Chapter 298 The Secret of Panlong
April 1st, solar eclipse.
"The sun is the image of the king." A solar eclipse from the sky indicates that the king is ignorant and ignorant. "The sun represents virtue, so a solar eclipse cultivates virtue." This is a sign of great chaos in the world.
Huan Xuan was overjoyed, thinking that this was God's instruction that he could change the dynasty, and stepped up the pace of usurping the throne.
In Yongzhou, the operation to incorporate Wubao was in full swing. Most of the Wubao saw the arrival of thousands of troops and accepted the government's conditions, either joining the army, working in the fields, or naturalized.
There are also a few forts that rely on their prominent terrain, enough grain stored in the forts, and nearly a thousand troops to defend them against the forts. There is nothing the government can do.
As a result, the army attacked the dock, which lasted from half a month to five days. The dock fortress was breached, the owner of the dock was beheaded, his family members were turned into slaves, his troops were incorporated into the army, and the people were naturalized as citizens.
The head of the beheaded dock owner was passed down and displayed to the public. Those in the dock who wanted to wait and see saw that the situation was not good, so they went to the government to express their submission without waiting for the arrival of the army.
Yang Anxuan looked at the simple description in the report and knew that there was a lot of blood in these lines, and there were even many accidental injuries. His actions were actually plundering, but in order for Yongzhou to grow as quickly as possible, he could only sacrifice a few Human interests and lives.
The number of forts counted has reached 117. Yang Anxuan estimates that if they are all cleared out, there will be more than 100,000 more soldiers, more than 50,000 people will be converted into military camps, more than 100,000 hectares of fields, and more than 80,000 grains and millets will be confiscated. One million dan; when the wheat matures in July, more than one million dan will be added to the tax revenue, and the urgent need will be solved.
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Zhang Feng led a hundred light cavalry into Hujiawu. Hu Chao and Yuan He had already been waiting in front of the dock.
After Yang Anxuan occupied Yongzhou, he did not treat the Hu family poorly. Among Hu Zhang's five sons, Hu Lei, the second son, was appointed as the county magistrate of Ye County; the third son, Hu Tan, was appointed as the captain of Anchang County; the fourth son, Hu Lang, was appointed as the recorder of affairs in the Yingchuan government office; as for the fifth son, Hu Yuan is still working as a noodle shop owner in Jingkou.
Hu Chao stayed in Panlong Mountain and worked hard to carefully survey the terrain of the mountain and draw a map according to Yang Anxuan.
His father once told him that before his death, Sun Tao revealed that there were treasures hidden by Sun Jian in the mountains. Hu Chao was a smart man and knew that these treasures were beyond his reach. As long as he could help Yang Anxuan find these treasures, his lord would not treat him badly.
Yuan He has been in Hujiawu for nine years. He has transformed from a mean scholar into a fat-bellied and friendly businessman.
Relying on Yang Anxuan's support, the business of Yuan He's partnership with the Hu family grew bigger and bigger. The 10% bonus that Yang Anxuan promised him became 20%, which made Yuan He work hard.
Five years ago, Yuan He moved his family to Wancheng. His daughter Yuan Lin married the son of Xu Zhong, a wealthy businessman in the city, and gave birth to a daughter two years ago. His son Yuan Ming studied hard at home. After Yang Anxuan became the governor of Yongzhou, Yuan He believed that his son It can be classified as at least level six.
Thinking about the past, Yuan He couldn't bear to think about it. As a blessing in disguise, he joined Yang Anxuan, which changed the destiny of himself and his family. His wife Hua told him to be grateful and kind, and to work hard for Ming'er's future.
Hu Chao knew that Zhang Feng was Yang Anxuan's personal attendant, and did not dare to neglect Zhang Feng because he was young. He respectfully welcomed Zhang Feng into the hall and sat down.
Zhang Feng was not arrogant and greeted the two of them as a junior.
After greetings, Zhang Feng said: "Hu Gong, my lord saw the map you sent and praised your hard work in doing things. It will be of great use."
Hu Chao raised his hands in the direction of Xiangyang and said, "My lord has placed great trust in me, and Hu Mou'an dares to neglect me."
After Hu Zhang's death, the Hu Dynasty took over the Panlong Mountain foundation. With the Yang family taking care of it, there were few external worries. Yang Anxuan asked him to concentrate on searching for treasures in the mountains. Hu Chao organized a large number of people to search the mountains and forests and compile a map.
