"Ah, this..."

Cao Zhen and the soldiers were startled by Wu Liang's superb performance, and then their expressions gradually became flustered, and they were a little at a loss.

There are even a few soldiers who are slowly retreating, trying to escape from the tomb as soon as possible. Anyway, it is not too far from the tomb door, and if they escape, they may have a chance to avoid disaster.

"Don't move! The ghost of the owner of the tomb is here. Whoever gets out first will definitely die!"

Wu Liang shouted immediately.

The soldiers trembled and quickly retreated, not daring to move again.

For a moment, the carriage and horse room was eerily quiet, and only the low and rapid breathing of everyone could be heard.

After a while.

"This... what should I do?"

Someone couldn't help but asked softly in a low voice.

Maybe there are still people who don't completely believe Wu Liang's words, but under this situation, absolutely no one dares to be the first to step out of the carriage room and be the "one who must die."

After all, more than a hundred people died inexplicably in this place last night. Who dares to joke with his own life?

No one said anything.

Wu Liang also deliberately pretended to be deaf, further increasing the psychological pressure on everyone.

With the help of the light from the torch, he saw that some people had a glimmer of water on their temples, which was cold sweat...

After another moment of silence, the expected internal strife emerged:

"It's all Chen Jinshui's fault. If he hadn't ignored the warning and destroyed the terracotta warriors privately, how could such a thing have happened?"

Someone finally followed Wu Liang's previous guidance and targeted the soldiers who destroyed the terracotta warriors.

"That's it, do you want to kill everyone?"

"If I die here today, I will turn into a ghost and ask you for an explanation!"

"You are so mean, why don't you look so brave when you kill the enemy?"

"..."

For a moment, everyone's negative emotions seemed to be ignited in an instant, turning into words of complaint and attacking the poor soldier.

"I...I didn't mean it, and I didn't know..."

Facing the anger of everyone, Chen Jinshui did not dare to say anything more, and explained repeatedly with a wrinkled face.

"enough!"

Cao Chun shouted at the right time to stop everyone. After taking a look at Chen Jinshui, he said coldly, "Chen Jinshui acted without authorization and put his comrades in danger. I will write this down for the time being and others must take warning!"

After stopping everyone in this way, he looked at Wu Liang, who was slumped on the ground, and said in a different tone, "Wu Liang, isn't there any other way?"

"this……"

Wu Liang raised his head and looked at Chen Jinshui with great difficulty, then a look of unbearableness flashed across his face, as if he was hesitant to speak.

"Just say what you have to say."

Cao Chen said.

"well--"

Wu Liang sighed and said rather helplessly, "It's not that there is no way to turn the crisis around, it's just... As the saying goes, every injustice has its owner, and it was the elder brother who damaged the terracotta warriors. If we sacrifice him to the owner of the tomb,

, it may be possible to appease the anger of the tomb owner."

Upon hearing this, the other soldiers immediately looked at Chen Jinshui with complicated eyes, and their thoughts were beyond words.

Chen Jinshui's face turned pale with fright, his legs were trembling, and he repeatedly begged Cao Zhen and the other soldiers for mercy: "I didn't do it on purpose, I don't dare to do this again... Your Majesty, spare your life, brothers, spare your life!"

Cao Chen frowned, with an expression as if heaven and man were at war.

It can be seen that he is not willing to sacrifice his soldiers, but at this point, he has no other choice. He can't harm everyone for the sake of one person, right?

Silently observing everyone's performance, Wu Liang originally wanted to snicker, but he couldn't laugh at this moment. Instead, he felt cold in his vest.

I think feudal superstition is really harmful to people.

In an era and place where people were not enlightened, how many people were burned alive and drowned by the selfish fools because of the nonsense of the gods and goddesses, and were sacrificed to the so-called monsters and river gods to ensure the safety of the whole country?

Isn’t this the current situation?

Fortunately, Cao Zhen and these soldiers were not so confused and selfish. At least no one wanted to "sacrifice" Chen Jinshui immediately. They only amplified the fear and desire for survival in their hearts under his unscrupulous guidance, and a flash of thought flashed across their hearts.

Just thinking...

