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Chapter 233 Mechanical mystery, treasure map mural

a few days later.

Guangzhou House.

Luo Heng was sitting in a teahouse, sipping morning tea leisurely.

Suddenly several men walked in outside the door.

Yelling for the waiter to serve refreshments.

Several people looked around and sat down not far from Luo Heng.

After the waiter served tea.

One of the big men was holding a tea bowl and suddenly sighed.

He said depressedly: "Oh, we brothers, I don't know how many more days we can live in such a carefree life..."

Someone next to me asked: "Brother, why are you so worried? It's not our fault that the thing is lost."

"What do you know? Those things from the Mechanical Bureau are fine if they are left there and get rusty.

"But now that it's lost, the gentlemen at the government office suppressed it.

“A big guy weighing several thousand kilograms, just disappearing like this, there must be someone inside.

"All of us will not be able to live a peaceful life if we don't find out who the traitor is."

The leading man looked gloomy and cursed angrily: "If I knew who stole the machine by crawling inside and outside, I would make him regret being born in Guangzhou."

"What is the situation? Brother, please tell us. Since Governor Zhang left, the Machinery Bureau has been locked. It is an empty warehouse that cannot even hold a mouse. Except for some large iron rods bought from foreigners, pimple.

"You have nothing, why are you suddenly worried about it?"

The leading man took a sip of tea, shook his head and sighed: "We don't know the specific situation.

“All I know is that there were all those machines in the room of the Machinery Bureau, and overnight, they all fucking disappeared.

"The Qiu Ba who guard the Yamen usually like to knock some scraps from those machines and ask the blacksmith to make a knife or mend a pot or something.

"I heard that the iron made by foreigners is the most useful.

“I don’t want to think that the last time someone went in to knock on iron, only to find that the whole room was empty.

“The garrison Yamen did not dare to conceal such a big matter, and finally reported it to the Governor’s Mansion.

"The Governor was furious. That was Governor Zhang, who spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to buy it from foreigners.

"Although it was locked in the warehouse, no gun was made.

"But now Governor Zhang is in Hubei and has set up a new gun-making bureau. I heard that it has produced good guns, and they are no less powerful than those bought from foreigners.

“Our Lord Governor of Guangzhou Prefecture is discussing whether to reopen the Machinery Bureau.

"As a result, at this juncture, such a big piece of machinery has disappeared. Are you annoyed?"

"No way? I've seen that big guy in the Mechanical Bureau's warehouse before.

"Not to mention anything else, just the base, made of pure steel, weighs over a thousand pounds. Who can be so capable? It was moved away without any movement at all?"

Luo Heng drank tea.

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

These people speak without any cover.

It was just for fun.

I didn't expect that the conversation would actually come to me.

Not bad.

After leaving Shahe Town that day.

Luo Heng came to Guangzhou Mansion.

When I arrived in Guangzhou, I made some inquiries and found the Guangzhou Machinery Bureau.

Seeing the complete rifle production line, just locked in the warehouse and moldy.

How could Luo Heng be so polite?

Taking advantage of the convenience of having space in my backpack, I directly connected the equipment and parts and collected them all at once.

Speaking of which, the current governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is surnamed Li, and his name is Li Hanzhang. Many people in later generations may not be familiar with this.

But when it comes to his younger brother, you must be familiar with it.

It was Li Hongzhang who, together with Zeng Guofan, Zhang Zhidong, and Zuo Zongtang, was known as the four famous officials of the Zhongxing Dynasty in the late Qing Dynasty.

When Li Hanzhang was in office, he did not do much business.

Indulging in gambling, prostitution, and corruption, after taking over the power of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi from Zhang Zhidong.

In just a few years, the security situation in Guangdong and Guangxi was reduced to a mess by him.

He said that he wanted to learn from Zhang Zhidong in running foreign affairs and restart the Machinery Manufacturing Bureau to manufacture guns.

Luo Heng could only laugh...

"Let me tell you, this matter is not necessarily done by the mole..."

The men from the green camp continued to chat.

A person next to him asked curiously: "What did Brother say? If it weren't for the cooperation of the insider, who would be so capable of stealing such a big machine?"

The leading man had a mysterious smile on his face.

He lowered his voice and said: "Brothers don't know something. I have a friend from the same hometown who is now working as an errand in Foshan.

"Some strange news came to us a while ago, saying that there were ships belonging to those foreigners parked at the Foshan pier.

"A strange thing happened some time ago. In one day, all the stored grain and firearms were stolen.

"The foreigners were furious and asked the prefect Qin of Foshan for an explanation."

His voice was extremely low when he said this.

However, with Luo Heng's ears, it was completely fine.

