Yellow River Craftsman

Chapter 205 Kyushu Ding

"Go! Back up! Back up!" Lao Yang said eagerly.

The retreat has been cut off by the snakes, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and run deep into the tomb.

There was a scalp-numbing rustling sound in all directions, the snakes covered the maggots, and the tomb gradually became dark.

Originally, we thought that encountering maggots was scary enough, but we didn't expect that there was an even more terrifying cockscomb snake in the tomb.

I was really negligent. I saw the pattern of the cockscomb snake on the relief before, why didn't I think that there would really be a cockscomb snake in the tomb?
When we were archaeological in the past, we also encountered poisonous snakes and insects as organs to protect the tomb, and strangers could not get close.But this is the first time I have seen such a weird-looking cockscomb snake.Looking at the bright red cockscomb sarcoma, I feel even more chilled than seeing the Cobra King.

boom!
Li Tienan raised her hand and shot a cockscombed snake, causing the stinky black blood to splatter, and then she pointed to the front and shouted: "There seems to be a platform ahead, let's go to the platform!"

At this time, we had already run to the center of the tomb, and our attention was attracted by the maggots just now. No one found that in the center of the tomb, that is, in the center of the four sacrificial pits, stood a green brick building. Build a platform.

"Come over!" Lao Yang waved his hand.

boom! boom! boom!
While fleeing, the team members shot and exploded the heads of the snakes emerging from the burial pit one by one.

But the number of cockscomb snakes is really too much, even if you get two more boxes of ammunition, you can't eliminate the snakes.

We came under the platform panting, looked up, and saw that the platform was square, about ten meters high, with steps on all sides, and the area was not very large, maybe nearly a hundred square meters.There are nine steps in total, the lowest step is the widest, and then narrows successively.From a distance, it looks like a nine-layer cake.

The situation was urgent, we had no time to think about it, and rushed to build the platform like a whirlwind.

This is the only building in the tomb. Although we are still not out of danger, at least we have an advantage in terrain, and we can fight against the snakes for a while.

I was still wondering if there would be a coffin on the top of the platform, because since entering the tomb, we have not seen where the coffin of the owner of the tomb is. The nine-story platform is the only building in the tomb. It stands to reason that here is The only place where the coffin of the owner of the tomb is placed.

When I climbed to the top of the platform, I was slightly surprised because I found that my guess was wrong.

There is no coffin on the top of the platform, only a big bronze tripod.

This big bronze cauldron is quite big, even if all of us hold hands, we can't hug it.

In ancient times, the tripod was regarded as a heavy weapon for founding a country and a symbol of power.

The big bronze tripod in front of him was dark and glowing with a gloomy copper light, like an ancient monster lying prone on the top of the platform, faintly exuding a kingly air.

We walked around the big bronze tripod and found that the shape of this big bronze tripod was very strange, completely different from the tripods I had seen before.Generally speaking, ancient tripods have three legs and two ears, or four legs and two ears. Ear.

Not to mention that I have never seen a big bronze tripod with nine feet and nine ears, there has never been any record of this kind of big bronze tripod from the ancient documents I know.Maybe this big bronze tripod with nine legs and nine ears may be the only one in the whole country.

What dynasty built this nine-legged tripod?

Why is the tripod built like this?
My archaeological curiosity was aroused again, and for a while I forgot that there was a wave of black snakes all around, and I threw myself on this strange nine-legged tripod, thinking carefully.

After getting closer, I realized that there are many strange patterns on the body of the tripod, including famous mountains and rivers, rare birds and beasts that cannot be named, and densely packed oracle bone inscriptions.The ancients often carved inscriptions on the tripods for offering sacrifices. Some of the tripods we unearthed in the past also had writings, most of which were about offering sacrifices and praying for blessings.

It's a pity that I don't know oracle bone inscriptions, so I can't know what is written on the tripod body.

I stretched out my hand to gently touch the glowing bronze cauldron, and my heart seemed to float back to the glorious years thousands of years ago.

Then, my breathing became short of breath, and my little heart started to thump and thump wildly.

I stared straight at the big bronze tripod, and there was only one thought in my mind: "Kyushu Ding?! Could this be the legendary Kyushu Ding?!"

In the early years of the Xia Dynasty, Dayu designated the world as Kyushu, and the prefectures were established as prefectures.

Later Xia Qi ordered Jiuzhou Mu to contribute bronze and cast Jiuding.

In advance, send people to draw pictures of famous mountains, great rivers, beautiful places, and strange things in all states in the country, and then send selected famous craftsmen to imitate these paintings on the body of Jiuding, and use a tripod to symbolize a state. The graphics also reflect the state's mountains and rivers.

Jiuding symbolizes Kyushu, reflecting the unity of the country and the high concentration of royal power, showing that King Xia has become the co-lord of the world and complies with the "mandate of heaven".

As the saying goes: "Under the whole world, is it the king's land, and the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers."

Since then, Kyushu has become synonymous with China.

And "Dingding" has become synonymous with the establishment of the national regime.

