Jingming

Chapter 265
It was just dawn, Yu Jia hadn't left the Linqing Confucian Temple, there were already more than fifty people standing in front of Liu Zhenyuan at the South Water Gate.

"Ten people stay behind, and the rest, ten people in a boat, good water skills, go into the water!"

Shandong is going to try out the new law, and Liu Zhenyuan is driving the escort. In addition to the future Shandong special service team, there are also experts in dealing with the risks of the canal.

After going south to investigate the Meng Chun case, Liu Zhenyuan was promoted from Beizhen Fusi Prison to become a member of the special service office.

The rank of the prison guard is not high, but it is quite important.The rank of a thousand households in the special service office is still not high, but for the emperor, it is naturally the most important in the fifteenth office of Jinyiwei.

With Liu Zhenyuan's order, his subordinates continued to carry out what they would do all the way to Linqing.

"Keep an eye on it, I'm going to report to His Majesty."

Liu Zhenyuan ordered his deputy, Deputy Qianhu, to ride his horse in the direction of Linqingzhou City in the northeast.

Behind him, ten people guarded the two banks outside the Nanshuimen. After the two boats got on board, one of them rowed to the other bank.

Between the two boats, there seems to be something like a fishing net.A small iron ball fell from the lower edge of the net, and as the boat rowed to the other bank, the net was kept being released by the people on board. The wrists of several people on the net are struggling.

"Be careful, let's start. There are a lot of debris in the river, and within an hour, it will be cleared ten miles away. Get into the water!"

With an order, more than [-] people went into the water.

There are people in the water, there are boats on both sides, and there are special trawl nets between the boats.

The selection of the Beijing camp has closed this section, and they are used to it.

It is impossible for shopkeeper Wu to appear here. What kind of security regulations are there for the emperor to go on tour now, and he has no way of finding out under the heavy guards blocking the road, otherwise his face will be ugly.

Liu Zhenyuan soon arrived in the city of Linqing Prefecture. When he entered the Confucian Temple Pan Palace, he first reported to Huang Jin: "Your Majesty arranged for Wei Li to investigate the matter of Pu's family, and the result has already been reached."

"Liu Qianhu wait a moment, His Majesty is having breakfast."

After Huang Jin took the secret report, he walked in, and after a while, he came out and called Liu Zhenyuan to go in.

Zhu Houcong looked at the secret report without looking up: "Did Luo An know?"

"Return to Your Majesty, there are three copies of the secret report, one to Xingjia, one to Huguang to find Commander Luo, and one to Beijing. Since I have received it here, Commander Luo should also know about it."

"Sure enough, it's the remnants of the Pu family." Zhu Houcong frowned, "It's just that the Quanzhou Pu family and the Guangzhou Pu family have separated for 300 years, and they belong to the nine families of Pu Zitong. They have nothing to do with either the Guangzhou Pu family or them."

Liu Zhenyuan did not comment.

Execution of the Nine Clans is indeed the greatest crime. Zhu Houcong is in this era, whether it is from a political point of view or from the needs of the new party around him, Pu Zitong and Zhan Huabi, the chief criminals of treason, must be dealt with in this way of.

The clan concept is very strong at this time.

Pu Zitong couldn't figure out why Tang Peiyu did that, it was because Zhu Houcong agreed with He Quanan's plan.

Because He Quan'an said that Yan Chunsheng had entered Hengyang City, coupled with the many arrangements of the court, Tang Peiyu's defenses collapsed, and he admitted that the rebels would be defeated this time.After He Quan'an revealed the address of Tang Peiyu's hiding family and Dan Zhaonian's illegitimate son, and finally came up with the emperor's decree allowing him to commit crimes and meritorious deeds to exonerate the nine clans, Tang Peiyu was willing to use his head to help Yan Chunsheng.

His family member who has been kept anonymous can be exempted from death, his illegitimate son Dan Zhaonian can even commit crimes and make meritorious deeds, Tang Peiyu has no better way to go.

