"I have heard of Gu Jianyi's name. When I accompanied Emperor Qi Yun on his southern expedition, I heard him praise Gu Jianyi. However, when he rescued Qi Lin, who was imprisoned by Emperor Zhao, he was lost. He lost an arm, and then declined Emperor Qi Yun's request to stay, and he has disappeared since then." Fan Mou told Zong Shenxing what he knew about Gu Jianyi.
"I once looked up Gu Jian's life in Wangli Villa's Mirror Flowers and Water Moon. The records in Qi Yun's chapter are just as you said. This world is so vast that if he deliberately concealed his whereabouts, there is really no way to start. The matter at Wangli Villa will still take some time. ", you should hurry up and take care of this defense map. I will take this as a gift to my father on the Yuan Day Festival." Zong Shenxing knew that this defense map and Wangli Villa would not be the best for him to return to the Jin Kingdom or even fight for it in the future. It is crucial to fight for the position of Ninth Five-Year Plan, and now that he has conquered the Jin forces in Qi Yunnei for his own use, whether it is true or false, Fan Mou has been used by himself on the surface. The next step is to deploy the defense map Get the secret of Wangli Villa.
Fan Mou knew that his fate was firmly tied to the powerful prince of Jin in front of him, so he handed over his hand and replied: "Yes, I will take care of it now."
The boat swayed to the shore, and its speed gradually slowed down. The bow of the boat finally hit the shore lightly, causing the boat to pause. Finally, it stopped. The boatman jumped ashore, tied the hull of the boat with a rope, and then stepped onto the boat. Go and tap the cabin door with your hand to signal the guests that the ship has docked.
Zong Shenxing, who was in the cabin, heard the captain knocking on the door and was about to push the door open when he thought of something. He paused and said to Fan Mou: "After I come to see you this time, I will not You will stay in Jianglin. If anyone asks, you can say that your nephew Fan Jun has returned to his hometown, and someone will take care of the affairs in his hometown.
Fan Mou cupped his hands and said: "Yes, I will obey the Lord's order. If there is any progress or there is something important to report, how can I contact the Lord?"
Zong Shenxing thought for a moment and said, "Didn't you always keep in touch with me in Beishi? If you have something important, go to me and someone will pass the news to me."
After the two of them finished speaking, they pushed the door open and left the warehouse. When the boatman saw the guests leaving the warehouse, he quickly took out a small red flag and waved it. When the two got off the boat, they looked at the suspended wooden bridge when they came in. Shopkeeper Zhou had already left. When they came from the bridge, they saw Mr. Fan and his nephew landing from the boat. Shopkeeper Zhou took three steps and two steps at a time and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Are Mr. Fan and Mr. Fan satisfied today?"
"There have been days when I haven't tasted Dragon Tuan Sheng Xue. Today, the tea from Qi Ranju is more refreshing." Fan Mou cupped his hands and replied to Shopkeeper Zhou.
"The dragon group and snow in Qiranju not only bring people back, but the winter scenery of Linjiang is even more intoxicating. I came from my hometown. This time it is really an eye-opener. If I get the chance in the future, I will definitely come back." Zong Shen Xing also sincerely admired Qi Ranju and said to Shopkeeper Zhou with deep meaning.
"I would like to thank Mr. Fan very much. Mr. Fan appreciates it. If Mr. Fan likes it, you can come to Mr. Fan's Qiran residence for tea at any time. Please do not delay Mr. Fan and Mr. Fan's return home." Shopkeeper Zhou said to Fan Mou and Zong Shenxing. A gift.
Shopkeeper Zhou led Fan Mou, and Zong Shenxing and the other two returned to Qi Ranju by the same way they came from Muqiao. Zong Shenxing and Fan Mou said goodbye to shopkeeper Zhou, and they got on the carriage and headed all the way to the inner city.
Watching the 'uncle and nephew' board the car and drive away, shopkeeper Zhou looked at the brass unicorn in his hand.
