Zhu Er was stunned for a moment, looking at Xu Xing in front of him with a puzzled look in his eyes.
"You will know later!"
Xu Xing smiled slightly and looked at Zhu Er in front of him.
At this time, Song Yi had just left the palace.
In the streets and alleys, a piece of news began to spread.
"Hey, did you hear that? The gunpowder transported by the imperial court to the Jinzhou front line exploded! Fortunately, no one died!"
"Ho!"
"Have you heard? The gunpowder sent by the imperial court to Jinzhou exploded! I heard that many people died! The scene was so tragic!"
"Have you heard? All the gunpowder sent by the imperial court to Jinzhou exploded, and the front line collapsed! King Hauge will fight back to the capital soon!"
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In the streets and alleys of the capital, rumors began to spread continuously. In just one day, the rumors became more and more outrageous, and they could say anything.
Even many people in the imperial court began to believe this information.
Early morning.
"Is there anything else you want to report?"
Dorgon was sitting in the position of regent, on the dragon throne, and the young Fulin was sitting on the dragon throne that was several times larger than him, and he had no sense of presence at all.
The court was very peaceful, just when Dorgon was about to announce his resignation.
"Prince Regent!! I have something to say!"
At this time, Shi Shan coughed, stood up, and said to Dorgon: "I heard that gunpowder exploded on the Jinzhou front line. Our soldiers on the front line suffered heavy casualties and have begun to retreat! Is this possible????"
Hearing Daishan's words, Dorgon was stunned for a moment, with a doubtful look in his eyes.
The self-explosion of gunpowder only happened a few days ago!
What he got was urgent news from Eight Hundred Miles. How did Daishan know about it???
Also, even if Daishan had an informant on the front line and knew the news, he wouldn't be talking about the front line's retreat, right? It's a bit unreliable no matter what!
Although he was confused, Dorgon frowned slightly and said to Daishan in front of him: "How did the emperor know about this?"
After all, Daishan was the second brother, the second son of Taizu, and the eldest brother Chu Ying had been dead for many years. Among the many brothers, everyone felt that Daishan was the eldest brother.
He was really highly respected in the Qing Dynasty. Even though Dorgon was very powerful now, he did not dare to treat the second brother in front of him.
After all, he is already old and has a lot of injuries. If he says something wrong and makes him angry to death, then it will be really worth it if the account is written on his head.
!
"So, is this really happening????"
Daishan's voice increased and he looked at Dorgon in front of him with unkind eyes.
There was an uproar in the court hall. Only then did Dorgon realize that something was wrong. He seemed to have said the wrong thing!
But at this moment, it’s too late to change!
He calmed down a little and said to Daishan and Manchao Wenwu in front of him: "The self-explosion of gunpowder did happen, but it did not cause any casualties, let alone a bloody collapse!"
After hearing Dorgon's words, the civil and military voices in the court slowly calmed down.
Everyone's eyes turned to Dorgon beside him.
At this time, Dorgon looked seriously at Daishan aside.
"How did the Imperial Brother know about this? About the self-explosion of gunpowder, I was informed of the emergency military intelligence that was rushed eight hundred miles away yesterday! You..."
"Hmph! Now the news has spread all over the streets and alleys! Everyone is saying that the officers and soldiers on the front line have exploded. It has collapsed, and it has even caused panic among the people! If you don't believe it, just ask the civil and military officials of the entire court!"
Daishan said to Dorgon in front of him with evil eyes.
Dorgon's expression changed.
How did this news leak????
Dorgon looked a little gloomy.
"So, what happened this time when the gunpowder spontaneously ignited? What consequences did it cause???"
Daishan continued to ask Dorgon.
There was a trace of hesitation on Dorgon's face.
He was completely unprepared and didn't know how to answer Daishan's question.
Do you want to tell the story about Shanxi merchants providing gunpowder???
In fact, Daishan knew about the cooperative relationship between Shanxi merchants and the Qing Dynasty.
But this time about the gunpowder, Dorgon didn't tell anyone at all, and now he was in such an embarrassing situation.
If Dorgon had told Daishan these things before, perhaps there would not have been questions like today!
Dorgon was silent for a long time.
"What? What's the problem???"
Daishan's face was not kind. In fact, he had never been used to Dorgon. Now that he encountered such a good opportunity, he would not let it go.
"No problem!"
Dorgon looked at Daishan in front of him calmly.
"It was Fan Yongdou from Shanxi merchants who shipped us low-quality gunpowder. As a result, the gunpowder was mismanaged when it was stored in the warehouse and exploded! It was such a simple thing!
I thought about why this urgent military intelligence report was leaked so quickly???"
When he said these words, Dorgon's heart moved slightly.
He suddenly thought of Fan Yongdou. Fan Yongdou got the news almost at the same time as he did when he just learned about it yesterday.
why is that????
And so quickly, the news spread throughout the city.
Could it be that the Shanxi merchants had really taken refuge in Zhu Ming or were thieves???
Dorgon's face didn't look very good.
Hearing Dorgon's words, Daishan was slightly stunned.
Shanxi merchants are involved!
Daishan's face suddenly became serious.
"What's going on?"
After a slight hesitation, Daishan was no longer as aggressive as before.
"have no idea!"
Dorgon sighed.
"The news I just received yesterday is under investigation!"
Daishan nodded and did not continue talking about this topic.
"Okay, if there's nothing else to do, just leave the court!"
With that said, Dorgon turned and walked into the study.
Several important princes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty followed Dorgon to the imperial study room.
They each found a seat and sat down. Everyone's expressions were very serious.
They all know the importance of Shanxi merchants to the Qing Dynasty, and it is not that easy to replace them!
"what is going on???"
Daishan looked at Dorgon and asked.
Dorgon hesitated for a moment, then he smiled bitterly and said to Daishan in front of him: "Brother, I really don't know yet! I just received this urgent military intelligence report yesterday.
I immediately ordered Song Yi to check on Fan Yongdou. Unexpectedly, Fan Yongdou ran too fast and left that day. Then the news was leaked yesterday.
Today, the emperor started talking about this matter in the morning, and so far, I still don’t know what is going on!”
Dorgon's face was full of helplessness as he looked at Daishan in front of him.