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In the Palace of Political Affairs, Li Er was furious, and was firmly persuaded by Bai Fan, Wei Zheng and other ministers. Since the chief culprit has been punished, the rest are innocent.

"The Boling Cui family steals state secrets and sells them to other countries for huge profits. This behavior must not be tolerated. I believe that even if they are not killed, they will be fined and confiscated.

And an order was issued throughout the country that anyone who steals state secrets, collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country, and all members of the clan will be punished for the same crime, regardless of gender, age or age, will be punished without mercy. "Li Er patted the table and ordered loudly.

This is really very angry. They say that heavy codes should be used in troubled times, and the use of heavy codes of sitting and exterminating clans in this prosperous Tang Dynasty really runs counter to the current benevolent government.

Changsun Wuji sighed in his heart, he had just painstakingly compiled the Tang Law Discussions, and tried his best to exempt the punishment from prison. If His Majesty's decree continues, the whole country will probably be silent.

However, no one has come forward to oppose this imperial order. Stealing state secrets and selling them to other countries is a clear crime of treason. It is undisputed that traitors should be punished. At this time, whoever uses benevolent government and humanity to speak , I am afraid that Li Er will knock off his official title on the spot.

After dealing with the matter of the Boling Cui family, Bai Fan resigned and returned to Zhongnan Academy. Because of an incident last time, Bai Fan directly moved his family into Zhongnan Academy. This is the privilege of the dean. After all, Zhongnan Academy is still Bai Fan's private academy. The other teachers all have their own villas, and only Bai Fan has a courtyard with two entrances.

Qin Shubao was the first to come to Bai Fan. During the days when Bai Fan was away, Qin Shubao had the prerogative of being the dean of the academy. Tang Zhanshen broke into a sweat. It was more tiring than fighting on the battlefield. Back then, it was easy to lose blood in the first battle. Now the whole academy seems to be so heavy that he can't stand up.

"Hey brother, you are back. If you don't come back to take charge of the overall situation, my old bones will probably be overwhelmed. Let me fight and compete, and managing the academy is really too reluctant." Qin Shubao Pour bitter water.

Bai Fan smiled and poured Qin Qiong a cup of good tea, and the two sat down on the stone table in the small courtyard as usual, ready to drink tea and chat.

"Isn't there still the vice president of the academy, Mr. Li Gang? Why doesn't my brother ask him to share one or two?"

"Here, as a brother, a man of seven feet, how dare he go to work for Mr. Li and other great sages. You must know that Mr. Li is over 80 this year, and he is not a martial arts practitioner. If it is not for the superior living conditions of the academy, I am afraid that his body is not good now. It is no longer possible to bring disciples.

Nowadays, the disciples go directly to his villa to attend classes, and it is a bit reluctant for him to go to the classroom to attend classes. Qin Qiong sighed after guzzling a cup of tea, as if feeling sorry for Li Gang.

Bai Fan was also silent after listening, yes, after all, he couldn't bear the years, but Li Gang was still teaching and educating people in his [-]s. Although he was full of energy, his body was getting worse day by day.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. I will go to see Mr. Li later. An old man is like a treasure. I can't let this old man have an accident. Eighty is nothing. I want him to live a hundred years old." Ray is out.

Tell me about the situation of the academy in the past few months, is there anything unusual? "

Qin Shubao also smiled heartily, sweeping away the previous gloom, "If there is an old man in a family is like a treasure, there are probably no less than ten elderly people over 70 years old in this academy. The real Ziyang and the old man Yan Zhitui are all a hundred years old Ren Rui?"

"They don't count. They are all martial arts practitioners. Taoist health preservation techniques can turn decay into magic. I have confidence in them."

"Let's get down to business. His Majesty came to me that day to investigate the secrets leaked by the academy's gunpowder. In the end, the matter was closed because there was no way to investigate it." Qin Shubao narrated.

Bai Fan interrupted him and said: "Slow down, isn't it, there is no way to find out? How can there be no way to find out? Is Your Majesty so easy to fool?

You said this, but I remembered it, wait for me. "

Saying that, Bai Fan went out to find a disciple, "Go, let Di Renjie come and report to me."

"Tell me about this kid, you made me lose face in front of His Majesty, I just recommended to His Majesty that there are experts in solving crimes in the Academy, guess what Your Majesty said?

His Majesty said, what kind of crime-solving expert?He's just a brat in name only, do you think I'm embarrassed?I have never made a fool of myself in front of His Majesty in teaching apprentices, what's the matter with this kid? "

Before Bai Fan finished speaking, he saw that Qin Shubao had already finished laughing, and he hadn't seen Bai Fan deflated for a long time.

"Brother Xian, when it comes to this, you really can't blame that boy Renjie, there is something hidden about this matter." Qin Qiong explained with a smile.

At this moment, a young voice came from outside the door: "Master, disciple Di Renjie is asking to see Master."

"Stinky boy, come in as a teacher, you did a good job!" Bai Fan reprimanded.

