Bird seal, although it is said to be a font that originated in the Chu State.

However, from the mid-to-late Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, this font prevailed in the southern states such as Wu, Yue, Chu, and Cai.

On the famous Yue Wang Goujian sword, the inscription of "Yue Wang Goujian self-acting sword" is engraved with a bird seal.

However, in the tombs of Zeng Guo unearthed before, no traces of bird seals were found.

Whether it is the tomb of Marquis Yi in the future, or in the tomb of Marquis Zeng, Gongqiu and even other noble ministers who accompanied the burial.

Most of the unearthed inscriptions are a kind of Central Plains seal that fuses the Chu seal.

The inscription on this bronze halberd can be said to be the first bird seal found in the tomb of Zeng Guo.

And judging from the content, it seems that it has nothing to do with Zeng Guo.

"Prince Wu's use of light?" Chen Han read it again in confusion.

He can be sure that these words are basically not wrong.

Although the bird seal is a bit unpopular compared to other big seals.

However, there are also many bronzes that have been unearthed using bird seals.

Yue, Chu, and Wu all have them, and there are many of them, so there must be two or three hundred pieces.

Among them, the more famous ones are the Yue King Goujian Sword and the Prince Wu Ding.

It just so happens that the words "Wu, Wang, Zi, Zhi, Yong," etc., on this bronze halberd, have existed on the previously unearthed bronzes, and they have been interpreted and deciphered.

Only the word "light" was guessed by Chen Han himself based on the Great Seal and Chu Seal.

Why did he guess the word "light"?

Because he has seen the word "light" in the unearthed Chu seal!

Compared with this bird book inscription, the overall glyph of the two characters has not changed, but the bird shape has replaced the strokes!

More importantly.

The word "light" he saw was when he was in school and listened to the teacher.

At that time, in the last class of inscription appreciation, the teacher took an inscription on Chu Ding and talked to the students about the history behind this inscription.

And this inscription tells the story of King Zhao of Chu and the State of Wu.

In class, the teacher specially took out the word "light" in the inscription and explained it.

That's why Chen Han was impressed!

So why do teachers do this?

Because, the word "light" in the inscription at that time refers to King Wu!

When He Lu had not succeeded to the throne, he was originally called Gongzi Guang!

This bronze halberd in tomb M21.

If Chen Han didn't guess wrong, it should be a weapon made by King Wu Lu before he succeeded to the throne!

"Wu Ziguang?" Chen Han muttered, "This should be the self-proclaimed name of He Lu. ”

"In the eyes of non-Wu people, the identity of King Wu is not recognized."

"So in the history books of other countries, He Lu is called Gongziguang."

"But he himself definitely doesn't think so, his grandfather Shou Meng imitated the state of Chu and became the king, and he is already the third generation."

"In the country of Wu, he must think that he is a prince, not a prince."

Before He Lu succeeded to the throne, the literature generally called him "Wu Gongziguang", but it doesn't mean that people themselves are called that.

This is just like when the Chu State first started to call the king, the princes of the Central Plains did not recognize it at all, and they all called the monarch of the Chu State "Chu Zi".

In the history books of various countries, only Chu is recorded as a viscount.

But the state of Chu still played its own behind closed doors, and after the death of each monarch, the titles were all kings, not dukes and marquises.

Later, the national strength of the Wu State became stronger, and he also felt that he could do it, so he learned from the Chu State and surpassed the king.

After all, Wu has always been in a big war with Chu State, the other party is the king, but he is not, that is too falling.

Similarly, other countries do not agree with the fact that Wu Guo himself is king, and only Wu Guoren himself approves.

So He Lu calls himself "Prince Light", but in the eyes of people in other countries, he is just "Gongzi Light".

The "Gong" here is not the meaning of the prince, but the meaning of the Gong, that is, the descendants of the Duke of Wu.

However, even if this halberd is closed, why does it appear in the tomb of the nobles of the Zeng Kingdom?

Chen Han asked Lin Ya puzzled, "Where was this halberd found?" ”

"This halberd was placed in the coffin as a personal belongings of the tomb owner." Lin Ya also said suspiciously.

This made Chen Han's brows tighten even more.

Unearthed in the coffin, the meaning is even more extraordinary.

Generally, only items that are very important to the owner of the tomb and are very fond of the owner of the tomb will be placed in the coffin.

In other words, great-grandson Shao liked this halberd very much during his lifetime, to the extent that he couldn't put it down.

I like to be buried with me until I die.

It's very intriguing.

This halberd from the hand of Hu Lu must have an unusual history with his great-grandson Shao.

This is a halberd that has been forged before he became the king of Wu.

Could it be that when He Lu was still a prince, he was good friends with his great-grandson Shao?

One of the two is the grandson of Zeng Guo, and the other is the prince of Wu, in terms of status, they are almost equal, and they do have the possibility of becoming "friends".

It's just that between Zeng and Wu, there is still a Chu State!

Although Wu and Zeng Guo both belong to the surname Ji, in the history books, there has never been any correspondence between Zeng (Sui) Guo and Wu Guo?

It is also difficult for these two countries to have a chance to communicate with each other, because the state of Chu that is stuck between them must not want to see the people who have befriended Wu.

In this way, if the two countries come to jointly send troops and attack left and right, then the Chu State will not suffer from the enemy!

"It shouldn't be..."

Chen Han muttered to himself: "Could it be that this great-grandson Shao is from the period of the Battle of Wu Chu?" ”

"He followed Zeng Houyu and participated in the campaign to help King Chu Zhao pacify Chu?"

"In the process, this Prince Wu halberd was captured, which is his trophy? So I love it a lot, and I have to be buried by my side after I die. ”

"That doesn't make sense!" Chen Han patted his head: "How could King Wu's self-acting weapon be captured on the battlefield?" ”

"At the time of the Spring and Autumn Period, it was impossible for King Wu's weapons to be taken away by Chu and Zeng as trophies."

"This was the aristocratic war at that time, and between the high-ranking of the two sides, there was a minimum of respect."

In the Spring and Autumn Period, unjust wars were not yet popular.

It is also unlikely that the monarchs will die on the battlefield, or even be captured.

This is also the reason why after Yingdu was breached, King Chu Zhao could still escape with swagger.

Because according to the simple norms of that time, except for the king of Wu, no general or soldier of the state of Wu had the right to kill and capture the king of Chu.

This gave King Chu Zhao the opportunity and time to escape.

Later, He Lu personally led people to chase Zeng Guo, intending to capture King Chu Zhao in person, but was blocked by Zeng Houyu.

It is impossible for the weapons of King Wu to be captured by the nobles of Zeng as trophies.

Even if it is used as a trophy, the trophy of this level is not something that a grandson can have.

Only the Marquis Zeng, who is also a monarch, is worthy of the spoils of this level.

Unless, this is given to great-grandson Shao by King Wu, it can reasonably appear in the tomb of great-grandson Shao!

Thinking of this, Chen Han seemed to have grasped a bit of the truth.

It's just that more evidence and clues are missing.

At this moment, an exclamation sounded again.

"Senior Brother Chen! There's also a copper Ge here! ”