Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Old Li was not talking nonsense.

The Feng Shui theories in different periods are different, and the choices of auspicious locations will also be different.

Feng Shui has roughly three periods of development.

The Qin and Han dynasties inherited the Feng Shui concepts of the Zhou Dynasty and developed the prototype of Feng Shui.

Led by Guan Lu, a famous sorcerer of the Three Kingdoms period, and Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty, the formal school of Feng Shui was formally established.

The formalist school focuses on the shape of the earth's pulse.

The fortune is judged by the dragon, cave, sand, water and direction.

Yang Yunsong invented the compass in the Tang Dynasty, which inherited the theory of formalism and played a significant role in the further development of Feng Shui.

He abandoned the dogmatic idea that directions and orientations are inherently auspicious or inauspicious.

Adapt to local conditions and choose according to the terrain, forming four steps to find dragons and point points: looking for dragons, observing sand, observing water, and pointing points.

And he created a very influential theory of form.

Based on the theory of shape method, the formal school gave rise to the Luantou school that valued the natural mountain terrain, the image school that valued the pictographic shape of the terrain, and the shape school that combined pictographic shape with the acupoint method.

During the Ming Dynasty, Feng Shui saw great development.

Feng shui masters incorporated the contents of yin and yang, the five elements, the eight trigrams, the gods and demons, Qimen Liuren, Xuankong Feixing and other numerology into the theory of shape method, forming the Qi school.

The Li Qi School has many branches, such as the Eight Mansions School, the Astrology School, the Three Harmonies School, the Jinsuo Yuguan School, etc.

Each school of thought has its own unique views on Feng Shui.

Therefore, if you ask Feng Shui masters from different factions to examine the fortune of the same piece of land, you may get different results.

Only a very auspicious place that is good in all aspects can gain the unanimous approval of Feng Shui masters from all schools.

This is a bit like Chinese medicine.

Because there are many schools of Traditional Chinese Medicine, doctors from each school have different views on the diagnosis of the same patient.

It’s like someone said that he went to see eight Chinese medicine doctors, but each doctor gave him a different explanation for his symptoms.

Therefore, if you rely on Feng Shui to guide tomb robbers, tombs before the Tang Dynasty are easier to find.

Because there are not so many schools of thought.

The Feng Shui theory for choosing the burial location of a large tomb is relatively unified.

Moreover, because the Ming and Qing dynasties were relatively close to the present day, the locations of the tombs of kings, princes, generals and ministers are clearly recorded in historical books, local chronicles and other documents.

Therefore, when robbing tombs from the Ming and Qing dynasties, Feng Shui guidance is usually not needed.

When digging up the tombs of ordinary officials and wealthy families during the Ming and Qing dynasties, they often had to ask local people to find the location of the tombs.

Later, among the tomb robbers I met, those who had studied Feng Shui were mostly studying Feng Shui techniques before the Tang and Song dynasties.

After Lao Li explained, he continued, "Your help won't be in vain."

"As long as you can get the location of Guard Jiang's tomb from that girl, I'll give you 20% of the contents."

"Twenty percent?"

I stretched out two fingers and waved them in front of Lao Li.

He sneered and said, "Sending away beggars?"

"If I were to ask, I could have dug it out myself. Taking it all wouldn't make much more than 20%."

"We're also asking you to copy the 'Secret Burial Manual of the Han Dynasty's Original Mausoleum', so 20%... then how much do you want?"

Old Li wanted to bargain.

But his mind suddenly turned and he realized that the situation between the host and the guest had changed.

Now the initiative is in my hands.

The bargaining chip "Secret Burial Manual of the Han Dynasty's Original Mausoleum" has lost its value as the situation changes.

"It's not a question of how much I want, but a question of your lack of sincerity."

I put my hands in my pockets and started to act.

If you want to maximize your profits, you have to put on airs.

Let the other party reveal their cards first.

It’s like taking an antique to sell to a dealer. Usually the dealer will ask how much it costs, which is to test the bottom line of the price.

