Chapter 186: Nanjing Secret Road II

Zhang Xuan didn't think Luo Yujiao had any good way. But his eyes swept away, but froze, he never thought that in this Nanjing Forbidden City, there is such a secret news, there is a secret passage enough to break through Nanjing City. Zhang Xuan couldn't help but perk up, and he didn't care about the discussions of the people below, he re-read this letter, and repeated it three or four times, almost memorizing it, and then put it down. laughed out loud and said, "God really help me, this Nanjing City is not to worry about." ”

This secret passage in Nanjing City can be said to have a history. It is even said that for a long time, the Ming Dynasty itself did not know this secret way.

Speaking of this secret passage, I have to say Emperor Jianwen.

Yes, this secret passage is the secret passage left by Zhu Yuanzhang and used by Emperor Jianwen to escape. Emperor Yongle did not find it at all. Even Yongle moved the capital not necessarily because of this incident, in the Nanjing Imperial Palace, Yongle felt insecure.

The feeling of insecurity is of course because Jiangnan is not a place where he has been operating for a long time, and he may not know that there is this secret passage, but he has not found it.

As for how did you find this secret passage? It was discovered by Luo Yulong when he was renovating the Nanjing Imperial Palace.

The Nanjing Imperial Palace has been abandoned for hundreds of years, and it has long been lost, and it can almost be said to be in ruins.

It is the same whether it is ancient or modern, the house is lived, and there is no need to maintain it, this house is almost the same, but if the house is not inhabited, it will not take many years, and it will not be the same. Not to mention how many years it has been abandoned.

Many palaces have seen the light of day, but they are just empty shelves. It's not inhabitable at all.

Therefore, after Luo Rucai entered the Nanjing Imperial Palace, the repair of the Nanjing Imperial Palace has not been cut off.

It's just that Daxia's finances have always been very tight, so the repairs to the Nanjing Imperial Palace have been intermittent and piecemeal. Even so, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver have to be smashed in a year. It's called Repair, and it can almost be said to have been rebuilt.

With such a large-scale renovation, this secret passage naturally cannot be hidden.

The entrance of this secret passage is in the palace, and the exit is near the road leading from Nanjing to the Ming Tomb, which shows that Zhu Yuanzhang hid the construction of this secret passage in many major projects, which was concealed.

And nothing can stand the test of time, and the same is true of the secret passages.

After Luo Yulong discovered the secret passage, he found that there were many places where this secret passage could not be used, and someone was sent to repair it before it could be passed. When the Qing army entered Nanjing City, Luo Yujiao may not have thought about escaping from the secret passage of the palace.

It's just that the palace has been under Qian Qianyi's control at that time, so naturally it is impossible to go.

And when Luo Yulong was on the Northern Expedition, he didn't expect to lose so badly, and he didn't explain the matter of this secret path to the queen. This one thing is estimated also

Only Luo Yujiao knows. It was discovered by Luo Yujiao by accident, and it was not Luo Yulong who told it intentionally.

Luo Yulong just wanted to use this secret passage as a backup means at that time, but he never expected that after the passage of time, this secret passage would become Zhang Xuan's biggest opportunity to break through Nanjing City.

Zhang Xuan told the generals below about this matter, and Gao Yigong said first: "This must be the protection of the spirit of the Emperor Taizu." Destiny is mine. ”

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the destiny is mine."

The general below said respectfully.

Zhang Xuan also doubted for a while that there was really a mandate of heaven, and it was really time for heaven and earth to borrow together, as for whether there would be a day when the heroes would not be free, it was difficult to say.

Zhang Xuan pressed his hand lightly and said, "Although there is this secret passage, you must also plan carefully. As previously arranged. I sit here to lead the army and gather the treasure gate. Min Guogong. ”

Zheng Chenggong came out and said: "The minister is here." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "You take the people of your headquarters, together with Zhou Fuchen, Ruan Jin, and Lin Cha generals, into the sandbar north of the city, and land to attack the Yuan Gate to distinguish the momentum of the army. ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "The minister receives the order. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Gao Yigong. ”

Gao Yigong said: "The minister is here." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "When you attack the Sanshan Bridge, you are also like the Duke of Min, and you can distinguish the momentum of the army. ”

Gao Yigong said: "Yes." ”

"Xu Du." Zhang Xuan said.

