Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 770 Copper Seal (4000)

According to historical records, in the ninth year of Zhou Wu Wang Ji Fa's accession to the throne, he wanted to continue to complete Ji Chang's great cause, and went east to conquer Shang Zhou to see if the princes gathered to respond.When the army left the army, Jiang Ziya held a yellow ax in his left hand and Bai Yanshi in his right, and said, "Cang 兕 Cang 兕, command the soldiers. Gather the ships, and those who are late will be beheaded."

So the soldiers came to Mengjin, and there were as many as [-] princes from all over the world who came without calling. The princes all said that now is the time to conquer Shang Zhou, but Ji Fa thought that the time had not yet come, so he joined Jiang Ziya and other princes to establish an alliance After playing the "Oath of Thailand", I will return as a teacher.

Two years later, Shang Zhou killed Prince Bigan and imprisoned Ji Zi. At this time, King Zhou had become desolate and tyrannical to the extreme, and there were complaints all over the world. He issued a notice to the princes to conquer together, and finally successfully overthrew the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty.

In later generations, there are two versions of "Oath of Thailand".

One version is called pseudo-ancient text. This text was presented by a woman in Hanoi during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is divided into three parts: the upper, middle and lower.

The other version is called Zhenguwen, which was included in Sima Qian's "Historical Records".

However, when archaeologists of later generations studied the "Zuoshi Chunqiu" written in the Warring States period, they found that even the real ancient texts included in "Historical Records" were not actually the complete version of "Thai Oath".

As for what the complete version of "Thai Oath" looks like, later generations have no way to verify it, so it is naturally equivalent to being completely lost.

Also.

Wu Liang had read both the pseudo-ancient prose and the real ancient prose handed down from later generations.

Although the lengths of the two are different, both types should be classified as proclamations. They are nothing more than talking about how fatuous King Zhou is, how licentious, how tyrannical, and how he poisoned the world. The country is for the people, we must punish him on behalf of God...

In fact, judging the "Thai Oath" from the standard of the prose, whether it is a pseudo-ancient or a real ancient, the structure is already very complete.

But "Zuoshi Chunqiu", which was written earlier, specifically mentioned that there are more mysterious and important contents in "Thai Oath", but it is a pity that Gui mentioned that "Zuoshi Chunqiu" did not include Recording the missing part in the book is tantamount to leaving a blank question mark for future generations.

Now the witch Hu suddenly mentioned the "Tai Oath" and called it a covenant infused with powerful spells created by Jiang Taigong, which immediately aroused Wu Liang's interest.

Could it be that the "Oath of Thailand" he knew was the same?
And the missing part mentioned in "Zuoshi Chunqiu" is related to this?

"Exactly."

The witch nodded, and then said, "In the ancient books left by our ancestors, the part about the 'Tai Oath' did mention the "Tai Oath" jointly made by King Wu of Zhou, Jiang Taigong and various princes. In the article, it is said that "Tai Oath" is the key to the success of King Wu of Zhou's crusade against Shang Zhou."

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Hearing this, Zhen Mi's expression also changed a little.

She is the apprentice of the nine-tailed fox demon Tushannvjiao, and Tushannvjiao who lived in her body once admitted that Daji, who bewitched King Zhou, was also her apprentice, and it was she who destroyed the Shang Dynasty and became the Xia Dynasty An important pawn for revenge.

Therefore, Tushan Nujiao always believed that she was credited with destroying the Shang Dynasty, and she was the key.

Now the witch Hu suddenly said that "Tai Oath" was the key to the success of King Wu of Zhou's crusade against Shang Zhou. Naturally, she could not agree with this. Most importantly, she only regarded "Tai Oath" as an ordinary piece of writing I didn't find any traces of magic in it... Could it be because I haven't seen the original "Oath of Thailand" before?
"May I ask Miss Hu to explain in more detail?"

Wu Liang continued to ask.

"Actually, I have no way to fully explain the 'Oath of Thailand'. The ancient books left by our ancestors only mentioned that this is an oath that cannot be reversed once it is made. If someone violates the oath, they must suffer the consequences contained in it Cursed by spells, no one can be spared."

The witch said with a serious expression, "The ancestor also mentioned that this is the only spell that Jiang Taigong did not pass on to him but passed on to Qiu Mugong and Lu Yin. It is precisely because of the 'Tai Oath' that he won the Lu Yin In the end, he accidentally injured several other brothers, and ended up being kicked out of the family by Jiang Taigong and exiled to the country of Wa."