Now because of Pu Zitong's rebellion, the wrath of the emperor wants to transfer to the same surname that has been separated for 300 years, which is a bit violent and terrifying.

Zhu Houcong put down the secret report: "Since there is a list, let Xingxing and Lord Cicada send people to pay attention to these companies."

He said this to Huang Jin, and Huang Jin immediately sent someone to pass the word.

After Liu Zhenyuan delivered the secret report, he continued to go ahead to clear away potential dangers.

Zhu Houcong came to the backyard of Pangongfang. Lin Qingping, Wen Suyun, and Zhang Qinghe were all ready.

During these seven days, Zhu Houcong didn't go anywhere by himself, but accompanied by Mrs. Cui Yuan, Zhu Houcong's aunt and Mrs. Zhang Fujing, the three of them took a walk around Linqing City and even Dongchang Mansion, which is rare outside the Forbidden City. relax.

"When you arrive in Huai'an, there is another scene. Zaiyu, when you go to Fengyang and the ancestral mausoleum in Sizhou with your father, you must not forget your appearance."

"...Son remembers."

The two-year-old Zhu Zaihou replied in a milky voice. His biological mother was Lin Qingping, who had been cautious since childhood. Although Zhu Zaihou could not help but have the curiosity and liveliness of a child, he also had a subtle sense of stability.

"what is this?"

Hearing Zhu Houcong's question, Zhu Zaihou subconsciously threw his hands behind his back: "Son...son knows his mistake..."

Zhu Houcong couldn't help but cast a glance at Lin Qingping first: Although the eldest son of the emperor was born as a "concubine", Lin Qingping was really worried too early, and she usually didn't know what to tell her.

But Zhu Houcong couldn't accuse her of what happened in the deep palace.

Originally a casual question, Zhu Houcong smiled and said, "Father didn't mention you, it's interesting to see, is this a toy from Jin?"

"...It's called Mu Xuan, and it was learned by Concubine Shu to paint for her son."

Zhu Houcong got it in his hand and glanced at Wen Suyun curiously.

"It is said that it was a gadget that became popular in Tancheng during the Chenghua period. The concubine thought it was interesting, so he asked someone to take one and draw it by himself." Wen Suyun's face seemed to be a small expression asking for praise.

This wooden spinner is a thin rod at the bottom that can be held in the hand, and the small wooden cylinder above is painted with colors.Turn up colorful, really just a small toy.

But now Zhu Zaiyu is playing with this little toy, and two small ears have been added, and Wen Suyun has drawn a Tang monk, master and apprentice on it.

Although "Journey to the West" has not yet come out, the story of Tang Monk learning Buddhist scriptures has long been circulated.

Zhu Houcong was suddenly in a trance.

Wu Cheng'en seemed to be the Huai'an mansion he was going to stop at the next stop. Although he couldn't remember his exact age of birth and death, he should have already existed at this time.

After being distracted for a moment, Zhu Houcong smiled and said, "It's fine when I get on the boat, so I might as well draw a few more. I'm afraid there will be more and more little dolls in the palace after next year."

After finishing speaking, he handed the wooden spinner to Zhu Zailong: "Have you heard the story about Tang Monk learning Buddhist scriptures? When we get on the boat, Dad will tell you some stories."

Zhu Zaihou held the toy and nodded expectantly.

The city of Linqing Prefecture began to prepare for the emperor's departure, time passed slowly, and officials from all over Shandong had already gathered on the long street outside the Confucian Temple, preparing to line up to send the emperor to the south of the city.

Then at a certain moment, a very dull sound suddenly came from the southeast direction.

From here, the sound didn't sound loud, but they all felt a slight vibration under their feet.

Zhang Fujing's face changed slightly: "Go and see what happened."

His personal soldiers rushed outside, and Li Quanli arrived here soon.

