What kind of presence were the Guanshan Taibao in the Ming Dynasty besides the four sects of tomb robbers?
In the novel "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", the Taibao of Guanshan Mountain in the Ming Dynasty is the fifth tomb robber sect after the four great tomb robbers, Qiu Tianguan, Mojin Xiaowei, Banshan Taoist and Xiling Lushi. A tomb robbing faction.
But first of all, let me state that the author Zhang Muye has said that these tomb-robber factions are all fictitious by him.
Anyone who has read the original novel knows that the four famous sects of tomb robbers originated from the Faqiu Zhonglang General and Mojin Xiaowei established by Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period. These two official positions were originally established for the purpose of robbing excavations. Ancient tombs and imperial mausoleums use the gold, silver and jewelry in the tombs as military pay. Of course, these two positions may be fictitious, but ancient warlords have always robbed ancient tombs to pay for military pay, and there was indeed a digging army at that time. .
General Faqiu Zhonglang: According to the book, there is a Faqiu Tianguan seal and nine gold-touching talismans in the world. According to legend, Faqiu Tianguan originated from a Taoist sect and was proficient in bone shrinking skills. He was later adopted by Cao Cao It was found that he was responsible for the business of touching gold to supplement military pay. He held the official seal of Faqiu and regarded Cao Cao as his ancestor. However, the official seal of Faqiu was later destroyed and he was basically confused with the gold-touching captain.
Captain Mojin: This is also the faction that the three protagonists in the original novel belong to. He is a proficient Feng Shui secretary and good at finding dragons and acupuncture points. He has extremely strict rules in the industry and attaches great importance to inheritance. He originally originated from Cao Cao's Dizi. Later, most of the golden talismans were destroyed, leaving only three. By the time of the Republic of China, Zhang Xiaobin became a master. He hung three talismans on one person, and was known as Zhang Sanlianzi. Later, he passed down the secret technique of 16-character Yin and Yang Feng Shui.
Taoist Banshan: The Banshan Taoists are those who make a living by robbing tombs and are good at the art of restraint. Their whereabouts are secretive and hard to find. They have rarely communicated with outsiders for many years, but they only do what they do to obtain the "elixir" "Pearls" are not property. He worshiped Wu Zixu as his ancestor because he did not dig graves for money and often dressed as a Taoist. He searched the ancient tombs just to find a way to solve the curse of his tribe.
Yulou is also the leader of Xiling. In fact, they are just thieves in the forest. They rely on a large number of people to rob tombs and do not follow any rules. They take away all the treasures in the ancient tombs and leave nothing behind.
The Guanshan Taibao first appeared in the novel when Chen Yulou and Partridge Shao teamed up to rob a tomb in Pingshan. They found an image of a Ming Dynasty woman made of paper figures in a Yuan Dynasty tomb, and saw an image of a Ming Dynasty woman wearing a tomb. The male zombie in the Hei Wuchang costume was confirmed to be the Taibao of Guanshan of the Ming Dynasty based on his waistband "Guanshan Taibao". He came to the tomb before Blind Man Chen and Partridge Shao, but unfortunately died.
The "Feng family" is a very famous local wealthy family, and their ancestors have lived in Coffin Gorge, Wushan for generations. He made a fortune by stealing the "Book of Heaven" in the hanging coffin, and learned many long-lost witchcraft, and became obsessed with the "stork magic". At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was passed down to Feng Wangli's generation, who called himself "Coffin Mountain Taibao" and relied on his proficiency in "Coffin Mountain Finger Magic". The Feng family secretly excavated ancient tombs and tombs in various places. In fact, the Feng family made money. The main motivation for robbing tombs was for the ancient scrolls and ancient books hidden in the tombs. In order to achieve the goal of cultivating immortals, this can be seen in the fact that the Feng family built the Dixian Village in the "Wuxia Coffin Mountain" later.
