The chief official and others racked their brains and took great pains when they forged the files. There could never be only one ghost appearing in the files for decades. In order to increase credibility, the chief official and others not only relied on the lotus ponds and wells he mentioned in the afternoon.
He made up all kinds of water ghosts, and also made up evil ghosts including hanged ghosts, vixens, and black rakshasas based on the palaces where he had previously emitted pure yin aura to envelope everyone.
There was really nothing to be done with it, and even Concubine Yang Guifei moved out.
The chief official thought that once he personally inspected it, everyone on his side would be exposed, but he never thought that he would just mention it in one word without going into details.
In the eyes of ordinary people, many court officials are ignorant officials who do not know right from wrong and cannot distinguish right from wrong. In fact, this is a huge misunderstanding. Officials are smarter than ordinary people. Officials know who is right and who is wrong better than ordinary people, and they are more knowledgeable.
It is clear who are the bad guys and who are the good guys. The reason why they enforce the law unfairly and misjudge wrongly is not because they are stupid and ignorant and cannot distinguish between right and wrong, but because they are morally corrupt and deliberately bend the law for personal gain.
The official was not stupid. After he regained consciousness, doubts arose immediately. Although he had never seen it before, he knew what he had done before. Logically speaking, with his mind, he should not be unable to see that he was deceiving.
Unless you are deliberately acting stupid.
Thinking of this, the chief official immediately recalled in his mind all the words and deeds when he inspected the palace in the afternoon. After thinking about it carefully, he soon realized that although he did not know what the motive was, he noticed that he was deliberately delaying time and did not want to move the capital prematurely.
Luoyang.
Guessing the purpose, the official trembled with excitement. For him, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He held a high position and had great power. As long as he held on to this thigh, his career would be just around the corner.
The opportunity has arisen. Now it's up to you to see if you can seize it. If you want to leave a good impression, you must let people know that you have figured out his thoughts and will help secretly and cooperate fully. But the difficulty in this matter is that you can't say it clearly.
, especially if the governor Zhao Taihang is still on the side, he will be self-defeating if he is not careful.
After thinking anxiously, the chief official bowed forward, bowed to Zuo who was sitting in the main seat in the lobby, and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao has strictly scrutinized Luoyang officials when he first took office, and his subordinates also know a lot about his subordinates.
It's ok for me to be a lower official
I would like to assure the prince that the officials in Luoyang have no treasonous intentions, nor do they intend to collaborate with the enemy. The prince has many things to do every day, and it is rare for him to come to inspect. I also ask the prince to give you some instructions on how to build the palace and clear out the ghosts and evil spirits entrenched in the palace."
Hearing the chief official's words, he raised his head and glanced at the chief official. After a brief look at each other, the chief official quickly lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head.
"Okay, since you have already reviewed it, I won't read it." He closed the official transcript on the table and said, "You are the chief official here and you know a lot about the situation in the Luoyang Palace. In your opinion,
, how soon can the preparations for moving the capital be completed?"
At this time, in addition to the governor Zhao Taihang, there were dozens of lower-level officials in the hall. When they heard the questions, all the officials, including Zhao Taihang, winked at the senior official, signaling him not to mention the time too short.
The chief official took the opportunity of yawning and nodded to Zhao Taihang, then bowed and said, "Returning to the prince, the Luoyang Palace has been abandoned for a long time. Not only is the palace dilapidated, but there are also ghosts and ghosts running rampant. In my opinion, I want to rebuild it."
In a palace, it will take at least ten years to dispel the evil spirits."
Knowing that after he left, Zhao Taihang would secretly report what he said to the emperor, so he pretended to be surprised, frowned and glared, "Ten years? Even if it is rebuilt, it will not take ten years. I will inform the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works.
Let them cooperate with the schedule and give full support. The time limit is half a year and they must get the job done."
As soon as he said this, without waiting for the chief official to answer, Zhao Taihang jumped out and complained, saying that half a year was too short and they would never be able to complete the task.
"Then how long do you think it will take?" I took the opportunity to find out. The emperor must have discussed moving the capital with Zhao Taihang last time he came here.
Seeing Zhao Taixing frowning and thinking, he said in a deep voice, "After I return to the capital, I need to write to the emperor and inform him of the approximate date of moving the capital. If it is late, all nine tribes will be punished."
