Tiantang

Chapter 118 Shocking Secret
Chapter 126 The Shocking Secret

Zhang Xuan led people to rush to the original Rongwang Mansion.

Although it didn't take long, the large signboard of Prince Rong's Mansion has been removed, and the solemn "Great General's Mansion" plaque has been hung.Zhang Xuan stood in front of Gaoshen's mansion, looked around, and strode in with a little emotion.

Zhou Xuchu quickly followed with a few trusted soldiers.

Rong Wang Mansion is one of the most luxurious houses in Chang'an City, probably related to Rong Wang's high status among the princes' children.The tall gate and deep house, carved beams and painted pillars, are beautiful and magnificent. In terms of scale, it is at least three times larger than Zhang's mansion.

The so-called Houmen is as deep as the sea, just the corridor from the front yard to the back yard, with Zhang Xuan's rapid pace, it took more than a cup of tea, which shows how big and deep this mansion is.

The mansion was unusually quiet.In the past, the maids, eunuchs, servants, etc. of Prince Rong's Mansion, except for those who died in the mutiny, were gathered in a corner of the front yard and were closely monitored and guarded by the soldiers.

The backyard of the mansion is an independent "compound palace garden" where King Rong and his family lived. It is connected with the two courtyards in the front yard by a wide and horse-riding path, but at the same time, the courtyard can be closed tightly.

On the front of the backyard is a large flower hall, and at the moment there are two columns of soldiers guarding the entrance of the flower hall solemnly.

Seeing Zhang Xuan bringing Zhou Xuchu and others over, the two ranks of soldiers did not dare to neglect, and immediately bowed down and sang in unison: "Greetings, General!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand and floated in.

Zhou Xuchu followed closely, hesitated for a moment, waved his hand, and asked the soldiers to close the hall door tightly.At the same time, he lowered his voice and said in a deep voice, "Close the door of the hall, and no one is allowed to enter the flower hall without the general's military order. Anyone who violates the law will be killed!"

"Here." All the soldiers said loudly.

Zhang Xuan stood in the hall and looked around, Xiao Shisanlang flashed out from behind a beautiful screen in the hall, and strode over.

"Great general!" Xiao Shisanlang, who was dressed in the school lieutenant's uniform, hesitated a little, but still smiled and bowed his hands in salute.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "Brother, there is no need to be like this. There are no outsiders present. When you and I meet each other, don't be so unfamiliar."

Xiao Shisanlang shook his head, "Courtesy cannot be revoked. Since someone has joined the army, how dare he refuse to worship the general when he sees him?"

Seeing what Zhang Xuan wanted to say, Xiao Shisanlang smiled and said, "It's about the general's prestige, how can it be abolished because of someone? Well, in private, you and I are still brothers, but in business, someone is Subordinate, don't be rude."

Zhang Xuan sighed, but didn't insist anymore.Because he understood that since Xiao Shisanlang was working under him, he still had to maintain some respect and etiquette after all, otherwise, if he fell into the eyes of others, it would be disrespectful, and it would not be good for his personal future.

"General, someone led someone to search here, and accidentally discovered that behind this screen, there is a secret passage underground." Xiao Shisanlang led Zhang Xuan and Zhou Xuchu around the screen, and a black hole suddenly appeared on the ground in front of Zhang Xuan. Painted holes.

Zhang Xuan took a deep breath.

After pondering for a long time, he said softly, "Has this matter been publicized?"

Xiao Shisanlang smiled knowingly, and said softly, "General, don't worry, a certain family discovered the secret passage, and no one knew about it except Captain Zhou. Those soldiers were ordered to stay outside, No one is allowed to enter without the order of the general."

Zhang Xuan snorted, and slowly turned his head to glance at Zhou Xuchu.

Zhou Xuchu's heart trembled, and he bowed and said in a low voice, "The last general will never dare to leak any information."

Zhang Xuan nodded and smiled, "Brother, how about lighting the torch and following me in for a look?"

Xiao Shisanlang had prepared the torch a long time ago. Hearing what Zhang Xuan said, he didn't talk nonsense, so he lit the torch directly, and then took the lead to walk down the secret passage along the secret ladder.

Zhang Xuan regained his composure, and then went down.

Knowing that he couldn't follow, Zhou Xuchu obediently stood guard at the entrance of the secret passage.

There is a secret passage in the Rongwang Mansion, which obviously involves some confidential matters of the Rongwang Mansion.Maybe, this is the private treasury of King Rong.But now the owner of this Prince Rong's mansion has been replaced by Zhang Xuan, no matter what secrets or treasures there are, they all belong to Zhang Xuan.

Naturally, the fewer people who know about such important and confidential matters, the better.Zhou Xuchu felt that he had not yet become Zhang Xuan's real confidant, so in order to avoid the taboo of the general, it was better to pretend that he could not see anything.

Therefore, Zhou Xuchu did not follow.

Let’s say that Zhang Xuan and Xiao Shisanlang descended into the secret road and walked slowly along the dark and winding secret road as tall as a person. In about half a cup of tea, Zhang Xuan estimated that they had walked about 500 meters away. , Under the light of the torch, a secret room appeared in front of the two of them.

The secret room door is locked.

Zhang Xuan stepped forward to observe carefully for a moment, then nodded and smiled at Xiao Shisanlang.

Xiao Shisanlang handed the torch in his hand to Zhang Xuan, and then he drew his sword and slashed vigorously, only to hear a click, and the copper lock fell to the ground.

