Chapter 44: The Truth
This secret passage is like an underground corridor, walking here, there is no sense of breathlessness, everyone is amazed.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, an open space suddenly appeared in front of them, with tables, chairs, beds, and an 'inner room'.
There is a door in this 'inner room' with a lock on it. A man stepped forward and broke the lock with a knife in his hand.
When the door was opened, everyone was dumbfounded. I saw that inside the door was a very large place, but it was very delicately arranged, and there were seven or eight women sitting or standing, all dressed neatly, but all of them looked indifferent.
Hearing the sound of pushing the door, these women all looked at the door together, and when they saw these many people, they couldn't help but show a hint of surprise, and then saw that because their faces were like dirt, they were dragged against the wall, and some people had obvious expectations on their faces.
Zhao Xian said secretly, those women who were taken captive were hidden in such a secret place, no wonder they couldn't be found.
After a rush of joy and excitement when the women learned that the crowd had come to their rescue, the group continued on with the extra women.
It didn't take long for this secret passage to come to an end, and there was also a door at the end, but there was a handle on the side of the door, and after pressing down the handle, the door opened, and outside the door was a short passage, but it was the passage that Zhao Xian found with Liu Congguang last time, and after passing through the passage, it was the east wing of the house.
It turns out that the setting of this secret passage is quite strange, and all the opening mechanisms are one-way, and they are all set up in the direction of the 'Xiangin'an'. Therefore, Zhao Xian searched through the underground passage of the house last time, but he couldn't find the mechanism to open this secret passage anyway.
After being taken captive and locked up underground for many days, the women finally saw the light of day, and then were sent home by the Kaifeng government.
Jingzhen also confessed the reason for using 'red face' to kill her grandson.
It turned out that seven years ago, Jingzhen's father was the owner of a silk village in Bashu, because the business was quite good, he was favored by the head of the "Shu Jin family", and secretly forcibly collected it by means, causing Jingzhen's family to be in debt, his father committed suicide in anger, and his mother died of sudden illness soon after.
When Jingzhen's sister and brother escaped debts and went north, Jingzhen was separated from her brother, so she came to Bianliang alone. Thinking that she was a teenage child who had no means of making a living, nor could she devote herself to the Qinglou, just when she was desperate, she was seen by the cause and accepted as a disciple, and became a nun in this 'Xiangyin Nunnery'.
In fact, the 'Xiangyin Nunnery' is secretly just a high-level Qinglou, and she never thought that this 'Xiangyin Nunnery' is such a hidden filth and dirt, and the disciples in the nunnery are all pawns of the cause. But in order to thank the cause for the grace of taking in, Jing Zhen obeyed the cause arrangement in everything.
Jing Zhen was originally considered the daughter of a rich family, but her family was ruined by Sun Yan, how could she think about revenge from time to time? It's a pity that Bianliang and Bashu are thousands of miles apart, and she is a weak woman, and her future is still ungraspable, so how can she talk about revenge?
On that day, Jing Zhen inadvertently knew that Sun Zi Cong of the 'Shu Jin Family' had come to Bianliang, and the hatred she had been suppressed in her heart resurfaced, especially when she learned that Sun Zi Cong was the future head of the 'Shu Jin Family', she thought of this revenge plan.
The 'red face' must be guided by himself and have fun with men. If Sun Zicong is a righteous gentleman and not a woman, then there is no possibility of Jingzhen's plan being implemented; But Sun Zicong is a hungry wolf who doesn't even let go of nuns, so he is innocent of death.
Jingzhen knew that one day she would be found, and she also felt that she was full of filth and sin, and she had no face to face her parents, but unfortunately she failed to find her brother, but it was a lifelong regret.
After revealing this matter, Jingzhen committed suicide by biting her tongue in the Kaifeng Mansion prison, but she had a helpless and troubled life.
The Kaifeng government sent people to search for the cause, but in the end it was fruitless. It turned out that the cause was caught by Zhao Xian and wasted his skills, and he was locked up somewhere.
"Master, because you're too cunning and don't eat hard and soft, you can't ask about that list anyway, will there be no such list in the first place?" Zhao Yan guessed.
"There will definitely be, with the skill of the cause and her schemes, she should be the leader of the Western Xia in Bianliang, this roster must be hidden by her, but we have not found it yet." Zhao Xian frowned and thought deeply. "If you had this roster, where would you hide it?"
