Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 687 A Gentleman Who Loves Peace (4000)

Having said that, in fact, since Wu Liang let Zhang Shan go, Zhang Shan never sent any information about Lu Bu to Wu Liang.

And Zhang Shan, as one of the dozen or so people who can still stay with Lu Bu, must know more about Lu Bu's secrets and recent actions than ordinary people. If he can pass this information to Wu Liang in advance, even if it is just a few words, Cao The boss would not be so passive when encountering a rebellion in Anyi before, and Wu Liang would not be so passive when encountering a surprise attack in the barracks before.

So this guy is not trustworthy.

But now that Lu Bu is at the end of his rope, the situation is different again.

This guy must want to live, and Wu Liang showed his intention to save his life at the right time, so he must show some sincerity... The important thing is that Lu Bu is hard to fly now, and Zhang Shan has no possibility of choosing sides. , naturally he could only choose to join Wu Liang, so the credibility of what he said to Wu Liang next will naturally be much higher.

And Wu Liang's goal now is not just to capture Lu Bu.

Because he had already begun to suspect that Wang Mangtou was not actually manipulating Lu Bu, at least he was not alone.

If this is the case, Lu Bu is just a pawn and a backer, and the person hiding behind him is the real big fish. What Wu Liang wants to catch is that big fish, so even if it is provided by Zhang Shan, a little-known spy Confessions are also very important, not just listen to Lu Bu's one-sided words.

As for how to deal with this person in the future... Wu Liang will definitely not keep him by his side.

"Influenced by your virtue..."

Cao Chun only complained about these few words in Wu Liang's words, but he didn't get to the bottom of it. He just nodded and said, "Then this person will be dealt with by Wu Taishi."

"Thank you."

Wu Liang gave a salute, then looked at Zhang Shan and said, "I gave you another chance to live, I hope you don't mistake yourself, first tell me, what's going on in the cave now?"

"Don't dare, tell Taishi Wu that besides the two of us, there are a total of 14 people in the inner cave, including Lu Jiang and Bu. When we came out, everyone was fast asleep."

Zhang Shan hastily replied with a lower posture, "However, he has probably awakened now, because the environment in the cave is special, even if there is a little sound from the cave entrance, it can be heard far away in the cave, and the echoes are repeated. Therefore, Lu Bu I didn’t set up a sentry to guard against it, just now when the two of us were restrained, we uttered a scream, I’m afraid that the people inside have been alarmed.”

"Ah."

Wu Liang glanced sideways at Cao Chun who was next to him when he heard the words, Cao Chun immediately understood, and ordered the soldiers under his command to send orders to go down and stand in line to prevent Lu Bu and others from suddenly breaking through.

"Where is Lu Bu, does he have any powerful magical weapons on his body?"

Wu Liang asked again.

"This……"

Zhang Shan pondered and said, "I only know that he has a 'Gangmao' hidden in his body now. It is said that this is a thing of Wang Mang. It can be used to drive away evil spirits, but how to use it, I have never seen him use it, and I also said Not sure."

"Gangmao?"

Wu Liang frowned slightly.

"Gangmao" is also called "Jinyue Gangmao", which first appeared in "Hanshu·Etiquette": "Jianyue Gangmao, two centimeters long, six cents square, or made of gold and jade. The inscription reads: "The first moon has just been decided, and the spirits are in all directions, red, green, white and yellow, and the four colors are the same. The emperor ordered Zhurong to teach Kuilong. The common epidemic has just fallen, and I dare not be it; the disease is severe, and the emperor ordered Kuihua. , Shen Er Zhou Fu, Hua Zi Ling Shu, both upright and straight, both gu and square, common epidemic and just sick, I dare not be. There are 66 characters."

But if you want to say that "Gangmao" belongs to Wang Mang, you have to put a big question mark.

Because as far as Wu Liang knows, Wang Mang regards "Gang Mao" as a symbol of Liu Han, because the word "Gang Mao" contains the radical of "Liu", which is in conflict with his usurping the throne and abolishing King Liu Xing, so Wang Mang established a new dynasty. After that, it was forbidden to wear "Gangmao" for a time.

However, "Gangmao" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. After the death of Wang Mang, who was overthrown by the new dynasty, "Gangmao" was quickly restored to use and flourished in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The archaeological world of later generations also discovered "Gangmao".

It’s just that the “Gangmao” discovered can only be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty at the earliest. Before Wu Liang’s crossing, no “Gangmao” from the Wang Mang period, the Western Han Dynasty, or earlier was found, only found in historical documents Relevant sections are documented.

But one thing Zhang Shan said was right, the function of "Gangmao" is to exorcise evil spirits, at least it is recorded in history books like this.

