Chapter 1241 Working together

Author: Loeva

Chapter 1241 Working together

Yuan Tongzhi had never thought before that the prince of Shu could still gather a few loyal followers and dig a tunnel to communicate with the outside world while surrounded by heavy guards.

However, Zhao Mo's conjecture does not seem to be made out of thin air. Comparing the various anomalies in the Prince Shu's mansion and some weird behaviors of the Prince Shu himself, if there really is a secret tunnel, then everything makes sense.

Already.

Yuan Tongzhi also immediately thought: "The servant who escaped and disappeared after stealing property actually died in the tunnel, right? Is it because of the collapse of the tunnel caused by heavy rain for days? This man's wife and children are all in the palace of the Prince of Shu.

Having received an honorable mission, it can be seen that the whole family is a close confidant of the Crown Prince of Shu. The secret tunnel is of great importance, so leaving a close confidant

It is natural to be on duty inside. However, the tunnels and walls collapsed due to the heavy rain, and the noise was very loud. The neighbors were alarmed, let alone the officers and soldiers stationed nearby. No matter who the prince of Shu was, he lived there.

The people in the Gu family's house didn't have time to dig out the tunnel and get the body out, so they had no choice but to let him stay in the tunnel."

This idea is reasonable and consistent with Ah Shou's thoughts. Zhao Mo knew that Ah Shou had received Qin Hanzhen's revelation, so naturally he nodded repeatedly.

Yuan Tongzhi continued to reason: "After death, a person will always emit a smell. Once discovered by the officers and soldiers guarding the Prince's Mansion, the tunnel will be exposed to the world, and the Prince of Shu will not be able to prove his innocence no matter what. Therefore.

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Neither the Crown Prince of Shu nor the so-called out-of-town merchants in the Gu family's residence wanted to be discovered by the officers and soldiers that there was a tunnel under the ground. However, after the rain stopped, the backyard of the Prince's Mansion was in a mess, and the wall of the Gu family's backyard collapsed. In order to prevent outsiders,

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Entering the boundary of Shizi Mansion, officers and soldiers have been staying near the ruins, so that those with ulterior motives cannot cover up the traces of the tunnel in time. The sun is shining, quickly drying up the rainwater on the ground, and causing waves of unpleasant odors to emit from the backyard.

because

At this time, the people under the prince reminded the officers and soldiers to clean up the ruins, and the prince of Shu and the group of foreign merchants were even more worried. If the officers and soldiers dug a tunnel or discovered the entrance and exit of the tunnel, it would be their end.

disaster."

Therefore, the Prince of Shu did everything possible to stay in the backyard study to monitor the actions of the officers and soldiers, fearing that they would find out the clues, and on the grounds that he needed to rebuild the courtyard wall before the next heavy rain, he did not allow the officers and soldiers to clean up.

After finishing the ruins, they continued to dig underground, planning to trick the people away so that they could start the work of rebuilding the courtyard wall. Then they dug out the bodies of the missing people and moved them to an unknown place, and then covered up the traces of the tunnel.

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At this time, due to the intervention of Qin Hanzhen, Ah Shou and his subordinates determined that there was a problem in the backyard of the Prince of Shu, and tried to use their acquaintances in the officers and soldiers to clean up and rebuild after the rain disaster.

He hired a group of workers to do the work, and while squeezing out the labor force from Prince Shu's Mansion, he turned to the backyard of the Gu family's house to look for the authentic clues.

The people Ah Shou and the others hired worked for two or three days, but no concrete evidence was found. They only felt that the drainage in Gu's backyard was not normal, and there were traces of recent soil disturbance on the ground behind the Buddhist hall, but they had not yet had time to check clearly.

What's going on? The fire started

They came and burned down the Gu family's Buddhist hall and the backyard of Prince Shu's palace. Let alone any clues, even if the tunnel really existed, they couldn't find it until they cleaned up the ruins after the fire.

There's something useful down there.

After Yuan Tongzhi smoothed out his thoughts, he couldn't help but sneered: "It took only a day or two for someone to dig out a tunnel under their noses. If God hadn't seen it, he would have dug a tunnel in succession.

Many months of heavy rain have soaked up the tunnel, and we don’t know when we will discover it. What on earth are those losers doing?! It’s such a small mansion, with thirty or forty people staring at it every day

, going around the wall, you can actually let people take advantage of the loopholes!"

Zhao Mo touched his nose: "Master Yuan, don't be too harsh. In fact... we haven't discovered the tunnel yet. All of this is just speculation and there is no evidence."

Yuan Tongzhi sneered: "Even if there is no evidence, what other possibility is there besides being authentic?! If the prince of Shu can send tampered silk gold to those fake merchants, you can know that they are in the same group! Since they are in the same group

Yes, people on both sides live next door, separated by an alley. There are people patrolling in the alley every day. They can't hide from others by walking over the walls to go between the two houses. Although there is a wall connected to each other, but

The wall is very high, and there are no leaky windows, no doors, not even a dog hole! It is impossible for them to meet privately through any mechanism on the wall. There is no other way except tunnels. And if it were not for the tunnels,

Those fake merchants don’t have to rent in the Gu family’s house!”

Once Yuan Tongzhi believes in something, he will not be easily shaken. Since he feels that the tunnel really exists, even if the fire scene is now in ruins and difficult to sort out, he still feels that it is the most intuitive breakthrough: "The fire can

It burned and spread so widely. It means that the officers and soldiers guarding did not fulfill their responsibilities. They need to apologize for their negligence! Ask them to clean up the ruins and clean everything up, even if the ground is burned.

