In May of the eighth year of the Ming Dynasty in the Liu Song Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowu of the Song Dynasty Liu Jun died of illness. On the same day, the 15-year-old crown prince Liu Ziye ascended the throne and changed his reign to Yongguang, granting amnesty to the world.
Liu Ziye ascended the throne at a young age. In order to protect the imperial power, facing the powerful vassals and clans in the court, he changed his past well-behaved image and began to unscrupulously kill ministers and imprison kings.
For a time, the government and the public were in shock, and everyone in the temple was in danger.
And only half a month later, another edict was issued from the court. This time, not only the people in the court and the public, but also the people all over the world were shouting that they were crazy and unethical - the edict clearly stated: The new emperor wanted to imitate Cao Mengde at the end of the Three Kingdoms. , decided to form his own counterattack army, called the "Juezi Camp". From now on, he will recruit talented people from all over the world. As long as he can enter the Juezi Camp, he will be a high official and well-paid. There is only one condition... that is to be able to rob tombs.
On the second day after the edict was promulgated, some strange people began to appear outside Jinling City. There were all kinds of strange people in strange clothes. There were also many missing arms and legs. The people in the city couldn't help but talk about it when they saw it. They all guessed that most of them were thieves. These diggers usually dealt with the dead. Now that they had the opportunity to earn official salaries, they would naturally not let this opportunity pass.
At noon on the fourth day, another donkey cart drove up the official road outside the city. The old donkey pulling the cart was skinny and skinny, with a drooped head that looked half-dead. If it weren't for the strong black man driving the cart, he would occasionally use a whip. If you twitch once, you may fall to the ground in the next moment.
There is an old sedan on top of the donkey cart, and the surrounding panels are almost rotten. A figure can be vaguely seen inside, who looks like a lean Taoist priest.
At this time, the man driving the car saw that he was approaching the city gate, so he raised his whip and whipped the donkey's butt again. Unexpectedly, the whip was a bit harsh, and the old donkey's legs softened and tilted to the side. Even the sedan behind him had to be turned over. Seeing this, the man driving the car hurriedly rolled out of the car. After landing, he raised his hand to support the carriage, held the donkey carriage in the air, and said urgently: "Taoist priest, get down quickly!"
The Taoist priest in the sedan was almost asleep as he swayed behind the sedan, but this time he crashed directly into a wooden beam, barely breaking his forehead. When he rolled and crawled out of the sedan, the man driving the sedan also Unable to hold on, the man jumped out a step, and then the donkey cart overturned heavily to the ground.
The lean Taoist priest covered his head and looked at the dying old donkey, and then at the strong man driving the car. The latter chuckled and said: "Grandma's is too weak, this whip will directly hit the pot." went."
The Taoist priest rolled his eyes at the man and cursed: "What fucking donkey can stand you beating him to death? If you are greedy for meat, just say so." After that, he looked at the city gate a few feet away and continued: " But since you have arrived at the place, you can die, since you were snatched halfway."
At this time, the city guards not far away saw that there was a lot of movement on the two people's side. They walked towards each other one after the other. The first one said: "What are you two here for? Why did the car overturn?"
Hearing this, the Taoist priest hurriedly put a smile on his face and responded: "The old donkey is old and fell while walking. The two poor Taoists heard that the Juezi camp in the city was recruiting people, so they came here to find a way to make a living."
The guard heard that the two of them had come to apply for the camp, and took a closer look at them. They saw that one of them was more than seven feet tall, with a strong body and a fleshy face, and the other was wearing a Taoist robe and had a wretched temperament. They looked both. Unlike a good person, he believed eight or nine points and replied: "Although Juezi Camp is recruiting people, the gate of Jinling, the majestic imperial capital, is not easy to enter..."
The Taoist priest didn't understand what he said. He quickly took out a jade bead from his arms and handed it to the guard. He whispered: "I don't have any money left. I only have a jade bead handed down from my ancestors. I hope you will accept it."
