Chapter 20 Chapter 19: Seal of the King of Shanshan

"Why does the seal of the king of Shanshan represent the identity of the king of Loulan?" "It is clearly recorded in Chinese literature that Loulan Kingdom changed its name to Shanshan Kingdom in 77 BC and then moved its capital to Nicheng. "Wei Shu Biography of the Western Regions" also said that 'Shanshan Kingdom, its capital is in Nicheng, and the ancient Loulan Kingdom is also'. Now, history There are still two opinions on this in the world. Some historians who stick to the principle only recognize the Loulan Kingdom before 77 BC, and the Shanshan Kingdom after that. Most people call it Loulan for the sake of convenience. After 77 BC, the Central Plains Dynasty enshrined its ruler, and the official name was King Shanshan!"

Chu Feng explained clearly the doubts in Ling Ning's mind to Ling Ning, but he couldn't solve the doubts in his own mind.He originally hoped to find evidence to prove the identity of the owner of the tomb in the main tomb, but they only found a beautiful colored coffin in the main tomb.What is strange is that the colored coffin is standing upright, and the lid is not closed. The owner of the tomb wearing a jasper mask is standing upright, which really scared Chu Feng and Sang Bu at first. unbearable. After the shock subsides, the two began to carefully search for the funeral objects.But no matter how they searched, they only found a gold seal engraved with the four Chinese characters "King Seal of Shanshan" inside the coffin.

In addition, this colored coffin is very well preserved, and it can be said to be the best colored coffin discovered by archaeologists in the Western Regions in terms of specifications, workmanship and color.The bones of the adult man in the coffin were wrapped in layers of brocade and silk, but there was no word to identify the man.The golden seal can only prove that the owner of the tomb is King Loulan, but not who he is. If he is Zhenda, then why did his father Bilong run away?Why didn't you take him with you when you ran?Does Zhen Da know the state secret of the Loulan Kingdom that his father desperately kept?Chu Feng originally wanted to get answers to these questions in the main tomb, but they were all in vain!

There is another thing that puzzles him, that is, at the beginning of the last century, when Sven Hedin and Stein arrived in the Loulan area, they found a large number of written materials, including wooden trunks, wooden slips, and leather documents. , Just like in Loulan Kingdom, everyone is literate and has a collection of books. Even in the stables, they have found documents of various materials.But today, in this proven tomb of King Loulan, why can't we find a piece of writing on paper? Could it be in the left tomb?It seems that he can't get the answer to this question for the time being.Due to the outstanding results of the archaeological excavation of the tomb, the superior leaders decided to intensify the excavation efforts after knowing about it, and removed all the sand dunes pressed on the tomb.Hundreds of Kan Tuman (Xinjiang iron shovels) were working in full swing on the construction site, but the tomb could not be entered.Because the archaeological working group considered various factors comprehensively, it is best to seal the pit at this time, and then conduct a comprehensive inspection of the tomb after removing the sand and soil from top to bottom.

Chu Feng had no choice but to carefully examine the funerary objects excavated from the right ear chamber again. The tent where the funerary goods are stored has always been guarded by armed police. When Chu Feng walked in, the staff was registering these things, and Professor Zhang was there. There is already a bronze tripod, a jade ring, two faience pots, and four small bundles of yellow silk—it was too dark in the tomb passage, and the archaeologists saw it as black.There are also some wooden bowls, spoons, and chopsticks, all of which have been painted, but unfortunately they have almost fallen off, and the original appearance cannot be seen.There are also a large number of copper plates, teapots, wine utensils, etc. In addition, there are a large number of pointed "labels" of unknown use. One side of the square head has a hole and the edge is concave, which may be used for threading. Armor scales.

Chu Feng picked up a small bundle of silk and looked at it. The silk had been measured and affixed with a special label for archaeological work. It said that the bundle of silk was yellow, 50 centimeters wide and 10 meters long. The production period should be after the later Han Dynasty, from the Jin Dynasty to the 6th century AD. The standard width of silk in this period was 50 cm. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, this standard width was expanded, as evidenced by the silk paintings unearthed in Dunhuang.Chu Feng gained some confidence in his own judgment. Professor Zhang had seen him come in a long time ago, and seeing him holding silk with a smile on his face, he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Chu Feng, I have discussed your idea with Professor Ling and several old experts. I personally agree with you, but I still have different opinions!" Hearing this, Chu Feng sneered slightly. He didn't want to be famous, so why did he have to be recognized by others? He didn't expect to find such an important tomb during this trip.He knew that those old men's eyes would turn red with envy.Now no matter what point of view I put forward, there will be people who oppose it.Of course, some people are not against it because they are against it. Archaeological activities have not been carried out to the last step, and everything is possible.

