"I've already said, this is the same thing." Qin Ge noticed Zhang Guozhong's looseness and started talking more than before. "First of all, this might be a little dangerous…"
Although Zhang Guozhong and Lao Liutou had some understanding of the chaotic era of the "Five Dynasties", they really didn't expect that Qin Ge would have such a thorough understanding of the "Later Jin", an era that did not rely on popular belief. It is said that this area was destroyed by the Later Tang Dynasty. The missing imperial seal of the Qin and Han dynasties, carved from the legendary He clan jade, was inexplicably linked to the later Jin Dynasty.
According to Qin Ge, in official history records, the Heshi Bi fell into the hands of the First Emperor Ying Zheng after the Qin Dynasty destroyed Zhao. Ying Zheng then carved it as the "Seal of the Emperor". At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang led his army to conquer Xianyang. , the last emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Ziying, dedicated this jade seal to Liu Bang. This jade seal became the "traditional seal" of the Han Dynasty. When the Three Kingdoms were established, this jade seal was in the Wei State. Later, the Wei State unified the world and changed its name to Jin, this jade seal naturally became the jade seal of the Jin Dynasty. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the jade seal was obtained by Liu Cong, the former Emperor of Zhao. But Liu Cong didn't settle down for a few years, and the former Zhao was destroyed by the latter Zhao. Emperor Shi Le of the latter Zhao got the jade seal again. Later, Shi Le's son Shi Jian succeeded to the throne and was killed by the rebel general Ran Min, and the jade seal fell to Ran Min again. In Min's hands, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang in the Southern Dynasty, Hou Jing, a subordinate general, rebelled and grabbed this "national seal". Soon after Hou Jing was defeated, he committed suicide by jumping into a well with the imperial seal at Qixia Temple (located on Qixia Mountain, 22 kilometers northeast of Nanjing). Later, several monks fished out the imperial seal and presented it to Emperor Chen Wu.
After the Sui Dynasty unified China, this "traditional seal" has been regarded as a national treasure by the royal families of the Sui and Tang dynasties. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, this jade seal fell into the hands of Li Cunxu, the founding emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty. When the Later Tang Dynasty collapsed, the founding emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty Shi Jingtang led his troops to invade Luoyang, and Li Congke, the late emperor of the later Tang Dynasty, died for his country while holding the jade seal in his arms.
From then on, there is no record of the imperial seal in official history. However, in unofficial history, a Xianyang man named Duan Yi risked his life and presented a piece of jade to the court. It was identified by pseudo-experts headed by Cai Jing and was confirmed to be a Qin When the Song Dynasty fell, Lu Xiufu jumped into the sea with the little emperor on his back to make the Imperial Seal (there are also legends that Cai Jing just wanted to make the emperor happy). According to legend, he also jumped into the sea with the Imperial Seal on his back. This period of history is not mentioned in the official history.
After the Ming Dynasty unified China and quelled the wars in all directions, the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties used the power of the court to find the national seal among the people. According to legend, when Huang Taiji attacked Mongolia, he once snatched it back from the Chahar tribe of Lin Dan Khan. A piece of jade seal, the Demon God Biguao , is said to be the national seal. It was not until Puyi was driven out of the Forbidden City by Feng Yuxiang that the jade seal disappeared again.
Originally, He's Bi was the imperial seal of Qin Dynasty. As China's biggest eternal mystery, even the Ming Dynasty could not find out the truth with the power of the country. The Qing Dynasty could only grab something that was true or false as a psychological test. Comfort, if ordinary people want to find out the truth, even if their family owns a bank, they are guaranteed to be in vain. Zhang Guozhong admires Qin Ge's knowledge of all over the world, but he is not satisfied with his ambition to find the national seal. I am very dismissive. Even if you Qin Ge have some money and some antiques, it is okay to make calligraphy and painting, but you may still be a little behind in finding the national seal…
"Headmaster Zhang, you don't seem to believe me." In Qin Ge's eyes, Zhang Guozhong has always been a jerk. Qin Ge can basically tell what he is thinking without even looking at his words and deeds.
"I have studied this period of history all my life, and I have ruled out the possibility of jade seals from the Song Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty." Qin Ge said coldly, "In the official history, it is said that the imperial seal and Li Congke were burned by fire together, and Li Congke might turn into ashes. But Chuan Guoxi won’t.”
