Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 8 Feudal Superstition Kills People

"Ah, this..."

Cao Ting and the soldiers were taken aback by Wu Liang's superb performance, and then gradually became flustered, feeling a little at a loss.

There are even a few soldiers who are slowly retreating, trying to escape from the tomb as soon as possible. Anyway, this place is not too far from the door of the tomb, and if they escape, they may have a chance to escape.

"Don't move around! The ghost of the tomb owner is here, whoever gets out first will surely die!"

Wu Liang shouted immediately.

Those soldiers trembled and retreated quickly, not daring to move again.

All of a sudden, the carriage room was surprisingly quiet, only the low and rapid breathing of the crowd could be heard.

After a moment.

"This...what should I do?"

Someone couldn't help but asked softly.

There may be some people who don't fully believe Wu Liang's words, but in this situation, absolutely no one dares to walk out of the carriage room first and be the "mortal man".

After all, more than a hundred people died inexplicably in this place last night. Who would dare to joke about their own lives?

No one said anything.

Wu Liang also deliberately pretended to be deaf, further increasing the psychological pressure on everyone.

With the help of the light from the torch, he saw that some people's temples had a gleam of water, which was cold sweat...

After another moment of silence, the expected infighting appeared:
"It's all Chen Jinshui's fault. If he didn't obey the warning and destroy the terracotta warriors privately, how could such a thing happen?"

Someone finally followed Wu Liang's previous guidance and targeted the soldiers who destroyed the terracotta warriors.

"That is, do you want to kill everyone?"

"If I die here today, I will ask you for an explanation if I become a ghost!"

"You are so cheap, how can I not see you so heroic when you kill the enemy!"

"..."

All of a sudden, everyone's negative emotions seemed to be ignited instantly, turning into words of complaint and attacking the poor soldier.

"I... I didn't do it on purpose, and I don't know..."

Facing the anger of the crowd, Chen Jinshui didn't dare to say anything more, and explained repeatedly with a wrinkled face.

"enough!"

Cao Ting stopped the crowd at the right time, and after taking a look at Chen Jinshui, he said in a cold voice, "Chen Jinshui acted without authorization and put his comrades in danger. I will write this down for now, and others should take it as a warning!"

After stopping everyone like this, he looked at Wu Liang who was slumped on the ground, and said in a different tone, "Wu Liang, is there no other way?"

"This……"

Wu Liang raised his head and looked at Chen Jinshui with great difficulty, and then a look of unbearableness flashed across his face, as if hesitating to speak.

"Just say it directly."

Cao Ting said.

"Ugh--"

Wu Liang sighed, and said helplessly, "It's not that there is no way to turn the crisis into a safe place, but... as the saying goes, the one who destroys the terracotta warriors is the elder brother. If we sacrifice him to the owner of the tomb , it may be possible to appease the tomb owner's anger."

Upon hearing this, the rest of the soldiers immediately looked at Chen Jinshui with complicated eyes, and the thoughts in their hearts were beyond words.

Chen Jinshui's face was pale with fright, his legs were trembling, and he repeatedly begged for mercy to Cao Ti and the other soldiers: "I didn't do it on purpose, I don't dare to do anything wrong again... Marquis, spare your lives, brothers, spare your lives!"

Cao Ting frowned tightly, with a look of war between heaven and man.

It can be seen that he is not willing to sacrifice his soldiers, but the matter has come to this point, and he has no other choice. He can't kill everyone for one person, right?
Observing everyone's performance silently, Wu Liang originally wanted to snicker, but at this moment he couldn't laugh, instead he felt chills down his back.

I thought that feudal superstition really hurt people.

How many people were burnt to death and drowned by those selfish fools because of the nonsense of the gods and witches in the era and places where the people's wisdom was not yet developed, and dedicated them to the so-called monsters and river gods to keep them safe?
Isn't that the case now?
Fortunately, Cao Ting and these soldiers were not so confused and selfish. At least no one wanted to "sacrifice" Chen Jinshui immediately, but under his unscrupulous guidance, the fear and desire to survive in his heart were magnified, and a thought flashed through him. Just think about it...

