The parchment was translated into Chinese, and then Mustache transformed these ancient texts into vernacular, which made it more intuitive for me. I roughly summarized a lot of the scattered information, and there are two important points in total.
The first point has something to do with religious beliefs. After the Dangxiang people established Xixia, they changed from a nomadic nation with a stable territory to a centralized country, bordering the Song Dynasty, which had the most advanced culture at that time. The culture of Xixia
It has been greatly influenced by neighboring countries, especially religion. Although many customs and habits of the Dangxiang people have been preserved directly or in disguise, the most important religious issue has undergone tremendous changes.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to various reasons, the Dangxiang people were unable to absorb the dominant religions such as Buddhism, Taoism, and Islam at the time. They believed in Bon religion and primitive shamanism. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Buddhism, especially Tibetan Buddhism, quickly replaced Bon religion.
, is called the most widely spread religion in Xixia, and most members of the Xixia royal family are loyal believers in Buddhism.
Unlike those European countries where politics and religion are integrated, the Xixia people's attitude toward religion is relatively generous and open-minded. Buddhism occupies a mainstream position in Xixia, but some other religions are not excluded. For example, the founding emperor of Xixia
Prince Ningming did not believe in the orthodox Buddhism of the Zhan royal family. He was keen on Taoism and practiced the Bigu Technique with a Taoist priest named Lu Xiuhuang.
When I saw this, I had a little doubt in my heart, and I doubted the authenticity of the contents in the parchment. From that time to now, hundreds of years have passed. If these two volumes of parchment are not rigorous historical materials,
Then the content here is likely to be some unofficial history. Unofficial histories can only be heard, but absolutely cannot be believed.
Mustache told me that whether the content in the sheepskin book is true or not needs to be verified. But he thinks it is basically credible, especially the record about the prince Ning Ming. Some historical materials once said that Yuan Hao asked his prince
, about the policy and strategy of governing the country. Ning Ming answered with one sentence, "Don't be good at having few desires."
"Just because of these, can it prove the authenticity of the parchment?"
"You go ahead and read on. I have a hunch that the things recorded here are true." Xiao Hu pointed at the three words "Shanglu Xiuhuang" in the translation and said, "This man is very extraordinary."
I followed Mustache's instructions and continued reading.
Prince Ningming followed Lu Xiuhuang to practice Taoism. The specific process of their interaction is unknown, but it is certain that Ningming relied heavily on and trusted this Taoist priest from Dingxian Mountain. After that, for unknown reasons, Ningming asked him several times
Recommend Lu Xiuhuang to his father.
The founding emperor of Xixia and a seemingly ordinary Taoist priest met for the first time through Ning Ming's matchmaking. The relationship between Yuan Hao and Lu Xiuhuang was also unknown, but as Yuan Hao met Lu Xiuhuang,
As the number of times increased, it could be seen that this Taoist priest also gained Yuan Hao's favor and respect.
In the third year after Lu Xiuhuang and Yuan Hao came into contact, this royal Taoist priest from the Xixia court secretly rushed to the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty at that time. According to his status, he could travel with great fanfare. But Lu Xiuhuang did not alert anyone.
He entered the Song Dynasty from Xixia, and then disappeared completely. No one knew what he was doing.
Subsequently, Lu Xiuhuang, who had disappeared for a long time, reappeared in Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xixia. When he appeared, he immediately met with Yuan Hao. According to the records in the parchment, it was late at night when Lu Xiuhuang arrived at the imperial city, but Yuan Hao
He was awakened from his dream and immediately met Lu Xiuhuang.
They had a long secret conversation, and seven or eight days after the secret conversation, Yuan Hao dispatched a team of about 200 people to disperse and infiltrate into the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The first key point of the parchment is probably this, and the second key point is the content of the secret conversation between Yuan Hao and Lu Xiuhuang.
I have roughly summarized the contents of the secret conversation, which is not very long.
Lu Xiuhuang: I found that place.
Yuan Hao: Only the place was found, but nothing was found?
Lu Xiuhuang: According to my judgment, the thing must be there, but it is difficult to get it by myself, and asking for help will inevitably reveal the secret, so I will rush back immediately and hope that your Majesty will send someone there as soon as possible.
Yuan Hao: Could the thing be real?
Lu Xiuhuang: It must be true.
Yuan Hao: Hearsay is not accurate after all. No one has ever seen it.
