I want to embrace the moon for nine days

Chapter 117 Thousands of volumes, the general returns to the city

This attic is one of the centers of the Qimen formation in the entire manor.

Qin Wuqiu presided over the formation and did not stay in one place when delivering orders. Finding his real-time location was even more difficult than finding Shi Miyuan.

If he hadn't encountered an opponent whose skill in formations was as high as the sky, and Su Hanshan's assassination of the leader was beyond expectation, which confused his mind for a moment, Qin Wuqiu would have been able to remove himself at any time.

Next to the body that was split in half, there were many rocking rods, compasses embedded in the ground, animal-headed copper rings that could be pulled, and many string bells hanging from the upstairs.

Chen Weiyang observed the building that he had split open and figured out the internal arrangements of these agencies.

The art of Qimen mechanism is not something that relies on the strength of a single person to dream up in a flash of the brain. It also has a process of continuous development from the pre-Qin period.

The transmission of mechanical power and the influence of natural forces all have corresponding rigorous theories, which must conform to the various laws of heaven and earth, just like water flowing downwards, steam rising, and heat transferring.

If you don't know how to make good use of these laws, it will violate the original intention of "using formations to defeat the strong with the weak."

But precisely because the laws between heaven and earth are the same, the theories compiled by various Qimen schools actually have something in common, which is convenient for future generations to learn, expand, and revise.

The formation methods Chen Weiyang learned were very different from Qin Wuqiu, but he was able to quickly grasp the context of the formation after breaking into the manor. This was the reason why.

Now, by observing the numbers of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches on these organs, and then checking the trends of the organs hidden in the building, he can deduce more clearly the location of the corresponding secret chambers that play different roles in the formation.

"Have you solved it here too?"

Su Hanshan grabbed one person in each hand and flew over. He was not hindered by any mechanisms or illusions on the way, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"What a powerful slash just now!"

Chen Weiyang said with a smile: "I just got a bargain. His formation, if there are private soldiers from the Grand Master and the seven factions of the Prime Minister's Mansion, set up defenses at the pass, guarding each other with light and dark, connected up and down, the power will be two times greater." It’s more than twice that, but you have already dealt with those people.”

While he was talking, he took matters into his own hands and fiddled with some of the mechanisms that could still be used.

Su Hanshan asked: "What is this for?"

Chen Weiyang was busy with his hands and said smoothly: "Those people in the secret room don't know the situation here yet. I'm going to give false orders and help them make some changes to their formations to block any reinforcements outside so that we can move again." one time."

Su Hanshan originally wanted to arrest Shi Miyuan and Ding Daquan first as a plan, but after hearing what he said, he left in no hurry and left the two of them on the ground.

Ding Daquan was still unconscious. After Shi Miyuan landed, his eyelids trembled.

Su Hanshan chuckled and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, the effect of Baiyun Drunken Immortal Pill on the Grandmaster is not very strong. You fell asleep only after I put the medicine in your mouth after you were seriously injured. If you still don't wake up after such a blow, then I have to wonder if you are already dead."

Shi Miyuan was yelled at by him and slowly sat up. His face was mottled with bruises and blood flowed from his eyes and nostrils, but his expression remained calm.

"The benefits a dead person can bring to you are definitely not as good as a living Shi Miyuan."

He opened his mouth and pulled the wound on his face. He couldn't help but cover the side of his face, gritted his teeth, and continued, "I have confidants all over the world, billions of assets, thousands of followers, tens of thousands of secret books, rare treasures and medicines, etc. Its number."

"You have taken me hostage, whether it is for the country, for the people, for yourself, for wealth, for power, for martial arts, there are long-term benefits. If you spare my life, I will do my best to cooperate."

Su Hanshan sighed: "You surrendered too quickly."

"This is what I'm used to doing."

Shi Miyuan was not ashamed and said eloquently, "Back then, I discussed with the Jin State. I could agree to any conditions of the Jin State. Afterwards, when we discussed the compensation, I also paid everything in full. This shows my credibility. You don't need to be coerced." You want to kill me, but you are worried that I will cheat."

"Actually, I am neither a good person nor a bad person. I am just a person who is good at seeking survival. If the Kingdom of Jin uses me, it will be a disaster for the country and the people. If you use me, I can also benefit all families."

"When I restored the posthumous title of King to Qin Hui, many people scolded me, but later on, didn't I also help Yue Fei draft a better posthumous title? This is another proof."

