Chapter 239: Flooding In

When dinner was approaching, several of Ye Tao's guards immediately rushed to the scene, and it turned out that a guy covered in blood and seriously injured was found in a barn in the villa. Although the man was dressed in rags, he could see that the original texture of the clothes was quite good. The dilapidated appearance of the body is expected to be caused by the previous escape. After being discovered by the subordinates of the villa, this man actually resisted desperately in a semi-unconscious situation, and the short knife he blindly brandished made several villagers dare not approach. And the man was still holding a square thing wrapped in a thick brocade in his arms.

After Ye Tao's guards passed, things were simple. The two guards simply knocked the man unconscious, and then let the villagers take care of the man first. Unwrapping the brocade-wrapped bag, the two guards looked at each other. Inside was a box of unknown material, and the glowing light on the surface looked like some kind of metal. By the size of the box, it should have been the kind of small box that the rich and noble kept in their study to store letters and deeds, but although the box had a small keyhole the thickness of wheat straw, it seemed as if there was no way to open it. The dragon and phoenix coiled on the box, and the fine carving of auspicious clouds is nothing. Since the disappearance of the previous dynasty has gradually become the current situation of the world's four points, the exclusive dragon and phoenix graphics do not exist, but with the box in the center of the mark, it makes people understand that this box and the people who are desperately guarding this box may not be small. At one time, it was circulated throughout the continent and was seen as a symbol of supreme power. The book is divided into two semicircles, each with a different image: a tiger on one side and a dragon on the other. They represent the two most important qualities of power: coercion by force and subjugation by authority...... Yes, the inscription on this box must be the logo of the royal family of the previous dynasty. And it doesn't matter who this young man who desperately protects this box is. He will inevitably have an extraordinary identity.

"Leave the man to us. You will watch over for a while, and then we will go back and have the doctor and a few guards come over. Looking at the way he is now, it's hard to say whether he can move. One of the guards said to the cautious farmers.

Zhuang Ding doesn't have the ability to know all kinds of emblems like these two guys who were born in the palace, Vanke Villa is huge, and there are so many people who need to be taken care of all of a sudden, and they are already a little too busy. It is necessary to set aside several people to watch this dying young man, but it is very annoying to these villagers. They agreed to come down and began to urge the guards to come and get them as soon as possible.

And that box. was held in front of Ye Tao. Ye Tao carefully studied the box, looked at the material, picked it up and shook it to listen to the sound in the box, and then studied the keyhole, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

Bi Xiaoqing, who was watching it over and over again, wondered, "Adult, can't you open it?" I searched the guy, but there was nothing around except a sweat towel and a little money, and there was no key or anything around. ”

Ye Tao frowned and said, "The question is, what to do when it's opened?" ”

"I can know the identity of that guy. Knowing why he was being hunted down, you should be able to know why a group of people are coming in this direction. Bi Xiaoqing said in wonder.

Ye Tao looked sideways at Bi Xiaoqing and asked, "Didn't Feng Hao say that this guy is fine, and he will wake up after a while?" Isn't it okay to ask him these questions then? I don't really think I'll be able to open this thing before that guy wakes up. ”

Bi Xiaoqing scratched his head and asked strangely, "Is this thing so difficult?" ”

Ye Tao shrugged. said: "I am reluctant to smash this thing open, it will naturally take some time to open it intact." ”

Bi Xiaoqing went to find Feng Hao to listen to Feng Hao's judgment on when this strange person would wake up. And Ye Tao competed with this box in Wang Shi's study. And it didn't take long. Wang Shi, who got the news, also came to the study to watch how Ye Tao broke the box without damage.

Wang Shi's study has been turned into a workshop, and in just one hour, Ye Tao installed the table clock with the coaxial escapement. Because this escapement is too complex and sophisticated, and the reliability is not high, Ye Tao did not explain it to Wang Shiduo. But he spent a lot of time personally instructing Wang Shi to assemble the anchor escapement's table clock. After all, this escapement is a classic. Although Wang Shi is old, he has not hesitated to collect all kinds of exquisite machinery to disassemble and assemble over the years, but his experience and comprehension are not ordinary, although he does not understand the principle very well. But it really packed it. As soon as he heard that a very strange box suddenly appeared, there was no key, Ye Tao was using his brain, and Wang Shi immediately became interested.

"Ye Jingluo, if the old man is not mistaken, this should be the Tibetan Long Box, one of the three treasures of the former court palace." Wang Shi stood on the side and studied it carefully for a while, then said.

Ye Tao was not surprised. The technical library at his home had some descriptions of it, but he didn't go out of his way to collect them. This Tibetan Dragon Box is actually called the Hidden Dragon Box. Because this box was used by the previous dynasty to treasure the most secret documents. Every time the Tibetan Long box is opened, it will almost cause a huge shock in the government and the opposition. caused the fall of some important ministers and nobles, and even affected the issue of the ownership of the throne.

Ye Tao didn't believe that hundreds of years after the fall of the previous dynasty, the Tibetan Long Box still had such power. At best, it's just revealing some secrets. Ye Tao didn't pay much attention to this time and space, and he didn't care much about what really happened. What's more, even if this is the original Tibetan Long box, the contents should not be left over from the fall of the previous dynasty. There were also documents from the time in the Archives Bureau, and the paper and ink used for those secret documents of the inner court were different, and the storage conditions were very ideal, but until the appearance of natural rubber in front of him, the sealing problem never seemed to be completely solved. The paper was already brittle to the touch.

