Zhuang Rui was the first to wake up, not to mention how strong his concentration was, but Zhuang Rui had already experienced such a shock more than a month ago, and now he is somewhat immune.
"Ah? Crystal coffin?"
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Professor Meng woke up as if from a dream, and took a closer look. Sure enough, outside this lifelike emperor's corpse, there was a layer of transparent crystal coffin, sealing his entire body inside.
The gold and silver brocade that seemed to cover Genghis Khan was actually floating in the water. However, the crystal coffin was not large and could just accommodate the body. It looked like it was tightly wrapped around the body.
generally.
"Is it soaked in potion?"
When Professor Meng paid attention, he immediately discovered that Genghis Khan's entire body was surrounded by a colorless water-like substance. However, the crystal coffin was extremely transparent. If you didn't observe carefully, you really couldn't find it.
But this raises another question: What is the potion here made of? How can it survive for thousands of years?
You must know that water-like substances will evaporate naturally. Let alone such a small amount of water, even a small lake will disappear in less than a thousand years if it becomes stagnant water.
What is even more surprising is that just this potion in the crystal coffin was able to preserve the corpse without decay for thousands of years. This effect seems to be impossible to achieve even with the most advanced modern technology.
Needless to say, the efficacy of this antiseptic potion is definitely far greater than the formalin brought in by the archaeological team this time. If this mystery can be solved, I believe it will also greatly promote the development of modern medicine.
"This...this crystal coffin actually...has no gaps?"
The problem of the potion not evaporating was solved immediately, because Professor Meng looked down and found that the entire crystal coffin was integrated, and there seemed to be no gaps in the interface.
When Zhuang Rui saw Professor Meng focusing on the crystal coffin, he couldn't help coughing and said: "Teacher, the coffin has been opened. Let's... clean out the things next to it first?"
In this huge coffin, in addition to the crystal coffin, there are also countless precious funerary objects, a meter-high blood coral, various exquisite ancient jades, and gold and silver vessels, filling the entire coffin to the brim.
These things need to be maintained immediately after the coffin is opened, otherwise they are likely to suffer from oxidation after being exposed to external oxygen.
"Yes, yes, I was negligent..."
Professor Meng blushed. He should have said these words originally, but he didn't expect that in his absence, he actually asked the students to remind him.
"Zhuang Rui, you and Xiao Ren bring the things up. Xiao Liu and you guys will take over below. Clean up the objects on the left side first..."
There were only eight staff members entering the main tomb this time. Professor Meng also knew that it was impossible for him to carry out such high-intensity cleaning work with his own body, so he made proper arrangements immediately.
"Okay, two pieces of ancient jade..."
"One blood coral, no, two people are needed..."
"This is a golden dagger. The color is not right. Take some time to take care of it..."
Zhuang Rui and Dr. Ren stood on the ladder and bent over to take out the cultural relics one by one from the coffin. They had been doing this for more than four or five hours. They were so tired that their backs ached, but they could only clean up the artifacts.
A treasure at the bottom of the crystal coffin.
There are more than 1,680 pieces of high-quality ancient jade, most of which are bat and hollow dragon-shaped jade pendants that represent auspicious meanings. Since the tomb did not collapse and let in water, the jade is quite well preserved.
Due to long-term contact with gold and silverware and coffin brocades, many ancient jades have three or four clear colors. One ancient jade is actually a seven-color clear jade that Zhuang Rui has never seen before. There are several different colors.
The ancient jade is made more mysterious and unpredictable.
Seeing the rich jade funerary objects, Zhuang Rui felt regretful in his heart. If he had stolen this tomb alone, the Dingguang Museum would be able to add a jade museum immediately.
In addition, the blood coral is also the best. The entire coral is about one and a half meters tall. Even if it has been buried underground for thousands of years, it still exudes bright and beautiful colors. There are also artificial gems inlaid on the natural coral branches.
Make it look dazzling.
At this time, Director Guo, who was watching the cleanup work at the ground command headquarters, suddenly sighed: "Oh, this... there are so many good things..."
"Xiao Guo, what's the matter? Aren't you happy that you have discovered so many good things?"
Ouyang Zhenwu traveled between Beijing and Inner Mongolia during this period. The preliminary work for the press conference has been prepared and can be held immediately after Genghis Khan's coffin is opened today.
"I'm happy, I'm happy, but minister, I have to admit my mistake to the organization. I shouldn't have bet with private individuals on national property..."
Director Guo felt as if he had knocked over the five-flavor bottle. He didn't know what it felt like. Each of these objects could be called a national treasure. Director Guo was heartbroken when he thought that Zhuang Rui would lend out three items in the future.
