Hearing what Eunuch Liu said, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment thought that the other party was embarrassing the little Tongluo surnamed Xu.
Scholars are actually very good at fighting, but not in force.
Government officials and police officers took a wait-and-see attitude, not caring what clues this reckless gong could give. But they were surprised to find that Mr. Fu Yin stopped his mind wandering, stopped his waist slightly, and put on a posture of listening carefully.
Lu Qing whispered: "Have you forgotten? Xu Qi'an, Xu Qi'an for the tax and bank case."
After being reminded by her, everyone in the government office came to their senses and remembered Xu Qi'an.
No wonder the name sounded familiar just now. It turned out to be the little fast hand who turned the tide in the tax and bank case and solved the mystery of counterfeit money.
Well, now it's time to beat the gong.
It's no wonder His Majesty appointed him as the chief officer of the police department Only then did the government officials really come to terms with it.
"There are indeed some gains!" Xu Qi'an nodded.
He didn't want to say it at first, because the Ministry of Punishment and the government office are both competitors, so there is no reason to share clues with these dogs.
But just now when he noticed the little eunuch taking notes, as well as the carefree communication between the Ministry of Punishment and the people in the government office, Xu Qi'an suddenly realized that this might be an opportunity to show off.
Show it to His Majesty the Emperor.
Not surprisingly, this transcript is for the purpose of handing it over to the emperor. Just imagine, after reading the transcript, Emperor Yuan Jing found that the Ministry of Punishment and the government office were actively discussing, giving clues, and working hard to solve the case, but the prisoner was silent. .
What would he think?
Although it is a bit of a loss to share the information, the credit has been recorded on paper.
"I would like to ask a few questions about Butou Lu's speculation." Xu Qi'an and the others looked over and said in an orderly manner:
"I went to Sangbo to check this morning. If I want to blow up the entire Yongzhen Shanhe Temple and the high platform, the amount of gunpowder required is extremely large."
"Yes, what's the problem?" Lu Qing also went to Sangbo to inspect the scene.
"Here comes the problem. As you said just now, gunpowder is a strategic material that the court attaches great importance to. All kinds of confidentiality and anti-theft measures are very strict and complete. Smuggling these gunpowder itself is very difficult, let alone erasing the corresponding traces. ?" Xu Qi'an said:
"What kind of person do you think can do this?"
Lu Qing hesitated for a moment: "Minister of the Ministry of Industry, or the two servants."
Everyone was taken aback, even the little eunuch who lowered his head to record paused.
Xu Qi'an nodded: "If it's the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the two ministers, then everything is reasonable. With their skill and ability, it is not impossible to bribe the servants in the palace or the officials of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Rites. But, is this the case? Too stupid?"
Lu Qing frowned: "You mean"
Xu Qi'an said: "Smuggling such a large amount of gunpowder, no matter how clean the hands and feet are, it will not stand up to investigation. I believe that those who can become ministers and ministers are not so stupid."
Lu Qing nodded: "Since it's not them, where else can provide so much gunpowder besides the Ministry of Industry?"
Xu Qi'an said: "Is it possible that it was brought in from outside the city?"
Lu Qing shook his head: "Let's not talk about the outer city, the inner city has to collect city entry tax, and the soldiers guarding the city will inspect the goods. It is even more impossible in the imperial city. How can something as conspicuous as gunpowder be smuggled? Unless it is brought in raw materials, not gunpowder"
Lu Qing and Xu Qi'an reasoned as if no one else was there, and no one else interrupted at all. Eunuch Liu was not in a hurry and listened patiently.
?The little eunuch who was in charge of taking notes moved his pen like flying, writing faster and faster.
What is transported is not gunpowder, but raw materials. Among the raw materials of gunpowder, sulfur and charcoal are not precious things. Especially in winter, the amount of charcoal consumed in the capital is very terrible But saltpeter is something strictly controlled by Dafeng While Xu Qi'an was thinking, a bolt of lightning struck in his mind.
"Sitpe mine!?" He stared at Lu Qing with wide eyes.
The female catcher's delicate face froze for a moment, then she understood, and exclaimed, "Sitpe mine!!"
The faces of the two were full of shock. On the other side, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao looked at each other, and their expressions changed slightly.
The four of them personally surveyed Dahuang Mountain and discovered saltpeter mines there.
Lu Qing calmed down his shocked emotions, and various thoughts flashed in his mind, and new doubts arose: "If they really did it, what happened to the nine missing persons?"
Xu Qi'an said slowly: "It's very simple, frame the blame!"
Then he shook his head again: "No, it's to divert our attention and compete for the time to escape from the capital."
