EBE Chapter 228: The Zhou Dynasty was not established or sealed
Chapter 228: The Zhou Dynasty was not established or sealed
"It's raining and the ground is slippery. Xiaoli, did you bring non-slip hiking shoes?" It was Zhang Ji's voice outside the door.
"I have brought them. How could I not bring these practical tools when I came to Xianyang?" Ji Li shouted towards the door, quickly changed into a windbreaker and put on non-slip shoes, and took out a small bag of lime from the space and put it around his waist to prevent slipping when climbing.
The mountains in Xianyang, Shaanxi, are not as steep as those in Qingcheng. The lime powder was not used on the road. Taotie Tao laughed, "As expected of someone who has traveled with the bureau before, you still remember to bring some lime powder. The other small bag contains glutinous rice flour, right?"
"Yes, glutinous rice flour, used to ward off evil spirits." Ji Li shook the powder pinned around his waist. This was something he learned when traveling with Yan Cheng and the others. It was a must-have equipment when traveling.
Apart from the slippery muddy ground on rainy days, there were no other dangers on the way to the Tomb of Duke Zhou. After arriving, Ji Li looked at the stele erected in front of the Tomb of Duke Zhou and paused. "The Zhou Dynasty system was not established and sealed, and this stele inscription..."
"We were the later generations who built this tomb. Because the Zhou Dynasty did not have trees or burial mounds, we had to investigate every tomb we found. It was through the identification of the unearthed cultural relics and totems that we confirmed that this is the tomb of Duke Zhou Ji Dan, the regent of the Zhou Dynasty who ruled for seven years..." said the gravekeeper who came with them, and he hobbled forward with his hunched back and opened the door of the cemetery for everyone.
A strong earthy mixed smell hit me in the face.
The mentors and professors went down first wearing goggles, followed closely by Ji Li and the seniors. This was a rare field archaeological experience.
Ji Li and his seniors were both fully armed. As the professors moved forward, they were introducing the environment inside the cemetery to the outstanding students selected from the archaeology departments of various colleges behind them.
Those cultural relics have long been placed in a museum and preserved in a vacuum.
"The tomb of Duke Zhou is the most common vertical pit. When we first found it, we found only a few bronze objects used by Duke Zhou, in addition to the official robes that symbolized his status. Duke Zhou was frugal throughout his life, so not many cultural relics were unearthed..."
The cultural relics have been hollowed out, and what remains is just a huge earth pit. The original appearance of the inside has long been unrecognizable due to the passage of time.
Ji Li touched the ruins with his gloved hand.
In the Lingtai, Xue Yu was saddened by the scene, "Duke Zhou was the one that your Excellency trusted the most. When your Excellency conquered Chaoge, he was injured and vomited blood. Since then, his health has been poor and he often has nightmares at night..."
"If it weren't for Director Zhou Gong's worries, I'm afraid he wouldn't have lasted two years."
"Tsk, what's so good about him? He just proposed to seal me!" Zhu Yan roared. Now that he saw the tomb of Duke Zhou through Ji Li's eyes, he felt better. The tail of the flame was raised high, "Humans are humans after all. I am still alive and well, but the person who proposed to seal me is gone."
Xue Yu glanced at Zhu Yan and reminded him, "If you want to say 'I', I won't say 'old me' anymore."
Ji Li lowered his eyebrows and listened to the dispute between Zhu Yan and Xue Yu about Duke Zhou in the Lingtai. Zhu Yan ran away because Duke Zhou proposed to confer a title on Zhu Yan in order to eliminate the need for soldiers in the world. Ji Fa did not order to chase him. Although the Zhou Dynasty had a history of 800 years, in fact, wars continued after a hundred years. The territory of the Zhou emperor became smaller and smaller. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the vassal states were divided into seven powers. Qin Shihuang unified the six states, unified the wheel gauge, and unified the writing system...