Devil's contract?

Wu Liang's explanation made Wu Liang instantly think of such a word in later games.

In the game settings, devils belong to the lawful evil camp. They almost spend most of their time corrupting mortals. The most common thing is to sign devil contracts with mortals. Anyone who violates the content of the contract will be severely punished by the power of the contract, and no one will be spared.

Although Miko Hu's description has nothing to do with the devil in the game, the effect of this oath is very similar, making it very easy for Wu Liang to understand.

Thinking of this, Wu Liang thought of the cursing words engraved on the other side of the bronze plate, such as "Heaven and earth are not tolerated, man and god are punished together, death has no place to die".

If what the priestess said is true, then those curse words should be the price for violating the oath, right?
It's just that Jiang Taigong engraved such a "Thai oath" on his family tree, what purpose did Wu Liang think of for the time being, was to prevent the clan from betraying the family, or to prevent future generations from fratricide?
But thinking about it, it doesn't seem right.

If the "Tai Oath" is really so powerful, or if the "Tai Oath" in this genealogy is very powerful, the ancestor Lu Zuo of the witch called her brother will be cursed by the "Tai Oath" even if Jiang Taigong does not He was expelled from the family, and if he was not exiled to the Wa Kingdom, he was destined to have no good end. On the contrary, Jiang Taigong's approach was a bit superfluous.

"Miss Hu, can you understand the bronze inscriptions on it?"

Wu Liang asked immediately.

"It's also a half-knowledge, but I guess it should be to tell the descendants of the Lu family the consequences of violating the family rules, because as far as I know, the 'Thai oath' is an oath, and the relevant requirements and consequences must be written, otherwise the oath will not be valid. .”

The witch murmured.

"Makes sense..."

Wu Liang nodded slightly.

Speaking of which, since the witch Hu just claimed that the "Oath of Thailand" made by Jiang Ziya, King Wu of Zhou, and the eight hundred princes was a "Oath of Thailand", then the relevant requirements and consequences should also be stated, not an article Ordinary proclamation.

"Zuo's Spring and Autumn" also clearly stated that the missing parts in "Thai Oath" are the more mysterious and important parts, so is it possible that the missing parts are related requirements and consequences?
If there is such a thing, King Wu of Zhou's coalition army will naturally be more reliable, and its combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary coalition forces...

"But with all due respect, the ancestor of your family is the No. 13 son of Jiang Taigong. From any point of view, what he did back then was within the scope of violating family rules. If the 'Thai Oath' is really so powerful, he should You will also bear the corresponding consequences, right?"

Wu Liang asked curiously again, "It's not a question, I wonder if your ancestors had a good death in the end?"

"This……"

Witch Hu obviously didn't think about this somewhat contradictory question, she was stunned for a few seconds by Wu Liang's question, and then she replied a little unconfidently, "According to the records of my family, the ancestor lived until he died at the age of 87. , Naturally, it can be regarded as a good death. This is indeed somewhat different from the description of the "Tai Oath" in the ancient books left by the ancestors. I don't know how to explain it, but... Wu Taishi, do you think it is possible that the ancestors were The name is removed from this genealogy, so my ancestors will no longer be affected by the 'Oath of Thailand'."

"It's not impossible."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, but then analyzed, "But if this is the case, Jiang Taigong's decision to expel Lu Zuo from the family needs to be re-evaluated, because if the 'Tai Oath' is true, Lu Zuo made a brother-in-law For those things, they will suffer the curse of "Thai Oath" and will not end well, but Jiang Taigong expelled him from the family and erased his name from the genealogy, which may have lifted the curse of "Tai Oath", so your ancestors able to die."

Since Jiang Ziya was able to create the "Oath of Thailand", he should also know how to break the "Oath of Thailand".

"Wu Taishi means that Jiang Taigong expelled our ancestors from the family and exiled them to Japan, not necessarily just to punish him, but maybe also to save his life?"

Miko Hu's expression became complicated.

"This is just my guess. I am afraid that only the person involved can make it clear."

Wu Liang said quite rigorously.

"..."

The witch Hu immediately fell into deep thought, probably recalling the records in Lu Zuo's biography, combined with Wu Liang's analysis to deduce the truth at that time.

