Chapter 131 Black Powder
"Your Majesty, I remember now."
When Master Jingkong saw that Emperor Yongping was about to leave, he hurriedly spoke.
"Oh? Tell me about it."
Emperor Yongping had already sat on the dragon chariot, so he signaled the eunuchs carrying the chariot not to stand up and turned to look at Master Jingkong.
"Your Majesty, when I was in Fengning State, I saw a Taoist temple being destroyed by bombing. There was a loud bang and then a huge fire..."
Master Jingkong spoke as he recalled, and judging by the expression on his face, it seemed that he still remembered this incident clearly.
"Prince, what Master Jingkong said, can it be confirmed that it is black gunpowder?"
Emperor Yongping had only seen the altar after it collapsed, and he had no idea what the gunpowder explosion looked like.
"Father, it sounds like black powder, but I don't know when this happened."
Chu Chengyi captured all the people who were sent by the fake national teacher to bury the black gunpowder in Niuji Mountain.
Among them was the craftsman who made gunpowder for the fake imperial master.
However, this person was only responsible for installing the fuse on the black powder and had no access to the formula.
But after examining this man, he was also certain of some things.
The fake imperial master started making black powder in Sheng'an Kingdom five years ago.
Each craftsman who made the black powder for him was responsible for a specific step, and no one knew the specific formula.
But there is no way of knowing whether the fake national teacher passed the real formula back to the Red Spirit Kingdom or gave it to other people.
"It was four years ago. I was traveling in Fengning Country at that time."
Master Jingkong glanced at Emperor Yongping and then said to Chu Chengyi.
"Four years ago?"
Chu Chengyi frowned when he heard the time.
The fake imperial master started making black gunpowder in Sheng'an Kingdom five years ago, and black gunpowder appeared in Fengning Kingdom four years ago. Is this a coincidence or is it related to the fake imperial master?
Could it be that the fake national teacher is from Fengning?
This is the first time Chu Chengyi has returned to the palace since he went to the camp outside Beijing.
I had no idea that I was living in a book.
The matter of the fake imperial tutor was only mentioned by Emperor Yongping today. As for which country the fake imperial tutor was from, he had no idea.
"That's right. I've only seen that one time. I haven't seen anything like it in the past few decades or in the years since."
Master Jingkong went through the memories in his mind several times and indeed had never seen anything like this before.
When he travels, he remembers everything, big or small.
But he will never forget such a special thing.
"Father, is that fake imperial teacher related to Fengning State?"
Not knowing where Master Xiaojia was from, Chu Chengyi was not sure whether what Master Jingkong said was related to black gunpowder.
"That Mu Yu is the descendant of the Black Witch lineage of the Red Spirit Nation, and should have nothing to do with the Fengning Nation."
Emperor Yongping had no intention of hiding this matter from Chu Chengyi.
Since he asked, I should tell him straightforwardly.
Master Jingkong also knew the true identity of the fake national master from his secret letter.
"Master Jingkong, is it true that the identity of the fake imperial master has nothing to do with Fengning Country?"
After listening to what Emperor Yongping said, Chu Chengyi turned to ask Master Jingkong.
Master Jingkong is the master of the real National Master, so it is also his responsibility to investigate the identity of the fake National Master.
"This... I don't know."
When Master Jingkong met Chu Chengyi's eyes, he actually became a little nervous.
Damn it, I can't help but act noble.
If you meet someone powerful, you can't control yourself at all.
"Humph, if Master Jingkong knew which country Xiao Mouyu was related to, wouldn't he have almost plotted against me last night?"
Emperor Yongping wanted to laugh at Master Jingkong, but then he realized there was nothing funny.
I just said it casually to vent my anger.
"In that case, I cannot say for sure whether the Taoist temple in Fengning was blown up by black gunpowder."
Chu Chengyi never makes promises about uncertain things.
But he still made up his mind to send someone to Fengning State.
“Ahh.”
[There is no black gunpowder in Fengning Kingdom, and there is no black gunpowder in Chiling Kingdom either. The recipe for black gunpowder was given to the fake imperial teacher by the queen, otherwise there would be no black gunpowder in Sheng'an Kingdom.]
Chu Qinshu was awakened by the wind from the cold palace. When she heard her father's voice, she answered with an "ah".
Hearing Chu Qinshu's thoughts, Emperor Yongping looked at Chu Chengyi.
I tried to tell from his expression whether he could hear me.
Unfortunately, Chu Chengyi's expression was as calm as an old dog.
"Oh, Shu'er is awake now. I will take you back to drink milk."
Emperor Yongping patted Chu Qinshu in his arms and said to Master Jingkong, "Don't worry about the Buddhist temple. The winter festival will be held in three days. When will the imperial teacher you arranged return to the Star Observation Tower?"
"I hope he can get back to Xiangguo Temple before dark. I'll give him some instructions and then let him go down the mountain. I think he will be able to reach the Observatory early tomorrow morning."
Master Jingkong calculated silently in his mind for a while, then reported to Emperor Yongping seriously.
"We should warn him not to reveal his true identity when he goes to the Star Observatory. If there is no one in your Xiangguo Temple, how about letting one of my people pretend to be the Imperial Master?"
After what happened last night, Emperor Yongping was still a little worried about Master Jingkong.
The national teacher is just a bait, if you are not careful all your efforts will be wasted.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will remind the Imperial Master several times and will not let him make any mistakes."
Master Jingkong quickly bowed to show that he was not interested in Emperor Yongping's proposal.
He is not an ordinary monk. Do you really think he can't deal with those people behind the fake national master?
If a tiger doesn't show its power, will those people think it is a sick cat?
Sooner or later he would attack the Black Witch sect of the Red Spirit Nation and avenge his disciple Jue Ming.
"Okay, then I will trust you again."
After Emperor Yongping finished speaking, he said to Chu Chengyi, "Prince, please follow me back to the study to continue the discussion."
When they arrived at Yu's study, Emperor Yongping dismissed the servants.
Chu Qinshu was also handed over to Aunt Yao, who took her to the side hall to help her urinate and feed her.
"Can you also hear Shu'er's inner voice?"
With only the father and son left in the hall, Emperor Yongping did not beat around the bush and directly asked the question in his mind.
"In reply to your Majesty, I, the Crown Princess, Jing'er, and Sui'er can all hear Shu'er's thoughts."
Chu Chengyi never intended to hide Emperor Yongping.
So, when asked, I admitted it without hesitation.
"If that's the case, why did you let Old Ten plot against you?"
Emperor Yongping was puzzled.
He suspected that Chu Chengyi was following the trend and his purpose was to get rid of Prince Huai.
"Father, when I was in Jingzhou, Shu'er was not yet born."
Chu Chengyi reminded.
"Don't play dumb. I'm talking about the incident at Heishankou."
Emperor Yongping was not senile, so of course he remembered the day Chu Qinshu was born.
"Father, although Shu'er was born at that time, I had never seen her. How could she remind me of what happened at Heishankou?"
Chu Chengyi didn't feel guilty at all.
Although he had received information from Yu Jinyi in advance about the Heishankou incident and had made arrangements, it was also a fact that he was assassinated by Prince Huai.
The evidence is solid, so Emperor Yongping has no reason to doubt.
Moreover, ever since he was made the crown prince, he has been framed or assassinated many times.
If Emperor Yongping had dealt with those troublesome people in the harem long ago, there would be no need for him to deal with Prince Huai.
All in all, Prince Huai's current fate was also tolerated by Emperor Yongping.
But as long as he knows this matter in his heart, that's enough.
There is no need to say it out loud and hurt the relationship between father and son.
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