At that time, when the Ming Dynasty was firmly established, Zhu Yuanzhang killed a group of heroes. Liu Bowen wanted to retire, but he was arranged by the emperor to build the imperial mausoleum. Liu Bowen knew that this was not the case. When I was young, I would be implicated if I made a mistake, so I wanted to get out of this job, so I thought of the Feng family in Coffin Mountain.
Liu Bowen told Zhu Yuanzhang that there was a line of Coffin Mountain Feng family in the world who were proficient in Feng Shui, mausoleum construction, and the art of Qimen Dunjia. Let them preside over the construction of the imperial mausoleum to ensure that the imperial mausoleum would never be stolen. So he summoned the king's ceremony and went to Beijing to meet the saint.
Liu Bowen was afraid that the king would not accept the task, so he devised a plan. When he met the emperor during the ceremony, Liu Bowen took out a scroll called "Viewing the Mountain and Stealing Bones". , in fact, it depicts the scene of the Feng family in Coffin Mountain robbing hanging coffins, but it does not say that it is tomb robbing, only that it is bone robbing.
When Feng Wangli saw the scroll, he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He thought that his fortune by robbing tombs had alarmed the emperor, so he quickly knelt down. In this way, Liu Bowen told them to build the imperial tomb. How could the Feng family dare to refuse? accepted this mission.
Since then, the term "Guanshan Stealing Bones Picture" has been used and the name has been changed to Guanshan Taibao.
After the imperial tomb was repaired, Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied, but he was still worried about being robbed in the future, so he asked the king how to prevent the tomb from being robbed.
The King's Feng Li said that the imperial tomb will not be easily destroyed by civilian thieves, but there are four major tomb robbing sects in the world, all of which are proficient in strange and obscene skills, so they have to be on guard. Danzhu, as long as there is no Danzhu in the tomb, they will not be interested. However, Faqiu Zhonglang and Mojin Xiaowei are very strict about the rules. They must bring a token before they are willing to go to the tomb, so as long as Faqiu Tian is destroyed Official seals and gold talismans can eliminate hidden dangers, but Xiling is actually a gangster in the forest. As long as they are eliminated, they can rest assured.
Zhu Yuanzhang followed Feng Wangli's strategy. In the end, the Faqiu seal was destroyed, and there were only three gold-touching talismans left. The Xiling bandits were severely suppressed and hid themselves.
However, Guanshan Taibao received the imperial title. Zhu Yuanzhang granted him and several of his disciples the pure gold waist badge (that is, the waist badge discovered by Chen Yulou and Partridge Shao). From then on, it was called The "Guanshan Taibao" stayed in front of the emperor and dedicated himself to building mausoleums for the royal family.
Two hundred years later, the Guanshan Feng family was divided into two branches when it reached Feng Shigu and Feng Shiqi. The former still devoted himself to seeking immortality and established the Dixian Village in Wuxia Coffin Mountain to follow Feng Shiqi. The ancients "searched for immortals" (actually they were all buried in this ghost house), and the latter left behind his legacy, allowing future generations to find opportunities to follow the "Guanshan Zhimi Fu" to quietly enter the "Dixian Village Ancient Tomb" to see what happened. , if Feng Shigu has turned into a demonized thing, we must find a way to eradicate it. Otherwise, although the "Coffin Gorge" is remote and secretive, it will have to be dug out from the mountains sooner or later. If there is really something in the tomb then, What kind of "corpse fairy" must enter the world to harm others, and the consequences will be endless.
The novel "Wuxia Coffin Mountain" describes how Professor Sun, a descendant of Feng Shiqi, designed to deceive Hu Bayi and three others and helped him enter the "Dixian Village Ancient Tomb" in Coffin Gorge. In the end, Sun The professor's fate was that because he failed to activate the secret method, he turned into a walking zombie and stayed in Coffin Gap.
This is the origin and story of the Guanshan Taibao in the Ming Dynasty. If you are interested, you should read "Nu Qing Xiangxi" and "Wuxia Coffin Mountain". You can also listen to the audio book, which is very exciting!