1. According to different methods of doing things, they are divided into four factions: Faqiu, Touching Gold, Moving Mountain and Unloading Ridge. Touching Gold - The prototype of Touching Gold School Captain began in the Warring States Period. He was proficient in "Looking for the Dragon" and "Dividing Gold and Fixing Points". General Faqiu did not appear until the Later Han Dynasty. He was also known as Faqiu Tianguan or Faqiu Lingguan. In fact, Faqiu General The methods used by Qiu Tianguan and Mojin Xiaowei are almost exactly the same, except for the addition of a copper seal, which is engraved with the words "Blessing from Heavenly Official, No Taboos", which is an irreplaceable sacred item in the hands of tomb robbers. Faqiu - Faqiu Tianguan The methods of Faqiu Tianguan and Mojin Xiaowei are almost exactly the same, except that there is an extra copper seal. The so-called "Faqiu" is recorded in "Zhuangzi Foreign Things". The specific technology Nowadays, it has been lost. Judging from the record in the article that "gold vertebrae are used to control the forehead, Xu separates the cheeks, and the beads are inserted without any wounds", it may be a technical work. Moving Mountains - The Taoist priests who move mountains have seals on their hair, talismans for touching gold, skills for moving mountains, and armor for unloading mountains. Among them, the most mysterious ones are the "Taoists who move mountains". They all dress up as Taoist priests. Because of their This kind of costume adds a lot of mystery to them. Many people think that the "moving mountains and dividing armor" they discovered in the ancient tomb is a magic similar to Maoshan Taoism. Xieling - Xieling warriors make a living between green forestry and tomb robbing. When there are tombs, they dig graves. When they can't find a tomb, the leader will pass down a card and gather in the mountains and forests to rob property. There is always a large number of people. , as long as we can find a place, we dare to excavate even if there are giant tombs. 2. According to the region, there are many schools in Shaanxi, Henan, Zhejiang, and Shanxi in the north. Tomb robbers in the south are concentrated in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong, as well as in Fujian, Hunan, and Hubei. In the southwest of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou, the folk customs are simple and there are fewer tomb robbers.
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Another: ●The "three no-sees" of tomb robbers: no soil, no pit, no body, no soil, no pit. The soil from the grave cannot be piled up, and the pit must be filled back. If there is no corpse inside, you cannot "uncover" the tomb so that the corpse is exposed. You must close the coffin lid before leaving. Some wise old men also leave signs near their tombs that only connoisseurs can understand, telling others that they have already been there and should not come.
●Excavation Techniques
Looking at the terrain, the pits dug by ancient tomb robbers such as the "Qin Burial Ridge and Han Burial Slope" are all "square" pits, while in modern times they are "round" pits. This is The so-called "ancient garden near the garden".
Distinguish between raw and cooked soil. There are "ripe soil", "living soil" (also called "flower soil") and "dead soil". Experienced tomb robbers can tell at a glance whether there are tombs here, and even what era the tombs are from.
Check the feel of your hand to "feel" whether there is a tomb; once confirmed, shovel down, for example: hit ten meters with one shovel, and then... look at the depth and what is brought out on the shovel... touch gold Xiaowei Cimu Mojin Xiaowei
Pronunciation mō jīn jiào wèi
Explanation Xiaowei: an ancient military officer title, first established by Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms. In layman's terms, it is the National Tomb Robbery Office director. They specialize in excavating tombs and stealing property to pay for the army. Later, it mostly refers to tomb robbers.
Source from Chen Lin's "Appeal to Yuzhou for Yuan Shao" of the Han Dynasty: "Cao Cao specially appointed the general Lang in Faqiu and the captain of Jin. He passed through the Tutu and left no bones exposed."
The example is no different~, He Shufa Qiu Zhonglang. Extensive collection of calligraphy and calligraphy from previous dynasties, and exhaustive search of Yi seals from past dynasties. (Eighth Chapter of "Drunk Awakening Stone" by Ming Dynasty Donlugu)
The gold-touching captains worked. Each of them wore an amulet made of a pangolin's claw. Tombs, a candle should be lit in the underground palace of the tomb and placed in the southeast corner. Then the coffin is opened to touch for gold. The most valuable things of the deceased are often carried on the body. Some of the tomb owners of princes and above have beads in their mouths, their bodies are covered with gold and jade, they have heart-protecting jade on their chests, and they hold Ruyi jade in their hands. Even the anus is stuffed with gems. At this time, do not damage the remains of the deceased. Touch gently from the top of the head to the soles of the feet. In the end, you will leave one or two treasures for the deceased. In the meantime, if the candle in the southeast corner is extinguished, you must take away the property you got. Put it back as it is, kowtow three times respectfully, and go back the way you came. The scientific reason for doing this is to prevent bad air in the tomb. Exiting the tomb after the candles are extinguished will ensure that people will not be poisoned by bad air. Because it is said that there are ghosts in some tombs. As for why these ghosts do not enter reincarnation and have stayed in the tombs for thousands of years, it is hard to say. It is probably because they are reluctant to part with the glory and wealth during their lifetime, and they still stare at them every day after their death. If you encounter a master who is willing to sacrifice your life rather than your wealth, don't take your own treasure by force.
