"Meng De, wait a minute, be careful of deception!" Liu Bei exclaimed urgently.

"Hmm!" Cao Cao drew his sword and entered sideways.

"Protect the councillor." Yang Feng also drew his sword in his hand. When the surrounding knights heard this, they jumped into the stream one after another. Gather around Cao Cao.

Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao also took the sword in his hand, and Liu Bei broke off with the two righteous brothers.

The thief hole is deep and long. Darkness and no light. The Ranger leading the way picks up a torch discarded by the grave robbers and lights it with flint. The crowd waded in. Suddenly, I heard a clear shout from the front: "Stop! ”

"Can you see that, Mende?" Yuan Shao, who was in the middle of the queue, asked in a low voice.

"There is a cliff in front of me. Overhead is overhung with rocks, and there seems to be a golden platform under your feet. But in the lower place, faintly visible. Cao Cao spoke quickly.

"Wait for me." Yuan Shao also picked up a torch and lit it casually by Yuan Shu. However, the torches in the cave were only scattered sporadically. The light of the fire was faint and unusable.

"Fetch a torch." As soon as Yang Feng's words fell, several rangers turned around and came out of the cave.

Liu Bei stretched out his hand to prop up to the top of the cave. The soil layer is dry and should not collapse for a while. This is a relief. Facing the entrance, wait patiently and don't mention it.

"When will the torches arrive?" Cao Cao couldn't seem to wait.

"It's about five miles from the camp. It takes a stick of incense to go back and forth. Yang Feng replied.

"Can't wait. Give it to me first. ”

"Good!" Yuan Shao then handed the torch in his hand to Yang Feng in front of him. Everyone took over the baton and passed it to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao held the fire in his hand and shook it back and forth several times. He reached out and threw the torch at the low golden platform.

Fear! The torch fell to the ground. A sporadic cluster of fire was scattered.

The Golden Terrace is not high, nor is it far.

"Wait for me!" Saying that, Cao Cao jumped and landed steadily on the stage. Pick up the torches and make sure the stone platform beneath your feet. Make a circle and light the brazier with four corners.

The hole is bright.

The appearance of the entire underground cave comes into view.

The top of the mountain is rocky, and the surrounding bricks are built into walls. The platform is located in the middle and is surrounded by green water on all sides. The shape of the whole cave is very similar to the round kiln that Liu Bei used to burn the three-legged Qingbo when he was young. It is a regular dome structure.

However, there is only a secret room, and there is no gold.

The platform is about two feet high from the thief hole. At such a height, jumping is enough.

Wait for Liu Bei and the three of them to finally jump off. Cao Cao, who went down first, had already discovered the clues: "This platform is where Liang Ji piled up a mountain of gold. ”

Yang Feng scraped a pinch of gold dust from under his feet: "It's a pity that he was taken first." ”

Yuan Shao also wiped the gold dust from his fingertips and sighed: "It's a pity that I can't see Liang Ji Jinshan with my own eyes." ”

"How do thieves leave?" After looking around, Liu Bei asked.

"Xuande and look." Cao Cao knelt on one knee and pointed across the brick wall.

Liu Bei took advantage of the situation. Sure enough, there was an arched sewer culvert. The distance between the water surface of the culvert and the dome is just enough to accommodate a flat boat.

"I'll go." There was a ranger who wanted to go into the water to explore.

Cao Cao shook his head: "The culvert connects the inside and outside, and there must be a mechanism in the water." ”

"If you wait for the boat to be moved, I am afraid that the thieves will be far away. No trace can be found. Yang Feng said again.

"Is there any dye in the camp?" Liu Bei asked suddenly.

"Yes. It was purchased for bleaching and dyeing the bow flag. Yang Feng replied.

"Take them all." Cao Cao also understood.

Yang was ordered to fetch the dye and give it to Cao Cao to sprinkle evenly in the water.

See a long ribbon of color, flowing down the water into the culvert. Without the orders of everyone, Yang Feng sent all the rangers in the garden. Horses circulate the perimeter of the garden, keeping an eye out for the waterways leading to the garden.

