Qian Ning knocked the person out of the house unconscious, and touched the person under him in the dark, and seemed to be wearing armor. He was a little surprised. He was about to remind him that Zhu Houzhao had already rushed over from the side first.

Zhu Houzhao was aggressive, holding a Tang sword in her hand, kicked open the door, and rushed forward a few steps again. As soon as she stood in the yard, she suddenly heard a shout: "No, there is a thief..."

A man dressed as a servant at the Moon Gate in front of him. When he saw several people wearing black robes hiding their heads and tails suddenly breaking into the house, he immediately shouted loudly.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, thinking about how to deal with the current situation, suddenly torches were erected around the yard, followed by chaotic footsteps, and some people shouted "Don't let the thief run away" and "There is a reward for taking down the thief", one after another, just in terms of momentum, there seemed to be thousands of troops hidden in the house.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly became timid and didn't know how to deal with the situation in front of her.

Qian Ning had already discovered that something was wrong, so he rushed to Zhu Houzhao with one step, pulled the little emperor up and ran away. Liu Jin, who was standing by the door, also knew that he had stabbed the hornet's nest. The situation in front of him was clearly that the family was prepared for it, and the head of the household was in the army and actually had special protection from the officers and soldiers. If it was not good, it was possible to catch a turtle in the jar. He shouted "The wind was tight, pull it" and then ran away.

Zhu Houzhao had just rushed out of the far gate, and there were already soldiers from the Beijing camp at the three moon gates on the left, middle and right of the yard. The burly man in the lead was one of the hundreds of households in the Beijing camp. He waved his waist and shouted loudly: "Catch the thief quickly, regardless of whether he is alive or not, and you will be rewarded!"

"Here!"

The officers and soldiers responded with a loud bang, then picked up the sword and spear and rushed towards the door.

Zhu Houzhao was so scared that his head was blank. He wanted to stop and say that he was the emperor and ordered these officers and soldiers not to meddle in other people's business, but Qian Ning could no longer care about so much at this time. He ran and persuaded: "Your Majesty, did you hear it? Later, he said whether it was life or death. Now you are wearing a night clothes. Even if you say that you are the emperor, no one believes that once you stop, you may be killed by a random knife. Just run away!"

Even if he climbed Zhengyang Gate to fight the Tartars before, Zhu Houzhao never felt so close to death as today. The sound of shouting and killing behind was overwhelming. Just the fire jumping on the ground in front of him made people know that the problem was serious. He could only follow Qian Ning and run desperately towards the direction of the Ming Gate... Liu Jin had a house there. As long as he escaped into the house and changed into the emperor's clothes, he could relieve the suspicion of the officers and soldiers, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable once he was caught up.

Qian Ning was very familiar with the nearby streets. When the officers and soldiers rushed out of the gate, he had already pulled Zhu Houzhao into the alley and turned a corner. Liu Jin took out his strength and followed desperately, but because he was a eunuch and was not physically strong, he was getting slower and slower.

"There is Yuhe in front, there is a large area of ​​reeds under the Yuhe Bridge, and a secret room in the middle of the bridge, which is the daily contact place for our Jinyiwei. The pursuers are getting closer and closer, and if we continue to escape, they will definitely not be as physically strong as them. Moreover, there are yamen officers from Shuntian Prefecture and Daxing County Yamen in Mixiang, Dongjiang. It is very dangerous. Let's go to the secret room to hide first and let my brothers lead the pursuers away!"

Liu Jin was overjoyed when he heard this. He originally thought he was dead this time, but he didn't want to make a turn for the worse. Zhu Houzhao had no idea now, and he was determined to escape from danger and could put other things aside.

Qian Ning ran and ordered several subordinates of the Jinyiwei. These Jinyiwei knew that they were covering the emperor. As long as they escaped, they would have a bright future, so they naturally agreed.

Soon the group arrived at the Yuhe Bridge. Qian Ning took Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin to rush down the embankment. When they arrived at the bridge, there were dense reeds everywhere. Qian Ning was quick to move and opened the road in front. He climbed up the slope and went down the hill several times in a row before he took Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin to the place near the center of the bridge.