Fa Qiu seal, touch the golden talisman, protect yourself from ghosts and blow the lamp;
Coffin, bronze coffin, do not approach if the eight characters are not hard;
Vertical Burial pits, box graves, moving mountains and unloading ridges to walk around;
The red clothes are fierce, the smiling faces are corpses, it is better to listen to ghosts cry than to laugh.
"Faqiu Zhonglangjiang" and "Mojin Xiaowei"
Lu Xun once said, "Cao Cao set up staff like 'Mojin Xiaowei' to rob tombs." . This is based on the statement issued by Yuan Shao when he attacked Cao Cao: "We specially appointed the generals of Zhonglang of Faqiu and the captain of Mojin, and no corpses were exposed in the battles." The statement also specifically pointed out that Cao Cao had personally organized and commanded Stolen discovery of the tomb of King Xiao of Liang: “(Cao) Cao Cao, his generals, personally came to excavate the tomb and discovered the corpse’s naked body after breaking the coffin.
"This text has become a famous piece of propaganda in ancient times. It was drafted by Chen Lin, a famous scholar who was listed as one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an". After Yuan Shao failed, Chen Lin joined Cao Cao's group. Cao Cao once told Chen Lin about his ancestors in this article. The so-called "Faqiu Zhonglang Jiang" and "Mojin Xiaowei" settings may indeed be true in many current novels. , prose all say that Cao Cao set up "Faqiu Zhonglang" and "Mojin Xiaowei", especially the best-selling novel "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" series, which describes the tomb robbing sect, especially the "Mojin Xiaowei", in a magical way. Did Cao Cao set up "Faqiu Zhonglang General" and "Mojin Xiaowei"?
Ghost Blowing Lamps in the Ancient City
In fact, there is nothing about Cao Cao in the official history? The earliest record of setting up this "official position" comes from a famous appeal written by Yuan Shao against Cao Cao. The appeal was written by Chen Lin, and it was said that Cao Cao set up "fa." Qiu Zhonglangjiang" and "Mojin Xiaowei" dug up people's tombs along the road during the expedition against Tao Qian in Xuzhou. The bones of their ancestors were scattered on the road, which caused the anger of heaven and people.
Later, the first popular Chinese classical novel "Three Kingdoms" "The Romance" also said that Cao Cao set up "Faqiu Zhonglang General" and "Mojin Xiaowei".
The author studied this issue and found that some experts in ancient times gave a clear answer. Historian Mao Zonggang commented that this statement in "Three Kingdoms" is "literary". The author also agrees with this view. It is impossible for someone as wise as Cao Cao to set up such an official position that violates Chinese ethics and morals. The most powerful tomb robber was Dong Zhuo, who dug up the imperial tombs in Luoyang.
The reason why Cao Cao gained this reputation was because his father, Cao Song, was killed by Tao Qian's troops when he was passing through Xuzhou. , so he mobilized troops to investigate. Cao Cao's troops massacred people on the way to the march, and Cao Cao also acquiesced, saying, "You kill my father, and I will destroy the tombs of your ancestors." The evildoers at that time were ridiculed. People wear high hats.
The four major tomb robbing sects:
Mojinmen, Bianshanmen, Xilingmen, and Faqiumen are also known as Mojinxiaowei and Bianmen. A mountain Taoist, a warrior in Xiling, and a general in Faqiu. It is said that "there are seals in Faqiu, talismans in touching gold, skills in moving mountains, and armor in Xiling".
