Chapter 41: Compromise in the Thunder Sound Cave
Jinxian Cave, the four treasures of Yunju, the fourth treasure.
"It seems to be an object from the Ming Dynasty."
Wang Jiawei recognized the carving on the stone letter, which was clearly used in Buddhism. The old assassin opened the stone letter of the Ming Dynasty, but inside it was a bluestone letter of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Continue to open the bluestone letter, and there is a white marble letter hidden, and then open it, there is a Sui and Tang silver letter. This letter is set together, which has whetted the appetite of the seven talents, and finally it is a mutton fat jade letter of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
The old assassin folded his hands, recited scripture incantations, burned incense and prayed, and opened the sheep fat jade letter with extraordinary solemnity.
Qin Beiyang tried hard to pick up the cracks in the secret passage, and saw from the top of everyone's heads that there were two Buddha bone relics lying in the shape of red corn, faintly radiating a golden reflection.
"Shakyamuni Buddha bone relics?"
"2,500 years ago, the Buddha attained nirvana, and after cremation, he obtained 84,000 relics, which became sacred relics for generations of believers. The fourth treasure of the four treasures of Yunju is also the treasure of the town temple of Yunju Temple, and it is also the treasure of the Buddha in China. The old assassin said rightly, "Back then, the great monk Jingwan carved scriptures in Yunju Temple, and Emperor Yang of Sui gave Buddha relics as a commendation. ”
Professor Wang Jiawei found the words on the cover: "In the twelfth year of the Great Sui Dynasty, the year Jiazi, the fourth month Ding has been Shuo, and the eighth day of Jiazi, in this letter, three Buddha relics are placed, and I wish to hold on to eternal calamity." ”
The old Assassin explained, "This is the only relic in the world that is treasured in a cave and not in a tacha. ”
Everyone was amazed, but they heard the sound of metal colliding at the door of the Golden Immortal Cave, and the iron gate firmly sealed everyone.
"What does this mean, sir?" Hu Shizhi looked at the old assassin and shook the iron door vigorously, not moving at all, "Locked us up in prison?" ”
"The Four Treasures of Yunju, this Jiazi has been displayed. The next round will be 60 years from now! ”
The old assassin smiled and put away the Buddha bone relics, put back the fivefold treasure letter layer by layer, and returned it to the secret room.
In the Golden Immortal Cave, Wang Jiawei stared at the inlaid mirror, staring at his eyes at the same time, as if he saw the shadow behind the mirror......
Behind the mirror.
Leiyin Cave, separated by a layer of one-way glass, Xu Shuzheng stared at the Jinxian Cave next door.
"General Xiao Xu, if you exit this cave, or order soldiers to come in and kill us, these seven Chinese elites across the wall will also be burned together!"
Fifteen-year-old A You walked up to Xu Shuzheng and looked side by side at the one-way glass - Cai Yuanpei, Chen Zhongfu, Qian Xuantong, Wang Jiawei, Zhou Shuren, Gu Hongming, Hu Shizhi.
"You took them hostage? But how can I be sure that I value their lives? ”
"The whole world will know that it was General Xiao Xu who killed the seven great talents in the world. I have informed a number of foreign journalists that you have led a large army to surround Yunju Temple, and they have taken pictures outside. ”
Xu Shuzheng remembered the foreigner he met at the gate of Yunju Temple, and only then did he wake up: "You still use this trick?" The Beiyang government is most afraid of these foreign journalists. ”
"If it really comes to this point, not to mention the turbulent public opinion at home and abroad, the Prime Minister alone, no matter how iron the relationship between the two of you is, he will definitely not be able to protect you!"
"You don't play by the rules!"
"Assassins, there are rules for assassins!" Ah You said coldly, "A few days ago, what were the rules for you to shoot Lu Jianzhang in Tianjin?" Don't panic, we're not here to avenge Lu Jianzhang. But someone will avenge him later. ”
In ancient times, the king became a defeated man, either the royal road was orthodox, or the rebellious ministers and thieves, and you fought to the death to dig each other's ancestral graves. Beiyang warlords, which one is not a rebel and thief? Each other, you sing and I appear, each leading the way for hundreds of years. If you are defeated like Zhang Xun, you can retreat to the Tianjin Concession to be a public servant. Duan Qirui has had several ups and downs, and it is not difficult to have the old department of the same party. Very few losers lose their heads, and even fewer generals who die in battle only use the flesh and blood of soldiers as cannon fodder. The warlords and oligarchs, yesterday they sharpened their knives, today they are in the smoke of gunfire, and tomorrow they will change their cups and call them brothers. And the continuous war is just a game for a few to grab power and wealth.
Xiao Xu knew that he was at a loss, and the first person to break the rules was himself. Bow your head and groan, and then look at the other side of the glass, the seven university scholars have become prisoners, in case the assassin takes the risk, not only will he be bombed to the sky, but he will also be charged with slaughtering elites. Qin Shi Huang burned books and pit Confucianism, and was scolded by scholars all over the world for more than 2,000 years, and Xiao Xu is afraid that he will be scolded by the whole world for another 2,000 years......
"That's it! I Xiao Xu read the books of sages and sages, and I respected scholars and scholars the most in my life, and I couldn't bear to see the great loss of Chinese culture. In order to protect the members of the National Assembly of the Republic of China, I promise you the condition - to hand over the coffin of the little prince of the Tang Dynasty. ”
Xu Shuzheng sat down on the ground in despair, for the sake of the painstaking Anfu Department, he had no choice but to swallow this shameful humiliation.
