This woodshed is located in the southeast corner of the entire compound. It looks very inconspicuous and remote.
It looks like less than two houses. The doors are two shabby wooden doors. There are no chains and they are just lightly closed together.
When I opened the door, the smell of straw hit my nostrils.
To the left, there is a pile of yellowed straw with some dust on it.
On the right, there is a pile of dry branches piled haphazardly.
Apart from this, there is nothing else in the entire woodshed.
"Move this pile of dry branches." Standing at the door, Xiao Chen ordered.
Several Dongchang captains rushed in, each holding a bundle, and quickly moved the pile of branches cleanly.
An old wooden board two feet square lay quietly on the ground.
Walking forward, Xiao Chen knelt down and picked up the wooden board.
A secret tunnel entrance slightly smaller than the wooden plank appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
The stairs, which can only accommodate one person, extend downward.
It's said to be a staircase, but it's actually just steps dug out of the ground. The steps were completely trampled, and it was obvious that people had been coming and going frequently recently.
Looking inside, there was a faint light coming out from inside.
Duan Tianming, who was behind him, handed a lit torch to Xiao Chen: "Let's go in."
"You and Liu Rufeng stay outside, I'll go down and take a look." Xiao Chen took the torch, stepped on the steps, and walked down slowly.
This step is quite long, about one foot and five feet.
When I reached the end of the steps, a stone passage three feet wide and five or six feet high appeared in front of me.
On the wall of the passage, there was a huge lamp basin, with more than half of the lamp oil inside already burned. The fist-sized flame made it possible to roughly see the surroundings of the passage.
Holding the torch, Xiao Chen walked forward.
After walking about two feet, the passage turned to the right.
Xiao Chen took two steps and reached the end of the passage.
A fence gate made of an iron rod as thick as a thumb blocked Xiao Chen's way. There was an iron lock the size of a fist hung on the fence gate, and there should be a room inside.
Holding the lock in his hand, Xiao Chen gently pulled it, and the entire lock was pulled off.
"Crunch, crunch." A harsh voice sounded, and Xiao Chen pushed open the iron door and walked in.
The room inside was quite large, almost the same size as a normal three-room tile-roofed house. There was a table, and an oil lamp on the table emitted dim light.
Perhaps it was because the ground was damp, but there was a faint layer of water mist on the table next to the oil lamp.
In the corner, there is a large bed.
A figure with his back to Xiao Chen was lying on the bed covered with a thick quilt, motionless.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to approach, a voice came from the bed: "No need to waste words, I said I won't eat, and I will never eat in the future."
Hearing this sound, the torch in Xiao Chen's hand fell to the ground with a "clack". He stood blankly on the spot, raised his head, and let out a long breath.
Who else could this voice be besides the prince whose leg bones were broken and then reshaped!!
The dignified prince was imprisoned in this humid and almost fatal underground. If he had come a few days later, he might not be able to stand up.
Xiao Chen slowly walked to the bed and reached out to touch the quilt.
Wherever I started, everything was wet.
"Stay away from me. Even if you beat me to death, I will never eat again." As if he was very angry, the prince wrapped himself in a quilt and moved towards the wall.
"It's okay if you don't eat. Do you want to drink the tiger bone soup?" Xiao Chen whispered.
Hearing this voice, Zhu Gaochi lifted up the quilt and sat up, as if he couldn't believe it. He rubbed his eyes and looked at Xiao Chen blankly.
"Your Highness, how did you gain from inspecting the public sentiment this time?" Xiao Chen laughed.
"Am I dreaming?" After glancing at Xiao Chen, Zhu Gaochi lowered his head again and twisted his thigh fiercely.
"Don't worry, the ground is damp here. Your Highness will come out with me first." As he said that, Xiao Chen grabbed the quilt that was still covering Zhu Gaochi's legs and threw it to the ground.
"Xiao Chen, is it really you? Are we dreaming?" Zhu Gaochi stood up slowly as if he was dumbfounded, with a hint of crying in his words.
"Your Highness, Xiao Chen neglected his duty and made Your Highness suffer!" With a "pop", Xiao Chen knelt on the ground with one knee.
