The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

"My lord said that everything Jia has done now is for the sake of not regretting it in the future. When the history books are reviewed in the future, I can also say that I have a clear conscience, which is enough." Shen Jia replied sincerely.

Qiao Shangshu looked at him with satisfaction, took his arm and walked out, "Go, I will take you to a place."

When the two walked out of the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, Qiao Shangshu raised his eyebrows when he saw the guards gathered towards Shen Jia, and then got into Shen Jia's carriage without avoiding suspicion, and asked the driver to take them to a mountain villa in the suburbs.

This way out of the city by car, seeing that it was getting dark, Shen Jia suggested: "Why don't Mrs. Qiao accompany me to the village of Shen's mansion to have a light meal, if you are not in a hurry, you can stay overnight before going to the place you want. "

Qiao Shangshu shook his head, "No, there will be food to eat when we arrive, and that place is suitable for going at night."

Shen Jia couldn't think of any places in the suburbs that were suitable for going at night, but he was too curious, so he didn't refute.

An hour later, the carriage stopped in front of an ordinary Zhuangzi. Shen Jia looked around and couldn't tell where it was, but it seemed that it was not too far from Xiangguo Temple.

Pan Chen walked over and whispered in his ear: "My lord, this is the Anbu of the Ministry of Industry."

"There is an Anbu in the Ministry of Industry?" Shen Jia has not been in the Ministry of Industry for a long time, but he has been in charge for a long time, so he didn't know that there was an Anbu in the Ministry of Industry.

Qiao Shangshu said without turning his head: "This place is not completely owned by the Ministry of Industry. I have been in charge of it all these years. I didn't expect the guard next to you to know this place. His identity is not simple, right?"

Shen Jia didn't answer, but asked instead: "Then what does Anbu do?"

"You will know when you go in." Qiao Shangshu knocked on the door very regularly. The door opened quickly, but no one appeared. Qiao Shangshu turned around and said, "You can choose two people to bring in, and the rest Stay outside and wait."

Shen Jia ordered Pan Chen and He Yan, followed Qiao Shangshu in, walked through the front yard and the corridor, only met a few cleaning servants on the way, and saw someone coming to salute from a distance.

"Let's eat first." Qiao Shangshu led them into a room, rang a bell, and soon someone brought some food, simple but full, and everyone ate in silence, even He Yan was very rare No pick and choose.

After eating, they followed Qiao Shangshu to a completely enclosed high wall.

Shen Jia thought about where the switch on the wall was with the idea of ​​watching a suspense movie, and found nothing unusual after patrolling for a long time, so she looked at Qiao Shangshu curiously.

Qiao Shangshu originally expected him to be able to see the way, but he said disappointedly: "It seems that you can't take over here."

Shen Jia didn't have this idea at first, so she said helplessly, "Are you testing the next official? Haven't you found a successor yet?"

"How can it be that simple?" Qiao Shangshu walked to the corner, where there was a pile of strange rocks, and he didn't know how he fiddled with them. There was a "click" sound from the wall, and a door opened from the middle.

Shen Jia raised her head and thought to herself: With the height of this wall, an expert can easily pass over it, so is it necessary to be so mysterious?

Qiao Shangshu saw his thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile: "Don't try to turn over from above, or you will be shot as a hedgehog as soon as your head is exposed."

"What if an expert comes?"

"The old man has never seen a master who can enter safely from above."

Entering the gate, there is an open flat land in front of you, with stone pillars of different heights standing on both sides, and a stone house in front, with five doors from left to right.

"Follow me." Qiao Shangshu continued to walk ahead.

Shen Jia cautiously followed, this kind of place was too weird for him, like a place often mentioned in martial arts novels, but he had never been in contact with real Jianghu martial arts in his two lifetimes.

Entering the door in the center, the scene where Shen Jia thought there were traps all over the place did not happen, instead it was an empty stone house. This time, Qiao Shangshu didn't hold back, and directly opened a trap, revealing a hole in the ground.

"Is that place underground?"

"Of course, it should be said that this underground palace was connected to Chang'an City back then, and was later used by the Ministry of Industry to fill up the passage with Chang'an."

"There is such a place in the Ministry of Industry?" Shen Jia was not only a little shocked, he had been with Zhao Zhang for so long, but the other party had never disclosed this place, and no one in the Ministry of Industry seemed to have heard of this place, it was mysterious Secret, definitely not a good place.

After going down the tunnel, Shen Jia heard a noise, as if she had entered an underground factory, and after walking through the winding passage, an empty cave appeared in front of her eyes.

Looking back on the location of this village, Shen Jia can be sure that they are in the middle of the mountain at this time. Why was such a large underground palace built back then?What is it used for now?

"This place has been in order for 20 years. Every few years, a new group of people will come in. The candidates are all selected by the old man himself. The emperor hardly cares about this place, and even wants to seal it. It's because the old man is reluctant. It's me. obsession."

Shen Jia took a few steps forward, and saw a few people pushing a small cart out of the darkness. Their faces were pale, their bodies were extremely thin, and they had to stop to catch their breath after taking two steps. They really looked like they were being oppressed. Overkill black ore miner.

