Chapter 29 first quarter

When Zhong Weiguo checked where the mural fell off, he accidentally found a white substance behind the mural. At first he thought it was a mural behind the mural.In ancient Chinese murals, the phenomenon of overlapping murals often appeared, so he didn't find it particularly strange.However, when he removed a large piece of the mural, it revealed white jade! Could the jade hidden behind the murals be the "Silver Jade Corpse Clothes" they tried so hard to find? Jin Kun, Yi Xiaotian, and Tsering Danba all came up to help, and soon, a large piece of the blood-red mural was peeled off, revealing uneven white jade.

Jin Kun stopped, staring at the large piece of jade, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley, because he could see that the white jade in front of him was not "Silver Jade Corpse Clothes". Zhong Weiguo didn't stop, he quickly peeled off the mural on the surface as if he had discovered a treasure.After a few minutes, the mural was peeled off, revealing a huge piece of jade.The jade is square, about the size of the murals covered on the surface, and is firmly embedded in the stone wall. In the process of peeling off the mural, Jin Kun checked the material of the mural, and it turned out to be something like egg white and paint mixed with sand.The material, while firm to the touch, has mediocre adhesion and peels off easily.

Zhong Weiguo took two steps back and looked at the uneven jade, only to find that there was an exquisite relief carved on the jade.The content of this relief is no longer ancient beasts, but many figures, vehicles, horses, etc. Obviously this is a narrative relief.The relief carving skills are superb and skilled, the knife edge is round and smooth, and every line has been carefully polished, which will never give people a sense of abruptness.Looking at the characters above, the facial features are clearly discernible, and the demeanor and behavior are lifelike, just like watching a frozen movie scene.

"I didn't expect that there are reliefs hidden behind this mural!" Yi Xiaotian said in surprise. Zhong Weiguo shook off the dust on his body, and said: "The ancients covered the relief with murals, which shows that there must be some secret hidden in the relief." "Could it be related to the 'Silver Jade Shroud'?" Yi Xiaotian suggested. Zhong Weiguo nodded, and thought to himself: "If the embossment marks the hiding place of the 'Silver Jade Corpse Clothes', then, instead of wandering around in the ancient city, it is better to study the relief." Thinking of this, he stared at the relief and studied it carefully.

The other three also gathered around him, staring at the relief. Zhong Weiguo's eyes were attracted to the center of the relief, where nine big tripods were carved, which were very conspicuous.He took a step closer and found that each tripod was carved with rare and exotic animals and different ancient characters.He quickly translated nine ancient characters, namely: Yi, Qing, Xu, Yang, Yu, Liang, Yong, Yan, and Jing. When Yi Xiaotian heard the nine words he had translated, she couldn't help blurting out: "Aren't these the nine states divided by Dayu after the flood control?"

"Well, that's right." Yi Xiaotian was very surprised, pointed to the mural and asked, "What is depicted on it?" Zhong Weiguo also had a surprised expression on his face, stared at the relief sculpture for a while, and then said: "It's the lively scene of Dayu casting a tripod." Jin Kun had only heard about Dayu's water control, and it was the first time he heard about Dayu casting a tripod, so he interjected curiously and asked, "Why did Dayu cast a tripod?" Zhong Weiguo thought for a while, and talked about the history of his expertise: "After Dayu controlled the waters, he established the Xia Dynasty. He cultivated his own virtues, governed benevolently and loved the people, and tried his best to protect the rights of the princes. He was loved by all the princes. To show his sincerity , the vassal states often donated bronze to the Xia Dynasty. Later, the vassal states donated more bronze, and Dayu wanted to cast these bronzes into several big tripods, but he was afraid of being reprimanded by Hao Daxiong. So he He figured out a good way to use the bronze donated by a certain state to cast a tripod for that state. He also cast the rare beasts, gods, ghosts, etc. that he encountered in the process of water control before, making Kyushu The people know which one is a god and which one is a demon. This is equivalent to casting a tripod for the people."

"It turned out to be like this. It seems that Dayu is really a benevolent king." Jin Kun said with emotion. "More than that, in fact, Dayu's casting of the tripod has another profound meaning." Zhong Weiguo pointed to the Jiuding in the center of the relief, and continued, "After the majestic Jiuding is cast, it represents the Kyushu divided by Dayu and became the foundation of the Xia Dynasty. The treasure of the country! When the princes of all parties come to court, they must pay homage to the Jiuding. Since then, the Jiuding has become the most important ritual vessel, symbolizing the power of the country!"

Jin Kun secretly raised his thumb, thinking that Dayu is really amazing!He cast Jiuding, which not only spread the great deeds of flood control, but also used Jiuding to control the princes of all parties.But after thinking about it, in a society without the rule of law, perhaps only by being admired by all people can the long-term stability of the country be guaranteed.The ultimate goal of Dayu's casting of Jiuding is still for the common people! Zhong Weiguo searched the relief several times, but failed to find any information related to the "Silver Jade Corpse Clothes".While he was disappointed, he had a doubt in his heart: "The owner of this ancient city, why did he engrave the historical allusion of Dayu's casting tripod here? And cover it with murals? Could it be..."

