Qiu Yizhi led Yelu out of the main entrance of the yard, found a stall on the street, bought two pancakes and stuffed them into his stomach, and walked around in a long circle before reaching the Nuanxiang Pavilion.
But from a distance, he saw Shi Dajian squatting alone in the corner of the street. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master Shi, why are you still here?"
When Shi Dajian saw that Qiu Yi was coming, he stood up quickly, patted the dust on his buttocks, and said with a red face: "The people in this building said that they will not accept guests during the national mourning period. There is no other way, and I am afraid of violating the rules of the Young Master. The saint's arrangement means that I can only squat here." After saying that, he sighed and returned the few gold coins he had been rewarded to Qiu Yizhi, saying: "Young master, this money is of no use. Just give it back to the young master!”
Qiu Yizhi shook his head, pushed Shi Dajian's hand holding the gold, and said: "Master Shi, you can keep this money. Help me do this big thing first, and I will give you ten times the money. Then you can spend it however you want." It’s all up to you.”
After hearing this, Shi Dajian reluctantly nodded and said: "Young Master has nothing to say to me. I have rewarded you with so much money without doing anything. If you can help me with anything, I will give you a reward." Speak up!"
Seeing that he was sincere, Qiu Yizhi was very satisfied and said: "Then you're welcome. Without further ado, please ask Master Shi to come with me!" After that, he took Yelu and Shi Dajian with him. Just go northwest.
After walking a few steps, Qiu Yizhi felt a little uneasy, so he returned to Nuanxiang Pavilion, reached out and patted the door. The person who came out to answer the door was the same Mr. Turtle from yesterday. When he saw that Qiu Yizhi was an acquaintance, he said with a smile on his face: "Hey, Mr. Master came so early today. Do you still want to come to see your mother..."
Qiu Yizhi looked at his face and remembered that Wen Lingjiao had told Gu Erniang yesterday to find an opportunity to get rid of him. Therefore, she did not want to get involved with this dying person and said: "Bring me here Are all the twenty or so friends still here?”
"Yes, yes." Nagui said fairly, "These people are all veterans of sex at first glance..."
Qiu Yizhi knew that Mr. Turtle was about to say some obscene words, so he quickly interrupted him and said, "How about their drinking capacity?"
The turtle man was stunned and said: "These people want girls as soon as they come in. I haven't seen them drinking, so I don't know how much they drink."
After these few insinuations, Qiu Yizhi felt a little relieved. He also asked a few words to treat the turtle well, and then led Yelu and Shi Dajian towards the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
After walking for about half an hour, Qiu Yizhi stopped at the entrance of an alley, called Shi Dajian, pointed to the building in front and said: "Master Shi, if we dig a tunnel from here to the yard in front, how many days will it take?" Day time?”
Shi Dajian scratched his head and thought for a while and said: "Well, I think it will take five days at least."
"I have more than twenty brothers, all of whom are extremely powerful. Although these people have no experience, they are all dispatched by Master Shi. They will dig day and night. How many days will it take?" Qiu Yizhi asked.
Shi Dajian thought for a while and said: "Of course none of the master's men are cowards. If we can add more than twenty helpers... three days, it only takes three days."
"Okay!" Qiu Yizhi praised softly, then turned to Yelu and said, "Brother Yelu, just find a yard near here and say that you are from Bohai doing business and you want to stay here for a long time or No matter how much money you spend to buy a yard, you have to get it done tomorrow at the latest and preferably today, okay?" As he said that, he took out a large handful of gold from the package he carried and stuffed it into his lapel. Then he handed the whole package to Yelu.
Yelu agreed, closed his eyes and thought about what to say when buying a house, then turned around and called the door.
Qiu Yizhi knew that Yelu was always cautious and reliable in his work, so he didn't give many instructions and said to Shi Dajian: "As far as I know, your sect has its own set of special tools for digging tunnels. I wonder if Master Shi has kept them in the city?"
Shi Dajian replied: "Young master is an expert! There are indeed some guys who dig and transport soil from the Western Regions. But I think some of them are not very easy to use, and some are not suitable for the soil of the Central Plains, so I modified a few of them randomly. This is a small meal. I always have it with me, but now it’s in the work shed.”
"Okay!" Qiu Yizhi praised again and said, "Master Shi is indeed a person trusted by the Saint, and he really has the skills to look after things. Then please ask Master Shi to take out the tools and join me in the yard just now, but good?"
Shi Dajian was an honest man. Hearing Qiu Yi's repeated compliments, his heart had already blossomed. He agreed and walked away quickly.
When Qiu Yizhi saw that everyone was following his orders and doing things, but he, the mastermind, was the only one standing there idle, he couldn't help but smile to himself, and then he walked back with his head buried in the air. Along the way, Qiu Yizhi secretly calculated his plan over and over again, fearing that there would be any loopholes in it that would lead to one wrong move and the whole game lost.
Qiu Yizhi walked all the way back to the house with the big locust tree, opened the door and went in, only to see Wen Lingjiao sitting on the edge of the well with her head bowed and not knowing what to think about. It seemed that she had not even noticed that she had entered the door.
So Qiu Yizhi coughed lightly and said, "Has Miss Wen ever had lunch?"
Wen Lingjiao seemed to be surprised when she heard this. She quickly looked up at Qiu Yizhi and answered the question, "Master is here? Did everything go smoothly?"
