Chapter 68: The Golden Basin Washing Hands

Mr. Zhang San was the "old master" in the tomb robbery business in the late Qing Dynasty. He hangs three talismans alone, and most of them call him "Zhang Sanlianzi" in the world. His real name is unknown. Even though he worked in "Kunlun Mountain" and his body was in the face of the official position, he only used his real surname and buried his real name.

But even his disciples and family members don’t know why? It’s just because what he did in his life was a violation of the forbidden act, and the two paths of black and white are familiar with each other, and his name is also found in the green forest.

Before the Republic of China, China was still under the imperial system. If it committed a tremendous crime, it would be possible to "involve nine tribes". If one person commits a crime, his relatives and friends will be implicated. Therefore, people in the green forest never use their real names, but only refer to them by "font size and nickname". Even if some people are famous all over the world, they will only leave their nicknames until they die.

Although Mr. Zhang San had accumulated a lot of cases, he was rewarded by Emperor Xianfeng when he was young, and he was also skilled in the world. He used the rare antiquities obtained from the back-and-forth battle to make friends with countless princes and princes. Officials and soldiers dared not touch him at all, so he had a lot of disciples and countless wealth. Heroes from all over the world were willing to make friends with him.

One year, Mr. Zhang San had the intention to retreat. He was tired of his life in the secular world and planned to retire to the mountains and forests to spend the rest of his life. So he sent a lot of invitations and invited friends from all over the country to come to Zhang's house to the banquet.

Since he was in the underworld, he was inseparable from the "Xiling Xiangma" that controlled the seven, sixty and three provinces in the south. Back then, the bandits were a family, so Zhang San naturally wanted to join the group. This time, the golden basin washing hands on the surface was to pull out the incense head of "Changsheng Mountain".

At that time, the power of the thieves in the Xiling Mountains declined, and many people did not know that the Third Master was Zhang Sanlianzi, the "gold-touching Captain". In addition, although the thief leader at that time was relatively high, his reputation was far less than that of Zhang Sanye. Therefore, his actions were even more disturbing than the thief leader's withdrawal, and it was a grand event in the green forest at that time.

Who wouldn't want to open your horizons when those backs of the world are moving? By the fifteenth day of the sixth lunar month, there were indeed guests gathered together. Everyone who went there was a thief, green forests and horses, tables and chairs lined up from the main hall to the main gate, and the sides of the corridor were filled with people. Many people of low generations could only stand by the side and had no place to sit.

After the second generation is arranged, we must first open an incense hall, knock on the ancestor Martial Saint True Lord, and move the great ceremony to pull out incense. In fact, this is just a formality, but the common etiquette is always unavoidable, and we dare not neglect and despise it. Seeing that the moon in the sky is full and the stars are almost out, we asked the thief from the Xiling Mountain to sit under the throne position of the main hall. The archer on both sides raised an incense burner in front of the hall, and inserted nineteen pillars of incense into it. The formation of incense is "three in front, four in the back, five in the left, six in the right, and one pillar of incense is inserted in the middle."

After the gongs and drums, the rituals were about to be performed, and all the gangsters who watched the ceremony were silent. At this time, Mr. Zhang came out and performed a half-kneel ceremony in front of the thief leader. At that time, the green forest said that "it is easy to get in, but it is difficult to pull incense". Most people dare not pull incense at all. Ordinary thieves want to wash their hands. Unless something big happens to their parents or their wives and children, the head of the family has to go back, so they dare to bring up the golden basin to wash their hands. The rudder sent someone to investigate that this is indeed the case, so that he could pull incense. Otherwise, there would be no mercy. Although Mr. Zhang has a different identity, this situation is still inevitable. He must first state the reason for pulling incense in front of the thief leader.

Mr. Zhang first reported the reason for "pulling incense and withdrawing the gang", which was nothing more than saying that he is now suffering from old illness and is involved in his wife, children and children, so it is difficult to commit murder and robbery. He also hopes that the ancestor and the rudder will give up their hands and allow the disciple to escape unstoppable.

After hearing this, the thief leader quickly helped Master Zhang up and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the third brother for washing his hands with golden basin. It is rare to retreat bravely. Both black and white roads in the world are in dire straits. It is really not easy to survive this day. There is a saying that - the storm and clouds meet, and the gathering and separation are always endless. Pull out the incense and withdraw the gang, and the loyalty is preserved."