"Then you are saying that the imperial seal may be in the hands of Shi Jingtang?"
"It's not possible, but inevitable. In the United States, a friend once let my grandfather read the fragments of an ancient book from the Ming Dynasty. According to the above records, Shi Jingtang once secretly hid half of the palace's treasures in what is now the Daba Mountains, but the specific location I didn’t say it, but according to the book, the Chuanguo Seal was also among these treasures, which is why my grandfather made up his mind to search for the treasures. The person who presided over the construction of the treasure cave was named Zhao Sange, a Taoist priest who specializes in treasure hiding. After the cave was repaired, the man disappeared. The person who wrote this book was a direct descendant of Shi Jingtang. This matter was a top secret of the later Jin Dynasty. At that time, the only people who were still alive after knowing this secret were Shi Jingtang himself and his son Shi Chonggui. . After the fall of the country, Shi Chonggui also wanted to take out these treasures for the purpose of restoring the country, but unfortunately Zhao Sange could not be found, and even Shi Chonggui himself could not take out the treasures."
"Since it is a mountain range, it is at least several thousand miles away. How can you be sure where the place marked on the map is?"
"My grandfather and my father have been looking for each other for two generations. There can be no mistake. My grandfather has lived in Daba Mountain for 20 years. Anyway, you have to believe me."
"Why are you looking for us for such a valuable treasure? Even if you think there are too many things and you can't carry them yourself, you still have to find two strong people…" This old Liu Tou didn't like Qin Ge at first, and he never forgot it. Sarcastic.
"There is a proverb in China that says, "If you don't have diamonds, you won't get the porcelain job." Qin Ge ignored Old Liu Tou's suspicion, "Actually, we have made great progress since my father. Please look at it, both of you." Qin Ge At this moment, he took out another piece of tulle, and Zhang Guozhong touched the texture with his hand. It should be the product of top-notch textile technology, and it was also almost transparent. It was just a lot worse than the one in the porcelain bottle in Zhao Le's belly. There were only nine black spots in the tulle. Qin Ge covered the tulle on the ancient picture of the Later Jin Dynasty, and then looked up at Zhang Guozhong.
Zhang Guozhong looked at this picture carefully and felt that it looked familiar. He carefully looked at the trend of the mountain and then looked at the positions of the nine points. Why don't you just go and steal the treasure? It turns out he wants us to help him break the "Chisel Dragon Formation".
The Chilong Formation was originally a burial formation of the Zhongge Sect. It mixed the essence of the Zhongge and Maoshan Sects. It was a formation that used the spirit of the mountains and rivers to defend the tomb (not the tomb formation). Some Feng Shui in later generations My husband once regarded the Chi Long Formation as a tomb bureau, and even confused it with some descending tombs. In fact, it was completely a misunderstanding.
The so-called spirit of mountains and rivers is the general term for Yang Qi or Yin Qi in nature. According to scientific explanation, it is the magnetic field of nature. On the ground, the earth's core magnetic field and the solar magnetic field reach a balance. When the human body adapts to this balance, if this balance is disturbed. When it is damaged, the body will quickly develop a series of symptoms. People who sleep underground all year round have adapted to the environment of strong geomagnetic field and weak solar magnetic field. When sunspot explosions or other astronomical phenomena cause the solar magnetic field to suddenly strengthen, Abnormalities will occur in the body.
Some prisoners who have lived in basements or ancient dungeons for a long time often experience phenomena similar to the "crash" mentioned above, such as sudden twitching of hands and feet, foaming at the mouth and loss of consciousness, which are caused by this kind of influence. (This is the closest to scientific explanation. Of course, there are many things in Maoshan Shu that cannot be explained by science. This explanation is by no means absolute, it is just "the closest to science".)
Maoshan Shu believes that mountains and rivers, like living things, are divided into yang and yin. Mountains are yang and water is yin. Zhongge Sect also has the same understanding. The so-called "when facing a mountain, yang will flourish and decline without confusion" (that is, relying on When you are close to a mountain, your yang energy is strong, and no evil spirits can do anything to you.) Therefore, later generations of Chinese people always believe that if you live close to a mountain, you don’t have to fear any evil spirits. This is where the word "backer" in Chinese comes from.
