President's Legendary Master

"This is a musical instrument." The little celestial master laughed: "bells, cymbals, drums, gongs, chimes." Pointing to a small pile of things beside him: "This is a wine vessel, jue, horn, goblet, goblet, gong, Zun, Pot, You, Fang Yi, Gong, Pou, Yu, Fu, Fou, Dou."

The remaining water vessels are pans, pans, and bowls.

There are also some miscellaneous utensils, such as pots, skip-shaped utensils, and square utensils.

Although there are a lot of things, all of them are high-quality goods, which are of a higher level than those outside, and all kinds of utensils are very beautifully made.

And all around are displayed against the tomb walls, are weapons, axes, daggers, spears, and arrowheads.

Compared with the funerary objects outside, even the wooden handles are gone, the funerary objects in the main tomb are all high-end configurations, and the handles are all made of bronze, which has not rotted after 3000 years.

Still very tenaciously guarding the coffin of Zhou Tianzi.

Dugu Haoyan couldn't hold back, and reached out to touch the shaft of the bronze spear: "It's solid!"

"What?" Professor Wang Yishui came over immediately: "A solid pole?"

"No wonder it's not rotten. It turned out to be solid, with a layer of gold on the outside." Dugu Haoyan didn't have much research on cultural relics, but he felt it out as soon as he got started, and there was a layer of gold on the outside.island.Xi.group.Team.

Other things may rot, but gold doesn't.

If the outer layer is not rotten, the inner bronze is fine.

Plus this gold...Professor Wang Yishui looked at it for a long time: "Is this gold?"

"It's colored gold, purple gold." Dugu Haoyan said: "It should be a coincidence, colored gold should be very beautiful when it was first coated, but now it's the same color as purple copper."

In fact, colored gold and colored silver have never been accepted by people, because the appearance of this metal can only be dazzling for a while, and it is easy to fake.

Colored gold, colored silver and red copper are very similar in color, and it is impossible to tell whether it is true or false by non-professional analysis.

"Oh, good stuff, good stuff, was there such a method back then?" Professor Wang Yishui was very surprised.

"It should be a coincidence that it was sent up as an auspicious sign, or a treasure, and was used to be buried with the emperor." The little celestial master said: "The other bronze wares are normal, but these few are abnormal. At that time, I dug a little colored metal ore and joined it."

Because it is not an established system, it is sporadic, and it has a similar meaning to sticking platinum. It is probably caused by accident. Because it cannot be copied, let alone the principle, it will be presented as auspicious auspiciousness and buried with the emperor.

It was a great honor at the time.

It took two days to clean up all the funerary objects, and finally I set my sights on the coffin in the middle, that is, the coffin of the owner of the tomb, Emperor Zhou, King Kang Jizhao.

The coffin on the first floor was made of the best wood, and it was as hard as iron. Professor Wang Yishui touched it and tapped it with his special hammer for archaeology, and there was a sound of gold and iron.

"What is this wood? It has not rotted for thousands of years." They have seen many coffins in archaeology, and sometimes they entered the main tomb.

But such a large coffin that has been so complete for 3000 years is rare.

"This is wood made of purple mahogany." The little celestial master also took the opportunity to touch the big coffin: "The pattern is like betel nuts, and the taste is like sandalwood musk. When you clasp it with your hands, the sound is like gold and stone. Now the purple mahogany has disappeared."

"Purple mahogany?" It was the first time everyone heard the name of this tree.

"That's right. It is said that purple mahogany comes from a high mountain, which is the place closest to the sky. It is made into a coffin, and it will last for a thousand years. It will not rot or spoil for thousands of years. It is as strong as gold and iron, and snakes, insects, mice and ants will not eat it."

That's the point, okay?

Who would like to die and have the coffin gnawed by mice?

Although it is all made of stones and sealed with chalk, who knows what will come in after many years?

There are many races living underground, there are no rats but weasels and so on.

"Why hasn't this kind of thing been found in other ancient tombs?" Fang Xinhan wished he could climb into the big coffin.

