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The people around were still discussing, Song Wuya looked at the ground under the bronze monument, and stepped on it a few times with his feet.
The ground is very solid, it doesn't look like it has been dug up.
But if they hadn't dug a tunnel from below, how could they have quietly removed the huge Longevity Monument?Thinking back to the dull sound I heard last night, now that I think about it carefully, it is very similar to the movement made by the Longevity Monument smashing into the ground of the tunnel.
Song Wuya frowned tightly, thinking about this in his heart.
"Little baby, come here." Song Wuya looked at a child beside him, blinking at adults like them with big eyes.As soon as he thought about it, he immediately had an idea, and waved his hand to signal the child to come over.
The child walked over slowly, looked at Song Wuya and didn't speak.
Song Wuya smiled at him: "Come on, listen to Uncle, you piss here."
"Oh!" The child responded without hesitation at all, and went straight to fight there, opened the pants that were originally opened, and urinated on the ground.
The people on the side smiled as if they were watching the excitement, and they didn't know what Song Wuya was going to do, to make a child pee on the street.
Situ Wen and Xiaohuan, who were next to them, turned their eyes away embarrassedly.
On the contrary, Bai Zhuo watched this scene with great interest.
"Urine has seeped into the ground!" Bai Zhuo suddenly yelled, startling many people around.
The child's urine was quite a lot, and it landed on the bluestone slab with a splash.Urine flowed along the grooves on the bluestone slabs, and soon flowed into the gaps between the bluestone slabs.And that urine seeped into the ground very quickly for hundreds of years.
"It seems that the bottom here has really been flipped, it seems that I am right." Song Wuya smiled slightly, stroked the little boy's head lightly, and asked affectionately: "Son, where are your parents?" ?”
When the child was asked this question, he turned his head and looked around, looking for his parents.
"There." Soon, the little boy found his parents and raised his little finger to go there.
Among the loose crowd, a peasant woman was chatting with another woman. They were talking so vigorously that they didn't notice the scene here.
Song Wuya smiled slightly: "Come on, take the money back and let your mother buy you candy."
Putting some money into the child's little hand, Song Wuya patted his back and motioned him to find his mother.
The child grabbed the money and ran towards his mother in a desperate manner. As soon as he got to his mother's side, he stretched out his little hand to show his mother the money in his hand.As soon as he stretched out his hand, the silver fell to the ground.
"Where did you get the silver?" His mother was quite surprised when she saw the silver in the child's hand fell to the ground, and immediately asked the child.
The boy turned around and pointed at Song Wuya: "That uncle gave it to me."
"Then why did uncle give you money?" His mother was worried about this, and she didn't know why. "Go and return the silver to uncle."
Seeing that the clothes on the woman's body were ordinary people's, but when she saw the money, she didn't show any greed, instead she asked the child to send the money back.
"Cleaning, your child just helped me a little. There is nothing to buy around here, so you can use the money to buy some food for the child. It is my little thank you to him." Song Wuya said to that The woman said.
"This...how embarrassing!" the woman said with a little embarrassment.
"You don't need to be polite, the child not only helped me, but also found clues to the disappearance of the Wanshou Monument. This money should be his reward for finding the missing clues of the Wanshou Monument." Song Wuya said with a slight smile .
After hearing this, the people nearby echoed loudly: "That's right, it all depends on this little doll, otherwise I really don't know how the Longevity Monument was lost."
"Hahaha! Yes!"
Seeing that everyone around said that, the woman bowed slightly to Song Wuya and bowed down to pick up the silver on the ground.
"Bao'er, can mother buy you a peach blossom cake?"
"Okay! Bao'er likes to eat the most."
The mother and son bid farewell to their acquaintances and left the crowd.
"What are you still doing in a daze? Let's report to the government immediately!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and soon the others followed him to the Yamen.
Song Wuya and the others waited in place, and not long after, they saw that the original arrester came here again with the yamen servants.Behind them, followed by a county magistrate.
"What's going on, what's going on? Who found it?"
