Although the fangding people can't speak Xiqin dialect, they still know how to say the word "passing".

Pu Yangxuan lowered his eyes, he spoke with a Beijing accent just now, so he didn't have to be checked, and if the men and women of Western Qin could walk into the capital, they must have a normal place.

Sure enough, the Xiqin woman lazily took out a pass and threw it on Fang Ding's chest.

The fangding carefully opened it, and there were seals of all the state cities that passed through from the Western Qin to the capital of the Great Zhou.

Seeing that there was no problem, Fang Ding returned the pass to the Xiqin woman and reminded: "It's better to keep a low profile in the capital, don't pick quarrels and provoke trouble, otherwise you will be dealt with according to the law, and you will not be relaxed because you are from Xiqin." ”

Pu Yangxuan replied repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the little ones are all remembered." ”

Seeing that he had a good attitude, Fang Ding nodded and signaled that they could go.

When the Xiqin woman saw that the fangding was gone, she covered her mouth and laughed a few times, and then slapped Pu Yangxuan's shoulder heavily, if it weren't for the stone lock, she almost pulled the person into her arms.

She had no intention of keeping a low profile, and happily took Pu Yangxuan out of the fangmen, where a carriage was waiting for them on the side of the road.

"The carriage can't be pulled, you go to the back." The woman of Western Qin pointed to the ox cart that was following behind.

Pu Yangxuan had no objection, put the heavy stone locks on the ox cart, and then walked aside, his eyes couldn't help but fall on the three stone locks.

Why do women in Western Qin have to go out with stone locks?

The ox cart followed the carriage to the Chunming Gate to the east, and he secretly looked around, and then his eyes fell on the stone lock.

The stone lock looks like it was hewn out of a complete boulder without any noticeable gaps.

He patted the stone lock, and the dull sound came into his ears, and then the palm of his hand stroked the surface of the stone lock, feeling every inch of rough touch.

After touching it several times, he didn't notice anything unusual.

He looked at the carriage in front of him, took a packet of powder from his sleeve, and sprinkled it on the stone lock.

The movements were so fast that I couldn't even notice his small movements.

Pu Yangxuan crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the ditch on the side of the road.

The group left the capital, and after walking for about an hour, the carriage stopped, and the woman of Xiqin beckoned Pu Yangxuan to get off the car and walk.

"Is it heavy?" She asked with concern.

Pu Yangxuan looked at her gesture and shook his head.

"Very good." The Xiqin woman smiled and walked in front with her companions.

Puyang Xuan followed behind with three stone locks, looking at the direction, it seemed to be going to the edge of the Luojiang River.

After walking for about an hour, it was almost past lunchtime, the two Xiqin people seemed to not know that they were hungry at all, and looked happily to go, when they came to a big banyan tree, the Xiqin woman suddenly stopped, and made a gesture to Pu Yangxuan to put down.

Pu Yang Xuan placed the stone lock under the banyan tree.

The woman from Xiqin pointed to the point where they parked the oxen and carriages, and motioned for him to go back by himself.

Pu Yangxuan nodded obediently, and as he walked, he paid attention to the movements around him.

It was quiet, but that didn't make him easily believe that there was no one watching.

At this point, he had to be more careful.

Pu Yangxuan continued to walk forward, his attention returning to the stone lock.

There must have been a mechanism on the stone lock, and the big banyan tree that had put the stone lock down was near the Luojiang River, quite close to the embankment they had repaired......

Thinking of this, Pu Yangxuan's expression froze, and his pace couldn't help slowing down.

Shao Wulang said that the two Western Qin people were selling gunpowder, and they mysteriously traveled back and forth between the capital and the Luojiang River, was it ordinary business dealings?

Apparently not.

He carefully inspected the mountains and forests on both sides of the Luojiang River, there was no place to store things, and the daily necessities could be wrapped in oilcloths, so that he could smoothly dive into the river and enter the cave.

However, if gunpowder gets a little wet, it will lose its effectiveness, so I am afraid that it cannot be hidden in a cave. Inside, to put it on the ground, you need to risk being discovered, that is...... It is likely that it will come in handy soon!

Gunpowder, dikes...... Puyang Xuan clenched his fists, it turned out that their goal was this?!

Yesterday it rained for most of the day, washing the bluestone pavement in the imperial city exceptionally clean, and the air was also filled with a fresh smell.

Until a team of men and horses rushed towards the Liangyi Palace, breaking the peace at once, adding a bit of tension to the imperial city.

Some busy officials came out of other paths, and when they saw this posture, they hurriedly shrank back, not daring to get closer than half a minute.

Liu Shizhong crossed his arms, appeared from around the corner, looked at the back in the distance and smiled sneeringly.

"It's always so refreshing to watch him ask for trouble."

Liu Shangshu ordered Liu Ji to come to the door of the Liangyi Palace, "The minister Shangshu ordered Liu Ji to ask to see the emperor, and there is something important to report!" ”

Soon, the chamberlain came out and passed the word, "Liu Shangshuling, please come in." ”

Liu Shangshuling puffed up his chest, walked into the Liangyi Hall without humility or arrogance, and quickly glanced at the emperor who was flipping through the poetry collection.

He knew last night that the plague situation by the Yong'an Canal was more serious, but now he has this leisurely reading poetry collection?

Liu Shangshuling secretly pursed his lips, picked up a piece of music in both hands, walked quickly to the imperial case, and said in a voice like a bell: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is trusted by the emperor to preside over the repair of canals and embankments, in order to benefit the people in the capital and the Luojiang River. However, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has not supervised effectively, resulting in the plague rampant, which should have been corrected and made up for the mistakes, but so far for more than half a month, the plague has not subsided, but has become more serious, and at the same time the construction period has been delayed, and the floods are endless, I am afraid that it will cause more terrible and serious consequences, endangering the safety of the people inside and outside the capital! Such a dereliction of duty and a disappointment to the Holy Hope, the imperial historians of the Imperial History Observatory and the officials of the imperial court jointly wrote a letter, asking the emperor to severely punish the king of Chu to set an example. ”

His impassioned words made the palace attendants waiting in the hall couldn't help but shrink their shoulders, and they didn't dare to gasp.

The emperor did not react, he turned the pages of the book, "Send the music fold." ”

Willing to take a look at the fold, it means that the emperor will definitely deal with this matter, Liu Shangshuling smiled secretly, handed the fold into the hands of Gonggong Ning, and signaled him to unfold the walk and then put it in front of the emperor.

Father-in-law Ning did so, as long as the emperor glanced at the past, he could see the content of the folds, but the emperor didn't even look at it, and only cared about the poetry collection.

Liu Shangshuling frowned slightly, "Your Majesty, the matter has already aroused the anger of the officials, if it is not dealt with in a timely manner, I am afraid that the news has spread all over the capital last night, and it has caused panic among the people, and asked the remnants of the previous dynasty to seize the opportunity and cause a movement. Mess with it! ”

"I see," the emperor waved his hand, "you go down first." ”