The girl stopped and brought Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao to a place. This place Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao both felt very familiar, and it turned out that this was the place behind the movable wall upstairs. Qin Tai and the old drunkard found three forks in the road at that time, and in the middle, Qin Tai and the old drunkard walked and found the missing Zhan Xiaoxiao. The one on the left leads to a place where the wine is placed, and the one on the right is the road that Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao followed the girl up just now.

The girl didn't go any further, pointing to the wall.

Qin Tai said suspiciously: "Is it here?" This used to be the room. Do you want us to go there? ”

The girl shook her head and walked to the side of the wall, rubbing back and forth.

Zhan Xiao Novel: "You mean there are words on the wall?" Want us to come and have a look? ”

The girl still shook her head, rubbing back and forth.

Qin Tai hurriedly thought of it, and he said, "Do you want us to touch it too?" ”

The girl screamed with joy, nodded her head again and again, and shook her head from time to time.

Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao walked into the wall, and they were a little worried in their hearts. Because they had seen that not only could the girl no longer speak, but that some of her movements were almost half-crazy and half-animal.

Qin Tai and Zhan Xiao approached the wall and finally discovered a secret, a secret that they hadn't noticed since entering the dark room for the first time. The reason why this wall was not noticed at the first time was because there was a painted picture of harmony painted on this wall. The so-called harmony picture is a picture of the ********. In the Ming Dynasty, on the surface, the officials were all sanctimonious, but in private they liked to talk about men and women. Whether it is an emperor or an official, they all like to discuss their experiences together in private. The emperor even rewarded some women he was tired of playing with casually to his cronies, and the ministers also regarded giving each other's women as an elegant thing. Some officials spend their days in brothels and rarely go home once a year. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, some wealthy merchants or officials who had tigresses at home often stayed overnight. Some people who can't stand the anger in the main room, some little wives or brothels make trouble, abound.

When they first saw this picture, they didn't care. It turns out that there are big secrets that no one knows in this harmony map. It takes an observer to grope with his hands in the dark to discover the secret.

Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao groped on the left and the right respectively, and Qin Tai touched some pictures that had both circles and long strips. Zhan Xiaoxiao even touched some strange things, and when he thought he had touched something shy, Zhan Xiaoxiao unexpectedly found something strange.

Zhan Xiao novel: "My lord, I have a topographic map here. It is a topographic map of the periphery of Satsuki Village. I just touched the place where I fought the cripple, and I had a little bit of an image there, exactly like the one on it. ”

Qin Tai fumbled for a while and said, "I should also have a topographic map here, but why am I so unfamiliar?" Is this place no longer there? Or do we find out? ”

As he spoke, both leaned towards the middle, and when the two of them groped their way to a familiar place, they were about to open their mouths when they found each other grabbing each other's hands. Zhan Xiaoxiao grabbed a big hand that was almost half the size of himself, and there were not many calluses on his hands, but they were very powerful. Qin Tai grabbed a soft and small hand, which was not only small but also very comfortable to touch. If it weren't for Zhan Xiaoxiao's sudden shrinkage, Qin Tai would have wanted to hold on for a while.

After a long while, the two of them still hadn't woken up from the embarrassment just now.

At this time, the old drunkard and the "horse three knives" came over.

Qin Tai hurriedly said, "Master, Sandao, you are here." Come over here and touch it. There are three paintings here, one of the terrain outside the village, the terrain here, and one of the terrain of a place we never knew about. We need to find out the key as soon as possible, we are running out of time. ”

Zhan Xiaoxiao and "Ma Sandao" didn't understand, but the old drunkard said: "My lord, did you ask Xiao Lingzi to go to Dongchang?" They guess they'll be here before dark, right? ”

Everyone looked at Qin Tai, Qin Tai sighed and said, "At that time, I really had no choice. We are really no match for each other, and we don't know the true situation of the donkey demon. I had no choice but to send Xiao Lingzi to ask for help. But first, Tongling County is too far away from here, secondly, Jia Baishun of Tongling County will not be too concerned, and third, even if Jia Baishun wants to send people, he can't mobilize many people. I remembered the words of a colleague before I left Beijing. He said that almost all the post stations in the local area are run by Dongchang, and they have their own team and can quickly mobilize manpower. So I told Xiao Lingzi not to go to Tongling County, but to go to the nearest post station to ask for help. But I never thought that this matter would be implicated in the East Factory, and I would not have gone to the East Factory if I had known. Now we have to find the treasure before the East Factory arrives and restore this place. I can't see any flaws for the people in the East Factory. ”

A post house is an official place that mainly operates accommodation and receives officials and merchants. According to the rules of the imperial court, officials were generally not allowed to stay in private hotels. Whether you're going to work or run an errand, you'll have to live in a local inn. Not only does the post house not charge any fees, but it also treats officials differently according to their position and rank. Merchants can come and stay, but they have to pay, and it is not only safe compared to private hotels, but also no one will disturb them. Food, use, and drink are all available.

