Kowloon wins

Chapter 373 The truth behind the truth ([-])
"Qingbeile, what do you mean by this? After you drain the water, where is the evidence?"

Hong Qing had already issued the same order earlier, and after going around a lot now, she unexpectedly made such a move again, which immediately made everyone stunned on the spot. In the end, Qi Shiwu was the first to do it. When he came back to his senses, he yelled in surprise.

"Master Chun, you are a veteran of the Ministry of Industry, and you have worked in this imperial mausoleum for five years. You must be aware of the water seepage, right?"

Hong Qing didn't answer Qi Shiwu's question at all, just glanced at him coldly, shook his sleeves, walked up to Chunhui who was still kneeling on the ground, and asked with a solemn expression.

"Yes, the lower officials are confused, and the lower officials are guilty."

At the moment Chunhui is still in the frustration of having his case broken, and when he answers Hongqing's questions, he feels very weak.

"Well, according to your opinion, if water seeps, can so much water seep out overnight?"

Hong Qing didn't care about the simplicity of Chunhui's answer, and continued to ask questions calmly.

"It should be possible, but if you encounter a larger spring, it may be more than that."

Chunhui had no idea what Hong Qing's real intention was in asking this question, but he didn't dare to make nonsense, and after hesitating for a while, he gave the answer.

"It's winter in late November, and most of the water outside is frozen. If it's an underground spring, that's not the case. But there is no external water source to replenish it. Even if there is a spring, it will not be big. It should be exhausted in a month or so, is Ben Baylor wrong?"

Hearing Chun Hui's words, Hong Qing's always tense face showed a smile, and asked again in a very kind manner.

"This..., from a logical point of view, it should be so, but if you just meet Koizumi's eyes by chance, it will overflow and drain."

Although Hong Qing's words actually hinted a lot, but Chunhui was feeling ashamed, obviously still failed to guess what Hong Qing was thinking, so he just responded in a matter-of-fact manner.

"Even if the water dries up when it comes out, the spring will not disappear without a trace. It is not wrong to think about it. If the spring does not dry up, the water will overflow again at this time tomorrow. If not, there must be a fraud in it. Baylor came here under the orders of the emperor, if he can't find out the truth of this case, what face will he have to see Huang Mafa? Anyone who dares to obstruct them will be punished for not following the order!"

Seeing Chunhui's stupefied look, Hongqing was really a little angry, but there was nothing she could do about it, after all, this guy had completely collapsed right now, and it was obviously impossible to expect him to think rationally. Under the circumstances, I had no choice but to uncover the mystery by myself.

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After Hong Qing gave this order, Li Minxing dared not neglect, and hurriedly agreed, commanding the accompanying guards of the palace to rush forward, urging a group of people to dig up the floor, and poured water into the ground with buckets. The stagnant water in the underground palace was scooped up, and then more than [-] princes were dispatched into two teams to seal the entrance of the underground palace tightly. As for Chunhui and others, they didn't take it down immediately. They were placed under house arrest, even Mu Chun'a, who was the leader, was also released from military power and placed under house arrest at the guard office of the Emperor's Mausoleum.

"Report, Qing Baylor, the night is over, and there is no water in the underground palace!"

The night passed quickly. Early in the morning, Hong Qing had just woken up and practiced her fists in a hurry. Before she even had time to eat breakfast, she saw a palace guard rushing into the big tent. Hit a thousand, and hurriedly reported aloud.

"Oh? Alright, order, please Shangshu Qi to take a look!"

Hong Qing had this premonition yesterday, and when she heard that it was true, she couldn't help being excited, so she threw the chopsticks in her hand on the chopsticks, ignoring a few mouthfuls of a bowl of porridge, excitedly So he went to the outside of the tent, and after a while, he led the people to the underground palace.

"Does Qi Shangshu have any explanation for this matter?"

The mess excavated in the underground palace yesterday was emptied long ago, revealing the stone slab hidden under the water surface. Although there were some wet water marks on it, there was absolutely no water two feet deep from yesterday. Seeing this, The smile on Hong Qing's face suddenly brightened, and after going back and forth in the underground palace a few times, she turned around to look at Qi Shiwu, whose face was gloomy like water, raised her eyebrows, and asked a pointed question.

"It's clear to me that there is no water at this moment. I'm afraid it doesn't mean that there has been no water seepage. Yesterday, Chunhui said that if the spring is small, the water will dry up."

As the prince's confidant, Qi Shiwu is a person who knows the basics, so he knows the reason for the water seepage in the underground palace. Of course, at this moment, it is absolutely impossible for him to tell the truth, so he can only bite the bullet He deliberately used what Chunhui said yesterday as a shield.

"That's a good point. However, Ben Belle has also said that if there is a spring, it is absolutely impossible for it to disappear without a trace. That being the case, dig out the stone slab and everything will be revealed. Qi Shangshu, what do you think, huh?"