There has been no definite conclusion about the Kyushu Ding in the archaeological circle, because so far, archaeologists can only find the shadow of the Kyushu Ding in historical documents, and no one has seen the real Kyushu Ding.

"Mozi? Gengzhu" said: "In the past, Xia Houqi envoy Fei Lian folded gold in the mountains and rivers, and pottery cast it in Kunwu... The nine tripods were completed and moved to the Three Kingdoms." (The Three Kingdoms here refer to Xia, Shang, and Zhou. )

There are two schools of thought on the Kyushu Ding in academic circles. One school believes that the Kyushu Ding has nine large tripods, while the other thinks that the Kyushu Ding is likely to be a nine-legged tripod, which symbolizes the high concentration of royal power.

And at this moment, isn't the nine-legged cauldron in front of me very similar to the rumored Kyushu cauldron?

The tripod has nine legs, which is consistent with the conclusions drawn by archaeological experts, and the tripod is engraved with rare and exotic animals, famous mountains and rivers, which is also completely consistent with the Kyushu tripod described in historical documents.

I was so excited that my throat was about to smoke. For people in the archaeological field, if they can unearth the Kyushu Ding in this lifetime, it will definitely be famous in history.Although I am not in the archaeological field now, my heart is still in the archaeological field.If the news of the discovery of Kyushu Ding is spread, it is estimated that it will cause a national sensation.

"Tuobagu, what's the matter with you? Are you okay?" Cao Yi looked at me with concern.

At this time, my appearance was probably a little crazy, sometimes I smirked to myself, and sometimes I muttered to myself excitedly.

Lao Yang also noticed my strangeness: "Xiaogu, is there something wrong with you?"

I swallowed hard, restrained my excitement, and pointed to the big bronze tripod in front of me: "Do you know what this is?"

Lao Yang shrugged his shoulders: "A bronze tripod!"

"Then do you know what's so special about this bronze tripod?" I said.

Lao Yang rubbed his chin: "Well, apart from the strange shape and age, it seems to be nothing special!"

I took a deep breath and tried my best to calm my excitement: "I tell you, this big bronze tripod is very likely to be the legendary Kyushu tripod!"

"Kyushu Ding?! You said this big bronze tripod is Kyushu Ding?!" Lao Yang was stunned suddenly, his face showing astonishment.

"What is Kyushu Ding? Does it have a big background?" the old bird asked.

Cao Yi said: "The Jiuzhou Ding is called the first tripod in China. It is rumored that it was cast when the Xia Dynasty, the first feudal dynasty of the Chinese nation, was founded. At that time, the whole country was divided into Kyushu, and each state represented a tripod, so it was called Jiuding. It is a symbol of royal power!"

Speaking of this, Cao Yi turned his head and looked at me: "Is the inscription on the tripod the oracle bone inscription? I remember that the oracle bone inscription only appeared in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and the Xia Dynasty was before the Shang Dynasty, and the Kyushu Ding was also cast in the Xia Dynasty. Yes. How can there be oracle bone inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty on the tripod body of the Xia Dynasty? This does not seem to match the time!"

I nodded: "Actually, at present, the archaeological community has no clear conclusion on whether there were characters in the Xia Dynasty. Archaeologists have not yet found the basis for the existence of characters in the Xia Dynasty. It is generally believed that the oracle bone inscriptions originated in the Yin and Shang Dynasties. But in fact This view is also relatively one-sided. The lack of evidence for the existence of characters in the Xia Dynasty does not mean that there were no characters in the Xia Dynasty. There are various signs that the characters in the Xia Dynasty did exist.

Domestic scholar Ma Heshan believes that the official script handed down from the Xia Dynasty is Xia Zhuan, and these scripts mainly exist in the form of oracle bone inscriptions.

The oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty were already quite complete characters, and most of the so-called "six books" in traditional philology were available in oracle bone inscriptions, which was an important symbol that their characters had entered a mature stage.The development of characters is a long historical process, and the appearance of oracle bone inscriptions in Shang Dynasty will never fall from the sky, there should be a process of evolution before it.Therefore, in the pre-Shang era, the rulers of the Xia people, who were more civilized than the Shang people, should also have invented and used characters, which is in line with the law of the occurrence and evolution of characters! "

Speaking of this, my pupils flickered with uncontrollable excitement: "So, I can almost say with certainty that this nine-legged tripod is the legendary No. [-] tripod in China, the Kyushu tripod!"

Lao Yang exclaimed: "I didn't expect that we would find the Kyushu tripod by accident. It's unbelievable!"

I nodded: "Judging from the current signs, our previous judgment may be wrong. This is indeed a tomb, but it is not a tomb for burying people, but a tomb for enshrining the Kyushu Ding. This Kyushu Ding is the tomb in the tomb." It is a rare treasure, no wonder the builders of the tomb designed so many poisonous insects and monsters to protect it!"

I was talking vigorously when I heard Fang Weiran yelling from the edge of the platform: "My God! Come and see!"

(End of this chapter)