Chapter 89: The Zhao Family Ancestral Tomb

  Cheng Bulan invited the genuine and regular army, Da Hong Iron Cavalry...

  Tōga no Koei was a yōkai born from magic, who didn't understand pain or fear death, but also didn't know how to form an array or use tactics. Although there were many of them, they quickly collapsed under the real cavalry charge. The trapped Seii was also rescued at the first opportunity.

  A troop of cavalry under the command of an officer, dashing and charging, mercilessly cutting down the samurai.

  Teng Jia Bing chased and killed in anger, not knowing how to escape. This actually made things easier for the government soldiers. Even so, this battle lasted from afternoon till midnight.

  Almost all of the goblins were slaughtered, and the town of Jingle was reduced to ashes. In the end, only a dozen or so of the Green Jackets survived.

  In the past decade, it was not only Lí Jiǎo Qiān Hù who had been working hard to solve the puzzle of Lièzhōu Town. Yóu Jì Chéng Bù Lán had also been active all along. The commanders-in-chief of several large military camps nearby had all received his help before. When the enemy came, Chéng Bù Lán immediately sought help from the nearest camp.

  In public, the officials and soldiers have a responsibility to defend their territory. The green-clad messengers brought news that the small town was plagued by 'bandits', and they were duty-bound to respond. Under the pretext of upholding justice, the commander-in-chief of the main camp naturally welcomed the opportunity to repay Old Master Cheng's kindness.

  This is where Cheng Bulan's deep strategy lies, the Guoshi is also a person of the imperial court, his disciples can be arrogant, but when the large army arrives, they cannot take action to slaughter the city.

  However, Cheng Lao had not anticipated two things: first, the town's defenses were heavily guarded but only held out for one night, and reinforcements almost didn't arrive in time; second, there would be a disaster with the rattan armor troops, and the cavalry just happened to have a chance to show off their skills...

  After socializing with the leading general for a while, the cavalry troops left. Only then did Cheng Lao turn back, his face pale and coughing non-stop after being severely injured in the intense battle. He asked Liang Xin, "Do you still have things to do?"

  Liang Xin didn't know how to keep it under wraps, and directly told the commander's 'task' out loud: "Go to Zhen Shan, help Qu Qing Shi and Liu Yi overturn the case! And you?"

  Cheng Bulan took out a silk handkerchief from his bosom, wiped the blood stains on his beard, and replied: "I'll take Zhao Qing back to the capital to see the commander."

  Everyone is on the same path, which is best, and they can still take care of each other. Liang Xin turned his head to look at Zhao Qing not far away: "I still have something to ask you..."

  Cheng Lao Tuo furrowed his brow and asked Liang Xin in a low voice, "Are you asking why he went into hiding?"

  Liang Xin nodded, the case of Qu and Liu had not been settled yet, but Guoshi had dispatched his trusted men, even sending all his disciples to capture Zhao Qing. The reason behind this was what Liang Xin cared about most.

  Cheng Lao shook his head: "The commander must have hidden Zhao Qing here, it's definitely related to a major secret, can't be asked about... not just you, even I don't dare ask..."

  Before he could finish speaking, Liang Xin shook his head resolutely: "It's a matter of great importance."

  Cheng Lao Tuo thought for a moment, suddenly his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

  Liang Xin was startled, then immediately understood the old fox's meaning, couldn't help but laugh, and turned his head to look at Zhao Qing.

  Zhao Qing is not a coward, on the contrary, this person is fearless and has a heroic and lovely side, but he is not as calm and collected as Qing Yi. Compared to him, there is more of the passion and righteousness of Jianghu. He didn't plan to hide it at all, walked over and said to Liang Xin: "Let's find a secluded place to talk." As he spoke, he reached out to support Liang Xin.

  Liang Xin was about to get up, feeling his pants were tight, and when he looked down, he burst out laughing again. Cheng Laozhang was lying on the ground pretending to be dizzy, but his old hand was firmly grasping Liang's pant leg, making it clear: you have to listen together with everyone else.

  The surviving Qingyi were all clever people, seeing the situation, they smiled wryly and supported each other to slip away. The two children also jumped away happily. Liang Xin breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart, he was really afraid that the group of Qingyi would collectively exclaim "ah" and fall to the ground pretending to be dizzy.

  Zhao Qing paused for a moment before speaking up and asking: "Lord Liang, do you understand Feng Shui?"

  Liang Xin shook her head in dismay, Yang Jiao nodded vigorously, and Zhao Qing was delighted.

