They really came to dig bones. Yan Shigu and Wei Ting looked at each other and suddenly said with a smile: "Isn't Wei Yushi ready to impeach?"
"Mr. Yan was joking, has His Highness the King of Qin ever done anything meaningless? Let alone digging out bones, even if it is digging out a hair, I will never impeach you before I see it with my own eyes. I don't want to be
I don’t want Yushitai to be laughed at as a joke for hundreds of officials.”
Li Yuanxing mobilized 30,000 soldiers, together with 4,000 soldiers temporarily transferred from Lanzhou and Hezhou to help with the work.
Everyone realized that Li Yuanxing did not allow workers to enter the site. Everyone here was registered. Even the auxiliary soldiers were those who had worked for more than ten years among the twelve guards. All the craftsmen and servants were from the Qin Palace. The rest
They are all soldiers of Zhengyuan.
Of the 4,000 people transferred from Lanzhou and Hezhou, none of them were government soldiers; they were all the government's standing army.
In five days, for five consecutive days, the soil dug out was enough to build a mountain, and the bones of unknown beasts were dug out to a height of one foot.
But there was still no sign of any dinosaur bones.
"Your Highness, the third prince of Tuyuhun asked to see you and sent you thirty-six troops as a gift."
Li Yuanxing did not speak, but was thinking. He did not bring Cui Dunli this time because Cui Dunli really couldn't leave. There was already a serious shortage of manpower in Prince Qin's palace.
"What is your Highness going to dig for?" Wei Ting asked again.
Li Yuanxing glanced at Wei Ting, and he knew that Wei Ting was going to help him come up with ideas. First, he had to see what he was digging, and then he decided where to meet the third prince of Tuyuhun.
"The giant beast is ten feet long and weighs hundreds of thousands of kilograms of the bones of ancient giant beasts." Li Yuanxing finally told the truth.
Everyone was stunned. The giant beast was ten feet long and weighed hundreds of thousands of kilograms.
The two Princess Qin sitting behind the screen covered their mouths in shock, fearing that they would be rude if they shouted.
Wei Ting took a breath. If such a giant beast really existed, it would be the national prestige of the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention using 30,000 people, even 300,000 people could dig up this square garden for hundreds of miles.
There will be no impeachment.
"Your Highness, let the Tuyuhun people come in."
Li Yuanxing looked at Wei Ting, and Wei Ting continued: "Let them stay here for a few days. One is to entertain guests, the other is to return gifts, and the third is to let them see the giant beast. If necessary, we can arrange for people to dig overnight!"
Then mobilize an additional 100,000 civilians from the surrounding area to level these ten miles of hills!"
Li Yuanxing smiled: "Okay, just as Wei Yushi said." Li Yuanxing turned around: "Qiuxiang, let Wei Yushi go check the inventory and choose a return gift for the third prince."
"Yes!" The two retreated.
It has to be said that God wanted to give the Tang Dynasty a prosperous age. Just when Murong Shun, the third prince of Tuyuhun, entered the valley, the loud cheers shocked Murong Shun's horses, and his subordinates could no longer control their horses.
I saw a hundred guards in fine armor quickly forming up in front of a large tent, but the direction they were welcoming was not Murong Shun's place.
In the valley, thousands of people lined up on both sides. Ten people obviously dressed as generals held a piece of wood high and moved quickly towards the big tent.
Is it wood?
No! It was a bone, but Murong Shun didn't understand it. Li Yuanxing patted the armrest of the chair, stood up, and walked out quickly. He didn't even look in the direction where Murong Shun came from. Murong Shunxin said what's important?
Something that made King Qin of the Tang Dynasty so nervous.
"Report to Your Highness. One foot-long bone was dug out, and there are several more in the soil. The sergeants no longer use shovels. Instead, they use wooden shovels and hands to separate the soil. This is the first one to be dug out.
"
"Come here. Record the excavated position and angle in detail. Send a painter to draw a picture." Li Yuanxing turned around and said to Lu Maofeng: "Clear an open space immediately. Where to dig out the bones, arrange them as they are in the open space."
, each piece must be numbered, tell the surroundings that a valuable treasure has been seen, and the alert level will be raised!"
Li Yuanxing gave instructions quickly.
Murong Shun signaled his men to stop. At this time, he did not understand what was happening. He was a prince. Not to mention that he was not Tyuhun Khan. Even if he was, the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty had to put his noble head on his head.
Lower your head. What's more, he is just a prince.
Murong Shun watched as hundreds of people quickly cleared an open space and then transported the excavated loess.
Then use a huge round stone to roll it flat, sprinkle some water on it, and press it heavily again. Then the thing about one foot long, which looks like wood, but is definitely not wood, is placed in the open space.
A sword-wielding guard of the Prince of Qin stood aside with his sword unsheathed. In a circle of open space, hundreds of fully armed sergeants lined up.
"Report!" A muscular man, about thirty years old, with more than a dozen knife targets on his body, rushed over.
"Your Highness, I am very happy to find a round bone like a skull!"