So Mr. Zhang came to the hall with the thief leader, stood by the incense burner, and thought about pulling the incense song: "The stars are everywhere in the sky, and the mountains are always in the mountains; they have been wandering in the rivers and lakes for decades, and they are often taken care of by brothers; I want to leave today, and I am willing to ask my brothers to be more tolerant; I will go back to take care of my mother, and I am still connected with my brothers' orders; I come to the army to spread the news, and there is fire and water to ventilate; there is a sky below, and I am tied with my brothers; the hammer is broken and the mouth is not opened, and the steel knife is still unchanged; I have a false statement that five lightning strikes the family and cannot be fully protected; I wish Kuixing a long time to gather golden light, and the incense is always over Kunlun, and the way for heaven is always passed on."

No matter who pulls incense on the green forest road, you must recite this verse of praise, saying that you have an old mother to support you, which is the reason for "filial piety to be the first of all virtues". No matter what you stop others from doing, even if you have a great excuse, you cannot stop others from fulfilling your filial piety. Although the third master was lonely and without a father or mother since childhood, he still had to recite the verse according to the original text, and he could not change it at all. Moreover, there should be no error in the verse during the verse, nor should he stop to think about the verse in the middle of the verse, otherwise he would be regarded as guilty and inappropriate intentions. The thieves around him would immediately go forward and add them together, chopping the chant into meat sauce.

There are nineteen sentences in the whole article. Every time you recite, you will pull out a pillar of incense. After Zhang Sanye finished reading the lyrics, the incense in the furnace was pulled out. At this time, the rudder immediately bowed to him and said, "San brother is easy to leave. When will you miss home? Come back and have a glass of water and wine." This is a ritual. From then on, Mr. Zhang Sanye has no relationship with the civil affairs of the Green Forest Road. Everyone around came forward to congratulate him at the same time. Firecrackers were set off outside the house and drums and music were clattered. The people immediately started to come to the table. For a while, the water and land were everywhere, and the cup silences were intertwined, and the guests and hosts were happy.

During the meal, the thieves were cheering and drinking, and some people suggested: "Today is the day when Mr. Zhang pulls out the incense and withdraws the gang. He gathers all kinds of heroes, and the table is full of fine wine and delicacies. It's so good that there is nothing to drink. This is a sect that makes me drink a lot and it's hard to have fun. Our green forest roads are mostly rude men, and husbands cannot imitate the literati and poets to make wine. So what should I do? I dare to ask all the masters to tell you about their lifelong experiences in public during the meal. When it comes to strangeness, courage, or where ordinary people cannot reach, we should drink a big bowl to praise it."

The thieves said it was wonderful. Mr. Zhang San was a casual person. He knew it very well. Everyone wanted to take the opportunity to listen to what happened back then. Just as they were happy today, there was no refusal, so they said it at the dinner. However, Mr. Zhang San hangs talismans and tries to touch the gold, which is a private act. He doesn't want to reveal it in public. He just cut off his head and ended up telling everyone about the dangers he had experienced in his life.

Mr. Zhang San was originally a descendant of a famous family. After his family was defeated, he was in the countryside since he was a child. When he was a teenager, he participated in the crackdown of several strange cases. He became famous in the Jiangnan area. Later, he became an officer. He fought with the Taiping Army and suppressed Nianzi. He followed Lord Zuo to suppress the rebellion in Xinjiang. He has been through the battlefield for many years and has faced many battle formations. He has encountered countless strange encounters in his life.

Any paragraph of the story of the Third Master was told that "the stars and moons are ignorant, and the rivers are flowing backwards." Everyone was fascinated by the people. After he said it, he asked the other seniors to tell their stories according to their seniority. The thieves traveled from north to south and traveled thousands of miles. In addition to killing and setting fires, they also did many major events of fighting in the mountains and rivers. Their experiences were also sensational. People in the green forest prefer to show off these heroic things. The speakers were so frightened that the listeners were fascinated. They didn't know how many empty wine jars were put on during the meal. The wine was so refreshing that they drank from darkness to bright sunlight, and they drank them.

After all the black and white matters were settled, more than a month later, Mr. Zhang San returned to his hometown with his relatives. He also wanted to "pick the talisman and seal the gold" in front of the Grandmaster's God's Plan, and he no longer planned to be a "gold-touching lieutenant" in the future.

