Soldiers and horses have not been seen in the capital for a long time. On this day, thousands of imperial troops suddenly surrounded the Xining Prince's Mansion. Unexpectedly, not only the county prince was missing, but also his two legitimate sons and three legitimate grandchildren. After asking the people in the mansion, they found out that they were missing four days ago.
The elder of the family took the two young masters to the village on the outskirts of the city for hunting. Three days ago, the other young master fell ill, and the second master took him to a quieter house outside. The county prince himself was still there in the morning, and he had just
He said he had something to do and left, taking only a few servants with him. The Imperial Guards immediately rushed to their home's village outside the city and their quiet outer house, but the servants who looked at the house said that the men had never been here.
It was obvious that he had escaped, and the government issued a notice to arrest him, causing an uproar throughout the capital. The rest of the people in the Xining Palace were immediately taken away, and the entire mansion was empty. Feng Ziying led people in and started searching from the inner study. He found Xining without much effort.
Detailed catalog of the department.
According to what Wan Zhang of Jinggangshan said, among the people who deceived the Supreme Emperor, two or three of the soldiers had Qin accents, so he first took a look at Qin's booklet. The details in it almost made the King of Qin kill all of them, except for one.
The leader surnamed Cao. Feng Ziying frowned and read the list from the beginning, and quickly discovered three people. Coincidentally, it was Mr. Cui they had just sent to Qin who had obtained the three Maitreya cult masterpieces from the Qin Crown Prince's house:
A coachman, a monk, and the second son of a prefect. Feng Ziying took a breath of air: If there is only one, it may be because the Maitreya Sect has placed a spy in Xining; now there are three. And the veteran Jiang who died at the same place as the coachman
The fourth child and the Green Forest man who died together with Mr. Chen were also from Xining. Although I don’t know what happened here, the king of Xining County is most likely to have something to do with the Maitreya Sect. Feng Ziying shook his head: No wonder this
People named Jin always want to find fault with Jia Cong, and Buddhism and Taoism have been fighting for hundreds of years.
Just at this time, one of his subordinates came in and returned: "A man came outside and said he was from the Jia family post office. He sent a letter to a steward of the Xining Palace and asked the soldiers at the door what to do."
Feng Ziying said: "Get the letter." The man left in response, and after a while he got the letter. Feng Ziying took a look and saw that the letter was sent from Yuanzhou, Jiangxi, which happened to be where the Maitreya religion was popular.
In one sentence: The Empress Dowager may have known about it and could destroy her as appropriate. Feng Ziying frowned and thought to herself, it was a good thing that the old woman was not dead yet. She took the letter and hurried to Prince Yan's Mansion.
King Yan was shocked when he heard the word "Maitreya Cult": "They have been rebelling for hundreds of years." He ordered Feng Ziyingli to go to the Forbidden City to ask.
Feng Ziying went into the palace to see the Empress Dowager. Without saying a word, she threw the letter to Dai Quan who was serving at the side. Although the Empress Dowager was paralyzed, she was still in good spirits and ordered Dai Quan to get her glasses. After reading the letter,
He cursed: "Bold! What kind of rebel is this!"
Feng Ziying said: "Yuanzhou Maitreya Cult." The Empress Dowager was stunned. Feng Ziying saw the movement in her eyes, folded her arms and said calmly, "If the Empress Dowager doesn't want to say it, I have no choice but to leave it alone. Anyway, I don't know.
Affection."
The Empress Dowager hesitated for a moment and looked at Dai Quan. Dai Quan sighed: "It's a long story." He knew the importance. There was no protection around him, and the matter was obviously fatal, so he didn't dare to hide it.
How did the great-grandfather deceive the Maitreya Sect and the Celestial Master Taoism, how did he bury treasures and tokens in his tomb, how did the late emperor dig up his father's grave to steal the burial objects, and how did he bury the two tokens
Hidden in Malishan, Xiaoci County, I told him honestly. "The original name of Malishan is Tanzi Mountain. After the late emperor set up a trap to hide the tokens of Maitreya and the Celestial Master Taoism, it was renamed Malishan, which means 'Li Zhu'. The mountain people don't know."
The root cause gradually became known as Malishan."
Feng Ziying thought: "Look, the meaning of this letter is that I am afraid that the Empress Dowager will know about it and the recipient will be silenced. If that person is from the Maitreya Cult, why should I be afraid that you will know about it? Shouldn't I try to find out the whereabouts of the token?"
