In the 1990s, there was an old farmer in Jinan who wanted to build his house and go to the suburban mounds to get soil. When digging things, the old farmer couldn't help but chant a few words, if only he could dig up gold.
Jinan is a big city with a long history, and there are indeed many ancient ruins here. Since childhood, the old farmer has heard people say that there are treasures under the ground, although they have never seen it, but they always have a little thought in their hearts.
When digging the soil, he had only casually nagged a few words, and he didn't think that he had actually dug up a golden thing. The old farmer's eyes were instantly attracted by it. Take it out and look at it heavy, like a piece of gold.
This discovery startled the old farmer, who did not dare to let others see it, and quickly took this suspected golden thing and returned home.
Gold is a valuable hard currency that circulates even in times of war. However, in peacetime when there is no war, people prefer to use paper money. Even if there is gold, it must be exchanged for paper money in order to purchase things normally.
In order to give full play to the value of this piece of gold, the old farmer carefully wrapped it up, went to a cultural relics store in the county town, asked the owner to help see the color, and then looked for an opportunity to sell it.
The old farmer knew that this piece of gold was very valuable, and he was very careful on the way to the cultural relics store, afraid that he would be robbed by others.
After entering the cultural relics store, the old farmer carefully observed the situation in the store, and there was only one owner in the room, and there were no other customers. The old farmer briefly chatted with the shopkeeper and took out the gold he had dug up for the shopkeeper to identify.
The shopkeeper was a very knowledgeable man, often exposed to all kinds of precious cultural relics, and he quickly recognized the golden utensils taken out by the old farmer. This is a kind of harness specially created by the ancients, the scientific name is "saving", the main role is to prevent the horse from tripping over the reins while running.
The owner holds this utensil. After careful inspection, I was surprised to find that its gold content was actually more than 99%, which was a rather precious treasure.
The shopkeeper couldn't help but ask, "You've dug this thing out of the ground, right?" The old farmer replied disapprovingly, "You know." The shopkeeper smiled, didn't explain too much, casually said a few perfunctory words, and sent the old farmer out.
The shopkeeper believes that the place where the old farmer dug up the golden utensils is likely to hide a large ancient tomb, in order to avoid unnecessary destruction of this ancient tomb, the shopkeeper sent the old farmer away, hurried to the cultural relics department, and reported all the information he knew.
After hearing the news, the cultural relics experts quickly came to the old farmer's house to inquire about the situation. The old farmer was very simple, did not hide anything, not only detailed his previous experience, but also led the expert to the place where the gold was dug.
After careful investigation and research, archaeologists concluded that there is indeed a large ancient tomb below, if nothing else, it should be a Han Dynasty tomb, and what specifications need to be excavated deeply to determine.
Because of the old farmer's previous excavation behavior, the geological structure of this ancient tomb has changed a little, and there is no previous sealing environment. If protective excavations are not carried out, the cultural relics under the ground are likely to be damaged due to environmental changes, which is a tragedy that archaeologists do not want to see at all.
In order to protect the artifacts under the ground, archaeologists quickly excavated the area deeper. Soon, the experts were cleaning up a lot of debris.
During this time, archaeologists dug up the skeletons of many livestock and dug up a rectangular box. When you open it, inside are some yellow balls.
When archaeologists first saw these things, they thought that this was the night pearl that the ancients took for burial, but as soon as they touched it, the yellow ball shattered.
Only then did archaeologists reluctantly discover that this was not a night pearl at all, but a box of eggs buried for thousands of years. Because of their age, these eggs have been severely decayed, and the slightest touch will completely break.
When the experts cleaned the eggs, although they had been very careful, they inevitably broke a large part, and only a few eggs that were not too badly decayed barely survived.
In addition, experts also dug up some gold utensils in the ancient tomb, and the gold content of these things was similar to the horse harness dug up by the old farmer before, which were extremely pure valuables.
In fact, what the experts care about the most is not the golden utensils in the tomb burial pit, but the treasures buried in the musical instrument pit.
Archaeologists unearthed a total of 107 stone chimes in the musical instrument pits, which is more than the total number of stone chimes excavated by Han Dynasty archaeologists.
Among them, 6 sets of stone chimes are well preserved, and each stone chime has a clear number, and the user can sort the stone chimes according to the number and play beautiful music.
In addition, archaeologists have also found 19 well-preserved chimes in this ancient tomb, although they have been sealed for thousands of years, but they still shine brightly when they are unearthed.
Each chime is engraved with a fine pattern, and even people who do not know much about music can make the chimes produce an intoxicating special sound by tapping and other ways.
