Gongzi Jia looked around on the wall of Gaocheng City.

His back was straight, and his eyes were blazing in the direction of the battlefield. But in reality, nothing can be seen from here, only the sand and dust raised from the direction of the battlefield, staining the horizon with a smoky yellow.

Childe Ka's mind is wandering. He was a little depressed because the envoy had not yet left, so he had to stay in the city to accompany him. Can't experience the battlefield in person, Gongzi Jia is full of regrets.

I don't know what Lin Yu is busy with these days. Gongzijia wanted to meet them, but he couldn't see anyone.

At the time of the last fat battle, Gongzi Jia was deeply impressed. The ability of these younger brothers and younger sisters turned that battle into a classic battle of Zhao State. Of course, the command of General Li Mu is also the key.

But this time, for some reason, the younger brothers and little sisters squeaked and whined, refusing to tell the truth, that is, they were unwilling to meddle in the war. If it weren't for their support for the war, Gongzijia believed that General Li Mu would have fought very hard.

Childe Jia stood at the head of the city for a while, and the smoke and dust in the distance only tended to get bigger and bigger. It seems that the battle is very fierce, but it is too far from here, and the relevant details can only wait for the Tanma to report back.

Gongzi Jia turned around and walked towards the General's Mansion, but he didn't expect to get a report halfway through, saying that the eunuch Tang Mei had visited the General's Mansion.

Tang Mei sat alone on the couch of Gongzi Jiazhengtang, his figure a little depressed.

He looked out the window, it was an early spring afternoon, and the sun was abundant. Thinking that not far away, countless people were fighting, Tang Mei thought, maybe if Zhao's army collapsed for thousands of miles, the Gaocheng where he was located would also be in danger.

When he heard a sound, he immediately shuddered, and looked around. Collapsed deep in the room, near the wall. Sitting here, it's a bit shady.

In particular, there was a clean skull on the desk. The skull no longer looked like the skeleton of an ordinary dead man, but like a shiny jade carving, very vivid.

It's just that Tang Mei always felt that the skull seemed to be looking at him fixedly. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and suppressed the panic in his heart. To be honest, he really couldn't understand, what are these high-ranking people thinking now?

On the left hand of the desk is a wooden box carved with a large phoenix bird. What is in it, Tang Mei really doesn't know.

This was handed over to him by Guo Kai and Guo Xiangye and brought to Gongzijia. But another person also gave him something else. It was the small bottle that was clutched tightly in the palm of his hand at the moment. The vial has an elongated neck.

Tang Mei held it up and looked at it again. It was almost the fiftieth time he had seen it.

He finally took a deep breath and pulled the tiny red cork off the vial.

He nodded lightly at the teacup on the table. The man who gave him it said he wouldn't have to go back if he hadn't done it this time.

Tang Mei felt a little sad in his heart. He watched Gongzijia, from a little doll loved by 10,000 people, to a child who is not loved by his father and mother, and has grown into a young boy who is in the wind in Yushu today.

Although Gongzijia did not become King Zhao, in Tang Mei's heart, he has always been a beautiful person like the moon.

If it weren't for the person who gave him this, he finally swore that the contents of this vial would not kill Gongzi Jia, and he would never dare to do it.

killed the dignified prince of Zhao Guo, and now he is still the chief treasurer, so he Tang Mei will only end up with blood splashing on the spot.

What's more, if he really wants to hurt Gongzi Jia, how can he see the first king again when he goes underground? How could he be worthy of the kindness of the previous king for so many years?

Thinking of the first king, Tang Mei's eyes couldn't help but welled up with tears. "I may be really old," he thought, "and I don't understand what young people are thinking today; I don't know what I'm supposed to do. ”

He closed the vial and tucked it deep into his sleeve, wiping it with his cuff to wipe away the tears that had fallen across the wrinkles of his face and down to his cheeks.

Tang Mei was feeling sorry for himself, and he heard someone report that Gongzijia had returned. Tang Mei hurriedly got up and bent his waist so that he could only see the upper of his shoes.

Although he was also the deputy envoy of the envoy this time, but after many years of humility there, Tang Mei still bowed to his waist as always.

When Gongzi Jia was about to enter the courtyard, his steps froze, because the ghost senior brother Tan Da directly blocked him at the door.

Tan Da shook his thin bamboo pole-like figure, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Senior brother, don't go in yet." That old guy has a problem. ”

Since Bai Yunhe left, Tan Da has always called Gongzi Jia the senior brother, Lin Yu the second junior brother, and Long Xuanchen the third junior brother. It's just that when he came to Shao Yi, he only called him "junior brother". He really has a special meaning inside and out.

Gongzijia was very calm, and asked solemnly, "What's the problem?" Senior brother, please speak. ”

At this time, I heard in the room, the skull teacher Wang shouted in a long voice: "Anyway, this old guy, he put a drop in your cup I don't know what it is, but I suspect it's a poisonous poison." ”

Gongzijia was stunned, although Tan Da and Teacher Wang, the people around him couldn't hear or see, he still tried not to show anything unusual.

