Chapter 55 Chapter Nine Guge High Priest

"No, the time is wrong. The serf of Laba's family was from his grandfather's time. No matter how old the serf is, he cannot be from the Guge Dynasty that disappeared two or three hundred years ago. It can only be His descendants." Xu Zhiwu said. "Of course that serf can only be a descendant of the Guge people." Niqiong said, "But he is not an ordinary Guge person. He is a craftsman who can make gold eyes and silver beads. If you put him in the Guge Dynasty, he will People who are silver-eyed in Guge. You must know that craftsmen are very respected in the Guge Dynasty."

If this is the case, King Guge really took his subjects to a world of immortality, then there is no reason not to take a craftsman who can make Guge silver eyes.Why didn't the serf from Raba's house go?This seems a little unreasonable.Moreover, Niqiong's words seemed to be somewhat suspicious, not to mention other things, but as far as gold eyes and silver beads were concerned, how could he suddenly sell such precious things to Raba on a whim?As for the petroglyphs, I always feel that Niqiong is deliberately avoiding something... In short, I have a hunch that this seemingly straightforward and honest person in front of me may not be the real face.

"Then why didn't King Guge take away the ancestors of that serf?" I didn't hold back, and asked this question anyway. Raba was taken aback for a moment, and then said calmly: "In a country with hundreds of thousands of people, how can the king take care of them one by one. Moreover, you may not know one thing. Not only the Guge Dynasty has a Guge The silver-eyed craftsmen did not follow their king to another world, and there is a family of high priests who chose to stay in our world. As far as I know, this family is also in Tibet now, but their family doesn't like it They are out in public, so not many people know them."

Now it was Xu Zhiwu's turn to be surprised, and he exclaimed: "What? You said that the Guge Dynasty still has subjects living in Tibet?" His face suddenly beamed with joy, "Brother Niqiong, you have to take me with you no matter what. Go and visit this family... Once this information is released, the whole world will be shocked... Haha, by then my name, Old Xu, will be spread all over the world like the Potala Palace." Not only did I also laugh, for nothing else, Xu Zhiwu would not be so naive, he would believe whatever Niqiong said.If there were descendants of Guge, with our current research strength, even if they lived on the moon, we would have found them long ago.

Niqiong said seriously: "Zhiwu, if you want me to take you to find them, that's not difficult. It's just..." When he said this, he looked a little embarrassed, and said, "It's just that people in Guge are famous for their belief in Buddhism. I am not an authentic Buddhist disciple, and I am not related to them, so without any reason, it is always inconvenient to bring a stranger to meet them." Xu Zhiwu asked impatiently: "Then how can I meet them?" Niqiong lowered his head and thought for a while, before hesitating to speak.Xu Zhiwu was even more anxious, "What should I do?"

Niqiong looked extremely embarrassed, "You must bring a gift to meet them." After all, it turned out that he wanted to take the opportunity to ask for property, and he, Niqiong, is too contemptuous of people, not to mention that even a person like me who has not been around in society knows that his words have deep meaning, let alone Xu Zhiwu is such an old world. Sure enough, Xu Zhiwu also heard that there was something in Niqiong's words. "Gift?" he asked. "What gift?" Niqiong looked embarrassed, hesitating, and said: "Guge people are very nostalgic, if you want to bring some of the current gold, silver and jewelry to them, they may not accept it... If... If... Take an old thing from Guge, That is of course another way of saying it.”

Old things in Guge, Niqiong and the others are guarding the ruins of Guge.It's not easy to find an old thing. Every brick, tile, plant, and tree is an old thing. "Then go to the ruined city and find something to bring to them." I said. "Brother Luo, if only it were as simple as you think." Niqiong smiled wryly, "What is the status and status of the high priest in Guge, and what kind of gold and silver treasures have never been seen before? He wants to be rare in the city, and if he likes something, he has already sent someone to pick it up, why wait until we send it... Do you think you can get into his eyes if you just bring a vulgar thing?"

It seems that Niqiong is determined to whet our appetite. "Then what do you think is better to take?" I became more and more suspicious of him, and asked in a deep voice. "This... this..." Niqiong looked at the two of us, and said awkwardly, "I said it because I was afraid that you would say that I deliberately made things difficult." "How could it be?" Seeing Xu Zhiwu's appearance, if Niqiong asks him to give up his wealth and life as a gift, he will agree, "What kind of gift do you want, Niqiong, tell me quickly. I have some in Xu Zhiwu." It’s not difficult to find a baby because of your connections.” He said hurriedly, for fear that Niqiong would change his mind immediately and not take him to find the descendants of Guge.

