Chapter 7: The Past

If you want to say that the events of that year can be regarded as a coincidence, the old scholar was originally a professor of archaeology in a university, and during an unexpected investigation, he learned something from the old man in the village. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The old scholar recalled the scene back then, saying that I was young and vigorous at that time, and I always wanted to do something big. In that era, young people either went to be Red Guards, or went to the countryside to join the queue or went to the Korean battlefield, everyone was contributing their blood and tears to the prosperity of the motherland.

I also want to make a career, and I want a page of history to remember me and leave my name. So at that time, I would run everywhere, and wherever I found ancient tombs, or where they needed to be repaired, I would take the initiative to sign up to go there. I remember that it was a summer, and the weather was unbelievably hot, and a few of us archaeologists said that after the last excavation site was tidied up, we would take a dip under the big tree.

At that time, the people in the village were still very simple, and many people did not dare to look at the place where we worked, saying that it was bad luck or some taboos. However, when we rested, the villagers would take the initiative to come over to bring us tea and water, because they knew that we were sent by the government, so they were as warm and polite to us as a spring breeze. The villagers came around to inquire about many things with us, and we also had a very hot chat with these villagers.

It was that time that an old man who was nearly sixty years old was among them, and he told us about something. When the old man was young, he also came to the northeast when he was in Kanto, and he took root here for a long time, and he told us that on the road back then, a strange thing happened, and he told us about it, and he wanted us to refer to it, whether it was something unclean back then, and now it will hurt all over the body when it rains on a cloudy day.

I also laughed at this old man who didn't understand science, "Brother, we can't believe in any feudal superstitions, you are a disease, called rheumatism." ”

However, the old man waved his hand affirmatively, "No, absolutely impossible. I still remember very clearly that when my old man and I went to Kanto, many people starved to death or froze to death on the road in those years. In order to find food, we didn't even let go of the bark and grass roots on the trees. But again, we seemed to be lost, and it seemed to be early in the morning, and everyone was hungry with green eyes and a trance. But suddenly, in the recess of the mountain in front, I did see a big family singing a big play, as if it was doing a happy event.

Our group of people was really hungry and panicked, and we couldn't care so much, so many people rushed forward. However, the host was still very polite, and invited us to drink and eat meat regardless of our dirty bodies. I was still young at that time, but the events at that time are vivid, and I remember that the owner was a graceful and luxurious old woman. He has a golden phoenix crown on his head, and a golden finger guard on his fingers. The cherry has a small mouth and willow eyebrows, and there seems to be something in her mouth, and when she speaks, it still glows green. When I saw this old woman, I was scared in my heart, crying and shouting to leave, but my parents couldn't stand me, so they pulled me away first.

Later, the next day, we learned that none of the people who went in that day had ever returned, and I heard that some people had gone to see it later. said that those people died miserably, their intestines were rotten and died, and there were still a lot of poisonous insects, snakes and ants crawling on it in their stomachs, and they were old and crazy! ”

When I heard the old man's words, I remembered that there had been records of this kind of thing before. In ancient times, this kind of thing was called a 'ghost temple fair', but now it is scientifically confirmed that this kind of thing is just in a special occasion, there are certain magnetic minerals in that place, and the events of the year are recorded, just like CDs and tapes are a truth now, and in some specific occasions, the events of the year are re-photocopied, such as when lightning and thunder are thundering, this kind of thing is the most likely to happen.

I heard the old man's words, I was very excited in my heart, according to the old man's description of the old woman, it is very likely that she is a noble lady of the Liao Dynasty, or it is very likely to be a noble concubine or a queen or something like that, so where to go to investigate, it is very likely to find a lot of historical legacy. Because the archaeological community was very respectful of the Khitan script at that time, and the Liao State was able to create its own writing, many archaeologists wanted to explore this science, including me. I even went to look up the history of the Liao State at one point.

The Liao State, formerly known as the Khitan State, lived in the upper reaches of the Liao River for a long time, and was a feudal dynasty established by the Khitan people as the main body to rule northern China. The founding emperor was called Yelu Abaoji, which is now recorded as Liao Taizu. In 907 A.D., Yelu Abaoji unified the Khitan tribes and called Khan. In 916 A.D., the emperor was proclaimed, and in 947 A.D., the country was named 'Liao'. However, in 1125, it was destroyed by the Jurchen Dajin Kingdom, and after that, Yelu Dashi moved west to the Chu River Valley in Central Asia to establish the Western Liao, and was destroyed by the Mongol Khanate. The Liao Kingdom has completely disappeared, and the Khitan script created by it has also become a heavenly book on earth, and no one can read it anymore.

So now many people want to be able to understand the history of the Liao Kingdom, and want to be the first pioneer who can crack the mysteries of the Khitan language. I talked with the old man for a long time all night before I found out from the side the place they had passed by when they had entered Kanto.

But I was not in a hurry to go alone, and I knew that there was a good chance that it would be a historical treasure, and what would be the difference between me and a tomb robber if I was alone. I first reported to the top and waited for approval, and when this matter came down, it was already half a year later. At that time, the government appointed me to act as the sole agent for this reconnaissance operation, and I organized a team of thirteen people, many of whom were my students at the time, and my lover was also among them, and she was only my deputy at that time.