Probably because the matter of Pufu last night was too noisy, not only the left guard of King Yan was busy enough, but even the political envoy who presided over the political affairs of Beiping was extremely lively early in the morning.

People came and went in the yamen, and the officials all straightened their colors for fear of being troubled by their superiors, after all, the political envoy of Beiping, Zhang Yu, was rarely angry early in the morning: it is said that he also threw a cup into the face of his closest subordinate on weekdays.

In this way, the efficiency of the yamen was naturally much higher, and after dawn, Gu Huai entered the yamen, and he completed the peace and departure procedures in less than half an hour, and completely became a free man.

Of course, while waiting for the little official to go to the Song Mansion to confirm, it was inevitable to inquire about the news, and after learning that the matter of Pufu was not yet clueless, Gu Huai thought about it and went out of the yamen.

I still have to add to the fire... Who knows if the yamen, who can't find a clue, will lose their minds and go crazy and find out their heads.

He took out an account book and sighed a little, thanks to the fact that the shopkeeper Chen is a shrewd person, this kind of smart person will check things he doesn't understand, and he will write them down when he checks them, as some ways when something happens in the future.

For example, why Pu Hong's carriage and horse shop only ordered ten carts of medicinal herbs, but every time, dozens of carts were closed to the side.

In this way, it seems that Pu Hong's network should be quite wide, and he should have contacts with some border generals and officials in Beiping, and this kind of smuggling business must be handled well in both black and white, otherwise it will be the end of imprisonment.

Thinking about it this way, what I did was right, a lawsuit or something should not bring down Pu Hong, this method of physical elimination is the safest and most efficient.

While thinking like this, Gu Huai walked into the alley next to the yamen, Beiping City is very big, there are a lot of people, so there are many homeless children, these children are wandering in the alleys of Beiping, the righteousness of the young people makes them form gangs, live a life of petty theft, and if they are lucky, they will catch up with the local gangs, at least there is a way to climb up, and those who are unlucky...

Those who are unlucky should all die in some stinking ditch.

Sure enough, not long after walking along the alley, I met a number of teenagers who were sitting around or gathered at the entrance of the alley to look at the pedestrians, their eyes were not curious and expectant about the world, but a kind of ruthlessness and fearlessness exclusive to the young man, in order to survive, they must dare to do anything.

But Gu Huai's footsteps still didn't stop, and he walked like this for a long time before he met a lonely teenager.

It was a Mengyuan boy, with a standard prairie appearance, sitting on the edge of a stinky ditch with his head down, his clothes were very thin, and his hair seemed to have not been washed since he was born.

Hearing someone approaching, he first cowered and retreated into the corner, and then his face showed a wolf-like ferocity.

"Can you understand Chinese?"

The boy nodded hesitantly.

Gu Huai took out the account book from his sleeve, and shook a tael of silver in his other hand: "Send this account book to the yamen of the political envoy, put it on the table of the little official, and then run out, no matter who calls it, don't look back, come to me to get the silver when you're done, don't you understand?" ”

Now in this world, one or two pieces of silver is enough for a wandering young man Lang An to live for a month, not to mention that this is a child who thinks that his alien identity has been excluded, the young man swallowed his saliva, his eyes fell on the silver in Gu Huai's hand, and after a while, he nodded and said with difficulty:

"Really... Yes? ”

"Even if I have no morality, I won't come to deceive a child," Gu Huai stood up, "Send the account book in, one or two pieces of silver are yours, even if you are caught, nothing will happen, after all, you have never seen me." ”

"How?"

......

"His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has visited, and the official is busy with official business and cannot come out to greet him, so I ask His Royal Highness the Prince not to blame."

The back office of the political envoy is a small side hall, and Zhang Hao and Zhu Gaochi, who are talking and laughing, sit opposite each other, and both of them have a cup of tea in their hands.

"Lord Zhang is serious, if something like this happens, this son will still come to disturb him, so he should complain to Lord Zhang."

Zhu Gaochi put down the cup, and his eyes were full of smiles when he was squeezed by the fat: "It's just that Lord Zhang also knows that there is such a thing in Beiping City, and the mother concubine is really worried, didn't she send me over early in the morning to inquire, is there any progress in this case?" ”

Zhang Hao pursed his lips, knowing why Zhu Gaochi only mentioned Princess Yan and not King Yan... He is very sneering at the rumors circulating in Beiping these days, how can a good person say that he is sick? What's more, at such a sensitive point in time? The imperial court transferred him from the Ministry of Industry to Beiping as a political envoy, and anyone with a discerning eye understood what it was for.

It's just that these words can't be said, Zhang Yu thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "I don't have a clue yet, looking at the situation at the scene, it should be the fire and collapse caused by the explosion, as for whether it was man-made or accidental..."

"Artificial? What kind of person can do such a thing? ”

The smile on Zhu Gaochi's fat face was a little weird: "Lord Zhang may not know much about firearms, but Beiping has also focused on studying firearms over the years, and the principle of fireworks on the market, can Lord Zhang know?" ”

"It's nothing more than sulfur, charcoal, saltpeter..."

"That's right, that's it, but that's what the musket shells in the firearms battalion are all about."

Zhu Gaochi nodded on the table: "To cause traces like Pufu... How much gunpowder do you need? ”

"At least it has to be piled up into a hill," Zhu Gaochi himself answered this question, "in order to make the entire Pufu Houzhai burn down, and hundreds of nearby houses collapse... Lord Zhang, the imperial court has been so strictly controlled all these years, who can make so much gunpowder? ”

Zhang Hao was silent for a long time: "The official doesn't know. ”

"After all, it is in the office of Lord Zhang, there are some things that are difficult for the son of the world to meddle in, but the Yan Wangfu still has to be explained," Zhu Gaochi said meaningfully, "Who knows if this kind of thing will happen in the Yanwang Mansion next time?" ”

It turns out that after all, he came to Xingshi to ask for sin... Zhang Hao saw some sweat on his forehead.

Just when he didn't know how to answer, a small official hurried into the back office.

Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, changed his face and reprimanded: "Bold! This official talked to His Royal Highness the Prince, and he didn't summon you in, but he dared to break in? ”

"Your Excellency... My lord! The little official was out of breath, "Someone sent this thing in!" ”

"What's that?"

"One... An account book! The carriage and horse shops in Pufu have been smuggling pig iron gunpowder to the grassland all these years! ”

"What?!" Zhang Yu got up, took the account book and quickly flipped through it, "It's really..."

He looked at Zhu Gaochi, whose pupils were shrinking: "Your Royal Highness, if this account book is true... According to this official, I am afraid that this case can be closed. ”

"Pu Hong committed a heinous crime, he hid gunpowder in his home, and he was careless in his management, which caused an explosion, and these things happened."

His face was solemn: "According to this official, I'm afraid I can check the officials and border generals in Beiping!" Let's see who dares to open the door to a small car and horse shopkeeper! ”