Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 558 Ancient Altar (4000)

Zuo Ci!
He actually met Zuo Ci by chance!
Wu Liang's spirits lifted immediately, he wanted to see Zuo Ci a long time ago.

Because Cao Zhi clearly mentioned in "Bian Dao Lun": "The art of compassion in the house..."

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty" also said that he said: "There are few gods."

In fact, it doesn't matter whether the art in the house is the art in the house or not. Wu Liang is the one who is greedy for beauty. Does the famous alchemist with the most legends have real talents and learning?

After all, Zuo Cihui's skills are not just about confinement skills.

Legend has it that he is also capable of alchemy, transformation, fasting, astrology, and even commanding ghosts and gods, and cooking from a sitting position, to the extent that he is omnipotent.

According to unofficial history records, Boss Cao had confronted him several times and wanted to capture him and execute him many times, but Zuo Ci easily saved the day in a scientifically inexplicable way, just like a god.

Later, Liu Biao of Jingzhou also thought that Zuo Ci was a monster who confused people's hearts, and planned to capture and kill him, but after Zuo Ci showed his hand in front of his face, Liu Biao was shocked and immediately gave up the idea of ​​killing him .

And Zuo Ci also left a sentence that seems philosophical but makes people think about it: "The reason why I always have troubles is because I have a body. When I don't have a body, what troubles will I have?"

For ordinary people, the loss of a body is death, and when the lamp of death is extinguished, there will naturally be no more misfortunes and sorrows.

But Zuo Ci's words obviously didn't mean that.

It's just that what it means specifically, then the benevolent see the benevolent and the wise see the wisdom...

But it's really a coincidence.

According to Wu Liang's knowledge, Zuo Ci should be from Lujiang, thousands of miles away from Taiyuan County, with the current traffic conditions, it is not easy to get from Lujiang to Taiyuan County, and there may be dangers everywhere along the way.

However, alchemists and doctors at this time like to travel around, and it is not surprising to come to this place.

Maybe this is fate!

Having just bid farewell to the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang, and met Zuo Ci again so soon, this trip was worthwhile for Wu Liang.

However, Zuo Ci held the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky in cooperation with the Jinyang Order with great fanfare...

This is another question worthy of scrutiny. It's not that Wu Liang thinks too much. Anyone who does anything must have a purpose, even a saint.

But in Wu Liang's view.

This kind of holding ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens is actually more or less like a waste of money and people.

Either charlatans do it to make a profit out of it.

And if there is real talent and learning, then there should be other unknown purposes, it will not be purely for the country and the people, praying for blessings and saving the world, right?

Emmm...

Wu Liang never shied away from the fact that he is a villain, so he habitually interprets things from the perspective of a villain, although his thoughts are a little dark, but it is actually not impossible.

Measure the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, isn't this an old saying that everyone knows?

But Wu Liang insists that this is just a way of looking at things with a critical eye.

If there is something that prevents his critical eyes from seeing any loopholes, he can accept the facts very calmly and express his apology and admiration to the person involved.

It's a pity that when the previous life and this life are combined, there really isn't anyone or anything that can withstand his critical gaze, there are always some dark places more or less, and these dark places often reflect the The most complicated aspect of human nature is that no one can represent pure evil or pure good. When faced with different situations and choices, the proportion of evil and good in human nature may change at any time. This change can instantly overturn you inherent perception of a person.

"Are you sure it's the right time?"

Wu Liang pondered and asked.

"Can't be wrong."

Yang Wanli nodded, and said, "I have seen people gather together to go to the ancient altar on the street, so I asked many people and got the same answer."

"Since there is such a prosperous world, it would be a loss for us not to join in the fun."

Wu Liang smiled.

Ancient altar...

When Yang Wanli mentioned this place for the second time, Wu Liang also thought about it.

Since the word "ancient" is stuck on it, then this altar must be a building left over from the previous dynasty, but whether it is the altar left by Zhao Guo in the Spring and Autumn Period, or the altar left over from an earlier period still needs to be determined. Some textual research.

"What you said is true, but this ceremony of worshiping the sky is quite grand. Excluding those officials and celebrities in the city, there are also a large number of people present. You should keep a low profile, otherwise it may be difficult to deal with it."

