Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 699 Himiko

To be precise, it should be the emissary of Yamatai Kingdom.

Because as far as Wu Liang knows, the current Wa Kingdom is actually still under the tribal social structure, and the Yamatai Kingdom is just an alliance composed of more than 30 small countries (tribes), which unified most of the northern part of the Wa Kingdom Kyushu. The most powerful force in the Wa Kingdom of the era.

In the south of Wa Kingdom, there is a force called "Dog Slave Country".

This force has always been at odds with the Yamatai Kingdom, and the two sides continue to clash, consuming the already vulnerable national strength of the Wa Kingdom.

This matter is recorded in the history books of the Cao Wei period:
During the period of Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, the queen of Yamatai Kingdom sent an envoy to express her loyalty, and was later made pro-Wei Wa King by Cao Rui. During this period, the envoy also explained the form of Wa State to Cao Rui, and asked Cao Rui to publicly support and help them .

Cao Rui did indeed give face to the Queen of Yamatai Kingdom, not only rewarding the Queen of Yamatai Kingdom with a gold seal with a purple ribbon, but also several gifts including a hundred bronze mirrors.

And Cao Rui also sent envoys to mediate with a call to action, but unfortunately, the Gonu Kingdom ignored it.

Because the Gou Nu Kingdom has already found a backer, they took the initiative to send envoys to make friends with the Wu Kingdom, and there is a tendency to turn the internal war of the Wa Kingdom into a proxy war of the Celestial Dynasty...

With the end of the Three Kingdoms era, the Jin Dynasty successfully wiped out the two kingdoms of Shu and Wu to rule the world, and the kingdom of Yamatai and the dog slaves disappeared from Chinese history books.

This is difficult for the historians and scholars of later generations of the Wa Kingdom.

Because the Celestial Dynasty suddenly did not keep a diary, and the Wa Kingdom itself did not have the habit of writing a diary, the history of the Wa Kingdom has been disconnected for a long time since then, and there is no way to continue to trace its ancestors and roots.

"On behalf of His Majesty, I welcome you."

Rolling up the official document again, Wu Liang also showed a smile on his face, and asked, "But I'm very curious, you not only have to cross the ocean to come here, but you also have to travel thousands of miles. How long have you been gone?"

"To tell you the truth, it was also winter when we went to sea."

Qi Litong showed a wry smile, and then a look of rejoicing, "Although this trip was difficult, but hard work paid off, we finally found His Majesty the Son of Heaven...Especially in recent months, we have fallen into Desperate, we first arrived in Chang'an. At that time, we had no food, so we could only dig grass roots and eat weeds with the exiled people along the way. Originally, after arriving in Chang'an and meeting the emperor, our life would improve, but who knew at that time But Chang'an is now at war, and the city is almost in ruins."

What he was talking about should be the scene when Li Jue and Guo Si's troops fought for power before Emperor Xian fled. According to historical records, there were tens of thousands of dead in Chang'an City at that time, and Chang'an City was almost in ruins.

"After many inquiries, we found out that the emperor had quietly left Chang'an and planned to return to Luoyang, so we hurriedly chased after him, but when we arrived at Luoyang, what we saw was still ruins, and the emperor never returned. To Luoyang, but on the way to a place called Anyi."

"So we rushed to Anyi non-stop, but when we arrived in Anyi, we found out that the emperor had left, and no one could tell where we were going next."

"I almost collapsed, so I sat under the city of Anyi and started crying. I don't know what to do anymore. If this continues, I'm afraid we will all starve to death on the road before we see the emperor, and... please Forgive me for your impoliteness, but I don't know if His Majesty the current Son of Heaven is really the Son of Heaven whom the Queen ordered us to pay homage to."

"Fortunately, news came a few days later that His Majesty the Son of Heaven was taken to Chenliu and finally settled down."

"So I regrouped, almost determined to die, and immediately brought the mission to Chen Liu. I rushed so fast that I finally caught up..."

Speaking of this, Qi Litong's eyes were already full of tears, and the girl behind him even sobbed softly, which shows how many difficulties he has experienced along the way.

Not to mention that in this war, they may be detained or killed by one side at any time. This is simply a desperate trip.

"You guys have worked hard."

Wu Liang glanced at them sympathetically, and then asked, "I see that the official document says that you are going to bring a thousand catties of dried fish and a hundred human sacrifices to His Majesty?"

"..."

Qi Litong's face suddenly collapsed, and the tears in his eyes were sucked back.

"how?"

Wu Liang seemed to have understood something.

"Forgive me, the dried fish has been eaten by us on the way... If not, I'm afraid I would have starved to death on the way."

Qi Litong finally mustered up the courage, and said in embarrassment.

really.

Wu Liang was not surprised at all, and then asked: "What about the hundreds of people sacrificed?"

"..."

Qi Litong's expression became even more embarrassing, his throat swelled for a long time before he said with great difficulty, "Most of them starved to death on the way... and some escaped when I was not prepared... and some tried to escape, but I noticed and executed them... ...not only those human sacrifices, but also the accompanying guards who fled dead... Now, apart from me and Hu, there are only three guards who came here alive."

"So you pay tribute..."

Wu Liang expressed deep sympathy, but somehow wanted to laugh.

It’s not that he has no sympathy. To be honest, if Wu Liang knew what happened to them in advance, he might have sent some supplies to help them. After all, so many people starved to death, it shouldn’t be laughable .

But he traveled thousands of miles to pay tribute.

What about the tribute dried fish?

ate.

What about the human sacrifices for tribute?

Those who ran ran away, and those who died died.

So what was the tribute paid for? If it was Wu Liang, he felt something was wrong halfway, not to mention whether he could go back and return to his life, even if he found a place to live in seclusion, he would not come to pay tribute again.

Because of such a tribute, it is really a bit costly.

"I know it's very rude, but since I have received the Queen's trust and entrustment, even if I die here, I must complete the task, otherwise I will not be worthy of being a human being."

Qi Litong straightened out his thin chest, which couldn't even be supported by the tattered clothes, and spoke sternly.

But when Wu Liang heard these words, he felt like he was advertising for a certain courier company... So he asked tentatively: "Your current queen should be called Himiko, right?"

"?"

After hearing this, Qi Litong was taken aback for a moment, and then looked at the girl behind him with a strange expression.

Isn't it Himiko?

Wu Liang remembered that it was recorded in the history books like this, isn't it too late?
Right.

In 238 A.D., that is, when Wei Mingdi Cao Rui was in power, the queen of Yamatai Kingdom was Himiko. That was 40 years later, and it is really possible that Himiko will not be in power now...

But... just a sack of beans!
Wu Liang soon noticed Qi Litong's strange behavior. After hearing the name, instead of answering or correcting Wu Liang immediately, he looked at the girl in surprise?

Wu Liang suddenly remembered what Cai Qilitong called that girl just now.

"call!"

He seemed to be calling her "Hoo" just now!

At that time, Wu Liang didn't think much about it, but now combined with Qi Litong's abnormal performance, Wu Liang immediately realized an unexpected situation.

Is it possible...

(End of this chapter)