Zheng Shoufu said solemnly: "Why just go to the West? This ancestor also served Emperor Jianwen according to Zheng He's arrangement!"

Bai Yu pretended to be shocked: "Zheng He found Emperor Jianwen who fled overseas? There is no record of this in history!"

"There have always been similar rumors in the family." Zheng Shouwei said.

"It's not a rumor, I'm safe!"

Zheng Shoufu pulled out an ancient box from the top floor cabinet shelf, which contained a yellowed copybook. He skillfully turned to the middle page and pointed it to the two of them:

"This book is a note compiled by Zheng Yuanhu, the son of his ancestor Zheng Jiji, based on his father's memories during his lifetime. The unsolved case of Emperor Jianwen is very clear. Zheng, Bai and Xiao, three famous doctors in the treasure ship, were ordered to "serve the elderly forever", which means to be responsible for the elderly and sending them to the end. However, Zheng Jiji, his ancestor, was not in good health, and he lived in the mountains with poor living conditions and was allowed to go home to recuperate..."

Zheng Shoufu turned to the next page and continued to interpret, "After Zheng Ji-chan recovered from illness, he returned to the Baiyun Mountain Temple where Emperor Jianwen was, but he did not meet anyone. Then he got a letter and a painting from a hidden cave in the agreed emergency contact point, which told him that he had chosen another place because the government began to investigate Emperor Jianwen's whereabouts; the painting was the original copy of "Looking for the Hermit". His ancestor Zheng Ji-chan realized the meaning of the painting so that he would not have to look for it anymore, and then he soon passed away with a smile."

Bai Yu didn't discuss the painting at all - this is also human nature, so he said: "The academic community has always controversial about the mystery of Emperor Jianwen's life and death. Isn't this letter the most powerful evidence?"

Zheng Shoufu shook his head and said, "I submitted it to the relevant departments in the last century. The problem is that the writer of the letter was Bai Junyi, and the letter did not clearly mention that Emperor Jianwen was still alive, so it did not make much sense in terms of verification. As for that Bai Junyi, he never returned to his hometown until his death, and he may be with Emperor Jianwen for the rest of his life..."

He looked through a few pages and didn't look for it. While putting the copy back to the original place, he said, "A strange thing was mentioned. Two years after his ancestor Zheng Jiji died, the famous doctor Xiao Heng suddenly came out of the mountain and sent someone to pass on a message to the Zheng family, and wanted to send "The Enlightenment of the Hermit" to the Bai family, emphasizing that it was the agreement before his ancestor Zheng Jijiji came out of the mountain. How to verify the person's death? But everyone at that time was real and caring about integrity. With a word, he sent the original works of the emperor who was hard to find in the world to the Bai family as promised..."

"What are you sending it?" Bai Yu asked afterwards.

Zheng Shoufu said: "The Bo family has been in Xuncheng for generations, and the two families have never had the fate to meet each other. This historical mystery has been hanging until today..."

"It would be great if there were clues that Emperor Jianwen had exactly gone exile overseas and then returned to his hometown." Bai Yu sighed.

Zheng Shoufu knocked on his forehead and looked up and down the cabinet rack for a while and said:

"It should be that when you get older, you can't remember what you can't remember clearly. In the notes - there was a follower named Mahua next to your ancestor Zheng Jiji. He was secretly summoned by Zheng He to cross mountains and ridges to meet Longjiang Pass in Nanjing. After that, it took several years to return to the Zheng family. He kept silent about his experiences during the period..."

Twist!

According to Tan Rong, Shadow Organization, Wu Bo and Zhang Yiping both dug up Mahua from different research directions, and felt that Mahua played a crucial role in the unsolved case of Emperor Jianwen.

Bai Yu couldn't help but be beating his heart a little, but his tone was even more casual: "He is just a follower of the famous doctor of the treasure ship. How could he pay special attention to it and entrust with important tasks as Zheng He?"

