Chapter 483: The Ancient Kingdom of Loulan
There are a lot of visitors to the Water Pavilion today, most of them are talented and beautiful people, it seems that Xia Cai Nu has a party today, I don't know if I can talk alone, but now I have to mix in first, Shen Feng didn't think about going in in a dignified manner at all, and slipped directly behind a person.
"Wait!" was about to step over the threshold, when a subordinate came out of the side and asked, "Who are you?"
I wanted to be confused, but I was still discovered, after all, people have a few years of experience as a gatekeeper, Shen Feng said helplessly: "I am a friend of your young lady." ”
"Why have I never seen you, all the people who come today are talented people from all over the world, and you don't look like a talented man from head to toe. ”
After the western expedition, Shen Feng was dark-skinned, and there was a short beard on his cheeks, and there was still any elegance on his body, which became more and more wild.
It's just that there is still a threshold for a talented gathering, Shen Feng pretended to be arrogant: "This is your shallow and ignorant, I am the first talent in the newly promoted state, I can speak when I land, I can run at the age of one, I can export a chapter at the age of two, and I can write a poem in five steps at the age of three, and now I am the youngest teacher in ****, the bright moonlight in front of the bed, suspected to be frost on the ground - this poem is written by me." ”
"I see that you don't know where this poem was plagiarized from, don't bully me for being a subordinate, but I've read private school for two years, look at what you look like a genius, I don't embarrass you, if today's guests want to enter this door, they have to improvise a small poem, if you can make it, I won't embarrass you." ”
This kid still has a little eyesight, knowing that I plagiarized the poems, Shen Feng smiled angrily: "I still want to compose poems, what kind of rules is this, or little brother, let's discuss, a fixed price, I'll give you a copper plate and you let me go, okay?"
Brother Threshold said disdainfully: "Covered with the smell of copper, such an elegant thing, how can it be replaced by silver taels, don't think that a few silver is great, Miss often teaches us that we must be arrogant and not too utilitarian." ”
Cut, your young lady worries about money every day, but asks you not to be utilitarian, Shen Feng said helplessly: "Do you have to write poetry?"
"This is the rule set by our young lady, and no one can break the rules!"
Damn, I have met the entrance fee, and I have not met the person who wants to compose a poem when I enter the door, Shen Feng sneered: "The meaning of writing poetry, the name of the first talent in my ascension state is not given in vain, you listen well, it is a good solar term, the door competes for the sunny day, and today there are more than 10,000 households, and I am the only one who enters." ”
The meaning of this poem is that the weather is very good today, and the doors of all houses are open to welcome guests, and I have walked several houses today, but only enter this door, and the other potential meaning is that I am here, it is your honor, although this little poem is not necessarily beautiful, but it is ingenious and interesting, and it also reflects your own pride.
Brother Threshold saw that he opened his mouth is a poem, and there is a proud talent in the verse, his face is a little embarrassed, he doesn't dare to embarrass him anymore, he opens his body sideways and releases, and walks into the water pavilion.
"Wow, there are a lot of people, where will Miss Xia be. Shen Feng looked around, but Leng Buding was hit by a person,
"Shen Feng, why are you?"
Hearing this voice, he turned his head to look, only to see that it was the fourth young master, and couldn't help but laugh: "Young master, I haven't seen you in the morning, it turns out that you are here, why did you come here, could it be that Miss Xia invited you." ”
Seeing that Shen Feng was also coming, the fourth young master came to his senses: "No, I came by myself, and this party was not organized by Miss Xia, but several other famous ladies in the capital." ”
It's strange, Lao Tzu also came uninvited, and he was embarrassed at the door, could this pig's head come in over the wall? Shen Feng asked, "Young Master, how did you get in?"
The fourth young master said as a matter of course: "I gave five copper plates to the person at the door, and he let me in, how did you come in?"
Damn! Five copper plates can pass, looking down on Lao Tzu's one copper plate, Shen Feng said blindly in order to save his face: "I only used one copper plate." ”
The fourth young master frowned and said: "This subordinate is still arrogant, and he is not a greedy villain, and a copper plate can buy him." ”
Shen Feng turned around and asked, "Fourth Young Master, have you seen Miss Xia?"
The fourth young master shook his head and said, "I'm also looking for Miss Xia, I suddenly chanted a little poem last night, and I wanted to taste it with Miss Xia." ”
I can't talk to this pig's head anymore, otherwise I will be infected, so I made an excuse to leave from him, and after looking for a long time in the water pavilion, I still didn't find Xia Yanran, so I walked to her bedroom, which was the place where I made trouble last time.
came to the door of her room, but saw a little fresh meat guarding in front of the door, it was her suitor Song Xingling, who was about to step forward, but saw Xia Yanran walking out of the door, Song Xingling saw her come out, so he said a few words, and then the two went side by side.
