The little eunuch had already told Zhao Chuanxin about the layout of the Russian legation, and the passage was in the basement of the southeast part of the tower.

He went all the way to the basement unimpeded, and used the elf carving knife to cut the door and lock the door, and sure enough, the basement was connected to the dark passage without concealment.

When the Russian Legation was built, it happened to be the time when the Japanese killed Empress Mingcheng.

At that time, Li Xi and the princes took refuge in the Russian legation.

This secret passage was probably built later, which shows that Li Xi had long feared that the Japanese would persecute him.

Zhao Chuanxin looked up at the layout of the basement, pondered where to route the line, and probably knew it in his heart before he got into the passage.

Behind Jing Guan Xuan, Li Xi had already opened the door of the passage and waited anxiously.

"It's so late, why hasn't he come yet?"

The little eunuch said, "It will take some time for him to infiltrate the Russian legation." ”

"At that time, he easily infiltrated the Qingyun Palace." Li Xi was originally a very calm person, but after being pressed by the Japanese step by step, he also became impetuous.

As he spoke, footsteps were heard inside the door.

Suddenly, in the dark passage, a stone was thrown out.

Li Xi and the little eunuch were taken aback.

After a while, Zhao Chuanxin walked out of it.

After Li Xi saw Zhao Chuanxin, his eyes turned red: "What are you doing throwing stones?" ”

Zhao Chuanxin smiled: "This is called throwing stones and asking for directions, you don't understand." ”

"......" Li Xi scolded with a face: "You took the money, why are you reluctant to do things?" There is even a face tube I want to pay for the project? ”

"Isn't Li Wanyong dead? Hirobumi Ito is also soon, don't worry. As for the project payment, one yard is one yard, go to the restaurant to eat, can you pay once for a lifetime? ”

Li Xi couldn't refute it.

But one thing is certain, that Li Wanyong was really killed by Zhao Chuanxin.

He shook his white beard and exclaimed, "Hurry up and get to work." ”

As Party B, Zhao Chuanxin is very literate and has no general knowledge with Party A.

He looked around, and it was quiet.

"Where are you going to put the telegram?"

Li Xi pointed to the room where Zhao Chuanxin had stayed overnight: "Settle there, I built a new cabinet and put it in the cabinet." ”

Zhao Chuanxin went in and took a look, and there was indeed an extra cabinet in the room that was originally surrounded by Xiao Ran.

He shook his head: "Or say you're all laymen. This cabinet is also too abrupt. ”

As he spoke, he moved in a long table from outside and placed it against the wall. Brought in another chair.

With more tables and chairs, plus a wardrobe, it looks decent and less obtrusive.

Zhao Chuanxin pointed to the table and chair and said: "This is an expedient measure, wait until tomorrow you find someone to build a desk with drawers, and the drawers must be locked." In this way, if a thief is encountered, the thief will most likely focus on the locked drawer. ”

Li Xi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, he didn't think about it so much at all.

When he opened the cabinet, Zhao Chuanxin was happy again: "Your cover-up is almost equal to nothing." The cabinet was made larger, and a hidden compartment was placed behind it, and the telegraph was hidden inside. On the surface, everything looks normal. ”

He doesn't care so much, let Li Xi worry about it.

He assembled keyboards, electromagnets, connectors, bells, typewriters, relays, receivers, and more.

Pulling the bare copper wire, Zhao Chuanxin frowned and thought about it.

He used an elven carving knife to cut a groove in the wall and stuffed the copper wire into it.

Wear mud trowel gloves and fill in the grooves with sand.

Li Xi and the little eunuch stared at each other with big eyes, and they both saw surprise on each other's faces.

When the line was finished, Li Xi also reached out and touched the flat rocks on the wall.

The ice is cold, the texture is smooth and hard, and it is completely integrated with the wall.

The little eunuch said in a low voice: "Spells, they are all spells. ”

Pulled outside, Zhao Chuanxin took out a pickaxe from the secret realm and dug a trench on the ground.

Then use mud trowel gloves to gather sand into stone strips, wrap the copper wire and extend it all the way to the passage.

Go back and cover the rocks with dirt.

Such an extremely secret line was formed.

After entering the dark passage, he didn't have to work so hard.

He turned his head and said, "You two will give me the lamp, and I will do the work." ”

The little eunuch carried the lantern: "Your Majesty, you go back and rest first." ”

"I'm not sleepy, I have to watch to be relieved."

The corners of Zhao Chuanxin's mouth furrowed.

Since one is following, then no one should be idle.

He walked in with a pickaxe and dug holes in the ground.

"Come, stuff the wooden shelves into the pit." Zhao Chuanxin commanded Li Xi to work.

Li Xi blew his beard and glared.

As an emperor, where did he work?

Zhao Chuanxin saw this: "Hurry up, what's the ink?" ”

The little eunuch broke out in a cold sweat.

