Chapter 13 Breaking the Iron Shoes to Get a Relic
Chen Mu didn't expect that there was a cave under the cellar, and after going down to the hole, he groped for the candlestick by the faint light, lit the fire with a fire sickle, and covered the cover back, and then walked into the hole.
This hole is not very big, under the light of candlelight, a shrine occupies most of the hole, the main card is not much different from the hall of Hongshun Hall, and the sages of Hongmen are worshipped.
What made Chen Mu's eyes light up was that on the offering table in front of the shrine, his father's private collection was prominently displayed!
The first thing that caught Chen Mu's attention was the two sheathed knives!
This knife is long and short, lying horizontally on the knife holder, the long one is about four or five feet, the short one is only one foot, the long knife has a black sheath, the short knife has a red sheath, the sharkskin sheath is very exquisite, in the dim candlelight, it seems to flow with black light, just a glance to know that it is a heroic artifact!
Chen Mu stepped forward in awe, first lit incense, worshiped the sages, and then made a vow to his father in his heart, and then took off the long knife with both hands.
"It's much heavier than I imagined...... "All boys have a different yearning for blades and weapons, although Chen Mu follows his brother to practice martial arts, but most of them are fists and feet, and the sword has never been manipulated by such a family, so his heart is also full of excitement.
"Huh!" After the long knife was pulled out, it was also cold, and the cold white murderous aura of the blade was as sharp as penetrating the flesh and hitting the soul, making people look at the thigh bones sore and soft.
"It's an embroidered spring knife! It's actually Daming's embroidered spring knife! Chen Mu was really shocked on the spot this time, because he often reads military books, and has seen the style of embroidered spring knives in many military books, but he has never seen the real thing, and he never thought that his father would secretly hide such a handle, which is simply priceless!
What made Chen Mu even more stunned was that the handle of the knife was engraved with a line of fly-headed small letters, "Hong Wuxun is old, and the country is always the same"!
The embroidered spring knife is the thing of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called Hongwuxun old, refers to the patriarch who has been following Zhu Yuanzhang, and the same country has always meant that the old minister and the Ming Dynasty rose and fell together and never stopped!
"There are few families in the Ming Dynasty and the country, it is nothing more than Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, and the descendants are the Duke of Wei, and then there is Liu Ji's sincerity, and ...... There is also Mu Mansion of Mu Ying, the Duke of Qianguo! ”
Hong Shuntang is the rudder of the Heaven and Earth Society, and the old Hong Wuxun here should refer to Mu Ying, and the origin of this embroidered spring knife is about to come out!
Swords are forbidden things, the imperial court has always strictly forbidden swords, and even five households in the private family share a kitchen knife, the degree of severity can be imagined, no wonder his father Chen Qiyou will hide these things in the hole, if the officers and soldiers are searched out, the government will have a truth.
Chen Mu put away the long knife, and took off the short knife to see, but the short knife was as red as fire, and he didn't know if it was mixed with red copper or other metals, and the blade was like a flowing fire, as if it was contaminated with the poison of fire, and he only felt that his eyes were full of flames.
These two knives, one long and one short, one cold and one fierce, are really amazing, and what is even more rare is that there is a Mu character pattern on the knife head of the long knife, and the short knife is an English character pattern!
This just coincides with the names of the elder brother Chen Ying and Chen Mu, and when he wanted to come to his father to choose the name, he borrowed these two knives, or he also wanted Chen Ying and Chen Mu to inherit these two knives.
And one of the coincidences is that the elder brother Chen Ying has a heroic personality, as sincere as a fire, which is in response to the knife intent of this short knife, while Chen Mu is introverted and gentle, quiet and gentle, isn't it the coldness of a long knife!
Chen Mu gave birth to a father-like appearance, he couldn't get close to his father when he was a child, and he was resentful in his heart, but more often he was lonely.
However, when he saw this knife at this time, he realized that his father treated him and his brother equally, and his heart became more and more sad.
But now is not the time to be sad, Chen Mu put down the double knife temporarily, and searched the shrine, and saw a boat-shaped Nanmu box, secretly in line with the meaning of the heaven and earth will be "in the same boat", and there are many carvings, the dragon, tiger, turtle and snake on the left, the right Biao Shou and the same, the four seas, three mountains and eight caves, nine cows and five tigers sleep together, two women and seven Jiao tour six courtyards, and the surrounding fifteen months of reunion.
Chen Mu couldn't wait to open it, but he saw that it was Hong Shuntang's red slip and shirt, as well as the dragon, tiger, turtle, snake and golden sword seal, which was a proof of the identity of the incense master!
The so-called red list is the volunteer form filled in when the gang joins the club, which notes in detail the identity and origin of the gang and the address and population and many other information, and the shirt is the club book, that is, the secret documents in the gang, including the roster that the government has been searching for!
No wonder his father would desperately hand over this key to Chen Mu, seeing these things, Chen Mu finally understood that his father was equivalent to handing over everything in Hong Shuntang to Chen Mu!
After going around for such a long time, after going through false thrills and real dangers, Chen Mu finally obtained his father's relics, and his heart was inevitably stirred, even if he opened the roster in his shirt!
Chen Mu had thought earlier that as long as he could obtain the roster, he would be able to know the identity of Uncle Xige, and he would have a helper or even a backer, and the way forward would be easy!
