The box was not locked, just wrapped with a ribbon. Untying the ribbon, Fang Zian opened the lid excitedly. However, Fang Zian and Feng Yiming were immediately stunned. There was not a pile of letterheads in the box as they imagined, but

There is just a round, rough golden plaque. It is similar to the jade pendants that people in the Song Dynasty hung on their bodies, but the production is too rough. The bumpy surface, the gold is still faintly black, and there are only a few tassels hanging below.

The white feathers have thick hair tubes and hard feathers. I don’t know what kind of bird they are.

Fang Zian did not give up, reached out to pick up the gold medal, turned the brocade box upside down, and even studied whether there was a mechanism such as a mezzanine partition, but he was still disappointed. Except for this strange and rough gold medal, any other

No letters or anything like that were found.

"The old thief is very strange. Even if this gold medal is pure gold, it is nothing compared to the things in this house. Why hide it?" Feng Yiming whispered.

Fang Zian felt relieved. He picked up the gold medal again and looked at it under the dim light of the fire seal. Soon Fang Zian made a discovery. It turned out that the bumpy surface of the gold medal actually looked like there were writings engraved on it.

"There is a word!" Fang Zian said in surprise.

The two of them got closer and took a closer look. There were quite a lot of words on the gold medal. There were words on both sides. One side had fewer words but more words, and the other side had larger words but less words. However, although the words on it were all in a dotted, horizontal and vertical structure.

, it undoubtedly looks like the writing of the Song Dynasty, but Fang Zian and Feng Yiming are strangers. Although Fang Zian cannot be said to be a rich scholar, he is still a person who has read many years of books and experienced thousands of years of history, but he really knows that

The words on it are all confusing. The words look like a random combination of radicals of Chinese characters, and some of them are hooked and twisted like the characters of the Foot Basin Kingdom seen in later generations. In short, it is inexplicable and messy.

"Does Mr. Fang know these words?" Feng Yiming asked.

"It's a damn thing if I don't know anyone. These words shouldn't be my Song Dynasty. Or maybe I'm not very talented and knowledgeable. But since the old thief values ​​this gold medal so much, there must be something fishy in it. Let's take this thing away, we have to see what it is.

, find out what's written on it. You can't come back empty-handed when you come here." Fang Zian said solemnly.

Feng Yiming nodded in agreement. When Fang Zian wrapped the gold medal and put it in his arms. When he was about to put the box back, Fang Zian suddenly became stubborn and grabbed a handful of dust on the ground and put it in the box. Feng Yiming laughed softly: "

What does Brother Fang mean?"

Fang Zian said: "Teach the old thief to understand that everything will return to dust."

Feng Yiming laughed heartily and was noncommittal.

The sound of a sharp bamboo whistle came from outside, which was the whistle of the fire brigade to retract the team after extinguishing the fire. Fang Zian did not dare to neglect, quickly put the brocade box back, returned the mechanism to its place, and the two climbed up the mezzanine along the rope.

Return the way we came. When we got to the terrace, we saw that the fire in the direction of the west courtyard had indeed been extinguished, and the soldiers from the fire brigade were packing up their equipment and preparing to evacuate. The Qin Mansion guards were also gathered near the fire brigade, keeping an eye on them.

Following their actions, Fang Zian and Feng Yiming did not go to the fire truck convoy to gather. Instead, they sneaked directly towards the corner gate and hid behind a clump of bamboo leading to the corner gate to wait.

Soon after, a large number of fire brigade officers

The soldiers came surrounded by the Dragon King's ladder truck and the large vehicle loaded with fire-fighting supplies and people. Fang Zian and Feng Yiming ducked out, blended into the crowd, got under the Dragon King's vehicle, and hid under the chassis.

When they arrived at the door, Qin Tan took the roster and checked the number, names and appearances of the fire brigade soldiers one by one. After confirming that they were correct, they opened the door and let them go. The fire brigade left the Qin Mansion smoothly and returned to the central camp to rest.

The next morning, the weather was particularly gloomy. The wind had stopped, but the northwest wind last night brought numerous cumulus clouds. Those clouds accumulated in the sky, which was obviously a sign that a heavy snowfall was coming.

After Fang Zian went to the Yamen and issued the order for everyone to prepare for the rescue after the snow, he rushed to Shi Hao's house in a hurry. Last night's operation could not be considered a complete success. He had to figure out what the gold medal was and what was written on it.

What is the content? Otherwise, it is actually a failed action. In terms of knowledge, the future father-in-law Shi Hao should be regarded as one of the leaders in the Song Dynasty. Fang Zian fully hopes that Shi Hao can give him an answer.

Shi Hao had been at home for more than half a month after reporting that he was ill. Zhao Gou did not treat him strangely. Instead, he sent someone to greet him. However, Shi Hao was in a bad mood and had not adjusted his mentality well, so he did not want to go to court to face Qin Hui.

et al. In Shi Hao's study, Fang Zian reported last night's actions to Shi Hao.

