Chapter 41: Gravedigging in Beiyang (1)
In the sixth year of the Republic of China, in 1917, it was an autumn morning.
"I believe that there is some kind of energy in the underground palace, and I also believe that you Chinese have mastered this law in ancient times." Dr. Holstein said, "Unlike my European counterparts, I have never despised Chinese philosophy. Although the Tomb Suppression Beast has lost the energy of the dungeon, we can inject it with new energy, such as the kinetic energy of the steam engine. But the steam engine boiler is too bulky, so we can install the internal combustion engine inside the grave beast and resurrect it with your operation password. β
The doctor cooperated with Qin Customs and spent a month transforming the tomb beast. In addition to the installation of a micro-diesel engine, the drivetrain was modified and modern components were used. The most important thing is that the Golden Toad is equipped with a weapon system, which no longer only has the flying clipping tongue, but also can automatically control the Gatling machine gun. The difference between it and the tank is: first, the tank uses tracks to move forward, and the passing performance is very poor, while the golden toad relies on four legs like a toad to jump forward; Second, the golden toad does not need to be operated by loading personnel, and the power and energy consumption required is far less than that of the tank, as long as there is Qin Customs as the operator, it can hide in the rear trench remote control.
At this point, the drill of the tomb beast in Jin Toad Town was completed. In the autumn of Beijing, Xu Shuzheng was in Nanyuan. He ordered someone to change a horse for the little county king, and summoned Qin Customs, the chief mechanic of the Nanyuan Arsenal, and Dr. Holstein to the front.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have gathered 100,000 troops in the Great Beiyang, and I want to go to the European battlefield like Genghis Khan's expedition to the European battlefield, exterminate the Dekou, drink the Rhine River, and go straight to the Sanssouci Palace." After speaking, Xu Shuzheng himself was so laughing that tears came out, "Huangliang is a dream, and you are smiling." β
In fact, China did not send a single soldier, but hundreds of thousands of laborers went to France to build bridges and roads, and many of them buried their bones in other places.
"Xiaojun Wang, Doctor and Lao Qin, the three of you are all people I value. The Cash Toad Town Tomb Beast has been completed, but this toad alone is far from enough, and it was flattened with just one shot. An army of Tomb Suppressors must be established in order to have true combat effectiveness. Xu Shuzheng patted the white horse, "I order you, be sure to dig a few more ancient tombs within a month, capture new tomb beasts, and make them a sharp weapon for my Beiyang to unify China!" β
Under the order of Xu Shuzheng, the deputy commander of the army, Timur, the king of the small county of Ordostoro, Dr. Karl Holstein, the chief adviser of the Nanyuan Arsenal, and the chief mechanic of the arsenal, Qin Customs, the former Qing imperial craftsman, took the most elite engineer regiment of the Beiyang Army from the Nanyuan base to dig graves.
At the end of the line, the wooden box contained the Golden Toad Town Tomb Beast. In case you encounter a particularly powerful tomb beast, you will use the modernized golden toad to deal with it, which is to use the beast to control the beast, and to treat it in the way of a person.
Some people proposed to dig up the Dongling Tomb, because Qin Customs had participated in the construction of Cixi's Mausoleum, and must know the tomb crossing. What's more, the Yehenala clan has been in charge of the state for many years, and the country has been ruined, and the land has been ceded for compensation, and not digging her grave is not enough to make the people angry!
"The tomb beast I made must not be dug up by myself!" Lao Qin was already determined to die, "You either kill me first." β
"Then go dig up Qingxiling?"
Emperor Guangxu was buried there, and Qin Customs's complexion changed greatly, and he was about to jump off his horse to seek death, but was stopped by Dr. Holstein: "Qin! Calm down! Calm down! β
"Ridiculous! In ancient and modern times, which country has prospered by digging graves? What's more, Emperor Xuantong is still in the Forbidden City, don't forget the preferential treatment regulations of the Qing Dynasty, aren't we slapping ourselves in the face? β
It was the little county king who spoke. The princes and nobles of the Mongolian tribes have been favored by the Qing Emperor for generations, and if they really dig up the imperial tomb of the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that they will be killed by their father and deprived of their inheritance.
However, everyone felt that what he said made sense. At this time, some people said that the imperial tombs of the Qing Dynasty had just been buried for many years, and the movement was too big if they were dug, so it was better to dig the Ming Tombs? Anyway, it is in Changping, a suburb of Beijing, and the road is also close, so you don't have to travel long distances.
"Fart!" The king of Doro Xiaojun whipped the proposer, Timur was not very old, but his mind was very mature, "Xinhai Revolution, the Han people shouted to avenge Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Sizong, "anti-Qing and Ming" is the slogan of the Southern Hui Party, if we dig up the Ming Dynasty Tombs, wouldn't we be condemned by the world? Wouldn't the Republic of China in Beiyang become a fake Republic of China and a real Qing Dynasty? β
This Qing tomb can not be dug, the Ming tomb can not be dug either, and then push up, the Yuan Dynasty has no imperial tomb at all. The tomb of Genghis Khan in Ordos is just a sacrificial mound. The imperial tombs of the Song Dynasty in Henan and Zhejiang have been stolen and excavated many times in history, and I am afraid that there is not much inventory. No matter how bad it is, just kill Shaanxi and dig up all the Tang and Han tombs in the pass? However, the Shaanxi warlords are now hostile to the Beiyang government, didn't these people send them to death in the past?
