Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang got off the secret passage of Huazhuxiu, and walked along the secret passage while breaking the mechanism.
The secret path here is more complicated and changeable than the one in the prime minister's mansion, and the hidden weapons of the mechanism are also sharper and more ruthless. Fortunately, the two are strong in martial arts, and they are not afraid of many traps. They joined hands and walked along the secret path smoothly. .
After walking for about half an hour, Su Fengnuan said to Ye Chang, "Did you find anything wrong?"
Ye Chang nodded, "We've been walking for so long, if my guess is correct, we should have left the city by now."
Su Fengnuan nodded, "Yes, this secret road leads to the outside of Beijing, I don't know how long it will take."
Ye Chang said, "How long does it take to go?"
Su Fengnuan nodded.
The two walked for about half an hour, and finally came to the exit. There was a stone wall blocking the exit, weighing a thousand catties.
Ye Chang said, "Get out of the way, I'll come."
Su Feng warmly said, "I don't know if there are any traps outside this wall, let's go together, you always forget that I have recovered my martial arts."
Ye Chang laughed and said, "Okay."
So, the two joined forces and pushed the stone gate of the stone wall. After a while, the stone gate opened, and a strange fragrance came to the face.
Su Fengnuan drank immediately, "Shut up!"
Ye Chang immediately closed his breath.
Su Fengnuan took Ye Chang's hand, breathed out the stone gate, and saw a deserted courtyard. The strange fragrance just now was a sachet hanging outside the stone gate. As the stone gate opened, the sachet was crushed and emitted a strange fragrance.
Su Fengnuan reached into her bosom, took out a jade bottle, poured out two pills, stuffed one into Ye Chang's mouth, and swallowed the other into her own mouth. After the pills were swallowed, she said to Ye Chang, "This is a pill." The strange fragrance is a bone-corroding poison, as long as it is inhaled, it will rot from the bones, and the whole body will fester and die."
Ye Chang frowned and said, "What a powerful poison."
Su Fengnuan glanced around and asked him, "This dilapidated place seems to have been destroyed before, do you know where this is?"
Ye Chang scanned around, nodded, and said, "I know."
"Huh?" Su Fengnuan looked at him.
Ye Chang said, "This is the suburbs of Beijing, five miles away from the capital. Back then, when Fengyang tracked down Feng Chao, the head of the 73rd sub-rudder, he was tracked down in this courtyard. The hidden weapon of the mechanism, Feng Chao activated the mechanism, and wanted to die with Fengyang. Fengyang broke through the mechanism and was able to escape. Feng Chao died in the trap. So, here is a mess."
Su Fengnuan was surprised, "It turns out that the institution in the courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing that Fengyang said was almost killed by Feng Chao is here?"
Ye Chang nodded, "It's right here, I've been here before." After saying that, he looked at the mechanism where the two came out and said secretly, "But I didn't find this mechanism at the beginning, so it looks like a wall. Really precise."
Su Fengnuan said, "Back then, the sinking of the East Lake painting boat in Lingyun Town involved the 73rd rudder of the Fengyang Bodyguard Bureau, and when Fengyang tracked down and confiscated the 73rd rudder, Feng Chao died here, and he still had to drag Fengyang They all died together. And there is an exit of the agency that involved Huazhuxiu here. So, the murder of your shipwreck by Huafang in Lingyun Town was inseparable from Huazhuxiu?"
Ye Chang said, "It should be said that it has something to do with the behind-the-scenes owner of Huazhuxiu."
Su Fengnuan said, "Guo Husband's younger brother gave him the flower and candle show, but he didn't tell him the secret way of the agency." After a pause, she said, "If Xu Yunchu hadn't suffered together with me this time, the Guozhang's Mansion would also have suffered. Victim, otherwise it would really make people doubt the Guozhang’s Mansion. This step by step is a trick, and every step is a trap, and the Guozhang’s Mansion will be put to death.”
Ye Chang said, "It seems that the plan is to get rid of me, and then get rid of the manor of the country. It's just that people don't understand why the younger brother of the man of the country is also involved? Inseparable from the relationship."
Su Fengnuan said, "Concubine Yue Gui wants to kill you because of King Rong An, but now that Concubine Yue Gui is dead, and someone still uses Xu Lingyi to kill you, I was thinking, besides Concubine Yue Gui, who else wants you?" His life? Why your life? King Jin counts as one, but what is his reason? In addition, such a sophisticated mechanism and secret path started from the Guozhang’s Mansion and ended at the Guozhang’s Mansion. It can be seen that it is now being used by others. It’s also about dealing with the Guozhang’s Mansion. I’m thinking, who will benefit from killing you and implicating the Guozhang’s Mansion’s overthrow?”
Ye Chang pondered, "Someone wants to kill me because of my identity. Not only do I have the status of a clan heir, but I also involve the Ye family in the south of the Yangtze River, the Su family, the Wang family, and even the Su family in Yanbei. In addition, The emperor loves me very much. Killing me may disturb half of the court."
Su Fengnuan nodded.
