Chapter 418 Chapter 10 The Truth Comes Out

The heavy snow stopped. Shen Luoyan left the pier in a small boat, and carried Xu Ziling to the Feiyun Bridge, which was smaller than the Yuema Bridge, and turned south two bends, which was the Yuema Bridge. Xu Ziling had the feeling of being in Luoyang on the day of Chongli. Everything in front of him seemed to have happened before, but it seemed very strange. Shen Luoyan put away the oars, let the water rush the boat gently against the pier, bent her knees, hugged her jade hands, and rested her forehead between her knees, with bright and vicissitudes of life eyes, after just getting out of the dark clouds Under the slanting reflection of the new moon that emerged, he stared at Xu Ziling with great interest, but did not speak.

Xu Ziling felt embarrassed for her to see, but he still admitted from the bottom of his heart that Shen Luoyan's posture was very moving.Smiling slightly, he said, "Mr. Shen invited me here tonight, so I don't know what advice you can give me." Shen Luoyan shrugged her shoulders relaxedly: "Nothing, I just want to meet you! How old are you? I shouldn't be much older than you, I guess only two or three years older than you, you should be twenty-two or twenty this year Three, you are only one year older after your birthday." Xu Ziling smiled bitterly and said: "Miss Shen seems to have forgotten her identity as someone else's wife. It's no problem for us to meet as friends, but if we meet in a small boat under the bridge in the middle of the night like now, it will cause misunderstandings."

Shen Luoyan smiled lightly and said, "Is it okay to set up a table in Fuju Building and see you in full view?" Xu Ziling was at a loss for words. Shen Luoyan put away her smile, lowered her voice and said, "What I'm about to tell you is very important, you have to listen carefully." Xu Ziling felt stunned and nodded slightly. Shen Luoyan said in a deep voice: "Last night, King Qin summoned Shiji late at night. When he came back, Shiji told me to leave Chang'an on the second day of junior high. The original plan was that we would join King Qin to participate in the spring hunting at Zhongnan Mountain."

Without her going on, Xu Ziling guessed what was going on. Because Li Shiji led Li Mi's remaining troops, it can be said that he was the only general in the Tang Dynasty who had a heavy army in the Kanto.It is easy to effectively intercept Kou Zhong's treasure troupe without having to work hard.Outnumbered by the enemy and encumbered by wealth and treasures, even if he and Kou Zhong are more powerful than the "evil king" Shi Zhixuan, they will do nothing and let others catch their flesh. The smartest part of this move is that it will not arouse the vigilance of Li Jiancheng or Li Yuanji.

Shen Luoyan said: "At first I thought King Qin was planning to attack Luoyang, but Shiji refused to reveal any details about this mission to me, which made me more sure that the person he was going to deal with was you." Xu Ziling didn't know what it was like.Just now Li Shimin called him brothers and sisters, but deep down he was planning to deal with them.But he couldn't blame Li Shimin, because he only activated it when they left the pass, and he didn't violate the agreement.It's just that I always feel uncomfortable in my heart. Xu Ziling asked absently, "Why didn't you tell Kou Zhong directly this morning?"

Shen Luoyan said lightly: "Because I want Xu Ziling to know that Shen Luoyan can betray her husband for his safety." Xu Ziling lost his voice: "What?" Shen Luoyan sat upright, covered her mouth and smiled, "I just lied to you for fun! Don't be serious. No one dares to say that you and Kou Zhong are stupid, but I know that you are very confused, and sometimes you will get into the horns. I wonder if you have thought about playing tricks in transporting treasures?" Xu Ziling understood at one point, and the tiger's body shook slightly. Since arriving in Chang'an, they have been worrying about finding the location of the treasure house, and they have neither the time nor the mood to think about it.In fact, treasure luck is as important as treasure hunting.Without a detailed plan, you will be at a loss and be at a loss.

Gao Zhandao and others may have a plan, but it is just how to smuggle a large number of weapons and treasures out of Chang'an through the waterway. With Li Shimin's shrewdness, he must have found out the relationship between Gao Zhandao and others.Shen Luoyan said: "The best way of a military strategist is nothing more than the false ones are real, and the real ones are false. Your strength is weak, you can't challenge others, you can only use suspicious tactics. With your Xu Ziling's intelligence, you don't need others to teach you How should I do it?" Xu Ziling said sincerely: "Thank you for your guidance!" Shen Luoyan said again: "Pang Yu came to pay us New Year's greetings this morning with an excuse, and discussed the whole hour with Shi Ji behind closed doors in his study. Do you know what kind of task Pang Yu is in Tiance Mansion for? , is exactly what I was responsible for Mi Gong before.”

