Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 436 Law? ! (4000)

"..."

Wu Liang couldn't help but think of the way he used to frighten Cao Ang and Zhou Feng when he crossed just now, that was really a nostalgic memory.

Think back then when he was just a slave serving as a pawn.

In less than a year now, he has become the first and only Zhonglang General in Cao Ying. This change in identity and status is like a carp leaping over a dragon's gate.

However, King Shanshan's naughtiness has finally aroused the dissatisfaction of everyone in the Huan army.

Although no one went beyond Wu Liang and directly reprimanded him, the dissatisfaction on the faces of the crowd was palpable, which made King Shanshan, who wanted to see how the crowd reacted, feel a clear chill for a while.

"Cough cough..."

King Shanshan cleared his throat in embarrassment, and hurriedly continued, "...The former king of my clan suddenly found that the stone statues were trembling slightly, and they kept making slight noises, and accompanied by these tremors and slight noises , Tiny cracks began to appear on those stone statues."

"The clansmen were puzzled, and our ancestor king didn't know what was going on, but thinking of the warning from the group of winged people in his dream, our clan ancestor dared not stay where he was to find out, and hurriedly Lead everyone to pack up and leave this ruin."

"When we walked out of the ruins, the ancestors of our clan and the clansmen looked back again, only to see that these stone statues had come to life and were fighting regardless of whether they were the enemy or ourselves in the ruins. One step, maybe you will be involved, and you may not be able to go even if you want to go."

"After leaving here, the ancestor king of our family and the people finally came to a barren land where no grass grew according to the guidance of the mysterious woman in the dream. They dug down according to the words, and they only dug down about one When it was more than ten feet deep, clear water flowed out of the pit, and the ancestor king of our clan tasted it, and found that the water was sweet and delicious, and it was indeed the most rare source of life in the desert."

"And the Jianni City you see now is built on this desert where wells can be dug."

Speaking of this, King Shanshan paused for a moment, because he saw a suspicious look on Wu Liang's face, and his lips moved, as if he had something to say.

really.

"Your Majesty, I am puzzled by one thing."

Wu Liang saw that King Shanshan paused in a timely manner, and he understood what he meant, so he asked directly, "You said that the city of Jiani was originally a desert where not a single blade of grass grew, but according to common sense, if the ground is one foot deep There is a source of fresh water here, so there shouldn’t be any grass growing here, right? And I see that there are a lot of red willows and Populus euphratica planted in the current Jiani City. If there was no grass growing here before, it should not be possible to grow red willows and Populus euphratica, right? ?”

"exactly."

King Shanshan nodded, "This is exactly what my ancestors were puzzled by. So far, there is still no reasonable explanation."

"However, the guidance of the mysterious woman in the dream was fulfilled at that time. The former king of our clan has no doubts about him. He will immediately divide the clansmen into two groups. One group will stay in the original place to build houses and prepare to settle down, while the other group will carry Half of the accompanying supplies continue eastward, going to the legendary Han in exchange for food and living supplies needed by the tribe."

"Another group of people went through Bailongdui to Liangzhou through hardships and hardships. Unexpectedly, the ivory, jade and gold wares that the tribesmen carried on their way to the east were very popular among the big men, and they were very valuable. They were easily exchanged for a large amount of food and cloth. and cattle, and even unrivaled silks."

"Besides, the local merchants in Liangzhou even expressed their willingness to send craftsmen to bring supplies to build our residences for us after they learned about some of our family's situation and that we still had a batch of goods that we hadn't brought. Willing to pay the corresponding price..."

"The clansmen have just experienced the chaos of war, so naturally they dare not believe it easily, lest they lead wolves into the house."

"That's why the clansmen didn't agree easily, but privately hired a few experienced craftsmen from Liangzhou to bring them back to help our clansmen build shelters."

"So after these clansmen came back, the former king of our clan was overjoyed when he heard what the clansmen had seen and heard in Liangzhou. He had already seen the opportunity. It is a precious thing, but it cannot be exchanged for so many materials like in Dahan, so it only needs to be handed down, and unimaginable benefits can be obtained."

