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Chapter 73
For a while, Xu Hai was captured, Chen Zidan was poisoned and fell into a coma, Huan Zhongque's hands were crippled, and the three leaders were all in trouble.All the Japanese pirates had no idea, and they all closed their swords and stared.

Huan Zhongque endured the pain, sat up with all his strength, stared at Lu Jian and shouted, "Don't be complacent, brat, you've been poisoned by me, and you're not far from death." Lu Jian asked strangely, "What kind of poison did you get?" Huan Zhong Que Senran said: "I scratched your forehead with my finger, is it painful and numb?" Lu Jian was startled, and hurriedly observed silently.

Seeing this, Xu Hai was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Brother Gu, those caught in the 'Yin Corpse Sucking God's Palm' will die. If you let Xu go, I will ask Mr. Huan to give you the antidote."

Gu Zhen's heart sank, he looked at Lu Jian, and frowned slightly, Yao Qing also looked at Lu Jian and hesitated to speak.Seeing that the situation was not good, Shen Xiu hurriedly said: "Don't let him go." She took a step forward and stood in front of Gu Zhen, her eyes glaring fiercely.

Lu Jian concentrated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It doesn't hurt, and it doesn't feel numb." He tore off the mask, but saw a faint black mark on the middle finger, and suddenly realized: "It's so dangerous, this mask blocks the poison, and saves the blood." Killed me." Looking up, he suddenly saw Huan Zhongque staring blankly, and suddenly screamed: "You...you are the boy from that night, you...you are not dead?" Lu Jian nodded and said: "If you slap me, I will cripple your hands, and everyone will pull it straight."

Huanzhong was short of anger and hated, thinking that if Lu Jian was not dead, then Nineteen's sneak attack on Nanjing would be revealed, and in this way, he couldn't allow these people to leave.

Suddenly, I heard Gu Zhen laughing and saying: "Brother Xu, I won't kill you, but I want to ask you one thing." Seeing that Lu Jian was fine, Xu Hai was very disappointed, and said coldly: "If you ask about the traitor in East Island, Xu I'd rather die than talk about it." Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Don't ask this, just ask a private matter, because it's a matter of privacy, so it's inconvenient for my subordinates to hear." Xu Hai frowned and said, "What trick do you have?"

"Don't dare to be a trick." Gu Zhen smiled, "Brother Xu, please order me to leave the hall, so that our words will not be heard."

Xu Hai was very puzzled, but he was afraid that Gu Zhen would take the risk, so he had to say: "You retreat to the secret passage." Huan Zhongque thought that there was only one exit for this secret passage, so he guarded the passage so that they would not be afraid of them flying into the sky.He nodded immediately, was supported by his companion, and stared at Lu Jian, wanting to swallow him whole.

Yao Qing said crisply: "Huan Zhongque, have you ever been hurt by a snake tooth thorn?" Huan Zhongque was startled in response, looking back, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, he gritted his teeth and said, "That's right, we all worship that bitch Thanks." Yao Qing smiled and said, "Mother Wen Dai?" Huan Zhongque called out, "Who is it?"

Yao Qing smiled again, and said: "It's strange that she didn't kill you!" Huan Zhongque laughed sadly, his eyes suddenly burst into flames, and said sharply: "She made me look like a ghost, just like killing me!" What's the difference?"

Yao Qing stared at Huan Zhongque intently, as if that ugly face was very attractive, she nodded silently while watching.Shen Xiu looked at her with jealousy: "Junior Sister Yao is a fairy-like person, what are you doing looking at this ugly monster?" She wished she could cover her eyes with her hands, or teach her to turn her head and look at herself more.

Huan Zhongque led the crowd back to the secret road, Gu Zhen shouted: "Back back a little more." Suspicion arose in Huan Zhongque's heart, so he stopped still.Gu Zhen shouted: "Retreat or not?" Wiping the dagger on Xu Hai's neck, even though Huan Zhongque was ambitious, he didn't dare to bear the reputation of killing his master, so he had no choice but to retreat again. More than 200 people crowded in the narrow corridor, shoulder to shoulder, complaining endlessly.