Shopkeeper Zhou returned to the store, bowed to all the guests, walked to the back hall, and then stayed in the back hall. Shopkeeper Zhou looked around and saw that there was no one else there. He opened the door to the back hall and entered the hall. He walked behind the screen. There was only a simple desk and a whole bookcase in the back. There were many books and porcelain in the bookcase. Shopkeeper Zhou stretched out his hand to hold one of the porcelains and twisted it three times in clockwise and reverse directions. He saw a secret door in the center of the whole bookcase, slowly. Open it inward, and a secret passage appears behind the secret door. Shopkeeper Zhou took out a fire folder from his arms, opened it, and blew it hard. Sparks came out of the fire fold, and flames instantly ignited. Shopkeeper Zhou lifted up his robe. , ducked into the secret passage.
The dark passage was dark. Shopkeeper Zhou was holding the fire with one hand as he walked step by step in the dark passage. The lights that appeared in front gradually grew larger, and a secret room appeared at the end of the dark passage.
Entering the secret room, Shopkeeper Zhou squinted his eyes in the darkness and found the oil lamp on the wall of the secret room. Protecting the fire in his hand, he lit the oil lamp on the wall. Under the flickering firelight, the figure of a mysterious man emerged. In the corner of the secret room, the mysterious man was covered in a black robe, and his entire face was hidden under the hood of the black robe.
Shopkeeper Zhou saw the man in black robe and said, "Mr. Xiao, you are doing well these days."
"Okay." The man in black robe only replied with one word.
Shopkeeper Zhou seemed to be used to the cold look of the man in black robe. He stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time. You still look like this. Now that you are here in Qiran, do you have any orders from Prime Minister Xiao?" To Zhou."
"One thing." The man in black robe said, the shadow of the hood covering his entire face, and the cold tone came from the hood to Shopkeeper Zhou's ears.
Shopkeeper Zhou’s expression became serious. The man in black robe was Xiao Xiangde’s personal guard. If it wasn’t an extremely important matter, the man in black robe would never leave Xiao Xiang’s side. Shopkeeper Zhou asked in a low voice: “What’s the matter. "
The man in black robe was silent for a moment and said, "Leave the young master to investigate the matter between Old Yun Wang and the eldest prince."
Shopkeeper Zhou's solemn expression turned into surprise. What surprised him was the black-robed man's words. Shopkeeper Zhou asked eagerly: "Young Master, you already know your life experience?"
The man in black robe remained motionless and replied: "I don't know."
Shopkeeper Zhou almost held his breath in his chest and said angrily: "If you don't know, how can you check?"
"The master once said that what Gu Jianyi said is what he said." The man in black robe completely ignored shopkeeper Zhou's eager look at this moment, and kept the same calm tone.
Shopkeeper Zhou was stunned after hearing what the man in black robe said, and then sighed: "That's all, now that Mr. Xiao has said it, I am no longer persistent, what are you going to do next?"
"Go back to the master." The man in black robe replied.
"By the way, Fan Mou recently brought a young man to my place for tea. He said he was his distant nephew, but I think his popularity and behavior are not like ordinary people. You'd better go and check." Shopkeeper Zhou remembered. He saw the scholar in brocade clothes who had been following Fan Mou just now.
"Yes." The man in black robe seemed to be showing some interest in his tone, and his forehead hidden in the hood was slightly raised.
"Old man, those boatmen are all deaf and mute, so they can't find out what these two people talked about on the Linjiang River. As for Fan Mou, my nephew, I leave it to you to investigate." Shopkeeper Zhou said this, and took the money from his arms. He took out a letter, handed it to the man in black robe, and continued: "These days, I have found out this information in Jianglin. Since you are here, you should pass it on to Prime Minister Xiao."
The man in black robe accepted the secret message, stuffed it into his robe, and immediately turned around to leave from another passage in the secret room. After taking two steps, he stopped, looked back slightly, and said to Shopkeeper Zhou who was still standing there thinking: "The master asked me to send you a message."
