Chapter 51 The Tomb of the Three-Rank Generals of the Qing Emperor Kangxi
Xue Chen's face darkened and he felt annoyed, but now that the matter was over, he could only obey the arrangement.
The work of transporting rammed earth is not tiring. It is to drag up the residual soil dug out from the bottom of the grave pit with a basket tied with a hemp rope, and then transport it to dozens of meters away and dump it. A total of four people do this work, which takes half an hour for each person.
Only then can I get a basket of residual soil, and when I am free, I can squat under the shade of a tree and rest.
On the contrary, the work under the tomb is not easy. Wearing a sun hat and braving the scorching sun, with various tools in hand, we dig out the compacted soil in the tomb layer by layer, searching for cultural relics buried in the soil.
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Xue Chen stood above the tomb and watched. In less than a morning, more than a dozen artifacts had been unearthed, including porcelain, pottery, broken and intact ones, and a small jade artifact.
He saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. He could feel the rich spiritual energy in those unearthed cultural relics, and he wanted to inhale it immediately, but he couldn't touch it!
Every cultural relic excavated was carefully transported to the tomb pit, and was simply cleaned by two girls from the archaeological team, brushing off the mud. There was an armed police soldier with a gun on the side, watching eagerly.
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At three o'clock in the afternoon, Professor Pan stopped the day's archaeological excavation work. All the unearthed cultural relics were packed into three cardboard boxes one by one, sealed with tape, and carried down the mountain by three people from the Cultural Relics Bureau.
After taking the bus back to the hotel, I locked myself in a storage room with an iron door on the fourth floor.
"well."
After dinner, Xue Chen returned to his room, washed off the dust all over his body, put his hands under his head, lay on the bed, stared at the lamp above the ceiling, sighed, feeling as depressed as he wanted, raised his head.
After a day of digging around in the soil, not a single unearthed cultural relic was touched!
This was obviously completely different from what he had imagined before coming here. He thought he would absorb the spiritual energy smoothly, but he didn't expect that he would become a free coolie.
In the next three days, Xue Chen still transported the remaining soil every day, but still found no opportunity, but he knew that he could not take the initiative to approach the unearthed cultural relics, otherwise, it would be counterproductive and make him even more suspicious.
"Nima, I'm not here to play in the mud, I have to find a way." On the bus back, Xue Chen frowned and thought to himself.
In the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel, Xue Chen was sitting alone at a table on the side having dinner. He was in a bad mood and had a bad appetite. He used chopsticks to pick up the unappetizing dishes on the plate.
On the other side, several people transferred from the Geological Survey Bureau were sitting at a table, and people from the Cultural Relics Bureau were sitting together, eating, laughing, and talking about the day's work.
Professor Pan is a leader and a kind person, so the young men and women in the archaeological team all sit around Professor Pan.
"It has been concluded that this is an ancient tomb from the Qing Dynasty. The excavation work has been carried out for seven days and has completed the preliminary stage. The tomb passage has been completely exposed and dozens of cultural relics have been unearthed. Everyone is interested in this large tomb.
What do you think about the identity of the owner of the tomb, specifically during the Qing Dynasty? Who can tell me." Professor Pan looked around at the staff of the Cultural Relics Bureau and asked.
The people in the Cultural Relics Bureau all lowered their heads in meditation, with a faint look of confusion on their faces, and no one took the lead in answering.
Seeing this scene, Professor Pan sighed helplessly. He also understood the current situation of the Cultural Relics Bureau. There was a lack of jobs, and the only ones with real abilities were old people like him, who were on the verge of retirement.
Most of the top students who graduated in the 1990s felt that the Cultural Heritage Bureau was boring and unprofitable, so they resigned one after another and went to work.
The young men and women in their twenties in front of me are all newcomers who have just graduated less than five years ago, and basically none of them have a professional background. They come to work in the Cultural Relics Bureau. Some are arranged through connections to get the royal salary, and some are admitted by themselves. But
Without exception, they are not passionate about archeology, but just looking for a stable job.
"Is it from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty?" a young girl whispered.
"In my opinion, it should be from Jiaqing. There are so many and rich cultural relics unearthed. The owner of the tomb should be a wealthy businessman." Li Wenbo said with a clear look.
"Well, there are indeed a lot of burial objects." Someone agreed.
Professor Pan sighed again as he listened to these people's random speculations.
"This is a tomb belonging to Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. The owner of the tomb is a third-rank official, possibly a general or a city guard. To be more specific, we need detailed identification of the unearthed cultural relics and the county annals of this place." At this time, someone said.
said loudly.
In an instant, everyone looked up and followed the voice, and saw that the speaker was Xue Chen, who was sitting at a table next to him, looking at them indifferently.
"What do you know? That's exactly what you said. Who are you trying to fool?" Li Wenbo shouted dissatisfied.
Professor Pan waved his hand towards Li Wenbo and asked: "Xiao Xue, tell me, how did you conclude that this is a tomb from the Kangxi period?"
