Chapter 1258: Peeing child

Ye Tian and the others took a few steps forward, only then, through the gap between the crowd, saw the bronze statue of the little boy standing in the street, peeing naked!

This is the world-famous peeing child sculpture. The protagonist of the sculpture is Yu Lian, the first citizen of Brussels, Belgium, and a symbol of Brussels.

When they approached the sculpture, Ye Tian and Betty found a suitable place to stop, and began to admire this world-famous sculpture.

Tyler and Lisa stood behind, in a state of high alert, protecting Ye Tian and Betty's safety.

A little further behind, Walker and the others also stopped, standing on the side of the road, pretending to be tourists smoking and chatting on the street, secretly watching the situation here, and they were always available to support them.

Although the sculpture of the peeing child is world-famous, it is very small, about fifty-three centimeters tall. Compared with its huge reputation, it can be said to be inconspicuous.

If it is not for this sculpture, or tourists who do not know that this sculpture is here, it is easy to pass by and miss this famous sculpture.

Visitors who don't know much about this sculpture and see this sculpture for the first time will inevitably feel disappointed and feel that it is not worthy of the name.

However, when you take a closer look at this sculpture of Manneken Pis, it will shine.

This Belgian child with curly hair and bright belly akimbo, urinating freely in front of people, has a vivid posture and lifelike appearance. His serious and happy appearance is indeed very cute.

Looking at such a Renaissance-style sculpture full of innocence, many people will feel more happy. Perhaps this is the reason why people like Yulian.

The sculpture of Yu Lian stands on a fountain. Below it is a semi-circular pool. The outside is enclosed by a black iron fence to separate tourists and pedestrians.

After standing in front of the sculpture and admiring it for a while, Ye Tian began to whisper the story about the sculpture to Betty and Anderson.

"You must have heard the story about Manneken Pis Julien. There are various versions of the story, there are as many as seven or eight, and each version is very interesting.

The most widely spread is that when the ancient Spanish invaders evacuated Brussels, they were going to blow up the city with explosives. Fortunately, Yu Lian came out to urinate in the middle of the night, so that the fuse was extinguished.

In order to thank Yu Lian for saving the whole of Brussels with his own pee, people set up this statue to commemorate him and gave him the reputation of "the first citizen of Brussels".

After hundreds of years of long time, this sculpture of a peeing child has become the icon of Brussels. When people mention Brussels, they almost always think of this famous statue.

Anyone who visits Brussels will come here to look at the sculptures of Zi Lian and feel the innocence and happiness. This has become a must-visit attraction in Brussels.

This statue full of innocence has also brought a lot of benefits to Brussels. It not only attracts a large number of tourists, but also related tourist souvenirs can be seen everywhere in Brussels.

Of course, not everyone likes this Manneken Pis statue. Julian is also a ill-fated little guy who has suffered many damages and even thefts in history.

The Manneken Pis sculpture in Renaissance style we see now is not an original work cast in 1619 by the famous Belgian sculptor Jerome Duxino.

As early as 1871, the original work was smashed to pieces by a French drunk. People re-forged the recovered pieces and gave Yu Lien new life, and carved this history on the pedestal.

One day in 1965, people woke up in the morning to find that Yulian had been killed and only two feet were left on the pedestal, but its naive body was missing.

After more than a year of searching, Belgian talents found Yu Lien's body from the Brussels Ring Canal, and carried out the second restoration in history, returning it to its original position.

In view of the repeated destruction of this statue, the municipality of Brussels decided to send the statue into the collection of the Municipal Museum. The statue in front of us is a replica from the 1970s,..."

While explaining, Ye Tian also secretly opened the perspective, looking through the sculpture of the Manneken Pis in front of him, the base of the sculpture, and the underground situation.

This small sculpture in the Renaissance style itself has no secret worth exploring. It is just a hollow pure copper statue, empty inside.

However, under the pedestal of this sculpture, Ye Tian found a hidden secret.

It was a deep and damp dense road, about 1.5 meters high and less than one meter wide, sloping all the way down, leading directly to the depths of the constant temperature street where the Manneken Pis statue was located.

In this perhaps unknown secret road, Ye Tian saw a few stone holes for torches, and four or five fat mice. Apart from these, nothing else was discovered.

Through the ancient stone holes in the secret road wall, Ye Tian could make a judgment instantly.

This is a secret road built at the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth century. It is older than the statue of the peeing child and has more history!

According to legend, before 1619, there was a fountain sculpture of "Little Love God Peeing" at this location where the peeing child statue was located, dating back to the mid-15th century.

Ye Tian wasn't surprised to find the secret road here, it couldn't be more normal.

You know, the location of the Manneken Pis statue is in the center of the old city of Brussels, close to Brussels' Grand Place, only a few tens of meters apart.

In history, Belgium is a country that has been repeatedly invaded, especially the city of Brussels. I don’t know how many invaders have been sent to us and how many times have been ravaged!

During the Middle Ages, it was even more dark here. Everyone lived a precarious life and could face extinction at all times.

Faced with this situation, people living in this city will inevitably dig tunnels to protect themselves in order to avoid natural disasters.

Not only is there a secret passage under the pedestal of Manneken Pis, Ye Tian can be sure that there must be countless secret passages under the Grand Place in Brussels and even the entire old city of Brussels.

In medieval Europe shrouded in darkness, this is a common occurrence, and there are countless legends related to secret roads in history.

Some of these secret roads are used to protect themselves and avoid enemy attacks, and some secret roads are used to carry out assassinations. They are even used by some famous historical figures to cheat. They are quite fragrant!

It is estimated that most of these secret passages under the old city of Brussels have been discovered, and there should be undiscovered secret passages.

The secret road under Yulian's feet was probably never discovered.

In Ye Tian's eyes, this secret road still maintained its original appearance ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ no sign of anyone entered.

Unfortunately, he did not find any valuable antique artworks in this secret passage.

As for the situation in the depths of the secret road and beyond the scope of perspective, it is temporarily unknown! Only by looking for opportunities to go in and explore, can we know the specific situation.

After looking through the surroundings of the Manneken Pis sculpture thoroughly, Ye Tian retracted his sight and ended the perspective.

But his professional and precise explanations did not stop.

"... Yulian is now'sprinkling' tap water, but at the Brussels Carnival, this little guy peeed out of beer.

It is conceivable that thousands of people who participated in the carnival rushed here to drink Yulian's ‘urine’. That scene must be very interesting! "

"Hahaha"

There was a burst of laughter around the statue, and Betty and Anderson, as well as other tourists on the scene, all laughed.

After admiring the statue for a while, and after taking a few photos with the mobile phone and camera, Ye Tian and the others just turned and left, walking along Constant Temperature Street, talking and laughing towards the Grand Place in Brussels.

Immediately afterwards, the Belgian plainclothes policemen also took action and followed again.

Walker and them are the same, still following the Belgians.

No pop-up novel network ()

The copyright of all the novels included on this site belongs to the author! The plot content and book reviews are his personal actions, and have nothing to do with the position of Wudan Novel Network!

All novels and novel reviews on this novel site are updated and uploaded spontaneously by netizens! It only represents the personal behavior of the publisher and has nothing to do with the standing field of this novel! All authors are requested to abide by the National Internet Information Management Measures when publishing their works. We reject any pornographic novels. Once discovered, they will be deleted!