Will Ming

Back in his own house, Zhu Bushi burrowed into the study and did not come out until it was time to light the lamp. In fact, he had nothing to do, just stared blankly at the thick stack of dragon boats. The sample picture smirked.Although the emperor ordered their Zhu family to supervise the construction of the dragon boat, he has been busy with Zhu Yishi, but when it comes to the specific design of the dragon boat, Zhu Yishi even keeps it a secret from him.This is the family rule of the Zhu family, the real secret, only the head of the family can grasp it and then pass it on to the eldest son, who is the next head of the Zhu family.

Although Zhu Bushi is very talented in shipbuilding, he is not qualified to have access to such secrets as dragon boat samples.Even the craftsmen who participated in the design and construction of dragon boats have almost all been cleared out by the court.Naturally, too many people should not know the structure of the thing His Majesty wants to ride.It is said that the attack was from the Longting Guard in the palace, and even Yu Shihong, the prefect of Jiangdu County, did not know the details.

Anyway, the more than 800 craftsmen who participated in the construction of the dragon boat must have all died. Zhu Bushi did not dare to ask about how they died, nor did he want to ask.He has self-knowledge, if the Zhu family is not still used by the imperial court, apart from Zhu Yishi, the head of the family, even himself may disappear inexplicably.

The dragon boat is more than 120 feet long, with a four-story wooden building above it, more than five feet high. On the top is the main hall where the emperor handles the government affairs, the east and west court rooms, and the emperor's residence. There are more than 800 houses on the upper and lower floors. They are all court secrets, and once known by those with ulterior motives, it will inevitably be completely detrimental to His Majesty.Therefore, from the day the dragon boat was built, more than [-] craftsmen were transferred to the Shuian Shipyard. It is said that they wanted to build a "five-toothed" ship for the imperial navy to prepare for the conquest of Goguryeo.

However, none of the more than 800 craftsmen made it to Shui'an alive.

Zhu Bushi looked at the sample picture of the dragon boat and let out a long sigh of relief.

He carefully wrapped the sample drawing of the dragon boat with oiled paper, and then wrapped it with several layers of soft cloth, then got up and pulled out some bricks and stones under the bed, revealing a square secret hole.He took out a stack of letters from the secret cave, looked at them and put them aside, then put a sample of the dragon boat in it.After laying the bricks and stones, he picked up the letters and walked back to the desk and sat down again.

After reading all the letters again, Zhu Bushi's eyebrows gradually became cloudy.

"Who thought it would end so quickly and so easily?"

He murmured a sigh and then shouted to the outside: "Come here! Bring in a brazier!"

After a house slave came in, he took a look at Zhu Bushi, and asked a little puzzled: "Master, the weather is hot now, what do you want the brazier for?"

Zhu Bushi said angrily: "If I ask you to bring a brazier in, you can give it. There are so many gossips!"

The house slave trembled in fright, and quickly said: "I'll go right away, Master will wait."

"never mind!"

Zhu Bushi waved his hand and said, "Go out, without me, no one can come into the study. Madam can't either!"

"understood."

The house slave responded obediently, bowed his body and carefully exited the study.

Zhu Bushi got up and took the washbasin he used for washing, and then put the thick stack of letters into the basin, picked up one of them and lit it slowly with a fire pocket. After the flame was burning, he threw the letter into the basin.

"It's a disaster to keep these things, and I blame myself. I thought I could seize this opportunity to reach the sky in one step. Who would have thought that you would be so short-lived! You said that you are the right one, I am!"

As he spoke, he burned the letter.Suddenly there was a bang outside the window, Zhu Bushi immediately stood up and asked loudly, "Who is outside!"

No one responded, Zhu Bushi quickly walked to the door and opened the door to look outside, seeing a black figure just disappearing at the corner of the courtyard door, Zhu Bushi was startled, ran outside the courtyard door to look around, but was no longer there. Can't see that shadow either.Frowning, Zhu Bushi immediately yelled to call the servants of the nursing home, saying that he saw a thief coming in just now, and asked them to search the house carefully.More than [-] servants searched the house inside and out with sticks, but found nothing.

Zhu Bushi panicked, thinking that it might be someone from the Ye Family Cottage that the eldest brother said came to find out the details, and then ordered strict precautions for the past few days, and then walked back to the study quickly.When he entered the door, he took a look at the brazier first, saw that all the letters had been burned to ashes, and then opened the secret hole under the bed to make sure that the sample picture of the dragon boat was still there, so he breathed a sigh of relief.Standing on the spot and hesitated for a while, Zhu Bushi still felt unsafe, so he walked out of the study with the sample of the dragon boat in his arms, and went straight to his bedroom.

Before he left, a black figure came out from behind the bookshelf in his study room, took a few glances at the brazier and the secret hole under the bed, seemed to sigh lightly, and then carefully wiped away the shallow footprints by the window Go, jump out, and soon disappear.

