Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

In Kunning Palace, the two brothers of the Zhang family knelt on the ground and cried, with tears and runny noses.

I was sleeping in my own home without provoking anyone. Suddenly, a group of robbers broke in. Without saying a word, they put sacks on them and beat them up.

Not only did he beat the person, he also took away many things from the house.

A dignified uncle, a relative of the emperor, a marquis and an uncle were unexpectedly attacked by robbers at night.

Is there any royal law?

Are there any laws?

Zhang Heling and the other two looked at Emperor Hongzhi who was sitting in the middle. Zhu Youtang half-closed his eyes. It was difficult to see any thoughts or thoughts from his face. He seemed to have no intention of speaking. The two looked at their sister again.

Crying bitterly,

"Sister, you have to make the decision for us. Those robbers are simply inhuman and unreasonable. We didn't even dare to shout, so they just beat us. Not only did they beat us, they also beat us with sacks on them, and they also robbed us.

They took away many things, including the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, the copper stove on the table, the gold hairpins we used to tie our hair, and even a pair of tea cups on the table."

No one in the capital knew that Empress Zhang treated her two brothers as treasures and watched them cry and tell of the bad deeds they had suffered.

Empress Zhang was both angry and angry. She was angry that in this most benign place in the capital, there were such vicious bandits who were so rampant that they even broke into the Marquis's mansion to commit murder.

The two brothers were so angry that they were just cowards. They cried like bears just because they encountered such a thing.

"Why are you crying? What does a grown man look like when he cries?"

Empress Zhang cursed with hatred, and Queen Zhang turned to look at Zhu Youtang. Upon noticing this look, Emperor Hongzhi knew that he could no longer watch the excitement. He calmed down his emotions for a while and comforted him: "Don't worry, I will take care of it."

You make the decision, there are such vicious bandits in this dignified capital, once these thieves are caught, I will never let them go lightly!"

After expressing his position and determination to severely punish the thieves, Emperor Hongzhi asked: "I ask you, where did the thieves flee after committing the crime?"

"have no idea."

"After they escaped, didn't you call your servants to catch them?"

"They shouted. We waited for a while before shouting after they escaped."

Hearing this, Zhu Youtang frowned, "Why not call the servants at home as soon as they escape, so that even if you can't catch them, at least you will know where they are fleeing."

Zhang Heling was not ambiguous, and said in a tearful tone: "We don't dare, for fear that the thieves will hear it and come back to beat us."

"Yes, they have knives in their hands, but they are long"

Emperor Hongzhi's cheeks twitched and he cursed a coward in his heart. Empress Zhang's face didn't look good either. It was really embarrassing.

After a slight silence, Zhu Youtang mused: "This group of thieves has robbed your belongings. The calligraphy and painting cups they snatched from your home will definitely be used to get rid of them. At that time, I will send people to investigate everywhere."

, once you find that your lost property appears on the market, you can follow the clues."

This is the best way that the emperor can think of, and it is also the most trouble-free way.

A group of thieves broke into the Hou Mansion. It was midnight and no one was around. There were not even a hundred people on the streets of the capital. Except for the watchmen and the sergeants on patrol, there was no way these people could look after the house.

The entire capital Shuntian Mansion.

However, these two living treasures were as timid as mice. They did not know where the thief was going, nor did they immediately organize people to catch the thief. Instead, they ran to the palace and cried.

After such a long delay, the thieves might have escaped without a trace.

There is no clue when looking it up, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Therefore, taking this method is the best choice, but Emperor Hongzhi doesn't quite understand. There are so many big families in Beijing, and there are so many wealthy families. You can rob wealth from any family you choose, but why did you choose him?

Two brothers-in-law?

Is it possible that this group of thieves also look down on these two people?

At this time, in the ruined temple in the southern suburbs of the capital, the group of thieves were warming themselves by the fire.

The fire was lit with calligraphy and painting, and several sets of wet night clothes and linings were thrown next to the fire, ready to be burned as soon as they dried.

Several people were very careful in their work. Regardless of how much money the calligraphy and paintings were worth, they burned them all. They did not keep the incense burners, tea cups, gold hairpins and other items they had stolen.

When swimming out of the city along the Yongding River, as long as you release your hands, these silver-patterned objects worth hundreds or even thousands of taels in total will sink to the bottom of the river.

Although I am tempted by silver coins, my life is still important.

Although things were done flawlessly, the big brother who took the lead still warned them very sternly: "Keep this in mind. You must keep this matter in your stomach and don't reveal it to anyone, not even your parents, not even your parents."

Neither can your wife, otherwise we would all have to go to the Xisi Archway."

In terms of prosperity, the Xisi Archway may be second only to the Qianmen Street outside Chengtianmen, but there is a hint of blood behind the prosperity of the Xisi Archway.

Because it is prosperous, because it is a commercial district, because there are many people, and because it serves as a warning to others, this area is also an execution ground, where beheadings, torture, and waist cuts are all carried out.

In the future, Liu Jin will be cut to pieces with a thousand knives here, and in the future there will be a Dudu named Yuan who will also follow in his footsteps here.

After some of the water vapor on the wet clothes evaporated, several people threw them into the fire, burned them clean, and then disposed of the ashes. Then they walked out of the ruined temple wearing dry clothes. At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and several people also

Instead of entering the city, he headed towards the distance.

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Early the next morning, Xia Yuan got up early. Today was the day of the Jingyan Yue Lecture. There were two types of Jingyan Banquets in the Ming Dynasty, one was the daily lecture and the other was the monthly lecture.

The daily lectures are more flexible. The emperor can do it whenever he thinks of it, and the personnel are not fixed. It is very arbitrary. You can simply ask a few knowledgeable officials to come in and discuss it, or you can call in a few more people.

But the monthly lecture is different. This is customized. Once a month, not only the emperor and the prince will be present, but also the three elders of the cabinet, some big shots from the six ministries, and then all the Hanlin officials.

Xia Yuan's position as Secretary of the Economic Affairs Bureau was only a part-time job, but it was still an Imperial Academy in nature, so he also had to attend the so-called monthly lectures at the Wenhua Hall.

Of course, his rank is relatively low. He has participated twice in this month since he became an official. Each time, he could only attend lectures among the crowd. Most of the lecturers were those who served as lecturers and bachelors of the Imperial Academy.

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Although he looks down on Zhu Houzhao, who is a person with double standards?

Being on top of things in the East Palace, after Xia Yuan usually wakes up, he will have to hug the little water chestnuts for a while, kiss and touch them to take advantage of them. He doesn't get up until the time is almost the same, and then slowly washes and dresses and has breakfast.

In the end, it was long overdue.

Today was the day when Wen Hua Dian Yue was speaking, so he didn't dare to sleep in. He just kissed his dazed little daughter-in-law twice on the cheek, got dressed and washed, and left the house without eating breakfast.

There is no way, Emperor Hongzhi is a workaholic who wakes up earlier than a chicken.

If you arrive after the emperor, that is called contempt for the emperor. The emperor himself may not care, but are those ministers easy to get along with?
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