Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 305 Corpse Dissection Immortal (4000)

Without Yuji's reminder, Wu Liang had already seen the shocking scene on the cliff opposite.

I saw that there were almost hundreds of rectangular wooden coffins stored on the straight up and down cliffs where there were almost no living things except birds. Wu Liang estimated with his own eyes.

These coffins are suspended on the cliff, one side is closely attached to the rock wall, and the lower part is supported by two or three logs inserted into the rock wall at one end. It seems that the structure is very simple and looks precarious.

But from the aging and decaying wood on the coffins, it can be seen that these coffins have existed for many years, and they are much more stable than imagined.

These are hanging coffins!

As far as Wu Liang knows, many hanging coffin tombs have been discovered in later archaeological circles, the earliest of which can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. Most of these tombs are located in the south, but some are also found in the north, which can be said to be widely distributed.

As for Yu Ji's so-called "House of Immortals on Earth".

The earliest documented records found in the archaeological field were in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, when Gu Yewang saw the hanging coffin tombs in Wuyi Mountain and wrote: "There are thousands of hanging coffins on the half cliff in the house of the earth immortal."

Therefore, in the archaeological world of later generations, there is the saying "the house of the earth immortal", especially referring to the hanging coffin.

It was also because of this that when this word came out of Yu Ji's mouth, Wu Liang was a little surprised.

King Gu Ye was a person from the Southern and Northern Dynasties after the Wei and Jin Dynasties, at least 300 years after the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Later archaeological circles recognized that the term "house of the earth immortal" was first created by King Gu Ye, but it was invented by Yu Ji in almost Said in the same scene...

So does this mean that the saying about the hanging coffin as the "house of the earth immortal" has actually existed for a long time, but no earlier related documents have been found in later generations.

As for these hanging coffins, Wu Liang was not too surprised.

Later generations discovered many hanging coffin tombs from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and Lu Ban was a figure in the late Spring and Autumn and early Warring States periods. The presence of hanging coffins in his mausoleum is not considered to have escaped Wu Liang's archaeological cognition. In short, it is still within a relatively acceptable range.

However, he felt that it was necessary to re-examine the burial customs of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

Although Chinese burials have been the mainstream form of burial since ancient times, hanging coffin burials have also been found in the north and south of China, and there are many in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, which is worth studying.

Moreover, hanging coffin burials are affected by terrain and ancient technology, especially during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. The amount of work must be large, and the manpower and material resources consumed are predictable. It is by no means comparable to ordinary burials, nor is it made by ordinary people. However, later generations discovered many hanging coffin tombs built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Can this be inferred from the side.

Hanging coffin burial was also popular during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, and it was more popular with nobles, but it was only limited by manpower and material resources, so it did not become popular?

With such thoughts in mind, Wu Liang did not tell what he knew, but turned his head to look at Yu Ji and asked: "Old man, what is the meaning of this house of immortals?"

"My lord, please look at these coffins. They hang high above the cliff. Who do you think carried these coffins, which weigh hundreds of kilograms?"

Yu Ji smiled and asked without answering.

"..."

Wu Liang pretended not to know and shook his head.

It is not too easy for later generations to do this kind of thing, but it is still very difficult to put it in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, or the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty today, because during this period of time, no documents related to the winch have been found in the archaeological documents. , Lifting techniques related to pulleys.

In fact, Wu Liang stayed for such a long time at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he did not see anything related to this kind of technology in his life.

Of course, it does not mean that without this technology, this kind of hanging coffin burial cannot be carried out.

If enough people are used, only relying on ropes and brute force, Wu Liang feels that there should be a chance to complete the hanging coffin burial, but the stability and risk factor may be much higher. The coffin must also fall into the abyss of hundreds of feet. If there is such a river below, whether the coffin and the corpse can be recovered is another matter.

But at the same time.

Wu Liang thought of another thing that was closely related to Lu Ban—the machine seal!
Although there are only a few records of this thing in the history books, there is no possibility of future generations recovering it according to the records in the history books, but it can be seen from the description that this is at least a semi-automatic burial machine. It will definitely involve "lifting" technology, so that the coffin can be lifted and placed in a suitable place.