Zheng Shoufu said: "Mahua was not originally named Ma, but was a famous boxer in Lingnan, who was very skilled in martial arts. He accidentally contracted leprosy and almost died. Fortunately, his ancestor Zheng Ji-chan saved his life and then he repayed his kindness to the Zheng family. "Mahua" was named after the spots on his face. During his voyage to the West, Mahua saved Zheng He several times with his superb skills and was deeply trusted. He also kept the meeting of Longjiang Pass and the subsequent confidentiality of the lifelong life. After his death, his children and grandchildren revealed some inside stories intermittently. Unfortunately, Mahua and his family were illiterate and had very poor expression skills. Some things were passed down by word of mouth and had to be reduced. Therefore, all matters about him were scattered in various notes and could not be added to relatively formal historical materials."

"What are the inside stories?" Zheng Shouwei asked this time, looking very interested.

Although Zheng Shoufu was old, his thinking was still clear and organized. While pointing out the placement of important family objects to Zheng Shouwei, he recalled:

"After Zheng He found Emperor Jianwen overseas, he did not dare to report to the court, but was placed in Baiyun Mountain Temple through his old subordinate Jin Yongcai. Later, Jin Yong was transferred to Fujian and moved to a more hidden deep mountain lake. The huge amount of wealth hidden in Lingnan before Emperor Jianwen fled overseas, and Mahua also participated in the process of secret transportation in batches. When Zheng He went to the West for the last time, Emperor Jianwen had passed away. He knew that there was not much time, so he called Mahua over and said only two words - Closing the Mountain! After Mahua cleared the traces of Emperor Jianwen's activities in the world, no one knew the whereabouts of that huge wealth!"

Bai Yu sighed: "From the historical process, Mahua completed the task well, and that batch of wealth has not been excavated yet."

Zheng Shoufu wanted to speak but stopped, and the topic about "Looking for Hermits" ended here.

Back in the east wing, Zheng Shoufu and Bai Yu visited the list of famous celebrities of the modern Zheng family again, and asked Zheng Shouwei to take the keys and enter the secret room alone, and then opened the gate of the ancestral hall to participate in the interaction in the later part.

After the event, Bai Yu rarely returned to the dormitory villa without returning to the municipal government compound. He locked in the study and picked up the four treasures of the study, spread out the rice paper, and drew out the impression of "Looking for Hermits but Not Encountered" in one go.

Then she showed this painting with Tan Rong video. She watched it for a few minutes and said first:

"Although the calligraphy and painting are not very good, and the artistic conception is poured out, it is rare that you have such a strong memory time. I might not be able to do it. Are you the only person who has witnessed two versions of the copy so far? Are there any subtle differences?"

Bai Yu said:

"I found six things in total. The first five things feel that they are inadvertent manifestations of different copyists in terms of brushwork and style. They have nothing to do with the overall situation, there is only one... Have you been to Baiyun Mountain?"

"What's wrong when I passed by and didn't visit it specifically?" Tan Rong said in surprise.

"Whenever Baiyun Mountain is raining, it stands at the foot of the mountain and looks upward. The clouds and mists are lingering among the green mountains of Daishan, and half of the wall is plain, so it is called Baiyun Mountain. In the copy of the Bai family, the hermit was wearing a hat and fishing, which means it was light raining in the mountains and there was fog floating between the peaks; the copy of Zheng family I read today is no clouds and mist, and the brushwork is very clear, but there is no."

Bai Yu said affirmatively.

Tan Rong pondered: "Emperor Jianwen has lived in Baiyun Mountain for several years, and should know the characteristics of the mountains well and not make such low-level mistakes. So is the Zheng family's copy wrong?"

"Think about it again, if the mountain peaks in the painting are strictly compared, is it not Baiyun Mountain at all, have you noticed?"

"Ancient Chinese landscape paintings emphasize artistic conception and cannot be as real as Western oil paintings."