Only a few years after this man came to power, there were widespread complaints in both the government and the public. At that time, Zhu Xi's disciples also split into two factions. One faction believed that it upheld the principles of heaven and spoke out in court, but was squeezed and suppressed by him, while the other faction took the initiative to seek refuge with him. , use other means to promote Neo-Confucianism, remove its essence, take out its dross, talk about respect and inferiority, foolish loyalty, foolish filial piety, and use it to resolve the grievances of the people.

Shi Miyuan also felt that this method was too slow to take effect, so someone else came to him with suggestions to add more posthumous titles to Yue Fei, using Yue Fei's reputation to wash away the people's perception of him.

Sure enough, with this two-pronged approach, some people among the people who didn't know the whole story actually brought this old thief and Yue Fei together to discuss, feeling that the prime minister had good intentions and was a very good official.

It's just that some of the people he works for have turned out to be traitors, and this is something that cannot be avoided.

Maybe after a few more years, the Prime Minister will see clearly and punish these traitors?

Su Hanshan heard Zhang Shuwei talk about this past incident, how could he tolerate such a person living for much longer? His original plan was to take the two people away and ask Fuyaoshan to torture them before killing them.

Now he is even more murderous, and he has already thought of getting rid of this old thief first.

Chen Weiyang seemed to be interested in chatting with him and asked: "You levied excessive taxes on the people of the Song Dynasty. In the first few years, you did send the money to the Kingdom of Jin, but then most of it went into your own pocket. After that, the power of the Jin Kingdom Wei, you haven’t provided any assistance to the Kingdom of Jin, is this considered credible?”

Shi Miyuan said: "At that time, the emperor was in power, and I was trying to avoid his influence. Moreover, the Jin Kingdom was going crazy. On the one hand, it was going to war with Mongolia, and on the other hand, it was going south to invade the Song Dynasty and bring death to itself. You can't blame me for that."

Chen Weiyang said calmly: "The situation between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty could help you take power, so what benefits can we give you?"

"One more day you let me live is worth ten thousand taels of gold."

Shi Miyuan's posture was extremely low, and he cupped his hands, "At my age, since I have been captured by you, as long as you can tolerate me, I won't have to secretly cause trouble and fight you desperately. I am old and decrepit, and I am not willing to take that risk."

Chen Weiyang laughed, grabbed him by the back of his collar, and picked him up: "Then please give me some directions. Take us to see your collection of books first."

Su Hanshan picked up Ding Daquan and followed him.

The manor was still in chaos at the moment, with the sounds of agencies and guards running around everywhere.

But after Chen Weiyang modified the agency's instructions, those people were like headless flies, running around in various mazes such as peach forests and fake walls, and almost no one noticed the movement here.

Not long after, the four of them arrived outside a three-story building.

Chen Weiyang walked in, picked out a few books at random, read them, and said: "Most of these are medical books from previous generations and secret books of other sects. They should just be examples for reference by your disciples. Where are the results you have selected and expanded? "

Shi Miyuan pointed to a bookshelf. When he got there, he moved the bookshelf, then lifted up a square tile on the ground and pressed down the bronze tiger head sculpture.

The sound of the mechanism shifting came from the underground. Soon, a door opened on the ground next to it, revealing the steps leading to the underground.

They entered the underground secret room and saw only some jade statues and emerald ornaments.

Without Shi Miyuan opening his mouth, Chen Weiyang had already walked to one side and kept tapping on several square bricks on the wall. Then he suddenly exerted force and stepped on a stone slab dented under his feet.

The rumbling sound of the machine lasted longer this time.

After a while, hundreds of secret compartments popped up on the four walls of the entire secret room, and each secret compartment contained several books.

Shi Miyuan looked shocked and finally couldn't help but ask: "How do you know the mechanism here? Who are you?"

"Don't worry, I didn't buy the information from the people around you, I just have some knowledge of mechanism techniques."

Chen Weiyang looked at these hidden compartments and said to Su Hanshan, "I originally thought that I might have to find some sacks and pick out some important books to take away so as not to be divided up by others. Now it seems that it is not necessary."

"The mechanisms here are very careful. The secret cells are hidden in the secret passages. You are not directly exposed to this secret room. Once I change the method used to open the mechanism, if it were anyone else, they would not be able to find these at all. It’s hidden.”

Su Hanshan said in surprise: "Don't you take the secret book with you?"

Chen Weiyang said: "This manor will soon be ours, and we will live in it directly. When you read these secret books, you can also search for supporting evidence from the small building above. Wouldn't it be more convenient?"

Shi Miyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Exactly, you can live here directly, and you two can use all my things as you please."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Weiyang suddenly stretched out a finger and pointed at his heart.

Shi Miyuan's expression froze and he felt his heart being crushed.

"You deserve to die. Even if you live to this day, the sky will not open your eyes."

