Dark Arrow Chapter 91 Crossing Chen Cang (2)
Miao Yi really ordered Gu Kai, Puyang Sanjie and others to be tied up with ropes, untied their acupoints, and then escorted them to the hall, and sat down on the top.
"Master Gu, I'm glad to be lucky!" Miao Yizhen looked at Gu Kai and said with a smile.
Gu Kai ignored him and turned his head.
"Master Gu Zhuang's divine skills are extraordinary, and Miao admires it tightly......"
"Hey, I'm ashamed...... It's just a prisoner under the stairs......" Gu Kai shook his head and sneered, "It's just that it seems that Your Excellency's behavior, the word 'admiration' is really impossible to talk about!"
Miao Yizhen ignored his sarcasm and said with a smile: "Master Gu, presumably you understand the meaning of Miao's line, right?"
"Who are you?, do we know each other?" Gu Kai looked at him in surprise, shook his head and said, "So, please forgive Gu for being foolish, I don't understand what Your Excellency means......
Miao Yizhen laughed and said: "Since the owner of Gu Zhuang pretended not to recognize Miao, then Miao Mou will introduce himself: the contemptible person is the Fusi of Beizhen Fusi, and Miao Yizhen ......"
"Lord Miao Yizhen?" Gu Kai laughed, "Lord Miao, the envoy of Beizhen Fusi, is he sneaky and sneaky and breaks into people's houses at night?!"
Miao Yizhen was not angry, and said lightly: "Master Gu, scolding people without a dirty word, it's really funny!"
Gu Kai sneered: "Thank you for the praise! I don't know what is the matter with waiting for this coming?"
"Master Gu Zhuang, why do you have to pretend to be confused?" Miao Yizhen stared at his eyes and said with a smile: "I waited for this trip, of course, I came for the batch of treasures that were robbed back then,—— the batch of treasures seized from the Tang Gate,—— Master Gu Zhuang, don't say that you don't know: the robber is his Nangong family, don't say you don't know, that batch of thieves is in this mountain and moon cloud......
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xiao Ruda: "Bah, stinky thief! Hugh is going to pretend to be a ghost and talk nonsense there......"
"Smack!" As soon as the words fell, Zong Kun had already received a heavy slap on his face, and he immediately became swollen.
"Stinky thief! bastard!" Little Ruda's eyes were red, his mouth was wide open, and he wanted to bite Zong Kun, eating him and kicking his lower abdomen, and immediately knelt on the ground and groaned in pain. Zong Kun was still angry, and kicked him into a rolling gourd again.
"Don't fight! Don't fight!" Gu Kai was shocked and anxious, looking at Miao Yizhen, "Master Miao, what's the matter, come to Gu! Don't be embarrassed for my brother, okay?"
"Stop!" Miao Yizhen stopped Zong Kun.
Puyang Sanjie and the others originally thought that the person who came was the enemy of the owner of the village that Gu Kai said, but now they saw him calling the other party "Master Miao", obviously acknowledging the identity of the other party as the imperial court brocade guard, and they were shocked and frightened, and Qi looked at him anxiously.
"Hehe, Master Gu Zhuang, finally willing to recognize Miao!" Miao Yi really said: "Master Gu, Miao respects you as a hero, so I don't want to torture you;
"Treasure?...... You mean, there is treasure here?" Gu Kai looked at him in surprise, "My lord, you must be mistaken! How come Gu has never heard of this kind of statement?"
Miao Yizhen stared at his eyes for a long time, shook his head in disappointment, and sighed lightly: "Gu Kai, Gu Kai, don't say that this official hasn't given you a chance!" Speaking of this, he suddenly shouted: "Take Ba Xinliang!"
A white-haired old man with rough hands and feet, following behind the two brocade guards, entered the hall timidly, and when he saw Miao Yizhen, he knelt down busily.
"No need to be polite!" Miao Yizhen motioned for him to stand up, pointed at Gu Kai, and asked, "Ba Xinliang, do you recognize him?"
"Lord Hui: The grass people recognize the owner of Maliuzhuang. ”
Miao Yizhen looked at Gu Kai: "Master Gu, do you recognize him?"
Gu Kai nodded and muttered softly, "Of course I do." Master Liangba of PNG, the foreman who built this mountain and moon cloud residence. ”
"Good. Miao Yizhen's expression was solemn, "Ba Xinliang, do you know: The Nangong family is hiding a batch of thieves stolen back then in this mountain and moon cloud residence?"
