Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 646 Remaining Fears (4000)

This stench was somewhat familiar to Wu Liang.

It is very similar to the unique corpse smell that wafts out of the coffin when it is opened in the tomb.

But it is slightly different, because compared with the smell of corpses wafting out of the coffins of the tomb owners in the ancient tombs, the smell inside has a less strong "old smell", and it doesn't feel like the smell of the past.

do not doubt.

As the saying goes, there is specialization in the art industry, and some professional wine tasters in later generations can judge the approximate age of fine wine just by their sense of smell.

And Wu Liang has also excavated many ancient tombs and opened many ancient coffins since he crossed, so although his sensitivity to the smells in ancient coffins cannot be said to be at the master level, he can still smell one or two, at least "Chen" and "Not Chen" are definitely not a problem, this is professionalism.

"Wu Taishi, what's going on?"

Emperor Xian had been watching from the sidelines, seeing Wu Liang's strange behavior, he immediately asked with a puzzled expression.

But after asking, he also smelled the stench coming out of the iron box, couldn't help but raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose, frowned and said, "What is this smell, why is it so bad?"

"Your Majesty, it is the stench emanating from this iron box."

Wu Liang turned his head and cupped his hands and said.

Seeing Emperor Xian's expression, Wu Liang already had the answer in his heart. Obviously, Emperor Xian didn't know what happened inside the iron box, and why there was such a stench, that is to say, when Emperor Xian opened the iron box last time , there is no such smell in it yet.

"This...how could this be?"

Emperor Xian really asked in puzzlement.

"I wonder when was the last time His Majesty opened this iron box?"

Wu Liang then asked.

"About three or four years ago..."

Emperor Xian replied without hesitation, "At that time, Lu Bu had made great achievements in assassinating Dong Zhuo, so he asked me to observe the treasures passed down from generation to generation of the Han Dynasty. I agreed to him to show his merit."

Lu Bu? !
Wu Liang didn't know about this yet, when he heard Emperor Xian mention Lu Bu suddenly, his heart suddenly "thumped".

Needless to ask, he knew that when Lu Bu observed the treasures handed down from generation to generation of the Han Dynasty, there must have been no such stench in the iron box, otherwise Emperor Xian would not be so surprised at this moment.

Most importantly, Emperor Xian mentioned Lu Bu.

Combined with the news that was obtained from the spy under Lu Bu, Wu Liang has more reason to suspect that "Wang Mangtou" may be in Lu Bu's hands. After all, he also asked Emperor Xian to open this iron box and had close contact with "Wang Mang". Head", so naturally there is a chance to switch it.

"Did Your Majesty notice any abnormalities at that time?"

Wu Liang pondered and continued to ask, "Or when observing these ancient treasures, was there any accident that caused His Majesty's eyes to leave the treasures in the iron box?"

"Um……"

Immediately, Emperor Xian made a recollection, and after a while, he suddenly seemed to have noticed something and said, "When Wu Taishi said this, I remembered it. At that time, I was watching the treasure with Lu Bu at the back of the palace, and suddenly an eunuch reported from outside the door. He said that Wang Yun had something to see, so I went out but did not see Wang Yun. When I came back, Lu Bu said that he had finished inspecting the treasures. I checked and found that the treasures in the iron box were not missing, so I went I didn't take it to heart either...Wu Taishi meant that the treasures in this iron box might have been exchanged?"

"It's hard to say yet."

Wu Liang shook his head, and said seriously, "But it's not true. You only need to open this iron box and verify it yourself, and you can easily come to a conclusion."

Wu Liang didn't recognize Wang Mang, and naturally he didn't know what Wang Mang's head should look like. Even if someone randomly put a head in front of him and claimed that it was Wang Mang's head, he couldn't tell the truth from the fake.

This is the case with the Snake Sword.

The same is true for Confucius clogs.

But Xiandi is different.

He is the person in charge of the treasures passed down from generation to generation in the Han Dynasty, so he knows a little about these treasures, so it is not so easy to fool him.

"What Wu Taishi said is very true, then please trouble Wu Taishi to continue opening the box."

Emperor Xian nodded repeatedly, but he silently stepped back a few steps, as if he was worried that there was something terrible hidden in the iron box, which would endanger his personal safety.

"..."

