Chapter 18 Section 17 Who is the owner of the tomb?

He told Professor Zhang his conjecture, and Professor Zhang nodded. At this time, there was no danger, and all the experts present were ready to go in. Chu Feng followed behind Sangbu, entered the pothole first, bowed his waist, and after reaching the bottom of the pit, they climbed up again. Soon, he entered an unusually dull space. If it weren't for the high-intensity flashlight hanging on the wall, it should be absolutely dark here.Behind the stone gate is a long tomb passage. There are brightly colored murals on both sides of the tomb passage. The lifelike posture does not seem to have been buried underground for more than a thousand years.

The fresco on the left shows camels, all kinds of camels.The camels were clearly divided into two camps, with a golden camel and a silver camel biting each other in the middle. On the right side are all kinds of people, all facing the direction of the main tomb, sitting with their bodies leaning forward slightly. Judging from their clothes, they seem to be a group of people with high status. The painters are very skilled. It was drawn, and the expressions of the characters on the murals were clearly depicted-the expressions on their faces were complex, a little humble, a little envious, and some very solemn.

Outside the main tomb, Chu Feng saw that the entire stone chamber was engraved with "(cross symbol)" symbols just like the stone door outside.The stone room looked like it was made of four huge stones. Chu Feng searched carefully, and there was no trace of artificial building, so there was no door at all.From this point of view, this stone room may only be opened by means of blasting. Chu Feng withdrew from the main tomb passage and looked at the sealed places on the left and right sides of the tomb. It may be due to years of weathering. A corner of one of the earthen walls has collapsed, exposing a dark hole.

Professor Zhang and his party also came in, and the air quality inside seemed even worse. Chu Feng suggested that some people go out, but no one is willing to go out, so they had to let Sangbu go out to organize migrant workers, change two places and open two ventilation holes to come down .Sangbu went out and came back soon. At this time, Professor Zhang had already ordered the archaeologists to do it themselves to tear down the collapsed earth wall. This earthen wall is not big, only 3 meters wide and 1.8 meters high. Three or two people did it, and it was finished in one fell swoop.It's just that the powder layer in the tomb has increased significantly, and only coughing can be heard.

"Cough, cough, cough!" A clear voice stood out among the coughs of a group of old men, and Chu Feng knew immediately that the girl Ling Ning had followed.At this time, it is not about her, the main tomb chamber cannot be opened for the time being, but the right ear chamber is open, what will be inside?Everyone is looking forward to it. "Look, it's a bronze tripod! This is painted pottery!" "This, this is jade!" "What are these blackened things? It seems to be silk!" Members of the two archaeological teams, one on the left and the other on the right, took things out from the two sides of the ear room, and exclaimed while taking things, which stimulated the nerves of the old men present.In the archaeological activities in the Loulan area, a bronze tripod has never been found before, but this time a bronze tripod was discovered, which filled the gap in the archaeology of the Western Regions!

After the excavation work, Chu Feng felt that he had nothing to do. With these things and those murals, no one would believe him even if he said that this tomb was not a royal tomb.How could there be so many funerary objects in the royal tomb?Moreover, the golden and silver camels appeared on the mural, which was a symbol of the supremacy of power in the ancient Loulan Kingdom, and the picture of the officials sitting upright clearly showed the status of the king of the tomb owner. Therefore, he felt that there was little point in continuing to stay here.However, before going out, he whispered something in Sambu's ear.

After hearing this, Sangbu turned around quickly, found a thin figure, and dragged her out of the tunnel. "What are you doing? I don't—um—" This is the mouth being gagged. With Sangbu's strength, there is no suspense in this contest. But when Chu Feng went out, this Miss Ling was waiting at the entrance of the tunnel, looking at her eyes, as if she wanted to eat him. Chu Feng touched his nose subconsciously, ignored her, and wanted to go around her, but the little girl turned around and blocked his way again! What Professor Ling saw in the wheelchair was this scene: Ling Ning, his niece and granddaughter, was so angry that she gave Chu Feng a look from time to time, and she had a lot of opinions, while Chu Feng, his proud disciple, looked like With a calm expression, it seems that there is nothing wrong with him.

