Zhu Youzhu is not an emperor immediately, he has not been on the battlefield, but he has not seen the explosion of gunpowder.

Of course, the gunpowder explosions he saw, or his perception of gunpowder, basically came from the fireworks set off in the palace during major festivals every year.

But those things.

Thinking in his heart, Zhu Youzhang's gaze couldn't help but look at Xie Cheng, the commander of the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses.

A very unfamiliar face, I haven't seen it, I don't know it.

However, he was very clear about the composition of the various yamen of the imperial court, and the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division belonged to military attachés, many of whom had been on the battlefield and knew very well about firearms and gunpowder.

So Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xie Cheng and asked, "This Qing family, I ask you, have you ever been on the battlefield?" And how much do you know about gunpowder firearms? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen Yu Hongzhi in the early years of the town followed the Marquis of Zhenyuan Yu Huguang to guard, over the years, large and small battles have also gone through dozens of times, I dare not say that I understand gunpowder firearms, but it is quite clear."

"Then I ask you again, if you want to blow up a shrine of loyalty, how much gunpowder will be needed?"

"This. It's hard to say, but I think it will take at least more than 100 catties. ”

“.”

Emperor Hongzhi bowed slightly, but his brows were wrinkled a little deeper, and it took more than 100 catties to blow up.

But in an artillery battle of that size, the amount of gunpowder can be put more than ten catties if it is dead, so how can it have such great power and can actually blow up a Jingzhong Temple.

In any case, the Jingzhong Temple is also the order of the first emperor of Yingzong, and the craftsmen in the palace built it, and the bricks, stones and wood used are all of the highest quality, and the solidity is not as good as the palace in the palace, I am afraid that it is not far away.

How could such a hall be blown down by a cannon battle?

Could it be because of disrepair?

Zhu Youzhu thought of such a possibility, when Emperor Yingzong was there, he would send someone to the temple every year to preside over maintenance and repair, and even occasionally go to the Zhihua Temple to worship the Buddha and accompany Wang Zhen to talk for a while.

But since Yingzong's death, the imperial court has never taken care of the temple anymore, nor has it taken care of the main hall of the Jingzhong Temple, let alone repaired and maintained.

The imperial court has not been maintained for thirty or forty years, and the monks in the temple have been left to fend for themselves, and it seems understandable that they have fallen into disrepair and become a little fragile.

Thinking silently in his heart, Zhu Youzhu picked up the two letters again and asked another question, "This is said to be the work of Jinyiwei, and the embroidered spring knives worn by those people as evidence, it is really ridiculous, why did Jinyiwei go to the temple to set off cannons?" ”

"By the way, what about Mu Bin, since it is related to Jinyiwei, why didn't you see him, the commander of Jinyiwei, come to the palace to play?"

"I guess Commander Mu doesn't know about this yet, or he doesn't know how to play it to the emperor, and he's thinking about how to reply."

Xiao Jing took the opportunity to give his competitor a wave of eye medicine.

Zhu Youjiao's face was uneasy when he heard this, "Tell the truth, why do you need to think about it?" ”

"Emperor, why don't you go to Beizhen Fusi to ask?"

"Go ahead, call Mu Bin over."

"The slave obeys."

Xiao Jing bowed and sang, and was about to leave, when a little eunuch entered the warm pavilion, "Emperor, the Jinyi guard commanded the envoy to enter the palace to meet him, saying that he had something to play." ”

"Where are the others now?"

"Just waiting outside the palace gate."

"Announce him in."

"Whoa."

About two incense sticks, Jin Yiwei commanded Mu Bin to enter the hall under the leadership of the internal official, as soon as he entered the warm pavilion, he directly bowed down, and the voice was like Hong Zhongdao: "The minister Jin Yiwei commanded Mu Bin to meet His Majesty, and His Majesty bowed to Jin'an!" ”

"Bow down, get up, get up and talk back."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Mu Bin's tower-like body got up from the ground, and was about to take out the notebook from his arms, when he heard Zhu Youzhu ask: "The matter of Zhihua Temple is related to Jinyiwei, why didn't you see that the commander of the palace entered the palace to report it, and it was too late?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty's words, the minister learned that the matter of Zhihua Temple was suspected to be related to Jinyiwei, so he hurriedly investigated the matter, and then hurriedly entered the palace to meet him."

