Chapter 180: The Inside and Out, the Outside and the Mid (2)
Helin is a place in Mongolia with an excellent geographical location, with abundant water and grass, as well as hills and green forests that are rare in the north.
As early as the time of Genghis Khan, he ordered people to build a tight city defense according to the mountains and rivers of Holin, and began to build walls and palaces in the hinterland of Horin.
These natural barriers, combined with the inherent fortifications of the city, left only one way for foreign enemies to enter Horin, a special wild road from which Kublai Khan's previous attacks began.
Relying on Zongzheng's shrewd tactics, Kublai Khan has opened the three lines of defense set up by Ali Buge, and he knows very well that the remaining two lines of defense are difficult to break through, even if they break through, Ali Buge will shrink his forces back to the palace, not to mention that taking the palace will cause countless casualties, even if it is taken, the city wall that the ancestors have worked hard to build and the luxurious palace inside will also be damaged.
This is a difficult topic to decide, however, someone has already laid the whole picture for it, and these so-called problems in such a big situation, as long as they go well, it will be an unimaginable victory, whether in terms of time, results or attrition.
Ali Buge's military camp was located on the outskirts of Miyagi, and Juxian Pavilion was inside Miyagi, but only in a remote and desolate part of Miyagi.
Zong Zheng was escorted by Asutai to the dungeon of Juxian Pavilion, riding a carriage through a bumpy road, they finally came to the magnificent palace city, Zong Zheng saw the hazy and faint palace in front of him through the night, and couldn't help but sigh at the power of the Mongols, feeling that the Mongols were not just ordinary horse warriors in the eyes of the Han people, and they also had more shrewd and unique skills and insights.
It was wartime, and the Miyagi guards were often very strict, and Asotai walked freely with only one token in his hand.
They drove through a few streets and then into a barren area.
Juxian Pavilion was located in the middle of nowhere, a juggling sand dune with only a handful of soldiers patrolling back and forth.
Zong Zheng sighed to himself, if there is no guidance from Asutai, it will not be easy to avoid the sight of Ali Buge's guards in a short time.
There are dozens of large and small sand dunes here, some of which have grass, and some of which are bare all the time, with nothing at all, which is very different from the surrounding environment, and Zongzheng does not understand how there can be such a place that is so alien to the surrounding area within such a geographical range.
The cool breeze next to it swished, and a cold chill sneaked around the body.
In the distance, you can see a building supported by stone pillars, where the lights are bright, and Zong Zheng estimates that it should be the so-called Juxian Pavilion.
When the carriage approached step by step, Asutai ordered more than a dozen attendants who followed behind to stop their horses and guard, and he escorted Zongzheng alone and continued to walk forward for dozens of steps, stopping at the main gate of Juxian Pavilion.
"It's here, come down!" shouted Asotai,
Zong Zheng was tied hands, so he opened the carriage curtain with his head, slowly stepped out of the carriage, looked up in front of him, Juxian Pavilion was impressive, although the plaque on it was written in Mongolian, but, he knew very well that this place should be Juxian Pavilion, stopped at the door, looked at the dim room, he could vaguely feel the murderous aura diffused inside, this murderous aura is like the fragrance of tea, only those who are good at tasting tea can carefully taste the taste, he doesn't know what kind of master will be hidden inside.
"Let's go in!" said Asotai,
Zongzheng followed Asutai's steps and walked inside, and when he entered the hall, an old man with a white beard wrapped in a white cloth came up, and he followed Zongzheng without saying a word, and Asutai did not say anything to him, everything seemed normal but indifferent.
This white-bearded old man is the master of Juxian Pavilion, and when he saw Asutai, he went to the dungeon with Asutai with the key according to the rules, which has become a law, so the two did not communicate too much.
Passing through a few corridors, there is a huge martial arts training hall, and there is a candlestick every meter on the surrounding walls, the lights are scorching, and the floor is full of smooth marble, which looks very comfortable.
Zong Zheng took a closer look, and noticed all kinds of sword marks on the wall, as well as palm prints and footprints imprinted on the stone wall, and even slight blood stains.
The martial arts training hall, which originally looked comfortable, was suddenly filled with a thick and eerie aura.
The flaming candle flame reminds people not of the warmth and light it brings, but more of the shadow reflected through it.
A burst of flowing water gradually came into the ears, gradually approaching, and in a blink of an eye I saw a shallow pool, there was a stone dragon on the pool, and a stream of water flowed out of the mouth of the stone dragon, forming an oblique arc, falling into the bottom pool, and the sound of flowing water came out.
"Where is this? Didn't you say take me to a safe cell?" asked Zongzheng.
"It's coming soon, you turn around first. Ah Sutai replied, and gave the master of the Juxian Pavilion a look, motioning for him to keep an eye on Zongzheng to prevent Zongzheng from seeing where the organ was.
