Tang Shijin and his party quickly arrived at Tianshou Mountain.
Tianshou Mountain is where the imperial mausoleums are located. Since the founding of the Daqing Dynasty, the first dozen emperors were buried here.
The place where children, boys and girls are buried is actually far away from Tianshou Mountain, but in ancient times, Feng Shui was emphasized, so it is not wrong to say that this place is on Tianshou Mountain, because it is a continuous line.
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That place had already been surrounded by people.
The official explanation is that before the twelfth lunar month, the Ministry of Industry conducted a routine inspection inside and outside the imperial mausoleum. As a result, when they walked to this place, they found that water had seeped into the soil for no reason.
The stone chamber at the bottom.
People from the Ministry of Works stood aside waiting with white faces.
They had taken out the collapsed stone slabs, but there was still a large pile of scattered soil in the middle. Jiang Bi'an got off his horse, flashed the fire folder, looked at it carefully, his eyebrows wrinkled, and then he jumped down, holding his hand
Holding on to the mound, he slowly slid in.
Tang Shijin and Qi Yaoling also passed by and were about to jump down. Someone stopped them with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, be careful about your body. I don't know what the sect is here. It's very evil."
Tang Shijin said: "It's okay."
She jumped down, flashed the fire certificate, and took a closer look.
A six-sided stone chamber was dug out of the ground with white stone. It was as tall as a person and about three to four feet wide. Some unknown patterns were carved on the walls and the ground, and there were two lotus pedestals on each side.
, there are children, boys and girls, all kneeling, not corrupted, their bodies covered with silver powder, and there is still a look of pain on their faces, which makes people unbearable to look at.
At this time, people from Dali Temple also arrived.
The original West Factory also had handicrafts, but the quality was average. Tang Shijin said directly: "Has your handiwork arrived?"
The young minister from Dali Temple who arrived got off his horse. Before he could finish the salute, he was stunned for a moment before saying, "Here he comes."
A man behind him quickly stepped forward. He looked about forty years old and saluted: "The official of Dali Temple, Hai Ruzhou, pays homage to the prince."
"Without courtesy, come down and take a look."
Hai Ruzhou came over, jumped down, and looked inside by the light of her fire.
Then he held on to the stone above his head, which was still solid, and ducked in, checking it carefully.
Tang Shijin held up the fire folder and got in to help him illuminate it.
There were large holes on the baby's head and back. Hai Ruzhou inspected it carefully and said: "This is a common method of human sacrifice. While the blood is still flowing during life, mercury is poured into it so that the body will not rot.
Judging from the size of this child, he should be five to six years old... Look, there are still injuries on the bones here. It seems that he has broken his leg. He should be from a poor family..."
Tang Shijin turned away, somewhat unable to bear to listen.
Jiang Bi'an said in a deep voice: "Can you tell the year is about the same?"
Hai Ruzhou said: "He died for at least three years, probably less than ten years... I estimate that it was around six or seven years."
The young minister of Dali Temple stood far away, obviously a little scared, but he raised his voice and said: "It is completely inhumane! I sent people to check where there are no children..."
Jiang Bi'an intercepted and said: "This case has been taken over by the General Police Department, so there is no need for Dali Temple to intervene."
He stepped on the dirt and walked up, and directly ordered: "Such a big project cannot be completed in one or two days. Disperse the people and ask the people around here."
Tang Shijin said: "If necessary, ask for money. Anyone who can tell important information will be brought back and protected first."
Several policemen responded to the call and Jiang Bi'an asked people to bring Li Zheng from a nearby village. He also divided a group of people to find nearby masons and invited some monks to identify the formation.
Seeing his continuous orders, the young minister of Dali Temple had no intention of paying attention to him, so he could only hold his hands and said: "Then I will resign first." He was about to lead the people away.
Tang Shijin said: "I will borrow this official named Hai for a few days."
The young minister of Dali Temple said anxiously: "Yes, yes, my lord, feel free to use it."
