Murong Xue snorted softly, "Judging from the information obtained so far, the secret passage probably covers the entire Xiangyang City, and one of them leads directly to the General's Mansion."
"General's Mansion..." Murong Fu suddenly turned to look at Huang Rong, "You and Guo Jing really don't know that there is a secret passage under Xiangyang City?"
Huang Rong glanced at him angrily, "What do you mean? How could I hide such a thing from you?"
Murong Fu frowned slightly, "Even you don't know the existence of the secret passage, how did the Mongolian masters know about it?"
Huang Rong pondered, "If the secret passage covers Xiangyang City, it cannot be the work of Jianghu forces or individuals. It must have something to do with the government."
Murong Fu immediately understood what she meant, and in a flash, he rushed towards the backyard.
After a while, he came to the courtyard where Lu Wenhuan and his son were under house arrest, and walked straight in.
After more than ten days, the father and son had completely changed. Lu Wenhuan looked like a broken man, while Lu Shisheng looked haggard. When they saw Murong Fu, they were not as angry as they imagined, but looked at each other coldly.
Murong Fu felt a little bit regretful. In the final analysis, he had no deep hatred against the two of them. Everything was just about interests. He politely bowed his hand and said, "How are you doing, Mr. Lu?"
Lu Wenhuan glanced at him indifferently, "If Mr. Murong falls into this situation, will you be okay?"
Murong Fu grinned, "Actually, Mr. Lu should be satisfied. If Mr. Lu falls into the hands of others, I'm afraid your family will be even more sad."
Lu Wenhuan was silent. He had seen too many struggles in the officialdom. If he fell into the hands of other enemies, it would only be worse. The wall fell down and everyone pushed him. He could sit in a high position like Xuanfu envoy of a state and crush countless people.
How could there be no fewer corpses of enemies?
After a long while, he sighed, "What are you doing here?"
Murong Fu got straight to the point, "I wonder if you know the secret passage under Xiangyang City?"
Lu Wenhuan's face moved slightly, "How do you know about the secret passage?"
Murong Fu said calmly, "I discovered it by accident."
Lu Wenhuan's expression changed slightly, but he shook his head, "I don't know."
Murong Fu naturally would not believe it. It was understandable that Huang Rong and Guo Jing didn't know about it. After all, they had no official or post. But Lu Wenhuan had taken over the military and political power of Xiangyang and had been running it for more than ten years. How could he not know that there was a secret tunnel under Xiangyang City.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Mr. Lu, you don't have to pretend. Let's open the skylight and talk openly. You can offer whatever conditions you want."
Lu Wenhuan was stunned for a moment, not expecting him to speak so directly, "Are you serious?"
"I'll consider it at my discretion."
Lu Wenhuan was silent for a moment, "Let my family go out, and go to Beijing to clear my grievances."
"Grudges?" Murong Fu suddenly sneered, "What grievances do you have? After staying in Xiangyang City for so many years, do you dare to say that you have never been greedy?"
Lu Wenhuan was immediately speechless.
Murong Fu continued, "I can let you out, but I have one condition."
Today, Xiangyang City has stabilized. Even if Lu Wenhuan and his son are released, they will not be able to cause any big trouble. The reason why they have not been let go is because Murong Fu has never found the location where Lu Wenhuan hid his silver. He never believes it.
Such a feudal official who has been running Xiangyang City for so many years will have no inventory at all.
Lu Wenhuan was stunned for a moment, then got angry and said, "Don't bully others too much."
"I just deceived you, what's wrong?" Murong Fu took a step forward and was in front of him in an instant. He looked down at him and said indifferently, "I just have a few questions to ask you, but you opened your mouth like a lion.
Do you think you are the only one who knows the secret passages of Xiangyang City?"
Lu Wenhuan murmured for a long time and looked away, "Then you can ask others."
Murong Fu sneered and said, "That secret passage has a history of at least several decades. I don't believe there is no record in the files of Xiangyang City. I just don't want to waste time. Do you understand?"
Lu Wenhuan's expression was slightly dull, and he finally sighed, "What are your conditions?"
"Simple," Murong Fu's face suddenly returned to a kind smile, "tell me where you hid your silver."
"What!" Lu Wenhuan was furious, "There is no place to hide the silver!"
Murong Fu pretended to sigh in disappointment, "Oh, money is something external to the body. It will not be taken with you until you die. Think about it, your whole family is trapped here and can't get out. What's the use of all that money?"
Maybe one day I'll be in a bad mood and kill you all, and you'll be more unjust? It's better to say it outright, or get out as soon as possible to save your life."
Lu Wenhuan pointed at him with a trembling hand, "You...you are so bold and reckless, aren't you afraid of retribution?"
"Are you talking to me about retribution?" Murong Fu's face flashed with a hint of arrogance, "I am everyone's retribution, but no one can repay me."
"You..." Before Lu Wenhuan could speak, Murong Fu's expression turned cold again, "One sentence, do you want to say it or not?"
Lu Wenhuan took a deep breath and finally lowered his head, "I said."
Murong Fu smiled and said, "What a smart man. In this world, good people will die and bad people will die. Only smart people can live long."