"If you are a subordinate, it is impossible to carry it with you, but you must put it in a place where you can see it, but it is not easy to be noticed." Zhao Yan replied.
"Bedroom!" Zhao Xian blurted out, "In the bedroom, where is the easiest place to hide a roster?" It's none other than the bookshelf. ”
"Bookshelves, but there are thousands of volumes on the shelves, how can I find them?" Zhao Yan was a little dizzy when he thought of the books that lined up the entire wall.
"Since it's a roster, there must be a lot of names on it, what kind of book will have a lot of names?" Zhao Xian pondered hard.
"In a medical book, if the name of a person is hidden in the name of the medicine according to a certain law, even if others get the book, they will not be able to find out that it is a list." A male voice interjected, and then Li Yi walked in, and he asked, "Zhao Yan, can there be books with the names of medicines in the thousands of volumes?" ”
"Yes, yes! Zhao Yan, do you have a medical book? Zhao Xian asked happily.
"Back to the master, there are indeed medical books, and at that time, my subordinates still felt that this was because they were really well-read, but there was a lot of information in it. The subordinate went to find the booklet that listed the names of the medicines. After Zhao Yan finished speaking, he walked out.
"Senior brother is really smart, little sister admires and admires!" Zhao Xian raised her thumb with a hippie smile, and only in the face of Li Yi did she feel that she could show her nature without any scruples.
"You don't talk to me about it, after this period of time, you need to practice your own skills well, and you can't be opportunistic anymore! In the future, if you encounter such a dangerous situation as yesterday, how can you escape with light skills? Li Yi seriously warned Zhao Xian that he couldn't imagine how worried he would be if his junior sister was injured or had any problems.
Zhao Xian stuck out her tongue and agreed in a low voice.
An hour later, Zhao Yan returned, and she handed over two booklets to Zhao Xian, one was a medicine booklet with the name of the medicine, and the other was a hand-drawn Bianliang atlas.
"Master, this medicine book may be the Xixia Catalogue; This other copy is a Bianliang atlas accidentally discovered by his subordinates, which records in detail that Bianliang City is four zhang high and the city foundation is five zhang and nine feet wide. The enemy towers outside the city walls, the female walls above the city walls, and the horse-faced war tents that meet each other are marked one by one; Within the city wall, a fortified city treasury is placed every two hundred paces, and the defensive weapons are stored inside, and the sharp blades are arranged horizontally, and the hooks and spears are also marked; The moat around the city wall is 50 steps wide and 5 feet deep. Zhao Yan said.
Zhao Xian took the Bianliang atlas and looked at it for a long time, and Fang was surprised, "This is really worthy of being the leader of the detailed work, this atlas is so detailed, I don't know how much effort it took her and how much manpower it took to complete it." It seems that she supported the nuns in the 'Xiangyin Nunnery' to seduce men, not just to fornicate the temple, but also to obtain the information she needed. ”
"If it weren't for the abduction of those women and the violent death of Sun Zicong, we wouldn't have been able to find out this 'Xiangyin Nunnery', so, I don't know how many secrets we have to spy on our Great Song Dynasty. It seems that the Western Xia is really eyeing the Great Song Dynasty, and if Li Yuanhao is the king of the Western Xia, it will be even more difficult to deal with. "The internal worries have not been eliminated, and the external troubles are faint, which makes Zhao Xian quite worried about the officials.
"You should also take this detailed list of the names of the medicines to my senior brother, and ask him to help analyze the medicines." Zhao Xian commanded.
"Master, my subordinates still don't understand, what is the intention of asking the 'hidden gang' to kidnap those women because of the money?" Zhao Yan asked.
"When those beautiful women were trapped underground, Li Yin had been training their response and etiquette, could it be that Li Yuanhao was the master of Yin, who did Li Yuanhao need to send these women to? Why are they all Jiangnan women? Is it to dedicate to the lustful Li Deming? Or use these women to win over the Minister of the Interior? Zhao Xian guessed.
In the Xiyi Pavilion of the Xixia Embassy, Li Yuanhao also learned about the 'Xiangyin Nunnery', and his subordinates had reported that they were missing, thinking of the detailed roster in his hand, as well as the unfinished Bianliang atlas, Li Yuanhao was a little irritable.
Those women who wanted to dedicate themselves to their father were also rescued by the Kaifeng Mansion, Li Yuanhao couldn't help but secretly blame this for being careless, and the only way to find the cause for today's plan is to step up.