The military quartermaster treasury in the west of the city is related to military affairs, and the fire case shook the government and the opposition, and the emperor ordered the Dali Temple of the Imperial Court Criminal Department to form a joint investigation team, and ordered the Jinyi Mansion to participate in the investigation, and the case must be solved within 10 days. All the officials guarding the quartermaster storehouse were arrested and imprisoned, and the munitions storehouse was taken over by the city defense army, Jinyi Mansion and the officers of the joint investigation team.

The unbelievable thing about the munitions fire case was that in broad daylight, the warehouse patrol officers caught fire under their noses, and the fire spread rapidly, burning down millions of taels worth of silver munitions. According to eyewitnesses at the scene, there was only one entrance to the warehouse, and the key to the gate was in the hands of two officials, and no one entered on the day of the fire.

Because of this case, rumors spread in the capital, some said that it was infiltrated by the spies of Beihu, some said that it was done by the White Lotus cultists who caused trouble in the south, and some said that the officials deliberately set fire to destroy the evidence after stealing from themselves...... For a while, people in the capital were panicked, and prices in the market fluctuated. For this reason, the Jingshi government issued a special notice prohibiting the people from speaking falsely, and sent people to arrest several rumor-mongers before the situation was calmed down.

However, it was only public opinion on the streets that was calmed down, and the munitions arson case was not solved for a day, and the people's hearts were always panicked.

However, after the investigation of the munitions fire case, it became more and more confusing. Both officers in charge of the keys to the warehouse had alibi evidence, and the warehouse site patrol officers claimed that they had not seen the door open.

Now the question arises, since no one went in, how did the fire in the storehouse come from, is it really as the legend says, someone turned into a fly and flew in through the crack in the door and set it on fire? This is certainly not possible.

The joint investigation team took turns interrogating and investigating day and night, and even the famous Jinyi Mansion participated in it, but still found nothing. Of course, it was not without gains, although the clues of the fire case were not found, but several corruption cases related to munitions were unexpectedly discovered.

Within a few days, several officials from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Weapons Supervisor were imprisoned for corruption. The emperor was furious and ordered the joint investigation team to investigate strictly, and in this way, more officials were implicated, and there was a rumor in the court for a while.

In addition to instructing Ling'er to order Zifu to secretly pay attention to the progress of the investigation of the case, Han Fei himself held an attitude that it was not his own concern, commuting to and from work normally every day, and going to guide the development of Liuli after being on duty. The officials of the Hanlin Academy have an advantage, in addition to the routine rotation in the palace, they do not need to participate in the court meeting every day, and they are exempt from intrigue with officials of various ministries.

Moreover, Han Fei is still a newcomer to officialdom, although he is already a bachelor from Wupin, but in the rules of officialdom, he still studies politics. No matter how big the munitions fire case is, it has nothing to do with him.

Now that the glaze project has entered the substantive trial production stage, Han Fei has to go to the kiln factory to inspect almost every day. There are three key parts of glaze firing, that is, the screening and ratio of raw materials, the control of furnace temperature in the firing process, and the blowing of finished products, these three parts are in the hands of Hanfu people, in order to confuse outsiders, he deliberately set up a lot of specious procedures. The original Jiafu personnel of the kiln factory were all engaged in some work with no technical content, such as handling and firing kilns.

Liu Ru is the selected personnel, they are all elite generals among the Han people, they have strong practical ability, and they have implemented Han Fei's intentions very well, which is also an important reason why it is going very smoothly.

Liuli is a project that Han Fei has high hopes for, and seeing that success is expected, he is in a very good mood on duty in the Hanlin Academy.

This morning, he hummed a minor tune and walked to the duty room, and suddenly saw Mei Hanlin with his head down, looking preoccupied, walking to the side of the road, and couldn't help shouting: "Mei Hanlin, Mei Hanlin......"