Gu Zhen suddenly said: "Lu Jian, close the door." Lu Jian responded and closed the iron door with a "bang", and then summoned up all his strength to hang the iron bar heavily.

The gangsters did not expect this move, Huan Zhongque wondered, thinking that the hall is surrounded by huge stones, Gu Zhen closed the iron gate, isn't it a cocoon?

Shen Xiu couldn't help but said angrily: "Gu, you want to die, why do you put me on the back?" Gu Zhen smiled without saying a word, Xu Hai couldn't help but shouted: "Gu, what do you want to ask grandpa?"

Gu Zhen took out the compass from his arms, shook it, and said with a smile, "Brother Xu, what is this?" Xu Hai said angrily, "Compass!" Gu Zhen said, "What's the use of a compass?" Nonsense, very annoyed, said coldly: "Since it's a compass, it doesn't point the direction, it just looks at Feng Shui!"

"Exactly." Gu Zhen said with a smile, "Little brother just wanted to show Brother Xu a piece of good Feng Shui, and bless you to end your sons and grandsons!" Xu Hai said angrily: "The man with the surname Gu can be killed but not humiliated."

"Don't give yourself money." Gu Zhen sneered slightly, "You are a grassroots bandit who doesn't know a lot of big characters, and you are worthy of being called a scholar?" He found a rope, tied Xu Hai's five flowers, pulled a piece of cloth, and firmly blocked his mouth live.

The pirates outside the door slammed into the iron gate, making a loud bang.Yao Qing said impatiently: "Hurry up, stinky fox, which side will you go this time?" Gu Zhen walked to a wall and touched the iron-cast animal head on the wall: "What kind of beast is this?" With huge curved eyes and an iron ring passing through his nose, he couldn't help but suddenly said: "Bull's head."

Gu Zhen said: "The ox is Kun, the position of Kun is in the south, and the road is in the south." Turning the compass, he walked south, and came straight to the head of another beast. The beast was like a lion or a tiger, with an iron ring in its mouth, and it was ferocious.

Gu Zhen took down the torch, grabbed the iron ring and twisted it vigorously. There was a piercing sound, and the beast's head turned in response to the fourth turn. Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound, and the huge boulder under the beast's head slowly receded inward, revealing a gloomy big hole.Xu Hai groaned wildly, with a look of despair in his eyes.

The sound of the door banging became deeper and more chaotic, and Gu Zhen suddenly said, "Lu Jian, you take this guy in first." Lu Jian led Xu Hai into the cave, followed by Shen Xiu, and Yao Qing was about to follow when Gu Zhen took The torches in the lower hall were stamped out one by one, and Yao Qing pondered: "Yes, there must be a mechanism in the cave to restore the iron beast head to its original appearance, but no one inserted the torches back. If the Japanese pirates break through the door, it is wise to rely on this flaw. Then you can guess the mystery of the beast head, if you knock out the torch, this thief will definitely not be able to figure it out."

Thinking of this, I hated myself for being so late, I couldn't help but cursed "stinky fox" inwardly, and got into the hole angrily.Gu Zhen then climbed in, although the entrance was narrow, the inside gradually widened.Gu Zhen fumbled for a while, and found an iron ring, twisted it four times, only to hear the creaking sound, and the boulder closed again.

"Brother Gu is amazing." Shen Xiu said in a dark voice, "It's hard for Mr. Shen not to admire." Gu Zhen heard the jealousy in his words, and said with a smile, "I don't know how injured Brother Shen is, do you still need help from me?"

"Don't bother Brother Gu." Shen Xiu was very afraid of Gu Zhen after this matter, fearing that he would plot against him, he would rather bear the pain and do it himself.

