Qipan Street, Dongjiang Mi Lane is filled with thick smoke, and the arsenic mixed in the bamboo tube choked everyone to open their eyes.

Chen Ji covered his mouth and nose with his clothes and hid in the smoke. He did not rashly approach Huitong Hall, but just closed his eyes and leaned against the side to wait.

Waiting for the five cities of the military commander to be transferred.

In the white smoke, the sedan chairman, the clerk and the ministry who had just left were choked and couldn't find the direction. Everyone squinted their eyes and struggled to distinguish the surroundings.

The shops rushed out of the street tavern, and some people shouted: "There is a fire, put out the fire!"

"Where is the fire armor? Where is the fire soldiers of the Five City Military Command?"

"Cake water bag!"

The capital is dry, with hundreds of fires occurring every year. At the very least, a house is burned down, or at the worst, a row is burned down.

Qipan Street is the most lively place in the inner city. Each merchant raises funds to form a "water cabinet shop", and the cowhide water bags stored in it can hold three stones of water.

The merchant also has to pay "fire armor money" to the five cities' military officials every month. If they do not pay, the five cities' military officials will sit idly by when the fire breaks out. After the money is paid, the five cities' military officials will protect your family first.

Therefore, once a fire occurs, the five cities will definitely put out the fire first.

Chen Ji closed his eyes and heard the sound of running. The sound of armor rubbing away. The nearby five cities of the military personnel turned around to get the water-storage buffalo leather bag in the "Water Cabinet".

But the five cities of the military commanders were transferred, but Chen Ji still did not move.

This time he has to wait for the spy department to leave.

At this moment, the cinnabar in the bamboo tube was finally ignited, and the rolling white smoke instantly turned into red smoke. When the people on the street saw the red smoke, they all shouted in horror: "There is a monster! It's a monster!"

"The demons chaotic the capital!"

"Yimura came to the world!"

Someone suddenly shouted in the thick fog: "No, it may be someone who assassinated me. Chen Wende, the Minister of Rites, is here to protect the Minister!"

"Protect the Minister of Works, Lord Zhou!"

"Protect the head of the Ministry of Personnel!"

Hearing this, Hui and the secret spies outside the museum looked at each other, and someone whispered: "Do you want to go and have a look?"

"What do you think? Our duty is to watch these Goryeo envoys and don't join in the fun."

Another secret spy angrily scolded: "What are they good about? The yamen has just broken up, and half of the clerks in the six ministries are on this street. If a clerk is assassinated by a spy under his nose, you and I can go to Lingnan to catch fish and dry salt!"

"Walk!"

More than 20 secret spies divided half of them to check, and Chen Ji was sure that he was exactly what he expected.

Earlier, Chen Ji was infected by the tension of Si Cao Gui, thinking that the secret spies blocked the Huitong Pavilion to prevent the Jing Dynasty's military intelligence spy detectives.

But when he thought about it, he felt that Si Cao Gui was nervous when he saw the secret spy, and he would have misunderstood the intention of the secret spy.

Chen Ji knew very well that the assassination of the Goryeo envoy had long been determined to be suicide and had nothing to do with the Jing Dynasty. It was a means used by the envoys to coerce the Celestial Empire. Even the Goryeo Crown Prince had admitted it.

After the accident, the court ordered him not to take the Huitong Pavilion and did not convict him. Not only did he not convict, the court officials also discussed whether to send troops to help each other every day. If the troops were sent, who should lead the troops? Which battalion should be sent?

After all, the Goryeo envoy was not a criminal, but a minister of a vassal state.

Will the Jingchao spy detectives collude with the Goryeo envoys? No, these two sides are the hatred of the country and family, and there is no possibility of reconciliation.

Will the spy detective of Jingchao assassinate the Goryeo envoy? No, if he really killed the Goryeo prince in Ningchao, Ningchao would definitely help Goryeo.

Therefore, those secret spies only came to prevent Goryeo envoys from lobbying and bribing court officials, and also prevent them from making extreme actions, not guarding against the Military Information Department of the Jing Dynasty.

