World Tibet Bureau

Chapter 868 It will dawn soon

Xia Xi said, "I didn't believe it at first. I just thought it was a collection of poems from the Ming Dynasty. But among Xiang Liu's group of grandsons, there was a guy who specialized in the history of the Ming Dynasty. He accidentally saw this collection of poems and heard the origin story. I translated and studied the poems in the collection, and found that the scenery described in more than a dozen poems was exactly the same as the famous scenery of some cities in the Ming Dynasty, and they could really be connected in a straight line!"

"He quickly reported this discovery to Old Pirates! With Old Pirates' sensitivity, how could he not take it seriously? The old guy immediately organized a team to conduct research and resolutely kept it secret. However, due to the landmark buildings and scenery of many cities in the Ming Dynasty, By now, they have all disappeared, making research progress difficult.”

"The entire team has been pondering for seven or eight months based on the collection of poems, and has just thoroughly studied more than 60 poems. The main route starts from Huncheng all the way west, passing through 67 cities in total, and finally reaches a place called Wu in Taklimakan The place of Wuxiao. And this Wuxiao is the location of the ancient Qiuci Buddhist Kingdom that was unknown to the world at that time!"

My temples ached.

Pirates of the Sea is really not an easy person. Whenever there is a clue, he will cling to it and he will actually figure it out.

But I thought of another question and asked Xia Xi: "What if this thing is just a Buddhist pure land created by Uncle Yin of the Seventh Palace after he drank too much? In fact, it does not exist at all?"

Xia Xi replied: "If you can think of it, Old Thief Hai can of course think of it, so he asked for verification!"

I asked: "How to verify it?"

Xia Xi explained: "There are 67 cities, the last of which is Dewuxiao in the Taklimakan Desert, which is the location of the ancient Qiuci Buddhist Kingdom. The remaining 66 cities should theoretically be all Ming Dynasty cities. But Unexpectedly, the penultimate temple describes not a city, but a temple!"

"When Uncle Yin of the Seventh Palace came out of the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Qiuci, he once passed a temple with a west-facing gate called 'Xiguang Zen Temple', located on the edge of the Taklimakan Desert. There is also some allusion to this temple. It is said that a group went to the Western Regions The camel team doing business encountered a sandstorm here, and almost all the people in the team died, but a ray of light suddenly appeared in the west, guiding them to escape."

"After the caravan finished its business, they jointly raised funds and went to the place where the glow appeared at that time to build a Xiguang Zen Temple. Later, they never took care of it again. It was an unattended desert temple. Uncle Yin of the Seventh Palace came here. He stopped at the temple and drew pictures on the walls. Of course he was not drawing pictures of the urban landscape of the ancient Buddhist Kingdom of Kucha. After all, he was afraid that others would go there! What this guy painted was the iconic scenery of the city he passed by when he found the Kingdom of Kucha. picture!"

"First, he made a general arrangement of the routes into the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Qiuci, and based on the scenery on the map, he wrote the "Seven Palaces Poetry Collection" in the temple. Secondly, he left these on the wall of Xiguang Zen Temple The picture is equivalent to erecting a boundary monument to tell my descendants who come to search for the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Qiuci. Whenever they see my paintings on the wall, they are not going the wrong way and should boldly keep moving forward."

I asked: "Is it equivalent to saying that... "The Seventh Palace Poetry Collection" is a secret message to find the ancient Buddhist kingdom, and the pictures on the wall of Xiguang Zen Temple are a response signal?"

Xia Xi nodded: "That's understandable!"

"Based on the description of Xiguang Zen Temple in the last poem, Pirates sent people to conduct a large number of visits and surveys, and searched many ancient books related to the camel caravans of the Ming Dynasty at that time. Finally, he determined the approximate location of the temple and organized experts After digging, we actually dug out this dilapidated temple buried deep underground in the long yellow sand."

"After research, the temple's architecture, murals, location and calligraphy are completely consistent with what happened to Seventh Palace Yin Bo back then! There is a mountain of ironclad evidence that is enough to prove that the hidden pure land of the ancient Buddhist country that Seventh Palace Yin Bo went to that year really existed!"

I remained silent for a long time.

On professionalism.

You should really admire Ebisu.

Work diligently and don’t give up until you reach your goal.

What does it mean when an ancient Buddhist country that has been hidden in history is suddenly discovered?
Some people may say that it means that a large number of ancient Buddhist antique treasures buried in the desert were snatched away by Xiang Liu.

This is just one level.

On a higher level, one's own historical relics were revealed and discovered by others without being mentioned, and the items were quietly taken away by others. This is a great shame for the entire archaeological, antique and even tomb robbing world.

I lit a cigarette and smoked it hard.

After half an hour.

I asked, "They didn't hide this from you either?"

Xia Xi smiled and said: "What a secret! I have become a dead dog in their eyes now, and they won't shy away from me at all! It's so insulting! But now, another dead dog has barged in. , that’s why I think you are a big fool!” I saw murderous intent in Xia Xi’s eyes.

I completely understand what this guy is thinking.

Anyway, he is already a dead dog on the chopping block. This time he will risk his life to do something big no matter what, and he will never let the brats like Xiang Liu succeed.But I was suddenly caught. Xia Xi must be very desperate. His medicine bag exploded in the trench, but mine also exploded in the same trench. It was not used as a follow-up attack force. It was not worth it. , it doesn’t make any sense either.

at this point.

There is not much to say.

Now whether we can go out is not the main purpose.

The most important thing is to abolish Xiang Liu's coveting of the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Kucha.

I asked again: "Are these people planning to go into the desert?"

Xia Xi shook his head: "They won't go in without a foolproof plan. But they should be almost ready now. The camels, guides and top Buddhist experts should be able to arrive tonight."

I patted Xia Xi on the shoulder: "Don't panic, brother is here, it will be dawn soon!"

Xia Xi smiled and said, "I really appreciate your character of not forgetting to show off even when death is imminent!"

Later in the evening.

People outside shouted to us again: "Let's eat!"

We left the Gobi Cave.

Go outside and take a look.

The sky and the earth are golden, like a god's hand splashing ink, layer upon layer, dyeing the whole world with blurry and warm colors.

This is the extremely beautiful desert world of Tarim.

But a group of disgusting maggots were ready to squirm towards it.

We were squatting on the ground eating.

Horse hooves flew in the distance.

Following the bursts of shouts, a young girl wearing a herdsman's long coat, with big eyes, wheat complexion, pretty facial features, and heroic appearance was riding towards us on a maroon horse.

She also has a bow and arrow on her back.

Xia Xi stared at the girl blankly and said, "Fuck you!"

I asked: "What's wrong?"

Xia Xi replied: "Nothing... these two words express my highest praise for a girl!"

(End of this chapter)