Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 419 Marquis Changping! (4000)

Although Wu Liang was puzzled by this, it was obviously not the time to give priority to this.

While the camel fell heavily to the ground, more cracks appeared in the calcified armor on its body, and even pieces of the calcified armor fell off in some places, and the dark red mysterious substance inside exposed.

The form of this substance looks like a gel, not only does it feel a bit springy, but it is also very transparent, which is actually very similar to the jelly that is common in later generations.

And through this bright red gel that has almost completely replaced the camel's flesh and blood, one can clearly see the still intact skeleton in the camel's body.

"This is……"

Wu Liang can be considered a knowledgeable person, but he has never seen or heard of a creature in this state.

at the same time.

"Hey--"

Dian Wei had already jumped to the side of the camel, raised the iron halberd high in his hand, and only heard a "shua".

The camel didn't have time to react, its slender neck was broken in two, the head and body were completely separated, but it didn't splatter blood like a normal beheading.

"Worthy of being a Dian Lishi, a move is a killer move!"

Seeing this scene, Yang Wanli praised him sincerely, and immediately led several other soldiers to surround him, trying to make up for the severed camel.

This thing doesn't look like an ordinary animal in any way.

If it were an ordinary animal, beheading it would declare death, but facing such a weird camel, only by dismembering it into pieces would everyone feel at ease...

Yet at this time.

"retreat!"

Wu Liang suddenly shouted at the crowd again.

"My lord, this thing is unusual, maybe it's not dead yet, so don't be careless."

Everyone quickly stopped and retreated, while Yang Wanli came to Wu Liang's side, persuading him solemnly.

Naturally, he didn't want to disobey Wu Liang's order, but reminded Wu Liang to be more careful.

Because Wu Liang has always been interested in these weird things, if he doesn't teach them to dismantle the camel, he is undoubtedly preparing to study it, and this seems to Yang Wanli, especially at this moment. It is still unclear, and it is undoubtedly a relatively risky behavior.

"Do I look like the kind of person who doesn't hesitate to die?"

But Wu Liang grinned and asked back.

Yang Wanli was reminding him, why didn't he think about these guys, so he taught them to retreat first and not to act rashly?

Now the camel has only one leg left, and its head has been beheaded. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was cut into a "stick" by them. Even if it is really not dead, there is no physical threat to them. .

Therefore, Wu Liang did not call them back because of this concern.

Nor is it to preserve the camel as completely as possible for its own research.

He is mainly worried that there are unexplained substances in the camel's abdominal cavity, such as harmful gas, harmful liquid, and even some unknown deadly bacteria. If these guys rush up and hack, they will probably die from it. I don't know why, so I have to guard against it.

"Of course not, son, it's because the subordinates are worrying too much."

Yang Wanli was also relieved, and said with a smile.

"Put on gas masks, let's let it dry for a while, and keep a distance to observe its changes. It won't be too late to check it after I have inspected these jade objects."

Wu Liang muttered again.

Now the camel has been beheaded. If it was alive, it would be dead in a short time according to common sense.

And if it is already dead and is acting under the influence of some unknown mysterious power, then after a period of time, that power may weaken a little bit, and even if there is harmful liquid, gas or It is bacteria, and it can dissipate a little, and the risk factor will naturally decrease accordingly.

"promise!"

Everyone immediately acted according to Wu Liang's order, and soon became alert again.

Wu Liang, on the other hand, had already put on the gas mask on his face, and went to the two heavily damaged wooden boxes and the pile of jade wares to examine carefully.

Through the scattered wood chips and sawdust on the ground, Wu Liang found that the age of these two large wooden boxes did not seem to be too long.

He has seen many coffins that have gone through thousands of years or even thousands of years before, whether they are hidden in the mausoleum or placed outdoors in the wind and rain. What should be the state of those aged wood? He knew better than anyone else, and the wood on these two large wooden boxes was clearly different from those of those coffins.

There was no particularly serious decay on the wood, but it became dry and brittle in such an environment, so it became less strong.

In other words.

The four people and the camel will not stay here for too long, it may be a few months, or it may be a few years.

Although Wu Liang had no way to make an accurate judgment, but based on the state of the big wooden box, he could still be sure that it would definitely not be ten years or longer.

After making such a judgment, Wu Liang went to look at the jade wares scattered on the ground.

Most of these jade wares are "Nine-Aperture Jade" used on dead people. There is no doubt about it. Even with so many used "Nine-Aperture Jade" piled up together, Wu Liang has already penetrated through the anti-virus just by getting closer. The mask smelled a faint rancid smell, which was also very familiar to him.

Can't go wrong!
Whether it's the red and yellow traces infiltrated on the jade, or this special rancid smell, he is more sure that these are exactly the kind of "nine orifice jade" that has been soaked for a long time in the corpse water that flows out when the corpse rots.

In later generations, there is another folk saying about this "nine orifice jade", which is called "dead jade".

Those traces of yellow or red infiltrated into it are called "dead energy", and the jade infiltrated with "dead energy" is no longer a beautiful and noble thing, but an ominous thing that will bring disasters to people. If people carry it with them for a long time, it will definitely do harm and no benefit, and they don't even know how they died in the end.

Before that, Wu Liang used this kind of statement to fool Cao Tian, ​​which made him stunned for a while.

But in fact, he also has reservations about this statement.

Because archaeologists of later generations often come into contact with such things, and they will regard them as treasures after careful cleaning and preservation, and some experts engaged in cultural relic restoration work deal with such things every day.

Perhaps it was because he had never formally engaged in archaeological work in his previous life, and he had never had contact with real front-line archaeologists, or some relatively special archaeological events would not have been made public. In short, he had never heard of it. The actual events associated with this statement.

