Looking back on the past, according to Sun Daqiao's intention, the story of Tan Yanqiu must start before entering Yueyang.
After Chao Bingzhong, Yue Qingshan, and Sun Daqiao established the Golden Rat Society from the south of the Yangtze River, they took their brothers along the river's convenient water transportation and began to dig roots and graves in various places in the south of the Yangtze River to rob the rich and help the poor. They came and went from Shu, and it was inevitable that they would have to leave. of the Yangtze River waterway.
Traveling to the northwest of Hu Province, I saw the majestic, rugged and mysterious Shennongjia. I realized that there might be ancient tombs, so I went to Hu Province and came to the Nun Shen Village near Shennongjia.
Traders in the old society couldn't stand out too much when they first arrived, and could easily offend local gangsters. If they showed off their wealth and attracted some unscrupulous people, it would be a bad deal.
There are many towns and counties near Shennongjia, which are rich in mountain leather. The Golden Rat Society tailored a new identity for them according to local conditions. They pretended to be a trading company that went into the mountains to hunt and collect leather, and began to operate near Shennongjia.
Since they have to dig graves, they must not see the light, let alone speak. They can't ask the people where the tombs of the nobles of the dynasty are. If you say this, they will arrest you if they have evil intentions. Officer, when the time comes the government will investigate and determine that there is no good fruit to eat.
The Golden Rat Society is not a bandit's den, and it is also ashamed to rob people. People must behave according to the rules when they get together. They are still ranked fourth, fifth, and sixth according to the rules of the old society. The first, second, and third leaders lead, and below them there are Four beams and eight pillars, an ordinary kid.
What are four beams and eight pillars?
The four outer beams are Yangwuzi, Huaguizi, Guaqianzi, Zijiangzi, and the inner four beams are Paotouzi, Liangtaizi, Shuixiangzi, and Fanduozi.
Among them, the talkative one is the most slippery. He is responsible for pretending to be a storyteller walking around the streets, and getting close information from passers-by. As long as they mention mausoleums, tombs, etc., they will write down the information first. Give all the information to Yangfangfang, and let him collect the information to prepare for tomb robbing.
There is a problem here. These rumors involving mausoleums and tombs may not all be true. If you prepare things in a big way, but when you get there, you find that it is a blind tomb with nothing, or you are even simply deceived, this will be a big loss. , and it’s thankless.
At this time, you need a spotter. If possible, before taking action, spend the minimum effort to find out whether there is an ancient tomb there.
The job of inserting Qianzi is to check the spots in advance.
This person will often disguise himself as a hunter, a firewood farmer, or a pedestrian entering the mountains to cover up his whereabouts so that he can find out all the locations recorded in these books and identify whether they are blind tombs, empty tombs, or real tombs. , and also check the surrounding village buildings, road monuments, fields and estates, and draw these on a map to form the safest route.
All these actions must be carried out under the eyes of the calligrapher. The position of the calligrapher is like the accountant or secretary. All matters involving early inquiries and later actions must be informed to the calligrapher, who will make a decision or notify A decision for the shopkeeper.
If you don't do this, it will be considered as unauthorized action and you will be punished by inserting incense.
These tasks are not carried out sequentially, but at the same time. It is likely that every day we are collecting information, determining the truth and falsehood, identifying the fat and dry, and then drawing and positioning, trying to take all factors into consideration in the early stage to prevent changes at hand. Caught off guard.
After talking about the outer eight beams, let’s talk about the inner eight beams.
If the outer eight beams are defined as responsible for strategizing, the local eight beams are responsible for the decisive victory.
When it's time to take action, although Wai Baliang will also participate, the stage has already been given to Paotouzi, Liang Taizi, Shuixiangzi, and Fanduozi.
Pao Touzi is responsible for charging into the formation and digging trenches, Liang Taizi is responsible for everyone's food, clothing, and clothing, and Shuixiangzi is responsible for standing guard and looking out for wind and cover.
It is equivalent to saying that everyone has a clear division of labor and works together to complete the task of digging graves.
At that time, Tan Yanqiu was a gay man in Waibaliang, responsible for inquiring about information and making jokes.
After a lot of trouble, they actually found out several pieces of information from nearby counties. They heard that the Shennongjia area was a gathering place for the Yin-Shang, Qin-Han, and Jing-Chu cultures. There were many tombs of nobles. Among them, the nobles of Chu and Liu There are the most tombs of Song aristocrats, but because the Shennongjia area is weird and unpredictable, it is difficult to find ancient tombs.
After some discussion, everyone decided to hire an old farmer who went into the mountains as a guide first, and then asked him to come back when they got to the Shennongjia forest area, and just do what he said. The old farmer heard that they were going into the mountains to hunt and harvest hides, and persuaded them not to take the Shennongjia idea. The animals inside are all sacred objects, and most hunters never return when they enter the mountains.
Since these people were sure that there was an ancient tomb inside, they naturally refused to retreat and rewarded the old farmer with a large sum of money. Only then was he willing to lead them into the deep mountains of Shennongjia.
Yue Qingshan and the others had a large number of people. Relying on their youthful vigor and strong blood, they were not afraid of anything. They thought that they would be safe with the old farmer. Unexpectedly, they lost their way as soon as they entered the depths of the forest.
