Chapter 14 The Minister of War was bombed
The cow flew into the sky!
Liu Daxia, the Minister of War, was also blown into the sky.
When Liu Daxia fell down, he was like a horse being cut into pieces, with only half of his body left on the ground.
The main door of the Ministry of War Yamen was also blown down.
Even the bluestones throughout the street were broken into pieces.
When the dust dissipated, nothing but blood and mutilated cows and people could be heard, followed by endless wailing.
The Ministry of War is located in the East Palace Shengmen on the right side of the left gate of Chang'an outside Chengtianmen. It is in the same place as the Zongren Mansion, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Qintian Prison, the Honglu Temple, and the Luanyiku responsible for the Bell and Drum Division.
Therefore, when Liu Daxia was killed in the bombing, it also alarmed people in the Ministry of War and other departments.
Ma Wensheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, happened to have not yet left the Ministry of Personnel. He was shocked when he heard the explosion and saw this scene. It seems to be a lot tougher!”
Because Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, promoted Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao, who was in the leopard room at this time, couldn't help but yawned. As soon as he yawned, he saw Liu Jin running in:
"Your Majesty, Liu Daxia has been killed in the bombing! Now the whole capital is in a state of shock. The people from the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies have already rushed over, and they will probably report to you soon."
Zhu Houzhao nodded. Liu Daxia's death would not only prevent the Ming Dynasty's armaments from continuing to be abandoned, but also reduce the chance of people in border towns being poisoned by the Tatars. It was also an important step for him to control the government.
Because after the death of Liu Daxia, the position of Minister of the Ministry of War had to be re-recommended. In the Ming Dynasty, the Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs and other high-ranking officials were recommended by the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and then recommended by the Nine Ministers of the Cabinet, and finally by the Emperor himself. Decide.
Now the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is Ma Wensheng, which means that the newly recommended Minister of the Ministry of War cannot be Liu Jian and other party members. After all, Ma Wensheng, Liu Jian and others cannot be dealt with.
As long as the Minister of War is not Liu Jian and other cabinet bachelors, the cabinet will not be able to control the military power.
This is because the Ministry of War has the power to mobilize troops of the 12th Regiment and Battalion of the armed forces in the capital, and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division that maintains public security is also in the hands of the Ministry of War.
Zhu Houzhao believed that killing Liu Daxia would be equivalent to cutting off an arm of Liu Jian and other cabinet academicians. Ma Wensheng and other foreign officials would be more confident to fight against the cabinet, which would naturally be more beneficial to him as the emperor.
At this time, Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, ran over as expected: "Your Majesty! The ministers just reported that there was an explosion in the main hall of the Ministry of War Yamen. The Grand Sima happened to appear at that time and was blown up!"
"What! Liu Aiqing was bombed, how is he!"
Zhu Houzhao asked pretending to be surprised.
Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, looked a little gloomy, sighed slightly with regret, and then replied: "He has died!"
"My Liu Aiqing! I ordered you to go down. Because of Liu Qing's death, I am extremely sad and have to miss the day!"
Zhu Hou sat on the chair, squeezed out a few tears very painfully, covered his face with his sleeves and cried like the civil servants of the past.
"Your Majesty, my condolences! The Ministry of War is an important part of the imperial court, the Minister of War is also an important minister of the imperial court, and the Grand Sima is a veteran of the four dynasties. The ministers sincerely request your Majesty to order a strict investigation!"
Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department, was deeply moved when he saw Zhu Houzhao hiding his face and crying. He thought that the new emperor was still considerate of the old ministers, so he couldn't help but look at Liu Jin behind Zhu Houzhao.
"Investigate! We must investigate strictly! Let Jin Yiwei investigate carefully for me. The dignified Minister of War was killed in an explosion like this. Where is the majesty of the imperial court!" Zhu Houzhao slapped the table with indignation and roared.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the ministers will definitely be able to find out who did it!"
After saying this, Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, glanced at Liu Jin again, and then resigned to Zhu Houzhao.
at this time.
Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, also learned that Liu Daxia, the Minister of War, was killed in the bombing. He raised his eyebrows in surprise for a moment, bit his lips tightly, and the pen in his hand froze in the air: "Have the Five Cities Military and Horse Division checked? , is there any news from Jinyiwei and Dongchang? The dignified Minister of War was killed on the spot! Who is so crazy!"