Some people say that the dignified Republic of China, the ruler of 40,000 people, can't even dig a tomb?
"After the Ming and Qing dynasties, the tomb beast can only be used by the royal family, otherwise it is trespassing. But before, princes and ministers with a certain status could create tomb beasts on their own. We don't have to just stare at the imperial tombs. β
Qin Customs couldn't sit down in the saddle, so to prevent them from going back to dig the tomb of the Qing Dynasty.
"Qin, what you said makes sense!" Dr. Holstein nodded frequently, "Do you know where to find such a mausoleum?" β
"When building tombs in China, we must look at feng shui, and the so-called feng shui is to find the dragon veins and dig out the golden wells and acupuncture points. In the vicinity of Beijing, there are two best dragon veins, one is Yanshan and the other is Taihang Mountain. These two mountain ranges are majestic enough to stretch for thousands of miles. However, in ancient times, Yanshan belonged to the frontier, next to the Great Wall, and unless it was the imperial dynasty whose capital was in Beijing, the mausoleum would not be built there. And we want to dig the ancient tombs before the Ming and Qing dynasties, I am afraid it is more convenient to go to Taihang Mountain to find it. β
There is another secret that Qin Customs cannot reveal - the Taihang Mountains contain spirit stones, and spirit stones are the necessary raw materials for making tomb beasts, and the probability of finding tomb beasts underground near Taihang Mountain will also be higher.
The king of Duoluo Xiaojun felt that it was reasonable, so he ordered his troops to go south, pass through Baoding, an important town in Beiyang, and search in the direction of Taihang Mountain. Along the way, they asked the magistrates and the common people whether there were any tombs left over from ancient times. When I arrived in Quyang County, Taihang in the west pillow, some people said that in Tianzhuang Village, when several thieves were recently robbing holes, they were captured by armed villagers on patrol.
This place is located between the Taihang Mountains and the North China Plain, there is a mountain in the north, the northwest is stacked on the mountain, there is a terrain similar to a chair on both sides, the terrain is open in the south, and a Dasha River flows next to it.
Qin Customs inspected the terrain and exclaimed: "This is the dragon vein!" β
Nearby villagers also said that the feng shui in this area is excellent, and legend has it that there was a huge sealed soil in ancient times, and there were many stone people and stone horses on the ground. Lao Qin's eyes were sharp, and he immediately saw that there were Shinto ruins in the fields. Under his guidance, the sappers excavated on the spot and found several pairs of stone tigers, stone oceans and stone people, as well as a pair of stone pillars, all of which were white marble.
These Weng Zhong are slightly larger than real people. The stone statue is a text and a martial arts, the military general is draped in Mingguang armor, the wide-sleeved robe, the sword is held in both hands, the majesty is dignified, the decoration can be seen in the four hoops, the string pattern, the beads, the arc pattern, and the cirrus cloud and the ruyi cloud head, the carving is fine, more like the shape of the Tang Dynasty. And the stone tiger is strong and powerful, standing upright in the front, squatting in the back, and the tiger's tail goes around the lower abdomen and upturns the back. Qin Customs knew that only officials above the third grade in the Tang Dynasty were qualified to place Shi Hu, Shi Yang, and Shi Ren, and those who could use white marble were at the level of emperor generals.
Qin Customs decided to excavate from the middle of the end of the Shinto. The sappers prepared explosives, but they were dissuaded by Lao Qin and dug by hand.
It was getting late, and the king of Dora ordered to dig up the grave and set up camp at the same time. The five-color flag of the Republic of China, hunting and fluttering under the moonlit night. He was ordered to guard the Qin Customs, sleeping in the same tent, and must not let him escape. Timur loved to read, and at night he lit the lamp to read the British historian Gibbon's "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire". Qin Customs took the medicine prescribed by a foreign doctor, and sighed for a long time and couldn't sleep.
"Lao Qin, what do you want?"
"Xiaojun Wang, I have an only child, his name is Qin Beiyang, and he is as old as you. A few months ago, he escaped from prison and fled to the south, and I don't know if he is dead or alive now. β
"Qin Beiyang?" The little king frowned, "I think I've heard of it...... Is he tall? Will also fight and wrestle? β
"Exactlyβare you?"
"Hahaha! I have only had a one-sided relationship with your son, at the gate of the Beijing District Court, for a little girl, and I also tried a wrestling. β
"Offense, offense! Lao Qin, I have no way to teach my son, and I don't know Taishan with my eyes......"
The little king waved his hand and said, "I like him very much, and I hate to see him late!" If he returns to Beijing, we will become good friends. But ......."
"What's wrong?"
"Ahh