Of course Wu Liang would not really do this.

Black powder is a flammable and explosive dangerous product, and the palace is illuminated by oil lamps. One careless move may burn the entire palace to the ground. This is naturally something Wu Liang does not want to see.

So, this is just a "white" lie.

In addition to King Shanshan's wealth and life, the entire palace and all the people in the palace were also increased. In this way, King Shanshan would be more afraid to act rashly, and Wu Liang would be more assured, which would be beneficial to both parties.

Seeing that King Shanshan was speechless.

Wu Liang showed a kind smile again and said decisively: "Since His Majesty is so frank with us, we are also willing to be frank with you. To be honest, although I am a general under Cao Shijun, I am extremely

Less participation in the war, my real duty is to explore the mysterious things in the world and eradicate evil evil ways in the world. You can also call us 'exorcists'."

The best way to conquer people's hearts is to give them a sweet date with a stick and give them both kindness and power.

Relationships built by blindly applying high pressure can sometimes be counterproductive. It is better to clarify common interests and reach a consensus recognized by both parties than to be sincere.

What's more, King Shanshan had realized that Wu Liang and others had other purposes for coming here, and Wu Liang followed the trend.

"Exorcist?"

King Shanshan looked puzzled. This title was truly unique, something he had never seen or heard before.

"?"

Even everyone in the Hu army looked surprised when they heard this new statement.

When they were in Xiangyang City, Wu Liang had already described their engineering shovels as "demonic shovels" that "swept away all injustices in the world". Now, in Wu Liang's words, they themselves have become "exploring the mysteries of the world."

"Exorcist", either of these two titles sounds so powerful, tall, big and classy.

Awesome, my General Wu!

With General Wu's ability to speak out of the mouth, we have unknowingly become the awesome "exorcist". I really don't know where General Wu got these fresh and refined words.

Yes...but we like it.

"Exactly."

Wu Liang nodded and said sternly, "Actually, we did not encounter Fang Qiong by chance in Liangzhou, but were captured by us in Yanzhou. However, before we came to Shanni City, we did not know that Fang Qiong was actually Shanni.

The famous witch in the city only knows that she has some unknown mysterious power hidden in her body, and we are here to explore the secret and source of this mysterious power."

“I’m afraid no one in the world is more professional than us in exorcising evil spirits.”

"Therefore, although the witch has returned to Shanni City again, please rest assured, Your Majesty. Since we came together, we will definitely resolve the matter satisfactorily and Shanni City will never be implicated."

"In addition, Your Majesty just said that the water volume of the Peacock River outside the city is decreasing year by year, and the water area of ​​the Aral Lake downstream of the Peacock River is also shrinking. He also expressed his concern. With all due respect, I am afraid that this matter has nothing to do with the witch.

After all, the witch has not been in Shanni City these years, or even in Shanshan Country at all."

"But please rest assured, Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty is willing to cooperate with me unconditionally, we are willing to investigate this matter for Your Majesty free of charge, relieve Your Majesty's worries, and ensure the long-term peace and order of Shanshan."

"What do you think, Your Majesty?"

This is not only the worry of King Shanshan, but also something Wu Liang wants to find out. It may be related to the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the ancient country of Loulan.

As for whether it is really free...

It's a matter of benevolence and wisdom. After all, the words "unconditional cooperation" have a lot of room for manipulation. King Shanshan can spend huge sums of money to build Fumo Temple because of Master Pushan's words.

Suppressing the witch can naturally satisfy many of Wu Liang's reasonable requirements.

"really!"

King Shanshan perked up after hearing this, grabbed Wu Liang's hand and said repeatedly, "Xiao Wang said that you are not an ordinary person, and you don't look like you came here to embarrass our country, Shanshan. Xiao Wang was indeed right! Such a situation

Come, it means that we have a common goal, which will benefit Shanshan Country without any harm, so how can Xiao Wang not want to cooperate with your investigation?"

"Then thank you Your Majesty. I will definitely give you a satisfactory result."

Wu Liang cupped his hands and smiled.

"..."

Everyone in the Hu army laughed and said nothing.

General Wu has such a eloquent mouth, I really can’t accept it...

…

King Shanshan may not fully trust Wu Liang and others, and even if he expresses his willingness to cooperate unconditionally, it may not mean that he is truly willing.

But whether it was due to the situation or weighing the pros and cons, cooperating with Wu Liang's work has become the only option before him now, and even if he is pretending, he has to pretend a little bit.

Also, "cooperation" is always more comfortable than "coercion".

that's all.

Everyone in the Hu army lived comfortably in the Shanshan King's Palace.

The soldiers of the Hu army were divided into groups of four and drove away the guards around King Shanshan. They took turns guarding King Shanshan for twelve hours. The only ones who could get close were the maids who served King Shanshan in his daily life.

Naturally, concubines and other concubines were not used to attend the bed. Before Wu Liang and others left, King Shanshan could only be forced to abstain from sexual intercourse.

Apart from other things, with four big men standing around and watching, he probably wouldn't be able to stand up, and he certainly wouldn't be able to accept his woman being looked at by other men.