I'm really afraid that His Majesty will be angry, but Mr. Zhao's temper is also very strange.

In the event of a conflict, he might be able to delay His Majesty's beating for a second.

Because he estimated that he would be able to take a punch from Zhao Chuanxin.

So he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you carry the lamp, or let me come." ”

Li Xi lost his temper, and the little old man put it into the pit tremblingly with the wooden frame on the ground.

At this time, it was spring and summer, and the passage was extremely hot.

Zhao Chuanxin simply took off his coat.

A god of war, an emperor of Korea, and a personal eunuch, in the middle of the night, the three of them sweated like rain in the dark passage.

Zhao Chuanxin set up a shelf and tied the copper wire.

The work is actually quite rough.

But there is no other way to rush the work.

Fortunately, the passage was not long, and soon reached the basement of the Russian legation.

Zhao Chuanxin first threw stones to ask for directions as usual, and after there was no movement outside, the three mermaids rushed out.

Li Xi gasped.

He had never been so tired.

Among the three people, the little eunuch who usually serves people is the most relaxed, and he doesn't even sweat a few drops.

Zhao Chuanxin's body was black and white, and the earlier bath was white.

He took out his elven carving knife and cut a hole in the basement wall, hiding the line.

"Are you sure that your people can enter and leave the Russian Legation normally?"

"The Russians are easy to talk to, I've arranged it."

Zhao Chuanxin began to assemble the telegraph here.

Wait for the batteries to be connected in series, and cover up the debris in the basement.

Zhao Chuanxin took out his watch and looked at the time, it was already the second half of the night.

He said, "Let's go, let's go back." ”

Li Xi's eyes widened: "Where are you going back?" ”

Zhao Chuanxin said as a matter of course: "Naturally, I went to Jingguanxuan." You haven't paid for me yet, and it's the middle of the night, so I can't go to Qingyun Palace to sleep? Are you going to let me sleep on the street? ”

Li Xi angrily took out an inkstone from his pocket, and hesitated again and again before reluctantly stuffing it to Zhao Chuanxin: "This inkstone is the reward, you better not go to Qingyun Palace." ”

He was worried that Zhao Chuanxin's whereabouts would be affected by the leakage.

Zhao Chuanxin took the inkstone and measured it up and down.

This inkstone is rectangular, the inkstone hall is slightly concave, the inkstone pond is deep and full, the inkstone is carved with a stone pillar, the lower lining is flowing clouds, the bright moon is on the top, the back of the inkstone is covered with more than 60 uneven slender stone pillars, and the pillars are full of stars.

Left carved eight characters - the moon from the stars, in fact, wind and rain.

The right is engraved with eight characters - Wang Yang Hanmo, which is similar.

Zhao Chuanxin frowned: "This is dark, you didn't lie to me, right?" ”

He didn't know anything about the four treasures of the study.

Li Xi was furious: "This is the old pit Duan inkstone, named Xingyan, which is extremely precious. If you don't, give me back. ”

Zhao Chuanxin saw that his painful appearance did not seem to be fake, so he put away the inkstone with a smile.

Then he said, "Let's go, let's go back to Jingguanxuan." Eh, don't be so stingy, I'll sleep all night and leave early tomorrow morning. ”

The two sides are at a stalemate.

Zhao Chuanxin saw Li Xi stopping at the entrance of the passage, stepped forward to push him away, and walked into it.

Li Xi was angry.

hurriedly chased after the little eunuch from behind.

When he arrived at Jingguanxuan, Zhao Chuanxin lay down on the small bed where he had slept overnight: "Okay, let's go, I'm going to sleep." ”

"Also, when are you leaving? I mean leaving Korea. ”

Zhao Chuanxin closed his eyes on the bed and hummed: "Well, everything is almost done, just leave in the next two days." ”

"Hmph, don't forget, you also promised me to take Li Xiangwei away."

"Well, I know, don't be verbose, let's go"

Li Xi snorted and took the little eunuch and went back to the palace helplessly.

As the Xianning Hall of the dormitory,

An elderly eunuch hadn't slept yet, and when he saw Li Xi coming back, his eyes flashed slightly: "Your Majesty, it's the middle of the night, let's rest." ”

Li Xi was stunned, and glanced at the old eunuch with some annoyance, but he didn't speak.

Since discovering that Ito Hirobumi knew a lot about his actions, Li Xi also made some efforts to find out the spies around him.

This old eunuch was the most suspicious, but he didn't dare to drive this old man away.

When the emperor was in this position, Li Xi was really aggrieved.

The next day.

Early in the morning, the little eunuch came to inform Li Xi that Ito Hirobumi had entered the palace again.

Recently, Ito Hirobumi has been in the palace particularly frequently.

Li Xicai woke up with hazy eyes.

