The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

The young eunuch had already told Zhao Chuanxin the layout of the Russian legation. The passage was in the basement of the southeast part of the tower.

He reached the basement unobstructed and used the elf carving knife to cut open the door lock. Sure enough, the basement was connected to the secret passage without any cover.

When the Russian legation was built, it happened to be the period when the Japanese killed Empress Mingcheng.

At that time, Li Xi and the princes took refuge in the Russian legation.

This secret passage was probably built later, which shows that Li Xi had long been worried that the Japanese would persecute him.

Zhao Chuanxin looked up at the layout of the basement and wondered where the wires could be routed. After he had a rough idea, he got into the passage.

Behind Jingguanxuan, Li Xi had opened the door to the passage and was waiting anxiously.

"It's so late, why hasn't he come yet?"

The little eunuch said: "It will take some time for him to sneak into the Russian legation."

"It was very easy for him to sneak into Qingyun Palace at that time." Li Xi was originally a very calm person, but after being pressed hard by the Japanese over and over again, he became impetuous.

Just as he was talking, footsteps came from the door.

Suddenly, a stone was thrown out of the dark passage.

Li Xi and the little eunuch were both shocked.

After a long while, Zhao Chuanxin walked out.

Li Xi's eyes turned red when he saw Zhao Chuanxin: "What are you doing throwing stones?"

Zhao Chuanxin chuckled: "This is called throwing stones to ask for directions, you don't understand."

"..." Li Xi accused him with all his face: "You took the money, why have you been reluctant to do anything? You actually have the nerve to ask me for project funds?"

"Isn't Li Wanyong dead? Ito Hirobumi is about to die, don't worry. As for the project funds, one code is one code. If you go to a restaurant to eat, can you pay for it once and let you eat for the rest of your life?"

Li Xi could not refute.

But one thing is certain, it was indeed Zhao Chuanxin who killed Li Wanyong.

He shook his white beard and said angrily: "Get to work quickly."

As Party B, Zhao Chuanxin is very well-educated and does not have the same knowledge as Party A.

He looked around. It was quiet.

"Where are you going to put the telegram?"

Li Xi pointed to the room where Zhao Chuanxin stayed for the night: "An' there, I made a new cabinet and put it in the cabinet."

Zhao Chuanxin went in and took a look. Sure enough, there was an extra cabinet in Xiao Ran's room.

He shook his head: "Otherwise, you are all laymen. This cabinet is too abrupt."

As he spoke, he brought a long table in from outside and placed it against the wall. Another chair was brought in.

With the addition of tables, chairs, and wardrobes, it looks more regular and less obtrusive.

Zhao Chuanxin pointed to the desk and chair and said: "This is a temporary measure. Tomorrow you can find someone to build a desk with drawers. The drawers should be locked. In this way, if it is robbed, the thief will most likely focus on it. Locked drawer."

Li Xi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He didn't think so much at all.

When he opened the cabinet, Zhao Chuanxin was happy again: "This kind of cover-up of yours is almost useless. Make the cabinet larger, put a hidden compartment at the back, and hide the telegraph machine inside. Everything should look normal on the surface. "

He didn't care so much, let Li Xi worry about it.

He assembled keyboards, electromagnets, connectors, bells, typewriters, relays, receivers, etc. one by one.

Pulling the bare copper wire, Zhao Chuanxin frowned and thought for a while.

He used an elf carving knife to cut a groove in the wall and stuffed the copper wire into it.

Wearing mud trowel gloves, fill the grooves with sand.

Li Xi and the little eunuch looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and they both saw surprise on each other's faces.

After the route was completed, Li Xi reached out and touched the flat rock strips on the wall.

The ice is cool, the texture is smooth and hard, and it is completely integrated with the wall.

The little eunuch whispered: "Spells are all spells."

Pulled outside, Zhao Chuanxin took out a pickaxe from the secret realm and dug a trench on the ground.

Then use a mud trowel glove to gather sand into stone strips, wrap the copper wire and extend it forward to the channel.

Go back and cover the rock strips with soil.

Such an extremely secretive line was formed.

After entering the secret passage, he didn't have to work so hard.

He turned around and said, "You two hold the lamp for me and I will do the work."

The little eunuch held a lantern and said: "Your Majesty, you should go back and rest first."

"I'm not sleepy, I have to watch to feel relieved."

Zhao Chuanxin grinned.

Since we are all following, no one should be idle.

He carried a pickaxe and walked inside, digging holes in the ground.

"Here, put the wooden frame into the hole." Zhao Chuanxin directed Li Xi to work.

Li Xi blew his beard and stared.

As an emperor, he has clothes to hold, food to eat, and mouth to open. Where has he ever done any work?

Zhao Chuanxin saw this: "Hurry up, what's the ink mark on?"

