Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 18 Explosive Can

Bai Wencheng's injuries were not serious. His face was covered in blood and there was a swelling on his forehead, but it was actually just a minor flesh wound.

But this incident had a great impact on Bian Shichun. If he was found guilty, this kind of act of murdering a friend would affect his career. You should know that Bian Shichun was only fifteen years old, and the annual examination that just passed promoted him to a student on government stipend, so his future was bright.

Maybe he could pass the next imperial examination and become a juren or something like that. Then, whether he takes the jinshi exam or directly seeks an official position, it would be a great help to the Bian family.

If I am really deprived of my student status this time, everything will be over.

Even Chen Jue felt it was a pity. Bian Shichun left a good impression on Chen Ju. If he became an official, he couldn't say how he would perform for a long time, but at least in the first few years he would definitely be a good official who would do something for the people.

It's just that this kind of thing has nothing to do with Chen Ke, and Chen Ke can't do anything about it. Deep down, Chen Ke hopes that the ten major families will fight among themselves. The more fierce the fight, the better. It would be even better if they could fight to the death in an open manner.

Although the possibility of such a thing happening is very small, it does not stop Chen Gu from thinking about it.

After loading the wood, Chen Gu pushed the wheelbarrow out of Bian's house. When he was almost at the front door, the gate suddenly opened and a stretcher was lifted out. Chen Gu had to stop the wheelbarrow to make way for it.

An executioner's apprentice has no right to stand in the way of a son of a wealthy family. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Chen the Executor must have self-awareness.

The person sitting on the sedan chair was Bian Shichun.

After Bian Shichun glanced at Chen Gu, he stopped walking for two seconds, then stood up and walked towards Chen Gu alone.

Chen Gu frowned, bowed respectfully and said, "Master Shichun!"

"Yes!" Bian Shichun nodded and said, "I know you. You are Liu Erxin's apprentice, your name is Chen Gu. You are currently practicing swordsmanship to build up your strength, so you come to my house to pull wood every three days.

I have seen you here twice, and I saw you once in a grocery store a few days ago. Before Bai Wencheng fell, I saw a pea being deliberately thrown out and finally fell at Bai Wencheng's feet. "

Chen Gu just stood there respectfully with his head down and did not respond.

Bian Shichun sighed and continued, "You are very smart, but it's just a little clever. I was not the only one who saw the pea at that time.

The reason you are still safe now is that Bai Wencheng has set his sights on me and is too lazy to bother with you for the time being. Once the matter between him and me is over, it will be time for him to look for you. After all, he is a vindictive person. "

"Thank you, Master Shichun, for your reminder!" Chen Gu straightened up, bowed to Bian Shichun and smiled. He did not deny anything. After all, the other person had already identified him and there was no point in denying it.

"It seems that you are not only brave, but also very confident in yourself. Where does this confidence come from?" Bian Shichun looked at Chen the Executioner curiously and said with a smile: "You are just an executioner's apprentice."

Chen the executioner smacked his lips and said with a smile, "Yes, he is just an executioner apprentice. To you, he is like a pile of stinky dog ​​shit. Stepping on him will only make you dirty. But I attacked Bai Wencheng. Even if it will make my feet dirty, Bai Wencheng will definitely step on me to death!"

"So, where does your confidence come from?" Bian Shichun frowned and said, "Your attack on Bai Wencheng was incredible. Now you are still calm and composed, which means you have something to rely on. But how can you rely on Bai Wencheng?"

"Master Shichun is asking so many questions because he hopes to take advantage of me?" Chen Gu asked.

Bian Shichun smiled and said, "If your support is really reliable, then I can use it for a bit!"

"Then what kind of support do you think is sufficient to rely on, Master Shichun?" asked Chen Gu.

"It's enough if we can intimidate the Bai family!" "Just intimidate?" Chen Gu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I wonder if killing a few of their important figures can intimidate them?"

Bian Shichun couldn't help but frown, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Courage is not desirable, you are still young, you'd better live well!"

"Haha, thank you for your mercy, Master Shichun. May I ask what consequences this incident will have on Master Shichun?" asked Chen Gu.

"It's not clear yet!" Bian Shichun sighed and said, "The dispute between the two families has been going on for a long time. In the past, they always stopped at a certain point. But this time, the Bai family is unwilling to let go. I have to go back to my ancestral land and meet my ancestors before we can talk about it."

Watching the sedan chair being carried into the back mountain, the sound of horse hooves was heard soon after, and a team of more than ten horsemen came out and headed straight to the west of the city.

Chen Gu smiled and continued pushing the wheelbarrow back, buying more than ten small ceramic jars for salt on the way.

That night, Chen Gu worked until very late and purified some sulfur and saltpeter.

The next day, Chen Gu bought some charcoal, eggs and sugar.

After using egg white to granulate the gunpowder, I added sugar and made some explosive cans for later use.

It is not easy to assemble a rifle. After each part is made, Chen Kui needs to polish it repeatedly to achieve the required accuracy.

Chen Gu estimated that it would take a month to build a rifle.

Faced with Bai Wencheng who might come at any time, Chen Gu needs some means of self-protection.

In fact, the best defense is offense. Instead of passively defending when others are ready and have already found you, it is better to take the initiative to attack and catch the other party off guard.

Moreover, to the Bai family, Chen the Executioner was just a small executioner apprentice. Even if they were attacked, they would not suspect Chen the Executioner in a short time.

The Bian family was their first target of suspicion.

This undoubtedly provided Chen Kui with an additional layer of insurance.

Bad things must be done at night, but there is a curfew in the city at night.

The Qing Dynasty used the method of grouping streets, lanes, plates and A. One family would be selected from the 1st to 11th families on the street as the head of the family, and the 1 families under the head of the family would become 10 A. Each household was required to hang a doorplate.

After nightfall, men are dispatched according to households every night, and there will be five strong men patrolling back and forth on each street carrying patrol tools such as bangluo.

There are gates set up in the streets and alleys of the city. They will be locked and curfew will be implemented late at night. Only those with night travel permits issued by the county government can go out.

One night pass was issued for every 100 households. Above the Jia was the Bao, that is, 10 Jias formed a Bao, and each Bao had a chief and deputy chief in charge of local security affairs. This system was called the Baojia system.

Therefore, it is not easy for Chen Gui to go out and do bad things at night.

But there is still a solution!
(End of this chapter)