The person next to him nodded and said: "I have heard a little about this matter, but it doesn't mean that the Qin magistrate in Foshan has solved the case.

"This matter was probably done by Lei Zhui, a remnant of the Boxer of Justice. That guy was so audacious that he took the pseudonym Lei Yixiao, donated money to a thousand chief officials, and went in and out of the magistrate's office openly..."

The leading man chuckled and said: "What did the remnants of the Boxer of Justice do? Those guys really have the ability to steal things from the foreigners' ships without anyone noticing."

"Can we ask the foreign army to break the old nest? There must be someone else.

"Think about it again, the Foshan magistrate's office has already been asked to deal with the thunder cone? I'm afraid the bones are already smelly by now.

"Is the incident in our Machinery Bureau similar to the incident in which the foreign ship was stolen?"

The people at the same table suddenly realized.

They all nodded: "Brother said it, it's really similar. Could it be done by the same group of people?"

When Luo Heng heard this, he felt even more amused, even the foreigners in Foshan.

The governor of Guangzhou.

The investigation of the case caused a stir in the city.

These top soldiers from the green camp were bragging and talking nonsense.

But he accidentally told the truth.

It's just that these people report their guesses.

The governor's offices of Guangdong and Guangxi would not believe it either.

How could they imagine the magical existence of backpack space?

Luo Heng listened for a while.

Those guys had already started to talk about other topics.

Get up silently.

I threw a piece of Longyang to the buddy.

I strolled out of the teahouse.

He walked directly onto the pier, ignoring the soldiers and government officials on the pier who stared at the passers-by.

Luo Heng was well dressed, and he looked like he was not a poor man.

No one came to check on him at all.

Got on a passenger ship bound for Foshan.

One day later, we returned to Shahe Town.

When Fang Tian saw the mechanical equipment brought back by Luo Heng.

Everyone was stunned.

This production line ranges from lathes to assembly lines.

At the beginning, Zhang Zhidong went directly from the steel embryo to the finished gun.

There is also bullet production, which is introduced in a one-stop and all-round way.

With this set of equipment, all you need to do is get steel, gunpowder, and copper.

Production can begin immediately.

Luo Heng left some gold for Fang Tian and asked him to send people out to find gun-making talents.

Luo Heng himself prepared to go north.

But Luo Heng didn't wait for Luo Heng to move yet.

Someone else came to the door.

It is the Red Lotus Virgin Mary and Miao Sanniang illuminated by the red light.

They came to Luo Heng just to ask Luo Heng for help.

Looking for the lost picture of the constellations and gods.

The traitor Lei Zhui who stole the map has died in Luo Heng's hands.

The whereabouts of the treasure map are now unknown.

According to Miao Sanniang, she used the secret method of the White Lotus Sect to sense.

It can only be found that the treasure map had been stored in Baozhilin for a short period of time.

But now, I can't find it anywhere.

The two suspected that the treasure map might be hidden in the prefect's Yamen in Foshan.

Just because Luo Heng killed Lei Zhui happened too suddenly.

Thunder Cone had no preparation at all.

Treasures like the Xingxu Zhengshen Diagram were related to his cultivation.

The thunder cone will most likely be carried with you.

The red light shone on these people, and they also wanted to sneak into the Foshan magistrate's office to look for them secretly.

It's just that the Qin magistrate was frightened twice by Luo Heng.

My courage was broken.

Today's magistrate's office is open both inside and outside, no matter day or night.

All are heavily guarded.

The Holy Mother of Red Lotus and Miao Sanniang never found a chance.

Then I thought of Luo Heng, since he could easily kill Lei Zhui from the surrounding of dozens of government officials.

Presumably Qinggong must be very good.

Then I wanted to ask Luo Heng to help me find it.

Luo Heng looked at the two people speechlessly.

I don't know how to answer.

Qinggong?very good?
Luo Heng has never practiced Qing Gong so far, right?
In the end Luo Heng agreed to the matter.

The main reason is that he is also very curious about the picture of the constellations and gods.

I heard it from the three brothers of the Yuan family.

The White Lotus Sect’s Starry God Picture shows the portraits of 360 starry gods.

It's lifelike and very expressive.

When the three brothers mentioned it, they all said that when looking at the picture of the true gods of the stars, it was like seeing the true form of the gods with their own eyes, just like living creatures!

All members of the White Lotus Sect can only practice the White Lotus Contemplation and condense the Dharma Body of the Ming Shen under the diagram of the Righteous God of the Stars.

The three of them bumped into each other by mistake and became the gods in the March Palace.

But he is not one of the 360 ​​righteous gods of the stars in the tradition of White Lotus Sect.

