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Chapter 562 Tree Pit
As soon as the news of the death of the ginkgo trees in front of the Xiaoling Mausoleum reached the palace, the emperor immediately sent guards to protect the ginkgo trees.The guards with swords around the emperor were absolutely loyal to Zhu Di. This was the first time that people were allowed to approach, so the scene remained as it was when the crime happened.

Zhang Fu asked over there, while Wang Xianze and Wu Wei were carefully observing the ginkgo trees.

Wang Xian has no research in this area, but Wu Wei is an expert. He has followed Dr. Wu to grow herbs since he was a child, and he knows the ginkgo tree with high medicinal value very well.

"The sudden death of a ginkgo tree that has grown for more than ten years may be caused by pests, it may be burned to death by fertilizer, and it may also be drought or flooded." Wu Wei worked on a dead ginkgo tree. While digging and digging, he whispered to Wang Xian: "As for the artificial methods, there are more. I have more than a dozen methods to make these trees die without anyone noticing."

Wang Xian squatted aside and asked in a low voice: "Don't others know these methods?"

"There are too many capable people in the imperial court." Wu Wei curled his lips and said, "My lord thinks they are just for nothing? Just pretend to be confused."

"You mean they all know but don't speak?" Wang Xian asked.

"It's true that no one dares to meddle in their own business." Wu Wei said: "Otherwise, someone will always be able to tell." As he spoke, he picked up a piece of tree root that had just been taken out of the soil and said, "Please look, my lord, the tree root is black and rotten. It was obviously damaged by water, but the adults from the Ministry of Industry can’t see it? It’s obvious that they know it but don’t say anything!”

"In the past month, it hasn't rained much." Wang Xian thought about it.

"It doesn't rain much." Wu Wei nodded and said, "It's true that the ginkgo is afraid of waterlogging, but it won't rot the roots after waiting."

"The soil doesn't look so damp." Wang Xian said, picking up the soil on the ground.

"Yes, let's dig to the bottom and have a look." Wu Wei picked up the shovel and started digging the soil one shovel at a time.

"What are you doing, stop!" Seeing this, the old eunuch hurried over to stop him.

"This tree is dead." Wang Xian said.

"It seems to be dead now, but ginkgo trees are said to be suspended animation, do you dare to say that it will not come back to life?" The old eunuch stared and said: "Besides, what kind of place is this? How dare you break ground and disturb Taizu What about the emperor?"

"Then how did you plant this tree?" Wang Xianbai said with a glance.

"Then..." The old eunuch was at a loss for words, and after a while he paused and said, "No way, even if we want to break ground, we have to report to the emperor!"

"You don't need to tell me, the emperor has given me the right to do things cheaply." Zhang Fu, who was questioning the little eunuch, came over at some time, and stood behind the old eunuch with his hands behind his back and said, "As for the Taizu, when I visited just now, I have also prayed, and if the old man disagrees, he will issue a warning. It has been so quiet for a while, which shows that Emperor Taizu also really wants to find out the truth."

Zhang Fu deserved to be a decisive commander. After cutting through the mess quickly, the old eunuch had nothing to say.

"Go, help dig together." Seeing that the old eunuch was silent, Zhang Fu ordered his men to dig the tree pit with Wu Wei. After a cup of tea, they dug down more than two feet deep. Wu Wei suddenly stopped and went down. For a moment, he threw the shovel in his hand and jumped into the pit.When he stood up, his muddy hands were holding a handful of mud, and he said loudly:
"There's water underneath! That's why the ginkgo tree suddenly died!"

"How?" Zhang Fu asked hurriedly.

"Ginkgo trees are especially afraid of waterlogging. After soaking in water for a long time, the roots will rot, and then the leaves will fall, and the whole tree will die!" Wu Wei said.

"Why is there water underneath?" Zhang Fu frowned and said, "It's been fine for so many summers, how can the roots rot in this season?"

"I think it should be related to the ground." Wang Xian, who had been watching coldly from the side, said at this moment: "I think the walls of these tree pits should be made of stone, and the water cannot seep out, so they accumulate on the ground." In the tree hole."

"Excavate them all!" Zhang Fu ordered immediately, then glanced at the old eunuch again and said, "Don't just watch, send someone to help!"

"Yes." The old eunuch nodded, and a few strong young eunuchs joined in with shovels. The speed of excavation increased sharply. After a while, they dug into a hard stone wall. As Wang Xian said, these The tree pits are all three-foot-deep holes dug out of rocks, and then filled with soil and planted with trees.

"So many years ago, how come nothing happened?" Zhang Fu asked in a deep voice.

"It's a matter of seasons. When the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River comes, the weather will be hot." Wang Xianxian said: "Trees need a lot of water in summer, so the water in the tree pit is just used to replenish the evaporated water." He said in a deep voice: "But more than ten days ago, it was still warm and cold in early spring. Ginkgo trees didn't need much water at all. At this time, if the tree pit is filled with water, the water cannot be absorbed. Rotten."

"It makes sense." Zhang Fu praised the words, looked at the old eunuch with some cold eyes and said, "Does the Jingongjian have any regulations on how to water these ginkgo trees that month?"

"Yes." The old eunuch wiped off his sweat and said, "There are corresponding regulations for corresponding months. For example, from May to September, if it rains no more than three inches in seven days, it needs to be soaked once..."

