Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 581 Birdman

Zhao Tuo sat cross-legged on the couch with a tiger lying beside him, while La Yao stood right in front of him with a large jar beside her. She held the red creature in her palm with her palm facing upwards. The thing was too big.

Layao held it with both hands, her wrists were covered tightly, and the powerful snake was pressed down so that only the tip of its tail was barely visible.

"Bad boy?" Jiang Shangxian's face was almost wrinkled like Nicholas Zhao Si.

What the hell, you made such a big fuss and now you’re telling me I’m a scabby kid???

"Madam, can this thing kill people?" Yingzi also frowned. In the countryside, in the fields and mountains, there are many of these things every year during the season. Not only are they noisy, but they are also dirty and disgusting.

Jiang Shangxian looked left and right, vertically and horizontally, and confirmed that this thing was a frog. She didn't know what species it was, but said: "This should also be a kind of Gu. In Lingnan, snakes, insects, rats and ants may be dangerous. Remember the appearance of this thing. Be careful if you encounter it."

Looking further back, the mural below is even more outrageous.

In the previous mural, Zhao Tuo still had some gray hair, but here his hair is completely black.

Jiang Shangxian's face was almost pressed against his, and he counted the wrinkles on his face one by one, and finally concluded: "He seems to have regained his youth."

If it was just the hair that turned darker, Xiao Jiang would have reason to suspect that Zhao Tuo used some traditional technique to dye his hair, but there were also fewer wrinkles, so it couldn't be that Old Deng had used some kind of ultrasonic cannon or Thermage, right?

This one sentence shocked everyone into silence, as if they were rejuvenated.

Just hearing these four words was enough to make people drop their eyes. Everyone gathered around and carefully compared the changes before and after Zhao Tuo, and finally came to the same conclusion - this old guy really got younger!

Jiang Shangxian didn't know why she felt a little anxious about the story that followed. She took a torch and looked behind her, her speech speeding up. "It seems like the Xiou people are building a mausoleum here."

But judging from the murals, one can tell that this must have been a very large project, which almost involved the entire Xiou clan.

Because this mural includes almost everyone, men, women, young and old, except for young children.

But it was strange that the only people involved were from the Xiou tribe, not a single person from the Central Plains.

What caused the Xiou people to suddenly change their attitude?

In order to extend Zhao Tuo's life, the entire family devoted their efforts to building a mausoleum for him?

No wonder Zhao Tuo had such a bad temper at that time. He overturned the table and broke up with Empress Lu when he didn't get along with her. This was because he had spotted the geographical advantages of Nanyue. As long as he lived long enough, he could outlast Empress Lu.

But Jiang Shangxian became more and more confused.

She couldn't understand why Zhao Tuo also played a big role in fighting against the Baiyue.

Why on earth did they change so quickly?

Can you bend and stretch to this extent?

At this point, the mural is almost finished.

There is something odd about the last two murals.

After Zhao Tuo died, the La Yao were buried alive with him!

The entire mausoleum is not drawn here, but only an extremely huge coffin with a tree next to it, a leafless tree that is long and thick.

Jiang Shangxian didn't know what the inside of the coffin looked like, but this tree...

"She turned into a tree!" Yingzi's mouth opened wide in surprise. It's unbelievable that people could be so powerful.

Even after death, they can become trees!

"Madam, does this mean that Layao was sealed in a tree after his death?" After looking at it for a while, Jiubai felt that there might be something wrong with Yingzi's eyes. Although the mural was a bit abstract, it was obvious that a person was placed in the tree.

Jiang Shangxian didn't understand what this meant either. She moved her eyes to the last painting, which was almost entirely covered with stone carvings, except for a bird-like figure in the lower right corner.

well.

Xiao Jiang was sure that this was no less difficult than a foreigner taking a Mandarin exam, and the test was in dialect.

It may be difficult, but since I've come this far, I still have to try my best. For the last big question, if you don't know how to do it, write down the solution. If the teacher is in a good mood, maybe he will give you one point!

Jiang Shangxian took out the book given by Liu Manqiang and started cramming for the exam.

However, the old lady had not expected that there was such a temple in the deep mountains. Only a few words matched, and Jiang Shangxian had to guess some of the other words.

Anyway, to sum up, the descendants of the Xiou tribe have to enter Zhao Tuo's mausoleum. As for what they are going to do... she doesn't know either.

Jiang Shangxian took out a charcoal pencil and copied the words carved on the stone. He planned to show it to Liu Manqiang after returning. She, Xiao Jiang, did not forget to do some cultural work while she was out.

"Madam, this thing looks like a birdman." Jiubai has been studying the birdman.

Although he didn't like reading, his own Jiulang had studied seriously. When he read, he would read aloud with his head shaking. As a guard, he had of course heard some of it.

"Birdman?"

Jiang Shangxian stuffed the book into his bag and moved forward.

I didn't look closely just now, but now I seem to have some impression: "Could it be the Yumin Kingdom?"

"What is the Yumin Kingdom?" This was beyond Yingzi's scope of study. She had always thought that birdman was an insult.

Jiang Shangxian explained, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Overseas Southern Classics records that the Yumin Kingdom is located in the southeast, and its people have long heads and feathers. Another theory says that it's southeast of the Biyi Bird, and its people have long cheeks. This suggests that there's a place called Yumin Kingdom in the southeast, and the people there have very long heads and feathers all over their bodies. Another theory says that Yumin Kingdom is southeast of the Biyi Bird, and that the people there have unusually long cheeks."

"How can anyone look like this?"

Yingzi didn't believe it. She was not a child who could be easily fooled. "There are so many people in Chang'an whose eyes and hair look different from ours, but I've never seen anyone with feathers."

The Tang Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world, and Chang'an City is the most powerful place in the world!

Jiang Shangxian holds a hidden trust in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Isn't Nanyue close to the South China Sea?

Modern archaeological discoveries have proven that the Nanyue Kingdom has always had exchanges with various countries overseas, so it is normal for the Xiou people to have seen some strange things from overseas.

"This Yumin Kingdom has been recorded in many ancient books. 'Gui Zang: Qi Shu' once said: The appearance of the Yumin people is a bird with red beaks and white heads. 'Bo Wu Zhi' says that the Yumin Kingdom has wings and cannot fly far. There are many phoenix birds, and the people eat their eggs. It is 43,000 miles away from Jiuyi..."

Jiang Shangxian remembered that this Yumin Kingdom was mentioned in many ancient books. It had a long head, white hair, red eyes, was covered with feathers, and had a pair of wings on its back.

According to legend, the people of Yumin were hatched from eggs. The legendary Luan bird also lived in Yumin. The people of Yumin often stole bird eggs to eat, believing that eating the Luan bird's eggs could make them immortal.