When Zuo Ci heard this, his color changed, and he glared at Yan Liang with an incredible look.
Yan Liang had a sarcastic look on his face, admiring Zuo Ci's horrified expression like a clown.
Although Yan Liang does not know how to do magic, he knows that those magicians who claim to be able to change objects from the void have actually secretly hidden the items they want to change on their bodies, or in auxiliary tables, chairs, and props.
The real power of magicians is to "transform" hidden objects at super fast speeds, so fast that the audience cannot see through their movements.
Now there is no case or other auxiliary things around Zuo Ci, only his Taoist robe and whisk, and this guy is so confident, it means that he must have hidden the gold and silver on his body in advance, so he dares to show his confidence in front of Yan Liang
Showing off so-called magic.
Yan Liangjin just wanted to take off his clothes and expose his true colors to see how he would go about it.
"Your Majesty treats this poor Taoist like this and exposes him naked in public. Isn't it unbecoming and undermining the majesty of our Great Chu?" Zuo Ci said with a solemn face.
However, Yan Liang smiled disapprovingly: "What bothers me the most is the bullshit decency. You don't need to use this to suppress me. I know that you hid the gold and silver on your body early in the morning. If you can deceive others with this trick, how can you deceive me.
"
Yan Liang exposed Zuo Ci's secret. The Taoist leader's expression changed, and a trace of panic flashed between his brows.
That panic was obviously the panic in his heart after his ruse was exposed.
"Your Majesty, poor Taoist..."
"Here comes someone, why don't you take action quickly?" Yan Liang did not allow him to quibble and shouted with authority.
The imperial guards on the left and right swarmed forward, held Zuo Ci down, and then stripped the old Taoist naked.
Zuo Ci, who was originally a Taoist immortal, was stripped naked in the blink of an eye and exposed to the public. There was still a little bit of the temperament of an immortal, but he was like an adulterer who was caught in bed, covering his body with his arms and shrinking covertly.
There is no place to be ashamed of.
In the past, Cao Cao paid tribute to Zuo Ci and sent someone to invite Zuo Ci politely. As a result, Zuo Ci repaid the favor and used all kinds of exquisite tricks to tease Cao Cao. Now Yan Liang. For this kind of pretentiousness,
A disciple, but not the least bit polite.
Bang! Bang!
The sergeant shook hard, and several silver cakes fell from the interlayer of Zuo Ci's Taoist robe, and landed in front of everyone.
The sergeants in the tent suddenly realized. They were surprised to find that Zuo Ci actually had a silver cake hidden in his clothes.
All the magical rumors about Zuo Ci were instantly disproven. It turned out that this real person who claimed to have magical powers was nothing more than a charlatan.
The sergeants' stern eyes glanced at Zuo Ci. All of them were filled with contempt.
When Zuo Ci saw that the silver cake was exposed and the trick was revealed, he was immediately ashamed and ashamed. In embarrassment and fear, he shrank his naked body tremblingly, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
All the soldiers turned to look at Yan Liang, their eyes full of respect. They were all amazed at Yan Liang's insight. He had actually seen through Zuo Ci's trick.
"Your Majesty's eyes are really sharp, to be honest. Previously, I thought that this Zuo Ci really had some magical power." Xu Shu also sighed with a cupped hand.
Every era has its limitations. Just like Xu Shu, although he is extremely smart, he may be deceived by a liar like Zuo Ci.
Just like Cao Cao in history, although he hated Zuo Ci for teasing him, he also firmly believed that Zuo Ci had magical powers.
It's a pity that Zuo Ci, a liar, met Yan Liang, a time traveler, and he was in bad luck.
"Zuo Ci, didn't you say you can turn the void into silver? Then change it quickly. If you can really turn gold and silver, I will spare your life." Yan Liang raised his finger and said.
Phew!
The naked Zuo Ci didn't dare to show off any tricks anymore, so she knelt down in front of Yan Liang on the spot.
"Your Majesty, your majesty is wise, your majesty has seen through the villain's deception. He deserves death for his crime. Please have mercy, your majesty. Please have mercy..."
Zuo Ci, who had been exposed the truth, didn't dare to make up any more nonsense. He quickly admitted the fact that he had cheated and begged Yan Liang for mercy like a dog.
After Zuo Ci admitted this, the officers and soldiers such as Zhou Cang, Xu Shu, etc. all became more contemptuous.
Yan Liang snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "Tell me the truth, what agreement did you and Sima Yi reach?"
Faced with Yan Liang's wisdom and coercion, Zuo Ci dared not hide anything anymore. He had no choice but to tell without reservation how he met Sima Yi, how he planned the rebellion behind the Chu army, and what kind of benefits Sima Yi had given him.
Recruit truthfully.
The truth of all the conspiracy was revealed, and Yan Liang's original suspicions were indeed correct.
"Sima Yi is only one step away from death, and you actually put your bet on him. It seems that you are just a charlatan after all, without much knowledge." Yan Liang sneered and sarcastically said.
The bare-butt Zuo Ci was obedient, kneeling there fearfully and not daring to make a sound.
"I'm curious about one more thing. Although you used deception, the gold and silver you conjured are real. I'm curious, where did you get so much gold and silver over the years?" Yan Liang was curious.
asked.
Zuo Ci sighed softly, bowed his head and said, "I don't dare to deceive Your Majesty. The gold and silver that I deceived were actually left to me by Zhang Jiao."
