There was a time when Mingguang armor, crossbows, and even horizontal swords were absolute secrets of the imperial court. Except in the state of war, only the elite soldiers of the David's army could be equipped with these weapons.
If ordinary people, or people without the permission of the imperial court, possess the imperial court's standard crossbows and armor without permission, it is tantamount to treason.
In the pre-Sui Dynasty, the second generation of powerful people blamed the common people. Their favorite thing to do was to hide the bows and crossbows of the Guard Army in the homes of common people, and then lead people to search them out.
In this era of cold weapons, there is no doubt about the lethality of crossbows.
Now Dou Jing told Dou Kang that he was secretly making kerosene, which shocked Dou Kang beyond measure.
If crossbows are weapons that cannot be leaked, then kerosene is a weapon that cannot be touched.
Every time an expedition was launched, the emperor's approval was required before the Ministry of Industry would hand over the kerosene to the soldiers and horses to take out to deal with the enemy.
The reason is that the lethality of kerosene is too outrageous, far exceeding the power of kerosene that people knew before.
During several wars in the Tang Dynasty, the kerosene created by Li Zhiyun has already proved its precious value. Therefore, whether it is to prevent the kerosene production process from being leaked or to prevent the kerosene from falling into the hands of criminals, kerosene
All supplies are under absolute control by the imperial court.
"You're crazy!"
Snap!
Dou Kang slapped Dou Jing on the face with his backhand, causing the latter's cheek to feel hot and painful.
At this moment, Qian Jiulong's voice came from outside the carriage.
"Mr. Dou, what happened?"
"Nothing." Dou Kang replied with a livid face.
Outside the carriage, Qian Jiulong was riding a horse, a trace of sarcasm flashed across his face, and he did not continue to ask.
Dou Jing was slapped and remained silent.
Dou Kang asked, "Why are you doing this? Isn't the lesson from the last case of being framed and hiding a crossbow not enough? Are you going to kill the Dou family?"
"I never thought about it that way." Dou Jing replied stubbornly.
"Then why are you doing this!" Dou Kang tried his best to suppress his anger, not wanting to attract the attention of Qian Jiulong outside.
Dou Jing pursed her lips and explained: "I originally planned to just get some out and sell them to those merchants in the Western Regions to defraud them of their money. I never thought about other things. I was wronged."
"Fart!" Dou Kang said: "If the court really finds out the kerosene this time, do you think His Majesty will think that you have been wronged? The kerosene is originally a controlled weapon, and the court does not allow anyone to touch it. Violators are equivalent to
Conspiracy, how dare you!
I...I really want to be mad at you. I want a knife and I will stab you to death!"
Dou Kang was so angry at his stupid brother that he vomited blood. He said angrily: "My Dou family has a great business and no shortage of money. Why are you so greedy? Do you want to kill us?"
Dou Jing was scolded and said angrily: "If anything happens, I will take full responsibility for it!"
"Are you responsible?" Dou Kang sneered, "If you die, His Majesty can let the Dou family go, so you'd better die quickly!"
"Brother?" Dou Jing looked at his brother in disbelief, not believing that his brother, who had always taken care of him, would say such a thing.
The father of Dou Kang and Dou Jing is Dou Rongding, and they are brothers.
Dou Kang sat slumped on the ground and said dullly: "You idiot, you don't even know the Dou family's current situation in the court, and you are still misbehaving. How can I protect you?"
After the death of King Qin, the power of the Qin Dynasty fell apart. As a result, Guanlong was also divided internally. Some people followed the Dou family, some followed the Dugu family, and some united with the Yu family.
How could the Guanlong family, which had split into three, speak out for the Dou family on matters such as rebellion?
While he showed his kindness to the prince, he has not really connected with the prince yet. Then again, even if the prince has contacted him, the prince is still banned from the East Palace.
Mr. Dou's appearance in the court hall is no longer as grand as before.
If something like this were leaked, Dou Jing would be killed at the very least, and the Dou family would be destroyed as well.
Although he did not think that Li Yuan would eradicate the entire Dou family, the Dou family would definitely suffer heavy losses this time.
"You'd better pray that the court doesn't find anything." Dou Kang said coldly.
The old head of the family entrusted him with the responsibility of being the head of the family, but he didn't expect that something would go wrong so quickly.
