After walking out of the Beidi Temple, Jiang Wen was still thinking, and found that more of his doubts came from the jade in his hand.
Although Li Xinghe was very secretive about the origin of the jade with the snake pattern, it seems that he just dug up an ancient tomb by mistake and got this treasure from it. But so-called Feng Shui treasures are so rare in the city of Guangzhou. They also have a unique situation like stone veins entering the caves, and they also need to be able to hide this treasure of the Qin and Han Dynasties with weird and complex patterns.
After combining several factors, Jiang Wen immediately thought of the second-generation Nanyue King Zhao Zhao in the Xianggang Mountains in the north of Guangzhou, which should have been discovered by accident in the 1980s. Tomb.
Judging from the orientation, the tomb of the second generation Nanyue King in Xianggang is located in the northwest corner of Panyu City. It was originally part of Fuguozhiye, but now it is within the scope of the Zhennan Palace. It is one of the large tombs relatively close to the city. One, it is obviously in line with the secret nature of Shang Kexi sending people to find the Feng Shui treasure land.
Jiang Wen regretted that he still didn't know how much had been dug inside. This tomb is hidden more than 20 meters deep in the heart of Xianggang Mountain. It includes precious cultural relics such as the "Emperor Wen's Seal" gold seal, the "Zhao Quan" jade seal, and the Jade Horn Cup. Don't fall into the hands of these gangsters!
This is not Jiang Wen's inexplicable worry. If the treasures in the tomb are unearthed in advance, it is likely that the cultural relics will be completely destroyed and lost. Shang Kexi suddenly went crazy and wanted to dig his own tomb to show his humiliation. It was probably just because of Jiang Wen's harsh words for Geng Jingzhong. plan.
Calculating this, wouldn't he indirectly become the culprit?
Fang Xiru's "Hundred Odes of the South China Sea" of the Song Dynasty quoted Shen Huaiyuan of the Liu Song Dynasty's "Guangzhou Chronicles" as saying: "During the reign of Sun Quan, he heard that many of Tuo's tombs contained exotic treasures as sacrifices, so he sent thousands of people to dig up his tomb. Unexpectedly, they couldn't find it. The next time they excavated Ying Qi's tomb, they found jade seals, gold seals, and bronze swords. But the tomb of Tuo didn't know anything about it, and Tuo died in the early days of Emperor Wu. By the time of Sun Quan, there were no traces of it for three hundred years, and they had been found. It can't be found by digging it out, and it has been benefited for thousands of years."
If this information is indeed credible, then the tombs of Yingqi, the three masters of the South Vietnam Kingdom, have long been dug up by Sun Quan, but none of the treasures in the tombs have been handed down to the world. In the end, there is a high probability that they will become ashes and rubble after being trampled by soldiers in the long history. It makes people sigh with regret, fearing that the tomb of South Vietnam King Zhao Quan will also follow in his footsteps.
While Jiang Wen was thinking wildly, Yuan Ziyi was high-spirited at this time. The joy of defeating the villain was accompanied by the Jiang wind. He felt that the blockage in his chest was gradually disappearing. He just wanted to find his sister Yan Yongchun and talk about the deeds of the past few days.
"Fellow elders, where do you live? I will escort you back home. No one will dare to bully you again!"
She made a generous promise to the villagers, but she only received saddened sighs from the villagers, which made Yuan Ziyi wonder why they didn't seem to be happy about being rescued.
After a long time, some of the Dan people explained hesitantly that they were originally from Hepu. They had been raided and taken away by the Shang family a few days ago. The ships they relied on as their home had been scuttled, and Hepu was in constant war. They wanted to come here. It's time to go nowhere.
Yuan Ziyi came all the way from Sichuan and only stopped in Guangzhou. Naturally, he didn't know the meaning of the identity of these Dan people, let alone the difficulties mentioned by the Dan people. And Jiang Wen came from Fuzhou, so naturally he was familiar with these people who spread all over Fujian and Guangdong. I have a little more understanding of special groups of people.
As early as the Song Dynasty, these Dan people had many names. According to Liang Kejia's "Three Mountains Chronicles" of the Song Dynasty: "Baishui River, one hundred and seventy miles northeast of Jiuji (Houguan) County," Baishui Lang Yihu, also known as "Huanyu Ji" Yachts, or Lu Xunyu species, live scattered on the sea..."
The so-called Sun Enlu Xunzhong is a genus of pirates who were expelled to the sea during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. There is also a view that the Dan people are descendants of the Minyue people who were destroyed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, or that they were created after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty to avoid the revenge of the Han people. The descendants of the Mongolians who went into the water, and even the remnants of Chen Youliang who were defeated and went into the water at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
These legends vary, and the evidence is illusory, but they all point to some dark identities that are not glorious and carry original sin. As a result, although the Dan people for thousands of years can be found everywhere, they have always suffered from all kinds of problems. All kinds of discrimination and humiliation, and being robbed and enslaved by those in power have become the norm.