Gongzijia believed that what Tan Da and Teacher Wang said was definitely right, but he didn't understand, why did this old eunuch Tang Mei take such a big risk and chase him to Gaocheng to harm himself?

He reached out and patted Tan Da on the shoulder, and said, "Senior brother, don't worry, I'll go in and have a look." ”

With that, he walked inside. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Tang Meizao, who was bowing and saluting, standing aside.

Gongzi Jia also respectfully said: "Tang Neijian has worked hard. Hearing this, the deputy envoy and the marquis will return to the royal capital on the other day. I don't know if there are any other important things to do in Yingjia? ”

Tang Mei hurriedly explained to Gongzijia that he was mainly here to deliver the things that Guo Kaixiangye brought to Gongzijia, and there was nothing else to do.

Gongzijia walked a few steps, and when he saw the box on the desk, his eyes lit up. That's exactly what he once asked Guo Kai for. Because earlier, he learned that Lin Yu and they needed to find this bookcase.

In his own dormitory, there was another pair of bookscases, and the wooden box carved with the great phoenix bird contained half of the map. It seems that Guo Kai is still very attentive and has found the other half.

Gongzijia sat down and invited him three times, and Tang Mei sat on the opposite side of the desk in a restrained manner.

Gongzijia generously picked up the teapot and felt that the tea was still hot, presumably the people had already prepared it for Tang Mei. He refilled Tang Mei's cup with tea and poured another cup in front of him.

This incident made the skull teacher Wang next to him anxious. Teacher Wang said loudly: "Hey, I said Son, I said that this place is poisonous. ”

Childe Jia blew the tea, and when he borrowed the tea, he turned his face and smiled at the skull.

Teacher Wang sighed and said, "Anyway, you just need to be careful." Who do you want to show with a confident face? ”

Tang Mei kept staring at the teacup that Gongzi Jia was holding, and when he saw him tilt his face and smile, his heart suddenly tightened. It's a weird laugh. Did he find out?

Tang Mei was so nervous that he couldn't do it, and sweat oozed from his forehead. His hand holding the teacup also began to become unsteady, and the tea splashed on his fingers.

Gongzijia hurriedly put down the teacup, took out a silk handkerchief, and said to Tang Mei: "Tang Neijian be careful. Although the tea is not hot, it is not good if the tea stains get on the sleeves. As he spoke, he respectfully handed over the silk handkerchief.

Tang Mei took the silk handkerchief and quickly wiped his hands. His eyes were fixed on the teacup that Childe Jia had placed on the table.

Childe Jia pushed the cup to the side and said, "I'll drink it later." Now that the war is in full swing, it is better for Tang Neijian to go to the city with me to have a look. When he returned to the royal capital in this way, the king asked about the situation at the front, and the inner supervisor could also say that he had visited the city. ”

Tang Mei really couldn't refuse, so he had to quickly stand up, hunch his waist and say, "Listen to Gongzi's respect." ”

Gongzijia squinted at the skull on the table, and felt that Teacher Wang seemed to have understood what he meant, so he walked out.

This skull teacher Wang has been in Shushan for a long time, and he actually knows a lot about various drugs and poisons. As soon as Gongzijia went out, he and Tan Da began to study this cup of tea.

After a while, Mr. Skull Wang nodded slowly in the air, as if he already had an answer, and said: "'Beauty is stiff', this is a poison that kills people in three steps." ”

"I don't think that Tang Mei may know that this is poison." Tan Da said: "That old man can't be timid. If the senior brother fell to the ground and died after drinking three steps, then he would definitely not be able to get out of it. It is estimated that the old life will also be put into it. He wouldn't dare do it if he wanted to. ”

"I just don't know who tricked him into doing this." Teacher Wang said.

The two ghosts had been plotting in the house for a long time, and decided to go to Tang Mei's old fellow's room tonight to scare him, and try to find out who gave him this bottle of medicine.

Tang Mei slept untruthfully at night. After all, in this remote and ugly little place, in the midst of a big war, there is basically nothing to want. Tang Mei, who was used to being comfortable in the palace, really couldn't adapt to it.

When he was half asleep, he suddenly heard someone calling him. "Tang Mei, Tang Mei......" Tang Mei opened his eyes slightly, and then screamed. For he saw a white shadow floating in the room.

The shadow was holding a skull in his hand, as if it looked a bit like the one on Childe's case. But the skull seemed to be alive. In his deep eyes, there was a blue light, and it flashed and flashed, staring at Tang Mei.

After Tang Mei finished shouting, he was so frightened that he didn't even dare to breathe, let alone make a sound again.

