As soon as Yun Chu went out, he felt a hidden weapon coming from the air. He thrust out the horse spear in his hand like lightning. When he took it back, he found that there was a human leg stuck in the horse spear.
Yunchu took a breath of cold air and swung the human leg into the next yard, so as not to scare his pregnant wife again.
After hiding under the eaves for a while, I didn't see the flying stumps, so I jumped on the courtyard wall and looked around. I saw a large plume of thick smoke rising from the grassland of Sinong Temple, and at the same time, there were flickering lights in the thick smoke.
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The ruined stone platform that Wen Wen said was over there. In other words, the gunpowder research field hosted by Liu Rengui exploded.
Fu Jiuding once again stood in the yard next door with his bare feet holding a lantern. He looked at Yun Chu and said tremblingly: "What happened?"
Yunchu, who was standing on the courtyard wall, said quickly: "It's over the pasture of Sinong Temple."
Fu Jiuding looked at the human leg that Yun Chu had just thrown over, and asked doubtfully: "Since this is the pasture of Sinong Temple, why is there a torn human leg here?"
Yun Chu didn't dare to say that he threw it, so he quickly said: "Maybe it has something to do with the loud noises just now."
"Natural disaster or man-made disaster?"
Yun Chu thought for a moment and said, "It's probably a natural disaster."
Fu Jiuding shook his head and said: "What kind of natural disaster can tear people apart? That's all, that's all. Let's go to the land of natural disaster quickly. There will definitely be many casualties there."
Yun Chu jumped down from the wall and rang the gathering bell of the Imperial Medical Office. In a moment, twenty-one people from all ages in the Imperial Medical Office gathered in the courtyard of Fu Jiuding's official residence.
Fu Jiuding pointed at Yunchu and said: "You take the horse tree and open the way in front, and we will rush to the big grassland as soon as possible."
Yun Chu nodded in agreement and quickly returned to the room and said to Yu Xiurong: "There's something going on over there in the grassland. It's a natural disaster. You and Naha just stay in this room and don't go anywhere. I'll come back as soon as I go."
When encountering major events, Yu Xiurong was still very responsible. Knowing that she could not drag her husband down at this time, she nodded seriously and held Naha's hand and refused to let go.
It’s not just the Imperial Medical Office that is taking action. The government offices of the Sixteenth Guards are like exploding a hornet’s nest. Some guards are very organized, while others rush forward in a chaotic manner. At this moment, you can see the ability of the chief officer.
From the moment the human leg fell from the sky, Yun Chu estimated that the scene would be very tragic. Before he even reached the grassland, he saw a hanging human viscera on the ground. He didn't know how many people died at this time.
When walking to the outskirts of the large grassland, Yunchu had already begun to mourn Liu Rengui, because a large part of the dividing wall, which was as thick as the square wall, collapsed.
Fortunately, there are these dividing walls to block it. Just look at the tragic situation of the eunuchs who are separated from the ruined stone platform by the wall, and you will know how terrifying this explosion is.
Many eunuchs and officials who like to be busy writing books at night are holding their bleeding ears and running around, screaming and scratching silently, looking as scary as zombies. There is no doubt that this is the result of a central nervous system disorder.
Facing such people, Yun Chu adopted a very rough method, which was to chop them on the neck with the palm of his hand. The doctor, doctor, and medicine boy who followed closely followed Yun Chu and chopped down one of them.
, just put one on the stretcher and take it away quickly.
After dealing with the injuries of the secretary, eunuch and eunuch, Yunchu led the doctors into the waste stone platform.
Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked when he saw the one-meter-deep crater at the center of the explosion in the rubble platform.
The ruined stone platform is actually an abandoned palace. Now, the roof of this palace has disappeared, most of the walls have collapsed, and only some pillars are still standing on the spot.
Not many casualties can be seen here, because they were all buried under the rubble.
Yunchu felt that there was no need to dig through the rubble for rescue. Even if he was not killed on the spot by such a horrific explosion, he was still shaken to death by the sound of the explosion.
Things turned out just as Yunchu expected. The people of the Sixteenth Guards dug out seven or eight corpses from the rubble. None of them were alive. All of them were bleeding from the mouth and nose and died of breathlessness.
Yun Chu searched the corpses everywhere, hoping to find Liu Rengui. This person was a person he truly admired after coming to the Tang Dynasty. He was a person of extremely high personal moral character. Now he is dead.
Yunchu knew Liu Rengui's work habits. He liked to do everything personally, so he must be at the scene when the gunpowder exploded.
Yun Chu felt that Liu Rengui and the others would not be able to create such a powerful bomb, and it was absolutely impossible. However, the explosion in front of him actually happened in front of his eyes, and he couldn't believe it even if he didn't want to.
It's a pity that Liu Rengui did not live as long as in history, but gave his life to gunpowder, a thing that the Tang Dynasty did not have.
Just when Yunchu was secretly sad for Liu Rengui, a man like a crazy tiger rushed into the rubble platform. He first looked at the corpses on the ground and screamed twice, and then jumped into the pit and shouted. : "Where are the others? Where are the others?"
