Nine hundred and twentieth chapters in the enemy camp
Hua Feiyan looked at Liu Xiu and asked, "Your Majesty, can I take Xu Zheng into Yunxi Pavilion?"
Liu Xiu shrugged. Hua Feiyan had always been in charge of Yunxi Pavilion. Liu Xiu had no objection to who she wanted to accept. He said, "Feiyan can make the decision regarding Yunxi Pavilion."
When Xu Zheng heard this, his face became even more joyful. He kowtowed to Liu Xiu again and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Joining Yunxi Pavilion is equivalent to receiving the protection of the imperial court.
Yunxi Pavilion is very special. It does not belong to a formal court organization, but it does work for the court. Therefore, the people in Yunxi Pavilion are half court people and half people in the world.
In Yunxi Pavilion, it is relatively free. There are not too many restrictions on weekdays, and there are not so many red tapes. If something goes wrong, the entire imperial court will be behind you.
In Xu Zheng's opinion, the fact that he could bring his brothers to join Yunxi Pavilion was a huge pie falling on his head.
Seeing Xu Zheng's happy expression, Hua Feiyan smiled calmly and said, "Now, can you tell me how many of Gongsun Shu's detailed works are hidden in Northeast Guo District?"
Xu Zheng nodded repeatedly, raised his hand to Hua Feiyan and said: "The grassroots people... my subordinates do know several strongholds that Gongsun Shuxi made." After a pause, he added: "These are strongholds that the county government has not been able to find out."
"Oh? Tell me, which ones are they specifically?" Hua Feiyan said.
Xu Zheng swallowed, raised his hand, and pointed to his feet.
Seeing his action, everyone present was startled. Hua Feiyan was stunned for a moment before reacting, and asked in surprise: "You mean, this Qiwan Building is the stronghold of Xizuo?"
Hearing this, even Liu Xiu's eyes flashed with surprise. He turned to look at Dong Xuan, hadn't the county government already checked this place?
Dong Xuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked at Xu Zheng, and said: "Xu Zheng, we have already checked the household records of the shopkeeper and the clerk of Qiwanlou, and there are no problems with them."
Xu Zheng couldn't help laughing and said: "County Magistrate Dong, it is not difficult to make a fake household plan. I know several friends who can make fake household plans that look like real ones!"
Just as Dong Xuan was about to speak, Liu Xiu turned around and said, "Long Yuan, you, Long Zhun, and Long Bu, go and bring all the shopkeepers and clerks from Qiwanlou over. I want to investigate in person."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Long Yuan agreed, shook his head at Long Zhun and Long Bo, and hurried downstairs.
Dong Xuan frowned and said: "Luoyang Household Editions are all made by Luoyang County Government. If they are true or false, will the people in the County Government not be able to tell?"
Xu Zheng sighed secretly and said helplessly: "County Magistrate Dong, even people can use the art of disguise to look fake, let alone a single-family version. I have already said that for some skilled craftsmen, it is necessary to create a fake that looks real.
It’s not that difficult to get a household registration.”
Dong Xuan still didn't believe what Xu Zheng said. The county government had also investigated several cases of imitation household editions. If ordinary people looked at the imitation household editions, it would indeed be difficult to tell the authenticity, but the county government
People who look at it will know the authenticity at a glance. They don't even need to look at it. They only need to weigh it with their hands to know the authenticity.
Boom, boom, boom! Following the rapid footsteps, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo came back. They quickly came to Liu Xiu, raised their hands and said: "Your Majesty, the shopkeeper and the waiters of Qiwanlou
, they have all disappeared!”
Hearing this, Dong Xuan's face suddenly changed. He couldn't help but take a breath and asked urgently: "When did they leave?"
Long Yuan shook his head and said: "I asked the guards outside, and they didn't see the shopkeeper and the waiter of Qiwanlou leave!"
Liu Xiu was almost angry. Could it be that they had wings and could fly?