Therefore, when the officials in the hall and the envoys of the small country were in danger at the same time, the first choice of the Secret Spies Department was to protect the officials.

Chen Ji covered his mouth and nose, narrowed his eyes and stared at the direction of Dongjiang Mi Lane. There should be only seven or eight secret spies outside the Huitong Museum... but it is still not the time.

At this time, thick smoke came from the second floor of Huitong Hall, and the panicked Goryeo language from the windows came.

Hundreds of Goryeo envoys rushed out of the Huitong Hall, and a secret spy drew his sword and scolded: "When you go back, your Majesty has an order. You are not allowed to step out of the Huitong Hall without permission!"

But the fire in the house was urgent, how could a few secret spies stop it?

Seeing that the smoke in the house became thicker and thicker, until the white smoke turned into red smoke, the envoy immediately rushed out, mixing with the people, sedan chairmen, merchants, clerks and officials on the street.

Chen Ji quickly searched for the figure of the clerk in the crowd.

When he was investigating the suicide case of the Goryeo envoy, he asked the middle-aged clerk for the registration list of Huitongguan. It was not difficult to recognize the other party... he found it.

Chen Ji finally set off.

In the chaos, he covered his mouth and nose and passed by the clerk, and the two of them collided with each other on their shoulders.

When they separated again, the clerk looked down at the wooden box stuffed into his hand. When he looked up again for Chen Ji's figure, Chen Ji had already joined the crowd.

The things have been delivered successfully, but Chen Ji is not in a hurry to get out. At this time, there must be someone paying attention outside Dongjiang Mi Lane, and those who are in a hurry to get out will definitely be remembered by the other party.

Chen Ji knew that the movement here would definitely alarm the spy department and Jie Fanwei, but they might not be the first to come here.

...

...

The thick smoke in the bamboo tube only lasted for half a stick of incense and gradually dissipated, leaving hundreds of people in the long street at a loss. Some people were carrying wooden barrels, but they didn't know where to splash water.

No fire.

All pavilions are intact.

Before everyone could leave, dense footsteps came from afar.

Chen Ji covered his mouth and nose and turned to look, but saw Wu Xuange, the newly appointed commander of the Yulin Army, leading more than 200 left guards, the Yulin Army, hurried over, without even having time to change the silver armor.

Compared with the Secret Spies and Jiefanwei, the Yulin Army is the closest imperial guard to this place. The Right Guard has returned home in Shenshi's sanctuary, but the Left Guard has been left in the Governor's Mansion by Wu Xuange, so they must be the first to arrive.

Wu Xuange stood in the long street and said loudly: "No one is allowed to leave before the truth is found out! The Yulin Army obeyed the order and blocked all alley entrances. If someone trespassed, he would be killed without any hesitation!"

When the Yulin Army crossed the long street, Chen Ji covered his mouth and nose and lowered his head and coughed. It was not until the Yulin Army passed by that sound of coughing.

In an instant, the Yulin Army divided into more than ten teams, blocking all the Mixiang, Sanguanmiao Hutong, and Yuhe Bridge in Dongjiang.

A sedan chair owner was carrying a sedan chair to leave Dongjiang Mi Lane from Yuhe Bridge, but was stopped by the Yulin Army.

A servant next to the sedan chair said angrily: "Do you know who is sitting in this sedan chair? You can stop him now, Lord Chen Lizhi, the Minister of Rites? Get out of here!"

The Yulin Army hesitated, and the Minister of Rites was already a great official position.

But Wu Xuange arrived and angrily scolded the Yulin Army soldiers: "Do you even understand the military order? This general said that no one should leave before the truth is found out. Not to mention the Minister of Rites, even the Minister of Rites can be done!"

In the sedan chair, Chen Lizhi used a bamboo stick to lift the curtain of the sedan chair, covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and looked out: "I still think of it as a general. It turned out to be Wu Xiu's cousin. No wonder he doesn't even take the officials seriously."

