opened?!

Everyone was refreshed.

Sun Ye was so excited that his hands trembled. He raised his head and looked at Wu Liang. After receiving a positive signal, he continued to turn the "rudder".

Along with the slow rotation of the "rudder", there was also a dense "click-click" sound coming from the ground, and it seemed that there were many "rotating spindles" working together.

at the same time.

The two bronze plates that Wu Liang and Dian Wei dug out earlier were opening outward at a very steady speed like two doors, with the gap in the middle getting wider and wider.

And through this increasingly larger gap.

Wu Liang and others had already seen what was underneath, which was a wooden coffin slightly larger than the vertical coffins outside.

However, judging from the size of this coffin, it matches the body shape of a normal adult. Therefore, it should not use multi-layered matryoshka-like coffins like those tombs of princes and nobles that Wu Liang had previously excavated.

The outside of the coffin was also coated with a layer of black paint. With Wu Liang's eyesight, he could not directly determine the wood used in the coffin.

However, there is nothing special about this coffin from the outside, and there is no unique decoration. It doesn't feel much different from the vertical burial coffins outside.

finally.

The two bronze plates were completely erected, and the top of the coffin was fully visible to everyone.

But it was not over yet. As Sun Ye continued to turn the "rudder", the two vertical bronze plates began to slowly shrink underground, while the coffin was rising upwards little by little.

The scene before him really made Wu Liang's eyes light up.

Although as a time traveler from later generations, such an organic connection would not shock him, but it was a product of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. If discovered by the archaeological community of later generations, it would definitely become a major archaeological discovery that would shock the world.

in addition.

Wu Lianglian thought of another possibility.

If the mysterious power of the wooden magpie was combined with such a linkage mechanism, it would not be impossible to truly build a "mechanical city" that would only be seen in later film and television works.

Unfortunately, Wu Liang still knows nothing about this mysterious power.

and.

Luban only used that mysterious power on the wooden magpie, but did not use it on the siege equipment or civilian equipment he invented. Even this "mechanical seal" does not seem to use that kind of power.

The mysterious power is still at a semi-automatic level, which makes Wu Liang a little puzzled.

He felt that there must be some unknown reasons for this.

Either the use of that mysterious power may require stricter conditions, making it impossible to use it with these devices;

Either that or the mysterious power is a very scarce thing, so Lu Ban is forced to make a choice and choose to use it on the most wonderful thing.

In addition, that mysterious power may have other properties.

If it simply provides power, the wooden magpie can only fly. If it wants to fly freely and attack people who enter the underground palace, it still needs to be operated by self-aware humans, just like the airplanes of later generations.

No matter how advanced it is, it must be equipped with a pilot or captain.

The wooden magpie is more like a robot with many complex programs and logic, capable of making different responses and adjustments to external stimuli.

This is terrible.

As we all know, many artificial intelligences have appeared in later generations and have begun to enter thousands of households.

However, there are still many aspects of artificial intelligence that are not humane enough. They are limited by programs and logic. When reacting to external stimuli, they may accidentally become "artificially retarded".

And the "program and logic" of Mu Que seems to be more advanced than the artificial intelligence of later generations...

Just when Wu Liang was thinking about this.

"Bang!"

There was another sound coming from the ground.

The two bronze plates have retracted into the ground, and the black wooden coffin has been raised above the ground by a metal platform like a "machine tool".

At this moment, Sun Ye finally could no longer turn the "rudder".

It seems that this agency has completed its mission.

"Mr. Sun, please take a rest first."

Wu Liang stepped forward, carefully inspecting the black wooden coffin, and ordered Yang Wanli to help the panting Sun Ye aside.

"Sir, this coffin is made of catalpa wood. Although it doesn't look special, the details of the craftsmanship are more orthodox than those of vertical burial coffins, so it is most likely that it was made by the ancestor himself."

Sun Ye had already seen the coffin, and he held on and said to Wu Liang, "If you want to open the coffin, please do it in a villain's way. Firstly, it can ensure that the coffin is not damaged as much as possible, and secondly, the children and grandchildren have to nail it."

'The order of removal is also very particular, don't break the ancestor's rules."

