Li Shuangcai, the former officer of Li Xin's personal barracks, had previously offered to be transferred to the Pingbo fleet and promoted to garrison, but he was punished for some reason and re-demoted to the rank of general, with full authority to handle the material exchanges of the Pingfan fleet. Although this errand has nothing to do with the operation, it is extremely important, and Li Xin asked him to deal with the logistics affairs, which is also to reuse it, and he does not want to have such a big accident yesterday.

After some interrogation, Li Xin learned that Li Shuangcai was not lightly injured, and his torso and limbs were scarred in the explosion, but fortunately his life was not in danger. In an explosion of this magnitude, it is already a blessing to be alive.

"General, General Li is now outside the gate of Yingtianfu, I don't know, I don't know if the general has seen him?"

"Let him go to Miyan to confess his guilt!"

Li Xin's voice was very cold, there was such a big accident, Li Shuangcai could not escape the blame, and let him go to Mi Yan to confess his guilt, which was a faint indication of his attitude, he did not want to shield anyone who was responsible for the accident, even if his cronies such as Li Shuangcai were no exception.

The soldier was once Li Shuangcai's subordinate, and he wanted to fight for his old boss, but Li Xin waved his hand impatiently and drove him out.

In response to this reply, Chen Wenshan and Gao Hongtu saw that they both had their own concerns, and Chen Wenzhu asked himself that he had a lot of contact with the Zhenyu Marquis, and vaguely felt that this might be avoiding suspicion. And Gao Hongtu didn't bother to think about it at all, he was thinking hard about how to get out of Shao Hualong's matter, after all, this person involved Wei Guogong, if he stepped in, maybe he would offend Wei Guogong if he was not careful.

"The subordinates of the Marquis of Zhenyu are really loyal to their duties, so Li Jiang has suffered many wounds, and he should be commended and received before he died, how can he not see it?"

Gao Hongtu decided to lead the topic to Mr. Li, and Li Xin only replied lightly: "Li Shuangcai is responsible for a thousand jun, if he doesn't go to the aftermath to save the trouble, why did he come to me?" Intercede? ”

At this time, Li Xin seemed to be in a very bad mood, and he did not mince words about Gao Hongtu, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department. Gao Hongtu was confronted, so he had to smile wryly, but he slandered again: It is said that the Hou of Zhenzhen will be repaid, and today it seems that there is one more mean and unkind, this person's subordinates are willing to die, and today he has suffered many wounds, and he can't even see it, it's really ......

Before he could say the following words in his heart, he was frightened by a burst of shouting outside.

"Report to the General. Shao Hualong brought! ”

Li Xin's face was still tense, "Bring it in!" ”

At the same time, he stood up and saluted Gao Hongtu, "Shao Hualong is involved in the Three Guards, and it is inconvenient for me to participate in the interrogation, and there will be a labor ministry hall as soon as I am ready!" After giving a deep salute, Li Xin turned around and went to the back hall and hung the jaw-dropping lofty ambition on the main hall. It wasn't until Shao Hualong was tied up and escorted in by Wuhua that he gave a vicious cold war, looking at the person in front of him with embarrassment.

Gao Hongtu was indeed a little ashamed in his heart, he originally came to Li Xin to settle accounts for Shao Hualong, who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, but now he became the interrogator in a blink of an eye, he was really afraid that Shao Hualong would be angry and angry, and scolded him for going back on his word and not believing his words, which was really sweeping the floor.

Fortunately, Shao Hualong was also exquisite, and he did not scold, but kowtowed again and again, asking Gao Hongtu to be the master for him and uphold justice. This made Gao Hongtu's heart settle down a little, so he held the shelf and asked pretendically: "Who is the surname of the person kneeling?" ”

Shao Hualong was stunned for a moment when asked, and then suddenly replied: "Humble Shao Hualong!" ”

"This official was invited by the marquis of the town to ask you a few words, but you must answer truthfully!"

After coughing a few times, Gao Hongtu's brain, which relieved the embarrassment a little, was running rapidly, and the Marquis of Zhenyu did let him interrogate Shao Hualong, but he did not explain the details, which was a headache, but it was also a blessing. At least he was allowed to play freely, and he quickly went through the clues about Shao Hualong.

First, the military port exploded last night, and Shao Hualong took the opportunity to make trouble, so is this son related to it?

Second, if so, who is the mastermind behind it? If it is irrelevant, then can Shao Hualong make a reasonable explanation for what he did last night?

These must be what the Marquis of Zhenyu is anxious to know, and at the same time, he himself wants to know. Gao Hongtu has no friendship with Shao Hualong, and the two have no collusion of interests, so he doesn't plan to hide anything for this person, or take on a big deal.

After making up his mind, Gao Hongtu calmed down, his tone changed, and he said condescendingly: "Chief Shao, this official asked you, did you know about the fire in the military port last night?" ”

"I know, but I don't know!"

Shao Hualong's answer was ambiguous, which made Gao Hongtu a little annoyed, Shao Hualong was like this, obviously he didn't take himself seriously. Therefore, he thinks that if he does not give this person a few colors and let him know what it is, this person will not be able to answer the question properly.

