Di Renjie patted the squirrel in a comforting manner. The four of them opened their eyes wide. Every midnight, the annoying wind would blow. The time was very accurate. Di Renjie measured it with an hourglass.
Almost exactly the same.
Listening to the whimpering in the distance, you know that the wind is coming. This wind blows from the distant desert, passing through the bare tops of poplar trees, falling to the ground, collecting dust and rushing into the city, tattered.
The wooden door was shaken wildly by the wind, and the door made a harsh sound as it slapped on the door frame, and then bounced back quickly. The slaps seemed to be endless.
Di Renjie saw a large dent in the tent, as if there was a tangible demon trying to get into the tent. He put both hands into the sleeping bag, and I held two exquisite crossbows in my hands. Although
He knew that this was the result of the wind, and he also learned a lot about the desert from his master. He could answer many of the captain's questions, but there was nothing wrong with being careful. Being careful is a good quality.
, he decided to carry it out.
The crossbow held in Xiao Wu's left hand is Xiao Wu's. The handle is wrapped with a ribbon. The one-foot-long recurve bow wings will have strong kinetic energy after being activated. It can definitely penetrate gold and stone within a short distance.
"The Tomb of the Sun is different from other tombs. It is built purely with wood. The material is Populus euphratica here. It is said that this kind of tree will not die for a thousand years, will not fall after a thousand years of death, and will not decay even if it falls for a thousand years. In the trees
It is a yin wood. It not only has antiseptic effect, but the most important thing is that this kind of wood can separate yin and yang, locking the soul of a person in the cemetery and not being able to come out. As long as it is a sun tomb, someone must die. According to legend, the people buried in the cemetery
The longest one can live is three years. Therefore, when entering the Tomb of the Sun, you must not only beware of ghosts, but also beware of underworld people. Those living at the bottom of the tomb are more terrifying than wild beasts and poisonous snakes, because they live by eating dead people.
Come down." (See Pope Murders
The voice of the yellow mouse came faintly from the sleeping bag. The dog impatiently threw the skin bag beside him and said loudly: "Huang Shu, you can't speak properly, you have to say it so gloomily.
Is it miserable?"
The yellow mouse put his head out of the sleeping bag and said with a smile: "This is just to relieve everyone's boredom. How can I tell you a ghost story if you don't say this? Let me tell you, the most dedicated people in the world are tomb robbers. Our ancestors dedicated themselves to making money.
People in the world have been searching for large tombs all over the world, and deserts are no exception.
All the big tombs in the Central Plains have been stolen. Now the only choice is to go to the Western Regions. The tombs of those luxurious Western Regions merchants are no worse than the big tombs in the Central Plains. Officials who are caught digging the big tombs in the Central Plains will have their heads chopped off. Many things are also due to etiquette.
The problem is that you can't sell it. If you find a jade garment with gold threads, you can only dismantle the gold threads, melt them and sell them for money. Those priceless jade pieces are all thrown away. Isn't this a living transaction of buying a coffin for a pearl?
The things in the Western Region are good. Everything in the tombs can be sold, from crowns to the underwear of the dead. Hey, if you get a royal tomb, you will have no worries about food and drink for the rest of your life. "
Di Renjie also stuck his head out and said to the yellow mouse: "This is how your legend about the Tomb of the Sun came about?"
"Yes, the captain said that anyone who enters the Tomb of the Sun will not survive. In fact, this statement is a bit absolute. I know that some people have climbed out of the Tomb of the Sun and made a fortune. But the end was miserable.
The flesh all over the body was rotten, and the last pieces fell off. The ancestor said that he was poisoned by corpse poison. He also said that if you encounter such a tomb again, you only need to open the tomb and expose it to the hot sun for three days, and then you can go down.
The corpse poison has been burned by the sun, so there is absolutely no problem."
Gouzi burst out laughing, panting and said to Di Renjie: "Xiaojie, listen, he is a tomb robber. He will not miss any opportunity to rob tombs. We surrounded Loulan City with an army. So many people don't want it."
He said he would dig the tomb of the sun, even if he digs the tomb of the moon, he is inciting you to rob the tomb."
"Go to sleep. Tomorrow we will go to their temples and tombs to have a look. If we find no clues, we may not need to dig up Loulan three feet into the ground. His Majesty's will is unquestionable."
"Xiaojie, I'm actually very surprised. What the captain said is right. Those who are missing are people from Loulan, not us from the Tang Dynasty. Why is His Majesty paying so much attention to Loulan? Just saying something that hinders business cannot be explained at all. I think
In other countries, not only Loulan is the only road, but Kuqa can also reach Dashi and Persia. Look, we have been here for half a month, have we ever seen a caravan passing by? They all
Detoured.
Gouzi has changed a lot in these years. Being able to say these words shows that he has put his thoughts into it. Di Renjie didn't say much, just said to Gouzi: "Just look at the map of our Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty never
Mr. Xu Jingzong and Mr. Jin Zhu actually know that I am doing meaningless things, so they don’t care about what is going on here and let me do whatever I want.”
"Why are you making such nonsense?" Xiaotie, who had his head in the sleeping bag, couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted.
