Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 744 "The Essentials of Cultivating God" (4000)

"That is……"

Wu Liang regained his spirits, and walked quickly to the small clump of green things.

This thing is obviously a plant. Its leaves are flat and slender, and they spread out in all directions, which looks somewhat similar to orchids.

Surrounded by these leaves, there stands an equally emerald green stalk, and at the top of the stalk is a small cylindrical flower bud that has not yet opened.

"Nursing Shenzhi?"

Wu Liang carefully looked at the solitary plant in front of him. Guiguzi once mentioned the appearance characteristics of "Yangshenzhi" in the history book, saying that "its leaves are like wild rice, not clustered".

Wu Liang knew what "wild mushroom" was.

It has another popular name in later generations, called "Jiazania baicalensis", which belongs to the Gramineae family. Its tender stems can be eaten as vegetables, and it is also a widely used Chinese medicinal material, which is recorded in many ancient medical books of the Celestial Dynasty. , and with corresponding prescriptions.

The plant in front of me is indeed very similar to "wild mushroom".

It’s just that compared with the “wild” that can easily grow to one or two meters, its body size is still slightly smaller, only about 30 centimeters in height, which can only be compared with ordinary orchids.

Besides.

It is worth mentioning the roots of this plant.

Because it grows between the green and transparent jade, part of its roots can be seen directly as if it were in amber.

It was a crawling root like a spider web, which grew directly under the jade, and extended into the jade, spreading out a large area.

The root hairs that Wu Liang could see spread about two square meters, but these root hairs not only spread horizontally, but also tended to spread deeper, so how long is the root hair of this plant? Where the limit is is still hard to draw a conclusion.

"Wu Taishi, this grass should be the legendary Yangshenzhi, right?"

Miko Hu seemed to have gotten used to the rules set by Wu Liang, she didn't approach easily, but stood behind and looked at the plant and asked.

"Probably."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, and while observing, he pointed to the place where the outermost leaf of the grass connects to the stem and said, "Look here, there are obvious signs of peeling, but there is not a single bit of peeled dry leaves left around here. Ye, was obviously cleaned by something, combined with the legend in the history books that the bird holds the grass and the living person, it is very likely that the leaf fell and was taken away by the bird, or even the bird took the initiative to peel off the leaf ...But this is still my conjecture, which still needs to be further verified."

This is just out of the rigor of an archaeologist. In fact, all the details have convinced Wu Liang [-]% of the time.

After all, plants that can grow in jade and have roots that can extend freely in jade are by no means comparable to ordinary plants in nature. This is a strange thing that Wu Liang has never heard of or seen.

"So Wu Taishi, can we sample it?"

The witch asked again.

This reminded Wu Liang that he also wanted to study this plant further, but due to time constraints, it was impossible for him to waste too much time carefully observing the growth habits and characteristics of this plant.

The best way at present is to transplant or sample, and study it slowly after leaving here.

And transplantation is obviously not realistic.

Judging from the spread of the roots of this plant, it was impossible for him to uproot it. If he did it forcibly, most of the roots would be damaged, so the survival rate of the transplant would become very low.

In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the special growth environment of this plant.

It grows in such jade, and it should also rely on the stable and continuous low temperature environment provided by jade. If Wu Liang transplants it out, it may be difficult to provide it with a similar growth environment, which also affects the success rate of transplantation. linear decrease.

This is an extremely rare plant, it may even be the only one in the world, Wu Liang does not want to kill it because of his own selfishness.

So the most realistic approach can only be sampling.

"Let me see first."

Wu Liang moved closer to carefully observe the peeling marks on the stem of this plant.

There are many layers of dry leaf tissue formed in that place like onions or aloe vera, and disconnected cuts can be seen on it, which means that peeling off a few leaves is a routine operation and will not cause any substantial damage to it. sexual harm.

