Prince Yi is the son of the Qing Dynasty emperor Guangxu his imperial uncle, this house was given to him by Guangxu to thank the imperial uncle for supporting the change, this Prince Yi reigned for about 20 years, did not become popular, but also peaceful, did not experience any disasters, is a rare person in the Qing Dynasty royal family who died well.

After his death, this house should be inherited by his son according to the custom of the Qing Dynasty, but unfortunately he caught up with the Eight-Nation Alliance before he had time to enjoy it for a few years, and fled to Rehe Province in a hurry, and never came back again.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this house was originally used as the home of the famous general Xu San, but he had no descendants, and was idle after being killed by the gang of three, although he experienced a fire in the middle, he was also stolen, and some valuable things had long been looted, but the house was always in the hands of the Zhengfu, and later after the reform and opening up, he was put into the hands of a certain prince, and in the past two years, he was short of money and sold to this Chinese-American, which is the origin of this courtyard.

Of course, Wang Chao doesn't know its origin very well, but since he found that there is a basement, he will come and take a look, otherwise once it is known by the family or the government, no matter what is in the basement, it will definitely be suspended for maintenance, not to mention the delay in the construction period, in case there is anything inside, it will be confiscated.

With this kind of "careful eye", Wang Chao came here.

After discovering the basement, Chen Jingxuan asked the workers to temporarily take a break from work, and he is currently the only one guarding it.

Knowing that Wang Chao is engaged in antique collection, and he has also helped his family so much, and he is also his own boss, he must be the first to notify him if he discovers this kind of secret.

"Mr. Wang, I didn't go into the basement, but I feel that it is quite empty inside, and the place is not small, do you want to find someone to accompany you?"

"No, I'll take a look first, as long as there are no mechanisms or anything like that, there shouldn't be any danger. Besides, the basement is in the main house of the head into the courtyard, this kind of place has never been the place where the owner of the family lives, and theoretically there should be nothing valuable, let alone any danger. ”

"Yes, by the way, I found two strong flashlights, you hold them. Do you want me to come with you? "This is also where Lao Chen is calm, he didn't rashly say that he would go down with him, in case he found any treasure or something, give it to himself or not?

"I'll go down and take a look first, and if it's not dangerous, I'll call you," Wang Chao said and walked to the basement opening.

This floor is under a large wooden arhat bed in the bedroom, exactly like the surroundings. The appearance looks strange and simple and heavy, if it weren't for the occasional worker, because of the decoration, a hammer smashed on the ground to make a "bang" sound, even if you stomp your feet can't hear it, it's really a coincidence.

Wang Chao first clasped the brick with his fingers and lifted it gently, and the floor did not move at all, and then the dantian was lucky, and the internal strength rose sharply and poured it into both arms. The two arms were in the two hands, and the two hands were gathered in a few fingers, and with a strong wrestle, I saw the floor rise silently. Wang Chao was busy and tilted his head first.

Mainly to prevent the damp gas from below gushing into his nose, but it was quiet below, and there was no movement, so he turned on the flashlight and shone it downward.

I saw a black hole down there. There is a slip of stairs below, and the ground is not deep, that is, more than two meters. It is almost the same as the height of an ordinary building, he took out a working hammer from his side and threw it below, just heard the sound of "bang", there was no response for a long time, it seems that there should be no mechanism or something.

He asked Chen Jingxuan to wait on it, and he slowly walked down the steps. Feet on the ground feel very dry, to the surrounding light, see the ground and the ground as if, the area is not large, it is the size of a house, the steps are facing a table in front, there is a bed next to it, two chairs, the layout is very simple, there is a row of shelves against the wall, there are some bottles and jars scattered on it, it seems that it should be some porcelain and the like, there are also some scrolls, it is estimated that some calligraphy and paintings.

There was a door on the wall next to the bed, and there was a ring on the door, and there was nothing else, Wang Chao checked it carefully, and found that there was no mechanism except for the door, so he asked Chen Jingxuan to come down.

After Lao Chen came down, he looked around, and found that there was a horseshoe lamp in the recessed place of the wall, covered with a layer of dust, and there was a thick layer of pictures on the bed, table, chair and shelf, and the footprints of the two of them on the ground were very clear, and it seemed that the dust was also very thick.

"Mr. Wang, this seems to be a basement, but where does that door lead?"

"I don't know, let's open it and take a look" Wang Chao handed the flashlight to Chen Jingxuan, walked to the door, looked carefully, and found that there was a lot of dust on the door and the ring, and he left a very clear handprint with a light touch of his hand.

