Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 241 Copper Nail Seven Killing Curse (4000)

It's a pity that as long as a person has no "morality", any means of "moral kidnapping" are paper tigers.

Therefore, for his own future "happiness", Wu Liang did not agree to Cao Ang's request.

However, it was precisely because he realized Cao Ang's true intentions that Wu Liang gave him an explanation, so that the Cao family would not think he had any ulterior motives in the future: "Brother Zixiu, I treat you as my brother and my son-in-law as my sister, but you all want Wanting my body, isn't that a little too much for others... Let's put it this way, the most I can do is to agree to sworn brothers with different surnames with brother Zixiu, or agree to worship the envoy as a righteous father, but this marriage is impossible anyway. I can't agree, a twisted melon is not sweet."

Of course, the premise is that he can leave the tomb alive.

This is also a good proposal for Cao Ang.

As long as Wu Liang can survive this time, no matter whether he swore to Cao Ang or worshiped Boss Cao as his adoptive father, he would be bound to the Cao family to some extent.

then.

"also!"

Cao Ang pondered for a moment, but immediately agreed.

"..."

Everyone was taken aback after hearing this.

Having said so much just now, they all thought that Cao Ang was arranging a lifelong event for his younger sister before he died. While marveling at Wu Liang's strange eccentricities, they were somewhat moved, but after careful consideration of Cao Ang's reaction at the moment, it was obviously not entirely true So what happened...

"If my virtuous brother and I survive together, we will immediately become brothers with different surnames. If brother Yu dies here, my virtuous brother will worship my father as a righteous father after he leaves. Help my father achieve great things for me, brother, we have made a deal!"

Cao Ang didn't care about everyone's opinions, and pressed Wu Liang's shoulder to supplement the agreement just now.

"It's hard to chase a horse!"

Wu Liang nodded.

Through this incident, Wu Liang naturally had a better understanding of Cao Ang.

This guy is also a very utilitarian person, but this is understandable, no one is not utilitarian, they just want different things.

Anyway, Wu Liang also had his own purpose in seeking refuge with Boss Cao, and he was very utilitarian in doing things.

But not everyone can still not forget the original intention when facing life and death.

Just like Cao Ang is now, in order to achieve the great cause of the Cao family, he is still able to make trade-offs, even at the expense of sacrificing himself... Through Cao Ang's previous tone and expression, Wu Liang, who is good at observing words and demeanor, can already foresee that if this trip is very serious If someone had to sacrifice, Cao Ang would choose to sacrifice himself without hesitation, to fight for his chance of escape.

Focusing on this alone, Wu Liang couldn't feel any disgust towards him.

And history has already fully proved Cao Ang's character.

In the Battle of Wancheng, it was Cao Ang who would give the horse to Boss Cao without hesitation, and died in Wancheng together with Cao Ti and Dian Wei, so that Boss Cao won the chance to escape.

Not everyone can do this kind of thing, even for his own father.

At least as far as Wu Liang knows, in history, there are more rebellious sons who killed their fathers for the sake of the throne and interests, and there are only a few people who are willing to die for their fathers...

And think about it carefully, if Cao Ang did not give way to Boss Cao in history, and it was Boss Cao who died in Wancheng instead of Cao Ang, then wouldn't Cao Ang, the eldest son, be able to inherit the Cao family's great business logically?

Cao Ang is quite a man of the city, and a utilitarian person, it is absolutely impossible for him not to think of the joints.

But even so, he still chose to sacrifice himself...

Therefore, in Wu Liang's view, Cao Ang is definitely a person worthy of close friendship, and sworn brothers with different surnames with him will definitely have more advantages than disadvantages.

In this way, as long as Cao Ang is still alive, as long as Wu Liang does not do anything that must be killed, Boss Cao will really feel dissatisfied and suspicious of Wu Liang, and there is a high probability that Cao Ang will stand up and say a few words for his brother with a different surname , which is equivalent to adding another amulet.

Moreover, if he can try not to let Cao Ang die early, Cao Ang will be the first successor of the Cao family.

When Cao Ang inherits the great cause, the status of Wu Liang, a brother with a different surname, will naturally rise accordingly, and it will only be more convenient and more secure to do things...

Such two people with different thoughts can be regarded as reaching some kind of consensus.

Naturally, there is no need to mention this matter again. The most important thing right now is how to solve the threat of gnats and make every effort to survive.

If it was possible, Cao Ang definitely didn't want to die in this kind of place, he would have to make a choice only when he was at a dead end...

