After listening to Yu Ji's words, Wu Liang asked attentively: "You mean, these corpses were not originally here, but were moved here later?"

When he asked this question, Wu Liang thought of the eight evil places called Huangquan.

That is the most ready-made place to raise corpses.

Then he thought about the thousands of Han troops who were rumored to have first "sucked souls from Linghu Lake" and the villagers who were suppressed and killed by the Han troops, especially those Han troops.

If this is the tomb of Haihun Hou Liu He.

Then only those Han soldiers and villagers died before Liu He, and only they could be buried nearby and moved to this place after being discovered as incorruptible corpses.

As for why we do this...

Perhaps this is related to the previous concept of burial. Thick burials were popular in the Qin and Han Dynasties. In addition to the precious burial objects, one thing was more or less indispensable, and that was the terracotta warriors and horses.

These terracotta warriors and horses are the shadow soldiers of the people in the tomb, forever guarding the tomb and soul of the tomb owner.

In fact, as early as the Qin Dynasty, it was no longer popular to bury real people, which is why the terracotta warriors and horses came into being. But if it is some people who have died long ago, such as the corpse, then it is another matter.

Then.

Once these corpses are moved here, they will no longer be able to absorb the aura of the underworld in the place where the corpses were raised. As time goes by, the aura of the underworld gradually disappears, and finally they cannot escape the fate of decay.

Unfortunately, no clothing was left around these bones, nor were weapons or armor or other things that could prove their identity...

"It should be this possibility. After all, the most indispensable thing in the Eight Evil Underworld is a place to raise corpses."

Yu Ji nodded, confirming part of Wu Liang's guess, "And judging from the location of the tomb, the person who chose the tomb site for the prince's ancestors may also be a stranger who has mastered the art of being able to do this.

It shouldn’t be difficult at all, but the difficulty lies in how to prepare so many corpses in advance for burial in the corpse raising place, and turn them into shadow corpses to prepare for the sacrifice of Zhiyong.”

"Um……"

Wu Liang pondered, but did not express his guess.

He thought it might be a coincidence that those Han soldiers or villagers were buried nearby after they died, and they happened to be buried in the place where the corpses were raised. They were eventually discovered as shadow corpses, so they were still used by Liu He after their death.

Of course, it is also possible that it was indeed done by a foreigner who had mastered the art of Kanyu. On the one hand, he helped Liu He cultivate the "terracotta warriors and horses", and on the other hand, he achieved his own unknown purpose.

But this was more than two hundred years ago.

Even if this stranger really has some purpose, he should have returned to dust by now, so there is no need to care too much about these things...

"First clean up these remains and continue excavation."

Wu Liang turned around and gave orders to the soldiers.

He took the initiative to take an engineering shovel and pulled apart the bones under his feet, and soon found the "honeycomb" hidden under the bones that he had discovered with the Luoyang shovel two days ago.

Upon seeing this, Wu Liangcai suddenly discovered that the scale of these "hives" was equally astonishing.

It actually formed a large piece under the bones, looking like a huge foam blanket. At least Wu Liang couldn't find where its boundary was after digging around for a long time.

Unfortunately, they have all become empty nests.

Wu Liang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Although I still don’t understand what these “hives” are, if they are really like real beehives and are used to breed and hatch the larvae of certain insects, then I really don’t know what scale this insect will reach.

And the size of the individual should not be underestimated.

"what are these?"

Yu Ji next to him saw the "honeycomb" and couldn't help but asked curiously.

At the same time, Dian Wei, Bai Jingjing, Yang Wanli and the nearby soldiers of the Hu army also looked over with puzzled faces.

"I don't know either, let's dig it first."

Wu Liang shook his head and said, "By the way, try not to destroy these things after digging them out. Collect them all for me. I will study them first. They may be some useful materials."

In fact, what he wanted to say was that it might be a material that cannot be manufactured artificially in this era.

If that were the case, it would be a huge fortune to get such a large amount at once.

So before leaving.

Wu Liang did not forget to cut off a large piece of "honeycomb" with an engineering shovel and carried it in his hands before leading the people back to the mountain.

…

Although the small piece of "honeycomb" that Wu Liang found a few days ago was light and loose, this time he used an engineer shovel to cut off a complete piece of "honeycomb" and found that this thing was actually quite heavy.

This weight mainly comes from the layer of gelatinous yellow-brown material at the bottom of the "honeycomb".

