mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 284 What I Play Is Frightening
The little eunuch had already told Zhao Chuanxin the layout of the Russian legation, and the passage was in the basement of the southeastern part of the tower.

He went all the way to the basement unimpeded, and opened the door lock with the elf carving knife. Sure enough, the basement was connected to the secret passage without any cover.

When the Russian legation was built, it happened to be the time when the Japanese killed Empress Mingcheng.

At that time, Li Xi and the princes took refuge in the Russian legation.

This secret passage was probably built later, which shows that Li Xi had long been worried that the Japanese would persecute him.

Zhao Chuanxin looked up at the layout of the basement, pondered where the wires could be routed, and only got into the passage after he had an idea in his mind.

Behind Jing Guan Xuan, Li Xi has already opened the door of the passage, waiting anxiously.

"It's so late, why hasn't he come yet?"

The little eunuch said: "It will take some time for him to sneak into the Russian legation."

"At that time, it was very easy for him to sneak into Qingyun Palace." Li Xi was originally a very calm person, but after being pressed by the Japanese repeatedly, he also became impetuous.

Just as he was talking, footsteps came from inside the door.

Suddenly, in the dark tunnel, a stone was thrown out.

Both Li Xi and the little eunuch were startled.

After a while, Zhao Chuanxin walked out of it.

Li Xi's eyes were red when he saw Zhao Chuanxin: "What are you doing throwing stones?"

Zhao Chuanxin chuckled: "This is called throwing stones to ask directions, you don't understand."

"..." Li Xi scolded, "You took the money, why did you refuse to do anything? You still have the face to ask me for project money?"

"Isn't Li Wanyong dead? Ito Hirobumi is coming soon, don't worry. As for the project payment, one yard is worth one yard. If you go to a restaurant to eat, can you pay once for a lifetime?"

Li Xi couldn't refute.

But it is also certain that Li Wanyong was indeed killed by Zhao Chuanxin.

Shaking his white beard, he said angrily, "Hurry up and work."

As Party B, Zhao Chuanxin was very educated and did not have the same knowledge as Party A.

He looked around. It was quiet.

"Where is the telegram to be placed?"

Li Xi pointed to the room where Zhao Chuanxin lived overnight: "It's there, I built a new cabinet and put it in the cabinet."

Zhao Chuanxin went in and took a look, and found that there was an extra cupboard in Xiao Ran's room.

He shook his head: "Or you are all laymen. This cabinet is too abrupt."

As he spoke, he moved in a long table from the outside and placed it against the wall.Bring in another chair.

With more tables and chairs and a wardrobe, it looks quite satisfactory and less obtrusive.

Zhao Chuanxin pointed to the desk and chair and said, "This is an expedient measure. Tomorrow you will find someone to build a desk with drawers, and the drawers must be locked. In this way, if a thief is caught, the thief will most likely focus on it. In a locked drawer."

Li Xi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, he didn't think so much at all.

When he opened the cabinet, Zhao Chuanxin was happy again: "This kind of concealment is almost non-existent. Make the cabinet bigger, put a hidden compartment at the back, and hide the telegraph inside. On the surface, everything looks normal. "

He doesn't care so much, let Li Xi worry about it himself.

He assembled keyboards, electromagnets, connectors, bells, typewriters, relays, receivers, etc. one by one.

Pulling the bare copper wire, Zhao Chuanxin frowned and thought about it.

He used the elf carving knife to cut a groove on the wall, and stuffed the copper wire into it.

Wearing mud trowel gloves, fill the groove with sand.

Li Xi and the little eunuch stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and they both saw surprise on each other's faces.

After the route was finished, Li Xi reached out and touched the flat rock strips on the wall.

The ice is cool, the texture is smooth and hard, and it is completely integrated with the wall.

The little eunuch whispered: "Spells are all spells."

Pulling it outside, Zhao Chuanxin took out a pickaxe from the secret realm, and dug a trench on the ground.

Then use mud trowel gloves to gather sand into stone strips, wrap the copper wires and extend them forward to the channel.

Go back and cover the rock strips with soil.

Such a very secret line was formed.

After entering the secret passage, he didn't have to work so hard.

He turned his head and said, "You two hold the lamp for me, and I will do the work."

The little eunuch held the lantern: "Your Majesty, you should go back and rest first."

"I'm not sleepy, I just need to watch to be at ease."

Zhao Chuanxin grinned.

Since we are following together, no one should be idle.

He walked in with a pickaxe and dug a hole in the ground.

"Come on, stuff the wooden shelf into the pit." Zhao Chuanxin instructed Li Xi to work.

Li Xi blew his beard and stared.

As an emperor, he stretched out his clothes to eat and opened his mouth. Where did he do any work?

