Hatu is a talented person and an honest person at the same time.
This man has been working in Jingling for almost thirty years, and he still inherits his father's legacy from his son, because he, Amma, is also the keeper of the tomb.
Both generations of father and son were doing the same job, the Deputy Internal Administrator, that is, the official responsible for the waterproofing and drainage of the mausoleum.
In the words of Jia Liu's previous life, he should be the manager of the engineering department.
As early as when Hattu's father Zalmu was in office, it was discovered that there was water seepage in Jingling Mausoleum. However, not long after Emperor Shengzuren was buried, the problem was not serious.
After Hatu replaced his father as engineering department manager, the water seepage problem became serious.
For this reason, Hatu reported to seven ministers in charge, but none of them paid attention to him, and even thought that Hatu was an alarmist.
Even if Hattu's leadership used "scientific" methods to confirm that the water seepage problem was true, none of the seven previous ministers dared to report the matter to the court.
Because the seepage of water in the imperial mausoleum shows that the auspicious location was not chosen well, which not only directly harmed the Qing Dynasty and the country in terms of feng shui, but also had an impact on the inheritance of the royal family.
Furthermore, the auspicious site of the Holy Ancestor was chosen by the old man himself. Now that the water seepage issue is revealed, doesn’t it mean that the Holy Ancestor was flooded with lakes in the past?
Who dares to speak?
No one dared to take responsibility, and this matter became an open secret in Jingling. Even officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Rites knew about it, but the emperor did not know about it.
The Hatu people spoke softly. Even if they were worried that water seepage in Emperor Shengzuren's mausoleum would endanger the Qing Dynasty, what could he do if no one listened to him?
But the old tombkeeper was stubborn. Regardless of whether the minister in charge listened or believed it, he would report every one who came as usual.
It was the same this time, but I didn't know that the new manager Jia Jia was different from the previous ones. He was a true loyal minister who devoted himself to the Qing Dynasty.
Manager Jia would do anything that might harm the Qing Dynasty and would not tolerate it.
"There is such a thing!"
As the new chief minister of the mausoleum, Mr. Jia, although young, is obviously much more courageous and courageous than the previous ones. As soon as Hatu said a few words, Mr. Jia slapped the table and ordered him to go to the mausoleum with him immediately.
Check the situation on the spot and say that if the situation is true, it must be reported to the court and personnel will be arranged to deal with it decisively.
Hatu also didn't expect that the new General Manager would pay so much attention to the water seepage problem he discovered, so he excitedly took General Manager Jia to investigate.
Delwan and others had no choice but to scold the three generations of Hattu's ancestors several times.
Isn’t this old man looking for something to do?
Whether it is leaking or not is none of your business?
Even if it is filled with water, is there any precedent for the underground palace of the previous emperor to be opened in all dynasties?
Therefore, reporting it is equivalent to not reporting it.
So, why bother looking for trouble?
However, the steward followed Ha Tu, and they had no choice but to follow him.
On the way, Jia Liu asked Hatu to explain in detail what he had learned.
According to Hatu, when Emperor Sheng Zuren sent the ministers to select the mausoleum to choose this place as an auspicious site, major flaws were discovered.
Jia Liu hurriedly asked: "What problem was discovered at that time?"
Hatu pointed to the direction of the underground palace in the distance and said that this place was actually a deep pool back then.
"The locals say that this deep pool is connected by water to Longmenkou opposite Changrui Mountain through an underground passage, so dragons often appear in the pool. In the past, whenever there was a drought, the locals would set up eucalyptus here to place tributes to pray for rain. It is said to be very effective."
Jiao Longzhi said that Jia Liu didn't believe it, and Hatu himself didn't believe it either, because after extracting the water pool, no secret passage was found to connect to Longmenkou.
"Since there is a pool where the underground palace is located, why choose this place as an auspicious place?"
Jia Liu didn't understand Feng Shui. The place where the coffin was placed was a deep pool. Even if it was filled with soil, it seemed unlucky from a Feng Shui perspective.
Although it is said that it is dry for thousands of years and wet for ten thousand years, it only takes half a year if it is neither dry nor wet.
But no matter which angle you look at it, Emperor Sheng Zuren couldn't possibly think about sleeping in the water for tens of thousands of years.
Hattu said that Emperor Sheng Zuren was surprised after hearing the report from the minister who selected the mausoleum, and came to check it out in person. As a result, he didn't say a word after seeing the pond, and ordered him to stay by the pond for one night.
