In the early morning of the eighth day of the sixth month, Guo stonemason led Sun Yiyi and his party to make a detour to the ancient city of Zhiyang before setting off.

The so-called Zhiyang, later generations called "Guchengwan Ancient City Ruins". Sun Yi had been here once, and at that time there were indeed only ruins left, and there was nothing but the address. According to local elders, when they were young, there were still several remnants of the ancient city, and later the road construction and excavation were all ruined.

The ancient city of Zhiyang in the fifth year of Chongzhen still has three earthen walls in the north, east and west, and the open city can be used as a temporary barracks. The east wall facing the Erli and a half river and the north wall facing Daqing Mountain are basically intact, and artillery and cannons can be erected on the wide two-zhang high city wall with a little trimming.

A group of local people are leveling the ground in the city in the cool morning. From afar, I saw a group of people gathered around and pointing. Guo Jiang stepped forward to inquire, and it turned out that some tiles had been dug up.

There are words on the tile. After Dahai washed it with water, it was found that it was Chinese characters such as "Heaven descends to Shan Yu", "Siyi surrenders", "Shan Yu and Qin", and "Long live Qianqiu". It can be inferred from the words "Shan Yu" and "Heqin" on the tiles that the age of these tiles should be the Han Dynasty.

Sun Yi couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the Great Wall of the Warring States Period, the Jiuyuan of the Qin Dynasty, and the Qiyang of the Han Dynasty, this barren outside the fortress turned out to be Qin bricks and Han tiles everywhere.

Zhu Junshi and Dahai soon argued.

Dahai said that "the sky descended to Shan Yu" means that Shan Yu fell from the sky, and Zhu Junshi said that "the sky descended to Shan Yu" means that the heavens subdued Shan Yu.

Zhu Junshi said: "Since these tiles have written the surrender of Siyi, how can they write a single Yu from the sky?" ”

Da Haidao: "In the Han Dynasty, the word "descending" had only one meaning, that is, landing. Since there are Chinese characters for Shan Yu descended from heaven on the tile, it shows that the Xiongnu Shan Yu of the Han Dynasty and the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty were on an equal footing. ”

Zhu Junshi shook his head again and again: "Impossible, impossible, Wei Qing, Huo Quai, and Fei General Li Guang of the Han Dynasty fought the Huns, how could it be possible to let Shan Yu and the Son of Heaven of the Han family sit on an equal footing?" ”

Dahai retorted: "If Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty really had to defeat the Xiongnu, why did Li Ling, the grandson of General Fei, surrender to the Xiongnu?" ”

Zhu Junshi asked rhetorically: "These tiles are all Chinese characters, and they must have been left by the soldiers and civilians of the Han Dynasty, how can they be praised by Shan Yu?" ”

For a while, neither of them could convince the other.

Qiqige suddenly burst out with a sentence: "Maybe these tiles were left by the Huns!" ”

"The Huns? Writing kanji? How can it be! Both of them felt unreasonable.

Qiqige asked rhetorically: "There can be countless Ming Dynasty craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, why can't the Huns invite Han craftsmen?" ”

After thinking about it, Kikige's words seemed to have a trace of truth.

After I answered the confession, most of the people who built temples and houses on the grassland were Han craftsmen; There are words on the tile "Shan Yu and Qin", which is naturally something after Wang Zhaojun of the Han Dynasty came out of the fortress, so a similar situation may occur on the grassland.

The story of Yu Heqin and the Xiongnu returning to Han took place in the Jiuyuan area. If these tiles were fired by Han craftsmen for the Xiongnu at that time, it would be reasonable to sing the praises of Shan Yu.

Qiqige muttered in a low voice: "Your man's hero is either Wei Qinghuo Quai, or Genghis Khan Kublai Khan, I think they are actually not as good as Wang Zhaojun and the Three Ladies!" ”

Wang Zhaojun and Sanniangzi, one is a Han girl and the other is a Mongolian, each of them brought decades of peace to the grassland, and their reputation among the grassland people is extremely high.

