The door to the right side hall is locked, but Deshun has already prepared the key.
He unlocked the door and pushed it open.
The door was opened and I looked inside.
Then I found that the area of the right side hall is almost the same as that of the left side hall.
At this time, many sacrificial supplies were placed in an orderly manner in the side hall.
Burn incense.
Candle.
tray.
Yellow cloth.
Yellow paper.
In the right front corner of the side hall, there are still several pieces of white marble stacked there.
Seeing that Shen Lian looked like white jade, Deshun said: "These jade stones are the remaining building materials. These pieces of jade are all complete and unused. It would be a pity to just throw them away."
"But if you don't throw it away, this thing is heavy and big, and I don't know where to put it..."
"So I simply leave it in this warehouse. If the Temple of Heaven needs to be repaired one day, or if some of the stones are broken and need to be replaced, it can be used to replace them."
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
He came to these jade stones, touched them with his fingers, and found that there was dust on his fingertips.
It can be seen that this jade has been placed here for a long time.
It never moved.
Shen Lian grabbed a piece of jade and lifted it, and the jade was slowly lifted.
Deshun on the side couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw this scene, "Master Qin is so powerful!!"
Yuan Tiangang was also extremely surprised.
Shen Lian, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes.
His power can be said to have reached the limit of human beings.
But just like that, he spent a lot of effort to move it up.
If it were an ordinary worker, it would probably take four people to lift one piece.
At this moment, Shen Lian suddenly realized something.
Zhao Heng said that hundreds of people and five days' worth of building materials suddenly disappeared.
It's not something that just a few people can do to move such a heavy stone and the building materials consumed in five days.
It cannot be done in a few hours.
This requires at least dozens of people and several days to accomplish.
That being the case... it seems that the guards, the Ministry of Works, or the eunuchs who lied did not tell a small lie.
That is a big lie that treats everyone as blind, deaf, and stupid!!!
Shen Lian ignored this matter before.
He only noticed that it was impossible for so many building materials to disappear into thin air.
Someone must be lying, someone must be supporting.
However, he ignored the quantity of building materials and the manpower and time required to remove them.
Now, after seeing these building materials with his own eyes, Shen Lian realized how much work it was to move so many building materials away.
Within a few days, it was impossible to do it.
It's impossible to do it without dozens of people.
And, this requires getting in and out of the warehouse.
It simply can't be done by sending away the guards in a quarter of an hour, or in an hour.
This will require sending away the guards for a few days.
But, is this possible?
Those guards may be forced to leave due to some special reasons.
But I never dare to leave for too long.
After all, this is the Temple of Heaven built for the emperor, and the emperor cares about it very much. Who dares to relax at this time?!
No more brains?
Therefore, they will never be away from here for a few days.
So, does this prove one thing...
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.
Could it be that the guard is lying?
Are all the guards lying?
Or are just some lying?
Did the guard he just asked lie?
Or, the guards didn't lie. They thought they were telling the truth, but in fact, they were deceived.
Do they lie without knowing it?
At this moment, Shen Lian's brain was running rapidly like a sophisticated computer.
That moment.
He thought of no less than ten ways to complete this kind of plan that could change the day and night.
It's just that all of this is my own speculation, and there is no empirical evidence to prove it.
"The most crucial clue is still missing."
Shen Lian calmed down his mind, paused his fast-running brain, and forced himself to return to objectivity to prevent subjective assumptions from affecting his judgment.
He looked at Yuan Tiangang and said casually, "Yuan Tianshi, I wonder if Yuan Tianshi still remembers the strange things that happened when the Temple of Heaven was built?"
Yuan Tiangang wrinkled his gray beard, nodded slightly, and said, "I will certainly remember it."
"Pindao came here to check on what happened at that time, but he didn't have any clues."
"Pindao was also worried for a long time at that time."
"After all, the location of the Temple of Heaven was chosen by Pindao, and the construction style of the Temple of Heaven was also suggested by Pindao."
"It can be said that the entire Temple of Heaven has a lot to do with Pindao. The Temple of Heaven is originally a mysterious and mysterious matter. During the construction, such a strange thing suddenly happened. It is inevitable that people will think that the Temple of Heaven was not built properly. suitable."
