I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

When Yin Xuan heard the news, he was completely numb.

He thought that no matter how ruthless these people were, the most they could do was to tear down the railway and cause a traffic accident, which could be blamed on the Ministry of Industry.

But he never expected...

Did he use gunpowder because he was afraid that Zhou Xiaosan would die in a traffic accident?
Sitting opposite him, Zhou Xiaosan was in a cold sweat, staring at the plain text with lingering fear: "Fortunately, Da Lang reminded me."

"Otherwise, I really can't escape."

Zhou Xiaosan is not dead.

He did get on the train that day, but he got off the train in Luozhou and returned to Chang'an by water, just to see if the train could reach Juzhou safely.

If it's safe...

Then sneak on another train at that time, at worst, make a few more detours, and it will not be too late to go to Juzhou again.

If it is not safe, it is not a disaster.

Facts and results have proved that these people are trustworthy, and the train accident happened as expected.

"My old man knows you didn't go to Juzhou?" Yin Xuan asked casually.

Zhou Xiaosan nodded: "Of course I know."

Li Shimin had to be informed about this kind of thing, after all it was fishing with bait, Zhou Xiaosan was very self-aware, he knew that he was just the bait.

The one holding the fishing rod is naturally Dalang himself.

And Li Shimin... is obviously also a pole bearer.

Because he was sitting upright on the court, he was actually the fisherman on the bright side.

Many things cannot be avoided by the emperor, so Zhou Xiaosan naturally told him his plan immediately.

On the second day of the court.

The train bombing case was put on the agenda.

Sun Fuga remained silent.

Li Daozong, the servant of the Ministry of War, pushed the wheelchair, rolled out, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think... this is a provocation against my Great Tang!"

"The frontier is an important place, with countless gunpowder, blowing up a railway and a train, accompanied by millions of catties of grain and grass, dozens of lives, and even a senior member of our criminal department!"

"I implore the court to do its utmost to investigate this case!"

"It's so serious, it has never happened since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty! If the culprit can't be caught, it will be less majestic than my Tang Dynasty!"

He spoke earnestly, his cheeks were flushed, and he seemed to be pulling out his internal organs.

"It makes sense." Li Shimin nodded, then turned to look at one person, "Mao Gong, what do you think?"

He looked at Li Ji, the current minister of punishment.

Li Ji paused for a moment, and echoed Li Daozong's words: "I think so, we must investigate this matter strictly, otherwise, what will be my face in the Tang Dynasty?"

"How about you taking charge of this matter?" Li Shimin asked.

Li Ji was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "It's not because I don't want to, it's because I don't have the ability to resolve cases."

As he spoke, he sighed, showing a look of pity.

"Although I have a little knowledge of the art of war and government affairs, I have always been helpless in reasoning and judging cases. If Minister Zhou is still here..."

"Please Your Majesty choose another candidate."

Li Daozong was ready, ready to wait for Li Shimin to open his mouth before making a self-recommendation.

This is something they discussed earlier in the morning.

If His Majesty asks the Ministry of Punishment, Li Ji will shirk it.

If they asked Dali Temple and were going to hand over the case to Dali Temple, then they would not panic, and they would just hand it over to the Ministry of War under the pretext that the matter was related to national defense.

Anyway...

In any case, the Ministry of War is ready to take this matter into its hands.

It's just that Li Shimin's next sentence caught them all by surprise: "Since this matter is so important and it involves the ordnance case, let's hand it over to Zhou Xiaosan."

Almost everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment.

Especially Li Daozong, with a twisted face like a newborn baby.

Zhou Xiaosan?
Is there something wrong with my own ears, and I handed over the current problem to a dead person?
But when they looked around, everyone around them had the same blank expression.

It's impossible for so many people to have problems with their ears together.

His Majesty is still young, and it is unlikely that he will suffer from dementia now.

If it is impossible to rule out, there is only one excusable thing left——Zhou Xiaosan is not dead.

Li Daozong and the others obviously thought of this possibility.

His face changed.

Li Shimin looked at their expressions, sneered in his heart, and waved his hands: "Oh, yes, I was confused, and I forgot to tell you about this matter."

"Call Zhou Shilang into the palace."

Really not dead!

The officials all turned their heads sharply and looked at the entrance of the hall. After a while, the eunuch held up a lantern and led Zhou Xiaosan into the hall from the gloom of night.

Zhou Xiaosan bowed to Li Shimin and greeted him.

"Tell me." Li Shimin sighed softly and closed his eyes.

Zhou Xiaosan looked around, especially after staring at the faces of Li Daozong and Changsun Wuji for a long time, and then slowly said, "I'm afraid some of you... don't want to see me."

Li Daozong wanted to forcefully smile back.

But after thinking about it, if he spoke at this time, it would be self-defeating, and he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

"Some time ago, I was entangled in trivial matters, and I never took the time to go to Juzhou." Zhou Xiaosan sneered, imitating Yin Xuan's posture a bit, "I was about to go to Juzhou to continue the investigation, and the... generous Lord Zhengyang pointed me out. A few words."

Li Shimin rolled his eyes.

What a generosity.

Does Yin Xuan have anything to do with the word "generous"?
"He asked me to take precautions, maybe there will be a villain who will be cruel and kill me to silence me."

"I have to say... Lord Zhengyang is indeed a great talent. After hearing what Lord Zhengyang said, he set up a maze."

"Speaking of it... I don't want such a thing to happen."

"But I never expected that there would be a villain who is so cruel and merciless, and his actions are really generous, so here comes the problem..."

"How much gunpowder is needed to blow up a [-]-meter-long railway?"

No one answered.

How can they answer this... question, and they haven't tried.

Li Shimin opened his eyes and was about to speak.

Zhou Xiaosan took a deep breath, and suddenly said: "By the way, Mr. Zhengyang asked me to tell you a word."

"The railway is the lifeline of the country. If the railway is broken, it will be a situation of endless death."

"Don't let me hold the handle, otherwise... just lost arms and broken legs, but it can't solve this matter."

There was silence in the entire hall.

Threat!

Li Daozong was trembling a little, but he was sitting in a wheelchair and hiding in the crowd, so it was not so easy to see. Zhou Xiaosan's words reminded him of the stick in the Ministry of War.

The red sandalwood, blood-stained stick is still stuck on the wall of the Ministry of War.

Ordinary people can't pull it out, and it fits perfectly, as if it grew on it.

To remove it, the wall has to be taken down.

The person who will be the prisoner has always had a good relationship with Yin Xuan, and he only threw two words to the Ministry of War, "No money!"