Qiu Liang received the second ringing arrow and dug out the hole left by the late emperor in Shu. The Supreme Emperor had just made a small fortune and was about to go bankrupt again. Fortunately, Liu Feng knew that Shu was looking for him and could not let him
He was unable to protect himself, so his men didn't kill anyone they could. If this man were alive, all the kings would have an unfair reputation. If he died, no one without brains would jump out and proclaim himself emperor, and civil war would be inevitable.
Well. Since Qiu Liang’s thoughts are used elsewhere, he can’t relax much on the way of the Heavenly Master.
A few days later, the streets and alleys of Chengdu were covered with notices. It turned out that a steward named Xu Ershui under the Third Highness, pretending to be the master, was out to seize people's property. In more than half a year, he had taken away nineteen properties! The Third Highness was furious.
The man was ordered to be beheaded in public, and the seized property was immediately returned. However, the original owners of two properties had moved to other countries and could not be found. A special notice was issued to collect information on the original owners of those two properties, but no one informed them of their whereabouts.
There were many rewards. Many idlers with long tongues appeared in teahouses and restaurants, saying that they had witnessed the bustle at the entrance of Jixiang Embroidery Workshop that day. Many storytellers heard about it and made commentaries about it; some theater troupes also arranged it into a new play.
, the play is called "Jixiang Embroidery Workshop".
After this incident, the government officials who had been filling the streets in the past days also disappeared. The Biyan Mansion on Zhuzhi Street had been guarded by soldiers and horses. Since the remaining troops of the late emperor were gone, it was impossible to leave many people behind, so only a few old pawns were sent to guard it.
With.
It was the third watch of the night, and the north wind suddenly picked up. Countless men in black quietly poured out of Zhuzhi Street. Under the command of a leader, they quietly surrounded the Bifan mansion. A few people first climbed through the courtyard wall to check, and saw that there were no soldiers and the guards were asleep.
Like a pig, the underground prison was empty, so he turned back and opened the door. The leader waved the flag in his hand several times and stepped lightly into the house; dozens of people followed him and filed in, while the rest stood guard in front and behind the house.
A pathfinder held a torch and led the way. Everyone stepped straight into the underground prison and walked silently and solemnly to the urn shelf. The leader knelt down first, and everyone else knelt behind and kowtowed three times. The leader made a tearful gesture.
, a dozen people behind him stepped forward and picked up the urns in the third row from the bottom, one for each person. The leader then led everyone to kowtow to the urns three times, then turned and went out. Dozens of people holding the urns followed silently, with others guarding them.
On the left and right.
Not long after, they walked out of the underground prison and came out from the gate. The person holding the jar of ashes put down the jar first and retreated behind the leader. All the men in black who were guarding the Biwan mansion gathered around. The leader knelt down first and led everyone.
kowtow.
I had just finished kowtowing the first one, but before I could kowtow the second one, I suddenly heard a creaking sound coming from behind. The north wind was howling at this moment, and the sound was not loud, but it still alarmed all the men in black. Turning around, I saw,
I saw the door of a nearby house opened, and someone pushed something huge out of it. Before I could see clearly, the door of another house also opened, and someone pushed something out. The leader shouted: "No.
"Fell into the trap!" How could it be too late? I saw two objects pushed to the street, and the torches were clearly reflected. They were two Western artillery pieces. I heard the sound of gunfire from all sides, and I didn't know how many Shu soldiers were coming from the neighboring countries.
appeared in the house. Immediately, the artillery exploded, and in the blink of an eye, blood and flesh flew out at the door of Biuan's mansion. The dying cries were drowned in the sound of gunfire, and they were completely indistinguishable.
It turned out that a few days ago, when the King of Shu was discussing matters with a group of civil and military officials, suddenly one of Qiu Liang's subordinates sent over an important official document. When the King of Shu saw it, he applauded the case and loudly said in public: "My dear friends, Qiu Liang has investigated.
I understand. Among the more than two hundred ashes jars in that weird house on Zhuzhi Street, a dozen of them belong to the ancestors of Tianshi Dao." He looked at the official documents again, and laughed and said, "Grandpa Taizu is quite interesting. Will you?
They are locked up there." He put it down casually, and then went to discuss serious matters with others. The official, who was rarely a talkative, said that he was a good friend, and the guests listened and spread the word in the blink of an eye.
Tianshi Tao has been operating in the Kingdom of Shu for many years. After getting the news, he sent a master to visit Qiuliang Yamen at night. He found a list and wrote down the approximate origin of the ashes. What about Tianshi Tao, Maitreya, Western Nestorianism, Tianzhu Zoroastrianism, and Judaism?
, the Dashi Cult and so on, all of them were members of the religion. The master then noted down the location of the urn of the ancestors of Tianshi Dao and went back to resume his life.
There are wise men and old fools in the Celestial Master Tao. The wise men suspect that this is a trap, and the old fool insists on retrieving the ashes and holy objects. In the past two years, a new Celestial Master returned from the south, and the Celestial Master has the final say on this matter.
