Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Lucky Money

"Huangquan Road?! Teacher He, don't scare me!" I was startled. Isn't Huangquan Road the road to hell? It really kills people! "I don't know, that's what it says above." Professor He Kai wanted to turn to the back to see the content of the bird, but she glanced at it, but shook her head and said, "This is not the complete content, it should be only a part." "The silk script is not complete?" I was puzzled. "Think about how to get out first, find the hedgehogs, and see how they go." Company Commander Wang suggested. The ending of this experience is too tragic, and I don't want to stay here anymore, I can't wait to go out immediately.It's just that the aftermath work must be a headache, so many people died, how should I explain to my superiors?After the hedgehogs were brought out of the basement, they didn't buy it and remained motionless.The muscles of the hedgehog trapped for decades have been so atrophied that it is impossible to crawl. What's worse is that it died soon after it escaped!The other hedgehog seemed to sense it, and it fell on the ground, unwilling to move.Everyone was heartbroken and unwilling to force another hedgehog, so they had to find another way out.

To say that ancient people had such a problem, if any major project was built, they must find a way to make an "on-site record" of the cause and effect of the project, either murals, carvings, or even workers secretly Not only in China, but also in other countries, such as Egypt.The records on the silk book are probably like this. The two women took turns to record, but where is the "Road to Huangquan" written by them? Is it an export?Since Qu Wentai has been hidden from this, then this exit must be very hidden. With our modern thinking, it may be difficult to find. Fan Li asked Professor He Kai to show him the silk book, then smiled and said softly, "I see."

"Why is that so, tell me as soon as you know." I urged. Fan Li didn't pretend to be stupid this time, he let us all pay attention to the content recorded by the two women, but I still didn't see the way out after reading it for a long time.On the contrary, Xu Shaode, who was not bright enough, said that the recorded text was arranged in the shape of a copper coin, and it dawned on me. No wonder I always felt that the text arrangement was very problematic.However, what does the shape of the article have to do with coins, and what does it have to do with "Huangquan Road"? What an inauspicious name "Yellow Spring Road", how could it be a secret escape route? Women's thoughts are really special!

"I see, Fan Li, I didn't expect you to not only understand geology, but also archaeology." Professor He Kai praised. "What the hell is going on? Do you know how to get out?" Professor Lu Cheng asked anxiously. Seeing his pale face, it is estimated that the leg injury had already tortured half his life. "Go back to the basement!" Fan Li waved his hand, but I felt that his eyes were always on the silk scroll. "Didn't we just come out of the basement?" Company Commander Wang was puzzled. After the earthquake just now, the floor of the basement has been cracked, especially the stone slab on which the mummy was placed, has been broken into pieces.We looked down and saw that it was full of gold, silver, jewels, antiques and rare treasures. No wonder we couldn't hear the hollow echo when we knocked on the stone slabs.However, I noticed that it was full of copper coins, which I don't understand.If it is said that copper coins have been handed down to this day and have become rare antiquities, and their value has doubled, then it is not surprising.However, when Qu Wentai was the king of Gaochang, these copper coins should be worthless in his eyes.Even if it was Princess Changle, or the secret passage secretly built by that mysterious woman, why would they hide worthless copper coins here?

"Fan Li, don't look at the joke, here are all things of gold and silver, where did you come from Huangquan Road?" I patted his shoulder and looked at the treasure underground. Although Xu Shaode's family was rich, his eyes sparkled when he saw such a wealth of treasures, and he immediately picked up a copper coin to play with, but he muttered: "This Qu Wentai is really superstitious, there is actually 'Gaochang Jili' written on the copper coin." .” When everyone heard this, they picked up the copper coins one after another and looked carefully. Unexpectedly, the words "Gaochang Jili" were really engraved on the copper coins, and they were in Chinese characters.At this time, Professor He Kai couldn't help but suffered another occupational disease, but she knew the time was tight, so she briefly told us the reason.

Professor He Kai said that these copper coins have actually been discovered long ago. In 1928, archaeologist Mr. Huang Wenbi discovered an ancient "Gaochang Jili" coin in Turpan, Hami, Xinjiang. An ancient "Gaochang Jili" coin, the epitaph of the 16th year of Zhenguan and a "Gaochang Jili" coin were unearthed in the Astana Tomb in Turpan in 1973. This kind of coin is the coin of Gaochang Kingdom in Xinjiang between the Sui and Tang Dynasties. So far, only a few coins have been found. They are copper coins with round square holes and are cast.The front of the money reads the four characters "Gaochang Jili" in the Chinese official script, and there is no writing on the back.The money body is large and heavy, the characters are simple and well-made.

