Chapter 18 [Wind Shelter] (I)

Ye Qinghong said: "The Old Summer Palace was built in the Kangxi period, flourished in Yongzheng, and perfected in the Qianlong period, how many treasures and secrets are hidden in it, even the emperors of the past dynasties may not be able to know all, the British and French invasion of the Old Summer Palace occurred in the Xianfeng period, when the eight products of the leader Ren Yong led the bloody battle, and finally died because of being outnumbered, the concubine who lived in the garden was frightened to death on the spot, and the minister of the garden, Wen Feng, committed suicide by throwing himself into the sea. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info after his death, he was given the crown prince Shaobao by the imperial court, and pursued Zhongyi. She paused and said: "Wen Feng is the one who knows the secrets of the Old Summer Palace best, the reason why he chose to commit suicide in the sea of blessings is not only with the intention of coexisting with the Old Summer Palace, but also because he is worried that if he falls into the hands of the coalition army, he will inevitably be tortured, in case he can't survive, he will confess all the secrets of the Old Summer Palace, he died to preserve the secrets of the Old Summer Palace, after the British and French forces burned the Old Summer Palace, all the secrets were turned into ashes with Wen Feng's death." ”

A gust of cold wind blew, Ye Qinghong couldn't help but shiver, Luo Lie saw it in his eyes, silently took off his coat, and draped it on Ye Qinghong's shoulders.

Ye Qinghong said: "You're not cold?"

Luo Lie smiled: "It's better for one person to be cold than two people to be cold!"

Ye Qinghong felt warmth from the bottom of her heart because of his words.

Luo Lie took out a cigarette case and handed one to Ye Qinghong, Ye Qinghong took it and took out the lighter to help Luo Lie light it first.

Luo Lie took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Tell me about the treasure house that the prince found." ”

Ye Qinghong said: "That treasure house is located in the underground near Fuhai, fortunately escaped the fire of the British and French forces, my father was ordered to repair the Old Summer Palace when he found there, after considering the matter did not make it public, but ordered the entrance to be closed and restored to its original appearance, the person in charge of this matter at that time was Liu Tonghei, in order to keep this secret, Liu Tongsi personally got rid of all the migrant workers involved in the project. ”

Luo Lie secretly took a breath of cold air, the reason why Liu Tongsi did this must have been instructed by Prince Rui Yixun, it seems that Yixun is also a ruthless figure, but judging from the complex political environment at the time, perhaps this Prince Rui, who advocated reform, has no other choice, if the secret treasure house of the Old Summer Palace is known by the imperial court, Lafayette will use this wealth to build a garden and continue to squander his extravagant old age.

Ye Qinghong said: "In 1900, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded the capital and plundered the western suburbs again, and the bandits and ruffians in the capital also took advantage of the fire to rob, and at that time my father was on an envoy in Russia, after hearing about it, he returned to China as soon as possible, but when he came to the Old Summer Palace, he found that even the secret treasure house that had been buried in the past was also looted, and only Liu Tongsi knew about it, but at that time, Liu Tongsi was on an envoy in Russia with him, and there was no suspicion on the surface. ”

Luo Lie nodded, flicked off the ashes, some things that seem reasonable on the surface often contain mysteries, Liu Tonghei accompanying Prince Rui may not be able to prove his innocence, this kind of thing may not need him to do it personally.

Ye Qinghong said: "Although my father suspects Liu Tonghei, there is no evidence, and he can't tell anyone about this matter, if it leaks out, the court will know that he has concealed the fact that he has found a secret treasure, and he will definitely be held accountable for the crime of bullying the king." So he had to swallow it in his stomach, and he drew some of the treasures and gave them to my mother, so that she could help keep an eye on them in France. Many of the treasures that have been stolen from China will soon appear at major auctions in Europe. Strangely enough, however, these treasures never appeared. ”

Luo Lie said: "This excludes the possibility that the Eight-Nation Alliance found secret treasures at that time, and if they find them, then these treasures will inevitably appear in major auction houses in Europe." ”

Ye Qinghong nodded and said: "If it is discovered by bandits, it is the same reason, they will sell the national treasures they have snatched to those cultural relics dealers in the capital, and they will eventually flow overseas, but after so many years, none of them have appeared in overseas auctions." This proves that someone designed to steal the contents of the vault and hide it all. ”

Luo Lie said: "Liu Tonghei?"

Ye Qinghong said: "Although he is suspicious, but he alone does not have such ability, after this incident, my father did not make a noise, but quietly investigated, but never found any evidence, and later he was assassinated off the coast of Yokohama, and this matter became a headless case." ”

"So you came back from France for revenge and for the search for the treasures that disappeared inexplicably?"

Ye Qinghong said: "I don't care about any treasures, I just want to find out the real murderer of my father, there were only two people who knew my father's exact itinerary back then, one was Ren Zhongchang, and the other was Xiao Tianxiong!

Luo Lie witnessed the death of Ren Zhongchang, the overseer of northern Jiangxi, and as for Xiao Tianxiong, he didn't know who it was. The reason why Ye Qinghong assassinated Ren Zhongchang was that he betrayed his father, so far, the Huangpu Blue Mill bloody case has been revealed, as for Mu Sanye, there must be an unknown close relationship between him and Prince Rui.

Ye Qinghong said: "Liu Tongsi and Xiao Tianxiong are cousins, these two people are one scholar and one martial arts, Liu Tongsi is scheming and good at strategy, Xiao Tianxiong's martial arts are strong, cold-blooded and cruel, and decisive in killing." Both of them were highly regarded by my father. Xiao Tianxiong fled for murder seven years ago and has not been found, and a few months ago, it was discovered that Xiao Tianxiong had appeared in Yingkou and had been in and out of Liu Tonghe's office for a time. ”

Luo Lie said: "You want to deal with Liu Tonghe. ”

Ye Qinghong said: "If you just want to eradicate Liu Tongsi, naturally you don't need to help An Zhai, but I suspect that Liu Tongsi is the treasure thief back then, and it is very likely that Xiao Tianxiong's whereabouts will be found out from him, and the assassination of my father is inseparable from these people." She raised her eyes and looked at Luo Lie and said, "I have no intention of making you a scapegoat, as long as you can help me complete this plan, I will fulfill my promise and pay you the reward you deserve." ”

Luo Lie asked again, "What is the meaning of the two keys you asked us to find?"

Ye Qinghong said: "The thing that An Zhai stole was called the Seven Treasures Shelter Tower Talisman, thirty years ago, Tianzhu Living Buddha Jia Luo went to Lama Temple to preach, my father was responsible for accompanying the reception, the two were quite close to each other, so Jia Luo Living Buddha gave my father gold, silver, glass, red beads, clams, coral, Later, when my father went to the United States as an envoy, he made a safe from the United States, and he used four of these seven shelter talismans to engrave the handwriting, and made four keys, which were gold, silver, clams, and agate.