After everything was ready, Wu Yongxin asked someone to lower the rope, and one by one, everyone descended into the pit along the rope.
Xiao Feng and Yan Haiyue also came down. At the same time, there were ten archaeological team members, four security guards, two assistants, students and Director Qiu all staying on top.
As soon as everyone entered the big pit, they immediately felt an unprecedented coldness, which seemed to penetrate the cotton-padded clothes and reach the bone marrow.
"so cold!"
"Professor Wu, I'm a little scared."
One of the team members shivered unconsciously.
"What are you afraid of?"
"In the future, I will have more opportunities to interact with ancient tombs, and I will gradually get used to it."
Wu Yongxin led the team to the entrance of the ancient tomb and shined a bright flashlight from top to bottom.
This stone door makes people more and more frightened as they look at it, as if this is the entrance to hell.
"Hey! Are there really zombies?"
Yan Haiyue touched Xiao Feng and asked in a low voice.
"Well, you should be careful."
Xiao Feng reminded with a smile.
"Damn! Don't scare me?"
Yan Haiyue was anxious.
Xiao Feng smiled slightly and did not answer.
Wu Yongxin called down a few workers and broke open the hole in the lower right corner, so that at least one person could go in.
He first took a flashlight and looked inside. There was a straight corridor, but he couldn't tell how deep it was.
The surrounding walls are covered with white marble, and there is no water on the ground.
Wu Yongxin went in first, followed closely by Shi Qianjin and Mo Douhun, with the other team members in the middle, and Xiao Feng and Yan Haiyue walking at the back of the team.
This underground palace is extremely gloomy. This feeling of deathly silence can make people feel frightened, not to mention that it is already early in the morning.
Wu Yongxin would not have dared to come in without a strong flashlight.
"I'll go, it's so spectacular."
The team members were looking around, with excitement written all over their faces.
The walls on both sides are carved with exquisite patterns, with women dancing and men dancing with swords.
The passage of the entire underground palace is arched, with ear chambers on the left and right sides.
When we came to the ear room on the right, there were bones of dead people everywhere, which made people shudder.
"This should be a burial pit. The identity of the owner of this tomb is indeed not simple."
Wu Yongxin nodded.
Everyone went to the left ear room again, where there were a few porcelain and bronze wares placed on the ground. These were all burial objects.
Wu Yongxin's eyes shone brightly and he quickly went up to check.
After carefully examining the porcelain, he concluded that the owner of the tomb was from the Ming Dynasty and should be a very powerful prince.
There are four ear chambers in the entire underground palace.
In the two innermost left and right ear chambers, weapons are placed in one, and a rotten wooden box is placed in the other, which contains silver ingots and copper coins.
Wu Yongxin picked up the copper coin and looked at it. There were four big characters written on it, 'Yongle Tongbao.'
This further proves the identity of the tomb owner, who lived during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.
"Qiu Bureau, send more manpower immediately to unearth the cultural relics first."
Wu Yongxin picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted.
These cultural relics are treasures and must be protected before being unearthed.
After the people came down, the porcelain and silver ingots began to be transferred upward.
Every time a cultural relic is unearthed, Wu Yongxin will take a pen to record it. This is to prevent loss and theft.
Shi Qianjin and Mo Dohun curled their lips when they saw it. If they could keep these treasures as their own, they would really make a huge fortune.
There wasn't a lot of stuff, and in just over an hour, the four ear chambers were all emptied.
While everyone was immersed in joy, Xiao Feng suddenly discovered that the walls on both sides were seeping water, which was a sign of danger.
He immediately told Wu Yongxin, but the other party didn't take it seriously at all, saying that it was inevitable that there would be moisture under the underground palace, and it was normal.
When everyone arrived at the main tomb chamber, they were immediately shocked by the scene in front of them.
There are about 300 square meters here, and there is a square step in the middle.
At the top of the steps, there is a huge bronze coffin.
This copper coffin is four meters long and two meters wide, and is also engraved with a soaring dragon pattern on the outside.
"Bronze coffin? It's actually a bronze coffin?"
Wu Yongxin couldn't believe it. He had excavated many ancient tombs from dynasties, and this was the first time he saw a bronze coffin.
He originally wanted to transport the copper coffin, but the huge copper coffin was too heavy and could not be transported at all.
Unless you make a hole above the top of the treasure, tie the sarcophagus with a rope, and then use a hook machine to lift the sarcophagus out.
But this place is more than twenty meters deep from the ground. Once the top of the treasure is smashed through a big hole, it is easy to bury the copper coffin or even destroy it.
"Professor Wu, let's open the coffin here."
One team member suggested.
"Well! That's all we can do."
Wu Yongxin nodded.
"Wait a moment!"
Suddenly, Xiao Feng stood up and stopped him.
"Professor Wu, we must leave the underground palace immediately. This copper coffin must not be opened."
"Oh, Professor Xiao, this is a dead man, don't be afraid, trust me."
Wu Yongxin shook his head and smiled.
"There are so many people at the scene. If something happens, you will regret it."
Xiao Feng reminded.
"Haha...what could happen?"
"Professor Wu, feel free to open the coffin boldly."
"My two senior brothers are here to keep you safe."
Mo Douhun said without any shame.
"Open the coffin!"
Regardless of Xiao Feng's objection, Wu Yongxin insisted on opening the coffin.
Everyone picked up tools and began to pry open the coffin lid.
It took a lot of effort and a full half hour before the coffin lid was partially opened.
Wu Yongxin took a flashlight to shine inside and was stunned on the spot.
"Hey...what's going on?"
The inside of this copper coffin was filled with thick black fog, and nothing could be seen.
"Open!"
Everyone worked together, and with a roar, the coffin lid fell to the ground.
'Wow!'
At the same time, a cloud of black smoke emerged from the copper coffin, covering the entire stone platform.
Everyone hurriedly ran off the stage. Wu Yongxin frowned. He had never seen such a strange thing before and felt a little panicked.
But he would comfort himself that it was just a small accident, no big deal.
After waiting for about five minutes, the black smoke slowly dissipated.
Wu Yongxin led the people to the copper coffin and took a look. Everyone was shocked.
This copper coffin contains a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, and all kinds of burial objects, which are priceless at a glance.
Wu Yongxin was very happy. As the director of the museum, this is equivalent to a lot of treasures. This trip to Yixian County was really fruitful.
"Huh? I always feel like something is missing?"
The assistant next to me asked doubtfully.
"What's missing?"
Wu Yongxin hasn't reacted yet.
"Oops! Professor Wu, where is the body!"
The assistant's exclamation made the excited people wake up instantly.
There is no corpse in this copper coffin? Even if it is rotten, there should be bones.
But inside the copper coffin, there were no traces of bones at all, not even a single piece of clothing, only the scattered burial objects.
Wu Yongxin was also a little confused. If there were no corpses buried in this underground palace, there would never be these funerary objects.
These things look like personal belongings at first glance, and the entire ancient tomb is so huge and the underground palace is very deep, not to mention that there is also a huge copper coffin.
If it is just to deceive others, there is no need to waste it here.