The Heavenly Master bowed to Dong Chang: "How can we allow our ancestors to fall into the hands of the Hun King and be humiliated day and night?" Then he sent hundreds of elites to seize the ashes jar. The Heavenly Master also sent spies to check, and there were many people near the house.
The house was empty, and occasionally the people who lived there were just ordinary people. And the place gradually became less guarded. Finally, they chose a starless and moonless day to come and retrieve the fairy spirit. In the end, they fell into an ambush.
The leader of the army that night was originally a general from the Shu Kingdom. Because he had obtained an arrow book from somewhere in advance, he knew that Tianshi Dao would come tonight, so he arranged an ambush on all sides early and waited for the fish to enter the net. Tianshi Dao arrived.
The entire army was almost wiped out, except for a Taoist priest who was highly skilled in martial arts and escaped. Less than half a mile away from the battlefield, he met another masked man in black at night. He followed him and started beating him. The Taoist priest didn't know who he was.
, I had no choice but to bite the bullet. Fortunately, the man was weaker than him and escaped after being beaten a few times. The Taoist priest himself was also running for his life, so naturally he would not chase him. He fled to the city wall and climbed over the wall. Fortunately, no one noticed him.
Their horses were all in the city, so the Taoist priest stole a horse from a house outside the city. Little did he know that the masked man took advantage of the fight and sprinkled some medicine on him. After he left for about half an hour, the city
The door opened wide, and several large dogs took the lead, followed by a sentry horse and chased out.
That night, the Shu army chased them to the main altar of Tianshi Dao in one fell swoop, and surrounded and suppressed them with muskets and artillery until the afternoon of the next day.
In the next few days, Qiu Liang personally led people to count the objects of the Celestial Master. Some of the captured prisoners revealed the house where the Celestial Master usually lived, and Qiu Liang found a list of important leaders in it. He was shocked when he saw it. The last time he went back to the Maitreya Sect
Most of the people were common people, with few minor officials. The leader of Tianshi Tao actually had many officials, and they were from all countries. The king of Shu was also shocked and immediately arrested the officials of Shu who were listed on the list. He also sent a message to the kings just like the king of Wu did last time.
The list was circulated, and the bloodshed was a thing of the past.
Although the core of Tianshi Dao was wiped out, Tianshi was still on the run. The Shu Kingdom then painted a picture of this person and offered a reward for his capture. A prisoner confessed that Tianshi had a big box with a secret treasure hidden in it. He would only use it when no one was around.
Open. A waiter overheard a beeping sound outside the door and didn't know what it was. Furthermore, the prisoner said that there is a Xuanji Gate in Tianshi Dao, which specializes in making ingenious things. A few days ago, the Xuanji Gate suddenly opened.
The Celestial Master said they had top-secret and important errands, and they were sent out on official business. No one else knew where they went. The Xuanji Sect leader also had to draw pictures and pictures, which were posted next to the portraits of their Celestial Master all over the streets.
The Taoist priest who visited Jia Cong at Jia's horse shop a few days ago was indeed here again. He only wore a fake beard and somehow managed to fool the soldiers at the city gate. Jia Cong smiled and said, "Are you letting someone tell you the truth?"
Jia Cong gave a wry smile and said, "There's nothing to bargain with this time. I only pity your talents and others don't care."
The Taoist priest sighed: "I am desperate. I hope my Taoist brother will save me."
Jia Cong said: "I don't know how many people you have and how many officials you have. I still say the same two things: You can only be a Taoist, not an official. Is it possible for you to do it?"
The Taoist priest said: "I have no intention of becoming an official..."
Jia Cong interrupted: "Don't play word games with me. Anyway, you know what I mean. If you disobey me, you will die. I, surnamed Jia, already have tens of millions of lives in my hands, and I don't care how many more." The Taoist priest opened his mouth, and finally
Without saying a word, he bowed for a long time.
At this time, the Biwan mansion was in half ruins, and Qiu Liang sent people to move all the urns to other places for storage. Just two days after moving away, Jia Cong brought a man with a dusty face to the Yamen: it was Dong Ming from Taiwan Prefecture.
Qiu Liang was overjoyed when the Lord arrived. Although he was old, he was still curious and wanted to know who had been imprisoned in the underground prison. He also saw that Lord Dong had a loyal and upright face and showed that he was a talented person. He was very happy and ordered his confidants to lead him there.
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Although the house was covered with rubble, fortunately the two bombardments did not damage the ground. Dong Ming led four disciples to check. At first, Jia Cong followed, and after checking for several days and finding nothing, he was too lazy to
Here it is. After more than ten days, even the master who followed him and the few servants sent by Qiu Liang to help lost interest. Only Dong Ming, master and apprentice, still held up their lamps to take a closer look.
On this day, Dong Ming told his master: "There are more than 200 people, and it is impossible not to leave clues, but the official has not discovered it yet. Let me wait for the official to check carefully. There is no need for the master and you to follow. There are only a few of us every day."
Come here by yourself." The master went back and reported to Qiu Liang. Qiu Liang thought it was reasonable, so he asked them to go back to the Yamen to do their work.