Qian Ning fumbled on the stone-made bridge wall. The wall in front of him suddenly slowly opened to both sides, revealing a secret room that could accommodate several people. Qian Ning quickly pulled Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao in, and soon the wall slowly closed.

On the bridge above, several Jinyiwei and other pursuers were closer, and then whistled a few times, shouting "The wind was tight and whistling", then "punched", and jumped into the cold Yuhe River. Several Beijing soldiers rushing in front shouted: "No, the thief jumped into the river!"

"I'm informing the water gate and don't let the thieves escape!"

"Arrowman, aim at the river surface!"

The messy sounds came one after another, and Zhu Houzhao in the secret room felt tight.

Soon a large number of officers and soldiers followed the banks of the Yu River to the water gate connected to the moat outside. Unfortunately, a grain ship happened to be in and out tonight. The water gate was not closed and no one was caught.

In the hall of Hong Mansion, Hong She was very angry when she heard the news and scolded the hundred households who rushed back to report: "Idiot, so many people chased a few thieves, but they actually got someone to escape under their noses! If they dived, can't you jump? Notify Shuntian Mansion, Daxing County Office and 50% of the Bingmas?"

Baihu was very aggrieved. Now that Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, the temperature in the capital during the Little Ice Age is very low. The officers and soldiers are not driven by their interests, so how dare they jump out of the river easily? The typhoid fever in this era is enough to kill people!

However, the Baihu did not dare to defend himself and said respectfully: "All notices have been made. Now the Wucheng Military and Masji have sent people to search along the east and west rivers of Zhengyangmen. At the same time, the yamen from Shuntian Prefecture and Daxing County Yamen carried out a dragnet-style investigation in the streets and alleys of Dongjiang Mi Lane and Dongchang'an Street, so that the thieves must not be arrested!"

After hearing this, Hong She felt a little relieved.

Just then, Hong Zhuo came out to inquire about the situation. Hong She said angrily: "Sixth brother, look at it yourself. If my family was not here today, my sister-in-law and the female family in the family might have preserved it? Sometimes the scholar's opinions will only harm others and yourself!"

Hong Zhuo was also shocked and sweated coldly at this time. He never expected that the thief was so bold and reckless that he dared to break into the door directly. Although there were more than ten male servants in the family, the other party was extremely vicious, had the intention to make a fool of himself and was also a weak scholar. If his wife was humiliated, what face would he have to live in the world?

Therefore, in the face of his brother's rebuke, Hong Zhuo was speechless and was already thinking about how to join hands with classmates and colleagues to avenge the court tomorrow.

Zhu Houzhao was frightened and afraid for the middle of the night, cold and hungry, and she kept till the early morning of the next day, and quietly touched Liu Jin's house near Zhengyangmen. She barely slept for half an hour, and returned to Qianqing Palace at dawn, and fell asleep again.

At this time, the capital was full of wind and rain. Shuntian Prefecture reported the case to the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice felt that the matter was serious and submitted it to the cabinet directly. The cabinet ticket planned to search the criminals inside and outside the city to face the national law. Then the judicial supervisor made a reply and ordered the three courts and Shuntian Prefecture to close the case within and outside the city...

Zhu Houzhao slept for a while, and the ministers regarded him as the most vicious criminal of the Ming Dynasty and issued a sea arrest and arrest.

When he woke up from the nightmare, rubbed his sleepy eyes and listened to Liu Jin explaining the situation, he was shocked and asked, "What are the ministers doing so much?"

Liu Jin was tortured very much last night, and his heart was still pounding. He looked pale and said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed not small. The court officials have been waiting for you in the main hall of the Ganqing Palace for a long time. If you don't go to the court meeting, you will be unreasonable!"

Zhu Houzhao shouted sternly: "When you mean, are they going to question me about this in the court?"

Liu Jin waved his hand quickly and whispered: "Your Majesty, the court officials don't know what you have done now. As long as you don't say it, who would have thought you would break into a private house?"

