Just as the gunners were gathering, they saw that the parapet wall next to the gun emplacement collapsed suddenly, and the ground also collapsed.

"Go back!" Lin Yiqing stared at the collapsed place and the place where the cannon body had collapsed, and shouted.

As soon as Lin Yiqing's voice fell, he only heard a "boom", and the ground collapsed again, and a gunner couldn't dodge and fell down.

There was another earth-shattering loud noise, raising a large cloud of smoke and dust, Lin Yiqing and everyone continued to retreat, and when the smoke and dust cleared, the cannon on the gun emplacement had disappeared.

When the fort guard saw this, his face had already turned the color of a dead man.

The fort fell into a deathly silence for a moment.

Lin Yiqing behaved very calmly, he first stepped on the ground with his feet, listened to the sounds around him, and after making sure that he didn't hear any abnormal sounds, Lin Yiqing stepped forward cautiously and looked at the broken place under his feet.

I saw that the huge Armstrong breech cannon had rolled down the mountain.

"The last general...... Sin deserves death! The fort guard knew that he could not escape his crime, wailed, and knelt down to Lin Yiqing suddenly.

Lin Yiqing didn't look at him, but squatted down and looked carefully at the side where the fort collapsed, and after a long time, he let out a heavy sigh.

The fort guard peeked at Lin Yiqing, and saw that there was no anger on his face, and a sense of hope rose in his heart, the scene where Lin Yiqing rescued the gunner just now. He can say that he really sees it.

Lin Yiqing turned his head. I looked at the fort guard. He beckoned to him and motioned for him to come to his side.

"It's true that the outside of this fort is made of sanhe soil, but the inside is made of broken bricks and stones, so it is not as strong as it seems," Lin Yiqing pointed to the broken wall and said to the fort guards, "Although it can withstand wind and rain erosion in this way." It has not been deformed for a long time, but it is not the same on the outside, and it can't withstand the severe earthquake, and now it has become like this with only one shot, so if it really comes to the battle array, I am afraid that it will not take a few shots, and this fort will turn into powder. ”

"The last will deserve death! Sin deserves death! The guard of the fort had a face like ashes for a while, kneeling down and kowtowing like pounding garlic.

Behind him, the gunners also knelt down, but the eyes of many people flashed with resentment.

"Get up. I know you and the brothers at the fort can't be blamed for it. Lin Yiqing looked at him, and then at the broken wall. Said kindly.

"Lord Lin......" The fort guard's heart was shocked, of course he understood what Lin Yiqing meant by this, as if he had caught a life-saving straw, "You...... Save the lives of the little ones, as well as the brothers on this fort! ”

"If you want to survive, you'll have to be honest with me." Lin Yiqing stared at him closely, "This fort, in my opinion, 'cutting corners' may not be, as for 'material reduction', it is indeed true." You are like this, I think you have a last resort, right? Is it because Lord Ding doesn't have enough money for you to repair the fort? ”

When the fort guards heard Lin Yiqing's words, their whole body trembled.

"Lord Lin, the little ones...... Where do you dare to say that Shangguan is not ...... Just the few money that Lord Ding gave back then, let alone buying materials, the wages are not enough......"

Lin Yiqing has already explained the matter, what else does he have to say?

"That's it." Lin Yiqing nodded, and stepped forward to help the dejected fort guards up, "I see that the brothers of this fort are still proficient in handling the artillery, and the maintenance of this artillery is also okay, as for the problem of the fort, the responsibility is not on you, when I return to the imperial court, I will explain it separately, but the situation of the construction back then, you have to write a detailed post, do you understand?" ”

When the fort guard heard Lin Yiqing's last sentence, he immediately understood that Lin Yiqing was reminding himself, and he couldn't help but be excited when he knew that he and his brothers had a way to live.

"Little Leader!"

"Let's pull the cannon up and fix it first! I'll help you pay for the required expenses. Lin Yiqing said.

"Thank you...... Lord Lin's life! The fort guard was grateful.

He now knows how to write this post, which is related to his life and the lives of the whole battery.

Returning to the "Yangwu", Lin Yiqing calmed down and wrote down the results of the inspection in the past few days.

"Fourth uncle, I think the guard of this fort is not a solid person, but what the fourth uncle said to him today made it clear that he wanted to save him, why is this?" Lin Yuxi asked curiously while grinding ink for Lin Yiqing.

"Hehe, Yu Xi is so smart, he can see that the fourth uncle wants to save him." Lin Yiqing put down the pen, looked at the beautiful and lovely girl next to her, and nodded with a smile.

"Originally! The fourth uncle just didn't say it, I can see from the fourth uncle's eyes that you didn't think about punishing them, although they built the fort like this, and shook the cannon down the mountain. Lin Yuxi tilted her head, looked at Lin Yiqing and asked.

"Yuxi, when the water is clear, there are no fish, people have shortcomings, as long as they know that their mistakes can be corrected, they might as well give them a chance to change. Besides, the fourth uncle did this, there was another purpose, that is, to let the real culprit be punished, these people on the fort were just some small shrimps, and the purpose of letting them go was to catch real big fish. Lin Yiqing explained to her with a smile.