"Hehehe!" He actually got a general idea through the computer video, and now he is waiting for the person involved to explain the reason of the matter clearly. Ling Ning knew that someone had acted as a shameful informer! Under the gaze of the teacher, Chu Feng had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell the story: "Teacher, that is not a place where a little girl like her should go to join in the fun! The tomb door has just been opened, and there are still many uncertain factors. If you want to go in to observe and learn, you can wait until you are sure there is no danger!"

"You can all go in, why can't I go in?" Ling Ning was full of grievances, "Isn't it because I am a girl that you look down on me, you, you are sexist!" Said, the little girl's eyes were red up.She had stayed in Beijing well, the result of the postgraduate entrance examination was already known, and her graduation thesis was handed in ahead of schedule.It was the time when I could squander my youth recklessly, but I did not expect to receive the news that my uncle was seriously ill in Urumqi. She rushed over as soon as she received the call. She was a young girl who took care of her relatives alone in a strange city. In order not to worry her grandma at home, she also had to help her uncle hide her family. During these days, she was under pressure It was conceivable, but she still persevered.She also persuaded her uncle to come here, but he didn't listen, so she couldn't do anything about it.I didn't expect to be regarded as willful and ignorant by doing so!

It is her wish to go underground to see it, because she will become a graduate student of paleography in autumn, so why should she let go of the opportunity to observe it?She can't figure it out! Seeing her beloved granddaughter wiping tears, Ling Rukai panicked first: "Hey, hey, be good Ningning, be good Ningning, don't cry, don't cry, no one discriminates against you, Chu Feng is also afraid that you will be in danger , I care about you! It’s kindness! It’s kindness!” Ling Ning raised his head, took a deep breath, and forced the tears back into his stomach: "What good intentions, you clearly see me as a willful and ignorant savage girl!"