Seeing Emperor Xian like this, Wu Liang just shook his head and smiled.

In fact, he is not without worries in this regard, but he has already had the experience of opening coffins many times, and he has long been familiar with the strange things, so he just nodded slightly at Prince Chamu, and the two of them unhurriedly met each other in front of Emperor Xian. The gas mask that was carried with him was taken out and put on his face.

Then he met the strange gazes of Emperor Xian and the others.

The two walked to the back of the iron box again, and slowly lifted the lid of the iron box from the rear, so that even if there was something terrible inside the iron box, it was absolutely impossible to threaten the person hiding behind the iron box first. They, and even if the stench in this iron box is poisonous and harmful, they will not bear the brunt.

And as the lid of the iron box was completely lifted.

A cloud of white air similar to mist rose from the iron box in an instant, but it was only for a moment before the white air drifted into the air and disappeared without a trace.

This is most likely a normal natural phenomenon.

For example, Wu Liang couldn't explain the exact principle of the atomization phenomenon that occurs when two kinds of air with different humidity come into contact suddenly, but he still had a little understanding, so he didn't feel too panicked.

"That is?!"

When Emperor Xian and the others saw this scene, they were not as calm as he was, and immediately took a few steps back in fright.

Especially those female relatives, the expressions at this moment are almost catching up with the expressions when they saw the shocking scene of black powder before, and they are crowded together without even daring to breathe.

at the same time.

The stench wafting from the iron box was also a bit stronger than before.

Wu Liang was not in a hurry to stretch his head to check the situation inside the iron box, but waited for a few minutes until the stench was freely floating in the air, and then carefully looked inside.

It doesn't matter if you look at it this way, it's a mess!
A pool of dark, sticky liquid flowed from the bottom of the iron box.

Perhaps it was because Emperor Xian had been very unstable for the past few years, especially when he escaped from Chang'an this time and was frantically hunted down by the subordinates of Li Jue and Guo Si.

Therefore, almost all the treasures in the iron box are more or less contaminated with this dark viscous liquid, and some of them are obviously the kind of treasures that will never be restored once they are so polluted.

For example, a roll of bamboo slips that seems to have been completely soaked, this kind of sticky dark liquid is as deep as ink, no matter what is written in the bamboo slips, I am afraid that there is no way to distinguish it.

Another example is a simple wooden clog.

Wu Liang suspected that this wooden clog was one of Confucius' clogs, but unfortunately at least half of it had already been soaked in this dark liquid.

Other things are not much different.

The difference is only in whether the dark liquid can be fully recovered after washing off.

Among these treasures, Wu Liang noticed a wooden box that was one foot square.

This wooden box has also been seriously polluted by this dark liquid, but this is not the point, the point is that there are various signs that this wooden box seems to be the source of this dark liquid, even until now, the joints of the wooden box There are still traces of liquid seeping out in the gaps!

"This……"

After Wu Liang confirmed that there was no foreign object in the iron box, he finally turned his head to look at Emperor Xian, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, many of the treasures inside may have been seriously polluted and damaged, please move them here to identify them. , so as to minimize the loss of the Han Dynasty.”

He didn't want to reduce the loss of the Han Dynasty, but he mainly wanted to ask Emperor Xian to come over and be a tour guide in charge of explaining for him. A tour guide with such a distinguished status would not even dare to be imagined by most people.

"How could this be?"

Hearing this, Emperor Xian's complexion suddenly turned ugly, and seeing that Wu Liang and Prince Chamu were safe and sound, he still came forward with his nose pinched, accompanied by two eunuchs, and looked into the iron box with his head.

next moment.

"This, this, this... why did it become like this? I always carry this iron box with me, so that it can't be blown by the wind or rained. Even my concubines have never received such care, but in the end they got Such a result, why is this?"

Immediately, Emperor Xian's eyes were red with anxiety, and he was about to cry. He sat down on the ground and wailed regardless of his appearance, "These are treasures left by the ancestors of the Han Dynasty. I am so ashamed that I failed to protect them. The ancestors of the Han Dynasty!"

"Please cheer up, Your Majesty, there may be a chance to salvage some treasures."

Seeing Emperor Xian like this, Wu Liang was not sure whether he was acting or if he was really so distressed, but he had no choice but to persuade him.

