please don't believe me

"I'm here, and you probably know why."

This is a room with bare walls. It is not a prison, but it is almost the same as a prison.Only one wall has a high window with railings, and straw for sleeping and heating is piled in the corner.There was a chair in the middle of the room—the only chair that Dai Bowen asked someone to move—Liang Hongtian was tied to the chair, and a guard of Prince Tan stood behind him.

Dai Bowen sat opposite Liang Hongtian, with their knees no more than two feet apart.

"Did you say it yourself, or should I ask?"

There were only Dai Bowen, Liang Hongtian, and the guards in this room. As long as Dai Bowen was not harmed, the presence of the guards was almost zero.

When Dai Bowen entered the door, Liang Hongtian only looked up at the beginning, and then kept his head down all the time.After being captured, he hastily thought about why he was killed. One of the most important reasons was the national teacher.Now that Dai Bowen appeared in front of him again, he didn't need to maintain etiquette and communication as before.

"It seems that I'm here to ask." Dai Bowen leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees, "But before that, like last time, I want to tell you some news from Prince Tan."

It was indeed the same as the last time we met in the corridor, Dai Bowen started to make some basically unfounded guesses.

"You still have unknown close people, huh?"

Liang Hongtian had disheveled hair and lowered his head, his eyes were temporarily invisible.Dai Bowen glanced at the lower half of his face and other obvious features, and smiled silently.

"Liang Hongtian, you are amazing. You managed to slip an important role from Prince Tan's fingertips." Dai Bowen said, "Oh, strictly speaking, it's not something His Royal Highness ignored, but you deliberately arranged to see him off from afar." let's go, don't you?

"The prince didn't say who it belongs to you, and I don't intend to waste mana, anyway, I'll know when I catch it.

"By the way, I don't know if you've heard that after the rebel Xu Chang was brought back to justice, the wife and son he arranged to send out... were captured by the prince within six hours?

"Liang Hongtian, that child is no exception."

There is a reaction to the word "son", it seems that there is an illegitimate child arranged outside.Dai Bowen commanded the guards behind: "Raise his face, and put two hands from behind... Yes, thank you."

The guard probably had the order to assist the national teacher before, and according to Dai Bowen's instructions, he slightly raised Liang Hongtian's chin with both hands from behind.Liang Hongtian had to raise his head, but his eyes were still tightly closed.

Dai Bowen saw his nervousness hidden under the dead and depressed expression at a glance, and suddenly laughed: "Liang Hongtian, Liang Hongtian, if you want to hate, hate yourself, why don't you just go crazy!"

The elegant and immortal national teacher seems to have suddenly degenerated into a demon and a ghost. His light brown pupils become deep when the light is insufficient, and the silence is breathtaking.His hand stretched out to the prisoner's neck, as if he wanted to kill, but in fact he just wanted to stick the artery under his fingertips.

Questions began, however in the form of affirmative sentences.

"You know where the treasure map fragments are.

"You hid it in a person... no, a place.

"You... hid it yourself.

"This place is in the city...not. It's in the suburbs...farther than the suburbs. Did you go there by carriage?

"I forgot to tell you that Prince Tan guessed when you got the treasure map. I think it will help you remember when you went out to hide the map, right? Was it last year? No, then the year before... The year before...

"Is the place where the pictures are stored in the building?"

The door of the study was opened by the guard: "Your Highness, the national teacher is here."

Because Prince Tan had already ordered the national teacher to invite him immediately when he came back, and the guards didn't have to wait for a reply after the report, just wait for Dai Bowen to enter the door.

Dai Bowen stepped over the threshold, still looking like a fairy-tale national teacher, with a slightly tired expression on his face.Prince Tan glanced at it, and ordered the guards who were going out to stay in the room as well.

Dai Bowen nodded to the prince, picked a chair to sit down, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Two directions, the treasure map and Liang Hongtian's 'secret relationship'."

Prince Tan glanced at the guard, who immediately understood and lowered his head.

Dai Bowen didn't bother to pay attention to the interaction between them: "From the end of the previous year to the beginning of the previous year, Liang Hongtian traveled in a carriage, and the destination should be where the treasure map fragments are located. His 'connected person' is likely to be in the north of the water village. Probably……"

"There is probably no need to talk about the 'relationship'." Prince Tan went to the side and poured him a cup of tea, "Liang Hongtian's cronies confessed that Liang Hongtian asked someone to send letters anonymously every month. I think the person who received the letter might be The so-called 'relationship person'."

Dai Bowen took the tea very helplessly: "Your Highness, can you tell me this important information in advance next time?" If you can tell Liang Hongtian just now, it will save a lot of effort!

Although he was quite thirsty, but considering the prince's preference for strong hot tea, he still didn't dare to drink too much.But this time when the teacup was brought under the tip of his nose, he felt something different, so he brought it to his lips and sipped it, and sure enough: "...have you rested?"

Such a fresh and elegant taste is completely different from Prince Tan's previous habits.

Prince Tan knew it was a joke, so he ignored it, and just continued with what he said earlier: "It's just that I just got the news. Only those who go to the post station to check will go out, and you will be here."

