I Excavated an Emperor to Become a Wife.

Knowing the tomb with the mountain as its mausoleum from the tomb robbers, local archaeologists in Pingyao went to explore it. There was a collapse on the south side of the mountain mausoleum, which seems to have happened not long ago.

In addition, several robbery caves were found, but the mountain collapsed, and archaeologists dare not go in hastily, and it is even less clear whether the interior of the collapsed tomb is good or bad.

The seminar was held in a hurry. Tan Cheng and Professor Zhu rushed to Pingyao. The conference room was already full of archaeologists, arguing all the time.

"This must be a group of royal tombs. Didn't the police also say that those tomb robbers did dig up several emperor's tombs?"

"No, it's impossible. If it's the emperor's tomb group, which dynasty during the Wei and Jin Dynasties did you say there was a tomb here?" An archaeologist frowned in disapproval. There is no need for emperors to build."

"No matter how gorgeous it is, it can't be the system of the emperor's tomb! Didn't the group of tomb robbers say that those mountain tombs were built according to the emperor's tombs of that period?"

"You can believe the words of the grave robber!"

At the meeting, a group of people became arguing at some point, and the person presiding over the meeting couldn’t help shouting. He was so annoyed that he slammed the table down and shouted: “I said be quiet, didn’t you hear me or what?” Yes! They are all highly educated and high-quality people, and they don’t understand meeting discipline?!”

Seeing the person in front of him who finally calmed down, the host was furious, "What's the top priority now? Is it to discuss whether that is a group of tombs?! Have you seen a large tomb that has collapsed in half? The tomb is completely collapsed, shall we come to a meeting to decide to file an excavation application?!"

Seeing his old friend gasping for breath, Zhu Jianmin shook his head helplessly, and patted him on the shoulder. When his old friend calmed down, he turned to the members of the archaeological team in the audience and said, "I really can't delay this time. From the pictures you took, it can be seen that the collapse is still serious, and if rescue measures are not taken quickly, the tomb may collapse tomorrow."

None of the people here are children, so they naturally understand this.

"But if we need to rescue it now, I'm afraid it will be difficult. The location of the cemetery is too far away, there are only mountain roads, and it is difficult for small machinery to get there."

A young man at the meeting should have gone to investigate in person. Holding a photo, he said: "The machine can't get through, and the mountain road is not easy to walk. It's basically impossible to rescue it."

Tan Cheng looked at the picture and was a little lost in thought. He only felt that this place was familiar, but he couldn't tell where it was familiar... He didn't pay attention to what was said at the meeting, but just stared at the printed picture on his hand.

When the elder brother beside him pushed him, he realized that Zhu Jianmin had called him several times.

Seeing that Tan Cheng was still in a daze, Zhu Jianmin was not annoyed, and asked with a smile, "I asked you just now, what do you think should be done so that the rescue can be done faster."

Tan Cheng had already read the pictures and the investigation report of the local archaeological team, and he didn't have an answer in his mind.He nodded to Zhu Jianmin, saying that after he heard it, Tan Cheng slowly opened his mouth and said:

"It was the south side that collapsed. I saw a robbery hole on the north side in the picture, and the north side is still intact. Or we can try to dig a trench from the north side."

Zhu Jianmin nodded and didn't reply, but a middle-aged man said: "I'm afraid that the mountain will collapse by then, after all, the south side has been trampled."

"But other than this, there is no other way," said a woman next to Tan Cheng, "There is no way to enter large machinery over there. If you want to dig the roof, or dig out the collapsed side, unless you clear the road first." pass."

In fact, the matter of road construction is as fast as it is said, as long as the "superior" is willing, it will only take half a year, but if they don't agree, it will be useless for a few years.

The meeting lasted for nearly five hours before finally deciding to submit an excavation application first, get some small equipment to go there, adopt a conservative excavation, save a little bit, and wait until the road is repaired in a certain year before digging.

The application was approved a month later. During this period, Tan Cheng followed the team to visit the tomb several times, and found that the tomb was more or less collapsed except for the south side that collapsed directly.

I'm afraid not many will be kept internally.

The official excavation took place in mid-August, and the path was repaired in the month of waiting for the approval results, making it much wider. Several farmers’ cattle and horses were hired to pull the equipment to the open space and the electricity to the depths of the mountain.