As soon as the policeman came over, he yelled loudly at the crowd.
"It's this young master." A commoner who brought them here found Song Wuya among the crowd and explained.
The catcher looked up, and immediately frowned: "It's you! Are you talking nonsense here again?"
"Brother Hurry up, I'm not talking nonsense. Wouldn't it be clear if you dug up the ground?"
It has been proved that he is still suspicious of Song Wuya, which makes Song Wuya very upset, and said angrily.
"Dig it when you say it? Do you think we are all cows? Does it take no effort to dig the ground?" Unhappily yelled angrily.
The county magistrate who followed behind came to the front, this county magistrate was a little old, and at the moment his face was also sad.This Longevity Monument is the symbol of their Longevity Town, so if you lose it, you will lose it, and let him lose face as a county magistrate.
The county magistrate is not young, and he didn't even make a sedan chair when he came here. He was a little breathless, and he waved his hand when he heard the unpleasant words: "Catch the head together, just listen to this little brother, dig it out and have a look."
Chapter 672 Broken
Chapter 672 Broken
县太爷都已经发话了，那齐捕头也不好说什么，只是瞪了宋无涯一眼，便招呼衙役们去找工具。很快，青石板被敲开，下边的泥土果然全都是翻新的。衙役们看到这个情况，立刻开始挖掘，这一挖就感觉不对劲了。下边的泥土，很是轻松的被他们挖开。他们看着泥土留下的痕迹，很快便有了结果。“大人，这下边还真是有一条地道。”齐捕头向那县太爷汇报道。“快把地道挖开，看看通向哪里。”县太爷着急的指挥者。下边的衙役们再次开始了埋头苦干，县太爷却看向了宋无涯。“这位小哥真是慧眼如炬啊，竟然瞧出了这等端倪，实在是帮了本官大忙了。”县太爷向宋无涯感激不已。宋无涯连忙摆手，谦虚道：“县令大人过誉了，在下也只是偶然发现。区区小事，不足挂齿。还望大人能够早日将万寿碑找回。”“借小哥吉言，希望那万寿碑安然无恙。”县令不住的点着头，他也希望尽快找回万寿碑。很快，下边就挖开了地道。“大人，地道是通往那边的。”齐捕头在下边喊着。眼前这是一条东西大街，这万寿碑原本耸立的地方，是个宽敞的地方。这下边的地道往南边，不出多远那边就是民房了。“大人，估计这万寿碑多半是被人运到了这些民房之内。”宋无涯指着南边的民房向县令说道。县令点头，立刻指挥余下的衙役：“立刻前往那几处民房搜查。”