MTL - Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes-Chapter 997 Chime Bells by Zhao Xianhou

  Chapter 997 Zhao Xianhou chimes

  The sounding principle of the chime bell is generally that the bell body of the chime bell is small, the pitch is high, and the volume is low. The larger the body of the bell, the lower the pitch and the louder the volume, so the size and shape of the casting have an important impact on the chime. Chime bells consist of a number of bells of different sizes suspended on wooden frames in order to form one or several groups, and the pitches struck by each bell are different. Due to different ages, the shapes of chime bells are also different, but the bell bodies are all painted with exquisite patterns.

  In general, the later chime bells are far superior to those of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties in terms of shape and exquisiteness.

The first chime bell unearthed by the archaeologists in this large tomb is small in size, about forty centimeters high, in a round and flat shape, with many raised buttons, and a through hole at the top, which is used to wear a rope when hanging .

  The surface of the chime bell is cast with wrong gold and silver animal patterns, which seems to have some characteristics of ethnic minorities. It may be related to the geographical location of Zhao Guo and has been influenced by the culture of ethnic minorities.

   "Professor Li, Professor Zhu, there are also inscriptions on this chime clock, there are more than ten, but the font of these inscriptions seems a bit strange."

  A staff member said puzzledly.

Li Mo looked at it and said with a smile: "Writing in the Warring States Period can be divided into two major systems: 'Six Kingdoms' and 'Qin'. The Six Kingdoms refers to the six kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Qi, Chu and Yan. , and some of the characters of small countries such as Zhongshan, Yue and Teng. Compared with the bronze inscriptions, the most obvious feature is the random simplification of strokes and the extremely chaotic shape and structure. The Qin characters are close to the orthodox Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn Bronze inscriptions, It is relatively rigorous and unified, and later generations call it "籀文" or "Dazhuan".

  Due to the different ways of writing characters in different countries and regions, great confusion was caused in the shape of characters in the Warring States Period, and the writing methods of the same character were quite different. "

Zhu Changping followed Li Mo's words and continued: "The seal script is divided into big seal script and small seal script. In a broad sense, the writing style before Qin Shihuang's unification of the six kingdoms is the big seal script. After the unification of the six kingdoms, the common writing style is called Qin seal script. It is the Xiaozhuan script that was mentioned later. The time period of this distinction is not too strict, so everyone can get a general understanding."

   "Teacher, I'm not proficient enough to distinguish the characters of the six countries. What do you think the fourteen inscriptions above mean?"

"I am proficient in what you are not proficient in?" Zhu Changping said with a smile, "I am not here to make a fool of myself, professional things can be done by professional people, and for the study of characters, I should invite the ancient characters of Qing University. Let the professor do the appraisal. If you make a call, then Professor Zhao will probably put down everything in his hands and come over as soon as possible."

   "Professor Zhao has been concentrating on studying the prehistoric writings of the Neolithic cultural site in Longshan for these years. Is it a little bad to ask him to come and help me?"

"Haha, I had tea with Professor Zhao and the others last month, and he also mentioned that you have allocated too much research funding over the years, and it was a little embarrassing to hold it. If you call him now, he must be very happy, After all, he is the authority on the study of ancient characters."

  Li Mo took out his mobile phone and dialed the number of Professor Zhao, an expert in ancient characters of Qing University, and connected after seven or eight rings.

   "Professor Li, it's rare to receive your call once, hahaha, what big gains have you made in Jidi recently?"

   "Professor Zhao, if I call you ten times a day, you will be tired of me. This is not a problem. I can only turn to an ancient text expert like you for help."

   "When was the princely tomb?"

"According to the preliminary judgment of some bronze inscriptions unearthed, it is likely to be the tomb of Zhao Xianhou who was posthumously posthumous by Zhao Liehou after the founding of Zhao Guo. So far, the first chime bell has been found, and the inscription on it belongs to the six languages, and There are still obvious differences in the seal characters defined by later generations. Regarding ancient characters, who can be more authoritative than you."

   "Haha, I'm just saying this to you, I'll pack up my things and set off."

  Professor Zhao was in a very good mood and readily agreed.

   "Professor Zhao, give me an address, and I will arrange a special car to pick you up."

   "Okay, I'll send it to you later."

Li Mo hung up the phone, looked at the staff around him and said with a smile: "Professor Zhao, an expert on ancient characters, can arrive at night at the latest. Since the first chime bell was born, the other chime bells should be nearby. Let's dig more before Professor Zhao arrives." A few."

   Chime bells are all set, but the number varies. Next, more chimes were found under the soil layer. As the volume of the chimes increased, the number of gold and silver inscriptions on them also increased.

   Only then did the excavation begin, and such an astonishing bronze heavy vessel appeared. On the second day, with the participation of Professor Zhao, an expert in ancient characters, the inscriptions on the chimes were also translated simultaneously.

"Professor Li, Professor Zhu, this tomb is indeed Zhao Xianhou's. The wrong gold and silver inscriptions on these chimes record the life story of Zhao Xianhou. So far, four sets of chimes have been unearthed, and one set of nine. How many groups were unearthed?"

While reading the translated inscription, Li Mo said: "A total of eight sets of chime bells were unearthed from Zeng Yihou, with a total of 65 pieces. Looking at the current trend of excavation, there should be some chime bells under the soil layer. If the number can exceed If Zeng Yihou chimes the bell, it can be regarded as creating a new archaeological record."

  Zhu Changping brought a few bottles of mineral water and shared a bottle with each person.

   "The tomb of Zhao Xianhou was divided into six modules for excavation, and heavy objects were unearthed in the first area. I estimate that the number of bronze objects unearthed in this tomb will far exceed the tomb of the Zhongshan King's Tomb."

   "Anyway, the Zhongshan seal script unearthed from the Zhongshan Mausoleum is indeed amazing to the world. I have learned Zhongshan seal script since I was a child."

  Due to the large number of archaeologists, seven sets of chimes, some hooks, and beams were unearthed at around 3:00 p.m.

   "Teacher, come and take a look."

  Li Mo cleared out another bronze ware, but it was not a common weapon or musical instrument, but a bronze foot.

  Zhu Changping and several experts came to look at it carefully and said, "Quickly dig it out, there is a big discovery."

   Several people started working together, and soon a bronze man with a height of about 1.5 meters appeared in front of everyone. From the bun on the head, to the face, to the clothing on the body, it all shows that this is a bronze woman.

  She is lying in the soil layer, with her hands raised, and her left and right hands each hold a bronze club that looks like a hammer.

   "Is this a bronze musician playing music?"

   Li Mo said in surprise that he couldn't remember whether there were bronze figures buried with him in the previous archaeological works in Huaxia, and even if someone was buried with him, they were still alive.

   "The big discovery is really the latest big archaeological discovery. Come, help this bronze musician up."

  The youngest person present was Li Mo, and the other experts were estimated to be in their early sixties. Naturally, he was the one to do the hard work, but as soon as he got started, he felt something was wrong with the bronze figure.

  The Bronze Man is not an empty shell, there may be something inside. Thinking of this, Li Moyi opened his pupils, and the bronze figure in front of him suddenly emitted a colorful halo.

  Looking through the bronze figure and seeing the inside, he was immediately surprised. There was a stone figure inside the bronze figure, no wonder it was so heavy.

   "It's heavy."

  Li Mo pushed the bronze man to stand up. If it weren't for his strength, he really couldn't do this job by himself.

  (end of this chapter)