Chapter Seventy-Six: The Private Artillery Workshop
I haven't been here for two days, and when I was shocked, my first reaction was ...... This week's essence is not enough......
After carefully reading everyone's opinions, I came to the following conclusions: 1. Introspection is still necessary; 2, the author is drilling; 3. Some readers are joking; 4, if you don't update, you will have fewer recommended votes; 5, boring pigs are really boring......
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After a new year, the turmoil of the previous year has eased, at least superficially. In the palace, Concubine Yue made a gesture of weakness, and the queen's main focus was on stabilizing the six palaces, and the two did not have a major conflict for a while. In the court, although the crown prince and King Yu are still politically discordant, but because there is no new lead for the time being, the situation of the needle tip on Mai Mang has decreased after all, since the sixteenth emperor returned to the dynasty and opened the seal, the two have not had a face-to-face formal confrontation, which makes people feel very peaceful, and even a little too peaceful.
Sure enough, the idle days never lasted a few days. On the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, a loud bang shook half of the capital.
Mei Changsu, who was basking in the warm winter sun in front of the window at the time, felt a slight almost imperceptible tremor, and about half an hour later, he learned that this tremor was not an illusion.
"The fire stored in the private artillery workshop exploded unexpectedly?" After listening to the news that Li Gang came to report for the first time, Mei Changsu closed his eyes and muttered to himself, "King Yu is really more ruthless than me...... He's been able to make things so big......"
"It is said that due to the recent dry snowless weather and the collapse of Mars, the entire private artillery workshop was razed to the ground after the explosion, and more than 90 families were implicated in the surrounding area, most of which were destroyed by the subsequent fire, which burned most of the neighborhood and caused heavy casualties. Now because of the incomplete corpses, it is difficult to determine exactly how many people died for the time being, but there are dozens of people in the private artillery workshop alone, plus the civilians who have suffered unjustified disasters, there are more than a hundred people......
"What about the wounded?"
"Nearly 150 people, and about 30 people were seriously injured."
"How's the fire going now?"
"Fortunately, there was no wind today, and it was not extended to the next neighborhood, and now it has barely been extinguished. However, the fire was too big at that time, and the Jingzhao Yamen, who arrived first, only had so many people, even if the surrounding residents who spontaneously came to put out the fire, they couldn't control it at all. The neighboring people were busy transporting property, and some treacherous people began to take the opportunity to loot, and the patrol battalion arrived at this time, suppressing it on the one hand, and taking advantage of the chaos on the other hand, the scene was very chaotic, and finally His Royal Highness King Jing led his own soldiers to the scene to suppress it. Later, His Royal Highness King Jing spent some tents in the army to temporarily house the victims and the wounded. The doctors and medicines of the Tai Hospital are all officially registered, and they can't be allocated for a while, so His Royal Highness has funded the requisition of the people, and his subordinates have already activated the medicine cousins in the capital to go to support. “
"Well done." Mei Changsu praised it, and added, "Burns are not easy to treat, the Xunyang Yun family has a good plaster, you send someone to get some and give them to King Jing." ”
"Yes."
Mei Changsu's eyes flickered faintly, and he said: "Now that the New Year is almost over, it is not the most dangerous time, but this kind of tragic accident happened, and the timing is too coincidental...... If you pass on my words, you must focus on a detailed and thorough investigation of King Yu, and try to find evidence that he intended to cause this case. How can so many lives die silently...... As soon as there is any progress, report it to me immediately. ”
"Yes."
After Li Gang bowed and retreated, Mei Changsu slowly got up, walked to the desk, unfolded a piece of snow-white rice paper, and began to paint in ink, trying to stabilize his mind. Feiliu also came in and took a pen, and silently lay down next to him to draw, silently accompanying him. The feet of the sun outside the window slowly moved, and Mei Changsu's mood gradually precipitated. After finishing one painting, when he stopped writing and got up, he only felt that his waist was slightly sore, and the young man next to him also raised his head, and his beautiful big eyes were full of concern.
"Flystream going out to play, right?"
"No!" The boy shook his head.
"That'...... Going out for a walk with Brother Su? ”
"Good!"
Mei Changsu picked up a big wool dress with mink lapels from the hanger next to him, put it on, and walked out of the door. The guards guarding the courtyard saw that he was dressed for going out, and they were busy preparing the sedan chair. After the group went out of the gate, according to Mei Changsu's instructions, they crossed the streets and alleys and came to a street intersection where the smoke was not exhausted.
