Mao Xiang is used to seeing Xu Miaoyi facing all kinds of corpses and crisis scenes, and he doesn't think it's strange, but digging graves is too fresh, and this is the first time.

Last night, Mao Xiang braved the rain to choose jewelry for Song Xiuer, and did not go to Hanshan Temple with him, of course, he had to ask Xu Miaoyi the reason for digging the grave. Xu Miaoyi and Zhu Shouqian have already discussed, it is inconvenient to hide it from Mao Xiang, first, Mao Xiang has a lot of eyeliner, they can only hide it for a while, and once Mao Xiang is angered, it will inevitably make Emperor Hongwu dissatisfied and suspicious, and it will be more troublesome when the time comes.

So Xu Miaoyi told her bluntly, and opened Miss Luan's painting, and named her question to Mao Xiang, if you want to solve this problem, opening the museum for an autopsy is the easiest and most direct way.

After listening to the cause and effect, Mao Xiang couldn't help but sigh and said: "Miss Xu, if you are a man, I will definitely introduce you to our pro-soldier Duwei Mansion, with a talent like you, the Duwei Mansion is like a tiger with wings, what demon sect is against the party, what Northern Yuan spies, all of them will die in your hands." ”

Well, the Northern Yuan spy is okay, forget about the Demon Sect against the party, it's all my own people, I can't do it. Xu Miaoyi said: "Mao Qianhu has won the award, this matter is very secret, I am afraid that only my cousin and I will notice the unusual, at present it is just speculation, and there is no evidence, if the opening of the museum after the autopsy can confirm our conjecture, please also ask Mao Qianhu to tell the emperor, explain the ins and outs of these things, and re-investigate the Xie family's rebellion." ”

Since you can't hide it, you can confess it. Presumably, although Emperor Hongwu hated his grandfather, he was unwilling to let the real murderer get away with it, right? The person who can get rid of the Luan Prefect and his grandfather together is probably not a good stubble, and may even be a big official in the court! Emperor Hongwu should also want to know the truth.

Mao Xiang had followed Emperor Hongwu for many years and knew what was at stake, so he nodded cautiously and looked at Xu Miaoyi with a worried face, "Miss Xu, you and I can be regarded as friends now." I'll say some things bluntly, back then, the Xie family's rebellion case, I was still just a nobody in the Duwei Mansion, but I also knew that the emperor was angry about this matter, second only to the rebellion case of Zhu Shouqian, the king of Jingjiang. And now...... Revisiting the past, if you are maliciously framed by someone with a heart, you and King Jingjiang may suffer a loss. ”

Standing on the deck of the official ship, looking at the endless flow of the river, Xu Miaoyi said: "No matter how unbearable the past is, I must withstand the pressure and look back, I don't remember the past when I was a child, if I can find out the grievances of the Xie family, I can be regarded as worthy of the wealth that the Xu family gave me." As for the consequences...... I've thought it through a long time ago, and it's a big deal to go to the market to be a doctor again. Cousin also felt that this matter was full of suspicions, and if he didn't find it out, he wouldn't be able to be the king of this county with peace of mind. ”

Mao Xiang thought for a while and said: "Over the years, I have seen many people rise and fall in Vanity Fair, many things are not as simple as you imagined, once you get involved, I'm afraid that you can't retreat if you want to, you can do it yourself, I am the emperor's person, and I will tell this qiē truthfully." ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "Rules belong to rules, friendship belongs to friendship, Mao Qianhu's responsibilities are, my cousin and I both understand." ”

Mao Xiang suddenly changed the topic and asked, "What if the emperor orders you to stop investigating the Xie family's rebellion?" ”

Xu Miaoyi was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "It is also good for the emperor to find out the matter, and the real spy can be found, why did the emperor order us to stop instead?" ”

Mao Xiang said: "If there is really any suspicion, I will definitely continue to investigate." You and the King of Jingjiang have a pure heart, you are not deeply involved in the world, and you do not understand the court situation, the emperor may be afraid that you will be used by others and go astray, and order you to stop, and the Criminal Department, the Yushitai, or our personal soldiers will take over. ”

Mao Xiang is a real person, well-informed, direct to the Holy Hearing, very familiar with Emperor Hongwu's character and style of acting, what will be the result of this matter, he also analyzes it one by one.

Xu Miaoyi was very glad that Mao Xiang followed all the way, and if it was someone else, she would not bother to give her so many warnings and reminders.

Two days later, I finally arrived at Jinhua City in the middle of the night, Jinhua and Shaoxing Mansion are next to each other, and after digging out the coffin for autopsy, we can rush to Shaoxing that night.