Thinking of these, Wu Liang has completely lost the interest to continue scaring Chen Jinshui.

Now that his goal has been achieved, no one of these soldiers would dare to act without authorization from now on.

So, pretending to ponder for a while, Wu Liang said again: "Or...we can still try to make amends, but it depends on whether the owner of the tomb is willing to give us this opportunity."

"how do I say this?"

Cao Ting asked quickly.

Chen Jinshui's begging for forgiveness also stopped abruptly.

"I will kneel down four times and kowtow twelve times together, and sincerely beg the owner of the tomb for forgiveness. If the owner of the tomb is willing to let us go, the matter will be considered an issue. But if the owner of the tomb refuses, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."

Wu Liang said seriously.

When worshiping the gods, put out the left foot and the back of the hand upwards first, and kneel down three times and knock down nine times;
When worshiping ghosts, first put out the right foot and palm up, and perform four kneeling and twelve knocking rituals.

This is the etiquette recorded in "Zhou Li". Although Wu Liang doesn't know whether such etiquette was popular in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he is pretending to be a ghost at the moment, and he must have a serious sense of ritual to be more convincing. It doesn't matter if you use it.

Speaking of this, seeing Cao Ting and all the soldiers' eyes flickering, Wu Liang said righteously again: "After paying homage, please wait a moment with the military marshals and elder brothers, and let me go out to test it out first, if I die violently for no reason , even if the owner of the tomb refuses to give in, you don’t need to pay attention to me at that time, just leave the tomb and run for your life, it’s good to have someone alive.”

As soon as these words came out, Cao Ting's complexion changed immediately, and he vetoed loudly: "Brother talented and virtuous, this is absolutely unacceptable! If you want to escape with us, how can we let you go to risk your life first?"

At this moment, even in front of all the soldiers, Cao Ti still regarded Wu Liang as a good brother. It can be seen that Wu Liang's words further increased his weight and trust in Cao Ti's heart invisibly.

All the soldiers also looked at Wu Liang with admiration for an instant, and they were quite moved and said:
"Wu Liang, I heard that you were a deserter before, and I looked down on you from the bottom of my heart, but now it seems that there must be something hidden in those rumors. You must have some difficulties, or you may have been framed."

"I convince you, you are a man!"

"After today, you are the person I admire the most in the Huan army, except for the marshal, you deserve it!"

"..."

Even Chen Jinshui, who was frightened by Wu Liang, was quite touched. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Brother Wu Liang, I appreciate your kindness. You are going to die for me, but one person does things and one person is responsible. If I make a mistake, I should bear it. There is no reason for you to die for me. To be honest, I don’t want to die, but I don’t want to be poked by brothers alive Backbone, but I accept your love, if I am lucky enough not to die tonight, I will still regard you as my savior!"

"Brother Chen, don't be so polite..."

Unexpectedly, acting in this play would have such an effect, Wu Liang hurriedly clasped his fists to return the salute with a guilty conscience, and couldn't help recalling a scene in a famous sketch in his head: "He still has to thank us." "Thank you! "

"There is no need to fight!"

As a military marquis, Cao Bing had his own judgment in his heart, until it was not suitable to discuss for a long time, he immediately shouted, "Chen Jinshui listens to the order!"

"Subordinates are here!"

Chen Jinshui responded quickly.

"After kneeling four times and knocking twelve times, you will take the lead!"

Cao Ting asked.

"Subordinates take orders!"

Chen Jinshui cupped his fists.

"All commanders obey orders!"

Cao Ting said again.

"Subordinates are here!"

Everyone clasped their fists.

"From now on, what Wu Liang said is a military order. If anyone violates it, don't blame me for being disregarded. Do you hear me clearly?"

"Subordinates take orders!"

Although they were still "in a dangerous situation" at this time, the voices of the crowd had become loud and deafening, and they were uniform.

Wu Liang was secretly happy. It was only at this moment that he really grasped the right to speak in this operation. He no longer needed to convey instructions through Cao Zhi, and he would not cause trouble for himself. power needed.

(End of this chapter)