Chapter 116 Traces (continued)
"Hey hey, what are you going to do? Here is..."
"What is it? The Prime Minister has an order, Dasuo is the whole city. Do you dare to stop the search of the official army? Are you impatient to live? Get out of the way!!!"
The officer soldiers rushed into a private residence with great momentum. The dogs that were originally yelling in the yard suddenly disappeared. However, the butler, who had a stern face, saw that something was wrong, immediately changed into a smile and stuffed some "meaning" into the hands of the general.
"Hmm? What do you mean?" The general glared, not accepting the benefits.
"Oh, there is also a meaning for the soldiers here..." The butler signaled the servant to bring some money and silk, and his smile became more and more flattering: "I would like to show my mercy and show my mercy..."
"Show mercy? Of course, you can show mercy, but you still need to check what you should do..."
The general prompted his subordinates to put away the "meaning" but did not mean to fool them. He signaled the soldiers to search in various rooms. However, since they had taken the other party's benefits, they should pay attention to the importance of rummaging through boxes and cabinets.
At the same time, the general also learned about the situation of the yard with the arch master who was following him, including who the head of the household was, whether it was an official, a civilian or a businessman, and who were living here on weekdays.
According to the owner of the shop, this private residence is a wealthy merchant in Youzhou in a villa in Yecheng. When the merchant arrives in Yecheng, he will temporarily live here. On weekdays, there are only housekeepers, some guards and servants in the mansion.
There are many such villas in Yecheng. After all, as the capital of the country, it is normal for officials and merchants from all over the country to have villas in Yecheng. However, since there are traitors in the city, it is normal for these villas to become the primary target of doubt.
For the search team, searching the rich merchants in the villa in Yecheng is the best job.
The "benefits of opening the door" have been settled, but the matter has to be done as usual. The general asked the housekeeper to summon all servants for examination, and the maid was spared. All the male servants had to pass the test one by one to see if there were any new wounds on their bodies.
Then each room was checked one by one, and kept knocking on the walls and floors to see if there were any walls and authenticity. Many wealthy houses had cellars and walls to store some valuables and money. The searchers believed that this private residence should be no exception.
Soon, the soldiers found a wall in a room. Although it was impossible to hide people based on their length and width, for searchers, this was an opportunity to make a fortune.
After a soldier drew his sword and shook it, the butler took the key with a bitter face and opened the secret door of the wall. He saw several partitions in the wall and various jewelry were placed.
"Well? These items are very suspicious, bring..."
"Oh! General, this is...uh, this is a little meaning, please accept it..."
The housekeeper ordered someone to bring some money to "seal money", which means to destroy money and eliminate disasters. After a smile, the general waved his hand: "Go to the backyard to search!"
The backyard is where women live, but there are no women in this private residence at this time. The furniture should be available in the room, and all kinds of clothes and bedding are neatly tidy.
I knocked on the wall and floor and found no abnormalities. I turned into the garden and saw that there were pools, strange stones, flowers and plants, and pavilions. Everything looked exactly like the gardens of ordinary wealthy families.
I searched carefully and knocked on the ground again, but found no abnormalities, and there were no strange traces.
The water in the pool was a little turbid and the bottom of the pool was invisible. The soldiers put the wooden sticks into the pool and found that the water was probably waist-deep. The generals who led the troops turned around by the pool and found that there was something wrong.
The ornamental pond should have lotus or aquatic plants, and fish are still raised. The water should not be mixed like that. The soil beside the pond does not look like it is soaked in water for a long time, which means that the water in the pond seems to have just been filled.
Faced with the general's questions, the butler said that the pond was dry in late autumn and was dredged. Then, the flowers were in full bloom and the sun was sun for several months. Only today did the water be released again, and they were ready to replant lotus and raise fish.
"I just let the water go today, such a coincidence?"
"General, what the young man said is true."
"Haha, come here, poke the bottom of the pool!"
Several soldiers took off their big pants, leaving only the calf's nose, and went to the pool to poke the bottom of the pool with wooden sticks. After a while, the wooden sticks hit hard objects under the mud at the bottom of the pool. Seeing this, the general was overjoyed and ordered the pool water to be dried.
The butler was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He ordered someone to use money to "mean" and wanted to "mean". The general who was eager to make great contributions could appreciate it. He asked his subordinates to catch the butler and waited for a while to "catch them all in one place".
After a long while, the water in the pool was dried up. The soldiers dug up at the bottom of the pool with shovels. They pulled the silt and dug down several feet, but there was nothing but digging out some sealed wine jars.
There is no other soil under the pond, and there is no floor as imagined. These wine jars contain a large amount of scattered gold and silver. It seems that the pool is just a different storage place.
