When the officials of the Ministry of Justice heard the words of Eunuch Liu, they thought the other party was making things difficult for Xiao Tongluo, whose surname was Xu, and with a gloating attitude, they decided to immediately criticize him and lose face if Xu Qi'an said something wrong.
Scholars are actually very good at fighting, but they are not about force.
The officials and constables of the government office were waiting and watched, not caring about what clues this reckless gong could give.
But they unexpectedly discovered that the prefect was not wandering anymore, so they stopped slightly and even took a serious attitude of listening.
Lu Qing whispered: Have you forgotten?Xu Qi'an Ah, Xu Qi'an of the Tax Silver Case.
After her reminder, everyone in the government office suddenly realized and remembered the person Xu Qi'an.
No wonder I felt familiar with the name just now. It turned out that the little Kuaishou who turned the tide in the tax silver case and solved the mystery of fake silver.
Well, now it’s a more human gong.
No wonder His Majesty appointed him as the organizer of the Killing Renren Yamen... It was only then that the officials of the government office really came back to their senses.
There are indeed some gains!Xu Qi'an nodded.
He didn't want to say that because the Ministry of Justice and the government office are both competitors, and there is no reason to share the clues with these dogs.
But just now, when he noticed that the little eunuch took notes and the communication between the Ministry of Justice and the government office without any concerns, Xu Qi'an suddenly realized that this might be an opportunity to show his feelings.
Show it to the emperor.
As expected, this record was to be handed over to the emperor for purpose. Just imagine, after reading the record, Emperor Jing of Yuan found that the Ministry of Justice and the government office were actively discussing, giving clues, and working hard to solve the case, but he was even speechless in the yamen.
What would he think?
Although it is a bit of a loss to share information, the credit is already recorded on paper.
I would like to raise a few questions about Captain Lu’s speculation.Xu Qi'an and others looked over and said in an orderly manner:
I went to Sangbo this morning to check it out and wanted to blow up the entire Yongzhen Shanhe Temple and the high platform, and the amount of gunpowder needed was extremely large.
Yes, what's the problem?Lu Qing also went to Sangbo to inspect the scene.
The problem is, you just said that gunpowder is a strategic material that the court attaches great importance to, and various confidentiality and anti-theft measures are very strict and complete.It is very difficult to smuggle out these gunpowders, let alone erase the corresponding traces?Xu Qi'an:
What kind of people do you think can do this?
Lu Qing hesitated for a moment: Minister of Works, or two ministers.
Everyone was shocked, and even the little eunuch who lowered his head to record also paused.
Xu Qi'an nodded: If it were the Minister of Works and the two ministers, then everything would be reasonable. With their skills and abilities, it would be impossible to bribe the officials of the palace or the officials of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Rites.But, isn't this too stupid?
Lu Qing frowned: You mean...
Xu Qi'an: Smuggling gunpowder of such a large scale cannot withstand investigation even if it is clean.I believe that those who can become the Minister of the Shang Dynasty and the Minister of the Secretariat would not be so stupid.
Lu Qing nodded: Since it is not them, how can I provide so much gunpowder besides the Ministry of Works?
Xu Qi'an: Is it possible that it was transported from outside the city?
Lu Qing shook his head: Not to mention the outer city, the inner city needs to collect taxes on the city, and the soldiers guarding the city will check the goods.The imperial city is even more impossible.How to smuggle something as conspicuous as gunpowder?Unless the raw materials are shipped in, not gunpowder...
Lu Qing and Xu Qi'an reasoned as if no one else had interrupted, and Eunuch Liu was not in a hurry and listened patiently.
The little eunuch who was responsible for taking the transcription was like flying, and he wrote faster and faster.
What was transported in was not gunpowder, but raw materials. Among the raw materials of gunpowder, sulfur and charcoal were not precious things. Especially in winter, the amount of charcoal consumption in the capital was very terrible... But saltpeter is something strictly controlled... Xu Qi'an was thinking, and a lightning flashed through his mind.
Saltpeter mine!?He stared at Lu Qing with wide eyes.
The female captain's pretty face was stunned for a moment, then understood, exclaiming: Saltpeter Mine!!
The two of them had shocked their faces. On the other side, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao looked at each other, and their faces changed slightly.
The four of them personally surveyed Dahuang Mountain and discovered saltpeter mine there.
Lu Qing calmed down his shock, and various thoughts flashed through his mind, and new doubts arose: If it was really what they did, what happened to the nine missing people?
