Xiao Jing was worried that Xiao Tiaozi would inform Zhu Houzhao of the content of the memorial coming from the capital. In order to prevent any accidents, he said "hello" to the relevant people.

By the end of February, nothing happened. On the second day of March, something happened in the capital, which suddenly made people nervous.

Early that morning, the young master of Dali Temple Quan Yunxu hurried to the courtyard of Chang'an Street to find Chenxi and informed him of the fire in the Dali Temple's sect house in the early morning.

"The fire was very strange. Only the landlord's wing caught fire. There were files from Dali Temple in the past two years. The files that were longer than before have been moved to the new warehouse of the North Courtyard..."

Although Quan Yunxu did not say that he was set on fire, the implication was very obvious.

Chen Xi asked calmly: "Does Zong Xian want to say that someone deliberately released this fire? The purpose is to... burn down the confession of Marquis Jianchang before?"

Quan Yunxu nodded: "It's not impossible."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "But the sect book is not in Dali Temple. The one in Dali Temple is just a copy, but in fact... the Ministry of Justice is also a copy."

Quan Yunxu frowned and said worriedly: "This is what the officials are worried about. It is reported that in the past few days, people have sent people to the Ministry of Justice to transfer some official documents, but what is the involvement of the Ministry of Justice and the Imperial Palace? The Ministry of Justice transferred the files and then someone went to Dali Temple. However, Zhang Tingwei was not in the yamen, and the officials tried their best to stop it, so the matter was not completed. As a result, it caught fire this morning..."

Chen Xi nodded: "In this way, the person in the palace confirmed that the Ministry of Justice collected is not the original version. With your obstruction, I think the original version is stored in the Dali Temple warehouse?"

"Um."

Quan Yunxu had no intention of concealing his head in front of Shen Xi, so he nodded directly.

Chen Xi frowned and pondered for a moment, then sneered: "I don't know how to tell you some things. Zong Xian, even if it is really as you said, the palace intends to destroy the confession, there is no need to cause such a big disturbance. Your responsibility is not to investigate the reasons behind it."

Quan Yunxu asked in confusion: "Shangshu Chen, are you asking me to stop?"

"Um."

Chen Xi nodded, "This case has come to an end. If there is no major deviation, even if you get the evidence, you will not be able to convict the Zhang brothers. Or you can make a splash that the file has been burned..."

Quan Yunxu thought for a while and nodded, "That is to paralyze who is in the palace first?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Don't make things so complicated, it's just to calm the situation down... You go back to Dali Temple as usual. If someone asks, it's because of the fire candle that is not managed well."

"oh."

Quan Yunxu seemed to understand but he still agreed.

Chen Xi didn't have the energy to explain in detail to him and said, "You go back first, I'm going to the Ministry of Personnel, I'll talk about it if I have something to do."

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With a fire, no major uproar was caused in the capital.

After all, in this era, fire candles are the main lighting tools, and fires are common. Moreover, the fire did not hurt anyone. The warehouse in Dali Temple was old, so this time we could just request the Ministry of Revenue to allocate silver for repair.

However, Zhu Houzhao knew about this incident two days later. Zhu Houzhao showed extraordinary concern for what seemed to be inconspicuous to others.

"How could the warehouse in Dali Temple catch fire for no reason? Isn't someone trying to hide the evidence on purpose?" Zhu Houzhao asked with a frown.

Xiao Jing did not expect Zhu Houzhao to care so much about this matter, so he quickly said, "It was just a misman who was guarding the night watch, which was purely an accident."

Zhu Houzhao sneered: "I don't think it's necessarily an accident. I immediately asked the Dongchang to investigate thoroughly. I want to get a clearer answer."

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The situation in the capital was calm, and Zhang Yong's life was very leisurely.

Zhang Yong was in charge of the Dongchang and was also the Sili Supervisor. There were countless people asking him to do things. He ate big fish and meat, and he had items in his hands every day. At most, he only cared about the situation in the Xuanfu Mansion every day, and found an opportunity to meet Chen Xi to remind himself to compete for the Sili Supervisor's seal, and his life was extremely comfortable.

But with Zhu Houzhao's decree coming, he had to get busy. The person who came to inform him of the news was Li Xing, who also stayed in the capital and had not yet returned to Xuanfu.