At this point, Yang Anxuan asked Zhang Feng to make the prophecy public. "There is a treasure hidden under the white deer," Hu Chao murmured, "Yu led his men to search the mountains, but no white deer was found."
Yang Anxuan put forward several opinions based on the archaeological experience of previous lives. The white deer may refer to the name of a place, it may be something that looks like a white deer, and there are many possibilities such as the treasures being covered by white deer coins.
This was the first time Yuan He learned about the hidden treasure, and he secretly regretted not leaving. However, Zhang Feng did not avoid him, which showed that Yang Anxuan still trusted him.
Hu Chao ordered people to get the map and said: "Back then, the Sun family also looked for the name of Bailu. I asked foolishly.
Folks, there is no place called White Deer in the mountains. "
"It looks like a white deer, but I didn't pay special attention to it," Hu Chao recalled, "I'll call the people searching the mountain tomorrow. Zhang Lang might as well ask them himself."
Yuan He asked: "We have searched caves, mountain streams, crevices and other places. These places are most suitable for hiding treasures."
Hu Chao smiled bitterly and said, "If it were hidden in these places, the Sun family would have found it long ago."
Zhang Feng said: "There are a lot of treasures in this batch. According to Sun Tao, there are dozens of boxes. The burial location should not be very dangerous. However, after so many years, this batch of treasures is probably covered with trees and weeds. , we can only start from the white deer."
The next day, Zhang Feng followed Hu Chao to Panlong Mountain Stone Village. Hu Chao called a dozen leaders who were leading the search for the mountain and asked them if they had encountered any peaks, rocks, woods, etc. shaped like white deer during the search. things.
A man named Changtai said that he went hunting in the mountains the winter before last and saw a stone beside a dry stream. The snow covered it and it looked like a white deer.
Zhang Feng was overjoyed. He found it without any effort. He immediately ordered Gaotai to lead the way.
The stream was seven or eight miles away from the stone village and was covered by growing shrubs. According to the high platform, the leaves of the shrubs fell in winter, and the dry ground below could be seen. He also got in here after chasing a goat that escaped with an arrow.
Zhang Feng ordered people to cut down all the shrubs, and found a stream about a foot wide exposed. Zhang Feng glanced at Chang Tai. Chang Tai was small and thin, only five feet tall. Unless it was him, no one else could get into it.
Changtai led the way forward and walked a few feet away. He saw a two-foot-long stone lying in the weeds. One side of the stone was raised and it didn't look like a deer.
"When I saw this stone, it was covered with snow and looked like a deer." Chang Tai explained.
The terrain here is sunken, surrounded by cliffs and woods, and inaccessible. It is indeed a good place to hide treasures.
"Open the stone and dig down." Zhang Feng ordered.
After digging for more than half an hour, digging nearly ten feet into the ground, a wooden box appeared. It had decayed over time, revealing the oilcloth inside. Zhang Feng was ecstatic that the treasure was found so easily.
Two hours later, Zhang Feng repacked the unearthed treasures into twenty-eight boxes. Without cleaning the dirt on the treasure, Zhang Feng led a hundred guards to transport the treasure directly to Hujiawu.
Seeing so many treasures, it would be a lie to say that he was not tempted. Hu Chaoqiang suppressed his thoughts of killing people and seizing the treasures, and ordered his people to be on guard.
Zhang Feng said with a smile: "For being able to successfully find the treasure, Mr. Hu takes great credit. My lord told me before I came to Panlong Mountain. If the treasure can be found, Mr. Hu will be considered successful."
Hu Chao smiled broadly, knowing that Yang Anxuan was going to reward him.
Sure enough, Zhang Feng continued: "My lord said that there are several options for Mr. Hu to choose from: one is the magistrate of a major county in the state, and Mr. Hu can choose by himself; the other is the chief registrar of the county and officials below the fifth rank of the state government; the third is Establish a county with Wubao, sit in Panlong Mountain, lead an army of two thousand, and serve as an auxiliary wing for Nanyang."
Hu Chao thought for a moment and realized that although Yang Anxuan had provided him with three options, he undoubtedly wanted to take control of Panlong Mountain by himself, and Hu Chao himself did not want to leave the business he had been operating for many years.
