Zhejiang, Hangzhou.

At the foot of the West Lake Tower, a press conference is about to be held.

The organizer is the Zhejiang Governor Yamen, and the co-organizers are the Zhejiang Inspectorate Yamen and the Hangzhou Prefect Yamen.

The main content of the press conference was to inform the gentry of Hangzhou City about a bizarre tomb robbery that recently occurred in Haining, Jiaxing.

Tomb robbery is an ordinary eucalyptus, why is it bizarre?

There are two reasons for this.

First, the owner of the tomb was the late Chen Ge Lao, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites.

Second, after the on-site excavation and inventory of the officials and the Chen family, it was found that the tomb robbers only stole the remains of Chen Ge in the coffin, and the rest of the gold, silver and jade artifacts accompanying the funeral were not taken.

Since ancient times, tomb robbers have only wanted to treasure the treasures in the tomb, so why do they only steal corpses and not gold and silver today?

Coupled with the identity of the owner of the tomb, this tomb robbery immediately became the No. 1 eucalyptus of the Zhejiang Inspectorate and reported to the governor's yamen.

After receiving the report, Zhejiang Governor Wang Ganwang attached great importance to it and personally approved the document to order the relevant units to thoroughly investigate the case.

Why does Wang Futai pay attention?

The reason is that there have always been rumors among the people that Chen Ge Lao and the current emperor are really father and son, and this rumor also led to a major change in Beijing two years ago, which in turn led to a series of repetitions in the political situation of the court later.

Although the emperor went to Tailing to clarify the rumors by dripping blood to test his relatives afterwards, there were still many ignorant and ignorant people who believed in the rumors.

As the initiator of the Mutual Aid Association, Wang Futai also went to Beijing to participate in the meeting of the princes and ministers, and the news learned through various channels showed that the emperor's visit to the tomb was by no means as simple as later said in the imperial court Tang newspaper.

Therefore, if the theft of the old tomb of Chen Ge is used by people with intentions, it will definitely cause irreparable consequences to the court and the emperor, and may even trigger a new round of chaos and cause huge losses to the country.

In view of this, Wang Futai immediately decided to suppress this eucalyptus and did not report it as soon as possible.

However, this eucalyptus has spread throughout the whole province of Zhejiang, even if the province suppressed the eucalyptus situation and did not report it to Beijing, the people have already set off a national discussion about the emperor's life experience.

Public opinion has even spread to surrounding provinces, and many officials in Zhejiang officialdom privately believe that the theft of Chen Ge's old tomb is not accidental, but inevitable.

Where is it necessary?

I know it in my heart, but I can't say it.

In the face of such a situation, what Wang Futai, who took office as a new official, can do is to press down and break the eucalyptus quickly, so as to minimize the impact of this eucalyptus.

After the outbreak of eucalyptus, in addition to Haining's rapid local intervention, Jiaxing also sent a crack working group to Haining, and the provincial capital of Hangzhou's envoy Si Yamen also sent people to Haining overnight to investigate.

It is said that Cheng De, the general of the Eight Banners stationed in Hangzhou, also secretly sent people to Haining.

It can be seen that Haining's tomb robbery really tugged at the heartstrings of everyone in the officialdom in Zhejiang.

It's just that there has been no progress for several months.

This has become Zhejiang's number one hanging this year.

In addition to the discussion among the people, the official level deliberately exaggerated this and gradually withdrew from the attention of officials.

However, just a few days ago, an official document from the governor's yamen surprised officials such as Qingge, the political envoy of Zhejiang, and Bai Weixin, the envoy of the inspection department.

It turned out that the governor, who had been trying to suppress this eucalyptus, suddenly changed his attitude, saying that because the theft of the old tomb of Chen Ge had attracted great attention in Zhejiang, it was necessary for the government to hold a press conference to inform the gentry in detail.

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This can minimize the speculation of the people and make a powerful response to the relevant rumors.

As the highest military and political governor of a province, the governor is what he says.

So, according to the request of the governor, Bai Weixin began to prepare for the so-called press conference.

This incident also once again set off a big discussion on the theft of the old tomb of Chen Ge, and the officials and gentry in Hangzhou could be said to be waiting for the press conference with their heads cocked.

In anticipation, the press conference was held as scheduled at the Fengta of West Lake.

This place is equivalent to a landmark in Hangzhou.

Due to the large number of officials and gentry and ordinary people who came, the yamen of Hangzhou had to send battalions to maintain order.

But those who can really enter the press conference are all the gentry with heads and faces in Hangzhou, and most of the people are watching the excitement outside.

There is still a moment before the press conference.

The governor who was drinking tea in the Feng Tower looked at the Hangzhou gentry who were already sitting outside, and couldn't help nodding slightly, and said to the accompanying political envoy Qingge: "Informing the gentry and the people of the imperial court affairs, local governance, and the situation in an open way is really an innovation in Zhejiang, and it is also a reform of the old customs of the gentry in Zhejiang. ”

What can Lord Buzheng say, he can only continue to echo and praise the wisdom of Lord Futai.

Lord Futai said a few points about the precautions for the press conference, and at this time, a staff member came over to ask for instructions that the official gentry was almost here, and the front was ready, whether the press conference could be held.

"Let's go."

Lord Futai and Lord Buzheng got up and came to the outside of the tower, not far away, according to the envoy department, Lord Bai Weixin was working with the staff on the draft.

Because the report will be made by him, the head of the Inspectorate Department.

The arrival of the governor and the government made the officials and gentry at the venue stand up together.

