Sumu wood in the quadrangle welcomes spring

Chapter 260 Return to Beijing

On the second day, at a little after 10 o'clock, Guanzhang Wang, San Dezi, Daochang Mi and Su Mu arrived at their destination.

It turned out to be the location of the Daming Palace.

The seven black shadows were transformed into seven mummies who were burned to death.

A large clay pot over three and a half meters in diameter.

There are seven mummies inside. There are no clothes or burial objects in the jar, which means that they were naked when they were put into the jar.

Both the inside and outside of the clay pot are densely engraved with words and symbols, including Buddhist scriptures written in Sanskrit.

At this time, Director Wang’s historical background is revealed.

From the shape of the large clay pot, he deduced that it was very similar to the style of an urn from the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty, and concluded that these people were from the Tang Dynasty.

An urn refers to a pottery container used to hold water, wine or vegetables. Sumu’s own large vat is also called an urn in some areas.

Including Sumu's memories of his previous life, they were also called urns.

He is the team leader, responsible for the actual work, and also writes a summary report afterwards.

Someone reported that Zhou Xing was conspiring to rebel. Empress Wu Zetian was furious and ordered Lai Junchen to investigate and deal with it strictly.

But Su Mu felt that this was a way for San Dezi to relieve his inner tension by talking.

The more times like this come, the more San De Zi becomes a little out of touch.

During the Tang Dynasty, Empress Wu Zetian appointed a group of cruel officials to suppress those who opposed her. Among them, Lai Junchen and Zhou Xing were the best among the cruel officials. They used frame-ups, accusations and inhumane criminal laws to kill many people. There are few officials and people, but the evildoers will always be punished...

Alas, Su Mu's knowledge does not increase with his own food, clothing, housing, transportation and experience. Family members, who understands this kind of trouble.

But these are small urns, and their function shows that they will not be of much use.

Lai Junchen did as expected, forcing Zhou Xing to plead guilty.

Lai Junchen thought for a long time and came up with a clever idea, so he asked Zhou Xing for a drink and asked Zhou Xing sincerely: When I handle cases on weekdays, I encounter some prisoners who refuse to plead guilty. What can I do?

After three rounds of drinking, Zhou Xing was very proud and said eloquently: "This is easy to do. You find a big urn, heat it with charcoal fire around it, and then let the prisoner enter the urn. Which prisoner will not confess?" ?”

After more than a thousand years, I still feel shuddering when I see this scene.

Director Wang commented with all his treasures.

"Do you smell the aroma of barbecue?"

But the urn in front of me is very large, with a diameter of more than three and a half meters, and can hold more than a dozen people.

San Dezi is the most active of the four, jumping up and down even more than the youngest Su Mu.

Sandoko withdrew his head from the mouth of the urn.

Director Wang looked at Director Mi.

Captain Liu helped Director Wang summarize.

"What to do next?"

Captain Liu from the economic investigation team asked.

San Dezi also finished walking around, and when he came back, he happened to hear Captain Liu's words, and then added: "I just took a look, it is surrounded by stone slabs, it may be a torture chamber type room."

Taoist priest Mi next to him sniffed the smell in the air.

Director Wang nodded.

His breathing was a little heavy, which woke up Su Mu who was lost in his thoughts.

Sandoko joked.

This made the four people present involuntarily think of a word: Please enter the urn.

"In other words, this was caused by the torture of royal officials during the reign of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty?"

"These seven people were roasted alive."

In fact, they don't care about the cause, they care more about solving the problem and reporting on their actions.

"Looking at the style of the urn, it is most likely that it came from the period of Tang Xuanzong or Tang Suzong, but Tang Xuanzong is not very likely. According to historical records, he was relatively opposed to Buddhism."

"Can you guess the specific dynasty?"

This is what they often do.

"There is a circle of hooks inside, probably to secure the prisoner."

However, Taoist Priest Mi suddenly shook his head: "Go to the temple and ask the monks to perform rituals, and then send these seven people to their graves, and that should be enough."

But that picture came to mind automatically.

After finishing speaking, Taoist Master Mi said to Director Wang: "This urn may be useful in studying torture during the Tang Dynasty. Why don't we make a smaller version and take it back."

Director Wang sighed.

The ultimate goal is to prevent this group of undead from coming out to harm people again.

Su Mu looked at the scene in front of him.

"The Daming Palace is also the location of the imperial palace of the Tang Dynasty. This urn is less than 2 miles away from the main hall of the Daming Palace. The best criminal law of the Tang Dynasty was burning. Furthermore, the scriptures on this urn should be excerpted from the "Ksitigarbha", while the Tang Dynasty The royal family advocates Buddhism..."