However, two things in Professor Zhang's hands aroused his interest. One was the jasper mask covering the face of the owner of the tomb, and the other was a string of white jade bracelets.He has seen the mask before, but this bracelet is a bit special: "What is this?!" "Oh! This was found at the waist of the owner of the tomb. Except for the gold seal that has been sent to Urumqi, this is the only burial object in the colorful coffin." Professor Zhang held up the string of white jade bracelets and handed them to Chu Feng. "These seven jade beads were originally scattered, and there was a rotten hemp rope under the beads in the coffin. It seems that they were originally worn with hemp rope. It's just that these jade beads are a bit strange."

Chu Feng took the string of temporary nylon bracelets and looked at them carefully. These jade beads are so weird that they can't even be called jade beads.Since they are all cylindrical and vary in length, ranging from 1.5 cm to 3.5 cm, such a string of bracelets is really strange. Intuition told Chu Feng that this string of bracelets is not as simple as it looks on the surface, and something that can be brought into the coffin by the owner of the tomb must have the same status as the gold seal, but he looked left and right, I can't see the clue for a while, maybe this is the unique way of making bracelets in Loulan Kingdom.

Chu Feng returned the bracelet, and took a closer look at the jasper mask. This mask was well-made, and the expressions on the mask were lifelike. If this mask was made according to the real appearance of the tomb owner, then the tomb owner’s appearance He is handsome even by modern standards. "Is that what the tomb owner looks like?" "There is a bit of resemblance between the eyebrows, but the appearance of the mummy will be very different from that of his life. If you want to restore it, you have to wait until you go back to find a professional to draw a 3D computer map." Professor Zhang knows that there are many historical stories about Prince Zhenda's appearance. A lot of speculation.It may be because of his appearance that he was later brought before Tuoba Tao, the monarch of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The brutal monarch was overjoyed when he saw him.