Lu Qing nodded slightly: "Yes, let us think that the gunpowder came from the Ministry of Industry, and that spies were planted inside the imperial court. The focus of the investigation turned to the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of Dali Temple."
Eunuch Liu frowned, and he found that he couldn't understand the conversation between the two.
Except for the high-ranking Minister of the Ministry of Justice and Chen Fuyin who remained calm, the others looked at each other in blank dismay, also unable to understand what Xu Qi'an and Lu Qing were saying.
I always feel like I missed an episode.
Xu Qi'an shook his head: "In this case, there is a doubt that cannot be solved. How did they transport the gunpowder to Sangbo?"
Lu Qing said: "It's very simple. The nine missing officials should have been bought or threatened. I prefer the former."
It makes sense, if the Yaozu can smuggle gunpowder into Sangpo, there must be accomplices. They would not have been able to do this without the support of the court.
Let's not talk about the second and fifth boys in the court, why did the Yaozu blow up Sangpo?
To be precise, they conspired against the sealed item under Sangbo, what use is this sealed item to them?
He was thinking, and heard Lu Qing say again: "We seem to be thinking wrong, because I noticed a detail just now"
The heroic female catcher stared at Xu Qi'an: "Nine missing persons, three servants in the palace, three from the Ministry of Rites, and three from the Dali Templehow did they smuggle the gunpowder in without the knowledge of their colleagues? ?¡±
Xu Qi'an was not very clear about the process of the ancestor worship ceremony, and he hadn't had time to ask the officials and clerks who were in charge of finishing it, but after hearing Lu Qing's words, his heart moved: "You mean, just three people can't steal it from your colleagues. The gunpowder transporter. Yes, why did you deliberately separate the nine people? If the nine people are all from the Ministry of Rites, from Dali Temple, or are servants in the palace, it may still be possible."
Lu Qing smiled sincerely, but it was quite bright.
What she admired most about Xu Qi'an was that he was smart and could immediately understand what she meant. It's not tiring to discuss with him, but I can smile knowingly.
Xu Qi'an said: "Therefore, among those who help them, there must be other people, and this person must have the ability to freely enter and leave the imperial city, or be able to send gunpowder into the imperial city"
Having said that, Xu Qi'an looked at Lu Qing again, and they remembered a case.
The case of the Jinwu Guard Xiaoqi officer.
This case happened the day before the ancestor worship ceremony, and they also took over it personally.
The small banner official of the Jinwu Guard was silencedBefore he was silenced, he revealed to his wife that he would take his family away from the capitalBefore he died, he happened to be on dutyXu Qi'an suddenly became enlightened and took the saltpeter The case of Mine and Xiaoqi officer Liu Han is connected in series, and it is not difficult to find a truth.
The purpose of the demon tribe to drive away the gray households is to collect saltpeter mines in the Dahuang Mountain, make gunpowder to blow up the Shanhe Temple in Yongzhen, and release the sealed item in Sangboli.
The reason why gunpowder is used is because the imperial palace is heavily guarded and cannot be forced into, but gunpowder can be used, and it only needs to be transported in without anyone noticing.
Whether it is the supervisor of Sitianjian, the female national teacher of Renzong, or the high-ranking warriors in the imperial army, they can detect the invasion of the strong, but they cannot detect the dead things like gunpowder.
Liu Han is just a small banner official, not that capable, and he put gunpowder into the imperial city without telling his superiors.
He was an official, and the instigator was his superior, and it was this superior who killed him to silence him.
Ma De, the demon clan acts, it's like an old sow wearing a bra, one set after another.
The whorehouse was full - well organized.
As long as Liu Han's superiors and hundreds of Jinwu Guards are arrested and tortured, everything will be known!
Xu Qi'an quickly targeted a suspicious person: Zhou Baihu!
Xu Qi'an got up and cleared his throat: "Eunuch Liu, my lords, I still have something to do with the Ministry of Works, so I'll take my leave first."
He looked as usual, and his tone was relaxed: "The watchman will follow me."
Quickly lead people to evacuate.
The officials present were not fools. Although Xu Qi'an behaved normally, when he talked with Lu Qing, the expression changes several times and the content of their conversation, although they had only a half-knowledge, did not prevent them from guessing that Xu Qi'an had found important clues.
Everyone looked at Lu Qing immediately.
Lu Qing played stupid.
Eunuch Liu knocked on the table with his finger, and urged: "Did Xu Qi'an discover anything? Is there any progress in the case? Tell me!"
Lu Qingxin said, I have done my best. After all, although they admire Xu Qi'an very much, they have no special relationship, and they are not fianc¨¦s or anything.
Helping him delay for a while is already very loyal.
ps: This is six or seven hours. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com)Helping him delay for a while is already very loyal.
ps: This is six or seven hours. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com