Chapter 5: The Mystery of the Tomb
After explaining, Wei Yuanwai accompanied me and Wang Jinhuai to the front hall, Wei Yuanwai and Wang Jinhuai were puzzled, "Dao Chief, what the hell is going on, how can there be an ancient tomb below after catching a monster, the ancient tomb is built in the water, I am not afraid of seeping into it, I soaked the corpse, and I don't know who the tomb was, it was built that year."
Wang Jinhuai asked. Yes, Dao Chief, why is this thing so weird, my ancestors have always lived in the county seat, and I have never heard that there are people who built tombs here, for so many years, why has this pond not been buried by silt, after my grandfather bought this house, this pond has not been touched, and the water is always so deep. ”
"I can't say anything about this, but the people who look at the cloth and this feng shui bureau are not simple, and there is a very deep hatred with the tomb, and if it is not so big, it will not be so vicious. I don't know Mr. Wang, if you are familiar with the people in the yamen, if you are familiar with it, please go to the yamen tomorrow to borrow the county chronicles and take a look, and check what general the owner of this mansion was in the Yuan Dynasty at that time, I only know that this tomb should have been built by the person who built this mansion. ”
Wang Jinhuai said: "Okay, Dao Chief, I'll go to Yamen tomorrow, there happens to be a classmate's brother doing a bookcase in it, it should be no problem." ”
Wei Yuanwai also said: "If you can't borrow it, I'll borrow it, the county order should always give me some face, Mr. Wang will try it first." Wei Yuanwai took out an ingot of about five taels of silver from his sleeve, put it in Wang Jinhuai's hand, and said, "Mr. Wang has this bit of silver, and the affairs in the yamen are not good without money, and sometimes the face is not as good as silver." Wang Jinhuai didn't refuse, just put it in his sleeve. This is also a fact, no matter which dynasty, entering the yamen or opening the way with silver, it seems to be a trivial matter, they say that if they don't do it, they won't do it, just send some silver, everything is easy to say.
After a while, the family put the food on the table, and there was a jar of wine, "The Taoist has worked hard, we will drink tonight, this wine is still given to me by my cousin in the capital, it is said to be the imperial wine, I have never been willing to drink it myself, today I invite the Taoist and Mr. Wang to taste together." "Wei Yuan said outside that he was going to pour me wine. I said: "I don't drink, I don't drink alcohol since I was a child in the mountains, the master rules are very strict, I haven't tasted wine since I was a child, even if the master is not around, I can't break the vows, I will accompany you to replace the wine with tea." "Wei Yuan really didn't drink when he saw that I didn't drink, so he didn't persuade me again.
Because I don't drink, they don't drink much, and after a while, they are full of wine and food, and they sit and drink tea, and by the way, I asked about the Iron Buddha Temple.
Wei Yuanwai said: "Iron Buddha Temple, in the west of our city ten miles of the Iron Buddha Ridge, according to records was built in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, the original incense was prosperous, but also quite effective, but in recent years, with the official road diversion, it seems a little remote, after the expansion of the City God Temple in the city, there are few people there, I have not been there for more than ten years. I asked, "Don't you know that you know Elder Ran outside the staff?" Wang Jinhuai next to him said: "I heard that Elder Ran had passed away the year before last. "Hearing Wang Jinhuai say that Elder Ran has passed away, I can't help but chuckle in my heart, this master asked me to come to Elder Ran, what should I do now that everyone has passed away. I asked Wang Jinhuai, "I don't know who is presiding over the temple now." Wang Jinhuai said, "There is no one anymore, after the elder passed away, the incense in the temple was light, and the monks there could endure the hardships and have already left, and the Taoist chief asked if there was something wrong with this?"
"Before the master entered Beijing, he explained that he asked me to find Master Ran, and I don't know what happened, now that Master Ran has passed away, should I go or not, and who can I find.
"Dao Chief, go, since you are here, no matter if Master Ran is not there, you have to go and see, I heard that there is still your master Jinshan Zhenren who has been a monk here, and when Wei Yuanwai understands the matter here, I will accompany you."
"Then thank you Mr. Wang, let's go together another day, let's go and rest if we are tired today, outside the staff, just leave four family members tomorrow, it's not good if there are too many people."
Early in the morning, Wang Jinhuai went to the county office, and after half an hour, he came back with dozens of books.
Before entering the door, Wang Jinhuai's voice came, "Dao Chief, I have brought everything from the Jin Dynasty, you see where we are looking for it." As he spoke, he put the book on the table, and the helper put it down and took his leave. I picked up the county chronicles scattered on the table, so many should be looked up from there. "Wei Yuanwai said that this seems to have been built during the Yuan Dynasty, so let's start with the Yuan Dynasty." While I was sorting out the books, I told Wang Jinhuai.
The county chronicles of the Yuan Dynasty are relatively simple, similar to the running accounts, the records are mostly that a certain official took office in a certain year and a month, a certain year of drought, and then there are a few anecdotes, there is no substance, it is not likely to take these county records of the Yuan Dynasty, a cursory look at it, I did not find a record about the Wei house, nor did I see the generals sent here by the Yuan Dynasty, and the highest military governor in Shouguang is only a hundred households, not a general.
