Da Bong fights more people

An official from the Ministry of Punishments said: "In the three yamen, there must still be hidden dishes, and the more hidden dishes are the ones who killed people and wiped out those who knew."

Eunuch Liu frowned and pondered.

Xu Qi'an observed silently. Since he stayed and participated in the meeting, the detainees were of little use.

Because as long as you listen to the conversations between the Ministry of Punishment and government officials, you can get the information you want to know.

"I'm afraid not only Dali Temple and the Ministry of Rites, but even the Ministry of Industry has dishes." Lu Qing said solemnly.

Everyone looked at the only woman present.

Eunuch Liu looked at Lu Qing and nodded: "Continue."

Lu Qing said: "The humble staff has investigated their family background and interpersonal relationships. With their abilities, they are not enough to smuggle so much gunpowder from the gunpowder factory. Therefore, there must be someone from the Ministry of Industry secretly assisting, and the official position is not small."

Official position is not small

"Gunpowder is a strategic material that the court attaches great importance to. Various confidentiality and anti-theft measures are very strict and complete. Without the assistance of senior officials from the Ministry of Industry, this matter would not be possible."

The logic was clear and reasonable, and everyone kept nodding their heads as they listened, and looked at Lu Qing, the female captor, with admiration.

Xu Qi'an noticed that an eunuch next to Eunuch Liu was writing vigorously, as if he was taking notes, recording the conversations of everyone.

Is this to be shown to Emperor Yuan Jing?

The old emperor attaches more importance to this case than the tax and bank case. Well, yes, I don’t know what that thing came out of Sangbo.

Something that is not extremely scary or extremely important will not be sealed in Sangbo.

Xu Qi'an thought to herself.

Eunuch Liu, who was wearing a python robe, looked towards the watchman, looked at Xu Qi'an, and asked, "Master Xu, don't keep silent. As the chief officer of the watchman, what have you gained?"

Officials from the government office and the Ministry of Punishment looked over at the same time.

ps: I'm a little tired, and I don't want to correct the typo word by word. Please remember to mention it in this chapter and remind me.

The plot of these chapters is more serious, so I won't be skinny.

Chapter 111 Locking up the suspect

Hearing Eunuch Liu's words, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment thought that the other party was embarrassing the little Tongluo surnamed Xu.

Scholars are actually very good at fighting, but not in force.

The government officials and policemen took a wait-and-see attitude, not caring what clues this reckless gong could give.But they were surprised to find that Mr. Fu Yin stopped his mind wandering, stopped his waist slightly, and put on a posture of listening carefully.

Lu Qing whispered: "Have you forgotten? Xu Qi'an, Xu Qi'an from the tax and bank case."

After being reminded by her, everyone in the government office came to their senses and remembered Xu Qi'an.

No wonder the name sounded familiar just now. It turned out to be the little Kuaishou who turned the tide in the tax and bank case and solved the mystery of counterfeit money.

Well, now it's time to beat the gong.

No wonder His Majesty appointed him as the chief officer of the yamen of the police. Only at this time did the officials of the yamen really come to their senses.

"There are indeed some gains!" Xu Qi'an nodded.

He didn't want to say it at first, because the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the government office are competitors, so there is no reason to share clues with these dogs.

But just now when he noticed the little eunuch taking notes, as well as the carefree communication between the Ministry of Punishment and the people in the government office, Xu Qi'an suddenly realized that this might be an opportunity to show off.

Show it to His Majesty the Emperor.

Not surprisingly, this transcript is for the purpose of handing it over to the emperor. Just imagine, after reading the transcript, Emperor Yuan Jing found that the Ministry of Punishment and the government office were actively discussing, giving clues, and working hard to solve the case, but the prisoner was silent. .

What will he think?

Although it is a bit of a loss for sharing information, the credit is already on paper.

"About Lu Butou's conjecture, I would like to ask a few questions." Xu Qi'an and the others looked over and said in an orderly manner:

"I went to Sangbo this morning to check it out. If I want to blow up the entire Yongzhen Shanhe Temple and the high platform, it will take an extremely large amount of gunpowder."

"Yes, what's the problem?" Lu Qing also went to Sangbo to inspect the scene.

"Here comes the problem. As you said just now, gunpowder is a strategic material that the court attaches great importance to. All kinds of confidentiality and anti-theft measures are very strict and complete. Smuggling these gunpowder itself is very difficult, let alone erasing the corresponding traces. ?" Xu Qi'an said:

"What kind of person do you think can do that?"

Lu Qing hesitated for a moment: "Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, or the two servants."

Everyone was taken aback, even the little eunuch who lowered his head to record also paused.

Xu Qi'an nodded: "If it's the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the two ministers, then everything is reasonable. With their skill and ability, it is not impossible to bribe the servants in the palace or the officials of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Rites. But, is this the case? Too stupid?"

Lu Qing frowned: "You mean?"

Xu Qi'an said: "Smuggling such a large amount of gunpowder, no matter how clean the hands and feet are, it will not stand up to investigation. I believe that those who can become ministers and ministers are not so stupid."

Lu Qing nodded: "Since it's not them, where else can provide so much gunpowder besides the Ministry of Industry?"

Xu Qi'an said: "Is it possible that it was brought in from outside the city?"

Lu Qing shook his head: "Let's not talk about the outer city, the inner city has to collect city entry tax, and the soldiers guarding the city will inspect the goods. It is even more impossible in the imperial city. How can something as conspicuous as gunpowder be smuggled? Unless it is brought in raw materials, not gunpowder”

Lu Qing and Xu Qi'an reasoned as if no one else was there, and there was no need for anyone else to intervene. Eunuch Liu was not in a hurry and listened patiently.

The little eunuch who was in charge of taking notes, moved his pen like flying, writing faster and faster.

What was brought in was not gunpowder, but raw materials. Among the raw materials of gunpowder, sulfur and charcoal are not precious things. Especially in winter, the charcoal consumption in the capital is very terrible, but saltpeter is something that is strictly controlled by Dafeng. Lightning struck.

"Sitpe mine!?" He stared at Lu Qing with wide eyes.

The female catcher's delicate face froze for a moment, then she understood, and exclaimed, "Sitpe mine!!"

The faces of the two were full of shock. On the other side, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao looked at each other, and their expressions changed slightly.

The four of them personally surveyed the Dahuang Mountain and discovered the saltpeter mine there.

Lu Qing calmed down his shocked emotions, and various thoughts flashed in his mind, and new doubts arose: "If it is really what they did, what happened to the nine missing persons?"

Xu Qi'an said slowly: "It's very simple, frame the blame!"

Then he shook his head: "No, it's to divert our attention and fight for the time to escape from the capital."

Lu Qing nodded slightly: "Yes, let us think that the gunpowder came from the Ministry of Industry, and that spies were planted inside the imperial court. The focus of the investigation turned to the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of Dali Temple."