"Master Hui: The grass people don't know. ”
Miao Yizhen looked at Gu Kai again. Gu Kai smiled bitterly: "The grass people have said it, I don't know. ”
Miao Yizhen sneered and turned his gaze to Ba Xinliang, "Ba Xinliang, then do you know: where is the location of the treasure house?"
"Treasure trove?" Ba Xinliang muttered, "...... My lord, the grass people only built a storeroom back then, but never built a treasure house, but they don't know it...... I wonder if that storage room is the treasure trove that adults say?"
"Oh, where is the storeroom, take us around!"
The storeroom was built on a dirt slope to the south, and it was full of rice, flour, melons, fruits, and other things, but what treasures were there?
"Search the entire villa!" Miao Yizhen ordered.
Dozens of subordinates brought by Miao Yizhen escorted Gu Kai and others to lead the way, searching one by one.
Half an hour later, everyone returned to the hall in a hurry. As Miao Yizhen expected, nothing was found.
"Ba Xinliang, did you build the entire Shanyue Cloud Residence?" Miao Yizhen confirmed again.
"Yes. It took a year and a half to repair. ”
"Oh, is it?" Miao Yizhen reminded: "However, according to this official's investigation, the people who built this mountain, moon and cloud dwelling are not just you, but two ......."
Ba Xinliang looked a little nervous, and muttered: "...... My lord, the other one you are referring to is not ...... The workers who built the Houshan fort back then?"
"Exactly. Miao Yizhen confirmed: "The fort in the back mountain was not built by you, right?"
"Not really. Ba Xinliang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Because my number of craftsmen is not enough, I can't build that fort at the same time, so the owner of Nangong Village has hired a new batch of craftsmen......"
"Do you know those craftsmen?"
"I don't know. Ba Xinliang shook his head, "During the day, we are all busy with our own things, and we are separated by a short distance, so we don't have a chance to speak at all......
"When you eat and rest, there's always a chance, right?"
"The four owners of the village do not seem to want us to be close, to let us eat and live together, and besides, he seems to have instructed the overseers not to give us a chance to speak alone...... Still, I heard what they said. Their accent, which is difficult to understand, is out-of-town. ”
"What's the accent?"
"Not sure. It's a lot like ...... in Shanxi."
Miao Yizhen nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Ba Xinliang, can you still find the location of that fort?"
"Of course you can!"
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In fact, all the people in Shanyue Yunju know the fort that Ba Xinliang said, and of course they can find it.
Dozens of pine resin torches, plus more than a dozen red lanterns in the backyard, have already illuminated the situation in front of the fort clearly.
The fort of this back hill is built under the earthen cliff wall far from the root of the backyard wall, which is used to prevent the collapse of the mud and rocks on the mountain. The project is not small, it is a mile long, three or four zhang high, and it is made of hard stones, which looks very solid.
Miao Yizhen personally held the torch high, looked back and forth with his head held high, walked up to Gu Kai, and said lightly: "Master Gu, this official will give you another chance to make up for your merits: as long as you are willing to open the door of the treasure house here and take us out the batch of thieves, it can be regarded as meritorious, how about it?"
Gu Kai glanced at him coldly, and sneered: "Master Miao, what you said, the grass people still don't understand. Everyone can see that there is only a fortress here, where is there a treasure house gate?" Speaking of this, Huan Shou glanced at the brocade guards with blank faces, and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, what the grass people say, can you all agree with it?"
Miao Yizhen glared at Gu Kai, who looked slightly meaningful, and sneered: "Gu Kai......! Bring the sinus to the air!"
A brocade guard carried Dou Xingkong on his back and walked quickly to Miao Yizhen, followed by a brocade guard holding a torch.
Miao Yizhen gently patted Dou Xingkong's shoulder, and said gently: "Dou Xingkong, it's up to you! The opportunity to atone for your sins is right in front of you! Go ahead, find out!"
"Master Xie!" Dou Xingkong's voice was weak, but it was full of excitement.
The brocade-clothed guard, who was carrying Dou Xingkong, walked slowly in front of the fort at an angle that was most convenient for him to see, and his companion followed along, holding a torch high in his right hand and shining it towards the fort.
The crowd watched with bated breath as they watched their every move, and their feet involuntarily followed them.
The mountain breeze is whistling, the pine waves are gusting, and the firelight is dancing gently and rhythmically.
