Chapter 12 From Beijing to Peking (3)
Speaking of this, Zaifeng's eyebrows jumped slightly: "What's wrong with Tanglin?" ”
The detective glanced at Qin Beiyang and said, "Lord Wang, the group of assassins you sent troops to Taibai Mountain to exterminate back then still have remnant activities, and they have a national hatred for the Qing Dynasty. ”
"These rebels and thieves! Could it be that they are eyeing Tanglin? ”
The little king added: "According to our information, it is very likely! What's more, now that the army is in chaos, the dynasty has changed, Beijing has been changed to Beiping, and there are many warlord troops stationed in Tanglin, and these guys have long coveted the treasures in the imperial tomb. ”
"Presumptuous!" The regent was so angry that he smashed the teacup and flew into a rage, "Lang Lang Qiankun, is there any royal law?" At the beginning, the emperor abdicated, but signed a treaty with the government of the Republic of China, and it was necessary to protect the mausoleums of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty. ”
"The treaty of the Republic of China is not so much toilet paper!" As a member of the National Assembly, the little king laughed at himself.
"I'm sorry guys, I'm out of shape! After all, I am the emperor's biological father, and since the world has been lost, I will never have the heart to raise the dragon flag again, I only want future generations to be rich, China to prosper, and the ancestors to be safe. ”
"Lord Wang, to tell you the truth, we plan to go to Tanglin in a few days to stop the tomb robbery attempts of those wicked people and warlords."
"Good! Inspector Ye, Xiaojun Wang, and this Qin child. The regent shook his fist at the crowd and glanced at Anna again, "By the way, what is this young lady called?" ”
Ouyang ...... I'm Mrs. Qi. ”
"Okay, please help me protect Tanglin." The regent also ordered a hundred taels of gold to be taken out of the treasury, "This is a little bit of my heart, please smile." ”
"No need!" Ye Kenan resigned the gold on behalf of everyone, although this was enough for him to be a detective for a lifetime, and enough to buy a mansion in Beijing, "Lord, we are not for the Manchu royal family to protect Tanglin, but for China." ”
"Yes, China! It is a shame to say that in the Tangling, there is naturally a burial of China's people's fat and people's ointment. ”
"Tomb robbery is a matter that hurts nature and reason, not to mention that the tomb is a national treasure in Chinese, how can it fall into the hands of evil people, and if it flows overseas in the future, is it not a national shame?" Ye Kenan paced two steps in the West Flower Hall, "I think that this group of wicked people who are trying to rob the tomb are by no means ordinary people, especially if they want to rob and excavate the tomb of the former Qing Emperor, they will definitely make a lot of preparations." ”
Qin Beiyang interjected: "In addition to Xiaomu, who is good at digging tombs, you also need people who are familiar with mausoleums." The ancient tombs were so far apart that there was no information to follow, so they had to rely on the experience and courage of tomb robbers. However, the imperial tombs of the Qing Dynasty are only more than 100 years old, especially the mausoleum of the Empress Dowager Cixi is only 20 years old. Many of the people who participated in the construction of the mausoleum and the funeral are still alive. ”
"Exactly!" Ye Ke nodded and said, "I'm afraid that they will first find someone who is familiar with the mausoleum of the Empress Dowager Cixi." ”
The regent remade a new bowl of tea and said, "The overseer of the mausoleum has long since passed away. However, there is an old eunuch named He Changzai, who used to be around the Queen Mother. Before the Queen Mother returned to heaven, she designated this person to be responsible for the burial, and I am afraid that she knows the most details. ”
Ye Kenan hurriedly asked, "Is this Eunuch He still alive?" ”
"Well, during the Spring Festival this year, he also came to pay my respects for the New Year, saying that he lived in Zhongguan Village."
Zhongguan Village is located in Haidian, northwest of Beijing, near the Old Summer Palace and Yenching University. During the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs bought cemeteries in this generation, and over time, they formed a place for eunuchs to retire and bury. "Zhongguan" means eunuch. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the expulsion of the little emperor from the Forbidden City by Feng Yuxiang, the eunuchs were displaced, and most of them lived in Zhongguan Village, so that they could be buried nearby after death. After the liberation, because of the unlucky dislike of "Zhongguan Village", Guo Moruo suggested changing the name to "Zhongguancun". Who would have thought that a hundred years later, this place would become China's Silicon Valley, lined with major Internet companies, and when real estate was being built, many eunuch tombs were dug up from the ground.
