HCB Chapter 217 Entering the Back Mountain (1)
Chapter 217 Entering the Back Mountain (1)
Liao Qizhu swallowed and said, "It's my fault for waking you up. I left some tools in the garden and suddenly remembered them in the middle of the night, so I wanted to get them.
I didn’t expect to see such a scene. I was very worried at the time, afraid that the mudslide would submerge the entire house, so I called you.”
Xie Ling walked forward and pushed Gu Wei.
Gu Wei understood and immediately said, "You all should go back first. It's too late. Tomorrow I will ask the soldiers from the county government to come and help. We will find out the truth soon."
After Gu Wei's words, everyone finally felt relieved and walked back holding umbrellas.
Pei asked, "Aren't you going back?"
Gu Wei shook his head, "Don't worry, mother. I know what I am doing. You should go back and have some rest."
Pei looked at Gu Wei worriedly, but finally left.
He said, "Remember to protect A Ling."
"it is good."
Wu Zhengqing and others did not leave, wanting to see if they could help in any way.
Jiangxue also stopped where he was. He was a thoughtful person and guessed that something must have happened between Gu Wei and Xie Ling.
Xie Ling walked forward, half squatted, took out a small flashlight from her arms, and looked at the age of the bones.
"This one for one year, this one for three years... the oldest for seven years."
After completing the entire investigation, Xie Ling looked into Gu Wei's eyes.
All these bones are the result of people dying year after year.
This shows that they are the victims of the Jinling Lane mystery.
The little yamen runner who told Gu Wei about this matter must have had the bones of his relatives among them.
The secret of Jinling Lane lies on the hill behind Gu Family Garden!
If it weren't for this mudslide, they would probably have been kept in the dark!
Xie Ling said coldly: "Let's go, it's best to cover up your tracks while it's raining, go up and take a look."
Gu Wei nodded, looked at Wu Zhengqing and others standing nearby, and briefly explained to them the secret of Jinling Lane.
Wu Zhengqing took out a short blade from his arms and said, "I'll go with you."
Gao Wanhua knew she was a rookie, so she said, "I won't go, so as not to hold you back."
Finally, except for Gao Wanhua, everyone quickly put on waders and walked up the mountain.
Jiangxue walked in front, released her little snake, and muttered something in Sanskrit that no one could understand.
Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, he explained: "I asked Xiaobai to see if there is anyone nearby. He is very smart."
There are very few people living in Jinling Lane, and the biggest reason is that it is remote.
Because Jinling Lane is at the outermost edge of Sinan County, when you walk into this lane, you can even see the vast green mountains of Lingnan one after another.
Behind the Gu family’s house is a tall green mountain. From the outside, it looks like just a small hill, but when you walk in, you will realize that there is a lot of mystery inside.
After climbing over this small hill, there are green mountains one after another, with ridges upon ridges and dense trees. As far as the eye can see, there are tall, towering trees everywhere, and green thorns that are prickly and knee-high, like an ancient tropical rain forest.
Even though it was raining so hard, there were still mosquitoes, and Xie Ling was bitten by several big lumps.
The group walked in the woods for a while.
Shi Shaowen looked at the ground and said, "The land here is quite fertile. I guess because it has not been planted, the soil is still very good. If it can be used to grow vegetables, it will definitely be a good harvest."
He does not mean that.
An idea suddenly popped into Xie Ling's mind.
How about building a military settlement here, and letting Gu Wei's Gu's army live here when they arrive? It can be used for training and concealment.
Xie Ling's heart was pounding, and she wanted to see if there was any flat ground around.
Just as they were thinking about it, they crossed the large forest and came to a flat ground covered with fine green grass.
At this time, the green grass had been bent all over by the heavy rain, and it felt soft when stepped on. It was much more comfortable than the forest full of thorns.
The flat land had no end in sight. One could only see seven or eight large mountains in the distance, forming an oval that surrounded the basin.
Feng Jianqingli looked towards the east with full eyes, "There is a big cave over there, there seems to be something inside."
Everyone walked east.
It took them almost half an hour to walk from this side to the cave over there, and they were walking at a very fast speed. You can imagine how wide this plain is.
What's even more strange is that Gu Wei actually found some remaining iron fragments in the grass, which looked like weapons.
And as they walked, almost everyone noticed that the grass they stepped on was different in color. The grass on the forest side was dark green, and the grass on this side was light green.
In some places there is no grass yet, revealing only yellow mud. These places without grass are connected together to form straight lines, either horizontal or vertical.