So it is hard to say whether "Gangmao" is a magic weapon or not.

But for the aborigines of the Han Dynasty, the function of this thing is equivalent to a talisman...

Thinking of this, Wu Liang's gaze became severe, and he asked in a deep voice: "Zhang Shan, you said that the 'Gangmao' on Lu Bu belonged to Wang Mang, so do you know the decree Wang Mang made after he established a new dynasty?" Among them, there is one that prohibits the manufacture and wearing of 'Gang Mao'?"

"what?"

Zhang Shan obviously didn't know about this matter. He was taken aback for a moment when he heard Wu Liang's words, and then he showed a look of panic. The villain has seen it with his own eyes, otherwise how dare he talk nonsense, if Wu Taishi doesn't believe it, you can ask him, he also knows about it!"

In order to verify that what he said was not a lie, Zhang Shan pointed to another Lu Bu soldier who was also captured.

"?"

Wu Liang looked sideways at the soldier.

"true!"

The soldier was worried that he had no chance to show himself, so he knelt on the ground immediately when he saw this, and said repeatedly, "It is true that Lu Bu has such a 'Gangmao', and he did say that it belonged to Wang Mang, and now Taishi has surrounded the cave. , Lu Bu is already too difficult to fly, and it will be verified when Taishi takes Lu Bu down."

Makes sense.

Wu Liang kept this matter in mind for the time being, and then asked: "Is there anything else?"

"No, no more."

Zhang Shan shook his head, but then he remembered something again, and said hastily, "By the way, Wu Taishi still remembers Wang Mangtou mentioned by the villain earlier?"

"remember."

Wu Liang said calmly.

"The villain didn't lie before, but the villain himself was deceived. Although Wang Mangtou often stays by Lu Bu's side, he is not actually Lu Bu's property."

Zhang Shan seized the opportunity to clarify for himself, "The villain is also getting along with Lu Bu recently, and only after hearing him talking to Wang Mangtou did he know that the person who controlled Wang Mangtou was not Lu Bu at all, but just stayed by his side so that his master could contact him at any time. Most of Lu Bu's actions are the plan of the master behind Wang Mangtou, and Lu Bu is just following the plan."

Hearing these words, Wu Liang regained his spirits immediately, Zhang Shan's words verified his previous guess, that Lu Bu was indeed just a scapegoat.

Wu Liang asked: "Then can you tell the identity of the master behind Wang Mang's head?"

"Forgive me for being stupid, but Wang Mang's voice and way of speaking are very strange. No one in the world can speak like it. It is difficult to connect with anyone."

Zhang Shan shook his head and said, "However, the villain can be sure of one thing, that is, the person behind the scenes must be in a high position, and even Lu Bu was respectful and respectful when he spoke to him, and he obeyed that person's words, as if someone What kind of handle is held in that person's hand, and it seems to be asking for that person."

Even Lu Bu is respectful and obedient...

This made Wu Liang a little confused.

Before that, he always thought that even if Lu Bu had a relationship with someone, it should be an equal cooperative relationship, but Lu Bu was fooled into being a gunman and a backer because of his bravery and lack of plan.

After all, Lu Bu also has the name of "Flying General".

In history, he fought against the Black Mountain Army, competed with Boss Cao for Yanzhou, repeated Xuzhou with Liu Bei, and defeated Yuan Shu in Jianghuai... Although he did not have a complete record of victory, he was by no means comparable to the general tyrants in the late Han Dynasty.

How could such a person be willing to become a vassal of others?
Otherwise, he really didn't need to kill Ding Yuan, assassinate Dong Zhuo, and rebel against Boss Cao. After all, regardless of Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo and Boss Cao are not ordinary tyrants, enough to teach Lu Bu to live a life of less than [-] people. day.

But at this moment Zhang Shan said that Lu Bu was respectful and obedient to Wang Mangtou's master?
This made Wu Liang even more suspicious of the identity of the person behind the scenes...

Xun Yu?

I always feel that Xun Yu doesn't seem to have such a great ability.

Although he was born in a famous family like the Xun family in Yingchuan, he has a certain reputation among the gentry class, but since Dong Zhuo took control of the government, Xun Yu abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown and moved his clan to Jizhou in order to avoid the war, the Xun family has gradually declined. Later, after Xun Yu left Yuan Shao and joined Boss Cao, with Boss Cao entering Yanzhou, coupled with Wu Liang's timely crossing, Boss Cao did not return to the pre-liberation overnight amidst the rebellion of Zhang Miao, Lu Bu and others. , and later won Xuzhou and Qingzhou in one fell swoop. With the rapid growth of Boss Cao's power, and now welcoming Emperor Xian back, Xun Yu finally has the possibility of bringing the Xun family back to the famous family.

