Chapter 30 Underground, Build a City
Liu Chichi chanted casually:
"When autumn comes, September 8th, I will kill all the flowers after the flowers bloom; the fragrance array soars into Chang'an, and the whole city is covered with golden armor."
Yin Shiliu nodded and said:
"This poem was written by Huang Chao. Although this boy has not finished the exam, he is quite proud of a literati. Now, when you carefully read this poem, there is a bit of a desire to cause trouble between the lines."
Liu Chichi thought to himself, do you still have to be polite? This person will rise up in June and July.
He nodded and said:
"Last night, they heard these people's conversations. Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong have plundered many black-cast craftsmen, with a large number of thousands of people. At this level, they gathered together in Jiangdu to build troops. I am afraid that the climate they will become in the future should not be underestimated."
Yin Shiliu, Jian Fangqi nodded and said yes.
Yin Shiliu asked someone to bet the red-faced brother first, and he turned around and said:
"If Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi gathered together to raise the matter this time, it would be a headache for the court at this time. The Tang Dynasty had been wars and internal difficulties and external troubles, and its troops were almost exhausted. In addition, the vassal states ceded land and entrenched, the great Tang Dynasty had long become in danger. Alas, I am afraid that once the war begins, the creatures in the mountains and rivers will suffer another disaster."
After saying that, everyone fell into deep thought and said nothing.
Yue Niang hung in the west, making the whole Li Garden dizzy.
Liu Chichi walked alone in the courtyard, letting the bright light spread all over himself.
Jian Tong saw the slight sorrow between his eyebrows, and she shook her mind.
After thinking for a while, he returned to the hall and asked Yin Shiliu:
"Sixteenth Master, then you go to visit the Bao Mansion tonight, and you will get something?"
Yin Shiliu patted his thigh and said:
"You reminded me, or I would have forgotten as I said it. Jian Fang, why don't you say it!"
Jian Fang nodded and said to them:
"Just just after the first update, Master Sixteenth and I left the house. I thought it was not far away, but I didn't know that it took us more than half an hour to ride a horse. The Bao Mansion's courtyard is on the banks of Luoshuipu, the suburbs of the west of the city. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Just looking at it, I think the feng shui is good. No wonder he can make a fortune."
"So what if you have good Feng Shui? So what if you can make a fortune? Isn't it the same for being unkind and relying on others' power all day long!" Jian Tong interrupted.
"Haha." Jian Fang continued with a smile:
"Don't say anything, just such a good feng shui painting, I and Master Sixteenth even saw some clues."
"What's the clue? Could it be that the mansion was built with magnificent magnificently, like a palace?" Jian Tong asked sarcastically.
Liu Chichi saw Jian Tong who was determined to tease the Bao family, and thought to himself that he was not allowed to go to the Bao family, otherwise no one could stop her from making the Bao family mess. Then he thought that it was because she did not go to the Bao family and went to the Yuelin Temple with her that the scene on the road happened.
Thinking of it, he glanced at Jian Tong without realizing it and said patiently:
"Miss Jian Tong, don't think of others shallowly. Those who can become a prominent family must have outstanding achievements in managing their families and establishing their own businesses. If the Bao family is like the young master of the Bao family, no matter how big the family property is, it will be defeated by him sooner or later."
"That's right!"
Yin Shiliu saw that his brother and sister were always talking to each other, so he took the conversation over.
He put down the teacup and turned into a fan as if he was not leaving his body, and started to sing it while talking.
"The Bao family, which covers an area of 100 acres, was originally called Xiaodai Mountain, but it was actually just a small hill. I had passed by several times in previous years, but I didn't care. When I looked at it today, I realized that this mountain was really different from other places."
"Where is the difference?" Liu Chichi asked.
"It's April solar term, and the surrounding mountains are lush and green, and the mountains are covered with green fields. But this little Daishan is lifeless and has little green at a distance. Do you think it's strange?"
Jian Tong snorted: "Also say that the place is prosperous in Feng Shui?"
Liu Chichi disagreed. He knew that many mountains are actually stone-like, and it is not surprising that no grass grows.
"Maybe this mountain is a stone mountain?"
Yin Shiliu disagreed and told him some truth:
"No, everyone who has grown a little Luoyang City knows that in the past, people in the city had the habit of going to Xiao Daishan for outings every Qingming Festival. How could a person not grow up?"
Then, this little Daishan cannot be a stone mountain, and there have been green trees all over the mountains in the past. Why has the mountain become so rusty and bald now?
Liu Chichi frowned and pondered without saying a word.
Yin Shiliu continued:
"We both waited outside his wall, and when there was almost no movement inside, we went over the wall..."
Jian Tong looked at him with suspicion:
"Master Sixteen, are you... crossing the wall?"
Yin Shiliu smiled shyly: "Jian Fang first crossed the wall and went in, then opened a side door and put me in."
Liu Chichi was so angry that he wanted to laugh when Jian Tong said that he took care of the face of Master Sixteen, but he forced himself to hold back.
Yin Shiliu opened the fan and slapped himself, as if this could blow away some embarrassment. He continued:
"Most of the houses in Bao's house have turned off, and occasionally there are few rooms on. From time to time, there are servants, guards and other lanterns to patrol the yard. We fumbled through the corridors around the backyard until we heard footsteps coming toward this side. We hurriedly covered our bodies in the grass and trees.
Soon, two men came, one of whom had a long-bearded crown and a long-bearded man asked if the door of the backyard had been locked. The other person had a long-bearded man stopped and told him not to be careless. Recently, Luoyang City has not been very peaceful, so you must not let the villain infiltrate. The other person bowed to him, don't worry, Master, I have sent more people in the past few days, and there are people who are guarding them day and night.
Only then did I realize that the one with a tall crown and a long beard was the Master of the Bao family. A few years ago, when I first arrived in Luoyang City, I was going to visit him. But I heard that the Master of the Bao family never met outsiders and rarely appeared in Luoyang City, so I gave up. I didn’t expect to see him in this situation, wouldn’t it be ironic?
After the two of them gradually became far away, Jian Fang and I thought of the man saying that there were many people guarding the backyard, so we gave up the idea of going in and retreated along the way."
"Are they talking about the backyard of Bao's mansion?" Liu Chichi frowned and thought about something.
"It's the backyard of Bao's mansion."
"You just said that Bao's mansion is based on Xiao Daishan, right?"
"Yes." Yin Shiliu suddenly realized something, "Brother Liu, are you talking..."
"Yes, will the backyard of Bao's mansion hide the secret of Xiao Daishan?" He was almost sure of his guess.
"So what kind of secret will Xiao Daishan have?"
This time, Yin Shiliu and the Bao brothers and sisters looked at him.
Liu Chichi walked to the chair and sat down, sipped the fragrant tea, and moistened his nervous throat.
"I think this is a bit incredible, but as far as we have learned so far, I can only make this judgment."
"Brother, what do you want to say?"
"I judge that they might have built a city in Xiaodaishan."
"A city! In Xiao Dai Mountain?!" Yin Shiliu and the Jian brothers and sisters looked at him in surprise, no, to be precise, staring at him.
"Yes!" Liu Chichi nodded.
"What kind of city, why?" Yin Shiliu wanted to know Liu Chichi's logic.
Liu Chichi looked at them and said word by word: "Yancheng, the dungeon where private salt is stored!"
Chapter completed!