After a while, the witch said again, "Wu Taishi's conjecture may be close to the truth. In the ancient books left by my ancestors, not only did he not show the slightest resentment towards Jiang Taigong, but he often expressed his hatred for Jiang Taigong in the book." The longing and guilt of the grandpa. In addition, my ancestors were free after arriving in the country of Wa. If he insisted on returning to the country of Wa in the Central Plains, no one could stop him, but he did not do so until his death. He ended up with regrets Throughout his life, he was ordered to be buried on a hillside facing the Central Plains."

"Another detail is that the surname Lu was not used on the tombstone of our ancestors, only the word 'Zuo' in his name was used, and he also left his ancestral precepts, requesting that subsequent generations should not use the surname Lu. But it must be passed on orally to make it clear that we originated from the Lu family."

"I have never understood why my ancestor left such an ancestral motto. He clearly missed Jiang Taigong and the members of the Lu family, so why did he not allow himself and his descendants to use the Lu surname? Isn't this contradictory? "

"But after Wu Taishi's speculation, I suddenly figured it out."

"After that incident, Jiang Taigong couldn't bear the suffering of my family's ancestors to suffer from the 'Tai Oath' curse, so he pushed him out of the Lu family and exiled him to the country of Wa. The most important thing was to erase the name of my family's ancestors from the genealogy, so Not only can it save our ancestors from the curse, but it can also give the clansmen an explanation."

"The ancestors of my family also understood Jiang Taigong's deep meaning. After going to the Wa Kingdom with guilt and reluctance, even though he had the ability to return to the Central Plains at any time, he always abided by the tacit understanding with Jiang Taigong. I spent my whole life in a foreign country, and never used the Lu surname until my death.”

"..."

After listening to Miko Hu's narration, Wu Liang and Huan Renjun gradually had a new understanding of the incident, especially when Miko Hu mentioned the strange ancestral precept and Lu Zuo's biography. After discussing his views on Jiang Taigong, those points that could not be explained before became reasonable in an instant.

Perhaps this is the truth.

After all, Jiang Ziya and Lu Zuo are father and son whose blood is thicker than water. What's more, Lu Zuo is the most talented youngest son among Jiang Ziya's heirs. Normally, he is the most loved and valued one in the family, so there is no possibility of a relationship between them. Without any feelings, some things are naturally impossible to be completely matter-of-fact.

It's just why Jiang Ziya only passed the "Oath of Thailand" to Qiu Mugong and Lu Yin, but not to Lu Zuo, still only the person concerned knows.

"In this way, for your lineage, this 'Thai Oath' is just a technique that has been passed down in ancient books, and now that the Lu Qi clan has long been extinct, this technique has probably been completely lost, right?"

After pondering for a moment, Wu Liang said regretfully.

In fact, this kind of statement is not absolute, because although Lu Qi's family has been cut off long ago, the line of Qiu Mugong who also mastered the "Tai Oath" may not have been cut off.

As far as Wu Liang knows, the descendants of Duke Mu of Qiu fled to the state of Chu early in order to escape the political struggle, and moved the tomb of Duke Mu of Qiu to the state of Chu together. But because it is thousands of miles away in Xiangyang, if Qiu Mugong passed the "Tai Oath" to his descendants, and if these descendants passed it down from generation to generation, it may not be lost.

It's just that after hundreds of thousands of years, if you still want to find the descendants of Qiu Mugong, it is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

"I can't say that well."

The witch shook her head, but then added, "However, the ancient books left by my ancestors also recorded a bronze seal related to the 'Oath of Thailand'. It is said that this seal was made by Jiang Taigong's painstaking efforts. Resist some sorcery that kills people, and at the same time carry the essence of the 'Thai oath'."

"Even if someone who doesn't know magic skills gets this seal, he only needs to write down the content of the oath, press the blood handprint and then stamp this copper seal, and the oath will become a 'Tai Oath'."

"This seal was left by Jiang Taigong to the successive kings of Qi. After all, even his descendants, not everyone is talented enough to practice spells and master the 'Tai Oath', and if the 'Tai Oath' is Properly used, it can become the greatest guarantee of royal power.”

"It's just that the royal family of Lu Qi has been cut off now, and there is no more King Qi in the world. No one knows where this bronze seal is hidden."

(End of this chapter)