Tibet

Chapter 525 Lead the snake out of the hole
Dugu Ming pondered for a moment and said: "Logically, I shouldn't know. Master never told me, nor allowed me to know. Among the seven disciples, only Shi Kun was involved in the secret room in Qiaoling. But after Master passed away, Ming Song told Me, so I know the existence of the Qiaoling Secret Chamber."

"But something very strange has happened now, which is why I came to see my second uncle today!"

Li Ye then told him what happened when he entered the secret room of Qiaoling and found the imperial edict, took out the jade box and put it on the table, and said: "I went to Lianggong Manufacturing in the morning and confirmed that the jade box containing the imperial edict took a month to make. , then this imperial edict was put in recently, Second Uncle, now I am confused, and my eyes are filled with fog, but you can see clearly, I want to hear your opinion."

"What about the decree?"

"I didn't bring the holy edict to my home. The content is that on the first day of the first lunar month next year, I will be crowned King of Liang."

Dugu Ming nodded, "Sure enough, as expected by me and your father-in-law, the emperor made An Lushan, Ge Shuhan and An Sishun kings, in fact, it was all to pave the way for you."

"But what I care about now is not the imperial edict, but who put the box in the secret room."

Dugu Ming thought for a moment and asked, "Liang Gongzao, can you tell me who customized it?"

"He is a Taoist priest with gray hair and a childlike face. He is six or seventy years old."

Dugu Ming frowned, "I have never heard of a Taoist priest who is sixty or seventy years old. The oldest Taoist priest under Feilong is Ming Song, and the others are all young eunuchs."

Dugu Ming shook his head, "Feilong has too many secrets, and most of them will not be told to us. Just like the secret room in Qiaoling, I learned about it accidentally, but Gao Xianzhi didn't know about it."

"Second uncle means that Feilong may have another force that is secretly arranging everything."

"This can only be explained, otherwise how could the other party enter the Qiaoling secret room? If it were the emperor, the wealth inside would have been wiped out."

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "Now that the two secret rooms are mixed together, I feel very strange and dangerous. Second uncle, tell me the truth. Is the emperor going to take action against me?"

Dugu Ming walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "Gao Xianzhi is your weather vane, and there is also Li Yu, the king of Hanzhong. If the emperor wants to take action, you must be the last one, and you have contributed to the country. It is difficult for him to attack you directly. He will definitely Will fake others."

"Second uncle, I need information. If the situation goes bad, I will arrange for my family to leave immediately."

Dugu Ming said slowly: "Don't worry, once there is news from the palace, I will notify you immediately."

Li Ye stood up to say goodbye. He thought for a moment and then asked, "Second uncle has been unwilling to serve as an official. Is it because of Feilong?"

Dugu nodded, "I don't want to be a pawn in the struggle for imperial power. If you can't stay away, then stay silent!"

In the guest hall of Prince Qing's Mansion in Chang'an, Prince Qing Li Cong said slowly to Bian Lingcheng: "My people went to confirm last night. There is indeed a secret room in the Taipingfang house. It is all made of big stones and is very solid. Yours If he gets the wealth, he must have hidden it in that secret room."

Bian Lingcheng thought for a moment and said, "Since the secret room cannot be opened, what can I do?"

Li Cong shook his head, "My men were discovered by the housekeeper last night. I had no choice but to kill the housekeeper. Li Ye went there early this morning. He already felt something and refused to let the Chang'an County government investigate this case. Yesterday he ordered His subordinates bought dozens of large wooden boxes, and I guessed that he was going to transfer the wealth inside. If I guessed correctly, he would send them to the Northeast Camp in Fengxian County. He had a thousand troops stationed there, and he had a thousand troops stationed there. Supervisor, this is your last chance. If you want to get your wealth back, you can only intercept it on the road."

Bian Lingcheng said helplessly: "How can I intercept it? I only have a few eunuchs under my command."

Li Cong narrowed his eyes and smiled: "There are many bounty hunters in Chang'an. As long as the price is right, they are willing to work for you. You can't say that I will pay for it!"

Bian Lingcheng said anxiously: "But my wealth has been embezzled by that thief. How can I still have money to hire a bounty hunter?"

Li Cong sneered and said, "When I go to Youzhou this time, An Lushan gave you fifty thousand yuan. Don't think I don't know."

