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The Yejiashan cemetery has not dug up the tomb of Marquis Zeng!

The Jingzhou Institute of Archaeology was not as lucky as the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the M1 tomb that had just been dug was the tomb of a Marquis Zeng.

They dug three tombs in a row, one was the tomb of a doctor or secretary of Zeng Guo, a lady of Zeng, and a tomb that could be the tomb of the marquis of Zeng or the wife of the marquis of Zeng...

But it's not all without results.

At least I know that the Yejiashan cemetery is indeed the cemetery of the nobles of the Zeng Kingdom.

Moreover, it is the early Western Zhou Dynasty, and it can be traced back to at least the period of King Cheng or King Kang at the earliest.

King Cheng was the second monarch of the Zhou Dynasty and the grandson of King Wen.

It's early enough.

You must know that after King Wu Keshang, he only served as the Son of Heaven for two years, and then he died.

During the period of becoming king, it was actually the time when the Western Zhou Dynasty had just opened the country.

Even during the reign of King Kang, it was only 24 years after the Zhou Dynasty officially became the co-ruler of the world.

The Yejiashan cemetery can find the tombs of the nobles of Zeng in the Chengkang period, which shows that the chimes that Chen Han found in Wenfeng Pagoda are basically in line with the facts.

Zeng Guo was indeed one of the earliest vassal states surnamed Ji in the Zhou Dynasty.

Moreover, here in the Yejiashan cemetery, there is a high probability that the first generation of princes is buried.

This first-generation prince may not be Nangong Shi, because Nangong Shi may not have been sealed.

According to the inscription of the bell, King Wu gave the piece of Suizhou to Nangong.

But during the period of becoming a king, Nangong Shi was still in the center to assist Zuo Chengwang.

The "Chinese Jin Yu" recorded: "After King Cheng took the throne, he consulted 'Bayu', consulted 'Eryu', and conspired in Nangong. ”

Obviously, Nangong's adaptation should be the same as that of Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao.

Although he received a fief, he still stayed in the court, and only sent his eldest son to the fief.

It is even very likely that Nangong Shi was the first to open the head of this remote fiefdom, and later Zhou Gong and Zhao Gong did the same.

The word "Nangong" can also be used as evidence.

Since the bells of Zeng Guo in the late Spring and Autumn Period are called "Nangong", it means that Nangong Shi died as "Nangong".

For Ji Zhou, the "so-and-so" in "a certain duke" has a special meaning, not a random scream.

The reason why Duke Zhou is called Duke Zhou is because his initial mining was in Zhou, so he is called Duke Zhou.

In the same way, the mining of Zhaogong is in Zhao, so it has always been called Zhaogong.

And Zhou and Zhao were both the fiefs of these two important ministers at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, before King Wu conquered the merchants.

After Ji Zhou officially became the co-lord of the princes of the world, King Cheng sealed the Duke of Zhou to Qufu and established the State of Lu, and the Duke of Zhao to Ji and established the State of Yan.

But neither of them was sealed, but sent their sons to seal it.

Therefore, they are still called the original mining estate, instead of "Lu Gong" and "Yan Gong".

Then, it is possible that before the Western Zhou Dynasty was officially established, Nangong Shi had a piece of mining called "Nan" in the Zhou State.

And later did not seal Zeng Guo.

That's why it's always called "Nangong"!

Even the Marquis of Zeng in the Spring and Autumn Period still called his ancestors like this.

Of course, there is another possibility.

is that Nangong Shi may be the same as Jiang Taigong, and the "Nan" of his "Nangong" refers to a certain official position he has held in the central government for a long time.

After Jiang Taigong was crowned Qi State, most of the time he spent his time in Haojing as the "Taishi" of the central power of the Zhou Dynasty.

Later, he also died in Hojing, the capital of Zhou.

Therefore, he is called "Taigong" in the inscriptions of the history books or the fortnight period.

And because he actually participated in the construction of the Qi State, and he also personally governed the Qi State for a period of time, it was not that he did not manage the Qi State at all.

Therefore, the words "Qi Taigong" are occasionally seen in the inscription.

However, Nangong Shi only has "Nangong" in the inscription, not "Zeng Nangong", so Chen Han thinks that Nangongshi may not have been sealed.

The first generation of Zeng Hou, most likely should be the son of Nangong Shi!

Perhaps, this is how history should be.

King Wu sealed Nangong Shi to Sui, so Nangong Shi sent his son to Suidi and established the Zeng Kingdom.

