The three main halls are in ruins, with lingering smoke curling up.
"What happened this time," Zhu Di glanced at his two spy chiefs, sighed and said, "I am also responsible..."
"Your Majesty..." Wang Xian and Zhao Ying couldn't believe their ears. The extremely stubborn Emperor Yongle actually admitted that he was also responsible! But the next moment, two extremely smart people understood what the Emperor meant.
, let them take the main responsibility...
"The emperor said this, the old slave has no choice but to be killed in front of Danqi." Zhao Ying, the old eunuch, followed the emperor without hesitation and said: "On the Lantern Festival, the government puts out lanterns and the people enjoy the lanterns. It has been a custom for many years! Follow us.
What does your Majesty have to do with it?!" He kowtowed vigorously and said, "It's the servants who didn't do their job properly! All the mistakes are the fault of the servants and have nothing to do with Your Majesty!"
"Yes, Your Majesty..." Wang Xian was furious after hearing this. Zhu Di would only listen to him, why would this happen?! But Zhao Ying had already said this, what else could he do?
"Okay, I didn't say it was the two of you." Zhu Di was quite satisfied with the attitude of the two of them, and then said to relieve the pressure on the two of them: "Besides, this time, you are not completely without credit." This is true.
, if Zhao Ying had not been fully prepared, not only the three main halls would have been burned down? I am afraid that the entire Forbidden City would have been destroyed in a sea of fire. As for Wang Xian, it seems that if he had not arrested suspicious people on a large scale, I am afraid that the White Lotus Sect would have burned more than one palace.
The palace is so simple, it will at least cause chaos in the capital, and it is possible to take the opportunity to attack the Forbidden City.
"Anyway, let's find out more about this matter first." Zhu Di paused, then turned his eyes to the still smoking ruins and said: "You guys think, how could such a big palace be ignited by just a few rockets at once?
, and suddenly the fire soared into the sky, and it was impossible to save it? Could it be that it was really a fire from heaven?"
"This..." Only then did the two of them realize that what the emperor was really concerned about was the real cause of the fire in the three main halls. After thinking about it, it became clear. If they couldn't prove that the fire was man-made, they could even search the whole house.
Even if the emperor is beheaded, he still needs to confess his sins to heaven. Once the emperor issues an edict to accuse himself, then it is naturally wrong to move the capital to Beijing. Returning the capital to Nanjing will become inevitable...
"Aren't you two fighting openly and secretly all day long to lead each other?" Zhu Di glanced at the two of them and said calmly: "Who can find out this matter this time? Boss!" After saying that, Zhu Di suddenly raised his voice and roared.
Said: "We must find out clearly, even if a big prison is set off, it doesn't matter!"
"Yes." Wang Xian and Zhao Ying accepted the order in unison.
"Go." Zhu Di waved his hand tiredly...
After coming out of Fengtian Gate, Zhao Ying stopped and looked at Wang Xiandao: "How are you going to investigate?"
"I have no clue." Wang Xian shook his head and asked, "What do you think, father-in-law?"
"Of course it's arson." Zhao Ying said matter-of-factly: "The theory of sky fire is nonsense. This rumor must be shattered!"
"What the father-in-law said is true." Wang Xian nodded and said with a smile, "Then let's go and investigate separately."
"Uncle Zhongyong, this time is different from the past. You and I have to put aside our past grudges and cooperate sincerely." Zhao Ying looked at Wang Xian and said sincerely.
"Of course." Wang Xian smiled and agreed deeply.
They cupped their hands and separated at the gate of Fengtian. Wang Xian left the palace, while Zhao Ying went to the East Factory to check in.
When he returned to Dongchang for duty, Zhao Ying summoned his men to discuss the matter. Ma De asked in a low voice: "Godfather, do you really want to cooperate with the man named Wang?"
"Of course not." Zhao Ying had a gloomy face, shook his head and said, "Let's check our own, and keep an eye on what's going on over there." He paused and said, "What happened to the officials who were sent to the Tai Hospital?
"
"Forget it," Ma De spat, "Those guys are all mules! They lay there and cursed, refused to let the imperial doctor treat their injuries, and even said they would go on a hunger strike to death!"
"Huh," Zhao Ying snorted coldly: "They are the ones who caused this! Of course they have to work hard now!"
"What the godfather is saying is..." The stall owners habitually flattered each other, but then they were stunned. Ma De asked tentatively: "The godfather is saying that they set the fire in the three main halls?!
"
"Of course!" Zhao Ying said calmly with a gloomy face: "It must be them, it must be them!" After a pause, he said to his subordinates who were looking at each other: "They have long been dissatisfied with His Majesty, and they are using this
This is a way to force the Emperor to pay back the sins he has committed!"
The stall leaders were not fools. After hearing that Zhao Ying had already made a firm conclusion before he investigated, he understood that this should be the most beneficial result for the emperor... Yes, if those ministers deliberately set fire to the three main halls,
The emperor naturally became the victim. Not only did he not have to blame himself, but he could also justifiably start a bloody storm and kill all those who openly opposed the emperor!
Thinking of the hundreds of ministers kneeling and admonishing in front of Chengtian Gate, one can imagine how angry the emperor was! Doesn’t that mean that the emperor has become a bastard who has betrayed his relatives and alienated his family?! Don’t kill all those guys
After cleaning it out, how can we let the emperor vent his bad breath? How can we restore the dignity of the emperor to the king of a country?
