A deep voice came from the dark and smelly cave: "Sir, if you go up this exit, you will reach the left side hall. The situation has been leaked. Maybe there are already officers and soldiers above. []"
This is what Dai Yubin is talking about. They have reached a drainage outlet in the left side hall and extinguished the torch. Only a faint ray of light can be seen outside from the drainage outlet.
Xiribari's voice was also low and gloomy: "We have no way out. Life and death depend on this. Xirigourige, where is the entrance to the secret passage?"
Xirigogulige, who had been carried by the tall and powerful Mao Yihan because of physical exhaustion, tried hard to remember, and said: "There are three mechanisms to open the secret passage of the palace, and the three entrances are designed for different dangers.
Cleverly, this is the easiest place to access through this drainage pipe. I have never come down from this drainage pipe. I don’t know where I will be when I climb up from here. If this is really the left side hall, go up
Be sure to get your bearings after that, the mechanism is at the entrance of the main hall.
The old slave remembers that the opening mechanism of this secret passage is a stone sheep at the second entrance of the left side hall. As long as the stone sheep is twisted half a circle in place, it can be lifted upwards. When the stone sheep is lifted, the secret passage will be opened.
The entrance will be activated. The stone sheep, stone tiger, etc. are much larger than the real ones. It is estimated that they have never touched them. The design of the mechanism is extremely clever. If they have touched the stone sheep, if the method is not
Correct, it will not trigger the secret passage."
Dai Yubin said: "This is originally a royal palace. Could King Yan renovate this place even more than our Dadu Palace? He will not build a lot of construction here. Shiyang should still be there."
Xireba Ri gritted his teeth and said, "Have you all heard it? After climbing out, no matter how many officers and soldiers there are, we must hold on with all our strength! As long as we find the stone sheep at the entrance to the second courtyard and successfully open the secret passage, even if only one person climbs in
, can ignite gunpowder, do you hear me!"
Because he came in a hurry, there was no one outside to take care of him. Just in case, Xirigoulige was explaining the structure of the secret path along the way. Everyone already had a rough understanding of it. After listening to Xiribāri’s instructions,
Everyone agreed one after another, but because they deliberately lowered their voices, and because their faces were covered with towels, their voices were a bit muffled.
Shirebari gave the order, and they took off their anti-fouling leather clothes and pants, set up a ladder, and climbed to the drainage outlet. This drainage outlet was in a bush under the fence of the palace corridor, with four or four trees above it.
It is a square stone slab with auspicious patterns carved on it. Many gaps are carved in between to allow water to flow down and filter out debris. The weight of the stone slab does not exceed a hundred or ten kilograms. Each of these Mongolian warriors is extremely powerful. The first one
The person who climbed up worked hard for a while and finally pushed the stone slab away.
He quietly poked his head out, the moon and stars were sparse, everything was quiet, and lanterns were hung everywhere in the palace. Occasionally, he saw one or two eunuchs and palace maids walking quietly by. Naxi opened his mouth and whispered downwards: "Prince Yan's Mansion is not on guard yet.
We have a great chance." As he said this, he took out the flying grab from his waist, fastened it to the edge of the drainage outlet, and passed the rope down...
A group of seven people climbed out of the drainage outlet, crawled in the grass, and quietly observed the movements around them. Xi Zigulige looked around with his old eyes squinted, looking a little excited. After all, this is the place where he has lived since he was a child.
Most of his years were spent in this world. When Emperor Yuan Shun resigned from the temple in panic and fled north to Shangdu, he had been away for thirty years in a hurry. The old man who was about to be buried suddenly found himself in this place again, and the past events were vivid.
, why not be filled with emotion?
Xireba was not as emotional as him. Xireba looked around with a pair of bull's-eyes and whispered: "This damn thing has a slight turn from east to west. Xi Rigoulige, the entrance to the courtyard you mentioned is at the entrance of the courtyard."
where?"
Xirigoulige stretched out his fingers tremblingly, pointed at the front door with two red lanterns, and said in a hoarse voice: "Sir, it's at that door. On the left...is the stone sheep, and on the right is the stone monkey.
Trigger the mechanism, and the passage is...in the open space at the entrance of the palace. This mechanism was used to arrange the escape of the emperor and his bodyguards when foreign enemies surrounded the palace. Therefore, there are stone steps under the opening, so that they can easily
Step into..."
Shirebari waved his hand, and the group of people rushed out. Lakshen had collected some weapons over the years and hid them in his residence. He originally wanted to wait until the time of action before distributing them, but now people in other places were killed.
Those who were killed were killed, those who were captured were captured, and only those who came from Lakshen's family wore weapons.
Under the cover of the shadows of the trees and flowers, they quietly reached the open door of the palace and poked their heads out. Outside was an empty flat ground, with several tall buildings in the distance shrouded in the night. There was a bird on the left and right of the door hidden by the vegetation.
The stone carvings are very old and the outlines are vaguely visible.
Dai Yubin was ecstatic: "God help me. Fortunately, we made a decisive decision and finally got ahead. Hurry, act now."
Several people hurried over, some with knives and looked around on guard, while others went straight to the left side of the door. Only then did they realize why the agency was set up in such a place. On the one hand, it was because it was the most inconspicuous place.
The safer it is, for no reason, no one will go inside the palace and try to move a stone statue that has roots on the ground and should not be able to move at all.
The main reason is that such institutions are built according to the standards of use for decades or hundreds of years. Although the emperors hope to last forever, they must face reality and consider that the empire will eventually decline.
Leave a way out for future generations.
