"Brother Ren, you came to the prairie with me, but you stopped participating in the compilation and excavation of Dunhuang documents. Do you still have the heart to see the prairie?"
Zhuang Rui was a little puzzled by Ren Chunqiang's performance. You must know that archaeologists across the country are probably struggling to get into the post-organizing work of Dunhuang cultural relics. This is a very rare opportunity to improve their personal qualifications.
Chance.
"Haha, I'd better follow you. I've been running around to Dunhuang and found out all the documents left in Dunhuang. Maybe I can find the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan with you on the prairie..."
Dr. Ren laughed loudly when he heard this. The reason why he acted so calmly was because before leaving, Professor Meng also had a conversation with him, explaining that he would definitely be included in this researcher evaluation.
When working in a university, the highest professional title is generally professor, and those who do research work have the highest title of researcher and professor level.
Anyone who has worked in a school knows that the evaluation of professional titles requires many conditions. There are many old teachers who are already in their fifties and sixties and are about to retire, and they only have the title of associate professor. Dr. Ren can be evaluated in the early thirties.
The researcher is already satisfied.
"As long as Genghis Khan's mausoleum is on this prairie, maybe we can find it, Brother Ren... I've always been very lucky..."
Zhuang Rui also laughed. If the tombs of Yuan Dynasty emperors could be discovered on the prairie, even if they were not those of Genghis Khan, the sensation would probably be no less than the discovery of Dunhuang documents.
You must know that the territory of the Yuan Dynasty was unprecedentedly vast. Not only did the current area of China belong to the territory of the Yuan Dynasty, it also included most of Siberia, reaching the Bering Sea in the east, Sikkim, Bhutan, the eastern half of Kashmir, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos, and North Korea.
northeast.
During the reign of Genghis Khan, the Mongolian cavalry entered the Volga River Basin in Eastern Europe. After that, the Mongol Empire's cavalry once approached the hinterland of Europe. Those European royal nobles even had to go to the golden tent to kowtow to the Mongol generals every day before they could do it.
Your own errand.
Therefore, European countries have a better understanding of the history of China's Yuan Dynasty and pay more attention to it. This is one of the reasons why Yuan blue and white are sold at sky-high prices.
If the tombs of the Yuan Dynasty emperors were discovered, I believe that their worldwide influence would be no less than that of the Dunhuang documents unearthed.
"I hope, if I follow you, miracles will always happen..."
Ren Chunqiang thought for a while, and Zhuang Rui's luck was really not false. Basically, every time he went out, something would happen. Maybe Zhuang Rui could really fill the gap in Yuan Dynasty archeology this time.
Being in the vast prairie, the people in the car were in a particularly relaxed mood. Although the students had all returned to Beijing, Zhuang Rui, three people of about the same age, had more in common when they were together.
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Looking at the herdsmen riding horses on the grassland, to be honest, Zhuang Rui felt a little itchy in his heart. No matter who was on this vast grassland, he probably wanted to ride on a horse and whip his whip.
The destination of their trip is Ordos City in Inner Mongolia, but if Ordos City is still a steel city like the mainland, Zhuang Rui would like to just camp on the grassland. They all have tents anyway.
If that doesn't work, Zhuang Rui would rather find a Mongolian tent to stay overnight, which would be more enjoyable than staying in a hotel in Ordos.
When it comes to Ordos, the first impression that many friends have is probably the Ordos cashmere sweaters that are often seen in advertisements. However, for Zhuang Rui and Dr. Ren, it has a different meaning.
He established the Mongolian Khanate and was hailed by the Mongolians as "a leader as great as the sea", by many Western admirers as "the emperor of all mankind", and by the founder of the People's Republic of China as "a genius of a generation"
Genghis Khan is said to be buried in Ordos.
The famous Mausoleum of Genghis Khan is located on the grassland of Gandeli, Yijinhuoluo Banner, Ordos City.
The reason why it is said to be a legend is because this above-ground mausoleum is only the tomb of Genghis Khan, and it was moved many times until it was moved from Ta'er Temple in Huangzhong County back to its hometown of Yijinhuoluo Banner in 1954.
In a sense, people have more of a spiritual sustenance for this mausoleum.
Zhuang Rui once studied historical data after the Yuan Dynasty. There are different opinions on the location of Genghis Khan's mausoleum in history, but they are mainly concentrated in four places.
The first possible place to bury Genghis Khan is located south of the Kent Mountains in Mongolia and north of the Kherulun River. This is because Genghis Khan once said during his lifetime that he would be buried here after his death.
The second place is the Altay Mountains in northern Xinjiang. According to Zhuang Rui's colleagues, they once discovered an artificially modified mountain there, and speculated that it might be the mausoleum where Genghis Khan was buried.