Gu Wei frowned and said calmly: "This should have been a training ground before. The training was in the center, so the grass here is green because it grew in the back.
As for the straight lines of mud, they are where the soldiers are lined up, and over time no grass will grow on them. "
This explanation is very reasonable and everyone thinks it should be so.
As soon as Gu Wei finished speaking, everyone arrived at the bottom of the cave.
Wu Zhengqing shouted: "There is gold in the soil!"
Everyone quickly lowered their heads, it was true!
There are a lot of gold ingots, gold bars, and gold bricks in the soil. I don’t know what washed them away, and they are slightly worn.
Everyone quickly piled all the gold together.
In addition to gold ingots, Gu Wei also picked up a lot of silver bills. The words on them had long been blurred and were stained by the rain.
By piecing together the pictures one by one, Gu Wei roughly restored the handwriting above.
"Xiangtai Bank... This bank has been closed for more than ten years. It seems that these things were stored here by someone a long time ago."
Feng Jianqingli pointed to the cave and said, "There is something in the cave."
The further they went into the cave, the more gold they found. In the end, it was almost everywhere and there was no way they could pick it all up!
There are also some scattered large mahogany boxes, which were probably used to store gold, and the locks on them have long been rusted.
At the innermost part of the cave, there were rows of grain piled up, but it had already become moldy and hairy, and some of the grain bags were broken, leaving the ground covered with rice.
Shi Shaowen looked around, then looked at the inner wall of the cave, and patted his head, "I know, this is where the rebel Tang Zhi stores his food!"
Wu Zhengqing also suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, yes! It must be!"
Gu Wei frowned, "What traitor? I have never heard of him."
Shi Shaowen explained: "Tang Zhi was a rebel during the reign of the previous emperor and was once a county magistrate in Lingnan.
I only remember that he was very arrogant in Lingnan because he was far away from home. Later, the late emperor sent troops to wipe him out in less than half a month. I don’t know much about the details, so I didn’t expect it to be Sinan County! "
Gu Wei asked, "Is it the twenty-seventh year of Tianbao?"
Wu Zhengqing recalled and nodded, "That should be it. I remember I was exactly seven years old at that time."
Gu Wei now understood.
At that time, he was with his father in Mobei, practicing martial arts and studying military books every day. He was as tired as a dog, so he didn't have much impression of this incident.
He only remembered that a good friend of his father suddenly left Mobei, saying that the emperor had ordered him to destroy the rebels, and it seemed that the one to be destroyed was Tang Zhi.
That is why the Sinan County Magistrate’s Mansion was built in such a desolate alley and connected to a mountain. It is probably a house specially built by Tang Zhi for training troops.
The unknown graffiti that Xie Ling had seen in the garden before also had an explanation. Tang Zhi might have some allies or brothers, and the graffiti was drawn specifically for his brother, wanting to tell his brother that the food and gold ingots were hidden in the green hills behind.
Feng Jianqingli sighed, "Tang Zhi's soldiers are not good, but he is very rich! There are so many gold ingots and food. It seems that this place is too hidden, so the court of Beijiang did not find this grain storage place."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of rushing water coming from the front. It was very violent and hit the inner wall of the cave, like the roar of a wild beast.
Xie Ling shouted, "Run out! There might be a flood!"
Everyone hurried to run outside, but they were still a step too late. The surging flood swept everyone up and rushed out of the cave. They fell on the grass outside the cave and lay together with the gold ingots.
Everyone didn't feel any pain, but they were all wet and choked on the water a few times. Wu Zhengqing didn't know how to drink water and he kept coughing.
The water in the cave was icy cold. When the wind blew and the rain fell, it chilled me to the core and made me shiver.
Xie Ling wiped the water off her face and said, "It must be because of the heavy rain. The water level of the underground river in the cave rose, and when it was full, it rushed out of the cave, so the gold ingots were also washed out."
Gu Wei said: "Then let's put these gold ingots here first. No one will come. Come back another day to get them."
"So where are we going now?" Shi Shaowen asked.
"There are people in this mountain." Jiangxue, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's back began to shiver.
People are always afraid of unknown things.
Jiangxue looked towards the distant south, a trace of worry between her brows, "Xiaobai is in danger, it should have been caught by someone!"
"Let's go and save it." Xie Ling said immediately.
Jiangxue waved her hand and lowered her eyelashes, "No, I'll go by myself. I don't want to delay you."
"What do you mean by delay?" Gu Wei frowned. "You are our friend. Although Xiaobai is just a snake, he is also our partner. Stop talking nonsense and let's go."