When I returned to the Editorial Bureau from the Political Affairs Hall, it was almost dusk.

When they left the political hall, Wang Qi and Cai Qu personally sent Han Gang to the courtyard. Cai did say that Wang Jue, as the prime minister, was a courtesy, and he was demoted to each other in the political hall, but it was an extremely rare gift.

Welcoming and sending off guests, whether in front of the main gate, or in the courtyard, hall, on the stairs, and under the stairs, there are rules, especially in the officialdom, a slight change will inevitably arouse the suspicion of others.

Before Fubi, ordinary officials were received by the prime minister and left, and the prime minister only had to stand up at most. When Fu Bi became the prime minister, no matter whether he was honorable or humble, he got up and sent him to the door of the public hall. Since then, it has become customized. However, today Wang Jue and Cai did send Han Gang, and the specifications are even higher, and from the etiquette, it can be said that Han Gang is treated equally.

This can basically be said to be Wang Jue's statement and his support for Han Gang's move this time.

is on the same high school list as Wang Anshi, and Wang Jue, who has always had a bit of competition for Wang Anshi, does not want to be in the shadow of Wang Anshi all the time. Being able to suppress Xinxue is a wonderful thing for Wang Jue to see it come to fruition, especially since it is Wang Anshi's own son-in-law who makes the shot. A few more steps is nothing.

Wang Jue's careful thinking, Han Gang saw it very clearly, and he had already understood it, otherwise he would not have come to the political hall and cooperated with Su Song in the Chongzheng Hall to open the scene.

It's just that Han Gang's support for Wang Qi can last very long. Wang Jue has always been based on the will of the Son of Heaven, even if he seems to support himself now, as long as Zhao Ji shakes his head, he will still change his course at that time. And Cai is indeed of the same type. There is no way for such a person to be believed.

Speaking of which, Shen Kuo is also a similar person, otherwise he would not have been put into another book by Zhao Ji and his father-in-law. Relatively speaking, Su Song's character is more trustworthy, and inviting Su Song to be his deputy is also due to this aspect of his thoughts.

Han Gang came to the political hall today to disclose the oracle bone inscription and Yin Ruins, and he just wanted to make a move at the same time as Su Song of the Chongzheng Palace, and when the Son of Heaven officially expressed his position, the news had already spread.

Stepping into the small courtyard of the Editing and Revision Bureau, the strong smell of medicinal herbs came to my face, filling my nose. During this time, Han Gang also got used to it.

Several officials came up to take Han Gang's horse away, Han Gang handed over the reins and whip, and asked, "Is Su Shi coming back?" ”

"Back to Duanming, Su Shishu came back half an hour ago."

"Only Su reads?"

"Just Su to read?"

The little official shook his head suspiciously, not knowing why Han Gang asked, "There is no one else." ”

Han Gang nodded and walked inside. Su Song came back earlier than his own, and no one came to take away the oracle bones stored here, so it didn't seem that the situation was going very well. It can be regarded as expected, with Zhao Ji's personality that he has gradually become self-serving after being the emperor for more than ten years, it is impossible to agree with Han Gang at once.

Han Gang walked into the hall, and when he heard his coming back, Su Song walked out of the inner hall, and Han Gang asked, "Yukun, how is the situation?" ”

Han Gang shook his head: "Compared with Brother Zirong, it was a little better at that time, but it was only a little." ”

Su Song also shook his head and sighed, and entered the inner hall with Han Gang,

In the inner hall, two wooden boxes were filled with carved bone fragments of nails, which were originally intended to prevent the Son of Heaven from rushing to collect these oracle bones when he issued an edict, but in the end it was useless.

Su Song patted the box and sighed again.

Han Gang opened the lid of the box, and the precious oracle bones were carefully wrapped in pieces of the mattress used by the poor to put their shoes on in winter, acting as a buffer. Just in case, I made a lot of preparations in advance, for fear of being bumpy on the road. This was also done when it was shipped back from Xiangzhou. As a medicinal material, it will not affect the efficacy of the medicine if it is broken, but as a record file of precious information, it can never be made up if it is broken.

"What is this?" Su Song suddenly reached out and pulled out a piece of paper from the box, which he hadn't noticed in the past two days. When you open it, you can see that it is an inexplicable pattern composed of simple dots and lines.

"I said I couldn't find it, it turned out that it fell into it." After Han Gang glanced at it, he said to Su Song: "This is the location where the most oracle bones have been unearthed in Anyang County, and it can be regarded as a map." ”

"Yukun is really as careful as a hair." After Su Song read it, he folded it and put it on the table, "With this map, it will be much easier to excavate in the future." ”

"It can't be limited to maps. In fact, if you really start excavation, that is, when you unearth, you have to let people draw the surrounding soil layers. ”

"Huh? Why is that? Su Song asked puzzled.