Leaving that aside for now.

Wu Liang is mainly thinking about where these "nine orifices" come from and where they are going.

He just checked roughly, and he can see that there are at least several hundred pieces of these "Nine Orifices Jade", which is not a small number. I'm afraid you won't find so many "Nine Orifices Jade" if you add up all the tombs.

But there are so many "Nine-Aperture Jade" in front of him, and the "Nine-Aperture Jade" gathered from the dead is obviously not trivial.

And as far as he knows.

The most popular place for "Jiuqiao Jade" is the ancient Chinese dynasty.

This is the almost superstitious worship of jade unique to the Celestial Dynasty. People believe that jade can make the living safe and the dead immortal forever. It is also for this reason that strange things like "golden jade clothes" appear in the funeral customs of the Han Dynasty.

This long-standing jade culture has also had a profound impact on later generations. Good jade products are still a luxury that ordinary people cannot afford.

Once out of the Celestial Dynasty, it can be said that out of East Asia, people's love for jade will be discounted.

of course.

Cultural relics are another matter. That thing has nothing to do with jade. What is precious is the age and culture, as well as the degree of scarcity.

and so.

Wu Liang suspected that these "Nine Orifices Jade" were transported here from the Central Plains. As for the purpose, of course it was trade.

Although the jade culture is exclusive to the Celestial Dynasty, the Celestial Dynasty has had a very strong influence on the whole world from ancient times to the present, especially the degree of cultural radiation to neighboring countries, which is unique in the entire history of mankind.

Especially on this ancient Silk Road.

Many products of the Celestial Dynasty are the hard currency that merchants scramble for, such as silk and ceramics. These things are deeply loved and sought after by the nobles of Central Asia and Europe. It is an honor to have a piece of silk product or a piece of ceramic utensil in the family. A porcelain plate or silk product that has been very common in China should be framed and placed in the most conspicuous place to show the wealth of the family.

Therefore, as long as the merchants can transport these things, they don't need to worry about sales and profits at all.

As a relatively valuable item in the Celestial Dynasty, even if it did not have any impact on Central Asia and Europe, jade articles were of certain value on the ancient Silk Road, especially the section close to the Celestial Dynasty, and could even be used as currency to communicate with merchants from the Celestial Dynasty. do business.

So Wu Liang was not at all surprised that Yushi appeared here.

At least in the Celestial Dynasty, there must be no market for the "Nine Orifices Jade" picked from the dead.

At that time, people were not very fond of "cultural relics". In addition, people today generally believe in ghosts and gods, and they can't avoid such unlucky things. Not only do they have basically no market value at all, but they are also very easy Bringing death upon himself.

Because the tomb owners who can be buried with "Jiuqiao Jade" are undoubtedly high-ranking princes and generals.

In other words, the vast majority of these "nine orifice jade" should have been picked up from the tombs of princes and generals. This is equivalent to digging the ancestral graves of the ruling class. Did it end up in the wilderness where corpses were exposed?
It is also for this reason that tomb robbery is a serious crime in this era, and as long as one is caught, one cannot escape the death penalty.

In comparison, the laws of later generations have been very kind to tomb robbers.

What really surprised him was that these jades were all "Nine Orifices Jade" that had been deducted from dead people, and there was such a huge amount of them. Who and where did they get them? A major event that shocked the government and the public may be recorded in the annals of history...

"This……"

Wu Liang suddenly thought that perhaps it was precisely because of this that these "Nine Orifices Jade" were transported to this place.

Because there is no market for this thing in the Central Plains, and it is easy to cause death, but if it is transported on the Silk Road, there is a chance to take advantage of the poor information and sell it to some people who came from afar and are interested in jade. Although they have a little knowledge, they don't know what the "Nine Orifices Jade" is.

But this still can't solve a doubt in Wu Liang's heart. He really wants to find out who this "colleague" who is much stronger than him is.

With such doubts, he used the "Diamond Umbrella" to fiddle with the "Nine Orifices Jade" piled up in a pool, hoping to find something different from it, which might provide him with some clues for reference.

Soon, he pulled out a distinctive fat white jade plate inside.

The jade material may be the very rare suet white jade in Hetian white jade.

Although Wu Liang knew a little about jade, it was only at the entry level, not as in-depth as those experts.

Anyway, as far as he knows, a large part of the precious white jade discovered in the archaeological world in later generations is suet white jade. This kind of white jade is rare and valuable, and only real princes and nobles are eligible to use it.

This fat-white jade plate is about three inches wide, and the length...is a bit hard to say.

At present, the jade plate is about one foot long, but there is a very obvious fracture mark at one end, which means that the jade plate that Wu Liang sees now is not complete.

But one thing is certain.

This jade plate is definitely not "Nine Orifices Jade".

Because no one orifice of the human body can use such a jade plate, and this jade plate is crystal clear, white, delicate and moist. Mark of.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Wu Liang lightly pulled the jade plate out from the pile of "Nine Orifices Jade", and leaned down to examine it carefully.

One side of the jade plate has no scratches, and it is polished so smooth that it can even reflect Wu Liang's face.

On the other side of the jade board, Wu Liang finally saw something different.

On the edge of the jade plate, there are a few inconspicuous small characters engraved in seal script. These small characters seem to be: "Changping Houwei..."

There should be words below, but it's a pity that the jade board broke here.

"Marquis of Changping... Marquis of Changping... Marquis of Changping..."

Wu Liang chewed these words repeatedly, his expression gradually became serious.

Because as far as he knows, looking at the dynasties in history, it seems that there is only one person who has been named "Marquis of Changping", and this person's surname is "Wei"!
(End of this chapter)