However, these factors were probably not very clear to the Hu family, so they were not passed down.
"In that case, I will tell these chicken-footed Taoists tomorrow that our Hu family plans to open the tomb and add more coffins. At that time, you will go to Qianyan Mountain together as the Hu family's family heroes."
After Mrs. Hu finished speaking, Yue Qingshan's eyebrows were a little worried: "Those of us who don't know Taiping Taoist people can really get away with it. Taoist Master Jin and Master Hua are too conspicuous. As long as they see a monk together, they will probably know What are their identities? How about you two stay in the Hu house and guard against these chicken-footed Taoists?"
"That's fine, we'll stay in Hu's house, and you guys should pay attention to safety along the way."
"Then, where are the graves of these concubines?"
Since the tombs are to be moved, there must be a fake show, which also means that the tombs of these concubines must be moved.
"It's not far from Qianyan Mountain. It's on Hutou Mountain in front of the mountain. It's about ten miles past Hutou Mountain and you'll reach Qianyan Mountain."
After speaking, Mrs. Hu pointed to a point on the map of Yongming and continued to explain: "This Hutou Mountain is the cemetery of the Hu family. After we moved the bodies of the Tianfei, we put their bodies We moved them to Hutou Mountain and let them rest in peace. There is the Hu family's righteous village there, and you can see it wherever you go."
Later, Mrs. Hu gave the map to Yue Qingshan and the others, and after lunch, she had already found Taiping Taoist.
In the living room, Yue Qingshan and Yue Guanchao had already changed out of their clothes and put on Jiayong's shorts and jackets. As for Song Siyuan, she dressed up as a maid at home.
As soon as the fragrant tea was served, Taiping Taoist took a sip and said, "I don't know, the old lady asked me to come, but what do you want to tell me?"
"Old Taoist Priest, the young and old in our house have also discussed it. Since the safety of the Hu family is involved, this matter must be done. If moving the tombs of the concubines can really change the decline of the Hu family, of course we are willing Give them a grand burial."
When the old Taoist saw Mrs. Hu relenting, he immediately became happy. He suppressed his joy and said, "Well, I will perform rituals for the concubines on behalf of the Hu family, and then move them into the concubine's mausoleum. This can be considered as a fulfillment of the Hu family." With a reputation of kindness and justice, from now on, the Hu family will definitely be the first benevolent family in the local area."
"Then, if you dare to ask the old Taoist priest his name, I can write a note for the Taoist priest so that he can go to the cemetery to bury the grave." Old Mrs. Hu asked.
The old Taoist shook off the dust and said: "Old Taoist Sun Tianqi is a wandering Taoist."
Mrs. Hu nodded and said: "It turns out to be Taoist Sun. I will ask someone to write a note for you. However, after all, this tomb opening involves the tomb of my ancestor's concubine. We cannot take it lightly. Our Hu family also needs to send people to participate. , so that I can help you out if something goes wrong, how about that?"
"It's natural. After all, it involves a mausoleum. It is inevitable that people will be suspicious of melon fields and plum trees. You, the Hu family, sent people here to make us feel at ease."
Sun Daoren knew that the Hu family could not trust them. If they did not let the Hu family participate, they would inevitably be suspected, so it was better to agree first.
"Okay, I'll let Jiayong take you tomorrow. We'll go to the cemetery first to invite the concubines out. But what should we prepare?" Old Mrs. Hu asked.
Sun Tianqi said: "The wandering Taoist travels around the world just to save the knights. He is not good at opening tombs. You have to prepare your own tools for opening tombs. Don't worry too much about the other ritual tools. We have them all."
"Well, thank you, Taoist priest."
After Sun Daqi said this, he bowed and left.
When the guests were over, it was already dusk and the sun was setting. Yue Guanchao and the others returned to the guest house. Taoist Master Jin and Monk Hua came over and asked, "How was it?"
Yue Qingshan said: "This chicken-footed Taoist is called Sun Tianqi, and he knows how to maneuver according to the circumstances. Mrs. Hu asked us to dress up as Jiayong and go with them, and he agreed."
"This old guy is so good at pretending. He is obviously interested in tombs, but he still pretends that he doesn't know how to rob tombs. He asked us to prepare tools to open tombs. I'm sorry, they robbed other people's tombs and asked the owner to give me something. Why? We should really catch them all in one fell swoop to avoid being disgusted all at once."
Yue Guanchao's words made the people around him laugh, and Song Siyuan felt relieved: "This shows that the Taiping Taoists think that the Hu family has been tricked. This is a good thing. It is much better than being noticed by them. This can be regarded as our leadership." They’re officially in.”
Starting from tomorrow, we are just waiting for these people to get hooked!
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Early the next morning, Yue Guanchao, Yue Qingshan, Sun Daqiao and others left the Hu Mansion, got into the carriage, took Sun Tianqi and several Taoists, and rushed to Hutou Mountain.
Needless to say, the mountain roads were bumpy and the waterways were winding along the way. When everyone reached the front of Hutou Mountain, they could see a tiger head patched with green velvet in front of them.
Yue Guanchao sat on his horse and looked towards Hutou Mountain in front of him.
The shape of this mountain is like a huge tiger head placed right in front of you. The peaks rise and fall gently, outlining the outline of the tiger's head with a fat head and pointed ears. The two peaks are slightly symmetrical, just like the tiger's ears standing spiritually.
