Red House Shoufu

Chapter 286
The mountain less than twenty miles away from Linjiazhuangzi is called Tianmen Mountain. The mountain is not steep, but the entrance is extremely narrow, shaped like a gourd.At this time, Lin Shu and the others were hiding in the forest, observing the other party's situation from a distance.

"Patriarch, this group of people doesn't look like bandits. The subordinate originally wanted to investigate closely, but was almost discovered by the other side's hidden guards. Fortunately, there was a wild rabbit nearby to block the disaster for the subordinate."

Lin Yuan, acting as a scout, reported the situation in a low voice to Lin Shu's ear. The group of people seemed to be looking for something here.There is a simple tent set up in a sheltered place further west. According to the use traces of campfire pots and bowls, it can be inferred that this group of people has been here for a while.

Lin Shu finally bit a piece of dry grass, struggling to see what the people in the valley were doing.It's a pity that the telescope was given to the fifth prince Gao Wanxuan, and the general supervisor has not yet finished a new one.

There are only more than 20 people around, and there are more than a dozen novices among them. Now rushing down is completely giving away the head. Normal people would not do such stupid things.

"Uncle Lian, take someone to guard here, Fuquan, Ayuan and I will go ahead and have a look..."

Before Lin Shu finished speaking, Lin Lian directly interrupted his words: "If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, the patriarch should not be impulsive. Let Fuquan and A Yuan take two people there. The identity of the other party is unknown, and the purpose is unknown. Be careful."

"That's right, Patriarch, let's go under. Just now I have basically found out the opponent's guards. This time, I must find out about them."

Lin Yuan gave Fuquan a wink, and both of them vowed to complete the task.Lin Shu couldn't resist them, so he finally nodded in agreement.

……

Lin Yuan took Fuquan and the three of them from a steep mountain wall to the vicinity of the camp of this group of mysterious people.There is no one in the account, but there is a simple map.

Fuquan carefully wrote down the places and names marked on it, while Lin Yuan was responsible for carefully flipping through the useful things inside. In order to avoid alarming the enemy, both of them just forcibly wrote down the useful information and put it back in the distance.

"Brother Yuan, someone is coming!"

"withdraw!"

Fuquan and Lin Yuan looked at each other, tacitly cleaned up the traces left by themselves, quietly pushed out the tent, and returned to the hiding place full of firewood and fodder.

They hid in the haystack, held their breath, and eavesdropped on the conversation in the camp.

"Mr. Wan, is this treasure here? How many days have passed? Nearly 200 people have been digging for so long day and night, but they haven't even seen the treasure. Did you misremember the place?"

"Master Zhen can't trust the old man? The gate of heaven is wide open, inside the belly of the gourd. The treasures of the Ming Dynasty that disappeared inexplicably a hundred years ago must be hidden here. This is the only gourd-shaped valley under Tianmen Mountain. Don't you forget that Master Zhen dug it out a few days ago?" Those corpses must be those who buried the treasure back then!"

"When are we going to find out? Once the cold winter is over and there are too many people going up the mountain to cut firewood and hunt, we won't be able to hide. There are several nearby Huangzhuang and other courtyards of court officials. Maybe someone will be watching us now." gone."

……

The few people eavesdropping outside the tent retreated quietly and hurried to Lin Shu's side.This is really big news. Lin Shu was surprised for a long time after hearing the news.

I have never heard of the treasures of the previous Ming Dynasty.However, according to the map that Fuquan recalled, the time marked on it was indeed the Zhengtong year, and according to the location outlined above, it was near this place.

"Boom!"

Like a thunderstorm, Lin Shu felt a slight vibration under his feet.

There was a faint sound of cheers in the distance, and Lin Shu had a bad premonition in his heart.Fuquan and Lin Yuan went to investigate again and got extremely bad news.

Perhaps it was God's will, the other party blasted a sealed cave with gunpowder, and there were indeed a lot of gold and silver treasures inside. There is no way to count the exact number, and it can only be described as massive.

