He got a bottle of solution from nowhere and poured it on the door latch. If there was a formation guarding it, the cave door would be isolated and would not be exposed to these corrosive drugs.
But now the metal-clad hardwood door was smoking and making a few hissing noises.
He looked left and right, but fortunately his voice was not loud and did not attract unnecessary attention.
A hole soon formed in the latch, and the brass lock fell to the ground.
The black shadow gently opened the door and got in in a flash.
In the cave behind the door, there are several fluorescent spores embedded in the wall, illuminating the place in detail.
The cave is not big, only about 100 square meters, with a bed, two chairs, and four or five stone tables.
There are bottles and jars everywhere, as well as herbs and insects and snakes floating in the jars.
Heiying casually opened a jar, which contained a cyan paste with a pungent smell.
He opened another wine jar, and the contents almost shook him off——
Scorpions, dozens of black, green and brown scorpions.
He didn't have time to see what other colors there were, so he closed it tightly again with a snap.
Then, he started exploring this space.
"Mr. Wei's Cave" is never open to the public. Even the palace guards are curious and don't know what is hidden in it. But when Heiying came in today, he was disappointed.
It was too empty, too boring, and not what he imagined.
There is nothing useful, so Mr. Wei is a pharmacist?
Then he remembered his mission and quickly lit up the spore lamp to shine everywhere.
He searched every corner of the cave, but there was no secret door, at least he couldn't find it.
He also crouched under the table, looked around, and knocked on the ground to find something solid.
There is no tunnel under the table either.
This seems to be an extremely ordinary cave dwelling, with no extra touches.
He did not give up and patrolled again. There was indeed no formation, no mechanism, and no tunnel.
So he extinguished the spore lamp, carefully opened the door and went out, then covered the kiln door with his backhand, and then left under the moonlight.
This person also didn't notice that there was a small spider hiding in the jujube tree opposite the cave.
He did not leave Yongquan Villa quickly, but walked towards the main road, no longer covering up.
I met two patrolling palace guards on the road. They looked at each other and left.
More than a quarter of an hour later, the man walked to a row of monasteries before stopping and asked the palace guard at the door: "Is the leader still awake?"
"Go to bed early. What's the matter? I'll tell you."
"No, no need." The man was about to turn around and leave when the door creaked open and Zhao Song came out yawning, "Han Zheng? Come in and talk."
The person who broke into the cave at night was actually Zhao Song's subordinate. Han Zheng followed him in and whispered: "I just visited Wei Yishan's cave. It is a dead cave with no passage to the outside."
"There is no formation?"
"I've looked for it, but it's not there."
Zhao Song asked again: "Where are the ponds in front and behind?"
"There is a pond that is running water and is connected to the main river in Zhuangzi. However, the opening is very small and people may not be able to cross it."
Zhao Song nodded: "Are you sure there is no other way in the cave dwelling?"
"Sure. I've knocked on every wall, including the floor."
"Okay, let's go out." Zhao Song wanted to sleep, so he sent him away.
…
Tianshui City is preparing for the upcoming Emperor's Liquid.
In recent years, there have been frequent occurrences of imperial fluids. Tianshui City also has its own set of rules for receiving spiritual rain. It is similar to Panlong City back then. That is, each family defends its own territory. The residents of Tianshui City go out to receive spiritual rain.
If you cross the line, you will be punished.
Even if heaven sends down favors, it is the rich and powerful families who get more, because their gardens are wider, and the emperor's liquid that falls within the scope of their mansions is counted as theirs. And they have more to receive the emperor.
The means of slurry include more than just pots and pans.
He Lingchuan is located in Yongquan Villa. Although it is not old, it occupies a large area.
Of course, he didn't need to be reminded, he was ready one step earlier than the nobles in Tianshui City——
Even if he had other plans secretly, he still had to make full preparations for Emperor Sheng Jie's ooze on the surface, otherwise it would arouse unnecessary suspicion. The facilities that should be built, the formations that should be laid out, and the materials that should be used could not be used.
few.
These will naturally be reported to King Yao. His preparations are so thorough and meticulous. If King Yao hadn't already known that he secretly sent the good people away, he would have thought that he had gone to great lengths to take over the emperor.
After the news of the impending outbreak of Imperial Liquid was announced, Tianshui City became even more nervous. Because this time point is really very delicate:
The refugee riot in Tianshui City was indeed suppressed by heavy troops, and Tianshui City also breathed a sigh of relief.
But everyone knows that the fundamental problem has not been solved:
The refugees have no food and no money.
How can a living person sit still and wait for death, especially when the number of refugees in Tianshui City exceeds 90,000!
Although Yao State urgently purchases grain from abroad, Tianshui City is located in the center of Dayao and is not close to any border. It takes seven or eight days to transport food from abroad to China. This is still done as quickly as possible.
Calculate.
Distant water cannot quench near thirst.
The simplest strategy Yaoting can adopt at the moment is to grasp it with both hands:
First, forcefully suppress the refugees, and wait for the food from foreign aid to arrive before distributing it.