But after hearing Ito Hirobumi's name, he immediately turned over and got up: "What is he doing here?" ”

The little eunuch's face was not very good-looking, because he had not slept enough last night.

He said: "Hirobumi Ito said that he was not worried about His Majesty's dragon body, and came to see His Majesty. ”

A wave of anger rose in Li Xi's heart.

He was sure that it was the old man who went to tell the new master.

He picked up the teacup from the coffee table and threw it on the ground.

Teacups of cold water and tea spilled to the floor.

The palace maid outside hurriedly came in to clean up when she heard the sound, her movements were skillful, and she didn't say a word of nonsense, obviously this kind of thing happens often.

Someone was waiting for Li Xi to change clothes, he just rinsed his mouth, wiped his face casually with a wet towel and walked out of the Xianning Palace, and moved to the Stone Palace.

Jing Guan Xuan was on his right, and when he passed the stone steps, Li Xi remembered Zhao Chuanxin.

He sighed in his heart: "Is Zhao Chuanxin still there?" ”

The little eunuch was a little confused: "This ...... I didn't have time to see it. ”

Li Xi's eyes rolled, and he glanced back at the old eunuch who was far away, and he said in a low voice: "Follow me to the Stone Hall for a while, and then you leave quietly, go to Jingguanxuan and let Zhao Chuanxin leave quickly, don't let Ito Hirofumi see it." ”

The little eunuch answered.

Arrived at the office of the stone temple.

Hirobumi Ito was sitting in a chair and drinking tea.

Seeing Li Xi coming, he got up and leaned forward slightly: "I've seen Emperor Tai." ”

Li Xi's eyes were full of coldness, but there was a slight reluctant smile on his face: "Is there anything wrong with Commander Ito coming to the palace?" ”

Hirobumi Ito sat back in his chair, respectful, but not much.

What he answered was not what he asked: "Your Majesty's face is not very good, you must pay attention to rest, and you can't stay up too late." What can't you do during the day? ”

Sure enough, today Ito Hirofumi came to beat Li Xi.

Li Xi glanced at the old eunuch, who turned his head with a smile and did not look at Li Xi.

He told Hirobumi Ito, "Last night, I drank too much coffee and couldn't sleep. ”

Hirofumi Ito picked up the tea bowl and took another sip: "Oh? Is that so? Recently, my secretary, Yasujiro Mori, also gave me some Mandheling coffee from Southeast Asia, which is very bitter. After I drank it for a few days, I felt that the taste of the tea was a little bland. Why don't Your Majesty take me to Jingguanxuan and taste Your Majesty's coffee, I think it will not be worse than my Mandheling coffee in terms of taste. ”

Li Xi chuckled in his heart.

He glanced at the door and saw that the little eunuch had secretly left.

Prevarication: "I drink Arabica coffee from Ethiopia, the taste is more listic, but the aroma is strong. And to put a lot of sugar and milk, I'm afraid it doesn't match Ito's appetite. ”

"It doesn't matter, as long as it's coffee, it's definitely more bitter than tea. Let's go. ”

Li Xi's face froze.

Obviously, no matter what excuse he makes, he can't stop Ito Hirobumi from going to Jingguanken to check it out today.

His cheeks trembled twice, and he gritted his teeth, eager to break the old eunuch's body into pieces.

I could only take Ito Hirobumi with him, and walked out of the stone hall with heavy steps and walked towards Jingguanxuan.

Halfway through, Li Xi suddenly bent down and coughed loudly.

He coughed heartbreakingly, as if he was going to die at any moment.

The old eunuch stepped forward and patted him on the back with a fake smile: "Your Majesty, are you okay?" Or go and get a doctor. ”

Li Xi seemed to take a breath, waved his hand and said, "Then you don't need to, you go and bring me a bowl of tea, I think it's because I drank too much coffee, which is not good for my throat." ”

Ito Hirobumi was silent next to him, watching Li Xi's performance with cold eyes.

The more Li Xi delayed, the more he felt that Li Xi had a ghost in his heart.

So, he gave the old eunuch a look.

The old eunuch was instructed to run wildly.

When he came back, he held the teacup in one hand and pressed the lid of the cup with the other hand to prevent the water from splashing out, but the speed did not decrease.

When I got here, I was already tired and panting, and my face was pale.

The corners of Li Xi's mouth raised a sarcastic smile, and he said to the old eunuch without smiling: "You are really loyal." ”

He bites the word "loyal" very hard.

The old eunuch was very thick-skinned and said with a smile: "This is what a slave and maid should do." ”

Li Xi took the teacup and took a sip.

The old eunuch reminded beside him: "Your Majesty, this tea is no longer hot, you can drink it with confidence." ”

Grass......

Li Xi couldn't hold back any longer, raised his leg and gave the old eunuch a kick.