1. The Captain of Touching Gold: < /p>
The prototype of gold-touching began in the Warring States Period. He was proficient in "Looking for the Dragon" and "Dividing Gold to Fix Acupoints", and focused on technical aspects. Lu Xun once said that the qualification certificate of the genuine gold-touching captain - the gold-touching talisman. "Cao Cao set up staff such as the 'Mojin Xiaowei' to rob tombs." This is according to the statement issued by Yuan Shao when he attacked Cao Cao: "The special officers of Faqiu Zhonglang and Mojin Xiaowei were appointed. It's so sudden that no bones are exposed. "The memorandum specifically pointed out that Cao Cao had personally organized and directed the robbery of the tomb of King Xiao of Liang: "(Cao) Cao led his officers and soldiers to exhume the tomb in person, breaking the coffin and exposing the corpse. "This text has become a famous piece of propaganda in ancient times. It was drafted by Chen Lin, a famous scholar who was listed as one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an". After Yuan Shao failed, Chen Lin joined Cao Cao's group. Cao Cao once criticized Chen Lin for his behavior in this article. expressed dissatisfaction with the revelation of the tomb robbery, but seemed to adopt a default attitude. The so-called settings of "Faqiu Zhonglang" and "Mojin Xiaowei" may indeed be true. Captain Jin, but the three of them are not the "gods of destruction". They were cursed because they followed the archaeological team to the underground ghost cave of Jingjue Kingdom (according to modern science, there should be special radioactive substances or some kind of virus in the ghost cave). ), so they had no choice but to look for the "Muchen Pearl" that was said to be buried in the ancient tomb to avoid disaster. By the Song and Yuan Dynasties, few disciples appeared in Faqiu, Banshan and Xiling sects, so it was often considered that the sect's inheritance was cut off. The only one left is the gold-touching sect.
In the gold-touching sect, it is not necessary to have a master to teach it. It has a unique set of special marks, cuts, and techniques. As long as you understand the terminology, you are all from the same sect. However, in the Mojin Gate inheritance, only those who have obtained the orthodox gold-touching talisman can be called the Mojin School Captain. The folk orthodoxy known as the Diqiu Group has similar methods to the Faqiu Tianguan, and is best at calculating ancient times using Feng Shui and astrology. The location of the treasure in the tomb. Be careful to leave a way out and never do anything.
Mojin Xiaowei doesn't like to cooperate with others, but if it is difficult to work alone and the other person is a trustworthy person, he will do it. Form a small group of five people. They actively absorb the tools and weapons of modern society, and can use them in conjunction with Feng Shui techniques. However, they attach the most importance to traditional rules, and few people are not very good at martial arts and physical techniques. p>
He and General Faqiu dislike each other. Mojin thinks that Faqiu cooperates with the government, excavates the corpses of bad people when digging ancient tombs, harms people's feng shui, and violates many traditional rules in the industry; while Faqiu thinks that Mojin is conservative and in vain. Those who have strong craftsmanship are only for food and clothing. If they don't go, they can carry forward the industry.
The rules of the gold captains:
The gold captains are best at finding tombs. They often combine the collected information with their observations of local geomantic omen and can always quickly find the specific location of the tomb.
Whenever a large tomb is dug, they must check the tomb chamber and underground palace. Put a candle in the southeast corner, and then open the coffin to touch the gold. Do not damage the remains of the deceased, but touch them gently from the top of the head to the soles of the feet. In the end, you will leave one or two treasures for the deceased. During this time, if the candle in the southeast corner is extinguished, you must put the property you received as it is, kowtow three times respectfully, and return the way you came.
You must wear a mask before entering the tomb, and be sure not to take it off when entering. First, the air quality inside is not good; second, the breath of living people cannot be left in the tomb, which is unlucky; third, it is not allowed to Exhale towards the ancient corpse, for fear of deceiving the corpse.
Usually they work in groups of three, with one person digging the soil. Because soil cannot be piled outside the pit, there is another person who is dedicated to loosening the soil, and the other one is discharging the soil in the distance.
2. Mountain-moving Taoist:
"Mountain-moving" adopts trumpet-style excavation, which is a means of destruction that mainly uses external force. Most of them dress up as Taoist priests, and their attire adds a lot of mystery to them. Many people think that they discovered the "moving mountains and dividing armor" in ancient tombs, which is a magic similar to Maoshan Taoism.
The Banshan sect first took shape in the Qin and Han Dynasties, but it flourished in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Its strength is the mechanism formation method, and it is very good at cracking various mechanisms in tombs. Feng Shui is just a rough introduction, but it is far from the other three schools. Banshan Taoist people often act alone and never cooperate with others. Traditional martial arts are better than touching gold, but to deal with zombies, you usually use pre-set formations and various self-made small handmade weapons.
Its predecessor has some connection with Maoshan, but due to philosophical reasons, they are also mutually exclusive. Because the sect was founded relatively late, he has not inherited many Feng Shui spells, completely ignores traditional rules, and is rejected by other sects. Therefore, he rarely reveals his true identity and travels around the country as a Taoist priest. He does not have a strong sense of good and evil and nationality. concept.
