The bad emperor of Tang Dynasty

"Look. Guo Nuan. There is a ruined palace over there."

While Guo Nuan and Doma were discussing the scientific topic of prehistoric geological changes.Doma accidentally saw traces of a large abandoned building more than 100 steps away.

Guo Nuan was immediately aroused by her words.

"Go over and have a look."

Climbing among the ruins.It seems that these ancient city sites that may have been abandoned for more than 400 years were buried with the erosion of the years.The broken bricks and rubble were buried by the yellow sand on the edge of the desert a few kilometers away to a depth of no less than three meters.

The two approached the highest building foundation in the center of the ruined city.

Look around the high platform on the slope of more than 100 acres of land.Guo Nuan was surprised to find out.Visibly brightly colored painted railings are exposed in the sand.and collapsed large palace carved stone pillars.

Torma bent down and picked up a piece of broken pottery.Half a small piece of plain flower and bird painting is damaged.It seems that this is the ceramic craft of the Central Plains of China.She seemed to have picked up an interesting and exquisite toy.Nails rub off any lumps of loess stained on top.There is no doubt that this is part of a high-quality ancient Chinese porcelain.

Of course look up.There are treasures that can be found scattered everywhere in the sand of the ruins.

"In addition to porcelain. There are also fragments of these bronze tripods. Animal bones. Bronze wares. Fragments of silk fabrics. It seems that a long time ago this must have been an important hub town on the road to the ancient Western Regions. Business travelers who came and went traded in this city." Nuan found a wooden lacquer basin and sat upside down.He rested half-lying and leaning against the wall half-cut into the sand with his eyes closed.Now he has figured out that this is just an ancient city site.It seems that the Western Regions business traveler will also pass through this area.Since there is no life in the place.He lost interest in digging.

But Torma was exploring the vicinity with great interest.From time to time, she would cry out in surprise.Talked to Guo Nuan from a distance with his eyes closed.Said that they found some beautiful wall murals.Bone ornaments.Like beads.Shell necklaces and more.

Guo Nuan's most important concern now is how to find enough dry food.It is estimated that the two will have to travel for more than a month to reach Turpan, the real paradise of the Western Regions.This is a big problem.As from time immemorial.The male primitive man had the duty of hunting and gathering food.His thinking focus is different from that of women who like romance and freshness.

Guo Nuan closed her eyes for about half an hour.He saw Doma, who was searching for treasures in the ruins tens of meters away, was still exploring endlessly.As for the miscellaneous and brightly colored small objects in the pockets of the clothes.Guo Nuan estimated that Toma must have picked up an inapplicable ancient copper coin.Carved animal bones.Silk cloth fragments and the like.It's a pity that these can't fill the stomach.Guo Nuan had to act quickly.Otherwise, if they spend the night in the ruins tonight, they will suffer from the northwest wind.

"Quack. There is a small stream in the reeds nearby. I need to find a copper vessel now. Or a stone bowl."

Guo Nuan bent down and got into a room with thatch.Dilapidated earthen houses made of shells.It is estimated that this is the side kitchen of the king's palace in the small town.

Guo Nuan saw a large stove in the corner.There are still ashes left in the feeding square.And some gray wrinkled stuff half burned.

"Um. What is this?" Guo Nuanmao pinched the wrinkled fragment by the stove.It looks like a ganoderma canopy.But put it on the tip of your nose and sniff it.No smell.

After Guo Nuan cut it off.He pondered for a while before suddenly realizing.It turned out to be dried cow dung.It is said that there are countless oases of life scattered on this vast desert.These oases supported hundreds of tribal nations.They rely on the water source of the oasis and the lush green grass to graze cattle, sheep and horses.Due to the fragile ecological environment of the oasis, these tribal nomads in the western regions have a high awareness of environmental protection.In a desert oasis where resources are stretched.These Westerners used to use the dry cow dung collected on pastures as fuel for cooking.

Guo Nuan pried a rafter stick from the collapsed beam.He took a stick and dug for a while at the hearth, which was nearly half buried in the yellow sand.not for a while.He found dozens of dried cow dung pancakes by the stove.Just put the wooden beams that build the house.Knock down a few wooden window mullions.He doesn't have to worry about running out of fuel to start a fire at night.

In excavation.He was also lucky enough to find three clay pots.But the bottom of an earthen pot was gouged through.A hole was exposed on the other side.The remaining one is generally good.It's just that the ears at the bottleneck were damaged by the adobe bricks.No leaks.

Wood fragments are everywhere.In the sandy kitchen.Guo Nuan was digging vigorously and excitedly like a demolition worker.After a while, he also dug out a lot of pottery fragments.Corroded iron sheets.

Near noon.Torma came back with a lot of junk.Guo Nuan saw that the woman's face was like a little tabby cat.A lot of dust was scratched on the cheek.

"No. The iron bit used by the horse. A small carmine lacquered box with a cover missing. There are also glass frit beads. There is a large stone mill for pounding rice under the broken wall over there. Unfortunately, I am not strong enough to move it." Duo Ma Dudu pouted.His face was pink with excitement.She placed the small items in her pocket in front of Guo Nuan as if she was playing a treasure.

"Oh. They seem to be useless things." Guo Nuan lowered her head and was beating a wooden beam with a stone.He collected seven or eight rivets.Getting ready to build a tent skeleton.

"En. There is also a copper seal." Guo Nuan stopped working in surprise.He hastily took what was in Toma's hand; the square crouching beast seal.Seeing attracted Guo Nuan's attention.Torma also realized that her excavation was still very valuable.The pretty face suddenly glowed with joy.Standing tall with his hands behind his back, he silently stared at what Guo Nuan would say next.

"What is this? It looks like the Xiaozhuan of the Qin Dynasty." Guo Nuan's eyes lit up.Speaking of which, he couldn't tell the meaning of these five or six small seal characters.

The strokes are still very different from the official script of the Tang Dynasty.Look at the small seal characters on the seal.A large number of lines are full of arcs.Some radicals also have pictographic patterns.This is indeed an extremely ancient cultural relic of the Qin Dynasty.

"Quack. It's probably in the Qin and Han Dynasties. This city site in the Western Regions belongs to a vassal state in the Central Plains of China." Guo Nuan looked at the official seal and guessed firmly.

During this period, there was an episode of seal.Guo Nuan was busy with setting up his tent again.At this time, Toma also found the Chinese wooden slips.A broken bow arm.Guo Nuan tested the bow arm.It snapped off instantly.It seems that it can only be used as firewood.As for making bows and arrows.Guo Nuan didn't think this centuries-old antique could withstand tens of catties of pulling force.

Guo Nuan and Doma then found an entrance to the cellar.It took a lot of effort.They finally moved a few big rocks.After clearing some wood chips.Guo Nuan held a torch and went down to the cellar well to find the qualified vat.But these dilapidated vats are out of wine.Only the faint smell of volatile alcohol in the cellar air told him.There used to be a large amount of wine stored here.But as time goes by.evaporated.