I dig ancient tombs for the country

In the next half a month, the archaeological team took a break and held several meetings during the period to analyze and study the survey and excavation of the submarine tombs. Finally, it was initially agreed that Captain Sun Guoan would temporarily lead the team during the hospitalization of Captain Chen. Carry out the next step of survey and excavation.

For the safety of the archaeological team, the superior department specially dispatched a company of soldiers to carry out protection and security work.

Because of our outstanding performance, Hongmao and I were specially authorized to assist in this task.Early that morning, our twenty-odd team members and six fully armed soldiers, led by Captain Sun Guoan, took two submarines to the underwater burial room of the Frogman Kingdom again.

This time we went straight to the main coffin chamber. At a distance of more than one meter from the main coffin chamber, a multi-level step appeared around the wall of the tomb. These steps have a typical feature, that is, the steps at the bottom are long. The narrower and shorter, its shape is like an upside-down pyramid.

We climbed up the stairs, and there was a wide platform in front of us. On the platform, there was a square pavilion with arches, columns, cornices, carved beams and painted pillars. The exquisite structure of the pavilion is rare.

Passing through the gazebo, we entered the main coffin room. The first thing we saw was a huge mural. The content on the mural surprised everyone present. This is an astronomical mural. The center of the painting is It is a seal script Dou character, which represents the Big Dipper. Around the Dou character, the names of the 28 constellations are arranged clockwise. The upper and lower ends are painted with Qinglong and Baihu respectively, and the left and right are Xuanwu and Suzaku.

The profoundness of this picture combines the traditional Chinese 28 constellations with the ancient Babylonian zodiac signs in the West.Therefore, this picture reflects the development level of astronomy at that time to a certain extent, and this picture provides extremely valuable information for us to understand the division of ancient star regions and demonstrate modern stars.

Captain Sun Guoan was full of praise for this picture, and strongly praised the wisdom and superb painting skills of the ancients.

This painting divides the tomb into two tombs, the front and the back, and there is nothing in the tomb except the mural.Everyone felt very strange. Judging from the structure and momentum of the main tomb, it definitely belonged to the level of a king. How could there be nothing left.

We went around the tomb a few times, but we didn't find a single valuable burial item.Lao Pan of the archaeological team was furious and slapped the wall bricks of the tomb: "Grandma, this tomb has a strange aura. Could it have been stolen?" Just as he finished speaking, we All the people present heard the hollow echoing sound from the wall, and Lao Pan also decided that something was wrong. Why is the sound from the wall of this tomb different from the sound from walls in other places?The walls seem to be empty inside.

All of us were excited about it, gearing up one after another, preparing to tear down the walls of the tomb.Captain Sun was afraid of damaging the ancient relics, so he ordered the archaeological team members not to move rashly, and he and Lao Pan were responsible for uncovering the wall bricks to find out.

Both Captain Sun and Lao Pan had rich experience. They carefully and slowly lifted the bricks, and the scene in front of them surprised everyone again.Unexpectedly, there is another universe in the wall. There are many hidden niches built in the wall, and each niche is filled with various rare treasures.

Among them is a statue of an emerald maid, which attracted everyone's attention.She was wearing a long skirt with a high bun, her eyebrows and eyes were carved very smartly, her whole body was white, and there was an emerald green bird on her hand, which was in a state of spreading its wings and about to fly.

Captain Sun was very excited. He pointed to the statue of the maid: "The appearance of this emerald green on the white background adds to the vitality of the whole work, and it looks more dynamic and stronger. It is a very rare and precious item. .”

We followed Captain Sun and listened to his comments on the treasures in the alcove one by one.In the alcove, there are pearls, agate, jadeite, gold jewelry and other trinkets, as well as various Buddha statues and ornaments.

Captain Sun picked up a jade pendant and looked at it carefully for a long time. He sighed and said to us: "This jade pendant is emerald green. You can see that there are two peaches engraved on the front and back of the pendant. This is the meaning of happiness and longevity. The peach branches of this peach are stacked, and it has two layers. Although this jade pendant is carved flat, it gives you the feeling that the peach branches are interlaced, giving you a sense of three-dimensionality and vertical carving. , this kind of blessing with peach in it is rare, this is a kind of jade carving blessing and longevity pendant in the Chu state."

We are all overwhelmed by Captain Sun's unique insights and analysis. It seems that the people in the archaeological team are full of knowledge, and their extensive knowledge and insights cannot be acquired overnight.

"Captain Sun, look here, it seems to be a secret door?" Xiao Wang pointed to one of the alcoves for us to see.That alcove is different, take away the Buddha statue placed on it, revealing a unique hidden compartment similar to a door, but the top is bare, and there is no such thing as a door knocker.

Captain Sun looked carefully for a moment, then stretched out his hand to press a raised place on the alcove, and heard a sound, the secret door opened automatically, and a dazzling blue light shot out from inside. Light, a blue porcelain plate was placed on a small bronze table, and there were six things that looked like eyes on the plate. The thing exuded a mysterious and profound beauty, and we all took a step back in surprise. , this alcove contains heaven and earth, presumably these eyes must be of great value.

Captain Sun's eyes brightened instantly. He looked at those things excitedly, and touched the bronze strip with trembling hands. This thing looked weird and mysterious. There was a snake head on each side of the strip, and each Each snake has a fish in its mouth.There is a circle of winged frogs around the bronze strip table. If you count carefully, there are 32 of them, which looks very strange.

We were all at a loss as to what the implication of these things inlaid on this case was.Especially why does a snake bite a fish in its mouth?What does the circle of frogs with wings mean? 32 What kind of philosophy is contained in the quantity?

Captain Sun said excitedly: "This is the bronze strip case of Chu State. As for the things inlaid on it, we need further research and evidence collection. These few things that resemble eyes are called dragonfly eyes, and one is priceless. six.

This porcelain plate can be described in one sentence: after the rain, the sky is blue and the clouds are **, this color will make the future.This is a poem written by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty. It describes that after the rain, the sky turns blue.He liked this color very much, so he asked someone to make porcelain of this color, and made the most perfect celadon in the history of Chinese ceramics. "

As soon as Captain Sun finished speaking, Xiao Feng pointed to the celadon plate: "Captain Sun, I have a question. Since this plate is made of celadon from the Song Dynasty, we believed that the kingdom of frogmen disappeared during the Sui Dynasty. It’s missing, but the appearance of this celadon broke our previous inference, so how can this be explained?”

After listening to Xiao Feng's words, Captain Sun carefully looked at the celadon plate several times: "The color and glaze of the plate are indeed celadon from the Song Dynasty. As for the frogman kingdom, did it disappear in the Sui Dynasty?" We are waiting for the next step to investigate and collect evidence.”

After listening to Captain Sun's words, members of the archaeological team began to whisper among each other.I stepped back silently, and it seemed that the eyes of the Queen of the Frogman Kingdom appeared in front of me...