However, Wu Liang still didn't act rashly, and just said to the witch concentratingly: "Sampling should be possible, but we don't know anything about it yet, I think we should continue to investigate this place first, if we can find something related to it , or find some clues left by the predecessors, maybe we can learn more about it, and it will not be too late to make a decision at that time, so as not to do anything irreversible."

Wu Liang's decision is not just about whether it will cause any irreparable damage to this plant, but also to protect himself.

After all, this thing is very likely to be the legendary "Yangshenzhi" that can "resurrect people from death", but the magical effect of "Yangshenzhi" that "resurrects people from death" is still full of weirdness, especially at the end. The corpses resurrected by it will eventually turn into black soil of unknown good or bad... Based on these doubts that have not yet been concluded, Wu Liang thinks that it is reasonable to not easily contact it, let alone sample it lightly.

"Wu Taishi is right."

Miko Hu Wenyan did not express any objection.

……

So the two of them temporarily let go of the plant that was suspected to be "Yangshenzhi", and continued to explore in the underground palace.

As a result, he bypassed a small jade mountain not far ahead that blocked his view, and Wu Liang immediately discovered something that did not belong to this place.

The first thing that catches the eye is the old wooden box.

This wooden box is not big, about half a meter long, only about [-] centimeters wide, and only [-] centimeters high. Bronze parts that can be used to lock.

But at the moment, the cover of the bronze part is open.

The things placed inside were completely presented in front of Wu Liang.

There were several scrolls of bamboo slips inside, and the bamboo slips were placed in a very messy state. Two of the scrolls were spread out and thrown aside randomly, and the ink stains on the slips could be seen at a glance.

Under these scrolls, there should be clothes worn by people.

The main color of the clothes is gray, and the style can't be seen for the time being, but it can be seen that these clothes are thrown in the box at random, and it looks like they have been violently turned over.

Not far from the wooden box, there is a basket made of bamboo strips.

The back basket fell to the ground, and the hemp rope tied to it was still intact, but there was nothing inside the back basket, and it was unknown what was inside it.

Besides.

Wu Liang also discovered a small circular pit made of stones near the wooden box and the back basket. A thick layer of gray powder had been deposited inside the small pit, and a layer of dust had been left on the surface of the stones. Black marks of dust.

That could be a fire pit.

Because Wu Liang also saw an area next to the fire pit that was obviously smoother than other places, and it felt like it was coated with a layer of paste. It was very likely that someone sat or lay by the fire pit for a long time to keep warm. under the traces.

After all, this place is different from the stone chambers outside, and also different from the Tianheng mansion on Yuzhou Mountain. Although the temperature of those stone chambers and mansions is low, it is actually a few degrees lower than the outside temperature. If it is not for the relatively low-end weather , probably not to the point where you need to light a fire to keep warm, and even on a sunny day, it can be regarded as a rather comfortable summer resort, comparable to the air-conditioned room in the midsummer of later generations.

And in this underground palace.

It's okay to just come in temporarily to investigate like Wu Liang and Miko Hu, but if you want to live here for a long time, if you don't light a fire to keep warm, your body may not be able to resist.

See the scene in front of you.

Especially when he saw those scrolls of bamboo slips in the wooden box, Wu Liang immediately lifted his spirits.

In the eyes of any archaeologist, documents are treasures far better than any gold and jade relics, because although gold and jade relics are of high value, they may not be able to unlock the truth of history, but documents may provide everything to unravel the truth of history clues.

However, he was used to saving good things for the last to enjoy, so he didn't check the slips in the wooden box immediately, but went to the basket first to check carefully.

That pannier didn't look like anything special at first glance.

Wu Liang was also unable to judge the era he lived in based on the fabricating method and the degree of newness of the back basket, so the focus of his investigation was not on the back basket itself, but on the gaps between the bamboo pieces used to fabricate the back basket.

As long as the back basket has been filled with things, there will probably be some residues left between the gaps in the bamboo slices. If these residues can be left until now, there is a chance to judge the past use of the back basket.

Soon.

Wu Liang then used a small brush made of horsetail hair to clean out a fingernail-sized flaky thing from between the gaps in the bamboo slices.