According to Jiang Wen, who has the knowledge of later generations, these seemingly secret and unbearable identities are just the subconscious demonization of minorities by the main ethnic group, which is no different from the contradictions of the natives from Fujian and Guangdong. The difference between the Han people and the Hu people is that culture is more important than blood. The so-called Dan people are supposed to be just a group of native ethnic groups with a unique culture. They are also mixed with the homeless Han people who migrated south in the past dynasties, eventually forming a special group of people. group.
To this day, even if they still retain their unique characteristics such as living on water and living in boats, worshiping snakes, and worshiping Baiyue ancestors, the Dan people are just a water-based group that is different from the land-dwelling Han people and a branch group of the Han people.
But these things are particularly difficult to accept for deep-rooted traditional concepts, unless the people already have the capital to discriminate against ordinary people.
Jiajing's "Guangdong Tongzhi" mentioned that some Dan people "have gradually learned to read in recent years" and "some have also obtained academic qualifications". In this regard, Yuan Ziyi's family, Yuan Chonghuan, who was chopped into pieces more than ten years ago, is probably a typical example.
Yuan's family has made a living by selling wood in the Xijiang River for several generations. His countryside is actually on the waterside of the Dongjiang River, and it is not accepted by the Yuan clan that has settled in the area. In order to participate in the imperial examination, he can only go to Guangxi, where his family runs a timber trafficking business. Teng County Impersonation Examination.
Later, Yuan Chonghuan also built the Three Realms Temple on the Dongjiang River where a large number of floating people gathered, which was related to the Dan people's snake worship. The above facts show that his original identity was probably a Dan people, just because he was able to obtain Jinshi. And when he was promoted from county magistrate to minister of war, people would forget his humble family background.
After listening to Dan Min's narration and Jiang Wen's supplement, Yuan Ziyi's expression gradually became serious, as if he also sensed the difficulty of the matter.
"Then we need to find a foolproof strategy..."
Then he looked at Jiang Wen eagerly.
Jiang Wen quickly raised his head to look at the dusk-laden Jiang Tian. His eyes were flying everywhere except Yuan Ziyi, whose eyes were sparkling. He said that it was you who praised Haikou just now and it had nothing to do with me.
"Headmaster Jiang, you can't bear to see their whole family die tragically in the weeds and become a pile of bones, right?"
Jiang Wen smiled helplessly. He had known this result for a long time. Young people who are heroic and righteous are always like this for three minutes, but Lao Jianghu, who is experienced in accidents, will think more about this kind of thing.
For example, after Huang Zhen of the Huashan sect offended the Qixian sect, he asked his disciples to give one hundred taels of silver to the farmhouse where he was staying and asked them to move overnight. After all, people in rivers and lakes often lack etiquette and ethics. When they have no choice but to face a strong enemy, they will naturally vent their anger on others, and they will definitely go to that farm to cause trouble.
Now that the dozen or so people he had rescued were all the poorest people living on the water, illiterate and without any relatives, Jiang Wen couldn't even pat his butt and walk away with flowers and applause, leaving them with even more cruel and worse revenge.
Yuan Ziyi is still a little naive, so she needs to be stimulated a little more.
"Girl in purple, you'd better not get involved in this matter. I'll take them to try their luck."
Jiang Wen first took the gangsters to various martial arts schools in Foshan to find out where they could take in these poor people.
Today, Foshan is known as one of the "Four Famous Towns" together with Hubei Hankou Town, Jiangxi JDZ, and Henan Zhuxian Town. The four major industries of ceramics, textiles, casting, and medicine are flourishing in the South. The style of martial arts is also extraordinary. Foshan Town There are many martial arts schools in the area, and they also handle many businesses such as warehouses, moving signs, nursing homes, and sending people away. However, they have not yet formed the appearance of a strict family in later generations.
At this time, the signboards on this martial arts street all speak directly from their hearts, writing about their own martial arts school just like the products they sell. They are so densely packed that they want to write down all their moves.
At first glance, Jiang Wen and his entourage found that there were thirty-six movements of Taizu Boxing of the Song Dynasty, twenty-four movements of Xichuan Boxing under Wuhu, Six Ways of Hantong Palm Boxing at Molingguan, Four Ways of Southern Fist, Nine Ways of North Fist, Sixth Way of Xijia Fist, and Wenjia Fist. Hook-and-kick boxing, etc., and even more popular are the weapons and martial arts schools, which are full of thirty-one stick techniques, sixteen spear techniques, and fifteen sword techniques.
