Only after Yang Wenguang digested Kou Ji's words, he heard that Kou Ji had decided this matter very firmly.
Yang Wenguang sighed and said mournfully: "You won't be dead, right? Those people in the equipment workshop, how can they be precious."
Kou Ji calmly said: "I naturally know the preciousness of those people, so I plan to bomb them at night. After they go back and sleep at night, I will transfer all the guards guarding the equipment workshop."
Yang Wenguang smiled bitterly: "It's so good. Now that you have decided on your idea, what do you need us to do?"
Kou Ji bluntly said: "Restrict the Forbidden Army, restrain the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Mars, so that they do not panic.
Yang Wenguang and Di Qing nodded together.
"The official understands..."
After Yang Wenguang and Di Qing responded to the matter, they left the bamboo courtyard.
After Yang Wenguang and Di Qing left, Kou Ji sent people to summon Liu Heng.
Kou Ji ordered Liu Heng to blow up the equipment workshop.
Liu Heng is very familiar with the equipment workshop.
He knows where to blow up the equipment workshop, it will make a big noise, but it will not hurt people.
After Kou Ji gave Liu Heng's instructions, Liu Heng left the bamboo courtyard with others.
Kou Ji sent someone to take a handbook to dispatch the guards around the equipment workshop.
The guards around the equipment workshop only obeyed Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen, and the Privy Council’s orders did not work.
Only Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji's handwriting are useful.
After Kou Ji dispatched the people, he sat in the study.
Sit from midday to evening.
Sit from the evening to midnight.
When the watchman knocked on the clapper, he announced that the three watch days had arrived.
A deafening explosion sounded from outside the city.
There was also a violent tremor accompanied by the explosion.
All the vases Kou Ji placed in the study were shaken to the ground and shattered to pieces.
Even Kou Ji, who was sitting in the seat, almost slumped on the ground due to the shock.
Kou Ji rushed out of the study and saw the skyrocketing flames reflecting the entire Bianjing city.
"call!"
A hurricane wave rushed into the bamboo courtyard, and Kou Ji was almost blown to the ground.
Screams, shouts, roars, and crying all instantly filled the entire Bianjing city.
The gunshots were also faintly heard.
The maids and servants in the bamboo courtyard screamed and fled to the front yard one by one. They were wearing profanity clothes, shaking all over, and their eyes were full of panic.
Putting on a coat, Xiang Yan stumbled to the yard where the study was located.
After seeing Kou Ji standing in the middle of the yard where the study was located with his hands on his back, he hurried over.
"Master, what happened?"
Xiang Yan's voice trembled a little.
Kou Ji turned around and said calmly: "It's okay... I let someone blow up the equipment workshop outside the city."
Xiang Yan shrank her pupils, and said in a deep voice, "Why?"
Kou Ji stared at Xiang Yan and said lightly: "Someone has stolen gunpowder, muskets, artillery, and I must force them out. Otherwise, they are likely to hold those things and put them on our heads."
Xiang Yan took a deep breath, calmed down, and said in a low voice: "Master is going to do such a big thing here. It is better to tell my concubine..."
Kou Ji sighed, "I was abrupt..."
Xiang Yan nodded, did not say anything, put on her clothes, and went to comfort the maid and servants in the mansion.
After Xiang Yan left, Kou Ji stood in the courtyard listening to the shouts, roars, and crying from outside the house.
The city of Bianjing became a mess.
The same is true in the palace.
The concubines ran wildly in the palace in horror, and Gong E and the eunuchs were also running around in horror.
Empress Cao hurried to Yanfu Palace with a big gun.
Concubine He De, holding a Qingfeng sword, carrying her son on her back, rushed to Yanfu Palace with her guards.
Concubine Zhang Gui, Concubine Zhang Xian, and Concubine Zhou Shu, although they were also panicked, they did not run around, but took the prince and the prince and quickly approached Yanfu Palace.
When they arrived at Yanfu Palace, they saw that Yu Linwei had surrounded Yanfu Palace.
Zhao Zhen stood at the gate of Yanfu Palace, calmly looking outside the city.
Zhao Run stood beside Zhao Zhen with a pale face, with a trace of blood on his forehead.
Just now he closed his eyes and was dozing on a fake sleep. A loud noise and a violent shock made him plunge into the incense case in front of the mourning hall and knocked his forehead.
