golden ear

Chapter 79
"Today I am honored to announce that Comrade Wu Tianyuan officially donated the 56 volumes of Splendid Ten Thousand Flowers Valley of Guoyun Tower to our Nanjing Library! Since then, all [-] volumes of Splendid Ten Thousand Flowers Valley have been collected successfully!"

A grand press conference was held in the Zhongzheng meeting room. More than a dozen media reported that curator Cui and Wu Tianyuan had officially completed the handover ceremony and would send ancient books home together tomorrow.

"There are still a lot of books lost in Guoyunlou, please pick up more leaks in the future, and let them all go home as soon as possible!"

The two people shook hands, and the flashing lights were witnessing the moment of history. Wu Tianyuan really became the headline figure of the major newspapers this time, and the scenery was boundless.

"Little friend, let's go back to Nanjing together tomorrow, and I'll take you to the warehouse, just take a look!"

Curator Cui is very happy, and it is also a good thing for future generations to collect the Splendid Ten Thousand Flowers Valley in his hands.Thanks to Xiao Wu this time, no money is needed, just go into the warehouse to look at it, choose a painting from the Qing Dynasty and finish the job.

"This is a list of all the calligraphy and paintings of the Qing Dynasty that we have in existence. Thanks to you this time, I am the master. I can choose whatever I want."

Wu Tianyuan took over the list, more than 100 famous masterpieces, which is the limit of what the museum can do. If the Valley of Thousand Flowers is not too precious, it would not even have this benefit.

"Huh? This..."

"Oh, you mean Wang Shimin's album of Ten Scenes of West Lake?" Curator Cui said with a smile: "You are very cruel, the authentic work of the Four Kings of Qing Dynasty, the album of Ten Scenes of West Lake. One hand scroll, two albums, three middle halls, four screens, and five couplets , Six Fans! You just want to choose the album?"

"Hey, it's mainly because I like collections in series, do you see?"

Curator Cui gave Wu Tianyuan a higher evaluation. The album is a rare collection, representing the author's style and strength. He nodded and said: "No problem, leave this to me, you have to make sure it's this one!"

The ten sceneries of West Lake are the favorites of painters of all dynasties. They began to be painted as early as the Song Dynasty and continued until the Republic of China.It reached its peak during the Qianlong period. Wang Shimin and Wang Yuanqi among the four kings both painted, and they were collected in Shiqu Baoji.

The next day, Wu Tianyuan and his group from Nanjing returned to the library. Accompanied by Director Cui, they entered the warehouse of the museum for the first time, and quickly went through all the paintings and calligraphy of the Ming Dynasty.Old Cui was very strange, Wu Tianyuan just scanned it superficially, and it was over, and he didn't study it carefully?
Even if this matter is settled, it is already a big profit to exchange sixteen ancient books for the landscape albums of the four kings of Qing Dynasty, not to mention being famous and absorbing a lot of energy from the Ming Dynasty.Wu Tianyuan returned home satisfied, sorted out the calligraphy of famous Qing Dynasty masters, rested for two days and prepared to go to RB again to continue the treasure hunt.

"It's a good mood to wake up early in the morning and go shopping at the street stall!"

Wu Tianyuan has developed an early habit, especially visiting the street stalls in the antique city in the morning. Now he can hear a lot of things, and he can always pick up some small leaks.

"These Kangxi Tongbao are pretty good, and they can sell for several thousand yuan." Wu Tianyuan was a little excited. The pleasure of picking up leaks at the street stall has nothing to do with money. The main thing is that you can discern gems in the crowd, which is very refreshing in itself.

"I am Qing Dynasty Yu, come and save me!"

There are a few new faces in the stall today, they probably just came back from shoveling the land in other places. According to experience, they have a higher chance of picking things up. Sure enough, Wu Tianyuan heard a voice from a young man at the stall.

"Boss, what about this little jade shovel?"

The young man looked up, Dushan jade, the material is very ordinary, carved a small shovel, very strange thing.He remembered that he would charge fifty, and directly quoted three hundred.

"I want two hundred!"

Wu Tianyuan repaid the price casually, paid the money and left, and went back to the shop to inquire about the news with Yu Chan.

"Teacher?"

Wu Tianyuan turned pale with fright, did not expect that the seemingly ordinary small jade artifacts turned out to be tokens of the Tomb Raiders Group?
"Of course, my master is the famous Tufuzi in the late Qing Dynasty, Jiao Si! The master of the ancient Faqiu sect is definitely the highest level among the people."

Wu Tianyuan nodded. He had read a lot of materials about tomb robbery. He knew Jiao Si because of the records in "Qing Barnyard Banknotes".

"Qing Barnyard Banknotes" was compiled by Xu Ke, a man in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. The book covers a wide range of contents, starting from Shunzhi and Kangxi, and ending with Guangxu and Xuantong.The book is divided into 92 categories, with more than 13500 entries, covering everything from military events, laws and regulations, to thieves and hooligans, and folk customs. It can be said to be a compilation of anecdotes from the Qing Dynasty.

Although "Qing Barnyard Banknotes" is not an orthodox history book, Xu Ke's compilation attitude is more serious. Many materials can completely supplement the deficiencies in official history, and are of great reference value for the study of the social history of the Qing Dynasty.It can be said that Jiao Si, the tomb robber recorded in "Qing Barnyard Banknotes", is by no means Xu Ke's fiction, but a real person.

