"Hey, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, this thing is too loud!"

"It's too powerful!"

Everyone rubbed their ears in unison, and the sound was amplified several times because of the walls around the whole place, which caused them to have transient tinnitus.

The old man hunched his waist and flinched a little, he didn't expect it to be so powerful, they all covered their ears when they tried gunpowder.

Empress Wu's heart was pounding, and she stood up tremblingly and looked at the old man, "This thing is very good!" If this thing is used in combat, it is powerful enough to reach a hundred! ”

The other officials rolled their eyes, a little worried in their hearts, if this thing was in the hands of the enemy, wouldn't it be the same power?

"What's your name?"

The old man blinked, "Ao, my name is Lu Tie." ”

Empress Wu nodded, "I order you to be the head of the fireworks department, which is jointly managed by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry. ”

The old man froze in place in an instant, and he couldn't imagine that he could still be an official without reading any books.

"What are you doing? Don't thank you yet! An official reminded him, and Lu Tie hurriedly knelt down.

"Thank you for the grace of the Empress Dowager! Thank you for the grace of the Empress Dowager! He was very excited in his heart, but when he thought of his younger brother, he said, "Queen Mother, my younger brother is now in prison, can you release him?" ”

Empress Wu glared at him, "What crime did your brother commit?" ”

"My younger brother is a warehouse manager of the Ministry of War, and he was imprisoned because of rusty weapons!"

"Direct pardon!"

The crime of guarding the treasury for the rusting of weapons due to negligence in supervision can be big or small, and no one stood up to oppose it when he saw that it was on the rise in the afternoon.

After the joy, Lu Tie's smile gradually disappeared, he clearly knew that if this thing was not done well, he might die at any time, and from his younger brother, he had seen the uncertainty of the martial queen.

The next day, in the Dali Temple, a jailer hurriedly came to the door of the prison.

"Lu Jia, you can go!"

Lu Jia's haggard face immediately came to shine, "I... Will I be able to get out? ”

"Lord Lu, go out, the Queen Mother has pardoned your crime and ordered you to assist your eldest brother."

"Ahh Hahaha! Qin Lang, did you hear that! Lu Jia shouted excitedly.

Qin Mu lay on the bed and bowed his hand, "Got it, let's go." ”

Lu Jia saluted Qin Mu and walked out with a relaxed body behind his hand.

Wang Xiao and Wu Zhengji in the cell were full of envy.

Li Qingsheng stood up at this time and said: "Hey, let's go again, hey, I'll go quickly, according to the process, I can go out tomorrow." ”

Wang Xiao slammed the wall hard, looked at Qin Mu, his face was full of grievances, why was he alone in the end!

He couldn't figure it out, could it be that because the Ministry of Officials was the head of the six departments, it was more tricky?

Wang Xiao could only comfort himself like this.

At this time, Wu Zhengji admired Qin Mu even more, one or two were coincidences, but he had seen too many miracles in the past few days, this was a scene he had never seen in his life, where did he come from?

At lunch, Wang Xiao finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked Qin Mu tentatively.

"Qin Lang, it's me next, right?"

Yao Wen in the corner of the cell suddenly rushed up, "Qin Lang, what about me, can't I get out?" In this way, I will give all my possessions to you, and I will only want to get out of this prison! ”

Qin Mu put down the dishes and chopsticks and wiped his mouth, "Yao Wen, you can go out the day after tomorrow, as for Wang Xiao, I'll ask you a question." ”

"Qin Lang, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"Do you think Datang's official system is reasonable?"

"This..."Wang Xiao was stunned, "On the surface, there are three provinces and six ministries, a multi-phase system, and it has derived execution, supervision, attendants, etc., the bureaucratic system is too messy, but now, it is the nephews of the Queen Mother and those who are really in power, they are not supervised and are only responsible to the Queen Mother, according to history, this is not good, I have only been in the Tang Dynasty for 70 years, but I am taking some old ways..."

