The archaeological team did not rest for long, and then excavated the ancient tomb again, and the white plaster mud and charcoal were all used by the ancients to protect and seal the tomb, and the white plaster mud alone was full of sixty or seventy centimeters thick, completely surrounding the entire tomb.

As for the white plaster mud, there is charcoal of thirty or forty centimeters, which is used to prevent moisture from the entire tomb, and after the archaeological team has cleaned up the white plaster mud and charcoal, the coffin board is exposed.

Seeing that the real coffin was preserved so well, all the people became cautious, the simple and rough local villagers had already been evacuated, and all the professionals of the archaeological team were in charge, and Zhou Ming was also fortunate to come to the front line of archaeology.

I saw that the coffin was also covered with a layer of bamboo mats, just when the charcoal was just cleaned up, the bamboo mats on the coffin were still yellow, just like the brand new, but after an hour or so, the bamboo mats quickly oxidized and turned black, which made all the people regret and helpless.

The bamboo mat wrote a "home" word, and what the meaning of the word home represents, the archaeologists present do not know, when the bamboo mat is uncovered, see the freshness of the appearance of the coffin, all the archaeologists fell into shock again.

The coffin board is a yellow cedar wood, the surface is smooth and smooth, after opening the first layer of the coffin, it was found that there is a second layer, everyone worked together to open the second layer of the coffin, there is a third layer of thin partition inside, the thin partition was opened again, all the archaeologists present were shocked, only to see that the items inside were dazzling, there were a large number of complete lacquerware and wooden figurines, which were not seen by the archaeologists present.

In this 6.67 meters long, 4.48 meters wide, 28 meters high huge coffin side trough, archaeologists took out a total of 186 pieces of lacquerware, among them, tripods, boxes, earrings, plates, spoons and other kinds of daily utensils, it can really be said that it is dazzling.

Among these exquisite lacquerware, 149 pieces of lacquerware have black lacquer written in cinnabar, and the most striking one is written with the inscription "轪 (dai) Houjia", which is very helpful in determining the identity of the tomb owner.

"Wait?" Zhou Ming pretended to be surprised, and then guessed at Chen Jianxin and Xiong Liren, "Professor Chen, Teacher Xiong, will this candidate be the first generation of Hou Licang?" ”

"Huh? Licang? Chen Jianxin and Xiong Liren both looked at each other in shock, and soon nodded in agreement, "There is really this possibility, Li Cang was named a candidate and served as the prime minister of Changsha State." ”

Just when Zhou Ming was talking to Chen Jianxin and Xiong Liren, an archaeologist actually opened a lacquer tripod without authorization, and then saw that there were some lotus roots in the original shape, and everyone had not yet reacted from the shock, and the archaeologists actually reached out and wanted to take out the lotus roots.

"Stop! Who told you to use your hands directly? Zhou Ming could no longer hold back his anger and stopped the reckless behavior of this archaeologist.

"I ...... I just want to bring out the lotus root chips? This person was stunned by Zhou Ming's roar for a while.

"Now things here can't be touched casually, special instruments and instruments must be used, we are not barbaric and rude robbers @ tomb @ thieves, we are here to protect cultural relics."

"Han Chunming is right! Quickly cover this lacquer dome, and you can't touch or open it at will. Xiong Liren, as the person in charge of this archaeology, also agreed with Zhou Ming's point of view.

"Thank you, Mr. Xiong, for your support."

The next excavation work got to the point, and the crowd finally saw a four-story inner coffin, the outermost layer wrapped in silk, on which there was a silk painting praying for the ascension of the soul, depicting heavenly and earthly life.

In the center of the silk painting is a gorgeously dressed noblewoman, her dress and temperament have the atmosphere of that distant era, which is probably the image of the tomb owner before his death.

Zhou Ming saw the crowd around him, and turned his head to look at Chen Jianxin and Xiong Liren, "Professor Chen, Teacher Xiong, are we going to bring the inner coffin back to the museum first?" ”

"Huh?" Xiong Liren and Chen Jianxin finally woke up from their obsession, and turned their heads to look at the crowd around them, "It's okay!" Just to be on the safe side, take it back to the museum! ”

Then the archaeologists took out the inner coffin together, and when they were about to pull it back to the museum, they heard a surprise shout from an archaeologist, "Professor Chen, Mr. Xiong, there is a new discovery here." ”

Zhou Ming hurriedly looked with Xiong Liren and Chen Jianxin, and the result was that the archaeologists found a seal in the sealing mud and the dressing box, and the seal said "Concubine Xin Chai".