Thinking of this, Wu Liang completely lost interest in continuing to scare Chen Jinshui.

Now that his goal has been achieved, from now on no one of these soldiers will dare to act without permission. This is enough, but the whole show still needs to be done.

So, pretending to ponder for a moment, Wu Liang added: "Or... we can also try to atone for our sins. It just depends on whether the owner of the tomb is willing to give us this opportunity."

"how do I say this?"

Cao Zhen asked quickly.

Chen Jinshui's cry of apology also stopped abruptly.

"I and others will kneel down and kowtow twelve times, and we sincerely beg the owner of the tomb for forgiveness. If the owner of the tomb is willing to let us go, this matter will be considered unsolved, but if the owner of the tomb refuses, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."

Wu Liang said seriously.

When worshiping God, first raise your left foot with the back of your hand facing upward, and kneel three times and kowtow nine times;

When worshiping ghosts, first take out your right foot, palm upward, and kneel four times and kowtow twelve times.

This is the etiquette recorded in "Zhou Rites". Although Wu Liang is not sure whether this kind of etiquette was popular in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he is pretending to be a ghost at this moment. He must have a serious sense of ritual to be more convincing. He borrowed it

It doesn't hurt to use it once.

At this point, seeing the eyes of Cao Zhen and all the soldiers flickering, Wu Liang said with dignity and awe: "After paying homage, please wait for a moment with the eldest brothers, while I go out to test it first. If I die suddenly for no reason,

, even if the owner of the tomb refuses to give in, please don’t pay attention to me at that time and quickly exit the tomb and escape for your life, it’s good that one person can survive.”

As soon as these words came out, Cao Chun's expression immediately changed and he objected loudly: "You are a talented and wise brother, this is absolutely impossible! If you want to escape with us, how can we let you risk your life first?"

At this moment, even in front of all the soldiers, Cao Zhen treated Wu Liang as a good brother. It can be seen that Wu Liang's words further increased his weight and trust in Cao Zhen's heart.

All the soldiers also looked at Wu Liang with admiration. They were very moved and said:

"Wu Liang, I heard that you were a deserter before, and I looked down on you from the bottom of my heart. But now it seems that those rumors must have hidden secrets. You must have some difficulties, or you may have been framed."

"I respect you, you are a man!"

"After today, apart from the military commander, you are the person I admire the most in the Hu army. You deserve it!"

"..."

Even Chen Jinshui, who was frightened by Wu Liang, was greatly touched. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward, clasped his fists and said: "Brother Wu Liang, I appreciate your kindness. I know you are like this."

You are going to die for me, but one person is responsible for what he does. If I make a mistake, I should bear it. There is no reason for you to die for me. To be honest, I don’t want to die, but I don’t want to be poked by my brothers alive.

Backbone, but I respect your love. If I am lucky enough to survive tonight, I will still regard you as my savior!"

"Brother Chen, you don't have to be so polite..."

Unexpectedly, acting in this play would have such an effect. Wu Liang quickly returned the gift with a guilty fist, and his mind could not help but recall the scene in a famous sketch: "He has to thank us." "Thank you!

"

"No need to fight!"

As a military commander, Cao Zhen had his own judgment in mind, and when it was not appropriate to discuss the matter for a long time, he immediately shouted, "Chen Jinshui listens to the order!"

"My subordinate is here!"

Chen Jinshui responded quickly.

"After kneeling four times and kowtowing twelve times, you take the lead!"

Cao Zhen asked.

"Subordinates take orders!"

Chen Jinshui clasped his fists.

"Commanders, listen to your orders!"

Cao Zhen said again.

"My subordinate is here!"

Everyone clasped their fists.

"From now on, what Wu Liang said is a military order. If anyone violates it again, don't blame me for being disrespectful. Do you hear me clearly?"

"Subordinates take orders!"

Although they were still "in danger" at this time, everyone's voices had become loud and deafening, becoming unified.

Wu Liang was secretly happy. It was only at this moment that he truly had the right to speak in this operation. He no longer needed to convey instructions through Cao Zhen, and he would not cause trouble for himself. This was exactly what he wanted to do when he implemented the "protective excavation" later.
Chapter completed!