"Is this true!?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhen finally couldn't sit still anymore and stood up with a "ooh" sound, looking at Wu Liang with surprise on his face, as if he was looking at a lost treasure.

"Even if a villain has ten heads, he would not dare to deceive the military commander."

Wu Liang lowered his eyebrows and said submissively.

"Okay! Very good! Tonight I will personally lead an army with you to visit the tomb of King Liang Xiao for fifty years. If what you say is true, I will definitely use it for you. When I see the envoy in the future, I will personally ask for credit for you!"

Cao Chen immediately snapped at the case and said, his decisiveness showing a bit of a feeling of seeking medical attention in a hurry.

Wu Liang was overjoyed, but just when he was about to bow down and say thank you, Zhou Feng jumped out and interrupted him: "Marquis, think twice. What Wu Liang said is inconclusive. The Marquis must not take any personal risks."

, not to mention that the Hu army now has less than a hundred men. If we lose fifty more soldiers, it will be almost the same as the entire army being annihilated."

"I don't need fifty people, I only need ten."

Before Cao Zhen could react, Wu Liang smiled confidently.

The more people the better when it comes to tomb robbing, especially in such a closed tomb. The more non-professionals enter, the more dangerous it is and the more serious unnecessary damage is caused to the tomb.

As a master of archeology, Wu Liang was naturally influenced by the concept of "protective excavation".

Historically, the tomb of King Xiao of Liang could not escape the fate of being stolen. It was just a matter of time. With his help now, he would at least have a chance to preserve some cultural relics with archaeological value for future generations to investigate and study.

"ten people?"

Cao Zhen and Zhou Feng were both stunned.

"But these ten people need to be selected by me personally."

Wu Liang said again.

"What are your requirements?"

Cao Zhen thought for a while and asked again.

"Both the Marquis and Uncle Du are very skilled in martial arts. It would be great if both of you are willing to go together."

Wu Liang looked at Zhou Feng deliberately and said.

"Brother Youcai" knew Zhou Feng well. He was a man who was greedy for life and fearful of death. He was definitely not willing to take risks. So he took this opportunity to embarrass him in front of Cao Cun and treated it as a minor incident.

A small comeback.

As for Cao Zhen, before entering the military tent just now, he heard the heroic saying "If you don't succeed, you will succeed."

So even if Wu Liang didn't mention it, he would probably go.

The most important thing is that Wu Liang knew that someone was planning to assassinate him. Taking Cao Chun with him was equivalent to bringing a talisman with him. At the same time, he could also let Cao Chun witness his own abilities, killing two birds with one stone.

"Asshole!"

As expected, Zhou Feng immediately objected and said in a stern voice, "If the military commander goes to the tomb with me, who will be in charge of the army? Will you be responsible for any trouble?"

"What Uncle Zhou Du said is very true. Then please ask the military commander to sit in the army, and Uncle Zhou will go to the tomb with me."

Wu Liang said deliberately.

"Me? Ahem, Commander, you know me, I..."

Zhou Feng suddenly looked embarrassed, pretending to cough and explain to Cao Chen again.

"That's enough! I will go to the tomb with you tonight, and Zhou Feng will be outside to support you."

Cao Zhen was too lazy to listen to those nonsense anymore. Seeing that Zhou Feng still wanted to say something, he immediately waved his hand and said, "I have made up my mind, there is no need to discuss this matter again!"

Wu Liang took advantage of the situation and added: "In addition, I also want the wild pheasant that the military commander caught a few days ago and raised outside the tent."

"Wu Liang, don't push yourself too far! Even the military commander has never had any meat since he came to Dangshan... Me neither!"

Zhou Feng couldn't help but curse again.

However, Cao Zhen looked at Wu Liang with great interest and said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? When you help me accomplish this, I will order someone to cook the wild pheasant for you to enjoy."

This is clearly a way of judging a gentleman’s belly with the heart of a foodie!

It is unbearable!

Wu Liang was stunned for a moment, and had no choice but to explain: "The Marquis has misunderstood, I want to take that pheasant into the tomb for another purpose... But after it is done, I ask the Marquis to allow me to roast it and eat it."

"

Pheasant:WDNMD!

…

People in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were still quite superstitious. It was generally believed that the soul of the tomb owner would rest in the tomb house during the day and would only go out at night.

