N-M Chapter 333 Encounter
Chapter 333 Encounter
Chapter 333 Encounter
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, England.Located on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth in the central lowlands of Scotland.The area is about 260 square kilometers. Founded in 1329, it was the capital of the Kingdom of Scotland from 1437 to 1707.
Liang En had been to this ancient city a few times before, but he was either too young, or had things to do, and didn't have much energy to visit the city.
So after arriving in Edinburgh this time, Liang Enxian and Joan of Arc found a highly rated restaurant to fill their stomachs, and then took the bus slowly to Hill Street in the new city.
Hill Street is a hidden gem in Edinburgh's busy New Town.The cobbled pavement and Georgian architecture lend the street a tranquility that is in contrast to its surroundings.
It was also for this reason that Liang En and the others did not choose to drive here. After all, this street is not wide, and it is forbidden for motor vehicles to park for a long time, and it is not suitable to drive into the city center because there are guns in the car.
Therefore, compared to the complicated method of parking the car far away and walking over, it is simpler to take the bus directly.
Liang En and the others had two destinations this time, one of which was the Church of Mary located at 19 Hill Street. In July 1599, the branch of the Church of Mary began to keep the meeting records of the Freemasons, which can be regarded as the The beginning of the Freedom.
Freemasonry was not established suddenly on a certain day. Since the Middle Ages, there have been stonemason associations in England and Scotland, because building stone buildings is a job that requires the cooperation of many people and has a high technical content.
So for those masons, it is very reasonable to become an organization to coordinate the relationship between all parties and pass on this knowledge from generation to generation.
At that time, almost all professions had their own organizations, which could teach their own secrets and keep outsiders out. The reason why the masonry organizations are so mysterious is mainly related to their professional characteristics.
As time went on, medieval England began to build larger and more complex churches, so stonemasons would travel far away from their hometowns for this purpose, and work in that place with a large number of peers. months, or even years.
In the case of a large number of peers, stonemasons need to make sure that these peers understand the industry and are trustworthy, and the way to achieve this is to establish an organization and identify each other with some methods that only members of the organization know.
Like carrying some kind of inconspicuous trinket, or using a particular gesture when shaking hands.And with such a simple purpose, the secret organization of the stonemasons is getting bigger and bigger.
By the end of the 16th century, there were 13 chapters in Scotland from Edinburgh to Perth, but it was not until the late 17th century that these guilds had an institutionalized organizational structure, and this is the modern Freemasonry born.
The reason why Liang En wanted to go to Mary's Church was because this church had witnessed the earliest history of the formalization of Freemasonry, so if there were any Templars to join, they would definitely choose the era when this church was established to find a chance to join.
Because only in this way, as the founders, can they hide their identities for a long time in the future, and use the power of Freemasonry to pass on their strength.
Considering that this is an organization of stonemasons, there is a high probability that the descendants of the Templars who may have mixed into this organization will spread some information for future generations through stone carvings.
Of course, according to historical data, such a church has undergone many renovations, and the information left behind is just a guess, and there is no fact to prove it, so Liang En and the others still focus on the church not far from Mary. 96 George Street.
This location has become the Scottish Masonic Federation since the Freemasonry was officially established in 1736. Although it has now become a museum, it still retains a large number of records and meeting minutes from various branches throughout Scotland.
On the way here, Liang En asked several Scottish historians he knew before on the pretext of looking for a connection between the Freemasonry and the ancient Egyptian scientific research, but he learned that even if the general meeting was changed to a museum, the documents still remain in the General Assembly.
"The best way to hide a secret document is to hide it with a large pile of similar documents." A scholar who was a member of the Freemasonry told Liang En in this way. "At least it's much safer than taking it out and building a file vault."
More importantly, Liang En also learned from this person how the secret documents of the Masonic Society are classified, and then deduced that the documents he wanted are now highly likely to be public documents and can be directly queried.
It was also because of these materials that Liang En and Joan of Arc came to this place, hoping to find the information they needed through the clues in the photos they had found before, and search for the whereabouts of the so-called Templar treasure.
"—In our time, most of the streets were full of dirt, with all kinds of garbage on them." When she got off the car and walked to her destination in the rain, Joan looked at the quaint streets and talked about the history of the roads back then. look.
Liang En listened quietly with a smile on his face, and obtained a lot of important examples about urban life in the Middle Ages. If he wanted to, he could write a paper on these things alone.
In fact, Liang En had basically recorded all the content of the chat with Joan of Arc before, and now he has written a notebook and a half. He thinks that if he keeps recording like this, he will be able to summarize a guide to life in the Middle Ages one day.
"—A lot of people would empty their urinals from the windows at that time. When I was in Orleans—" Just when Joan was eager to share what happened back then, she suddenly saw something and threw Liang En towards her. wall direction.
"What happened?" Liang En cooperated with her to lean against the wall smoothly, and hid his body through the door opening of the building, then asked nervously.
"I saw the man in the wallet photo before, he and five people parked here in two cars." Joan of Arc whispered to Liang En, as if she was afraid of being heard by the other party.
But in fact, the probability of being heard by the other party can be said to be very small, because the distance between the two sides is at least 20m, so no one can see this, let alone hear the sound, except Joan who is in a strengthened state without removing the cross.
"It seems that our previous guess was correct. Someone is indeed looking for the hidden treasure of the Knights Templar, and it is also an organization of cultural relic robbers." Liang En leaned closer to Jeanne's ear and whispered.
At this moment, someone in the group glanced at Liang En's current location, and regarded them as a couple of young people making out, so they quickly looked away.
Obviously, the thinking of this group of people coming to this place is likely to be the same as that of Liang En, that is, to judge the whereabouts of the Templars mixed with the Freemasons by analyzing the personnel transfer of the Scottish Freemasonry, and then infer the whereabouts of the wealth.
"It seems that we have met a troublesome opponent this time—" Liang En muttered softly as he watched the two cars driving away and the three people entering the museum. "We have to find a way to get these guys out of the plan first."
(End of this chapter)