"But this case... always needs to be replaced. In addition, the case of the national mourning period at the beginning of the year and the frequent kidnapping of Qian Baihu before, this series of cases has caused a stir in the capital and everyone is in danger. Your Majesty should also let the people from Shuntian Prefecture find out why!"

Zhu Houzhao frowned and said, "If they find out the truth, then I... wouldn't I admit my guilt? No, no, this case cannot be investigated!"

Liu Jin stepped forward and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, if you do not allow the Ministry to investigate, the ministers must have thought that this matter might be related to You. Your Majesty just pretended to be relaxed and asked the people below to investigate. The people who followed Youth Majesty out to do business yesterday have now returned safely and have not given any evidence of the crime..."

"Your Majesty can even ask the people from the Dongchang and Jinyiwei to investigate the case. At that time, as long as your Majesty's close confidants come forward to preside over the situation, there will be no problem! You just need to find a scapegoat and give some explanation to the people of the world. Your Majesty can rest assured!"

Zhu Houzhao's eyebrows and eyes were almost frowned: "Eunuch Dai is in charge of the East Factory. His eyes are dizzy. He is afraid he doesn't have the ability to do business! But Liu Jin... would you please help me do this?"

Liu Jin quickly saluted and expressed his opinion: "Your Majesty, as long as you believe in the old slave, I will definitely do the things beautifully and will never make any difficult things for Your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao was roughly satisfied with Liu Jin's answer, and nodded and said, "Okay, I'll say that in the court. If you do well, you can go further in the Sili Supervisor. I will find a way to let you take charge of the East Factory and the Jinyiwei... do your business well!"

Liu Jin hoped that he could take power in the Sili Supervisor. Once he got his wish, he was confident enough to do something.

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...

Zhu Houzhao took Liu Jin and Xiao Jing to the main hall of Ganqing Palace.

As Liu Jin said, the minister submitted a request to the sensational case of "the murderer breaking through at night and beating people in the mansion" in the capital that day.

The incident was reported by Min Gui, the Minister of Justice. Zhu Houzhao listened for a while and asked: "Who is Hong Zhuo who was the governor's office in the rear army? Why are there soldiers in the family protected?"

Min Gui was stunned and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, Hong Zhuo is the sixth brother of Hong Shezhi, the Hou of Baoning. Yesterday, Baoning Hou went to Hong Zhuo's mansion to visit. He was protected by officers and soldiers. He did not expect the thieves to suddenly break in, but the thieves did not succeed..."

Zhu Houzhao called out "unlucky" in her heart, but there was an impatient expression on her face. He waved his hand: "This kind of thing is just a matter of bandits in the capital. Do you need to take it to the court for a lecture? Is it enough to ask the people from Shuntian Mansion to check it?"

Min Kyu doesn't know how to answer this time.

Previously, the Ministry of Justice Supervisor Zhu Cilang, Dali Temple, and the Censorate of the Censorate cooperated with Shuntian Prefecture to investigate the case. Now the emperor's answer is obviously inconsistent with the content of the Zhu Ci, which inevitably reminds people of the rumor that "the emperor does not care about anything at all, and everything is decided by the cabinet."

Liu Jian came out and said: "Your Majesty, this case is of great importance. At the beginning of the year, a thug in the capital was openly committed to robbing women in the daytime. Since then, women have disappeared in the capital. This series of cases has not yet been revealed. Now a new case has occurred... The people in the capital are panic. If the court cannot find out the results, it is afraid that the people will not be able to remain peaceful!"

Li Dongyang also came out and said, "The stability of the capital involves the foundation of the country, and Your Majesty should treat it with caution. Nowadays, even the thief dares to trek in the official house. How can the people feel at ease?"

Zhu Houzhao was very upset after listening to Liu Jian and Li Dongyang's words, and thought to himself: "What does it mean to sing and reunite with the two old guys? He insisted on arresting me and then asking me for guilt? They didn't consider my position at all, and just made up the matter like this, saying a thug and a thief, it was really ugly!"