"The burial utensils are the utensils used to hold the body of the deceased. The burial is called a coffin. In ancient times, there were no coffins for burial. It is said that the earliest coffins were made of tiles, that is, pottery. After the Shang Dynasty, wooden coffins were used." The little heavenly master said: "So before Those who have a body, either have the best pottery to hold the body, or wrap it in a straw mat, and then they can be buried directly."

As a result, no one has discovered the ancient tombs before, because they are all rotten!

If it is rotten, it has no research value.

This is why the ancient tomb is more difficult to excavate as it goes forward.

"That's right, in the "Book of Rites Tan Gong Shang" and "The Book of Funerals" recorded the Zhou Dynasty's system regulations: the coffin of the emperor has four weights, the princes have three weights, the princes have the weight again, the doctor has the weight, and the scholars have no weight. That is to say, the coffin of the emperor In addition to the close-fitting inner coffin, there are four outer coffins, a total of five. Each layer of coffin has a specific name, the outermost layer is called the big coffin, and the second layer is called the genus. Coffin made of coffin wood, also known as catalpa coffin or catalpa palace, the third layer is called Yi or bi, made of basswood, the fourth and fifth layers are leather coffins made of buffalo leather and rhinoceros leather, some scholars argue that it is also possible to leather coffin The coffin is only counted as one layer, and there is another innermost layer of the coffin. But this statement has not been truly confirmed and recognized.” Professor Wang Yishui is worthy of doing this, and he said the same thing: “Your Excellencies, the next It decreases from the inside to the outside, and at the level of scholars, there is only one layer of large coffins, and coffins are not allowed. Not only that, the size and thickness of the coffins, and the materials used for interior and exterior decorations are also strictly graded."

The little celestial master took his words: "Mr., here refers to the princes. The big coffin is eight inches, belonging to six inches, and the secret is four inches. The big coffin of scholar-bureaucrats is eight inches, belonging to six inches. Four inches, and six inches for the scholar's coffin." He continued: "The king's cover is made of lacquer, and the three are the wooden tenons that connect the coffin cover to the body of the coffin. Three bundles are tied with leather strips or silk. Cook two bundles. Shigai does not need lacquer, and two bundles of two laps."

Compared with the various academic languages ​​and vernacular expressions taught by Professor Wang Yishui, what Xiao Tianshi speaks is very "classical Chinese".

And he said in more detail: "The decoration of the coffin pasting the corpse is made of red and green silk, fixed with gold nails and ivory nails, the doctor uses black and green silk, and fixed with ox bone nails, and the scholars only use Black silk, fixed with ox bone nails. The colors and patterns of the paint outside the coffin are also different. The coffins are tightly packed together layer by layer. If there is a large gap between the coffin and the coffin, add One layer is called coffin."

Professor Wang Yishui and the others all stared wide-eyed: "Is there still such a saying?"

They only know that there is a layer of coffin called "Huangchang Ticou".

Unexpectedly, there are so many sayings here, and it was the absolute standard coffin method during the Zhou Dynasty.

It's been a long time!

The little celestial master nodded: "Well, "The Chronicles of the Funeral" said: "Jun Rongzhu between the coffin and the inner chamber is actually a percussion instrument shaped like a paint bucket, measuring two feet and four inches, and it is a must-have funeral object.A doctor has a pot, and a scholar has no tiles. It is a kind of wine vessel." He also said: "Jun's pine coffin, doctor's cypress coffin, and scholar's miscellaneous wooden coffin. ", that is, the space between the inner and outer coffins can be used to place funerary objects. "Xunzi Lilun" records that "the emperor's coffin has seven layers, the princes have five layers, the doctor has three layers, and the scholar has another layer." Four coffins and one coffin or three coffins and two coffins, doctors have two coffins and one coffin, and scholars have one coffin and one coffin. This is the correct explanation, and it is called the coffin system of the Zhou system."

"So that's how it is!" They usually read and write in vernacular Chinese, but when it comes to speaking, classical Chinese has more charm.

