This "Genghis Khan Royal Appearance Picture" painted on the wall is a set of pictures, divided into several different story backgrounds. Each picture is 120 cm × 50 cm in size. In this picture, Genghis Khan and others use the image of Arzhai
The grotto serves as the background and sits in the center, with nearly a hundred people of various colors painted around it.
On the first mural, there is a white pedestal with eight people painted on it. The third person from the left is Genghis Khan, who is called the Holy Lord by the Mongols. The three women surrounding him are Bortie from the right.
Hatun, Mrs. Hulan and Mrs. Yesuqian.
According to Zhuang Rui's inference, the four men on the left of Genghis Khan should be the princes Jochi, Chagatai, Ogedai and Tuo Lei. This is also the most complete portrait of Genghis Khan's golden family that Zhuang Rui has ever seen.
Looking further down, the picture changes. On the lower right side of the pedestal, there is a painting of a woman leading about 20 people to salute the 8 people in the center. Zhuang Rui analyzed that this woman should be Mrs. Ye Sui who accompanied Genghis Khan to conquer Western Xia. They wore traditional Mongolian clothes.
Sun Sun dressed up and brought his camels, horses, cattle and sheep to pay homage to everyone on the stage.
On the lower left and right sides of the central pedestal, there are more than 20 people each saluting 8 people in the middle, showing the prosperity of the Golden Family at that time. This is also the picture with the most people Zhuang Rui has seen since entering the Aerzhai Grottoes.
The mural scenes are vivid and magnificent, and the content contained is extremely rich.
Seeing Zhuang Rui staring closely at the pattern on the wall, Battelle said: "Brother Zhuang Rui, this painting is very similar to the painting passed down from ancient times in the Eight White Houses enshrined by our Ordos Ministry. This is indeed a large
I wonder if the place where Khan once stayed will be helpful to your archeology?"
In the land of Inner Mongolia, in addition to the Genghis Khan Mausoleum, which is called the Tomb of Clothes, the Arzhai Grottoes are also an important place for Mongolians to pay homage to their ancestors. As an authentic guardian of Genghis Khan's mausoleum in Darghut, Battelle has no interest in this place.
strangeness.
"Yes, this is indeed the place where Genghis Khan stayed, and these murals are not groundless. They are most likely the work of one of Genghis Khan's four sons..."
Zhuang Rui nodded when he heard this. He knew much more about the history of Genghis Khan than Bartel. The postures of the characters in the composition of this painting are almost exactly the same as those of the Great Khan and Hatun in the Yuan Dynasty mandala collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States.
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This also shows that the portraits of Genghis Khan in the Arzhai Grottoes were indeed handed down from the Yuan Dynasty.
After exiting this grotto, the mural in the cave next to it is "Genghis Khan Guarding the Mongolian Khan's Chamber".
In this mural, Genghis Khan appears as one of the Four Heavenly Kings, holding a precious umbrella in his right hand and a precious rat in his left hand. He is surrounded by Yakshas and Rakshasas, which is a typical Tibetan Buddhist painting tradition.
The King of Duo Wen was originally Kubera, the god of wealth in Indian mythology. In Buddhist mythology, he guards the north and controls wealth, so he is also called the "Giving God of Wealth".
The Mongols call the King of Wen the Namsalai, and they also recognize him as the god of wealth. Zhuang Rui knows from some documents that the Mongols firmly believe that the King of Wen was the one who became Genghis Khan after his death and his ascension to heaven.
Of course, this is actually just a kind of hype by the descendants of Genghis Khan, and this person who knew how to stabilize the political power through mythical ancestors more than a thousand years ago is also very famous in history, that is, Kublai Khan and Phagpa.
When it comes to Kublai Khan, everyone is naturally familiar with it. He fought throughout his life and unified the world. Starting from Kublai Khan, he established the Yuan Dynasty and stabilized the rule of this horse nation.
But many friends don’t know much about Basiba (well, those who have read Huang Yi’s novels should know this name, the villain boss). In fact, this person is also very famous in history, especially
The impact on the society and religion of the Yuan Dynasty can be said to be of far-reaching significance.
Phagpa is the fifth generation founder of the Lasakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a native of Saskatchewan, Tubo. His real name was Luogu Luosijianzang. Phagpa is the honorific title given to him, which means "holy one".
Phagsiba also has another important identity, that is, he is Kublai Khan's imperial master. His full title is "Under the whole world, above the earth, the Western Emperor, the incarnation of the Buddha, creates writing, protects national politics, and is proficient in the Five Ming Panzhi."
"Dapasiba Dishi", also known as the Dharma King, the Dharma King, is also called the Dharma King for short.
During his tenure as national advisor and imperial advisor, in addition to promoting the comprehensive political, economic, and cultural development of Tibetan areas, Pasiba also made great contributions to the stability and development of the Yuan Dynasty, as well as the unity and cultural exchanges among all ethnic groups in the country.
