pappabearbooks Chapter 457 Zao Tomb!New clue!
Chapter 457 Zao Tomb!New clue!
Three days passed by in a flash, and the organizing work of the museum came to an end.
Director Gu Mi personally drove to the guest house and took the group to his home for a banquet.
It turns out that Director Gumi said he would treat guests at home because his parents owned a hotel.
A hotel full of Tibetan characteristics.
"Come, try our butter tea." Director Gu Mi enthusiastically poured tea for everyone.
Usually his hotel is also prepared for foreign tourists, knowing that the Central Plains people like to try new things.
After taking a sip, a strange milky aroma spread in my mouth.
Lin Ran asked curiously: "Director Gumi, what kind of butter is this?"
"Ghee is a dairy product extracted from milk. It has a sweet taste and golden color. It is the essence of our Tibetan food!"
However, not everyone likes to drink this kind of tea. Lin Ran kept refilling the cup. It tasted very good. He even planned to pack it back and share it with his parents.
Unfortunately, the specialty market was not open in this era, and oil items were not easy to bring on board the plane, so we had to give up.
Next, Curator Gumi transformed into a local tour guide and introduced them to Tibetan delicacies one after another.
Zanba, highland barley cake, highland barley wine, stewed chicken with matsutake and cordyceps, air-dried yak meat...
Liu Jingfeng, who originally only planned to eat roasted whole lamb, now also had a huge appetite and couldn't help but admire: "I didn't expect there are so many delicious things in Tibetan areas!"
"That's not true. As soon as we arrived, we went directly to the sterile place in Xuewei Village..." Huang Hao muttered. He had lost a lot of weight in the month of exploring the Holy Tower.
But I’m back from eating fat in the city these days.
Director Gumi said with a smile: "Everyone, please feel free to eat. There is unlimited supply of pasta and beef."
"Let us drink a toast to Director Gumi's generosity." Wang Jinpeng said with a flushed face, raising his glass.
At his suggestion, everyone raised their glasses.
Director Gumi was a little embarrassed. After toasting, he clasped his fists at everyone and said, "I really want to thank you all this time. Since we are all our own people, I might as well speak frankly."
He glanced at Liu Jingfeng, as if waiting for his approval.
Liu Jingfeng drank so much that he blushed and said with a smile: "How much money I make, I never hide it from them, just tell me."
"You guys are really honest!"
Curator Gumi saw their happy appearance, which was not seen in other native masters. He said, "The cultural relics you gave to the museum this time have at least saved us millions of dollars."
After speaking, he bowed to everyone: "You have made great contributions to local museums and archaeological work. I only want to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the Lacheng Museum."
"Hey, there's no need to be so polite." Liu Jingfeng felt a little embarrassed.
Is he considered a hero who serves the country and the people? Selling it to a museum for one-tenth of the price is still an agreement with Lin Ran.
He also lamented the enthusiasm and simplicity of the people in Tibetan areas, as were the previous villages and museum directors.
"Thanks are due. Come on, let me toast you!"
The atmosphere became lively and they clinked glasses again.
After drinking, Director Gu Mi sat next to Lin Ran and said, "When you went to the Holy Tower, were you scared by the tomb guards?"
"Tombkeepers?"
Although he is a senior native master, this term is still somewhat unfamiliar to Liu Jingfeng and his group.
Lin Ran had only seen similar statements in Egyptian history.
Liu Jingfeng and the others may have misunderstood and thought they were referring to people from Xuewei Village.
He also said proudly: "Director Gumi, you may not know something, but the village chief of Xuewei Village is a descendant of the Tuyuhun Kingdom."
"Descendants of the Tuyuhun Kingdom?" Curator Gumi sobered up instantly. He was studying the history of Tubo, so he naturally knew about the Tuyuhun Kingdom.
After Tubo destroyed Tuyuhun, they thought that the Murong family of Tuyuhun fell into the arms of the Tang Dynasty and left this sad place forever.
Unexpectedly, there are still descendants existing on this land.
"How did you know?" Curator Gumi looked very curious.
Wang Jinpeng started chattering, but his words were very confusing. The curator could only smile politely and did not understand what he said.
Lin Ran couldn't stand it anymore and explained the whole story.
Curator Gumi pinched his chin and began to think deeply.
"So, buried under the holy tower is Murong Fu, the last Khan of Tuyuhun, and there is another fake corpse. I don't know who it is, right?"
"Exactly, I'd like to trouble the curator and the archaeological team to find out his true identity." Lin Ran toasted Curator Gumi with a glass of wine to end the topic.
It was Lin Ran's suggestion to introduce the village chief of Xuewei Village to the museum director.
After all, their living conditions are too difficult. If they can cooperate with the state, whether it is applying for subsidies or future business cooperation, they will have a place!
This was Lin Ran's only help to them, although the villagers might not care.
Curator Gumi thought for a moment and planned to tell the archaeological team leader the news.
He also raised his wine glass and changed the subject: "Xuewei Village is indeed a little different, but they are not the tomb-keepers I call them."
"what is that?"
"Do you know what the largest group of tombs in Tibetan areas is?" Curator Gu Mi gave it a try.
The others looked at each other in confusion. They knew the big tombs in the Central Plains very well, but when it came to the big tombs in the Tibetan areas, they were really unfamiliar terms.
"Is it the tomb of King Zao?" Lin Ran asked in a low voice.
Although Director Gu Mi was mentally prepared for Lin Ran to answer this question, he was still a little surprised.
He smiled and said, "Young master Lin really deserves his reputation and his knowledge is so broad."
"But what does this have to do with the Tomb Keepers?" Lin Ran did not indulge in the praise. He wanted to understand that he did not know knowledge.
"That's right. Preliminary estimates suggest that the Tomb of the King of Tibet was a large-scale project that started in the seventh century AD and lasted for more than [-] years. Inside, the kings, princesses, and important ministers of the Tubo Dynasty are buried."
“We haven’t finished mining yet, but we have witnessed important relics of the Tibetan tomb system and culture!”
"Are you confused that sky burials and water burials are popular in Tibetan areas, and they are considered as representatives of simple burials in people's minds?"
"In fact, during the Tubo period, the king at that time, or Zanpu, would go to great lengths to build a mausoleum. Although the royal family believed in Buddhism, they did not want to sacrifice their bodies to the eagle."
"Therefore, during the Tubo period, burial was the highest level of burial custom."
"Needless to say more about the funeral system, both the Central Plains and Tubo have this custom."
"In Tubo, there is also a profession called tombkeepers. They are the personal servants selected by the King of Tibet."
"They will also be imprisoned in the tomb, but unlike the martyrs, they will not be executed."
"It's just that once they are selected as tomb guardians, they can only live in the tomb for the rest of their lives, feed on the offerings, and are not allowed to leave."
"In mausoleums, the corpses of gravekeepers are often thought to be those of other reckless tomb robbers, which is not the case."
"The tombkeeper brought glory to the family, but he himself was dedicated to loneliness and death!"