Professor Ling frowned after hearing this: "Chu Feng, you said that about Ling Ning?!" "No!" Chu Feng yelled in his heart, "I never said 'Miss Ling' like that!" The word "Miss Ling" after that was still biting very hard. I can't make it through! Professor Ling understood as soon as he heard it, and found an excuse to send Ling Ning away.To Chu Feng, she explained Ling Ning's hard work and pressure these days, as well as her understanding: "It's not that my old man praised his granddaughter himself, our family Ling Ning is really not that little girl who doesn't know good and bad. Your consideration It was true, that occasion was indeed quite dangerous, but there was something wrong with your handling method. It was a bit simple and rude! How about it, I will help you explain it to Ling Ning later. That’s all for this matter How about it?" After hearing what the instructor said, Chu Feng's perception of the little girl really changed a lot in his heart, and because of this, he regretted that he was really rash in asking Sangbu to throw her out.Originally, he thought that the little girl was capricious and unreasonable, so he decided to act first. Now it seems that he can resolve this matter through negotiation. However, after Chu Feng thought about it, he couldn't completely blame himself. It was Professor Ling who misled him, such as "a bit naughty" and "a few old friends are unwilling to accept", plus the airport's Conflicts, and her ignorantly accompanying the seriously ill Professor Ling to the wild Gobi; sneaking into the mausoleum that just opened the tomb door without telling anyone... It's hard not to be misunderstood by such behaviors. Returning to his tent, Chu Feng took his mind back and studied the characters engraved on the huge stone tomb. Unexpectedly, he actually found something strange for him. He carefully went over the screen automatically scanned by the computer. He didn't believe that the boulder could really be seamless, otherwise how would the body of the owner of the tomb get in?There should still be a door, but it is very hidden and not easy to find! He carefully checked the character patterns, and after a round of correspondence, he had a solid idea. When Chu Feng walked into Professor Ling's tent, he happened to meet Ling Ning, who was giving the professor an injection.After a few days of study in the hospital, Ling Ning has learned intramuscular injection, and with the medicine prescribed by the doctor, she can ensure that Professor Ling's treatment will not be interrupted, which is why Professor Ling dared to leave the hospital and come here. After one injection, Ling Ning walked out without raising his eyelids. Chu Feng is so excited about his discovery that he didn't care about apologizing!He didn't take her unkind attitude to heart: "Teacher, I found it!" Chu Feng signaled the professor to open the sharing with his computer.The professor said a little bit, and also saw the word patterns covering the entire boulder. "Look, here, here, and here, the lines are a little slanted, and they can't connect! Is it?" "Well, what you said is really true!" Professor Ling took a closer look, and it was true. "There must be a mechanism here, this should be a door!" Chu Feng was very sure of his judgment. After listening to his judgment, Professor Ling didn't say a word, stared at the computer and checked it carefully. It took a long time before he let out a sigh of relief: "It's possible!" However, Professor Ling did not show any excitement. He pointed to the camp bed he was lying on and motioned Chu Feng to sit down.It was impossible for Chu Feng to compete with the professor for a place on such a narrow camp bed, so he found a box to sit on. "Chu Feng, I heard that you have an idea about the identity of the owner of the tomb?" When Chu Feng heard this, he must have been said by Professor Zhang, "Yes, I suspect that this is the tomb of Zhenda, the son of Bilong, the last Loulan king." "On what grounds?" "Of course there is. It is the word on the door of the tomb. That word originally refers to Prince Loulan, but teacher, didn't you say that it is also used to refer to King Loulan occasionally. King Loulan who is called king but is not widely recognized is only One, that is Zhenda, the son of Bilong, the last Loulan king!" "Wei Shu Biography of the Western Regions" records that in 442 AD, Bilong, the last Loulan king, fled westward to Qiemo to avoid the war with the Juqu clan. Bilong's son Zhenda led the remaining Loulan people to surrender. He went to Gaochang soon; in 445 AD, Tuoba Tao, the monarch of the Northern Wei Dynasty, personally conquered Loulan. Facing the Qingqi of the Northern Wei general Wan Dugui, Loulan Wang Zhenda surrendered again, and was taken to the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty—Pingcheng, Shanxi .Because of Zhenda's handsome appearance, Tuoba Tao was very happy to see him, not only did not embarrass him, but also granted him official positions again and again. "You judge based on this alone?" Professor Ling was a little dissatisfied, "You know, after Zhenda surrendered to the Northern Wei Dynasty, he was taken to the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty at that time. Today, he went to Datong. How could he be buried here after his death? Woolen cloth?" "Teacher, of course it's not the only point." Chu Feng heard Professor Ling's meaning, and he explained calmly: "First of all, the tomb system of this tomb was more popular in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which is different from Zhenda's life in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The time period matches. "Secondly, including Bilong, the previous several or dozens of Loulan kings were all Han people. In 512 AD, a stone carving was found in the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was engraved with the lineage of the last Loulan king. They are all from Luobinli, Luoyang, Henan. After Zhenda was brought to the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he was named "General Pingxi", "Inspector of the Three States of Qingping and Liangzhou", and "Marquis of Linze Huai" by the Wei Emperor. If buried here, then the scale of the tomb is consistent with his identity. And this can also explain why there are bronzes in his tomb. Among the tombs unearthed in the Western Regions, no one has buried bronzes, especially the bronze tripod. This must have been given to him by the emperor when he was an official in Han, and after his death, the emperor asked him to be buried with him." After hearing Chu Feng's analysis, Professor Ling still had doubts: "Then, why wasn't he buried in Luoyang, Henan, where his ancestral home was? Not in the ancient capital of Loulan, but here?" "There is only one explanation. His official positions are 'Pingxi General', 'Qingpingliang Sanzhou Inspector', and 'Linze Huaihou'. If he really took the post of 'Qingpingliang Sanzhou Inspector', then he should live In Wuwei, it is not impossible to miss the homeland before dying and ask to be buried in the homeland. You know, although their ancestral home is Henan, but the "Shijun" from the ancestors, the "Shijun Xixia" does not know how many generations. Loulan is the king, how could it be that in Zhenda's generation, he still has feelings for the so-called ancestral home, only for Loulan, who has been the king of their family for generations. It's a pity that his dream of going back in the end didn't come true, or something happened He died of illness on the way, so he was buried here, and the person who buried him adopted the popular burial system in Liangzhou at that time, which formed this strange tomb." Professor Ling retorted: "In this case, in 449 AD, the Northern Wei Dynasty Emperor Tuobatao sent a Jiaozhi Gong Han Ba ​​to Loulan as the king of Shanshan. How could it be impossible that this king of Shanshan passed by here on his way to the country or returned to his hometown, died of illness here, and was buried here Woolen cloth?" "Then the burial custom is wrong!" Chu Feng also thought about this possibility, "Han Ba ​​is a southerner, and he would not adopt this popular northern burial custom." He said with certainty. After hearing this, Professor Ling neither agreed nor opposed. Ling Ning, who was hiding outside the tent, nodded repeatedly.