Chapter 136: The Secret of Fire Oil
"You read that right?" Wei Lan looked at her, his face sinking like water.
Guo Jia nodded firmly: "It won't be wrong." ”
Wei Lan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he fell into a long contemplation......
Seeing that he didn't speak, Guo Jia said to himself: "It will definitely not be a coincidence that he appeared there, what will he do with a little person like Lu Zhiqiu?" Come to think of it, in the entire Lu Mansion, the one that is most likely to be involved in this matter should be that ...... That's right! It's the oil buried in the ground......"
Wei Lan nodded and agreed: "Yes, it must be so." ”
Guo Jia knew that Wei Lan was a person who understood everything at all, so he asked him, "What do you want to do?" ”
Wei Lan replied: "I asked the people below to go and explore tonight, and they will not return empty-handed." ”
Guo Jia reminded: "I'm just afraid it's too late to ......"
"It's okay," Wei Lan soothed, "With me here, you should rest assured!" ”
Guo Jia saw that he was so sure and knew that he was capable, so he told him in detail about the situation in the Lu Mansion.
After the two talked for a while, Guo Jia glanced at the sky outside and said, "I have to go back." ”
"Watch out on the road, I'll call someone to send you!" Wei Lan looked at Guo Jia with a soft expression on his face. Guo Jia smiled slightly and turned to leave.
After seeing Guo Jia leave, Wei Lan hid the smile on his face and loudly ordered the people around him: "Qi Feng, come here!" ”
A man who looked like a subordinate walked over: "The subordinate is here!" ”
Qi Feng is Wei Lan's favored deputy general, he is brave and reliable, Wei Lan intends to temper him well.
"Did you hear that? Explore tonight! Wei Lan's speech was as cold as ice, not at all like what he was just now.
"Yes!" Qi Feng clenched his hands into fists. After the salute, he disappeared in a blink of an eye......
Wei Lan was naturally not unprepared. As early as the last time Guo Jia told him that he had discovered the oil of fire, Wei Lan secretly started to investigate, but the clues he got were quite limited.
Wei Lan originally thought that after the batch of fire oil was inadvertently burned by Guo Jia and the others, Lu Zhiqiu's role would be gone, so he put the focus of the investigation on Lu Zhiqiu's body, who knows. Now it seems. I'm just afraid that there is something greasy in this......
After the third watch that night, Qi Feng rushed back from outside, still wearing a night coat.
"Lord Lord. The subordinates went to Lu Mansion and saw Lu Zhiqiu's suspicious behavior. After dinner, he drove to another house in the city, which had been dilapidated for a long time and seemed to have been uninhabited for a long time. He called back those around him. A man walked in and came out two hours later. Subordinates take a closer look. Seeing that although he was still dressed dignifiedly, there were still traces of wrinkles, and he thought that he had gone to some messy place, and he had carefully sorted it out when he came out. Wait until he's gone. The subordinates waited for a while, and sure enough, another craftsman-like person came out from inside, and it seemed that he had ...... on his body It smells bad and fishy! His subordinates were very vigilant when they saw him. and did not go any further. ”
"Where is the house?"
"In the east of the city. Subordinates remember the directions. Soon after the craftsman came out, his subordinates were about to leave. But I saw another craftsman in the same dress come out of it, and this person walked in a different direction. I waited for a long time, and saw that there were eight craftsmen coming out, going in different directions. The subordinates were curious, and after confirming that there was no one inside, they had the courage to climb over the wall and enter, don't worry, what do you think this is? ”
With that, Qi Feng carefully took out a sealed bamboo tube from his arms. He unplugged the bamboo tube, and a pungent smell came to his nose. Wei Lan looked at it by the light for a while, and when he saw that it was slimy, he frowned and asked, "Fire oil?" ”
Qi Feng nodded: "Yes, this thing is fire oil." The subordinates knew that there must be an ulterior secret in the house, so they went directly to the innermost part of the house. In the middle of the room lay many empty sealed boxes; There is a small statue of Maitreya Buddha on the incense table. The subordinate twisted, and a secret door opened in front of him! I walked towards the secret door, and the more I went, the pungent smell became stronger and stronger, and the fire in my hand burned more and more. The subordinates did not dare to go deeper, so they stood there and watched, only to see a lot of unusual liquid seeping down the stone wall, and then converging into a small ravine and flowing down the bottom. In addition, traces of heavy objects being dragged through are faintly visible on the ground. At this time, the fire broke out, and the subordinates returned the same way, and immediately rushed back to see you coming without stopping. ”
Wei Lan asked Qi Feng rhetorically: "From what you see, what is Lu Zhiqiu going to do?" ”
Qi Feng understood Wei Lan's temper, so he explained what he was thinking and said: "My subordinates are thinking, Lu Zhiqiu should be collecting that oil, but the amount of oil is very small, and I don't know what it will be for." ”
Wei Lan shook his head: "What you see is less, but what if you go deeper?" How many reserves are in it, have you thought about it? ”
Qi Feng grinned: "I'm afraid the prince is too worried, this fire oil will ignite when it encounters fire, and if you go deeper, you can't light a fire." If you can't light the fire, then how can you get in? ”
Wei Lan chuckled: "You think things too simply!" If there is no fire, can't it be replaced by something else? It's the height of summer, and I ask you, what's the most out there? ”
Qi Feng thought for a while, and suddenly slapped his head: "Yes!" Firefly! Grab a bag of fireflies and use tulle to light the cage, which is not much worse than a candle flame. It is not a problem for one person to go to the innermost point and then write down the terrain and draw a drawing! ”
"It's not too stupid. You say, "What use do they want this oil?" ”
Qi Feng analyzed seriously: "I see that this fire oil is flammable, if the two armies fight, apply a layer of arrows as a rocket, I am afraid that it will be like a divine help, so that the enemy will not attack itself!" But how could this Lu Zhiqiu, a young rich kid with no prospects, think of such a long-term idea? ”
Wei Lan looked at Qi Feng with an unteachable expression on his face! He asked, "Who is Lu Zhiqiu?" ”
Qi Feng's face changed after he mentioned it, and he said: "He is General Lu's nephew, and the person behind him is General Lu!" It must have been General Lu who discovered this secret and wanted to transport the oil out...... But it doesn't make sense! With his identity, if he wanted to serve the country, he shouldn't have been so sneaky, right...... Yes! Could it be ......"
Seeing that he finally understood, Wei Lan shouted in a low voice: "Shut up!" Swallow the words back, go down and keep staring! ”
"Yes!" Qi Feng's face finally became grim......
It has always been the consistent pattern for princesses to recruit relatives - today's competition, tomorrow's martial arts, and it will soon be over. Since the princes are all nobles, they are afraid of being unlucky, so this martial arts section can be done by their subordinates.
This time, however, it was different. There is also a topic for this recruitment, which will be announced by the seventh princess in public at that time. (To be continued.) )