Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

"Your Excellency, the Imperial Envoy."

"There's an entrance and exit behind this mine, hidden by grass and trees, so it's not easy to find!"

"I followed your orders and surrounded the mine with my men. As we were keeping watch, some miners emerged from inside, followed by someone whipping someone."

The garrison soldiers who were galloping over reined in their horses and stopped at the front entrance. They saluted Zhuo Jing and Shen Zhen and reported back.

Hear this.

Li Shunan couldn't hold it in any longer and swallowed hard. In the biting cold of winter, beads of sweat began to form on his forehead: The other party actually surrounded the mine directly!?

But he still couldn't figure it out.

The mine that he is in charge of is not a big one among the mines in Quanzhou Prefecture. Why does this imperial envoy... keep his eyes on him as soon as he arrives?

Yesterday, we conducted an incredibly thorough investigation, and the results were perfect, with no issues. And yet, they're back today? They're here, and they're even laying siege to the mine after a disagreement...

Is this mine in trouble or is it against the will of heaven?

now.

Li Shunan felt like a thousand alpaca horses were galloping through his heart, and he was filled with a feeling of frustration that he couldn't understand.

Zhuo Jing and Shen Zhen looked at each other.

Their hearts sank: There really is something fishy going on here!

Obviously, as soon as they arrived with their men, the people in the mine tried to leave through that secret entrance... If there was nothing fishy going on, why would they do that? And why should they be afraid of them?

Zhuo Jing, on the other hand, felt that he had landed on something practical.

I couldn't help but take a deep breath and sighed inwardly, "As expected! As expected! Your Majesty is indeed a discerning eye!"

"This Li Xiaoqi probably doesn't want his men to move the barricades away, so you guys move them." He glanced behind him.

Someone who has more or less fought on the battlefield.

Moving a few barricades was naturally a piece of cake. In no time, the path was cleared.

Zhuo Jing and Shen Zhen led everyone straight into the mine.

Zhuo Jing pondered for a moment, then said sternly, "As soon as I arrived... I immediately rushed to send the miners outside, hiding them outside... I walked through every part of the mine, including the mine tunnels, any place where people could enter... and called everyone here."

With the current situation.

It is not difficult to guess that the problem lies with the miners.

This is one of them.

The second is to find He San. Perhaps we won’t even have to bother to investigate and we’ll know everything.

Following Zhuo Jing's order.

The soldiers behind him who were drawn from the nearby garrisons immediately scattered and gathered everyone together.

And seeing more and more miners gathering here...

Zhuo Jing and Shen Zhen's expressions became increasingly ugly and solemn.

For nothing else.

All the miners in this mine... were almost all emaciated. In the freezing weather, their clothes were full of holes, revealing black bloodstains underneath...

Their eyes were blank, helpless, numb, and lifeless...

They had never seen Shen Zhen, and didn't know who Zhuo Jing and Shen Zhen were. They also didn't know whether these officials and military officers who suddenly appeared... were a group of people who were torturing them in different ways.

"This... how could this be!? Clearly... clearly yesterday..." Shen Zhen was so shocked that he could hardly speak clearly. He could not believe what he saw.

He clearly saw yesterday...

It was just an ordinary, normal mine, where miners were working hard, digging out and breaking up the coal in an orderly manner.

Only one day has passed.

Everything has changed!

In a trance, he saw a familiar face with two bloodstains on it, looking tired. His eyes immediately lit up and he frowned and said, "He San! Come out soon!"

Before this, He San didn't dare to show up.

As a person conducting secret investigations, if he dared to reveal even a hint of his identity, Li Shunan's men would dare to take his life, not for anything else, just to reveal less information!

therefore.

Only when the situation was completely under the control of Zhuo Jing and Shen Zhen did He San heave a long sigh of relief. He staggered out of the crowd, walked in front of Zhuo Jing and Shen Zhen, and bowed, "Sir!"

After saying that, he staggered around with his tired body.

He looked at everyone, using up almost all of his remaining strength: "Everyone! The court will never let down any of its people! I am He San! This is the imperial envoy specially sent by His Majesty, Zhuo Jing, Lord Zhuo! We are here to inspect the mines on His Majesty's orders!"

"I know all about your grievances!"

"God's grace is immense! No one will suffer injustice!"

"If you have any grievances, you can tell us everything, and His Majesty will definitely make a decision for you!"

Over the past two days, he had experienced what this group of people had experienced. Although he had suffered, it was only two days of such a life, while this group of people had been trapped here for several months...

They were originally on patrol to investigate illegal activities, so they naturally announced it now, firstly to show the great grace of heaven, and secondly to appease the people.

Done.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

The whole person fainted on the spot...

But at this moment, the sound of horse hooves roared again from the direction of the mine entrance, as if someone was coming towards this side.

Zhuo Jing frowned slightly.

Look behind you.

It was none other than Yang Daqiang, the Jinyiwei captain in charge of the entire Yuanzhou Prefecture mines. He rode towards them, his voice tinged with sarcasm, "Master Zhuo...wasn't this already checked yesterday?"