"This put Pindao under great pressure at that time. Pindao even wanted to interrupt the construction of the Temple of Heaven. However, the construction of the Temple of Heaven took a lot of manpower, material, and time, and the Temple of Heaven was already halfway built. It would be too much to give up suddenly. It wastes people and money."
"Therefore, after discussing with Lord Qin He, Pindao decided to conceal the news and continue construction as if nothing happened. If something weird like that still happens, stop construction immediately."
"But if it doesn't happen, then ignore it. The result may be that the Infinite Heavenly Lord is behind the curtain and nothing weird is happening."
Yuan Tiangang's explanation was very detailed and clear.
Reasonable reasons were also given for the choices made later.
In this way, Shen Lian suddenly understood the ins and outs.
It has to be said that Yuan Tianshi is a person who has seen the world. He knows his purpose very well and answers without hesitation.
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
While walking around the warehouse and observing the warehouse, he said: "Does Master Yuan know about the renovation of the Temple of Heaven ten years ago?"
Yuan Tiangang nodded: "I've heard of it."
"However, Pindao has not been involved since the construction of the Temple of Heaven, so Pindao did not participate in the repairs."
Shen Lian turned his head and glanced at Yuan Tiangang and said, "So after the construction of the Temple of Heaven was completed, did Yuan Tianshi ever observe it?"
"Of course."
Yuan Tiangang said: "After all, the Temple of Heaven and Pindao have a close relationship. After it was built, Pindao came here to open an altar and perform rituals, so the first person to use the Temple of Heaven was actually Pindao."
"oh?!"
Shen Lian's eyes flashed, "Is Yuan Tianshi the first person to use the Temple of Heaven?"
Yuan Tiangang nodded: "Yes, the Temple of Heaven has just been built, and it needs a poor man to consecrate it and prepare to welcome the royal family's ancestors' tablets into the temple."
"Therefore, Pindao was the first to use the Temple of Heaven."
Shen Lian asked: "When the Heavenly Master was using the Temple of Heaven, did he ever find anything wrong with the Temple of Heaven?"
Yuan Tiangang shook his head, "Nothing unusual happened..."
He smiled and said: "If there is really something abnormal, I would not dare to let Your Majesty use it."
Shen Lian nodded slightly, "That's it."
Shen Lian looked at the warehouse carefully.
Didn't find any problems here.
He thought for a moment and then said, "It seems there is nothing interesting to see here. Let's go out."
Everyone nodded and left.
After leaving the palace, several people came to the Temple of Heaven again.
At this time, Fatty Zhang came over.
He looked at Shen Lian, who winked.
Shen Lian and Fatty Zhang came to a corner and asked in a low voice, "But what did you find?"
Fatty Zhang looked a little suspicious and said: "I'm not too sure, but there is indeed one place where the stones have some friction marks that are different from other places. It seems that they have been moved many times."
"However, the stone is too heavy. I can't move it away and check it by myself."
"Furthermore, this Temple of Heaven is relatively sensitive, and I dare not destroy it at will. Therefore, I am not sure whether there are any secrets underneath."
Shen Lian thought for a moment and asked, "Where are you talking about?"
Fatty Zhang turned his back and blocked his fingers with his body. He pointed to an area and said, "It's right there."
After Shen Lian read it, he nodded slightly.
"I know it. You will go to the palace to have a look in a moment. Mainly go to the warehouse to check to see if there is any secret passage there."
"I need to confirm one thing."
Fatty Zhang said nothing and said directly: "I understand."
With that said, he walked towards the palace.
Shen Lian returned to Deshun and Yuan Tiangang.
Yuan Tiangang asked curiously, "But what did your men discover?"
Deshun also looked at Shen Lian.
Shen Lian showed a wry smile and said, "If I really find something, I won't have to have such a headache."
"I asked him to go take a look inside the palace and see if he can find anything. If he can't find anything, maybe there really isn't anything wrong with the Temple of Heaven."
Yuan Tiangang smoothed his beard and said with a smile, "As I look at Mr. Qin's face, Mr. Qin is a blessed man. I think everything will go well."
