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The three workshops nowadays are filled with inferior counterfeit equipment that only has a superficial appearance.
The Ming family buys the lives of these innocent people, then burns them and the counterfeit equipment of the three major workshops to the ground, and then claims to the outside world that the three major workshops have caught fire.
The three real workshops have already been secretly moved by them.
This trick was truly audacious and outrageous; without Li Yunrui's support, the Ming family probably wouldn't have dared to pull it off.
Ming Qingda drank the bowl of wine in his hand, his face showing generosity, "I bid farewell to all my fellow villagers!"
But just as he was about to smash the bowl, he suddenly saw dozens of figures leap out from the top of the wall!
"Shadow Guards, wipe out the rebels of the Junshan Society! Everyone, lay down your weapons!"
With a loud shout, Teng Zijing threw more than ten throwing knives, knocking all the medicine bowls from their hands!
Li Chang'an led his Shadow Guards on a secret journey to Jiangnan, without making a big fuss.
Therefore, when Ming Qingda heard the name of the Shadow Guards of the Dragon Guard Manor, he immediately lost half of his soul!
He was certainly aware of the Junshan Meeting.
The Junshan Society, which Li Yunrui established and controlled, has become a rebel group!
Fortunately, Ming Qingda reacted quickly, realizing that the people in the courtyard were no match for the ninth-rank master on the other side.
He said to the servants and guards, "Don't move around. We'll cooperate with the Shadow Guards' investigation."
Teng Zijing said to the Shadow Guard experts, "Take all these people away and keep all these medicines as evidence."
To Ming Qingda's surprise, Teng Zijing only saved the lives of these innocent people and did not arrest him.
He had even planned out how he would argue if he got caught.
With the Ming family on the verge of destruction, the deaths of these dozens of innocent people would be in vain, so Li Chang'an ordered Teng Zijing to rescue them first.
"Master Ming, His Highness Prince Yong will arrive tomorrow."
"His Highness said that once he arrives, he expects your Ming family to give a frank account!"
After Teng Zijing left, Ming Qingda was deeply troubled and uneasy.
During the evening banquet for Fan Xian, a huge fire suddenly broke out on the horizon outside the window!
Ming Qingda exclaimed in shock, "Lord Fan, the three major workshops are on fire! That's the foundation of the Imperial Treasury!"
As if things weren't going to go wrong, just as the Ming family was in a state of panic, a servant suddenly rushed forward and knelt down in front of Ming Qingda.
"Master! Something bad has happened!"
"Grandma! She...she hanged herself!"
Upon hearing this, Ming Qingda's vision went black, his eyes rolled back, and he completely fainted.
Chapter 139 Grandmaster! Ye Liuyun's boasting backfires! (33)
Fan Xian had just arrived in Jiangnan when the three major workshops caught fire. This was too strange.
The fact that Old Madam Ming, the true head of the Ming family, hanged herself makes the whole thing even more bizarre.
Fan Xian had investigated the situation of the three major workshops beforehand, and even sent Deng Ziyue to infiltrate them personally.
On the one hand, it is necessary to investigate the current situation within the three major workshops; on the other hand, it is necessary to find the key accounts and solidify the evidence of the Ming family and Dongyi City's smuggling crimes.
Now that the three workshops are on fire, I wonder how Deng Ziyue is doing.
"Master! Wake up!"
"master!"
Fan Xian looked at Ming Qingda lying on the ground, unsure whether he was truly unconscious or faking it, but didn't have time to pay him any attention.
"Zongzhui, let's go check out the situation in the three major workshops first!"
Fan Xian didn't come to take over the Imperial Treasury like in the drama; he's here to investigate a case.
Such a big thing happened on the scene that he had to take his men there in person.
After Fan Xian left, Ming Qingda woke up in a daze and then scrambled towards Old Madam Ming's room.
"Mother! Mother!"
"My dear mother!"
"We have been a loving mother and filial son for decades!"
How could you bear to abandon your son!
Outside Hangzhou, Fan Xian rode his horse for more than ten miles, and five hundred black cavalrymen followed.
This time, Fan Xian came prepared, bringing with him the Black Riders, the Sixth Bureau Swordsmen, and the Tiger Guards.