This statement is also supported by evidence. Marco Polo once wrote in his "Marco Polo's Travels": "On the way to transport the monarch's coffin to the Altay Mountains, the escort will encounter many people along the way.
All are buried as martyrs.” The monarch here refers to Genghis Khan.
The third theory is in Liupan Mountain in Ningxia. Records say that Genghis Khan died near Liupan Mountain in the midsummer of 1227 when he attacked Xixia.
Some archaeological experts believe that according to the past customs of the Mongolian people, a person should be disposed of within 3 days after death, either by sky burial, earth burial, or cremation, in order to prevent the body from rotting and preventing the soul from going to heaven. Therefore, this statement
There is also a certain market in the archaeological community.
As for the Etuoke Banner in Ordos City, it is more official, because it has been the place where Mongolian people worship their ancestors from ancient times to the present, and as a national will and national sacrifice, the "Eight White Houses" of Genghis Khan's clothes and clothes are
In Yijinhuoluo Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia.
The more important argument is that here, there are the Dalhut Mongols, the hereditary guardians of Genghis Khan's mausoleum, who have the sole responsibility of guarding Genghis Khan's mausoleum. They have been practicing the most complete, authoritative and Mongolian-yuan style here.
Sacrifice system. Just imagine if Genghis Khan was not buried nearby, why would their guardians stay here from generation to generation to worship their ancestors.
After many aspects of analysis, Zhuang Rui still believed that Genghis Khan was most likely to be buried on the Ordos prairie, so along the way, while chatting, Zhuang Rui had been using his spiritual energy to survey the underground situation.
"Peng Fei, how long will it take to get to Ordos? There are boundless grasslands just like here?"
As for the first stop in Inner Mongolia this time, it was arranged by Peng Fei, although he had never been here before.
Peng Fei laughed when he heard this, glanced at Zhuang Rui, and said: "Brother Zhuang, don't worry, we are not going to Ordos. We are still seventy or eighty kilometers away from there. They are all grasslands like this. This horse
There is definitely one, but I’m afraid you’ll be scared when you see the horse when the time comes…”
Riding a horse is different from riding a camel. The camel has thick hair on its back and walks slowly and steadily. Even if you ride for a day, the feeling in your butt will not be too strong.
But riding a horse is different. Horse riding requires fast galloping, and requires the use of both legs to control the body's stability. Let alone riding for a day, I am afraid that if you ride on a horse for two hours, you will become bow-legged when you get off.
And even if there is a saddle cushion, after riding a horse for several hours, the skin on the thighs and buttocks will be scratched. Peng Fei once trained equestrian in the army, and he suffered a lot at that time.
will say this.
"It's not like I've never ridden a horse before..."
Zhuang Rui curled his lips when he heard this. There was originally a horse farm in his manor on the outskirts of Beijing, but after Little Golden White Lion and King Kong moved into the manor, the horses were so frightened that they were in panic all day long, so Zhuang Rui gave them away.
After the car drove on the prairie for a day, the driver became Zhuang Rui. Seeing the smoke rising from some yurts along the way, Zhuang Rui and the others also reached a stop on the trip.
"Brother Zhuang, don't drive over, just stop here. There are horses tied to Lele's car. Don't be surprised..." Just as Zhuang Rui was about to park the car next to the big yurts, he was stopped by Peng Fei.
Living.
"Isn't this just a big wheelbarrow?"
Zhuang Rui followed Peng Fei's fingers and saw that he was indeed on a large wheeled cart with a horse tied to it. He was looking uneasily at the car in the distance and sneezing from time to time.
"Mongolian herdsmen use the sound of "lele" when shouting at their animals, so the car is also called a lele car..." It was rare for him to be a teacher to Zhuang Rui, and Peng Fei looked very proud.
"Hey, you really know a lot, let's go and lead the way..."
After Zhuang Rui parked the car, he opened the door and walked down. When he saw these yurts from a distance, they seemed very small, but now that he was closer, he realized that some large yurts were comparable to some small two-story buildings.
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After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Peng Fei showed a wry smile on his face and said, "I don't know where Battelle lives, I just know it's nearby. Please don't stare, why don't I go and ask?"
The Battle that Peng Fei was talking about was his comrade in the special forces and the equestrian instructor of that unit. Later, after China's last cavalry unit was disbanded, Battle retired and returned to his hometown.
There were no telephones in the place where Battelle lived in the past few years. If Peng Fei had not exchanged letters with him, he might not have been able to find him here.
Peng Fei knew he was in the wrong, and without waiting for Zhuang Rui to speak, he quickly walked towards the yurt. An old man happened to come out and hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Old man, do you know where Battelle lives?"
"Battle? There are many young men here named Battle..." The old man's words made Peng Fei dumbfounded.
