The sun is strong in the desert, in order to prevent burns, everyone put on a headscarf and goggles, especially a few girls, afraid of being tanned, but also covered tightly, now the sun has set, only to untie the headscarf, revealing the mouth and nose to breathe.

The old camel whistled and commanded the camel to speed up and trot, and the herd followed the camel to speed up.

Seeing this, the leopard asked loudly, "Old camel, why are you running so fast?" Now that the sun is also setting, don't stop to eat something before leaving? ”

The old camel replied, "Young man, this is not a tour, things are not tasty now, Allah willing!" While the wind is still not blowing, we will walk a few hours ahead of us with a poplar forest, where we can rest for the night and have something to eat. ”

When the leopard heard this, it was not easy to say any more, and sat on the camel with a sad face and followed the procession.

Hai Ruyu smiled quietly and asked Li Qingcang in a low voice: "Are you hungry?" I've got something to eat here. Saying that, she took out a pack of biscuits from the backpack she carried with her and handed it to him, the girl was careful, and she had already done her homework at her father's place before she came out, knowing that she couldn't eat normally in the desert, so she brought some biscuits on her body for emergency.

Li Qingcang shook his head and signaled no, and said to her: "Xiao Yu'er, if you want to be hungry, you can eat first, I'm not hungry yet." ”

Seeing that he didn't eat, Hai Ruyu put away the biscuits and said, "If you don't eat it, I won't eat it, anyway, I'm not hungry now." The two looked at each other and smiled sweetly, warm and infinite.

Night is gradually falling, and in this great desert far from the hustle and bustle, the sky is exceptionally clear, the stars are shining brightly, and the bright moon is hanging high.

A touch of cold moonlight sprinkled down, shining on this long camel caravan, the long shadow dragged on the sand, it seemed lonely and lonely in this desert, and it was a scene compared to the day.

After walking for about two hours, there was a huge black shadow as far as the eye could see, lying on the sand like a giant beast without moving, everyone walked in and saw that it was indeed a forest, but there was no water source nearby, and I don't know how these trees survived and grew here?

The forest is not dense and the trees are sparsely spaced. The old camel entered first, and when he came to the open area of the woods, he suddenly stopped, and looked carefully at the ashes of a bonfire in the open field with a flashlight, and some garbage such as tin cans, wine bottles, and cigarette butts were thrown on the side of the fire. Looks like someone stayed here not so long ago.

The old camel picked up the empty cans and wine bottles, and saw that the labels on them were still in foreign language, and he couldn't understand them, so he handed them to Director Wang. Although Curator Wang is proficient in Western Xia characters, he is a layman in foreign languages, and he can't recognize the font on it after reading it for a long time, so he has to scratch his head and look at everyone for help.

Seeing this, Hai Ruyu took the canned box and wine bottle, looked at it for a while, and said: "This can is the American military canned "Spam", and the wine is "bourbon", it seems that some Americans have stayed here." ”

At this time, squad leader Zhang also held a few cigarette butts and said: "It is estimated that there are still Chinese, you look at this cigarette holder, Lanzhou brand." ”

Director Wang exchanged glances with the two professors, Hai and Xu, and said a little worriedly: "I don't know what this group of people is doing, the canned foreign military food they eat, the Chinese cigarettes they smoke, it's not sure that it's still a multinational force, and it's not necessarily a good thing to have such a group of people in the depths of this inaccessible desert." ”

Seeing that several professors were worried, Class Leader Zhang patted the rifle in his hand and said loudly: "Regardless of whether it is good or bad, please rest assured that we will definitely protect you if we are here!" Ni Weidong and Xia Zhian also nodded again and again, straightening their backs and looking like soldiers who are not me.

When you think about it, there are these heavily armed PLA troops, and there is nothing to worry about, after all, this is still the world of the Communist Party, and there is no way to go in chaos.

Then they all relaxed, and the old camel commanded all the camels to lie down in a circle in the open area, forming a windshield wall, allowing everyone to rest in the circle, and then unloading the salt and bean cake and starting to feed the camels.

The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is huge, and now it is late autumn, and when I stop, I only feel that the cold is pressing, and the big guys are busy looking for a place to rest. Xiao Meng and Leopard, the two lazy ghosts, were originally paralyzed on the ground like dead corpses, and they were kicked by Li Qingcang alone, only to realize that they were still under the guise of survival experts and feng shui masters.

Hurriedly climbed into the forest to get some dry sand and artemisia and branches, picked them up and lit them with solid fuel, built a bonfire to warm and light, and then went to the backpack to find canned food and liquor, carried bags of water, and began to distribute them to everyone.

Everyone has been running in the desert until now, and they are already hungry, and they have begun to eat and drink.

Seeing that some people only eat canned food and don't drink alcohol, Director Wang said: "Everyone drink some liquor, it is cold at night in the desert, drink some wine to drive away the cold, and sleep more fragrantly." ”

Those who didn't drink drank a few sips. When several girls heard him say this, they also frowned and took two sips, although they were washed away by the spicy taste of white wine, but they were really refreshed and tired, and they were feverish.

But the old camel did not come to drink, but spread out a blanket on the ground, and began to pray to the east, lying on the blanket and chanting the words, looking very humble.

The leopard just wanted to call him over for a two-sip of wine to relieve his fatigue, but Director Wang stopped him and said, "The old camel is a Muslim, he doesn't drink alcohol, and he doesn't eat our food, he is praying now, leave him alone, in the desert, this old guy will take care of himself more than anyone else." ”

The leopard was curious and asked Director Wang. How can there be a forest in this desert, I don't see any water, how can this tree survive?