Tang Shijin said: "Zhifei sent a few people to take the young master back."
Yu Zhifei responded urgently, but the young minister of Dali Temple didn't even dare to say anything and said there was no need. Yu Zhifei turned a deaf ear and ordered ten royal guards to send him off.
In fact, Tang Shijin just did it conveniently to prevent him from passing on the news to others. Seeing that Hai Ruzhou had finished the inspection, he slowly walked up and said: "This evil formation is pointing at the imperial mausoleum in the distance. It must have bad intentions. I will go back to the palace first and tell you
Your Majesty will report it to Ling'er, so you all should be careful."
The two of them agreed in unison, and Tang Shijin got on the horse and led the people quickly past the people in Dali Temple and back to the palace.
Nowadays, Emperor Yuan Sheng hugs and coaxes the Ninth Prince every day, and he has a bit of dignity, and is particularly soft-hearted towards the children. When Tang Shijin described the miserable situation of those children, he immediately felt the same and scolded this person for his insanity.
Tang Shijin said: "That place is so close to Tianshou Mountain, I don't know why?"
Yan Baiwei said from the side: "If we talk about the national destiny, now that there are good varieties of silkworms, prosperity is flourishing, and Jiangnan has been established as the companion capital, the national destiny can be said to be prosperous, but it is the royal family..."
Emperor Yuan Sheng's expression changed.
The royal family was in trouble one after another, and they were all unprecedented and embarrassing events. The mother of the emperor died suddenly in the street to express her grievances, the prince drunkenly insulted his mentor... and his own body, and now he was guarded by so many imperial doctors, but he still
It's getting worse...
He was shocked and frightened, and said in a trembling voice: "We must investigate thoroughly! We must investigate thoroughly!"
In the Tang Dynasty, Jin Shili said politely: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely get to the bottom of it for you!"
She resigned and went out.
Zhao Shouzhuo hurried over in front of the palace gate, wanting to meet her by chance and ask her, but he was stopped by someone sent by Yan Baiwei.
Tang Shijin originally just came back to cross the road, and took the people there again.
Over there, Jiang Bian interrogated him on the spot and determined that the incident happened seven years ago, in August and September of the 18th year of Yuansheng.
At this time, the soil below had been cleared, and several monks were invited to come over, but they couldn't identify what the formation was. However, a Taoist recommended someone, saying he was very good at doing formations, and he is now going to invite him.
Tang Shijin listened to Jiang Bian's report with his hands behind his hands and nodded.
A Taoist priest also came over and said: "Your Majesty, don't be too anxious. This place is far away from Tianshou Mountain, and it may not be related to the imperial mausoleum."
Tang Shijin glanced at him, his face was full of respect and flattery.
Tang Shijin said coldly: "Twelve human lives, such a cruel death, no matter what it is related to, shouldn't it be investigated thoroughly? Doesn't it have nothing to do with the imperial tomb, so it doesn't need to be taken seriously?"
The Taoist priest was speechless and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the prince said yes!" while retreating dejectedly.
The official of Dali Temple, Hai Ruzhou, was looking down at something. Hearing this, he raised his head and glanced at her.
Tang Shijin noticed it and turned around to see him carefully studying the carved stone.
Tang Shijin came over and said, "What did Master Hai see?"
Hai Ruzhou said: "The official is checking."
Tang Shijin nodded.
Even if they knew that the real culprit might be Zhao Shouzhuo, there was no evidence in their hands, not even in the hands of Li Shangshu.
Therefore, one way is to create evidence, such as "finding" the Taoist who gave him the formation at that time, or an insider. But it is difficult. It is impossible for Zhao Shouzhuo not to handle such an important matter, and it is easy for Zhao Shouzhuo to bite him back.
One bite.
Therefore, it is best to find favorable evidence. As long as it is "confirmed" that it is Zhao Shouzhuo, it does not matter whether the evidence chain is complete or not.