vrcanaries Chapter 412 They are not simple, 8% of them have a tomb
Chapter 412 They are not simple, 8% of them have a tomb
I asked curiously, "How do you know there are tomb robbers in the village ahead?"
Tomb robbing is usually kept secret.
He won't brag about how big a tomb he has robbed.
Instead, they will act low-key and hide their identities.
So I was very curious about how Huang Ziran knew that there were tomb robbers in the village ahead.
Huang Ziran said casually: "Because they are not simple."
"Their great-grandfather, Zheng Liuwen, was a well-known antique dealer during the Republic of China era and often bought antiques around Baoji."
"Zheng Liuwen is proficient in antique appraisal and restoration."
"He's also very proficient in tomb robbing. He's also known as the Earth Eye."
"This nickname means that he can always tell where a treasure is buried."
"In 1927, Dang Yukun, a warlord entrenched in Fengxiang, Baoji, planned to carry out large-scale looting in Daijiawan."
"For this purpose, we sent people to capture Zheng Liuwen and use him as a technical instructor for tomb robbing..."
Dang Yukun was not well-known among the warlords.
But he is quite famous in the tomb-robbing circle.
He was once listed as one of the three major tomb-robbing warlords by newspapers during the Republic of China period.
The most famous of these three tomb-robbing warlords was Sun Dianying, who robbed the tombs of Emperor Qianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi.
The second is Dang Yukun.
He organized more than a thousand laborers to dig for eight months, digging three feet deep into the ground in Daijia Bay.
Thousands of bronze artifacts were unearthed, including more than 700 complete pieces.
Among them are the Western Zhou Dynasty's Kui-patterned bronze ban, the Zhougong Eastern Expedition tripod and other important artifacts.
I need to say one more thing here.
There are only three bronze bans from the Western Zhou Dynasty still in existence.
All three of these items were unearthed in Baoji.
Jin is a hollow rectangular bronze platform used to place various wine vessels.
The Western Zhou Dynasty bronze ban with Kui pattern stolen by Dang Yukun fell into the hands of Song Zheyuan after his death.
Later he was taken to Tianjin by Song Zheyuan's younger brother.
In the 1960s, the Western Zhou Dynasty bronze ban with Kui pattern, which was broken into more than 50 pieces for some reason, was donated by the Song family.
In the 1970s, the Tianjin Museum sent the fragments to Beijing for restoration.
After restoration, it was preserved by Tianjin Museum.
The second item is the only complete set of bans in existence - the Thirteen Bans.
This set of bans was also unearthed in Daijiawan, Baoji.
After being dug out by local villagers, it fell into the hands of Duan Fang, the then governor of Shaanxi.
Duan Fang compiled Tao Zhai Ji Jin Lu in 1908 and named this set of Western Zhou bronze bans as the "柉禁".
After Duan Fang died, his family sold the set of confinement shackles to the missionary Fu Kaisen.
Ferguson brought the set of confinement items back to the other side of the ocean and sold it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for $300,000.
This super heavy weapon was lost overseas.
The last set is the dragon-patterned bronze ban from the hometown of Shigushan in Baoji, which is now in the collection of Shaanxi History Museum.
In addition to these three sets of Western Zhou bronze bans, bronze bans from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty were unearthed in the Chu Tombs in Xichuan and the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng.
In comparison, the workmanship of the Eastern Zhou bronze ban is more complex and exquisite.
In addition, there is also a bronze ban hidden in Osaka, an island country.
And the shape is very different from the five bronze bans mentioned above.
But no one can tell where the bronze ban that was lost to Osaka was unearthed from or how it was lost.
I say all this because I want everyone to know about Baoji's bronze heritage.
In terms of the number of unearthed Western Zhou bronzes, Baoji is far ahead.
In the early 1980s, I spent a long time searching for large tombs around Baoji and unearthed many heavy bronze artifacts from the Western Zhou Dynasty.
I will explain in detail how to dig it later.
Huang Ziran continued to explain the situation to me.