Therefore, if you want to open the grave, you must wait until after sunset.

However, Wu Liang believed that this was just one of the reasons why the Hu army was in chaos day and night.

Another reason is mainly due to Cao Cao's stance.

Historically, Cao Cao regarded himself as a minister of the Han Dynasty all his life. It would be unjustifiable for a minister to openly send people to rob the tombs of the Han royal family. If anyone found out, he might be the target of all the princes like Dong Zhuo, so there is no way to put this kind of thing on the agenda.

Things on the table are best done secretly at night.

This may be the origin of the rule of "don't touch gold when the rooster crows" in the tomb-robbing novels of later generations...

For this reason, even though Wu Liangli felt that there was no difference between day and night, he consciously chose to do as the Romans did. Under Cao Zhen's arrangement, he temporarily rested in a military tent and waited until night to start excavation work.

…

Such a day without words.

After the Hu army had finished their dinner, a bright moon had quietly climbed onto the treetops.

Bursts of autumn wind blew through the foothills, making piercing whistles from time to time. The dim moonlight shone through the dead trees, leaving hideous black shadows on the ground. It was the dark and windy night of digging graves.

Cao Zhen had assembled his men in front of the tomb early. Including himself, there were ten people in total, all of whom were elites in the Hu army.

However, even the elites felt somewhat uneasy in front of the strange tomb that had killed more than a hundred people for no apparent reason last night. Some clues could be seen from their expressions as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

"My fellow officers and men, Wu Liang is in charge of all matters tonight. You all obey his orders, but anyone who disobeys will be dealt with according to military law!"

Cao Zhen was a straightforward person. As soon as the command was handed over to Wu Liang, he took over the responsibility himself.

"yes."

Everyone was uneasy, and the voices of agreement were naturally a little thin.

"Thank you, Junhou. I only have two requests."

Wu Liang first saluted Cao Chen, then turned around and said to everyone, "First, entering the tomb requires collective action. No one is allowed to make any opinions without authorization, let alone touch anything without authorization; second, only light a torch.

Just provide lighting. If the torch goes out, you must evacuate the tomb immediately no matter what the situation is. No mistake, do you hear me clearly?"

"Listen clearly."

The voice of agreement was still sparse.

"Okay, everyone, bring your tools and weapons and follow me."

Wu Liang didn't mind either. He waved to everyone very casually and walked toward the tomb with long strides.

After what happened last night, he was able to confirm that there was no poisonous miasma in the tomb passage ahead. With the ventilation throughout the day today, the air inside had been exchanged with the outside world, so there was nothing to worry about.

Looking at his handsome back, everyone was still a little uneasy, but when they saw Cao Chun's eyes sweeping towards him, they quickly plucked up the courage to follow him.

This won't take long.

Wu Liang had already passed through the tomb passage and came to the two huge stone doors blocking the road.

This is a raised doorway, entirely made of flat stone strips.

The eaves tiles, ridges, and rafter heads of the gate tower are all carved from white marble.

Under the gate is the Xumizuo made of large bluestone. It is extremely delicately carved with patterns of pitched lotuses, which has a strong Taoist meaning and mystery.

Under the Quanmen are two glorious and majestic stone doors.

The stone gate is also carved entirely from white marble. Except for some dust on it, the carved patterns are still clearly visible.

Wu Liang had seen these patterns, which were popular "cloud patterns" during the Han Dynasty.

"Cloud Pattern" The heaven of this period is related to the idea of ​​ascension. Carving this pattern on the door of the tomb naturally helps the tomb owner to ascend to the heaven.

At this time, Cao Zhen had also followed. Remembering Wu Liang's description in the morning, he put his hands on the stone door and pushed hard twice. Other soldiers also hurriedly came up to help.

As expected, it was as Wu Liang said - not even a hair moved!

In addition, Cao Chen also found a gap three fingers wide between the two doors, so he took a torch and looked inside, but he couldn't see anything.

"This door is extremely strong. Could it be that it had to be struck with wood?"

Cao Zhen turned his head and frowned slightly.

More than a hundred people couldn't push open these two doors last night, so naturally he couldn't push them open with only a few people.

"No need, I have a way to open this door easily."
Chapter completed!