Shen Feng hurriedly walked over, no matter whether he was shy away from it today, even if she went on a date, he would ask her to descend the dragon wood, walked a few steps quickly, and shouted: "Miss Xia, wait for me." ”
The two of them stopped their feet, looked back, and saw him running over, Xia Yanran was surprised: "Shen Gongzi, who are you?"
Shen Feng smiled and said, "Miss Xia, I'm coming to you, can you borrow a step to speak?" The dragon descending wood was given by Song Xingling, and it was inconvenient to ask for it in front of him.
Xia Yanran was about to speak, but Song Xingling said, "Brother Shen, but you want to borrow the dragon wood to take a look?"
How did he know, Shen Feng happily admitted: "Yes, this piece of Dragon Descending Wood is very important to me, can Miss Xia lend me the Dragon Descending Wood?"
Xia Yanran glanced at Song Xingling before she said, "Song Gongzi, can you wait a while, Shen Gongzi has been kind to me, he has something to ask for, Yanran can't refuse." ”
She said this very politely, but the more polite she was, the more strange the relationship between the two became, Song Xingling seemed to see the previous life of the two, his handsome face changed, and he smiled modestly: "The people outside are all friends who have known each other for a long time, although Yan Ran went to lend the dragon wood to Brother Shen first." ”
"Thank you Gongzi Song. ”
This little white face is so good at picking up girls, I see that Xia Yanran will be captured by him sooner or later, I sighed in my heart, and also hugged my fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Song." ”
The three of them entered a loft together, Xia Yanran handed over the dragon descending wood to him, Shen Feng studied it for a long time and didn't see anything special, it was just an ordinary piece of wood.
Xia Yanran looked at him quietly from the side, and couldn't help asking, "What's different about this piece of wood?"
Shen Feng furrowed his brows: "I can't see it for a while, Brother Song, where did you get this dragon descending wood?"
Song Xingling said: "This wood is the Buddha of the Dajue Temple, I have been associated with the Dajue Temple for a long time, and the Dajue Temple will send this wood to me." ”
Xia Yanran was surprised and said: "Song Gongzi actually gave me such a valuable gift, Yanran is very grateful!"
Song Xingling maintained an elegant and gentlemanly demeanor, his joy was not revealed, and he smiled lightly: "I saw that Yanran was not in good spirits, and she was no longer in good spirits, and I heard that the dragon wood had the effect of calming the nerves, so I begged the abbot——" He stopped his mouth in the middle of the sentence, and said instead: "I just do my best, and Yanran doesn't have to take it to heart." ”
He said this sentence extremely beautifully, deliberately wanting to say and stop revealing some information, and he knew how to seize the opportunity to bring the relationship between the two closer.
Xia Yanran looked at Shen Feng, and when she saw that he was nothing, her expression fell into thought, and her pretty face couldn't help but show a complicated color, and she smiled reluctantly: "Yanran still feels ashamed of it." ”
Shen Feng was immersed in thought, now he doesn't care about anything except Ji Yao's affairs, it's been nearly a year, he doesn't have any patience anymore, he just wants to find Yao Yao quickly.
Fiddling with the dragon descending wood for a while, he finally sighed helplessly: "Miss Xia, can you transfer the dragon descending wood to me, I can't get any harvest from the surface alone, so I have no choice but to peel off this wood." ”
Xia Yanran's face was slightly embarrassed, after all, this piece of wood was given by Song Xingling, and she couldn't help but look at Song Xingling, Song Xingling smiled heartily and said: "Since Brother Shen is so persistent about this wood, of course I won't be stingy, but Brother Shen, can you agree to my request?"
To be honest, he has no good impression of Song Xingling, nor is he disgusted, and the two are not familiar with each other, only as if he is a stranger, but he is willing to agree to send out the dragon descending wood, Shen Feng naturally wants to give a good face, and said simply: "Brother Song, please speak." ”
Song Xing ordered: "Yanran has always admired Brother Shen's talent and learning, and the last time I listened to Shen Feng's remarks, I went back and thought about it for a night. ”
Shen Feng didn't think about it and said, "No problem." ”
Song Xingling smiled lightly: "Thank you Brother Shen for your face, please-"
Song Xingling's actions were really pleasing to the eye, kind to people, and humble, but faintly regarded himself as the master, Xia Yanran was full of worries, so he didn't say anything, and Shen Feng was even more absent-minded, the three of them moved into the water pavilion, and the water pavilion saw Song Xingling and Xia Yanran stepped forward to greet each other.
Shen Feng was traveling in a group, he sat alone on the stone silently, and sometimes picked up the dragon descending wood to fiddle, and a group of talented and beautiful women talked and laughed, how could anyone pay attention to a coarse cloth boy, but someone was an exception, that was Xia Yanran.
After a long time, Shen Feng was puzzled, and then he slowly raised his head, but he was facing a pair of eyes with a faint sorrow, looking at each other, both of them were a little embarrassed, or Shen Feng was thick-skinned, and grinned at her secretly, Xia Yanran couldn't help but show a hint of a smile.