Shen Lian smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Heavenly Master, for your kind words."
At this time, several more people came outside.
The leader of the group is Du Chuke, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Behind Du Chuke, there were two people.
Du Chuke came in front of several people, cupped his hands to Shen Lian and said, "Master Shen, after listening to Master Lu's words, I hurried here."
"One of these two people participated in the construction of the Temple of Heaven."
"The other person participated in the repair ten years ago."
"In fact, there are other people from the Ministry of Industry who have participated, but those people have been sent to local areas to build dams and bridges, and it is difficult to return in a short time, so I can only bring them here first."
When Shen Lian heard this, he looked directly at these two people.
The man on the left is thin and looks to be in his forties. His clothes are not luxurious and he looks like a technician in charge of specific affairs.
Shen Lian looked at him, and he bowed hurriedly, "I have met Mr. Shen, and my subordinate Zhang Cheng. He once participated in the construction of the Temple of Heaven. If you want to know anything, just ask me, and I will tell you everything."
Shen Lian nodded slightly and looked at the other person.
The other man was a little fatter and younger, about thirty years old. He was so busy that he said: "Master Shen, a lower official named Fan Duo, participated in the repair of knowledge ten years ago."
Shen Lian looked at Zhang Cheng and said straight to the point: "Zhang Cheng, did you ever encounter anything weird when you were building the Temple of Heaven?"
"Something weird?"
Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but said: "What weird thing do you want to know, sir?"
When Shen Lian heard this, his eyes flashed: "Which one? You mean more than one?"
From the corner of his eye, he suddenly glanced at Yuan Tiangang and other guards and eunuchs who had participated in the construction of the Temple of Heaven.
Zhang Cheng nodded and said: "Only the lower official knows, there are three things."
Three pieces?
When Shen Lian heard Zhang Cheng's words, his eyes flashed suddenly.
He looked at the eunuchs and guards out of the corner of his eye.
I saw that they all looked surprised at this time, as if they had no idea that there were so many strange things.
He glanced at Yuan Tiangang silently again.
I saw Yuan Tiangang stroking his beard, and he seemed to be surprised.
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhang Cheng, and asked: "Which three items?!"
When Zhang Cheng came, he recalled it on the way.
Opening the mouth at this time is also very smooth.
He said: "The first thing is that when the Temple of Heaven was halfway through construction, five days of building materials suddenly disappeared out of thin air. No matter how we checked, we could not find out where so many building materials went."
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
He already knew about this.
However, he had no words and listened to Zhang Cheng's words carefully.
What he had heard before was what Yuan Tiangang and Zhao Heng said. Once these two people had problems, the details might be misleading.
So if you listen to Zhang Cheng one more time, you may be able to discover some problems.
However, Zhang Cheng's description is basically consistent with what Yuan Tiangang and his two colleagues said. None of the three people lied about the disappearance of his building materials.
"And the second thing is the cracking of the ground."
Zhang Cheng talked about the second strange thing.
"The ground is cracking?"
Shen Lian looked at Zhang Cheng doubtfully.
Zhang Cheng nodded: "During the process of building the Temple of Heaven, there were three times when the white marble that had just been laid suddenly developed cracks after one night, which forced us to replace the white marble."
"Moreover, we once discovered that cracks appeared directly on the ground beneath the white marble."
"This crack is something we have never encountered before when building a house. It seems like it is cracking upward from deep underground."
"At the time, this shocked us. After all, the building materials disappeared first, and then the ground cracked. This was unprecedented and unheard of. It also made those of us who knew about it panic at the time."
Shen Lian saw Yuan Tiangang and asked, "Does the Heavenly Master know about this?"
Yuan Tiangang shook his head, "I have never heard anyone mention it."
Shen Lian looked at Zhang Cheng.
Zhang Cheng said, "When Master Fashion Book found out, he sent people to dig deeper, and finally found that the cracked area was a very shallow section, and there was nothing underneath, so there was no publicity."
"However, even if the ground cracks, the hard white marble stone covering it should not crack along with it."
"Xiaguan was really puzzled by this matter, but later, after it was re-paved with white jade, the jade did not crack again, so Xiaguan had no choice but to hide it in his heart."