Such abnormal behaviors have caused people to speculate about Zhenda's appearance. The loudest one is that his appearance should be "weak and handsome". , After the country was destroyed, it was not able to preserve itself.You know, "There are no eggs under a nest", his example is so special, so special that others can't do without other ideas! Chu Feng thought amusedly, even according to this theory, it can also prove that the owner of the tomb is Zhenda!He casually exchanged a few words with Professor Zhang, and was about to leave the tent.The moment he stepped out of the tent with one foot, a feeling of curled hair swept over his body.The feeling he had trained on the battlefield many years ago told him: "No, it's dangerous!" He yelled, rolled over, and rolled 3 meters to the left.At this time, there was only a sound of "咻", and a bullet shot past the position where he was standing just now. Chu Feng hid behind a large wooden box containing equipment, bowed his waist, poked out half of his head to look out, and with a "pop", another bullet came at him and hit a corner of the wooden box. "Damn it, is this aimed at me?!" Chu Feng saw that the bullet had eyes.But how?I did not offend anyone! Two shots were fired, those vigilant armed police would be fools if they didn't know what happened.They had already found cover on the spot, and shouted loudly to the staff and migrant workers: "Hidden! There are enemies!" while carefully outflanking the gunshot, which was a small hill 800 meters away. Chu Feng now hid behind the box without even daring to raise his head. He carefully looked behind him. The tent where the funerary objects were hidden was quiet. Professor Zhang and the others might have taken cover.What should Professor Ke Ling do?He has limited mobility, where can he hide? Thinking of this, Chu Feng's expression changed. However, he might be the target of the shooter. If he entered that tent, he might bring disaster to the professor! Just when he was hesitating, a petite figure rushed towards the tent without fear of death. Chu Feng watched it tightly, and without thinking, he showed his figure in the opposite direction and rushed. "Crack!" With a sound, the gun went off! "Ugh!" A muffled grunt indicated someone had been shot. "Don't move!" A group of armed police soldiers surrounded the small hill and rushed up to see that there was no one there, but the three bullet casings left at the scene were still warm! Company Commander Mao took the men and took away the three shell casings in plastic bags. Chu Feng was shot!How unfortunate!What's more unfortunate is that he still can't tell where he was shot, where?butt! But luckily in the misfortune, the bullet was not deep, and it can even be said that the bullet passed through the skin, so apart from the missing piece of skin, there was no extra bullet head or anything on him, so there was no need for surgery. It only needs to be dealt with briefly by the doctor accompanying the team. When he limped out of the tent where the team doctor was, he saw Ling Ning waiting for him with big red and swollen eyes. He was taken aback, who else would wrong this girl here? "Ling Ning, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you? By the way, just now, are you okay? Is the professor okay?" Hearing this, the little girl couldn't bear it anymore, and threw herself into his arms, crying "Wow!" Being hugged by her like this, Chu Feng was really at a loss. He has grown up so much in his life that he hasn't had time to learn how to coax children. Finally, the little girl held back her tears, raised her head, and saw Chu Feng's wet front, feeling a little embarrassed! "Little girl, have you cried enough? Tell me when you cry enough, what's wrong?" Chu Feng became a little impatient.Unexpectedly, Ling Ning, who threw himself into his arms and cried loudly just now, heard this sentence, without saying a word, glared at him, turned around and ran away. Chu Feng was puzzled, "Really, it's unreasonable to be a woman!" He sighed and decided to visit Professor Ling. Before he could reach Professor Ling's tent, he was stopped by someone.It was an armed police soldier who stopped him: "Professor Chu, there is a man who claims to be your friend and wants to come in. Look—" "Oh?" Chu Feng wondered, who is this? He followed the soldier and limped to the edge of the construction site. Sure enough, a person was blocked outside the security belt and was looking inside anxiously. The figure of Maitreya Buddha is not fat Qi Shaodong or something. "Fatty, it's really you, why are you here?" Chu Feng was greatly surprised. "Xiaofeng, I heard that something happened to you? How is it? Is it all right?" The fat man was originally anxious, but after seeing Chu Feng, he calmed down.Chu Feng was surprised by him again: "How did you know something happened to me?" "Just now I heard two little soldiers talking. I said I came to look for you. They said that you were shot just now. They didn't know what happened, but they made me anxious. Fortunately, you are okay?" Chu Feng asked with a strange expression. Look at those two little soldiers.Sure enough, the faces of the two little soldiers blushed, and there was an uncontrollable smile on their faces.Chu Feng secretly sighed in his heart: So soldiers also gossip! Chu Feng led the fat man back to the tent where he lived. There were still several archaeological team members in the tent. Due to the shooting incident in the afternoon, the archaeological work was stopped. When they saw Chu Feng coming in, they all gathered around to inquire about the situation.Seeing that it was nothing serious, Chu Feng used the excuse of going to Professor Zhang to register for Fatty, and led Fatty out again. Although it was an excuse, Chu Feng wanted to report Fatty to Professor Zhang out of reason, so they went to the tent where the temporary headquarters was. As soon as Chu Feng went in, he found that besides Professor Zhang, Professor Ling was also there, as well as the company commander Mao.Seeing that Professor Ling was fine, he was very happy: "Teacher, are you fine?! That's great!" Professor Ling already knew how he was shot, and was very grateful to him.She nodded at him with a smile, indicating that they were talking about something important. Chu Feng's heart skipped a beat: "Sorry to bother you, I'll go out right away!" "No need, this matter is related to you, we are looking for you?" It was the company commander Mao who spoke, and his tone was very polite. Professor Zhang also nodded in approval of his words. Chu Feng had no choice but to stay, looked at the fat man behind him, and then at the three people present, he could only tell the fat man to wait in a low voice. The fat man agreed and turned to go out. Chu Feng turned around and looked at the three people: "What's the matter, you can talk about it now!" "After identification, the three shell casings should have been fired from the barrel of a Russian sniper rifle. You are so lucky that you were not shot!" Company Commander Mao said with admiration. "Chu Feng, think about it carefully. Have you offended anyone these years? Especially the Russians?" Professor Ling's tone was full of worry. "It's also possible that they are not Russians. Those who kill them are hired, but those who can hire Russian mercenaries must be international forces. Have you ever offended such a person?" Professor Zhang analyzed. Chu Feng smiled wryly: "Except for this trip abroad to deal with some American company, I have never had any contact with foreigners in these years!" "Oh!" Professor Zhang and Company Commander Mao were very interested, and asked what happened.Chu Feng explained it to them in detail, and after listening to them, the two couldn't think of any reason for people to chase and kill Chu Feng.Judging from the actions of those Americans, they were asking Chu Feng or Professor Ling, and it was impossible to kill them at this time. Chu Feng could tell from the attitudes of these three people: "So, you are all sure that this gunman is targeting me?" "That's right. Judging from the bullet marks left at the scene and our soldiers' judgment on the shooter's shooting direction, his target was only you, and this person didn't even aim at the second target." Company Commander Mao was very sure of this. . "Could it be that the leader of the group of tomb robbers knew the news that his subordinates had been arrested, and in order to get revenge, bribed international killers?" Chu Feng thought it was absurd to raise this conjecture. "That's impossible, not to mention how this little tomb robber might have any connection with an international killer. Even if they paid for it, it's only been a few days since the gang was arrested? You think it's so easy for this killer to sneak into our country What? It’s impossible without more than half a month’s preparation, these two, the time is not right!” Company Commander Mao denied it without thinking. This time, Chu Feng had no choice.He really couldn't remember where he had offended any international organization.