Chapter 1743 But you never told me

But what Lao Li Tou didn't expect was that today there was news that the granary in the rear of the frontier army had been burned down.

The destruction of the granary did not cause fatal harm to the border troops, but the incident had a profound impact.

Although the news came from Xu Shiji and was blocked in time, this also meant that even when the border troops were needed, the border troops would not be able to take any action in a short period of time.

Burn down the granary in the rear and block the movement of the frontier troops.

Goguryeo and Japan are bound to win against Silla and Baekje this time.

But what Lao Li was thinking about was who burned down the granary.

The granary was behind the frontier army. If it was done by people from Goguryeo and Japan, how could they gather so many people?

In such a short period of time, the location of the granary was accurately found and burned down.

"Here comes someone." Lao Li shouted towards the outside.

The attendant walked over quickly with small steps: "Your Majesty."

"Call Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng over." Old Li Tou said.

"yes!"

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"I, Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Soon, Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling came to the palace.

Lao Li didn't waste any time and showed Xu Shiji's secret letter to the two of them.

After reading the letter, the two people's faces were also gloomy and terrifying.

"Your Majesty, this matter was most likely done by someone within our ranks." Wei Zheng's words made the temperature in the palace drop by three points.

Did an insider do it?

Is there a traitor in the court?

Any idea like this can kill many people.

Old Li Tou's eyes were calm, he returned to the throne and sat down, looking at Wei Zheng: "Tell me carefully."

Wei Zheng nodded and was silent for a moment before slowly speaking: "Your Majesty, it will take no more than three months for our spies to return the news that Goguryeo and Japan are preparing to join forces to deal with Silla and Baekje."

"During this period, Goguryeo and Japan

How did the spies know the specific address of our frontier army's granary so accurately? "

"The frontier army's granary is in the rear, but the rear is vast. If these people are fresh faces from Goguryeo and Japan, how can they not be discovered by the local people?"

"The only explanation is that they are from the Tang Dynasty."

"And these people have clear granary addresses."

"The address of the granary is a secret. Except for the commander of the border army, only the Ministry of War has the file."

"Your Majesty, there is a spy in the Ministry of War!"

The sentence that there was a spy in the Ministry of War made the emperor's heart tremble.

"Your Majesty, I remember that a few days ago, a Japanese envoy came to Chang'an and stopped at various temples in Chang'an." Fang Xuanling also suddenly remembered that there was such a Japanese envoy who loved Buddhism.

After coming to Chang'an, I often visited famous temples and temples in various places in Chang'an.

"Ministry of Rites, ask the Minister of Rites to come see me." Old Li Tou said in a cold tone.

Soon, the Minister of Rites hurried over and saw that the emperor's face was very ugly. He also saw the cold eyes of the two important figures next to him. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "I, the Minister of Rites, Yuntianhua, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"A Japanese envoy came here a few days ago?" Lao Li asked with a cold face.

"A group of Japanese envoys came. The leader is Ichiro Inoue. He is particularly fond of the Buddhist teachings of the Tang Dynasty. He has always..."

"Where are the others?" The emperor interrupted Yuntianhua.

"In the inn..."

"Bring him here." The emperor said in a bad tone.

Yuntianhua immediately took the palace guards to find Ichiro Inoue, but when they arrived at the post house, they only saw corpses lined up.

Everyone in the Japanese mission, including Ichiro Inoue, all died in the post house.

everybody

He died of poisoning.

When the news reached the emperor's ears, both Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling felt chills on their backs.

They were just guessing just now, and now the death of Ichiro Inoue just proves this.

Within the Tang Dynasty, some people colluded with the Japanese state.

The food depot of the Tang Dynasty's border army was burned down, forcing the Datang's border army to be unable to take any action for several months!

"Your Majesty, the identity of the person behind this may not be simple!" Wei Zheng said slowly.

Fang Xuanling next to him also nodded.

The person who can mobilize the Ministry of War files is definitely not an ordinary little person.

And even if they were to investigate now, they would definitely not be able to find out who transferred the Ministry of War files. ??

Sure enough, half an hour later, news came from the Ministry of War that the meritorious officer of the Ministry of War hanged himself at home, and the whole family, young and old, all hanged from the beams.

The scene was extremely horrific.

"Okay, okay." The emperor smiled instead of getting angry.

In recent years, he has left almost everything to Zhao Chen and others under his command.

Many people already thought that Li Shimin, the emperor, had long since become a useless and foolish emperor.

Collaborate with the enemy and silence them.

What a great show.

He wanted to see who was behind this.

At this moment, Old Li Tou suddenly remembered the words of Quanzhou Governor Zhang Ji.

Is it the same person behind them?

"Who controls the black kerosene?" Old Li Tou thought of Xu Shiji's letter saying that black kerosene was used to burn the granary.

As for the black fire oil, when it was first discovered, it was only studied in Chang'an Academy.

Chang'an Academy is also responsible for mining matters.

"Many students in Chang'an Academy know this, but the most important people in charge are still the earliest students of His Highness the King of Han."

"specifically is

Anyone can ask His Highness the Rat King. "Wei Zheng couldn't tell exactly who was involved in Black Fire Oil's work.

But Li Ke definitely knew.

Li Ke was summoned soon.

Since returning from Quanzhou, Li Ke has been thinking about his dream of the sea.

But shipbuilding was not that fast, and he could not stay in Quanzhou forever.

But Chang'an was a little boring after all, so he planned to take advantage of this time to go north to find Zhao Chen.

I didn't want to be summoned by the emperor this late at night.

When he arrived, he saw that the emperor, Wei Zheng, and Fang Xuanling were dozing off with their chins propped up.

"Knock, father!" Li Ke coughed lightly.

Lao Litou opened his eyes, and his eyes were even more tired.

"I ask you, who is currently responsible for the research and storage of black fire oil in Chang'an Academy." Old Li looked at Li Ke.

Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling also looked over together.

Although Li Ke felt that the emperor's question was a bit strange, he still thought about it carefully and then said thoughtfully: "There seem to be many people, but the most important people in charge are Fang Yizhi and Fang Yizhi." Love, Li Daojing, Chai Lingwu..."

Li Ke said a dozen names in one breath.

Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling, who were standing nearby, both felt chills on their backs instantly.

They themselves don't know that their own boys are also involved in the research and storage of this black fire oil.

In this case, wouldn't the two of them also be suspected?

But the most important thing now is to tell the emperor that he doesn't know anything.

"Your Majesty, black fire oil is a thing. The boys in my family have never told me about it."

"Me too!" the two said quickly.

"Oh, it's normal that the two elders don't know. The emperor made a rule at the beginning that no one was allowed to spread the things in the academy, not even family members." Although Li Ke found it strange, he still explained it.