Chapter 23 Section five

Shifu. After Shi Yue and Pan Zhaolin explained what happened in detail, Pan Zhaolin immediately said decisively: "My lord, this matter must be a conspiracy." Shi Yue nodded, and said with a serious face: "It must be a conspiracy, but I don't know who set up this conspiracy, and almost included me in it. If there was a mistake at that time, I would have to go back to Baishuitan to teach now." "My lord, have you talked to Shen Kuo?" "After being punished by the emperor, I went to Baishuitan and asked someone to invite him over. Shen Kuo said that he didn't know anything about the whole thing. The accounts at the military supervision department were slightly unclear, and all kinds of accounts were piled up chaotically. Yes, after all, this is a new organization, so there will naturally be a lot of troubles when handing it over; but large accounts have been altered, and several files with large sums of money have disappeared, neither he nor Sun Gu will be convinced. Everyone writes an apology in their own defense."

Pan Zhaolin nodded, and said with a sneer, "This is the proper meaning of the question. In fact, the accounts are not clear, and it is an introduction. The purpose is to attract attention and find an excuse to check Zhentianlei's gunpowder files." Shi Yue was taken aback, he hadn't thought of this section. Pan Zhaolin continued: "Young Master, you can think about it. If the accounts are not clear, both Shen Kuo and Sun Gu will definitely not be convinced. The above table is self-defense. You only need to ask your majesty to check how much the military department has withdrawn from the treasury in the past two months. Money, how many places need money, these things have their own files, and there must be traces to be found. Shen Kuo and Sun Gu are corrupt, and they are not too courageous. What can be done in two months? This investigation The matter is now clear. So the trump card of this conspiracy is the disappearance of the thunderbolt gunpowder formula. Once this thing is lost, no matter what excuses Shen Kuo and Sun Gu make, they cannot escape the blame. Moreover, His Majesty will not Listening to their self-defense, the two of them can't justify themselves in this matter. If you lose it, you lose it, no matter how you lose it, as the chief officer, you can't get rid of it."

Shi Yue gritted his teeth, and said: "Who set up the conspiracy? If this person is found out...humph!" Pan Zhaolin glanced at Shi Yue with a half-smile, and the domineering aura slowly emerging from Shi Yue was exactly what he expected.He said leisurely: "How many people in the current imperial court want to be an enemy of the young master, and have the ability to be an enemy of the young master, set up such a big trap?" After hearing this, Shi Yue said "Ah" in surprise: "Wang Anshi?!" Then he immediately shook his head and said, "Impossible."

"It is true that it may not be Wang Anshi. But judging from what the young master said, someone from the Military Weapons Supervisor must have participated in this conspiracy. At least that Cao Shouyi has absolutely no ability to steal the Zhentianlei gunpowder formula alone. And it has to be calculated until Young Master, then Cai, the censor Zhongcheng, can’t escape the relationship. He can make such a big deal—he can not only buy the military inspector for his own use, but also influence the high-ranking censor Zhongcheng. Except for Wang Anshi, Only two people." Shi Yue thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I can't think of anyone else besides Wang Anshi, and Wang Anshi would definitely not be able to do this kind of thing. He is really a traitor through the ages to be so good at deceit."

Pan Zhaolin said leisurely: "My lord, don't forget, the Wang family still has a lord, and Wang Anshi also has a protector." Shi Yue was taken aback: "Wang Yu and Lu Huiqing?" "Lu Huiqing is the biggest beneficiary of this matter, and Wang Yu is the only person besides Wang Anshi who has the ability to plan this matter." In history, the impression that Wang Yu liked to play tricks and tricks came to Shi Yue's mind very clearly, but he couldn't figure out why Wang Yu set such a big trap to deal with him this time, as if to put him to death.Even if he is a stumbling block to the new law, it is far worse than the stubbornness of the old party.Is it for Lu Huiqing?But the relationship between Lu Huiqing and Wang Yu is not very good.

While he was contemplating, Pan Zhaolin suddenly sighed, and said: "The plan is indeed a good plan, but with Wang Yu's intelligence, if he intends to deal with the young master, I think there must be a later time. The matter of the military supervisor, The more we can't find out the truth, the more beneficial it will be for him, so that Shen Kuo and Sun Gu will be charged with inexcusable charges. We have already fallen behind in this matter, and we can only wait for action. The only thing that can rest assured What's more, since it was a conspiracy set up by Wang Yu, Zhentianlei's gunpowder formula will definitely not be spread."

At this time, Shi Yue had already looked away, he smiled lightly, and said: "Throw it in peaches, return it in plums, throw it in papaya, return it in Qiongyao, don't you know?" Pan Zhaolin was startled when he heard the words, and immediately burst out laughing.