Chapter 404
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Gu Shixiong couldn't understand why Qin Yining would be so kind as to help him. Why would she take the risk and recommend him to the second master of the Lu Family?
Could it really be because they were all citizens of Great Yan Dynasty?
But if this woman had such a patriotic heart from the start, she would have agreed to help him long ago. She wouldn't have waited until now.
Qin Yining's behavior was not consistent from the beginning to the end.
Gu Shixiong's blood turned cold as he thought of this. He quickly ordered the coachman, "Stop the carriage!"
The coachman was startled by Gu Shixiong's hoarse and sharp voice and quickly stopped the carriage.
Gu Shixiong got off the carriage clumsily. He took out a dagger and began to pry open the nailed box under the light of the setting sun.
After expending a tremendous amount of effort, he finally pried open the box and found that there was a piece of paper lying inside.
Gu Shixiong felt more and more strange. He picked up the paper and took a closer look. His heart skipped a beat.
It was a hand-drawn map. The mountains, rivers, forests, and trees were clearly marked. On the top right of the map, there was a circle drawn with a cinnabar pen.
What kind of map was this?
Gu Shixiong carefully looked at the markings beside the mountains and rivers to see if he could find a place he was familiar with.
But at this moment, he suddenly heard a flurry of horse hooves coming from the direction of the Three Thousand Battalion.
Gu Shixiong was shocked. He looked in that direction with a serious expression.
Gu Shixiong saw a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a military officer. His face was gloomy as he led thirty to forty cavalrymen in a gallop. Before Gu Shixiong could react, the middle-aged man raised his hand and ordered his men to surround Gu Shixiong and his carriage.
Gu Shixiong's heart beat faster and faster, but he still looked calm.
"Who are you people? What do you want? "
The military leader didn't answer. He only said, "Give me the thing in your hand.
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Gu Shixiong frowned. "Why should I give it to you?"
The military leader pulled out a sword from his waist and shouted, "Give it to me!"
"Give it to me!"
The cavalrymen all pulled out their swords.
Under the dim light, the swords shone like snow. Gu Shixiong was so scared that his legs began to tremble.
Gu Shixiong frowned and asked, "Who are you? If the person is not right, I will not hand it over so easily. I see that you are soldiers and this place is the closest to the Three Thousand Battalion. Could it be that you are from the Three Thousand Battalion? Or are you Minister Cheng's men? "
"Cut the crap! Don't ask what you shouldn't ask! "
Seeing this person's reaction, Gu Shixiong understood that these people were indeed Minister Cheng's people.
He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and said, "If you are Minister Cheng's people, then there is no need to fight over this item. Bring me to Minister Cheng and Second Master Lu, and I will naturally present this item to Minister Cheng with both hands."
The leader of the group was stunned. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the direction of the capital. From the sound of it, there were at least a hundred people, which was more than the number of people on their side.
Naturally, Gu Shixiong heard it too.
At this point, Gu Shixiong had even more guesses in his heart.
The group of people from the capital quickly closed in and formed another encirclement outside the encirclement.
The leading officer shouted, "Is Gu Shixiong, Old Master Gu here? Your Majesty has decreed that Old Master Gu is to enter the palace to see him! "
The officer who had blocked the way earlier frowned and bent over, snatching the wooden box from Gu Shixiong's hands along with the map of an unknown place.
Gu Shixiong was stunned and didn't even have time to resist. He could only watch as the items were taken away.
"Is Old Master Gu here?"
The officer who came later asked again.
Gu Shixiong said in a hoarse voice, "I am here."
"Out of the way, out of the way!"
The horse hooves were in a mess, and the people were noisy. It seemed that the people who came later had separated the crowd.
When the group of people who came first saw this, they all retreated and left the encirclement. They simply left Gu Shixiong to the hundred people who came later and rode away.
How could Gu Shixiong not understand at this time?
This was the first time in his life that he had fallen so hard. And it was at the hands of a little girl!
He was the clearest about his own calculations. He also knew that his public act of going to the guqin would attract Your Majesty's attention. But after Qin Yining's words, he only wanted to bring the token to Lu Heng and forgot about the surveillance.
Now, it seemed that the situation in the capital was tense. Your Majesty's group was not the only ones who were monitoring the Family Qin. The group who had just snatched his "token" was under the jurisdiction of the Minister of War and should be from the Lu Family.
And those who came later could be considered polite were Your Majesty's trusted aides. They knew that he had brought the "token" to the Three Thousand Battalion and specially came to intercept him.
Now, everyone should be sure that the map in the box was the treasure map!
Even if he, Gu Shixiong, were to say that it was not a treasure map in the future, no one would believe him.
But why would he tell them the real location of the treasure?
"Old Master Gu, please follow us to the palace to meet His Majesty." The general said in an imposing manner.
Gu Shixiong looked like he was scared out of his wits. He trembled as he climbed into the carriage.
The group of people quickly rushed in the direction of the imperial palace.
Li Qitian had already received news from his spy that Gu Shixiong had gone to Qin's Mansion for the second time to find Qin Yining. When he left Qin's Mansion for the second time, Gu Shixiong brought something home and rushed to the Three Thousand Battalion. Li Qitian knew that his plan to detain Yuchi Yan and observe the situation had finally worked.
Old Master Gu was the imperial tutor of the late Dayan Emperor and could be said to be a person of virtue and prestige. Li Qitian had long suspected that Gu Shixiong knew the whereabouts of the treasure. But this Old Master did not have any other skills except for his ability to play dumb.
Today, he finally caught him red-handed and his painstaking efforts were not in vain.
"Your Majesty, Old Master Gu has arrived." Li Guanwen said in a low voice in front of the imperial study.
When Li Qitian heard this, he hurriedly said, "Let him in."
"As you wish." Li Guanwen retreated and soon led Gu Shixiong to the front.
Gu Shixiong trembled as he bowed deeply to Li Qitian.
"This commoner kowtows in salute to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live in good health!"
Li Qitian sat behind the desk and said with a heavy expression, "Old Master Gu, can you explain to me why you rushed out of the city to the Three Thousand Camp before the curfew?"
Gu Shixiong kowtowed in panic and said, "This commoner, this commoner …"
"You're already in front of me and you still don't want to tell me the truth?" Li Qitian slammed the table and stood up.
Gu Shixiong trembled and tears fell from his eyes.
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