"You actually did it? You're really brave. You didn't miss anything, right?" Shi Hao was shocked. He didn't expect Fang Zian to actually do this and invade Qin Hui's mansion.

"The plan was very successful. At least Qin Hui didn't notice anything at the time. Whether he will know that it was me later is unknown. But he will definitely know that someone came into Getian Pavilion, because I took the stuff he hid in

The things in the hidden compartments," Fang Zian said.

"Did you really get the letters that communicated between him and the Jin people? This is great. The old thief would actually make such a mistake and leave behind these evidences of collaborating with the enemy. Hahaha, then he is dead. Hurry, hurry, letters

Where is it? Show me. I want to take the letter to see the emperor." Shi Hao said excitedly.

Fang Zian sighed and said: "Father-in-law, you are right. The old thief is not that stupid. I have not found any evidence or letters that the old thief collaborated with the enemy. I took it for granted. The old thief is still very cautious."

Shi Hao looked at Fang Zian blankly and said, "But are you working in vain?"

Fang Zian reached out and took out something wrapped in silk and put it on the table and said, "I found this. The old thief treasured it and hid it in the brocade box in the secret compartment. It seems to be very precious."

Something important. But I really don’t know what it is, so I came here to ask my father-in-law for advice.”

Shi Hao reached out and slowly opened the package, and saw the rough gold medal. He picked it up and looked at it for a long time, his brows knitted into a knot.

"Father-in-law, what is this thing? Can you recognize the words engraved on it?" Fang Zian asked in a deep voice.

Shi Hao pondered for a long time and then said: "You are stumping me. I have never seen this thing before. It doesn't look like something from my Song Dynasty. It is so crudely made. I, the Song Dynasty, can't make this kind of thing."

Shit. The words on it... some of them look like Khitan script, but they don't seem to be.

It’s not Xixia script. I still have some attainments in Xixia script. Could it be that the writing on it is Goryeo script? Annam script? This really stumps me.”

Fang Zian was greatly disappointed. He thought that someone as knowledgeable as Shi Hao would be able to recognize what kind of writing this was. But unexpectedly, even Shi Hao didn't recognize it.

"Father-in-law, do you think this is the Jin Dynasty's writing?" Fang Zian asked.

"Is it Jurchen script? The Jin people have long abandoned their Jurchen script and are using our Song Dynasty script. No one has officially used Jurchen script for hundreds of years. I have no research on Jurchen script. I don't know if this is the case.

Jurchen text. Zian, you mean, if it is Jurchen text, it can show that there is a connection between Qin Hui and the Jin people?" Shi Hao said in a deep voice.

Fang Zian said: "My son-in-law always has a feeling that there must be a reason why the old thief values ​​this broken gold medal so much. Even if this gold medal is pure gold, it is not worth much, so why should he treasure it so much?

What's more, look at the shape of this sign. Although it is very rough, it is simple and simple. It looks like something of some age. The dirt in the gaps between these words must have been deposited for hundreds of years. Qin Hui did not even put these

After cleaning the dirt, it means that this thing is very precious and cannot be washed casually. There are also white feathers hanging below. I really don't know what kind of bird's wing feathers these are. There are also words engraved on it.

I'm wondering if this is a symbol of some kind of status. For example, is it the status of an official title? Could it be the status of a prince or high-ranking official awarded to Qin Hui by the Jinren? "

Shi Hao frowned and said thoughtfully: "What you said is not impossible. But all this must be based on the fact that the writing is indeed Jurchen writing and the content must be clear. Otherwise, this cannot be used as evidence to prove Qin Hui's collaboration with the enemy."

Fang Zian said: "Yes, but if you don't recognize this text, who will recognize it?"

Shi Hao thought for a while and said: "I don't know him, but it's not necessarily that no one knows him. There are historians in the history museum affiliated to the Hanlin Academy. They are responsible for compiling the history books of the Song Dynasty and surrounding countries. There are several old masters who have been buried in the piles of ancient books for many years.

Here, I am immersed in compiling and enjoying it endlessly. Some of them must know what the content of this text is. I will ask them and maybe they can get the answer."

Fang Zian nodded and said: "This is a good idea. However, my father-in-law can't show them this thing. Just cut out the characters and let them identify them. By the way, you can't show them all, you have to show them one by one.

Ask for advice word by word, and the order must be reversed. You cannot ask the same person completely, but ask several of them. This way the content will not be leaked and will not arouse suspicion."

Shi Hao looked at Fang Zian quietly and said: "Zian, if only the prince had met you earlier, the affairs of Wanchunyuan would not have exposed so many flaws and been caught. Oh, what a pity. You say

You are right, so I will do as you say."

Shi Hao then began to rub the handwriting on the gold medal. After working for a while, dozens of words were rubbed. He compared it carefully to confirm that it was correct, and then hid it preciously.

The two discussed a few more words, but it started to snow outside, and the snow was heavy. Fang Zian had to rush to see Shi Ningyue, said a few words briefly, and after a moment of tenderness, he said goodbye and left. The heavy snow fell,
Chapter completed!