Chapter 504: Shengling Forbidden Area

Zhou Xueman thought for a while and said, "I heard that the Mongolians are prevalent in secret burials, and Genghis Khan also issued a will before his death. No one is allowed to know where to bury it after his death. Therefore, when he died of illness during his expedition to Xixia, his body was transported back to Mongolia, and his sons buried his father. In order to keep the secret, he used three thousand soldiers with tens of thousands of war horses to bury the land at the burial site and used an independent tree as a tombstone. In order to facilitate the future of finding the cemetery to worship, he killed a small camel of his biological camel in front of a female camel at Genghis Khan's burial site and sprinkled blood on the cemetery. By the spring of the following year, the cemetery had no abnormalities with other places.

In this case, when the descendants sacrificed Genghis Khan, they led the female camel to the cemetery. After the female camel camel would cry out loud because she remembered the killed little camel. The priests would make a grand sacrifice at the moaning place of the female camel. However, after the female camel died, no one could find Genghis Khan's tomb again. And the three thousand Mongolian soldiers and all those who were in the royal family, in order to keep this secret, drank the "Eternal Life Water" and followed Genghis Khan. Among them, those who were unwilling to die were killed by the Mongolian royal family. Not only did they not receive any rewards and honors, but the entire family was killed from old to young. Therefore, this became an eternal secret."

Speaking of this, she said: "Later, in order to have a place to worship Genghis Khan, people built a tomb on the grasslands of Ordos with his clothes and specially sent 500 Darhut Mongols to guard and sacrifice for generations. Genghis Khan's sacrifices are generally divided into weekdays, moons and seasons, and there are fixed dates. Special sacrifices are held more than 60 times a year. Among them, the 21st of the lunar month is the spring sacrifice, which is the largest and most solemn. Representatives will be sent to worship the sacrifices."

At this time, there was a look of praise in Bakyale's eyes and nodded, "Miss Zhou, you said it very well, it is very clear that you must understand these things to marry our royal family."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xueman's face turned slightly red, and then said, "Director Baccarelle, I know this. Do you have any supplements?"

Baccarel's face turned solemn and said, "The thing about the ten thousand horses trampling on the tomb is true. My ancestor is called Buhe, one of the three thousand soldiers who died for the Saint Ancestor. Our family has been given the king's kindness for generations. The highest official title among our ancestors has been the right chief of the Secretariat, who has been the second-rank official. The ancestor Buhe can die for the Saint Ancestor, and it is the glory of our family until now. We must also let the souls of the Saint Ancestor be at peace for generations."

After hearing this, Zhang Haotian understood a little and said, "Director Baccarat, is the forbidden area of ​​the Holy Mausoleum you mentioned related to Genghis Khan's cemetery?"

Baccarel looked at him and said, "Mr. Zhang, although you cannot know your life experience for the time being, since you have the White Wolf King tattoo and the blood flowing in your blood vessels must be the blood of the Holy Ancestor. You should call him the same as me."

To be honest, although he already knew that his life experience was related to Genghis Khan's royal family, Zhang Haotian was still very uncomfortable and could not integrate into this identity for a while. However, he nodded and said, "Has the Holy Ancestor's tomb been discovered?"

Baccarat said: "The Holy Ancestor established the Great Mongolian Kingdom, and his name was Genghis Khan. The Mongolian word means "a great leader like the sea". The Mongolian cavalry is invincible, with a territory spanning Asia and Europe. It is the most dominant country in the history of the world. Many Western admirers call it "the emperor of all mankind". However, historical records show that when he was tortured the Holy Ancestor, his sons buried him with a large number of rare treasures plundered by Mongolia in various parts of Asia and Europe. The amount of treasures was unimaginable, so some people called the Holy Ancestor's tomb "the biggest treasure in the world".