Banshan Taoist rules:
Bishan Taoists dig hills just for money. Although they have access to agencies, they always focus on destruction. They do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, but for personal safety. As for the channel plan for selling stolen goods, there are also various routines that have naturally formed and been passed down. The details are not yet known.
3. Xiling warriors:
"Xiling warriors" are between the two livelihoods of green forest and hill digging. When there are graves, they dig graves. When the tomb cannot be found, the leader will pass down the armor and gather in the mountains and forests to rob property. There are always many people and they will dare to excavate even if there is a huge tomb as long as they can find a place. It is said that the founder of Xiilingmen was taught by an immortal a method of making people strong. Therefore, most of the people in Xiilingmen were extremely powerful and proficient in martial arts, so they were called strong men. Lu Bu, who was a powerful figure in Kyushu at that time, was also a descendant of Xilingmen. He prepared military pay for Dong Zhuo and excavated the tombs of many Han emperors.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, this school gradually exchanged and integrated with each other, absorbing the characteristics of the Mojin and Laoshan schools, forming a specific school, and having its own unique understanding of Feng Shui techniques. He is good at destroying magic circles and is familiar with the weaknesses of various Feng Shui terrains.
During the Yuan-Meng period, he was severely persecuted for being hostile to the Yuan-Meng regime, so he launched a full-scale revenge, taking it as his own duty to destroy the feng shui of Genghis Khan's mausoleum and the Yuan Dynasty. In the end, several mausoleums of Genghis Khan were destroyed and the Han people were restored. Because of this, he formed a feud with the Mongols. When the Mongols took over the world, they issued the Golden Eagle Order and summoned a secret organization that gathered assassins from all over the world to hunt down the Xilingmen. It is said that to this day, the descendants of this assassin group still follow the instructions of their ancestors and hunt down the Xilingmen disciples. It is precisely because of this that Xiling Rikishi keep their identity secret the most, and people who are not from the sect will not tell their identity even if they are married, wives and children. The Xilingmen people later faded out of the Central Plains and were mostly active in the northwestern area of ??Miao and Outer Mongolia. In modern times, traces of them also appeared in Central Asia, North Africa and Europe.
Xieling Lishi was an extreme nationalist and attached great importance to the inheritance of the Chinese clan. Although the scope of his activities was not in the Central Plains, he only looked for descendants among the Han people. , do everything possible. He is proficient in traditional martial arts and behaves like a knight. He despises modern scientific and technological products and weapons, but has a lot of research on modern scientific theories. He is committed to combining theories such as Feng Shui formations with scientific theories, and occasionally produces Yin Qi measuring instruments, interference wave generators for zombies and other products.
Xieling sect’s rules:
Xieling sect mainly smells with the nose. In order to keep the nose sensitive, tobacco, alcohol and spicy things are avoided. Use an iron drill to drive into the ground, then pull it out and smell it with your nose. The iron drill brings up various smells from the underground soil, and the feel of the soil when digging. The ground is empty, or there is wood or masonry. These feel It's definitely different.
Real experts disdain those things shoveled in Luoyang, because if the underground soil is not dry enough, the effect will be greatly reduced, especially in those wealthy places in the south of the Yangtze River, with heavy rainfall and many ancient tombs They were all flooded by groundwater, and the underground soil was washed away into a mess.
The Xieling sect has been hunted by the Mongols for a long time, and many members of the sect have been in danger. In order to protect themselves, the rules of their predecessors have been changed for thousands of years. And various new rules have evolved, such as never touching the tombs of Han people or even Chinese people. Specific details are currently unknown.
4. General Faqiu:
General Faqiu did not exist until the Later Han Dynasty. He is also known as Faqiu Tianguan or Faqiu Lingguan. In fact, Faqiu Tianguan and Mojin Xiaowei The method is almost exactly the same, except for the addition of a copper seal, which is engraved with the words "Blessing from the Heavenly Official" and "No Taboo". It is an irreplaceable sacred object in the hands of the digger. It is said that with a seal in the hand, all ghosts and gods will avoid it. . The prototype of this seal is said to have been destroyed during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty and no longer exists in the world.
The method of Faqiuyin is similar to that of Mojin School, slightly inferior in technique, but it pays more attention to the cooperation of everyone. In ancient times, people often used their identities as pawnshops, antique dealers, etc. as cover-ups.
