Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 713 Yuzhou Mountain (4000)

So, the matter of the earth-bound spirit is very likely to be true?

Wu Liang was still not completely sure at the moment, although he definitely couldn't see the ground binding spirit, but he couldn't negate the witch because of this, because some people in this world are inherently extraordinary.

Just like Prince Chamu who was brought back from Shanshan by Wu Liang and stayed in the Huren army, his "yin and yang eyes" are real, and the "qi" he can see, no one can see , and no one can prove it, but after many verifications, Wu Liang has already firmly believed in his "yin and yang eyes".

In fact, there are actually many rumors about the earth-bound spirit in later generations.

For example, a haunted house, a haunted place, and a murder weapon are all suspected to be related to the earth-bound spirit, but most people cannot see such things, so it is difficult to verify, but some scientists have Experiments have been done on famous haunted houses or haunted places, and some strange electric waves and magnetic fields can usually be captured in such places. These strange and special electric waves and magnetic fields may be used as evidence.

"Anymore?"

For things he didn't understand, Wu Liang chose not to comment for the time being, so he skipped this topic and continued to ask.

The witch groaned for a moment, and said ambiguously: "Maybe there are, or maybe not, I'm not sure what you know and what you want to hear, so I don't know how to talk about it for a while, but I can tell you You promise, I will not deliberately hide anything that needs to be explained in the future, how about it?"

"can."

Wu Liang felt that Witch Hu was right, so he finally nodded and said, "Next, we will go straight to Qu County, where we may find something different. I hope you can play your due role. After all, this matter The Wa country is more important to you.”

"Wu Taishi please rest assured, I will do my best."

The witch did not refuse, and agreed happily.

She has heard what Wu Liang meant. No matter whether he has his own purpose or not, he will not serve the Wa country for free. If she is just a transparent person along the way, even if he gains something in the end, Wu Liang will not Absolutely will not easily meet their needs.

At that time, if the Wa country wants to get what it wants, it may have to pay a higher price to satisfy Wu Liang.

……

So another ten days passed.

The Qi People's Army finally arrived in Qu County smoothly.

After settling down, Yang Wanli led people out to inquire about news as usual, while Wu Liang revealed his identity and went to contact the county magistrate of Qu County.

The county magistrate of Qu County was named Bing Li, a middle-aged man in his 40s.

Unlike Dong Sanshi, the former magistrate of Laoshan County, Bing Li belonged to a noble family with some culture, but now he can only be regarded as a poor family who cannot enter the house.

The situation in Qu County is also different from Laoshan County in many ways.

Laoshan County seems to be a little richer than Qu County, and has a larger population than Qu County. There are even a lot more government servants serving in the county government, which looks relatively formal.

The county government office in Qu County is a big house made of blue stones, surrounded by a courtyard wall outside, and there is a dog and a few chickens in the courtyard. The dog is tied up, and the chickens are completely free-range. , it seems that there is not much difference from the farmers who are slightly more prosperous at this time.

At this moment, Wu Liang has been invited into the county government office.

"Bing didn't know that Wu Taishi came from a long way, and he didn't take a bath and change clothes to greet him, nor did he set up a banquet for Wu Taishi. Please forgive Wu Taishi."

Bing Li seemed to be a man who had seen the world. After seeing Wu Liang's seal, he was not as overwhelmed as Dong Sanshi was in Lushan, and he was relatively worried when he raised his hands.

"The county magistrate of Bing doesn't need to be too polite. I didn't send someone to notify me in advance. If I came to visit suddenly, I didn't want to stir up trouble."

His eyes drifted over Bing Li's patched but thin and clean cloth, the pair of straw sandals on his feet that had been mended many times, and his hands covered with yellow calluses. Wu Liang returned the salute with a smile, "No secret Bing county magistrate, the emperor ordered me to come here not for inspection, but to assist the envoys of other countries to handle some affairs. We will leave after finishing the work. During the period, Bing county magistrate only needs to provide some necessary assistance. As for the board and lodging Problems, we brought food and tents with the army, so we can solve them ourselves."

"Then how can it be possible? Is it the king's land in the whole world, is it the king's minister on the shore of the land, Wu Taishi is here on business under the order of the emperor, and as the magistrate of Qu County, he should do his best to settle everything for Wu Taishi , Only in this way can I be worthy of the seal and official position bestowed by the emperor, otherwise, I will be dereliction of duty."

