The next day, early in the morning.

Zheng Wen took the concubines and sons of the first emperor, and the civil and military officials of the court, escorted out of Yanjing City by the Yulin Army, and went straight to the emperor's tomb.

Today, the weather is clear and sunny, with a few white clouds floating in the blue sky.

Zheng Wen knelt in front of the emperor's mausoleum with the concubines, princes, princesses, and civil and military officials.

Qian Chang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stood in a corner, holding the sacrificial text in both hands, and recited in a loud voice: "The sky is above......"

The people kneeling below looked solemn, the concubines of the first emperor showed a sad look, and the princes hung their heads in unison, making it impossible to see their faces!

And Zheng Wen's face was sad and reluctant, as if the first emperor was a good father, Zheng Wen's reluctance to him showed a look of admiration, so that people who don't know can see it and believe it at a glance!

In fact, Zheng Wen didn't have much sadness in his heart, he was calm and calm, and his heart was like treating a stranger to death, after all, he was not Zheng Wen's real relative, and he was in the royal family, how much family affection could he have?

But Zheng Wen's face is still sad, but this is precisely the need of politics!

With Qian Chang's "sealing the soil", the final sealing work of the imperial tomb began.

At this point, the mausoleum work of the first emperor can be regarded as officially completed.

At this time, there was a sudden "boom", and I saw a huge stone statue next to Shinto fall to the ground at once.

The scene was extremely chaotic at one point.

The Queen Mother's face was pale for a while, her hands covered her mouth, and the concubines of the other emperors were also extremely bad, screaming loudly, and some even cried secretly.

The Yulin Army who was guarding quickly surrounded and protected everyone in the innermost, guarding everywhere to prevent accidents.

And the princes' faces were pale.

However, the situation of the ministers is very chaotic, and the originally neat queue has been very scattered, you have me, I have you......

And Qian Chang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Sun Hua, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, had even more pale faces, and their bodies were a little rickety, as if they had aged a few years all of a sudden.

Zheng Wen looked at all this, his face was cold, but he was extremely angry in his heart.

Obviously, this incident was either accidental or premeditated!

But Zheng Wen can't manage so much for the time being, he just wants the situation to calm down!

So, Zheng Wen said loudly: "What are you panicking about? Isn't it just that the stone statue fell down, and it didn't hurt anyone, panicked, crying, what does it look like? But there was a great deal of anger in his voice.

"Where is Li Wei?"

"The minister is here!"

"Order the Yulin Army to block the entire Imperial Tomb, and I want not a single fly to enter or leave the entire Imperial Tomb."

"Whoa!" Li Wei responded to the order.

"Where is Jiang Kong?"

"The minister is here!"

"Take your subordinates and escort the ladies and children back to the palace."

"No!" Jiang Kong also obeyed the order.

Zheng Wencai said to the Wang family in a soothing tone: "Queen Mother, I'm sorry for you, let you take the ladies back to the palace first." The emperor still has something to deal with! ”

As the elite of the palace fight, the Wang family certainly understands that the collapse of the stone statue of the emperor's tomb is a major event, and it is a political event, and it will be a river of blood!

Then he nodded to Zheng Wen and said, "The mourning family knows, you have to be careful, and you have to give an explanation to the first emperor no matter what!" ”

"Yes, the emperor, I will handle it properly." Zheng Wen responded.

After a while, the carriage carrying these ladies headed for Yanjing City.

Zheng Wen stood on a high place, looking at the ministers kneeling on the ground, and there was a burst of anger in his heart.

The major impeachment case of the Ministry of Industry just happened yesterday, and today there is another incident in which the stone statue of the emperor's tomb collapsed.

Whether it was an accident or not, this was a big political event, and apparently these ministers also knew about it, so they all knelt on the ground and said nothing.

Zheng Wen didn't care about them, calmed down the anger in his heart, and then asked sharply: "Let's talk about it!" What should I do? ”

This is a historical scandal!

The kneeling ministers also know that they will all be famous in history, of course, notoriety.

"Let's talk about it!" Zheng Wen spoke again.

The ministers below were still kneeling and not saying a word!

"Give me silence, don't you! Liu Jian: You say. ”

Liu Jian didn't get up, knelt on the ground and said, "Only Your Majesty is a holy judge!" The minister did not dare to have an opinion. ”

"Qin Fei, you say!"

"Only Your Majesty is the Holy Judge!" Qin Fei still knelt on the ground and replied crisply.

"King Yan, you say!"

"Only Your Majesty is the Holy Judge!" Yan Wang Zheng Zhuang still knelt on the ground and spoke.

"Say, let's talk about it, not everyone is usually quite able to say it, tell me about it! I'm listening to you, too! Zheng Wen still said without hesitation.

The ministers kneeling at the bottom were also speechless for a while, is this kind of thing they can say as courtiers?

Even the sons of the first emperor could not express their opinion on this matter!

Only Zheng Wen, as the emperor, can express his opinion.

The scene was extremely silent for a while, only the white clouds under the blue sky were still floating!