The only three remaining "ancient gold-touching talismans" in the world are things passed down from generation to generation. According to the rules and regulations, you cannot fight without hanging talismans. Mr. Zhang has a son and a daughter, and four disciples. In addition to his daughter, there are five brothers and sisters. The Zhang family is a master of Feng Shui. People who are qualified to hang talismans in the world are nothing more than Mr. Zhang and his group of disciples. To put it more, there are far less than ten people, but there are only three real talismans. Who does it take to pass on to the gold-touching talismans?

All of the four disciples of Mr. Zhang San have outstanding features. First, Elder Lechen, who became a monk in Wuku Temple in the future. Elder Lechen had not yet been slandered and did not leave his real name in the green forest. No one knew his secular name. This man had been a thief who had been flying eaves and walls since he was a child. He gave him nickname "Fei Tian Jue". He never missed the trick of stealing wealthy houses. His head was extremely high. The technique of finding dragons and dividing gold and setting acupoints was taught by Mr. Zhang San. He was as enthusiastic as fire, and he liked to manage the unfair things in the world, and often had the heart to save the world.

The other is the "Golden Abacus". He was born in a merchant family and knew how to use Qimen and swipe weapons. He was smart and slick. The rare thing is that he was upright and did not take ordinary people into consideration. A pure gold abacus made of abacus is never left. The abacus beads and frames are engraved with the numbers of the heavenly stems and earthly branches. His abacus is not used to calculate accounts, but specializes in calculating the five elements and counting the eight directions. He and Mr. Zhang met in his early years, had extraordinary friendship, half a master and apprentice and half a friend.

The third one is the Yin-Yang Eye Sun Guofu, who was originally a family of aristocratic families. He had Yin-Yang Eyes since he was born and "can see ghosts" since childhood, so he was driven out of the house and wandered around. Later, he was met by Mr. Zhang and accepted as an apprentice. He was kind-hearted and knowledgeable, and had a Taoist mind. In other words, he was more traditional and conservative. Although he had learned a lot of skills, he was unwilling to do something to fight back and forth, and never participated in the act of dividing spoils and gathering righteousness in the green forest. Therefore, he used his real name and surname wherever he went.

The last youngest son was a closed disciple accepted by Mr. Zhang. He had a nickname called "Iron Mitou". He practiced his hard skills with a straight body. He was once a bandit and a nickname. He killed countless people in the past, but Mr. Zhang said that his temper was very similar to a brother in his early years. He thought of him as a powerful and honest person, so he took him to his disciples.

On this day, Mr. Zhang San called his disciples and grandchildren to the hall, put three ancient talismans in a jade plate, and told everyone that "it is better to go against the day than to choose a day". Today, we will pass on the gold-touching talisman. There is no banquet for the world to stay. Whether you have obtained the talisman or not, you will have to set up your own business from today and go outside with your ability. But there is one person who has learned the Dragon Search and Dividing the Gold-touching Certificate of the Gold-touching School, but who does not hang the gold-touching talisman to fight back. You may be lucky enough to save your life and come back once or twice, but if the ancient example is broken, you will not escape the deadly disaster sooner or later. If you don't listen to your master's words, when you die one day, don't blame your master for not explaining it clearly.

The disciples and disciples knew that Mr. Zhang was so smart that he could understand the world and could not stop obeying everything. They all came forward and bowed down, saying, "Who the three ancient talismans passed to, it depends on the master, and the disciples have no other words."

Mr. Zhang San nodded. In fact, although there were five disciples, including his son, there was a decision to give to whom the gold talisman was given. He first asked his son to withdraw from the room. It turned out that the secret technique of gold talisman was passed down for thousands of years and had many internal rules. The true talisman was not passed down to his descendants, and it was one of them.

It is completely different from the unruly scattered folk thieves. This rule is based on the profit of backlashing and fighting to make a lot of money. Even if the gold-touching lieutenant steals treasures from ancient tombs, most of them are not ordinary things seen in the world. If they are revealed in the world, they will definitely lead to open and secret competition. After the people who fight tombs and pick up treasures will eventually commit a lot of evil. Therefore, there is a saying that "becomes one generation, and three generations". From the generation of the third master's son to the generation of his great-grandson, they can no longer engage in robbing tombs, otherwise they will be punished by heaven, and their sons will be cut off, and their family will be defeated.

The same craftsman in the old society also said that in the butcher shop that killed pigs, there was a legend that a butcher was retribution on the ground of Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province. It is not an ordinary folk talk, and it is particularly credible, because these crafts were all passed down from generation to generation by men and women. There are clear records of how many generations of butcher generations have been made.