Bai Yu said: "From the perspective of realistic, ink painting is indeed not as good as Western oil paintings. However, Emperor Jianwen's attainments in calligraphy and painting have reached a considerable level, freehand painting, and both shape and color. Local details such as pavilions, pine trees, and wild grass can be added and deleted according to the needs of aesthetics, but the large framework cannot be tampered with. If you paint Huangshan, you must see at a glance that this is Huangshan, not Taishan, Huashan, and Lushan..."

Tan Rong was confused by him and asked directly: "What do you want to express?"

Bai Yu insisted on the railway track: "First, the Zheng family's copy is closest to the original, and it should be copied truthfully. The Bai family's copy is likely to be blurred in the local ink color and mistakenly smoke due to the problems of the original copy being long-lasting and storage. Second, if the Zheng family's copy is correct, it means that Emperor Jianwen did not paint Baiyun Mountain!"

"I think it's the same thing." Tan Rong was already impatient.

"What details are not clear about the Zheng family, but the Bai family can tell at a glance?" Bai Yu said, "There are two mountains in the middle of hundreds of kilometers apart from Jidu and Xuncheng. The transportation in the Ming Dynasty was extremely inconvenient. It is unlikely that the Zheng family of Jidu and Zheng family are familiar with Baiyun Mountain. Emperor Jianwen deliberately painted Baiyun Mountain as without clouds, but the Bai family of Xuncheng can tell at a glance..."

Tan Rong suddenly realized something and almost jumped up excitedly: "The Matou Peak on the left side is relatively towering, and it is clearly Qisha Mountain! I am really confused!"

Bai Yu smiled and said, "Why did Emperor Jianwen leave the painting to Zheng Jiji first and then transfer it to the Bai family? The Zheng family didn't know that it was not Baiyun Mountain. Although the Bai family knew it, they didn't know that the Qisha Mountains in Kidou had to sit together to solve the mystery - implying that Emperor Jianwen's idea, the two families jointly searched for treasures for the public and benefited the people, and the whole family might try their best to take it alone. Alas, a generation of kings has taken great pains to do it."

"In this way, many mysteries will be solved," Tan Rong said, "It also proves that Wu Bo, the Shadow Organization and our Counter-Terrorism Center are targeting Qishashan. This is the secret of the Zheng family and the Bai family inheritance from generation to generation. It's time to make a big move next!"

Bai Yu knew that she was referring to the Counter-Terrorism Center that was going to formally organize more people to enter Qisha Mountain, and said with a smile: "Please combine that song, I think Emperor Jianwen wants to return to the world after all. Miss Tan, I am a little strange about this shadow organization's raid on the Zheng clan ancestral hall..."

"The two deceased have been confirmed?"

"All of them are from Kidou. The data shows that there have been records of entering and leaving the Qisha Mountain. Maybe they have received training in Yufu Village, or maybe they have followed the dictionary to search for treasures. Therefore, they came to the Zheng family's treasured clues, without explanation," Bai Yu said, "What I wonder is why the shadow organization is becoming more radical and arrogant. They have developed to the point where they are now carrying heavy weapons to the door and snatch them openly, which is completely different from the low-key and cautious style in the past?"

Tan Rong said seriously: "Not only Jinan, but all parts of the mainland are showing a tendency toward open violence. The internal analysis of the Counter-Terrorism Center is affected by two aspects - internal reasons may be angered by Secretary Fang's multiple heavy blows, and it is not a solution to swallow his anger, so it is better to fight it; external reasons are related to the disaster in South Africa, which probably marks the shift of shadow organizations from low-key lurking to public activities. So next Secretary Fang, and you three brothers, should be more vigilant to prevent the shadow organization from vicious counterattacking."

Bai Yu nodded and finally asked: "Why didn't the Counter-Terrorism Center find any clues about Zhao Yaoyao and Yueyue's disappearance?"

"It's a strange thing again!"

Tan Rong frowned and said, "There was a group who was going to follow up before and sent someone to Yueyue's residence in the UK to dig for clues. After the report was sent, it was rejected. It seemed that the superiors would not care about this matter."

"Which one?" Bai Yu asked in surprise.
Chapter completed!