In Mao Shanshu's view, the spirits of mountains and rivers are the most powerful force in heaven and earth, which cannot be competed by the power of humans, animals, and evil spirits. Therefore, there are endless ways to stimulate the spirits of mountains and rivers to deal with animals or evil spirits. According to legend, Ming Dynasty In the Wanli year of the Chao Dynasty, there was a man in Hebei who was drowned in the sun. He followed a man and went to Taihang for a few days before he found peace.
In the Han Dynasty, Sutu and Zhongge taught Qian the art of cultivating the foundation, especially Zhongge, who perfectly combined Maoshan's ghost-controlling technique with Sutu's technique of cultivating the foundation. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, a considerable academic foundation had been accumulated. , due to the trend of opening mountains for tombs that began in the Tang Dynasty, a certain expert from the Zhongge Sect invented the "Chisel Dragon Formation", which was a method of specifically using the spirits of mountains and rivers to protect ancient tombs. However, this "Chisel Dragon Formation" "Array" is only a method, not a fixed array. The real "Chilong Formation" has "Nine Platforms" (respectively "Jianlin Platform", "Dingluo Platform", "Xingsu Platform" and "Kunshang Platform" , "Zhenxiantai", "Hezhantai", "Kongtatai", "Kongyatai" and "Suimentai", these nine platforms are only nine Dharma platforms and have no key functions. The key points of action are There are nine kinds of utensils, called "Tai Zhen", but there is no conclusion on what these "Tai Zhen" are. Generally speaking, they are all kinds of jade and evil weapons. The "Tai Zhen" is powerful, and the power is great. "Generally, the power is small. If the "Nine Towers" are correctly positioned according to the direction of the mountain range, even placing a stone will be effective, but the power is small.) It is said that the position of the Nine Palaces depends on the changes in the mountain topography. The changes vary depending on the effect of "Taiwan Zhen". There is a big difference between the tomb positions of "Chisel Dragon Formation" and Maoshan Technique. As mentioned above, like the tomb descending, the "Chisel Dragon Formation" The main function is to prevent theft and will not have any impact on the deceased.
After the Tang Dynasty, high-ranking officials and nobles no longer opened mountains as tombs, and the method of "Chisel Dragon Formation" was gradually lost. In "Maoshan Shuzhi", only the part of Maoshan Technique used in "Chisel Dragon Formation" was shown. The principle explanation of the nature does not elaborate on the method of finding "Nine Platforms".
Different from the descending tomb bureau, the "Chisel Dragon Formation" does not need to have additional tombs around the main tomb, and it is not like a single descending tomb, where you need to find some living creatures, the demon god Biguao , and the power is limited by the age. This "Chisel Dragon Formation" As long as the Jiutai is not destroyed, the power will always exist, but when dealing with descending tombs, such as the Three Evil Bureau, simply destroying each tomb will face the power of the entire tomb. As far as the "Chi Long Formation" is concerned, it only requires him to The protected tombs are powerful. If the nine towers are destroyed casually, they will also destroy the weaker one until it disappears. Therefore, each of the nine towers in the "Chi Long Formation" is well hidden and protected by agencies.
This time, the treasure of the Later Jin Dynasty was obviously a treasure that was processed according to the tomb using the "Chi Long Formation". Whether it is directly digging the treasure or destroying the "Nine Platforms" with mechanisms, it is very dangerous. Each " The "Chisel Dragon Formation" has different numbers. The "Chisel Dragon Formation" and the nine "Zhentai" deployed by the Jin Dynasty in the future must be the most mysterious and evil things that can be found all over the land of China. If If you break into the "Eye of the Formation" without breaking through the "Chisel Dragon Formation", even if only one of them is left unbroken, you may end up with a narrow escape.
"This is my father's lifelong effort." Qin said coldly, "He once wanted to invite your master to come out, but your master refused."
"Then what?" After seeing this "Chisel Dragon Formation", Zhang Guozhong had just ignited a little flame of getting rich, but it was half extinguished. If he forced his way into a place that his master was not sure about, wouldn't Li Erya have to be widowed at such a young age? "Mr. Qin, after talking for so long, you can tell me what this jade is for." Zhang Guozhong suddenly understood. He almost forgot about the real thing just listening to this old man's history lesson.
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*Note: Li Congke (885-937), a native of Zhenzhou (now Zhengding, Hebei Province), was the emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties period. His surname was Wang, with a small character of twenty-three, so he was also called Asan. He once served as the governor of Hezhong. The 3,500 words of this person's family history are omitted here.