The two Assassins described it in 1510.

Chen Mu asked Lord Ye and others to write down the appearance of those wealthy businessmen, and then sent someone to investigate thoroughly.

After asking about the targets that the two assassins wanted to assassinate, Li Mao, Lu Wen and the other adults standing beside Chen Mu were all shocked.

They looked at each other in disbelief, they were even on the assassination list?

Who are they provoking whom?

Several people had question marks on their faces.

They worked diligently for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the capital, and they didn't do anything wrong, why would anyone target them?

"First someone came to Xiaolou to search for something, and then someone tried to attack you, I guess, these two things are related, but don't worry."

"Now that we've captured this assassin, it's easy to investigate who is behind your back."

"By the way, are any adults hurt?"

Lord Ye shook his head.

"Two adults passing by in the small courtyard saw a figure in the courtyard flickering, so they vigilantly called the guards, and then it was the human voice we heard."

"These two people won't have time to do anything to the adults who are studying the government in the future."

Chen Mu nodded with satisfaction, that's okay, no one was injured.

After waiting patiently for a while, the first to return were the men who had been sent to follow the two thieves.

The two thieves didn't expect someone to follow them, and after they left the research mansion, they went directly back to the mansion of the person who sent them to Xiaolou to steal the secret recipe for refining.

Hearing that the person who hired two thieves to search for Xiaolou was a wealthy merchant selling saltpeter in the city, Chen Mu was stunned, and then suddenly came back to his senses.

The targets of those two assassins were also Li Mao and others.

It just so happened that he had arranged a few days ago, refining saltpeter.

It seems that the people who are eyeing the adults who are studying the government are these rich businessmen, and they are really bold enough to intend to do something to these adults.

"According to the description of these two assassins, those rich merchants have been arrested, and I will give you an explanation."

Chen Mu sneered, and when Li Mao and the others heard this, they also kowtowed again and again.

Seeing this, Chen Mu shook his head indifferently.

A moment later, the rich merchant who was refining saltpeter was caught, and the rich merchant did not expect that what he had done would be revealed so quickly.

They were escorted into the courtyard of the research office and looked ahead in fear.

Although they showed fear on their faces, they were quite disdainful in their hearts.

It's just a group of officials from humble backgrounds, so what is it?

They are dismissive.

And when they saw the person who appeared in front of them, they were stunned.

They didn't recognize Chen Mu and Lord Ye, but these two didn't look like officials from a poor family.

The bearing of these two people is really extraordinary.

The merchants looked at each other, a little puzzled in their eyes, and Chen Mu sat down on the chairs set up in the courtyard and asked them.

"Did you send thieves and assassins to infiltrate the government to study the mansion, intending to do something to the files and adults in the mansion?"

When the merchants saw this, they looked at each other, but they did not shirk it.

If they can be caught, it means that this person has found out everything.

They sneered and nodded, one of them dismissively.

"If you want to blame them, you can only blame them for studying our secret recipe and stealing it from us, we just want to take back what belongs to us!"

Chen Mu couldn't help but be stunned.

What steals the secret ingredient?

"Did you misunderstand something? Is the secret ingredient you are talking about the secret recipe for refining saltpeter? I gave them the secret ingredient. ”

Chen Mu explained calmly.

Several people blinked blankly, and then came back to their senses.

That's the man in front of me who sent someone to steal their secret recipe!

Several people thought so, when even someone angrily reprimanded.

"So you're the thief who stole our secret recipe! It's really hateful! We should call the prefectural magistrate and let him arrest you!" ”

Li Mao and the others, who were standing in the courtyard, heard that the businessmen were so frightened that their eyelids jumped.

They looked up in the direction of Chen Mu, and saw that the expression on Chen Mu's face was quite calm, they looked at each other, and they also suppressed their thoughts.

"Oh? If you want the county magistrate to arrest me, you can do it, I will ask my people to send a message to the county magistrate, what do you think? ”

"But then again, we have to let the county order find out if the secret recipe was stolen from you by me."

When several people heard this, they immediately supported their necks and responded, and Chen Mu waved his hand at Lord Ye.

Seeing this, Lord Ye bowed down and retreated, and after a while, the county order was brought to the hall.

As soon as he looked up and saw the people sitting in the hall, he was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he fell to his knees with a thud.

Seeing this, several merchants kneeling beside him frowned in confusion.

The next moment, they listened to the county order.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, what important things do you command?"

What?! Prince?

The merchants looked in the direction of Chen Mu in disbelief, and then, they were struck by lightning.

If the person in front of them is the crown prince, then the other party really has no reason to steal the secret recipe in their hands.

If the prince wanted a secret recipe, he only had to give them a command, and they would have to obediently present the secret recipe.

There was no need for the prince to let people steal the secret recipe, that is, they misunderstood.

"In the early years, I heard from a friend about the method of refining saltpeter, so I told a few adults who studied the method of refining saltpeter, and asked them to start practicing saltpeter."

"You raised the price of saltpeter too high, and even our palace couldn't afford to buy it in large quantities with silver, and I had no way, so I thought about refining some myself."

"As a result, I didn't expect that my actions would even cause death for several adults!"

A hint of mockery appeared on Chen Mu's face, and the merchants trembled with fright.

They also understood something.

Suffered!

They angered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

Not only did they misunderstand the origin of the secret recipe, but they even let the prince break their plot!

When even if someone stepped forward on their knees, intending to ask Chen Mu for forgiveness, Chen Mu would not let them go.

It is a great crime to dare to send someone to assassinate an official in the capital.

Chen Mu glanced at the county order, and when the county order saw this, he immediately understood.

He called the officials and arrested a few people into the dungeon, Chen Mu put an end to the matter, and told Li Mao and others that if they encountered such a thing in the future, they must inform him as soon as possible.

Li Mao and the others were grateful to Chen Mu, and immediately nodded in response.

When things are taken care of and the sky is about to dawn, Chen Mu takes people back to the palace.

Those few merchants who refine and sell saltpeter have been arrested, and they have committed serious crimes.

Several merchants in the city who needed saltpeter to make ice were immediately panicked.

Is it for them to go where to buy saltpeter?

It didn't work out, and it didn't take a few days.

Then they heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was going to announce the method of refining saltpeter.

"Is this to tell us how to refine saltpeter? That...... Then can we also refine the pin stone and sell it? ”