Turning the tide in the Red Chamber

Chapter 110 【110】Jia Qin differentiates Jinding acupoint
Compared with Mojin Xiaowei who relied on dividing gold and setting points to dig holes accurately, Xiling Lishi relied on more people to dig graves.

Tens of thousands of people waved hoes and shovels together, the loess was flying, and the dust was flying. This scene was extremely huge.

Jia Chen laughed and said:

"Master Chen, digging in this way can naturally dig out the ancient tomb, but it takes time and effort. I can find a shortcut to the door of the tomb."

Chen Zhuo's eyes lit up, and he cupped his hands and said:
"Then ask Brother Jia to use his means and find a shortcut."

After all, he beckoned his men to stop digging.

Jia Chen nodded slightly, and walked to the mound with Lin Daiyu.

Before coming here, Jia Chen asked a blacksmith to build a feng shui compass.

He took out the compass, pointed the needle of the compass at the mound, and squinted to observe.

"The entrance is a horse, the horse is Li Gua, the horse is Wu Ma, Wu belongs to the South Li Palace, the child rat meets the horse, it is Kanli, the child belongs to the North Kan Palace, the sheep meets the horse, it is Kunli, it does not belong to the southwest Kun Palace, and the dog meets Xu The horse is Ganli, Xu belongs to the northwest Gan, and the upper stem and the lower li are the gate of life."

Jia Chen muttered to himself, and stared at Lin Daiyu and Chen Zhuo in a daze.

So professional?

Lin Daiyu was very surprised, she never expected that Brother Chen is so proficient in Fengshui and astrology!
Jia Chen looked up at the sky, then at the surrounding mountains and rivers, squinted his eyes, turned his head, his eyes suddenly lit up, pointed to a certain position on the mound, and said:

"Dig down from here!"

Chen Zhuo was overjoyed, convinced of it, and ordered the Xiling warriors to dig immediately.

Tens of thousands of people worked together with extremely high efficiency. After an hour, they dug to a depth of more than [-] feet underground.

Such a thick mound of soil is rare.

After digging about another thirty feet, the hoes of the Xiling warriors touched the hard stone slab.

This is a bluestone slab.

Jia Chen looked it over and said:

"This is the door of the tomb, open it, and the passage below is the tomb."

Chen Zhuo immediately ordered his subordinates to do the same.

The Xiling warriors lifted the stone slab, and a square passage appeared below it, extending obliquely downward to the ground.

The passage is dark, and there is no unknown danger lurking.

It's just that Jia Chen doesn't have to worry, the matter of going to the tomb just needs to be handed over to the warriors of Xiling.

Chen Zhuo ordered his men to get into the tomb.

After a while, screams and exclamations came from the tomb passage:
"Help me, save me"

"Help me, save me"

The exclamation sound from inside was extremely strange, it turned out to be a continuous and mechanical sound of help.

It sounded like several people were shouting, but their tones were all the same, as if they were possessed by ghosts.

Chen Zhuo's face changed slightly. He had led Xiling Lishi to rob the tomb before and encountered many strange things, but this was the first time he encountered such a strange thing.

Lin Daiyu was also a little scared, and subconsciously hugged Jia Chen's arm tightly.

Feeling the tenderness and trembling on her arm, Jia Chen patted the back of her hand lightly, and comforted her:

"Don't be afraid, there are so many of them, even if there is any evil, they can solve it."

Sure enough, as he expected, as more and more Xiling Lishi entered the tomb passage, those exclamations gradually disappeared.

After more than an hour, there was an excited cry from the tomb:

"So much treasure! We're rich!"

More than half an hour later, one after another, Xiling warriors drilled out of the entrance of the tomb, and placed the treasures dug out in front of Chen Zhuo one after another.

There should be strict regulations in the profession of Xiling Lishi, and it is strictly forbidden to steal artifacts. All the treasures excavated from the tomb must be handed over to the leader of Xiling, and the leader of Xiling will distribute them.

If someone dares to take it privately, he will cut off his tendons and expel him from the Xiling sect.

Therefore, no one dared to change their minds.