After receiving the order, Zhang Yong did not rush to investigate the cause of the fire in Dali Temple, but went to see Chenxi in a hurry.

In Zhang Yong's opinion, this case has a lot to do with Chen Xi. Whether there is someone to set fire does not matter. What is important is that if Chen Xi thinks that someone is arson, then someone must have set fire, and who is said to be who is, but if Chen Xi says there is no, Zhang Yong dares not investigate randomly.

Zhang Yong waited for a long time in the Ministry of Personnel before seeing the late arrival of Chen Xi.

After the two sat down, Chen Xi turned his subordinates away and talked to Zhang Yong alone.

Zhang Yong said mysteriously: "Your Majesty asked our family to investigate the fire in Dali Temple to see if it was arson. If so, we must find out the purpose."

Chen Xi shrugged: "There is a fire in Dali Temple. Eunuch Zhang will not go to Dali Temple to investigate. He will come to the Ministry of Personnel to ask what the official is doing?"

"Did Lord Shen ask this knowingly?" Zhang Yong came over and whispered, "Everyone knows this fire is unusual. Even His Majesty doubts. The time of the fire is too coincidental."

Chenxi Road: "So what?"

Zhang Yong was a little anxious, so he had no choice but to name the topic himself.

"It must be the fire that the Zhang family found someone to release their sins!"

After Zhang Yong said this, he finally felt relieved and felt relaxed. Then he waited for Chen Xi to give an instruction. He felt that he had said everything he could.

Chen Xi was silent for a moment and asked, "Is there any evidence?"

When Zhang Yong heard this, he wanted to vomit blood and thought to himself: "If there is evidence, I need to ask you? Are you pretending to be confused here! Or are you going to leave the matter to others and enjoy the benefits?"

Zhang Yong felt dissatisfied again, and his face still showed a pious attitude: "There is no evidence. Before the detailed investigation, our family should first ask Mr. Shen what he meant and see where you want to develop this case!"

"No!"

Chen Xi waved his hand, "Eunuch Zhang is an internal official. He does not need to be responsible for his own affairs. If you want to find out the cause of the fire, it is also based on Your Majesty's instructions, and it is definitely not the official."

“Yes, yes.”

Zhang Yong knew that Chen Xi liked to use clichés on certain issues and had no arguments.

Chen Xi said again: "Is it arson or a fire? I don't want to express my opinion on this. Just burn the files. They are all old cases. Some of the Ministry of Justice have records. Or let the officials involved in the case come out to re-enter the case, and the impact is not very big."

Zhang Yongdao: "If the file is burned, you can make up for it later, but if the evidence is gone, there is nothing we can do."

While speaking, Zhang Yong looked at Chen Xi with eager eyes. Obviously, he was concerned about whether Zhang Yanling's confession was burned that day. "There was rumors outside that it had been burned, but Shen Zhihou would make the thief succeed so easily? There was no precaution in advance. This was definitely not Shen Zhihou's style of conduct. His abilities were not comparable to those of the Zhang family."

Chen Xi shook his head: "Any case that passes through Dali Temple is investigated clearly by the Ministry of Justice, the investigation is basically completed, and the evidence is conclusive. Even if the evidence is gone, is there anyone who wants to overturn the case?"

"That won't."

Zhang Yongdao, "I'm afraid that some unexamined cases will be burned in this fire."

Chen Xi said angrily: "You can just say that the confession of the Zhang brothers in the Jiangnan case was destroyed... I don't know some things very well. If you want to ask, go directly to the people from Dali Temple! Save the guests!"

This time, before Zhang Yong wanted to leave, Chen Xi issued an order to expel guests.

Zhang Yong stood up embarrassedly. There were officials from the Ministry of Personnel behind him who had come to "send guests". In the past, he had been furious, but now he could only hold back his anger and shake his head and said, "Mr. Shen should think clearly first and don't come to our house later."

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After Zhang Yong left, he went to the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple to inquire about the situation.

The Dongchang Fanzi also began to search for clues among the capital. On that day, the night watchman from Dali Temple entered the Dongchang cell.

In the afternoon, before the shift was over, Qian Ning, the commander of the Jinyiwei, hurried to see Chenxi and sent a small note.

"What do you mean?" Chen Xi glanced at Qian Ning and asked.

