Chapter 130: The Five Tigers of the Lai Clan
Although he is proficient in various tomb robbers, Li Zhenbei disdains to join other tomb robbers. He even looks down on the traditional tomb robbers. In his words, it is "not grand enough."
Although the ancient tombs in Mangshan are in groups, after thousands of years of excavation, the valuable ones have been basically dug out.
Moreover, for thousands of years, the tomb owners and tomb robbers have been studying the same Feng Shui technique. They are basically considered to know themselves and enemies. There is a way to steal and there is a defense. If you should steal, you will be able to hide all the remaining tombs. It is impossible to explore them by simply searching for dragons and pointing acupoints.
This kind of tomb with extremely hidden nature uses "anti-feng shui technique". The basic principle is that you say south, but I go north, you point east, but I go west.
There are many people in history who do this kind of anti-Feng Shui technique.
Just like Genghis Khan and his Mongolian dynasty, they did it better. If you understand Feng Shui, I know better than you. If you find acupuncture points through Feng Shui, I just buried you so that you can't find it. Therefore, few tombs of the Yuan Dynasty were excavated.
The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties in modern times did not have this sense of crisis. They all felt that their dynasties were long live, so the tombs were blatant and built with great fanfare. As a result, the dynasty fell down within two hundred years, and the tombs were dug, exploded, and dug in broad daylight...
The valuable tombs from ancient times to the present can actually be counted. Including the relatives and relatives of the emperors, generals, emperors, and kings, and famous people... no matter how many of them are buried, they cannot withstand the excavation over the past thousands of years.
Therefore, the more modern the journey, the harder the life of tomb robbing is, the risk is too high and the returns are smaller. In addition, the competition in the industry has intensified, and there are many poor people who are doing this industry.
However, Li Zhenbei has always lived a good life. Although there are not many shipments, everything is high-quality and top-quality. Sometimes he even provides customized services, which means that the buyer can dig out whatever kind of goods he wants.
The whole mountain was like a treasure pot to him. He could "pop out" by himself just by shouting.
It is even a folk legend that there is indeed a treasure pot hidden in Li Zhenbei's home.
I don’t know how many people covet his “grape pot” behind their backs. If it weren’t for the three fierce tiger cubs raised by Li Zhenbei’s family, someone might have had the idea.
These three tiger cubs are not ferocious animals, but the three eldest sons of Li Zhenbei.
Li Zhenbei's three eldest sons are all good boys - the fourth brother Li Tianming doesn't count. He has been weak and sick since childhood and has no muscles, and his personality is also vulgar and weak, so some people joked that they are three tigers and one cat.
In fact, Li Zhenbei's family really has no treasure pot. He made his fortune by robbing tombs, just like everyone else.
However, when others rob tombs, they use the traditional techniques of looking, smelling, asking and cutting to step on acupoints, but they rely on "spiritual communication."
There is a saying that there are yin and yang eyes in the north of Lizhen, and you can see ghosts and hear ghosts talking.
There is another saying that Li Zhenbei opened its eyes on the sky, and the mountains, rivers, rivers, and lakes were as transparent as they were in his eyes. You could see the bottom at a glance.
Of course, these are all rumors and the real secrets, even his four sons don’t know.
It’s not that Li Zhenbei Tibetan privately. According to his statement, the situation is not good and cannot be easily taught, otherwise it will cause death.
Logically speaking, Li Zhenbei is carrying such a unique skill, and the family should be rich and noble, but in terms of income level, their family can only be considered to be medium-sized, which is even far less than the wealth of several other tomb-robbing families.
This is very strange to outsiders. Logically speaking, the father and son do not have any bad living habits, and their daily lives are normal, neither spending too much nor being arrogant or extravagant. On the contrary, Li Zhenbei's family is very strict, and the four sons eat, drink, gambling and smoking are not involved.
This contains many reasons. First, the tomb robbery in Lizhenbei is very distinctive. Others are just taking the blame and digging as much as they are. However, he is very principled. No matter how big the tomb is, he only takes a little to the living expenses. Moreover, each tomb is only taken once, and he will never come a second time.
This practice is traditionally called raising a tomb, leaving a line for everything, so you can meet each other in the future.
Of course, everything is not worthy of money. Although the saying of raising a tomb is a very "noble" behavior in this industry, no one can resist the temptation when he encounters a valuable treasure.