Although Panlong Mountain is not as prosperous as the prefecture and county, it has gradually become a bridge connecting Nanyang and Xinye counties. Yang Anxuan smoothed the roads in Yongzhou and ordered people to build a branch road from the official road to the edge of Hujiawu.
In recent years, due to the traffic of caravans, a market town has appeared under Hujiawu. If it can establish itself as a county and is not under the jurisdiction of Xinye and Nanyang counties, it will be free and easy.
"You don't need to be in a hurry to reply, Mr. Hu," Zhang Feng said with a smile, "My lord ordered you to follow Yu to Xiangyang first, and wait until you see him before making a decision."
Hu Chao immediately understood that Panlong Mountain was in a dangerous position and was connected to Funiu Mountain. Yang Anxuan had asked him to lead two thousand troops to garrison, so he had to be on guard.
"I haven't seen my lord for a long time, and I miss you very much." Hu Chao said, "I heard that my lord is vigorously promoting Confucianism in Xiangyang. I want to take my dog to Xiangyang and ask my lord to worship under the name of a great Confucian and bring glory to the Hu family."
Seeing Hu Chao's interest, Zhang Feng smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hu, my lord thinks highly of Mr. Hu. He has said more than once that Mr. Hu is a steady man and can be trusted with great things."
Zhang Feng transported the treasure to the courtyard where he lived.
Let the Qingqi they brought guard the courtyard, and torches were lit all around. Together with Hu Chao and Yuan He, they had people clean and sort the excavated treasures overnight, register them one by one, put them back in boxes and stuff them with straw for protection.
These treasures shone dazzlingly in the firelight, making people's hearts sway, and their heavy breathing sounded like a cow. Yuan He has seen a lot over the years, and when he saw these treasures, his palms became sweaty and his eyes were intoxicated.
Zhang Feng noticed something strange among the people, and ordered twenty soldiers to enter with swords and guard the area around the courtyard. The bright blades of the swords shone with a cold light, which finally made the people cleaning up the treasures a little more rational.
After a sleepless night, I finally classified and cataloged 1,268 treasures. Various gold and jade seals, gold, silver and jade utensils, Boshan stoves, lacquer utensils, various gold and jade animal ornaments, 1,629 bare gold horseshoes, weighing more than 10,000 taels.
After taking a short rest, Zhang Feng and Hu Yuan led 200 guards to escort five ox carts to Wancheng at noon.
There is no airtight wall, and there were many people participating in the treasure digging that day. Soon the news that the treasure was dug up in Panlong Mountain disappeared, and the news became more and more bizarre.
After leading his team into Wancheng, Zhang Feng breathed a sigh of relief. During the two days when he came to Wancheng from Panlong Mountain, people kept snooping on them, obviously trying to find these treasures.
The oxcart entered the government office, and Zhang Feng and Hu Yuan entered the lobby to meet Yang Siping, the governor of Nanyang.
Yang Siping asked with a smile: "Zhang Feng, there are rumors that your boy dug up Dong Zhuo's treasure in Panlong Mountain and loaded it into hundreds of oxcarts. Any piece of it can be worth thousands of gold. How come there are only five carts? Is it a hidden treasure?" Are you in Hujiawu?"
Zhang Feng said sternly: "Third Master, you can't joke about this. All the treasures were made by servants, Duke Hu, and Yuan He and put into boxes. Third Master might as well inspect them."
After saying that, Zhang Feng asked someone to present the catalog of registered treasures. Yang Siping looked through it with interest, exclaiming from time to time.
"Well, there is actually a sword. Come and take a look." Yang Siping said happily.
Zhang Feng coughed lightly and said, "Third Master, I have something to say, and I wonder whether I should say it or not?"
Yang Siping glanced sideways at Zhang Feng, laughed and scolded: "The little hozen farts."
"Third Master, you are my lord's third uncle. You are a close family member. My lord has great respect for Third Master." Zhang Feng said solemnly, "My lord implemented benevolent policies in Yongzhou and restored the prestige of the Yang family. As the saying goes, there are thousands of people in a family but one person in charge. If the third master likes these treasures, he can ask for them from the lord, and the lord will definitely not be stingy, but it may be inappropriate to take them in advance. I hope the third master will think twice."
Yang Siping's expression changed, and he was about to get angry, but then he thought of Yang Anxuan's words during the battle with Yang Fosong in Shunyang, "I only respect the general's orders, regardless of personal affairs," and his heart sank.