"What the hell is going on here?"

Qiao Shangshu looked at those people with deep eyes, and said: "They have been here for almost five years, and there were only a few of them left in the original [-] or so people. What kind of day."

Shen Jia clenched her fist, and suddenly had the urge to kill the old man beside her, "You'd better give me a reasonable explanation."

"Let's go, go a little further."

"Wait!" Pan Chen stretched out his hand to stop Shen Jia, and looked at Qiao Shangshu sharply, "Master Qiao, this is not Anbu, did you take it to the wrong place?"

"Hey, you even know this, who are you?"

"No comment, but you'd better tell me first, where is this?"

"Haha, since you know this Zhuangzi, it means that you must be from the palace. As for this underground palace, you don't know maybe because your level is too low. Why worry?"

Shen Jia walked past those people, but they didn't look up at them, they were as numb as zombies, Shen Jia looked at their car, it turned out to be just a car full of rocks and soil, as if they had just been dug out.

"Tell me first, what is Anbu?"

Qiao Shangshu replied: "In fact, many yamen have secret departments. This is not unusual. The secret department of the Ministry of Industry mainly makes some military weapons that they would not make on the surface. What's more, the secret department is responsible for the mausoleum of every emperor."

"Then here...?"

Qiao Shangshu walked forward silently, Shen Jia and Pan Chen looked at each other and followed.

Walking in silence all the way, Qiao Shangshu walked more and more slowly, and in the end it was his personal attendant who supported him to walk.

The more it went in, the damper and colder it became, Pan Chen hurriedly took off his coat and put it on for Shen Jia. The road became narrower and narrower, with oil lamps hanging on both sides, flickering on and off, as if a dark wind was blowing in front of him.

Walking to the end of the road, Shen Jia was still confused, looked at the passage with no road, and asked, "Is it here?"

Qiao Shangshu stepped forward, and his voice echoed in the passage, "30 years ago, when the first emperor ascended the throne, the other princes died and fled, and the court was in chaos. Someone should have discovered the secret passage of Chang'an City at that time. However, he successfully used the secret passage to escape from the city.

It was also at that time that I found a blueprint in the archives of the Ministry of Industry, a hidden blueprint, which depicted the secret passage under Chang'an City. I was so excited at the time and stole the blueprint. He secretly went to find the secret path, thinking that if he could be the first to find the escape route of the imperial court criminals, he would definitely make a great contribution.

Then I found this place along the secret road, and saw a group of people who were like bereaved dogs at that time. They protected the son of the Seventh Prince and hid here. That was the person the late emperor wanted to find the most. If you can pass on the news, I will The credit is great, and it is not a problem to reach the sky in one step. "

Shen Jia interrupted him and said: "Qiao Shangshu, I don't want to hear stories." The place is very gloomy, and he doesn't want to stay longer.

"Young people are really impatient, don't you wonder if the master is dead or alive?"

Shen Jia shook her head: "Those are all dead people, the lower officials are not interested."

"It's really boring. At that time, the Seventh Prince was only one step away from ascending to heaven. The emperor never registered a crown prince because he wanted to pass on the throne to him. He even wrote the imperial edict. As a result, the Seventh Prince died, but the Seventh Prince's two children After escaping, what I saw were the two little grandchildren, the older one was only six years old, and the younger one was still a baby, protected by several loyal subordinates, it was really pitiful."

"You didn't get noticed by them when you came in alone?"

Qiao Shangshu proudly said: "Although I am a civil servant, I always carry a hidden weapon on my body. I can't beat me and run away. Moreover, they didn't kill me. The little grandson walked up to me and begged me. Let his brother go, just catch him and return to his life."

I was young and kind-hearted at the time, how could I attack such a young child, and there were only a few of them, even if they escaped, they would not pose a threat to the court. "

Shen Jia asked him: "Is the method of the first emperor's ascension to the throne not open and aboveboard, so you prefer the Seventh Prince's ascension to the throne?"

"You really dare to say anything." Qiao Shangshu glanced at Pan Chen, and continued: "There must be reasons for this."

"So you let them go?"

"No, I just pretended I didn't find that place, but not long after, I heard that the little grandson died, but I didn't see the body, and I didn't hear that there was a baby. My official position is low. You can't even ask the truth."

"What does that have to do with here?"

"Later, I came here a few more times. When I had power in my hands, I changed this place to Anbu. The Anbu is indeed only on the top. This underground palace...maybe there is another universe."

"What do you mean?"

"It was drawn on the map back then that this underground palace was used for the escape of the former royal family. There are not only cellars for storing grain, but also silver vaults for storing gold and silver, but I have never found it."

"That's it? Maybe this place is empty in the first place. It doesn't mean there's anything for it. Why is Mr. Qiao in a daze?" Shen Jia was almost speechless. How much the ancients liked to hide money. Fleeing with a large amount of wealth, no wonder they all died in the end, the gold and silver treasures are cheaper for future generations.