three meters tall, we felt indescribably domineering and majestic. We even felt a little shorter, as if we had just come out of the Lilliputian Kingdom.
Could it be that the Shang Dynasty's army was invincible in the world at that time? How about taking these big guys on an expedition and the enemies would be scared to death, right?
What's strange is that there are strange bronze objects stepping on the feet of the two giant statues, as if the left and right door gods are suppressing some kind of evil existence...
My eyes were immediately attracted to the bronze vessel, and I said, "Why are there so many cauldrons here? How can I say anything about the cauldrons that have been trampled under my feet?"
After hearing my words, Lao Jiang shook his head: "That's not a tripod, it's a Zun!"
"Jun?" I looked at him in confusion.
Lao Jiang pointed his hand and said: "Yes, this should be the bronze owl statue recorded in the history books. It was used to worship ghosts and gods in the Shang Dynasty. Do you think it looks like the head of an owl?"
After Lao Jiang reminded me, I found that it was true.
Unexpectedly, when I got here, I found the carving of an owl again. This thing is really a messenger to communicate with ghosts and gods.
Baishui came over at this time and said: "Little friend, learn more from your master. In the Shang Dynasty of China, a zun was a bronze vessel for holding wine, but most of the time, the wine in the zun was not for people to drink. It is given to ghosts! It means that after drinking the wine, the ghosts and gods can help the people who offer it to get rid of their diseases.”
"We have excavated many sacrificial pits outside the Yin Ruins, and there are statues in them, but we have never encountered such an exquisite bronze owl statue.
Look at this shape, these lines, the outline is very lifelike, which means that the wish made by the person who dedicated it must be greater, and the disease on his body must be more serious... Could it be that the owner of the tomb died of some mysterious disease? "
"Wait! There seems to be words engraved on it." At this moment, Baishui's eyes suddenly flashed, and he showed his professional advantage as an archaeological expert.
"Lao Lu, bring me my stuff." Baishui shouted excitedly.
Lu Baoping, who was behind, immediately threw a backpack over. Bai Shui took out a magnifying glass from it and looked closely at it. He found that there were oracle bone inscriptions on them all the size of rice grains.
But as long as it is not a death sentence, it will not be difficult for him.
Instead, he could translate a sentence for us after reading it, so fast that even Lao Jiang nodded slightly!
It turns out that this bronze owl statue records a secret and terrifying history...
It is said that Wu Ding, the king of Shang at that time, was a rare emperor in a century. He was not only good at leading troops in battle, but also loved by the people.
The 100,000 Shang Dynasty troops under him were all equipped with the most elite bronze weapons, and they were not afraid of death.
In the blink of an eye, they defeated the Qiang Fang, Yi Fang, Hu Fang and other large and small tribal states.
Even the distant Fangfeng tribe was willing to submit to the rule of Dashang and donated the bravest giant among the Ximing tribe to Wu Ding.
Shang King Wu Ding gave it to his most beloved wife Fuhao as a personal guard.
At that time, Fuhao was both a high-ranking queen and a female general who was loved by the soldiers. She was both charming and sassy.
With such protection, Wu Ding can rest assured.
Yin Ling'er opened her mouth in surprise, looked at the giant statue, then turned to look at the burial pit she passed by, and asked: "Are there really giants in this world? Or are they a whole clan?"
Lu Baoping, who was working on Baishui, seemed to think Yin Ling'er was cute, so he explained with a smile: "Of course! The little girl still needs to read more. There was such an interesting story recorded in "Guoyu". The State of Wu attacked the State of Yue and obtained a large human bone, which actually required a vehicle to hold it. "
"The king of Wu sent an envoy to ask Confucius, the most learned man, if he knew the origin of this bone?"
"Confucius replied: When Dayu convened many tribal leaders for a meeting on how to control the flood, a leader of the Fangfeng tribe was late and was killed. His body was dismembered, and one of his bones had to be loaded into a cart."
In other words, the Fangfeng tribe is the giant tribe!
"Wait a minute, why have I never heard of this history? During a battle, Fuhao was cursed..." Bai Shui said while looking at the Owl Lord.
As soon as I heard the curse, I immediately became interested and asked him what it was about.
Baishui explained that in the Shang Dynasty at that time, Wu Ding ruled the country, and Wu Ding had a wife who was good at leading the army. The couple respected each other as guests and loved each other. This brought the entire country to its heyday, which is what later generations of historians call: Wu Ding Zhongxing. !
But such a beautiful scene was broken by something.
That day, a dying border soldier was carried into the royal city. After reporting the war to Wu Ding, he stopped breathing forever.
Wu Ding was furious because a country in the north called Destination actually rebelled!
In order to put an end to the rebellion, Fu Hao, who had just been with her husband for less than a month, took command of the army. She led the most elite Wang division of Dashang to launch a general attack on the country of Mu.