Zhu Youzhu keenly heard the word suspicious, "What is the result of the investigation by Naqing?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this matter was not done by Jinyiwei."

"But according to the newspaper I saw, the people who set off the cannon battle to blow up the Jingzhong Temple were all wearing embroidered spring knives, which was still what the abbot of the temple said."

"Your Majesty, it is not necessarily Jinyiwei who wears embroidered spring knives."

"Oh?" Zhu Youzhu seemed to be a little surprised, and then stared at this sturdy man with his eyes, "This is strange, as far as I know, this embroidered spring knife is the same as the flying fish suit, it is a special thing for the brocade guard, the entire Ming Dynasty, in addition to the brocade guard, who will wear the embroidered spring knife?" ”

“.”

However, Mu Bin was silent when he heard this.

After waiting patiently for a moment, Zhu Youzhu couldn't help asking, "Why didn't Qing speak?" But can't think of it? ”

Mu Bin was silent for a few more breaths, and then slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, among the forty-eight guards in the capital, there are a total of two hundred and thirty-six brocade guards wearing embroidered spring swords.

The minister called these more than 200 people to Beizhen Fusi, and then took these brocade guards to Zhihua Temple to invite the bald people in the temple. The monks pointed out and saw if there were people who set off artillery here, but after the identification of those monks, there were none. ”

As he spoke, he presented the notebook in his hand, "Your Majesty, this is the minister's recital, and there is also the testimony written by the abbot of the temple. ”

Xiao Jing went down to take the transcript, and then presented it to the emperor, Zhu Youzhu reached out and took it and opened the transcript, but he was not in a hurry to read the content, but took out the testimony contained in it and unfolded it.

Immediately after that, his brows furrowed, "This is what the abbot of Zhihua Temple wrote?" ”

"The minister did not dare to deceive His Majesty, it was indeed written by the abbot himself." After a pause, Mu Bin explained: "The abbot's right arm was smashed by a brick, and he wrote it with his left hand, so the handwriting may not be very beautiful. ”

Zhu Youzhu suddenly said, why is this character not as good as what my emperor wrote, it turned out to be such a reason.

After reading this testimony carefully, it seems that it is indeed not the Jinyi guard in the guard.

But as an emperor, suspicion is an instinct, and Zhu Youzhu is no exception, he has doubts about the authenticity of this testimony.

What's more, even if this testimony is true, it was really written by the abbot of the temple, and it is impossible to guarantee that Mu Bin hid those Jinyi guards who set off the cannons, and only brought unrelated people to go, or directly tortured into a move.

It's no wonder that Zhu Youzhu suspects that the above possibilities are not impossible, especially the bending into a move, which is the traditional craft of Jinyiwei.

Emperor Hongzhi put Song Shu and his testimony on the table quietly, and looked up at Mu Bin.

For this Jinyi Guard commander, his impression is not bad, and he can be regarded as trusting, but he naturally has resistance to the factory guard, so that when facing the people of the factory guard, he will always become several times more suspicious than usual.

After a while, Zhu Youzhu spoke again, but he didn't ask about the testimony, but picked up the previous topic,

"Qing Ke hasn't answered my question yet, in this world, except for the brocade guard, who else will wear an embroidered spring knife?"

“.”

Mu Bin was silent again when he heard this.

This time, Zhu Youzhu couldn't help frowning, and there was a faint anger in his heart, he couldn't bear it, but turned his head to look at Xiao Jing, "Xiao Companion, tell me, in this world, in addition to Jinyiwei, who else will wear an embroidered spring knife?" ”

"This." Xiao Jing's old face twitched, unlike the emperor, he already knew what Mu Bin wanted to say, and he also knew why the latter was silent repeatedly.

Just now he was still watching the excitement, with a gloating mentality, and now the problem was given to himself, and Xiao Companion suddenly made a difficulty.

The last walnut incident is still vivid, and he didn't dare not answer, hesitated for a moment, Xiao Jing had no choice but to say: "Back to the emperor, as far as the slave maid knows, the Praetorian Guards in the palace will also be equipped with embroidered spring knives, and each of them has one." ”

“.”

This time it was Emperor Hongzhi's turn to be silent, just when he heard the three words Praetorian Guard, he chuckled in his heart, and even had a very inexplicable feeling that this case might have been solved.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "What is the prince doing, has he ever been out of the palace today?" ”

(End of chapter)