Daxuanti criminal officer

Chapter 236 Six Ancient Capitals
"How do you know this matter so clearly?" Xu Zun asked.

"It's...it's like this..." Li Jinlou recalled, "Old Tie saw that Cao Ding liked his ancient maps so much, so he paid a lot of money one after another. Cao Ding's family property is limited and he can't afford it!
"However, Cao Ding really couldn't put it down and didn't want to give up on the ancient map, so he asked someone to find me to make a match," Li Jinlou said, "He entrusted Yingrang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, so that I and Minister Ying will come forward After clarifying, Tie Lao lowered the price and sold the batch of ancient maps."

"That batch?" Xu Zun grasped the words, "A lot?"

"Yes," Li Jinlou nodded. "They are all ancient maps of Xuanmiao City. It seems that there are ancient maps from all dynasties. They are basically hand-painted, and some of them look a little old!"

"Is all Tie Jing sold to Cao Ding?" Xu Zun asked again.

"Yes, um...should it be?" Li Jinlou said, "To put it bluntly, I'm just a middleman. I don't know if Tie Lao has any stock in it!"

Hearing this, Xu Zun turned around and asked the butler of Tiefu and others: "Do you know about this?"

"My family..." At this time, an old woman said, "The ancestors of our Tie family were indeed supervisors of the former court survey society, and I have seen those ancient maps you mentioned.

"My master is also interested in those maps. He used to take them out to look at them, but he never saw them again..."

"it is good!"

Xu Zun gave Li Xing a wink, and Li Xing immediately understood what Xu Zun meant, and immediately took the old woman away and asked her to help him find it to see if Tie Jing's house still had stock.

"Li Yushi," Xu Zun asked Li Jinlou again, "Think about it, besides Yingrang and Cao Ding, who else knows more about Tie Lao's batch of ancient maps?"

"Of course it's Tie Lao himself!" Li Jinlou said without hesitation, "Isn't he helping out in the Neiwei Mansion? You ask... um..."

Suddenly, he saw something from the expressions of Xu Zun and others, and immediately shut his mouth and kept silent.

"Hey, I want to ask you something!" But A Ni stabbed him with the scabbard and asked, "Who else knows except Tie Lao?"

"Also... and Liu Jin... oh..." Li Jinlou realized that Liu Jin was no longer alive, and said, "Tie Lao is knowledgeable and has a lot of friends, I... I can make a list for you.

"But who knows about those maps, I don't know."

"Okay." Xu Zun nodded to Ani, and asked Li Jinlou to write the list to Ani.

However, just as the two were going to the side, Xu Zun thought of something again and asked Li Jinlou: "By the way, Cao Ding didn't say anything, what's the use of those maps?"

"Hmm..." Li Jinlou pondered for a while, then replied, "It seems that he simply likes it? Hmm... It seems... He said that those ancient maps showed ancient water conservancy hubs or ditches, maybe... yes Does his water project help?"

Hearing this, Xu Zun suddenly felt his heart tremble, and a chill went from head to toe.

Could it be... as I guessed before, this is the catastrophe that Xuanmen really wants! ! ?
"Xu Zun..." At this moment, Chen Taiji, who was always beside him, couldn't help pulling Xu Zun aside, and asked, "Why... do you think there is a problem here?"

"Master Chen," Xu Zun asked, "I've heard from you that the holy capital Xuanmiao City was built on top of the original ancient city, right?"

"Yes!" Chen Taiji nodded, "When I was a child, I heard people say that some old people called Xuanmiao City the sixth ancient capital."

"Sixfold ancient capital?" Xu Zun was curious.

"Xuanmiao City is known as the center of the world. Because of its excellent geographical location and strategic elements, there have been more than a dozen dynasties in history, all of which built this place as their capital." Chen Taiji explained, "Except for those short-lived dynasties, including us Daxuan, a total of six dynasties built large-scale construction projects here, building capitals and cities!

"After all, the national power is limited. When building, most dynasties will build on the original site.

"Whether it's renovated or added, over time, it will become a city above the city, creating today's sixth ancient capital!"

Oh……

Xu Zun pondered carefully, and murmured: "If you say so, there is another mystery in the underground of this mysterious city?"

"Yes, that's true!" Chen Taiji affirmed, "The people in the Ministry of Industry know it best, and many construction projects will encounter the same problem, that is, to dig down the ground, and they will always find ancient ruins. As a result, the project volume increased and the deadline was delayed.

"Sometimes, we even have to choose another address to build."

"Then... do you have an explanation for the waterways and canals?" Xu Zun asked again.

"Yes," Chen Taiji replied, "Since the holy capital was built on top of the ancient capital, all the underground ditches left in the past are also naturally underground.

"It is said that those culverts can still play a role in dredging and draining silt. This is why there has never been a flood in Mysterious City for hundreds of years."

The underground city...the underground channel...

Xu Zun associated it together, and asked Chen Taiji: "Can people get in those dark channels?"

"This..." Chen Taiji shook his head, "I don't know! I'm afraid you have to ask someone from the Ministry of Industry about this kind of matter.

"Actually..." He looked around and said regretfully, "I am afraid that in the entire Mysterious City, only Tie Lao is the most proficient in this kind of thing.

"I heard before that the cabinet intends to recruit Tie Lao to work in the Exploration and Design Institute, but Tie Lao rejected them all. After all, Dali Temple is rich in oil and water!
"Xu Zun..." Chen Taiji lowered his voice and asked, "Do you think that they killed Tie Lao suddenly because they didn't want Tie Lao to reveal the secret of the ancient city's underground canal?"

Xu Zun nodded slightly: "I guess, at Cao Ding's house, when Tie Jing talked with Dongfang Shenchao, he might have remembered the deal he made with Cao Ding, and Cao Ding's housekeeper heard about it, so he did not hesitate to expose his identity. , and kill Tie Lao!"

"In that case... this matter is very important, but..." Chen Taiji frowned, "I really can't think of those ancient underground canals that have existed for thousands of years, so what can Taoism do with them? "

"Water?" Xu Zun asked.

"Impossible!" Chen Taiji shook his head, "Although I am a layman, I also know that the Xuanmiao City is located on a high terrain, without those hidden drains, it is impossible for floods to occur.

"Besides, the water is brought in. If there is a flood, the river water will rush downstream along the Jinyin River..."

"Then..." Xu Zun asked again, "What if we use explosives?"

At this moment, Xu Zun completely imagined himself as a Taoist rebel, thinking about how to cause the greatest damage to this impenetrable historical ancient city.

He originally thought that Chen Taiji would be shocked as soon as he spoke.

Who knows, Chen Taiji waved his hands again and again after listening:

"That's even more impossible! Although the power of the explosives is not small, if you want to blow up the Mysterious City or the Imperial Palace, it's just a dream!"

"Really?" Xu Zun said, "Since there is a gap under the holy capital, then bury the explosives in it...

"Impossible," Chen Taiji gave a negative answer without waiting for Xu Zun to finish speaking, "I understand what you mean, do you want to say that Xuanmen wants to blow up Wanfu Palace?

"Do you know how much explosives are needed?" Chen Taiji gestured, "With the best gunpowder in the world, there would be tens of thousands of boxes! Do you think it is possible?
"Besides," he said again, "the foundations of the Wanfu Palace were laid in advance, so the bottom cannot be empty!"

Really?
Listening to Chen Taiji's words, Xu Zun fell into deep thought, neither water nor fire, so what can the Taoist rebellious party use these ancient city underground canals to do?

(End of this chapter)