Chapter 50 Chapter Four: Niqiong of Zaburang Village

Xu Zhiwu looked at me with a bit of reproach, and said: "Xiao Luo, listen to me slowly...don't worry. If I don't explain the ins and outs of the matter to you clearly, you won't understand after listening for a long time." Looking at me with a smile. I had no choice but to say: "Then...you continue." Xu Zhiwu opened the curtains, revealing the lazy sky outside, he looked out of the window a little intoxicated, and didn't speak for a long time.After a while, he said with some self-mockery: "Look at me, it's getting too far." I smiled, took a sip of water, and didn't speak, waiting for him to continue.

Xu Zhiwu: "Xiao Luo. The reason why I said that the golden-eyed silver bead has something to do with the faceless devil is because this golden-eyed silver bead should have appeared in the Beijing Imperial Palace. Back then, my grandfather saw Shengtai take it away with his own eyes. Get up. Even if the Qing Dynasty fell and it was going to be exiled to the people, it shouldn’t be present in Lhasa. But...do you know? When Laba received this golden eye and silver bead, he actually kept more than a hundred of them in a Tibetan home. Year. If you count the time, isn’t it 1892 that Shengtai passed away? Isn’t it just over a hundred years now?”

I was startled, and couldn't help interjecting: "You mean, Shengtai didn't bring this thing back to Beijing at all?" Unexpectedly, Xu Zhiwu shook his head and said: "No, it's not that he didn't bring it back to Beijing. It's just that I think he didn't go back to Beijing at all. After Shengtai died, wouldn't there be another military officer who died for the Lord? I doubt this There is something tricky in it, maybe he... Forget it, this is a big deal, I dare not talk about it casually. In short, you have to believe me, the golden eyes and silver beads must have something to do with the faceless devil, and..." He said here After a pause, obviously unwilling to continue, he changed the topic and said, "Until you met the faceless devil, there has been no such thing in Tibetan areas for more than a hundred years."

"No!" I thought of Faceless Wang Weicheng, so I said, "It has appeared before, and it has also appeared in Qiangbake Mountain." Xu Zhiwu was amazed, said: "Oh? There is such a thing?" After speaking, he whispered to himself, "It seems that I thought too simply." In fact, I can tell Xu Zhiwu's doubts about Shengtai almost without hesitation that his guess is right.However, I always feel that this matter should be discussed with Zhuoma Yangjin. She agreed with me to spread this matter, so I can tell Xu Zhiwu. Xu Zhiwu's expression gradually turned serious, "Xiao Luo, it seems that I guessed wrong. Some things are not as simple as I imagined. It seems that the Qing government had planned it long ago."

Of course it was premeditated, otherwise, how could there be so many coffins of Han soldiers in the cave, and how could there be so many zombies and corpses of Qing soldiers who crawled out of the coffins along the way in a hurry. I lost my mind when I was thinking about it.Xu Zhiwu called me twice before I noticed. "Xiao Luo, we must go to the house of the Tibetan who collects gold eyes and silver beads. This is very important for my research, please be sure to accompany me." "I—" I was a little surprised, and asked suspiciously, "Shall I go with you?" Xu Zhiwu looked at me sincerely: "Yes, maybe only you can help me. Three generations of my family have been troubled by this problem... Anyway, it's not far to drive, don't you think so?"

"Wait until I think about it." I was a little hesitant, and I didn't know what I was going to get involved in.However, I am particularly interested in Qing history. If the Qing official in the coffin was really promoted, he must have died with a shocking secret, and he must have been extremely flustered before his death. Otherwise, how could the golden eyes and silver beads be so precious? His treasures were left in the hands of Tibetans... Thinking about it this way aroused my inner curiosity even more.Forget it, anyway, I'm idle for the time being, so I just let him go and have a look.

So I nodded, and I agreed to Xu Zhiwu's request.He was overjoyed, so excited that he took my hand with both hands, shook it vigorously, and said, "That would be great. Let's go to Zaburang Village in Alizada County right away." ... It was almost dusk when we arrived in Zada ​​County. According to my opinion, I just spent the night in the county town by the way.After all, Zhaburang Village is still some distance away from the county seat.But Xu Zhiwu was very eager to find the Tibetan family and insisted on rushing over there. On the way to Zhaburang Village, Xu Zhiwu asked me: "Xiao Luo, do you know what Zhaburang Village is?"

