"Do you know the woman's last name or something?" Zhong Nan asked again.

"I only know what the surname is, but I haven't heard anyone mention the specific name."

"About that strange woman, Chief Liao, what memory do you have, you can tell me everything. If he eradicates the White Lotus Sect one day, you will be considered a great achievement, and I will find a way to give you a lighter sentence. ”

"Let me think about it." Liao Chuanzhi thought about it carefully for a long time, and then intermittently told the situation of the strange woman.

The strange woman came to Hua Tianlai's side in May and June of the twenty-first year of Wanli. According to Hua Tianlai himself, he rescued him outside, and no one knows whether it is true or not.

Hua Tian came to call the woman what a girl. Within two days, they held a marriage ceremony, and the leaders of the various branches of the White Lotus Sect went to the base camp at that time to congratulate them.

That was the first time Liao Chuanzhi had seen a strange woman. At that time, she didn't seem to be very willing to marry Hua Tianlai, but somehow she didn't refuse strongly.

After that, the relationship between Hua Tianlai and Miss He was not like other couples, and it always felt very weird, which is why Miss He was called a "weird woman".

Less than three months later, Hua Tianlai covered his face one morning. His explanation to the outside world was that he was sick and had sores on his face, which was inconvenient for everyone to see.

Since Hua Tianlai only had one family member of Miss He at this time, she confirmed that Hua Tianlai did have sores on his face, so everyone was suspicious. In addition, Hua Tianlai's behavior was not noticed, and there was any obvious difference from before, so everyone slowly forgot about it.

Since then, Hua Tianlai has been appearing in front of everyone with his face covered. He and Miss He told everyone that although the illness was cured, the sores on his face were festering, so he simply covered his face so as not to scare everyone.

There is another thing about Miss He that is more magical. When she first entered the White Lotus Sect, Hua Tianlai claimed that Miss He could know five hundred years before and five hundred years later. also successfully predicted some things, such as the first assistant after Shen Shixing is Wang Jiaping, and Wang Jiaping has been in the position of first assistant for less than a year; Another example is that the emperor will delay the establishment of a crown prince.

Miss He suggested that Hua Tianlai shift the focus of the White Lotus Sect's activities to Jingshi, and to develop his influence in the imperial court. As for whether there are officials who have hooked up with them, Liao Chuanzhi is not clear.

After listening to Liao Chuanzhi's introduction, Zhong Nan didn't relax for a long time. He didn't doubt that anyone would have special abilities, and since he could travel back hundreds of years, it wasn't impossible to foresee events after a certain amount of time in advance - he had watched a lot of X-Men.

In Zhong Nan's view, the current Hua Tianlai is almost 100% sure that it is fake. Based on the various sources known, he roughly made the following inferences:

Hua Tianlai didn't know what to do to coerce Miss He to marry him, although Miss He was extremely reluctant, she had no choice but to have a handle in the hands of the other party, so she had to commit herself to him temporarily.

Later, Miss He found an opportunity to kill Hua Tianlai and found a puppet to replace the other party. Because of the fear of being discovered, the two looked different, so this puppet kept his face covered.

This Miss He took various opportunities to directly or indirectly get rid of the veteran old man of the White Lotus Sect. First, she can use this to reduce her competitors and make it easier for her to control the White Lotus Sect; Second, it can reduce the possibility of the puppet Hua Tianlai revealing his stuffing, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Even Liao Chuanzhi's arrest was also a ploy set up by her.

Because Miss He has a certain special ability, coupled with the help of the puppet Hua Tianlai, the current White Lotus Sect can almost be regarded as being actually controlled by her.

Regarding this inference, Liao Chuanzhi basically agreed. Hua Tianlai is his life-saving benefactor, if he is really harmed by Miss He, he will inevitably seek revenge from her. If the inference is true, there is no need for him to be loyal to the White Lotus Sect, on the contrary, he should help Zhong Nan to completely eradicate this organization.

"Where is the White Lotus Sect's base camp now, does Leader Liao know?" Zhong Nan began to prepare for the eradication of the White Lotus Sect.

"I really don't know. The Grand Leader is cautious, and the base camp changes every few months. Last year's base camp was in a big mansion in the western suburbs of Beijing, and now it must have changed places. Liao Chuanzhi's expression didn't look fake.

"How much do you know about the leaders of the various branches?"

"I do know a few things about this, including the address of the headquarters and the identity of the leaders of some of the branches. It's just that the foundation of the White Lotus Sect is still in the base camp where the big leader is located, even if all the branches are wiped out, it won't have much impact on him. And it is said that the big leader still holds a big secret in his hands. Liao Chuanzhi revealed important information.

"What's the secret? Which aspect? How much do you know? Zhong Nan asked three times.

"I don't know the specifics. It's just that a few years ago, I heard the big boss mention it once, and it seems to have something to do with a treasure map or something. ”

"Treasure map?" Zhong Nan wanted to laugh a little, isn't this the most common stalk in those film and television dramas in later generations. He playfully asked, "How much treasure is there, and how many carriages can be carried?" ”

"It is said that the wealth is rivaled by the country!" Liao Chuanzhi replied with a straight face.