Gu Zhen relaxed and walked aside, Pi Liyangqiu teased Shen Xiu's injury.Shen Xiu was at a disadvantage, with a sneer on her face, but she secretly felt ruthless in her heart: "Stinky boy, let me show you how powerful Grandpa is when we get to the ground."

But seeing a fork in the road, Gu Zhen searched for a signpost, and everyone walked in the maze for half an hour, when they were suddenly blocked by a stone wall.Yao Qing was about to look for the signpost, when she suddenly screamed, the candle fell to the ground, and the corridor was completely dark.Lu Jian and Shen Xiu shouted in unison: "What's wrong?" Yao Qing was trembling all over, unable to speak for a moment.

Gu Zhen leaned over to touch the candle, lit it lightly, and at a glance, there was a dead body lying in the corner of the wall. It was estimated that it had been dead for many years, and only the skeleton remained. It was very horrifying at first glance.

Gu Zhen looked back, Yao Qing's face was pale, with lingering fears still lingering, she couldn't help but smile and said, "A beauty is also afraid sometimes? Ha, interesting, interesting." Yao Qing gritted her teeth and said, "Stinky... stinky fox, make... Do you want to die?" Although his mouth was hard, he was extremely frightened and his legs went limp.

Gu Zhen laughed a few times, looking at the skeleton and pondering.Lu Jian said, "Why did this man die here?" Gu Zhen squatted down, looked at the robe on the withered bones, and suddenly said, "This is a royal property." Everyone was startled, Gu Zhen lifted up his robe and lowered his head. Said: "Look, the bottom is bright yellow, with a five-clawed flying dragon on it. It is not only a royal thing, but also the emperor's dragon robe."

Everyone was even more surprised, Lu Jian blurted out: "Could it be that he is the emperor?" Gu Zhen didn't answer, but groped around the skeleton for a while, and found a yellow silk package. When he unfolded it, he saw a jade seal, gold inlaid dragon buttons, It is crystal clear and transparent, and when the candlelight shines, it is even more radiant.

Gu Zhen stared at the printed text, and read in a low voice: "Designed to heaven, life will last forever..." After reading this, he suddenly stopped, pursed his lips and frowned, and looked at the package again, but it was a yellow silk cloth with crooked writing on it. He wrote a number of handwriting: "Rebellious uncle usurped the country, evil slaves rebelled against the master, there is no hope of restoration, there is hatred in the ages, hateful, hateful..." wrote six "hateful" in a row. At the beginning, it was clear, but gradually the strokes became scattered, and at the end, Almost unrecognizable.

Lu Jian couldn't help but asked: "What is this?" Gu Zhen sighed: "This is a book written in blood, written by this person before he died, it is so old that the blood has turned black." Lu Jian said: "Who is this person? How did you die here?" Gu Zhen sighed: "The posthumous writing is clear. He was an emperor, but he was betrayed by his uncle and took away his kingdom. Later, his servants also betrayed him, and he fled to the Here, I will die alone." Lu Jian frowned and said, "Is there such an unlucky emperor?"

"Yes." Shen Xiu said coldly, "When Zhu Yuanzhang's grandson, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen was in power, his uncle Yan Wang Zhu Di rebelled and invaded Nanjing and took his throne. I don't know where to go..." Speaking of this, he stared at the jade seal in Gu Zhen's hand, his eyes sparkling brightly.

Gu Zhen unbuttoned the dragon robe again, and said, "He was seriously injured before he came here." Everyone looked intently, and saw that the left chest of the skeleton had collapsed and four ribs were broken.Shen Xiu frowned and said: "This is the iron sand palm!" Everyone thought of him as the king of a country, and felt desolate in his heart.There was no sound in the secret passage, and a gloomy atmosphere permeated the air.