"Bold! This officer is not chatting with you! Last night, you did not have an order, and you greeted any important minister, so you privately dispatched troops and horses, intending to seize the city gate, which has been a conspiracy in the court regulations, and today you entered this Ying Tianfu, Shao Zongbing will not think that there is no reason, you can retreat with your whole body, right? ”

Sure enough, Gao Hongtu's threatening words made Shao Hualong feel all over his body for a while, and he raised his head to stare at the Shangshu who had been sitting and laughing with him in the morning, trying to find out what was going on in his eyes. It's just that Shao Hualong's answer made him very frustrated.

Shao Hualong simply gritted his teeth and replied with righteous words: "What you do is worrying about me!" Li Xin has long had a heart of disobedience, if he is not expelled from Nanjing, he will become a disaster for me in the long run! ”

"Woe?" Gao Hongtu subconsciously repeated, he didn't expect this person to say it in a grand manner. These words, more than one person behind Nanjing Wenwu has said, but today they are clearly put on the table, saying to Li Xin.

But Gao Hongtu deserves to be an old fox, he clearly saw from Shao Hualong's eyes that this was an insincere remark, so he secretly sneered, wanting to muddy the water? Where will it be so light yì let you get your hands on it.

"So, the fire in the military port is also related to General Shao?"

Gao Hongtu changed his words, and no longer continued to ask about the seizure of the city gate, but mentioned the fire in the military port.

"This ...... What does this have to do with lowly duties? The humble position is just a temporary opportunity to take advantage of it! ”

Faced with the sudden question, Gao Hongtu instinctively denied it. But how is Gao Hongtu easy to fool? He immediately asked, "Temporary?" Don't bully the old man who doesn't understand military affairs, there are 31 soldiers and horses inside and outside Nanjing to deceive the door, if there is no prior arrangement, how can you make the trip? ”

Gao Hongtu is right, with Shao Hualong's men and horses, if there is no prior arrangement, it is almost impossible to formulate a plan to seize the city gate in a hurry, and implement it at the same time.

Shao Hualong still flatly denied it, Gao Hongtu has been very sure so far, Shao Hualong has absolutely nothing to do with the military port fire case, even if this person is not Zhu, he must have known in advance. But he also knew that Shao Hualong denied this, and there was no point in asking any more, so he could only wait for the results of the investigation and put all the evidence in front of this person, and then he would not want to deny it again!

"Ministry! The fire in the military port has indeed nothing to do with lowly duties! Please do justice for the lowly office! ”

"Come on! Escort Mr. Shao into the custody of Da Lao, and when the truth comes out, I can return justice to you! ”

It's just that this justice may give him back his freedom, or it may make him irreversible.

Gao Hongtu's interrogation was ineffective, and Chen Wenzhi was very disdainful of it, feeling that this ministry was deliberately doing it and deliberately exonerating him. But seeing Gao Hongtu staring at Shao Hualong's back when he was escorted out, he thought about it again, and felt that this person might not have mercy on his subordinates.

After Shao Hualong was escorted out, Li Xin turned out of the back hall. Gao Hongtu arched his hand and said: "The old man has done his best to do what the Marquis of Zhenyu has entrusted him, and this son flatly denies denying it, but I am afraid that the Marquis of Zhenju needs to come up with evidence that cannot be refuted, so that this son has nothing to say!" ”

In these words, Li Xin was already faintly hinted that Gao Hongtu also suspected that Shao Hualong was lying, if this person had criminal evidence in hand and could not be refuted, he would definitely not bend the law and indulge in evil.

Li Xin smiled: "There is a labor department!" The evidence will definitely be submitted to the court within three days, and then it will be troublesome......"

Gao Hongtu Zhengse continued: "It is my duty! ”

In the evening of the same day, Mi Yan came to Yingtianfu Yamen to meet Li Xin with great anxiety, and he also brought the basic information of the damage caused by the fire in the military port.

“…… The hoarded gunpowder and wooden planks were all burned down, and there was nothing left ......."

A series of shocking numbers were spoken, Li Xin was silent, but Mi Yan was already faintly crying. These materials are enough to last the Pingbo fleet for a year, gunpowder, canvas, grain, timber and some goods stored here, the total value of the forest is not less than one million, a fire is gone, how can it not be heart-wrenching?

But heartache is heartache, and it is also urgent to investigate the reasons behind the fire at the military port. It would have been fine if it had been caused by an accidental fire. But if it is intentional by others, the problem will be strict, and then those who have ill intentions will definitely have a series of back-hand moves waiting to be issued, and it is impossible for Shao Hualong to be alone.

Moreover, being able to set fire to the powder magazine at the heavily guarded military port wharf was not something that Shao Hualong could do. Although there are people coming and going on the wharf, various situations have been predicted when the powder magazine was built, and it is still some distance from the wharf where people come and go, which can be regarded as a remote corner with few people. At the same time, because it is a heavy place of arms, there are not a few people who stand guard in front and behind, what kind of person can hide everyone's ears and eyes and do such an earth-shattering thing?

This! It is Li Xin who is most anxious to know!