Chapter 346 There Are Really Masters Among the People

Zhang Yang remembered that the first time he met Shen Xingyue was introduced through Chu Ziqiang. It seemed that he had a video connection with him in a dilapidated ancient temple.

It was she who, along with two members of the archaeological team, personally sent Zhang Yang's boss and director to prison during his internship.

At that time, Shen Xingyue seemed to have the habit of exercising. No wonder her back just now looked more exaggerated than that of ordinary people.

In the office, after listening to Zhang Yang's introduction to Shen Xingyue's identity, Sister Gao, who had been suppressed by Mr. Yu and Mr. Jin, immediately held her hand and didn't want to let go.

"Xiao Shen, you are a good person..."

Although destroying the cyber henhouse made Sister Gao feel uncomfortable for a while, the thought of Mr. Yu serving prison food made her sour and almost made her smile crooked.

After chatting for a while, Shen Xingyue took the initiative to ask to chat with Zhang Yang alone.

"Is there a problem?"

Zhang Yang deliberately left the office door open, proving that he was very magnanimous.

"Master Zhang, it's like this. I heard something before I came here."

Shen Xingyue's expression was a little embarrassed, but his tone was firm, as if it was something he had to say.

"I heard that there are reports from the Municipal Public Security Bureau that you and my father have a close relationship. I wonder what is going on here?"

"Who is your father?"

Zhang Yang scratched his head, where was this going?

He only remembered that Chu Ziqiang said that Shen Xingyue was also a second-generation G, and her father could control Captain Liu's immediate boss.

But he really hasn't found out who it is.

Anyway, Zhang Yang doesn't plan to pursue an official career. Except for those opportunities to build relationships that come to his door, he usually doesn't take the initiative to pursue them.

"My father's name is Shen Tianhai, and he works in the province now."

Among the people in the province, Zhang Yang only knew a few experts and professors in the cultural relics circle. He had never heard of the name Shen Xingyue mentioned.

"Your father and I should have never interacted with each other. Are there any rumors?" Zhang Yang looked at Shen Xingyue in confusion.

"No, no." Shen Xingyue shook her head, "There is just a relative in the city bureau who heard some strange news. Now it seems that there should be something wrong with his source of information."

"I'm sorry, Master Zhang."

"It's okay. Is this why you came here today?"

For such a trivial matter, just make a phone call.

He had to come to the company to make Zhang Yang happy in vain.

"No, no, no, I'm just asking in passing. Actually, I'm here to ask for your help."

"Hasn't Chu Ziqiang said hello to you before? I asked him to say hello to you."

"Really? I may have missed the news about Xiao Chu, please wait a moment."

Zhang Yang quickly turned on his phone to see what messages Chu Ziqiang had sent him.

There was no private chat. In the archaeological team group, he saw Xiao Chu touching him in the morning and saying that Shen Xingyue would come over later.

He didn’t say what it was specifically, and he didn’t reply to Xiao Chu, so he wasn’t in a hurry.

Miss Shen, you are entrusting me with an unworthy person.

As a normal person, the messages in the work group should be Do Not Disturb, right? Zhang Yang thought it was normal that he didn't see it.

"Forget it, the information is not important, Miss Shen, just tell me what it is." Zhang Yang asked Shen Xingyue directly.

"We found an ancient tomb, but we are not sure. We would like to ask your help to take a look."

If Shen Xingyue hadn't said this, Zhang Yang would have almost forgotten that she was once a member of the archaeological team.

It was only later that Chu Zhenmin took action to formalize the entire archaeological team, and even those with connections like Xiao Chu had to take the official establishment examination, that she temporarily withdrew.

Now it seems that although she has no establishment, she still cares about archaeology.

He actually went to Linhai to look for the ancient tomb.

Of course Zhang Yang should support such good people and good deeds.

"Where is it? Let's take a look sometime."

"It's about half an hour's drive from here."

"So close?" Zhang Yang was startled, but if he thought about it carefully, if he drove like crazy for half an hour, he should have left the city.

It is normal to have an ancient tomb in the suburbs.

"Then go now."

"Now? Will it not delay your live broadcast?"

"The live broadcast is okay, mainly because the sun is shining now and the Yang energy is strong. By the time I finish the live broadcast, it will be evening, and it will not be good to see the ancient tombs at that time."

Zhang Yang is not afraid of ghosts and ghosts, but ancient tombs can change the feng shui of a place, and the negative energy becomes heavier at night.

"So this is ah."

Shen Xingyue nodded in agreement, she was convinced by Zhang Yang.

Before leaving, Zhang Yang asked Xu Jie to change the title of the live broadcast room to:

"I went to visit a tomb temporarily in the afternoon and will come back later to broadcast."