Yang Wanli quickly raised his hands to remind him.

"It's natural."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, "Go ahead and buy the food and drink I mentioned earlier, and by the way, ask the people in the city about the origin of the ancient altar, and try to be as detailed as possible."

"promise!"

Yang Wanli responded, then turned around and walked out the door quickly.

Looking at his back, Wu Liang smiled coquettishly, and started talking to himself: "Interesting..."

……

Approaching the application time.

Wu Liang came to the ancient altar in the north of the city with the backbone of the Tuan army.

At this moment, the ancient altar was already surrounded by people who came to watch the ceremony. It was still the same as in other towns at that time. Most of the people who came here were old, young, women and children, because most of the middle-aged men would come here every once in a while. Qiang Zheng was taken away to be a strong man.

Fortunately, among the backbone of Wu Liang, there are also old and young, men and women, even if there are a few of them in their prime, they are not so conspicuous.

"How about it?"

Wu Liang called Yang Wanli, who had just arrived, to his side, and asked in a low voice.

"I asked a lot of people, but unfortunately most of the people don't know when this ancient altar was built. They only say that the ancient altar has existed since their ancestors."

Yang Wanli said solemnly, "Only one old man said that this ancient altar should be built by the State of Zhao during the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, the capital of the State of Zhao was here. He will bring many ministers to the altar to worship and pray for the smoothness of everything in the country. Later, Jinyang City has gone through many dynasties and has undergone many reconstructions. Many places in the city have long since disappeared, and only this ancient altar remains. It came down... He also said that he had heard from his ancestors that many years ago, no one had thought of dismantling or rebuilding the altar. Unfortunately, every time he summoned the craftsmen to prepare to start construction, strange things would happen in the city again and again. Those craftsmen would not die well, even the officials who presided over this matter would also suffer bad luck. Later, people thought that this matter would bring about divine punishment, and no one was willing to touch this bad luck again, so the ancient altar remained.”

"If this is the case, there may be related records in the government office. The family of craftsmen in the city should also know about it. If it is passed down from generation to generation, the officials who come here to take over should know about it. Only in this way can the ancient altar be left behind. Otherwise, as long as any official has a thought, this ancient altar may be destroyed."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, and said, "Of course, if this ancient altar is really so evil, it will strike in advance and send down the punishment of heaven every time, that is also its ability, and it does not need others to protect it."

"Young master reminded me. I will immediately bring some people to investigate the family of craftsmen in the city. Maybe I can find out more news."

Yang Wanli said quickly.

"It's not urgent."

Wu Liang stopped him and said, "This sacrificial ceremony should start soon, and you should stay here to learn a lot. Anyway, the craftsmen's families in the city should have lived here for generations, and if there is no major change, they can't go anywhere else. The place."

"promise."

Yang Wanli responded, and stood obediently behind Wu Liang.

And this moment.

Although the sacrificial ceremony has not yet officially started, the pre-sacrifice layout has been completed on the ancient altar.

On the top of the altar, there was a huge wooden case about ten feet long, and a large piece of apricot-colored cloth was spread on top of the wooden case to wrap it up.

On top of the yellow cloth, there are several bronze incense burners, with three large incense sticks as thick as thumbs inserted in them.

There is also a relatively large copper plate next to it, and in the copper plate are the six most common animals in the ancient sacrificial ceremonies of the Celestial Dynasty, as well as several large steamed cakes that are about the size of the faces of later generations.

Besides.

On the steps at the top of the bronze statue's ancient altar, a red cloth was actually laid as a carpet. At this time, the red cloth was still very clean, without any footprints.

On both sides of the red cloth, there are some soldiers holding spears.

Judging by the armor they were wearing, they were soldiers selected from the guards of Jinyang City.

There is also a circle of soldiers under the ancient altar. These soldiers face the outside, and every other person holds a flag with the word "Zhang" written on it.

This "Zhang" is Jinyang Ling's surname.

