"Brother, it's not as simple as you think, Virgo, to send you here this time." Wang Tianmu's face suddenly turned serious, "Virgin has already discovered that there were fake goods in the previous batches of goods, so I'm sending you this time."
I came here to find out who dropped the bag."
I see!
Geng Chaozhong suddenly realized that there seemed to be a lot of tricks in this mission!
"According to what you said, 80% of the treasures Virgo asked me to escort are fake?" Geng Chaozhong asked.
"Yes, it's very possible, just like the snuff bottle I got." Wang Tianmu picked up the snuff bottle he just held in his hand from the kang and handed it to Geng Chaozhong, "Look, whether this thing is real or fake.
"
Geng Chaozhong took the snuff bottle and looked at it carefully. He saw that the thing was crystal clear and exquisitely made, but whether it was true or false was completely unclear.
After looking at it for a long time, Geng Chaozhong finally handed the snuff bottle back and said with a wry smile: "Brother Tianmu, I don't know anything about this. You are no different from asking Yu blind."
"Fake," Wang Tianmu laughed. He was not embarrassed by Geng Chaozhong, but his eyes showed a bit of coldness. "This snuff bottle was selected from the previous batches of goods shipped to Nanjing. Fortunately, I found an expert before sending it.
It's passed by, but if you don't really send it up, you will lose your dignity!"
Geng Chaozhong also smiled, and Wang Tianmu picked out a few exquisite pieces from the goods to give away. Seriously speaking, it was greedy, but Wang Tianmu could tell this to himself, which showed his trust, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart, and said:
"Brother Tianmu, I can come out this time. Brother contributed a lot. Brother, I really..."
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Wang Tianmu waved his hand, interrupting Geng Chaozhong's words of gratitude, "If you ask me, the gang of dead eunuchs are the most suspect. The gang of dead eunuchs in the palace, the former emperor is still there
When I was a child, I started stealing things and reselling them, and then I made fake things outside to fool people. How do you think Liulichang Street outside Hepingmen came to be?"
Liulichang Street was also very famous in later generations. In the earliest days, it was where eunuchs from the Qing Dynasty sold cultural relics from the Forbidden City. Many of the shopkeepers there were actually high eunuchs in the palace!
After so many years, who knows how much remains in the palace is true!
"Besides," Wang Tianmu's voice suddenly lowered, "Virgo is a fastidious person, and he is probably fake at a glance."
Geng Chaozhong also smiled. It was obvious that Wang Tianmu originally planned to give this snuff bottle to Virgo.
Virgo is extremely superstitious and has studied folk customs, feng shui and cultural relics. He believed that he was short of water in his destiny, so he changed his name to include the word water. And he renamed Wang Tianmu not only because Wang Tianmu and he had known each other since Weimo, but also
Because the five elements are in harmony, the name Wang Tianmu is very suitable for Virgo, which is very good for him.
Geng Chaozhong even suspected that Virgo re-appointed Shen Zui because his name was related to water. There were also several other capable subordinates of Virgo, Xiao Sa, and Leng Xin, who also had water in their names. Therefore, Geng Chaozhong was also considering whether to use water in his name recently.
Change the name to Fang Shui.
Seeing Geng Chaozhong bowing his head in deep thought, Wang Tianmu thought he was thinking about the mission. He reached out and patted Geng Chaozhong on the shoulder and said:
"Of course, the previous batches of goods transported were all handled by the army. The journey was long and there were many people and many people. Maybe the escorts were corrupt and changed the package during the journey. But the batch of goods you are escorting now is different. They are all from the Forbidden City.
The essence inside is the most important thing, and nothing can go wrong. Therefore, these treasures must not only be transported back safely, but also ensure that the treasures are authentic! "
"Understood," Geng Chaozhong nodded, "Then, where is the baby now?"
Wang Tianmu smiled mysteriously and said:
"Eat some food first, and I'll take you there later."
.......
After lunch, Wang Tianmu changed into a mandarin jacket and put a melon skin hat on his head to cover his bald head. Geng Chaozhong was still dressed in the same green gown. The two walked together and soon arrived in front of the Forbidden City.
Looking at the majestic and dilapidated old palace that was overgrown with weeds, Geng Chaozhong couldn't help but feel a little sad for a moment.
