Situ Yuankai and Liu Jie actually took nearly two quarters of an hour to arrive.

You must know that usually Liu Qianwen goes out, and it will take a quarter of an hour at most to walk to the city gate.

Could it be that they don't understand and Situ Yuankai that they don't respect Nan Wuyang?

The answer is obvious, they are afraid that they have something very important to arrange, and this 'important' is important that cannot be discovered by Nan Wuyang.

Liu Qianwen's heart suddenly sank to the bottom, is there any connection between the young man and the things that Situ Yuankai hidden?

She asked the shopkeeper what she thought, and the shopkeeper sighed, "Madam is wise, we are ashamed to say this, we mistakenly believe the villain." ”

"When Situ Yuankai first took office, he built civil engineering and improved the lives of the people, and the people felt that he was a good man, who knows, his intention to build civil engineering was not to improve the living standards of the people in the city, he wanted to seal the mouths of the people."

"He does everything, ostensibly for the people, and many people in Nancheng have also been bewitched by him, and they have put all the young and middle-aged people in their families to work in the cellar of the city lord's mansion."

"If anyone wants to escape, they will be beaten half to death by his subordinates, and when those people return home, the family will also try their best to persuade people to go back to work for Situ Yuankai, in short, no one can escape from the palm of his hand."

"Situ Yuankai's spiritual rule over the people of Nancheng has reached an outrageous point, because the villain is clever enough to avoid his questioning, and he also believes that the villain has always asked the villain to send necessities to the cellar."

Nan Wuyang's face was slightly gloomy, and he looked at Li Nan coldly, "Since you are smart, then why do you want to tell this king?" How does this king know if this is your conspiracy? ”

"Back to the prince, Nancheng is also a rich place, many powerful officials and relatives of the emperor have come, the same means, Situ Yuankai has used a lot on others, as long as they find that they or the people around them are poisoned, they can't detoxify, they will make peace with Situ Yuankai, only His Royal Highness King An, you have fought with him until now, and there is no defeat at all."

This is also the reason why the shopkeeper chose to tell Nan Wuyang, in this world, only Nan Wuyang can fight Situ Yuankai.

"Do you know what they do in the cellar?" Liu Qianwen grasped the point of the problem.

What is there in the cellar that is so important that Situ Yuankai wants to keep everything at all costs, and suddenly, as if he remembered something, Liu Qianwen's eyes widened.

"No, Liu Jie's death is also related to this cellar, right?" Liu Qianwen covered her mouth, if this is the case, then Situ Yuankai is too terrifying!

"The grass people don't know if the death of the city lord's wife has anything to do with the city lord, but the grass people know that the city lord's wife must know all the secrets of the city lord, and I heard that the lady died under that thing."

That thing? "What's that?" Liu Qianwen looked dazed.

She was sent to the court because of Liu Jie's death, and she saw Liu Jie's body in the court.

Hearing that the prefect said that Liu Jie was poisoned to death, she didn't observe it carefully, but now when she heard Li Nan say this, she was a little curious.

"It is said that the lord of the castle is working on something that can improve the combat effectiveness of the army."

Increase the combat effectiveness of the army? Liu Qianwen was even more curious, in ancient times, it was the era of cold weapons, what could be there that would improve combat effectiveness.

"That thing is very strange, it is similar to the method of alchemy, it is not easy to make, Mrs. Wang, please don't get me wrong, it is not easy for the grass people to say, but it is not that the search for raw materials is not easy, but in the production process, many people will be hurt by this thing, at least they will break their hands and feet, and at worst they will not even have corpses left."

Rumble!

Liu Qianwen's mind was blank, she was so scared that she shivered, why is the thing that this shopkeeper said so much like gunpowder? It's similar to the method of alchemy......

She had read history before, about gunpowder, in fact, it was invented by the Chinese, but it was later transmitted to Europe and carried forward by Europeans.

The study of gunpowder began in ancient times, it is Taoist alchemy, the ancients refined pills in order to seek immortality, the purpose and motive of alchemy are absurd and ridiculous, but its experimental methods still have merit.

It can be said that the advent of alchemy eventually led to the invention of gunpowder.

"Shopkeeper, how could it be that thing, you are responsible for what you say! How could that thing exist in this era......" Liu Qianwen's voice trembled because she was afraid.

Nan Wuyang listened, her brows furrowed more and more, what did she mean by 'how could that thing exist in this era'? Isn't she from this era?

Or is it that she has been to some other era?

"Madame! How dare the grass people say nonsense, Madame has seen this thing? No, the lady of the castle lord said, this is a special product unique to her hometown. ”

Liu Qianwen sensitively grasped the key point in the shopkeeper's words, her face changed, and she hurriedly asked, "Where is Liu Jie's hometown?" ”

"The grass people don't know!" The shopkeeper pondered and meditated, confirming that he had never heard anyone mention Liu Jie's hometown, "By the way, the city lord's wife once said the same thing as you, she said that thing should not exist in this era, and also said that the city lord must not be used for military purposes." "Love me eBook

Thundered......