A guard knocked on the door outside and asked, "Does the inner eunuch Tang have any orders?" ”

I saw a white ghost suddenly replied in Tang Mei's voice: "It's okay, stand down." ”

Tang Mei was even more scared. He shuddered and curled up on the bed, but he didn't dare to close his eyes, only staring at the white shadow.

The shadow floated over and leaned down, holding the skull in his hand to his face. Tang Mei had to close his eyes this time, because he really didn't dare to look directly at the flickering blue light hole.

He hissed in his throat and almost lost his breath. At this time, the skull spoke: "Tell me who gave you that little bottle in your hand." If you don't say it, we will take you away today and turn into a wisp of smoke. ”

Tang Mei began to lower his teeth, and the sound of "gurgling" made him feel terrified.

"Speak quickly!" The white ghost shadow said, "If you don't say it, we will follow you from today onwards." Haunted by ghosts. How long do you think you'll live? ”

Teacher Wang glared at Tan Da, of course, his kind of staring Tan Da couldn't understand. He flew up, leaned over to Tan Da's head and said to Tan Da, "We are talking differently. I said I'll take him now, how do you say you're pestering him? ”

Tan Da hurriedly changed his words: "Oh, yes, yes." If you don't say it, you will be killed right now. ”

"Let you immediately become like the two of us, and become a ghost!" Skull Wang added.

"Yes...... Yes, yes, yes. Tang Mei didn't dare not answer, but he couldn't even form a sentence when he opened his mouth. He swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva to suppress the "hissing" sound in his throat, and continued: "It was given by the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother Chang." ”

He said that...... That's, yes, it's an anesthetic drug, it's going to let you, it's going to make Childe faint. And then...... Then, they will send Gongzi back to the royal capital with us. Tang Mei still mustered up the courage to add.

"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother said that she was worried that the prince would go to the battlefield by himself and be injured during the battle, so she did this." After Tang Mei said this, he felt that he had fainted.

But he could feel it in his last moments as the ghost pulled out his cuff and took the vial from where he had placed it. Then the room was quiet, and there was no sound.

Tang Mei even felt that he was just having a nightmare. He slowed down for a long time before he could catch his breath and sit up to wonder if it was a nightmare. It was only when I touched the small bottle that it was gone, and I realized that what had just happened was true. But is the ghost real?

Gongzijia rummaged through his carry-on luggage at night, and finally found out the wooden box engraved with the big phoenix bird.

At the beginning, he knew that Lin Yu and the others were very interested in this thing. He thought that this must be a very precious thing, so when he left Jingming Palace, he took it with him.

The two boxes were put together, and sure enough, they were a pair. Except for one carved phoenix and one carved phoenix, the other wood and workmanship are exactly the same.

Opening the box are two maps drawn on thin sheepskin. There are very beautiful ancient seal characters on it, presumably Guo Kai collected these because of the preciousness of this ancient seal.

It's just that under the ancient seal, there is a map, and the two can just be put together.

Gongzi Jia carefully studied the seal characters by candlelight. These characters are somewhat similar to the Shang Dynasty script. After some research, I found that the first sentence of this paragraph of text was read by Gongzi Jia.

He recalled, yes, this text is a passage in "Yu Gong". "Guide the river, accumulate stones, as for the dragon gate", it tells that Dayu's governance of the Yellow River began with a mountain. And the mountain I said happened to be Jishi Mountain.

But the later text is more obscure and esoteric than in "Yu Gong", talking about several roads and caves on this mountain. As for the description of the situation in the cave, the handwriting is already blurred, or someone has deliberately rubbed it off.

Regarding the scriptures and classics, Gongzi Jia is very familiar. When he was in Handan Courtyard a while ago, he went to the famous library of Handan Courtyard to kill time when he was free.

It just so happened that he had discussed this "Yu Gong" with his master Cheng Yizi, and knew that in fact, the author of this book was just a contemporary Wei person, named Pei Jie, with the word Qianshan, and now Qin State is a petty official.

It is said that it took Pei Qianshan ten years to cross thousands of mountains and rivers to study the historical materials left by the Xia Shang in the previous dynasty, and compiled this "Yu Gong" according to the real geography of mountains and rivers. Therefore, I am afraid that only he can give the most detailed explanation of this written account.

Childe Kazai carefully studied the map. There is a symbol in the upper left corner of the new half sheet and the word "Xingyu" on the original half sheet, which he really hasn't seen and can't understand. Other than that, the rest of the place is nothing more than an ordinary map.

He silently put the two maps in the box, and thought, "When the second brother and they come back, let them study carefully." This thing must be very useful to them. ”

Childe Jia was quite relieved to think that he had finally found the other half of the map. At this moment, Tan Da and Teacher Wang floated in.

The two ghosts told Gongzijia about the situation just now, and then said, "This old guy doesn't know either, he doesn't know that this is poison." ”

Gongzijia took the small bottle and held it in his hand, and said in a low voice, "Why is it?" She was in such a hurry, would rather sacrifice Tang Mei than let me die quickly?