This place is built as an auspicious place for thousands of years.
What the reason is, no one knows.
But on the day the construction of the mausoleum started, the water in the pool dropped by half. The officials and craftsmen who built the mausoleum at that time were overjoyed. They all said that the holy ancestor's true dragon appeared and frightened the dragon from far away.
Jia Liu didn't believe in the theory of dragons or Kangxi's theory of real dragons. He looked around and found no signs of low-lying areas. It was likely that a large amount of filling had changed the original features of the place.
The group walked another stick of incense to the location of the underground palace.
Jia Liu had been here before, but he couldn't see where the entrance to the underground palace was. He didn't have the courage to imitate Sun Dianying, so he thought about it and studied the project files from that year.
Use science to unravel the mysteries in your mind.
"Sir, look here!"
Hatu suddenly shouted, and Jia Liu hurriedly went over to check, and found that the bottom of the sealing soil in this area was covered with moss, and there was even a unique plant growing in the water in some places.
Hatu asked Manager Jia to take a closer look at the color of the sealing soil. It was obvious that the color was darker at the bottom and lighter at the top.
It's not that the soil comes from different sources, it's that one contains more moisture and the other contains less moisture.
In order to prove that what he said was true, Hatu took the steward to inspect many places. In addition to the signs of water seepage at the bottom of the sealing soil, there was also a lot of moss at the bottom of the bluestone paving and other places.
The wooden bottoms of buildings everywhere on the ground suffer from severe moisture.
Basically, it can be confirmed that there is indeed water seepage in Jingling.
In order to confirm, Jia Liu ordered someone to get a shovel and dig at the edge of the sealed soil. He dug down half a knee deep and found that the hard soil began to turn into soil containing sand and gravel. When he dug further, the soil was clearly visible in his hands.
There is a moist feeling.
If we dig further according to these signs, we might be able to dig a well.
Jia Liu didn't know why Kangxi wanted to build the tomb on the pool. Even if he could drain the water, water would still seep from this place.
No matter how good the waterproofing technology is, it cannot withstand the invasion of time.
Hatu was worried and said: "Sir, if the water seepage in the underground palace is serious, the coffin of the Holy Ancestor may have floated in the water."
"Be bold!"
Delwang shouted angrily, telling Hattu not to be alarmist.
Jia Liu glanced at Delwan unhappily: "What if what Hatu said is true?"
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Delwang hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Master Manager, even if water leaks into the underground palace, there is nothing we can do about it."
"Why?"
Jia Liu wondered, if there is a problem, just solve it, no matter what the reason is.
The reason given by Delwang is that there is no precedent in the past for opening the underground palace after the burial of emperors and concubines, because doing so would destroy the dragon veins and be detrimental to the country.
Jia Liu nodded. This is the truth. If the emperor dies first or the queen dies first, the one who dies later can open the underground palace and put it in.
But Kangxi has been dead for decades, and Yongzheng's mother has also put it in. There is no reason to open the underground palace now.
Hatu retorted: "If opening the underground palace will damage the dragon's veins, then flooding the Holy Ancestor will not destroy the dragon's veins?"
Hey, this statement is reasonable and well-founded.
Seeing that Manager Jia Jia was really considering this reason, Delwang quickly shook his head: "No one knows the extent of the water seepage in the underground palace. If you ask to open the underground palace based on mere speculation, the emperor cannot agree, unless"
Jia Liu asked: "Unless what?"
Delwang hesitated again and again, but said: "Unless there is a big change in the country, it is proven that it is related to the water seepage in Emperor Sheng Zuren's palace."
Jia Liu remained calm after hearing this. Another explanation for the great changes in the country is that the world is in chaos.
This creates a causal relationship.
You know, the elderly Qianlong was more superstitious.
As for things like chaos in the world, Manager Jia is quite good at it.
Of course, as his nephew's grandson-in-law, Jia Liu's filial piety towards Emperor Sheng Zuren is a lesson to be learned from heaven and earth.
Therefore, we cannot visit his old man secretly.
If you want to enter, you must enter openly.
There are three urgent matters now.
The first thing is to send a report to Qianlong and tell him that the grandfather's graveyard is leaking.
The second thing is to cause chaos in the world.
The third thing is to get some new treasures for the Holy Ancestor to play with. The old garbage that has had enough play with has to be cleaned up for the Holy Ancestor.