Di Renjie was at a loss, he hadn't seen his master for a few months, it seems that he didn't offend him, I didn't spoil the four juniors, and I didn't bully the little ones of the Bai family.

Within two seconds of entering the door, Di Renjie recalled all his recent actions, and after making sure that he had done nothing wrong, he dared to walk in with his back straightened.

"Disciple Di Renjie visited Master and Mr. Qin. I don't know what happened to make Master angry, and disciple panic!" Di Renjie saluted respectfully.

"Hehe, Renjie, don't be so cautious, your master is just joking." Qin Shubao defended, through dealing with His Majesty that day, Qin Shubao had a very good impression of this genius disciple.

Bai Fan waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty came to the academy to investigate who leaked the secret. Why did you deliberately walk away from His Majesty? Do you need you to hide your clumsiness to protect yourself as a teacher? How old are you? You haven't graduated yet, do you think the master can't protect you?"

"I don't dare." Di Renjie quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Qin Shubao stepped forward to pull Di Renjie up, and persuaded Bai Fan: "Okay, Jian Zhi, don't scare him, listen to Renjie's explanation, I believe you will be proud of your disciple.

And I can tell you responsibly that the traitor of the academy has been found. "

Di Renjie replied respectfully: "Your Majesty came to investigate the case that day, because the situation in the country was not clear, and my disciple was worried about scaring the snake, so he deliberately flirted with His Majesty.

In fact, the case itself is not difficult to investigate, but the opponent is quite powerful, and the master has not returned from abroad. If the investigation from the academy makes people flee the country, it will be self-defeating, so the disciple has no choice but to resort to stupid tricks. "

Bai Fan pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Foot trick? You are being modest. Tell me, if the whole case is entrusted to you for investigation, how should you proceed?"

"A large number of Thunderbolts appeared in the country of Wa, anyone in the country who can get steel on their hands is suspected, of course including Master's Bai's Chamber of Commerce.

As long as your Majesty checks the account books of steel production and income in recent years, it is not difficult to find clues. Of course, this is to investigate the big thieves from the big place, and to find out the leaker of the academy requires another method. "

Chapter 895 The Gunpowder Leaker Found

Without making an evaluation, Bai Fan continued to take the school exam and said, "If you don't check steel, where will you start?"

Di Renjie didn't pause for a moment, and said directly: "The enemy sells state secrets to the enemy country, and it will never be provided for free. It must be exchanged for equal or even higher benefits to strengthen itself.

Check the accounts, which family wealth has risen too fast in recent years is the most suspect.

In addition to checking steel and finances, disciples have no less than ten ways to find out who is behind the scenes, such as starting from the sea ships entering Japan, starting from the port and coast, and so on. "

Qin Qiong was stunned, but he didn't know it all the time. It turns out that this kid is really full of tricks. Good boy, a Boling Cui family, a thousand-year-old family is actually determined by you. You are more scary than many famous people .

"Hehe, more than a dozen kinds?"

"Before the fourth master and the juniors were assassinated, there were only a dozen or so disciples. Now, hehe, as long as you give me a telegraph, the disciples will be able to find the mastermind within half a day."

"Half a day?" Qin Qiong exclaimed.

"In just half a day, the enemy was able to arrange the assassination of Chang'an and the Academy on the first day Master landed. Such a thing would never be so accurate in the past, because it is inconvenient to pass information back and forth.

But now that there is a telegraph, it is not the case. The enemy can get your whereabouts as soon as Master disembarks, and wants you to transfer away immediately. Such a quick assassination can only be because the enemy also has mastered or used the telegraph.

The telegraph machines produced by our Datang are rare, and each component is manufactured separately. The core components are exclusively produced by our Zhongnan Academy, which is extremely confidential and will never be leaked to the enemy.

Then if the enemy wants to transmit messages conveniently, they can only borrow telegraph machines. Datang has distributed telegraph machines to various state roads. Anyone who has used or sent a message must be approved by his superiors. Check the telegraph operator's sending records. It is clear at a glance who secretly directed the assassination. Pull out the carrot and bring out the mud, and you are [-]% sure to find out the mastermind disciple all the way up, because the person who has access to the telegraph must be a high-ranking official. "

Qin Shubao patted Bai Fan's shoulder and praised: "How about it, isn't your disciple very good? Compared with him, I feel that I only have arms and legs for fighting, as if I have no brains."

Only then did Bai Fan smile and nodded, "Do you still need to say that my disciple is great?

However, according to what you said, have you ever found any problems?I mean government affairs. "

Di Renjie nodded and said: "My disciple also feels that treachery and collusion with the enemy are not easy to find out, because technical leaks only need one transaction, and if there is no contact in the future, it is basically impossible to investigate.

However, the Boling Cui family has been trading for four years. It can be seen that the imperial court has almost no strength in supervision, and even the officials at all levels are riddled with holes. If there is a line of officials who are a little vigilant, then why wait until the evil god is captured? Just discovered the state-owned thieves? "

"Very good, you can see the true knowledge from the subtleties without losing the big picture, Di Renjie, you have not let my teacher down.