Some accidents happened during the construction of the imperial tomb. At the beginning of the construction, the groundwater level was very shallow, and there was often groundwater seepage, which was Huang Ling's taboo. At that time, craftsmen used many methods to avoid water seepage, but it was not easy to change places. After all, the choice of this place was approved by the emperor. If you suddenly change your mind now, it is undoubtedly a crime of deceiving the monarch. Moreover, as we also said, Daoguang is a stingy person, and he spent so much money back and forth. Finally, tell him that it is not asking for trouble not to build Huangling.
So the minister who presided over the construction concealed this situation and made some simple waterproofing to get away with it. Then Daoguang came to check and accept, and it looked very imposing. And the appearance is similar to the design in my mind, so I signed for it. And brought Queen Niucrewe's coffin here. However, when Daoguang came here to worship his ancestors again in the second year, he wanted to see the imperial tomb on a whim, only to find that the coffin of Queen Xiao Mu could not be pressed, and the pit was full of water, and the coffin was directly soaked. When I saw this scene, all the people who followed Daoguang were too scared to go out. He cursed the minister who built the imperial tomb, pig and dog, and put the coffin away quickly. After proper disposal, I returned to Beijing and arrested all the ministers and Mr. Feng Shui who participated in the construction of the imperial tomb.
Moreover, because of this accident, Daoguang emperor also moved to build a new Huangling, which was later Xiling, regardless of some taboos. The original Dongling can only be demolished, but it costs a lot of money in the process of demolition, and the high-quality materials demolished are few and generous, so it is no longer used. After all, there is still a psychological shadow when you see the water in it.