The little eunuch broke into a cold sweat.

I'm really afraid that His Majesty will be angry, but Mr. Zhao also has a very strange temper.

If a conflict breaks out, he may be able to delay His Majesty's beating for a second.

Because he estimated that he could take a punch from Zhao Chuanxin.

So he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, if you hold the lamp, I'll do it."

Li Xi got angry, and the little old man held on to the wooden frame on the ground and tremblingly lowered it into the pit.

It was the time of spring and summer, and the passage was extremely hot.

Zhao Chuanxin simply took off his coat.

A god of war, an emperor of Korea, and a personal eunuch, the three of them were sweating profusely in the secret passage late at night.

Zhao Chuanxin set up a shelf and tied the copper wire to it.

The work was actually quite rough.

But there was no other way to rush the work.

Fortunately, this passage is not long, and we soon reached the basement of the Russian Legation.

As usual, Zhao Chuanxin first asked for directions. After there was no movement outside, the three people filed out.

Li Xi gasped for air.

He had never been so tired.

Among the three people, the little eunuch who usually served others was the most relaxed and didn't even break a sweat.

Zhao Chuanxin's body was streaked with black and white, and the bath he took earlier was in vain.

He took out the elf carving knife again and cut a hole in the basement wall to hide the thread.

"Are you sure that your people can enter and exit the Russian Legation normally?"

"Russians are easy to talk to. I have already made arrangements."

Zhao Chuanxin began to assemble the telegraph machine here.

After the batteries are connected in series, cover them with debris in the basement.

Zhao Chuanxin took out his watch and looked at the time. It was already midnight.

He said: "Let's go back."

Li Xi's eyes widened: "Where are you going back?"

Zhao Chuanxin said matter-of-factly: "Of course I'm going to Jingguanxuan. You haven't paid me the bill yet, and it's already midnight. Don't I have to go to Qingyun Palace to sleep? Do you want me to sleep on the street?"

Li Xi angrily took out an inkstone from his pocket and reluctantly handed it to Zhao Chuanxin after hesitating: "This inkstone is your reward. You'd better not go to Qingyun Palace."

He was worried that Zhao Chuanxin would implicate him if he leaked his whereabouts.

Zhao Chuanxin took the inkstone and measured it up and down.

This inkstone is rectangular, the inkstone hall is slightly concave, the inkstone pool is deep and full, the inkstone is carved with a stone pillar, with flowing clouds below and a bright moon above. The back of the inkstone covers the hand and is covered with more than 60 uneven and slender stone pillars. Holding the stars.

The eight characters carved on the left - the moon follows the stars, but in fact it means wind and rain.

The eight characters engraved on the right - Wang Yang's calligraphy and ink, resemble this.

Zhao Chuanxin frowned: "It's so damn dark, you're not lying to me, are you?"

He knew nothing about the Four Treasures of the Study.

Li Xi was angry: "This is Laokeng Duan Inkstone. It's called Xing Inkstone. It's extremely valuable. If you don't want it, then give it back to me."

Seeing that the pain in his body didn't seem to be fake, Zhao Chuanxin put the inkstone away with a smile.

Then he said: "Let's go back to Jingguanxuan. Hey, don't be so stingy. I will sleep for one night and leave early tomorrow morning."

The two sides are in a stalemate.

Zhao Chuanxin saw Li Xi blocking the entrance of the passage, stepped forward to push him away, and walked into it casually.

Li Xi was furious.

He quickly took the little eunuch and chased him from behind.

When they arrived at Jingguanxuan, Zhao Chuanxin lay down on the small bed where he had slept all night: "Okay, you go, I'm going to sleep."

"Also, when are you leaving? I mean leaving Dahan."

Zhao Chuanxin was lying on the bed with his eyes closed and hummed: "Well, everything is almost done. I'll leave in these two days."

"Hmph, don't forget, you also promised me to take Li Xiangxi away."

"Well, I got it now, don't be so nagging, let's go quickly."

Li Xi snorted and took the little eunuch with him, and went back to the palace helplessly.

Xianning Hall, which serves as the sleeping palace,

An older eunuch was still awake. When he saw Li Xi coming back, his eyes flickered: "Your Majesty, it's already past midnight. Get some rest."

Li Xi paused and glanced at the old eunuch angrily, but said nothing.

Since discovering that Ito Hirobumi knew a lot about his actions, Li Xi has also made great efforts to investigate the spies around him.

This old eunuch was the most suspicious, but he didn't dare to drive this old guy away.

Li Xi felt really aggrieved when the emperor took this responsibility.

the next day.

Early in the morning, the young eunuch came to inform Li Xi that Ito Hirobumi had entered the palace again.

