Chapter 1241: Hypocritical Sacrifice
Although Mu Yang rushed out of the old captain's bedroom, his situation was still not optimistic. At the same time, a stormy conspiracy was also brewing in the north of Xudu City and the Liang Emperor's Mausoleum.
The newly completed imperial mausoleum is new inside and out, and Shang Shuling Xun Yu holds the scroll in his hand and slowly walks into it, preparing for the preparation before the sacrificial ceremony. Liu Xie got out of the car at this time, and glanced at the single again, which seemed to be a single to Cao Jie, and seemed to be a single, and probably sighed in a low voice like talking to himself: "These empty and funny sacrifices really didn't cut corners...... Also, it's just for outsiders, and it really can't be too unreasonable. ”
Cao Jie's face was cold again, and his hands suddenly tightened, waking up the prince who was already asleep in his arms. The prince's loud cry brought an uneasy noise to this grand festival, and Liu Xie glanced back at Cao Jie and didn't say anything.
At this moment, the single seemed to be unheard of even the baby's cry, and all he could think about now was the question: Did the emperor discover his true identity? If he really found out, then why didn't he shout out that those Cao Jun would capture him, but he deliberately covered it up for himself? Even, there is his mouth shape......
The shadows have long been trained in this situation, and the single song actually knows that the most important thing for him to do at this time is to contact the shadows who have been mixed into the imperial tomb and evacuate quickly! - Because, one in 10,000 is lucky, and the price is the lives of Pao Ze's comrades-in-arms!
This will not be tolerated by the shadow that has always adhered to the 'safety first'! - But now the question is, how to notify Mu Yuanfeng and the others who have been mixed into the Imperial Tomb at this time?!
At this moment, Shan Qu looked at the imperial mausoleum in front of him, which is a two-story building made of pure wood with a beam and an oblique ridge, with a radius of more than 50 zhang. The workmanship of this imperial tomb is quite rough, for example, its girders are built on a virtual basis, which is supported by twenty foundation pillars around it; Its rammed base is only two zhang, and it stands almost flat on the ground. The bucket arch and the eaves end are also quite rough, and the ridge angle of the top is only stacked with tiles, and there is no warping and no stretching.
This impression gives the single a strong uneasiness: he, a layman, can see that this imperial tomb is a half-finished product that cuts corners. Although the entire wooden surface of the Imperial Tomb is covered with green lacquer, it looks like a green cloud reunion, and the flying dragon is hidden in it. But its wood is not at all a royal tomb article in the regulation, which is too shabby and out of grade for the holy place dedicated to the ancestors of the Han family - but the Cao family attaches so much importance to this sacrificial ceremony this time, which is obviously not in common sense, which makes people feel full of a kind of incomprehensible contradiction.
In fact, the specifications of the emperor's travel are also very suspicious. And the performance of the emperor and Cao's officials along the way is even more suspicious. The accumulation of these layers of unsettling factors makes the single have a strong anxiety about the shadows in the Imperial Tomb. However, until the ritual was about to begin, the single was still in a no-show.
At this moment, Xun Yu's preparations have been made, and the imperial mausoleum full of silk is about to enter the ceremony stage. At this time, there were ministers of civil and military affairs entering the mausoleum one after another, and Cao Ang stood in front of the imperial mausoleum, smiling at the people who entered, while silently remembering the origins and origins of these people in his heart. After getting Tang Xiaomi's news, Cao Ang was even more cautious at the moment, he must catch those dark shadows who wanted to be confused.
But the work of a cup of tea has passed, and the people who enter the imperial tomb are all important officials who report in the Sikong Mansion, and there is no idle and suspicious character. Cao Ang glanced at Tang Xiaomi beside him with some confusion, and suddenly found that a complicated light flashed in Tang Xiaomi's eyes. Looking at the end of the light, Cao Ang only saw the honor guard next to the emperor's chariot.
"What's wrong?" Cao Ang retracted his gaze, very strange about Tang Xiaomi's abnormality: "Did you see something suspicious?" ”
"No, it's nothing...... Tang Xiaomi's answer was a little flustered, but then he smiled and asked a little strangely: "Do you think that after I see something suspicious, I will tell you the truth?" ”
Cao Ang blinked and glanced at the honor guard again. This time, he could tell that Tang Xiaomi's gaze just now was on a seemingly ordinary honor guard. Therefore, he pretended to be okay and said to Tang Xiaomi: "It's okay." After saying that, he left the gate of the Imperial Tomb and ordered his men to keep an eye on the honor guard - although it was impossible for the honor guard to enter the Imperial Tomb to cause trouble, Cao Ang felt that it was better to be careful in everything.
