Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 134 A Treasure More Valuable Than Gold! (Second more)

After listening to Yu Ji's words, Wu Liang asked intently: "You mean, these corpses were not here originally, but they were moved here later?"

When he asked this sentence, Wu Liang thought of those eight evil prescriptions.

That is the most ready-made place to raise corpses.

Then he thought of the thousands of Han soldiers who were rumored to be in the "Spirit Lake" for the first time and the villagers who were suppressed and killed by the Han soldiers, especially those Han soldiers.

If this is the tomb of Haihunhou Liu He.

Then only those Han soldiers and villagers died before Liu He, and only they could be buried nearby, and moved to this place after being found to be incorruptible corpses.

As for why...

Perhaps this has something to do with the previous concept of sacrificial burial. Thick burials were popular in the Qin and Han dynasties, and apart from the precious sacrificial objects, one more or less indispensable thing was the terracotta warriors and horses.

These terracotta warriors and horses are the shadow soldiers of the people in the tomb, guarding the tomb and soul of the tomb owner forever.

In fact, as early as the Qin Dynasty, it was not popular to use real people for burial, which is why the terracotta warriors and horses came into being. But if it is some people who have already died, such as Yin corpses, then it is another matter.

then.

When these shady corpses were moved here, they could no longer absorb the qi of the underworld from the place where the corpses were kept. After a long time, the qi of the underworld gradually disappeared, and finally they could not escape the fate of rotting.

It's a pity that there are no clothes left around these bones, nor weapons and armor that can prove their identity...

"It should be such a possibility. After all, the most indispensable thing in the realm of the Eight Demons is the place to raise corpses."

Yu Ji nodded, confirming part of Wu Liang's conjecture, "And judging from the location of the tomb, the person who chose the tomb site for the son's ancestors may also be a stranger who has mastered the art of geomancy. He wants to do this. It shouldn't be difficult at all, but the difficulty lies in how to prepare so many corpses for burial in the place where the corpses are kept, and turn them into shadow corpses for the purpose of burying Zhiyong."

"Um……"

Wu Liang pondered, but did not express the guess in his heart.

He felt that it might be a coincidence that those Han soldiers or villagers were buried nearby after death, and they happened to be buried in the place where the corpses were kept, and they were finally found to have turned into shadow corpses, so they were still used by Liu He after death.

Of course, it is also possible that it was indeed done by a stranger who has mastered the art of public opinion. On the one hand, he helped Liu He cultivate the "terracotta warriors" and on the other hand, he achieved his own unknown purpose.

But that was more than 200 years ago.

Even if this strange man really had some purpose, it should have returned to ashes by now, so there is no need to pay too much attention to these things...

"Clear out these remains first, and continue to dig."

Wu Liang turned his head and gave orders to the soldiers.

On the other hand, he took the initiative to take an engineering shovel and pulled away the bones under his feet, and quickly found the "honeycomb" hidden under the bones that he discovered with the Luoyang shovel two days ago.

After seeing this, Wu Liang suddenly discovered that the scale of these "hives" was also astonishing.

It actually formed a large piece under the bones, it looked like a huge foam blanket, at least Wu Liang couldn't find where its boundary was even after digging for a long time.

Unfortunately, they have all become empty nests.

Wu Liang couldn't help but feel a little slanderous.

Although I still don't understand what these "beehives" are, but if they are really like real beehives and are used to breed and hatch certain insect larvae, then I really don't know what scale this insect will reach. And the size of the individual should not be underestimated.

"what are these?"

Yu Ji next to him saw the "beehive" and couldn't help asking curiously.

At the same time, Dian Wei, Bai Jingjing, Yang Wanli and the soldiers of the nearby Huan army also looked over with puzzled expressions.

"I don't know either, so let's dig first."

Wu Liang shook his head and said, "By the way, try not to destroy these things after digging them out, and collect them for me. I'll study them first, maybe there are some useful materials."

In fact, what he wants to say is that it may be a material that cannot be artificially produced in this era.

If this is the case, it would be a big deal to get such a large amount at once.

So before leaving.

Wu Liang did not forget to cut off a large piece of "honeycomb" with his engineering shovel and carried it back to the mountain with his men.

……

Although the small piece of "honeycomb" that Wu Liang discovered a few days ago was light and loose, this time he cut off a complete piece of "honeycomb" with an engineer shovel, only to find that the weight of this thing is actually quite large.

This weight is mainly due to the layer of gelatinous yellow-brown substance at the bottom of the "hive".

