Mountains and seas close at hand

A metal detector is a metal rod with a detection coil attached to the lower end.The search coil is like a car steering wheel, but smaller.The upper end of the pole is the console and LED screen, which is used to select the mode and view the data.

The four people lined up, holding metal detectors in their hands, and walked forward slowly.

"Drip drip!"

In the silent valley, there was a sudden prompt sound.

Everyone was delighted and surprised, and turned their heads involuntarily—they had just climbed over the mountain ridge, and were almost standing on the edge of the valley.

"Don't move yet!" Song Banyan handed the ground penetrating imager to Bai Xunhua, and trotted down from the mountain ridge, "Let me do it!"

Song Banyan took the shovel, but was stunned, his head was empty.

"About half a meter underground." Ju Mugu read the data, looked up to see her froze, and suggested self-righteously, "Miss Song, do you want to use a shovel?"

Song Banyan nodded flusteredly, and gave up the space.Her back was covered in cold sweat from shock, and she stared down at the sharp shovel in her hand, feeling extremely strange.

This is so wrong!

With their own understanding of history and archaeology.A sharp shovel, an essential tool, should be used freely in the hand. How can there be a strange feeling of being unable to start?

Could it be that he is a pure theoretical school?

Suppressing the panic in his heart, Song Banyan looked as usual.Looking at the busy crowd calmly and still, pointing out one or two from time to time.

Under the ice and snow activity belt in the alpine mountains, most of them are plateau permafrost desert soil.There are more rocks and less soil, and the surface is more gravel.All the way they walked, it was this landform.

But in this valley, the soil inside the Tai Chi halo is rich and frozen solid.The drilling rig purchased by Ju Mugu and the others came in handy.In just three to five minutes, the things were dug out.

An irregular round silver coin with strange patterns printed on it.Ji Bao spread the silver coins in his palm, pointed at them with a flashlight, and asked, "Song Banxian, what is this? Although I don't understand, this thing is not the property of King Zhou Mu, right?"

"It's Khan's silver." Manaski said.

Ju Mugu nodded: "It looks like the silver coins of Persia or Khwarazmo."

Song Banyan took the silver coin from Ji Bao, and saw Lailahillaallahmuhammadrasulallah written on the front.The reverse is Al-Malikaldunyaallahyusufarslankhan.

Strange letters hovered in front of her eyes, Song Banyan was dizzy.She quickly reached out to support Bai Xunhua, narrowed her eyes slightly and read: "There is no other god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."

Then he turned over the silver coin: "Yusup Arslan Khan, the king of the Islamic world. This is a silver coin from the Karakhan Dynasty, during the Northern Song Dynasty."

Everyone was amazed and bewildered. They didn't understand why a Karahan Dynasty silver coin from the Song Dynasty appeared in the tomb of King Mu of Zhou this week.

"Could it be that this tomb has been stolen by the ancients?"

Everyone had the same thought in their hearts, but no one spoke for a moment.The cold moon is shining brightly, making the valley even more desolate and lonely.

Song Banyan stared at the silver coin in his hand, his eyes gradually blurred.It's like being in a fog, and I can't see anything vaguely.There seems to be a kaleidoscope in front of me, colorful and I don't know where to look.

Bai Xunhua felt the weight on his arm, and asked with concern: "Half smoke?

"It's okay." Song Banyan came back to his senses, and there was a faint idea in his heart.She asked Ju Mugu, "Will your people use a ground-penetrating imager? Let's do some mapping first."

After arranging for surveying and mapping, Song Banyan invited everyone to sit aside.She thought about it carefully, and asked Manaski, "The murals you saw in the mountains, what are they talking about?"

Manaschi remembered very clearly the adventures he had when he was young, and said with almost no recollection: "The murals are badly destroyed, but it can still be seen that they are about the story in the fifth "Sayit". There is a giant in the east. The name is Kalado, who committed crimes and killed innocent people, bringing great disasters to the people. The descendant of Manas, the young prince Saiyit trekked mountains and rivers to cast down demons and eliminate demons, and the heroic story of marrying a fairy." ①

Song Banyan held the tablet, flipped through the murals taken by the drone, and said with a smile, "Then I will tell a story. The current Hotan area was the seat of the Khotan Kingdom in ancient times. The Khotan Kingdom worships Buddhism and is one of the most powerful countries in the Western Regions." Khotan prospered due to the Silk Road, and has always been close to the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains.

It has been more than 400 years since the Kingdom of Khotan was established in the Western Han Dynasty and passed down to Yuchisheng.

Yu Chisheng was the eldest son of the former king and inherited the throne when he was a child.During the Tianbao period, Yu Chisheng brought BMW and Meiyu to the Tang Dynasty to meet, and Tang Xuanzong married the daughter of the clan.