But at least so far, this is just a trend. After all, Xun Yu waited for Emperor Xian to arrive in Chenliu before becoming a servant under the "strong recommendation" of Boss Cao.

So with Xun Yu's current status, can he really hold Lu Bu down?
Wu Liang put a big question mark in his heart.

Unless, this is a chess game that Xun Yu set up a long time ago, as early as when Zhang Miao and Lu Bu rebelled against Boss Cao, and Lu Bu was Xun Yu's vassal long before that, otherwise Xun Yu absolutely did not have this ability.

And now the most suspicious person is Xun Yu...

If the person behind the scenes wasn't Xun Yu, who could it be?
Wu Liang made up his mind.

Putting these questions aside for the time being, Wu Liang looked back at Cao Chun again, and said seriously: "Brother Zihe, Lu Bu and others have probably been alarmed and are confronting us in the cave, so if we want to minimize casualties, we must When it comes time to compete for patience, I have an idea that might have some influence on Lu Bu."

"Oh? Wu Taishi, please tell me!"

Cao Chun wanted to capture Lv Bu and go back to work, so he asked immediately.

"In such a confrontation, it is better to put the two of them back and teach them to explain the situation outside and our determination to Lu Bu, so that Lu Bu understands that it is impossible to fly, and he can only come out and fight to the death, or he can only fight for his life. Catch it without a fight, instead of wasting it like it is now."

Wu Liang said.

Cao Chun pondered for a moment when he heard the words, then nodded and said: "Wu Taishi's words are reasonable. There are not many people with these two people, and there are not many people without these two people. I'm not afraid that they will play tricks, so I let them go as Wu Taishi said."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, looked at Zhang Shan and another soldier who had been let go, but smiled again: "You two can go back, but I have to say something in my head, from now on, unless Lu Bu personally leads Come out and surrender, or Lu Bu dies, otherwise we will no longer accept any prisoners, and everyone who comes out of the cave will be killed. In addition... I will give you half an hour at most. After half an hour, we The entrance of the cave will be sealed with a big fire, and damp wood will be used to smoke the cave, and then only corpses will come out of the cave.”

"???"

Hearing this, Zhang Shangang was still wondering why Wu Liang let them go, but at this moment he knelt down on the ground with a plop, begging bitterly while kowtowing, "Wu Taishi, please forgive me, the villain has already said what he knows. I beg Wu Taishi to leave a way for the villain to survive, the villain is willing to be an ox and a horse for Wu Taishi in the future, if you violate this oath and hit the sky with lightning, please forgive the villain!"

"!!!"

Cao Chun next to him was also taken aback when he heard Wu Liang's words, and once again looked at Wu Liang with admiration.

Too bad!
Absolutely!
Cao Chunxin said that this Wu Youcai is a monster who can read people's hearts. No wonder that when Xi Zhicai's guard was interrogated yesterday, Brother Meng De insisted on finding him by name. Even his eldest son Cao Ang couldn't believe it.

Rather than saying that he was deterring Lu Bu, it would be better to say that he was forcing the two soldiers to work for him with their lives.

Either Lu Bu personally leads everyone out to surrender, which is forcing them to lobby Lu Bu, otherwise they will be buried with Lu Bu;

Either Lu Bu died, which was forcing them to stab Lu Bu in the back if they failed to lobby, otherwise they would still be buried with Lu Bu;
Or if they don't do anything, then they can only live for half an hour, and they will still be buried with Lu Bu;

And even if it is lobbying Lu Bu, or stabbing Lu Bu in the back, is there no risk?

The risk is still great, if the lobbying fails, Lu Bu may behead them first if he is unhappy, and if he fails to stab him in the back, it is also a dead word.

Cao Chun felt that Wu Liang might as well give them four options, all of which were death.

But among these options that are all "death", there is also a word "life" that can only be seen with a magnifying glass, which crazily teases the desire of these two guys to survive.

"..."

But Dian Wei and Yang Wanli who were behind Wu Liang had normal faces, not surprised at all.

This is our young master's behavior style. If he can solve the problem in a way that does not speak of martial arts, he will never try to create a bloody conflict... He is such a gentleman who loves peace and is kind to others. What an admirable character what.

　Thanks to the boss of [Moran Starry Night] for the huge reward of 50000 coins, I am grateful.

　　I have a friend who is going to get married tomorrow, so I can only save for one day today, and I will officially start adding updates to the boss of [Moran Starry Night] the day after tomorrow, thank the boss for his kindness.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)