Twentieth of the twentieth month of the lunar

Xiao Rui got up by himself this morning, and didn't let the delicate maid go to great lengths to wake him up, why was he so diligent? Because today is the last morning of the year, you will be able to take a vacation tomorrow.

Step on the point to come to the noon gate, line up for the Golden Palace, and wait for the Xia Emperor to go to the court, which is the beginning of the early dynasty.

The old-fashioned one has something to do early, and there is nothing to retreat from, and after the six Shangshu reported a few simple problems, there was nothing important. It seems that I know that it is the end of the year, and I want to take it easy.

Emperor Xia also changed his previous seriousness and ordered people to eat in the court.

In the past, the morning food was a bowl of hot porridge and a stack of pickles, not delicious, only suitable for the stomach, but today it is extremely rich, dim sum and side dishes, and the hot porridge is not a simple white rice porridge, but a snow shell sea cucumber porridge.

Emperor Xia said with a smile: "This year has been hard for you Aiqing, and the prosperity of the Great Xia Kingdom is inseparable from your contributions." Tomorrow will officially begin to rest, and many Aiqing need to return to their hometowns and relatives, and pay attention to safety on the road. ”

"Prepare yourself." Emperor Xia turned his head to look at Hai Dafu.

Hai Dafu led the order, waved his hand, the forbidden army moved to the desk, it turned out to be the activity of His Majesty's book "Fu" to give the word, according to the tradition of Daxia, every year at the end of the last early dynasty, His Majesty will give the word blessing to the ministers, to express trust and blessing, the blessed person is grateful to Dai Ze, and the word Fu is pasted in the main hall of the mansion to show the emperor's grace.

Subsequently, Emperor Xia came to the dragon case, mainly silk, covered with dansha, personally wrote the case, Hai Dafu roll call, starting from the cabinet first assistant Li Mingyang, one by one bowed down to receive the gift, and looked up to the Son of Heaven imperial book, respectfully thanked.

As the prince, Xiao Rui naturally did not participate in His Majesty's reward to important ministers.

After the blessing, the early dynasty is over.

As the king of a country, Emperor Xia has only begun to be busy, and he has to close the pen on the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, and he has to deal with the squeezed movement as soon as possible, all in all, he can't be idle.

Xiao Rui wandered out of the palace.

As soon as he returned to the front of the house, he saw Jia Xu waiting in front of the door.

"Your Highness, Wei Zhongxian sent his righteous son here, and this person is in the secret room." Jia Xu said in a low voice.

Xiao Rui looked overjoyed and said, "Have you got a result of tracking Wei Dabao?" ”

Jia Xu nodded.

Xiao Rui immediately jumped out of the carriage and followed Jia Xu to the backyard secret room, where he met Wei Zhongxian's righteous son Tian Ergeng.

When he saw Xiao Rui, who was dressed in a three-clawed golden dragon suit, this Wei Zhongxian's righteous son was so frightened that he knelt and kowtowed.

"The villain Tian Ergeng, knock on His Royal Highness King Xian, His Royal Highness is a thousand years old!" The man prostrated himself on the ground and shouted respectfully.

Xiao Rui sat down and said, "You are Gonggong Wei's right-hand man, you don't need to make this big salute, get up and speak!" ”

"Yes!" Tian Ergeng stood up.

Xiao Rui can take a good look at this person.

is in his thirties and has an ordinary appearance, but at this age, Wei Zhongxian, who is in his forties, is considered a righteous son, and he is definitely not a good bird. Listening to Jia Xu, Wei Zhongxian has already received five righteous sons, and he is respected as "Wu Biao" by the people of Dongchang, and he is Wei Zhongxian's right-hand man.

According to this rhythm, when Wei Zhongxian sits in charge of the East Factory, he should be able to gather the "Five Tigers"!

Five tigers and five biao, history really has similarities.

After Xiao Rui looked at Tian Ergeng, he glanced at Jia Xu, and Jia Xu nodded.

Xiao Rui said: "Put Wei Zhongxian's matter aside for the time being, have you kept your task in mind?" ”

Tian Ergeng said respectfully: "The villain always remembers, don't dare to forget His Royal Highness's orders, Your Highness, please rest assured, the villain will inevitably gain Wei Zhongxian's trust, everything is based on his horse's head, when His Royal Highness does not use the villain, the villain is Wei Zhongxian's dog." ”

Jia Xu deliberately said: "Your Highness, please rest assured, in order to prove his loyalty, Tian Ergeng's son was sent to the northwest camp by me, and he was taken care of by Zhuge Commander, so he is naturally grateful to Dai Ze." ”

"Yes, yes, this is the blessing of the villain, and it is the blessing of the villain's son." Tian Ergeng was more respectful.

No wonder Xiao Rui believes too much, since he wants to control Wei Zhongxian and let him use it for himself, he must be prepared for a possible rebellion at any time, at this time, Wei Zhongxian is inferior and weak, once he becomes the manager of the East Factory, or even enters the master of ceremonies, it is difficult to guarantee that he has no dissent. If there is one, his most trusted son will become a weapon to kill him.