In the 14th year of Tianbao, An Lushan rebelled.In the 15th year of Tianbao, Yu Chisheng learned that there was a rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, so he ordered his younger brother Yu Chiyao to act as an agent of state affairs, and led his troops to the Central Plains.Yu Chisheng admired the culture of the Central Plains, and after the Anshi Rebellion ended, he abdicated to his younger brother and died in Chang'an himself. "②

Bai Xunhua looked at the smile on the corner of her mouth and knew that this story had just begun.Sure enough, Song Banyan took the tablet computer, looked at the strange underground imaging map, and raised the corners of his eyes.

It can be clearly seen on the imaging map that there is a tomb underneath.But the strange thing is that the tomb is not big.And under the tomb, there seems to be a huge metal object.

Everyone passed the tablet, and they were all full of doubts after watching it.Looking at Song Banyan with a pair of eyes, she pointed forward with the silver coin between her fingers, and said calmly, "Let's dig."

"But this tomb..." Ju Mugu hesitated to speak, he had a little research on Chinese tombs.I know that the tomb of King Zhou Mu in this image is by no means.However, after thinking about it, how could I miss it since I encountered it.

How can anyone who is buried in the dragon's lair in Kunlun Mountain be someone who is waiting for nothing!

Thinking of this, Ju Mugu was suddenly full of strength.In the cold wind of the Pamirs, his face was rosy.He took the imaging map and walked forward first. Song Banyan sat in front of the campfire and curled his lips.

Rubbing the exotic silver coins with his fingertips, and connecting the ins and outs of that period of history, Song Banyan already had an idea in his heart.

Yuchi Sheng governed the country well and was deeply loved by his subjects.People in Khotan are good at painting. They draw pictures of offerings to the king in the mountains and tell about his legendary life.

However, one day, the murals in the sleeping mountain were broken by someone.

Soldiers from the neighboring Karahan dynasty came to destroy the murals and seal the cave.This is not enough, they have to do more.

All of this had to start from scratch.

The Karakhan Dynasty was a country established by the Turks, who believed in shamanism and practiced a dual kingship.

In 893 AD, the deadly enemy of the Karakhan Dynasty, the Saman Dynasty sent troops to Central Asia.The Karahan Dynasty was defeated and the capital was moved to Kashgar.Began to be neighbors with Khotan.

Satuk is the prince of the Kara Khanate, and his father was the former Khan who was defeated and died in the war with the Saman Dynasty.

According to the tradition of the kingdom, the former Khan passed the throne to his younger brother, Ogurcha.Ogurcha also married his sister-in-law according to the custom, and adopted his nephew Satuk.

Satuk longed for the throne, he secretly accumulated power, and made a decision - to convert to Islam and become the son-in-law of the Samanid Dynasty.

With the support of the Saman dynasty, Satuk defeated and killed his uncle who believed in shamanism.After usurping power, he immediately announced that Islam was the state religion.

This series of changes was watched by everyone in Khotan.They are still reminiscing about the elegant event of Yuchisheng's brother humbly abdicating the throne, but they don't know that disaster has come.

The Kara Khanate launched a war against the Kingdom of Tian in the name of holy war.Under the call of jihad, the Muslims in various countries in West Asia were excited and sent troops to support them.

The 40-year war of religious aggression officially kicked off.

Even with the support of all parties, the powerful Kara Khanate did not take advantage of it.Not only did they fail to conquer the Kingdom of Khotan, but lost Kashgar and other cities.

Because behind the Kingdom of Khotan, there is also a supporting army—the Guiyi Army.

The Dunhuang Han Army, which lasted from the end of the Tang Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty, immediately decided to send troops to assist the Khotan Kingdom.The smoke of war filled the air, and various news spread across the land of the Western Regions.

In the Dunhuang Mogao Kiln, Si Ding's green eyes are full of melancholy, and the painter is telling the news of the recent Khotan defeat.His anxious voice startled a guest who was watching the mural. ③

The guest asked about the situation of the battle carefully, and gave the painter a roll of silk.The painter opened the silk book, only to see "All-day star map" written on it.By the time he looked up, the guest had disappeared. ④

When the young guest arrived in Khotan, he could not help sighing slightly when he climbed the tower and saw that the longan had been destroyed.The guests met the king immediately, and after some deep talk.That night, braving the flames of war, the guests led an elite team into the Karakoram Mountains.

At the end of 998, the coalition forces of Khotan and the Karakhan army fought against Yingjisha.The coalition forces defeated the Kara Khan Army and killed two princes, a princess, and King Khan—Ali Arslan.

Khotan was victorious.

While the whole city was cheering, the mysterious guest left in a hurry.