As for the word "auspicious" on the coins, some people intuitively think that it means "great luck" and "big profit", which means blessing and auspiciousness. However, this inference is inconsistent with the historical and cultural conditions of Gaochang State at that time.Professor He Kai explained that the word "Auspicious" in "Gaochang Jili" coins should be the Chinese transliteration of the Turkic ihk or ihg, meaning "king". .Therefore, Professor He Kai believes that "Gaochang Jili" should mean "Gaochang King".

Professor He Kai also mentioned a more important point, that is, from 460 A.D. when Gaochang was founded to 499 A.D. when Ma's Gaochang died, due to the chaos in the political arena, it was unlikely to mint coins.Therefore, "Gaochang Auspiciousness" should be cast during the reign of the Gaochang Kingdom of the Qu family who ruled for a long time and had a stable political arena.Among the Gaochang kings in this period, the one most likely to mint coins was King Qu Wentai.When he was in power, he carried out "life extension reform", and the country became stronger, which provided a realistic possibility for coin minting.In addition, minting coins is also his need to strengthen his royal power, and it is the best way for him to demonstrate his royal power in the kingdom.

Qu Wentai also had another purpose in minting coins.Gaochang State is a subsidiary state under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and must obey the dispatch of the Tang Dynasty in many matters.Therefore, at this point, King Gaochang was not convinced psychologically, but he couldn't show it.Therefore, Qu Wentai thought of casting coins to show his independent status. The title "King Gaochang" is just what they call themselves, not the official canonization of the Central Plains Dynasty. "Gaochang auspicious" coins were found to be rare in number, and most of them had no traces of circulation and wear, and the production was extremely fine. Therefore, "Gaochang auspicious" coins were not currency used to exchange trade in the market at that time, but similar A currency in the nature of commemorative coins today, used for rewards or gifts.

After we heard it, we felt it was a bit far-fetched, why make so many copper coins, and there are so few in circulation.However, Professor He Kai said one more thing, that is, Gaochang auspicious coins also have a name-Huangquan.This name has a history. During the Gaochang period, a herdsman saw a lot of Gaochang coins in a spring. The copper coins reflected a deep yellow color in the water, just like a yellow spring.Later, it was passed on to ten, ten to a hundred, and the nickname "Huangquan" of Gaochang coins spread.As for why coins suddenly appeared in the spring, because there is no specific historical record, Professor He Kai does not know whether it is true or not.

Today, there is another basement in the basement. It is estimated that Huangquan Road refers to the road paved with Gaochang coins.Now that so many copper coins are hidden here, I believe there must be another reason, but at most this place is just a treasure chest, and there is no passage.Bao Xihan and the others closed the place, presumably because they want to keep it for future use, and they don't want to make it cheaper for others.However, this is too complicated. Can a Huangquan coin really find an exit? I really didn't understand, but I didn't want to appear too stupid, so I deliberately asked Xu Shaode: "Have you seen the way?" Xu Shaode fiddled with the coins, but he didn't expect him to say something surprising, "Why do I think the copper coins look a bit like Xuanzang Pavilion and the ring of black oil?" Everyone felt that what Xu Shaode said was right. Although we didn't understand the purpose of the coins, the shape of the coins did resemble the topography of the Xuanzang Pavilion.If the exit is Huangquan Road, and there is a square opening in the middle of the copper coin, then is the exit under the Xuanzang Pavilion, that is, the place where the stone letter was found, because that is the center of the Xuanzang Pavilion.However, I remember that there was only a small hidden cabinet there, not to mention me, even a child couldn't fit it in, so how could I escape from there? "It's better to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor now than to do nothing." Company Commander Wang was not discouraged. "That's right, go back and have a look again, don't be discouraged." Professor He Kai gave Company Commander Wang a knowing smile. "My old bones are going to be tossed and broken by you, don't run back and forth, okay?" Professor Lu Cheng complained. I can't stand this person very much, so I really want to refute him on the spot. This is not for everyone to go out, who wants to run around here.We were about to go out when we found Xu Shaode squatting on the ground, stuffing coins one after another into his pockets.His family is very rich and has no worries about food and clothing, but now he is greedy for a few copper coins.I couldn't help being annoyed, why businessmen have the same disposition, but they don't forget to make money at critical moments.I wanted to go over and pull him away, but I didn't know that he moved his body suddenly, my hands were empty, and I accidentally fell into the treasure.The coins engulfed me in an instant. I didn't expect that there were so many copper coins and the pit was so deep. If it weren't for Fan Li's quick-eyed and quick-handed holding of my hand, I would really have died among the treasures.Perhaps, dying among the treasures is also quite happy, with the smell of copper all over.However, when Fan Li pulled me up, my lower body was already soaked. "Brother Wanzang, you are too exaggerated. You can still be so excited after falling into the treasure." Xu Shaode teased. "It's not because of you!" I said angrily, but after thinking about it, no, why is there so much water in the money?