Su Fengnuan saw that Cheng Gu really knew the current affairs, his words were sincere and respectful, and his posture was extremely low, not like the vacillating manner when he was looking for him in Ye Xi in the southern Hunan city. Thinking that if he can take it for his own use, can such a talented person stay for a while
She turned her head and glanced at Ye Chang.
Ye Chang smiled, and said softly, "Cheng Lao, I'm curious, what is your purpose for handing over the flower and candle show to Uncle Xiao Guo?"
Cheng Gu saw that the first thing Ye Chang said was straight to the point and asked him this question. He thought that if he could not answer this question well, he might have no way out. After all, Huazhuxiu is related to the secret Taoist case, Xu Yunchu's life, and the life and death of the Guozhang's mansion. From this we can see whether he can make Ye Shizi show mercy.
He turned around quickly in his mind, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Ye Shizi, Miss Su, let's sit and talk in the room! Since the old man responded to what Mr. Ye Xi said that day, and followed him to the western region, he is ready to know There is no end to words and endless preparations.”
Ye Chang nodded, "Okay."
The three entered the room, and Ye Chang, Su Fengnuan, and Cheng Gu sat down.
Cheng Gu said to Ye Chang, "Three years ago, the old man was controlled by someone, and the lives of everyone in the Cheng family were held in his hands. In desperation, the old man left the capital and entrusted the Huazhuxiu to Yunchu. Firstly, it was because of the hidden danger of the Cheng family’s situation. I didn’t want to ruin the hard-working Huazhuxiu. early."
Ye Chang said, "Although you handed over the Huazhuxiu to him, you didn't tell him the secret of the secret channel hidden in it."
Cheng Gu sighed, "This old man has been under the control of others for a long time. There are many powerful relationships involved in the secret mechanism of the agency. I dare not tell him, lest I will implicate him and the Guozhang's House. After all, three years ago, the relationship between the Guozhang's House and the royal family was really ice-cold. If it is not done well, it will be a catastrophe. Three years ago, Yunchu had not yet entered the court, and the Guozhang Mansion was still headed by the Guozhang."
Ye Chang nodded and said, "However, three years later, someone used the case of the government's secret way, implicating him and the Guozhang's mansion, almost causing his death and the death of the government's secret way, and almost destroying the country's mansion. Have you ever thought about it?" ?”
Cheng Gudao, "The old man is proud of his talents, and the people behind him treat him very politely. The old man never thought that three years later, he would be restrained, controlled, obeyed, and controlled by others. I really didn’t think about it. I thought that the Guozhang’s mansion has deep roots and cannot be easily moved, and no one can shake it. Unexpectedly, he used Lingyi to harm the eldest son, you and Miss Su, and at the same time dragged Yunchu into the water.”
Ye Chang looked at him and said, "But even if he does this, you can't do anything to him, and you still have to serve him."
Cheng Gu sighed deeply, "The old man only knew the tip of the iceberg before, but after one after another, the old man knew a lot more, and he was stuck in a quagmire, unable to get out. Don't serve him So what? The lives of thousands of people in the Cheng family are already in their hands. People are knives and I am fish."
Ye Chang said, "I heard my cousin say that when Mr. Cheng was in Xiangnan, he had the idea of breaking with him? Why haven't you been fighting with that mermaid for so many years?"
Cheng Gudao, "The root of his involvement is deeper than the root of the Guozhang's mansion's involvement in the capital. I am a fish, and I struggle to death. I am afraid that I will only die myself, and I will not be able to break free from the net. How can we talk about the death of the fish and the destruction of the net? In southern Hunan, Mr. Ye Xi went to rob the darts, there is no comparison."
Ye Chang said, "Cheng Lao's stuff is very powerful, but anyone who is ambitious dreams of it, I don't understand why he didn't keep you by his side for his own use, but sent you to the East?"
Cheng Gudao, "The sky in the east is high and the emperor is far away, so it is convenient for me to develop things. The prince must have seen it too. The things of the old man are very powerful. During the development period, many experiments will make a lot of noise. If there is no safe and secret way In addition, sulfur, saltpeter and other substances are also divided into textures, and there is one in the east, and the texture of saltpeter is the best."
Ye Chang said, "So, the master behind you let the king of Xiangjun discover your value and invite you to the east?"
Cheng Gu nodded, "The King of Xiangjun has ambitions. Since the birth of Zijing County Lord, he asked the emperor to ask the emperor for the barren hills as a fiefdom. He has been secretly recruiting troops and building an arsenal. My talent in weapon research and development is just what he needs. "
Ye Chang said, "The crossbow arrow used to intercept and kill my grandfather must have come from you too?"
Cheng Gu nodded, "Not bad."
Ye Chang said, "Three years later, why does the King of Xiangjun want to kill you? Is it because he knows you have a master behind you, or is it for other reasons? You are going to the East this time, and what kind of deal are you doing with him with these things? ?”
