Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 368 Blackwater City, you are in trouble!

It is not an exaggeration to say that knowing too much will lead to death faster.

The so-called killing to silence people is aimed at people who know too much.

If the situation I inquire about involves the secrets of important people and big families, it may not be a good thing to know about it.

But if you don't ask clearly, it's equivalent to handing your fate over to Uncle Chen.

There is still a lot of uncertainty as to whether the eminent monks and Taoist priests he invited can solve my problem.

If anything goes wrong here, my life will be in danger.

Think for a moment.

I decided to find out the situation and take the initiative.

"Uncle Chen, I still want to know."

Boss Dong looked anxious and wanted to persuade me but didn't know how.

In the end, thousands of words got stuck in my throat and turned into sighs.

Uncle Chen remained calm, as if he had already anticipated my choice.

"it is good."

"Since you want to know, I'll tell you."

“In fact, it was only when I saw this statue of the Great Black Goddess that I began to understand many things.”

"Speaking of which, this is also related to tomb robbing."

Uncle Chen raised his eyes and stared at me: "Perhaps you really are the one destined to be in this situation."

Is it related to tomb robbing?

This is a big turn.

I asked, "Could this Buddha statue have been stolen from a tomb?"

Uncle Chen nodded and then shook his head: "It wasn't from the tomb, but was stolen from the ruins of Blackwater City."

"Blackwater City, do you know?"

This is a bit of a test for me.

Coincidentally, I have actually heard Professor Zhang talk about this.

In 1962, the Mongolian Provincial Cultural Relics Team sent a team to conduct archaeological excavations at the Heishui City ruins.

Professor Zhang and several professors of archaeology from Northwestern University were invited to participate in the excavation as consultants.

One of the highlights of life.

When talking about Blackwater City, Professor Zhang was very excited.

The history of Blackwater City was described in great detail, as if it were his own treasure.

Heishui City is located on the northern bank of the lower reaches of the Ejina River.

It is called Kharaghot in Mongolian.

The Heishui Town Yanjun Division was first established during the Western Xia period.

In 1226, Genghis Khan led his army to attack Western Xia.

After conquering Heishui City, they marched southwards to capture the capital of Western Xia and destroyed it.

In 1286, Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, expanded Heishui City.

The Yijinai Road General Administration Office was established, and Heishui City began to take shape and became a transportation hub between the inland and Mobei.

In 1350, Blackwater City was abandoned and became a ruined city because the surrounding land was eroded by desert.

Blackwater City remained silent until 1900.

After hearing the legend that there were a lot of treasures in the ruins of Blackwater City, Tsarist Russian antique dealer Potanin and others began to look for Blackwater City.

But no herdsmen on the grassland were willing to lead the way, so they returned empty-handed.

In April 1909, Kozlov, a Tsarist colonel and member of the Imperial Geographical Society, brought his troops to the grassland again in the name of observing wildlife to look for Black Water City.

Through coercion, inducement and bribery, he bribed the Mongolian prince Baden Zasak and obtained the location of Blackwater City.

After entering Blackwater City, Kozlov led his men to excavate the ruins in the city.

Books, texts, silk paintings, scriptures and other antiquities were unearthed.

The unearthed antiquities caused a huge sensation after they were transported to Tsarist Russia.

Tsarist Russia then ordered Kozlov to go to Heishui City again to carry out looting.

In June of that year, Kozlov led his team back to Blackwater City and started a new round of looting.

This time the looting was even more brutal.

The tower body and base of the pagoda in the city were dug up and destructive looting was carried out.

Ultimately, the collection amounted to over 8,000 books and scriptures, and nearly 1,000 artworks, which caused an international sensation once displayed.

In 1914, Stein also came to Blackwater City.

Thousands of manuscripts written in Xixia script were unearthed.

Later, the Japanese also came to Blackwater City to hunt for treasure, but their harvest was much less than before.

In 1926, Kozlov came to Blackwater City for the third time.

His trip to Blackwater City this time was extremely mysterious.

Not only did they gain nothing, but they also suffered heavy casualties.

The team log was also classified as confidential by the Tsarist Russian authorities and could not be disclosed to the public.

Professor Zhang is very interested in this matter.

When he went to serve as a consultant to the Mongolian Provincial Cultural Relics Team in 1962, he specifically looked for elderly herders in the surrounding area.

Ask about Kozlov's third trip to Blackwater City.

He searched and actually found someone who knew the inside story.

There was an old herdsman in his seventies who claimed that he had been hired by Kozlov and joined the team on the third trip to Blackwater City.

I still clearly remember Professor Zhang’s expression when he mentioned the old herdsman.

Professor Zhang's cheeks flushed, and he spoke with a radiant expression, as if he had just answered the final question: "The old herdsman had half his face covered in burn scars. He looked both ugly and ferocious."

"His left arm is gone below the elbow."

"They said he lost it while running for his life. His face was also burned while running for his life."

"I asked him what happened."

"He was trembling all over, with an expression of extreme fear on his face, and he kept shouting 'Mahakala' in Mongolian."

"The deputy leader of the cultural relics team who came with us was worried something might happen, so he suggested sending someone to take the old herder to the hospital for treatment."

"When the old herdsman was about to get on the bus, he suddenly said in a low voice, 'Well!'

“They dug a well!”

"The well leads to the underworld!"

"But they touched the Mahakala statue and got punished!"

"A green flame burned underground, and most of the people were burned to death!"

"The passage was also burned and collapsed."

"You...you must not go looking for that well, and don't dig around!"

Professor Zhang immediately asked the deputy captain what "Mahakala" meant.

The deputy captain said that was the Mongolian pronunciation of Mahakala.

Back at the Blackwater City excavation site, Professor Zhang convened a meeting and proposed finding and digging a well, but the team leader rejected the suggestion.

Professor Zhang was not convinced.

It is believed that finding a well will lead to a major discovery.

As a result, the team leader reported to his superiors, saying that Professor Zhang was disrupting normal work order.

Within two days, the entire consulting team was recalled.

Professor Zhang was filled with sorrow when he finished telling this story.

It is believed that the cultural relics team missed a good opportunity to make a major discovery.

Let’s get back to the present.

When Uncle Chen asked me if I knew about Blackwater City, I immediately nodded and said, "Yes."

"Could this statue of the Great Black Goddess be related to Blackwater City?"

When I asked this question, I felt very uneasy.

Professor Zhang mentioned Mahakala in the story of the old herdsman’s experience.

Mahakala and Mahakala are two sides of the same coin.

One represents masculine and masculine, the other represents feminine and feminine.

If this Buddha statue was dug out from Black Water City...could it be that Kozlov dug it out during his third trip to Black Water City?

When I was guessing in my heart, Uncle Chen gave the answer.

"It does matter."

"This statue was dug out from Blackwater City."

"It is said that what was dug out was a pair."

"One is the Mahakala statue, and the other is the Mahakala statue in front of us."

“The Mahakala statue is missing.”

"This is the only one that was trafficked to Hong Kong Island after many twists and turns."

"Oh my god!" Boss Dong suddenly jumped up and shouted.

Staring at the statue of the Great Black Goddess in extreme horror.

He stared for less than two seconds, then quickly retreated to the door, trembling all over.

His voice trembled as he spoke, "This, this, this couldn't be the legendary Buddha statue that will bring sudden death to anyone who collects it?"

Uncle Chen nodded slowly.

Boss Dong slapped his leg and screamed, "Shizi, you're in trouble!"

"This damn thing can really kill you!!!"