Sprinkle a large packet of dye into the water. Cao Cao shook his head and chuckled.

"Enter the treasure mountain and return empty. Why did Mende laugh? Yuan Shao asked.

"When I heard Liang Ji Jinshan, I couldn't help but remember all the things about the young man. On a whim, Meng Lang lost his manners, which made everyone laugh. Cao Cao shook his head.

"It doesn't matter." Liu Bei smiled: "Everyone has curiosity. How can we avoid vulgarity? ”

Cao Cao sighed: "Back then, Cao talked with his close friends all night. What is said are all anecdotes from wild history and anecdotes from the previous dynasties. Liang Ji Jinshan is among them. If people are separated today, it is embarrassing. ”

"But the strong marquis of 濦 (yīn)?" Yuan Shao knew Cao Cao very well.

"Yes, yes." Cao Cao cheered up, and then said: "I expect that the ranger will have something to gain, and go and take a look." ”

The meandering river water in the garden flows down along the robbery hole and flows into the dark pool. A waterfall was formed above the heads of the people. It's easy to jump down, but it's hard to climb again.

Fortunately, Shi Jian led the embroidery guards to arrive when they heard the news. Cast the claws. The people climbed the rope and returned the way they came.

They each cleaned up their moods and didn't mention it when they returned to the camp for barbecue.

Soon. Then there is a ranger Pegasus to report. Said, the water came out of the dark cave in Yique Mountain, merged into Yishui, and disappeared. Xu Huang and others have rented a fisherman's boat and entered the cave retrograde to look for clues.

Yique Mountain is located in the southwest of Luoyang City, where two mountains are sandwiched, and the shape is like a gate. Yishui flowed through it like a long dragon passing through the door. Later generations also called 'Dragon Gate'. The Longmen Grottoes have not yet been built. At this time, the pines and cypresses are verdant and inaccessible. It is suitable for the culvert exit.

Silent to each other, silently finished eating the barbecue. Saw. Yang Feng, who left the table first and went out to answer, strode with a leather bag in his hand and a happy face.

"The thief is still a hundred secrets." As he spoke, he took off his boots and entered the table, and threw his leather bag on a few.

The finest deerskin pouches, beautifully made. Cao Cao untied his belt, and suddenly the golden light shone.

A bag full of gold dust!

Yuan Shao took it in his hand and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "It's about twenty catties." ”

"What is the price?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.

"Gold dust is several times more than gold cake. Twenty pounds is worth a million dollars. "Yuan Shumen Qing.

Recalling the size of the golden platform in the cave, everyone was astonished. The gold mountain was moved away by thieves, not to mention billions!

"No wonder Liang Ji sold all the gold objects into gold dust." Liu Bei understood. Compared with the antique artifacts with high prices in later generations, gold dust is now more expensive and easier to sell. Wealthy nobles like to decorate their courtyards with gold dust. Gold powder is also a precious pill, and a small amount of gold powder can be directly used in medicine. The price is several times higher than that of real gold.

"Where did I get this bag?"

And he sank into the underground culvert. Xu Huang and others entered by boat, and the boat was lucky enough to hit the bag. noticed something strange underwater, and was fished out by Xu Huang. ”

"It must be the thief who gets carried away with joy, makes mistakes in his busyness, and even falls into the water. Or it is not known whether it is light or heavy, it is too much accumulation, or even slipping into the water. Yuan Shao said with a smile.

Cao Cao set his eyes on the waterproof leather bag: "This thing is very exquisite. And sewn from deerskin. Just imagine, it takes so much to empty a mountain of gold! The thief is just making a bag, which is a lot of money. Someone in Luoyang must be able to recognize the origin of this bag. ”

"Reasonable." Yuan Shao nodded happily: "With such a golden mountain, it is not easy to evacuate, and it is even more difficult to make a move." It is expected that if a large amount of gold dust suddenly appears on the market, it must be a thief! ”

"There are four cities in Luoyang, where to start?" Yuan Shu peeked at Liu Bei. In other words, he didn't dare to list Liu Bei's Jinshui City among them.

"It should be Luoyang Gold City!" Cao Cao made a loud noise.