Only Li Zhenbei has the confidence to do this, and has been walking in the world for decades and has never made any exceptions.
In the words of Li Zhenbei, it is: "You cannot do things well, and leave a way out for others, whether it is a living or a dead person."
He believed that tomb robbing is ultimately a matter of harming the truth. Since ancient times, no matter how rich and powerful a tomb robbers have been, they will not be much better. This is called retribution.
Once a person dies, money becomes something outside of his body. Even if his treasures accumulate like mountains, it is inevitable that his family will be damaged by his brothers and feet.
Taking it in a proper way and using it in moderation is the principle of Li Zhenbei.
Although Li Zhenbei lives frugal, he is generous to the villagers. He is willing to provide assistance to anyone who needs help if he needs help. He never asks for anything, and these are all openly.
In secret, he spent money to build bridges, roads, and worshiped Buddha to "donate" the property, only he and his sons knew, and Li Zhenbei never left his name after doing good deeds.
According to him, this is called accumulation of good deeds.
Li Zhenbei knew that he had dug so many tombs, which would harm the law of nature, and he did not expect that he could drive away disasters and avoid disasters. He only hoped that his descendants would be blessed by their own good deeds in a hundred years.
Because of these noble character, Li Zhenbei is very famous in this area. His neighbors and fellow villagers respectfully call him the "Sage of Thieves". A tomb robber who can receive such praise is also a highlight of the industry.
Li Zhenbei's family never hides goods. He believes that these things are spiritual. Putting the original owner's spiritual weapon in a tomb robber's house will bring bad luck.
Li Zhenbei's family never saves money. Apart from daily needs, the extra money and goods are all gone, and there is a little free and easy way to spend all the money and return.
He never has to worry about being hungry. No matter what the market is like, he can always discover "business".
After his sons grew up, Li Zhenbei also began to consider the issue of successors.
He slowly taught some skills to his sons and started a family business.
Of course, the teachings are basically all basic craftsmanship, and the tomb robbery also pays attention to basic skills.
Compared with the teaching of skills, Li Zhenbei cares more about the cultivation of ideas.
He repeatedly emphasized to his sons the principle of "one grave at a time, and the living and the dead will leave their own way."
Therefore, although the Li family of tomb robbers is famous around, it is not wealthy and is just steadily maintaining a well-off middle class level.
"As a person, you must avoid greed. When doing things, remember to keep the flow of water in mind." Until today, Li Tianming can still remember the solemn and dignified look on his father's face when he said this.
In fact, tomb robbing is very talented. My father is a genius who is rare in a thousand years. Even if he teaches all his skills and skills without hiding his own personalities, we brothers can only learn one or two. Li Tianming thought to himself.
Some of the scenes of learning art back then are still vivid in my mind.
One night it rained heavily, Li Zhenbei summoned a few sons to take the guys, climbed to a mountain, set up a simple tent, and told them to observe carefully.
I didn't say anything about the old man's observation, some basic common sense of mountain shape and terrain. The brothers had already understood the darkness and were blinding. They stared at each other for a long time without seeing the trick. They didn't dare to ask the old man, because the old man said that spirituality was achieved through enlightenment, and it would not work if it was said.
Sitting on the mountain with thunder and rain for a night. At noon the next day, the rain stopped, the sun rose and the sky was clear. Li Zhenbei, who had been meditating intently, asked his sons, "Did you see it?"
Several sons shook their heads in confusion.
"Lightning, did you see the lightning?"
"See it."
"Is there anything unusual?"
"It's big, it's bright, it's loud..."
Li Zhenbei shook his head helplessly.
"Mist, have you seen the fog in the morning?"
"See it."
"Is there anything unusual?"
...
Fan, Qing, Fu, and Ming were confused about the father's sudden interest in physics and optoelectronics.
"Dad, don't test us. Just say anything? I've been bored all night and I haven't eaten any food..."
Tianfan is the oldest and is very unhappy with my mysterious tricks.
I am already in my twenties and have never married a wife. I am not satisfied with my high status. Those with high conditions are not willing to follow me because of my status. I am not willing to follow me if I have low conditions.
I stole the tomb from Li Zhenbei for several years, but I didn't learn anything except digging pits and digging soil. What's really true is that I've accomplished nothing. I've long been filled with resentment in my heart.
"Patient, be patient. Boss, you have too much temper. If you can't correct this problem, you will never become a big climate." Li Zhenbei scolded his eldest son.