This substance should look like the beeswax in the real honeycomb, and it plays a role in shaping the "honeycomb", but it is hard to say what kind of substance it is.

After returning to the mountain, Wu Liang first cut off a small piece of the light and loose "honeycomb" on the upper part, then crushed it with his hands and inspected it carefully.

This thing seems to be a kind of fiber, but it is hard to say what kind of fiber it is.

Put it on the fire and burn it, but it is as flammable as dry grass. After burning, it will become something like grass ash, and it will be broken into powder when touched lightly.

This thing may be used as a raw material for making Huozhe...

It should be known that there was no such convenient ignition tool as Huozhezi in the Han Dynasty. When going out to ignite, they used a concave bronze mirror called "Yangsui". Light a fire like a magnifying glass.

However, if you are unlucky and there is no sun on a cloudy day, you can still only use the most primitive method of "drilling wood to make fire" to start a fire.

But after much deliberation, Wu Liang gave up on this idea.

There are many kinds of raw materials for making fire zhezi, and they are not difficult to obtain, but the fibers of this thing are relatively thick, which may not be the best choice.

But in the end, I should make a batch of fire folders for my own or the Huren army to use when going out...

The main reason is that Wu Liang doesn't need to make a fire to cook by himself at ordinary times, so he has never paid attention to the details of this aspect, and has not considered this aspect of the problem.

After checking the material on the upper part of the "honeycomb", Wu Liang cut off a small piece of the yellow-brown gel at the bottom of the "honeycomb" to shape it.

This substance is soft in texture.

Almost everything opens up and has a creamy, greasy feel to the touch.

It can't be wax, can it?
Normal "honeycomb" will also have this kind of similar gel, and the main component of that gel is beeswax. From this, it can be inferred that this thing may really be wax.

If it's wax, it's really big hair!
It should be known that candles in this era are treasures that even the royal family of the Han Dynasty would not bear to use until those grand sacrificial activities.

There is a record in "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes": In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the King of Nanyue presented 5 dendrobium of stone honey and 200 honey candles to Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed.

Even in the Tang Dynasty, candles were also treasures that were highly valued by the royal family, and officials were specially set up to manage them.

Han Yu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote such a poem in "Cold Food" that "candles are passed on in the Han Palace at dusk, and the light smoke is scattered into the homes of the five princes." , This is enough to show how detached the candles that can be seen everywhere in later generations were in ancient times.

That is to say, this thing has a price but no market at this time, and I am afraid that even gold will have to stand aside!

Anyway, Wu Liang has been in this era for a few months. He has seen a lot of gold, but he has never seen a single candle... Even Boss Cao uses oil lamps.

It is also for this reason that Wu Liangcai has never reproduced the classic scene of "people lighting candles and ghosts blowing lamps" in later novels. When the museum opened, a candle was lit in the northeast corner of the tomb.

Can't get any candles at all, so light it?

Of course, it's not that Wu Liang doesn't know other ways to make candles, but they all require a lot of work, and he can't do it yet.

One of the easiest methods is the "worm ash" that was discovered and used by people in the Yuan Dynasty. It can be realized, but it needs to use a kind of ash worm and ash tree unique to the south. The raw materials are almost ready-made. Yes, but now that the place of production is not in Boss Cao's territory, it is not easy to do it, but if it is really done, it may be a good business for Boss Cao's enemies to make a fortune.

Thinking of this, Wu Liang immediately took the small piece of gel to the fire and roasted it.

"Clap!"

The gel was quickly melted, and a drop of viscous liquid dripped down. Wu Liang caught it with an engineering shovel and put it to the side, waiting for it to cool down while examining it carefully.

As the liquid cooled, it quickly condensed into a small, creamy solid.

Then Wu Liang simply melted the whole piece of gel on the engineering shovel, dipped a piece of hemp thread in it, and after lighting it, it really burned slowly like an oil lamp!

This is wax.

Wax from nature!
The only thing Wu Liang suspects now is the source of this wax.

These "hives" were built under the corpses, and now the corpses have become dry bones, and the creatures in the "hives" don't know where they went.

The two are linked together...

Wu Liang had to wonder if there was any connection between these "hives", shadow corpses, and creatures who didn't know what they were.

After all, the human body contains a lot of oil, and these oils can be converted into wax after "processing"... Then the candle made of this wax is not corpse oil wax?

　When it comes to writing the tomb, it is easy to get stuck, but now, alas, sleep.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)