Chen Weiyang whispered, "Besides, for me, letting you die is more useful than letting you live."

Shi Miyuan's face was full of confusion, and he fell down in disbelief.

He just thought he could survive, but his life was gone in the blink of an eye.

Not to mention him, even Su Hanshan felt that things had changed a bit too fast.

Of course, the killing of this old thief was very good, but since he was going to be killed, why did he say that he could get this manor in an honest way?

Not to mention anything else, a prime minister died here. As the scene of the murder, this manor will be sealed off for investigation for several months at least. "Um……"

Su Hanshan pondered for a moment and then asked, "You said we will be able to read here soon. This is very soon. How long does it take specifically?"

Chen Weiyang was confident and said without thinking: "In three days."

Su Hanshan narrowed his eyes: "You are so confident, you are not just a descendant of the Xunlong Sword Sect, right?"

Chen Weiyang smiled and said: "We will go separately when we go out later. When we meet again in three days, you will understand. Why be anxious?"

As he spoke, he walked to the hidden compartments, took a look, picked up two of them, and handed them over.

"You've spent a lot of money today, so don't worry too much in the next few days. These two books alone should be enough for you to read for a few days."

Su Hanshan took it and took a look. It turned out to be a martial arts trick that focused on tempering the stomach and intestines. It happened to be something he had never seen before.

Coincidence? Or does this mysterious Brother Chen know what tricks he lacks?
"Haha, I like to sell things so much that I look like those middle-aged and elderly people who are trying to make things up."

Su Hanshan accepted the two books, "Then keep this sense of mystery and reveal it in three days."

After Chen Weiyang modified the mechanism, he took Shi Miyuan's body outside and dumped it in a random place.

Su Hanshan took Ding Daquan away and parted ways directly outside the manor without even saying a superfluous goodbye.

When Su Hanshan took a hidden path and sent Ding Daquan to Fuyao Mountain, Li Qiumian had just received a series of news.

"Shi Miyuan's manor was raided, and Zhao Lizong rushed to help, but was missed by the agency and was a step too late... The forbidden army arrived and had sealed off the manor, confirming Shi Miyuan's death and Ding Daquan's disappearance... Many guests and servants in the manor took away the treasures Escaped and disappeared..."

Li Qiumian looked at the secret letters in his hand one after another, and then at a certain blue-faced prisoner who had been sent to his study. The expression on his face was very subtle.

He had some doubts as to whether he was having a sweet dream, but he certainly wouldn't be so careless as to pinch his own thigh to see if it was true or false.

"Cold Mountain."

Li Qiumian paused for a while, "Can you let all of my hundred thousand descendants of Fuyao Mountain grow wings?"

Su Hanshan was drinking tea. He thought he heard wrongly and raised his head: "Ah? What did you say?"

"It's nothing."

Li Qiumian shook his head and looked away as if nothing had happened.

It seems that it is not a dream. If it were his own dream, everyone in Fuyao Mountain would definitely fly.

"So, how did you break through that manor even though you haven't broken through yet?"

Li Qiumian said, "When Leng Youming assassinated Shi Miyuan, I also went there in disguise. The combined power of the two masters was just spinning around on the outer layer of that formation."

"Although the manpower of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been weakened a lot by you recently, Qin Wuqiu is still there, and the formation mechanism has not changed. It should still retain the unpredictable changes."

Su Hanshan told everything about what happened before, and explained: "I encountered very few mechanisms. That formation was basically defeated by Chen Weiyang alone. He seemed to have attainments in the Qimen formation." He is still much higher than Qin Wuqiu, so he took advantage of the enemy and everything went smoothly without feeling any effort."

Li Qiumian touched his beard and looked a little strange: "Chen Weiyang?"

Su Hanshan said: "Do you know him?"

"About ten months ago, a man with this name took refuge in Marshal Meng's tent. Six months ago, he secretly came to Lin'an and inspected Shi Miyuan's manor. He came to the conclusion that the wealth of the country is ruined. , impeccable.”

Li Qiumian said slowly, "Six months later, he suddenly destroyed the formation that he once rated as invulnerable?"

Su Hanshan and Li Qiumian looked at each other for a moment, raised their hands and took a sip of tea.

"I understand."

Su Hanshan felt the aroma of hot tea and said with emotion, "But, we both went in masked anyway, why did he use Chen Weiyang's appearance?"

Li Qiumian shook his head and said: "Maybe he has his intentions, but he is sick, and he actually sneaked back to Lin'an in advance to do such a big thing. It's really..."

