After discovering this "Journey with the Great Sima Jia", Chen Han completely let go of a big stone in his heart.

The system has been stuck with this task before, but after all, it bothered him, and he would think about it every night.

It's not that he's so dependent on the system.

It's just that this kind of thing is always in mind, and it will always be annoying.

Well, now, it's finally gotten rid of this trouble.

Chen Han was also able to devote himself to the excavation work without burden.

With the passage of time, and the efforts of on-site archaeologists and workers, small and medium-sized tombs were excavated.

The M4 tomb excavated by Kong Jianwen has gradually become clear.

The tomb was also heavily stolen, and there are not many funerary goods left.

On the few bronze ritual vessels and a chime, the words "Zeng Hou" are seen.

It's a pity that the private name of this Zeng Marquis no longer exists, at least not found on the bronzes.

However, on the inscription of the bell, I found the sentence "The king of Chu is left and right, and the Buddha is Xu".

The meaning of this sentence is that the state of Zeng submitted to the state of Chu, and the state of Chu promised not to attack the state of Zeng.

The inscription of "left and right kings of Chu" has also been seen in the bronze inscription of the tomb of Marquis Cai.

As we all know, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Cai and Sui were successively reduced to vassals of Chu, and it was not until the Battle of Wu and Chu in the late Spring and Autumn Period that Cai rebelled against Chu and attacked Chu Yingdu with Wu's division.

The "left and right kings of Chu" in the inscription of Cai Hou should be the instrument made by Cai before the rebellion of Chu.

It can be seen from this that "left and right the king of Chu" should be an idiom that surrendered to the state of Chu at that time.

According to the "Zuo Biography", since the defeat of King Wu of Chu, Suiguo was subjugated to Chu, and in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a covenant with the Chu Dynasty.

In the inscription of the bell of the Marquis of Zeng unearthed in M4, "the king of Chu is left and right, and the Buddha is Xu", it should refer to the alliance relationship between the state of Chu and the state of Sui.

It can be seen that Suiguo, that is, Zeng Guo, is indeed a very polite country.

Judging from the many evidences unearthed, Zeng Guo has always adhered to the etiquette system since the beginning of the founding of the country, not only did not overstep, but also did not break the etiquette, but also kept his promise and did not do anything to betray the alliance.

In particular, there is the behavior of Cai Guo first surrendering to Chu, and then rebelling against Chu and following Wu to form a coalition to attack Chu.

When King Chu Zhao was in danger, he still tried his best to protect his Zeng country, which was really a good country with Tao and courtesy.

Perhaps such a country is exactly what Confucius wanted to see.

Chen Han once again wondered, why didn't Confucius come to Zeng when he traveled around the world?

It's a pity, it's a pity!

Confucius was a person who lived in the late Spring and Autumn Period, and if he had come to Zeng Guo back then, he might have been happy in Zeng Guo!

According to the casting style of other excavated artifacts, it can be roughly judged that the age of this tomb is close to the late Spring and Autumn period.

Chen Han also speculated that the age of the tomb owner should be very close to the late Spring and Autumn period based on the inscription of the M4 chime.

Because the inscription on this tomb artifact is thin and long, it is different from the inscription on the bell of Wang Sun Huan in the late Spring and Autumn Period, with slender strokes and casual writing, as if the end of the grass seal is gradually opened.

It is also different from the early Warring States period, and the inscription on the bell of Marquis Yi arcs and stretches the writing.

It is close to the inscription of Cai Hou Zun and Cai Hou Pan in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

The font is slender, the pen is strong, vertical and horizontal, neat and beautiful.

This is also Chen Han's super inscription appreciation ability after obtaining new system reward points.

Before this, the level of interpretation of his East and West Zhou inscriptions can only be said to be just getting started.

But now he is now comparable to an expert in the study of bronze inscriptions from the fortnight.

This came as a surprise to Professor Li.

He watched Chen Han's inscription interpretation level gradually grow.

It's just that the speed of growth is a little too fast, it's a little scary!

Probably, that's the day... Just?