It seems that they are getting closer and closer to the truth, and Zhu Shouqian and Xu Miaoyi are tired and extremely excited at the same time. Get off the boat and stay in the inn, waiting for the city gate to open tomorrow.

The grave is not something you want to dig, you can dig it if you want to, and digging a grave is a felony. Especially the old prefect like Luan Feng, who is kind to Jinhua, has a tomb keeper guarding there all year round to prevent gangsters from disturbing the purity of the deceased.

Mao Xiang had to greet the prefect of Jinhua first, explain his identity and intention, and the prefect agreed before digging the grave and opening the coffin.

In the middle of the night, Mao Xiang, Xu Miaoyi and others, who had just gotten off the boat, were eating supper while discussing countermeasures.

Zhu Shouqian was a little anxious, and said: "With the respect of the king of my county, plus the token of Mao Qianhu's personal soldiers, does a prefect dare to agree?" ”

Mao Xiang looked like an old oilman and said with a smile: "The strong dragon can't fight the head snake, we go out to do errands, we have to put up a shelf, so as not to be looked down upon, but we should give the magistrate face can not be less, otherwise when encountering a difficult head snake, it is inevitable that the gutter will capsize." ”

Xu Miaoyi nodded, "What Mao Qianhu said is very true, cousin, the more critical the moment, the more we can't take it lightly, don't let Xiaojie ruin our previous efforts." ”

Mao Xiang gave the shopkeeper a small silver bun as a reward, and asked him where the bones of the Luan prefect were buried.

The shopkeeper got the reward money, and said it like pouring beans into the bamboo tube.

It turned out that Luan Feng and his wife Wang were brutally killed by Xie Zaixing, the whole city soldiers and civilians were dressed in vegetarian funerals, and buried them next to a lake in Jinhua City, green mountains and green waters, it is a treasure land of feng shui, and later in order to commemorate Luan Governor's Mansion, several wealthy businessmen in Jinhua City donated funds to build an ancestral hall around the tomb, which is ten years, from time to time people go to worship, and donate incense money to repair the ancestral hall, which is a local scenic spot.

When the shopkeeper cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, Mao Xiao said: "In this way, it will save trouble, we will say hello to the prefect of Jinhua, in the name of repairing the ancestral hall, temporarily close the place, and then dig the grave and pick up the coffin, and then bury it after the autopsy, the less people know, the better, so as not to cause trouble." ”

Xu Miaoyi and Zhu Shouqian agreed, each went back to the room to rest, and the three of them went to the Yamen of the Jinhua Prefect early the next morning, and Mao Xiang handed over his name post. When the prefect of Jinhua saw the name and token, he thought that he was involved in a major corruption case appointed by the emperor, and he was so frightened that he hurried out to meet the guests.

Everyone knows Emperor Hongwu's methods, and the case of more than sixty taels of silver will be skinned and displayed to the public.

Mao Xiang said vaguely, saying that there was a case involving the Luan Governor's Mansion who died ten years ago, and that the museum should be opened for an autopsy, and this matter involved confidentiality, and the prefect should keep it strictly confidential, and cooperate with the Commander's Mansion to close the ancestral hall and help investigate the case.

Hearing that it had nothing to do with him, the prefect of Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't worry, Lord Qianhu, I will fully cooperate, and I will send someone to close the ancestral hall of the Luan prefect." ”

Mao Qianhu said: "I also asked the grave diggers to put on civilian clothes, pretend to be craftsmen, buy some paint, set up scaffolding, and sing the fake drama to the real thing, so as not to arouse suspicion." ”

The prefect of Jinhua used to be an official of the Yuan Dynasty, and he continued to be an official in the Ming Dynasty, and he was an old fox, so he patted his ass and laughed again and again: "Lord Qianhu is thoughtful, and this official really admires and admires, so I will do it." ”

The prefect of Jinhua instructed more than 20 confidants and cronies, and he advised, "...... Listen to the orders of the thousand households, don't ask what shouldn't be asked, don't listen to what shouldn't be heard, don't say what should be said, don't say anything, disaster comes from the mouth, do you hear clearly? ”

"The little one understands!"

"What do you understand?"

"Little ones don't know!"

The prefect of Jinhua nodded with satisfaction, "That's it, after the matter is completed, I will be rewarded." ”

At noon on the same day, a burst of black smoke rose from the Luan Feng ancestral hall, Luan Feng defended Jinhua City several times before his death, cherished the people, and had a lot of prestige here, heard that the ancestral hall was on fire, and immediately there were nearby farmers, fishermen, and tourists came to extinguish the fire, and the old man who took care of the ancestral hall said that there was no big problem, that is, the clay figure of the ancestral hall was damaged, and it needed to be painted with color paint again.

