Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1109 Unraveling the Mystery (Part [-])
As a building imitating a Western-style palace, the main building complex of Baiyulou has four tall towers, of which the east and west two are used to store water for fountains, while the north and south two towers are declared to be temporarily vacant, but are actually two watchtowers.

And not only the watchtower, each of these two towers has a row of two-story buildings slightly shorter than the main building, with a total of more than 40 rooms.These two small buildings are also white marble buildings, but unlike the light gold special glazed tiles used in the main building, these two small buildings use special dark gray and almost black glazed tiles, which are called "black roofs" in the Jinghua Department.

It stands to reason that "Hei Ding" is just two rows of inconspicuous small buildings next to the Baiyu main building complex. At first glance, it is thought to be two rows of utility rooms, but they have separate nicknames, which is obviously a bit weird.

But if someone knows that "Black Top" is the headquarters of Jinghua's Ministry of Internal Affairs, this weird feeling will immediately turn into a sudden understanding-the supervision of tens of millions of Jinghua's huge assets is arranged and aggregated here.

In addition, Gao Wushi issued most of the orders to various industries in the Jinghua Department from here.Even if it is a private letter sent by him, as long as it is sent from the capital, it will be kept in the "Black Top" for future reference.And private letters sent from other places such as Xinzheng, Liaodong and other places will eventually leave attachments in the "black top" as a record.

Under the two rows of small buildings on the black roof, there is even a basement with an area larger than that of the above-ground buildings, and its purpose is even known to few people in Jinghua.

As the leader of the "Black Top", Gao Mo, the director of Jinghua's internal affairs department, is in a "battle state" today-in fact, it is not accurate enough to say that, and it is more accurate to say that since Gao Wushi sent the invitation to Changchun Palace yesterday At that time, Gao Mo had already entered a fighting state, and only slept for two hours that night.

At this moment, Gaomo is looking south with the latest binoculars on the South Watchtower attached to the "Black Top".Behind him, there are a total of seven subordinates, reporting the situation one by one.

"We specially arranged for people to stop Feng Jia at Xuanwu Gate for false inquiries. This action was enough for those people to find out that Feng Jia had left the palace. Then we arranged another transfer at Di'anmen. During this process, Feng Jia had to get off. They changed cars, and Feng Jia only changed clothes without any special make-up, so the other party will have enough time to make arrangements."

"That's right, Director, according to our calculations, the fastest time for the other party to gather their troops to arrive at Baiyulou will only take an hour and a half. However, considering their relatively complicated personnel, we don't think this fastest time has much reference value... …We have calculated the people who may appear on today's 'visit' list and their location, and finally believe that they are most likely to arrive in three to four hours."

Gao Mo, who had been silent all this time, frowned slightly, but his movement of holding up the binoculars to check did not change. He just asked, "That is to say, it will be in the afternoon, and not long after lunch time?"

"In terms of time, it should be."

"Have you considered the fact that many of these people may not be willing to miss lunch?"

"Yes, I have considered it." The subordinate replied: "We remember the teaching of the boss, 'Intellectual work, details determine success or failure'. But after our analysis, we agreed that these people should be very excited today, and they will ignore it for the time being." Little things like a lunch."

"Very good." Gao Mo nodded: "Next."

"As we expected, 'Bai Yan' accompanied Fengjia. She reported to us what happened last night, and mentioned a doubtful point. Our department thinks it may be very important, so I request a separate report."

Gao Mo heard the words "individual report", finally put down the binoculars, turned to look at him, paused for a moment, and said, "The others will step down first."

The other six people bowed slightly without saying a word, and filed down. Only Gao Mo and his thirty or so subordinates dressed as scribes were left on the observation deck at the top of the tower.

"Tell me, what's suspicious."

The subordinate dressed as a scribe said: "Yes, supervisor, 'Bai Yan' mentioned that the person on the other side gave her a sachet a day ago, and told her very carefully, asking her to find a way to persuade Feng Jia to bring the sachet with her." By my side, and asked her to persuade Feng Jia to open it when it was confirmed that only Feng Jia himself and our boss were present-opening means that the contents of the sachet are wrapped in sealed oil paper , need to tear off the oil paper, the fragrance will come out.”

Gao Mo had already frowned, and became nervous: "You should report this news in advance! What's in it, is it poisonous?"

The subordinate had a strange expression, and even hesitated for a moment under the situation of being criticized, then coughed lightly, and said with some embarrassment: "This, it is precisely because... it should not be a poison that can cause bodily harm, so the subordinate There was no rush to report."