Ito Hirobumi has been visiting the palace very frequently recently.

Li Xicai woke up with hazy eyes.

But when he heard Ito Hirobumi's name, he immediately stood up in excitement: "What is he here for?"

The little eunuch didn't look good because he didn't get enough sleep last night.

He said: "Ito Hirobumi said that he was worried about His Majesty's dragon body and came to see His Majesty."

A surge of anger rose in Li Xi's heart.

He was sure that the old guy went to the new master to inform him.

He picked up the tea cup on the coffee table and threw it to the ground.

The cold water and tea leaves in the teacup splashed to the floor.

The palace maid outside heard the sound and hurried in to clean it. She moved skillfully and said nothing nonsense. Obviously, this kind of thing happens often.

Someone helped Li Xi change his clothes, but he just rinsed his mouth, wiped his face casually with a wet towel, left the Xianning Palace, and moved to the Stone Palace.

Jingguanxuan was on his right. When passing the stone steps, Li Xicai remembered Zhao Chuanxin.

His heart skipped a beat: "Is Zhao Chuanxin still there?"

The little eunuch was a little confused: "This... I didn't have time to see it."

Li Xi rolled his eyes and looked back at the old eunuch who was standing far away. He whispered: "Follow me to the Shizuo Palace in a while, and then you leave quietly and go to Jingguan Pavilion to ask Zhao Chuanxin to leave quickly. Qian Don’t let Ito Hirobumi see it.”

The little eunuch responded.

Arriving at Shizhuodian's office.

Ito Hirobumi is sitting on a chair and drinking tea.

Seeing Li Xi arriving, he stood up and leaned forward slightly: "I have met the Emperor."

Li Xi's eyes were full of coldness, but there was a reluctant smile on his face: "Commander Ito came to the palace, what can I do?"

Ito Hirobumi sat back in his chair, respectful, but not much.

What he answered was not what he asked: "Your Majesty, your face is not very good. You should pay attention to rest and don't stay up too late. Is there anything you can't do during the day?"

Sure enough, Hirobumi Ito came today to beat Li Xi.

Li Xi glanced at the old eunuch. The old eunuch turned his head away with a smile, not looking at Li Xi.

He told Ito Hirobumi: "Last night, I drank too much coffee and couldn't sleep."

Ito Hirobumi picked up the tea bowl and took another sip: "Oh? Is that so? Recently, my secretary Taijiro Mori also gave me some Mandheling coffee from Southeast Asia, which is very bitter. After drinking it for a few days, I felt that the tea The taste is a bit bland. How about your majesty take me to Jingguanxuan to taste your majesty’s coffee. I think in terms of taste, it will not be worse than my Mandheling coffee.”

Li Xi's heart skipped a beat.

He glanced at the door and found that the little eunuch had secretly left.

He prevaricated: "I drink Arabica coffee from Ethiopia. It tastes relatively simple, but has a strong aroma. And it requires a lot of sugar and milk, which may not be in line with Commander Ito's appetite."

"It doesn't matter, as long as it's coffee, it must be bitterer than tea. Let's go right now."

Li Xi's face solidified.

Obviously, no matter what excuse he came up with, he couldn't stop Ito Hirobumi from going to Jingguanxuan to check it out today.

His cheeks trembled twice, and he gritted his teeth, wishing to cut the old eunuch into pieces.

He could only take Ito Hirobumi with him, and walked out of the Stone Building Hall with heavy steps and walked towards Jingguanxuan.

Halfway through, Li Xi suddenly bent over and coughed loudly.

He was coughing so hard that he felt like he was going to die at any moment.

The old eunuch pretended to step forward and patted his back: "Your Majesty, are you okay? How about I call for a doctor?"

Li Xi seemed to catch his breath, waved his hand and said, "No need, go and get me a bowl of tea. I think I drank too much coffee, which is bad for my throat."

Ito Hirobumi remained silent and watched Li Xi's performance with cold eyes.

The more Li Xi delayed, the more he felt that Li Xi had something up his sleeve.

So, he winked at the old eunuch.

The old eunuch got the instruction and ran away.

When I came back, I held the tea cup in one hand and pressed the lid tightly with the other hand to prevent water from splashing out, but the speed did not slow down.

By the time we got here, we were already panting from exhaustion and looking pale.

A sarcastic smile appeared on Li Xi's lips, and he said to the old eunuch with a smile on his face, "You are so loyal."

He meant the word "loyal" very seriously.

The old eunuch was very cheeky and said with a smile: "This is what a slave should do."

Li Xi took the tea cup and took a sip.

The old eunuch reminded at the side: "Your Majesty, this tea is no longer hot. You can drink it without worry."

Grass……

Li Xi couldn't bear it anymore and raised his leg to give the old eunuch a kick.