Xu Qi'an said slowly: It's very simple, frame the blame!
Then he shook his head: No, it is to divert our attention and fight for the time to escape from the capital.
Lu Qing nodded slightly: Yes, let us think that gunpowder comes from the Ministry of Works, and that it was a spy installed within the court, so the focus of the investigation turned to the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of Dali Temple.
Eunuch Liu frowned, and he found that he was beginning to not understand the conversation between the two.
Except for the high-ranking Minister of Justice and Chen Gong, who were silent, the others looked at each other and couldn't understand what Xu Qi'an and Lu Qing were saying.
I always feel like I have watched one less episode.
Xu Qi'an shook his head: In this case, there is a doubt that cannot be solved. How did they transport gunpowder to Sangbo?
Lu Qing said: It's very simple. The nine missing officials should have been bribed or coerced.I prefer the former.
It makes sense that if the demon clan can smuggle gunpowder into Sangbo, there must be accomplices.They would not have been able to do it without the court's internal support.
Let’s not talk about the Erwuzi in the court, why did the demon clan blow up Sangbo?
To be precise, they planned the seal under Sangbo. What is the use of this seal to them?
He was thinking, and then heard Lu Qing say: We seem to have misconceptions, because I noticed a detail just now...
The heroic female captain stared at Xu Qi'an: Nine missing persons, three people working in the palace, three people from the Ministry of Rites, three people from the Dali Temple... How did they hide their gunpowder from their colleagues?
Xu Qi'an was not very clear about the process of the ancestor worship ceremony and had not had time to ask the officials and the staff who were responsible for finishing the exam, but after hearing Lu Qing's words, he felt a little moved: You mean, you can't hide the gunpowder from your colleagues alone.It's Ah, why do you deliberately separate these nine people? If these nine people were all from the Ministry of Rites, from the Dali Temple or from the palace, it might be possible.
Lu Qing smiled sincerely, and it was quite clear.
She admires Xu Qi'an's most, and is smart and can immediately understand what she means.It’s not tiring to discuss matters with him, but instead you can smile with a sense of heart.
Xu Qi'an said: Therefore, there must be other people among the people who help them, and this person must have the ability to enter and exit the imperial city freely, or to send gunpowder into the imperial city...
Speaking of this, Xu Qi'an looked at Lu Qing again, and they remembered a case.
The case of the Jinwu Guard’s small banner official.
The case happened the day before the ancestor worship ceremony, and they also took over it personally.
The small banner official of Jinwu Guard was silenced... Before silenced, he revealed to his wife that he wanted to take his family out of the capital... Before he died, he happened to be on duty... Xu Qi'an suddenly realized and connected the case of the saltpeter mine and the small banner official Liu Han. It is not difficult to find a truth.
The demon clan drove away the ash households in order to collect saltpeter mines in Dahuang Mountain, make gunpowder to blow up Yongzhen Shanhe Temple, and release seals from Sangbo.
The reason for using gunpowder is that the palace is strictly guarded and cannot force it to break through, but gunpowder is OK, and it only needs to be transported in without knowing it.
Whether it is the supervisor of Sitianjian, the female national teacher of Renzong, or the high-ranking martial artists in the imperial guards, they can detect the invasion of the strong, but they cannot detect the dead objects such as gunpowder.
Liu Han was just a small banner official and didn't have that much ability. He put gunpowder into the imperial city without telling his superiors.
He is a man of work, and the instructor is his superior, and it is also this superior who killed him to silence him.
Ma De, the demon clan acts, it is like an old sow wearing a bra, one set after another.
The brothel was full of guests in an orderly manner.
As long as you arrest Liu Han’s superiors and the hundreds of Jinwu Guards to question them, you will know everything!
Xu Qi'an quickly locked in a suspicious character: Zhou Baihu!
Xu Qi'an stood up and cleared his throat: Eunuch Liu, sirs, there is something to do in the Ministry of Works, so I will take my leave first.
His expression was normal and his tone was relaxed: Come with me if you beat me.
Take people away quickly.
The officials present were not fools. Although Xu Qi'an performed very normally, his expression changes several times and the content of their conversations when he talked with Lu Qing, and his knowledge of the content of the conversation did not prevent them from speculating that Xu Qi'an had discovered important clues.
Everyone immediately looked at Lu Qing.
Lu Qing pretended to be stupid.
Eunuch Liu knocked on the table with his finger and urged: Did Xu Qi'an discover something? Is the case progressing? Tell me quickly!
