Zhu Xiongying's mausoleum was built to the specifications of a prince.

However, due to his early death, the mausoleum was relatively rushed and its size was greatly reduced.

The appearance of glazed tiles means that the mausoleum is below.

"Stop, stop the work immediately, no one is allowed to move around."

"Invite Mr. Liu here immediately and tell him that the tomb has appeared."

Seeing that a large number of civilians began to gather to watch the excitement, Xiaolingwei Baihu, who was supervising the work above, immediately began to shout loudly.

At the same time, arrange for subordinates to call Liu Rixin.

Many Xiaoling guards began to take action to guard the scattered civilians and wait for Liu Rixin's arrival.

Before that, Liu Rixin had told the Xiaoling Guards that the underground conditions of King Yu's mausoleum were complicated and there was a risk of collapse. Once the excavation was abnormal, the excavation must stop immediately and wait for him to come and measure it before continuing.

In the deep pit, the personal guards sent by Zhu Di communicated with each other with their eyes.

However, they had no idea at all. Under the supervision of Xiaolingwei, everyone could only stay put, without even a chance to fish in troubled waters.

Not to mention wanting to cause turmoil.

Regarding the Xiaoling Guards, most veterans in the army know that all those who can enter are elite.

The only weapons these people have are hoes. Using these to fight Xiaoling Guards is no different from committing suicide.

Not long after, Liu Rixin and several accompanying officials from the Qin Tian Jian rushed over.

Liu Rixin jumped into the dug pit without any scruples. The crowd parted to make way, and Liu Rixin hurriedly began to check.

He first used his hand to grab a piece of soil next to the tile and looked through it carefully, and then walked around the perimeter twice.

"Take a look around here to see if there is any place where the water vapor in the soil is too heavy." Liu Rixin felt that the soil was normal and said to the Qintian Supervisor officials nearby.

If there is excessive moisture in the soil, it is likely to be an underground river, and you need to dig carefully, otherwise it may easily cause collapse.

After the Qintian Prison officials were busy for a while, they reported back that the soil within a radius of more than ten meters was normal and not wet.

Liu Rixin said, frowning slightly.

This is somewhat inconsistent with his calculations. It stands to reason that the mausoleum collapsed, and with the underground river below, it naturally collapsed near the water source. It would have been disturbed and very humid no matter what.

After hesitating for a while, Liu Rixin shouted to the surroundings: "Come in with some strong men and dig according to my command."

Among the civilians, several men looked at each other and immediately stepped forward.

Under the command of Liu Rixin, we began to dig along the area where the tiles appeared, and gradually extended from the surrounding area.

In about half an hour, the entire top of the mausoleum was cleared.

"This is impossible."

Liu Rixin frowned as he looked at the slightly tilted mausoleum tiles that had been cleaned up.

Everyone was a little happy when they saw the appearance of the mausoleum, which meant that the mausoleum was finally completed.

Now you only need to drill a hole directly from the top of the tomb to enter the tomb smoothly.

Then take out the coffin and it will be considered complete.

"Sir, there is something special about it."

The officials of the Qintian Prison were a little relaxed at first, but when they thought that the task was finally almost completed, they looked a little happy.

One of them saw something was wrong with Liu Rixin's expression and couldn't help but ask.

"I can't tell you for the time being. Let's have someone go down to see the situation first."

Liu Rixin shook his head. Everything was just speculation. It would be better to arrange for people to enter the mausoleum first.

Going to the grave is an unlucky thing, and many people do not want to be chosen.

However, those few men earlier volunteered and were willing to go directly to the grave.

It is naturally best for someone to voluntarily go to the grave, as there will be no competition for it.

Under the gaze of many eyes, several people found a spot and began to clear the tiles above.

The Xiaoling Guards brought heavy hammers for several civilians to use.

Tiles are one thing. As a closed structure, the main load-bearing material of the mausoleum is Sanhe soil.

Sanhe soil has been around since ancient times. For example, the Great Wall, which has stood for thousands of years, was made of Sanhe soil.

There are various formulas of Sanhetu, among which the most precise formula is mainly in the hands of the royal family.