This substance seems to be similar to the beeswax in real honeycombs. It plays a role in shaping the "honeycomb", but it is difficult to say what the specific substance is.

After returning to the mountain, Wu Liang first cut off a small piece of the upper light and loose "honeycomb", then crushed it with his hands and examined it carefully.

This thing seems to be a kind of fiber, but it’s hard to say what kind of fiber it is.

If you put it on a fire and burn it, it will be as flammable as hay. After burning, it will turn into something similar to grass ashes, which will break into powder at the slightest touch.

This thing may be used as a raw material for making fire dumplings...

It should be noted that in the Han Dynasty, there was no such convenient ignition tool as Huozhezi. When going out to light a fire, a concave bronze mirror called "Yangsui" was used. When the weather was fine, just focus the sunlight on the combustible material.

Light a fire like a magnifying glass.

However, if you are unlucky and encounter a cloudy day without the sun, you can still only use the most primitive method of "drilling wood to make fire" to make a fire.

But after much thought, Wu Liang gave up the idea.

There are many kinds of raw materials for making Huozhezi, and they are not difficult to obtain. However, the fiber of this stuff is relatively thick, so it may not be the best choice.

But in retrospect, we should make a batch of fire dumplings for our own family or for the army to use when they go on an expedition...

The main reason is that Wu Liang usually doesn't need to make a fire to cook, so he has never paid attention to the details in this area, so he has not considered this issue.

After checking the material of the upper part of the "honeycomb", Wu Liang cut off a small piece of the yellow-brown gel material at the bottom of the "honeycomb" for shaping.

This substance has a soft texture.

Almost everything opens, and it feels greasy and greasy to the touch.

It can't be wax, right?

There will be similar gels in normal "honeycombs", and the main component of that gel is beeswax. From this, we can infer that this thing is really wax.

If it were wax, it would be really great!

It should be noted that candles in this era were still treasures that even the Han royal family would not bear to use unless they held grand sacrificial activities.

There is a record in "Xijing Miscellanies": In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the King of Nanyue presented 5 dendrobiums of stone honey and 200 honey candles to Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty. The emperor of the Han Dynasty was very happy.

Even in the Tang Dynasty, candles were still treasures that were highly valued by the royal family, and officials were specially appointed to manage them.

Han Yu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote this poem in "Cold Food": "At dusk, candles are passed around the Han Palace, and light smoke disperses into the houses of the five marquises." During the Cold Food Festival, when fire is prohibited, the emperor will reward officials with marquis or above and high-ranking officials with candles.

, this is enough to illustrate the transcendent status of candles that can be seen everywhere in later generations in ancient times.

In other words, this thing has a price but no market at this time. I am afraid that even gold may have to stand aside!

Anyway, Wu Liang has been in this era for a few months. He has seen a lot of gold, but he has never seen even a candle... Even the one Boss Cao used was still an oil lamp.

For this reason, Wu Liangcai never recreated the classic scene of "people light candles and ghosts blow out lamps" in later generations. When he opened the museum, he lit a candle in the northeast corner of the tomb.

You can't get a candle at all, so just use your head to light it?

Of course, Wu Liang doesn't know other methods of making candles, but they require a lot of processes, and he can't do it yet.

One of the easiest methods is the "worm ash" that was only discovered and used by people in the Yuan Dynasty. It can be achieved, but it requires the use of a kind of ash worm and ash tree unique to the south. The raw materials are almost the same.

It's ready, but the place of production is not in Boss Cao's territory now that the war is in chaos. It's hard to say, but if it is really done, it might actually find a good business for Boss Cao's enemies to make money.

With this in mind, Wu Liang immediately put the small piece of gel on the fire and roasted it.

"Crack!"

The gel was quickly burned, and a drop of viscous liquid dripped down. Wu Liang caught it with an engineer shovel and put it aside. He waited for it to cool while examining it carefully.

As the liquid cools, it quickly condenses into a small, slippery solid.

Then Wu Liang simply melted the entire gel on the engineer shovel, and dipped a linen thread in it. After lighting it, it really started to burn slowly like an oil lamp!

This is wax.

Wax, a gift from nature!

The only thing Wu Liang doubts now is the source of this wax.

These "hives" were built under patches of corpses. Now the corpses have turned into withered bones, and the creatures in the "hives" don't know where they have gone.

The two are linked together...

Wu Liang had to wonder about the connection between these "hives", corpses, and the unknown creatures.
Chapter completed!