Chapter 16: The Treasure Chest in the Secret Chamber

The two of them went back to the barracks, but this time they didn't follow them, and he certainly didn't expect them to come back. As for the other people in the barracks, they have long known the identities and tasks of the two. No one would be surprised that they were in the barracks.

Jiang Shenzhou took Qin Sheng to the southeast corner of the barracks, he remembered that Gao Dawei said that the old house was nearby.

He searched around and finally found a dead jujube tree, a dilapidated old house behind the jujube tree.

The house is not small, it is square, and it looks like a storehouse. The storeroom seemed to have been useless for a long time, not only were the walls peeling off in large areas, the beams were already covered with cobwebs, and from time to time rats were scurrying on the ground.

Qin Sheng was curious: "Where is this?" ”

Jiang Shenzhou looked around and replied, "I don't know either, but I heard that there is a treasure hidden here." ”

Qin Sheng looked incredulous, and said, "What treasure, you are talking nonsense again." After getting along for this period of time, she was no longer surprised by Jiang Shenzhou's nonsense.

Jiang Shenzhou didn't reply to her words, he seemed to have found something, and he was looking down at the ground.

There are a row of shallow footprints on the ground, and you can't find them unless you look closely. There are a lot of footprints, and they are very messy, as if many people have walked here.

Everything is the same as Gao Dawei said.

The direction of the footprints was towards the inner hall, and it seemed that the box in Gao Dawei's mouth should also be inside.

The two of them had arrived at the inner hall, only to see that a large part of the roof of the inner hall had collapsed, and many broken tiles were piled up on the stone slabs on the ground, and there were still many things scattered on the stone slabs, a few collapsed tables and bookshelves, a pile of rotten bamboo slips, and a dilapidated flag.

In addition to this, there are three boxes on the ground.

Qin Sheng looked at the boxes and asked, "Could it be that these boxes are the treasures you said?" ”

Jiang Shenzhou smiled and said nothing, the three boxes in front of him were open, and they were empty, definitely not the boxes he was looking for.

Qin Sheng couldn't help but ask, "What kind of tricks are you playing?" ”

Jiang Shenzhou didn't seem to hear her words, he knocked on the wall with his hand and muttered, "Impossible...... Is there any secret room? ”

"Chamber of Secrets...... You can figure it out. Qin Sheng smiled helplessly: "Why don't you say that the secret room is at my feet." Of course, this sentence is a joke.

But when she struck the slate hard, there was an echo below.

Qin Sheng suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, and the echo was enough to show that the stone slab was empty underneath, and the secret room was really under her feet.

The slab was quickly revealed, and below was a tunnel, which was not too deep, and it didn't take a few steps to reach the secret room at the end. The chamber was pitch black, but luckily there were two bronze lamps on the wall.

Jiang Shenzhou lit the lamp, and saw four large boxesβ€”obviously the boxes in Gao Dawei's mouth.

The wooden planks of the box were thick, and the sides were covered with layers of brass. It seems to contain something valuable, is it really a treasure?

Without waiting for Qin Sheng to ask, Jiang Shenzhou had already opened one of the boxes.

Disappointingly, there were no valuable gold and silver treasures inside, only a box of books and bamboo slips. The books are thick, and I don't know what is written on them.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of neat footsteps overhead, the footsteps were heavy, and it was obvious that the weight of the person who came was not light. It didn't take long for a tall, iron-clad man to enter the chamber.

Qin Sheng recognized this person, this person was the captain of the guard beside Yu Chi Baolin.

"Why are you here?" The captain of the guard asked with a grim face as he held the hilt of his sword.

Qin Sheng didn't speak, she didn't know how to answer this question at all.

Jiang Shenzhou pretended to be stupid: "We just walked casually, but we didn't expect to get here, is there anything wrong here?" This statement is really far-fetched, and even he regrets it a little after saying it.

Fortunately, the captain of the guard didn't ask any further, he just said coldly: "Please come with me, you two, the governor wants to see you." ”

Jiang Shenzhou smiled and said, "Okay, we'll go in a while." ”

The captain of the guard didn't seem to hear Jiang Shenzhou's words at all, he pointed to the exit and said, "Please two come with me now, this is the order of the governor, and no one has ever dared to disobey the order of the governor." His tone was firm, and there was no room for negotiation.

He said please, but in reality it was like an escort. Because when Jiang Shenzhou and Qin Sheng walked out of the secret room, the two found a row of people standing in the inner hall, they were wearing the same iron armor as the captain of the guard, and these people were all Wei Chi Baolin's guards.

Under the "escort" of this group of ironclad guards, the two came to the Governor's Mansion.

As soon as they entered the inner hall, Yu Chi Baolin greeted them with a smile: "The two of you are finally here, but the governor has been waiting for a long time." He smiled brightly, like a welcoming host greeting guests.

Jiang Shenzhou also smiled: "The guards of the Governor of Wei Chi are so fierce, how dare we not come." ”

The meaning of this sentence couldn't be clearer, and of course Yu Chi Baolin understood what he meant.

I saw that his face sank, and he had walked to the door in a few steps, and said sharply: "What's the matter?" Didn't I ask you to be polite and invited? Who told you to bring your weapons? ”

The captain of the guard hung his head expressionlessly: "My subordinates are not doing things well, and I am willing to be punished." His voice was still cold.

