Lao Zhu stared outside the palace, as if he saw the enemy thousands of miles away, far away from the Ming Dynasty.
I have been in the imperial world for more than ten years from nothing, and I have never been afraid of any opponent. Since you want a war, let's do it. Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du and Tang He who were standing under His Majesty Dan, and Lao Zhu was quite pleased.
Nodding secretly.
Tang Henai is a rare handsome man. Although he is older, he is more calm and steady, and is more than enough to suppress the navy. Therefore, Lao Zhu is not worried that the navy will not be able to deal with the Japanese pirates.
Although Han Du was young, he was very clever and resourceful. If Han Du hadn't pointed it out this time, Lao Zhu himself would not have thought that this time it would be the work of those who secretly printed treasure banknotes. Their purpose was actually to destroy the Ming Dynasty.
When it comes to food, destroy the Ming Dynasty's food in order to overthrow the Ming Dynasty. But since Han Du has seen through it, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Thinking of this, Lao Zhu laughed instead.
Han Du and Tang He saw Lao Zhu laughing and looked at each other. They didn't know why Lao Zhu was laughing, but they didn't ask.
Fortunately, Zhu Biao was still present, "Why did your father laugh?"
"No, nothing?" Lao Zhu smiled and waved his hand, avoiding the topic.
He raised his eyes and saw Han Du, and asked with a smile: "Do you want to go to the place where the fire broke out in the grain depot?"
Han Du was stunned for a moment, and naturally he wanted to go. After all, his belief that the fire in the grain depot was man-made was just his own guess. Anyone who guesses about this thing will guess wrong sometimes. If he can go to the grain depot
It would be great to take a look and confirm your own thoughts.
But, will Lao Zhu let him go? I originally thought that Lao Zhu would not let him go. After all, Lao Zhu summoned him back so secretly, obviously because he didn't want others to know. And if he went to the grain depot, he would definitely
be seen.
However, Lao Zhu now asks...
Han Du hesitated for a moment and then said truthfully: "If the emperor allows it, I will naturally want to take a look."
"Then let's go and have a look. Let's all go and have a look." Lao Zhu stood up suddenly, "Since they have such big plans, they obviously don't care whether you come back or not."
Lao Zhu changed into casual clothes and took Tang He, Zhu Biao, Han Du and his party to the grain depot.
The grain depot had been surrounded by soldiers for a long time. When Lao Zhu arrived, the guard generals paid homage to Lao Zhu and invited everyone in.
What Han Du saw was a vast expanse of scorched earth. According to visual inspection, it was at least the size of five or six standard football fields. Even Han Du had already known that a place capable of storing millions of tons of grain would not be small, but when he saw it with his own eyes
, still can't help but change color.
Seeing the ruins now, Han Du could imagine how big the fire would have been at that time. Judging from the damage to the surrounding residences, the fire at that time even burned some of the residences. However, the area where the fire broke out in the residences was not large.
, the fire was relatively small, so it was extinguished in time.
Seeing this, Han Du couldn't help but look gloomy. These people regarded human life as nothing, and openly lit such a big fire in the capital, completely ignoring the people around them.
Moreover, judging from the sparse surroundings where almost everyone wore sackcloth and mourning, some people were burned to death by the fire.
Han Du couldn't help but feel hatred in his heart. This was the first time Han Du had hatred towards a group of strangers since he came to the Ming Dynasty. This group of lunatics only thought they were superior, and leaving them alive in the world would be a disaster. Han Du
For the first time, I had the idea of killing this group of people.
Sensing Han Du's abnormality, Lao Zhu said in a deep voice: "Take a good look and see if you can find anything?"
Han Du nodded with an ugly expression. He did not follow Lao Zhu and his party and walked directly inside. Instead, he suddenly turned around and went to the edge of the scorched earth to search.
Lao Zhu noticed Han Du's move and couldn't help but follow him with his people.
"what have you found?"
Han Du did not answer Lao Zhu. He saw a piece of wood that was not completely burned. He quickly stepped forward and picked it up. He looked at it carefully and then put it under his nose and smelled it.
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Han Du handed the wood to Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu took it and looked at the wood for a few times. He couldn't see anything, so he looked at Han Du doubtfully.
"Your Majesty, please look here." Han Du pointed to the area slightly behind the burnt part of the wood. The color here was obviously darker than other parts of the wood, as if it had been soaked in water.
Lao Zhu only saw the different colors and could not see anything else.
Han Du continued to explain: "This kind of mark is the result of oil smoke eroding into the wood when the wood is burning. When the oil is burning, it will boil and turn into oil smoke before burning. The boiling oil smoke has a very high temperature.
And it spreads in all directions, so it will erode into the wood. This kind of erosion, even if the wood is washed by rain, will continue to exist in a short period of time and will not be eliminated at all."
"Your Majesty, if you smell it, does it smell like fire oil? If you smell it carefully, you can also smell the burning smell of saltpeter and sulfur."
Lao Zhu lowered his head and smelled it. After feeling it carefully, he nodded and said, "There is indeed a smell of kerosene, so is this fire really man-made?"
"Of course it's man-made." Han Du nodded, "Before I didn't see the wood, I was just guessing, but now it's all on the surface. The grain depot was indeed burned deliberately."
Lao Zhu threw away the wood at will. The original purpose of bringing Han Du here was to let Han Du see if he could find any clues. Now that Han Du is sure that the fire was man-made, there is no need to continue
Watch it here.
Lao Zhu returned to the palace without interest, leaving Tang He and Han Du standing there to see him off.
After Lao Zhu left, Tang He straightened up and looked at Han Du, "You haven't been to my house for a few days. Why don't you go there today?"
Han Du pondered for a while, knowing that Tang He wanted to say something to himself, so he nodded in agreement.
As soon as I entered the Duke Xinguo's mansion, I saw the Tang Ding.
"Brother Han, you are a rare guest, please come in quickly."
Han Du was embarrassed for a while. Tang Ding had been very polite to Han Du since he came back from Yunnan last time. He thought that Han Du's medical skills were amazing and it was Han Du who saved his life, and he became Han Du's little fan.
"Brother Tang, you are fine."
Tang Hena saw that the two of them were sour to each other as soon as they met, and waved his hands and said: "Okay, it's enough that we've met each other before. Stop whining, Ding'er, go ask someone to serve some food and wine. I want to have a drink with Han Du."
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"I know, dad." Tang Ding smiled and hurriedly gave instructions.