Su Hanshan smiled and said: "In short, we succeeded. When you find out the official information Ding Daquan has, it should be of great benefit to the activities of Fuyao Mountain. With the research results of Shi Mingyuan's disciples, it will also help solve the problem between me and Marshal Meng’s question.”

"I'm just curious now, how is he going to get Shi Miyuan's manor?"

After the Forbidden Army sealed off the manor, they spent two days and two nights searching the entire city.

At that time, Su Hanshan had returned to the house given to him by Jia Sidao. When Jia Sidao came to visit in person, he insisted that he was sleeping that day.

Jia Sidao was [-]% sure that Su Hanshan must be among the people who attacked the manor, but he really couldn't figure out who Su Hanshan was acting with and how he broke through that formation?
With no evidence and fear, Jia Sidao left the mansion peacefully.

After two days, not only were the murderers of Shi Miyuan not caught, there were no clues about the missing Ding Daquan.

The safety of the current prime minister and the current censor was not guaranteed. It was really disrespectful to the country and naturally caused people to panic. No matter how indifferent the emperor was, he could not tolerate such things and got angry about it many times.

And on the early morning of the third day, Marshal Meng took a carriage with only one driver and returned to the bustling Lin'an City. In the morning, he went to the palace to pay homage to the emperor.

At noon, Jia Sidao hurried into the palace with two portraits and found Dong Songchen.

"Dong Gong, come and see."

Jia Sidao unfolded two portraits in the Nuan Pavilion, "This masked man is the surviving servant of the prime minister's house that day, and the figure seen by people nearby. Naturally, there is nothing visible about his face, but if you look at this figure and his This sword on my back."

"Exactly the same as Meng Zhaoxuan's coachman!"

Jia Sidao finally solved his confusion and was very excited, "I think this person must be extremely proficient in the Qimen Formation. That is, he and Su Hanshan teamed up to break through the manor."

"Even if there is no evidence, just based on these similarities, we can take Meng Zhaoxuan seriously."

Dong Songchen looked at the two portraits, his face as dark as water, and said: "There is no need for us to break up with them."

Jia Sidao said quickly: "It wasn't necessary before, but this time, they were too presumptuous and directly dealt such a heavy blow to Shi Miyuan's faction. Now apart from his faction, we are the only ones left in the court." Yet?"

Dong Songchen said helplessly: "But the officials just issued an order for Meng Zhaoxuan to investigate this case."

Jia Sidao was stunned: "What?"

"When he met with the officials, he only briefly mentioned the major issues that he was going to discuss. When he saw that the officials expressed disapproval, he immediately stopped talking and went along with the flow. He talked about the recent major events in the city. This was not only about the murder case in the Prime Minister's Mansion. ?"

Dong Songchen sighed, "This is really a hot potato. You haven't done your best to investigate and deal with it recently. I thought I could help you push this big trouble out of the way, and I added a few words to add fuel to the flames, but in the end..."

Jia Sidao was speechless for a moment.

The emperor had just issued an order for Meng Zhaoxuan to handle the case, and he went to get a copy of it. Isn't this a slap in the emperor's face?
Not to mention that there is no evidence, even if there is evidence, you cannot start at this time.

"but."

Dong Songchen muttered, "I think Meng Zhaoxuan's body is indeed failing. Judging from his current demeanor, breathing, and pace, I'm afraid he can only display second-rate martial arts. The fifth hall at the end of Lian Kuang Ancient Hall Not even the Lord."

"The greatest master in the world, if he is in this state, he must be seriously ill and not far from death."

"The fact that he sent his capable men to attack Shi Miyuan is even more evidence that he was eager to get the martial arts secret book in Shi Miyuan's hands to extend his life."

Jia Sidao frowned and said: "I sealed off the manor and couldn't find the most essential martial arts secret books. It seems that his men didn't find it either, so he wanted to take the title of investigating the case. But he really Is your illness this serious?"

Dong Songchen nodded and said: "Maybe if we wait for a while, he won't even have the strength to hold a knife. Although we have been slightly different from him in the court in recent years, after all, there is nothing around him that he urgently needs. "

"As long as he can't find a way to extend his life, we can still sit back and relax."

Jia Sidao calmed down: "When the Imperial Army searched the whole city in the past two days, they found many clues, especially near the main hall of Kuanggu Hall..."

"Oh, even if he finds a way to extend his life, there will naturally be people who will stop him. When they fight together, we will see whether we should push him or not."

Having said this, Jia Sidao let out a long sigh.

"In fact, I respect Marshal Meng very much. It would be best if he stayed at the border obediently and stopped meddling in court affairs. Alas, I hope he doesn't get to the point where we need to take action."

(End of this chapter)