The black smoke disappeared, the courtyard door of the ancestral hall was closed, and people who looked like craftsmen carried various tools through the back door, patting their chests and promising to restore the portraits of Luan Zhifu and his wife, and the onlookers gradually dispersed. This matter soon spread to several wealthy merchants who donated money to repair the ancestral hall, and some wealthy businessmen immediately went to the prefect's yamen to meet them, saying that they were willing to pay for good gold paint and rebuild the ancestral hall, and they had reported the kindness of the prefect of Luan.

The prefect of Jinhua accepted the money, and sent the wealthy businessman out in a few words, saying that he would repair Yunyun well. The prefect gave the silver to Master Qian Liang, "The fake show is really done, and some gold paint will be sold and sent to the ancestral hall." Alas, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are not easy to be! Think about the previous work under the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, it was ten years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, that is not a family wealth? ”

"Now it's my turn to be the prefect, I am trembling, and I don't dare to accept one or two pieces of silver of unknown origin, for fear of losing my official position and losing my life, and affecting my wife and children. Have you seen the jade pendant hanging from the waist of Master Shen just now? It was an ancient jade from the Tang Dynasty, and I couldn't sell this piece of jade for the rest of my life. ”

Master Qian Liang hurriedly comforted the owner and said: "You are also exalting these rich businessmen too much, but the family has money and donated a false position as a foreigner, trying to save face when you see the official." pasted gold on his face, and when everyone saw that he was rich, they all followed him with his stinky feet, what is Shen Dayuanwai. ”

"No matter how rich such a person is, he can't be polite to you and bend down? You are relying on your real ability to take the imperial examination, from Jiupin Zhixian to now, the change of dynasty has not affected your career, the new official has taken office and there are three fires, the Ming Dynasty has just begun, the emperor wants to stand up for power, just survive this storm. ”

When the prefect of Jinhua heard this, he felt a little comforted in his heart, "I just hope that we will cooperate with this Mao Qianhu to handle the case, and he will say more kind words to the emperor in the future."

sentence, to ensure that my official luck is prosperous. ”

Master Qian Liang said with a flattering smile: "This is natural, Mao Qianhu is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, he has a good word, which is lower than Dong Weng's political achievements for a year, I see that there are two young people standing behind him, and they are also extraordinary, I am afraid that they are the children of the royal family or high-ranking officials." ”

The prefect of Jinhua recalled: "Well, he looks weird and handsome, and it looks like he hasn't been married yet...... Master, you have to go to the ancestral hall for a while, find out the bottom of these two young people, ask them what they like, if you don't have a wife......

The prefect of Jinhua thought that his daughter was waiting for the boudoir, and she was just married, and marrying a high-ranking official in the capital would help him in his career, so he said: "Ask the lady to set up a banquet and invite them to come to the house for a meal." ”

Master Qian Liang was like a mirror in his heart, and quickly stepped back to do things.

Jinhua City, Luanfeng Ancestral Hall.

On a summer night, the clouds were light and the wind was light, and the tomb had been opened, and the stone-paved tomb road had been dug out. There are more than a dozen burning torches and glass lanterns around, illuminating the buried bones of Luan Feng and his wife Wang as if it were day.

In front of the tombs of Luan Feng and Mrs. Wang, these two young boys and girls who are equivalent to the descendants of the enemy have mixed feelings.

Xu Miaoyi and Zhu Shouqian knelt on the futon and burned a dozen yellow papers. Xu Miaoyi said: "Today, my cousin and I disturbed the peace of the virtuous couple, it was really a helpless move, in order to find out the truth of the year, you will not die in vain, and my grandfather's family will not have to bear the stigma for a lifetime." ”

Zhu Shouqian said: "Miss Luan and Luan Balang are living a difficult life now, my cousin and I will help them to ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing, and Miss Luan will also be treated and cared for." ”

The two of them each put on a stick of incense, and Zhu Shouqian said, "Open the tomb road." ”

What closed the tomb was a large stone of several hundred catties. The four strong servants shouted the trumpet and worked together to finally pry the stone open.

Bang!

The heavy sealing stone fell to the ground, revealing the tomb of the black hole, and at the same time, a pungent smell of acid and rot gushed out from it. Xu Miaoyi said: "Don't worry, first disperse the smell, ventilate, and then go into the tomb to carry the coffin." ”

Knock knock!

At this moment, the courtyard door of the ancestral hall made a knocking sound!