All the talents here are vying to show their talents, but he is the only one sitting on the stone, and he is really a little indifferent to fame and fortune, thinking about the beauties and experiences he has, there is no need to prove anything, but the world needs him now.
When Xia Yanran saw him, she wanted to get close to him, wanted to hear a few words from his mouth, and forgot her previous unhappiness in her heart, so she wanted to get up and go to him, the two were secretly communicating with each other, and they didn't know that there was a third pair of eyes paying attention to them, Song Xingling suddenly said: "Yanran, come, I'll introduce you to someone." ”
Xia Yanran couldn't erase his request, so she had to agree, and at this time, Song Xingling walked beside a senior monk: "This is the master of Xuanzang in the Western Regions, the master has profound Buddhism, and his disciples are all over the world, and he enjoys a very high reputation in Dahua." ”
Xia Yanran bent down and saluted: "The little woman Xia Yanran has seen the master. ”
Shen Feng's ears were sharp, and when he heard that it was a monk from the Western Regions, he was immediately a little interested, the Western Regions has always been an extremely mysterious place, and there is a disappearing ancient kingdom in the Western Regions - Loulan.
In the official history, in the eastern part of the Tarim Basin, on the northwest edge of the Lop Nur depression, there is a desert area where wind and sand are raging. The ruins of Loulan City lie quietly in this dead world that is almost completely submerged by sand dunes. The thousand-year-old beacons, the strange Yadan landform, the overwhelming wind and sand, and the hidden Lop Nur are intertwined to form a mysterious and exotic western legend.
Loulan, the former green grass everywhere, people to weave the prosperity of the old city, after the 4th century AD, but suddenly mysteriously disappeared, leaving only the "city outline majestic, characters cut off" barren land and to be solved by future generations of mysteries, until later appeared in the world, but this era should not be Loulan.
But Song Xingling's next sentence confirmed his guess, Song Xingling said: "Yanran, this Xuanzang master ancestor lives in the ancient kingdom of Loulan, and it is also the place you yearn for the most, although the ancient kingdom of Loulan no longer exists, but the master has a notebook left by the ancestors, which records some ancient city scenery. ”
Xia Yanran was also interested for a while, and said in surprise: "Is there really such a thing?!"
Master Xuanzang looked like a monk, and his voice was low and vicissitudes: "Originally, the old man was going to disappear with the ancient city of Loulan, but the old man had a relationship with the Buddha since he was a child, and on the day the ancient city disappeared, the Buddha appeared to protect me, so the old man has survived to this day." ”
Xia Yanran said: "I have also heard of the master's reputation, I heard that the master is more than five hundred years old, and now the master has a ruddy face and a shining spirit, which is indeed as rumored." ”
What kind of master is this, he has lived for five hundred years, he is a lie at all, he has heard of thousands of years of corpses, and he has also heard that the bones of the high monk sitting on the incarnation are still there, but he has never heard that a person can live to be five hundred years old, looking at his age, the only question that Shen Feng is interested in is the reason for Loulan's disappearance.
Squeezed away a few people, stepped forward and said, "Hello master, my name is Shen Feng, since the master is from Guloulan, can you answer the mystery of the disappearance of the ancient country of Loulan for us." "In modern times, a large number of archaeologists in the world have come to investigate this secret, and most of them are biased towards climate and environmental theory, but since they have come to ancient times, they might as well listen to what the ancients said.
Xia Yanran smiled happily: "Yanran also had this question, but she was preempted by Shen Gongzi." ”
Master Xuanzang pinched the Buddha beads in his hand, and said with a slight smile: "The ancient city of Loulan was originally born with a palace and moved to the world, just because Princess Loulan provoked the wrath of the heavens, caused the heavens to punish and take back this beautiful city." ”
Now there is no problem, this so-called high monk is simply talking nonsense, Shen Feng has the slightest interest in listening, and originally thought that he could hear some eternal secrets.
Shen Feng was not interested, but a few people around him were fascinated by it, and they all believed it, Xia Yanran said first: "Dare to ask the master, why did Princess Loulan provoke the anger of the heavens?"
Master Xuanzang said: "The ancient city of Loulan has to sacrifice a princess of Loulan to the sky every twenty years, but the princess fled to the Central Plains without permission on the eve of the ceremony, and has since disappeared, which caused the ancient city of Loulan to disappear overnight. ”
Sacrifice to Princess Loulan, is there really such a ritual, Shen Feng was moved when he heard it, and remembered that in his previous life, the body of a Loulan woman was found in the ruins of Loulan, and the body and clothes were completely preserved for thousands of years, this news shocked the world at that time, and it was because of this that a large number of archaeologists from all over the world came to the Western Regions to investigate.
(A large chapter of more than 4,000 words, written here, everyone should guess what the last miracle of my three miracles is going to write, yes, I am cheap again, and I have to pick a difficult place to write, but there is still a period of time, during this time I will slowly collect archaeologists' research materials)