The guards led by Xiao Qinglang are all good at killing enemies on the battlefield, but they are really not very good at digging graves.

So Xu Chu watched from the side for a long time, and finally could only sigh, resigned himself to taking the shovel, while comparing it on the green brick behind the British cemetery, and carefully pried open a green brick with the tip of the shovel.

"Pry it open from here, just check if there is a body in the coffin in the tomb, and if so, I will go inside to examine it. If you don't ......" Xu Chu paused, and his eyes subconsciously looked at Xiao Qinglang.

She saw that Xiao Qinglang's eyes were still the same, but the coldness and chill pouring out between her eyebrows were as hard as the dark night. She knew in her heart that a person like Xiao Qinglang, who had been obsessed with the matter of his mother for more than ten years, no matter what kind of psychological construction he did, once the matter was analyzed, he would definitely not be as calm and calm as he appeared on his face.

Thinking of this, Xu Chu's heart twitched inexplicably, and finally she sighed and whispered: "If it's empty, then I'll be visiting Wang Yangming's tomb later." ”

The guard whispered yes, and then pry open a hole in the tomb that could accommodate one person according to Xu Chu's method. After the air had flowed for a while, the guards took the glass lamp and went to the tomb.

Although the cemetery is large, it is not as complicated as the royal family and nobles, and in addition to the ear chamber, there is a main tomb with a dark red nanmu coffin.

The guard was also bold, not to mention that following Xiao Qinglang's side, he was used to seeing Xu Chu checking all kinds of corpses over and over again, and he had long been used to these. Now, just sneaking into the tomb to see the reality naturally won't make him feel terrible.

Half an hour later, the guard carefully crawled out of the tomb and said with a serious expression: "Lord Wang, Lord Xu, there is a skeleton inside. ”

Xu Chu glanced at Xiao Qinglang, who pursed his lips tightly and did not say a word, and asked in a low voice, "Shall I go down to inspect it first?" ”

Xiao Qinglang's eyes sank, and after two breaths, he took two steps forward and stood in front of Xu Chu, and said in a condensed voice: "I'll go down with you." ”

After finishing speaking, he took the glass lamp in the hand of the guard just now, and ordered: "Let people guard it, don't go out on any errands." ”

It is not difficult to examine the bones in the coffin of the British princess, one of the corpses has long been ossified, and the other is just like the corpse of the time when the northern Xinjiang was examined, and there is no trace of bone callus on the white bones without carrion, which should not be all the bones of a general who has been seriously wounded on the battlefield......

"He is 6 feet 7 inches long, of medium build, about 46 years old, has severe tooth decay and calculus, loves sweets but does not pay attention to hygiene. Living in hard work and poverty, often doing things and other tasks that damage the waist bones, so that the waist disc is seriously worn. Xu Chu inspected the skull, and then said, "In the center of the fontanelle of the skull, there are red blood halo marks, which are suspected to be bleeding spots. However, there was no damage to the skull, so it is speculated that it was a pathological brain injury, and it was most likely a cerebral congestion. ”

"Cerebral congestion?" Xiao Qinglang froze the recorded movements in his hand and asked with a frown.

Xu Chu nodded and said, "This is a disease with a very high mortality rate and paralysis rate, mostly accompanied by headaches, vomiting, impaired consciousness, and hemiplegia. If it is death, it will usually be sudden death......"

After getting the explanation, Xiao Qinglang didn't ask any more, and just continued to look at Xu Chu's eyes and concentrate on studying the white bones in his hand.

After a long time, Xu Chu suddenly sighed, and immediately leaned over and continued to check the coffin with tweezers for a long time.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Chu didn't answer Xiao Qinglang's words, and said without raising his head: "Take the lamp closer......"

Xiao Qinglang did not hesitate, approached Xu Chu directly, and checked the situation inside the coffin with her.

After a while, Xu Chu pinched a bone and carefully examined it under the lamp, before he said cautiously: "The tibia on the sole of the foot is missing, and the right foot is a congenital bone deformity, and it is impossible for the arch of the foot to appear in such a deformed state, that is to say, it is impossible for this person to stand and walk for a long time, let alone train soldiers to fight for a long time......"

In other words, although there was a corpse in this coffin, and it was highly similar to Xiao Heng's figure, this person could not be Xiao Heng who led the troops.

More importantly, how could a British prince who grew up with the first emperor be a person who lived in poverty and hard work?

Although he is in the barracks all the year round, he will not be as pampered as his brother, but he should not fall into the disease that can only fall from carrying heavy objects for a long time.

What's more, foot disease ...... British Gong Xiao Heng has no foot disease......

Xiao Qinglang's eyes darkened a little, and he said coldly: "Xiao Heng has a similar taste to the first emperor, he eats spicy food, but he hates sweets......

This point has been mentioned by the Queen Mother, although it is only said occasionally, but it is remembered by Xiao Qinglang.

