"It's finally time to open the main burial chamber!"

Zhuang Yunpeng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to stand in front of the big stone door of the main tomb, nervously rubbing his hands.

After Kong Jianwen and Fu Pu discussed and decided yesterday, they can start cleaning up the main tomb today.

There were five people from the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and five people from the Guangzhou Institute of Archaeology, a total of ten people, all of whom stood in the small front room.

"When the cleaning of the front room and the left and right ear chambers in the tomb is about to be completed, the cleaning of the rear rooms has already begun to be planned."

Director Fu, as the person in charge, seriously explained to all the excavation workers:

"But first, we had a problem."

"The second stone door in the tomb is closed tightly, leaving no gaps, how can the excavators enter the back to clean up?"

"From the outside of the stone gate, we can observe that the structure of the second stone gate and the first stone gate are similar."

"That is, the upper and lower axes of the two doors are equipped with copper devices, which are seriously corroded, and the two door panels are corroded into iron plates by copper."

"We once removed a section of the stone threshold in front of the door, and a gap of more than 10 centimeters was revealed at the foot of the stone door."

"I tried to move manpower, but I couldn't push it, and then put a hydraulic jack under the door, but it couldn't move a bit."

"Obviously, this stone door also uses a top doorman."

"But unlike the first stone door in the front room, the upper shaft of the first stone door has been broken, so the stone door can be lifted directly."

"The stone door leading to the main burial chamber is still well preserved, and the capping stones above the front room and the main burial chamber are still there, so it is not good to directly pull the stone door away, and there is a risk that the whole chamber will collapse."

"How do I open the stone door?"

"For this reason, from yesterday to today, the excavation team held two small meetings to study and put forward three kinds of methods."

"The first is proposed by Professor Li, try to open the stone door, even if it is only one, but not let the stone door panel be damaged."

"The second is that Director Kong proposed that if the stone door cannot be opened, the method of uncovering the roof can be considered, that is, the top slabs of the rear rooms will be uncovered, and the staff will go down from the roof of the room."

"The third is my idea, we can try to dig a section of the tunnel from the front room directly opposite the stone door, and personnel enter through the underground tunnel."

"It is difficult to determine which of the three methods is superior, but after thinking about it, Professor Li and Director Kong, I still think that individual personnel should be allowed to enter the main burial chamber to find out the situation before making a conclusion."

As usual, Fu Pu once again reported the situation discussed at the meeting yesterday.

Normally, if it was just a project done by the Guangzhou Institute itself, it would definitely not be so detailed, but now the two institutes have established a joint archaeological team.

It's better to be open and clear about all aspects of things.

After explaining the situation, Fu Pu issued today's work task.

"What we need to do today is to dig a small passage from under the stone gate that can be climbed by one person to conduct on-the-spot investigation."

"Let's do it!"

Chen Han, who had already received a specific task and knew what to do, hurriedly worked with Zhuang Yunpeng, as well as Ling An, a researcher from the Guangzhou Institute of Archaeology, and stepped forward to start the relocation of the stone threshold in the west section of the stone gate.

Ling An is also a young man, who just graduated with a doctorate this year and joined the Guangzhou Institute of Archaeology.

The three young men were young, strong, and powerful, and quickly removed the half-stone threshold.

When the threshold is removed, the ground is revealed.

At this point, the excavation work can begin.

It's like a gopher digging a tunnel.

You need to dig a pit from the door to the bottom, go directly over the stone gate, and dig behind the door.

It's a bit like the tunnels made during the siege of the city in ancient times.

Such a tunnel that can only accommodate one person in and out is relatively easy to dig.

Ten people took turns, but after half a day's work, they dug through the tunnel.

Seeing that the tunnel was successfully opened, Fu Pu touched his chin and said, "In this way, let's send three people in to investigate the situation first." ”

In his heart, he actually wanted to lead the team into the main burial chamber.

But as the project leader, he definitely had to sit in the Frontrooms.

So, Fu Pu looked at Professor Li.

Professor Li didn't know the lake, and said directly: "It's better to let Chen Han, Zhuang Yunpeng, and Ling An, the three of them go in to investigate the situation." ”

"They are relatively young and full of energy, so they are suitable for this task."

Among the 10 archaeologists, four are middle-aged and elderly male professors over 45 and 55, and three are female researchers in their thirties.

Only Chen Han and the others are young gay men.

This requires digging tunnels and entering the main burial chamber, which may be a "dilapidated house", to investigate the situation.

Come to think of it, it's better for them to be together.

Chen Han and Zhuang Yunpeng have nothing to hesitate about, this is a good thing!

The three of them immediately nodded in response, and they leaned down and planned to drill into the small hole.

Professor Li hurriedly stretched out his hand and grabbed Chen Han.

"What's the hurry, let's do some protective measures first."

Several knee pads and elbow pads prepared in advance were immediately sent up and tied to the knees and elbows of Chen Han, Zhuang Yunpeng, and Ling An.

"You have to crawl through the tunnels, you have to protect your knees and elbows, and the rubbing of the sand and gravel is also very painful."

The soil layer 20 meters underground in Xianggang is not the clay of two or three meters on the surface, it is all sand, which is very unpleasant.

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"Alright, let's go inside."

After the protection work was ready, Professor Li patted Chen Han on the back and signaled that he was ready to go.

Only one person is allowed to pass through the tunnels dug by everyone, so they can only enter in line before and after.

After a brief discussion between the three of them, they decided that Chen Han would go first and Zhuang Yunpeng would be behind.

In case the situation is not right, immediately retreat.

After putting on a hat similar to a miner's hat and a flashlight lighting device, Chen Han pouted his butt and went into the tunnel at the entrance of the tomb.

Not to mention, it's really narrow.

The tunnel was dug almost close to the underside of the stone gate.

The only fortunate thing is that because the thickness of the stone gate is just over one meter, the tunnel is not long.

Chen Han, who is 183 tall, only climbed seven or eight steps in the tunnel, then climbed through the tomb door and entered the main tomb.

Drilling out of the inner hole that was only a few centimeters wider than his shoulders, before he had time to look at the situation in the main tomb, Chen Han immediately turned around and stretched out his hand to help pull Ling An out.

With the help of Chen Han's hand, Ling An got out of the tunnel, and while patting the dirt on his body, he said with a heart:

"My mother, this tunnel is too narrow, if you have claustrophobia, you will definitely get sick."

Tunneling is not a pleasant thing to do.

In particular, the newly dug tunnel is full of earthy smell and is very narrow, and you will feel like you can't breathe when you drill into it.

"Stop talking, pull me!" Zhuang Yunpeng's screams came from the soles of his feet.

Ling An and Chen Han hurriedly stretched out their hands to help pull Zhuang Yunpeng out.

His figure was a lap bigger than Chen Han and Ling An, and when Chen Han was crawling inside, there was still a gap of a few centimeters in his shoulder.

Zhuang Yunpeng is inside, and it is really close to the sand.

Every step of the climb is very strenuous.

"It's kind of crawling out."

"How's it going, inside the main graveyard?"

Zhuang Yunpeng asked casually, and didn't expect them to answer, he raised his head, and with the help of the lighting equipment on his head, he couldn't wait to look at the center of the main tomb.

"Huh..."

"Where's the coffin?!"