Dai Quan thought for a while and said: "Is it possible that they have found the thing? No way! No one knows about it, and everyone who knows it has kept silent."
Feng Ziying said: "It is inevitable that some fish will slip through the net. Does Mr. Dai recognize that place?"
Dai Quan said: "I have only heard of it but have never been to it. There are stone statues of the twelve zodiac signs placed at the bottom of a small lake in the mountains. They are densely covered with traps and the east dragon is in the belly of a stone rabbit."
Feng Ziying nodded and said, "It's just a small mountain. How many lakes can there be? Just look for them one by one." She then gave the Empress Dowager a brief hug and turned around to leave.
He then personally led his people straight to Malishan, Xiaoci County, and found the twelve zodiac signs at the bottom of the lake without much effort. He ordered his men who were familiar with the organization's formation to go into the water to check. After a while, the man came out with a rabbit in his hand. Feng Ziying
Overjoyed: "You have cracked the mechanism? Consider it a great achievement!"
The subordinate smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't crack it. The pins of the mechanisms below have all been pulled out. I'm afraid someone has been there a long time ago. Judging from the rusty appearance of the iron pins, they have been pulled out for many years."
Feng Ziying frowned and asked him to open the stone rabbit. The man held the stone rabbit and studied it for a long time. It was not until night that he found the mechanism on the rabbit's ears. Sure enough, there was only an empty old camphor wood box inside. Feng Ziying looked aside and saw that
The box looked very familiar, similar to the one placed in a temple by the late emperor, and I couldn't help but take a few deep breaths.
Several things that were originally unrelated have been strung together. They are both old camphor wood boxes with exquisite mechanisms. The one in the stone rabbit is carved with the Thirty-Six Tiangang Diagrams, and the one in the temple is carved with the Cui Cui of Nanshan Mountain.
The painting of Yushanzi in Rongguo Mansion was lost and has never been found. Two years ago, a Five Flags Cult kidnapped people from Liguo Mansion and asked for the blueprint of Yushanzi. At first, I thought it was the other princes who were doing it.
The idea of the late emperor's decree may not be certain now. I don't know what the Maitreya Sect has become secretly, and the Celestial Master Taoist can't find peace even if he thinks about it. Feng Ziying didn't close her eyes all night, and rushed to the house early the next morning holding an empty box.
Return to the capital.
King Yan was also shocked when he heard the news: "The things are gone, guess what? Those pins have been pulled out for many years?"
Feng Ziying said: "Wei Chen went down and took a look, and found that it was indeed very rusty. Some of the empty troughs had been filled with water plants that had grown there for many years."
King Yan took the empty box and looked at it for a long time, thinking: "This thing can't be opened without knowing the clues."
Feng Ziying said: "That one in a temple, do you want to put it somewhere else?"
King Yan thought for a while: "That's fine." Then he ordered a trustworthy expert around him to fetch the box.
Feng Ziying said: "I just thought of something else. Two years ago, there was a knight-errant - probably a member of the Liu family in Da Nei. He visited the Zhenguo Mansion several times at night and rummaged around in the study of the three masters of the Niu family.
He didn't know what he was looking for, but he didn't find it in the end. So he went up to the roof of a restaurant and tied a red handkerchief to signal."
King Yan said: "The Liu family must not be someone who teaches the way of the Heavenly Master from Maitreya."
Feng Ziying said: "The Liu family also needs to make a living. I think they are hired by others."
King Yan thought, "It's not easy to find the Liu family."
Feng Ziying said: "They deliberately avoid the prince, so it is not easy to find him. It would not be difficult for them to go out and provoke others."
King Yan suddenly remembered something: "What's the name of the Liu family's shop called Yinfengju?"
Feng Ziying said with a smile: "They don't know where they hired such a good shopkeeper. The owner didn't panic when he disappeared. He ran the shop conscientiously. Although there was a little corruption, it wasn't much. Wei Chen has found out that most of the goods they sold were stolen goods.
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King Yan nodded: "We know that the Liu family has a close relationship with Lulin. We must keep an eye on them for a long time. I don't believe that they are willing to leave such a valuable shop in vain." Feng Ziying agreed. King Yan thought for a while, "Since it is those two tokens
Lost it, go and check the late emperor’s mausoleum.”
Feng Ziying was shocked: "Your Majesty!"
King Yan said calmly: "Those who live in the green forest are thieves." Feng Ziying bowed and hurried away.
