Chapter 1396 General’s Tomb
“Why are these tombstones narrow at the top and wide at the bottom?” Yao, Shun, and Yu also noticed something was wrong. According to tradition, tombstones are straight up and down, which means that the deceased’s journey to death was smooth. These tombstones The more he looked at the sign, the more cautious he became.
The fat man got very close, trying to find some words on a relatively large wooden sign, but no one expected that he stepped on a piece of slippery turf and moved forward uncontrollably. Qing, ended up falling directly on the tombstone. Before Jiang Cheng and others could react, he knocked down the wooden sign and rode underneath him.
“Ouch! Damn, damn, I’m sorry!!”
The fat man who fell on the ground was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. He got up tremblingly and immediately faced The miserable wooden sign bowed and apologized, although he did not know who the owner of this wordless tablet was.
But the next second, the eyes of Jiang Cheng and others suddenly changed. The fallen wooden sign was not broken, but the lower part buried deep in the soil was turned out, and this part... actually had words on it!
Because it has been buried for so long, most of the writing has been blurred, but the few words in the middle are still barely legible: Guerrilla General Dai Mochong.
These words were also crossed out with a thick red brush.
"This... this is a general's tomb!"
Li Bai said in surprise. The rank of guerrilla generals is not low. In all dynasties, they have been ranked from the fourth rank to the fifth rank. From the Ming Dynasty, He was in the center of the garrison, under the generals, and led the troops to defend. He was considered a powerful official in charge of the troops. Such a person was buried here without anyone noticing.
But this was not the end. The bottom of this wooden sign was actually carved into the shape of an arrow, and it was also outlined with a red pen. Seeing this scene, combined with the red cross on the name, Li Bai's heart He was deeply shocked and blurted out: "It's... it's a death sign!"
Jiang Cheng saw the shape of this wooden sign and thought of it. It's so similar, it's really... it's so similar! When the fat man who caused all this happened saw everyone's faces, he thought he had caused a big trouble and was about to die. Jiang Cheng explained: "The so-called death sign is the token thrown by the executioner in ancient executions. The token has a width of The lower part is narrow, in the shape of an arrow.”
“In ancient times, it was stipulated that the prisoner’s The name and the main crime should be written on the hand, so that people can see it at a glance. This is also called Mingzhao. Later, people improved it and inserted a wooden sign with the name of the prisoner and the crime on the back of the prisoner. When the sign was pulled out, , is when the head falls to the ground, which is also the origin of the three words "Desperate Card". "
"There is also a saying that when a person dies, if the blood splashed out can dye all the writing on the death card red, it proves that the person has suffered great injustice. After descending to the underworld, There is also justice to overturn the verdict.”
Next, for the sake of verification. To prove their suspicion, several people from Jiangcheng pulled out several wooden signs nearby. Sure enough, there were names on them. Who would have thought that the people in the Hou Mansion were so vicious that they could just use lightning-struck wood as tombstones? Modified into the style of the Death Card, this means that the person buried in it will never be reincarnated!
The guesses of Jiang Cheng and others gradually became reality. These wooden signs distributed in the grass were not randomly placed, but were ordered according to their status and rank. From the outside to the inside, the rank gradually increased. Correspondingly, The quality of lightning strike wood used in wooden signs, as well as the size and specifications, are also improving.
After thinking about this, the people in Jiangcheng no longer hesitated and walked directly towards the center. Sure enough, after pushing aside the layers of grass, there was a very tall and magnificent tombstone standing in the center. There is a tall man with a thick monument made entirely of dark lightning-strike wood. It is very rare and he looks very majestic.
This tombstone must be torn down, because Jiang Cheng must determine whether the identity of this person is the person in his heart, but looking up to the sky, the originally sunny weather gradually turned cloudy at some point, and the horizon became even more dark. A few dark clouds are coming, and it looks like there will be a thunderstorm soon.
Perhaps because he was here and was greatly affected by environmental factors, Jiang Cheng was worried that he would suffer retribution after knocking down this tombstone, being struck by lightning or something, so he turned to look at the fat man.
Soon, Li Bai also looked at the fat man, and finally Yao, Shun and Yu.
The fat man was looking up at the dark clouds when he suddenly found three people standing there, turning their heads to look at him. He was a little panicked, "You...what do you think I'm doing?"
"Nothing, come on, help. As a favor, we have to push down this tombstone. We want to confirm whether it is that person buried here." Jiang Cheng said calmly.
The fat man looked at the cloud and then at the monument. The cloud was almost floating over his head, "I know what you are afraid of. Are you afraid of being struck by lightning if you pull out someone's tombstone?" "The fat man said unwillingly: "You are afraid of me, don't you do to others what you don't want me to do to you, do you understand?"
After everyone had been together for so long, Li Baiyao and Shunyu also knew that this fat man was surprisingly lucky. It was simply luck. Yao and Shunyu even had a very strange idea in his mind. He even thought that it was nothing if the lightning struck him. Anyway, Wang Fugui can avoid it, as long as you stay away and don't hit yourself.
But seeing Jiang Cheng’s troubled eyes, Fatty still softened his heart. He knew that the doctor was an orphan and he didn’t usually do good things. It would be fine if this thunder didn’t come. If it did, he would most likely hit the doctor on the head.
"Forget it, I'll obey you." The fat man raised his arms and stepped forward. He was just about to push down the tombstone. The next second, he seemed to suddenly realize something, and immediately let go of his hand, smiling at the tombstone with a simple expression. He smiled and bowed politely a few more times, "Hello, great man, I learned that my senior had wronged me, and I couldn't sleep at night in pain, so I made a special trip to see you today." It’s to repay my seniors with justice. If I’m disrespectful in any way, please forgive me.”
After waiting for a while, there was no movement. After saying so much, Fatty. I wasn't too embarrassed to just push someone's tombstone down, so I changed my position, hugged the tombstone, and tried to pull it out with force.
Yao, Shun, and Yu couldn't help but worry about him when they saw this scene. The tombstone was stuck in the soil in the shape of an inverted arrow, and the tombstone was quite large. It would take a lot of strength to pull it out. Wang Fugui...
< br>"Senior, I'm offended!"
The fat man roared, his muscles all over his body tensed, and for a moment the clothes on his upper body were held up by the muscles. After a few seconds, he pulled out the tombstone from the ground.
As the tombstone was unearthed, the lower part was fully exposed to everyone's sight. Jiang Cheng and others took a deep breath, and their suspicions were finally confirmed. There were several large characters written at the bottom of the tombstone: The tomb of the mighty general Guo Shaotang. (End of this chapter)