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Chapter 4 "Secret Record"!Tuyuhun!
Lin Ran came to the Beijing Library, which is the largest collection of documents in the capital.
He wanted to search for information about the tomb and the surrounding city.
The reason why he did this was because he understood that there were huge differences between Tibetan culture and Central Plains culture.
Moreover, he didn't know much about the tomb.
Previously, he had doubted whether he had guessed it wrong, but he didn't expect it to be the legendary "nine-story demon tower"!
This is a group of ancient tombs that have existed for 2000 years, the most famous of which is the ruins of the Tuyuhun Kingdom!
Tuyuhun existed from 300 to 600 AD and was also called Tuhun. It was an ancient country founded by Murong Tuyuhun, the leader of the Xianbei tribe in China, after he migrated to the northwest region.
The Guhun people were originally a nomadic people in the area north of Liji City in Xichang, Liaohe River, and were a branch of the Murong clan of Xianbei.
After experiencing tribal civil war, they moved westward to the present Gansu and Qinghai areas.
In the first year of Jin Yixi, its leader Shuluo Gan proclaimed himself king and called himself Great Chanyu, or King Tuyuhun.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it belonged to the Song State, Qi State, and the Northern Wei Dynasty.
In the first year of Liang Datong, the king began to call himself Khan and established the capital Fuqi City.
This is the ancient city of Tiebka in Qinghai today.
The Tuyuhun Kingdom has always pursued a good-neighbor policy and maintained the custom of intermarriage with Wei, Sui and others.
Until the early Tang Dynasty, the interior was divided into east and west parts.
The west was led by King Fu Yunzi Dayan Mangjiebo, with Shanshan as the center, and later surrendered to Tubo.
The eastern part was led by the king's eldest son Murong Shun, with Fuqi City as the center, and eventually surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
During the ninth year of Zhenguan, Murong Shun was killed by his subordinates.
His son was named the Prince of Heyuan County by the Tang Dynasty and became the Prince Consort of the Tang Dynasty.
This angered Tubo, who thought it was treacherous, and the fiefdom was close to Tubo, so it was invaded. The angry Tubo army completely wiped out the tribe.
After the final battle, the bloodline of the Murong royal family was cut off, and the Tuyuhun Kingdom was declared destroyed.
People now can only find this past from history, and they know nothing about the living habits of the Tuyuhun Kingdom.
Perhaps Tibet now retains most of its customs, but Lin Ran has always been suspicious and feels that he should not rely on inferences, but should dig out cultural relics for support.
The hard work paid off, and after ten years of surveying, the ruins of the Tuyuhun Kingdom were discovered in the canyon at the junction of Tibet and Qinghai.
People nowadays are not keen on traveling, and most people have never even left their hometown.
Therefore, this group of ancient tombs has not been discovered yet, and Huang Hao, who is on a pilgrimage, did not expect to see it. Perhaps this is fate.
In previous lives, the mining process was not smooth.
The local people's main occupation is sheep herding and they call it the Holy Tower.
It is believed that the holy tower protected them and the grass around the canyon was lush.
In fact, there are problems in the world that we cannot understand.
He also didn't know why the grass grew so lushly near the "Nine-Storey Demon Tower".
Maybe there are chemical elements suitable for fertilizer in the tombs, but people don't know it.
It was washed away by rainwater and mixed into the soil.
Of course, this is just Lin Ran's own guess.
The real difficulty is that the local herdsmen are extremely devout to the holy tower, and even have the custom of going to worship and pray for it every year.
In front of them, take off the stone tablet of the holy tower and go inside.
I still don’t know how they will be treated by the villagers. At least in their understanding, those who blaspheme are bound to die.
Their belief in God far exceeds their knowledge.
Lin Ran searched for a long time and only found some unofficial history. There were some records below, but they were all fragments.
In his previous life, Lin Ran had never seen this tomb with his own eyes, he had only heard people mention it.
On top of the ancient tombs, there is an ancient tower that existed the year before last.
The overall length of the ancient tombs is about ten kilometers, and the vicinity is covered with pasture. It is unrealistic to avoid the eyes and ears of herdsmen.
According to book records, the stone tower has a special shape. From a distance, it looks like a pyramid built on huge rocks.
The rumors about the stone tower are also all kinds of strange.
But the only thing that can be determined is that this ancient tomb was mainly made of cypress wood, and they were exactly the same size and thickness.
How was it done 2000 years ago when there was no engineering level?
There is another question, where did these huge cypress trees come from?
It is really hard to understand that such a large-scale project, comparable to the pyramids, has not made a significant mark in the history of engineering.
When later archaeological teams came here to excavate, even though they negotiated with the village chief of the tribe in every possible way, the other party forcefully rejected their mining request.
Private mining also led to subsequent murders.
Thinking of this, Lin Ran couldn't help but sigh.
If I went to the grave secretly like before, I might not even know how I died.
Not to mention that the wild environment is complex, with wild beasts and poisonous insects.
The herdsmen alone cannot pass this level. The herdsmen train a kind of falcon as a patrol tool.
Once they find strangers approaching the holy tower, they will immediately rush to the scene with torches in hand. They may be arrested by the herdsmen before they dig out the hole.
Of course, Lin Ran only heard this information from books. He felt a little strange. With the attitude of the Chinese official, how could they give up the search just because the other party caused a murder? Something special must have happened during this period to make them give up the excavation work. .
And Tibet is known as the purest land in China.
In the snow-covered plateau of Tibet, there are legends and countless religious and mythological stories, shrouding it in a veil of mystery.
Traveling to Tibet in later generations was also considered a pilgrimage by travelers to cleanse their souls.
It is enough to show the status of Tibet in people's hearts.
Tibet now is different from the tourist era. Serfdom was abolished not long ago, and the religious culture is very strong. If you are not careful, you will offend people.
Lin Ran sat in the library, rummaged through a large number of books and took notes.
A feeling suddenly came over him.
Is the mystery of the ancient tomb that has never been solved calling him secretly?
No matter how difficult and dangerous it is, he will still solve the mystery of the ancient tomb.
This tomb is the best-preserved ancient tomb. In addition to the national archaeological team, there are also tomb robbers who want to demolish the tomb.
This group of tomb robbers was introduced in the news. They were very courageous. Not only did they prepare homemade explosives, they even brought an excavator.
By using force, they knocked out the patrolling herdsmen and forced their way into the mausoleum.
As a result, all their troops were wiped out, and only one person who was responsible for looking out was brought back, and he was already unconscious.
There seems to be danger if you forcefully enter the ancient tomb. This is the peculiarity of this ancient tomb.
After rummaging in the library for a long time, a yellowed file caught his attention.
The name of the scroll can no longer be seen clearly, only the words "Secret Records" are written on it.
What it describes is the ancient aristocratic tomb culture, and it mentions the burial system of the late Stone Age. The words inside made Lin Ran suddenly recall some information!