Chen Lin was nervously re-arming the palace.
And is constantly sending eunuchs out to inquire about news.
After Queen Cao carried a big gun to the entrance of Yanfu Palace, she was stopped outside by Yulin Guards.
Empress Cao dropped the big gun when seeing Zhao Zhen and Zhao Run Wuhu.
"Please see my concubines..."
Zhao Zhen saw the heroic appearance of Empress Cao, and couldn't help but resounded about the appearance of Empress Cao beheading the guards of the rebellion in the palace when the Eight Kings were in trouble in the past.
Zhao Zhen's heart softened a lot.
"The queen is frightened..."
"The concubines are fine..."
Zhao Zhen waved his hand to let Empress Cao into Yanfu Palace.
Concubine He De, Concubine Zhang, Concubine Zhang Xian, and Concubine Zhou Shu arrived one after another.
Empress Cao stood at the highest point of Yanfu Palace and carefully looked at the place outside the city that was still blazing, and her pupils shrank slightly.
"Is it an equipment workshop?!"
Zhao Zhen nodded calmly.
Seeing this, Empress Cao hurriedly asked: "The official seems to know who did it?"
Zhao Zhen glanced at Empress Cao and smiled indifferently, "The best person to me. For my comfort, he exploded his efforts for more than ten years."
Empress Cao was taken aback, and said in a deep voice, "Kou Ji?"
Zhao Zhen nodded with a smile.
Empress Cao gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Concubine Zhou Shu was outspoken, "If the officials are so arrogant and indulgent in Kou Ji, aren't they afraid of getting into trouble?"
Zhao Zhen glanced at Concubine Zhou Shu, faintly said: "Is I used to him? He is used to me! But it's not enough!"
Zhao Zhen's words left Queen Cao confused.
But Zhao Zhen didn't explain much.
Zhao Zhen stared at the fire outside the city so calmly.
Kou Ji was also staring at the fire outside the city in the yard, but not long after he watched it, Liu Heng climbed the wall and entered the bamboo courtyard with a huge package behind his back.
Then one after another silhouettes jumped in from outside the wall, carrying large packages one after another behind their backs.
Kou Ji smiled wryly when seeing the big package carried by Liu Heng and others.
After Liu Heng dispelled those people, he walked to Kou Ji with the package, and said with a low smile: "It's really exciting..."
Kou Ji glanced at the package in Liu Heng's hand, and said dumbfounded: "So you took the sheep hand in hand and took some more from the equipment workshop. Are you ready to try again?"
Liu Heng shook his head and smiled: "I took these things to save our lives. If anyone takes guns or artillery against us, we can also fight back."
Kou Ji smiled and asked, "How much did you take?"
Liu Heng laughed in a low voice: "Ten guns, 1,000 guns, hand-dropped bombs, artillery shells, iron bullets, and gunpowder. I took a hundred boxes. I only took some hand-dropped bombs.
The rest is placed in the bear park. "
Kou Ji nodded slowly and asked, "What's the situation outside?"
Liu Heng put away the smile on his face and said seriously: "Ruian Town is in chaos. Everyone is fleeing. The big scholars in the Tiansheng Pavilion panicked and led people to transfer books.
The city of Bianjing is also chaotic.
However, people from the Inspection Department and Kaifeng Mansion have already rushed to the street and began to appease the people. "
Speaking of this, Liu Heng praised: "The newly elected chief of the inspection department is not bad. He doesn't need you to show up, he knows what he should do."
Kou Ji asked again, "Can you hurt people's lives?"
Liu Heng shook his head, "I am definitely not there, but there must be a lot of injuries. After the equipment workshop exploded, the huge earthquake formed directly knocked me to the ground.
As soon as I stood up, a puff of air knocked me to the ground, and rolled two laps before stopping.
The great earthquake and harmony will definitely hurt the people.
Under the panic, bumps and bumps are inevitable. "
Kou Ji slowly nodded and said: "After this incident, I will regard this incident as a court error. Then let the people of Kaifeng Palace give some compensation to the people."
Liu Heng laughed in a low voice: "It's better to send more..."
Kou Ji looked at Liu Heng suspiciously.
Liu Heng smiled and said: "Anyway, we are leaving. Why don't you be generous with others? I remember that you and I have never received your salary a few times since you were an official. Missed it.