He had a close relationship with Yang Anxuan's uncle and nephew. When Yang Quanqi was still alive, he always said good things for Yang Anxuan. As Zhang Feng said, if he asked Yang Anxuan for any of these treasures that he liked, most of the time Yang Anxuan would give them to him.
Now Yang Anxuan is the governor of Yongzhou. Although he is his uncle, he is still an official under his command. The most taboo in the army is that the masters are never divided and the generals' orders are unclear. This is why he was reprimanded in Shunyang because he did not change his mind. If this continues, I'm afraid that no matter how close the relationship is, it will become distant.
Yang Siping closed the account book and said, "Zhang Feng, you are right. After returning to Xiangyang, you told An Xuan that Yu likes holding a sword very much."
After that, he threw the account book back to Zhang Feng, stood up and left in disinterest.
The next day, Yang Siping sent 400 soldiers, together with 200 guards from Zhang Feng and Hu Chao, to protect five oxcarts heading south to Xiangyang.
The long procession marched along the official road, attracting the attention of the businessmen on the road. Everyone said that Governor Yang had dug up a treasure of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was priceless.
Yang Anxuan did not expect that he would bring back the treasure within less than a month after sending Zhang Feng to Panlong Mountain. As an archaeologist in his previous life, Yang Anxuan was so excited that he could not fall asleep when he saw these treasures. He rubbed and played with them one by one under the lamp.
After midnight, Yang Anxuan's interest did not diminish. Zhang Feng went inside to serve tea. Seeing Yang Anxuan's obsessed state, he urged him in a deep voice: "I know that my lord is determined to conquer the world. Why do you stay up late playing with these toys until late at night? I listen to Confucius." It is said that "one loses one's ambition by playing with things"(1), I don't know what it means? Please clear up your doubts, Lord. "
Yang Anxuan was stunned, put down the jade pendant in his hand, stood up and bowed to Zhang Feng, saying: "Zhang Feng, thank you for speaking out. I know I was wrong."
Zhang Feng was anxious to kneel down. Yang Anxuan quickly grabbed him, and Zhang Feng blushed and said, "My lord has the virtue of rebirth for my whole family. Even if my servant is shattered to pieces, it will be difficult for me to repay my lord's kindness. How dare I accept my lord's gift?"
Yang Anxuan said sternly: "You can point out your stupid mistakes, and you should receive this gift. As for your kindness, your whole family has worked hard and worked hard, and it has been repaid long ago."
Zhang Feng was so anxious that he almost burst into tears. He was choked with sobs and could not speak. Yang Anxuan saw that he was emotional and said with a smile: "Okay, pack your things, I'm going to sleep."
Zhang Feng calmed down for a moment and said, "My lord, my servant found a jade seal while sorting out the treasures. I thought it was unusual. My lord, please take a look."
Yang Anxuan joked: "You don't want Yu to sleep, so go get it."
Zhang Feng was careful and marked numbers on the boxes. He found the seventh box, took out a wooden box from it, and handed it to Yang Anxuan.
Yang Anxuan saw that the wooden box had a simple style and was carved with animal patterns. After admiring it for a while, he asked, "When you find the seal, will you put it in the box?"
Opening the wooden box, a jade seal about an inch square was installed inside. Seeing the white jade tiger button, Yang Anxuan's heart moved. He carefully picked up the jade seal and looked at the engraved words. There were four seal scripts - the Emperor's Seal.
Yang Anxuan's hand shook and he almost missed the jade seal. It was one of the emperor's six seals. Starting from the first emperor of Qin, in addition to the jade seal passed down to the country, there were also six engraved seals, namely the emperor's official seal, used to seal orders; the emperor's official seal, used to give royal letters to princes; the emperor's letter seal, used to mobilize troops; and the emperor's official seal, used to Yuzheng Minister; the emperor's seal is used to pay homage to foreign affairs; the emperor's letter seal is used to serve the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth. This seal is the emperor's letter seal among the six seals.
In his previous life, Yang Anxuan did not believe in ghosts and gods, but in this life he traveled to the Eastern Jin Dynasty and had respect for the gods and Buddhas. This emperor's seal was sent to him by the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth. Could it be that there was some divine will in it.
Yang Anxuan returned the seal to the box, knelt down and bowed three times, praying silently in his heart, if God's will is with me, I can calm down the troubled times and restore peace to the world.