As for this short one-sided battle and the deaths of General Shahaf and Master Pushan.

King Shanshan also immediately issued a gag order. Anyone who knew about this matter was required to keep silent, or at least not talk about it publicly. Therefore, even though it had caused a considerable impact, it was still suppressed.

Wu Liang and others received a gold token personally given by King Shanshan.

Theoretically speaking, with this gold medal, there is no forbidden area for Wu Liang in the entire Shanshan Kingdom. Whether it is the Jingui Pavilion that collects Shanshan's ancient books and history books, or the armory in the palace, as long as he sees this gold medal, he will be released unconditionally.

The city gate is naturally open to traffic regardless of time of day.

In terms of etiquette, the queen's concubines and princesses must not enter the boudoir casually. Wu Liang is a self-respecting person, and of course he will not act recklessly.

Within the next half month.

The black dragon storm in the Camel Grave did not appear.

Wu Liang and others were not idle either. He, Yu Ji and Zhuge Liang had already read through many books collected in the Golden Chamber Pavilion, including the biographies of the previous kings told by King Shanshan.

The ancient writings used in these biographies were passed down from the "Kingdom of Gandhara" along with Buddhism.

This is a text in the form of syllabic letters, which contains 252 different symbols to represent various combinations of consonants and vowels. Although Wu Liang studied archeology in his previous life, he does not know everything.

He couldn't understand the more complicated "Qie Lu Wen".

Yu Ji had no research on this kind of writing and was also unable to complete the translation.

So Wu Liang had to ask King Shanshan for help from a civil servant before he finally understood the content.

The relevant content recorded in the biographies of the former kings is indeed not much different from the version that King Shanshan told him before. It is just that the development process of the ancient Loulan Kingdom and the initial construction process of Janni City are recorded in more detail, which seems to be more detailed.

It’s like an ancient Silk Road version of the history of the rich generation’s fortune.

Among these books, the one that surprised Wu Liang the most was a code called "The Order of Fighting Evil."

Although this code is short in words, it promulgates extremely strict and cruel environmental protection laws.

It is stipulated that no one is allowed to cut down trees in Shanshan State, destroy vegetation in Shanshan State, or develop animal husbandry. All livestock can only be fed with fodder "imported" from other countries, and the same is true for the wood needed by residents to make fires.

Domestic waste must not be dumped at will, especially domestic waste must not be discharged into the Kongque River. It should be uniformly placed in garbage points in the city, and the garbage officials established by King Shanshan will be centralized for disposal. Hunting is not allowed near the Kongque River, and no hunting is allowed in the Kongque River.

Cast a net to catch fish...

For these behaviors that are expressly prohibited in the "Cutting Evil Order", the lightest punishment is to cut off the hands and feet, while the more severe punishments are to be dragged out and hanged, and even family members are implicated!

Wu Liang was shocked when he saw this code.

As far as he knew, laws and regulations on environmental protection had long appeared in China.

As early as the Yin and Shang Dynasties, there was already a strict rule that "those who abandon justice will have their hands cut off".

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qi State also had relevant records that "those who move to seal the mountain will be punished by death without pardon. If anyone violates the order, their left foot will be cut off, and their left foot will be cut off; if their right foot is set in, their right foot will be cut off."

In two ancient tombs from the Warring States Period to the Qin Dynasty excavated in 1975, a written "Environmental Protection Law" was directly discovered, called "Tian Law".

In the "Tian Law", there are not only specific provisions for protecting plants, trees, birds, animals, fish and turtles, but also strict measures to prevent waterways from being blocked. It is not only our country's first environmental protection law, but also the world's first comprehensive environmental protection law.

The Dharma is of great significance, comparable to the "Green Mountains and Green Waters" plan that the Celestial Empire was implementing before Wu Liang's time travel.

But compared with "Tian Lv".

The scope of the regulations formulated in the "Order to Combat Evil Spirits" in the Golden Chamber Pavilion of Shanshan Kingdom is obviously wider, and has touched almost every aspect of life.

Moreover, the direction of protection is also very clear, all of which are to strive to maintain the ecological balance of the Kongque River and Shanshan Country, and to unswervingly adhere to the path of sustainable development.

"this……"

Wu Liang was shocked.

Regarding the mysterious disappearance of the ancient Loulan country, there is a speculation in later generations that the Loulan people over-cultivated and cut down the land for profit, which eventually caused serious damage to the local water conservancy and vegetation, and ultimately led to its decline due to drought, water shortage and ecological damage.

The "Cutting Order" in front of us is enough to refute this speculation.

Loulan people not only love and cherish the ecological environment of the ancient Loulan country very much, but they have even done so to an extent that has never been done before or since.

Unless... the laws in the "Cutting Chou Order" were not strictly implemented by King Shanshan and his officials.

In order to clarify this point, Wu Liang also specifically asked the civil servant who translated the Qielu text for him: "Sir, do you know when the "Cutting Order" was drawn up?"
To be continued...