What's more, the things that the little celestial master said are very biased.

Normally, even if they read books, they would not read such things.

For example, there is no place to publish a book like "The Chronicles of the Funeral"!

"This first coffin, everyone, be careful when you open it. This is the purple mahogany tree species that has disappeared now. It is estimated that there is only such a large coffin left in the world." Professor Wang Yishui is full of enthusiasm, not at all like It's the posture of the elderly: "Also, send people to prepare more protective sealed items, this coffin can't lose a little!"

"Yes, mentor." Someone over there has already contacted the ground to get people ready.

Here, a group of archaeologists gathered around the big coffin for a long time, but they didn't start to open the coffin.

"Are you sending the spirits around in circles? Haven't opened the coffin yet?" The little celestial master couldn't wait.

"I don't know where to start, this big coffin has no gaps!" Professor Wang Yishui worried: "Do you know how to open it? I don't want to destroy this big coffin."

This large coffin looks majestic and dignified, even if it is 3000 years old, not even a stubble of wood has fallen off.

He didn't want to violently open the coffin and destroy this perfect coffin. After so many years, such a complete coffin is rare.

"Yes!" Little Heavenly Master looked at them in surprise: "You don't know how to drive?"

"This is different from the previous ones." Professor Wang Yishui muttered, "Why don't you drive it?"

"Isn't this simple?" The little celestial master started directly, he knocked on the outside of the big coffin, and in the end he knocked a spot under the big coffin, after knocking seven times, he asked Dugu Haoyan to go with him Push open the coffin lid.

The two easily pushed open the coffin lid.

The big coffin scattered in response!

Yes, spread out!

It turned out that this large coffin, which is hard on the outside, is indeed fit together on the inside, as long as one side is opened, everything will loosen, and then fall apart, without any loss of the coffin board.

After the big coffin is opened, there is the second coffin.

And between the big coffin and the second coffin, there are also funerary objects, exactly the same as what the little celestial master just said.

Sure enough, there is a paint bucket-like Rong Zhu, which looks very fresh and red!

The red is very positive, and everyone who sees it is amazed.

"This is Rongzhu?" Professor Wang Yishui hurriedly picked up the treasure: "It's the first time I found it, it's the first time I found it!"

The top of this Rongzhu is red, and the word "Tianzi" is sprinkled on it with golden sand.

Very clearly point out the ownership of this thing.

"Well, that's it." The little celestial master looked at the funeral objects around him, they were nothing more than ritual items.

As a funeral object, only the emperor can enjoy a treasure of this size.

The second coffin is made of pine wood, but it is made of purple pine wood. This kind of purple pine wood has disappeared in modern times.

It was also the first time they saw this kind of purple pine.

"What a beautiful coffin." Professor Wang Yishui looked at it very carefully with a magnifying glass: "It turned out to be the texture of moiré."

The deep purple background color has a lavender texture, which looks like layers of clouds, beautiful as if painted, but this is not painted at all, it is the texture of the naturally grown trees themselves , and then painted with varnish. I don’t know how many times the varnish has been painted. After so many years, it is preserved as new.

"This kind of purple pine wood is rare." The little celestial master touched the coffin with some strangeness: "There is no such well-preserved purple pine wood anymore."

As a coffin, such a legendary wood is used, it is worthy of being the emperor of Zhou!

Open this layer of coffin, inside is a layer of outer coffin, made of leather.

"What kind of skin is this?" When seeing this layer of skin, Dugu Haoyan frowned: "It hasn't rotted after all these years, and the color is still like this."

The little celestial master rushed up: "Get out of the way!"

Then he reached out and touched the skin.

Professor Wang Yishui also rushed up and touched the skin.

The skin is very large, because the whole coffin is tightly wrapped, and the outside is tightly tied with a thick hemp rope soaked in grease. After so many years, it is probably because of the separation of air and the isolation of two layers of coffins. Not even a little damage.

"Rhinoceros hide, this is rhinoceros hide!" Little Heavenly Master said excitedly, "This is Chinese rhinoceros hide!"