Li Dongyang finally added: "Please tell me your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin with a glance, remembered what Liu Jin said before, and said calmly: "Since the case is serious, then the investigation is. Since Shuntian Mansion has not found out about the previous cases, let them investigate this case together, and give them three days!"

Li Dongyang corrected: "Your Majesty, you have been red in five days before!"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "When did I criticize Zhu?"

Xiao Jing hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, don't you remember? You gave me instructions before..."

"Bad, I haven't given these instructions! Well, since I said five days, then five days will be fine. If no result is found within five days, I will punish you from the Sansi Yamen to Shuntian Mansion. The security affairs in the capital are your duties. Now I have to find me in everything, it is clearly intentionally making things difficult for me! I will teach you officials who are in vain for the people!" Zhu Houzhao said fiercely.

The officials of the three judicial departments present, as well as the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, did not dare to say anything. They saw that the emperor was controlled by someone because of big or small matters, and was dissatisfied and was about to find a bag of anger.

Zhu Houzhao was about to get up and leave, but suddenly he thought of what Liu Jin said about asking the Dongchang and Jinyiwei to investigate the case, and said loudly: "In this case, the Dongchang and Jinyiwei will be sent to investigate the case. I also want to know the result as soon as possible. The Three Laws and Shuntian Prefecture will cooperate with the case!"

Min Kyu performed his rituals on behalf of the Three Courts: "I obey the order!"

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...

Liu Jin is not the chief eunuch of the Silijian, and the ranking is very low, but Zhu Houzhao appointed Liu Jin to lead the factory guards to investigate the case.

According to Zhu Houzhao, because Dai Yi was busy with official duties and had no time to leave the palace, the idle Liu Jin was asked to investigate the case.

Even if the court officials thought that Zhu Houzhao was very favored by Liu Jin, it was not a good thing, but they would not think that this case was related to Zhu Houzhao. There were not many people in the court officials who knew that Zhu Houzhao had left the palace, and it was basically just rumors. No one had seen Zhu Houzhao leave the palace with his own eyes. However, many ministers knew about Zhu Houzhao's ridiculous incident in the palace.

Liu Jin suddenly took on the great responsibility, and people came to curry favor with him inside and outside the palace. Even officials from the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple and the Censorate were polite to Liu Jin.

Because now Liu Jin is ordered to investigate the case, if anyone is targeted by Liu Jin and says a few bad words in front of Zhu Houzhao, then this person may be in trouble.

Liu Jin took people out of the palace and investigated the case for two days, without any trace. Of course, he was not prepared to find anything, because he knew very well that the case must not be revealed, and he could only find a scapegoat. Moreover, he would not go to find it himself, but asked the people from the Three Laws to find a way so that the people would not be deemed.

Liu Jin brought the factory guards to the market, and Qian Ning naturally became the most trusted person around Liu Jin.

Qian Ning was Liu Jin's personal bodyguard. No one in the court understood how a small Jinyiwei family suddenly became a celebrity around Eunuch Liu.

Only Liu Jin knew why. Qian Ning saved the emperor's life this time and avoided a huge scandal. Before, Liu Jin spoke arrogantly to Qian Ning, but now he spoke politely when he got along with Qian Ning, as if he was on par with Qian Ning.

"...Eunuch Liu, when will it be the end if we continue to investigate like this? When the time comes, there is no result. How can we communicate with the court?"

Qian Ning didn't understand the tricks of handling the case this time, so he could only ask for help from Liu Jin.

At this time, the two were drinking tea in the teahouse. Liu Jin held a bowl of tea and waved his hand to put the servant away, and then said, "Where are you in a hurry about this matter? Our family and you know the whole story of the case. Do you really want to find out what the result is? We don't need to be too anxious here. If you want to be anxious, it's also the people from the Six Gates who are in a hurry. If they can't find out the result, they will naturally find someone to come out to report the job."

"Our family knows much more about the things in this yamen than you. Just keep your heart back in your stomach, receive some benefits, and follow our family to have a good time and drink... With His Majesty's trust, you are still worried that you can't make a name for yourself?"
Chapter completed!