Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

"Jiang Family Temple, Emperor's Guards..."

Old Li's eyes flickered and he muttered softly.

In the past, villages with strong clan power usually had family temples.

With the invasion of Jin and Yuan dynasties, a large number of northerners began to flee south, and the clan power in the northern region continued to weaken.

Ancestral temples, a vehicle for gathering family strength, are becoming less and less common in the north, but more common in the south.

The fact that the Jiang family was able to build a family temple shows that their ancestors were really wealthy.

There are many types of emperor guards.

Anyone who can be reborn as a stone statue after death must be the emperor's personal guard.

Just like the third and fourth rank sword-bearing guards in TV dramas.

"Did you find out anything else, such as which dynasty Guard Jiang was from?" Old Li asked.

Grave robbing is sometimes like solving a crime.

The more information we know, the easier it is to determine the age of the tomb and find its location.

Therefore, the questioning step cannot be ignored during the tomb robbing process.

I shook my head and said, "Mr. Li has seen a lot of things. I didn't dare ask too much, for fear of being exposed."

"It seems like I can only go to Zhitun Village and ask."

"Why don't we split up and go to Zhitun Village to gather information? Firstly, it's more efficient, and secondly, it won't be conspicuous."

Lao Li's proposal seems reasonable.

Actually, he has ulterior motives.

If you really want to find out useful information, but keep it secret and don't tell anyone, you will have the opportunity to keep it all to yourself.

I didn't take his little plan seriously.

Just treat this as an opportunity to learn and exchange ideas with colleagues.

"No problem. Actually, I don't care about that tomb. I just want to learn how to find it from you."

"what?"

Old Li was stunned for a moment.

He grinned and said, "You kid, I really can't understand you."

"You're just as good at gathering information as I am. Judging by the way you use the Luoyang shovel, I bet you're pretty good at using a shovel."

"Look at the Tule skills, you also have the inheritance, the rest is just digging a hole to steal."

"The skill of digging holes is the forte of tomb robbers like you in Guanzhong. There's nothing much you can learn from me."

I said bluntly: "Feng Shui."

"I guess you want to learn Feng Shui, but I only know the basics. If you really want to learn, go find a Feng Shui master."

I looked at Lao Li in silence.

She stared at him intently, and it made her feel uneasy.

"Don't look at me like that... well, you're not thinking about the Secret Burial Manual of the Han Dynasty's Original Mausoleum, are you?"

"But I just mentioned it, and you didn't agree. I'll teach you how to use the Luoyang shovel instead!"

Seeing him panic, I laughed secretly in my heart.

But his face was still tense.

"Brother Li, let's make another agreement."

"What agreement?"

"I'll help you rob Guard Jiang's tomb. I don't want anything in it. After the robbing, you'll let me copy the Secret Burial Manual of the Han Dynasty's Original Mausoleum."

Compared with the objects that may be dug out from the tomb of Guard Jiang, I think the "Secret Burial Book of the Han Dynasty's Yuanling" is more valuable.

In later words, knowledge is money.

Knowing knowledge that others don’t know creates an information gap in a sense.

You can make money that others cannot make by relying on information asymmetry.

The Secret Burial Book of the Han Dynasty's Original Mausoleum undoubtedly carries this information gap.

Later I got this book and studied it carefully, and found that I was right.

The content of the book is based on the principles of Zhou Dynasty Feng Shui knowledge and is developed and innovated.

It is of great significance for finding Han tombs and even Zhou tombs.

Giving up the tomb of Guard Jiang and getting the key to open countless tombs of the Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties is definitely a good deal.

Old Li frowned and thought for a long time.

He would tilt his head and look at me from time to time.

I just can't seem to understand why I would give up the immediate benefits and insist on getting that book.

"Hey!"

"You're such a weird kid."

"I agree to the agreement. After we're done, I'll take you to my house to copy the book."

"But let me make one thing clear first. If you don't understand the book, don't regret it and come back to me to share your things."

Old Li seemed certain that I couldn't understand the book.

I guess he studied it hard, but obviously he didn't get the expected results.

"I definitely don't regret it."

"Well, let's make it a deal then."

Old Li accepted the agreement with a smile.

We discussed some details and then went back to Song Weiguo's home to rest.

Early the next morning.

Before dawn, I heard Lao Li calling his two apprentices to get up.

Then the sound of a carriage was heard.

According to our agreement, he set off for Zhitun Village first under the pretext of ordering a coffin.

Cui Hao and I waited until nine o'clock before setting off.

They staggered their time to avoid arousing suspicion if they went to Zhitun Village together.

Cui Hao was woken by the noise and turned over, muttering, "What the hell is going on so early in the morning?"

"Will you let me sleep well?"

"Hmm? Why does it sound like Lao Li's voice, brother..."

Cui Hao suddenly turned over and sat up, pushing me hard.

"Brother, wake up!"

"Why did Lao Li take his apprentice away? Did he find out about it?"

I closed my eyes and said, "I told him."

"Did you tell him?"

"No wonder this old guy ran away so early in the morning. It seems he wants to eat alone!"

"Brother, get up quickly, we have to catch up!"

Cui Hao pulled up his clothes and put them on.

I was so confused that I held him down and said, "Why are you so excited?"

"We agreed that we would split up and go to Zhitun Village to gather information today. They go first, and we'll leave later."

"Is that so? Look how worried I am..."

Cui Hao lay down again.

I continued, "But Lao Li and I have already agreed that we don't want anything from the tomb."

Bang!

Cui Hao jumped up in shock.

But they didn't fight and just fell on the bed.

He held his waist and grinned, "Why don't you want any?"

"Did he threaten you?"

"Brother, if you make a sound, I'll break his head!"

"Come on, you can't even do a somersault, how can you break anyone's head?" I laughed out loud.

Cui Hao said stubbornly, "It was just a small mistake."

"When I was little, I was very good at the carp flip and could do somersaults. Master Wu from Shidou Village even wanted to take me in as his apprentice."

We didn’t have much to play with when we were kids.

In addition to climbing trees and running on the ground, they often do somersaults.

Usually they do one or two somersaults forward, but the skilled ones can do more than ten somersaults in one breath.

Carousel and backhand somersaults are more difficult.

It requires a high level of body flexibility and balance.

Children who are good at somersaults are usually noticed by opera troupes and martial artists.

Master Wu is a famous Red Fist master in Xianyang.

Speaking of it, Hongquan has a long history.

It gradually took shape since the Han and Tang Dynasties, and in the Ming Dynasty Qi Jiguang used Hongquan as a training subject for soldiers.

In Jixiao New Book: Boxing Essentials, Hongquan is mentioned many times, among which Pihong and Tuihong are all Hongquan moves.

During the Qing Dynasty, there were sayings among the people such as "East Gun, West Stick, Guanzhong Fist" and "East Cha, West Hong".

And the Guanzhong Red Fist, Yuhong, Longhong, Sichuanhong and other schools were formed according to the region.

"It's a pity that my family didn't let me learn."

"If you learn skills from Master Wu, who dares to stand up to us?"

I was interested when I heard this.

The tomb-robbing business is treading in a dark area.

Even if I have no intention of harming others, I still have to be on guard against others who have the intention of harming me.

It is still necessary to learn some self-protection skills.

"Mouse, go meet Master Wu when you get back."