Tong Xin waved his hand, and sixteen or seventeen big men walked outside the door one after another, all dressed as farmers, each carrying a burden on his shoulders, and under the burden were two huge baskets, each of which contained a box.

Wang Rong asked, "Where are you going to carry these boxes?"

Tong Xin said: "There are mainly two places, one is Xuanzheng Hall, and the other is Deqing Hall. ”

Wang Rong shook her head and said, "These two places are guarded by guards, I'm afraid it will be difficult to approach." ”

Tong Xin waved his hand and said, "You don't have to get close, we just need to put the box around." ”

Wang Rong nodded and said, "Okay, then you come with me." ”

Wang Rong took Tong Xin and others through the alleys, did not dare to go to Xuanzheng Hall first, made a big detour in the mansion, and went to Deqing Hall.

After walking about a stick of incense, Tong Xin became a little impatient and asked, "How long do you have to walk?!"

Wang Rong said: "Don't worry, it's just ahead, it's going to be there soon." ”

Bypassing a garden, and passing through a moon cave gate, an antique courtyard flashed in front of him, Wang Rong waited for everyone to enter the courtyard, pointed to the southeast with his hand, and said: "There is Deqing Hall." ”

Tong Xin looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a building with a green tile in a piece of green cypress and green willows, which looked more and more majestic against the backdrop of many houses around it.

Tong Xin nodded and asked, "How far is it from Nade Qingtang here?"

Wang Rong thought that Tong Xin thought that she didn't bring them to Deqing Hall, and hurriedly explained: "This is already very close, and there will be guards in the palace constantly patrolling before that, and only this is the safest place." ”

"Where is this?"

Wang Rong replied: "This place is called Shuiyunyuan, which was originally the place where Mrs. Lady's relatives lived when they came to the house, and then Mrs. said goodbye without saying goodbye, and her relatives naturally never came again, so this place is idle, and no one will find out if you put the box here." ”

Tong Xin said: "Where is the Xuanzheng Hall?"

Wang Rong said: "We are now in the southwest of the mansion, and the Xuanzheng Hall is northeast behind us. ”

"How far is this from Xuanzheng Hall?"

Wang Rong said: "That's far away, and it will take at least half an hour to walk." ”

Tong Xin muttered to himself after hearing this: "It seems that I have to find another place." ”

"What's wrong?" Wang Rong asked, "Isn't it okay here?"

Tong Xin shook his head and said, "No, it's good here." Come on, put ten boxes here. ”

The man in the back was ordered, unloaded the ten baskets, moved the boxes out of the baskets, and took out the shovels, hoes, and many other tools from the bottom of the baskets.

Seeing this, Wang Rong was puzzled: "What is this going to do?"

Tong Xin smiled and said, "Don't worry, you'll know later." Come on, let's go to Xuanzheng Hall. ”

Tong Xin left five people here, and the remaining ten or so people continued to carry the basket to the Xuanzheng Hall.

There were only two major roads to go from Deqing Hall to Xuanzheng Hall, and Wang Rong proudly picked a distant and remote road to walk, even so, she also encountered two teams of patrolling guards along the way. Some guards recognized Wang Rong and stepped forward to salute, "Where is Mr. Wang going?"

Wang Rong replied, "Ah...... The rockery in the back garden was a little loose, and I called a few people to pick up some soil and rocks to repair it. ”

When the guards saw that most of them were dressed as people's husbands and carrying baskets, they didn't ask any more questions.

After walking for more than half an hour, Wang Rong stopped in front of a rockery. Tong Xin looked up and saw that the mountain was rocky and rugged, heavy and mountainous, the stream under the mountain was murmuring, the mountain was lush, everything was natural, there was no trace of artificial carving, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Good scenery!"

Wang Rong said: "You are here to know the goods." This mountain was originally a tens of thousands of years old boulder at the bottom of Taihu Lake. That year, there was a great drought in the south of the Yangtze River, and the water level of Taihu Lake plummeted, and this stone was exposed from the center of the lake. When the national teacher Zhang Xianren heard this, he made a special trip from Chang'an, and when he saw this stone, he said, "This is the pillar stone of the country, and it is a blessing for the country to be born today." So he practiced at the altar by the Taihu Lake, praying for rain and blessings. It was really miraculous, and a moment later, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and heavy downpour, and the drought was solved. ”

Tong Xin said: "In this way, this is still a treasure mountain strange stone?"

Wang Rong said: "Of course. After the current saint ascended the throne, he specially arranged for people to take out this stone from Taihu Lake and give it to the general's mansion to show the identity of the pillar stone of my lord's country and the minister of the humerus. ”

When Tong Xin heard this, he showed a strange smile, looked around, and asked, "Where is Xuanzheng Hall?"

"Behind the mountain, you can see it from the small pavilion where you listen to the rain. ”

Tong Xin looked up and saw a small wooden house not far away, surrounded by mountains and rivers, which was very chic. Tong Xin's figure flickered, and he came to the front of the wooden house in two or three steps, gently pushed the door of the account, and saw that the beds, chairs, tea tables and other things in the house were all available. When you enter the house and lean against the window, you will see the Xuanzheng Hall with the wall of the tile.

Seeing this, Tong Xin nodded and said to the more than ten men: "There are ten more boxes here, all of which are placed on the rockery." ”

Wang Rong was puzzled: "There are many strange rocks on the rockery, and I can't put these boxes at all." Besides, if so many of you climb the rockery together, the goal is too big. This place is not comparable to Shuiyun Garden, where the courtyard is deserted, no one cares, only a few people occasionally go to clean, this is very different, a hundred steps away is the Xuanzheng Hall, surrounded by patrolling guards, if you are so swaggering, you will be discovered by the guards. ”

Tong Xin smiled: "That's okay, you just said it, we are migrant workers who came to repair the rockery, and it is natural to dig and repair here, I believe no one will doubt it." ”

Wang Rong was stunned and said, "This ...... This statement fools the guards in the house, but it can't deceive the lord and the young lady, if you let them know about it, you will be in danger. ”

Tong Xin said: "Don't worry, I have my own measure." Now take us to the various gates of Fuchu. ”

"Where are you going?"

Tong Xin asked, "How many gates does the Chen Mansion have?"

Wang Rong replied: "There are two main gates in the north and south, two side gates in the east and west, and two small gates in the northwest and southeast. On weekdays, the south gate is always open for office directors and other public officials to enter and exit, and the north gate is the door for family members and servants to enter and exit. The east gate and the west gate will only be opened during special periods, for example, this time the people of the whole city came to interview, and they walked through the east and west gates. The northwest and southeast gates are the places where the guards and maids in the house enter and exit, and they will not be opened at ordinary times. ”

"Is the north gate open now?"

Wang Rong thought for a moment and said: "It stands to reason that it should be closed, and most of the residences near the north gate are the residences of the ladies in the house, and they will not be opened easily under normal circumstances." ”

Tong Xin clapped his hands and said, "Okay, since that's the case, let's go to the north gate to have a look!"