However, this war did not end as expected. In 999, Yusufu, the nephew of former Khan Ali, went to Central Asia to ask for help.Yusufu traveled thousands of miles and made a promise to invite four imams including Muhyiddin, the holy descendant of Islam, from Bukhara.

In 1001, the king of Khotan died suddenly.

In 1002, the Guiyi Army mutinied.

The Kara Khanate was destroyed in Khotan.

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It's already one o'clock in the morning.

Bai Xunhua climbed up the mountain with a midnight snack, and her eyes happened to fall on Song Banyan.I saw her sitting on the ground with her head propped up, dozing off like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Supper!" Ji Bao yelled, "Come, come, Chubu, Sato, and Kiyoshi Yamamoto are taking a break, come and drink chicken soup."

Song Banyan woke up from the dream, looked around in a daze, and was stunned for a long time before recovering.She rubbed her eyes, took a look at the bowl, narrowed her eyes and said with a smile, "There's rice!"

Ji Bao winked and said, "Individual rations, Xunhua added some grouse soup for you."

Song Banyan mixed rice with rice: "You are asked to hunt, not to eat wild game."

Manaschi smiled and said, "Xiao Song, don't worry, we hunted a grouse, two rabbits, and one..."

Manaski and Ji Bao, young and old, smiled similarly, and said triumphantly, "Wild boar!"

Song Banyan's eyes lit up and he gave a thumbs up.

A group of people sat around the bonfire, those who ate baked naan ate baked naan, and those who ate rice ate rice.Manaschi invited everyone to eat smoked horse meat, and Ju Mugu shared vacuum-packed salmon.

Song Banyan ate a few mouthfuls of rice with his head covered, and when he gained strength, he began to preach: "Normal archaeological excavation requires digging and cleaning one by one. Not only do you have to dig things, but you must not miss any clues. Wheel marks, footprints, and even a piece of shit..."

"Hey, hey, it's time to eat!" Ji Bao complained with a look of disgust, "Song Daxian, were you doing archaeological propaganda before? You are so nagging, Tang Seng is reincarnated."

Song Banyan's heart skipped a beat, vaguely remembering that someone had been whispering orders all day long.At that time, I also felt very annoying, but now I open my mouth and talk about those rules.

There are also the scenes in the dream just now, the brightly colored murals in the Dunhuang Grottoes, the long and distant camel bells on the Silk Road, the piles of corpses under the walls of Khotan...even the melancholy on the king's face, the blood on the soldiers' clothes, everything is So real, like experiencing it yourself.

Song Banyan's stunned expression fell into Bai Xunhua's eyes.She picked up a piece of stewed rabbit meat, put it in Song Banyan's bowl, and said softly, "Eat more."

At this time, many ancient coins have been dug up, and everyone is full of enthusiasm.After eating and drinking enough, I immediately started to rush to work.

At two o'clock at night, Chubb exclaimed, "There are bricks here!"

Ju Mugu said repeatedly from the side: "Be careful."

Everyone gathered around one after another, even Manaski couldn't help getting up to look.Only Song Banyan was as stable as Mount Tai, roasting rabbit legs on the bonfire.

Seeing her like this, Bai Xunhua knew it must be strange.Song Banyan noticed her gaze, turned his head to look at her, and couldn't help teasing: "The secret will be revealed in a while, if you want to..."

The bonfire was blazing, and the jumping flames painted a warm color on the pale cheeks.In this way, Bai Xunhua looks much healthier.She raised the corners of her lips and raised her brows slightly: "I can afford to wait."

Song Banyan sighed, and handed the roasted rabbit leg to her.Facing Bai Xunhua's puzzled gaze, she said frankly, "I'm already full."

Bai Xunhua looked at the jumping bonfire, and said softly: "All human behaviors have motives. Explicit motives and implicit motives. Regardless of whether creatures are aware of it or not, it exists objectively. What about you?"

Song Banyan said, "Of course I am."

The author has something to say: ① "Sayit": Xinjiang People's Publishing House Edition

② "New Tang Book"

③ Si Dingquan: One of the Dunhuang mural painters

④ "All Sky Star Map": Unearthed from the Dunhuang Library Cave, it is the oldest star map in the world.

⑤ "General History of Central Asia", "The Founder and Time of Karahan Dynasty", "Fule Wisdom", "History Draft of Karahan Dynasty"

The beauties are delicious, and I am already full.

The "Tao Te Ching" is eloquent and expensive, and the achievements are successful, and the common people say that I am natural.

(The original meaning is quoted here, "This is my heart". Students who are interested can read this paragraph of the Tao Te Ching. You will find out.)

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Finally, please allow me to say one thing willfully, after all, I have endured it for a long time.

[Please do not repeatedly mention a certain masterpiece under this article]