Zhongdu Township was very close to Pingyao County, and seeing that it was getting late, Qin Cheng and Wu Hai also found a place to live in Pingyao County, ate some food at will, and set off for Zhongdu Township early the next morning.
Although Zhongdu Township is a township, it has developed very well because it is located close to Pingyao County. Tan Cheng took the topographic map of Pingyao and carefully recalled the map of the mountain tombs that Su Jingmo had drawn for him, delineating the two kilometers north of Zhongdu Township. in that mountain range.
Although it is not as continuous as Su Jing Mo's painting, this should also be the reason why the short peaks and peaks were leveled to build villages and towns.
Those who are studying archaeology will definitely learn the theory of Feng Shui and read the ancient scriptures and changes. In Feng Shui terminology, people often see this sentence: "Go into the mountains to find the water mouth, and climb the acupoints to see the Mingtang". That is to say, when a Fengshui master goes into the mountains to find the cemetery of Yinzhai, he must first see where the water comes from and where it goes; at the same time, he should pay more attention to the water in the Mingtang in front of the cave. Although atheism dominates the society in China, so far, the people of the country attach great importance to feng shui, not to mention the ancients who believe in the mandate of heaven.
As the saying goes, "mountain governs people and water governs wealth", which means that when choosing a cemetery, the quality of the water around the cemetery dominates the wealth of future generations, while the quality of the "sand" around the cemetery determines whether the descendants will prosper or not. . Therefore, if the place where the water comes from is more open, it indicates that the future generations will have good fortune. If there are layers of mountains blocking the place where the water goes, it indicates that the future generations will be able to keep the wealth, which means that the wealth will not flow out. Shuikou is like the gate of people's homes. If there are two towering mountains in the direction of water, and the water flows between the two mountains, this is called two mountains and one water. Water is wealth. Blocking arches are affectionate and do not want to let money flow away. Such a cemetery belongs to a place of great wealth, and future generations are rich and noble.
"Dragon is true, and acupoints are true. The wind and water are hidden, and the mountains and rivers have feelings, and the mountains and rivers are for my use. The mountain, the dragon, the water and the dragon must meet, so that the bright hall is right, and the bright hall is right."
What Qin Cheng and Wu Hai were looking for was the intersection of the mountain, the dragon and the water and the dragon, and looking from the mountain and the dragon to the place where the water and water flowed, the water should be blocked by mountains.
And it is even more difficult to determine which of these thousands of mountain peaks is most likely to be a mausoleum.
While observing, he climbed to another mountain. Tan Cheng gasped slightly and said, "As for feng shui, I only have some fur. I really don't know much about the problem of broken acupoints in astrology."
Wu Hai, who was walking behind Qin Cheng, was exhausted after walking for three or four hours. He simply shouted, "Let's rest for a while, I'm really tired."
The mountain road is not often traveled by people, and the weeds are overgrown. Wu Hai found a relatively flat ground and sat down. He took off the hat on his head and fanned it.
Looking at the top of the head through the gaps in the trees, it was really noon, the sun was shining overhead, and occasionally a small breeze swept through, the leaves that began to turn yellow swayed gently, making rhythmic sounds,
Wu Hai squinted and frowned, "It's still so hot in October."
Qin Cheng was actually sweating profusely, so he simply sat aside under the shadow of a tree, took out the water in his backpack and took a few mouthfuls.
"Huh," the cold water entered his belly, making Tan Cheng feel a lot more comfortable, "rest for a while, and when we reach the top of the mountain, we will take a general look, and then let's go down the mountain. Both of them are not familiar with this place, so they should ask a local person to show you the way."
Wu Hai nodded and smiled when he heard the words, "That's right, people who are not familiar with the place of life will rush into the mountains. What if something happens and you get lost?"
"Let's wait to find a local person who is familiar with the road, otherwise, how can we find such a large mountain?" The so-called climb to the top, although not yet at the top of the mountain, but in the middle of the mountain, the vision has also broadened a lot, Wu Hai looked into the distance Qun Shan sighed, "Some time ago, I also saw news reports that the tomb robbers in Jilin were arrested, saying that the leader of the tomb robbery gang doesn't need a compass, and can only rely on water, mountains, and stars. The expert on the location of the ancient tomb, now that I think about it, I really can't even match him by 1%, and I really can't find the ancient tomb without the equipment."
"Indeed, every time we do archaeology work, we wait for others to discover something before we dig it. It's my first time to find ancient tombs in person." Tan Cheng shook his head and smiled. After the tomb, I discovered that I should study treasures rather than archaeology."
If Su Jingmo hadn't told him the location, he probably wouldn't have been able to find this place. With a lot of feelings in his heart, Qin Cheng took out a pen and paper and simply drew the landscape in front of him.
Wu Hai, who was on the side, glanced at it, then stood up and looked around at the surrounding mountains. After a while, he suddenly said, "If you follow Feng Shui, don't say it, but I think that mountain over there is a good piece of land."
Hearing what Wu Hai said, Qin Cheng put away the pen and paper, walked to Wu Hai and asked, "Which one?"
