Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 561 The imperial mausoleum collapsed

Zhongshun Wangfu,

Everyone in the room was terrified and uneasy. They couldn't believe that the imperial mausoleum could be easily collapsed, let alone a craftsman. The good-for-nothing was so frightened that he committed suicide. If his father sent someone to investigate, he would definitely be found out about his corruption. What should I do if my brother-in-law also blames me?

Zhou Jianan was also frightened and was a little incoherent. He had no idea what to do. There were also trapped masters in the underground palace. The houses and palaces in the underground palace must have collapsed, and there must be casualties. This matter cannot be covered up. The collapse of the imperial mausoleum is still It can be said to be an earthquake. The most important thing right now is that the craftsmen are buried in the underground palace.

Those craftsmen are all supported by the Ministry of Industry and the Government, and most of their relatives are in the capital. Once a small number of people report the disappearance of officials and family members, the consequences will be disastrous and cannot be suppressed.

When the mausoleum official saw him, he couldn't wait any longer and asked anxiously,

"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to save people. Then Your Majesty needs to report the matter to His Majesty and how to deal with it. If the news leaks out and the Emperor knows about it, I don't know what the rumor is."

After hearing this, King Zhongshun calmed down and said slowly.

"You are right. I will go to the palace immediately to report to the mausoleum officials. Immediately organize people to rescue the buried craftsmen. Remember, don't let others intervene. They will all be bitten to death. It was the earth dragon that turned over and shook the imperial mausoleum. Well, that’s a natural disaster and has nothing to do with us?”

"This, yes, my lord, this is the only way."

Eunuch Song wiped his cold sweat and thought for a while that this was the only way. He was just afraid that the Holy Emperor would send someone to check. The wood and stones were all provided by his own merchants. They used ordinary wood and the stones were mined from nearby mountains. , it is not granite transported from the south of the Yangtze River, so the most important thing is that it must be stopped by the court people and cannot be checked.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is that we cannot let the imperial court send people to investigate, especially those civil servants from the Supervisory Office. What happened today is too weird. The civil servants are biting everywhere again, like mad dogs, trying to reduce the impact of the disaster. If the civil servants and others find out that we have tampered with the imperial mausoleum, they will definitely hold on to it, and then there will be no way to recover."

He didn't pay attention to the people around him. He slowed down and walked a few steps. He looked to the right and saw many officials gathered around with solemn expressions and talking about something. When they saw him, they deliberately stopped talking.

Once again, we came to the main hall where the red plaque of the Qianqing Hall hung high. Outside the hall, we could see the steward and the eunuch, holding brooms and dustpans, sweeping the rubble and sand with their heads down, looking anxious as they came and went.

King Zhongshun Zhou Jianan finally calmed down and immediately made arrangements with a very spicy look in his eyes.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The mausoleum officials were also discussing hastily. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that the civil officials were in a hurry. I guess there were those civil officials everywhere in the capital. Even if it was just a rumor, it would have to be exaggerated, let alone the collapse of the imperial mausoleum.

Qianqing Palace,

Chonghua Palace

at this time,

It was already past dusk, and the sky shrouded in dark clouds had a faint afterglow. The breeze in the air was still a bit cold, blowing on people's faces and going straight into their necks.

I don’t know what to do this time. There is one more thing. The civil servant excitedly beat the news drum. I don’t know how it will end. I also want to see what the civil servant can find to avoid the guilt of immorality.

The two clasped their fists and left in a hurry.

"Prepare the carriage, I am going to the palace!"

Outside the Qianqing Palace, many courtiers had already arrived. The leader was Mr. Lu Wenshan, Lu Ge, standing majestically at the east end. Behind him were officials from the Southern Township Party, and behind him were the officials from the Beijing Central Committee. Among the scattered officials, there was only the Marquis of Xiangyang, Wuxun, and several nearby earls and captains of Qingche who were gathered around. With only a few people, their momentum was lost. The Marquis of Xiangyang's face was ashen. Seeing the overwhelming aura of the civil servants, I couldn't help but curse,

"Sure enough, it was premeditated. Fortunately, Duke Zhen Guo, King Beijing and others had already noticed it. Otherwise, I would have been caught off guard by the civil servants this time."

Zhang Jinyu had a troubled look on his face and entered the palace angrily. This might be the earliest time he came to the court. At the entrance of the palace, officials entered the palace one after another and walked towards the place where they would go to the Huiqianqing Palace.

"Yes, yes, what you are saying is, first rescue the people, and then send troops to control them. No one can talk nonsense, otherwise don't blame me for turning his back on people. One more thing, call more people, All the guards and soldiers guarding the imperial mausoleum were summoned to dig the underground palace. At least dig a hole first and bring food and water inside. Don't let the people inside die. Be quick. Finally, tell the guards that you must not I made a mistake, even if something happens, if I am in trouble, I will only confine them, but for them, I will kill them."