This remark somewhat softened the previous intention of not informing the progress of the investigation. Dai Bowen understood it and stopped complaining: "This 'relevant person' probably knows about the treasure map, but there is no need to wait until then. If so His Highness can find out where he traveled first, and then ask Liang Hongtian to 'identify' him."

Of course, this "identification" has a non-traditional meaning.Just like Xu Chang's wife, Mrs. Zhang, was dragged onto the map, the more Liang Hongtian wanted to hide it, the more Dai Bowen would understand the correct direction of his steps.

"The words of the national teacher, are you clear?" Prince Tan turned to look at the guard at the door, "Go and check, get the news as soon as possible!"

"Wait!" Dai Bowen called to stop the guard, "Liang Hongtian is a literati and an official. His excuse for going out is probably a literary gathering to enjoy the scenery. If there is no suitable direction to investigate, use this guess to induce it."

The guard took a quick look at Prince Tan, then bowed his head and said, "Yes!"

[Mission Tip: Treasure Map Fragment (2/4)]

Dai Bowen looked at the old sheepskin picture on the desk, and felt that this second picture was hard to come by.The picture no longer has only sinuous lines like Chapter 1, but this time there are no lines, only some single or series of bottomless triangles.If you think of the previous picture as a river, this second picture looks like a mountain range.But the same as the previous question, there is too little information, and it is quite similar to several landforms on the territory, so the location cannot be confirmed at all.

There were only two people in the study.Dai Bowen was still staring blankly at the blueprint, while Prince Tan had already chosen a thinner piece of paper, dipped it in ink and drew a few strokes.Dai Bowen saw that it was the pattern of the first treasure map.

Well, he thought he just recited the picture in silence, so it turns out that the prince is also like this.

Prince Tan retraces the drawing he just got, and then overlaps the two drawings.

"Is it a stacked picture?" Dai Bowen looked at it, frowned and pointed to one place, "It's overlapping, I'm afraid it's not right."

Prince Tan was wiping his hands, and replied: "There are four in total, just try it."

Dai Bowen nodded.He picked up the drawing that traced the triangular symbol and looked at it. The words circled around his mouth, and finally couldn't help saying: "I don't know if the prince has any other news about the fragments?"

"I was going to talk to you." Prince Tan threw the towel back on the shelf, "I have a letter from the imperial city, which mentions the fragments of the treasure map. I am considering whether to go. However, I still need to ask your opinion. "

"My opinion?"

"Brother Huang, this journey is full of dangers." Prince Tan said, "Just as I stared at the rebels, they also stared at me. They lost their accomplices and the treasure map at the same time. They probably noticed my two cases and investigated them." gone."

"Their purpose is His Royal Highness?" Dai Bowen frowned, "Isn't this news extremely credible?"

Prince Tan replied: "No. The treasure map is actually not in the hands of the rebels, but in the hands of the Jiangzhou Chamber of Commerce."

"Chamber of Commerce?" Dai Bowen thought for a while, "Could it be that they want to sell?"

Prince Tan sneered: "Do you think everyone is as bold and reckless as Liang Hongtian? A mere chamber of commerce, no matter how large it is, is afraid of desperadoes. Treasure maps for them are not so hot with bare hands as hot potatoes."

It is impossible to keep the treasure in your hand, so it is better to let go of it as soon as possible.The Jiangzhou Chamber of Commerce secretly contacted several buyers, and the biggest one was of course the royal family. Once this family came out, how would other families dare to stand out?

Dai Bowen figured out the joints, nodded and said: "Then...why ask for my opinion?"

Prince Tangtang, is it not easy to buy a picture?Money, you can afford it—if you can’t afford it, you have to suppress it until you can afford it; figure, you can keep it—it is rumored that this guy has an order for emergency troop deployment; National teacher, what else do you need to say?

But Prince Tan said: "The two pictures I got now are somehow related to the rebels. Although the seller and the origin of the third picture can clearly explain the origin, it may not be without lies."

Oh... use me as a lie detector.Dai Bowen asked again: "Your Majesty mentioned that the poor should give their best help, so why ask any opinions?"

When Dai Bowen asked such a question, Prince Tan suddenly had the illusion that what he just said was for nothing.However, the two have worked together for a long time. Prince Tan appreciates each other, so he can be more patient for no reason: "The crisis premised earlier is that the remnants of the rebels may ambush on the road. I am afraid that this journey will not be easier than the previous journey. .”

"The prince is not afraid of going through life and death in investigating the case of rebels; if I am cowardly at this time, wouldn't it be a hindrance?" Dai Bowen smiled slightly, "It's just that I have no combat power. If I really encounter an enemy attack, please ask the prince Let's take a look at it a little more."

Prince Tan's face softened a little: "National Teacher, don't worry. My promise in front of the emperor will definitely be fulfilled."

Sure enough, he took out an atlas from the pile of books next to him, unfolded it, and pointed out Dai Bowen's destination.

Dai Bowen looked at the distance, then at the unhurried Prince Tan, and sighed secretly: 180 days, one-third of the time is spent on the road, this host is really dedicated to the task!