A knife in love

Chapter 378

Murong Danyan said: "Brother Li, aren't you working in Jinyiwei? How can you not know about such a big matter?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I have heard of this legend. It's just that I have never heard of the disappearance of the commander and deputy commander of Jinyiwei."

When Situ Qiao heard that Li Qiufeng was on duty in Jinyiwei, his heart sank. He stared at Li Qiufeng for a few times and thought to himself: "No wonder this kid is so cruel. It turns out that he is an officer of Jinyiwei. He knows a lot of my secrets. You can't let him get out of this cave alive."

Thinking of this, he looked at the long knife in Li Qiufeng's hand, and thought again: "Damn it! The long knife in his hand is obviously the Xiuchun knife. I even forgot to identify the blade."

Seeing that Situ Qiao's expression changed drastically, Li Qiufeng stared at him with a pair of eyes, but when his eyes met him, the man hurriedly looked away.He secretly smiled, knowing that this person was very afraid of Jin Yiwei, but he didn't know that he had already betrayed Jin Yiwei.This matter can't be explained for the time being, it made him a bit scruples, so he didn't dare to play tricks in a big way to harm others.

Everyone was thinking about their own thoughts, and the cave became quiet again for a while.After a while, I heard Liu Yong say: "This is going too far. Mr. Situ, let everyone hear what happened in the secret room."

Situ Qiao nodded, and said: "Whether Emperor Jianwen escaped from the palace, and where he went after he escaped from the palace, no one knows until now, and we don't have to worry about him. Just say that in the secret room, Wei Qian Hu said to Lord Shi: "Master Shi, speaking of this, do you know who the statue in the hall is?"

"Master Shi showed hesitation on his face, and after pondering for a long time, he said: "Accordingly, since Emperor Chengzu built the Dabaoguo Temple in order to repay Emperor Taizu and Empress Xiaocigao for their upbringing, the temple enshrined in the hall is naturally Empress Xiaoci Gao. It's just that statue, that statue...'

"When he said this, he couldn't continue for a while. Wei Qianhu smiled and said: "Master Shi wants to say that the statue is weird and ugly. If anyone dares to make a statue of Empress Xiaoci Gao like this, his head will be beheaded." Killing the Nine Clans, isn't it?"

"Master Shi was silent, just looking at his expression, he naturally thought so. Wei Qianhu continued: "But the one who ordered such a statue was Emperor Chengzu..." Before he finished speaking, Lord Shi and All the faces of his subordinates changed greatly, and an official said in a trembling voice: "This, how is this possible, how could Emperor Chengzu make a statue of Empress Xiaocigao like this?"

"Wei Qianhu said with a chuckle, "This lord is right. According to common sense, even the son of ordinary people would never dare to trample on his mother like this. It's just that Emperor Chengzu vented his resentment on On the statue." He paused for a while when he said this, and then said to everyone: "There is a kind of person in the world who can do this. Some sons born to concubines of rich families are born in concubines, and they live in the house. Inferior, even the mother and son were insulted and bullied by the big house and family members. Once turned over, they would often regard the big house as an enemy, and had to find a way to avenge the hatred of the year. Some would sell the big house girl be killed, or turned into a servant at home, beaten and insulted at will. If Dafang’s aunt has passed away, someone will even dig a grave to vent their hatred...'"

Everyone listened to what Mr. Wei said, the more they listened, the more startled they became. They had vaguely guessed why the statue in the hall was made into such a strange appearance.It's just that this thing is too bizarre, and it's even a little scary.So everyone was terrified and thought to themselves: "If this matter is true, if it is spread out in the future, I am afraid that the world will be shocked! If we leak this matter, even if we escape to the ends of the earth, the government will not let us go !"

Situ Qiao saw that everyone's faces were ashen, he chuckled, and said: "Everyone, if the following things are said, if one person leaks out, it will be a great crime to punish the Nine Clans. At that time, it will be too late to regret it."

Liu Yong, Chu Danyang, Xu Chenghe and other leaders of the various factions are all from well-known and decent families, not green forest cottages. Although they don't help the evil, they have always been in harmony with the government.To a certain extent, he even secretly helped a lot with some affairs of the government.Therefore, the thought of going against the government made me a little reluctant.It's just that if you want to admit openly that you don't dare to listen to Situ Qiao, that's absolutely impossible.Therefore, after Situ Qiao finished asking, there was silence in the cave, and no one answered.

After a while, Taoist Qingfeng said: "My friends, let's listen to this Mr. Situ's words, just as if he was listening to books in a wine house and tea shop, no one took it seriously, did he?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Deng Yao was the first to shout out: "Daoist Qingfeng is right. We are just tired from walking in this cave. During the break, we just chat for a few words together. Slandering the emperor. The government wants to accuse us of a crime, which is also to frame a good person, and we can testify against each other!"

As soon as Deng Yao said this, everyone echoed.Murong Danyan thought to himself: "These people can be regarded as first-class figures in the Jianghu, why are they so timid? When I was in Murong Villa, I thought that the heroes of the Jianghu were all happy with their enemies, and they were even more disregarded by the government. But since entering the arena, no matter whether it is Wuhu Mountain Villa, Xingyuan Escort Bureau, or even the top ten schools of martial arts, there is no one who does not dare to offend the court openly. Did I hear that in Murong Mountain Villa before? Are those stories all fake?"

