According to Yuan Haotian, the supervisor of Qintian Prison, this year's July 28th is a good and auspicious day, and there will be no such good days until next year. It is most appropriate to choose this day for the emperor's wedding.
However, it is not a comfortable thing to wear a full set of formal crown robes to attend a grand and long royal wedding in Nanjing in July, but the old guys from Qintianjian, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, and Honglu Temple insist on it.
A big wedding is being held on this day. The officials who are in power in these yamen are still the same old people ten years ago. They are Qingshui yamen anyway. Not only are the Houdang and the eunuchs not interested in getting involved, they are also very polite to them, even though the wedding is held in the summer.
It took a lot of hard work, but no one raised any objections.
The date of July 28th has long been decided.
The Hanlin Academy is responsible for drafting certificates and other related documents. The Department of Etiquette is responsible for making books and making treasures. It also works with the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Internal Affairs and other departments to prepare supplies and gifts. As for the ceremonial guards, dresses, and drums required for the wedding ceremony, they are arranged in advance.
, only the candidate for the queen, the protagonist of the wedding, has not yet been decided. The long-term inability to choose is inseparable from the struggle between the queen mother at the age of 9,000. Originally, according to the ancestral rules, the Ministry of Rites was responsible for the preliminary selection after the election.
, the Queen Mother is responsible for the final review, and the Supervisor of Ceremonies can only be very aggressive at most, so there is no way to interfere. However, the Supervisor of Ceremonies of this dynasty is unusual. It is the highest authority in charge of the elder Huang Eunuch of the three dynasties. As a nine-thousand-year-old man,
Internal Minister, of course you have to intervene in such a big matter. Not only do you have to intervene, but you also try to win over the queen's position. This is obviously over the top. However, as long as the two sides have not officially started fighting, they can only do something to slander the other candidate in private.
Things, all the farce that happened in the capital a few days ago are the result of the competition between the two sides.
Another protagonist of the wedding, the sixteen-year-old little emperor Zhu Youxiao, seemed not to care much about getting married. He fooled around outside all day long. When Liu Ziguang met him secretly, it seemed that the little emperor
The reflections of his first love were found in his words and deeds. Sometimes he was indignant, sometimes thoughtful, and he kept complaining that as an emperor, he could not choose the one he really liked.
"Your Majesty has a girl in mind?" Liu Ziguang asked.
"Yes, I met a woman while driving a steamboat on Xuanwu Lake a few days ago. She was dressed in white and looked like a hibiscus emerging from the water. Her temper was a bit unruly, and she even splashed water all over me...
"When Zhu Youxiao talked about his beloved girl, he immediately started talking. He told Liu Ziguang the details of that day in detail, and at the end he lamented: "It's a pity that I don't know whose daughter it is."
"What's so difficult about this? I already have thousands of households in Nanchang, and I also have a lot of power in the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. I will just help His Majesty search for him in the future."
"Well, after the wedding, my death is coming soon. No matter whether I touch the queen they chose for me or not, the prince will be born. They will never let me conquer it myself. A baby emperor is better than an adult emperor.
Suitable to be a puppet." Zhu Youxiao is not very young, but he has a profound understanding of palace politics.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the eunuch party has become a fire and water, and a fire is imminent. When the time comes, with the two thousand elite soldiers serving as ministers, we will be able to eradicate the traitors and return power to Your Majesty." Liu Ziguang vowed to cheer him up.
"That's very good. Yuan Chonghuan paid a secret visit to me the day before yesterday. He is also willing to protect me. However, the Xuzhou Army is beyond reach and is far away in Shandong and is inconvenient to dispatch. He can only contact his former colleagues and friends in the army in Beijing to remain neutral at the critical moment." Zhu You.
The colonel looked at Liu Ziguang, reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Nothing is reliable nowadays, only military power is the most reliable. Brother Liu, the only one I can rely on is you."
The secret agent roster hidden in the Dongchang Yamen has always been a good thing that everyone covets. As long as you master this roster, you are equivalent to mastering the lifeblood of the entire Dongchang. The secret agents recorded in the roster are all high-level undercover agents who have been hiding for many years.
There are many important local officials or military generals all over the country and even in Manchu, Xixia, Korea and Taiwan. If these people are eradicated, Dongchang will become a squid without tentacles, a tiger without teeth, and Donglin Party members.
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have never given up the task of stealing the roster. Unfortunately, the Dongchang's precautions are too strict and they have never been able to succeed. All the so-called light kung fu masters sent there have never returned. However, Qi Zhenming, as the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, can still be considered.
