There are many villages around the Wulong Mountains, and most of the names are simple and easy to understand, Yangjiashan, Xujiashan, Zhoujiashan, Jiangjiashan, Shijiashan, Huijiazhuang, Jijiagou... Chang Yu inferred that these people were the people who guarded the emperor's mausoleum.
descendants.
Thousands of years ago, their ancestors were tomb keepers, but now it is hard to say.
People are poor and have short ambitions. They will do anything for money. They can rely on mountains and rivers to drink water. There are dragons in the water, and there are tombs on the mountains. Of course, there are tombs that can be dug. There has always been no shortage of tomb robbers in imperial mausoleums, and tomb robbers have always been worried about them.
They were the target of severe official crackdowns. Digging graves was a crime that was outraged by both humans and gods. Even in the newly established Dashun Kingdom, it was still a serious criminal offense. Even private rebels often did this kind of people. But after all, they were rebels at that time.
, and now it’s the Dashun Army. Not only can’t they do that kind of thing openly, but they also have to crack down on those who do that kind of thing.
But no matter which dynasty or generation, no matter how strict the calendar at that time was against tomb robbers, people engaged in this business have never stopped, and they continue to do so, especially in troubled times, they are even more rampant.
Unfortunately, times are in turmoil right now.
You were talking about whether there were tomb robbers around the imperial mausoleum in troubled times.
Tao Yundong guessed that there must be.
When the night was extremely dark, he and Fang Yuhai strolled down from the mountain, carefully avoiding various patrol teams and sneaked to Huijiazhuang at the foot of the west mountain of Wulong Mountain. They explored a few times outside the village and then knocked on a house with the lights still on.
As an old man living alone in a small house with a single house, he burned a tree root in the main room to keep warm and get light: "The two military masters drank water." The old man, who was over sixty years old, filled a broken bowl with hot water and served it to them.
Tao Yundong and two others.
After eating spring water and snow in the mountains for more than half a month, a bowl of hot water almost made Tao Yundong burst into tears. He blew it and drank it all before getting straight to the point: "I'll tell you the truth, we are not rebels."
The old man's face changed drastically: "Could it be that you..."
"No, no, no, we are not officers and soldiers, we are..." Tao Yundong made a gesture of digging in the soil. The old man looked at a loss, and Fang Yuhai began to praise him: "Brother, just tell him straight, it is best to find helpers.
If you can’t find it, let’s look elsewhere.”
Okay, Tao Yundong gritted his teeth and said: "Old man, to be honest, we are local masters. I want to ask you if there is anyone in this village or nearby villages who does this or knows this. We are in urgent need of joining forces now."
Then he took out some broken silver and said, "If I know anyone who is traveling with me, please let me know."
The old man said, "It turned out to be a tomb robber." There was no surprise on his face. He was obviously used to it: "My accent sounds like a local."
Tao Yundong chuckled: "Pucheng".
The old man said again: "As a person from Pucheng, you should know that the Tang Emperor's Mausoleum has been looted long ago, but it sounds like I have discovered some big tomb, so I am anxious to find someone to join him?"
Tao Yundong's heart skipped a beat. He was originally going to lie by saying that he had found the entrance to an imperial mausoleum. Why did he listen to this old man's words that the Tang Emperor's mausoleum had been stolen? Who was so awesome that he could steal the emperor's mausoleum? But he couldn't ask, otherwise the secret would be revealed.
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It's his fault for being careless. If he had asked Chang Yu before going down the mountain, he would have known.
It is said that when Li Longji went to visit Qiaoling (the tomb of Li Dan, Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty, is located in Qiaoshan, 30 miles northwest of Pucheng, which is today's Fengshan), he passed by Jinsu Mountain and saw that the mountain had the power of a dragon and a phoenix.
(I don’t know how he saw it), he said that when I die, I will be buried here. "After my thousand years, I will be buried here." Then they started to break ground and built a tomb in the mountain. It was quite large in scale. The inner and outer cities resembled Chang'an City, and the land in the tomb was sealed.
Reaching thirty-eight palaces.
However, no matter how grand and strong it was, it could not stop Wen Tao's Luoyang shovel. He was the governor of Yaozhou during Zhu Wen's usurpation of the Tang Dynasty (equivalent to today's commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi Military Region). He was known as a little expert in digging graves. Almost all the tombs of the Tang emperors in the Guanzhong Plain were dug by him.
After digging, Li Longji could not escape his bad luck. The surface buildings of the imperial mausoleum were completely destroyed, the tomb was looted, and even the remains were desecrated and abandoned. It was Song Taizu who reburied him.