Wu Ding burned the dragon bones to divine fortune for his wife, and the divination he got was: there is a rainbow coming out of the north and drinking from the river.
However, when the text reaches this point, it suddenly becomes weird. It never mentions how the war was fought, but vaguely mentions that Fuhao quelled the rebellion and brought back a mysterious bronze artifact called: Tiger Man-Eating Beast.
After returning, Fu Hao fell ill. Wu Ding, who loved his wife deeply, sought out all the famous doctors in the world, but none could cure Fu Hao's illness. In the end, he and Fu Hao were separated from each other.
And those royal masters who went on the expedition also encountered terrible curses.
Even the Fangfeng giants, two sacrificed their lives to protect their wives.
In order to commemorate them, Wu Ding made an exception and buried their bones here. This was the highest honor for the Shang Dynasty warriors!
"Does the text say what kind of curse they were subjected to?" I couldn't wait to ask.
Bai Shui shook his head and said: "No, I only know that this curse is very scary! No matter whether it is a doctor or a wizard, there is nothing to do. By the way, this curse seems to be related to the eyes, because I see many strange eyes drawn in these oracle bones. ”
Eye!
Lao Jiang and I looked at each other, and Lao Jiang couldn't hold back anymore. He first stepped forward and grabbed Baishui's magnifying glass to see the Owl Master. But it was true that the records were vague about the curse.
We couldn't find any other clues at all.
Baishui was still immersed in excitement at this moment and did not see the solemn expressions on our faces at all. Instead, he thought to himself: "The phoenix pattern on the bronze tripod and the giant guards in the burial pit seem to tell us that the real owner of this Yin Ruins is Good wife!”
To bury a woman in an underground royal city, in addition to her own high status, it also requires her husband to have great love for her, and even love her more than himself.
Throughout the Shang Dynasty, only women could bear this honor...
Lao Jiang did not deny Baishui's words, but nodded and said: "It was also recorded on the oracle bones we found: A rainbow came out of the north and drank from the river. Now it seems that the owner of the tomb is a married woman who is inseparable. ”
I tugged on Lao Jiang's sleeve and reminded him to continue asking about the curse for me. Maybe Baishui knew about it?
Lao Jiang glared at me, told me to calm down, and then asked lightly: "Expert Bai, have you done any research on this country? This is the first time I have heard of this country."
Bai Shui frowned and said that he had never heard of the story of Fu Hao's crusade against Mu Guo.
However, Fu Hao did conquer many small countries, and eventually passed away early due to illness, but he did not believe in such things as curses.
At this time, Du Wenbin pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose and interjected: "There was a small country in the north of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. It was called Mu. The people respected the eye and used the eye as a totem. Later, it was destroyed by the Yin Dynasty and the history books disappeared."
I didn't expect that Du Wenbin knew so much.
Baishui was also very interested and motioned for Du Wenbin to continue.
Du Wenbin pointed to the eye-shaped text that appeared repeatedly on the bronze owl statue and said: "Baishui is right, that curse is related to eyes! It seems to make all intruders grow evil eyes that should not belong to humans. Then he was slowly tortured to death.”
"Although the royal division of Dashang was invincible at that time, and even took the lead in wiping out the Mu Kingdom, the Mu Kingdom issued the most vicious curse to Fuhao and the accompanying army..."
Du Wenbin's words inspired me, and I looked at him and said: "So, this curse has indeed taken effect! The giant's skeleton is the best evidence. The reason why he grew a third eye is the punishment of the curse of the Eye Kingdom."
"Yes, when I was doing archeology in the land of Sichuan and Sichuan, I once saw a bronze mask from a thousand years ago. The mask also had a third eye on its forehead. There has never been any record in history about what the people of the Mu Kingdom looked like, but if If it is the same as ordinary people, there is nothing to avoid. The only explanation is that this kind of appearance is different from ordinary people, and recording it will cause panic in society! So even the Owl Master is vague." He spoke.
Cultural relics are the most authentic witnesses of history, but words can be processed and modified at will.
I took a breath, wondering what exactly Wen Tao had gone through back then to be infected with the same curse as Fu Hao? And what is the tiger cannibal that Fuhao brought back?
Destroy a country and bring back only one thing. This thing is definitely not as simple as imagined.
As soon as a mystery was solved, a bigger mystery enveloped me, making me almost breathless. However, at this moment, I suddenly heard a clicking sound.
It was as if something was broken and falling piece by piece.
At the same time, Platoon Leader Zhang's roar came to my ears: "Be careful, the statue is alive!"
I saw two giant statues next to us. The rusty bronze skins on their bodies were peeling off little by little, revealing a pair of huge eyes. But these eyes even blinked at me!