"Go get a hundred sticks yourself, go now!" Yu Chi Baolin said coldly. After speaking, he turned his head and said with a guilty face: "It's all because I can't discipline it, I hope the two of you don't be surprised." ”

Jiang Shenzhou said: "Wei Chi is full of rewards and punishments, I can only admire, how dare I be surprised." ”

Yu Chi Baolin smiled and said, "That's good, that's good." ”

Qin Sheng didn't speak all the time, and only then did he ask, "Brother Wei Chi came to us, I don't know why?" ”

Yu Chi Baolin patted her head and laughed at herself: "Look at my memory, I almost forgot it again." As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his bosom, and when he opened it, there was a piece of paper with a few lines written on it, and it was also covered with the bright red seal of the Governor's Mansion.

"There are many secret places in the army, and ordinary people can't enter them, but with this passage of the Governor's Mansion, no one will dare to stop you. Actually, this document should have been given to you a long time ago, but I have always forgotten it. Today I suddenly remembered that I asked them to invite you, but who knew that this group of unsuccessful things had offended the two of them. Yu Chi Baolin explained.

Qin Sheng hesitated to take the document and asked, "You called us here just for this matter?" ”

Yu Chi Baolin replied: "Of course, otherwise what else can it be? He looked puzzled.

Qin Sheng hesitated for a while, but finally said: "Just now we found an old house in the southeast corner of the barracks, and there is a secret room under the house. As soon as you entered the secret room, your escort arrived. ”

Wei Chi Baolin said with a smile: "You are talking about the old warehouse, which used to store the accounts of military Chinese books, and has been abandoned for a long time. How did you find it? ”

Without waiting for Qin Sheng to answer, Jiang Shenzhou had already rushed to say, "Actually, we also went there unintentionally. He paused, then changed his words and asked, "But since it has been abandoned for a long time, why are there still a few boxes of things in the secret room?" ”

Yu Chi Baolin said: "I must have forgotten to move away, so I will order someone to do it." ”

"Someone!" He shouted, and immediately several guards appeared at the door.

"Pass the order to go down and move all the boxes from the old warehouse to the new warehouse, and do it now."

"Yes!"

Jiang Shenzhou could only watch as he ordered the box to be moved, but he couldn't do anything. There is no doubt that his orders will be strictly followed. Within an hour, the chest in the chamber will be sent to the new storehouse, but the books and bamboo slips in the box must not be the original.

The secret in the box, it seems, will never be known.

When the two of them walked out of the Governor's Palace, the sky was still gray, and the gray sky cut off the sunlight, making the whole street look extremely gloomy.

The gloomy street is just like Jiang Shenzhou's mood now.

"It's a chess move, it's a chess move." Jiang Shenzhou kept sighing.

Qin Sheng couldn't help but laugh and asked, "What are you muttering?" You've been muttering all the way since you left the Governor's Mansion. ”

Jiang Shenzhou smiled reluctantly and replied, "It's nothing, let me ask you a question, do you really believe what Yu Chi Baolin said?" ”

Qin Sheng thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "What he said is reasonable, why don't I believe it?" ”

Jiang Shenzhou disagreed with her: "As soon as we found the secret room, his guards came, so it is reasonable?" ”

Qin Sheng said: "Didn't he say that the guards came to invite us, although these people are a little rude, it's just their problem, what does it have to do with Brother Wei Chi?" She quickened her pace as she spoke, as if she didn't want to argue with him any longer.

But as soon as she walked a few steps, she stopped again, turned her head to stare at Jiang Shenzhou and asked, "It's you, how did you know that there was a problem there?" ”

"This ......" Jiang Shenzhou lengthened his voice, hesitating to tell her the truth.

Without waiting for him to speak, Qin Sheng said: "If you don't want to say it, forget it, anyway, you are mysterious all day long." After saying that, she no longer paid attention to Jiang Shenzhou, and walked forward by herself, she seemed to be angry.

"Alas...... It's a chess move. Jiang Shenzhou couldn't help but sigh again, and suddenly heard a person: "It seems that Jiang Gongzi has something to worry about?" ”

Jiang Shenzhou saw Gao Dawei as soon as he turned around.

"I was looking for you, but I didn't expect you to be here." Seeing Gao Dawei, Jiang Shenzhou's mood was much better.

Gao Dawei said: "Did Jiang Gongzi find something?" ”

Jiang Shenzhou smiled bitterly and said, "I originally found it, but ...... Now it'...... again," he told him a brief story.

After listening, Gao Dawei asked, "As soon as you entered the secret room, Yu Chi Baolin's guards appeared?" ”

"Yes! This is certainly not a coincidence, and I suspect that he has sent someone to keep an eye on us a long time ago. Jiang Shenzhou replied.

Gao Dawei sighed and said disappointedly: "In this way, isn't it nothing? ”

"You're wrong." Jiang Shenzhou shook his head, and he reached out and took out a book from his arms.

"Is this ......" Gao Dawei said hesitantly, staring at the book.

"That's what I found in the box." Jiang Shenzhou raised the book in his hand and smiled: "So we didn't get nothing. ”