By the firelight, Yunchu could see clearly that the man with disheveled hair digging around in the pit was actually Liu Rengui.
At this time, Liu Rengui was already going crazy. Yunchu sighed, jumped into the pit, and raised his hand to knock Liu Rengui unconscious.
Just when Yunchu was about to take Liu Rengui to the Imperial Medical Office, several palace guards came over and with a click, locked Liu Rengui's hands and feet with iron chains.
Without any explanation to Yunchu and the others, they carried the unconscious Liu Rengui away from the waste stone platform.
Liu Rengui was taken away, and Yun Chu no longer even thought about treating the wounded. He returned to his mansion, washed up, and stared at Yu Xiurong and Naha, who were not sleepy at all, until dawn.
Gunpowder itself is a dangerous product. Since the court wants to master this thing, it must pay a certain amount of casualties.
There is a step-by-step process for people's understanding of anything. If you go beyond those processes, you will get results directly. This big explosion is the consequence.
The next day was the court meeting. Yun Chu was not in a hurry to go home. After changing into his official uniform, he went straight to the palace gate.
Today, there should be a large-scale trial against Liu Rengui here, and Yun Chu wants to know the outcome.
In the past, when I was a seventh-rank official, I was not qualified to enter the hall. Now I am a sixth-rank official, and I am still not qualified to enter.
However, an official of this level can stand at the door of the main hall. If he is willing to stand on tiptoes and stretch his neck, he can see the scene inside through the wide open door.
Wen Wenwen also came, but he still stood on the Danchi. I don't know how he communicated. After a while, he appeared behind Yun Chu.
"Did you blow up the imperial city last night?"
Looking at the gentle moving lips, Yun Chu knew what he meant.
"The waste stone platform exploded last night, causing extremely heavy casualties. Old Liu was shackled and taken away by the palace guards on the spot."
Wen Wen frowned and said, "The explosion last night spread throughout Chang'an. When I came out today, I heard people talking about it. It was the emperor's divine punishment for marrying Wu Mei."
Yun Chu sneered and said: "It seems that some people think that not enough people have died, so they plan to be buried with them."
"You mean, last night's explosion was an accident?"
"It's definitely an accident. Basically, none of the things in the puppet medicine are good people. Even if they don't follow the formula, their nature is bad. Once a fire breaks out, if several materials are piled up together, it will be useless to explode.
Strange.
Besides, we still don’t know where Liu Rengui’s research and development progress is, if..."
Just as Yun Chu was whispering to Wen Wen, Liu Rengui, with his hair disheveled and his hands and feet in chains, was escorted by a group of palace guards. The palace guards stepped on Liu Rengui's knees, and the man was kicked to his knees in the main hall.
Before.
Yun Chu, who was close at hand, could see clearly. He looked at Gong Wei and said, "You must not fall into my hands. If you fall into my hands, your knees will be cut off and you will have to kneel and walk for the rest of your life.
"
When the palace guard saw that the person speaking was a green-robed official, and was about to make a sarcastic comment, Liu Rengui, who was kneeling on the ground, said to the palace guard: "Don't mess with him. If he says it, he will do it."
After talking to the palace guard, Liu Rengui looked at Yun Chu and said: "Don't blame him, he was just following orders. This time, because of my fallacy, one hundred and sixteen people were turned into ashes. It is my fault."
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Wait a moment, even if I am to be punished by a clear canon, please do not plead for mercy for me. I am heartbroken at this time and the pain is unbearable. The clear and canon punishment will be a relief for me.
I will ask you to take care of my funeral affairs, and tell Zhuo Jing that after my death, I will let him take his children back to his hometown to farm the fields, and not to be an official."
Yun Chu turned his head with red eyes. He really didn't know what attitude he should use to face Liu Rengui at this moment.
I just hope that at this moment, Li Zhi and Li Ji can take more responsibility and not put all the blame on Liu Rengui, an honest man who only knows how to work hard.
Among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, currently only Changsun Wuji and Li Ji have the authority to ride a carriage directly to Tai Chi Hall.
When the two of them walked up the stairs side by side, Yunchu discovered that Changsun Wuji was obviously confused, while Li Ji had a very strange expression, and seemed to be very happy.
When the two of them slowly climbed up Danqi, Li Ji stopped in front of Liu Rengui, who was covered in chains, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.
Then he looked at Yun Chu with a smile and said, "I heard that you were in the Imperial City last night. Was the explosion violent?"
Yun Chu looked at Li Ji who seemed impatient, and replied dully: "It's earth-shattering."
Li Ji stroked his beard and laughed: "How does it compare to the Xianyang Bridge explosion?"
Yun Chu thought for a while and said: "The waste stone platform has become a ruin. Half of the eunuch's house thirty steps away was destroyed, and all the people inside were seriously injured. The broken limbs and arms of the deceased on the waste stone platform even flew to my imperial doctor's office.
"
When Li Ji heard this, he ignored the probing gaze of Chang Sun Wuji beside him, burst out laughing with his hands behind his back, and walked into the Tai Chi Hall.
Yunchu looked at Liu Rengui, who was still hanging his head: "You may not die."
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