After waiting for a while, Song Yi, Wang Liang, the squire of the Criminal Department, Song Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Tan Shize, the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Command Division, came to the front of the step, and Zhu Yunwen took Ma Hui to get off the step. After everyone gave the salute, Song Yi said: "Your Highness, the fire is being sorted out, please report the case to Your Highness first." ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded in agreement, and Song Yi led everyone to a house next to him, where the door was already full of soldiers and servants. Song Yi said: "Your Highness, this is a place for the lower officials and others to temporarily handle official business, and it is relatively safe." ”

Zhu Yunwen sat on the main seat, watched everyone stand, and chuckled: "Rank Aiqing, you must be very tired from the fire last night to now, let's sit down and talk." ”

"Your Highness."

"Lord Song, has there been a new change in the case compared to the earlier dynasty?"

"Yes, before the court today, the minister sent the official to the nearby workshop to inquire to see if there was a similar case, and after the minister, the official came to report that the Hongji workshop of the second brocade workshop had a murder last night, about five murderers broke into the Hongji workshop, killed two porters, and then rushed to the workshop to inspect the courtyard fiercely, the murderer was extremely fierce, killed two guards, but was found by the soldiers patrolling the street, the murderer fled."

"Have you caught the murderer?"

"One of the five murderers was killed by the guard, two were killed by the soldiers, and the remaining two jumped into the Qinhuai River, so there was no way to live. Almost at the same time, the fire broke out, and all the soldiers and servants were mobilized, and the fires were put out, and the patrols were patrolled, so these things were brought together this morning. ”

Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said, "That means that the murderers were going to attack four workshops last night, but only three of them succeeded. This one also uses a new type of textile machine? ”

"Yes, at present, there are more than ten new looms used in the first, second and third workshops of brocade, and the reason why these four have tragic accidents is that they are not close to the riverbank, and in the inner alleys, the soldiers who patrol the night are generally patrolling along the street, so these workshops pay less attention."

"Do you tell who the murderers are?" Zhu Yunwen asked.

"Your Highness, the last general asked the nearby lieutenant to identify it, but he didn't identify it, but according to the preliminary judgment, these people should be begging for a living on the water." Jin Yiwei commanded Song Zhongdao.

"Oh, Lone understands, is there anything else?"

Song Zhong hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Highness, last night the "Fanghua" women's textile workshop in the third brocade workshop also broke in, but they were all killed. ”

Before Zhu Yunwen could react, Ma Hui next to him said "ah" and said, "Did you hurt anyone?" ”

"No, all five murderers were killed." Everyone was attracted by Ma Hui's voice, and involuntarily shifted their eyes, so they didn't notice Zhu Yunwen's face, but when they heard that no one was injured, Zhu Yunwen's face also returned to normal.

Zhu Yunwen supported his forehead with his hand, covered his expression slightly, smoothed his tone, and said sharply: "Commander Song, this matter seems to be carefully planned, the emperor has an edict, the case must be solved within ten days, Wang Shilang, Song Fu Yin and Commander Tan must fully cooperate, if the case cannot be solved within the time limit, the four of you will be guilty of the same crime." ”

"Minister/Commander."

......

Zhu Yunwen stood on a high platform on the edge of the carefully arranged fireground, looking around, the outermost circle was the onlookers, but they were blocked by the soldiers; Inside, a circle of corpses covered with a white cloth; Then there were about a dozen or so family members of the victims, including the elderly, women, and children, all of whom looked at themselves with a smile on their faces; It's just that there is a group of soldiers between them and themselves. Seeing all this, Zhu Yunwen sighed, in his previous life, he felt very bored when he saw this kind of official article, but today he had to do this, he had experienced two assassinations and almost died, without the protection of so many soldiers, he himself felt that it was not safe enough.

Zhu Yunwen thought about it, took an iron horn, covered his mouth, and shouted loudly: "The people of the Ming Dynasty, I am the imperial grandson of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen, this fire destroyed a total of three workshops, and the death toll reached seventy-three people, after the emperor learned about it, the thunder was furious, and ordered the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Jinyiwei to solve the case within ten days, so many murderers could not have no traces, they wanted to hide weapons, eat, and buy clothes, I hope you will think about it yourself, If there are any special outsiders or locals who have any unusual behaviors recently, they must report to the yamen, and if everyone's clues are useful and the murderer is finally caught, the person who provides the clues will be rewarded. In addition, after the murderer commits a crime, he often returns to the scene, and I am here to inform you that in addition to the main culprit, if the accomplice can take the lead in reporting the main culprit or assist the government in solving the case, the orphan will pardon your capital crime, and if there is a major meritorious act, the orphan will pardon your sins. ”

When the people around heard Zhu Yunwen's speech, they couldn't help but look around, think about it carefully, and see if there was any abnormal situation that the imperial grandson said. Most of the people at the scene lived nearby, and they all had gnashing their teeth at the arsonist, so there was a lot of discussion in the field, and even an old woman said loudly: "The imperial grandson, I am from a tavern, and recently there are often a few fierce and evil people in my shop who come to eat, and now it seems that it is likely to be a murderer." ”

Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed: "This old man, I thank you on behalf of the victim's family," turned back to Song Yi and said: "Lord Song, hurry up and arrange for the official to record a confession for the old man." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhu Yunwen continued: "In addition, is the shopkeeper of Yang Ji's workshop there?" ”

A young man on the lookout raised his hand and said, "Your Highness, my father is the shopkeeper, but when he was inspecting the scene in the morning, he vomited blood and fainted," Speaking of this, his voice was crying: "But my father said that the nursing home that was killed last night will give a bereavement pension to ensure that the future is worry-free." ”

Zhu Yunwen beckoned, and the soldier made a way for the young man to come closer, only to see that he was in his twenties, dressed in green clothes, wearing a Confucian crown, and dressed as a scholar, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but say: "I don't know what you call it?" Have you ever gone to school? ”

The young man bowed and said, "Your Highness, the late Yang bowed in, and went to school in the Guozi Prison, and I heard that my father had an accident, so I asked for leave and rushed over." ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "Yang Jiansheng, your father's approach is very good, and he is very relieved. This time your losses are very large, after the murderers are caught, Lone will confiscate their property to compensate you, and if the workshop is difficult to maintain, you can go to the Bank of Communications to discuss the loan, Lone will say hello to them. ”

Yang bowed into the great joy, knelt down on both knees, and said: "Your Highness, I must tell my father the good news, his old man has been hit hard this time, I am afraid that he will not be able to accept it, now I am relieved, thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness!" He kowtowed incessantly.

"It's okay, this is what Lone should do, if there is something to do, you can go to the East Palace, report your name, and Lone will see you. Liu Zhen, write down the situation of Yang Jiansheng and ask the guards to report it to Lone. ”

"Yes, Your Highness." "Thank you, Your Highness."

After appeasing Yang Bowing, Zhu Yunwen cordially met with the victim's family, inquired about their situation in detail, and each of them gave them ten taels of silver on the spot, so that they could settle down temporarily, and if there was something to do, they could go directly to the East Palace to find him.

These family members received ten taels of silver, and their grief was slightly reduced, and they thanked Zhu Yunwen for their kindness before retreating.

In the end, Zhu Yunwen picked up the horn again and said: "Weavers who have lost their jobs, I suggest that you discuss with the workshop manager to get through the difficulties together, and if you want to find a new job, you can also find other workshops." Speaking of this, he pulled Fu Yin Song Yi over: "I have asked Song Fu Yin to be responsible for coordinating this matter, so that everyone can have a food and clothing life as much as possible, and everything will be fine after this winter." ”

"Also, for the people whose houses were burned down this time, Song Fuyin will come forward to help everyone build houses and restore everyone's lives as soon as possible, so please rest assured, everything will be fine, please believe me."

Speaking of this, Song Yi knelt down and said: "Your Highness is merciful, and you will be humbled by your humble duties, and your lower officials will definitely arrange the lives of the people who are on fire, and if there is a problem, Your Highness can directly punish your lower officials." ”

With Song Yi's voice, except for Zhu Yunwen's guards, everyone in the audience knelt down one after another: "Thank you, Your Highness!" Thank you, Your Highness! "Your Highness is merciful, and your subordinates will do their best to capture the murderer." "Your Highness is merciful, and the last general will definitely capture the murderer as soon as possible, and he will see people alive and corpses when he dies."

Zhu Yunwen was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Everyone get up, everyone get up, it's cold on the ground, don't freeze." Suddenly, I felt a small hand next to me grab it, and when I looked back, it turned out to be Ma Hui, she stared at her beautiful big eyes, and said softly: "Your Highness, you are so merciful, really amazing!" ”

......

Zhu Yunwen went to the other two workshops that caught fire in turn, comforted the people on the spot, the people were grateful to Dade, and their mood stabilized a little, and then they involuntarily reported some clues they found to the yamen, which greatly accelerated the speed of the case......

The other two workshops that failed to set fire to the arson, Zhu Yunwen did not go, and Ma Hui took the initiative to invite Ying to visit......

The three fires were all over, and it was almost dusk, looking at the back of Zhu Yunwen and his party returning to the palace, a person in the roadside teahouse sighed: "What a benevolent gentleman." ”

The man on the other side: "Hypocrite, he didn't give anything, but he won a full house." ”

"No one knows how he's sincere, but it's actually very good to be able to do this."

"Hmph, I just regret it, if I knew that he was coming today, I would arrange a killer among the family, and a big thing could have been done."

"That's true, but none of us thought he would be there. By the way, is it all arranged? Don't leave anything behind. ”

"No, we didn't come forward directly this time, it was the people of the White Lotus Sect who hired the water bandits of Taihu Lake to do it, it's just that among their people, there are our people."

"It's good that it won't be exposed, but you still have to be careful and remove all the people who have shown your face, without the slightest trace."

"Well, I understand, but I want to ......," he said, gesturing his palm.

"No, it's not that far, just avoid it first."