When they think about it this way, they will understand what they should do...
"Old ancestor," the eunuch in charge of the Dongchang team asked in a low voice: "It's all trivial to fabricate evidence and make things out of thin air. The key point is that Jinyiwei can't undermine us?"
"Yes." The eunuchs nodded. They were really worried about the true nature of Wang Xian and his gang. If the fake case was successfully fabricated here and the case was successfully solved over there, then the fake case would be fake.
When you encounter the real thing, you can put it on as soon as you take it off. Where to place everyone’s face is another matter. Whether the head can be saved is another question.
"That's why we need to communicate with them more," Zhao Ying said calmly: "If they find out anything, then..." As he said that, Zhao Ying waved his hand and made a beheading gesture.
All the subordinates nodded in understanding...
Taiyuan Hospital is located outside Chengtianmen, on East Chang'an Street. It is a large courtyard with five fronts and five entrances. Usually there are few people and many rooms, making it look extremely deserted. Today, however, all the rooms were filled with people, moaning and cursing.
The impassioned speeches made the imperial doctors who were accustomed to being quiet feel dizzy. They had never seen so many wounded people in their lives, and Qing Yishui was an official in the imperial court with soap boots and official robes...
When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent these officials here, he specifically warned them that they must be treated well. Even if the Crown Prince didn't say anything, the staff of the Crown Prince's Hospital did not dare to neglect them. From the hospital judge to the most ordinary apprentice, they all went to the battle. Fortunately, all of them
It was a traumatic injury. A splint was placed on the broken bone, and the bleeding head was covered with some medicine. There was no technical content, but the court judge was still very confident that he could complete this task... Who would have thought that none of these officials would do anything?
He cooperated and said that he would rather be lame for the rest of his life and bleed to death than let them give him treatment!
Judge Jin of Taiyuan Hospital had some understanding of the mood of the officials, so he patiently persuaded them that it would not be too late to recover from their injuries before fighting again. If they really became disabled or died from excessive blood loss, then
It was a disaster for his parents, wife and children... The officials were a little moved by what he said. They were about to let the imperial doctors treat the injuries when they suddenly heard a commotion outside!
"People from the Taiyuan Hospital, listen!" A male duck shouted in the yard: "Everyone gather in the yard! No treatment for the suspect is allowed!"
Judge Jin hurried to the hospital and saw that it was Zhao Ying, the admiral of the East Factory, who had personally led his men to surround the yamen of Taiyuan. Judge Jin’s heart thumped, and he hurried up to greet him with a smile: “What’s the matter with Zhao Ying?
Did the father-in-law blow the wind?"
"Yao Feng!" Zhao Ying nodded towards him as a greeting, and said coldly: "According to the order, we are investigating the serious case of arson in the three main halls! Come and arrest the suspect! Judge Jin Yuan, tell your imperial doctors to stay away.
Don't be caught by mistake. They can't afford Dongchang's tricks!"
"So that my father-in-law knows that there are only some injured officials receiving treatment here," Judge Jin Yuan said with a smile: "There are no arson suspects."
"Those are the officials!" Zhao Ying said impatiently: "What, are the Jin Yuan judges trying to excuse them?" He looked at the Jin Yuan judges coldly and said: "Or, you and them are basically the same group.
?!"
"Don't dare!" Magistrate Jin quickly shook his head in fright. Although he sympathized with those officials, he was only a doctor after all. Even if he wanted to be with others, others would not regard him as a comrade.
"Arrest people!" Zhao Ying waved his hand, and Dongchang fans rushed into each room like wolves and tigers. They didn't care about the high or low officials. They just looked at who looked nervous and whose face was earth-colored. As for those who were trembling with fear, they were arrested.
, and don’t let anyone go!
"Let me go!" "Why are you arresting me?!" Some of the arrested officials were dejected, some tried their best to look upright, and some struggled and shouted desperately.
"Let them go!" Wei Gao and several other leading senior officials stood up... The scarlet robes they wore had a protective effect during beatings. After all, those wearing scarlet robes were senior officials. When those Dongchang gangsters attacked,
I felt a lot lighter involuntarily.
Wei Gao and others blocked the way of the gangsters and said with emotion: "We are the masterminds. If you want to arrest us, arrest us!" What he said was that they were the masterminds who came to the palace gate to protest. As soon as he said this, Zhao Ying
Everyone's eyes lit up at once. The original plan was to catch some soft eggs that were easy to knead, and process them carefully to make a decent confession. As for those who seemed to be stubborn at first sight, they were detained in the Taiyuan Hospital first.
, so as not to waste your efforts. But after hearing what Wei Gao and the others said, Zhao Ying was like a shark seeing blood. He strode forward, grabbed Wei Gao's collar, stared at him, and asked in a dark voice: "
That thing was really planned by you?!"
Wei Gao looked at Zhao Ying without fear, thinking that the other party was talking about kneeling to remonstrate, so he acknowledged it without hesitation: "That's right! I dare to do what I dare to do, so you can take me back!"
"What a daredevil!" Zhao Ying smiled sinisterly, his face suddenly changed, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Evil beast!" He waved his hand suddenly and threw Wei Gao's burly body out! Wei Gao was heavy
He fell in the courtyard and a mouthful of blood spurted out...