In the next two or three days, there were six or seven houses in the imperial city that caught fire, and each time the fire broke out, it was when the master was not in charge.

Song Ming didn't disappoint Tang Meng, he arrived at the scene as soon as possible every time, and even relied on his three-inch incorruptible tongue to go straight into the backyard of each mansion and directly talk to the ladies of each house.

As soon as those ladies heard that it was the prefect who came to count the losses and said that maybe they could compensate in full in the future, they told the truth one by one, all the precious jewelry and jade were written in black and white, and at the end there were the handprints of the ladies of each room, so that even if some big officials reacted and wanted to regret it, it was too late, including the Du Peng family recommended by Duan Jingxun.

The last place where the fire broke out was Dong Cheng's house, and Song Ming arrived at Dong Cheng's backyard early the next morning, and shook his head as soon as he entered the house.

This is like the home of a prefect, and he is even poorer than some people, Mrs. Dong Cheng carefully counted and finally only reported a few worthless solid wood furniture.

Holding a few completely different lists in his hand, Song Ming also felt that this was really a clever plan, and the next day he went to the court with these in his hand, and read out the losses of each family in public.

As he read it, the named minister trembled, and in the end, among all the people who had been in trouble, Dong Cheng was the only one standing in the court, and everyone else was already kneeling on the ground in panic and fear.

Emperor Duan was furious, "If you burn a courtyard, you will reveal so many belongings, if you burn your entire mansion, I don't know how many treasures will be found!" Du Peng, this is what you said about serving me! ”

"The minister is wronged, there must be some misunderstanding in the middle, Your Majesty!"

Du Peng, who was in a cold sweat, Song Ming also knelt down in the court, "The minister also thinks that Lord Du has been wronged, these things are treasures that Lord Du can't exchange for several lifetimes, maybe his wife reported a mistake, and the minister is sure that His Majesty ordered the search family to return Lord Du's innocence!" ”

"No! Minister...... Minister......"

Emperor Duan threw down the tea cup in his hand angrily, "What else do you have to quibble, there is still a loyal person from top to bottom in the household department?" Miasma! ”

None of the civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty dared to speak, and they buried their heads very low one by one, and only Dong Chenggang stood in the center.

Emperor Duan was not light, and he coldly glimpsed that His Highness was still standing with a person who was not afraid, "What did that Dong Chengjia burn, read it again!" ”

Song Ming received the decree, and he finished reading three or two sentences, and the loss of less than thirty or fifty taels added together was like a thunderbolt on the ground that exploded in the hearts of many ministers.

Even Duan Jingxun was really bombarded, and he immediately reacted badly, and immediately stepped forward to try to divert Emperor Duan's attention.

"My father and sons thought that the repeated fires in the imperial city were due to the poor supervision of the prefect, and Song Ming and Dong Cheng could not escape the blame!"

"Weichen is wronged," Song Ming had long expected such a thing, and immediately opened his mouth to shout injustice, "This is caused by the heavenly stem and is also blamed on the weak fire prevention awareness of the provinces, the minister has posted a notice at the first time to let the people be careful, and also asked His Royal Highness King Yi to send people to patrol the streets to ensure safety." ”

Emperor Duan's face sank, "Well, Song Ming's move can be regarded as thoughtful," he rolled his eyes and exuded the king's coercion, "Dong Chengzhen asked you, why have you lived so shabby for many years in the prefect's mansion?" Didn't you do it on purpose for me to see? ”

Dong Cheng's salute is neither humble nor arrogant, "The minister doesn't dare, the minister's family has a large population, the old mother is seriously ill and needs to take medicine all year round, and he is already very content to save such a family." ”

"Jing Yi, what Dong Cheng said is true?"

Duan Jingyi's face was pale, "But it's true, the household department has the household registration of the Dong family, and my father can order someone to find out the evidence." ”

Emperor Duan raised his hand, "No need," his serious face softened slightly, "If I ask you for Dong Cheng, do you have any opinions?" ”

"This," Duan Jingyi looked embarrassed, "Dong Chengnai, the prefect of Chengnan, has always been upright and deeply loved by the people, and Chengnan is very relieved to hand over his management of the ministers." ”

Duan Jingxun had just expected seven or eight, and now he was even more panicked when he heard this, "Father, Lord Dong must be very familiar with the situation in the city for many years in the south of the city, if you rashly change positions, I am afraid that the people and Lord Dong will not be used to it, and please think twice." ”

Emperor Duan retracted his gaze, "The way to use a minister is to vote for the position, Dong Cheng is so virtuous and talented, it's a pity to only be a prefect," and then regardless of Duan Jingxun's desire to speak again, Emperor Duan sat up straight directly, and announced loudly, "From today onwards, Dong Cheng will be promoted to the head of the household, and Song Ming will have a strong special order to supervise the two cities in the south and west, as for Du Peng and you insatiable people, behead!" ”

"The emperor spares his life!" Du Peng wailed, "His Royal Highness save me!" ”

Emperor Duan looked at Duan Jingxun, who was unwilling, his eyes were dangerously sharp, "Second brother, what do you think?" ”

"The sons, the sons think that the father and the emperor are wise and use people like gods!"

"Hahaha," Duan Dilang laughed, and Gonggong Su waited for him to retreat.

It wasn't until the courtiers walked for most of the time that Jingxun turned his head and looked at Duan Jingyi viciously, "I didn't expect to be succeeded by you!" ”

Duan Jingyi sneered, didn't say a word, and went out of the hall directly, letting the people behind him grit their teeth with hatred.

Unexpectedly, there were people waiting for him outside the hall.

Jiang Chongji was dressed in silver armor with thorns in his eyes, "His Royal Highness King Yi has good means, and he is not afraid that His Majesty will set fire at will in his supervision area, will he know?" ”

He just guessed that he was not completely sure, he thought that Duan Jingyi would die and refused to admit it, but he didn't expect the latter to laugh evilly.

"The general's words are serious, this king just wants to burn the rotten leaves and dead branches in the court, but he didn't expect the greedy minister's house to be dry and flammable, and the fire burned so violently."

Jiang Chongji's eyes were shocked, "Do you know what Fang just admitted?" ”

"The general also wants to let Zhongliang take the throne, why should I hide the same thought."

After he finished speaking, he left without looking back, leaving Jiang Chongji behind him with burning eyes.

has also been fighting on the battlefield for many years, why is Duan Jingyi the god of war and Yama, but he is only worthy of being a general, Jiang Chongji originally thought it was the courtier's flattering words, but now he saw it, and found that Duan Jingyi did have a shocking transparency and sharpness.

Jiang Chongji's face was serious and abnormal, and he left the palace sullenly.

The carriage of King Yi's mansion was not fast, and Ling Qing quietly got into the carriage halfway.

"Lord Wang, I found it! Lin Meng many years ago promoted his cronies Gao Nan to the left guard of the Yongqing Army, and the Yongqing Army accidentally stayed in Seoul this time to return to the camp, and his subordinates inquired in many ways It is said that the army has found that the plague has infected the people in Seoul, so Gao Nan privately blocked the communication between Seoul and the outside world. ”

"Privately blocked!" Duan Jingyi couldn't help but be shocked, how could the army have the power to control the city, if this was the case, then there was only one possibility-

The prefect of Seoul has been controlled by Gao Nan.

It is a great sin for the army to maliciously control the city, but the imperial city has not heard the slightest rumor so far, and someone must have helped to deliberately conceal it.