After a while, Gu Zhen broke the silence: "He was seriously injured and couldn't go far, the exit of this secret passage must be nearby." He looked around, but he couldn't see the road sign, he was puzzled, stared at the corpse, folded his hands and said with a smile, "Brother Emperor, offend one or two." Bending down to remove the skeleton, a steel ring was exposed in the corner of the wall behind the corpse.

Gu Zhen held the steel ring, pulled it backwards, and brought out a three-inch long steel cable.Just hearing a "bang", the stone wall on the left turned over, revealing a door, and the foul smell rushed towards them. Everyone hurriedly backed away, and dared not enter until the foul smell cleared away.

Gu Zhen held up a candle to shine a light, and suddenly said: "Be careful." When everyone looked at it, there was a passageway inside the door, with arrowheads stuck on the wall, and near the door lay a skeleton, dressed in brocade clothes and soap boots, with several arrows protruding from his body. Tail, holding a scroll tightly in his hand.

When Gu Zhen took the scroll, the deceased grasped it very tightly. With a little force, there was a "click" sound, and five miserable white finger bones scattered all over the ground.Gu Zhen said with a smile: "It's a sin." Zhan Zhou looked at it, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Lu Jian asked curiously, "What did you write?" Gu Zhen said, "This is an imperial edict written by Zhu Yuanzhang to his grandson, Emperor Jianwen." Lu Jian said, "What's the use of this?"

"It's very useful." Shen Xiu said, "With this edict, it is enough to prove that Emperor Jianwen is orthodox, and Emperor Chengzu is a conspiracy. Inference, the Ming emperors after Emperor Chengzu are all usurpers who bullied their ancestors and destroyed their ancestors." Only one person is not enough to rule the world."

Lu Jian was startled when he heard that, but Gu Zhen smiled and said, "It's just talking, even though Zhu Di usurped the rebellion, this edict has gone through many years, but it's just a dead thing, how can it be compared with today's million soldiers. , Whoever has soldiers and horses will be the emperor."

Shen Xiu snorted coldly and said, "Really, why did Emperor Chengzu send the Three Treasures eunuchs to the Western Seas seven times to find the traces of Emperor Jianwen? Isn't it for the Imperial Edict and the Imperial Seal?"

"What Chuan Guoxi?" Gu Zhen pretended to be surprised.Shen Xiu sneered: "Stop talking nonsense, don't pretend I didn't see it, the Chuan Guoxi is inside your sleeve."

Gu Zhen smiled, looked down at the corpse, and found a red sandalwood chiseled gold waist plaque, and wrote "Commander of Jinyi Guards, Prince Shaobao, Loyal Bozhang".

Gu Zhen couldn't help laughing and said: "This evil slave who rebels against the master is such a great official!" Seeing this situation, everyone understood.When the city was destroyed and the country was destroyed, Emperor Jianwen escaped from Miyagi through a secret passage with his trusted guards. Unexpectedly, the evil slave changed his mind temporarily and plotted to betray him.For a while, the weak-natured emperor and the guards with ulterior motives fought to the death in this gloomy tunnel. In the end, the evil slave was injured by the mechanism in the secret passage, but Emperor Jianwen was hit with a palm. Although he tried his best to shut down the engine, he blocked the evil slave behind him. , and finally died of his injuries, and died here in desolation.

Imagine the horror and tragedy at that time, everyone sighed, only Yao Qing saw the dead body, remembered some past events, and was extremely disgusted, and urged: "Take care of the emperor's slaves, what's so good about the dead?"

Lu Jiandao: "How to deal with this corpse?" Gu Zhen sighed: "Whether it's an emperor or an evil slave, once they die, they are all ignorant bones. This labyrinth is huge in scale, no less than the underground palace of the imperial mausoleum, and it is suitable to be their tomb " After saying that, she held up the candle and moved forward, Yao Qing was afraid that there would still be corpses, so she would never dare to compete with him again.

