Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

The tall tower in front of me looked like it was used by dwarves or animals.

The underground area is obviously very large, but the stairs are extremely narrow, which is incomprehensible.

They did not stop, but continued to move forward.

The best way to overcome fear is to face it.

In fact, they all vaguely felt that if they continued to climb up, they might encounter unimaginable dangers.

There is no other way now.

As for the danger, Lao Hei felt that he might encounter a big snake, while Wang Jinpeng felt that the tower had no end.

Lin Ran was observing both sides of the tunnel.

There are some murals on both sides of the tunnel, but no paint is used, they are carved directly with knives.

He studied the content of the murals, which mainly talked about the life of the nobility.

The funniest thing is a mural, which depicts a muscular man holding a large piece of wood with one hand.

The people around him looked at him with admiration.

"This wood shouldn't weigh a thousand pounds, right?" Wang Jinpeng said with a smile.

He calculated in his own mind that even if it was golden nanmu, he could lift two pieces of wood of the same volume at one time, let alone ordinary wood.

"Maybe this is some kind of weapon." Lao Hei frowned and looked at it. The content on the mural was indeed a bit strange.

But seeing this mural, Lin Ran's expression became serious.

The protagonist of this painting is clearly King Zhou of Shang!

It is recorded in Sima Qian's "Historical Records".

Zi Shou had amazing arm strength, could lift wood with his bare hands, had a clear mind, and was regarded as an extraordinary talent.

Zishou is the name of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty.

During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, agricultural culture was not fully formed. Let alone the common people, even the nobles had a normal meal.

In those days, people were not allowed to drink wine privately, let alone brew wine privately.

Because brewing requires a lot of grain, the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Yin Shang Dynasty were very short of grain.

Long-term food shortage will naturally lead to malnutrition.

Being able to lift a piece of wood with one hand was definitely considered a strongman at the time.

Therefore, the protagonist of this painting is most likely King Zhou of Shang!

I was looking at other murals, and there were pictures of wine ponds and meat forests.

The so-called wine pond and meat forest refers to the extremely luxurious life in which King Zhou of Shang Dynasty used wine as a pond and meat as a forest, and took his maids to drink and have fun.

Lao Hei finally saw some clues, because this image was so special.

"Qiang?"

Lin Ran had a guess in his mind.

In fact, as early as the Shang Dynasty, the Yin people collectively called the tribes in the west of China "Qiang Fang".

The birth of the Qiang people can be traced back to the era of the Five Emperors.

There have been relevant records since the "Book of Mountains and Seas", and now the Qiang people are also one of the ethnic groups in China.

The Qiang people live on this land.

During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the Yin and Qiang people did not get along well with each other. The two countries were at odds with each other and often launched wars.

If the portrait is of King Zhou of Shang, it would have been in the late Shang Dynasty.

The Shang Dynasty at that time had two serious problems.

Dongyi and Zhou people, the wine pond and meat forest of King Zhou of Shang was actually a sacrificial ceremony set up to appease the Dongyi tribe.

However, King Zhou of Shang was too tyrannical and the Dongyi tribe could not bear it, so they took the lead in attacking. King Zhou of Shang used all his troops to deal with Dongyi.

Unexpectedly, this move actually gave the Zhou people in the west an opportunity to develop, and eventually led to the demise of the Yin Shang Dynasty.

As for the Qiang people, they have always been the mortal enemies of the Shang Dynasty.

The slaves of the Shang Dynasty were captured from other countries.

During the Wu Ding era, the strength of the Shang Dynasty reached its peak, fighting in the south and north, and at the same time surrendered the Dongyi tribe and the Qiang people.

However, the Qiang people would rather die than surrender, and the number of them who became slaves was very small.

They cannot be used for productivity, and the King of Shang is naturally unfriendly to them.

During the sacrifices, Qiang people would be captured as human sacrifices. In fact, they were sacrifices, and the Qiang people were not treated as human beings at all.

It was not until the middle and late Shang Dynasty that some Qiang people entered the farming society, integrated with the Chinese, and were accepted by the Shang Dynasty.

The other part continues the nomadic life,

The Qiang people have a nomadic economy, just like the later Yuan Dynasty. They simply do not have enough means of production to feed the tribe, so they are naturally aggressive.

The Shang Dynasty at that time was an agricultural society, although iron farm tools were not widely used, resulting in low productivity.

However, the Qiang people coveted it and carried out long-term robbery operations, which would arouse the anger and counterattack of the Shang Dynasty.

It was not until this part of the Qiang people integrated into the life of the Shang Dynasty and began their farming career that the Shang Dynasty accepted them and finally turned them into their own vassal states.

The patterns and markings on the building reminded Lin Ran of this period of history.

During the Shang Dynasty, transportation was not developed, and King Zhou of Shang was a monarch, so it was impossible to come here.

Because, during the Shang Dynasty, this place was still a desolate place.

At that time, the actual rulers of the Ngari area were a primitive tribe called the Zhangzhong tribe.

Ancient Xiangxiong Kingdom!

In its heyday, the ancient Zhangxiong Kingdom had a territory comparable to that of the Shang Dynasty in the Central Plains. At the same time, because it was ruled by religion, it had wider spread power.The owner of this ancient tomb can only be the king of the ancient Zhangxiong Kingdom or the Qiang King.

But there is no solid evidence yet.

Moreover, their living environment was actually relatively backward compared to the Shang Dynasty.

It is impossible to have such a powerful casting ability.

Lin Ran pondered for a long time, and Wang Jinpeng coughed at an inappropriate time.

"I think everyone has almost rested. Is it time to move on?"

They have been staying in front of the wallflower for more than ten minutes. If they want to finish climbing the tower today, they have to race against time.

Everyone also put away their curiosity and continued to move forward behind Wang Jinpeng.

Anyway, we have to find a way to bring the bronze tripod out. With the strength of the archaeological team, it is not difficult to find out the origin of the bronze tripod.

The ancient tomb under the lake will also become a key protection area.

Lin Ran decided not to think about the tomb owner for the time being. Anyway, there was no curse and he needed to solve it.

As they continued to go up, the distance between the stairs became smaller and smaller.

Lin Ran couldn't help but look up curiously, but there were walls around him, blocking his view.

It seems that these walls function like protective fences.

Along the way, everything was peaceful and quiet, and there was no danger.

But everyone still maintained a vigilant attitude. In this weird tomb, no one dared to take it lightly.

Finally, they reached the end of the stairs.

However, the expected door did not appear.

In front of them is a silent...

city.

"Am I dreaming?" Wang Jinpeng pinched his face. It was hard to believe that they climbed from one underground city to another.

Isn't there several levels underground?

Lin Ran also found it incredible, and the city in front of him turned out to be streets dominated by stone houses.