There was some involvement with Dongchang, and after a lot of hard work, I finally found out the specific location of the house where the roster was hidden. I really couldn't send any experts, so I had to give this precious information to Liu Ziguang. Of course, Liu Ziguang reciprocated the favor and promised
After stealing, the information will be shared.
After this period of running-in, the relationship between Liu Ziguang and Liu Maotai warmed up quickly. Of course, it was not the relationship between a man and a woman, but the relationship between the master and the pet, or the relationship between the master and the slave. Liu
The kitten grew up in a wild cat nest, and inevitably got the temperament of many cats. Every day, she would lie down in a high place and take a nap, and unceremoniously enjoy all kinds of rare delicacies prepared for her by Liu Ziguang. In her mind
, Liu Ziguang is a slave, and he is the superior master; on the contrary, in Liu Ziguang's mind, Kitten Liu is a large cat humanoid that he has raised. After a day of scheming outside, he came back to fight with this simple-minded kitten.
Having a bit of fun is a good way to relax.
After all, Liu Mao Mao is a human being, and he is a very smart one. He used to hang out with cats and occasionally come into contact with humans, so he did not master many vocabulary. Now, under Liu Ziguang’s education, he can understand many complex words.
She has been stealing since she was a child. Although she has never learned any light kung fu, her skills in flying over walls and flying over walls are no worse than those of martial arts masters, so the task of stealing Dongchang's roster naturally fell on her.
After promising ten salmons imported from Japan, the two finally embarked on the journey. This time the burglary was no different than stealing things in the palace or installing bugs in Yang Bo's house. The East Factory was a den of dragons and tigers, and the secret room with the roster was even more important.
It is extremely heavy and well-defended, even more so than the palace itself.
Dongchang Yamen is located in the middle of the city. It occupies a very large area. It has military camps, prisons, and court halls. The walls are extremely high, and there are broken bowls and ballast stuck on them. Planting is not allowed on the road outside the walls, and it is very busy at night.
The lights were brightly lit, and patrols with hunting dogs kept roaming around. The fans on the corner tower were watching the surroundings with bows and arrows, and all the idlers who dared to approach were shot.
Who among the common people in the capital city doesn’t know that this is the Dongchang Yamen. Not to mention at night, they don’t dare to approach it in broad daylight. They would rather go a few miles around than provoke the living hell kings here. This happened once in recent years.
The Jianghu heroes tried to rob the prison by force and rescue an upright official who was imprisoned by Dongchang. However, he was shot dead by random arrows before he even got close to the wall. The tight security of Dongchang is evident. The place where Dongchang's archives and documents are stored is a three-story building.
, called the Library Building. This is also the top priority of Dongchang's defense. Four high-power arc lamps are specially placed on the roof. The arc lamps are not the light bulbs invented by Addison. They are made of two carbon rods placed in parallel.
High-bright lighting lamps (Note: 1) formed by arcing each other are expensive. One lamp can only last one night, and when it shines, it also produces a pungent smell and carbon dioxide. Folks only use it when holding grand gatherings.
In order to ensure safety at night, Dongchang uses arc lamps all year round regardless of cost. These lights are hung on the roof of the building and covered with rain-proof iron covers. The lights illuminate the library building as if it were daytime, even if they can sneak into Dongchang.
The gate and the library building are also very difficult to access without a dedicated person to accompany them. According to Yang Dugong's handwriting, even internal personnel of the East Factory are strictly prohibited from approaching, and any offenders will be shot.
With such a strict guard, even if the master thief takes action, he is not even half sure, but this is not difficult for Liu Ziguang. We don't rely on qigong and technology. No matter how tight Dongchang's defense is, it will only target people on the ground. If
Breaking through from the air will definitely succeed! He immediately took Liu Maomao across the river and arranged a small hydrogen airship. The hull was painted non-reflective black. Taking advantage of the dark moon and high winds, he took off from the base and headed straight for
Leaving the capital.
The sky was dark, there was no moon or stars, and there were very few lights on the ground. It was difficult to find reference objects on the ground. Fortunately, the pilot Kuoridub had measured the angle between Japan and the capital in advance, and just relied on the compass to fly.
After crossing the Yangtze River, the brightly lit capital appeared in front of us. It was still midnight, and the Qinhuai River was like a colorful ribbon in the south of the capital. Even at a height of 10,000 feet, it seemed that you could hear the joyful singing and laughter below.