The more people want to find this place. Especially in modern times, with the decline of the Mongolian royal family, a large number of foreign archaeological experts arrived on this land. Forty years ago, American explorer and billionaire Kravitz led his archaeological expedition special team composed of scientists, archaeological professors and translators to Ulaanbaatar to find the mausoleum of Genghis Khan. Kravitz's plan was first met with resistance from the Mongolian government, but later he almost took out all his savings and lived in Mongolia for six years before he convinced the Mongolian government and attracted two famous local history professors to join the expedition.

Speaking of this, he paused and said: "Two years later, they discovered a tomb in the northeast of Mongolia that was said to be the most likely Holy Ancestral Mausoleum and began to dig down. However, the next day after the excavation, some staff of the archaeological team were bitten by many poisonous snakes that suddenly surged out of the ground, and six people died on the spot. The vehicles they parked on the mountainside also slid down from the hillside for no reason. All the archaeological teams were afraid and believed that the Holy Ancestors appeared. They evacuated the place one after another despite the order of Kravez's continued excavation. Kravez was unwilling to give up and prepared to continue digging, but they died inexplicably that night. The evacuated archaeological team members were unable to leave Mongolia and died soon. Some people said that the tomb of the Holy Ancestors was cursed by the great wizard. If anyone offended, there would be only a dead end."

Zhang Haotian didn't believe in legends like curses, so he said, "Is it because someone was afraid that the Holy Ancestor's tomb would be dug out and did this quietly?"

Baccarel shook his head and said, "This is a secret, no one will know. However, later a Japanese archaeological team went there, but the ending was the same as Kravez. Thirty-four people went in, none of them came out alive, and even bodies were not found. Later, after the Mongolian people learned the news, they strongly opposed the excavation. The Mongolian government had to order all archaeological teams not to enter Mongolia again, and no one could do anything to dig the tomb of the Holy Ancestor."

Zhou Xueman said: "The mausoleum of Genghis Khan is very attractive. Most of the Mongolian governments have always wanted this huge wealth. Although the two groups of archaeological teams have died, the general direction can still be calculated, and there will definitely be other outlaws going to that place."

Bakyale nodded and said, "Yes, just three months after the Japanese archaeological team's accident, the descendants of the Saint Ancestor and the four major Mongolian royals filed a strong protest to the government and demanded to defend this place that might be the Saint Ancestor's tomb. You should know that although the Mongolian royals no longer have any real power, since they are the direct descendants of the Saint Ancestor, they are still very sacred and respected in the hearts of the Mongolian people and have a great influence. Finally, the President, the Prime Minister and the Chairman of major parties in the country discussed secretly, decided to agree to their request and set aside a piece of land for them to move in, including the people who depended on each royal family."

Zhang Haotian couldn't help but say, "Which four royal clans are they?"

Baccarat said: "The Holy Ancestor has four sons, namely the eldest son Shuchi, the second son Chagatai, the third son Ogedei, and the fourth son Tolei. The Holy Ancestor gave each son a 'Ulus', which means a territory in Mongolian, and a 'Yuerti' means a grassland for the nomadic tribes to live in and a 'Yin' means to collect taxes from the subjects in the territory. They are called the 'Four Tribes of the King', which is the four royal family."

Zhou Xueman looked at Zhang Haotian and said, "Haotian, so you are a member of one of these four royal families."

Zhang Haotian was silent for a long time, stared at Bakyale's face, and said, "Where is the Holy Mausoleum restricted area you mentioned?"

Bakyale no longer kept it in a fertile place and said: "There is a triangular area between Arqin, Checheergele and Mulun, with an area of ​​100,000 square kilometers. It is a bit remote, with roads blocked, and it was sparsely populated and there were many mountains. It was difficult to build large cities, but there were grasslands and lakes. It was a fertile place for herders. Sheng Khan had inspected this area three times during his lifetime. His tomb was also likely to be in this area. Moving the people of the four royal families into it also has another great benefit for the government."

Zhang Haotian said: "What are the benefits?"

Baccarel said: "The Holy Ancestor has had a great influence on the Mongolian nation, so his direct descendants have always been worshipped by the Mongolian people. Even if the Mongolian Republic was established decades ago, the four royal families had many seats in the government and participated in political activities quite frequently. The ruling party was very worried that they would restore the throne, so he agreed to take their respective people into the forbidden area of ​​the Holy Mausoleum and be able to develop tax collection freely, but he set three major regulations with them."