Lu Wenhuan didn't want to listen to his sarcastic words, and said bluntly, "The time when the secret tunnel in Xiangyang City was first built cannot be verified, and the original intention of digging the secret tunnel cannot be speculated. Before our dynasty became the world leader, someone expanded it once, connecting it to every city in Xiangyang City."
Important cities and towns include military camps, various departments, and various government offices."
Murong Fu raised his eyebrows, "That's it?"
"that's it."
Murong Fu asked again, "Does this secret passage lead to the outside of the city?"
Lu Wenhuan hesitated for a moment, "It is said that you can reach Fancheng directly. I have never been there, so I don't know if it is true."
"What! Connected to Fancheng!" Murong Fu couldn't help being surprised. He just asked casually, but he didn't expect that it was actually connected to the outside of the city, and also directly to Fancheng. You must know that Xiangyang City is surrounded by water, and the secret tunnel outside cannot be dug in.
, naturally the contents inside cannot be dug out.
Lu Wenhuan didn't say much, "That's all I know."
Murong Fu's expression changed several times, and he turned around and left. If the secret passage in Xiangyang City really connected to Fan City, then things would be very serious.
But when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and asked without looking back, "Who else knows about the existence of the secret passage besides you?"
Lu Wenhuan seemed stunned for a moment, "I am the only one who knows about the entire Xiangyang City. In fact, this secret passage has been abandoned for a long time. Even the officials in charge of urban construction do not know that such a secret passage exists in Xiangyang City."
Murong Fu nodded slightly and changed the topic, "Where is the money hidden?"
Lu Wenhuan gritted his teeth and said, "It's underground in the state government treasury."
"Under the treasury?" Murong Fu looked back at him in astonishment, "You are such an old fox. No wonder I searched everywhere and couldn't find it. It turns out you were playing a trick of darkness under the lamp."
The treasury is where official silver is stored. This guy embezzled the official silver and sent it back to the treasury. No one would have thought that the money had not actually been moved.
Murong Fu hurriedly left the west wing and returned to the main hall. Murong Xue and Huang Rong were still here, "Xue'er, send more people to immediately find the secret passage leading to Fancheng and guard the passage strictly. Don't let a single mosquito go."
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"yes."
As soon as Murong Xue left, Murong Fu called Wang Yuyan again, "Yan'er, please immediately send someone to Fancheng to find out the news. Pay special attention to the Ezhou Army and Tian Shizhong in the city."
Wang Yuyan was stunned, "Isn't there news coming from Fancheng all the time? Yesterday, they said everything was normal."
Murong Fu had a stern look on his face, "I'm afraid it's not normal anymore. I'll send another man over immediately. It's urgent. Go quickly."
"yes."
Huang Rong saw that cold sweat was breaking out on his forehead, and her heart sank, "What happened? How can that secret passage lead to Fancheng?"
Murong Fu did not answer, closed his eyes slightly, and murmured, "I hope it's not too late..."
Seeing this, Huang Rong couldn't help but feel a little frightened. What big thing had happened to make him, who was always strategizing, so uneasy? After hesitating for a moment, she actually walked up behind him, stretched out her slender hands, and gently massaged his temples.
Murong Fu opened his eyes and glanced at her unexpectedly from the corner of his eye, "When did you become so gentle?"
Huang Rong's cheeks were slightly red and she rolled her eyes at him, "Don't get me wrong, I just don't want you to get angry and lose your cool. Your words and deeds now determine the fate of Xiangyang City."
Murong Fu naturally knew that she was making excuses, and as a smart man, he would not expose her.
However, he was not in the mood to enjoy this unprecedented warmth. He was silent for a moment and suddenly asked, "By the way, where is Wu Wei now?"
"How do I know that none of your family members are secretive and never let me know what they do?" Huang Rong said coquettishly.
Murong Fu immediately summoned two Lingxiao Pavilion disciples. After questioning, he found out that Wu Wei had been in Deng Baichuan's army these days. He had to send someone to summon Wu Wei back and also summon Deng Baichuan back.
After a while, Deng Baichuan and Wu Wei rushed back in a hurry, "Sir, what happened?"
Huang Rong had already sat aside politely, and Murong Fu said in a deep voice, "I suspect something has happened over there in Fancheng."
Deng Baichuan and Wu Wei were both surprised when they heard this. Wu Wei asked first, "But what news has been sent back?"
"I just guessed that there were a series of massacres in Xiangyang City last night. It happened that I met the murderer last night and discovered a secret passage underground in Xiangyang City. I just got the news that this secret passage is connected to Fancheng, and the murderer came out of the secret passage.
"." Murong Fu simply recounted the matter.
The secret passage in Xiangyang City is connected to Fan City. Coincidentally, a mysterious Mongolian master suddenly appeared from the secret passage. This can already explain the problem. If nothing happened in Fancheng, how could the Mongolian master know the existence of the secret passage and touch Xiangyang?
Coming to the city?
Deng Baichuan still didn't believe it. He frowned and said, "Maybe the murderer just happened to find the secret passage. We have sent a lot of people to follow us in Fancheng. With an army of 200,000, if something goes wrong, the noise will definitely be huge. How can there be any news?
nothing?"
At this moment, a white shadow rushed over from outside the hall. A few flashes entered the hall, but it was Wang Yuyan who had just gone out to do something. She was holding a person in her hand and said anxiously, "Cousin, really