Professor Li tried to convince himself with "genius", but this reason was obviously not so easy to convince him.

It's going to take a while for him to come to terms with this.

......

On the side of the Wenfeng Pagoda cemetery, when the bronze Ge that proved that Zeng and Sui were a country was unearthed, they were cheering.

The jujube grove cemetery next door is also in an atmosphere of excitement and excitement.

After the excavation of the M190 Zeng Marquis Tomb was completed, the Hubei Institute of Archaeology and the Institute of Archaeology and Museums of Peking University began to excavate the two tombs of M168 and M169 non-stop.

As mentioned before, compared to the Yejiashan and Wenfeng Pagoda cemeteries, the excavation plan on the side of the jujube forest has been prepared a long time ago.

Which tomb is most likely to be the tomb of the monarch of Zeng State, after long-term exploration, Hubei has long guessed.

Tombs M168 and M169 are the tombs they believe are also likely to be those of Zeng Guojun.

In fact, their guess was indeed correct.

When they dug into the tombs of the two large tombs, a pile of bronze ritual vessels with "Zeng Hou", "Zeng Hou Bao" and "Mijia" came into their eyes.

It can be determined that tomb M168 is the tomb of the Marquis of Zeng, and the name of the owner of the tomb is "Bao", and tomb M169 is the tomb of the wife of the Marquis of Zeng.

The surname Mi is the national surname of the Chu State.

The surname and surname system of Chu State is slightly different from that of Ji Zhou.

The surname Mi is a very ancient surname in China, one of the eight surnames of Zhurong, and the Chu royal family is from the surname Mi.

The ancestor of the Chu State is the surname Mi, the Xiong family.

Therefore, the successive kings of Chu are all called Xiong.

However, the clan of Chu State also uses the surname "Mi" frequently.

Generally speaking, in the vassal states of the Central Plains, the nobles are only called by their names, not their surnames.

However, the Chu royal family is more special, the Chu royal family is used by the monarch, and the descendants of the monarch directly use the surname.

Therefore, looking at the history books, when the king of Chu is recorded, it is usually Xiong, but when the descendants of the king of Chu are recorded, especially the female descendants, they all directly use the surname "Mi", such as Miyue, Mishu, etc.

Moreover, other members of the surname Mi who are not descendants of the monarch cannot directly use the surname Mi, and they also have to be called names.

For example, Qu Yuan, he is surnamed Mi, Qu family, but he never called Qu Yuan, only Qu Yuan.

Therefore, as soon as I saw the bronze inscription on the tomb M169, there was the word "Mi", and the people of the Institute of Archaeology and Museums of Peking University knew that the owner of the tomb should be the daughter of the Chu royal family.

"Previously, in the M190 Zeng Gongqiu tomb, the inscription of "Yu Qi" was also found, and it was most likely Zeng Gongqiu's wife. ”

An old professor at the Institute of Archaeology and Museums of Peking University said with a clear understanding: "Zeng Gongqiu probably lived in the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period. ”

"The Zaoshulin cemetery is planned in an orderly manner, the tombs are arranged neatly, and the age of the tombs is getting earlier from south to north."

"According to the location of this tomb, it can be roughly judged that this Zeng Houbao should be the next monarch after Zeng Gongqiu, and he is the son of Zeng Gongqiu."

"For two consecutive Marquis Zeng, they were all married to the daughter of the prince of Chu, and maybe the later Marquis of Zeng will continue to marry the daughter of the prince of Chu."

"No wonder Zeng Houyu in the Wenfeng Tower cemetery next door will protect King Zhao of Chu during the battle of Wu Chu."

"Half of the blood of the Chu royal family flows in the blood of the people, and it is an intermarriage of the times."

"It's much more binding than a covenant!"

The old professor was muttering here, among the professors and students of the Institute of Archaeology and Museums of Peking University gathered around the old professor.

There was a young and beautiful girl who quietly took a few steps back, took out her mobile phone, and clicked on the WeChat chat window.

"Senior Brother Chen, we have made a big discovery, come quickly!"