"Who else can be here? The one who usually has a feud with Liu Daxia is Ma Wensheng, the old man. The only ones who work in the same department as the Ministry of War are the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Household Affairs. The only people who can bring explosives into the important areas of the imperial court are the high officials of the imperial court. , Ma Wensheng is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so it is not a problem to do something in the Yamen of the Ministry of War!”
Li Dongyang, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, said with a smile.
"Not only that, Liu Daxia has always coveted Ma Wensheng's position as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Killing Ma Wensheng will not only eliminate a threat, but also expand his own power. After Liu Daxia is bombed, the Minister of War will definitely be re-elected. He, Ma Wensheng, is The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, it is not up to him to choose who to be the Minister of the Ministry of War!”
Xie Qian also spoke angrily, and the tea cup in his hand fell heavily to the ground: "This Ma Wensheng, I didn't expect him to be so ruthless!"
"It wasn't Ma Wensheng who did it. I don't think he, Ma Wensheng, has such a method. He, Ma Wensheng, can't do this kind of behavior that is shameful to scholars. The only one who can do it is the inner court. Of course, it's impossible for the emperor. He is just a hairy person." It’s impossible for the boss to have such a plan. Wang Yue and the others have always been on the same page as us. The only possibility is Liu Jin, the eunuch!”
Liu Jian waved his hand and said.
"What the Chief Assistant said is absolutely true. It is not ordinary people who can go to the important areas of the Ministry of War. That is to say, the Luan Yiku that he, Liu Jin, manages is on the Ministry of War. But what he did is good for Ma Wensheng. Do you think Liu Jin has already interacted with the Ministry of War? Ma Wensheng is in cahoots with each other!”
When Li Dongyang said this, both Liu Jian and Xie Qian looked solemn. Liu Jian even slammed the table emotionally on the spot: "What does Ma Wensheng want to do!"
Liu Jian could only pat the table, but he couldn't do anything to Ma Wensheng and Liu Jin now. After all, they were just conjectures, and there was no real evidence to prove that Ma Wensheng and Liu Jin did it.
The Jin Yiwei did not find anything, and they did not understand what kind of explosive could be so powerful. An explosive with such power must be quite large, but explosives that are not small must be transported to the Ministry of War. Naturally, they would be discovered by the soldiers, and it was possible for the senior officers to do so, but they did not dare to investigate. The current Jinyi Guards were no longer as majestic as before.
Therefore, the case of Liu Daxia being killed has become an unsolved case.
The faction of cabinet academicians Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian had no choice but to admit defeat and suffer the consequences.
The candidate for the new Minister of War is on the agenda.
Although Ma Wensheng, the senior official of the three cabinet ministers, the Minister of Civil Affairs, hates him to the core, there have been a lot more officials visiting Ma Wensheng recently, and even many people who are dissatisfied with Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers have joined Ma Wensheng. These officials all see that You must understand that once Liu Daxia died, the power of Liu Jian and other parties was greatly damaged, and Ma Wensheng's power will naturally increase, and they will unite around Ma Wensheng one after another.
The high-ranking officials who hoped to become Minister of the Ministry of War were also more attentive to Ma Wensheng, and they all expected Ma Wensheng to take care of them. For a time, Ma Wensheng had unlimited fame.
The explosive power of a grenade is equivalent to 50g TNT, and glycerin trinitrate is 1.14 times that of TNT, so 50ml of glycerin trinitrate solution is estimated to be more than 50 grams. After all, the density of water is 1 gram Per milliliter, the power of 50ml glycerin trinitrate is estimated to be slightly greater than that of a grenade. Let's assume that a grenade exploded in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of War. A grenade was enough to kill Liu Daxia, the Minister of the Ministry of War. The reason why the protagonist doesn't take out all the glycerin trinitrate is because there are other important departments where the Ministry of War is located, and other departments cannot be blown up as well. There is no need to explain why the cow saw the red sedan chair and rushed over to bump into it, causing the stone hanging inside the sedan chair to fall down and smash a cup of glycerin trinitrate. The cows and sedan chairs were naturally made by Liu Jin and Xu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of War. They had this ability.
(End of chapter)