Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 440 Another Sun Tomb (4000)

In fact, regarding the mysterious disappearance of the ancient city of Loulan, there have long been speculations in the archaeological world of later generations that it may be related to the wandering of Lop Nur.

It’s just that among related speculations, some scholars, based on the topography and topographical characteristics of the Lop Nur area in later generations, believe that Lop Nur moved along the north-south direction, not the east-west direction that Wu Liang now boldly imagines.

In other words.

According to the speculation about the north-south movement of Lop Nur in later generations, the mysterious disappearance of the ancient city of Loulan and the "Lop Nur Civilization" is because after the departure of Lop Nur, the local residents had to be forced to move out of this place in the face of drought, water shortage and ecological deterioration. Naturally, the place was completely deserted.

In Wu Liang's rather bold idea of ​​moving Lop Nur from east to west, the ancient city of Loulan and the "Lop Nur Civilization" may have been directly swallowed by Lop Nur, and even more terrible sudden disasters than the swallowing may have occurred in the process, so This led to the mysterious disappearance of the ancient country of Loulan and the "Lop Nur Civilization".

Obviously, Wu Liang's idea is even more extreme and tragic.

But his assumption is not unfounded: one is based on the biography of the first king of Loulan, the "stone statues" he saw in the ruins of the suspected "Lop Nur Civilization" residents, the existence of these "stone statues" requires a Reasonable argument; the two are based on the current situation of Lop Nur, at least what he has seen so far is that if Lop Nur is wandering, then it must be moving westward, not southward or northward.

After investigating the situation on the east side of Lop Nur, Wu Liang and the others rested for about half an hour. After the horses recovered, they immediately returned to Jiani City.

By the time they arrived at Jiani City, the sky had completely darkened and the city gates had been closed.

Fortunately, Wu Liang held the gold medal of King Shanshan, so he entered the city unimpeded, and went straight to the palace to ask to see King Shanshan.

"Remeasure the distance between Jiani City and the salty lake?"

Hearing Wu Liang's request, the King of Shanshan didn't seem to take it seriously, but hesitantly said, "It's been more than three years since the last time I drew a map for measurement, so there shouldn't be such a need?"

"Previously, the Shanshan Kingdom surveyed the land every few years?"

Wu Liang asked in surprise.

"That's right, most of our country is desert Gobi, and it is often attacked by storms. Therefore, the terrain and terrain will change every few years. It is common for a sand dune to move more than ten miles, or even dozens of miles. It is no surprise that the Gobi has turned into a desert in just a few years."

King Shanshan nodded and said with a smile, "It is precisely because of this that our country will specially send people to measure and draw a new map every five years, and provide it to the merchants as a reference, so as to prevent them from being disturbed by changes in the terrain. It is also a loss for our country to stray into a dangerous situation where there is no return."

"Great. Your Majesty, please provide me with all the data from previous maps drawn. I need to make a comparison before I can draw a conclusion."

Wu Liang was overjoyed and said hastily.

The map measured every five years can not only judge whether Lop Nur has wandered, but also have a detailed understanding of the topography and environmental changes in Shanshan, and maybe find out some rules.

"The previous maps are all archived, and they are stored in the Golden Chamber Pavilion. You can find the translation arranged by Xiao Wang, you don't need to ask Xiao Wang."

King Shanshan nodded and said.

"Additionally, I stand by my previous request."

Wu Liang thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty only needs to send some people to measure the current distance between Lop Nur and Jiani City. You don't need to spend a lot of time drawing a new map. It shouldn't be a difficult task, right?"

"Since it is Your Excellency's intention, Xiao Wang will follow suit and give Your Excellency the result in three days."

King Shanshan agreed.

"Thank you Your Majesty, Your Majesty will rest earlier, and leave!"

After arranging this matter, Wu Liang went to the Golden Chamber Pavilion without stopping.

It was getting late at this moment, and the civil servant who was interpreting for Wu Liang in the Golden Chamber Pavilion had already gone back to rest, leaving only a secretary in charge of sorting out and taking care of the collected scrolls.

The little official quickly followed Wu Liang's request and found out the maps that Shanshan had surveyed and drawn in previous years.