"Tell me what Wei Zhongxian told you." Xiao Rui asked.

Tian Ergeng said: "Your Royal Highness, Lord Wei let the villain secretly follow Wei Dabao, I don't dare to delay in the slightest these days, lest I neglect to ruin His Highness's big things, fortunately, the hard work pays off, last night, Wei Dabao quietly left the East Factory, did not tell anyone, only took his henchmen out. The villain followed him as he entered the west of the city, and then entered an alley and stopped in front of a house. The villain didn't dare to approach, and saw Wei Dabao get out of the carriage and enter the house, and the villain retreated. ”

"Oh? You told Wei Zhongxian about this, what did Wei Zhongxian say? Xiao Rui asked.

Tian Ergeng said: "Lord Wei hesitated for a while, then let the villain come to the Xianwang Mansion, and warned the villain to tell the truth without the slightest concealment, and also let the villain tell His Royal Highness that if there is something in the future, you can notify the villain, and the villain can be used as a contact person to directly tell Lord Wei, and Lord Wei said that it must be completed immediately without delay." ”

Xiao Rui nodded, Wei Zhongxian hesitated, he also wanted a piece of the pie, but unfortunately he didn't have the strength, if that house was really a place where Wei Dabao hid his treasures, he would inevitably be closely guarded by Wei Dabao, although Wei Zhongxian was responsible for arresting, there were many people under him, and he could also mobilize Jinyi Wei, but you must know that even he belongs to Wei Dabao's command, and he can't do it by relying on his own henchmen Wu Biao alone.

Subsequently, Jia Xu took out a map and asked Tian Ergeng to point out the specific location of the house before sending him away.

Xiao Rui called Li Yuanfang.

"Yuan Fang, how are you doing light work?" Xiao Rui asked.

Li Yuanfang said proudly: "Your Highness, rest assured, there is no problem in visiting the palace at night!" ”

Xiao Rui threw the map to Li Yuanfang and said, "Explore this house at night to see how many spies or eyeliner are hidden in it, be careful, don't be discovered." ”

Li Yuanfang said with a smile: "Your Highness, rest assured! ”

......

At night, after the end of the day, Li Yuanfang disappeared into the night in a night suit.

He jumped on the eaves, leaped over a long distance, landed silently, and disappeared without a trace when he turned around.

is worthy of being a master of the five-grade realm, Xiao Rui showed a look of envy, he is still in the second-grade realm, although he finds an opportunity to train every time, and he has also changed to fighting against Li Yuanfang to improve his combat effectiveness, but the progress is still slow, and it will take a while to enter the third-grade realm.

Half an hour later.

Li Yuanfang came back.

He shook his head and said, "Your Highness, there's nothing in that mansion!" ”

"Nothing?" Xiao Rui was stunned for a moment, and looked at Jia Xu.

Li Yuanfang nodded and explained: "When I first arrived at that house, I felt unusually quiet, pitch black, and there was no movement. I listened carefully, but I didn't have time to breathe, so I tested it with a stone and made sure that there was no one in the house, so I went in. The house is still deserted, and the house is dilapidated, and a few days ago it was because of the heavy snow that crushed the bedroom house on the right, which is very common in Xicheng District. It was too dark for me to light a fire to take a closer look, so I hurried back to tell Your Highness. ”

"Your Highness, could it be that the person is following the wrong person?" Li Yuanfang asked.

Xiao Rui said: "Tian Ergeng looks very clever, he said that he saw Wei Dabao get out of the carriage and enter the mansion with his own eyes, there should be no fake." Yuan Fang, you can accompany me later, and then I will go after the curfew. ”

"Good!" Li Yuanfang responded.

At the end of the day, there was a curfew in the capital, and the patrol battalion began to patrol the streets.

Xiao Rui also changed into a night suit, and under the leadership of Li Yuanfang, he went to his destination. It just so happened that Xiao Rui also took the opportunity to learn night walking skills from Li Yuanfang, and Li Yuanfang taught him everything, which also benefited Xiao Rui a lot.

When they came to this house, the two climbed over the wall and entered.

This is an ordinary house, sitting in the south and facing north, the north side is the main house, and there are wing rooms in the east and west.

Xiao Rui entered the main house, the middle was the main hall, and the east room was the bedroom, and sure enough, the top of the bedroom was crushed by the heavy snow, and a big hole was broken.

"Yuan Fang, light the lamp." Xiao Rui said.

Li Yuanfang took out the fire fold and lit the torch he carried. The firelight illuminates the room, and the two immediately spot the problem.

If it was a ruined house, the ground would have been dusty except for the mess, but now, there are some footprints on the ground, extending from the main hall into the room on the west side.

Xiao Rui immediately followed the footprints into the west room, and saw that the footprints stopped when they came directly to the bedside.

The bed was a mess and full of clutter.

"It seems that Tian Ergeng is not tracking wrong, and Wei Dabao has indeed entered this house!" Xiao Rui said with a smile.

"But there's nothing here?" Li Yuanfang wondered.

