Chapter 24: Thieves for Heaven (2)
"Whether it is our Dou country, whether it is the past dynasty or the future generations, we all have the custom of thick burial. Although it is immoral to make a fortune from the dead, nowadays, everything needs money. Dou and Hei have been at war for decades, are people fighting wars? It's the money that's playing. Liu Dehao said: "With the meager taxation of the royal family, how can there be so much money to support so many years of war?" To put it bluntly, our emperor thief is responsible for collecting money for the emperor, you say that those dead people in the tomb, what is the use of them asking for such treasures? ”
Wang Fugui echoed: "Yes, yes, yes." But the common people say that robbing tombs is against the way of heaven. ”
"Ordinary people, how many people know the imperial thief? And how many people really know about the imperial thief? They don't have to run the country, they don't have to guard against any internal and external troubles, they can live freely, and there is nothing else to do. ”
Wang Fugui never thought that he would follow Liu Dehao to rob the tomb together, this profession not only requires a certain amount of skill, but also has unavoidable risks, so tomb robbers need flexible minds and extremely fast reaction speed. However, in everyone's opinion, Liu Dehao does not have these conditions, because he is just a tool for building tombs.
"The air currents, the mechanisms, and even the structure of the tomb itself, each of these factors can kill a person. Therefore, if you are not an expert, entering is basically a dead end. And this kind of thing, not by any knowledge, only by robbing a few more tombs, can we understand the original intention of the ancients to design them and the laws in it, to respect the gods, not because there are ghosts in the world, but to keep this attitude in the heart. ”
Wu Nian asked, "Then how many times have you stolen?" ”
"Uh...... I...... Three times, as if it were four. But I've learned a lot. Besides, General Lee Yun-rin, that's a real connoisseur. ”
"Palm honor, in the next is just a matter of making perfect, in terms of qualifications and talents, this emperor thief, only you are the strongest."
Wu Nianxin said, just your sycophant.
The group came to the Hoop River to the east of Weicheng. "This is it." Li Runrin said: "This place was discovered by the Palm Zun and the Thief King, but because it was a dangerous cliff tomb, we didn't immediately attack it at that time. ”
"Do you now know which dynasty and which emperor this cliff belongs to?"
Wu Nian asked Wang Fugui: "Brother Wang, what is a tooth tomb?" ”
Wang Fugui didn't quite understand it, but he couldn't lose face in front of his sister-in-law, so he immediately made up a sentence: "I don't know very well, the tooth tomb may be as small as the tooth gap, and the owner of the tomb must be very picky." ”
"That's right...... So can we still get military spending? ”
Liu Dehao said: "You two, don't pretend to understand if you don't understand, the cliff tomb is different from the mound tomb and the underground palace, it is a tomb dug directly on the mountain cliff, the first and the Western Han Dynasty or the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was the most popular." Generally speaking, when a dynasty reaches its prime, it is the most economically powerful, and the tombs are also very heavy. In order to prevent theft, these insidious and cunning emperors built their tombs on the cliffs, and if they saw that there was no opposite, pay attention to the changes in the soil and rock layers above the cliffs, and you could see the tombs. ”
"In other words, there must be a lot of good things in the cliff tomb?" Wu Nian looked left and right, but he didn't see where there was a tomb.
"Tomb robbery is divided into two types: official thieves and civil thieves, our imperial thieves are official thieves, all tomb robberies are fanfare, and the people under us are not ordinary people. Those who have practiced martial arts for thirty years may not be able to catch up with the little people in the emperor thieves. Liu Dehao said: "But there is nothing strange about it, I am not as big as them do this every day." ”
In order to show the royal prestige, the ancient emperors generally publicized the aftermath and made the location of the tomb known to everyone. However, this tomb on the mountain east of Weicheng, I searched through the ancient books and did not find relevant records, as for who the owner of the tomb is, I am afraid that I can only know when I go in.
"What about You Xiu? Got all the stuff? Liu Dehao asked.
"Sir will be there soon." As a few people were talking, they suddenly heard shouts from the cliff on the opposite bank.
Wu Nian looked up: "It's You Xiu and Starling!" Hi! Can you hear me? ”
Wang Fugui asked, "What is this going to do?" ”
"We've got to get over." Li Runlin said: "The water is so fast, and the distance is so far, I can't hear anything clearly. It's all up to the two of them. ”
"Prepare yourselves." Liu Dehao said to his two subordinates.
