After the word "change", Wen Mushan did not write about the archaeological situation for several pages, and most of his energy was spent on researching logistics supplies. For example, how much water and food are left, can you apply for a budget, and then give everyone a bonus, etc.

Numbers and calculations began to appear in the notes, and we couldn't guess the meaning behind them at first glance, but it goes without saying that there was already an undercurrent in the archaeological team.

Because later, the ten people hired began to grind foreign workers, and only he and Fei Tang did the work.

Sometimes, he would complain late at night, but in the end he was always able to understand them.

"The conditions are difficult and the supplies are scarce. Only me and the tip were busy with a few workers, and most of the others didn't work...... Thinking alone in the middle of the night, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, human nature dictates. Those who forget themselves and seek the truth are only 12 out of 10,000 people......"

More often than not, though, he focuses on academics themselves.

"The tenth day of the excavation of the ruins. The city was roughly abandoned in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, one kilometer long from east to west, half a kilometer wide from north to south, in the shape of an abacus.

"There are two avenues in the east and west, north and south gates, and the left and right are divided into market squares, and there are Tang Chang'an, Luoyang relics. The palace is on the north side of the city center, similar to the Chang'an Palace City, and there are the ruins of the Great Temple on the east side of the city center.

"There are no ashes under the rammed earth, no torrent of water, and there are still oases not far from the city, which should be suitable for human habitation before a thousand years, and there is no possibility of abandoning the city due to sand. The palace, the temple and the houses all have signs of man-made demolition, and it is very suspicious. ”

Judging from the investigation of Wen Mushan at that time, the city of Huqian Valley was abandoned in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, but the strange thing is that this city did not suffer from military disasters and floods, and there are still oases around, so more than a thousand years ago, this place must be suitable for human habitation, not like the ancient city of Loulan, because of desert erosion, residents were forced to abandon the city.

So, how exactly did the West Night Kingdom disappear?

Of course, Wen Mushan had to seriously discuss this matter with his good friend Fei Tang.

The two lived in the same tent and often talked all night. In response to the problem of the abandonment of the city by the people of the Western Night, Fei Tang put forward a bold hypothesis.

"Destroy the city and make statues".

Fei Tang carefully examined the stump of the statue, and he thought that this statue had not been built, because the Western Night Kingdom was a small and medium-sized country in the Western Regions, and it was simply whimsical to build such a magnificent colossus with the power of a single country.

Not to mention a small country like Xiye, even when the Tang Dynasty was at its peak a few decades later, Wu Zetian also poured the strength of the whole country into Luoyang to build the Tongtian Futu. This kind of big Buddha is shaped by the clamping method, up to 900 feet, and was burned down by Xue Huaiyi seven years later.

Therefore, the whole country of the West Night is united, and they do not hesitate to demolish the palace, the big temple, and even the homes of the common people, but also build such a huge statue - what kind of force can make them abandon the country and abandon their homes and devote themselves to building statues?

Wen Mushan also expressed doubts about Fei Tang's statement.

“…… What the tip says can only be one of the assumptions. B.C. Greece has a statue of Zeus, a colossus of Rhodes, and I have never heard of the destruction of the statue. ”

In fact, according to Wen Mushan's speculation, the abandonment of Huqian Valley City is likely to be due to changes in trade routes.

He believes that since the Han and Jin dynasties, the city of Huqian Valley has been the main point of transportation on the southern Silk Road, and the caravans from the Central Plains will pass through the western night, and then go to Zobin, Kushan, Parthia and other places.

However, later the Yarkand River was diverted, and the South Silk Road was gradually eroded by the desert, so the caravan route moved to the northern foot of the Kunlun Mountains and the Karakoram Mountains, thus leaving the city of Hugganda Valley in the northern desert hinterland, so the location of the Western Night Country was no longer so important.

The countries of the Western Regions are barren in terms of property and basically rely on commerce to build their countries, so after the reduction of business travel, cities have little effect.

So the people of the West Night also migrated south, to the south of Yecheng County in the Ushakbashi, so this site in the desert is probably the former capital of the people of the West Night after they migrated.

The two argued for a long time until a new archaeological discovery was made.

On the stump of the statue, they found many human bones - leg bones, ribs, skulls, and so on.

The discovery of these bones panicked the migrant workers, and of course, it also gave them an excuse to strike.

“…… The workers coaxed, saying that this place was full of murder and ghosts, and demanded to return home. ”

In the final analysis, the migrant workers just feel that they are busy for a long time, they can't find anything, they can't get any benefits, and the things they dig up are so scary - Lao Tzu has to go home and doesn't want to do it!

Wen Mushan and Fei Tang couldn't suppress the situation anymore, but fortunately, the migrant workers were not all thorns, and a person named Wang Tuda was more honest and had been following them.

“…… Only Wang Tuda can rely on it, and he is diligent and diligent every day. ”

Probably Wang Tuda only has a simple idea in his heart - if he takes labor money, he has to work for others.

“…… Others only play cards and gamble, all day long, dogs and flies, shouting and drinking, me and tips, dare to be angry but dare not speak. ”

It is conceivable that Wen Mushan's situation at that time, Xiucai met the soldiers, and it was unreasonable. He and Fei Tang were weak, and the workers took the money to grind foreign workers, and they had nothing to do.

So the three of them had to work silently, and the other workers were playing cards in the shade of the tent - and they didn't dare to evacuate casually.

"Funds are limited, and ruins are hard to find. Once evacuated, I am afraid that the project will be canceled and there will be no way back......"

The West Night archaeological team has not heard from each other for more than a month, probably because of this. Wen Mushan also had no way to contact the headquarters, in this case, this kind of progress, what could he say?

But things can't go on like this, the two of them have to find a way. So Fei Tang took the initiative to negotiate with those workers.

As a result of the negotiations, Fei Tang returned to the county seat to pull some supplies back, and at the same time, the workers asked for double their wages after returning under the pretext of difficult conditions, and Wen Mushan and Fei Tang had no choice but to agree to this request.

However, the workers soon reversed themselves.

"There is a worker named Yunjiang, formerly known as Huang Shanbao, who is cunning and stubborn, and is particularly difficult. He questioned me and the tip for not being able to apply for a budget at that time, and asked to sign an IOU with us personally, and if the public did not recognize it, he would repay it with his private property......"

This Yunjiang is the name registered by the local police station, and the villagers of Yatur call him Huang Shanbao. His mother's surname was Yun, who was informed of going to the countryside that year, and later when intellectuals and poor middle peasants were combined, his mother married a peasant surnamed Huang and gave birth to Huang Shanbao.

Later, the educated youth returned to their hometowns, and the mother abandoned her son and returned to the city. When Huang Shanbao grew up, his brain was particularly active, and he often went to Urumqi to visit his mother.

In his mind, the city where his mother is located is the real lofty place, so instead of hating his mother, he is vassal, and uses his mother's surname to change the name "Yunjiang".

In short, under the instigation of Yunjiang, Wen Mushan began to face a big crisis.