Qian Ning said: "Eunuch Zhang is crazy! He insisted on involving the fire in Dali Temple and the Zhang family... I heard that he took the night watchman from Dali Temple earlier today and was currently being tortured. The Jinyiwei could not get involved at all. This matter must be taken."

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes and asked, "What does Zhang Yong have to do with me? As the commander of the Jinyiwei, you don't need to ask for instructions, right?"

Qian Ning said awkwardly: "Mr. Shen, you don't know. Eunuch Zhang is like crazy today, taking people everywhere. Even the brothers of the Jinyiwei were taken by him. He intends to expand the matter. You are the governor of the country, so who do you want to ask about the capital? "

After hearing Qian Ning's statement, Chen Xi felt that he had no reason to leave the matter. Zhang Yong was so eager to investigate the case. Although Chen Xi had an estimate before, he did not accurately grasp it.

"Mr. Shen, why did Eunuch Zhang investigate the case like this? Could it be that he hadn't had a job for a long time and was so nervous?" Qian Ning asked with a wink.

Chen Xi looked at Qian Ning and said, "Eunuch Zhang doesn't use the Jinyiwei people, and directly find out the case. Do you, the commander of the Jinyiwei, have face?"

Qian Ning widened his eyes: "Mr. Shen, what do you mean? Let the villain interfere in the case? This... it was His Majesty who personally arranged for the Dongchang to investigate thoroughly. The villain dared not fight against Eunuch Zhang."

Chen Xi smiled disdainfully: "It turns out that the commander of the Jinyiwei is a person who is weak and can be bullied? I am considered to have misunderstood you!"

Qian Ning was very slippery, his head flew around, and he quickly understood something, nodded and bowed: "With Lord Shen's words, the villain would have the confidence. At worst, the Jinyiwei would also be insulted... They are all investigating the case for His Majesty. Who does something different? The villain will go now!"

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In less than a day, the capital was already in a state of panic.

In the past, when the East Factory and the Jinyiwei wore a pair of pants, Zhang Yong, who was admiring the East Factory, had absolute power to suppress the Jinyiwei and let the Jinyiwei use it.

But the situation was different this time. Qian Ning, the commander of the Jinyiwei, wanted to fight against him. Zhang Yong went to arrest people, and Qian Ning also went to arrest people. Moreover, the news channels of the Jinyiwei were similar to those of the Dongchang Factory, and sometimes even had to move faster.

Without achieving any "effects", Zhang Yong was blocked by someone and sent someone to summon Qian Ning to meet him in anger. Unexpectedly, Qian Ning didn't see him on the excuse of something.

"Eunuch Zhang, there is clearly someone to support him in this move." Zang Xian, who stayed in the capital, acted as a dog-headed military advisor and analyzed it for Zhang Yong.

It was already late at night, and Zhang Yong was not sleepy and asked, "Is it Mr. Shen who asked him to do this? Or the one in the palace?"

Zang Xian came forward: "It's probably Lord Shen, and the one in the palace cannot be dispatched to the Jinyiwei now."

Zhang Yong sneered: "Qian Ning really took Xiong Xin and Leopard's courage. He thought that with Lord Shen's support, he would not take our family seriously? Our family could directly send someone to capture him! What is he?"

Zhang Yong couldn't fight against Chen Xi, but he didn't take Qian Ning seriously.

"Eunuch Zhang, you can't make any complaints with Lord Qian now. If someone writes you in front of His Majesty, you may lose your official position." Zang Xian hurriedly dissuaded.

Zhang Yong couldn't help but shivered and said, "If Qian Ning is really supported by Lord Shen, that means... Lord Shen doesn't want the situation to expand?"

"It's hard to say."

Zang Xian hesitated, "Realistically speaking, Lord Shen could not miss the opportunity to thoroughly investigate the evidence of a criminal crime in Zhang. You are helping him, and he has no reason to face you... Do you think we have done things too much?"

Zhang Yong glared at Zang Xian and said, "What do you mean? I have consulted your opinions before!"

Zang Xian quickly explained: "I don't mean to swear. In fact, you can sit down and talk calmly with Lord Shen. The right to decide on this case is not even on Your Majesty, but on Lord Shen's attitude. You should be clear about this."

Zhang Yong sighed: "I will not be happy to see him today. If I go there again, I am afraid that even people will not be able to see him. No matter how much you have, it is important to get people. As long as you get the evidence, you can be free to advance and retreat!"

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To be continued...