Chapter 198: Manyo Collection

(Continue to thank the book friends who have been unremittingly supporting me when they are free to update this book, thank you for your collection and recommended votes, no matter how long it hasn't been updated, I won't write it down, because the outline is in hand, and I have it in the world.) I'll definitely code words when I'm free.,If you're too busy at work, you'll have to wait a few more days to update.,I hope you understand.。 )

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"What? Dean Kato, are you serious? Looking at the sunset in the west, we were a little tired, and when we heard Kato Taka say in a firm tone that Xu Fu's tomb was in the sea, we were all in high spirits.

"That's nature, who am I? I'm the greatest scientist in the world today! Taka Kato raised his head and paced back and forth like a proud rooster.

"Dean Kato, you're not joking, are you? Do you also know the art of dividing gold and fixing acupoints? The stallion was the first to speak.

"Ignorance! Take a closer look at the stone pavement beneath your feet! "Kato Taka angrily scolds the big stallion.

"Stone road?" Only then did I realize that after stepping out of the "dead end" range marked by Fusang Wen, there seemed to be some differences in the color of the stone slabs used to pave the road under my feet, the color here is a little darker, and the night crying fishing village has been abandoned for many years, and the stone slabs have long been covered by sand, and they have not been found for a while.

"It seems to have words written on it? Some of them still feel like Chinese characters, but why can't they read it? The three of them also found out and discussed it.

"This is the ancient Fuso script, at that time Fuso had not yet created the 'kana script', although it was also written in kanji, but it was only used as a phonetic symbol, if you understand it from the literal meaning, it is incomprehensible, Dean Kato, if I am not mistaken, it should be written on the "Manyoshu"? But I only saw it once in a literature when I was in college, and if I wanted to interpret it, it would never work, and I couldn't understand it at all. I quickly cleared out a stone slab and looked at it carefully.

But I really don't understand what this book of ancient Fusang poetry has to do with the tomb of Xu Fu.

The Manyoshu is the earliest collection of poetry in Fuso, which is equivalent to the Chinese Book of Songs. The collection of works from the 4th century to the middle of the 8th century AD, the content form is mainly long and short waka, the date of writing and the editor, there have been different opinions, but most of the works are from the Nara period (710~794 AD). (That's right, it's the "Manyoshu" that quotes ancient texts in "The Garden of Words" and "Your Name")

"Isn't it okay to buy a translated copy of the comparison?,It's really not okay to check it on the Internet.,Alas,It seems that we don't have time to buy it now.,There's no network signal here.,But Dean Kato must be able to interpret it, right? But it's all poetry, what does it have to do with the entrance to the tomb? The stallion asked, scratching his head.

"Hmm, Ouyang, Xiaoma, what you said is right, this is engraved with "Wanye Collection", I can naturally read it, poetry and ancient tombs really have nothing to do with it, I originally thought so, but the scientific spirit of insisting on exploration and research spurred me to quickly browse through the text of this piece, and sure enough, I found a clue!" Takashi Kato said excitedly.

"Mr. Kato, tell us about it, what is the clue?" The three of them asked with curiosity.

"Changzui-san, the words engraved on the stone slab where you are standing are not the content of the "Ten Thousand Leaves Collection", you can't read these words, of course you can't understand the truth, even in today's world, there are very few people who can read these ancient Fusang texts." Takashi Kato said proudly.

"Isn't it from Manyoshu? What is that? I asked.

"To be precise, this slate is composed of two parts, the upper part is to tell the story of Urashima Taro, this is a legend included in the "Manyoshu", but it says that the story of Urashima Taro originated in the night cry fishing village, which is not mentioned in the "Manyoshu", this is not important, the important thing is the second half, this is a legend that is more prevalent here, and it is related to Xu Fu, a priest of the Qin Dynasty." Takashi Kato said.

Urashima Taro is one of the legendary three taro (Kintaro, Urashima Taro, Momotaro) in the ancient myths and stories of Fuso, originally a fisherman by the sea, because he saved the turtle in the Dragon Palace, he was brought to the Dragon Palace, and was treated by the Dragon Maiden. After living in Ryugu for three years, Taro Urashima decided to flash because he missed his relatives and friends in the fishing village. At the time of parting, the dragon girl gave him a jade box and warned Urashima Taro not to open it, after Taro returned home, seven hundred years had passed (he didn't know), and he found that the people he knew were gone, so he opened the jade box that kept his youth (he didn't know, and the dragon girl didn't tell him beforehand, so I think the dragon girl was very pitted), and the white smoke that spewed out of the box made Urashima Taro turn into an old man.

The story of Taro Urashima is somewhat similar to the Chinese "The Legend of Liu Yi", except that Liu Yi and the Dragon Maiden end up living happily together.

"Could it be that the mystery of the ancient tomb was solved by Dean Kato like this? Haha, there is no suspense in getting back the right to speak now! The stallion barked happily, interrupting my habitual divergent thinking.

As soon as I heard Takashi Kato say that the content on the slate was related to Xu Fu, I couldn't help but get excited.

"Xiaoma, jumping to conclusions is a taboo in scientific research, don't be happy too early. The content of the second half of this stone slab says that about 2,200 years ago, a man named Xu Fu led three thousand boys and girls to land on a nearby beach, and passed on the knowledge of planting, fishing and hunting and medicine to the ancients in the Yayoi period. Takashi Kato said to me after carefully reading the handwriting on the slate.

"Boss Ouyang, let's just do these rough jobs." Long beaks, big ears and sand pewirns were the fastest way to clean up the millennia of sand and bird droppings that had clinged to the rocks before I could do it.

With the clean-up of Changzui and others, the words "Fangshi Xu Fu landed at the site, the East Pole, the land of the East Crossing" gradually appeared in front of our eyes, all of which were written in Chinese characters, and the Yan Kai inscription that prevailed in the Tang Dynasty was used, so we can also understand the meaning of these words without Kato Ying translating, that is, Xu Fu Dongdu, in the extreme east, that is, this fishing village, once landed here!

"Haha, great, Dean Kato really has a treasure in the family, alas, it's not good at all, it looks like Xu Fu's ancient tomb is near here, although it is a good thing, but in this way, the Yue family's inverted fighting power is basically nine out of ten." The stallion said with mixed feelings.

"Young Master Ouyang, where are you? It's getting dark, so come back and rest. "The walkie-talkie on the stallion rang, and Lao Zhou was calling us.

"Okay, big stallion, you don't have to worry too much, how can Xu Fu be comparable to ordinary princes? I'm confident I'll find the entrance before they do. I said calmly.

When Haruaki Abe talked to me alone, he once said: The ancient tomb of the monarch should not have appeared in this world. How could the entrance to Xu Fu's ancient tomb be so easy to find? So I have the confidence to say this.

"Well, what Ouyang said is right, I haven't personally investigated the actual situation, and it is not known who killed the deer in the end, let's go back." Takashi Kato said.

"Roger, we're at the top of the mountain, let's go back." I picked up the walkie-talkie and replied to Lao Zhou.

"Okay, I'm going to start the inverted bucket plan tomorrow!" The three of them cheered and followed us back to the boathouse.

I squinted my eyes and looked back at the isolated rock monument on the top of the mountain, the entrance to Xu Fu's tomb, can I really find it when I reach the muddy reef and tidal flats?