According to historical records, in the ninth year after King Wu of Zhou came to the throne, Ji Fa wanted to continue to complete Ji Chang's great cause, so he marched eastward to the Shang Dynasty to see if the princes gathered to respond. When the army set out, Jiang Ziya held a yellow ax in his left hand and a white sword in his right hand, saying

: "Cang Si Cang Si, command the troops. Gather the ships. Those who are late will be beheaded."

So when the army arrived at Mengjin, eight hundred princes from various countries came without summoning them. The princes all said that now was the time to attack Shang Zhou, but Ji Fa thought that the time had not come yet, so he and Jiang Ziya and other princes jointly established an alliance.

After taking the "Thai Oath", he returned home.

Two years later, King Zhou of Shang Dynasty killed Prince Bigan and imprisoned Jizi. At this time, King Zhou had reached the extreme level of debauchery and tyranny, and complaints spread all over the world. Jiang Ziya saw that the time was ripe, so he proposed to Ji Fa to defeat Zhou.

He issued a notice to the princes to jointly conquer, and finally successfully overthrew the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty.

In later generations, there were two versions of "Tai Oath" circulated.

One version is called a pseudo-ancient text. This text was presented by a Hanoi woman during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is divided into three parts: upper, middle and lower. It was already considered a fake book during the Eastern Han Dynasty and cannot be trusted.

The other version is called Zhenguwen and was included in Sima Qian's "Historical Records".

However, when later archaeologists studied the "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" written during the Warring States Period, they discovered that even the real ancient texts included in "Historical Records" were not actually the complete version of "Tai Oath".

As for what the complete version of "The Oath of Thailand" looks like, later generations have no way to verify it, and naturally it is equivalent to being completely lost.

in addition.

Wu Liang had read them all, whether they were pseudo-classical texts or genuine texts passed down by later generations.

Although the lengths of the two are different, in fact, they should be classified as epilogues. They all talk about how stupid King Zhou is, how he is so licentious, how he is so violent, how he is poisoning the world, and we crusade against him are in compliance with the destiny of heaven and for the sake of the world.

The country is for the people, we must punish him on behalf of God...

In fact, judging from the standard of "Tai Oath", whether it is a pseudo-archaic text or a real ancient text, the structure is already very complete.

However, Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, which was written earlier, specifically mentioned that there are more mysterious and important contents in "Tai's Oath". Unfortunately, the "T'u's Oath" did not mention it.

Recording the missing parts is equivalent to leaving a blank question mark for future generations.

Now the witch Hu suddenly mentioned the "Tai Oath" and called it a covenant created by Jiang Taigong that was infused with powerful magic. This immediately aroused Wu Liang's interest.

Could it be that the "Tai Oath" he knew was also like this?

And the missing part mentioned in "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" is related to this?

"Exactly."

The witch nodded and continued, "In the ancient books left by our ancestors, the part about the 'Tai Oath' did mention the 'Tai Oath' jointly made by King Wu of Zhou, Jiang Taigong and various princes. The ancestors also

It is said in the article that "Tai Oath" is the key to the success of King Wu of Zhou in his crusade against Shang Zhou."

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Hearing this, Zhen Mi's expression also showed some changes.

She is the disciple of the nine-tailed fox demon Tushan Nvjiao, and Tushan Nvjiao who lives in her body has personally admitted that Daji, who bewitched King Zhou, was also her disciple, and it was she who destroyed the Shang Dynasty and turned it into the Xia Dynasty.

An important piece of revenge.

Therefore, Tushan Nujiao always believed that she was responsible for the destruction of the Shang Dynasty.

She is the key.

Now the witch Hu suddenly said that "The Oath of Tai" was the key to the success of King Wu of Zhou's crusade against Shang Zhou. Naturally, she could not agree with this. The most important thing was that she only regarded "The Oath of Tai" as an ordinary article from the beginning to the end.

I didn’t find any traces of magic in it... Could it be because I have never seen the original version of "Tai Oath"?

"Can Miss Hu please give me more details?"

Wu Liang continued to ask.

"Actually, I can't fully explain the 'Taiwan Oath'. The ancient books left by our ancestors only mentioned that this is a kind of oath that once made cannot be reneged on. If someone violates the oath, he will definitely suffer the consequences contained in it.

No one can be spared from the curse of magic."

The witch Hu said with a serious expression, "The ancestors also mentioned that this was the only technique that Jiang Taigong did not pass on to him but to Qiu Mugong Lu Yin. It was precisely because of the 'Tai Oath' that he was struck by Lu Yin.

The plan of diverting trouble to the east ended up accidentally injuring several other brothers, and ended up being expelled from the family by Jiang Taigong and exiled to the Japanese country."

Devil's contract?

The explanation given by the witch called Wu Liang instantly reminded him of a word like this in later games.

In the game setting, devils belong to the lawful evil camp. They spend most of their time corrupting mortals. The most common thing is to sign a devil's contract with mortals, and this is an oath that can never be reneged on, whether it is the devil or the devil.

Mortals who violate the terms of the contract will be severely punished by the power of the contract, and no one is spared.

Although the description of the witch's call has nothing to do with the devil in the game, the effect of this oath is very similar, making it very easy for Wu Liang to understand.

