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Those who went back early had not figured out what was going on, but in the blink of an eye, they heard that the Marquis Mansion was being watched over. Normally, if an aristocratic family had such a situation, they would either have to extort the entire family or have to extort the entire family.

But there was no reason for the Marquis Anfeng to be so unhappy. It had already been a few lifetimes, what was there to be unsatisfied about.

At the same time, the news of the Ministry of War explosion spread out as well. It was impossible to hide such a huge commotion, all the people close by had personally witnessed it, and the sound of the explosion resonated through the clouds, causing all the surrounding families to be affected. Everyone could smell a terrifying burnt smell within a few miles from the Ministry of War, and they started to guess, could it be that Marquis Anfeng was unlucky and went to bomb the treasury?

The entire capital was shrouded in the haze of the explosion. As the ruler of a country, the crown prince had to attend the palace meeting as well. He hurriedly changed his clothes and entered the palace with a cheerful gait.

His Majesty had only just received the news, his eyebrows were scrunched together like a fried dough twist, for the past few years his body had been in a bad condition, his temper was also anxious. When he suddenly heard about the explosion of Ministry of War, his first reaction was to rebel. The number of gunpowder in the Great Chen was limited, other than for war, no one else would go to the gunpowder storage, and other than people who did it intentionally, he could not think of any other possibility, it was the gunpowder that ignited on its own accord.

No one knew what exactly was being burnt inside, or what caused the explosion, or how many people were killed, or how many things were burned, but they had no definite conclusion at all. They could only vaguely determine that it was the Department of Storage's fire that was relatively more serious.

It was useless to think about it. The Minister of Storage did not know whether he was dead or alive, and there was no one that could be found for criminal accountability, so he could only extinguish the fire first, but the fire caused by the explosion was not that easy to extinguish. Furthermore, there was more than one powder warehouse in Ministry of War, so if they detonated another one, then there would be no more grass left in the surrounding area within a few miles.

How could the His Majesty not be anxious to get angry? When he got angry, he had to gather all of the ministers in charge of the affairs to get on fire, but the few officials in the capital were all guests in the Marquis Anfeng Palace who just happened to be half drunk and half awake. Before they even sat down to warm their butts, they were summoned into the palace by the His Majesty.

"Are there any Ministry of War Minister s?"

Lu Kun's office was quite far away from the warehouse, so he rushed out. However, he was still shocked. He went up with a depressed expression and replied, "Your subject is here."

"Do you know what's going on with your Ministry of War explosion?"

Returning to the His Majesty, this official was busy with official business at that time, so I ran out as soon as I heard the explosion. I can only conclude that something happened to the treasury, but no one has found out what exactly happened there.

The crown prince replied, "royal father, this son heard that not long ago, the eldest young master of the Marquis Anfeng Palace, Gu Yun, was appointed as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Treasury. Since something happened to the Treasury, it must be related to him, so I might as well ask Elder Official Xie for his opinion."

It was clear that Gu Yun's position came from a backdoor, and he insisted on making a fool of him in front of everyone, making him lose face for Elder Official Xie the moment he appeared. It was no wonder he still refused to stand on your side.

Xie Cen said with a dark face: "Isn't it too early to come to this conclusion? No one in the entire warehouse was able to find him, and no one can be sure what happened. Why not wait and see, Crown Prince?"

It was a reply to the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince was obviously not afraid of the goods in his stomach, and laughed: "Elder Official Xie is right, but why have I heard that someone in the treasury secretly created a firearm? Did the Lord Gu not tell this father-in-law of yours?"

Everyone, including the His Majesty, could not help but be shocked. The smithing of firearms was not a small matter, and it was obvious that he had other intentions. Although the rules of Great Chen did not explicitly prohibit the smithing of firearms, such things were taboo throughout the generations, and had the same meaning as raising troops privately, and that meant that there was a suspicion of rebellion.

This was not a crime in a casual sense. As long as one was able to rebel, there would be no discussions about the nine clans being exterminated. It did not matter if the nine clans wanted to rebel or not, they had to sit down first.

However, Gu Yun was different. Behind him was the Marquis Anfeng Palace, and if he was going to rebel, then it would be a force that could not be underestimated. Although the His Majesty still had a little bit of trust in the old Marquis, no one knew what his descendants in the younger generation would think, especially the young master of the Gu family.