Lu Xiuhuang: It existed in the pre-Qin period, but it was destroyed due to riots. Now we have finally got clues. Maybe it is unique in the world. If you miss the opportunity and someone else gets there first, Your Majesty will definitely regret it.
Yuan Hao: Approximately how many people are needed to do this?
Lu Xiuhuang: If there are few people, it will delay time. If there are many people, it will easily arouse suspicion. One hundred to two hundred people are suitable.
Yuan Hao: Have you told the prince about this?
Lu Xiuhuang: Not yet. I came back from the Southern Dynasties and met with His Majesty as soon as possible.
Yuan Hao: Well, I will give you enough people to find the things, but don’t tell the prince the news for the time being.
Lu Xiuhuang: I have another equally important thing to do, so I will entrust Shi Pan to find something. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have completely drawn the map of that place. Shi Pan can definitely be trusted.
He has the ability to do all this.
Yuan Hao: If everything can be successful, I will never break my promise.
This is the content of the secret conversation summarized from the parchment. It seems to have no beginning and no end, which makes my view a little blurry.
"What place are they talking about, and what are the things?" I raised my head and asked Mustache: "Also, who is the Lu Xiuhuang you mentioned?"
"The place is Kaiyang Forest District. Things have no names. They are called artifacts in the book." Mustache carefully picked up the translation in front of me and lit it with fire: "Lu Xiuhuang is a Taoist priest who served Yuan Hao.
and Prince Ning Ming. But anyone who has come into contact with this matter knows that Lu Xiuhuang is a very important person, and the Xixia Bronze Medal has a very close relationship with him."
"Is he related to the Xixia Bronze Medal?" I was immediately surprised. The Xixia Bronze Medal was not mentioned in the whole parchment. I thought it was another thing independent of the bronze medal incident. But Xiao
Beard’s words make me feel that there must be a connection between them.
"It's a very important relationship." Mustache said: "Whether the Xixia bronze medal was cast by Lu Xiuhuang at that time cannot be confirmed. But those who have been looking for the Xixia bronze medal in recent years are also looking for relics related to Lu Xiuhuang. You should
Remember, in the box under the Bantuo Mandala, in addition to these two volumes of parchment, there is also a very thin booklet, and that booklet is part of Lu Xiuhuang's Notes."
Mustache then explained some things to me. The person who initially reported that Lu Xiuhuang was directly related to the Xixia Bronze Medal was unknown. But after some people started to come into contact with the Xixia Bronze Medal, they slowly discovered a pattern. Bronze Medal
There are eight pieces in total. Anyone who gets the bronze medal has obtained very important clues from Lu Xiuhuang's letters. It is precisely because of these clues that they can accurately find the Xixia bronze medal that has been hidden for many years.
Therefore, the search for the Lu Xiuhuang Codex has become as important as the search for the Xixia Bronze Medal. Those people believe that there are deeper secrets that can be discovered in the Lu Xiuhuang Codex.
Some people even believe that the Xixia bronze medal is actually just a carrier of information, and the core of the secret is hidden in the code.
Therefore, under the undercurrent of searching for the bronze medal of Xixia, there are also some more secretive and crazy actions, and the target is the Lu Xiuhuang Codex. The process of searching for the Codex took a long time, and the entire Codex was scattered into several parts in the passing years.
Mustache said that most of the manuscripts have been taken away by different people. The booklet in the Pantuo Mandala may be the last part of the manuscripts that no one has obtained.
"You mean that if you get Lu Xiuhuang's handwritten notes, you can truly get in touch with the core?"
"That's true in theory, but it's not that simple in practice." Mustache shook his head: "You also saw that the booklet is full of symbols that no one has seen before. Are these symbols pure symbols?
Or something else? Some people have speculated that these symbols may be characters created by Lu Xiuhuang himself."
My head suddenly felt dizzy. If the symbols on Lu Xiuhuang's Codex could not be deciphered, contacting the core would still be a distant dream.
"So, people are frantically searching for everything about Lu Xiuhuang, trying to get some clues from these things, and slowly interpret the manuscript."
I immediately understood that the matter was more complicated than I thought. There were some fragments of the road repair code in the Bantuo Mandala, which attracted many people to work on it. However, the code I obtained was temporarily uninterpretable, so I started
I wonder whether the final result of such an action is worth it or not.