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    Chapter 690: [The gunpowder station was stolen]

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    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that Li Xiaogong would take so seriously what he usually said to the students at the spy academy.

    He said: "Uncle Li is right. But in this matter, Hou Junji is very suspicious, so more people need to be sent to keep an eye on him. On the other hand, we are also checking whether Hou Junji has gone  We have contacted the Gunpowder Bureau and stolen gunpowder, but to do this, we need to tell my father about this matter and let him decide, and then we will act according to his decision!"

    Li Xiaogong nodded in agreement with Li Chengqian's opinion.

    After the two discussed it, Li Xiaogong took Li Chengqian to see the things found from the spy, the bag of gunpowder and the formula.

    The gunpowder was wrapped in a piece of oil paper. It was wrapped three or four layers and was very tight. It can be seen that the spy attached great importance to this thing.

    The other recipe was written on cloth. Li Chengqian thought the text on it would be in ancient Korean characters, but when he saw it, he saw that it was actually the Chinese characters of the Tang Dynasty.

    Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel contempt.

    The Chinese characters are easy to read, and the writing on it is all mixed up. It is completely different from Li Chengqian's recipe, with only one or two ingredients being the same.  But if the raw materials are not proportioned, then gunpowder cannot be prepared.

    ¡°It seems like the spies couldn¡¯t get the real formula of gunpowder, so it¡¯s just a rough guess!

    The situation here can be divided into several situations.

    After Hou Junji stole the gunpowder, there was no way he could not get the gunpowder formula.  It can be seen here that the Gunpowder Bureau's confidentiality system is still very high.  Hou Junji is the Minister of Defense. Even he can't get the formula, let alone others.  Even Cheng Laohuo and Li Jing, who are now in charge of the Gunpowder Bureau.  There is no way to get it, but the master below.  The formula is divided into several parts, and the engineers below may not necessarily know what the entire formula is.

    It is possible that Hou Junji has subordinates working in the Gunpowder Bureau.  So I could get the gunpowder, but I couldn't get the formula. I had to guess by myself, so I wrote it down randomly and gave it to the Goguryeo spies.

    It is also possible that Hou Junji has a subordinate who is responsible for the raw materials of gunpowder and knows two of the raw materials, while the other parts are also guessed.

    Judging from these circumstances, no one has stolen the formula yet.  Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

    Fortunately, otherwise, if this gunpowder got into the hands of the enemy, wouldn't Datang be in trouble?

    "Has anyone seen this recipe?" Li Chengqian asked.

    Li Xiaogong replied: "No. 42 has seen it. He saw gunpowder written on the formula, so he guessed it. No one else has seen it except him. He is protected by No. 2. After he came here, he left it here and no one touched it.  Passed. No. 42 is now locked up!"

    No one knows the formula of gunpowder, so I saw what was written inside.  So of course I don¡¯t know what it is.  However, there is a pack of gunpowder next to it, and the formula says gunpowder, so it is still easy for people to guess.

    The gunpowder formula is kept secret not only from the enemy, but also from our own people.  So the recipe cannot be seen by anyone.  Even if you are a spy, you should be on guard after seeing it.

    So not only did Li Xiaogong not read the formula, he also locked up No. 42.  This is a very correct approach.

    "This formula is fake and useless. Release No. 42." Li Chengqian said.

    When Li Xiaogong heard this, his face lit up with joy.  Said: "It turns out to be a fake, that's great!"

    With fake formulas, there will be no pressure in the spy academy.  If it was a real formula, that would be troublesome. The spy agency said they had never seen it again, so would Li Chengqian and Lao Li believe it?

    Now it¡¯s fine, it¡¯s proven to be false, and the pressure from the spy agency is gone.

    Another, if the formula is fake, then there is no fear that the formula will be leaked before and it will not pose a threat to the country.

    "Let's go see my father now!" Li Chengqian said to Li Xiaogong.

    Li Xiaogong nodded.

    Lao Long collected all the evidence and followed Li Chengqian out.

    Ganlu Hall.

    Lao Li is discussing state affairs with Fang Xuanling and others.

    After Li Chengqian and others came in, they stood aside and waited for Lao Li to finish talking about the matter.

    Old Li had already stopped and wanted to hear if Li Chengqian came to him first.

    But Li Chengqian refused, saying: "My father and Uncle Fang should put state affairs first. The affairs of our children and ministers are insignificant, so there is no harm in putting them on hold."

    Although he said this, both Lao Li and Fang Xuanling could tell that Li Chengqian had secret matters that he wanted to talk to Lao Li, and even Fang Xuanling couldn't listen.

    Seeing Lian Li Xiaogong?Standing next to it, something quickly came to mind.

    So Lao Li and Fang Xuanling hurriedly concluded the state affairs, and Fang Xuanling said goodbye and walked out of the Manna Hall.

    Old Li waved to the people in the hall and asked them to go down. Soon there were only four Li Chengqian, Li Xiaogong, Old Li and Li Yifeng left in the hall.

    "Chengqian, if you have anything to do, please tell me!" Old Li Ying asked with his eyes shining brightly.

    Li Chengqian took a step forward and said: "The spy agency intercepted a Goguryeo spy and found gunpowder and an incomplete formula on his body. The spy had secret contact with Hou Junji in Chang'an!"

    He took out the evidence from his sleeve and said, "This is the gunpowder and formula."

    While he was talking, he suddenly felt a gust of hot wind blowing from the direction of Lao Li!

    It¡¯s almost November now, the weather is getting colder and colder, where is the hot wind?

    But Li Chengqian just felt it, making him find it difficult to breathe for a moment.

    This is Lao Li¡¯s momentum!

    A kind of kingly aura that wants to show off its power!

    A kind of momentum that has been touched against the scales!

    Li Yifeng came down, took Li Chengqian¡¯s evidence, and handed it to Old Li to see.

    After Lao Li just glanced at the two pieces of evidence, he didn't pay any more attention to the two pieces of evidence. He looked at Li Chengqian and Li Xiaogong and asked, "What are you going to do?"

    For him, he does not need to study the authenticity of the evidence or the ingredients in it. As long as Li Chengqian and the others find the evidence, they can show it to him.

    Li Xiaogong stood up and expressed the opinions he had discussed with Li Chengqian before.

    "Well, okay, I'll ask Li Jing to investigate with you!" Old Li said in a deep voice.

    Li Yifeng went down and asked someone to page Li Jing to come in.

    Li Chengqian and Li Xiaogong both became quiet. Old Li seemed to be blaming Li Jing for what he said.

    He is in charge of this gunpowder bureau, but someone stole the gunpowder and even found out the formula. This is dereliction of duty!

    Now Li Jing is called to cooperate with Chahou Junji in order to give him a beating.

    In the heart of the emperor, Lao Li, who knows whether he might suspect that Li Jing and Hou Junji have a friendship, so he would relax towards him!

    After a while, Li Jing arrived.

    When he saw the depressing atmosphere in the Manna Hall, he couldn't help but feel a sudden change in his heart.

    After he saluted Lao Li, Lao Li handed him the gunpowder and formula.

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