"Xin Chai? It seems that the owner of the tomb is called Xin Chase. Xiong Liren and Chen Jianxin were pleasantly surprised.

Then everyone rushed back to the museum overnight, and carefully put the inner coffin in the museum, Zhou Ming saw that the archaeologists were gearing up to open the inner coffin, and couldn't help but want to go out to stop them.

"Teacher Xiong, I don't know if I have a little idea, can I say it?" Zhou Ming looked at Xiong Liren, the leader of the archaeological team.

"Huh? Han Chunming, you say. Xiong Liren looked at Zhou Ming in surprise.

"Teacher Xiong, our current conditions are poor, the funds of 6,000 yuan have long been used up, and we really don't have the conditions to open the inner coffin, so can we not open this inner coffin for the time being?"

"This ......"

"Mr. Xiong, we are here to protect the cultural relics, not those vandals, if there is any damage in the museum because we are not well prepared, it will be our sin."

"Professor Chen, what do you think?" Xiong Liren looked at Chen Jianxin.

"I also agree with Han Chunming's idea, if this inner coffin is opened immediately, it is indeed too hasty." Chen Jianxin said with a smile in agreement with Zhou Ming.

"Hmmm! Han Chunming, go ahead and talk about your thoughts. Xiong Liren turned his head to look at Zhou Ming again.

"Teacher Xiong, Professor Chen, we might as well put aside the opening of the inner coffin for the time being, excavate and protect the No. 2 and No. 3 tombs as soon as possible, and at the same time mobilize archaeological experts and even medical experts to the superior units, and of course, there are other preparations in the early stage."

"Well, good! Just do as you say. Xiong Liren nodded in agreement, and then said with a smile, "I will immediately write a report in person and apply for support from the superiors." ”

Chen Jianxin smiled and patted Zhou Ming's shoulder, "Han Chunming, you did a good job today, it was you who stopped us from fighting greed." ”

"Professor, you're serious."

"Han Chunming, I didn't say anything serious at all." Chen Jianxin sighed suddenly, and then said with some compassion, "The excavation of Dingling a few years ago was the grief of our entire archaeological community, because our technology was too backward and we were not fully prepared. ”

"Professor, we're going to get better and better."

"Well, Han Chunming, you're right! We're going to get better and better. ”

……

Just when everyone wanted to continue the excavation of Tomb No. 2 and Tomb No. 3, they were suddenly stopped by the superior unit, because the discovery of Tomb No. 1 was too important and the superior unit had to be cautious.

Xiong Liren's report was also approved by the higher-level units, and then many Qin and Han historians and archaeological experts who were sent back from all over the country were transferred back, and at the same time, many medical experts were also invited from Xiangya Hospital, and after preparing all the conditions, the treatment of the inner coffin began.

"I'll go! Such a big battle, as for it? The doctor from Xiangya Hospital looked at the grand scene in front of him and said in shock.

"Yes! Our experts in anatomy, histology, pathology, microbiology, radiology and surgery have been selected from Xiangya Hospital. ”

Zhou Ming, who was watching from the sidelines, also heard the discussion of the doctors at Xiangya Hospital, and thinking of what kind of situation would happen next, Zhou Ming could already foresee their shock.

Zhou Ming and everyone worked together to open the lid of the coffin, and then found that the corpse was wrapped in a pile, and the coffin was all coffin liquid, and the coffin liquid at this time was transparent, and the archaeologists took out the utensils prepared in advance and pulled out all the coffin liquid.

These silk clothes look very brightly colored, but they are as soft as tofu when pressed by hand, and she can't move or speak, let alone help her untie her clothes.

At this time, the surgeon from Xiangya Hospital came in handy, and I saw the surgeon carefully pick up the scalpel and cut the silk scarf covering the head, middle and lower part, which can be restored in the future.

After more than 2,000 years of time travel, the once splendid silk festered like mud, but under the scalpel of the surgical expert, the silk fabric of the inner coffin was gradually taken out, and a female corpse more than 2,000 years ago was completely presented.

Some of the experts who were still disapprehensive just now were also collectively stunned, because the two eyeballs of the female corpse had protruded from the eye sockets, and even the tongue had stretched out, and the skin still had a certain degree of toughness.

And what shocked the experts the most was that intact cells were found in the cartilage of the throat part of the female corpse, and the cells could not withstand decay, so the medical experts immediately injected a special stabilizer into the female corpse.