Xiao Rui smiled: "Yuan Fang, are you sure?" ”

Li Yuanfang looked at the bed in front of him, suddenly reacted, then pointed to the bed, and said, "Your Highness, you mean..."

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Wei Dabao is cunning, how can his secret little vault be easily known by others?" It must be hidden. ”

Li Yuanfang came to the bed, this bed is the kind of cabinet bed, there are no independent legs, and there is a cabinet under the bed. After Li Yuanfang checked, he found that the bed had a mechanism that could move the bed board. I think there is a secret passage hidden inside, leading to Wei Dabao's secret vault.

"Your Highness, what next? I don't know where the passage under the bed leads, will there be a lot of masters in ambush? Li Yuanfang asked.

Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "Wei Dabao loves money like his life, his own small treasury naturally has to hide from everyone, if many people are arranged to protect him, in case the guards steal from him, won't his collection be in vain?" And did you find out, the footprints on the ground are all stepped on by a kind of official boots, so it means that only Wei Dabao has been here. So I guess the passage under the bed leads to his little vault, and there is no second passage, and it is unguarded. ”

"He is not too troublesome, why not hide in the East Factory, so that there are still a large number of forbidden army guards." Li Yuanfang said with a smile.

Xiao Rui also smiled and said: "Dongchang is not his family, if he is taken down one day, he will not even have a chance to transport away the silver, and he will cheapen others for nothing, so he will naturally hide in his own home or outside." The outside is the safest. Open it up, let's go in and take a look! ”

Li Yuanfang nodded, immediately opened the mechanism, and the bed board bounced up, and after opening it, it was indeed a downward passage.

Li Yuanfang took the torch and walked in, followed by Xiao Rui.

Walk down the stairs for three or four meters, it is a road to the north, this road is nearly two meters high, more than one meter wide, is made of big bluestone.

Li Yuanfang couldn't help but say: "Your Highness, Wei Dabao repairs a small treasury, such a big deal?" ”

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "It's not his handiwork, this passage has been built for many years, I don't know who built it before, he just used it and used it as a private vault." ”

The two walked along the passage for twenty or thirty meters before they came to the end, at the end of which was a large iron gate, which was locked.

Li Yuanfang looked at the iron lock and said, "The fine iron lock, unless it is pried open, it is difficult to cut it with a weapon." ”

Xiao Rui frowned and sighed: "Then I can only come back next time and find a lockpicking master." ”

"Your Highness, the villain doesn't know a little bit about unlocking." Li Yuanfang smiled.

Xiao Rui glared at him, this guy would be joking.

Li Yuanfang took out two thin tools from his arms, fiddled with them for a while, and really pried open the iron lock. Then the door was pushed open, and the two entered.

Who knows, inside the iron gate is actually a staircase.

Xiao Rui and Li Yuanfang looked at each other, thinking that behind the iron gate was a treasure trove.

The two walked up the stairs and came to the top, Li Yuanfang quietly lifted the covered plank, revealing a gap, only to see that it was pitch black outside, and there was no sound of breathing, so he lifted the plank and walked out.

The light of the torches instantly illuminates the space, and the surrounding environment is clear at a glance.

This is also a secret room, why is it called a secret room, because he has no doors, no windows, and only a very small ventilation window. And looking at the structure of the secret room, it should have been sealed later.

Xiao Rui calculated the distance and was surprised to find that his current location was on the north side of the dilapidated house, and there was only one house between the two locations.

So, this is a secret room built between two houses? What is it for?

Xiao Rui was puzzled.

However, he couldn't help but wonder then, because he found that Li Yuanfang had opened the box placed next to him, which was full of gold, silver, jewelry, and silver tickets!

Get rich!

"Your Highness, there are at least a million taels in this!" Li Yuanfang looked at it roughly and said in shock.

Xiao Rui smiled: "Normal! When the East Factory was not established, Wei Dabao was the manager of the Inner Court, which was originally a fat difference, and later when the East Factory was established, he became the manager of the East Factory. It seems that the fat difference is less, but it does not decrease but increases! Who shall not honor him! Copying people like this, two or three times is a big pen. ”

"Your Highness, why don't you call someone and move all this silver?" Li Yuanfang asked.

Xiao Rui looked at this secret room, it was difficult for one or two people to break through from the inside or outside, and they could only be moved through this passage. But...

Xiao Rui asked, "Yuan Fang, do you know the purpose of our move away from Wei Dabao's vault?" ”

"Your Highness is short of money!" Li Yuanfang said bluntly.

"Well, this is one of the small reasons, as long as he still sees that his money is lost, his heart is full of despair and sadness, and then let him be unclean in helping the poor, so that Wei Zhongxian can catch one of his handles." Xiao Rui asked.

Li Yuanfang nodded.

Xiao Rui said again: "But now, I have a better idea." Let's go back first. ”

Li Yuanfang pointed to the silver tickets and jewelry in the box, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Why don't you take some?" ”

"No hurry, no hurry." Xiao Rui was also a little moved, and forced himself to leave.