The two of them drove piles in the ground, and Wu Nian understood: "Are we going to throw the rope over?" ”
"No, let them throw the rope over."
"Shall we hold on to the rope? Others say that General Wang's body size ......"
Wang Fugui said: "Don't worry, I will work lightly." ”
"Light Gong is not used to fly in this kind of place, so many masters practice light Gong, and they can use it in the end to open the roof tiles. This kind of place, if you fall down, it will be a dead end. Liu Dehao said: "Don't worry, Fugui, the rope is very strong." Not to mention your size, even if it's ten of you, you can support it. Also, instead of holding on to the rope and carrying ourselves through with arm strength, we have to slide down. ”
"Slide down? How is it possible, that place is obviously a little higher than ours. ”
"Let them throw it over first, and after we tie it up, You Xiu takes the other end and goes down the cliff. Piling is done on a slightly lower, smaller platform. However, I visually saw that the tomb gate was still a little lower than the small platform, and the platform could only accommodate 6 to 7 people, so everyone went there in two groups. Liu Dehao gestured to the other side, signaling that he could throw the rope head. Stand a little back, I'll pick it up. ”
After all, You Xiu is excellent, and it took more than ten throws to finally let Liu Dehao catch it, so angry that Liu Dehao wanted to kill him, the imperial thief is now short of manpower, and the thief king is not there, these people can only be used.
"It's finally done!" Liu Dehao kicked the stake twice: "Yes, it's quite strong." ”
You Xiu received Liu Dehao's instructions to ask the starling to tie a rope for himself and slide down the cliff.
Wu Nian asked, "Is this Mr. You okay?" Will it be ......"
"If you can't do it, you have to do it, the old man is not as good as him." As soon as Liu Dehao's voice fell, he saw You Xiu on the opposite side stepping on the air, and the downhill turned into a fast downhill, and he went down first. Fortunately, Lao Ba grasped it steadily, grabbed the rope in time, and suspended You Xiu in mid-air. The crowd breathed a sigh of relief.
You Xiu looked at the rope on his wrist: "It's okay, it's okay, it's almost wasted." Eighth, put it down a little more! One point. ”
"What are you talking about, I can't hear you? Putting a rope isn't it? As soon as Lao Ba let go, You Xiu fell on the edge of the platform and almost rolled off the cliff.
You Xiu shouted: "You eight! I'm cleaning you up later, and I'm almost going to fall to my death. Oh my God, this place is stony, and piling is a bit of a struggle! Yes, yes, with tools. You Xiu took out a copper bottle from his bag.
"What is he doing?" Wang Fugui was puzzled.
"That's caustic soda. When mixed with water, it can drip a hole out of a stone in an instant. Li Runlin said: "We haven't mastered the method of producing this thing in large quantities yet, so it's very rare, and even the court can't get too much, so the emperor steals some of it." It's also strange to say that this thing can do dripping water through stones, but it is ineffective against iron and copper. ”
"One thing descends one thing. For example...... The king of Qi can descend to the king of wealth and wealth. ”
"What does it mean to be able to surrender, that is my loyalty to His Royal Highness King Qi."
Wu Nian said: "Loyalty and love? ”
"You two will take me under the knife, is it easy for me to mess with me under the hands of King Qi? Besides, King Qi and Zhangzun are obviously a couple, what's the matter with me? ”
Liu Dehao said: "Wang Fugui, I found that you have been a little bit of a cultivator recently. ”
"Is there one? Isn't it excellent to travel and repair? Am I that good? ”
"What does You Xiu mean to possess the body, that is, he is cheap, and he will be beheaded immediately."
You Xiu sneezed: "It's not good, it should be that I was fooling around outside last night and caught a cold." You Xiu dripped a very deep and narrow hole in the stone, compared the mold again, and adjusted it slightly, and finally put the iron pile in, "This thing is really a thing to drop a thing, the stone can corrode, and the iron is fine." You Xiu beckoned to the people on the other side of the river, signaling that everything was ready.
Unfortunately, Li Runlin and You Xiu did not have the spirit of hard work, as long as the current situation is heated at high temperatures, iron can react with caustic soda (see: Guy Lussack sodium method), and the two missed the opportunity to become world-famous chemists.