Xu Chu squinted, looked at the dry and dull hair scattered on the side of the skeleton, and said coldly: "If I guessed correctly, the examiner who examined the corpse at that time did not remove this person's beard and clothes, but only checked his breathing and pulse." ”

The sky outside was hazy and gloomy, and the cold wind and drizzle blew the treetops all over the mountain, making the quiet mountain very lonely. At night, in the mountains and wilderness, only a few torches are swaying in the cemetery at the moment, but the night is particularly gloomy.

The howling wind poured in from outside, causing the lights to flicker and flicker.

Xiao Qinglang's handsome face was hidden in the dark, but even if he didn't make any moves, it was difficult to hide the cold breath all over his body. His eyes were heavy, and the corners of his mouth slowly hooked up a mocking and seemingly non-existent arc, and after a long time, he raised his eyes to look at Xu Chu and said: "Therefore, whether it is Emperor Chengzong or Emperor Xian, it is really a supernatural drama of stealing the sky and changing the day, and the darkness of Chen Cang!" ”

"I don't know if the Holy Grandfather knows about it, and whether he will be so angry that he cheats the corpse."

Xu Chu glanced at him, knowing that he was angry and indescribably sad and angry, so he said such a remark that did not match his mind. These words didn't seem to contain wind and thunder, but they inexplicably made Xu Chu feel a trace of sadness and helplessness.

In fact, if it weren't for his tenacity, how could his heart withstand such twists and turns in a short period of time. The person who has always believed in the innocence of Concubine Xianshu suddenly discovered some unknown inside information and secrets, and was even led out by the arrogant mastermind behind the scenes. This kind of blow and drop is not uncommon for everyone.

If it were someone else, he should have been panicked and uneasy since he discovered the secret of the first emperor. When the correspondence between Concubine Xian Shu and the British Duke Xiao Heng was discovered, the inner defense line was afraid that it would collapse instantly. From conviction to doubt, and even began to doubt his own life experience, it is a matter of power and glory, how many people can continue to track it down without hesitation?

After all, once this matter is revealed, Xiao Qinglang, the king of Jing'an, who was personally crowned by the previous emperor, will become a complete joke......

Xu Chu took a deep breath, suppressed the sourness in his heart, and glanced at Xiao Qinglang with concern in his eyes. Seeing that his posture was not abnormal, and he did not have the embarrassed and hasty appearance when he found the letter in the study of the British Mansion before, her heart relaxed slightly.

She was most afraid that he would fall into a daze and lose his heart......

Xu Chu, who was relieved, only took two breaths to suppress the tumbling thoughts in her heart, she shrugged her shoulders, and said in a staggered voice: "The Holy Ancestor has been dead for more than a hundred years, where is there still a corpse to deceive?" ”

"However, the methods of Emperor Chengzong and the first emperor are really the same, and they deserve to have a father-son relationship."

Xiao Qinglang raised his eyebrows slightly, and nodded approvingly, that look was really serious. If he couldn't hear it with his own ears, who would have thought that Xiao Qinglang would feel so casually with Xu Chu about what happened after the death of the Holy Grandfather?

After rearranging the bones in the coffin, Xu Chu took a few more hairs before leaving the tomb with Xiao Qinglang.

As soon as the two of them came out of the tomb, the guards neatly rebuilt the bricks they had picked off. In order to cover up the traces, the guards also specially found some dirt and patted it on the grave bag to cover the traces of being pried.

After getting the answer they wanted, the two of them looked at it and ran to the imperial mausoleum.

In fact, after examining the bones found in the secret passage and the bones in the chamber of the British cemetery, the most direct proof of the two people's guess is to examine the bones of the first emperor in the imperial tomb.

It's just that the first emperor is a generation of monarchs after all, and Mo is just a small official of the Three Law Division, even the emperor can't allow Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu to enter the imperial tomb to open the coffin for an autopsy.

However, although they could not directly examine the skeleton of the emperor buried in the imperial tomb as the first emperor, by now, they could basically confirm their guess.

Emperor Chengzong and Empress Gongshun were unable to have an heir, and with a fake pregnancy, they suppressed King Su, who was faintly able to stand tall in the East Palace. Immediately, with the death of the Marquis of Xiangyang, the road to King Su's succession to the throne was completely extinguished.

On the bright side, as soon as the Marquis of Xiangyang died, Queen Gongshun had no backer. But in fact, Xu Chu faintly felt that since the Marquis of Xiangyang returned to the military power and lived in seclusion, he had already given up the daughter who married into the heavenly family. And since Emperor Chengzong promoted the British government, the backer of the empress is no longer the Marquis of Xiangyang, who has a fateful friendship with the Holy Grandfather.

It's hard for them to guess what happened now. But it can be smoothed out in general, after all, there are too many seemingly ordinary but extraordinarily weird details, which seem to be logical, but in fact they can't stand scrutiny at all.

It's just that if this is the case, then what role did Tantra and Jinling Wei Wang Yun play in the whole conspiracy?

Xu Chu's eyes were solemn, and after returning to the carriage, he drew on the codex. Gradually, everything began to be connected into a line, and even if there were still some missing, it was possible to see the general appearance of the whole conspiracy.