I turned my head faintly and looked around at the square in front of the Mogao Grottoes.

With the implementation of the national Belt and Road policy, Dunhuang and Mogao Grottoes have attracted more and more attention from tourists and businessmen, and there is an endless stream of people who come here to visit, at least ten times more than three years ago, which has injected an incomparably huge impetus into the local economic development of Dunhuang.

At this moment, more than a dozen tourist buses parked on the square are hung with the sign of "The Belt and Road Business Visiting Group", and the colorful flags around the square are also full of distinctive slogans such as "The Belt and Road, benefiting the country and the people, developing Dunhuang, and merit in the future".

The increase in tourists is an honor for the ancient Mogao Grottoes, but it also brings incalculable damage. Even one in 10,000 visitors will damage the mural or carving without realizing it, and it will never be repaired.

The rebound pipa dancing queen is one of the most famous murals in the Mogao Grottoes, and it is conceivable that one day in the future, this mural will also be destroyed due to human influence, leaving only countless copies for future generations.

"Maybe by then, what I'm looking for won't be found." Every time I think about it, I don't move on the surface, but my heart is on fire. In that case, I lost my career on Hong Kong Island, and I had nothing to gain in Dunhuang, so how should I continue my life.

"Miss, I am a professional tour guide, compared to the explanations of the painters, what I say can truly reflect the whole picture of the Mogao Grottoes. Moreover, I have been a tour guide in Dunhuang for 15 years, my grandfather and my father are tour guides, and before the liberation, they often worked as tour guides for big warlords and foreign cultural relics dealers, and they know a lot of secrets of the Mogao Grottoes.......

The local tour guides in Dunhuang are all excellent people and are well versed in the truth that "Hong Kong tourists are rich and generous". Therefore, he did not hesitate to say that he would listen to the story of Gu Allure.

Gu Tingcheng frowned slightly: "There are many stories about Mogao Grottoes, and more than ninety percent of them have been compiled into folk tales and included in local chronicles, which can be read from books and on the Internet. ”

This is the truth, the Gansu Provincial Government, the Dunhuang Municipal Government for the cultural development of the Mogao Grottoes began in the 80s of the world, the "Mogao Grottoes Folklore" alone this kind of books have been published 25 kinds, whether there is a shadow or no shadow, ancestral or apocryphal, all of them are wantonly collected and arranged.

It can be said that it is impossible to find a legend of the Mogao Grottoes that the literati did not touch, one grass and one tree, one flower and one stone, one painting and one person, one cave and one corridor...... It's all written. Just last year, news spread in the media that an online writer had examined every character in "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" and wrote a million-word masterpiece, which was very bluffing. Immediately, an online writer flew to the Mogao Grottoes to identify all the caves, all the murals, and all the characters, derive stories, and write a million-word "The Faces of All Beings in the Mogao Grottoes".

In my opinion, this is all grandstanding, and it is not enough.

Just like the middle-aged male tour guide in front of him, he pretended to be amazing, and the drunkard's intention was not to drink, but to the red banknotes in Gu Qingcheng's wallet.

"You listen to me first, and then make a judgment - Mogao Grottoes can go around in circles, have you heard this story?" The tour guide was in a hurry, and the volume unconsciously increased.

"Huh." Gu Qingcheng didn't understand this sentence too much, so he could only smile.

"At a certain right moment, the Mogao Grottoes will rotate 180 degrees, with the face facing backwards and the back facing forward. My grandfather saw it with his own eyes, and it was true, and when he was dying, he wrote a will, asking my father to fulfill his last wish and enter the Mogao Grottoes. There are endless treasures there, all of which are priceless, and the legendary 'Golden Mountain and Silver Sea Jade Palace' on the Great Gobi Desert is there. The tour guide was afraid that he would not be able to catch a big fish like Gu Tingcheng, so he said so much in one breath.

There are several tourists outside the cave, all of whom belong to the "Belt and Road Visiting Group" led by this person.

The tour guide lowered his voice, and while handing the business card to Gu Tingcheng, he added: "If you want to know the news of the 'Jinshan Yinhai Jade Palace', and want to know the inside story of the Mogao Grottoes flipping yin and yang, call me." My hourly wage is 300 RMB, plus 3,000 yuan for carriage and 3,000 for tea. The price is fair, Tong Suo is not bullied, welcome to call my phone at any time, 24 hours without turning off. ”

Although he had a lot of business cards in his hand, he only gave Gu Qingcheng one, which automatically ignored me.

"Lu Zhongguo? Mr. Lil. Gu Tingcheng glanced at the business card and read the name of "Lu Zhongguo", which was obviously read to me.

The surname law is not common, as far as I know, the surname of law here in Dunhuang are all descendants of the Liao people in the past, derived from the compound surname "Yelu".

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Northwest Liao State was very prosperous, and if it were not for the Northern Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, the Liao State would still be the hegemon of the north, which had a decisive impact on the Asian situation at that time.

"Yes, Lu Zhongguo, that's me." The tour guide said with a grin.

Yelu was the surname of the Khitan State at that time, and this person was called "Zhongguo", which seemed to serve the People's Republic of China on the surface, but in fact, when his elders named him, he may not have thought about the revival of the Great Liao, the equal division of the world, the loyalty to serve the country, and the possibility of Yelu Zhongxing.

"Mr. Li, there is a saying, don't blame me for being disrespectful." Gu Tingcheng said.