This time, Fuquan purposely approached the crowd who were a little chaotic because they had found the treasure, and saw clearly the two people walking out of the tent.

He reported to Lin Shu: "My lord, that Mr. Zhen is Zhen Yingshan from the third room of the Zhen family in Jinling, and that Mr. Wan is Wan Zhongyuan who appeared in Daming Mansion."

"It's no surprise that Shui Rong has been hiding in the west of Beijing for so long, probably because of Tong Zhen's family, or Gao Yongyi's idea of ​​this treasure."

Lin Shu looked at the manpower around him, sighed that there were too few people around him, and told Lin Lian: "Uncle Lian, take someone to guard here first, and wait for me to go to the Imperial Tomb Guard for help. No matter how much the treasure inside is worth, We must not let these two families go!"

"Patriarch, the people in our village can take these people down. Why do we have to go to the Imperial Tomb Guard for help? This is a treasure left by the Ming Dynasty. If our family has these treasures..."

Lin Yuan reluctantly persuaded Lin Shu, but both Lin Shu and Lin Lian shook their heads.

"Two hundred versus two hundred, how many brothers will be lost? And can this matter be hidden from the court? Our family is not so poor that we can exchange our brothers' lives for treasure."

Lin Shu arranged for Fuquan to go back to Zhuangzi again, and told Daiyu that she would test her ability to defend the night battle, and would come back later at night, so she called for a group of helpers along the way to bring armor and arrows.

Then he took two people and hurried towards the direction of Huanglingwei.

……

Just as Lin Shu guessed, Shui Rong and Gao Yongyi's secret treasure hunt couldn't be hidden from the giant dragon lying in the Forbidden City.When Lin Shu arrived at the gate of the Imperial Tomb Guard camp, soldiers and horses were already gathering in the camp.

An embroidered guard with a gloomy face said to Lin Shu with a smirk: "The general really didn't expect that Lord Lin could resist such a shocking temptation. The warriors have already fought in the valley, but they never expected Master Lin to appear here!"

snort!
Lin Shu snorted coldly, it seemed that Embroidery Guard was very familiar with the Lin family's village, and even when he led people to investigate the situation in the valley, Embroidery Guard's spies were nearby.And this fellow has no good intentions at all, and he is planning to fight between the snipe and the clam for the fisherman's profit.

"Since the embroidered clothes guard has got the news, I will go back first. It's freezing cold, how can there be a warm kang in the valley for comfort!"

Lin Shu turned around without any speculation, and before he had gone far, he heard a bang behind him. The embroidered clothes guard who was still mocking Lin Shu just now was already lying beside him, and the scum at the corner of his mouth was extremely obvious.

"Bachelor Lin, the people under his command are ignorant, and I apologize to the bachelor on his behalf."

It turned out to be Zuo Lan, the commander of the Embroidered Clothes Guard, the confidant of the current emperor.With sincerity on his face, he cupped his fists to apologize to Lin Shu.

Lin Shu bowed slightly, bowed and saluted: "The commanding officer's salute, I can't bear it. Although this person speaks badly, he is right. The official is just passing by. This is not the official who is on the job of arresting the rebellious party. This little Hanlin can intervene. Master Zuo, goodbye!"

When Zuo Lan heard that Lin Shu was about to leave, she felt anxious.He, who has followed the emperor for nearly 30 years, is very clear about Lin Shu's position in the emperor's heart.Today, Grand Duke Lin Shu came to report to the Imperial Mausoleum selflessly, and was ridiculed by his subordinates in such a way. Isn't this making him an enemy for no reason?

Few of the commanders of the Embroidered Clothes Guards were able to retreat safely. His own age is here. His son is studying and preparing for the imperial examination. Maybe he will have to ask Lin Shu in the future.

Besides, if you want to take credit, that's not the way to take it. Could the emperor not know that Lin Shu had come to report to the imperial mausoleum guard?Even if he invites Lin Shu today, he will invite Lin Shu to Tianmen Mountain, even if he only lets Lin Shu stand and watch from a distance, he will force the credit into Lin Shu's arms.

(End of this chapter)