Chapter 90 Chapter 2 The Demise of the Guishuang Empire

I was dumbfounded when I heard that Tan Wanting was the woman in the top-secret information, I didn't expect that she was always by my side, and it was Mu Qingxiang herself! This news shocked me, but looking back on the past, it seemed that whenever Tan Wanting was mentioned, Mu Qingxiang would unnaturally avoid the topic.I remember that it was mentioned in the top-secret information that the world will face a catastrophe, and only Tan Wanting can deal with it.Although Mu Qingxiang in front of her, the so-called Tan Wanting, is very capable and knows everything, but she is far from saving the world.Can she build an atomic bomb, can she drive a spaceship?Obviously not!

Mu Qingxiang can always read my thoughts, she said calmly: "I actually don't know what to do, but a big disaster will happen in the world soon. In fact, it is already happening, but almost no one knows it. But it happens to everyone, every minute of every second." When I heard Mu Qingxiang speak so seriously, I gradually felt flustered, so I asked uneasily: "Are you serious? What is the matter? You should explain clearly." "It's not that time yet." Mu Qingxiang put on airs again, "You won't believe me if I tell you now, it's all futile and it will only increase your fear."

"Fear? Is it true?" I asked suspiciously. However, if Mu Qingxiang doesn't say anything, she won't say anything, and it won't be too late to say it when the time comes. I don't believe that any disaster happened in the world, but we didn't notice it at all.But now I'm getting dizzy just hearing about Mu Qingxiang's previous experience, and I can't digest other weird things anymore, so I'll ask her when she's in a better mood. It's a pity that Mu Qingxiang doesn't know the name of the woman in the mansion, she just remembers calling that woman "little aunt".But my aunt said that Mu Qingxiang was not related to her, but just a code name. It seemed that my aunt had been deliberately concealing it, for fear that Mu Qingxiang would know her true identity.

Then, I learned about other things about Mu Qingxiang.It turned out that when Mu Qingxiang woke up in front of the old grave, the calendar turned to September 6, 1985.I calculated, Mu Qingxiang should only be in her 20s, about the same age as me.However, in the 1940s, why did Xiao Nongyun, a missing student at Fudan University, have her photo? Is the time span too big?I raised this question, but it's a pity that Mu Qingxiang still wanted to ask me, because she didn't know. Time machines and traveling through time and space are too fake. It is more credible to say that there are gods in the world; but if Mu Qingxiang has an immortal body, why did she grow from a young girl to a fresh and refined woman in the past ten years? .This shows that Mu Qingxiang will indeed grow old, she is neither a fairy nor a monster.During the period when Mu Qingxiang was in a coma, something strange must have happened. As for how to connect these two things, there is no answer.

Now it's the early autumn of 1995. In these ten years, Mu Qingxiang has been running around all the time. What she knows now is all the hard work of these few years.Fortunately, there was a household registration reform in the late 1980s, and Mu Qingxiang successfully obtained a new identity in Chongqing, and was officially registered in China's household registration data under the name "Mu Qingxiang". Based on the information obtained in the past ten years, Mu Qingxiang gradually guessed that the man who appeared in the mansion that night was Yang Chishan, the last tea king.But this tea king can't see people when he's alive, and he can't see corpses when he's dead.According to my grandfather's experience, the man he met at that time was Yang Chishan. At that time, Yang Chishan had his tongue cut out and was taken away by the British. It was hard for him to survive.Mu Qingxiang couldn't find that mysterious woman, the only one in the world who had seen her was the Tea King, but unfortunately the Tea King is gone now, so only the ancient city of Yuequan is the only link.