After all, 90% of the refugees in Tianshui City are not Yao people. No matter how much is lost in the process, Tianshui City actually doesn't care from top to bottom; batch after batch of foreigners squeeze into Tianshui City, and in the blink of an eye, those losses are like
Never existed.
Of course, King Yao also felt that there might be someone behind the refugee riots.
Because the timing is just too good to be true.
The Emperor's fluids came up at this juncture, which really added fuel to the fire.
Spiritual jelly can stimulate the greed of all creatures. Even people who are usually good-tempered may go crazy because of the imperial ooze, not to mention the homeless people who have no food or drink at the moment and are full of evil.
The arrival of the Emperor's Liquid Serum is a bloodthirsty potion for them, which may make them even more violent.
Is the next great refugee riot coming soon? Will the gourd spring up and intensify?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If Tianshui City wants to defend itself, it must deploy more troops in advance.
To prevent a riot of 100,000 people, Tianshui City's original police force was far from enough. Moreover, there were too many huts and the refugees were too scattered. So on Bai Tan's suggestion, Yao Wangting mobilized the garrison to drive away the refugees in the huts in advance.
Go to several designated large open spaces and gather together to closely monitor them.
Driving 100,000 people, and a disobedient 100,000 people at that, is no small undertaking.
On the day the announcement was made, there were several commotions.
Some refugees do not want to be herded into concentration camps, while some refugees know that they have participated in riots and will never end well if they are recognized or caught, so they follow the rioting team out to smash, loot, burn, kill and kidnap.
No holding back at all.
Fires broke out everywhere, and the people of the city were panicked. Two fires caused all the shops along the street to catch fire, and several small temples behind the street were burned through.
Tianshui City was extremely busy. After the iron-fisted suppression a while ago, the refugees were relatively honest. In this way, a total of 13,000 garrison troops transferred from nearby Yaoting were thrown in, and they were able to barely stop the riot and drive them away.
Go to the clearing and gather together.
If it’s so strenuous now, what should I do when the emperor’s liquid erupts?
There are far from enough manpower.
Some ministers suggested that the palace guards could be temporarily dispatched to the market at that time.
There are a total of 5,600 guards in Yaowang Palace City. 900 were previously allocated to protect (monitor) He Lingchuan. Now that they are stationed at Yongquan Villa, there are only more than 4,000 left.
In extraordinary times, these thousands of well-trained guards can be of great use in Tianshui City.
After hearing this, Bai Tan was the first to express his opposition and spoke righteously:
"No! The Guards are protecting the king's safety, how can they be transferred to suppress the mob!"
The minister said: "The palace city has always been stable. Once the palace gate is closed, why do we need four thousand elite soldiers to guard it? On the contrary, Tianshui City is short of manpower. If there is any big trouble when the emperor comes, and the rebellion becomes a climate, there will be no trouble in the future.
It’s easy to clean up.”
The two masters each held their own opinions, and other ministers continued to join in. The two sides argued evenly.
Even You Rongzhi stood up and opposed the secondment of the Guards.
King Yao was upset when he heard this. He patted the back of the chair hard and said, "Okay, stop arguing!"
Both sides finally became quiet and listened to King Yao’s words:
"On the day the emperor's liquid came, there were still three hundred people left at He Xiao's place and a thousand people left to guard the palace. The rest were assigned to suppress the riot!"
Several ministers were arguing over who was right or wrong, but before they could react, they said: "Your Majesty, where is He Xiao..." What are the three hundred people left for?
King Yao was too lazy to argue with them: "I have made up my mind."
Everyone else shut up, and only a few people, including You Rongzhi, understood the monarch's thoughts: He Xiao could not be allowed to escape in the chaos, and at least some people should be left to keep an eye on him.
Bai Tan lowered his eyes, but secretly sneered in his heart:
At this juncture, King Yao was still thinking about the millions of taels of gold in He Xiao's hand.
Only then will he know what it means to lose a big thing for a small sum.
After the meeting, You Rongzhi privately approached King Yao and suggested: "Your Majesty, if we summon He Xiao into the palace on the night when the emperor sheds blood, the palace's garrison strength can be increased to 1,300 people."
King Yao pressed the Qingming point.
Of course he would summon He Xiao into the palace on the day when the emperor shed his blood! The above personnel allocations were all deliberately told to Qingyang, how could they be actually implemented?
Real and virtual, virtual and real, when the time comes to change the deployment, Qingyang must be caught off guard!
In this room, Bai Hengbo came to Bai Tan privately and said softly: "Uncle, the king ordered me to lead 300 people to guard Yuquan Palace and the imperial study in four days! In the past, Zheng Da was responsible for this guard post!"
"The Night of the Emperor's Slurry?" Bai Tan was overjoyed, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I'm going to say that this job should be assigned to you! It's not in vain that we spent a lot of effort."
At first, he went to find He Xiao all night, bought the Toupai Jingshe in Youhu Villa with a lot of money, and expressed his feelings to King Yao. King Yao was really moved and promoted his nephew Bai Hengbo to the position of Chief Supervisor of the Imperial Court.
The Tingweijian is responsible for and managing the security of the inner palace, and is responsible for the dispatch and arrangement of the inner palace guards.