Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 240 Touching the Gold Talisman and Touching the Gold Captain
"Lieutenant Touching Gold?" Cao Ren was confused. What kind of captain is this? I've never heard of it. Who made it?
"That's what they said. So bring them back, and I'm going to hand them over to Lord Sikong." Zhou Cang said, and then scolded a few people: "What are you talking about about such an important matter?"

Cao Ren looked suspicious, but he couldn't ask further questions.

The two battalions of Panshi and Cracked Earth have been replenished, and Chen Dao and Qu'a are busy with training. Cao Ren is very curious about the formation of Xuzhou soldiers, and spends all day in the barracks, thinking that this formation is very creative and well-organized.He was going to report back to Cao Cao and apply for a pilot in his battalion.Zhou Cang continued to catch up on sleep, and his life was upside down these days.

The next day, Zhou Cang bid farewell to Cao Ren and led Panshi and Lightning Camp north to Guandu.Liu Chendao led the cracked earth camp to station in Runan. Cao Ren saw that Zhou Cang sent troops to station, so he had to return to Wancheng.

On the way, Zhou Cang deliberately locked the seven tomb robbers together so that they could speak together.Zhou Cang believes that the power of the masses is powerful, and the rhetoric he devises is far behind their self-talk.

"The state of Wei came so fast." Cao Cao had already returned to Guandu, and was surprised when he heard that Zhou Cang had come. He returned in less than 20 days.

"Having the help of General Zi Xiao, how can you not be unhappy." Zhou Cang gave Cao Ren the credit, and Cao Cao really enjoyed it. "Just letting Liu Bei run away again."

"Hey, I ran away again." Cao Cao expressed deep regret, "It doesn't matter, I will catch you sooner or later. Wei Guo came just in time, and Yuan Shao has already started to attack Guandu. Today Wei Guo has a good rest, and tomorrow we will discuss how to break Yuan."

"There is one more thing to report to Duke Cao. In Runan, I caught several tomb robbers who claimed to be Lieutenant Mojin, and brought them here to Duke Cao." Zhou Cang said and handed the seven Mojin Talismans to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was taken aback, grave robber?Killing is, what is the meaning of bringing it to me?What is Mojin Xiaowei?He decided to meet again.

"Where are you from, why do you call yourself Lieutenant Mojin?" Cao Cao asked.

"My lord, we are from the west of Sichuan. We each have some abilities, and we gather together because of mutual admiration, and because there is the Big Dipper in the sky, so there are also seven people." Ma Yi, the leader elected among the seven people, said that this person can indeed speak well. "As for Captain Mojin, it is a name passed down from our ancestors."

"The name has some meaning. Then tell me, what are your skills?"

"The first is to find the acupoint. We can look for clues from the astronomical phenomena, and then measure the geography to find out the location."

Cao Cao just wanted to talk nonsense, but then he thought that this is not impossible. When building the tomb, it is necessary to cater to the celestial phenomena, and it is also possible to find the tomb from the celestial phenomena. It seems that these people have some skills.

"As for the skills of digging, hiding traps, breaking news, hunting for treasures, and taking treasures, there are more."

Cao Cao suddenly thought of a question, "If you do this kind of thing, there will certainly be news from the agency that can be deciphered with your skills, but aren't you afraid of hurting your morality, being punished by heaven and harming your descendants?"

Ma Yi pretended to hesitate, bowed his head and remained silent.

"Bold, don't tell the truth!" Cao Cao shouted, "If you don't tell the truth, quit and behead!"

"My lord, it's because there is a method in the middle, called: Ghost Blowing Lamp. Whenever a large tomb is opened, a candle must be lit and placed in the southeast corner. Only then can the coffin be opened to touch gold. The remains of the deceased must not be damaged. The deceased left one or two treasures, and during this period, if the candle in the southeast corner is extinguished, you must put back the treasures you got, respectfully kowtow three times, and go back the same way." Trembling, he kowtowed and said. "This is the secret technique of the little people that has not been handed down. It has been inherited from the ancestors, and they dare not violate it. It is safe and sound until now."

The more Cao Cao listens, the more interesting he becomes. There are so many details and taboos in it.He touched the golden talisman: "Tell me again, what is the use of this golden talisman?"

Ma Yi cried and said: "Touching the golden talisman is not only our token, but also a thing to ward off evil spirits."

It turns out that there are taboos and tokens, which means that you can do the same thing without worrying about being punished by God. Cao Cao nodded, "What evidence do you have for saying so much? Which tombs have you stolen, and how do you dispose of the stolen goods?" Cao Cao asked very carefully.

"The little people have been active in Xichuan, and they just arrived in Jingxiang recently. I didn't expect to be caught on the spot by this general. I still remember these tombs. You can send someone to check them. The artifacts stolen by the villains have no regular buyers, and most of them are sold at low prices. , suffered a lot.”

Another person interjected: "My lord, there are still a lot of big objects, because they are heavy and hard to handle, so we were sent to hide them. They are all bronze vessels, and there is also a big tripod. Your lord can send people to dig them out. We were originally I wanted to melt it, but I hid it because I didn't know the art of smelting."

Big tripod, that is the country's most important weapon. "You guys are really bold." Cao Cao thought to himself that he must dig out these copper tripods in the future.

"Why did you leave Xichuan?"

"Since Lord Liu Yan went to Xichuan to wipe out the rebels and thieves, and Zhang and his sons were there to spread the five-dou rice way, there is no place for us in Xichuan, so we came out of Sichuan."

Another five buckets of rice came out, Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and he will have to learn more about it in the future. "Then why did you go to Jingzhou? You should go to Guanzhong from Xichuan?"

"We in Xichuan have many refugees from Guanzhong. They said that there was a war in Guanzhong, Li Jue and Guo Si made a lot of trouble, and they dug a lot of graves with their men. We are afraid that Guanzhong will not be peaceful, and we don't know how many people will be left. We didn’t dare to go to Guanzhong, so I went down to Jingzhou. I found out later that Guanzhong had been pacified.” Several people’s weaving was really perfect, and Zhou Cang felt ashamed.

Cao Cao cross-examined and found no flaws, so he asked someone to take them down, "Hehehe, it turns out that Weiguo is worried that my food and salary are not enough here." Cao Cao said to Zhou Cang with a smile.

"Mr. Cao has wronged me. I just happened to meet and brought it to Mr. Cao."

"Hahaha, you, what should I say about you?"

Cao Cao believed only half of Zhou Cang's words, and then he received a letter from Cao Ren, stating that Zhou Cang had indeed caught several tomb robbers in Runan, so he dispelled his doubts about Zhou Cang.Later, based on the confessions of several people, he sent someone to Xichuan to inquire, and learned that there were indeed such a few people, but they were all rascals who did not do their jobs properly. Cao Cao believed their words instead.

Because of the lack of money, Cao Cao really ordered the seven of them as Lieutenants of Mojin, and gave them a team of people to search for tombs and dig treasures. They really found a lot of property, which greatly supplemented Cao Cao's dwindling treasury.Later, Cao Cao acquired Jizhou, and in Yedi, a few people found the Tongque, and Cao Cao built the Tongque Tower is a later story.After Cao Cao acquired Jingzhou, Ma Yi and others dug up the bronze tripod and other bronze wares and presented them to Cao Cao. Cao Cao finally believed in it.

(End of this chapter)