…

On the way there, Zhang Yang asked Shen Xingyue about the situation of the ancient tomb as usual.

If the situation is too complicated, you may have to consider calling in foreign aid. Now that Mr. Cheng is away, you can also ask Qiao Shan, the tomb search expert of the archaeological team, for help.

"Speaking of this tomb, we are also lucky." Shen Xingyue happily introduced to Zhang Yang, "After being kicked out of the archaeological team, the few of us had nothing to do. After much thought, we found the ancient tomb interesting, so we did it. A grave-visiting society.”

"It's similar to organizations like the Association for the Exploration of Extraterrestrial Civilization, the Aurora Society, and the Jockey Club. It doesn't charge membership fees or anything like that. It's just a public welfare organization."

"Then you should have recruited a lot of Mojin captains, right?" Zhang Yang asked.

Let’s bring this in. If you are a newbie who is interested in tomb robbing, you will definitely be excited to see such a free organization with many like-minded people and even detailed information for you to learn.

The initial idea for this organization should have been in place when Xiao Chu established the archaeological team.

Zhang Yang still remembers the treasure friend who discovered Xu Chu's tomb. He was a peripheral member of the archaeological team at that time, and according to Xiao Chu, they recruited many such members in Zhang Yang's treasure friend group.

Ju is a leek from Jiucaigou, and San is a member of the folk archaeological team.

"There are fewer people than expected. But fortunately, everyone who joins the association has some skills."

"Master Ren, who helped us discover the ancient tomb this time, is self-taught. He was originally a blacksmith. Because he liked to read tomb robbery novels, he taught himself Feng Shui knowledge, and finally discovered the large tomb in his village."

"Found in the village where he lives?"

Zhang Yang's first reaction was, is the ancient tomb found in such a place definitely not the ancestral tomb of his own family?

Even if it's not your own family but a neighbor's ancestral grave, that's not a good idea.

"Yes, right in Dajing Village."

After Zhang Yang heard this, he quickly searched the location of Dajing Village on the map.

It is surrounded by hills common in the south. There are no mountains or big rivers, so it doesn't look like a big tomb can be found.

But if it goes back to the Song Dynasty, it is still possible because the landforms have been changing.

However, the place where Shen Xingyue parked his car was a bit outrageous. He parked directly in his village.

Zhang Yang looked up at the two or three-storey modern houses with tiled exterior walls and scratched his head.

Could there be a tomb in this place?

"Right there!" Shen Xingyue pointed to the side and said.

Looking where she pointed, the familiar "Da Zhuang" and "Xiao Mei" were there, heading towards the car to greet them.

The two of them greeted Zhang Yang enthusiastically: "Master Zhang, good afternoon!"

"Hello, Brother Zhuang, Miss Kang, long time no see."

These two people are also the second generation of G, and Xiao Chu introduced them before.

The only requirement of their family for them is to stay alive, so they are so idle.

"How long have you been waiting?"

"We stayed here yesterday and have been waiting for Master Zhang to come over." Miss Kang said to Zhang Yang enthusiastically.

"Let's go, Master Zhang. The entrance to the ancient tomb should be here."

In front of the building next to it, there are cement drying fields used by rural people to dry millet. Between two of the drying fields, there is a square area surrounded by several low walls.

Zhang Yang thought it was a well, but when he got closer, he saw a stone turtle surrounded by it.

To be more precise, it is Bixi, a mythical beast that specializes in carrying monuments.

The stone tablet on the back has been broken, and it has been cut off by the roots, but the rectangular platform can still be seen.

Zhang Yang walked around Bixi and saw no other words. The patterns on the turtle's body were also worn out due to weathering, and no useful information could be discerned.

Fortunately, these problems did not increase the difficulty for Zhang Yang's appraisal.

"Master Zhang, can you see anything from this Bixi?" Shen Xingyue asked expectantly.

The three of them are all experienced and know that the presence of Bigui Tuo stele in such a place means that it is either an ancient ruins or a large tomb.

But there is no sign of a cultural relic protection unit nearby, which is strange.

"This is a mythical beast carved in bluestone in the early Ming Dynasty. It should be the site of the Shinto stele in front of Sima Dao."

"From the Ming Dynasty?" Da Zhuang muttered, a little confused, "Didn't you say it was a tomb from the Qing Dynasty?"

"Hey, Master Ren is competing with Master Zhang. Of course I trust Master Zhang's judgment." Miss Kang looked at Zhang Yang and said.

"But teacher, I have a question. When I went to Qingyang Palace before, I saw that they also had this kind of Bigui tuo stele in their temple. Is there any difference between the ones in ancient temples and those in ancient tombs?"