With the sword in his chest, Xiao Shisanlang pushed hard, and the door of the secret room swung open.

There was no gloomy musty smell in the air, and Zhang Xuan immediately understood that this secret room must have been opened unexpectedly for someone to come in and out, otherwise, it would never be like this.

The secret room is huge, filled with dozens of black lacquered iron boxes.Zhang Xuan leaned over to open one, dumbfounded: it was full of shining golden leaves!
With trembling hands, Zhang Xuan immediately opened the other iron boxes, which were similar with minor differences, either gold or silver, and there were several boxes containing round jewels and jade.

The corner of Xiao Shisanlang's mouth twitched slightly. Although he regarded money as dung, such a huge amount of wealth suddenly fell into his eyes, which also gave him a huge sensory impact.

I don't know what channel Rong Wang Li Wan used to accumulate such a huge fortune... Zhang Xuan's thoughts flashed, and his mind gradually calmed down.

In any case, he has no reason to "give up" this wealth.He is not a money-grubbing person, but in fact, because of his life through two lifetimes, he has a lower opinion of fame and fortune than ordinary people; Supported by a sum of wealth, it will obviously get twice the result with half the effort.

But keeping such a secret is not easy.

The most critical problem is that Zhang Xuan doesn't know how many people in Rong Wang's mansion are aware of the existence of this treasure chamber.Of course, it is obvious that not too many people know about such a confidential matter.In addition to King Rong's family members, there are probably a few confidantes.

"Brother, let's go out first." Zhang Xuan let out a long breath.

Xiao Shisanlang nodded, and was about to leave the secret room with Zhang Xuan, but his face suddenly changed.A lunge rushed to the wall of the secret room on the left and listened to something.

After a while, he groped on the wall twice and then pushed hard, a secret door suddenly opened on the wall, and inside the secret door was a small secret room with lights flickering.

Zhang Xuan was also taken aback, and what surprised the two of them even more was that although there was only one case in this small secret room and nothing else, there was a beautiful-looking thirty-something with a pale face sitting on the couch. Xu is a beautiful woman in palace attire.

The beautiful woman looked at Zhang Xuan who walked in alone with despair and cold eyes, her lips were trembling, but she was silent.

Zhang Xuan stared deeply at the beautiful woman, but also remained silent.

After a long time, Zhang Xuan sighed softly, and said in a low voice, "Concubine Mei—"

"I don't want King Rong to place you in this kind of underground secret room. Do you know that King Rong committed suicide after failing to rebel?"

Concubine Mei's pale face twitched, and she slowly lowered her head.

King Rong secretly connected her to Prince Rong's mansion, but because of her special status, she was in a hurry and could not be placed publicly, so he sent someone to arrange her in the underground secret room of Prince Rong's mansion.

The king of Rong had already gone to kill all his children, wives and concubines with his sword, and then committed suicide, but he forgot about Concubine Mei who was in the underground secret room.Although Concubine Mei didn't dare to go out, and didn't know what the outside situation was like, but since there was no maidservant who came down to deliver food to her, she basically guessed in her heart that it was probably a tragedy for King Rong.

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Walking out of the secret passage, Zhang Xuan glanced at Zhou Xuchu, and said calmly, "Lieutenant Zhou, it is a dark room in the Rongwang Mansion, and I am afraid that Rongwangxiu came here to escape from disaster. Well, let's seal it up for now. No According to my order, no one is allowed to approach this flower hall."

Zhou Xuchu didn't dare to ask more questions, and said respectfully, "Here. The general will obey orders."

Zhang Xuan and Xiao Shisanlang walked out slowly, and then walked slowly to the front hall.On the way, Xiao Shisanlang asked in a low voice, "Brother, if this woman stays in the mansion, once the news gets out, I'm afraid it will be bad for my brother...or else—"

Zhang Xuan's expression changed, and the cold and stern look in his eyes was immediately replaced by a complex look of helplessness.He is not a woman's benevolence, but Concubine Mei is pregnant. Killing Concubine Mei is equivalent to destroying two lives. For him, a traveler from a modern civilized society, he cannot be so cruel.

And if Concubine Mei is handed over to the emperor, this woman knows the secrets of the secret room of Prince Rong's mansion, if this is revealed, Zhang Xuan will not be able to keep this astonishing wealth.

"Brother, it's not my wife's benevolence, but this woman is pregnant with Liujia and there is an innocent baby in her womb... I really can't be so cruel." Zhang Xuan sighed, "Temporarily detain her in the prison. In the secret room. Brother, the control is in my hands, she will not have any problems."

A strange light flashed in Xiao Shisanlang's eyes, but he did not expect that Zhang Xuan would make such a decision because of Zhang Xuan's resolute and even ruthless temperament at certain critical moments.

In his opinion, Concubine Mei was certainly innocent, but there were too many innocent people in Prince Rong's mansion. Since their fate was bad, and they were caught in a chariot by the rebellious King Rong, they had to prepare for burial.

Xiao Shisanlang gritted his teeth secretly, and decided to wait for a few days, if it was impossible, he would do it secretly and kill the woman first.As for whether Zhang Xuan would blame him, he would not hesitate.

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Dear book friends, I am really sorry. Today, the entire community was cut off, and Lao Yu had no choice but to go to the Internet cafe, but the Internet cafe is too chaotic, and I can’t calm down. I can only do one update today, and I will definitely make it up tomorrow.Sorry, please understand.

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