Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 557 Mr. Wujiao (4000)

After bidding farewell to Liu Bei and others smoothly, passing through Shangai (Yangquan) and Yuci, the Huan Army finally arrived in Taiyuan County City half a month later.

After resting in Taiyuan County for a few days, Wu Liang and others went out of the city again, headed southwest, and arrived in Jinyang City two days later.

Today's Jinyang City is already a famous historical city.

Not only was Beitang, the capital of the ancient Tang Dynasty, chosen here, but it was also the capital of Zhao during the Spring and Autumn Period, and it was also the capital of the Han Dynasty when it was not fully established.

And even if it is not the capital of the country, it is always the capital and county of the feudal country here.

And as far as Wu Liang knew, besides the Northern Tang ruins he was going to explore this time, there should be an existing ancient city here. The Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the Five Dynasties were finally destroyed by war in the fourth year of Song Taiping Xingguo (AD 979).

Even so.

Archaeologists of later generations still found some important cultural relics near the ruins of this ancient city, but most of these relics can only be traced back to the Six Dynasties and Sui and Tang Dynasties.

The Six Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties are also considered future generations that have not appeared for Wu Liang today.

And it is far from the Northern Tang ruins he was trying to explore this time, so the archaeological discoveries of later generations basically have no reference value for him.

The only thing he needs to worry about now is whether the Beitang site remains.

After all, although the undead man from the Sairi tribe he met in the camel tomb in Shanshan had seen the ruins of this ancient city, it was more than 2000 years ago.

After more than 2000 years, many things have changed.

What's more, Jinyang City is still a famous historical city. Later, it was used as the national capital and important city many times. There must be a lot of people who lived here, and it must have been rebuilt and rebuilt many times. This will definitely cause considerable damage to the relevant sites, and even It may be that the ruins were directly leveled and rebuilt.

In this way, the difficulty of investigation is definitely not at the same level as previous tomb robberies.

Therefore, before coming, Wu Liang had already made mental preparations. He might not be able to find anything this time, but if he didn't come to check, he really couldn't persuade himself not to think about it. It can be regarded as a complete solution to his own worries.

……

Sure enough, Jinyang City at this time can still see strong historical traces.

Its city wall is obviously expanded and repaired on the basis of the ancient city wall to form what it is today. It looks a bit like a combination of ancient and modern, very similar to the style of the ancient city wall of Xi'an in later generations.

But in terms of scale, it is much worse than the ancient city wall of Xi'an.

After all, the part of the ancient city wall left in Jinyang City today was built in the late Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, it was no longer the capital of Zhao State, and the scale of the city wall naturally did not reach the level of the national capital.

Also.

In this matter, the city wall of Jinyang City is not like the ancient city wall of Xi'an in later generations, which can be visited by tourists. This is a real war fortification, guarded by the city defenders 24 hours a day, and Wu Liang and others have no special relationship or identity. , Naturally, you can only observe it under the city.

But coming to Japan is long.

Now that Wu Liang has arrived in Jinyang City, and intends to use it as a base to explore the ancient capital of the Northern Tang Dynasty, he must stay here patiently for some time to fully understand the customs and folklore here, and to filter out from these folklore Useful news for oneself, so as to speculate on the direction of investigation.

This must be a relatively trivial and long process, maybe this year's Spring Festival will be spent here...

As a result, the Huan army had just arrived at the gate of the city, and they had already discovered something unusual:

The guards in Jinyang City are actually very few, there are only six soldiers in total.

Moreover, these six soldiers also looked indifferent, and at most they only asked a few simple questions for the new passers-by, and even the basic inspection was completely avoided.

Fortunately, before entering the city, Wu Liang specially ordered the soldiers of the Liren army to find a secret place outside the city to bury the "sweat corpse" together with the coffin, in order to avoid the inspection of the city defenders.

Although under normal circumstances, even the defenders are reluctant to touch such unlucky things as coffins, but there are places where the defense level is too high, and they have to open the coffins to check. The corpse inside the coffin was actually wearing a gold-threaded jade dress, that was definitely not a trivial matter, and the people in the Huan army would definitely get into big trouble.

at the same time.