I took it for granted, "Isn't that the Tibetan you want to see living there?" Xu Zhiwu smiled mysteriously, and said: "You can also say that, but...don't you know that it is also the site of the Guge Dynasty?" "What?" If I wasn't sitting in the car, I would almost jump up, "Where is the Guge ruins?! Why didn't you say it earlier." There was a sharp turn ahead, and Xu Zhiwu turned the steering wheel twice, and when the car passed the turn, he said innocently: "I thought you knew... but I saw you talking along the way, so I realized that you didn't know, so talent……"

I suddenly became excited, eager to see the ruins of this country that suddenly disappeared like the Mayan civilization.When I first arrived in Tibet, I heard people talk about the magic of the Guge Dynasty, and I was fascinated by it.But I have been suffering from no time to visit, and I don't know its specific address, only know that it is in Ali.I didn't expect that now, I could see it right away. "Drive faster, drive faster. Drive faster." I was full of excitement, eager to get there quickly, and kept urging Xu Zhiwu. Xu Zhiwu's off-road vehicle has excellent performance, and it can drive like flying on the dilapidated road from Zada ​​County to Zhaburang Village. We arrived in Zhaburang Village before it was dark.In the dark, a low hill stands in the village, and there are more than a dozen scattered houses next to it, showing some dim lights.An unspeakable desolation and vicissitudes hang over the entire village.

As soon as we drove into the village, dogs started barking.Xu Zhiwu called Laba in the car: "Laba, I'm in Zhaburang Village... um... yes, it's on the side of the village road, you ask that friend who collects gold eyes and silver beads to pick us up... Yes, I'm with Xiao Luo... um... I know, I know... Don't worry. Okay, thank you... um... goodbye." After making the phone call, Xu Zhiwu pointed to the standing hill and said to me: "Xiao Luo, that is the ruins of the ancient capital city." I was so excited that I quickly asked Xu Zhiwu to drive over. Xu Zhiwu sighed, and said: "After all, I'm still a child. It's so dark, how can I go to see it. Besides, we agreed to wait here for Laba's friends to come and pick us up, how can we just walk away."

It's really disappointing. According to my temperament, even if I turn on the flashlight tonight, I have to read it first before falling asleep.But after all, he came with Xu Zhiwu, so he can't be so willful.So I waited in the car for Laba's friends to pick us up. Xu Zhiwu laughed at me: "Xiao Luo, you are so anxious...you really look like a child." ... Not long after, a mighty dog ​​barked and rushed towards our car. Xu Zhiwu quickly rolled down the window and asked loudly, "Are you Laba's friend?" The man replied in extremely fluent and authentic Mandarin: "Yes, I am Laba's friend Niqiong. Is this Mr. Xu Zhiwu?" Not only fluent, but even with a Beijing accent. Seeing that it was Raba's friend, we got out of the car and introduced ourselves to each other.After a few polite words, he directed us to park the car aside.I was a little worried about the safety of the car, Niqiong seemed to see through my mind, and smiled brightly: "Don't worry, there are only a dozen of us here, we know each other well, and there are no bad guys." I couldn't help but blush to my ears, thinking to myself that I was too caring.Fortunately, it was dark and they couldn't see my embarrassment. Nichon was as hearty as Raba, and took us to his house enthusiastically.Immediately after entering the door, a woman in her forties wearing a sapphire blue Tibetan robe bent down to offer a khata to us, and said in Tibetan: "Tashi Delek." We quickly took the khata and hung it around our necks.Niqiong immediately asked us to sit down again, and then let the woman serve butter tea. After all the etiquette was over, he introduced to us: "This is my wife. Tenzin Zongji." While speaking, Tenzin Zongji kept his head down and did not look Let's take a look. I heard him introduce the word "neizi", which is really strange, and the words are so eloquent as the ancients.But when we met for the first time, it was hard to say anything, so I had to keep my words in my heart. I'm not used to talking to strangers, it's almost always Xu Zhiwu and Niqiong talking freely.Tenzin Zongji has been pouring tea for us all the time.I know that in the past, women from large Tibetan families were not allowed to see men above the waist, and could only lower their heads.Looking at this posture, although many people don't care about these rules anymore, Niqiong still seems to be a bit particular about the old rules. After chatting for a while, Tenzin Zongji retreated to prepare dinner.Niqiong is very considerate, even though I don't like to talk much, he still asks me from time to time when chatting with Xu Zhiwu: "Mr. Luo, do you think so?" "Mr. Luo, like Zhiwu, you are a scholar of Tibet. Is it?" I answered them one by one with a smile, he was very polite and thoughtful, trying not to make me feel left out and bored. After exchanging pleasantries, we finally got to the point.Xu Zhiwu never beat around the bush when speaking, and directly said that the purpose of our trip was to ask about the golden eyes and silver pearls. When Niqiong heard the words "Golden Eyes and Silver Beads", he changed from his previous frankness and was silent for a while, before saying: "This matter... this matter... since you are Laba's friend, you are also my friend. I must know There's plenty to say. It's just... I hope, after I've said what I can say, you won't ask for anything else." Xu Zhiwu hurriedly said: "That is that." I followed suit and said that I would not ask more questions. Niqiong's voice became a little distant, and said: "We are actually not indigenous Tibetans at all. The dozen or so families around the entire Guge ruins are not genuine and pure Tibetans."