Lu Zhongguo nodded again and again: "Please speak, please speak, please speak, I must know everything, and I will say everything." ”

Gu Tingcheng didn't groan at all, and said straight to the point: "Mr. Lu, what you just talked about is no longer a folklore, but a pure fabrication that is not based on facts. We all know that the Mogao Grottoes were built attached to Mingsha Mountain, and the geotechnical construction technology at that time was very backward, and it was impossible to make bearings that could carry thousands of tons. ”

At this moment, we are under the Mogao Grottoes, if it is really as Lu Zhongguo said, the Mogao Grottoes can be rotated 180 degrees, we have become facing the Mingsha Mountain and facing the square, completely swept into the Mogao Grottoes, as if entering a huge revolving door.

This argument is extremely absurd, as Gu Tingcheng said, the civil engineering technology of the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties was very backward, and it is impossible for such advanced construction technology to appear.

The profession of tour guide is very peculiar, and it is completely by playing tricks to make money, so those who have been in the industry for several years or more than ten years have unknowingly become "human spirits", accustomed to observing words and feelings, starting with some unbelievable events, quietly hanging the curiosity of tourists, and then taking the opportunity to make money.

As I expected, when seven or eight tourists came around, Lu Zhongguo suddenly raised his voice and snorted on his back: "What I say will naturally be responsible, it can't be fake, and it can't be fake." Listen to the rest of the story, and break it down below. Everyone hurry up to visit, our itinerary today is more intense, after seeing the Mogao Grottoes, there are several places waiting to go! ”

It seems that Gu Qingcheng should be an extremely smart person, and he is very aware of the tour guide's tricks to get away with it.

"Mr. Li, don't talk foolish in front of people who understand, if what you say is really interesting, I am willing to pay intellectual property fees." Gu Tingcheng said with a smile.

Lu Zhongguo glanced at me, and pretended to lower his voice mysteriously: "Wait a while, say it in the car, don't let irrelevant people listen." ”

I smiled indifferently and took a big step back to show that I wasn't interested in what he called "Mogao Grottoes rotate one hundred and eighty degrees."

The existence of the Mogao Grottoes has made the Dunhuang Gobi Desert famous all over the world, like a cultural pearl in western China, shining and enduring for centuries. Because of this, there are too many mysterious legends around it, such as the "Golden Mountain and Silver Sea Jade Palace" just mentioned by Lu Zhongguo.

According to reliable sources, at some point in history, the financial resources of the Central Plains reached a peak, whether it was gold and silver cast Buddha statues and artifacts, or jewelry inlaid handicrafts, all of which had heirloom value, and to this day, each piece is worth a fortune. At that time, there was a Ming monarch, with the help of the geniuses of the two great avenues, who predicted the dark moment of the turmoil in the world in advance, so he built a "Golden Mountain and Silver Sea Jade Palace" on the Gobi Desert far away from Beijing, and stored the treasures in the treasury here one after another. During the dynasty, the trade between the East and the West was closely connected through the ancient Silk Road, and the treasure house was built at the starting point of the Silk Road, which actually represented the subconscious psychology of the emperor to "avoid disasters and flee".

Those who know a little bit about history know that at the end of the dynasty, the empress usurped the throne, the sun and the moon rose into the sky, the country fell into a state of chaos, there were several military rebellions in the capital, and the royal palace changed hands repeatedly. As a result, the insiders of the "Jinshan Yinhai Jade Palace" died and fled, and the treasure map was also lost in the chaos. After the change of dynasty, the emperor also ordered to track down the news of the treasure house, but it was finally dismissed.

When he was on Hong Kong Island, Lei Dongtian had a good relationship with the Asian tomb robbery syndicate, and the house was full of high-ranking friends, and from time to time there were brokers from the tomb robbery syndicate. So, most of the underground news will reach his ears.

With the long-standing reputation of Perak Hall, Lei Dongtian's wealth and power have reached a high position, but people's greedy nature dictates that whenever he mentions the "Golden Mountain and Silver Sea Jade Palace", he still shows a sense of amazement, and he wants to keep it for himself.

In my eyes, Lei Dongtian is a hero, just like Cao Mengde, the king of Wei in the Three Kingdoms, with its advantages and shortcomings that cannot be whitewashed.

People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves. If a Jianghu person demands himself according to the standards of a righteous man and a gentleman, he will definitely not die well. In this sense, Lei Dongtian is a true gentleman with shortcomings and a real villain with advantages.

The Asian Tomb Robbery Group is convinced that there is indeed such a "Jinshan Yinhai Jade Palace" in Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and even in the southwest Tibet and northwest Xinjiang, but it is too old and there are too many false news, so it is impossible to determine its final whereabouts.

The tour guide's words were very light, as if he had mastered the whereabouts of the treasure vault. In fact, everything is just a sensational old routine, all the tour guides on the Dunhuang tour line will use it, I really hear too much.

"So, since Miss Ming is fine, don't leave it at that." I nodded to Gu Tingcheng.

Gu Tingcheng also nodded: "Okay, Mr. Long, our Hong Kong Belt and Road tour group will be in Dunhuang for a few days, and I hope to have the opportunity to invite you to dinner to thank you for your help today." ”

Under the sun, her smile is as bright as a flower, which is even more impressive. Especially her eyes, black and white, with a clear light, made me feel excited.

Among the girls I have seen, Meng Qiao's appearance is already very good, but compared to Gu Qingcheng, it is overshadowed.

"You're welcome, goodbye." I turned around and prepared to go back to the cave.

"I've been to this place, I've been there, I've been to this place—" Miss Ming suddenly cried out.

Her spirit had recovered, but she seemed to be overly "mental", almost out of control. At this moment, she grabbed Gu Qingcheng's arm hard and pointed to our upper right.