Zhong Nan saw that the other party didn't look like he was joking, so he asked again, "Do you know what this concept is, if you don't have tens of millions of taels of silver, can you say that you are rich and rival the country?" ”

"It should be true, I remember what the big chief said at that time was that there was at least three or five years of tax silver from the imperial court, which seemed to be left over from the previous dynasty."

Liao Chuanzhi's words made Zhong Nan have to pay attention to it. At that time, the financial income of the Ming Dynasty was about three or four million taels of silver, if this news is true, then the wealth of this position is at least more than 10 million taels, and it can indeed be said that it is rich and rivals the country.

"But most of Hua Tianlai is dead, and even if there is such a thing, no one knows the whereabouts of the treasure map." Zhong Nan suddenly thought of this critical issue, and immediately felt that Bai was happy.

"Not necessarily, what if the big leader left any clues, or did he tell someone else?" Liao Chuanzhi reminded.

"You're saying Miss Ho is likely to know something inside?" Zhong Nan was interested again.

"This is one of the possibilities, and the other possibility is that the great leader left some clues during his lifetime, which may be words, or mantras or something. From what I know about him, it's unlikely that he won't make a backup. Liao Chuanzhi analyzed.

"The message you have spoken today is indeed very valuable. If it can be confirmed, you can hopefully have your sentence commuted! Zhong Nan is also happy for the "quasi-father-in-law".

"If it weren't for Qing'er's face, I would rather die than tell you."

"I know. Don't worry, I'll do my best to do it whenever I have the chance. Even if I don't think about others, I have to think about Qing'er, I can't even see my father-in-law die without saving it. Zhong Nan joked.

"You ......" Liao Chuanzhi couldn't laugh or cry.

"Just kidding, just kidding......" Zhong Nam smiled wryly.

Bidding farewell to Liao Chuanzhi, Zhong Nan hurried into the palace to face the saint. He picked out the news he found from Liao Chuanzhi, picked the parts that could be said, and told Zhu Yijun one by one.

"Are you saying that the Great Leader of the White Lotus Sect is likely to have clues to a great treasure?" Zhu Yijun was also surprised.

"I don't think what Liao Chuanzhi said is false. I wonder if the emperor has heard any rumors about the treasures of the previous dynasty? ”

"There are rumors of this." Zhu Yijun gave a positive answer, "Since the great grandfather, there have always been people who have been spreading this matter. They say that when the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed, a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry were buried somewhere, so that the Mongols could use this wealth to make a comeback. ”

"No one knows the details of this treasure. For more than two hundred years, the royal side has also sent people to secretly inquire about relevant news, but they have no clue. Who would have thought that the great leader of the White Lotus Sect would actually know such confidential information. ”

"From this point of view, it is very likely that the rumors are true." Zhong Nam was relieved.

"Zhong Nan, you are really my lucky star. Now that the court is not able to make ends meet, and I am worried that there is no place to find money, you have brought me the treasures of the previous dynasty. Seriously, I was thinking about a mining tax. Zhu Yijun Longyan Dayue, "There is no need to make this decision now, very good!" ”

Zhong Nanxin said, these eight characters have not been skimmed yet, you will treat this treasure as your own. No, you have to pour some cold water on the emperor in advance, otherwise, if you don't find this treasure, you will be in trouble.

"Your Majesty, even if there is really this treasure, you may not be able to find it."

"Well, I'm sure you'll find it." Zhu Yijun began to send a task, "Zhong Nan, I'll leave this matter of finding the treasure to you." If you need manpower, you can directly transfer the Jinyi Guard or the people of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. I will order them to cooperate with you fully! ”

The Jinyi guards are all strong in martial arts, and the governor's mansion of the five armies is better than the soldiers and horses. It would be great if you could use the treasure hunt to have a good relationship with these two people, or even get a part of the command.

Jinyiwei is regarded as the emperor's secret service, which is not under the jurisdiction of other departments, and only needs to be responsible to the emperor. It has two main departments: the North Town Fu Division (in charge of the Imperial Prison) and the South Town Fu Division (in charge of the judicial and military management of the Guard), as well as civilian departments such as the Experience Division.

The highest official of the Jinyi Guard is the commander, the official rank of the third rank. The commanders are generally served by the emperor's cronies, but the Jinyi Guard at this time did not have a commander.

The former commander, Liu Shouyou, was implicated in supporting Zhang's reforms after Zhang Juzheng's death, and stepped down after being impeached by the imperial history. Since then, the position of Jinyiwei commander has been vacant, and his daily affairs are managed by the commander and acquaintance Xu Maowei. The commander Tongzhi is regarded as the second-in-command of Jinyiwei, and from the rank of the third rank, it is normal to act as an agent for Jinyiwei's affairs when the number one leader is vacant.

"Your Majesty, can they listen to me?" Zhong Nan moved his mind.