Zhang Haotian said again: "What are the three major regulations?"

Baccarel continued: "The first is that the Mongolian government lists this 100,000 square kilometers of land as the forbidden area of ​​the Holy Mausoleum. It is not allowed to send troops and archaeologists to enter, nor to attract investment and develop, and it must maintain its original appearance. The second is that all taxes within the forbidden area of ​​the Holy Mausoleum are collected by the first heir of the four royal families, but in case of emergency in the country, support must be provided. The third is that in order to prevent the people of the four royal families from ambition and want to fight against the government, except for the simplest carbines that can be used for hunting and have little lethality, they will never be allowed to possess other modern weapons. Otherwise, they will be punished for conspiracy to subvert the government. If any royal family violates the situation, they will be sent to suppress the enemy and sentenced to the death."

Zhang Haotian listened silently and said, "Can ordinary people go in?"

Baccarel said: "Of course, they don't know that it is the forbidden area of ​​the Holy Mausoleum. They only know that there are barbaric tribes in this place, and there are many dangers after entering. The forbidden area of ​​the Holy Mausoleum is remote, neither a major transportation road nor a special resource. Ordinary Mongolian people have rarely visited it."

Zhang Haotian immediately said: "Okay, then I'll go in and see if I can find the origin of the pattern on me."

Baccarel nodded and said, "I mean that, and you should check the person who gave you tattoos. The Shengling Forbidden Zone is almost isolated from the outside world. There are only two conferences for exchanging necessary goods with cattle, sheep and handicrafts to the outside world. I am very unfamiliar with the situation inside, but it is certain that among the royal family, there are definitely Mongolian tattoo masters, but the number will never be large. If you find one, he should give you guidance."

Speaking of this, he stood up, took a map of Mongolia, pointed at the map, and explained in detail the route and precautions to them.

After hearing Bakyale's speech, Zhang Haotian signaled Zhou Xueman to get up and stood up and said, "Thank you, Director Bakyale, I'll prepare for it and I'll set off tomorrow."

Baccarel nodded, sent him out of the door, then covered his right palm in front of his chest, and watched him leave half-bently.

Zhou Xueman glanced back and whispered: "Haotian, this is the etiquette of the Mongolian servants to the higher people. It seems that he really treats you as a prince."

However, Zhang Haotian did not answer her words, walked out of the library and looked up at the vast sky. Suddenly, he felt that he seemed to be no longer himself, and the land under his feet seemed very empty. Who is he, who he is, and who he should be if he is not Zhang Haotian.

Looking at Zhang Haotian's expression, Zhou Xueman sighed and said, "Haotian, I know you feel bad, but no matter whether you are a Chinese or a Mongolian, what does it matter? Should Shangguan Yumei, Qi Jingru and others don't want you?"

At this moment, Zhang Haotian couldn't help but touch the blood wolf on his chest, his eyes gradually became sharper, and he said in a deep voice: "If according to what Baccarel said, my tattoo is likely to be related to a blood feud, then I must find my origin. If there is really a blood feud, if I don't avenge, I will be in vain to engrave this blood wolf on my body."

When he spoke, he did not dare to imagine his parents. He would rather believe that they were all living in the world, even if he was suffering from blood feud, it would be something else.

Seeing Zhang Haotian's face suddenly showing a terrifying expression. Zhou Xueman had seen this look at the moment when he killed Thunder God. His heart suddenly jumped. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Seeing that there was a building similar to a library not far away, he vaguely identified the words "Mongol National Museum" hanging on the roof, and pulled his arm and said, "Haotian, don't think about it. Since you are a Mongolian, you must learn more about Mongolia's history. Let's go to the museum to take a look."

Zhang Haotian couldn't help but follow her forward. Zhou Xueman saw someone looking at him and Zhang Haotian, and then realized that this was the first time he took the initiative to pull him. At this time, he was like holding him and quickly put down his hand.

