In the Qianqing Palace, the two palaces came to discuss matters with the emperor and the five eunuchs.

"What the hell is going on!" Li Guifei had a fierce face, phoenix eyes were threatening, and said slowly: "Dongchang just tortured Chu Zhiyuan to be involved in the case, and this person died in the moat, who is killing people and killing people?" ”

Concubine Li was very angry, but Empress Chen sat upright, her face couldn't see her joy or anger, and she didn't seem to have the meaning to speak.

The little emperor Zhu Yijun stood beside the two palaces with his hands down, looking down at his feet, and seemed to feel that the lines on the underground gold bricks were far more worthy of study than who killed Chu Zhiyuan.

Chen Hong and Zhang Hong hung up on their own affairs, standing aside with their eyes and nose and nose, it seemed that unless they were named, it would be impossible for them to take the initiative to speak.

Feng Bao glanced at Huang Mengyu and asked out loud: "Governor Huang, I heard that the Shenji howitzer that attacked our house that day was not the equipment of the Beijing camp?" Can the East Factory find out where these things come from? ”

Feng Bao's words were very polite, and his tone was also very gentle, which seemed to give Huang Mengyu a lot of face.

Huang Mengyu knew the killing motive, but he also had to answer: "Haojiao Palm Print learned that the pomegranate and several pomegranates used by the assassins in Fahua Temple later were all from Gao Guanzheng's Sanshenyuan Firearms Research Institute. ”

Feng Bao was very satisfied with this answer. He didn't speak directly, but glanced at the look of the two palaces slightly.

Empress Chen's eyelids moved slightly, and then she disappeared, it seemed that she was only a slight accident, but she was not concerned.

Li Guifei obviously frowned, and asked rhetorically: "High pragmatism? And what is a firearms research institute? ”

Feng Bao was about to answer, but he was unexpectedly robbed by Zhu Yijun: "After returning to my mother, the minister knows about this matter." The firearms research institute was established after Gao Shishi returned from Datong and felt that the border weapons were unusable, and he was willing to improve them...... The mother also knew that because his father approved him to make his own soap, he had made some money in the past two years. Gao Pragmatic still had a heart, and wanted to do something beneficial, so he told his son what he meant, and his son naturally didn't dare to decide, so he asked his father, and his father felt that he was loyal and commendable, so he agreed. But later, he felt that it was not in line with the ancestral system to do this alone, so he reported to the Ministry of War and the Beijing Battalion, and when the Ministry of War and the Beijing Camp saw that it was his father's permission, they issued a request to the Sanshenyuan Firearms Research Institute to assist in the trial production of firearms, so the Firearms Research Institute had the power to try out new firearms. ”

Oh, so that's what happened?

Li Guifei listened to Zhu Yijun's words, but she didn't think it was wrong - since it was approved by Emperor Daxing, of course it was not a private ordnance, but there were still problems.

"He made it...... What kind of cannon did it get, and how did it get into the hands of the Assassins? Huang Mengyu, has this matter been clarified? Does Gao Pragmatism have an explanation for himself? ”

Huang Mengyu said calmly: "Back to the noble concubine, after the slave maid found out that the cannon was from the Sanshenyuan Firearms Research Institute, she had already found Gao Guanzheng to ask about the situation as soon as possible. According to Gao Guanzheng, there are detailed records of the various types of firearms trial-produced by the Sanshenyuan Firearms Research Institute, from the purchase of materials to the finished products, and even the parts consumed in verifying their power, as well as the parts sent to the Ordnance Bureau and the War Bureau, and so on, and none of them have been lost. The slave has sent someone to get the records, and Dongchang is verifying them in detail, at least according to the current verification results, what Gao Guanzheng said is true. ”

Li Guifei thought for a while and asked, "Since the problem is not with him, is the trial firearm received by the Ordnance Bureau and the Military War Bureau missing?" ”

Huang Mengyu glanced at Chen Ju, and then said: "Back to the noble concubine, in terms of the Ordnance Bureau and the War Bureau, although there are records of the firearms presented by the Sanshenyuan Firearms Research Institute, they are not very detailed, and they are usually brushed aside, such as 'a batch of pomegranates from the Jinghua Firearms Research Institute was received on a certain day in a certain month', but there are records but no specific number. Moreover, both of them tested the results of these firearms, but there was no clear record of how much was spent on the test, and the Edong factory really had no way to find out. ”

Oh, it's a dead end.