Once a price is quoted, the other party will find all kinds of faults and try to lower the price.

They may even say things like "the item is not good and we won't buy it" in order to discourage the other party and achieve the goal of lowering the price.

So let the dealer give you a quote first.

The sincerity of the dealer in purchasing can be seen from the price of the offer.

If you encounter a dealer who quotes a low price, just walk away. If you encounter a dealer who quotes a reasonable price, you can continue to negotiate.

Thus taking the initiative in the transaction.

Old Li's eyes began to roll around.

"I definitely have the sincerity to cooperate."

"Looking like a man of integrity, you wouldn't ask for too much, would you?"

I couldn't help but laugh: "I didn't say I was loyal."

"I can see that you are a man of integrity."

"Let's go to the tomb with five people. We'll go with three of us and you two. The money from the sale will be divided equally among the people."

Lao Li’s proposal is equivalent to giving us 40%.

This plan is relatively reasonable.

I'm actually interested in what he said about selling things.

I used to do business with Mr. Dong and the cooperation was very pleasant.

I don’t know who Lao Li is doing business with.

If I could get to know the people who traded with him, it would provide me with more options in the future.

"That's quite sincere. I wonder who you're going to sell the things you dug up to?"

"Could it be that they're setting up a trap with someone they know and working together to undercut me on the price?"

"Eh~!" Old Li drawled out, "What are you talking about?"

"If I deceive you, I will be struck by lightning!"

"The recipient is my fellow Henan native."

"I'm hanging around in the capital, collecting things for the bad guys."

"Does the Beijing City Troublemaker know what this means?"

"They are all children of wealthy families, and their backgrounds are very strong."

The naughty ones were originally called "playboys".

It refers to the Eight Banners descendants who lost their ambition because of playing with bird cages and playing with them.

In 86, Shuo Ye wrote a novel called "The Troublemakers", which made this word widely circulated.

Seriously speaking, the gangster belongs to a higher level in the Beijing gang circle.

He knows how to eat, play and be loyal, and has a group of brothers under him.

The next level down is the more widely spread Lao Paoer.

Lao Pao is a serious street thug who does all kinds of bad things and is often arrested and put in jail.

Because the Beijing detention center was located in Paoju Hutong at that time, the gangsters who had been there were called Lao Paoer.

According to the number of times one enters the palace, it is divided into several entries.

If someone goes in twice, it means he has been in prison twice, and if he goes in prison three times, it means he has been in prison three times.

Mr. Ma, who later became famous in the collecting world, was actually a tough guy in Beijing.

At that time, I didn’t understand the meaning of “naughty boss”.

But I understand what the kids from the compound mean.

Being able to get close to the children of a wealthy family is like finding a shortcut to success.

"Is your fellow villager really collecting things for the naughty guy?"

"More real than pearls!"

"You don't believe me even with empty words. So, after this job, you can go to Daobei with me."

"I'll copy the book for you, and introduce you to others."

Old Li was afraid that I wouldn’t believe it.

I was so anxious that I wanted to swear.

Seeing that he didn't look like he was lying, I nodded slightly.

"I'll ask Jiang Nan when we get back."

"Right! Find out and we'll start working tonight!"

We returned to town and arranged for meals.

After dinner, I called Jiang Nanle out alone.

"That's difficult. Did your ancestors have any imperial guards?"

Jiang Nan nodded: "It's my ancestor."

"My father said that the Jiang family prospered after our ancestor became a guard, and they built a family temple and established a family tree."

"When you say you're destroying the ancestor's feng shui, do you mean destroying his tomb?"

"Yes, we have to dig up his tomb and avenge you for ruining the feng shui of the Jiang family's ancestors." I said seriously.

But I felt a little guilty in my heart.

I think this is deceiving children.

Jiang Nanle's eyes were filled with hatred, and he said fiercely: "Okay!"

"I'll tell you where the tomb is."

"But you must take me with you!"