Zhang Ping quickly stepped forward, and the guards who pinched Lan Jue and others realized that something was wrong, so he quickly let go of his hand.

Zhang Ping held Lan Jue's arm and touched the clothes that were soaked with morning dew. He immediately withdrew his hand and took a step back, bowed and bowed: "Students greet you."

Lan Jue said: "Our department is on leave and is not in office, so there is no need to be detained."

Seeing this, everyone was frightened. This person was really a person? When the fire broke out, the county magistrate and the Jingzhao Mansion quickly chased out of the yamen to capture the suspicious person. It happened that Lan Jue and his party were in front of a tea shed on the side of the roadside outside the street. When they entered the city, they saw wolf smoke rolling and a mess of noise. The county magistrate caught fire. Several people couldn't help but be surprised, but it was save trouble and didn't have to ask for directions. They walked towards the smoking place. Lan Jue's servant bit his finger and said, "Master, what's wrong with Fengle County? Is it burning here and there?" The follower advised: "Sir, let's just wait for the walk for a while, and wait for the younger ones to inquire.

If it is still burning, please wait a moment." Lan Jue nodded and said, "By the way, ask if there are any injured people. The prince and the prefect of Jingzhao, Lord Feng, who serves the Empress Dowager, should be in the county yamen, and the magistrate of Fengle County." The follower bowed and said, "As for orders, the younger one will go to the county yamen to visit." Just as he was just chasing the suspect's constable guards nearby, he heard the sentence "Go to the county yamen to visit", and then looked at him as if he was outside. Lan Jue's several followers dressed in short clothes, with superb eyes, as if he had some skills to fly over the eaves and walls on his body. He had no luggage, and he was holding a horse, and he didn't even have a bag on his butt, and rushed forward immediately.

Lan Jue's entourage pulled out his weapons, and the servant shouted: "What are you doing? Do you know who is in front of you? How dare you be so rude to our Minister?"

The county government office paused for a moment, and the guards of Jingzhao Prefecture swept away Lan Jue and sneered: "Shishou Dao? What a young minister. There are only six ministers in the six ministries in the court. Now the Minister of Justice is really in this county, at the foot of Shounian Mountain. But I have never heard of any minister who is coming to this county. He is a third-rank official of the court, and one or two of them come here to push sugar balls? His appearance is suspicious and he is full of nonsense, and he will take it down!"

Lan Jue couldn't help laughing and raised his hand to stop the angry servant and follower: "Well, it was my coincidence. I could meet Lord Feng soon. Since I was a suspicion, I would just follow you." Then the guards took them to the yamen.

At this time, when the guards and constables saw Zhang Ping saluting, they immediately knelt down. Lan Jue's servant shook off the guard's arm, rubbed his arms, and sneered: "Isn't we the minister fake this time?"

Everyone kowtowed and claimed to be guilty. The county magistrate knelt down and said to Zhang Ping: "Mr. Magistrate, he is a little fool, but this master was not arrested by the young ones."

The guards of Jingzhao Prefecture bowed their heads: "The emperor is ordered by the prefect to capture suspicious people, such as the Lord Tang, and the crime of death, please punish him."

Lan Jue said warmly: "Forget it, when you see suspicious people arresting and inquiring. No matter what your identity is, you will do your job impartially and there is no need to apologize. You will get up." He looked at Zhang Ping with a smile, "What is the fire in the county government office? Are you fine?"

Zhang Ping felt warm and lowered his head and said, "Thank you, sir, the student is fine."

Wumei looked at Zhang Ping and Lan Jue with a gaze, feeling a little relieved. It seemed that A Ping had a very different relationship with this noble person. A Ping recognized many high-ranking officials and had a promising future. But I don’t know which adult he is, so young and so beautiful, and he is also an assistant minister, just an official of the same size as that of the king. Tsk, it’s really impossible to compare human fate.

Zhang Ping turned around and looked at him and apologized: "Senior Brother, I'm sorry. I'll explain to you when I see the prefect, I'll explain it to you."

