Domineering Daming

The crusade against Annan is about to give some people some encouragement.

Chapter 575

The "belonging" of the Li family seemed to be an honor, but in reality everyone in the Ming Dynasty was despised, even Zhu Xu, who was the emperor, seemed to receive a lot of rewards, and even admitted women from the Li family into the palace.But in fact, they are all up and down, and they have been left aside in the cold.

The Li family and some people who belonged to them knew it in their hearts, so they were unusually low-key and honest, and never made any moves.

Those who returned from Liaodong, except for a few such as the Li family, stayed in the capital, and the rest were assigned to Yunnan.

This time, Zhu Xu decided to let Li Sizong be the deputy commander of the imperial army. After he left Beijing, Li Sizong would guard the imperial city.

This is a signal to tell those people, including Dorgon and others, that it's time for them to recover!

It's time to work hard!

Li Jieyu is a smart woman who has been deliberately avoiding government affairs and keeping a distance from the Li family. Hearing Zhu Xu's words, his expression changed, and he said, "Yes."

Zhu Xu soaked his feet, nodded slightly, still thinking in his heart.

He has already arranged what should be arranged, and the rest is not too important. The problem now is the time to leave Beijing.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something has happened!"

Suddenly, Cao Huachun slammed on the door outside, his tone full of panic.

Zhu Xu's face changed slightly, he wiped his feet quickly, dragged his shoes and ran out.

Cao Huachun has always been cautious in doing things, and will not rush over to disturb him at this time if there is no major event.

As soon as Zhu Xu opened the door, Cao Huachun said, "Your Majesty, look outside."

Zhu Xu looked up, and saw the flames in the southwest direction, and the intensity could be felt even in the palace!

"Shuntian Mansion?" Zhu Xu's face was gloomy and his eyes were serious.

Cao Huachun bowed, and said: "The Dongchang side has reported immediately. It is said that someone set the fire maliciously. Shuntian Mansion was doused with kerosene, and it was surrounded by fire. There is no way to escape. Everyone is trapped in."

Zhu Xu folded his hands behind his back, squinted his eyes, and felt a surge of anger in his heart.

Naturally, Cao Huachun knew who was doing this. Chen Qiyu had been busy with "gentry paying taxes". Now that the prefects and counties in Beizhili had all come to Beijing, they seemed to be forced to pay taxes. Some people must have been in a hurry.

Cao Huachun looked at the gloomy face of the emperor, stepped forward and said in a low voice: "The Ministry of Punishment, Shuntian Mansion, and the patrol battalion are all fighting fires, and other places are also on guard. Don't worry, Your Majesty."

Looking at the fire, Zhu Xu was filled with anger.

To Zhu Xu, this fire is not important, but the meaning is important: this is a warning, it is a beginning!

The fire was raging, and the smoke billowed straight into the sky, illuminating half of the capital.

Zhu Xu suppressed the anger in his chest, smiled and said: "Pass the decree to Dongchang, stand still."

Cao Huachun looked up at Zhu Xu's side face, nodded slightly and said, "Observe the order."

Zhu Xu was still looking at the blazing fire, his eyes wide open angrily, and the hands behind him rattled.

Li Jieyu stood behind him with a solemn expression.Although she doesn't understand government affairs, she also understands that burning Shuntian Mansion is not a trivial matter.

Outside Shuntian Mansion.

Chen Qiyu is not working in Shuntian Mansion so late, he is standing outside at this moment, his face is covered with ashes, and his eyes are anxious to direct the fire.

There are not only servants from Shuntian Mansion, but also from the Ministry of Punishment and the Patrol Battalion.

Chen Suowen hurriedly ran to Chen Qiyu's side, a piece of his clothes were scorched, and he said anxiously: "My lord, the fire is too big, it has burned down more than ten houses, and seven or eight people died."

Before Chen Qiyu could speak, Shen Xun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment hurried over, looked at the fire all over the sky, and said in a deep voice, "What's going on, have you found out who did it?"

