A knife in love

Chapter 12

Li Qiufeng had heard Yan Dufei tell about Qiao Sinan's chance encounter with Emperor Zhengde, but it was not so detailed.Although he didn't see the battle of Meilong Town that day with his own eyes, he was still terrified when he heard Yan Dufei's narration.After hearing that all the members of the Nanhai faction had been killed, he suddenly remembered something, and said in a trembling voice: "That tall and thin old man, could it be that the former emperor Zhang Yong, the former emperor?"

Yan Dufei nodded and said: "Brother Li is right, this old man is Zhang Yong."

Yu Changyuan was also dumbfounded when he heard it, and he said after a long time: "I never thought that Qiao Daxia is so skilled in martial arts, and he has also encountered such a dangerous situation. I just don't know who the assassin is?"

Yan Dufei said: "This man's martial arts are superb. With Zhang Yongzhi's martial arts, even if he can't keep him, there are not many people in the world who have such skills. Although Yan did not say the identity of the young man in brocade clothes, the two of you must have already guessed it. It is Emperor Zhengde."

Although Li Qiufeng and Yu Changyuan had already guessed it in their hearts, they still let out a soft "噫" when they heard this.

Yan Dufei sighed, and continued: "Senior Brother Qiao was poisoned by the Miao people's poison, and was stabbed a few times by the killers from the South China Sea. The injuries were not serious. Fortunately, the emperor's guards had poisonous masters, and they thought of a way out. He detoxified Senior Brother Qiao from the Gu poison. Senior Brother Qiao felt grateful for the emperor's kindness, and willingly stayed by the Emperor's side as a bodyguard.

"After Senior Brother Qiao stayed in the capital, he wrote a letter to report the ins and outs of the matter to the teacher in detail. After reading the letter, the teacher felt dejected, but Senior Brother Qiao had made up his mind, and the teacher did not force it. The master and apprentice have never met since then."

Li Qiufeng suddenly said: "Li has been in the palace for five years, but he has never heard of the name of Qiao Sinan Qiao in the palace."

Yan Dufei said: "Brother Qiao changed his name after he entered the palace, of course Brother Li didn't know about it."

Yu Changyuan suddenly said: "I see, Mr. Nan Qiannan, the Commander of the Jinyi Guards before the late emperor, must be the hero Qiao Sinan, isn't it?"

Yan Dufei nodded, and said: "Hero Yu is indeed very good, he is very familiar with the affairs of the palace."

Yu Changyuan heard that there was a hint of irony in his words, but he didn't take it seriously, and said, "It's no wonder that Nan Da is so great. Even a great person like Qian Ning fell into his hands in the end."

That Qian Ning was the commander of Jinyiwei during the Zhengde period. He was once the most popular person before the emperor, and finally became the adoptive son of the Zhengde emperor. He was given the surname Zhu.It's just that he lost power in the strife in the officialdom and was sent to prison.Even so, Emperor Zhengde still couldn't bear to kill him.It wasn't until after the death of Emperor Zhengde that the new emperor came to the throne, and all the officials said that Qian Ning colluded with King Ning Zhu Chenhao to plot rebellion, and then he was executed by all the families.It's just that they didn't know that Qian Ning's downfall was actually caused by Qiao Sinan's secret manipulation.

"Brother Li must be clearer than me about the rest of the matter." Yan Dufei turned his head and said to Li Qiufeng.

Li Qiufeng nodded and said: "It turns out that Mr. Nanqiannan is Qiao Sinan Qiao Daxia. When Li entered the palace, he was just a guard in brocade clothes on duty in the Hall of Martial Arts. I am ashamed to say that I have never even met Qiao Daxia. I just listened to the palace. It was rumored by the central guards that this Commander was a master of martial arts. After the late Emperor passed away, I heard that Master Nan was loyal to the Lord, and he was willing to die for the late Emperor."

Yu Changyuan let out an "ah" and said, "I've never heard of this Yu."

Yan Dufei said: "Brother Li is right. Senior brother Qiao was grateful for the kindness that Emperor Zhengde had shown him, and he was willing to follow the emperor underground. Therefore, on the third day after the emperor passed away, he committed suicide by taking poison. The empress dowager pitied him for his loyalty. , decree to bury Brother Qiao next to the imperial mausoleum, and enjoy sacrifices at four o'clock, this honor is comparable to that of Xu Maogong in front of Tang Taizong Li Shimin."

Yu Changyuan said: "Whether Hero Qiao is comparable to Xu Maogong has nothing to do with us. The old man just wants to know one thing, what is the thing that Mr. Yan stole from the imperial study?"

When Yu Changyuan said this, his hands clenched into fists, and his voice trembled.

Yan Dufei said: "Yan is about to ask Hero Yu for details." After speaking, he took out a small oilcloth bag from his bosom, took out a very thin sheepskin scroll from inside, opened it and spread it on the table, saying: "This It's what Senior Brother Leng and I took out from the imperial study, please refer to it for details."

