After discussion, the four decided to divide their forces into two groups.
Wang Qiang and Qian Sheng drove to Sanqin, met Yao Yiyan, and put the "Yang Stone" back to its original position with their own hands.
Lin Yi and Bai Lu, as tourists, first visited places near the Xixia King's Tomb in Xingqing Mansion to find out the news.
This once served as the capital of the Xixia Kingdom. It is located in the Hetao area and is the famous "Land of Fish and Rice" in the northwest.
The Dangxiang people were originally the Qiang people who had lived in the Xichuan Basin for a long time. Later, after the Xianbei people in Tuyuhun merged with the Qiang people, they slowly formed a new ethnic group - the Dangxiang people.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Li Sigong, the leader of Xiang Tuoba, was named the envoy of the Dingnan Army for his contribution to quelling Huang Chao. He was granted the title of "Xia Guogong" and granted the land of five states. Later, the name of the country of Xixia also came from this.
Dangxiang successively submitted to the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty.
After the Five Prefectures were annexed by the Northern Song Dynasty, Li Jiqian left to start his own business. In 990, he was named King of Xia by the Liao Dynasty. They successively occupied the states in the Hexi Corridor.
It was not until 1038 that Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor and founded the country, which was known as "Xi Xia" in history.
At this time, the Northern Song Dynasty's control over the Xixia region was already in name only.
The two sides experienced three wars, which ended with Xixia's victory.
As a hero of the generation, Li Yuanhao, in order to balance the relationship between Xixia, Liao and Song Dynasty, acted as a mediator and played both sides.
While professing vassalage to the Northern Song Dynasty, it was encroaching on the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was also repairing with the Liao Dynasty, maintaining the three-legged power at that time.
After the death of Li Yuanhao, Xixia's national power began to decline sharply. After the rise of the Jin Kingdom, it defeated the Liao and Song Dynasties successively. Xixia was not spared and could only settle for a while, and was eventually trampled under the iron hooves of the Mongolian cavalry.
From the time Li Sigong was appointed as the governor of the Dingnan Army, the Li regime lasted for a total of 346 years;
If we count from the time when Li Yuanhao established the Xixia Kingdom, this dominant minority dynasty, which dominated the Hetao area, only existed for 189 years.
In less than two hundred years, the Xixia Kingdom has left a mark in history.
After the four people came out of Wuwei, they went their separate ways.
Wang Qiang and Qian Sheng went all the way east, while Lin Yi and Bai Lu rented a car all the way along the provincial border, heading east and then north directly to Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Ning Province.
This was the former capital of the Xixia Kingdom, and a large number of ruins of Xixia royal tombs are still preserved.
The two wandered around the area and found a hotel nearby to stay. They had a good rest for two days, sorted out the information at hand, and did some homework.
After this trip to Ganlong, they came to Lin province almost non-stop.
Now, whether you turn on the TV or take out your mobile phone, all platforms are discussing the discovery of a Tibetan Soldier Cave from the Three Kingdoms period under the Wuwei Tengger Desert, and two passages were also discovered.
One of them actually leads all the way to Outer Mongolia, and there are also underground fortifications of the Japanese soldiers.
The most explosive news is that the "fossilized ape-man skull" that has been lost for nearly a century has been recovered.
"Regret it?"
Bai Lu pointed to the TV screen where Jin Pengfei, Xiao Liu, Lao Wei and Wu Jingshan were receiving awards and interviews.
"Regret? Do you think I am a regretful person? I am annoyed when I see this kind of scene, and I don't want to join in the fun at all."
"Then you still watch?"
Lin Yi suddenly realized that there was something in this girl's words.
He immediately changed the subject and said:
"I wanted to see how Wei was recovering. Yesterday, Captain Qiao sent me a message asking about Wei's condition. He also said that he would come over and see for himself after he finished what he was doing."
With that said, Lin Yi quickly pressed the remote control and changed to other channels.
Bai Lu smiled, raised her phone and shook it at him.
"The tickets for the Xixia Royal Tombs have been booked, and the tour guide has also made an appointment. We will swipe our ID cards to enter the park then. The time is 2:30 in the afternoon. Let's go downstairs and have lunch before setting off."
Lin Yi hummed and put on his winter clothes.
"I'll go down and warm up the car first. We'll meet you in the parking lot after you finish packing."
Bai Lu waved to him, and Lin Yi turned around and went out.
Xingqing Mansion is a gathering place for the Hui people, and the food around here is mainly beef, mutton and pasta.
Lin Yi's appetite for meat and pleasure is like going to heaven when he comes here.
After eating and drinking, the two drove to the scenic spot of the Xixia Royal Tombs.
This place is now a national 4A-level scenic spot. Those earthen mounds standing on the ground have witnessed the rise and fall of this ethnic minority dynasty.
Today is a working day and it is the off-season for tourism, so there are even fewer tourists. Except for some elderly groups, there are only two young people.
Check in the ticket and enter the park, contact the tour guide to explain and visit this Xixia royal tomb, which is known as the "Oriental Pyramid".
The tour guide was a girl in her early twenties. Seeing that her work badge said "Li Ling", she just called her Director Li.
Although he is young, he speaks clearly and speaks standard Mandarin. There is no indistinguishability between front and back nasal sounds that is common among people from the northwest.
When I inquired about it, I found out that he was studying broadcasting and hosting, and just in time for the winter vacation, he came here to work as a commentator as part of the social practice during the vacation.
"In 1277 AD, the late Xixia lord Li Hu walked out of the city gate of Zhongxing Mansion and surrendered to the Mongols, and Xixia was declared destroyed.
Time has erased the majesty of the former Great Xia Kingdom, leaving only the "lonely" loess hills at the foot of Helan Mountain, telling passers-by about the history of Great Xia.
And these "lonely" loess hills are our protagonist today, the Xixia royal tombs known as the "Oriental Pyramid". "
Lin Yi waved his hand at him, interrupting her explanation.
"Director Li, since we are not official tour guides, we don't need to read from the script. Let's be more casual."
Of course he had his own thoughts when he said that.
Most of the elderly tour groups around here offer low-priced tours, and their main focus is “free prostitution.”
I won't pay for a guide at all.
If they start speaking, it won't take long before a long line of people will follow behind them. There will be too many people and many things will not be possible.
Upon hearing this, Li Ling readily agreed.
"That's great. I don't want to recite these words for a long time. It's just a few words going back and forth. Let's just walk, look, and ask. That's okay."
The two smiled and nodded, letting her lead the way.
"It is said that this place was only discovered in the 1970s. Did no one pay attention to these dirtbags standing here before that?"
Li Ling shook her head.
"According to the information reviewed by the training teacher and myself, no one has noticed these loess bags before, because this place is located at the foot of the Helan Mountains and is surrounded by herdsmen who are grazing. They are also illiterate and have no understanding of this historical and cultural The monuments are even less conscious.
Don't talk about them. If I hadn't been here as a guide, I might not have even looked at these bumpkins as I passed by.
Because our place is originally part of the northwest Loess Plateau, who would be interested in these things? "
"Then do you know how many times this Xixia royal tomb has been stolen and excavated before?"
Li Ling blinked and tried to remember.
"As far as I know, there were two times. One was when the Mongolian cavalry attacked the Xixia royal city and destroyed the Xixia kingdom. They massacred the city and dug up the royal tomb;
Later, during the Ming Dynasty, the Qingjing King Zhu Zhuan of the Ming Dynasty, who was guarding the border, led his men to dig the Xixia royal tomb again.
Why do you ask this? "(End of chapter)