Zhu Bushi came to his dormitory with the sample picture of the dragon boat in his arms. Looking left and right, there was no suitable place to hide it. When he was annoyed, his wife Liu hurried in and asked in panic when she saw Zhu Bushi. : "There was a thief at home? Why are the nurses patrolling the yard?"

Seeing his wife, Zhu Bushi's eyes lit up.

"You came just in time!"

He laughed loudly, and said triumphantly, "Quick, get your needle and thread, and help me sew these things into my old clothes that I don't wear!"

Liu was startled, and subconsciously asked, "What is this?"

Zhu Bushi laughed and said, "This...is a treasure comparable to life!"

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City West, Pleasure Inn

Liu Heikai drove the unremarkable carriage directly to the backyard of Yuelai Inn, handed the carriage over to the waiter for him to take good care of him, and then carried a bunch of newly purchased things from the carriage into the small courtyard.The waiter looked at the things in his arms, saw that there were things like rouge and powder, and then secretly smiled.He thought to himself that this big man with beards is pitiful enough. It is not shameful to take care of two beautiful daughters by himself, and even go out to buy things like rouge and gouache. The tube tops worn by the two delicate beauties may have been bought by a big man, and then there was a burst of envy.

Liu Heitai couldn't guess the nasty thoughts of the waiter in the shop, if he could guess, he might beat the waiter violently.

After entering the gate, Jiaer greeted him with a smile, "Brother Liu is back."

Liu Heita hurriedly said: "Miss Jia'er, please don't be so polite. The general asked me to help the second-rank leader, who is the second-rank leader's subordinate. Besides, you are always so polite, it seems that we are outsiders."

Ye Huaixiu came out of the room with a smile and said: "The second tier should belong to Big Brother Niu, and the third tier belongs to you, Brother Liu. The general transferred Big Brother Niu to the navy to serve as a second-in-command to Big Chen. The stall is also going to let you go, I begged the general to let you stay and help me first, but it has delayed Brother Liu's good place."

Liu Heitai quickly waved his hands and said, "They are all doing things for the general, so don't say such unreasonable things in the second class."

He scratched his hair and smiled honestly: "However, my temperament is really not suitable for doing things in secret espionage. If you want me to say that it is more enjoyable to fight on the battlefield. If you can't fight in the battlefield, it is good to go to the naval army .When we finish this trip, I will rush to report to the big stall!"

He was stunned for a moment and then changed his words: "At that time, everyone Ye should have already become a big leader."

Ye Huaixiu pursed his lips and smiled, "As you said, they are all doing things for the general."

Liu Heikai smiled and said, "I must say that the general is indeed accurate. It is just right for us rough people to lead the army. It is appropriate for you, Mr. Ye, to take care of the secret spies. You have just taken over the secret spies." God, they are really not the same as they used to be! Those little bastards are acting like ghosts now, they have all the skills in the past, and they used to fool me like a mother!"

Jia'er covered her mouth and smiled lightly, making a gesture of please.

Liu Heikai walked into the house, and suddenly realized that he handed the things in his arms to Jiaer and said, "This is what the secret agent got today, and this is the rouge powder for the second grade."

Jiaer looked at the box of rouge on the top and said in surprise: "Hey... how did Brother Liu know that my lady likes to use Sun Jinji's rouge?"

Liu Heitai blushed, and said embarrassingly: "How do I know, the general told me when I was out of Ze..."

Jia'er was startled, and subconsciously looked at Ye Huaishu.The latter pretended not to hear and see, and raised his head to see a white cloud in the sky just above his head, the cloud was calm and windy.

"Zhu Yishi and Zhu Bushi thought what we wanted was a dragon boat sample, so they were too careful!"

Jiaer changed the subject and said: "Yesterday when I went to Zhu Bushi's house, he was so careful that he hid the sample of the dragon boat in the secret hole under the bed! But it is precisely because of this that I discovered those things .”

She smiled and said: "A shipbuilder actually built a secret hole under the bed to hide things. This shows that he is not a simple person. His elder brother Zhu Yishi gave him the sample of the dragon boat. It was really wrong!"

The three of them entered the room while talking, and Liu Heizai said: "Because of Miss Jiaer's discovery yesterday, I took people to check several merchant shipping companies managed by Zhu Bushi, and found that this guy is really dishonest! That's all the information collected today, after a few days to check it carefully, there must be something to gain."

Jia'er laughed and said, "It's not because my lady is so good, I already guessed that Zhu Bushi is not that simple."

Ye Huaixiu smiled lightly and said: "It's not as powerful as you said, but I have seen more about the relationship between brothers of rich families. For so many years, I have never seen a brother who is harmonious with each other, so I thought of it." Check it out."

She said to Jia'er: "When you took those letters, didn't you leave any trace?"

Jiaer