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Chapter 97 Dang is imprisoned
Yang Ling first went to the underground palace for a stroll, deliberately disturbing them, and sure enough, he attracted the two adults who had ghosts in their hearts. At this time, he said something again, and Ni Qian, the deputy of the Qintian Supervisor, and Li Duo, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly turned pale. , Can't help but kneel down and beg for mercy again and again.
Yang Ling was secretly surprised when he heard the two tell the truth about Jinjing's leaking water, and also said that it was inauspicious in Feng Shui. Although he doesn't believe in feng shui, he understands how important this matter is to people who believe in feng shui.
I remember that when he moved to a new house when he was a child, the first thing his grandma did was to stick a small mirror on the back window, saying that it was to drive out the evil spirits from the house. As a result, an old man who lived in the back floor saw it and thought it was not difficult. The evil spirit rushed to his house. For this reason, the old lady and the old man quarreled a few times. The two old men chased each other and put mirrors on the windows. Anyway, the windows on the upper floor were densely packed with small mirrors. No one else has more. It was very funny, so Yang Ling still remembered it until now.
Modern people are so superstitious, let alone the ancients? This emperor's mausoleum was built for the first emperor. If Zhengde knew about it, it would not be as simple as quarreling, it would be a serious crime of beheading.
Yang Ling thought about this, and immediately changed his expression, and said suddenly: "My lords, do you dare to lie to the emperor about such a big matter? Aren't you afraid of destroying your family and ransacking your house? I'm sorry, Yang has to rush back to the capital immediately and report to the emperor." Your Majesty has reported this matter, please issue an order to relocate the mausoleum."
Ni Qian and Li Duo were terrified when they heard this, they covered up the matter because of their greed for a while, but in fact they were worried about gains and losses and regretted it from time to time. But this matter has aroused the suspicion of Li Jie, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, and now he wants to go back and expose the matter. The Li servant who wants to make great contributions may not be willing to let it go. Once the envoys got involved, even if these people wanted to be dismissed from office, it would be impossible.
Thinking about the terrible consequences of ransacking the family and exterminating the family, the two couldn't help kneeling on the ground and kowtowed again and again, and blood was dripping on their foreheads in an instant. Although Yang Ling couldn't bear to look at it, even if Emperor Zhengde trusted him, he would never hear that they would be merciful when he heard that they were fooling around such a big matter as the tomb of the first emperor. .
Seeing that Yang Ling was unmoved, Li Duo hurriedly knelt down two steps forward, hugged his thigh weeping bitterly and howled: "Master Yang, don't go, Master Yang, please stay, I made a big mistake because of my greed, ransacked my house It is not a pity, but this is not a good deed of Zehui people, my lord.
Master Yang, my annual income in Ming Dynasty is only 4 million taels, and the Tailing Mausoleum has already invested 2.3 million taels of silver in the early stage, and the entire project will cost at least 3.8 million taels of silver, even if we found out and reported it immediately The emperor chose a place to move the mausoleum, and the money that has been invested will not be recovered. That is the rations of 2.3 million people for a year.
My lord, now that Henan and Hebei are suffering from constant floods, and Gansu and Shaanxi have suffered a severe drought for three years. If the emperor relocates to build a mausoleum and has no money to use, heavy taxes will inevitably be imposed. By then, the millions of people will suffer even worse?
?My lord, have you ever seen your biological parents exchange their children with their neighbors, killing each other's young ones to feed their hunger? Have you ever seen an eighty-year-old woman who only eats Guanyin soil for three meals a day, and her belly is as big as a drum?
?Yang Da, the sage said: "The king is the lightest, the country is the most important", even if the adults don't care about our lives, don't you have the heart to watch thousands of innocent souls come out of your hands? Do you want to disregard the common people in the world for the sake of your future? "
After hearing this, Yang Ling was stunned and stopped in his tracks. Qin Tianjian Ni Qian had just kowtowed to plead, exhausted his tongue, and almost said that he would give Yang Ling the two beautiful concubines he just took in, but Yang Ling was still unmoved, seeing Li Duo's words at this time seemed like Impressed by Yang Ling, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and quickly knelt up and hugged Yang Ling's other leg, saying: "
Master Yang, the digging of the tomb is very deep, and water seepage is a common occurrence. What if water seeps again in another place? At that time, the people will be overwhelmed, and they will definitely suffer unspeakably. For this underground palace, I am afraid that eveneven the golden throne will be shaken.
In fact, seven or eight out of ten of the emperor's mausoleums have seen water seepage. If Ni didn't know what happened, how would he know how to block it with wood thorns and dust? If the seepage is blocked, there will be no serious problems. As long as the coffin of the late emperor is buried and the underground palace is closed, there will be no more risks. Please forgive me and save us. This is a kindness to the two of us, but it is a kind deed to the people of the world. , not only are we grateful, but all the people in the world accept your kindness."
After Yang Ling entered Beijing, he also heard about the annual income of the Ming Dynasty. When he heard that the imperial mausoleum cost the whole country's annual tax, he couldn't help hesitating.
I remember when I was a teacher in Jiming County, I heard that many people were poor and owed taxes for many years, and there were wars there.If he came forward, that person would be dead. It just so happened that the ghost judge in the underworld had a red face in the legend, so everyone simply called him Judge Wei behind their backs. When Li Duo saw that it was him who came, he knew he would die, and his body became as soft as mud.
The yamen servants behind Wei Shen, regardless of the ones kneeling in front of them, were all senior officials of the second and third ranks, and rushed up viciously, only to hear Dai Yi tremblingly saying: "Dai Yi, the slave supervisor!"
As soon as the words fell, the chains were clattered, and then a big yoke was put on his neck.
Li Duo, Ni Qian, and Yang Ling reported their names one by one, and immediately put them in chains and put them in the prison car, and went straight to the capital!