Chapter Twenty-Six: Birds and Insects

The next day, he soaked Zhang Xiao twice, and the blood he spit out became redder and redder each time, and he could also speak and act, but the black gas in his chest did not fade at all. Mengzi gave him a pulse and said, "It seems that I can only control the corpse qi and not attack it." In the future, I will slowly find a way to cure it. ”

"It's okay, just don't affect eating and drinking. Zhang Xiao comforted him, "Little brother Mengzi, thank you." Zhang Xiao began to call Sister Mengzi, but was scolded by the gully, "You stinky boy, you are a corpse, you can't even tell the difference between men and women?" But Yumeko is very useful. "Everyone's life-saving grace, Zhang Xiao wrote it down. Zhang Xiao also thanked the other two. "It's this kid's sweet mouth. It would be nice to know that we are saving lives. Gully said. At this time, the bell in the house rang, and the three of them immediately put down Zhang Xiao and got up to go out. Zhang Xiao was curious and quietly followed.

My uncle studied for nearly a night, and now he woke up, and when he woke up, he heard the sound of the piano next door, and it seemed that Lhotse was recovering well. He lay down and listened to the sound of the piano for a while, and then got up to freshen up, and took the bamboo slips and the gold book to find Lhotse.

Lhotse had already put away the piano at this time and sat in front of the desk to write. His characters are between Wei Li and cursive, and should be self-created. Seeing the uncle come in, he put down the pen and looked at him, his eyes were soft: "How?" The uncle raised the bamboo slip in his hand and said, "This wordless bamboo slip has no clue yet, and it has been applied with a little potion, but it doesn't show anything." But the spell on this golden book is a bit discovered. Lhotse reached out and pulled the rope beside the bed, then got up to pour the tea. The uncle had his back to Lhotse, and just as he wanted to turn to look at him, he heard a soft jingle and knew that Lhotse was coming. He tilted his head, and Lhotse sat down next to him, poured a cup of tea and pushed it to him. The uncle's heart warmed. After this injury, Lhotse was obviously not so cold to him, which made his uncle very happy.

After a while, Miko, Gully, and Yumeko came in. Seeing Luozi and his uncle sitting side by side, they both sat opposite the two of them with interest.

When Luo Zi saw that everyone had come, he motioned to his uncle to continue.

"According to what I have checked, what is written on this golden book is not a charm, but probably a pre-Qin ancient script. ”

"Ancient characters, what ancient characters, can you deny them?" asked Yako.

"Glyphically, it looks like a bird and insect seal. ”

"According to legend, this bird and insect seal was popular in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was used exclusively by the royal family of the imperial dynasty, and ordinary people must not use it. Yumeko recalled.

"What Mengzi said is good, do you know this word?" the uncle asked when he saw that he was talking about the Tao.

Yumeko shook her head and said, "I don't know." Legend has it that the ancients hoped to combine birds with words with the help of birds' magical powers, hoping to communicate with heaven and earth, with gods and ancestors, and to dispel evil spirits and blessings. Therefore, birds and insects are mostly written with symbols and flags, or decorated on ceremonial vessels and palace utensils. Why is it written in the golden book of Cao Chong's tomb? “

This talisman is mostly made of gold, silver and bronze, and is mostly used to convey orders, dispatch troops, and order official duties. Uncle said. It is said that the bird and insect seal was one of the official documents of the Qin and Han dynasties. You also said that the bird and insect seal is mostly used on the runes, and it has the meaning of dispelling evil and blessings, so it is reasonable to engrave it on the gold book and put it in the tomb. Uncle explained.

"Yin Soldier Talisman?!" the other three said in unison.

The uncle shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be the Yin Soldier Talisman we are looking for, but there must be some relevant information hidden." Otherwise, how could Cao Gong hide in his beloved son's body. Everyone nodded their heads in a reasonable manner. "Then how do we know what is written on this bird and insect seal?" asked the gully.

