Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 972

Many people lack the concept of safe production.

The general idea is that other people's accidents are due to bad luck, and my luck is overwhelming, how could an accident happen?

The specific details are, what is the difference between gunpowder piled under the wall and piled in a closed warehouse?Anyway, it's all piles, and if something happens, no matter where the piles are, you can't hide.

Sober people stand on the sidelines and feel that such people are ignorant and pathetic.

But not everyone is sober, and most people in this era are not aware of safety knowledge.

They feel that after the gunpowder is produced, it needs labor to move it to a distant warehouse, and then someone will come to collect the gunpowder soon, and labor will be needed to move the gunpowder out of the warehouse. It is a waste of manpower and material resources to go back and forth.

Li Qinzai can tolerate the ignorance of craftsmen and servants, but he can not blame them.

But as the young prisoner of the Firearms Supervision, if he doesn't even have safety awareness, it will be a disaster for the individual and the country.

Such a person must never sit in this position again, it will kill many people and delay the important affairs of the court.

"Fu Youyi, right? Wait until you are dismissed from office. If I were you, I would go to the house to pack my luggage now. After a few hours, I'll have a walk-and-go." Li Qinzai sneered.

Fu Youyi's voice became sharp, like a eunuch who hasn't been cut clean in the palace.

"Why do you? What are you? You are just a lucky minister who is favored by the emperor for a while. What qualifications do you have to dismiss me?"

Li Qinzai smiled: "Didn't you just say that? It's just because I am favored by the emperor."

After a pause, Li Qinzai said again: "By the way, what's more, all the gunpowder and firearms in the Tang Dynasty, as well as the recent landmines, were all made by me. In this regard, I have the supreme authority. If the emperor doesn't want to If something goes wrong, he has to listen to me, is that enough?"

Fu Youyi was taken aback, his face turned livid, and he stood in front of Li Qinzai trembling with anger.

"Fu Youyi, the backer has fallen, go find the backer yourself, don't make fun of national affairs, if you play too much, the nine clans will suffer, and dismissing you today is actually saving your and the clan's life."

After speaking, Li Qinzai turned around and left.

Liu Shenli hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly followed Li Qinzai.

"Excuse me, Mr. Li, it's a lowly official who is incompetent..."

Li Qinzai said coldly: "You are indeed incompetent. The firearms supervisor has such a huge hidden danger. Even if you can't stop Fu Youyi, why don't you report it? If something happens to the workshop, have you thought about what will happen to you?"

Liu Shenli was in cold sweat, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Li County told me that because Li Yifu and his clan were accused, Fu Youyi was also involved. I heard that there are rumors from above. When the spring begins, the official department will relegate Fu Youyi to Lingnan." To be the head of the county yamen is to be downgraded several levels in a row.”

"Fu Youyi has heard the rumors that he has been very irritable recently, but he has no choice but to dare to contradict anyone he sees, no matter whether he is a high official or a small one, he is afraid that he has already given up. That's why he dared to be so rude to you today."

Li Qinzai sighed: "You are wrong. I want to dismiss him not because of his rudeness, but because he has done something wrong. The things that the Firearms Supervisor handles are ruinous, and no mistakes are allowed."

Li Qinzai quickly returned to Chang'an City, and entered the Tai Chi Palace without stopping.

In front of Li Zhi and Empress Wu, Li Qinzai told the truth about what he saw and heard in the Firearms Supervision in detail. Li Zhi was furious immediately, and immediately issued an order to dismiss Fu Youyi from office and order Dali Temple to interrogate him.

It's not a big deal, just talk between the monarch and his ministers, as for Fu Youyi's fate...

Who cares about the fate of this little man?

Under the big waves washing the sand, he is just a speck of dust.

However, when Li Zhi was talking with Li Qinzai, Empress Wu who was sitting next to him had an unpredictable light in his eyes.

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Two hours later, Fu Youyi walked out of the firearms prison in a daze. His official uniform had been stripped off and he was only wearing a white undershirt. Behind him were two guards from Dali Temple escorting him.

That's right, Li Qinzai was able to dismiss him as expected, and he acted swiftly and resolutely.

However, officials like Fu Youyi made mistakes, and it's not just a matter of simply being dismissed.

He was the young supervisor of the Firearms Supervision, and he had mastered the secrets of gunpowder manufacturing. Of course, Li Zhi would not allow such a person to flaunt himself after being dismissed from office.

Even if Li Zhi is a wise king, he would not kill people easily, but it is justified to be imprisoned.

In other words, even though Fu Youyi saved his life, he will basically never see the light of day in this life.

Huddled in the corner of the Dali Temple prison, his nose was filled with a damp and rancid smell, but Fu Youyi's expression was numb.

As early as the day when his backer Li Yifu fell, Fu Youyi knew that his official career had come to an end, offending Li Qinzai today was nothing more than an inducement, even without today's incident, his fate would not have changed in any way.

At this time, Fu Youyi's heart was ashamed.

During the years in the prison, I don't know the cold and heat day and night, Fu Youyi can't remember how long she huddled up, until the jailer came over with a big wooden bucket to put the food.

The food in the prison is of course not delicious, and it is impossible for Fu Youyi to be treated like Li Qinzai once.

A rotten-smelling wild vegetable dumpling was thrown on the wet ground, covered with dust and muddy water, the jailer turned his head and walked to the next cell.

After an unknown amount of time, Fu Youyi finally felt a burst of hunger, so he crawled towards the wild vegetable dumpling with difficulty.

With a dull expression, Fu Youyi was about to bite down, when he suddenly found a rolled up note in the wild vegetable dumpling.

Fu Youyi was taken aback, and carefully unfolded the note. The characters on it were as small as the legs of a fly. Fu Youyi read it carefully, and a flash of ecstasy flashed in his eyes. Then he quickly stuffed the note into his mouth and swallowed it.

Caught off guard, there was a burst of wild laughter from the prison of Dali Temple, echoing in the gloomy prison, it sounded terrifying.

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The New Year is over, and the atmosphere of civil jubilation has gradually settled down.

There are 360 ​​days in a year, and it is impossible to celebrate the New Year every day. After all, we still have to run around for our livelihood.

The envoys from various countries spent an unforgettable New Year in Chang'an, and they bid farewell to Li Zhi one after another.

The imperial court is very generous, and it has always shown the grandeur of a big country in terms of giving back gifts, and the generosity makes people feel distressed.

The envoys from various countries returned with a full load, and left Chang'an City happily one by one.

Of course, there are also those who are not very happy, such as the Tubo envoy Tashile.

This time, on behalf of Tubo, he congratulated the emperor of Tang Dynasty. Tashile received several beatings, each of which was different, the parts of the beatings were different, and the people who beat him were also different.

Li Qinzai, Japan, and Silla all left marks of love on him.

It looks miserable, but everything is afraid of comparison.

Compared with what happened to Zahele, the envoys of the Silla Kingdom suffered even worse.

Leaving Chang'an City, the Silla mission brought a generous gift from the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. When the team went outside the city of Jizhou, the Silla envoy Jin Wenying was assassinated by a group of masked assassins.

The assassination came very suddenly, and the assassins came and went quickly. Almost in an instant, all the missions of the Silla Kingdom were slaughtered, leaving only the life of Jin Wenying.

(End of this chapter)