"This"

Bian Lingcheng hesitated and said, "Okay! But I can only get ten thousand dollars at most."

Li Cong was a little unhappy, "Mr. Bian, if we succeed, it will cost hundreds of thousands!"

"But if it fails, won't the money be wasted?" 'What a miser! '

Li Cong was really annoyed, and he knocked on the table and said: "Twenty thousand guan! I can't bear to let the child be a wolf. It's up to you whether you do it or not. Forget it if you don't."

Bian Lingcheng gritted his teeth and said: "Twenty thousand is just twenty thousand, but let me make it clear first that I will only pay twenty thousand. If someone dies or something, it has nothing to do with me!"

After Bian Lingcheng left, Li Cong called two of his confidants and said to one of them: "Bian Lingcheng will take [-] yuan. You go to him to get the money. After you get the money, find more bounty hunters. The specific target is Yu Hua." I will tell you, but you have to tell the bounty hunter that Bian Lingcheng paid for them, and don’t mention me, it has nothing to do with me!”

"I understand this humble position!" One of his subordinates hurried away.

Another subordinate was named Yu Hua, the warrior leader of King Qing Li Cong. Li Cong said to him: "You lead fifty brothers to ambush aside. Once Li Ye's subordinates fight with the bounty hunter, they will raid the box. They don't want the wealth, but they want it." We found a few imperial edicts, do you understand? The purpose of our going to the secret room is to find those imperial edicts."

Yu Hua nodded, "I understand completely!"

At dusk, five oxcarts came out of Taipingfang. The backs of the oxcarts were tightly covered, and they should be filled with heavy objects.

Twenty cavalrymen followed on horseback, holding shields and short spears, guarding the ox cart.

The ox cart traveled east along Chunming Avenue, exited Chunming Gate, and headed northeast to Fengtian County.

At this time, forty bounty hunters from Chang'an were dispatched. Their target was the box. Each person who grabbed a big box would receive a reward of five hundred dollars.

The bounty was high enough, but the risk was also high. The opponent was guarded by twenty cavalry in armor, and his life might be lost.

But bounty hunters are just living in front of the God of Death. No one takes the risk seriously. Everyone vaguely guesses that there must be treasure in the box. If they can grab it, everyone can make a fortune.

Since the convoy was going to Fengxian County, there was no need for them to follow, but to find the most favorable ambush location.

Everyone thought of one place, the Weihe River Bridge. This small bridge is located on the north bank of the Weihe River. Because the bridge was being repaired, only half of it was passable. It was very narrow. The cavalry and the oxen carts could not go side by side. The oxen carts or the cavalry could only go first.

At the first watch of the night, the oxcart arrived at the small bridge over the Wei River. Sure enough, the oxcart went first. The driver drove the oxcart slowly, one after another. The thirty cavalrymen could only wait behind, waiting for the oxcart to finish. Finally, it was their turn.

This is the result of their ignorance of the terrain. The cavalry should have gone halfway through first, and then the ox-cart. As a result, the cavalry was not clear about the situation, causing the cavalry and the ox-cart to separate.

Sure enough, when the fifth bullock cart had just passed by and the horsemen were about to get on the bridge, the small bridge over the Wei River suddenly collapsed, and the horsemen were frightened and retreated.

The bounty hunters who were ambushing on the other side of the river rushed up to them with shouts. The five coachmen were so frightened that they jumped out of the car and ran for their lives.

The bounty hunter ignored them and drove away in an ox cart. On the other side of the river, Zhang Huan sneered, turned around and said, "Shoot the rocket!"

Three rockets were launched into the sky. Zhang Huan led his men to rush down the river. The river was already frozen. The cavalry ran across the river, rushed ashore on horseback, and chased them along the official road.
The bounty hunters walked less than a mile and came to a forest. They abandoned the oxcart and took out large boxes from the oxcart. Each of them carried a heavy box and trudged into the woods.

At this moment, countless men in black rushed out of the woods, nearly a hundred of them, wielding knives to kill the bounty hunters.

There was a sudden scream in front of the woods. The dozen or so bounty hunters at the front were chopped down, and the big box fell to the ground. The man in black slashed open the big box with a knife.

Under the moonlight, everyone was stunned.

Wherever there was any treasure, it was all just stones.

"You've been fooled, retreat!" Yu Hua shouted.

But it was too late, fifty cavalry came from behind and outflanked him.

(End of this chapter)