Inside the Inju Palace. Empress Dowager Zhang was meeting with the envoy sent by the emperor, Xiao Jing, the celebrant and the eunuch of Dongchang.

Xiao Jing told Empress Dowager Zhang in detail the reasons for the case, especially mentioning that the house slaves of Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling colluded with the people in the palace to set fire to Qingning Palace.

「…… At present, Jinyiwei has taken down the two of them, saying that the case will be handed over to Dali Temple for investigation after the trial is concluded, and it is estimated that the ...... to be sentenced to death.

Xiao Jing said. Empress Dowager Zhang asked casually, "Who is it?" Xiao Jing hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "It is said that the two house slaves in the Hou Ye's Mansion are both green forest heroes recruited from the people to help take care of the coal mines in Xishan, which is somewhat gangster.

The Zhang brothers found people to guard the coal mines, which involved robbing other coal mines, arresting strong men to go to the mines, and even kidnapping and trafficking in people.

After all, digging coal in the coal mine is manual work, and the risk factor is extremely high, and the Zhang brothers naturally don't want to pay too much wages in order to save costs, so they send people to the people to kidnap good people and strong men.

In order to ensure that this group of villains is stationed in the mine and does not cause chaos, sometimes they will kidnap women from good families for their huo.

Even if the government knew that the disappearance of the people might be related to the coal mine owner, the Zhang brothers did not dare to investigate in detail.

When Zhu Hao went to explore the coal mine, he found that the two bandit leaders with dozens of subordinates kidnapped the people's daughter, although he asked Jinyiwei to come forward to save the people, but there was nothing to do with the other party who was overwhelmed.

Now that someone in the palace has set fire to it, this group of villains deserves to be unlucky. Empress Dowager Zhang was a little unhappy, and said, "Didn't you say that you can put a small fire a little bit and not hurt anyone, how can you be discovered?"

The matter of arson was naturally instructed by Empress Dowager Zhang. And the person specifically responsible is Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing didn't dare to go to Qingning Palace to set fire, even if the Qingning Palace was not the hostess of the palace, but it was also a forbidden place, a fire went down, and it was found that it was a capital crime, but since it was an order given by the Empress Dowager Zhang herself, Xiao Jing had to follow, of course, Xiao Jing didn't dare to do it himself, so he could only send his henchmen eunuchs out of the horse, but he didn't expect his eunuchs to find two little palace maids to set fires, Xiao Jing was ready to put out the fire with manpower, and by the way, he got a credit...... It turned out that the fire was not set off, but the person was caught and appeared.

The henchman eunuch sent by Xiao Jing to set the fire was, of course, immediately evaporated from the world, but in fact he was thrown into a well. Xiao Jing has been in the palace for decades, and he seems to be a good man, but in fact, he has done a lot of things to deceive you and me, benevolence is just an appearance, and if it really involves his vital interests, killing someone is not a problem at all.

Xiao Jing hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "It's the slave who failed to do a good job." Empress Dowager Zhang said, "Since the matter has nothing to do with the two younger brothers of the mourning family, why is this matter involved in them?

Could it be that the person you are looking for is someone from the Zhang family?" "It has nothing to do with slaves and maids...... Xiao Jing hurriedly cleared up the matter.

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "In this way, those two people were innocently implicated, such a green forest character, if they die, they will die, it doesn't matter, but did the emperor say how to punish the two younger brothers of the mourning family?

Xiao Jing said: "I didn't mention it, Jin Yiwei's previous statement only said that it was unfavorable for the two Hou Masters to manage his subordinates, and there was no intention to punish the two Hou Masters substantively, or just ...... Fines, up to suspension.

"Oh." When Empress Dowager Zhang heard this, she didn't take it too seriously. What are the two younger brothers, when the sister knows very well in her heart, it's just that she doesn't explain it thoroughly because of the relationship between the sister and brother.

Even if no one suspends the Zhang brothers, but the two of them are just holding a false post to receive a salary in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and they don't work for themselves.

Without oil and water, the two brothers would not have done it. "It's also a good thing for them to leave their jobs and reflect at home, and the emperor has helped the mourning family.

Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly felt that her newly adopted son was quite good at doing things. The two younger brothers have no ability, and they like to bother her, so they take this opportunity to let the two younger brothers suffer on their behalf, so that they can reflect on their mistakes...... This sister of hers has no opinion.

Xiao Jing didn't expect the Empress Dowager Zhang to be so easy to speak, and while breathing a sigh of relief, he hurriedly asked: "Then the Empress Dowager, do you want to use Dongchang to completely investigate this matter?"

Empress Dowager Zhang said, "No need. Don't make any public announcements about it." Empress Dowager Zhang looked very leisurely, and casually asked about the cause and effect of the case, and also knew that the emperor intended to make the two younger brothers responsible, but not only was she not annoyed, but she was happy.

After hearing that the two palace maids who carried out the arson were stolen and seized, she was worried that the emperor would find out to the end.

In the end, she set fire to the palace of the emperor's biological mother, if the emperor wanted to use this to make trouble, it would be difficult for her, the queen mother, to face the "son".

Empress Dowager Zhang looked extremely favored in the Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties, but in fact, she was just a cowardly woman, and her knowledge, ability and skills were not strong, which was also the fundamental reason for the rapid decline of her and the Zhang family behind her in the Jiajing Dynasty.

Xiao Jing kowtowed respectfully and left. ………… The two brothers, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, did not know what was going on, when someone suddenly told them that the coal mine in Xishan had been sealed, and the people who helped them look at the coal mine had also been arrested by the government.

What? Second, do you understand what's going on?" Zhang Heling glared at his younger brother. At this moment, the two brothers were drinking in the small hall of the Shouning Hou Mansion, and planned to go to the Jiaofang Division together in the evening to have fun.