Bing Li immediately insisted.

"Magistrate Bing, there are more than a hundred officers and soldiers accompanying the army this time, and it is not yet possible to determine how long they will stay..."

Wu Liang hesitated for a while, but finally decided to explain his situation clearly.

"..."

Bing Li suddenly lost his voice when he heard the words, and his expression was full of embarrassment and embarrassment. Although this is not a penny that stumps a hero, the board and lodging of more than a hundred people is indeed not affordable for him as a county magistrate. of.

Of course, there is no problem at all if it is placed in a prosperous age.

Isn't there such a saying in the Song Dynasty, which is called "three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver".

This sentence can reflect that a county government where the sky is high and the emperor is far away will still have a lot of oil and water. The county magistrate can take out the food and lodging of more than a hundred people in the area, and they can serve them comfortably .

But troubled times are different.

Especially in this kind of remote counties that have experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion first, and then passed through the hands of some warlords, basically all the labor and materials that can be squeezed out have been squeezed out, and the counties in some places have been squeezed out even earlier. It became a decoration, and the county magistrate inside was also just a decoration, and lived a precarious life.

Qu County is now basically a similar situation.

When Wu Liang came here, he already knew something about it. The large piece of cultivated land beside the road that had been abandoned for a long time was the best proof. The production activities in this place had basically stopped.

"May I ask the magistrate of Bing County to introduce the current situation in Qu County?"

Wu Liang smiled, and calmly changed the topic to another place.

Bing Li sighed, shook his head weakly and said: "Alas, to tell the truth about Wu Taishi, there are still stubborn diseases in Qu County that cannot be solved, so the people in the county either fled to other places, or drifted with the crowd and became thieves. Ling is unable to do anything about it, and I really feel ashamed of the kindness of the Son of Heaven."

"The chronic illness known to the county magistrate Bing is..."

Wu Liang asked.

"It's the Yellow Turban Bandits entrenched on Tianheng Island."

Bing Li replied, "Now there are more than a thousand thieves on the island, and they often lead people across the sea to burn, kill, and loot, making the people's lives miserable. When Tao Qian was a shepherd in Xuzhou, he had no time to take care of these thieves, making them grow stronger. Now Xuzhou has already been acquired by Cao Mengde, and they still turn a blind eye to this group of thieves, so they are naturally more scruples, if this continues, I can only take the blame and resign and flee to other places, otherwise I will be killed by this group of thieves sooner or later."

Tianheng Island...

This island is also called Yuzhou Mountain, which is one of the ten states in the "Shan Hai Jing", but it is just a small island.

Just because at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the king of Qi "Tian Heng" who revolted at the same time as Chen Sheng and Wu Guang did not want to be a vassal of Han after Liu Bang won the world, so he led five hundred people and fled to this island. Tian Hengdao".

Later, Liu Bang sent people to comfort him, and Tian Heng was forced to leave the island by boat for Luoyang, and ended up committing suicide at Shouyang Mountain in Yanshi, 30 miles away from Luoyang... This suicide is very suspicious, and it is very likely that it was the kind of body, or even It was suicide after being stabbed more than [-] times in the back.

After Tian Heng's [-] disciples heard the news of his suicide, they also committed suicide collectively and followed their master.

However, the term "Tian Hengdao" should still exist among the people in the Xuzhou area. The Han court has always used the name of the Qin Dynasty, calling it "Yuzhou Mountain" or "Yuzhou".

In later generations, "Yuzhou Mountain" or "Tianheng Island" no longer existed.

As far as Wu Liang knows, it should be in the 40th year of Kangxi in later generations, that is, in 1701 AD. After "opening the new Huangba River, dividing the Yellow River into five rivers, and filling the mouth into the sea", "the sea rose and the sand silted up, and the sea mouth gradually blocked. ", the strait between Yuzhou Mountain and the mainland has completely disappeared, and it has been connected since then.

And "Yuzhou Mountain" has also been renamed "Yuntai Mountain" and has become the administrative jurisdiction of Lianyungang.

But the current "Yuzhou Mountain".

It can indeed be called a paradise, because it is separated from the mainland by a strait. In a peaceful era, the imperial court still has the power to set its sights here. This strait is not an insurmountable moat, let alone a cold weapon. era, but now it is in troubled times, but no one cares about here.

Take Boss Cao as an example.

