Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

He deliberately slowed down his speech.

After saying this, he subconsciously glanced at the situation behind him.

But at this moment.

A tall, thin, elegant man wearing a black gauze hat and a scarlet official robe, the kind worn only by officials of the fourth rank and above, stepped out from behind a group of soldiers. His eyes were sharp as he said, "I'm here to inspect the mines under the order of His Majesty. So I'm not allowed to enter?"

Next to him appeared Shen Zhen, who had come here yesterday to question and investigate carefully. The people here might not recognize Zhuo Jing, but they were very familiar with Shen Zhen's face.

See Shen Zhen appear.

Whether it was the guards at the entrances and exits, or the supervisors inside the mine who were arranging for the miners to relocate and hide, they all widened their eyes, gasped, and looked incredulous.

They never expected it.

Clearly, everything that needed to be checked had already been checked yesterday. Lord Shen even said in person, "There's really nothing wrong with this mine."

How come it’s back now?!

Even... were these soldiers from the surrounding garrisons also dispatched by them?

A series of question marks almost confused this group of people.

And this time.

In a tent not far from the mine entrance, a sturdy and strong man over eight feet tall lifted the curtain.

His dark face looked a little plain and he looked a little sleepy.

He was probably woken up by the noise outside, but he looked impatient and cursed: "What's wrong, what's wrong? What are you doing? Just yesterday..."

Of course, he stopped abruptly before he could finish his words.

Then it seemed that all the sleepiness had gone away, and they stared at Shen Zhen with wide eyes.

After a moment of silence.

He immediately took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He immediately realized the current situation of the mine as soon as he turned his eyes.

He trotted over to the entrance, seemingly casually winking at the many supervisors inside the mine, then smiled ingratiatingly, "So it's you, Lord Shen? Was there anything inconsiderate yesterday? If you were coming to inspect, could you have let someone know in advance so I can entertain you? Look at this..."

This person is Li Shunan, the Jinyiwei flag officer in charge of this mine. Even though the incident happened suddenly, he still managed to remain calm.

He gritted his teeth.

There was a hint of awe in his eyes.

"All the expenses and income... have been arranged. There's no problem. Even a thorough investigation won't reveal anything. As long as we keep these people hidden..."

At this moment, the fox-like expression on Li Shunan's face seemed extremely inconsistent with his dark and plain face and sturdy and strong figure.

There is still some distance from the entrance to the mine.

Zhuo Jing and Shen Zhen didn't know what was going on inside beforehand, so even though there were people moving around inside, they didn't notice anything wrong at first. After all, the miners in the mine had to dig and transport the ore, and they couldn't stay in one place.

Zhuo Jing said calmly, "Whether you entertain me or not is not important. You shouldn't take it easy when working for His Majesty. Since you're here, just show me in."

"Of course!" Li Shunan said with a smile, and then he said to the guards nearby: "What are you dawdling for? Move these barricades away!"

The people below immediately understood.

They moved slowly to move the barricades blocking the door, and each one looked as if they were struggling.

Obviously, they all tacitly agreed to buy time for those behind them.

But at this time.

There was a commotion and uproar from the mine behind him, accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves...

"This...this is..."

"A military officer is coming here too? What happened?"

"..."

The many miners who were driven to the other side were talking in confusion, automatically making way for them, and looking in surprise at two soldiers in armor and with sharp blades on their waists galloping on their horses from the other side, rushing towards the front entrance.