As he said that, he talked about the function of the sachet mentioned by Wei Min and Princess Yongning.

Gao Mo has been in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for so long, some things are naturally easy to understand, he was slightly taken aback, and asked in disbelief: "Is it...a love potion?"

The scribe's subordinate said: "It is very possible that 'Bai Yan' is very courageous. After she got the sachet, she checked the oiled paper bag first, then found the same oiled paper, turned the contents out and changed it, and at the same time A very small part of it was left... After the subordinates learned the news just now, they took it to the Department of Medicine and asked Mr. Li to have a look."

Gao Mo immediately asked, "What did Mr. Li say?"

The scribe's subordinate said: "Mr. Li said that those things were ground too finely, and he could only distinguish some of them with relatively large doses for a while, namely powdered cantharidin, powdered deer blood paste, umbilical cord, and ambergris. , musk, datura powder..."

Gao Mo directly interrupted with a wave of his hand: "I don't want to ask about this, I just want to know the function of these things!"

"Yes, supervisor." The scribe's subordinate obviously felt that Gao Mo's mood was not right, so he didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Li said that it should be a powerful love potion, and it may have hallucinogenic effects."

Gao Mo's face was livid, and he cursed suddenly: "How dare you delay this kind of news! You don't know her... who is that?"

The scribe's subordinate knelt down in surprise, and argued: "This subordinate knows, but I think... since Feng Jia himself knows the function of the sachet, it must...it must not be a problem."

"Fart!" Gao Mo turned around and rushed down the spiral staircase, leaving a sentence: "I'll settle the score with you later!"

The other six subordinates who were discussing the details of today's arrangements under the tower suddenly saw their supervisor running down from the tower. They were startled and hurriedly followed. One of them asked, "Director, what's the matter?"

How can Gao Mo explain?He could only run towards the main building while ordering with a cold face: "The situation has changed. Before I come down from the main building, you must make sure that the other party's people must never enter the Baiyu Building, especially the side of the host's dormitory. Understand No!"

"Understood...but the identity of the other party may be quite special, if they want to force their way in?"

Gao Mo stopped abruptly, turned around and stared at the subordinate, with a chilly tone in his voice, and said slowly: "Baiyulou is not a vegetable market, you want to break into Baiyulou? Yes, you can either take out the imperial decree, or... you let him go back first, take Go to the tens of thousands of capital camps and talk again!"

The subordinate felt awe-inspiring, clasped his fists and said, "Yes, supervisor, this subordinate understands, so I'll go and inform Xinzhai school."

The so-called school ground is the so-called training ground in later generations, here is a referential pronoun, contacting the school ground is actually to transfer troops.

Baiyulou is the newly expanded part of Jianxinzhai. Although it is in one direction alone, it is still a part of Jianxinzhai as a whole. Jianxinzhai has always been the base camp of Gao Yu in the capital. Come to see Xinzhai stationed and trained in batches.

Although Gao Yushi has always been cautious and has never left too much power in the capital, the combined number of Buding and Cavalry still exceeds [-].

These days, there may not be many families with more than [-] servants in the mansion elsewhere, but it is not uncommon in the northern and southern capitals.For example, the top dignitaries of Chengguo Mansion, Dingguo Mansion, and British Mansion in the capital, and their family members in the capital and nearby houses, courtyards, and manors are added together, no matter which one is appropriate. Ten thousand.In the later period of the Chongzhen Dynasty, someone once had an idea, thinking that as long as the noble servants of various families were assembled, a hundred thousand troops could be easily obtained.

Of course, although they have a large number of servants, they are actually completely different from high-level armed servants. They are just servants doing miscellaneous tasks, and they are not useful in fighting.And this group of high-practice serious infantry and cavalry are actually "full-time soldiers", far more professional than the regular army of Ming Dynasty - the guard soldiers.The two sides are completely different in terms of combat effectiveness.

Although Gao Mo said these words in a fit of anger, the meaning is still very clear: the previous plan must be changed immediately, and now I want to ensure that they cannot enter the Baiyu Tower.If they want to attack Baiyulou by force, let alone the group of people who are here now, they will be considered as the Beijing camp... Hehe, just relying on the ghostly "professional level" of the Beijing camp, it would be a dream not to mobilize tens of thousands of people.