This is the same as the son of the Duke of Zhou to Qufu to establish the Lu State, and the son of the Duke of Zhou to Jidi to establish the Yan State.

It's just that Zeng Guo has not expanded rapidly like those big countries, and it can't be summed up by one or two place names.

Unlike the countries of Ren, Teng, Ju, Ren, Tan, Fei, Pi and other countries in Sishang, in historical records, the name of the fief was directly used to refer to the name of the country.

For example, if the country of Fei is in Feidi, it is called Fei, and if the country of Ju is in Ju, it is called Ju.

Maybe the country of Zeng is everywhere, and the place is not big, and over time it is called "Sui".

But Zeng is different from those small countries in Sishang, Zeng is a vassal state of King Wu, and the monarch is Zeng Hou!

Therefore, on the inscription of the bronze, the official name of the country must be engraved "Zeng"!

And the unofficial name of "Sui" is just the customary name of the countries for Zeng.

Perhaps the people of Zeng Guo themselves are accustomed to this "nickname", but on the formal bronze inscription, it must not be engraved with a "name".

It's like, just because you are called a fat girl by your classmates, you really fill in your name and fill in the fat girl in the college entrance examination!

If there is a Zhihu in the Eastern and Western Zhou periods.

Maybe Zeng Hou will ask a question on Zhihu: "It's very troublesome!" The nickname is more famous than the real name, what should I do? ”

However, this is just a guess by Chen Han.

Whether this is the case or not depends on whether the tombs of the early monarchs of the Zeng Kingdom on this side of Yejiashan can have evidence.

After Professor Mu learned that the tomb of Marquis Zeng had not been dug up, Chen Han said goodbye to Professor Mu with some frustration, and pulled Luo Zhenghao to prepare to leave.

"Lao Luo, if you find the tomb of Marquis Zeng in the future, there is an inscription that records any important information, remember to notify me as soon as possible!"

"According to my speculation, the first generation of Zeng Hou should be an outsider who conquered the local forces everywhere. Only then did the surname Ji Zeng Guo be established. ”

"There is a high probability that in the tomb of the first or second generation of Zeng Marquis, there will be bronzes that record this major event related to the establishment of the Zeng Kingdom!"

"If you can find any "Sui" on the bronze, then it will be said with the two countries together, and it will be a certainty. ”

Before leaving, Chen Han repeatedly told Luo Zhenghao.

Although the bell unearthed from the M1 tomb of Wenfeng Tower, the content recorded in the inscription can almost prove that it was a country.

However, from beginning to end, there is no mention of "Sui" in the inscription, and it is impossible to prove from direct evidence that the place where Zeng Guo is located is everywhere.

What if when the Battle of Wu Chu took place at that time, Zeng Guo and Sui Guo were actually standing side by side, but the historian's record was wrong?

Archaeology, not to prove that the records of the historical books are correct.

The history books also record the possibility of errors, and this kind of thing has happened a lot.

So for the sake of rigor, it's best to find direct evidence that it was what it was.

Otherwise, don't make the conclusion that it was a country in Sui, but after a few years, the ruins of Suiguo or the tombs of nobles were discovered.

That's embarrassing...

"Okay, you can rest assured, I will notify you as soon as I find out!"

Luo Zhenghao sent Chen Han back to the entrance of the village with a smile, and after repeated reassurances, Chen Han drove away satisfied.

"Hey, I'm still too anxious, it's only been half a month, how can there be a major discovery so quickly."

On the way back, Chen Han was still sighing, and he really couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry!

"Tick-tock, Dong-dong-da-da, gourd baby!"

"Tick-tock, Dongdong, great skills!"

The phone rang in the closed carriage.

Chen Han easily connected the Bluetooth call in the car.

"Hey, who's that?"

On the other end of the phone, Kong Jianwen's impatient voice came.

"Xiao Chen! Hurry back to the construction site! ”

"Tomb M1 has unearthed another bell with many inscriptions!"

"Also, the director of the Jingzhou Museum called me just now."

"The excavation results of Tomb No. 168 of Phoenix Mountain will be announced and exhibited, and "Mr. Sui" will also be made public! ”

"He wants to ask you to help announce and introduce Mr. Sui to the public!"

"Now you're pretty famous on the Internet."

"I didn't even notice that your financial media claim to be doing a pretty good job! There are more than 2 million fans on the whole network! ”