"Even so, I am still an unworthy descendant of the ancestors of the Han Dynasty..."

Wu Liang's words had an effect in the end, although Emperor Xian said so, he finally stood up with the support of two eunuchs, and once again looked into the iron box with grief.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this pair of slips will be completely destroyed..."

Wu Liang didn't do anything, but pointed to the scroll of bamboo slips that had been dyed through and said to Emperor Xian.

Immediately, Emperor Xian beat his chest and stamped his feet again: "It was the imperial edict issued by Emperor Xiaowu when Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and others were ordered to "curtain". , It was destroyed by my hands, what a crime!"

Wu Liang knew.

Emperor Xiaowu is Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

And "mu" means "desert".

"Dumu" means to cross the desert and go deep into the enemy's rear. It was precisely because of this move that the Huns were killed and had to flee to the west, which laid the foundation for the Great Han to establish the Western Regions Protectorate and open the Silk Road.

This matter is not only a milestone of the great man, but also an important milestone in the 5000-year history of the Chinese Empire.

Unexpectedly, the imperial edict of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has been preserved until now, but it is a pity that it was finally destroyed at this time...

Thinking of this, Wu Liang couldn't help feeling distressed.

Although he may not be able to keep the edict to future generations, but if he can see the content of the edict with his own eyes, and appreciate the courage of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he swung his troops to pass the curtain through his handwriting, that would be a rare and beautiful thing.

Pity……

After clearing up his mood, Wu Liang then pointed to the dyed clog and said, "There is also this clog, I'm afraid it's also... just don't know what about the other one?"

He had already checked the iron box carefully, but he still didn't find any trace of the other clog.

"It was supposed to be a pair, but Gaozu got it from Afang Palace. Unfortunately, Xiang Yu defeated Gaozu's 56 coalition army with [-] soldiers and horses in the Battle of Pengcheng. Gaozu lost the other one when he fled... and Gaozu kept this clog as a The treasure passed down from generation to generation of the Han Dynasty is to remind the descendants of the Han Dynasty to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and must not be dazzled by the momentary victory."

Emperor Xian also cooperated in introducing Wu Liang.

However, this is not a small difference from the archaeological circles of later generations who believed that "Confucius clogs" were a symbol of "Orthodoxy". From this point of view, it seems that the archaeological circles of later generations have over-interpreted the meaning of "Confucius clogs" in fact. .

Besides.

However, there was no sign of "Snake Slaying Sword" in the iron box. To be precise, there was no weapon stored in the iron box at all.

As for "Wang Mangtou".

Wu Liang finally looked at the wooden box that was suspected to be the source of the black mucus. The one-foot-square wooden box could just hold an adult's head.

"Your Majesty, this wooden box..."

Wu Liang asked tentatively.

"Wang Mang's head is in full bloom here."

Emperor Xian affirmed Wu Liang's guess, and said in detail, "When Wang Mang was killed in disorder, Emperor Guangwu ordered people to embalm his head with medicinal stones, pour it with translucent turpentine, and store it in a wooden box. Since then, it has been designated as a treasure passed down from generation to generation to warn the Han Dynasty and foreign relatives... However, I have only seen this head twice in my life, and every time I see it, I will have nightmares, because the eyes of this head are still round today. Open, if I walk in front of it, there will always be a feeling that its pair of eyes are following me, which is really creepy."

"?"

Wu Liang glanced at Emperor Xian unexpectedly, this Wang Mangtou is so evil, or is it just an illusion of Emperor Xian?
And the more he heard this, the more Wu Liang naturally wanted to open the wooden box and take a look.

So Wu Liang stepped forward and pointed to the gap on the edge of the wooden box and said: "Your Majesty, please look here, the gap here is so wet, and it is drawn with the mucus in the iron box. I suspect that the mucus seeps from here." Come, please open this wooden box and check it out."

"Then ask Wu Taishi to open the box for me to have a look. I really don't want to see that head again, so I avoided it first."

Although Emperor Xian agreed to Wu Liang's request very happily, but he had a look of lingering fear on his face, and after speaking like this, he turned around and walked a few feet away with the two eunuchs.

"..."

Wu Liang wondered if Emperor Xian chose to avoid Wang Mang's head when Lv Bu asked to observe the treasure passed down from generation to generation of the Han Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)