Moreover, it is mentioned in the records about the "machine seal" that Lu Ban designed the "machine seal" to bury Ji Kangzi's mother in a mechanical way. The technique was convincing, but thick burials were prevalent at that time, and this method was not adopted.

This description, if you don't think about it carefully, you won't think there is any problem.

But if you think about it...

The "mechanical method" does not seem to conflict with the "thick burial". If you want a thick burial to bury more funerary objects, isn't it all right?

Unless Lu Ban's "machine seal" is not a traditional burial at all, but a burial method that does not conform to the mainstream, then it will not be adopted.

Is it true that "thick burials" must be dug out with shovels and then buried with shovels?
Isn't it called "thick burial" to dig out a large and round grave with an excavator?
Is this the reason?

If you think about it this way, Lu Ban's "machine seal" is likely to implement another burial method that is different from burial, such as... the hanging coffin burial in front of you. This burial method requires mechanical assistance to complete the " lift" work.

of course.

This is still just Wu Liang's speculation and cannot be counted.

"Only immortals, immortals can soar through the clouds and ride the fog, and place coffins weighing hundreds of catties here."

Yu Ji shook his head and said, "However, the Earth Immortal praised this person a little bit. As the saying goes, 'a senior officer lifts his form and ascends to the void, and he is called an immortal; a sergeant who swims in famous mountains is called an Earth Immortal; Corpse Jiexian.', Earth Immortal has entered the realm of immortality, so there is no need for mausoleums and coffins, so the owner buried in this "Earth Immortal's House" can only be regarded as Corpse Jiexian at best, not a land. Immortal."

This statement is somewhat metaphysical.

Although Wu Liang is a time traveler, he has seen many mysterious and evil things in the process of robbing the tomb, but he has never seen this immortal earth fairy, and he has never pursued Taoism and immortality like Qin Shihuang. The idea of ​​immortality.

Even if Yu Ji Chengtian babbled in his ears about "Tao and Fruit" and "Tao and Fruit", he only regarded these sayings as the inheritance of ancient Taoism in China, and never took it seriously.

then.

"Old man, what's the meaning of this dead corpse?"

Wu Liang still knew too little about ancient Taoism, so he could only keep asking.

He was wondering if this statement would be helpful to the excavation of the Gongshu Tomb this time, and nothing else mattered.

"As the name suggests, after attaining the Tao, one can abandon the body and go to immortality, or leave no remains, but only leave the world with one thing and ascend to heaven. It is called corpse solution, which is the corpse solution of immortals."

Yu Ji smiled, and said with a red face, "My lord, if the owner of the tomb here is really a dead body, there will be some signs of dead bodies in the tomb. If we can understand these signs , it is a big step closer to attaining the Dao Fruit, and it will be a good thing to be a dead body in the future.

"I see."

Wu Liang nodded, he already understood what Shijiexian was.

As for the second half of Yu Ji's words, he didn't take it to heart, not to mention that he would never believe in becoming an immortal if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. .

If there is no physical body, many happiness will no longer be experienced, so what is the point of becoming a fairy?

Thinking of this, Wu Liang still didn't forget to look back at the flowery and jade-like Bai Jingjing.

"?"

Bai Jingjing cast a surprised look.

"hey-hey."

Wu Liang licked his lips, blinked at him and smiled flirtatiously, and returned a shy hygienic look, then he abandoned the distracting thoughts in his heart contentedly.

Then he called Yang Wanli over again.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

Yang Wanli approached and asked in a low voice.

"Ride on my jueying donkey and check along the river to see if there is a ferry nearby that can take us to the other side."

Wu Liang said.

A dozen miles away is Shandu City. Although Shandu City is not a big city, as long as there are people, there will be a need to cross the river. These days, don't think about the kind of bridge that can cross such a big river. It's better to take a ferry The ferry is more realistic.

"promise!"

Yang Wanli responded, then froze again, pointed to his nose and said, "My lord, do you really want me to ride Jueying?"

