pappabearbooks Chapter 437 Mohe Tuhun Khan!
Chapter 437 Mohe Tuhun Khan!
After careful calculation, they began to excavate some cultural relics one after another starting from the third floor.
These include ancient cowhide boots, ancient Tibetan wooden plaques, ancient Tibetan wooden tablets, and wood carvings imitating Tang Sancai paintings.
Of course, on the bottom floor, gold ornaments, wooden birds and animals, and a large amount of silk from the Tang Dynasty were also found.
The total items weighed at least [-] to [-] kilograms. It was a rich harvest this time!
In a previous life, the archaeological team only dug to the second level and obtained a large number of funerary objects.
I didn’t continue to dig deeper, I’m afraid it was just rhetoric to the outside world.
Because no cultural relics could be excavated in the second layer except the skeletons of the burial companions, and it was impossible to discover the true identity of the tomb owner.
After prying open the bottom coffin, we found that the tomb owner was tall and his frame looked very bloated.
In addition to a large number of gold and silver jewelry, a unique jade seal attracted Lin Ran's attention.
He put on his gloves and carefully took the seal. The words on it were incomprehensible, but the dragon in the middle of the seal already represented his identity.
Lin Ran smiled knowingly. Wang Jinpeng and others were happily collecting their trophies. Only Liu Jingfeng noticed him.
"Brother Lin, what's so funny?" Liu Jingfeng asked strangely.
"I've probably guessed his identity." In fact, I already knew almost everything about the tomb owner's true identity in his previous life.
The archaeological team at that time concealed the truth of the matter. They claimed that the tomb was stolen too seriously, so they took protective measures to rob the tomb.
He also made up a story that was really serious, just to scare away the people who came to rob the tomb.
In fact, they have reached an agreement with the villagers through their own methods and dug to the bottom.
"Really?" Liu Jingfeng was overjoyed, "Brother Lin, which high-ranking official's tomb is this?"
"High official?" Lin Ran laughed, "I'm afraid there is no higher official than him in the country."
His words were so obvious that the wood carving in Liu Jingfeng's hand almost fell to the ground.
"What do you mean? This is the king?"
"Yes, he is indeed a king, just a king of a vassal state." Lin Ran showed the seal to Liu Jingfeng.
"Is he the king of Tubo?" Liu Jingfeng knew that his history was not as good as Lin Ran's, but he had done some research, but he had never heard of the saying that Tubo was a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.
"Of course it's not Tubo, but..." Taking a deep breath, Lin Ran said: "His last master of the Tuyuhun Dynasty."
"Tuyuhun Dynasty?" This term is somewhat unfamiliar to Liu Jingfeng.
Because there are few relevant records in history, and they are rarely active in the Central Plains.
"Yes, it was a small country that was destroyed in the early Tang Dynasty. The owner of the tomb is none other than King Tuyuhun, or King Achai."
Buried here is none other than the son of the Tubo princess, Mohe Tuhun Khan.
"Brother Lin, how do you know this?" Liu Jingfeng was deeply puzzled. He had never seen any corresponding records in history books.
"There is a document from Dunhuang in the Palace Museum called "Achai Annals". Although it is only a fragment, it records the life of Mohe Tuhun Khan."
However, as a fragment, the book does not record the place where he was buried.
When the tomb was excavated, everything fell into place.
"We dug a king's tomb?" Liu Jingfeng was excited. This is the ultimate dream of tomb robbers!
Tuyuhun only left the title of barbarian in the history of China.
They lived in cold areas and had low productivity, but they were tall and powerful, so they came up with the idea of invading the Central Plains.
During the Sui Dynasty, they took the opportunity to expand their land and established their capital in what is now Qinghai City, calling it Dulan.
After the early Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan also sent envoys to establish a friendly alliance with Tuyuhun and have trade exchanges.
The Tang Dynasty had strong military strength. After the destruction of the Eastern Turks, Tuyuhun in the northwest region tried to expand his land, and the Khan led his troops to invade the Hexi Corridor many times.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty did not intend to destroy them, but they stood in the way of the Tang Dynasty's continued pursuit of the Western Turks, which was a serious problem for them.
Tuyuhun, who had taken refuge in Tubo at that time, thought he had a backer and did not take the Tang Dynasty seriously.
In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Khan Fu Yunkou even detained the Tang envoy who went to lobby without permission.
In the end, he offended Li Shimin and sent Li Jing to destroy Tuyuhun.
The local masters were not as leisurely as Lin Ran. They were impressed by the dazzling array of treasures in the mausoleum. They took out the snakeskin bags in their backpacks and began to stuff them.
This was their goal, and Lin Ran was overjoyed.
The cultural relics in this mausoleum have never been exhibited to the outside world, and it was the first time he saw them today.
Cultural relics show that Tuyuhun once had close business contacts with the Tang Dynasty. Most of his burial objects were Tang Dynasty handicrafts.
Moreover, their own burial objects are actually imitating Tang Sancai, but they use wooden sculptures.
It can be seen that the main culture of this nation is various wood carvings. Unfortunately, most of the wood carvings in the tombs record the luxurious palace life. It would be perfect if there were also wood carvings recording ordinary people.
"Brother Lin, we have made a lot of money this time!" Liu Jingfeng told everyone that this was the king's tomb.
Sure enough, just like him, everyone else also had excited looks on their faces.
"We dug the king's tomb?"
"I'll go, then today is really a memorable day."
"It's a pity that I don't have a camera, otherwise I should have taken a picture with him."
Because they were so happy, they didn't care that they were in the mausoleum and started joking with each other.
The identity of the owner of the tomb has been determined, so he can give an explanation to the village chief when he returns.
Perhaps, they are the descendants of Tuyuhun.
The reason why they have to make up strange reasons is because they are lucky to survive.
There is no possibility of national restoration at all, because they have completely integrated into the Chinese cultural circle.
This is called embracing all rivers and being inclusive!
"Oh, what a pity for those who were buried with him." Liu Jingfeng suddenly thought of those who were buried with him.
You must know that this is a tower with nine floors, and there are victims and a large number of burial objects on each floor.
It can be seen that after the death of the king, their demise was imminent. For the remaining people, they were more direct than the troops led by Li Jing. They gathered everyone and built this mausoleum far away from the capital.
After the work was completed, all the people were executed.
As for the ancestors of the tribes grazing at the foot of the mountain, they were probably the ones who carried out the killing orders and euphemistically called them the guardians of the holy mountain.
This was a cruel thing, and Lin Ran hesitated to tell the village chief the truth.
Therefore, his mood is a little heavier than others.
The most distressing thing is that there are so many treasures in the tomb that Wang Jinpeng even wants to throw away some of the ingenious wood carvings!
The choice has become the most difficult problem in Versailles!