He led people to the late emperor's mausoleum to check, and it was obvious that it had been tampered with. There were soldiers guarding the mausoleum here, but because King Yan could not take care of them in recent years and could not pay the soldiers, they had already escaped and not many were left. Feng Ziying had a secret in her heart.
He sighed: Grandpa dug the graves of the ancients, and his son dug his own. Now someone else dug his son's grave. It's really bad retribution.
Return to Beijing and report to King Yan. King Yan sighed and said, "The bandits in Jiangxi should be punished. Li Guopei is still in Fujian? Send an order for him to go to Yuanzhou."
Someone below asked: "Then the Supreme Emperor..."
King Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "Let him go. Just a few monks and Taoists, do they really think they can use chicken feathers as arrows?" Everyone agreed, but they couldn't help but feel worried in their hearts.
At this moment, the capital was searching for the Prince of Xining County everywhere. He was not seen leaving any of the four city gates, and it was impossible to say that he was still in the middle of the capital, so the Royal Forest Army searched from house to house. Everyone in the Xining faction was in turmoil, especially Jia Rong. He had just made it up.
He used some cryptic words to sell it to someone of unknown origin, and got a total of 800,000 yuan with nothing. Now that the king of Xining County suddenly fell to the ground, Jia Rong's heart felt like it was fried. But he was really a pawn, and Feng Ziying and others were not there yet.
Kong looked for him and asked him, so he stayed up day and night. As soon as he closed his eyes, he dreamed that his whole house was being plundered and beheaded. He lost weight several times in a few days. He didn't want to go out, so he just lay on the kang.
That day, the doorman from outside came in and said, "Someone is looking for me outside the house." He handed over a post. Jia Rong took a look at it and was immediately frightened. He didn't read what was written on the post at all, he only recognized it.
The handwriting belonged to the Prince of Xining County. He couldn't help but secretly gritted his teeth: Do you want to drag me into the water to the death? He threw the post out fiercely: "Say I'm not here!" The disciple agreed and left.
After walking out for half a day, Jia Rong thought for a while and shouted: "Come back!" The doorman hurriedly came back. Jia Rong sat up from the kang, thought about it for a long time, turned over and went down to the tunnel, "Invite him to the study room outside."
He also ordered people to serve him and change his clothes.
Not long after, the guest arrived. Jia Rong took a look and saw that he was indeed the one whose portraits were plastered all over the capital. There were only three people around him, all pretending to be porters. Then he stepped forward and bowed. The king of Xining County smiled bitterly and said: "
I don’t want to have a day when I have nowhere to hide.”
Jia Rong sent the waiter out, closed the door again, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what's going on?"
The prince of Xining County said: "I'm just unlucky. A bet I made a while ago went wrong out of thin air." He sighed softly. "It's a pity. I was sure to win."
Jia Rong waited for a long time without hearing his explanation of what the bet was. She lowered her head and said, "I am very frightened. I dare to ask the prince what to do next."
The king of Xining County said: "We will wait until we escape. I will stay with you for a few days first, and then I will figure out how to leave the capital."
Jia Rong thought for a while: "There is a small courtyard to the east of Huifang Garden in our house. No one usually goes there. Your Majesty can stay away for a while." The prince of Xining County nodded. Jia Rong hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty... we are here
One series...can still..."
The Prince of Xining County arrived and said: "I have already had a rough idea. I will make a comeback no later than next spring."
Jia Rong sighed: "I only hope that the Buddha will protect me." Nai Qin led the way and led them to Huifang Garden.
For a moment, the people from Ningguo Mansion retreated, and the Prince of Xining County and others breathed a sigh of relief. Someone asked: "Your Majesty, is this person reliable?"
"This guy is reliable." The county prince said with a smile, "This person is timid and irresponsible, so he doesn't dare to act rashly." The few people settled down.
Since an imperial prisoner lived in his home, Jia Rong was extremely vigilant and often walked around the house randomly. On this day, a maid next to his concubine Chun hurriedly came to him and said: "Master, our aunt is out."
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Jia Rong asked angrily: "Just go out when you go out, don't you come back to me for big things?"
The maid whispered: "Last time, I told you to tell me if you see any abnormal behavior or look on your aunt or grandma's face!"
Jia Rong asked quickly: "What happened to her?"
The maid said: "My aunt usually doesn't go out much. Even if she goes out to buy some things occasionally, she only wears a few ordinary jewelry. Today, her hair is full of jewelry! Even if the servant wants to follow her, she won't let her go. She only orders two little ones.
