I'm so hard

Chapter 96 Little Genius Qiu Mu

At dusk, rumors spread that the Yuhua Bridge of the Confucian Temple was bombed.

Just when Ma Shichang, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, and Liu Wenchen, the prefect of Changdan, were at a loss, someone turned himself in.

Not only Ma Shichang and Liu Wenchen knew the person who surrendered himself, but even Zhao Yan knew him.

This person's surname is Qiu Mingtong, and he is a member of the Ministry of Officials, Wailang. When dealing with Cui Wanshan, the county magistrate of Jicheng County, Gyeongju, Qiu Tong made a quick investigation and made great contributions. Zhao Yan also remembered this person in his heart, and felt that he could be reused. .

Both Ma Shichang and Liu Wenchen looked confused, they couldn't figure out what Qiu Tong was doing when he was free to blow up the Yuhuaqiao, even an adult with a brain would not be able to do such a childish thing.

Just when the two were about to report to Zhao Yan, Qiu Tong's father, Qiu Chulin, suddenly came and said that he used firecrackers to blow it up, and his son Qiu Tong had nothing to do with it.

Qiu Tong's father, currently an editor of Zhaowen Museum, has little real power, and is usually known for his elegance, not to mention bombing bridges, and no one has ever seen him speak loudly in Zhaowen Museum.

About half a quarter of an hour later, Qiu Tong's grandfather Qiu Jiaquan also came. This old man was over seventy years old, but he was still in good health. He said loudly that he was the one who blew up the Yuhua Bridge. The other two let go.

Because of this matter, Zhao Yan intervened in person, and Ma Shichang and Liu Wenchen began to interrogate immediately, but to the surprise of the three, they all said that they did it themselves and had nothing to do with others.

Ma Shichang and Liu Wenchen were immediately dumbfounded. If it was a major crime, it would be reasonable for father and son to take the blame for each other, but no one was hurt when the Yuhua Bridge was blown up. That is to say, deducting Qiu Tong's salary for two years is not a big deal at all.

It seems a bit inexplicable that the three generations of this family are fighting for this kind of punishment.

The two didn't know how to deal with it, so they could only imprison the three at the same time, and then reported to Zhao Yan.

At this moment, Zhao Yan had just sent Lu Nianwei back to the Wanbao Building. When he heard that the three generations of Qiu Tong's family were vying to say that he did it, he couldn't help being very surprised. He immediately came to the Changdan Mansion to examine it himself.

When the three of Qiu Tong, grandson and grandson learned that His Majesty was going to interrogate in person, they were a little surprised, and then they came to the lobby of the government office together.

The three of them were about to kneel and kowtow, when Zhao Yan waved his big hand and said, "Two generations of the three generations of your Qiu family have official positions, so you don't need to kneel and worship, just stand and talk!"

The three had no choice but to salute Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan said with a smile: "The bombing of Yuhua Bridge is not a big deal. No matter who bombed it, once it is found out, I will let him spend money to rebuild Yuhua Bridge and apologize. It is not a big crime. Why do you Rushing to plead guilty, and this kind of thing doesn't look like what the three of you did?"

The three of them didn't know how to reply when they heard this!

Zhao Yan said again: "Blowing up the Yuhua Bridge is not a big deal, but bullying the emperor is a serious crime. What I want to know is, what did you use to blow up the Yuhua Bridge?"

The three of Qiu Tong knelt on the ground in an instant, and Qiu Tong even fell on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I beg you to report to you alone."

Zhao Yan looked at Ma Shichang and Liu Wenchen who were standing aside, and waved to them, signaling them to go out first.

The two retreated out of the lobby with bewildered faces, and then closed the door.

Qiu Tong cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the bombing of the Yuhua Bridge was not done by the three of us, but by my 12-year-old son Qiu Mu."

Zhao Yan couldn't help being overjoyed, one incident involved all four generations of the Qiu family.

Qiu Tong went on to say: "Before my father became an official, my family made a living by making firecrackers for generations. My son Qiu Mu, who just turned 12 years old, is not good at literature and martial arts, and he knows nothing about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he likes explosives very much. Grandpa doted on this great-grandson, so he handed over all the skills of making firecrackers to Qiu Mu, never would have thought that Qiu Mu would develop a gunpowder with extremely destructive power after tinkering in private."

"The three of us feel that this thing is very dangerous and should not appear in the world, so we don't let him make this kind of gunpowder. Who would have thought that he would not listen to persuasion at all. When he was reading this morning, he couldn't recite it because of a scripture. He was beaten and scolded by me, and I told him that according to his current learning attitude, it would be impossible for him to walk across the Yuhua Bridge and become a pillar of the country in his lifetime."

"I never thought that this stubborn boy would blow up the Yuhua Bridge of the Confucian Temple with gunpowder in a fit of anger!"

Qiu Tong's father, Qiu Chulin, immediately said: "After my son learned about this, he had already locked Qiu Mu in the house. He was worried that someone would have the idea of ​​making such gunpowder, so he came to confess the crime in person. But I was worried that it would affect my son. Because of his official career, he came here to accept the crime. After my father heard the news, he believed that he taught the method of making gunpowder, so he also came to accept the crime!"

"We never thought that this incident would alarm His Majesty, and I'm convicted!"

Zhao Yan looked at the three generations of the Qiu family and asked, "What if it was my idea to use this kind of explosive?"

At this time, Qiu Jiaquan, who was at the side of seventy years old, spoke.

"Your Majesty, this gunpowder is extremely powerful, and it is an ominous thing. During the explosion, it is enough to injure the lives of four or five people. If it is used on a large scale, it may cause the loss of life, and even lead to the demise of a country and a nation. My Qiu family I don't want to bear the infamy of this thousand-year-old infamy!"

Zhao Yan stood up slowly and said: "I am very clear about your thoughts, but this thing is not good or bad. If it is used well, it can open up mountains and blow up rivers, reducing the loss of manpower. If it is not used well, it will indeed cause people to die , but with the development of history, this kind of thing will be researched sooner or later. Only in my hands can it become a sharp weapon that benefits the country and the people."

"Sometimes, war is the only thing that prevents war. To avoid more casualties, you can only sacrifice a group of people first."

Only war prevents war.

Only by sacrificing a group of people can the sacrifice of more people be avoided.

The three members of the Qiu family kept chewing on the meaning of these two sentences, and after looking at each other, they nodded.

Qiu Tong cupped his hands towards Zhao Yan and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to hand over the prescription of this gunpowder to the imperial court."

Zhao Yan shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "What I want from you is not only a prescription, but also your genius son."

genius?son?
Qiu Tong was taken aback for a moment, and after hesitating for a few breaths, he realized that what Zhao Yan wanted was Qiu Mu.

In the past, his son and the word genius have never had half a connection.

Zhao Yan went on to say: "The development of gunpowder is a very dangerous thing, and the developer must have a heart of saving the world for the country and the people. Otherwise, if you do evil, it may be difficult to turn back. I decided to let Yang Hong recognizes Qiu Mu as his adopted son, and Qiu Mu can study gunpowder in the army. How about it?"

Hearing this, Qiu Tong was overjoyed. This was completely because of his family's success. With this big backer, Qiu Mu, the only seedling of the Qiu family, would not have to worry about life for the rest of his life.

But at this moment, in the Qiu Mansion, a slightly fat little boy lit a small cannon placed at the door.

This person is Qiu Mu.

"boom!"

Only a loud explosion was heard.

The door of Qiu's house was blown away, and then Qiu Mu walked outside with a smile on his face.

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