It was another dark and windy night, and three figures, two large and one small, flashed into a house owned by Prince Xian in the capital. They were Gu Jingzhi, Gu Nian and Caiwei.
Because of the lessons learned from the theft of Zhuangzi in the north of the city, Prince Xian strengthened security measures, changing the patrol from once every hour to once every half an hour. The guards near the rockery were particularly tight.
The three people looked at the rockery in front of them and tried several times to get out. Just as they were about to take action, patrolling guards came over.
"Gu Nian, where is the mechanism of the rockery?" Gu Jingzhi asked quietly.
"Under the second stone on the right, turn right three times." Gu Nian said in a voice that only two people could hear.
Gu Jingzhi made a gesture to him, "Go and distract the guards, walk around the city a few times and then return to your home. Be careful!"
Gu Nian nodded and ran in the opposite direction. He deliberately kicked a stone while running and made a noise. In the dead of night, the slightest sound was particularly obvious in the night sky. The patrolling guard heard the sound without any surprise.
The leading squad leader shouted, "Who is it?" Gu Nian said nothing and deliberately showed his body, "Quick, over there, you brave thief, don't run away!" The guard shouted as he chased in Gu Nian's direction.
When the guard's figure gradually disappeared, Gu Jingzhi took Caiwei and took a few steps to the rockery. He found the second stone on the right and turned to the right three times. The rockery suddenly split to both sides, "Caiwei, hurry up." .”
Gu Jingzhi took out the Night Pearl and walked deep into the hinterland. There was a cave about ten meters away, filled with wooden boxes. Caiwei's consciousness moved and he collected them. In an instant, the cave was empty.
Gu Jingzhi quickly rushed out of the cave and turned the stone on the right three times to the left. The rockery returned to its original appearance. The two of them stopped staying and flew out of the wall in a few breaths.
The night is already very deep, and most people have already fallen asleep. The streets are silent. Occasionally, you can hear the "bang bang" sound of a clapper, and the watchman shouts: "The sky is dry and things are dry, be careful of candles."
Gu Jingzhi carried Caiwei and walked quickly, and soon returned to the three-door house, took off his night clothes, put on the pajamas he wore when sleeping, and the two of them lay on the bed, "Hurry, let me see! "Gu Jingzhi took Caiwei's right hand and urged.
This trip was both tense and exciting. Although Caiwei was held by him all the time, she still felt physically exhausted. She gasped and glared at him helplessly, and her consciousness flashed into the space.
Due to time constraints, Caiwei put dozens of wooden boxes into the inner courtyard of the mansion. She opened the boxes one by one. Unsurprisingly, there were weapons made of stainless steel, including swords, guns, swords and halberds.
Caiwei counted three hundred boxes of spears, fifty boxes each of long knives and swords, and two boxes of Fang Tian's painted halberd.
Gu Jingzhi rubbed the ruby mark on Caiwei's right hand and saw that the weapons he got from Prince Xian were enough to equip his more than 3,000 soldiers. The equipment problem of his army was solved. He nodded with satisfaction and said: " I’ve watched it, come out!”
Caiwei came back to her senses instantly, blinked hard a few times, covered her mouth with her hand and yawned, "Second Master, if you don't have anything else to do, I'll go to bed. I'm too sleepy."
The child turned over and saw that Caiwei was sleeping like a piglet, making weak breathing sounds. Maybe she was tired from the heavy physical exertion tonight, and she also made "chichi" sounds from time to time.
Gu Jingzhi's handsome brows furrowed, and he gently tucked the quilt for her. He quietly got up and put on his clothes, then walked out of the room with a slight step.
In the past, the old marquis disliked his old wife for being crazy and had a bad look on him. He often lived in Zhuangzi on weekdays and only returned to Zhongyong Hou's mansion on holidays. After the old lady passed away, he missed his old wife very much and returned to live in the mansion.
Just as Gu Jingzhi jumped into the Xuanzang courtyard, the old marquis opened his dim eyes alertly, took out a three-foot-long steel knife from under the pillow, held it in his hand and walked quickly to the door.
"Grandfather, grandfather, I am Jingzhi." Gu Jingzhi said in a low voice.
The old Marquis put down the steel knife, opened the door, and said angrily: "You little bastard, you can't sleep well in the middle of the night, why are you here with me?"
Gu Jingzhi closed the door and said with a sinking face: "Grandpa, I have something important to report to you!"
The grandfather and grandson walked to the bedside hand in hand. Gu Jingzhiyin dismissed his rebirth and picking up Wei as a matter of time travel and space. He only said that he accidentally discovered that Prince Xian secretly hoarded weapons. He and Gu Nian went to investigate to arouse the suspicion.
The two sat on the bed and discussed for half the night, and finally made a decision. All the loyal servants in the family were released, leaving only those who had taken refuge in Song Wanru and the dowry she brought.
"Grandpa, I also discovered one thing. Mingtong Bank, where we store our money, is unable to make ends meet and is on the verge of bankruptcy. We need to prepare early."
In fact, Gu Jingzhi did not investigate Mingtong Bank, but because the previous Mingtong Bank went bankrupt in August of the 25th year of Qiantai's reign.
Because it was the largest bank account in the dynasty and had a resounding gold signboard. The Zhongyong Hou Mansion stored more than 600,000 taels of silver there. It was inconvenient to carry the gold and silver with him when he was exiled. Gu Jingzhi brought 200,000 taels from Mingtong Bank. Unexpectedly, the banknotes turned into a pile of waste paper.
Because he had no money to bribe the escort officials, he suffered a lot on the way to exile. Five people in the Gu family, including Gu Huainan, died.
The old Marquis trusted his second grandson and knew that he would not make a mistake. After hearing his words, he pondered for a moment and then said: "Tomorrow, you go to the bank and ask for 400,000 taels of silver. You said that you need a lot of money to build a cemetery for me and your grandmother."
"What about the remaining two hundred thousand taels?" Gu Jingzhi asked.
The old Marquis glared at him and taught him: "In life, you must keep the word "giving up" in your heart. Only when you give up can you gain. Don't worry about temporary gains and losses."
Seeing that the second grandson didn't seem to understand, he continued: "Once Mingtong Bank goes bankrupt and other dignitaries lose everything, if our family takes out all the money, everyone will be suspicious. Since our family knows the news , why don’t you inform your relatives to take care of you? Wouldn’t it offend someone then?”
In fact, even if Gu Jingzhi informs his relatives about Gu Gu now, he may only get the other party's blank stares and ridicule. Mingtong Bank has strong financial resources and is the largest bank in Qiantai Dynasty. It has pawnshops, silk shops, pharmacies and other investment industries under its name. Nationwide, who would believe that it would suddenly close down.