"The two brothers of the Zheng family are named Zheng Jianshe and Zheng Jianjun."
“They are family crafts.”
"See clearly, fight steadily, and steal ruthlessly."
It’s accurate, and it means the tomb can be accurately identified.
The more steady the attack, the more steady the tunnel will be dug.
The more you steal, the more good things you will find in tomb robbing.
If a tomb robber can do these three things, he can be considered a leader in the industry.
Huang Ziran casually pulled off a piece of corn leaf, pinched it in his hand and played with it, saying, "I pay attention to them because I want to recruit them as non-staff members."
"If you encounter grave digging in the future, you can let them handle it."
I think I understand.
Huang Ziran's behavior is a bit like Mengchangjun's way of keeping retainers.
As long as these thieves can be of use to me, I will accept them as my disciples just in case I need them.
If you think about it carefully, this is a good operation.
When you are in the world, you may encounter any unexpected situation.
And these thieves each have their own skills, and maybe what they know can easily solve the accident.
It is just like Mengchangjun, who relied on dog thieves to steal white fox fur as a gift and relied on the crowing of a rooster to open the city gate, so that he could successfully escape from the State of Qin.
If it weren't for the help of these thieves, Mengchangjun might have died in Qin.
Thinking of this, my mind suddenly opened up.
I'm thinking about making more friends from all walks of life in the future.
Not to mention bringing all kinds of people under your command, at least you have to understand the techniques of each industry.
This is also considered as having many skills is better than nothing...
I stroked my chin and thought, "It's not difficult to ask them to do something big."
"The difficulty is that I don't know if there are any big tombs here."
"Since they are so accurate, they must reveal the location of the real tomb."
"Pointing somewhere random will definitely be seen through."
Huang Ziran looked at me with a half-smile.
I felt a little guilty when he looked at me.
Come to think of it, I actually know of a big tomb here.
The map that Professor Zhang drew on the back of the family photo was near Qishan County, not too far away.
That tomb will definitely fool the Zheng brothers.
But I also have selfish motives.
That is a large tomb from the Western Zhou Dynasty.
How can you use it as bait?
I bravely met Huang Ziran's gaze: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
“I’ve never been here.”
"I really don't know where there is a big tomb nearby."
"And most of the tombs in Baoji are from the Western Zhou Dynasty."
"Those tombs aren't sealed or planted, and there aren't even any earthen mounds. It's impossible to find them in a short time."
After saying that, I spread my hands.
So it is difficult to say: "It is difficult for a good cook to cook without rice."
"How about Captain Huang, can you point me to a place where I can go and trick the Zheng brothers?"
Huang Ziran smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you a place."
"Qishan County, Fengming Mountain, southern slope."
When I heard what he said, my heart skipped a beat.
I remember this place very clearly in my mind!
It is exactly the location of the Western Zhou tomb that Professor Zhang painted on the back of the family portrait!
But only Boss Dong and I have seen the map of the location of this tomb.
Oh, and there’s also Saito Akihiro!
Could it be that the information was leaked after Saito Akihiro was kidnapped?
Is Huang Ziran testing me by telling me the location of this tomb?
I kept a straight face and pretended I had never heard of this place.
"I know Qishan County, but I've never heard of Fengming Mountain."
"Then, will you tell Brother Zheng about this place later?"
Huang Ziran looked at me deeply.
He nodded and said, "Okay, if you don't know the location of other tombs, just tell me this one."
"If the Zheng brothers ask to see it in person, we must agree immediately."
"Even if they want to dig up this grave, they have to agree."
"We must gain their absolute trust."
As I followed him silently and thought secretly, I suddenly noticed that something was wrong with the farmland not far away.
In the farmland about ten meters away, corn was planted sparsely.
It is in stark contrast to the lushness of the surrounding fields.
There is probably a tomb underground!
It is also very likely that it is a Western Zhou tomb that is not sealed or planted with trees!
"Team Yellow, wait."
"Go look at that field!"