"What about February?"

"In February, if it rains no more than one inch in ten days, it needs to be watered."

"How much water?"

"Half the amount."

"Has there been any rotten roots before?" Zhang Fu asked.

"No." The old eunuch shook his head and said: "This amount has been explored for many years, and there has never been a mistake." He wiped his tears and said: "There shouldn't be water under this tree pit, it is precisely this water killed the trees."

"Then where did the water come from? Did it fall from the sky, or did it seep from the ground?" Zhang Fu asked with a dark face.

"The stone pit is impervious to water." The old eunuch's tone was already weak.

"That's what fell from the sky!" Zhang Fu said in a deep voice, "It's hardly rained during this period. If you didn't water too much, how could there be so much water in the tree pit?"

"This, our family doesn't know about this." The old eunuch wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead carelessly with his sleeve.

"Dig a few more tree pits!" Zhang Fu ordered in a deep voice, and then ordered the commander of the Imperial Tomb Guard who was following him: "

Immediately send troops to surround the Jingongjian and guard everyone! "

"This..." The commander of the imperial mausoleum guard immediately showed a look of embarrassment. He only listened to the emperor's command. Although Zhang Fu was an imperial envoy, he was still one level behind.

"If you don't want to do anything, just put my people up!" Zhang Fu's face sank, and he said in a dark voice: "If one escapes, you are an accomplice! When the time comes, don't blame me for not thinking about robes in front of the emperor!" Affection!"

"..." The Imperial Mausoleum Guard's Commander only thought of the thousands of Jinyi Guards outside Xiamafang, and suddenly shuddered, the co-author was here to arrest people.His arms couldn't hold his thighs anyway, and he didn't need to offend the British Duke for the sake of Jingongjian, let alone this kind of case of plagiarism.

So the next moment, the commander clasped his fists and said: "The last general will obey the orders of the father-in-law!" He waved his hand and shouted: "Hurry up and lead people to surround the shrine, and no one is allowed to let go!"

"Don't make any noise." Zhang Fu frowned slightly and said, "Don't disturb the Emperor Taizu!"

After saying this sentence, everyone in the audience shuddered. Although the sun was clear above their heads, everyone felt gloomy around them, as if Emperor Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang really opened his eyes and stared at them quietly.

The old eunuch of the palace inspector was so frightened that his knees gave way, and he knelt on the ground and wept.The commander of the Imperial Tomb Guard couldn't help his teeth chattering, and was suddenly patted on the shoulder, which almost made him scream out of fear. He hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands, and turned his head slowly with horror on his face, only to see that it was Wang Xian who was slapping himself. .

The commander glared at Wang Xian angrily, and said in a low voice, "Do you want to scare people to death?"

"I called you twice, but you didn't respond." Wang Xian said innocently, "Brother Zhang, what are you afraid of?"

"I, I'm not afraid..." Commander Zhang said with trembling lips.

"Obviously I'm afraid." Wang Xian sneered and said, "It seems that you are also involved in this matter?"

"No, no, it has nothing to do with me!" Commander Zhang hastily denied it.

"Who does that have anything to do with it?" Wang Xian asked forcefully, not allowing him to pant.

"Follow him..." Commander Zhang realized that he had been cheated as soon as he spoke, and quickly changed his words: "I don't know!"

"Really?!" Wang Xian showed a sinister look in his eyes. After staying in Beizhen Fusi for a long time, it is inevitable that he will be tainted with this terrifying aura.

"Wang, Lord Wang, don't, don't bully people too much!" Commander Zhang looked at Zhang Fu again, only to see that the father-in-law with the same surname was also looking at him with a gloomy expression. Sheng said: "Although you are from Beizhen Fusi, but this officer is the commander of the Imperial Tomb Guard, you can't touch me without the emperor's order!"

"What are you excited about?!" Zhang Fu took a step forward and glanced at him coldly. The aura in front of the Xiaoling Hall suddenly changed. Commander Zhang felt as if the blood in his whole body had froze. shake.

"Stand firm!" Zhang Fu took another step forward, walked up to Commander Zhang, reached out and grabbed his wrist and said, "You also come with us!"

"Let go of us Commander!" Commander Zhang's personal soldiers quit immediately, even though the opponent was the number one soldier of Ming Dynasty, they couldn't just watch him take him away.

Zhang Fu looked at the sky as if nothing had happened, and said, "Do you want to rebel?" As he spoke, he put more effort into his hands, Commander Zhang, who wanted to break free with all his strength, immediately snorted, with beads of sweat all over his head, hurriedly hissed and ordered : "Back, step back!"

The soldiers said unwillingly: "My lord!"

"I told you to step down, are you deaf? Do you want to kill me!" Commander Zhang roared.

"Keep your voice down!" Zhang Fu frowned.

"Yes..." Commander Zhang softened immediately, and whispered to all his subordinates: "You must act according to the order of the Duke, don't worry about me, I am innocent, just explain clearly to the Lord."

"That's right." Zhang Fu snorted and let go of his hand. Commander Zhang hurriedly moved his wrists profusely with sweat, and his face was changing. He was thinking whether he should run away, but when he thought of Zhang Fu's Unfathomable martial arts, and thinking about my family in the capital, I have no idea at all...

(End of this chapter)