"It will take time. You can't go wrong yet. I listened carefully, and there should be a mezzanine inside, and there was liquid storage. It is estimated that it was used to destroy the ground inside when it was destroyed, and I am afraid that it is something like strong acid. Ye Tao said helplessly at Wang Shi.

"This old man doesn't know. The old man didn't have the courage to know what was inside. It's just that the design of this box is really exquisite, and no one can not move the idea. Wang Shi smiled and said, "Ye Jingluo." The old man still has something here, although the degree of fineness cannot be compared with this Tibetan box, but the style of the lock is the same. ”

As he spoke, Wang Shi removed a stack of books on the bookshelf and took out a wooden box from the back. The box looked unremarkable, and besides, the box was empty and not locked at all. Wang Shi directly opened the lid of the box. took out a key with a small volume from it, respectfully handed it to Ye Tao, and explained: "This kind of lock is rarely possible now. It may or may not have been lost, but it took me a lot of effort and money to get the owner to agree to sell this box to me. However, this thing is really too fine, and the old man doesn't dare to take it apart. If you look at this key, there are two nests, inside and outside. Insert the keyhole and if it bites correctly, after half a turn. A second, much smaller keyhole in the cylinder opens. Then gently push the small handle on the key, and the small key in the second layer of the big key will come out of the spire, insert the small keyhole inside, and then rotate it in the opposite direction for half a turn, and the box will open. ”

Wang Shi said with a smile: "If those documents are not nonsense. The Tibetan Long Box is supposed to be the work of Master Mu Siyu. And this box in my hand was made by Mu Siyu's third-generation disciples. The specific shape of the lock cylinder is unknown, but since it is in the same line, it should not be too different. It can be used as a reference for Ye Jingluo. ”

Ye Tao was secretly surprised. Wang Shi, this guy is really interesting. If it's another family. It is not for nothing to pay a large sum of gold and silver to get one of these things, but it is sure to put the most important paperwork in it and hide it in the safest corner of the mansion. And this Wang Shi seems to have never been ready to use this thing, just for the purpose of collecting and researching, or for one day he feels that his skills have grown enough to dismantle this thing and collect this precious box.

Ye Tao said: "In this way, then you're welcome." ”

Although Wang Shi didn't dare to open the box. But smashing on it is no less effort, and he knows very well where to start dismantling. It only took Ye Tao a quarter of an hour to disassemble the box and the key. I was amazed by the exquisite structure and the solution that brought the technical creativity to the extreme under the constraints of great materials and craftsmanship. This kind of work that can almost be said to ignore the average level of craftsmanship and technology of an era, jumping to a new height, seems to have in every era, just. There is no solid scientific thought. Factors such as process level, material supply, etc. These products, which are destined to serve only the ruling class, cannot be mass-produced.

Once he was caught up in thinking about these technologies, Ye Tao immediately began to ignore the existence of time and other issues. Ye Tao called the attaché this time, who was born in Ye's workshop, and now works in the Yunzhou Manufacturing Bureau, but also has a technician's license, plus Wang Shi, and the three of them just nested in the study to study this box. When it was time for dinner, Dai Qiuyan, who had finished sketching in the villa, came to see it once, but only ordered the kitchen to send the food to the study. Dai Qiuyan knew Ye Tao too well, and she also understood that Ye Tao would definitely be so busy that he had to stop working, or the work would be over.

When it was completely dark, the man who was guarding the box had not yet woken up. But a group of people suddenly appeared at the gate of the villa, saying that they were members of a certain gang to track down the traitors in the sect. It is reported that the man is now in the villa and asks the villa to hand him over.

The Zhuang Ding didn't have any idea of paying attention, and when they encountered this kind of thing, they naturally asked the Zhuang to take care of things. And Wang Shi's son is not very patient. The Wang family can be regarded as very influential in the local area, and it has never been encountered when it was blocked by a large group of Jianghu figures. He took a very tough attitude, gathered those villagers who had received basic training, and invited a few worshippers who had been raised in the villa for many years, and he was very ready to do a big job. This guy named Wang An is naturally confident that he is so tough, he can't let the guests in the villa be disturbed, anyway, he is so open, it is best to deal with the past, but it is really not possible to live in the village now There are hundreds of elite soldiers, and a lot of masters will naturally clean up the aftermath for themselves.

It seems that he was shocked by Vanke Villa's behavior, although the gang of Jianghu characters blocked the passage of the villa, they noisily seemed to have no way to decide whether to increase the pressure and force the villa to hand over people.

But only a quarter of an hour later, two terrible screams erupted from the villa, shattering this apparent balance. It turned out that although this group of strongmen did not make any moves on the surface, and they also sent people to negotiate with Wang An, they had already discharged people to sneak into the villa in private.

If it was in normal times, this hand might have been successful, but now the defense in the mountain villa is so strong. A total of three infiltrators ran into Huo Dong, who was rectifying the defense, and wondered if he could survive in peace, and was killed on the spot. This kind of behavior of negotiating while sending people to do things made the royal family Wang Shi and Huo Dong angry. Ye Tao's entourage hurried to Jinzhou, because Ye Tao has always been very low-key, and although things like flags look mighty, they have little effect on maintaining the speed of the march and maintaining safety. And settled in Vanke Villa, not many people know. Unexpectedly, someone really dared to provoke the door now.

Originally, at most, they wanted to reveal the identity of their Chunnan Forbidden Army, and Huo Dong, who scared people away, also became angry. He immediately had the body thrown out of the door, and then commanded part of the military to implement the defense, and came to the gate of the villa in a menacing manner. Whether it is the elite of the Chunnan Forbidden Army in their team or the guards of the Juxian Palace, they are all well-known when they say it, how can they allow someone to bully them.