Lu Qingxin said, I have done my best.After all, although I admire Xu Qi'an very much, everyone has no special relationship and is not a fiancé or something.
It’s already very loyal to help him delay time.
Scholars are actually very good at fighting, but they are not about force.
The officials and constables of the government office were waiting and watched, not caring about what clues this reckless gong could give.
But they unexpectedly discovered that the prefect was not wandering anymore, so they stopped slightly and even took a serious attitude of listening.
Lu Qing whispered: Have you forgotten?Xu Qi'an Ah, Xu Qi'an of the Tax Silver Case.
After her reminder, everyone in the government office suddenly realized and remembered the person Xu Qi'an.
No wonder I felt familiar with the name just now. It turned out that the little Kuaishou who turned the tide in the tax silver case and solved the mystery of fake silver.
Well, now it’s a more human gong.
No wonder His Majesty appointed him as the organizer of the Killing Renren Yamen... It was only then that the officials of the government office really came back to their senses.
There are indeed some gains!Xu Qi'an nodded.
He didn't want to say that because the Ministry of Justice and the government office are both competitors, and there is no reason to share the clues with these dogs.
But just now, when he noticed that the little eunuch took notes and the communication between the Ministry of Justice and the government office without any concerns, Xu Qi'an suddenly realized that this might be an opportunity to show his feelings.
Show it to the emperor.
As expected, this record was to be handed over to the emperor for purpose. Just imagine, after reading the record, Emperor Jing of Yuan found that the Ministry of Justice and the government office were actively discussing, giving clues, and working hard to solve the case, but he was even speechless in the yamen.
What would he think?
Although it is a bit of a loss to share information, the credit is already recorded on paper.
I would like to raise a few questions about Captain Lu’s speculation.Xu Qi'an and others looked over and said in an orderly manner:
I went to Sangbo this morning to check it out and wanted to blow up the entire Yongzhen Shanhe Temple and the high platform, and the amount of gunpowder needed was extremely large.
Yes, what's the problem?Lu Qing also went to Sangbo to inspect the scene.
The problem is, you just said that gunpowder is a strategic material that the court attaches great importance to, and various confidentiality and anti-theft measures are very strict and complete.It is very difficult to smuggle out these gunpowders, let alone erase the corresponding traces?Xu Qi'an:
What kind of people do you think can do this?
Lu Qing hesitated for a moment: Minister of Works, or two ministers.
Everyone was shocked, and even the little eunuch who lowered his head to record also paused.
Xu Qi'an nodded: If it were the Minister of Works and the two ministers, then everything would be reasonable. With their skills and abilities, it would be impossible to bribe the officials of the palace or the officials of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Rites.But, isn't this too stupid?
Lu Qing frowned: You mean...
Xu Qi'an: Smuggling gunpowder of such a large scale cannot withstand investigation even if it is clean.I believe that those who can become the Minister of the Shang Dynasty and the Minister of the Secretariat would not be so stupid.
Lu Qing nodded: Since it is not them, how can I provide so much gunpowder besides the Ministry of Works?
Xu Qi'an: Is it possible that it was transported from outside the city?
Lu Qing shook his head: Not to mention the outer city, the inner city needs to collect taxes on the city, and the soldiers guarding the city will check the goods.The imperial city is even more impossible.How to smuggle something as conspicuous as gunpowder?Unless the raw materials are shipped in, not gunpowder...
Lu Qing and Xu Qi'an reasoned as if no one else had interrupted, and Eunuch Liu was not in a hurry and listened patiently.
The little eunuch who was responsible for taking the transcription was like flying, and he wrote faster and faster.
What was transported in was not gunpowder, but raw materials. Among the raw materials of gunpowder, sulfur and charcoal were not precious things. Especially in winter, the amount of charcoal consumption in the capital was very terrible... But saltpeter is something strictly controlled... Xu Qi'an was thinking, and a lightning flashed through his mind.
Saltpeter mine!?He stared at Lu Qing with wide eyes.
The female captain's pretty face was stunned for a moment, then understood, exclaiming: Saltpeter Mine!!
The two of them had shocked their faces. On the other side, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao looked at each other, and their faces changed slightly.
The four of them personally surveyed Dahuang Mountain and discovered saltpeter mine there.
Lu Qing calmed down his shock, and various thoughts flashed through his mind, and new doubts arose: If it was really what they did, what happened to the nine missing people?
Xu Qi'an said slowly: It's very simple, frame the blame!
Then he shook his head: No, it is to divert our attention and fight for the time to escape from the capital.