A large urn was placed on the stove fire to roast. The seven people tied up in the urn continued to struggle and then gradually became quiet. Finally, they were roasted alive into mummies...

"There's a hole down here, like a place for putting firewood. Oh, this is wood ash, right..."

Moreover, the mummies in this urn can become wronged souls, and they still have a certain ability to capture souls and control armored soldiers, indicating that perhaps there are individuals with simple consciousness among them.

Maybe it has something to do with the urn.

It is of great significance to investigate.

"Captain Liu, this place needs to be sealed off first. We need to contact the archaeological agency to preserve the cultural relics. We also need to ask the monks to come over to perform rituals. I'm asking you to do this."

Director Wang ordered.

Su Mu secretly glanced at Taoist Priest Mi.

He was looking at the big clay urn in a trance.

Although looking at the expressions and reactions of San Dezi and Director Wang, it seems that Director Mi's suggestion is not unexpected.

Perhaps there have been too many such experiences.

But Su Mu always felt that Taoist Master Mi was hiding something from the big urn in front of him.

Since ancient times, Buddhism and Taoism have not been divided into different schools. Why do Taoists have to ask monks to perform rituals even though they can do it?

"Director Su, is there something wrong with me?"

A slightly teasing but actually wary voice sounded.

Captain Liu had already left, and Director Wang and San Dezi also turned to look over.

But it was Taoist Mi who noticed Su Mu staring at him.

"Ahem, um, Taoist Master Mi, there's something I don't understand..."

"Oh? Director Su, you might as well tell me and see if I can answer it."

Mi Daochang has deep eyes.

Director Wang and the others didn't notice anything strange, but Su Mu always felt that Director Mi was just smiling.

Ah ah ah, Miss Qian is so awesome (poyin'er~), Su Mu is speechless.

"Isn't it possible for both Buddhism and Taoism to save the dead?"

Taoist priest Mi was startled.

There was an eerie silence in the air.

A few seconds later, Taoist priest Mi laughed.

He smiled deliberately and said: "These people have endured thousands of years of pain, and they should be saved in a gentler way. Taoist methods are still a bit rough and tough..."

That's true, but there's definitely more to the core than that.

Su Mu was sure that Taoist Master Mi was not a compassionate soul.

This may be a reason, but it is definitely not the only reason why Master Mi chose to let the monk be liberated.

Excuse. A good excuse.

But now that we have talked about it, there is no possibility of continuing to dig deeper.

After all, they are all colleagues, not interrogators.

But after this incident, Su Mu couldn't help but become more wary of Taoist Priest Mi.

He decided that even if he and Daochang Mi were separated by a wall, he would never go to the space to discuss the mysteries of body cultivation with Miss Yu.

The four people began to look around the secret room. Director Wang and Taoist Director Mi also took out their notebooks and pens, gesticulating around the large urn and taking notes.

What the other three people didn't notice was that Director Wang had an inexplicable glint in his eyes when Director Mi turned his back to him.

Director Mi must have some inhumane thoughts. Director Wang was reminded by Su Mu and found out instantly.

Maybe Director Wang would have noticed it belatedly without Su Mu reminding him, but it would definitely take a long time before he noticed it, or he might even have returned to the capital to write a report.

It would be difficult to ask questions at that time.

On the contrary, it was Director Su Musu who was very careful at a young age and unintentionally helped him a lot.

Four people in a room, each with their own thoughts.

San Dezi seems to be the most careless, but in fact he is also very thoughtful.

He didn't consider Taoist Priest Mi's little thoughts, but placed them in the entire secret room.

After all, all the stories about Suzong of Tang Dynasty and the punishment at the stake were all inferences. There were no relics or physical objects that could be referenced at the scene. In theory, there was also a lack of official historical records. Director Wang was his partner. How many did he say? He still had some idea of ​​what was true and what was false.

Most of them fool Captain Liu.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have said anything to help.

But in fact, all these things said are inferences and cannot be put on the table.

San Dezi actually had some speculation in his heart, and this was the reason why he went to the urn to investigate and watch.

His thoughts were not revealed at all, including Su Mu, who was reminded that there was another mystery, and San Dezi, who seemed to be reckless, had some ideas that actually coincided with the Millennium Beast.

Su Mu seemed to be looking at the stone slab carefully at this time, but in fact, Miss Yu's thoughts were transmitted in his mind.

"...It is more likely that it is a prototype of Taoist priests' alchemy. Ghosts have a natural fear of things that can kill them. Punishment props are naturally feared by souls. Carving Buddhist scriptures is unnecessary..."

"Refining elixirs with a living person?"