Liu Qianwen was not possessed by Lei's soul, and she suddenly had a guess that Liu Jie was probably the same as her.

Listening to what the shopkeeper said, the purpose of Liu Jie's formula for taking out the explosives should not be to let it act on the march and fight, thinking about this, Liu Qianwen hurriedly asked Li Nan's shopkeeper what this thing was used for in the first place.

"Mrs. Hui's words, because the land area of Nancheng is small, the people of Nancheng cannot cultivate, so that there are fewer and fewer people in Nancheng, after the city lord Situ came, he set his eyes on the mountain, the soil on the mountain is fertile, suitable for farming, but moving the mountain is a big problem, at this time, the city lord's wife came up with this method, that thing was used to move mountains at the beginning."

"At that time, the city lord's wife and the city lord agreed on three chapters, this thing must not be used in marching and fighting, otherwise, she will no longer be provided to the city lord."

"In addition, there is a link in the production that only the city lord's wife herself will, so this thing has not been put into production in large quantities, and to a certain extent, it has also achieved what the city lord's wife said can only be used to do good things for the benefit of the country and the people."

Nan Wuyang was also shocked when he heard this, but he was more curious, why did Liu Qianyu seem to know this thing quite well?

Liu Qianwen stayed where she was, opened her mouth, and couldn't make any sound in her throat.

After a while, she found her voice back, "What you said, is it true?" ”

Ever since he found out that something was wrong with Liu Qianwen, he had been paying attention to her, and at this moment, Liu Qianwen seemed to be helpless and scared, as if she was still shocked.

Is there anything wrong with moving mountains and using them in the military? Nan Wuyang's brows furrowed slightly, and there was a conclusion about Liu Qianwen's freedom, I don't know why he always felt that Liu Qianwen was hiding something from him.

"Shopkeeper, have all the young and middle-aged people in Nancheng been taken away by Situ Yuankai to make those things?" Nan Wuyang suddenly asked.

"Yes, but there is something that the grass people don't understand." The shopkeeper's brow gradually deepened, and he seemed to fall into silence.

"What?"

The shopkeeper came back to his senses, "It is said that only the city lord's wife knows an important part of making this thing, so this secret should go with the city lord's wife, but Situ Yuankai did not return those young and middle-aged laborers, but continued to let them work." ”

This is also the question of Nan Wuyang and Liu Qianwen, no matter what, Liu Jie is dead, gunpowder should not be able to continue, why do you want to detain those young and middle-aged laborers?

"By the way, two days ago, Situ Yuankai also ordered the grass people to send some things in, and also asked the grass people to purchase some medicinal materials on their behalf, which looks like they are used for treating injuries."

Hearing the three words used to treat injuries, Liu Qianwen's heart jumped fiercely, "Is there someone injured inside?" ”

From the shopkeeper's description of the place where the young adults stayed in the cellar, it can be seen that the place must be small and the environment is harsh.

If one part of the production goes wrong, it's likely to hurt everyone in that area.

"Back to the princess, the grass people are not sure if anyone has been injured, but the only thing that is certain is that the amount of wound medicine he asked to buy is still very large." The shopkeeper said respectfully.

It also illustrates the problem of this matter.

"Shopkeeper, isn't there anyone in the entire southern city who knows about the miserable situation in the cellar?" Liu Qianwen didn't understand, why her family didn't come back, and this group of people didn't react at all?

When the shopkeeper heard this, he sighed heavily, "Who doesn't want to see their family if they can?" It's just that Situ Yuankai is really a master of playing with people's hearts, and in Nancheng, almost no one will pursue this issue, even if someone dies, they are all grateful to Situ Yuankai. ”

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper suddenly paused and pulled out a bitter smile, "I'm afraid that in Nancheng, if Situ Yuankai exists for a day, the people of Nancheng will forget the current emperor for a day." ”

Nan Wuyang and Liu Qianwen glanced at each other, and they both read the shock in each other's eyes, in this era of supremacy of imperial power, there are still people who have beliefs other than gods and Buddhas and emperors.

Situ Yuankai's foundation in Nancheng can be said to be deep-rooted, and they may not be able to shake his position here, unless the emperor has a legitimate reason to send troops.

But the situation here, not to mention that the emperor won't believe it, even if he will, Liu Qianwen won't allow the news here to reach the emperor's ears.

Because......

Which superior wouldn't be interested in unifying the country and surrendering to the four seas? Once the superior has mastered the thing of gunpowder, then the world will never be at peace.

"Shopkeeper, the news you gave tonight is very useful, this king will definitely do his best to rescue those people and bring Situ Yuankai to justice!" Nan Wuyang Office. Sermon.

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" The shopkeeper knelt down again and gave Nan Wuyang a big gift.

After the two left the store, Liu Qianwen has been absent-minded, and she no longer has any interest in shopping, and when she returned to the courtyard, Liu Qianwen had a hasty meal, bathed and entered the room.