These maps are all made of more precious fine sheepskin, which is softer and more delicate, so the drawn maps are easier to show tiny details, and the preservation period is relatively longer.

However, the number of such maps is only about twenty volumes.

Wu Liang only found out after asking the secretary, Xiao Li, that the habit of regularly surveying and drawing maps in Shanshan Kingdom only started more than 100 years ago, so there are only maps archived within 100 years in the Golden Chamber Pavilion, which is once every five years. Twenty volumes, without any omissions.

That being the case, Wu Liang naturally couldn't say anything more, so he had to spread out these maps one by one, and ordered Yu Ji and Zhuge Liang to compare them with him.

……

It can be seen from these maps.

Over the past 100 years, Lop Nur has indeed been migrating, and the direction of migrating is not from east to west, but from southeast to northwest.

But in fact, the range of wandering is not very large, and there is basically no obvious change between each adjacent map. Only when two maps separated by decades are placed together for comparison, can a slight difference be seen.

In addition, the area and shape of Lop Nur are also constantly changing.

But the magnitude of this change is similar to that of wandering. Such a small change can even be directly attributed to the natural evolution of nature, and it is not worth making a fuss at all.

Comparison.

On the contrary, everything except Lop Nur is undergoing tremendous changes visible to the naked eye.

First of all, there is the Kongque River in the north of Jiani City. Although the flow direction of the river has not changed, the direction of the river course is constantly changing. Even between the two adjacent maps, obvious changes can be seen , looks like an earthworm that will never settle down.

The second is the large area of ​​desert called "Camel Tomb" to the west of Jiani City.

The map of Shanshan did not record the terrain inside the "Camel Tomb", but only recorded the outline of the desert in detail.

This contour line is undoubtedly more dynamic and changeable than the Peacock River.

Among the maps that have lasted for more than 100 years, it does not have a definite shape at all, which is more in line with the characteristics of the desert, moving with the wind.

It is worth noting that.

Although Lop Nur is wandering, the magnitude of the wandering is not very large.

The "Camel Tomb" is completely different. Its wandering range is much more obvious than that of Lop Nur. Over the past 100 years, it has expanded a considerable distance outward.

If you analyze this trend.

"Camel Tomb" obviously arrived at Jiani City earlier than "Lop Nur", and it may even be dozens or even hundreds of years earlier.

So only use these maps for comparison.

Instead of worrying about the threat that "Lop Nur" might pose to Jiani City, it is better to worry about "Camel Grave" first. The invasion of this desert is a more imminent threat.

"Could it be that I and the famous scholars of later generations have thought too much?"

Staring at the map in front of him, Wu Liang fell into deep thought.

Perhaps the mysterious disappearance of the ancient kingdom of Loulan was not as mysterious as he thought, and it didn't even have any weird colors. It was just caused by natural selection and natural changes in the ecological environment.

But even so, Wu Liang still couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation for some things.

For example: the ruins that the first king of Loulan saw, and the rather mysterious things he saw and heard in the ruins.

Another example: the tomb of the sun that Fang Qiong saw, and Fang Qiong's mysterious and cruel "Nightmare Art", and even Fang Qiong herself is an existence that cannot be explained by science. Wu Liang is not even sure whether she is People in a narrow sense.

And all this.

They all happened in the "Camel Tomb" which occupies almost one-third of Shanshan's land area. Perhaps only by venturing into the "Camel Tomb" can we find the answer.

and so……

Is it time to shift the focus of the investigation from "Lop Nur" to "Camel Grave", instead of preconceived wishful thinking and pulling everything on Lop Nur?

However, it is based on the similarities in the experience of the first king of Loulan and Fang Qiong.

Wu Liang still insisted on waiting for the "Black Dragon Storm" to appear before entering the "Camel Tomb".

Wu Liang is very clear about what the desert is. Even if the level of communication and transportation in later generations has reached a fairly advanced level, there are still people still buried in it.

Therefore, if possible, Wu Liang would try to reduce the number of times he entered the desert, and try to be as targeted as possible, so as to minimize the possibility of never returning.

Before that, Wu Liang still had a lot of things to do in Shanshan, and he was not in a hurry.

……

So rested all night.