"I see, I see. Fourth uncle, this is called putting a long line to catch big fish. Lin Yuxi nodded again and again, she remembered the past, and couldn't help pouting, "When my father was here, he also taught me like this, but my mother said that she was afraid that I would learn badly, so she didn't let me ask my father such a question again." It's still better for the fourth uncle, willing to teach me, fourth uncle, you said that if you learn this, will you really learn badly? ”

"Hehe, how can it? Yu Xi is so smart, it's a pity not to learn. Lin Yiqing smiled, "Your mother is just worried, it's a bit overkill, Yuxi doesn't have to take it seriously." ”

"Oh." Lin Yuxi raised her eyebrows following Lin Yiqing's example.

"By the way, Yuxi, the fourth uncle taught you moves. Have you practiced seriously? Lin Yiqing asked with a smile.

"Fourth Uncle rest assured. Xi'er has been practicing hard. The wicked can't get close to Xi'er's body. Lin Yuxi confidently straightened her chest and raised her small fist, "One day the fourth uncle met a wicked person, see Xi'er beat him down!" ”

Lin Yuxi said, put down the ink, and waved his fist a few times, Lin Yiqing heard the whirring wind, and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He didn't expect it at all. This girl turned out to be a natural martial arts training material.

Just when he was stunned, the girl suddenly threw herself into his arms, her strength was so great that he was caught off guard and almost knocked her down.

"Come on! Fourth uncle, break your wrists! ”

"Good! Come! ”

"Ah, the fourth uncle is cheating!"

"Haha!"

Within a few days, Lin Yiqing's recital arrived in the capital and was delivered to the hands of the Empress Dowager Renxi.

In this secret recital, Lin Yiqing recounted in detail what he saw on the Dengzhou Fort. In addition to explaining that the battery collapsed even if it was a test shot, it also mentioned that the layout of the batteries everywhere was unreasonable. Problems such as the front of the ammunition depot, the lack of protection, and the obsolete artillery models, pointed out that these problems were caused by the former governor of Shandong, Ding Zhihuang, when he was in office, and the remains are still in trouble, and attached a confession from the commander of the fort.

After watching Lin Yiqing's secret recital, Empress Dowager Renxi couldn't help frowning.

Of course, he is very familiar with Ding Zhihuang.

This minister, who has a good reputation among Shilin, has given himself eye medicine more than once!

If it is said that the killing of his cronies and eunuch Hai Desheng is that he adheres to the intention of Prince Jing and takes the opportunity to make a big fuss about "selling straight for glory", thinking that the promotion level can be forgiven (that time is equivalent to helping himself solve the trouble of Hai Desheng), and that time in the Forbidden City Yang Xin Hall roared in front of him, and he had to force himself to cure Lin Yizhe's sin, which frightened his son Emperor Tongzhi, but it was difficult for her to forgive.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Renxi couldn't help but think of the scene in front of her eyes again......

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"Ding Zhihuang, the governor of Shandong Province, respectfully invites the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, and the Emperor Wanfu Jin'an!"

"Excuse me."

"Thank you!"

"What day did Ding Futai arrive in Beijing?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, it has been more than a month since the minister arrived in Beijing."

"Ding Futai went to Beijing, did he follow the emperor's will? Why did you come to Beijing? ”

"When I returned to the Queen Mother, the ministers were ordered to enter Beijing, and I went to the Ministry of Officials to report on their work."

"Oh, how's the place going?"

"Thanks to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's Hongfu, everything is fine in Shandong."

"Oh, everything is fine...... No wonder Ding Futai looks like his body is full of bones and his complexion is good. ”

"This is also thanks to my queen mother and the emperor's blessings."

"Has Ding Futai finished his debriefing?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, it's over."

"Is there any injustice in the discussion of the ministry?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, the ministers discussed very well, and there was no injustice."

"Why did Ding Futai stay in Beijing for so long? Shandong is the barrier of Beijing, and in recent years, there have been floods and droughts, you have been gone for so many days, who will take care of these things? ”

"The minister did not leave Beijing because he learned of a major event that was heavier than Mount Tai, and its shock to the Jiangshan Society was far greater than the disaster of flood and drought! The minister asked to see the Queen Mother today, and he also came for this matter! ”

"Yo! What's wrong? How did I not know? Empress Dowager Renxi turned her head to look at Empress Dowager Rentai and said with a smile.

"What is the big deal Ding Futai said? So remarkable? Empress Dowager Rentai was also surprised.

"This matter is related to the discipline of Ethics and Discipline, the foundation of the country, and the minister is staying for many days, just for this matter!" Ding Zhihuang said.

Empress Dowager Renxi pretended to laugh and said, "Yo! What a big deal! What happened to Ding Futai? Speak up, our sisters. ”

"The official of Kedao recently impeached Lin Yizhe for not being kind and guarding, and secretly befriending ghosts, taking a girl as a concubine, ignoring the great defense of Yixia, and Shen Youdan actually ignored the shame to protect him, this uncle and nephew are already thieves of the country, and the court has not been able to issue an edict to punish his crimes! The minister met with the queen mother of the two palaces today to discuss and ask for an explanation for the world's scholars! Ding Zhihuang said proudly.