Qin Beiyang, Ouyang Anna, Ye Kenan, Xiaojunwang, Li Longsheng and Jiuse left Deshengmen and rode to Zhongguan Village. A group of people dressed in Qing Dynasty robes with braided hair on the back of their heads, looking like old ladies, are sitting under the eaves basking in the sun.
Anna whispered, "These people make me sick. ”
The little prince even recognized a few of them, and he met them when he went to the Forbidden City to pay tribute: "They are all eunuchs." ”
"I think they're more like zombies."
Qin Beiyang thought of the strange things he had seen in the ancient tombs, until a few years ago, these guys were still arrogantly occupying the very center of Beijing City.
The king of the little county dismounted and inquired about the residence of "Gonggong He" and came to the door of a magnificent mansion. The Manchu eunuchs were the most, all kinds of bribery and corruption, and they could buy a house when they were old, but unfortunately there were no descendants to pass on. When the five of them stepped into the house, they saw a depressed and dilapidated scene.
Surprisingly, there were women in the house. A woman in her forties, with a slight gesture, crossed her waist and crossed her eyebrows and asked, "Who is it?" ”
"Is Grandpa He in the house?" is still the most talkative and the most emotionally intelligent, and he lifted a box of gifts in his hand, "I came from Ordos in my later life, and I was taken care of by He Gong in my early years, and I came to visit and thank you." ”
"Seven days ago, he was captured by a gang of robbers."
"What?" Ye Kenan walked up to her and asked, "May I ask who you are?" ”
"I am He Chang's daughter-in-law."
Anna couldn't help but ask, "The eunuch also has a daughter-in-law?" ”
"I was originally a palace maid, serving the Empress Dowager Yulong in the palace, and serving the Empress Wanrong, I was kicked out of the Forbidden City a few years ago, and I became a husband and wife with He Changzai."
The little king often walked around the court, and understood that this was called "anti-food" in ancient times. Eunuchs are not completely unrelated to the affairs of men and women, some concubines have not been favored by the emperor for a long time, or are young and widowed, and their lust is unfillable, and they will let the young and beautiful little eunuchs serve themselves, which is the so-called "bed eunuch". Legend has it that An Dehai was the Empress Dowager Cixi's "bedtime eunuch". And the eunuch marries a wife, on the one hand, to take care of the housework, and on the other hand, it is also the object of the old eunuch.
"Can I go and sit in the house?" Ye Kenan is always testing everyone he meets, "I am an agent of the police station, and Father-in-law He was arrested by robbers, and this case is serious." ”
The old palace maid didn't dare to stop it, and led everyone into the house. Ye Kenan saw a picture frame on the wall, a middle-aged eunuch wearing an official robe, and the background was like Zhongnanhai Yingtai. Li Longsheng also leaned over to look at the photo and stared directly at the eunuch's face.
"See what?" The old palace maid vigilantly snatched the photo frame, and Li Longsheng was especially frightened, "The person in the photo, this is He Changzai, this is before the Gengzi incident, a Western photographer took it for him." ”
Suddenly, Li Longsheng took out an ivory-handled dagger from his arms and inserted it directly into the photo frame, which happened to hit He Changzai's eyebrows in the photo.
Qin Beiyang grabbed his arm: "Do you recognize him?" ”
Li Longsheng withdrew the dagger, retreated to the corner of the room, and said no more.
Ye Kenan asked again: "May I ask what valuables did Father-in-law He carry with him when he was arrested?" Or was it robbed? ”
"The robbers didn't rob anything, they just said that He Changzai himself was a priceless treasure." While speaking, the old palace maid subconsciously glanced at the top of her head, "Since the Qing Dynasty capsized, we have nothing, Lao He's savings in the early years have long been spent, and the valuable things in the family have also been given to the pawnshop, and occasionally steal some antiques from the Forbidden City to go to the glass factory to repay the money, which is not enough for the usual food expenses." ”
"Wait!"
Ye Kenan looked at the beams above his head, quickly climbed up along the root of the wall, searched carefully under the roof, and finally found a wooden box in the dark compartment.