Wumei immediately said, "It's okay." The minister of the man is so generous when he is tied up. What else can I do? "Don't just say that the fire is released by my senior brother."

Lan Jue also looked at Wumei and thought to himself, why did Zhang Ping call a Taoist to be a senior brother? Yes, I heard that he grew up in the Taoist temple since he was a child, and it seemed that this was someone from his hometown. He then said to Zhang Ping: "If you encounter this, the headquarters of the department should explain to Lord Feng, so you will lead me to see Lord Feng."

Zhang Ping bowed and said, "Please, sir."

In the lobby, Xie Fu was bathing in Lord Feng's gloomy and solemn sight. He couldn't wait for Zhang Ping. He was anxious and suddenly heard a report: "When Magistrate Zhang was waiting for the summons outside the hall, he reported to the prefect, and there was another prefect who came from the capital to see the prefect."

Feng Tai narrowed his eyes and looked outside the door: "Who is it? There is no need to talk about it now, please come in."

Xie Fu couldn't help but turn around and look out of the hall. Zhang Ping and someone entered the hall, and the guards of Jingzhao Mansion followed Wumei.

Xie Fu looked at the man wearing casual clothes, with his eyebrows and eyes, and his face was tired, and his clothes and robe were full of dust, but his appearance was gorgeous and his behavior was extraordinary. He couldn't help but guess which adult in the court was, and it seemed that his official position was definitely not low. The prince, who was sitting next to him, lit up and stood up: "Lan, Lord Lan?"

Feng Taiyi spoke in the hall: "Why is Mr. Lan here?"

Lan Jue smiled and said, "Lan returned home from the province and came by, wanting to discuss the matters of the next two days with the county officials, but it was a bit unfortunate, causing trouble for Lord Feng and the county government."

Feng Tai smiled coldly in his heart. Lan Jue must have known the Queen Mother's incense. He hurriedly came to see if there was any opportunity to make achievements and show loyalty. He also showed his loyalty. The news was flexible and his legs were quite fast. He said lightly: "Mr. Lan is intent. Our mansion knows that Lord Lan is up to do things for official duties. Since he is doing official duties, how can he talk about causing trouble?" He ordered the seats on the left and right. Eunuch Wang gave up to the side and took a seat with Lan Jue. His body and voice were slightly trembling. Okay, okay, finally, I have come to understand things and know how to do things. But, now that I have this, how many things can I take?

Feng Tai turned his gaze to Wumei: "The relative of Magistrate Zhang who was taken to the position of the Taoist magistrate who was on the mountain yesterday?"

Wumei hurriedly said, "Mr. Prefectural Minister, I am not a relative of County Magistrate Zhang. I just met him since I was a child. I really have no relatives!"

Feng Tai frowned and the guard shouted: "In the court, the prefect has never asked you, how can you talk nonsense!"

Wumei trembled for a moment and bowed repeatedly: "Mr. The prefect is forgiven. A savage from the countryside is a savage from the countryside. I don't know the rules. Please forgive me!"

The left and right guards stopped again, and Zhang Ping bowed and said, "Sir, Taoist Wuming grew up with his subordinates since childhood. It has nothing to do with the fire in the yamen."

Feng Tai said coldly: "Oh? County Magistrate Zhang, since you have been protecting this Taoist, he said he was not suspected of arson. Could it be that you were with him when the fire broke out?"

Zhang Ping said: "No, the official was sleeping in the room at that time."

Feng Tai said: "Then do you have other witnesses?"

Wumei trembled and said, "Report, Master Gong, Xiaodao was alone out of the yamen. When there was a fire, Xiaodao was walking on the street. People on the road should see Xiaodao! When Xiaodao went out, all the yamen runners and donors also saw it!"

Feng Tai stared at him with expressionless face: "Have you asked me about it?"

Wumei shivered for a moment and shrank his neck.

Feng Tai turned his gaze to Zhang Ping again: "Magistrate Zhang, you are neither his witness nor there is any evidence to prove that he was not at the scene when the fire broke out. Why did he assert that he was not a criminal in front of our government?"