Lu Qing nodded slightly: Yes, let us think that gunpowder comes from the Ministry of Works, and that it was a spy installed within the court, so the focus of the investigation turned to the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of Dali Temple.
Eunuch Liu frowned, and he found that he was beginning to not understand the conversation between the two.
Except for the high-ranking Minister of Justice and Chen Gong, who were silent, the others looked at each other and couldn't understand what Xu Qi'an and Lu Qing were saying.
I always feel like I have watched one less episode.
Xu Qi'an shook his head: In this case, there is a doubt that cannot be solved. How did they transport gunpowder to Sangbo?
Lu Qing said: It's very simple. The nine missing officials should have been bribed or coerced.I prefer the former.
It makes sense that if the demon clan can smuggle gunpowder into Sangbo, there must be accomplices.They would not have been able to do it without the court's internal support.
Let’s not talk about the Erwuzi in the court, why did the demon clan blow up Sangbo?
To be precise, they planned the seal under Sangbo. What is the use of this seal to them?
He was thinking, and then heard Lu Qing say: We seem to have misconceptions, because I noticed a detail just now...
The heroic female captain stared at Xu Qi'an: Nine missing persons, three people working in the palace, three people from the Ministry of Rites, three people from the Dali Temple... How did they hide their gunpowder from their colleagues?
Xu Qi'an was not very clear about the process of the ancestor worship ceremony and had not had time to ask the officials and the staff who were responsible for finishing the exam, but after hearing Lu Qing's words, he felt a little moved: You mean, you can't hide the gunpowder from your colleagues alone.It's Ah, why do you deliberately separate these nine people? If these nine people were all from the Ministry of Rites, from the Dali Temple or from the palace, it might be possible.
Lu Qing smiled sincerely, and it was quite clear.
She admires Xu Qi'an's most, and is smart and can immediately understand what she means.It’s not tiring to discuss matters with him, but instead you can smile with a sense of heart.
Xu Qi'an said: Therefore, there must be other people among the people who help them, and this person must have the ability to enter and exit the imperial city freely, or to send gunpowder into the imperial city...
Speaking of this, Xu Qi'an looked at Lu Qing again, and they remembered a case.
The case of the Jinwu Guard’s small banner official.
The case happened the day before the ancestor worship ceremony, and they also took over it personally.
The small banner official of Jinwu Guard was silenced... Before silenced, he revealed to his wife that he wanted to take his family out of the capital... Before he died, he happened to be on duty... Xu Qi'an suddenly realized and connected the case of the saltpeter mine and the small banner official Liu Han. It is not difficult to find a truth.
The demon clan drove away the ash households in order to collect saltpeter mines in Dahuang Mountain, make gunpowder to blow up Yongzhen Shanhe Temple, and release seals from Sangbo.
The reason for using gunpowder is that the palace is strictly guarded and cannot force it to break through, but gunpowder is OK, and it only needs to be transported in without knowing it.
Whether it is the supervisor of Sitianjian, the female national teacher of Renzong, or the high-ranking martial artists in the imperial guards, they can detect the invasion of the strong, but they cannot detect the dead objects such as gunpowder.
Liu Han was just a small banner official and didn't have that much ability. He put gunpowder into the imperial city without telling his superiors.
He is a man of work, and the instructor is his superior, and it is also this superior who killed him to silence him.
Ma De, the demon clan acts, it is like an old sow wearing a bra, one set after another.
The brothel was full of guests in an orderly manner.
As long as you arrest Liu Han’s superiors and the hundreds of Jinwu Guards to question them, you will know everything!
Xu Qi'an quickly locked in a suspicious character: Zhou Baihu!
Xu Qi'an stood up and cleared his throat: Eunuch Liu, sirs, there is something to do in the Ministry of Works, so I will take my leave first.
His expression was normal and his tone was relaxed: Come with me if you beat me.
Take people away quickly.
The officials present were not fools. Although Xu Qi'an performed very normally, his expression changes several times and the content of their conversations when he talked with Lu Qing, and his knowledge of the content of the conversation did not prevent them from speculating that Xu Qi'an had discovered important clues.
Everyone immediately looked at Lu Qing.
Lu Qing pretended to be stupid.
Eunuch Liu knocked on the table with his finger and urged: Did Xu Qi'an discover something? Is the case progressing? Tell me quickly!
Lu Qingxin said, I have done my best.After all, although I admire Xu Qi'an very much, everyone has no special relationship and is not a fiancé or something.
It’s already very loyal to help him delay time.