In fact, there are not only stone chimes and chimes in the instrument pit, but also many drum-type percussion instruments and plucked instruments. The excavation of these artistic instruments proves to the world that China already had a relatively mature musical art as early as the Han Dynasty thousands of years ago.
In the process of continuous excavation, archaeologists have successively excavated more than 3,000 precious cultural relics, and there are countless conventional items, which are not only numerous, but also relatively precious.
Some experts even sighed that the funerary products of this ancient tomb are comparable to the tombs of some emperors. So, where did the tomb owner come from?
In the feudal period, the hierarchy was strict, and the person who could have so many funerary goods must be a prince of the Han Dynasty, and it was almost impossible to be an ordinary person.
In order to determine the true identity of the tomb owner, archaeologists conducted a more in-depth investigation in the ancient tomb. In the end, the experts sealed the mud through "Lü Daguan Seal" and "Lü Nei ShiYin" and basically locked the identity of the tomb owner.
If there is no accident, the owner of the tomb should be Lü Tai, the prince of the early Western Han Dynasty. When Liu Bang fought the world, he had agreed with the people around him that only the Liu clan relatives were qualified to be kings, not the Liu clan but the king, and the world would strike at them together.
According to the theory, Lü Tai was not qualified to become a prince, and the reason why he was rewarded by the imperial court was because he had a close relationship with Liu Bang's wife Lü Yan. He is Lü Yan's nephew and a person that Lü Yan particularly trusts and values.
After Liu Bang's death, his son Liu Ying succeeded to the throne and was known as Emperor Hui of Han. Because of his relatively weak personality, he failed to really grasp power, and the affairs of the DPRK and China were basically decided by Lü Yan.
Lü Tai also received special treatment because of Lü Yan's power and was crowned as a prince. At that time, Lü Yan had basically controlled the situation, and the ministers of the DPRK did not dare to oppose her orders, and were forced to identify with Lü Tai's status as a prince.
However, Lü Tai's ending was not very good, and after he was crowned as a prince, he soon died violently. At that time, many people talked about it, saying that this was a punishment that Liu Bang did not get used to Lü Yan's misdeeds.
Lü Yan was dismissive of this statement, and in order to block the mouths of the yoyos, he directly ordered Lü Tai to be buried, giving him great sorrow. Because of this, there will be so many precious treasures in Lü Tai's tomb.
So, what is the significance of this Han Dynasty princely tomb dug up by archaeologists for modern people? As we have mentioned before, archaeologists have unearthed thousands of precious cultural relics through the excavation of ancient tombs, which have been passed down for thousands of years to the present, and have great research value and collection value.
In addition, the tomb itself is also a historical site of great value. Archaeologists collected a large amount of data and materials when they carried out conservation excavations of it. These valuable materials are helpful for future generations to study the tomb system and ceremonial activities of the princes of the Han Dynasty, and are of great help to subsequent archaeological research.
Not only that, archaeologists can also confirm some of the records in the history books for the excavation of ancient tombs, so that future generations have a clearer understanding of history and culture. This has played a great auxiliary role in the promotion of Chinese civilization.
In the end, lütai's princely tomb, because of its great research value, was specially protected by the cultural relics department.
The old farmer who was eager to get rich overnight by digging up treasures was forced to give up his dream because of the excavation of the ancient tomb, and could only honestly rely on farming to survive as before.
This matter caused a lot of heated discussion at the time, and some people believed that the suffering of the old farmer deserved sympathy. Some people also believe that the idea of old farmers trying to get rich by digging up treasures is fundamentally wrong.
The cultural relics under the ground are all witnesses of history, they are the tangible bearers of Chinese culture, and they are historical treasures that should be specially protected and protected. It should not be privately occupied by some people, but should be handed over to the state for proper custody, so that more compatriots can have the opportunity to appreciate the charm of traditional culture.
There are also people who believe that the idea of the old peasants eager to get rich is the innate instinct of human beings, almost all people are eager to live a better life, which is the driving force behind the development of human beings so far, if all people have no desires and no needs, human civilization, basically no progress at all.
The ancients often said that a gentleman loves money and has a way. When pursuing wealth, in the right way in line with morality and mainstream values, you can be honest and not hurt others, and you can continue to improve your living conditions and make your life happier.
On the other hand, if you use the wrong way and excessively pursue wealth, instead of being able to achieve happiness, you may bring fatal disasters to yourself.
Those tomb robbers who wantonly dig up ancient tombs are particularly typical negative teaching materials. Ancient princes and nobles, because they did not want to be disturbed by their peace, usually placed some deadly mechanisms in the ancient tombs, and many tomb robbers lost their lives because they accidentally touched the organs.
Therefore, archaeologists have been calling on everyone to report the news in time after discovering the ancient tomb, and do not act without authorization, so as not to bring disasters to themselves.