Lord Futai also took the trouble to greet the officials and gentry, and even who this and that one could call out, which made the officials and gentry feel very cordial.

As everyone knows, Lord Futai even has a clear family background.

The press conference officially began, and Lord Futai and Lord Buzheng took their seats on the stage, and the inspector made Lord Bai a little uncomfortable on the stage, and read the manuscript prepared by the staff in his hand in public.

Since Lord Bai is from Guangxi, his accent is very awkward, and it is very interesting to listen to the official gentry below.

Soon, Lord Bai's report ended, but the officials and gentry below frowned, and many people were whispering, because there was nothing they cared about in the official report of Lord Bai.

It is who stole Chen Ge Lao's body, where it was stolen, and what is the connection between this eucalyptus and the Jingshi thousands of miles away.

However, if the government doesn't say these questions, who dares to ask?

At this time, I saw a man in his thirties standing up boldly and asked Lord Bai, who was sorting out the draft of the bulletin, "May I ask my lord, when was the tomb of the late scholar Chen Ge stolen?" ”

"Huh? The question... Hmm..."

Lord Bai was stunned, and subconsciously flipped through the manuscript in his hand, as if he was looking at something, but he didn't answer for a long time.

Seeing this, the governor on the side couldn't help frowning slightly, and took a pen to write down a line of small characters and ordered the staff to hand it to Lord Bai.

It reads: "Just tell the truth." ”

Seeing the governor's approval, Lord Bai coughed lightly and replied: "According to the on-site inspection, as well as the confessions of the Chen family and local villagers, it is preliminarily concluded that the theft of the old tomb of Chen Ge was from the end of the 39th year of Qianlong to the beginning of the 40th year of Qianlong. ”

The officials and gentry in the audience were in an uproar when they heard this, and it turned out that the tomb had been stolen two years ago.

The man was very strange and said: "Since the old tomb of Chen Ge has been stolen for more than two years, why has no one found it for a long time?" ”

"This is not something that this official can answer."

Lord Bai's answer was not official, but in fact, the responsibility for this matter lies with the Chen family.

If the people don't raise it, the officials won't hold it accountable.

Your Chen family didn't find out until a year after the tomb was stolen, and then reported it to the official, and the responsibility could not be attributed to the government.

The man seemed to understand this joint, so he asked what else was lost in the tomb besides the theft of the remains of Scholar Chen?

"According to my understanding, there should be none."

Lord Bai replied in the affirmative.

After hearing this, the man couldn't help but wonder: "So the tomb robbers only stole the body of Scholar Chen?" ”

Lord Bai hesitated, nodded and said, "So to speak. ”

I didn't want to raise the person and then asked: "My lord, now the folk rumor is that the current emperor is the son of Chen Ge Lao, and the emperor went to the first emperor Tailing to pay homage to the tomb in order to clarify the rumors, if the student is not mistaken, the time of the emperor's visit to the Tailing is not long after the theft of the old tomb of Chen Ge, so can it be said that there is a relationship between the two?" ...”

As soon as these words came out, the entire venue exploded, which can be described as a change of color.

Lord Bai was also in his heart, and blurted out to ask the lifter: "Which unit are you from!" ”

Without waiting for anyone to reply, he instructed the staff: "This person disturbed the venue, his words and deeds were presumptuous, and he was kicked out quickly!" ”

"Huh!"

Several staff members of the Inspectorate Department hurriedly stepped forward and forcibly dragged the person out.

The people were still unconvinced, and struggled to shout: "Since the yamen holds a public press conference, of course the people have the right to know and the right to ask questions... I'm a lifter, you can't do this to me..."

In front of hundreds of officials and gentry, the move was forcibly dragged away, and everyone present was stunned, and then a huge wave of waves flooded in their hearts.

Could it be that the emperor is really the son of Chen Ge Lao?!

Some people even thought that it was the current emperor who stole Chen Ge's remains, because the emperor must not let the world know that he was not the son of the first emperor.

Then speculated that there might be someone else in the Taeling underground palace...

Seeing that the official gentry was full of suspicions, for fear that someone would ask that rebellious question, the political envoy Qingge hurriedly got up and said: "Everyone, today's press conference is here, if you have any questions, you can follow the procedures to the political envoy and the envoy according to the post to the department, and the staff will reply to you within seven days..."

This was the end of the press conference.

However, there was a hint of strangeness in the Governor's eyes, and after the crowd at the scene was gone, the Governor saw the man who dared to ask questions in public again in the front tower.

"Your Excellency!"

Song An hurriedly wanted to salute Futai, but was stopped by Lord Futai, looked him up and down carefully, showed a satisfied expression, and nodded: "Dongyang Zhixian has suffered a stroke, and the position of county commander is now vacant. ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Song An was overjoyed, and was quietly taken out by the staff with a thousand thanks to Lord Futai.

Another person flashed over from the compartment, it was Wan Hui, the deputy general of the Zhejiang Green Battalion, who was Lord Futai's henchman.

After glancing at Wan Deputy General, Wang Futai's eyes flashed with a cold color: "You immediately send someone to closely monitor the city, and Chengde's every move must be known as soon as possible." ”

"Huh!"

Wan Hui clenched his fists in response.

In the tower, only the Lord Futai looks at the incomparably calm West Lake under the spring breeze.

Jingshi, the palace of nourishing the heart.

Yuan Shoutong, the minister of military aircraft with a sad face, said to the emperor with a blue face: "The minister led people to search inside and outside the internal affairs office several times but did not find the whole map, but there is no way to make people hand-paint a picture based on impressions, the emperor... The emperor will make it and use it. ”