Chapter 8 SECTION VII SAMBU

"What picture?" Ling Ning pushed the door open and came in, just in time to hear Chu Feng's exclamation. She leaned forward to take a look, and also exclaimed: "Ah, it's really a river picture!" Professor Zhang obviously knew the result, he just stepped forward to help Professor Ling up: "Old Ling, take it easy!" Professor Ling sat up with his strength, and said to Chu Feng, "Look, you still don't believe in those ancient myths and legends?" "It is recorded in "Mu Tianzi Biography" that King Mu of Zhou was going to Kunlun Shenshan to worship the Yellow Emperor. West Kunlun. This "map" must be a river map, and since the "code" is called a code, it must have text. Now it seems that the "map" that He Bo made for King Mu of Zhou should not be this It is not a stone tablet, but a rubbing of it. It is said that when the river map first appeared, there were characters, but because no one knew it, when people recorded the river map later, they gradually missed the text next to the map.

"This stele, as determined by the expedition team on the spot, is at least five thousand years old, which also confirms the historical records. It says that the Yellow River originated from Kunlun Shenshan, and 'sneak' flows through the Lop Nur area, which is similar to the tortoise stele. The legend of the current river map in the Yellow River coincides with each other." Professor Zhang couldn't bear to see Professor Ling working hard, and explained for him. "That's not right." It was Ling Ning who spoke, "If the 'picture' of the legendary 'River Out' is this stele, then this stele was carried out of the water by a turtle, but such a big stele, how big is it? A tortoise can afford it. Besides, isn’t it clear where the Yellow River originates and flows through? It’s not the Kunlun Mountains at all, and it doesn’t pass through Lop Nur.”

"Xiao Ning, it's not bad. It has great potential to discover so many problems." Professor Zhang said with a smile. "Ling Ning, in ancient times, it was normal for the Yellow River to divert its course. Who said it could not be diverted from Lop Nur? And I didn't say that this stele is the one carried by the turtle. , just saying that it is possible, and besides, if it is really because of the diversion of the Yellow River, it really coincides with the appearance of the stele. Think about it, the Yellow River diverts, the water recedes and the dry land emerges, and the stele at the bottom of the river appears. Isn’t this a logical thing? As for the tortoise, look at the photo again, look at the bottom of the stele." Professor Ling pointed it out to her, and Ling Ning moved up to Chu Feng after hearing the words, and the two of them looked at the photo together, and sure enough, the stele There is an arch at the bottom. If the imagination is richer, it is not impossible to say that it is carried by something.

Ling Ning and Chu Feng raised their heads and looked at each other in a tacit understanding this time, seeing shock and disbelief in each other's eyes.When he raised his head, Chu Feng realized that two people had come in behind Professor Zhang. It was just that everyone had a lively conversation just now, and no one was bothered to introduce them for a while. Seeing Chu Feng's suspicious gaze, Professor Zhang hurriedly said, "Look at me! Come here! Lao Ling, Chu Feng, this is Professor Wang from the History Institute of Xinjiang Academy of Sciences and Captain Sangbu from the Xinjiang Archaeological Team. Last time it was Sangbu. This stele was discovered when Captain Bu led a team to inspect Lop Nur."

Professor Wang is a thin old man. When they met for the first time, both of them said a few words that were not nutritious, but it was Sangbu who aroused Chu Feng's strong interest. Chu Feng originally thought that his figure could bear the word "big and big", but after seeing Sangbu, he realized that he was far from "big and big". Look at this man, he really looks like an iron tower! Although his height was not much higher than Chu Feng's, his size was at least one and a half Chu Feng's.Sangbu's facial features are typical of the Mongolian people, with a black beard, coupled with the traditional herdsman's riding clothes on his body, and a brown cowboy hat on his head, he is like a burly western man. cowboy.

When Chu Feng was looking at the big black man, the big black man was also looking at him. When he stretched out his hand to shake hands with the other party, as soon as the other party's big hand came over, Chu Feng felt as if his hand was bound by an iron hoop. It's the same, and there is still a strong force coming from the tiger's mouth.Chu Feng knew that this was because the other party deliberately considered him. Relying on the foundation of training in the army in the past, Chu Feng was not to be outdone, and he used his strength and tried his best to support him. Seeing that Chu Feng was not at a disadvantage under his hands, the astonishment on the face of the big black man flashed, and then quickly withdrew his strength: "You, yes, this one!" After saying that, he gave Chu Feng a thumbs up, and then stopped. say.