Gao Mo ran to the steps of the main entrance of the main building. As soon as he got up the steps, the guards at the door stretched out their hands to stop him. One of them said, "Director, according to the rules, only..."

Of course Gao Mo knew the rules, before he finished speaking, he turned his head and said, "You guys wait here." Then he hurried into the main building, this time of course no one stopped him.

And when he walked quickly through the long corridor and turned into the lofty and practical dormitory, although the maid by the stairs was surprised, she stopped him immediately and said, "Director, master and..."

"I know!"

These maids were sent by Gao's mother Zhang to Gao Yushi, and they only obey Gao Yushi's orders in theory, so Gao Mo didn't rush in, but said quickly: "I came here for this, but I can't help it." Let me explain to you, it is very urgent anyway..."

"But Master may be... busy right now."

Gao Mo's tone obviously increased: "I said it, I know! I'm just afraid that the master will be 'busy'! Get out of the way, no matter what the responsibility is, I will take responsibility myself!"

After all, Gao Mo's status is special, so the two maids looked at each other, but still got out of the way.

Running all the way up to the fourth floor, Gao Mo took a look in the corridor, only there were two maids at the door of the lounge, so he immediately walked over quickly.

Sure enough, the maid wanted to stop him again, but this time Gao Mo didn't talk nonsense at all, and directly reached out to knock on the door, knocking hard and urgently.

The faces of the two maids turned pale with fright: "Supervisor, you are..."

Gao Mo shook his head slightly: "Don't be afraid, I will be responsible for what happened."

Before the maid could reply, a pragmatic voice came from behind the door: "What's the matter? Wait a minute."

The sound insulation effect of this door is very good, and the high-practical voice sounds a bit small.But Gao Mo was a martial arts practitioner, and the corridor was quiet enough, so he understood.

When he heard the phrase "wait a while", he broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said loudly, "Master, little Gao Mo, there is something urgent to report! It's urgent!"

Surprisingly, although Gao Wu said "wait a while", the speed of opening the door was not too slow. In less than twenty breaths after saying that sentence, the door of the lounge opened from the inside.

"Is the 'guest' here?" Gao Wushi opened the door and stepped out of the way, which naturally meant to let Gao Mo come in and talk.

But Gao Mo's feet remained motionless as if nailed to death, and he never glanced into the door. He just looked at his master's face and saw that his face was a little red, as if he had just jogged for a few miles. There is even a thin layer of fine sweat beads.

Gao Mo's heart sank, and he was about to speak when he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance. He reached out and grabbed Gao Yushi's left hand vigilantly and pulled it out. He stopped, and said to the two maids: "You all step back first, go over there and wait." He pointed at the entrance of the corridor.

Gao Mo did not have the authority to command them, so the two maids couldn't help but widen their eyes in surprise when they heard this, and then both looked at Gao Wushi.

Gao Yushi seemed to be quite sober, although his face was flushed, but his expression was still calm, he nodded and said: "Go."

The two girls backed away reluctantly, and Gao Mo waited for them to walk a certain distance, immediately lowered his voice, and hurriedly asked: "Did the master... er, and Your Highness... that, er ..."

Gao Mo felt that it was a little embarrassing to mention this, especially since the other party was his master, he seemed to be taking too much control by asking this question.

Unexpectedly, Gao Yushi didn't feel embarrassed at all. Although his face was still red, he shook his head normally and said, "That's not true."

Gao Mo didn't suspect that his master was lying, he let out a long sigh of relief, and then asked, "Does the master smell anything special?" It seems that he didn't think carefully about the words "No." meaning.

This time Gao Wushi became vigilant and immediately asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Gao Mo immediately took out the small oiled paper package given to him by the scribe pretending to be a subordinate, carefully opened it for Gao Wushi to see, and explained the ins and outs of the matter by the way.

Gao Yushi's expression suddenly became strange, and he subconsciously turned his head to look into the door.When Gao Mo saw it, he immediately turned his head and looked towards the corner of the wall, as if a flower had suddenly grown there.

Gao Wushi saw that Princess Yongning was sitting on her side with her back to the door.She seemed to be sitting upright, but actually moved her arms slightly, as if she was adjusting the buttons of her clothes.

"Cough... It seems that things have changed a little bit, but it's not a big problem." Gao Wushi touched the sweat on his forehead and said, "Go and revoke the temporary order just now, and continue to follow the previous deployment. But before that, wait for me to discuss with His Royal Highness... You just arrange the people and the car. Oh, by the way, I still send this package to Mr. Binhu, and ask him to distinguish it carefully and confirm it. Take a look at the degree of medicinal properties."

