Master Archaeologist

Chapter 171 Emperor Seal · Sealing Clay
"This is five stone powder?"

Fu Pu was stunned for a moment, his expression was a little embarrassed and a little embarrassing.

On the Guangzhou Institute of Archaeology, there is very little understanding of five-color stones.

Five stone powder, also known as cold food powder.

It is a popular "longevity medicine" from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the early Tang Dynasty.

It should have been developed at the earliest when Qin Shihuang was seeking longevity medicine, and the earliest "five stone powder" was formed in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and it was widely circulated in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Among them, many nobles died of long-term consumption of Wushi powder.

The more famous ones include He Yan and Pei Xiu, ministers of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period, Sima Pi, Emperor Ai of Jin Dynasty, Tuoba Gui, Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei Dynasty, and Tuoba Hong, Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei Dynasty.

However, at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Sun Simiao, a great medical scientist, denounced its harm and called on the world to "burn it immediately if you encounter this prescription, and don't keep it for a long time."

So far, the trend of nobles taking Wushisan has gradually begun to reverse.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, no one took Wushi powder anymore.

In the Central Plains, five-color stone minerals can be found in many tombs from the Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which is relatively common.

However, Guangzhou, or the Panyu area, was first developed by China during the Han Dynasty.

And after the demise of the Nanyue Kingdom, there were no high-ranking nobles here.

The princes and kings in the center will not be granted to Lingnan.

High-ranking nobles such as Liehou and Guanneihou rarely went to Lingnan to develop.

After the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and until the Tang Dynasty, Lingnan was still a place where criminals were sent.

Only big criminals who have been dispatched for thousands of miles will be moved to Lingnan.

Until the Song Dynasty, the south of the Yangtze River had been developed very well, and it was only during the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties that attention was paid to the Lingnan area further south, and efforts were made to develop this area.

But even in the Song Dynasty, Lingnan was a remote and wild place.

When Su Shi was demoted, he was demoted to Lingnan.

Only then did the thousand-year-old famous poem remain: "Eat three hundred lychees a day, and never give up to be a Lingnan native."

However, after the continuous development of the Song Dynasty, by the Ming Dynasty, the Guangdong and Guangxi regions were considered to be developed.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it finally became a region with a large population and developed commerce.

It is also because of this that most of the rescue excavations that Guangzhou Archaeological Institute participated in were during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

At most, that is, occasionally some tombs from the Tang and Song Dynasties will be found.

As for those before the Tang Dynasty.

There must be some civilians, but forget about the tombs of nobles.

Before the Tang Dynasty, there were no nobles in the Lingnan area.

When Wushi San was popular in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, only the Central Plains and Jiangnan regions could find Wushi San in the tombs of nobles.

So the researchers at the Guangzhou Institute of Archaeology are really inexperienced with this thing.

However, Fu Pu is still clear about the historical records of Wushi San.

He hesitated and asked: "Five stones, don't you mean purple quartz, white quartz, red stone, stalactite and sulfur?"

It is also because of this that when these minerals were discovered in the west ear chamber, Fu Pu did not immediately associate them with five-color stones.

Except for sulfur, the other types are not suitable!
Chen Han has some ideas about this.

He stroked his chin and said in a long voice: "The formula of Wushi Powder is different in different ages."

"The word five stones was first recorded in "Historical Records"."

""Historical Records Canggong Biography": The king of Qi was sick when he was a doctor, and he practiced five stones to take it..."

"It is also said: 'Those who are still hot in the middle of the body should not take the five stones.'"

"As for the specific ingredients, the first to be seen in historical materials are cinnabar, realgar, alum, Zengqing, and cishi described by Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty."

"Chao Yuanfang, a famous doctor in the Sui Dynasty, believed that it was stalactite, sulfur, white quartz, amethyst, and red stone."

"This kind of stone medicine appeared in the early Western Han Dynasty. It is clearly recorded in historical records. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty recruited alchemists to burn gold and stone to make stone medicine for consumption."

"Perhaps the five stones unearthed in the west ear room are the earliest formula of five stone powder."

"Actually, at that time, there should have been no name for five stone powder, it was called stone medicine, or five stones."

Fu Pu raised his eyebrows, nodded noncommittally, and did not continue to struggle with this issue, but changed the subject and said:
"In addition to these minerals, beside the minerals, there are frankincense, gourds, seeds, antelope horns, and a pile of medicinal materials that can no longer be distinguished."

"Maybe this area is specially used to store the medicinal materials used by the owner of the tomb."

In his heart, Fu Pu still thinks that the views of Professor Li and Chen Han are correct.

Look at what is put together with these minerals, and you will know it in your heart.

He waved his hand, then dragged Kong Jianwen and Professor Li to a plastic basin in the west ear room.

Of course, this plastic basin is not a burial object. It is no longer an unsolved mystery that plastic basins can be manufactured before BC, but it has subverted the world.

"Come, come, take a look."

"These nine mud seals were sorted out during the excavation and cleaning process."

"Some were found inside or next to the utensils, and some fell to the ground."

Fu Pu pointed to the nine mud balls in the plastic basin, and smiled and motioned to Professor Li to pick them up and have a look.

Feng Ni, this thing is easy to understand.

It's just for sealing.

When using bamboo slips in the past, the bamboo slips were rolled into a ball, how can we keep this curled shape?
The most convenient way is to paste a piece of mud, and then dry the mud, so that it can play a sealing role.

The use is similar to the current glue.

Once the mud seal is broken, it means that the thing has been opened, which can be regarded as a means of reminding anti-theft.

It was originally used to pass military orders.

Of course, when the sealing mud develops to the back, basically everything is sealed.

Military orders, bamboo slips, boxes, boxes...

As long as there is a need to seal, you can use sealing mud.

And on the sealing clay, basically the seal of the owner will be affixed, indicating who owns the object.

The seal is the most direct and convenient way to know the name of the owner of the tomb!
The sealing mud found in the west ear room has not been destroyed.

It's just because it hasn't been moved for a long time, after the mud dries hard, the whole piece falls off naturally.

Therefore, the sealing mud still maintains the shape when it is printed.

Seeing that Fu Pu was so enthusiastic about letting everyone visit Fengni, the eyes of Professor Li and Kong Jianwen lit up immediately.

The sealing mud in the west ear room and the seal on it are obviously the seal of the owner of the tomb!

Professor Li immediately stretched out his hand, carefully picked up a piece of sealing clay, turned it over, and turned the printed side towards himself.

Even after more than 2000 years, the marks under the seal are still very clear.

Two clear characters in seal script appeared in the eyes of the onlookers at the Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Social Sciences.

Chen Han and Professor Li read it almost in unison.

"Imperial seal."

Without much delay, Professor Li immediately put down the seal and picked up another one.

"It's still the word Diyin."

Put it down, pick up another piece.

This time the seal that appeared on the clay seal was finally no longer two words.

A circular seal with a huge single-character seal script printed in the middle.

Chen Han frowned, and exchanged glances with Professor Li.

"True?"

(End of this chapter)