"The location of divination, the ritual of divination, it is quite possible to find traces from the place where it was buried. If you just pay attention to these oracle bones and ignore those remnants, although it can't be regarded as buying and returning pearls, you will also lose the treasure. ”

Han Gang said that it was just some superficial common sense in later generations, but Su Song nodded again and again when he heard it, and he looked like he knew it in his heart. After all, this was still in an era when excavations were done entirely by greedy tomb robbers or villagers, and scholars would only sit at home and study, at most with a magnifying glass to look at the inscriptions and patterns.

If you don't go to the field, how can you conclude the rules that must be followed when archaeology? What Han Gang dislikes the most is the ignorance of sitting at home in this era and thinking that he can know the world. Such a person is the standard Han Feizi's five beetles.

Su Song nodded, feeling that what Han Gang said made sense.

What is a courtesy? It's not just the sacrificial rituals and the rules of dealing with people, but also the official system, the music system, and even the architectural specifications, all of which belong to the category of rituals.

The shape, size, height and number of steps in Qingcheng in the south of the city are all customized, and there is no mistake at all. Thousands of years later, when future generations see the mound, they can also confirm the system of the suburbs at this time.

"I don't know what the etiquette of the Yin Shang period of Lu Dao is, if you can know a thing or two from this, you won't let go of this hard work."

"There is certainly a difference between Shang Li and Zhou Li, but there must be something in common. Otherwise, the sage would not have said, 'Zhou Jian is in the second generation, and he is depressed!' I'm from Zhou. ’”

"That's right." Su Song nodded.

These three sentences from the Analects, the last two of which establish the rule that later dynasties follow the Zhou rites, and everything follows the custom of the Zhou rites, even if there are differences, they are also the same. But in the previous sentence, the sage admitted that the Zhou system was a reference to the system of the Xia and Shang dynasties.

The supervision and understanding here is the meaning of reference. Therefore, the proposition that the source of writing, scriptures, and rituals must be traced back to the source can be relied on from Confucius.

Anyone who wants to oppose Hangang's argument must first prove the sage's words wrong, or replace the existing interpretation with another interpretation that is contrary to Hangang but still convincing. And as the widow of Yin Shang, Confucius, there are more remarks about the Xia and Shang generations. Han Gang wanted to see who had the ability to have a reasonable reason to overwhelm the words of the saints.

"But this has to be done as soon as possible." Han Gang was very worried, "Now that the news has come out, I am afraid that I will be driven to Xiangzhou to dig up all the time, think about Luoyang and Chang'an, what has become of the tombs of the ancients there!" ”

"The Son of Heaven may have to think about it more." Su Song was inconvenient to say bad things about Zhao Ji, so he could only stay in his stomach and slander.

"Although this matter is expected, if Yin Xu is affected by me, then Han Gang will be a sinner."

Han Gang sighed softly. It is a pity to see precious cultural relics stolen and sold to scholars or wealthy merchants who only like to collect like squirrels, without studying their value at all, and finally scattered in the course of hundreds of years or thousands of years of history.

Whether it is "Shangshu" or "Bamboo Book Chronicle", all of them can't find the original, but what can be seen now is all the result of a patchwork of all parties, which makes many places feel like apocryphal and forgery

But Han Gang also knew that sooner or later the Son of Heaven would not be able to sit still, and there was no need to be in a hurry.

Everything he and Su Song said in the Chongzheng Hall and the Political Affairs Hall today can be spread throughout the capital within two days. Within ten days, a large group of antique dealers could pour into the city of Xiangzhou.

The study of inscriptions and seal carvings is one of the most popular studies at the moment, not to mention that Lu Dalin, who has a deep festival with Han Gang, has a first-class attainment in gold and stone. Being on the edge of Chang'an City, as long as you have the heart, you can get countless antiques, and cultivate your interest into ability, Lu Dalin can already be regarded as a first-class expert in gold and stone......

Jinshi is so popular, and there are not a few businessmen who rely on that group of rich and idle scholars to make money. Some wealthy scholars buy some gold and stone things, or pay for rubbing, these expenses are where the profits of antique dealers lie.

For the scholars, this is a key to unlocking the source of Confucianism, for those greedy antique dealers, it is a gold mine, and for the people of Anyang, it is also a profitable business in addition to making a living.

When the ritual vessels of Yin Shang were unearthed one by one, and even national weapons such as Simu Wu Dafang Ding were thrown out of the ground, at that time, whether it was the Son of Heaven or the courtiers of Zaifu, it was impossible to continue to drag it on.

The sacrificial vessels of the Western Zhou Dynasty are pitifully few, and they can be determined to be the utensils of the Shang Dynasty, and there are not many in the imperial palace.

To know that the Tao is not as good as the past, which is a common problem of Confucian scholars at this time. The jade chariot that the Son of Heaven took when he went to the mound to worship the heavens was still made by Tang Gaozong, a famous antiquity. Zhao Ji once wanted to change to a new jade bridle, but just after it was done, it collapsed on its own at the display of the Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting. So that Zhao Ji can only continue to use the things of the old time.

The allure of antiquities is endless, and after three or five months, it will naturally be visible. And what Han Gang has to do next is to wait for the world's reaction to this.