He is old, and he has been weak all his life, and he has no strength.

Therefore, the old eunuch was not a big problem when he was kicked by this, but said with a smile: "Your Majesty can kick the slave maid, and it is also the glory of the slave maid." If Your Majesty has any resentment in his heart, he might as well kick it twice. ”

Li Xiqi's lips trembled.

On the contrary, it was really the opposite, even a eunuch rode on his neck and.

He threw the teacup on the ground, but it didn't break because it had been thrown into the dirt.

Li Xi pointed to the teacup and said, "Pick it up and send it back." ”

The old eunuch glanced at Ito Hirobumi, and when he saw Ito Hirobumi nodding, he complied.

When the old eunuch left, Ito Hirobumi said, "Emperor Tai, let's go." ”

Li Xi had no choice but to continue walking with him.

As he climbed the steps, he pretended to have a sore leg and banged his thighs as he went.

After going up the steps, he held on to a small tree by the side of the road and gasped for a while.

However, no matter how much time was delayed, it was finally time to Jingguanxuan.

Li Xi was frightened, pointed to the table and chair, and said, "Commander Ito, please sit down." ”

Ito Hirofumi didn't sit down, he put his hands behind his back: "Emperor Tai, why don't you take me to visit Jingguanxuan?" ”

Li Xi's heart beat hard: "I'm tired of walking, let's rest first." ”

Originally, he thought that by getting a cabinet in the house, he could cover it up very well.

Now that I think about it, just like Zhao Chuanxin said, it is simply full of mistakes and omissions.

There are flaws everywhere.

If Ito Hirobumi wanted to enter that room, he only had to open the cabinet casually, and the telegraph inside would be exposed.

Hirobumi Ito smirked: "Since the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese Empire has begun to pay attention to the physical fitness of its citizens, and has followed the example of the West to carry out reforms in clothing, food, housing, transportation, and physical exercise. At present, certain results have been achieved, and the national height has increased. In the past, we didn't even eat meat, but now we don't lack eggs, milk, fish, and meat. Your Majesty not only has to eat well, but also exercise more to take care of the dragon's body. Or please. ”

Li Xi grinded his teeth like a cow or sheep chewing upside down, and his eyes rolled from side to side.

After a moment, he said helplessly: "Then Ito Commander can take care of wherever he wants." ”

"It's better for Emperor Tai to lead me away."

From the room where the coffee was renovated to the back of the curtains, Hirofumi Ito saw it in detail.

Finally, stop outside the rest room.

This is the last place.

Li Xi's heart reached his throat.

Hirobumi Ito pushed the door open.

When he entered, he saw that the room contained only a bed, a table, chairs, and a wardrobe.

When he entered, he touched the table and found it clean and spotless.

Behind, Li Xi followed up with a pale face.

After entering the house, he was stunned, Zhao Chuanxin was not there, and the bed was clean and tidy.

It's as if no one has ever been in this place.

And Ito Hirobumi walked to the closet.

Li Xi opened his mouth and wanted to stop it.

But at this time, even if he opened his mouth to stop it, Ito Hirofumi would definitely not be obedient and stop.

I could only watch as Hirobumi Ito opened the closet.

Li Xi's blood poured up on his head, his face turned from white to red, and then because of trembling, the red tide receded, and his face turned blue again.

however

Hirobumi Ito opened the cabinet and looked at it, then closed the cabinet as usual.

Li Xi was stunned......

What's going on?

I saw Ito Hirofumi leaning over, his fingers running across the ground, and after turning his hand, there was more sand in his palm.

"Your Majesty should reprimand the palace maids and eunuchs who clean this place, there is a lot of sand on the ground."

Li Xi's head went blank, and he nodded instinctively: "I will reprimand them." ”

Then, Ito Hirobumi walked out of the room with his hands behind his back and like no one.

Li Xi wanted to open the cabinet to take a look, but he still held back.

After leaving the door, Ito Hirobumi said, "I wanted to taste His Majesty's coffee, but I suddenly found that I had no appetite." There is still official business, and it is not appropriate to stay in the palace for a long time, so I will leave. ”

Li Xi relaxed, and led people to send Ito Hirobumi out of the palace gate.

Opposite the palace, there are some Korean people scattered around.

If you look closely, you will see that their gaze is evasive and wandering.

But neither Li Xi nor Ito Hirobumi were in the mood to observe this.

After Li Xi and the other doubtful Ito Hirobumi left, he immediately returned to Jingguanxuan.

The little eunuch also came out of nowhere: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Mr. Zhao chiseled the wall behind the cabinet, and then cast a spell to make a stone cabinet behind the wall, which hides our telegraph ......"

Brothers, it's the end of the month, give me the monthly pass in your hand, and make up one hundred and fifty tickets in the past three days to form a whole number.

(End of chapter)