Chen Zhijun saw his father's arrival, and ran forward excitedly: "Dad, it's hard work." ”

"It's okay, I slept on the plane."

After speaking, Chen Zhijun said hello to Lei Tongren and said, "I haven't seen you for almost a year, and I'm strong again." ”

Lei Tongren responded with a smile: "Haha, this is going to complain about Zhijun, the boss's food arrangement is good." ”

Chen Lianshan saw that there was a Feng Weiguo behind them and asked, "Who is this?" ”

Chen Zhijun hurriedly stepped forward and introduced: "Oh, Dad, let me introduce you, this is Director Feng of the Municipal Museum." ”

Feng Weiguo was already excited after seeing Professor Chen himself, and he had been waiting for them on the side with an excited mood, seeing that Professor Chen took the initiative to come over to say hello, he quickly reached out to hold Professor Chen's outstretched hand, and said excitedly: "Professor Chen, you have worked hard!" I've been dreaming of seeing you for a long time, and I've finally got my wish! ”

"Haha, where did I get a big name from an old man," after the politeness, he introduced several entourage: "These are the elite soldiers and strong generals drawn from the research offices and centers of the institute, this is Professor Zhang, who specializes in physics, this is Zhu Gong, who studies ancient culture, this is Professor Wang, who studies chemistry, this is Qin Gong, who is an elite in the field of history and archaeology, this is also surnamed Zhang, Zhang Gong, also Professor Zhang, who studies ancient architecture, and this is my assistant Ma Kai." ”

After everyone shook hands one by one, they boarded the car and hurried back.

On the way, Feng Weiguo asked, "Professor, what do you think of the tomb now?" ”

Professor Chen waved his hand and said: "It is not appropriate to characterize it as a tomb now, and it is not rigorous for archaeology to easily characterize it based on a single wall and not know the specific purpose. ”

"I'm sorry, Professor Chen, but if it's not an ancient tomb, what might it be? There are not many records of the iron birch tree in history, even in modern times, and I have only heard of it and have never seen it, so what is behind it, I am curious now. ”

"According to records, the use of iron birch was at its peak in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to building houses, due to the lack of smelting technology at that time, and the hardness of iron birch was higher, the main use was in industry and military at that time, and the scope of application in the Qing Dynasty was only a simple extension in the industrial and military fields, if it is assumed to be what is in it now, it is not clear."

Seeing Professor Chen's cautious words, Feng Weiguo didn't want to ask more questions, so he said with anticipation: "Oh, then I hope you will uncover the mystery behind this iron birch for us as soon as possible." ”

As soon as the car entered the door of the city hotel, it was greeted by Secretary Geng of the Municipal Party Committee, Mayor Hu, Vice Mayor Zhao, Director Zhang of the Cultural Bureau, and Director Sun of the Public Security Bureau. Don't ask, you know, you must have reported the direction of the driver to a certain leader all the way.

As soon as everyone got out of the car, Secretary Geng walked in front and warmly shook Chen Lianshan's hand and said, "You are Professor Chen, right?" Welcome! ”

Chen Lianshan heartily stretched out his hand, shook Secretary Geng's outstretched hand and said, "Haha, how do you think I'm it?" ”

"It's just clever, you're from the capital, don't laugh."

After a brief introduction, everyone entered the restaurant on the second floor and entered a particularly large private room, in the middle of which was a round table that could accommodate about 20 people, and a variety of dishes were already full.

After taking a seat, Secretary Geng instructed a young man: "Xiao Li, go and open the good wine I brought, pour it for a few professors, it has been raining for two days, and it has cooled down a little. ”

As the wine glass flickered in the light, Secretary Geng picked up the wine glass in front of him and said: "As the local class leader, first of all, I would like to thank several professors for coming here from Beijing, and I will give you a glass first!" After speaking, after holding a glass of wine in both hands and saluting the visitor, he raised his hand and a glass of wine was swallowed.

Seeing that several guests followed and drank the first glass, the young man named Xiao Li immediately filled the wine glasses one by one. Then, Secretary Geng said: "Professor Chen, I have heard of your name, today at noon we found the ancient facilities alarmed you to personally lead the team over, this is the honor of our city, your team will definitely bring new topics and value to our city's historical research, this second glass of wine, on behalf of the municipal party committee, I respect you!" ”

After that, the second cup is over.

After drinking, Professor Chen said: "The value of history will not be subverted simply because of a certain direction, but will only confirm the conclusions of the past through new discoveries. Archaeological topics are often controversial, and the controversy itself also has a certain degree of explanatory rigor, so it is not right to define this discovery prematurely for the time being. ”

"Haha, isn't history confirmed in archaeology, the basis for any existence of history is the result of the sweat of experts and professors like you, from your few words, you are not the kind of expert who can only talk on paper, the third cup I salute you and a few guests, you are a new starting point in the archaeological history of our city!"

Seeing his father's gray hair shining in the light, Chen Zhijun stood up worriedly and said, "Secretary, my father is old and has been high blood pressure, let him drink less, and I will take care of the rest." ”

"Haha, it's definitely biological! Professor Chen, you are blessed! Mr. Chen, don't worry, you won't drink too much wine, but how can you do it without wine? Although you have followed Professor Chen since you were a child, you must not know that they all had to drink alcohol before their archaeological work began. ”

"It seems that Secretary Geng also knows a lot about our industry, most people do drink alcohol when they work in the field, this is a tradition, in the past, because of poor conditions, whether it is into the cave or under the tomb, the humidity is relatively large, it is inconvenient to work if you wear too thick, it is cold if you don't wear it, and the clothes are not as good as they are now, thin and warm, in order to keep out the cold, I have to drink some wine, and this drinking continues to this day."

"Where is it to understand, in the past, I heard them say that it was for aphrodisiac energy, not to be invaded by underground yin energy, and today I heard you say that I admire archaeology even more! It is a blessing for our city to have a professor like you in our city, and I will salute you again after this cup, and then I will delegate my power to Mayor Hu and them. After speaking, after drinking two glasses of wine in a row, Secretary Geng sat down and listened quietly.

Mayor Hu took over the topic, and also continued Secretary Geng's style: "Just now the secretary as the squad leader has said everything that should be said, the secretary represents the municipal party committee, then I will toast everyone on behalf of the municipal government, everyone has worked hard, if there is any need, we will work hard to do what we can do, and we will try our best to do what we can't do!" ”

"Then on behalf of the archaeological team, I would like to thank the local government first! With your support, I think the secret of the mountain will soon be revealed. ”

With Mayor Hu taking over the liquor rights, the atmosphere is much more relaxed. Everyone was full of wine and food in a warm atmosphere.

In harmony, everyone from Beijing was sent to their respective rooms, and soon they all fell asleep.