The guard took the jade beads and was stunned for a moment. In the Song Dynasty, jade articles were strictly forbidden to be traded, but they could often be seen in the black market. Moreover, the world is not peaceful now, and the regulations on these prohibitions are becoming more and more relaxed. After thinking about it, Feeling that something was better than nothing, he put it into Yuzhu's arms, said a few false words, and then raised his hand to let them go.
The strong man couldn't help but grinned as he watched, thinking that it was too bad for the chief. This jade bead was found in a concubine's tomb on a barren mountain when the two of them came here. It was said that it was a jade bead, but it was actually a jade plug. This one was exactly the same. It was used to block the valley road. Unexpectedly, it was used as a favor before the smell was gone. I thought I couldn't hold it in and I accidentally laughed. The Taoist priest glanced at him hurriedly and saw that the guard didn't react. Then he took the strong man and walked into the city.
The person in charge of recruiting people for Juezi Camp in Jinling City was Liu Ziye's uncle, King of Shanyang Liu Xiuyou. This man is fat and has no talent, but he has not lost anything in food, drink, wealth, and so he is the least popular among Liu Ziye's uncles. If there is any errand on weekdays, he will not be able to do it anyway, so how can he recruit people? Tomb robbing was too destructive, so no one in the court wanted to take this position, so the fat prince was driven to a grinder and sat in the Yamen of the Ministry of War for four days.
In the past four days, Liu Xiuyou had seen all kinds of strange and weird people. To be honest, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have imagined what kind of players were among the gangsters, like that mouth. Anyone with crooked eyes and slanted eyes is considered a good person, and even many people with missing arms and legs want to come here to make a living. Over the past few days, many people have come to apply for recruitment, but so far, no suitable person has been recruited. If this continues, when the emperor asks about it, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat and walk away.
At noon that day, the fat prince was worrying. The guard outside the door announced that two more people had arrived. Liu Xiuyou waved his hand and signaled for people to come in. When he saw that the person who came was a Taoist priest and a strong man, he couldn't help but frowned and said to himself: "Do Taoist priests also come to do this business?" I thought loudly and asked the two of them, "Where did they come from?"
The two Taoist priests bowed and replied: "The two young ones are Taoist priests from the Taoist temple in the mountain. They heard that Juezi camp is recruiting people, so they came here."
Liu Xiuyou pointed at the strong man and asked suspiciously: "This man is also a Taoist priest? Where is the Taoist temple? The food is pretty good."
The Taoist priest grinned and said: "The young man named Chen Wuchang of Longhu Mountain Qingyun Temple. Because half of his face was burned by fire, he is also known as the 'Ghost-faced Taoist'. The man next to him is named Chen Wuchang." Luo Laoqi."
Hearing this, Liu Xiuyou took a closer look at the grimace of the Taoist priest. He was a little far away and didn't notice it. He only felt that the Taoist priest was grinning all the time. It turned out that it was because half of his face was wrinkled together after being burned. This illusion occurs when the corners of the mouth are turned upward.
Liu Xiuyou nodded, and then went straight to the point: "Juezi camp does not recruit useless people. Those who come to recruit must have some ability to fight. You two are Taoist priests..."
The Taoist priest with a grimace cupped his hands and replied: "Although we are Taoist priests, our skills are not small. Luo Laoqi, who is next to me, was born in Green Forest Road. He has been practicing Bodhidharma boxing since he was a child, and his power can subdue a tiger. If you encounter some flying ghosts in the tomb, you might as well make them stand upright and walk in pieces."
Liu Xiuyou glanced at Luo Laoqi and saw that his fleshy body did not look like a good person, so he turned to the grim-faced Taoist priest and asked, "What about you? What are your abilities?"
"Pindao is a descendant of the Taibao of the Immortal Family outside the Pass. When he was young, he also entered the sect of Faqiu Tianguan. In recent years, he studied under Longhushan. He has also dabbled in what Yin Yang Zhenjun, a descendant of the same sect of the Taoist sect, Maoshan, learned. It can be said that it is the master of hundreds of schools, and ordinary tombs are not in the eyes of poor Taoists. If it were not for its low profile, I am afraid that Qin Shihuang's tomb would have been completely destroyed by it."