"Don't look at it, the old palace of the subjugated country is bad luck!" Wang Tianmu nodded to Geng Chaozhong and pulled him inside.
Walking in from the Peace Gate, there is a row of small houses that are only one person high. This is the residence of the eunuchs. Although some great eunuchs in the previous dynasty had great power, it was actually limited to the ancestral system, and their living conditions were very poor. However,
The wealthy eunuchs had already bought a house outside the Peace Gate, even married a wife and had children, and lived a "normal" life.
Wang Tianmu led Geng Chaozhong in, came to a small room at the east end, knocked on the window lattice, and shouted inside: "Old man Jin, come out and talk!"
With a creak, the door was pushed open, and an old man with a braid still on the back of his head and a shiny forehead ran out. He opened his old and dim eyes and glanced at Wang Tianmu. A look of fear suddenly appeared on his face.
He bowed and said respectfully:
"Commander Wang, are you here?"
His voice was shrill, and he was obviously a eunuch.
Geng Chaozhong couldn't help but feel happy after hearing what he said. He turned to look at Wang Tianmu. Wang Tianmu also smiled helplessly and said: "These people are still living in the past world, but the official title is not wrong. I am more or less
Is he considered a great commander?"
After saying that, he touched his bald head unconfidently, but he only touched the melon skin cap on his head.
After chatting for a while and asking about the recent situation in the palace, Wang Tianmu asked again:
"Old man Jin, no one has ever entered that room, right?"
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, absolutely not. If any of those little guys dare to go over, I will definitely break their legs!" The old man Jin suddenly straightened his back, and he actually seemed quite majestic.
"Okay, take me there." Wang Tianmu ordered.
The old man Jin responded, turned around and walked in. Unexpectedly, this guy looked at seventy and eighty years old, and his steps were really fast. Geng Chaozhong took a big step, but he could barely keep up. He couldn't help but be surprised and amused.
, laughed and said: "This old man can't run very fast!"
"Well, how can you serve the emperor if your hands and feet are not quick? Haven't you heard? This eunuch can run faster than reporters!" Wang Tianmu said with a smile.
Geng Chaozhong also laughed. There were many newspaper offices in Beiping at this time, and many tabloid reporters walked around the streets on weekdays. The locals called reporters "quick legs".
Then I thought about it, this eunuch may have practiced some martial arts manual, so it's not unusual for him to run so fast.
Geng Chaozhong was full of evil thoughts, but his feet did not stop at all. Not long after, the three people came to a side hall. There was a large copper lock on the door of the side hall. Wang Tianmu stepped forward and took out a
He took the key and opened the palace door.
The door was pushed open, and a smell of old millet and rotten wood floated out. The floor inside was dusty and covered with cobwebs. It had obviously been abandoned for a long time. There was a large plaque in the center of the hall with the words "Ci Shou Ning An" written on it.
A big character.
"Where is this?" Geng Chaozhong asked.
"This is the old palace where Empress Dowager Ci'an lived when she was a concubine. She didn't live there for long. After her wedding to Master Tongzhi, she quickly moved to Ci'an Palace inside." Eunuch Jin replied.
Geng Chaozhong glanced at Wang Tianmu, and his meaning was very clear. He was not interested in listening to the old eunuch telling the story of the Qing Palace where the things were placed. It was only right to leave as soon as he took the things.
"It's right there." Wang Tianmu pointed behind the plaque.
Geng Chaozhong raised his head and looked at the large plaque that read "Ci Shou Ning An" and was slightly stunned.
Unexpectedly, these treasures are placed behind the plaque, just like the imperial edicts of successive emperors!
It's normal to think about it. If you put it down, you can always find it if you look carefully. But if you want to get it from the top, you have to bring a ladder over. There is no way to hide the movements in the palace, so this is a hidden place.
Great place for stuff!
"Brother Tianmu, have you seen it?" Geng Chaozhong looked at the plaque for a while, then turned back and asked Wang Tianmu.
"No, I don't want to see it, and I don't want to see it either." Wang Tianmu shook his head.
Geng Chaozhong understood that if he didn't read it, he would have no responsibility. He had never seen anything, and whether it was true or false had nothing to do with him. But if he looked at it, if it was a fake, then he would be suspected!
But since I am a fortune-teller, how can I not look at it?