Although there is no clear card, but the Jingzhao Yamen catchers in twos and threes, still preventing idlers from entering and exiting at will, looking from a distance, half of the neighborhood is broken walls, filled with a smell of burning, and occasionally there are residual open flames rushing out, which are poured with water by the officers and soldiers on patrol. Mei Changsu got off the sedan chair and walked along the wolf-lined street, and the catcher in charge of the guard saw that he was well-dressed, and he didn't know where it came from, although he still had to follow his duty to come and ask, but his attitude was quite kind.
"I'm ......" Mei Changsu was thinking about how to say it more appropriately, when he suddenly saw Zhonglang of Jingwang's Mansion coming out of a corner, so he raised his head and greeted him.
Lie Zhanying actually didn't talk to Mei Changsu at all, but he was still impressed by Mr. Su, who directly led to the internal rectification activities of King Jing's Mansion, and immediately replied politely when he saw that people took the initiative to greet him.
The catchers watched the two waving to each other blankly, thinking that they were both from the Jingwang Mansion, and hurriedly retreated to the side to make way for them. Mei Changsu walked over quickly and asked, "What about His Royal Highness King Jing?" ”
"Inside......" Lie Zhanying pointed out the direction with a gesture, and suddenly felt that it was not particularly appropriate, and asked a supplementary question, "Is Your Highness Mr. Yue here?" ”
Mei Changsu glanced back at him and said deliberately: "No, His Highness has been hiding and doesn't want to see me, and today I heard that he was here, so I came here." ”
"Huh?" Lie Zhanying was just stunned, Mei Changsu had already left, and when he reacted and hurriedly caught up from behind, King Jing happened to patrol from inside with his own soldiers, and the three of them met face to face.
"Mr. Sue?" Although King Jing was also a little surprised, he immediately realized, "Any major event in the capital really can't escape the eyes of Mr." ”
Mei Changsu looked around, although there was still a mournful cry in his ears, but there were no people who left the streets. Tents were set up one after another along both sides of the road, and officers and men were carrying pots of steaming food, and tent after tent was distributed. The smell of herbs wafted from the other side of the street, and stretchers covered with white cloth were carried out.
"If it's a battlefield, it's nothing, but this is the prosperous imperial capital of the Great Liang Kingdom, and the scene is a little tragic," Mei Changsu sighed, "Your Highness is really hard." ”
"They are all diligent and conscientious people, and no one knows that there is a fire warehouse next door to their house." King Jing also sighed and motioned to Lie Zhanying on the side to retreat, "Maybe it's really time and fate, it would be nice to have one more day......
Mei Changsu raised his eyebrows, "What does Your Highness mean by this?" ”
"Shen Chai said to me happily yesterday that he had finally found out the fact that the prince and Lou Zhijing of the household department had set up a private artillery workshop to make huge profits, but he had no right to seal it up immediately, so he had reported it to the Holy Hearing and asked His Majesty to allow Jing Zhaoyin's Mansion to assist in sealing this private artillery workshop, confiscating the stolen money, and arresting the suspects. He said confidently at that time that there would be Zhu Zhu in a day or two. I didn't expect it...... It had only been a day since the fold was handed over, and such a tragic accident occurred, and hundreds of lives were wiped out in the blink of an eye...... And for most of them, it's a no-brainer. ”
Mei Changsu looked at him deeply, "Your Highness thinks this is an accident?" ”
King Jing's gaze instantly condensed, and he slowly turned his head to look directly at Mei Changsu's face, and there was a cold tone in his tone: "What is Mr. Su hinting at?" ”
"Shen Chai is the successor, and he has the table to impeach his predecessor, even if there are many human and material evidence, it is just a corruption case until the sky is made. After all, the crown prince is the crown prince, and no matter how His Majesty reprimands him, the punishment will inevitably be painless. But now that a cannon sounded, the matter was suddenly known to everyone, and in the end, this is also hundreds of lives, and the people's feelings and grievances will soon form a boiling state. I am afraid that the punishment that the crown prince will receive will be much heavier than before. Your Highness, please think about it, this case is big, and the crown prince will inevitably suffer, so who will benefit? ”
"Just to increase the weight of the crown prince, King Yu treats human life as nothing?" King Jing's face was tense, the anger under his skin gradually filled, and his lips pursed out lines like iron. After a hateful remark to himself, he suddenly turned his suspicious gaze to Mei Changsu, "Is this Mr. Su's trick for King Yu?" ”
Mei Changsu thought he had heard it wrong at first, but he turned his head to look at King Jing, and then slowly realized that what he said was indeed what he heard. Although it was misunderstood, and in terms of the situation, it was not too much to be angry about, but for some reason, Mei Changsu just felt a burst of anger churning in his heart, and he endured it for a long time, and Fang said coldly: "No." This is all after the incident, I investigated and speculated. ”
King Jing saw that his face sank, his tone was very cold, he knew that he had said the wrong thing, he was sorry in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I misunderstood, Mr. don't have to worry too much." ”
Mei Changsu turned his head to the side lightly, looked at the collapsed house blackened by the smoke, and did not speak. King Jing's temperament has always been arrogant, and after saying an apology, people ignored it, and refused to say a second sentence, and the scene suddenly became cold.
