Master Archaeologist

Chapter 123 In the battle of nobles, peace is the most important!
Wenfeng Pagoda archaeological excavation site.

Cultural relic storage room.

"Treasure, the treasure of the country!"

"This line of inscriptions is simply the largest archaeological discovery in the past 50 years!"

"A glorious but unknown country in Chinese history has finally been confirmed!"

With trembling hands, Professor Li kept stroking the green bronze dagger.

Although the degree of oxidation of this Tong Ge is very high, the preservation condition is extremely poor.

But the content recorded on the Tong Ge is too shocking!
Chen Han stood silently beside Professor Li.

It has been 15 minutes since he delivered the bronze ware.

But Professor Li's exclamation never calmed down.

He can also understand.

The importance of this bronze dagger is indeed very, very high for archaeologists, even in a sense, it is more important than the set of chime bells unearthed from the tomb of Zeng Houyi.

After all, the set of chime bells cannot prove that Zeng Guo is the Sui Guo recorded in the history books.

The chime is exquisite, but after all it is just a beautiful handicraft.

In terms of importance and influence, it is not as high as this tattered Tong Ge.

This is the only cultural relic of the "Sui" country that was unearthed!
And it was the only time that the names of Zeng Guo and Sui Guo appeared at the same time!
In the tomb of Zeng Hou Shao, there are many bronze wares with "Zeng Hou Shao Zhi XX", plus this bronze dagger that "follows the great Sima".

There are both "Zeng" and "Sui" in the same tomb, which can basically prove that Zeng is Sui and Sui is Zeng!

Professor Li adjusted his glasses and looked at Chen Han with relief.

"I also agree with your "Jia You" opinion on the name on this copper spear."

"Jia has this name. It may be the original name of his great-grandson Shao. Later, after he stepped down from the position of chief minister, he called himself Shao."

It is very common for people in the Spring and Autumn Period to have multiple names.

Also take the famous Zhao Qing as an example.

Zhao Qing was originally named Zhao Yang, also known as Zhifu, also known as Zhao Meng.

Among them, "Zhao Meng" is a name commonly used by the head of the old Zhao family, which means the patriarch of the Zhao family. It is not surprising that his son and father have also used this name.

But "Martingale" and "Zhifu" are his own unique names, which shows that it was very common for people at that time to have two names.

Therefore, the "Jiayou" on the Tongge should refer to the great-grandson Shao.

"Also, this can also explain why Prince Wu's halberd appeared in the tomb of his great-grandson Shao."

Chen Han smiled slightly, and said with confidence:
"Professor Li, I think this great-grandson Shao is the great Sima during the reign of Zeng Houyu."

"During the battle between Wu and Chu, King Zhao of Chu fled to Sui (Zeng) State in a hurry. The Wu army pursued to the capital of Sui State, and wanted to hand over King Chu Zhao to Sui State. And it was King Helu of Wu who led the troops to Sui State."

"In the era when bronze was the most precious, a well-forged weapon was usually used for a lifetime, and even had to be taken to the tomb."

"Although Helu was already the king of Wu at that time, he must still be carrying this weapon that was forged when he was a prince."

"Coincidentally, at this time, the great Sima who is in charge of the military power of Master Zeng is this great-grandson Shao."

"According to historical records, after King Wu arrived in Suidi, Marquis Sui sent someone to negotiate with King Wu who was besieging the city."

"Obviously, the person leading this negotiation must be Shao, the great-grandson of Suiguo's great Sima."

"It was also during the negotiation process that King Helu of Wu, because he admired or felt that his great-grandson Shao was an excellent person, gave his great-grandson Shao the beloved halberd he forged when he was a prince."

"This also moved great-grandson Shao very much, so he cherished this halberd very much, regarded it as a treasure, and buried it by his side after death."

For modern people, when the two countries are at war, negotiations between the two sides are on the verge of daggers, not to mention giving gifts to each other, and it is self-restraint not to scold.

But it was different in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, the nobles still talked about demeanor, or "respectful etiquette".

When the two countries are at war, they make an appointment at a time and a place, and then they gather to start a fight, and the side that wins the battle politely sends someone to claim the spoils.