When they were still dozens of miles away from the three major wards, the firelight on the horizon slowly went out.
Zongzhui exclaimed in delight, "Great news, sir! The fires in the three major workshops have been extinguished!"
"If it only burns for a short while, the three major workshops should be fine."
Half an hour later, Fan Xian finally arrived at the three major workshops.
The three major workshops were built at the foot of a mountain, with various workshops densely packed together for nearly a mile.
Currently, one-third of the workshops have been burned down, while the rest remain intact.
Fan Xian breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that the scene had already been taken into custody.
A group of men in blue, close-fitting clothes stood guard every ten steps, surrounding all three workshops.
Two men at the main entrance blocked Fan Xian's path, saying, "The inner treasury is on fire, please do not approach!"
Zong Zhui glanced at them from afar and said, "My lord, they're quite formidable. All one hundred of them are at least seventh rank!"
Fan Xian gasped, "Elite martial artists just like my father's Tiger Guards and Prince Yong's Shadow Guards!"
Then, he pulled out his badge as a Superintendent of the Surveillance Bureau to the martial artist blocking his way.
"The Censorate is handling this case. Which department are you from?"
The warrior blocking the way glanced at the Ti Si's waist token, but was still uneasy.
"What brings the Censorate's staff to Hangzhou?"
"The Imperial Treasury is under the control of the Princess. The fire has been extinguished and no one has reported it. What are you doing here?"
So you're one of Lin Wan'er's people. No wonder you're so arrogant.
Upon hearing that she was Princess Yichen's person, Fan Xian knew better than to force his way in.
If it were a member of the Ming family or someone from the local government, he would simply force his way in.
After all, Lin Wan'er is now the rightful owner of the Imperial Treasury, and Fan Xian needs to discuss the case with her before he can investigate.
"The Ming family is suspected of smuggling to Dongyi City, which is a matter of great importance."
"I am Fan Xian, the Inspector General of the Surveillance Bureau! Please inform Princess Yichen!"
The man said directly, "The Princess will be here soon, please wait a moment."
Upon hearing this, Zong Zhui became angry, "So, your princess didn't come? Then why are you blocking the road!"
In fact, these 100 people were all members of the Luo Wang organization who were transferred in over the past year, and they all had martial arts talent.
Li Chang'an assigned Lin Wan'er a small group of Shadow Guards; the fire just now was extinguished by members of the Luo Wang organization.
In the afternoon, Ming Qingda originally planned to put the poisoned corpses into the three workshops and burn them together to pass them off as the corpses of craftsmen.
The three workshops and their equipment were burned down, and the craftsmen were burned to death, but no one could find any evidence.
The three original workshops were secretly moved away and became the private property of Li Yunrui and the Ming family.
However, Teng Zijing rescued those people, but Ming Qingda's body was missing.
Although the bodies were gone, the three workshops still had to be burned; the substandard equipment inside was originally intended to be destroyed in a single fire.
However, what he didn't expect was that Lin Wan'er, with the help of the Luo Wang, had already infiltrated the three major workshops for more than a year.
Fan Xian only had Deng Ziyue as an inside agent, while Lin Wan'er had at least thirty people infiltrated into the Ming family.
Therefore, Lin Wan'er had already received the news of Ming Qingda's arson and put out the fire in time.
Lin Wan'er, who had been unable to enter the three major workshops, took advantage of this opportunity to completely control them.
According to Li Chang'an's plan, the Ming family's ruthlessness could not be proven unless the fire was set on fire.
However, if it's burned, the physical evidence will also be destroyed.
Ideally, only one-third should be burned, which explains the situation Fan Xian witnessed.
The Luo Wang warrior replied, "That's right, the princess didn't come, but the three major workshops belong to my princess."
"When you investigate a case, you always need the owner's permission, right?"
Zong Zhui angrily retorted, "Our lord is an imperial envoy. His Majesty the Emperor ordered him to investigate the case. Why aren't you moving aside!"
The martial artist replied, "Don't try to fool me. His Majesty the Emperor's decree is to have you investigate the case, not to allow you to enter the three major districts!"
Zong Zhui said to Fan Xian, "As expected of the princess's people, we can't fool them. My lord, shall we charge in?"