He vaguely guessed the answer, quickly pointed to the other seven murals, and said to the three of them, "There must be reliefs hidden under them! Perhaps, the hiding place of the 'Silver Jade Shroud' is recorded on one of the reliefs .” "Then why hesitate? Let's quickly peel off the mural." Jin Kun urged loudly. Just like that, the four of them took out the dagger from the backpack and quickly peeled off the red mural.Half an hour later, the other seven murals were stripped clean, and as expected by Zhong Weiguo, there was a jade relief hidden behind each mural.

These eight reliefs are connected together, recording that after the flood, Dayu led the people to control the water, but encountered many obstacles.Dayu got the "Luoshu" by chance, and realized the method of water control from the cosmic Rubik's Cube - "Luoshu", dug open the dragon gate, dug through the Jiuhe, finally receded the flood, divided Kyushu, set nine chapters, and cast Jiuding the whole process. Zhong Weiguo is very familiar with this mythical history, but he found that the content of the third and fourth reliefs - Dayu accidentally obtained "Luoshu", is very different from historical legends.

On the third relief, it is divided into two parts.In the first part, Dayu and several followers stand on the top of the mountain, looking down at the flooded mainland, with a sad face.Dayu doesn't seem to be as great as in the legend. Facing the devil-like flood, although he is determined to help the people control the flood, he is exhausted physically and mentally, and feels that he lacks wisdom.It is difficult for him to decide where the flood should be blocked and where it should be vented.In the second part, a huge tortoise suddenly emerged from the flood. Dayu led his followers to capture it and found a roll of animal skin hidden in the inner shell of the tortoise.Dayu unfolded the animal skin, and a vague mountain-like outline appeared on it. On the fourth relief, a building in the shape of a ship is carved, which occupies almost the entire relief.If you look closely, you will find that this building is not exactly like a ship, because its shape is square, which is quite different from modern ships.Dayu took the animal skin in his hand and led three followers into the "ship". Guided by the animal skin, they walked into a "cabin", chiseled off an ice edge on a wall, and took down a huge jade plate .Although the content on the jade board cannot be seen, it can be deduced from the excited expressions of Dayu and the three attendants that the jade board must contain "Luo Shu".Looking around the "ship" again, it is carved with undulating shapes of ice and snow. It seems to be buried in a snow mountain. Zhong Weiguo was amazed by the content of these two reliefs. He stared at the reliefs without blinking, and thought to himself: "Did Yu really obtain "Luoshu" in this way?" Yi Xiaotian was also quite surprised: "Obviously it's the 'God Turtle Negating the Book'! How did this become Dayu catching the tortoise?" Tsering Danba, who hadn't spoken for a long time, came over. He didn't know anything about this historical legend, so he asked, "What is the divine turtle negative book?" Yi Xiaotian thought for a while, and briefly explained the allusion of "The Divine Turtle Carrying the Book": "According to legend, Dayu dug open the Dragon Gate in Luoyang, allowing the soaring water of the Yi River to flow into the Luo River through the Dragon Gate. When the water of the Yi River was about to When it dried up, a huge tortoise surfaced and went down the river to swim to the Luo River. Dayu's subordinates saw this and wanted to kill the tortoise. Dayu believed that the tortoise had done nothing wrong, so he Stopping his subordinates, the tortoise nodded to Dayu in thanks and swam into the Luo River. Soon after, the Luo River was filled with thick fog. Dayu was worried that the Luo River would be flooded, so he took people to check the water situation. When he arrived, he suddenly saw the fog A flash of multicolored precious light flashed in the sky, and then the thick fog dispersed, and the turtle emerged from the place where the precious light rose, with a magical jade board on its back. Looking at the jade board, there are actually nine kinds of flowers engraved on it. This is the ancient and mysterious "Luoshu". "Luoshu" contains knowledge about yin and yang and five elements, calendar and astronomy, as well as mysterious mathematical puzzles! After repeated research, Dayu learned from it I realized a good strategy for water control and successfully receded the flood!" After hearing this, Tsering Danba smiled and said, "Hehe, the tortoise full of gratitude is obviously imagined by the ancients!" "That's right! This allusion has a strong mythological color, so it's unbelievable, but it has been passed down for thousands of years, and it has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts." Yi Xiaotian said. Tsering Danba folded his arms, looked at the relief with his head tilted and said, "I think the content depicted on it is relatively real." His words touched Zhong Weiguo's heart.Zhong Weiguo touched the ship-like building on the relief, frowned and said: "Maybe you are right, this is really a true portrayal of Dayu's discovery of "Luoshu"..." Before he finished speaking, he touched the relief His hands trembled suddenly. Yi Xiaotian was taken aback by his strange behavior, and asked uneasily, "Professor, you... what's wrong with you?" "There is a major discovery!" Zhong Weiguo's flashlight shined on the upper left corner of the "ship", where a small piece of mural remains stuck.There is an ancient writing on the left side of the red residue, about the size of a fingernail, it is extremely difficult to find if you don't look carefully.But he only took one look, and immediately recognized it, because he had seen that text in "Lian Shan Yi". Zhong Weiguo didn't have time to think about it, so he quickly reached out to peel off the residue, and immediately revealed a few ancient characters.Without taking another look, he translated it: "The Holy City of Glacier!"