"Captain Li?" Zhang Fu greeted him respectfully.

Now Li Quanli is in charge of Shenji Battalion, and the official serves as the commander of the right army.

Zhang Fujing is not a small person, but at this time Li Quanli stared at him coldly: "Someone on the canal intends to assassinate him, and Captain Jinyi died two and injured five!"

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly walked towards Pangongfang, while Zhang Fujing behind him was like falling into an ice cave.

Outside Linqing City, someone wanted to assassinate him!

Zhang Fujing couldn't think too much, and hurriedly followed to make an apology first.

When we got there, we saw that Li Quanli was already reporting.

"...The dead men arranged by the bandits put gunpowder in an iron barrel under the water surface in the middle of the canal. Liu Qianhu and the minister have arranged for people to continue the search. I still don't know why the bandits ignited the explosives in the barrel. Your Majesty, I am afraid that there is still danger in the southern section of the river, so Your Majesty should postpone the departure. The place where the incident happened is only ten miles away from Nanshuimen, the culprit is likely still in the city, and there are still other arrangements, and I will make a decision after thoroughly investigating the matter."

"The minister has no way to govern, and he will never die."

Zhang Fujing thought that if it wasn't for Jin Yiwei and Li Quanli's guards to find out, if Yuzhou sailed there, a barrel of gunpowder suddenly exploded at the bottom of the boat...

He was sweating profusely, startled and angry.

Who is so brave?Where did so much gunpowder and dead men come from?
Zhang Fujing couldn't help but raised his head first: "Your Majesty, do you want to control Cao Jun first?"

Knowing something, the first suspect that popped up in his mind was Qi Yuanda. As soon as he finished his sentence, Qi Yuanda ran over and knelt on the ground in a f*cking manner: "I deserve death for my crimes, my... my... "

Then there was the sound of teeth chattering.

Zhu Houcong had enjoyed some family happiness just now, but now he looked at the people kneeling in front of him and asked, "Two dead and five injured?"

"I saw a huge object in the water. Captain Jinyi with good water quality thought it was a reef or sunken wood. When I dived to move it away, the bottom of the water exploded. Afterwards, some iron pieces were fished out, and after a little splicing, it should be the same It’s an iron bucket, and there’s another corpse that’s not Captain Jinyi.”

The situation described by Li Quanli made Qi Yuan tremble.

How to detonate a barrel of gunpowder underwater?
The atmosphere here was very depressing, and then there was another muffled sound, this time the movement was a little louder than before.

It seems to confirm what Li Quanli said.

"The folks are not allowed to sell gunpowder raw materials. Where did this thief get so much gunpowder?" Zhu Houcong's eyes were fixed on Qi Yuanda, "Shandong Weisuo and Cao Jun are not so bold, right? They are still on the tank boat. Cao Bing is not arranged, only Cao Ding will transport it?"

In order to guard against robbers, it is natural to prepare some weapons on the tank boat.

"Never dare to do this, never dare..." Qi Yuanda was almost incontinent when asked by the emperor.

Zhu Houcong suppressed his anger at Jin Yiwei's two deaths and five injuries, and just took a deep breath with a sullen face, waiting for the next report.

Just like what Zhao Yunfa, the handprint of the Bingzhan Bureau, reported to him at the time: Firearms were originally produced and deployed by the imperial court, such as the Military Weapons Supervision and Bingzhan Bureau, but since the orthodox years, there has been a precedent for allowing local manufacturing.First it was a border town, and later in the fourth year of Hongzhi, Huguang and Guangxi were allowed to build their own.In the sixth year of Zhengde, Qingzhou Zuowei was allowed to make his own.Zhengde seven years, Xuzhou.In the 12th year of Zhengde, Liangzhou...

It is also possible that some folks have deliberately collected a lot of gunpowder.

Is this premeditated assassination a farewell gift from Shandong, or a welcome gift from South Zhili?