From the southwest subsidence, more than a dozen workers and eleven archaeologists worked day and night for nearly half a month. After cleaning up a lot of rocks and soil, a relatively safe bucket-shaped pit was cleared out. Fragments of the first funerary vessel of the tomb were unearthed.

Seeing this fragment, most of the archaeological team cheered except Tan Cheng.

If Tan Cheng had never seen the thing dug out from the tomb in Ninghua Village, he would have guessed with his teammates that the fragment was from the Tang Dynasty, but Tan Cheng had seen it before... So, facing the exact same pattern, Tan Cheng Cheng couldn't laugh.

The pain that had never been visited in the past six months surged up, and Tan Cheng's face turned pale.Quietly covering his chest with one hand, which was beginning to hurt, Tan Cheng's breathing became disordered.

He thought that this inexplicable pain had disappeared after half a year, but he never thought that half a year later, it would hit his heart again, and it was even more painful than usual, making him almost unable to breathe.

Seeing that Tan Cheng's footsteps were unsteady, the teammate beside him hurriedly reached out to support Tan Cheng, "What's wrong? Suddenly his face turned pale."

The rest of the people who heard the voice also turned their heads. Seeing that Tan Cheng's breathing was unsteady, his face was pale, and he couldn't speak, they also became flustered.

"Quick! Let him sit down and give him some sugar water!"

The middle-aged man who supported Tan Cheng hurriedly put Tan Cheng down, took the sugar water from a female team member, and let Tan Cheng drink a bowl full.

After waiting for a while, seeing Tan Cheng's complexion improved, he said, "I'd better find someone to take him back to rest first. Recently, I saw that he was so busy that he didn't take much rest."

Hearing this, Tan Cheng shook his head, "I'm fine, it must be because I just squatted for a long time, and I felt a little uncomfortable when I stood up suddenly."

He knew that he was not caused by lack of rest and felt better, so he struggled to stand up, but the moment he stood up and raised his head, the distant mountain scene suddenly overlapped with his memory, Tan Cheng's Heart, at that moment, missed a beat.

He... seems to have been here?

Before Tan Cheng could think about it, there was a sudden exclamation in the distance, followed by the rustling sound of falling.

"Landslide!!"

"Ke Zhiwei is below! Hurry up and save someone!"

The dozen or so people here rushed over immediately after hearing the words, but the first few people stopped when they saw the collapsed appearance, and hesitated to take another step forward.

Seeing the young migrant workers calling for help, Tan Cheng was pawing hard at the gravel and soil, and without thinking, he bypassed those teammates who were afraid to step forward and joined the rescue team.

Seeing this, those who dared not go forward were also a little embarrassed, and after waiting for a while, they saw that they had not collapsed again, and then stepped forward to help together.

The collapse was not serious, and there were many people, so it was easier to dig. While digging the rocks and soil, he called Ke Zhiwei's name, but there was no response, which made everyone feel cold.

It was only after a dozen people dug for two hours that something was wrong. It stands to reason that Ke Zhiwei should be able to be seen by now, but there is no one.

Seeing that the sun is about to set, the barren mountains and wild ridges can't stay too long. Who knows if there are any wild animals in the undeveloped mountains.Tan Cheng looked at the scene around him, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt familiar. When he saw the stone stairs covered by weeds not far from the flat bottom, Tan Cheng's eyes widened suddenly, and his hands trembled slightly.

Just now... he clearly remembered the same scene just now, the only difference is that there should be a stone tablet above the stone steps... and there seems to be a well-hidden one here...

Tan Cheng was a little uncertain. Looking at the direction of the collapse in front of him, Tan Cheng took a deep breath, raised his hoe and smashed it hard.

"Kang-dang--" The sound of rocks rolling down sounded, startling the people around them to run away.

Only Tan Cheng didn't leave.

Ignoring his teammates' scolding, Tan Cheng stared at the place where Zha opened. The dust raised by the rolling stones dispersed, and a hole slowly appeared in front of everyone.

Tan Cheng's heart beat violently at that moment...

Sure enough, there is a robbery hole here...

He really has been here.

"What's the matter? Why is there a hole here? I didn't find it."

"No, this doesn't seem to be a natural hole! It's a robbery hole!"