Seeing this, Zhao Chuanxin said, "Hurry up, what are the ink marks?"

The little eunuch was sweating coldly.

I'm really afraid that His Majesty will be angry, but Mr. Zhao has a very strange temper.

In case of a conflict, he might be able to delay His Majesty's beating for a second.

Because he estimated that he could take a punch from Zhao Chuanxin.

So he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you carry the lamp, I'll do it."

Li Xi got angry, and the little old man tremblingly put it into the pit while supporting the wooden frame on the ground.

At this time, it was spring and summer, and the passage was extremely hot.

Zhao Chuanxin simply took off his coat.

A god of war, an emperor of Korea, and a personal eunuch. In the middle of the night, the three of them were sweating profusely in the secret passage.

Zhao Chuanxin set up a shelf and tied the copper wires to it.

The work is actually quite rough.

But there is no other way to catch up with work.

Fortunately, this passage is not long, and soon reached the basement of the Russian legation.

As usual, Zhao Chuanxin first threw stones to ask for directions. After there was no movement outside, the three of them came out in a file.

Li Xi was panting heavily.

He had never been so tired.

Among the three, the little eunuch who usually served people was the most relaxed, and he didn't even sweat a few drops.

Zhao Chuanxin's body was black and white, and the earlier bath was for nothing.

He took out the elf carving knife again, and cut a hole in the wall of the basement to hide the thread.

"Are you sure that your people can enter and leave the Russian legation normally?"

"Russians are easy to talk to, I've made arrangements."

Zhao Chuanxin began to assemble the telegraph here.

After connecting the batteries in series, cover them with the debris in the basement.

Zhao Chuanxin took out his watch and looked at the time, it was already midnight.

He said, "Come on, let's go back."

Li Xi's eyes widened: "Where are you going back?"

Zhao Chuanxin took it for granted: "Of course I went to Jingguanxuan. You haven't paid me the bill yet, and it's already midnight, so I can't go to Qingyun Palace to sleep? Do you want me to sleep on the street?"

Angrily, Li Xi took out an inkstone from his pocket, hesitantly stuffed it to Zhao Chuanxin: "This inkstone is the reward, you better not go to Qingyun Palace."

He was worried that Zhao Chuanxin's leak of his whereabouts would implicate him.

Zhao Chuanxin took the inkstone and measured it up and down.

This inkstone is rectangular, the inkstone hall is slightly concave, and the inkstone pool is deep and full. A stone pillar is carved on the inkstone post, lining the flowing clouds, and the bright moon on the top. The back of the inkstone is covered with more than [-] uneven and slender stone pillars. With full stars.

The eight characters carved on the left - the moon follows the stars, but it is actually wind and rain.

The eight characters are engraved on the right-Wang Yang's pen and ink, which is similar to this.

Zhao Chuanxin frowned: "It's so fucking dark, aren't you lying to me?"

He knows nothing about the Four Treasures of the Study.

Li Xi was angry: "This is the old pit duan inkstone, named Xing inkstone, extremely valuable. If you don't want it, then return it to me."

Zhao Chuanxin saw that his painful appearance did not seem to be fake, so he put away the inkstone with a smile.

Then said: "Let's go, let's go back to Jingguanxuan. Hey, don't be so stingy, I'll just sleep overnight and leave early tomorrow morning."

The two sides stalemate.

Zhao Chuanxin saw Li Xi blocking the entrance of the passage, stepped forward to push him away, and strolled into it.

Li Xi was furious.

Hastily led the little eunuch to catch up from behind.

When we arrived at Jingguanxuan, Zhao Chuanxin lay down on the small bed where he had slept all night: "Okay, let's go, I'm going to sleep."

"Also, when are you leaving? I mean leaving Daehan."

Zhao Chuanxin hummed with his eyes closed on the bed: "Well, everything is almost done, so I will leave in these two days."

"Hmph, don't forget, you also promised me to take Li Xiangxi away."

"Well, I got it right, don't be wordy, let's go"

Li Xi snorted and took the little eunuch with him, and went back to the bedroom helplessly.

Xianning Hall, which serves as a sleeping palace,

An elderly eunuch was still awake. Seeing Li Xi come back, his eyes flickered slightly: "Your Majesty, it's already midnight, let's go to rest."

Li Xi paused, and looked at the old eunuch angrily, but said nothing.

Ever since he found out that Ito Hirobumi knew very well about his actions, Li Xi also put in a lot of effort to investigate the spies around him.

The old eunuch was the most suspicious, but he didn't dare to drive the old man away.

For the sake of being the emperor, Li Xi was really aggrieved.

the next day.

Early in the morning, the little eunuch came to inform Li Xi that Hirobumi Ito had entered the palace again.

Ito Hirobumi has entered the palace very frequently recently.

