The basement of the General's Mansion in Xuancheng is like a blooming peach blossom in spring, while a thousand miles away, the underground palace of the Goddess Lake is like winter, with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

The two groups of people were confronting each other across the gate of the Shennv Lake Underground Palace.

Xie Xuan's Embroidered Spring Sword had already been unsheathed. Behind him, the guards from the Princess's Mansion also surrounded him and, like Xie Xuan, tightly grasped their swords.

Behind the people in the Princess's Mansion, there was a golden glow from several open boxes. In this dim underground palace, it looked so dazzling and charming that people could not take their eyes away for a long time.

And behind those opened boxes, there were countless boxes piled up like mountains, extending all the way to the depths of the underground palace, and it seemed as if there was no end in sight.

If General Shen were here, he would certainly find that compared with the secret treasures in the underground palace of Goddess Lake, the silver extorted by General Sun was just like a tiny hair, insignificant and not worth mentioning.

After all, these were the secret treasures from the national treasury that the royal family of the previous dynasty took away when they fled the country. They picked out the most valuable treasures. Half of the gold and silver treasures in the national treasury of the previous dynasty were all here.

It was also because the previous dynasty had run out of luck. The royal family of the previous dynasty had not escaped far to the north when they encountered the army of the Northern Tartar King. The entire family died and the treasure fell into the hands of the Northern Tartar King.

In order to hide these treasures, the King of Northern Tartar at that time forced skilled craftsmen to build the Shennv Lake Underground Palace. After it was completed, he executed all the craftsmen.

This was the top secret of the Northern Tartars, and only the King of the Northern Tartars knew it.

As a result, ten years ago, General Shen attacked Huanglong and suddenly killed the previous King of Beilu. The King of Beilu died so suddenly that he had no time to tell the secret treasure to the little prince of Beilu.

Because of the death of the Northern Tartar King, this underground palace became an unknown treasure.

For so many years, the little prince of the Northern Tartars had been living in the open air and robbing everywhere for a few taels of silver, but he didn't know that such a huge fortune was buried right under his tent.

In the original book, the King of Pingliang accidentally saved a craftsman who had escaped by chance that year, and thus got the clue to this secret treasure.

After King Pingliang ascended the throne, he sent Shen He to fight against the Northern Tartar. The first person he killed was the little prince of the Northern Tartar. In addition to covering up his own dark history, obtaining this secret treasure was also a very important reason.

So Su Fengyi was able to draw the secret treasure map because Shen He in the original book had been here and gave her clues in the book.

But now, Shen He, who was standing outside the gate of the underground palace, naturally didn't know all this. He followed Xie Xuan here and saw Xie Xuan opening several boxes in a row, one big box of gold bars, and then another big box of gold bars.

Shen He was so shocked that he was almost blinded by the gold bars in the underground palace.

Seeing Shen He, Xie Xuan drew his knife.

Just now on the way to find the underground palace, Xie Xuan heard the sound of someone following him. Judging from the footsteps, it was General Shen, so he ignored it.

The little prince of the Northern Tartars took all the young and strong men of the tribe away to attack Xuanfu, and only the old, weak and sick were left in the tribe.

With the rear area so empty, it was easy for Shen He to attack the royal court of the little prince of the Northern Tartar. In less than half a day, the crystal was destroyed and the job was done.

While cleaning up the battlefield and the spoils, Shen He suddenly discovered that Xie Xuan and the people from the Princess's Mansion were missing.

Shen He knew what Xie Xuan was doing. Finding the secret treasure in the underground palace of Goddess Lake was their main mission this time. Destroying the Northern Tartar King's Court was just a side job.

They were comrades who had fought side by side for so many days, but Xie Xuan ran away secretly without even saying hello. It was really mean of him.

If you don't call me, I will go by myself. The princess didn't give this mission to you alone!

Shen He didn't care about that. He took a few personal soldiers and followed secretly.

Xie Xuan drew his sword to show his attitude, just in case.

Wealth is fascinating, and money is tempting. No matter who you are, you have to be on guard.

These secret treasures belong to His Highness, no one can touch them!

He warned:

"This is your highness."

Shen He snorted:

"Of course it's hers! This isn't just your task!

Hurry up, I'll keep watch for you to prevent anyone else from breaking in.

Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and move!"

On the second day, Xie Xuan and the people from the Princess's Mansion, carrying boxes of secret treasures, while Shen He escorted countless captives and cattle and sheep, set out on their journey back to the capital.

Some are eager to go home, while others are ready to go.

At the same time, General Shen led his troops out of Xuanfu and set out on a journey to conquer the Northern Tartars and kill King Zuo Xian.

Su Fengyi and his group arrived at the outskirts of Beijing, just a stone's throw away from the capital.

Border troops are not allowed to enter the capital without imperial order, and imperial troops are not allowed to leave the capital without imperial order.

The Xuanfu border troops who were ordered to escort the emperor back to the capital and the imperial guards who were ordered to welcome the emperor back to the capital met in the camp outside the capital.

Lu Hong brought the emperor's full set of ceremonial guards and the entire palace staff to welcome the emperor back to the palace.

When the emperor saw Lu Hong, his heart, which had been frightened for so many days, finally felt at ease.

As long as Lu Hong is here, no one can hurt me in the slightest.

Today, the emperor finally understood what Taizu meant when he always taught them not to throw away the knife in their hands. Lu Hong was the knife in his hand.

Loyal and taciturn, to the emperor, Lu Hong is simply the most perfect sword in the world.

Eunuch Cui set up a huge tent on the spot and welcomed the emperor in. He helped him bathe, change his clothes, and then change his attire.

Lu Hong handed over the matter of the rotation of the imperial guards and the border troops to the deputy general, and then came to find Su Fengyi.

Su Fengyi asked him with a smile:

"You arranged such a grand ceremony? Not bad, not bad, you've finally figured it out!

That's exactly what should happen. When the emperor returns to the palace, no matter what the reason, he must do so in a grand and dignified manner. Otherwise, where will the dignity of a ruler be? This was done well today."

Lu Hong was silent for a moment, then said, "Pei."

What he meant was that the grandness and decency were all arranged by Lord Pei and had nothing to do with him.

If Lu Hong arranged it himself and the emperor gave the order, he would naturally put the emperor's safety first and set off as soon as possible. Why would he bring so many burdens with him?

Oops, it’s too early to praise!

Su Fengyi thought to herself and quickly changed the subject:

"If you had done more thorough work and led all the officials to welcome the emperor at the city gate, the emperor would have been happier."

Not only was Lu Hong silent this time, Su Fengyi felt that his face seemed to have turned a little darker.

After a while, Lu Hong said again: "Pei."

What this means is that Lord Pei is currently doing such thorough work, and if they return to Beijing now, they will be able to encounter officials welcoming the emperor at the city gate.

After stepping on landmines twice in a row, Su Fengyi quickly changed the topic and prepared to talk about something safe, so she asked Lu Hong:

"Where's the person I asked you to find last time? Have you found any clues?"

There were several thousand eunuchs in the palace, all of whom were under the management of Qiao Gui. It was not easy for Lu Hong to look for someone under Qiao Gui's nose without making any noise and without alerting Qiao Gui, so his search was slow.

But this time, Qiao Gui and the emperor were not in the palace, which gave Lu Hong the opportunity to go find Xue Yu in a drastic manner.

Lu Hong looked at Su Fengyi and nodded slightly.

Xue Yu, found it.

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