Wu Liang carefully moved closer to observe carefully.

After confirming that the bead had no physical connection with other objects, he reached out and took it out from the gap in the lining of the coffin.

Everyone was curious, and they all came together to look at Wu Liang's hands.

The color of this bead is slightly green, but it is very translucent. It looks somewhat similar to the glass beads of later generations. It feels similar to the touch and is cold to the touch.

That's why.

Wu Liang and everyone could clearly see the internal structure of the bead. There was a very small passage inside, but this passage was not straight, but showed a winding and irregular shape, which is said to be nine-dimensional.

It’s not an exaggeration to have eighteen twists and turns.

besides.

There are two small holes connected to the channel at both ends of this bead, and it seems that small things can be penetrated...

"Is this the Jiuqu Pearl?"

Before Wu Liang could speak, Yu Ji had already named this strange bead based on what he saw and his experience.

"Everyone, when we talk about the Nine-curved Pearl, we have to talk about a short story related to Kong Zhongni, the 'Sage of Heaven'."

Seeing someone showing doubts, Zhuge Liang immediately shook his head and said, "It is said that when Kong Zhongni was traveling around the country, he arrived in the Chen State. Everyone in the Chen State did not like him, so they sent troops to besiege Kong Zhongni and sent a nine-tongue weapon.

Qu Zhu ordered him to pass through with a thread, and if he couldn't pass through, he would be surrounded until he died."

"Kong Zhongni couldn't wear the nine-curved beads and couldn't escape, so he ordered his disciples Yan Hui and Zigong to go out to ask for help. They came to a mulberry garden and met a mulberry-picking girl. The mulberry-picking girl taught them to apply honey on the nine-curved beads.

Next to the bead at one end of the bead, tie an ant with a thread and place it at the bead at the other end of the bead. Attracted by the sweetness of the honey, the ant will follow the bead.

Climb to the inner passage where there is honey, and Kong Zhongni finally escapes."

"This is the story of 'the pearl penetrates the ant', and this bead has holes at both ends, and the passage is tortuous and difficult to pass, very much like the 'nine-curved pearl' that trapped Kong Zhongni. I also agree with the old gentleman's guess.

"

At this point, Zhuge Liang's little face turned upward with his nostrils turned upward, and his face was full of a "please don't be stingy with complimentary words to praise me" expression.

"Xiandi Zhuge is right, indeed, heroes come from young."

Wu Liang cooperated and gave him some encouragement, but turned around and continued what the two of them said, "It's just that Kong Zhongni was a man in the late Spring and Autumn Period, and there are records in both "History of Qi" and "Biography of Mu Gong"

, the relocation of Qiu Mu Cemetery happened in the early to mid-Spring and Autumn Period, obviously several hundred years earlier, and there seems to be no direct connection between the two."

"Brother Youcai is right."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Moreover, the Qiu Mu Cemetery is intact, so this nine-curved bead cannot be the one worn by Kong Zhongni. From this, it can be inferred that there are probably not only nine-curved beads in the world."

One... But this still does not affect its value. As long as we take it out and insist that it is the nine-curved bead worn by Kong Zhongni, I am afraid no one in the world can find evidence to refute us. There will still be

There are a lot of arty and pilgrim-minded people who spend a lot of money to collect them.”

Profiteer!

Wu Liang suddenly looked at Zhuge Liang with admiration again. Although this kid was young and lacked knowledge in some aspects, he was really smart in this area. If he were placed in Panjiayuan in later generations, he would definitely be able to prosper.

rise.

It won't take long for him to become an all-around cultural relic profiteer like the "Big Golden Tooth".

"It's just that this nine-curved bead has not been threaded. I wonder if it has any deep meaning?"

Yu Ji twirled his beard and added with a frown.

This is also true. Although it may have been damaged due to threading over time, Wu Liang had carefully observed it in the catalpa coffin and found no trace or residue.

"Either Qiu Mugong and his descendants didn't know how to thread the thread, so they had to be buried in the coffin like this, or it may be a test. If someone can thread the thread, they can discover more secrets."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and then added, "If this is the case, there may be other secret rooms and secret passages hidden in the tomb, and we may have unexpected gains..."

"..."

After hearing this, Wu Liang finally had some objections.

This nine-curved bead is just an independent object, and it can be seen at a glance that there are no foreign objects or mechanisms inside. Therefore, even if a thread is actually threaded inside, it is still an independent object with threads threaded through it. It does not feel like it can

Get something valuable or information from it.

However, since this was Zhuge Liang's "bold" guess, and given that this guy was indeed able to decipher the "Eight Formations" and "Kong Ming Lock", Wu Liang had already determined that he was the "right son" of Qiu Mu Cemetery.