The girl will go with her."
Jia Rong frowned and thought for a while and asked, "Has she said anything or asked anything in the past two days?"
The maid said: "I asked yesterday if there are any male guests living in Huifang Garden? She usually visits the garden, but she doesn't want to quarrel with her."
There was nothing wrong with what he said at first, but Jia Rong only thought it was a little strange. After thinking about it for a long time, she let out a loud "Oops". If she got curious, she could just ask who lived in the garden; the more she looked for something,
The excuse of "I'm afraid of collision" is getting worse. I couldn't help shouting: "Come here, come here - come -" several boys who followed hurriedly came forward. Jia Rong gritted his teeth and said, "No need to wait any longer."
He straightened his chest, rolled up his sleeves, and said coldly, "Bring everything you can in the house!"
Although the Ningguo Mansion was in decline, there were still many servants. The uncle gave an order and in the blink of an eye hundreds of young men were summoned. Jia Rong called the head of the nursing home to whisper a few words, then took out a large bag of things from his arms and handed it to him
The head servant took the order, raised his hand and ordered a dozen people to come forward and murmured for a while, turned around, saluted Jia Rong, and led everyone down to prepare.
After a while, the fire in Huifang Garden skyrocketed, and people inside and outside Ningguo Mansion heard shouting, "The water is flowing, the water is flowing..." Many people ran to the other side. When they arrived at the gate of Huifang Garden, they saw
Someone stood and shouted: "The rescue is already happening inside. There is no need to pass too many people. It is not cheap when there are many people! It is enough now!" Others left. Many people did not think much about putting out the fire, but it was a rare encounter with something novel.
That's all, they all gathered around and refused to leave. It had been lively for half an hour, and then the fire gradually dimmed, and thick black smoke rose straight into the sky.
To the east of Huifang Garden is adjacent to Rongguo Mansion. In the middle is a narrow alley with small doors on both sides for easy access. Several wheelbarrows came out from Ningguo Mansion, pushing the remaining wood and broken tiles burned by water in Huifang Garden all the way.
We arrived at the back street. Two large carriages were parked on the back street, pulling these rags and squeaking away.
There was a middle-aged man sitting in the back street basking in the sun. Seeing the carriage go away, he stood up, patted the dust on his body, turned around and entered through the north corner gate of Rongguo Mansion. He walked to the outer study and saw Jia Huan, sighing: " Although Jia Rong is unworthy, he is still after Ning Guogong, so he must be ruthless when it is time to be ruthless. It is a pity that he did not learn well."
Jia Huan rolled his eyes: "You didn't sell all that smoke to him yourself. What a waste."
The visitor was none other than Jia Xu. A while ago, Jia Rong's people were sneaking around to inquire about the Green Forest Man's shop, and Jia Xu rushed to do business with him. It turned out that Jia Rong wanted to buy the smoke used by the thieves in Green Forest Pinghua. How could Jia Xu not know what he was buying for? So he sold a dozen of the best cigarettes to him at a high price. Unexpectedly, Jia Rong was so cowardly that he bought all the cigarettes and hid them in his arms every day. Use! It wasted several days in vain.
Jia Xu, Jia Huan and others cannot let the king of Xining County fall into the hands of Feng Ziying. What they want is to die without evidence. Jia Rong has wasted so much time in vain. If he doesn't take action, Jia Xu will be ready to do it. But today, Jia Rong asked him to The concubine Chunshi was frightened, and she gritted her teeth and wanted to kill her boss. Not a single cigarette left by Jia Xu was left, so his thugs threw them all through the wall into the small courtyard where the imperial prisoners were hidden. Jia Xuyuan Looking at it from a distance and shaking his head - if he hadn't given this thing to them, how could the ordinary mist have been released by those masters? After all the people in the hospital were unconscious, the nursing staff of Ningguo Mansion easily killed them. , they just thought they had killed a few thieves. Then they threw the bodies into the firewood and burned them. In the end, they even burned the small courtyard where they lived.
Jia Xu took a sip of tea and said, "What Jia Rong is serving is a prodigal. The yard is neat and tidy, and he has white eyebrows and red eyes. How can he be so careless?"
Jia Huan hummed: "Fifth Uncle, it's good if he dares to kill a prince." He paused and asked, "What else should we do next?"
Jia Xu glanced at him: "What does it have to do with us in the future?"