Cheng Gudao, "The King of Xiangjun never knew that there was a master behind me, so he treated me very courteously and respected him as sir. But because of the secret Taoist case, the master will spare no effort to kill you and Ms. Su, and also to drag the manor's mansion down in one fell swoop." Go into the water. My son, you found out Huazhuxiu. The King of Xiangjun is not stupid. My Huazhuxiu and Yue Guifei transformed the palace secret passage that was used to kill you and Miss Su. It can be seen that you are wearing a pair of pants. Xiangjun Wang got the news Afterwards, I knew the inside story, but I had already got wind of it, so I secretly left the East Realm with the developed thing, so he failed to kill me in the East Realm, and I, in order to get back into his hands So he bet these things to negotiate with him. In southern Hunan, I really didn’t expect Mr. Ye Xi and Ms. Su to go to rob the darts.”
Ye Chang said, "Is it just to exchange for the black account?"
Cheng Gu looked at Ye Chang, not daring to hide anything, and said truthfully, "In addition to getting back the black account, I also want one thing."
"Huh?" Ye Chang looked at him, "What is it?"
Cheng Gudao, "Half of the treasure map."
Ye Chang raised his eyebrows, "What treasure map?"
Cheng Gu took out a piece of parchment wrapped in three layers of juan cloth from his bosom. Apparently, the parchment was only half, as if it had been divided into two halves from the middle. He carefully handed it to Ye Chang, "This is it, it is said to be the treasure map of the previous dynasty."
Ye Chang stretched out his hand to take it, it was just a piece of parchment, and he handed it to Su Fengnuan beside him.
Su Fengnuan reached out to take it, fiddled with it, and said to him, "It's sealed with special materials just like that album."
Cheng Gudao, "The pattern is hidden by the special material."
Ye Chang said to Su Fengnuan, "Let it be revealed now, I want to see what kind of treasure map this is, and what good things are left behind from the previous dynasty."
Su Fengnuan nodded, spread the parchment on the table, reached into his arms, took out a small porcelain bottle, poured out the powder, and sprinkled it on the parchment.
Cheng Gudao, "The old man has also let it be revealed, but unfortunately only half of it can be seen, and the other half is in the hands of the King of Xiangjun."
Ye Chang asked him, "Where did you get this thing?"
Cheng Gudao, "My master asked Shen Zhilan to give it to me a few days ago, and asked me to find the king of Xiangjun to exchange for the other half while I was in southern Hunan. The king of Xiangjun spent countless efforts in the past three years to help me develop the firearm. I don't want the bamboo basket to fetch water in vain. If I give him these firearm molds, he can rush to make them in large quantities. To him, this is more important than half of the treasure map. If he really trades with him, maybe he will really give it to him. .”
Su Fengnuan said, "Speaking of it, if our guess is correct, your master is the eldest prince who has a third identity after having gone through the dual identities of prince and abolished prince?"
Cheng Gu cupped his hands, "The son and Miss Su are extremely smart, it's him."
Su Fengnuan asked, "Where did he get this thing? Do you know?"
Cheng Gu shook his head, "Shen Zhilan didn't say anything, just said that this is the treasure map of the previous dynasty, let me keep it carefully, and I must complete the task assigned by the eldest prince no matter what. Otherwise, don't count on the life of the Cheng family." The prince will show mercy."
Ye Chang smiled sarcastically, "He is very good at threatening people. Knowing that you value the lives of everyone in the Cheng family is pinching your weakness."
Cheng Gu sighed deeply, "This old man has been burdened by the Cheng family all his life, but he can't let go of the Cheng family who gave birth to and raised me."
Ye Chang said, "For the sake of the family, Cheng Lao can be regarded as a respectable person if he has achieved this level."
Cheng Gu said hastily, "I am ashamed of myself, my son is overwhelmed."
Ye Chang looked at him and said, "Originally, after seeing those firearms, I thought that it would be better for people like Mr. Cheng not to live in this world. Now I respect you firstly for knowing current affairs, and secondly respect you for your family. You are respectable, and the third is to look at Uncle Xiao Guo's face, since you care about your family and have no intention of harming him, I don't want your life."
Cheng Gu also looked at Ye Chang, seemingly not knowing what to say for a moment.
Ye Chang continued, "However, Mr. Cheng always understands people. You should know that whether it is you, firearms, or anything you are involved in, if it is in my hands, it will fall into my hands. No matter who it is, no matter who Let me out a little bit. No matter who started it, it will end with me."
Cheng Gu opened his mouth, wanted to say something, but closed it again.
Ye Chang didn't seem to see his hesitant expression, and said again, "If I'm guessing right about these firearms, it's probably after you developed them that they haven't been given to the First Prince, otherwise, you'd rather die than be afraid." He didn't dare to follow my cousin to the western region, he had this reliance in his hand, thinking for a while, if he had no choice but to, the First Prince would not attack the Cheng family until he got something."
Cheng Gu heard the words with great admiration, and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is absolutely right. After the old man developed these things, he couldn't wait to find the King of Xiangjun to exchange them for them. The eldest prince took the lives of my Cheng family. There is no black account, he can kill my family. Therefore, he is not afraid that I will not give it to him, so he is very relieved of me. It is precisely because of this that Mr. Ye Xi and Miss Su went to Xiangnan, which is an opportunity."
Su Fengnuan laughed and said, "So it's the right time for me and my brother to go to Shonan?"
Cheng Gu nodded, "Exactly."