But Tao Yundong was just a Jinyiwei spy and didn't know anything about this, but he was an experienced agent after all. His brain was spinning, and his eyes narrowed: "Old man, there is more than Xuanzong's Tailing in this world." As soon as he said these words, the old man's eyes were filled with confusion.
It lit up.
Although Tao Yundong didn't know that Tailing had been excavated by Wen Tao thousands of years ago, he had lived in Pucheng for more than two years and knew that besides Tailing there were many tombs of Tang emperors in this area.
I have to say that Pucheng is a bit evil. I don’t know if it is a geomantic treasure land, but there are so many imperial mausoleums in the surrounding area. In addition to the Tailing Mausoleum in the northeast and the Qiaoling Mausoleum in the northwest, there are also Tang Jingling Mausoleum, Tang Xianzong Mausoleum, Tang Guangling Mausoleum, etc., etc.
Pucheng County was surrounded by imperial mausoleums, and this Tang Dynasty emperor was also speechless. There were so many deep mountains in the Qinling Mountains and instead of building tombs, he went to the plains to find lumps of earth and dig mountains to build tombs.
When he saw the old man's eyes shining brightly, Tao Yundong slapped his head and bowed his hands to the old man: "You can't see Mount Tai even if you have eyesight. It turns out that my father-in-law is an expert in his field."
The old man chuckled and waved his hand: "Who are you, Gao? You just know a little bit. Tell me, what good place did you find? Which imperial mausoleum?"
Tao Yundong shook his head and said with a smile: "It is a matter of confidentiality that should not be discussed lightly. If I want to know the details, I can discuss it with our boss. However, it is not a place where only three or five people can make it happen. Besides, even if there are three or five people, you may not dare to agree with me."
Let’s get together, right?”
The old man was very satisfied. If the other party said it easily, he would not believe it. As Tao Yundong said, he could easily be hacked if he went alone, so he asked: "How many people do you have, and how many more people are needed?"
"There are eleven of us. The more the merrier, at least there must be at least ten people." Tao Yundong thought for a moment and then said: "To be honest, we are not the only ones who know about that place. There are other people who know about it, so there may be a fight!"
The old man's face became solemn: "With so many people, it seems like it's really a big tomb, and we have to fight?"
Tao Yundong nodded: "Otherwise, there is no need for us to share with others, and there is no need to rush to find people to join us."
"Are you sure there is good stuff in that place?" The old man was a little moved. Tao Yundong nodded: "The proceeds will be divided equally, or we can buy it out."
Buyout? The old man was stunned. What do you mean? Tao Yundong quickly told him what Chang Yu taught him: "Even if you lose money this time or win the bet, it has nothing to do with you. We spend money to help you." To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter.
Dividends only come from wages.
Oh. When the old man heard what he said, he became even more convinced. Moreover, the other party seemed to be very confident that the place would be able to stock the goods, so he couldn't help but ask: "How much money are you willing to pay?"
"One hundred taels, hire ten people!" As soon as Tao Yundong finished speaking, the old man stood up and said, "You are lucky today, how about giving the old man an hour?"
"Yes, but you must leave before dawn. You also know the situation around here. It is difficult to escape even if someone is watching you."
The old man nodded: "Yes, but you must pay a deposit first."
Without saying much, Tao Yundong took out a ten-tael piece of silver and threw it over. The old man took it and stuffed it into his arms and said, "Guard the door for me!" He turned around and walked out the door.
After the old man left, the two of them rummaged through the house and actually found some tools. This made Fang Yuhai very surprised: "We are so lucky. It's so good that we can't believe it. We hit the right place directly."
Lord”.
Tao Yundong was also dumbfounded: "Maybe it's good luck, maybe it's normal."
"What do you mean?" Fang Yuhai was startled.
Tao Yundong scanned the walls of the family and said, "It means there are too many people doing this kind of thing in the nearby villages!"
It's very possible. Fang Yuhai nodded: "I heard you just said that there are so many imperial tombs in the surrounding area. If I lived here, maybe they would all go into this business."
The two guessed that even if the old man was not a professional native master, he was definitely connected with those professionals. It was normal for there to be as few as three or five people working in their profession, and as many as more than ten people, and it was absolutely normal for the people in the surrounding villages to be engaged in this industry.
There was more than one group. When one group was not enough, he found two or three groups. In their line of work, it was normal for them to form a group when encountering a big tomb.
However, the two of them were still cautious. If the old man was a thief and saw through their identity, he would have called for reinforcements. So the two of them only stayed in the house for a while, then left the yard and hid in a nearby haystack.