"Ah...... What does Lord Han command? Mei Hanlin came back to his senses after a while, and when he saw that it was Han Fei shouting, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Han Fei glanced at Mei Hanlin suspiciously, and said, "Why are you depressed, something happened at home?" ”

"I didn't ...... Nothing...... The old wife at home is sick! ”

"Oh, you should go back and take care of it sooner!"

"Thank you, Lord Han!"

Because of Xue Baoqin's marriage contract, Han Fei has never been unkind to Mei Hanlin, and after a few polite words, he returned to the duty room to drink tea and read a book.

"Lord Han is very laid-back!"

When Han Fei heard the sound and saw that it was his old acquaintance Huang Gonggong who came, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Why does Huang Gonggong have time to come here?" Hurry up, please sit down and have tea! ”

Gonggong Huang shook the dust in his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Han doesn't have to be polite, the Holy Lord wants to see you, Lord Han and go with our family to see the driver!" ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Han Fei has already entered the palace several times to see the driver, skillfully put on the official uniform, and walked out of the duty room with Huang Gonggong. The two walked to the retreat, Han Fei quietly handed over a silver ticket and asked, "Gonggong Huang, do you know what happened to the Holy Lord's summoning of the lower officials this time?" ”

Gonggong Huang glanced left and right, and said in a low voice: "The emperor wants to order you to participate in the investigation of the military fire!" ”

Han Fei was taken aback, he was a newcomer to the officialdom and an official of the Hanlin Academy, how could it be his turn to investigate the case? He knew that there must be a reason for this, so he asked anxiously: "Gonggong Huang, reasoning, the lower officials are not qualified to investigate the case, I don't know who recommended it?" ”

"Lord Han, there are only the last three days left in the ten-day deadline for the munitions fire case, and there is still no clue, the Holy Lord and the ministers of the DPRK and China are worried, and the first assistant of the cabinet, Nguyen Xianggong, recommended Lord Han to the Holy Lord. The saint thought that Lord Han was still in the period of observing the government, and he was not allowed to play, but Ruan Xianggong said that Lord Han was erudite and talented, and there must be a good way to solve the case, so the saint immediately ordered our family to invite Lord Han. ”

Gonggong Huang glanced at Han Fei with deep meaning, and said: "This case is confusing, so many people have investigated for seven days and found nothing, the possibility of Lord Han solving the case within three days is very small, the saint naturally understands this, as long as the adult works hard, the saint will not blame the adult, but the adult's reputation will be damaged!" ”

"Gonggong Huang, Ruan Xianggong has always had prejudices against the lower officials, and this exceptional recommendation is clearly revealed with sinister intentions, the purpose is to damage the reputation of the lower officials! However, the lower officials will not care, and the lower officials will do their best to solve the case and comfort the grace of the saints! ”

"Lord Han's loyalty, our family will truthfully report to Your Majesty!"

Han Fei followed Huang Gonggong to the imperial study, the ministers of the court had already left, and Han Fei bowed to the emperor.

The emperor instructed Han Fei to get up, stared at him for a while, and said: "Han Aiqing, the investigation of the munitions fire case has been fruitless for many days, I am very worried, I want you to participate in the investigation, what do you want?" ”

"Enlighten the saint, Wechen doesn't have any requirements, no matter what the saint decrees, Wechen will do his best to complete it without hesitation!"

"Okay, I order you to concurrently supervise the imperial history and investigate the military fire!" The emperor paused for a moment, and then said: "This case is urgent, I know that this matter is difficult for you, you do your best!" ”

"Thank you for your understanding, Weichen will definitely handle the case with heart and live up to the grace of the saint!"

Han Fei walked out of the palace, looked at the holy decree in his hand and the seal letter that supervised the imperial history, and couldn't help laughing at himself, he was a dignified official from the fifth grade, but he received the errand of supervising the imperial history of the seventh grade. Of course, the real power of the Seven Grades to supervise the imperial history is very large, and it is not comparable to a bachelor's degree.

(End of chapter)