Li Xicai woke up with dim eyes.

But when he heard Ito Hirobumi's name, he immediately jumped up and stood up: "What is he doing here?"

The little eunuch's face was not very good-looking, because he didn't get enough sleep last night.

He said: "Ito Hirobumi said he was worried about His Majesty's dragon body, so come and see His Majesty."

A wave of anger rose in Li Xi's heart.

He can be sure that the old guy went to inform the new master.

He picked up the teacup on the coffee table and threw it on the ground.

The cold water and tea leaves in the teacup splashed all over the floor.

The maid outside heard the sound and hurried in to clean up. She moved skillfully and didn't say a word of nonsense. Obviously, this kind of thing happened often.

Someone waited for Li Xi to change clothes, he just rinsed his mouth, wiped his face casually with a wet towel, left Xianning Hall, and moved to Shizhuo Hall.

Jingguanxuan was on his right. When passing the stone steps, Li Xicai thought of Zhao Chuanxin.

His heart skipped a beat: "Is Zhao Chuanxin still there?"

The little eunuch was a little confused: "This... I didn't have time to see it."

Li Xi rolled his eyes, looked back at the old eunuch who was standing far away, and said in a low voice: "Follow me to the Shizhuo Temple in a while, and then you leave quietly, go to Jingguanxuan and ask Zhao Chuanxin to leave quickly. Don't let Hirobumi Ito see it."

The little eunuch responded.

Arrived in the office of Shizuodian.

Ito Hirobumi was sitting on a chair, drinking tea.

Seeing Li Xi coming, he stood up and leaned forward slightly: "I have seen the Emperor Tai."

Li Xi's eyes were full of coldness, but there was a forced smile on his face: "Ito Commander is here in the palace, what's the matter?"

Ito Hirobumi sat back in his chair, showing some respect, but not much.

He didn't answer the question: "Your Majesty's complexion is not very good, you should pay attention to rest, and don't stay up too late. Is there anything that you can't do during the day?"

Sure enough, Ito Hirobumi came here today to beat Li Xi.

Li Xi glanced at the old eunuch, and the old eunuch turned his head with a smirk, not looking at Li Xi.

He said to Ito Hirobumi: "Last night, I drank too much coffee and couldn't sleep."

Ito Hirobumi picked up the tea bowl and took another sip: "Oh? Is that so? Recently, my secretary Taijiro Mori also gave me some Mandheling coffee from Southeast Asia, which is very bitter. After I drank it for a few days, I felt that tea The taste is a bit bland. How about, Your Majesty take me to Jingguanxuan to taste His Majesty's coffee, I think it will not be worse than my Mandheling coffee in terms of taste."

Li Xi's heart skipped a beat.

He glanced at the door and found that the little eunuch had already left quietly.

Prevaricated: "I drink Arabica coffee from Ethiopia. The taste is relatively simple, but the aroma is strong. And it needs to put a lot of sugar and milk. I'm afraid it doesn't match the appetite of Supervisor Ito."

"It doesn't matter, as long as it's coffee, it must be bitterer than tea. Let's go now."

Li Xi's face froze.

Obviously, no matter what excuse he made, it couldn't stop Hirobumi Ito from going to Jingguanxuan to check it out today.

His cheeks trembled twice, and he gritted his teeth, wishing to tear the old eunuch into pieces.

He could only bring Ito Hirobumi out of the Shizuo Hall with heavy steps, and walked towards Jingguanxuan.

Halfway through the walk, Li Xi suddenly bent down and coughed loudly.

He coughed so hard that he seemed to die at any moment.

The old eunuch pretended to step forward and patted him on the back: "Your Majesty, are you all right? Why don't you get a doctor here."

Li Xi seemed to catch his breath, waved his hands and said, "No need, go get me a bowl of tea, I guess it's because I drank too much coffee, which is bad for my throat."

Ito Hirobumi was silent beside him, watching Li Xi's performance with cold eyes.

The more Li Xi procrastinated, the more he felt that Li Xi had a ghost in his heart.

So, he gave the old eunuch a wink.

The old eunuch got the instruction and ran wildly.

When he came back, he held the teacup with one hand and firmly pressed the lid of the cup with the other to prevent the water from splashing out, but the speed did not slow down.

When he got here, he was exhausted and out of breath, and his face was pale.

The corner of Li Xi's mouth raised a sarcastic smile, and he said to the old eunuch with a half smile, "You are really loyal."

He bit the word "loyalty" very hard.

The old eunuch had a thick skin and said with a smile, "This is what a servant girl should do."

Li Xi took the teacup and took a small sip.

The old eunuch reminded: "Your Majesty, this tea is no longer hot, you can drink it at ease."

Grass……

Li Xi couldn't bear it anymore, raised his leg and gave the old eunuch a kick.

