Chapter 136: The Emperor's Mind (22)

"Here! There's a big hole! ”

In the place where the rocks were piled up, there was a huge pit that was much deeper than the ground, and the fractures cut down in unison, sinking sharply, unfathomable, like a huge black hole that had been stripped of its eyes, naked in front of people's eyes.

Wu Xi stared at it for a moment, then picked up Nan Rong Puchu and swept towards it.

The black hole is littered with rubble and clods, empty on both sides, connected to a long corridor. Wu Xi was silent, looked at it for a moment, and continued to walk inside.

"Senior! Be careful! Nan Rong Puchu hurriedly followed, but had to remind, "This mountain range is a mining area, hollow and dangerous, and if you go inside, you may be in danger of collapsing." ”

"Mines?" Wu Xi did not mean to stop, and went straight inward. Nan Rong Puchu hurriedly took out the night pearl from the Qiankun bag for lighting.

The ground is low-lying and damp, seeping with slight traces of water.

"Tick!"

A clear dripping sound slipped from the top of the corridor and dripped onto Nan Rongpuchu's face, and the son of the world, who has always loved cleanliness, rarely did not frown. Gently dipping his hand into the drop of water, after looking at it for a while, he smelled it, Nan Rong Puchu said lightly, "There is holy water in this place!" ”

The north is a dry country, with scarce water and poor water quality. There are even fewer such clear and sweet underground water sources, hence the name holy water.

Nan Rongpu put the night pearl together, and in the milky white light, the situation on the walls of the corridor on both sides became clearer and clearer. The blue-white stone walls are crawling with blue-green mosses. Wu Xi gently peeled off a piece of moss, and the mark of the Dao Dao knife and axe was clearly revealed.

It's covered in moss, and it's apparently deserted for a long time.

Wu Xi frowned and asked, "Who's in charge?" ”

"Royal mining is no small feat! It has always been the high priest of Nangong. ”

Although he was afraid of the danger in the cave, seeing that the breath did not stop, Nan Rong Puchu had no choice but to follow, "Over the years, the Imperial City has practiced the Dao Fa, based on spells, and the cost is very heavy. And the comfortable life for many years has made the aristocratic officials drunk with money, and they have developed the habit of Zhong Ming Ding food and jade food and brocade clothes. Although this year, Uncle Huang..."

Over the years, the habit of addressing is not easy to change, and the blurted out of the title made the prince pause slightly.

He pulled out a self-deprecating smile and replied, "The Holy Majesty has ordered frugality, but he still can't make ends meet. The priest of Nangong knew that the wealth of Weicheng was due to the work of jade mining and mining. A mansion is rich and rivals the country, and the saint was surprised, and immediately ordered He Mansion to go to Weicheng, a remote island on the sea, to find out. ”

"Brother He Yun is the eldest son of He Mansion, and he has always been responsible, so he immediately set off for Weicheng." Nan Rong Puchu followed behind Wu Xi and talked about the cause and effect of the incident.

After coming and going, Brother He Yun got to know Qi Ya, the only daughter of the richest man in Weicheng. The two are talented and beautiful, know each other and fall in love. Qi Fu appreciated He Yun's brother's talent and temperament, so he taught him the skill of mining jade, and after He Yun's brother came back, he checked the terrain and asserted that there were jade mines hidden in the imperial city. The saint was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the priest of Nangong to start preparing for the mining. ”

"Weicheng Qi Mansion is already known for its jade picking skills, and this marriage is an excellent opportunity. Later, the saint gave marriage and ordered He Yun and his wife to take over the mining of the imperial city after marriage. I thought that this family affair could solve the urgent needs of the imperial city, but I didn't expect that the two would both die on the day of marriage. ”

"The matter of mining is very important, and no one in the DPRK and China dares to accept it. The priest of Nangong took responsibility for himself and was fully responsible for the mining business. For more than half a year, the mining issue has been a major matter for the DPRK and China, and a lot of money has been spent. ”

"That is to say," Wu Xi brushed up, "the mining matter, from beginning to end, was only handled by Nangong Zhe. ”

"The mining site was personally chosen by Brother He Yun," Nan Rongpu thought about it seriously and muttered, "In addition, it is indeed handled by the priest of Nangong alone. ”

"He Yun? Are you sure? ”

"Definitely. Brother He Yun personally surveyed the terrain for several months, and finally selected Dongshan. But at that time, it happened to be just in time for Miss Qi Fu to suddenly fall ill, and Brother He Yun had to hurry to Weicheng. ”

Nan Rong Puchu carefully recalled for a moment and said seriously, "Weicheng and the north are separated by mountains and seas, and the round-trip journey is hard. The saint was worried that something would happen, so he hurriedly gave the marriage. Miss Qi Fu recovered from her emergency, but after more than half a month, she was ordered to get married. ”

Wuxi rarely has a solemn color on the ground, "What is the origin of Nangong Zhe?" ”

"A few years ago, the Holy Expedition to the North, he saved the Holy Life." Nan Rongpu didn't know what he meant at the beginning, but he still said, "The saint loves his talent, and he is personally invited into the palace and made a priest." ”

Wu Xi nodded, looked at the pale and hard stone wall, and said no more. After a while, he jumped out of the stone pit with Nan Rong Puchu's collar.

"Senior, what's abnormal?"

Without saying a word, he flew up the mountain with his feet and jumped towards the top of the East Mountain, which had never collapsed.

The east mountain is already extremely tall, and it is connected with the firmament, and the halfway up the mountain is covered with clouds and mist, and the top of the mountain is even more deep in ice. Even if it collapsed from it a few days ago, the mountains on both sides still did not move at all, straight into the sky.

Rao is cultivation is profound, and with all his strength, he can stop halfway up the mountain. Wu Xi had to reach out to a raised stone at will, grasp the corner of the rock, and want to find out, but saw that the crack in the middle of the mountain had traces of gunpowder explosion.

Wu Xi frowned, and slowly descended, and sure enough, the residue of gunpowder was everywhere wrapped in the rubble of the mountain halfway up the mountain.

Such a large amount of gunpowder ... It's not that easy to think about.

When Wu Xi fell back to the ground, Nan Rong Puchu hurried over, and before he could speak, Wu Xi took the lead in asking, "Where is the imperial city's arms camp located outside the city?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Nan Rongpu admired Wuxi's insight from the bottom of his heart.

The munitions camp is the largest arsenal in the entire northern border, and controls the flow and use of arms in the north. Gunpowder was too powerful and a safety hazard, so it was not located in the imperial city.

"It's not far from the Imperial City!"

Azin?

How is it a place that I have never heard of?

Wu Xi frowned slightly, "Go to Zinzhou!" ”。

The two of them easily avoided the soldiers patrolling here, left Dongshan, and headed all the way to Yanzhou.