Chapter 159: Heavy Handling
In a very solemn atmosphere, in the silence, it seemed that he could feel the anger in Li Shimin's nostrils spraying directly on himself.
Except for Li Su, everyone was covered in cold sweat, and they were worried about their future and even their lives.
Li Su is not afraid, he knows that Li Shimin will not do anything to him, and there may be punishment, but it must be the kind that is insignificant, whether it is boasting or not, at least the current reality is that Li Su is indeed a talent for Li Shimin, a talent that can be met but not obtained, if such a talent is punished because of a fire, I am afraid that even Li Shimin will not be able to pass the hurdle in his heart.
I don't know how long it was silent, Li Shimin finally spoke coldly.
"Let's talk about it, what's going on, what caused last night's fire, and who caused it?"
Li Su hung his head: "The minister is guilty, last night's fire, all the ministers are guilty, please Your Majesty Xià guilty." ”
Xu Jingzong and the others raised their heads abruptly, the looks in their eyes were different, but they were all a little shocked.
They didn't expect Li Su to carry all the sins without saying a word, it was impossible not to be moved, including Xu Jingzong, who was quite utilitarian, and a warm current flowed in his heart at this moment.
"No, it has nothing to do with Li Jianzheng, this is the crime of the minister, last night the firearms bureau was guarded by the minister, and the minister's carelessness caused a catastrophe, and the minister asked His Majesty to surrender." Yang Yan loudly took over the charge that Li Su had shouldered.
Yang Yan took the lead, followed by Chen Tang also came out to confess, Xu Jingzong hesitated and struggled for a moment, and finally opened his mouth to take the charge, for a while, everyone in the courtyard scrambled to snatch the charge, as if competing for a senior title, there were more and more people who received the guilt, and in the end, whose responsibility was also confused.
"Shut up!" Li Shimin was furious.
Shut up, everybody.
"I want the truth! Who caused the accident last night, whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, whether it was unintentional or intentional, what I want is not your gossip to confess! ”
Xu Jingzong, who had interrogated the craftsman all night, then said: "Your Majesty." The minister has ascertained that because the craftsmen were working at night, the lantern used for the lighting of the workshop was suddenly blown up by the wind and fell on the table, which caused a fire. The four craftsmen next to the table were killed on the spot, and the rest of the craftsmen in the workshop were unable to escape due to the fire, and the four workshops were affected one after another, and only more than ten craftsmen escaped, and nearly 20 craftsmen were burned or blown to death. ”
Li Shimin said with a gloomy face: "Who told the craftsmen to work at night?" Knowing that gunpowder is dangerous and can't get close to the fire, why do you still light the lamp in the workshop? ”
Xu Jingzong lowered his head and said: "According to the safety rules made by Li Jianzheng, it is strictly forbidden for the workshop of the Firearms Bureau to work at night. The worst thing is to go out, last night's disaster was caused by the craftsmen spontaneously, they are all loyal and upright people, they just want to do more earth-shattering thunder for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and there are fewer losses on the battlefield Some Guanzhong children, and the officials who patrolled the night last night did not notice for a while, and did not find any abnormal ......"
Li Shimin frowned: "Safety rules? What is it? ”
Li Su raised his hand and pointed to the wall on the west side of the main hall of the Firearms Bureau, and Li Shimin followed the direction of his finger for a few steps. Stand still in front of a large piece of paper with the words "Safety Code of the Firearms Bureau directly under the Tang Dynasty".
The four novel words of "Tang Royal" made Li Shimin's frowning brows stretch slightly, obviously this silent sycophant was quite his appetite.
Read on. Li Shimin couldn't help but read softly: "First, from the prison to the craftsmen and servants in the Firearms Bureau, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to carry any light and dark fire, and once discovered, they will be severely punished." ”
"Second. Craftsmen are not allowed to enter the workshop without permission, and thirdly, it is strictly forbidden to work after drinking, and it is strictly forbidden to bring iron tools into the workshop......"
Li Shimin read them one by one, and the more he read them, the brighter his eyes became. Nodding his head from time to time.
Every one of the regulations is substantial, and each of them is aimed at the safety problems that may occur in the Firearms Bureau, and dozens of regulations have basically limited the behavior of the Firearms Bureau to a very safe range, and as long as it does not go through the line, the Firearms Bureau will not have any safety problems at all.
Li Shimin's mood was inexplicably much better.
Turning his head to look at Li Su, who was silent, Li Shimin still snorted heavily.
"The things on paper are comprehensive, but in the end, something happened, Li Su, you are still guilty!"
"Yes, the minister is guilty."
"Send someone to transcribe this thing and send it to the Taiji Palace, I have to take a closer look."
"Yes."
Li Shimin was talking in the courtyard, but on the ruins of the workshop of the Firearms Bureau, a group of people who came with Li Shimin were picking and choosing in the rubble of the ruins and didn't know what to do, and they looked quite mysterious.
After a long time, a leading person hurriedly walked to Li Shimin's side and whispered a few words in his ear, and then everyone saw that Li Shimin's cold face quickly warmed up, and finally gradually returned to normal, and after nodding slightly, the person who spoke disappeared silently, like dust in Li Shimin's entourage honor guard.
Only Li Su knows best that this group of people is Li Shimin's real confidants, who don't know their origins or duties, but they are all capable people, and they can find out from the clues of a pile of ruins whether last night's accident was a natural or man-made disaster or someone deliberately.
The matter is almost clear, it is not a complicated matter, and after learning that half of the incident was due to natural disasters and half of it was due to man-made disasters, Li Shimin was also completely relieved.
The reason why he came here in person was not worried about how many houses had been burned down by the Firearms Bureau and how many craftsmen had died, but because someone had deliberately intercepted gunpowder secrets in a hurry, which was a more terrible disaster than a fire.
Li Shimin, who put down his mood, slowly walked to the nearly twenty corpses lying horizontally in the courtyard, stared silently for a long time, and suddenly bowed down and bowed to the corpse, and when he straightened up, everyone found that Li Shimin's eyes were red, and even tears appeared in the corners of his eyes.
is a very good performance, at least Li Suxin is convinced, being an emperor may not need much governing ability, but he must have excellent acting skills, he can laugh when he laughs, cry when he says he cries, and even don't need to say a line, a sigh full of emotion can serve the purpose of sensationalism.
Li Shimin returned to Taiji Palace, and soon, a will came out of the palace.
Li Su, the supervisor of the Firearms Bureau, had no way to govern it, but when the Firearms Bureau was first established, the disaster was impermanent, and he was fined for three months.
Yang Yan, the supervisor of the Firearms Bureau, forgot about life and death, and was promoted to the junior supervisor of the Firearms Bureau.
Nearly 20 craftsmen died in the line of duty, and they were praised and rewarded with 10,000 gold for their relatives. Ten acres of land.
Hold it lightly, the Sacred Heart is unfathomable. (To be continued......)