You are confiscated.
I belong to the missed post.
We would treat it as if we had given out our salaries to the people all at once. "
Kou Ji pointed to Liu Heng dumbfoundedly, and said, "What you said makes sense. The official family now seems to live on a mountain of money, and the amount of money in his hands is countless.
The stage of saving money has passed.
Officials should learn to spend money. "
Liu Heng smiled upon hearing this.
Kou Ji asked Liu Heng to pack up his grenades and go to rest.
Then I accompanied Xiang Yan to comfort the maid and servant, and took Xiang Yan to sleep.
It's just that Kou Ji hasn't walked to the bedroom before the door appears in front of Kou Ji.
"Master, the palace has sent someone to spread the word. The Manchu dynasty civil servants are now gathered in the palace, and the officials are guarding their spirits again. The three participating political courts ask you to enter the palace to preside over the overall situation."
Kou Ji sighed inwardly when he heard what the door said. After pacifying Xiang Yan again, he hurried out of the mansion door.
I rode a carriage all the way to Donghuamen. Although there were many traces of confusion, the order was still good.
It can be seen that the people from the Inspection Department and the Kaifeng Mansion did their best to appease the people.
After Kou Ji's carriage arrived at Donghua Gate, someone immediately opened Donghua Gate.
Kou Ji drove to the Dung Gong Hall and got out of the carriage.
As soon as I entered the Chui Gong Hall, I saw the Manchu Civil and Martial Arts standing in the hall, talking about the explosion outside the city in a panic.
After they saw Kou Ji's appearance, they all surrendered to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji walked all the way to the center of the Chuigong Temple, waved his hand and said, "My colleagues, stay calm."
Manchu Civil and Martial Arts suddenly closed their mouths, and quietly waited for Kou Ji's instructions.
Kou Ji said solemnly: "My colleagues, I must tell you that the explosion of the equipment workshop outside the city was definitely not an accident. It was because someone had a bad heart and deliberately exploded the equipment workshop in order to cause panic."
As soon as this remark came out, the Manchu civil and military faces changed, and there was a lot of discussion.
Only Yang Wenguang and Di Qing looked embarrassed.
Others don't know why the equipment workshop exploded. They knew it clearly.
It is precisely because they know the inside story that they feel very embarrassed when they look at Kou Ji Huyou.
Kou Ji saw the embarrassing expressions of the two of them, but did not pay attention to them, but said in a deep voice: "There is one more thing, I didn't want to tell you, but now, I have to tell the truth.
Prior to this, Changxinglong Artillery exploded and lost a full 100 catties of gunpowder.
You may not know how powerful a hundred catties of gunpowder will be after it explodes.
Then I will give you a description.
A hundred catties of gunpowder, if all exploded, could destroy half of the palace. "
Upon hearing the words of the Manchu civil and military officials, his face changed completely.
Kou Ji continued: "The thief not only stole the gunpowder, but also colluded with the soldiers and stole the guns and artillery allotted by the army.
Four hundred guns, three artillery, one hundred catties of artillery, but the enemy is armed with swordsmen and infantry.
Today’s bombing of equipment workshops outside the city is exactly the same as the bombing of Chang Xinglong’s artillery.
The culprits probably got a lot of firearms from it.
Now, you and I, who are officials, sleep on these firearms, on these gunpowder. "
Manchu Wenwu's face changed completely.
Fan Zhongyan said with a gloomy expression: "You have to find these culprits as soon as possible, otherwise the people in Bianjing will not think about peace."
Ouyang corrected his expression: "I am waiting for my life next, because I am afraid that the culprits will threaten the officials."
Bao Zheng said loudly: "We should mobilize all the staff to conduct a thorough investigation."
Tang Jie added: "It's better to offer a reward for the first thief."
Zhang Fangping said coldly: "When posting a notice, to intimidate the culprits."
"..."
Kou Ji's protégé, one person, one sentence, completed what Kou Ji wanted to say.
Kou Ji was very satisfied with this. If one person is not clear about the matter, he should mobilize the masses to investigate together.
The masses can always bring unexpected surprises to everyone.
Kou Ji, after Fan Zhongyan and others had added up, decisively ordered, "Then do what you said. Use all available personnel to investigate this matter carefully.