Looking at the jar of gold and silver, the soldiers' eyes were shining, but the generals knew that things could not be done too much. After all, the wealthy merchants must have a backer. If they settle the accounts in the future, they will be the one who is unlucky.
"What's going on with these things?"
The general asked knowingly, but kept rubbing his fingers. The butler who was released by the soldiers put them on and smiled: "This is all the heirlooms of my husband's husband. It's not worth much money. Please accept these meanings..."
The general was satisfied with the "departure money" and led the soldiers away and continued to search for the traces of the traitors. The parent steward let out a sigh and asked someone to close the door. Just as he was about to turn into the backyard, a little white dog suddenly penetrated into the dog hole in the corner of the wall.
The little white dog was very fast and kept yelling toward the backyard. The butler was frightened to see this and then roared in a low voice: "Hurry up and get rid of that beast!!"
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Underground, Yuwen Weicheng looked at the "room" he was in curiously. The room was decorated very well, but there were no windows and the lighting was built on candles. Although it was underground, it did not feel stuffy.
Today he experienced an "adventure" and came to this place from the palace. During the various exciting experiences, the young Yuwen Weicheng was both scared and fun. He was scared at first, but now he has come back to his senses and gradually becomes excited, feeling that he has the capital to show off to his brothers and sisters.
Yuwen Weicheng was touching each other in the room, and it was so strange that Yuchi Chifan sat aside and talked to his sister Yuchi Mingyue. The two of them had already wiped them with water to change into dry clothes and wearing sachets. The smell of sheep on their bodies was gone.
Yuchi Mingyue recovered from the continuous fright. Now, she realized that she might not see her parents in the short term, so she was full of confusion and fear about what to do in the future, and regretted her escaping with her sister.
But if he still stayed in the palace, he had to face the Wang Xin who said and did the same thing, and was constantly entangled by him and even had to marry the other party in the end. Yuchi Mingyue was unwilling to do so, so she felt that it seemed good to escape, so she began to feel depressed after repeated entanglement.
Yuchi Chifan was afraid that his sister would think about something wrong, so he quickly advised her with kind words, but her sister asked her what to do next, and she could not give a definite answer.
Yuchi Chifan, who was placed under house arrest by his uncle in the palace, never thought that he would escape one day. The guards who completed this "miracle" were arranged by his husband to lurk in Yecheng. What should he do next? We have to ask the Dianwei Wu Ming.
Yuchi Chifan felt that since Wu Ming had a way to rescue her from the palace, there would be a way to escort her and her son back to Huangzhou and reunite with her husband.
While the two sisters were talking, footsteps and barking from the dog came from outside the door. Yuchi Chifan was wondering where the dog came from in the tunnel and knocked on the door. After a while, Wu Ming turned in and held a little white dog in his arms.
"It's Xiaobai! How did Xiaobai be here?"
Wu Ming couldn't figure out this question, and answered helplessly: "Uh, it's a long story, maybe it's a coincidence..."
Yuchi Mingyue happily took Xiaobai from Wu Ming's hand and held it in her arms to tease her. When she was still by the rockery, Xiaobai followed her sister and her group, but she did not take Xiaobai away when she climbed over the wall. She thought she would never see this cute puppy again.
After Xiaobai saw his master, he stopped calling and accepted the puppy gently. When Yuwen Weicheng saw his aunt holding Xiaobai, he leaned up and touched the human puppy.
Seeing that the dog stopped barking, Wu Ming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had saved the dog who had rushed into the backyard from under the stick.
The dog has a very sensitive sense of smell and can track the owner of the smell according to the smell. This is used by the guards of the Xiyang Palace to train dogs with a sensitive sense of smell to track target people.
At the same time, in order to avoid being tracked by dogs when sneaking, corresponding measures must be taken, that is, to change your own odor, or to cover it with another odor.
Just now, Wu Ming and his subordinates rescued the princess from the palace. In order to prevent the pursuers from chasing them with dogs, Wu Ming asked several noble people to change their clothes before leaving the tunnel, and sprayed some sheep urine on their bodies to cover up the smell, and then took them to another place.
These are all necessary means listed in the plan. Preparations were made in advance, so the nobles who moved quickly to the exit through the car quickly finished dressing up and moved here before the streets were blocked, and entered the basement to "refuge".
I thought it would be fine, but the little white dog, the princess and sister-in-law, could still come with her. Fortunately, the puppy came alone, otherwise everything would be over.
Wu Ming thought about it and found that he had had close contact with the dog, so it was very likely that the other party was not following the smell of the princess and the prince, but following his own smell.
Such details were neglected.
Yuchi Chifan, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw his sister feeling much better, but he was still a little worried and asked, "Wu Dianwei, what should I do next?"