I took a few county chronicles of the Jin Kingdom, and saw a county chronicle of the Jin Kingdom, Tianhui (1123~1135), and when I turned to the back, I saw that there was a record: In September 1135, the former Yue King Wanyan Zongbi Mansion Guard Changyan Dongge, awarded Shandong East Road, Yidu Mansion Thousand Households, because Yidu City was seriously burned, the site of the Thousand Households was set up in Shouguang County, and the Thousand Households Mansion was built in the west of the city, which lasted for two years.
Wanyan Zongbi probably doesn't know everyone, but few people don't know when it comes to the Golden Vulture Technique, because he killed Yue Fei, this person is a strong figure in the Jin Kingdom, and he is the fourth son of Taizu Wanyan Agu. Courageous and strategic, good at riding and shooting. At the beginning of the pursuit of Emperor Liao Tianzuo Yu Yuanyang from Wanyan Zongwang, in 1125, with the army to attack the Song Dynasty, Ketangyin, to participate in the siege of Tokyo. In 1128, he led an army to attack Shandong, defeated tens of thousands of Song troops, and connected Qingzhou, Linqu and other cities. In 1129, Fu led an army to attack the Song Dynasty and defeated the Song army at Daimyo and Hezhou. Since then, he has been the representative of the main battle faction of the Jin Dynasty, and led many southern invasions, and the Song army has launched fierce battles in Huangtiandang, Fuping, Heshangyuan, Lianghuai and other places, with mixed victories and defeats. In 1139, Jin and Song signed a peace agreement, and the following year Zong Bi killed the lord and minister Wanyanchang, tore up the peace treaty, and invaded the south again, but was defeated in Shunchang, Yingchang, Zhegao Town and other places, and was forced to retreat to Kaifeng. In 1141, he used Qin Hui, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, to get rid of the general Yue Fei, forced the Song Dynasty to become a minister, signed the imperial peace agreement, and entered the Taifu with merit. In 1142, Zong Bi returned to the dynasty and took sole control of the military and political power. In 1148, Zong Bi fell ill and died in Huining Mansion in Shangjing.
Finally found it, if there is no accident, the Wei Mansion should be built by Brother Wanyan Dongge, and there is the shadow of the Golden Vulture behind it, and if you find this clue, you can slowly find the identity of the person buried in the tomb.
"Let's go to the pond and find out who built this mansion, this ancient tomb should have been built at the same time." Call Wang Jinhuai, and let's go back together.
When we came to the backyard pond, Wei An was waiting for us with a few family members. Seeing that we were over, Wei An hurriedly stood up and asked, "Dao Chief, everything is ready, what to do." ”
At this time, the whole ancient tomb has shown its original appearance, it is a cylinder with a diameter of 2,5, but there is no tomb door, it seems to be built by the whole body, except for the strange iron chain tied in the middle of the ancient tomb, there is no tomb door, it seems that I had to knock a hole from the side to enter. "Break the chain first, knock it off, and then smash a hole from the south side." A few family members took the tools, clanging and began to beat the iron chain, the iron chain was made of fine iron, there was no hacksaw at that time, and after beating for a while, several family members were tired enough to choke and did not break it, but knocked off the rust on the surface, I saw that I had to let them stop first, and then think of another way. Wang Jinhuai, who was on the side, spoke, "Dao Chief, no, just make an iron furnace to burn, and if the iron chain is burned red, it will be good to knock it." Before I could speak, Wei An next to me said, "Mr. Wang, this method is good, that dog, you go to the iron stove, Shunzi, you go to the blacksmith shop on the street to buy some charcoal for ironmaking, and by the way, borrow their iron cutting cuts to use it, Dao Chief, you think this is okay." "Yes, Poor Dao has been in the mountains with his master since he was a child, and he doesn't know how to make iron, so you can watch it, just break the chain." After speaking, Wang Jinhuai and I came to the shore, and Wei Yuanwai had already sent his family and prepared a table and stool for tea.
Don't look at it as summer, the stove is ready-made, and a big family like Wei Yuanwai will not lack anything at home. The dog brought the stove after a while, and Wei An instructed them to set the stove in order, and waited to buy charcoal to make a fire and burn the iron chain. As soon as the stove was set up, Junko also asked for charcoal and cuts, and borrowed a small bellows. A fire was lit, and when the chain was burned red, a family member aimed the cut at the red-hot part, and Shunzi raised the hammer and smashed it, and after a few blows, the chain broke and fell down with a bang.
At the moment when the chain broke, the blue sky suddenly darkened, and clouds drifted from nowhere to cover the entire canopy, and then a gust of wind rose, blowing sand and rocks.
Wang Jinhuai and I didn't even have time to pack up our things, so we got up and ran to the corridor not far from the pond, and Wei An and several family members were also behind, followed by us to the corridor.
At this time, a cluster of dark clouds thicker than the ink color, rolling, connecting the heaven and earth as a whole, a stream of lightning in the clouds silently through the clouds, like a dragon and phoenix dancing in the pond in the sky, reflecting the thick dark clouds with bloody red light, after the lightning, the rumbling thunder also sounded, with the thunder, the bean-sized raindrops crackled and fell, the raindrops, lightning and heavy thunder connected the sky and the pond.