Murong Danyan said: "Brother Li, aren't you on an errand in Jinyiwei, how could you not know such a big thing?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I've heard of this legend. It's just that I've never heard of the disappearance of the Jinyi Guard's commander and deputy commander. ”

When Situ Qiao heard that Li Qiufeng was on an errand in Jinyiwei, his heart sank, he stared at Li Qiufeng a few times, and thought to himself: "No wonder this kid is so ruthless, it turns out that he is a messenger of Jinyiwei." He knows many of my secrets, but I can't keep him alive to get out of this cave. ”

Thinking of this, he looked at the long knife in Li Qiufeng's hand, and thought to himself: "Damn! The long knife in his hand is obviously an embroidered spring knife, I only care about guessing his martial arts, and I even forgot to identify his blade." ”

Li Qiufeng saw that Situ Qiao's expression changed greatly, and a pair of eyes were staring at him, but when his gaze met it, this person hurriedly looked away. He smiled secretly in his heart, knowing that this person was very jealous of Jinyiwei, but he didn't know that he had already betrayed Jinyiwei. This matter can't be said for the time being, so he has a little scruples, so he doesn't dare to do things in a big way to harm people.

Everyone was thinking about their own thoughts, and for a moment the cave was quiet again. After a while, I heard Liu Yong say: "This is far away again. Mr. Situ, let's tell everyone what happened in the secret room. ”

Situ Qiao nodded and said, "Whether Emperor Jianwen escaped from the palace or not, and where he went after escaping from the palace, no one knows until now, so we don't have to worry about him." Speaking of the secret room, Wei Qianhu said to Lord Shi, "Lord Shi, speaking of which, do you know who the statue in the main hall is?"

"Lord Shi showed hesitation on his face, and he muttered for a long time before he said: "It stands to reason that since Emperor Chengzu built the Great Baoguo Temple in order to repay Emperor Taizu and Empress Xiaoci Gao for their nurturing kindness, it is naturally Empress Xiaoci Gao who is enshrined in the main hall. But the statue, the statue......

At this point, he could not speak any more. Wei Qianhu said with a smile: "Lord Shi wants to say that the statue is weird and ugly, if someone dares to make a statue of Empress Xiaoci Gao like this, he will definitely be cut off his head, and the nine clans will be punished, yes or no?"

But Master Shi was silent, just looking at his expression, he naturally thought so. Wei Qianhu continued: "But it was Emperor Chengzu who ordered such a statue...... Before his words fell, Lord Shi and his subordinates' faces changed drastically, and an official said in a trembling voice: "This, how is this possible, how can Emperor Chengzu make a statue of Empress Xiaoci Gao like this?"

Wei Qianhu smiled and said, "This adult is right. According to common sense, even the sons of ordinary people would never dare to abuse their mothers like this. It's just that Emperor Chengzu vented his resentment on the statue. At this point, he paused for a moment, and then said to the people: 'There is a man in the world who can do this.' The sons born to the concubines of some large families, because they are concubines, are inferior in the family, and even the mother and son are insulted and bullied by the big house and their families. Some of them sold the women of the big house, or turned them into domestic slaves, beating and insulting them at will. If Aunt Dafang has died, someone will even dig a grave to vent their hatred, and ...... will break her bones and scatter ashes.'"

The more everyone listened to him recount what Lord Wei said, the more they listened, the more frightened they became, and they had vaguely guessed why the statue in the main hall had been made into such a strange appearance. It's just that this thing is too bizarre, and it's a little scary. Everyone was terrified in their hearts, and secretly thought: "If this thing is true, he will spread it out day by day, but I am afraid that the world will shake! If we leak this matter, even if we escape to the ends of the earth, the government will not let us go!"

Seeing that everyone's faces were like earth, Situ Qiao smiled and said, "Everyone, if the following things are said, if one of them leaks out, it will be a great crime to punish the nine clans." At that point, it's too late to regret it. ”

Liu Yong, Chu Danyang, Xu Chenghe and other leaders of various factions are all from famous and decent families, not green forest cottages, although they do not help the abuse, but the government has always been river water and not well water. To a certain extent, he even secretly helped a lot for some things in the government. is a little reluctant at the thought of going against the government. It's just that you have to openly admit that you don't dare to listen to Situ Qiao, that's absolutely impossible. After Situ Qiao finished asking, there was silence in the stone cave, and no one answered.

After a while, Qingfeng Daoist said: "Friends, let's listen to this Mr. Situ speak, just as if we were listening to a book in the wine house tea shop, no one took it seriously, yes or no?"

As soon as his voice fell, Deng Yao was the first to shout: "What Qingfeng Dao Chief said is good. We are just tired of walking in this cave, and when we rest, we all talk together for a few words, which is not to slander the emperor. The government is going to charge us with a crime, which is also framing good people, and we can testify to each other!"

As soon as Deng Yao's words came out, everyone echoed them. Murong Danyan secretly thought in his heart: "These people can be regarded as first-class people in the rivers and lakes, why are they so timid? When I was in Murong Villa, I originally thought that the heroes of the rivers and lakes were happy and hateful, and they didn't pay attention to the government. But since stepping into the rivers and lakes, whether it is the Five Tiger Villa, or the Xingyuan Dart Bureau, or even the ten major sects of martial arts, there is no one who does not have a false relationship with the government and does not dare to publicly offend the court. Could it be that all the stories I heard in Murong Villa before were false?"