In ancient China, tomb robbers were divided into two factions, north and south, with the Yangtze River as the boundary.The Northern faction is divided into many factions such as the Luoyang Gang and the Guanzhong Gang. Each faction has its own "range of activities", and it is difficult for foreign gangs to come in.Under normal circumstances, each gang does not interfere with each other, and each does its own thing.

The northern faction is known for its "smart power", where is it like a robbery hole?The shape of the excavation is exquisite, which is very strange.The square mouth-shaped robbery cave was created by the Northern School. Because it is more common in the loess of the Guanzhong area of ​​Shaanxi, it is commonly called "Guanzhong-style robbery cave" in the circle.The northern tomb robbers are very particular about the use of tools. For example, the Luoyang shovel was invented by the northern tomb robbers. It is not only used by them, but also their unique skill.

The Southern School is good at "skillful skills" and super powerful means. They use their own or ancestral experience, combined with the geomancy theory they have mastered, to explore caves and steal treasures. They have unique research on ancient Chinese Fengshui knowledge.

The northern school invented the Luoyang shovel, while the southern school was good at using the four methods of "looking", "hearing", "asking" and "cutting". This method was summarized by the tomb robbers of the "Changsha Gang" in the southern school, and it is their usual method. , of course, is also a stunt.

Jiao Si belonged to the "Guangdong Gang" of the Southern School of Tomb Raiders in the Qing Dynasty. He was able to use the methods such as Feng Shui and Wang Qi used in ancient "white affairs" to the fullest. Those who are far behind should be willing to bow down.

"Isn't it amazing? My master is very good at palming eyes. He is good at "watching the wind", "watching the breath", "listening to the sound", and "seeing the soil". He not only has a pair of "eyes into the earth", but also A pair of "hearing ears". Through "three listening and one look", you can know whether there is a tomb underground, whether there are burial treasures such as gold, silver and jade in the tomb, whether there are more or less."

Wu Tianyuan listened to Yu Chan's story about Jiao Si's experience like a legend, and he admired him very much. In his early years, he also heard from his seniors that real masters don't need any tools at all.Grab a handful of soil directly on the ground, and you will know what kind of tomb is below once you smell it and taste it?What funeral objects are there.

The so-called three listenings are "listening to the wind", "listening to the rain" and "listening to the thunder".Of course, in the actual operation, it was not Jiao Si who "listened" alone, nor did everyone stand together foolishly in a certain place at random, pointing their ears together, but scattered his accomplices to different search directions in the south, east, north, and west. The time to "listen" is generally chosen on cloudy and rainy days, especially when there are heavy wind and rain, lightning and thunder.

"It is said that one day, Jiao Siye took his accomplices to the northern suburbs of Guangzhou to search for ancient tombs. It was twelve o'clock at noon, and a heavy thunderstorm suddenly came. The thunderstorms in the south are not as sentimental as those in the north, and they don't care about face at all. Yes. All of a sudden thunder rumbles, lightning flashes, and rain pours down."

Yu Chan narrated like a storybook: "General tomb robbers would split up to hide from the rain at this time, but Fourth Master Jiao didn't allow it. Listen carefully, and write down what you have observed in your heart. Then you run to the top of the highest mountain, and observe regardless of the danger of thunder and lightning injury.”

"Thunderstorms come and go quickly. It won't stop after a while. At this time, the accomplice in the east came back and told him that when the thunder was the loudest, he could faintly feel his feet shaking, like a slight earthquake. I heard the corresponding sound from the ground."

"Fourth Master Jiao was overjoyed when he heard that. He knew that there was an ancient tomb underground. When the tomb was opened, there were indeed a large number of treasures!"

Some people may think that Jiao Si's move is very mysterious, but there is actually a certain scientific reason for it.Because ancient tombs are like the Spring and Autumn Tomb, they are usually buried with a large number of bronze vessels, metal carriages, and some treasures that symbolize status and status. These are conductive metals. When encountering a strong lightning current, they will definitely react. It's a treasure hunt.

Wu Tianyuan naturally believed this, every strange person must have something strange, he himself has supernatural powers, there must have been many similar people in history.

"What good have you been talking about for a long time? Do you know the location of the ancient tomb?" Wu Tianyuan asked while cleaning the jade shovel.

"As long as you treat me well, it will be beneficial!"

Yu Chan proudly said: "Although I can't know the location of the ancient tomb, but I can perceive other tokens in the team, you are equivalent to half a person in the industry!"

Wu Tianyuan's heart moved, this is really good, since Jiao Si is honored as Tufuzi by the people in the industry, it is the highest honor.Tomb robbery has been banned repeatedly since ancient times. Nowadays, ancient tombs are stolen every day, and many cultural relics are smuggled out of the country.

With the help of the jade shovel, he has added another treasure hunting route, and the chance of finding the treasure is much higher.

"Okay, I'll take your little shovel with me from now on!"

Wu Tianyuan strung a jade shovel with a red string and carried it around his neck. From now on, this will be a small encyclopedia for tomb robbers, which will be of great use.

"I now perceive that there is a token nearby, just in the northeast direction."

Wu Tianyuan's heart moved, and he hurriedly drove to a small village in the suburbs according to Yuchan's instructions to lock the direction.

"Keep going, it's not far ahead!"

Wu Tianyuan looked around vigilantly, the village was small and there were very few people.He walked all the way to the innermost dilapidated small courtyard before the jade shovel locked the position.

(End of this chapter)