Peking University cafeteria!
There was an interesting saying on the Peking University campus called 'unique.'
Therefore, there was only one cafeteria in Peking University and no other cafeteria.
At this moment, Wang Xu and the others had arrived at the nearest restaurant.
There was no outstanding food, but it was good quality and cheap.
At this time, the restaurant was noisy. It was just time for dinner, and the front of the large and small food delivery windows were filled with people.
There were beef ramen, egg fried rice, spicy pot, fresh meat buns, fried eggs…
The aroma of all kinds of food mixed together and spread in the restaurant without any restraint, entering their nostrils.
Wang Xu and Murong Tianfeng sat in a slightly remote corner.
There were almost no students eating around him, so it was still relatively quiet.
Hu Rong, who was in charge of getting food, had not returned yet. She was still bitterly queuing up.
"I wonder why Professor Murong came to look for me this time?”
Wang Xu sat upright and ended the simple greetings between the two of them.
He raised his head and looked at Murong Tianfeng.
"It shouldn't be just because you saw my lecture video and were interested.”
Murong Tianfeng smiled.
"Of course, but I have to mention…"
"Professor Wang Xu's teaching standards and your profound knowledge are truly rare in my life. Especially your different views that far exceed the imagination of the secular world, it makes this old man even more shocked.”
Unknowingly, the way he addressed Wang Xu had changed from 'you' to 'you'.
Even he himself did not notice it.
After saying these flattering words, he immediately added,
"I've mentioned to you before about the Changde Ancient Tomb. I wonder if you've heard of it?”
Wang Xu smiled faintly and went straight to the point.
"I've heard about the Spring and Autumn Period ancient tomb being unearthed in Changde on TV, so I'm naturally interested. Otherwise, we wouldn't be sitting here.”
"Hmm? I didn't expect Professor Wang Xu to be interested in archaeology as well?”
"I'm not interested in archeology, but history.”
Wang Xu replied with a smile.
"Hahaha, it's all the same. History carries things, and things carry history!”
"These good things passed down by our ancestors are witnesses to the long river of history!”
Wang Xu raised his eyebrows slightly and pondered for a moment.
"Witnesses? That's right, the word 'witness' was used very well.”
He took a deep breath.
"The ancients are no longer around, and future generations can only find clues from these antiques.”
"Yes, I am."
Murong Tianfeng sighed as he reminisced about the past.
"We archaeologists want to unearth the truth hidden in history and present it to more people.”
"There are more and more young people nowadays. Although it's a little too much to curry favor with foreigners, they are more and more influenced by Western culture. Although some young people are starting a movement to promote the rise of Hanfu, it's just a drop in the bucket.”
"I'm really worried that one day, under the influence of this culture, our children and grandchildren will only eat Western food, spend Christmas, and learn English. They will forget their roots and ancestors. How sad would that be?”
"Our job is to uncover more historical truths. I want them to know that China has always been the pioneer of the world.”
After listening to Murong Tianfeng's bitter complaints, Wang Xu did not agree with him. He only smiled.
"Then what is the historical truth that Professor Murong wants to investigate by inviting me here?”
Murong Tianfeng took a deep breath and looked at Wang Xu.
"There shouldn't be any news on TV yet. The Spring and Autumn Tomb we found in Changde isn't just an ordinary tomb. Its birth will break the original historical records.”
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Wang Xu asked despite knowing the answer.
Professor Murong's eyes lit up. He took a deep breath and said word by word.
"Because this tomb is known as the tomb of the number one prime minister of China, Guan Zhong!”
Wang Xu raised his eyebrows.
"Isn't the tomb of Guan Zhong, the prime minister of Qi, in Linzi?”
"That's right! Therefore, this would overturn the original records in history! This was a major discovery that would shock the archeological world!”
Professor Murong's cheek muscles twitched slightly, looking very excited.
"We found a lot of amazing things in this recently unearthed tomb!”
"Although the stone coffin hasn't been opened yet, so we can't confirm if it's really Guan Zhong's corpse, the inscriptions and bamboo slips that were unearthed have already pointed out the identity of the tomb's owner. It's very credible, so we can basically confirm that the person in the stone coffin is Guan Zhong!”
Hearing Murong Tianfeng's excited tone, Wang Xu cooperated with him and furrowed his brows. He looked extremely interested.
"Whether it was on the stone tablet or in the bamboo slips, we discovered a shocking historical fact!”
"Guan Zhong's talent in governing the world is not self-taught. He has a teacher, and his teacher…Wang Xu, do you want to guess?”
" Who can be Guan Zhong's teacher?" Murong Tianfeng deliberately asked.”
Wang Xu smiled slightly and said casually.
"There were not many famous experts in the Spring and Autumn Period. Could it be Guigu 'zi?”
Guigu 'zi?
Murong Tianfeng was stunned by Wang Xu's casual answer.
His expression was strange.
"This…How did you know?”
"What? Did I guess correctly?"
Wang Xu joked," Hehe, I was just guessing. I didn't expect to hit the jackpot."”
"Is that so?"
Murong Tianfeng looked at Wang Xu suspiciously.
However, he did not find any strange expression on his face, so he did not take it to heart and continued to speak.
"In addition, I also discovered from the bamboo slips that the historical records that Guan Zhong's illness ended in 645 B.C. were wrong. In fact, Guan Zhong lived to a hundred years old and enjoyed his old age until 623 B.C.”
Wang Xu nodded slightly and asked with a trace of doubt.
"But what does this have to do with my lecture video in the Peach Blossom Land?”
Murong Tianfeng smiled mysteriously.
"This is the most important reason why I came here.”
"In your lecture, you clearly pointed out that the Peach Blossom Land is hidden in a tomb. This is exactly the same as our discovery!”
Wang Xu didn't explain much. The smile on his lips disappeared in an instant.
Murong Tianfeng did not mind and continued,""And in the tomb, we not only found Guan Zhong's relics, but also Tao Yuanming's personal inscriptions and paintings.”
Wang Xu's face revealed a stunned expression.
"Tao Yuanming? Wasn't he a poet who picked chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely saw the southern mountain? Why did he start a grave robbing business?”
"Could it be that he farmed just to cover up for his grave robbing?”
Wang Xu muttered to himself.
"No wonder it is said that when planting beans at the foot of the mountain, the grass is full of beans and the seedlings are sparse. This kind of technique is really not good.”
Tomb robber Tao Yuanming?
Murong Tianfeng laughed when he heard Wang Xu's joke.
"Grave robbing isn't that bad. If he was really a grave robber, how could his family be destitute? Haha, but as for why Tao Yuanming would appear in Guan Zhong's tomb, we still need to investigate.”
"But that's not important. What's important is that the painting on the wall is exactly the beautiful scenery of the utopia that he described in The Peach Blossom Spring.”
"And he also said that this painting was made by him when he saw the Peach Blossom Land with his own eyes!”
At this point. Murong Tianfeng's face suddenly turned solemn as he looked at Wang Xu with a solemn expression.
"In other words, maybe…the Peach Blossom Land really exists!”
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I'll go home during the holidays to help plant corn. I might update later at night. I wish everyone a happy May Day!
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