It's just that Director Guo never expected that Zhuang Rui didn't care about these funerary objects at all. In the end, even Director Guo didn't have the right to lend out what he wanted.
"Zhuang Rui has made great contributions to the country, and it is appropriate to reward him appropriately..."
Ouyang Zhenwu understood Director Guo's mood and said with a smile: "Moreover, the Forbidden City has been very shameless recently, and some competition system needs to be introduced. Don't think that occupying the country's resources is just the boss and the second child. Xiao Guo, in
You are responsible for this matter..."
Some time ago, many scandals broke out in the Forbidden City, including damage to national first-class cultural relics, lax anti-theft systems, and stolen items. It was also revealed that in the last century, the Forbidden City distributed Qing Palace armor to employees as welfare, which made the public extremely dissatisfied.
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Ouyang Zhenwu's words can be said to be very serious. His meaning is very clear. If the following departments do not make rectifications, they do not rule out handing over some precious cultural relics to other state-owned or even private museums for exhibition.
"Yes, yes, Minister, after this excavation is completed, we will rectify and improve our work style..."
Director Guo, who is also in his fifties, blushed when Ouyang Zhenwu said it but had no words to refute, because accidents have indeed occurred frequently in the Palace Museum recently, which not only caused a crisis of trust among the citizens, but also the central bosses
He's very dissatisfied.
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"Okay, let's take a rest and then clean up..."
Excavation of tombs is an extremely boring and energy-consuming task, and there is no room for sloppiness. After working for four or five hours, everyone was exhausted.
The initial excitement of seeing Genghis Khan has long been forgotten. The staff in the tomb have long lost their respect for this emperor, and sometimes they want to move him out with his coffin to save money.
There are often obstacles when cleaning objects.
He walked outside and changed out of his oxygen suit. After Zhuang Rui took a sip of water, he said to Professor Meng: "Teacher, let's clean up the head first. According to the style of Mongolian tombs, the head and feet are often the richest burial places.
The place……"
In this huge underground palace, the three objects that Zhuang Rui valued the most were the "Jade Seal" which symbolized the majesty of the ancient emperor, and the second was the golden arrow engraved with Genghis Khan's name.
As for the third one, of course it is Genghis Khan himself who is buried in the crystal coffin. However, due to geographical restrictions, it is estimated that such a large crystal coffin will be difficult to move onto the ground.
Zhuang Rui is not greedy either. As long as Director Guo keeps his promise and hands over the golden arrow and the "Jade Seal of the Nation" to him, Zhuang Rui will be satisfied.
Before Professor Meng could answer Zhuang Rui's words, Ren Chunqiang said first: "Zhuang Rui, let's clean up the objects on both sides first. Clear both sides so that people can stand inside..."
When cleaning the bottom of the crystal coffin just now, due to the small space, it was difficult to take out the items at the bottom after taking out the items on top. Dr. Ren almost fell into the coffin and came into contact with Genghis Khan's dragon's feet.
"Brother Ren, the head and tail are the most difficult to clean. After cleaning the two ends, the next work can be carried out. We have to do the hard first and then the easy..."
Zhuang Rui has always respected Ren Chunqiang, but after holding back for more than a month, Zhuang Rui just wanted to see the Fang Chuanguo Jade Seal as soon as possible, and he no longer cared about refuting Dr. Ren's face.
"Okay, let's do as Xiaozhuang said. Let's work hard and try to clear out the contents of the coffin today..."
Professor Meng now almost always responds to Zhuang Rui's requests. Although he goes down to the tomb, Zhuang Rui is most often directing the cleanup operations. This makes Professor Meng feel a little disappointed, but also has some thoughts in his heart.
A ray of relief.
The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the old man will eventually retreat. Seeing that Zhuang Rui, at just thirty years old, can single-handedly preside over such a major archaeological excavation, even Professor Meng feels that he is already old.
After a short rest, the group of people redressed and went to the coffin to get busy. Now that they saw Genghis Khan in the crystal coffin, everyone no longer felt the same way as before.
This is also a common problem among people. After seeing something too much, they don’t take it seriously. It’s like some men go out to find an average-looking mistress despite having a beautiful wife at home. This is actually the same thing.
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After more than two hours, the items on the top of the crystal coffin had reduced a lot. Now, every time Zhuang Rui fished for items, his face was almost within sight of Genghis Khan's face in the coffin.
"What is this? A golden plate?"
Ren Chunqiang, who was cleaning up on the other side, suddenly leaned out of the coffin and took a flat, long golden object in his hand.