Zhou Jianan wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly left the house, preparing to go to the Yangxin Hall to report to the emperor. As soon as he walked out of the house, he heard the sound of Dengwen drums and tubas. His face turned pale and his heart suddenly jumped. The civil servants must have known about it. Their legs softened and they almost fell down. They pretended to be calm.

Zhang Jinyu muttered secretly, "What a big deal. I have never seen an earthquake, nor a solar eclipse. I remember there is a lunar eclipse. If it happens again, I have to offer sacrifices. It suddenly occurred to me that the ancient court encountered strange phenomena in the sky and the earth. It was really true." There are people in every dynasty who want to offer sacrifices to pray for peace.

Just walked to the front of the temple,

At this time, Feng Ziying was no longer around. After all, the descendant had no official status and could not enter the palace. However, the few people around were still unclear about the situation and were confused, but they did not dare to ask more questions. After all, the gods Mortals suffer when they fight. As an idle earl in the capital, it is okay to wave the flag and shout, but going into battle shirtless will look down upon them.

The two of them saw that the prince's face was no longer flustered, and the arrangements were well-founded. Finally, they regained some color and immediately responded,

"Yes, Your Majesty, today in the Hall of Yangxin, Chief Li of the cabinet resigned and took the responsibility for his misconduct. However, Your Majesty, the old fox Lu Wenshan, and Gu Yichen all disagreed. In this case, someone must take his place. At this juncture, if we don't plan carefully, we will have no way out, and the civil servants have three hundred officials who can take advantage of the situation."

I saw a lot of civil servants on my right, especially many young officials. They were all blushing and talking excitedly. Some of them were beating their chests and stamping their feet as if they were regretful. This scene made Zhang Jinyu curious. What situation made Yan Guan so excited? Seeing that no one was watching, he quietly walked behind the group of people and eavesdropped.

"Hey, I really didn't expect Yan Cong to be so bold,"

"Yes, after beating the Dengwen drum, although the consequences are unpredictable, people in the capital and the world will definitely remember him. Alas."

"Why, you regret not going. Although you are famous, you caused a big mess." "Ning Guofu is so easy to deal with. What if it wasn't?"

Zhang Jinyu, who was eavesdropping from behind, was stunned when she heard that it was Ningguo Mansion. She thought to herself, Good guy, Jia Zhen is really in trouble. She is being targeted by these civil servants, especially the passionate Yan Yan. The official is looking at it, but he doesn’t know whose handiwork it is. Yan Cong is really brave, huh? Yan Cong, why is such a familiar name?

Zhang Jinyu thought about it carefully, and suddenly thought that when they were ransacking the house of Mr. Cui from the Ministry of Household Affairs, a stupid man broke in. The leader was Yan Cong, and it turned out to be him. The young man is bold and cautious, and he has The courage to do what others dare not do is to be this kind of person who is not afraid of offending others and not afraid of death. Suddenly targeting Jia Zhen, Zhang Jinyu became fond of Yan Cong. Before leaving, Yan Cong also took the money, Judging the situation is not something that outsiders can think of. It is this kind of ability that can climb up. In the future, it may not be a good sword, but I don’t know who the disciple is yet. He raised his head and looked around. There were a large number of civil servants in front of him following behind him. That's not the old fox in Lu Wenshan, he can't be one of his, so that's difficult.

Although he doesn't like Lu Wenshan's cunningness, Lu Ge's ability as an official is at its peak. It's no wonder that His Majesty likes him. Today's crying and loyal words to the Yangxin Palace are not something ordinary people can say. Look again. There were a few people standing alone on the other side. The face of the Marquis of Xiangyang was not good-looking.

I don't want to listen to the civil servants bragging here. If I am seen, my face will not look good. My father-in-law is not here yet. After all, he is far away. I still want to explore your noble voice. Thinking of this, I took two steps back. No one on the left or right is paying attention. , strode towards the Marquis of Xiangyang.

When he arrived behind the Marquis of Xiangyang, he reached out and patted Bai Guangju's shoulder gently.

"Brother Bai, why are you waiting here alone?"

The Marquis of Xiangyang was interrupted from his thoughts and was frightened. He quickly turned around and saw that the Marquis of Luo Yun had arrived. The corner of his mouth trembled, as if he had thousands of words but no words to speak.

"The Marquis is here. It's not that I'm just waiting around, but that I'm helpless. The Marquis has heard about the Ningguo Mansion."

Bai Guangju looked anxious in his eyes and asked hurriedly,

Zhang Jinyu didn't know what happened to Ning Guo Mansion. He had seen it from the beginning to the end. The soldiers surrounding the mansion were still members of his vanguard camp. Besides, Ning Guo Mansion was unlucky and it was too late to be happy. But I couldn't say that,

"I just heard over there that something happened to Jia Zhentan of Ningguo Mansion. This person has no shame, no filial piety, and no compassion. It was expected that he would do this to harm the country and the people. I just can't see it. I’m used to such sanctimonious villains.”