In fact, Dong Ming has been in Chengdu for many days. Because the Biwan Mansion also shouldered the important task of trapping Tianshi Dao, Jia Cong did not let him see Qiu Liang. After the Shu Kingdom and Tianshi cooperated internally and externally to eliminate Tianshi Dao,
The house was of no use. Last time, the house was laxly guarded to show off to the Tianshi Tao spies, but this time it was seriously lax, and Dong Ming and others were able to inspect it freely for more than half a month.
Among the people he brought, only two were his disciples, and the other two were experts from the Ministry of Construction of the Taiwanese government, specializing in looking into the secret rooms of the government. Dong Ming studied the traces on the underground prison walls day and night, while the two experts looked elsewhere to see if there were any.
Secret room. One day, Dong Ming moved a ladder from the top of a cell and found a line of handwriting that had not been scratched off. The handwriting was small and light, and it read: The second scorpion from the right is down.
Looking out from this cell, one can see many beasts, and the number varies depending on where they stand. I don’t know which one is the second from the right. Dong Ming thought for a long time, climbed up the ladder and looked at the writing, and he could also see many statues of beasts.
So he chose the second one from the right. The two experts immediately studied this statue and found the mechanism. It turned out that there was a cellar under this underground prison. It was full of files.
Jia Cong heard this and clapped his hands and said, "We've got it!"
Dong Ming said: "Third Master, is your official okay?"
"How is that possible!" Jia Cong said, "You still have to forge information."
Dong Ming was stunned: "What kind of information was forged?"
Jia Cong said, "What's your name?" Then he sent someone to the HSBC bank to call Liu Feng over. He turned around and asked, "Can you make a lie?"
Dong Ming said: "No."
"It doesn't matter, Liu Dong's family will definitely do it. You two will work together to get it!"
That night, the soldiers of the special battalion entered the underground prison of Biuan Mansion at night and moved all the files in the cellar. These files were meticulous and comprehensive, and their lives and birthplaces were naturally indispensable. Liu Feng personally copied the more than 200 names and birthplaces and handed them to Dong
Ming, tell him: "Try to get these into the prison! Then make them look old and pretend you discovered them."
Dong Ming was stunned and said: "How can I be old-fashioned!"
"I'll find someone to teach you."
Dong Ming wondered: "Such a craft cannot be learned in three or five days."
An expert from the Ministry of Construction laughed and said: "There are so many rows across the street, don't make things difficult for Mr. Dong. I'll learn it! I can learn this kind of craft quickly."
"Okay!" Liu Feng warned, "Master Dong, the line of writing you found must be scratched off!" Dong Ming smiled and nodded, then shook his head.
The expert was really good at learning, and he learned how to make the newly carved handwriting old in just a few days. In the next few days, he carried a ladder and carved words into the cracks in the green bricks on the top of the cell, adding more than 200 names.
They were all engraved on it. Dong Ming pretended to be a newly discovered person and reported the matter to Qiu Liang. Qiu Liang personally stepped on the ladder to check it and said: "The only way to avoid the old eunuch is to hide here.
Eye."
However, even though he had their names and their place of origin, he didn't know who they were. What's the use of "somewhere and so-and-so about this"? Seeing that there were people from Shu above, Qiu Liang checked one and was shocked: This person is a great good man.
, disappeared for no reason at that time, and all his descendants were there. Jia Cong hurriedly came up with an idea and asked various countries to help investigate. He said: "Anyway, if it is found out, it will be the late emperor's fault. Maybe he can sell many favors from other countries." Qiu Liang listened.
It made sense, so he reported it to the King of Shu.
But by chance, Situ Cen was also near his father and said with a smile: "Those people are certainly unusual. Father, we can gain a lot of benefits by not keeping all the ashes jars. Don't the descendants of these people come to take back the ashes of their ancestors?"
Qiu Liang said: "There were only sixteen of them. They were destroyed by artillery the night they ambush Tianshi Dao."
Situ Cen said: "Then there is nothing we can do. Whoever we meet will be unlucky."
Qiu Liangnai glanced at the King of Shu. The King of Shu dismissed Situ Cen and asked him what happened. Qiu Liang said: "Isn't it because there are still many empty urns left that are not used?"
The King of Shu immediately understood what he meant, smiled and stroked his beard and said: "That's fine. Just be careful and don't let anyone know."
Qiu Liang smiled and said, "Wei Chen will handle it personally."
People look different when they are alive, but they are exactly the same when burned to ashes after death. Qiu Liangnai ordered his confidants to find sixteen fresh corpses - coincidentally, he had attacked Tianshi Dao a few days ago and got countless corpses. He burned them into ashes to fill the void.
The ashes of a few years ago were sealed into sixteen unused jars. According to Jia Cong's words, names, surnames and birthplaces were randomly carved on the outside of the ashes jars, and they were listed in rows on the shelves of the underground prison. This place was originally named
Neglected care. After the urn returned, the government ordered people to strictly guard it again, and soldiers patrolled outside day and night. They also renovated the gate and the yard outside that were damaged by artillery.