Chu Feng smiled back, turned his head to continue the topic just now, pointed to the photo and said to Professor Ling: "Teacher, didn't you zoom in to see it?" "Of course it is zoomed in. Looking at its 100 times enlarged picture on the computer, it can be clearly seen that its bottom does seem to be carried by something like a turtle." Professor Zhang took out a stack of photos and handed To Chu Feng.Chu Feng took a closer look at the arched bottom of the stele, and it really looked like a turtle. "Teacher, why didn't you make this discovery public?" Once this was confirmed, it would be a sensation in the academic world!Chu Feng asked puzzledly.

"No! Just a photo can't be ironclad evidence." Professor Ling said firmly. Chu Feng is very aware of the teacher's meticulous attitude towards learning, and at the same time, he also knows how difficult it is for the academic world to accept a view that subverts the traditional view.After thinking about it, he knew that the only way to completely solve this problem was to decipher the writing on the stone tablet.He looked at Professor Ling, just as Professor Ling was also looking at him. When their eyes met, Chu Feng avoided him. Professor Ling sighed secretly and didn't say anything else.

Ling Rukai placed high hopes on this student. In the study of paleographs, many things require talent.Those words that have been buried in the dust of history, if you want to interpret them, you must find the key points, that is, the words that are the easiest to identify and use the most frequently. Only in this way can you master the code to decipher the ancient characters, and Chu Feng is very talented in this aspect , he seems to be born with this sense of smell for finding codes, so after studying with Ling Rukai for two years, he can independently decipher ancient Hebrew, ancient Persian, ancient Brahmania and ancient oracle bone inscriptions, etc. Khalu language in Firero language.

Professor Ling has always believed that the ancient Loulan people had mastered the Yashi language, and they may be the ultimate guardians of the Yashi language.Therefore, he has been focusing on this area, and pinned his hope of deciphering this code on his proud disciple Chu Feng.Ever since Chu Feng showed him that strange text, he had a premonition that what he had been looking for all his life had appeared. He hoped that Chu Feng could provide something, or show his genius deciphering ability again, but Chu Feng obviously He has a knot in his heart, so he can't force it. "Chu Feng, are you interested in going to Lop Nur with Captain Sang and the others?" Ling Rukai fixed his eyes on Chu Feng after asking these words.