The instructors of these martial arts schools were quite polite when they saw Jiang Wen coming to the door under the banner of the banner, but when they saw the gangsters appearing, they shook their heads as if they had seen the god of plague, and almost shook their brains.
"Headmaster Jiang is indeed like a benevolent gentleman in ancient times. He dares to be the first to help others in need. Zhang admires him very much and wishes he could join him in advocating for righteousness."
The coach of Mian Zhang's short game sparred with Jiang Wen. He was already in admiration, but he was still unwilling to take in these bastards.
"We here in Foshan are tolerant of fists, swords, and sticks. They are all in response to Qi Shaobao's righteousness to fight against the Japanese. We should be chivalrous and save people from fire and water, but these people are really unable to do so. I hope you can forgive me..."
Fortunately, these martial arts sects were at odds with the Five Tigers Sect of the Feng family. Jiang Wen led Dan Min through a street and did not find anyone from the Five Tigers Sect coming to disturb them.
Jianghu's rescue efforts were fruitless, so Jiang Wen could only take the furious Yuan Ziyi and the gangsters to the beggar's den in Foshan Town to ask them if they could take in these poor people.
His original intention was not to turn the people into beggars, but to use his identity as a beggar to cover up his troubles, sneak into other places, wait for the limelight to pass, and then find a good place to resettle.
But the dysentery beggar in charge had been in trouble for a long time, but he didn't even nod to accept the intentions of these Dan people. His eyes were full of helplessness and contempt, and he crossed his hands and tilted his head to look at the Dan people. As if seeing something.
"Noble sir, these are the Dan people, right..."
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The Dan people make boats their home, live on the water, and struggle in the wind, rain, and sun all day long. Therefore, their body shape and appearance are different from ordinary people. Everyone has a strong body and a face as black as paint.
Not only that, the dysentery beggar could tell at a glance that they had lived on a boat for generations. The cabin was windy and rough, the cabin was narrow, and the legs and feet were deformed and twisted due to sitting cross-legged for a long time. These were characteristics that a good family would not have when fishing. After thinking for a long time, he spoke helplessly. said.
"My lord, I can't make the decision in this matter. Otherwise, you should ask our leader... If you really want to recruit the gangsters, you really don't dare to break the rules..."
Jiang Wen patiently inquired for more information, only to find that the situation of these people was even worse than he imagined.
The dysentery beggar introduced awkwardly, first of all, in terms of clothing, these people wear clothes that are different from ordinary people. They are usually black or blue rags. Even good clothes are by no means solid colors, but Cut it into pieces and sew it together with a few pieces of solid color cloth - such clothes are not worn by decent people. It is said that the purpose of doing this is to prevent the clothes from being snatched away.
And clothes being robbed in broad daylight is only an insignificant part of the tragedy of the Dan people.
These people have no status and are not even allowed to go ashore. Once ashore, they are beaten or robbed of their clothes. Therefore, they do not even have the opportunity to become beggars and receive alms. If they want to beg for food, their bowls will be broken.
The men of the Dan people wandered between rivers and seas. Once a storm occurred, their boats would often capsize and people would die, leaving the family without the main force. At this time, no matter how strong a woman is, there is nothing she can do, and sometimes she can only become a prostitute.
The more realistic problem facing the beggars is that once it is discovered that they have taken in villagers, they may not even be able to eat, and eventually the entire group of beggars will be labeled as slaves and bullied.
"Good man, I shouldn't make things difficult for you. I just need to be a little merciful..."
The adults among the crowd smiled bitterly and pushed out a few ignorant children from the crowd. These children were dirty. Since it was difficult to make a fire on the water, they could only eat raw river food. Therefore, they were very thin and had many lice on their heads.
"Let's just accept our children as beggars. They are still young and can't show the appearance of bent hooves. No one will know about it after a few years of raising them. We will die when we die. We only pity these children..."
Several old Dan people also shed tears and did not speak. They hugged their children and did not let go. Only when the children asked their adults in Dan dialect where they were going, the old people hugged them tightly and said, "Go beg for food and live a good life." , just like when we go to the city to beg for food during the Chinese New Year, we will have endless good things to eat in the future..."
Yuan Ziyi frowned and asked Dan Min what these words meant.
Several adults told them that if they couldn't catch anything at sea for days and the whole family was forced to starve, they would let the elderly and children take the risk of going ashore to beg for food. At least they would have something warm to eat and not starve to death. .
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Ziyi's hand had already grasped the soft silver whip again, and his eyes were full of murderous intent, which scared the dysentery beggar back again and again.
"Stop talking, my heart is almost broken."
Jiang Wen saw that Yuan Ziyi was in a severe mental shock again, and quickly led Dan Min out of the beggar's den, restraining the anxiety of separation from flesh and blood that was spreading further.
