Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 659 Monument of Merit (4000)

In short.

The process of the Sima family usurping Wei was by no means smooth sailing. Several times they were almost doomed, but because of various reasons and coincidences, they were reversed at the most critical moment, and finally completed the change of dynasty.

There are many unexplainable elements of luck in this.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the Sima family and Sima Yi are not powerful enough. Wu Liang always believes that luck is also a part of strength. Boss Cao was able to defeat Yuan Shao with less victory and greater defeat in the battle of Guandu. Isn't there a lot of luck in it?

Just look at the current situation.

The luck factor of the Sima family is very likely to be inseparable from the very rare pattern called "Qianlong" in front of them. It seems that there is God's help in the dark.

But this time.

Because of Wu Liang's arrival, the Sima family's luck seemed to be coming to an end.

"..."

Wu Liang subconsciously glanced at Cao Chun, who was listening attentively, for fear of missing any word.

At this moment, Cao Chun heard Yu Ji's words clearly, and when he heard it, it meant that Boss Cao heard it too...

With Boss Cao's temperament, Wu Liang can fully imagine what will happen next.

In history, in order to win over Hanoi's gentry, Boss Cao has repeatedly warned the Sima family to become officials. From the current Sima family head Sima Fang to the "Sima Bada" including Sima Yi, almost everyone has got it. Not a low official position, almost the level of a big official in Xinjiang.

But this time, after learning about the "Qianlong", Boss Cao will probably take strict precautions against the Sima family. At least he won't warn them repeatedly to become officials in the court, let alone entrust them with important positions.

Also.

Boss Cao has great ambitions, and people in this era are generally superstitious about fate, so will he be interested in this "hidden dragon"?

If you are really interested.

I'm afraid that not only the Sima family will not have the opportunity to become an official in the court, but later to control the government, and even their ancestral graves may not be able to be preserved.

After all, according to the historical trajectory, as long as Yuan Shao is cleaned up, Hedong County will be in Boss Cao's pocket. Of course, it doesn't take much effort to do something on his own territory. It is not difficult to make their family disappear mysteriously.

As such.

This "hidden dragon" not only does not bring any blessings to the Sima family, but will become their talisman...

However, this is not in line with Yu Ji's statement about the pattern of "Qianlong".

But if you add Wu Liang.

It seems to be less contradictory. After all, he is a "time traveler" who does not belong to this era. As far as the original fate and trajectory of the Dao of Heaven and this world are concerned, this "time traveler" is unpredictable. Unexpectedly, as long as it is something he has been in contact with, it may change.

In this way, he became a real disaster for the Sima family, an accident for this "hidden dragon" who was ready to take off...

"They were able to find the treasure cave here, they must have had the help of an expert, and they must have spent a lot of effort. The so-called three years of searching for the dragon and ten years of recognizing the Lord, if they don't have real talents and learning, they don't go through the process day after day, year after year. I am afraid that this matter will be impossible.”

Looking at the group of people below who were performing sacrifices, Yu Ji said with a serious face.

"In this way, the location and construction orientation of their ancestral tombs are all the best choices, which will definitely make this 'hidden dragon' take off?"

Wu Liang followed Yu Ji's words and asked.

"Yes, there is no need for a better place."

Yu Ji nodded and said.

"However, there is one thing I don't understand. Does the 'hidden dragon' still need to lie dormant for hundreds of years after moving the ancestral tomb into it, or will it be able to play a role soon?"

Wu Liang then asked another question that he was quite concerned about.

As far as he knows, the Sima family has been passed down for a long time, and the earliest recorded figure can be traced back to the Mohist figure known as "Sima Kai" during the Warring States Period.

And even if there may have been faults in the later inheritance process, the history of the Sima family's move to Wen County can be traced back to Sima Wang, the king of Yin who was canonized by Liu Gaozu when the Western Han Dynasty was founded. It should also be hundreds of years old.

From the earliest "Sima Kai", to the "Sima Ang" in the Western Han Dynasty, and to the current "Sima Fang", there has never been a person who has reached the extreme position.

So it went to the generation of Sima Yi's grandson and Sima Zhao's son.

Only when Sima Yan proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of Wei did he become a real person who ascended to the extreme position, and finally made Sima Yi and Sima Zhao the first emperors.