"Children nails?"

After listening to Sun Ye's words, Wu Liang took a closer look at the coffin.

Only then did I realize that the coffin in front of me did not use the "three long and two short" method that was popular in the early autumn and the Warring States Period to tie and seal the coffin. Instead, it used copper nails to nail the coffin lid.

No more, no less, exactly seven copper nails.

This is the same as the custom of "nailing for descendants" in later generations. It is said that this nailing method can make future generations prosperous.

Speaking of which, is it possible that Lu Ban was the first to propose and apply the "offspring nails" burial custom to reality?

This possibility is really not impossible.

After all, making coffins is inherently carpentry, and Lu Ban is the ancestor of carpentry. Many industry rules that have lasted for thousands of years are basically inseparable from him.

However, after looking at it, Wu Liang discovered another very noteworthy point.

I saw that one of the seven copper nails on the coffin was only half-nailed into the coffin lid at this moment, and the remaining half was exposed quite abruptly.

"Mr. Sun, look at this..."

Wu Liang couldn't help but become nervous.

Could this be a mechanism, or...could something really happen inside the coffin, which caused the copper nail to come out of the coffin lid?

Could this be a bad omen?

"You don't have to worry too much."

But Sun Ye smiled and said to Wu Liang in detail, "This copper nail was only half-nailed on purpose. This is also the rule set by the ancestor. He said that you can't do anything absolutely, and doing something absolutely may be dangerous.

Descendants are not in a good position, so some discretion should be left in the coffin and burial. The implication is to leave a certain amount of land for descendants to cultivate, and to leave a "nail for descendants" for descendants to hammer. Therefore, the last nail must be only half driven on purpose, which means that in the future,

There will still be people to nail it, which naturally means that the population is prosperous."

"I see……"

After hearing this, Wu Liang nodded slightly and felt a little more relaxed.

There is indeed some truth in saying this. It is the same as that of later generations who would deliberately leave some leftovers for the New Year's Eve dinner and set off firecrackers for a few days before cleaning them up.

Wu Liang felt that there should be similar discoveries in archeology in later generations, but the archeology textbooks he studied did not explain it in detail.

certainly.

It is also possible that he overlooked this detail when he was reading. In addition, apart from the knowledge in books, he had never participated in any archaeological work before traveling and had almost zero practical experience. There are indeed many shortcomings that need to be explored.

There are still plenty of places.

…

Under the guidance of Sun Ye.

Wu Liang and others finally began the orderly work of opening the coffin.

Except for the copper nail that was intentionally left half unnailed, the other six copper nails were all nailed firmly.

However, Sun Ye knew these methods of removing copper nails very well, so Wu Liang and others took them out one after another without much effort.

According to him, these copper nails were also designed by the founder.

If ordinary people don't know the subtleties of this design, they will inevitably need to spend a lot of effort, and even have to cut several holes in the coffin to open the coffin lid.

The reason why the ancestor designed it this way was mainly to deal with some special needs for moving tombs.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the custom of moving graves was popular in some places, especially after Confucianism became popular and advocated generous burials. Some families whose family circumstances had changed greatly wanted to move their ancestors to a geomantic treasure place after living a good life.

Firstly, it was to teach our ancestors to live more comfortably down there and to vent their filial piety that had nowhere to go;

Secondly, it is to pray for the blessings of the ancestors, so that the lives of oneself and the descendants of the family will be more prosperous and the population will be more abundant.

So the design of the ancestor came into being. After all, it is the craftsman who made the coffin who nailed the coffin during the burial, and the craftsman who opened the coffin when moving the tomb was also the craftsman who made the coffin.

In this way, you can not only show your expertise as a craftsman in front of those who don't know how to do it, but also save yourself a lot of effort. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

This kind of copper nails has not been lost, and many craftsmen who specialize in making coffins are still using them today.

The successors of "Gongshu Jing" like Sun Ye are naturally no exception.

After all the copper nails were pulled out, it was finally the most anticipated and nervous moment of opening the "blind box" that everyone was looking forward to.

"call--"

Wu Liang let out a long breath and tried his best to suppress his gradually accelerating heartbeat.
To be continued...