It's the last day of July, and the official duties of Wuding Prefecture are naturally indispensable.
It is not easy to be the prefect of the fourth grade of Dawu Zheng, although it is said that all official affairs throughout the ages have been recorded in one word: drag!
Of course, there are always chores that have been saved for a month that need to be dealt with. After all, some are too late and some cannot be put off. Besides, it also involves year-end evaluations. The officials below are also looking at their immediate bosses. If even he can handle it,
, this yamen really can't handle anything. Liu Chishu will take care of it after all.
It was the first time the morning rooster crowed, and Liu Chishu went out in a carriage, and he would probably not come back until the bright moon was high in the sky. The housekeeper of the Liu Mansion was used to it, and he had sent a greeting to the kitchen a day in advance to cook on time.
A good meal will be sent to the master. Liu Chishu rarely eats meals prepared by the prefect’s yamen.
The sun was scorching, but it got a little cooler at sunset. The housekeeper Liu Fu sent a few servants to work at the gate of the house, but the little maid who delivered the meal to the master just happened to come back in a carriage. She also brought him a message.
: "Uncle Liu, the master said that there is still some unfinished business in the government office and he wants to spend the night there. He will not come back to rest at night. He also asked us not to prepare a midnight snack for him."
"Well, I got it, then go and inform the kitchen! I'll report it to the young master!" After that, Liu Fu waved his hand to the little maid, yawned again and again, and walked back to the house, not forgetting to mutter, "
If the master doesn’t come back, then the young master doesn’t know where he’s going to run off tonight!”
Just as Liu Fu expected, the genius was all black, so Liu Ziwen impatiently called the carriage and went out, taking his young cousin and four or five servants to meet their friends on the street.
Liu Fu, who stayed in the house, did not see the two of them return to the house until now. He also knew that the two of them had probably spent the night in the brothel with the girls in their arms. Since he could not wait for the two of them to come back, Liu Fu, who had been stuck for a day, simply
Close the door and pick up the master tomorrow morning to catch up on his sleep.
Another hour later, the moon reached its peak, and even the bustling Wuding gradually became silent and the lights gradually disappeared. At the moment when all kinds of people were sleeping, a group of black-clothed people in Wuding City slowly began to squirm.
Deliberately avoiding the moonlight and hiding in the darkness, he silently moved closer to the towering city wall of Wuding North City.
"Fourth Uncle, are you sure this is it?" the leader, a man in black, asked doubtfully.
"The late emperor once said before his death that although the overthrow of our mountains and rivers in Jin Dynasty is inevitable, the dragon's veins will still be there, so he built a city in this enclosure to protect our dragon's veins. The descendants and descendants who are willing can surely raise troops from here to attack the puppet dynasty, and the country will be restored."
The green bricks are scales, the huge wall is the body, the gate tower is the head, and Wuding is a city, which is the image of a dragon holding a pearl. Wuding has a lot of water, and water gathers wealth. There is a lake in the city, which is a dragon holding a pearl.
Pearl. And if you look into the distance, you can see Laifeng Mountain facing it from a distance. Since ancient times, there has been a saying about the phoenix coming to live in Laifeng Mountain. The dragon and phoenix are auspicious and the yin and yang are in harmony. Isn't it a rare geomantic treasure land in the world!" The fourth uncle's voice was shrill.
He held the orchid and said clearly.
Everyone around him pondered along his train of thought and nodded repeatedly. This Wuding is indeed one of the most prosperous places in the Great Martial Mirror. No matter how the world has changed since the city was founded, the city of Wuding has endured and has become more prosperous.
Better than before.
Seeing everyone saying yes again and again, the fat man in black on the side looked a little impatient and couldn't help but muttered, "Uncle Fourth, what does the good Feng Shui have to do with the treasure we are looking for? Besides, this city
Not all are built like this, I don’t think it’s anything special..."
"Ziwen can't be rude!"
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by others. The person who interrupted him was his father, Liu Chishu, the prefect of Wuding.
The person who just spoke was none other than Pu'an, the eunuch who fled with the last prince of the former Jin Dynasty when Wuding city was destroyed fifty-six years ago.
The real identity of the young master in Liu's mansion is Zhao Kuang, the last prince of Cheng in the former Jin Dynasty. After the fall of the former Jin Dynasty, the two changed their surnames and hid them deep in Liu Chi's mansion.
The treasure of the restoration of the Jin Dynasty. The secret of the treasure of the restoration of the country was orally passed down by Zhao Kuang's father to his confidant, the eunuch Pu'an, and the keys to the treasure were given to four important ministers for safekeeping. However, after the city was broken, war broke out and the four keys were lost.
Lost in the flames of war.
After several years of planning, the key to the Four Beasts Jade Pendant has finally been found. After some plotting, everyone is eager to prove its true existence.
After all, when faced with the wealth of an entire empire, who in the world can resist such a temptation.
When Liu Ziwen saw his father speaking, he didn't dare to say anything more. Liu Chishu stepped forward and slowly added, "You need to know that it is said in Feng Shui: If the mountains and rivers are rich, there will be residual energy, and the high mountains and rivers will nourish the dragon energy. This Yangtze River
Even if the Jiuzhou land is one of the best in terms of abundant water, it has nurtured so many people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait throughout the ages. Even if you don’t talk about the Feng Shui theory, Wuding is guarding the river bank and has always been a battleground for military strategists! It’s not surprising that treasures are hidden here! "
After hearing this, the fourth uncle nodded and continued to explain, "Wu Ding City was built with great pains by the late emperor and was unbreakable. The puppet army had been besieging it for several years. If the late emperor had not been kind in the end and did not want the people to suffer, Wu Ding City would not have been able to survive."
