This temporary headquarters can be said to have the most complete historical information about Mongolia in China. Even the stone carvings and murals related to Mongolia in the Arzhai Grottoes have been printed as reference materials.
The process of archaeological excavation is actually like solving a case. Often a small clue can lead to shocking answers.
At this time, Director Guo gave an order, and several interns who stayed at the headquarters began rummaging through the mountains of books and literature.
"This picture... looks familiar?"
Zhuang Rui in the mausoleum was also frowning and observing the patterns on the golden coffin. When he used his spiritual energy to observe the golden coffin before, he only noticed the exquisite pictures on the surface of the coffin, but he did not pay close attention to it. Now
After taking a closer look, I suddenly felt familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere before.
This is a siege scene in the era of cold weapons. Countless soldiers are attacking a huge city with weapons in hand. The city gates are tightly closed. Arrows are raining down from the city walls. The shadows of large rocks appear in the air from time to time. The attackers are dead and injured.
heavy.
These are very ordinary siege scenes, which are not surprising, but a scene not far from the city gate attracted Zhuang Rui.
Not far from the city gate, there are two very tall trees. In the middle of the trees, a lot of ropes are tied. Many people keep pulling back the ropes connecting the two trees, pulling the two trees into a tree.
arc.
The next picture showed that there was a huge thick wood in the middle of the ropes. The distance between the two trees was about eight meters. In this way, the two trees formed a huge slingshot.
, and the thick wood in the middle is a huge "bow and arrow".
Judging from the bending degree of the two trees, as soon as those people behind let go, I believe that the "bow and arrow" will shoot towards the city with thunderous force, and the direction of the "arrow" is exactly the city that cannot be conquered for a long time.
Door.
"Why does this picture look so familiar?"
Professor Meng, who was standing next to Zhuang Rui, was confused and wanted to scratch his head, but found that he was blocked by the oxygen mask. He couldn't help but laugh at himself and said to Zhuang Rui: "I am getting old, and my memory is not as good as before.
Well, Xiaozhuang, you have put a lot of effort into Mongolian history in the past two years, can you remember whether there is any record of this painting?"
Professor Meng could conclude that he must have seen similar or identical scenes, but he could not remember which period in Mongolia it happened.
"This is... this seems to be..."
Zhuang Rui was also patting his head through the oxygen mask. Suddenly, a bright light flashed in his mind, and Zhuang Rui finally remembered what this scene was.
"I remembered, this is Xixia siege!"
Zhuang Rui let out an exclamation, and then slapped his head in annoyance. He had spent a whole night trying hard to find out the identity of the owner of the tomb from the golden arrow in the coffin. If he had noticed the relief on the coffin earlier,
Picture, why is it like this?
Zhuang Rui had seen this scene not long ago. This famous battle was recorded on the many Mongolian stone carvings in the Arzhai Grottoes. It was also mentioned many times in the Secret History of Mongolia and was described as
A great victory for Genghis Khan.
That was when Genghis Khan was conquering Xixia. He encountered a very strong city that could not be conquered for a long time and suffered heavy casualties. Just when Genghis Khan was at his wits' end, he suddenly discovered that there were three big trees growing side by side not far from the city gate.
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Genghis Khan had an idea and ordered his men to cut down one of the three trees, then tie tough cowhide bands to the other two trees, and then asked the strong men in the army to pull the cowhide bands and cut down the three trees.
The tree was used as a siege weapon.
Sure enough, just after the "bow and arrow" was fired, the city gate was forced and this city, which was extremely important to Xixia, was successfully captured. Later historians judged that this battle was the most important battle in Genghis Khan's overthrow of Xixia.
fighting.
Such a battle, which became the War of Destruction of Xixia, was also the proud work of Genghis Khan's southern and northern expeditions in his life. Therefore, there are scenes of the battle in many places to promote Genghis Khan's glorious military achievements.
Although Professor Meng is old and frail, his brain is not as bad as he said. When Zhuang Rui finished speaking, his words also blurted out at the same time.
"Xixia Siege?!"
Also inexplicably shocked was Director Guo on the ground, because in front of him at this moment, there was a stone rubbing that was very similar to the picture on the golden coffin, especially the two trees, which were so conspicuous on the picture.
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"Is it...could it really be the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan?"
Director Guo murmured to himself, with a look of disbelief on his face. This relief painting on the coffin made his judgment about the identity of the tomb owner suddenly tilt.