The inn also had other businesses, first of all, a place for the exchange of letters. In ancient times, there was no post office, and there were two kinds of letter delivery, one was special delivery, which was more expensive and prone to accidents; The second is to transport it through the post station, although the speed is relatively slow, but the price is real, and ordinary people can afford it. However, the content of the letter is not guaranteed to be kept confidential by sending it through the post station. In order to firmly control the post station, Dongchang knew the secrets between some officials through the correspondence and knew the large and small events that happened in the locality.

Another function of the caravanserai is to rent out horses. In ancient times, there were no trains, no planes, not even automobiles. All means of transportation are horses and other livestock, among which horses have long been the best means of transportation for people in a hurry because of their good endurance. However, there were not many horses at that time, and most of the horses belonged to the army, except for a few rich sons who could buy a few horses at high prices. The post station is officially opened, and even the military is the head of the East Factory behind the scenes, so the post station has a lot of horses. The horse can be rented out or rented together to provide services to the user. When the horse or carriage arrives at its destination, the mercenary pays and the horse or carriage is pulled into the local post station. So every day a lot of post horses come in and go out.

There is a person in charge of the post stations in various places, who is registered in the imperial court, has a formal official position, and is a post of the eighth grade. Don't look at the post official, his actual power is not much smaller than that of a local county lord. There is also the East Factory in the backstage, so even a prefect does not dare to offend a post at will.

When everyone heard about it, they started to get busy. The old drunkard also came up to help explore, but unfortunately there were too many people and it was chaotic.

The girl tilted her head, listened to their conversation, and after a while, came over, bit the corner of Zhan's little dress with her mouth, and pulled it back. Zhan Xiaoxiao was almost pulled to the ground by her.

Qin Tai whispered while helping Zhan Xiaoxiao up: "It seems that she has a good impression of you and is not afraid of you." You go with her, and I guess she's going to take you somewhere else. We'll follow you on the side. ”

After Zhan Xiaoxiao found out, he hurriedly ran towards the girl. The girl and Zhan Xiaoxiao ran to the left road together.

Qin Tai glanced at them, it was a dead end, and the end was only a few jars of wine.

The old drunkard hurriedly followed, and Qin Tai also followed. The old drunkard knew very well that this girl might have a disability, but she was absolutely smart. She can sense Zhan Xiaoxiao's identity, know that Zhan Xiaoxiao is different from several of them, and know that Zhan Xiaoxiao is a girl, which shows that this girl is not ordinary.

When everyone came to the end, "Ma Sandao" pointed to the wine on the ground and said, "My lord, I'm talking about these big wine jars." It is full of good wines that are more mellow and mellow even drunk in the written test. ”

Qin Tai and the old drunkard had nothing to say, and thought of one thing in their hearts: "You really have to actually see it before you can draw conclusions." It was only after listening to Sandao's words that I missed this important clue. Otherwise, they would have found a clue long ago. The two of them glanced at each other, and neither of them accused "Ma Sandao".

Is the so-called "wine jar" on the earth a real wine jar? No, it's nine weird-looking things. Qin Tai, who was born as a scholar, and the old drunkard saw what this thing was almost at the same time. This is the famous ritual vessel "Ding" in ancient times. The tripod is a ritual vessel used to worship the heavens in ancient times, and it is not a big guy that ordinary people can use. In ancient times, it was stipulated that only the princes could use a tripod. Tribal chieftains or kings of small kingdoms can only use three tripods. The monarch of a country only uses five tripods. The First Emperor Yingzheng decreed that only the emperor himself could use the highest level of Jiuding, and anyone who used Jiuding at will would be regarded as treason. The Jiuding used by the emperor is professional and exquisite. Eight square four-legged tripods are placed in the eight directions of a round three-legged tripod due east, west, south, north, southeast, southwest, northwest and northeast. This is the nine big tripods that represent the Chinese Kyushu.

The tripod you see in the dark room is the highest level of the eight directions, one circle and nine tripods. No wonder Qin Tai and the old drunkard were so shocked. What level is there with these nine treasures guarded by Dading? Inside is definitely a national treasure.

Zhan Xiaoxiao probably doesn't know much about this, otherwise he wouldn't have knocked on the Ding to listen to the sound.

The old drunkard finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he said, "Xiaoxiao, you come down first." In fact, he was reluctant to let such a good Jiuding be knocked by a small inappropriate thing, and it was a big loss to knock it out. Of course, this Jiuding is definitely not the Jiuding of the First Emperor's period, and it will not be the Jiuding used by the Yin Shang Dynasty to make soup and sacrifice to the sky, it should be imitated by later generations. Even if it is imitated, even if the age is not so old, it is dedicated to the Jiuding used by the emperor to ascend the throne. Its significance and value are immeasurable. Ordinary people don't say they have it, even if they look at it in their lifetime, they may not be able to see it.