Within a quarter of an hour, Liu Zhenyuan came again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the thieves also set up a place on the west bank of the canal. It also exploded there and found another corpse. The canal embankment was blasted open a small opening, and I am ordering people to block it and reinforce it."

Zhang Fujing's face suddenly changed.

Not only do you want to blow up the imperial boat, but you also want to see if you can blow up the embankment of the canal?
"Are they all corpses?" Zhu Houcong asked.

Liu Zhenyuan nodded with certainty: "He picked up the fragment of the iron bucket in the river again, and the bone of the thief's hand was still stuck in the iron ring on the fragment. There is an iron house and gas well on the bank, which were not arranged in a hurry. According to my experience, the fuse was probably ignited from the shore, and burned into the iron barrel through a waterproof pipe. The thief on the shore ignited it with a barrel of gunpowder hidden in the iron house beside him in order not to expose the person behind the scenes. , was blown to pieces on the spot, and cannot be identified.”

Zhang Fujing immediately said: "Since it is an iron house, it is not easy to cast and transfer it. There should be traces to follow. Linqing City University has not completely banned all doors from entering and leaving these days, but there are inspection records for special occasions. Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Go arrange it!"

But Zhu Houcong shook his head: "Since there are such dead men, this matter cannot be investigated in a hurry. If I don't investigate clearly, will I stay in Linqing for several months? Liu Zhenyuan, the matter of compensation and healing has been arranged. Pass down the order, be more careful, and still investigate. I will drive according to the original arrangement and go to Huai'an!"

"Your Majesty!" Li Quanli was a little anxious, he was very worried about his safety.

Zhu Houcong said decisively: "The plan doesn't need to be changed, let me see if there are any other places along the way that will give me some surprises according to my itinerary. Mao Gong, this major assassination case in Linqing is in the hands of you and Gao Zhong!" "

Not long after, Master Lubo set off again.

Inside Linqing City and outside Nanshuimen, the Beijing Guards were on the highest alert.

The news had already spread to the city. Someone set up gunpowder barrels ten miles outside the Nanshui Gate in order to blow up the imperial boat.

The emperor left. In order to solve the case, it is not known what will happen in Shandong.

Is it the Kong family in Qufu, or someone else?

There is no answer now, but Mifune set off anyway.

Ten miles soon arrived, and Zhu Houcong looked to the west bank, where he was carrying his hands on his shoulders, filling a hole with a radius of four to five feet with stones and mud bags.

If it is a large amount of explosives, it is really possible to blow a gap in this place.The canal water slanted out, the water transportation was temporarily suspended, and the nearby villagers were also affected by floods.

On the shore, a strange-looking iron house has been dragged up.

Zhu Houcong also took out a telescope beside him and looked at it carefully for a while.

It is a major assassination case, and it will be investigated after all.

On the imperial boat, Lin Qingping and the others felt a little uneasy, even though there were already more people and boats accompanying them on both sides of the strait and in front, and there were also people with good water skills under the water to investigate all the way.

"Come on, continue to talk about the nine-nine-eight-one difficulty."

Zhu Houcong knew that this was still a risk, and if something happened, he might lose some manpower.

But if he wants to implement this new law, it is like learning the truth, and there will always be people who will create difficulties for him.

Standing at the pinnacle of power, how could one not be assassinated in this life?

Leaving the safest Forbidden City, isn't it just to let some people try this most direct and brutal method to tour the south at this moment?

The news spread very quickly, Cui Yuan left the big team and rushed all the way to Huai'an at the forefront.

In Huai'an Prefecture, Zangfeng and Ma Cheng greeted Cui Yuan, and his first words were very strict.

"Your Majesty was almost assassinated on the canal, and you two are to blame! If another accident happens in Huai'an Mansion, you all know what a shocking event it will be!"

Further south of Huai'an Mansion is Yangzhou and Yingtian Mansion.

Zang Feng and Ma Cheng panicked.

(End of this chapter)