Every three generations of butchers must not be a butcher. Although they must inherit and learn the skills of their ancestors, they cannot set up their own businesses to slaughter animals. It is said that this is due to the concerns about killing animals, fearing that the future generation will be eliminated. However, no one can tell whether the reason is true. In short, among every three generations, one generation must not be able to manage their ancestors, but must learn other crafts to make a living. When they have descendants, they can become a butcher again.

The Mi family slaughtered pigs and sheep for generations, and it was passed on to the "Mi Butcher". The pig slaughtering technique was passed on to his generation. According to convention, he could not use a butcher knife anymore, but he didn't take this matter to heart and still slaughtered pigs and opened a meat shop. One day, the Mi Butcher got up before dawn, in order to slaughter an old sow. He lit a candle in the slaughter room alone, put the old pig on the ground, touched the bloodline on his neck, and wanted to bleed the old sow. But suddenly the pig was talking and said, "I should have died again on May 15th, and today is just May 14th. How dare you kill me?"

The butcher's courage is not comparable to that of ordinary people. Moreover, the rice butcher got up too early, and was sleepy and thought he had heard the wrong person in a daze. He actually heard the pig speak human words. He didn't think much about it at the moment, and inserted it into the knife to bleed. He let the old pig struggle and howl, but he was still indifferent.

But the sky turned around. It was May 15th. Mi Butcher still got up so early to slaughter pigs. I didn't expect that today I was even more sleepy and didn't even bother to light the lights. Anyway, I was familiar with my hands and touched the black knife. But today I didn't hear the slaughtered pig talking. It was very smooth and it seemed to be less laborious than before. When I took off the pig's hair, Mi Butcher was wondering: "Hey, it's weird. Today, the pig was cut by the knife but didn't scream, and it didn't move. And... And why didn't there be any hair on the pig's legs? It was so smooth and smooth, and it felt soft like a white chicken..."

Thinking of this, Mi butcher suddenly woke up and found that he did not enter the slaughterhouse at all, but sat in his home. The bed and floor were covered with blood. He was holding a snow-white and fat woman's thigh in his hand. Mi butcher was so scared that his soul was out of his shell and his seven souls ascended to heaven. How could he believe that the tragedy in front of him was real. He actually slaughtered his wife as a pig during sleepwalking. The blood in the room was still hot. As a result, Mi butcher hung himself on the same day and found a short opinion. Before he died, he used blood to write the big words "The time is wrong" on the wall.

Whether this is a wild news in the countryside or a real deed, in short, those who make money by relying on their skills would rather believe it than not. Therefore, Mr. Zhang San refused to let his son be the lieutenant of the gold lieutenant. In this way, only Mr. Zhang San's disciples were left. Among them, Mr. Zhang San's disciples were the four disciples. Among them, Sun Guofu, the "yin and yang eyes" among them, was a scholar who was not in the title. He was willing to fight back and forth, and was willing to make some ordinary livelihoods, either to open a library to teach students, or to make divination for others, and to choose the Yin and Yang house. Anyway, he had many skills and had no worries about making a living.

Seeing that the "Yin and Yang Eyes" had already decided, Mr. Zhang took out a book called "The Secret Technique of Yin and Yang Feng Shui in the Sixteen-character Characters", which detailed what Mr. Zhang knew and learned in his life.

The secret technique of touching gold is actually a branch of the Book of Changes. The ancient Zhoutian hexagrams have a total of sixteen characters. Only the Eight Trigrams remain in later generations. These Eight Trigrams are divided into innate Eight Trigrams and acquired Eight Trigrams. It is said that the Eight Trigrams were obtained by Emperor Fu Xi from the tortoise shell pattern. The Acquired Eight Trigrams were actually created by King Wen of Zhou. They are actually created by later generations. The two are not much different. They are both numbers of heavenly hexagrams with "dragon" as the image. Therefore, the Zhouyi who interprets the hexagrams should belong to the Dragon Trigrams. Although there are phenomena of rise and fall in these Eight Trigrams, they are all numbers of revitalization when they are carefully studied. Therefore, from the beginning to the end of the Book of Changes, they talk about the Qianyuan Heavenly Way.

The other eight trigrams that have been lost since the Western Zhou Dynasty belong to the Yin trigrams, mostly with stars and phoenixes as images. The ancients believed that the ancient trigrams were too complete and all the mystery of the creation between heaven and earth was vented. In this way, they would be jealous of ghosts and gods, and they would be left unknown, so they destroyed half of the sixteen trigrams and would no longer exist in the world.
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