At this moment, facing Zhu Gaochi, Xiao Chen was not doing a courtesy, but he felt really guilty in his heart.
"It's good to be here, it's good to be here. I thought I would never see you again in this life, and I could never go back." Zhu Gaochi jumped off the bed and stepped forward to support Xiao Chen. Zhu Gaochi cried with joy.
I really don’t want to experience this feeling of surviving a disaster again.
"Come on, Your Highness, let's go out first and leave this hellish place." Xiao Chen stood up, pulled Zhu Gaochi, and walked towards the door.
After observing the affairs of the academy, Duan Tianming followed Xiao Chen's instructions and notified Daning Dusi.
After hearing the news, Wang Zheng, the commander of the Daning Capital Division, and his two commanders had hurried towards the academy.
As for the Auditing Academy, except for the captain of the Dongchang School inside, the perimeter had already been surrounded by soldiers from Daning Dusi who had arrived earlier.
Inside the woodshed, Duan Tianming and Liu Rufeng were guarding the entrance of the tunnel, not daring to leave even half a step.
Seeing Xiao Chen's head exiting the passage, Duan Tianming hurriedly asked: "Is His Royal Highness in there?"
Xiao Chen nodded, then looked at everyone in the East Factory and shouted: "Everyone kneel down to see the prince."
Whether they were in the woodshed or the captain of the Dongchang School outside in the yard, they all knelt down on one knee when they heard this sound.
After finding the prince, the butcher's knife hanging over everyone's heads could finally be dispersed. After many days of running around, the results finally came to fruition. Everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
Behind Xiao Chen, Zhu Gaochi slowly walked out of the tunnel.
He is dressed in common people's clothing and has a thin face. Compared with before, he looks much more energetic.
"See His Majesty the Crown Prince!" all the captains shouted in unison.
"Get up, get up quickly. You are all heroes and heroes of the Ming Dynasty. Get up." Zhu Gaochi walked out of the tunnel and looked at the Dongchang captain kneeling in front of him, feeling very cordial.
He quickly moved his hands up and down and said to everyone.
"Thank you, Your Highness." All the captains stood up one by one.
"The Divine Machine Servant obeys the order. From now on, he will always guard the prince and cannot leave even half a step." Xiao Chen gave another order to everyone.
This Zhu Gaochi is Dongchang, the savior of the Criminal Department. No matter what, we must not let anything happen to him again.
Even if the old man in black, whose martial arts skills he could not defeat, came, he would not allow any mistakes.
"Yes." The high-pitched voice of the captain of Dongchang echoed in the courtyard.
A school captain walked in and whispered a few words in Xiao Chen's ear.
"Is something wrong?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Xiao Chen.
"Before this Dongchang operation, we sought the help of Daning Dusi to control the entire Baoding City. No, I heard that when His Highness was found here, the commander of Daning Dusi came and knelt down." Xiao Chen said in a low voice.
"Since Daning Dusi also participated in the rescue, he is also a hero. Let them come in." Zhu Gaochi straightened his ordinary civilian clothes and said softly.
"Okay." Xiao Chen responded and waved his hand towards the captain.
After a while, Wang Zheng, the commander of Daning Dusi, followed by two fellow commanders, walked to the door of the woodshed.
Just as he stepped through the door of the firewood shed, Wang Zheng, who was specially dressed in armor, knelt down on one knee and said, "Commander Wang Zheng, the commander of the capital of Daning, arrived too late to save us. I hope His Highness the Crown Prince will atone for his sins."
Staring at the armor on Wang Zheng's body, Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh.
This old guy, dressed like this, really looks like he is fighting. He can take credit for rescuing the prince.
"You are all meritorious officials, what crime are you guilty of? Get up, all stand up." Waving his hands towards Wang Zheng, Zhu Gaochi looked at the two commanders behind him, "The entire Daning Dusi has made contributions. After returning to the capital, I will definitely pay tribute to you."
Father, report truthfully."
"It is the responsibility of the Daning Dusi to rescue His Highness the Crown Prince. The Daning Dusi does not dare to take credit." Wang Zheng said very respectfully.
"I know in my heart whether I have achieved success or not. After working hard for a long time, I got up and got up."