According to Yang Wanli's inquiring information, the current Jinyang Ling's name is Zhang Liang, and he is about 40 years old. According to the description of the local people, this person rarely interacted with alchemists before, and he didn't like to engage in rituals such as sacrifices. The biggest hobby in his life It's incense... I have to take a bath every day, and then smoke myself so that my whole body is covered with fragrance, even a wealthy daughter may not be as particular about it as he is.

Some insiders said that both Zhang Liang and Xun Yu were from Yingchuan.

When he was young, he had met Xun Yu several times, but at that time Xun Yu had already been promoted to Xiaolian and served as the palace guard. In addition, he was born in the famous Xun family of Yingchuan, so he was already quite influential at a young age. celebrities.

Compared with Xun Yu, Zhang Liang's family background and ability are naturally far behind.

However, when Xun Yu met him, he was not arrogant. Not only did he have a pleasant conversation with him, but he also encouraged him to study hard and accumulate a lot of knowledge, saying that he would definitely do something in the future.

Since then, Xun Yu has become Zhang Liang's idol and the target of his pursuit.

He not only listened to Xun Yu's encouragement, but also regarded Xun Yu as an object of imitation. As long as it was Xun Yu's hobbies and behaviors, he had to imitate them exactly, including of course Xun Yu's habit of liking incense.

And to the extent that there is more than nothing.

It seems that as long as it is more fragrant than Xun Yu, it can be better than Xun Yu, so that people are sent outside to search for various spices all day long, and make unique incense with them.

It was the first time that the sacrificial ceremony was held suddenly this time, and the people in the city were quite surprised by it.

From their point of view, Zhang Liang was not doing his job properly this time.

so.

This Zhang Liang is also a rare flower that is rare in a hundred years.

And as for how Zhang Liang got in touch with Zuo Ci and followed Zuo Ci's advice to hold the sacrificial ceremony, Yang Wanli didn't find out.

Wu Liang was not surprised.

After all, the people in the city didn't know Zuo Ci at all before, and it was difficult for the people to see him in the process of interacting with Zhang Liang, so they couldn't tell why.

But one thing is certain.

That means Zuo Ci should not have been in Jinyang City for a long time, and he hadn't shown his head before that.

"What time is it?"

Seeing that the preparations for the sacrificial ceremony had been completed long ago, but the Lord had not yet appeared, Wu Liang reckoned that the time was almost up, so he asked a casual question.

"It's time to apply."

Yang Wanli replied.

"Then it should start."

Wu Liang looked around and said.

The sacrificial ceremonies in ancient China are no different than others. The starting time is calculated on a good day and auspicious time. Other things may change the time, but this is absolutely impossible, otherwise it will be tantamount to letting go of God. The pigeons that were originally a good thing have turned into a bad thing.

While talking.

"Boom!"

A gong rang.

"Magistrate Zhang, please come on stage!"

"Let Immortal Master Zuo come on stage!"

"Guests are invited to sit on half of the stage to watch the ceremony!"

At some point, a young servant ran to the red carpet under the ancient altar, and then vigorously rang the gong in his hand, pulling his neck and shouting with all his might.

The voice fell.

As if they had rehearsed in advance, a group of people had already walked out from behind the ancient altar.

The first, a fair-skinned middle-aged man, wearing a county magistrate's uniform and carrying a seal ribbon, came to the stage with steady steps.

And behind him, followed by an old man who should be about five or sixty years old by visual inspection. The old man's hair is already gray, but he looks hale and hearty, his eyes are always slightly downcast, without any expression or look, and his hair quality is not good. It is very good, and it has not become the Mediterranean like Yu Ji.

See the gray-blue robe on the old man and the order in which he appeared.

It is not difficult to guess that he should be the legendary Mr. Wujiao Zuo Ci.

If the folklore is not wrong, although Zuo Ci does not look as old as Yu Ji now, he should have lived at least nearly two hundred years old now.

Of course, this is self-proclaimed.

Yu Ji also claimed that he had lived for more than 100 years, but in fact he was only in his [-]s.

And this moment.

Wu Liang's attention has been focused on Zuo Ci's face, to be precise, his eyes... According to records, Zuo Ci should be blind in one eye, but Wu Liang didn't see it at all.

(End of this chapter)