However, Zhang Haotian was worried at this time and did not notice this. After following her for about two hundred meters in the square, he went up dozens of steps and walked into another majestic building - the Mongolian National Museum.

The museum does not require tickets. The two of them walked in. When they slowly watched the ten branches, they couldn't help but remain silent.

Unlike the historical view of Chinese national unification, the Mongols do not consider themselves part of the Chinese nation. The museum describes its national history in different exhibition halls in this way: the Hun Empire, Xianbei Empire, Rouran Empire, the Turkic Empire established by the Turks, the Blue Turkic Empire, the Uyghur Empire and the last Mongol Empire, Mongolia under the rule of the Manchus, Mongolia on the eve of the revolution, Mongolia during the communist period and Mongolia after democratization. Behind the seemingly strange and diverse exhibits, they actually have the same purpose, that is, to prove their own country and nation to visitors.

Orthodoxy and uniqueness. The historical order of the museum exhibition hall is undoubtedly to tell visitors that Mongolia is the legal successor of various empires in Central Asia since ancient times. The rulers of various empires in history or the direct ancestors of the Mongols have all been closely related to the Mongols. For more than two thousand years, the residents of Central Asia, the founders and descendants of rulers are the current Mongols. What the museum tells people is not only the Mongolians’ statements about the orthodox state of the country, but also their attitude towards foreign rulers. China is regarded as the role of an invader and used to criticize.

In these exhibition halls, the Qing Dynasty's military conquest of Mongolia was emphasized, and the use of pictures and physical torture instruments to deliberately highlight the cruelty and darkness of the Manchu rule. There is even a description that shows the Mongolians' resentment towards Chinese merchants naked, writing "Chinese merchants are full of the countryside, purchasing leather, wool, camel wool and other commodities from herders at low prices, and then selling these commodities at high prices, forcing the Mongolians to be heavily in debt. Because herders cannot understand the account books of Chinese merchants, the Chinese are easy to use tricks, and the Mongolians often resist their oppression."

After reading all the exhibition halls of the branches in about an hour and a half, the two walked out of the museum again. Zhou Xueman looked angry and said, "I have read the information. After the Soviet Union controlled Mongolia, it confiscated the property of Buddhist temples, destroyed temples, arrested lamas, and basically destroyed Tibetan Buddhism. Later, Mongolia launched an anti-Soviet operation, and the Soviet authorities began to clean up and persecute Mongolia. Thirty-six thousand people died or disappeared, while Mongolia at that time had only 730,000 people. The number of abnormal deaths in a country reached 5%, which is very rare in world history. In terms of culture, Mongolia was also cleansed, and the traditional Mongolian language was changed to Russian-style Slavic language, which cut off the inheritance of their own culture. This is a shame for a nation, but in the museum, it is really unfair to China."

Zhang Haotian had already thought in his heart that any country and nation in the world might have a spirit of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and being fierce as Mongolia is no exception. The Soviets were undoubtedly more cruel than the Chinese, but they accepted the other party's culture. Japan was similar to them. This was also a fierce nation. However, after being conquered by the United States, although the language and writing were preserved, American culture deeply influenced them, just like a philosopher said, "History is always the crutch of reality, and reality is the walking legs." In this world, people cannot be convinced by the fierce ones. Sometimes strength and power are the only truths.

After passing through the square, before dinner was time, the two of them recruited a taxi and took the car to circle Ulaanbaatar.

In the evening, the taxi driver took them to Bogda Mountain in Ulaanbaatar. Zhang Haotian and Zhou Xueman stood side by side on the top of the mountain, looking down at Ulaanbaatar. Zhang Haotian then realized why the Mongols were jealous of their modern interactions with China. In fact, there must be indescribable fear. The entire Ulaanbaatar in front of him was not even as good as a district in S City, but here, there were nearly half of the people in this country. Compared with China with 1.3 billion, they were indeed at a disadvantage. After all, the kind of people who relied on one or two tens of thousands of people in the past.
Chapter completed!