Ever since then, the people in power have always had the same attitude towards revolt, which means that they would rather kill someone wrongly than let them go. Before Gu Yun was found, they must take care of Marquis Mansion.

"Men, spread the word of orders. Before the Gu family's eldest young master is found, no one from the Marquis Anfeng Palace is allowed to go out. Let's invite the old Marquis and the crown prince into the palace. Be a bit more courteous and courteous."

The His Majesty had face, and was polite on the side. He also wanted to step down when he confirmed that there was nothing wrong, but everyone could see that inviting the old Marquis and the crown prince to the palace was also meant to be a hostage. If the young master of the Gu family was going to rebel, then at least they would have to worry about their father's life.

In fact, the Crown Prince wanted to say that it would be useless to kidnap the Old Marquis to the palace, as it would only be of use if he could tie up Gu Yun's beautiful wife. However, the Crown Prince was not that lustful to the point of being lustful of her, knowing that if he were to say these words, the Elder Official Xie would be in a position to fall out with him.

The Ministry Feng was completely confused by what the crown prince had done behind his back. He wanted to protect Gu Yun by saying a few words on his behalf, but when he saw the crown prince's friendly appearance, he was not sure what was going on, and in his heart, felt that the crown prince was very short-sighted. Gu Yun was such a good person, and even Lu Kun and Elder Official Xie.

Not long after His Majesty sent people over to the Marquis Mansion, they received a message from the Ministry of War. The fire had finally stopped, and three to four corpses had been brought out already, and Xie Cen started to worry even more. Three to four corpses, could it be that there really was Gu Yun? Although he did not have a deep friendship with Gu Yun, it was still a pity that he was the Young Master that he wanted to nurture. It would be a pity if he just disappeared like that, but if the matter of making firearms was truly related to him, even if he died, it would be a form of protection.

A few lucky ones ran out at that time, while a few others who were trapped inside. There were also three or four people who were lucky enough to survive, but in the end, they all ran out alive as well. The rest of them were all near the scene of the accident, and as luck would have it, they all died inside.

As for the three or four people who died, after their numbers were confirmed, their identities could be determined. They were basically the heads of the Treasury, and one of them was the assistant minister of the Treasury, Yang Shouli.

Could it be that he had evaporated into thin air? His Majesty was not willing to give up, "Go and find the people from the warehouse department and interrogate them, ask them who the owner of the warehouse department was that stole the firearms, and what happened before the explosion."

In truth, making firearms in the Ministry of War could not be considered a secret, but this sort of behavior was extremely perverse. If you didn't work properly and had nothing to do, would you be able to make firearms?

The His Majesty had personally sent people to interrogate him, the people from the Ministry of War could be said to have nothing to say, it had nothing to do with him in the first place. Ever since Gu Yun was appointed as the Minister for the Treasury, he did his duty and responsibilities well, and got along well with his colleagues. His evaluation was surprisingly good, he even said that Yang Shouli did not care about things normally, and gave it all to Gu Yun, while the young master of the Gu family did not complain, and kept it to himself.

There were a few noble children who entered the sect through the backdoor in order to get rich and rise in status. Then, the young master of the Gu family was not as useless as the rumors claimed, and from all the indications, the one who secretly made the firearms was Yang Shouli. However, Yang Shouli himself had already been burnt into charcoal, so the specific crimes could not be investigated.

However, no one could say where Gu Yun went, they could not find him, and did not know what to do, so the crown prince came out to say.

"Father, this son thinks that Gu Yun has the suspicion of running away out of fear of his crimes. If not for that, how could he not have found the person, Yang Shouli was probably a comrade in the making of firearms, and no one knows how much they have actually produced in private. If their goal was only to detonate the gunpowder from the Ministry of War and burn the imperial powder vault, then they would have the basis to rebel, and there would be endless troubles in the future."

The words of the crown prince were not wrong. If they had other places to store firearms, then it would be impossible to guard against them.

Hearing the Crown Prince's words, Ministry Feng's eyelids jumped, the Crown Prince was not willing to let Gu Yun die, and was not willing to let him go, what even happened in the Marquis Anfeng Palace, how did Gu Yun manage to provoke the Crown Prince?

Xie Cen frowned his eyebrows for a long time, he did not know how to refute, although he knew Gu Yun did not see him, but seeing him alive without seeing his corpse, it was indeed strange, and it was also very suspicious. In this kind of situation, he could not speak out and get rid of his sin, so he could only wait.