At this time, an inner historian in King Jing's mansion ran over and said: "Lord, my subordinates have been ordered to complete the investigation, in addition to the materials spent in the inner courtyard of the palace, a total of 200 tents and 450 quilts have been spent on the military tent. These are all military funds, should they be reported to the Ministry of War? ”
"Thanks to your reminder, I would have forgotten. Although this is not a big deal, it is better to report to the military department. ”
"Yes." Neishi was just about to salute and leave, Mei Changsu suddenly whispered two words, because the voice was small, even King Jing, who was only one step away from him, was initially a little unsure whether he had heard it right, turned his head and glanced at him, seeing that the other party's eyes were lowered, his expression was quiet, and he didn't mean to say it again, his heart couldn't help but move slightly, and said to Naishi: "You have a lot of things in your hands, just think that this king has forgotten, you have forgotten, and you don't have to report to the Ministry of War for the time being." ”
For such a strange order, Nei Shi really couldn't think of why, and opened his mouth in surprise and was stunned for a long time, until King Jing frowned, and then hurriedly said "yes" and left quickly.
When he walked away, Jing Wang Fang asked slowly: "Sir, do you know that although this batch of military funds has been allocated to me, it has been misappropriated for other purposes to resettle these disaster victims." According to the rules, the military department should indeed be notified, why did Mr. say not to report? ”
"Is it wartime now?"
"It's not."
"Is this a lot of military money?"
"It's almost nothing in terms of numbers."
"Can't tents and quilts be recycled after they've been used?"
"Of course you want to take it back in the end?"
"In non-war times, borrowing a few tents and a few quilts to go out, what kind of sesame is it?"
"It's a small matter, but it should still be informed according to the system......"
"What if you don't tell me?"
King Jing's eyes condensed slightly, "Mr. should know that the military department is the prince's sphere of influence, although this fault is small, but once he is caught by the military department, I am afraid that he will still have this to join me." ”
"It's to let them join you." Mei Changsu turned sideways and faced King Jing head-on, "Your Highness is anxious for justice and righteousness, and is generous and merciful to the victims, is this a bad thing?" ”
"Of course not......"
"His Royal Highness has done a good thing, and the mistake he made is only a small one, not worth mentioning, the military department can obviously understand His Highness's momentary negligence, but he has to hold on to it. This complaint is filed in the cabinet, will the courtiers think that your highness is unforgivable, or is the crown prince suppressing you by the hand of the military department? Mei Changsu had a sneer on his lips, "The court is far from being able to cover the sky with one hand, the military department wants to participate in you, you only need to admit your mistake and admit that the matter is urgent and miscellaneous, and you are negligent for a while, even if King Yu does not come forward, there will naturally be Geng Jie's courtiers who are upset and come out to speak for you, what is there to worry about?" ”
King Jing said proudly: "I'm not afraid that the military department will treat me, no matter how strict my father is, I don't care about this little crime, but I can obviously avoid this omission, why do you have to make this trouble?" ”
Mei Changsu's smile was even colder, "How can you do it if you don't make trouble?" Now that the courtiers are all focused on the crown prince and King Yu, how many people will really notice what His Royal Highness has done? Although it is more to do things and talk less, it is always okay not to say it yourself, and let others say it. When the Ministry of War filed this complaint, the emperor and courtiers would notice that when the crown prince and King Yu bit each other, who was controlling the scene? Who is reassuring the people? Who is it who is silent, but instead wants to be attacked? Everyone has a scale in their hearts, and there will naturally be public opinions. On the contrary, if Your Highness reports to the Ministry of War now, although the matter is done seamlessly, the effect is counterproductive, and His Highness's good deeds are buried in vain, as if you are walking at night, and no one knows. ”
King Jing frowned at each other, and said, "This king didn't do these things for others to see. ”
Mei Changsu sneered a few times in a row, and said: "If you think that you want to show others before you do it, it is a matter of Your Highness's virtue, but if you finish doing good deeds and no one knows about it in the end, then I am useless as a strategist...... Even if it's for Su, please grieve, Your Highness. ”
King Jing listened to his ridicule, and his words were very sharp, knowing that his temperament was not even, he was not annoyed, and said lightly: "Mr. is all for me, how can I talk about grievances." This is the gentleman's thoughtfulness, I am ashamed of myself, everything should be done as you say. ”
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