……

Soon.

The group of people passed another ear chamber on the left side of the tomb passage.

This ear room is about the same size as the previous one. Two carriages made of bronze are stored inside. On the sides of the carriages, there are four terracotta figurines in the shape of soldiers. A long halberd.

As far as Wu Liang knows, the mainstream weapons of the chariot soldiers in the Spring and Autumn Period were long Ge and long halberd, which is very realistic.

Besides, there was no other more valuable things left in this ear chamber, so after a simple inspection, Wu Liang walked out from inside and continued to go deeper along the tomb passage.

So it took a few more cups of tea.

Wu Liang and the others finally came to the end of the tomb passage.

Presented in front of everyone is a relatively wide oval tomb.

The ground in the center of the tomb was raised by more than a foot, forming a smaller oval stone platform.

A large coffin with a length of three meters and a width of two meters was placed on the table.

From the appearance, this should be the outermost coffin made of animal skin in the "one coffin and four coffins", because it has been stored for nearly a thousand years, and now the layer of red paint has appeared on the surface of this coffin There are many crack marks, and many places have fallen off, exposing the same slightly dry and cracked skin inside.

And in front of this large coffin, there is a big round bronze tripod.

This big tripod is 1.5 meters high and about 1 meter in diameter. It has three legs and double ears. The body of the tripod is surrounded by string patterns. , the production process is very sophisticated.

In addition to these, there are also some ancient Qi characters engraved on the outside of the big tripod that are not in tune with the craftsmanship of the big tripod.

It seems that it should have been engraved later, rather than being cast together with the tripod...

"Rengong Ren of the Lv family with Jiang surname in the state of Qi died in this cauldron. This feud is irreconcilable."

Although Yu Ji is old, but his eyesight is not bad, he has already read these words from a long distance away.

"It seems that this must be the main tomb of Qi Ai Cemetery. That is the bronze tripod that King Zhou Yi used to cook and kill Duke Ai of Qi. After his younger brother and family brought back the body and the tripod, they still tried to find a way to use what the princes should have. The rites of the funeral were carried out."

Wu Liang nodded, pointing to the large coffin behind the tripod and said.

"Even if they were tortured by cooking, they might have been boiled into meat soup. When they were transported back, even if they were not spoiled, they had already turned into jelly. How could they be buried in a coffin?"

Yu Ji was a little puzzled.

"I'm thinking about this too..."

Wu Liang shook his head, then continued to observe other things in this tomb.

On the side of the bronze cauldron, there were three human-sized puppets, but these three puppets were very different from the puppets they had seen outside near the tombstone.

The workmanship of these three puppets is beyond imagination. Not only are they engraved with different facial features, but also engraved with different styles of service, and each puppet is also engraved with a specific and very distinctive "crown" (liu Two tones)", different numbers of bead curtains were hung on the front and back.

There are twelve bead curtains on the "mian 旒" on the head of one of the puppets, while the remaining two puppets only have nine...

In the ancient times of the Chinese Dynasty, "Mian 旒" symbolized supreme power and obedience to others, and it was exclusive to the ruling class.

And different positions of power will also be reflected in the "mian 旒".

As far as Wu Liang knows, according to the rules of the Spring and Autumn Period, "Mian'an" has twelve bead curtains, which are symbols of the status of the emperor, and "Mian'an", which has nine bead curtains, is a symbol of the status of princes.

In other words, among the three puppets, one was made in the prototype of a certain emperor, while the other two were made in the prototype of a certain two princes.

According to the records in "The History of Qi", Wu Liang quickly thought of the prototype identities of the three puppets.

Cooked and killed Qi Aigong's emperor, Zhou Yi Wang Ji Xie.

The king of Ji, Ji Yanghou Jiang Weizi, who slandered King Ai of Qi and convicted Duke Ai of Zhou.

There was also Lu Jing, Duke Hu of Qi who joined forces with Ji Yanghou to denounce Duke Ai of Qi and eventually replaced him.

Since there are puppets of the emperor and princes in Qi Aigong's tomb, naturally only his enemies can appear, not other irrelevant people.

When thinking about it like this.

"Sure enough, there is an enchantment-repelling technique here, and these three puppets are probably cast with the Seven Killing Curse of Copper Nails!"

Yu Ji suddenly wrinkled his old face and said.

"Seven Killing Curse of Copper Nails?"

Wu Liang looked at Yu Ji suspiciously.

