"The places we are excavating now are the burial pits of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum. In 1974, local farmers who were digging a well discovered what looked like something underneath, which led to the discovery of the Terracotta Army, which had been buried for more than 2,000 years and is known as the 'Eighth Wonder of the World'."

"It provides invaluable material evidence for the study of the military, politics, economy, culture, science and technology, etc. of the Qin Dynasty."

"Now let me look at some video materials."

Zhu Qinggu played introductory materials about the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor.

For example, some ruins, city walls, burial mounds, underground palaces, etc.

Modern technology has revealed that the underground palace is located 35 meters below the ground level, beneath the burial mound. It measures 170 meters long from east to west and 145 meters wide from north to south. The burial chamber is located in the center of the underground palace and is 15 meters high, making it roughly the size of a standard football field.

Every so often, with technological advancements and subsequent re-exploration, new research findings are obtained.

"Actually, our country has a law protecting imperial tombs, and we generally don't actively excavate ancient tombs unless there are some accidents."

[I know about this. For example, the Xi'an area is densely packed with ancient tombs; any construction there will inevitably end up in a tomb.]

[Xi'an and Nanjing were building subways at the same time. Nanjing's subway is already open, but Xi'an's is still under construction. After eighteen years of construction, 1356 ancient tombs have been unearthed.]

[This 1356 is just for Line 8. Do you know how much has been unearthed along the lines before that in Xi'an? The Xi'an Cultural Relics Bureau and the Xi'an Metro Bureau are in despair.]

[Today it's Qin and Han dynasty tombs, tomorrow it's Sui and Tang dynasty houses, right? Thirteen dynasties' worth of heritage, from the Qin and Han to the Ming dynasty.]

[The old ancestor in the underworld: Kid, this little car is really fast.]

[I'm studying archaeology in Xi'an, so I can't laugh.]

[It's much more lively underground than above ground.]

[The ground is teeming with people, the underworld with ghosts; above ground lies Xi'an, below ground Chang'an.]

[They can be buried together, one above ground and one below!]

[It's quite rare for Xi'an Xianyang International Airport to receive over three thousand ancient tombs right from the start.]

[Jinan is having a tough time too. Xi'an is full of ancient tombs underground, while ours is full of springs.]

"What is this subway? Is it really necessary to build it?" Many people under the sky were astonished to see so many ancient tombs in that area, but even so, it still had to be built.

Looking at the sky, people in later generations cherish these things and want to find out the origin of each one. Wouldn't that take a long time?

What was it that took eighteen years to build? Will future generations also have to perform corvée labor?

Many ancient people who thought their final resting place was in Chang'an looked like they couldn't smile. So many tombs, it turns out, were just not mentioned by the host, but that doesn't mean they weren't dug up.

They were just watching for fun before, but now that it's their turn, it's more painful than if the sky had fallen.

I can't cry, and I can't laugh.

Some people are magnanimous, thinking that after death they will be like a withered tree, regardless of the raging floods. Others are petty and calculating, thinking that they have been dug out and are filled with despair.

In this situation, they discovered that they could send bullet comments.

(Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houcong: Qianlong, you beast! You @%¥, your Great Qing is neither loyal nor a nation, its downfall is only a matter of course.)

Unexpectedly, the first person to start cursing was Jiajing.

Insulting the Qing Dynasty? Even the emperors of the Qing Dynasty have started spewing profanities.

(Qing Dynasty, Emperor Hongli: Jiajing, you ignorant rat! Jiajing, Jiajing, every household is clean! You've enriched Yan Song and Yan Shifan, while the people of the world are starving. At least I had the Kangxi and Qianlong eras of prosperity, during which the people lived in peace and contentment...)

(Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao: What Kangxi and Qianlong golden age? The comments say you proclaimed it yourselves. You even led China to decline. Look at your money-tail braids! Ugly! Ugly! Ugly! Ugly enough to irritate my eyes!)

(Qing Dynasty, Emperor Jiaqing: Father, you also have Heshen...)

Emperor Qianlong was furious with his rebellious son Yongyan, but now that Yongyan is grown up, he's letting himself go. Since Qianlong already knows, why is he pretending?

So when Emperor Qianlong later summoned him to reprimand him, he simply bowed slightly.

Zhu Yuanzhang simply couldn't bear to look at these bastards from later generations.

(Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang: What kind of people are these cricket players, carpenters, Taoists, and even those great generals? How come our Zhu family produced such a bunch of people? Fourth son, look at you! How did you give birth to such a useless pig who rides me?)

Emperor Yongle: "..." He was scolded.

(Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di: Cough cough cough, the Qing Dynasty of later generations, you couldn't even afford a few pieces of wood? You even wanted to dismantle mine, how pathetic... By the way, Jiajing, I am Taizong, not Chengzu, don't get it wrong, if you do, I'll come find you in my dreams.)

Zhu Di dared not confront his father directly, so he could only choose the easy target.

He wouldn't be afraid even if Emperor Qianlong attacked.

Jiajing: "..." He didn't want Zhu Di to come to him in his dreams, and he didn't know if he could go to the Qing emperor in his dreams to give him some "ear-to-ear instruction".

(Tang Dynasty, Li Hui: Brother Liu, thank you so much! I'm very satisfied with what I saw today, hahaha.)

(Liu Ci of the Han Dynasty: You're welcome. I'm happy that everyone has come to keep us company.)

The ancient people under the sky: "..."

Song Dynasty Emperor: "..."

(Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin: How can the foundation I have painstakingly built be destroyed by a few incompetent descendants? My Zhao family owes the people a great debt. If we do not rise up, how can we uphold our legacy? If the way to a strong country is to seek peace, then it is not a strong country, but merely a temporary survival! Are not the words of future generations enough to serve as a warning?)

Zhao Kuangyin had a lot to say, but in the end, it all turned into this kind of earnest advice.

After all, the subsequent emperors of the Zhao Song dynasty were all from Zhao Guangyi's lineage, and whether they would listen to him was another matter entirely, given that several years, decades, or even centuries had passed.

(Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen: Emperor Taizu's words are reasonable; the way to strengthen a nation lies in firmness and strength.)

Later Song Dynasty emperors also mostly talked about striving for good governance, etc.

But Zhao Kuangyin was watching them one by one, and each of them had their own ideas.

Those emperors, Huizong, Qinzong, and Gaozong, didn't dare utter a single word.

Zhao Yun, on the other hand, was quite a pity for him.

The emperors of the Tang Dynasty were also very amiable.

(Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong of Tang: Yes, Your Majesty, Zhinu will renovate your mausoleum.)

Oh dear, Li Shimin immediately smiled like a kind person.

(Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin: Zhinu, how are you doing?)

(Empress Zhangsun of Tang Dynasty: Zhinu, how are you?)

(Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian: It's Zhinu...)

(Tang Dynasty, Li Tai: Zhi Nu, I'm here too. How did you become emperor?)

Li Zhi looked at the words on the sky, especially Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun. They didn't ask about Meiniang's situation at first, but asked him if he was alright.

He thought of so many things from the past that he didn't even realize his vision was blurring.

As time goes by, what he misses most is the days when his family was together. If only people didn't have to grow up.

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