Li Yuanxing waved his hand and signaled the general to retreat first. He had already noticed the arrival of the Tuyuhun people, turned around and walked in front of Murong Shun, the third prince of Tuyuhun. Murong Shun had already dismounted, and when Li Yuanxing was ten steps away from him, he saluted first.
"Prince Shun is here. It would be rude of me not to greet him."
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty is traveling, and I happen to be inspecting military affairs in Dagu Mountain. I came here to pay a special visit. I also want to hear the teachings of His Highness the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty. Your wisdom is comparable to the sun and the moon."
It's really praiseworthy. Fortunately, in the Tang Dynasty, there is no such word as praise.
Li Yuanxing laughed twice along with him: "I am here just to find something for my royal brother to put in front of the palace. Since Prince Shun is here, why don't we go and have a look together."
"Your Highness, King Qin, please!"
"Prince Shun, please!"
At least for now, Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty have not broken up with each other. Although there may be a war at any time. But with the status of the prince of a country, the prince of a country. Even if you have to fight to the death tomorrow, you will still be smiling today.
Drink together.
Li Yuanxing knew that when Tuyuhun was before the Sui Dynasty, he fought two battles with the Sui Dynasty.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were also military conflicts with the Tang Dynasty. Now Tuyuhun himself has some troubles. First, there are internal factions fighting for power. Second, there is still a state of war with the Tufan people in the east. There are also some troubles with the Western Turks.
.The guarantee is that there will be no all-out war.
Li Yuanxing and Murong Shun walked side by side to the excavation site.
There are only stones here except soil, but under the soil layer, there is indeed a round object, which is obviously not a stone. A dozen strong soldiers are using wooden shovels and hands to slowly clean up the surrounding soil and stones.
Slowly a huge eye socket appeared from the soil.
"Your Highness, it's probably a skull." The general who led the way looked excited.
Now, they know what kind of bones they dug up.
Li Yuanxing nodded with satisfaction, but saw a big red flag erected more than fifty meters away, and several people immediately ran over.
Li Yuanxing stood still, looking at the dirt being cleared with his hands behind his back.
After a while, four sergeants came over carrying a skull that was three feet high: "Your Highness!"
"Maybe it's another one. What I'm looking for is the giant beast that's twelve feet long. But now that I've found the rest, I've also numbered them and put them away carefully. Let the craftsmen start making wooden boxes. Inside
There is a hemp rope numbering bracket, and it would be a pity if it was damaged during transportation."
"It's Your Highness!" The general pointed at the sergeants and cursed a few times. Then hundreds of people took wooden shovels and ran to the pit where the skull was found. At least they found a complete one first. No matter how big or small, this is also a good thing.
Not a small achievement.
"May I ask His Royal Highness, King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, what kind of beast's bones are these?"
Li Yuanxing put his hands behind his back: "It was about 177 million years ago to 111 million years ago. These 60 million years are divided into three periods. The overlords of the earth and sea are these ancient giant beasts. Tonight,
If Prince Shun is interested in my discussion, please also listen to it."
"Of course I am willing to learn from His Highness King Qin's wisdom."
Cui Yingying and Cui Yanyan, who had changed into dark blue thick linen work clothes, took their maids, and their female cavalry with them. They were simply not doing anything to help, and were running around on the top of the mountain. They also wanted to see if they could
What to discover.
Li Yuanxing glanced at them from a distance and made a gesture of invitation to Murong Shun.
The two returned to the tent, where snacks, tea, and wine and meat had been prepared for the guests.
Murong Shun signaled his subordinates to formally hand over the gift list. Wei Ting asked his entourage to take it and hold it in his hand. After briefly looking at it for a few times, he asked someone to bring up the gift he had prepared earlier.
"This king has not prepared anything for this trip. Please forgive Prince Shun for the lightness of the gift!"
"This is quite frivolous." Before Murong Shun could say anything, General Tuyuhun jumped up: "This silk can be exchanged for thousands of sheep in Hexi. We have never seen this pearl before!"
Murong Shun smiled awkwardly, but Li Yuanxing was generous: "Come here, take the sharp weapons and ten jars of fine wine from this king's village and give them to this brave warrior!"
The knife is a good knife, made of Yaozhou special grade steel, led by a second-class knife-smith, and made with fine workmanship.
In the eyes of the Tyuhun people, the things made by the Tang Dynasty are really good, whether it is this silk, this pearl, or this knife. They are all unparalleled treasures in the world.
But in Li Yuanxing's eyes, the Tuyuhun people were really bold, like two carriages of Cordyceps sinensis.
There is also the fern hemp that was very common in later generations, but very rare in the Tang Dynasty. This thing also has a name, called ginseng fruit! It can load four carriages, but it is very rare in Qinghai in later generations.
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There is another thing that Li Yuanxing likes, which is called crystal salt. It is produced in the Qinghai Salt Lake. It is cube-shaped no matter how big or small it is, and its colors are yellow, orange, blue, pink, and milky white. The largest piece Tuyuhun gave him actually weighed half a ton. This thing
Let a famous Tang craftsman carve it and take it back to future generations. You can exchange it for gold.
Judging from Li Yuanxing's expression, Wei Ting knew that His Highness King Qin was very satisfied with the gift.
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