Qiu Yizhi sighed softly and said: "It's okay, we are just preparing now. As for whether this matter can be successful, we will have to wait for some time to know. However, I see that the lady's face seems a bit ugly. She has been busy with things these days. Don’t break your body!”
Wen Lingjiao blushed at what Qiu Yizhi said and said, "Oh, that's right. I have found out clearly what the young master wants the young lady to do. The troops brought by your adoptive father Prince from Youyan Road were all captured. He is under house arrest in a military camp inside Dongyang Gate, and the supervision is not very strict. There is a believer in our religion in that military camp, who is relatively reliable. If you want to talk to them, you can go to him. "
After Qiu Yizhi heard this, he was overjoyed. He smiled and said to Wen Lingjiao: "Miss Wen is indeed extraordinary. She has accomplished such a great event in just a moment..." Halfway through his words, his face was covered with a layer of confusion. Haze asked, "Miss, I wonder if your brother would be surprised if you helped me so much?"
Wen Lingjiao secretly glanced at Qiu Yi and said: "He is very busy, how can he care about us? Just now, my brother came here and said that the situation in the capital is currently turbulent. He is the leader and cannot be taken lightly. You are in danger, I guess you have left the city now, right?"
"Oh!" Qiu Yiyi slapped his thigh and said with great regret, "It's all my fault that I'm walking slowly, otherwise I could have caught a glimpse of your brother's grace!"
Wen Lingjiao sighed again: "Oh, what a man my brother is! Everything is good, just..."
"What is it?" Qiu Yizhi was about to ask, but he heard the sound of a large group of people moving outside the courtyard door. His heart trembled, he took out his sword, slowly moved to the door, gently pushed the door open through a gap, and looked out.
It turned out that Zhao Chengxiao, who was ordered to carry saltpeter to the Guangyang Guild Hall, and He'er, who was purchasing sulfur and charcoal, arrived at the same time. Two large trucks loaded with things blocked the door at the same time, creating a dilemma.
Qiu Yizhi looked amused inside the door, then pushed the door open and came out, saying: "I'm really blind, I didn't realize that Miss He'er has the ability to drive a horse and drive a carriage. Brother Zhao, please step back first and let He'er Come in first, girl!”
After all, He'er was just a young woman. After hearing Qiu Yizhi's slight praise, she beamed with joy, glanced at Zhao Chengxiao, and drove into the yard. After a lot of effort, the two cars finally stopped in the courtyard.
Zhao Chengxiao is still stronger. This pile of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal weighed at least one or two hundred kilograms in total, but he unloaded it from the cart with ease and deftness. Qiu Yizhi knew the properties and uses of these things, and quickly asked Zhao Chengxiao to send them all to the underground cell and store them separately.
Zhao Chengxiao listened to the order and got busy.
Qiu Yizhi took the opportunity to ask He'er, "Miss He'er, did you find anyone following you along the way?"
After hearing this, He'er pouted and said, "Young Master, still can't trust He'er? If He'er's affairs were not kept secret and others discovered her whereabouts, my young lady would have died countless times."
Wen Lingjiao was not happy after hearing this and scolded: "He'er, I see you are becoming less and less able to speak! The young master is asking you questions, so answer them well!"
Qiu Yizhi hurriedly smoothed things over and praised: "It is rare for He'er to be able to purchase such an amount of sulfur in such a short period of time."
He'er was reprimanded by Wen Lingjiao, and finally did not dare to be presumptuous anymore, and explained: "What about this... Our holy sect often preaches by treating patients and administering medicine, so naturally we have more medicines. Recently I heard that over there in Shanxi and Shaanxi Maybe the Black Death is going to spread. The doctor in the church said that only burning sulfur can prevent the spread, so he bought some from various places and stored them outside the city. I didn't expect it to be able to help the young master. "
Qiu Yizhi kept nodding his head while listening, thinking: "This place has Dao, state, and county yamen, the central government has the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, and it also sends censors to patrol the country and observe the people's sentiments. But there is no one inside or outside the court. It would be better if we could discover the hidden dangers in this and make preparations in advance. It seems that everything inside and outside the imperial court and all the people must go through a whole new process of rectification!"
While Qiu Yi was deep in thought, the courtyard door was pushed open again, but it was Bohai Princess Yiran who led a few Bohai warriors and a few horses, carrying several large packages on their backs, and broke in without even asking the door. Come in.
Qiu Yizhi knew that Yiran was straightforward and capable by nature, so he didn't blame her. He personally stepped forward to close the door for her and asked, "Have you brought everything?"
Yiran glanced at everyone and then ordered the Bohai people who came in with her to open the package. These people agreed in Bohai dialect, then unwrapped the package and laid out the dozens of Bohai swords in the package on the ground.
Qiu Yizhi bent down and picked up one, tasted it carefully, and said, "The smelting technology of the Bohai Kingdom is indeed superb. If these swords were sold in the world, you could buy them for fifty taels of silver without even asking for a bargain." After that, he put down the knife gently and asked Yiran, "Is there anyone following you along the way?"
"Yes, of course. As soon as we left the Siyi Pavilion, we saw a few guys following us sneakily. What's wrong?" Yiran replied casually.
Qiu Yizhi almost jumped up from where he was and asked in surprise: "What? What did you say?" (To be continued)