pappabearbooks Chapter 441: The sky contains Qinghai Road, the city is within a month
Chapter 441: The sky contains Qinghai Road, the city is within a month
For the past few days, Tenzin Ozu lived in the truck with the village chief, mountain guard and driver.
They have been waiting for three days. If Lin Ran and his party don't come out for another four days, they will leave on their own.
Through conversation, Lin Ran learned that they had been in the tower for fifteen days.
In a place where there is no sunlight, it is normal to have wrong judgments of time.
They chatted for a while, and then Liu Jingfeng and his party appeared in front of the village chief, carrying a lot of luggage.
Tenzin Odup saw everyone, clasped his hands in prayer, and asked: "Everyone, do you want to go to a nearby town with me, or stay here?"
Since there are still a large number of cultural relics that need to be sorted out, Liu Jingfeng responded and said: "We still have some things to deal with, so we'd better stay here."
"Okay, then you should pay attention to the wrath of the mountain god. Usually there will be a second time." The village chief was relieved. He took out a huge tent from the truck and handed it to Lin Ran.
"This is the last gift from our village to you." The village chief pointed to the original residence of his family. "Although our home was buried by the mountain god, the firewood and these muttons should be able to help you deal with it for a while."
"Thank you." Lin Ran looked at the village chief gratefully.
Amin followed Tenzin Ozhu and his party to a nearby town. His mission was to find a truck to help them transport the cultural relics out. No matter what, he could not transport the cultural relics out in front of Tenzin Ozhu and the village chief.
Naturally, they couldn't set up a tent on the snow, so they had to find a nearby grassland to set up their tent, which looked a bit like a yurt.
The sky was now sunny and windy, with no clouds in the sky.
After coming out of the mausoleum, I felt that my breathing was much easier, and I no longer felt the altitude sickness at all.
Everyone did not stop. Their bodies were completely covered in the smell of sweat and tomb soil. There was no river nearby. They could only wipe themselves with towels and put on a new set of clothes.
The excavated cultural relics were neatly placed on the ground of the tent.
There are wood carvings, ceramics, gold and silver jewelry, and even calligraphy and painting.
There are still a large number of weapons and wooden utensils that have not yet been taken out.
"Brother Lin, we have made a lot of money this time. It was not convenient to identify it in the mausoleum just now. Now that we have time, we have trouble Brother Lin to come and take a look at it for us." Liu Jingfeng pointed excitedly at the cultural relics in front of him.
Lin Ran was a little tired at this time, and he said: "Let's take a rest first, don't rush for a while."
After all, I stayed in the mausoleum for more than ten days in public. I didn’t talk about the air, didn’t eat, and didn’t sleep. The first thing I did after coming out was to refresh myself.
Otherwise, it will be painful to make money but spend it.
"Brother Lin is right." After Liu Jingfeng finished speaking, he looked at Wang Jinpeng who was making a fire outside.
Wang Jinpeng cursed and said: "It's really difficult to light firewood in this Tibetan area. The lighter can't be pressed. There must be water in it."
"Haha, it's not water, but the air pressure is low, and the gas in the lighter with a fixed air pressure cannot be pressed out." Lin Ran smiled, "It's better to use matches."
It was still noon when we came out, and after lighting the fire, it was already evening.
You can see the stars in the sky, which is a scene that cannot be seen in the city.
The village chief left a lot of mutton, including three lambs, which was enough for them to live here for a week.
Everyone gathered around the fire and talked about the adventure in the holy tower, looking like they were still frightened.
"This tower is really the epitome of slave society. From beasts to kings, everyone has their own class." Huang Hao recalled the murals they saw on the second floor.
"So they were not killed unjustly." Wang Jinpeng said somewhat unhappily, "If you don't treat people as human beings, then only interest groups can support a country!"
Unexpectedly, the education level of these local masters was not high, but the idea that all living beings are equal is true.
"Brother Lin, what is the Tuyuhun Kingdom you are talking about?" Liu Jingfeng did not participate in their condemnation. In his eyes, dynasty changes have always been like this.
Presumably, the advantage of the feudal era over the slave era is only that the workers at the bottom have a certain degree of freedom, and there is not much difference in other aspects.
On the contrary, he was very interested in this mysterious country. It seemed that Lin Ran had studied it quite a lot, so he asked out of curiosity.
Lin Ran fiddled with the mutton on the fire and said, "Have you ever heard of the term Qinghai Dao?"
Seeing their blank expressions, Lin Ran shook his head and said, "In fact, it is an important part of the Silk Road."
Li He wrote in "Song under the Fortress" that "the sky contains the Qinghai Road, and the moon above the city is thousands of miles away."
It is enough to show that in the Tang Dynasty, "Qinghai Road" had become a cultural symbol of the transportation thoroughfare.
In fact, another name for Qinghai Road is Tuyuhun Road!
Tuyuhun was originally a branch of the Murong tribe of Xianbei in western Liaoning.
But as early as the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, they left western Liaoning, crossed the mountains, and moved westward to Gansu, Sichuan, and Qinghai to make a living. Only a very small number of people entered the Tibetan areas that were not suitable for survival.
The area above is mainly home to the Qiang people. After the Tyuhun people came to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, they first conquered the Qiang tribe by force.
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Tuyuhun Kingdom was established with the name of the ancestor and the country name of Tuyuhun.
But its geographical location is so good that it is an important link on the Silk Road!
It is not difficult to understand that cattle and sheep are buried in the mausoleum, but Tuyuhun is a kingdom that relies on nomadic herding and commerce, and horses are considered national treasures.
A large number of horses were used as burial objects, and only the Great Khan could give such a standard of treatment.
"Actually, their country is Dulan, which should be in Qinghai. However, after being destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, they were worried that their bodies would be dug up and whipped after death, so the remaining tribesmen abandoned the capital and came here to build a holy pagoda. ." Lin Ran's face was solemn.
The more I talk about it, the more I feel that the decision-makers at that time were a bit outrageous!
Because the king died, the country fell into the hands of the Tang Dynasty.
The remaining people will move with the king and use all the remaining property to build this holy tower. From the generals to the slaves, they all become the king's burial objects!
In addition to leaving magical legends on the snowy mountains, it also chills the hearts of those who know the truth.
In ancient times, people had the idea of divine right of kings, especially in Tuyuhun, which was close to Tubo and governed by religion.
Except for the extremely miserable death of the slave, there was no sign of reluctance on the part of the others.
Compared with physical restraint, mental restraint is the most terrifying weapon.
After Lin Ran finished talking about his knowledge of the Tuyuhun Kingdom, everyone fell silent, and the mutton they ate became tasteless.
This is the change of history. When Tuyuhun was strong, the king chose the wrong opponent, and his people could only be buried with him. How sad!