It is not so easy to be broken by the Luo family. This Wuding city looks like a coiled dragon holding a pearl, and it also holds the treasure of the restoration of the country hidden by me in the former Jin Dynasty."
As he was talking, more and more people in black clothes were gathering under the city wall. Pu'an saw that people were almost there. He turned around and ordered to everyone, "You guys, in groups of four, go along this route."
Look closely for four cracked and connected city bricks at the bottom of the city wall. When you find them, come back immediately. Go back as soon as possible!"
The men in black were also loyal, and the leaders quickly dispersed after exchanging a few words.
Although there are four beasts jade pendants as evidence and Pu'an's mouth, the description of the treasure of the restoration of the country seems to be true. But after all, it was just a royal secret that Zhao Kuo secretly told a few people when the former Jin Dynasty was destroyed. But now that
Several of them are no longer alive, and no one can confirm its authenticity except Pu'an. Therefore, tonight is just to confirm the existence of this national treasure.
The fifty-odd manpower brought here was finally put to use this time. Except for a few who were left on guard, the rest of the people were quickly divided into several groups after receiving Pu'an's order.
The sound slowly began to groping along the city wall.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Kuang on the side was puzzled: The Wuding city wall is tall and wide, and these few people are just trying to light it up. They can't light a torch just by touching it with their hands and looking carefully in the moonlight. This needs to be touched.
when?
He still couldn't help but ask, "Fourth Uncle, I'm afraid this is wrong?! It's hard to be exposed at night, and the brothers can't use the light to check. It's not like you don't know how long the Wuding city wall is, so you have to do it like this
when?"
Pu'an seemed to have known for a long time that he would ask a question. Faced with Zhao Kuang's doubts, Pu'an did not answer and asked, "Your Highness, you know a saying, it is said that dragons have reverse scales, and those who touch them will be angry!"
"Fourth Uncle, you are saying that the gate of the underground palace is at the dragon's reverse scale! The dragon's head is not far ahead, so the reverse scale is at the dragon's neck! It is within the surrounding circle
A certain city brick! I see, that’s it, no wonder you took Fourth Uncle with you just to explore the way, so many people came here, it turned out that you were well prepared! Fourth Uncle, congratulations, Fourth Uncle, congratulations!" Zhao Kuang suddenly realized, to
Zhu Pu'an praised him repeatedly.
"Hahaha, this, but I can't count it. I just calculated its location and waited until I found it to count it!"
Zhao Kuang's flattery also answered the same confusion of the Liu family and his son. Now, the doubts have been solved, and all that is left is the good news waiting for everyone. The four of them looked at each other in silence, and became quiet for a while.
But everything that happened quietly in the middle of the night was clearly visible to the Shen brothers and sisters in the distance.
The three of them were also dressed in black, lying on the roof of a house in the distance. It was cloudy tonight, and the moonlight was dim. It was really dark and windy, so it was easy to do things, but it only made Pu'an's people suffer, but it made the three brothers and sisters even more secretive.
.
"Brother, it's just as you expected. You asked me to follow Liu Ziwen, and I really caught a big fish! There is really something wrong with Magistrate Liu! There must be some trouble tonight!"
"That's right. It turns out that Liu Chishu specifically instructed his servants to send a message to the housekeeper in order to hide the truth from others. The so-called staying at the government office overnight was just to make it easier for him to go out in the middle of the night. And that damn fat man, he will be there if dad doesn't come home.
Bringing people out to fool around! If things go on like this, who will doubt them? The Liu family is quite scheming!"
"Yes, looking at their actions like this, I'm afraid they are looking for something. Brother Miao told me before that the Wuding city wall is thicker than the city wall of the Jinlin old capital. Now it seems that there is indeed something fishy.
The last emperor of the former Jin Dynasty probably hid this secret within this city wall! It is recorded in the history books that General Luo instigated a rebellion to conquer Wuding. I am afraid that the emperor of the former Jin Dynasty did it intentionally. In order to avoid attacking
The war in the city destroyed the city wall, and people discovered the secrets within it. The city cannot be defended anyway, and it is better to risk your life than to be defeated. This story of Wuding City is really not simple!"
The three brothers and sisters watched everything happening in the distance and discussed in low voices.
After just watching for a while, Shen Qiye changed the topic and said in a serious voice, "Brother, why don't we withdraw! It is already a great achievement to discover that the remnants of the former Jin Dynasty colluded with the prefect. This is enough credit."
The three of us, brother and sister, have all been promoted to the next level, so there is no need to take any more risks."
Hearing this, there was no change in the expression on Shen Ye's face, his eyes were still staring at the figures under the towering city wall in front of him, and he said back to his second brother without turning his head, "Second brother, are you scared? We have reinforcements!"
"
"But brother, even today, I still haven't seen Master Qianhu. The other party has a large number of people. It's absolutely impossible for the three of us to take them down, let alone those two mysterious ones."
The woman has not shown up yet. Otherwise, we should go to Wuding Town Office to bring reinforcements, and it is not too late to make plans! This is too risky."
Shen Qiye was obviously a little anxious, and his voice was a little louder. Shen Xiaoyu watched the two brothers arguing, but was speechless. After all, this matter was really too big!
(Everything about Feng Shui mentioned in the book is purely fabricated by me and has nothing to do with the actual study of Feng Shui. Don’t take it seriously. The climax of the first volume is about to begin, and the foreshadowing will be slowly revealed!) This chapter has been completed!