He is old, and besides, he has been weak all his life and has no strength.

So the old eunuch didn't feel bad after being kicked. Instead, he said with a smile: "It's an honor for your majesty to kick your slaves. If your majesty has any resentment in your heart, you might as well kick them twice."

Li Xiqi's lips trembled.

It's wrong, it's really wrong, even a eunuch is riding on his neck to shit.

He threw the teacup to the ground, but it was not broken because it was thrown into the soil.

Li Xi pointed to the teacup and said, "Pick it up and send it back."

The old eunuch took a look at Ito Hirobumi, and saw Ito Hirobumi nodded, so he did so.

When the old eunuch left, Ito Hirobumi said, "The emperor, let's go."

Li Xi had no choice but to continue walking with him one after the other.

When he got up the steps, he pretended to have sore legs and beat his thighs as he walked.

After climbing the steps, he held on to a small tree by the side of the road and gasped for a while.

However, no matter how much you delay, you will finally arrive at Jingguanxuan.

Li Xi was terrified, pointed at the table and chairs and said, "Director Ito, please sit down."

Ito Hirobumi didn't sit down, he put his hands behind his back: "Emperor Tai, why don't you show me Jingguanxuan?"

Li Xi's heart beat violently: "I'm tired from walking, let's take a rest first."

Originally, he thought that by setting up a cabinet in the house, he could hide it well.

Thinking about it now, as Zhao Chuanxin said, it was full of mistakes and omissions.

There are flaws everywhere.

In case Ito Hirobumi wants to enter that room, he only needs to open the cabinet casually, and the telegraph inside will be exposed.

Ito Hirobumi smiled but said: "Since the Meiji Restoration, our Great Japanese Empire began to pay attention to the physical fitness of its citizens, following the example of the West, and carried out reforms in terms of basic necessities of life, food, housing, transportation, and physical exercise. So far, certain results have been achieved, and the height of the nationals has increased. .We didn’t even eat meat in the past, but now we don’t lack any custard, milk and fish. Your Majesty not only needs to eat well, but also exercise more to take care of the dragon’s body. Please.”

Li Xi grinds his teeth like a cow chewing cud, and his eyes roll around.

For a moment, he said helplessly: "Then Supervisor Ito can see wherever he wants."

"It's better for the emperor to lead me away."

From tidying up the coffee room to behind the curtains, Ito Hirobumi saw it in detail.

Finally, stop outside the rest room.

This is the last place.

Li Xi's heart was in his throat.

Itou Hirobumi pushed the door and entered.

After entering, he saw that there were only beds, tables, chairs and wardrobes in the room.

After he went in, he touched the table and found that it was clean and spotless.

From behind, Li Xi followed into the room with a pale face.

After entering the room, he was taken aback, Zhao Chuanxin was not there, and the bed was clean and tidy.

It was as if no one had ever entered here.

But Ito Hirobumi went to the closet.

Li Xi opened his mouth, wanting to stop it.

But at this time, even if he stopped, Ito Hirobumi would not stop obediently.

I could only watch Ito Hirobumi open the closet.

Li Xi's blood rushed to his head, his face turned from white to red, and then because of trembling, the red tide receded, and his face turned blue again.

however,
Ito Hirobumi opened the cabinet and took a look, then closed the cabinet with a normal expression.

Li Xi was dumbfounded...

what's going on?
However, Ito Hirobumi leaned over and ran his fingers across the ground. After turning his hands, there were more gravel in his palms.

"Your Majesty should reprimand the maids and eunuchs who cleaned the place. There is actually a lot of sand on the ground."

Li Xi's mind was blank, and he nodded instinctively: "I will reprimand them."

Then, Hirobumi Ito put his hands behind his back and left the room as if nothing happened.

Li Xi really wanted to open the cabinet to have a look, but he still held back.

After leaving the door, Hirobumi Ito said: "I wanted to taste His Majesty's coffee at first, but I suddenly found that I lost my appetite. I still have official business, so it is not suitable to stay in the palace for a long time, so I will leave."

Li Xi relaxed, and led someone to send Hirobumi Ito out of the palace gate.

On the opposite side of the palace, there are some Korean people scattered around in twos and threes.

If you look carefully, you will find that their eyes are dodging and wandering.

But Li Xi and Ito Hirobumi were not in the mood to observe these.

Li Xi and Ito Hirobumi, who was full of doubts, left, and immediately returned to Jingguanxuan.

The little eunuch came out from nowhere: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Mr. Zhao cut a hole in the wall behind the cabinet, and then cast a magic spell to make a stone cabinet behind the wall, in which our telegraph is hidden... "

　Brothers, at the end of the month, give me the monthly pass in your hand. In these three days, make up 150 tickets to form an integer.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)