Wei Qing!

This man is none other than one of the most famous generals of the Western Han Dynasty - Wei Qing and Wei Zhongqing!

The largest tomb of important officials in the Maoling Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is the tomb of Wei Qing.

There is a stone tablet erected in front of the site of this mausoleum in later generations. On the stone tablet are written the fourteen characters "Qing Tomb of Han Dynasty General Da Sima Changping and Marquis Wei Gong".

However, as far as Wu Liang knows, this stone tablet was actually erected during the Qing Dynasty, and the person who erected it was Bi Yuan, the author of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian".

Before that, Wei Qing's mausoleum, as well as the entire mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, had suffered extremely serious damage and were no longer alive.

It was not until after the founding of the New Heavenly Dynasty that Maoling was officially designated as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, and only the remaining ruins and a small number of cultural relics were restored and preserved.

so.

Could this damaged jade slab be a relic of the famous Western Han Dynasty general Wei Qing?

But what exactly is this?

Wu Liang stared at the jade plate and quickly searched for jade objects with similar shapes in his mind.

As far as he knew, most of the jades in the Celestial Dynasty were decorations, even wine sets. They had to be engraved with more or less decorative patterns to make them look more beautiful and valuable, even if they were not decorative.

Patterns also need to be crafted into a certain shape, such as jade bracelets. There are very few smooth and square jade plate shapes, and very few people carve their own names on jade. In ancient times, this would not only affect jade.

Its beauty will also directly affect the value of jade.

On the basis of this understanding, combined with Wei Qing's identity...

"Could it be Wat Ban?"

Wu Liang quickly thought of something.

The so-called "Wat Ban" is a tool carried by the officials of the ancient Celestial Dynasty when they went to the palace to meet the emperor.

This kind of thing has appeared as early as the pre-Qin period. It can be traced back to before the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, there was no paper for writing. Therefore, when the civil and military ministers met with the emperor, they had to carry a board with them, which not only could convey the emperor's will

You can also write down the words you want to report to the king on the wat board to prevent forgetting.

In other words, the function of the "Wat Tablet" is equivalent to the notebook of later generations.

As the saying goes, "Hut means suddenness, preparation and suddenness of forgetfulness", this is what it means.

The first "Wat Board" that appeared was actually made of bamboo and wood. The "Wat Board" at that time really existed for recording things and was a very practical tool.

But with the development of society, more and more convenient recording tools have appeared.

The "Wat Ban" gradually lost its original function, but this kind of palace etiquette was still passed down and gradually became a ceremonial item representing status and official position.

Therefore, the material of "Wat board" is also changing.

Precious materials such as jade and ivory have become the materials for making "Wat Boards", and the past dynasties have also made corresponding regulations on the use of "Wat Boards", such as what materials of "Wat Boards" can be used by officials above several ranks.

, what specifications should be used for the "Wat boards" used by officials of different ranks, etc.

In this way, it was not until the Qing Dynasty that the "Wat Board" no longer appeared in the court hall.

The reason is that the Manchu people like to ride horses. In the beginning, civil and military officials rode horses to go to court, and rarely even sat in sedan chairs. In this way, both hands had to hold the whip and the reins, and they really couldn't spare their hands to hold the "Wat Board", so they

Throw it away.

Based on the official rank Wei Qing reached at that time.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the officials of later generations are at least ministerial level, and it is not an exaggeration to say that one person is less than ten thousand people. It is only reasonable to use the precious jade tablet.

"So is this the wat board used by Wei Qing?"

Wu Liang continued to use the "Diamond Umbrella" to pull through the pile of "Nine-Aperture Jade", hoping to find the missing part of the jade slab so that he could make the most accurate judgment by piecing it together.

Because as far as he knew, the "Book of Rites" of the Han Dynasty recorded the specifications of the "Wat Board" at that time: "The length of the Wat Board is 2 feet 6 inches, and the middle width is 3 inches."

The size of the Han Dynasty was shorter than that of later generations.

However, this did not affect Wu Liang's judgment. The width of the jade plate he found was exactly about 3 inches, but because it had been broken, there was no way to measure the specific length.

pity.

Wu Liang rummaged through almost every piece of "Nine Aperture Jade" to ensure that he had not made any omissions, but he still did not find any missing parts of the jade plate.

Wu Liang was naturally a little disappointed.

If the missing part can be found, Wu Liang will definitely put it away and find a way to glue it together for collection after he returns. In his eyes, even if this thing is damaged, its value is definitely more than those exquisite jades without words.

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Disappointed, Wu Liang began to deduce the origin of this jade plate and those "Nine Aperture Jade".

Lu Bu, who is said to be the descendant of Xiling Rikishi?!

He had previously deduced that these jade products should come from tombs in the Central Plains, and now a "wat plate" suspected to be used by Wei Qing was found in this pile of jade, so...