There are very few pedestrians leaving and entering the city at the gate of the city, giving people a very desolate feeling, as if Jinyang City has been completely ruined and has become a dead city with a sparse population.

Disease?

typhoid?

Or is there some other reason that caused Jinyang City to become what it is today?
Wu Liang was naturally a little worried.

If Jinyang City is currently experiencing an uncontrollable epidemic, then it is obviously not a wise choice for them to enter the city now. After all, even Wu Liang does not have enough effective methods to ensure that everyone in the Huan army will not be affected.

"Yang Wanli, what's going on, Jinyang City suffered a catastrophe?"

Wu Liang looked sideways at Yang Wanli. Before he came, he ordered Yang Wanli to enter Jinyang City one day in advance to investigate, but he didn't listen to Yang Wanli's report on this.

"Nothing."

Yang Wanli, on the other hand, looked relaxed, and said to Wu Liang with a smile, "It wasn't like this when I entered the city yesterday, and the gate of the city is full of people coming and going. The reason why there are few people today is because of the On the winter solstice."

"winter solstice?"

Wu Liang was taken aback.

Counting today is November 24th, it is indeed the winter solstice among the [-] solar terms, and after another minor cold and severe cold, it will be the annual Spring Festival.

Although it is recorded in the "Lushi Chunqiu" written at the end of the Warring States period, during the Warring States period, there were only eight solar terms: the beginning of spring, the vernal equinox, the beginning of summer, the summer solstice, the beginning of autumn, the autumnal equinox, the beginning of winter, and the winter solstice.

However, during the Qin and Han Dynasties, the name of the 24 solar terms had already been established and implemented throughout the country, becoming an important culture that reflects seasonal changes, guides farming activities, and affects the basic necessities of life for thousands of households.

In later generations, there is still a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year".

On this day, every family eats dumplings to celebrate, or in some areas in the south, there will be activities such as ancestor worship and banquets to celebrate.

But at the end of Han Dynasty.

It seems that there is no such thing as dumplings, and even if there is, it must not be promoted.

Because according to legend, the inventor of dumplings was none other than Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the late Han Dynasty, who was called the "Medical Sage" in later generations.

During this period, there were constant wars, and the people were often naked. Many people could not bear the cold weather in winter, and their ears suffered from severe chilblains. Seeing this situation, Zhang Zhongjing used mutton and mixed some medicines to dispel the cold. Put them together, wrap them into ear shapes with dough, cook them in a pot and share them with frostbitten people. After eating this kind of food, people get hot all over their bodies, their blood flows smoothly, and their ears warm up quickly. After a while, the patient's rotten ears also healed.

Because this kind of food is shaped like an ear, the common people call it "Jiaoer" very literaryly.

Later, various names such as wonton, prison ball, flat food, and vermicelli appeared one after another. In later generations, they were finally called "dumplings" and became an indispensable traditional delicacy for family reunions during festivals... However, in the author's hometown, many people still call dumplings Bianshi when they speak dialects, which sounds very friendly.

And Zhang Zhongjing is living in this era.

According to historical records, Zhang Zhongjing should be about forty years old now. If he had invented the "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction" at this time, he probably hadn't had time to spread it to Taiyuan County, but Cao Pi waited decades later. Ascension to the throne and the establishment of the Wei State regime, there are already relevant records, but in the records, "Jiaoer" has been called "wonton".

Let's talk about the winter solstice.

As soon as Yang Wanli said this solar term, Wu Liang almost understood the reason why Jinyang City is in such a state.

According to the "Book of Later Han Etiquette" records: "Before and after the winter solstice, a gentleman should be quiet and quiet, and all officials will never do anything."

That is to say, on this day, everyone will stay at home, even the officials of the Han Dynasty will refuse official business, and they will be in a state of lying down and shutting down together with the people of the whole country.

of course.

"Book of the Later Han Etiquette" also said: "Should choose capable people, play the lute and sheng, and play the rhythm of the yellow bell to celebrate."

That is to say, some places will still hold some sacrificial activities on this day, but it is still hard to say whether it is a large-scale event in a region or a family sacrifice of some officials.

"It is the winter solstice, so this scene will appear."