Find the evil head and reward it again.
Help the evil head, link up. "
After Kou Ji's order, the civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty rushed to the outside of the palace one after another. They wanted to find out the matter overnight without delay.
Only Kou Ji, Yang Wenguang, and Di Qing are still in the Chui Gong Hall.
Yang Wenguang and Di Qing stared at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "Are you not going to investigate? If the culprits are ganging up to fight the law, do you need to deploy troops to suppress it?"
Yang Wenguang sighed, "It's a pity..."
Di Qing said solemnly: "It's dead!"
The expressions of Kou Ji and Yang Wenguang changed.
Kou Ji asked, "How did you die? But because of the explosion?"
Di Qing nodded heavily, "The horses in the army were frightened and rushed out of the stables, trampling to death several stewards in the horse prison. They rushed to the village outside the city and injured many people."
Kou Ji shook his fist slightly and sighed, "Heavy burial... Three times the pension... The injured will be handed over to the people at the Huimin Pharmacy for diagnosis and treatment, and the court will bear all the expenses."
Yang Wenguang didn't have the sadness of Di Qing and Kou Ji. He pondered for a moment and said bluntly: "I think this is a good thing."
Kou Ji and Di Qing looked at Yang Wenguang in amazement.
Yang Wenguang said frankly: "Don't look at me like this, you will know if you think about it. You are going to blow up the equipment workshop. I thought about it for a long time in order to convince myself that it didn't hurt, and finally found a benefit.
That is, the equipment workshop is located on the edge of Bianjing city, which is a hidden danger after all.
Especially after the number of people in Rui'an Town has exceeded 200,000, it is even more of a hidden danger.
This time, our own bombing of the equipment workshop was barely able to control it to the point where it didn't hurt people.
If the equipment workshop accidentally produced an explosion.
That's a big problem.
At that time, maybe most people in Ruian Town will suffer.
Not to mention Bianjing City. "
When Di Qing heard this, a faint sweat floated on his forehead, and he said in a deep voice: "Before we equipped the new army in Qingtang town with firearms, we almost emptied the gunpowder and firearms in the equipment workshop.
The gunpowder and firearms exploded in the equipment workshop were almost all forged in the past month.
The gunpowder and firearms forged in the past month have exploded with such power.
If two years of gunpowder and firearms explode together.
Hiss..."
Yang Wenguang said with a solemn expression: "The consequences are unimaginable..."
Kou Ji sighed: "So whether it is the people in Ruian Town or the people in Bianjing City, they are actually sleeping on a pile of gunpowder."
Yang Wenguang nodded solemnly, "So the bombing was good this time. The bombing woke us up and let us see the drawbacks. Then we should move the equipment workshop to the mountains or to the island."
Kou Ji smiled bitterly and said: "I just know that there are not many things in the equipment workshop, so I dared to blow it up. But I didn't consider its existence as a hidden danger."
Di Qing sighed and said: "It is mainly my brother who has managed the equipment workshop for many years, and the equipment workshop has never had any trouble. So we all regard it as safe."
Kou Ji shook his head and said, "But I will be leaving soon. I didn't expect that I still left such a big hidden danger. I was so confident that I turned a blind eye to the hidden danger under my nose.
In my hands it is a lamb.
It may not be in the hands of others. "
Kou Ji looked at Di Qing and Yang Wenguang, "You two will discuss this matter, choose a suitable place, and build a new equipment workshop in the future."
Yang Wenguang said bluntly: "I think Huashan is pretty good."
The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched.
Di Qing hurriedly said: "If something goes wrong with Huashan, the people will fight you desperately. Taoist priests will fight you desperately. Officials will also blame it."
Kou Ji nodded in agreement, "After all, Huashan is the dojo promised to the sleeping fairy by Emperor Taizu, so it's better not to bother."
Yang Wenguang said dryly: "I'll just say it casually."
Kou Ji waved his hand and said: "This matter will be discussed later, and quickly send the people in your hands to find the people who stole gunpowder and firearms.
Only by capturing them in one fell swoop can we consider the others.
In addition, the use of firearms in the military must also be strictly controlled.
Firearms must be guarded by someone in the future.
I will write down the specific clauses later and take them over to discuss with you. "
Di Qing and Yang Wenguang looked at each other and nodded together.