If you get lost in the outside world, you may be able to get out of the forest. If you get lost here, you will probably never get out.
The old farmer said bluntly that Shennongjia has majestic peaks, rugged rocks, numerous secret places, and star-like caves. There are too many mysterious and terrifying places. In the past, when the Orion mountain people in Shennongjia went into the mountains to hunt, they had to prepare enough dry food and water for ten days. , but also prepare a bundle of cotton thread.
This kind of cotton thread is as thick as straw, and a reel is bigger than a human head. Whenever you go into the mountains, you have to tie a knot in a familiar place, then tie the reel behind you and walk deep into the mountain. This kind of thread reel is rare. From 10,000 meters to 50,000 meters long, it is enough for them to walk into the mountains.
When the thread pulley is completely exhausted, even if we reach the deep mountains, we will definitely not dare to go any further.
Because, as long as your back is holding this rope, when you want to go back, you can follow the pulling of the rope and go back the same way. If you break away from the rope and rush forward, you may not even be able to find the shadow of the rope when you want to go back. Shennongjia Mountain is high and densely forested with lush vegetation. It is really difficult to find the way back.
In other words, cotton rope is actually equivalent to a person's lifeline. As long as you follow the traces, whether your family comes to the mountain to find you or you go down the mountain, there will be traces to follow.
When the old farmer and them went into the mountains, they only thought of hunting, and only prepared a 10,000-meter thread reel. After the cotton thread was exhausted, of course the people from the Golden Rat Society would not go back until they found the ancient tomb.
As a result, the old farmer and them will inevitably have disagreements. For the old farmer, although the remuneration is generous, his own life is more important. No matter how much cotton thread is used up, he will not move forward, but the Golden Rat Club cannot go without success. Return, otherwise, all my early preparations would be in vain.
Even if we don't mention the benefits, since these people dare to form a group to rob tombs, they must be fearless and arrogant. Even if they see a ghost, they will punch them twice. How can a mere cotton thread become an obstacle to their way? It was decided to continue to provide additional remuneration to veteran farmers.
No matter how rich you are, you can't buy the lives of others. The old farmer is unwilling to move forward. Seeing that the old farmer is so stubborn, the people in the Golden Rat Society are afraid of leaking the secret, so they propose to kill the old farmer to avoid future troubles.
Yue Qingshan felt that the old farmer had fulfilled his duty as a guide and led them into the mountain. They, thieves, had a right to kill people and silence them, lest they commit murder, so he gave the old farmer twice the reward, not only to let the old farmer go down the mountain, but also to let him go. Keep silent.
The old farmer knew that these people were definitely not hunters. If they were hunters, they would have stretched their bows and strings to hunt living animals while walking here. Instead of hunting, they had explored the mountains and hydrology, probably for another purpose.
People had to bow their heads under the eaves. Although the old farmer knew in his heart that these people had other agendas, and he was in their hands, it was hard to expose them to his face. When he saw these people were so kind and wanted to take the money and leave, he immediately thanked them profusely and obeyed. The cotton thread returns along the road.
Before leaving, he was afraid that these people would be in danger, so he left some food and drink behind. At the same time, he also gave a piece of advice: if you encounter difficulties or danger, go to the highest Shennong Peak, where there is a Sheji, the God of Agriculture. A temple can provide temporary shelter.
After the old farmer walks away, the Golden Rat will decide to use the old method of compass positioning to determine the direction, and open the compass. As expected, the compass pointer shakes out of order, and is no longer worth looking at. At this time, they have to face two choices, either, look for it here. Dig ancient tombs or continue walking forward, but, as the old farmer said, safety cannot be guaranteed and it is easy to get lost.
They chose the latter!
In the next few days, everyone in the Golden Rat Society walked in the mountains and forests. Although they had marked the marks in advance, they all found that the marks disappeared mysteriously, or that they could not return to the place where they were marked. For several days in a row, they could neither find the ancient tomb nor find it. Find a way to get out of the depths of Shennongjia.
Even when I wanted to return along the road, I found that the cotton thread left by the old farmer had disappeared, which was equivalent to being completely lost in this jungle.
At this moment, Yue Qingshan and the others realized why the farmers asked them not to enter Shennongjia so easily. What was even more terrifying was that savages had begun to appear in Shennongjia, and they might carry out sneak attacks from time to time. It was inevitable that someone would hit them when they moved around.
Everyone went through Shanshi, Guoshanhuang, and Guigu Forest successively. People died and were injured in the Golden Rat Club, and the losses became more and more heavy. The deeper they went into Shennongjia, the more they felt that this place was completely different from the outside world. , as if Shennongjia was an isolated place in the world, they believed what the old farmer said more and more!
The Shennongjia area is probably really the hiding place of the last alchemists in the pre-Qin period. They have experienced so many strange things and already know that Shennongjia is not simple. Remembering what the old farmer said before leaving, they determined the main peak of Shennongjia according to the orientation and height. After going up the mountain, they found Found what the old farmer called the Nong Shen Ji Temple.
From then on, these people stayed in the Shennong Temple. It was not until a few days later that the old farmer took the hunters into the mountains, and then found them from the Shennong Temple. All the injured people were taken out of the Shennong Village to recuperate. It took two months for them to be completely healed. Get better.