Chu Feng opened his mouth and wanted to refuse, but when the words came to his lips, he looked up and saw the teacher's eagerness, and swallowed it back unconsciously. He said to Professor Ling: "Teacher, let me think about it." Ling Rukai knew that this matter cannot be forced, so he winked at Professor Zhang.Professor Zhang understood, and led Professor Wang and the tower-like man to say goodbye. Before leaving, the man exchanged mobile phone numbers with Chu Feng, and the two agreed to keep in touch. After they left, Ling Rukai sent Ling Ning to the hospital cafeteria to have lunch. Since the time in Urumqi was two hours later than Beijing time, even though it was already 14 o'clock in Beijing time, it was only lunch time here. Ling Ning was not very old, but he was also clever. Before going out, he snorted, expressing his dissatisfaction with the pair of master and apprentice whispering aside her. "Chu Feng, I really want to dig out this stele and see it clearly. It's a pity that my body doesn't live up to it!" Professor Ling thumped his legs regretfully as he said. Chu Feng hurriedly stopped him: "Teacher, don't worry, take good care of yourself, and you will recover soon." "Recovery?!" Professor Ling smiled wryly, "Chu Feng, you still don't know what disease I have, Parkinson's, are you alright?" "What?" Chu Feng didn't know the specifics of Professor Ling's illness all this time, but when he suddenly found out, he felt very uncomfortable.But then, he immediately reacted, and said softly: "Teacher, it's okay, modern medicine is prosperous, you always keep a happy mood, do exercises properly, you will definitely be able to..." "Don't lie to me, I know my own body." Ling Rukai shook his head, not wanting to continue entanglement on this issue, "Chu Feng, I know, when Xiaoru divorced you, you were hit hard. But It's been so many years, why hasn't your knot been untied?" When Chu Feng heard the teacher mentioning this matter, a look of pain flashed in his eyes.What happened back then, I couldn’t tell who was right and who was wrong. He was obsessed with the study of ancient characters at that time. You must know that you must devote yourself to research, but because of Chu Feng’s obsession with ancient characters, he ignored his wife’s feelings . Moreover, the economic income of those engaged in scientific research, although they can eat and clothe themselves, are poorer after all.Chu Feng's wife is a very strong woman. She couldn't tolerate her quality of life being inferior to others, so she went into business.I have to say that the woman is very business-minded, and she quickly created a small company with millions of assets, but soon she experienced the cold wave of the shopping mall. She was unwilling to fail and asked for help everywhere. The wind didn't know it, and was immersed in the ocean of ancient characters as always.His wife finally got through with the help of another man. Chu Feng only learned of all this after his wife filed for divorce. He was almost crazy at the time, insisting on refusing to divorce, and got drunk for several days and nights.But later, he still signed the divorce agreement, but he quickly got out of the research institute and started to do business in the antique business. Time has passed, and Chu Feng is very clear that he has no hatred in his heart. What's more, he has been introspective over the years, and he feels that the person who made the mistake first was actually himself.How can a man blame his wife for leaving him if he is incapable of giving his wife what she wants and doesn't care what she thinks? Seeing that Chu Feng's face was in pain because of his words, Professor Ling immediately regretted that he had exposed the scars in Chu Feng's heart, and quickly changed the subject: "Chu Feng, didn't you say that you also have something to ask me? ? What's the matter?" After hearing Professor Ling's question, Chu Feng remembered that he still had something important to do with his teacher, but when he got off the plane, things happened one after another, and he even forgot the purpose of his coming. He quickly took out the box containing the birch bark document obtained from the American MG company from the briefcase he carried with him, handed it to Professor Ling, and told the teacher what happened in the United States not long ago. Ling Rukai listened very carefully, not missing any details, and asked Chu Feng many questions, all about the details of the scene at that time, including the detailed features of the jade seal.After hearing what Chu Feng said, he opened the box, took out the birch bark document, read it carefully and asked, "Have you read this?" Chu Feng nodded: "Teacher, I'm very strange. I have a feeling that these Americans are looking for me specially!" "It's not you, it's me!" Ling Rukai said seriously, "Last month, a foreigner came to our house and brought this, saying that he wanted me to translate the text on it, but I didn't agree. They'll go around and deliver this thing to you." "Really! Teacher, are you sure this is the one?" Chu Feng was puzzled. "That's right, besides me, they also found a few old friends, both at home and abroad, but it is very likely that they didn't get the answer they wanted. Then, they may have found out that you are my favorite disciple, and unexpectedly It’s such a big detour.” Professor Ling said while waving the roll of birch bark documents with his hands, “They are really brave enough to hand things into your hands. Could it be that they are really so sure that they can get it from us? Take the deciphered things away?" This is also something that Chu Feng can't understand. Why do these people think that he will tell them the result after deciphering?Could it be—Chu Feng raised his head and looked at the professor in shock.Seeing his expression, Professor Ling was shocked at first, then quickly calmed down, shaking his head: "No, if their method was so simple, they could have used it on me as early as the beginning, forcing me to decipher it for them. "It turned out that the two had just thought about it together, and they both thought that those people might use the method of kidnapping the relatives around the professor, and then force themselves to hand over the results of the document translation.But Professor Ling quickly realized the irrationality in this. What made Chu Feng even more strange was that as soon as he saw the six Chinese characters "Hetu See, Kunlun Out" on the birch bark document, his head hurt again, and the pain was worse than last time, even though he repeatedly Resisting it, Ling Rukai still saw that something was wrong: "What's wrong?" Chu Feng forced a smile: "It's okay! It's just a little headache! Teacher, it's getting late, you rest first, I'll find a place to stay, and I'll come see you tomorrow!"