Volume Six: The Peaceless Case of Jing'an Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Five: Returning to Tiangongfang
Duan Ming and Xu Shizhong finally took Qinger with them.
After leaving the palace, Duan Ming and Xu Shizhong originally wanted to send Qing'er back to the Mirror Division and hand it over to Zhu Cui.
But Qing'er refused directly.
According to Qing'er, the reason she came out with Duan Ming and the others was to help Wan'er clear her grievances.
Therefore, she couldn't bear to be like last time and could only wait at home for Concubine Ming to come back.
Qing'er didn't wait for Concubine Ming last time, but this time Qing'er didn't dare to wait.
"Okay." Duan Ming couldn't resist Qing'er, so he had to agree.
Then Duan Ming and the others walked towards Tiangongfang.
According to Song Rengui, the place where Tiangongfang moved is not too far from the imperial palace. After all, there are many secrets involved in Tiangongfang. If it is spread out, it will not be a good thing for Daqi.
Technology is indeed a good thing, but once uncontrollable technology flows into the people, it will cause too many variables.
Soon, Duan Ming and others arrived at the entrance of Tiangongfang, which was under guard from the Imperial City Division.
After showing the token that Song Rengui gave to Duan Ming, Duan Ming and the others successfully entered Tiangongfang.
There was a cloud of smoke in Tiangongfang, and all the staff were busy.
"Bang!" At this moment, a loud noise came from a corner of Tiangongfang, and then a group of flames suddenly burned.
"Wow!" Qing'er was so frightened that she shouted: "It's gone, it's gone!"
However, as soon as Qing'er's voice came out, several old men skillfully picked up a large "pot lid" on the side and placed it directly on the flame.
After a few seconds, the flame was completely extinguished.
"This, what kind of spell is this?" Qing'er was stunned.
"Who are you? How did you get in?" At this moment, a young man came over, looked at Duan Ming and the others and said in a deep voice.
"I am..." Duan Ming was about to speak, but he saw an old man walking over quickly, pushed the young man in front of him away, and said to Duan Ming: "Mr. Duan? Come and see what's going on!"
As he spoke, the old man pulled Duan Ming towards a console: "According to what you left before, our research has been much faster, but there are still many things that have problems..."
"Master Dugufang." Duan Ming's mouth twitched slightly: "Well, I have other things..."
That's right, the old man in front of you is the head of Dugufang of Tiangongfang.
"What? Who offended you? Say, I will blow him up for you!" Zhao Kongcheng came over and said, "Come over to me and see if there is something wrong with my experiment."
"Well, let's talk about it later, okay?" Duan Ming waved his hands hurriedly: "Actually, I came here because of one thing. I heard that you caused a big explosion in the palace before? What on earth was that about?"
"What are you talking about?" Master Dugufang said: "Zhao Kongcheng, he researched black gunpowder based on the ratio you left. Then he wanted to see the power of black gunpowder, so he found an unmanned palace to experiment. The result
It exploded."
"But it's okay. If the palace explodes, it will explode. We can just repair it."
"..." Duan Ming sighed: "You are really experimenting in the palace..."
"Forget it, did your Majesty say anything at that time?" Duan Ming asked: "Or, did you see anyone at that time?"
"No." Zhao Kongcheng said: "I carefully selected that palace. Not even a bird would fly in, let alone a human being."
"...Old Zhao." Duan Ming said in a deep voice: "If it is true as you said, why do you think there are no birds flying in?"
"Uh." Zhao Kongcheng and Master Dugufang looked at each other, sweat dripping from their foreheads: "Could it be that there is really someone inside?"
"Forget it, never mind, someone has finished the bombing." Then Zhao Kongcheng said: "But when the bombing happened, I didn't see anyone."
"That's right!" At this moment, another Tiangongfang employee came out and said, "I seemed to have seen a figure that day, and it escaped from behind after the explosion."
"Ah?" Zhao Kongcheng scratched his head: "There are really people."
"That's right." Duan Ming nodded. It seemed that something big had indeed happened.
"What's going on? That person is very important?" Master Dugufang asked in a low voice.
"Probably." Duan Ming nodded.
If you put it that way, there shouldn't be much difference from his previous guess.
Tiangongfang's experiments with black powder should have been the trump card of the royal family.
Because he lost or temporarily lost his trump card, His Majesty became afraid of King Jing'an.
Therefore, when several people took turns to write letters indicating that King Jing'an might rebel, His Majesty would not hesitate to have everyone in the palace of Jing'an thrown into prison.
In this way, if that "trump card" is restored, His Majesty will most likely regain his trust in King Jing'an.
However, although the power of black powder is far less powerful than modern explosives, you can still be seriously injured if you are caught off guard.
If that "trump card" cannot be restored, or cannot be restored to its original condition, then His Majesty's fear of King Jing'an will only become more serious.
But what worries Duan Ming the most now is not this, but another issue.
"Senior Zhao." Duan Ming looked at Zhao Kongcheng: "The imperial palace is so big and there are so many idle palaces, why did you choose Chongming Palace?"
"Did someone help you choose? Or was it really just a coincidence?"
"Ah?" Zhao Kongcheng was stunned when he heard this. He scratched his head and recalled: "I don't remember either. I chose Chongming Palace anyway..."
"Oh, right!" Suddenly, Zhao Kongcheng's eyes lit up: "I heard someone mention it before that, saying that Chongming Palace is uninhabited and is very suitable for doing some hidden things, such as experiments.
"
"Others? Who is it?" Duan Ming said solemnly.
You know, this happened by chance.
The Tiangongfang bombing in front of him injured the "truce behind the scenes", and in the back, someone reported that King Jing'an was planning to rebel.
If you say this is a coincidence, no one will believe it.
Thinking of this, Duan Ming's eyes swept across the faces of everyone in Tiangongfang in front of him.
If you want to realize this, there is another most fundamental condition, that is, you must know that Zhao Kongcheng has developed black powder.
As for this kind of research project, I am afraid that only the people within Tiangongfang know best.
"Who is it?" Zhao Kongcheng tried hard to recall: "I don't know who that person is, but he is definitely a man."
"Male? Is he a guard or an attendant?" Duan Ming asked again.
"Guard, it must be a guard!" Zhao Kongcheng said: "I remember that man had a knife in his hand!"
