People in Zongwu: Starting with the Yin Gui Sect

Chapter 225

"Is this the capital of the Ming Dynasty?"

Above the clouds, Wu Yu looked ahead, and a magnificent building came into view.

This Forbidden City looked exactly the same as in his memory of his previous life, but there were some differences - it was surrounded by several towering walls, like an indestructible barrier, tightly protecting the entire city.

"No, what is that?"

Looking at the large open space and ruins in the southwest direction with the Forbidden City as the center, Wu Yu asked Lu Xiaofeng with a puzzled look.

Seeing Wu Yu asking this, Lu Xiaofeng also sighed, and then told him about the Wanggongchang explosion that occurred ten days ago.

"The Apocalypse Explosion!"

Listening to Lu Xiaofeng's description, Wu Yu finally understood that the vacuum zone in the southwest corner was actually the famous Apocalypse Explosion in history, one of the three unsolved mysteries in the world.

"By the way, have you found out the cause of the explosion?"

As a former history enthusiast, Wu Yu was also very curious about the cause of the explosion, and people in later generations also made various speculations.

Some said it was an earthquake, some said it was a meteorite, and some even said it was aliens. In short, there are all kinds of answers.

However, the most convincing one is that the workers did not operate properly, causing the gunpowder depot to explode, and this was also recorded in the official history books at the time. However, since Lu Xiaofeng was by his side, he still planned to ask.

However, in the face of Wu Yu's inquiry, Lu Xiaofeng shook his head, "I don't know much about this. After all, we were still in the desert at that time and had no chance to see this scene, so I don't know the specific situation."

Lu Xiaofeng's words also made Wu Yu silent. Not to mention that Lu Xiaofeng was not in the capital at that time, he might not know even if he was there. After all, there was such a big explosion, and any clues would have disappeared completely with the explosion, so this was destined to be an unsolved case.

"Okay, since we're here, let's go down first. After entering the city, you and Miss Wang will stay at the Hua Family Restaurant in Dongcheng District. It's the property of the old Hua family. There's no need to worry about anyone spying on you. After Lu goes to his friend's house, they will decide when to arrange for you to come."

Wu Yu nodded. He didn't have any opinion on this. Anyway, his people had already arrived. As for whether the other party was willing to let him come and when to let him come, he didn't care.

Soon, the three of them found a place two miles away from the city gate and got off the Lingjiu.

But just when they were about to enter the city, they were stopped by the city guards. It was not until Lu Xiaofeng took out a token that the three of them were able to enter the city.

"It seems that the inspection has been very strict recently!"

Looking at the soldiers coming and going in the Beijing camp, Wu Yu understood that this was because of the explosion in Wanggongchang some time ago. The whole capital is now in a state of panic.

However, despite the martial law, there were still many pedestrians and vendors. After all, people still had to live, and it was impossible for them to be left without food because of an explosion.

Soon, the three of them, led by Lu Xiaofeng, came to the largest restaurant of the Hua family in Beijing.

"Hey, Lao Hua, you didn't go back to Jiangnan!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the lobby on the first floor, the three of them met Hua Manlou.

"Anyway, there's the old man at home, so nothing will happen. But you left without even saying hello, which made us worried for a while."

"This must be Miss Wang, this should be our first official meeting!"

Seeing Hua Manlou talking to her, Wang Yuyan also quickly responded, "Yuyan greets Mr. Hua Qi."

"Okay, since you are here, arrange accommodation for Brother Wu and Miss Wang. I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

But before he could take a step, a familiar voice sounded behind everyone, "Lu Xiaofeng!"

Everyone looked for the voice and saw who else it was but Xue Bing. Unexpectedly, besides Hua Manlou, she was here too.

After seeing the person clearly, Lu Xiaofeng felt a headache. He didn't expect Xue Bing to come.

"Why are you here too?"

Hearing Lu Xiaofeng's words, Xue Bing was immediately unhappy, "Why can't I come? This capital is not your home."

But Lu Xiaofeng was too lazy to argue with her at this time, "Okay, come if you want. I'm in a hurry so I'll leave first.

By the way, there is martial law outside now. If you don't have anything to do, don't walk around casually."

After saying that, without giving Xue Bing a chance to speak, Lu Xiaofeng rushed straight towards the Forbidden City.

"Don't worry, Miss Xue Bing. Brother Lu will be back soon."

Seeing Xue Bing looking at the direction where Lu Xiaofeng left, Hua Manlou knew that she wasWorried.

"Who is worried about that dead phoenix? It's better to die outside and never come back."

Xue Bing stopped cursing for a while, but when she saw Wang Yuyan beside Wu Yu, her eyes lit up.

"You are sister Yuyan, right? I heard Lu Xiaofeng and others talk about you."

He didn't care whether she agreed or not, and pulled her aside to talk in private.

Wu Yu ignored the two women and asked Hua Manlou about the explosion.

When he learned that the explosion took away more than 20,000 people and thousands of houses, Wu Yu's heart was like being held by a big hand and it was difficult to breathe.

And according to the news from the palace, the son of Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao, who had just turned one month old, was also scared to death in the explosion.

You must know that Zhu Youxiao has been married for many years and has many concubines in the harem, but he only has this one son. Now he is gone, which shows how much of a blow this is to him.

Although I had read about the damage caused by the explosion in history books, I couldn't help but sigh when I heard the news from Hua Manlou. At the same time, I was a little puzzled that the court set up such an arsenal in the city.

You know, Wanggongchang itself is a huge gunpowder barrel. Such a dangerous thing was actually placed in the city. I really don't know what those people were thinking. And if Wu Yu remembered correctly, this was not the first time this happened.

As early as the Wanli period, there had been more than one accident, but it was not so serious at that time.

But even so, the court did not move the arsenal out of the city. Even though it caused such a big loss this time, it continued to be built on the original site, and then it exploded again during the Chongzhen period.

In later generations, no matter which country, any restricted area like this arsenal is generally built in some suburban areas far away from human habitation, in order to prevent such things from happening.