Li Guifei also knows the virtue of the Ordnance Bureau and the Military Bureau, it is not caused by a while, at least her younger brother Li Wenjin has managed the Military Bureau for a period of time, and even with her, she knows that the management of these two bureaus is very lax - then again, if you are not lax, why are there so many unqualified firearms manufactured by the two bureaus and allocated to the border army?

But knowing is knowing, criticism still has to be criticized. The Ordnance Bureau is directly managed by the Ministry of War, and now no one is present, and no one can be found to scold, Li Guifei had no choice but to point the finger at Chen Ju, who is now in charge of the War Bureau: "Chen Ju, this palace knows that you are a new person who is also in charge of the War Bureau, and you should not be blamed for the previous problems, but since it happened to be put on the table by you, this palace has to be punished...... Penalty for March, can you be convinced? ”

Fines in March? This punishment really doesn't matter. Although he is an extremely rare eunuch who is not very greedy for money, he can't stand his current high status, and there are already many "children" under his hands to take refuge. In addition, the amount of punishment this time has something to do with Gao Pragmatism, so there is no need to worry: Gao Guanzheng is righteous, never makes his friends suffer, and his generosity is known to the world.

Chen Ju honestly expressed his acceptance of punishment, with a respectful attitude and no criticism.

The fine money is just to express his attitude, Li Guifei saw Chen Ju admit the punishment, she was very satisfied, and pointed out: "After you go back, go and ask Gao Pragmatic for advice, and learn his set of records that have a clear record of everything from material procurement to firearms flow, and the War Bureau has to do what he does, and no one can be found to be responsible for everything." ”

Of course, Chen Ju didn't mind this trouble, because it gave him a more convenient reason to approach Gao Pragmatic, which was helpful for transmitting information and other things, so he immediately respectfully agreed.

Li Guifei explained to the emperor again: "After a while, the emperor will write an edict to the cabinet, let the cabinet draw up an order, and order the military department to reprimand the Ordnance Bureau, and in the future, the Ordnance Bureau will have to do the same, and it cannot be sloppy." ”

What can Zhu Yijun say? can only respond honestly, but this is just a matter of writing a note for him, and it is not a trouble.

But this time, things froze again. Although Concubine Li Guifei thinks that she has the obligation to help her son become a regent, her ability is really not outstanding, and there is nothing she can do so far, so she has to ask: "It seems that the way to verify from the source of the firearm has been broken, do you have any other ideas to solve the case?" ”

The investigation of the case is now mainly Huang Mengyu's responsibility, so others can not speak, Huang Mengyu can't stop talking, he had to come out and answer, and said: "Guifei Niangniang, in fact, there is a simpler idea, which is to find out Zhiyuan's whereabouts, especially who he met before he died." ”

Feng Bao's eyelids jumped, he calmed down, and asked: "Chu Zhiyuan, this guy has been on an errand in Dongchang for many years, and he has been responsible for dealing with those so-called reckless people for a long time, this person's vigilance should be very high, I am afraid it is not easy to find out his whereabouts, right?" ”

"Of course, it wasn't easy." Huang Mengyu said calmly: "But it just so happened that after Chu Zhiyuan got off duty last night, he didn't go back to his residence in Beicheng, but went to Nancheng, and was met by two horsemen sent by Jinyi Wei to patrol in plainclothes in Nancheng. ”

Feng Bao suddenly became nervous, his voice changed a little, and he hurriedly asked, "What did they find?" ”