Ye Chang said again, "As for the Guozhang's Mansion, the emperor used to have the intention to eradicate the Guozhang's Mansion, but now he doesn't have it anymore, but there are still people who used Xu Lingyi and the agency's secret way after the death of Concubine Yue Gui to take advantage of the imperial palace. The secret path case of the agency points to the Guozhang Mansion. First, it is best to use the trap of the agency to kill me and Xu Yunchu. If we cannot be killed, then the Guozhang’s Mansion will be implicated. If Xu Yunchu is destroyed, the Guozhang will be destroyed. government."
Su Fengnuan nodded, "No matter what, they are here for you and Xu Yunchu."
Ye Chang said, "Can you think of it this way? Killing me means killing half of Chao Gang, killing Xu Yunchu, and killing the other half of Chao Gang."
Su Fengnuan was startled, and immediately said, "That's right, that's exactly how it is. The Guozhang's Mansion is very powerful. It has competed with the royal family and the clan for many years, and it has already occupied half of the Southern Qi Dynasty. And you, although you are the orphan of the Rong'an Palace, You are alone, but because you have the clan behind you, the Ye family in the south of the Yangtze River, the Su family, the Wang family, and the Su family in the north of Yan, you can count as half of the country. In this way, the people behind you are still here to destroy the country of the Southern Qi Dynasty? Could it be a hidden stake in the Northern Zhou Dynasty? Impossible!"
Ye Chang shook his head, "Northern Zhou's army was defeated, and now the King of Northern Zhou is still alive. Even if he has a sigh of relief, the King of Northern Zhou will not give up on Chu Han. Therefore, the hidden stakes of Northern Zhou will also move around."
Su Fengnuan said, "The King of Xiangjun? He wants to destroy the Southern Qi Dynasty? But we have guessed earlier that his hand can't reach as far as the capital? Could it be that the King of Jin and the King of Xiangjun conspired?"
Ye Chang pursed his lips and said, "Maybe it's not to destroy the Southern Qi country, but to take it away."
Su Fengnuan said, "Destroy it first and then seize it?"
Ye Chang said, "Since ancient times, the empires of the country and mountains have been piled with bones. Which one of those who seek to bring chaos to the country and seek power to usurp the throne doesn't destroy and rebuild? Otherwise, how can we seize the throne?"
Su Fengnuan looked at him and said, "So, you and Xu Yunchu are the obstacles that prevent others from seizing the throne, and they must be removed?"
Ye Chang nodded, "It can be guessed like this."
Su Fengnuan felt that it was reasonable, and said, "But King Jin is old, what is he planning? The emperor treats him well. Apart from him and your Rong'an Palace, there are no other clan princes in Beijing."
Ye Chang sneered and said, "Who knows, maybe it's because people's hearts are not enough."
Su Fengnuan said, "Based on this guess, there was a plan more than ten years ago, or even farther away, right? The death of your parents is also related to him."
Ye Chang lowered his eyebrows, "It will always be found out."
Su Fengnuan looked at this dilapidated courtyard, except for the complete walls on all sides, there was no good place. She said, "Except for this wall, the other three walls, do you know if there are secret passages? After all, the entire courtyard was destroyed because of the mechanism here, but these four walls are the only ones that are in good condition. Isn't it strange?" ?”
Ye Chang narrowed his eyes, looked at the other three walls, and said, "Let's check along the wall."
Su Fengnuan nodded.
The two walked along the fence, and Su Fengnuan carefully inspected every step they took. After walking around, Su Fengnuan returned to the original place, frowning, and did not speak.
Ye Chang asked her, "How? Did you make a mistake?"
Su Feng said warmly, "It shouldn't be, I always feel that something is wrong here, there shouldn't be only this secret passage."
Ye Chang looked around again, and said to her, "Is it in the collapsed house?"
Su Fengnuan looked at the ruins, thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, if it's already dark today, and if we don't go back, Xu Yunchu should be in a hurry. He may not be proficient in mechanism techniques, and if he also uses the secret way , I’m afraid something will happen. Let’s go back first and come back tomorrow.”
Ye Chang nodded happily, "Okay."
So, the two left the ruins.
This courtyard is located alone in this mountain forest, and there is only this courtyard. Now it is in ruins, and there is no one around, so it is very quiet.
After Su Fengnuan got out of the ruins, he looked back and said to Ye Chang, "This yard, such a large forest, a farmyard so close to the capital, the sub-rudder of the 73rd sub-helm of Fengyang Escort Bureau Feng Chao doesn’t have the skills to buy it, does he? If it were Fengyang, it would be possible to get such an enclosure and a courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing.”
Ye Chang paused, and said, "When I was investigating this case, Fengyang almost lost his life, so I checked on purpose, and it was indeed under Feng Chao's name." After finishing speaking, he said, "However, I didn't think deeply about it at the time. , now that you bring him here, he really doesn't have the ability to buy such a place."
Su Fengnuan said, "With a radius of ten miles around the capital, all of them were taken over by the mansions of nobles in the middle of the capital, and other courtyards and farms in the suburbs of Beijing were built. Now the secret road is extended from the flower and candle show. If it is the younger brother of the husband of the country, it is true It is possible to get such a courtyard." After finishing speaking, she said, "But I think it shouldn't be so simple."
Ye Chang said, "Let's go back first."
Su Fengnuan nodded.