The fire was very fierce, burning the wooden houses of the workshop, Yang Yan and Chen Tang in the Firearms Bureau took the lead, leading the craftsmen and Jin Wuwei's soldiers to keep pouring water on the fire, but after all, it was a drop in the bucket, in the face of such a big fire, a little water splashed on it did not play a role at all, and the four workshops were engulfed by the fire little by little.

For the first time, Li Su found that Xu Jingzong, who was usually warm, had such a hideous expression, and more than a dozen craftsmen who escaped from the workshop were slapped by Xu Jingzong one by one, and their distorted faces were particularly vicious under the light of the fire, like a wolf about to tear its prey to pieces.

The Firearms Bureau was established by Li Shimin's order, and the only candidate for the supervisor is Li Su, this thing is his invention, except for him, no one can take this position, and the official positions below are different, from the young eunuch to the supervisor, they all regard the official position of the Firearms Bureau as a career, yes, it is definitely helpful to the career.

Before the establishment of the Firearms Bureau, the officials of Zhongshu Province and the Ministry of Officials talked to them, and the words were very clear, His Majesty attached great importance to the Firearms Bureau, because this is the sharpest weapon of the Tang Dynasty to conquer the Quartet in the future, and the Firearms Bureau can be said to be the cradle of Li Shimin's ambitions, and he wants to be a heavenly khan who dominates the world, so firearms must be an all-encompassing sword in the hands of His Majesty. If the Firearms Bureau does not disappoint His Majesty in the future, it will definitely be a place where political achievements can be made quickly, and the officials in it will definitely be able to be in the heart of the emperor.

The words "Jane in the Emperor's Heart" are for officials? It's even luckier than the bitter and vengeful Sao Nian who fell off the cliff and picked up this peerless martial arts cheats.

Now that there is such a big accident in the Firearms Bureau, for Xu Jingzong, it is undoubtedly a smear on his proud career, and the bright and bright future suddenly becomes bleak, and Xu Jingzong is a person, in essence. is a utilitarian person, his career is bleak, how can he not be angry and corrupt when he is gentle and gentle?

Without any discussion, the officials of the Firearms Bureau quickly divided the work after Li Su's arrival, Yang Yan Chen Tang extinguished the fire, and Xu Jingzong interrogated the craftsmen. Investigate the responsibility, and Li Su is in the center to command the overall situation.

The division of labor is the division of labor, but the fire is too big, and no matter how hard you try, you can't stop the spread of the fire.

The four workshops had gradually disappeared in the firelight, and several explosions were heard from time to time, if there were no living people running out of the workshop at the time of the incident, by this time, there was a good chance that the living people inside would not be lucky.

Li Su watched expressionlessly as the relentless fire frantically swept away something that could burn, but his heart became heavier and heavier.

He didn't care if he burned the house. This is not a big loss, however, the lives of nearly twenty craftsmen, but he felt very sad, he has killed people, but also calculated, the battle of Songzhou because of one of his inventions killed 50,000 Tibetan soldiers, at that time he did not even blink an eye. For no other reason, because these people had provoked him. Or that he was indirectly provoked, and there was no psychological burden to kill him.

However, the nearly twenty craftsmen who were engulfed in the fire tonight were innocent.

Turning his head, Li Su found that Xu Jingzong was still slapping the craftsman in anger, and it seemed that he had not yet found out who was the perpetrator.

The roof leak happened to rain overnight. At this moment, a gust of wind blew inexplicably in the night sky, and the fire that was burning was blown by the wind and slanted to the east, and the huge tongue of fire naughtily licked a ginkgo tree just a stone's throw away from the main residence of the Firearms Bureau, and the lush branches suddenly burned.

Everyone's hearts tightened.

Li Su's heart trembled even more. Raise your voice and shout: "Give up the workshop!" No matter, quickly, cut down all the trees next to the main house, draw a separation zone, and ......"

Trying to clench his fists, Li Su said with a solemn expression: "Also, in the warehouse in the north courtyard of the main house, there are five large barrels of gunpowder......"

This sentence reminded all the officials present, and everyone was shocked.

It didn't matter if the workshop burned down, after all, it was only four small wooden houses, but if the fire spread to the main house, five large barrels of gunpowder would be enough to raze the main house of the Firearms Bureau to the ground.

The firearms bureau that had been built so hard was gone in the blink of an eye, and everyone was going to bear the terrible wrath of His Majesty.

Chen Tang was stunned for a moment, and stomped his foot heavily: "Yes, there are five barrels of gunpowder!" Something big is going to happen! ”

After stomping his feet, Chen Tang hurriedly rushed to the main house.

Two hands grabbed Chen Tang one left and one right.

On the left is Li Su, and on the right is Yang Yan.

"You can't go!" Li Su and Yang Yan actually spoke in unison.

"Something big is going to happen!" Chen Tang turned his head, his eyes were red, and his expression was as terrifying as a cannibal.

As soon as the words fell, the ferocious fire blew through a gust of south wind, and a row of ginkgo trees outside the north wall of the main house were all on fire.