Xu Zheng rolled his eyes, his face straightened, and he said urgently: "Your Majesty, there must be a secret passage hidden in the Seven Bowls Tower!"
Liu Xiu stood up, walked out of the box, and said in a deep voice: "Magistrate Dong, immediately send someone to search to see if there is really a secret passage hidden in Qiwan Tower!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" At this time, Dong Xuan was also a little panicked. If the shopkeeper and waiter of Qiwanlou were fine, then how could they suddenly disappear?
If they did have a problem, then the county government would have a huge responsibility. They had personally checked the household records of the shopkeeper and the clerk to confirm that there were no problems before entering Qiwanlou.
Dong Xuan ran downstairs in panic, called a large group of county soldiers in, and asked them to search everywhere in Qiwanlou.
It didn't take more than a quarter of an hour for county soldiers to find out the problem. The problem was in the storage cellar of Qiwanlou.
Liu Xiu and others went down the ladder to the cellar. Before Xu Zheng came down, he specially found two helpers, one was Liu Buxin and the other was a young man named Huan.
The cellar of Qiwanlou has a narrow entrance and a wide bottom, in the shape of a gourd.
Everyone went down to the cellar. There were already many county soldiers standing here holding torches high. One of the county soldiers pointed at the wall and said: "Your Majesty, there is a secret passage hidden here!"
Liu Xiu and others looked along his fingers, and sure enough, behind the bamboo basket containing vegetables, they could see a dark hole. Two county soldiers stepped forward and moved the bamboo basket outside the hole, making the hole completely clear.
presented.
The entrance to this cave is about one person tall and half a meter wide. It is not very big, and the location is very secret. It is difficult to be discovered. Liu Xiu took the torch from a county soldier and looked inside. The secret passage was very deep.
, there is no end in sight.
Liu Xiu bent down and was about to walk in. Xu Zheng stepped forward first, cupped his hands to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, let your brothers walk in front!" As he spoke, he looked back at Liu Buxin and Huan.
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The two of them understood each other, and first cautiously bowed to Liu Xiushen, then held the torch high, bent their waists, and walked into the secret passage first.
At this time, they already knew Liu Xiu's true identity. Huan was okay, but Liu Buxin's heart was hanging in his throat.
He never dreamed that he would be able to fight against the Emperor. In the end, his life was saved by the Emperor. He didn't know if the Emperor would settle the scores and punish himself for his sins in the future.
Liu Buxin and Huan were in front, followed closely by Liu Xiu and others, walking into the secret passage one after another. After walking only about ten meters, Huan suddenly stopped, then squatted down and pointed his fingers.
Touching the ground gently.
Liu Xiu, who was following behind, asked, "What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, there is a mechanism here!"
Liu Xiu frowned when he heard this, and Xu Zheng explained: "Your Majesty, Xiao Hu is proficient in the art of mechanism. Ordinary mechanisms cannot be hidden from his eyes."
Juan turned around and asked, "Who has a spear?"
"Spear!" Liu Xiu turned around and said.
Not long after, a spear was passed from behind. Juan took the spear, took two steps back, and stabbed it hard on the ground. There was a click, and the ground turned up, and it was dark underneath.
It's hard to see exactly how deep it is and what's hidden there.
Juan directly threw down the torch in his hand. When the torch fell, it was spinning in the air. After a moment, it fell to the bottom of the pit with a snap.
People stretched their necks and looked down. The pit was almost seven meters deep and five meters long. At the bottom, there were all sharpened bamboo sticks standing upright. If a person fell in, he would be immediately trapped by these densely packed bamboo sticks.
penetrate.
"This is a flip trap! When the mechanism is not activated, nothing happens if a person walks on it. Once the mechanism is activated, walking on it and touching the flip panel, the person will fall immediately, and then..."
As he spoke, he took back the spear that was holding the flip board, and after hearing a few clicks, the flipped ground unexpectedly returned to its original state.