The three brothers didn't know the reason for this.What kind of god is the red lotus dharma form that Luo Heng made by himself?

So far I haven't found anything.

I also want to compare it with the Xingxu Zhengshen chart to see if I can find anything.

Although Luo Heng does not know Qinggong, it is not difficult to enter the prefect's Yamen.

Came to Foshan again.

Luo Heng led Miao Sanniang.

Straight to the door with a swagger.

He looked at a team of more than ten guards standing at the door.

Miao Sanniang instinctively felt a little nervous.

Involuntarily, he took a step forward, leaned towards Luo Heng, and reminded him in a low voice: "Luo Heng, you don't want to go in like this, do you?"

Luo Heng chuckled and stepped forward directly.

Several government officials immediately blocked the way.

One of them saw Luo Heng's face clearly, his expression suddenly changed, he cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Luo. I wonder if Mr. Luo is here today...?"

"You go in and report, tell Master Luo that I have something to say to him."

Luo Heng waved his hands and smiled.

The guard leader quickly smiled and said: "Mr. Luo will follow the villain inside and wait. I will send someone to inform Master Luo..."

Miao Sanniang looked at Luo Heng in surprise.

"You...are you related to that Master Luo?"

Luo Heng chuckled: "We are not relatives, but we just recognized the same clan when we came back last time."

Miao Sanniang was speechless.

In vain, she had speculated along the way as to what means Luo Heng would use to enter the Yamen.

Didn't expect it to be so easy.

The two were taken into a side hall inside the Yamen.

Not for a while.

Footsteps sounded outside, and Master Luo's slightly shrill voice came in.

"Haha, dear brother, you haven't come to the Yamen to see me for many days. What kind of wind brought you here today?"

When the words fell, the person happened to arrive at the door.

Seeing Luo Heng, Master Luo acted extremely affectionately.

He quickly stepped forward to pull Luo Heng's arms.

Luo Heng calmly avoided it and said with a faint smile: "I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. I came to see you today. I have something I want you to help me with."

Master Luo's affectionate behavior was avoided by Luo Heng.

Don't worry either.

He immediately smiled warmly and said, "What's the matter, dear brother? Just say it.

"Is it possible that you were not satisfied with the location of the shop I found for you last time?"

Luo Heng shook his head and said with a smile: "That shop is just for the people of Shahe to find a place to stay in Foshan.

“It is also convenient for selling Shahe’s products and purchasing needed daily necessities in Foshan.

"There's someone else taking over over there, but I've never seen it."

There was a sneer in his heart, he was indeed an old fox.

This is to point out that he has contributed to the store's affairs.

Master Luo smiled and said: "Brother, you can go and take a look when you have time. The location of that store is the most prosperous area in the city.

"I don't want to transfer it easily. Brother, I was forced to run a short leg before I took it for my dear brother."

Luo Heng nodded and said with a smile: "That's really hard work, brother.

"But this time, I came to see you because my friend Miss Miao has an heirloom in her home.

"It was previously stolen by the remnant of the Boxer Fist, Thunder Cone. Now I heard that Thunder Cone has been killed by my brother and the prefect, so I came here to inquire about it.

"She originally thought that the magistrate's eldest lord and elder brother had avenged her family, so she would leave the thing to the eldest lord and elder brother as a thank you gift.

"It's just that I heard about this and know that you, brother, are not the type to covet other people's treasures.

"How could she care about the heirloom of her family? If it spreads out, it will ruin the reputation of the prefect and my brother in vain.

"So I brought her over and told her face to face. If the treasure really fell into the yamen, I will definitely return it to her.

"At that time, I will just reward my brother separately. If she is not here, I can hide the thunder cone elsewhere to relieve her worries.

"It can be regarded as helping my brother and the prefect clear their reputations..."

Master Luo looked at Luo Heng in shock, and then at Miao Sanniang, who was pulled to his side by Luo Heng.

I just couldn't think of how to reply for a long time.

Miao Sanniang was also dumbfounded at this time.

How did Luo Heng say this?

There were very few officials in the Qing court who were not greedy.

The prefect Qin of Foshan and Master Luo in front of him have not been in Foshan for a long time.

But he is already greedy for fame.

Luo Heng actually said something about clearing the names of the two of them?
The two of them didn't know there was a treasure around Lei Zui.

When Luo Heng said this, wasn't he reminding others?

If it weren't for the fact that the two of them were in a heavily guarded yamen.

Miao Sanniang didn't wait for Luo Heng to finish speaking before she stepped forward and blocked his mouth.

"Brother? The treasure won't really be left in the Yamen, right?"

Master Luo suddenly came to his senses.

Looking up, he saw Luo Heng smiling but not smiling, staring at him with squinted eyes.