衙役们分头行动，下边的顺着地道往前继续走着，而地上的衙役却前往那边民房查看。不多时，事情便有了结果。“大人，找到了。”一名衙役前来汇报。听到这话，县太爷激动不已：“找到就好，找到就好，快带本官过去看看。”不少百姓跟着县太爷一同向着南边的民房而去，宋无涯四人自然也跟在后边。他们也很好奇此事，想要跟过去看看。刚来到门房口前，身后的司徒雯提醒了一句：“无涯，咱们还要去扬州呢，这热闹就不要看了。反正已经帮他们找到那万寿碑了。”“说的也是，但也不差这点功夫，继续看看再说。”宋无涯对此事很是好奇，毕竟那个传说，这万寿碑有着一个皇朝宝藏的秘密。说起皇朝宝藏，他们先前才遇到过一个前朝宝藏，现在又遇到一个，不得不说这还真是不得了的事情。“怎么会这样啊！”几人还没进入院子，就听到里边传来了县太爷的惊呼。宋无涯他们被衙役拦在门外，没办法看清楚里边的情形。“怎么回事？听县太爷这话，万寿碑怕是出事了。”百姓议论声骤起，说什么的都有。里边的情况谁也不知道，可肯定是出了什么大事。宋无涯他们只看到县太爷进入了一间屋内，随即便发出了这惊呼之声。很快，县太爷就从里边出来了。他这一出来，众人瞧着他脸上的神情，就知道这事情不对。“大人，万寿碑找着了吗？”百姓们高声的向里边的县太爷喊着，询问着万寿碑的情况。“找着了。”县太爷抬起头，苦恼的说着。不等众人在疑惑，便看到衙役们从里边抬出了一块块的青铜碎块来。看那个形状，这青铜碎块绝对就是那万寿碑无疑了。没想到一块好好的青铜碑，此刻竟然成了碎块。“大家都让一让，让一让。”衙役们抬着沉重的青铜碎块，来到了门前。宋无涯趁着这个机会，仔细的看了一下，当他看到那些碎块之上留下的黑色污迹，以及衙役们手上也一并沾染的黑色，心里顿时就明白这是怎么回事了。齐捕头来到了门口，看到了宋无涯，他这脸色阴沉着，冷不丁的向宋无涯问道：“这位公子，我们也是靠了你的线索才找到这万寿碑。不过，现在这已经算不上什么碑了。如此坚固之物，竟然碎裂成这般模样，不知道这位公子是否也能知晓这个中缘由啊？”“看这情形，盗碑之人里当是先以火烧之，随后倒了冷水上去，致使这青铜碑身爆裂。”宋无涯刚才就已经看出，这万寿碑究竟如何变成这个模样的了。齐捕头听着一怔：“哈！你还真是知道的不少啊！我们从现场查看，也得下了这个猜测，没想到你连看都不看，也能知晓。你若不是有过人的聪明才智，那么……这万寿碑或许就是被你所毁！”“哎！你怎么能血口喷人呢？我们昨天下午才刚刚来到此地，今早之前还不知道你们这里有这么一块万寿碑。怎么能是我们盗的呢？”白卓一听齐捕头这话，顿时就怒了，驳斥对方。齐捕头面色不善，回头向其内的县太爷说道：“县令大人，属下怀疑此人与本案有关。要不然他为何知晓一切？”那县太爷还在伤心这件事情，此刻听着齐捕头的话，向宋无涯注视而来。可见齐捕头的话，令这个县太爷动了心。“这位小哥，可否随本官会县衙一趟，本官有些事情要向你询问。”县令到也算是客气，并没有直接和宋无涯动粗，反倒是邀请他前往县衙。宋无涯微微一笑：“既然县令大人都这般说了，那在下也没有拒绝的理由。那咱们就走吧。”没有半点拖沓，宋无涯直接答应了这县令大人。在一群衙役的簇拥下，众人便向着县衙而去。来到了县衙，县令并未升堂，而是找了个地方招呼宋无涯几人坐下，便询问起来了。“小哥来自何处啊？”县令大人一开口便向宋无涯询问。听着这话，宋无涯也没有隐瞒：“在下来自松江。”“哦？来自松江啊？那可真是巧了，本官倒是有一好友刚刚前往松江上任不久。”县令听了宋无涯的话，反倒是想起了自己的事情来。这哪里像是审问，反倒像是闲聊家常一般。宋无涯可不知晓这县令所说的好友是谁，不过从这个年纪来算，应该不会是司徒易，毕竟他们两人相差的年纪足有十几岁。“大人，您将我们叫来是审问呢？还是闲聊啊？”白卓在一旁倒是看不下去了，提醒了那县令一句。县令尴尬的笑了一声：“哎！时过境迁，听说松江，便不由的想起往日的固有来了。本官到很是羡慕他，能如此平步青云，安安稳稳的坐上了松江知府。”“松江知府？”司徒雯在一旁诧异了一句。要说这松江知府，那他们可真是太熟悉了。