However, for Shi Li Lingwen, the right chief of the Anton Protectorate, who was presiding over the search outside, this was an unmitigated disaster. As a distant branch of the clan who is about to leave the fifth service, he can hold on to this noble and important position for a long time because of his ability to deal with the aftermath of Shaojun in various senses.
No matter what kind of troubles and troubles this young prince of Yanshan Prince's Palace, who is very close to the imperial family, causes in private, he can rely on the influence and resources of the Prince's Palace/Duhu Palace to mediate and even coerce and induce, and exchange peace and harmony. Compromise reduces most major situations into trivial matters.
Even some stubborn people who are unwilling to compromise can be suppressed and restricted from the official level through negotiations with powerful people in the DPRK; they can even be removed from their current positions and then slowly concocted. But this time he only left Shaojun for a short moment before such a big thing happened.
Whether it was the daily guarding of the Marriage Mansion, or the house in the tent where the guards went in and out, thousands of guards died on the ground; and those Shaojun privately recruited from Ma Zhi, Tie Yuwei, Guan Puli; or The green forest heroes, martial arts masters and rangers he raised were all useless.
After allowing unknown intruders to march straight in, destroying large areas of the palace and causing huge casualties, Shaojun also disappeared. The people who survived the scene couldn't even describe the complete situation; they could only tremble all over and shout in fear: "The magic!"
To make matters worse, several generals who led the Marriage Affairs Office and the Tent Neifu, as well as a number of Shaojun's close ministers and confidants, died unexpectedly on the spot. As a result, the remaining guards of the palace and the defenders of Xingyuan who came to the palace were left without a leader. You can make the decision, but you have wasted a lot of precious opportunities.
When Li Lingwen went outside the city to receive and contact people from Dongdu, he hurriedly opened the closed city and rushed back to take charge of the situation; but it was already several hours later. With this delay, it is very likely that Shaojun will fall into the hands of thieves. Who knows what kind of humiliation and suffering he will suffer?
Not to mention, any leak of the huge connections behind this young gentleman would be enough to cause many people, including him, to be shattered to pieces and irrecoverable. Thinking of this, Li Lingwen became more and more anxious, wishing he could lift up the ruins in front of him with his own hands.
Although the inside and outside of the Xingyuan have been heavily surrounded and blocked by three layers of inner and three outer layers to ensure that not a single bird or insect can escape; but the movement in the Xingyuan has inevitably alarmed the people in Youzhou City. The forces from all sides sent people one after another to inquire about something.
But what worried him the most was a battalion of Shenwu soldiers stationed in Youzhou Zicheng and a guard stationed outside the north city wall; they were all ready to set off to support Xingyuan, but He was temporarily stopped by using his connections. But the state of internal and external isolation cannot last long.
Otherwise, when Shaojun loses contact and the state government, governor's office and other yamen become suspicious, it will not be as easy and simple as simply sending someone to search and greet him. After all, the guests currently detained in the palace include officials and officials from various government offices and government offices.
There were also famous celebrities and people from Lulong Mansion and Yan District; but what was more troublesome were those people from three religions and nine schools in the front court. When these guys heard about the change, they scattered everywhere in the garden; Li Lingwen was also very troublesome. After some effort, he was able to control it like killing a chicken to scare the monkeys.
And he didn't even know what the root cause of everything was. He could only escape from the concubines and concubines in the tea hall where Shaojun usually used to entertain guests and meet; he vaguely knew that before he was ordered to leave the city, someone specially introduced a mysterious visitor to Shaojun...
Thinking of this, Li Lingwen immediately turned to face the representative of Dongdu Secret Censorship Department who came with him, and said in a deep voice: "Now that Young Master has something to do, it's time to show your sincerity; otherwise, everything will be over. No matter how many negotiation conditions and promises are made, it will be of no use..."
"Forget it, let Chang Shi see what we are doing." The envoy was a stern middle-aged man with a tall eyebrow and a mustache, and a deep demeanor. When he gave the order, a group of strong subordinates in blue robes swarmed up behind him and gathered those The soldiers who were clearing the ruins were pushed aside.
Then, someone stretched out his hand and lifted up a thick broken pillar, and threw it to the open space aside with ease. The other person swung the fine steel gauntlet and suddenly swung it on a large beam fragment, breaking it into pieces; the others also did the same thing.
After a while, as these members of the headquarters with extraordinary strength continued to smash, rummage, and lift off, large areas of the collapsed dome and blocked corridor entrances were quickly cleared out. They also worked hard to dismantle most of the corridor and clear out the collapsed earth and rocks inside.
Suddenly, a corner of a dark underground hall was revealed. Then these subordinate team members who had extra strength quickly formed a small battle formation to cover each other, and rushed into it... After a while, Li Lingwen stepped into it, but there was no trace of Shaojun.
