Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 2 The Ghost Blows the Lamp

within the military tent.

"How can this be good?"

Du Bo (deputy) "Zhou Feng" paced restlessly back and forth, muttering incessantly, "Your Majesty ordered us to excavate Liang Xiaowang's tomb within two months, and now the time limit has passed more than half, not only did we not complete the excavation, last night He also inexplicably lost more than half of his horses, how do we explain to the envoy when we go back?"

"Go back? I can't do this well, so I might as well die in this wilderness."

Military Marquis "Cao Tian" stared at the saber next to him with a solemn expression and exhaled, but he felt even more depressed in his chest.

"Mr. Marquis, don't talk lightly about life and death. Shijun and you are uncles and nephews. If you think about it, even if you fail this mission, he won't punish you too much. When the time comes, you should ask the Marquis to give me some kind words. "

Zhou Feng finally stopped and hurried up to persuade him.

"Because of this, I went back to meet my uncle even more shamelessly."

Cao Ting sighed, "Last month, Tao Qian in Xuzhou condoned his subordinates to kill my grandpa. Uncle was angry and attacked Tao Qian. I wanted to be a vanguard and lead the army to kill the enemy, but my uncle had other plans, and ordered me to lead the people. The army came to rob the tomb to relieve the urgent need of the frontline soldiers..."

Speaking of this, Cao Ting suddenly stopped, as if he had said something that should not be said, and subconsciously changed his words: "... At that time, I blamed my uncle for being overqualified, but now I have not only lost the army, but also lost nothing, alas——"

Zhou Feng also pretended not to hear the previous words, and suggested calmly: "This... why don't you send some people into the tomb to investigate, maybe you can get something else?"

"There were only about [-] people in the Huren Army. Now more than half of the casualties have not been identified yet, and the rest are panic-stricken. There have been rumors of ghosts harming people among the soldiers. Who is willing to put themselves in danger? You? "

Cao Ting looked up at Zhou Feng.

"Cough cough!"

Zhou Feng coughed twice in embarrassment, and explained again and again, "You know me, Marquis. I have been weak and sick since I was a child. The doctor told me not to step into a cold place, or I will die soon... But you don't have to worry too much, Marquis. As long as you give an order, whoever dares to back down will be a deserter and will be killed according to the law."

"Ha ha."

Cao Ting rolled his eyes and sneered, and said in his heart that if your uncle hadn't strongly recommended me in front of my uncle, how could you be able to afford the position of Dubo of the Tuan Army?
But it was obviously not the time to care about these details, and Cao Ting fell into distress again: What happened last night? Could it be that there are ghosts in the tomb?
After a long time.

"boom!"

Seemingly having made up his mind, Cao Ting suddenly slapped the table, gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent. Tonight I will personally lead people to the tomb! If you die in the tomb, it will be regarded as repaying your uncle's trust!"

"No! Absolutely not! If something unexpected happens to the military commander, who will lead the Huan army?"

Zhou Feng was taken aback, and hurried over to persuade him.

Just then.

"Report—!"

Suddenly there was a report from outside the tent.

"Come in!"

The topic ended for the time being, Cao Ting sat back on the chair and said with a blank expression.

A soldier ran in quickly, clasped his fists and said, "Report! Marquis, there is still one alive among those who entered the tomb last night, and now it has been taken out of the tent. Please, Marquis."

Hearing the words, Cao Ting regained his energy in an instant, and hurriedly said, "Live it? Bring it in quickly!"

"Yes!"

The soldier bowed and retreated.

In a blink of an eye, a disheveled young man came in after the soldier.

"why you?"

Seeing this young man, Cao Ting hadn't spoken yet, but Zhou Feng was the first to show surprise, as if he saw someone who shouldn't be here.

This person is none other than Wu Liang.

Wu Liang naturally also noticed Zhou Feng's reaction, and while he was puzzled, he suddenly remembered something:
"Brother Youcai" had a feud with Zhou Feng. The reason was that "Brother Youcai" reported the unfair distribution of food to Cao Zhi, which caused Zhou Feng, who was in charge of the matter, to be reprimanded. Since then, this person has held a grudge. In my heart, I am in trouble with the "talented brother" everywhere.

Fortunately, Cao Ting was fairly fair, and Zhou Feng couldn't blatantly take advantage of him without grasping the "talented brother".

But it's hard to say in secret, such as ordering others to kill him in the tomb without anyone noticing?
In short, Zhou Feng had every motive to do so.

It's just that now Wu Liang is only suspicious and doesn't have any definite evidence, so it's not easy to say anything in front of Cao Ting, all he can do is to be more careful.

"Greetings, Marquis, Du Bo."

Thinking of this, Wu Liang saluted with a low eyebrow.

"Don't be too polite."

Cao Ting waved his hand, and asked eagerly, "You are the only survivor last night, and tell me what you saw and heard in the tomb, why did our army annihilate?"

Wu Liang's thoughts turned. In fact, through the death conditions of those people and some details of what happened last night, he had almost deduced the cause of the accident—"died in the well"!
Both archaeologists and tomb robbers in the 21st century know that ancient tombs have been closed all year round, and the air composition in the tomb has changed. The most common of these is excessive carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. These two gases are easily produced and are colorless and odorless. The former It will make people poisoned, and the latter can be suffocating, and it is simply an invisible super killer.

Faced with this situation, the best way is to pre-ventilate.

But this newly formed army of people seems to have no experience in this field at all. They immediately sent people to investigate as soon as the Vajra Wall was demolished, and more than a hundred people entered at once, and they also carried dozens of lit torches at the same time.

This practice will undoubtedly increase the oxygen consumption in the tomb, causing a surge of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.

Even during the investigation, the torches they held were extinguished once, and the people in the tomb were not alert at all, which led to this tragedy that could have been avoided...

But at the same time, Wu Liang also knew that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there was no specific concept of air, let alone carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.

So forced science popularization may not be useful.

When someone is eyeing his life, maybe he will be bitten by someone, and he will end up like Bruno in the end.

Instead of taking this risk, it is better to bluff him with the easiest-to-understand words for people of this era, and then solve the problem with a superior attitude, so as to gain the trust and reliance of the military officer.

Only in this way can we take the initiative in our own hands!

After thinking about it, Wu Liang finally lowered his gaze and said in a low voice, "Have you ever heard of 'Ghost Blowing Lamp', Marquis Jun?"

"Ghost Blowing Lamp? I've never heard of it, what's the explanation?"

Cao Ting frowned again, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.

Zhou Feng also had a strange expression on his face, and changed his standing posture very uncomfortably to cover up the uneasiness in his heart.

In fact, not to mention the people of this era, even in the 21st century where Wu Liang lives, when people hear the words "ghost" and "tomb" at the same time, they will unconsciously have many associations, not to mention that they have no experience of tomb robbery at all. The two were deeply influenced by feudal superstition.

"It is said that 'Ghost Blowing Lamp' is an agreement between the living and the dead."

Wu Liang's voice became lower and lower, his eyes stared at the two of them, and he said half-truthfully, "If a living person enters the tomb to steal from the underground palace, if the open flame suddenly goes out, it means that the owner of the tomb who has not passed away has died." The guest order is to warn the tomb robbers not to act recklessly, and the tomb robbers must retreat quickly and do not take anything, otherwise they will be destroyed!"

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