As a result, the coal mine that helped them make a lot of money here had an accident. Zhang Yanling said: "It seems that the emperor's hand, this eldest nephew, really doesn't give face, even his brother is not as good!

Let people copy the guys and fuck them!" As soon as the brothers put it together, the emperor wanted to grab food in the tiger's mouth, can he bear this breath?

It is impossible to beat the emperor, but it is completely feasible to beat the person sent by the emperor to seal the coal mine. Even if you go to the emperor to complain, it's useless, anyway, we have already experienced it in the Zhengde Dynasty.

Our own nephews don't dare to do anything to us, you are a son who has passed by, the foundation is unstable, and you dare to make a move against our two uncles?

When the two brothers ordered all the people to go out, they saw that the door had been surrounded by the people of the Jinyi Guard, and a familiar person walked in front, as if he was waiting for their brother to go out.

It was Xiao Jing. Behind Xiao Jing was the men and horses led by Zhu Chen, the commander of the Jinyi Guard. "What are you doing?

Don't know what this place is? Shouning Hou Mansion! Lao Tzu is about to enter the country...... If you do it again, I'll kill you!

Zhang Heling was extremely arrogant on his lips, but he was timid in his heart, and even his sister promised to give him a national prince as a threat.

Historically, Zhang Heling's Jinchang Guogong was in August of the second year of Jiajing, and he talked about the merit of supporting the establishment. It's still the first year of Jiajing, and there's not a single word of the eight characters.

Xiao Jing wanted to go crazy when she heard this, thinking that it was no wonder that the Queen Mother wanted her two brothers to think about it behind closed doors, her feelings really didn't know the current affairs, and she dared to say anything?

Jinyi Wei came to the door, talk well, the matter will definitely not implicate you, if you have to make a big move, maybe the emperor will not punish you.

Xiao Jing smiled bitterly: "Two Hou masters, your two subordinates, who are responsible for helping you look at the mine, one is called Hou Qi and the other is called Li Gui, who were arrested by Jinyiwei's people because of their crimes.

After the interrogation by Jin Yiwei, the two of them recruited two people who still had comrades in the house, and this time they came to get people.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Heling looked confused, "What did you do? Don't you know who our brother is?

Xiao Jing said, "Arson in the palace." "What? Arson?" Zhang Heling twisted his face and glared at his younger brother Zhang Yanling viciously, "Second brother, did you do this?

You set the fire and didn't tell me in advance?" Zhang Yanling looked confused: "I didn't let people set fires, besides, the palace belongs to our sister, why did we go to the palace to set fire to the surname Xiao, you deliberately wronged us, right?"

Xiao Jing wanted to cry without tears. You two living ancestors, you don't know who is behind me, do you? Do you dare to say this?

Brothers still bite each other? Fortunately, I didn't arrest you in the edict and torture you, otherwise your brothers would not only turn against each other, but it is estimated that even if you are not guilty, you will be able to find out if you are not guilty.

Xiao Jing hurriedly said to Zhu Chen, "Commander Zhu, don't listen to the nonsense of the two uncles, this matter may really have nothing to do with them.

Zhu Chen had a businesslike look: "The lowly position is just an order to come to arrest the rebel party who set fire to the palace, and the irrelevant people and affairs should be deaf to all the lowly duties."

"Okay, okay." Xiao Jing turned to look at the two brothers of the Zhang family, "Just ask the two Hou Masters to hand over someone, right?" Zhang Heling said angrily, "Who are you for?

If you want to take someone, step on Lao Tzu's corpse!" Zhu Chen said, "Two Hou Masters, that humble position will be offended!

"Wait!" Zhang Yanling grabbed his brother, at this time, he was still a little rational, "A good man doesn't suffer immediate losses, he should go to his sister for help if he has something, why do you want to fight with Jinyiwei's people?

Hmph, in the future, I don't have any good fruit to eat! Then he said to Zhu Chen, "Who do you want? Just catch it!

Zhang Heling scolded: "Second brother, it's not the people in your house who are emotionally arrested, why are you deliberately messing with your brother here?"

Immediately, he also said to Zhu Chen, "I wonder if there are any criminals in the second mansion?" Catch them all!" Zhang Yanling hurriedly said, "This matter has nothing to do with Benhou, big brother, don't bite people indiscriminately!"

Xiao Jing couldn't cry or laugh, walked over, and handed a list to the two brothers: "Look at the two marquis, the names of the people are on the list, it should be irrelevant, don't lose a big one because of a small one."

"Second, I'll just say you did it...... Why are there more people in your house than in mine?" "Bullshit!

You did it, you wanted to set it on fire, right? The fire in my courtyard must have been set by you at your behest before!

The two brothers got up with a dog-bite-dog. The two brothers seem to get along harmoniously, and when interests are involved, they immediately turn against each other.

But because of this, the two brothers have nothing to say that they are in the same camp at all, and now that Xiao Jing has come forward to supervise this matter on behalf of Empress Dowager Zhang, Zhu Chen has no psychological burden to arrest people.

Xiao Jing specially instructed: "Commander Zhu, the people to be arrested are all green forests taken in by the two Hou Mansions, and they are hiding their identities and plotting against them, but they have nothing to do with the two Hou Masters.

Zhu Chen clenched his fists: "The lowly will find out everything." ………… People take care of it. also let the Zhang brothers fight by themselves, and the two brothers seemed to break off their friendship, each went back to their own home, broke their teeth and swallowed it in their stomachs.

Of course, they will not rest on their laurels, and the next step is to get their coal mines back. "Silver, ah......" Zhang Heling looked at the accounts handed by his subordinates, and saw the losses above, and tears were about to flow.