What Zhang Jiao left behind?
Yan Liang's brows moved slightly, becoming more and more curious.
Zuo Ci didn't dare to hold back, so he told the truth about the cause and effect.
It turned out that Zhang Jiao had been preaching for more than ten years and had already accumulated a lot of wealth. Later, the Yellow Turbans rebelled and captured cities and territories, and the wealth they robbed amounted to hundreds of millions.
After the Yellow Turbans declined and Zhang Jiao fell ill, he knew that his great cause would inevitably fail, so nearly half of his wealth was secretly hidden in the mountains in order to use it for a comeback in the future.
Even Zhang Jiao's two younger brothers didn't know this secret. At that time, Zuo Ci rushed to Guangzong to treat Zhang Jiao, but Zhang Jiao told Zuo Ci the secret and asked Zuo Ci to help him after he was destroyed on Taiping Road.
shoulder the heavy responsibility of reviving Taoism.
Over the years, Zuo Ci has relied on the wealth left by Zhang Jiao to support him in continuing to play the trick of "turning the void into silver" and using the temptation of money to win people's hearts.
Yan Liang suddenly realized it at this time and sighed that Zhang Jiao had such a far-reaching plan. Even if he died, he actually retained such a hand.
"How much money did Zhang Jiao leave to you?" Yan Liang asked.
"Enough to pay taxes for a year in a middle-rich state."
In a middle-rich state, taxes are paid every year!
As soon as these words came out, not only Zhou Cang and others, but even Xu Shu, who had always been calm, was shocked.
There are only a dozen states in Da Chu, and the wealth left by this corner is actually worth one-tenth of the tax revenue of Da Chu. This amount is really astonishing.
Moreover, this money is still the tax of a middle-rich state, which means that this wealth is equivalent to the tax of Qingzhou for one year, and is equivalent to 20 to 30% of the tax of Dachu.
However, considering that Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army swept through most of the world, robbed countless county and county treasuries, and confiscated the wealth of many powerful families, it is not impossible to amass the tax revenue of a state.
Yan Liang has been using troops for many years, which consumes a lot of money from the national treasury, and there is not much money in stock. If he can get such a windfall out of thin air, Yan Liang will not have to worry about military expenses for at least a few years.
Overjoyed, Yan Liang immediately asked Zuo Ci where the Zhang Jiao legacy was now.
In order to save his life, Zuo Ci did not dare not to recruit him, so he truthfully revealed the place where this huge fortune was hidden.
Yan Liang immediately issued an order and ordered Ma Su to lead the royal guards to various hiding places to collect all the money and replenish the national treasury.
A few days later, Ma Su sent a report, claiming that he had found gold, silver, pearls and jade worth 500 million yuan from the nearest hiding place.
Ma Su's report convinced Yan Liang that Zuo Ci's confession was true and that this charlatan had not concealed the truth.
Yan Liang couldn't help but laugh when he thought about hundreds of millions of dollars being transported to the treasury and filling it up to overflowing.
When fighting a war, you fight for money. Only when you have money in your hands will you feel confident.
Now that the money is in hand, it's time to deal with Zuo Ci.
At dusk, Zuo Ci was brought into the imperial tent.
When he saw Yan Liang again, Zuo Ci didn't dare to look at him, so he knelt down and kowtowed respectfully to Yan Liang.
Yan Liang was aloof, exuding supreme majesty. His aura of controlling life and death, destroying heaven and earth, completely subdued Zuo Ci.
The ruler of the Great Chu world rules the world, no matter whether you are a trafficker or a pawn, a powerful family, or a leader of the three religions, you will all submit to me.
Those who disobey will be killed!
Conspirators, kill!
"Zuo Ci, as the leader of the Taoist sect, if you don't hide in the ravines to cultivate your Tao and refine your elixirs, but instead teach others to rebel, you are seeking your own death!" Yan Liang's tone was as sharp as a blade.
Zuo Ci was so frightened that he trembled, kowtowed and begged: "Your Majesty, spare my life. I know I'm wrong. I know I'm wrong."
"Hmph, if you are planning to rebel, you should have the consciousness to die. You are so afraid of death that you want to rebel!" Yan Liang snorted sarcastically.
Zuo Ci didn't dare to say anything. He just bowed his head to the ground, begged for mercy, and knocked the capital on his forehead to draw blood.
"If you do something wrong, you have to bear the consequences. Otherwise, what's the point of asking for laws!" Yan Liang's murderous intent suddenly appeared, he waved his hands and shouted: "Come here, drag this evil Zuo Ci out, cut his body into five pieces for me, and then kill him
His head was thrown into Pingcheng and presented to Sima Yi."
The order was passed, and the sergeants on the left and right rushed forward and dragged Zuo Ci out like a dead dog.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me..."
The troops were cold-blooded and ignored Zuo Ci's plea for mercy, dragging him out and tying his limbs and neck to five war horses.
The riding whip was whipped hard, and the five war horses neighed in pain and ran wildly with all their strength.
Amid the heart-rending howls, accompanied by a "click-click" sound, Zuo Ci's body was torn into several pieces, and the separated corpses were scattered all over the ground.
This so-called Taoist immortal who claimed to have immortal magic and immortality was cut into pieces by five horses and died in the Chu camp. (To be continued)
