hotmtlnovel Chapter 233: Theft at Jiange
Chapter 233: Theft at Jiange
"Sir, if you're asking about the area around Jianmen Mansion, then the only building like this is probably Jiange."
Although they didn't understand why Yang Qing suddenly talked about architecture, the leading monk gave Yang Qing an answer after thinking about it for a while.
"This Sword Pavilion is the first pass on the Shu Road. If you want to enter Sichuan from the Shu Road, you can't avoid this Sword Pavilion.
For thousands of years, this Jiange has blocked countless foreign invasions for the Shu Kingdom. It is an important military base of the Shu Kingdom and the gateway to the Shu Kingdom, and is worshipped by all the people.
Even this Jianmen Mansion exists because of Jian Ge."
"Where is the Sword Pavilion? What's happening now?"
Yang Qing asked after hearing this.
“It’s just not far from the north of the city. This time the evil spirit only attacked Jianmen Mansion, so Jiange was naturally intact.
Moreover, the Sword Pavilion is protected by good fortune and has its own pressure, so ordinary evil spirits dare not approach the Sword Pavilion.
However, because Jianmen Prefecture has already fallen, Jiange has an excellent geographical location, suitable for both attack and defense. I heard that it has been transformed into a refugee resettlement site and command center for Jianmen Prefecture. "
"It's been transformed! Damn! How was it transformed? Who proposed it?"
Yang Qing's heart tightened when he heard this.
Because he knew the ultimate goal of the Akita people, he could easily guess the real reason for the fall of Jianmen Prefecture by using the answer to reverse the process.
"I heard that he was a lieutenant general in the border army. Because all the masters in Jianmen Mansion were dead or missing, there was no one in charge in the city, so he was made the leader.
However, it is said that he was able to take this temporary position with the support of the city's Chamber of Commerce.
We didn’t see the specific renovation method, but it was said that part of the wall was demolished and renovated, and it changed from only defending the outside of the pass to having fortifications on both sides. "
"Another businessman!"
After roughly knowing the information he wanted to know, Yang Qing thanked the leading monk, and then spoke to Hua Shaojun and Yuan Su.
"Brother Hua, Brother Yuan, our mission this time is to find out the reason why Jianmen Mansion fell, and the brother just gave us two explanations. Regardless of whether they are true or false, I think we have to investigate according to these explanations first.
In that case, how about we split into two groups?"
"Sure, Brother Yang Qing, divide it however you want."
"I want to track down those traveling merchants first.
As you all know, I was wanted by Hengzhou Prefecture, and since you are willing to follow me on this mission, I think you are willing to believe that I was wronged.
The two statements that brother just gave made me smell a hint of Pantheism. When our Hengzhou Prefecture fell, there was also something weird everywhere.
I thought, if nothing unexpected happened, those traveling merchants should be members of the Pantheon. I have dealt with them before and have some experience with them.
So, I will go track them down, and Brother Hua and Brother Yuan, please go and find out the news about the so-called Qingyang Secret Realm."
Hua Shaojun nodded when he heard this, then took out two paper cranes made of talisman paper from his arms and handed one to Yang Qing.
"Okay, then Yuan Su and I will go explore the Qingyang Secret Realm first. This paper crane is Qingxie paper, a talisman drawn with the blood of Qingxie. If you have any news, you can use it to find us."
Yang Qing took the Qingfei paper and then said goodbye to Hua Shaojun and the others.
He had never used this green fly paper, but he had heard of the green fly. It was said that the mother and son green flies lived together forever, and once separated, they could fly back to each other no matter how far apart they were.
Taking advantage of the characteristics of this insect, some people used the blood of the mother green fly and its larvae to dye copper coins respectively, and then used the copper coins dyed with the mother insect's blood to make green fly swords, and then spent the copper coins dyed with the larvae's blood.
Afterwards, you can use the Green Fly Sword to recall the spent copper coins.
Even in Yang Qing's previous life, the Qingxie Sword was a famous magic weapon for attracting wealth.
And this Qingfei paper seems to use the same principle.
Yang Qing took Nie Youjiu all the way north, passing through Jianmen Mansion and after many twists and turns, after killing several waves of evil spirits lurking in the house, they finally went out of the north gate and found Jiange.
This so-called Jiange is actually a pass.
The Shu land is mountainous, and the mountains on both sides of the Sword Pavilion are as tall as swords. The Sword Pavilion is located here, and from a distance, it looks like a loft built on the side of a sword.
However, when Yang Qing saw the current situation of Jiange, he just wanted to curse.
The originally well-built Jiange had the entire wall on the side close to the pass demolished, just like building an illegal structure, expanding a large area.
The expanded area was built into defensive fortifications. It must have cost a lot to build such a large area in such a short time.
But it is also conceivable that the bricks and stones of this section of the city wall after the construction have been dismantled and transported away.
Yang Qing then used his magical power of seeing through walls to look at the entire Jiange.
Everything in sight turned into lines. At this moment, in the entire Jiange, a faint golden light of wish power could be seen, but it was extremely obscure.
It seems that this so-called transformation has caused great damage to the Sword Pavilion.
On the wall of Jiange, there was a man in armor who looked like a general, loudly directing other people to carry out the construction. It seemed that he was the one who arranged the people to renovate Jiange.
Then a flying knife was thrown out, and the next moment Yang Qing appeared on the city wall and grabbed the general by the neck.
"Are you the commander here now? Did you ask for the Sword Pavilion to be changed?"
The general's name was Xu Wangzu. He was not very skilled and was originally just a small general in the border army.
But more than ten days ago, Jianmen Prefecture fell, and all the masters in the prefecture were killed or missing.
Fortunately, the Chamber of Commerce in the city suddenly stepped forward and provided a large amount of assistance in terms of manpower and materials, which helped Jianmen Prefecture get through the most difficult times.
With the support of the city's Chamber of Commerce, he was elected as the temporary commander of Jianmen Mansion.
However, when he was suddenly captured, Xu Wangzu was cowardly and confused, and could not muster any momentum as a commander.
"Sir, I am only temporary."
"What about the renovation of the Sword Pavilion?"
"Someone suggested it, and I thought it was a good idea. Some people below were willing to donate money and supplies, so I followed his advice."
"Then have you ever thought that this Sword Pavilion is a thousand-year-old monument that carries the wishes of all living beings? Aren't you afraid of destroying it by making such a change?"
"Reply, report to the hero, the size of this Sword Pavilion is limited after all, and it cannot accommodate so many people. After the renovation, it can accommodate more people.
In order to save more people, I think it is understandable to sacrifice some historical sites or something like that."
Xu Wangzu used the words that the businessmen had used to persuade him to try to convince Yang Qing, but Yang Qing slapped him in the face.
“Why don’t you just build it right next to the wall? Why do you want to tear down the wall?
Also, where are the bricks and stones of the south wall of Jiange? Especially the foundation stones of the base, where did they go?"
Xu Wangzu was slapped in the face and wanted to resist, but he couldn't muster the courage in the face of Yang Qing's murderous aura, so he spoke with a hint of grievance.
"Of course, it was used to fill in the newly built city wall."
Snapped!
Another slap.
"to be frank!"
"The shopkeeper of the Fu Kee Chamber of Commerce said that their boss liked the patterns on the brick wall, and gave me 50,000 taels of silver to find a solution, and promised a large number of other bricks and stones as support.
I thought it would be the best of both worlds and I could get what I wanted, so I agreed.
As soon as the south wall was removed, they sent people to take away the bricks and stones. It was probably about seven or eight days ago."