With this kind of solution, maybe after two or three generations, the world will be at peace, and the descendants will no longer be prepared for danger in times of peace, and will not bother to repair it at all. In this case, it must be made strong and durable, and the mechanism it opens must not be easily damaged or frequently damaged.
Things that were changed at will according to the emperor's personal preferences, such as a tea bowl on the bookshelf or an armrest on the dragon throne, such small and exquisite mechanisms will not last long.
This stone sheep has not moved for thirty years. It took a lot of effort to push it. The three big men, two pushing and one pulling under the command of Xi Rigoulige, used all their strength to finally push the stone sheep.
It turned with a creaking sound, and then lifted up with the combined strength of the two of them. The stone sheep's front legs flew into the air, like a horse standing and roaring together.
The stone sheep was lifted up, but there was no abnormality on the ground. Xiribari couldn't help but said anxiously: "Xirigoulige, what's going on?"
Xirigoulige smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, sir. It takes a lot of effort to open and close this mechanism once. Only in this way can it be durable for a long time. Sir, please listen."
Xirebari closed his mouth and listened carefully. There seemed to be some movement, but he couldn't tell what it was. Just as he was about to ask again, a rumble of noise suddenly came from behind him. Xirebari hurriedly turned his head and said,
I saw that the flat ground was rising slightly.
It turns out that the power device used by this mechanism is a sand sinking method that can remain effective for thousands of years. It lifts the stone sheep and pulls the mechanism. Quicksand begins to pour into the pipe, and then drives other devices with gravity. Finally, the lever principle is used to drive two huge stone pillars, thus
Open the channel.
Shirebari was surprised and happy, and said in a trembling voice: "It's open, it's open, hurry up, enter the secret passage immediately!"
Xireba Ri and Dai Yubin took the lead and rushed towards the hole in the ground that was already half a man high and still rising upwards. Just after running a few steps, there was a scream in the night, and the lanterns and torches on the tops of the palaces on both sides lit up at the same time. Countless torches
It was thrown out like a shower of stars, followed by a shower of arrows.
At the same time, clanging footsteps sounded, and under the dark corners of the square around the square, soldiers lined up neatly and neatly clad suddenly appeared, like a human-made iron wall, bending down towards them from three directions.
Press it over.
"No! There's an ambush!"
Mao Yihan screamed and rolled on the spot, crawling towards the only rescue channel. Dai Yubin and Xiribari moved faster. Dai Yubin also wanted to take Xirigoulige with him, and just reached out to grab him.
, a sharp arrow pierced his arm, causing him to scream in pain and hurriedly roll away.
He hurriedly rolled forward three times, raised his head again, and found Xirigogulege still standing there. The old eunuch was stabbed through the abdomen by a spear, and the tip of the spear was pressed against the ground, holding his body up, but the thick spear
Like a chicken egg, if it is stabbed through the chest like this, it is obvious that it will not survive.
Sharp arrows continued to hit the stone floor, causing sparks to fly. Dai Yubin could no longer care about anything else. Seeing Shireba's last foot just retracting into the cave that had been raised, blocking most of the arrow rain, Dai Yubin hurriedly
He also climbed over...
"Keng!"
Another extremely heavy spear made of fine iron was projected, and the shot missed the gap in the stone slabs on the ground, blocking the entrance to the secret passage that continued to open. In the underground mechanism, quicksand was still continuously injected into the mechanical pipes, while the exit was blocked by fine iron.
The iron lance was jammed, and the stone door immediately made a heart-wrenching creaking sound...
Xia Xun was imprisoned in a side hall behind the main hall. It turned out that when this was the palace of the Yuan Dynasty, this place was where the emperor temporarily retreated to drink tea and snacks and meet with his close ministers to discuss matters when he was taking a break from going to court. Now it is occupied by Zhu Di
It was transformed into a study-like place, but Zhu Di himself rarely came here.
The palace was very clean, candles were lit on the table, and Xia Xun was not treated as a prisoner. He was sitting behind the desk, anxiously waiting for the news.
"Ha, you are such a big liar, you actually told the truth for once. My brother-in-law will definitely reward you heavily later."
The little princess Ming'er, who was dressed in a white silk coat, came in with a smile on her face, waved her hand to the two guards and said: "Go out, there is no need for him. This guy is indeed here to report the news. He has already caught him alive and got their illegal money."
evidence."
The two guards bowed and agreed, but did not go out. They just moved towards the entrance of the palace.
Ming'er jumped over and ran over. Xia Xun quickly stood up, bowed and saluted: "I have seen the princess."
Ming'er and Xiaoyao snorted, trying to look angry, but couldn't help laughing: "You're a big liar, you lied to me again last time, right?"
Xia Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Princess, I never expected to see the princess again."
Ming'er stared and said, "Then you can lie to others?"
She tilted her head and thought about it, then asked: "So, are those two stories you told me made up by you, or are they true stories you heard from others?"
Xia Xun laughed and said, "Is the princess still interested in those two stories?"
As soon as he said this, the ground shook violently. Ming'er screamed and fell forward. Xia Xun grabbed her and said, "Princess, be careful." At the same time, he grabbed the table tightly with his hands.
Ming'er said fearfully: "What's wrong? Could it be that the earth dragon has turned over?"
Xia Xun changed his color and said: "I'm afraid those fools have set it on fire...?"
Seeing this situation, the two guards rushed towards them. Before Xia Xun could finish his words, the ground suddenly collapsed. The two people's feet were empty, and the tables and chairs sank into the ground. The two guards could not help but rush forward.
When they arrived, the ground suddenly closed, cutting off Ming'er's frightened scream...