After cleaning up the dust on this thing, its original form appeared. It was a fish scale. After many years, the color on the fish scale had faded a lot, but a little silver could still be seen.

"This……"

Wu Liang put the fish scale aside first, then continued to clean it carefully, and soon cleaned out several fish scales from the gaps in the bamboo slices.

However, the size and residual color of these fish scales are different.

That is to say, these fish scales come from different fish species. Based on this detail, it is very likely that this bamboo basket is a fish basket that once held various kinds of fish.

"A fish basket?"

Wu Liang couldn't directly connect this kind of thing with Xu Fu. After all, Xu Fu was not a fisherman, and in his capacity, it seemed that he didn't need to carry the fish basket himself.

If you had to find an owner for the fish basket...

Wu Liang thought of those people that Jin Wei said had entered the "ghost cave" and never heard from them again. Without exception, all of them were fishermen, and they were all fishermen who went to catch the sea when the sea receded and the "ghost cave" was exposed. It is perfectly normal to carry a fish basket with you.

come to this conclusion.

Wu Liang temporarily put aside the bamboo basket suspected of being a fish basket, then checked the small fire pit made of stones and the covered ground next to the fire pit, and finally focused on the wooden box. above.

at this time.

Witch Hu interjected again at the right time: "Wu Taishi, this box must have been brought back by King Xu of Qin from the Kingdom of Wa."

"Oh? What basis do you have?"

Wu Liang turned his head and asked.

"Look at the bronze sheet riveted on the wooden box. When the lid of the wooden box is closed, the two semicircular bronze sheets will meet together to form a complete circle, which looks like a sun, and on the bronze sheet And these wavy patterns, which represent light and heat."

The witch said seriously, "This is the most common decoration in the Wa Kingdom, expressing the worship of the sun by the people of the Wa Kingdom. This kind of decoration existed before Qin Zhixu Jun arrived in the Wa Kingdom. Although Qin Zhixu Jun changed the Wa Kingdom, he did not. change that tradition."

"I see. It seems that it is basically certain that Xu Fu has returned here."

Wu Liang nodded slightly. Although the ancient Chinese dynasty also worshiped the sun, and some tribes even regarded the sun as their tribal totem, Wu Liang had never seen this kind of decoration on the wooden box, especially the pattern of interlaced waves. Yes, so Miko Hu should have not lied, and there is no reason to lie.

"Exactly."

The witch nodded solemnly.

While talking, Wu Liang picked up a roll of slips and slips in the wooden box by himself.

The ink on this scroll is very clear, and the outline of the handwriting does not have any traces of smearing, and it is quite well preserved.

Wu Liang recognized at a glance that the characters on it were Xiaozhuan after the unification of the Qin Dynasty. After the Qin Dynasty was overthrown and the Han Dynasty was established, people no longer used Xiaozhuan, but should use Lishu.

Therefore, the time when this volume of bamboo slips and slips was written, at least the era in which the author lived, has been determined.

And through the ink on the bamboo slips.

Wu Liang also drew another inference, if there is no other way to enter this island, then this book must have been completed on this island, rather than brought in from outside.

Because the ink marks on the bamboo slips were too clear, there was no sign of being watered at all.

Then Wu Liang spread out the bamboo slips completely, and soon saw the title of the book - "The Essentials of Yang Shen Zhi"!
"I want it?"

Wu Liang was taken aback, could it be that this bamboo slip is actually an academic research report on "Cultivating Shenzhi"?

The translation of the word "Tongyao" is indeed equivalent to the "research report" of later generations, but no matter whether it is the Qin Dynasty or the Han Dynasty, documents using this name as the title are extremely rare.

If so.

Wu Liang can save a lot of effort in research and observation, and stand on the shoulders of predecessors to have a clearer understanding of Yangshenzhi in a short period of time.

So Wu Liang quickly looked at the end of the bamboo slips, and there was indeed a clear inscription there - Qidi Junfang!
(End of this chapter)