So Wu Liang doubted in his heart, does it really take so long for the "hidden dragon" to "hidden"?
"I can be sure that the 'Qianlong' has been dormant for a long time and is ready to go, so once someone buries their ancestors into the 'Qianlong''s main hole, this 'Qianlong' has already taken off. Then two generations, at least five generations, will definitely show their sharpness, so how can they continue to lie dormant for hundreds of years?"

While talking, Yu Ji looked at the group of people at the bottom of the mountain, and said with burning eyes, "If you don't believe me, please watch it. If there is no accident, maybe you will have the opportunity to witness this family's promotion step by step until they reach the pole. bit."

"In this way, their ancestral tomb should have been moved here not long ago!"

Wu Liang already had a definite answer in his mind.

That is to say, the Sima family should have had some adventures in recent years, or they may have met some out-of-world experts. Otherwise, the Sima family had lived in Wen County since the founding of the Han Dynasty, so how could they guard such a treasured place of geomantic o Have been indifferent for hundreds of years, and only recently moved the ancestral grave?
For Wu Liang, this matter is naturally a secret worthy of in-depth investigation.

……

After determining the Feng Shui pattern here.

Wu Liang did not tell everyone what was in his heart, and then he led everyone into the "Taiyi Temple" built during the Emperor Wu's time, which was built on the top of "Taifeng".

This "Taiyi Ancestral Hall" apparently received a large-scale repair recently.

It seems that the bricks and tiles look relatively new, and the paint on the walls, doors and clay sculptures also look relatively new. Even the stone slabs on the ground look like new stones that have been laid recently. This is definitely not a building with a history of hundreds of years. "Taiyi Temple" should look like.

In the main hall of "Taiyi Temple", the "Taiyi God" is naturally enshrined.

As far as Wu Liang knows, the "Taiyi God" in the history books should be related to vitality, raw water, and stars, and may also be the main god of the ancient Chu gods.

And the "Taiyi God" clay sculpture in front of him has obviously been completely "Eastern Han".

He has the same hair bun as people in the Eastern Han Dynasty, dressed in Hanfu remade in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and sat cross-legged with a round fan in his hand. He looks like an old man in the Eastern Han Dynasty who is very close to the people. Of course, he must be of that social status The old man who is not low.

And under His seat, there is a boy on the left and one on the right.

The two boys are also wearing the same style of Hanfu, and they look similar to those of the Eastern Han Dynasty...

"This……"

Seeing these details, Wu Liang has reason to think that this "Taiyi Temple" has been abandoned for a long time.

As a result, the clay sculptures and architectural structures enshrined in it have been extremely damaged, so that only one architectural frame may have been left before, and the so-called repairs today should be almost the same as reconstruction...

Anyway, all the details are enough to show that most of the things here are definitely not preserved from the period of Emperor Wu.

"Brother talented, there is a merit monument here!"

Zhuge Liang shouted to Wu Liang at the right time.

There are such things as "Gongde Monument" even in Wu Liang's later generations. They are usually found in some temples and projects for the benefit of the people in various villages and towns, because these projects often require many villagers to raise funds to build them. Therefore, in order to commend and encourage the efforts of these villagers , a "monument of merit and virtue" will be erected next to the project to teach people who contributed to the project.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wu Liang also saw many such "meritorious monuments".

For example, when in Chenliu, there was such a stele next to the bridge that Wang Qing supervised to build, in which was engraved the amount of money and food that certain families in Chenliu city contributed to each other on a certain day, month, and year... ...so much content.

The stele still has Wu Liang's name on it.

Because he also worked hard for that bridge, beheaded the "evil dragon" entrenched in Hanoi with his own hands, and used the "big fairy" who almost killed two children to lay piles on the bridge, making The bridge was successfully completed.

Of course, this was actually added by Wang Qing in order to curry favor with Wu Liang, and because it was added by force, there were not many places where words could be engraved on the stele, so he did not record in detail the process of his "killing Jiao". It is generally recorded that he personally "laid the foundation" for the bridge.

A little too far, let's get down to business.

"I see?"

Hearing this, Wu Liang came to the stele of merit and virtue, looked carefully and immediately saw the word "Sima".

It turns out that this "Taiyi Temple" was also led by the Sima family to repair it, and they made a lot of money in terms of manpower and material resources, and the time for the repair was...