"Prince, please rest assured. This place is very safe. When the wind passes, you can go to the ground room to live. However, if you want to leave Yecheng, you will have to wait for a while and wait for the opportunity."
"That's how..."
Yuchi Chifan pondered, this basement reminded her of the "sanctuary" in the royal palace. When King Shixing of Chen led his troops to attack Xiyang, he came to the city to attack the royal palace with the help of the neijing. At that time, she and other women hid in the underground shelter in the mansion to take refuge.
Seeing the princess frowning, Wu Ming quickly explained: "Prince, please rest assured. This is a 'safe house', which is very safe. The basement is well ventilated and stored dry food, water, clothing, bedding and daily necessities. Even if you hide underground and don't go out, it can last for several months."
Yuchi Chifan nodded. She knew that what Wu Ming said was not false. She heard Yuwen Wen say that the so-called "safe house" was that the "design indicators" could be "self-sustained" for more than half a year without leaving the house, and all the basic facilities were available.
This underground safe house has a dormitory, bathroom, toilet, study, living room, furniture, tableware, and well-ventilated. There are several lights in each basement. If there are no windows, it is really no different from ordinary rooms.
There are enough rooms for the "guests" to stay, including Yuchi Chifan and his son, Yuchi Mingyue, Qianjin Princess and Agnes, each with a maid serving each.
Of course, these maids were actually female guards of the Xiyang Palace, not maids bought in Yecheng. They were confidant maid Cui Yun, who escaped with the princess, who specialized in taking care of the princess.
Seeing his son and sister making fun of the dog, Yuchi Chifan got up and turned into another room. In the room, the daughter of the daughter stood beside the couch and watched the doctor treat Agnes lying on the couch. The two of them also changed their clothes and wore sachets.
Of course, the doctor is a part-time guard. Although he is a part-time job, his level is not low. After all, when the cat team performs tasks, he needs a doctor to deal with various wounds. This is a life-saving reliance, and it is impossible to make up the numbers with a quack doctor.
Seeing the Princess Xiyang coming, Princess Qianjin was so excited that she held the other party's hand and said, "Thank you, Princess, thank you!"
Yuchi Chifan smiled slightly: "The eldest princess doesn't have to do this. When I return to Chang'an in the future, I don't know how happy the emperor should be when he sees the princess."
The daughter-in-law nodded, feeling that thousands of words could not match the word "刘". As soon as she settled down here, she couldn't help asking about the current situation and the situation of the emperor, and Wu Ming answered it one by one.
Princess Qianjin learned from Wu Ming that her younger brother not only escaped from Yecheng safely, but also received rescue from the King of Xiyang in Xuanhu, Yuzhou. She then arrived in Chang'an and rebuilt the court with the assistance of King Qi.
Knowing that my younger brother turned bad luck and was safe, the daughter of my sister, the princess who was the sister cried with joy, and she was able to escape from the palace thanks to the efforts of the guards of the Xiyang Palace.
Thinking about it, I was saved by the King of Xiyang in Panyu, Guangzhou. The King of Xiyang not only saved the emperor's life back then, but also saved the emperor for the second time last year, but now the people sent to save her for the second time.
No, to be precise, King Xiyang saved her three times, because when he was in Panyu, Yuwen Wen also eliminated her addiction, otherwise she would have lost Trus' antidote, and she would have had a life worse than death, so she chewed her tongue off after she had an attack on her addiction.
Since she broke her leg, thanks to the Princess Xiyang and her sister's words, she was able to receive timely treatment. Although she was lame, it was better than not being able to protect her leg. Later, she was protected by the sisters. Although she was under house arrest, she had good food and clothing.
As she thought about it, the princess Qianjin felt that the Xiyang family was as kind as a mountain to her. She was quite frightened when she saw the sisters of Yuchi Chifan being about the pseudo-emperor, pseudo-queen, and pseudo-empress. She decided that after reuniting with her younger brother in the future, she must try her best to plead for the Yuchi sisters and Yuwen Weicheng.
Isn’t it natural to be grateful?
For the daughter-in-law, Yuchi Mingyue is the queen whom his younger brother Ming matchmaker. Although the Yuchi family's behavior is now a rebellious person, Yuchi Mingyue, a weak woman, is just a pitiful person who can't help but be in control.
Until now, she still regards Yuchi Mingyue as her sister-in-law, so if there is a future, she hopes that her younger brother can give Yuchi Mingyue a way out.
Seeing that Yuchi Mingyue was not present, Wu Ming quickly told the news that he was hard to say: "Princess, Princess, Princess, there were rumors that came to Yecheng not long ago, saying that at the beginning of the year, Your Majesty had already announced the world in Chang'an and deposed the queen as a commoner."
Chapter completed!