For example, the fact that Genghis Khan was called the King of Hearings was attributed to Pasiba. As the spiritual leader of the entire Mongolian people at that time, Pasiba was the first person in the god-making movement in ancient times. Dozens of years after his death, Pasiba
In the middle of the year, some nobles in Europe even worshiped the portrait of Genghis Khan.
Although the previous portraits were extremely exquisite, Zhuang Rui only viewed them with an admiring attitude. However, when he reached the top floor of the grotto, Zhuang Rui became serious.
Because what is painted in this grotto is the burial picture of Genghis Khan.
According to the burial customs of the Mongols, "no earth is sealed, no monument is erected, and the tomb has no mound. It is trampled by horses until it is like flat ground." Therefore, there are very few written or picture records about Genghis Khan's mausoleum.
Although in recent years, many scholars from all over the world, including some from Outer Mongolia, have claimed to have found the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan and produced various evidences.
But facts show that Genghis Khan's mausoleum is still out of people's sight and has not been truly unearthed.
As the founder of the Mongolian dynasty, Genghis Khan was extremely wealthy. A Mongolian expert once claimed that Genghis Khan's mausoleum may contain a large number of rare treasures, and the artifacts inside are even more spectacular than the terracotta warriors and horses unearthed from the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang.
This is not alarmist. Genghis Khan's tomb is very likely to contain priceless treasures that he obtained from more than 20 kingdoms during his conquests. This is also the reason why the archaeological community has been searching for it for many years.
So far, it seems that no organization or archaeological team has ever excavated a Mongolian tomb containing a large number of treasures. Not to mention Genghis Khan, even the tombs of his descendants are missing.
The main reason for this phenomenon is that because of the special nature of the tombs of the Yuan Dynasty, there are almost no written records at all. Even the "Secret History of Mongolia", the most authoritative study of the history of the Yuan Dynasty, has taboos on the tombs of emperors and nobles.
At this moment, one of the murals in front of Zhuang Rui is quite intriguing.
On the right side of the mural, there are two white yurts with towering spires. On the left side there is a temple and a palace. A woman is painted in the palace, hanging her head as if in pain. This represents the death of Genghis Khan and the accompanying people.
The scene of the lady's grief.
After Zhuang Rui stared at the murals on the wall for a while, he turned to Battelle and asked: "Brother Battelle, in the Genghis Khan Mausoleum guarded by your people, are there any records or murals about Genghis Khan's death?"
Barter shook his head when he heard this and said: "No, the Great Khan once said before his death that his tomb will not be found by anyone and will never be known to the world. Brother Zhuang, I think you should not waste such effort...
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As a member of the family that has guarded Genghis Khan's mausoleum for generations, although Battelle understands Zhuang Rui's work and knows the benefits that finding Genghis Khan's mausoleum can bring, he still does not want the souls of his ancestors to be disturbed.
Not only Barter thinks this way, most people in the grassland hold this mentality. According to Mongolian tradition, disturbing the soul of the deceased is disrespectful to the deceased. They have an indifferent attitude towards the remains of the deceased. The key is that the soul is immortal.
Zhuang Rui smiled and shook his head and said: "Brother Battelle, Genghis Khan is not only a great emperor of China, but also plays an important role in world history. If his tomb can be found, it will be of immeasurable value to the study of Mongolian and Yuan culture.
It also plays an important role in allowing you to better understand the achievements of your ancestors..."
From the early days of the last century to today, there are probably tens of thousands of experts, scholars and tomb robbers who have come to Inner and Inner Mongolia to search for the tombs of Mongolian emperors. Even if the national archaeological department does not explore, I am afraid that these Mongol emperors’ tombs will eventually be destroyed by some.
People with ulterior motives discovered it.
You know, when Mongolians are buried, they like to bury all kinds of gold and silver ornaments with them. Ordinary Mongolians are like this, not to mention Genghis Khan, who was the richest man in the world at that time?
Experts who studied Mongolian culture once concluded that the treasures in Genghis Khan's mausoleum are definitely not inferior to Qin Shihuang's mausoleum, or even better. This discussion has also led to countless tomb robbers to be full of longing for the prairie.
Although the country has always been cautious about Mongolian archaeology in order to take care of the national sentiment of the Mongolians, over the years, many tomb robbers have secretly flocked to this place.
"Could this be the tomb of Genghis Khan?" An extremely bold idea suddenly came to Zhuang Rui's mind.
Mongolia has many plains and few mountains. Although the mountains of the Arzhai Grottoes are not high, the landscape is suitable. It can be regarded as a rare geomantic treasure in Mongolia. Genghis Khan stayed here many times during his lifetime, and perhaps he really regarded this place as his life.
There's no telling where he'll be able to live in the future.
"Brother Battle, there is a lot of precious information recorded here. I want to stay here for two days. Do you think you can find someone to send a letter to Dr. Ren and ask him to come too?"
After seeing a man-made tunnel and grotto in the northwest part of the mountain top, Zhuang Rui strengthened his idea.
Because according to the accompanying witch doctor, this place was once used as a place for Genghis Khan to recover from his injuries, but no matter how Zhuang Rui looked at it, this place looked more like a resting place for spirits!
