Once the topic starts, everyone starts talking. The only hydrogeologist, that is, the natural sluggish wind who wore glasses, also pushed his glasses in front of him and said, "We are now going to the driest place in the world, and Lop Nur is known as the dry pole of the earth." So everyone still has to be fully prepared. As for Yumen Pass, I don't think it's wrong to start from there, for whatever reason. After all, it was the gateway of the ancient Silk Road. ”

Yes, Qin Zhen suddenly remembered the two poems 'Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, and the spring breeze does not pass the Yumen Pass'. Such desolation and tragedy naturally belong to this famous pass through the ages. Perhaps, it is from this city pass that the mysteries that cannot be solved will be revealed.

It seems that not everyone will feel like Qin Zhen. Chen Feng, who was driving in front, said hatefully at this time, "When I mention those foreigners, I feel unfair!" As he spoke, he said to everyone with righteous indignation, "Since the Italian Polo brothers traveled east on the Silk Road twice in the 13th century, they took his son Marco Polo with him for the second time. Since then, there have been dozens of expeditions to Lop Nur! The Russian officer Przhevalsky, the Swedish Sven Hedin just mentioned, the British Stein, the American Huntington, the Japanese Tachibana Ruichao, and so on, all of whom came to explore in the name of beauty, have brought great damage to the ancient cultural relics in western China. How many cultural relics have been taken away by them on such an 'expedition'? Although it is too late, it is time for the Chinese to study their own place! ”

These impassioned speech-like words made everyone full of morale, and they were completely determined to sacrifice their lives for the country!

Yudong seemed to be so noisy that he couldn't really close his eyes and recuperate, so he turned sideways and grabbed back the stack of papers in Qin Zhen's hand, and then raised his eyebrows and asked, "How many roads are there on the Silk Road?" ”

"Huh?" Qin Zhen was stunned for a moment, but fortunately, he had been exposed to it since he was a child, and he still knew a little bit about National Geographic. He puffed up his chest and said, "South and North Road!" ”

Yudong snorted lightly and said lightly, "There were two in the past, and there are three in the present." The Silk Road had already changed during the Eastern Han Dynasty. I thought your homeschooling would bring you something useful, and it seems that I overestimated you. ”

Qin Zhen was actually told by Yudong. Gu Jie swallowed his saliva, approached Qin Zhen in a low voice and said, "Da Zhen, you are a shame, people know my Uncle Qin's profession, you said that you are too, why didn't you study well when you were a child?"

When Gu Jie said this, Qin Zhen came back to his senses and said angrily, "You fart!" Who the had nothing to do when they were young, and studied that desert every day? It's good to be able to make do with the main subject! ”

Yu Dong looked at Qin Zhen's annoyed and embarrassed appearance, and said slowly, "Now it seems that it is also a problem for you to fail your major subject."

"You !!" As soon as he was about to have a seizure, he saw Yudong and then said, "Go out from the west of Yumen Pass, turn west through Ruoqiang, cross the green ridge, pass through the suspension, and enter the Dayue clan, this is the ancient South Road." Today, it is from Yumen Pass, after passing through Sanyuansha, passing Ruoqiang, and westward along the northern foot of Kunlun Mountain. Does Tang Seng know? It's along the South Road. Looking at Yu Dong's confident and casual expression, Qin Zhen suppressed his anger and continued to listen.

"The north road is out of Yumen Pass and straight to the northwest, avoiding Sanyuansha and Bailongdui, turning west through the north of Wuchuan, and merging with the middle road in Qiuzi. It stands to reason that this road may be better for us, as we can avoid the difficult and dangerous journey of Sanyuansha and Bailongdui. But unfortunately, we are going to take the middle way. Go out from the west of Yumen Pass, pass through Sanyuansha, then turn northwest from Shaxijing, pass through Bailongdui, and go to Loulan. ”

Qin Zhen only felt that his head was big for a while. Interrupted Yudong at the moment and said, "Stop, stop, don't talk about it!" I don't have a good sense of direction, and I'm dizzy. I probably understand what you mean, those four sentences also implicitly mean to take the middle of the Silk Road, right? ”

Yu Dong shrugged expressionlessly and said, "For you, that's how you understand." ”

Qin Zhen couldn't get angry, looked at Gu Jie, and muttered, "Dude, it seems that the route I envisioned before was rejected by the family, I originally thought that we could fly to Urumqi first, then to Korla, and then to Ruoqiang."

