Mountain and Sea Treasures

Chapter 159 Nine Dings and Eight Guis
Lao Xia also held Lao Yan's hand excitedly, unable to speak at all.And I was covered in circles. Fortunately, except for the two of them, everyone else was also covered up like me, which made me feel a little more balanced.

Before I could ask a question this time, someone already eagerly asked them what is Zeng Guo and Sui Guo?
Lao Yan took a while to explain: "It's normal if you don't know, because so far no cultural relics about the Zeng Kingdom have been unearthed, and the archaeological community has even concluded that this country never existed."

"That's not right, Lao Yan, two countries are mentioned here, why do you always say Zeng Guo, what about Sui Guo?"

Lao Yan glanced at me approvingly: "The reason why I only mentioned one country is because Zeng Guo followed the country has always been a mystery."

What I heard was vague, and Lao Yan stopped playing around with us, but explained the mystery directly.

"Zeng Guo is one of the vassal states entrusted by Emperor Zhou. It used to be a huge force that controlled bronze mining resources, but it was only mentioned briefly in the literature of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was not until the bronze inscriptions excavated a few years ago that we discovered it. The word 'zeng'."

"Isn't that all proven to exist? Why is it called a mystery?" He said this to me, and I was even more confused, and what does it have to do with Suiguo?

Lao Yan stared at the photo with far-reaching eyes: "Because there is no evidence other than the bronze wares to prove that this country existed, and those bronze wares were found in tombs of other ages, so the historical value has been greatly reduced! As for the Sui Kingdom, it has always existed, but everything about it is very similar to what experts have speculated about Zeng Guo, so the archaeological community has been speculating about the relationship between the two, or whether they are the same country."

I was a little dizzy from being surrounded by him, and it took me a while to realize that this is an unsolved mystery. No wonder Lao Yan and the others were so excited. If the tomb of Zeng Guo was really excavated, it would be a milestone!

"Don't be so excited. You also said that bronze wares from Zeng Guo have been unearthed in many tombs in other countries. This time, it may be a fake again." Lao Xia calmed down first, and seeing Lao Yan's excited appearance, he could not help persuading him. road.

Lao Yan nodded, and then looked at the three photos again: "If it is really Zeng Guo, the incense burner you mentioned is probably the legendary Jiuding Bagui, and the golden one is not clear."

"Nine Dings and Eight Guis, is it Xia Yu's?" I was also a little excited when I said this.

Legend has it that Dayu, the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty, took Jiu Mu’s gold and cast Jiuding under Jingshan Mountain to symbolize Kyushu, and engraved figures of ghosts and monsters on it to make people vigilant and prevent them from being hurt.

Since the legend of Xia Yu casting Jiuding, the tripod has developed from a common cooking utensil to a country's most important utensil.

Later, the Xia Dynasty perished and the Shang Dynasty rose, and the Jiuding was moved to Bojing, the capital of the Shang Dynasty. King Wu of Zhou conquered the merchants, and moved the spoils of Jiuding to Haojing, the capital of the Zhou Dynasty. So it was passed down from generation to generation, and everyone called the establishment of the dynasty: Ding Ding.

Since then, 'Nine Dings and Eight Guis' has become the supreme symbol of the emperor and has been imitated one after another.

If the one on the picture is really Jiuding Bagui, then the tomb excavated by the national archaeological team may not only be Zeng Guo, but also the tomb of the emperor of Zeng State!
Because the nobles have very strict regulations in terms of types and quantities when using Jiuding Bagui, the number of types used for Jiuding Bagui directly represents the level of nobility.The emperor uses nine tripods and eight gui, princes have seven tripods and six gui, officials have five tripods and four gui, Yuan scholars have three tripods and one gui.

Lao Yan nodded, now his mood has stabilized, and his tone has returned to calm: "If it is really Jiuding Bagui, the archaeological value of this tomb will be greatly increased..."

There was a brief silence among the people present, because everyone knew what this meant, and the momentary shock could not be added.

When we all calmed down, Lao Yan immediately activated the radio to contact Gu Shunzhang, and told him our guess. Gu Shunzhang on the other end was also excited and incoherent, and it took a long time before he said: "Old Yan, if this is the case, it will definitely shock our country. , should shock the world!"

"That's right! Keep digging and see what else is in the burial pit." Lao Yan agreed.

Gu Shunzhang couldn't wait anymore, saying that this would allow the archaeological team to speed up the excavation, while our group of people stayed in the archives room and waited for news from there.

After three days of continuous excavation, a large number of cultural relics were unearthed every day, about a hundred pieces, which shocked the entire archaeological world. Even foreign media heard the news, and all the attention was focused on this tomb for a while.

Originally, Gu Shunzhang asked us to make the survey out of caution, but now it is because he is too busy, and Lao Yan has stopped everyone in 701. Even Miss Qiu who was buried in an ancient tomb was called back, and everyone will All the energy is put on this tomb which may be the tomb of Emperor Zeng Guo.

After half a month of intense research, the unearthed bronzes in the burial pit have piled up into a small hill, weighing about several thousand catties. We have also become numb from the shock at the beginning, even Professor Xu and the boy History buffs also became calm.

In the middle of the night, we were so busy that Gu Shunzhang came over again. As soon as Lao Yan connected to the radio, he said excitedly: "Lao Yan, I have already sent a photo back. Not going north."

"What could be the reason why I can't find the north, I think you can't find the north, right?" Lao Yan has indeed been numb these days, and he didn't react at all to Gu Shunzhang's words.

But I felt that something was wrong. Those of us who only saw a part of the photos were already numb. Gu Shunzhang, who was at the scene every day, could be better. He was so excited that he probably discovered a big guy.

Gu Shunzhang did not refute Lao Yan, but said yes with a smile, I really can’t find the north, and you will be like me soon, because a new era of Chinese archaeology is about to appear!
After he finished speaking, he turned off the radio, and two hours after the radio was cut off, Xiao Li sent in the photo he was talking about!

(End of this chapter)