"Over there," Wu Hai pointed to his right hand, "look here, at two o'clock. The dragon and water are in harmony, and the direction opposite the mountain is open and not too blocked, and the view is wide, but the water over there is not too big. The flow direction is also blocked by mountains."
Qin Cheng observed carefully for a while, and nodded, "Did you bring a compass?"
"I'm not a Feng Shui master, how could I remember to bring a compass."
Tan Cheng remembered that Su Jingmo told him that the tomb of Su Jingmo's father was facing a vast mountain, and the mountain looked like a crouching tiger. According to the saying at the time, although it was a treasure in Feng Shui, it The crouching tiger-like mountain is right on the back, and it happened that Daxu was fighting against the growing barbarians in the north at that time, which indicated that Daxu had his back to a tiger, which was really ominous, but when the ministers discovered this problem, Su Jingmo's father The emperor collapsed. The emperor's mausoleum had already been built, but he didn't know whether it should be buried or not. At that time, Su Jingmo, who ascended the throne, only said one sentence: "My mausoleum should be selected on the mountain north of the previous emperor."
The Wohu Mountain in the north was not a barbarian but became the son of the late emperor. The minister also understood the meaning and buried the late emperor.
It's just that it is unknown why Su Jingmo was buried in Ninghua Village, Xi'an.
Thinking of this, Qin Cheng looked at Wu Hai and said, "I think we should go down the mountain to find a local person and ask him to lead the way."
"That's fine, find someone to lead the way first," Wu Hai said, pointing to a small village near the water at the foot of the mountain, "Or just go there and ask, this village is the closest to this mountain, they must know."
Qin Cheng nodded, "Okay."
However, the mountain looked close, and it was two or three kilometers away. In addition, the mountain road was not easy to walk. When they actually got to the village, it took the two of them about an hour.
The village is not big, the traffic is not good, and there is no tourism development. This village should be the poorest village in Zhongdu Township, because it is only a village of 20 or 30 households, and almost half of them are made of wooden tiles. There are still old wooden houses from decades ago, and a few people have built small bungalows.
It is estimated that there are no outsiders in the village. Tan Cheng and Wu Hai are carrying large travel bags, wearing hiking shoes, mountaineering clothes, and holding a camera. They are very conspicuous among a group of farmers, and many farmers come to ask them. Whatever you do, you still look enthusiastic.
"Ah, the two of us are students. We looked around during the holidays and ran here."
"Come to play? What are you doing with such a thing when you come to play?"
Originally, the purpose of him and Wu Hailai was not simple. If it was known to others that they were here for archaeology, it would be a lot of trouble, so Tan Cheng simply replied, "Oh, we are studying geography, so we just want to take advantage of this situation and look at it. See if there will be coal fields in this piece.
"Let's see if there are coal fields in our village?" The thin man looked no more than thirty-five or sixteen years old. He was short, wearing a yellow vest, carrying a load of grass and squinting, "If we have Ujin here That's good! If we become the second Datong in Shanxi, then we will be rich!"
Wu Hai glanced at Tan Cheng, who was telling lies, turned back and smiled at the man: "Yes, Shanxi's coal mine resources are indeed very rich."
The three chatted for a while, and the man's family over there shouted to him, asking the man to go back to eat quickly.
The man waved at his wife not far away, turned his head and said enthusiastically: "I see that you are from out of town, it's already noon, if you don't dislike it, you can come to my house for a light meal, this is still the way to go. It’s a bit out of the way, not like there are restaurants in town.”
Qin Cheng and Wu Hai looked at each other, nodded and smiled: "Then I will trouble big brother."
"Hey, what's the trouble! Our village has nothing but hospitality! My surname is Tang and my name is Tang Jie, but I don't know what the two little brothers are called?"
"My name is Qin Cheng, he is my classmate, his name is Wu Hai."
The eldest brother surnamed Tang's house is also a wooden house for several decades. There are some electrical appliances in the house, but it looks like old things from many years ago.
The peasant family was hospitable. When they saw a guest, they killed a chicken to entertain them. The three drank some wine and chatted while eating.
"Our village has very few people. Many young people have gone to work in Zhejiang, and we are the only ones left in the thirties."
"Brother Tang, is this stockade all from people with the surname Tang?"
"Where?" The man took a sip of white wine and said with a smile, "There are more than a dozen households surnamed Yue on the other end of the river, and we are all retail households with scattered surnames. There are three households surnamed Tang and three households surnamed Liu. , There are also the Qi family, the Zhang family, the Luo family, the Zhou family, the Yue family is the most, every time you vote for the village chief, it is the Yue family! Hey, this can suppress our other surnames!"
"Then everyone, Tang, did you move here?" There are so many Yue family members in this stockade, so it should have been only the Yue family members who were here before.
"No no no." Speaking of this, Tang Jie said bitterly: "Our Tang family is the original resident of this stockade, it has been many years! It's just that the Tang family is not in harmony, and they move and move, and not many are willing to stay here. Guarding in the valleys... Hey... If we were more united, how could we be suppressed by the outside Yue family like this."
"Many years?" Hearing Tang Jie's words, Qin Cheng's heart moved, "How many years have you been here?"
Tang Jie drank the liquor well, and his face was all red, "I don't know this very well, I guess the older generation knows..."