There were only bits and pieces of fresh blood left on the ground, as well as fragments of what appeared to be Shaojun's robes, cloaks and accessories; remnants like teeth and nails. It's like disappearing into thin air in this private and closed underground space. This result made Li Lingwen go crazy on the spot: "How could this happen!" "How could this happen!" "Where are the people?" "Where are the young master and the thieves?"
However, no one present could answer him. They could only watch him stomping his head and feet in disbelief on the spot, circling around the four walls like a trapped animal, spinning around and around... until the guy who came in later. The representative of the headquarters felt something strange on his shoulder, but when he touched it, there was blood.
He couldn't help but raise his head and look at the caisson on the ceiling, between the colorful, carved and painted bracket trusses; it seemed to be stained with a few blood stains, and then the representative of the headquarters suddenly pulled out the sword of the guard next to him and threw it upward with force. ; Just listen to the sound of "Duo" and something was nailed.
Immediately afterwards, the seemingly complete zenith caisson suddenly made a muffled sound, collapsed, and dropped a large piece of heavy debris, which burst into dust and scattered on the ground. As a small piece of the zenith was obviously missing, the dim moonlight and firelight outside suddenly appeared.
At the same time, deep in the garden, Wu Dingyuan, who had mostly healed wounds on his body, was placed on the top branch of a towering ancient tree; then, he watched helplessly, hesitant to speak, being carried away The figure retreating through the air, but I vaguely feel that I have missed something?
A moment later, in the Jiahui Hall near Chongwu Gate on the north wall of Xingyuan. Yan Ting, who had basically recovered from her injuries, but was still a little unable to walk, stumbled barefoot behind the curtain, where a six-panel red sandalwood screen covered with ivory mats collapsed in front of her, and forcefully turned the mechanism on the bed.
The screen fan and tent that covered the collapsed bed moved back smoothly and quietly; an opening and stairs into the underground were immediately revealed. Yan Ting then said hoarsely: "This is the treasure trove he enjoys every day. If there are any private secrets, they should be kept there."
Afterwards, Jiang Tianti led the unconscious Shaojun into it first. Only then did I realize that this was an underground space that was slightly larger than the palace on the ground, but imitated the layout of some kind of temple or shrine, and was filled with all kinds of exquisite and extravagant household furnishings.
In the center, there is a huge throne enshrined in white jade, decorated with gemstones and an elephant-headed god holding a naked concubine - the Great Sage Joyful Heaven. Jiang Tian once again had the illusion of déjà vu; just like in the underground passage of the ghost market. , the track scene that we traced all the way to.
There are just a few more shelves and cabinets for displaying and holding various treasures and ornaments; could it be that this young gentleman is also secretly believing in the Wutong Shen Cult/Joy Luck Club, a great esoteric cult, with the whole family of the Xiao Fan Master? Huanxi Road; Is he involved, or even an important member and backbone of it?
However, Yan Ting was blocked behind the huge throne of the Great Sage Huanxi Tian. There is a gate made of fine steel here, perfectly embedded in the same thick stone wall; there is only a small opening with a keyhole, which is obviously the only way to open it safely...
"Benefactor? The mechanisms here are quite complicated, and I can't do anything about it." Yan Ting stopped groping and exploring, and turned around to explain: "The specific opening techniques and the correspondence between the mechanisms, I'm afraid it takes this guy's talent. You know, do you want to... wake me up again and interrogate me."
"It doesn't matter, I have my own way." Jiang Tian stretched out his hand and pressed on the steel gate; just a thought triggered the superimposed "dimensional bubble" and "electricity/transmission mode" in the vision panel; in an instant, the invisible The ripples swept across, and the stainless steel gate was distorted, deformed and disintegrated to the naked eye.
Immediately afterwards, the broken mechanism that was running in vain behind the steel gate was revealed. There were jagged cutter wheels and pipes flowing with paste; there were also arrow clusters that fell to the ground; and gears scattered on the ground. lever. Obviously, this is the location of the mechanism specially designed for this treasure room;
The four inner walls, which are several feet long and wide, are densely covered with various built-in drawers and small cabinet doors, just like a bank vault. At this moment, Jiang Tian showed a smile; then he poured a whole bottle of wine onto the unconscious Shaojun again to wake him up.
"Next, let's continue the unfinished question and answer game." Jiang Tian looked at Shaojun, who was struggling to open his eyelids and twitching all over, and said, "If the answer is correct, I will heal a wound on your body. If the answer is wrong, let her Cut off the extra thing on your body on the spot..."
"First question, listen up, what is the most valuable thing in your collection?" "The countdown begins: ten, nine, eight, seven, six..."
(End of chapter)