In July of the sixth year of Zhongping!

That is, 189 AD.

Wu Liang had seen it well before, and this "Taiyi Temple" was repaired not long ago, about five or six years ago.

But...wait!
Seeing this date, Wu Liang immediately noticed the problem.

Isn't this the time when Ding Yuan was stationed in Wen County, Hanoi?

It was also at that time that Lu Bu suddenly transformed from a little-known "master book" into a "flying general" capable of both civil and military skills, and has since become Ding Yuan's adopted son...

This is somewhat of a coincidence.

Wu Liang pondered deeply.

The Sima family’s grave must have been moved in the last few years. In addition to taking the lead in repairing this "Taiyi Temple", it may be the same time period as Lu Bu's inexplicable becoming a "flying general".

This……

There won't be any unknown connection between these matters of the Sima family and Lu Bu, right?
……

Zishui, Mushui and Taiyi Temple have been visited in turn.

Naturally, Wu Liang no longer had the need to stay in the mountain, so he led everyone down the mountain and returned to the place where the carriage stopped before.

Now he is about to face another problem that he has to make a choice:
Do you accept the Sima Family's invitation?
Now the Huan army lives in Wen County, and the Sima family is deeply rooted in Wen County. Now that they have noticed them and sent out an invitation inexplicably, in fact, whether he accepts the invitation or not, he must have entered the Sima family's sight.

Although this may not necessarily be dangerous, any of their actions in the future may not be able to escape the surveillance of the Sima family, which will inevitably affect their actions.

Most importantly, Wu Liang is still not sure whether there is any unknown connection between the Sima family and Lu Bu.

If so.

That's another story...

In the end, I don't know if it was a coincidence, or the people of the Sima family did it deliberately.

Wu Liang and the others returned the same way, and when they came to the fork in the road leading to the ancestral grave of the Sima family, they happened to meet the members of the Sima family who were returning from worshiping their ancestors.

"Let them go first."

Wu Liang knew that hiding was impossible, but he didn't want to be too active, so he stopped the accompanying people in a soft voice, stood in place and actively avoided, waiting for the people from the Sima family to go first.

Just as Wu Liang and the others stopped, a servant walked over to Wu Liang and the others, and said to Wu Liang and the others, "You're polite, may I ask, are you all Mr. Wu's party from Leling, Pingyuan?"

"Exactly."

Wu Liang returned a salute.

Seeing that Wu Liang had recognized his identity, another young man who was about the same age as Wu Liang came out of the Sima family immediately. He went straight to Wu Liang, cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said, "Mr. Wu is here to greet you. Sima Lang, the eldest son of Sima in Naiwen County, just now my father intends to invite Mr. Wu to the mansion to have a talk, presumably the servants have already informed Mr. Wu of this matter, but we don't know what Mr. Wu's intention is?"

This is the etiquette and self-cultivation of the Sima family.

He first ordered a servant to come to inquire about his identity, and after learning of Wu Liang's identity, he immediately invited his equal eldest son to personally invite him. This would not make Wu Liang feel slighted, but also showed the Sima family's integrity. sincerity.

But at the same time.

This is also putting pressure on Wu Liang.

If a mere domestic servant came to invite him, Wu Liang would not need to take him seriously, but if it was the eldest son of the Sima family, he would have to weigh up whether he wanted to smack the other party's face...

"I have met the eldest son, how can I be treated so courteously?"

Wu Liang knew that if he didn't want to turn his back on this matter, it would be hard to avoid it, so he didn't hesitate any more, and returned the courtesy without being humble or overbearing, "The Sima family in Wen County really deserves their reputation for hospitality. I really can't get rid of this kindness, so I had no choice but to bother."

In fact, Wu Liang also knew a little about Sima Lang.

After Boss Cao monopolized the power, he was also recruited as an official, and he was directly Boss Cao's deputy until he rose to the top and became the governor of Yanzhou.

And Sima Lang is still an extremely rare good official.

During his tenure, he was an honest and frugal official, and he was considerate of the people. He implemented many policies to benefit the people in Yanzhou, and was deeply loved by the people.

Until the later expedition to Soochow, a serious epidemic occurred among the soldiers. Sima Lang still insisted on personally inspecting the soldiers' condition and sending them medical medicines, but in the end he contracted the disease himself and died of illness.

(End of this chapter)