You must know that narrative scenes such as these that can be engraved on coffins or tomb walls must praise the tomb owners' great achievements in their lives. Even their descendants would not dare to risk the achievements of their ancestors.
"There are also relief paintings on the wall..."
At this moment, Dr. Ren's voice rang in the headset. After signing the confidentiality agreement, they were qualified to enter the second golden tomb at the same time as Zhuang Rui.
Following Dr. Ren's words, the camera focused on the walls that were surrounded by dazzling golden light. Sure enough, on the walls of the main tomb, there were also pictures of various war scenes engraved with delicate brushwork, as if they were painted on paper.
"Director Yun, these...these gold carvings must not be damaged..."
After seeing those scenes, Zhuang Rui's first reaction was to grab Director Yun of the security department. If the previous "demolishing team" were to come again, it would be the largest incident in the history of Chinese archeology and cultural relics.
tragedy.
"Yes, yes, these pictures are different from the previous golden walls. They have great research value. Minister Ouyang, you have to give me an accurate answer now, and you must not let them be damaged in any way..."
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Professor Meng also reacted. He did not talk to Director Yun next to him, but directly talked to Ouyang Zhenwu from the ground command headquarters.
"Teacher Meng, don't worry, the country has always attached great importance to the protection of cultural relics. I can assure you that not only all the gold items in this tomb, but also the previous gold will definitely be protected.
Maintain its original appearance and will not suffer any damage..."
Ouyang Zhenwu's voice paused for a moment and then continued: "Moreover, at the appropriate time, the country will announce this major archaeological excavation to the world, and these funerary objects will one day appear in people's sight.
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What Ouyang Zhenwu said is not false. Although these gold reserves are huge, the country will not be in the same situation without them. If we didn't find it before, wouldn't it still be developing economically?
National leaders are not fools. After these golds are given artistic life, their value can no longer be measured by gold itself. If they really want to sell it, they may have to multiply the value of gold by ten times or a hundred times.
Many wealthy foreign collectors are competing for it.
Moreover, if these gold items are exhibited to the world at the right time, the sensational effect will be far greater than any archaeological expedition in the history of the world. This will not only enhance the country's image, but also showcase China's gold to the world in disguise.
Strong muscle reserves.
"The Mausoleum of Genghis Khan is the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan. I didn't expect...it would be here..."
"Haha, I didn't expect that the old man would be buried soon. How could he catch up with this grand event in the archaeological world?"
"Yes, this archeology will rewrite the history of world archaeology. I suggest that a grand press conference be held immediately to announce this news to the world..."
After the pattern on the golden coffin was confirmed, cheers erupted in the headquarters. The answer to the mystery that had puzzled everyone for more than a month was finally revealed at this moment.
Although such a scene has only been discovered and there is no more conclusive evidence, everyone believes that no emperor would engrave the achievements of others on his coffin.
"How...why is it the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan?"
Perhaps the one who laughs the most bitterly in the headquarters right now is none other than Director Guo. Although he was very excited when he discovered the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, Director Guo couldn't be happy anymore when he thought of the bet with Zhuang Rui.
"Xiao Guo, what's wrong? This is a discovery that subverts the history of archaeology. Why are you looking so sad?"
Minister Ouyang, who was thinking about how to announce this major archaeological discovery to the world, turned around and saw Director Guo's ugly face. He couldn't help but feel a little strange. All the cultural relics in this tomb will be under his jurisdiction, so why did he put on such a bitter look?
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"Minister Ouyang, I... I once made a bet with Zhuang Rui. If this imperial mausoleum is the mausoleum of Genghis Khan, I will..."
After Director Guo heard Ouyang Zhenwu's question, his head was as big as a fight, but he couldn't avoid it, so he hesitantly told the story about his bet with Zhuang Rui.
"This kid is fooling around..."
After Ouyang Zhenwu heard this, he immediately laughed and scolded Zhuang Rui, but then said: "Xiao Guo, our government can't break its promises. We must do what we promise, but we must pay attention to safety when borrowing.
, don’t let cultural relics get lost…”
With a status like Ouyang Zhenwu's, he was not afraid of what others said about seeking power for personal gain. Since Zhuang Rui and Director Guo had made such a bet, he didn't mind helping his nephew.
What's more, Ouyang Zhenwu was still worried about how to reward Zhuang Rui for discovering Genghis Khan's mausoleum, so he just used this matter to settle matters.
