The short-lived ghost of the Xie family has lived a long life

Chapter 756 The Wall Collapses
Royal Palace.

In the imperial study.

Pei Xiao knelt on the ground with a calm look on his face, but his heart was already burning with rage, scratching his ears and cheeks, and all his internal organs were burning.

An hour later, he had been kneeling in the imperial study room for an entire hour, his legs were numb, and the new emperor hadn't asked a word yet.

Damn it, are you planning to boil the frog in warm water and kneel him to death?
There is also this dead eunuch named Cai next to him.

The emperor didn't ask, but you took the initiative to speak. Is the dignified head of the Northern Division as courageous as my little Mr. Pei?

Still being a royal guard?

After several shocking thunders, Pei Xiao finally couldn't help it and decided to save himself first regardless of Sanqi 21.

"Your Majesty..."

At the beginning, Pei Xiao only felt the bluestone bricks under his knees shaking a few times.

what's going on?
The ground moved?
Pei Xiao quickly raised his head, only to see the new emperor stop the pen in his hand and look at the chamberlain suspiciously.

Obviously, he also felt the shaking just now.

"Your Majesty, please go and see what's going on?"

The new emperor waved his hand, lowered his gaze, and met Pei Xiao. Pei Xiao was so frightened that he quickly lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head.

He lowered his head and raised it again. He took a deep breath and said:

"Your Majesty, I swear by the ancestors of the Pei family that the five hundred words written in the memorial are true. If any word is false, please give me one..."

"How about dismembering the body with five horses?"

Uh?
Are you trying to scare someone, or are you serious?

Pei Xiao gritted his teeth and said bravely: "If you divide your body with five horses, you will divide your body with five horses!"

The new emperor looked away, "Where is Mr. Cai?"

Cai Si raised his voice and said, "I am the same as Mr. Pei. Every sentence in the memorial is true. If any sentence is false, your Majesty, please give me the death penalty."

"What a death penalty!"

New Emperor: "In your memorials, one says that the death bell does not toll, and the other says that the joy bell does not toll. If the death bell does not toll, it means that the late emperor's virtue has been compromised. If the joy bell does not toll, does that mean that I am not worthy of sitting on this throne?"

Pei Xiao and Cai Siyi were relieved after hearing this, and hurriedly fell to the ground and said in unison: "I have absolutely no intention of this. Please be clear to your majesty."

The new emperor sneered: "Come here, take these two..."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something serious has happened..."

The chamberlain stumbled in, rushed to the new emperor, and knelt down.

"Back to Your Majesty, Zheng, all the walls of General Zheng Yu's mansion have collapsed."

"What?" Pei Xiao blurted out in shock.

When he saw that everyone was looking over him, he quickly covered his mouth tightly and lay on the ground pretending to be dead.

The new emperor's face was gloomy, "Why did it collapse?"

The waiter said how could he know.

"The report came from outside. They only said that after a thunderstorm, the surrounding walls collapsed. No, they didn't say why they collapsed."

The new emperor shouted angrily: "Why don't you send someone to investigate quickly?"

"Yes."

The chamberlain stumbled out again.

Pei Xiao took the opportunity to raise his head and glanced at the new emperor's face. His face was really ugly, white for a while, blue for a while, and finally turned black.

Can it be black?

The house of old General Zheng Yu was at least dozens of years old. It collapsed sooner or later, but it collapsed after the new emperor ascended the throne.

What’s even more incredible is, how can a good wall collapse?

Even if it is a lightning strike, it can only split one corner, and it will not cause the entire surrounding walls to collapse.

Is this ghost?

Thinking of this, Pei Xiao's expression suddenly changed.

Today is the Qingming Festival again, and the people worshiping during the Qingming Festival are really ghosts.

In the Zheng family case, Wu Guanyue and his son were not the real murderers. Could it be that the ghosts of the 180 members of the Zheng family were at work, trying to find out the real murderer of them?

At this time, the new emperor held the handle of the chair with both hands, stood up with difficulty, and slowly walked to the two kneeling people.

Pei Xiao felt a chill on the back of his neck, thinking whether he was dead or alive, these words would make the difference. "Your Majesty, I feel that this matter and the failure of the bell to ring are beyond human control."

Every word he said was forceful.

"As the saying goes, if anything goes wrong, there must be a monster. The minister's wealth and life are a trivial matter, but what if God warns the Zheng family that there is something fishy in the murder case..."

Cai Si turned his head fiercely and looked at Pei Xiao in disbelief.

This kid is crazy, how can he be involved in the murder of the Zheng family? That's...

Suddenly, an idea flashed through my mind.

When it comes to the murder of the Zheng family, doesn't it mean that the matter of dumb bells is directed at the Zheng family and has nothing to do with the new emperor?
He quickly echoed: "Your Majesty, let's ask Qin Tianjian to do the calculation first."

The new emperor's face was uncertain. After a long while, he said coldly: "Come here, go and call the people from Qintian Prison."

"Yes!"

On the ground, Pei Xiao and Cai Si glanced at each other and saw a little hope in each other's eyes.

Saved!
……

The violent storm suddenly stopped after a quarter of an hour, the dark clouds gradually dispersed, and the sun returned to the sky.

"My lord, my lord."

Xie Xiaohua ran over with her fat legs waving, "I found out clearly that the loud noise was the wall of Zheng's house in Sitiao Alley collapsed."

The Zheng family?

Old General Zheng Yu?
Xie Daozhi's expression changed drastically, "Collapsed? How did it collapse?"

Xie Xiaohua felt terrified, "I don't know, it just collapsed with a bang."

"All collapsed?"

"Yes, not a single corner is left."

"Go and have a look."

At this moment, the surroundings of the Zheng family's mansion were already crowded with people who came to watch the excitement.

What did you see?
The ruins are in ruins and overgrown with weeds, creating a devastated, desolate and decayed scene.

"What happened to the Zheng family is really evil."

"So far, the real culprit has not been caught."

"Wu Guanyue and his son, that pair of thieves, deserve to go to hell."

"Okay, why did the wall fall down?"

"It's weird, it's weird."

"What's weird? The real culprit must have not been caught. No one of the 180 innocent souls burned incense or paper. I'm angry."

"It's broad daylight, don't talk nonsense."

"Who is talking nonsense? I have lived for most of my life, and the loess has been buried up to my throat. When have I ever seen a good wall, it will collapse on its own."

"I heard that the main entrance and two corner doors of Zheng's house also collapsed."

"The door collapsed, it must not be a good thing."

"Dad, I want to go inside and have a look."

"What a heck, if you don't step back, you may be haunted by an innocent spirit and take your life."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd retreated like a tide.

Xie Dao, one of the people crowded in the crowd, lifted up his clothes and walked from east to west along the collapsed wall to the main entrance of Zheng's house.

Sure enough, the main entrance was also in ruins, and the blue and white jade rocks were broken into pieces.

Xie Daozhi picked up a piece, put it in the palm of his hand and looked at it again and again, his expression gradually became serious.

This is the strongest blue and white jade. Even if it is exposed to wind and rain for hundreds of years, it will not collapse, let alone break into pieces.

"Xie Xiaohua, go to the Yamen immediately to find the third child and ask him to send people to the four alleys to maintain order."

"Yes, sir."

Xie Daozhi hurried home.

During the Qingming Festival, the wall of the Zheng family collapsed, and the people gathered around to watch. People were panicked... This matter had to be reported to the new emperor immediately.

Not a good sign!

(End of this chapter)