However, when he opened the roster and searched down the directory, he was shocked!
"Alliance...... Sitting ...... Companion ...... Guantang...... ...... the deacon"
When Chen Mu flipped through the name of the torture hall, it was written on it: "Red stick sword river, borrowed name He Huyong, the left road of the Guangdong Provincial Patrol Battalion leads the Ma Ying pipe belt"!
The red stick is also the uncle of the West Pavilion, and he is the elder of the torture hall, but he didn't expect that this mysterious red stick would be He Huyong, who almost took Chen Mu's patrol camp management belt in the county prison, but he took the lead in copying the Chen family!
"No...... No, Abba and the eldest brother said, Uncle Xige is the most credible, how is this possible, can't! Chen Mu pinched the roster, and his hands trembled!
Thinking of the scene of the tragic death of his father and brother, and then thinking about He Huyong's actions when he was in the county prison, Chen Mu was suddenly furious, his eyes were blood-red, and he couldn't wait to tear He Huyong alive!
Who would have thought that the most unlikely candidate would be a mole!
Take 10,000 steps back, since it is written so on the roster, then the father must know He Huyong's identity, or this He Huyong is a person lurking in the government, maybe it is not possible to determine whether he is loyal or traitorous now, but Chen Mu can't believe him, after all, the risk is too great!
The shock brought to Chen Mu by this fact was too great, and Chen Mu was silent for a long time before gradually relieving himself.
"It's not advisable to stay here for a long time, it's better to leave with your things and then make plans." Chen Mu still had a clear priority in his heart, this cave was too dangerous at the moment, and he had to leave as soon as possible.
At least he has mastered these core things, and at least there will be suspects in the future, and he has a direction for investigating the mole and taking revenge.
Chen Mu took off the double knife, carried it behind his back, wrapped the boat box with a tablecloth, and then left the hole in the ground, returned to the cellar, put down the cover again, filled the soil and buried it, and moved the urn back as it was.
I was thinking about walking out of the cellar, but Chen Mu heard a cough, and it turned out that the night watchman was back!
Chen Mu could only retract into the cellar, and waited for the night watchman to go away, and then walked out, and when he arrived at the courtyard wall of the back door, he saw that there were all people from the patrol camp outside!
It is estimated that he went to visit the prison during the day, which aroused He Huyong's vigilance, or maybe he tortured something from Hebo's mouth, and in the middle of the night, he actually brought soldiers over!
Because the distance was too far, Chen Mu hid again, and he couldn't see He Huyong's figure, but judging from the posture of the soldiers, I am afraid that he will be thoroughly searched tonight!
Chen Mu has obtained his father's relics, and now he will carry them with him, if they fall into the hands of officers and soldiers, everything will be closed in the future, and there is no need to mention it again!
"You have to think of a way to get out!" Chen Mu's brain teaser turned sharply, gritted his teeth, and could only return to the main house, looking at the god card enshrined in the hall, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times, and then threw the candle flame to the tabernacle with tassels!
The tongue of fire licked the flammable tabernacle, and soon it burned, and on the dry and stuffy night, the fire gradually spread, eating away at the dilapidated Chen family inch by inch.
Seeing his home engulfed in fire, Chen Mu was also sad in his heart, but Chen Mu knew that only those who have family members are called home, and those who have no family can only be called houses, and it is not a pity to burn them, but it can cover up the entrance of the cave.
After the fire broke out, both the night watchmen and the soldiers came to the rescue, and Chen Mu took the opportunity to leave the Chen family.
After all, it is the place where Chen Mu has lived for more than ten years, and no one knows everything here better than Chen Mu, how can the officers and soldiers find Chen Mu's figure?
Walking in a secluded alley, fireworks rose faintly behind him, officers and soldiers shouted loudly, neighbors also ran out to put out the fire, some people sounded gongs to warn, ran around, and most of the neighborhood became agitated.
And Chen Mu took one last look back, hid in the dark alleyway, and returned to the Lin family's mansion.
Pu Wu was still snoring, and the silence of the Lin family was in stark contrast to the noise of the Chen family.
Chen Mu sealed the window with a pillow towel, lit the oil lamp, and looked at the outside while while through the crack in the door, and after confirming that there was no one, he opened the roster and red slip under the lamp.
This thing is very important, and it must not be carried with him, so Chen Mu decided to memorize all the contents, as for the real thing, it is the safest thing to burn and leave in the brain!
His father wanted Chen Mu to take the route of the imperial examination, and after 14 years of hard study, rote memorization has become commonplace.
The records in this book are very detailed, and it seems to read as if they are on the page, and each person's experience is different, just like reading a biography and a story, so it is not boring at all.
However, there are too many contents here, it is not easy to write them all down, and it is not something that can be achieved overnight, Chen Mu remembered an hour, and saw that the outside gradually lit up, so he pillowed these things and lay down.
"Tomorrow, we need to find a reason to hide these knives and the dragon, tiger, turtle, snake, and sword seals...... Chen Mu was so careful in his heart, but he also knew very well that if he wanted to confuse Lin Sheng, he was afraid that it would not be easy, how to speak, he had to plan well.
Thinking like this, Chen Mu gradually became sleepy, and saw that he was about to fall asleep, but there was a rapid knock on the door outside!