The uncle continued: "Birds and insects start from business. Since ancient times, emperors have favored him. It is said that they are very fond of using bird and insect seals. Emperor Qin swept away the Six Kingdoms, first destroyed the Six Kingdoms Script, burned the ancient books of the Six Kingdoms, but retained the prevailing bird and insect seals. It is listed as one of the eight official documents. Later, the Qin Emperor ordered Prime Minister Li Si to write with a bird and insect seal, and the jade worker Sun Shou carved the jade seal of the country, and the eight characters on it were written with the bird and insect seal to be ordered to the sky, and the longevity of Yongchang. ”

"Then why is it presumed that this bird and insect seal is related to Cao Gong's Yin Soldier Talisman?" Miko listened to her uncle talk like a storyteller, and listened with relish.

"Don't rush, listen slowly. When it came to the Han Emperor, there were also many people who liked birds and insects. Among them, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty also set up the Hongdu Gate School, and widely recruited people who were good at rulers and studied birds and insects. Including Emperor Xian, who was coerced by Cao Gong, also likes birds and insects. ”

"You still haven't said that Cao Gong has anything to do with this bird and insect seal. The gully urged.

"That's what to say. The three generations of Cao Gong are very fond of birds and insects, from Cao Gong, to the second Pi, to the third Rui. And the late Han Dynasty calligrapher Cai Yong is also good at birds and insects, he is Cao Gong's old friend, Jian'an eleventh year, Cao Gong Cai Yong's daughter Cai Yan welcomed back to Han. Eleven years of Jian'an?!" The uncle's voice suddenly changed, and he turned his head to look at Luozi. Lhotse nodded to him, signaling that he had heard the moment. The three of them had already been fascinated by what they had heard, urging him to hurry up and say, "What's wrong with the eleventh year of Jian'an?"

"Nothing, just speculation at the moment. ”

"Cai Yan you are talking about, is it the Wen Ji who married the Huns? “

"Not bad. Precisely. Can it be speculated that Cai Yong was good at birds and insects, and Cao Gong welcomed back Cai Yong's only daughter Cai Yan and asked her to interpret the words on the golden book for herself. The following year, Cao Chong died of illness, and the golden book was used for burial. He seemed to be saying these words to Lhotse.

"That is to say, this bird and insect seal has something to do with Emperor Cao Gong of Qin. Yumeko said.

"I still don't know where I know what is written. ”

It is said that the fonts used by the vassal states to write the bird and insect seals were also different, although Chu, Wu, Yue, Cai, Xu, Song, Zeng, Shen, Xu, Qi, Di, Jin, and Zhongshan all used them. However, the bird and insect seal is known as Chu culture. ”

"So that means we're going to Chudi to find the answer?" Miko was immediately excited when she heard that she was leaving. Lhotse listened quietly, taking a sip from time to time with a teacup. At this time, Fang spoke: "Go to Chu." ”

When everyone heard that they were going to leave here, they were very excited, after all, they had been here for nearly a month. Lhotse looked around and said, "The soldiers are divided into three ways. ”

"The soldiers are divided into three ways, there are five of us in total, and the soldiers are divided into three ways, won't we let me act alone?"

"Yes, indeed. ”

Miko was deflated when she heard this, and left him alone every time.

"Uncle and I went to Chudi, and Mengzi went to check Dian Wei and the wordless bamboo slips. Lhotse deployed.

"Where are we going to check on Dianwei?" asked the child

"Check it from the beginning, go to Dianwei's hometown, and Wancheng who died in battle, or go back to the Purple Mountain Clothes Tomb, anyway, if you want to check it, you will check it. "Yumeko is still bright. Lhotse nodded in approval.

"Then I'm the only one left. Yako knew it looked like she was going to act alone again.

"Go to Langya, Shandong. ”

"Where am I going, what are I going to do?, are I going back to my old nest?" Miko wondered.

"I'll explain later. ”

"You're all gone, what about me, where am I going?" A voice came from outside the door, which surprised everyone that there was a person outside the door who didn't know it.