Zong Zheng turned around slowly, he knew what Ah Sutai meant, with the supervision of the Pavilion Master of Juxian Pavilion, Zong Zheng didn't dare to look back easily, so he had to pay careful attention to the change in his voice.
Seeing that Zongzheng had completely turned his back, Asutai walked to the stone dragon with peace of mind and touched the red bead in the stone dragon's mouth.
Then there was no sound of flowing water, and then there was a click of chains dragging and a cathartic sound of the pool.
Zong Zheng closed his eyes and carefully felt and analyzed all the sounds of Fang Cai, he counted Ah Sutai walked a total of five steps, and the more obvious thing within the range of five steps was the stone dragon, the sudden sound of running water can only mean that this stone dragon cut off the flow of water, so it is very likely that this mechanism is on the stone dragon.
In just a few moments, the water in the pool was exhausted, revealing the entire bottom of the pool.
Asutai took out the gold silk gloves he was carrying, jumped into the bare bottom of the pool, came to that special position, pulled the thin silk, and the bottom of the pool opened a tunnel.
"Alright, you can turn around!" said Asutai,
Zong Zheng opened his eyes, walked a few steps forward, and saw that the pool that was originally full of water had turned into a tunnel entrance, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised, thinking of the sound of the catharsis of the pond just now, and he had already guessed some of the mysteries in his heart.
Paying close attention, he also saw the golden wire glove on Asotai's right hand, he clearly remembered that he didn't see such a conspicuous glove on Asutai's hand, and he quickly realized that this must be the glove used to touch the mechanism, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.
"Follow me!" said Asotai, as he descended the iron staircase of the loop.
Zongzheng's hands were tied, and he was about to fall down when he stumbled when he walked towards the pool, but fortunately he was held back by the pavilion master of Juxian Pavilion.
Descending the iron ladder of the loop, the cold air hit instantly, and although there was a faint candlelight coming from the bottom, it was too dim compared to the ground.
Descending the iron ladder, it is a dimly lit corridor.
"Hey, where the hell is this, how did you come to this place!" Zongzheng asked, the echo of the voice wandering through the corridor.
"Didn't you say I'm going to find you a safer place? It's absolutely safe here!" replied coldly.
"Hey, I'm not your prisoner now, how can you treat me like a prisoner, this place is weird and terrible, I don't live here, find me another place!" Zong Zheng looked disgusted, and turned his body and walked back.
The Pavilion Master of Juxian Pavilion stopped in front of Zongzheng, and Asu Taian persuaded: "Zongzheng, I know that I have wronged you by locking you in such a place, but this is indeed the safest place, as long as a few days later, the Great Khan has confirmed your innocence, I believe that these grievances of yours, the Great Khan will definitely make up for them!"
Zong Zheng looked aggrieved and replied angrily: "You said it nicely, you can stay in this place for a few days and try it!"
"Okay!Zongzheng, I have to rush to join the Great Khan as soon as possible after arranging your affairs, don't forget, the big thing now is to pursue Kublai Khan, otherwise how can I prove your innocence as soon as possible!"
Zong Zheng paused for a moment, and had no choice but to reply weakly: "Okay then!"
There was no controversy, Asu Taifu walked a few steps forward along the dim corridor, and then an iron gate appeared in front of him, a burly Mongolian warrior held two giant axes at the door, Zong Zheng looked at the warrior's face, the word 'reckless' flashed in his mind for the first time, although the fire was a little dim, but his fat face, full beard was still faintly visible, but there was also a trace of fierceness, in such a wet and cold environment, he was still so bare-chested and exposed, sweating on his face, which showed the strength of his internal strength.
When he saw that it was Asutai coming, he politely saluted.
"Open the door!" Asotai ordered,
The warrior put down his axe and removed a ring from his left index finger, in which hung a three-inch bronze key, which he carried with him on his index finger.
Zong Zheng looked at the bronze key, the teeth were dense, in the shape of a triangular shape, which showed that it was made with ingenuity, and then looked carefully at the iron door, no, it was not iron at all, Zong Zheng could see that this door was not made of ordinary metal.
At the bottom of the door was a square opening six inches long and six inches wide, through which an iron chain passed through.
The warrior took the key and inserted it into the lock hole of the first iron door, and with a click, he pushed it lightly, and the door opened.
Another similar door reappeared in front of him, Asutai took a few steps forward, and then, the pavilion master who followed behind naturally stepped forward, and a three-inch-long copper key appeared in his hand at some point, which was also triangular, but the teeth and wiring on it were obviously different, and it should be a different key, but looking at this design, it should be the same as the previous one, which should be from the same lock maker.
The door was the same as the previous one, with a six-inch opening at the bottom and an iron chain underneath.
The door was soon opened, and then it was the same door, but this time the key to open it was on Asotai's body.