连宋无涯都忍不住笑出声来，这也太巧了吧？偏偏在这个小地方，遇到了司徒易的故友。瞧着几人脸上的神情，县令顿时一怔：“看来你们也知晓这松江知府啊！”“那是自然喽！毕竟我们就是打松江来的，若是连松江知府司徒易都不知道的话，那还了得？”白卓没好气的说着。“哎！不说了，不说了。”老县令叹了口气摇着头，许久这才又面向宋无涯几人。“几位是何时来我万寿镇的啊？”“昨日下午刚到，来了之后找了家客栈便休息了。一直到了今天早晨，听到了外边的动静，连早饭都没有吃，便过来瞧热闹了。哪想到看热闹不成，反倒被别人当做了贼。”白卓原本被那齐捕头当做罪犯的嫌疑，心里就不是很痛快，此刻更是没好气的抱怨着。老县令微微一笑：“这位小哥不必动怒，你看本官这也没把你们当做是罪犯对待啊！这天底下哪有罪犯和朝廷官员坐在一起这般轻松的？”这话倒是不假，老县令并没有将他们当做是罪犯对待，其目的还只是想要从几人的口中多了解一些情况。“不知道，你们是如何发现这些疑点的？”老县令看向宋无涯，毕竟是他发现这地下存在地道，而且也直接说明了万寿碑被毁的原因。“也没什么，我们了解情况之后，知晓这万寿碑巨大，常人想要偷盗那绝非一件简单的事情。倘若是明目张胆的在这大街上将万寿碑盗走，想必也是要费一番周折的。而且还很是容易引起别人的注意。昨夜恰巧在下半夜起来，听闻了一声巨响，看了现场的情况后，便做了个推测。最后用了个简单的办法验证之后，确定这地面之下被人动过，这才有人想官府举报。另外，那万寿碑乃是青铜所铸，坚硬无比，以外力破坏的话，绝对是一件吃力不讨好的事情。反倒是将其烧热，泼上冷水，这样的办法简单的多。如此办法，倒也并非是什么巧不可阶的办法。此处少山，若是去多山之处，必定会见到采石之人，惯用这等伎俩开采石头。”要说这个办法，也并非是不多见的办法，说白了还是一件很普通的事情，只是这里的人并不多见，所以才会觉得蹊跷。听着宋无涯的讲述，老县令点了点头，“小哥说得不错，只是本官先不明白，那盗贼为何要对这万寿碑动心，这东西可不是什么值钱之物啊！”
Chapter 673 The Rumor Is True
Chapter 673 The Rumor Is True
“是啊！这东西虽然巨大，也有个一200年的历史，可终究不算什么金贵之物。不过县令大人想必是没有听说过那个关于万寿碑的传言了。”宋无涯见这老县令和自己先前有一样的疑惑之处，不禁微微一笑。老县令顿时诧异：“本官来此上任也只是这一两年的光景，倒还不曾听闻万寿碑的传闻，只听说这万寿碑乃是宋朝立下，是为了此镇得名的那只青龟为由。”“大人说得不错，这万寿碑乃是宋朝立碑。而这个传言，也正好和宋朝的皇朝有光，相传这万寿碑立碑之时，宋朝已经是风雨飘摇，他们将龙脉宝藏之密，藏匿在了这万寿碑之中。想必这盗贼，就是奔着这个而来的。”宋无涯当下向这老县令讲诉了一下，那个他也才刚刚听到的传闻。听了这个传闻，老县令紧锁眉头，陷入了沉思。看着他这个样子，宋无涯没有打扰，看向了一旁的白卓。因为刚才老县令的话，让白卓也对这老县令多了一些好感，此刻脸上也没有了那些抱怨的神色。“可那万寿碑已经碎裂，其内也没见藏着什么东西啊！”老县令很是诧异的说着。这一点，宋无涯自然也想到了，他提议：“县令大人何不将那万寿碑复原，看这万寿碑之中是否缺了什么。倘若什么都没缺，那只怕这盗贼白忙活一场喽。”如此巨大的青铜碑，想要将其一夜之间从原本伫立的地方运到民房之内，而后将其燃烧爆裂，想必不是一人所能完成。现如今又得知了这个传言，令宋无涯更加怀疑，这事情或许正是无量教所为。无量教不同于观山酒楼，至少观山酒楼这般做法，起目的并没有明显的指向要覆灭朝廷。而无量教的最终目的，就是想要颠倒政权。而这个万寿碑身上，藏着一个宋朝的宝藏，怎么可能不让他们动心？老县令听了宋无涯的提议后，也很是赞同的点着头：“小哥说得不错，那咱们就去看看这万寿碑是否缺了什么。”说着几人同时起身向外，而那齐捕头与衙役们此刻也将万寿碑的碎块全都拿到了衙门之内。“齐捕头，将这些碎块拼凑起来。”老县令来到院外，立刻向齐捕头吩咐道。