Zhao Ji could also feel the emperor's low mood, so he took this opportunity to tell him his own inferences.

"Your Majesty, I have some ideas. I'm afraid this matter is still related to another group of forces in southern Xinjiang."

The emperor asked in return: "How can you be sure that the envoys from Southern Xinjiang were not involved in this matter?"

Zhao Ji replied, "First, that night, Lord Yueying and I were monitoring the conversation between the two Southern Border envoys. At that time, the two of them had no time or words to send people into the palace. Secondly, I could hear that day that there seemed to be a deep rift between the two Southern Border forces, and it was impossible for them to be in a cooperative relationship."

The emperor has always trusted Zhao Ji and believed in Zhao Ji's abilities, so he nodded and did not ask any further questions.

"Now the palace has become a place where these people do evil things. I cannot swallow this anger. Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhao Ji immediately nodded and replied: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will definitely catch the murderer behind this matter and punish him severely immediately!"

Previously, all matters concerning Southern Xinjiang were handled by the Third Prince, now the Prince of Jin. However, after this incident, the Emperor no longer had the patience to watch the Prince of Jin's performance, because a fire in the palace meant that the other party's hand had already reached the palace.

The palace is where the emperor rests and lives day and night. If it is not safe here, how can the emperor ensure his own safety?

This matter is not just a matter of the harem. On the surface, only one concubine died, but in fact, all the concubines in the harem are also very frightened.

The example of Concubine Shu is right there. She clearly did nothing. She just went back to her own palace and took a nap, but she ended up dying.

Any concubine would find it horrifying.

Almost everyone has thought that if this incident happened to them, the murderer that night would not have chosen Concubine Shu's palace, but their own palace.

Then the one who dies is you!

Although the emperor eventually gave Concubine Shu a grand funeral, who would want to be promoted by dying?

So the atmosphere in the harem was very tense for a while.

Even now, no one competes for favor anymore. Everyone stays in their own palace, with more palace maids and eunuchs guarding them.

There were also some concubines who were very harsh on their subordinates, and even made some palace maids and eunuchs stay up all night long.

It’s a pity that these palace servants can’t sleep at night and have to walk around the palace.

When daytime comes, there is still daytime work to do.

After Zhao Ji noticed this, he immediately sent someone to report it to the emperor.

Are you kidding? The situation in the harem is already so depressing, and yet you still do this? Are you afraid that these palace people won't rebel?

The emperor was also well aware of the negative impact this incident would have, and he sent the concubine who abused the palace maids and eunuchs to the cold palace that same day.

This actually curbed the trend of abusing palace maids and eunuchs.

It has been seven days since the fire broke out.

During this period, not only the harem knew about this matter, but the previous dynasty also knew about it.

The courtiers of the previous dynasty argued every day during court sessions, and all they talked about was whether the envoys from southern Xinjiang did it, and it was all a bunch of messy speculations.

The emperor became annoyed after hearing this too many times, and whenever someone mentioned this matter, he would immediately drag the minister out and slap him in the face.

"My dynasty does not need ministers who can only talk and speculate. If you can find the murderer and present him and the evidence, I will naturally reward you. But if you just talk and want me to investigate, then why do I need you?"

The emperor has been in a very low mood recently, but these people don't know how to read his mood, which makes the emperor realize the value of Zhao Ji.

During this period, Zhao Ji had been working diligently, and from time to time he would submit the latest progress and evidence.

Of course, Zhao Ji did not put this matter before the court officials. After all, who could know that there were no traitors among the ministers of the Celestial Empire?

On the ninth day, as soon as the morning court started, Zhao Ji without saying a word brought more than a dozen people to the palace.

"Your Majesty, I have already arrested all the perpetrators of the arson case that day!"

Zhao Ji's words exploded in the ears of the court officials like thunder.

They never thought that Zhao Ji had actually solved the case while they were talking.

The clothes worn by these people who were pushed forward were very strange, and they did not resemble the way people dress in China.

At the same time, these people's faces were full of disdain for the emperor. Zhao Ji was very far-sighted and deliberately shut these people's mouths when he was in court.

The emperor also thought of the reason behind Zhao Ji's intention.

Of course, it was the previous incident with Master Zhang’s pills. The fact that the emperor almost took the Wu Shi San and was plotted against by someone must not be spread out.

Now that all the murderers have been caught, who can guarantee that they won’t talk nonsense?

Then the only way is to shut them up once and for all.

Completely blocked in the physical sense.

Zhao Ji stood up and said, "These people have been dormant in the capital for half a year. They have only recently started to make trouble. The arson that day was also caused by the arrival of envoys from Southern Xinjiang. These people from Southern Xinjiang do not want Southern Xinjiang to unite with the Celestial Empire."

"So he bribed some palace maids and guards, pretending to be eunuchs and sneaking into the harem. I have already sent all the palace maids and guards who accepted bribes to the prison, and they are waiting for the emperor's decision!"

Since when, the court had already become silent, and everyone was listening to Zhao Ji's report.

Zhao Ji spoke eloquently and unraveled the whole incident.

Whether in terms of logical motivation or modus operandi, everything is impeccable.

It was even like opening a third-person perspective and reviewing the entire process.

The emperor also listened carefully, nodding slightly as he listened, obviously approving of Zhao Ji's investigation results.

"I found these people in a small inn in the capital. After two days of planning and hard work, I finally caught them all! Now I dare to guarantee with my life that except for the two envoys from Southern Xinjiang, there is no one else in the capital who has any connection with Southern Xinjiang!"

The other ministers either showed surprise or admiration in their eyes.

Of course, there are also people like King Jin who hate it to the core.

You must know that before the arson case, the Third Prince was in charge of all these lines in southern Xinjiang.

As a result, after he had been investigating for so long, Zhao Ji had finished it in just nine days.

Isn't this a slap in the face of Prince Jin?