Xu Ziling remembered that he had not seen Pang Yu in Tiance Mansion earlier. It turned out that he was responsible for intelligence, investigation, and infiltration military missions like Shen Luoyan. If he cooperated with Li Shiji, this place would be his territory again. Zhong's identity is exposed, and under the interplay of light and darkness, he and Kou Zhong's treasure transport team may be besieged by Li Shiji heavily, and then they wake up to what is going on. Shen Luoyan revealed a dignified expression, and said in a low voice: "I also received a piece of gossip, do you want to hear it?"

Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said, "There's already so much bad news, so why not add one more." Shen Luoyan said: "After obtaining the treasure, will you part ways with Kou Zhong?" Xu Ziling's heart tightened, he could no longer take Shen Luoyan's so-called gossip lightly, nodded and said, "What is it?" Shen Luoyan said: "Ning Daoqi responded to Master Concubine Xuan's request. When you separate, you must force Kou Zhong to withdraw from this dispute in the world. Otherwise, if Kou Zhong is allowed to return to Pengliang safely, even if he has no treasure, everyone in the world will die." The situation will also be rewritten. In Li Shimin's eyes, only Kou Zhong can make him fear."

Xu Ziling's hands and feet became cold, secretly Fu Lian's concubine Xuan was also plotting against him.Although Ning Daoqi wanted to deal with Kou Zhong, but to him, it was no different from dealing with him.No matter what, Kou Zhong is his brother who is closer than flesh and blood. Although Shen Luoyan couldn't see his face, he could still guess that the handsome face covered by the mask must be very ugly. Xu Ziling said in a deep voice: "Will Ning Daoqi be tricky?" Shen Luoyan sighed quietly, and said: "In order to realize Li Shimin's goal of unifying the world, the Buddhist and Taoist schools headed by Cihang Jingzhai and Ning Daoqi will definitely take extraordinary measures when necessary. With Kou Zhong's martial arts today, Who has the ability to capture him alive? Given Ning Daoqi's status and disdain to join hands with others to deal with Gao Zhong, under such circumstances, it is conceivable that Kou Zhong is in danger. Otherwise, Princess Xiuning would not have to use my words I warn you. Princess Xiuning hopes that Kou Zhong will rein in the precipice and give up the idea of ​​fighting for the world. Because that idea seems to have turned into a fatal delusion for him."

