At present, in addition to the scribes and miscellaneous servants who are not in power, there is only one Guan Zheng Jinshi Xia Yan in the entire Ministry of Industry.

On this day, because he knew that Emperor Zhu Houzhao was going to come to the Ordnance Bureau tomorrow, he also came to the Ordnance Bureau in advance, ready to see if there was anything to pay attention to, so as not to make a mistake at that time and provoke Long Yan to be angry.

Xia Yan himself also studied science at Beijing Normal University for two years, and he knew more about weapons manufacturing than before, and when he came to the Ordnance Bureau, he also had the idea of understanding the current state of weapons manufacturing in the Ming Dynasty.

But because the officials of the Ministry of Industry were all arrested in the East Factory, and he was now an intern Guan Zheng Jinshi, and he did not arrange an errand for him, so he felt a little bored after watching it for a long time, so he thought about whether to try to let the craftsmen try to make some of the granular gunpowder that His Majesty said, but now the Ministry of Industry has not had time to hire craftsmen, so he had to decide to try to use the experimental operation skills he learned at Beijing Normal University to filter saltpeter and purify sulfur, and try to make granulated gunpowder.

Because the Guangji warehouse is a place to store saltpeter and sulfur, etc., so Xia Yan came to the Guangji warehouse to get some gunpowder raw materials, but after he entered the Guangji warehouse, he found that the warehouse of the Guangji warehouse was not sulfur and saltpeter, but finished gunpowder products!

As the first science graduate of Beijing Normal University, Xia Yan is naturally familiar with the difference between sulfur saltpeter and finished gunpowder, and also knows the precautions when storing gunpowder.

Therefore, at this time, he couldn't help but be suspicious, thinking that because the Guangji Library was relatively close to the imperial city, it only stored sulfur and saltpeter, and the gunpowder was generally stored in the Wang Gong factory, which was far away from the imperial city, but why did the Guangji warehouse store so much gunpowder now?!

Xia Yan was about to find a scribe to ask, but at this time, a scribe took the initiative to ask: "Xia Guanzheng, you see it's getting dark, since you want to take it, take it quickly, the small one has to close the library door early tonight, after all, Your Majesty will come tomorrow, and the small one doesn't dare to light the fire tonight, so as not to blame Your Majesty in addition to the accident!" ”

"That's right! Your Majesty is coming tomorrow! Once ignited in this Guangji depot......"

As the chief assistant of the cabinet in history, Xia Yan was naturally not a stupid person, and quickly guessed the conspiracy that might be hidden here, so he also pretended to leave the Guangji Treasury plainly, but he set off a storm in his heart, thinking that there was a large amount of gunpowder in the Guangji Treasury, and it was pressed very plainly, and there was even a barrel of fire oil next to the gunpowder, what was this for?

The more Xia Yan thought about it, the more wrong it became, and he suddenly thought about going home and riding a horse to the palace to see Zhu Houzhao, but suddenly thought that his status was not qualified to break into the palace ban directly, so he had to turn back and sit down in front of the Ordnance Bureau, ready to sit and wait until dawn, waiting for Zhu Houzhao to appear.

At this time, the scribe on duty closed the door of the armory, and when he saw that Xia Yan was still not leaving, he asked Xia Yan: "Xia Guanzheng, aren't you going home?" ”

"Later, do you say that our earth is really a round ball, and it is called the earth, and the earth revolves around the sun, not the sun revolves around the earth?" Xia Yan pretended to be stupid and asked something that he didn't understand.

The scribe smiled and said: "Xia Guanzheng, how is this earth a round ball, if so, why don't we fall down and revolve around the sun, then if so, why don't we feel the rotation?" At the same time, I only felt that although this Xia Yan was a jinshi, he was obviously a nerd, no wonder he would come to the Ministry of Industry to watch politics.

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"Your Majesty! It really hurts! Please have mercy on your majesty, and go back to rest! It really hurts, ah! Yes! Yes! ”

Zeng Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Labor, was sweating profusely, as if he was extremely weak, and he kept pressing on his right abdomen, begging Zhu Houzhao bitterly.

"Aiqing, you bear with it, now you are the only one in the Ministry of Industry, you are still an old minister, and I can't do without your guidance from the Ordnance Bureau", as he spoke, Zhu Houzhao instructed the person who carried it: "You all hold steady, don't knock Lao Shangshu!" ”

Zeng Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, didn't know whether Zhu Houzhao suspected that he was deliberately manipulating himself or for some other reason, but he knew that if he really followed Zhu Houzhao to the Ordnance Bureau, he would definitely be blown up, and he didn't even have time to let the dead soldiers he arranged evacuate from the Ordnance Bureau.

Now Zeng Jian is really scared, seeing the plaque gate just erected by the Ordnance Bureau in front of him, he seems to have seen the ghost gate, and he is afraid that he will be buried with Zhu Houzhao later, so he shouted directly: "Your Majesty!" The minister really can't do it, he really can't stand it, the minister begs His Majesty to let the minister go back, ah! I really beg you! ”

The more Zeng Jian showed that he didn't want to go to the Ordnance Bureau, the more Zhu Houzhao suspected that Zeng Jian had set up some conspiracy in the Ordnance Bureau, he was not afraid of assassination and assassination, because he also had a lot of guards around him, but he couldn't think for a while, what conspiracy Zeng Jian would have, so he simply tied Zeng Jian to his side, he wanted to see if Zeng Jian dared to die with him.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao himself is not ready to enter the Ordnance Bureau, he will not be willing to enter unless he is stupid at home, but he has to force Zeng Jian to tell himself about the possible conspiracy of the Ordnance Bureau.

"Aiqing, be patient, this stone gonorrhea pain is a little painful, but it will not hurt your life, and according to the medical book, the first time is generally the most painful, and then it will not be so painful after the stone is removed, are you not in pain now?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

Zeng Jian didn't dare to refute, he only nodded and said: "It is true that as Your Majesty said, there was no pain for the first time, but it is still unbearable, so please ask Your Majesty to let the minister go back." ”

"It's coming soon, what are you going to do!"

Zhu Houzhao said that he saw Xia Yan lying by the gate of the Ordnance Bureau, and the horsewhip whipped himself: "You are not allowed to sleep!" ”

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly called Xia Yan over and asked: "Xia Yan, what's the matter with you, why are you sitting here at the gate of the Ordnance Bureau and smoking yourself, I asked you to be a Guan Zheng Jinshi to study, not to come to see the door!" ”

"Your Majesty forgive your sins! Minister, minister is actually to tell each other! Xia Yan looked around as he spoke, and motioned to Zhu Houzhao to let the others step aside.

Zhu Houzhao saw Xia Yan's solemn face, so he ordered: "Carry Lao Shangshu in first, shout to them, the emperor has arrived, and I will go in later!" ”

When Zeng Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, heard Zhu Houzhao say this, he was deeply afraid that after he entered the Guangji Warehouse of the Ordnance Bureau, because someone shouted that the emperor was coming, the dead soldiers he had planted would ignite the gunpowder and blow himself up first, so he was so frightened that he jumped directly from the chariot:

"Your Majesty! Don't shout! I beg your majesty! Why don't you go to the Ordnance Bureau, it's going to snow heavily today, please return to the palace for Your Majesty, ah! ”

"Zeng Shangshu, are you well? Or have you been lying to me! ”

Zhu Houzhao asked, and immediately asked loudly.