Curator Wang smiled and told the leopard that the Tengger Desert is the desert with the least shortage of water, and it rains frequently, and the low-lying part of the forest is a salt water lake when it rains, and the sun is exposed and evaporated, so there are many oases in this desert, as long as you don't get lost, the water source problem is not difficult to solve. The leopard suddenly realized

After everyone ate and drank for a while, Curator Wang took out a photocopy of the map, on which the Tangut script had been translated in Chinese characters, and called Professor Hai, Professor Xu, Li Qingcang and the old camel over, and gathered in a pile to discuss where the places on the map were. The old camel looked at the map and said, "What kind of map is this?" Why don't I know any of the place names on it? ”

Curator Wang patted his head and said, "How can I show this picture to this old fox for you, come and change it." ”

Then he took out a map of his current one. The above has been marked against the ancient map, and the place to go is in a desert in the Ejina Banner of Inner Mongolia, which is now Heishui City, and the Chinese characters marked in the ancient map read: "Black Mountain Weifu Sizhi Office".

The old camel looked at it for a while before saying, "According to the place where the symbols are drawn on it, if Allah takes care of us without any accidents, we should be able to reach this place in a week, but this map is so rough that any error is a few days away, I can't guarantee it, anyway, it is probably a road of so many times!" ”。

Hearing the old camel say this, everyone settled down, and began to discuss these riddled poems.

Director Wang said: "I think these words should indicate the location of the tomb, the Xixia Dynasty also absorbed a lot of Han culture, the understanding and use of gossip, astrology and other things will not be too bad, like the Helan Mountain King Mausoleum, the whole built eight tombs of the emperors of the Western Xia Dynasty, the eight royal tombs correspond to the position of the stars in the sky, and the overall layout of their mausoleums is to adopt the special way of the ancient Chinese Nine Palace Bagua to layout.

"My personal meaning is 'Tiger hidden in the gossip' means that when it comes to the place, it is estimated that there will be something like a gossip array to cover up the location of the tomb, as for 'Tiger Hide', it is probably the name of the tomb owner or the name of the tomb." The sentence "Shen Hengdou turns to the sky" is easy to understand: it should refer to the time when the Beidou turns, the stars hit horizontally, and the sky is about to dawn. 'The Mystery of the Moon Hidden Door' is a bit difficult, but I haven't figured out what it means? The ancients also called the Big Dipper together as 'Kui Dipper'. And 'Kuixing' was also called 'Wenqu Xing' in ancient times! This sentence can be understood as Wenqu Xing sheltering the descendants of the owner of the tomb for a hundred generations of prosperity.

"If this tomb belongs to the Yeli family. Maybe it's the tomb of Nori Renei! Yeli Renrong's generation is a generation of scholars, who created the Tangut script and is proficient in Sinology. If he says that he is a literary and opera star, it is reasonable. ”

Professor Xu interjected: "Didn't you say that the important ministers of the Western Xia Dynasty were buried near the royal tomb, Yeli Renrong was the founding minister, and was posthumously named the 'King of Guanghui' by Li Yuanhao's son Renzong, he should also be buried there!" ”

Curator Wang argued: "The theft of the tombs of the Western Xia kings is serious, and now even a few royal tombs have not determined the identity of the tomb owners, let alone the tombs of other civil and military officials, as long as they are not determined, my inference is possible." ”

Professor Hai also nodded in agreement and said, "I agree with Lao Wang's opinion, make bold assumptions, and carefully verify, and now I have not determined where Yeli Renrong's tomb is." The excavation work in Minning Village lasted for nearly two years, and no definite conclusions were reached. ”

Director Wang continued: "I don't understand this 'Yuezang Shengmen Xuanji', I don't know what your opinions are, put it forward for everyone to discuss?" ”

Professor Hai said: "I think this third verse refers to the specific location of the tomb, probably the location of the Bagua Shengmen, what is the entrance mechanism, as for why it is said that 'Yuezang Shengmen Xuanji Xian' is not Yuezhaoshengmen, Yueyingshengmen or something, that can only be understood when you get to the place." In the fourth sentence, I think the focus is on the first four words, 'burly according to me', which should refer to the specific direction, facing the direction of the Big Dipper.

"After all, this poetry fan refers to the place and time, and 'Baishixing' is just a wish, which has little to do with the location of the tomb. The first sentence refers to the approximate place, the second refers to the time, the third refers to the specific location, and the fourth refers to the specific direction. But that's just my guess, and the actual situation will not be known until the place is located. As long as Yeli Renrong absorbs Confucian culture, then his tomb must be inseparable from the nine palace gossip and the five elements of the stars. Xiao Li just happens to know this 'stargazing and acupoint' technique, with this information to refer to, I think there is no suspense in our mission this time, and it will be successful! ”

Professor Hai also admired Li Qingcang very much, and during the discussion, he quietly praised his future son-in-law, and also boosted everyone's morale.

Professor Xu also agreed with Professor Hai's opinion. Director Wang also felt that it was more reasonable when he heard it, and several old professors exchanged views with each other, and after the discussion.

After laying out the marching blankets around the fire, they all got into their sleeping bags and began to rest. After squad leader Zhang and the two soldiers arranged the time period for standing guard, they went to the circle surrounded by camels and began to stand guard for everyone.

The cold moonlight shone into the forest, reflecting the white of the sand, and after a day's trek, everyone was exhausted and fell asleep.