Thinking about this, Wu Liang thought of the curse words engraved on the other side of the bronze plate, such as "Heaven and earth cannot tolerate each other, humans and gods will be killed together, and there will be no burial place for death."

If what the miko said is true, then those curse words should be the price for breaking the oath, right?

But for what purpose did Jiang Taigong carve such a "Taiwan Oath" on his family tree... What Wu Liang could think of for the time being was to prevent his clan members from betraying the family, or to prevent future generations from committing fratricide?

But when I think about it, it doesn’t seem right.

If the "Tai Oath" is really so powerful, or if the "Tai Oath" in this genealogy is very powerful, Lu Zuo, the ancestor of the witch Hu Hu, will be cursed by the "Tai Oath" if he kills his brothers. Even if Jiang Taigong does not

He expelled the family and did not exile him to the Japanese country. He was destined to not have a good end. On the contrary, Jiang Taigong's approach was a bit superfluous.

"Girl, can you understand the gold inscriptions on this?"

Wu Liang asked immediately.

"I know only a little bit about it, but I guess I should probably tell the Lu family's descendants the consequences of violating family rules, because as far as I know, the 'Tai Oath' is an oath, and the relevant requirements and consequences must be stated, otherwise it will not be a oath."

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The shrine maiden groaned.

"That makes sense..."

Wu Liang nodded slightly.

Speaking of which, since the witch Hu just claimed that the "Taiwan Oath" made by Jiang Ziya, King Zhou Wu and the eight hundred princes was the "Taiwan Oath", then the relevant requirements and consequences should also be stated, rather than an article.

Ordinary slogan.

"Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" also clearly stated that the missing part in "Tai Oath" is the more mysterious and important part. So, is it possible that the missing part is the relevant requirements and consequences?

If this is the case, King Zhou Wu's coalition forces to defeat Zhou will naturally be more reliable, and their combat effectiveness will naturally be incomparable to ordinary coalition forces...

"But with all due respect, your ancestor was the thirteenth son of Jiang Taigong. What he did back then was within the scope of violating family rules from any point of view. If the 'Tai Oath' is really so powerful, he should

You will also suffer the corresponding consequences, right?"

Wu Liang asked curiously, "I shouldn't ask a question. I wonder if your ancestors died a good death in the end?"

"this……"

Miko Hu had obviously not considered this somewhat contradictory question. She was actually stunned for several seconds by Wu Liang's question, and then she answered somewhat unconfidently, "According to my family's records, my ancestor lived to be eighty-seven years old."

He died a good death, so naturally he had a good death. This is indeed somewhat inconsistent with the description of the 'Tai Oath' in the ancient books left by his ancestors. I don't know how to explain it, but... Wu Taishi, do you think it is possible because of this?

The ancestors' names have been removed from this genealogy, so my ancestors will no longer be affected by the 'Tai Oath'."

"It's not impossible."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, but then analyzed, "But if this is the case, Jiang Taigong's decision to expel Lu Zuo from the family needs to be re-evaluated, because if the 'Tai Oath' is true, Lu Zuo committed fratricide."

If something happens, he will suffer the curse of "Tai Oath" and will not end well. However, Jiang Taigong expelled him from the family and erased his name from the genealogy, which may have lifted the curse of "Tai Oath". Therefore, your family's ancestors are

Able to die in peace."

Since Jiang Ziya was able to create the "Tai Oath" on his own, he must also know how to cancel the "Tai Oath".

"Wu Taishi means that when Jiang Taigong expelled my ancestor from the family and exiled him to the Japanese country, it was not necessarily just to punish him, but maybe he was also trying to save his life?"

The witch Hu's expression became complicated.

"This is just a guess on my part. I'm afraid only the person involved can tell the truth clearly."

Wu Liang said quite rigorously.

"..."

The witch Hu immediately fell into deep thought, probably recalling the records in Lu Zuo's biography, and combined with Wu Liang's analysis to deduce the truth at that time.

After a while, the witch Hucai said again, "Wu Taishi's guess may be close to the truth. The ancient books left by my ancestors not only do not show the slightest resentment towards Jiang Taigong, but also often express their hatred for Jiang Taigong in the books."

Grandpa's longing and guilt. In addition, my ancestor was already a free man after arriving in the Japanese Kingdom. If he insisted on returning to the Japanese Kingdom in the Central Plains, no one could stop him, but he did not do so until his death. He ended up living with regrets.

During his lifetime, he was buried on a hillside facing the Central Plains."

"Another detail is that the surname Lu was not used on the tombstone of our ancestor, but only the word 'zuo' in his name was used. Moreover, he also left an ancestral instruction requesting that subsequent generations not to use the surname Lu.

But it must be passed down word of mouth to make it clear that we originated from the Lu family."

"I have never understood why my ancestor left such an ancestral precept. He clearly missed Jiang Taigong and the Lu family, but why did he not allow himself and his descendants to use the surname Lu? Isn't this contradictory?

"

"But after Wu Taishi's speculation, I suddenly figured it out."

"After that incident, Jiang Taigong couldn't bear the pain of my ancestor's curse, so he expelled him from the Lu family and exiled him to the Japanese country. The most important thing was to erase the name of my ancestor from the genealogy.

Not only can it save my ancestors from being cursed, but it can also give an explanation to my clan members."
To be continued...