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Chapter 256: Shovel?Shipped!
Just walked out of the train station, compared with the majestic Beijing Station, the station here does seem a bit old.
A man wearing sunglasses and looking a bit trendy was smoking at the exit, leaning against the railing.
Liu Jingfeng quietly leaned forward and patted his shoulder.
The man turned around suddenly, quickly threw away the cigarette butt, and held Liu Jingfeng's hand.
"Brother Feng, you're here!" He waved and greeted the others in turn. When he saw Lin Ran, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, "Brother Feng, who is this?"
"This is our foreign aid, Mr. Lin, here to help us." Liu Jingfeng introduced cheerfully.
"Palm eyes?" The man took off his sunglasses, looked at Lin Ran carefully, then smiled and stretched out his hand: "Hello, little Lin, just call me A Ming."
In the car, Liu Jingfeng introduced the team members to Lin Ran.
There were a lot of people on the train, so everyone just talked about trivial matters in life and didn't mention work.
Only now do we officially enter working mode.
The yellow-skinned rat, whose real name is Huang Hao, belongs to the team's palm eye.
Among the tomb robbing team, Palm Eye is the core role, responsible for collecting the whereabouts of the ancient tombs.
He usually gets a big share of the dividends. No wonder Huang Hao has always been against Lin Ran, maybe because he is worried that Lin Ran will steal his position.
Liu Jingfeng himself is the sponsor, the boss of the tomb robbing team, responsible for organizing the tomb robbing activities, and all the funds are spent by him.
The basic requirement for being a leader is to have money. Regardless of whether the tomb robbery is successful or not, team members must be paid. If a team member is caught, he must also find a way to smoothen the relationship.
There was another old man smoking a cigarette nearby, his name was Zhenbao.
He is the leg of the team, equivalent to the engineer of the tomb robbing team, and has the skills to definitely open the door to the ancient tomb.
There are also two strong young men with cold eyes who are assembling tools.
One is named Wang Jinpeng and the other is named Xu Yu.
They are the underdogs of the team, that is, they do the hard work.
They are the lowest members of the team, but their strength is indispensable.
This is a standard southern tomb robbing team with clear division of labor and everyone is very professional.
After driving to the mountain village, the receptionist had already arranged a place to stay.
After a long journey, I was really exhausted, so I fell asleep after taking a shower.
When I woke up, it was already evening.
The house is rented alone and there are no outsiders.
A Ming has prepared dinner for everyone, including fish and meat, which is quite sumptuous.
"Brother Lin, do you mind if we leave at night?" Liu Jingfeng asked, forgetting to tell Lin Ran before setting off.
The most important thing for tomb robbers is to be invisible. If you go out during the day, you will be stared at.
After dinner, everyone changed into mouse clothes.
The mouse coat not only has the function of walking at night, but also can prevent sand and rub, which is helpful for digging graves.
"The tomb is on that mountain." Huang Hao pointed to a barren mountain not far away and said.
At the foot of the mountain, there are several tombstones, which local villagers also regard as their ancestral graves. The trees on the mountain are hurried, making it appear inaccessible.
This place is only [-] kilometers away from Zhaoling, but it is separated by a valley and a river, so it was ignored by the archaeological team.
The group of seven began to climb the mountain, and Lin Ran asked curiously: "Huang Hao, how did you discover the tombs here?"
Huang Hao seemed very proud and said: "This is a secret that is not passed down in my family. Unless you become my disciple, I will not tell you."
"Mouse, why are you making things difficult for Brother Lin again?" Liu Jingfeng criticized him unhappily.
Huang Hao plays a vital role in the team, so we can't be too harsh on him.
Fortunately, Lin Ran didn't take it to heart. He felt that Huang Hao was indeed quite capable of discovering the tombs here.
But it was impossible for him to become a disciple.
During the mountaineering process, Lin Ran had been paying attention to the surrounding environment. According to Feng Shui point of view, the dragon veins here are clear, and the mountain is backed by water.
The water in front of the tomb indicates wealth.
The water outlet of a tomb is equivalent to the door of a human home.
Although this is a barren mountain, there are two peaks facing the river.
Two mountains and one river are obviously the burial place of nobles!
The only place with such a treasure of geomantic omen is the imperial mausoleum. Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty treated Li Ji quite well, and even chose a quiet place to bury him after rehabilitating him.
Good Feng Shui means this place cannot be a fake tomb.
In order to prevent the tombs from being dug up by enemies, princes and nobles often built fake tombs far away from the mausoleum.
It was impossible to choose a fake tomb in such a geomantic treasure place, so Lin Ran concluded that there must be a big tomb here.
Huang Hao walked at the front of the team, followed by everyone.
Arriving near the mountainside, Huang Hao said, "We're here."
it's here?
Lin Ran immediately expressed doubts: "Brother Huang, are you sure the tomb is here?"
The original land of dragon veins was the best place to build a mausoleum.
However, there is no mountain or water halfway up the mountain. It can be said to be a dark and cold place. In ancient times, only people of low status who could not afford a Feng Shui master were buried here.
"Of course I'm sure." Huang Hao said impatiently, "Brother Lin, do you have any advice?"
"I can't talk about Gao Jian, but Brother Huang, you know Feng Shui, right? The dragon vein is right next to it. Why should it be buried here if there is a better place to choose?" Lin Ran asked.
Huang Hao naturally understands Feng Shui. In fact, he is also very strange. However, he did see the inscription here, so he forced himself to find an excuse: "Maybe there was a landslide, so the river can no longer be seen here."
Although this explanation is far-fetched, it is possible.
Liu Jingfeng came out to smooth things over: "Okay, let's stop arguing and start working. We won't know until we dig out a way."
Huang Hao led everyone to the inscription. The inscription had been integrated into the mountain. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see it. You might have thought it was a tombstone from a mass grave.
Lin Ran took the brush and came to the tombstone and used a wire brush to brush away all the dust on it.
The upper part of the inscription is revealed.
According to later records, the stele is seven and a half meters high, two meters wide, six meters thick and weighs [-] tons. It is the tallest and heaviest stone stele in the Zhaoling Stele Forest and is known as the "No. [-] stele in Zhaoling".
The text above was also written by Tang Gaozong himself, but it was difficult to see clearly at night.
This is indeed Li Ji, but why he is buried on the mountainside is a little puzzling.
Could it be that after Wu Meiniang passed away, Tang Zhongzong only restored his reputation and his burial place was not moved?
"Brother Lin, there are all the inscriptions on the tablets. There must be no fake ones. Don't worry." Liu Jingfeng asked his men to start digging the soil with shovels. He came to Lin Ran and said to him.
Liu Jingfeng trusted Lin Ran very much, and at the same time, he also trusted Huang Hao. They had different opinions on this. As the boss, he naturally had to stand up and reconcile.
Lin Ran smiled and said: "Brother Liu misunderstood. I didn't mean to get into trouble with Brother Huang, but I did feel something was abnormal."
"Boss! It's shipped!" While they were chatting, an excited voice came from behind!