Less than two hours later, all the Xiling Lishi came out.

Chen Zhuo counted the number of people and found that five people were missing.

A subordinate reported that he encountered poisonous arrows and poisonous mist in the tomb just now.

Someone was poisoned by the poisonous fog and had hallucinations. He kept yelling "Help me, save me", probably insane, seeing something that shouldn't be seen.

The Xiling warriors carried the bodies of these five people out of the entrance of the tomb.

Chen Zhuo ordered the five people to be buried generously.

Counting the harvest this time, there are two thousand taels of gold, twenty thousand taels of silver, ten gold pots, twenty silver pots, a pair of gold incense burners, ten emerald beads, and eight pairs of jade ruyis.

According to the previous agreement, Chen Zhuo gave Jia Chen two hundred taels of gold, two thousand taels of silver, one gold pot, two silver pots, and one emerald bead.

To show sincerity, this time, Jia Chen was also given a golden incense burner and a pair of jade ruyis, which were more than agreed in advance.

Jia Chen's trip was full of rewards, and he continued to help Chen Zhuo find the ancient tomb by using the method of dividing gold to fix the acupoints.

At the same time, Liu Xianglian, Bao Yong, and Wang Lang led the bodyguard team to protect Jia Mu and Dai Quan and enter Luoyang City.

Lu Xiangsheng, the prefect of Luoyang, personally received Jia Mu and Dai Quan, because Jia Mu is the wife of the first rank, and Dai Quan is the inner minister, and the current companion of His Majesty, sometimes speaks better than the first rank officials.

Jia Mu asked Liu Xianglian, what are they escorting?
Liu Xianglian naturally wouldn't tell the truth, the box contained Jia's mother's private money, this secret, Jia Chen only told Liu Xianglian, even Bao Yong and Wang Lang didn't know.

On the other side, Dorgon stood still and sent someone to ask Huang Taiji for reinforcements.

But Huang Taiji was attacking Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar Department at this time, and he wanted to block the reinforcements from the Beijing camp led by Wang Ziteng, so it was impossible to dispatch reinforcements to Dorgon.

Dorgon took the opportunity to send someone to propose to Huang Taiji again that he should suspend the attack on Shanhaiguan, and he and Duoduo led the army to help Huang Taiji.

Due to the tense battle, Huang Taiji readily accepted.

Dorgon felt a little happy. In doing so, he not only wanted to help Huang Taiji defeat Lin Danhan and Wang Ziteng, but also achieved the purpose of avoiding the Shanhaiguan battlefield.

Because Dorgon likes Jia Yuanchun and doesn't want to fight to the death with him.

The last time Dorgon chased Jia Yuanchun on horseback, Jia Yuanchun actually ordered the gunner to fire at herself, which was based on the belief that they would die together.

Dorgon didn't want to force Jia Yuanchun to death. This time, as long as he joined forces with Huang Taiji and defeated Lin Danhan and Wang Ziteng, he could choose to capture other weakly defended passes, cross the Great Wall, and detour to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains.

In this way, even if Jia Yuanchun defended Shanhaiguan, the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry could march south and sweep Liuhe.

At that time, Shanhaiguan guarded by Jia Yuanchun is just an isolated city. Dorgon can threaten and lure Jia Yuanchun to surrender and become his concubine.

The only regret now is that Aunt Su Ma was captured by Zhou Jun and entered Shanhaiguan.

Although Aunt Su Ma is a maid in name, she is actually a sister to Da Yuer.

Dorgon had no more love for Dayuer, but failed to protect Aunt Su Ma, so naturally he was a little bit unable to explain to Dayuer.

But now he is in love with Jia Yuanchun, and his feelings for Dayuer are getting weaker and weaker, so he can't care about Aunt Su Ma anymore.

However, when Dorgon and Duoduo led their troops to set off for the Chahar tribe, Li Rusong, who was guarding Jimen, also led his troops to help Lin Danhan and Wang Ziteng.

Li Rusong is the eldest son of the famous general Li Chengliang, brave and good at fighting.

(End of this chapter)