Wu Xuange ignored the other party's sarcasm and said with a fist: "Mr. Chen, someone in the capital deliberately set fire and commits a disaster. This matter is beyond the reach of the emperor. Even if he goes to the imperial court, he will be the one who takes the blame."

Chen Lizhi put down the curtain of the sedan chair: "Please take care of yourself."

At this time, a Yulin Army came to Wu Xuange and whispered: "Sir, the officials and clerks are all safe, and no one has been assassinated."

Wu Xuange frowned and murmured to himself: "It's all okay, so what does this murderer want? Could it be for stealing?"

Another Yulin Army came to Wu Xuange with two burnt bamboo tubes: "Sir, I have found the source of the smoke."

Wu Xuange took the bamboo tube and leaned over his nose and sniffed it. His face suddenly changed: "Saltpe? Sulfur? Quick, continue searching to see if there are any other suspicious objects!"

Saltpeter and sulfur are not uncommon, and the means of smoking in this bamboo tube is far less than that of military firearms, and its power is very different.

The Ning Dynasty set up twelve households of fireworks, which can make nine-single lamps, hundred-sen cannons and other imperial tribute fireworks; the internal officials can also make fireworks like the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea; the Li family of the medicine king in Jizhou, the Nie fireworks in Jiangzhou, and the Huqiu Fireworks Club in Suzhou, all have the "fire-character cards" that buy saltpeter and sulfur. Each brand is limited to purchase 100 kilograms of saltpeter, and each company also has the skills to make such objects, which is not difficult.

But in this capital, as long as there is something related to saltpeter and sulfur, it is necessary to investigate from top to bottom to the end, and it is necessary to trace all saltpeter and sulfur sources.

This is a big taboo, and it is even more taboo than using a bow and crossbow.

While Wu Xuange was thinking, another Yulin Army brought an object, which was a wooden box the size of a palm.

He glanced at it and said, "What are you doing with this thing?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone behind him said in a slight voice: "Everyone, it's better not to have a big steward here. Let's change to my secret spy department to avoid anyone calling for robbers."

The sound is obviously not loud, but it seems to penetrate the eardrums and make the streets sober.

Mysterious snake.

Wu Xuange looked back and said in a deep voice: "Xuanshe? You can't say something randomly. My Yulin Army has just arrived here, so why did the thief shout to catch the thief? We are also for the safety of the capital. If you can't provide evidence, you will frame it. I will go to the imperial court to evaluate it."

The slender and narrow eyes of the black snake are like two lancets, as if they are about to be cut on the human face.

He was covered in a black cloak, looked at Wu Xuange up and down, and then smiled slightly: "Who dares to speak to me like this? It turned out to be General Wu. Why, with Wu Xiu's support, I feel that I can walk in front of the imperial court? Don't keep silent and go to the imperial court to judge. Your Majesty is busy practicing and doesn't have the time to be the master of Qingtian to judge the case."

"Mr. Wu, I know you want to compete for Wu Xiu," Xuanshe glanced at the bamboo tube in the Yulin Army's hand: "But someone uses firearms here, which is a major case of rebellion, and perhaps it is related to the Jingchao Military Information Department. This is the power of the jurisdiction of my secret spy department. Even if Wu Xiu's Jiefanwei comes, he has to be allowed to go aside. General Wu, please come back."

Wu Xuange's cheek changed several times, and finally sneered: "Then see if you can find the murderer."

At this moment, Xuanshe's eyes suddenly swept to the wooden box in the hands of Yulin Army and said sternly: "What is this?"

Yu Linjun was stunned for a moment: "This is the wooden box that I picked up on the street. I don't know who threw it away."

His eyes blurred, and the mysterious snake came to him at some point and snatched the wooden box.

The Xuan Snake raised the wooden box as if no one was around and fell in front of him: "There is a wax seal!"

He opened it and saw that the wooden box was empty.

Xuanshe suddenly turned around and looked at everyone on the long street, and his eyes swept across a person's face: "Not for murder or arson, I think it's just to give this thing... But who do you want to give it to? Such painstaking efforts must be given to people who cannot be touched on weekdays."
To be continued...