Ten p.m.
Just as Dong Xuebin got home from work, his mother-in-law also called.
"Hey, Xiaobin, did your mother tell you?" Han Jing said.
"I told you, this is Saturday, right?" Dong Xuebin said, "I'll try my best."
Han Jing warned: "Do your best? You can't do your best. You have to come back. I just heard your mother say that you are busy there, so I don't worry about calling you. You don't have to come back so early. You will do the last thing on Friday night." As soon as the flight comes back, we have everything else ready.”
"Okay, Mom, I understand." What else could Dong Xuebin say.
Han Jing chuckled and said, "That's good. Go to bed early and take care of yourself."
Dong Xuebin said: "Okay, you should also pay attention to rest and take good care of my father."
"By the way, there is one more thing. The Hundred Days Banquet will be held in your courtyard in Houhai. Your courtyard is large and there are not many people this time. It is enough." Han Jing said.
Dong Xuebin nodded and said, "No problem. You have the key anyway. You can make an appointment with my mother."
Dong Xuebin had put a spare key with his mother-in-law a long time ago, including car keys and courtyard keys. His mother-in-law had backup keys, but he was afraid that if they were lost, it would be hard to get them. As for not choosing to host it in Mr. Xie's villa, Dong Xuebin also understood that although the old man proposed to give Xiao Dong a hundred-day banquet this time, the child's surname was Dong Xuebin after all, not Xie. According to the rules, he must still be Dong. The Xuebin family is taking the lead here. It is not a big deal to hold a banquet in the Xie family's villa, so Dong Xuebin's courtyard is the best choice, and in terms of economic value, the courtyard in Houhai is even three or four Xie's. That kind of villa can't be compared to all the other villas together, and it's also magnificent. It's said to be a hundred-day banquet, but it's actually a platform to show off their strength. Even if the Xie family doesn't need to show anything anymore, at least it can't be shabby, right
Putting down his mobile phone, Dong Xuebin took off his dirt-covered shoes, then took the dirty socks and threw them into the toilet. He couldn't bear to look at them because they were so dirty. Alas, he had to climb mountains and ridges every day. It would be strange if he wasn't dirty. .
Finally, Dong Xuebin put on his slippers and sat in front of the computer and started booking flights.
Four p.m? Too early.
Five p.m? Nope either.
After a final check, Dong Xuebin booked a ticket for eight o'clock on Friday night. He should arrive in the capital around ten o'clock, and the next day coincided with the Hundred Days Banquet.
After finishing it, Dong Xuebin fell asleep after taking a bath.
…
the next day.
The archaeological team came from the capital.
Zhang Dongfang stayed in the county to hold down the battle, while Dong Xuebin led a team of people to the provincial capital airport to greet them.
There were more than twenty people from the archaeological team, including key experts from the archaeological team, as well as related staff and equipment debugging personnel. This formation can be said to be quite large. The archaeological team can have so many people here to watch. It shows the attention from above, very considerate.
People from the city also came.
and officials from the provincial cultural department.
Several leaders went up to shake hands with the comrades of the archaeological team one by one. Finally, it was Dong Xuebin's turn to introduce himself and get to know the people of the archaeological team.
Finally, the city leaders proposed to arrange a dinner first to give the archaeological team a refreshment.
However, a little old man who led the archaeological team said: "No, I just ate on the plane, so I won't bother you. Let's go to the site first." The old man is very dedicated and enters the work mode as soon as he gets on. " Is the discovery of an ancient tomb from the Han Dynasty in Qingluan Mountain still a secret?”
A person from the provincial cultural department said: "Yes, it has not been made public." The ancient tomb has not been identified at all, and the tomb chamber has not been dug out, so this cannot be made public.
The old man of the archaeological team said: "Okay, not only can't it be made public, but the things that our archaeological team has come down from should also be kept secret, so as not to be exposed to the wind. Alas, tomb robbers are so rampant now. We still have to go through the procedures until it is really confirmed. Only after knowing the historical value of the ancient tomb can you apply for armed police protection or military garrison. This takes time, not just a day or two. The approval is very troublesome, but tomb robbers don't need to. They will try their luck when they hear any news. If you really want to do this, If they destroyed the tomb, it would be too late. "It's not that they don't believe the judgment of Teacher Chu and others. Lao Chu's photos of the scene and pictures of cultural relics have been sent to them. Their judgment is the same as Lao Chu's and they know this tomb. It's not ordinary, but the efficiency of domestic work is there, and the procedures must be followed and rigorous, so they cannot make an exception and directly apply for armed police protection, and they do not even have the right to make an exception.
A city leader said: "In terms of protecting ancient tombs, Jiao Neighboring County has already deployed manpower."