Whether it is right or wrong, Kikige can come to such a conclusion, which means that Kikige is beginning to think for himself. Sun Yi hurriedly smiled and encouraged his little wife: "Yes! You see, Wei Qinghuo went to the sick, Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan alone only had one mausoleum at most, and Wang Zhaojun alone had so many mausoleums on the grassland. ”

Da Hai was thoughtful, and didn't care about Sun Yi's words. He kept looking at the remaining tiles and bricks, and said, "If this is the case, there may be Xiongnu characters here!" ”

Zhu Junshi said curiously: "Could it be that Dr. Dahai knows the Xiongnu script?" ”

Dahai replied: "The Xiongnu language and the Donghu language are in the same line, and I have always wanted to study the Xiongnu language, but I have no chance to encounter Xiongnu characters. ”

Sun Yi's heart moved, "Dr. Dahai, there are tens of thousands of petroglyphs of nomadic tribes in ancient times in Yangshan and Yinshan, and there may be Xiongnu characters. ”

These petroglyphs mentioned by Sun Yi were collectively referred to as "Yinshan petroglyphs" in later generations, which refer to the stone carvings distributed on the cliffs and cliffs of the Yinshan Mountains. The chronology of these moments covers the Late Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Western Xia Period, Mengyuan Period, and Ming and Qing Dynasties. The content includes people, animals, gods, symbols, celestial bodies, hunting, chariot riding, dance, and the clear text is Turkic, Uighur, Tangut, and Mongolian, which is a valuable material for exploring the ancient northern nomads.

The earliest record of "Yinshan petroglyphs" appears in the "Notes on the Book of Water" of Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty: "The river water is also northeast of the stone cliff and the west of the mountain, to the north of the land for 500 miles, on the mountain and rock, there is naturally a text, like the shape of a tiger and a horse, it is like a picture, so it is also called the painting of the stone mountain." ”

In the centuries that followed, however, no one cared about these things. It was not until the 30s of the 20th century that the scientific expedition team rediscovered the Yinshan rock paintings, which were known as "the memories of human childhood".

Dahai was so excited that his hands couldn't help shaking, "Your Majesty, is this true?" Are there really tens of thousands of petroglyphs of ancient nomadic tribes in the mountains? ”

Sun Yi nodded with certainty. In later generations, he visited several Yinshan petroglyphs, and his mobile phone had a map of the location of the petroglyphs found in later generations. Moreover, in later generations, many petroglyphs were submerged when the reservoir was built, and this time when he returned to the Ming Dynasty and waited for Sun Yi to take a good look.

Seeing that the sea was so excited, Sun Yi couldn't help but say: "Dr. Dahai, someone in Manchukuo wants to put you to death, so it's better for you to stay and concentrate on studying these ancient rock art characters and your Donghu theory, and leave a true history for future generations." ”

Dahai was clearly struggling internally.

After a few moments, Dahai made a difficult decision: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. Since Dahai's surname is Aixin Jueluo, he must first think about the Aixin Jueluo family. If I am lucky enough not to die this time, I will definitely return to Jiuyuan to concentrate on my studies. ”

Sun Yi had no choice but to bless Dahai. There is a saying in later generations, "Science has no borders, scientists have nationality", which refers to Dahai passers-by.

Sun Yixian instructed Guo Jiang: "Put away these tiles properly, and in the future, we will build a special museum in Jiuyuan to gather these ancient cultural relics for research and exhibition." ”

Sun turned to Dahai again and again: "On the day that the doctor returned safely, I also asked the doctor not to shirk and serve as the supervisor of this matter." ”

At that moment, Sun Yiyi and his entourage bid farewell to Zhiyang City and galloped all the way to the east to Dabansheng.

The further east you go, the more densely populated.

Rivers continue to emerge from small valleys, and villages of all sizes are scattered along the rivers at the foot of the green mountains. The names of the villages are varied: Rooster Bansheng, Liangjia Bansheng, Heima Bansheng, Lijia Bansheng, Goumen Bansheng, Goumen Bansheng, Goumen Bansheng......

