Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

I also think there is something wrong with the cave that Professor Zhang went to.

To find out the situation in the cave, you have to at least go there in person. It is basically impossible to expect to find out the situation through school.

Zhang Nan calmed down and continued reading the letter.

"Ming Yishi was not only proficient in oracle bone inscriptions, but also deeply knowledgeable about Eastern theology. Based on the oracle bone inscriptions, he collected and compiled a wealth of Yin and Shang theological content."

"Among the theological texts he compiled, there were scattered records about Black Tai Sui, saying that he came from the west, spread the faith in the mountains, and brought the people of Bashan to the vast land."

"I infer that the group that believed in Black Tai Sui occupied the Sichuan Plain and formed the ancient Shu Kingdom in history. I even wrote to Ge Weihan and asked him to help analyze this."

Zhang Nan paused here and explained Ge Weihan's identity to me.

Ge Weihan was from the United States and served as the director of the West China Union University Museum. In 1934, he presided over the archaeological excavation work in Yueliang Bay, Guanghan, and proposed the concept of "Guanghan Culture".

Over the next ten years, Ge Weihan conducted in-depth visits to ethnic minorities such as the Qiang and Tibetan peoples around Sichuan, collecting folk beliefs and ancient legends of each tribe.

At that time, very few people knew Ge Weihan.

Zhang Nan learned about Ge Weihan's existence because he accidentally saw his Hanzhou excavation report.

Later, when the Sanxingdui culture shocked the world, people gradually knew Ge Weihan and realized that he was the one who carried out the first excavation of Sanxingdui.

"In his reply, Graham strongly supported my analysis, which was very encouraging."

"I conducted further research and found that during the Zhou Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty, the ancient Shu Kingdom also experienced turmoil, and the ancient Shu Kingdom that believed in Black Tai Sui disappeared."

"Based on the various materials I have, everything seems to be somehow connected to King Wu of Zhou's younger brother, Duke Bi Ji Gao."

"Ma Jiye, my good friend, please use your influence or money to help me find the tomb of the King of Bi State. I will give you a huge reward."

"Your old friend Stein, July 5, 1940."

This letter written 39 years ago has been read.

I have written a lot of things before, detailing the process of asking people to help with argumentation.

But when it came to the most crucial information, the old thief Stein just glossed over it.

The important clue is that nothing is said at all!

Was it out of kindness that Tuoye gave me this letter, or did he have other motives?

Fortunately, there is still the inscription on the bronze plate.

I hope the content of the inscription can provide more specific clues.

Another clue is the cave that Professor Zhang visited.

"Sister Nan, who is this Ma Jiye?"

"Ma Jiye's father was a foreign military doctor in the Ever-Victorious Army of the late Qing Dynasty, and his mother was the daughter of Gao Yongkuan, the Prince of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

"He was a mixed-race kid who went overseas with his father and came back as a spy."

"Ma Jiye provided considerable assistance to Stein during his theft of the Dunhuang scriptures, and the two had a very close relationship."

I remembered that Tuo Ye seemed to have mentioned before that Ma Jiye's advisor found them and paid them a large sum of money to find and steal the tomb of the king of Bi State.

It seems that Stein also wants to achieve immortality.

Therefore, I wanted to find clues related to Black Tai Sui through the burial objects in the tomb of the King of Bi State.

The Baon snake is the messenger of Black Tai Sui.

To find Black Tai Sui, you must first find the trace of the Baang snake.

The whole incident was finally sorted out.

All clues point to the Baon snake.

It seems that for the next three months, I only need to focus on one thing: looking for the Baon snake!

After having lunch with Zhang Nan at noon, I left Professor Zhang's ward on the pretext of going to see my grandfather.

After leaving the hospital, I went straight to the northwest family housing area.

I bought some cigarettes, alcohol, and snacks on the way, and asked several people before I found the home of Director Ma of the History Department.

"Director Ma, I'm Zhang Nan's younger brother."

"Oh."

Director Ma remembered me.

Then he looked at the cigarettes, alcohol and snacks I was carrying.

"You come here if you want, why are you carrying so many things?"

Although he said this, his hand had already stretched out, obviously wanting to take the gift.

I handed over the gift and said, "Director Ma, I'd like to know the details of Professor Zhang's accident."

"This matter..."

Director Ma retracted his hand as he was about to take the gift.

I stuffed the thing into his hand and squeezed his hand hard.

As we shook hands, I stuffed a wad of bills into his hand.

There are exactly fifty ten-yuan solidarity tickets.

Although Director Ma is a university professor, his monthly salary is only a little over 100 yuan. His family has five children who all depend on his salary for food, so their life is really not rich.

Staring at the thick stack of Great Unity, Director Ma was distracted for a moment.

When I came to my senses again, he had a warm smile on his face and invited me into the living room as if he was inviting the God of Wealth.

Director Ma served tea, water, cigarettes and candies smoothly and seamlessly.

"Xiao Chen, have some tea."

"Xiao Chen smokes."

"Xiao Chen, have some candy."

"The last time I saw you, I knew you would be a great talent."

"I would be disrespectful to refuse this gift. I can't answer your question, but you can see for yourself."

Director Ma took out the file bag from the study and placed it on the coffee table.

"You happened to see this by yourself. It has nothing to do with me. Once you leave my house, I won't recognize anything you do."

He is so anxious to distance himself from the matter, it seems that things are really not simple.

I smiled and nodded.

"Yes, I came to your house as a guest and saw it by chance when I entered the study."

Director Ma smiled with satisfaction and motioned me to look quickly.

I picked up the file bag.

The bag had big red letters printed on the top: File No. 179 of Shangluo Regional Administrative Office. There was a white label on the seal with "Secret" printed on it.

At that time, municipal governments were generally regional administrative offices. Later, as prefectures were gradually abolished and cities were established, the number of regional administrative offices became less and less.

A white label with the word "Secret" printed on it indicates that this is a document that needs to be kept confidential.

According to the degree of confidentiality, it is divided into three types: secret, confidential, and top secret. Secret documents usually have a confidentiality period of ten years.

No wonder Director Ma is so cautious, it seems that the matter is really not simple.

I pulled out the materials and started reading.

The materials include meeting minutes, travel records, interrogation records, etc., which record in detail the entire process from Professor Zhang and others attending the meeting to the accident.

The meeting was held at the May 7th Normal University in Shangluo.

The college's history teachers conducted research on the cliff burial customs in Shangluo area and formed a series of research results. They invited professors from the history departments of Northwest University, Shaanxi Normal University and other schools to attend the meeting.

During the meeting, it was mentioned that when studying the cliff burial custom, a huge cave was discovered in Zhashui County. There seemed to be remains of ancient human life deep in the cave, and all the professors attending the meeting were invited to go on a field investigation.

The inspection is scheduled for the second day of the meeting.

Professor Zhang and others followed the teachers from the May 7th Normal University to the cave for a field investigation.

An accident occurred during the investigation and everyone disappeared mysteriously in the cave, with only Professor Zhang coming out.

After coming out of the cave, Professor Zhang became confused and then fell into a coma. He was sent to Shangluo District Hospital for emergency treatment.

Shangluo District attaches great importance to this matter and has formed a special task force to investigate.

However, because the relevant personnel are either missing or in a coma, no specific investigation conclusion has been reached yet.

After reviewing all the materials, Director Ma patted me on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Chen, the task force actually has some suspicions about Professor Zhang."