The old man of the archaeological team said: "Can it be used? It is not easy to completely block a big mountain? Tens of thousands of people surround the mountain? Even tens of thousands of people are not enough. They don't eat, drink or sleep? There is a slight gap, Tomb robbers can also sneak up the mountain at night without being noticed, and in such a large ancient tomb complex, if a robber opens a hole anywhere, they may enter the tomb chamber. To be on the safe side, this matter must not be made public until someone finds out. Let the public media know when the protection is strong enough to control the situation. "Archaeologists like them have been dealing with tomb robbers for too long, and they know how good these people are at finding every opportunity. This is also the experience accumulated by the archaeological team over the years. How many major tombs have been robbed in the past? I can’t even count them. Some tomb robbers have even better professional skills and information than the professionals in their archaeological team. Otherwise, why would newly discovered tombs in many countries be discovered only a few years or even longer ago after being excavated? Tomb robbery or destruction? So the people from the archaeological team didn't say anything when they arrived. Their first reaction was to prevent tomb robbers first, making this their top priority.
Naturally, the city didn't say anything.
Dong Xuebin also responded. In fact, Teacher Chu had already explained it earlier. Dong Xuebin also informed the media in Jiao Neighboring County to block the news and stop reporting any news about antiques unearthed in Qingluan Mountain.
…
It's less than two o'clock in the afternoon.
Dong Xuebin took more than 20 people from the archaeological team to Qingluan Mountain.
The little old man who led the team did not go directly up the mountain to the scene. Instead, he stopped and asked the staff to place many small flags and equipment, and also made a very detailed observation of the mountain.
After struggling for more than half an hour, everyone arrived at the scene.
"Old Chu, are you busy?" As soon as he came over, the little old man smiled.
Teacher Chu was wearing gloves to inspect a newly excavated cultural relic. When he heard the sound, he raised his head and carefully put down the cultural relic before standing up and smiling: "Old Zhong, are you leading the team this time?"
Teacher Meng also knows him, "Brother Zhong."
Lao Zhong nodded, also said hello to Mu Zhengzhong, and finally said: "I am not leading the team this time, I am leading the team. You, Lao Chu, are in charge of the scene."
Teacher Chu asked: "Is it appropriate?"
Old Zhong said: "You have been here for two days, you are familiar with the situation here, and you discovered and judged the ancient tomb first, so you are responsible for it."
Teacher Chu said: "Okay, haha, we haven't worked together for a long time."
"Isn't it? Since that tomb two years ago..." Old Zhong looked unhappy, "Forget it, let's not mention it."
Teacher Chu sighed: "Tomb robbers are too rampant, but this time I looked carefully and there are no traces of tomb robbery. It is basically a complete group of ancient tombs."
Dong Xuebin heard it, and it was estimated that the ancient tomb that the two of them collaborated on to investigate last time, it was probably discovered after a long time of effort that it had already been stolen.
Next, Dong Xuebin couldn't get involved.
Teacher Chu and the newly arrived Teacher Zhong began to mobilize the manpower of the archaeological team to carry out excavation work.
The people from the cultural relics department in Jiao Neighbor County couldn't help, they couldn't even cooperate. They were not professional. In the end, they could only go down the mountain to help the comrades of the archaeological team transport equipment and do physical work, which could help. Those who were there were some people from the Provincial Cultural Relics Department and the Provincial Archeology Department. They had also been ordered to stay at Qingluan Mountain to cooperate with the national archaeological team, so they were quickly divided into several groups by Teacher Chu and others. Some started excavation, and some Some were operating equipment, some were taking notes, and the mountain suddenly became busy.
Two hours later.
At an excavation site 160 meters away from the first excavated bronze mirror, a young man from the archaeological team suddenly shouted!
"There are bricks!"
"We've dug into the tomb!"
"Professor Chu, come quickly!"
Teacher Chu, Teacher Zhong and others immediately went up.
Although Dong Xuebin and Zhang Dongfang were laymen, they also joined in the fun. The first and second leaders of the county spent all day here and almost ignored the affairs of the county. This situation is really rare, but Dong Xuebin and Zhang Dongfang had already There has been a consensus that the most important thing in the county these days is the excavation of ancient tombs. Nothing else can compare with this. There are many leaders in the county, and all departments are fully operational. It really doesn’t matter without them. Dong Xuebin An order has been issued. If he and Zhang Dongfang cannot be contacted, the leaders in charge can handle some matters themselves. Dong Xuebin and Lao Zhang have already become a tightrope.
"Dig it bigger."
"Don't do it vertically, expand the area horizontally first."
"Although it is a burial tomb, everyone pays attention to safety."
A few hours of excavation will definitely not be so fast. Being able to dig out the tomb so early is also the result of the two days of early digging by Teacher Chu, Teacher Meng and others. This location has long been marked by Teacher Chu, and it is judged to be a key location for excavation. Sure enough, Now we are out of the tomb passage.
"Is the equipment here?"
"Come here."
"Okay, let's go down and take a look first."
Ancient tombs are very dangerous, and many of them are full of mechanisms. Although most of the mechanisms have become useless after hundreds of years, we cannot relax.
He carefully opened an opening and stuck his head in.
Through the screen, everyone gathered to see what was going on.
In the end, several old comrades of the archaeological team all came to the conclusion that if the previous inferences about the tombs of Han Dynasty emperors could only be approximated, now it is almost 100% certain that the tomb under their feet must be the burial of a Han Dynasty emperor. No doubt about it! RS