They do not take action lightly, and occasionally target certain large tombs. They are the only one among the four factions that does not shy away from cooperating with the authorities. In the Qing Dynasty, due to the persecution of foreigners, they went into exile overseas and mostly traveled in Southeast Asia and America. They have been found in many large-scale ancient tomb excavation teams. Most of the remaining members in the country are working in government departments as archaeologists.
Rules of General Faqiu:
General Faqiu takes many actions and invites many people at the same time to make detailed plans and respond to possible situations. Then proceed step by step and in sequence. Therefore the risk during mound excavation is minimal. Most of the trouble comes from procedures such as keeping the spoils secret afterward, so a series of rules have been developed accordingly. However, specific details are currently unknown. Laoshan sect
Laoshan Taoist priests are good at exorcising ghosts and monsters, suppressing zombies, cursing and resolving curses, traditional Chinese medicine, geomantic feng shui, internal martial arts, etc.
Among them geomantic geomancy and traditional kung fu. He was transferred to the bandit organization and formed the Xiling Rikishi faction. The once glorious Green Forest Army had many followers from the Laoshan sect. Huang Chao, the leader of the rebel army in the late Tang Dynasty, is said to have learned the art of Laoshan and dug many Tang tombs in Shaanxi to pay for the army. However, these skills within the Laoshan sect have gradually lost their inheritance.
Most Taoist priests in Laoshan make a living by exorcising demons and catching ghosts and traveling around as doctors. Some of them also serve wealthy officials and deal with their enemies. Disciples of Laoshan Mountain have always been known for not distinguishing between good and evil and acting boldly. They claim to only respect destiny and ignore human feelings. Many of the disciples cooperate with the four major sects to rob ancient tombs for profit. Among the four sects, most of the magic weapons and medicines used to avoid zombies were created by Laoshan disciples. There is an old feud with Maoshan.
Maoshan The Maoshan sect is good at finding caves and tombs, Feng Shui sacrifices, wedding ceremonies, machine formations, fortune-telling, reading horoscopes, calculating good and bad luck, and even changing fate against the will of heaven, etc. Among them, the machine formation method and the mountain-moving armor-dividing technique were accidentally lost, forming the mountain-moving Taoist faction in the mound-digging profession.
Most of the people sent by Maoshan are Taoist priests, traveling around, making a living by consulting on weddings and weddings, looking for graveyards by looking at Feng Shui, and telling fortunes. The Maoshan sect believes that destiny is unbreakable but changeable, so they are best at using tombs to change the fate of others. Because of this, he was incompatible with the mound diggers. It is said that half of the tomb-guarding mechanisms in Zhongtu tombs were created by Maoshan disciples.
The two factions of Maoshan and Laoshan have a long-standing feud. The reason for their enmity is difficult to trace because it is so old. In fact, there are many descendants because of conflicts in the process of making a living. Laoshan Taoists are accustomed to destroying tombs for profit, while Maoshan disciples have to work hard to study how to prevent people from digging up hills and ruining their luck. Countless people from the two sects have died at the hands of each other. Over the thousands of years, the hatred has continued. It is so deep that even the rivers and seas cannot wash it away.
In modern times, especially during the Cultural Revolution, both factions were vigorously suppressed and had no experience in fleeing foreign countries. They were almost lost. After the opening up, with the relaxation of policies, they gradually flourished again, but not as powerfully as At first. However, within the sphere of influence of Chinese-speaking cultures such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea, the two factions are still quite influential.
The Maoshan sect is good at finding caves and tombs, Feng Shui sacrifices, wedding ceremonies, organization formations, fortune telling, reading horoscopes, calculating good and bad luck, and even changing fate against the will of heaven, etc. Among them, the machine formation method and the mountain-moving armor-dividing technique were accidentally lost, forming the mountain-moving Taoist faction in the mound-digging profession.
Most of the people sent by Maoshan are Taoist priests, traveling around, making a living by consulting on weddings and weddings, looking for graveyards by looking at Feng Shui, and telling fortunes. The Maoshan sect believes that destiny is unbreakable but changeable, so they are best at using tombs to change the fate of others. Because of this, he was incompatible with the mound diggers. It is said that half of the tomb-guarding mechanisms in Zhongtu tombs were created by Maoshan disciples.
The two factions of Maoshan and Laoshan have a long-standing feud. The reason for their enmity is difficult to trace because it is so old. In fact, there are many descendants because of conflicts in the process of making a living. The Laoshan Taoists are accustomed to destroying tombs for profit, while the Maoshan disciples have to work hard to study how to prevent people from digging up hills and ruining their luck. Countless people from the two sects have died at the hands of the other sect. Over thousands of years, the hatred has deepened. It is so deep that even the rivers and seas cannot wash it away.