At noon, Sun Yi arrived at the fourth ditch door plate sheng. The name of the river in this ravine is "Shuijian", so the full name of this Bansheng is "Shuijian Gougou Door Bansheng".

Shuijian Goumen Bansheng is located in the middle of Erli and a half and Dabansheng City, and the coalition army used this place as a post for messengers to and from Jiuyuan and Dabansheng City to rest and change horses.

Sun Yiyi and his entourage also chose to rest here.

Turning over and dismounting, Wang Stuffy's legs could no longer be brought together. As soon as the stuffy ass sat on the ground, he immediately howled and changed to prone down.

The third battalion had already arrived at Shuijian Ditch early and was taking a lunch break at the moment. Li Guang, the commander of the third battalion, kicked the stuffy ass with a grin, and immediately ran to Sun Yi's side to "report the military situation":

The Bansheng Inner Mongolia Han population along the way is mixed, and the Han people are the majority. The Mongols are mostly scattered and nomadic in the steppes. Although some of the population has moved to Jiuyuan and Wolf Mountain, most of the people still choose to stay and wait and see. In the past two days, news of the massacre of surrendered people in Manchukuo began to circulate on the grasslands, and more and more people planned to move westward.

The morale of the third battalion was acceptable for the first march of such a long distance, but it was obvious that many of the soldiers were physically exhausted. Sun Yi instructed the third battalion not to rush to Dabansheng today, and to camp early to rest when the weather is cool, and then walk a little more tomorrow morning, so that the soldiers can slowly adapt to the rhythm of the march.

Li Guang reported that a major obstacle to the long-distance march of the third battalion was the lack of a suitable backpack. When the soldiers set out, they came up with various ways to carry supplies, but after the long journey, all kinds of unsatisfactory things began to appear.

Li Guang suggested that the three battalions should be uniformly equipped with a field backpack similar to Sun Yi. Sun Yi readily agreed, and when he got to the big board, he copied his own mountaineering bag.

Sun Yi left Zhu Junshi and Dahai and arranged for them to accompany the three battalions in a carriage. He himself and Kikige and Wang Stuffy took a short rest, and after avoiding the heat of noon, he led the horse team all the way east, and reached Dabansheng in the evening.

The reason why Dabansheng is called "Dabansheng" is because of its large scale.

There is a small stream ditch that originates from the green mountains in the east and west of the big bansheng, one is called Qingshui ditch and the other is called sweet water ditch. Villages and bazaars converge between two ditches, and at the heart of it is a small town.

The town is an irregular square city, about 500 feet long on each side. The city wall is an earthen wall, covered with stones, more than one zhang high, and there are corner towers built at the four corners.

In the center of the south wall is the main gate, a two-storey three-eaves city tower is built, and there are three Chinese characters written on it: "Taihe Gate".

The stone plaque on the Taihe Gate is inscribed in Chinese characters:

"The Empress Yuan enshrined the Shunyi Wang, I replied, the grandson of Sun Qinsheng, the dragon and the tiger general, Tianchengtai, Ji's wife, Qiqing, righteousness, good Wulan, Yanji, vows, pious piety, worship Lai, Sanbao, choose auspicious land, Fengshan, Qigai, Lingjue Temple, Taihemen, less than one month, the success of the circle, prepare divine power to help you, and the non-human do"

"The emperor is consolidated, and the emperor is Xianning"

"All people are happy, the four seas are clarified"

"Daming Jin Guo Bingwu Year Wuxu Yue Ji Si Ri Geng Wu Wu

This small city was the capital of Altan Khan at the earliest, and was named "Fuhua City" in the Ming Dynasty. After Altan Khan moved to Kuku and Tun, Fuhua City was gradually transformed into a temple, and the Ming Dynasty gave it the name "Lingjue Temple", and the common people called it "Meidai Zhao".

It was getting late, and the city gate was closed, and there were monks patrolling the city walls.

Because they were concerned about Mo Rigen's condition, Sun Yi and Qi Qige led a team of horses from Mei Dai Zhao to roar past and go straight to Mo Rigen's residence.