Wu Liang led the backbone of the Tuan army along the Kongque River in the north of the city and went straight to the upper reaches of the Kongque River. This time he had a target.

As far as he knows, in 1979, several archaeologists discovered dozens of ancient tombs on the north bank of the ancient Kongque River. Wooden piles more than one foot high form seven circles and form several rays, in the shape of the sun radiating rays. This is the world-famous tomb of the sun in later generations.

And in these sun tomb sites, the remains of the "Loulan Beauty" belonging to the "Lop Nur Civilization" more than 3800 years ago were also unearthed.

On the contrary, in this desert now called "Camel Tomb", there is no corresponding discovery.

obviously.

The tomb of the sun discovered by later generations is not in the same direction as the suspected tomb of the sun mentioned by Fang Qiong, and it is not even in the same area.

In other words, if Fang Qiong hadn't lied to him, the two sun tombs should belong to two different ruins.

It's just that one place has seen the light of day again in later generations.

The other place is still hidden in the yellow sand, waiting for the next person who is destined to appear.

In addition to investigating the situation of the Kongque River this time, Wu Liang's other task is to try to find the sun tomb site discovered by later archaeologists, so that he may be able to find some common ground between the two, which can be regarded as a way to enter the "Camel" Grave" to prepare in advance.

As a result, not long after Wu Liang and the others left the palace, when they arrived at the gate of the city, they were stopped by a self-proclaimed young man with obvious characteristics of people from the Western Regions.

"Your Excellency looks unfamiliar. I'm afraid this is the first time you have come to Jiani City. Then your Excellency should need an experienced guide, so that the strange trip will be much more enjoyable and smooth."

The young man from the self-written scroll gave Wu Liang a boob salute politely, and introduced himself with a smile on his face, "Your Excellency, you can call me Chamu. I am not only familiar with every plant, tree, mountain, and stone in Shanshan, but also proficient in Chinese, Tocharian, Kelu and other languages, if you want to find a guide, Chamu must be the best choice in the city of Jiani, you only need to pay a Panmoga gold coin as a reward, and Chamu can take you there Go wherever you want."

Banmoga gold coins are the legal currency commonly used in Shanshan.

The merchants here are very realistic. They don’t recognize the five baht coins of the big man, and they don’t recognize the messy coins of the countries in the Western Regions, because there is no world currency in this era, and once these currencies go out of their respective borders, it is difficult to be recognized. The value of the transaction.

Therefore, merchants who do business in Shanshan usually use the method of barter, or use the Banmoga gold coins issued by Shanshan to conduct transactions. After all, gold is available at any time and any place. It is a precious metal commonly used in the world, and it is much more reliable than those miscellaneous currencies.

But that's not the point. The point is that this young man's acting skills are very poor, and his words and deeds lack some of the market atmosphere of living outside all the year round, and the asking price is ridiculously expensive.

Even though it wasn't long before Wu Liang arrived in Xenni City, he still knew something about the Banmoga gold coins in Xeni City.

This thing is the hardest living thing in Jiani City. One piece is enough for an ordinary family to eat for the first half of the year. Usually, only some big businessmen with a large caravan can use it, and a mere guide, No matter how capable they are, at best they can only use their strength to exchange for some food and cloth.

This self-reported young man dared to ask for gold coins when he opened his mouth. It looked like he had never been beaten by reality.

"I do not need it, thank you."

His identity was unknown and his behavior was suspicious. Of course, Wu Liang would not contact him casually, so he resolutely rejected him and continued to lead the crowd out of the city.

"Alas—don't rush to leave, Your Excellency, the price can be negotiated!"

Seeing that Wu Liang ignored him, the young man in the autobiographical paper became a little anxious immediately, and quickly moved a step sideways to try to block Wu Liang from continuing to negotiate.

"Get off!"

Dian Wei was not used to him, he raised his arm and gave a slight push, and the young man staggered and fell to the side.

But he still didn't fall.

Because the commander of the guard at the gate of the city rushed up to support him, and asked in fear, "Prince Chamu, are you okay?"

Immediately after that, the chief stared at Wu Liang and the others, and shouted sharply: "Stop them, you bold lunatic, how dare you be rude to Prince Chamu... eh?!"

(End of this chapter)