Wang Xiao paused and was a little disappointed, "Some countries are ruined. ”

Qin Mu nodded, "Your analysis is very correct, then do you want to change this status quo?" ”

Wang Xiao spread his hands, "Change? I'll tell you the truth, I just want to live in peace, I don't have so much energy and ability to change the status quo, in fact, I feel very lonely, and the people around me are smiling falsely, hinting... and threats, I can only pretend to be stupid or prevaricate

I thought that the Queen Mother would change something if she killed a group of Longxi nobles, but now it seems that she just changed a group of people. ”

"It is also rare that you can have this heart, in fact, there is no perfect system in this world, in the end, it still comes down to people, if everyone is to get more, then decay is a matter of time, it is difficult to be an official, and it is even more difficult to be a clean official

Wang Xiao: If you go out, will you choose to be an official? ”

Wang Xiao hesitated for a moment, "If you can do it, then do it, after all... Hey, face, linzi, and the younger generations in the family, how easy is it to talk about, is it difficult to go farming? ”

Li Qingsheng joked: "What kind of land to plant, you go to raise cattle, it is especially suitable for you." ”

"yes, I see." Qin Mu got up and went back to the bed, leaning against the wall and typing with his mobile phone.

Wu Zhengji asked curiously and whispered, "What is that piece that glows?" ”

Wang Xiao glared at him, "You don't want to fight that idea, just know that it's very important." ”

Wu Zhengji smiled awkwardly and continued to eat.

There is no perfect system in the world, only to establish a consciousness that everyone abides by, which can also be said to be the bottom line of the profession to maintain order.

In a feudal society ruled by man, the power of the emperor or the power of a minister under his command is too great, that is, to do whatever he wants to disrupt the rules, they don't care how far the country can go, they only care how much power they hold and how much silver they have in their pockets.

In the final analysis, the whole society can run smoothly, the imperial power checks and balances the official power, the officials check and balance, the people are constrained by the law, as long as the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the royal family and clan are drunk and dreaming of death, the country can be stable.

Li Qingsheng listened to their conversation and only thought about one thing, he would have to climb up hard after he went out, he was helpless and ended up in prison, and his high level would only harm himself.

In the evening, Qin Mu and Wang Xiao talked for a long time in another cell, only to see Wang Xiao with a heavy heart, looking nervous and tangled, and asking questions from time to time.

"Will this work?" Wang Xiao asked.

"It will definitely work, and the day after tomorrow, you will personally confront the Empress Wu."

Wang Xiao's heart was surging, thinking that he had been an official for decades, and he had never thought about what he was going to do, he just wanted to keep to himself and let his fate go, but now this situation is unbearable.

In the Li Palace, the Empress Wu could not sleep, leaning on the bed thoughtfully.

There is always a kind of uneasiness in my heart, the day after tomorrow is the day when the old way predicts that something big will happen, but tonight's night is surprisingly quiet and peaceful.

"Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, Shangguan has just arrived." The maid said suddenly.

"Let her in."

Shangguan Wan'er walked in slowly, "Wan'er see the queen of heaven." ”

"Come, sit." Empress Wu said with a kind smile.

Shangguan Wan'er lifted her skirt and sat next to her.

"What do you think of the copper shackles during this time?" Empress Wu asked.

"Wan'er saw their unnaturalness, take Lu Tie during the day, he has been doing fireworks for a long time, but suddenly one day he wants to make that earth-shattering thunderball, which is very unreasonable, this person is the same as before, he is also ignited and even instructed."

"Hmph, this person is in the prison of Dali Temple, and it is very strange that he has this ability but does not want to show his face."

Shangguan Wan'er nodded, in this world of chasing fame and fortune, she was also very puzzled by the behavior of this mysterious person.

"Do you need Wan'er to go to the prison of Dali Temple?" Shangguan Wan'er asked.