You must know that this is a famous horse awarded to Wu Liang by Boss Cao. Yang Wanli never dreamed that he would have such an opportunity one day.

It should be known that the famous horses of this era are much more expensive than the luxury cars of later generations.

Apart from the outstanding foot strength, this thing is not something that can be ridden with money, but also a status symbol.

"Why, don't you want to?"

Wu Liang turned around and reprimanded, letting Yang Wanli ride Jueying just to save some time.

"Yes, how could you not be willing! Thank you, Young Master, this subordinate will go to work now!"

Yang Wanli thanked in a hurry, and rushed to Jueying excitedly.

"call out--!"

As a result, this guy had just stepped on the stirrup when Jueying suddenly neighed as if he was frightened, and then crazily kicked his legs, knocking Yang Wanli to the ground in an instant.

"This……"

Wu Liang did not expect this to happen.

Ever since Boss Cao ordered Jueying to be sent over, Jueying has been very docile and has never played temper with him, let alone any similar situation.

At that time Wu Liang also praised Jueying for his well-trained horse, and it really was a good horse.

"Could it be that there is something around here that makes Jueying feel uneasy?"

Wu Liang was puzzled, and hurriedly took someone over to check.

"Ouch..."

Yang Wanli screamed and got up from the ground. Fortunately, he didn't suffer any serious injuries, except that his elbow was scratched a little, which is called "soft tissue contusion".

"What happened just now?"

Seeing that Yang Wanli was fine, Wu Liang asked suspiciously.

"I do not know either."

Yang Wanli cried and said with aggrieved face, "I got on the horse normally, and I don't know what frightened Jueying, but suddenly he kicked, and I fell off guard."

Wu Liang looked around and found nothing that would startle the horse, so he went up to touch Jueying's mane to express his comfort.

At this moment, Jueying is very docile.

It seemed to be for the convenience of Wu Liang's petting. After snorting, he lowered his head and even narrowed his eyes in a look of great enjoyment. There was no trace of his previous irritability.

Then Wu Liang tried to step on the stirrup again.

Jueying still squinted her eyes and did not have any adverse reactions.

"Hey!"

With a sudden push, Wu Liang turned onto his horse.

At this time, Jueying finally opened his eyes, and his head was raised accordingly, the horse's mouth was slightly lowered, but his chest was raised high, and the tight muscles all over his body also collapsed into a powerful outline Its aura was instantly displayed, as if it was about to take off with just one order, so majestic!

What a horse!
Seeing this scene, everyone in the Huan army sighed in their hearts.

"no problem."

Wu Liang was puzzled, turned over and jumped off the horse again, handed the reins to Yang Wanli, and said to him, "Try again, go back quickly, don't waste your time."

"promise!"

Yang Wanli responded, and quickly took the reins.

at the same time.

Jueying also turned to look at Yang Wanli.

"Gollum!"

Yang Wanli froze, holding the reins but did not dare to take a step forward, he just swallowed his saliva and said to Wu Liang in fear, "Young Master, Young Master, did you see that I was just glared at by Jue Ying , it seems to be warning me, telling me to stay away from it..."

"Are you kidding me?"

Wu Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and almost kicked him.

"Wh, what is a bullshit..."

Yang Wanli didn't understand the meaning of Wu Liang's words at once, but he quickly realized, and quickly said, "I didn't, young master, Jue Ying really gave me a stare just now, if you don't believe me, just look at it."

While speaking, Yang Wanli bit the bullet and took a tentative step towards Jueying.

"call out--!"

Jueying immediately raised his head and let out a roar.

This time, Wu Liang finally saw clearly that Jueying's horse face, which made all the horses feel like a substitute, could not make complex human-like expressions, but there was indeed human-like anger in its eyes.

That really looks like a warning, a condescending warning!
Recognize the Lord?

Wu Liang thought of such a possibility.

But thinking about it, it doesn't seem right. When Jueying was first sent to him, he didn't show any resistance to him. If it recognized the owner, it should have recognized the owner at that time as Boss Cao. would be so docile to him.

Or rather...

Is there something wrong with Yang Wanli now?
(End of this chapter)