"General Xiao Xu's kindness, the little woman is toothless and unforgettable!"
"When I go back, I will deliver the coffin to your designated place tomorrow morning."
"Empty words."
Ah You shook his head at the same time, but the scar-faced assassin stopped Xu Shuzheng.
"Then I'll write you a note."
"In this world, even if there are notes, seals, signatures and handprints, it is still just a piece of waste paper."
"Then how do you trust me?"
From the corner of the Thunder Sound Cave, the young Assassin took out a black telephone, made of Swedish Ericsson wood, with a telephone wire connected to the outside of the cave.
"Please call the War Department, immediately!"
Xu Shuzheng looked at Ah You's eyes, looked at the telephone again, and sighed: "I don't want you to act so carefully, calculated every step, presumably the phone line was connected to Yunju Temple last night." ”
"Not bad." Ah You grabbed the telephone receiver and handed it to Xu Shuzheng, "Please, General Xu!" ”
Xiao Xu's hand holding the phone was trembling, he had never suffered such humiliation in his life until he was thirty-eight years old.
He slowly shook the handle of the telephone, sent out an electric current to connect to the switchboard of the Beijing Telephone Bureau, and said to the operator in a gloomy voice: "Please transfer to the War Department!" ”
After a while, the secretary of the War Department picked up the phone, Xu Shuzheng reported his name, and asked his henchman adjutant to answer the phone.
"Lao Tian, I'm Xiao Xu, please put the coffin of the little prince of the Tang Dynasty."
A surprised voice came from the other end of the phone: "General, you said that you want to put away the coffin that was hidden in the basement of the War Department and was heavily guarded day and night?" You're fine, are you? ”
"Well, I'm fine! I was instructed by the master of Yunju Temple, and it was too bad to put the coffin under the War Department! Sooner or later, we'll all have to be killed! That's what Premier Duan meant. Lao Tian, let me tell you a few more things, the first is that your daughter is studying......"
Through the current separated by hundreds of miles, Xu Shuzheng's voice was very clear, he accurately said the private information of the adjutant Lao Tian, and explained a number of tasks of the War Department, so that the other party was convinced that his identity was not a fake disguise by others.
Over there, the adjutant Lao Tian said repeatedly: "Obey, general, I'll put that bad coffin now, but where are you going to put it?" ”
Xu Shuzheng was speechless for a while, and Ah You stuffed a small note in front of him, five neat and beautiful words - Beijing Fayuan Temple.
"Beijing Fayuan Temple!" Xu Shuzheng looked at Ah You's eyes and took care of Adjutant Lao Tian of the War Department, "Just put it at the gate of the mountain, as long as a team of people and horses are transported, put down the coffin of the Tang Dynasty, and immediately retreat, no stay, no wait-and-see!" By the way, let's go now, it must be delivered within an hour. ”
The phone hung up, and Ah You applauded him: "General Xiao Xu, you are really resolute!" The little woman admired. ”
"Can I go?"
"Please wait a little longer, as long as our people get the coffin of the little prince of the Tang Dynasty, you can leave with your whole body."
In the Leiyin Cave, Xu Shuzheng had to sit down, watching the night outside the cave gradually fall, and then looking at the seven scholars in the Golden Immortal Cave on the opposite side of the one-way glass, they were also anxious, sighing for a long time, but they couldn't hear their voices.
Qin Beiyang, who lurks on the top of the two caves, will take a look at Ah You and Xiao Xu in the Lei Yin Cave for a while, as well as Ah Hai, the enemy who killed his mother; After a while, he looked at the seven talented people in the Golden Immortal Cave, plus the old assassin who killed his father's enemy.
On the one hand, there is the enemy who kills his mother, and on the other hand, he kills his father, which one should he avenge first?
Qin Beiyang untied the Tang knife behind his back, and his chest trembled slightly.
At this moment, Ye Kenan, who had been waiting outside the Leiyin Cave for a long time, shouted loudly to the cave: "General! General Xiao Xu! ”
"I'm fine! I am having a good conversation with old friends, please do not disturb our gathering, please be patient. ”
There were a total of fourteen people in the two caves, plus one man and one beast in the secret passage above their heads, and they were stalemate for an hour, and everyone was tired and hungry.
Suddenly, the phone rang in Lei Yin Cave.
Ah You calmly picked up the phone, and a young man's voice said: "The coffin of the little prince of the Tang Dynasty has been obtained, and the identity has been verified and confirmed!" We have stayed away from the Fayuan Temple in Beijing, no one is following, and the operation is successful. ”
"Good work."
The girl hung up the phone and turned to Xu Shuzheng to make another blessing salute.
"It's finally over!" Xiao Xu looked up to the sky and sighed, as if he had woken up from a nightmare, "Please fulfill the promise of the girl and release the people in the cave opposite." ”
"General Xiao Xu, you have a heart, and you are still worried about them."
Ah You gently pressed the stone slab through a bulge, and the iron door of the Golden Immortal Cave on the opposite side automatically opened.
On the opposite side of the one-way glass, the Seven Scholars maintained their demeanor, humbled each other, and withdrew from the cave in an orderly manner.
"The Chinese elite was able to get out of the way! But I don't know how much humiliation my Xiao Xu endured for them! ”
"General Xiao Xu, in fact, the high explosives under the Golden Immortal Cave are purely imaginary." Ah You smiled lightly, just like a fifteen-year-old girl, "The little girl lied to you to play!" ”