As for the dog in the water, it is natural to beat them hard. Since the crown prince has slapped him so hard this time, with Hong Qing's personality, how could he not make the strongest counterattack? Eventually, the case of the underground palace must be turned into an iron case. Because of this, how could Hongqing let Qi Shiwu be fooled casually.

"This... I am not familiar with civil engineering, so I really can't make an accurate judgment."

After all, Qi Shiwu is a veteran of the officialdom, although he was flustered in his heart, his mouth was calm, but after seeing his eyeballs rolling, he found a seemingly reasonable excuse.

"This is easy to handle. Ben Baylor doesn't need Qi Shangshu to be very familiar with civil engineering. He only needs Qi Shangshu to be a witness. Come and pry open all the stone slabs, and be careful not to damage the ground below!"

Although Qi Shiwu's reaction was quick, it was a pity that Hong Qing's reaction had been expected, and there was no chance for him to shirk at all. With a laugh, the order was already given.

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Now that Hong Qing had given the order, Li Minxing who was waiting by her side didn't dare to delay, so she hastily responded, and immediately directed a group of people who had already been summoned to rush into the underground palace, busy Prying away all the stone slabs laid on the ground, after a while, the mud below was exposed.

"Qingqing Baylor, Mr. Qi, the ground under the stone slab is intact, and there is no trace of a spring."

As soon as the mud appeared, several palace guards accompanied the foreman sent by the Ministry of Punishment and the old craftsmen recruited from the Emperor's Mausoleum to go down to various parts of the underground palace, and inspected it carefully. In less than half an hour, the result was already clear. When he came out, an old criminal from the Ministry of Justice made his head and reported the result of the inspection to Hong Qing and Qi Shiwu who were waiting in the corridor.

"Well, it's work."

Hearing this, the big stone hanging in Hong Qing's heart fell to the ground completely, but she didn't bring it to her face, she just simply thanked the old man for a sentence, and then glanced at him with a sneer and felt embarrassed Qi Shiwu, speaking calmly but resolutely, said, "Does Shangshu Qi still have any doubts about the inspection results?"

"I don't know anything about civil engineering, please ask Qing Bei Le Haihan to learn about it."

At this time, how could Qi Shiwu not know that the general situation has gone for the most part, and his heart was already panicked. Fortunately, the city was deep, but he didn't show any flaws. He didn't answer Hong Qing's question directly, but answered the question in an irrelevant way. One sentence.

"It is not necessary for Qi Shangshu to understand civil engineering. Ben Baylor has said that, as long as Qi Shangshu and Ben Baylor sign the results of the inspection together, come here, get the pen and ink signing box!"

Hong Qing was very shrewd. The reason why he brought Qi Shiwu to the inspection site this time was to ask him to verify the results with his own eyes and leave a signature to prevent future denials. She pretended to be confused, but Hongqing refused to let it go. After a short drink, the accompanying guards of the palace brought the inspection report and the pen and ink signing box, and handed them to Qi Shiwu.

"Um……"

Qi Shiwu didn't want to sign, but he didn't have the guts to say no to the cold Hong Qing and the menacing guards of the palace. Sighing, he reached for the pen and ink box, and signed at the back of the inspection report in desperation.

"Qi Shangshu, although the water seepage in the underground palace has been found to be false, but where the water in the underground palace comes from still needs to be investigated clearly. Let's see the results of the investigation, do you know if Qi Shangshu has any regulations for this?"

Once the inspection report was in hand, the smile on Hong Qing's face was extremely bright, but Qi Shiwu's persecution did not relax because of this. With a shake of her hand, she first stuffed the inspection report into the wide sleeve , then bowed his hands towards Qi Shiwu, and asked for advice very politely.

"The lower official is only a deputy envoy, Qing Bei Le has to make up his mind on everything, and the lower official just obeys orders."

Knowing that Hong Qing was using words to persecute herself, but how could Qi Shiwu not bow his head under the eaves, in desperation, she could only express her position unwillingly.

"Qi Shangshu is too modest, so let's do this. Ben Baylor thought that since he wanted to investigate the case, he should investigate it thoroughly. Since there are so many involved in this matter, there is no way to delay it. Since you and I came here by the emperor's order, we have to endure hardships. It's not too late, let's start the trial today, what does Qi Shangshu think?"

Being able to hold such an old and cunning guy like Qi Shiwu in his hands, Hong Qing felt very refreshed. Of course, it was refreshing, but he would not forget the business because of it, but when he saw Qi Shiwu raised his eyebrows, he was already smiling Suggested a sentence.

"Since Qing Baylor has this heart, the next official will be happy to follow him."

Looking at Hongqing's smiling face like a little fox, Qi Shiwu really wanted to spit hard, but unfortunately he didn't have the guts to think about what to do, so he could only bite the bullet and agree.

(End of this chapter)