Gu Jie glared at Qin Zhen with a calm face and said, "You are still flying, you are really optimistic, it is useless to talk about anything else now, just follow along!" ”

"Huh? After listening to his words, you are really calm enough! Qin Zhen said in surprise.

Gu Jie rolled his eyes, leaned comfortably on the backrest, and said, "Of course." Because I didn't understand a word of what he said. ”

As soon as these words came out, except for Qin Zhen and Yu Dong, everyone in the car laughed.

Qin Zhen resigned himself to his fate and leaned on the backrest and simply closed his eyes. Not to mention the hardships of the road, just this 'god'-like companion and teammate is enough for him! Thinking about the journey of more than 3,000 miles, it is really both exciting and confusing. didn't want his love to get lower and lower, Qin Zhen smiled and said, "I don't know if we still have to buy tickets to go to Yumen Pass?"

As soon as these words came out, Lan Qing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Qin, you are really stupid enough!" Didn't I tell you all about it just now? Sometimes, what we see is not necessarily that place. ”

"Ah, what do you mean by that?" Qin Zhen looked at Lan Qing's bright smile suspiciously.

Lan Qing was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment before saying to Qin Zhen seriously, "In 1970, Stein dug up a lot of treasures in the ruins of Guanbei, including a lot of Han Jian. From the above content, it can be inferred that Xiaofangpan City is probably the location of Yumen Pass. But Xiaofangpan City is only 600 square meters, as the westernmost pass of the Han Dynasty, don't you think it's too small? Therefore, the state only tentatively designated Xiaofangpan City as Yumen Pass, and it is not yet certain where the real Yumen Pass is."

Qin Zhen was stupid when he heard this, "What??" The location of the Yumen Pass cannot be determined?? As he spoke, he hurriedly reached out and patted Yudong on the shoulder, "Hey, Dong Shao, if I'm not mistaken, let's go to the westernmost desert of China, find a Yumen Pass with an uncertain location, Loulan Wangcheng with unclear historical records, and a mysterious old man who is over the age of old and his grandson!" Is that so? ”

Yu Dong replied very indifferently, "No, this is just part of the itinerary. Because only when you get to one place can you know the next clue, and the task may be more than that. ”

Qin Zhen sat back a little depressed, thinking that this time he really had some fun! Wang Bin followed his grandfather's footsteps, and we followed his footsteps, but we didn't know where this road would lead to hell? Or hell

At this time, Gu Jie looked at Qin Zhen sympathetically and comforted, "Brother, don't have an expression of dying before your ambition is rewarded." No, isn't that just a little bit of a thing?"

"What's the matter??" Qin Zhen asked angrily.

Gu Jie scratched his head and said, "Ah, I can't tell you what the specifics are, but I don't think it's a big deal!" You're so anxious about the state of typical menopause! Don't be so repulsive, the desert is also an inseparable part of our territory, you know?"

Cheng Dù, who didn't feel too bad, was persuaded by Gu Jie, Qin Zhen almost had the idea of self-determination! The two people in front of him can definitely torture themselves to death, one is simple-minded and has developed limbs, and the other is mysterious and arrogant. The rest of the people are normal, but except for virologists and biochemists, I really don't know what such people can do in the desert.

In Qin Zhen's worries and uneasiness, a day and a night passed like this. It is not too far from the ruins of Yumen Pass. After stopping halfway to rest and rectify, Qin Zhen felt that except for himself, everyone was still full of confidence and high morale. It seems that he is determined to fight Lop Nur to the death.