Now he is still surrounded by enemies on all sides. If he sends troops to attack Yuzhou Mountain, it will undoubtedly consume a lot of troops and food, and even spend manpower and material resources to build ships to cross the sea.

In addition, Yuzhou Mountain is not big at all, it is only equivalent to a township, and there are no resources that can be seen on the island.

Boss Cao insists on taking down Yuzhou Mountain now, no matter what it is, it is a loss-making business, and the gain outweighs the gain. It can't be a big climate, and it can't be a threat to Boss Cao.

This is the main reason why the yellow turban thieves on "Yuzhou Mountain" can exist to this day. It's not that they can't be dealt with, but it's unnecessary. Boss Cao didn't need it, and Xuzhou Mu Taoqian didn't need to do it at all.

"Um……"

Wu Liang nodded slightly, this is indeed a problem.

Even he didn't want to clash with the thousands of Yellow Turban thieves. After all, there were only a few hundred people in the Huan army this time. Even if there was a chance to win with fewer, casualties would inevitably occur.

What's more, he came here for archaeology, not to suppress bandits. There is really no need to sacrifice one's own people for this.

Besides.

The local people who could escape have already fled, and those who should go up the mountain have almost gone up the mountain. Now they are half dead. If the rest of the people can't stand the harassment of the thieves, they will probably make their own choices soon... This Naturally, Wu Liang would not do such a kind of loss-making business, unless it was absolutely necessary.

And now the problem is.

Wu Liang didn't want to provoke this group of thieves, but he didn't know if these thieves would come to trouble him.

But this time the black powder can't be used anymore, he has already told Boss Cao that it is gone, if it is used again this time, it will still be on Boss Cao's site, Boss Cao will definitely receive the news, and there will be a relationship between him and Boss Cao at that time. There will already be a crisis of confidence, which is no small matter.

"May I ask Wu Taishi to finish his official duties and report this matter to the emperor after he returns, and ask the emperor to send troops to attack this group of thieves, otherwise Qu County will never have peace."

Bing Li followed up with some naive wishes to Wu Liang.

Wu Liang suspected that Bing Li was as clear as a mirror in his heart as the reason why no one came to destroy this group of thieves was just to show his loyalty or test him, so he followed his will and said: "It's natural, Bing county magistrate loves the people like a son Plead for the people, and I will also report this matter to the Son of Heaven."

"Then I would like to thank Wu Taishi."

Bing Li cupped his hands in thanks.

……

What followed was some inconsequential conversation.

Wu Liang did not ask Bing Li to help provide information about Xu Fu, because he could see that almost no one under Bing Li was available.

Bing Li's own information should be limited, and it would take a lot of effort to ask him to help him investigate. It would be better to teach the scouts led by Yang Wanli to investigate the situation himself.

The most important thing is that Wu Liang can't trust Bing Li and the people who are still in Qu county.

Bing Li himself said just now that some of the villagers here have fled, and some have gone up the mountain to become thieves, so there must be their relatives in Qu County, and their position may have changed...

Even he had reason to doubt it.

He led the Tuan Army to Qu County so openly, and many people have already seen it. Perhaps the news has spread to Yuzhou Mountain by now.

Thousands against hundreds.

The thieves on Yuzhou Mountain will think that the chances of winning are not small.

The Huan army was accompanied by more than a dozen horses, as well as the supplies loaded on the carriage. These were irresistible attractions to the thieves on Yuzhou Mountain, and they must be guarded against.

Coming out of the county mansion in this way, Wu Liang immediately called Dian Wei to his side: "Dian Wei, please make arrangements quickly and order our people to pack up and leave the city immediately to go west to Houqiu."

"promise!"

Dian Wei never asked why, just turned around and went to work.

On the contrary, Yu Ji who was on the side couldn't help asking: "Master, why is this? I remember that the destination of your trip should be Qu County, right?"

"There are remnants of Yellow Turban bandits in the nearby Yuzhou Mountain. I don't think it's safe to be stationed here."

Wu Liang said seriously.

"However, Houqiu is about three hundred miles away. Next, we will search for news in Qu County. It will take a lot of time to go back and forth..."

Yu Ji had just finished speaking halfway.

But he heard a rush of footsteps. It turned out that Yang Wanli, who was sent by Wu Liang to inquire about the news, had returned.

But Yang Wanli had only been away for less than half an hour, and he should never have come back at this time, unless there was some urgent news that had to be reported.

(End of this chapter)