Everyone also turned their heads suspiciously, with an expression of ignorance.

"The old man has never seen the Seven Killing Curse of Copper Nails before, but I just heard by accident that it is a powerful spell in the technique of casting evil spirits."

Yu Ji calmed down, and said in a deep tone, "It is said that when casting this spell, you need to carve a puppet in advance, and engrave the name of the enemy on the back of the puppet, and then write talismans, seal and incinerate, worship seven times a day, and so on. After 21 consecutive days, the three souls and seven souls of the enemy will be scattered. If you nail the copper nails on the puppet, it will be like nailing the enemy itself. Both the puppet and the enemy will spew blood. Taking human life in a different place, the victim has no ability to resist, and even gods cannot escape this curse, it can be described as weird and unpredictable."

"Look at these three puppets, there is a copper nail on each limb, one on the navel, one on the heart, and one on the Yintang, exactly seven of them, and the location of the nails is exactly the same as the old man knows. It is undoubtedly the 'Seven Killing Curse of Copper Nails', and the person who has been cursed has probably lost his soul!"

"This……"

When everyone heard the words and looked carefully, there were seven copper nails nailed to the puppet's body, and they couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

After all, the gnats in this tomb were already scary enough, and now there is another curse that sounds even scarier, which is even more terrifying for these aborigines who already believe in ghosts and gods. Scalp tingling.

"However, the owner of the tomb has been dead for nearly a thousand years. Even the three people who were cursed by him should have died nearly a thousand years earlier. It has nothing to do with us. Don't worry."

Wu Liang said to the crowd quite calmly.

As he spoke, he took the initiative to check behind the three puppets.

All three puppets had their names engraved on the back of their bodies, and just as he had guessed just now, the engraved names were Ji Xie, Jiang Weizi, and Lu Jing respectively.

However, it was good not to see these three names, but after seeing these three names, Wu Liang became calmer.

Not to mention whether the "Seven Killing Curse of Bronze Nails" is real, even if it was a real curse, Qi Aigong's younger brother and family members must have never learned it.

Because apart from Ji Yanghou Jiang Weizi, Zhou Yi Wang Ji Xie and Qi Hugong Lu Jing's death dates he knew a little bit.

Zhou Yi Wang Jixie died in 878 BC, more than ten years later than Qi Aigong, and died of illness.

The death date of Qi Hugong Lu Jing is also very clear in the "History of Qi". He died in the eighth year after Qi Aigong's death, and the cause of death was rebellion and assassination by Qi Aigong's younger brother and family.

From this point of view, neither the time of death nor the method of death of the cursed person can be connected with this so-called "Seven Killing Curse of Copper Nails".

In other words, this curse should have no effect at all.

Otherwise, why would Qi Aigong's younger brother and family spend manpower and material resources to rebel and seize the throne, directly cursing Qi Hugong and Zhou Yiwang to death, wouldn't it be nice to ascend to the throne comfortably?

"That's not right..."

Yu Ji was stunned when he saw the inscription behind the puppet, and muttered to himself while twisting his beard, "I have indeed heard about the 'Seven Killing Curse of Copper Nails', but I have also read "The History of Qi" carefully." , the Qihu Gong Lu Jing in there didn’t die under a curse, what’s wrong?”

"Old man, although I don't know where you heard that incantation, I believe in "The History of Qi" even more."

Wu Liang had already made a judgment in his mind, so he said to everyone, "Don't worry about this issue for the time being. Whether this spell is true or not, it will definitely not harm us."

"Ah."

Through the dialogue between the two, they also came to some conclusions about this so-called "Seven Killing Curse of Copper Nails", and they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Ang found something he was more interested in, pointed to the west side of the tomb and said, "There are some gold objects here..."

The place he pointed to had a large alcove, on which were displayed a lot of exquisite gold wares: bowls, cups, basins, spoons, hooks, and various animal-shaped ornaments , In addition, there are gold incense utensils...

These should be commonly used objects in front of the owner of the tomb.

So a large set of extremely neat displays in the alcove, roughly estimated to be more than a hundred catties, at first glance, it is much more magnificent than the gold shop display cabinets of later generations.

However, Wu Liang just glanced at it, and quickly turned his gaze back: "There is no rush for the gold utensils, let's open the coffin first!"

If those gnats came after him, he still planned to use Qi Ai Gong's coffin to hide temporarily to save his life. Before this matter, the rest of the things had to be set back a little bit.

(End of this chapter)