At this point, for Cao Zhen, this tomb robbing journey has been completed.

This batch of gold must have weighed at least several tons. When converted into Han Dynasty measurement units, it would be several thousand kilograms, or even tens of thousands of kilograms. Transporting it back would definitely solve Cao's army's food and salary needs, and even be able to maintain military supplies for a period of time.

Therefore, he immediately consulted Wu Liang's opinion, and after receiving Wu Liang's affirmative reply, he sent people out to gather people to carry out the transportation work.

While waiting, Cao Zhen was worried about gains and losses like many people who won the lottery. He pulled Wu Liang aside and asked in a low voice: "You are a talented and wise brother, I am still a little worried. Youdao is that wealth and silk can move people's hearts. These golds

If you teach people to move it, it is inevitable that someone will hide it secretly due to greed, and they may not be able to find it when the time comes. How can we prevent it from happening?"

"This is easy to handle."

Wu Liang smiled calmly and said, "The military commander only needs to engrave the number on the gold brick in advance, and then register the number with everyone involved in the transportation. In this way, the responsibility can be assigned to the individual, and naturally no one can keep it secretly."

"Wonderful! My dear brother, this is a wonderful plan! Why didn't I think of it before?"

Cao Zhen immediately beamed with joy, hugged Wu Liang's shoulders and shook him, praising him unceasingly, "A talented and wise brother is really a man of heaven. A wise brother can seek good luck and avoid evil when he enters, and opens the tomb and breaks the ground. When he retreats, he can offer a clever solution."

I am sad, how could I be so virtuous and capable that I can be helped by my virtuous brother? It is truly a great blessing in this life!"

"The military commander has given false praise, and he should not be worthy of it."

Wu Liang lowered his eyebrows and said submissively.

"Otherwise! In my brother's opinion, your talent is comparable to that of Xi Zhicai, the counselor at your side. Perhaps that Xi Zhicai may not be as good as you."

Cao Zhen shook his head and said seriously.

Xi Zhicai...

Of course Wu Liang also knew about this person.

This person's name is "Xi Zhong", Zhicai is just his name, and he was one of the most important counselors in Cao Cao's early days.

Xi Zhong once helped Cao Cao and Chen Liu to raise troops and used his plan to defeat the Yellow Turban Army. He captured more than 300,000 surrendered troops and a population of more than one million. Later, he reorganized the elite troops of the surrendered troops into the "Qingzhou Soldiers", the most important direct force in Cao Cao's military career.

Kuangting's 600-mile pursuit defeated Yuan Shu, the Black Mountain Army, and the Southern Huns...

It can be said that Cao Cao was able to gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains and achieve great things, and Xi Zhong played a role that cannot be ignored.

It's a pity that this person's life was not good and he died relatively early. In addition, this person was not mentioned in the more widely read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

So that most people in later generations only know that there is a famous saying in the late Eastern Han Dynasty: "Unless Guo Jia dies, the crouching dragon will not come out." However, they do not know that there is a similar famous saying before this sentence: "Unless ambition dies, Guo Jia will not come out."

!

that's the truth.

There is such a record in the "Three Kingdoms·Wei Shu·Guo Jia Zhuan": Taizu and Xun Yu wrote: "After the death of Zhi Cai, there is no way to deal with those who plan things. You have many wonderful people in Yinggu. Who can succeed you?"

?" Yu Jianjia summoned him to discuss world affairs.

After the death of Zhicai, there is nothing to do with those who plan things!

Don't mess with those who plan things!

These six words alone are enough to show the status of Xi Zhong in Cao Cao's heart. If this person had not died early, Cao Cao might not have used Guo Jia.

To put it bluntly, Guo Jia was just a replacement found by Cao Cao after Xi Zhong died.

Even after Cao Cao's son Cao Pi officially proclaimed himself emperor, he used eight words to describe Xi Zhong: "I am not a talented actor, so I am not an emperor!"

It should be noted that Xi Zhong died in 196 AD, while Cao Pi was born in 189 AD.

Calculating it this way, Cao Pi was only 7 years old when Xi Zhong died. How incredible was his talent to leave such a deep impression on a 7-year-old child?

"Marquis Jun, please don't try to defeat me. How can I compare with Xi Zhicai?"

Wu Liang said quickly.

This time it’s not false modesty, but genuine admiration.

"He is talented and you are talented. Both of you have the word 'cai' in their names. Why can't they be compared?"

Cao Chen smiled.

"The Marquis is joking."

Wu Liang shook his head and quietly directed the topic elsewhere, saying, "The military commander will be here later to supervise the transportation of gold. Why don't you send the soldiers who just entered the tomb with me, and I will lead them to continue exploring deeper. Maybe we can

There is something else to gain.”

"Of course."

Cao Zhen naturally agreed happily.

…

Wu Liang chose to go deeper, but he actually hid his selfish motives.

First, he wanted to see with his own eyes the original "Dunhuang of the Four Gods" and the original layout of the tomb that has long since been lost to later generations.

Secondly, I wanted to open the coffin of Liang Xiaowang Liu Wu to find out what happened.

As we all know, although gold is valuable, it is nothing more than personal possessions. Tomb owners usually choose to bury truly precious things with them.

For a tomb owner with the status of King Xiao of Liang, the things he buried with him must not be simple.

…

In my impression, the tomb of King Xiao of Liang has two connected main tomb chambers. The higher one is the palace chamber, and the lower one is the coffin bed chamber where the coffins are stored.

However, he had plenty of time, so Wu Liang did not go directly to the main tomb chamber. Instead, he took the remaining nine soldiers back the same way and explored two other tomb passages that could also lead to the main tomb chamber.

The several tomb chambers and the East Palace located on both sides of these two tomb passages also have many cultural relics that can be called national treasures in later generations. However, there is nothing that needs special attention in this era, so the group is cautious.

We walked around again like a quick tour.

At this moment, the soldiers and Wu Liang had reached a certain tacit understanding. No one would touch anything without Wu Liang's words.

After about an hour, everyone finally arrived at one of the main tomb chambers.

This main tomb chamber is the palace chamber.

The layout of the palace is somewhat similar to the Jinluan Palace of the emperor's early dynasty in costume dramas, but the scale is much smaller.

On the top of the hall is the legendary "Four Gods Cloud Picture". This picture is mainly made of red paint, with a yellow soaring dragon running from east to west. There are also mythical beasts such as the Suzaku and the White Tiger as backgrounds, supplemented by patterns of Ganoderma lucidum and cloud patterns.

The decoration looks breathtaking, definitely more shocking than the photos I saw in textbooks before.

At the top of the palace is a small high platform made of white marble carvings. On the platform is a chair made of golden nanmu. It should be regarded as the "dragon chair" where King Liu Wu of Liang Xiao sat.

However, the soldiers' attention was completely attracted by the four lifelike maid figurines on the left and right of the "dragon chair":

"So handsome."

"This figure would be wonderful if it were a real person."

"I really want to touch it..."

In the Han Dynasty, "thin waist" and "light body" were regarded as beauty, and these four maid figurines certainly echo these characteristics.

After carefully looking at the "Four Gods Clouds", Wu Liang was the first to notice a water pool about two meters in diameter located in the center of the palace.

The water in the middle of the pool seemed to be boiling, rolling continuously and making a gurgling sound.

"This...couldn't it be the legendary 'Inner Hidden Trap'?"
Chapter completed!