"Then, it will return to its original state and continue to harm people!" Listening to Juan's story and looking at the exquisite trap on the ground, people were all secretly stunned. Fortunately, the person walking in front was Juan, who was proficient in mechanism skills.
, if it were him, he would have fallen into it long ago.
Hua Feiyan, who was following Liu Xiu, pulled his sleeves and whispered: "Your Majesty, this secret passage is extremely dangerous, so it's best not to go any further."
Liu Xiu didn't reply to her words. He looked at Juan and asked, "Is there a way to prevent the trap here from being triggered?"
"This... Your Majesty, it may be a bit troublesome to disarm the trap. If my subordinates guessed correctly, the message (the popular name for the trap) should be on the opposite side of the trap. I have to find a way to climb over before I can disarm it.
trap."
"how long it takes?"
"This... subordinate is not sure, maybe half an hour, maybe an hour."
After listening to Huan's words, Liu Xiu's brows furrowed even more. The shopkeeper and the waiter had been running for who knows how long. Now it would take half an hour or an hour to disable a mechanism. When they ran out of the tunnel, they wouldn't even
You know how long you have to wait!
Liu Xiusi thought about it, waved his hand and said, "Get out!" He didn't have time to stay in this secret passage for so long.
After leaving the secret passage, Liu Xiu left Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Bo and a large number of county soldiers behind, asking them to follow Huan, crack the mechanism, and continue tracking along the secret passage.
He called Xu Zheng to him and said, "Xu Zheng, how do you know that Qiwanlou is Xizuo's secret stronghold?"
Xu Zheng said: "In other places, my subordinates would not dare to boast about Haikou, but in Chunpeng Lane, any disturbance can not be hidden from my subordinates' ears and eyes. Even if anyone farts in Chunpeng Lane, my subordinates will be shocked."
Everything you can know is clear."
Hua Feiyan frowned, coughed, and reminded: "Tell me the important point!"
Xu Zheng also realized that his words were too vulgar, and he hurriedly added: "Qiwanlou is very close to Chunpeng Lane, so my subordinates also know a little about the situation of Qiwanlou. The business of Qiwanlou has always been very good.
However, my subordinates discovered that after entering Qiwanlou, many people did not come out all day long, and did not come out until midnight. These strange things did not happen from the beginning, but only after Qiwanlou changed the shopkeeper.
It started to appear.”
Liu Xiu asked: "When did the shopkeeper of Qiwanlou change?"
"Not long ago."
Hua Feiyan said: "How long was it not long ago?"
"That's about the time...the county government started to strictly investigate Gongsun Shu's detailed work."
Liu Xiu nodded thoughtfully, and then he said: "Besides Qiwan Tower, do you know any other strongholds?"
"My subordinates also know of two places, one in Chunying Lane and one in Chunhe Lane."
"Check! Start investigating immediately! Xu Ying, Xu Ting, Xu Fei, you and Zhang County Lieutenant go to investigate together, don't let anyone escape!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Xu Ying, Xu Ting, Xu Fei, and Zhang Ben all responded with their hands raised.
Xu Zheng said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates are also going with their brothers so that they can help with the attack."
"Yeah!" Liu Xiu responded.
Coming out of the cellar, Liu Xiu raised his head, took a deep breath, and said quietly: "How many exquisite works are hidden in Luoyang City?"
In the Northeast Guo District, the situation is so complicated that even Xiuzuo appears under our noses, but we are not aware of it. What's even more ridiculous is that our command hub is actually located in Xiuzuo's stronghold.
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Dong Xuan walked up to Liu Xiu, bowed to the ground, and said: "Your Majesty, this is a minor dereliction of duty. Please forgive me!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand to him and said, "It's not just Magistrate Dong who has failed in his duty, but I'm also blind!" Dong Xuan didn't see anything wrong with this Qiwanlou, so how could he? It can only be said that it was done carefully.