Zhang Jinyu made accusations with high spirits, which made the Marquis of Xiangyang and several people around him stunned. Marquis, oops, I forgot about that. Bai Guangju suddenly thought that there was a lot of resentment between the Marquis and the Ningguo Mansion. He thought Asking the Marquis to speak for Ning Guofu is as difficult as going to heaven, but without the help of the Marquis, Ning Guofu's title may not be guaranteed. If it doesn't work, you still need to persuade.

Bai Guangju's face straightened, he stretched out his hand and bowed, Zhang Jinyu was shocked, how could he accept this courtesy.

He took a step back and returned the salute. When he saw Bai Guangju wanted to bow again, Zhang Jinyu stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Brother Bai, if you do this again, brother, I will leave right now."

What would happen if I didn’t stop him? Zhang Jinyu was also a little overwhelmed. He was indeed a well-known "good old man" among the nobles. Bai Guangju also knew not to go too far, so he accepted the gift and said,

"Master Marquis, it's not because of my brother that I think so. Everyone knows what happened between Master Marquis and Ning Guofu. Jia Zhen did indeed go overboard. He made a mistake and deserves to be punished. But after all, he is one of our nobles, how can he be punished? We still need to discuss it. Lord Marquis, it doesn’t matter how we convict Jia Zhen, but Lord Marquis, we must not lose our titles. Although Ningguo Mansion has some successors but no heirs, it is still a powerful force among the four princes and eight princes. How can it be deprived of it by civil servants? , what do you think, Lord Marquis?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jinyu put away his joking thoughts and thought about it carefully. What the Marquis of Xiangyang said was true. How could he say it? Play comes back and play comes back. You can't lose your title. You have to pay for it with your life. If you are killed by a civil servant Heli was destroyed, once and twice. Everyone is in danger. If something happens to Jia Zhen, the title will not fall on Jia Rong. After all, it is a crime committed by father and son together. Then there are Who can inherit it? After all, it is the Duke's Mansion, so I still need to ask.

"Brother Bai is right. Our title is hard-earned. If Jia Zhen is convicted and takes away the title, we only need to keep the title. But we don't know who should inherit this title?"

Seeing that the Marquis was a little moved, Bai Guangju's expression softened. The Marquis was worthy of being a Marquis, and he understood the righteousness well.

"Master Marquis, you are still righteous. As for the title, it is natural for the Jia family to inherit it. See if there are other direct descendants in Ningguo Mansion. If it is not possible, it is okay to inherit the incense. However, as Brother Yu guessed, the old lady of Rongguo Mansion I’m afraid if I have the right to intervene, it would be difficult and it would be another turmoil.”

Speaking of this, Bai Guangju shook his head. The title did not come out of thin air. After the new emperor ascended the throne, in addition to Marquis Luo Yun and the girls from the remaining lineage of the Lin family, the title of earl that was bestowed upon him was almost never canonized, so he had the opportunity to obtain it. Who doesn't want to get a title? The children of the family will definitely earn a lot of money. At that time, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.

After hearing this, Zhang Jinyu silently calculated that if Jia Zhen and Jia Rong of Ningguo Mansion were not qualified, who else would be most likely to succeed him? I remember that there was one person, Jia Qiang, but this person had no name or status, and it was not easy to take on the responsibility. , In addition, if the old lady gets involved, I'm afraid the court will also consider it. Those who consider it don't need to ask. Only Jia Baoyu has the "qualification". The so-called qualifications are the people designated by the old lady. Wouldn't Jia Baoyu just fly away? Soaring into the sky, soaring straight into the sky, it was so weird to think about it. When Jia Zhen fell, it made other people successful. Zhang Jinyu suddenly felt unhappy. Is there any other way? But after thinking about it, there was no way. Could it be that Jia Zhen failed? Baoyu is really destined to be rich and noble.

"Brother Bai has thought carefully. As for how to handle the matter, we still need to think about it again."

He felt unhappy and spoke a little stiffly. Bai Guangju didn't know which of his words was wrong. Why did the Marquis change his attitude? He couldn't say more.

"Master Marquis, you must think carefully about this matter. Don't forget important matters because of personal grudges."

"Brother Bai, I got it. Look at how long-winded you are. Besides, is this matter a matter between you and me? Don't those old princes ask, as well as the North King and the East King. Can the dignitaries in the capital count on them to come up with a solution? ”

Although Zhang Jinyu was a little reluctant, thinking about such a big matter, it was not his turn to talk to others about the title. He would have to think of a way to deal with the matter of the title. He would be responsible for Jia Zhen's fate. It would depend on the civil servants. I don't know what kind of regulations they want to make. , Rongguo Mansion can't have anything going on at the moment. As long as Lin Daiyu still needs to protect her on that day, if there are really some civil servants who are not short-sighted and want to take advantage of the situation, they still have to deal with it.

As for the other things, let's wait and see. When I had some concerns in my heart, I said,

"Brother Bai, they have to figure everything out. We will act according to the situation. If the civil servants try to push the envelope, I will definitely not agree."

"Master Hou, you are still righteous!"

(End of this chapter)