After Yan Song and Xu Jie finished reporting to Jiajing, they were so nervous that they didn't even dare to breathe.

And after listening to the report of the two, Jiajing laughed angrily and responded: "How can there be such a coincidence in this world? As soon as I said that I wanted to abolish the craftsman's registration, there was such a big thing on the back foot. ”

"Check for me, I want to see who is behind the instigation! Don't let go of any of the people involved. ”

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Yan Song and Xu Jie, who were kneeling on the ground, were even more panicked! And they hated the carpenters who rose up to make trouble.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Wechen will definitely do his best to arrest this group of rebels who committed chaos as soon as possible!"

Immediately, Xu Jie, who was on the side, stood up and assured Jiajing.

"Well, you go down."

Hearing Xu Jie's assurance, the expression on Jiajing's face also eased a lot, and then nodded and ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the ministers will retire!"

With a feeling of anxiety, the two left the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"Lu Fang, you go and send the Jinyi guard to investigate this matter for me, and see if anyone is doing anything behind my back."

After Yan Song and Xu Jie left, the angry look on Jiajing's face disappeared in an instant, and then he calmly instructed Lu Fang on the side.

"The slave obeys."

After receiving Jiajing's order, Lu Fang immediately left the Heart Cultivation Hall quickly.

After Lu Fang left, only Jiajing was left in the huge Heart Cultivation Palace.

I saw him rubbing the dragon head carved on the dragon chair, and said to himself silently: "Yan Song, Xu Jie, if this matter is related to you, don't blame me for being ruthless!" ”

On the other hand, since Yan Song and Xu Jie left, the remaining three people in the cabinet also began to speculate about the cause of the matter.

"In my opinion, this incident is an accident, after all, those craftsmen have been oppressed, and it is not a day or two! Right? ”

Yan Shifan didn't make any cover-up, and directly expressed his thoughts.

"Hmph, it's true that those craftsmen were oppressed, but the timing of the accident was too coincidental!"

"Your Majesty on the front foot has just been about to abolish the craftsman's registration, and there is such a big thing on the back foot, it is difficult not to suspect that someone is in the way and wants to prevent His Majesty from abolishing the craftsman's registration!"

Zhang Juzheng on the side frowned tightly and put forward his own ideas.

"yes, the timing of the accident was too coincidental!"

Gao Gong couldn't help but sigh after getting up and pouring himself a cup of hot tea.

"Wait, now that the capital is under martial law, those carpenters can't escape far."

After Yan Shifan finished speaking, he began to continue to bury his head in the previous recital.

……

"Have you found any trace of the carpenters?"

In the palace, Ding Shichang looked at his subordinates who hurried back and asked.

"Report to the prefect, we haven't found any trace of this group of people yet, but ......"

Faced with Ding Shichang's questioning, his subordinates had to respond.

"So what are you doing here? Keep checking for this official! If you can't find out the whereabouts of this group of people, you don't want to come back! ”

"What about the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division? Let them look it up too! Even if they go door-to-door to search for their own officials, they have to be searched out. ”

"If you can't find this group of people, the official will ask you when the time comes!"

After listening to the report of his subordinates, Ding Shichang was instantly furious and said word by word.

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will take people to continue to look for them, and they will definitely arrest this group of carpenters!"

Ding Shichang's subordinates, their faces were full of panic, and after hurriedly responding, they left the palace.

"Report to Lord Yin, there are already results over there."

At this moment, the subordinate who had been sent to examine the body returned to report.

"Oh, how the hell did these officials die?"

When Ding Shichang heard this, he couldn't help but ask.

"Report to Lord Yin, these officials were killed before the fire even started! There was no smoke left in the nose and mouth, and the specific cause of death was a cut throat by a saw. ”

Seeing the boss's question, the person who came hurriedly responded respectfully.

"Well, did the families of these people be notified?"

After Ding Shichang learned the exact cause of death, he also nodded, and then asked.

"Report to Lord Yin, their families have been notified."

Seeing this, the visitor responded respectfully.

……

"What the hell is going on, why are there so many officers and soldiers on the street all of a sudden?"

A pedestrian called out to the vendor who was hurriedly closing the stall in front of him and asked.

"Hey, you don't know yet? Something big is happening here in the capital! ”

The vendor glanced at the visitor rather strangely, his hands moving, and then replied.

"Oh, what the hell is going on?"

Seeing the mysterious appearance of the vendor, the curiosity of the pedestrians was completely aroused, and they continued to ask.

"Shhhhhh Not only did they kill the officials, but they also burned down the handicraft workshops run by the imperial court! ”

Seeing that the things were almost packed, the vendor looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to the place, and explained to the visitor.

"What? This group of craftsmen is so bold! ”

Pedestrians were also quite surprised when they heard the news from the vendors.

"Tell you, don't wander the streets, be careful of being caught as a suspect by the government!"

After admonishing him, the vendor walked away quickly.

The pedestrians looked to the side, and there were vendors busy closing stalls everywhere, and secretly said in their hearts: "It seems that it is not suitable to go out today, so let's go home and stay!" ”

After making up their minds, the pedestrians did not dare to stop longer, and quickly walked away.

Not far away, an official of the government began to search from house to house with a register, which recorded the names, places of origin, and appearance characteristics of this group of carpenters.

"Open the door, open the door, the government will arrest the criminal!"

I saw the official at the head of the door slap on the door and said loudly.

A moment later, there was only a 'squeak' and the door slowly opened.

Immediately, I saw a man dressed in coarse linen clothes with a flattering look on his face revealing his figure, looking at the official headed by him, and asked.

"My lord, what's wrong, such a big battle?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, open the door, let's go in!"

I saw that the official at the head frowned impatiently, and then spoke.

"My lord, how can I have a wanted criminal here? Besides, my wife is about to give birth, you see......"

As he spoke, he shoved some pieces of silver into the hands of the chief official without a trace.

"Okay, in broad daylight, you dare to bribe an official, come here, take him down for me!"

I saw that the official at the head instantly grabbed the hand he wanted to withdraw, and then ordered the subordinates behind him.

"Yes, sir!"

After receiving the order of the commander, these soldiers behind him rushed up and controlled the people.

"My lord, I have been wronged! My lord! ”

Seeing this, the man in the coarse linen suit tried to quibble, but soon he was gagged by the smelly socks he had found out of nowhere, and he could no longer speak.

"Hmph, this person is sneaky, there must be a big article in this!"

"Brothers, be careful, if we are the first to discover the traces of those carpenters, we will have made a great achievement!"

The official at the head forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart and commanded.

"Yes, sir!"

Seeing this, the soldiers behind him also pulled out their long knives at their waists and began to be on guard.

"Later, I'll count one, two, three, and when I count to three, we'll rush in together!"

"One, two, three!"

After the leader of the official finished speaking, he kicked the door open with a slam kick, and the soldiers behind him rushed in.

"Who are you and what do you want to do? Yes! ”

Soon, all the people inside were controlled, and when the official at the head took out the booklet for comparison, he found that none of them matched.

"My lord, there are a lot of children locked up in the backyard!"

A moment later, the subordinates in charge of searching the courtyard also came to report.

"Hmph, it's been a long time, it turns out to be a human trafficker!"

After the official at the head finished speaking, he spat on the ground in disgust.

"Forget it, take all these people back to the prison, and bring these children back to the government office, we can be regarded as meritorious today!"

"Yes, sir!"

After the soldiers behind him responded, they immediately escorted the group of traffickers to prison.

And in the dark, there has always been a pair of eyes silently watching all this, he is Ren Shiwang.

(End of chapter)