Therefore, even if Zhuge Liang's speculation sounds unfounded, Wu Liang will consider it very seriously.

in addition.

He felt that it was inappropriate for the descendants of the Qiu family to bury such an unthreaded nine-curved bead in the coffin of Duke Mu of Qiu. It should be noted that the funeral customs of the Celestial Dynasty have a long history, especially in this matter, they pursue perfection, and this bead

The nine-curved bead without threads is obviously not perfect, and even has the connotation of embarrassment and distress.

The descendants of the Qiu family took great pains to build such a tomb for Qiu Mugong here. Naturally they are not unfilial people, and there is no reason to do such an unsatisfactory thing during the burial.

"Nine-curved beads...Nine-curved beads..."

Wu Liang played with the Jiuquzhu in his hand, his mind kept turning, searching for information he knew that might be related to it, and murmured, "As far as I know, except for the allusion of Kong Zhongni, the Jiuquzhu

, it seems to specifically refer to the nine important joints of the human body, namely the fist joint, wrist joint, toggle joint, shoulder joint, spine joint, waist joint, hip joint, knee joint, and ankle joint. Old sir, you may know something about this.

Heard?”

Wu Liang only knew this statement, but was not sure when it originated.

Therefore, I conjectured that I would check with Yu Ji. If Yu Ji also knew about it, it would mean that this statement must have appeared before the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, it may have existed in the Spring and Autumn Period, which may provide him with a new direction of thinking.

"There is such a saying in the Meridian Chapter of the "Taiping Qingling Jing" that I accidentally obtained. It can be said that it has been around for a long time. I had already thought of this section when I saw the Jiuquzhu. However, after thinking about it, the young master had previously

After studying this book, I must know it, so I won’t talk too much.”

Yu Ji nodded and said.

"?"

Wu Liang was stunned. When had he studied the "Taiping Qingling Jing"?

Oh, right!

Fortunately, Wu Liang recalled it quickly.

When he met Yu Ji by chance for the first time, Wu Liang deliberately claimed that he had studied the "Taiping Qingling Jing" in order to get close to this old boy.

Later, in order to keep Yu Ji in the army for his own use, he also lied that he had mastered the "technique of divination" while studying the "Taiping Qingling Jing", just like this old boy had mastered the "skill of Kanyu"

Same.

"Hahaha, that's true. Look at my memory. I only remember seeing this saying, but I didn't remember the source."

Wu Liang quickly made a haha ​​and brought the topic away, but at the same time he also got the answer he wanted.

Yu Ji has long since admitted that the "Taiping Qingling Jing" was not written by himself, but was obtained by chance. This means that this book is also an ancient book, and the theory of "Nine-curved Pearls" in it also existed before the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Since there is no way to determine when the "Taiping Qingling Jing" was written, it can naturally be deduced to the Spring and Autumn Period, or even earlier.

If so.

This statement may be applied to Qiumu Cemetery.

But where can it be used?

Wu Liang turned his attention to the coffin again. This was just a tomb. Not only was there no body of Duke Qiu Mu found in it, but there were no burial victims, only silk robes...

"This...if we treat this robe as a corpse, we can also find the position of the nine-curved beads in relation to the nine joints."

Wu Liang's thoughts moved slightly.

However, this speculation still seems a bit far-fetched in his opinion.

It is impossible to just accidentally find a nine-curved bead for burial in the corner of the coffin. There is also a saying that the nine-curved bead corresponds to the nine joints. There should be corresponding mechanisms in the tomb, right?

This always gives Wu Liang the feeling that he forcibly linked the two together, which is too subjective and without any technical evidence.

Besides, it has reached this stage now.

Zhuge Liang's "Eight Formations", "Kong Mingsuo" and "Zhuge Liannu" have all been unearthed. It can be judged that all the excavation work in this Qiu Mu Cemetery has been completed, and the tomb can now be evacuated.

But now such subjective inferences have been made.

The catalpa coffin was right in front of him, so Wu Liang naturally had to check it briefly to make himself give up completely, otherwise he might still have random thoughts after he went out.

then.

Wu Liang first installed the Jiuqu Bead, and then finally bowed slightly and stretched out his hand towards the silk robe in the coffin.

The first is the waist section in the center.

As long as Wu Liang touched one of them and found nothing, it was enough to overturn his somewhat subjective inference, and naturally it would no longer be like this.

"..."

Everyone had just listened to the conversation between Wu Liang and Yu Ji, and had probably guessed what Wu Liang was planning to do, so they all immediately became quiet and held their breath as they stood aside to prepare for him.

finally.

Wu Liang's hand touched the waist of the silk robe.

This kind of old silk feels astringent to the touch and is not as soft and smooth as new silk.
To be continued...