After doing this, a ceremonial official came to urge Cao Ang to enter the mausoleum. This time, Cao Ang came as the eldest son of the Cao family, and in fact, it was also Cao Cao's identification with any of his successors. Cao Ang knew that his task was not small, so he immediately walked into the imperial mausoleum with a few attachés and Tang Xiaomi, and the ceremonial officer closed the door behind them.
The main hall of the Imperial Tomb is a large and empty hall, with more than a dozen unpainted pillars supporting the entire building. In the middle of the lobby, there are the spiritual seats of the ancestors of the Han family, tributes, candles, other funeral ceremonies, and a thick stack of memorial texts. All the civil and military forces stood solemnly like clay sculptures, and they didn't even come out of the atmosphere, and the whole hall had a somewhat solemn and heavy smell for a while.
With the sound of a thick drum, all the Confucian scholars looked at the host Xun Yu in unison. Xun Yu coughed lightly, walked to the middle, and raised his hand slightly, and the lobby immediately became very quiet. Xun Yu is the most orthodox heir of the Xun family, to deal with these rituals naturally to capture, he first read aloud an opening text, saying that the Han Dynasty dragon veins are troublesome, every He Jin, Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, Guo Yan and other tigers and wolves have practiced many times, several migrations, and finally there will be a safe day. This time, all the civil and military forces and the emperor of the dynasty paid tribute to the ancestors of the Han family, vowing to rejuvenate the Han family.
I have to say that Xun Yu's opening is very political, and as soon as his words fell, everyone present probably understood the reason why this memorial was successful, it was nothing more than that the Cao family and the Han family were still separated, but they both had to give each other a bottom line. All the civil and military officers immediately looked at Liu Xie, the son of today, and after Liu Xie strode over, hundreds of civil and military officers knelt down for a while, observing Liu Xie's reaction.
Liu Xie was noncommittal about this set of remarks. Cao Ang found that he was very accustomed to this kind of scene today. The words he said were very dignified and sad, but when he thought about it carefully, there was no insinuation. It is expected that the final ending will be the same as Xun Yu's argument, and as a result, Cao Ang's heart will be relieved.
It would take a long time for Liu Xie to finish worshipping, so Cao Ang inadvertently leaned back, but found that the pillar was a little shaky. He was a little strange, this was a new building, how could the pillars decay? His body moved again, and he noticed that the pillar had moved a few more points, and an ominous creaking sound came to his ears. Cao Ang raised his head, this surprise was not trivial. He saw that the top of the pillar had been sawn off, and only a small piece of wood was used to hold it between the ceiling and the pillar, which was very unreliable.
Cao Ang looked to the side in a panic and found that the dozen or so pillars in the lobby were all of this structure. These pillars, which are an important foundation to support the entire imperial tomb, can have unimaginable consequences if they suddenly break or slip. Even if the Cao clan despised the Han family and only wanted to regard this sacrifice as an external form, they should not use this method of cutting corners.
Of course, there is also a possibility that this imperial tomb was not like this before, but the day before the sacrifice, someone deliberately moved it to someone else!
As soon as this thought arose, Cao Ang was full of excitement, and when he turned his head again, he didn't know when, Tang Xiaomi, who had been staying behind him, was gone. He suddenly realized something, and just wanted to shout for everyone to leave quickly. But suddenly Xun Yu, who had stepped down, walked towards him, and when he reached his side, he said in a very low and serious voice: "Son, this imperial tomb is not safe, let's withdraw quickly!" ”
"What about the people in here?" Cao Ang was in a hurry, he felt that he couldn't just leave.
"Eldest Prince, if you shout that the imperial tomb is going to collapse at this time, if it spreads, how should the world view the Cao family?" Xun Yu's face sank, and he said the main point in one sentence.
Cao Ang suddenly, indeed, at this moment, His Majesty is still talking at length in the lobby. Once he shouts, not to mention disrespect to the Son of Heaven, if someone says that he despises the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, then the Cao family will be infamous for eternity, and the purpose of this worship and show will be completely ruined!
"So what are we going to do?"
"Go out first, send a few Cao troops to disguise the assassins, and then order the army to maintain order and slowly withdraw. In doing so, even if someone condemns it afterwards, we can splash dirty water on the person who should splash it......"