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Chapter 4 Xuewei No. [-]!
In my previous life, it was around 1982.
Archaeologists received news that it is in Chahan Wusu Town, Dulan County, Qinghai Tibetan Autonomous Region, about ten kilometers southeast.
An ancient tomb was discovered in a town called Hotwater Township.
A large number of experts were immediately sent to investigate, and through interviews with the surrounding people, they came to the tomb for inspection.
They discovered that this was not a simple tomb.
In addition to the building known as the Holy Tower by locals, a large number of small ancient tombs were discovered near it.
These ancient tombs were named "Hot Water Tombs" by archaeologists.
Among them, the most famous one is Xuewei No. [-] Tomb.
It is the most spectacular large-scale mausoleum among the hot water tombs. It faces north and faces south, with a height of 40 meters, a length of 100 meters, and a width of 50 meters.
After expert survey, it was determined that it has approximately nine floors.
It has a pyramid shape on the outside, and the internal structure becomes narrower as it goes up.
After the news about the tomb spread, a large number of tomb robbers immediately went there.
But they were all intercepted by local herdsmen. Although they were on the edge of Qinghai, in fact, most of the herdsmen were Tibetans.
In fact, the main residents of this part of the country are Tibetans.
No matter how rampant the tomb robbers were, they were no match for this group of Tibetans. They were beaten to a bloody head. Therefore, the integrity of the tomb was protected.
However, they did not want to protect the culture, but did not want outsiders to destroy their holy tower.
Therefore, the archaeological team's rescue excavation work was also rejected.
The matter has been put on hold.
After communicating with the village chief, the archaeological team finally obtained the mining qualification by giving rewards.
At that time, most of the things excavated from the tombs were the bones of animals buried with them, including horses, cattle, sheep, etc., totaling more than [-] corpses.
This is the lowest level. When he wanted to explore the top, he was ruthlessly rejected by the herdsmen.
In their legends, this holy tower is the residence of the mountain god, and at the same time, it is also a seal that suppresses evil spirits.
Because there are five corners near the holy tower, with burial pits for cattle, sheep, horses, pigs and dogs respectively.
They believed it was a special ritual of the mountain god, so after a large number of unearthed horse skeletons were unearthed, the village chief stopped their archaeological work.
They also called local monks to conduct a month-long prayer ceremony, bury the bones back, and repair the tomb.
The archaeological team actually took a step back to take care of the local customs.
However, there are many versions as to why the excavation of Xuewei Tomb was stopped.
For example, in the version most circulated on the Internet, it is rumored that during the excavation process, the archaeologists encountered many strange things, going crazy and dying.
And he also made up a theory that was true.
It is rumored that the Xuewei Tomb, also known as the Holy Tower, is a demon-locking tower used by Tibetans to suppress Kunlun demons and ghosts in public.
The locals are afraid that the monsters will escape during the archaeological excavation, so they do not hesitate to kill people to stop the excavation work.
What is recorded in the scroll is the unique burial culture of Tubo.
This large tomb was also called the "nine-story demon tower" by later generations because of its tall and majestic mound of earth!
Lin Ran closed the book and thought to himself that their party's destination was the no-man's land on the northern Tibetan Plateau.
It is far away from the capital and the terrain is high, making it prone to altitude sickness.
Regarding Tibetan religious culture, there should be no specific records found in the books in the library.
After all, books about gods and Buddhas were almost burned in the past few years.
All that remains are rumors.
At this moment, he thought of Tenzin Odup.
If you are going to Tibetan areas for archeology, you may want to go to his temple to learn scriptures first.
At least don't offend the local herdsmen, otherwise a few lives won't be enough to compensate.
However, traveling to Tibet is still fraught with dangers.
The climate there is cold, and although it is said to be a canyon, the terrain is actually several kilometers higher than Jincheng.
Gotta prepare winter clothes.
Lin Ran planned to find time to negotiate with Liu Jingfeng and others, and it would be best to prepare some weapons.
After all, in no man's land, in addition to encountering wild animals, you may also encounter lawless people.
There are many criminals with murder cases hiding in no man's land to avoid pursuit.
It is also dangerous to encounter this group of desperadoes.
After writing down the key points, it was getting late, so Lin Ran put away his notebook and left the library.
After finishing his work in the store, he came to Liu Jingfeng's office.
Tell him the results of yesterday's investigation.
"As expected of Brother Lin, he is reliable in his work." Liu Jingfeng turned over his notes.
"When will we set off?" Lin Ran asked.
"It hasn't been decided yet," Liu Jingfeng replied. He was still waiting for Huang Hao to investigate the local situation.
"Xuewei Tomb No. [-]?" Liu Jingfeng looked at the name marked on it and felt very surprised.
This number is very similar to the number given by the archaeological team.
Lin Ran forgot to delete the title. He said, "It's just a name I chose casually, don't mind it."
"Brother Lin's behavior is exactly the same as that of the archaeological team." Liu Jingfeng didn't take it seriously. The things recorded in it were more important to him.
"If the speculation is correct, it should contain Tubo nobles from the Tang and Song Dynasties."
In fact, Lin Ran remembered that according to the investigation of the archaeological team, they speculated that the tomb belonged to the tomb of Mohe Tuhun Khan, the Tuyuhun king under the Tubo rule.
The evidence lies in the discovery of a seal with his name in the tomb!
Liu Jingfeng asked: "Brother Lin, this matter is of great importance. Can you tell me the source of the speculation?"
"Because this tomb is actually located in the Xuewei Grassland. According to historical records, this generation before the Tang Dynasty belonged to the area ruled by Tubo."
"The earliest record of the holy tower dates back to the late Tang Dynasty. The ambassador to Tubo discovered a strange-shaped tower on the grassland. He was deeply shocked and felt that Tubo's construction technology was no less than that of the Tang Dynasty."
"But he wanted to get closer to observe, but was stopped by the escorting soldiers."
"This is the earliest record I know of." Lin Ran explained.
Liu Jingfeng thought for a while and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, you are right. Huang Hao checked the information and found that it is indeed the Xuewei Grassland."
There is no way to find the name of this place on the map.
Xuewei is the transliteration of Tibetan, but Lin Ran doesn't know what it specifically refers to.
Liu Jingfeng closed the note and said to Lin Ran quickly: "Brother Lin, you have helped me a lot this time. I will study it with Huang Hao and the others in the next few days. This time we will do something big!"