During the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism and Taoism coexisted. Among the 21 emperors of the Tang Dynasty, nine emperors had refined elixirs according to official history alone.

What the emperor wanted throughout his life was to live forever and increase his lifespan.

Those that are not included in official history but are included in unofficial history are actually not groundless.

Ugh.

Su Mu sighed, took two steps on his hind legs, and jumped straight out of the pit.

His behavior was very abrupt, but only Curator Wang caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye.

More than four meters high, with no preparations, he just jumped out like a grasshopper...

I suddenly felt the urge to take him to the Olympics. What was going on?

Martial arts is so magical. Is this the legendary Qing Gong?

Curator Wang feels that what he has learned in the past is a bit exaggerated. In terms of martial arts, we must also pay attention to inheritance and authenticity.

He and San Dezi also have inheritance, but in other aspects.

In terms of guarding and resistance, what we are facing are not Earth species...

Because Director Wang and Midao Changle were loyal to replicating the big clay urn, they also had to wait for archaeological experts from the capital and experts from the local archaeological branch in Xi'an to form a scientific expedition team to take over.

So Su Mu had to stay in Xi'an for a few more days before leaving to return.

In the next few days, San Dezi occasionally accompanied Su Mu on the streets, and occasionally negotiated with relevant local departments.

Curator Wang and Taoist Priest Mi were obsessed with the secret room underground. They spent most of their time welding themselves to death under the Daming Palace except for eating and sleeping.

This day.

Su Mu came back from a walk in the field and gained a lot, so he rewarded himself with a meal of meat buns, rolled dough, and a portion of egg drop soup.

The underground of Xi'an is full of strange things and is full of cultural relics and antiques from various dynasties.

Su Mu has learned the secondary use of space after being taught by Miss Tang.

Or call it: an upgraded version of short-distance air retrieval.

Collecting items no longer requires specific directions and knowledge of what specific items are to be collected.

It can also be called blind collection.

Therefore, he had a lot more inventory in the doorway space, and many things underground in Xi'an also disappeared inexplicably.

Decades later, when Xi'an's subways are densely packed all over the city, it will be discovered that although there are thousands of ancient tombs, only a few cultural relics have been unearthed.

In fact, what Su Mu values ​​​​is not those cultural relics.

He only wants the natural energy contained in cultural relics that has accumulated over time.

But you can put it away, and after absorbing the energy, you still have to put it back...

Although this is not a difficult task, it is somewhat cumbersome.

Just put it away.

He really didn't care about the money for the antiques.

Su Mu is not short of money, and he has enough confidence to think that he can easily get money.

It's purely to save trouble.

There is also an exquisite Feng Shui formation underground in Yuanshang.

According to Miss Qian, these are all mayflies shaking the tree, and at best the effect is not in vain.

Sumu was destroyed.

Several jade objects at the center of the array were collected into the bag.

It has to be said that the magic weapon of the formation hub that can have a certain impact brings much more energy than ordinary companion items.

However, after seeing more, Su Mu also had a certain knowledge and understanding of Feng Shui formations.

The change of dynasties is a historical necessity, and Feng Shui techniques have too little effect. Trying to use them to turn things around is tantamount to wishful thinking.

More probably, it’s just for my own peace of mind.

The power of belief outweighs actual results.

Stayed for two more days.

A pair of experts and professors from the capital came in a hurry, and they were all very excited.

The current environment is not going well, and many archaeological and research projects have stalled, leaving this group of experts to chant slogans every day, not working on production, and even eating uncomfortably.

Finally, Emperor Tiangao came to Xi'an, disguised as an imperial envoy, came here to relax and show off his talents...

Just like Su Mu always goes to Xiaoshi to experience the business atmosphere.

Director Wang contacted the archaeological team on behalf of the four people, and then handed over the underground ruins of Daming Palace.

In the past five or six days, Daochang Mi felt as if he had shed layers of his skin.

My mental state is very poor, but my eyes are bright, it seems that I have gained a lot, and my morale can't help but feel a lot higher.

There are no two-person dormitories in train sleepers, and soft sleepers are still four-person dormitories.

Driving slowly all the way, the scenery along the way was different, but the four of them had their own thoughts. Even Su Mu didn't have much thought about the scenery along the way.

I'm definitely not timid about being close to home, but I went on a business trip soon after my wedding, and I missed my little wife at home a little bit.

How is Zheng Juan doing recently?

Are you getting along well with your neighbors?

Note: Neighbors specifically refer to Qin Huairu and Yu Li.

Has Sister Xueru returned to the capital now?

Cao Weiwei...ahem~

It’s better not to think about it yet.

(End of this chapter)