"I'm a prisoner, I'll take the lead!" After Yang Yan finished speaking, he suddenly rushed into the main mansion with his waist bent, Li Su and Chen Tang were shocked, and reached out to grab him, but they dragged him into the air, and watched Yang Yan's thin body pounce into the main mansion.

"Take a few mattresses, pour water on them, raise a lot of money for our guards, and save a barrel of gunpowder and firearms! died, and the Firearms Bureau gave his father and mother a pension. Li Su gave a heavy reward, and his speech was also very straightforward, not tactful at all, and he couldn't pay attention to wording at this time.

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, this sentence can be passed down through the ages, there must be its truth. As soon as Li Su finished speaking, more than ten Jinwuwei soldiers moved slightly, and took a step forward resolutely.

Several drenched mattresses were draped over the soldiers' heads, and everyone took a deep breath, then rushed in with their mattresses.

Li Su pursed his lips, stared at the main mansion expressionlessly, and watched the irrepressible fire ignite the roof of the North Courtyard warehouse in a few breaths, and the lives of Yang Yan and more than a dozen soldiers were hanging by a thread.

The soldiers outside the main house drew their knives and swords, and cut down the trees outside the fence according to Li Su's instructions, creating a buffer separation zone.

The most worrying thing is the warehouse in the north courtyard of the main house, Yang Yan and more than a dozen soldiers have not moved since they rushed in, but the fire is getting bigger and bigger.

I don't know how long later, a figure suddenly staggered out of the billowing smoke of the north courtyard, coughing while running, and pushing a wooden barrel with a thick waist under his hands, Li Su was overjoyed, and the soldiers and craftsmen outside stepped forward one after another, helping him push the somewhat hot gunpowder barrel outside the courtyard, and then quickly poured water on the barrel to cool down.

Until he stepped out of the hospital, Yang Yan's legs were weak, and he finally collapsed to the ground, and was quickly helped aside by the craftsmen.

Li Su squatted in front of him and lightly sprayed some water on his face, Yang Yan grinned at him extremely tiredly, and on his blackened face, two rows of white Sensen's teeth were shining.

At this moment, Li Su suddenly moved. The last trace of mustard and dissatisfaction with Yang Yanshang in the past finally disappeared at this moment.

There may be some failures in life, but it is undeniable that Yang Yan is a good person and a good official, he does his best, forgets his life and forgets death, and he is doing it physically.

Li Su was even a little glad suddenly, glad that the Zhongshu Province and the Ministry of Officials sent such a good subordinate official to the Firearms Bureau, he couldn't see it on weekdays, but it was shining in a critical moment, and tonight this fire smelted a piece of real gold.

Soon after Yang Yan came out, the remaining four barrels of gunpowder were also moved out one by one by the soldiers.

God finally opened his eyes, and the five barrels of gunpowder were safe and sound, and the people who went in to carry the gunpowder were unharmed except for two who were stunned by the thick smoke.

The fire was finally extinguished.

In fact, even Li Su himself was confused, whether this fire was extinguished by everyone, or whether it was extinguished by himself after it was no longer burnable.

The loss was not small, the four workshops were not even slag left, and the north courtyard of the main residence of the Firearms Bureau was also burned down, and at the last moment, Li Su made up his mind to push all the walls outside the north courtyard, and the houses adjacent to the north courtyard were also stripped off.

The loss of the building is not too big, it is the loss of human life.

Nearly 20 craftsmen were trapped in the workshop at the time of the incident, and after the fire was extinguished, the scene was cleaned up, and more than a dozen charred corpses were pulled out of the charred ruins, and the bodies were arranged in a row in the courtyard.

If a country wants to move forward, it must pay a price, just like the death of a newborn, it will always bring labor pains first, and then glory, these twenty craftsmen may be the price paid by the Tang Zhenguan year, natural disasters or man-made disasters are no longer important, they have passed away after all.

The price of moving forward is far more than these 20 lives, and how much will be paid in the days to come, depending on the will of God and the Sacred Heart.

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After dawn, the gate of Chang'an City opened, and the messenger finally entered the city, bypassing the three provinces and six departments, and knelt directly in front of the Taiji Palace.

Strict investigation was not enough, Li Shimin simply stopped the court meeting that day, and went straight to the firearms bureau after leaving the palace.

Li Su led the kneeling in front of Li Shimin, followed by Xu Jingzong, Yang Yan and Chen Tang, and then behind were more than a dozen craftsmen who had escaped who had been tied up by the Five Flowers, all of whom knelt in the courtyard of the Firearms Bureau.

Li Shimin pursed the corners of his lips and looked at the devastation after the fire without saying a word, the ruins made a slight collapse sound from time to time, the air was filled with the smell of scorching and fireworks, and the marks of burning on the ground and water stains were mixed.

Li Su clearly sensed Li Shimin's suppressed anger.

The power of firearms has gradually become prominent, and Li Shimin has become more and more attached importance to it, and last night's fire in the Firearms Bureau was tantamount to pouring cold water on the head of Li Shimin, who was ambitious and ready to conquer the world. (To be continued......) R1292