Sure enough, I don't know how long it hasn't been opened.

Gently pushed the door, but did not move; Then he grabbed the collar and pulled it gently, but there was no movement; Pushing separately on both sides of the door, it was still the same, not only frowning.

I wanted to try harder, but I didn't move; Then I held my breath and looked at the door, and found that on the other side of the door was a long road, and there was a deadbolt behind the door, which was said to be a bolt, but it was much wider and thicker than the ordinary one, and it seemed that the door was opened from the inside, and the outer door was difficult to open.

"Lao Chen, you go find a thin iron rod, I guess there is a door bolt inside, I can try to move it."

"Okay" Lao Chen handed the flashlight to Wang Chao and turned around.

It didn't take long to bring back a few iron rods of different lengths.

Wang Chao first picked the thickness of chopsticks, and then tried it, but the crack in the door was very small and could not be inserted; Then I changed to an iron rod that was about the same thin as an ordinary welding rod, and this time I tried it, and I was able to insert it.

Let Lao Chen shine carefully with a flashlight, insert the bolt along the crack of the door, dial it little by little, first dial it to the left, and do not move; Then I flicked to the right again, and it moved.

After dialing about 30 centimeters, I listened to the "quack" image of the door bolt, and when I looked through, I found that the door bolt came out of the groove on the left and lost its effect.

Putting down the iron rod and then retreating hard, the door only shook, but it did not open.

Wang Chao thought about it, and suddenly there was a knock on the door of the old house in his hometown.

In the northern Huanghuaihai region, the traditional wooden door has a door bolt, but in addition to the door bolt, generally in the two doors facing the middle of the top there is a top-down "Tianguaner", this and the door bolt has a similar effect, when it falls down, the door can be pinned from the inside, but most of this "Tianguaner" has a thin rope in the outer door, which is convenient for people outside to pull, and can be opened from the outside.

This kind of "heavenly tube" is used during the day; The deadbolt is used before going to bed at night, each performing its own duties and not interfering with each other. But the right interacts with each other and influences each other, and is traditionally a model of the combination of architecture and Feng Shui.

Legend "Tianguaner" is to hide the wind and avoid filth, and the door bolt is to manage the wealth, "Tianguaner" belongs to the yang, is the dry in the gossip, the door bolt belongs to the yin, for the Kun in the gossip, so that the Qiankun wants to be together, that is, the ideal building system.

Come to think of it. Wang Chao touched the surroundings of the door, and sure enough, in the gap between the door and the wall on the left side of the door, there was a thin black line, if it was not for touching, it would be difficult to find it by eyes alone.

He pulled out the thread and looked at it, and it turned out to be made of rare deer tendons, which should have been oiled. It is smooth to the touch, very resilient, and able to survive a hundred years without rotting.

After pulling it out, I gently tugged on it, and I heard a "click" on the door. The "Tianguan'er" on it was pulled up, and then gently pushed with his hand, and with a "squeak", it parted to both sides.

"Be careful," Lao Chen shouted beside him.

As a result of the perspective seen in advance. knew that there was nothing in the back door, so Wang Chao didn't hide, and the door opened. There is a black road inside, and I don't know where it stretches in front, but if you look at that direction, it should be to the north, that is, to the second courtyard.

There is a layer of water droplets hanging on the walls on both sides of the road, and the ground is wet, but there is a shallow ditch about two inches deep on each side of the road, which is presumably used to cross the water, and it also stretches forward with the road.

"Mr. Wang, let's go over and have a look?"

"Let's take a look" said and stepped across the door, but when he was in the door and outside the door, he heard the sound of "click", and a black hole was revealed on the ground in the door.

It seems that this hole is to prevent someone from opening the door from the outside to enter, although the hole is not deep below, but with a hand to shine, there is a reflection, take a closer look, it turns out that there are more than a dozen sharp knives stuck upside down on the ground, if someone accidentally drops down, but it will be pierced by the knife, think about it and feel afraid, but also awe of the ancients this kind of mechanism.

Organs, not always by the power of machinery, but many times when you think the future is flat, suddenly appeared, the ancients this kind of mechanism to figure out the activities of people's hearts is really terrible.

Fortunately, the hole is not too wide, only more than one meter, Wang Chao asked Lao Chen to go up and move down a few wooden planks to pad on the entrance of the cave, and the two of them walked over steadily, and sure enough, there were no other mechanisms inside.

Walked straight along the Yonglu for about 30 meters, about to the front of the main house in the second courtyard, the Yonglu is divided into two, and there is one on the left and right.

