gluttonous adventure king

Chapter 216 Talking about food and ancient times
After everything was ready, Fang Hong went down to the underground palace for the third time, now or should be said, down to the tomb.

"Xia Jie is actually not the name of the last King of Xia. Jie is a posthumous title, taken from Jieao's Jie, which means that this monarch is violent."

"Brother Gun, did Jie, the monarch, really do so many cruel things?"

Fang Hong was stunned for a moment: "From the perspective of later generations, ninety-nine percent of the kings in history can be regarded as cruel and ignorant, but it does not rule out the situation that the later dynasty blackened the former court, and this is not always the case. It will cleanse the past."

History is something that is hard to describe. For example, the historians generally doubt the existence of the Xia Dynasty. The only problem is that there is no written proof.

However, in the historical records, Xia’s hereditary genealogy system is as complete as Shang’s, and even records the death year of each king in great detail (no birth year). Therefore, it is called Xia Youwang Wuwang 450 years.

At the beginning, people also doubted the existence of Shang, but the appearance of Shang characters, and Shiji confirmed each other, and found that Shiji's textual research on these Shang kings was generally the same as the real situation.

In other words, Shang, who was initially suspected, was confirmed, and Xia was confirmed sooner or later.

When they got down to the ground, Fang Hong pointed out the direction to Professor Wang: "To the south, there are three tombs and a burial pit in total, and then there is a structure like the outer wall surrounding the city. That structure has no tombs to separate it. It's a circle around here."

The colonel stepped forward: "Old Wang, should you send someone in to clean up the upper soil first?"

Professor Wang shook his head: "This place is different from those ordinary burial sites. The terrain here is low, but it just avoids the water flow. If the surface soil is excavated, there should be water underneath. How to deal with it has to be considered."

Very simple, is it closed as a cultural relic protection unit, or opened as a museum?If it is the latter, then the area with a surface area of ​​tens of thousands of square meters has to be dug more than ten feet.

And to do that, one must first find the former main entrance of the tomb.

There is not even a door, and the tourists who come come from the window of the observatory?Professor Wang didn't climb down, but was hanged down. Can ordinary people get down as smoothly as soldiers.

"The coffin is over there, shall we go and have a look first?"

Professor Wang shook his head: "Don't worry, don't worry, we've already found it, and haven't touched it, so there's nothing to see, let's look for the preserved cultural relics first."

Originally, the land of Shu was not very threatened by tomb robbers. It didn't matter if such a large tomb was not excavated.

Most of the time, the tombs are excavated for rescue purposes. They were dug up because they were robbed. Many ancient tombs were erected on the surface and had buildings, but they were not dug up because they were not robbed by tomb robbers. Threat, no need to dig.

After working on it for a long time, Fang Hong thought that a large group of people would dig this place upside down when they came back, but in the end they might not dig at all.

Unless there is someone on the ground to respond here, people from outside will never enter here. In fact, the possibility of being stolen is very small.

Of course, folk masters from all walks of life are awesome, and it is not ruled out that they can find a way to get in.

Just like some time ago, a buddy was detained for smuggling national first-class protected animals, but he was not sentenced in the end.

The reason is that this buddy has researched the breeding method of this kind of animal. The country has invested millions and tens of millions of things that have not been solved. He did not go to jail, but was fined and educated.

In the archaeological industry, unless it is a very old expert who knows more than a tomb robber, how can the average academic school be as experienced as a tomb robber?

Wang Lao led the crowd towards the tomb on the east side.

The role of the team is still very important, especially the two searchlights, which illuminate the road ahead.

"Professor Wang, why did Shang Tang not directly kill Xia Jie after Xia's defeat? Besides, isn't it said that Xia Jie died in Nanchao?"

Professor Wang put on his glasses: "If you are young, you should read more."

Fang Hong was at a loss for words for a moment.

"666, brother gun also has times when he is deflated."

"First, more than half of the 23 main last monarchs in ancient my country died of illness, and the remaining half either died of illness after abdication, or committed suicide before the country was destroyed. Basically, those who were directly killed by the next generation of rulers did not exist. Unofficial history This recorded situation has not been verified.”

In other words, most of the last monarchs were not killed.

"This has something to do with the system. Although the history books have always written that from the beginning of the Xia Dynasty, it entered the era of the family, in fact, among the many emperors and kings that appeared in ancient times, less than half of them came from their fathers and elder brothers. Where did they inherit the throne, most people succeeded through abdication."

"Dynasty change, the last monarch announced that it is necessary to let the virtuous, such as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Empress Li, and Empress Chai are all like this, and among those with the same surname, it is not necessarily all inheritance. Many emperors have no descendants. There are no elder brothers or brothers, so the throne is actually abdicated to people of the same surname who are not related enough to achieve the succession system."

Movies and TV dramas always show harem battles and kings vying for the throne. In fact, there have been only a few times in history when kings competed for the throne.

Fang Hong smiled awkwardly: "I mean, why did Jie Xia come here?"

Professor Wang nodded: "This is actually very easy to understand. In ancient times, whether it was inheritance or abdication, in short, the inheritance of the throne has its roots. It can be roughly divided into three empires in history. Although there are many dynasties, many dynasties are Inherited the imperial power of the previous dynasty. Once this kind of inheritance occurs, whether the previous generation of rulers still exists is of little significance. Our history pays attention to success and defeat, and historians do not care about the death of a subjugated monarch. Funeral."

In front of them, the first tomb facing east shocked everyone.

A large tripod was placed on the ground, and it turned out to be a three-legged tripod.

The four-legged tripod is a ritual vessel. Logically speaking, the three-legged tripod in this era is actually a pot, but in the late summer and early Shang Dynasty, pottery is generally used for cooking. What is this tripod used for?
Professor Wang turned back: "I heard old man Huo say that you are one of the best chefs in Sichuan?"

As soon as Fang Hong heard the praise, he immediately humbled: "No, no, no matter whether it is Shanghe cuisine, Yanbang cuisine, or Xiahe cuisine, there are many masters who are more capable than me."

Professor Wang nodded: "Then do you know where the word suffering comes from?"

torment?Fried dumplings and boiled donkey-hide gelatin are both cooking methods.

"How about cooking? Fried, grilled, stewed, boiled, roasted, steamed, stewed, fried?"

Fang Hong thought for a long time: "Except for stir-frying, other cooking methods were originally used to kill people."

Suffering, a fire is lit under the copper tripod, and a living person enters the tripod, isn't it suffering?
Artillery, burning, these are all criminal laws.

Fang Hong looked up, this house was not a kitchen, it was a torture room.

This big cauldron is used for execution, and the inconspicuous pillar in the corner of the room should be a copper pillar, that is the source of the torture, and it is a masterpiece of Xia Jie's invention.

"In that era, the concept of people was not so deep. They never thought that their actions were inhumane. The branding of pancakes is the first criminal law that inhumane people in history."

(End of this chapter)