"Therefore, a bold idea came into the mind of the former king of my clan."

"While he ordered the people of the tribe to speed up the construction of the residence under the guidance of several craftsmen, he also ordered some of the tribe to carry the grain and cloth exchanged from Liangzhou to the Western Regions, and exchange them for ivory, jade and gold at a lower price. Then take these things to Liangzhou for trading, and in this way continue to accumulate wealth and earn supplies for the people of the clan to live and work in peace and contentment."

"Finally, after a few months, a small city for the tribe to live in rose up in this desert."

"At this time, something happened again. A small river suddenly appeared in a valley outside this small town. In just half a month, the water in the small river became more and more full, and soon a river surface was formed. A big river with a width of tens of feet, this is the Kongque River that flows outside the city now."

"However, in this barren desert, a lot of reeds and white grass grew along the river bank. The people tried to plant crops and trees on the river bank and outside the city, and these crops and trees were able to survive. This is simply unbelievable Imagine things!"

"The luck of the family is not bad!"

"The former king of my family suddenly remembered what the woman with wings said in the dream. This is our family's destiny. They settled in this barren land, and now they have not only obtained a steady stream of wealth through transactions, but even this barren land The desert in the desert has begun to become more livable, and all of this has been confirmed by the woman with wings in the dream!"

"Later, the former king of our clan sent people to investigate the upper and lower reaches of the Kongque River, only to find out that the Kongque River was a tributary suddenly diverted from the Tarim River due to the recent surge in water. In a huge depression, a rather impressive salty lake is formed..."

"All of this seems to be the intention of the gods, bless our patriarch to prosper!"

"And those people who gave birth to the dreams of our family have been regarded as the ancestors by the ancestors of our family since then. They painted murals based on their memories and worshiped and thanked them for generations. They will never forget them."

"After that, as my people traveled to the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions to do business, more and more people saw the benefits and joined the ranks. People from different places came to us with goods to trade, and then Bringing back the goods from the trade, our family gradually gained the ability to protect ourselves, and the city of Jianni was built bigger and bigger, so we finally established a country, named after the Kuluolaina, which was used by our family at that time. "

"When the Han businessmen came here, they were not very used to the pronunciation of the Lu language. Over time, 'Kuro Laina' was simplified by the Han people to 'Loulan'. Even the businessmen in the Western Regions used this name. As for why it is called 'Shanshan Kingdom' today, that is another matter, as Han people, you should know what's going on..."

At this point, the King of Shanshan sighed for some reason, and added worryingly, "Unfortunately, in recent years, the flow of the Kongque River has been decreasing year by year, and parts of the riverbed have been exposed in many places. The water area of ​​the salt lake has also shrunk, I wonder if this is some kind of bad omen."

"Salty Lake..."

Wu Liang knew that this salty lake should be the Lop Nur of later generations, but King Shanshan always called it a salty lake. This was another question that puzzled Wu Liang.

Because as far as Wu Liang knows, Lop Nur must have existed before the establishment of the ancient Loulan Kingdom, at least it once existed. It is recorded in the "Shan Hai Jing" and it is called "Youze".

But in this generation of King Shanshan, or after the establishment of the ancient Loulan Kingdom, the residents of the Loulan Kingdom did not continue to use the names in the "Shan Hai Jing".

From Wu Liang's point of view, there must be some reasons unknown to the world.

Moreover, according to King Shanshan's description, it seems that after his ancestors came here, this huge saltwater lake did not exist, nor did the Kongque River outside the city. The diversion in the river appeared, and the "Youze" that once appeared in "Shan Hai Jing" also reappeared.

"That is to say, before you came here to build the city, there was no Kongque River at all, and that huge salty lake didn't exist, is that so?"

Wu Liang went out of his way to confirm it.

"This is indeed recorded in the biographies of the ancestors of our family. It is only a few hundred years ago, so there should be no mistakes."