Wu Liang naturally thought of the Mao Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty where Wei Qing's tomb is located.

A few years ago, Dong Zhuo was in power. The states and counties jointly elected Yuan Shao as the leader to form a coalition to send troops to attack. Dong Zhuo was forced by the situation to move west to Chang'an. Before leaving Luoyang, Dong Zhuo specially sent Lu Bu to rob the Eastern Han Dynasty imperial mausoleums and the Han Dynasty Emperor Wu.

Maoling, looted all the gold and treasures in the tomb.

Since the Maoling Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was destroyed at the hands of Lu Bu, then the tomb of Wei Qing built in the Maoling Mausoleum would naturally not escape disaster...

Think of this.

Wu Liang suddenly felt that many of the doubts in his heart could be explained.

If large-scale tomb robbing activities had not been carried out and the tombs of princes and nobles had not been targeted, how could such an astonishing amount of "Nine Aperture Jade" have been collected?

The most recent large-scale tomb robbing activity recorded in history seems to be this one.

certainly.

The real gold and jewelry stolen from the tomb will naturally belong to Dong Zhuo. At that time, Lu Bu was still Dong Zhuo's adopted son and subordinate, so he didn't dare to embezzle it for himself, at least he didn't dare to embezzle it blatantly.

As for the remaining unlucky scraps, such as the "Nine Aperture Jade" extracted from the dead, and the damaged and broken jade plate, Dong Zhuo would definitely not want it, but he might reward it to Lu Bu.

with the people below.

So how to deal with these things?

In today's world, the people of the Celestial Dynasty can't even afford to eat. How can they afford such luxury goods that they cannot eat or drink? What's more, their social status does not qualify them to enjoy jade articles.

The nobles of the Celestial Dynasty were very familiar with jade, and they would not be interested in the "Nine Aperture Jade" taken from the dead.

Therefore, this thing can only be transported to the Western Regions to deceive foreign businessmen who only have a little knowledge of jade.

Another form returned to the Central Plains and suddenly became a sought-after rare thing. It is the same reason that many domestically produced things in later generations were sold abroad and turned into imported goods at high prices.

Wu Liang didn't care about these. What he cared about was the jade slab that was suspected to be the "Wat slab" used by Wei Qing.

According to this speculation, it is very likely that this jade slab was damaged when Lu Bu led a group of people to rob the tomb, so it became an unsightly scrap and was thrown into the pile of "Nine Aperture Jade" and transported here.

In this way, it makes sense that the missing part cannot be found.

Maybe the missing part has been broken into very small pieces and has basically no value. Naturally, no one is interested in it anymore, and it has been thrown away long ago.

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Isn't this a coincidence?

As a rising star in the tomb robbing world in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Wu Liang had not only heard about Lu Bu, a "predecessor" who had accomplished great things, but he also had many complicated thoughts.

He had always wanted to get in touch with Lu Bu, and it would be best to have a friendly and friendly exchange.

In this way, he could hear some interesting information from Lu Bu's mouth.

For example, what views and insights does Lu Bu have on tomb robbing, and what unknown tomb robbing skills does he possess?

Another example is when Lu Bu stole the Eastern Han Dynasty Imperial Tombs and Maoling Tombs, did he see some rare treasures and shocking secrets unknown to later generations?

Another example is whether Lu Bu also robbed other tombs, whether he found any important historical documents, and whether these historical documents were preserved;

Etc., etc……

These things are what Wu Liang is most interested in. His repeated adventures in tomb robbery are to constantly search for and witness these unknown things.

in addition.

Wu Liang can say with certainty that Lu Bu did not just steal the Eastern Han Dynasty Imperial Tombs and Maoling Mausoleum under Dong Zhuo's orders.

He is also the kind of person who never stops robbing graves.

I recall that last year when Wu Liang went to Jizhou to steal the tomb of Liu Qu, King of Guangchuan, didn't he happen to meet the general Hao Meng who came to rob the tomb on Lu Bu's order?

And now his subordinate Yang Wanli is also the tomb hunter under Lu Bu who searches for news about ancient tombs?

It's a pity that Yang Wanli was just an unknown person before, and he didn't follow Lu Bu for a long time. He had no way to get in touch with Lu Bu's core secrets, and he wasn't even qualified to talk to Lu Bu. Otherwise, Wu Liang could have improved his understanding of Lu Bu through Yang Wanli.

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However, these things can prove that after Dong Zhuo returned to the west, Lu Bu not only had the ambition to conquer the world, but also did not give up the tomb robbing, and still continued to search for ancient tombs.

But Wu Liang is not sure whether Lu Bu robs tombs just to raise military pay like Boss Cao, or if he has other unknown purposes...

besides.

Wu Liang was somewhat in awe of Lü Bu and was unwilling to have direct contact with Lü Bu when he was in full swing.
To be continued...