Dou Jing bit her tongue and entered the imperial city in fear.
Li Zheng Palace.
Five prime ministers, five ministers, the minister of Dali Temple, the Chang'an order, and some officials involved in the case were all in place.
When Dou Jing saw Wu Zhen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, kneeling in the Zhengdian Hall, his whole body was like a deflated rubber ball, his steps were heavy, and he wanted to turn around and run away.
Lao Li looked at Dou Kang with sinister eyes, his face full of murderous intent.
Originally, he was very unhappy about Dou's change of court to the prince. He felt that the Dou family had no moral integrity. The King of Qin's body was still cold, but you turned around and moved towards the prince so quickly. Are you worthy of the King of Qin?
Now that he learned that Dou Jing was secretly making fire oil, he was even more furious.
What does Mr. Dou want to do?
Rebellion?
"Your Majesty, Dou Kang, pays homage to your Majesty."
"Greetings...Greetings to Your Majesty." Dou Jing's lips trembled.
Everyone looked at them with eyes filled with amusement and a hint of ridicule.
Li Yuan did not let them get up, but looked at Li Zhiyun, "King Chu, come and tell Prime Minister Dou what happened."
"yes."
Li Zhiyun leaned forward, walked out of the row, and looked at Dou Kang.
"Prime Minister Dou, a few days ago there was a fierce fight in Beili and Yiyangfang was burned down. I was ordered to supervise the inspection. I thought it was just a ranger who was provoking trouble, but I didn't expect that the fire in Yiyangfang became more and more fierce. It was actually in the Weifu Army, Jingzhaoyin, Chang'an
Although the county government and three parties joined forces to put out the fire, the fire still burned for three days and three nights, and nearly 60% of the houses were destroyed.
Later, after my investigation, dozens of unburned cans of imitation kerosene were found in the dark room of Dou's granary in Yiyangfang. After interrogation, the person in charge of the grain shop and his servants confessed that Dou Jing had asked them to imitate kerosene.
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In addition, according to their confessions, the king captured Wu Zhen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and under torture by the saint himself, he admitted to stealing kerosene to Dou Jing.
Prime Minister Dou has long had strict orders on the control of kerosene, but now Dou Jing secretly manufactures kerosene, which is a heinous crime and should be executed according to the law. In addition, kerosene is a weapon of the imperial court, and imitating it without authorization is tantamount to treason.
Mr. Dou, are you planning to rebel?"
Li Yuan felt that his son's words were soft and had no lethality, so he shouted angrily, "Dou Jing, what do you want to do, rebel!"
"injustice......."
Dou Jing was about to say that he was wronged, but Chen Shuda interrupted him and said: "Dou Jing, don't rush to say that you were wronged. Wu Zhen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has confessed, and the person in charge of your Dou family's granary in Yiyangfang has also confessed.
, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu also found imitation kerosene.
Witnesses and physical evidence are all there. What are you wrongfully accusing?
Who wronged you?"
Dou Jing was speechless, and his body couldn't stop shaking.
That's right, all the evidence is there and he has no way to refute it.
Even Dou Kang had nothing to say at this moment. Everything had been clearly investigated by the King of Chu. How could he refute it?
Chen Shuda continued: "Your Majesty, after the last case of secretly hiding the crossbow, I thought that the Dou family would change their ways, but I didn't expect that they would never regret it. This time they dared to imitate kerosene, which is a heinous crime.
Excuse me for being bold. Dou Jing dared to hide imitation kerosene in Yiyangfang this time. Who can guarantee that he will not hide kerosene in the palace next time?"
Hearing this, Li Yuan's face turned foul and ugly.
"Chen Shuda!" Dou Kang shouted angrily, "Don't talk nonsense!"
"Am I talking nonsense?" Chen Shuda sneered, "Then tell me whether the imitation kerosene from Dou's Granary in Yiyangfang is real."
He hated Dou Kang, a young boy of 25, very much. Before King Qin's body was cold, he changed his court, and he deserved to die far more than his enemy!
Facing Chen Shuda's questioning, Dou Kang wanted to say that it had nothing to do with the Dou family, but he looked at Wu Zhen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was kneeling on the ground shaking, as well as the confession books scattered on the ground, and the jars of imitation fire.
Oil.
When the words reached my lips, I swallowed them back alive.
The evidence is conclusive and he cannot refute it!