Yang Wanli replied.

"understood."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, and then said to Yang Wanli, "Go to the house you asked us in advance to settle down, and then you can buy some mutton, condiments and flour. If there is no flour, other grain flour is also fine. If there is no Mutton and pork are also fine, so buy them as soon as possible, let's have a fresh meal today."

"promise."

Yang Wanli responded, and then swallowed unconsciously, "My lord, what kind of fresh food are you planning to bring us to eat?"

Everyone also looked at Wu Liang curiously.

Wu Liang didn't usually cook with fire, but if he took action, he could always produce some new things that no one had seen before, and the taste was also very good, so as long as Wu Liang did it himself, they immediately cheered up.

"You'll know when the time comes. By the way, I'm buying some wine. Let's relax tonight."

Wu Liang said with a smile.

However, there was an imperceptible sadness in this smile.

Whenever the holiday season, think twice.

Before time travel, every winter solstice, my mother would make his favorite dumplings stuffed with pork and scallions in advance, and my father would prepare a few side dishes and white wine in advance, and he would personally pound a head of garlic for dipping in the dumplings...

It has been more than a year since the time travel.

During this period, he experienced many things, both fresh and busy, which almost filled up his time, but there was always a certain moment that made him unconsciously think of his parents in future generations like now.

I don't know what happened to them?

They should have died after being hit by the tomb-suppressing beast. After that, they must have endured the great sorrow of the white-haired man sending the black-haired man away. It has been more than a year now, shouldn't it be better?
Children are unfilial.

If there is an afterlife, the children will repay your kindness of upbringing. Although this idea is a bit selfish, but fortunately, I am not the only child, and I can only entrust you to my sister in this life...

……

After settling the Huren Army.

Yang Wanli took people out non-stop to buy the things Wu Liang told him.

Wu Liang and the others cleaned up the house in the courtyard. They might live here for a while, and they must have a comfortable environment.

About half an hour later.

Yang Wanli sent back the pork he bought first.

You don’t need to think about mutton. Many people don’t have enough to eat these days. They really don’t have any leftover food and fodder to feed the sheep.

But pork is different.

At this time, the pigs are kept next to the toilets. To put it bluntly, the staple food is human feces. By the way, some weeds cut by the owner's family can be used to raise them at almost no cost.

It’s just that the pork raised in this way has a fishy smell, and the nobles think it’s disgusting and look down on it, but for the common people, as long as they don’t eat any accidents, such hand-raised pigs can ensure them a good year, and even guarantee that they will have a good year next year. For a whole year's life, people with conditions will raise a pig, so that at the end of the year, after killing the pig and selling it, there are some leftovers and offal, and their own family can also taste a little meat.

at the same time.

Yang Wanli also brought back a big piece of news to Wu Liang: "My lord, I just inquired about the news. When Shen Shizheng arrives, the Jinyang Order will lead the officials in the city to the ancient altar in the north of the city to hold a ceremony to worship heaven. At that time, there will be people in the city. Famous people will attend, and the people in the city are allowed to go to watch the ceremony."

"It sounds grand."

Wu Liang turned his head to look at Yang Wanli.

It seems that the two seemingly contradictory situations recorded in "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" are real. People not only have to rest at home, but also hold sacrificial ceremonies to celebrate the arrival of the winter solstice and pray for good weather next year.

"It's really grand."

Yang Wanli continued, "I heard that the Jinyang Order also invited a land god who is proficient in the Five Classics, understands astrology, and is good at using the strange art of dunjia to support this matter, and this year's sudden ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is also held by this land god. the meaning of."

"Oh? Can you find out the identity of this land fairy?"

Wu Liang asked with a frown.

Although there were quite a few strangers in the Huan army, for the so-called land gods who showed up in the mundane world, Wu Liang would habitually first regard them as liars pretending to be gods and ghosts.

"I heard that this person should be surnamed Zuo, with a single name of Ci, and his name is Mr. Wujiao."

Yang Wanli cupped his hands and replied, "I've asked people a lot, but I haven't seen his supernatural powers in person in the city, and I don't know if he really has some skills."

　Thanks to [Yixin] boss for his support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)