  Zhao Qing's family has a profound foundation in the study of astronomy, I Ching and other mystical arts, especially exceling in Feng Shui. The descendants of the Zhao family are not wandering scholars or masters, but have been officials for generations, with each generation serving in the Imperial Observatory.

  The former Astronomical Observatory was only responsible for astronomy, calendar, and solar terms. Before the national teacher arrived, it was not a government office.

  At this point, Zhao Qing's face showed a few points of pride, and he smiled: "The Central Plains are spiritual and elegant, the Great Flood is blessed by heaven, and extraordinary talents can be seen everywhere. However, when it comes to Feng Shui techniques, let me say that our family, with the surname Zhao, is the number one in the world, and I'm not bragging."

  Liang Xin shook his head and smiled. He came from a humble background, even lower than the common people's 'guilty households'. He couldn't bear to hear this kind of arrogant tone from officials, so he retorted: "There are many talented people among the common folk, your Zhao family is known for helping the imperial court with feng shui, you must have some skills. But if you're really the best in the world, that's probably not true."

  It was originally a casual remark, but Zhao Qing furrowed his brow deeply, with an unhappy face: "You're an outsider, you don't understand!"

  Although Zhao Qing's words are arrogant, they are also close to the truth. The Feng Shui officials in the imperial court receive much stronger resource support than ordinary Feng Shui masters. For example, when a civilian Feng Shui master is surveying, he can only roughly estimate how high the mountain is and how long the water is, but under the Imperial Observatory, there will be specialized mapping departments to provide them with accurate data. This naturally makes a difference in the results calculated by both parties; at the same time, with the help of precise data, it also allows the Zhao family's research and understanding of Feng Shui to reach new heights. The accumulation of generations has made the Zhao family's Feng Shui techniques much more advanced than the methods passed down among civilians.

  Relying on his family background, Zhao Qing's father was already working in the Imperial Observatory as the head of the five officials, specializing in promoting calendar methods and setting the four seasons, which shows how high his 'academic status' is.

  About thirty years ago, Zhao Qing's father returned home to worship his ancestors and was shocked to discover that an earthquake had created a fissure that ran through the land where his ancestral tomb was located.

  This matter is nothing unusual in the eyes of ordinary people, but Old Zhao was full of doubts. The selection of his ancestral tomb's location was naturally not simple. According to the surrounding mountains' trend, the place where the Zhao family's ancestral tomb is located is the largest auspicious land within a hundred miles. There is a famous name called 'Zhong Ding Shan Lin', which implies the meaning of wealth and nobility in seclusion. Apart from this, this kind of grave also has an important characteristic: stability for ten thousand years.

  From a feng shui perspective, an earthquake will not occur in this area. A fault line passing through the site is even more impossible.

  The crack is right in front of Old Zhao, and there can only be one reason: the mountain and water landscape within a hundred miles around the ancestral tomb has been changed for some reason, and the Feng Shui has also changed, so an earthquake occurred.

  Lao Zhao is a stubborn person, after figuring out the reason, he took out the feng shui map of this area drawn by his ancestors and carefully examined it. He found that the reason for the change in feng shui was that the surface of the Daqing River, 15 miles northwest of the ancestral tomb, had dropped by three feet three inches compared to before.

  It is said that pulling one hair can move the whole body, and the lowering of the river's water level will lead to a reduction in forest land, which in turn will cause soil desertification. Over time, the mountain landscape also quietly changes... This has affected the Zhao family ancestral tomb.

  While the water level drops, it is because of the government's dam construction.

  Since ancient times, Feng Shui has been closely related to civil engineering. A good Feng Shui master must have some knowledge of architecture, and Old Zhao is no exception. After he saw the dam on the upper reaches of the Daqing River, he had a new question: This large dam will lower the water level downstream, but at most it will only affect about one foot, and it won't suddenly reduce it by three feet three, which is too exaggerated.

  After further investigation, it was found that the terrain of the upper reaches of the Daqing River had also been altered, and the water level had originally dropped by a few feet, plus the embankment, just enough to make up for three feet three.

  Lao Zhao continued to be puzzled and went on to investigate why the water and soil in the upper reaches of the Daqing River had changed...

  At that time, Old Zhao had already chosen a new auspicious land and moved the ancestral tomb there. He investigated the changes in Feng Shui purely out of academic interest, but what he uncovered was a earth-shattering secret that even Zhao Qing's father couldn't have imagined in his wildest dreams!