Xu Du's spirit was shocked and said, "The minister is here." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "You are stationed at the foot of the Purple Mountain and attack the Imperial City. ”

Xu Du said: "Yes." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Qin Meng. ”

Qin Meng said: "The minister is here." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "You personally lead the team, immediately sneak into the secret passage, how long is this secret passage, how is the passage capacity, one by one, it will be subordinate to Xu Du, from Xu Du's general to attack the city, ready to echo inside and outside to break the imperial city first." ”

Qin Meng said, "Yes." ”

Overall, Zhang Xuan's arrangement is still relatively eccentric.

Almost the secret passage is in the palace, so the main direction of the army has been determined, which is the imperial city. Although the imperial city is in the city of Nanjing, it looks like a separate city, which is connected to the city of Nanjing. As long as the Imperial City is broken and Nanjing City is attacked from the Imperial City, there will naturally be no obstacles.

This direction of easy meritorious service was given to Xu Du.

Of course, Xu Du is particularly talented in slamming and rushing. But it is also a move to take care of one's own lineage.

Zhang Xuan gave an order, and everyone went down to make arrangements.

The large camp outside the Jubao Gate was scattered, scattered in all directions like flowing water. They camped and didn't mention it, just said that Qin Meng brought it

A dozen or so people found the authentic exit. Enter the tunnel through the tunnel exit.

This tunnel is not very wide, but it is more than a foot wide, one person high, and it is paved with bluestone, and it is covered with moss, and it is very damp. It's just that I don't know where to get the vent, and I didn't feel the feeling of suffocation inside, so Qin Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

He has participated in cave attacks, and he can be regarded as having some experience.

He knew that the passage capacity of this tunnel did not lie in how wide or long the tunnel was, but how much air there was in this tunnel, and if there was not enough air circulation, even if it was as wide as the avenue leading to heaven, it would not work, and one would die.

Although the tunnel is a little narrower, it seems that the ventilation is good, and it is not impossible for the brigade to march.

Qin Meng walked in the tunnel with a few soldiers, this tunnel was extremely deep, it seemed to be a black hole of sound, except for his own voice, the rest of the sound could not be heard at all. After a long time, all kinds of sounds seem to be amplified, such as the sound of one's own breathing, the sound of one's heartbeat. The sound of footsteps.

Therefore, it can also be heard from this almost silent background sound, the sound of running water, the sound of dripping water, and the subtle sound of the wind.

There are also a variety of flavors, moist and rotten. I don't know if Luo Yulong cleaned it a few years ago, but in general, it is relatively clean, at least there is no unpleasant smell, or poisonous gas.

The further down you go, the deeper and damper the tunnel becomes, and when you first enter, you only feel that the ground is wet, and slowly there is a layer of water on the ground, the water is not deep, and it seems that the water dripping from above collects together.

And did not delay the march.

In this tunnel, there is a ticking sound from time to time, and it spreads far and wide.

Qin Meng also felt a depressing feeling in his heart for a while, but at this time, he finally felt that this tunnel was not going down, but going up, which made him breathe a sigh of relief, indicating that this tunnel was already halfway over.

Qin Meng estimated that this tunnel was more than fifteen miles. Only such a long tunnel can communicate the imperial city with the outside of the city.

Finally, the tunnel came to an end.

At the end of the secret passage, there is no elaborate mechanism, but a huge bluestone slab. This bluestone slab was so heavy that it took several people to lift it up. Qin Meng came out of the entrance of the secret passage and found a corner of the base of a large hall, which could be seen as a half-buried basement.

The foundations of Chinese palaces are very high. Especially in some of the main halls of the front palace, if you want to enter them, you have to walk an unknown number of steps. And this exit was in a small corner of the foundation, and Qin Meng saw that it seemed to be a patio on his head. There are ceilings several meters high.

No, that's not the ceiling, that's the exit. It's just that Qin Meng didn't dare to go out so rashly. Once discovered, it will ruin the affairs of the imperial court. The first thing he had to do was to determine where this entrance was.