Don’t let them go even if they have lost the earth, stone, bricks or tiles! I want to see them clearing all the places where the fire happened into a piece of white ground so that they can build a house directly on it, then I can let them go. If they are still not found by then

The traces of the tunnel will at worst cause those bastards to find the builders who built the house again and build the house again for the Prince of Shu and Gu Changshi!"

If you want to build a house, you will have to dig the ground and lay the foundation. By then, what tunnels will you not be able to find?

Zhao Mo was speechless about this: "Since Mr. Yuan thinks this is a good thing, then... do it as you want!"

Yuan Tongzhi turned to look at him: "I'm afraid this matter will have to fall on the county prince."

Zhao Mo opened his eyes wide: "What? Why?!" He was about to get married, couldn't he still have a few days of leisure?!

Yuan Tongzhi smiled: "I don't bother you two. The prince has been keeping an eye on this matter. The people under his command must be familiar with it. If there is a temporary replacement, who knows if there will be any handover problems that delay the important matter."

What? It’s better to still ask the county prince’s people to take on this important responsibility. I will send a few good people from the Secret Service to assist, which is also the purpose of clearing the county prince’s name. In this way, the county prince no longer has to worry about violating taboos.

, we in the Secret Service can also follow suit and make a great contribution."

Zhao Mo didn't quite understand what he meant: "If there is assistance from the Secret Service, I will have my people continue to follow up on this matter, and there will be no problem. But Mr. Yuan doesn't plan to cooperate with me?" To be honest, he finally

The familiar official of the Secret Service was Yuan Tongzhi. The cooperation between the two had been quite pleasant in the past. If he had to change someone, he didn't know what kind of person he would be replaced with. Naturally, he would prefer to work with someone he knew.

But Yuan Tongzhi expressed his regret: "I have an errand and will be leaving Beijing soon. I really can't take care of myself. I can only hope that I will have a chance to work with the prince next time. But I think, this

I shouldn’t have to wait too long for one day.”

Zhao Mo frowned: "Are you leaving Beijing?" Why at this time? Has there been any major local case recently?

However, Yuan Tongzhi revealed a little bit of the news and denied his conjecture: "No, the emperor ordered me to go north. The prince of the county should know better, otherwise I would not say that it will not be too long before we can work together again.

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Zhao Mo was taken aback and blurted out: "It's you?!"

Yuan Tongzhi smiled and asked him: "I wonder if the county prince has anything here that I need to know in detail before I set off?"

Zhao Mo sighed: "I have reported all the useful information. People from the north don't do much in our south. It's just a few fake merchants secretly raising military funds. This should have been going on for several years.

, we only had time to intercept the latest batch of military supplies, and the others had already been sent to the north. But just in case, I'd better tell Mr. Yuan everything I know. There are also people under my command who are coming.

Follow me to do things, I know, and he knows that if you take the person away, as long as you return the person to me, tail and tail, when you return to Beijing, I don't care about the rest."

Yuan Tongzhi immediately smiled and saluted politely: "Then I would like to thank the prince for his kindness."

Zhao Mo couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "That's easy to say. As long as Mr. Yuan doesn't trick me less in the future."

Yuan Tongzhi just smiled and said nothing.

The two of them had been talking to each other for half a day, and they didn't even have a good lunch. When it was getting dark, Zhao Mo sent the person away, and he fell down on the Arhat bed, feeling that he had worked hard.

Ah Shou came to report: "Is the county prince okay? Mrs. Yongjiahou sent someone to invite him, saying that he wanted the county prince to come over for dinner."

Zhao Mo immediately stood up: "I have been back to Kyoto for almost two days, and I haven't paid my respects to my uncle and aunt yet, so I can't go there any later." He told Ah Shou, "Send someone to send my clean clothes to another hospital.

Come here, let me freshen up. I have been busy all day and my body is covered in sweat."

Ah Shou quickly ordered, and soon someone brought Zhao Mo's clothes, shoes and socks. Zhao Mo hurriedly washed himself, changed into clean clothes, walked out of the gate of the Prince's Mansion, and rushed to the Yongjia Marquis Mansion.

Already.

Qin Bai and Niu Shi warmly welcomed Zhao Mo's arrival. Niu Shi held his hand distressedly and said, "We haven't seen each other for a month. Why are we so dark and thin? It's very hard, isn't it? Did you eat well on the way? Can you sleep?

Okay? How do you wait for the people around you? You have such a tan!"

Even Qin Ping said calmly: "It's been a hard journey. I heard that you did a good job, and the emperor has rewarded you. This is also your dignity, don't be proud."

Zhao Mo was a little flattered and quickly stood up respectfully to receive the instruction: "My son-in-law dare not. The emperor's willingness to hand over the errands to my son-in-law shows his trust in him. My son-in-law will never dare to live up to the emperor's expectations."

Because he said the word "son-in-law", Qin Ping's originally calm face suddenly became distorted. Thinking that his daughter's wedding was approaching and she would be someone else's in a few days, her mood suddenly became impetuous.

Zhao Mo noticed it and sat down cautiously, but he didn't feel that he had said anything wrong.

He glanced around the room expectantly. Where was his fiancée Qin Hanzhen? At this moment, she was the one he wanted to see most!
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