Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 420 Living liquid! (4200)

Wei Qing!

This person is one of the most famous generals in the Western Han Dynasty——Wei Qing, Wei Zhongqing!
The largest tomb of important ministers in the mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is the tomb of Wei Qing.

There is a stone tablet in front of the site of this mausoleum in later generations. On the stone tablet, there are [-] characters inscribed "Green Tomb of Duke Wei, General Sima Changping of the Han Dynasty".

However, as far as Wu Liang knows, this stele was actually erected in the Qing Dynasty, and the person who erected the stele was Bi Yuan, the author of "Continued Zi Zhi Tong Jian".

Before that, Wei Qing's mausoleum, as well as the entire mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, had suffered extremely serious damage, and none of them survived.

In this way, Maoling was officially designated as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units after the establishment of the New China, and only the remaining ruins and a small number of cultural relics were restored and preserved.

and so.

Is this broken jade plate a relic of Wei Qing, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty?
But what is this?

Wu Liang stared at the jade slab, and quickly searched for jade articles with similar shapes in his mind.

As far as he knows, the vast majority of jade wares in the Celestial Dynasty are decorations, even wine utensils, which are more or less engraved with some decorative patterns to make them look more beautiful and valuable, even if they are not decorative. Patterns should also be shaped into a certain shape, such as jade bracelets. There are very few smooth and square jade plate shapes, and very few people engrave their own names on jade. This will not only affect jade in ancient times. The beauty of jade will directly affect the value of jade.

On the basis of this cognition, combined with Wei Qing's identity...

"Could it be a wat board?"

Wu Liang quickly thought of something.

The so-called "Wat board" is a tool carried by the ministers of the ancient Chinese dynasty when they went to the palace to face the king.

This kind of thing appeared as early as the pre-Qin period, and it can be traced back to before the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, there was no convenient and writing paper. Therefore, when the civil and military ministers met the king, they had to carry a board with them. Record it, and you can also write down the words you want to play to the king on the wat board to prevent forgetting.

In other words, the function of "Wat board" is equivalent to the notebook of later generations.

As the saying goes, "Wat, suddenly, prepare and forget", that is what it means.

The "Wat board" that first appeared was actually made of bamboo and wood. The "Wat board" at that time really existed for recording things, and it was a very practical tool.

But with the development of society, more and more convenient recording tools appear.

"Wat board" gradually lost its original function, but this kind of court etiquette was still handed down, and gradually became a ritual item representing status and official position.

Therefore, the material of "Wat board" is also changing.

Precious materials such as jade and ivory have become the materials for making "Wat boards", and the use of "Wat boards" has also been stipulated in successive dynasties, such as what material "Wat boards" can be used for official positions above a few grades , What should be the specifications of the "Wat board" used by officials of different ranks, and so on.

In this way, it was not until the Qing Dynasty that "Wat board" no longer appeared on the court hall.

The reason is that Manchu people like to ride horses. At the beginning, civil and military officials all rode to the court, and they seldom even sat on sedan chairs. In this way, they had to hold both the whip and the rein with both hands. Discard it.

And Wei Qing reached the official rank at that time.

It is not an exaggeration to say that officials of the ministerial level are at least one person in later generations, and it is not an exaggeration to say that one person is under one person and over ten thousand people. It is perfectly reasonable to use precious jade wat boards.

"So this is the wat board that Wei Qing used?"

Wu Liang continued to use the "Diamond Umbrella" to draw among the pile of "Nine Orifices Jade", hoping to find the missing part of this jade plate, so that he could make the most accurate judgment when pieced together.

Because as far as he knows, the "Book of Rites" of the Han Dynasty recorded the specifications of the "Wat board" at that time: "Wat is 2 feet 6 inches long and 3 inches wide in the middle."

The size of the Han Dynasty was shorter than that of later generations.

However, this did not affect Wu Liang's judgment. The jade plate he found was only about 3 inches wide, but it was impossible to measure the specific length because it had broken.

pity.

Wu Liang searched almost every piece of "Nine Orifices Jade" to make sure that he hadn't missed any omissions, but he still didn't find the missing part of the jade plate.

Wu Liang was naturally a little disappointed.

If he can find the missing part, Wu Liang will definitely put it away, and find a way to glue it together and treasure it after returning home. In his eyes, even if it is damaged, the value of this thing is definitely more than those exquisite jades without words .

Disappointed, Wu Liang began to deduce the source of this jade plate and those "Nine Orifices Jade".