Xu Ziling was not in the mood to stay here any longer, and said gratefully: "Xu Ziling will not forget Junshi Shen's kindness, and you come out to see me tonight, aren't you afraid of making your husband suspicious?" Shen Luoyan lowered her head, and said softly: "I, Shen Luoyan, always have a way to deal with such a small matter. Are you leaving? Take care!" After Xu Ziling bid farewell, he disembarked from the boat. All of a sudden, his heart was filled with resentment and resentment, and he made up his mind that if he found the treasure, he would help Kou Zhong transport the goods back to Pengliang at all costs before breaking up with Kou Zhong. This is not only because Kou Zhong is his brother, but also because he sympathizes with the weak and suffers from being bullied. When Xu Ziling came to Yuema Bridge, Kou Zhongzao searched Yuema Bridge thoroughly, but still found nothing.With his eyesight and sense of touch and feeling a hundred times more sensitive than ordinary people, he can almost be sure that there is nothing mysterious about this magnificent stone bridge. After the baptism of heavy snow, Chang'an was covered with a thick layer of snow again. Although every house was still decorated with lanterns and festoons, but in the middle of the night and after the carnival last night, this famous city in the world turned from splendor to tranquility.Occasionally, the sound of firecrackers came from the depths of the alley, but it was far less than the grand occasion of New Year's Eve. There is no one around, and the severe cold weather makes city patrollers hide in the sentry checkpoints to be lazy. Hiding in the shadows under the bridge, Kou Zhong shook his head and smiled wryly: "It's over! Tomorrow I'll go back to the countryside to open a food stall, and fight for the world to lose my role as Kou Zhong." This was what Xu Ziling wanted to hear the most.But at this moment, when I really heard Kou Zhong say it personally, I felt an unspeakable feeling in my heart, just like losing all the chips in my hand on a gambling table, and being miserably cast by his opponents. . Xu Ziling took a deep breath and said, "Let's talk aside." Kou Zhong said: "Come on!" Xu Ziling followed Kou Zhong away from the bottom of the bridge, and jumped onto the high tiled back of Fuju Building.This is the highest point around the Yuema Bridge. Unless someone jumps up like them, they will not be noticed, and it is the safest place. Kou Zhong was sitting on the ridge of the roof, staring hard at the magnificent stone bridge across the Yong'an Canal diagonally below and through both sides of the river. Xu Ziling said: "It may be that your life is not worth dying, and finding the treasure may make you doomed." Kou Zhong asked in astonishment, "What do you mean by that?" Xu Zi sighed inwardly, did not say Shen Luoyan's words, his eyes fell on the bridge, and said: "If the function of Yang Gong's treasury is to provide Yang Su with a large amount of property and weapons when necessary, so that he can save his life and rebel, then this After the treasure house is opened, the weapons must be easily and conveniently transported to the ground." Kou Zhong nodded and said, "That's right! If it would take three days and three nights to send the contents of the treasure house to the ground, Yang Su would have been slaughtered by Yang Jian." Xu Ziling analyzed calmly: "Of course weapons are for use by subordinates, so the exit must be in a house that can accommodate a large number of soldiers. If the exit is at the bottom of the Shui'an Canal or Zhuque Street, it will only be a joke." Kou Zhong's eyes lit up, his eyes looked over the snow-covered tile surface, and landed on the Xiji Garden where the Dugu Clan lived in Chang'an, then nodded and said: "There are not many courtyards that can accommodate thousands of people, although there are many near the Yuema Bridge. Among the mansions, Xiji Garden occupies the largest area and has the best conditions for Tibetan soldiers, and it is slightly larger than Wulou Temple." Xu Ziling thought deeply: "Wulou Temple is obviously not a good place to set up an exit, unless the monks in the temple are all Yang Su's people, of course it is impossible. But why does Mr. Lu want to build such a Buddhist temple? What's the use?" Kou Zhong washed his face, and said: "I have a bolder idea. With Master Lu's ingenuity, if he only designed an underground treasure house in this way, the function is only to store a large number of treasures and weapons. It is really not like his usual style. So he He will teach me the knowledge of institutions. Frankly speaking, under normal circumstances, I am not interested in studying such things. He wants to force me to learn, so that his unique knowledge will not be lost. Therefore, the method of entering the treasure house must be the same as There is a relationship between the study of organs." Xu Ziling said angrily: "Your so-called bold idea is actually so." Kou Zhong shook his head and said: "This is just a preface. What I want to say is: Duke Yang's treasury may be an underground fortress, which can be entered, attacked, retreated and defended. I'm sure there must be multiple entrances and exits. Before the mechanism is activated, all entrances and exits are closed. So people from Ren Li's family turned Chang'an over, but they still couldn't see the shadow of the treasure house. The switch is at the Yuema Bridge, otherwise Mother wouldn't have pointed out that it was Yuema Bridge before she died." The eyes of the two fell on the six pillars in the middle of the stone bridge at the same time. Only these six pillars were carved into six stone dragon heads overlooking the bridge on the top, drawing dragon points, adding infinite vitality to the stone bridge. The two exchanged glances and saw each other's inner thoughts at the same time. Whether it is a dragon or a snake depends on these six dragon heads. Xu Ziling was startled and said, "I thought about why Mr. Lu wanted to build a Wulou Temple!" Kou Zhongdao: "It must be for ventilation. If necessary, Yang