"What? Have you ever been a disciple of Faqiu?!" Liu Xiuyou ignored the boast of the grim-faced Taoist priest. After hearing the four words "Faqiu Tianguan", his fat body straightened up and asked in a solemn voice: "But Faqiu Tianguan" Qiumen Xiahou’s family?”
"Exactly."
Liu Xiuyou was shocked. Although he had never heard of the Taibao of the Immortal Family and the True Monarch of Yin and Yang as mentioned by the Taoist Ghostface, he was very familiar with the Faqiu faction of thieves, because the current emperor worshiped Faqiu Heavenly Official very much and was determined to The formation of Jueziying was to imitate what Cao Cao did when he set up Faqiu to touch gold. Even in the palace, he would often talk to the king and his ministers about the legendary stories of Faqiu's lineage.
It is said that at the end of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao conquered Tao Qian of Xuzhou on the pretext of avenging his father. At that time, in order to vent his personal anger, he asked the soldiers to dig up the graves of Tao Qian's family and whip the corpses in the wild. However, he did not expect that the tombs would be richly buried. Soldiers looting gold and silver almost led to a mutiny. After this incident, Cao Cao had an idea in his mind. At that time, the heroes were divided and fighting in all directions. Only money, food, soldiers and generals were the last word. Why not form an army dedicated to digging graves and obtaining treasures? Only a hundred or ten people could obtain countless treasures. Although my reputation is not good enough to be paid by the army, who am I, Cao Mengde? After thinking for a moment, a plan came to mind.
At that time, there were two prominent families in Qiao County, Peiguo. One was the Cao Teng family, where Cao Cao belonged, and the other was the Xiahou family, the descendants of Xia Houying.
The Xiahou family is different from the Cao family. The Cao family has prospered since Cao Teng, and most of them served as officials in the court or counties. Cao Teng's adopted son Cao Song even became a Taiwei at one time. Although the Xiahou family is both a famous family, But it had declined at that time and was no longer as famous as it had been in the past. It was a veritable "land owner". At that time, it had begun to affiliate with the Cao family. After Cao Cao's uprising, the two cousins Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan also responded immediately. For many years, they followed Cao Cao in his expeditions east and west and made achievements, which further strengthened the relationship between the two families.
Cao Cao is determined to form an army to rob tombs, and the leader must be someone close to him, and if he makes a mistake during the battle and ruins his reputation, he can shirk the responsibility. Thinking about this, the Xiahou family is the most suitable candidate, and the Xiahou family is young Apart from Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan, the only strong young man left was Xia Houhao, the third cousin of the cousin family, so this "good job" naturally fell on Xia Houhao.
At the beginning of the formation of the army, in order to appease Xiahou's family, Cao Cao specially created the post of "Faqiu Zhonglang General" with an official rank of up to the fourth rank. He also secretly ordered someone to make an unusual wolf pattern seal with Lantian jade, specially for Faqiu. Qiu Zhonglang will inherit and use it. This letter seal has snake patterns all over its body and looks like a wolf's head. It is said to be able to ward off evil spirits and suppress ghosts. It is the most orthodox identity token of the Faqiu sect. Xia Houhao lived up to Cao Cao's trust and brought the sect with him. The gold captain dug up tombs and made money, which provided a lot of help for Cao Cao to unify the Central Plains.
However, later on, the Faqiu gold seal was lost among the people in troubled times, and the descendants of the Xiahou family also had differences due to the dispute between Tianguan and the orthodoxy. In the end, they had to make several bronze coins for inheritance. This is what later generations know as "Tianguan's blessing." "Nothing is forbidden" is the Faqiu seal.
Without the orthodox gold seal, Faqiu Tianguan could no longer restrain the gold-touching captains under his sect. The conflict between the two parties intensified, and finally they simply separated their families at the end of the Jin Dynasty. The strange book "Mountains and Rivers Dragons According to Pictures" was divided into two parts, and he left the Tianzi scroll for himself. He specialized in Tianxing Fengshui for stargazing and looking for dragons, and gave the Dizi scroll for Wei Ning, the second master of Mojin School, who specialized in dividing gold and fixing acupuncture points. Juan, from then on each went his own way and did not interact with each other.