The two discussed that they did not separate, and went to the left side together. The road went less than 5 meters, and I saw another door in front of me, and the shadow on the door was carved with patterns, but I couldn't see it clearly, it was covered by a layer of dust, and there was only an outline, as if it was a painting of some kind of animal or something.

The door was not closed, it was half-hidden, and the two of them gently flicked the iron rod in their hands, the door opened wide, and they pestled the ground in the inner room of the door, and found that it was true, so they were relieved.

Step in, find that this is another room, but the room is very large, divided into two pieces, inside and outside, there is also a bed outside, but the bed is much more beautiful than the first one, there are bars on both sides, one side has a back, it seems to be an Arhat bed, covered with a layer of brocade, Wang Chao touched it lightly with an iron rod, and found that the brocade is still the same, it seems that it should be made of fine silk.

There is a foot pedal in front of the bed, there is a table on one side, on which there are the four treasures of the study, the picture bottle of illustrations, there is a brush that is thrown on the table and not inserted into the pen holder, there is a piece of rice paper on the table, it seems that there is handwriting on it, but it is a pity that the time is too long, coupled with the dampness of the ground, the paper will rot when you touch it lightly.

There is also a chair on each side, a very quaint high-backed chair, but it is also covered with thick cushions, and it is not broken when picked up with an iron rod, and it seems that it is also made of good silk and cotton.

Look at the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls around me, but unfortunately it fell off when I touched it with my hand, and the paper had rotted, not only did I feel a sense of regret.

There was nothing on the surrounding walls, but Wang Chao took a closer look at the bed and found that there were several small wooden boxes lined up under the bed. ”。

Wang Chao rubbed his eyes and looked again, sure enough, there were piles full of jewelry, but he immediately came back to his senses, looked around casually, and saw that there was nothing else, and then took the lead and walked outside, and Lao Chen followed.

There is nothing outside, it looks a little empty, there is a slip of steps on the left, it seems that it doesn't know where it leads to the top, Wang Chao walked over and pushed it with his hand, but he didn't push it, so he came down again.

"Lao Chen, let's go to another road to see, I don't know where it leads here, I can't push it" Wang Chao didn't tell Lao Chen about the discovery of the wooden box under the bed, the fewer people who know the secret, the more they can keep it, and there are jewels inside, and the wealth is moving, so don't test your mind and Lao Chen's loyalty.

"Okay, let's go to the other side and have a look" Lao Chen didn't say anything, nodded in agreement.

The two of them followed the same path as they had gone to the fork in the road, and went down another road, about the same distance as the one next to them, and a door appeared in front of them, but this one was closed.

The two of them didn't rush over, Wang Chao looked through the past, first looked at the front of the door and both sides, and sure enough, there was a deep pit at the bottom of the door, if he walked over rashly, it was very likely to fall, Wang Chao was secretly happy.

Then I looked through the door, and saw that the door was inserted from the inside, and there was no ring on the door, but there were some patterns carved, but unfortunately the light was too dark to see clearly.

Wang Chao approached and gently slammed the iron rod on the ground, and heard a "click", the bottom plate on the ground cracked, revealing a black hole underneath, and a hole was revealed in the walls on both sides.

"Not good" Wang Chao hurriedly leaned down, and felt a gust of cold wind blowing on his back, shooting on the walls on both sides, making a series of "bang bang" sounds, and carefully stood up and shone with his hand, it turned out to be several rows of crossbow arrows, and the arrows had been deeply rooted into the walls on both sides, which showed the fierceness of this mechanism.

The two of them retreated, moved the wooden plank laid on the ground of the first door and spread it on the hole, Wang Chao asked Lao Chen to step back, and he stood on the plank and still used the first method to open the door twice.

Seeing that there are still two rooms here, the vague arrangement is more luxurious than the one on the left, there is also a large Arhat bed, two chairs and a table, but there are two rows of shelves standing around, and the shelves are full of dazzling bottles and jars of porcelain, Wang Chao inadvertently looked through the bed and found that there were several boxes under the bed, and the boxes were also full of jewelry.

In addition to the two rows of shelves in the other room, there was a door on one side of the wall, but the door was not hidden, the hole was open, and a road stretched forward.

Wang Chao and the two of them felt that they had walked a long way along the road, and then came to a room, stopped and looked around, and saw that the four walls here were smooth, as if they were made of stones.

Suddenly, they heard bursts of human voices, and the two glanced at each other, and their faces not only showed a creepy expression. (To be continued......)