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In a street in Jiangling City, a group of people were moving quickly and silently. Some residents who were disturbed by the noise in the distance in the city heard the dense footsteps and found that it was a group of murderous soldiers. They were so scared that they quickly closed the windows and doors and did not dare to make a sound. ※%,

There seemed to be a big noise in the palace, and drums were also sounding in the east of the city. God, what's wrong!

"Mr. Lang, let's go here!" A man in casual clothes with a somewhat vulgar appearance walked in front of the queue. Following behind was Yuwen Wen and his soldiers under his command, Yang Ji, Tian Zhengyue, Lai Huer and others, vigilantly inspecting the surroundings to guard against changes.

Zhang Yu followed the man with a short knife in his hand from time to time and pressed him behind him from time to time. The master who told the Lord of the United States a few days ago was too suspicious and had to be guarded. It was a bit inappropriate for him to come to the door and say that it was inappropriate for him to think about it.

"My family, I'm back, open the door!" The man came to an outside of a yard and patted the door gently and shouted in a low voice. Before there was any movement inside, Zhang Yu led a few people over the wall and came to the yard. He was about to reach the person in front of him but found that the other party was a woman carrying a baby and holding a boy of five or six years old.

Seeing Zhang Yu and others' murderous look, the woman was so scared that her face was pale, but she still held the boy tightly and covered her mouth lightly to prevent him from shouting. Seeing this, Zhang Yu felt a little soft-hearted and signaled others to take off the yard door bolt and open the door.

The man didn't care whether his wife and children were frightened, but waved his hand to the woman and walked into the side room: "Langjun, go here!"

Yang Ji led the man with a short knife and saw the man moving the empty water tank in the house away and then tiring away the stone slabs on the ground. A hole that allowed two people to enter and exit at the same time appeared in front of everyone.

Yuwen Wen followed in. Looking at the dark hole, he frowned and asked the man: "So what?"

"In the Xia Zheng Tong, a small official in Liang State, lost his post because he was evil. By chance, he found an authentic story here..." The man started to talk, telling the whole story one by one.

Zheng Tong lost his official position and had no land, so he could not make ends meet. He had to rely on his "maiyi Shenxiang" on the street to be a "maiyi Shenxiang" and get some money to support his family. One day, when the water tank was pouring into the house, the ground collapsed and found a cave.

It looked like a tomb. If Zheng Tong was usually not able to hide, he would move quickly. As the saying goes, he would have been so bold that he would go down to the cave and think about "borrowing" some expenses from the tomb owner.

But I never thought that this was an authentic tunnel, an old tunnel. The walls and top of the tunnel were made of blue bricks, but they were still strong even though they were damaged. There were many water accumulations on the ground, but at most they did not exceed their knees and did not affect their walking.

"This tunnel leads to the palace?" Yuwen Wen cut into the point directly. Hearing the man who claimed to be Zheng Tong nodded vigorously and the people around him looked wonderful. Yang Ji looked disbelief. Tian Zhengyue and Lai Hu'er showed joy, while Zhang Yu was still staring at the man.

“Where is the way to the palace?”

"Xulintang Linshuizhai."

When you hear the name Linshuizhai, you will know what pool or waterside it is. Will an authentic tunnel that is still accessible in the past and now be by the water?

Seeing everyone's suspicious eyes, Zheng Tong quickly explained that the tunnel exit was in a stone cave on the hill beside Linshuizhai. The hill was a high ground in the palace. There was Yangyun Tower on the top of the mountain. He walked through the tunnel himself and went straight to the cave. When he arrived at the entrance of the cave, he found that Linshuizhai was not far away.

"Can you just a little official recognize the scenery in the palace?" Yuwen Wen looked at Zheng Tong and asked. The other party was able to tell Zheng Tong about marriage. This shows that the other party's background may not be consistent with the person who called himself a "small official" just now.

"I was once a turbid official in the palace and was able to meet Tianyan and know the scenery in the palace."

The Southern Dynasties' officials were divided into clear and turbid, and they were not referred to as corrupt officials in later generations. The clean officials refer to the positions of clear positions and good reputations and high treatments. The turbid officials refer to military positions or official positions with complex positions. From turbid to clear is the goal of promotion for officials.

"Well, how many places are there in this tunnel that are breathable?" Yuwen Wen thought for a moment and decided to hurry up. "How long is the distance? Can you get a little torch when you are looking for a way?"

Zheng Tong replied that there were three ventilated places, two of which were adjacent to the deep well, and the cracks seemed to be a palace wall outside. From then on, the tunnel was about a thousand steps to the exit, and it was pitch black inside without seeing five fingers. He naturally walked with a candle.

"Candle? Why don't you light a torch?"

"The smell in the road is dirty, and I am afraid that the fireworks will linger and breathe poorly."

“Where will the other end of the tunnel lead to?”

"The other end has collapsed about a hundred steps away and cannot walk. The direction should be to the outside of the city."

Yuwen Wen pondered, if the other party did not lie, the tunnel should have been repaired as a secret passage outside the city before. A tunnel that has been inflicted in some years has not accumulated enough water to be unpassable, which means that the sealing is good, but it also leads to another problem: poor air circulation.

The water network around Jiangling is dense and rich in groundwater. This authentic waterproofing is good, so breathability is reduced. Zheng Tong walked alone and lighted candles and consumed low oxygen. So it was okay, but if a group of people lit torches and walked inside, they would probably end up.

