World Tibet Bureau

Chapter 866 Ancient Buddhist Kingdom

Xia Xi didn't make any comment. She sat on the ground and smoked, seemingly thinking about something.

There was deathly silence in the Gobi Cave.

I hope he can come up with some clues.

To facilitate our next steps.

But Xia Xi didn't seem to have any opinion on this.

It's normal.

This situation is like a gear, intertwined and entangled repeatedly. How can it be possible to figure out the weirdness in it in a short while?

After half an hour.

Xia Xi smiled at me.

I asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Xia Xi said: "It's nothing! I don't have a nosebleed anymore!"

at this time.

People outside said to us: "Let's eat!"

We followed them out.

What I find strange is this.

The people in Xiangliu did not take any measures against us. They neither tied us up nor forced us with anything. They allowed us to leave the Gobi cave freely. Even outside, no one cared about us. We went to get food and squat like normal people. Eat on the ground.

Seeing my curious expression, Xia Xi explained: "Did you see it? There is a lot of yellow sand all around. The two of us have no food, no location, no coordinates, and no signal. If we don't follow them, we will die even if we run. , so the Bench Prince gives us the greatest freedom."

I asked: "Where is this?"

Xia Xi replied: "The Tarim Basin!"

I was surprised: "Isn't it Wada?!"

Xia Xi said: "I was indeed in Hotan a few days ago, but I'm not here now. Is there something wrong?"

My brain was pounding.

It's not that the location suddenly changed.

But now that we have come to Tarim, we have two very important problems.

The first is that although I don’t know what means the Tian family can use to know Xia Xi’s location based on my location, in the final analysis, there are only two methods, one is similar to surveillance and monitoring technology, and the other is similar to Bo Ye’s. A kind of Jianghu method.But no matter which one they are, once they come to the Tarim Desert, all of them will be ineffective.

Needless to say, surveillance and monitoring, no matter how powerful the technological means are in the desert, are useless, otherwise there would not be so many scientific expedition or expedition personnel who have lost contact. These people dare to enter the desert, and their technological means are undoubtedly the most advanced.

As for rivers and lakes, the climate in the desert is changeable and the environment is unpredictable. Even if a tiger is as powerful as a tiger and enters the desert, even if the distance between them is only a few kilometers, due to the influence of quicksand and climate, they may not be found for several months. other side.

The second problem is that if the rescue methods outside the Tian family fail, Xia Xi and I can only escape. But in this current situation, the two of us have nothing in the desert and cannot rely on Xiang Liu's help. People who cannot even survive and dare to escape without authorization are tantamount to taking the initiative to reincarnate.

I don’t know if Mr. Hai has seen through the Tian family’s plan.

But whether he saw through it or not.

Xiang Liu caught us in this place, which was undoubtedly a foolproof approach.

If Xia Xi was caught anywhere else.

The game between me and the Tian family was also successful.

But now we suddenly came to the desert, which meant that our efforts to get here were almost in vain.

A heavy blow was struck.Hit on cotton.

It's really not as good as a man!
Seeing that I was silent, Xia Xi said, "Eat! It's easier to walk when you're full!"

I asked, "Where are you going?"

Xia Xi said: "Go into the Taklimakan Desert and look for the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Kucha!"

Kucha ancient Buddhist country? !

The Kingdom of Qiuci was one of the 36 ancient Western Regions states, and belonged to the North Road of the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty.

This country first appeared in Ban Gu's "Book of Han": "Qiuci, the capital of the country is Yancheng. Its country is connected to Yanqi in the east, Gumo in the west, and Wusun in the north."

Because of its belief in Buddhism, it is a famous ancient Buddhist country in history.

In its heyday, the Qiuci Kingdom was centered on the Kuqa Oasis, with the Tianshan Mountains to the north, the desert to the south, Shule to the west, and Yanqi to the east. It was geographically located in the core area of ​​Tarim.

Culturally, it is the only place where the four ancient civilizations meet in the world, which shows the diversity, complexity and prosperity of the ancient Qiuci culture.

In the 11th century, the ancient kingdom of Qiuci was attacked by the Karakhanids and began to decline. In the 14th century, Chagatai Khan Tuhelu Timur launched a strong attack on Kucha Buddhism. Buddhist culture was depressed, temples were destroyed, monks were killed, and classic culture was burned. The thousand-year-old Kucha culture was completely destroyed. The Buddhist Kingdom has since completely disappeared into the dust of history.

I frowned and said, "That's not right! The capital of the Kucha Kingdom is in Kuqa Pilang. The ruins of the city wall are still there and have been confirmed by archaeology. If you want to find the ancient Kucha Kingdom, just go to Kuqa, or go to the Taklimakan Desert. do what?"

Xia Xi took two big mouthfuls of porridge, touched his mouth, and asked: "Was the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Kucha destroyed in the 14th century?"

"Yup!"

"The ruins of Kuchepilang are correct. They were the capital of the ancient Qiuchi Buddhist Kingdom before the 14th century. If we say that after the ancient Qiuci Buddhist Kingdom was destroyed, a group of monks fled into Taklimakan and established a Where is the new ancient Buddhist kingdom?”

"Bullshit!"

I don't believe it at all.

Firstly, history has no record of this period. Secondly, how could a country be established in the Taklimakan Desert? "

Xia Xi clearly saw the doubts in my heart and explained: "A group of Buddhist people who fled were afraid of being persecuted again and kept a low profile in the dust. How could they leave a few words? If there are records in history, they still went to find someone. Shit, why don’t we just sign up for a tour group and go traveling?!”

"Taklimakan is indeed a desert, but in history, is there a possibility that there was an oasis for people to live and inhabit, and then it was lost in the long sand?"

"..."

After half an hour.

I asked, "What else did they find?"

Xia Xi replied: "After dinner, let's go in and take a look at the murals, and I'll explain it to you."

Wait until I finish eating.

Xia Xi threw away the rice bowl.

This guy stood on a high place, looking towards the Gobi Desert with a desolate and melancholy look on his face. The wind blew his hair, making him look free and elegant.

Xia Xi raised her head and said loudly as if she was crazy: "Morgan once said that the Tarim River Basin is the cradle of world culture. The key to world culture is lost in Taklimakan. If you find this key, the door to world culture will be opened!"

“In ancient and modern times, Taklimakan is a holy land for archaeologists, explorers and treasure hunters at home and abroad!”

"Come forward bravely towards this holy land, little red guys!"

After hearing this, Xiang Liu's people pointed the spray at Xia Xi: "Go back!"

Xia Xi took a sip at them: "A bunch of uneducated people!"

He turned around and entered the Gobi cave.

(End of this chapter)