After Kou Ji sent out Yang Wenguang and Di Qing, he thought about leaving the palace, but after thinking about it, he went to Yanfu Palace to see Zhao Zhen.
After Kou Ji arrived at Yanfu Palace, he found that there were many more guards in Yanfu Palace.
Zhao Zhen's concubine is leaving Yanfu Palace in twos and threes.
At the end are Empress Cao, Concubine He De and others.
They looked at Kou Ji with weird eyes.
It was so strange that Kou Ji couldn't see what their gazes meant.
Kou Ji showed unprecedented toughness in front of them.
"Humph!"
Kou Ji gave a cold snort in front of them and left.
Kou Ji's snort sounded as if to warn them, or as if he was berating them for not being praised.
After Kou Ji disappeared before their eyes, He Defei said quietly: "He really doesn't put our sisters in his eyes now."
Concubine Zhou Shu gritted her teeth and said sarcastically: "Who makes you no one favored."
Empress Cao snorted coldly: "Shut up! It is an iron fact that the officials treat him like a brother. It is also an iron fact that he treats him like a brother.
The people think it is the result of the government’s efforts to govern.
But in fact, you all know it in your heart.
Da Song can have today, and he is completely dominated by him.
As a minister, he was loyal and diligent, and as a brother, he carried all the burdens on one shoulder.
He bears no one.
On the contrary, our royal family can't give him the dignity he deserves.
He is the elder brother of the official family, and also our elder brother.
We have to respect him like officials, rather than slander him secretly. "
Concubine He De and Concubine Zhou Shu frowned upon hearing this.
Concubine Zhang Gui coldly said: "I'm afraid that the empress has humiliated you three days ago, right?"
Empress Cao said unhurriedly: "That's because after careful consideration in this palace, we discovered that the things that we, the pillow people of the official family, do for the official family are far inferior to his elder brother.
We are not better than others, so we are not qualified to make irresponsible remarks. "
Zhang Guifei gritted her teeth and did not speak again.
Empress Cao gave a cold snort and left Yanfu Palace.
Concubine Zhang Xianfei thought for a while and left Yanfu Palace.
Empress Cao's attitude changed so quickly, it was really unexpected.
The words of Empress Cao.
Kou Ji didn't know. After Kou Ji arrived in Yanfu Palace, he felt that the atmosphere inside Yanfu Palace was a little bit too.
Zhao Zhen's hair is messy, and his long beard is messy, he kneels like a savage.
Zhao Run's condition is similar.
Kou Ji approached their father and son, and looked at them suspiciously.
"Officials..."
Zhao Zhen seemed to be in a daze. After hearing Kou Ji's call, he slowly recovered and gave Kou Ji a dull look.
"Four brother... You are here..."
Seeing that Zhao Zhen's expression was wrong, Kou Ji frowned and said, "Officials, you should find an imperial doctor for treatment."
Zhao Zhen slowly shook his head, and said weakly, "I'm fine, I just had a dream. I dreamed of the father, the aunt, the little empress, and the mother, the uncle and the eight emperors. Uncle, and the grandfather and grandfather that I have never met..."
Kou Ji's heart picks.
To dream of who is not good, dream of a group of dead people.
If Kou Ji hadn't known Zhao Zhen's lifespan, he would really have thought that Zhao Zhen was going to die.
After all, when the first emperor Zhao Heng died, he also saw many old people.
Kou Ji said solemnly: "The officials should be worried and sick, and they should rest for a few days."
Zhao Zhen smiled indifferently, "I have no problem... The equipment workshop outside the city exploded, Brother 4 can check it out."
Kou Ji said: "Under investigation, the culprit is hiding very deeply."
Zhao Zhen nodded and muttered to himself: "The equipment workshop is so tightly guarded that the culprits can get in, it's really unusual."
The corner of Kou Ji's mouth twitched, and dryly echoed: "That's that..."
Zhao Zhen continued: "I can't have a regular meeting of the government in recent days. I will leave everything to the fourth brother."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "The minister will take care of everything properly."
Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "The fourth brother will go back quickly. The equipment workshop exploded, and Bianjing may have become a mess, and the fourth brother still needs to watch."
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded. After the salute, he left Yanfu Palace.
Kou Ji felt something was wrong after leaving Yanfu Palace.
But there is nothing wrong with it.