"Girl in purple, there are too many ups and downs in this world. Even if your blood is too hot to cool down, don't get angry with these beggars. You can't expect people with a mouthful of food to eat, and you have to stand up to help the poor."
Yuan Ziyi was suddenly startled when he heard this, and his whole body withered like frost.
Jiang Wen told Yuan Ziyi that the best way to settle these people was to buy them several boats to live in and send them drifting on the rough ocean, where men and women could get married and children could be born. , the old man died on it after going through all kinds of hardships, living the fate they should have.
But they only had thirty taels of cash and an antique that was inconvenient to sell, and they couldn't throw themselves into a trap and lead people back to Guangzhou to get the money. Nowadays, the troubled times have just passed, and an ordinary small boat costs twenty or thirty taels, and they cannot afford these expenses.
Yuan Ziyi only felt that it was ridiculous. Two knights from the Jianghu were actually picking at money and counting money on the street. They were struggling for dozens or hundreds of taels of silver.
"Get away! Where is Hanako from!"
Suddenly, there was an evil voice at the door of a large house. Yuan Ziyi glanced at the cowering people walking on the street, and an unknown fire surged into his heart. He knew that he was being driven away as a refugee, so he said nothing. He whipped them with whips, and the whipping turned several ferocious servants into gourds rolling on the ground.
Jiang Wen folded his arms and watched her actions, with no intention of stopping her. People in the martial arts world acted without restraint, and fighting in the street was not normal. As long as it wasn't a gangster who hurt someone, no one would take her seriously.
"Girl in purple, please be gentle. Take a closer look. This five-level mansion is the Feng family. If you become the eldest daughter of the Feng family, you can have as much money as you want. Wouldn't the problem be solved?"
The rich smell of wine and meat, the frozen bones on the road, the Feng family in the high-walled compound and the displaced Dan people together, it is simply the most ridiculous painting. As Jiang Wen's ridicule reached Yuan Ziyi's ears, it was instantly exciting again. It aroused her anger.
"Hmph, I'm going to tear down the Feng family and snatch all the ill-gotten gains and distribute them to the poor! God's heart is not good enough, and people's hearts are trying to make up for it. I'll make them unable to even be beggars!"
For some reason, Jiang Wen looked at Yuan Ziyi with a hint of recognition in his eyes, but he stretched out his hand to stop Yuan Ziyi and shook his head slowly.
Jiang Wen said with a slight smile: "Don't be so impulsive. You won't be able to save the people by doing this, and you may even kill them. Think about it, if the Shang family knows this, will they retaliate even more crazily against the people and kill them bloody?" How about forming a river to intimidate others?"
Yuan Ziyi asked unconvinced: "This won't work, that won't work either. Are we just going to watch them become desperate? If Sister Yan were here, she would definitely not sit idly by and watch!"
Jiang Wen's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard Yuan Ziyi mention Yan Wing Chun.
"I have an idea."
Jiang Wen clapped his hands together and thought of a solution instantly, "Isn't Miss Yan in Zhangqiugang Village? There are few people there now, and every family wears filial piety, so we will hide the people there first."
Yuan Ziyi said with some confusion: "It was feasible to go there, but the two places are more than a hundred miles apart. We can't all be equipped with fast horses to rush there, right?"
Jiang Wen laughed loudly, weighed the silver in his hand, and passed it in front of Yuan Zi.
"It's unrealistic to buy a boat with thirty taels of silver, but if you rent a big boat to carry people, wouldn't it be more than enough? If you go down the river from here, you can reach Miss Yan in just half a day. There will be no one who can't make trouble with the money. Bar?"
Yuan Ziyi thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was really the case. He had just been immersed in the thought of completing his victory in one battle, and it seemed that he did not take the idea of long-term planning into consideration at all.
"Well, you're right, right?"
"As a senior, I always have some life experiences that I can tell you."
Seeing Yuan Ziyi reluctantly admitting defeat, Jiang Wencai said with a smile: "I told you a long time ago that practicing martial arts can't save the world, and being the eldest lady of the Feng family can't save yourself. You have to kneel down in this world. , Sad or happy, ultimately it depends on your actions."
A smile appeared on Yuan Ziyi's face, and the worries about the people were finally put aside. I saw the dimple on her left cheek slightly dimple. She broke away from Jiang Wen's misty thoughts and asked directly.
"Then I would like to ask Senior Jiang, who has the world in mind, if you tell me this and a weak woman like me, and play chivalrous games with me, what do you mean by your actions and intentions?"
When Jiang Wen heard this, he flicked his Taoist robe and tried his best to pretend to be a fairy. He completely ignored Yuan Ziyi's playful attitude and took the lead towards the boatman moored along the river.
"Whether it's the world or myself, this fish only cares about me. I just think it may be necessary to take the next step in my busy schedule."