"It is very simple to judge. The cultural relics unearthed these days are from various eras, and there are even artifacts from the Han Dynasty. But it is not difficult to see that all the various artifacts unearthed are from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty at the latest, so this is naturally from the Kangxi period.
Big tomb." Xue Chen replied.
"Then how did you determine that it was the tomb of a third-grade official, and also that he was a military general?" Professor Pan continued to ask.
"The same judgment is based on the unearthed cultural relics. On the first day I came, an emerald ring was unearthed. It was buckled on the thumb when drawing the bow to prevent scratching the fingers. In addition, there should also be a bow
, but it was completely rotted, and only a piece of metal with no apparent purpose that was used to strengthen the bow and arrows was unearthed, so I concluded that he was a military commander."
"As for the official who judged him to be a third-rank official, it was based on a sapphire unearthed today. It was not an ordinary jewelry burial object, but a crown bead on his head. In the Qing Dynasty, officials of different ranks wore crown beads.
The materials are completely different and cannot be overridden. The first grade is ruby, the second grade is coral, the third grade is sapphire, and the fourth grade is green corundum..."
"And this is not Kyoto, and the positions of third-grade military generals are also very limited. There are only a few possibilities depending on the region, including staff general, commander, city guard, and staff leader..."
Xue Chen took his time and talked. Gradually, everyone in the restaurant, whether they were members of the archaeological team or ordinary guests, all looked at him without blinking.
"Based on these reasons, I made the judgment just now. Professor Pan, I don't know if what I said is correct. If there are any fallacies, please don't hesitate to educate me." Xue Chen looked at Professor Pan and said sincerely.
Although no one knew whether what Xue Chen said was right or not, they were all shocked by his analysis and felt that it was not wrong. Some people couldn't help but applaud.
Snapped!
Professor Pan reached out and patted the table and said excitedly: "Comrade Xiao Xue, your analysis is completely correct! Just like my guess, I also believe that this is the tomb of a third-rank military general named Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty."
Professor Pan couldn't hide his shock. Some of the points put forward in Xue Chen's analysis just now were even more comprehensive than he thought.
Xue Chen's impression also changed greatly after watching it.
Hearing Professor Pan's affirmation, the people from the Cultural Relics Bureau and the Geological Survey Bureau also looked incredulous. They didn't expect that Xue Chen, whom they had never seen directly, could be so powerful.
"Wow, I didn't expect that he is quite knowledgeable."
"Yes, Professor Pan admits that what he said is right."
Several young female members of the archaeological team looked at Xue Chen with beautiful eyes, as if they had discovered a new world.
Li Wenbo lowered his head slightly, with a calm face, and looked at Xue Chen with flickering eyes.
"Comrade Xiao Xue, come sit here. How do you know this?" Professor Pan waved.
Xue Chen walked over, sat down nearby, and said: "To be honest, Professor Pan, I work as an appraiser in a pawn shop in Haicheng City, and I usually ask for advice from seniors like Chen Suyuan, Chen Yibo, and Liu Ming, so I am very familiar with history.
I still have some experience in terms of cultural relics and cultural relics.”
He has a fairly good relationship with Chen Suyuan, but he is not so familiar with Chen Yibo and Liu Ming. But at this time, he can only pull the tiger's skin and pull the flag. This is also a helpless move, in order to gain Professor Pan's approval and resolve the issue.
Suspicion.
"Oh? You still know Chen Suyuan and Lao Chen from the museum?" Professor Pan said in surprise.
"Well, they are all well-respected seniors in the cultural world. They are as knowledgeable as you. I often ask them for advice." Xue Chen flattered me in a roundabout way.
Professor Pan smiled happily: "No wonder you are so knowledgeable. You are so eager to learn at such a young age. It is very rare. There are few young people nowadays who can calm down and study carefully like you."
Professor Pan was determined to give Xue Chen a test and asked several questions about ancient culture and ancient cultural relics.
At this moment, Xue Chen wished he could immediately take this opportunity to ask for a different job and send him to clean up the unearthed cultural relics. He could even move them. However, he hesitated for a while and still did not open his mouth. He thought that even if he mentioned it, he should mention it in private, in front of everyone.
It's not appropriate to bring it up to so many people.
The next day, everyone took the bus to the excavation site of the tomb early as before. Xue Chen was still doing the job of transporting the remaining soil in baskets. He was waiting for Professor Pan to come up from the tomb to rest when he was tired from work.
In the past, I mentioned my request to change my job, and tried to change my job to one where I could come into contact with cultural relics.
After carrying a few baskets of residual soil, he squatted under the shade of a tree to rest. He couldn't help but look across the tomb. Two young women from the archaeological team who were not very beautiful, but quite eye-catching, were carefully cleaning the newly unearthed cultural relics.
, use a small brush with soft bristles to carefully brush off the dirt on it.
However, what made him very unhappy was that Li Wenbo also came up from under the tomb and was licking his face and chatting with the two girls for more than half an hour. It was very annoying. (To be continued)