Yuwen Wen didn't have time to give his subordinates a 21% oxygen in the air. People need oxygen to survive. Besides, no one dared to believe it. He directly formulated a plan: select elite troops and enter the tunnel in several groups to go to the palace in turn. Each time the team can only light a torch, and they are not allowed to speak when they are moving. If they find dizzy and retreat immediately.

"Make marks on those three breathable places, and if you don't have time to retreat, you can rest in those three places."

Lai Hu'er was quite surprised when he heard this. When he was young, he had drilled into the tunnel dug in the clan to avoid military disasters and knew that there were too many people in this tunnel and it would be better not to light the torch. If it really doesn't work, the fewer the better. Of course, it is best to use candles.

The commander-in-arms are indeed meticulous...

"I have prepared candles underneath, so there is no need to light a torch." Zheng Tong took out a pack of candles from the side and said. Yu Wen Wen signaled others to take the candles and then looked at him and asked, "Zheng...tong, what are the benefits of this matter for you?"

Zheng Tong really didn't find any high-sounding excuses: "Mr. I'm just looking for a meal at the end of my life." Yuwen Wen probably had a scheming feeling when he saw his performance like this: I don't call me the commander-in-arms, that is, I don't want to join the army. Could this guy want to be a dog-headed military advisor when he came over?

"Since that's the case, you will lead the way. Your wife and children will stay here as a mortgage. Let's talk about the others later."

Without further ado, Yuwen Wen and several generals quickly agreed on a plan: select elite soldiers who can fight to enter the palace along the tunnel, and the others stayed here in case of trouble. However, when Yuwen Wen was about to enter the tunnel, everyone was so nervous that they waved their hands.

"I should strive to rescue my brother in the palace without knowing his life and death. How could he wait for news!"

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The dullness and depression filled the tunnel with a musty smell. Zhang Yu walked in front and behind with a candle followed by Zheng Tong, the "Ma Yi Shen Xiang", followed by more than ten people including Yuwen Wen, Yang Ji and Lai Huer.

This tunnel was built in unknown times, which was quite large in scale. It not only allowed two people to walk side by side, but also allowed people to straighten their waists. It was not the original idea of ​​walking forward. The ground, both sides and the top were paved with blue bricks, and a different light overflowed under the reflection of the candlelight.

‘I always feel that this scene is like a thief \ tomb...’ Yuwen Wen complained in his heart, the candlelight reflected on the human body and pulled out strange figures on the authentic wall. This scene is somewhat similar to the scene in the tomb novel he likes to read: a group of thieves who don’t know how to live or die. The tomb thieves entered the thousand-year-old tomb through the thief hole. A declining person accidentally touched the mechanism, causing heavy casualties in the team. In the end, the survivor was chewed and swallowed by the zongzi king who suddenly rushed out...

‘I frightened myself, thinking too much…’ He walked carefully. The blue bricks on the ground were a little slippery and there were about moss. Looking back, there was a second team after about twenty steps behind him. The erratic candlelight seemed to be extinguished at any time.

"There is a gap in front and a well outside." Zheng Tong whispered. As soon as the group passed by the crack in the wall, they heard a sound of water outside. It seemed that the wooden barrel that was fetching water fell to the water surface.

"Brother...that...there is a light at the bottom of the well!" A young child's voice came from above.

"What are you talking nonsense... Where is the light!" Another boy's voice came.

"Really! I saw it just now, and there was still a shadow shaking!" The tender child's voice was still timid, "Brother... Could it be that there is something..."

"What's there! What's there!" The boy's voice sounded again, but he didn't feel confident enough. He only heard a rustling sound from above and then a thud sounded like something fell into the well water.

"Look, look, there is nothing in the well! Hurry up and fetch water!"

Yuwen Wen and his group had already walked forward and threw the crack behind him. Not long after, the second team came to the crack and heard a cry outside: "Brother, there is another light!"

"I've been guilty of sin, I'm scared the little guy." Yuwen Wen couldn't help but smile when he heard this little episode outside. The crowd also breathed a little relieved, and the originally silent and depressed atmosphere was relaxed.

"Mr. Lang, when I was exploring my way before, I chose the daytime. One of the many considerations is that I am afraid that the fire will overflow and make people shocked." Zheng Tong whispered.

Yuwen Wen looked at the authenticity and asked himself, if he hadn't come to such a place alone, Apiao, Zongzi, and other things, in this place, he could be ruined by mosquitoes, snakes and ants.

After walking a distance forward, they arrived at the end of the tunnel. Under Zheng Nan's command, Zhang Yu first listened to the movements outside and confirmed that there was nothing unusual. Then he carefully pushed open the small door.

A cool breeze blew towards us and brought a fresh smell to the stuffy and humid tunnel. Yang Ji led several people forward and found that there was a winding stone cave outside. They walked carefully about two hundred steps to the entrance of the cave to observe for a moment and returned to report: "The army is in charge, it is true that there are pavilions outside, which should be the palace."

Yuwen Wen came to the entrance of the cave to watch, and saw a lake not far from the cave. There was a pavilion beside the pool. It was probably what Zheng Nan said about Linshuizhai. Under the twilight, there seemed to be noise from somewhere in the palace. Listening to the faint sound, Yuwen Wen was a little anxious: "I don't know what happened to my brother..."

Soon after, he stayed in the second team, the third team, and the fourth team came out, Yuwen Wen issued an order: Emperor Liang was holding wine in Zhulin Hall tonight and thought that the big guys were there. Zheng Nan led the way to Zhulin Hall, so don’t bother too much along the way, killing people, killing Buddhas, blocking Buddhas, and just ignore ordinary palace maids, eunuchs, etc.
Chapter completed!