Dou Xing airlifted his eyes with full strength, and while carefully inspecting every inch and every minute, he signaled to continue walking. When I reached the middle of the walk, my eyes suddenly lit up, and I shouted excitedly, "Stop!"
"Is this the right place?" his mount was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly stopped.
"Stay closer!Don't shake!" Dou Xingkong pointed to a place on his left side, and his voice trembled with excitement.
For a moment, the crows were silent, and everyone's eyes were staring at the place where his fingertips were pointing. It is a slight pity that it is just a piece of stone, a part of thousands of fortresses, and there is nothing special about it.
Everyone couldn't help but withdraw their gaze and looked at him suspiciously.
"My lord, the mechanism that opened the door of the treasure house is there!" Dou Xingkong finally calmed down his excitement, and looked at Miao Yizhen beside him, affirming that he was authentic.
"Dou ...... Sir, can you be sure?" Miao Yizhen still had a hint of suspicion, but he was already excited, and his voice trembled.
"Yes. Dou Xingkong said: "The grass people can see that this gate is round. The method of opening should start with the direction of the gossip, and please see, my lord, the stone that the grass people are pointing to is exactly in the earthquake position. Inside, a mechanism is connected to the mainspring, and when it is activated, the clockwork connected to the bar in the kun position and the kan position will pop out at the same time, and all three will crash into the center of the circle together. In this way, the door will be opened. ”
"Really?...... Mr. Dou, how do you see that?"
"This ...... My lord, it's hard to put it into words! In short, the grass people can see it. ”
"Oh...... Okay, good, good, good, but how do you get started?...... In which position, and how much force is required?......"
"The location, it's within one-third of the stone, you can hit any part of it. ...... As for the strength, I can only try. ...... It's better to use a judge's pen, a short gun, or something like that......"
Although Miao Yizhen was talking to Dou Xingkong, he had been paying attention to Gu Kai's reaction. When Dou Xingkong called "stop", he saw that his complexion changed sharply, and although he tried his best to calm down, Miao Yizhen still saw panic and despair in his eyes. Therefore, for Dou Xingkong's words, he became more convinced in his heart.
"Hahaha, Master Gu, what Mr. Dou just said, I don't know if it's right or not?" Miao Yizhen walked up to Gu Kai and patted him on the shoulder proudly.
"Hmph, it's pure...... It's nonsense!" Gu Kai's face was pale, and he looked a little angry.
"Heh, Master Gu, whether it's nonsense, we'll see in a moment!" Miao Yizhen glanced at him, ignored him anymore, turned to Xu Jinshan and said, "Jinshan, prepare a ladder." ”
After a while, the wooden ladder was erected. Xu Jinshan originally planned to arrange for a subordinate to do it, but this kind of opportunity to show his loyalty and courage was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he refused to miss it, so he climbed up himself, took out the iron fan, and was about to knock it down with the handle of the fan, but his heart suddenly became inexplicably nervous, and he shook a few times, but he didn't dare to start.
Seeing that he didn't dare to make a move, some began to make noise, and some mocked.
Although Xu Jinshan has a good face, he has always been cautious, and his sixth sense told him that this move is likely to be dangerous! He hates himself so much, why should he suddenly have a whim, but he wants to succeed in this ability, and now he is in a dilemma! For a while, cold sweat trickled down his body.
"Hey, it's better not to try!" Gu Kai suddenly said loudly: "This adult, the grass people dare to guarantee: as long as you knock down, you will definitely be crushed!"
Xu Jinshan was already extremely scared, and when he heard that his legs were weak, he almost fell off the wooden ladder. He hurriedly grabbed the ladder and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Miao Yizhen watched coldly, seeing that he was embarrassed, he sneered, his eyes were full of ridicule and disappointment.
For his expression, Xu Jinshan naturally saw it clearly, and immediately felt a chill in his heart.
What should I do? Should I knock it down? His mind was racing: If he knocked it down, he might be in danger and might even lose his life; but if he didn't knock it, not only would his future be worried, but his career might even be in danger, and his achievements would be wasted.
In the officialdom, there are many times, isn't it just a fight for life, in exchange for glory and wealth?
"Damn! Wealth is in danger!" Xu Jinshan gritted his teeth, swung the handle of the iron fan violently, and knocked it off viciously.
Gu Kaitie's face was blue, and he let out a long sigh, closing his eyes and not being able to bear to see it. But who could know his sense of relief, and who could see the fleeting look of pride in his eyes before he closed his eyes?