齐捕头不明究竟，却也还是照做，招呼其他的衙役一起将那些破碎的青铜块整理起来。这个过称多少有些漫长，不过很快便见了效果。碑身最先被拼凑起来，其内部并没有短缺的东西。到了最后，那碑下的赑屃，拼凑之时，宋无涯立刻就发现，在其内部缺了一块。“等一下！”看到了端倪之后，宋无涯立刻拦住了齐捕头，亲自来到了那赑屃之前，将其中一块请痛块翻开，看到了其上的凹槽。他随即找来另外几块，很快便拼凑在了一起，眼前出现的这个凹槽，他很快也琢磨清楚其内究竟是个什么东西了。“看样子，这里边还真是有东西。从这个形状来看，这里原本应该有一个方形的东西。”那个凹槽拼凑起来，确实是个方形。“方形的东西？那这里便能藏着什么黄金吗？”齐捕头诧异的问道。宋无涯仔细的观察了内部，却摇了摇头：“应该不是黄金。你看这里边存在着锈迹，却并没有留下一丁点黄金，可见其内不可能是黄金。这万寿碑铸造之时，看情形应该是整体铸造的。而这个方形的空间内一定是填充了东西的，并且是在铸造中途的时候被放进去的。当时青铜被熔炼，温度可想而知，倘若是黄金的话，必定也会被一同融化的。被放在这里的东西，一定是个耐得住高温，却又不容易变形的。”虽然知晓了这些特点，但宋无涯心里还真是一时间没办法想到这究竟被放进去了什么东西。这样的东西实在是太多了，可想要保存时间长久，显然应该还是金属之类的东西。可偏偏在这里没有发现其他金属的痕迹，这让事情变得更加的蹊跷了。“无涯兄，你说这里边的东西，耐得住高温？会不会是泥土啊？”一旁的白卓听到了宋无涯的分析之后，当即说出了自己的猜测。“泥土？”宋无涯听着微微一愣，但是他很快便根据这泥土联想到了陶瓷。泥土在高温之下虽然会发生变化，但是却不容易被改变形状。“这道很有可能，或许那真正重要的东西，就是被包裹在泥土之中，扔进了这个地方的。”一时间，茅塞顿开，这样的猜测也算得上是合情合理了。“看来，那宋代的宝藏还真是确有其事，这下子被那些贼子占了便宜。”白卓听着这话，气愤的说着。没想到这个传说还真的有那么回事，现在人都已经跑了，想要将他们抓回来，恐怕不是一件容易的事情。宋无涯想到此处，急忙向那老县令说道：“县令大人，还请让我前往现场进行一番勘察。”“哦？小哥你愿意帮助本官破案？”老县令也是一喜，这个案子让他焦头烂额，却没有丝毫的头绪，眼下宋无涯愿意帮助他破案，那自然是他求之不得的事情。宋无涯点了点头，老县令见状，立刻吩咐齐捕头：“齐捕头，你带着这位小哥前往现场，切记要配合他行事。本官年迈，这身体吃不消了，这一次就不随你们过去了。”“是，大人。”齐捕头当即领命，冷眼看了看宋无涯，却也没有多说什么。不过，这刚出了县衙，齐捕头便开了口：“我说这位公子，你还真是闲的，这官府的事情你也愿意掺和。素我直言，我还真是好奇，你对这件事情为何这般上心？”齐捕头还是对宋无涯充满了戒心和怀疑，毕竟在他看来，寻常的百姓对于官府的事情，那可是躲都来不及，可偏偏此刻就有一个人硬往这里便挤，怎么能让他不觉得奇怪呢？面对着对方的怀疑，宋无涯也仅仅是微微一笑：“没什么，只是好奇罢了，再说这样的事情做惯了，也就习以为常了。”他这话令齐捕头皱起了眉头，因为这话实在是太有深意了，令齐捕头不由得琢磨起这话究竟是再说什么了。宋无涯虽然没有明明白白的说透，但是这其中的意思，也足以让不少人猜测出来了。可偏偏齐捕头没有这样的头脑，他只是觉得奇怪，却不明白这话究竟含义。很快，几人再次来到了那案发现场。此处民居已经被官府贴了封条，其内的一切都不曾有人动过。“先去派人将这院子的主人找来，我有话要问他。”宋无涯如往日一般，向那齐捕头直接命令道。他虽说是习惯了，可是齐捕头却极不习惯，毕竟被一个毛头小子这样指挥，哪能让他这个捕头心里顺气。“县令大人只吩咐让你来查看这案发现场，可没说要调查什么人呢。”齐捕头自然不愿意听他的话，没好气的反驳。“那你可记得，老县令可让你配合我的，你这么做恐怕不太合适吧？”宋无涯冷冷的说着，对那齐捕头的话丝毫不以为意。齐捕头冷笑一声：“怎么？你还打算回去告我的状啊？明着告诉你，我还真不怕这个。我只是看不惯你这埋头小子在这里颐指气使。”“齐捕头这话可就严重了吧？