Yu Changyuan rushed to the table, leaned over to look, but saw that the parchment scroll was a map, mixed with some small words, and he couldn't understand what it meant for a while.Just when he was about to take a closer look, Yan Dufei rolled up the picture, put it back into the oilcloth bag, and stuffed it into his arms.He chuckled and said, "It's not that Yan can't trust Hero Yu, it's just that this matter is so important that Yan can't take it seriously."

Yu Changyuan reluctantly glanced at Yan Dufei's chest, and said, "Mr. Yan's words are absolutely true, such an important matter must not be sloppy."

Yan Dufei said: "When Qiao Shixin decided to die for the Lord, he wrote a letter to my teacher. It's just that my teacher didn't tell me and other brothers about this at the time. The year before last, my teacher went to immortality, and I I happened to see this letter when I was packing up my teacher’s belongings with Senior Brother Qiao. At that time, I discussed with Senior Brother Leng and opened this letter. Senior Brother Qiao explained his intention of martyrdom in the letter, and stated that he was the master of the family. There is no way to repay the kindness of cultivation, so I have to repay the kindness by being a cow or a horse in the next life. But at the end of the letter, Senior Brother Qiao left a very important sentence.

"The general idea of ​​that passage is that if the successor of Datong is King Xingxian, he will ask his master to bring the disciples of the Qinghai School into the palace, and take out a map left by the late emperor in the imperial study room. According to the record on the map, you can get There is a treasure left by the late emperor, and there is also a posthumous edict in the treasure, which is extremely important to the Ming Dynasty."

Li Qiufeng had already heard Yan Dufei talk about this matter in the big prison, so he was willing to take a big risk to save him and escape.When Yu Changyuan heard the word "treasure", he immediately stood up and said, "The Great Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with this old man. I just want to find the treasure and be a rich and carefree man, and I will be satisfied. Haha, haha."

Yan Dufei said: "Hero Yu is really straightforward. Since that's the case, Yan doesn't have to hide it. Yan came to the door and wanted to ask Yu Hero for help. Let's work together to kill him. What kind of country is it? It's shit."

Yu Changyuan clapped his hands together and said: "Mr. Yan is right. To be honest, I have lived in seclusion here for ten years, and I have long intended to make a deal in the imperial tomb. It's just that the two of you also know that the imperial tomb is extremely solid. , and guarding the mausoleum, if there is no secret map of the tomb passage, they can only be as reckless as Huang Chao. Although there are hundreds of people in Wuhu Villa, it is easy to steal a small tomb of a local rich man, but if you want to It would be best if ants gnawed on elephants if Huang Ling attacked. Fortunately, Mr. Yan and Brother Li also had this intention, so it would be best."

The three discussed for a while, and Yu Changyuan proposed to sworn brothers and plan a big plan together.Yan Dufei agreed without hesitation, but the other two owners of Wuhu Villa hadn't returned to the village yet, and the three of them agreed that they would marry Jinlan and plan great things together when everyone gathered together.Yu Changyuan said a few more polite words, then left.

He heard that Yu Changyuan had gone far away.Yan Dufei sneered and said, "If you are a treacherous old thief, this time I want you to suffer a big fall."

Li Qiufeng said: "I don't know what brother Yan wants?"

"Let's make a false deal with him first, and borrow the power of Wuhu Villa to find Brother Qiao's tomb first. As long as we find Brother Qiao's tomb, we can get the secret map of the treasure."

Li Qiufeng was startled, and said: "Isn't the map that brother Yan stole from the royal study a treasure map?"

Yan Dufei shook his head and said: "This matter is of great importance. How could senior brother Qiao give the secret map to others so easily? What he left in the imperial study room was the mechanism map of his tomb. I guess the matter of senior brother Qiao's burial will never happen." It would not be so simple, otherwise how could he know in advance which accompanying tomb the empress dowager would bury him in? He must have had a plan with Emperor Zhengde, and even the empress dowager also participated in this matter. It was written in the edict of the former emperor It must be an earth-shattering event. We have to take it step by step, otherwise we will lose everything if we are not careful."

Li Qiufeng nodded in agreement, and Yan Dufei went on to say: "We don't have to deal with the royal affairs. As long as we find the treasure, we brothers will add to each other, and we will retire from the world and live freely. Compared with fighting and killing in the world, I don't know." How happy you want to be."

Li Qiufeng said: "It's just that Yu Changyuan has a cunning mind, so I'm afraid he won't be easily fooled."

Yan Dufei said: "It's true that this old thief is full of tricks, but he is too greedy. As long as people are greedy, they will show their flaws. We just need to use this treasure to lead him by the nose, and the picture is in our hands. It is no different from a blind man. When he succeeds, it will be his death."

Li Qiufeng nodded, but thought to himself: "In terms of greed, who can compare to you, Yan Dufei?!"

(End of this chapter)