When there were still about 2 hours away from the ruins of Yumen Pass, Yudong stopped the car again and brought everyone together.

Everyone crowded near the car, stretched their muscles and studied the next route by the way. After all, this Jade Gate Pass doesn't seem to be quite the Jade Gate Pass they want.

I heard that the delicate Ma Chao took a very strange map and said, "Legend has it that the real Yumen Pass will not appear until the yellow sand is in the sky." ”

After hearing this, Qin Zhen smiled helplessly and bitterly, "Legend? I said, brother, let's not tell that fabulous story, shall we? I've never heard of this myth. Let's be realistic, think about it, and the path that is really easy to take is real. ”

After listening to Qin Zhen, Ma Chao just wanted to explain, and Yudong on the side opened his mouth leisurely, "Qin Zhen, why is Yumen Pass called Yumen Pass?" ”

Qin Zhen heard it, hey, it's not over yet, is it? Do you really think you're a rookie and don't know anything? So he immediately said, "Do you need to ask?" Kids know it! Because Hetian jade has to be transported into the Central Plains through Yumen Pass! Therefore, it is called jade, door, and close! When Qin Zhen said these words, he was almost about to grit his teeth.

Unexpectedly, Yu Dong smiled faintly after hearing this, "Hehe, your answer is indeed known by children." ”

Qin Zhen suddenly felt angry and couldn't bear it, and just as he was about to have a seizure, Ma Chao opened his mouth in time with a smile, "Brother Qin, you may not know." In fact, sometimes myths and legends are formed based on certain realities. There is also a theory about the origin of the name of Yumen Pass, that is, the gods in the desert often guide the way for the merchants, and the merchants placed a huge piece of black jade on the top wall of the Yumen Pass according to the instructions of the gods. Black jade, in many places, is not worn by non-gods and royalty. Legend has it that the piece of black jade shone brightly on the jade gate, and the light shone for dozens of miles! In this way, the merchants who traveled along the Silk Road would no longer be lost in the desert. ”

To be honest, the story told by Ma Chao is quite beautiful. But to Qin Zhen's ears, he felt very absurd and ridiculous. Qin Zhen was born in a teacher's family, and feudal superstition was really not very bright for him.

He looked at the group of teammates with serious expressions around him, and asked curiously, "You are all high-achieving students, high scholars, otherwise you would not be able to become experts in various fields." If I'm not mistaken, many of you may be from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It stands to reason that you are all scientists, how can you believe in rumors and nonsense? If we continue to follow the mythical route, the consequences will be certain death! Mythology and Aladdin's magic lamp! Shall we go and find out? Find it, make a wish, and solve the problem with a qiē. Why go deep into Lop Nur? ”

Everyone who questioned Qin Zhen looked at each other, and they all seemed to see how firm Qin Zhen's materialist worldview was.

At this moment, Shen Shengli, who hadn't spoken much, stood up, patted Qin Zhen's shoulder and said, "Brother, I may be slightly older than you." All I can say is, don't be too firm about a concept, otherwise, what's the difference between that and superstition? As he spoke, he pulled Qin Zhen and walked a few steps outside, pointed to the vast sky in the distance and continued, "You see, whether it is Dunhuang, Yumen Pass, or Lop Nur or Loulan, there are far more legends in these places than you claim to be true. The historical records of these places are almost always slightly mysterious, as if they have been deified. In addition to Loulan, there are also exquisite and exquisite in the desert, Khotan, and many, many ancient countries that have mysteriously disappeared. There are so many things that we can't give a perfect answer to with science. Therefore, not being superstitious means not being paranoid about any kind of doctrine, including materialism. And, trust me. Before coming here, we spent too much energy and time to understand and verify. Never lead you into the desert with a fairy tale for no reason! ”

Victory's words were solemn, and his expression was extremely serious. It can be seen that his words are from the bottom of his heart. Coupled with the fact that he was born righteous and awe-inspiring, this adds a lot of credibility and solemnity to his words.