On the first day, all three generations of Treasure Hunting Gate were at the scene. On the second day, only Li Mo was at the scene, watching ten large excavators working day and night. The excavated earth was hauled by earth-moving trucks to another huge empty space in the scenic area. On the ground, so that it can be transported back to landfill in the future.
On the third day, the fourth day, and not until the fifth day, Li Mo's heart began to surge. An excavator was about to dig out the heaven-sacrifice stone erected by the government in the early years of the Tang Dynasty.
He has been paying attention to the progress, and the entire wetland has been dug to a depth of about twelve meters.
"Xiao Mo, the situation is not good. How deep is the nearby Luohe River? This land has been dug to a depth of twelve meters and nothing has been found. It is a bit abnormal."
Yanagawa Kei looked a little worried.
"Don't say a few words. Xiao Mo knows what he's doing."
With the master around, it was normal for Comrade Liu to be depressed.
"Master, don't worry, we will find it soon." Li Mo was very calm. He kept staring at one of the excavators. After about half an hour, the excavator started digging hard, and it seemed that Something hard was dug up.
The operator immediately stopped the machine, jumped down and took a closer look, then picked up the walkie-talkie next to him and shouted: "Professor Li, there is a stone here, it is quite large."
"Got it, I'll go down and take a look."
Li Mo put on a special suit of clothes, and with the help of a crane, he fell to the bottom of the huge pit and stood on the heaven-sacrifice stone from the early Tang Dynasty. He also carried an iron rod in his hand and poked around a few times, then sprinkled lime powder around the stone for a week.
"Master, dig a few shovels along the circle of lime powder."
"Okay, Professor Li, please stay away a little, I'm afraid I might accidentally hurt you."
Li Mo immediately moved a few meters away, and the excavator started working. The crane lifted up all the excavated soil and transported it away.
About forty minutes later, Li Mo signaled the master to pause. The soil around the sky-sacrifice stone had been hollowed out, but because the surface was still covered with soil, it was unclear what kind of stone it was.
Li Mo took a look and saw that the sky-sacrifice stone was about three meters high and five meters long. He started to clean the soil on the surface with a shovel. After about ten minutes, he became more cautious and touched the surface of the stone with his hands from time to time. When he cleared a large area, he picked up the intercom and said: "Master, Master, we have found the real heaven-sacrifice stone that was erected here in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. There are carved words on the stone, which clearly record the events of that year. Matters related to the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony that occurred.”
The two masters and apprentices who were staying above became excited when they heard the words coming from the intercom. If it is really the heaven-sacrifice stone from the early Tang Dynasty, then no matter whether the Kyushu Cauldron is found this time, at least it has been explained to the outside world.
"Dad, you stay up there, I'll go down and clean up with Xiao Mo."
"Okay, be careful."
After Li Mo informed his master, he took out his cell phone and dialed Professor Zhu Changping's number.
"Teacher, are you busy?"
"I just took a break, what's the progress on your side?"
"Teacher, I dug up the real heaven-sacrifice stone that was set up here in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. It looks very big. I have cleaned up a small part of the surface, and the words recording the heaven-sacrifice ceremony are clearly engraved on it."
"What?" Zhu Changping spurted out a mouthful of water, stood up quickly and said, "Xiao Mo, are you sure it is the stone offering sacrifices to heaven from the early Tang Dynasty, and there are written records on it?"
"Teacher, I'm sure. I have only cleared a small area so far, so I want all the experts to come together."
"Li Mo, don't you have in your hand a stone carved from the well of Honglu in the Tang Dynasty? It is one of the top national treasures. If today you discover another stone offering sacrifices to heaven from the early Tang Dynasty, its historical value and cultural relic value will be compared to those of the Tang Dynasty. The stone carved in Honglu Well is only high but not low. I and other experts rushed over immediately, and we cleaned the heaven-sacrifice stone together."
Zhu Changping hung up his phone and four other archaeological experts gathered around him. Without waiting for them to ask, Zhu Changping said quickly: "We will rush over to meet Professor Li now. He found the stone offering sacrifices to the sky set up in the early Tang Dynasty at the Wetland Park. On it were engraved articles about the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky, and its history. The value is unimaginable.”
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go quickly. Let's go quickly."
The four experts immediately dusted themselves off and walked outside with Zhu Changping, followed by five assistant professors.
Many of the people doing auxiliary work in the greenhouse were staff from the Los Angeles Cultural Security Bureau. They looked at each other, and some of them had secretly sent text messages outside.
All the excavators stopped working, and the masters gathered around them curiously. Originally, they wanted to help clean up the soil on the surface, but Li Mo didn't agree. The surface of the boulder, which was more than three meters high and more than five meters long, was first polished smooth and then carved word by word. If the master accidentally damages the surface, the loss will be huge.
The Wetland Park is not far from Liangshe Village. It takes more than 20 minutes to drive there. Zhu Changping and ten other people did not even bother to change clothes, and went directly to the bottom of the pit with the help of a crane.
"Teacher, take a look here first."
Zhu Changping came to Li Mo. Although there was still soil on the surface of the Heaven Sacrifice Stone, the carved words could already be read.
"Autumn of the seventh year of Zhenguan."
Zhu Changping looked at the place Li Mo pointed out, and then looked at the other words. It was indeed a part of the heaven-sacrifice stone. As long as all the heaven-sacrifice stones were cleaned, the complete heaven-sacrifice article could be obtained.
"The rare stone is more valuable than the Tang Honglu well carved stone."
"Oh, don't be sad, everyone. Clean up all the heaven-sacrifice stones first, and then find a way to get them out."
"Yeah, let's get to work."
Twelve people gathered in a circle and carefully cleaned the soil with wood chips and brushes. About half an hour later, two official vehicles stopped at the entrance of the Wetland Park. Four people came from the Cultural Protection Bureau and three from Los Angeles City officials. represent.
They waited at the door for seven or eight minutes before they saw a news gathering vehicle arrive. It was the official Los Angeles media and was ready to follow the entire process.
"I really didn't expect it. What a surprise. There is actually a real heaven-sacrifice stone with a history of 1,500 years buried underneath. Even if the Kyushu Cauldron is not found this time, this heaven-sacrifice stone alone is enough to cause a nationwide sensation. ”
"Professor Li is really a strange person, and I have to be convinced in some aspects."
"What's the point of talking so much? Now that we have to change from passive to active, is it possible that we really have to give up the Sky Sacrifice Stone? Even if we agree, the people of Luo City will not agree."
"But we have reached a verbal agreement with Professor Li before. If we take advantage of public opinion, do you think he will turn his back on me? Yesterday at noon, I had lunch with Huang Zhongzheng, and I learned from him that Professor Li will have a relationship in Yanjiao." It's a big move, with an investment of hundreds of billions. He hurriedly returned to Kyoto today to prepare for the preliminary work. If we make some small moves, how can he not see it? If he turns his back, I guess the superiors will still stand on his side. "
The four official representatives were talking in a flurry of words. It seemed that this trip was not a good thing. One bad thing would take the blame.
"Why are you thinking so much? Let's just watch and say nothing. Let's go and meet Professor Li first."
Li Mo was carefully cleaning the surface of the stone when he heard Chen Xiaojun's voice on the intercom, telling him that many officials and news gathering teams had come, and they also wanted to enter the pit to shoot on the spot.
"Let them in."