This is stronger and more durable than the cement of later generations, but the production cycle of Sanhe soil is too long and time-consuming and labor-intensive. Its current main uses are still in places such as city defense and tombs.

Several heavy hammers were repeatedly struck against the ground, making a banging sound. Even so, the top of the mausoleum made of Sanhe soil still showed no signs of cracking.

Tomb robbers of later generations had no choice but to blow it up with explosives when they encountered this royal three-combination soil. A few people couldn't dig it out at all.

Seeing that there was no sound for a long time, under the command of the Xiaoling Guard Baihu, a dozen Xiaoling Guards, who were burly and round-waisted, went off directly.

Facing the ground, use a heavy hammer to hit it violently in turns.

Just like this, after a full stick of incense, the ground finally cracked.

Once there was a crack, it was much easier to handle, and a dark hole big enough for one person to go down was quickly cleared.

"That's it for today. Prepare the rope and wait until noon tomorrow to go down for observation."

At this moment, Liu Rixin suddenly stopped.

Xiaoling Guard Baihu frowned a little. They had just decided to go out for detection, but they suddenly stopped.

Faced with inquiries from hundreds of households, Liu Rixin explained: "When the cave entrance was opened just now, a dark wind blew in our face. It was late at night and it was easy to cause some filth."

"Wait until noon tomorrow, when the Yang Qi is at its strongest, and then start digging again."

Hearing this late at night, all the households in the Xiaoling Guards had no reason to object.

However, he looked at the civilians around him, especially those who had volunteered to dig and were even willing to go down.

A light flashed in his eyes.

He ordered: "All civilians must leave the mausoleum and are not allowed to enter without authorization."

Long ago, there was an edict from His Majesty to the Xiaoling Guards, telling them to be careful of people hiding evil among the people.

With so many civilians, it is not only troublesome to check them one by one, but it can also easily delay the deadline set by His Majesty.

The only thing Xiaoling Guards can do is take strict precautions.

As soon as these words came out, almost all the people heaved a sigh of relief.

Where would anyone be willing to stay in a place like a mausoleum? Who would be willing to do such unlucky work if they didn't have a good meal.

Only among them, there were more than ten hidden people with heavy expressions.

In this way, it will be difficult for them to take multiple actions.

After the hundred households finished speaking, they prepared to drive away the peasants.

The few secretaries arranged by Zhu Di made eye contact with each other and nodded slightly as if they had reached some consensus.

At this moment, near the cave, more than a dozen Xiaoling guards who had used heavy hammers earlier were exhausted and panting. They took off their armor and sat on the ground to rest.

And those heavy hammers were randomly discarded on the ground.

The cave was not big enough at the moment, and it was a bit difficult for one person to go down. An Anzi did not hesitate and jumped up directly. While everyone was relaxing, he picked up the heavy hammer on the ground and smashed it down into the cave.

"presumptuous!"

Seeing this, the hundred households of Xiaoling Guards drew their sabers without hesitation and rushed forward.

boom!

The cave that had been cracked long before was suddenly opened up enough for one person to go down.

Seeing the surrounding Xiaoling guards drawing their swords one after another, one Xiaoling guard even took out his bow and arrow and took aim.

There were five people disguised as civilians who were closer. They headed towards the dark hole and jumped in without any hesitation.

Even when dancing, he did not forget to hold the shovel, the meaning of which is very obvious.

"Damn it, come here, prepare the rope and get down into the hole immediately."

The hundred households of Xiaoling Guards were furious, shouted loudly, and quickly drove away the civilians near the entrance of the cave, and then checked at the entrance of the cave.

ah!!!

At this time, several screams suddenly came from below the cave entrance.

Liu Rixin hurriedly went near the entrance of the cave to listen. A group of Xiaoling Guards had already arrived, ready to go down to the cave at any time.

"Sir, don't worry, there is something fishy in this cave." Liu Rixin stopped him and said.

The hundred households in the Xiaoling Guards also heard something unusual, and frowned and asked, "Sir, what is going on?"

The hundreds of households who have been stationed at Xiaoling Mausoleum for a long time are not familiar with the structure of the mausoleum, but they still understand the general situation.

Generally speaking, even the tombs of emperors and empresses are only about ten meters high at most.
To be continued...