"It's incredible! It's really amazing! At this time, everyone looked at the female corpse in shock, and there was no longer the initial disapproval.

Because of the special preparation this time, all the silk fabrics and corpses in the inner coffin were preserved as much as possible, and they were not damaged at all.

"Han Chunming, you're right!" At this time, Xiong Liren patted Zhou Ming's shoulder with a happy face.

"Mr. Xiong, I also have the idea of being cautious and not making a big mistake, anyway, I will never make a mistake."

"Han Chunming, you're right! In the future, our archaeology should be based on the principle of being careful and not making mistakes. ”

Next, under the protection of archaeological experts and medical experts, the female corpse was completely protected, and everyone looked at the female corpse in front of them excitedly, feeling that all this was amazing.

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The appearance of the female corpse shocked the superior unit, and then approved the continuation of the excavation of Tomb No. 2 and Tomb No. 3, because more archaeological experts were mobilized, and Zhou Ming, a small character, could only watch and fight on the side.

"Han Chunming, it will take a long time to really excavate the No. 2 and No. 3 tombs, I will give you a few days off to go back to the capital to see your family." Professor Chen Jianxin looked at Zhou Ming with a smile and said.

"Okay! Professor. ”

"Well, I'll call you when the digging starts here."

"Thank you, Professor, goodbye!"

"Goodbye!"

Zhou Ming has been in Changsha for more than a year this time, and he really needs to go back to the capital, otherwise Han's mother and her family don't know how to think nonsense, so Zhou Ming immediately bought a train ticket from Changsha to the capital.

It is now the beginning of the seventy-third year, and the capital is still the same capital, and Zhou Ming came to the miscellaneous courtyard where his home is located, and he did not feel too much change.

"Mom, I'm back."

"Huh? Chunming, why have you been there for so long this time? Han's mother looked at her youngest son in surprise.

"Hehe, the work over there is too busy, I won't stay in the capital for a few days, and I will rush back to Changsha, Hunan."

"Huh? I'm going to rush back! Mother Han looked at Zhou Ming distressedly, only to find that Zhou Ming was a lot darker, "Chunming, you must have suffered, this is much darker than before." ”

"Hehe, the darker it is, the more masculine it is."

"Stinky boy, he will talk nonsense, but it's better to look white." Mother Han slapped Zhou Ming, who was much stronger, angrily, and then hurriedly remembered to cook, "Chunming, I'll cook for you, you must be hungry!" ”

"Hehe, good! I want to eat Mom's cooking, too. ”

……

When Zhou Ming returned to Changsha, Hunan Province again, the time was already December 73, the archaeological team of Mawangdui began the excavation work again, when the archaeologists dug out the tomb pit, it was regrettable to find that the tomb was visited by tomb thieves hundreds of years ago, not only did not see the so-called tomb owner, but also the remaining items were very few.

But when everyone cleaned up the tomb, they found three very important seals, one seal was engraved with the private seal of "Li Cang", and the other two were official seals, one of which was engraved with "Changsha Prime Minister", and the other seal was engraved with "The Seal of Waiting", which can prove that the owner of the second tomb is Li Cang.

According to the ancient burial system, after the death of the husband and wife, they will be buried in the same place in the order of the left and the right of the woman.

At this time, the identity of the owner of this luxurious tomb in Mawangdui No. 1 Tomb was finally clear, she was the wife of Hou Licang, the prime minister of Changsha in the Western Han Dynasty, and her name was Mrs. Xin Chai.

"Teacher Xiong, Professor Chen, do you think Mawangdui will be the family cemetery for the waiting?" Zhou Ming looked at Xiong Liren and Chen Jianxin with a speculative expression.

"Well, it's quite possible." Xiong Liren and Chen Jianxin nodded in agreement, and then analyzed again and said, "When the No. 3 tomb is excavated, I hope to make more important discoveries." ”

When the No. 3 tomb was excavated, the time was already in May of July and 4, and Zhou Ming had been in Changsha for two and a half years, except for a return to the capital halfway, most of the time he stayed in the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha.

Tomb No. 3 did not dig up the ancient corpse, but unearthed a large number of burial goods with the word "waiting", in addition to lacquerware, unearthed a total of more than 100,000 words and more than 50 ancient silk books, for the study of ancient Chinese history, philosophical thought to provide a wealth of new materials.

In the end, the Mawangdui tomb unearthed a thousand-year-old female corpse, silk paintings, plain yarn Zen clothes, Han Dynasty silk books, lacquerware, and the mystery of the incorruptibility of this female corpse has also become the most important topic.

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