Suke and his men will take refuge in the basement, and then escape through another secret passage. My mother, this place is only a few hundred feet away from the city wall, and one of the tunnel exits may be close. Out of town." Xu Ziling took a deep breath, stared at the six dragon-headed pillars, and said, "How about it? Do you want to try it?" Kou Zhong smiled wryly, "I'm very scared." Xu Ziling laughed dumbly and said, "Afraid? Are you joking?" Kou Zhong sighed: "I'm really scared. I'm afraid that the dragon's head will not move, and I'm also afraid that when the dragon's head mechanism is activated, there will be noises and bangs from the ground in Chang'an, so that everyone in the city will know that I found Duke Yang's treasure house. .” Xu Ziling almost laughed wildly, panting: "You are still in the mood to joke, do you want me to test it on behalf of you, a young school apprentice?" Kou Zhong showed a confident smile, and said: "When I checked just now, I found that the structure of the six dragon-headed pillars is different from other pillars. They are not connected as a whole, but the pillars are embedded in the hollow square pillars. Go. I was suspicious at the time, but I didn't think it was related to the mechanism, so I ignored it. Remember Master Lu's secret room in the Pegasus Ranch? After the mechanism was activated, the entire secret room sank to the ground." Xu Ziling took another breath and said with a smile, "Brother, come on! Let's see whether to buy big and sell big, or buy big and sell small." The two of them touched each other's shoulders before some important action as they did when they were children, and then they climbed off the roof and swept towards the Leaping Horse Bridge under the cover of night. Climb up the stone bridge and come to the six dragon-headed pillars. The two looked at each other, and finally Kou Zhong touched one of the dragon-headed pillars with both hands. A group of dark clouds just drifted in from the southeast, covering up the only faint moonlight. The Zhejiang sound of reporting the watch came from a distance. Kou Zhong said in a low voice: "In Master Lu's mechanics, there are more than ten kinds of 'button methods' to activate the mechanism. The most brilliant button method is that there is no difference between before and after activation. I hope these six faucets are like this. One, otherwise it would be terrible if the six dragon heads looked at each other." Xu Ziling smiled and said, "Don't you know that there is such a thing as respecting teachers in this world? Be careful that Mr. Lu will not bless you." As soon as Kou Zhongwei exerted force, Shilong Wenfeng did not move, and then repeatedly exerted force, turning left and right, but the faucet still did not respond. Xu Ziling was not disappointed, and said in a low voice: "This is reasonable. Otherwise, someone with more hands would have discovered the mechanism, and Mr. Lu doesn't need to pass on your secret knowledge of the mechanism, use your brain quickly." Kou Zhong said: "I don't want to let go, can you go to the bottom of the bridge to see, the button has a button lock, it should be under the bottom of the bridge, not the bridge deck." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "I haven't studied civil engineering, how can I know how to open a lock?" Kou Zhong smiled wryly, "I'm not much better than you, otherwise I would have discovered the lock just now. Your luck is much better than mine today, my little brother can't bear the blow of failure any longer." A team of patrolmen approached from the direction of West Market, and the two hurriedly climbed down the bridge railing, using their internal strength to absorb under the bridge. Twelve patrolmen strode up the bridge and stopped suddenly. One of them said: "This heavy snow has made people and birds hide in the cold, otherwise it will still be very lively tonight." The others laughed and scolded, talking a lot, and talking about the grand ceremony in the palace last night, obviously still immersed in the high emotions of last night. The two people at the bottom of the bridge were staring at the bottom of the pillar. Under Gongju's eyes, they could see a faint ring of connection marks between the column and the bridge body. If they hadn't checked with purpose, they would have ignored it as stone patterns. . Under their eager anticipation, the patrol finally left. Kou Zhong said excitedly: "My mother, it's hit! You do it." Xu Ziling freed his right hand, performed his profound kung fu, pressed his thumb against the center of the circle mark, and pressed it upwards forcefully. With a "howling", the cylinder sank upwards, forming a depression about two inches deep. Kou Zhongju said in shock: "It's a success!" Xu Ziling said: "This kind of button lock can be opened without any knowledge of mechanisms. There should be five more locks." Before he finished speaking, Kou Zhongman swam under the bridge, found the other five button locks as quickly as possible, and activated them according to the script. The two returned to the bridge. Kou Zhong was holding another faucet, trying to force it while muttering words, suddenly the faucet was pulled up nearly two inches for him. Xu Ziling said happily: "It's a success!" "Kou Zhong said nervously: "It's not done yet, should I turn left or right? " Xu Ziling was stunned and said, "If you ask me, it won't make a difference who I'll ask?" Kou Zhong said: "How can there be no difference? If it is wrong, maybe the whole bridge will collapse and we will all become dogs in the water." Xu Ziling said angrily, "Turn left!" Kou Zhong twisted to the left, but Longzhu Wenfeng didn't move. Kou Zhong was overjoyed and said, "This time it really worked!" Moving power to the right, the dragon pillar obediently turned a circle, and when Kou Zhong let go, the dragon pillar was seated in its original position, exactly the same as before. Kou Zhong panted heavily, "What should we do next?" I am afraid that Xu Ziling is the only person in the world who understands his true meaning of this sentence.