"The main thing is to look at the head of the turtle." Zhang Yang patted Bixi's head and explained, "This kind of turtle is a turtle with its head raised. The turtles in front of the temple usually have their heads facing down, so they are called bow-headed turtles. The ancients paid a lot of attention to it, especially It’s a master engraver, so he usually doesn’t make a mistake.”

"Oh, I learned it, thank you teacher."

"You're welcome." Zhang Yang smiled. He did not produce knowledge, he was just a porter of tomb robbing knowledge.

"By the way, where is Master Ren? Didn't he say he is a villager in this village?"

Tomb robbing pays attention to "looking, hearing and asking", and the word "asking" is to ask the residents around the tomb to find out the origin of the ancient tomb.

This Ming Dynasty mythical animal carrying stele can be preserved to this day, and it is even surrounded by a brick wall. It is impossible that there is no explanation for it, right?

"Master Ren has gone back to take a nap. He has to get up at four o'clock in the morning to strike iron. He can't stand it without sleeping at noon."

"What an unfortunate coincidence..." Zhang Yang nodded.

In this case, he can only rely on himself.

Fortunately, there is such an obvious landmark as the Shinto Monument, which is directly opposite the Bixi. The line behind it is the Sima Road. The Sima Road leads directly to the tomb door, and the tomb door is facing the coffin. There is a treasure in the coffin.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yang felt that the protection of cultural relics was a long and arduous task, and he must do his part.

"Has Master Ren found the mound of earth, or the mound of graves?"

"Yes, right behind this row of houses."

"Then you lead the way."

On the way there, Zhang Yang did not forget to open the map and accurately marked the location of Bixi just now, so that he could calculate the distance later.

Because the distance between the Shinto monument and the tomb also has a lot to say.

Directly behind Bixi is a row of private houses. The location of the buildings is very clever, just cutting off the Shinto, so the stone statues next to the Shinto must be gone.

The size of the tombs can only be estimated based on distance.

Generally speaking, the longer the Shinto, the higher the status of the tomb owner. For example, in Wu Zetian's Qianling Mausoleum, the Shinto alone is one kilometer long.

After walking around the row of houses for about a few hundred meters, Zhang Yang and his group arrived at the other side of the house.

There are several hills here.

Zhang Yang was still looking at the map, preparing to determine which one was on the Shinto line, when Shen Xingyue had already pointed out the direction of the mound.

"Master Ren said, it should be this one?"

"this one?"

Zhang Yang rubbed his chin and looked at it, and found that it did meet one of the requirements of the earth sealing pile: the trees growing on it were not thick.

Cheng Er Ye once popularized science that because the rammed soil layer is too hard and thick, mixed with some strange ingredients, and relatively barren, it is difficult to grow towering trees.

The trees on this hillside are like this, in sharp contrast to the thick pine trees on the nearby hillside.

"Wait a minute, I'll go up and take a look." Zhang Yang still planned to check the location first.

He took the lead and climbed up the hill. Standing at the highest point, he could barely cross the row of houses and see the cars parked on the roadside in the distance, as well as the square area surrounded by Bixi.

It is indeed in a straight line.

Looking at the map, the length of the entire Shinto is about 150 meters.

With this length, in the early Ming Dynasty, it was at least a first-class official, maybe even a local county king.

How to determine the identity of the tomb owner?

Zhang Yang quickly asked the other three people: "Have you found any holes in this tomb before?"

"No." Shen Xingyue shook her head, "It's just that there is no hole to be robbed, so we can't be sure whether this is a tomb."

"It stands to reason that with the stone turtle guiding the way, the tomb robbers should be able to find this ancient tomb easily."

Although Shen Xingyue's words made sense, Zhang Yang had no intention of giving up so soon.

Come all come.

He suggested: "Why don't we search together again? If you see any strange pits, you can call me. The pits may be robber holes many years ago. It's hard to see after they collapse."

After saying that, Zhang Yang walked straight down the tomb in the direction of Bixi, preparing to take a look at the front of the mound.

After walking a few steps, a depression at the foot of the hillside caught his attention.

A crescent-shaped crater?

This is... Panchi!

Yes, yes, it is Panchi.

This crescent-shaped depression will store water. To put it bluntly, it is a small pool.

In ancient times, apart from such pools in front of temples, only ancient tombs in the Ming Dynasty had this configuration.

Because tombs pay attention to the Feng Shui pattern, but some places only have mountains and no water, so they have to use Panchi to symbolically improve it.

Can this thing be dug?

Zhang Yang was about to walk to the ruins of Panchi to study when he suddenly saw where they were coming from, an old man carrying a hoe and dragging a large woven bag in his hand.

No, that's not a hoe, it's a Luoyang shovel!

The bag looked quite heavy, and you could hear the sound of metal hitting inside.

Good guys, the professional team goes to work in broad daylight?