After half an hour, Zheng Wen spoke: "Whether this matter is accidental or premeditated, I will find out." ”

"If this incident is an accident, then this is the dereliction of duty of your Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Rites, even if I don't say it, you also know the consequences!"

"If it was premeditated, you would know what happened!"

"Get up!"

"Where is Zheng Yi?"

"The minister is here!"

"Order the Jinyi Guard to block the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

"Whoa!"

"Liu Jian, Yan Wang, Qin Fei, where are they?"

"The minister is here!" "The minister is here!" "The minister is here!"

"Order Liu Jian to be the chief envoy, King Yan and Qin Fei to be the deputy envoys, and Jinyiwei to assist in a thorough investigation of the case of the Emperor's Mausoleum!"

"Whoa!" The three of them responded in unison.

"The Criminal Department detains Sun Hua, the secretary of the Ministry of Labor, and Qian Chang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as for the two departments, the others are imprisoned in the two departments, and they are not allowed to enter or leave without an edict!"

"Whoa!"

"Let's do it all! I'm tired too. ”

This is the famous "Imperial Tomb Case", one of the "three major cases" at the end of the sixteenth year of Jianqi, which left a strong mark in the history of Daqian, and it is also the most mysterious, and the people after it are secretive about it!

Later generations have also had a lot of speculation about it!

……

At this time, Zheng Wen was extremely tired, first yesterday's impeachment incident of the Ministry of Works, and today's collapse of the imperial tomb stone statue, all of which consumed a lot of his energy, so he fell asleep in the carriage, and the little eunuch also slowed down the carriage, and the whole convoy slowed down because of this!

……

At this time, Liu Jian, Qin Fei, and Yan Wang Zheng Zhuang, together with Jinyiwei, were carefully inspecting the collapsed stone statue.

The man who looked like a brocade guard said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the villain worked as a stonemason before serving as a brocade guard, and judging from the experience of his humble position, this cannot be an accident. ”

"Because this kind of large stone statue must be inspected and inspected after it is done, it is impossible for such a sudden collapse to occur. And then you have to be proficient in land construction to do this! ”

When the three of them heard this, their hearts were full of shock!

Who the hell is it?

Dare to be so bold and dare to do tricks on the imperial mausoleum project, although it is only a peripheral project of the imperial mausoleum.

Moreover, the man said: "The Imperial Mausoleum project is so important, during the construction process, except for the people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites, I am afraid that no one will be able to approach it. Moreover, the overseer and the builder must be accomplices! ”

When the three of them heard this, their hearts were shocked again.

Apparently this is a big case that someone is plotting to do!

But what is it for?

So, Liu Jian spoke: "Immediately detain all the officials of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites who have participated in the imperial mausoleum project, and the prime minister will personally try them, and I still don't believe that I can't pry them open." ”

"Let's go back to Beijing! It's useless here. ”

……

And at this time, in the Ministry of Rites.

Su Yang, a ceremonial minister, was writing a confession in his cabin.

The content is like this: Su Yang of the Ministry of Crime and Etiquette is ashamed of His Majesty and the first emperor, and he was unwilling to do such a thing, but he was first persecuted by the officials, and then threatened by the palace, which was really helpless. …… Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, and the ministers dare not ask Your Majesty to forgive the guilty ministers, but only wish Your Majesty to forgive the guilty ministers. …… I would like to die......

When Jinyiwei rushed in, Su Yang had already hanged himself on the roof beam.

……

And at this time the Ministry of Industry.

In a slightly larger room, five people sit together.

Li Kang pointed to the wine on the table and took the lead in speaking: "This is Heding Hong." I'm afraid that things have already happened, and you also know the methods of the prince, for the sake of your own family, commit suicide! ”

The four of them looked at each other, were silent for a long time, and silently picked up the wine glasses on the table and groaned.

After a while, the four fell to the ground and died.

Li Kang stood up, went to the four of them to probe under their snorts, and found that they were really dead, so they sat back in their original positions.

Suddenly, Li Kang laughed, and his laughter revealed a deep pathos, and tears flowed out of his laughter.

After a long while, he said, "Lord Wang, are you satisfied!" ”

I wrote a confession on the table.

The content is like this: The criminal minister studied hard for more than ten years before he was selected as a Jinshi and elected as a Lang official. However, now that the matter has happened, the criminal does not dare to quibble. Ashamed of Your Majesty, ashamed of the first emperor...... However, my prince is gracious, otherwise I can't repay the prince's ...... The guilty man will be rewarded with death......

Then, Li Kang poured himself a glass of poisoned wine, drank it directly, and fell to the ground and died after a while.

When the brocade guards rushed in, all that was left was the corpses all over the ground, and this confession!

……

When Liu Jian and others returned to the capital from the imperial tomb, they found that the officials of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites, which were directly related to the case, had committed suicide, and they were all chilled!

As a veteran of politics for many years, I have never experienced anything.

But the depth of the conspiracy behind this case made them feel creepy!

I am afraid that this is another royal political dump, they dare not think about it, but they are afraid that many people will die again this time.

At this time, Liu Jian's heart was uneasy, and the situation that had just calmed down a little was suddenly pushed into the whirlpool!