My heart suddenly trembled.

Chi asked: "I wonder what the heirloom that my dear brother mentioned is exactly?"

Lei Zhui was suddenly killed by Luo Heng in front of him and took his life.

There is a lot of gold and silver to carry around.

There are also several valuable treasures.

Later, when Nengren Temple was cleared, a lot of money and jewelry were seized from those fake monks.

Now naturally they all fall into the pocket of Qin Zhifu.

As a confidant, Master Luo actually made a fortune.

Master Luo couldn't figure out which treasure Luo Heng was talking about.

Miao Sanniang stared at all this with her mouth agape.

I was even more surprised.

Do you want to hear what Master Luo means?Are you really willing to hand over the treasure you ate?
Upon hearing Master Luo's inquiry, he quickly replied: "It is a silk painting with images of 360 constellations and gods.

"The scroll made of brass is actually not worth much, just because it is an ancestral item..."

She didn't forget to add one sentence at the end.

Master Luo thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "Xian brother, Miss Miao, I will tell you both.

"I really found some valuable jewelry and gold around Lei Zhui.

"But I have never seen any scrolls."

When Miao Sanniang heard this, she immediately became anxious and asked, "Could it be that it was left at his residence and was missed?"

Luo Heng patted her arm, signaling her to calm down.

He smiled at Master Luo and said, "Brother, think about it again. Could it be that someone hid it secretly during the search of the house?"

Master Luo shook his head: "I was present at Lei Zhui's residence in the Yamen and the clearing of Nengren Temple.

"I really have never seen any calligraphy and painting. That Lei Zhui Yijie martial artist, let alone calligraphy and painting, has never seen even a piece of paper."

Luo Heng looked at Miao Sanniang.

I was thinking in my heart, could it be that Lei Zhui didn't bring the Xingxu Zhengshen Diagram with him.

But hidden somewhere else?
At this time, Master Luo suddenly clapped his hands and said with a smile: "When it comes to Leizhuizang's calligraphy and paintings, I have never seen them.

"But I have actually seen one of the statues of the stars and gods you mentioned, but it was just a mural..."

"Where?" Luo Heng frowned and asked, "Brother, would you like to take us to see it?"

Master Luo smiled and said: "That place is not difficult to find. It is the Nengren Temple that is occupied by Leizhui's gang. It is painted on the most conspicuous main hall wall..."

Luo Heng couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Miao Sanniang also shook her head slightly.

The Holy Mother of Red Lotus and a group of disciples of Hong Lanzhao came to Foshan just to find Thunder Cone.

It's been so long.

Except for the prefect's yamen.

Almost all other places where thunder cones have appeared have been searched.

How could we miss such an important place as Nengren Temple?
Their White Lotus Sect has secret techniques.

You can sense the aura of the Constellation’s True God Picture.

If it were in Nengren Temple, it would be impossible to miss it.

Seeing Miao Sanniang's expression, Luo Heng knew that she had the same idea as him.

But those people in the yamen.

Ransomware searching for treasures is definitely an expert job.

Come to think of it, Master Luo wouldn't be guilty of lying to himself because of a silk painting of unknown value.

Luo Heng could only shake his head and said: "Then let's go and have a look. I won't bother you, brother, to lead the way..."

The location of Nengren Temple.

Luo Heng and Miao Sanniang naturally knew.

Soon the two came to Nengren Temple.

This is because Monk Kongkong and other accomplices of Lei Zui are working as flower monks and abducting people.

It was seized by the troops led by the prefect's Yamen.

At this time, there was still a seal on the door.

The closed door naturally couldn't stop Luo Heng and Miao Sanniang.

The two jumped directly over the wall and entered.

Walk directly into the main hall.

Look up at the wall on the left side of the main hall.

I saw that on the wall, there was indeed a mural of many gods.

The painting is pretty good, and the lines look simple.

Each character is simply sketched, and at first glance, it looks like the lines of a freshly drawn draft.

It also seems like a simple cartoon from later generations.

It is completely inconsistent with the aesthetics of literati and painters of this era.

Luo Heng was somewhat impressed by what he saw. After all, he had seen animation cartoonists with a simpler style than this before...

Miao Sanniang was shocked when she saw this painting.

His eyes widened in disbelief.

Luo Heng noticed her expression and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you? Isn't this mural what you call the Constellation of the Righteous God?"

Miao Sanniang nodded excitedly: "It's really a picture of the true gods of the stars..."

Luo Heng was stunned: "Didn't you say that the picture of the righteous gods of the stars is a silk painting? Is this a mural?

"Besides, this painting is on the wall. Didn't you find it when you came back here?"

(End of this chapter)