Zhao Taihang originally wanted to say two years, but was frightened and hurriedly changed his mind to five years. It would be better to say more as much as possible, saying that without the nine tribes, there would be no
Already.
"No, five years is too long," he raised his voice, "I'll give you one year..."
"Your Majesty, spare your life, let alone one year, even three years may not be enough." Zhao Taihang bowed and begged for mercy.
"Okay, this is what you said, I'll give you three years." The decision was made.
"Three years may not be enough." Zhao Taihang also wanted to gain more room.
"Stop talking nonsense, it's settled," he stood up from his seat, "It's getting late, I have to go."
Zhang Mo looked at it with a smile. He was originally here to delay time, but now he was here to rush the construction period. When Zhao Taihang writes to the emperor, the emperor will definitely trust him more.
He and Zhang Mo went ahead, followed by Zhao Taihang and others, and sent the two of them outside the house like gods of plague. They were really afraid and would kill the nine tribes at every turn. Who could not be afraid?
When he arrived outside the door, he turned around and waved to Zhao Taihang and the chief official. The two understood and followed Zhang Mo to a deserted place.
He lowered his voice and said seriously, "When we renovated the main hall, we found craftsmen to secretly carve stone rabbits and stone sheep. They weighed nine hundred and ninety-nine pounds and nine taels and nine coins. They were buried nine feet underground in the northeast and northwest of the main hall. Then they carved stone tigers.
One weighs ten thousand kilograms and was buried under the steps of the main hall, nine feet into the ground."
Seeing each other with solemn expressions, the two of them nodded in agreement.
He added, "There must be no mistake in weight and position, otherwise it will not be able to block evil spirits and gather energy."
After the two nodded again, he added, "All craftsmen involved in the construction of the palace are not allowed to be born in the year of Snake, Monkey, or Pig."
The two were confused and nodded in astonishment.
After the explanation was completed, without any delay, he patted the chief official on the shoulder, got on his horse, and left with Zhang Mo.
When they were far away from the government office, Zhang Mo said, "Big brother has always said that you are not mature enough. In my opinion, you are more considerate than him."
"Huh?" He turned to look at Zhang Mo.
“The current emperor’s zodiac sign is Pig, Rabbit, Sheep and Pig are three in one.
, Tiger and Pig Liuhe," Zhang Mo said, "You ordered them to carve stone rabbits, stone sheep and stone tigers and bury them around the hall for two purposes."
"What two purposes?" he asked with a smile.
"The stone rabbit and the stone sheep are the numbers of ninety-five, which means that the emperor is the most noble of the ninety-five. The stone tiger of ten thousand catties means that the emperor has a long life. Everyone likes auspicious meanings, and the emperor is naturally no exception. This is one of them." Zhang Mo said.
He paused briefly here and then continued, "The burial of these three stone beasts around the main hall will not change the atmosphere of the palace. The so-called blocking of evil spirits and gathering energy is really nonsense. The reason why you say this is,
This was in order to comply with the eldest brother's previous efforts to prevent the emperor from moving the capital to Luoyang. If the emperor knew about this, he would know that his previous statement that Luoyang's dragon energy was a return to glory was not alarmist. In this way, he would not be alienated from his eldest brother.
"
Smiling without saying a word.
Zhang Mo added, "You don't allow craftsmen with the three animal signs of snake, monkey, and pig to participate in the construction of the palace just to delay the construction of the palace. Building the palace is not about moving tombs, so there is no need to avoid tabooing the animal signs."
"You know too much, be careful I kill you and silence you." He said with a smile.
"I really don't understand why eldest brother always looks down on you. With a mind like yours, you are not afraid of anything." Zhang Mo said.
"Big brother is a great wise man, I am just a little clever," the conversation changed at this point, "Where do you usually live?"
"Why do you ask this?" Zhang Mo asked casually.
"There are only men in the military camp. It's very inconvenient for you to live there. You should have other places to live in the city." He said.
"There is a separate courtyard in the back street." Zhang Mo pointed to the northwest.
"Let's go, let's go," he was urged repeatedly.
Zhang Mo smiled and said, "It's just the second watch, the lanterns are on."
"No, I can't stay too long," he raised his hand and pointed south, "I arrived half an hour ago, and I'm still waiting outside the city to take me back."
"Oh? How did you know it was Yu Yi?" Zhang Mo was surprised.
"Who else but a nun could do such a disappointing thing..."