The party that lost can only admit defeat frankly and hand over a lot of property in exchange for peace.

As long as it is not a war of extermination, the nobles of both sides still maintain a harmonious and even very harmonious atmosphere.

Even when the two armies are at war, if a major event suddenly occurs in one side, such as the death of the monarch or the death of Zhengqing, the war will be temporarily suspended to give the other party a time to attend the funeral and deal with internal affairs.

This is called not taking advantage of the danger.

The aristocratic wars at that time were very different from the conquests of various countries from the end of the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period.

Therefore, sometimes the nobles of both sides, after meeting on the battlefield, cherish each other and become friends, which is a common occurrence.

Of course, this refers to an ordinary righteous war, not a war to destroy the country.

Regardless of the fact that the battle between Wu and Chu was very fierce, the capital of the state of Chu was defeated by the capital of the state of Wu.

But is the state of Chu destroyed?
No, not to mention destroying the country, people can still invite soldiers from other countries to help regain the lost land.

After a battle between Wu and Chu, what Wu gained was prestige and countless treasures of Chu that were plundered.

None of the land was obtained, and none of the senior ministers and lords of Chu was killed or injured.

Moreover, at the end of the Wu-Chu War, the State of Yue took the opportunity to steal chickens and attacked Wu State's ass without notice.

The state of Wu was attacked on both sides. After the defeat in Yiyi, Fugai, Helu's younger brother, led his army back to the state and proclaimed himself king.

Helu was so angry that he was half dead, and sent his army back to China to take care of his younger brother. In the end, Fugai was defeated and fled to Chu State. He was accepted by King Chu Zhao and became the lord of Chu State.

Qin Guo came to help Chu's army, and after helping King Chu Zhao recover the lost land, he patted his butt and returned home.

It's not like some modern countries ask for foreign aid, and when they come, they just hang on.

After the entire battle between Wu and Chu, the high-ranking nobles of Wu and Chu suffered no losses, and the injured were all low-level civilians, who were plundered and killed at will.

The nobles of the upper class in various countries do not have any worries about their lives.

Even Fugai, who proclaimed himself king, was able to escape to Chu State to continue to be a feudal monarch after his defeat.

This is the age of nobility.

The entire aristocratic class is actually an interest group in essence.

Although they will attack each other, they will definitely not get to the point of life and death.

Belonging is a battle within the rules.

Anyone who breaks this rule and wantsonly kills nobles, even if they kill nobles not from their own country, but from foreign countries, or even from enemy countries, they will be mobilized and attacked!
Because everyone is an aristocrat under the Zong Zhou system, strictly speaking, they belong to a family, and they must respect each other.

You engage in wars of destroying the family at every turn. If my family is destroyed one day, what will my descendants do? Who will worship my ancestors?

This consequence is terrible even if you think about it, there must be no such insane nobles!

But the wheel of the times cannot be stopped.

Why did the three families divide into Jin Dynasty and opened the Warring States Period?

It is because the minister of the state of Jin is ruthless to the enemy, but also ruthless to his own people!
They are really exterminating the clan at every turn!

Jin Qing is not only fierce externally, but also has a hand in annexation and extermination internally.

Throughout the Spring and Autumn Period, the number of nobles and nobles who were killed in the civil war in Jin was probably three times that of all other vassal states combined.

At its peak, the Jin State had the Eight Ministers at the same time, but only three of them won in the end, and the Jin State was divided up.

It was also under the influence of Zhao Weihan that Zhou Li collapsed completely, and Zhu Xia completely entered the face-to-face injustice war, and all kinds of military tactics began to explode.

In the state of Jin, the battle between the nobles was always life-and-death, or everyone died together, before it spread all over the world.

Wars that are full of preferential treatment and etiquette for nobles everywhere are the mainstream of society.

When Helu came to Suiguo to beg for King Chu Zhao, it was very normal for him to become good friends with the great-grandson Shao of Suiguo Da Sima, and even to exchange gifts.

Maybe in Helu's tomb, there is also a gift from his great-grandson Shao.

　There are some things today, so I wrote them late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)