Niqiong bowed his head and thought for a while, and then said in a very embarrassed way: "I said this, if you find it unacceptable, then take it as a joke and laugh it off. If you can listen to it, that would be great... that's it Yes, didn’t I say it at the beginning? Guge people are devout Buddhist disciples. The Buddha they worship is the famous Guge Silver-eyed Buddha. They don’t worship any other Buddha statues. Guge Silver-eyed, Except for the ones that have been excavated and stored in the museum, the others have long been taken to another world by their king..." "No way?" I stared at Niqiong with wide eyes, "You mean to ask us to find Guge Silver Eye for him?" Just kidding, Guge Silver Eye is something that we can easily find, If so, it would not be Guge Silver Eye, but an ordinary clay sculpture Bodhisattva.Could it be that he thought we had supernatural powers when we came here from Lhasa?It's quite clear that they don't take us to find the high priest of Guge.If you don't bring it, don't take it, what excuses are you looking for!Moreover, we didn't even know that there was still the High Priest Guge living in exile. He said it himself, and now he is saying the same thing again!

Xu Zhiwu, I don't know whether he is really stupid or not, so he explained to Niqiong innocently: "Brother Niqiong, you know, the Guge Silver Eye is a national treasure. I have never heard of it—even if it is a senior official, if he is not an authoritative expert who specializes in this field, it is impossible to see Guge Silver Eye. I... My research direction is Tibetan folk culture and history, Guge Silver Eye is just one of the small subjects, I don’t even have a chance to take a look at it, how can I get it out for you..." Niqiong nodded and smiled, and said: "I know. I didn't say that Guge and silver eyes must be. Gold eyes and silver beads—" He paused, "Actually, it should be possible."

"You..." Hearing his words, Xu Zhiwu and I were immediately speechless.Didn't he have one of the golden eyes and silver beads before?And it was sold to Laba.Now it is said that you can go to see the descendants of High Priest Guge with the golden eyes and silver beads. What do you mean?Didn't you tell us to buy it from Raba without making it clear?It turned out that going around, together with Laba, was plotting against us, trying to get us to buy the golden eyes and silver beads in his hand. Thinking of this, I was immediately a little unhappy, and gave a slight "hum", but didn't speak. That stupid pig of Xu Zhiwu, he was still trying to bargain with Niqiong, "Brother Niqiong, such precious things as gold eyes and silver beads are now in the hands of Laba, we really can't afford them, and there is no way to bring them to Nagu He's from a grid. Look... can you help us think of another way?" "Buy???" Niqiong seemed taken aback, looking at Xu Zhiwu in disbelief, "Who told you to buy it?" "Then what do you mean..." I was at a loss and didn't understand why, so I asked him in astonishment, "You won't let us use some unscrupulous methods to get it?" "Haha..." Niqiong suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "Misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding... It's all because I didn't make it clear." Xu Zhiwu and I looked at each other, not understanding what Niqiong wanted to say. "What I mean is, you just need to take a pair of golden eyes and silver beads and let him take a look, and let him know that you are sincere. The high priest will naturally know what to do when he sees the golden eyes and silver beads." .” Niqiong laughed and said. "A pair?" I don't understand again. Didn't Laba just show us a statue with golden eyes and silver beads?Why haven't I heard of a pair of golden eyes and silver beads before.Even when Niqiong talked about the origin of the golden eyes and silver beads, he only mentioned the one given to Shengtai. "Brother Niqiong, I'm completely confused." Xu Zhiwu said, "There is only one golden eye and silver bead, where did they come from?" "Of course there is a pair, otherwise how could I say such a thing." Niqiong said seriously, "But now the only one in the world is the one in Raba's house, and the rest, I don't know where they are." Depend on!After all, we not only want us to pay attention to the golden-eyed silver bead in Laba's house, but also to find another golden-eyed silver bead that we don't even know if there is one. Isn't this obviously playing us like monkeys? "Damn it!" I secretly greeted his ancestors in my heart, and I couldn't help but feel a little sullen. It was Xu Zhiwu who was angry, he still said stupidly: "Where is the golden eye and silver pearl, we don't know, how to find it?" Niqiong answered him inscrutablely: "When one comes out, the other will always show up. You just need to pay close attention to those who do antique business with Laba." In this way, it seems that Rabbah is not very aware of it. He only knows the preciousness of the golden eye and silver pearl, but he does not know that it has other uses.Otherwise, according to Niqiong's tone, he seemed to mean that Raba would still plan to sell the golden eyes and silver beads. I'm completely confused and have no idea what Nijoon is trying to convey. Xu Zhiwu also had nothing to say, looked at Niqiong, and waited for him to say more. "I don't understand? That is, when you find the two golden eyes and silver beads, you can ask me to help you find a way to meet the High Priest Guge. In the afternoon, when you saw the High Priest Guge, he moved casually Let me tell you one or two things, and you can immediately shine in the archaeological world and gain both fame and fortune." When Niqiong said this, his eyes lit up and he was extremely excited.