After walking for a while, stone steps suddenly went up, and after thirty steps, the dome was seen. Gu Zhen touched an iron pin as thick as an arm, pulled it away, and the dome opened, and the breeze poured in, bringing a fresh and cool feeling .Gu Zhen looked up, the night sky was bright and the stars were shining brightly, his pride surged for a moment, and he felt a sense of liberation and rebirth.

When everyone came out of the secret path, they could only see the fragrance of flowers and plants around them, the shaking shadows of trees, and the many palaces in the distance, casting Cui Wei's shadow in the moonlight.Lu Jian couldn't help but said, "What kind of place is this?"

Gu Zhen said: "This is the Forbidden City in Nanjing." Lu Jian was taken aback, and Shen Xiu smiled and said, "Wonderful, you only need to yell, and everyone will die!" Gu Zhen glanced at him and said with a smile, "Try it." Shen Xiu snorted, her eyes were extremely gloomy.

Gu Zhen turned around, looked at the exit, shook his head, and said, "There is a saying, 'You can see thousands of miles away, but you can't see your brows, and a candle can illuminate the world, but you can't illuminate your feet." Zhu Di searched all over China and went to the West seven times in order to find Emperor Jianwen. I didn’t expect this enemy to be right under Nanjing’s palace city.” At this point, he paused, “This secret road was built by Zhu Yuanzhang when he was building Nanjing, but it’s a pity that he didn’t use it, but left it to his grandson. "After that, cover the exit stone slab. There is a mechanism under the slate. Once it is closed, the iron pin will be buckled from the inside.

The exit is in the imperial garden, the night is dark, there are not many people around, only the low chirping of cold insects and the sad wind.Seeing that Gu Zhen closed the secret passage, Yao Qing couldn't help but ask, "Smelly fox, what should we do now?"

Gu Zhen said: "This palace city is huge, we might as well find a remote palace, where we can eat and sleep well, and hide for a few days." Yao Qing shook her head and said, "Zuo Feiqing's tracking skills are very evil, and he can stay in one place for a long time. I will be found. During these seven days, I will leave Nanjing, and the farther I go, the better."

Shen Xiu said with a smile: "Junior Sister said so, but I have a clever plan of 'fishing in troubled waters'. Before dawn today, there will be a big battle in Nanjing City. Taking advantage of the chaos, Junior Sister can escape from Nanjing without the knowledge of Feng Junhou."

Yao Qing wondered, "What war?" Shen Xiu pouted at Xu Hainu, "He made an appointment with Wang Zhi to attack Nanjing together. Unexpectedly, my father knew about it in advance, so he planned to catch all these Japanese pirates."

Yao Qing's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "When is it?" Shen Xiu looked up at the sky, "It's Jae Yin's time." Yao Qing raised her brows happily, and said, "Okay, let's go." After speaking, she stared at Lu Jian, but Lu Jian still hesitated , Gu Zhen smiled and said: "You two are invited, let's part ways."

Seeing Lu Jian's distressed face, Yao Qing bit her red lips with anger in her eyes, turned around and left.Shen Xiu smiled coldly at Gu Zhen, and said in a dark voice: "Everyone is not guilty, but he is guilty, Brother Gu must be careful." After saying that, he curled up his injured foot, jumped and jumped, followed Yao Qing, and suddenly heard Gu Zhen's words. Zhen laughed behind him and said, "Look, Lu Jian, does he look like a toad when he jumps around like this?" Lu Jian answered honestly, "In other words, there is a resemblance, but he is more handsome than a toad."

Shen Xiu was furious, and thought of dozens of tortures in her mind, and slowly tortured the two of them to death.He gritted his teeth while imagining, but Yao Qing felt that he was too slow, so she supported his elbow, jumped like flying, avoided the palace guards, came to a palace wall, planted the "evil factor", and gave birth to a long rattan.The two climbed over the wall along the vines, and left the palace city by the Yushui River. Yao Qing suddenly smiled and said: "Senior brother Shen, let's go!" ?”

(End of this chapter)