It was the first time for Liu Maotao to climb so high. He looked at the toy-like buildings below and the carriages and pedestrians running back and forth like ants. He was so frightened that he did not dare to stand up straight. He only stuck his head out of the edge of the airship basket and watched tremblingly.
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"Mao Mao, don't you like climbing the most? You sleep on top of the wardrobe. Why are you so scared now?" Liu Ziguang asked, patting Mao Mao Liu on the head.
"Meow..." Liu Maomao responded in a low voice without comment.
The Dongchang Yamen was extremely easy to identify because it used a lot of arc lights. After the airship entered the city, it stopped running the internal combustion engine and switched to using human power to drive the propeller to reduce noise. The airship slowly approached the Dongchang Yamen. The people below
They were still unaware of it. Firstly, their attention was focused on the ground. Secondly, the light from the arc lamps hanging high on the building was directed downwards. No one would risk the dazzling light to look at the black sky.
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Liu Ziguang picked up the topographic map provided by Qi Zhenming and confirmed it. He pointed to the brightest building below and said, "That's the library building. Let's get closer, lower the height, and put down the rigging."
Kuoridub turned the control lever, slowly approached the library building, and stopped steadily above the library building. At this time, it was about three hundred feet above the ground. Kuoridub carefully lowered the height of the airship, risking
The risk of being discovered was reduced from three hundred feet to one hundred feet. Then Liu Ziguang visually measured the height and threw out a bundle of ropes. These ropes were made of filamentous fibers extracted from fire oil. Although they were light in weight, they were strong.
It is extremely high and can lift an object of five hundred kilograms. After the rope is thrown down, it can almost reach the roof of the library building. Liu Ziguang put on wear-resistant fingerless leather gloves, wore a black night walker, and brought all the tools and weapons. He took the lead from
He stepped out of the hanging basket, slid down the rope, and landed silently on the roof of the library building. After landing, he shook the rope three times to signal that Liu Maomao could come down. Liu Maomao struggled with his thoughts for a long time.
After all, the cat's curiosity defeated its fear of heights, and it fearfully climbed out of the hanging basket, slid down the rope, and stood on the roof of the library. After the two landed smoothly, Kuoridub quickly gathered the rope and raised the height.
The flight altitude returned to an altitude of three hundred feet, and then waited for the signal from below after success.
The two of them stood on the roof of the building, with smooth glazed tiles under their feet. The four cornices of the library building were raised, and the dazzling arc lamps hung under the cornices. If you use the traditional pearl inverted roller blinds to enter the room, you will be immediately exposed.
The guards were in sight, so they prepared to use another method to enter the room from the roof.
Liu Mao Mao carefully groped the glazed tiles under his feet with his hands, and finally found a slightly loose tile. He then waved to Liu Ziguang, who took a small pointed cone from his chest and handed it over to him a small box of vegetable oil.
, Liu Maomao first soaked the gaps between the tiles with vegetable oil. After it was soaked, he pressed the small pointed awl and used dark force to draw down the gaps. It only took a few strokes to penetrate. He took out a piece of cotton cloth from his waist and put it on the
Insert a small pointed awl into the gap and gently pry it, and then put it on the pad with cotton cloth. By constantly prying up the pad, a piece of glazed tile was removed without any sound. Liu Ziguang looked on to the side in shock. If a charlatan could have such a method,
That's all, but this is a cat person who has not received normal education. It is really incredible that he can use tools skillfully.
Liu Maomao didn't notice Liu Ziguang's expression, and just concentrated on her work. After taking off the tiles, she felt a series of thin stems under the tiles. She knew they were tile mats made of reeds, so she used a sharp cone to ease them.
Slowly insert it and then push it gently. Finally, a faint light penetrates from under the pointed cone. Liu Maomao lay down and looked inside for a while, then stood up and called Liu Ziguang to come over and take a look. Liu Ziguang leaned over and looked into the small hole.
Go inside, it's the third floor of the library building. The light of the arc lamp shines in through the frosted glass on the window. You can see the indoor scenery clearly. Rows of bookshelves are neatly stacked with various classics and archives.
It looks like a secret room in the East Factory, but more like a library.
There is no one guarding the room. This was confirmed by Liu Maomao. Although she has not practiced martial arts, her hearing, smell, and visual systems are as sensitive as a cat. The security personnel of the library building are usually on duty on the ground floor and come up every two quarters of an hour.
A routine inspection of the building was conducted, and this was consistent with the information provided by Qi Zhenming.
Liu Ziguang took the tool and did the same thing, peeling off four pieces of glazed tiles, then used a dagger to cut a hole in the tile mat underneath, and climbed in carefully.