But she didn't know that all the major sects in the world were inextricably linked with the government.Just take the Huashan faction as an example. If the local government doesn't turn a blind eye and close one eye, and just charges the Huashan faction with the crime of "screaming in the mountains and forests, harassing the local area, and having unruly intentions", Zhezi will be sent to the cabinet at that time. The Shaanxi General Army will mobilize troops and horses to besiege the Huashan faction, and it will inevitably be destroyed by then.What's more, there are hundreds of people in the major gangs, and thousands of people living in one place, which is what the government fears the most.If the local yamen is not informed in advance, the two sides will be in trouble, which will be a great trouble.What's more, so many people have to eat and sleep every day, so they have to buy land and houses.Because of the land tax and house deeds, you have to deal with the government in everything, and one mistake will lead to catastrophe.The larger the gang, the closer the relationship with the local government.

When Murong Danyan was in Murong Villa, although he often heard his elders talk about the world.It's just that most of them are embellishments, trying to pick up some things about heroes and heroes who are happy and enmity.What's more, Murong Qiushui, the owner of Murong Villa, has a very deep relationship with the officialdom, not only the local government dare not trouble Murong Villa, even the various ministries in the capital respect Murong Qiushui very much.It's just that Murong Danyan doesn't know about these things.

Seeing that everyone came up with such a plan, Situ Qiao secretly scorned in his heart, thinking that all the heroes in the world are just good-looking bastards with a dirty stomach behind their backs.It's just that although he thought so in his heart, he said in a serious manner on the surface: "Since you are so courageous, I will tell you what happened that day. After Wei Qianhu finished speaking, Master Shi and others listened more and more. It was frightening, and no one dared to answer, for fear of being careless for a moment and uttering disrespectful words, it would inevitably be used by others. Wei Qianhu continued: "The reason why Emperor Chengzu wanted to make this statue in the hall so ugly is that It is because the person he really wants to repay his kindness to is not Empress Xiaoci Gao, but this empress enshrined in the secret room!'

"When Wei Qianhu said this, he flicked his right index finger, and saw two sparks flying out of his hand, barely hitting the giant candles placed at both ends of the altar. There was only a 'hoo', then The two candles were lit immediately, and the flames shot up to a height of more than two feet. Mr. Shi and others didn't know what method Wei Qianhu used to suddenly pop out the fire starter from his hand. Everyone was terrified and couldn't help but backed away took two steps.

"At that time, I already knew some secret techniques of mechanisms. Wei Qianhu's kung fu could frighten Mr. Shi away, but it couldn't frighten me. He must have hidden a ball made of human bone powder in his hand, and added phosphorus powder into it." The ball is no more than the size of a fingernail. When it is ejected with finger force, as long as the speed is slightly faster, it will generate heat and burn. People in the Jianghu often use this method to scare others. It is only used for actual combat, unless gunpowder is buried in advance. Ignite the gunpowder to injure people, otherwise the ball alone will not have any lethality.

"When these people entered the secret room, although they were holding seven or eight torches, the room was empty, and everyone was afraid of being attacked by someone, so they stopped after walking out of the corridor, and they were still two feet away from the altar. The torches illuminated The range is limited. Although you can see the mummy and some rare treasures placed around it, you can't see it clearly behind. Master Shi and the others can only see a rough shape of the altar. , although I guessed that there would be a statue behind the altar, but I couldn't see what the statue looked like at all.

"Wei Qianhu lit the giant candle on the altar with the ball beads, and immediately illuminated the secret room like daytime. Master Shi and others suddenly saw the lifelike jade statue behind the altar, they were terrified, and they all backed away. Go. Wei Qianhu seemed to have known about such a jade statue for a long time, with a half-smile on his face, his hands in his sleeves, and he didn't show the slightest fear.

"Master Shi leaned his back against the stone wall next to the corridor, and said in a trembling voice: 'This, who is this...'

"Wei Qianhu said slowly: 'This is Emperor Chengzu's biological mother. As for her surname, it has long been forgotten.'

"Wei Qianhu's voice was not loud, but it was like a thunderbolt when it reached my ears. Looking at Lord Shi and his subordinates, their complexions changed drastically. They looked at the statue two feet away. The jade statue seemed to be seeing a ghost. Everyone looked away in a panic, as if they didn’t want to look at the jade statue. Then Wei Qianhu said: “Emperor Chengzu’s biological mother was originally a maid of Empress Xiaocigao. One day, she was blessed by the Emperor Taizu, and she was pregnant with a dragon species. It was just that the woman was born in a humble family, and the Emperor Taizu was on the spur of the moment, so she didn't give her a title. After she gave birth to Chengzu, Empress Xiaocigao She raised her and claimed that she was born to Empress Xiaoci Gao. This woman was extremely depressed when she saw her son being forcibly taken away. In addition, her body was weak after giving birth, so she suffered from a blood collapse. Less than seven months after Emperor Chengzu was born, The woman died of a sudden illness, and she did not see Emperor Chengzu until she died. It was just that when the woman was alive, she was in love with a court lady. When Emperor Chengzu grew old, the court lady told him about his origin At the beginning, Chengzu didn't believe it, but the court lady gave a lot of evidence, so he couldn't help believing it. At that time, Emperor Chengzu was only a boy in his teens, but he was very scheming. After knowing this, he made a decisive decision and pushed the court lady to a Drowning to death in the pond, and secretly killing the people who the maid said knew the truth one by one. He himself pretended not to know about it, and still respected Empress Xiaoci Gao every day. It was just that he lost his mother. However, he never forgot the pain for a day. This resentment was also passed on to Empress Xiaocigao. It's just that before the time came, he still wanted to use Empress Xiaocigao to please Emperor Taizu, so he just held back. '"

(End of this chapter)