She didn't know that all the major sects in the rivers and lakes were inextricably linked to the government. Taking the Huashan faction as an example, if the local government does not turn a blind eye and casually press the Huashan faction on the charge of "gathering in the mountains and forests, harassing the locality, and having bad intentions", then the excerpt will be sent to the cabinet, and within a few days, the Shaanxi general army will mobilize troops and horses to besiege the Huashan faction, and then the jade will inevitably be burned. What's more, the major gangs have hundreds of people at least and thousands of people living in one place, which is exactly what the government is most afraid of. If you don't ventilate to the local yamen in advance, the two sides will have a dirty relationship, and it will be a great trouble. What's more, so many people have to eat and stay every day, and they have to buy land and houses. It is a land tax deed, and everything has to deal with the government, and a big disaster will come if you are not careful. The larger the gang, the closer it is to the local government.

When Murong Danyan was in Murong Villa, although he often heard the elders talk about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. It's just that most of them are adding fuel and vinegar, and try to pick out some heroes and heroes who are happy and revenge to tell her. What's more, Murong Qiushui, the owner of Murong Villa, has a very deep relationship with officialdom, not only the local government does not dare to trouble Murong Villa, even the various departments in the capital are also respectful to Murong Qiushui. It's just that Murong Danyan doesn't know about these things.

Situ Qiao saw that everyone had come up with such a method, and secretly despised it in his heart, thinking that all the heroes of the rivers and lakes were all some bastards with dirty stomachs on the surface. It's just that although he thought so in his heart, on the surface, he said seriously: "Since you have such courage, then I will tell you about the events of that day." After Wei Qianhu finished speaking, the more Lord Shi and the others listened, the more frightened they became, and no one dared to answer, for fear that if they were careless for a while, they would say disrespectful words, and they would inevitably fall into the trap for others. Wei Qianhu continued: "The reason why Emperor Chengzu made this statue in the main hall so ugly is because the person he really wants to repay his kindness is not Empress Xiaoci Gao, but this lady enshrined in the secret room!"

When Wei Qianhu said this, he flicked his right index finger, and saw two sparks fly out of his hand, hitting the huge candles placed at both ends of the offering table. With a 'whoosh', the two candles were lit, and the flames rose more than two feet high. Lord Shi and the others didn't know what kind of means Wei Qianhu used, but they were able to suddenly pop out of their hands to ignite the fire, and everyone was frightened, and they couldn't help but take two steps back.

"At that time, I already knew some secret techniques, and Wei Qianhu's kung fu could scare off Lord Shi, but it couldn't scare me. He must have hidden balls made of human bone powder and phosphorus powder to them. The ball is no bigger than a fingernail, and when popped out with the force of your fingers, it will heat up and burn if it is slightly faster. There are often people in the rivers and lakes who use this method to scare others. It is only used in actual combat, unless the gunpowder is buried in advance and the ball is used to ignite the gunpowder to injure people, otherwise this ball alone is not lethal.

When these men entered the secret room, although they were carrying seven or eight torches, the room was empty, and everyone was afraid of a sneak attack, so they stopped after walking out of the corridor, and they were still more than two feet away from the offering table. The scope of the torch's light was limited, and although the dried corpse and some of the treasures placed around it could be seen, it was impossible to see clearly from behind. Shi Daren and the others could only see a rough shape of the offering table, and although they guessed that there would be a statue after the offering table, they couldn't see what the statue looked like at all.

Wei Qianhu lit the giant candle on the offering table with a ball bead, and illuminated the secret room as if it were day. Lord Shi and the others suddenly saw the lifelike jade statue behind the offering table, and they were frightened and retreated. Wei Qianhu seemed to have known that there was such a jade statue for a long time, his face seemed to be smiling, his hands were wrapped in his sleeves, and there was no trace of fear.

"The stone lord leaned against the stone wall next to the corridor and said in a trembling voice, 'Who is this, who is this......

"Wei Qianhu said slowly: "This is the biological mother of Emperor Chengzu, and as for her surname, it has long been obliterated. ’

"Wei Qianhu's voice is not loud, but in my ears, it is like a thunderbolt on a sunny day. Looking at Lord Shi and his subordinates again, their faces also changed greatly, looking at the jade statue two zhang away, but it was like seeing a ghost. Everyone looked away in a panic, as if they didn't want to make eye contact with the jade statue. That Wei Qianhu said: "Emperor Chengzu's biological mother, who was originally a maid of Empress Xiaoci Gao, was fortunate to be pregnant with a dragon one day by Emperor Taizu. It's just that this woman came from a humble background, and Emperor Taizu didn't give her a name on a whim. After she gave birth to an ancestor, she was raised by Empress Xiaoci Gao, who claimed to be born to Empress Xiaoci Gao. Seeing her son being forcibly taken away, the woman was extremely depressed, and her body was weak after giving birth, so she actually suffered from a blood collapse. Less than seven months after Emperor Chengzu was born, the woman fell ill and died, and she did not see Emperor Chengzu until she died. It's just that when this woman was alive, she was like a sister with a palace maid. When Emperor Chengzu grew older, the palace maid told him about his origin. Cheng Zu didn't believe it at first, but the palace maid told a lot of evidence, and he couldn't help but not believe it. At that time, Emperor Chengzu was only a teenager, but he was scheming. After knowing this, he immediately made a decision, pushed the palace maid into a pond and drowned him alive, and secretly killed the people who knew what the palace maid said one by one. He himself pretended to be completely ignorant of this, and still treated Empress Xiaoci Gao very respectfully every day. It's just that he has never forgotten the pain of losing his mother. This resentment was also passed on to Empress Xiaoci Gao. It's just that the time hasn't come yet, and he still wants to use Empress Xiaoci Gao to curry favor with Emperor Taizu, so he can't bear it. ’”