Chapter 045 Going down the well, exploring the way!
Shi Zixuan Mansion.
Inner courtyard.
In the side hall.
Shi Zixuan and Zhu Tong sat facing each other.
Zhu Tong handed Liu Bian's letter to Shi Zixuan: "Taoist Master, this is a personal letter from His Highness to you."
"Oh?" Shi Zixuan was surprised and hurriedly took it, "Written by Marquis Shi to Pindao?"
"Yes." Zhu Tong nodded and smiled, "After all, you were once father and son. His Highness is a very emotional person, so he naturally remembers the Taoist priest."
Shi Zixuan held the silk book and couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Open the letterhead.
Shi Zixuan's eyes rolled up and down, and the passion attached to the words came to his face.
Phew~~~~
He exhaled a long breath, and his eyes were a little moist: "Pindao still remembers that when Shi Hou was brought back from the palace, he was only so big and so thin that he was so thin. It was Pindao who held the jade spoon and lifted the sheep little by little.
The milk was put into his mouth."
Zhu Tong was slightly startled and frowned: "Goat milk?"
"Um."
Shi Zixuan nodded. After talking to this point, he seemed to be unable to bear it anymore. Two lines of tears burst out of his eyes: "This child doesn't eat the milk of the wet nurse. Pindao fed him goat's milk at the risk of decapitation.
It wasn't until he was one and a half years old that he could manage to eat some adult food, then goat milk was gradually stopped for him. Perhaps it was too early, and he still looks a little weak."
How could Zhu Tong not know that feeding goat milk to the prince was against the rules of the court?
Shi Zixuan dared to do this, and he did it until Liu Bian was one and a half years old, before he reluctantly stopped.
The risks involved can be imagined.
"Taoist priest..."
Zhu Tong wanted to express his gratitude for Liu Bian.
But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. He could only highlight two words in embarrassment: "You are so kind to His Highness. I think Your Highness will definitely remember this love."
"He was only one and a half years old, how could he remember?"
Shi Zixuan shook his head, waved his sleeves to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said softly: "Oh, let's not talk about it anymore. As long as he can escape from that cage safely, I will feel at ease."
"Tell me about it."
Shi Zixuan exhaled a breath: "What orders does Marquis Shi have?"
Zhu Tong then handed the water supply and drainage map of the Imperial City and the bamboo slips to the other party: "Taoist Master, one of the floor plans of the Imperial City we obtained from Lantai is a map of the underground culverts of the Imperial City.
Your Highness wants you to send someone to the culvert to understand the situation inside and see if it can be used as an escape passage. I think this is a good idea."
"Underdrain?"
Shi Zixiao was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but be curious.
He took the silk painting and started browsing it.
really.
The large and small origins above represent the wells distributed in the imperial palace and imperial city.
The intertwined lines represent the culverts buried deep underground.
Hiss~~~
Shi Zixuan couldn't help but gasped: "This underground culvert actually connects to the inner city?"
Zhu Tong nodded excitedly: "Yes, as long as we investigate the internal situation clearly, His Highness may escape from Age, through the culvert in the well, all the way to the inner city."
"What a brilliant idea!"
Shi Zixuan couldn't help but sigh.
He hurriedly looked at the detailed map, searching with his fingers left and right: "This is Age, the wellbore is at this location, and the direction of the culvert connected to it is..."
Shi Zixuan searched carefully, not daring to miss any details.
Zhu Tong's eyes also fell on the detailed drawings.
but......
He had already studied the detailed map thoroughly: "The main route follows Age, Lantai, Yuntai, Hanzhang Hall, Xianqing Hall, from the bus door, all the way to the inner city of the south city."
"Taoist Priest!"
Zhu Tong took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and said with great solemnity: "Your residence is in Nanshi. As long as Your Highness enters Nanshi and takes this route to the east, you can directly reach your residence. This is a God-given opportunity!"
"That's really true!"
Shi Zixuan's eyes were as wide as bells, and he was extremely shocked.
"Um."
Zhu Tong nodded solemnly: "Taoist Master, you only need to find someone with good water quality, go down the well to find the entrance to the culvert, and then follow the instructions on the culvert map to explore the road conditions and record them in the book."
"Don't worry."
Zhu Tong took a deep breath and said: "I will inform His Highness of the plan. He will send people to observe the well every day. Once your people come out, he will get the news immediately."
"good."
Shi Zixuan nodded, pinched a strand of goatee under his chin, and said softly: "It just so happens that Pindao's disciple Asan is from Yangzhou and has excellent water quality. We can send him down to investigate the situation."
Zhu Tong was overjoyed: "Oh? Can he be trusted?"
Shi Zixuan did not hesitate: "Yes, Pindao once saved his life."
Zhu Tong secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "In that case, I'll leave it to the Taoist priest."
Shi Zi nodded: "No problem, just wait for the good news."
After sending Zhu Tong out of the mansion.
Shi Zixuan didn't waste any time and called Ah San over directly.
"Master, are you looking for a disciple?"
Ah San entered the side hall with a confused look on his face.
"Um."
Shi Zixiao nodded and waved his hand to signal him to take a seat opposite him: "Ah San, how long have you been following the master?"
Ah San frowned and pondered for a moment: "I can't remember clearly, I'm afraid it must have been seventeen or eight years ago? After my mother passed away, Ah San has been following you, master, until now."
"yes."
Shi Zixuan took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, as if he was lost in memories: "I remember, my father's funeral was arranged for my master, right?"
"That's right."
Ah San bowed his head and said, "Master, you paid for it to buy the coffin for my mother. Your great kindness, Ah San will never forget it in this life."
"Good boy."
Shi Zixuan nodded with satisfaction and said softly: "Ah San, I remember that your family is from Lujiang, Yangzhou, right?"
Ah San hummed: "Yes, what's the matter, Master? If you have anything to say, just say it."
"That's right."
Shi Zixiao stopped trying to hide it and said immediately: "Do you still remember the child you adopted for your teacher?"
Asan pondered for a moment: "Master, are you talking about Shi Hou?"
Shi Zixuan smiled lightly: "Yes, that's right, it's him."
Ah San nodded: "Of course I remember, how could Ah San forget, but hasn't he already..."
"Um."
Shi Zi nodded and signaled Ah San not to say anything further: "Of course I will remember this, but Ah San, after all, Wei Shi and Shi Hou have been in a relationship for three years. Although he is not Shi Hou's biological child, he is still Shi Hou's child."
"Just like you."
Shi Zixuan stared at Ah San across from him: "You are all the children of the teacher. No matter what time, the teacher will never give up on his children. Do you understand what it means to be a teacher?"
"Master, are you trying to..."
Ah San's throat rolled and he couldn't help but swallow.
"You are right."
Shi Zixuan nodded affirmatively: "I am preparing to rescue Shi Hou, and now I need your help. I wonder if you would like to help?"
Ah San exhaled a breath, pondered for a moment, and then handed over his hand: "Master, His Highness is your child, and more importantly Ah San's brother. Since you have decided to save him, how can Ah San stay out of it?"
"But master..."
Ah San frowned and asked tentatively: "What can the disciples do?"
Shi Zixuan took out a map of the imperial city's culverts and solemnly said: "Go down into the well and explore the path!"