在下何曾向你颐指气使？在下不过是提了一个简单的要求罢了。即便你现在不去找，等到回了衙门，我向老县令一说明，他自然也会让你去找的。反正都是要找，你何必要让老县令觉得你办事不利呢？”宋无涯可并非对这个齐捕头颐指气使，他活了这么多年，还没有做过那种高高在上的姿态，如今即便是对方极不配合，他也是极力的劝说着。显然，齐捕头被宋无涯给说动了，他眉头一蹙，冲着一旁的衙役挥了挥手：“你俩去将这院子的主人找来。”“是，捕头。”那两名衙役倒是痛快，立刻转身就去了。宋无涯往前迈步，抬手指了指院门，一名衙役立刻会意，上前将刚刚贴好的封条撕开。一群人立刻进入了院内，宋无涯并没有急切的进入屋内，反而在这院落里仔细的看了起来。“想要将那万寿碑烧热，必定要耗费不少的木材。这些人昨夜得手，算上之前的准备工作，只怕在这里已经准备了数日。这院内必定有他们留下的一些痕迹，大家分头仔细的找找，或许会有什么发现。”宋无涯严谨的向这些衙役吩咐着。他如此严谨的态度，令那齐捕头更是好奇了，毕竟在他看来一个毛头小子，办事情怎么可能如此的滴水不漏，将所有的事情都考虑的方方面面。他还在诧异，那些衙役却已经开始分头寻找了。宋无涯没有在院子里停留，而是向屋内走去。刚来到门前，立刻就闻到了其内散发出来的一阵焦臭的味道。
Chapter 674 The Same Direction
Chapter 674 in the same direction
The room was already pitch black. It can be seen that a raging fire was burning here last night, but it was not discovered by others. It is really strange.
Looking at the traces left in the room, Song Wuya could also imagine what happened last night.
He came to the place where the fragments of the Longevity Stele were found. A deep hole had been dug in the ground there, and there was a lot of sludge in it.
After all, the time of the incident was relatively short, and the water marks left here hadn't had time to dry completely.
After scanning the surrounding situation, Song Wuya finally came to a conclusion.
"It seems that they have considered all this very carefully. There is another world in this cave, and there is a lot of water in it. After the fire burned, they closed the upper cave, leaving only a little ventilation. A large amount of smoke in it melted into the water, so it was not noticed by anyone. However, there is only thick smoke, but no fire, so it is really difficult for people to know in the middle of the night."
Song Wuya expressed his judgment through on-site inspection.