Legend has it that Lu Bu may be the successor of Xiling Lishi? !
He had previously deduced that these jade products should come from the mausoleums of the Central Plains, but now a "Wat board" suspected to have been used by Wei Qing was found in this pile of jade, so...

Wu Liang naturally thought of the mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty where Wei Qing's tomb was located.

A few years ago, Dong Zhuoquan turned to the opposition, and all states and counties jointly elected Yuan Shao as the leader to form a coalition to send troops to attack. Dong Zhuo was forced by the situation and had to move westward to Chang'an. Before leaving Luoyang, Dong Zhuo even specially sent Lu Bu to rob the Eastern Han Dynasty. Maoling looted all the gold and treasures in the tomb.

Since the Maoling Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was destroyed by Lu Bu, the tomb of Wei Qing built inside the Maoling Mausoleum was also doomed...

thought here.

Wu Liang suddenly felt that many of the doubts in his heart could be explained.

If it wasn't for large-scale tomb robbery activities, and the targets were all the mausoleums of princes and nobles, how could it be possible to collect such an astonishing amount of "Nine Orifices Jade"?
And it seems that this is the only large-scale tomb robbery event recorded in history recently.

of course.

The real gold and jewels stolen from the tomb would naturally belong to Dong Zhuo. At that time, Lv Bu was still Dong Zhuo's adopted son and subordinate, so he didn't dare to take it privately, at least he didn't dare to take it blatantly.

As for the remaining unlucky leftovers, such as the "Nine Orifices Jade" that was taken from the dead, and the broken jade plate, Dong Zhuo will definitely not want it, but it is possible to reward it to Lu Bu. with the people below.

So how to deal with these things?
In today's world, the people of the Celestial Dynasty can't even afford to eat, how can they afford this kind of luxury that can't be eaten or drunk, not to mention their social status is not qualified to enjoy jade.

The gentry of the Celestial Dynasty knew jade very well, and they would not be interested in the "Nine Orifices Jade" deducted from the dead.

Therefore, this thing can only be transported to the Western Regions, and it is almost the same to fool foreign businessmen who only have a little knowledge of jade, but it can be regarded as making the best use of it. Maybe it will be replaced by a circle after a certain transformation. In another form, returning to the Central Plains, it suddenly becomes a sought-after rare thing, just like many domestically produced things in later generations go abroad for a round, but it can be turned into imported goods and sold at high prices.

Wu Liang didn't care about these things, what he cared about was the "Wat board" suspected to be Wei Qing's jade board.

According to this speculation, it is very likely that this jade plate was damaged when Lu Bu led the crowd to rob the tomb, so it became an inconspicuous scrap, thrown in this pile of "nine-orifice jade" and transported here.

In this way, it makes sense to not find the missing part.

Maybe the missing part has been broken into very small pieces, basically worthless, so no one is interested in it anymore, and I don't know where to throw it.

……

It's not a coincidence, isn't it?

As a rising star in the tomb robbery field in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Wu Liang not only had heard about Lu Bu, a "predecessor" who had done great things, but actually had many complicated thoughts.

He has always wanted to get in touch with Lu Bu, and it would be best to have a friendly and kind exchange.

In this way, he was able to hear some interesting things from Lu Bu.

For example, what kind of views and opinions does Lu Bu have on tomb robbery, and what unknown tomb robbery skills he has mastered;
Another example is when Lu Bu stole the Eastern Han Dynasty Tombs and Maoling Tombs, did he see some rare treasures and shocking secrets that are not known to future generations?
Another example is whether Lu Bu has stolen other tombs, has any more important historical documents been found, and whether these historical documents have been preserved;

Etc., etc……

These things are what Wu Liang is most interested in. His repeated adventures in tomb robbery are constantly looking for and witnessing these unknown things.

Also.

Wu Liang can say with certainty that Lu Bu did not just steal the Imperial Tomb and Maoling Tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty under Dong Zhuo's order.

He is also the kind of person who lives endlessly and robs graves.

Thinking back to last year when Wu Liang went to Jizhou to steal the tomb of King Liu Qu of Guangchuan, didn't he happen to meet Hao Meng, the general who came to rob the tomb under the order of Lu Bu?

And now his subordinate Yang Wanli, isn't he also the tomb hunter under Lv Bu's command who went around looking for news about the ancient tomb?

It's a pity that Yang Wanli was just an unknown person before, and he didn't follow Lu Bu for a long time. He couldn't get in touch with Lu Bu's core secrets, and he didn't even have the qualification to talk to Lu Bu. Otherwise, Wu Liang could use Yang Wanli to gain some understanding of Lu Bu. .