"Could it be that Ke Zhiwei fell over here?"

"Then go down and save people?"

"It's getting dark..."

Tan Cheng looked at the quarreling people around him, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly towards the entrance of the cave.

After a while, he seemed to hear something. He didn't know if it was his own echo or something else. The people around him were too noisy, and he couldn't hear it clearly. Tan Cheng couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, "Stop making noise! ​​I seem to have heard a voice."

"Sound? Where is it!"

"You all be quiet, I heard voices in the cave, it was too noisy to hear clearly."

As soon as the words came out, everyone fell silent, and Tan Cheng yelled into the cave again. Sure enough, not long after, he heard a response. Although it was small, it was enough for someone who held his breath to distinguish This voice came from Ke Zhiwei.

"It's Ke Zhiwei!! He's fine!"

"But how to save people!"

"I can hear some sound, so the hole shouldn't be long." A migrant worker suggested, "Why don't we try to throw a flashlight tied with a rope? When the person sees it, he will catch it."

"I don't know if the inclination of this hole is too big. If it's not too big, the light will get stuck in the middle."

"It should be bigger, otherwise Ke Zhiwei will slide down?" The female team member couldn't help frowning when she saw a group of elders moaning: "There is no way now, hurry up and try with the rope! Otherwise, you go down!"

As soon as the words came out, everyone shut up, and found a long hemp rope, afraid that the flashlight would be too clear, stuck in the middle, and tied an unopened mechanical lubricating oil barrel.

Put the rope down a little bit.

Fortunately, the hole was dug well, with a high slope, and it slid down smoothly.

When he felt the barrel fall to the ground, Tan Cheng put another piece of rope so that Ke Zhiwei underneath could tie him up.After waiting for a while, when someone pulled the rope, several men stepped forward and followed Tan Cheng to pull it up.

The hole was not long, but several people were afraid that the rope would break, so they carefully pulled it up. It took nearly an hour to pull Ke Zhiwei out.

Ke Zhiwei was very lucky, except for his disheveled face and some scratches, everything else was fine.

After narrowly escaping from death, Ke Zhiwei lay on the ground in a state of exhaustion and sighed: "I was standing here just now, and the top collapsed. I subconsciously dodged outside and inside, so I stepped on the air and slid down. I was lucky, I didn't fall to my death, and I didn't fall to death." I was crushed to death by landslides."

"What's going on down there?"

"I fell and didn't dare to move, so I just left that one sitting. Later, when the flashlight you tied was put down, I looked at it casually, and almost gave me a heart attack. Damn, the one I stayed in is a The tomb passage, the depths of the tomb passage are almost as if they have been burned by a fire, black and bulging, creepy!" Ke Zhiwei said with lingering fear.

"Big fire?" Tan Cheng walked up to Ke Zhiwei. Just now, he noticed that Ke Zhiwei had been holding onto a notebook, so he simply asked, "Why do you have a dirty notebook in your hand?"

"This book? I saw it under the entrance of the cave. This book may have been left by the tomb robbers before?" Ke Zhiwei opened the book while speaking.

Although the case of the small notebook is tattered and covered with mud, the inside is clean.

"The suicide note? The signature is..." The book is turned upside down, and the last page is revealed when the two big characters of the suicide note appear in front of me. I can't help but look at the signature. People, Ke Zhiwei couldn't believe it, "...Tan Cheng?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Tan Cheng, but Tan Cheng had already stayed there.

Tan Cheng, who was beside Ke Zhiwei, naturally saw what was written in the notebook early... He could recognize the words as his, and he could recognize that the notebook belonged to him...

However, in the suicide note, which was only a few sentences long, he wrote three words several times.

Su Jingmo...

Repeating these three words silently over and over in his heart, and staring at them dumbly, Tan Cheng opened his mouth, and for a split second, tears rolled down without warning, and the hazy dream had an owner in an instant.

Memories flooded in like a tide, and Tan Cheng was instantly overwhelmed by pain all over the sky. The pain in his chest made Tan Cheng tighten his clothes on his chest with his right hand.

Slowly bending down, kneeling with his head on the ground, like a dying beast, an uncontrollable growl overflowed from his throat.

How could he forget... how could he forget this name engraved into his soul?

How could he try to forget...

"what--!"

He lost that person after all...