He is old, and he has been weak for a lifetime and has no strength.

Therefore, the old eunuch didn't suffer much after receiving this kick. Instead, he said with a smile: "It is an honor for your Majesty to kick a slave. If your Majesty has any resentment in your heart, you might as well kick him a few more times."

Li Xi's lips trembled in anger.

It was so outrageous that even a eunuch sat on his neck and shit.

He threw the tea cup to the ground, but it didn't break because it was thrown into the soil.

Li Xi pointed at the tea cup and said, "Pick it up and send it back."

The old eunuch glanced at Ito Hirobumi, and when he saw Ito Hirobumi nodded, he followed the instructions.

After the old eunuch left, Ito Hirobumi said: "Emperor, let's go."

Li Xi had no choice but to continue walking with him.

Going up the steps, he pretended that his legs were sore and tapped his thighs as he walked.

After going up the steps, I held on to a small tree beside the road to catch my breath for a while.

However, no matter how much time was delayed, we finally arrived at Jingguanxuan.

Li Xi was frightened and pointed at the table and chairs and said: "Commander Ito, please sit down."

Ito Hirobumi did not sit down, he put his hands behind his back: "Emperor, why don't you take me to visit the Jingguan Pavilion?"

Li Xi's heartbeat was pounding: "I'm tired from walking. Let's take a rest first."

Originally, he thought that by getting a cabinet in the house, he could hide it well.

Thinking about it now, just like Zhao Chuanxin said, it was full of mistakes.

There are holes everywhere.

If Hirobumi Ito wanted to enter that room, he would just open the cabinet and the telegraph machine inside would be exposed.

Ito Hirobumi half-smiled: "Since the Meiji Restoration, our empire has begun to pay attention to the physical fitness of its citizens, imitating the West, and carrying out reforms in areas such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, and physical exercise. So far, certain results have been achieved, and the height of the citizens has increased. . We didn’t even eat meat before, but now we have no shortage of eggs, milk, fish and meat. Your Majesty not only needs to eat well, but also exercise more to take care of your dragon body. You’d better please.”

Li Xi grinded his teeth like an ox or a sheep chewing cud, and his eyes darted from side to side.

After a moment, he said helplessly: "Commander Ito, please feel free to look wherever you want."

"It would be better for the Emperor to lead me away."

From the room where the coffee is arranged to behind the curtains, Ito Hirobumi looked at it in detail.

Finally, he stopped outside the rest room.

This is the last place.

Li Xi's heart was in his throat.

Ito Hirobumi pushed open the door and entered.

After entering, he saw that there were only beds, tables, chairs and wardrobes in the room.

After he entered, he touched the table and found that it was clean and spotless.

Later, Li Xi followed into the room with a pale face.

After entering the room, he was stunned. Zhao Chuanxin was not there, and the bed was clean and tidy.

It's as if no one has ever entered here.

But Ito Hirobumi walked to the closet.

Li Xi opened his mouth, wanting to stop him.

But at this time, even if he opened his mouth to stop it, Ito Hirobumi would definitely not stop.

I could only watch as Ito Hirobumi opened the closet.

Li Xi's blood surged to his head, and his face turned from white to red. Then due to trembling, the red tide receded, and his face turned blue again.

However,

Ito Hirobumi opened the cabinet, looked at it, and then closed the cabinet with a normal expression.

Li Xi was confused...

what's going on?

However, Ito Hirobumi leaned over and traced his fingers on the ground. After turning his hands, there was more gravel in his palms.

"Your Majesty should reprimand the maids and eunuchs who clean this place. There is a lot of sand on the ground."

Li Xi's mind went blank and he nodded instinctively: "I will reprimand them."

Then, Ito Hirobumi put his hands behind his back and left the room as if nothing happened.

Li Xi wanted to open the cabinet and take a look, but he held back.

After leaving the door, Ito Hirobumi said: "I originally wanted to taste His Majesty's coffee, but suddenly I found that I had no appetite. I still have official duties and it is not appropriate to stay in the palace for a long time, so I took my leave."

Li Xi relaxed and led people to send Ito Hirobumi out of the palace.

Opposite the palace, there were some Korean people scattered around in twos and threes.

If you look carefully, you will find that their eyes are evasive and hesitant.

But Li Xi and Ito Hirobumi were not in the mood to observe this.

After Li Xi waited for Ito Hirobumi, who was full of doubts, to leave, he immediately returned to Jingguanxuan.

The little eunuch came out from nowhere: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Mr. Zhao cut a hole in the wall behind the cabinet, and then used magic to make a stone cabinet behind the wall, with our telegraph machine hidden inside... "

Brothers, it's the end of the month. Give me the monthly tickets in your hands. I can collect 150 tickets in these three days to form a round number.