"Why? Because I like it!" Di Renjie joked with Xiao Tie with a smile, and then put his head back in! The tent suddenly became quiet, and the wind outside was still blowing, but the miserable mood just now was gone.
mean.
After daybreak, Di Renjie got out of the tent and found that a thick layer of floating soil had fallen on the leeward side of the tent. His mouth was full of sand, which made him very uncomfortable. Soldiers were chipping away at the ice to collect water on the swamp in the distance.
You might even be able to catch fish in the ice holes dug out.
Xu Jingzong has the highest official position. As long as he can't leave his tent now, he will never come out. The local captain persuaded him to live in a house in Loulan City and repeatedly promised that the house would be clean. However, Xu Jingzong accused him of not telling him.
The thief was stopped by these high-sounding words, and his noble character of not even entering the empty house when he froze to death immediately gained everyone's respect.
Since Mr. Di Renjie did not live in the house, juniors like Di Renjie could only follow him. As for Mr. Jin Zhu, who wanted to defend the academy's high integrity, Xu Jingzong used the excuse that he was weak to move into a carriage. The conditions there were much better than in a tent.
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The day in Loulan City is brighter than the night. The tall towers are bathed in the sun and cast long shadows. The streets do not need to be cleaned. The wind last night has blown the white stones spotlessly. There may be some small scattered in the corners.
The pile of sand is actually wavy.
During the day, the world is naturally dominated by humans. Soldiers from the Tang Dynasty came and went in and out of the city. They did not miss every corner, because Di Renjie gave an order not to miss an inch of land.
Xu Jingzong came out of the tent wrapped in a large cloak. His tent had three layers and had very good thermal insulation performance. A Persian slave girl lived with him in the tent. He bought it casually when he passed by Shanshan. He always needed it in the lonely night.
A warm chest made him forget that he was still in the desert. Only Xu Jingzong in the academy could do this kind of celebrity-like chicness.
"Xiaojie, you still have ten days. We will return when the time is up. You know that I can't stand the wind and cold. I need to return to Guanzhong as soon as possible. Throwing the old bones outside Yumen Pass is not my plan. I will do whatever I want then.
If you report a reason, a large army will naturally come to liquidate everything here. This is His Majesty's intention. You and I both understand, so stop doing stupid things."
Di Renjie bared his white teeth and smiled brightly at Xu Jingzong. A bad premonition suddenly enveloped his head, and he couldn't help but trembled: "Boy, is it possible that you have some bad news that you are hiding from me?"
Di Renjie took out a letter from his arms and showed the second one to Xu Jingzong: "Look, this is a message from the student's fiancée from Chang'an. I just received it yesterday. I saw that you are always in love with the Persian dancer."
I won’t bother you if I’m so confused. Since you asked, I definitely have no reason to hide it.”
After Xu Jingzong read the piece of paper, his face turned pale, and he murmured: "When I meet your master and disciple, you are going to shorten my life. The Taoist priest from Wanshou Palace gave me a life expectancy of eighty years."
You Qi died without any illness. If I meet your master and disciple, if I can live beyond fifty-seven years old, it will be considered as a blessing. "
Di Renjie supported the shaky Xu Jingzong and comforted him: "Look, my master will soon be appointed as the Chief Protector of the Beiting Protectorate. So, you must be the chief minister. Your official position should have been promoted long ago.
One liter, from the fourth grade to the third grade in one breath, this is a whole step up.
I heard that going from the fourth grade to the third grade is just a step up, but this is a huge watershed. When you return to Chang'an, you will definitely be the prime minister in the political hall, so you should celebrate."
Xu Jingzong was so embarrassed that he knocked Di Renjie's head violently and shouted: "Nonsense, don't you know? Don't you want to talk more? Is it easy to be a third-rank official in Beiting? I've been kicked in the head by a donkey.
You are not a high-ranking official. You came to Beiting to be a third-rank official. Are you happy to deal with rough guys in the army all day long? No wonder you are not in a hurry. You don’t even care about Xiao Wu. Boy, I don’t care. Your fiancée
But you are one of the best in a million, so you won’t be afraid of anything going wrong if you stay in Beiting.
Di Renjie once again gave Xu Jingzong a big smile and said: "My master told me to finish the work as soon as possible and go back to Chang'an to get married. His old man has already found a good position for me in Dali Temple. As long as I go back, I can take up the position. Listen."
He is said to be a sixth-grade official."
Xu Jingzong groaned and said: "Sixth-grade official? This is a position that countless people have spent a lifetime to reach. I was a sixth-grade official when I was the editor of the Imperial College. I was already thirty-one at that time. Just now, I have been praised.
Because of your rare good fortune, you are seventeen years old this year and have entered the Dali Temple as a sixth-rank chief official. How can this be embarrassing for someone like me?"
For the ambitious Xu Jingzong, as long as he is a third-rank official, it doesn't matter whether he is on the horizon or not. Although he showed a very unhappy look, he was cheering in his heart. After spending a few years in Beiting, he returned to
Chang'an is definitely like Di Renjie said, he will become the prime minister of the political hall, although there are more people there.