Zhang Ping bowed: "Return to the words of the master, the official has inspected the fired house. The criminal pried out and flipped it into the window, tied the leads on the wooden handle of a canopy, dragged it to the window, and lit it out of the window. The wooden handle has not yet been burned out. Judging from the traces of the window sash and the burn marks, the criminal used to use his right hand, while the Taoist Wumei is left-handed. Moreover, the room is splashed with tung oil, and there are traces of tung oil on the window sill. The criminal's body should be stained with oil, more or less, and there will be a tung oil smell. Adults can send someone to check it out. There is no oil stain, nor any other smell of oil covering the smell of tung oil."

Feng Tai snorted.

Zhang Ping continued: "Wumei only came to Fengle County yesterday. He had no money on him. He relied on begging for alms and eating and drinking all the way. The piece of silver in his purse was given to him when the fourth update of the fourth update of the Xiaguan. He should be unable to hire others to set fire."

Feng Tai said coldly: "How can you rely solely on silver and money when instructing others to commit crimes? Especially those who pretend to be evil and evil, pretend to be a ghost and manipulate people's hearts. This excuse is far-fetched."

Wumei raised his head and shouted, "I don't have that kind of ability..." His eyes touched Feng Tai's cold gaze, and he swallowed the last word back.

Feng Tai called the guards and yamen runners to present the things they received from the scene, and actually put Zhang Ping and Wumei aside.

A guard led the yamen runners into the trays and asked the yamen runners to make three rows and salute the hall: "Report to the prefect, the small objects that were prepared and the humble ones were burned, and some of them were damaged and were given to the adults for a look. The big objects were still in the fire room."

Feng Tai nodded and signaled to present the burnt ones first.

The yamen runner holding the undamaged items stood on the side where Lan Jue and Eunuch Wang were sitting. Lan Jue couldn't help but look at the tray. It was all cloth and feathered ornaments, and there were many intact. It seemed that the fire was really not very big.

Feng Tai suddenly raised his eyes: "Mr. Lan is interested in this case? But what did he see?"

Lan Jue said: "Where can't find the right thing to test the evidence? I just saw the same thing I knew and couldn't help but cross it."

Feng Tai said: "Oh?"

Zhang Ping also looked at Lan Jue. Lan Jue felt Zhang Ping's gaze from three yamen runners. Suddenly, he felt that what he had said just now might be inappropriate, but he had already said that, so he got up and walked to the side of the yamen runner's hand in front of him. There was a piece of yellow silk full of scriptures in the tray.

"If the headquarters is not mistaken, this object is the jade-clear treasure embroidered by Empress Dowager Shengci. Empress Dowager Shengci gave it to the Empress Dowager. The headquarters was fortunate to see it during the high ceremony."

Eunuch Wang stood up and wiped the corners of his eyes: "Mr. Lan has a good look and memory. The Empress Dowager specially ordered the old slave to bring this treasure to worship."

Lan Jue said: "The loving heart of the Empress Dowager can move heaven and earth."

The prince wiped his tears again: "This prayer flag has not been damaged at all, it must be protected by the gods of heaven."

Lan Jue said: "How could such a holy object be invaded by evil fire?"

Feng Tai looked at the look of Eunuch Wang as he looked at Lan Jue like he looked at his own father, and the face of Lan Jue and Eunuch Wang, and nodded: "Well, this thing has not been damaged, it is really thoughtful."

Lan Jue immediately understood that he had bitten the incense bait that Feng Tai was fishing.

Feng Tai put down the Jiao Mu who was looking at it, and then said to the hall: "What is the burning situation on Shounian Mountain? Is there any reward? Where is the Minister of the Wang Shilang? I will tell you the words of this mansion and invite him back to the yamen. Now the county yamen and Shounian Mountain have suddenly caught fire, and everyone in the hall, as well as the Minister of the Wang Shilang, can't escape the suspicion."

The prince was shocked and blurted out: "What does this mean by Lord Gong?"

Lan Jue sat back on the chair without saying a word.
Chapter completed!