When shopkeeper Zhou heard this, he bowed his hands to the man in black robe and said, "Zhou Ran is just following the instructions of Prime Minister Xiao."
"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." After saying this, the man in black robe stopped caring about Zhou Ran and walked slowly into the secret passage. The black robe gradually disappeared into darkness and merged into one body.
Zhou Ran was the only one left standing in the secret room. He didn't come back to his senses for a long time. He seemed to be savoring Xiao Xiang's words in the black robe: "You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." After a stick of incense, Zhou Ran's old face seemed to have turned around. When God came, he sighed, extinguished the oil lamp on the wall, lifted up his robe, and slowly walked into the secret passage, muttering in his mouth: "Young Master, Young Master, I only hope that you will find out the truth as soon as possible, so as to comfort the old King Yun and his family." The prince’s spirit is in heaven.”
At this time, on Wugui Mountain, Gu Xiaozheng, with a smile on his face, was begging Gu Jianyi excitedly, asking him to go down to Liangzhou City to buy some things for the Yuan Day Festival. Since that day, the master had guests visiting Wugui Mountain. , when Gu Xiao met and Gu Jianyi nagged in the master's ear, he had not returned to the mountain for many years, and this Yuan's Day Festival must be lively in the mountain, so that if the master had guests again, it would not be too shabby.
Although Gu Jianyi had developed a quiet temperament over the years, he couldn't stand the monkey spirit nagging in his ear. One day, Gu Jianyi's patience reached its limit. In order to give himself some peace of mind, he decided to Gu Xiao was allowed to go to Liangzhou City to buy some things for the festival. After getting the banknotes, Gu Xiao was going to go to Liangzhou City to 'rob' and have a good New Year in the mountains. When he saw Uncle Li and Taxue... With the longing look in Lao Yidian's eyes, he went to Gu Jian's place to beg for love for a long time. Lao Li and Taxue eavesdropped outside the door for a long time.
Until the door of the master's room opened, Gu Xiao came out with a victor's attitude and raised his eyebrows slyly at Lao Li and Ta Xue. Lao Li and the ferret not only cheered, but also Lao Li cheered because of the mountain. The time is really boring. Following the young master down the mountain, I can go to the wine shop and have a good drink. As for this cheering in the snow, it may not even know what it is cheering for, but the surrounding atmosphere is just here. If it doesn't 'cluck', it seems to be missing something.
In this way, the strange combination of an old man, a young man and a mink packed up their things for going down the mountain on the second day. Old Li hitched up the carriage, Gu Xiao packed up the banknotes, and touched the Broken Moon Sword Box that had been with him all these days. Said: "Zhangyue, it's not that I want to abandon you. The master said that he was afraid that I would meddle in other people's business, so he asked me to keep you. Don't worry, I will go there for a few days to buy some things needed for the Lantern Festival and then return." Come to the mountains.”
"Young master, let's set off. The road down the mountain is not easy in winter," Lao Li shouted from the carriage outside the thatched cottage, and Ta Xue on his shoulders also made an urging sound of "Zhi Zhi".
"Come on, come on." Gu Xiao put the Broken Moon Sword Box on the bed, covered it with a quilt, came to the door of Gu Jian's room, said goodbye to the master inside the door, and quickly jumped into the carriage.
Tuxue saw Gu Xiao get into the carriage, and in one swift movement, he lifted his short legs from Lao Li's shoulders and got into Gu Xiao's cloak. He moved his body, which had become fatter these days, and finally found a comfortable position. He opened his small mouth, stretched out his pink tongue, yawned, and fell asleep in Gu Xiao's arms.
"You little thing, you really know how to enjoy it." Gu Xiao smiled and cursed at Ta Xue, and greeted Uncle Li who was driving. Uncle Li swung his riding whip, and the horse pulling the cart snorted. The two of them headed toward Liangzhou City.