"Ding Futai feels, what should the court do about this?" Empress Dowager Renxi asked quietly.

"The imperial court should issue an edict to condemn Lin Yizhe for not abiding by the system and Shen Youdan's crime of protection! With the correct discipline, the heart of the world's scholars! Ding Zhihuang said loudly.

Ding Zhihuang said, Tengdi got up from the embroidery pier and came to the front of the steps. He knelt down to Emperor Tongzhi and the two empress dowagers, who were sitting on the throne.

Ding Zhihuang's sudden movement startled Emperor Tongzhi. Seeing his son Ding Zhihuang frightened his face. Empress Dowager Renxi's eyebrows tightened suddenly.

"Please ask the Queen Mother, the emperor will make an order immediately!" After Ding Zhihuang bowed to the ground three times, he raised his head and said proudly.

Empress Dowager Renxi ignored Ding Zhihuang and turned her gaze to the frightened Emperor Tongzhi. Her eyes were full of concern and anxiety at this time.

Over there, the Empress Dowager Rentai also cast a concerned eye on Emperor Tongzhi.

Emperor Tongzhi's face turned white first, then blue, and his body shook slightly, as if he was very uncomfortable.

Ding Zhihuang also noticed the strangeness of Emperor Tongzhi and the expression of the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, but at this moment he probably thought. Emperor Tongzhi was deliberately pretending to attract the attention of the two queen mothers, and his anger rose.

Emperor Tongzhi did not answer any of the bullets that had been surging in recent days (he didn't know that Emperor Tongzhi had always admired Lin Yizhe in his heart, not to mention the queen's pillow wind), which surprised Ding Zhihuang and was very annoyed. Because it has always been rumored that the emperor has a stubborn temperament and can be mediocre (this can be found in the diary of the emperor Weng Shuping), and the emperor is similar to Lin Yizhe's age, Ding Zhihuang, who has a rich imagination, naturally labeled Lin Yizhe as a "courtier". Fortunately, Lin Yizhe is not a Beijing official, if he serves in Beijing. He was not allowed to think of something else to come out.

Maybe in Ding Zhihuang's subconscious, he already had the idea of Emperor Tongzhi protecting Lin Yizhe, and now in the face of his kneeling request, Emperor Tongzhi actually "acted" such a "play" in public, diverting the attention of the queen mother of the two palaces, how could he not be angry?

"Please ask the Queen Mother, the emperor to make an order immediately! Reprimanded Lin Yizhe and ordered him to keep the concubine! Strictly reprimanded Shen Youdan! ”

Ding Zhihuang used all his strength and said loudly again, the sound shook the hall and buzzed, not only the queen mother of the two palaces, but even Li Jintai, who was standing on the side, was startled.

"Ding Futai! Hugh is going to roar and startle the Holy Driver! Liu Shengyin shouted.

Although Liu Shengyin's voice was not loud, Ding Zhihuang was startled, he realized that he was a little Meng Lang just now, and hurriedly bowed to the ground, kowtowed again and again, and said in fear: "The minister's voice is loud, I didn't want to startle the holy driver!" Please ask the emperor to punish the crime! ”

Emperor Tongzhi sat on the throne obliquely, touched his chest with his hand, looked at Ding Zhihuang who was kneeling, and was furious.

At this time, he could see that his heart should be beating vigorously.

Empress Dowager Renxi looked at Ding Zhihuang, and her face was gloomy for a while.

Empress Dowager Renxi turned her head to look at Empress Dowager Rentai, Empress Dowager Rentai's face was not very good-looking, she nodded slightly at Renxi. Empress Dowager Renxi took a deep breath, and her face slowly returned to peace.

Her gaze turned to Emperor Tongzhi, and at this time Emperor Tongzhi seemed to be slowly relieving, he sat up straight, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Ding Zhihuang, you can step down!" Lin Yizhe, I will give you an explanation! ”

Ding Zhihuang heard that the emperor's words were not good, and he probably knew that his protest just now had really shocked the emperor, and his face showed remorse.

Of course, he didn't know that he had already been closed in the ghost gate just now.

It must be known that the regulations of the Daqian Empire are extremely strict, and all ministers summoned have fixed rituals, so as to avoid the ministers from acting abnormally to the emperor and endangering the emperor's safety. For example, when Prince Jing protested and debated with Renxi, he once cheered for the eunuch, and the guards took Prince Jing down. Afterwards, Renxi dismissed Prince Jing from many positions because of this, and issued an order to reprimand. Prince Jing is still like this, let alone foreign ministers.

After Ding Zhihuang thanked the Holy Grace, he got up and withdrew from the hall, the Empress Dowager Renxi and the Empress Dowager Rentai watched his figure disappear at the entrance of the hall, and glanced at each other in unison, the Empress Dowager Renxi's lips moved slightly, and she said a name, her voice was very small, no one heard it, but the Empress Dowager Rentai saw it, she said the word "Chengwei"!

Empress Dowager Rentai bowed slightly, obviously, Ding Zhihuang's arrogant actions just now also left the same impression on her!

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