Tianfan was pouting and not talking, and he was still anxious? A man of the same age as me in the same village can make a fuss, but I am the only one who is a bachelor.
You, a father, don’t hurry up and arrange your marriage, and you will learn to teach me a lesson all day long.
If I hadn't died early, I would have been wasting my time so old... Tianfan felt a little wronged when he thought of this.
Li Zhenbei said seriously, "We who are in tomb robbers must have their eyes bright, exercise, and open the eyes of the sky."
"I just opened my eyes, so it's different from those tomb robbers from the bottom of the three routes. For them, the tomb was found. For me, the tomb was found."
"Recalling, there were eighteen lightnings yesterday, and six of them fell in this area. Each one was talking to you. Do you hear what it means?"
Several sons closed their eyes and thought about it, but they couldn't think of it. Isn't lightning all the same? There is a difference between birds.
Li Zhenbei shook his head, "One is based on fate, and the other is based on training. You must learn slowly and slowly understand in the future."
"Remember, there will be metals like iron tools in every tomb. On rainy days, especially lightning weather, it will have a more or less impact on lightning - although most of the impact is very subtle, the difference can be seen in details - just like the tomb is talking to you."
While walking north of Lizhen, he taught his sons a lesson. After walking for more than an hour, he came to a mountain. He opened his eyes and looked around and asked, "Have you found any different places?"
The sons shook their heads in confusion again.
"Every tomb has spirituality and will have an impact on the surrounding plants, trees and soil. Even if it has been buried for dozens of meters and has been experiencing thousands of years, you can see the difference."
"The tombs are hollow. Although the seals are excavated and backfilled in place, because the geology below has undergone permanent changes, it will affect the infiltration of rainwater on the ground, the growth of plants, and even the activities of animals."
Li Zhen Beiba pulled the plants around him to show his sons. Everyone stared at him, but they still couldn't tell what was going on.
"You must observe more and see more. Only after you have a complete understanding of the habits of heaven, earth and all things, will you discover those slight differences."
"Do you think the sky eye is open casually? It takes years of training and careful observation to cultivate it."
"When you reach a certain level, you don't need to pay attention to these details. Just scan your eyes and you will understand whether there is anything at once."
Seeing his sons' "satisfied" look, Li Zhenbei stepped on the loess beneath his feet with satisfaction.
"Dig, there's something underneath."
"Looking at the tomb and finding the cave" Four Tigers are not good at it, but they have been practicing digging holes for many years, and they can use various tomb robbery skills very skillfully.
According to the tips from Li Zhenbei, the tomb below is average in size and is a conventional small brick arch tomb of the Western Han Dynasty.
In the eyes of people like Li Zhenbei, just by looking at the weather outside the tomb, you can infer the dynasty, scale and style of the tomb. This is also the "work experience" accumulated over decades.
Under my command, the four brothers began to dig holes - although Li Zhenbei disdains to be with ordinary tomb robbers, the way of digging holes is still the same.
Sure enough, after digging more than ten meters in a diagonal manner, I found an ancient tomb of the Han Dynasty, which was not large in scale, with a cave and a coffin. With such a scale and location, it is difficult to be discovered by tomb robbers. Li Zhenbei speculated that the original owner could hide the tomb so well, either unpredictable or unintentional.
It is precisely because of its concealment that it has not been attacked by countless tomb robbers throughout the ages - but in the end, it cannot escape the "wisdom eye" of Li Zhenbei.
Li Zhenbei has rarely done it himself in recent years. The boss, the second, and the third are usually the boss and the others who do the rough work they do.
Tianfan carefully took out a few antiques with an archaeological attitude, and most of the remaining ones remained in the tomb. Because he wanted to marry a wife, he took an extra carved phoenix gold hairpin than usual, which was considered a gift from the ancients to him.
After finishing, the sealed soil was backfilled and the surface was treated without any trace. In terms of covering the traces, Li Zhenbei also has a unique set of unique skills. He can even cover up all the flaws exposed in the original ancient tomb, so that even experienced colleagues cannot find it.
Because of this "habit", he also attracted some grudges from his colleagues. It would be fine if you eat it yourself, but it would delay his colleagues from doing business. Are you a human being?
After directing the sons to do their work, Li Zhenbei looked left and right, and felt that everything was done seamlessly, then he led the team back with satisfaction.
Chapter completed!