Looking at the dark tomb and listening to the seeping sound of slamming the door, everyone was shocked. Zhu Shouqian and Xu Miaoyi glanced at each other, and heard the person outside the door shouting: "Sister! It's me, your second brother, open the door! ”

It is Xu Zengshou, the second son of the Xu family. In a gentle township like Suzhou, I still remember my "heavy responsibility" to protect my sister.

The courtyard door opened, Xu Zengshou, and his inseparable good friend Chang Sen; Li Jinglong, the son of Cao Guogong, and the eight thorns bought by the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, who is clever and always wears a kind mask, gathered in front of the tomb of the black hole.

The four of them were silent for a while, Xu Zengshou and Chang Sen held hands, both trembling; Li Jinglong looked like he was watching a good show, but he was stupid and bold, "Miss Xu, could it be that there is something amazing in this tomb?" ”

The bought Libala stood with his chest crossed, did not speak, and quietly looked at the inscription engraved on the tomb's stone stele, as if he was trying to find something.

How did you bring this person too? Xu Miaoyi glanced at the Li Bara he bought, he was from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and he had a "criminal record" for kidnapping King Zhou, it was really a big trouble, and something happened there.

In turn, Zhu Shouqian, the king of the county, has the highest status, and he glanced at Li Jinglong coldly, "Hugh is talking nonsense, we are investigating the case." ”

Xu Zengshou said tremblingly: "I have to dig a grave to investigate the case, I'm afraid, I'll go back to the inn first, you investigate slowly." ”

Chang Sen followed, "I'm also afraid, increase your longevity, let's go back together." ”

Li Jinglong likes to join in the fun, standing still in place, "I'll stay here to watch Miss Xu and King Jingjiang investigate the case." ”

The eight thorns that I bought have learned the life of the parents buried in the cemetery from the inscription, and my heart is full of doubts, and there are some inexplicable feelings of excitement, and I am cheeky and refuse to leave, "The summer is long and the night is long, and I have no intention of sleeping, so I stay here for a long time." ”

Mao Xiang didn't want this Northern Yuan prince to know too much, so he instructed his subordinates: "The prince is tired, you find a sedan chair and carry the prince back." ”

The implication is to forcibly drive away the eight thorns that were bought. The pro-soldier Governor's Mansion had the responsibility of supervising the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Mao Xiang spoke, and his subordinates immediately obeyed the order, one left and one right wrapped around the bought Liba, "Shizi, please." ”

The eight thorns I bought have always known each other, and they didn't struggle fearlessly, shrugged helplessly, and said, "Okay, I'll go back to sleep first." ”

The five people walked towards the gate of the courtyard, and the old man guarding the gate opened the courtyard gate, and a group of farmers holding scythes, axes, hoes and other farm tools, as well as young people who were full of righteous indignation and looked like people reading with trekking sticks, rushed in and filled the ancestral hall!

When everyone saw the open tomb, their faces were full of surprise and anger, and the leader was a young scholar, who let out a mournful cry and scolded loudly: "You brutes! Colluding with grave robbers to destroy the resting place of my parents, are you not afraid of retribution? I'm fighting with you! ”

Parents? This scholar is actually Luan Balang, the son of Luan Feng! Isn't he a student at Hangzhou Academy? How did you get to Jinhua?

Luan Balang raised his arms and shouted, and the farmers and scholars who broke into the ancestral hall all flocked up, waving their "weapons" at Xu Miaoyi and his party, they had an absolute advantage in numbers, coupled with the enthusiasm that had long been incited, they were filled with righteous indignation, and immediately beat the guards with Mao Xiang and the officials of the prefect's faction, and even the eight thorns bought by the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were cut with a sickle, and the white robe was instantly dyed blood red.

Zhu Shouqian explained loudly: "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!" We're not grave robbers......"

But his voice was drowned out in shouting and killing, and it didn't work at all. Xu Miaoyi was squeezed out of the crowd and left alone, she picked up the shovel to dig the grave to defend herself, was chased and beaten by a group of people, and they were all ignorant farmers and scholars, she didn't dare to fight back unscrupulously, no one was willing to listen to the explanation of begging for mercy, and she was forced into a corner for a while, it was really a dragon into the shallows and was bullied by dogs!

"Kill you grave robber!" A farmer slashed down with a hoe, Xu Miaoyi was squeezed into the corner of the ancestral hall, unable to dodge, so she had to raise a shovel to block, and the scholar next to her waved a trekking pole and roared towards her head!

At this time, a person broke through the encirclement, hugged Xu Miaoyi, and took a stick for her. The man's back ached, and he didn't even let out a muffled snort, and hurriedly said, "Immediately step on my shoulder and climb out of the courtyard wall, run out first!" ”

It's Zhu Di, the king of Yan, why is he here?