King Shanshan nodded and said.

"Um……"

Wu Liang frowned in thought.

He thought of the "Lop Nur Civilization" that archaeologists of later generations discovered in the local area, which was nearly 2000 years earlier than the "Loulan Civilization". "How did it disappear...

And the tomb of the sun that Wu Liang came to find on this trip belongs to the "Lop Nur Civilization" that is earlier than the "Loulan Civilization".

and so.

If Lop Nur had disappeared for a period of time before the establishment of the ancient Loulan Kingdom, would this be directly related to the disappearance of the "Lop Nur Civilization" and also the main reason for the fault between the "Lop Nur Civilization" and the "Lop Nur Civilization"?
the most important is.

As a traveler, Wu Liang already knew the ending of the "Ancient Loulan Kingdom", which is the "Shanshan Kingdom" in front of him.

About four hundred years from now, the "Ancient Loulan Kingdom" will disappear mysteriously without any records. Except for the remains and cultural relics discovered by later archaeologists, it seems that they have never been here...

Also.

Wu Liang also noticed another subtle detail in the description of King Shanshan.

When the winged woman who appeared in the dream of the former king of Loulan guided him to build the city here, she said: "...it can ensure that the family's luck will not decline for hundreds of years."

These words may not sound special to ordinary people, but to Wu Liang, who got the spoiler in advance, it is extremely unusual.

It was as if the woman had already understood the rise and fall of the "Ancient Loulan Kingdom" at that time, so she gave such a prophecy.

So, how did she gain insight into this matter?
Will the disappearance of "Lop Nur Civilization" be related to this?

The more Wu Liang thought about it, the more astonished he became.

Who is this woman and the winged man who appeared with her in the dream of the former king of Loulan, why did they entrust the dream to the former king of Loulan, and what method and power did they use to entrust the dream? Is it related to the disappearing "Lop Nur Civilization"?
"So later, did your ancestors return to the ruins where they dreamed of the winged man?"

Wu Liang asked again.

"This...Xiao Wang doesn't know."

King Shanshan shook his head and said, "In the biographies of our ancestors, except for what Xiao Wang said, there is no record about the ruins. It seems that they were deliberately hidden by our ancestors. It seems that it has never been found again, and the descendants of my family know nothing about it."

"I see……"

Wu Liang nodded slightly, and then asked, "What about the group of stone statues that came back to life in the ruins? Are there more detailed records?"

"It's similar to what Xiao Wang said, but..."

King Shanshan recalled for a while, and said, "It mentioned another detail. When the ancestor king of our family led the people out of the ruins and looked back, those stone statues were fighting regardless of whether they were the enemy or us. It will bleed red blood like when a living person is injured, it looks extremely weird."

"This?!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang couldn't help but exchanged glances with the backbone of the Huan army.

A lifelike stone statue that came back to life, red blood can still flow from the stone statue...

At the same time, they thought of the petrified human corpses and camels they had seen in that weird little lake before, as well as the other petrified Fang Qiong brought by them with the army.

The details in all aspects are very similar, and it is very likely that there was some kind of unknown connection between the two before!
"His Majesty."

Turning around again, Wu Liang looked at King Shanshan, and immediately saluted and said, "Can you lend me the biography of the former king and related records since the founding of Shanshan Kingdom?"

"It's okay, it's okay, it doesn't matter..."

While King Shanshan agreed, he frowned and looked Wu Liang up and down, "To tell you the truth, you gave Xiao Wang a completely different feeling, and now Xiao Wang believes that Your Excellency didn't come to attack on purpose. Shanshan, but has other goals."

"We really have no ill will toward Shanshan."

Wu Liang nodded, pointed to the small jar tied to King Shanshan, and said with a smile, "But in order to enhance mutual trust between us, Your Majesty shouldn't mind if I put this thing in the palace, right?"

"..."

King Shanshan was stunned for a moment, and no sound could come out of his open mouth.

After all, he thought Wu Liang too well...

(End of this chapter)