However, these things can prove that after Dong Zhuo returned to the west, apart from his ambition to conquer the world, Lu Bu did not let go of the tomb robbery, and was still constantly looking for ancient tombs.

It's just that Wu Liang is not sure whether Lu Bu's tomb robbery is just to raise military pay like Boss Cao, or there are other unknown purposes...

Besides.

Wu Liang was a little in awe of Lu Bu, and he didn't want to have direct contact with Lu Bu when he was alive and well.

Firstly, it was because Lu Bu was famous for his bravery, and he was called a "flying general" by the world at a young age. There is even a saying that "the man is Lu Bu, and the horse is a red rabbit". In addition, Dian Wei may not be fully sure, so he does not want to take risks;

Secondly, because of Lu Bu's character, he is definitely not a good person, and he is a bit capricious, which cannot be dealt with with common sense.

After all, he killed two adoptive fathers in a row, and later when he cooperated with Uncle Liu, he stabbed him in the back every now and then for a little profit, and even captured Uncle Liu's wives, concubines and children several times, so that in the end Lu Bu was captured by Boss Cao At that time, at that time, Lu Bu had his intention to surrender, and Boss Cao also had his heart back, but Uncle Liu was saving his life from the sidelines, which finally led to the tragic end of Lu Bu's generation of famous generals who fell to the ground.

To sum up the above two points.

This made Wu Liang, who was already very cautious, even as suspicious as Boss Cao, reluctant to contact him directly. People with superior military strength and no martial arts ethics are really hard to get along with, so don't make mistakes.

Wu Liang's only hope now is Boss Cao.

If development follows the normal historical trend, Boss Cao would have to capture Lu Bu after all. At that time, Wu Liang would persuade Boss Cao to keep him alive for the time being, and it would not be too late to contact him again.

I'm afraid that with Wu Liang's arrival, many changes have quietly taken place in history, and he is not sure whether there will be such a day.

Just as Wu Liang analyzed it like this.

"Young master, look quickly!"

Dian Wei suddenly pointed at the camel and shouted.

Wu Liang stood up and looked around.

I saw that the only trunk of the camel was drying up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and as the trunk continued to dry up, some bright red viscous liquid was gurgling out from the huge wound on its neck.

"This is……"

Wu Liang couldn't figure out what was going on.

If this was blood, it should have flowed out as early as the moment the head was cut off, instead of waiting until now... Wu Liang estimated that he had checked the "Nine Orifices Jade" for at least ten minutes before the blood flowed Come out, the delay is too high.

at the same time.

Wu Liang also noticed that the same dark red viscous liquid was flowing out of the camel's head that fell to the ground.

What's even more amazing is that this viscous liquid flowed onto the extremely dry saline-alkali sand, but it didn't seep into it immediately. It actually slid on the ground like pure mercury, not even a speck of dust...

"Don't act rashly, just wait and see what happens!"

Wu Liang shouted softly.

He feels that this viscous liquid is not simple, and there may be further movements and changes, and I am afraid it is not the time to interrupt it.

really!

Under the watchful eyes of Wu Liang and others, after only a cup of tea, the viscous liquids flowing out from the camel's torso and head respectively gathered together in the continuous sliding.

at the same time.

The camel's torso and head no longer leaked fluid.

Up to now, these viscous liquids have gathered into an irregular pool of about one square meter, and then this pool of liquid did not slide towards Wu Liang and others, but unhurriedly towards the nearby Small lake moves.

"Wu Youcai, why do I feel that it is alive..."

Bai Jingjing couldn't help but said, "Besides, I vaguely heard an indescribable sound coming from the lake... To be exact, I wasn't even sure if there was any sound, but I just intuitively felt that there was something moving inside. It's as if something is inducing a slight, imperceptible vibration in my ears."

"No matter what, we must find a way to stop it first, and we cannot teach it to return to the lake, otherwise we may not be able to figure out what it is."

Wu Liang frowned and said.

"I'll try!"

Hearing this, Dian Wei rushed up immediately, and a halberd stuck into the ground directly in front of the pool of liquid with a "chuckle".

As a result, when the pool of liquid touched the hand halberd, it diverted automatically, and then continued to flow to the small lake without hindrance.

"This... son."

Dian Wei looked at Wu Liang helplessly.

This thing is like water and has no stable form at all, no matter how powerful it is, it is useless, how to stop it?
(End of this chapter)