Although Gao Mo withdrew his gaze from studying the corner of the wall, but lowered his head, watching his nose and heart: "Yes, I understand."

"Go." Gao Wushi turned his head, walked towards the lounge, and closed the door again with a "bang".

Princess Yongning trembled in fright at the sound of closing the door, shivering, and did not move her hands to unbutton her clothes.

Gao Wushi walked over, sat behind her with a smile on his face, and watched her fear-like nervousness after her courage was exhausted.

"Fourth princess, you actually poisoned me?"

Princess Yongning's delicate body shook, and she turned her face abruptly. Yudi, who was still flushed just now, instantly turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye, and tremblingly said: "I didn't, how could I..."

Gao Wushi pointed to the sachet around her waist with a smile: "I heard that this thing has some very magical functions." Then he said thoughtfully: "I just said that something was wrong just now, if Gao Mo came later... Four Princess, you are playing with fire, do you know that?"

Now Princess Yongning could see that Gao Yushi was not angry and accused her, and her face slowly began to return to color, but she bit her red lips, and suddenly said: "I know! But even if it is burned to death, it is better than a walking dead."

Gao Wushi was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, but did not speak, and after a while he sighed again, and said softly: "It is best to live well, and when you die, you will lose everything, including... hope. "

Princess Yongning said sadly: "How can there be any hope?"

"Why don't you tell me, Your Highness, what is your wish?"

"Me?" Princess Yongning's eyes were blank for a while, and she shook her head after a while: "I, I was like that just now, you must look down on me, what hope do I have?"

Gao Wushi was about to speak, but saw her lower her head again, and continued quietly: "However, at least you have hugged me and...kissed me, I, although... should be content."

Gao Wushi couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking: What's the point of this?
But then I thought about it: No, it's bad, there is something wrong with this tone of voice!

He immediately said: "Wait a minute, Your Highness only considers yourself, and doesn't consider my thoughts at all?"

Princess Yongning was really startled, looked up at him, lowered her head again, and said sadly: "I'm sorry, I know I'm an ominous person, you...or the school won't be built, I spent all my money to build a Buddhist temple, please The eminent monks for you..."

"What's the use of that? I'm not talking about that. Besides, I don't believe in Buddhism." Gao Wushi interrupted directly: "I mean, what should I do if someone asks me to blame me?"

"But...no one knows."

Gao Wushi looked helpless, and said, "Oh...Your Highness, what do you think if I say that someone is on his way to Xingshi to inquire about his crimes, and he will soon arrive at Baiyu Tower?"

Princess Yongning was taken aback: "Is the emperor brother here?"

Gao Wushi rolled his eyes: "If he comes, I'll invite him to have a meal or something..."

"Ah?" Princess Yongning was completely stunned: "You...you don't want to die!"

Gao Wushi asked with a half-smile: "Your Highness, do you think the emperor doesn't know about today's events?" He shook his head: "Why do you think the emperor gave you the ban of Kunning Palace instead of a verbal order, or simply A decree?"

Princess Yongning's political thinking is obviously not online. Although her face was flushed, she still said: "I, I know that Brother Huang has... that meaning, but how does he know that I must come to Baiyulou?"

Gao Wushi said helplessly: "Give the palace ban badge to Kunning Palace, when you leave the palace, he will naturally know, right?"

"This……"

Gao Wushi said again: "My younger sister left the palace with only one maid. If your Highness were the emperor, would you be at ease? Could you not send someone to follow and protect secretly?"

When Princess Yongning heard this, she was immediately ashamed and anxious: "Brother Huang did it on purpose?" Thinking that she came to see her lover as soon as she came out of the palace with the empress' empress badge, and her own brother knew all about it, she For a moment, I didn't know whether to be more shy, more touched, or more afraid.

Gao Wushi said again: "The emperor knows it doesn't matter, because in the final analysis one sentence: The emperor will definitely not harm you." He paused for a while, then emphasized: "The problem is that there are other people who know and are planning to use this matter Come to harm me. Your Highness, if the news of today gets out, no matter what we do, the emperor, the queen, you, and I, we will all be in big trouble, especially me, I guess... most people will lose their lives."

Princess Yongning panicked immediately, subconsciously grabbed Gao Yushi's hand, and asked nervously, "Then what should I do?"
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