In Mu Qingxiang's understanding, that ancient city is the old nest of the tea king, and the first generation of tea king Yang Tianling came out from there.It is a pity that there is no address of the ancient city of Yuequan in the palace-like mansion, and it is only now that Mu Qingxiang has confirmed that the ancient city of Yuequan is in the Tengger Desert. "Although I don't know the exact location of Yuequan Ancient City, I do know the origin of Yuequan Ancient City." Mu Qingxiang said to me. At this time, the rain was finally a little light, but the rain and fog in the mountains were heavy.When I heard what Mu Qingxiang said, a ray of dawn lit up in my heart, which is a good sign.I thought no one knew where the ancient city of Yuequan came from. It turned out that this woman knew about it a long time ago, but she kept silent on purpose.However, Mu Qingxiang told me just now that she spent ten years finding out many things. If it were me, I might not say it so generously, and the loneliness of these ten years is unbearable.

According to Mu Qingxiang, the ancient city of Yuequan has a history of nearly 2,000 years, and its origin lies in the Da Yuezhi. The nomadic tribes who lived in Northwest China before the 2nd century BC and then migrated to Central Asia were called Da Yuezhi in history.The Da Yue clan originally lived in the Qilian Mountains in Dunhuang, China. They were defeated by the Huns in 170 BC and moved westward to the Amu Darya River Basin in Central Asia.In 140 BC, the Yuezhi people conquered Bactria (Bactria).At that time, the Yuezhi people had five tribes, and each tribe had a chief called Xihou, and Guishuang was one of them.At the beginning of the first century BC, Guishuang Xihou, one of the five Xihous, wiped out the other Xihous, unified the five tribes, and established the Guishuang Empire. It was later considered to be one of the four major powers in Eurasia at that time. RIP tied.

In 425 A.D., the Guishuang Empire was invaded and destroyed by the White Huns, and the Guishuang Emperor fled and entered Xinjiang.The White Huns, who originated in Mongolia, chased after him and forced Emperor Guishuang to flee into the Tengger Desert in Inner Mongolia.Xuanzang, an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty, also heard about the Guishuang Empire when he traveled to the west.So far, the Guishuang Empire has disappeared from the historical records. According to legend, Emperor Guishuang had contacts with the other four great powers during his heyday. In addition to learning Roman Latin, the architecture of Anxi, and the tea and silk of the Han Dynasty.After the demise of the Guishuang Empire, the Emperor Guishuang fled with some servants with the most valuable things.Someone once said that Emperor Guishuang met an immortal in the desert and helped him build an ancient city in the desert, known as "Moon Spring" in history.

In the ancient city, there are nine springs, which gush out clear spring water day and night, and sometimes a bright pearl like the moon will rise.There is also a tall tower in the ancient city. It is said that Emperor Guishuang built a tower to avenge the immortals.A lost shepherd once saw it from a distance, but they couldn't get close. It seemed that there was a force blocking the invasion. Of course, these are all folklore, and the credibility cannot be 100%.But the legend is based on historical facts, so it is not completely false, and at that time, Han Chinese had already set foot in the Western Regions, and even Central Asia.If Emperor Guishuang met Han people in the desert and passed on his tea, construction, planting and other technologies, he might indeed be regarded as a god.Besides, at that time, the Han people knew too many tricks, and there were all kinds of deceptions. It is no wonder that Emperor Guishuang was not deceived to death. It is very likely that the Han people were slaughtered after discovering the truth.

"This is the history of the ancient city of Yuequan. I don't know how it became the secret place of the tea king. It has something to do with the Han people who guided the Guishuang emperor to build the ancient city." Mu Qingxiang told me. After hearing this, I only admired the ability of the Han people to fool people. They actually let the impoverished Emperor Guishuang build a desert city. I don’t know where they went to get materials.The Han Dynasty preceded the Jin Dynasty, so it is not surprising that there are Jin Dynasty teacups in the ancient city.Emperor Guishuang failed to restore the country, presumably the owner of the ancient city has also changed, maybe the king of tea is the owner there.If you can take a walk on Gucheng Road, everything will become clear.

