Chapter 233 Adding fuel to the flames

Su Mingjue had heard enough. He left Yipinju, got on the carriage and told Su Xiaoliu: "Let the study print more anecdotes about the visions falling from the sky! It would be a pity not to catch up with this popularity!"

After hearing this, Su Xiaoliu said: "Young master is so smart, you can make a lot of money this way!"

Su Mingjue said with a smile: "Making money is the icing on the cake, and ultimately it adds fuel to the flames! How can such a big event not be publicized more!"

The carriage arrived. Mingyuan, just returned to the courtyard, Mu Nan, Mu Bei and Mu Dong rushed back from outside.

Seeing Su Mingjue speaking boldly: "Whether it is tea shops or brothel theaters, everyone is talking about this matter. Men, women, old and young all talk about it. They talk about it when they meet."

Su Mingjue asked: "What did they say?"

Mu Beidao: "The Meng family had grievances for rebelling, so the imperial mausoleum was struck by lightning and caught fire."

Munan said from the side: "If it weren't for the lack of time, it would be impossible for the imperial mausoleum to burn only a small part of the outside."

Su Mingjue said with a smile: " It's good to be able to complete those things in such a short time. I thought you couldn't catch up, so I just asked you to damage some external materials, but I didn't expect you to catch up. "

After all, it was a bit reluctant for Yi Jianxiang to get there, but he could do it . Now, there are so many good things for Su Mingjue!

The more serious the damage to the imperial mausoleum, the greater the attack on the emperor!

Mu Bei continued: "When we arrived, the dark clouds were dense. According to what the young master said, we took a A spear was inserted into the roof, and a lot of iron chains were wrapped around it and placed on the beam. But there was no time, so we could only get it to the main hall."

Seeing the dense clouds yesterday, Su Mingjue expected that it would not be long before. There would be lightning, so the idea of ​​"drawing thunder" came up.

Mausoleums are mostly built with wood, so it is normal for them to be struck by lightning and burned.

Su Mingjue nodded, "Have all those things been dealt with?"

Munan said: "After Lei Ting caught fire, we took advantage of the chaos and dealt with it. No traces can be seen on the scene, just like it was made in heaven."

Su Mingjue in the Meng Mansion also used the same method. Mu Li and Mu Bei set up metal sharp objects near the mourning hall in Meng Mansion to attract lightning, and cut off the owl's kiss so that it could not burst. After the lightning hit the beam, it spontaneously ignited and caught fire. As for the coffin, lightning protection measures were also set up, so it was convenient It can create the phenomenon that the Meng family's house was struck by lightning, but the five coffins of the Meng family were safe and sound.

In fact, after the lightning strike incident broke out, many people gathered in front of the Meng Mansion to complain, forcing the Daqing Emperor to postpone the execution of the Meng family.

However, achieving this step is far from enough. Public opinion has been created among the people. The next step is to sway the literati and officials.

Under the operation of Lu Shaoqing, Song Chunhe and Xiao Jingming, some scholar-bureaucrats in the north also began to write letters asking whether God's will was like this and whether it contained grievances.

In the south, Su Mingjue rushed eight hundred miles to write a letter to his grandfather Wang Dunjie, and also wrote to Tan Ding and others whom he had met at the previous symposium.

I thought I would have to wait for a while, but unexpectedly, there was news on the other side very quickly. Articles and poems were published one after another, and some southern scholars from the north went to the capital to debate this issue.

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Fengtian Temple.

Hundreds of civil and military officials stood in their ranks to report on court affairs.

The Minister of Rites was the first to announce at the foot of the imperial steps: "Your Majesty, after an on-site survey of the imperial mausoleum, it was found that the fire was caused by thunder. The main hall was seriously damaged and may need to be rebuilt."

The Minister of Rites was a slippery man and knew that he would not have a good time in the morning. Finish the matter first.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Emperor Daqing waved his hand and said, "Just follow the rules and regulations."

Once someone started, the people behind him followed up one by one.

Some officials took this lightning strike as a good opportunity to eliminate dissidents and began to blame each other.

There are also a small number of people who are reluctant to start, and some who are conservative and tacitly remain silent.

Of course, there are also brave people. Wu Ming, the supervisory censor, directly submitted a letter to the emperor, "This is a petition from the people that I have received. The people request a re-investigation of the Meng Mansion conspiracy!"

As soon as these words came out, the court was debating. .

The eunuch Changli obtained the petition and presented it to the Emperor of Daqing.

Emperor Daqing opened it and looked at it. There were more than a dozen pages. He glanced at it and covered it.

The supervisory censor ignored Long Wei and said: "This petition is only a small part of it. I still have several large baskets in my house. There are strange phenomena coming from the sky and the people are terrified. I am writing to ask the Holy One to find out the truth and give an explanation to the people in the morning." ."

Emperor Daqing's face was so gloomy that he could shed tears, but he did not get angry on the spot.

There is no need for him to say anything about this matter, he has already heard about it, and if his moral conduct is deficient, he will be punished by God.

These four words are a fatal stain on any emperor. If he kills the censor at this time, it will arouse the criticism of the people in the world and confirm the grievances of the Meng family.

He condensed for a moment, looked at Pei Yi, who was standing at the front and looked stable on all sides, and asked: "What does

Prime Minister Pei think?" Pei Yi held the Chao Hut in his hand, stood out of the queue and said: "I thought there was no need to check, if only one Tianlei investigated the case, that is, he admitted that there was grievance in the Meng family's rebellion."

Emperor Daqing looked blank and said, "But if we don't investigate, there will be a lot of discussion among the people, and it will be difficult to stop it."

"If that's the case . Just check, this is heaven's decree. If you don't give an explanation to the world, you can't calm down this discussion."

Emperor Daqing leaned back on the dragon chair, looked at the watertight answer below, and said loudly: "What is Prime Minister Pei saying? Let you say it all! Do you mean to investigate or not?"

Pei Yi said: "But it depends on the emperor's decree."

Emperor Daqing looked at the petition in his hand and said: "If we investigate, where to start?"

Pei Yi's eyebrows were calm. He said: "We start from the source, and investigate whatever the people are concerned about."

After hearing this, Emperor Daqing sat up and said, "According to my decree, a special imperial minister was appointed to take over the trial of this matter..."

Emperor Qing said as he spoke He glanced sharply at the ministers in the crowd, and finally fixed his gaze on the crimson official robe. "I ordered Dali Temple Minister Lu Shaoyu to be responsible for the entire process and make the truth public. The review will also be posted outside the Jingzhao Yin Mansion for the people to see. "

Lu Shaoyu knelt down straight, held the

imperial hut in his hand and said: "I - accept the decree!" After Emperor Qing said this, he looked at the eunuch Changli beside him. After receiving what the other party meant, his sharp voice came from the side: "If you have anything to do, please report. If nothing happens, please leave the court!"

Everyone in the court was speechless, and Emperor Qing waved his hands and left.

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The emperor's order for the minister of Dali Temple to investigate the case was immediately known to everyone in the capital.

When Su Mingjue came back from school, Su Xiaoliu told him about this with a smile on his face, "Now, with Master Lu's help, it will be easier for the young master to save Master Meng."

Su Mingjue thought deeply after hearing this, feeling that this matter may not be as simple as it seems on the surface.

It seemed that he still had to go to Lu Shaoyu. Thinking of this, he opened the car curtain and said to Mu Li, "Turn around and go to the Lu Mansion."