On the top of the mountain, from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, there is a huge eroded cave. Countless hanging stalactites peek out of the cave, like the fangs of a tiger, and it is sinister and extremely terrifying.
Even if the nose and eyes are completely absent, the rough elephantine outline can still make people feel that it is a tiger head stacked among the mountains.
Sun Tianqi said with emotion: "Hutou Mountain is indeed well-deserved. There are many karst caves and strange mountains near the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. This mountain shape is rare outside of Hunan Province. After all, it is a beautiful place. An ordinary mountain has already won the miraculous craftsmanship." of creation."
"Daozhang Sun, let's go, we still have to go up the mountain."
Yue Guanchao drove his carriage to the vicinity of the cave. This huge cave was tall and wide, almost hollowed out in the middle. Countless stalactites hung from the top of the stone, with mottled colors and strange shapes. In this cave, it was easy to see the road extending upward.
"The roads in Hutou Mountain are all in the tiger's mouth. If you follow this road out of the cave, you can drive on the mountain road. If you drive the road from outside the mountain, you don't know how much time will be wasted. This can be regarded as a shortcut."
After speaking, Yue Guanchao took them up the cave mountain road in Hukou. When the road wound out of the cave entrance, they had already reached the mountainside of Hutou Mountain.
Hu's cemetery is located on the flat land at the top of Hutou Mountain. As a few people walked from the mountain path to the top of the mountain, they could already see a garden surrounded by the forest.
Since it is a private cemetery, it must not be some barren land. The entire courtyard is not small. It can almost be enclosed by the forest between the two mountains. The tall courtyard walls are built in an oval shape, just between the eyebrows. A gatehouse is opened for entry and exit. Most of the houses are concentrated near the gatehouse. There are several houses and mansions in the forest, and people are walking and working. It can be seen that there are few tall trees in the garden, and they are all shrubs and weeds.
Wait until you arrive in front of the gatehouse. The gatehouse is a horse-headed wall. The gray tile walls are cut diagonally on both sides of the tall gatehouse, gradually protruding out of the surrounding forest. There are also windows on the second floor, which are probably used for climbing up and looking into the distance. Once the walls are away from the gatehouse , only then did he return to his normal height, which is taller than a human being.
On the lintel of the high gate, there is a wooden plaque with the words "Hu's Cemetery" written in blue and black letters. Before entering, a small door as big as a head is opened: "This is a private cemetery. You can find it." who?"
Behind the door, an ugly old man stuck out half of his head and asked with wary eyes.
Most of the people like this were gardeners or Yizhuang men. Yue Guanchao recalled the name of the gardener told by the old servant of the Hu family and asked cordially, "Is it Mr. Ma Delu? I am Jia Yong sent by the Hu family. We are bringing These Taoist priests are here to invite the bones of our ancestors."
After that, he got off his horse and handed over the note from the Hu family's master's house. After checking it, the old horse lowered his guard a little. After ringing the bell inside, the door creaked open to both sides.
Entering the cemetery, most of the mansions on both sides are distributed in square courtyards, with four or five courtyards built on each side with the gatehouse as the center. The entrances of the courtyards face the gatehouse in a neat and elegant manner, hidden by the gradually lowering slopes. courtyard wall,
"Is your boss okay?" Lao Ma asked casually as he led them to the stable in the northeast corner.
"The old lady has just celebrated her birthday and is in good health." Yue Guanchao said casually.
Old Ma continued: "That's good. We garden slaves are not clean. Otherwise, I would have to kowtow to the old lady."
"Why do you want to remove the tombs of the concubines? But what happened?" As the gardener, Lao Ma inevitably asked a few more questions.
"Hi, Taoist Sun next to me saw that there was evil in the Hu family's mansion. In order to get rid of the evil, the old lady listened to the Taoist's words, moved these old concubines to their homes, and chose an auspicious place for a beautiful burial, which can be regarded as eliminating the evil. "
After Yue Guanchao finished speaking, Lao Ma also understood what he meant and asked no more questions.
"Okay, I'll take you to the graves of the concubines."
After leaving the stable, they led Guy Shi through the bushes to the northwest corner. In addition to the main tombs, there were also many unmarked tombs built with stones scattered in the corner.
Lao Ma pointed to these graves without monuments and said: "These are the graves of the old concubines. When the new graves were first built, the government did not even allow the erection of monuments. The owner persuaded them to put up a stone plaque, which can be regarded as a tombstone."
Since it was Sun Tianqi who invited the skeleton, Yue Guanchao had to act more appropriately. He turned around and said, "Daozhang Sun, since the tomb has been found, should we exhume it now?"
"Okay, after the old method is over, you can dig up the grave again."
After Sun Tianqi clapped his hands, he picked up the Sanqing Emperor Bell with Fuchen on his arm. As the bell was ringing, it could be seen that the little Taoist priest behind him began to recite ritual scriptures.
They did this kind of trick very smoothly, ringing bells and throwing yellow charms. After all the tricks were completed, Yue Guanchao led Jiayong to protect the courtyard and dug up all the grave soil.
Thirty to fifty years later, most of the corpses have turned into withered bones. Since the coffins were not good coffins, they had basically rotted and turned into pieces of wood, which were mixed with the bones and were extremely difficult to identify.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, you female believers have suffered a lot. The old Taoist has relocated your graves for your burials today. In order to gain advantage, I have to burn your ashes. I hope you will forgive me."
Some people died, but not completely...