I thought about it, and thought it was not quite right, and asked again: "The origin of this ancient city should be known to few people, otherwise the group of archaeologists would have rushed there, so how did my grandfather know? My uncle said yes A person surnamed Lin revealed the news, but unfortunately no one knows if the guy surnamed Lin is still alive?" "As long as you find the ancient city of Yuequan, you may know who that person is." Mu Qingxiang said, looking at the mottled tombstone again. I was filled with emotion, Mu Qingxiang actually lived a life that was not easy, if she hadn't left the mansion in the mountains, she might have lived a life of isolation for the rest of her life.Although that kind of life has no competition with others and is carefree, will that kind of life be happy?Since there is a model of the ancient city of Yuequan in the mansion, maybe Mu Qingxiang's aunt also walked out of the ancient city.If we can find the ancient city of Yuequan this time, maybe we can help Mu Qingxiang find her original home, and we can also find out what happened when she fell asleep. "Then do you know why Xiao Nongyun disappeared without a trace?" I asked curiously. "I only know that he went to the ancient city of Yuequan, but his disappearance is probably related to the British who captured Yangchishan." Mu Qingxiang looked away from the tombstone, then looked at me, and said, "It is certain now Yes, there are three groups of people who have gone to the ancient city of Yuequan, the first group is the British and Xiao Nongyun; the second group is your father's group; the third group is probably the person surnamed Lin, and Jiang Hongyu Now Xiao Nongyun, Lyle, your father, and Jiang Hongyu are dead, and those British people have no way to find out. This tea war was initiated by the British side. If you get the qualification for tea fighting in China, you will have a chance to see Those British people. Of course, this is the worst strategy for us not to find the ancient city of Yuequan, so I need you to win, not to lose." "Could it be that the British are holding this tea war because they want to find someone who knows the whereabouts of the ancient city of Yuequan? If we fight tea like this, we won't fall into the trap of ourselves?" I worried. "If we find it one step ahead, naturally we don't need to participate anymore. Whoever wants the reputation of being the first place, let him get it." Mu Qingxiang said indifferently. I replied sourly: "You really don't take other tea people and tea fights seriously." Mu Qingxiang fell silent up to this point, no matter how I asked her, she didn't want to talk anymore, she just looked at the tombstone and thought about something.In fact, Mu Qingxiang has said all that should be said, this is what she found out in the past ten years, and she didn't know much about it in the mansion before.I didn't want to stimulate Mu Qingxiang any more, so I simply stood with her in the rain, even the trees in the mountains accompanied us quietly, and the rain falling from the sky seemed to be crying for her. Another week later, Mu Qingxiang and I returned to Qingdao, and Liao's second child had already recovered from his illness. He was so happy to see us from ear to ear.When I heard that we were going to find the ancient city of Yuequan, I clapped my hands to encourage it. When I saw it, I thought to myself, what are you clapping for? You think the ancient city of Yuequan is so easy to find. Zhao Shuai took his little cousin to Beijing to play around. After some paperwork, the little cousin also went through immigration and officially returned to China.The eldest uncle was very sad about this. Although the younger cousin was freed, it was difficult for father and daughter to meet each other.When we left Xiamen, my eldest uncle didn’t even have the enthusiasm to read the fragments of the Tea Classics. He told me to take my little cousin away quickly, because he was afraid that he would not be able to help crying in front of his daughter. In the autumn of 1995, after deciding to go to the Tengger Desert to find the ancient city of Yuequan, Zhao Shuai found a way for us through his family relationship. At that time, there were many oil exploration teams of CNPC Geophysical Prospecting Bureau stationed in the Tengger Desert. The Zhao family was engaged in construction and had some contacts there.Therefore, Zhao Shuai's father asked someone to find the China Petroleum Geophysical Exploration Bureau in Zhuozhou, Hebei, and then got the instructions, allowing us to enter the Tengger Desert with a newly formed oil exploration team.Otherwise, if a few ignorant people enter the desert, they will not be able to get out in all likelihood. It is no wonder that the first few groups of people cannot find the ancient city of Yuequan. In this way, another magical adventure full of countless suspenses began again, but we didn't know at that time that the thousand-year-old secret buried in the ancient city of Yuequan would make everyone panic.