Chen Qiyu, Chen Suowen didn't dare to be negligent, and said with a serious face: "Lord Shen, I don't know yet, but it's obviously a premeditated plan. It's too arrogant, it looks like a rebellion!"

It's tantamount to rebellion. When such words come out, it shows the seriousness of this matter!

Shen Xun didn't speak. Burning Shuntian Mansion on fire is no small matter, especially when tomorrow is the most important court meeting for political reform!

Shen Xun's expression changed, he didn't know how to explain to the cabinet and the emperor!

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong and others all left their homes and rushed to Shuntian Mansion.At such a juncture, when such a thing happens, everyone is not at ease.

The governors and governors of the provinces all went out, watching the Shuntian Mansion put down, secretly terrified.

Zhang Wenda, Yang Lin, Li Banghua and others gathered together, looking at the fire with serious expressions.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, the Shuntian Mansion is set on fire, what kind of person has the guts to do this!

Yang Lin thought about tomorrow's court meeting, looked at Zhang Wenda and said, "My lord, tomorrow's court meeting?"

Zhang Wenda didn't speak. This incident will definitely affect tomorrow's court discussion. The key lies in what the emperor will do. The former Governor of Shuntian Mansion and Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment are still in prison, and Ruan Dacheng's screams are still echoing in front of the Meridian Gate .

Li Banghua looked solemn, and said: "I don't know if Shuntian Mansion, the Criminal Department has found anything?"

Yang Lin said: "No, now the sky is full of flames, and there are countless casualties. I'm afraid the Criminal Department of Shuntian Prefecture doesn't have the heart to investigate the case, so we still have to look at Dongchang."

Although Dongchang has repeatedly refused to suppress and reduce it, everyone knows that in the capital, there is nothing that can be hidden from Dongchang.However, Dongchang has always acted according to the emperor's will, and is secretive.

Several people glanced at it, and their eyes turned to the pitch black, without any fluctuations in the palace.

They all knew very well that the palace was still so quiet after such a big incident, the emperor must be enraged, and something big would happen.

Bi Ziyan and others soon came to the scene, and the six ministers were also gathered together, and everyone had a bad look on their faces.

"grown ups."

A disgraced servant ran over and said urgently to Chen Qiyu, "The fire is too big to be controlled. Now it's not only Shuntian Mansion, but also more than 20 private houses. I don't know how many people have suffered, and the fire is still expanding..."

Sun Chengzong's face was gloomy, there was no wind today, the normal fire would not be so big, this is not as simple as burning Shuntian Mansion!

The other adults are all clear-minded people, where they don't understand, this matter is not simple no matter how you look at it!

Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu and the others all had sullen faces. They were not only thinking about court proceedings, but also that the emperor was about to leave Beijing and go south. If this series of events were connected together, the emperor would definitely be furious. He didn't know what would happen again!

Shen Xun looked around, seeing that everyone was preoccupied and silent, he raised his hand and said to Bi Ziyan: "My lord, please transfer to the East Factory."

The Dongchang is under the cabinet. According to the system, the Dongchang is appointed by the cabinet, but the supervisor of the Dongchang is the chief eunuch and the eunuch. Everyone knows that it is exclusive to the emperor and cannot exceed his authority.What Shen Xun meant was to Bi Ziyan request that Yidongchang investigate the case as soon as possible.

Bi Ziyan shook his head resolutely, and said in a deep voice, "The cabinet must investigate this matter by itself, and it must be done quickly!"

Sun Chengzong suddenly understood, looked at Shen Xun and Chen Qiyu, and directly ordered: "All the firefighting is handed over to the patrol camp, Shuntian Mansion, and the Criminal Department will immediately find out who set the fire. I will only give you three hours. Before dawn, if there is no result, Even if this official is acting out of power, I will dismiss you and send you to prison!"

Chen Qiyu and Shen Xun's complexions changed slightly, and they suddenly came to their senses, raising their hands and saying in a low voice, "Your officer takes orders!"